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George Watscon Reed

 

George Watson Reed died at his home, 573 East Main Street, at 8:45 o'clock Sunday evening after a lingering illness of many months.  The funeral services were held form his late residence Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. W.F. Sturtevant, pastor of the Main Street Baptist Church officiating.  The bearers were Archie Grow, Gordon Addison, A. J. Seguin and Austin Beebe.  The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the East Main street cemetery.  Floral tributes from friends, neighbors and business associates were many and beautiful.  Mr. Reed was born in Sherbrooke, P. Q., on August 24th, 1866.  He was the youngest child of George W. Reed, Sr., and Catherine McKay Reed.  His grandfather was Henry Reed, a sea captain of Reed's Point, Nova Scotia.  His father died in April 1866, of concussion of the brain, when struck on the head by a ball falling from the top of a flagpole while placing a flag at half-mast following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.  his mother, Mrs. Catherine Reed, and family moved to Newport in 1876, when he was 10 years of age.  he attended the Sherbrooke and Newport schools until thirteen years of age.  his first employment was for the Clyde River Paper Company as a machinist.

 

In the year 1889 he entered into partnership with his brother, Harry Reed, and they built a machine shop on the present site of the G.W. Reed and Sons furnishing shop, where they started the first electric light plant in Northern Vermont, and it was there that the people of Orleans county saw for the first time an arc light in 1890 displayed before a large and interested crowd.  The late Hon. C. A. Prouty purchased the franchise and established the Newport electric light system in 1891 without the consent of George W. Reed, who knew they had a gold mine.  He later sold the H.S. Johnson Fruit Packing Co. the machine shop, whose building was afterwards burned, located on land which was purchased

 by Richard Hurst.  After the close of the World War, Earl and Grant Reed entered into partnership with their father and built the present business under the name of George Reed and Sons which has done a prosperous business until the present year.

 

He was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Calhoun in Newport, July 11th, 1888.  Of this union two sons were born, Earl and Grant Reed, all of whom together with five grandchildren, all of Newport, he is survived.  The latchstring to "Maplewold" his summer home on Lake Memphremagog was ever out to his friends with whom he always found pleasure.  In the boathouse is a thirty-five foot on half cabin boat built by him and launched two years ago.   He was a great lover of Lake Memphremagog, where he and his family spent their summers.

 

(There are several mistakes in this obit, but it was typed word for word as it was. Brenda Hackett)

 

 

Frye---- The death of Mrs. Nellie Reed, widow of Henry F. Reed, occurred January 18 at the Goodridge Nursing Home, where she had been a patient eight days.

 

Mrs. Reed had been in this community for the past 10 years, making her home with her daughter Mrs. Florence Crooker, Frye.

 

She was born May 7, 1876, at Fitch Bay, P. Q., Canada, the daughter of the late Hayden Cass and Flora Ella Woodward Cass.

 

She is survived by a brother, Osmond Cass, East Haven, Vt.; son, Frank L. Reed, Providence, RI;  daughters, Mrs. Albert Dodge, Athol, Mass., and Mrs. Florence Crooker, Frye.

 

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 PM. from the Meader and Son Funeral Home, Rev. Kenneth Hatch officiating.  The body was placed in the tomb at East Rumford, and interment will be in the East Maine street cemetery, Newport, Vt., in the spring.

 

Pallbearers were Joseph S. Reed, Winthrop Reed, Albert Dodge, Harry T. Bryant.

 

Attending the funeral from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Reed, and son, Winthrop Reed, Providence, RI; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dodge, Athol, Mass.; Mrs. Nora Archibald, Dixfield; Mrs. Florence Crooker, Mrs. Annie Robins, Mrs. Susie Pettengill, Mrs. Etta Shaw, Frye.

 

Mrs. Albert M. (Katherine) Dodge, 64, died Feb. 2 at the Framingham Union Hospital in Framingham, Mass., after being a patient there a month and in ill health about 15 years.

 

Born Feb. 8, 1907 in Enosburg Falls, she was the daughter of Harry and Nellie (Cass) Reed.  She attended schools and was a graduate of Enosburg Falls High School.  She was a graduate of Lyndon Teachers College and taught about 10 years in Tunbridge and South Royalton.

 

On June 29, 1929, she was married to Albert M. Dodge of South Royalton. After their marriage, they lived 10 years in South Royalton and Tunbridge, then they moved to Suffield, Conn., for two years and Mrs. Dodge worked at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Mass., where she was the only woman able to put the machinery together.  They lived in Athol, Mass., for eight years where she worked as a bookkeeper for the Cass Farms.  In 1949 they moved to Bellingham, Mass., where they lived at 34 Rondeau Street.  She worked as a bookkeeper at the NY Lace Store in Pawtucket, RI, and a garage in Attleboro, Mass., until she was stricken with rheumatoid arthritis in October 1956.

 

While in this area she was a member of the South Tunbridge Methodist Church and for a time was the Sunday School superintendent.  Later she transferred to the First Baptist Church in Bellingham.

 

Besides her husband, Mrs. Dodge leaves four daughters, Mrs. James (Phyllis) Brand of Fitchburg, Mass., Mrs. Gary (Priscilla) Withrow of Bellingham, Mass., Mrs. Rosalie Lussier of Franklin , Mass., and Mrs. Richard (Carol) Ross of Pawtucket, R. I. ; 13 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Florence Crooker of Mexico, Me. ; a niece and a nephew.

 

Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 P.M. at the Tunbridge Congregational Church.  The Rev. Raymond Shepard of Franklin, Mass., officiated.  Mrs. Raymond Shephard accompanied herself on the organ while sang "The Old Rugged Cross."  Miss Grace Howe was the organist.

 

Bearers were James Brand of Fitchburg, Mass., Gary Withrow of Bellingham, Mass., Richard Ross of Pawtucket, R. I., and Fenwick Reed of Kingston, RI a nephew.

 

Entombment was in the Riverview Cemetery vault at South Royalton, pending burial in the Button Cemetery in South Tunbridge.

 

The Boardway and Cilley Funeral Home of Chelsea was in charge of arrangements.

 

 

Rumford Times_ Wednesday, March 1, 1978

 

FLORENCE CROOKER

 

  Mrs.  Florence Crooker, age 79, died at the Milford Division of Milford-Whitingsville Regional Hospital in Mass.  on Saturday, February 25.  She had been a patient for two weeks.  She resided on Halow hill Road, Mexico, and was formerly of Frye, where she lived for many years.

 

  She was born in Newport, Vermont, February 27, 1898, the daughter of Henry and Nellie Maude Cass Reed.  She was married to the late John R. Crooker, who died in November 1944.

 

  Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Harry (Beverly) Bryant of Middleburg, Virginia, and two grandchildren.

 

  Funeral services were held at the Meader and Son Funeral Home, Rumford, at 10 A.M. Tuesday, February 28.  The Reverend Robert H. Plummer of the Franklin Street Methodist Church officiated.  Entombment was in Sunnyside Receiving Vault, Rumford, with burial in the Pineview Cemetery, Roxbury, in the Spring.

 

 

Marriages:

 

WEST DERBY AND VICINITY

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Reed-Cass

 

A very pretty and impressive marriage ceremony was solemnized at the Free Baptist Church of West Derby, Oct. 1.  The happy young people were our popular young townsman, Harry F. Reed, superintending electrician at the electric light station, and Miss Nellie M. Cass, who for sometime has resided with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fish of this town.  The church was very tastefully decorated by the young bridesmaids, assisted by Mr. Farrant of Newport.  The bridal party made a very pretty appearance at the  altar. Mr. Reed was worthily supported by Messrs. Carl White, D. M. Shepley, Forest Cousins and I.B. Bishop, while the bride was gracefully attended by Misses Nellie Stevens, Grace Whitney, Myrtie Whitney and Katie Donagby.  A large audience witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. J.L. Smith, pastor of the church.  Following the ceremony at the church a reception was given at the home of Mrs. Catherine Reed, which was very largely attended by representative citizens of both Newport and West Derby.  After the numerous and kindly congratulations, refreshments were served.  The many beautiful and useful wedding presents were greatly admired by the company.  Mr. and Mrs. Reed left on the 10:40 P.M. train for Boston and other cities, attended by the best wishes of all.  In the goo?  Providence of God may their journey be prosperous, and may they return safely to meet the hearty welcome will be awaiting them.   (Rest of article is torn.)

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