The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
RANDOLPH.
Death in New York City of Mrs, Ella
(Bancroft) Goodwin, Native of
Plainfeld.

Mrs. Ellen Blanchard received a tele-
gram the last of the week, announcing
the death Of Mrs Ella CBancroftD Good,
win in New York, after an illness Of
several weeks with acute Bright's dis
ease. Mrs. Goodwin was the niece OF
Mrs, Blanchard and has usually passed
her summers here, and 10 this village
has many friends who will regret to
learn of her death Mrs. Goodwin was
the daughter of Clarkson and Emily
Hood Bancroft and was born in Plain
field about so years ago When quite
young, her parents went TO Boston 70
live and there she entered high school,
from which she was graduated and WAS
tiitted for teaching. but soon developed
talent for miniature painting of un.
usual order, and went from there to New
York, where she was employed in many
Of the first studios in the city. During
her entire life she followed her chosen
and much loved work. Mrs Goodwin
was twice married and is survived by
one son by the first marriage, Floyd
Clarkson Bancroft, who lived in New
York with her, and two sisters. Mrs.
Julia tBancroftl Russ and Miss Emily
Eugene Bancroft both Of whom also
live in New York The funeral was
held from the home Of her sister on Sat.
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock Dr. E. 0.
Blanchard and Mrs. Thomas Fitch are
cousins of Mrs Goodwin.
Mrs. Ellen Blanchard and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Thomas Fitch, have returned
from a several days visit in Barre.
W. A. Mcintosh, who has been IN
Montpelier most Of the time for the last
year, returned here Saturday to remain
in his home for the present.
Miss Theresa Moore, who attempted
suicide last week, was taken to Water
bury for treatment in the hospital there
for time, on Friday night.
Mrs. Emma Davis, who has been pass
ing the summer with Mrs. Ellen Latti-
mer, left Saturday for Lynn, Mass,
where she viii pass the winter.
Lyman Hutchinson went to Melrose
Highlands Saturday to remain week
with his daughter, Mrs, Carl Thresher,
and family,
Miss Lulu Rye, who is an attendant
in the Waterbury hospital, arrived here
Saturday for vacation of two weeks
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. f. r.
Rye.
A football game was played at Me-
Calls park last Thursday by the Whit
comb high school team and the Randolph
team, which resulted in a victory for
the Whitcomb team, the score being
Is to O.
Misses Jennie and Irene Granger Of
Lynn, Mass, who had been here for sew
eral weeks, returned to their home on
Saturday, taking with them Mrs. Mary
Mann to remain for about months with
them in their home.
Preparations for the state Christian
Endeavor meeting are now nearly com
pleted, and the first session occurs in
Chandler Music hall on Tuesday evening,
where all the evening sessions will con
yene. Wednesday meetings will be held
in the Baptist church and Thursdays in
the Bethany church.
A large crowd arrived here Friday
night to confer the degrees at meeting
OF Modern Woodmen, held in grange hall
that evening The work done by them
was of high order, and following the
initiation banquet was served and the
visitors left on the night train for their
homes. With the 1870 resident members
and the visitors, the hall was filled to
Overlooking.