The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
MARSHFIELD.
Two Aged and Well Known Residents
Died on Following Days.


Remember Cole, the oldest resident Of
this town. passed away early Saturday
morning, Mr.. Cole was born in Rho
BATH Mass, April Is, 1877, the son of
Darius and Amy Sprague Cole. He had
lived in Marshfeld since he was seven
years old, surviving his wife by ten
years. He has had the tender care of
his only child, 0rville d. Cole, and his
wife, living in their family since the
death of his wife. "Uncle Member"
was highly respected by young and old
and his example OF industry will long
be remembered. Not until two years
ago did he give up working in the field
with his son, and one year ago was in
the garden and field to some extent.
Mr.. Cole is survived by the son, o. d.
Cole, two grandchildren, Miss Eleanor
r. Cole Of Barre and Mrs. Merton
Briggs OF this town; one great grand
child, little Eleanor Briggs, and one
sister, Mrs. Olive Freeman, in Hartford,
Conn. The brother and sister had not
met for IS years. Mrs. Freeman has
reached the advanced age of 81 years.
The funeral was held from the Cole
home last Sunday, with burial in the
Dwinell cemetery beside his wife and
daughter, Eleanor, who died many
years ago. Rev. l.. 4. Fortney OF
Plainfeld read two beautiful poems and
made brief remarks. The bearers were
Owille d. Cole, Edgar A. Lamberton,
Sherman Lyford and Roswell S, Hud-
son. Four very aged people attended
the funeral, Mrs. Loyina Lyford, aged
81, of East Montpelier; Willard Sprague,
aged so, OF Williamstown cousins Of
the deceased and Mrs. Malinda Bemis
and Mrs. Jewell Of this town, both
over 50 years Of age. In less than six
weeks we have laid to rest four OF our
oldest citizens, John Severance. Samuel
Bcmis, Remember Cole and George Woos-
ter 1t is remarkable fact that Mr..
Cole anxiously awaited the morning mail
for then he read The Times through I'M.
til four weeks previous to his death.
II. d. McCrillis and family and Miss
Ruby +. Davis were in Greensboro Sun
day at the McCrillis cottage on Cas-
plan lake.
Mrs. Mary Sanford has been quite
i'll with cold and asthma. Her daughter
from Barre came Friday for an indef-
mite stay.
W. H. Martin OF Plainfeld is running
meat wagon TO this town twice each
week, with Lyle A. Tucker as manager
Of the route
Mrs. K. r. Ide returned from the
Hitchcock Memorial hospital, Hanover,
! n. H., Saturday and is as well as could
be expected.
The ladies' aid society realized quite
sum from their harvest dinner, sup
per and sale, and would thank all who
50 generously patronized them on Fri
day.
The cooperative creamery paid its
patrons 32c per ID. for butter fat for
September butter with a surplus Of 10
per cent. Milk tests ranged from 800
to 500
Rev and Mrs John Lawrence of Chel-
sea are in town for several days va
cation from their duties. Mr.. Lawrence
being pastor Of the Congregational
church there.
Huskings were in evidence last week
and this week promises as much fun
and work. Friday evening johnnie En-
his led with 100 bushels. Saturday
evening Herbert Emery had 100 bush
els.
Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. L. p.
Slack and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund T. Hamilton Of st. Johnsbury,
called on friends in town Sunday, en-
route for Montpelier. They made the
"Trip in Mr.. Hamiltons auto.
Those from out OF town to attend the
funeral OF the late Remember Cole were
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Lyford and Mad
am Lyford East Montpelier, Miss EIean-
or r. Cole Of Barre, Miss Emery BEN
ton Of Montpelier and Willard Sprague
Of Williamstown.
Mrs. Horace Brown has been sick in
bed over nine weeks, with a eomplica-
ton of rheumatism and stomach trou.
bles. Mrs. Brown has been in the care
OF a trained nurse six weeks. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown have the sympathy OF their
many friends in their trouble.
Another Of our towns pioneers passed
away Sunday. when George Wooster
died, at O'clock. following stroke
which he suffered Thursday. Mr.. Woos-
ter never fully regained consciousness,
but knew members OF his family for a
few moments, at intervals. Mr. Woos-
ter had been in extremely poor health
several years, but retained his business
faculties remarkably, not entirely giving
up his mercantile business until within
a short time. The funeral was held
from his late home Thursday ut 2
o'clock Mr. Wooster was in mercan-
tile business in this town over 90 con
seeutive years and the first freight train
over Central Vermont railroad, brought
an invoice of goods for him, to Mont
lpelier. Mr.. Wooster was known
throughout the state and viii long be
remembered. He is survived by wife,
four daughters, Miss Florence Of Barre
City; Ella, Mrs. Charles Lilley of this
town; Miss Grace OF Waterbury, Conn;
and Dorothy of this town. Burial was
in the Wooster cemetery in this village,
beside the two young sons, George, jr.
and Frank, who died several years ago,