Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
N EWFAN e.
Death Of Baxter c. Cushing-SaIs Of
Woodland and Pasture.

Wooolano ana PASTURE.
Baxter c. Cushing. one of our prom
inent farmers and citizens. died Tues
day May 30. after an illness ola COM
plication of diseases. Baxter Carter
Cushing was born Oct 1S41. the
Youngest child Of the late Warren and
Lucy [Carterl Gushing. and had al
ways lived in town. He was first mar
ried to Ella. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Shubal Barrett, longtime resident of
this place. who lived only few years.
after her marriage, dying with her in
| FAINT child of few months After some
time he was again married to Eliza
NJ. daughter of the late Mrs. Zilpha
Tuthill of this place but then Of
Townshend They lived at the ances-
trail home for some years moving later
to where he had since lived. on the
farm known in earlier years as the
Hodges place, on which he made many
improvements. among them a large
new barn. and where Mrs. Cushing
died some three years ago. He Is sur
vived by one sister and brother. Mrs.
Joel Page of Groton, Mass. also by
two nephews and a niece. Edward
Page of Clinton. Mass. Carl Cushing
Of Brattleboro and Miss Ethel Cushing
of Northampton. Mass. Funeral SER
vices were held from his late home
Thursday. after which the body is to
be taken TO Boston to be cremated and
the ashes placed beside his wife.
r. S. willard has bought of F. E.
Davis a tract of eighty-five acres of
woodland and pasture. This was a
part of the Fred Johnson farm which
Mr.. Davis thought last fall and will
make fine addition to the pasture of
Mr.. Wizards farm. besides contain
t,nxy nj a
lumber.
Mrs. Henry Downs is in Boston this !
week.
Mrs. P. C. Moore visited i'm Wards
boro last week.
Fred Osgood of Townshend is work.
ing here in the bank.
The village school was in session
only three days last week.
Cora and Clara Winchester were on
the sick list few days last week.
Mrs. Abbie Fish Morse of Wards
boro was in town a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Fish of Athol.
Mass. have been recent guests in
town.
Mrs. Joel Grout has returned from
an extended visit with her son in New
York.
Mrs. E. j. Ward went this week to
Hoosick Falls. N. Y. on business
trip
Mrs Alice Micott returned last week
from months visit with relatives and
friends.
Oliver Bridge of Woodstock has
been visiting his sister. Mrs. Rosamond
Whitney. s
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Batchelder were
in Westmoreland, N. H.. the first OF
he week.
w. T. Bruce was in Saxtons River
Wednesday to attend the wedding of
cousin.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Newton of Ware.
Mass. have arrived at Newfane and
ill for the summer.
w. P. Eames arrived home Wednes- t
lay of last week from Boston where '
lie has been for some time. o
Mrs. A. R. Pratt and son. Robert
# Cambridge. Mass. are with her c
mother. Mrs. w. H. Goodenow. at /
Ilmhall.
Mrs. Florence Derry went to her
ONE In Townshend Wednesday May 81. $
After short vacation she will return @
lere to J. M. Kenney's.
The Misses Frances Richmond and c
lucy Benedict with little Alva Petril- Il
a have arrived here for the summer
rom their New York home.
Mrs. Rebecca Skinner and two
daughters, Mrs. Tuthill and Miss Z
florence, of Brattleboro. were in town d
calling on old friends and
eighbors. II
w. P. Eames has bought the stock =
goods of H. ]. Batchelder & Son. v
,hich they purchased Of Amasa
trout. and has leased the store oc-
upied by Mr.. Grout. This will give e
s two stores. and We wish Mr.. Games r
uccess in his new undertaking.
A horse belonging to Benjamin Gal G
ID INDUCED in a runaway Tuesday d
vening. 1t was hitched to one Of the
iazza posts of the postoffice and In
pulled 1t down. Then 1t
tarted on a run round the courthouse.
anne back. left the post at the office. IL
lie wagon on Batchelder's corner and "
nally stopped in front Of Miss New B
ms. The horse was not injured but d.
lie wagon was somewhat smashed. Ell