Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-02-05

will meet the first Tuesday of each
month. A short literary and musical
program was given and all declared it
an evening we'll spent
AL RAkY
Katherine Lanphear, who has been
quite sick, is gaining.
Fred Newton was business visitor in
Greensboro Saturday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
| ward Williams Friday.
F, Henry Davis is caring for Mrs.
Clayton Baldwin and child
j. B. Rogers of Burlington visited
friends in town last week
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin were in
Bloomington Center Thursday.
Evelyn Cheney and friend from Bos-
ton are visiting At C. H Smith S.
Mr.. and Mrs.C. J. Darling of Oak
Bluffs, Mass, are at J. B. Daring's.
D. H. Hackett is making quite ex-
tensive repairs in the office of his
| store.
11i 11dltiS H1c1U2Fe Is ViSlIlDg 0eF
daughter, Mrs. P. G. Stone, at Brown
ington Center.
| Lucius Brown has finished his course
/ IN the dairy school at Burlington and
returned home.
! Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ, CowIes attend
! ed the Ladies' night of Knight Temp
lars at Newport Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ella Frasier has gone t.
Wolcott and intends spending some
time in Underhill before returning
home.
The next number of the lecture
course will be a lecture by George
Hazelton Spencer Thursday evening,
Feb. Is.
| The annual donation and oyster
supper of the NJ E. society will be
held at the church Tuesday evening.
Feb. 18. Everybody invited to come.
The Irasburg Dramatic club will
present, "A Gilded, YOUTH at New
toms opera hall Friday night. A
drama in three acts, full Of fun from
start to finish. This play was very
| successfully presented at Irasburg last
Friday evening and deserves a full
house. Dance after play. Music by
Sawyer's orchestra.
MRS. MARY PIERCE.
! Mary Kelly. whose death has been
mentioned in these columns, was born
in Montreal, P. O., Sept. 9, 1843. She
was the daughter of Patrick and Ellen
Kelly. On the 25th of October 1866
she was married to Ira T. Pierce Of
Albany. and they settled on the Pierce
farm on the river road. Here was
founded home in the best sense OF
the word Simple and frugal in their
tastes, their home was furnished witt
a richness of hospitality that made it
place of gladness and good cheer
A place where the friends were glad
to come. and where those in need
could find counsel and help. Though
Tor many years a great sufferer. Mrs.
Pierce denied herself and gave of her
self in unstinted loving service to
j her home, her family and her friends,
All that loving thought could provide
surrounded her last days, and her wise
that she might stay in the home to
which she came as bride, was grant
ed. In the closing hours OF January
Il, her soul Withdrew from the pain
racked body which was a garment
no more fitting" The simple funeral
A.
tlves and friends from out of town.
Prayer was offered by Walter Henry
! Harlow who is acting as pastor of p
charge in Bethel and Stockbridgo,
Out of full heart he expressed
thankfuinesS for the beautiful spirit
of motherlOve which ministers SO. un
| stlntlngly to the soul hunger Of man.
kind. The Rev. c.. A. Adams of Iras-
burg, spoke of the beautiful home life
and home love of the deceased. OF
her untiring devotion to those whom
she loved. He also called attention to
the completeness of each individual
life; to the certainty of our taking
| with US from this life only those
spiritual qualities that go to make up
characters.
Just how much this home has Imeant
in the community can only be known
by those who shared its priyileges
While there is deep sense of loss in
the passing of such mother. many
Will long cherish a precious memory.
Though passed from mortal sight. her
life is reflected in the lives of many
whom she has helped and her gentle
loving spirit will find expression in
many acts of kindness done in remem-
brance of this unselfsh life
Along life's lonely path there breathed
Word, clear
Above the din and strife: fear and
doubt above
1t came when needed most: when the
way was sad and drear:
1t gave new hope, new life. 1t was =
Mothers Love.
w. III. H.
SOUTH ALBANY
Mrs. Belle Rowell spent last Friday
with Mrs. 0. NJ Rowell.
Edwin Bullock, who has been ouita
i'll with hoort fro,,hlo =. = f:44ll