Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-20
DEATH OF MOTHER MCKINLEY.

Dec. 12.-Mrs. Nancy Allison Nc
Kinley, mother of President McKin-
ley, died at $50 o'clock this morning.
Her end was beautiful in it's PEACEFUL
ness. Mrs. Mckinley seemed to sleep
so soundly thas it was difficult TO tell
whether she had yet breathed her last.
This condition continued for half an
hour. There was no struggle. She
seemed to sleep her life away. The
President and all of her family were
at the bedside. There were no recog-
nitions, however.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mckinley
were held in the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Canton on Tuesday
at 1 o'clock. Interment will follow in
West Lawn Cemetary, just west of
the city, and on Tuesday evening
President Mckinley and his wife and
officials from Washington who at
tended the funeral will leave here for
the capital, reaching there about
noon Wednesday.
1t was at first thought by the family
that the services should be of private
nature, held at the old homestead. 1t
was soon learned, however, through
the pastor of Mrs. McKinley's church
and members Of the congregation, as
well as from other friends, that the
number of friends who desired to pay
their last tribute of respect TO the be-
loved woman could not be accommo-
dated with such arrangements, and
church services were decided upon.
The Rev. DIR. Manchester, the pastor
of the church, has announced that tbs
his desire and that he will extend an
invitation to have the ministers of all
the churches, of which there are a
bout thirty, occupy the pulpit and
take part in the services.
The First Methodist Episcopal
Church, in which the services are to
be held, is the one in which Mother
Mckinley worshiped during her life
in Canton land in which she was found
almost every Sunday morning, only
serious indisposition or important cir
cumstances keeping her away. Three
weeks ago to day she was in her pew,
as usual, and, though she was nearly
80 years old, her attendance had been
regular all the while.
This is also the congregation with
which the President always had been
associated
President Mckinley remained up
until about $50 o'clock, little more
than an hour after the death, and then |
retired for a few hours sleep. In the |
forenoon he and his brother spent the |
greater part OF an hour walking about |
the more secluded streets near home,
obtaining much needed exercise and
air. The President was refreshed
greatly Sy the exercise from the try
ing ordeal OF the last few days, dur
ing which, except when he went to
to attend to official du
ties, he kept an almost constant vigil
at the bedside of his mother.
In the afternoon the President and
Abner Mckinley drove to beautiful
West Lawn Cemetary, about a mile
west of the home, to attend person
ally to arrangements for the inter-
ment which would be made in the
family lot where lies the husband and
father, and which adjoins the lot
which for more than twenty years has
contained the bodies of the two child
rem of the President and his wife, un-
Ter carefully kept mounds, all strewn
with flowers whenever the parents
came 10 Canton. The President laid
clusters OF flowers on the graves
while the site of the mothers resting
place was being selected
OFFERING SYMPATHY.
Messages of coincidence are pouring
nto the telegraph Office from all
quarters, and many friends have al
'eady called at the house to offer SYM
oathy.
Nancy Allison Mckinley, mother of (
President Mckinley, was born in the
year 1909 near New Lisbon, Ohio.
She was called Nancy Campbell ALI !
ION then, and her early life was spent !
n the simple household duties of her
ather's pioneer home. There il was !
hat she acquired the strong constitu-
ion which has carried her through a ]
ife of excitement, which was, until !
ew weeks ago, despite her IS years,
ull Of life and vigor.
James Mckinley, father of William
md grandfather of the President, O
ettled at New Lisbon when the father
If the President was only year and