Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
WEsTMINsTER WEST
Death of Mrs. Helen Campbell Paddock.

VI hrs' helen Campbell Paddock.
A telegram Thursday morning an
nouced the death, on the evening before
OF Mrs. Helen Campbell Paddock at Goat.
sscoalcos, Mexico to which place she went
as bride about five months ago. A
plantation go miles in the interior had
oeen 0argained for by a company of three
young men, but the necessary formalities
mad not been concluded at the time of
their arrival in the city and thew remained
there. But the business had lust now been
hnlshed and they were expecting to leave
soon for higher locality. Helen had
been very well and was in good spirits nm
I'll ABOUT the middle of April. In the alb
sence of her husband she was taken III
with fever. Upon his return two weeks
ago, he found she had been seriously i'll.
out was then beginning to amend. A
week ago letter was received from him
saying that she was gaining rapidly and
was out of danger. From letter which
came from her onthe afternoon of the d ay
OF the sad tdings by telegram. it is learned
that her husband was taken i'll with the
same disease and 1t is believed that in her
care for him the fever returned to her
which she was not able long to resist.
She was one of our most estimable
young ladies, a graduate of Vermont
Academy last year, and had started out in
life with fattering prospects. 1t is the
trst break in the family OF Mr.. and Mrs.
f, q. Campbell. The whole community
sympathizes with them most deeply in their
great loss.
Miss Mary Cutting has sufficiently re-
covered from her illness to start Wednes-
day for a visit of a few weeks in Boston
with her brother.
F. L. Harlow and Master Paul came up
TO X. Miller's last week and G. w. Harlow
TO Gorhaml Braley's. Mrs. Charlotte and
Mrs. Maria remained week longer, COM
ing up Thursday. They are to live at the
Hall place for the summer. for which that
residence has been prepared.
Cards announcing the golden wedding
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rawson L. Crowell OF
Bernardston were received by a number of
our people last week. 1t occurred Wed.
nesday at their home. They were resi-.
dents here formerly upon the farm now
owned by l.. A. Wilder, removing to Ber-
nardston about % years ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. II. P
Ranney and Mrs. G. w. Chandler went
down in response to the invitation. They
report very pleasant occasion with a
large company in attendance.
A large branch of the noble elm in front
of d. G. Gorham's residence about one
third of the tree, the largest anywhere in
this vicinity, on the south western sid,
fell suddenly a week ago last Thursday
evening about o'clock. Capt Gorhau
had just passed with his team and narrow
ly escaped what would have been a seriou:
disaster, had it fallen a trfe sooner. The
top brushed the roof of the house and
filed up the whole lawn and driveway
from the trunk of the tree. 1t was struck
by lightning several years ago and ha:
not been as vigorous since; still it was not
supposed that decay had advanced so far a:
the result proves for the branch was very
much decayed where it joined the trunk
There was no wind at the time of the fall
1t now seems singular that it did not oc
cur in some of the very high winds which
have prevailed this spring.