News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-04-13
Death OF Miss Lena Irish.


Miss Lena NJ. Irish, daughter of Mrs
Ann S. Irish, died Wednesday after
noon, April 6, at the home of hel
brother, Nelson F. Irish, in Wagoner
|. t., where she went with her moth.
er in the middle of December, last
with the hope that a change oi
climate would be beneficial to her
health. The news of her death was
received as a severe shock to the
community, as her condition had
been much improved since going to
Wagner, with the exception of a
severe illness about two months ago.
from which she had recovered. A
change for the worse took place
about two weeks before her death
and hope was abandoned several
days before the end came. Tuesday
evening, April 5, she suffered a severe
attack of heart failure, from which
she never rallied.
The remains arrived here Sunday
afternoon by special train from ST.
Johnsbury, accompanied by Mrs.
Irish and son, Nelson. The funeral
was held Monday afternoon from her
late home on Court street. Rev. c. G.
st Clare of the Cong'l church and
Rev. DR.. |, Z. Booth of the Univer-
salist church, officiating. Mrs. Il. G.
Fisk rendered a solo, 1.-The Heavenly
Land" The funeral was largely at
tended and the floral display was un-
usually large and contained pieces
from the W. R. c., o. E. S. and Christ
ian Endeavor, of which societies she
was beloved and honored member.
A floral Offering was also furnished
by the public school. The afternoon
session in both Peoples Academy and
MorrisvilIe Graded School was sus-
pended Monday in honor of the de-
ceased. The bearers were, Thomas
c. Cheney, W. NJ. Sargent, Prot. W.
A. Beebe, Fl. A. Slayton and E. W.
Gates. The remains were carried to
the Old Cemetery and inferred in the
family lot, where very impressive
burial services we're conducted by
Coral Chapter, o E. S. At this ser
vice Miss liza Niles rendered in a
beautiful manner "Nearer My God to
Thee"
The deceased was born in Worces
ter, VT, 26 years ago last December.
Her father, Guy N. Irish, died 25
years ago and soon after Mrs. Irish
and children moved to Morrisvile
where they have resided since. Miss
Irish graduated at Peoples Academy
in the class of 1895, after which she
taught in the intermediate Depart
ment ofthe Morrisville Graded school,
being obliged to give up her school
work about two years ago, on ac-
count OF i'll health.
In her early childhood she devel-
oped q remarkable ability for music
in which vocation she attained q
high degree of proficiency. For sew
eral years, in addition to her school
work she had large class of music
students. She was for ten years
organist at the First Congregational
church in Morrisville, a position
which she gave up only short time
before her departure for the West.
To those who have been privileged
to know her during her short life
here, words of eulogy are unneces-
sary. Her beautiful life, lived in our
midst, will be long remembered and
her presence missed by the cOmmun.
ity. The sympathy of all isextended
to the bereaved family.
The deceased is survived by
mother and one brother, Nelson F.
Irish of Wagner, and one sister,
Mrs. A. o. Titus of Hardwick.
Those from out of town to attend
the funeral besides those already
mentioned were Mr.. and Mrs. A. o.
Titus and Mrs. Rowena Titus of
Hardwick, E. |, Drury of Montpelier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Reed of Hines
burg, Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. McEntee,
Mrs. N. c. Gage and Mrs, Katherine
Begor of Monkton.