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

Seldom has this community been so
shocked and saddened as by the death of
Mrs. C. w. Joiner, which occurred Mon
day noon, July /, one day less than four
weeks after the death of her husband.
The previous Wednesday she had an oper-
alton for appendicitis, but peritonitis had
already developed and she steadily failed
till the end.
Frances Merrill was born in Manches-
ter, N. H., Dec. %, 1888. During her
childhood the family moved to Boston,
which city was her home till her mar
riage to Charles w. Joiner at Stoneham,
Mass, November 6, 1878. She was grad
uated from the Girls High school and
from the Boston Normal school and
taught successfully in the public schools
of the city before her marriage, after
which she came Immediately to Royalton,
where for nearly 80 years she had lived
a life of helpfulness and usefulness. Her
home here was never once without an
aged or invalid inmate, and to her hus
bands father and mother, her aunt and
her own mother, she gave faithful and
devoted care.
An overwhelming sorrow came with
the death, also from peritonitis, OF her
daughter, Harriette, an only child, Jan.
s, 1899, at the age of twenty. To this
daughter she was companion as well as
mother, and one of the lovely traits OF
her character is shown by the way in
which she held the love of her daughter s
schoolmates to the end. The loss of the
beautiful young life around which all hei
hopes were. conferred was borne with 8
brave cheerfulness which was heroic, and
the added tenderness, sympathy ano
strength of character gained by sorrow
bravely borne were used to help others.
A charter member of the Royaltor
Woman's club, her services to this
organization have been invaluable during
the eleven years of its existence. Al
chairman of the historical committee
she superintendent the erection of thu
memorial stone to commemorate thu
burning of Royalton and presided owe
the exercises at its unwilling in manne
which several said they had never seeI
excelled by any man or woman.
~. As president of the Historical associa
ton, she entered heart and soul into tn
project of town history and to thi
work or loss will be irreparable.
For three years she served the town a
superintendent of schools and was schoo
director two years. Her whole heart wa
in this work for the children and younl
people of the town, and it was so wei
done as to win from the state superin
tendent OF education words OF highes
praise Her funeral was attended by
large delegation OF teachers and pupil
from the public schools, all of whor
realized that they had lost friend.
When a young woman, she unite
with one of the Boston churches, fror
which she took letter to the Royalto
Cong'l church. In her city home she wa
actively engaged in mission work, havin
been associated in this work with &c
ward Everett Hale.
For many years her aged mother ha
received tender and patient care, and
her husband, for some time an invalid
she ministered with untiring devotion
praying only that she might hay
strength to care for him to the end.
To many home where sorrow ha
come she carried the comfort and cheer {
heIpfulness and sympathy, and scores I
friends recall countless gifts and acts
love.
A woman of brilliant intellect, grei
strength and nobility of character, faitl
full to every trust, both public and pr
vate, committed to her charge, fearle
in doing what seemed to her right, hero
in meeting and bearing the hard thinl
of life, loyal and devoted to her friend
she has LETT an influence in this commu
ity, the Importance of which no one cs
estimate. "Her own works praise her
the gates.'
Her funeral was held at the Cong
church Wednesday, July 3, and W
largely attended by townspeople, scho
children and teachers and every memb
of the Woman's club who was not out
town. Prayer was offered by Rev. j.
Whitney, and Rev. Levi Wild spoke wi
sympathy and appreciation of the beau
OF her life and her noble work for othe
and the public good. Miss G. L. Site
ney sang, "Asleep in Jesus, and, sT
Promise of Life.' j. H. Hewitt condu
cd the service and +. j. Rumrill, Geor
Smith, p. b. Dewey and A. j. Tayl
acted as bearers. Quantities Of flow
sent from Boston, Dorchester, Montre
Barre and Royalton covered the casket
Among those from out of town to
tend the funeral were j. M. Merrill
pnetop Mrs u DoCIitfIe of Sol