Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-25
LOCAL NEWS,
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and George WEIGH OF Boston, and one sis
ter, Evelyn of Waltham, Mass. The fu-
neral was held last Thursday at the house, |
Rev. w. K. Davenport officiating, who used
this text. selected by Mrs. Blake before her
deai h: Wherefore let them that suffer
according to the will of God commit the
eping of their souls to Him in well doing
as unto a faithful Creator" / Pet. 4:19.
The body was placed in the village tomb.
Mrs. Jane Fisher, better known as
fGrandmother" Fisher, whose sickness
has been frequently mentioned in the
MONITOR passed away on Saturday, FEB.
Is Susan Jones was born in Wsitsfield
on Sept. %, 1909. Here she spent the first
twenty four years of her life, with the
exception of when she taught school in
other towns. She was we'll educated and
very su ecessful teacher. In October,
1888, she married Milton Fisher of Cabot
and lived in that town for fiftytwo years,
until son, with whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher were living. died. A short time
after his death they moved to this place
to spend their last days with their daugh-
ner, Mrs. Susan F. Joslyn. Mr.. Fisher
died in December, 1892. Previous to his
death Mrs. Fisher had twice broken her
hip, and for the last fifteen years she has
no. walked a step. During this time she
| has done much sewing and some other
work. Being greatly interested in the
missionary cause she has made many
quilts for the missionary barrels and done
everything she could do both by work
and word to promote that cause. Mrs.
Fisher was a member of the Congrega-
tionaI church for over eighty years. She
was the last OF family OF sixteen child
rem. The late Mrs. Edward Barnard,
well known in this vicinity, was her
sister. She was g'eat worker in the
church and was deeply interested ID
every good cause until her delirious con-
dition came on last Decembe She was q
woman Of remarkable memory and one
of the greatest readers in the com mun1ty
Up to the time of her sickness on Nov
80, last, she read five weekly papers and
much outside. She was conscientious
intelligent, cheerful, intensely interesting
in conversation, a favorite OF both old
anu yOuuSs WIN SASatiJ 0hJoJO0 ChSh4
visits with s'Grandmother' Fisher. In
fact she was friend to everybody in the
community and loved by all who knew
her. All hoped she might have lived two
years and one half longer to have
rounded out one hundred years OF beauti
full life. "Say We to the righteour, that i
shall be we'll with him, for they shall ca
the fruit of their doings." She leaves he
daughter, Mrs. Susan F. Joslyn, tw'
grandchildren and seven great-grand
children, and many friends to mourn he
loss. The obsequies were held from tn
house on Monday, Feb. 18th, Rev. 6
Shaeffer officiating, and the remains wor
taken to Ca bot on Tuesday and placed i
the tomb to wait until spring for the in
terment.
CARD-We wish to thank the man
friends who have so kindly ministered t
!, us during the sick ness of our dear age
mo- er and sister, and also assisted at he
death and burial Especially are "
grateful for the many very beautiful flow
ers, and words OF sympathy from the LIS
dies Aid, the Woman's Missionary societ
and the Book and Thimble club. Ma
blessings, temporal and spiritual, come
each and all.
MRS c. E. JosLYN,
MRS. l.. P. BRADIsH.