Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-07-11

Upon her grave was placed wreath made
in the same form, which was ON the grave
of her daughter and again on her nus
bands grave Just month before,
OF near relatives, there are left broth
or, John NJ. Merrill Of Boston, who was
preparing home for her and his mother,
10 which she was almost ready 10 goi
sister, Mrs. X. ID. Doolittle OF South Yer
non, and the aged mother, who now has
"a home with her only remaining daugh-
ter, o. . ), L.
Outside Tribute 10 Mrs. c. w. Joiner.
To as who have been exiled from the
dear old state for generation or more Il
Is not expected that we shall lind much
in the local newspapers that VIII interest
us. Such Is not the fact, however, Tor
we Groom over the dry leaves every week,
advertisements and all, with an avidity
that seems both pathetic aud astonishing.
All that is most sacred and beautiful
within us, the sweetest and sinoerest I'M
pulses of our lives, had their foundation
in those beautiful days (but few that
our mothers taught us in those homely,
half-hidden, II not abandoned, homes on
the green hillsides.
/ For number OF months we had no.
tleed in the papers that Charles w.
Joiner was slowly approaching the great
inevitable We had never seen Mr., join
or, but we knew that he lived upon the
original Prescott farm, where lived, dur
ing the trying days OF the Revolution,
two brothers, jeremiah and Experience
Prescott, and who responded to nearly
every call for help; and were in every COM
pany, scrap, serimmage and service oil
the country during the war. That part
of the history OF the homestead we knew
well, and thus felt little interest in IL
owners.
We never had spoken to Mrs. Joiner
but had corresponded with her in rela
ton to the early history OF the town
about the old fort that was built in Roy
alton during the Revolution, and IL
| which jeremiah and Experience Trescot
: served. No one seemed to know any
, thing about that fort, but after lon,
: and interesting hunt, and after mucl
pleasant and interrupted correspondence
everything pertaining to its history wa
discovered and recorded for the forth
D coming History of Royalton. We wer
I present when Mrs. Joiner presided
: the ceremonies attending the unveliin
r of the Indian marker last year and W
thought she handled the crowd and pre-
= gram like major-general.
4 We have every faith in the hill towns
i For strong personalities, useful commo
sense. courage and convictions, we tur
+ to the educated youth of the hills. Di
r one ever fail? The letters that we r.
/, ceived from Mrs. Joiner quickly told I
: that she was no ordinary woman. Hi
|, good sense and understanding, the col
l. tagiousness of her enthusiasm, the spirit
d ly cheerfulness of her correspondence, hi
d confidence in herself, one and all col
& tributed to make her one of the most us
n full women community can possess.
4, When her death was so unexpected
d announced, we said that the town hs
er lost its most useful member, educatio
N its best friend, social life its inspiratie
5 "a loss that will be long and painful
ID felt it is sadness irreparable, lig
I'd has gone out and the community has !
member that would be so generally al
ii personally missed. We mourn her 10
err as a friend of all that is good and best
n. her circle. If this meets the eyes OF b
lis near relatives we hope they will undt
as stand it as compliment to woman
of worth, and that we are often honored a.
in appreciated by those whom we ha
IS known but little. We are all too so
he forgotten. 1t is but moment before
Ter are covered over after we are dead, a
a whatever lives after us must be in
nd hearts of those who have appreciated
nd most, who have best understood our II
wv tives, and have best interpreted the S
emn drama of which we have been pa
on G. c., Holyoke, Mass