The following is from "The Family of Willis Vernon Farr" by Jayne E. Bickford:
There follows a copy of the newspaper account of the marriage of Delphine (as she was called) and Chester:
See the History of Chesterfield by Oran E..Randall, pages 460 - 462 for family of Lenna Streeter(this account shows her as Sarah Lenna).
“Miss Delphine Farr Bride of C. A. Brown “In the floral-decorated living room of her
home, °3 North Union Street, Miss M. Delphine Farr, daughter of Willis V. and Ethel M. Farr, became the bride of Chester Addison Brown of Vernon yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Addison M. Brown of Chesterfield, N. H. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mark Kelley in the presence of many relatives and friends.
Miss Mattie W. Farr, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and R. Harlan Farr, a brother, was best man. To the strains of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin, which was played by Miss Alma Mae Farr, another sister, the bridal party walked down a gladiolus-banked stairway to the living room, which was also enhanced by a profusion of flowers and ferns.
“The bride's dress was of white georgette over white satin. She wore a picture hat to match, and carried white bridal roses. The maid of honor was attired in green georgette with a black picture hat, and carried rink and white sweet peas.
“Including a $1,000 check from her father, the bride's gifts comprised a large collection of linen, cut-glass, silver and electrical appliances. She gave her maid of honor a snake chain and bracelet, and her sister, who played the wedding march, a bracelet set with rhine stones. A five-dollar gold piece was the bridegroom's gift to the best man.
“FoIlowing the ceremony, dinner was served to 45 relatives and friends on the spacious lawn in the rear of the Farr residence. Mrs. Lillian D. Smith of Addison, assisted by Mrs. Ida Gates of this city, catered. The waitresses were Alma Tyler of Essex, and Grace Williams and Evelyn Trudeau, both of this city.
"About 4:30 o'clock, the couple left on a honeymoon journey to the White Mountains. In two weeks, they will be at home in Vernon.
“The bride was graduated from the Burlington High School and from the UnIversity of Vermont in the class of 1922. She has taught for a year and a half in Grand Isle, for a year in Vernon and during the last school year In Sharon, Conn. The bridegroom Is employed by the New England Power Coupany as an electrician.
“Those from away who witnessed the ceremony included Mr. and Mrs. Addison Brown of Chesterfield, N. H., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barrett of Hinsdale, N. H.,
George Brown of Brattleboro, Mr and Mrs. Charles Hale of Vernon, Mr. and It's. Nelson Forsythe and Robert and Jeannette Forsythe of North Tonawanda,
N. Y., Mrs. Erwin L. Hale and daughter Elizabeth of Athol, Mass., Miss Harriet N. Farr of Westminster, Mr. and Mrs. Harry King of Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Danforth and Allen Danforth, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King and Mr.and Mrs. Rupert King of Fairfax, Mrs. Glenn Parish of Westford and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Benson and Beula Belland of Rutland.”
Delphine and Chester's marriage was a happy one. They were an ambitious and thrifty couple. For a number of years they lived in a house in Vernon, Vermont, owned by the company for which Chester worked, but later they bought a borne in Vernon. Uncle Chester always had a fine garden, and Aunt Delphine diligently canned the produce.
The marriage ended tragically when the couple died two days apart in 1943.
“Sudden Death of Chester Brown Follows
Wife's by Only 52 Hours
“Chester Borwn, 46, chief switch inspector at the Vernon dam, died about 9 o'clock Wednesday night at Memorial hospital only 52 hours after the death of his wife.
“Mr. Brown became seriously ill with pneumonia Tuesday night and was brought to the hospital from his Vernon home Wednesday morning. His wife, the former Mary D. Farr, died unexpectedly at her home Monday afternoon after a day's illness.
"Double funeral services for the couple were to be held at Vernon Union church this afternoon at 2 o'clock, the hour originally set for Mrs. Brown's funeral. Rev. E. E. Jones will officiate.
“He was born in Chesterfield, N. H., Feb. 5, 1897, a son of Addison and Lenna (Streeter) Brown. lie attended Brattleboro high school two years. His marriage took place in Burlington Aug. 10, 1926. The couple leave three children, Dorothy, student in Brattlebopo high school, and Robert and Alice, pupils at North school, Vernon. Mr. Brown leaves one sister, Mrs. Herbert Barrett of Hinsdale, N. H., and several nieces and nephews.
“Self trained as an electrical engineer, Mr. Brown diligently pursued his studies during his 25 years of service with the New England Power Co. He had risen to the rank of chief switch inspector. Employed at the Vernon plant the past 21 years, he previously worked for the system at Shelburne Falls, Mass.”
And another newspaper item concerning these untimely deaths:
“DOUBLE SERVICE FOR VERNON COUPLE
“Funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Held in Union Church
(Special to the Reformer)
“VERNON -- Double funeral services were held at Union church Thursday afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brown whose deaths occurred Wednesday and Monday, respectively. The church was filled with neighbors, friends and relatives and there were great quantities of floral tributes. Rev. E. E. Jones officiated. A. L. Miller, organist, played favorite hymns of Mr. and Mrs. Brown.
“Mrs. Brown died at her home Monday after a day's illness and her husband died in Brattleboro Memorial hospital Wednesday after a brief illness.
“Relatives and friends were present front Hinsdale, Chesterfield, Keene and Goffstown, N. H., Roseland, N. J., Shelburne Falls, Mass., Brattleboro and Westrninster. Fellow employees of Mr. Brown at Vernon dam attended in a body.
“The bodies were taken to West Chesterfield cemetery for burial in the Brown family lot.
“Bearers were Karl Sweet, Dwight Johnson, Wallace Whitaker and Charles Hale, men who were chosen by Mr. Brown to serve as bearers at his wife's funeral.
“Mrs. Brown's nother, Mrs. Willis Farr, of Bradenton, Fla. was unable to attend the services because of illness.”
The last sentence, of course, should have referred to both Mrs. Brown's mother and father, for they were both living in Florida and unable to attend the funeral.
Quoting obituaries and other newspaper accounts in this book add to its length, but I possess a number of such items and they are becoming ragged and torn and yellowed with age. Reproducing them here will insure their preservation for future generations.