The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-21
WAITSFTELD
Burial Service Here for Mrs. Luana
Newton.

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Newton.
The burial service for Mrs. Lliana
Newton was held in Irasville cemetery
Saturday with interment in her fam
ily lot beside her first husband, Dali
lei Grandy. Rev. J. G. Hazeiton, pas
tor Of the Methodist church IN waits
field, ofiiciated The bearers were ner
son, Fred Grandy; her two sons.ln-
law, Arthur Newhall and George Mar
tin. Gerald Stokes, Arthur Poland and
Hugh McKenny.
Mrs. Newton died Thursday at her
late home in Barnard, only a few days
after the death Of Mr.. Newton, who
had pneumonia. Mrs. Newton's death
was due to general breakdown IN
health. She was born in Fayston NOV.
is. 1912. Her parents were stephen
and Angeline LOCKWOOD Parker. she
was united in marriage to Daniel
Grandy, a Civil war veteran, on Noy.
"a, 1854. Mr.. Grandy died in Waits
field in June, 1895. They were par
ents of six children, three OF whom
survive their mother. They are Mel
lie, wife of George Martin Of Williams.
town, Frank Of Middlesex and Fred o.
Portsmouth, N. Fl. She is survived ty
three sisters, Mrs. Alma McAllister,
Mrs. Ella Waite and Mrs. Minnie Mil
Ter OF Waitsfield, and one brother,
Charles Parker, of Warren.
Besides Mrs. Newton's children, SIS
tiers and brothers, who were all pres
ent at the committal service at the
cemetery, there we're her niece, Mrs.
Jennie Jones of Warren; grand
daughter from Portsmouth, y. d., and
grandson from Williamstown; be-
sides old neighbors and friends from
Waitsfield.
Mrs. Newton was an upright Chris
tian woman, good neigllbor and
friend. She was one who always
thought of her family and their COM
fort before her own.
Miss Annabel Martin, who with her
parents lived in Waitsfield few years
ago. is in Heaton hospital convalesci 1g
from an operation performed Thurs
day.
Mrs. r, H. Downer and son, John
H., were weekend guests at A. A. Nc
Cullough's.
Miss IIeen Wright and Merlin Farns-
worth from Waterbury were in town
saturday to see Mrs. Frank Haskins,
who is Miss Wright's aunt and Merlin
Farnsworth's grandmother.
Recently when Charles Kew was re-
pairing an old spinning wheel, he dis
covered what appeared to be copper
washer driven in to tighten Joint,
but which proved TO be copper penny
of the vintage of 1902. The coin had
been cut in two pieces and shows mueh
wear. but the date on the coin is per-
fectly clear.
Miss Ruth Jones came home Fri
day from Simmons college.
Mrs. Everett Perkins has began
working for Mrs. r. II. Downer for the
season.
During the past week there have
been many from here in Montpelier as
witnesses in the automobile suit OF
Wallis KS. Barber. Those going last
week were Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Palm
err, Mr.. and Mrs. Varney Higley, o. q.
Eaton. d. II. Somerville, r.. II. Down
err. and on Monday, Mrs. Wallis, Mrs
Flora Moriarty and Moses Decell-
Several of the members of Maple
lodge met in the library Saturday eve
ming to make arrangements for sug.
mr. supper.
Mrs. Dwight Long of Montpelier has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Kew, the past week.
Miss Helen Green. the nurse who
has been caring for Mrs. f. W. Baird
and infant, has returned to Burling-
ton.
$. J. Dana was in Montpelier on
Monday.
The Eastern Star club gave a sugar
party and dance st. Patrick's day eve
ming Friday, March IL. There were
1870 people present. +. NJ. House, or
ganist. and Neill Mclaughlin, violin
ist. furnished music for dancing The
hall was prettily trimmed with 81.
Patrick's day cobrs and the tickets
had st. Patrick's day emblems upon
them. After all expenses were paid, a
goodly sum was paid in 10 the treas'
ury.
Miss Louise Gleason is home from
Montpelier for Easter vacation.
/ Miss Evelyn Joslin, who teaches IN
Stafford. is spending few days in
New Amsterdam, \. Y. before coming
/ TO her home for the Easter vacation.