The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-26
RANDOLPH

Inc influenza In this place is steadily
on the decline, but it is not expected that
the quarantine will be removed for sew
eral days
Miss Cora Osgood, eldest daughter of
A. G. Osgood Of this place, who for sew
eral years has been employed in the office
of the Pike Manufacturing Co, in Pike,
| NJ H., has been appointed to position
| in the Red Cross headquarters in WASH,
ington, d. G. She win finish her work
at Pike this week and will then come
here to pass the time with her father,
A. G. Osgood, until she goes to Washing
ton Nov. 4.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Hamilton of New
port have been the guests Of their par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton, re-
Gently. Another son, Pliny Hamilton,
and wife of White River Junction have
also been here for short visit at the
same home,
Mrs. i. G. Angel, who has been i'll with
influenza and bronchitis, is now improv-
ing, after a several weeks attack of the
same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bartlett of Bos-
ton were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Z. A.
Heath on Thursday.
John Butterfield was in town this week
from WATERFOWL, NJ X, where he has
had employment for the last six months
and where his family now reside. Mr.
Butteriield has employment in govern
ment gun carriage works.
Miss Clara Cass and Mrs Vaughn
Hodgkins of Rochester were in town over
Sunday with Mis. Hodgkins' uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs Il. s. Hatch.
Miss Dorothy Farr has finished her
stenography work at the Office of the
Sargent, Osgood & Roundy plant and
gone to her home in North Randolph
Miss May Cross Of Springfield, Mass,
came Friday to pass the remaining days
of the month with her mother, Mrs. Ase-
nath Cross.
Miss Kate Donneliy went to Boston
Monday for visit with her brother for
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Oney were in Pitts
field last week for few days stay with
relatives, this having been their former
home.
Winfred Bagley passed Sunday with
his mother here. Mr.. Bagley is now chief
clerk of the actuarial division of the 1'rav-
elers Insurance company OF Hartford,
Conn, and had been to Montreal to at
tend the annual convention of the Ac-
tuarial Society Of America
A daughter weighing nine pounds was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Greene on
Friday.
Mrs. Emma Thresher was in Norwich
last week on business for few days.
G. r. Grant has been passing two
tvaatss ian hora nth bto
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. A. Grant.
Miss Florence Neill, who recently went
to Springfield to take the position Of
district nurse, has. been having great
burden to carry in the recent influenza
epidemic at that place. During the time
she has had two assistants, but they
have both left and at present she is doing
the work alone.
The death of Mrs. Mary II. Amsden
occurred Friday, Oct Is, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John W. Tilson, the
result of a malignant trouble. She had
been confined to her bed for five weeks
and for about a year had been quite in
firm. Mrs. Amsden was born in Reading,
May "a, 1925, thus reaching the age of
"a last May. In October, lS48, she was
married TO Marcellus Amsden at Wind
sor. Following this the couple lived for
40 years in Mortified, where they
brought up their family Of 10 children,
eight of whom reached the age OF mature
years -Four Of these children now sur
vive, Miss Marcia Amsden OF Leominster,
Mass, Edwin L. Amsden Of Barnard, Err
nina, wife Of iona Tilson, and Elmer
Amsden of Brookfeld After the death
of her husband, who was a Civil war vet.
eran, on May q, 1885, Mrs Amsden came
to this place and here she lived for 10
years, removing eight years ago to Mrs
Tilson's, whose home is in the Hebard
hill vicinity, near Randolph Center. The
funeral was held from the home. Rev.
Homer White officiating, and the burial
was at Mortified Center The children,
with one exception, were present at the
services. three grandchildren and three
great grandchildren Of the deceased.