The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-10
GROTON
Many Attended Funeral Of James J
Markham, Held Wednesday.


A large number of relatives and friends
of James j. Markham gathered at his
late home Tor the prayer service We'd
nesday afternoon The funeral was held
Thursday morning at st. Augustine
church, Montpelier, which he had been
affiliated for forty-three years. Rev.
FIR Il. 4. Telford of Woodsvile, N. H.,
conducted the services. Interment was
in the village cemetery here after the
arrival OF the 2:l9 train from Montpel-
Ter. The floral Offering was very beau
tiful and consisted of the following:
Fifty-five carnations, Mrs. Markham;
carnations, Mr. and Mrs. |. N. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. 9. j. Bailey; Gala lilies, Mr..
and Mrs. r. I. Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
L. Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Davidson;
carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Morrison;
roses, Mr.. and Mrs. Church; carnations,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Eastman, Mr., and
Mrs. w. G. Welch, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Clark, II. G. Hall; roses, Mr.. Boutwell,;
pillow with word Brother" from the
brothers and sisters; roses, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Bert MCGOWAN; jonquils, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee S. Blanchard.
Those from out of town, who were
here to attend the funeral were: Ed
ward Markham and sister, Miss Ellie
Markham, of Woodsville, N. H., Frank
Markham of Ware, Mass, Mrs. Mary
CAVITY of Morrisville, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Gowing of Lisbon, N. H., A. II.
Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Tice of st.
Johnsbury, Mrs. Henry Henderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Knox Henderson of Bolton
vile, Charles Temple Newbury, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. F. Stanley, Mrs. +. A. Lyons,
Wells River, Mrs. J. M. Cairns, and Mrs.
b. H. Ryan of Montpelier.
Mrs. Grover Smith went to ST. Johns
bury Thursday to visit her husband.
Mrs. Henry Henderson of Boltonvillc
is passing week with her sister, Mrs.
Maggie Markham.
The Groton Telephone company has
changed hands. The name of the new
is The Connecticut Valley Tel
ephone company. Nelson Bailey of Wells
River, president, and j. Ralph Pierce of
Fairlee. general manager.
n. II. Kicker of Wells River was in
town wednesday.
NJ. d. Coffrin was in st. Johnsbury
Wednesday n business.
Il. L. Darling is recovering from Sc
we're attack of the grip
J. r. MclIam of Topsham was in town
Wednesday on his way to Meatpelier TO
attend the reunion of the legislature OF
1908, of which he was a member.
Nv nd fra I rs IaY
visited relatives here this first OF the
week.
Mrs. Josephine Loomis has been pass
ing the week with friends in Montpelier.
Mrs Jessie Corwin of Bradford, who
has been at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. I. Darling for several weeks, returned
home on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Brainerd Of Newbury was
he guest of Mrs. NJ NJ. Collins Tues
lay.
s. A. Tucker of Boltonville was a Wis
tor in town Tuesday.
Groton grange installed the follow
ng officers tuesday evening: 0yerseer,
4esle Thurston; steward, Ralph Frost;
assistant steward, Clarence Brown. chap
ain, Stella Lakin; lady assistant stew
Ird, Myrtle Lagsre; lecturer, Maude
'urcel; Pomona, Addie Smith; Ceres,
Hendry, Irving Gillian of
Blue mountain grange was installing Of
icer, assisted by Jennie Dennis of this
range. Music was furnished by Jennie
Johnson After the installation, eight
andidates were admitted to the order.
he work was followed by an oyster sup
er and dance.