The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-27
Lunenburg

DfOncnltlS ana MS SISTER, vi lSS
Lila Hartshorn came from Little
on Friday to stay Il few days with
him.
Mrs. Lefie Closson of the
West Neighborhood is recovering
from an attack of distempcr. Mrs.
Norah Blood has been caring for
her.
Mrs. Katherine Silsby Bowker
was born in Louisville, Kentucky,
Sept. %, 1882. She was the
daughter of George Silsby of Luz
nenburg and Mary Ransom of
Palmyra, Indiana. Her parents
died when she was three years old
and she and her sister, Cleona NJ.
two years older, were brought to
Lunenburg and given to Mrs. Lo-
rama Silsby, the fathers sister,
who cared for them most faith
fully. August 81, 1904, Katherine
was married to irving J. Bowkel
who died April %, 1919 in New
York city. Two daughters were
born to them, Marion Sylvia.
who died Jan. -, 1908, and
Georgia Katherine, who died
April 25th, 1919 also in New York
City. Katherine was one of the
lovely women whom it is always
Il JOY to meet, and many friends
in different parts of the country
mourn her loss and sympathize
with the sister, aunt and the
father and mether-in-law, who are
in Florida and unable to come
home till the spring opens. Kath-
crimes body was brought from
New York by her sister, Mrs.
Hudson on Tuesday and services
were held in the Methodist church
at $3.50 p. nj. the same day, Feb.
ii. Rev. G.. w. Douglass spoke
words of comfort to the grieving
friends who gathered about the
casket covered with floral tri-
butes from many loving friends,
Mrs. s. c. Smith and X. 7. Brown
sang, "Sleep on, beloved" at the
special request of aunt Rama"
and the body was placed in the
vault at Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. E. r. Hudson (Cleona
Silsby) of New York, Mrs. F. |.
Luce, Old Orchard, Me, Mrs. c.
S. Parker, Glover, Charles Hale,
Lyndonville, Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
Knight ,Medford, Mass, Mr. and
Mrs. L. b. Blandin, Ian, aster,
n. H., W. VI .Silsby, Mrs. Glen
Noyes, Mrs. Frank Mullen, and
Mrs. II. c. Moulton, all of Little
ton, n. H.. were relatives who
were here to attend the burial
services of Mrs. Katherine Silsby
Bowker.
Mrs. Arthur Brooks was called
to st. Johnsbury on Saturday by
the death of 4 relative and also
visited relatives in Oxford, n. H.,
before returning home. MI.
Brooks was in st. Johnsbury on a
business trip earlier in the week.
J, H. Cole has repaired a build
ing which escaped the fire of last
November and the family took
posse ssion last week. The Coles
! will build a home near the site of
the old house in the spring. A
telephone was installed in the
| bungalow last week with the old
call 40.
The Monday Night Study club
will meet at the Heights House
on Feb. 81 with Mrs Annette
, Wilson and Mrs. Fannie Bell, hos
: tcsses.
, The Kings Daughters will en-
! terrain their friends at the town
, hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. %,
. and invite all to attend. Home
/ made candy viii be sold and
!. something new in the way of re-
sfreshmcnts served and the admis-
sion is ten cents at the door.
The Boy Scouts and Scoutmas-
ter Gale liked tc the Wilson
camp at Lake Neal on Saturday.
Mrs. F. /. Luce and Mrs. c. S.
Parker visited friends in North
Stratford last week and have re-
turned to their homes in Old Or
chard, Me-, and Glover.
Mrs. G.. G.. Temple has returned
home from John Powell's where
she has been for several weeks car
ing for Mrs. Powell and baby,
leaving Mrs. Powell well on the
way to recovery. Mrs. Mary Nor
gan is caring for Mrs. Powell and
baby at present.
The grammar and primary
schools had box party at the
town hall on Wednesday evening
with a record attendance. Games
oql UH sInoq oul poHU sums pue
boxes were sold, while the good
eats which they contained We're en-
joyed by the purchasers and THEN
partners. About $500 was receiv-
ed which is to be used for needed
equipment for the school grounds
(. The Mems Community class lis
|. tened with pleasure and profit to
an address by Rev. VIM. Locke OF
Lancaster on Tuesday evening
Feb. 18th followed by a social
hour with refreshments.