News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
FLETCHER.

Amy Belle Bingham, of Burlington, is Wis
iting at her grandfathers.
The last ten days have afforded the great
est run of sap ever known here, and large
from here during the time. And still the
sweet harvest continues and no rest is found
for any one connected with the business.
Dudley r. Rood, whose illness was men
toned last week, died Monday afternoon,
March Is, aged nearly so years. Mr.. Rood
was born in Shoreham, Vt, May 27, 1897.
lie was man of persevering industry and
was one of those who came early in the his
tory of Fletcher, beginning life as a boy
among its wooded and rocky hills. What he
accumulated came by hard work, and he I'M
derstood its value. In 1922 he took a long
Journey with his horse and wagon, going to
Ohio, where a sister, Mrs. DR.. Gage, and fam
lily lived. He was one of ten children, every
other one having died in infancy, or under
three years of age. Four sisters became
wives and mothers, but one died at the early
age of "a years, leaving an infant daughter
IN her married home in Berkshire. The 9th
er three reared large families and lived to a
good age. One sister survives him at the
age of 81 years. She is said to be an affable
lady, who appears and looks not over SO
years of age She is a widow and lives in
Wichita Kan. Mr. Rood was united in mar
riage to Elizabeth Hines, of Franklin, Vt,
August %, 1925. Eight children were born
to them, the two oldest of whom died at the
age of four and six years. Mrs. Rood died
July %, 1874, when Mr. Rood sold his land
ed property and went to live with his daugh-
ter in Franklin, Mrs. Wiley, who died sud
denly in September 1880, which after stav-
ing for a time with his son in Fairfax and
New Jersey, brought him back to Fletcher in
April, 1882, where he ever after made his
home, with the exception of living one winter
IN Fairfax with his son, He leaves a son,
DR.. V. ID. Rood, in San Diego, Cal, and a
daughter, Mrs. Lunger, in Mayetta, Kan
He has been failing in strength all winter, but
his hearing perfect and his sight good
He was confined but one week He went to
church March 10, walking both ways but re-
turned only to take his bed. His funeral was
held Wednesday, March 20, Rev. Henry Crock
er othclatlng lie was man of good nat
ural abilities, a ready scholar and energy to
accomplish what he undertook and he sue
ceeded in accommodating a snug fortune His
son living in New Jersey, Ia a letter lust re-
ceived says: "Our father lived to ripe old
age and hope we may be abe to look back
upon our lives with as few regrets as he He
was always busy man, hard worker and
attended to his own business The times
end struggles of his early life we know little
about, and these self-denals had much to do
in shaping his life" He was kind to the poor
and charitable to the failings of Others, but
he had no patience with idlers He believed
all in health could maintain themselves in |
comfort if they put forth the necessary effort. |
He done his full share toward building two |
two town-houses and two school |
houses, and for the church in Bnghamville
paid more than any other man. save one. He
voted at eighteen presidential elections, and
vas well pleased with the result of the last
)ne, for whose grandfather he voted in 1910.
He was not a member of any church, but was
! constant and interested attendant upon
public worship, and read his bible and reg-
Gus papers to the exclusion of secular read
ng, especially in the last years of his life He
,utllyed nearly all his early friends and was
he last of his generation and looked and
appeared much younger than he was.
4 CARD.-We desire to extend thanks to /
hose who kindly helped or sympathized with
3 by word or deed in the Sickness death and
urial of our father.
w. II. ROoD & FAMILY
III. j. RIGGS q FAMILY