The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
VERNON.
Death of Chester Lee at Advanced Age
of 96 Years.

lhc death Of Chester Lee occurred last
saturday morning, lie has been very
feeble several months but up to his last
| illness had rarely seen a sick day. He
was the oldest citizen in this section hay
I ing reached his Goth birthday anniversary
/ Feb, Il. lie was q descendant OF the fifth
/ generation from Samuel Lee who came
| from England and settled in kilhngly,
/ Conn John, son of Samuel. and jesse,
/ his son. came to Vernon about TAO clear.
| ed up the forest and built for themselves
/ homes. jesse. lr,, father OF Chester, lived
all his life on the place now owned by
/ G, II. Newton and here Chester was born
and lived until he built the house in
/ 1916, where he died In him were found
/ the typical characteristics of this old New
( England family-industry, frugahty and
| strict honesty and uprghtne-s in all his
/ dealings. To his correct habits and tenn
perance in all things. may be attributed
/ his remarkable length of life and well pre-
served faculties Of mind and body. 1t
/ was his custom, until within a year or
| two, to labor daily in the fields and until
/ two years ago he made frequent journeys
/ TO Bethel, Me-. unattended, TO visit his
/ daughter. lie has always taken a lively
/ interest in the public welfare and vot-
/ ed at every presidential election after he
/ was p wears old, from 1892 TO 1904 in
I clusive-l9 times-always voting with the
/ republican party after its organization.
( He also attended every annual March
/ meeting after 1882 until 1905 except one
when he attended the funeral of a rela-
/ tive.
He was regular attendant at the
/ Union church and one Of its most liberal
/ supporters. After the burning of the
/ church eight years ago Mr. Lee earnest
| ly advocated rebuilding and his name led
| the subscription for the new church. In
/ society he was always cheerful and ever
ready to bear his full share Of the bur
/ lens and to lend hand to a neighbor in
/ times of trouble and need
Dec. ), 1893. he married Miss Lydia
! Crouch. who died Nov. Is, 1896, after 63
years of welded life. Two of their three
| children survive. +. Oscar Lee of this
| town and Mrs. Melissa Mason of Bethel,
| Me-. who has been with her father dur
| ing his feebleness and assisted her broth
| or and wife in lovingly administering TO
| his comfort. Four grandchildren and
seven REORGANIZATION also survive. The
funeral was held at his home Monday
afternoon, Rev. r. F. Churchill of Green
| field officiating, and the burial was in
the family lot in the cemetery near his
home. Many floral tributes gave testi-
mony to the affection OF friends.
The ladies' circle will meet next We'd
nesday. Dinner at noon.
The spring term of schools will begin
April s with the same teachers as last
| term.
G. L. Chase of Washington, D. c., has
been spending a few days with his mother,
Mrs, J. c. Chase
Charles l. Davis of Seattle, Wash, is
visiting his father, c. E. Davis, and other
friends in this vicinity.
F. W. Stoddard is appointed by the Sc
lectmen as lister in place Of Philip Frank,
lin, who declined to serve.
George H. Barnes 4 Co. have bought
another timber lot of 20 acres of j. L,
| Hubbard. near the steam mill.