News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-20
FLETCHER,

J. R. Armstrong is at home from Spring
| field Mass.
Ella Burns of Milton is visiting her friend
Mary Clark.
A. Narcotic who has been absent for three
weeks has returned.
Cola Stuart went to Hyde Park Tuesday
to visit Wilma Leach.
Mrs Joseph Wells and daughter of West
Randolph are visiting friends here.
Myron Kinsley and wife of Niagara, n Y,
are the guests of Byron Ellenwood.
Mrs. Stearns and Clinton came home from
Massachusetts, last week, where they enjoyed
the weeks of their absence much
Dell and May Farnsworth of Westford are
visiting friends here. May has been i'll since
early spring and her many friends are glad
to see her out again.
Justin Leach and wife of Hyde Park we're
here for short visit recently. Their daughter
Wilma, who has been visiting friends here the
past week, returned home Monday.
Mrs. H. B. French and sister, Mrs. Perrie
Chase, are visiting at their old home in Sher-
brook, p. Q. Messrs. French and Chase will
meet them there this week and also feel the
pulse of those Canadians to see how they
stand on annexation.
The Mite gatherers meet at NJ B. Hooper's
next Thursday evening Aug. 20, for the an
nual election of officers. Refreshments will be
served. There will also be reading. recita-
tions and music. Everybody invited and "a
good time expected.
Within four mocths three men have been
removed from Binghamville by death. two of
them being brothers and lifelong neighbors.
Six voters, a father and five sons long resided
here, hence its name. Now the last one has
paid the debt of nature. Royal Tyler Bing-
ham was born in Fletcher, August 10, 1910,
and died August u, 1891, having passed his
entire life in his native town and neighbor-
hood. He built the house where elived from
the date of his marriage until his DEATH and
where his funeral was held on Sunday after
noon, pastor Deuel. officiating. There were
good many present from adjoining towns
Among those from Cambridge were, Elisha
Bentley, Chauncy Warner, r. Brush and wife
and Albert Mcclellan. From Fairfax n. B.
Strait, W. III. Rood, Samuel Cilley and Lester
Hicks, each with their wives. There were
many relatives present. His lighter and
family from Lowell, Hon. W. H. H. Bingham
and wife of Stowe, his nephew, DR.. Albert
Bingham and wife from Willston, his son DIR.
L. NJ. Bingham and family of Burlington;
from Westford, Hon. Alney Stone and wife,
son and grand daughter; Henry Stone and
John Stuart and sister, from Morrisville, C..
A. Hill and wife. Mr.. Bingham has been laid
aside from active duties of life for the last
four years from an incurable disease which
caused him much suffering, but which he bore
with patient cheerfulness. For time this
spring he was better than usual but four
weeks ago had severe chill, and failed after
that, having occasional ehills until the end
came,
Mr.. Bingham has held various town offices,
twice sent to Montpelier and was town traas-
urer for twenty years. He was a man of even
temperament, and though dealing much with
the public got along without friction. Peo-
pie respe cted his judgement and sought it.
He was for some time assistant Judge of
Franklin county He will be greatly missed
in his home and community, where he was
much beloved. There was abundant and
appropriate floral tributes.
August seems to be fatal month to the
family, at least it is a strange coincidence
that his wife died August %, 1889 and his
son, Royal H. August 30, 1875. Mr.. Bingham
leaves one son and three daughters, two of
the latter living in the pleasant home he has
left lonely. One brother and sister survive
him.