Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-02
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]. p Brittell came home for a short stay on
Tuesday, going to Essex Junction that night.
Business engagements prevent the presence
OF Carl Mcintyre at our place on Memorial
day.
Quite a number of our people are the vic
tins of acute bilious attacks, but are not
seriously i'll.
Prof. Paige accompanied by Geo. w.
Sneden was entertained during his stay by
DR.. G.. w. Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. \. Clark came down and
spent Memorial day with Mrs. Clark's parents,
returning on the flyer at 5 AS p. m.
Mrs. Frank Fox and family are expected at
w. c. Sturtevant's soon for a summers outing
from their home in Brooklyn, n. Y.
Rev. T. a. Carlson gave very impressive
and interesting memorial sermon at the NJ. E.
veterans present.
The following members Of the village
school have no marks against their names for
the first half of the term Harvey Adams,
Roy adams, Mabel Cole, Roy Cole, Lille
Cole, Blanche Sturtevant, Valyda Sweenor.
Miss O. Sarah Wright, teacher.
The Epworth league will hold its regular
monthly business meeting at the parsonage
Tuesday evening, June 9. 1t will be followed
by a social gathering by way Of a farewell
visit to Rev. and Mrs. X. L. Thompson. Re-
freshments will be served. All Epworthians
and other young people are invited to be
present.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold its regu-
lar meeting Wednesday afternoon, June i in
the NJ. E. church parlors. All ladies are cor
daily invited to be present and help in the
work Of tying the two pieces of bedding re-
Gently made for the parsonage by the society.
Supper will be served from to s, to which all
gentlemen are invited.
Ira s. Wright died on Friday last at his
home in New Haven, where he removed this
spring, and was buried from the same on Sun
day in the family lot in Maple Grove cemetery.
AIr. Wright was born and lived most OF his
life in this town. He served in various town
Offices to general satisfaction. He was large
hearted and upright in his dealings and OUT
spoken in his intercourse with his fellows.
is last sickness was painful in the extreme,
but was borne with much patience. He leaves
only one daughter Mrs. VIM. Stowe, with
whom he has lived for some years. His wife
and son died several years ago
The Memorial day exercises at the Monu-
ment Congregational church were in every
way success. The address by Prof Paige
was fine production and in strict accord
with the occasion. The Quartet club gave
some very appropriate singing. The recita-
ton by Miss Zetta McNIurtry was given in
fine style and with effect The church was
beautiful with flowers and evergreens, under
the direction OF the floral committee. The
graves in Maple Grove cemetery were deco
rated and afterwards those at the Elm Tree
cemetery at the village. The schools of the
town were present in large representative
bodies, accompanied by the several teachers.
In Memoriam.
Tne following lines were written on the
death of Sarah f. Dyer OF West Salisbury
whose obituary appeared in the REGISTER
some time ago an are published by request.
Heed them not. who'd stay thy weeping;
one, for life ana death our guide
Wept with those grief's vigil Keeping,
Nor by aught their grief did chlde.
Tears are Natures balm of healing.
Failing which, the brain gives way.
Tears suppl essed grief's hurt concealing,
Hearts must bi eak, life fade away.
But grief, guest unwclcome eyer,
May but for IA season bide;
| Every cloud, how dark soever,
Silver lines its ne her side.
IT'S truth we're slow at learning,
But ut len 9Th we come to know
That despite our lone hearts yearnlng,
They are blest who early go
To n land where youth can never
Merge in grief care-burdened age,
Where no circumstance can sever
From n joyous heritage.
What is all we term "earth's pleasures"
At the best, Il minor strain
nterludes lite's choicest measures
With an undertone of pain.
Hero are homes like Eden bowers,
Filled with life and light ANA bloom,
BY "A few brief Nnguished hours,
Plunged in more than midnight gloom.
But, more fair than Edens story,
l. "A home, past death'- chill tide,
Where mia fadeless llAht and glory,
EVermore earth's pure ones bide.
Weep thy nj for natures healing,
BE the process swift or slow,
Till, in sweet submission kneelng,
Thou canst say--Dcar Lord, know
That Thy wisdom faileih never.
And though harsh seemed thy behc I,
| With my dazzling safe forever
can in that knowledge rest.