Miss Eda Mansfield Obituary
New Ipswich Historical Society
July 6,1927
Death of Miss Eda Mansfield
Miss Eda Mansfield died suddenly at her home, 11½ Pleasant street, Fitchburg, of pneumonia, July 6. She was born in Wilton, N. H., Jan. 21, 1868, and was educated in the public schools of this town and lived here until the death of her mother, Mrs. S. Wilson Mansfield about 20 years ago. Since then she had lived in Greenville and Peterboro and for the last 15 years in Fitchburg. She is survived by her brother, Frank Mansfield of Middletown, Conn. She was a member of the Edwin V. Sumner W. R. C., of Fitchburg.
The funeral was held in the vestry of the First Methodist church, Fitch- burg, Saturday afternoon and burial was in the family lot in Central cemetery, this town.
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Mary Mansfield House was located next to the old town hall.
James Roger diary entry
12th April 1913
Dull, cloudy, fair and mild, wind variable. David working about Gordons’ and went for coal in afternoon for Gordons. I picked rooster and took 48 chicks out incubator. Got letter from May last night. Mother still keeping better.
Wow, that house standing cheek-by-jowl to the old town hall! That spot is where they set up the white elephant tent for the fair when the hall became inhabitable. The classic ladies of the Town like Helen Emma would run the elephant thing and dole out fabulous memories and sage advice amid all the purveying of curios and bric-a-brac. I sure miss the New Ipswich ladies of the greatest generation.
I meant uninhabitable. AI got me again.