The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
MARSHFIELD
Three Deaths in Three Days-Mrs. Ho-
bart, Mr.. Bemis, Mr.. Thomas.

The Grim Reaper called three resi-
dents of this town in the three days
from Thursday noon to Sunday noon.
Mrs. Jennie Hobart, widow of the
late Henry Hobart, passed away Thurs
day afternoon, May ID, from the effect
of pneumonia. The was a native of
this town and all her life was spent
here. She was about So years OF age.
She leaves one son, Lynn Hobart, who
has always lived at home with her, and
one sister, Mrs. Harry Morse of South
from her late home on New Discovery
Saturday afternoon and the interment
was in the family lot there. Rev. G. A.
Furness officiated.
Oscar L. Bemis, who has been in poor
health for several months from kid
ney trouble and other complications,
passed away Saturday, May 10, at the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington,
where he went for treatment q few
weeks ago The remains were brought
Sunday and the funeral services were
held at p. m. Monday from the home
of his aunt, Mrs. Lucy Bemis, Rev. G..
A Furness officiation. 1nterment was
in the family lot in the village Gene
terry. He was born in this town nearly
so years ago and most of his life was
passed here.
John Thomas passed away about
noon Sunday, May 10, from heart trou-
BILE. He had been confined to the bed
for nearly four years and his daugh-
~ M. 7 ;1y;a - nh;rcon hos bann his
constant and faithful attendant. The
end came suddenly at last, as he had
seemed as we'll as usual and had eaten
good breakfast that morning. He was
90 years old last month and was prob
ably the oldest resident of this town ex-
cepting Mrs. Della p. Jewell, who is his
senior by two months and who also
resides with Mrs. Robinson. Mr.. Thorn
az was born in Canad. but came to the
United States when young and was liv-
ing in Calais before coming'to live wlth'
his daughter six years ago last October.
Besides his daughter, he leaves one son,
Fred Thomas of Cabot, foster son and
three grandsons. He was a deacon of
the Congregational church and was a
man of strong faith and sterling Christ
ian character, actively interested i'll the
religious life of the church and COM
The funeral services were held
at 10 a. m. to-day.
The Marshfield cornet band will give
its first open-air coucert next Satur-
day at p. m, if the weather permits.
The pupils of the junior high school
OF Cabot presented the drama, "A Regi-
ment of Two" in X. of p hall last
Thursday evening TO a good sized and
audience.
A. I. Davis was at Groton pond over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry LaCount and
Fred LaPan have moved to the Sicily
houseon the lawer depot road.
Mrs. Fred Ellis and son, Bernard, OF
Woronocs Mass, are visiting her
mother and sister in town.
The Sunday school social will be held
Friday evening at the home of Misses
Emma and Dorothy Collins. A general
invitation is extended to every mem
Der of the school, both old and young.
1t is hoped that those having autos
or teams will try to arrange TO carry
as many of the children as possible, so
that the transportation of all can be
provided
Mrs. Jennie Bemis and daughter of
Lisbon, n. H.. are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Bullock.
Will Mute and daughter. Mary, Of
st. Johnsburv visited his brother, l.. ID.
Mute. last Sunday.
B. W. Davis and A. w Blake were in
Burlington last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Swerdfeger were
in Barnet over the week end TO visit
her nephew.
Dean Sanborn. former resident, was
in town over Sunday, the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs b. b. Nownes.
Mrs. D. s. Hall returned Friday from
Florida, after stopping over in Boston
a couple of weeks. Miss Ruby Davis
was visitor in Montpelier last Thurs
lay.
Mrs. f. r. Taft was in Barre a cou
pie of days last week.
Mrs. Eunice Sulham visited friends
IN Plsinfeld recently.
Rev. c. A. Furness supplied for Rev.
NJ. w. Hale in South Woodbury. last
Sunday afternoon. He was accompan
ed by Mrs Furness and Herbert and
Ebert Davis.
Myron White has moved his family
from the May house back to his farm.
Mrs. Frances X. Peck of Hayerhill,
Mass, was in town the first of the
week, calling on old friends.
Warren Brown of Newbury was a
business visitor in town the first OF the
week.
Charles johnson is moving his family
this week into the house owned by Mrs.
Grace Preston at the upper end of the
village.
Wallace Whitcomb has recently pur-
chased a Ford automobile.
Charles Bouldry has purchased the
house and furniture belonging to the
Horace Brown estate and is to take
possession soon, his home in South