Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-06
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Alfred s. Briggs.

A. ). Briggs, 90, died at his home Sat
urday night, June 80. Mr.. Briggs had
not been in good health for q number
of years, having had heart trouble,
but was able to work at his trade as
paper hanger and painter until five
weeks ago. Brights disease was his
final illness. Mr.. Briggs was kind
hearted and generous, kind friend
and neighbor, and was respected by all.
He leaves wife and son, Richard, and
a daughter, Mrs. w. d. Bathrie, and
son, Frank H. Briggs, by a former
marriage, and his mother, Mrs. M. NJ.
Lamson.
Funeral services were held at the
house Monday afternoon, Rev, Ash
field Ashford officiating, assisted by
Rev. l.. H. Sprague. Relatives from out
of town were: Mrs. w. d. Bathric of
Brattleboro, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II.
Briggs, Mrs. Henry Slade and John
Benson of Manchester Center, II. G.
Benson of South Londonderry, Mrs. p.
Patterson of East Jamaica, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Patterson of Keene, N. H.
Willis and Samuel Patterson, George
Carlton and daughter of South Wind.
ham. There We're many beautiful
| flowers. Mrs. Briggs has the sympathy
OF all IN her bereavement.
Miss Edith Kidder spent Tuesday in
! Brattleboro.
j. NJ. Gleason of Boston is visiting his
nephew, j. L. Gleason.
Charles Miller of Brattleboro was in
town the first of the week
Harold johnson of New York visited
at Mrs. Maria Johnson s recently.
| Edward Larkey, who is working on
railroad bridges, was in town over Sun
day.
c. II. Jackson and T. l.. White were
in Chester and Andover the first of the
week.
| Miss Edith Kidder attended the re-
tunion of her class at Lowell lake, the
Fourth.
w. f. Allen, is boarding at John
White s on East hill while Mrs. Allen
is away.
Gerald Sprague of North Adams
Mass, is visiting his uncle, l.. II
iSprague.
Mrs. B. G.. Wilder and Ray have
gone to West Jamaica to stay through
the summer.
A good number of young people
attended the Fourth of July celebration
at Lowell lake.
Mrs Harvey and daughter of Spring
field, Mass, are boarding with Mrs
Annie Newcomb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkinson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrews had a picnic at Dover
Center the Fourth.
Mrs. w. w. Kidder visited her son
Addison, in Belchertown, Mass, last
week, returning home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Perry, who have
been living in Pixies Falls, have moved
back to their home in this village.
Miss Nettie Johnson, who has beer
visiting her mother, Mrs. Maria John
: son, returned to New York city Satur
day.
T. l.. Holland and daughter, Marion
IOf Newfane were in town the first OF
the week, going to East Jamaica Tues
day.
Mrs. G. F. Cluett of Round Lake
n. Y, and friend, Mrs. Estee, came t.
visit her mother, Mrs. Irene Dexter
last week.
Harold Parsons of New York city ha
come to the home of his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Parsons, for thu
summer.
Mrs. Martha Farnum, who has beer
very i'll with acute Indigestion, is mor'
comfortable Mrs. Mary May is car
ing for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Holden and daugh
ter, Gladys, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbu
Rockwell of Brattleboro called OF
friends here the Fourth.
DR.. George Hopkinson and Mr.. an'
, Mrs. Andrews and son and daughte
of Cambridge, Mass, have come to hi
home for the month of July.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sanford of Camden, n
IT,, was at the Wardsboro House thu
first of the week, going to Mrs. Jones
in South Windham Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton Derby visitet
his mother, Mrs. l.. A. Derby Tuesda!
and Wednesday, leaving their son
1 Phillip, with his grandmother for few
r weeks.
Mrs w. L. Allen and sons, Elmer AM
Wayne, and Edith Wilder are visiting
g her sister, Mrs. G. s. johnson of Sey
3 mour, Conn, Mr.. Allen taking them t
lSpringfeld, Mass, in his automobile