Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-01-23

ne first % suggest the propriety OF having iine
church edilce, the first 10 st the enterprise la
motion and frum the laying Of its corner stone %
the choir and minister he the leading spirit,
doing more than all others and If he has not been
duiy rewarded here, he is nov receiving IL in ful
AZ the hand of the Great Head Of the church. No
man has ever done more TO build up GOrllam, al
ways ready to give for very worthy enterprise.
Mr. stiles has always retained the confidence and
respect of his fellow citizens rs may be seen from
the fact Of his having held all the important Offices
of trust within the gin Of hi t0wnsmen. Once he
has been Representative t1 the General Court, has
several times been one Of the Bbarl Of selecmen,
and when there were important questions to set.
tie and when the towns hest men we're chosen.
Several times he has had lang fever, and about
six years ago he had a severe attack of rheumatic
fever, from which he recovered after several
months illness during which he was several times
thought to be dying. The past autumn he has
been gradually falling, as noticed and remarked
by his wife and family who have seen quite con-
elusive indications of approaching decease. 1t
came at last and again in the form Of rheumatic
fever; for many consecutive days he was great
sufferer but the disease at last yielded TO time and
treamentand it seemed quite apparent,to his ply.
stefan and family, that he was again recovering;
all traces of rheumatic pain had gone and so far
as human judgment could decide he was really
improving until Thursday p. m, the Tth, when he
was attacked with difficult and very painful res
piration from which he very rapidly sank, and on
sabbath p m. at precisely four o'clock, without
delirium, with wonderful strength of mind, after
giving some appropriate directions as to his bust
ness, and expressing TO his minister Mr.. Hawks,
for whom he sent for spiritual advice, to his ply
stefan and family his entire willingness to leave
all with Him who has ever the control of human
events, in the tiiumphs of faith with the words,
''Thy will notmine,be done ron his lips, the spirit
took lbs flight, and no life ever went out more sc
rencly. His physician and friends stood about
him in breathless silence, waiting for the struggle
and another breath, but the death was like the
falling asleep of babe upon its mothers breast,
the breath inaudble and the muscles immovable;
thus death was robbed of its sting.
Mr. Stiles has left wife one or two years young
er than himself and seven children, five girls and
two boys; this the only death that has ever occur
red in his immediate family. The children are all
grown up and occupying some important position
of trust and honor The oldest, young man of
good habits and ability, is a clerk in the Invalid
Pension Office at Washington; the other is a con-
ductor on some Western railroad. The second
daughter, Flora, is the wife of Professor Wight of
CooperstownN n. Y. The oldest and third daughters
have charge of the Gorham Post Office, one of the
best managed offices in the county. The two
youngest are away at school, Mary and Stella.
All but those connected with the Post Office are
away from home and how sad the meeting will be,
united and happy family to be thus unexpected
ly separated. We would be glad to say much
more about our good friend and neighbor but are
already asking too much of your room
COM.