The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-03
WEST HALTAX.
Death Of Charles A. woFdsa In Gala
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The following obituary from the oai,
latin MAJ Democrat OF May ~ 70 OF
local Interests
Wednesday morning st l.so the cur
tain wa. rahs down upon the last scene
m the life ~ our highly esteemed and
beloved fellow citizen. q. A. worden.
lie had been . great sufferer for weeks
from Bright . disease and fully realized
the nearness Of the end. lie was bern
Nov, IL, 1887. In West Halifax, VII
was left faiheriess AT he age OF Two
years. and ~ the age OF IL his mother,
whom he often. said was the best anu
irnest friend he ever had, lett h,m
10 battle with the world. lie made his
home with nm elder brother, the late
II. Il. worden, Of this neighborhood. nn'
III III years 81 age when he began
work In the car shops, where he became
an expert mechanic. In isds, he and
his brother, II. H., came to sheridan
townsbip and settled, aud In 1869 he
was married 10 Sarah Lewis. About
seven years ago the brother died and
Charles bought property and moved TO
town In November. 1908, since which
time he had become known 10 almost
every person in the town. A man OF
strong convictions and plain speech, ne
never failed TO impress those VINO
crossed his views with the fact there
were two sides 60 a question. Though
his religious opinions were nj variance
with current theology, yet no man ~
the county held honesty, sincerity, ana
truth in higher esteem than he. and no
man despised trickery. hypocrisy ana
sham, or used stronger language 70 con.
denim the person who was guilty OF
such acts. His sympathetic nature led
him 10 do many acts Of kindness and
charity, known only 10 the beneficiaries
because Of his unassnming and unpre-
tentious manner. He leaves n sister,
Mrs. Lucinda Howe, living in Winehen'
don, Mass. and two brothers, FRANK
and George r.. living near the OLD
homestead in West Halifax. both prom.
men, In nublic affairs in their county.
Frank having been one OF the Judges OF
the county court for number OF years
II. p. worden. nephew. living in state
Line. Ind. is the only relative that
could be present. Brief funeral SER
vices were conducted from the Metho.
dist church by Rev. G.. W. Rhudy and
interment was in the Creekmore Gene
tery by the side of his wife, who pre-
eeded him 81 wears. II those whom
Charles A. Worden has helped over the
rough places by substantial assistance
in time Of need are grateful to their
benefaetor his grave will be kept green
and his name will not be forgotten.
Leland Cooke of Brattleboro was at
his fathers, Z. s. Cookies, over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Whitney were in
Brattleboro Monday and Tuesday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zina Leonard visited Mt
W. +. Clark's in Buc kland Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Rockwell from
Brattleboro visited at Judge Worden's
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown of
Greenfield visited his sister. Mrs. Ann
Ball, over Sunday.
Miss Grace Howard of Winchendon,
Mass. visited her uncle. G. p. Worden,
the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Eames of Brat
tleboro were at her fathers, F. 7.
Miner Is, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Loveland of
Brattleboro visited her mother, Mrs.
Briggs, at Judge Worden's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Young of Glas-
". AOuu., NlSlttu hSi cistOls 1sAAS'
f. N. Worden, for the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luren Eames of MARI
boro were at Mrs. Eames Is parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. II. Copeland's, Sunday.
Mrs. Tracy Knott and daughter, Eta
Nav, of Westfeld. Mass, visited her
grandmother, Mrs. Susan Larrabee, and
aunt, Mrs. Emma Pratt, Sunday.
Harvey Canedy of Brattleboro and
his two daughters, Gertrude and Edith,
and son, Robert. were over-Sunday Wis
itors at his mother s, Mrs. Susan Lar
rabee's, and his sisters, Mrs. Emma
Pratt's.
All who are interested in improving
and putting in more respectable shape
the cemetery at West Halifax will meet
on Saturday, June IL, at 9 clock a. m.
If bad day, the following Monday
will do. 1t is very important that we
take this matter in hand and complete
a work that has been too long neglect
ed.