Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-17
W. P. LEAVENS

On the afternoon of March 8, every
one was saddeped to learn that W P.
Leavens had died after being i'll with
pneumonia for ten days. William
Parker Leavens was the only son of
Charles and Charlotte (Albee) Leav
-rr, and was born in Morg an. Jan 4,
1868 He received his educa ton 10
the common schools and at D9rby
Academy, and on reaching young
manhood, was employed in the ice
business in New York city for time.
On Dec 3, 1890, Mr.. Leavens W s
unit4d IN marriage to Miss Margaret
E ey Of this place and the first five
y ars of their married j were spent
IN Bethlehem, N. H., where Mr.. Leav
ms and his sisters husband, j. E
Callahan, were proprietors of the
Echo Hill House. This hotel they
Quilt and it was destroyed by fire.
The past nineteen years Mr.. Leav-
ems has lived in Morgan where he
| has been an up-to- date farmer, al
| though in Morgan, the farm is SO near
this village that the Leavens family
| have always seemed to really belong
here.
To Mr.. and Mrs Leavens were born
light children: Ruth, Arnold, Char
lotte, Julia, Geneva, Marson, Eliza
beth, and Reginald. Ruth and Elz-
abeth died when quite young and
about five months ago the family
were called upon to give up Geneva,
beautiful girl of thirteen years.
| Mr.. Leave ns has held town offices
and represented his town in the legls-
lature in 1910 and attended reunion
of the same the week before he was
taken sick. He was also an Odd Eel
low, Master of Navy Grange an
Councillor of Crescent Camp, NJ. W
of A., an industrious and honest mai
loved and respected by all. The fu
neral was held at the Baptist church
Saturday afternoon. The church wa
filed with sorrowing relatives an,
friends from this and other towns
The Odd Fellows, M. W. A. and Grang
attended in bodies. The bearers wer,
from the M. W. A. Rev. j. FL. Dick
son of Manchester, n. H., friend an
former pastor officiated, assisted b.,
his present pastor, Rev. j. W. Burgi'
There was a profusion of beautifu
! flowers, mute evidence OF love for tn
deceased and sympathy for those re
naming. These were from the family
relatives and friends both present ane
absent, and beautiful set pieces from
the Odd Fellows, M. W. A, Navy
Grange, and Pomona Grange. Al
places of business we're closed during
the service The burial was in the
village cemetery here.
Relatives present were: Mr.. Leav-
ens's sister and husband, Mr., and Mrs
J. FL. Callahan and son of Franconia
N. H., also Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Bod
gett, Newport; Ell. R. Marsh, Mrs
Flora Leavens, Mr.. and Mrs. b. j
Farr and daughter Miss Gladys, Hol-
l.nd; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Badger, Or
leans; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Twombly
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Twombiy, anc
Harrison TwombIy, Beebe, P. O.; Mrs
Fred Gushing and L. r, Allbee, Wes
Derby; Joseph Wark, Lyndon; alst
those living here, William Eley, Miss
Hannah Eley, John Eley and family
CLYDE Durg;n. Leo Callahan and Sam
Wark Mrs. Leavens and family have
the sympathy of every one in theil
GREAT bereavement. One writer tells
us:
| Il know we are building our heaven
| AS we journey by the way;
Each thought is nail that is driven
| In structures that cannot decay;
| And the mansion at last shall be given
To us as we build it today"
No one ever heard any Ill wore
spoken of Mr.. Leavens and the fam
need not fear for the mansion h'
builded.