Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-26
HINSDALE.
Death of Mrs. George c. Howe =
Memorial Observances.

Memorial Observances'
Mrs Madella Howe, wife of George
C. Howe, died at her home here sun
day night ut the age or forty-tnree
years, seven months and three DAYS
after long illness or severai years
with tuberculosis. Her death was
somewhat unexpected at TINS time
for while she has been very weak, sne
was I'M and dressed the day before and
Sunday was sitting in her chair Mrs.
Howe was born In Westmoreland but
came here from Putney about twenty
five years ago to work in the paper
mill and here has been her home
since marrying about three years
later. She is survived by her hus-
band, two sons. Richard, a linotype
operator who has been with his mother
in her last Illness Norman. who at
tends the Rutland military school, ana
a daughter Abbie in the ninth grade.
also L. A. Veazey of Chester. VI, Mrs.
G. II. Gorham of Bellows Fails, Mrs.
H. j. Smith and Mrs. III. r. Waite OF
Putney brother and sisters of the de-
ceased Mrs. Howe was noted for her
gentle cheerful spirit and the patience
with which she has borne her years
of illness has endeared her to host
of friends. Always kind and loving In
her family, her loss is irreparable.
Funeral services were held at the
home Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock and were attended by the many
friends and relatives and by Queen
Esther Rebekah lodge of which she
was a member. Rev. w. F. White Of
ficiated and Miss C. B. Howe sang.
The floral tributes were especially fine.
Burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
Memorial observances will assume
a different order from those of years
before The Sunday sermon will be
delivered by Major w. Fl. Trickey at
the Universalist church at 1915 m.
Monday afternoon at the town hall the
schools will hold their patriotic ex-
ercises at $50 O'Clock and listen
to addresses from members of the Post
and Tuesday at 100 the usual exer-
cises will be held in the hall with ad-
dress of the day delivered by Prof.
C. P. Hall of Shelburne Falls, Mass,
who was the first principal of the
Hinsdale high school.
A rural mail route will be laid out
in town soon.
F. w. Cotton is in Boston for few
days this week.
Mrs. E. /. Leach visited in West
Swanzey this week.
The Knitting club met with Mrs. H.
C. Holland yesterday afternoon.
Ernest Thayer and wife of Keene
visited his parents over Sunday.
Miss Florence " Goddard went this
week to Laconia where she is to work
John Golden and wife of Ashuelot
We're at Thomas Raleigh's over Sun
day.
The Ferrin house opposite H. +.
Office is receiving coat OF white
paint.
Mrs. Maria Hartnett of Greenfield
visited her mother, Mrs. Welch, over
Sunday.
Charles Staples and Miss Bertha
Staples were in Orange, Mass, over
Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Ellis is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. John Curran, of Lew
iston, Me.
G. P. Hooker, who spends his winters
in Los Angeles, Cal, with his brother,
has returned.
One drunk was fined $500 for over
indulgence in the ardent before Judge
Howe Saturday.
Miss Kate Bailey and Clarence
Booth attended the chorus convention
in Keene yesterday.
Maybelle Brooks and Florence Brit
ton are spending the week at Bert
Caldwells in Brattleboro.
David Owen fractured two ribs We'd
nesday while moving away hay but
worked the day out nevertheless.
Regular meeting of the fire depart
ment tonight. The hook and ladder
company were out for practice last
night.
DR.. A. A. Pratte of the Polytechnic
hospital, Philadelphia, was. in town
this week visiting friends and former
patients
Rev. w. ]. Wilkins and Mrs. Frank
Bean are in Worcester this week at
tending the Methodist missionary
conference.
A. w. Bliss has purchased the Hins-
dale and Brattleboro express and will
make trips Monday Wednesday and
Saturday of each week.
Miss Lizzie Gray is filling the posi-
ton of stenographer at the Granite
State shop this week. Miss Dexter be-
ing in Springfield Mass.
John Quigley is to move from the
McCaughern house on Canal street to
the Marden house on Mortified street
and j. p McCaughern will move in
Lederman's New York Specially
company played at the Opera house
Saturday night. There were some
good specialtes in their repertoire.
Some of the little friends of Norman
Scott gave him surprise party at his
home on Hancock street Saturday. and
passed the afternoon with games and
refreshments.
The young ladies of the Congrega-
tional church gave a May supper in
the vestry Wednesday evening. fol-
lowed by a pleasing musical enter
tainment by the little children.
Mrs. A. F. Fisher, Miss Rest Metcalf.
G. A. Robertson and NJ. S. Leach have
been elected delegates to county con-
vention of Congregational churches to
be held in Marlboro June Z and s.
Percy Booth, who has been working
in a drug store in Northampton. was
home the first of the week and has
gone to work with his former employ
err, c. X. Raynsford, in his new Wor-
cester store.
The opening game Of the season