Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-06-04
PEACHAM
Death Of Mrs. Lawrence Harvey

Death Of Mrs. Lawrence Harvey
Gladys May Harvey, who passed
on to the higher life at the dawning
Of the morning on May Is, was the
daughter of Fred and Cora Lamb and
was born at Danville, Sept. %, 1893.
A few years of her life was passed
IN Peacham where she made many
friends. On June a, 1912 she was
united in marriage to Lawrence D..
Harvey. For several years they have
made their home with her parents
at East Hardwick. At the age Of II
years Mrs. Harvey joined the Metho-
dist church at Peacham. During her
years in East Hardwick she was a
constant attendant and untiring
worker in the Baptist church. Her
efforts in the Ladies Aid in this
church are highly valued. She also
did excellent work in the Sunday
school. Her love for the children
rendered her services as superintend-
ent of the cradle roll and as primary
teacher invaluable. She was held
in the highest esteem by all, but es-
pecially by her class in the Sunday
school who attended the funeral SER
vice in a body.
All departments of church service
found in her a cheerful and willing
worker. Her services in the choir
and prayer meetings will be greatly
missed, She was devoted men,
Der of the Kings Daughters. She
was also the youngest member of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union of East Hardwick, taking an
active interest in it's work and devot-
ing time and energy to it's welfare.
Each of these organizations and the
East Hardwick Study Club and her
Sunday school class brought beauti-
full flowers to the funeral which was
held from the Baptist church on Sat-
urday afternoon, May II, conducted
by her pastor, Rev. Franklin Blake.
The interment was in the beautiful
cemetery in Danville, her native
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Somers and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Howe of Bridge
port, Conn.,, and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Metcalf of st. Johnsbury visited Mrs.
Julia Somers last week. The former
party motored from Bridgeport to St.
J ohnsbury, 24G miles in one day
Miss Hannah Cove, the advance
agent of the Carl-Alber Lyceum bu-
reau has been in town to arrange for
a lecture course the coming fall and
winter. Five entertainments will be
given.
Judge William ID. Hartman and
daughter, Mrs. Mason of Ann Arbor,
Mich, are spending the summer in
town stopping with Mrs. Hutchin-
son.
William Crown has received his dis
charge from Camp DeVens and re-
turned home. He enlisted in the Mo-
tor Transport Co., in September, 1913
and since then has been at Camp Up
ION, N. J.
1t is currently reported that Ed
ward and Hiram Rowe have bought
out the goods of L. L. Gilfillan Of
Barnet and will run the business as
Rowe & Rowe. If this is true it means
The loss of both families from our
town.
Quite number attended the cele-
bration at Danville on Tuesday and
report splendid time.
Orange Taylor has recovered from
MS late operation and returned to his
work at Charles Stewards Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hastings,
Miss Sadie Blake and Rev. George
Chambers of Sutton were visitors on
Memorial Day at Fred Taylor's.
Seldom has so large a crowd gath |
cred on Memorial Day as was pres
emit Friday. Many We're present from
towns. After bountiful
dinner at the town hall the process
sion formed in line consisting of the
G. A. R., the w. r. c., the soldiers
of the late war, Boy Scouts, Camp
Fire Girls, the school children and
he Marshfield band, after the service
1T the soldiers monument they
marched to the cemetery where the
graves Of the soldiers were decorated
with flags; then back to the church
which was literally packed. The fol-
lowing program in charge of Mr..
Harris, committee of the G. A. r.
Post, was given: music by the Marsh
field band; "Star Spangled Banner;"
prayer, Rev. Harold Hayward; song,
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean," by
East Peacham school; dialogue, Am
erica by South Peacham school; rec
itation, Decoration Day, Helen Ar
lene Sanborn; reading of Lincoln's
Gettysburg address by Hon. C. A.
address by Rev. w. A. War
ner; music by band, America.
The pupils of the district schools in
town united in pre-memorial exercis-
es at the Academy hall on Thursday
, r. arnoon An avca1lant prouro n, uoc