The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-05
BETHEL
Msr. Cornelia Sheldon, Aged s5, Died on
Wednesday Morning.


Mrs Cornelia Sheldon, aged SIS years,
died Yesterday morning at the home of
her daughter Mrs. George A. Marsh, Of
bronchitis following a fall which she
sustained in the house about 10 days
earlier. Arrangements for the funeral
awaited the arrival of her son, Nelson
l.. Sheldon of Boston, but it was expected
to be held tomorrow. She was one of
the eight children of the late Hazen and
Azabah (Whitcombl Richardson Of
Stockbridge and was born in that town
June 8, 1881. She is survived by only
one of the eight, Mrs. Henrietta Lincoln
of this village. She was married March
80. 1854, to Egbert Sheldon also of Stock
bridge, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. S. A. Davis, minister OF the Uni
Nersaist church in Bethel. Their first
two years of married life were spent in
Burlington and the rest of it in Stock
bridge, including SO years on the well
known Sheldon farm, from which they
retired ID years ago to their new home
ut Gaysvile, where he only survived the
change about two years. More than half
the time since his dealt, Mrs. Sheldon,
though retaining her residence in Gays
vile, had spent her winters with her
daughter here. Her husband twice repre-
scented Stockbridge in the general assem-
bly,. Mrs. Sheldon was woman OF
strong character and pleasing personal
ity, who will be mourned sincerely in
the two towns where she was best
known.
,rha Loc frprI-ipc
in Bristol, Conn. Is with relatives here.
A. L. Holt of Barre and G. II. Barton
of Montpelier recently were at the inn.
Miss Jennie Brown of Gaysville is at
). F. Ripley's
MISS Cora Lvford went yesterday to
East Brookfeld after weeks visit here.
Among high school students i'll with
measles are e. A. Davis, ir., John 7.
Ratchelder, Roland Newton and Alice
Bundy.
Lewis Z. Dean has returned to his
work at the Kimball market after nine
weeks absence owing to an accident to
finger
Mrs. Fred Tetlow of Providence, R. l.,
has been visiting at the home of her /
brother Joseph G. Fuller.
The regular communication of White /
River lodge, No. 90, f. and A. NJ. last
Monday evening was busy one. Ralph
P. Shaw, J. Howard Myott and H. w.
Haskins were initiated into the third de-
gree Three applications for membership
were received. The newly elected or APP
pointed officers as follows will be in
stalled at the next regular communica
tion Worshipful master II. P. Perkins;
senior warden, B. L. Osgood junior
warden, John Noble treasurer A. Lee
Cady; secretary, NJ. Il. Gaskell; senior
deacon G, n. Arnold; Junior deacon, j. F.
Pcase; senior steward. Fl. H. Kidder;
junior steward, G. L. Sleeper; chaplain,
w G. Harvey; marshal. =. r. Cushman;
tyler. + r. West organist, !. T. Moody.
Mrs. Harold p Perkins was accompan.
led Monday to the Mary Hitchcock hos
pital at Hanover, N f., by Or. F. A.
Edmunds, on <uesday underwent Sc
rious operation and yesterday afternoon
was in SO critical condition that Mr..
Perkins responded to a hurry call to her>
bedside.
Good quantities of sugar in tin pals
at 10 to Is cents y pound and syrup in
gallon cans at Sl.25 are coming into the
village daily. A few producers have
made nearly as much already as they
usually make during the season.
Miss Mira somervilIe Of Randolph has
been visiting Misses Doris and Evelyn
Kent