The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28

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Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ingram and two
grande hildren have taken a cottage ny
Sunset lake for the week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Ingram spent Wednesday
with them.
Frank G.. Morse and son, H. Julian
Morse, made an automobile trip Friday
to Winthrop, Me-. where they were
guests of Mr.. Morse 3 brother'in,iaw,
Oscar Graham. They returned Mon.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steinert and Miss Ela
Perry of Mount Vernon, n. Y, were IN
the village Tuesday calling upon
friends. Mr.. Stenert is manager of
theatres at Mount Vernon and Ionkers,
n. Y. In the former place, Mrs. Stein
ert, formerly Miss Sarah Perry, is lead.
ing lady,
Some of the chautfeurs on our roads
are particular about giving signals oil
their presence when coming down store
hill, also at the foot of the hill when
going up, as the law requires in such
places. This is appreciated, especially
by pedestrians, some of whom have mar
rowly escaped being run down by auto.
mobiles when signals We're omitted.
Dana b. Morse of Council Bluffs, Ia,
"A native of this town, in renewing old
acquaintance after an absence OF IL
years. He is the guest of Mrs. Samuel
Morse. Many visitors front the west
find the hills seemingly higher and the
valleys narrower. TO Mr.. Morse they
look the same as formerly in these re.
spects, but he finds the tillable land
greatly decreased In area by the growth
of pines and other trees which are
springlng up.
LYMAN G.. Powers, who has been i'll
for five months and confined TO his bed
almost constantly during the last three
months, died Friday night at his home
from cancer of the liver, aged 70 years.
Mr.. Powers was born in Newtaue Sept.
3. 1898, the son of Harry and Electa
(Fisher) Powers. He first married
Amanda Baldwin. who died Feb. Z,
1865. Two daughters were born to
them, Luella, Mrs. sullivan Bishop OF
Marlboro, who died seven years ago, aud
Hattie, Mrs. Frank Tourtellette. now of
Athol, Mass. He married Mrs, Harriet
Brown Smith in Sept. 1865. Seven chill
dren were born to them, two of whom
died in infancy. The other five with
their mother survive Mr.. Powers They |
are Mrs. Charles Stancliff of Bernard |
ston, Mass, Mrs Justin Thomas, and |
Lyman b. Powers of Marlboro, Mrs. Al |
bert r.. tlalladav of Williamsville and |
Leon S. Powers Of Marlboro. He leaves |
also two step-daughters. Mrs. Frank |
y. Sprague of Halifax and Mrs. Alice |
Prouty of Williamsyille whom he loved |
and cared for as his own children and |
who in health and sickness have been
devoted to him as to an own father.
After his marriage, Mr.. Powers lived
n Marlboro until 10 years ago, when
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There is large circle of grandchildren
md great grandchildren, a number of
whom were present at the funeral. Mr..
lowers was kind father and husband
md good neighbor. Mrs. Powers has
,een assisted in caring for her husband
Turing his long illness by all of their
except Mrs. Tourtellette whose
lealth has prevented her from making
he trip to Vermont. The funeral was
Il the house at 10 o clock Monday morn
ng, Rev. II. II. Shaw of Marlboro OIL.
iating. Three selections were sung by
Tr. and Mrs. Samuel IL. Morse and Mrs.
hilton \. Bingham. The fear sons-ln-
aw. Frank Sprague. Justin Thomas,
'hares Stancliff and Albert T.. Halla.
av were bearers, The burial was in
he family lot at Warren cemetery in z
Iarlboro. There We're many beautiful |
oral tributes. Among members of the
IMMEDIATE family attending the funeral I
fere Mr.. and Mrs. +. \, Sprague, Mr..
nd Mrs. Frank Allen and daughter,
Ir. and Mrs ROLAND Hubbard and
HID of West Halifax Mr.. and Mrs,
'harIes Stancliff of Bernardston, Mass,
Ir and Mrs. Justin Thomas, Mr.. and ,
IRIS. LYMAN B. Powers and two chill
rem. Misses Lottie and Louise Thomas,
con $. Powers and two children. Sulli-
an Bishop and son, George Bishop,
lr and Mrs. Dudley Ware and three
hildren all of Marlboro; Mrs Elmer I
routy and her son, Perley, Mr.. and Mrs !
!. f. Halliday and sons. Burton and
'rnest. of Williamsville: Frank Sprague I
nd Mrs. Fred Cheney, of Wilmington |
nd George vevier of Brattleboro. Mrs
prague of Halifax will remain with
er mother this week. Her grandson,
larry Powers, son of Leon $. Powers,
ill live with her for the present.