Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-02-19
PEACHAM
l., All, of H. A. Re's',ev

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The community was greatly shock
ed and saddened to hear of the death
of Harlan A. Renfrew, which occur
red at the home of his sister, Miss
Anna Renfrew, Monday, Feb. 10. MI.
and Mrs. Renfrew had closed their
house at the village for the winter
and went to Montpelier at the open
ing of the legislature. MI Renfrew
came home on business the following
Saturday and on Sunday was taken
very i'll with grip. For the past few
weeks he had apparently been gain
ing although never able to sit up but
little. Sunday, Feb. 8 he was taken
alarmingly worse. Harlan A. Renfrew
was the son OF A. P. and Eliza
(Welch) Renfrew and was born at
Groton, March 8, 1880. The family
moved to Peacham in 1889. He at
tended the public school and gradu-
ated from the academy in 1900.
Later he taught at Ewcll's Hollow,
Peacham Corner, and in the Acad
envy. In August, 1916, he was mar
ried to Miss Susan Williams, daugh-
ter of the late Rev. J. X. Williams,
and since that time has been asso-
ciated in business with his sister,
Anna in the store. He had held the
Office of town treasurer since 1909
and town clerk since 1911. At the
close of the school year he was elect
ed as one of the trustees of the acad-
envy and last fall was chosen to rep
resent the town at the legislature at
Montpelier.
He had been a member of the Con-
gregational church since 1900. Had
served as Sunday school superintend-
ent and had been teacher in the
Sunday school for many years. He
was also member of the church
committee. Mr.. Renfrew's father
died in May, 1894, and his mother in
July, 1910. Besides his wife, he leav-
es two sisters, Anna and Crissia
Blanche, two brothers Frank and
Leonard, one nephew, F. Ward Rem
frew, and niece, Alice Gertrude
Renfrew. The funeral was held at
the Congregational church Thursday
at two p. m. Rev. T. A. Carlson, pas
tor of the church and very dear
friend of the deceased preached a
beautiful and impressive sermon
from Romans 1911. "Not slothful
in business, fervent in spirit, serving
the Lord" The Academy students
with their teachers, the trustees of
the academy, the class of 1900, and
his Sunday school class of boys at
tended the funeral in body. The
bearers were George Miller, Orman
Hooker, Frank Allen and Sidney Far
row. There were many beautiful flo
raj pieces from the church, Sunday
school class, the Academy, class of
1900, Boy Scouts, the legislature, the
'anbnoq InJ!lneeq g pue G4!unmluoo
of Gala lilies from the choir, which
was placed on the organ just above
the seat where Mr.. Renfrew always
sat. Also beautiful flowers were sent
from relatives and friends. The sud-
den death of Mr.. Renfrew in the
prime of life when he seemed to have
so much to live for is a great schock
to all and has left many aching hearts
not only in the home but everywhere
and his passing leaves a vacancy in
the town that it will be very hard to
fill. Coming to Peacham when a
small boy he had grown up and be-
come one of us. Although in boy
hood he was not so robust as his
companions, his progress was ever
onward and upward until he came to
ill positions of trust and honor and
always proved himself worthy of
them. He was a great favorite with
the young people and the telephone
office was flooded with inquiries dur
ing his illness. He had rare musi-
cal voice and was long member of
,he choir and Peacham quartette. A
very earnest worker in the church
and Sunday school. AS his pastor
'ewarked in the sermon preached at
The funeral he possessed two traits
20 seldom found in connection, a
Christian business man. Much sym-
oathy is expressed for his wife, sis
,ers and brothers and especially the
older sister, Anna, with whom he had
been so closely associated in the bus
ness of the store and town affairs.
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral were L. w. Renfrew, New
7 ork; Crissie Blanche Renfrew of
Colebrook, N. H.; Alice G. Renfrew,
South Hadley, Mass; DR.. E. D. Will
Jams, East Hampton, Mass; Prof.
:. A. Williams, Hudson, Mass; w.
r. Williams, Schenectady, N. I Y;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gill, Springfield;
Mrs. G. E. Johnson, Cambridge,
Mass; Mrs. Fred Lovejoy, West