The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-12
GROTON
Mrs. Joseph Vance Died Quite Suddenly
on Thursday.

:, MIS- Joseph Vance Died Quite Suddenl
on Thursday.
/ Mrs, Joseph Vance died very suddenl,
: Thursday forenoon at her home ON Mali
street. She had not been In her usua
health for two weeks. Thursday morn
ing she arose and dressed as usual, bu
laid down on a couch soon after, wher,
she was found about noon, and IL wa,
thought she had been dead several hours
Mrs. Vance was the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. James Baton. She was borT
in Sherbrooke, p O., and was fJrty-one
years and six months of age. She came
10 Groton with her parents when about
ten years old, and has since resided here
She is survived by her husband and two
children, Calvin, 10, and Martha Jane,
nine years, and her father. Her mother
died in December OF last year. Deceased
was member of Victoria lodge OF Re-
bekahs. The funeral will be held Sun
day afternoon from the Methodist
church.
A son was born Thursday night to
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Carpenter.
Mrs. G. w, Whitehill and daughter,
Ellen, of ST. Johnsbury came on We'd
nesday for weeks stay with Mrs.
WhitehilPs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Jones.
Mrs. L. +, Clark and children, Frank
lin and Ruby, Mrs. Emma J. Clark, Mr..
and Mrs. Storia Hanson, Miss Theresa
Carpenter and Earl Carpenter, are pass
ing week at the Clark cottage at Lake
Groton
Mrs, Scott d. Welch and mother, Mrs.
LOOMS of st. Johnsbury came Wednes-
day to attend the Welch family reunion
on Thursday.
Thomas S. Chapman of Port Henry, |
n. Y, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Helen
A. Carson.
Ralph Frost has purchased n new
Overland automobile of the Goss garage,
st. Johnsbury.
DR.. |. \. Eastman was quite seriously
i'll several days this week with indiges-
ton
Mrs R. n. Darling and daughter, Eva
ona, of Bradford have been passing sew
,ral days with relatives here.
Miss wis Dennis of st, Johnsbury is
iitising her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Hayes.
James Davis returned to st, Johns
Jury Thursday after passing few days
n the place.
Mrs. Hattie Hutchins returned the first |
# the week from visit with her son,
con Hutchns, at Barre.
Mrs. c. b. Maxtield of West Haven,
'onn., arrived here Wednesday on a Wis J
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. \
age. \
Mr.. Spencer, who works for the Groton
manufacturing Co., was called to his
ONE at Plainfeld Saturday by the !,
cath of his mother. !, 7
While haying near Kicker Mill one day :
lst week, James Sanders killed black J
make measuring five feet one inch in
myth, and two and one-half inches :
nick. Mr.. Sanders was raking when he =
lme across two large black snakes. One y y
them put up quite a fight and it took !.
,yeral blows of the rake to dispatch =
, the other one getting away. y
About two hundred were present at ~
he WEIGH family reunion, held at the I
'elch farm on Thursday. The weather 7,
as fine after the refreshing rain of the a.
" before and everyone of the large =, -
.thering passed an enjoyable. day. ~ ~
John F. Hatch has gone to Montreal :;
r treatment of the eyes. He went by -
e way of Burlington, making the trip
that place by automobile, accompa
ed by Miss Matte Hatch, Mr., and
RS. G. f. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs
allace Terry of South Ryegate.