Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-02
NEWFANB.
Mrs.[Harriet Newell Morgan


For the third time this winter the ranks of the
eyed on Main street have been thinned. Mrs.
Harriet Newell Morgan was an example of care
sndlmethodcal living into the years beyond
fourscore when early and middle years Of ex
IRENE physical frailty seemed likely to cut short
her life. She had remarkable will power and con.
tinued TO live out her wears in quiet and seclusiou
managing 10y herself with foresight. great indus
try and natural spirit of Independence With
those who knew her well she INDUCED
in soCiability.and was not without certain dry
humor that showed her judgment Of people and
affairs to be keen. She the daughter of
Ephraim and Hannah Whitcomb Park and was
born here in 1914. and most of her wears were
spent in this place. In 1888 she married iona
than Osgood Morgan native Of Mortified
Mass tailor, of whom size learned the trade
They lived some years in Springfield, this state
and in New y ok state, and at one time kept
house IN what is known rs the long building q"
Mr. Morgan died IN Catskill IN 1871, since which
time Mrs Morgan has continuously lived here
though growing more bent and with increasing
difieulty comm down street occasionally. she
was in comfortable health Until week before
her death. Her sister Mrs Elizabeth Osgood of
Brookline, was visiting her and remained to take
the last care of her.
Besides Mrs. Osgood there is living Of the Park
family another sister Mrs Hannah Dsguod of
Worcester Mass who formerly resided many
wears 10 this village The only brother Elhu
Park. died here in March 1896 at the age OF s.,
a sister, Mrs. Bliss. died M Bratteboro In early
The Park family is Of historic interest Mrs
Morgan grandfather. Dea Jonathan Park IN
company with Nathaniel Stedman. came from
Worcester county Mass to the wilds Of Yer
mont in 1866. The young men occupied a cabin
together on the top Of Newfane bill. Stedman
cleared what is known as the old Nathan Nerri-
field farm, and Park cleared the old common
They were Joined at times by Mr. Dyer. "a lawyer
from Worcester county, who finally cleared land
known as the NIndham county fair ground farm.
As an example Of the hardshps that these men
endured the town history states that they return
ed in the spring of 1861 from their winter IN Mas
sachusetts. driving pair of steers and he fer,
10 winter which they went to a natural meadow
five miles from their cabin, where they stacked
swamp hay, and through the long hard winter
following either Park or Stedmau pudded through
the lonely forest to feed their sock returning to
camp az night In 156s Park commenced clear
ing Park flats, afterwards called Fayetteville MIR
Park strongly objected to the proposed name Of
PARE willie. and Gen Field suggested Fayetteville
IN honor of Gen. Lafayette.
Park built the first framed house on land al ioiu-
ing the county savings bauk. and covered it with
hemlock bark. Il is now part Of the place Occu.
pied bv II II Smith IS family next 10 Fish shop
Mr. Park was a lieutenant IN the Revolutionary
war. In ls2i he gave land To- be- used for the
county buildings and for "A public common a.
long as the buildings should remain tere He
married three times and had family of % chill
dren, the eighth OF whom was Mrs. Morgau's
father Ephraim Park who moved 10 Brook line
about 1880, and was prominent man there for
many years