Deaths and notices from Peacham and area in late October
Obituary record for James Needham of South Cabot born Hatley P Q June 26 1504 died Oct 24 at South Cabot. Funeral at Methodist church Oct 26 with G A R and W R C presence. Also town meeting Oct 71 voting 40 percent war tax. Various local social notes include deaths births and travels of residents and families in Peacham Wilder Cabot St Johnsbury and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Needham
South Cabot
Priday
Needham
Hatley
P. Q
Abaginl Nougee
West Concord
Conn
Willian Houghton
Methodist
Harold Hayward
G. A. St. of
Stevens
Fred Pollard
St. Johnsbury
Gage
Ray Lemere
Groton
Anna (Blinchard) Colby
Wilder
Hanover Hospital
Ed Rowe
Newbury
James Mastin
Walter Bayley
Louise Bayley
Connecticut
Pred Harriman
St Johnsbury
Sadie Duhlings
Tittle
Robert Kittson
Frank Chandler
Mabel Webb
Johnson
East Burke community notices and visits
East Burke notes include residents Rose Chabot finishing work in Gilbert Gilfillan’s and returning home, Mrs. Jesse Drew of Woodsville visiting, W J McSnees returning from Mt View farm to St Johnsbury, and Mary H Cutting from Concord visiting Mrs F J McDonnald. Also listed are local visitors Charles Knapp in Woodsville, Mrs Isai Mathers keeping house for Mrs Carr, and Rev J Q Angell attending Boston Golden Jubilee. Several couples vacationing or visiting Charleston and Cayen Li with relatives, plus a large chicken pie supper benefitting the Ladies’ Mad and Willing Workers’ society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Chabot
Gilbert Gilfillan
West Burke
Barber
Lyndonville
Eas
Jesse Drew
Woodsville
N. H
Charles Knapp
Concord
N. IL
F. J. McDonnald
Webster
John Gilson
Nettie Spencer
Maine
J. Q. Angell
Boston
Wombe Methodist Church
Isai Mathers
Robert Carr
the Hollow
Gary
Pepperell
Mass
Frank Stoddard
Charleston
Mt. View
A. D. Gilson
Barnet Community News Highlights and Local Travels
Barnet notes recount a school party at the schoolhouse and a postponed husking bee due to rain. Funeral services for Burns Gemmell draw many friends with masons leading the final rites. Residents swap visits to St Johnsbury and Hanover, while others announce births and new jobs. Local homemaking and business moves include a barber and cobbler shop transfer near the falls.
Old Homestead to Close Soon Under Mrs Spafford
The Old Homestead under Mrs L E Spafford will close next Sunday November 2 after a successful season. Spafford plans to reopen the house early next May and will spend the winter in Washington DC with her daughter Doris Spafford in government service. A large silver leafed poplar in the parsonage front park toppled during a high wind, likely uprooted by the storm though no one was hurt. The tree, planted about 70 years ago by Edwin Clement and his brother, measured over 3 feet in diameter. Residents recall seeing them planted. Other notes: Frances Goodale visited Lyndonville. William Jeffers stayed with his sister E B Chase. Mrs Charles Chamberlain of Basket Center visited. Bertha Harris temporarily fills Warren Chapman’s rural mail route. Herbert Somers and Belle Clement Waldo, from Iowa, journeyed to Boston then Florida for winter. Cloud Harvey of Peacham reconnected with friends. Mrs Julius Laughlin acts as agent for the California Perfume Company's products and will take orders locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Spafford
Edwin Clement
Frances Goodale
Benj. Barnett
Lyndon
William Jeffer
Lyndonville
E. B. Chase
Charles Chamberlain
Barnet Center
Kate King
Bertha Harris
Warren Chapman
Herbert Somers
Glenelle
Iowa
Belle Clement Waldo
Marshalltown
Iowi
Boston
Florida
Cloud Harvey
Peacham
Julius P. Laughlin
California Perfume Company
Local visitors and movements in St Johnsbury area
Viola Clement Harvey stays with Delman Smithsont Daenville and attends school while visiting Miss Tressie Rutledge of Concord. Mrs. Ben Moore of Walden plans a week of visiting as Mrs. Wiluonce Nutting’s family hosts. Several residents including Mrs. Mdith Moore and Miss Shirley Goss visit in nearby towns. Walter Philtehtats travels to Cin Iwindies Vermont for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Clement
Delman
Walter Philtehtats
Cin Iwindies
Vermont
WO. Moore
Runs Gammell
Bivnel
Satay
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cold Relief
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a timely cure for colds, influenza, and lingering coughs. It quotes Mrs. Geneva Robinson of Albany praising two bottles for curing a stubborn lingering cough and claims the remedy loosens phlegm clears air passages eases hoarseness and stops tickling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Geneva Robinson
N. Swan Street
Albany
N. Y
Kendricks Return From New York Trip and Local Happenings
Lyndon Mr and Mrs W K Kendrick arrived back Thursday after a two week trip to New York. Mrs Wells Quimby travelled to Concord for a short visit. Waven Lyvown injured a knee in Glover, likely missing time from work or school. Miss Beatrice Young Wisheen out of school a week due to illness. Miss Mary Knapp relocated to a room at the Village. Me thodist groups held a Hallowe en party at Mechanics Hall with a rain crowd. The Ladies Aid finished parsonage barn painting and prep work on papering and varnishing. The Friendship class plans a social in the vestry Friday at 7 30 with games. A Hallowe en party for scholars and parents was held at the school house Friday evening with an entertainment program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Kendrick
New York
Wells Quimby
Concord
Waven Lyvown
Glover
Beatrice Young Wis Heen
Mary Knapp
Ted Villayre
Daughters of Liberty
Mechanics Hall
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Long Found Guilty Says He Is Innocent
George A. Long, convicted of second degree murder in the May 4 Barre killing of Mrs. Lucina C. Broadwell, maintains innocence from the country jail. He faces life imprisonment after a Wednesday sentence and plans an appeal to the supreme Court, with a promised future testimony on his own behalf.
Local Neighborhood News From Lyndon Center and Surrounding Towns
Mrs H R Colby of Lyndon Center visited Mr and Mrs TE A Watson. Mr and Mrs Ralph Turnbull spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs FE Chapman at Lyndon Center. Mrs Sophia Watson visited friends in Lyndon. Mr and Mrs A Aldrich and Mr and Mrs B Watson attended a funeral in Williamstown. Mr and Mrs J L Danforth of Glover were in town Sunday. Mr and Mrs H L Watson were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Marvin Ball of Newark. Mr W A Densmore of Lyndonville spent Sunday with niece Mrs C A Aldrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Colby
Lyndon Center
Mas
A. Watson
Ralph Turnbull
FE. Chapman
Sophia Watson
Lyndon
A. Aldvich
Tb. Watsen
Williamstown
Wedenshay
J. 1. Danforth
Glover
Sunil
Mes
L. Watsen
Marvin Ball
Newark
W. A. Densmore
Lyndonville
Mes. C. A. Aldrich
Swearing and Swearing In A Fix
A concise Forbes magazine note contrasts swearing with eventing as a strategic response when under pressure, suggesting practical alternatives to verbal outbursts. The line implies preparation and structured actions beat casual profanity in tense situations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes Magazine
Harvest supper and pantomime play at Ladies' Aid hall
West Newbury notes report a harvest supper on Friday November 1 with entertainment including the pantomime Making Love Under Difficulties. The event was postponed from November 17 and a new school playground was selected at Roger's Hill by the district superintendent Leonard Smith and the town school committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carvie Page Bailey
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hannover
N. H
Robert Barnett
St. Johnsbury
Ladies’ Aid Hall
Leonard J. Smith
Roger's Hill
Margaret Tyler
Delegate chosen to Y M C A convention from Newport
Tey H B Rankin pastor of the First Baptist church was selected to appoint a committee to choose represent Newport at the Fortieth Annual Y M C A Convention in Detroit November 19 to 25. The committee includes J W Spear as chairman and many local names. Expenses to send one man to Detroit would be about 100. It is essential the city send a delegate to gain new ideas for local youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. True
Smith
W. FL
Hamilton
H. B. Rankin
Tretroit
Newport
Protect Fish Hatcheries From Birds Order Issued
The Secretary of Agriculture issued an order effective October 24 1919 allowing owners and staff of fish hatcheries to shoot or trap grebes loons gulls terns mergansers and certain herons deemed injurious to hatchery fish. Birds or parts must be destroyed promptly with limited transfer only to public museums and institutions. shipments must be clearly marked with shipper and contents.
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Washington
1. C
Secretary of Agriculture
The Biggest Mummy of Beresovka in Petrograd Museum
The largest mummy in Die worth is the Beresovka masimeth in the Petrograd museum. The extinct animal mummy was found in frozen earth near the Bere sovka river in northeast Siberia probably about fifty thousand years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd Museum
Beresovka River
Siberia
Farm Bureau Women Hold County Membership Drive
A successful Caledonia County meeting in the Museum set the stage for a two week canvassing push to meet a $1500 government match and $600 local share for Farm Bureau Women’s Department membership. Miss Bertha Lee presided as Miss Leland Wool urged home economics outreach and county-wide canvassing with town leaders.
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Caledonia County
Leland A. Wool
Farm Bureau
Miss Lee
Department
Kelly
Burlington Extension Service Department
I'mm Bureau
James B. Campbell
St. Johnsbury
Tews
Florernce Rouse
Mabel Kelly
Agena
Wetherbee
Lyndonville
A. R. Bone
Ryegate
B. L. Gadley
Barnet
Ira Hunter
East Burke
Sarah Hovey
St. Johnsbury Woman's Club
Community Council Formed In St Johnsbury
Mrs. Robert E. French leads a movement to create a Community Council to aid town improvement. One representative from each local society and fraternal group will join, plus villae trustees selectmen school board health officer and others the council may pick. First meeting set for Nov 20 at the village trustees office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. French
Woman's Club
St. Johnsbury
French
Fruit-a-tives claim health boost with testimonial
Walter J. Marriott of Ottawa reports lasting relief from Liver and Kidney trouble after using Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets. He credits the product with ending a year of sickness and restoring energy and clear thinking. Available as boxes of six for $2.50 or trial size 25c, via dealers or Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Lass Ave
Ottawa
Walter J. Marriott
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
W. Y
Ghosts Dance at Halloween Party at Temple
Ghosts dressed in white with flashlights danced at midnight during a Halloween party attended by nearly 200 people at the Masonic Temple. The event, first in a series by the Masons this season, featured orange and black decor, harvest motifs, Mrs. Wilkie’s orchestra, and light refreshments after a lively evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Hallowe'en
Portland
Justin Curtis Seriously Hurt At Cornell
Justin Curtis aged 20, son of Newport undertaker Byron S. Curtis, lies in serious condition in Ithaca after falling from a three story Cornell University building during a Halloween event. Surgeons operated on a base skull fracture and multiple other injuries. little hope for recovery. Curtis's father and T. C. Camp left Newport for Ithaca. Curtis's mother remains seriously ill in St. Johnsbury while sister Jennie travels from Vermont to be with family.
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Justin Curtis
Byron S. Curtis
Newport
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Young Curtis
Curtis
T. C. Camp
Montreal
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Chester Somers’ Farm
Gregg
Ladies’ Society
Greme W
Lisbon
N.H
Burns Gemmell
East Barnet
Masons
Burns Gammell
R. H. Hazelton
Benj. Gadley
Mabel Darling
South Pecham
Benj
Gadley
Hlliam Rowe
Hays
Hiram Gilfillan
Brightlock Hospital
Burnet
T. P. Robie
Hanover
N. TH
John White
Winthrop Amidon
Mclonald
Don Jenkins
Don Judkins
West Barnet
William Jeffers
David Adams
George Woods
Ian Harvey
St. Cloud
Movida
I. Samuel Baker
N.hs
L . Gilfilliim's
Standard Oil CO
Perfection Oil
Harvey
Long
Sutton
West Newbury
Robert Hutton
Alexander Hutton
Geld
Community Council
Temple
Cornell
Newport Boy
Hallowe’en
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