Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
THE PUTNEY COLUMN


Few deaths have occurred liz Pzrrrrer
In recent years which have caused s-p-E
universal regret as that OF jerome Z
shaw. wh0 died last FRIDAY morning a.
reported briefly IN The Phoenix last vFeeE
NJ shaw was IA guUd health urrE sspr-rr
two weeks before his death On Wei
nesllzy % last week h. was attacked with
Neuralgia o. rhs heart. but was confined
10 r1s house only one dzv Thursfa--
Mr- Shaw was born In Ezst P1ruev
Nov :, lsal, and vas the y0uugszr q
i've children q Varnum and I.ouisa Lord
shaw and grandson q william $50
who served In the war OF lslz VERY
carry n LIE ysruze v Shaw BEGAN 10
assume the burden Of family sT1uu1-r
MS parents being ps0or and LIS father an
invalid AT the age Of Il he bought the
nucleus Of mis- present farm running
largely II debt for it He Lzho-ed eusr-
gsticsIiy. exercising good Judgment and
prladeures and mis- ssT1xzs met with vel
Desired succsss- The farm which Is
located in the Great Meadow In East
EurnEE- where suns fierce euEzEsusuzs
took place In the French ard Indian var
Is about 1l9 acres IN extent and is one OF
the most fertile and productive farms IN
town Inc food q 1881 Destroyed rhs
barns On the place. hu1 new ones were
erected lncludiug e large barn for gen
sra4 purp1sas- a tobacco sdU-ehousE- curu
c-ib and owner buildings Ii Shaw
farming and formerly raised ro1accO
extensively but In recent years he had
devoted n1mse1 principally 10 raising
Popcorn harvesting from $50 70 SJee
bushels annually. which hs disposed q
n Portland Maine and B1s1uu He also
kept from 50 70 50 head Of cattle
Mr. shaw married On June = 1sEz
Adelaide JoslyZ. the yuuug=sz OF ten
daughters OF BENJAMIN and Caroline
RUruriH JOseyu o. Purney. VINO was 3
Charming h=lpm=st throughout their 40
years q married life Their only child
was Emma Eho was married 70 Gorge
T Aplin Of East Purnzy and died IN 1ss5.
Nj Shaw was Ehs last survivor Of his
fathers family he vas = brother q ne
late George Shaw o. Portland 4 prosper
Gus and widely known merchant De Is
survived uy q widow Mr.. and Ms Shaw
bought the Waite house IN this village
and moved tu1o u As- March although
retaining Lhsir farm
NJ Shaw was one q The most con-
pzEi01zhls O men Gifted with q genial
temperament and robust health. his
Presence WIS AZ al times a Pleasure and
ms hone life was delightful II vas
easy for hin 70 do a kindusss and his
generous nature. his rugged honesty and
lis sincerity o. purpose we're ctzz-ac1z--
lsrLcs which made him many friends
Re was a member Of Delta lodge Knights
O. Honor.
The funeral was held al ths h0use in
thls village al ? o clOcE Sunday and Vas
E-gsly attended Rev 7 .. king
pastor o. the Congregational church
dictated and Z Il Miller Of Durn-se-s-0-
sang The burial was IN MI Peasant
cemetery, the bearers being Tnsnd0-e
Lord a Boston Frank Day Of Newton
Centre, Mass. D. VIII Szzv q Man
chester. Maine, Wz1tz- Szb1n q Portland
Maine, and Rufus jacobs and George T
AF-in o. this town Among Lnose present
from away besides those already men
toned were ALrs. Lord Ms Day Mrs
VII Shaw. Mrs Hattie Tees and Mrs
Annie Parker and dz1Enrs- o. Wluchen-
don Mass. Mrs A51is Could @ C1icuE-z
Mass. and Ms Jennie Hopkins q North
Adams, Mass