The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-03

Walter King Bigelow, Native Of Stowe,
and Esteemed Son of Town.


low was born in Stowe Dec. 2S, 1874
the ninth OF the 10 children Of JONI
than Brook and Relief Newhall Big
low, only two Of whom survive, =.
Bigelow, Stowe and Springfield, Mass
and Alvall H. Bigelow Of Salem, ii
l latter in very feeble health. Going
Salem at 10, Mr.. Bigelow entered u
] dry goods business in the employ
his brother in law, the late James
Amy, and became one of the founder
of the firm of Amy, Bigclow q Wei
Der, which later was changed to Aim,
Bigelow & Washburn. Mr.. Bigelo'
was for many years deacon and a
active worker Of the Tabernacle Con
gregational church and has been actiy
in Y. M. C. A. work and other philan
thropic activities. lie was for man
years a trustee of the Salem hospita
and of the Salem Five Cent Saving
bank. He has always retained his Of
lection for his native town and ha
contributed toward support Of religion
services and the public library here. II
has been a frequent visitor here ant
especially enjoyed visit Of thrc
weeks last summer. His name il on
of those engraved on the marble tab
let in the Akeley Soldiers Memoria
hall as veteran Of the Civil war
serving in Massachusetts, company
He leaves his daughter, Mrs. Josephine
Y. Sanborn, grandson and grand
daughter and a great grandson in hi
4 immediate family. Relatives in Yer
mont are his nephews, Walter j. Bige
low of Brattleboro, Arthur r. Bigelov
of Middlesex and Edwin Lawrenc,
Bigelow of Middlebury college; hi
nieces, Mrs. Carrie Il. Straw and th,
Misses Annie and Susan A. Bigelow Of
Stowe, and cousins, Mrs. j. F. Hodge
OF Waterbury, Mrs. Martha Pike Of
Barre and Artemus and William New,
J hall Of Middlesex The funeral was
held at the Tabernacle church Monday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Bige.
low and Miss Grace Bigelow going
from Springfield to attend the funeral
Thermometers registered from 9. To
! IS below zero here Monday morning
The low temperature was accompanied
by a keen wind making very severe
weather. The mercury stood at three
below zero at noon MonSsy.
Miss Ella Sargent went Monday to
Winooski to visit her brother, L. G.
Sargent, at the Fanny Allen hospital.
Mrs. II. w. Fairbanks and daughter,
Louise, are passing two weeks at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrss Her
bert Mayo. Mrs. Mayo. who has been
confined to the house for three weeks
with the grip. is recovering.
Miss Lucy Washburn of Bethel, who
Is teacher in the public schools at
Montclair, N. j., passed the week end
with Mrs. Dwight f. Smith.
Miss Mary Stone returned Monday
to Boston to resume her studies at
Simmons, where she ii taking 4 course
in secretarial science.
Miss Addie Bigclow returned Mon
day to Franklin, N. H.. after three
weeks vacation at her home in Stove.
j.. c. Harris fell while skating sun
day afternoon, hurting his head so he
was unconscious for several hours. He
was able to be at work Monday.
Mrs. w. f. Sheppard returned Sat
urday from Waterbury, where she has
assisted for two weeks in caring for
her sister, Mrs. Charles Hamel, who III
improving.
Misses Sadie Cary and Hazel Cakes
went Monday to Montpelier, where
they have employment at the Heaton
hospital.
Ruth Wells returned Monday toll
Woodsville, after passing the holidays
at her home.
Clarence Bennett was called TO Ma
lone. N. Y, by the critical illness OF |
his father.
Miss Ruth Mcmahon is spending a !
few days in Burlington.
Mrs. Elvira Brown Sargent, aged |
Is years, died at an early hour Fri |
day morning, Dec. 80, at her rooms in
The Spaulding block on Main street,
the cause OF her death being apoplexy.
Mrs. Sargent was born in Sterling
afterwards annexed to Stowe) and
her life has been passed in this vicin
ty. She was the widow of Jonathan
Sargent, late of Stowe, whoy served
more than four years in the Civil war
md who died in 1915. She leaves two
IONS, Walter and Elmer Sargent. OF
stowe and Waterbury, several grand
a brother, David Brown Of
and sister, Mrs. Charles
hastings Of MorrisyilIe. The funeral
vas held Sunday afternoon at the
Community church. Rev C., r. Hay
ward officiating. Burial was in the
River Bank cemetery.
Miss Grace Ploof returned Friday
rom Winooski. where she visited her
mother, Mrs. Fred Ploof, who remains
bout the same at the Fanny Allen
ospital. L. c. Sargent is reported as
DING well at the Fanny ALLEN hospi-
al.
L. II. Straw is doing well since his
cturn from the Mary Fletcher hospi
al.
Miss Beatrice Kaiser is visiting
riends in Waterbury.
The Misses kathryn Recor, Dorothy
icAlahoI. Catherine McSweeney. Ma
inc Boardman and l. NJ. Boardman
ave returned TO Burlington, after
assing several days in Stowe
T.. L. Barrows loaded car Of stock
aturdsy.
Mrs. /. c. Moody OF Montpelier is
isiting at c. 4. Burt's.
w. +. Churchill of Morrisville was
his office here Saturday.