Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-26
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On the 22nd Of December, Mr.. Silas
Underwood OF OanviilC while taking Lis
horses out of the barn, at his sis cr'@ ro.
sidcnce, Mrs. Higgins, in chat VILLAGE,
suddenly dropped down inscnsiblc. Dr.
Durant WAS Immediately called, bat
before, or Ivy the time he arrived, Mr..
Underwood was dead. Heart disease is
supposed to have been the cause. He
was az a about -, and leaves Il wife and
three or four children.
George L. Haynes, Esl., OF Windsor,
while in the Baptist Church in that viii
lagc on Sunday, ut the close Of the
morning service, d.opped dead of heart
disease. Mr.. Hayes was Il useful citi
zen and one highly respected. lie was
formerly n representative from that town
and for several years was mail agent be-
tween Springfield, Mass, and White
River Junction. His age was al out
fiity-two.
Hon. Isaiah Raymond, an exempt Try
and prominent citizen of Bri gewatcr,
die on the 22nd of December nj the
ripe age ofsl years, lacking about two
months.
John i. Warner. an old resident of
Cleveland and formerly Of Burlington,
died on the 18th Of Decombero of Bright's
disease of the kidneys. We take the
following obituary from the Cleveland
Lcddcr.
Mr.. Werner was formerly intimately
connected with the business interests OF
the city, having teen engaged in COM
mcrcial pursuits almOS. constantly for
over quarter of century, until his
failing health compelled him to rNtire
several years ago. lie was born in Bur
lington, Ntrmt mt, in the year 1917, an
settled in CT vcland in 1888, when 1t had
only 1900 inhabitants. He intro luced
the first load of coal into the city in 49,
which was q great event i'll the history
of the then village of Cleveland, and
which was til foundation of our present
immense coal trade.
Mr.. War, or suffered much from poor
heath during the Il st ten years, which
he bore philosophicaily, and lattcrly his
complaint took the form OF the disease
he died o.. He had the misfortune last
spring to lose his wife, 0o. merly Miss
Kingsley OF Vermont AID her death ai-
tccted his naturally buoyant spirit and
weighed upon his mind very s. yerely.
| He was genia. and kind-heartcd gen
tleman, a universal flvorite amongst all
of his numerous acqulintance5, and his
death is sincerely regrett d by than, iui
his friendshi vas not lightly valued.
He LETT no children.
The following notice of the late Dea-
con Mira Skinner, who lived on Ma
pie Ridge, st. Adams "a years, and
died Oct. 20, aged a years and m nths
is from the Dover, N. II. Morning STR
:" He made a profession of religion il
thc year 1876, and was baptized by Rev
Samuel Hazleton, and joined the Free
Will Baptist church July 20, 1896, o
which he was chosen deacon the same
day. He sustained this relation by q
we'll ordered life and godly conversation
until his departure. He WIS always
ready for CIV ny good word and work, q
great friend OF the 81 I'VE and the beHcv
ocnt enterprises Of he day, Civ ng fee
" for their benefit. lie has left Il wife
to mourn their loss, but not as those who
have NJ hope, for he lived to see then
all hopefully converted to the Christian
RELIGION. About IS hours before lis de
parture the writer was cOnversinG will
him relative to his hope. HeremarkcC
chat it was stcadast il the Lord. HI
Ell said lc had selected Il ext from
which he wisiAel his funeral sermon
pr cached, recorded in ID Timothy, 4; >
5. Sermon by the writer. j. CoFFRIN.