The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
" ATS RIVER
Death Of Oscar Downing and Leroy
Rowe Former Once In Business IN
Barre.

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Oscar \. Downing entered his eternal
rest Tuesday morning, March w. at Z iau
O'Clock AT his home In this village, death
resulting from hardening OF the arteries
aud combinations with which he had
been m md a great sufferer for some
time. lie had only been confined 10 the
house about a month and to his bed less
than week.
Mr.. Downing was born In Williams
town. June -, lS47, son OF Samuel y,
and Mary Richardson Downing HIS
boyhood days were spent IN Williams
town, Waits River, ST. Adams, aud Lit
Teton, n, II,
September 81. 1859. he was united in
marriage Ia Hannah X. Sherman at Lat
tleton, n. H. who survives him. He
came To this village to live ~ years ago,
the greater part OF his time being spent
as a farmer, excepting several years ago
he was engaged in the wood business at
Barre City and later he conducted for a
while meat market at East Barre.
He is survived. besides his wife, by
three children, Fred A. Downing OF
Washington, Frank O. Downing of this
town and Mrs. Earl A. Woods of Brad.
ford also eight grandchildren, two of
whom are at the front in France. The
funeral services were held from the
home Thursday afternoon, March -, at
l 80 o'clock, DIR. j. w. Hatch OF Mont
pelier seminary officiating, assisted by
the local pastor Rev. A. j. Greene. In
tcrment was In the village cemetery.
The bearers were Ezra and Charles Sher'
man. c. c. Bagey, Aaron Richardson,
l.. X. Hills and Albert Downing. The
HYMN. In the Sweet BY and By was
sweetly rendered by Miss Martha Dodge,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. ). +.
hodge.
Mr.. Downing was a great reader and
n man seldom found away from his own
Greside, a tender and devoted husband
and a loving father. In his passing this
village loses its oldest resident
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral were Fred A. Downing and son,
Lawrence Of Washington, Frank q.
Downing and son. Albert, of Topsham,
Private Earl A. Woods of Fort Consti-
tuition. Portsmouth, n. H., Ezra Sher-
man and L. Il. Hills and wife of Water
bury, Charles Sherman and son OF LIS.
hon. N. H., nr. and Mrs. c. {. Bagley OF
Bradford, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Richard |
son of Washington and Mrs. w. Is. Iur-
ncy of Montpelier.
LEROY T. Rowe passed away Wednes-
day. March 20, at the home of his broth !
or. Fred, who has cared for him during |
his sickness. The funeral services were
held from the home Friday, March y,
Rev. A. j. Green officiating. lnterment !
was in the family lot at East Corinth
The deceased was born in Newbury IN
1887, son of Joseph and Laura Rowe
Mr.. Rowe had always followed farming
as an occupation, the early part of his
life being spent in Newbury, later com
inc to Corinth where he lived for num-
Der of wears. In 1899 he moved TO this
town, buying the Lewis Wilds farm,
where he had since resided. He served
The town as lister for several years. His
wife, who was Mary Emerson OF New
bury, died some few years ago.
Fred Rowe and wife were in Barre
Tuesday to attend the funeral of her
nephew, Chester Earl Magoon.
Miss Taisey of Newbury and Miss
Cargill OF st. Johnsbury, trained nurses,
who had been caring for o. V, Downing,
returned to their respective homes Tues
day.
Mrs. Earl A. Woods was in Bradford
on business Wednesday
Helen Worthley of Bradford visited
friends in the place the first OF the week.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. r. Hills returned to
their home in Waterbury Friday ac-
by her father Ezra sherman.
Will Richardson was an East Orange
business visitor Saturday,
Leslie Orr oil Peacham was week
end visitor at G. A. Richardson's.
Charles Sherman and son, Ezra LETT
for their home in Lisbon, n. H., Friday
after spending few days with
his sister Mrs. o. ', Downing.
Fred McDuffee and Robert Hodge at
tended the listers meeting in Montpelier
last week.
Waldo Hood was in Bradford on bust,
ness Monday.
Elwyn Chase is confined TO the house
with an attack of the grip.
Pvt Earl A. Woods of Fort Constltu-
ton, Portsmouth, n. H., came Wednes.
day TO attend the funeral of 0. Y. Down
ing, returning Friday to his duties
II B. Martin is not as well at this
writing.
Mrs. William y. rurncy of Montpelier
was a recent visitor at Mrs o. Y. Down
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