The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-13
Death of William j. Franklin.

The death of William j. Franklin
took place last week Wednesday after
noon at 3 clock, aged AZ years IL
months and 10 days. He was the son
of j. II. Franklin and Lucy Ann Gale,
and was born on the farm in district
No. 9. Five years ago Mr.. Franklin
moved to the farm Just above the vii
lage adjoining DR.. Gales farm. He
married Emma Pierce of Putney, by
whom there were four children: James
(6), Hazel Pauline (3), Louis (2l. Ida
their second child died last September.
Besides his widow and three children,
he is survived by his mother Mrs }.
II. Franklin, of North Main street,
Townshend, and brother, Clarence,
who is in the ice business in Hartford,
Conn. He was man of great indus.
try, kind neighbor, and one who hal
a wide circle Of friends. The funerai
service took place from his late home
last Friday afternoon at ! o'clock and
from the church at 2 o clock, where
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre officiated, preach
ing from the text, John 14:2. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kimball sang two helpful
selections. Clarence Franklin, broth
er, Herbert Fran kiln, and Lyman and
Frank Gale, cousins, acted as bearers.
Mrs. Susie w. Atwood has tonsilitis.
F. P. Robinson of Burlington was in
town Friday
F.. R. Brown of Springfield, Mass.
was at the Inn last Thursday.
B. A. Noyes of White River Junction
was in town last Wednesday.
Mrs. H. E. Moore has gone to Peru
to spend the winter with her daughter. !
Supt. F. E. Gilbert visited schools in
districts No. Z and No. 3 last Monday. |
H. w. Hall of Boston came to town
last Friday and left Saturday after.
noon.
c. W. Reed, representing Crosby &
Co. of Brattleboro, was in town last
Monday.
After spending two weeks with H.
E. Moore, Charles Weston has returned
to his home in Wells, MINI.
e. J. Eddy of Brattleboro. agent for
the Hartford, Conn, Insurance com,
pany, was in town last week.
Eugene Bemis has moved into the
house on the B. B. Brigham farm and
will remain there until May l.
Miss Katharine G.. Dunlevy of Brat
tlebOro was stenOgrapher at the agrl-
cultural meeting held here last week.
Cola Martin, the village teacher, is
much better and nearly recovered from
what might have been serious acct
dent
Charles Adams and family, who lived
on the West Townshend road, left for
Wells, Mimi, last Monday to reside
permanently.
Leland and Gray seminary will be &
closed today and tomorrow to allow the
teachers to attend the teachers meet
ing in Bellows Falls.
A number of cards and letters have
been received from T. III. Ockels, who :
is. now in Washington, D. c., the guest
Of Frank Bickford. S
s. B. Emerson of Bratteboro and his {
daughter, Mrs, Bertha L. Turner, of
Mass, were at the Inn
At the Congregational church next I
Sunday the pastor will preach on the
subject. Hearers and Doors of the Word. j
You will find a cordial welcome. j
Mrs. Stella Bryant of South London
derry, was visitor at the Congrega-
tional parsonage last week on her way
TO Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Reed s home.
Mrs. Ellen Plumb is teaching the four I
The village Miss Martin, the regular
teacher, expects to resume her work i
next Tuesday. I
The sociable that was to have come
off in the seminary tonight has been Q
until next Tuesday night. It Q
will be given by the sophomore class
and will be masquerade. n
Cola Martin, the village teacher. is Il
II with appendicitis. There has been
no school in the lower grade since last II
Wednesday Jan. 4. All hope that Miss 8
Martin will soon return to her school.
The officers of the grange will be in |
stalled tonight. Let all the members n
De in attendance Deputy Winchester
If Newfane has been invited to do the f
work of installing and has consented h
% come. d
Mrs. Addie L. Garfield and daughter,
Winifred, of Brattleboro, were guests
If Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Batchelder last T.
Sunday. Miss Garfield returned Mon. y
lay morning, but her mother will re- q
main longer.
No one among the many friends of I
Nellie Dale of Worcester, Mass, for. o
nerly of this town, would covet the ex- Ii
lerience she was compelled to pass Il
through recently when the apartment il
house where she boarded was destroyed n
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