The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-16
Recent Deaths.

Benjamin Wilder, one of the first settlers
of Chicago, died at Rockford, Ill.,, March
1S, aged 50. He was a pative of Wood
stock, VT, and son Of the late Capt. Jacob
| Wilder.
Mrs. Governor Ransom, native OF
Montpelier, and sister of William W..
Caldwell, esq died at the residence of her
son-in-law in Fort Scott, Kansas, on the
18th ult. She was for many years a resi-
dent of Michigan, of which state her hus-
band was both governor and chief justice.
She had large circle of friends IN that
state, as well as in Vermont and Kansas,
who will hear with regret of her death.
Sidney S. Hemenway, who recently
died in Hobokon, n. j., was for many
wears r.Sldent of Barton, in this state,
aid was very prominent man in the
county. Mr. Hemenway was the last
democratic senator sent to the legislature
from Orleans county.
Daniel Pratt, who died in Bridgewater, a
short time ago, was in usual health through
the day and retired at the usual hour.
Sometime in the night his wife, thinking
he breathed rather singularly, arose and lit
light and found him dying. Heart dis
ease is supposed to have been the cause of
his DEATH
Rev. Warren Lincoln, who was for sev-
eral years pastor of the Baptist church in
BENNINGTON, died at Allentown, N. j.,
April 8, 1877. He was Jealous and indie
fatigable in all work that he thought him.
self called upon to perform. OF those con-
nected with the church pasiorate in that
village during the years of Mr.. Lincoln's
residence, Rev. ]. L. Bowen, of the Meth
odist church is the only living clergyman.
During Mr.. Bowen's first assignment to
that charge, Mr.. Lincoln was pastor of the
FIRST Baptist church.
Dea. Reuben Loomis, a native of Mid
dletown, died at the residence of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Laura LOOMS Marshall, in jack
sonville, Iowa, April ., at the age of n
years. Mr.. LOOMS was for a large portion
OF his life resident of Middlctown. He
lived several years near West Rutland, re-
moving west several years ago to live with
his children. He was deacon of the Con-
gregational church in Middletown for near
a quarter of century. He married Fanny,
daughter Of the late Philo S,oddard of Mid
dletown, and sister of the late Mrs. Gen.
Jonas Clark. She died some years since and
we think he never married again. He
leaves three children all of whom reside in
Iowa.
James May, prominent and widely
known citizen of Westminster, Mass, died
Friday afternoon, aged seventy-nine. He
was brother Of the late DIR. William May,
of Palmyra, N. y, and brother-in-law of
Governor Ryland Fletcher, of Proctors-
vile
DIR. L. u. Harding, of Northampton,
Mass, the well known homeopathic phy-
stefan, died last week, aged iifty-four years.
He was a native of northern Vermont and
came to Northampton about fifteen years
ago.
ThRddeus y ri ii Philadelphia, we'll
known writer on fish culture, died last
Wednesday, aged fixty-six years. He was
the author of the american Angler" first
published about twelve years ago, and Of
"Amerlcan Fish Culture" which appeaeed
later. He was also a frequent contributor
of serial articles upon his fayorite subject
to Harper's and Scribner'O magazines, and
was member of the academy of natural
sciences.