Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
ALBANY

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Nellie Ansboro is working at DIR.
Goddard's.
Mrs. R. M. Cowles were in Barton a
part of last week.
Matte Gauvin of Orleans visited at
Mr.. Firms last week
Fred Newton is working at Martin
Johnson's in Craftsbnry
Geo. Sanders of Orleans visited
friends in town last week.
Lloyd Kelley of Lowell visited his
sister, Mrs. Finn, last week.
DR.. Dow of Glover was in town last
week to see Schuyler Chamberlin.
Mrs A. M. Goddard and daughter,
Rebecca, are visiting in Hyde Park.
guest of her brother, Rev. o. E.
Barnard.
Lucy Martin is home from her school
at South Ryegate for a few weeks
vacation.
Mrs D. L. Mcclure of Hardwick
has been visiting friends in town for
the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. George have
returned from Glover where they have
been spending the winter.
Mrs. Hattie Mcclure of South
Albany has been spending the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Lucy
Reynolds.
Mrs. Fred Chase of ST. Johnsbury
and Mrs. A. G. Williams of South
Albany were guests at Fred Fletcher's
last week.
The bell was rung for fire Sunday
evening, which was in the house
owned by F. w. Tenney, but it was
very soon extinguished.
Elwood Sanders of Medford and
Leslie Sanders were home Saturday to
attend the funeral of their grand
mother. Mrs. G. E. Rogers.
MRS. C. E. ROGERS
At the home of her son, Andrew
Rogers of Newport, on Wednesday, Mar
18th, Mrs. G.. E. Rogers entered into
rest, passing through the dark door of
death, into the light beyond. the ''land
beautiful. She left her home ia,
Albany Feb. 10, with her husband,
Boston being their destination. but her
strength failed her, and she had so
! little in reserve that medical skill and
devoted nursing could not hold her
here for the years we feel she ought to
have lived, and she passed on out of
the reach of all her friends, who loved
her, for love begets love aid she was a
woman of a large heart, and she never
saved herself, but was always doing
for others. Mary Abby Tenney,
daughter of Hon. Lyman F., and Louisa
| page Tenney, was born in Albany
| j an. 4, 1847 and her life was lived in
[ this town. Jan. 4, 1875 she married
Cornelius E. Rogers as his second
| wife. One son was given to them, and
he has been comfort to them IN their
declining years. She was a faithful
mother to the two children she found
in the home when she came to it, and
! her heart has been open to the grand
children who came in later years. She
was a good correspondent, and had
kept in touch with all the old friends.
and when one or many came back to
! the home town. her doors were thrown
wide open, and her table was set, and
she entertained as no other woman in
Albany, known to the writer, enter
tanned. She united with the Congre-
gational church July IL, 1859 and
always took great pains to be in her
I DldCS Oi1 Ou1lQcy WIICI1 COllSlSLC uI. Die
has been in the past church committee,
school teacher, and ready to help in
other ways when she could She will
be greatly missed, for she had so
many friends and no enemies, which
can be said of so few people. Her
strength, her life has been given to
those about her. Christ said, GAS We
did it unto one of the least of these,
ye did it unto me-" and she was
always doing. Her remains were
brought to Albany Saturday forenoon
and laid in the church as she requested
A bounteous dinner was served in the
church vestry to all out of town friends
after which we listened to comforting
words from the lips of Rev. L. A.
Edwards of Newport, and an inspired
prayer from her pastor, Rev. Geo. H.
| Perry. The church was we'll filled
testifying to the love and respect due
her who Jay there among the fragrant
and beautiful flowers of which there
was such an abundance. Among the
flowers there were a pillow from
Mrs. ORR Reynolds of Boston flowers
from the Rebekahs of Newport; spray
OF roses from the many friends in
Albany. l cannot enumerate all
Easter lilies. Gala lilies. roses. pinks,
Chinese lilies, freesias. and the beauti-
full greens. all under the arrangement
of Mr.. Curtis, undertaken of Newport.
People who came from out of town to
attend the service and take the last
look of this dear friend. were the
husband and son and his wife, Miss Tia
Tenney, Newport; Mr.. and Mrs. Ira.
D. Sanders, Doris Sanders, Robert
Sanders. Mrs. Sadie Cowles. Mrs
Lottie Hartman. Paul Hartman, Will
Farr and daughter, Mary, Mr.. and
Mrs. Noble Kinney Of Craftsbury
Elwood Sanders of Medford, Mass,
Leslie Sanders of Springfield, Mass.
Jesse Rogers of Burlington, Miss
Juline Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Locke. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Eldridge,
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Pierce of Orleans