Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-05-13
EVA MAY BARRETT.

T4ituos which brought sorrow to large
..l,. loving friends were received here
.. saturday morning, announcing the
...a.,a AWAY at her home in West Towns
i'rl r Miss Eva May Barrett.
Mis-, Barrett has been very i'll with
rer,.u, disorder for nearly two months,
I'M, ,n, reports as to Der condition for the
,.stt,o weeks had been more encourage
b,, aud her many friends have been so
Gnn.ll of her recovery that the news of
G,r sudden death came as a very severe
shock.
Mis-, Barrett was born in West Towns
tirI Aug 81, 1876. and her early life was
.naut with her father and mother. Mr..
C,ra. and Mrs Julia Barrett, under the
nqru.l roof. In January, 1898, she came
io Bw,lcboro to attend the North street
school. making her nome while here with
Mfr and Mrs. Warren f. Banks on Green
Street. and later with Miss Stearns on Ter
races street. She would have graduated in
1rrr. 1888, but severe illness terminated
her connection with the school early in
that year
After her recovery she taught school in
Fa,, Jamaica for several successive terms.
Although it had been termed the hardest
school in town for long time, the in
4uence of this lovely Christian character
was at once manifest in the conduct of its
members and it soon became model of
excellence. To all its members her life
will be a sacred memory.
While Miss Barrett was in attendance at
school she united by baptism with the
First Baptist church here under the pas
toral care of Rev. +. j. Parry and during
her life this church held very warm place
in her affections.
Her membership in the Christian En-
deayor society was marked by faithfulness
to her pledge; although absent from town
most of the time, only twice did she fail
to send her response to the monthly roll
call and even then she was prevented by
necessity and not oversight.
Since returning to her home she has en-
deared herself afresh to large circle of ac-
luaintances and as member of class OF
young ladies in the Congregational sun
day school, and later as a teacher of a class
OF - young ladies and gentlemen, her in
lluenCe has been wonderfully strong
sweet, and helpful.
The funeral services were held at he
home and were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Hardy of Townshend, assisted by Rev. Mr.
NeaCham.
In introducing the service Mr.. Hard.
read as selections marked passages from
Miss Barrett's own Bible, taking as hi
text the closing extract, blessed are thu
pure in heart and his tribute to the love
" life lust closed, all too quickly, wa
most touching and appropriate. Tn
music was rendered by a miXel quartet
consisting of Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Barber, MI
Kidder and Mr.. Harris.
Mice Ltbal pr1oa apI Mr. MAYNARD q
Brattleboro also sang as a duet, "Sistel
Thou Vast Mild and Lovely
Flowers in profusion surrounded tn
beautiful casket and its dearly believe
burden and were the eloquent tributes c
many to whom she was especially endeared
A pillow from the mother and sistel
Coates Aiar' from Mrs. Knight and sol
Fred S. Knight, a wreath of lilies frol
Mr.. Knights business associates, Gro;
from DIR. and Mrs. Gale of West Town
bend, with special remembrances from tn
Baptist Sunday school and Christian FL
deavor society of Brattleboro, and man
other tokens of affection surrounded he
form.
The burial was in the family lot ;
South Windham.
A loving mother and sister are left alon
in the old home. The world has too fe
such characters and the passing over (
this one has left great vacancy in tn
hearts of many.
To Mr.. Knight, whose engagement
Miss Eva has been for some time an accep
ed, although not formally and publicly al
nounced fact, her taking away has CON
with crushing weight and to him, as
all the family, the sYmpathes of all frienC
and acquaintance is surely extended