Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-25
NORTHFIELD, MASS,

George Field has been called to Chelsea
by the death of his brother, Warren.
A party of 10 attended the church fair
at Warwick and William Priest won a
handsome silk bedquilt while there.
Cards have been received announcing
the golden wedding celebration of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Jackson of Vernon, to
be held on the evening of Nov. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Keet have been
presented with a handsome chair from
the Unitarian sewing society, of which
Mrs. Keet Is an active member.
On Wednesday evening at the close of
the regular meeting of the Eastern Star
an Informal reception was given Mr.. and
Mrs. N w. Keet ana some handsome
silver and cut glass were presented to
them by T. r. Calender in a neat
little speech in behalf of the chapter.
Refreshments were served and short
musical program enjoyed by the mem
bers.
The Pomona Grange, Henry w. Barton
Of GILL master, met here last Friday af-
ternoon and the gathering proved to be
one of the most interesting of its kind
held in the place. dinner was served
by Mortified Grange at noon, which put
the whole company in good humor for
the program. The best methods of
haying" was fully discussed, after which
Miss Matte Sprague of Greenfield gave
a bright talk on Housekeeping in haying
time" Mrs. c. II. Newton of Vernon
making a witty reply. THE relative
value of grass" was considered; also
The best methods of feeding" Read
ings were also acceptably given by mem
bers from Mortified and away
Amos Bigelow, 20, a much respected
citizen of the town, died Tuesday morn
| ing after very brief illness from n
weak heart Mr.. and Mrs. Bigelow had
a xsie 70 In
| Connecticut, and when he went to bed
| on Monday night he was as well as
usual but was dead at O'Clock the fol-
! lowing morning He came to Mortified
| from Crown Point, N Y, about 30 years
! ago and had since been useful and
| highly respected citizen. He married
Miss Mary Lausun, who, with fuuI GILL
dren, survives him. The children are
| Mrs. Kirk Minis, Fostne and Mrs Lucy
| Clark of this town and William. Of Tor
| rington. Mr.. Bigeow enlisted in New
| York company giving unstintingly of his
young manhood, to the cause in the civil
war. He was an active, interested mem
| Der of II. II. Johnson post G. A. r. The
funeral was held on Friday.
Mrs Lucretia w. Moore passed away
on Monday after a long illness. She was
| native of Turner's Falls, being born
| there March IS, 1926 the daughter Of
| Merrill and PAMELA Taft In 1916 she
married James NJ. Moore of Leverett.
Most of her young married life was
| spent in North Hadley and Montague.
| In 1860 she came to Mortified, where she
| had since lived. She was one of the old
| est members of the Congregational
church. of which she was a devoted and
active member until the infrmities Of old
| age compelled her to give up. Four chill
dren survive her, also two sisters and a
| brother Her children are Mrs S. C.
Holton, Merrill T. Moore and w. NJ
| Moore, all of this town, and Cora L.
| Moore Of Tushkahoma. Her sisters are
Mrs Jane Holden of Greenfield and Mrs
Mary Bardwell of Brattleboro and her
brother, Dwight Holden of Detroit Mich.
The funeral was held from her late home
on "wednesday, her pastor, the Rev. N.
Fay Smith, officiating