The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-01-28
A Saddened Community.


Bradford has been deeply afflicted
in the death of two of its well known
and respected business men, taken In
the prime of life, and both leaving
families of exactly the same size,
widow and four children. 1t was IN
deed shock early Sunday morning
when 1t was known that
FRED w, KENYON
had been suddenly taken away in the
early morning hours, dying without
struggle, the occurrence OF which
would have been unknown at the time
only for the awakening of the faithful
wife, who for these many months had
kept watchful care over her Invalid
husband, by Mr.. KenyOn's heavy
breathing, and when She reached his
bedside, only gasp and he was dead.
Fred Kenyon was a good citizen, al
ways at his post in the barber shop he
owned, when his health would permit,
and he will be greatly missed. He has
not been able to work since the first OF
last May, an attack of the grip leaving
him in an enfeebled condition from
which he was unable to rally. He was
50 years of age and had been married
twt nty years. He leaves widow, two
sons and two daughters. Mr.. Kenyon
always had the welfare of his family
uppermost in his thoughts, and pro
vided life insurance of four thousand
dollars for them at his decease. The
funeral was held at his late residence
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock,
RevS A. H, Webb and H. t. Barnard
conducting, the Odd Fellows also add
ing their impressive funeral service at
the house and cemetery. An abun-
dance of beautiful flowers were sent by
friends as follows: The family, pillow
of roses, carnations and hyacinths, with
inscription ''father;" brother and cous-
| in Newport, wreath, roses, carnations
and calla lilies; brother from Lynn, so
carnations AMI smilaX; brother from
| Lebanon, cut flowers, roses and carna-
tions: cousins, Miss Tuxbury, Windsor,
Miss Avery, Oxford, Gala lilies; Mr..
and Mrs. Davies, Brighton, mound,
roses, carnations and hyacinths; Mr.:
Edward ingalls,, Northfield, pink and
yellow roses; Mrs. Beal and brother,
Oxford, carnations; Mrand Mrs. Fab
yan Boston, carnations, hyaclnths and
ferns John Wright and family. Bur
| lingtOn, roses, carnations and smllaX;
teachers and scholars of Bradford High
School. wreath of white flowers; Mrs.
H. X. Prescott, cut flowers; Naomi
| Rebl..ah, Lodge, cut tiowers> 6
| a i8rge concourse OF mourners, as
sembled to pay their last tribute OF re-
spect to the departed, among, those
from out of town were, Edward Ken,
yon and wife, Geo, Kenyon and wife,
Lebanon, n. H.; Vim. Kenyon, New
port; Sidney Kenyon and wife, Lynn,
Walter Avery, Newport; Herbert
Avery, Lyndonville; Jennie Avery
Oxford; Mrs. F. J. Beal, Orfordyille
Abbie Tuxbury, Windsor; Mrs. w. f,
Cummings, Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric J. Babcock, Burlington.
Mr.. Kenyon was an Odd Eel low OF
long standing, and a member of Yer
mont Council No. 773, Royal Arcanum
Sunday afternoon at half past three
the community was again shocked D1
the startling intelligence that
HENRY X. PRESCOTT
was dead. This was indeed a shock
for he had been considered an exceed
ingly we'll and active man, full OF llf'
and activity in all the business life o.
Bradford. He had been confined t(
the house less than three weeks, ant
comparatively few considered him IN
dangerous condition, but Sunday morn
ing he was taken suddenly and alarm
ingly worse, his system had absorbed
the poison from the terrible carbuncle
and at the hour mentioned above hi
passed to his rest.