The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
MARSHFIELD
Miss Helen Lamberton, 81, Succumbed
to Heart Disease and Nervous Collapse.

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Miss Helen Lamberton, only daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge G. Lam
berton, passed away Thursday evening
July 7, at the Bouldry cottage at joe:
pond, where she had been taken about
two weeks before in the hope that the
change might prove beneficial. She hac
been in serious condition from heart
trouble and nervous collapse for severaI
weeks and everything that medical skill
and loving hearts could devise for hei
relief was done. In her immediate fam.
| lily she leaves besides her parents, two
brothers, c. Bert and Kenneth, both OF
whom reside at home.
She was graduate of Goddard semi
nary, class of 1910, and for the last
two years has been successful teacher
in the River schools. She was q years
of age and a young lady of a genial
loving nature, who will be greatly
missed by host of friends
The funeral was held at p. M Sun
day in the Congregational church, Rev.
Arthur Brotherston officiating. 1t was
one of the saddest, most impressive
services witnessed here in long time,
being made especially so by the num-
Der of young people present, whose
fearful eyes expressed deep sorrow for
the loss of their friend. The church was
filled to overlooking with loving, sym
pathetic relatives and friends, about
200 being present. The floral tributes
were beautiful beyond description and
so numerous that the casket, pulpit
and altar rails were literally banked
l. al tN
the love and esteem in which she was
held by all who knew her. The pupils
of her school attended in body, as
did the Pythian Sisters, of which or
der she was a member, their committal
service being used at the grave. The in
terment was in the Durant cemetery at
Lower Cabot. The heartfelt sympathy
of the entire community goes out to
the bereaved parents and brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice B. Merrill of
Meriden, Conn, who have ben spending
a week or two with Mrs. Merrill's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Swerdfeger,
left last week to attend the school on
Americanization work at Yale, which
attracts many of the leading professors
of various eastern collegs. including
Prof. jerks of Columbia. Mr. Merrill
who has been an instructor in history
and mathematics in the Meriden high
school for several years and is also di
rector of the local America nization
work there, is to deliver an address on
Tuesday. July II, at
this Yale conference. Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill were accompanied on the trip
by Miss Pearl Way and Martin Walker
Smith of Meriden, Conn, who Joined
them here for a few days visit while
at Swerdfegers,' Mr.. Smith went over
seas in 1916 as attache of the embassy
TO Toxic and Petrograd, returning in |
October, 1920 He has been teaching in |
the Meriden high school the past year, |
having been an intimate friend of the |
principal, Prof. Bacon, while at Co
lumba.
The ladies aid will meet at the par
sonage Wednesday from . to 4
Miss Annie johnson went last week
TO North Haverhill, n. H., to work for
her brother, Percy, and. family during
her vacation
Mrs. +. l.. Spencer left Monday to
visit relatives in Williamstown and
Mrs. Louise Sanborn returned home
last week from the Mary Fletcher hos
pital
Norris Blake is stopping at L. d.
Sute's while haying at f. c. Gould's.
B. W. Davis and family and Ivan
Carpenter and family returned Thurs
lay from a weeks auto trip to vsri
rus New Hampshire points and report
rain and mud in that see u
lion.
Mrs Lasher of Plainield was the
guest of Mrs. Lucy Bemis over Sun
lay.
Mrs. D. s. Hall returned Sunday
rom a two weeks visit with her sis
er in Maine.