Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-16
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Dean Of Mrs. J. v. Newton.

Mrs. Mary Brewer, wife Of j. Y. New
ton. died shortly after midnight Sunday
al the Randolph sanafOrlum, 10 which she
had been taken fourteen weeks before to
be treated for tumor. An examination
revealing the presence OF an Intestinal
cancer. all thoughts OF an operation had
to be abandoned, and every effort was ex-
ertec instead to render as comfortable a.
possible the few days that remained TO the
sufferer
Mrs. Newton was born in Ironton, KY,
August u. 1874, the daughter OF the Rev.
Wordsw ort h Brewer, Methodist clergy
man. who held the Office OF tax collector
Of the town. one night, " hen Mrs. New
ton was seven years old. disturbance at
the hen house called her father outside
and, as be did not retprn within reason-
able length OF time, his wife went out to
look for MIN. Neither OF the parents were
seen By their children again that night
and their elder son, supposing that they
had gone to watch with some sick neigh
bors, waited until morning before ascer-
tanning their wherea bouts. Then u was
found that the disturbance AZ the hen
house had been made TO draw Mr.. Brewer
out of doors that he might be robbed ana
murdered by rutfians W no thought he had
[ a considerable sum OF the towns money
/ in his possession. His wife, when she
went 10 look for him, was also assaulted
II and left for dead, but WAS able in the
morning TO speak and named the murder
ers OF her husband and herself before she
died.
Three years later, at the age Of ten years,
Mrs. Newton left the South for Vermont
and went to East Bethel, where she lived
with an aune, Mrs. Buck, until her mar
riage in 1865. Being person Of excellent
management and having also natural ap-
titude for cookery she opened in 1881 the
Newton House on South Main street.
which has been, under her direction, a
weil-conducted small hotel and boarding
place for the last twenty four years.
She was a quiet home body with many
cares 10 engage her attention. but in the
Kindness OF her heart found time for
deeds Of helpfulness, aud so lived as TO
win the respect OF the community in
which her lot was cast. The same
patience that characterized her endurance
OF the trials that came upon her IN the
vicissitudes OF life shone forth bravely in
the main ana weakness OF her closing days.
Besides her husband, she left two daugh-
ters-Flora,. wife OF Cortez Nutting, a
merchant Of Littleton, n. H., and Re-
becca, the wife OF Clarence j. Cole and the
successor to her mother in the manages
ment OF the Newton House. Mrs. New
ton is survived, too, by brother, Dan
Brewer Of Boston, whose illness pre-
vented his being present at the funeral.
The service was held al the house Tues
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. Homer
: White being the officiating clergyman,
and a quartet, composed of A. IL. Bsedle,
Dr. w. M. Kelly, Miss NJ. Blanche Spar
! hawk and Miss Z. Kate Howard, sang.
There was large attendance OF friends
and a profusion OF beautiful flowers, in
cluding sci piece from Mr.. Coles fellow
employees at Salisbury Brothers. factory
ana roses from the sanntorium nurses.
The bearers we're II. A. Thomas, w. w.
Morton. A. H. Beedle and q. L. Martin,
and interment was made in Southview
cemetery.