The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
STRATTON.
Climbers of Stratton Mountain.

Climbers of Stratton Mountain.
An item in the paper last week tell
ing of two girls from Wardsboro climb
ing StrattOn Mountain recently, and
stating that so far as known, they were
the first white women to scale the
mountain. made the writer think of
women, six men and herself climbed the
highest part of the mountain, starting
from the Deacon Edwin Grout farm.
where they left their teams and having
to climb a distance of about three
miles to the highest point of what is
called the big mountain. Then the
party took their dinner and after spend
ing few pleasant hours returned
down the mountain and drove to their
homes. the ladies fiattering themselves
that they were the first white women
to brave the ascent of the mountain.
Not until recently did they know TO
the contrary Then they learned that
one Christmas day when there was no
snow on the ground, except at the top
and few women climbed the mountain
srom the same place as mentioned
above. Three of the women were Mrs
Edwin Grout and her daughter Carrie
(bOth of whom died several years ago.
and Mrs. Masena Bald. The first party
mentioned were Mr.. and Mrs Emery
Eddy Of Bratteboro, Henry Payne of
Lackey, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Eddy and
their son and daughter Herman and
Ethel. In the summer of 1907 a party
OF 10 people drove to the Circuit farm.
taking as nearly as possible the same
route to the top of the mountain They
were Mrs, A. J. Circuit, Mrs Grace
Circuit of Brooklyn, N. Y, Miss Ethel
a lyg Nt
Mass; Warren Niles of Jamaica, Misses
May Lyman and Ethel Eddy, A. J. and |
f. G. Pike and Henry Lackey of this
town. In 1908 a party of four women |
and four men, DR.. Gertrude Burling-
ham and Miss NJ. Grace Breckenridge
Of Brooklyn, n. Y, Edgar Johnson of
Goes, y, f., Miss May Lyman, Miss
and Ray Lyman of this town drove to
the same circuit farm, climbing to the
same point of the mountain and all en-
loying the climb and visit None of
those mentioned spent the night on the
mountain. No doubt other parties
have climbed to the top of this grand
old mountain.
Valley fair next week.
f. A. Eddy's.
Rev. R. A. Nichols of Waterbury.
Conn. visited at f. A Eddy's Tues
day.
Mr., and Mrs C. !. Allen were at
Mrs Emma Knapp 5 in Wardsboro.
Wednesday,
Fred Johnson of New York. formerlv
of this town, called on old acquaint
ances last week.
7. o. Eddy was at home over Sun
day. returning Monday to the county
court at Newfane.
f. G. Pike and Guy Putnam of West
WardsbOro are changing work while
doing their threshing
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Eddy of Proc
torsville visited Mr. Eddy's mother.
Mrs Mary Jane Eddy. and his cousin.
p. A. Eddy, this week.
A corn roast at A. !. Pike S Tuesday
evening was the event of the season
some 30 or more from West Wards
boro and this town being present
They report fine time
Miss Lura A. Eddy, who has been
spending several weeks with her broth
err, E. A. Eddy, went Saturday to stay
over Sunday with her aunt Mrs. Or
rim Johnson of Jamaica, going from
there to her home in West Brattle-
boro.
Mrs. Mary f. Willis, widow of Fred
Willis, who used to call her Vida.
others to think that her name,
passed away Thursday, Sept. IT, She
was the daughter of Benjamin and Fan
ME Bost of Utica, N. Y, and is thou hit
to be upward of 90 years old She
was always lame but used to be a
hard working woman and with very
cheerful disposition Her first husband
was Stephen Plimpton and they lived
for while in Massachusetts, moving
from there to Newfane. They had two
sons, Franklin, who died in 1864, aged
IL, and James, who died in 1872, aged
Is. Mr.. PlimptOn died in 1880. aged
3. Another husband was Henry Lake
md one, Elon Boyd. At this time she
ived in Wilmington, coming from there
With her last husband, Mr. Willie, to
his town, where they were living at
he time of his death, about eight years
Igo. Since then she had suffered much
With rheumatism. being unable to care
or herself and living in West Wards
'oro a few years coming from there
asst March to the home of Eugene
Thomas, where she was kindly cared
or in her last illness by Mr.. and Mrs
'homas. The funeral was held at the
ouse the 18th, Rev W. Boardman of
Vest Wardsboro officiating and several
1embers of the choir from that place
elping with the singing. Thanks are
xtended to all who helped in any wav
nd for the many beautiful flowers
German invention to prevent prema-
IRE burial on the slightest movement in
he coffin causes a box on the surface to
Y open, setting a bell changing. lighting an
lectrip lamn and Shooting ont n b1arl-