The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
Death OF Leonard Calvin Cook.

Leonard Calvin Cook. whose death was
briefly noted ~ last weeks l.eioTmer
I had been able TO be about the place al
though suffering for some months from
rights disease, which was induced by
lead poisoning from bullet which hc
had carried in has shoulder since the Civil
] War. lie was born in ManlsbOrn, aud
was son OF Leonard X. and Harriet
/ lRamsdolll Cook OF that town. lie en-.
listed IA company ii, Sth regiment. Yer
/ mont volunteers, in 1901; was wounded
4 Ia a skirni-h with some rebel soldiers
/ june % ls62 lie went into hospital nm.
/ I'll the wound healed returned 10 his
company and remained until expiration
| ol his 3.ycar term OF enlistment, in 1861,
| doing a brave soldiers full duty although
/ the ball in his shoulder Joint gave HIM
/ constant trouble. lie was married to
Miss Lucy Augusta Allen of Ward,horo,
Jan. !, 1867, and lived there until 1873,
when they moved to Vernon, and in 1859
purchased the place where they have
since lived. -Four children were born 10
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, three of whom are
now living, Edwin l.. OF Baldwinyllle,
Mass; Fred \. Of this town, and Allen
X. OF Conway, Mass; also one grand
child. Mr.. Cook was a genial and gen
erous hearted man who was much Is
teemed by all his acquaintance and es-
pecially by his comrades OF the e.. \. X.
He was a man OF such fortitude and grit
that lac has persistently labored year
after year with the leaden missile in his /
shoulder, frequently causing its disloea |
ton and abrasions Of the cyst which |
caused the lead poisoning from which he |
suffered some Y or 10 years. Mr.. Cooks |
funeral was held at his late home Satur- /
day afternoon Rev. Mr. Locke of Ilins I
dale officiating, and was largely attended. |
The esteem in which he was held and /
sympathy for his family was shown by |
many floral tributes from his relatives
and friends and from the Mortified
Grand Army Post, the Woman's Relief
corps the Sons of Veterans and the Yer
non Ladies Circle. A delegation from
the cemetery and held the burial service
of the Grand Army and covered the
casket with the national flag, Among
the out of town friends present Mt the
funeral were Mrs. NJ. T. Winchester of
Wilmington. Mr. and Mrs. DOR A.
Wakefield OF Wardsboro, Mrs. T.. w. |,
johnson and daughter, Mrs. Geo. Allis OF
northampton: Mrs. II. II. Ramsdell of
Worcester, Chas., a Allen OF Baldwin;
Mrs. II. j. Allen of Brattcboro, Mr. and
Mrs Wallace Cook and Mrs. c. \.
Smith of Conway, Mass; Clarence Smith
of Northampton and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
G. johnson of Gill. j
Luther B. Streeter visited his mother,
Mrs. b. A. Streeter, over Sunday. q
George II. Barnes of Wavery is at his o
brothers., A. G. Barnes, this week. c
Miss Roby Wright has been spending
several days with friends in Brattleboro. !
Miss Bertha Martindale visited her I
brother and sister at IL. W. Fairman's, 5
asst weels
Mr. and Mrs, Guy Johnson of Gill are Z
,uests of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hale, !,
his week. h
Miss Hannah Conway, guest of Miss il
nez Akley, returned home to Amherst
N Monday.
Miss Elsie Martindale went to her
ome in Gill last Saturday for a few
7eeks vacation. A
Mrs. J. N. Nance of st.. Augustine,
Ia. came last week and is boarding at Il
Irs. L. M. Cooks. to
Don A. Wilcutt of Brattleboro was a
,eek-end guest at Woodlawn farm, with ca
!, II. Akley and family. at
Miss Tina Streeter commenced study at Ell
ne Brattleboro branch of New York
usiness College. this week. NJ
Miss Lula NJ Morse returned to her DC
ONE in Worcester, Monday, a1ter Vlslt- al
70 her aunt, Mrs. M. |. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. Akley attended to
,e golden wedding anniversary OF Mr. on
I'd Mrs. E. w. Miner at Guilford, Tues an
~.
4 republican caucus will be held Aug. me- m,
J, at 7.3O o'clock, in the Withheld hall, Al
nominate candidates for town repre- SIS
NATIVE and justices of the peace. TO
Mr.. and Mrs Moses D: Fox of Stanton; -
inn, formerly Of Wilmington; visited an az,
George H. Hubbard's last Saturday. MI
r Fox and Mr. Hubbard were COM Dc pc
des in the Civil War We
Vernon Union Sunday school will hold ~
basket picnic at Central Park, next ma ma
ednesdav afternoon The friends of 7 Mt
e school are all cordially invited and W,
nleasant time is anticipated. Each one hal
asked to assist in furnishing food for the
pper. which will be served at 5 o'clock the