The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20

ham became much interested and
remembering a five dollar bill,
which she found in her husbands
personal pocket-book at the
time of his death, she decided to
give this to help in the support of
this cause. The story being told,
more than a hundred dollars was
raised there for this work, and
since then several hundred orph-
ans are being supported from a
fund which had this gift as a
nucleus.
Mrs. Farnham for years had
charge of the decorating of the
church for all it's gala or patriotic
services. She lacked by a few Sun
days of completing a half cen
tury's service as a Sunday school
teacher. Hers was no perfunctory
service, but the service of heart
and mind.
While her church work was a
vital interest, her activity in all
civic life was not less spontaneous
and helpful. She was one of the
organizers of the Ladies' Public
Library, and for years she took
her turn as librarian, helping the
young folk of the town select their
reading, and thus form tastes for
the best in literature. She was in
strumental in procuring a substan-
tial gift from the late DR.. Pear
sons for this library in 1878, which
was the first gift the library re-
| ceived.
Mrs. Farnham's natural fondness
for literature made the Chatau1ua
Literary and Scientific Course at
tractive to her when it's advant-
ages were brought to her atten-
ton. She was graduated from the
tour years course in 1884, but con-
tlnueu her reading until she had
one hundred and forty seas on
her diploma, each sea- meaning a
speclaI course OF reading. so lar
as known, Mrs. farnnam lea the
forty thousand or more graduates
from the Course in the number OF
seals, which she had attached to
her diploma. In 1906 she attended
the Chatau4ua Assembly at Cha
tau1ua, n y, ana received unusual
recognition from it's officers by
leading in the class OF graduates.
The remarkable fact is that she
did not lose her interest IN books
even as the years heightened past
the four score, this last winter be-
ing one of the most active winters
of her life, during which she read
thirty-six books of travel, his
tory of Oriental rugs, art and
biography. She could repeat TWEEN
ty chapters of the Bible asWeIl as
favorite verses, Even this last
winter she committed to memory
more than one chapter of Scrip
ture. Her bright and CHEEKY ac-
tivity will be missed from many
circles, including the young peo-
pie, which is a tribute to pay to
one who has lived a long and use
full life, which reaches almost to
the opening of a century past.
She leaves three children, Chas.
c., prominent lawyer in Buffalo,
NY; Florence M. Mrs. E. G. Os-
good who is one of the leaders In
missionary work in this State,
serving in 1910 as president of the
Woman's Home Missionary Union;
William NJ, of Buffalo, NY, who
is vice president of the New York
State Camp of Gideons; seven
grandchildren, Roswell, who will
in June be the third generation to
be graduated from the University
of Vermont: Frances H., Edward
H., Mary F. Farnham; F. Elizabeth
and Farnham Osgood; and William
ii. Farnham; two brothers, Eek |
lei L. johnson, of Bradford, Penn,
and William H., of Bartlesville, |
Okla, a prominent citizen of that
state; and one sister, Mrs. N.
Jennie Ruckel, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. Farnham's brothers and sis
ters all moved to Buffalo in the |
years between 1855 and 1866.
The funeral was held on We'd
nesday afternoon at $3.50 at the
Cong'l church, Rev. A. R. Crewe
officiating, assisted by Rev. HIT.
Barnard. The service at the
church was preceded by a prayer
at the late home, which she had
occupied since its building in 1868.
The bearers were her two sons,
Charles G. and William M. Farm
ham, her son-in-law, Col. E. G. Os-
good, and her cousin, Lieut.-Col.
H. T. Johnson.
MIR. and Mrs. c. c. Farnham, Ros-
well, Frances H., Edward II. and
Mary H. Farnham, of Buffalo, N.
Y; E. G. Osgood, Elizabeth and
Farnham Osgood, of Nashua, NH;
Mr.. Ezekiel t. Johnson, of Brad
ford, Pa; Miss Margaret Schwin-
gel of Buffalo, NY, and Miss
Frances Osgood, of Bellows Falls,
Joined Mrs. Osgood and William
NJ. Farnham, who have been here
during their mothers illness, to