Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-22
DEATHS.

sNITH.-In Poulh ey Dec. IA, ls6i, Of tiph-
liberia, Nj Emma Frances Smith, daughter OF |
Lucy A. and Dennis A smith, aged Is years II |
mosths aud days. ~ s t
How sue ca led "a. 30 her bedsde, egei
Whisper ng with hee falling breath |
Weep rotfs me desrts mothe',
FOR die happy deA'h,' s AHs |
"Bid them ali good bye that know me-"
Murmurng ere her life vas rivsni ,
svfather am going from you,
Meet, oh meet me there IN heaven
aAhl thought heard the singing
OF that far-off ange. band, te
Mother, sing I'd be an angel, @
Ere 1 SEEK that heavenly land"
Thus our noble, darling Emma,
Left this W rid Of sin ard care,
sayirg ere her 'pirit left us, .rt
~ shall meet sweet Ellen there.
PELsUE. AT h,s residence in wallinsford,
Nov. 18th, of lung fever, John Pelsue, aged Sc
y,ars |, months aud days.
Mr. Pelsae vas ore ofthe first settlers OF YER
mont He was born In Massaehusetts,a and az the
age Of &c came with his family, consisting OF his
wife {who i'll survives him, and one soa ab ut
years of age, 10 battle with The wi d. Of the
Green Mountain State He purch sed lot
quite near he su unit of one Of the highest hills
in Rutland County. and was at the time some
miles "a the dense forest most beyond the foot
prints OF other than the rocous ~iid beats
whica had chosen su Ia retreat their uudispu,ed
domain. But undaunted by the howl OF the
wolf, the shrek Of tn panth =, or the semi yo-
cal notes OF the bear he Piled ms axe 10 the
ately ii Der with q will an 4 erected tenement
compo ed OF logs and covered with the bark OF
trees then he paired to the nearcs. settlement
where his little family were al xiously awaiting
to be escorted 10 their home, hayi 8 thus be-
| come Settled, he again pl ed his axe, and soon
| an opening was made, which year after year
g broader, until at length The wilds Of nature
| seemed 10 be measurably sub iued and TO pres mt
| the aspects Of civilized lite. Others soon came
and settled srouud him, until civilization and So
| cial life coul b plainly traced In and about
| his humble dwelling. Mr. Pelsue being pos
| sessed Of strong constitution and OF habits OF
| uutuihg industry, temperance aod prudence,
| with the assistance OF his bet er mar, was ena-
tiled to rear up large far lily and give them all
| a passable education. He left at his death a
| small estate, and died on the same piece OF
| ground wnsre he had lived over 81 years. He re-
tanned 10 emarkable degree mental as wei
| as his physical faculties, and what is most re-
| marks lie, he me- in his life vas compelled o
| use spec seles, butte u!d at any age read without
difficulty a common newspaper PRINT, and az the
| age of 50 euult make go ID sho with his ride.
| He reta ne his steady nerves, his memory and
| his Judgment, aim ct unmpaired, until the hour
| of his death He kept well posted IN poiuca
matters, took great iaterest IN the progress o.
the war for the Uni n, attended TIE late elect on
and cast his vote for Abraham Lincolq. MI
Pelsue was tall and commanding in person, firnl
In his principles and purnoses He had Deer al
honored member Of the Baptist Gnu en- for ovel
ha a century, and died leaving unmistskable
evidence of his a iding faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ
K. wallingford, Nov. 10, 1854.
BAKER-At Nassau. N. ". on Tuesday tn
9Th inst, of congestion of the brain, Lizzie III
Baker, Of Middle Granville, N. Y, aged rs years
CLIFTos.-In this village, on the Is h inst
| Charlie f., only child of Joseph A. and Juliet
Clifton, aged years, 6 months and 4 days.
REEp-In Andersonville Hospital, Georgia
June 18th. 1854, ID. W. Reed, of Rutland, VT.
aged s. years, member Of Co. II, LIST Vernon
Cavalry.
CoNI.AN.-In Castleton, Dec. II, Rose Con
Ian, wife of John oonlan, aged 70 years.
DIKEMAN.-In Est Huhbarton, VT, Nov
q, Il. G. Dix, man, aged q years and months.
He was the son OF NJ. NJ. Dix eman, ESQ, an
was the fourth child whom "fsn cons mpt on
|, has marked Cor its prey, and borne away With
. | less than seven years.
The subject OF this sketch was a very worth
and promising young man. From early yout
he had been marked by desire for knowledg
| and an ambition to acquire 1t, and prepare hin
self for honor and usefn ness.
His hoyhood was passed on farm at hom
| where he enjoyed only the limited advantages I
a common G untry school. Before he had fairl
7 emerged from boy hood he left home to study
2 the Seminary in Castieton, Vt. From there
!. u went 70 Pouitney, VI. where he commenced ii
AWdies preparatory 10 admis lon into Colleg
While at Poultney he won for Himself the r
). spect and esteem of his teacher and fellow ST.
dents by his diligence and lid lity in all his d.
ties, and their affections by the manliness ar
goodness of his character.
The winter Of 1854 was spent in teaching Of
of the District schools in Ru land While he
!. he was member of Friendship Division, So
= of Temperan e, and an active and Jealous wor
d er withsit in thst good cause. When his scho
+ closed in the ssriug, he returned home, We
l. much worn, and reduced in strength The II
dis ase which finally terminated his career. h
|! already begun its insidious work. He declin
randy during the summer, and continued IA
70 ing nntll week before his death, when ulct
broke, aud be quickly sank into the sleep
IS death About three hours before his death,
20 said to those about him hat he wanted to slea
n aud dropped into gentls sumber, and 80 co
% t;nue, ;I.s.il His END -hioh as one Who stool
50 his side remarked, was "lite the going out o.
II CANDLE go.
3S He died expressing trust in Jesus Christ, Q
90 resienat on to the Divine will.
10 To his mother he had said, some time previe
s3 "a his death, that he wished to prepa hirc.s
90 "a tbe ministry, and intimated that he shol
0s nrefar the foreign mi sion work. But his cart
03 ministry is ended, ana.f that life is long VIII
20 answers iifes great end, y may we not hope 7
rs he, though dying young, had secured Tor ~
IS self the record Of the faithful servant on hi
90 ''A- G. s.
50 | Alharv v Dec 1854.