Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-18
WEYBRIDoE.

Hon. A. d. Hayward is quite seriously
indisposej.
Jerome S. Cole has removed to the
Cobb tenant house.
Miss Sadie Wright and Miss Matte
Bowdish will continue their schools for
another term.
Miss Julia James of Colfax, Wash,
has arrived at her grandparents, Hon.
and Mrs. A. D. Haywards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Warner have a
fine boy baby at their home. 1t came
on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. Bakers IL
months old daughter Emma has whoop-
ing cough. 1t is the only case here so
far as is known.
Miss Grace Spriggs is spending her
vacation with her uncle, G. II. Spriggs.
She returns to her school In Ferrisburg
for another term of teaching. -
Letters from Halls Stream, p. O., tell
of the death at that place on Thursday,
the 10th inst, of Mrs. Bertha Kingsley
Lawton, aged % years. Mrs. Lawton
was the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Kingsley, formerly of this place,
and was known in her girlhood days as
"Little Bertha Kingsley and by her
bright pleasant ways won all TO love and
respect her. She removed to the above
place with her parents, where she grew
up to womanhood. and "as the girl, so
the woman drew all to clOseness with
herself. She married Lewis Lawton,
who with one little child of her mmed
late family, together with her parents,
sisters and brother and scores of friends,
are left to mourn their great loss. Mrs.
LawtOn became a Christian when a small
girl and continued in the good way
until her departure. The cause of her
death is given as follows. She had
stepped out of her home upon the door
steps and when turning around to return
she slipped upon some ice and fell back
wards, striking her back upon some part
of the step. She continued in much pain
for about four days, dying on Thursday.
She was an active member of the Advent
church and Organist of the choir. She
Twill be much missed in these.
N0ur community was shocked on Satur-
day morning last by the wholly uneX-
pected news of the death of one of our
most prominent and estimable citizens,
Grin X. Brittell. Hardly a day had
passed since he had been reported as sick
and it had been said only a few hours
previous that he was "mOre comfort.
able" He had been in his usual good
health up to , or , o'clock on Wednesday
of last week, when he was seized with Vi
client pains in his chest. Medical aid was
summoned and he was made more easy
Later on he continued In such condition
that permanent relief was reasonably
hoped by his physician and attendants.
Friday afternoon, however, a change for
the worse came and he continued to grow
worse despite every effort made to re-
yive him. until his death, which occurred
at s 30 p. m. All of his immediate fAmi
ly was present at his beside except his
son, John F., who was in northern Yer
mont and who was apprise ed of his
fathers death at Vergennes on his way
home. The funeral services were at his
home on Monday, conducted by his
pastor, Rev. Il. L. Thompson, assisted
by Rev. Gooding of Middlebury. Song
was given by quartette, composed Of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Ryder, Mrs. d. c.
Twitchell and Chas. NJ. Baker, G. +.
Child he d charge of arrangements. The
burial was in Maple Grove cemetery.
Mr.. Brittel was born in the large brick
dwelling in our village, now the resi-
dence of +. II. Fiske. He was the only
son of Orange and Mary Ann Brittell.
He passed his bOyhoOd days here, and at
the time of the California gold boom lie
accompanied his father to the gold field.
Upon his return he went west, working
at his trade of joiner, at which business
he was an expert. Upon his return in a
few years, he married Miss Sarah Allen
of Ferrisburg and went to live with his
uncle, John Brittell at the Brittell home
stead where he has been engaged in
farming since. lie has enjoyed the con-
fidence of his townsmen in that he has
been called to fill some of the most i'm
portant offices at their bestOwal. lie
represented his town in the general
assembly in very able manner. Thirty
years ago he was converted to the "ne "
way, baptised and joined the NJ. f.
church, continuing an active official
member ever since. He was a member
of the choir for number of years. He
will be much missed by every circle in
which he moved. His absence at his
church will be much noticed and his
counsel in all the church matters, Will
be missed.