The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-04
HARDWICK
Alfred Wheeler, 90, Dropped Dead in His
Potato Field.

Potato Field.
Alfred Wheeler, aged SO years, wei
known farmer in this vicinity, dropped
dead in his potato field on his farm
in the edge of Wolcott last Saturday
shortly after dinner The funeral serv-
ices were held at Woodbury. Center Mon
day afternoon at ! 80 following prayer
at the house at 1890 in the forenoon,
Rev. Il. G. French of Danville officiating.
Burial was in the family lot in the
cemetery at South Woodbury.. Mr..
Wheeler was born in Woodbury. Feb. l6,
1851, and on Feb 25, 1882, married Liz
zie Wheelock in Calais. Three children,
Mrs. c. 7. Pierce, Miss Lura Wheeler
and Lynn Wheeler, all of this place,
besides the widow, survive him. Mr.
Wheeler for 20 years was a quarryman,
coming to the present farm several
years ago. He was in his usual health
up to the time he was stricken, though
he had been troubled with his heart for
the past year, but was able to be about
his usual farm duties most of the time.
The bereaved family have the sympathy
of large circle of friends in this town
as well as in Woodbury. and Calais.
The Stampede Girls are holding forth
nightly at the gymnasium this week.
The troupe consists of a two-piece
orchestra and seven dancing girls. The
dances are fairly well attended.
Next Sunday is Rally Sunday at the
Congregational church and the superin-
tendent urges that all teachers make an
effort to make this genuine rally day
of the children and young people.
w. j. Sinnot has finished work in
Clark's tonsorial parlors and has taken !
a contract to cut Christmas trees. Bill"
is an expert in this line of work, as well |
as shaving and hair cutting.
Judge W. II, Taylor is in Montpelier
attending the October session of supreme
court
The streak of lawlessness in this
vicinity still continues. Besides the
breaks previously mentioned in this
column, there has been one more break
made, that of stealing an automobile
tire from DIR. Darling's garage on High
and avenue, and probably an attempted
break into c. C. Dwinells house on Win
Ter street. Mrs. Dwinell, whose health
IS poor, sleeps on a screened veranda
nights, and on Monday night or early
tuesday morning she awoke suddenly
md saw man proving around on the
piazza. The man disappeared as soon
is she awoke. 1t also appears that ,
ome grain is missing from DR.. Han
ord's barn.
w. w. Dale was arrested Tuesday for :
medication and taken to st. Johnsbury /,
nd lodged in county Jail.
Malachi Little is home from st. Adams q
his week
Miss Gladys Mcclure arrived home
tuesday from Fitchburg, Mass, where n
he is attending school, being called here :
" the illness of her father, d. l.. Nc .
iuire.
Miss Alice Rogers, who has been visit +
1g at III. w. Drew's, returned to her
ONE in North Troy the first of the +
eek
Fred Eldridge, wife and little son of \
have been visiting relatives h
I'D their farm in Brookfeld. They will
ass the winter in Florida, going down b
18th Mr. Eldridges parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n
. f. Eldridge of East Hardwick.
Fred Jackson has leased the Marshall
OGDEN block on Main street for term r
years and took possession on Monday, d
ct !.
Miss Christine Munro left on Monday
orning for vacation from her duties
the hospital and will visit friends
Manchester, y. H. q
A. H. Billings and family have moved
Springfield,
Rev +. G. French of Danvile was in
wn Monday and Tuesday, ofiiciatin. at a
e funeral of Alfred Wheeler, and visit -
e friends. ~ ~
James Peter Rowel left Tuesday ~ ~
orning for st. Johnsbury, where he was -
esent at a banquet given the boys who ~
it Wednesday morning for their respec- "
re environments in Massachusetts,.