The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-04
WAS OLDEST or rosrMAsrERs.
Chester Bsas0n Williams Dead Ai,sT ~
Years Service % unels haAi,

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haI imqn s4fialisit M iisi aiasui lAe Asek
a1sT sustaining : shsssk. IT, igrritfsi b.
sa.i,iaisskh a. postmaster alaani is
msrk, aIlrg h. aiiaihssi hls ma'uiiii, at,i
his srniy tUm thai iin,, sas lsrh an
hi0iuA Ills tsfanmisaitan laafs litr dst'
ilsa. Isl lsAl, all = sisnsai ~ Nathan =
ilaii, ha nae ls''i ii,esiri gfi.at,sl % ".
,aA0haa "a lsHasairni MillaFL Illlmair. u
ntil tbns L. .aah that Mf Williams had
,unllrlts - !sAp "a he srithr - lhsN
NAm, -,
NT Williams aas bain 10 MthhAll, NpH
~ lSM llis sfrnls, Waller and Nnsan
I ilnss1lil Williams, lnui - ialih sls,n'
4 hslf 4 n,ile ttnm The Nillasr u RiniNillr
Z Nh Miilismss ls,k lts,ai aas likr that y
I mang uihsr lads IA thr county lie a.
1 is,,,l,si IN. tlisind sfhnnl and harmed I"
maxi himself n.fiul an his iaihrfs farm,
Al II ~ lasan Nufkins IA ! q, SUMMER ,
,toIr. ahifh AS Ia the huiAlins f@niaih
ins "a. ael knoNn Williams Store ahd
Loot oiiirs II The idossni DAY
The linidK,llr ltosi uihre nas uslaiillsh'sl
I Ia lS4a. ia ihr hulhiing phrW has A
asys hsvn lnoairi Previous e. o. r,'ah
h.bmrnt the i.rnitlr Nrnt Ia south I'm
JonJr,t. ahd ,lamaira faf their MALE
Ne SUMMER was the hfa postmaster
Mr Milliams a. . youth showed AZ ap,i'
tn,lr faf hmsin-ss, and his opportunity Z"
.irikr uui iar himself ramr At an ratlf
ace aud fear Nsats after be- entered the
.ia,- a. huughi cat iihr hnsinr.s ~ ms
rmplatrr with 4, a. Nhtrlrr a. a iafi.
nsr Ibi. Hattnvrship rhniiuu~t until
49,. Whrn Nr William. houghi uui the
Interest III Ma. Nh.elrf aud lruamr snlr
prnmicipr Mr. Williams tan the store
without partner - consecutive Aeais'
sul Il !, .aii h. never usssi pt"nss " "a"
~ collection ~ an account,
When the office ga. iiri "irn'i TIE
postmaster. yearly income after sriilihs
with the government wa about NJ bhf'
ms The ri,il var the CONDENSATION ulsr
10 about slei. The gam has been SLOW
and gradual since then ani ~" lasimas'
ter now uvrriyod about slHi a year iot
NJ. work. m. mail mu.t BE- ready a.
O'Clock Tor the stage which carrie. i ~
miles To- Mnhill station ~ the Ncsi
River railroad The stage j. due Ia hing
hasl, the mail at s3n tn alj N the even
ing. hut a. the Wet River trains dp not
nm close in .ehsFnr the mail B. frequent
Is late The federal authnriiio. evidently
have never ,ucni .lerplcs. nights worry
ing about fhc Bpndyillr office. IN the
iir.i ~ YEAR 81 MI Williams term only
three insuo,tur. ever visited the office.
Mr.. Williams wa. elected Town clerk q
the annual March meeting 10 lSb. lie
continued Ia hold thi. office until March
lpg. when. having served ~ consecutive
vr,r.. n. son. Harold. who had hren I'D, [
assistant for several YEAR. wl. chosen hi i
successor Mr. Williams had been town I
treasurer since ls2. this being hls 9th (
wear IN that office Although urged io de- 1
20 repeatedly. Mr. Williams steadily r.
fused 10 accept other hubble offices, lie I.
wa member pf Ninhal River lodge ri ,
did Fellows ~ Bpndvillc. being initiated
in March 1850. the night the lodge Wa
instituted. He was secretary of the lodge
y years. was representative 20 III" grand
odee Six terms. and served A. district dep
itv grand master two terms,
Mr.. Williams married Emma Jane Ben
on Nov. H. 1850 who died Jan. ~. 1919.
more than ~ year. after their marriage.
Ie i. survived hy three daughter. and
me son. Mr.. Florence \. Clark Of Co
loes. y Y. Mrs Herbert Coleman. MIR.
;ilbert Burbank and Harold {. Williams.
n Of Winhal He j. also survived bv
ne brother Judge Cephas Williams Of
yinhai who has PASSED his slst birthday.
f. has been town agent and Justice Of the
caee continuously for about 80 wears, he
ides holding nearly every office within !
he gif; Of hi tnwBsmen. I