The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-04

Id Holden, Jan. "a, Mr. David Chaffin Of
Leonlinster, aged 80, son of Mr.. Nathan Chaffin
of Holden
In Westminster, Dec 90, Mr. Samuel Mos.
man, aged S9-Printers in New York afe re.
qnesfed to insert this death.
! In Northbrdge. Jan. 90, widow Lydia Taft
IN the Dist year Of her age leaving 3 children,
q grand children, 80 g:eat-grahd -childi en- and
2 of the fifth generatan-in all I2l descendants
now living.
In I.eominster, Mrs. Abigail, wife Of Mr..
Slas Richardson. aged GO.
In Royalston Jan IL, Susanna Clark, aged
35.
In Barre, Jan. 16, Mr. Henry Brigham. aged
76.-PrinferS in Ne,o York and Ve7mont are
reqHesied to insert the nbOne
In Bolton. Jan. 81, William Ross, aged So
a soldier Of the Revolution.
In B1rre, Jan 81. Jones f. Kend1ll. only son
of David and Mary Kendall, aged four m 'nths
Ia Marlboro, Mr. ileman Stow, aged ~
In Lynn, suddenly. Isaac Basselt, aged 30, a
respected member of the Society of Friends
In Amherst, IN. II Hon Clifton Clageit.
Judge of Probate for Ilillsbnrongh County. and
formerly member of Congress, and judge Of
the Supreme Court of N FL.
! At ST. Michaels in France, aged seventy. FIVE
years, Philip Alexander. who was twelve wears
cnacnman to the unfortunate Louis xvi twelve
wears in the same employment under Bnnaparle.
and four years cnachman TO Louis XVIII
{ In HOLLYWOOD, Cornwall, (Eng) john Daw,
aged ll3
! In Guford county, IN c. Mrs. Mary Irwin.
aged l0l. Her oldest daughter is 81, and her
youngest 50.
! In Peacham, (Vt) Dea Reuben Minor, aged
SO. He was a soldier in The French war, and
was in several battles OF the revolution
In New Haven, on the 26ih ult. Nathan
Smith, NJ. d.. Professor of the Theory and
Practice of Physic and Surgery, in the Medical
Institution of Yale College, aged &C.
In Salem. Jan. 81, Hon. TINurHY PICKERING,
| aged "a. He was porn in Salem in I746 was
graduated at Harvard University in 1863 in
l774 he wrote the celebrated address to Gov
Gage on the subject of The Boston Port Bill /:
in l773 in common with the other distinguished
patriots of those days. he took up arms in de-
fence of his country's rights in the same
year he was appointed Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas for Essex and sne Judge of the
Maritime Court. for the middle district inclnd
ing Boston, Salem, and other ports of Essex
which offices he held till he was appointed in
l776 to the command of regiment of 700 men
( from Essex, in the Continental army 1777. he
was appointed by Washington, Adintant Gen
eral of the army in 1850 he was elected by
Congress Quarter-master General during the
war. From 1890 to 1894 Col. P. was charged
by Gen Washington with negotiations with
the Indians. In 1871 he was appointed Post.
master General. in l794 Secretary of War, and
in 1895 Secretary of State which office he held
till $500. when he was removed hy the late
President Adams. In 1903 he was appointed
by the Legislature of Massachusetts a Senator
IN Congress, where he remained till 1871 In
1914 he was elected Representative in Com
gress, and held his seat till 1917. From that
period he has lived private life, enjoying the
society OF his friends, and devoting large par-
tion of his attention to his favorite agricultural
pursuits All who came in contact with him.
citizen and member of society, could not
hesitate to admire his many sterling excellen-
cies of character. Even when compelled to
dissent from his opinions it was impossible to
refrain from respecting the purity of his mo.
tives. His age and his great experience in
public service always commanded, as they mer-
tied the respect of his opponents To the fol
lowing concluding remarks of an obituary of
Col. Pickering, in the Salem Gazette from
which the foregoing facts are condensed we
readily yield our concurrence "Of his private
virtues there is no difference of opinion. All
men of both parties speak Of them with rapture,
and acknowledge them with admiration This
voluntary homage has been paid to his charac-
ter amid all the vicissitudes of party In all
the private relations of life he was honest
faithful and humane. No man ever mpeached
his integrity with any color of iusiice Lore
0f Truth, and Integrity that could not he shak.
Ell. were his characteristics Where Trufh
led the way, he did not fear to flow" His
manners were plain and simple. his morals
pure and nnblemshed. and his belief and nro-
fesson of the Christian Religion were through
a long life accompanied with practice and con.
duct in accordance with its divine precppts"