Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-05
WESTMI Err.
Death Of Mrs. Dudley Prescott.


News of the sudden death of Sadie
Nichols Prescott. wife Of the well-known
Dudley Prescott of Boston. which oc-
CURED Monday afternoon, was received
here late that evening. The sad intelli-
gence was like flash OF lightning from a
clear sky. and brought sadness to all who
knew her The cause of death was acute
brights disease and on Monday her moth
or had received a letter which Mrs Pres
colt wrote Saturday During the mast
three summers which Mr. and Mrs Pres
colt spent here. they endeared themselves
to everyone. Mrs. Prescott was of pleas
ing personality, always ready to engage
In any work church or society She was
the youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
/. n. Nichols. who live here and was 90
years old. Besides her husband and
parents, a sister, Mrs Charles Hurlburt
OF Bellows Falls. is left with desolate
heart for the beloved one who has thus
early in life passed from the known to
the unknown. Parents and friends were
anticipating a pleasant home coming in
the summer The most heartfelt SYM
pathy OF the entire community goes out to
Mr.. Prescott and the parents and sister
in this great grief. Funeral services were
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Nichols
Thursday at 10 n. m, Rev. Mr. Hooper of
Bellows Falls officiating, assisted by Rev
Il. ii. DeBevoise. The burial was in the
~" NNiic''iS' Ii. fldle Dfotner or Mr.,
Prescott and Mr., and Mrs. Newton ac-
companied Mr. Prescott from Boston
Tuesday night
second havest of ice is being gath
cred.
Harry Miller and family will move into
Charles Arnold's tenement March / Mr.
Miller will work for Mr.. Arnold the COM
Ing year.
dramatic entertainment will be given
in the town hail Feb. 10 under the aus
pieces of our village schools The play is
entitled "Out in the Streets" and the cast
of characters will be as follows Col
Wayne, George Wright; Mrs. Wayne, Mrs
j. h. Leach; Solomon Davis, ]. F. Leach;
Nina Wayne. Miss Bemis; Matt Davis
Fred Fem; Dr. Medfield, Harry Winches-
ter; Minnie, Lena Bugbee; Pete, Ray Met
calf.
There will be a special program next
Sunday evening, it being Christian En-
deaVor anniversary day. Four graduates
from the junior cociety will join the senior
society besides two who will unite by let
Ter and two who have never been con-
nected with the work. The monthly con-
secration meeting has been changed from
the last Sunday in the month to the first
Sunday. n cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend these meetings
Charles Smith Whitaker, SO died at his
home on upper Main street Jan. 2S. Mr..
whitaker was born in Newfane, Jan. 4.
1871, and June 4, 1866, he married Susan
i. Derby, who survives him with two chill
dren, Winthrop s. of New York city and
Mrs. Cecil Ashwell of this place BESIDES
the immediate family there are two broth
ers, Foster S. of Newfane and Elnathan of
Worcester, and two sisters, Mrs Cotton
Mather of West Brattleboro and Mrs. VIM.
Holden of Guilford. The first - years of
MS married life were spent in West Brat
tleboro, then he lived q years i'm Dunn
merston, and the past three years in this
place. MIR. Whitaker was a good citizen,
Kind husband and father and a consist
ent member of the Congregational church.
Funeral services were held last Saturday
at his late home, Rev. G. II. DeBevoise
oflciating, and services were also held i'm
the congregational church in West Brat
tleboro and the burial was in that place.
Fred Metcalf. one of our most popular
young men, who has been clerk in the
r. H. f. grocery store in Bellows Falls.
is now in the employ of the Goodnow e
Pearson company.
Mrs. Oscar Hart of Bellows Falls is
a guest at j. II. Bugbees.
Mrs. Nellie Ward has been at her home |
here a few days the past week