Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-09-27
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CHARLESTOWN.

Lemuel Rogers is slowly improving
from his recent illness.
William Holden is more comfortable
at the present writing.
Mr.. and Mrs A. r.. Hood and Mrs.
Batchelder are in Lempster for few
days.
Mrs. Lloyd Hamlin is critically ill
with rheumatic fever at the home of Z.
l.. Hamlin on East street.
Mrs. Hartman is recovering some
what from a recent illness that kept her
confined to her rooms for some days.
Mrs. H. e. Corbin has been sum-
moned to Pottsdam, n. Y, in the prep
aration of evidence in a pension claim.
1t is rumored that blacksmith from
Bellows Falls will occupy the shop
formerly owned by the late c. l.. Blood.
1t is said that Elliott Hubbard will
build summer residence on land re-
Gently purchased in town and work
thereon will be commenced at once.
Some five or six families on upper
Main street are entirely bereft of their
water supply by reason of the long con-
tinued drouth.
1t is to be hoped that all who can will
avail themselves of the cheap fare to
Caremont and attend the grand Sun
day school rally on Saturday and Sun
day.
A brother of Lyman E. Partridge, ac-
compained by his wife. will remain for
weeks visit at least The two broth
ers We're Massachusetts volunteers in
the late war and their comradeship is
closer than that of ordinary brothers.
The following obituary received last
week was unavoidably omitted for lack
of space.-ED.
The death of Lowell E. Comstock
transpired almost without warning on
Wednesday the 18th inst. from heart
disease. For at least year and half
he had been subject to sudden attacks
but more recently the alarming symp-
toms had disappeared and he has pur-
sued his usual busy routine as local
painter and contractor. Wednesday
forenoon he was about the streets in
apparently usual health and before the
noon hour he was conveyed to his home
having fallen on the school grounds
where some of his men were at work on
the new building, in a state of insensi-
bility, never to rally. The shock to the
community was very great for Lowell
E. Comstock is, or has been identified
in some manner with nearly every
home in this village where he has been
a resident for some Years. He was very
widely known as the leader of Com
stocks orchestra and his services were
in constant demand. Though some
what familiar with other instruments,
the violin was his speciality and at the
age of he could play considerably; for
a self-made musician he displayed great
musical proficiency and it is said often
arranged and composed music for the
use of his orchestra. Almost the last
work which his hands did was the COM
pletion of the motto over the alcove in
the Congregational church and while
the interior of this church shall remain
unchanged, it will be a standing me-
mortal Of Lowell e. Comstock. 1t was
said him that he could with requisite
tools and material construct house
from start to finish, being carpenter,
painter and glazier.
Lowell Eaton Comstock was born in
Newport, N. H., January II, 1849. For
the past 10 years he has been a resident
of Charlestown, having purchased his
residence on Summer street some four
or five years ago. For nearly 20 years
he has been house painter and decora-
tor and has required a staff of from six
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season. His musical work through all
the winter evenings took him to sur
rounding towns and on many summer
evenings as well. Mr.. Comstock was
great lover of home and uniformly
kind in his family and "good natured
amid all perplexities, as one expressed
it on the day of his decease. Recently
on the formation of Charlestown lodge
of l. O. O. +. he transferred his rela-
lions from the Bellows Falls lodge and
at the time of his death filled the office
of noble grand most acceptably. On
Friday at o'clock the Unitarian
church where the family worshipped
was filled with a large and sympathetic
audience awaiting the appearance of the
mourners and the fraternal delegations
escorting the remains. AT the hour of
3 under the direction of Mr.. Ellinwood
as conductor, the family and relati. es
were ushered to their places on the left,
while James l.. Hunt marshalled the
Charlestown |. o. o. f. and other dele
gates to their places on the right of the
audience room. Messrs. Hubbard and
Huntley, Misses Putnam and Kendall
sang "Come unto me.n Rev. II. d.
Howard pastor of the church and Rev.
T. ID. Chandler were the clergymen TAX
ing part in the service. Mr.. Towards
scriptural selections and address were
most comforting and appropriate as was
the tender and eloquent prayer of Mr..
Chandler The quartet rendered "Rock
of Ages" and the large audience filed
quietly through the aisles to look for
the last time ON the familiar features of
the departed, then wendell its way to
the pine EMPOWERED cemetery where
just the week before the deceased had
chosen family burial lot and around
which the members of the order gath
cred to hold their impressive service led
by Charles Hutchins, vice grand of
Charlestown lodge assisted by Rev. E.
E. Marggraf, chaplain of Bellows Falls
lodge. This being the first link broken
from the chain binding this brotherhood
the service carried with it a pathos and
tenderness long to be remembered.
Many and beautiful were the floral
tributes and evergreen and flowers were
heaped high above the grave. The
bearers were Frank Graves, Fred Hunt
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