Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-19
IN THE FULNESS OF TIME.
Three Deaths Among Octogenarians-One
Had Reached Ninety-SiN.
MRS. ESTHER b. SPENCER,


Mrs Esther b. Spencer, who died in
Bennington, Vt, Nov. II, 1897, and was
buried in Salisbury on the 18th was Il
resident of Salisbury for nearly fifty
wears. Since the death of her husband,
Nathaniel Spencer, 1879. she has resided
with her daughter, Mrs. NJ l. Severance.
Mrs. Spencer was at the time of her
death a little more than SO years old.
She died in consequence of fall, up to
the time of which her physical health
seemed unimpared. Mrs. Spencer was
ap active and fAithfu member of the
Congregational church in Salisbury so
long as that was her home, and after
her removal she united with the First
church in Bennington. She made her
self life member of the wOman's board
of missions after she was eighty years
old, and continued her interest in every
good cause until failing mental faculties
and loss of sight compelled her to give
up the reading of the periodicals she
loved so much.
Born two years after the death OF
Washington, her life was parallel with
the best development of our country,
and when the Union was in peril she
sent two sons to its support, one of
whom gave his life in its defence.
Mrs. Spencer came of long lived
ancestry. OF her fathers family who
lived in Orwell there were twelve child
rem all of whom lived to mature age,
and when the youngest was 66 years old
nine of the family were living whose
combined ages amounted to 66G years.
NJ l.. 5.
AMANDA HUNT TOTTINGHAM.
Died. Sunday, Nov. Z. in ShOreham,
Amanda Hunt, wife of the late Bowman
| Nottingham, aged 81.
In the death of Mrs. Nottingham, so
sudden, the home and community were
grevOusly surprised. She had been all
her life long a resident Of ShOreham.
She early enlisted for the best ideas in
belonging to the church, as one OF its
most cheerful, active members, always
in the front in every true social, Sunday
/ school and church work. She was one
Of earth's best of wives and mother, and
/ lived to be missed and loved by all. She
was often a contributor for missionary
work at home and abroad, and often
cheered the pastor by some generOu;
gift for the physical comforts OF his
home, as he can nJw recall. For many
wears these tokens came dropping in un
solicited, and made glad our hearts; anC
sick, even the one who died on the same
day of her departure. She left the
world, so to speak, as gospel messenger
doing good.
"With us her name shall live
! through long succeeding years
Explained with all our hearts can give,
oar praises and our tears Is.
W MARY HAwsE NoRTHRUP.
1/Died, Sunday. Nov. I, in Shoreham
4 Mary Hawse, wife of the late Noz'
Northrup. aged SO. In the death o.
Mrs. Northrup, long fingered in illness
the home, society and church of whcl
she had been member so many years
felt that most endeared one had lef
them. Her life had been of the mos
active efforts to make her home anC
church "a special care. Fervent in he
activities in all these interests, she liveC
to be loved and missed. And, too, sh'
often chepred others with her benevo
lences aud many an unsolicited gift ha
dropped into the home of her pastor a
past years can testify, always coming
with that generous good will that cheereC
him and his in their work. Chrst-lill
deeds thus interviewer cannot die; the!
still endure as "A part of history, set Ii
motion by the Christ himself So It
Christ we give all the praise for all sucl
companions and mothers as the ones VIII
have left us.
These past years amid great suflerins
at times, she has shown the same cheer
full, hopeful. Chris ian patience.
"Why should our tc IRIS in sorrow flow
When God recalls his own,
And bids them leave "A world OF woe
For Mortal CrOWu:h u.