The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
GUILFoRD.
Death of Mrs. Horace NJ. Goodenough
Last Friday.

Mary Elizabeth hooucuuuki'. '''
of Horace ". Newton, died FRIDAY, Jan;
%. at 5,25 a. m. at her home ~ uuiiIolu
of cerebral apoplexy. Although IN poor
Laalh for the greater part Of the last II
wears and confined to her bed most OF me
time for the past two years, her death
comes as surprise to many She was
horn in West Brattleboro May ], ISL
daughter of Simon Frazier and Emily .
Chase Goodenough. She attended hlen'
wood seminary at that place and alter,
wards learned the tailoress trade. Aprll
1 1861. she married Horace NJ. Newton
OF Greenfield, Mass, but for the past y
wears their home had been IN C'ullioru
where she proved herself good Trend
and a kind ncighbor, always interested IN
ANYTHING which was for the good oil the
community. For many years she was an
active worker in the Universalist church
She leaves besides her husband, a daugh-
ter. Emma, wife of II. +. Prefountaine,
a niece. Mia, who was with her during
her last illness and to whom she has al
WAYS given a mothers love and care.
three grandsons, Louis H.. Frank f., and
Guy NJ PrefOuntaine, a sister, Mrs. Nan
CIV S Cutler, and two brothers, Henry
and Nlelen C. Goodenough of West Brat
tlehoro.
Funeral services were held at her late
home Sunday at ! p. m, Rev. Mr.. Cor
nell officiating. The bearers were 5, \.
Smith, J. Flagg, w. A. Franklin and +.
Coombs.
Marshall Hudson has been critically i'll
with heart trouble the past week.
Windham County Pomona grange meets
next week Thursday with Broad Brook
grange in Guilford.
The board of civil authority viii meet
in the town hall Monday, Feb. I, at !
O'Clock p. m, for abatement OF taxes.
The auditors will meet at o o'clock a. IN.
the same day.
Patrick Ryan is in the Lynch hospital
in Brattleboro where he was operated
upon Tuesday for the removal OF a gland
and four small growths of a cancerous ma
ture from the throat.
Miss Mia j. Newton is very i'll with
pneumonia and general breaking down
of the vital forces consequent on over.
work anxiety and grief at the death OF
her mother, whom she has cared for with
devotion seldom equaled.
Friday evening, Feb. s, in the Congre'
gational church, Rev. +. I. Mathison
Of Brattleboro will present his lecture, \
Trip to Petra. The lecture will be illus
trated with fine set of stereopticon
Holy Land and will prove both entertain
ing and instructive. All are cordially in.
vited.
Mrs. l.; F; Putnam gave an oyster sup
per for the benefit of the Ladies Aid so
ciety on the evening Of Jan. 25, which
was we'll attended although there were
many more who would have gone had
not the day been stormy, while Others
still were kept away by sickness. Those
present are still talking of the excellence
Of the supper served, claiming that II
could not be surpassed in all New Eng.
land.
Edward S. Tubbs of this town. who
was recently tried in Greenfield for tax
ing an oil can, states emphatically that
he was not a party to the crime with
which he was charged and that he had
several witnesses to substantiate his claim.
Mr.. Tubbs said he would have appealed
the case had it not been for the eX-
pense attached to this proceeding. He
thinks the decision of the Judge was
against the evidence presented,
Mrs. l.. F. Putnam went to West
Wardsboro Saturday night in response to
message by telephone announcing the
death of the wife of Mr.. Putnam broth
err, Il. L. Putnam, reaching her destina-
ton about 1890, after nine miles drive
bv stage from the nearest station. She
remained with friends there until after
the funeral and returned to her home
Tuesday night. Wednesday night another
message came stating that E. l.. Putnam
died that afternoon. He was critically
ill at the time of his wife's death. They
leave one son only.