The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-19
RANDOLPH
Body of Miss Lucinda Dupuis Is Expected
to Reach Town Tonight.

A telegram received shortly after noon
on Thursday announced the death of
Miss Lucinda Dupuis in Washington, D..
G., at 1870 in the morning. A telegram
sent Mr.. Dupuis earlier in the day gave
her condition as about the same with lit
tie change, except that she was some
what weaker, and the second telling OF
her death was a great shock to her rel
atives here. Her sister, Mrs. Nettie
Rix, left here Monday night, but on her
arrival there she found Miss Dupuis in
an unconscious state, from which she
never rallied. Mr.. Harvey of Rochester,
| a brother in-law of Mrs. Rix, went to
meet her and they are expected TO arrive
! here on Saturday night with the re-
mains, and the funeral will be held from
| the Bethany church on Sunday after
noon, Rev Fraser Metzger officiating.
Miss Lucinda Dupuis was one of four
daughters born to Faben and Martha
(Williamsl Dupuis in Royalton, the date
OF her birth being February 10, 1877.
There she passed the early part of her
life but for the last - years her parents
lave lived in town and when not away
at work, she has made her home here.
She learned type-setting and chose that
for her business early in life and was 50
efficient and gained such speed in that
line that she was considered valuable |
help. For years she was employed on /
the Herald & News force, and later went |
to North Dakota, where she was EN- |
ployed in a similar office. Returning |
here, she worked in several places and I
then decided to go to Philadelphia to
perfect herself as monotype operator. I
Upon her leaving there, she was pro-
vided with many places, the company
sending her wherever they thought her
services were needed. She was employed
in Boston, Gardner, Mass, Hartford.
Conn.,. but left to take a position as
monotype operator in the employ OF the
government in Washington, ID. c., where
she was taken i'll. Miss Dupuis was
member of Bethany church and was ever
in all that pertained to its
She was also member of I
Beulah chapter, order of Eastern Star
and the burial service will be given by I
the officers of this chapter at her last
resting place in the family lot, beside
her mother, who died few years ago.
Deceased is survived by her father, Fa-
bien Dupuis. and her sisters, Mrs. Nettie
Rix, Mrs w. O. Morrill, of this place,
and Mrs. John Morrill, OF Tunbridge.
Mrs Morrill, Of Tunbridge. arrived on
Friday, and Mrs. Carl Harvey OF Roches-
ter also came to assist.
Mrs. Edward Campbell left Friday for
Barre, where she went to visit with rel
ltives.
Mrs. II. G. Manchester OF South Royal. .
on, accompanied by her husband, ar !
lived here on Friday and went at once to )
he sanatorium for surgical treatment
Charles Durham, has sold his farm ;
II Braintree, and has bought of Nelson
Jdall the house on Park street. formerly !,
occupied by Mr. Udall's parents. !
Mrs f. o. Blanchard gave very :
pleasant card party on Thursday even .
ng at her home, to which she invited ],
bout ID guests and on Friday evening i
he entertained 90, who also were enter :.
aimed by cards. Both evenings were !.
cry enjoyable and proved pleasure to a
il present.
Frank p Martin Is to move his family y
rom the house of l.. ID. Partridge, to q
Montpelier Junction, where he has work =
t the pumping station. n
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Stimets have re-
urned from Potsdam, n. Y, where they
'ent TO attend the funeral of the late
!. L. Bailey, and ON their return home L
hey brought Mrs. Bailey and two chill j..
rem with them to remain for time. a
Mrs. Lena Bishop of Mount Clemens.
Itch, who has been in Moretown for
lur months, assisting in the care of her :,
ather, George Evans, was in town ON AZ
Ionday, to visit her uncle, Edmund u
hattuck. i