The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-11
RANDOLPH
Funeral Of Dr. c. j. Rumrill Called Many
Mourners Together.

The funeral of DR.. C. J. Rumrill was
. held from the Bethany church on Thurs
day afternoon at / o'clock, with very
large attendance, the auditorium being
filled. Rev. Fraser Metzger otiiciated,
and the service was very simple, with
no music. Mr.. Metzger gave prayer
and reading of scriptures and very
short address. The bearers were taken
from the University club, of which the
deceased was member, and were: L..
b. johnson, j. G. Sherburne, DIR. j. T..
Clifford, Prin. +. G.. Ham, Prin. Green
from the Center, and q. +. Lamson. The
flowers were very elaborate and IN great
quantities, there being pieces from the
| Randolph business men, the graduate
nurses, the sanatorium nurses, the Uni
versity club, the physicians, and many
others, besides sprays and bouquets IN
great abundance. Among those from out
of town were the doctors brother, Ar
thur Rumrill of Boston, and Mr., and Mrs.
Judd of STAFFORD. Deceased is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. Susie Haskell and
Mrs. Eva Cornell of Boston, and Mrs.
Flora Stearns of Charlestown, n. H.,
besides two half brothers. Charles l..
Speare of West Corinth and Edwin New
ton of Roslindae Mass. Large numbers
of the patrons of the deceased were pres
ent, and to these his death comes as a
heavy blow, as his visitations were a
source of comfort to all. j
Mrs, Chloe Smith, who, since last
March has boarded at The Naples, |
died at Z p. m. on Tuesday, the result |
of bronchial pneumonia. Her home was
formerly in Brookfield, she having been
born there, the daughter of Elisha and !
Asenath Ford Dec. 10, 1928. She mar
ried Joseph Smith and their home was
for many years in Grantham, n, III. Mrs
J. H. Lamson and Mrs. C. f. Wood of
Springfield were her nieces, but she was
the last of her family. Mrs. Wood came
the first of the week to assist in her
care and remained till after the flu
neral, which was held at Bethany church
at ii o'clock on Thursday, there being
two funerals in the church the same day.
Miss Evelyn Thayer has come from
Roxbury, where she had been as a nurse
to Mrs. Van Dusen, who died during her
stay there.
Mrs. Ellen Lattimer and her daughter,
Miss Doris Lattimer, left on Thursday
for Rochester, where they had been
Jailed by the death of Mrs. Clark Kidder,
Mrs. Lattimer's sister-inlaw.
Miss Hazel Campbell has been in AL
)any, n. Y, this week to make arrange
nents to leave her position for one in
Sorthfeld, where she is to be stenograph ,
r at Norwich university.
1t is expected that high and graded i
chools will open on Monday unless there t
re further orders received. II
The final dance will be given at the Il
salisbury warehouse next Thursday even t
ng for the benefit of the Y. NJ C. A.
here will be round and square dances {
With the Sault- Angel orchestra on the f
rst floor, and the Randolph orchestra on h
he second floor, t
Mrs. Alec Pecor of Newport, n H., $
rived here on Wednesday for a short IL
tay with her mother, Mrs. s. Fl. King. {
V. A. Grant has gone to Boston to at u
end the Rexal convention, now in SEES 7
ion in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. S. Chase have returned
rom a visit in Putnam, Mass, with e
Ir. and Mrs. John Chase. b
Mrs. c. H. Holman went to Lebanon, a
7. H., this week to visit Mr. and Mrs .
Wood. ~ y
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph Barcomb of I,
Mass have been in town r
MS week to visit their parents. n
Mrs. Mabel Wheeler. who has been C
it'll Judge and Mrs. J. w Rowell, has /.
one to White River Junction to pass o.
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
yheeler. r.
Miss Helen Hutchinson has returned =
ON few days stay in White River = =
JUNCTION with her aunt, Mrs. L. A. Gibbs. 10
Mrs. Laura White of st. Johns, New ~ II,
has entered the employ of the :
uck Printing company, to assist during ne
lie rush of work. u
The village wood is being delivered in oi
aces where it is most needed, at So 50
II cord for green block wood. 10
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