The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
SOUTH NEWFANE.
The Late Mrs. A. ". stratton.

Mrs Alonzo Y. louise Charter) I
Stratton, whose death May q, was re-
corded last week, was born in MARI |
boro, Feb. 10, 1852, daughter of King |
d. and Esther (Bartlett) Charter. on
May "a, 1870, she was married toll
Alonzo v. Stratton who died just 10
weeks previous to her death. She
leaves three. sons, G. Perley Stratton,
Walter L. Stratton and Cecil c.. STRAIT
ton of Springfield, Mass, all of whom
were with her at the time of her
death, three grandchildren, Perley c.,
Robert and Norma Stratton, of Spring
field, Mass, three sisters, Mrs. George
O. Shelley of Keene, n. H., Mrs. A. C.
Howard of Bridgeport, Conn, and Mrs.
| George b. Smith, who had been with
her several months, one brother,
Charles Charter, of Boynton, Fla. The
| funeral was held at the church Satur
day afternoon and was largely attend
Led. Rev. E. G. Clarke officiated.
Frank E. Fisher sang two solos and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher duet, the selec-
ltions being One Sweetly Solemn
Thought, No Burdens Yonder, and
| Sometime ,We'll Understand. The
bearers were c. E. Brown, j. q. Met
calf. j.. l.. Whitaker and H. w Adj
ans Beautiful flowers in profusion
were brought by the family and by
flowing friends, including the neigh
bors on the Marlboro Branch road, al
so the Ladies Benevolent society of
(which she was president six years and
afterwards, honorary president. The
burial took place in the South New
fame cemetery amid sunshine and flow
ers which Mrs. Stratton dearly loved
I - -.
| | one grandson, Perlev c. Stratton, Mr.
; and Mrs George O.. Shelley and Mrs
5 George Smith were near relatives pres
2 ent at the funeral.
In the death of Mrs Stratton tn,
community lost a faithful Christian
worker who had been a member of tn
5 church many years, member of TIL
f choir since she was 16 years of age
one who since the beginning of TIL
century had never missed attendanc
e from Sunday school except for illness
$ and who for years was teacher. of
[ class. Mrs. Stratton was an earnes
n | temperance and missionary worker an
c the influence of her life viii long b
h felt.
Those who came from out of towr
besides the immediate family, to al
: | tend the funeral were Mr.. and Mr.
Dwight E. Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Gu
). Perry and Miss Julia Mellor of Ag;
y wan, Mass, Ebenezer n. Stratton an
4 Mrs. James A. Bruce of Suffield, Conn
p who returned home Monday by aut
/ mobile.
d G. A. Edwards visited in Wardsbol
o and Jamaica from Friday. to Sunda
L. G. Clarke is engaged as auetione'
= for Or. White s auction next wee
! Saturday.
y Mrs. Sarah Plumb of HinsdaIe, !
: H.. IS staying at Allie Afundeil's
Il Brookside.
Robert Henderson of Lyndonvil
spent Memorial day and Sunday
Mrs. Alice A. Bailey's.
Mrs. Alton j. Morse is spending
few days in Brookline with Mrs F..
Perry. Her mother will stay at L.
Shepard while Mrs. Morse is ava
Mrs. George W. Lyon and NJ
Johnson of Hinsdale were week-ei
guests of Mrs. Lyon s brother, H. w;
lace Adams.
,ir David Whitaker and Mrs E. NJ. G.
at Ter, who have closed their Marlbo
ey home to move to Brattleboro, visited
ed Julius l.. Whitaker's last week.
to Allie Mundell was called to Bal
W town, n. Y, Saturday on account
en- the death of his sister, Mrs. Rosa B
~. ney. Mr.. Barney was a niece of
to and Mrs. G. A. Edwards.
~ Rev. f. G. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Fra
- f. Fisher and Mrs. Lee Love represe
ed the Baptist Bible school at I
:. county Bible school convention
- Wilmington, May IS, and report
excellent program.
81 Very interesting exercises We're giN
i'' by the village school children on p
Memorial day The reeitations w
d we'll given and the singing was exc
T. lent. After the program the child
and their friends visited the cemet
her and placed flowers upon the graves
"o veterans.