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    DEATH OF SILAS L. GRIFFITH.

    ​THE RUTLAND HERALD.
    THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1903.
    DEATH OF SILAS L. GRIFFITH.
    Dies at San Diego, Cal, After a Long Illness.

    Word was received at Danby about 6 o’clock yesterday morning of the death of Silas L. Griffith of that place, which occurred at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at his winter home, “The Palms,” at San Diego, Cal. Mr. Griffith had been ailing for more than two years with an unusual form of skin disease, which finally resulted in his death. He had been under the care of the most noted specialists on skin diseases in the country, but the disease with which he was afflicted is one of those for which no cure has yet been discovered.
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    DEDICATE GRIFFITH LIBRARY

    ​DEDICATE GRIFFITH LIBRARY,
    Fitting Exercises at Danby as New Building is Thrown Open.
    Mayor Bigelow of Burlington, Speaker of the Day, Pays Glowing Tribute to the Donor and Rev. H. J. Maillet Also Makes Address—Structure a Handsome One.
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    ​EUGENE MCINTYRE BURIED AT DANBY

    ​EUGENE MCINTYRE BURIED AT DANBY
    (Special to The Herald.)

    DANBY, July 21.—Largely attended funeral services for Eugene McIntyre, who died at his home Friday night were held at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. Walter Thorpe of Brandon officiated.
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    FAMILY DINNER ATTENDED BY ONE THOUSAND PERSONS

    ​AUGUST 24, 1911.
    FAMILY DINNER ATTENDED BY ONE THOUSAND PERSONS,
    Unique Feature of Danby’s Great Celebration -Tables Placed in Apple Orchard-Prominent Speakers.

    Yesterday was a great day for Danby. That old town—one hundred and fifty years old Sunday—celebrated the event in a way that will be remembered as long as any person present lives. The morning was given over to reunions and conversation. Every porch in the borough village was crowded with people, it being estimated that seven hundred former residents were on hand for the day.