The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-17
PITTNEY.
Sudden Death of Mrs. Norman Whitney

Mrs Norman Whitney, So died sud
denly Monday afternoon at her home.
Twin Farms. For several years she had
been in failing health. but for the past
week she had suffered unusually dis
tressing pains in her stomach and died
when she had a severe hemorrhage from
the mouth.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. (Farr) Whitney was
born in Westminster Oct. p, 1912, Il
daughter of Ivah Newton and Nancy /
CDanforthl Farr. Her girlhood was
spent there and later she attended school 4
in Bernardston, after which she taught
school in Westminster and Putney.
She married Norman Haynes Whitney
Feb, -. 1871. and they made their home 4
in Keene, going from there to Westmin- /
ster. where they lived six years. They /
then moved To farm in Putney on I
what is known as the town farm hill. /
remaining there IL years, whence % I
years ago they came to the present home I
stead, Twin Farms.
To them were born FIVE children, John 7
y. Of Los Angeles. Cal; Grace. who /
died at the age of three year.; Ida. I
Harlan and George, of Putney, living ON /
three grandchildren, Alfred Il. and |
Esther f., children of John \. Whitney !
and Grace E.. daughter of Harlan Whit |
ney, and one sister. Mrs. Finton of South !
Dakota.
Mrs. Whitney was a very wide reader |
very keen until the last. She loved |
flowers and waEtel to share them with |
all her friends. to- whom she has always |
been very kind aud generous. She was
very devotedto TT family. She seldom
went away FROM lane. on account of her |
health. but was,gery fond of having peo
pie visit her. csnAciallsA young people. /
All those lilo ca:1e III eontact with her |
felt that aer life rad Boon one of uplift- I
ing influence.
Trl. - An1 bo
tomorrow mt go. Rev c. Fl. Moor /
house officiating. The burial will be in
Westminster.
William Grimes has bought a Buick
car
B.. F. Beers is working for the White
River Chair Co. i'll Brattleboro.
The RedsCross class in home nursing 1
will be held Friday morning at ..
Raymond Day of Springfield. Mass. |
visited his uncle, Fred Leach, last week. |
Florence Reed went to Springfield /
(Vt.) for the weekend, returning home I
Monday.
Mrs. W. O. Allen visited her daugh- |
ter. Mrs. W. III. Rogers, in Brattleboro /
last week.
DR.. and Mrs. n. Penn Bugbee of
Springfield, Mass, visited his brother, /
DIR. l.. Fl. Bugbee. Sunday.
Mrs, William C. Armstrong and
called on friends here Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs George Thwing of /
Springfield came yesterday to visit his 4
parents, NJ and Mrs. G. l.. Thwing.
Mr. and Mrs, Floyd Fuller and daugh
ter of Spofford, y. H., spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fuller.
Mrs. George w. Bush returned to her /
home in Rutland yesterday, after |
weeks stay with her father, Z. K. Pat ,
terson. /
Mrs. Finette Meaney of Claremont re- ,
turned to her home after being called |
here by the serious illness of her mother. |
Mrs. II. G. Williams.
Clarence Ketcham of Jacksonville. \. |
Y, with a party of young people from
Hoosick Falls. y. y, recently visited /
Mrs. Edna ketcham.
Mrs. c. H. Thwings sister. Mrs. Eta /
Tombs of Brattleboro has just under |
gone an operation for appendicitis and is |
doing as well as could be hoped for.
\. H. Clarke, who recently moved |
into the little house above NJ V. Sleep /
er's, owned by Mrs. II. G. Smith. has
begun firing at the Robertson paper /
mill.
The food and rummage sale held Sat
urday afternoon for the benefit of the I
decided success as Miss Bertha Estey, /
chairman of the committee, reports net |
amount of S74.79 made at the sale.
Sunday visitors at G. A. Wizards /
were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howe and
daughters, Hazel and Winnifred, of
Grafton. and Mr. Wizards sister. Mrs. |
Charles Drown, and daughter, Blanche,
of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Hunt Of Putney and
George H. Censor of Charlestown. n. |
H.. were married by Rev. G. Fl. Moor !
house Saturday afternoon in the parlor
Of the Putney Tavern, in the presence |
Of the immediate relatives.
Ernest Wright and Mrs. Frank |
Keyser and infant son of Woodstock |
came yesterday to the home of his |
mother, Mira. Lena ID. Wright. His /
daughter. Louise, who had been visiting |
her grandmother several days, returned |
home with him.