The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-06
RANDOLPH
Death of Fred Packard After Many
Months of Suffering.

Death of Fred Packard After Many
Months of Suffering.
The death of Fred Packard occurred
on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, after
many months of extreme suffering.
Mr.. Packard's health began to fail
more than year and half ago, and
since that time he has failed gradu
ally. Last fall he gave up his bust
ness and went to his rooms in the
house of his sister in law, Mrs. Hattie
Nichols, and for the last six months he
has been confined to his bed. A turn
for the worse came last week, and at
last he failed very rapidly. Mr.. Pack
ard was born in Braintree, the son of
Harvey and Susan tJaeonsonl Pack
ard. and if he had lived till August he
would have been 65 years of age. For
tht most part of his life he lived in
Randolph and Braintree, but for a
short time he lived in Massachusetts,
He married Anna Bass of Braintree in
1877, and to them six children were
born, three sons and three daughters,
all OF whom survive. The sons are
William and George OF Lynn, Mass,
Ernest of Manchester, n. H., Mrs.
Harriet Packard Chadwick, living in
Detroit. Mrs. Travers of Medfeld, and
Mrs Ernest Austin of this place. Four
of the children will be here this week.
The wife and mother died five years
ago Deceased is also survived by sis
ter OF Mortified The funeral will be
held on Thursday afternoon of this
week. Rev f. S. Tolmsn officiating,
and interment will be in the Braintree
Hill cemetery. beside his wife The Ma
sonic lodge OF this PLACE, of which he
has long been member, will conduct
the service.
Mrs Lucie Wall Minuse who has
been at the Wall home for the last two
months, is critically ILL., and was taken
TO the sanatorium on Monday for care
and treatment. The local physicians
have given little hope for her recovery,
but a New York specialist, who has
been summoned, gives encouragement
in her case,
Mr. and Mrs. WILDER Fits of North
Reading, Mass. who have been here
visiting relatives, left here on Mon
day for their home.
Willard Douglass OF St. Adams, the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Douglass, returned Monday to st.
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers and son
of Northfeld who have been in town
to visit Mr. and Mrs H. d. Banister,
left Monday for their home.
Miss Jennie Johnston of Lebanon, n.
H., was one of the guests at the home
of her sister, Mrs. w. f. Edison, over
Sunday and Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler of Lyndonville
have come to pass several days here
with their daughter and husband, Rev.
and Mrs. r, H. Moore.
Rev, Mrr Davenport, the district SUI
perintendent of the Methodist church.
was in town Sunday, and preached at
the Baptist church in the evening.
&. w. Patterson, who has been in
the Far East for a year, is now on
his journey home Mrs. Patterson hsv
ing received the news of his safe
arrival at Beirut, Syria. He will leave
for America soon and on his arrival
in Randolph will resume his duty as
superintendent of the Orange south J
west district, of which Mrs. Patterson
has had charge in his absence.
Charles Noakes has left the employ |
of the II. p. Hood 4 Sons milk station
and gone to East Bethel to have charge
of the Spooner farm. Mr. Noakes' place
is filled by Harold Phelps of st. AL
bans.
The L. W. Webster corporatio paid
last week the first semi-annual diyi-
dend on its preferred stock at the rate
OF seven per cent per annum. This
now employs 40 men.
Lansing Smith moved his family this
week from Mortified 10 the house ON
the Rowell Addition recently vacated
by F. +. Spaulding Mr. Smith has
employment with the Battles Machine |
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Rye of Brockton, |
Mass, has been passing several days |
here with the formers parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. f.. p Rye.
George j. Rattee and Mrs. Harriet |
Whitney were united in marriage Sat
urday. June %, Rev. r.. II. Moore be |
ing the officiating clergyman.
L. =. Rye was called TO Swanton on |
Monday by the critical illness Of his |
mother, and returned ON Tuesday.
Kurt Reiehel, Inc. have re -organized |
and strengthened by new capital tur
nshed by New York parties. The new |
name under which they are working is |
the Green Mountain Glove Co, incor
porated under the laws of. Delaware. |
with $4,000 preferred stock and 500 |
shares Of common stock without par !
value. The factory here has begun |
shipments the work being satisfactory |
as the operators learn the business.
ID. f. Gould has sold his double tene-
ment house on Elm street TO Daniels |
and Wilson, who buy for an invest
ment
Mrs. Earl Hibbsrd of South Royal |
ton closed visit Of few days here |
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. FRED |
on Friday and went to her
home
Mrs. Carroll Huntington, who was IN
town last week 10 sec Mrs. Ellen |
left on Friday for her
home in Newport.
T.. G. Ham left on Friday for York |
Beach TO pass the summer there with |
his parents.
Miss Ona I.add left Friday for Mid |