The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-21
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Death of Mrs. Edwin Webster First
Break in Family of Seven,

The people Of the community were
shocked when they learned OF the sud
len death Of Mrs. Edwin Webster sun
lay morning, Jan. s, after only few
hours illness. Funeral services were
held Tuesday at o'clock from the
Methodist church, the pastor, Rev. W.
r. HILL officiating. There was a beauti-
Tul display OF flowers, mutely express
ING the respect and esteem in which
Tie deceased was held. Members Of
Green Mountain chapter, Q. r. >. OF
which Mrs. Webster was member,
sat in body and many relatives and
friends gathered to pay their last trib-
lite Of love to the deceased. Burial was
IN the village cemetery.
Mrs. Edith Lawson Webster was
born In Woodbury. July 10, 1893, being
The youngest Of five childrep born to
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Lawson. She'at-
tended the public schools in Woodbury.
and Cabot high school, 1t Was while at
tending the high school that she joined
The Methodist Episcopal church
On March 10, 1918, she was united in
marriage to Edwin R. Webster and the
following year they lived at the home
pf her people in Woodbury., coming to
Cabot in 1914, when they bought the
farm near Cabot Plain, where they
hav, since lived Five children, Dor
ptliy, George, Edwin. Daniel and Phyl-
lis. came to bless their home and for
whom Mrs Webster devoted her entire
lime and was happy in her love and
devotion to her family, b 4 always
cheerful and making the b. Of every
thing. OF her it may well b. said, "She
Iuokcth well to the ways of her house
hold and eatcth not the bread OF idle
ness Give her Of the fruit Of her hands
and let her works praise her in the
gates
The sympathy Of the entire commu-
nitv goes out to Mr.. Webster and chill
flren in their great and sudden bereave
ment; to- her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson. who had been married 4S
years on Christmas day and this was
the first break in their family circle;
also to her brothers and sisters and
other relatives.
Those from out of town to attend
the funeral OF Mrs. Webster were Mr..
and Mrs. Freeman Lawson of Wood
bury: Warner Lawson and Dora Lou
ise, Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Cameron,
George Lawson and Delbert Lawson OF
Calais; Mrs. VIII Holmes and son,
RAYMOND, of Montpelier: Mrs. Clarena
Burnham Of Groton, Mass; Ivan Aims
worth OF Plainfeld; Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Webster and daughter of Stan
nard; Miss Vesta Knapp of Hardwick;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Goodenough Of
South Walden and Mrs. Alice Carpen
ter of Marshficld.
Rev. and Mrs. +. Il. Currier left
here Tuesday for the home Of their
daughter in North Carolina.
Mrs. b. G. Rogers is guest of
friends in Burlington few days.
! Mrs. Luella Freeman has returned to
Franklin, Mass, after spending several
months with her sister Mrs. p. D.
Banfll
The contest which has been going
on between the primary and kinder
garten classes of the Congregational
Sunday school for two months, closed
last Sunday. This afternoon, from to
4, there was an entertainment for them
in the vestry. The defeated side. of
which Miss May Walbridge is captain,
furnished refreshments.
AT recent reorganization Of the
Sunday school of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, the following officers
were elected: Superintendent, +. d.
Banfill; secretary and treasurer, r. NJ.
Hoyt; superintendent home depart
ment, Mrs. A. V. Nelson; superintend-
ent cradle roll. Mrs. Wilbur +. Hill. A