Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-22

The great pigs are being slaughtered.
Will Brennan leads with February pig
weighing 410 pounds, and John Roam fol-
lows with pig that weighed 40S pounds.
These together with G. S. Gibbs pig that
weighed 1872 were all of one litter and were
raised by Frank Keyser of Bloomington.
The combined weight of the three was 1910
pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Merrill Perley were
married fifty ears ago, Decem Der 21st 1852.
Mr.. Perley married Esther r. Gilbert of
Bloomington and they commenced their
welded life on the same farm which they
now occupy, near Barton Landing. Nine
children have been born to this worthy
couple. Mrs. l.. p. Smith, Mrs. r. R. Bren-
non, Arthur M, Albert H. and Edward H.
of Barton Landing, Ormond F. of ST..
Johnsbury, Mrs. w. H. Pope of Dorchester,
Mass, Mrs. A. M. Hook of Concord, N.
H. and Harold g. of Barton. Mr.. and Mrs.
o. F. Perley and Mr.. Mrs. H. G. Perley
called on their parents and presented them
with fifty carnations and purse of gold
from their sons. Other gifts were awaiting
them from their daughters. 1t was not
deemed advisable to make a general observ-
ance of the day owing to the strain that
might be made upon the health of the aged
couple, as we'll as the fact that the golden
anniversary day occurred on Sunday. Mr..
Perley is 81 years of age and Mrs. Perley
76. Many friends tender their sincere
congratulations and wish them q pros
porous journey during the remainder of
their earthly pilgrimage.
Mrs. Mary Rogers, whose illness has often
been mentioned in this paper, failed slowly
last week and passed swsy on Thursday
morning. In August, 1901, MIS-. Rogers
discovered that some serious disease had
fastened upon her, and later she with her
daughter, Mrs. M. NJ. Taplin, went to the
Victoria Hospital, Montreal, thinking an
operation might help her, bat the surgeons
decided that an operation would not help
her and she returned to Mrs. Taplin IS
where she remained until her death.
Mrs. Mary Melvin Rogers was the daugh-
ter of Herman Melvin and Caroline Bige-
| low Melvin. She was born in WheeIock
May 7th, 1881, and lived in Wheelock all of
her life with the exception of the last nine
years. In June, 1851, she was united in
marriage to Hon. Charles Rogers of Vince
lock and has been his most worthy COM
panion for more than half century. Nine
| years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers moved to
| st. Johnsbury where they lived for five
years when they moved to Lyndonville
residing there until Mrs. Rogers health
failed, since which she had spent most Of
the time with Mrs. Taplin of this place.
Mrs. Rogers was most estimable lady,
kind hearted, intelligent, refined, a most
| affectionate wife and q devoted mother.
She made many friends wherever she lived
among both old and young. During her
long illness with the certainty of death
| before her and much Of the time suffering
the most excruciating pain she has never
murmured nor complained, but borne her
suffering with the greatest fortitude and
Christian resignation, meanwhile develop
ing a very high state Of Christian life and
character. She has been an inspiration to
those who have been closely associated
| with her during her sickness, her faith was
so bright and strong and her future outlook
so sure. "5ay We to the righteous it shall
be we'll with him." 1t was we'll with her.
for she came up through great tribulation
| and has washed her "robes and made them
white in the blood OF the Lamb" She
leaves to mourn her loss her usband, two
daug hters, namely, Mrs. M. NJ. Taplin OF
this place, and Mrs. Perry Hanscom OF
Schenectady, n. Y, also her sisters two
children whom she brought up, Charles
Darling and Mrs. III. E. Folsom of Lyndon
willie. besides many more distant relatives
and friends. Short funeral services were
held at Nj. M. Taplin's on FRIDAY Revs
Lyman and Lewis officiating, and on Sat
urday NOR rning the remains were taken te
q. M. Darling's at Lyp1donville.wh serv.
ing the funeral address. and Rev. 9. q
Lewis and Rev. j. Q. BodwelI officiating
Ipterment was at Wheelock in the villag,
cemetery.
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