The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-26
MISS MARY A. ROE
some Interesting rneidems Of He
Long and Basy Life.

some Interesting insi1tNls OF uNt
Long and Busy life.
The Watcrtown (N.l.l Daily TIME
Of Feb. 18th contains a lengthy article
relative to the late Miss Mary A. Roe
Of which a part is here reproduced.
Miss Mary Abigail Roe, sister Of
the late +. P. Roe, the well known
novelist, and herself a writer Of note,
died at the Sisters hospital at 10 this
morning at the age Of so years. Miss
Roc had been in failing health for
some time and has been in the hospital
for about three weeks,
'For the past eight or nine years
Miss Roe has resided here with the
Misses Marcia p. and Frances f. Sny.
der, 249 South Massey street.
Miss Roe was born at Moodna in the
township of Cornwall, N. Y, in July
Of the year 1889, daughter Of the late
Peter Roe and Susan Williams Roe.
She was the youngest Of a family Of
seven children, her brother, the late
Edward p. Roe, being her senior by
few years.
"She was born in a roomy old-fash-
ioned house, built by her mothers
father for his oldest son, but purehas-
ed by her father when he retired from
business in NewYork City, II was an
ideal home, standing near the entrance
of beautiful valley and was wind
sheltered by high bluffs yet command
ed view of the mountains with
glimpses Of the Hudson, showing like
lakes, between them.
"Her father was a retired New York
merchant whose home was the symbol
for hospitality to relatives, friends and
preachers in all the countryside. Many
were the stories his daughter loved TO
tell of this unbounded hospitalitywhich
welcomed the best Hudson river So
ciety, the jolly associates of his child
rem and the runaway blacks who knew
where TO find good station on the
underground railway" Of slavery
days.
"0f the two sisters and five broth
ers, the most widely known has been
Edward p. Roe, the novelist, whose
life work also includes his services
as chaplain during the Civil War.
Many Of his best stories were review
ed with his sister to receive her criti-
cal approval, and following in his lead
Miss Roe became also a writer of
young peoples books and a contribu-
Tor the the Youths Companion and
other periodicals.
Repeated requests that some rec
ord of the life and work Of Edward
Payson Roe be prepared since his
death in 1883 and in respose to such !
requests his sister prepared volume,
"E. p. Roe, "reminiscences ofHis Life"
"She related many personal incl
dents Of her brothers life in her book,
telling interesting little stories and
setting forth facts that gave informa-
tion as to her brothers character and
temperament.
"Miss Roe is the author Of "Recol- |
lections Of f. p. Roe" which had
large sale following the publication
few years ago. II is now bound with
one of his works, 'fHe Fell in Love
With His Wife"
"The Roes were intimate friends of
General o. o. Howard and Miss Roe
told Of an evening when she heard the
general lecture, she waited afterwards
TO tell him of letter she had received
from her brother, Edward General
then told her Of young man
who had confessed that by reading, "A I
knight of the Nineteenth Century"
he had decided 10 lead a good life.
The general said that the book had
saved the young man. II was while I
the officer was at West Point that he
first became Acquainted with the Roes.
"Miss Roe recalled that on the even
ing she heard General Howard pay the
tribute to the work OF her brother
size wrote to Edward. informing him
of the generals statement that the
book had saved the young mans life
from evil The letter was sent and
Mr.. Roe received it the night before
he died, July l91sss, at the age Of 80 /
years. II
an her book on the life Of her
brother, Miss Roe described an inter
asting little incident Of their early {
lives. "As il usually the case with
Younger sisters, ! always followed my
lrother's lead" she wrote, "and one
summer days adventure in particular
'tcnds cat clearly in my memory. We
title children had started OF with the s
vowed intention Of looking for wild /
trawberries We he'd secretly plan .