News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-06-14

were many, never before mad there
been such handsome tributes. TIL,
church was beautifully decorated will
plants, ferns and flowers, very nicely
arranged by the young ladies of th'
church.
The funeral was largely attended
In addition to relatives and friend;
from this vicinity there were thost
from Johnson, Morrisville, jefferson
vile, Stowe, Montpelier, Burlington
and st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Arthur Mercer
Mrs. Arthur Mercer, nee Florence
Margaret Pettee, was born at Fall
River, Mass, June II, 1867, and was
therefore 55 years old last Sunday
She was a daughter of Lemuel and
Mary Westell Pettee. April Is, 1901
she married Rev. Arthur Mercer at
Galveston, Texas, and to them were
born one son and three daughters
Arthur, Jr., 20 years old, and Mary,
18, and Florence, II, are now living.
The family came to Hyde Park in
March, 1918, where Mr.. Mercer is
the pastor of the Congregational
Church. Mrs. Mercer had filed her
application for membership in the
D. A. R., and her father, the late
Lemuel Pettee, was an officer in the
Union Army during the Civil War and
afterwards served in the regular
army.
In her death the community loses
an amiable woman, one who was ever
ready to aid in all worthy movements
and her kindly ways and CHEEKY
greetings won for her many friends.
She was a model mother and an ideal
pastors wife. Never neglecting her
family and her household, yet always
ready, many times at great per-
sOnal sacrifice, to give aid and
assistance when the welfare and good
of the community and the church
which she loved demanded it, not
grudgingly but cheerfully. AS a
member of the Ladies' Aid and as
president of the Home Culture Club,
she filled these positions with grace
and dignity. A beautiful light has
gone out from that home and a noble
woman from among us. She will be
missed not by few, but by many.
at was only glad good morning
AS she passed along the way;
But it spread the mornings glory
Over the liyelong day."-Perry.
Marjorie j. Hulburd
Miss Marjorie j. Hulburd, the
second daughter of Hon. and Mrs.
Roger w. Hulburd, was born in Hyde
Park, February 7, 1889, which place
had always been her home. She at
tended the village school, the
l.. C. A. and spent some time at the
u. V. M. For several years she had
been her fathers office assistant,
giving close attention to the insur-
ance and other duties of the office.
She took an active interest in the
affairs of the Congregational Church,
of which she was member, had
taught in the Sunday School, served
several years as church treasurer and
at the time of her death was presi-
dent of the business committee,
always ready to do her part, and
more, too, cheerfully and willingly.
With her it was not "go," but "here
am l." The church loses a faithful
and a most earnest worker;
a place is left vacant that will be
hard to fill.
Not only in church work, but in
the local Rebekah Lodge she was
faithful member and worker, having
filed most creditably the positions of |
noble grand and conductor. An active
of the Home Culture Club,
president of the same, there too her !
Jealous efforts for it's best interests
we're put forth.
Besides her father and mother, she
caves two sisters, Mrs. Perry Conger
If Minneapolis and Mrs. Roy Hamlin
IN Manchester; a brother, BENJAMIN
1ulburd, and a nephew, Charles
Iamlin.
To the afflicted family the blow is
/ severe one; the only daughter at
lone, a vacancy is created that will
lever be filled. Yet comes this COM
ort that this brief life has not been
vacancy, but filled with good deeds
md active work, not for herself, but
or the home and the community.
Marjorie has left u.s." says one.
but her memory and good works will
yer remain with US"
To live in hearts we leave behind
is not to die"