The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

PROMPTLY paid and, in addition, give the as
ISOLATION another dollar TO care flr your lot
the coming year. IL ~ a sm I'll sum for each
member, but the aggregate will enable the
association ITO employ n competent man to
work oil summer. Keep the cemetery a
place OF beauty.
The funeral of Winfield Warren, son of
Mrs. George Warren, was held Sunday from
his late home at Little River. Rev. f. NJ.
Bnker conducted the service. The bearers
we're George Mansfield, Warner Woodward,
Frank Griffin, and Doffus Merchant. Win
field was but eighteen years old-honest,
truthful, and highly respected by all who
knew him He leaves mother aud two
brothers TO mourn his loss. They have the
sympathy of the entire community in this
their sore affliction.
Aunt Maria Bruce died Sunday afternoon,
of pneumonia, at the home of her nephew,
Lucius Bruce, in Duxbury. Her funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon, Rev. w. M
Newton officiating She was the last of
family of ten, and one of the oldest residents
of Duxbury, having resided there over sixty
years. Tie deceased was born in Barnard
nearly eghty-three years ago. She was a
Baptist, and belonged to q long-lived fam
lily. All her brothers and sisters lived be-
yond seventy years.
With startling suddenness came the in
telligence, last Friday morning tn at Joseph
| s. Wheeler was dead. At eight o'clock the
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court house at Montpelier, without mo.
ments warning, his head fell forward to the
table at which he was sitting, and before a
| physician could be summoned he died with
out struggle. Mr.. Wheeler was born in
| Montpelier on November %, 1886, and be-
| came resident of Waterbury in 1851, liv-
ing with his elder brother, Timothy on a
farm east of the Center. He married Ell en-
L. Fuller of Stowe on March 2S, 1865. Two
children were born to them-Stedman 9.
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brother the farm south of Waterbury Cen.
ter, where he has since resided His funeral
was held Sunday afternoon from his late
home, which was crowded with neighbors,
! friends, and business associates, to whom
he had endeared himself in life. The board
of school directors and the teachers of the
town, who were members of an association
organized by Mr.. Wheeler, showed by
their presence their regard for their LAT Q
associate and friend. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful. Interment
was at the Village cemetery. Mr..
unbounded confidet CO of all, and had held
many offices of trust and honor. His man
ner was quiet and unobtrusive. He was a
! good farmer, good citizen a man of intel
ligence and sound judgment. His death is
deplored by this entire community and the
memory of his upri ght life as Christian
and fellow man will long be cherished.
At the time of his death he was serving his
| town as a member OF the board of school di-
rectors, superintendent of schools, first lis
ter and justice of the peace. He was lead
! ing member Of the Advent Christian church
at Colbyville which sincerely mourns the
loss of an earnest worker, whose greatest
desire was to promote the cause of the Mas
ter. Elder George w, Tabor, his pastor,
conducted the funeral services in an im-
pressive manner, taking for his text, St.
Luke XII; 3d. Jesus said unto her, am the
resurrection and the life: he that believeth
on me, though he were dead, yet shall he
! live" Mr.. Wheeler leaves wife aud son,
a brother and two sisters, besides other rel
atives and host of friends, to mourn the
loss of loving usband, kind and indul-
gent father and true friend, whose every
act was kindness. They have the heartfelt
sympathy of this entire community.
NJ A. Hoadley of Duxbury is reported
quite sick. - Mrs. j. X. Gates of Bur
lington spent several days in town, last
week, among her old friends and neighbors.
- Rev. l.. Ii. Elliot spent last Sunday
in Sheldon in the interest of the Vermont
Bible Society - Hattie Thompson is
spending few weeks among friends in
Woodstock and vicinity.