St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09
SUTTON.

SO14oNs
Death OF Two Former ReSidentS-Nfr.
and Mrs. NJ. A. Taft Married
"a Years.
(H A. Blake, Correspondent Il
The news of the death of Mrs. Alex
ander Hutchins at her SON, Bert |
Hutchins' home, at Shawmut. Me-. has
been received She was a native of
Sutton and the daughter of Willard
Brockway and his first wife. Betsy
Goodell: half sister to the late Mrs. l.
D. Bemis and Mrs. Carl Gilfillan of
Burke, also Mrs. Harriet Harris and
William Brockway now of East Burke.
Your correspondent well remembers
her, as we went to the same school
on the South Ridge. Her father lived
where E. H. Hodge now resides Near
ly alisof the old schoolmates of those
days are gone The writer, f. w.
Barker and Mrs. Mary Morgan are all
there are now living at Sutton, Will
liam F. Stoddard, Halsey Ruggles,
Nancy (Baldwin) Page, Emma A.
| (Stoddard) Campbell at Lyndon Gem
| ter, Mrs. Harris William Brockway at
| East Burke. There is not a person
now living in the old school district
of those days.
The news of the death of Aaron w.
Wiley at Orleans, a native of Sutton,
has been received. Mr. Wiley was
son of Micajah Wiley, who resided
where John Corron now lives, and
lived for some years on the farm after
| his father went from town. but sold
out there, and went to Browington.
Before lie left Sutton he married
Nancy O'Hara of Sheffield in October,
4 1854. It was the last service that the
late Rev. L. T. Harris performed. He
was able to go through with the mar
rage ceremony. Mr.. Wiley visited
n town occasionally and was always a
welcome visitor. The writer can we'll
remember Mr.. Wiley. He was one
Of the choir at the Free Baptist
church when here.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Taft were mar
ried 81 years ago April "a. We knew
t, but did not think to refer to it
until now. Mrs. Taft's health being
not very good the day was very quietly
spent at their home. They received
flowers letters and cards from many
If their friends and many called upon
them to extend the best of wishes, and
It is hoped that they may live to see
many more returns of April "a.
w. G.. Stevens, who has been sick
the past two weeks, has so far re.
covered as to be able to sit up a part
IF the time, but not strong enough te
60 around as yet.-Rev. Mr.. South.
wick from Milton Mills, N. H., who
| vas advertised and expected to occupy
.he pulpit Sunday as candidate fol
the vacant Passionate, did not put iI
appearance as he has the call to &
church in the state of Maine.-Rev
Forrest Wood Of Ludlow visited hi:
cousin, Mrs. E. w. Brown, on his re.
turn from the Methodist conference a.
Newport recently &C. A. Norris, who
has been Quite i'll with erysipelas, i!
Improving and expects to be at WORK
+soon.--Mrs. Adeline Daniels, who hal
been with her daughter at Springfield
! through sthe winter, has come to. hel
| daughter, Mrs. B. M. Bundys, for thu
summer.-Miss Lydia Holmes has beer
1T home from Lyndon Institute thu
past week, sick with the measles
J Mrs. John Corrow spent the past few
lays with her daughter, Isabel, a
! Lyndon Center.-Rev. J. w. Burgin. ;
; former pastor from Lyndon Center
occupied the pulpit Sunday morning
Ind what of his old parishioners wer,
present were glad to see and hear hin
I again. Notice was given that Their
would be services next Sunday morn
, ng by some one as yet unengaged.-
George Wiley and wife from Lyndo1
2 | Center were at their daughter, Mrs
.. w. Browns. Mr.. and Mrs. Woo,
r from Lyndonville were Sunday visitor
! 1T the same place.-Mr. Higgins from
st. Johnsbury, who bought the Waite
{ Craig farm. has moved there the pas
+ lweek.-Mrs. Sophia Watson, who ha
: been at Lyndonville the past winter
E has returned to her home here will
E her son, e. L. Watson.-Mr. and Mrs
J. Flew P. Dean have been at Rochester
: N. H, on a visit with their nephew
e Bert Dean, and family, formerly o
e i3West Burke.-Fred Chapman from
e Lyndon Center was a visitor at hi
: Iplace at the village Sunday, his daugh
S ter, Ruth, being with him.-Georg
Quebec of Lyman, N. H, visited hi
father-in-law, Charles McKown, owe
5unday-K. G. Mitchell is repairing
he inside of E. E.. Chapman's hous
| by painting. and papering.