St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
THE TOWNS AROUND.
WEST CONCORD.
Death of Mrs. Sullivan Rnnney.

Mrs. Mary, wife Of the late Sullivan
Ranney, and daughter of Nathan and
Isabel Charlton Huse, died July -. She
was born in Littleton, March 2. 1925.
Her mother was early left widow with
four small children, one of whom onlv
survive Simeon Huse of E. St. Johnsbury.
With a strong character and an un.
daunted will she kept her children with
her and taught them lifelong lesson of
industry, frugality and perseverance.
Mary Huse married March 7, 1853
Sullivan Ranney and entered his home
taking his four boys as part of her life
work. One of those sons said only few
days before her death 81 never knew but
one mother-she was a mother to u.s."
To this family were added as the years
went on three sons and four daughters.
Chas. S., now of Danvile, Nellie NJ. and
Jennie P, both in the home, Nathan H..
Of Marlboro, Mass, William E., OF Con.
cord, Mrs. Mira Lunne of South Victory
and Mrs. Ella Reed of West Concord;
these with the older sons Scott c.. OF
Lyndon, Edison H., and Henry of Kirby
and George OF ST. Johnsbury, all survive
her.
Blessed with good health, courage and
strong character she tried to teach her
children all that was best in life, to have
high ideal and to be all that was earn.
est, honest, brave and true. In her home
she gave her best life and it was here she
loved to be with her dear ones, and it is
here in the home that the light of her
precious life has gone out leaving lonely
hearts. Most tender and faithful was
the care she gave her dear husband dur
ing the last years of his life, devoting the
best of her strength for his comfort, and
how much she has missed him, and how
often longed for his presence since on
March 10, 1895, he passed from his into
the beautiful life, only those nearest can
know. Since that time she has attended
to the duties of the farm and business he
left and though the great care was hard
and eXhausting at times, it was home
her own dear home.
Closest to her these past four years
have been her two Oldest daughters, who
have Tor their sweetest comfort her bless.
ing resting on them and her many words
otlove and appreciation for all loving
service so gladly given their dear one
Deceased was life long member of the
Congregational church at East st. Johns
bury and a true and earnest Christian
woman. Attendance at church was a
pleasure to her always and when well
she was constant attendant. Her
many acts of love and kindness were
done in such quiet, transformations way
that few save those who knew her best
could know the depth and sweetness of
her character or how much of goodness
flowed out from her life.
The funeral was held at her late home
on Friday. Rev. F. E. Currier assisted
by Rev. j. E. Knapp, conducted a most
impressive service while the singing was
melody whispering of sweet peace and
rest. Sleeping so peacefully among the
beautiful flowers she loved, placed about
her by the loving hands of sons and
daughters, we laid our dear one to rest
close beside the one who was her loved
IN lie and now are together in the Home
beyond enjoying the blessedness of re-
union. Brother, sons and daughters
miss and mourn for her. Though the
tired feet and dear hands are at rest, all
the beautiful and true in her life will live
on strengthening and purifying the lives
OF those who loved her and whom she
lONNu' II uiy HSI CulluISu no call 0cT
Blessed" and over their lives will always
shine her precious influence leading them
on to the beautiful Home where her tired
but never faltering feet have entered in
and where she awaits the home coming
OF all her own.
Walter Chaplain is visiting friends in
Burke.
Dr. French visited his sister in Ran
dolph last week.
A. W. Belden sold his fine brown horse
to parties from Cambridge, Mass, for a
good price.
Mrs. Ed Young, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Brigham
tor few months, returned to her home
in Massachusetts last Friday
Mrs. c. E. Wadeigh, who has been in
serious condition for several weeks, re-
mains about the same.
The west bound night express last Fri.
day night killed two horses and badly
mangled another between North and
West Concord. Those killed belonged to
H. X. Sturgeon and Burnie Quimby; the
other was owned by Jonathan Adams.