Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-01-11
Homer Thrasher.

Funeral services of the late Homer
Thrasher, whose death occurred last
Thursday morning, were held at the
First Congregational church, Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Henry
G. Blanchard having charge and Rev.
L. A. Edwards officiating. Prayer
was offered and scripture read by
Pastor Edwards, who also paid loving
tribute to the honored townsman
Impressive and dignified services
were also conducted by Malta Com
who attended in body. R. w. Spear,
in very feeling manner acted as
Chaplin, and the beautiful service
closed when more than 60 of the
brothers silently and sorrow
fully, paid their last loving tribute
to one who had walked with them
for more than half century, by de-
posting on the casket the evergreen
spray. The honors of the order were
given at the grave. Rudolph Bigelow
and Kenneth Somerville, Master Mas
sons, acted as ushers at the service.
Mrs. Frank Wright presided at the
organ and the regular church choir,
consisting of DR.. Harry F. Hamilton,
w. R. Prouty, Mrs. John Wilson and
Mrs. Delos Buck very beautifully
rendered "Face to Face" and "Beau-
tiful Isle of Somewhere. DR. Harry
Hamilton and w. r, Prouty sang for
duet "My Only Hope" The floral
display was arranged by Mrs. George
Macdiarmid and Miss Inez Miller, and
consisted of beautiful set pieces of
varied descriptions.
Homer Thrasher, son of Charles
and Harriet (Wheeler) Thrasher, was
born in Westminster Sept. 20, 1841.
The same year his father settled in
Coventry and successfully followed
his trade of blacksmith and owned
and conducted large farm until the
time of his death in 1876. He was a
war democrat and as selectman did
Yeoman service in securing soldiers
during the civil war. Homer Thrash
er, the fourth Of family Of five sons
and two daughters, was reared upon
his fathers farm, and attended the
public and high schools of Coventry
also the old stone academy at Brown
ington, and taught several terms of
winter school.
At 20 years of age he went to
was employed in a scythe factory.
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Fitchburg, Mass, and Coventry. III
the year 1865 he engaged in the
starch business with Samuel Bur
bank, one year at Orleans and two
years at Coventry. In 1878 Mr..
Thrasher bought the general country
store of Loren Soper at Coventry
which was successfully conducted I'm
til he sold out in 1880. During that
period he had served the town of Cow
entry as clerk and treasurer. He
came to Newport in 1881 and for two
years engaged in business with d.
M. Camp & Co., publishers of the
Newport Express and Standard, who
also conducted job printing, sta
tionery and Yankee notion store In
the fall of 1883 he launched into the
clothing and gents furnishing bust
ness located in Roots block on the
corner of Main and Coventry streets,
where he continued in business for
80 years. In the year 1910 Joseph
Bonneau entered into partnership
with him and on Aug. Is, 1919, fol-
lowing the death of Mrs. Thrasher,
and owing to his failing health,he sold
his interest to his partner and he re-
tired from active business. The store
during the time was recognized as the
leading dealers in gents clothing and
furnishings in Orleans county.
Mr.. Thrasher was a sagacious and
successful business man, of unusual
executive ability and absolute integ-
rity. His townsmen had recognized
these qualities nv electinp him to