The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-21
CONCORD

CONCORD
The funeral of Mrs. William f.
\ Houston, whose death was mentionodsI
last week was held from the home, /,
Wednesday at IL o'clock, Rev. p. J.
MacInnis of the First Univorsalist
church officiating. The bearers were !!
William Lindsay, John Moyse, Frank
Tilton and ]. G. Chapman. Inter
ment in the family lot.
Sarah Ellen Rainey was born in |
Toronto, Cam, Dec. %, 1856, caugh- /
fter Of William and Sarah Rainey |
Coming to the states when a young |
girl, she was married Oct. 8, 1882 to
William E. Houston of Orleans For
a few years they lived in Victory
where Mr.. Houston was engaged in !
numbering and in 1889 they came to
Concord where they have since made !
their home. Two children were born I
Ito them, Walter H., who passed away
! in 1917 and Eta (Mrs. w. H. Doug |
las) in 1903.
Mrs. Houston was an interested
worker of the Universalist church |
and a member of Adah Chapter, No.
! 80, O. E. S., which order attended the
services in body She had been in
failing health for some time from a
complication of diseases, failing rap
! idly the last weeks. Besides the
husband left to mourn her loss, she
is survived by two grandsons, Ray
mond Douglas to whom she has al
ways given a mothers care, and
Paul Houston, a daughterin-law,
Mrs. w. E. Houston and three broth
ers. The Junior High School and
grades of J. M. S. were closed the
day of the funeral. There were
many beautiful floral tributes.
Among those called here by her
illness and death were, Mrs. Della
Rainey, cLwiston, Me-, Mrs. Walter
Rainey, Littleton, N. H., E. j. Rain
ey, North Concord, Mrs. w. H.
! Houston and son, Paul Mrs, Gilmore
! Wadleigh, Mrs Annie Parker, Mrs.
Harriette Douglass, st. Johnsbury.
Adah Chapter, No. 80, 0. E. S., OBJ
served its third annual Past Matrons
and Past Patrons night at Masonic
Hall, Thursday evening. The ritual
work was exemplified by past mat
rons and patrons as follows: W. NJ,
Mrs. Gertrude A. Crowell; w. P,
George H. Hastings; A. M, Mrs. Ha-
riette Rochleau; sub. cond., Mrs. Lola
! NJ. Cutting; asso. cond., Mrs. Lila
c. Hastings; Sec, J G Chapman;
Treas, C. A. Crowell; chaplain, o.
B. Cutting, marshall, Mrs. Effie
Gray; pianist, Mrs. c. A. Miltimore;
warder, Mrs. Bertha P. Cobleigh; SEN
tinel, E. A. Gray; Adah, Mrs Kath-
arine Chaplin; Ruth, Mrs. Osgood;
Esther Mrs. Lois B. Cutting; Mar
tina, Miss Pearl Lunnie Eleota, Mrs.
/, Abby J. T. Holton. An impressive
memorial service was given led by
Mrs Effie j. Gray. After the meeting
a banquet was served during the
march to the hall carnations were
presented to past matrons and pat
rons.
f Mrs. Della Rainey left Thursday
for Lewiston, Me-, visiting her faith
er at Maidstone en- route.
/ Mrs. Harriette Douglas, who has
been at St. Johnsbury for some weeks
I is spending time at her home here
II Mrs. Francis Chapman has been Sc
| riously i'll the past week. Her moth
Ell, Mrs. Carl Gilfillan of Barnet,
was called here by her illness.
H Mrs. Jethro Lillierap visited her
mother, Mrs. Mianda Shackford, st.
Johnsbury, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Howard spent
/ Saturday in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Florence Matthews, Groveton,
N. H., visited her niece, Mrs. Clar-
ence Cutting last week on her way
to her home, having been called to
East Ryegate to attend the funeral
of c. NJ. Wallace.
Mrs. Guy Howard who was also
guest at the Cutting home returned
to her Home in Barre Friday.
Freeman Hutchinson was in East
Ryegate recently to attend the funer-
al of c. M. Wallace.
II Mrs. ]. w. Scott of st. Johnsbury
visited friends in town Saturday.
Marshall and Hepsibeth Miltimore
of ST. Johnsbury came Saturday to
visit their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and