The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-01-14
EAST DORSET.

"a. II. Freddy has been in town
several days recently,
Emma Seymour has returned from
Arlington where she been visiting her
aunt,
Mrs. Katharine Stone has been
quite i'll during the past week but is
better at the present writing.
"A party Of ten young people went
to Bennington Monday evening to at
tend "Graustark' which was given at
the Bennington Opera House. They
report fine time.
Mrs. j. II. Cochrane recently
received news of the death Of
her sister, Mrs. Palmer, who has been
at Saranac Lake, N. Y, for several
months. The remains were taken TO
Charlottesville, Va, for interment.
Mrs. Grace Ames, who has been in
Glens Falls, N. Y, visiting for some
time, started last Saturday for Florida.
She went with Miss Cordelia Andrus
and John Andrus of Pawlet. Mr.. An
drus is employed in hotel in Florida
and the ladies expect to stay two or
three weeks.
The annual meeting OF the Congre-
gational church was held last Thurs
day evening and the following officers
elected for the ensuing year. Modera-
tor, J. f. Buffum; clerk, Miss NJ. C.
Harwood; treasurer, Miss Gertrude
Brophy; collector and auditor, }. +.
Buffum; deacons, j. II. Nadeau and j.
4. Buffum; business committee, A. j.
Loveland, j, l. Cocbrane and A. E.
Belknap to act with the deacons; ladies'
auxiliary committee, Mrs. II. B. Ken
dali, Mrs. g. M. Wall, Mrs. Sarah
Cochrane, Mrs. Katharine Stone and
Miss Bertha Ames; organist, Miss
Anna Coping.
PERU.
w. |. Whitney returned TO school
work in Rowley the last of the week.
Warmer weather the first OF the
week. The rain of Tuesday took
good deal of the snow, but enough re.
mains for fairly good sleighing
We are sorry to learn of the ser
ious illness of Chas. Whitney at the
home of his son in Woburn, Mass.
where he and Mrs. Whitney are spend
ing the winter. His physician gives
but little hope for his recovery.
AT the morning service Sunday
morning Miss Della Hapgood read
sermon written by Lyman Abbott,
whose subject was the recent earth
quake in Italy. After the sermon Hon.
NJ. J. Hapgood made few remarks
and collection was taken for the bene-
tit OF the survivors.
Mrs. Jane M. Byard, 81. widow Of
Aaron T. Byard, native Of Peru but
whose last years were spent in Towns
bend, died Wednesday in Haverhill,
Mass, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Hiram +. Reynolds. where she
had lived during the last two years.
She had been in fairly good health for
one of her advanced age until few
weeks before her death, when she sus.
tanned paralytic shock, from which
she never rallied. Mrs. Byard's maiden
name was Jane McMullen. She was a
daughter of Lawrence and Mary bat
cheder) McMullen. Her early life was
spent in Peru where she was married
to Aaron T. Bvard of that town Nov.
Is, 1916. Mr.. Byard died II years ago
in Townshend, whittier be had moved
from Peru Il few years previous to his
death. Mrs. Byard had been an active
member OF the Townshend Congrega-
tional church for many years and her
funeral was held there Friday fore
noon at 10 o'clock. and burial was be-
side her husband and son, in the
Townshend cemetery. She leaves five
children. two sons, Andrew A. Byard
OF West Chesterfield. N. H.. and John
l.. Byard OF Southboro. Mass, and
three daughters, Mrs. John g. Miller
Of Williamsburg. Mass, Mrs. Hiram
r. Reynolds Of Haverhill, Mass, and
Mrs. John l.. Howard OF Brattleboro.
One son, Willard II. Byard. died six
years ago. Mrs. Byard is the last Of
the generation Of those marrying into
the Byard family ofthis town, her bus
band, Aaron T. Byard. being the only
son and the youngest Of the eight child
run Of Aaron and Anna Duuster Beard
who settled IN Peru in ls02 each OF
whom lived 10 the good old age Of %
years.
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