Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-21
The PUTNEY COLUMN
Funeral of Mrs. Newcomb.

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Funeral of Mrs. Ncwcomb.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha A. New
comb, 60, who died in her home on the
Westminster West road about IL o'clock
Saturday morning, July 8, was held in
the home the following Tuesday at ,
O'Clock, Rev. G. ii. Moorhouse officiating
Miss Jennie Il. Pierce sang two selcc-
tons, just River Between and Face to
Face. The burial took place in Mount
Allen. Harold l.. Jennings and George
+. Stanley were bearers. Those from out
of town who attended the funeral were
Mrs. Jarvis Newcomb and son, Frank,
and wife of Bellows Falls, Frank Lang
don of Boston. Frank Fuller of llinsdale,
N. H., and Mrs. Raymond Metcalf of
Westminster. There were many beauti-
full flowers.
Mrs. Newcomb was the wife of Quincy
II. Newcomb Her death followed an
illness of about two months. She was
stricken with influenza, and pneumonia
soon developed, which with complications
caused her death. Her daughter, Mrs.
Frank l.. Taft of Brattleboro, gave her
devoted care.
Mrs. Newcomb was born in North
Adams, Mass, April 4, 1858, daugh-
ter of Madison and Alvina Danicls)
Fuller. She came to Putncy with her
parents when young. On Jan l, 1870,
she married Quincy b. Newcomb and
they lived in Westminster few years.
They had three children Lima, wife of
w. a. Allen, who died in 1909 Carroll,
who died in 1887, and Bertha, wife of
Frank l.. Taft of BrattlcbofU. She
leaves her husband and daughter, three
grandchildren, Mrs. II. j.. Jennings, Mrs.
G. F. Stanley and Glenn l.. Taft, all of
Brattleboro, two great-grandchildre
Beverly Jennings and Remburt Stanley,
two brothers, Frank Fuller of Hartford,
Conn, and Fred Fuller of Putney, and
one sister, Mrs. Ezra Pierce of Putney.
One grandson, Carroll Allen, died a few
weeks ago.
Mrs. Newcomb was a woman of fine
Christian character, was devoted to her
home and was loyal friend
DR.. L: H. Bugbee and family spent
Wednesday in Worcester Mass
Mrs B. X. Wright returned home
with her son and family of Woodstock,
who spent Sunday in town.
The regular meeting of the Helping
Hand society will meet Monday, July
"a. at the home of Mrs. Emma Willard
Miss Edna Patterson returned Satur-
day from Rutland where she spent three
weeks with her sister. Mrs. George
Bush.
C. A. Poland entertained the Chau-
tauQua- superintendent and play leaders
at camp over Sunday, at Echo lake,
where his family is staying.
Jennie Patch was taken Monday to
the Green Mountain girls camp at West
Dummerston to enjoy vacation as a
birthday gift from her aunt.
Miss Katherine Foley. who was III
jured several weeks ago is now able to
get around little with the aid of
crutches. The nurse is still with her.
two sons and daughter have been visit
ing her mother-in-law. Mrs. Addie Rob
srts,, left Tuesday for her, home in
Northampton, leaving the boys for a
longer stay with their grandmother.
John Adams, who has been entertain
ing his father a few days, took him TO
his home in SaXtons River. His sister,
who accompanied her father. will remain
for two, weeks stay and Miss Edith
Adams will go for weeks vacation
during July.
evening of July five automo-
bile. Loads of Christian Endeavorers at
tended sunset meeting on Putney noun
tain, Rev. II. B.. Lands of sodertona,
Pa. former pastor, delivering the adj
dress. The quartet sang two selections.
good meeting was reported. The
Christian Endeavor topic for next Sun
day is. Grow! 2 Peter, 3:lS. Leaders
Miss Marion Russell and Miss Helen
Marines. At the annual election of
officers and banquet given by the Chris
tian Endeavor society July IL, the fol
lowing officers were elected: President
Donald Alpin: vice pres. Mary Poland;
treas, Leone Fuller; recording secretary
Roy Carpenter; corresponding sec, Nina
Wood social committee, Mrs. Patch
Forrest Tarbox, Sylvia Derry, Howard
Aplin. John Adams. Olive Blood; look
out, F. A. Burditt, Austin Gassctt, Miss
Toilette; press. Adine Farnum; prayer
meeting. Mrs. Aplin, Rhona Patterson
Francis Goodrch; flower. Minnie Craw
ford Mrs. Cole, Mildred Martin, Marion
Russell, Alice Holway; juniors, Miss
Cooley, Alice Rider Mrs. Ed. Phillips
music. Mary Poland, Jennie Pierce Alc'
Rider missionary Miss Cooley, Ann;
Blood. Adine Farnum; budget J. b
Adams, Miss Toilette. Roy Carpenter
The nominating committee consiste,
of Denton Smith, Nellie Clarke, Mrs. L
p. Fuller.
Card of Thanks.