The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
WAITSFIELD
Death OF A. Z. Mehuron Removes Man
Loved and Respected By All.

Death OF A. Z. Mehuron Removes Man
Loved and Respected By AL
Funeral services of Allen I. Mehuron
were held Sunday at y. m, at his late
residence. The officiating clergyman WAS
Rev. Isaac Mellor, pastor of the Method
ist Episcopal church of which Mr.. Me
huron was q lifelong member. The Ma.
sonjr burial service was used. u. X. Bis
bee giving the Master Mason's part.
About 40 Masons of Mad River lodge,
No. II. TO which Mr.. Mehuron belonged.
marched in a body Music was furnished
hy a quartet from the Methodist church,
composed of Mrs l. Mellor, Miss Edna
Bragg, w. c. Bragg and i. &. kingsbury,
with Mrs. j. c. kingsbury accompanied.
The selections sung were Pleyle's hymn
and 1--WE Are Going Down the Valley"
the latter sung at the request of the de
ceased
Ainsworth post. No SO, G. A. r., of
which Mr.. Mehuron was commander was
represented by Wells Palmer, Judson
Richardson. Henry Miner and Captain
Henry n. Bushnell.
Interment was in the family lot in
Irasvile cemetery, the pail bearers, six
in number, being Edward ii. Jones,
George w. Wallis, Fred +. Wilder.
Charles j. Greene, Walter T.. Jones and
Il. X. Prentss.
Allen Il. Mehuron was born May L.
1888, in Hnesburg. living for many years
in Fayston and later in Waitsfeld. Jan.
2, 1855, he married Margaret Maxwell, |
who died in June, 1917. He served in
the Civil war as private in Co. G, 9th |
Vermont Volunteers. For the past year
Mr.. Mehuron had been in failing health.
The Sunday before his death he attended
church as usual. He was confined to his |
bed only few days and died Friday |
morning, March l., the cause being ulcer
of the stomach.
He is survived by three children-Mat-
tie, wife of Jesse w. Canerdy of Water
bury; Jennie, widow of the late Edwin
Perrin, and Thomas A. Mehuron, with
whom he resided. There are also eight
9randchildren-Hc Charles and Her
bert Canerdy, the latter being with the
expeditionary forces in France; Ruth
and Elmer Mehuron; Lloyd, Harold and
Gladys Perrin.
The funeral was largely attended in
spite of the raging wind. Those attend
ing from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Canerdy, Helen and Charles Can
erdy of Waterbury, Mrs. Jennie Perrin
and daughter, Miss Gladys, of Worces-
ter, Mass, Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell Funk
of Mattapan, Mass, Judson Richardson
of Warren and Henry Miner of Montpe
lier.
Mr. Mehuron, man of sterling quail
tiles, will be greatly missed by all who
knew him and his place i'm church, com
Masonic and G.. A. r. circles can
never be filled. Old and young alike will
long remember his CHEEKY words of greet /
ing.
Clyde Baird is home from Connecticut
md, having passed his physical examina
lion. intends enlisting in the ambulance
:orps.
Miss Marion Jones and Emma Robin
ION of Warren were weekend guests at c
". j. Palmers. !
Miss l.. Jean Bisbee has been taking p
he civil service examinations in Mont o
'elier
F. H. Newcomb is having severe at C
ack of German measles. a
Miss Jessica Joslyn is in w. Z. Jones t
tore.
Seth Boyce has offered his services in W
he shipbuilding squad 81
s. Platt Jones, as last number of the
ugh school lecture course, gave his au- +
Hence an evening of unequalled excel
ence and mirth. He captivated his au- 81
ience from the start, keeping them in n
ne continuous laugh by his impersona- "
ions. His best numbers were "The h
barge of the Light Brigade, by the Il
i'd who had influenza and the old G. A.
!. veteran. He closed his program by "
ingng America" with the new verse h
dded. beginning, God save our noble d.
rem
Miss Emma Warmer of Milton is q
uest of Mrs. Lula Holt. 81
Fl. J. Russell has closed his blacksmith 81
hop and has employment at Walter v,
1oriarty's mill. OF
The stereopticon slides on India for NJ
ne NJ E. service Sunday night failed to ca
rive, but the same slides on India will
c used in two weeks, on March II. til
Henry Miner of Montpelier spent the he
eek end in town.