News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
Death OF Aged Resident

4 On Monday night at the Boynton hom
farm on Jersey Heights, Mrs. Adelia p
Boynton, one Of the oldest and most be
loved residents of cur village, passed out
of this life into the larger one Mrs. Boyn
ton, who celebrated her ninety-6rst birth
day two weeks ago, had not been i'll, save
for slight cold, and had been present at
the family supper-tabe and taken her
usual lively share in the conversation then
and during the evening. AS was her Gus
tom, she sat up till a fairly late hour,
seeming as well as ever VIXEN she retired
but soon after, she fell asleep it was noticed
that her breathing was labored, and in a
few moments she had sunk into an uncon-
seriousness from which she never reused.
Life departed so gently that it scarcely
seemed true that death had come. 1t was
only tender loosing of the silver cord"
quiet transition into that " sleep and for
getting gradual slowing down of the
WORKOUT mechanism. The faithful body
had served we'll the needs of the factive
spirit for many years, and nowit was time
to rest.
Adelia Patience Hall was born Nov. 18th
1929, in Bristol, where her father, Rev.
Julius P. Hall, was pastor Of the Baptist
Church for time Her mother was Sarah
Baker Hall, and this couple were also the
parents Of the late DR.. E. J. Hall of this
place, Owing to her fathers profession,
Mrs Boynton's childhood was divided
among several different places, but on July
28th, 1913, she was united in marriage to
Orson A. Slocum of Morrisville, and has
lived here ever since. One son, Charles |
Herbert Slocum of Morrisville, was born
to this union and survives his mother. ,
The elder Slocum died in 1854, and later
his widow married Clark M. Boynton, who |
died eleven years ago. AT the time of
their marriage and for some years the
couple resided on the old Stowe turnpike
over the hill" on the Bingham farm.
now known as the Hale place, but sixty
years ago they bought the Jersey Heights
property, building there the house in which
the family has lived ever since. To the
marriage were born two sons, Frederwick
M, Boynton, who died fifteen years ago,
and Albert J, Boynton Of Rutland, who
survives.
In addition to the children mentioned
above, Mrs Boynton is survived by a
step.so l.. Bingham Boynton, who has
carried on the home farm for several years
and with his wife has been devoted 10 his
step-mother. Their son, Charles c. Boyn- |
ton of Cheshire, Conn, and his sister,
Mrs. George c. Gage of Kellogg, Idaho,
were no less dearto the grandmother than
were her own grandchildren, of which
there are four, Mrs. G. M. Chaplin and |
Miss Louise Slocum OF this place, Mrs, G..
Noyes Slayton of Wyoming, N, J.. and I
Robert C. Boynton of Rutland There
are also seven great grandchildren Slocum
and Caroline Chaplin of this place, Henry
and Lucene Slayton Of Wyoming N, j.,
and Kenneth, Horace and Josephine Boyn-
ton of Cheshire, Conn.
The influence of a life like Mrs. Boyn-
tons in a community, cannot be measured
in words. Of sturdy pioneer stock, with
: sound mind in a sound body she met
life eagerly, with an interest that never
tagged, and a sense Of hurnor that was
never warped. 1t seems as if each sue
ceeding year fouDdher more sprightly and
vigorous, and busy To visit her was to
come away refreshed as from a mountain
spring, auc resolved to go again soon She