The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-05

Mrs. Newell King Died at the Sanato-
rum Wednesday Night.

Mrs. Newell King died at the sanato-
rum Wednesday night following an OPP
GRAFTON which she underwent one week
lago. Mrs. King was Nellie Waters and
was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. AFRO
Waters Mrs. King had reached the age
of 3S years and nearly all of her life had
lived in this town. She is survived by
her husband, one son living in Barre, a
daughter, Clarissa, and a son, Clesson,
who are both at home; also two sisters,
Mrs. Walter Comstock and Mrs. Herman
Spencer, living in Barre, and one brother,
AFRO Waters, who lives in town. The
funeral was held in the Baptist church
this afternoon, Rev. j. II. Thompson Off
ciating, and interment was in Pleasant
View cemetery.
| F. A. Bruce has been called TO Platts-
burg, N. ", by the critical illness of his
sister, who resides there.
Mrs. A. d. Sweezy, two sons and a
daughter of Cambridge Mass, are being
entertained this week by Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Osha.
The Randolph public rest room has
been in operation for one year the first
of May, and it has been generously pat
ronized and greatly appreciated by those
living out of town who come in for bus
mess or pleasure. The total registration
for the year was 1889.
Fred Manning of Rochester has been
with his daughter, Mrs. Leslie Durkee,
for q couple Of weeks and Wednesday
returned to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bean of Hart
ford, Conn, are passing some time with
Mrs. Beans brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Curran.
Mrs. II. NJ. Totman was taken very i'll |
Wednesday and a physician was called
who advised an immediate operation. She |
was taken to the sanatorium and an OPP
Grafton performed for distractions in the
gall bladder. A tumor was also removed
and the operation was very critical one.
Mrs. Totman is as comfortable as could
be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Cantlin and son,
Clark, have been in keene and Hinsdale,
n. H., for few days with relatives.
Miss Mary Adams, teacher in North
Andover, Mass is passing weeks vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Adams.
George O'Cain is passing the week in
st. Johns, p. O., on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Tewksbury have
gone to their camp, Owls Nest, for the
summer, and the house here is closed for
the present. ID
Mrs. f. w. Kent has returned from a
six weeks stay in Mt. Clemens, Mich,
where she has been for treatment for ,
and is much improved in i
health.
William Eugene Kimball. who has been .
in Asheville, n. C., for the winter has
improved in health. The Kimbal fam :
ly will open their residence here the first !
u June and Mr.. Kimball will pass part !,
Of the time here with his mother and sis
.ers.
Miss Eliza Goodheart underwent an OPP
ration at the sanatorium Tuesday for =
he removal of gallstones, and although
The is thought to be making a good re- :
,overy, is now very i'll.
The speakers for the annual junior
,rize speaking May II are Madeline Mar
in, Olive Rix. Hazel Tewksbury, Geneva
,aMorder, Paul Russlow, Lawrence
stockwell, James Wheatley and Fred
farrar. The following from the senior :
lass have been selected to take part in
he graduating exercises: Valedictory,
Telen Hastings; salutatory, Helen Howe;
istorv, Laurence Leonard; prophecy, Ar =
hur Cheney; grafton, William Huggard; p
lifts, Elsie kilburn; presentation, Pres.
robert Hatch; class song Lura Church.
Ritter Holman of Pacific Grove, Cal,
student at the Leland Stanford univer-
ity, is passing several days with bis
ncle, Eugene Holman. He expects to
o south before he resumes his studies
Mrs. Olivia Bascomb of Portsmouth,
:. H., is to be the guest of Miss f. s.
'ogg for a few days, arriving here on
Wednesday.
c. Fl. Jones and family, who have been
18th Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Heath for sew
raj weeks. have rented the house on the
harles Dyke farm. now owned by The
On Brooks, and will go there for the
ummer.