The Press., 1918-08-22

published In The Press, and also forward ed to the relatives of our deceased bro her 1t is further ordered that our altar be draped for period of thirty days
 CHAs. Il. PUFFER,)
 JOHN ANDREWS, Committee.
 JOHN BROWN,
 The usual services will be held in the Baptist church next Sunday.
 J. G. Wightman and family are en- toying an outing at Quaker Hill.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Park are spend ing two weeks in the White Noun tains.
 H. K. Wightman is having his annual vacation from duties in the National bank. ....
 Herbert Phillips and Mathew Keefe. Jr. were home from Camp Devens over Sunday.
 Miss Harriet Mclean of Boston is spending Il few weeks with her sis ter. Mrs. John Storm.
 Rev. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Thompson and three sons of Northfield, Mass, are the guests of Mrs Emily Thomp- son.
 Miss Clara Findeisen and Miss Katherine Findeisen of Springfield are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. J. P. Brown.
 Miss Esther Lord of Newburyport and Miss Myra Scranton of Hyde Park, Mass, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Geo. H. Lord.
 Prof Austin J. Rutherford of Syra- cuse university. Syracuse, N. Y, and Mrs. Alice s. Whiting of Brookline. Mass, have been visiting Mrs. Elenore A. Puffer at her home here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Russell Colburn are enjoying an auto trip through Massa- chusetts and Vermont and will spend some time with their sons. George and Clifton. at Burlington. Vt
 James Lewis, Mrs. Eva Lewis, Mrs. Maud Furness and son, Lawton, spent last week with Mrs. Clara Beard, at Maple Crest Inn, Acworth, N H., return ing by way of the Mohawk Trail.
 DEATH of w. H. CHAMPLIN.
 William Henry Champlin, @, died very suddenly Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George w. Stowe, of Scitico. The immediate cause of his death was pronounced as neuralgia of the heart. He was born March 2, 1889, in Lebanon, a son of Christopher G., and Amanda Parker Champlin, and was next to the oldest of eleven children. He spent his boyhOod days in Columbia, and Hop River and later the family moved to Glynville, where he went to work in a cotton mill, owned by Moses Harvey. At the age of 22 he married Jan. 23, 1861, Augusta Almira Walker. Three girls were born to them, Ida A. ., A, Nellie G. In the early 6O's he joined the Wolcott lodge of Masons of Stafford Hollow and he WAS also a mem- Der of the Orient Chapter, R. A. M. Af- ter few years, MT. Champlin moved hls family to Stafford Hollow, and there he was superintendent of the cotton warp mill in which he had an interest with Elijah and Daniel Fairman. This mill was burned in the fall of 1874. The fol lowing winter the family returned to Glynville, and there he was superintend- ent of the cotton warp mill owned by E, c. Pinney He held this position for ten years At the end of that time he again went to Stafford Hollow, where he had charge of the boarding house con- nected with. the Riverside Woolen Co.,, and owned by Cyril Johnson. Here the family lived for about five years. On July ?, 1884, his daughter, Ida, was mar ried to George w. Stowe. On July P, 1889 his daughter, Minnie, died, Mr. Champlin bought the Moses Harvey homestead, where he bnilt cottage fol his home and moved there Nov. l, 1889 His daughter, Nellie was married to Will liam E. Truesdell, June 2, 1891. About % years ago Mir. ChamplIn, in company with w. E. Truesdell, now of Spring field, Mass conducted 8 grocery store in Burnside. While in business there, his wife died at the home of their daugh. ter, Mrs. George w. Stowe, Nov. 2, 1894 In 1898 MT, Truesdell and Mir. Champlir sold the store and moved to Springfield, Mass. where Mir. Champlin purchased g house at "A Kenwood Park, where he made his home with Mir. and Mrs. Trues dell. His daughter, Nellie, died April 12, 1910. For a short time Mir. Champliu conducted 8 notion store on Belmont Avenue, after which he travelled for Mr. Truesdell in the wholesale notion busi ness. Six years ago he was compelled to give up his business on account o failing eyesight. In June, 1913, he was operated upon for cataract. Since June 1917 he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. George Stowe, of Scitico, where funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Rev. David l.. kebbe oI Somersville officiated. A quartet, con sisting of Arthur Goldthorpe, Mrs Wayne Emery, Mrs. Jennie Lanham and Louis GOwdy, sang ''Oh Love That Will Not Let Me Co., and ''The Sweet Byland-By." He is survived by :one brother, Rev Oliver P. Champlin o Fargo, N. D.. two half sisters, Mrs. Elizs Prentice of Hartford, and Mrs. Mary Gerould of Stafford, and;one daughter Mrs. George Stowe, with whom he lived the last year, and two grandchildren Mrs. w. k. Truesdell of Springfield anc Joseph D Stowe of Scitico., Mir. Champ lin was esteemed by all and loved b, little children. His family was a mos devoted one, and all who knew him con sidered his friendship as a valuable one As master of the Masonic lodge, he wal loyal to the order and their appreciation Of his friendship and brotherhood wal shown by the impressive service by Vol colt lodge at the grave. In spite of hi atfiiction he practiced patience anG