Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-22

would leave for home at once with the re
I mains.
Owing to the rigid quarantine reguls
tiOns being enforced because of the preva
leuce OF yellow fever in Florida, Mrs
. Lsmsou's preparations for the sad home
/ coming were rendered doubly Difficult
and she was delayed for some time.
I Mr.. LamsOn left here Friday morning
meeting his wife in New York city, anC
/ they arrived home at two O'Clock Sunday
morning.
/ About a year ago Miss Lamson wal
compelled by III health to resign hel
/ position as boukkeeper for +. A. Thomas
I The insidious disease had gained a firm
/ hold then, but her physicians hoped fol
1 the best, and her friends looked forward
/ to much benefit as the result OF a winters
soj0urn in the land of flowers.
Rarely does young person so endeaI
| herself to an entire community, but Miss
Lamson was possessed OF an attractive
personality and those gfaces OF manner
" hich betoken a kind heart. The memory
Of her many lovely traits of character will
be treasured long by friends young and
old.
She was graduated from the high
school in the class OF '96, OF which her
only sister, lisa, was also a member, and
no school event was considered complete
celebrated their birthdays together, Sept.
18th, Florence being just two years the
older, and being p years OF age at her
death. This was the second death in the
clsss OF 90.
Much sympathy is felt for the beresved
family In their great sorrow.
ATTHE HOUSE, OF MOURNING.
The funeral OF Miss Florence Lamson
took place on Monday afternoon at the
home. The large numbers IN attendance
told OF the universal grief which her deaf b
has ocCasioned and also Of the widespread
sympathy FOR Mr.. and Mrs. Lamson and
their daughter, lsabeth, which is every
where felt at their irrepsrable loss.
Several friends and relatives from a dis
lance were present, among them Mrs. :.
v. Holman OF Boston, Mr.. Lamson's sis
Ter; Miss Minnie smith, an intimate
friend, from Roanoke, Va, Miss
Anne Dubois from Smith college and Al
fred Parkhurst and daughter OF Barre. Mr..
Lamson's store was not open during the
day and T.. A. Thomas place OF business
was closed in the afternoon; also the
high school. Miss Lamson's Sunday
school class were present in r body and
a bouquet OF pinks, one for
each year OF her life. A company OF
young ladies OF her own an6 her sisters
most intimate friends also acted as special
Of the family. The six bear
ers were Messrs. u. l.. Merchant, ID. f.
Morse, T. j. Adams, II. Y. Hubbard,
John Dubois and Gilman Cham berlin,
and n. W. McCollum was director.
The casket, occupying the slcove in the
trout hall, was banked with roses, pinks
and other flowers, among which two very
ifelike pictures OF Florence were placed.
The services under the care OF DR.. Hardy
u the Congl church were brief and sim
pie, centering ia the Scripture, "They
ihall walk with me in white" The hymn
II Lucy Larcom was taken as expressive
II the pure and beautiful character which
has so suddenly faded away from earth
Heavenly Father, would wear
Angel garments, white and fair;
Angel vesture undecided
wit thou give unto thy child.
LET me wear the white robes mere,
Zen on earth, my Father, dear;
Holding fast thy hand and so
Thro' the world unspotted 60"
Tho Miss Lamson's life was alt too
'rief, II was beautiful from birth to death
dany and many another life was touched
" hers in such a way that her memory
nd influence will abide with US always.
A FRIENDS TRIBUTE.
Seldom has this community been 90
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