Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-16
The Late r. c. Fsrnswoan..


dened our community by taking one
who, though not resident Of this town,
was yet so closely connected with it as to
seem to belong TO us.
Herbert Clayton Farnsworth, son OF
William and Phoebe Farrswcrth of this
place. was horn in the old home on the
hill Aug. 81, 1853 His early boyhood
was spent on the farm, but before man
hood was reached his parents moved to
East Braintree. Some time before the
death of his father, he purchased OF him
the old home, which be owned when
death cane, although ne had not lived
there fer several years.
April II, 1885,, he was married to Liz
zie A. Buttertield OF Roxhury. Five Little
ones came to cheer the lives of father
and mother, the Oldest CT these, Helen, be-
ing nearly thirteen and the youngest only
little past four years.
About 1897, Mr.. Farnsworth purchnsej
the sawmill and gristmili OF this place,
which he owned for about ten years,
when it was sold TO its present owner and
Mr.. Farnsworth took a few weeks Of
much-needed rest and visited relatives in
Boston, Pennsylvania and Louisiana.
Upon his return from this visiting trip,
he purchased the farm formerly owned by
Carl Smith at Randolph Center, which
has been his home since then.
Mr.. Farnsworth was so well known
that it seems almost unnecessary to speak
of those qualities that will make him so
greatly missed. Honest and always a
worker, a man who believed, and proved
by his life that he believed, that every
mans word should be as good as his
bond, he VIII be greatly missed among a
I L. II II IL
though always hard working man, he
yet found time for many little deeds of
kindness and charity. A comparatively
young man, it seems hard that he should
have to leave his work yet unfinished, but
God knows best.
During the short illness. be often COM
planned of being tired, and as be lay in
his casket, surrounded by the beautiful
flowers, with the peaceful look on bis
face, one could but feel that he was at
rest.
Only little over week ago. Mr.
Farnsworth was taken i'll with y hat APP
peared to be case OF grip, but complica-
tions developed into typhoid pneumonia,
which ended in death about 30 Sunday
morning. Friday, tf1e message carc TO
the brother and sisters that there was no
hope and to come IL they wished to see
him once more. Four of the sisters and
the only brother reached him before the
end, and while he knew and could talk
with them.
To the mourning friends it is hard to
understand Gods dealings and t seems
doubly hard that life so useful should
be called home, while the little ones so
need fathers care, yet what is our loss
is his gain.
The widow and little ones have the
sympathy of the entire community. Be
sides the wife and children, there are left
to mourn the loss of kind and affection
ate brother, five sisters-Mrs. ii. b.
Loomis of Marshall, Mimi, Mrs. 4. IL.
Chadwick of West Brookfeld, Mrs. Guy
CIough, Mrs. +. 1. Clafiin and Mrs.
Charles Sumner of Brsintree, also one
brother, II. J. Farnsworth, also OF Brain
tree.
The funeral was from the home in Ran
doiph Center Tuesday at O'Clock, Rev.
Mr.. Wells of that place officiating.
There were present 10 attend the funer-
al and by their presence to comfort the
sorrowing wife. Mrs. Farnsworth's faith
err, Stephen Butterfieid, and daughter
Mary, of Roxbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Butterfield of Oxford, Mass, and a sister,
Cassie, from Hyde Park, Mass.