Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-17

er. In this immediate vicinity there has
been no frost of any account and vegetation
has escaped injury. Although the cold wave
has seemed unreasonable after the warm
weather of the past fortnight, it has generally
been welcomed by the farmers, so long as
frosts have been escaped, MS giving a needed
check to the too spndling growth of yegeta-
ton. and as giving bottom to the grass crop
We do not learn that any serious damage has
been depe by the cold in this county, al
though < Wilmington correspondent mentions
that the hills were white with snow on Sun
day. aud that on Monday morning the ground
was crustcd in some places las thick as win
dow glass.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post Office in this village, May Ii
Iadies.-NIrs. Hannah Baker, Miss Joe
Brosnahan, Mrs. A. L. Fowler =, Mrs. Mary
f. Graves, Mrs. Geo. $. Morse, Mrs. J. II.
Halliday ,.
Gents.-E. b. Brown, Dan1 Dugan, Pat
Doland. Pat Flemmiug, Chas. b. Goss Chas.
Hapgood, VIM. s. Jones, +. J. Knapp, Her
bert f. Kidder, G. W. Ford =. c. +. Percival.
Ellsworth Preston, Geo. Pullin, Eddie l..
Reed, Re Roy Thayer.
Miscellaneous H. A. Sawyer a Co.
Held for postage Miss Wilson, cambridge,
Ireland Mrs. G. 5. Pease, Charlotte, VI
From the Cortland ~. W Democrat Of last weetl
DEATH or REV. DIR. NATrEsoN.
The death of Rev L. ]. Natteson, which
occurred at half-p ten o'clock on Sunday
evening last has cast gloom over this COM
munity that will be hard to break away.
During the past winter. the Rev. DR.. Matte
son had conducted long series Of revival
meetings at the Baptist church in this place,
and labored with an earnestness and zeal al
most beyond the power Of man, and as re-
ward for his labors a large number Of con-
verts were received into the Baptist church.
Through the latter part of these meetings his
health became somewhat impaired, and con-
tinued to remain so. On the eth of April he
was taken with chills. which forced him 10
take his bed, the result OF which terminated
in severe attack Of fever and his death.
About a week before his DEATH he became
confident that his earthly labOrs must soon
cease. and called his family TO the bedside and
made known to them the plan he had marked
out for their protection. His friends lived in
hopes Of his immediate recovery, but alas,
He. who doeth all things well, had judged
otherwise and at halfpast ten on Sunday
evening last, his spirit passed away from this
life to be received into the Celestial City
above. Although lac had been among us but
four short months, yet the labors he had per-
formed in the church and community placed
his name in almost every HOUSEHOLD, where it
has been received as true comforter
The funeral was attended from the Baptist
church in this place. on Wednesday of this
week The remains of the late pastor were
lying in state at the church for a few hours
previous to the services, where all who wished
could view the placid countenance of man
whom the church and community had learned
to love and respect true and noble ex-
FOUNDER of Gods words At 2:lj the organ
commenced to play dirge and the mourners
wendell their way to the seats just in front of
the coffin. At the conclusion Of this "a male
quartette sang hymn, ''Affiiction is a Storm
of Deep" followed by reading OF scripture
by Rev. j. W. Ford, of Homer, prayer 10y
Rev. W. NJ. Kincaid then the quartette sang
shall we meet beyond the river" Brief
remarks were then made by Prof. S. Burn
ham Of Madison University, Rev. q. W. Izer,
and Rev. c. n. Pattingill, pastor of the Bap-
tist church. Fayetteville, and prayer by Rev.
Dr. Street The quartette then sang a chant.
Passing Away and the congregation was
dismissed
The floral decorations of the church were
beautiful and appropriate. On the platform
at the foot of the coffin was a cross composed
the foot, near the left. was a crown of calais
white lilAcs and apple blossoms. A small
cross on the platform, near the foot of the
casket, Of dafiodis and white lilacs. At the
head of the casket, there was pillow of cal
las, tea roses, geranium leaves, and white
forget-me-nots, with the words Our Pastor,
III blue forget me -nots at the foot an anchor
of callas, apple blossoms, white hlacs, and
snow drops. The entire church and organ
were heavily dnped in mourning, and on
either side of the platform against the wall
were placed the words In the Vineyard"
and Now at Rest in Jesus" The funeral was
largely attended n considerable number of
friends being present from abroad Nearly
all the business places were closed during the
funeral, out of respect to the dead pastor.
The remains were placed in the family plot
of Mr.. James S. Squires, where they will re-
main until arrangements can be made to re-
move them to permanent resting place
DIR. Matteson leaves to mourn his loss, a
wife and two children, boy aged l. and
girl aged 10.