The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-08
WELLS RIVER
Oscar Aitkin Dead, and Many Others in
This Vicinity.

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Oscar Aitkin young man of ~ years,
died at his home in Wells River Oct. 4,
early in the morning, from pneumonia
and heart disease contracted from an at
tack of Spanish influenza. The funeral
was held Monday at l:30, being private,
with Mr.. Fraser officiating, Mr.. Aitkin
was born in Wells River June 10, 1891.
He was married TO Miss Sargent of
| Woodsville few years ago, where he
lived until last spring, when he built a
home in the south part of the town and
moved TO Wells Riva-. Oscar was by
trade carpenter and when taken sick
was engaged in building a -four mill for
the local miller. Besides wife and
daughter, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Teller,
who is also very sick, and father and
mother, all of whom reside in Wells
River.
Sergt, Kendall Of Barnet was killed in
France July IL. Sergt. Kendall was well
known through Barnet and vicinity.
Bert Joy, who had been employed by
Davis g. Rhinehart during the summer as
auto driver, died at the hospital Satur
day late in the afternoon from pneumo-
MIA. Mr., Joy, who was about 30 years
old, was well known in this vicinity and
well liked. For many years he was a bar
Der working for Gill Blake at Woodsville, |
but this spring, due to i'll health, he was
obliged to seek outside work.
Mr.. Ingerson, who had been employed
by Dennis Rouhan as undertaken, died at
Woodsville from pneumonia on Saturday, |
He was a young man, and although a
stranger in this section he was we'll liked |
by his friends, and was very competent |
man.
Dexter Hawkins, one of the Oldest resi- |
dents OF Woodsville, died at his home
Saturday morning from heart disease at
the 0ge Of S4 Mr.. Hawkins originally |
came from Benton, but had resided In |
Woodsvile for neatly 90 years, where he
was long identified at Mann's drug store,
being an intimate friend of Ezra Mann.
His death will take one Of Woodsville's |
Oldest citizens and one that viii be
missed a great deal.
Mrs Callahan Of Bath, n. H., died at |
her home from pneumonia last Saturday. |
Mrs. Callahan had recently lost a brother
in death, when the young man by name
of Chase died at Camp Devens from. the
same disease. The sympathy Of the en-
tire community is extended to her rela-
tives.
Ralph Bedell who was employed as a |
train dispatcher on the White mountain |
division at Woodsville, died at the hos |
pital from pneumonia on Saturday last. |
Mr. Bedell was young man % years Id, |
who came from the southern division at
Concord, n. H., to Woodsyille about two !
months ago. He worked formerly at the |
Concord yard. His home was in Canaan,
N. H., where his wife and one child reside. |
Two deaths at Bradford last Saturday !
removed two of its most prominent citi.
zens, in w. A. WEIGH and G. w. Darling |
working at Wells River, while Mr. Oar T,
ling was cashier of the bank. Both men
were well known in this section.
Claude Human was home over Sunday |
from Norwich university. Since going |
back he reports that there has been a |
great deal of sickness, he himself having !
been laid up with the grip, hence the fur
Tough home. Leland Lyster, who entered |
Norwich this year, has been very sick
with the grip,
Mrs Burley, who visited her son, Mr.. |
Burley, at the hotel, returned the last of !
last week to her daughters at Three
Rivers, p. @.
Roy Keezer, who has been employed in
the National Bank Of Newbury as book
keeper, went to Tufts college on Satur-
day, where he Vill receive military train
ing
1t Is reported that brother Of Mrs.
Kilburn Powers Of this place has been
wounded in France He WIS in the l0lst |
infantry.
Russell Bailey was home over Sunday |
from his military studies at Dartmouth
college.
Dumont Bailey returned to Springfield,
Mass, on Monday, where he win re-enter