The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-10-11
Death Of Hon. Charles ]. SAKE.

The decease of Hon Charles ]. SAKE.
which has been almost momentarilv
expected for several days, occurred at
his residence on Second street, in Troy.
n Y, on Wednesday evening last Mt
. o'clock Mr.. SAKE has been i'll with
aparalytic affection tor several months.
and long before the vital spark took
its fight, his extremities had become
life 'ess, and for several days he Law
speechless aud unconscious Mr. SAKE
was born in Vt, March 20. 1914. and
was consequently a little more than
/ fity-three years OF age His father
was prominent gentleman in the
State, Judge of the county in which he
resided, and gave to his children what
in those days only the favored few
were able tc obtain, n thorough acade
mic education His sons were the
well-known poet, John c. SAKE, Col
Peter SAKE, of Troy, James SAKE and
the subject of this sketch. The de
ceased first held public position when
he was only sixteen years Of age. upon
an appointment as Surveyor Of Frank
lin county, Vt Subsequently he was
/ appointed Postmaster Mt Saxe's Mills.
Vt, Trustee OF the United States De
post Fund at st Adams, aud Justice
Of the Peace, which positions he held
for several years respectively, until his
removal to Troy in 1851 Here MIR
SAKE engaged in the lumber business,
which he conducted with great success,
gaining liberal fortune and name
honored and respected in the com
melcial world lie was a man OF the
stnctest integrity and houor-a CON
sistent member Of the State street
Methodist church, and enjoying very
largely the confidence and respect Of
our citizens was in 1S60-Gl selected
to represent the interests of Troy IN
the Assembly of the State
Here he served two terms, with dis
tiuguished credit to himself and the
entire satisfaction of his const .tuents
subsequently his name was mentioned
by tue Democracy of the city and dis
trict for higher honors, but he declined
them all. more content to discharge his
duties to himself, his family, to society
aud the church, as an exemplary pri-
waite citizen, than engage in the angry
storms of political life, which to one so
retiring and domestic IN his nature rs
Mr.. SAKE, had little OF no excitement.
His death will be sincerely regretted
by all who ever knew the man: and but
few men bear with them to the grave
so much Of honor and the regard Of
the community as he whose obituary
is here recorded
Aitable IN has manners, generous in
impulse, governed by high principle in
all he did, Mr.. SAKE secured every
whore the respect and esteem of those
by whom he was surrounded His
venerable mother il her nth year, is
now for the first time called upon to
follow to the grave one of her child
rem
The funeral of Mr. SAKE took place
! Friday afternoon, and wGs quite large
ly attended The religious services
were conducted by Rev DR., Went
: worth, the esteemed pastor of the
State street church, and from an obit-
uary notice written by him we extract
; the following Just remarks in regard
! to his character as man and Chris
tian
1T is needless to say here what is so
generally known and acknowledged,
that he was a good man, good citi-
zen, aud better than that, n good
Christian; one whose memory it will
be a pleasure to love and cherish In
tie State street Methodist church, Of
which he was an active member. his
counsels, his kindness and his ready
bencyolence viii be long remembered,
MS they viii be surely missed His be-
J. neyoleneo was proyerbial. No appli-
cant for benevolent enterprise, large
or small, ever went from his door
emptyhanded We commend his be
: reayed family, most Of them too young
to appreciate their loss, to the sympa-
r thies and prayers of our Christian com
r munity. ~ Troy Paper.