Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-17
OBITUARY..
MISS MARY u LEE.

The death OF Mary d. Lee, aged 30 from
nervous prO5tratiOn, which occurred Thurs
day noon, July 9, at h"r brothers home in
Rutland, was u very >ad one. She was en-
gagged in teaching the summer school ut New
Haven street when failing health Obliged
her to leave, about tn middle OF May.
shortly afterwards she went to Rutland to
regain her health that she might accept Il pO.
sition offered her IN the Bristol graded
school; but tn best medical aid failed to help
her and she gradually grew weaker until the
end came. The remains We're brought to
Middlebury on the Friday afternoon train,
attended by her two brothers. AN aunt from
Springfield and Undertaken Spencerand from
there were taken to the late residence OF j.
a. FOOte in Cornwall, where the funeral
rites were performed by Rev. 5 H. Barnum
IN very impressive vt tender way. The
interment occurred in the North cemetery,
near the stone school, in the family lot, where
the grave await ng Its harvest wa beautifully
trimmed with evergreens and flowers. The
floral designs at the house an grave, 50 ar
tistically arranged ana placed on the white
cdsket, deserve more than IA passing word.
Miss Lee moved to town with her parents IN
1854. where she had resided most OF the time
since. She attended the state normal school IN
Castleton, where she fitted herself teach.
er. In her sc lOOl work she was sy stematlc,
thorough anu very elerBetlc, anyways pro
curing the latest school helps that she mis- Int
keep abreast OF the times She had that tact
that oGly goOi teachers have in drawing her
pupils towards her instead OF repeIling them,
an alter gaining their love, re spect and con,
tidence she found il always easy to keep
them Interested and enthusiastic Her summer
Mrs. Is. +. Nichols OF Springfield, Mass, often
accompanying her to New York or the sea.
shors She was member OF the Cornwall
COugregd tional church and EndeavOr So
ciety having attended the national cOnven.
ton in Boston rs deleg ate in 1895 In church
work she was always ready to lend a helping
hand; in the Endeavor society her testi.
monies and prayers were OF such nature as
tended to lead one to higher and nober
lite Her associates speak OF her as having
been very quiet and unassummg Young
lady, yet iun-lOvins and always ready Tor Il
Joke, thus making friends wherever she was;
and once gained she never lost them. Her
brothers, +. \ OF Rutland, F. NJ, OF Middle
bur, and &. II OF Providence, K. l., can
speak OF her as always having been "A kind
and affectl Onate sister. Her father VI. :
Lee OF Ferri sDurgh, has lost "A loving aud de
voted daughter. Although during her last
weeks she was unconscious m Ist OF the time
and scare ;ly realized that she was TO die
yet her friends rest assured that all was well
with her. +.
MRS. NANCY Z. PHILLIPS
Mrs Nancy (Pelr-el Phillips, aged Il years
and II months, died in RtDtOn, June Is, OF
creeping paralysis. She waa born in Hon.
kinton, y, Y, july Is, ISIS Her father re
moved TO Mi si-sippi when she was two
years old and remained until she was nine.
Then the death OF her mother caused the
family TO remove 10 Vermont, where she
mate her home with an uncle's family in
sudbury through most of her girlhOOd Her
| lite from a child was not uuciouded. she
! was amDitiOus'iOr AN education amt through
hard work ana an effort she Obtained one
ana taught some. At the age OF p she mar.