Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-26
Obituary.

Mrs. Mary Hitchcock Fits, youngest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Hitch
cock, was born in Garrettsville, Ohio,
spt. rs, 1898, where she lived until ten
years OF age, when she moved with her
fathers family TO Wisconsin. This was
her home until her marriage at Prescott,
Wis, Feb. 6, 1861, to Elhanan A. Fits.
After their marriage they resided at River
Falls, Wisconsin. 1T was here their two
children, William Lloyd Garrison and
Wilbur Dwight were born. In 1868 they
returned to Vermont and located on the
well-known home farm on Braintree hill,
and which is still in Mr.. Fits possession,
so as TO be near the parents of Mr.. Fits
in their falling years. They prospered
there where they remained until March
5, 1891, when, on account Of the falling
health of Mrs. Fits, they went to Rox-
bury to reside with their son, Wilbur
Fits. She left besides the husband and
two sons, the eldest OF which is in San
Francisco, Cal, whom his mother
had not seen for seventeen years, one
sister, Mrs. Clarissa Wilhelm of River
Falls, Wis, one half sister, Mrs. Hoel ID.
Human, OF Lake Falls, la.
Since her youth she had been a firm
believer in the Sprtualist faith and was
member of that society. She WIS also
a member and active worker of the
Atu hbNitLA at Atuttn AlbN
where with her husband she has attended
the meetings of their society for sixteen
years, and for the past eight seasons they
had charge of the Briggs cottage there,
where the speakers lodge. At the Park
she made friends with a large circle-in
fact with representatives from nearly
every state in the Union as far west as
Nebraska. During the twelve years she had
lived in RoxDury she gained many earnest
friends. She and her family have been
a great help 10 the Ladies' Circle.
Although living for so many years in
Vermont, her heart still chung TO the home
of her girlhood and early married life,
which she had only once visited since she
came east.
She died Sunday afternoon, March IS,
at 30 OF cerebral congestion OF the brain
or apoplexy. The funeral arrangements
were all carried out according to wishes
she had from time to time expressed when
in health, one Of which was that Mrs.
Ella Doty should play the organ, while
Mrs Ella RoYs sang. The hymns were
"Ascended, Only a Thin Veil Between
U.s. which was her own selection, and
ave Shall Know Each Other There"
Beautiful dollhouse flowers adorned the
casket and were strewn under tia pill
low from the family with the word
"Mothern IN deep purple, a easket bou-
Quct OF white roses and carnations from
Mrs II A. pearsons and daughters OF
Randolph, horse shoe from Mrs. Mary
MIDGET and g. A. Webster Of Randolph.
The funeral, By request of Mr.. =. A. Fits,
was n charge Of W. -. Fits. Words Of
comfort were spoken by Mrs. Abbie w.
CrOssett 81 Waterbury, assisted by Mrs.
sarah j.. rarbell Of Braintree, both OF
whom read appropriate poems. The
bearers were +. &, Wiley, A. l.. Wheeler,
George Morgan and III. p. Worcester, and
the interment was in the Roxbury village
cemetery.
Thus was laid to rest all that was mortal
Of her whom we had learned to love, who
was care taker in the home, a constant
companion and helper TO her husband,
who will miss most OF all this faithful
companion Of almost half a century,
faithful member OF her society, constant
friend and a kind neighbor.
Those who were present at the funeral oil
Mrs. 4. A. Fits from out Of town were
DR.. S. n. Gould, Geo. j. Fits, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace II. Howard, Carlos b. Pratt,
Charles ingalls,, Jessie and Gertrude Pear
sons OF Randolph, Geo. 4. Smith, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Judson Fits, Mr.. and Mrs. tarr,
Mrs. Sarah p. Tarbell, Mr.. and Mrs. J. +:
Rider OF Braintree, Mrs. ID. T. Dyke OF
Bethel and Frank Lapine OF Windsor.
La grippe coughs yield quickly to the
wonderful curative qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. There is nothing else sIust
as good.u Charles E.Black, So. Royaltoni
d. o. Goodno Rochester.