The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-17
PUTNEY.
Funeral of John M. Crawford.

Funeral of John NJ Crawford.
On Wednesday, Dec. Is, the funeral
was held of native and former resi-
dent of Putney, John NJ. Crawford,
whose body was brought from his late
home in Wahpeton, North Dakota, by
his youngest son, Mark Crawford, and
laid to rest in the Old North buryingI
ground, in compliance with Mr.. Craw
ford's wish that he be brought here
flor burial.
A short service was held at 2 p. M,
at the house on the old farm where Mr..
Crawford was born and where Henry
Crawford, his only surviving brother,
now lives.
The service was conducted by Rev.
Willis T. Sparhawk of the Congrega-
tional church. Several scripture pas
, sages and appropriate poetical selec-
tions were read and a brief address
was given, paying tribute to New Eng |
5 land character and comparing the 10y
atty of the sons of Vermont to their ma
tive hills with the longing desire of the |
4 Hebrew captives for the hills of Pal
! estine.
d The scriptures read were Psalms IS: 90t
and 121; portions of Psalms 80 and LAT,
!. John 10 and IA, Phil. 500, and Phi
@ Al. After their long captivity in the
: monotonous plains of Babylon, the chill
i dren Of Israel sang a glad song of
s faith, Psalm 121, when they gimpsed
i their native land again-a country of
', hills and valleys, heights and depths,
: variety, diversity and beauty.
:. Their faith was in God, who was
> greater than the hills which he had
- made The New England character has
!, inherent qualities like the rugged hills
round about them: Integrity, variety,
20 depth, magnanimity, power and endur-
ance We belong to a world which God
., has made beautiful that we might glo-
-. rify him therein.
20 claws, freedom, truth and faith in
- Came with these exiles Ger the
L. waves. -
IN The faith of our New England faith
O. ers made them great. Goodness is the
scripture standard of greatness. And ia
n our hours of sorrow the memory of
Of noble and endearing qualities bring
is comfort. Goodness is greatness; ser
ON vice brings rank in the heavenly stand.
IT. ards, and fidelity is success.
bo John Mason Crawford was the son OF
- Mark Crawford and Judith Crawford
81 and was born in Putney Dee. p, 1886
~ He married in 1861 Mary A. Gerry, whC
La died in 1864. He lived in Putney I'm
~ til 1868, when he went West and finally
=, located at Rochester, Mimi, where b.
a engaged in the furniture business. HI
az married Sept 90, 1870, Louise Jan'
"a Gorham of Coventry, Vt. a few year
~ later he moved to Eyota, Mimi, wher
'S he managed a retail lumber yard. II
u 1881 he moved to Richland county, Da
III kota Territory, being a pioneer in tina
ho county then being settled
trS He lived near Great Bend, \. D., 70
al eight wears. then moved in 1890 to tn
tor farm near Wahpeton, where he live
fe- until his death. Dec. 10. Mr.. Crawfor
had been in failing health severa
ha years. but his decline was not rapid III
,Tt,l til the last aNianth4A s4dEewasf membe
and deacon Of the Congregations
ing church of Dwight, n. D., and was II
led several wears - tfustee> of Fargo co
iall lege, Fargo, \. D.
raj He leaves his wife, three. sons an
rty daughter. His eldest son, Robert 1
me lives in Akron, Ohio, where he holC
his a responsible position as electrician
ing the Goodrich Rubber Works. Walt
life, NJ and Mark. live on the farm
rs North Dakota and Judith L., wife
d. L. Buckingham, at Marshfield, Or
gon. where Mr.. Buckingham is civ
engineer.
The pail bearers were Hugh Graz
- ford. Malcolm Crawford, Edgar Sa
w ders and Mark Crawford.
Those present were DR.. Fl. D. Holto
p Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Crawford and N
r q and Mrs Edgar Sanders of Brattl
of boro, Malcolm Crawford of HattieI
the Mass. Dr. George H. Gorham Of b
lish lows Falls, Alonzo Kerr, Bertha ne
airy Ethel Kerr, Henry German ana a
tiers Ranney of Westminster, Mrs. George
and Foster and c. +. Brown of Putney.
n l.,