The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-02
NEWPORT
Mrs. George F. Adams

George F. Adams was held Sunda,
afternoon, Rev. George Pomfrey o.
Richford officiating. The intermen
was in the family lot in the Mali
street cemetery Mrs. Adams hat
been in failing health for severa
years, but the immediate cause O
her death was an attack of pneumo
mia, to which she succumbed Frida,
night. She leaves besides her hus
band, DIR. Adams, two sons, George
and Irving, the younger son, who il
connected with a Wholesale Tobac
co Co., is travelling in Texas, anc
, could not be located in time to reacl
home. A sister, Mrs. Pierce, in Lun
ellburg, DR.. George F. Cheney of st
Johnsbury. Mrs. Adams was the
daughter of Capt. Nathan Cheney Of
Lunenburg, 9Th VT. regiment. She
was a graduate of st. Johnsbury
Academy, and in 1884 married DR.
George r. Adams. She was a mem
Der of the Lunenburg Congregation
al church, but she was an attendant
and supporter of the Main street
Baptist church. Mrs. Adams was g
member of the Woman's Club and oil
the w. r. C.
As the busy wife of a successful
physician her interests were conferred
largely in her own home, but she
found time for the making of large
circle of friends, of untold neighbor.
ly kindnesses. and rare intellectual,
development. The quantities of flow
ers gave mute testimony of the sym
pathy and esteem of friends anc
neighbors. Besides the relatives
mentioned there were present from
out of town Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Silsby
and Mrs. Breitling of Lunenburg
Mrs. Clara Dodgej of St. Johnsbury
and Miss Gregg of Brattleboro.
The land case of George F. Wheel
er VS.. Henry ]. & Clara Brooks has
been on trial during the past week
The jury brought in verdict We'd
nesday evening of $75 for the plain
tiff. Thompson for the plaintiff and
Cook g. Reirdon for the defendant.
Mrs. V. A. Harris went to Newport
Center to visit her daughter, Mrs
Seth Smith for a few days.
The popular Rexall one cent sale
started off with a rush this
al Bigelow's Pharmacy started of
with u rush this morning.
d. and Mrs. f. G. Stevens OF
Orleans were in town Tuesday called
here by the death of DR.. Stevens
mother, Mrs. Marilla Stevens, who
has lived for the last few years with
her granddaughter, Mrs Carl White
Judge and Mrs. F. L. Alfred arc
in Fairfax today to attend the funer-
al of Judge Alfred's sister, Miss Anr
Alfred.
Miss Sarah Socket, graduate oil
Newport high school and Burdette
business college is the new steno-
grapher at Bigelow's pharmacy.
Mrs. Albert Seguin is assisting al
Bigelow's during the Rexall one cent
sale.
Newton Scott was in st. Johnsbury
on Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Monte of Montreal
was recent guest of her sister, Mrs
Homer Shower. Miss Monte ano
Miss Shower spent part of last week
in Richford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Clark leave
today for several days trip through
the White Mountains and other
places in New Hampshire.
Mrs. F. P. Gates of West Burke
spent Sunday with her daughter
Mrs. Fred Hail.
Mrs. Walter Abbott left last night
for ten days trip to Boston ano
Fall River.
John Fitzpatrick has moved from
Main street to Bay View Ave. Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Reid will occupy the
Reid house vacated by Mr.. Fitzpat-
rick.
Miss Gertrude Darling is in Bos-
ton for a few days.
w. d. McIver and Alexander Nc
liver of McLeod's, Que, were recent
guests of DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Nc
liver.
Mrs. C. S. Emery is in Boston.
In re will of William Wood, James
Wood proponant, w. Vernon Wood
contestant, was called Wednesday af-
ternoon and Il new jury drawn, Dun
nett and Thompson for proponcnt
Baldwin, Dutton and Rierdcn for con
testants. William Wood, whose will
is being contested was a former re-
sident of Greensboro.
John Wyman was called to Smiths
mills yesterday by the suddc ndeatl
of his father
Ben Doran has been ill for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cobleigh, Miss
Lenta Cobleigh and Charles Flint
were in Knowlton the first of the
week.
Walter Abbott returned Monday
night from a trip to Worcester and
Springfield.
MI. and Mrs. James Gerry and Al
bert Drinkwater of Kittery. Me-, Mr.
and Mrs. George Wakefield of Ran
dolph were recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Brown.
Miss Doris Emery was the hostess