Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-18
Probate Court,


The following business was transacted in
the Probate Court for the District of Chit
tenden, during the month of May. 1875
William |. SeYmour's estate, settlement
OF executor : account.
Dayii Story : estate. settlement Of guar
dian : account.
Carrie NJ. Blossom, appointment of guar
dian.
Med4s Psindle' estate. settlement OF ad-
mlnlstratOr's account.
j. NJ. knox's estate, license to sell real
estate.
Martin \. SEYMOUR estate, settlement OF
administrator account
Herbert T.. Norton estate. appoint:Dent
of guardian.
Lyman y. Norton estate, appointment
Of administrator and commissioners.
ROsel G.ass's estate, proof OF will and
| letters testamentary.
James Stevens estate. proof of will ami
letters testamentary.
lsaac Cnase's estate, appointment ot ai
mlnIstratOr and commI-sIOners.
Mira 4. Thrasher's estate. settlement ut
guardian account.
j. iligleys estate, proof Of will and let
Albert {. Brownell's estate, settlement ut
executor account
Maria Frost's estate, appointment of ai-
minlstratOr.
Frederick Bixby's estate, settlement ot
executor account.
TIE FUNERAL or Mss DIx1cx --Tha
Church Of the Disciples. Boston, presented.
Friday, scene Of the saiiess and most i'm
pressiye character incident to the bestowal
of the last Offices OF affection upon the remains
of Miss Susan Dimock, NJ. D., who lost her
lie by the wrecking Of the steamship Schil-
Ter, and whose body was recovered and sent
back TO her native land to receive Christian
burial
The church, of which the Rev. jaime.
Freeman Clarke IS pastor, was filed with
a large and sympathetic congregation. The
casket was l1adei with the choicest oi
flowers in the form OF crOsses, anchors,
wreaths, aud other tokens of affection,
while the altar was embellished with vases
of clllaS, ferns and lowering plants. DR.
Clarke, after An atfectionate tribute to Mss
Dimock'- memory. read from a letter from
England by DR.. George Hogan. who
went by the request OF Dr. Dimock's Eng-
lish friends, TO the Seilly Islands to obtain
her remains.
The letter says On our arrival at
Scilly, We went to the house where the re-
mains had been conveyed. Identification
was most easy, sweet, peaceful smile sat
upon her counteuance, and the rough navy
men who bad been sent to give assistance
had strewed flowers over her body. All OF
them had something IL tell me of the
which had been held over her
body By the whole community. The peace
ful beauty OF her dead face left deep im-
preston on all of them who saw her
brought ashore, and when rumOr told them
Of her great talents, noble character and
useful life. they all affirmed that her loss
was Il great calamity. One officer who stood
by me while We gazcd at the face said
Look here ttat woman died like hero.
| warrant she neither showed nor felt any
fear OF death. would willingly meet with
death to-morrow If cJHld wear the same
IMPRESSION on nay face aiterwArd. Tlese
men begged leave 10 lay flowers by her side
IN the coiiu. \ Air. West. who was saved,
saw her standing by him on the deck AMI
praying aloud, when IA great wave swept
over them and no living eye saw her again.
could fiji book with thc remarks made 10
ne By the people ot the island about Miss
DlmocS. One oihctr declared to me that
be haj Eever Ia aI- llie before experienced
he power the look in her face had on him and
aid that If be had met her in lite be should
nave been ready 20 leave everything 10 do
whatever she might have asked. Another
aid THAI even IN his cid age he should re-
ain a vivid imur, s-ion of her face, and recOg-
lize her By it 10 the e0ther world. The people
next day insisted on putting the case on the
hip with their Own hands. They slid 1t
ssntiy On board. and one SAID There We
ave laid Ter there gently ever her
mother pat her 30 sleep when she was
lady.