The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-05-23
MORGAN, May In. 1919

MORGAN, May 9TH, Is43.
Mr. CHADwIcK,-Dear SH:-By giving the fol.
lowing Bill of mortality place in your paper Won will
greatly obige me and perhaps some others.
Died-in Morgan, March, 10th 1912, Mr. Jacob
Taylor aged 10; May 81 Jaae Tone aged 10 no.,
June 80, Widow Rachel Wilcox aged85; August s.
Mr. Ithiel Carg aged 76; oath, Mrs. LYDIA Dagge
aged 81; September %, Mr. James Hackct aged %,
November &c, Wild. Sally Foster aged Ga December
20, Mary Ann Foss aged IA" The only child her
mother and she aras ci3or;" 22d, Mrs Mary Ann
Colby, wife of Dca. VIM. Colby aged 40; 2NhWn
Peddy Taylor, reIict of Mr. Jacob Taylor aged "A.
27th, Dea. Christopher Bartlett aged 75-Re was
one of the first settlers Of the ard the last ohe
Fathers who composed the congregational chh at it.
organization. Text al his funeral Zech. l. 5; 29lh,
Wild. Jane Piper aged 67; Jan IL 1913, Ira Steven,
Esq. aged 63-fIe had lived in town many years, was
mnch in public business and several times repesen.
ted the town in the State Legislature. lie is said to
be the only one that was left Of the males who
heads of families when he came 10 reside in town.
Jan. 20 Miss Martha Cummings aged SO; Feb Ari-
dCHCl w b"''o N ''"cN''" "'''N
aged 3-Ths is the third time that these aNNNed pa
rents have been called 10 mourn the loss OF an only
child; cath, Mr. John L. Colby, son Of Deo W@
Colby aged %; March 6, Miss Debroah Wilcox, "a
Dorcas indeed jagged 60; 10th Mr. Samuel i'0geG
10; l7th, Mr. Samuel Hemingway, the ys@ OF
Mr.. Cyrus and Mrs. Serepta Hemingway formerly ("
Waterford, VT. aged %
A. lAss
cannot be easily repaired Possessing very anna
bic disposition from childhood he procured the esteem
of all within the circle of his acquaintance f%ser
eral years past he spent some part OF his tinem Ito
instruction Of youth and children in the rudlmeN's
education, in which department he discharged bis d.
ties with much fidelity and to the general satisfaction
of his employers.
AS citizen and townsman none had a stronger "OD
upon the affections Of the people. As toNe0O p'V
lie confidence he was elected, NOTWITHSTANDING "'
youth, to the office Of Town Clerk and First 'e''"'
man but a short time before his death.
Though universally nppIauded in his spNeFsO u az,
ton, and irrerroachable in his n oral dep0r'meo,
vet felt there were higher claims upon HIM 'Oa' "O''
that related merely to this world The c'a'''O
ligion arrested his attention. and in order 10 ss'D'
! himself that happiness which alone can s'"S9 y.
! cravings ofthe human soul, he saw hecess",
| him to have an interest in the atonns o'o0u T.,
This he sought, and this we trust he iouna I" .a.
spring of 1910, during religious awakening, p" d,
pallv among the youth, his attention was ca'eu" ,r
concerns of his soul, which resulted IN n' NV
conversion ,.,r, b.
C;vmy decided evidence of piety, the August ~
lowing he united with the Cong Chh of "'''
proved to be an active and efficient me'"D' .h, com.
to every good work. ilswas the re'sv" = men--
,erds itself TO the hearts and conscience hand,
At IN equal distance from apathy on '"0 ,,,dv and
enthusiasm on the other, he maintained 40. no, the
consisten, course Impractical ple'y Mo rising light
Pickering light ofthe igns-iafauS DIV ana more un'
orthe morning which "shineth "0'' LIMOS which,
the perfect day" During his last s .s he exhibited
,honab short was exceedingly distressns' and ps
remarkable example of Christian 's,s" If bis SAL
oand firm conf dence in the 'RO'N /
vation.' -: ,veeping trleHu' MA;
.;c. ,to hars,vement to the eternal 9'''
acquaintances.' .,,o.o have been w.
Besides the foregoing list ''''I came period w.
other deaths in this town dur'"s ..rs aud an MY
child of Mr. IIuntly aged thrs' the precise d'|
or AR Ba,ch. and one of Mr. Ie""!' - onmber f''
., c s are no, known. The whole a w. more br
o, w,"'" 40 49, to March 49, 1s4s''s 49, mast, 1H
mare" TO- o.. Ssorlv average for 10 years ,Nd
times sns E oe them Occurred in the space no0on
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