Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-05-10
ATHENS.
Death of ]. M. Powers.

The death of j. NJ. Powers, which oc-
Cured at his home Sunday, April 2S, re-
| moves an honorcd citizen who will be
greatly missed by Il large circle of
friends.
Mr. Powers was born in Athens June
,, 1913, and was one of the five children
of Merrill j. and Eliza Perham Powers.
He.,was educated. in the public schools
| and at Chester academy. After leaving
school he taught for several years in the
| schools of Athens, Saxtons River, Graf
ton, Westminster, Townshend, Jamaica,
and Alstead, n. II.
On July 80, 1870, he married Phebe A.
| Ball. Three sons were born to them, Guy
| w. and Merrill D., who survive, and one
son who died in infancy.
! The home life was ideal, all working
together for the happiness and welfare of
each other. The home circle was broken
| by the death of Mrs. Powers three years
| ago.
For "a years prior to 1906 Mr.. Powers
was associated with the firm of Derby &
Ball in the manufacture of scythc snathS.
His townsmen showed their confidence
in him by placing him in positions of re-
sponsibility, he having served in many of
| the town offices, among them those of
lister superintendent of schools and
town treasurer for 81 years.
He represented the town in the legisla-
lures of 1892 and 1890. In 1882 he was II
member of the committee on education
| In 1912 he served as assistant doorkecp-
or of the senate.
He was trustee of the Windham
County Savings bank for % years and an
auditor for 10 years.
In early manhood Mr.. Powers united
with the Methodist church of this place,
and had always been one of its staunch
supporters. Although interested in all
lines of church work, he was especially in
tcrested in the Sunday school and served
as superintendent nearly 30 years.
Mr.. Powers was public spirited and
deeply interested in everything that per
tanned to The welfare of his fellowmen.
Although for few years failing health
had kept him from leading an active life
he had always kept a lively interest in
every good work.
Aside from the sons he leaves one
brother, Alonzo S. Powers of Gagevlle.
The funeral was held in the home
Wednesday, May |, at p. m, when Rev.
W. X. Davenport, an intimate friend of
the family, spoke words of cheer and com
|
of the departed
Two favorte hymns of the deceased,
Lead, Kindly Light, and Jesus, Lover of
My Soul, were sung by Misses Florence
and Bessie Wright.
Among the many floral tributes was a
beautiful wreath from the Sunday school
a spray of roses from the children of the
Saxtons River schools, also a spray of
carnations from the teachers The burial
look place in the family lot in the Valley
cemetery.
Those from out y town who were pres,
ent at the funeral were A. S. Powers Mr..
and Mrs. q. T.. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred FAIR, l.. j. Ball, Miss Emma Ball
Mrs. Annie Coolidge and w. G. ODER of
Bellows Falls, Mrs. f.. +. Cudworth of
brattleboro, A. r. Marsh, Mrs Hattie
Marsh and Miss Mary Plumb of Town
shend, +. A. Dewitt and John Kenney of
Newiane, Charles Perham and Miss Alice
perham OF Cambridgeport, Rev. G. f,
: 'hapin, Colin Lake and Mrs Cecil Hughes
) OF SaXtons River and NJ. c. Redfeld of
lGrafton.
, MIR. and Mrs. Walter Cakes have come
: PACK TO the camp, while Mr. Cakes Is fin,
Ishing work on the pulp job of Osgood g.
i walter Rand, who has charge of the
, state road from the Cambridgeport line
to Townshend line as patrolman. has be-
gun work. Clifton Moore is working with
him.
! W. 4. Pierce of the Basin farm, Bel.
flows Falls has naval , ..n.., Ill 90,