Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-14
CHESTERFIELD, N. II.
Death Of Mrs. Luthera Il. Butler.

The writer with a feeling of profound
sorrow is called upon to pen these few
Incomplete sentences of the death of one
with whom he has been associated with
the past l3 years i'm the person Of Mrs.
Luthera II. Butler, which occurred sud
denly al her home at 1880 p. M Friday of
heart trouble at the age Of IS years,
months, days. Grandma Butler, as she
was called by all was born i'm town Nov.
L. 1876, the daughter of Jacob =. and Luna
Hubbard. In 1896 she was married to
Marshall Butler But comparatively short
was this union for a fall from cart frac-
tured her husbands neck and he
survived some II hours. Thus left with
four small children to battle with the af-
fairs of life she set forth with deter
mination to rear those who were left
without a father to have them become
respected and honored citizens i'm life. In
her old age she had the privilege of seeing
her hopes realized. She was a woman of
more than ordinary force of intellect and
I lover of learning. retaining her facult-
les to the very last. understanding and
conversing on all leading topics of the
day.
Early in life she became identified with
the Methodist Episcopal church. but for
| the past few years, on account of the in
/ tirmites of age had been deprived of the
| usual attendance
Monday at > p. m. at the home of her
! son. Warren, with whom she has spent
| all her life the last sad rites of the Meth
! odist Episcopal church We're performed
over the noble mother and friend in most
! tender words by her pastor, Rev. Noble
! Fisk. The floral offerings were very
/ beautiful. Beside the large circle Of
| friends who are left to cherish the MEM
! DRY of a dear one. she leaves four chill
| dren: Lucius NJ, master mechanic of the
| \. Y, y. II. & II. railroad; Ann. wife of
f. l.. Stone of Amherst. Mass: Helen e.
wife of George e. Howe of Freding Hills
| Mass: Warren H., for 10 years chairman
of selectmen and for six years county
commissioner. and for the past Is years
| deputy sheriff of the county; one brother.
Joseph; another brother, Amos, died a
few weeks ago at Leominster at 50. one
sister died some ten years ago. Besides
| these there are several grand and great
| grandchildren. Mr.. Miller of Dummerston
| sang three touching selections which
| Grandma" loved so we'll Her sons were
| bearers and the funeral was in charge of
]. H. Wetherbee. The burial was in the
| cemetery a the Centre.
The annual town meeting Tuesday was
| the longest and most exciting that has
been held for over quarter of a century.
| y controversy arose about the new hearse
and extras" that were bought without
the sanction or vote of the town. also 81
| which was placed to the credit of the
| honorable committee The town voted
the followng Selectmen, Geo. Fletcher,
Fred Harris, Arthur Davis; clerk. f. A.
Stafford; moderator. Frank Davis; treas
urer. NJ G. Harvey; town charges, $1,000;
schools $24OO; road agents, L. Burnham,
Addison Brown. Arthur Hewitt; voted to
appoint a liquor agent; town library. S75;
$3.50 for new iron bridge at Westport; $4,000
for highway; $500 for poor; 800 for Old
Home Day; $40 for widening road east
part.
Chas. Spaulding is in Boston on special
business this week.
Ellen A. Stafford has purchased the store
of C. G. Hill: possession will be given i'm
mediately.
Edwin D. Mead, editor of the New Eng.
land Magazine, has been in town this
week renewing old scenes.
Arthur NJ Davis has purchased the resi-.
dence of f. a. Stafford the latter taking
the tenement over the store
L. NJ. Butler Fred Stone and wife and
Mrs. Helen Howe were called here Satur.
day by the sudden death of their mother
Frank HoHghton, Richard Cobb and FL
Ia Puffer were elected for the members 81
the school board. This was the largest
school meeting that has been held for the
past decade
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopa
church furnished a sumptuous repast II
the vestry of the church Tuesday. con
} sisting of hot chicken pie, vegetables
beans and all the necessary "fixings" The
net proceeds We're over SOS.