Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-12
NEWFANE.
Another Old Resident Gone to Rest.


Following closely on Mrs. Wheeler
death was that of Mrs. Sarah Holland on
the 4th, the oldest resident in this part of
the town, if not in town. Mrs. Holland
was the daughter of DR.. Nathan Stone
and was born on Newfane hill May i,
1904. She came of hOnOred ancestry on
both sides, her maternal grandfather being
Judge kuOwlton of early town history.
Her only living relative in this region is a
cousin, eX-Goy. Holbrook of Brattleboro
Her sister, Mrs Sophia h. Holland, late
of this village died about three years ago
in her seth year. These sisters used to
take great comfort together Both were
of keen, strong minds and had through
their long lives remarkable power of endur-
ance. Mrs. Sarah Holland was stronger
physically and the amount of labor that
she accomplished in her home life was eX-
traoIdinary. Struggling against adverse
circumstances she met them all with I'M
finching force Fortitude and resignation,
with great dignity and self control, were
so plainly depicted in her countenance that
no one can forget her figure as it appeared
for so many years among us, with little
change in exterior until about three years
ago. In later years, as long as her sister
lived, she almost invariably, even in the
coolest weather, rode to the village to
spend an hour or two with her, but this
was the most of her leaving her home,
the farm which her good management,
when left to take the care alone, finally Sc
cured to her free of debt, with the aid later
OF faithful sons.
In 1928 Sarah Stone married James Hol-
land, a native of this town, and spent the
remainder of her days in the house
where she died, having lived in only one
other house, that from which her sister
moved to the village. Captain Holland,
as he was called died in 1886. Being a
| drover he was a well-knOwn man through
out the county. This couple had nine
| children, three of whom died not long be-
fore their father, two of them in one
month About Nov. !, 1860, second son
died of consumption, from which all the
| children but one or two died. Before the
| close of another November two others fol-
| lowed. An older one fingered for a few
| years struggle and died in 1868. The old
est son lived till 1888. Charles, the young
est and surviving son, was the only one of
the family who married. The three had
/ lived together six years.
1t will be seen from he above that sOr-
row pressed upon this life continually.
! Pastor Hardy IN his tender words at her
home Oh Saturday last dwelt upon ''the
exceeding peace that passeth all under
standing" which all knew to be hers, in
contrast with her tribulations.
In her management it may be that she
was what is called "set in her way but
without frmness of character she could
never have met adversely so successful
ly. She thought carefully and patiently.
Few have such credtable record for al
most a century. Her mind retained its
clearness until about two years ago, when
strength failed and she fancied that she
was to be carried away, but at times her
old faculties asserted themselves. She was
confined to her room somewhat over a
year, and at last died painlessly after a
| days special illness with what seemed a
hard cold.
The burial was in the old cemetery on
| Newfane hill, where grandparents, parents,
three sisters, two brothers and eight chill
| dren were buried. 1t seems hardly proba-
| bic now that Others will be buried there.