Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-12
Obituary.


DlEp at Fort Riley, March 20t., of pneumo.
MA, DR.. Fred p Drew, only son OF 0 W.
Drew, NJ D., vi Waterbury, VI, IN Tho 35th
year of his age.
This announcement will carry SORROW 10 many
hearts by several years OF medical practice il
the vicinity ot junction City and Fort Riley,
and as army surgeon al the Fort, he had acquired
a high and increasing reputation.
10 mind well disciplined by literary and
scientific culiurf, he added the gentle courtesy,
the kindly sympathy, which dow from gener-
Gus heart, self sacrificing. earnest spirit.
When the state OF has own health demanded
repose, he was never induced to turn deaf ear
to the call for aid from the most humble child
Of want asi sorrow. His own ease, his health
even, We're Of no account compared to what he
esteemed the claims OF duty to the suffering.
In hs far of New England home, father
himself physician, mourns an only sou thus
suddenly cut of IN manhoods prime from a
wide sphere oil usefulness We would not lift the
sacred veil which screens the sorrow OF the do
nestle iireslde where young widow hides her
grief
He who wounds can alone assuage the deep
anguish OF such bereavement tn ugh the sym
patty OF many kindly hearts IL given Repub,
htda GHtOn, Junction, Kansas.
DR.. Drew pursued his classical studies in the
University at Burlington, and his professional
studies III he Medical College at Woodstock
aud in the University of New York, where he
graduated in the Spring Of 1857 In the Sum
mer of that year he entered upon his profession
in Attiea, Fountain County, Ind. In the Fail
OF 1889 he moved to junction Chy, Kansas
where be continued the practice of his profes.
sion for nearly two years, when be was appoint
cd Post Surgeon al Fort Riley, in the discharg,
OF which office he continued until his death. Hi
was married in December, 1861, to Miss Nellie
Clancy, Of Attica, Indiana
NAVIGATION OrKN. Tho Burlington Free Pres
says, the Steamer Montreal has commenced hel
regular trips to Plattsburgh, and will leave fol
the preson. at 10 a NJ. Last Spri ng the boa'
did not begin running till the 18th
PAssuMPsIc r. R.-Auother passenger train
is to be put on the Passumpsie Railroad after
June lst twill leave ST. Johusbury at P
NJ, and connect with the night express train
at White River junction.
SUDDEN DEATH. mir. George Boardmao,a wei
known citizen Of Bennington. arrived in Troy
Wednesday morning, from New York, took
breakfast at one OF the hotels and took his sea-
in the cars OF the Troy and Boston Road, to 20
home. Immediately after the train started he
was seized with fl, and died Immediately Mr.
Boardman was about sixty years Of age. His
tcath was caused by disease of the heart.
The dwelling houses OF Walter Child of Wi.
mugton and Peter Dtazy of Peru, were buried
last week, the latter's family barely escaping in
Their night clothes.
RESIGNED George 0, Henry OF Bellows
Falls, for the past thleeyear mail agent on
the route between that place and New Haven
CT, has resigned that ostion on account of i'll
htaltb, and will 80 into the hotel busin,ss al
Woodstock, VI. His successor will be S. h.
Baird of Bellows Falls.