The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-26

CURED 70 pay on the sotNiCfS OF inc
Revolution while they were cncan,ped
near Ncwburgh. Edward was eager
10 visit the cellar. thinking that pos
sibly there might be few coins left.
We entered the empty house by the
back door and wandered through the
rooms, he entertaining me the while
with stories mother had told him Of
her childhood there.
Then we timidly CROPPED our way
doSn into the large cellar and found
the stone vault-but Il was filled only
with cobwebs and dust.
Across the road from this house.
and nearer the creek. was a mound Of
cinders marking the spot where our
grandfather wrought the great iron
chain which was stretched across the
Hudson for the purpose Of keeping the
British ships from sailing beyond II.
Some links of this chain are now kept
as relics in Washington's 'headquar-
ters" at Newburgh.'
"In another part Of the history Of
their early lives Miss Roe told Of a Wis
Il paid 10 the Roe homestead by DR..
Samuel Cox, who was for many years
prominent clergyman in New York
and Brooklyn. DIR. Cox was instruct
ing the children in Roman history, but
was unable to remember the name Of
the third triumvir in the first Roman
trimuyirate, being able 20 recall only
Caesar and Pompey. Suddenly in the
dead Of the night Miss Roe was start
led by a loud knock at her bedroom
door, and DR.. Cox called out. Mary,
are you awake p Miss Roe was awake
as indeed was every ono else in the
house by that time. It's Crassus,"
said DIR. Cox and returned to his room
greatly relieved that he recalled the
name of the third triumvir.
miss Roe spent the summer of 1887
with her brother and his family at
Santa Barbara, Calf, and she remain
ed there in September upon his return
to his home at Cornwall He expected
to come back during the winter Of 1889
and Just a week before his sudden
death, while Miss Roe was at the
Western Chautauqua near Monterey,
she received her last letter from him, .
telling Of his plans for a California
story which he hoped 20 write when
once more at Santa Barbara.
"Miss Roe was passionate lover OF
nature, an indefatigablo observer, in
heriting these characteristics from
both her father and mother. She WAS
well fitted for the profession of teach
ing natural sciences which she took up
after her fathers death; and her en-
thusiam in her classes made her be-
loved and admired by hundreds of
young people, all the way from New
York city, where she first taught with
one Of her brothers, 10 Los Angeles.
At the Lady Jane Grey school in Bing-
hamton, N. Y, she spent several years.
AFTER failing eyesight prevented
the critical observation of natural OBJ
jects, she still accepted occasional pos
itions as lecturer and in her last years
became one of the appreciated attend
ants on the lecture courses in Chau-
tauqua. A recent letter from one Of
her associates there observes that
every lecturer felt il distinct gain
to have Miss Roe in his audience and
another says, Il counted chat with
Miss Roe, one of the treats Of the day.
Miss Roe's remarkable memory ad-
ded to natural interest in great un-
dertakings and national and political
problems, made her a voracious read
er Of big news, while she had little use
for local gossip; and she became a liv-
ing cyclopedia Of the political events
Of our own country, as well as keen
observer Of foreign developments.
History and Biblical criticism were also
among her favorite studies and two Of
Professor Kent's recent commentaries
on Scripture were found with her BIZ
Bile in the little Suitcase that she car
ried to the hospital near the end Of
her Illness.
"Since making her home with the
Misses Snyder she had become an ad-
mired member Of many circles taking
an active interest in all good enter
prises, and during the world war her
crochet needle was busiIy at work
little toques for freezing EN-
igres', or gay afghans for soldiers and
-hildrcn's hospitals. As an animated
and wen informed conversationalizt
he was rarely cqualed.
"she possessed the same pure and
wholesome sentiments as her minis
.er brother e. expressed in his writ
ngs and her contributions %. the