The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-17
WESTMINSTER.
Death of Henry A. willard.

Henry Allen Willard died at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. c. +. Ar
mold. Sunday morning, following an
illness of several weeks. Mr. Willard
was born in Perkinsyille Sept; ., 1870,
and was son of Samuel and Betsey
Morrison Willard. He attended the
common schools of the town and per-
kinsville academy. After competing
his education he learned the trade OF
n carnenter in Andover. and there are
MANY buildings in this town and neigh,
boring places which show the skill and
thorouphness of his work. More partlc-
ularly the town hall in this place, which
he erected in 1889. His services were
always in much demand in planning
and erecting buildings, requiring ex'
merit knowledge of the trade. He was
twice married His first wife was Susan
Anguinette Ward of Andover. whom he
married March 90. lS49. She died NOV;
3d. 1869. Nov. rs, 1872, he married
Fannie A. Jones of Westteld; Mass
She died April 81. 1910. The children
all bv the first marriage: were Alpha
IL. who died Sept %. 1878; Kate So
mia. wife of Charles f. Arnold of this
nlace, and Richard Dudley of Boston.
There are also three grandchildren;
Sept. 6, 1874. under the pastorate OF
the late Rev. p. F. Barnard, he, with his
daughter Kate. united with the Congre.
pational church in this place, and dur
ing all these years he was liberal con-
trihutor toward its support. Since 1850
Mr.. Willard had lived in this town al
most continuously until his death, which
removes one of the older and randy
nassing generation. whose place VIII be
hard to till. The funeral was attended
at the home of his daughter "Wednesday
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in the new cemetery.
II. II. Reed is in Boston for few
DAYS this week.
Walker e. Lane have their crop of ice
harvested, and it is of fine quality.
Miss Mary Foster attended the re
union of her class at Mt. Holvoke last
week.
Several couples from here attended
the dance at Rockingham town Tues'
day evening.
School was not in session Thursday
and Friday on account of the illness OF
the teacher, Miss Skinner.
The friends of Warren f. Banks. will
be pained to hear of his serious illness
at his home in Brattleboro.
Martin Dunn, son of Martin Dunn OF
this place, is i'll with pneumonia at the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital.
Mrs. L. A. Day and daughter, Marga'
ret. and Miss Ruth johnson from Gage
Vile, attended church here Sunday.
George Harris is very i'll with Sc,
we're case of blood POISONING: caused
from an injury from nail in his shoe
Walter Richardson, an employe OF
w. 8. Fem, went to Springfield Satur-
dav to play on the checker team there
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Phelps went to
Boston Saturday to spend the remain
der of the winter with Mrs. Phelps s
sister, Mrs. c. E. Buck.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Holton, mis-
sionaries to India, were in town Tues,
dav visiting at Alvin Wright's and
calling on relatives in town.
Lon Miller of Portland, Me-, il
spending a few DAYS here with his
brothers and sister, Charles and Robert
Miller and Mrs. J. w. Collins.
The plav. The Strife. given by the
| Athletic club at the town hall last
| Thursday night, was great success
and a good sum was realized.
George B. Hall returned to New York
Monday after spending Saturday and
Sunday with his family here. he ex'
peets to be gone about two weeks long,
er in the interest of H. c. Baxter q
| Brother.
The Fortnightly club held 9. very
pleasant evening at the home OF Mrs
George B. Hall Feb. 10. Two carefully
prepared papers, Indians and Theil
Reservations. by Miss Laura Ranney
and Destruction of Vegetation, by In
sects. by J. E. Leach, showed muct
thought and preparation. Music was
| furnished by the Junior quintet.