The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
VEST TOPSHAM
Charles Poole, Who Died Recently Civil
War Veteran and Much Respected
Citizen.

Funeral services for Charles Poole were
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
May "a, at the home of his son, where
he had made his home for the past nine
years. His wife, Sarah X. Wilds, died
in this village January 20, 1906, at the
age of II years. The subject of this
sketch was born in Norwich, Dec. IL,
1888 He came of a family of ten--four
brothers and five sisters. One sister liv-
ing in birmingham, Mass, and one
brother, the Youngest of the family, liv-
ing in the city of Meadville, Pa, were
not present at the funeral.
Mr.. Poole's father died Nov. 80, lS4S,
when the SON was comparatively young,
he being left to the care of a step-moth-
err. At the age of IL, he started out for
himself and came to Topsham, June,
1850, when he was hired as farmland
and followed that occupation all his life,
except for two years service in the Civil
war. He was present at the surrender
of General Lee near Richmond, Va, and
was always pleased to have call from
some old comrades, that they might talk
over the trials and hardships of Co. G,
9th VT. He had been member of Ran
som post, G. A. r., for many years. The
few surviving members were present at
the service and escorted the body to the
cemetery.
Mr. Poole was always interested in the
affairs of his home town, was liberal
giver to any good cause and had held
the Office of justice of the peace for sew
eral terms. He was once candidate for
representative to the general assembly
from the town of Orange, as part oil
the farm and part of the house where ne
lived were in that town, so that he was
voter in Orange. He had also held
the Office of selectman in Topsham.
The deceased is survived by two sons,
f. G.. of West Topsham and w. +. OF
Montpelier, and one daughter, Mrs. w.
E. Poore of Milford, N. II, There are
nine grandchildren and nine great-grand-
children.
Burial was in the family lot in the
village cemetery on which he had sub
stantial ponument erected several years
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Poore of Mil
ford, n. H., who were called here
"Wednesday ny lHt uehCh VI hoi i"ti'N's
Charles Poole, returned homo Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. D. Williams and daughter,
Leona, were weekend visitors in East
Barre.
David Bagley and David Abair We're
in East Barre Thursday after some
COWS, which they purchased Tuesday,
Mrs, Carroll Marston and Mrs. Sidney
Hood were in Waits River Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Marston spent the
week end in Bradford,
The body of John Ford, an old resident
lere. who died at the home of Carlos
Wright in Bradford, was brought here
or burial Friday. The funeral was also
leld here, Rev. W. +. Merrier officiat-
ng.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Eastman and fam
ly of Corinth were in town Sunday.
Miss Abbie Hutchinson of East Orange
las been the guest of friends here.
Mrs. Helen Rouhan has been spending
few days with friends here. She is
low with her son, James Rouhan, and
amily in East Orange
Several from Barre and other places y
we're in town Thursday to attend the
uneral OF Charles Poole.
JAnes and Chauncey Mckay were in !,
last Topsham the last OF the week. !,
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Thayer of Woods
lille, n H., were in town Thursday to
ttend the funeral of her grandfather, !
'harles Poole.