The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-13
templated buying out the stage route
bat has now abandoned the idea.
GuilfOrd.


Truman Yeaw, passed away at he
home in Guilford Monday morning
March. 2d at the age of 80 years ant
l3 DAYS. She was the daughter of thu
late Abel and Ruth Davis Weather
head. and was the oldest of II children
only two Of whom survive her. tht
Youngest sister and brother, both liv'
| ing in this town, May 2d, 1870, SHIT
married Truman Yeaw, who died nine
wears ago. She has always lived IL
Guilford and since hive years. DID,
in the same neighborhood. Seven
children were bora to them, four OF
whom are left TO mourn her loss,
Mrs. Ellen 4. Ward, Samuel, Lewis
and Arthur. She also leaves nine
grandchildren and five great grand
children all of whom will long rcmen.
Der her gentleness and love. The last
years OF her life she has been kindly
cared for in the old home by her
Youngest son and his estimablc wife.
Quite and unassuming, shC won the
love of all who knew her by her many
deeds OF kindness and love, always
forgetfu of self in doing for others
IN sickness and in SORROW, ready 10
90 at every call among neighbors ana
| friends, az long as health and strength
permitted. Even to the last DAY of
her life, her thoughts were for Others
| ms tead of herself. She lived the true
Christ life in word and deed Many
were ner deeds of charity. Her hands
were never idle, but ever busy. and
she accomplished much, as her various
articles of work will testify.
The surrowful news Of tn" death of
Jcnnett. wife of Tyler l.. Johnson will
come as a sudden blow to her many
friends here and In surrounding towns.
Although in frail health for many
years her energy and natural buoy
ancy of spirit had kept her stirring
when most people would have given
up Last Thursday morning she was
taken violently i'll with pneumonia
complicated with grip and in spite
of the best of medical aid and the
most skilful nursing, she grew weaker
and weaker until little past one
O'Clock Monday afternoon when the
end came suddenly and peacefully.
the daughter of Lyman and Dorothy
Baker Adrich. When quite small
child her parents, who were both
natives of Guilford moved back here
where she has ever since resided.
Her marriage TO Mr.. johnson occurred
in 1886 and from that slime their
hospitab!e door has been open TO a
host Of friends. There is probably not
another house in town where people
have been entertained without stint,
rich and poor alike as they have been
at the pleasant home of the Johnsons.
1t is useless to attempt to chronicle
her good qualities in the columns of
They have more perma
uent record in the memories of those |
who knew her \ bright woman. who |
saw the sunny side of life. most de |
voted wife. a loving mother. a dear |!
sister and kind friend has passed on |
to fthc higher life. Besides her /
husband anu only child, Zelia. A.,
she leaves three sisters, Mrs. Susan !
Warren of West Brattleboru, Mrs. O. |
u. Kingsley of jacksonville and Mrs. /
c. f. Estabrook of this town. .llso I
one brother, Henry O. Aldrch Of Bos I
ton. Another brother Silas died at /
Green River in March 1852.
A large company of the neIghhors
ald friends gathered at the "sugar
;ociable" at Mrs. Hudson $ last Tues
lay evening. and pleasant time was
N joyed with good financial results.
rhc occasion was informal, with no
set program for entertainment but al!
he better for getting acquainted.
The a,iies plan for another sociablc
before long and ladies' meeting be
.ween times.
Rev c. o. Day viii! preach at the
Tnjnn chanel next SUNDAY afternoon
It 3 O'Clock, unless the weather is
stormy. Notices as Ia further plans
yill then lte given.