Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-02-19
HON. LEWIS A. JACKSON

N.
This community was greatly sad /
5.-aI bv the death of one Of its prom /
5-a7- citizens when Hon. Lewis A /
Jackson passed from this life tues
Gav evening. Feb. 18th, after an III
Dass of several months with a COM
DIication of diseases. He was porn
IN Woodbury., VT, Sept. 18th, lo4O' q
son of Israel c. and Clarlssa r JACK
son. He received his education IN the
common schools and HardWlch acau-
env. He came with his parents 10
Greensboro when he was ABOUT ID
academy ne taught for SIX winter
terms in the schools OF TINS town;
Many of the younger generation laIu
a solid foundation for lie WINE un5
der the care of this watchtuI ana
Dairstaking master. For many years
h followed farming but about ~
--.-~- SEQ he moved to the village
rfous lines Of work. For many years
he was . notary public and tlre lnsur-
ar-a agent and for 50 years deputy
/ sheriff. He represented the town IN
/ +ra general assembly at Montpelier IN
. r-ost able manner and in 1902 he
--a- elected state senator from Or
. leans county. and served on important
/ eor,g,1itrees i'm both the house and the
" senate. He served the town as mod
orator for a number Of years. in 1869
. ne married Mary O., daughter OF
John Simpson OF Greensboro. Two
/ children came to bless this union.
/ Clara l., Mrs. Herbert I. Fay OF
/ Weztfori, and William 5. OF Boston.
/ His first wife died in 1897. In 1904
he was married to Frances Bab5-tt OF
this place, who survives him.
He was man OF great intelligence
and ability and many people both in
the town and out of it. looked to HIM
for help and advice. He was careful
and conservative and was hOnOred
most sigrally By the town, county and
state. A good, gentle, helpful man
has gone out of our midst. The loss
is felt by the whole community. He
was a kindly, helpful, charitable man
and will be greatly missed by his
itownsDeOple and EeIghbOrs, to great
host OF whom he was a big brother,
by his family where kindness and
heIpfulness were always manifest
. and in the church. where he was al
ways generous. In the night Goods
, finger touched him and he slept" Our
. beloved friend is at rest. Besides his
son and daughter, he leaves of his
immediate family, his sister, Mrs. "
3. Simpson of Greensboro and two
grandchildren.
The funeral service was held Fri
day at the home and was conducted
by Rev. E. c. Hayes, pastor of the
Congregational church. There was {
large number present and the flowers
were profuse and beautiful. Buria
m tho villa 90 rom nfp
GREENSBORO
Morton Cuthbertson has been i'll thu
past week.
T Mrs. F. J. Archer returned las
week from a visit with friends Il
Randolph.
Louis Kesselman is in Battl
Greek, Mich, for the remainder o
the winter.
Mrs. Ethelyn Alger was i'll at tn
home of her sister, Mrs. A. Z. Per
rim, several days last week.
The members of the U. P. churcl
served a well-attended dinner at tn
home of Mrs. J. d. Wilson Thursda.
of last week.
9 Mrs. Walter King, who has bee
staying dI <1lDGIl 1OOI4S =, was IdhS
to the hospital at Waterbury las
week for treatment.
Miss SibyI Amsden, teacher in tn
domestic science department of tn
high school, spent the weekend a
the home OF Fred Cassavah.
The subject for the c. E. meetin
Sunday evening at O'clock, viii b,
Christianity and the Toilers of jar
an" Leader, Rev.E. c. Hayes.
Willie Spier had the misfortune t
be quite badly kicked by horse las
week, and has been confined TO tn
house several days with q lame leg.
Miss Emma J. Lindsay, who ha
been n t1e Mary Fletcher hospital Z
Burlington the past week, underweT
q successful operation there Nonda
morning.
The scholars of the junior hig
school held a social for the member
: of the school only Friday evening an
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