Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-11


George Ford returned to Barre Monday.
Miss Bingham Is working for Mrs. $. b.
Holden.
Mr.. Young has moved back onto the
Croutehey place. NN
Mrs. Georgia Sargent visited IN Ran
dolph few days recently,
Miss Maud Palmer OF Braintree is at
work for Mrs. o. +. Nichols.l
Roy Blanchard OF Barre visited his
mother, Mrs. Fred Holt, last week.
Mrs. S. J. Washburn ana two children
went to Wallingford Saturday to live.
Arthur Adams is boarding at w. W.
Haggett's; Harold Gaylord and Everett
Jackson at Oliver Dutton's.
Emery Smith has moved from the house
he has rented of Ira Carpenter for the last
few years TO his fathers house.
Obituary.
The death OF Mrs. Lunette Durkee Ford,
which occurred at her home Tuesday
evening, April I'd, at IL o'clock OF apoplexy,
came as a great shock TO her husband,
relatives and large circle OF friends and
neighbors, as no one knew but what she
vas in her usual good health. She was
riding out and calling on neighbors that
meeting tnat evening. On returning home
they retired as usual, conversed awhile
and were about to go to sleep. He thought
her breathing sounded q little strange.
He procured a light as soon as possible,
but she had passed away without strug-
gle.
Mrs. Ford was the daughter OF the late
Daniel and Lucy (Smalley) Benedict, born
October 26, 1919, at Montpelier, VT. She
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three years of age. She attended and
taught school in this town until at the age
OF "a years she was married to Frederick
Durkee, May /, 1873. Six children were
born to them, two sons and one daughter
dying in infancy. Three daughters grew
to womanhood-Mr Bessie Coleman of
Boston. Mrs. Blanche Tucker Of this
town, who died three years ago, and Mrs.
Jessie Ketchum OF this place.
Mr.. Durkee died two years ago, June /,
1906 She married William A. Ford, who,
with the two daughters and one grandson,
Carroll Tucker, survive her; also five sis
tiers and two brothers, Mrs. Sarah Gurley
Of Barre city, Mrs. Matte Mayo of Glouces-
ter, Mass, Mrs. Lydia Reed and Mrs.
Abbie Jordan OF Plainfield, N. H., Mrs.
John Pertsm of this place, Carl Benedict
of Barre and Julius Benedict OF Shelburne,
and several nephews and nieces.
Sle was mefnDer OI tue w OtIidu I've
lief corps, also of the Order OF the Eastern
Star, and was secretary OF the Ladies'
Aid society. She was an active partici-
pant in local affairs.
The funeral was held from the Second
Cong'l church last Friday at 2 p. m. Words
of consolation were spoken by Rev. Z. G,
Clarke, Baptist minister Of East RAN
dolph. 'sAbide with Me" and ''Sweet Bye
and Bye" were effectively sung by c. III.
Bigelow, Mrs. Bigelow presiding at the
organ. The funeral conductor was l. N
Abbott. The pail bearers were U. A.
Clark, Rodney Walbridge, Fri Ditty and
John Raymore. The casket was sur
rounded with beautiful floral offerings
from the W. r. c. and o. E. s. and from
sorrowing relatives. Interment was at
East Brookfield beside her first husband.
Those from out OF town to attend the
funeral were Mrs. Bessie Coleman OF Bos-
ton, Mrs. Lydia Reed and son. Eugene
Rice, and Mrs. Abbie Jordan of Plainfield
NH, Mrs. Sarah Gurley, Carl Benedict
and George Ford of Barre city, Clayton
Tucker and son, Carroll, OF East Barre. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Williams of Bethel, Mrs.
Kim ball and son Of Sharon, Mrs. Harvey
Tracy and daughter, Mabel, of Randolph