Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
NEWFANE.
The Late Mrs. Cook.

Mr.. Cook was the youngest of nine chill
dren of Thomas and Rhoda Cook born
in Newfane August II, 1916, a grandson of
jonathan Park, one of the first settlers of
the town. The late Park Cook, Mrs.
Parmenas Patch Mrs. Sylvanus Sherwin
and Mrs. Rhoda Jackson of this town
were members of the same family. At
an early age Mr. Cook went to West
Townshend as clerk in store, and soon
started in business for himself there.
He married Eliza, daughter of Judge
Charles Phelps, in 1870 II was Mrs.
Cooks brother, James, who presented his
fathers extensive law library and works
of reference to the Brattleboro Free Ii
brary Mr.. Cook left n daughter, Mrs.
Fannie Eliza Farrar whose husband was
a member of the Wheeler & Wilson sew
ing machine firm, and two granddaugh
ters, Fannie and Emma Farrar of Chi
cago. Mr.. Cook moved to Cincinnati,
and after some years again lived in Chi
cago, where his wife died. her body be-
ing taken to Cincinnati for burial.
Mr. Cook had spent much of his time
for the past u years in his native town,
Brattleboro and other places in New
England, but for most OF the past six
years living in the family of his neice.
Mrs. Elvira Pratt Taylor of Medford,
Mass, where he died on Easter day. his
daughter and granddaughter. Fannie, be-
ing with him The funeral service at
Mrs. Taylor's was conducted by Rev. DIR.
Noble, formerly the family pastor in Chi
cago. The burial was in Newfane, where
all of Mr.. Cooks family are buried ex-
cept Capt, Holland Cook, who died in
Marshall. Mich At the grave prayer was
said by the local pastor Rev r. Il. Dan
FORTH whose grandfather. Rev. DR. Ha-
ven was at one time a preacher in Oak
Park Congregational church in Chicago.
which the Cook family attended. Ac-
comparing Mrs. Farrar and her daugh-
ter were Mrs. Taylor of Medford and Mr..
and Mrs. o. T. Ware of Brattleboro, the
latter being neice of Mr.. Cook.
Mrs. Clara Smith OF Chester is a guest
at d. j.. Benson's.
Mrs. F. A. Dewitt and son, Dewese,
went to Springfield. Mass, Thursday to
spend day or two with Mrs. c. p. De-
witt.
r. d. Newton of Ware, Mass, is at Mr.
Benson's this week for the purpose of
attending to the fruit trees and plants
on Bencasson grounds.
Mrs. and Miss Fish returned Tuesday
from their winters stay in Vergennes
with Mrs. Fishs son, +. l.. Fish, who is
bank examiner for Vermont and part of
Massachusetts.
Rev. r. E. Danforth will preach Sun
day morning on christian Experience"
few minutes at the close of the service
to hear piece of good news. In the
evening the pastor will speak on Money"
The last Vermont Missionary mentioned
that an Easter gift of $115 was presented
to Rev. c. II. Smith by some of his
parishoners in Pttsford. this state.
where Mr.. Smith has had a successful
pastorate OF nine years, and to which
church he was called from his joint ser
vice here and in Townshend g
Mrs. w. II. Goodnow of Cambridge.
Mass, whose illness through February
was recorded in this column. relapsed
has recently been subjected to a severe
surgical operation in Boston hospital
The report after seven days was that no
threatening complications had set in.
and that recovery was expected hence
we may hope to see Elmhall occupied
again this summer by her and the other
members of her family.
BY way of the Wathena. Kansas. Re
publican Mrs Tuthill has received
tidings of the death of a cousin Mrs
Alice Vim, on March 10. at her home in
Palermo. Kansas Mrs Winn was an
only daughter of the late Horatio and
Julia Tuthill, who formerly belonged to
the Tuthill family of Westminster Five
years ago Mrs. VIM spent some months
at the sanitariums at Battle Creek Mich,
and Boulder, Colo, and, seemingly cured
of lung trouble in the high altitude of the
latter place, returned to her home by an
overland journey. The Kansas papers
speak of her life as useful noble and
Christian. Mrs. WINS great grand
father Tuthill came to Vermont from
Long Island in resistance to Tory in
fluence which was brought to bear upon
the family.