The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
VERNON.
Mrs. Isabel Burrows.

Mrs. Isabel Burrows, whose danger
Gus illness was mentioned in last week Is
paper, died at her home on Thursday,
after three DAYS illness. The funeral
was held saturday afternoon at the
home, and was largely attended. Rev.
ID. T.. Trout was the officiating clergy
man. The bearers were T. c. Stockwell,
George Fairman, H. \. Staten, Daniel
Prescott Jarvis +. and Warner II. Bur.
rows. Interment was in the family lot
at Bernardston, Mass. Relatives who
came from a distance were Mrs; Nellie
Warner and George Warner of Lynn,
Mass. Mrs. John T.. Frost of Newton,
Mass. Mrs. w. II. Burrows and Pliny
w. Burrows of Athol. Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Newton and Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. +. Warner of Brattleboro, and Miss
Mary Warner of Bernardston. Mass.
Isabel J. Warner, daughter of Pliny
and Lura Warner, was born in Bernard
ston, Mass, May 10. 1886. She attend
ed school in her native town and Chico
pee Falls. Mass. In 1858 she was mar
ried to Hunt W. Burrows. coming a
bride to the old Vernon House, then
known as Burrows Hotel, which was her
home for many wears. Four sons were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Burrows of whom
two died in infancy. The others, Jarvis
+. and Warner H., are residents of Yer.
non in the home near the old hotel
where Mrs. Burrows moved soon after
the death of her husband, July 3, 1874.
Seldom leaving her home Aunt
Ibbieo had warm interest in all the
affairs of the neighborhood in particu-
lar and town in general. Young and old
were equally welcome in the home,
where the smaller school children, dis
missed early, waited for the older ones
to come, where in turn those who had
grown beyond school and home limits
loved to gather when enjoying home
vacation, and where tired men and wo-
and rest With a tender thought of the
many strong, helpful lives who. have
gone from us in recent years another is
numbered with those ''whO being dead
vet speaketh. our sorrow for our loss
comforted with our beautiful memories.
Mrs. f. H. Aklev is spending a few
DAYS in West BrattleborO.
Mrs. Ada Wright Buck of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Staten.
Mrs. Fannie Francis of Putney was a
recent weekend guest at A. II. ia
quith s.
Worthy Master B. II. Newton and
Mrs. Newton are attending the state
grange meeting at Montpelier.
Rev D. Z. Trout will preach in Union
church Sunday at $50 D. m. Sunday
school members are asked to come at II
for special work.
The ladies circle will meet in its
rooms as usual Wednesday. Dinner will
be served. All ladies are cordially in
vited to meet and enjoy social hour.
Mrs. f. L. Eldredge of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, was an over-Sunday guest
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Fairman.
Henry and Irving Thayer spent
few DAYS last week with their brother,
Oscar Thayer. Henry Allen was also.
guest there Friday night, attending the
dance.
The dance and supper under the aus
pices of Vernon grange Friday evening
was much enjoyed by those present.
The attendance would have been larg-
err except for illness in several families
At the regular grange meeting Satur-
day evening the third and fourth de,
crees will be conferred on class OF
seven. Regular members are asked TO
make special effort to be present and
each woman to bring cake.
Mrs. NJ I. Reed has closed her cosy
house and gone for few weeks to the
home of her son. Wayne Reed, in Mont.
peler. The change from, "open house
e not regarded kindly by her friends
here. who hope for her speedy return,
The Boston & Maine road made change
Monday in the manner of running two of
its local freights on the Ashuelot division
The crew and engine from South Vernon,
which arrived in Keene about 10 o'clock
in the morning, now continue their trip
TO Nashua, doing the local work on the
way and remaining there over night. The
Nashua crew and engine, reaching keene
late in the forenoon, run through to South
Vernon. doing the Ashuelot local work
The two crews now run in alternate direc-
tons between Nashua and South Vernon
each day.