Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-09
THE THREE GRAF TSBURYS

Miss Helen Stuart left Monday of
last week for her home in Caldwell.
Kan, after spending the summer here.
Charles Minis and family of Green
field, Mass, visited Mrs. Hattie Find.
lay Thursday and Friday, coming by
auto.
Miss Anna Thompson returned to
Albany, N. Y, Saturday after spend
ing the summer with her sister. Mrs.
Geo. Wallace.
Mrs. Sarah Anderson accompanied
her grandchildren to their home in
BrattIeboro, where she is visiting her
son. Merton Anderson.
Misses Nina and Theda Anderson
and their brother, Foster. have
returned to their home in Brattleboro
after spending the summer here.
The evangelistlc campaign begins
Sunday morning in the u. P. church
in which all the churches in the town
unite. The preacher is Rev. E. E.
Davidson of Newtonville. Mass. Every
body come The meetings will con-
tinue every evening through the week.
MISS MARGARET L. MORSE.
Miss Margaret L. Morse died at
noon on Tuesday, Sept. l, after
long and painful illness. While it
was known for some time that she
could not recover yet her death brought
deep sorrow to the entire community.
because the people of the community
were sensible Of great loss. Her
| illness began year ago last December
| when bad attack of grip so complete
| ly Frustrated her that she did not rally
for several months. However, during
the summer that followed she gained
slowly and last fall and winter was
able to go about some and frequently
attended church. But last April she
was again stricken never to rise again.
Her weakened condition gave the
dreaded tuberculosis its opportunity and
it laid hold of her entire system. She
suffered much pain from stomach and
intestinal trouble through all her
sickness. Her eyes which had always
been strong and clear were also pain
more than year she could not use
them. She gradually failed till last
Tuesday when the grim reaper came to
take her away. Thus. career that
has been blessing to the community
was ended. She taught the school in
her home village for about IL years
and as a teacher she ranked among
the very best in Orleans county She
was so conscientious and thorough in
} her work that the smallest details
received as careful attention as the
larger ones, and no social diversions
could lure her from her home during
, the term of school if they would in
, fringe in any way on her strength or
, preparation for the next days work.
She put her whole soul and strength
into her work and gave painstaking
,, care to each pupil. When she was
associates realized that her place would
be very hard to fill if it were filled at
ALL Such teachers are few and far
!. between Much of her noblest work
was in the Sunday school where she
was head of the primary department
t for several years. Here many of her
2 pupils were also her pupils during the
S week. She taught the little folks by
3 an example of a beautiful life as well
as by precept. She was greatly
devoted to them and they loved her in
d return. Her refined and beautiful
q character was never more tested than
it was in her last illness, where she
bore suffering with remarkable pa
thence and calmness. Her mind was
remarkably clear and active till the
end. She loved life yet she did no
murmur against affection. She loved
her work, her pupils and her home
While very i'll she said repeatedly tina
she could hardly think that her work
g was done A few days before he
death she said. "No one knows how
O much [ want to live, but if I canno
S it is all right" The funeral was hell
on Thursday at two o'clock in the
y United Presbyterian church of which
~ she was member. The services wer
conducted by Rev. c. E. Garvin, paste
of the church. The house was fllet
> with sorrowing friends. The funera
Y was one of the largest seen here il
many years. The floral tributes wer
e many and beautiful. A very impress
r sive feature was the visible sorrow o
the school children, who marched in
% body to the cemetery as an escort t
d the hearse. The grave was lined wit
thick drapery of evergreens and tn
r., bright yellow bloom of the goldengloz
w by members of the Christian Endeavo
" society. The sorrowing parents. MI
:. and Mrs. Samuel E. Morse and tn
le only sister, Mrs. M. j. Thompson
it have the deep sympathy of host o
friends