The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-07
WATERBURY
mrs. Laura Thayer Mehuron Died Sud
denly Last Saturday.


denly Last Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Thayer Mehuron passed
AWAY suddenly at her home on North
Main street Saturday morning at
o'clock. Although in poor health for
some time and suffering from heart trou-
BILE. vet she had seemed remarkably well
1.-The dav before and walked twice from
iher home upstreet. Saturday morning
she did her usual work, complained OF
dizziness. and before the doctor or mem
beers of the family not in the house
could reach her, she was gone. Laura
Thayer was born in Warren - years
ago In the SOS she was married IN
the Methodist parsonage at lrasville to
Hollis Mehuron, who died several years
ago. For a number of years she has
lived in this village and has endeared
herself to many by her beautiful char
acter. There was a prayer service at
the house here this morning at 10 O'Clock
and services in the Methodist church
in Waitsfield this afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. Mehurcn is survived by three sis
tiers and two brothers. Mrs. Rozina Nc
Allister of Marshfeld Mrs. Louisa Pierce
of West Hartford Miss Celia Thayer OF
this place and Leon Thayer and Fred
Thayer of Warren. i. f. Palmer of this
place and Senator George Thayer OF
Lincoln are cousins. She also leaves five
children Miss Kate Mehuron, teacher in
the public schools in this place; Miss
Annie Mehuron, teacher in the reform
school at Vergennes; Miss Harriet Me-
obnr the nllD-
lie schools of Barre, now in the schools
of Saugus, Mass; and Calvin and Robin
Mehuron of this place.
Il. F. Palmer, ir., is so far improved
as to be able to take short drives.
Miss Julia Shipman left Saturday for
the Hanover summer school, where she
will take course in methods.
Lucius Wells of Burlington spent Sun
day in town.
The condition of Mrs. William Elliott
shows marked Improvement.
w. L. WATSON, I'M. D., pathologist at
the Vermont state hospital for the in
sane, who has been very i'll, is more
comfortable.
At the regular meeting of Dillingham;
grange Saturday evening, B. +. Hart,
master of the grange, gave most in
teresting account of his trip to Gettys-
burg.
Miss Mary Lease, who has been in
structor in instrumental music at God
dard seminary this past year is at the
home of her parents on High street
Miss Lease is to supply the organ at
the local Methodist church this summer
The family of d. w. Cooley and Miss
Lena Carpenter are to spend the summer
at Highgate Springs.
Miss Florence Morse of the Gospel set
Element work in New York City is at
the home of her father G. W. Morse.
Mrs. kimball Kennedy was taken to
the Heaton hospital yesterday, where
she was operated upon at once and is
hs comfortable as could be expected.
Invitations are out to the wedding OF
Miss Beatrice Hooker Atherton to Earle
ALBERT Boyce at the home of the bride
the evening of July l6 Both Miss Ath-
erton and Mr. Boyce were born in town
and have made their homes here, and
the wedding is one of great interest.
Guy NJ Chase of the local freight
office has a place with the Schenectady
Gazette and leaves soon for that city.
Roy w. Arnold of Mittineague, Mass,
Is guest at the home of Mrs. A. g..
Anterior. Mr.. Arnold is employed in a
large paper mill and has recently been
promoted to the position of assistant
superintendent of the mill.
Miss Lena Wallace left Saturday noon
for Auburndale, Mass, where she attends
for the summer the American institute
bf normal methods at Laselle seminary
specializing in her work as teacher of
music in the public schools.
E. Z. Campbell has rented his house
hnd the family are at their summer
home at Highgate Springs.
Mrs. Priscilla Moody of Boston is the
guest of her son, Warner Moody.
Mr. and Mrs. James Collins returned
from their wedding trip Friday evening
and although they thought the return
WAS sly, their Crossett hill friends were
TOO watchful and located them at the
home of Mr. Collins sister, Mrs. Lewis
Welch Musical instruments of all kinds
were taken, and after long period of
musical effort Mr.. and Mrs. Collins ap-
peared.