The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-21
WILMINGTON.
Instant Death of John Bussiers

The news of the sudden death of John
BUSTERS, 81. of this village Saturday
morning at Wilmington came as a thun-
derbolt to his friends and neighbors Mr.
BUSTERS left home as usual that morn
ing to work at tie dam under conStruc-
ton in Nottingham. He was beginning
a new piece of work. He went down
into the tunnel with a gang of other men
and they had Just reached their stopping
place and alighted from the bucket in
which they were taken down when
stone from a blast outside the. tunnel
came down the shaft and struck him on
the head. resulting in instant death.
Mr. BuSSierS was native of St
Henry, Quebec. son of Jean and De
merise (Roberge) Brussiers, and had
worked in this section and Somerset
since 1914, except for the time he was in
the service in the World war. enlisting
from Searsburg He served in France
several months and was among the num-
Der who were gaSsed.
He married Alma Beandoin of Canada
three years ago. Last spring he came
with his family to Wilmington from
Rrattleb0ro and had since lived in j. A
Buell's tenement house known as Fort
Ashley.
He leaves his wife and two children
Annie. two years old, and Harry, a little
less than five months.
Services were held at the home Mon
day afternoon and the grief-stricken wife.
ACCOMPANIED by the two children. and
Mr. Bussier's cousin, Joseph Roherge.
left Monday evening to take the body to
Canada for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs Heman Ware arc spend
ing vacation with relatives in Cole
brook. Conn and Pittsfield. Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Allen went to
Walpolc N H.. the first of the week to
visit Mrs. Aliens mother. Mrs. kendrick.
Mrs. Elbie Pike and Miss Ruth John
son were in Pittsfield Mass, few days
recently to visit Mrs. Pixies sister and
do some shopping.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Raptist church will hold n food sale at
the home of Mrs. Ernest Carpenter at
go O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The officers of the Farmers Day asso-
citation held a business meeting at the
town hall Monday evening to prepare
for the coming annual election of officers.
The high wind and brisk snow squall
of Wednesday and the drop IN tempera-
ture to II degrees above zero Thursday
morning serves It's as gentle reminder
of what is before us.
Mrs. Mary Chase has rented her house
on West Main street to W. NJ. Harris OF
West Dover. who will move there Tor
the winter To better facilitate their son 5
attendance at high school
The regular meeting of the Parent
Teachers association was held Friday
afternoon at the high school assembly
hall. An interesting program was car
ried out and officers for the coming year
were elected as follows: President, Mrs.
III. Buckley: first vice-president. Wal
ter f. True; second vice-president, Mrs.
Wayne Garner; secretary and treasurer.
Miss Lena Shaw.
4 party of 20 members OF the Christian
Endeavor society of the Baptist church
and friends assembled to the peak OF Hay
stack Saturday. The morning seemed
cool. but before noon the travellers We're
we'll warmed up to the subject of climb
ing. not only in temperature but IN loco
motion. and mt the end of the climb 2 plc,
ME lunch and vicente roast was enloved
-, The rocks Most of the party climbed