The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-02

Two Deaths in Town. annery May BE
Rebuilt.

The friends Of Air. and Mrs. Myron
Stafford former residents here, we're
shocked yesterday % receive news Of the
death Of their only on, Harry Stafford.
In Louisiana where he was with an nm
Gle, Alex Hamilton learning The lumber
business Harry was born il Bethel
about "a years ago and afterward went
% sutton. p. o. with his parents, when
they sold their house on Church street
to Cashier e A. Davis Harry was q
promising boy and had developed into
"a fine young man, whose loss will be
severely felt by his parents.
Myron y Whitaker. aged go a life.
long resident. died Wednesday morning,
after an illness or week with the
grippe ne had not been confined to the
house and was out the day before. He
was farmer il prosperous circum
stances and Is survived BY wife and
one SON. Willis Whitaker. The funeral
services were held this forenoon from
his late home.
Carl Sleeper Of Barnard Is taking the
census in Bethel
Miss Kadyo Wilson is home from Bos-
ton university for the Easter vacation.
A daughter Pauline Turner. was born
March 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wight
Mas Mabel Miller has returned from
visit % her sister, Mrs. 3. T. Davis,
at salem, n, II
The u r. Arnold house on North Main
street has been ieased to Thomas J. la.
we're for one year.
Albert Stearns WAS on the street this
week for the FIRST time since an Illness
Of several months
O. N Banows has bought Of Miss Ann
Sargent d pieee Of land in the rear Of
his home premises.
Mrs. J. B. Bradley o. Ludlow Is visit.
ing her brother, James Graham, and her
niece, Miss Grace Upper.
Miss Ellen Preston returned from Bur.
lingtou Friday where she bad been for
a month for surgical treatment.
i. Robinson Of Rochester was IN
town Monday 70 confer with p. "A. Fisher
in regard 70 rebuilding the tannery.
benjamin Washburn s home from the
General Theological seminary IN New
York and Ralph Shaw from the univer-
sity Of Vermont.
The r. @ Fisher company has car.
penters engaged IN putting On q new
roof for the hide house, which was not
destroyed in the are Of April 2li 1909.
j. J. Carney 81 Havcrhill Mass, was
IN town the first ii the week lie has
leased the Chase cottage 1t Lake Ansei
and viii spend part Of the summer here
Edward Sprague Payne, aged u years,
during biz later life, a resident Of this
village, died At hts farm ID Braintiee,
Wednesday, after sn illness 81 six days
/ with pneumonia re was spending e
few days alone At bis farm, disposing o.
last years cut Of hay when neighbog
called last week Thursday and finding
! him ~, notified his daughter Mrs Roy
lL Persons, OF this village, who was with
him fron the next morning til bis
death,
John Payne, grandfather ~ the de-
ceased, was one 81 the earliest settlers
81 Bethel. surveyed the town, suggested
iits name and was The first Of the sign-
ers in l7is of tie articles Of agreement
lat Hanover, n II. which paved the way
ir the towns charter Mr.. Payne
twas born ia Cabot April is, 1892 aud
/ il 1910 moved with his parents 10
Randolph There he lived tin bis mar
rlaee. n 1850 "a Aaeline Flint Of Brain
free, when they moved TO that town.
which WAS his home until about IS
wears ago when he came 70 Bethel and
i built house, where Mrs Payne died
seven years ago
! OF his brothera and sister, only one
Hiss Lucy Payne Of this village sur
wives HIM. Besides Mrs Persons. the
children are Misses Nellie. Ada and
Alice Payne, an 81 Boston. an uncle.
Samuel Payne. was the founder Of
lPavnesyille, now better known as South
Randolph, where be left farm to each
Of Bic six children Funeral services
we're held at Braintree to-day AZ one
loelock with intameut there beside
/ the remains Of his wife