The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-08-06

Lorraine \. E-ty was horn in Sudbury.
w., January 18th 1913. Her father q
name was Levi Goodrich. her mothers
maiden name was Abigail Merritt.
Her mother died when She was lively
years old, leaving family Of small chill
Idrem, and she hciuc the eldest Of three
daughters, the affairs of the household
pcvolvcd upon her Her life has been
tue OF industry, care aud anxiety for her
fam y and friends. For three year,
previous to her marriage she resided in
the family Of John Wainwright in Mid
dlebury village. She was married to
Ehrnon W + ty, Of Leicester. Sept 9th
1886, VII re she resided nm to tho time
OF her 'e"h, july 7th 1872 She was
the mo hsr If five sons and two daughters.
byron, the oldest son died in 1861.
ne Two sons next TO him. \. u aud j..
II. ETY. enlisted in the caus' Of their
country leaving III ir oldest sitter con.
hneu TO her bed. These we're trials 10
the parents, hut worse trials were to TO-
low. The oldest daurhter Ennice fice
died March q 1870, at her fathers
house after confinement Of one year,
WIN pulmonary consnmntion. She le''
two little daughters, 10 he cared Tor by
grandparents. E'na Rice, III" Younger
of the two wae afflicted fnr long nm"
with soro nm hrr Jaw causing her 10 ne
very irritable. She was great sufferer
Wrarisomc Java and nights the grand
narrn's wn'"hoa ovnr hnr. Ill ~ last n"
was released by des'h Nerch ooh lS12
She was 'hroo wears and a half old-a
sweet little flower.
IN thirty six vears the heads of this
family hive stood hv the groves or three
>gr"n1naronts, the PARROTS on both sides.
many arr's and nnc'rs. brothers and
>i,tcrs. children and grandchildren. til
he faces of onr dear ones in the coffi",
ha 80 grown sadly familiar N us. AMI We
c"h Init exclaim, What a dying world is
,his "
Tho two oldest sors and the rcmain;no
daughter are married and oono Tho
t~H Youngest sons arr emrlovrd on tho
-allroad. so that ont ne family or n;no
memNers. only tho mourning husband and
onr little prand.lanch'nr IL left, and the
horse ia lonely onA desolate.
Nv com,anion's last sctnnss common 'ea
nm the IN of Arril 1872. She had .
shock of r.lsv. ard since that time shc
was under a physician She wac able 10
he about nor'ion o. the tinr, until her
death On Fcilav afternoon her physician
visited her and shr seemed tn hn IA com
Portable nc could ha ovnnc'e'. On ST..
urdav two or tho noich hor;no lalins 0npr'
'hn afternoon With hnr. She convrrsod
nth them freely. and seemoh cheerful
In the evoniuo tho two sons r".r~noa
rom their labor IN snord II" S.hhath
Sho visited With thrrr until e'oven O'Clock
/ and then told thorn they had het'er retire
10 they wcrn tired. She gave Thorn p
GOOD night kise. oni they went to bod
he then kissed li'tln Cor, and sail "vcu
must he n good girl" and aftcr bidding
oooS.1ioht IN the other members of The
family she soon fell asleer. sleeping until
h'lfnast ono. whom she awoke and called
: FOR some drink. gave her some Up
~ this time she was able IN stand nno,
her feet. She asked what time it WI
and I told her halfnast me. S." said ]
had better mt out the LIGHT and lie dow
I did 50 and she soon fell asleep. Some
a'tar four she srokN and said il Wa very
warm. onened the do,r and mt in u q
screen. She said o! dear. howl 70
feel what ails me I raised hrr head
and gave her some camnhor and water
she swallowed twice and sinking back
closed her eyes forever I spoke To my
sons. hut she hrnathed onlv twice af,e'
tNev came in. She was believer in TIE
Christians religion. was united with Tho
Mo'hodiS' class 10 Leicester ~ The time
of her death. A. II. EsTr,>,