The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-14
NORTHFIELD
Funeral Of Charles D. Edgerton Was
Largely Attended.

The funeral of Charles d. tdgerto
was held from his late residence ol
Main street Yesterday afternoon at tire
O'Clock, Rev. James Il. Sargent paste
Of the Congrega ional church, officiating
Burial was In Elmwood cemetery, th'
bearers being Charles A. Plumley
Charles NJ, Goodrich, Fred w, DuuoI
aud A. y. plastrdge. The funeral wa
largely attended BY friends and towns
people, who held him In high esteem
There were many beautiful flowers
among the pieces being from the Wash
| ington county bar. the class of ~ OF
| Dartmouth college and from the ON
ployes of the Mortified Telephone COM
pany, of which he was treasurer.
Edward n. Deavitt and William n.
Theriault were in town yesterday to at.
| tend the funeral of G. II. Edgerton.
Morris w. Ryan returned yesterday
from Barre, where he hats been attend.
ing the 18th convention of the state
court, G. o. +.
Gerald Donahue has returned to Quin.
cy, Mass. after few days with his
parents, Chief and Mrs. j. NJ. Donahue.
Edward H. NJ. Holton returned yes
terday from Burlington, where he has
been attending the Masonic meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Houghton are the
parents of a daughter
Mrs. r. w. Parish of Burlington is
the guest, Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Boyn-
ton.
Rev. J. A. Lynch went to Barton yes
terdsy, where he is 10 deliver the sermon
at the exercises in commemorstion of
the 50th anniversary of the ordination
to the priesthood of Rev. L. Marceau.
Members of the local lodge of Odd
Fellows, together with the Rebekahs,
will attend services in n body at the
universalist church next Sunday morn
ing.
If you like flowers you do not want TO
miss taking a look at Charles Plumley's
peonies. His collection, though not as
large as some in the state, contains
some of the choicest and most beautiful
specimens of peonies that grow. The
plants are all numbered and labelled SO
that one, though not up in flower lore,
can know what he Is looking at Mr. |
Plumley, as his neighbors know, has |
made peonies and irises hobby for some |
years and he is glad to have everybody |
enjoy them with him. The irises, ex
cept the Japanese, are past their prime,
but the peonies are just now in their
glory.
The funeral OF Rev. Harold G. Ellis
was held yesterday from the Methodist
church at II o'clock, Rev. G. II, Redding
Burial was in Eimwood Gem
etery. Mr.. Ellis was born in Granville
in 1877 and came to Mortified TO re-
side in 1881 following his fathers death.
He attended the graded and high school,
Montpelier seminary and graduated from
Norwich university in 1893, after which
he was an instructor for some time, later
aking up the ministry. He was married
o Gertrude Cousins of New York in
pos, who has been an inmate of hos
,ital in New York City for the past four
ears. A daughter Alma Jane, for some
ime has lived with Mr.. and Mrs. C. X
'ameron. A peculiar and touching fea-
ure in regard to the funeral was that
ot relative was present. Mr. Ellis
ras the last of his family his brother,
Y. A. Ellis, dying only few months ,
go, and the daughter referred to above
eing in quarantine on account of chick 1
n pox.
lar school were held Wednesday evening {
! armory hall, when the following pro-
ram was carried OUT March; prayer by G
ey. James B. Sargent; salratory, Sa- G
lie Albm Tread by Harriet Cook on &C. I
punt of the sickness OF Miss Albn) ;
The He'll Gate at Scissors Roger }
reck Water Lily" chorus; Between
ines, Evelyn Cook violin solo, George v
olton; "Fleurette," Mary Veronese; ! a
say, War Poetry" Emma Slack; cor \
It solo, Roland LaFrana; Edith Ca
H." Mildred Rabidou; bill the Bomb Y
!" Ralph Bancroft; solo, There Little Il
rl Don't Cry" Ruth Dyke; For All
e Have and Are" Alice Phillips; vale
Glory, with essay, Labor Conquers !"
H." Christine Wright, Come Where the
lies Bloom" chorus; presentation of di- b
omas by j. Allen Hunter, superintend
t. W