The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-20
COUNTY NEWS.
IKHITING.

Wanted by the town OF Whiting, a
site for one OF its public poor houses, for
which the man with 1.-THE staff in his hand"
has been diligently searching since the
second of last March.
The lightning has struck trees in
different parts of the town several times
this season aud in the shower OF Tuesday
afternoon it struck the old store building
at the center, owned 10y o. G. lIuntley
and now occupied as "A dwelling by Lewis
Sharky. Sharky has large family, but
no one was seriously injured lie was
somewhat shocked and fell from his chair,
but soon recovered The building was
not set Oh fire aud not badly damaged.
/-Died in Whiting, July Q, 1875,
Mrs. Annette NJ. Seeley, daughter Of the
late Ephra'm and Maria Seeley, and wife
Of +. A. Baldwin, aged - yeas. The
circumstances Of the death OF this amia
bic and generally respected person, are
rather peculiarly affecting She had
been married less than five Years, and
very pleasant had been her brief married
life. About six weeks previous, she fol.
lowed to the grave her father She was
suddenly taken with couvulsions, when
thought to be in fair way of recovery
from recent confinement, and died in
about au hour, leaving her husband to
mourn her sudden and early departure,
and two young children to the care and
| m Of ho1
been for eight years consistent and
highly esteemed member of the Baptist
church in this town Her funeral was
attended en- the Sabbath with appropriate
exercises. 1t can be seen how general
was the sympathy for the afflicted family
when we say, that the gathering at her
funeral was the largest that had been here
for fifteen years
Il OBITUARy.-Dicd, in Whiting on the
10Th inst, Calvin G. Foster, in the 9th
year OF his age. 10 the death Of Mr..
Foster the community have lost one of its
most respected and intelligent citizens and
his family kind husband and iather, and
it lis fitting that the event should receive
more than VII ordinary notice. He was
born in Whiting, Dee. II, 1908 Mar.
ried Mehitablo Bush, Of Orwell, who sur.
wives him, Sept. 10, 1881. He was the
father Of seven children, OF whom only
three, one son and two daughters, arc now
living Mr.. Foster has held many posi-.
tons OF trust in his native town during
the last forty gears. and his name is
closly identified with its history. lie
was prominent justice Of the peace for
over thirty years, and honorably repre-
scented his constituents 10 the Legislature
in 1868 and 1869 He made a public
profession Of religion in early life, and
though surrounded with bigotry, hypo
crisy and stu he uniformly led consist
ent christian life. Cool, thoughtful, and
deliberate in his decisions, his public and
private acts were characterized by an un.
usual degree OF sound practical common
sense He was one OF those men whose
character and influence did much to build
up sound healthy, public opinion
whose prccepts and good examples were
always felt on the side of truth, Justice
aud morality. That intelligence, virtue
9nd harmony, which characterize all vel
ordered communities, is always due to the
presence OF persons Of like character
Like beacon lights, their examples serve
as guido to the thoughtess, and un
wary; while their presence restraints the
wicked and lawless. Society can not vel
afford to part with such as these, and, fol
this reason, as well as for a high persona
regard fer the man, the citizens Of Whit
ing may we'll mourn the loss of Calvin G
Foster.