Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-27

community Rev. F. A. Wells of Ran
dolph Center spoke upon sTbe pulpit's
message to the community" Prof. c.
II. Morrill, OF the Normal school spoke
upon "What the church owes to the COM
munity." The discussion assigned to
Rev. j. A. Sweet of Brookfield, who was
kept from attendance by the illness of
Mrs. Sweet, was discussed by Rev. w. 7.
Sparhawk and NJ. NJ. Wilson. The
theme was, "What the community owes
to the church." The attendance was not
large, but the discussions aroused a deep
interest.
The Sick List.
Mrs. Waldo Flint of Braintree Hill I'M
derwent second operation, of severe
abdominal nature, at the sanatorium
Monday, performed by DIR. II. c. Tink-
ham OF Burlington, assisted by Drs. F. c.
Angel and A. c. Bailey. Mrs. Flint
rallied well and is progressing favorabIy.
Floyd, little son of Leroy Martin, who
lives in the Micah Mann house on Cen
trail street, has developed case of scarlet
fever from some unknown source and the
house is quarantined.
Mrs. Audrey Howard has been very
sick with pneumonia, but is now little
better. Her nurse is Mrs. Emma Peake.
Rev. Homer White is quite ill with
grip and bronchitis. Mrs. White is also
victim of the malady. Mrs. Jennie
Crown is nursing at the home.
Byron Goodwin is just out after three
weeks siege of the grip.
Miss Esther George is threatened with
pneumonia and is being cared for by her
mother, Mrs. Z. A. George.
John NJ. Brown has been housed for
five weeks by the grip.
Mrs. Alfred Eaton has been housed
with the grip for over five weeks.
Funeral Of the Late e. NJ. Bean.
Bethany church was filed last Thurs
day afternoon with those anxious to pay
the last tribute Of respect to the late Ell
mer Bean. whose death occurred Monday
noon, the 18th inst, as the result of an
operation for appendicitis.
In the large assembly of sincere mourn
ers were nineteen men and three officers
of the Vermont National Guard, of
which the deceased was color sergeant.
The detail was from Company ii of Mont
pelier and Company F OF Mortified, and
the officers were Major f. L. Howe of
Northfield. 1t. c. III. Wilkinson and
Serg. DR.. X. Pettee of Montpelier. There
were also present 10 members of the
Woodmen's drill team from Barre-12 of
them in the handsome uniform of the or
der-four of the Fraternal Order of Ea-
union of that city.
Among the relatives and personal
friends in attendance were Misses Ger
trude and Jessie Pearsons of Montpelier.
Cecil Rogers and Fred Sanders of Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders of Tunbridge; Mr..
and Mrs. +. A. Holt, A. A. Hunt, Frank
Perras, M. S. Levin, Len Averill, David
Gilbertson, A. B. Goneo, j. y. Kelley and
James r. Coutts of Barre.
The floral tributes were very lovely and
so numerous as to form bank of bloom
behind the casket. They included a pill
low of roses. carnations and sweet peas
from the Randolph BARRIERS, a wreath of
callas, sweet peas and pinks from Com
pany F of Mortified, wreath from
Company II of Montpelier, pillow Of
white roses and pinks with gold eagles
inscribed "F. o. E." from the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, Barre; wreath of callas,
roses and pinks from the BARRIERS union
of Barre. pillow of white roses, pinks and
callas from the Modern Woodmen OF
America; bouquet Of white roses and one
of pinks from the Brooks street school of
Barre, in which Mr.. Beams sister, Miss
Clara, teaches; bouquet from the ladies of
Bethany guild, Randolph, and a pillow
from Mrs. Lucretia Pearsons and family.
Montpelier Besides the above there
were many individual gifts of flowers.
Rev. Fraser Metzger officiated at the
funeral, assisted by Rev. w. T.Sparhawk,
a cousin of the deceased UGatherino
Home" "Still, Still with Thee" and 4
''One Sweetly Solemn Thought were
sung by quartet composed of DIR. w. NJ. /
Kelly, DR.. A. G. Bailey, John Lamson
and A. III. Beedle. Before the departure 4
from the church, the burial offices of 4
both the Woodmen and the Eagles were 4
read by representatives Of those orders.
The militia formed the escort, and two /
soldiers, two Woodmen, two Eagles and 4
two members of the arbers' union acted \
as bearers. At the grave salute of three \
volleys was fired and the bugler sounded /
taps.