Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
TOWNSEND D.
Funeral Services for the Late Col.
m. C. Twitehsil Yesterday.

Word was received here Monday
evening of the death al Kingston,
Ontario. of Col Marshall Z. Twltcheii
for the last % years United States
consul at that point. He was the
Oldest United States consul In the ser
vice, having received his appointment
In 1876 from Rutherford b. Hayes
and having been in the service ali the
time until his death.
Col. Twitchell was born and spent
his boyhood days I'm Townshend. ana
as a young man enlisted In the Unit
ed states army In the war OF the re-
bellion "a years ago tomorrow. Aug.
26. 1851. and was mustered into Com
pany |. Fourth regiment, Vermont
volunteers, on the 2lst Of the follow
ing December. December l6, 1868. he
re-enlisted. was wounded May 8. 1864.
but continued In active service until
transferred In october. 1850. TO the
Freedmens bureau. He was mustered
out of the United States service In
August, 1865, at New Orleans. La. A
brief record OF his army service Is
given on the second page of this
paper.
col Twitchell was about So years
old. and during his long public SER
vice had formed a large circle of ac-
quaintances, from which many warm
and sincere friendships grew up. He
was stricken with paralysis FRIDAY,
Aug. IS and passed away the follow
ing Monday. Two sons survive him
DIR. NJ. C. Twitchell of Burlington
and Emerson G. Twitchell. medical
student at Kingston. Ontario.
Private services were held az
Kingston. followed by a public ser
vice under the auspices of the Ma
tnh no
Der. The remains were brought TO
Townshend Thursday morning ana
brief services held in the Congrega-
tional church. Rev. w. p. jackson OF
IDummerston and Rev. G. II. Baker,
nastor OF the church. officiating
a solo was rendered by Miss Esther
Dale. Beautiful floral tributes from
the friends and relatives and dli1er-
ent organizations to which he be-
llonged covered the casket which was
draped with the United States nag
The members of Blazing star lodge,
If. & A. NJ No. 23. attended IN
body. The bearers We're members u
1.-The Masonic order. Quite number
Of old soldiers We're present at the
church and followed the remains 10
the Twitchell burial lot.
The two sons accompanied the re
mains from Kingston. A partial list
of those from out of town folloWs'
! Homer Twitchell. South Londonderry
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Harvey and WI.
Harvey. Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman, ana
Mrs. Townsend of Newfane and bert
Holland from East Corinth.
Read the Reformer's premium otef
on page 3.
Mrs. Fred Reed and Don Bouteile
were Brattleboro passengers Thufs-
day
DR.. c. E. Park OF New York city
visited during the week al A. a
Blood's
Messrs. Fred ODER and Harry
sparks have finished work In WI
lard's mill.
Mrs. Plumb and Miss Plumb ar
rived IN town Thursday. Their goods
are being put into their apartments
lin preparation for housekeeping.
John Phillips. who has been visit
ing his mother and brother for q
couple OF weeks, went this morning
for n few days to keene. n H. be-
fore returning to his home IN Street
er. Ill
The many friends of DR. Eddy. re-
Gently graduated from Tufts Medi'
cal school win be pleased to Know
that he has opened an Office in Reads
Iboro and Is meeting with gratlfyihs
success