The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
BETHEL
Mrs. John H. Beckwith Died Saturday
After Long Illness.

Mrs. Ohm II. Beckwith Died SATURDAY
After Long Illness.
Mrs. John II Beckwith died early
Saturday morning at the sanatorium
after an illness of several months with
cancer. She was active in several or
CARNATIONS, serving up to the time OF
her death as vice grand of Home Re-
bekah lodge, secretary of Daniel Lille
Relief corps and secretary of White
River chapter, Order OF the Eastern
Star. She also was active in the Beth
ell Womans club and was recording
steward of the Third Methodist church
When very young she chose the career
of teacher and after graduating from
the Randolph Normal school taught
several years. She spent her whole life
here with the exception of about eight
years, six of which were in Buffalo,
n. Y, Immediately after her marriage
in 1888 She is survived by her hus-
hand, two daughters, Mrs. Walter II.
Preston and Miss Iris Beckwith, son,
John n Beckwith of Springfield, Mass,
an aged mother, Mrs. Jane Morse, and
a brother, John Morse. The funeral
was held this afternoon at the Method
list church. Rev j. Wesley Miller off
ciating. There was singing by quar-
tet consisting of A. N. Washburn, Miss
Luella Atkinson, Miss Frances South
worth and Jesse 7. Moody, There were
many flowers. The bearers were w. r.
Briggs B. G. Bundy, B. |. bearing and
g. L. bearing, Burial was at Fairyiew
cemetery.
Mrs. Merville Waldo. aged so years,
died in Royalton Saturday morning
after few days illness following an
attack of paralysis. She had been in
poor health several years. She is sur
vived by her husband with whom she
lived at the home of their son, Charles,
and BY daughter, Mrs. William Aid
rich of Barnard. and by four other
sons, Albert Waldo of Woodstock, John
Waldo of White River Junction, Will
liam Waldo of Royalton and Lee Waldo
of Ascutneyville a sister, Mrs. Esther
Parker of Mantua, Ohio, and two broth
ers. John Howard of Hanover, n. H.,
and Orlando Howard OF Springfield,
Mass. Two other daughters died with
in few years, Mrs. Esther Hale and
Mrs. Eva SticlSney The funeral was
held this forenoon at the home, Rev. J.
Wesley Miller officiating, with burial
at the Royalton village cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Standish of
Springfield have been visiting Mrs.
George H. Slack.
e Azs0,hnrx nf Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Whitaker, intending
to give them a surprise, went to their
home Friday evening and found that
they were eight miles distant at the
village. The next evening the party
was held, but not as a surprise.
Frank Magivney, who was doing re-
pair work at A. n. Washburn's store
house Saturday, fell forward to the
ground head foremost about eight feet
when a plank broke which formed
part Of the staging on which he stood,
Very sore muscles may be the worst
result of the fall.
Paul Marsigli and c. f. Claim ac-
companied to Montpelier Saturday Paul
Eske and William Kennedy, who filed
applications for final citizenship papers.
Friends of Mrs. !, Allen Rogers of
South Randolph, a former high school
student here, regret to learn of the
sudden death Saturday from pneumo-
MIA of her brother, Louis Hinckley, aged
30 wears, who lived with her The fu
neral occurs tomorrow at | o'clock,
Rev. j. Wesley Miller of this place
officiating.
Miss Nellie Blake came Saturday
from her teaching at Weathersfieid
Bow for her Thanksgiving vacation
B. C. Rogers was in Stockbridge Sat
urday to conduct an auction for Daniel
Blk.
Myron Rogers, Averill Rogers and
Charles Rhoades came Saturday from
Northampton, Mass, in Chevrolet
automobile lately bought BY R. Z. Bur
nett
Mrs. Dorothy Curtis has returned to
her position as housekeeper for f. l..
Martin after visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Griffith M. Owen, in Concord n. ii.