Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-25
T0WNSHEND
KILLED BY FALLING POLE.
H. Luther Stone Struck on the Head
While Descending Telephone Pole In
MONTAGUE, Mass,


While Descending Telephone Pole In
Montague, Mass.
The many friends of II. Luther Stone
were shocked last Thursday night when
his father, A. +. Stone, received tele-
phone message that Luther had been
killed that afternoon while i'm the dis
charge Of his duties as an overhead wire
man in the employ of the Connecticut
Valley Street Railway company. He had
been engaged in tightening a wire on
the line in Montague, Mass, and had
just finished his task for the day. He
called to his assistant to get the car
I'm readiness for the return trip and was
descending the pole when 1t broke
squarely off, throwing him to the ground,
the heavy pole striking him on the head
and fracturing the skull. He probably
was killed Instantly.
Halbert Luther Stone was born in Hal
flax, Jan. 20. 1892 a son of Alonzo f,
and Cora (Maynard) Stone. When a
child his parents moved to Baldwins-
Vile. Mass, where they remained until
April, 1908, when they moved to Towns
bend. Luther spent his boyhood days
on the farm and attended the village
school, entering Leland & Gray semi
nary with the class of 1910. He left
school before the completion of the
course and worked with his father on
the farm until about a year and half
ago, when he secured a position with
the street railway company.
He was of active temperament and
athletic frame and incllnations, and nat
urally longed to be out in the busy world
where life Is more strenuous than that of
a country boy ON a farm. His love of
doing things made him a valuable man
for the company, and his untimely death
is sincerely regretted by all who knew
him. He was of a cheerful, happy dis
position, making friends wherever he
went. Before leaving town he was a
member of the Townshend baseball team
and was noted for his heavy hitting abil-
tiles. For a year and half, and until
recently, when his headquarters were
moved to Northampton. his home was
in Orange, Mass. He was member of
Company e. I'd Massachusetts regiment,
of Orange.
The funeral was held in the Baptist
church of this town Sunday morning at
| IL O'Clock, after a prayer in the home of
| his parents. 1t was attended by a large
| number of friends and relatives and was
| conducted by Rev. Joseph Mexican. The
choir sang Lead, kindly light" and
| Sometime we'll understand" Homer ].
| Heath sang Saved by grace" dele
Cation from Company E was in attend
ance under command of Captain Harry
| L. Doane. A guard of honor was sta
| toned at the casket during the service,
| composed of members of the company.
| The bearers were Captain Harry L.
| Doane, Second Lieut.. Francis L. Cady,
and two boyhood chums, John Marks of
| Brattleboro and Sharon Holden of West
minister West. Members of the company
escorted the body to lakewood cemetery,
where after the committal Service, the
| detail of soldiers fired three volleys over
the grave and the bugler sounded the
| soldiers farewell.
| A profusion of beautiful floral tributes
which surrounded the casket gave silent
| testimony of the esteem and friendship
| In which the young man was held.
| Those from out of town at the funer-
| al, besides the soldiers from Orange,
We're MIR. and Mrs w. E. Timson of
New Bedford, Mass; Arthur Fl. Stone
| of Fairhaven, Mass; Herbert A. Stone
of Bratteboro, Mrs. Frank Stone and
Newton Stone of Halifax, Mr. and Mrs.
| P. H. Kiley and Miss Marion and Miss
Annie Kiley and Mrs. Mabel Glasson of
Orange, Mrs. Helen Bradish and Charles
and Eva Sweeney of Baldwinsville, Mr..
| and Mrs. Charles Clark of Halifax, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Berry, Mr. and
Mrs. John Lscom. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
A. Crown and John Marks of Brattle-
boro, Sharon Holden OF Westminster
West and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cobb OF
| Putney.