(1860-1931)

Miss Ella Murray, daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. James Murray of this place, passed away at her home in Norwood. Miss Murray was born in this parish and was educated in the local schools. She spent her entire life with her parents. The brothers purchased a farm near Norwood and she went to act as their housekeeper. Her funeral was held at the R. C. Church at Norwood on Wednesday morning and the remains were conveyed here and interment made in St. Patrick’s R. C. Cemetery. Miss Murray is survived by five brothers, Michael of Plattsburgh, Cornelius of Norwood, John of Saranac Lake, William of Rutland, Vt., and Patrick of this place, and by one sister, Mrs. Mary White of Potsdam.

(From the Tuesday, January 5, 1932 edition of the Canton Commercial Advertiser, page 8. Courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network @ news.nnyln.net).