MRS. HANNAH J. WILLIAMS. POULTON, RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT.
The reaper has again visited our community and inflicted the sting of death. Quietly, but surely, his sickle sweeps in and out, here and there, plucking the loved ones, the sweetest flowers, which bloom but a short time, only to fade quickly away and be gone at the bidding of this Dread angel, whose visits seem to occur tremendously often.True to her Maker, faithful to her Christian teachings, dutiful to her children, and sincerely devoted to her husband, such was the character of our deceased friend friend and neighbor, Mrs. Hannah J. Williams, wife of Hugh J. Williams, who departed this life on Thursday evening, October 3rd.
Mrs. Williams was the daughter of William and Hannah Jones, and was born in Bangor, North Wales, in 1837. At the age of eighteen she became the wife of Griffith R. Jones, at Bethesda, and one son, William R., now of Syracuse, New York, was born to them, in their native land. In 1857 they came to this country and settled in Middle Granville, New York, where they remained until 1871. They then took up their residence in Poultney, where Mr. Jones engaged successfully in slate business until 1878. Moving from here to Utica and then to Brooklyn, they resided in the latter city, where Mr. Jones died December 28th, 1889.
To them were born seven children, all of whom are living. They are William R., as mentioned above, John G., Jennie (Mrs. E. L. Rowlands, Newark, New Jersey,) Nellie, (Mrs. E. G. Royce, (Stamford, Connecticut,) Mrs. Anna Evans, Brooklyn, Addison R., a student at West Point, and Roscoe C., of Brooklyn. Mrs. Jones became the wife of Hugh J. Williams, December 7th, 1893, and Poultney has since been thier home.
The last rites were said at the home on Bentley avenue on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Am immense concourse of relatives and friends attended to pay their last respects. Rev. John W. Morris and Rev. H. A. Barton officiated. Music was furnished by a male quartet. Undertaker Carrigan had charge, and burial was made in our beautiful hillside cemetery.