Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
MARYLAND.


parents and grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Ainsworth.
Harold G.. Rugg and Mr. Com
stock of Hanover were week end
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Under
wood.
William p. Davis, eldest son of
William e., and Addie Barker
Davis, died at 7 o'clock, a. m, We'd
nesday, Feb. 9, after an Is weeks
illness of typhoid fever, aged 30
years. Young Davis was born and
passed all of his life in town, receiv-
ing his education in the public
schools of Hartland. He learned
the blacksmith's trade of A. w.
Varney in l9o0-l90l, and since Nov
ember, 1907, he has conducted a
successful business in Hartland viii
lage, in the shop owned by l.. E
Merritt. Mr.. Davis was a general
favorite among the townspeople be-
cause of his sunny disposition. In
1908 he was captain of the Hartland
baseball nine, and an interested
member of the Y. NJ. G. A,
He leaves father and mother,
four sisters, Mrs. Geo. Guernsey,
Mrs. Geo Stillson, Mrs Alice Rice
and Mrs. Annie Burke; six brothers,
Arthur, Harry, Elbridge, Earle.
Floyd and Frederick; an aged
grandmother. Mrs. =. S. Darrell.
besides many other relatives tC
mourn his loss.
The funeral was held in the
Universalist church Friday, Feb
IL, at 80 p. m, the Rev. Stanley
Gates Spear of Dexter, Me-, speaking
comforting words to the bereaved
The body reposed in a pale gray
rasket surrounded by many beautiful
flowers The bearers were Elisha
Flower of Woodstock, Allen II
Britton, Frank E Darrell and Frank
A. Durfhey Burial in the village
cemetery.
Elbridge Davis of Norwich Uni,
versity was at home a part of last
week on account of the death of his
brother.
E. G Durfhey and daughter, Mrs
w. n. Patterson of Ludlow, were in
town last week.
The nurses, Miss Lura Metcalf
and Miss Horton, who have been
caring for w. P. Davis, have return
ed home.
Mrs G. A. Sturtevant and p. Fl
Fauelly of White River Junction
attended the funeral of w P. Davis
last Friday.
Mrs. Evaline Parker and E. 1.
Walker spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Walker at Bellows
Falls.
Mrs. George L. Hadley invited
Mr.. and Mrs Allen Dudley, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. S. Ainswoath and Mrs R.
w. Headle for an afternoon at whist
Wednesday, Feb 9, it being her
birthday.
We copy the following notice
from the February ! issue of the
Milwaukee Sentinel concerning
former resident of Hartland Four
Corners Mr.. and Mrs Hawkins
resi- ded where Mr. and Mrs. George
Stillson now live.
Mrs. Eliza P. Hawkins died ON
Sunday in the home Of her son-in-
law. DIR. William G. Raynor, 279
Twenty-second avenue, aged 100
years. two months and eight days
Old age was the cause of her death.
Funeral services will be held in the
residence at 2 80 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon Burial in Forest Home
cemetery.
Il was born in 1909, the same
year that Lincoln was" she would
often say with smiling face to
new acquaintance. Vermont was
her native state In 1863 she mar
ried Elisha Hawkins. They came
west in 1857, settling in Fond Du-
Lac. living there until 1876, when
they came to Milwaukee. Mr.. Haw-
kins died in 1889. aged 81 years
Her long life is attributed to her
being firm believer in plenty of
rest Although hard worker she
never forgot the rest periods. DIR.
Raynor ascribes her long life in part
to a tenacious love of life that always
animated her. She never spoke of be-
i,,cy trad If life or rnattiunr raady for