The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-30
nie, who has been spending a few

days with relatives in town.
Rev. |. P. Chase preached in
Groton Sunday and Mrs. Chase
spent the week end with old
friends in Concord.
Mrs. Alrian Cheney has been
quite i'll, but seems to be improv-
ing.
Mrs. Lucina Eggleston celebrat-
ell her Goth birthday Friday. Her
niece, Miss Mabel Pope of st.
Jol nsbury spent the day with her,
ard she also had many other call
ers, there being five generations
there at one time. Our aged friend,
who is very feeble and has nearly
lost both sight and hearing also
/ received many greetings all Of
which served to cheer and bright
en- her lonely days.
Miss Helen Hall returned to her
home in Boston Saturday taking
with her her little niece, Dorothy
Ri ever, who has been spending
several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Way.
Mrs. |. P. Chase was in Orleans
Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Ruth Brigham spent the
latter part of the week with ~
school friend in Burke.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Cook of
Irasburg, Byron Downing of Hart
ford, Conn, were visitors at
Louis Labor's last week.
Miss Marjorie Godding of East
Burke was the guest of her cous-
ms, Fred and Ella Gaskell, re-
Gently.
Ralph Jenkins has just returned
Fl ON visit to his brother in Ca
nvan, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Marshall of
Guildhall visited at the home of
Ms. Luvilla Marshall, last week.
Royal Eggleston of East Burke
is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. H.
jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. James O. Doud of
Manchester, N. H., were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Abar
last week.
Mrs. Eta Ruggles has been
spending the past week with rela
tlves in Lyndonville, taking in the
Chautauqua, which has been espcc-
tally good this year.
The village school will open
September 3 and the town schools
VIII start this week.
Grafton Howard of Barre has
beer visiting at d. C. Towards.
Mrs. A. c. Way and the Misses
Felen Hall, Muriel Kendrick, Bea-
trice Chappell and Esther McKin-
non, took trip to the top of Mt.
Plsgah, Thursday.
Leon Jenkins is visiting in Ca
naan, N. H. +.
Miss Laura Dolloff of St. Johns
bury spent Sunday with her cod
sin, Blanche Humphrey
Mrs. Nettie Mccoy was a visitor
ir Barton over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Sturgeon
of Argentine, South America, and
Mrs. Rose Sturgeon of Boston
called on friends in town on Mon-
day.
Willard Hastings was the son of
Ambrose and Sabrina Hastings,
anG was born in Sutton, July IA,
1871 His early life was spent in
his native town, and in 1880 he
rlarried Annie Russell of Burke,
and went to live with her parents
on the home farm, where they
lived until four years ago, when
they sold the farm, and purcha5-
cd their present home in West
Burke. About that time Mr.. Has
tingS had a slight shock, and has
been gradually failing in health
ever since. Recently he had very
severe shock, from which he never
rallied, and he passed away peace
fully on the evening of Sunday
August 20. Mr.. Hastings was the
last of a family of nine children
He was fond of his friends, and
enjoyed relating stories of his
early life, and telling how things
uged to be done 70 years ago. He
Will be missed in the home, by the
faithful wife who has cared for
hir so tenderly during his declin-
ing years, and by his neighbors
and old friends The funeral took
place at his late residence, We'd
ncsday afternoon. Rev. |. p.
Chase officiated, and the burial
was at Lyndon Center. Besides
his wife, he leaves one niece, Mis-.
Fanny Aldrich of Sutton. Thcre
were many beautiful flowers. Mrs,
Hastings has the sympathy of her
many friends in her sorrow and