Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-12
PEACHAM
Death Of Mrs. Anna (Blanchard)
Colby

day, Oct. 90, Mrs. W. c. Colby o
Wilder, aged 80 years.
Anna Laura Blanchard was born il
peacham, Aug. %, 1887, the daughter
of Edmund c., and Ada (Atwell)
Blanchard. She was educated in the
schools of town and graduated from
peacham academy in the class OF
1905.
For ten years she taught school IN
town and also at Hartford and Will
der. She was member of the Con-
gregational church of Peacham, also
Il member of the Alumni association
of the academy.
She had a pleasing personality, was
gifted in music. A fine teacher, al
ways ready to do her part in church
and social life. She made friends
wherever she went, and her death is
great loss to the community in which
she lived, also to her home town. On
Sept. 8, 1915, she was united in mar
riage to M. C. Colby of Wilder, who
with Il son.. Kenneth, two years OF
age and q step son survive her.
or her immediate family her moth
CT, Mrs. Ada Blanchard, two sisters,
Mrs. Lewis Abbott and Miss Bernlcc
blanchard, living in town. A brother
Carroll Blanchard in New York and a
sister, Louise Blanchard, in Califor-
MIA. The funeral services were held
in the church in Wilder Friday, Oct.
81. Rev. Mr.. Carvel of Fairlee, Off
eating. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful. Those from out
of town to attend the funeral were
Mrs. Ada Blanchard, Miss Bernice
Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Abb
bolt of Peacham, MI. and Mrs. Car
roll Blanchard of Buffalo, N. Y, Mr..
and Mrs. Carlyle Nolan Of Ryegate.
The family have the deep sympathy
of all in this sudden and dep afiilic-
ton. The internment was at White
River Junction.
This vicinity was in the grip of a
genuine winter last week Wednesday
an dThursday. Nearly foot OF
snow covered the ground on Wedne&-
day and at night the wind blew gale
and piled it in high drifts. The mail
man on the low hill route called on
the selectmen to open theroads so he
could make his trip. All this on Nov.
5, what is to follow.
Fred Powers has leased his farm
for a term of five years to Napoleon
Paradis and Mr.. and Mrs. Powers
will i've in rooms in the same house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Powers arc
moving to West Danville where Mr..
Powers will work in the mill for AL
bent Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster Hatch arc
parents of a baby girl born Oct. 81.
Miss Esther harrington was given
a birthday party on Friday evening at
her home at East Peacham. A very
pleasant time is reported.
Mrs. Carrie Wheeler entertained
few of her relatives at dinner on
Sunday, Nov. Q. 1t being her 81st
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Esden and
son, Oliver, of West Barnet, were at
Lewis Douse's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bigelow have
moved to the Hooker place in Dan
vile.
The Ewell's Hollow school taught
by Mrs. Patience Nutting and North
Part by Miss M. Glenn Chandler will
give Thanksgiving entertainment
at Ewell's Hollow schoolhouse Fri
dav evening, Nov. 81.
The second number of the lecture
course on Thursday evening by the
Hawaiian quartette was attended by
a full house and very much enjoyed
by all. The next will be on Dec. II
by Chief Strongheart, the Indian ac-
tor and lecturer.
Orange Taylor, who has been
working at Charles Stewards for the !
past year finished work Saturday and !
will b eat home for two weeks.
Miss Mary E. Craig of Hampton,
N. H., is visiting at James Craig's.
Mrs. Martin Chaffee of Waterbury
is at her home here Oh account of
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Her.
bert Hooker.
Walter Prentiss of Winchester,
Mass, is visiting his sister, Miss
Prcntiss at Hill Crest.
Clyde Brown has gone to his home
IT Cabot with whooping cough.
Nh. and Mrs. e. X. Lyford went
10 Burlington Sunday where Mrs. Ly-
ford will take treatment for IL
trouble in her face, caused first by
having a tooth extracted and from
which she has been a great sufferer.
Rev. Mr.. Hayward has gone to
Boston.
Mrs. James Stevenson and Mrs.
George Chamberlain went to East
Hardwick Saturday to visit their
lunt, Mrs. Coursen and cousin, Mrs.
Truman Gould. They returned home
Monday.
The masquerade at Academy Hall on
Friday evening drew a good crowd
md the usual games of Halloween
we're played.
Mrs. Wesley Thresher and infant
laughter who have been at Miss Ma
Del Darling's have returned to their
lomc.
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