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Source, The Poultney Journal--Fri. June 17, 1932. POULTNEY BRIEFS. Mrs. Sarah Starr Melvin, widow of Andrew J. Melvin, died at her home on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Melvin suffered a stroke several months ago, and a second one caused her death. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs.W. J. MacMillian of Detroit, Mich., and Miss Katherine Melvin of this village ; four sons, Dennis, Gerald and Paul of New York, and Jay of Poultney ; four sisters, Mrs. M. Sennett of Granville, N.Y., Mrs. Katherine Brennan, Troy, N.Y., Mrs. Margaret Croake, Plattsburg, N.Y., and Mrs. Elizabeth Mahar of this village. Funeral services were held at St. Raphael's church on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. M. S, O'Donnell, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. S. Czernowski. The bearers were Thomas F. Mahar, Dr. O. F. Clough, George H. Costello, P. H. Mack, P. E. Hannan of this village, and P. J. Roche of Granville, N.Y. The honorary bearers were Mrs. Gordon Roberts, Mrs. John Stewart, Mrs. Julia Minogue, Mrs. John Flood, Mrs. J. E. Sennett and Miss Nellie Conway, members of Court Lake St. Catherine, Catholic Daughters of America, of which society Mrs. Melvin was a charter member. The members of this society acted as an escort from the church to the cemetery. The funeral mass for Mrs. Melvin was held at St.Raphael's church on Monday morning. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, The Poultney Journal--Fri. June 17, 1932. LOCAL BRIEFS. Miss Florence Hunter, who was a teacher in the public schools here in the 90's, a native of West Rutland, died suddenly on Tuesday in a hospital in Boston. She had been teaching school in Cambridge, Mass., for several years. The funeral was held in Trinity church, Rutland, this Thursday. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, The Poultney (Vt) Journal--Fri. June 17, 1932. St. Catherine D.A.R. Meets at Wells. Mrs. Genevieve Lewis , with Mrs. Helena Carter, Mrs.Fanny Wilcox, Mrs. Marion Wilcox, Mrs. Grace Clayton and Mrs. Hattie L. Palmer, as assistants, entertained the Lake St. Catherine Chapter, D.A.R., on Saturday afternoon. Thirty-three members attended from Poultney, Pawlet and Wells. As this was the annual meeting the yearly reports were read and election of officers held, resulting in the re-election of last year's officers with the exception of historian, which office will be held by Mrs. Grace Williams. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 21, 1889 Tyson 6/21/1889 Dr. RUSSELL of Ludlow will speak in Liberty hall, next Sunday, commencing at 10:30 a. m. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 21, 1889 Plymouth Union 6/21/1889 The highway agents are doing good business on the roads, in this vicinity. L. B. MOORE, while visiting traps he had set on the mountain for bears, met his bearship running at large, Wednesday of last week, and being a good marksman, fired at the bear, killing him instantly. We consider it lucky, as it was a very large bear, weighing about 200 pounds. The bear was chasing some sheep, and when it discovered the hunters it jumped upon a stump and faced them, making a good target of himself. the distance was more than 100 yards, but Mr. MOORE hit him squarely in the forehead. A. A. SUMNER has recently fitted him up a new wagon for transportation of his butter-tubs. Mrs. Harriet EARLE has just returned from the West, where she has been visiting her sons for the past year. Mrs. Lewis TASHEIRA and her son Arthur, of San Francisco, Cal., are spending a few weeks with her niece, Mrs. W. W. PHILBRICK, and other friends and relatives in this and adjoining towns. School closed one week earlier than was intended, on account of Miss DAVIS' father being sick. We are very sorry, for we were having a very successful school. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 21, 1889 Plymouth Union 6/21/1889 The highway agents are doing good business on the roads, in this vicinity. L. B. MOORE, while visiting traps he had set on the mountain for bears, met his bearship running at large, Wednesday of last week, and being a good marksman, fired at the bear, killing him instantly. We consider it lucky, as it was a very large bear, weighing about 200 pounds. The bear was chasing some sheep, and when it discovered the hunters it jumped upon a stump and faced them, making a good target of himself. the distance was more than 100 yards, but Mr. MOORE hit him squarely in the forehead. A. A. SUMNER has recently fitted him up a new wagon for transportation of his butter-tubs. Mrs. Harriet EARLE has just returned from the West, where she has been visiting her sons for the past year. Mrs. Lewis TASHEIRA and her son Arthur, of San Francisco, Cal., are spending a few weeks with her niece, Mrs. W. W. PHILBRICK, and other friends and relatives in this and adjoining towns. School closed one week earlier than was intended, on account of Miss DAVIS' father being sick. We are very sorry, for we were having a very successful school. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 21, 1889 West Bridgwater 6/21/1889 Mrs. Jerome TAYLOR of Woodstock made us a flying visit, last week. Mrs. Warren MOORE of Fort Edward, N. Y., was in town last week, and spent a few days with her parents--Mr. and Mrs. MORGAN. A few from this place attended the Spiritualist convention at Tyson. The bridge near the hotel has been repaired, recently. Our school closed last Friday, after a successful term of 8 weeks, taught by Ina SARGENT of Plymouth. F. A. PEARSONS of Rutland painted and lettered a set of guide-boards for the town of Sherburne, while visiting with his parents--Mr. and Mrs. Albert PEARSONS. The heavy rains in this vicinity cause the people much anxiety concerning the Plymouth reservoir. We have long been concerned for the safety of our homes, if not for our lives. We doubt the wisdom and justice that allows standing bodies of water which endanger so many lives to benefit a few. A storm or rupture of the earth places them beyond all control. We are not a city, but what we have is dear to us; and shall we not take measures to insure our safety? Warren SPAULDING was seen on our streets, last Sunday. Our Sunday-school is progressing finely, under the direction of Mrs. H. WILSON and L. B. MOORE. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 21, 1889 Bridgewater 6/21/1889 Asa GATES showed us a rhubarb stalk, recently, that was six inches in circumference; and the leaf was thirteen feet and two inches in circumference. Who beats? Mrs. WEST daughter of O. F. WASHBURN, has returned to her home in Massachusetts. Miss Lucy GILES, who came from Rutland to visit her sister as previously reported, died of consumption the 6th inst., and was carried to Plymouth for burial. O. F. WASHBURN, agent for the gold mining company of New York, has moved his family into the H. B. THOMPSON house. Those having friends buried in the cemetery at the Center, will meet there, the last Saturday in this month, to fix and beautify their several lots. We hope a goodly number will be present, as the frosts of the past winter left many head-stones in bad condition. On the evening of the 15th, J. P. LEWIS' stallion "Nabier" escaped from a box-stall, through a door or window 2 feet high and about 4 feet from the floor. Mr. LEWIS was absent; so his son Robbie mounted another horse and followed at breakneck speed. But the stallion made no stop, although meeting two or three teams and also passing H. C. BUGBEE's mare feeding by the roadside. His speed was so great that in crossing a bridge near M. C. COUDREY's that is 12-feet span, only one foot struck the plank. Geo. POLLARD caught the runaway near H. C. HOLT's after he had run three miles, and returned him. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 21, 1889 North Shrewsbury 6/21/1889 Charles BARBER is repairing and reshingling one of his barns. Field strawberries are rotting some on account of so much rain; still, several have obtained enough for a short-cake. Miss Anna NOYES has an entertainment for her school, next Saturday evening; in the new cheese-factory in the Cold River district. We regret to state that Luther LORD and his son were pretty badly shaken up and bruised, Monday evening. They were out riding, when the kingbolt of their spring-board came out and their spirited horse sprang forward, throwing them out with the above result. No bones were broken, Eaton being able to carry the mail next day; and we hope Mr. L. will be out again in a few days. As one of A. S. SAWYER's sons was returning from delivering milk at the factory, Wednesday, an axle broke. The boy was thrown out, and sustained quite a cut in his head. Austin HATCH, the superintendent of the Edison Electric Light works at Johnstown, Pa., who with his young wife had a thrilling escape from the awful disaster, was a nephew of our minister's wife--a son of her oldest brother, A. S. HATCH of Lapeer, Mich. Our postmaster and village merchant, Willard GUILD, has been attending a quarterly conference at Vershire. Henry SMALLEY of Boston, Mass., has been home on a visit to his parents and other friends, for a few days. henry has been in charge of the office of a Rutland Marble Co. in the above city, but now is engaged as general agent to look after their business in several cities of New England. We are pleased to add that such young men are always in demand, and good positions await them. Mrs. Anna Gould TASHEIRA and son of San Francisco, Cal., have been visiting Mrs. E. W. JOHNSON and other friends and relatives in this vicinity, the past week. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald-- Oct. 8, 1926. WEST RUTLAND, VT. Correspondent, John Phalen, 133 Main St., Telephone 89-3. There will be a meeting of the board of civil authority in the town hall this evening at 8 o'clock for the abatement of taxes. Mr. and Mrs. C. Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. D. Vincent, Mrs. E. Lavasseur and Mrs. M. Lambert have returned to Three Rivers, P. Q., after being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Leclere. A first anniversary mass will be sung for David Sevigny tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Miss Margaret Connors of Glens Falls, N.Y., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bernard Tuchy. Mrs. P. J. Joyce and son, Dr. Charles C. Joyce, of Proctor were guests yesterday of Mrs. Charles J. Bliss. Mrs. Edward Davine, son, Edward, and daughter, Erin, have returned to Troy, N.Y., after visiting Mrs. Davine's father, W. R. Dwyer. Mrs. Stephen Caswell and children, Catherine, Lawrence and James, of West Lebanon, N.H., are visiting Mrs. Caswell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McNamara, and daughter, Miss Gertrude. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Croff have returned to West Pawlet after visiting in town. Mr. and Mrs. William LaGuire and family have moved to Albany, N.Y. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald-- Thur. Nov. 24, 1927 TRANSACTIONS IN PROBATE COURT. The following is a summary of transactions in Probate Court for the week ending yesterday. Estate of Sarah A. Lampher of Clarendon; final account of executor filed and allowed and ordered recorded. Estate of Marcus Sherman of Tinmouth; H. H. Ballard appointed admintrator c.t.a.; Clarence J. Wilbur and Leon Gilman appointed appraisers and commissioners. Estate of Lizzie B. H. Mead of this city; application for the appointment of administrator filed; George C. Mead appointed administrator. Estate of Ellen E. Noyes of Rutland; application for the appointment of an administrator, to discharge mortgage, filed B. H. Stickney of this city, appointed administrator to discharge mortgage and no other purpose. Estate of Helen Foote Clark of this city; Henry G. Smith appointed administrator; Charles H.Harrison and Edmund P. Shaw appointed appraisers and commissioners. Estate of John McDevitt of Proctor; instrument purporting to be last will of deceased presented for probate and allowance ; hearing December 13, 10 a.m. Estate of Elsie A. Kent of this city; final account of administrator filed and allowed and residue decreed. Estate of Hadwen H. Edmunds of Wallingford; inventory of executrix returned and accepted; final account filed; same allowed and residue decreed. Estate of Priscilla Lamphere of this city; inventory of administrator returned and accepted Estate of Araldo Ribolini of Rutland; inventory of administrator returned and accepted. Estate of George T. Jarvis of this city; hearing on allowance and probate of will and codicil thereto; instruments allowed. Estate of Mary C. Meldon of this city; hearing on application of administrator d.b.n. for license held; license granted. Estate of William Green of Brandon; administrator d.b.n. makes application to settle final account; hearing December 13, 10 a.m. Estate of Clarence A. Hart of Tinmouth; executrix's report of sale of real estate returned and accepted; final account of executrix filed; same allowed and residue decreed. Case of Laura Morse Button of Brandon; annual statement of account of trustee under will of Mary L. Ross, filed. Case of Harry E. Barnes of Pittsford; annual statement of account of guardian filed. Case of Mary Minerva Ormsbee, trust fund; statement of account of trustee filed. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland Vt. Herald--Tues.April 8, 1924 WALLINGFORD, VT. Miss Alice McClure and Harry Clark of this place were married Saturday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr.and Mrs. A. C. McClure. Rev. O. R. Houghton performed the ceremony. Only immediate family were present. After a short trip Mr. and Mrs. Clark will live in town. Mr. Clark is assistant at the railroad station. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald -- Tues. April 8, 1924 WALLINGFORD, VT. Mrs. Bessie Lloyd of Buffalo has returned home after visiting Mrs. John Earle. Chipman lodge, F, and A. M., will hold a special meeting this evening when arrangements will be made to attend the funeral of John Colvin of Clarendon. Palestrello chapter, D.A. R., will be entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. J. Klock. A paper on the "Battle of Bennington" will be read by Mrs. Harold Rogers, roll call; history day by day. Mrs. Robert Fiske of Crown Point, N. Y., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Fiske. White Rock Rebekah lodge will meet Wednesday evening. Bear Mt. encampment, No.29, I.O.O.F., will meet Tuesday evening; rehearsal in the Patriarchal degree. Miss Louise Newton of Proctor spent the week-end at her home. Mrs. Charles Foote spent Sunday in Middlebury Eveline Houghton, who teaches in Vergennes, has returned to her school after a vacation at her home. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Mon. May 26, 1913. Page 9. CASTLETON, VT. Griffith Isaac Roberts died suddenly at 5:30 o'clock Friday morning at his home on Pond hill. He was 69 years old. He was born in Wales and after coming to this country resided in Fair Haven until 1899, when he moved to Castleton. He married in 1867. He is survived by his wife and six children, John and Griffith Roberts of Castleton, David Roberts of Poultney, Mrs. Charles Dockum and Mrs. William Dockum of Fair Haven and Mrs. Jay Woodbury of Castleton. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland Daily Herald--May 6, 1912. RUTLAND, VT. PHYSICIAN'S HORSE TAKES FRIGHT. A horse owned by Dr. N. J. Delehanty of North Main street, ran away yesterday morning while the physician was making a call on Baxter street. The animal which was hitched to a carriage suddenly took fright and ran to Grove street, down Grove street, through Merchants row, up Center street, up Wales street to North street where it was caught. In its course up Center street the horse, dragging the carriage after it, nearly collided with several automobiles. When the animal was stopped the harness and carriage had been slightly damaged. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland Daily Herald--May 6, 1912. RUTLAND, VT. DEATH AFTER SHORT ILLNESS. W. H. Skeeles of Park Avenue Died Last Night at Hospital. Watson Horatio Skeeles, No. 93 Park avenue, died at the Rutland city hospital last night at 9:30 o'clock, of pneumonia. He had been ill but a short time, and was taken to the hospital Wednesday night. Mr. Skeeles was 65 years old, and had been a resident of this city for a long time. He was engaged in the marble business here and had been engaged in the business in Fair Haven before coming here. He was a member of Killington lodge of Odd Fellows. Mr. Skeeles is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen King Skeeles, and two daughters, Miss Aida Palmer Skeeles, a teacher in the public schools, and Miss Mabel Cushman Skeeles. The funeral will be held from the house Wednesday morning, and the body taken to Castleton by team for burial. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland Daily Herald, May 23, 1932. RUTLAND, VT. MRS. ADORA KINGSBURY. Mrs. Adora Green Kingsbury, 68, of 86 State street, died yesterday afternoon at the Rutland hospital after a short illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Kingsbury was born in Wallingford, May 26, 1863. She had been a resident of Rutland for about 25 years, having previously lived in Chester. Mrs. Kingsbury is survived by a son, William E. Kingsbury of this city, a daughter, Mrs. Marion H. Brook of Chester, and seven grandchildren. She was a member of the Ladies' auxiliary to the Railroad Trainmen. The body was moved to the Stearns Funeral home on West street, where the funeral services will be held, probably Wednesday. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

ANNOUNCING NEW DATABASE BOOK 3 - INTERMENT INDEX ST. MARY'S CEMETERY, TROY NEW YORK INTERMENT YEARS - January 1919 - April 1935 A. Book 3, part of a multi-volume set of Interment Records at St. Mary's Cemetery, Troy, NY, which includes 5,142 names, has now been added to the Troy Irish Genealogy website. You can view these interment records by going to the Troy Irish Genealogy website at: www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and click on TIGS PROJECTS and then click on ST. MARY'S CEMETERY, TROY, NY - INTERMENT RECORDS. B. This new data series of interment records list an individuals name, date of death and age at death. In a large number of records, the age is reported in years, months and days. Some entries without a date of death, are re-interments to or from another cemetery. It should be noted that these records, like most of the TIGS data series, cover the general population in the area and are NOT restricted to Irish surnames. C. Researchers having relatives with a CAPITAL DISTRICT area connection, will be interested in these on-line, name searchable, records of names of individuals who were interred in St. Mary's Cemetery in Troy, NY. If you live in a nearby county or even further away, you might want to check out these names. Take a look at the data base, you never know what you will find. D. The TIGS website has a PRINTABLE FORM that can be used to request more information from the Albany Diocesan Cemeteries. Mailing instructions and fees (only $5.00) are on the request form. Additional items that may be available from the full interment record may include: 1. LATE RESIDENCE: Most of the records in Book 3 show only the name of the city as the late residence. Only 115 records will show a house number and a street address. 2. INTERMENT DATE: The date of interment in St. Mary's Cemetery may be another clue which will be helpful to genealogy and family researchers. 3. SECTION/LOT#: The section and lot number may be another clue which will be helpful to genealogy and family researchers. 4. UNDERTAKER: The name of the undertaker may be another clue which will be helpful to genealogy and family researchers. E. The following information on the 5,142 deaths will be of interest: 1. No age was reported for 335 names and 10 cases were reported as "baby" as the age while 5 cases were identified as "infant" as the age. There were also 108 records identified as "Still Born". 2. A breakdown of the other deaths by age groups shows: Under 1 year - 326 names. Age 1 to 10 - 281 names. Age 11 to 19 - 104 names. Age 20 to 29 - 225 names. Age 30 to 39 - 353 names. Age 40 to 49 - 533 names. Age 50 to 59 - 827 names. Age 60 to 69 - 1031 names. Age 70 to 79 - 700 names. Age 80 to 89 - 225 names. Age 90 to 99 - 47 names. F. While 50 of the 5,142 interment records showed no indication of residence, those records where the residence was reported are of interest to researchers outside of the Troy Area as they identify residences in numerous cities and towns throughout New York State as well as 14 other states and even 6 foreign countries. While most of the records were for the Capital District Area, other areas throughout New York State were reported. Some specifics on residence information follow: 1. The following NYS locations had three or more records: Albany-123, Albia-3, Averill Park-4, Brunswick-41, Buffalo-5, Cohoes-63, Colonie-21, Corinth-6, Glens Falls-6, Grafton-9, Green Island-146, Groveland-7, Hoosick Falls-9, Hudson-3, Marcy-4, Mechanicville-7, Moreau-4, North Greenbush-107, Niskayuna-5, Pittstown-6, Poestenkill-6, Poughkeepsie-96, Rensselaer-5, Rochester-7, Saranac Lake-6, Sand Lake-10, Saratoga Springs-14, Schaghticoke-6, Schenectady-37, Stephentown-3, Syracuse-7, Troy-3,670, Utica-13, Voorheesville-4, Waterford-12, and Watervliet-183. 2. The following NYS locations had 2 records: Berlin, Canajoharie, Chatham, Fort Edward, Geneva, Grand Island, Halfmoon, Hoosick, Hudson Falls, Lake George, Latham, Malone, Menands, Mt. Vernon, Onondaga, Rotterdam, Salem, West Sand Lake and White Plains. 3. The following NYS locations had 1 record: Binghamton, Bennington, Center Brunswick, Chestertown, Cooperstown, Dannamora, Eagle Mills, East Bloomfield, East Greenbush, Esperance, Gansvoort, Glenville, Hampton, Hawthorne, Herkimer, Ilion, Johnson City, Kings Point, Kingston, Lake Placid, Liberty, Lockport, Mt. Pleasant, Nyack, Oneida, Ossining, Otisville, Oxford, Plattsburgh, Port Henry, Pittsfield, Queensbury, Ravena, Raybrook, Rome, Schodack, Stephentown, Stillwater, Thompson, Ticonderoga, White Creek, Wynantskill, Wappinger and Yonkers. 4. For the New York City area, there were 13 records for Brooklyn, 3 for the Bronx, 106 records for New York City 6 records for Long Island. Thirty-eight records indicated "New York" so it is unclear if this meant New York State or New York City. 5. There were a number of records from the neighboring states of Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and New Jersey. Connecticut has 7 records, Massachusetts had 16 records, Vermont had 9 and New Jersey had 22 records. 6. Residence was also indicated from the following states: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia. 7. Foreign countries listed as the place of residence were Belgium, Canada, England, France, Haiti and Uruguay. (Note: The Belgium and French records are servicemen killed in World War II.) Hopefully you will find some of your ancestors listed in Book 3 of the Interment Index or in the various other data series on the Troy Irish Genealogy website. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you have the names of Stephen's parents? And his birth date and location??? I went to school a long time ago with some Blanchards in Athol, MA. I know they probably weren't the same family, but they may be related? Thanks... mas -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MK Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 4:40 PM To: Vermont List Subject: [VERMONT] Stephen F. Blanchard, death, add'l info. Omitted from last post: Stephen F. Blanchard DOD 4-25-1917 Image #223 Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920<#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fcollection%2F1 928860%2Fwaypoints> Deaths<#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2F137136 17> Deaths, 1917, vol. 0078, Somerville Source: LDS website, www.familysearch.org (No index currently available) *************************************** List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message