Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-03-06
Obituary.

a communication to the Boston Journal
announces the DEATH on her 18th birthday,
of Mary Lincoln, who was born at Putney,
February 10, 1907. She removed from her
native State in the year 1881, residing in
Boston more than thirty years, and was
teacher in the public schools Of South Bos-
ton during that period of time. Some eight
or ten years since she removed TO Wash
ington Village, II. l., making homo with
her sister, Mrs. Deacon Oren Spencer.
"Works OF love and mercy were her de-
light and joy. The Orphans Home for
Colored Children in Beaufort, South Caro-
lima, was a special object of her care and
regard. The early part of last month was
spent in visiting relative at Brooklyn, N.
Y. On the day of her death he had at
tended public religious services during the
day, aud in the evening left the residence
Of her friends for the purpose of hearing
Rev. DIR. Talmage preach. She failed of
reaching the house Of worship, toward
which her weary feet wended their way,
and in few moments her happy spirit was
in that house not made with hands, CT ernal
in the heavens" BY her will she divided
the sum Of $1,000 among various cbariIa-
bic associations.
Hon. JOSEPH DUFFUM Of = estmoreland,
n. H., who died on Tuesday, oath ut., at
the advanced age of niuety-nine years, was
the last surviving member Of the Sixteenth
Congress Of the United States. He was
born at Fitchburg, Mass, and graduated at
Dartmouth College in the class OF 1907. He
was elected a member OF the Sixteenth
Congress in 1919, and served out his term
till 1921, when he returned home and re-
moved to Westmorela nd, where he engag.
ed in agriculture, and ever a1crward made
that town his nome. In Congress he was a
member of the Standing Committee on Tx
peuditures IN the Navy Department. Mr..
Buflum had quiet and retiring manners,
but was gent eman If excellent mental
abilities and sterling integrity of character.
He never married.
Hon. IRA PBRLEY, LII. D., one Of the
most eminent jurists OF New England, died
at his homo in Concord, y. H., on Thurs
day afternoon, 18th uli., in the seventy
fifth year or his age. lie had beel in fail
ing health for some months, and since last
autumn had been confined to his house.
Judge Petley was born in DJxlord, Mass,
and graduated at Dartmouth College with
high honor as Il scholar in 1S22. lie was
made chief Justice of the Supreme Judi
cal Cou9 in 1890, bat Resigned in 1859,
in order 10 resume practice. In 1864 he
again acceplep the Chief Justiceship, and
held the position until 1869, when
by reason OF his age he was consti-
tutionally disqualified for the Office. As
jurist he stood among the highest in the
country, and will be ranked as one OF toe
most eminent that has ever sat upon the
New Hampshire Bench.
Hon. MARTIN BARRETT, fllher Of Judge
Bal rett, Of the Supreme Court of this State,
died at his home IN STAFFORD on the 18th
ult., at the advanced age of 50 years and
6 months. Mr.. Barrett went TO StrafIurd
from Stafford, Conn, with his father and
family in lS02, and he lived there through
his life, an honored, re .pected and a useful
citizen. He represented the town in the
Legislature in 1872, lS2J. 1928, 1880 and 1881,
was member of the constitutional con-
vention in 1921 aud 1923, and was a justice
of the peace for sixteen years. by occupa-
ton he was Il practical machinist, and in
the early years Of his manhood supplied an
extensive region of country with carding
and cloth dressing machinery