Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-02
SOUTH BARTON

t ~ah VIII De quotations
rom the scripture.
SOUTH BARTON.
Mrs. Alfred w. varney died Of her 49,.
here on Monday, Nov.25. Funeral services
We're held at the schoolhouse the follow
ing FRIDAY morning, Rev. W. A. Warner
Interment at Barton v,rooe
cemetery. Among the large number 20
p,opie present TO pay their last Tribute of
Lo'e aho respect were quite number of
orsno army men and a goodly compenv
oi nnen GERS OF Sun beam Rebekah lodge Of
" nlch the deceased was a member Nor.
wa Aisuale was born in Irasburg June &
1o4o' In early life her mother dier ,eovi,c,
ner, Win other children, to hee,n tbo;-
paetie Win the world at very tender age
his seemed to develop in the subiao. :.
THIS sketch cheerful bravery. conroooooa
nardlnood IN meeting the trials NJ Ii,a
amounting to real herofsm. and tb,s 49,,
Nu WIN strong Christian faith and hone.
'eneu 70 conquer all obstacles, even her
iaSe ehemy, death. 10 1870, she was mar
REQ TO Alfred w. Varney, a veteran of the
oiVli war, member of Co. L, Col. Proctor,s
10Th Vermont Regiment. With tho az
ceptlon OF some. years in Lawrence Moso
the greater part of their married ,,te NOS
spent In Barton. 1t was an excenttonouy
hsppy union, unmarried by any waves Of
olscoro. Ia the spring time sipns NJ fail
ing health began TO alarm her fr,ends bn,
she Kept on through the summer with n.r
accustomed bravery and unself;sbno.. o.
.ertaihlng ner usual quota of city relatives.
Duo IN the early autumn her condition he
came so alarming that an operation scanned
imperative. Consequently she wss toLen
TO the hospital at st. Johnsbury: but the
| releI was only temporary as the real seat
Vi lhe trouble, cancer of the liver, was be-
yono the power of human aid. After re.
naming there about two weeks she wes
tenderly removed to her home. She nc.
turned In such hopeful frame of mind
.ne harSn verdict was kept concealed fer a
tlme, rearing 1t might hasten her death.
Out AFTER time she insisted on knowing
the truth, receiving this knowledge with
perfect calmness, saying il it was the
Loro,s Will she was willing and ready TO
go. ohe began at once to make prerara-
lions Tor the end, giving OF her household
treasures 20 those she loved, wishing them
TO De removed from the house while she
lived that there be no mistakes In h >
plans. She planned all the Arrangement, :
ior ner iunerai TO the smallest de all, even
requesting the flowers, of which there wss
great profusion from friends near and
Iar' De not left to perish but go to brighten
tne homes of loved ones. And all rbese
thoughtful arrangements were made while
facing death by slow starvation, for when
the stomach ceased to assimilate food and
drink, none could be taken. In this state
sne fingered ten days, praying to be deliy-
cred, yet uncomplainingIy abiding Gods
time. In the language of the APOSTLE PanI
sne coulo e1cia1m, 80 death, where is thy
sting? Q grave, where is thy victory? The
sung OF death Is sin, and the strength of
BIN is the law. But thanks be to God. who
glveth us the victory through our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ" She was ten
DERBY cared for in her last days by her hus-
band, his twin brothers. wife, Mrs. Julia
Varney, and the kindest of neighbors.
And here wish to say that this section of
the town is model for all neighborhoods
in the country, for faithful, untiring min
1strat1ons to the sick. In this case il was
Freely ye have given, freely receive.n But
there are cases where similar attentions
and kindnesses have been given without
any possibility of a return, in kind. And
voice the sentiments of the bereaved hus-
band, the brother and wife, with her
brother, and more distant relatives and
friends, when 1 say, may Gods blessing,
comfort and peace go with you all, and
when the last sad days shall come, mey
you receive the same help, comfort al d
sympathy which you have so nobly and
generously bestowed on us.