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Only the Provisions of the Will Which Relate to Public Affairs Made Known as Yet.

The public bequests of the late Silas L. Griffith were promulgated through the daily papers the early part of this week, but all efforts to learn anything relative to the private benefactions of the will have only met with discouragement from the executors.
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​The Woman’s Missionary society was entertained on Friday afternoon by Mrs. K. T. Griffith and Miss Emma Rising. There was a good attendance. The president, Mrs. B. J. Griffith, presided. A thank offering program entitled “The Light of the World,” was followed and offering taken up. Rev. W. A. McIntire spoke, touching on both foreign and home missionary work. Victrola selections and a solo by Mrs. L. J. Rabner accompanied by Miss Vera Griffith were part of the program. During the social hour that followed refreshments were served.
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​Mrs. Mary Griffith, 61 years old, died at her home here last evening at 9 o’clock as the result of a shock which she suffered about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. She was the sister of the late Silas Griffith, and besides two brothers, Charles H., and William P. Griffith of this place, she is survived by two nieces, Mrs. W. H. Riddle of Brookline, Mass., and Miss Sarah Griffith of Danby.

The funeral services will be held here Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock with burial in the Scottsville cemetery.
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Vermont’s lumber king, S. L. Griffith of Danby, is enjoying a trip abroad. He wrote home from Monte Carlo that he had played and won. Look out, Silas, don’t stay too long or those fish ponds will have to be restocked.
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Thursday, April 2, 1908
Southern Vermont Mirror

The interest and appreciation with which the residents of Danby have received the new library testify strongly of its need, and are a hopeful promise of its future usefulness. More than 150 cards have been given out and signed in the week since its opening, and two hundred books have been drawn. Every afternoon and evening the attendance in the reading rooms, both the children’s and adults’ bears witness of their popularity.
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Thursday, March 26, 1908
Southern Vermont Mirror

Library Dedicated.

The dedication services of the Griffith Memorial Library was held at the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon. The entire seating capacity of the church was needed for those who came to witness the exercises, many people from surrounding towns being present.
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December 10, 1903
Leslie’s Weekly

SANTA CLAUS has taken to himself a side-partner up in the town of Danby, Vt., the land of maple sugar and buckwheat cakes, and never again will the happy Christmas season pass and any little child, however poor, in Danby or the country roundabout fail to receive some pretty gift from the depth of a Christmas-stocking or the bough of a Christmas tree. 
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Joyce Kilmers poem, “Trees,” and a bronze marker was then placed before a beautiful young tree planted on the lawn last spring. The inscription reads. “In appreciation of the 25 years of the pastorate of Rev. William A. McIntire. A bouquet of flowers was presented to the pastor’s wife and at the close of the exercises members of the congregation went to the “Cascades” where they ate dinner together.