The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-01
MONTPELIER
Mrs. Laura Hammond Died While Sit
ting at window.


ease, from which she has suffered
slightly for a few years. Mrs. Ham,
mond was enjoying the festivities o.
the evening when life passed. she
was sitting in a chair near the front
window Of the home and had waved
her hand to several as they passed.
Others had come to the porch to speak
with her. She made a slight noise
which her daughter, who was sitting
opposite her, thought was an indica-
ton of someone else coming, but when
Mrs. Stufflebean looked back to her
mother, life apparently had gone. Her
death followed exactly two years ait
er that of her husband.
The deceased was born in Windsor,
July 10, lS45, daughter of James and
Adeline (Bruce) VIM, Her early life
was passed in that town, where she
obtained her education. She was mar
ried March 10, 1865, to Ulysses Il,
Hammond. Shortly after marriage
they came to Middlesex to reside and
had lived in that town until about
four years ago, when they came to
MONTPELIER to reside with Mr.. and Mrs.
Stufflebean. Mrs. Hammond j. sur
viyed by one daughter, Mrs. Stuffle.
bean; one sister, Lucia Houghton o.
Windsor, and one brother, Frank y.
Vim of Kearney, Neb.; and among
other nephews and nieces, Fred VIM
of Montpelier, VINO was reared BY MT.
and Mrs. Hammond from the time he
was two years of age. Mrs. Hammond
was fayorite among the young peo-
Die and many viii recall motherly adj
vice given them by Mrs. Hammond
during the time she was living in Mid
dIesex. Her social efforts for the most
part were eentere0 about the ladies
aid Of the Unitarian church in Middle
sex, of which she was twice president
and in which she took an active part
for many years. She was planning to
do something for the entertainment in
that church in Middlssex tonight.
During the days OF the Order Of East
ern Star in Waterbury. she was a
| member of that organization Her
greatest pleasure came in doing some
thing for the comfort Of those about
her. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond observed
| the 50th anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Middlesex IN March,
| 1915.
The funeral will take place at 2
| o'clock Wednesday afternoon from her
| late home at 1856 Elm street, and on
Thursday morning the body win be
| taken to West Windsor, where short
service will be held near the family
| lot in the cemetery in that town, where
the body will be laid at rest beside
| that Of her husband.
Mrs. TAYLOR and Miss Jackman, who
have charge Of the shelter home OF the
| board of charitie. and probation on
| Hillside avenue in Montpelier, gave
the Is Riddles who reside with them
Halloween party Monday evening
by inviting the children in that lo-
cality to help in the festivities. The
evening was pleasantly passed with
| games. The home was lastly deco
rated. Good things to eat were pro-
vided and tie occasion made pleasant
! for the children who, for the most
part, have seen hardships in recent
| wears.
Mrs. w. H. Farrar and Mrs. Frank
Burbank, managers Of Miller's inn,
gave a Halloween party TO the guests
Of the hotel during the supper hour on
| Monday evening. The dining rooms
were d, corated in colored streamers
and lack -o,lanterns, candles set in
carrots, decorated the tables The
whole made fitting observance OF
the second anniversary Of their sue
cessfui management Of the hotel. Dur
| ing the supper hours Brunswick talk
| ing machine owned by Mrs. Genevieve
! Wilder furnished music. Each OF the
25 persons employed. in the hotel wore
a cap suitable for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson left
last night for Chicago, where they VIII
make their home.
Frederick Sequin, who broke his leg
PLAYING football, Is now able 20 be
about on crutches Rodger Sheridan,
who also broke his jaw in the same
game, has removed the bandages and
cast.
About 9;l5 the fire department was
| called TO the Wells River car shops to
extinguish a cab which was all ablaze
on engine No s.
Miss Mildred Backus Of the seminary
passed the week end with her parents
in Waterbury.
Governor James Hartness has ap-
pointed W II. Jeffrey, head Of the de-
partment of probation and charities,
as a delegate to represent the state az
| the 18th annual meeting of the Amer
lean Child Hygiene association, to be
held at New Haven, Conn, Nov. 2-5.
The Halloween parade, staged by
| the L. ID. Willcntt Sons company's en-
ploves last night, turned out a great
success. About $50 people, adults and
! children, turned our in costume to take
part in the demonstration Of Hal
iowe'en fun. The parade formed at
| s o'clock on State street near the Ma
tional Life Insurance company's new
! building. which the Willcutt company
Is erecting. The leader was "Joe"
| Pvncheon of the Willcutt company,
! who was mounted and dressed as a
Ku Klux Klansman he was accom-
panied by other Kr Klux riders Fea-
! lures Of the parade were a truck car
rving the sWilicutt Minstrels" and an
other packed with the company's vo-
cal artists. Among the costumes were
a stork, John Barleycorn in a huge
whiskey bottle and Uncle Sam. The
parade went down State street to
! Main, out Main in both objections, and
back down state TO the Montpelier
house, where hashlight photographs
were taken Following the parade, the
Willcutt employees were given a ban