The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
OBITUARY.
Mrs. I. o. p. Smith.

Jennie Stebbins Smith. 81, wife OF
| lrenaeus o. l.. Smith, died about o'clock
Monday evening at her home ON Canal
street after an illness OF about two months.
| Mrs. Smith had been sick since early in
November OF las, year, following an opera.
ton. but her maady did not take critical
turn until December. She was born in
Brookline, Vt, Aug. 10, 1916, and was the
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers Steb-
bins OF tina, town. Her girlhood was spent
in Brookline and she attended the schools
there, finishing her education at Leland
Gray seminary in Townshend. She after.
ward taught school and for time was
teacher in the famous round schoolhouse in
Brookline. She also taught in Jamaica
and in district No. in Brattleboro. For
time she taught in Chicopee Falls, Mass.
She was married in Brookline, MAY 81,
1876. to Mr. Smith and came Immediately
to Brattleboro and had made her home
here since, her husband being employed at
the Estey factory.
Mrs Smith many years ago became
member OF the national society OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution and
later became member OF the local chapter
OF the society. She was also a devoted
member OF the First Baptist church OF this
town. She had always taken keen in
terest in the work OF her church and for a
number of years had a class OF young
women in Sunday school. She had served
as president OF the womens auxiliary AZ
the church and in other capacities as
church worker. In 1899 she wrote his
tory of the church which was read at a
meeting of the Baptist church society. She
was also writer OF poetry and many OF
her poems have appeared in local papers
and have been republished in magazines |
Mrs. Smith wrote the occasional hymn that |
was sung at the annual roll call of the |
Baptist church in 1908 She also wrote the |
poem, Retrospect, which was read at the |
Tooth anniversary OF the Christian church |
of Woodstock.
Mrs. Smith is survived ~ her husband,
one brother, Newton c. Stebbins of lon-
kers, n. u, and sister, Mrs. Q. j. Har-
wood of Orange, Mass. Funeral services
were held at the house at 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Rev John X. Cow othc-
ections The bearers were $. w. Edgett,
w. b. Smith, Emery Eddy and A. L. Har-
ris. The body was placed in the receiving
vault in Prospect Hill cemetery. Burial
will be in the family lot.
Mrs Smiths religious activity began in
he Baptist church at Brookline. In her
9th year she was baptized by Rev. Mr..
then the pastor of that
.hurch She was soon thereafter engaged
n Sunday school teaching, and during all
Ter life in Brookline she was one of the
most active and devoted members of the
hurch Her abilities were recognized I
nd she was in demand in Sunday school
onventions in the early '70s, these calls
icing based on her success at home. In !
876 very soon after her marriage to Mr., |
smith, she united with the First Bap- ,
list church of Brattleboro. She very soon d
ron the confidence of her pastor, Rev. |
Iorace Burchard and the members of the |
hurch, and became associated with its c
lany activities. As Sunday school Y
nacher her winsome, kindly spirit attract
d the members of her class to her, and t
er influence over them has never lost its O
fleet. Mrs. Smith was member of the |,
arious organizations of the women of the
hurch, and never spared herself in her "
eviction to them. Her connection with n
ne work of the women's society was not II
merely nominal one, but she was help q
il and influential in such work, her ad- il
ice and cooperation being constantly a
ought and appreciated. She was for
ANY years a member of the prudential O.
,mmttee of the church and in this way o
as in very close touch with the spiritual Il
ork Of the organization Mrs. Smith was ir
ways greatly interested in missions, W
9TH home and foreign. During the last d
w years, Immediately preceding her re- h
mt illness. she was the county represen- al
tive of Woman's Baptist Foreign So b,
ETY. of Boston, and to this she gave her W
,st endeavors without stint.