Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-19
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one Of the owners Of the Windsor journal and
long connected with the paper in the capacity OF
agent and canvasser died on the ith inst lie
was brother Of the former proprietor, Lyman j.
McIndoe, and was in his fifty-ffth year
Dr. Josrrm GRAy-Dr. Joseph Gray, one Of
the oldest "setters Of White River Junction,
| died Wednesday afternoon of last week, having
attained the age Of ninety-one years and eleven
months. During the past few years the veneer
able Doctor donated literally TO several charit-
able institutions Of the state lie leaves widow
and a large property.
LEANDER IIurCuiNs.--Mr. Ieander Hutchins
| died in Waterbury on the 18th inst, aged eighty
eight years. He was born In Montpelier in June,
| 1893, and In 1922 moved to Waterbury, where he
| has since resided lie was prominent and
honored citizen and held the office of president Of
| Waterbury National Bank from Its organization
five years since.
STEPHEN SrENcER-Mr Stephen Spencer died
Of dphtheria, in Painted, on the 18th inst aged
forty-five years. This is another death that has
apparently come fiom the Morse house, where
seven children died within sixteen days. Mr..
Fred Gale, medical student, very generously
volunteered to nurse in Mr.. Morse's family three
days, during which time two children died Four
or five days after Mr.. Gale was taken with the
disease, and has suffered with its most malignant
features for six weeks A brother in the family
died with it ten days ago, and now Mr. Spencer,
brother-in-law, who has done brave service
nursing his sick brother, has fallen after eight
days illness. lie leaves n wife and four children,
the youngest one year old, and a father aged
lightweight, who was living with him, which
have the tenderest sympathy Of their fellow
citizens Mr.. Spencer has been for the last
two years County Commissioner for Washington
county also the chairman of the financial COM
mittee Of the Congregational society. lie has
held other important trusts, was genial intelli-
gent and useful citizen generous and helpful in
every good work, n man of warm personal at
tachments, and will be greatly missed in the
social and business circles OF the town.
Mrs. PHEBE T. MARTIN. Mrs. Martin was
born in Barre, April 10th, 1921. Her maiden
name was Phebe T. Mower She was one of a
large family OF brothers and sisters. Her life was
spent mainly in the towns of Barre and Williams
town, excepting the last few years, during which
she resided in Harris Gore, where she passed on
from this life into the heavenly life February I'd,
1879 In early life she was married to X. l., Mar
tin of Williamstown, and to him she has proved a
faithful and efficient help-meet sharing with him
alike in prosperity and adversely, in joy and in
sorrow and counseling with him in all things
She was one ever busy and ever ready to lend a
helping hand in every time of need, and foremost
and earnest in the advocacy Of every good cause.
Not only for this, but for her more than average
intellectual ability, she was held in high esteem
by her friends and neighbors. For these last few
years she has been the help and stay of be-
reaved and feeble daughter, whom she now leaves
for time, to precede her to the heavenly man
sions 81 go to prepare place for you, that
where am we may be also" Her loss is loss
not only to her own family but to the world, for
she was one of the worlds workers. Her re-
ligious belief was, that in the fulness OF times,
all of Gods rational creatures will attain unto a
state OF purity and holiness. In this she worked
lived and died, faithful in all things unto the
last. Her funeral was attended from her old
home in Willamstown. s.
r. II. WHTrIER.-Mr. X. II. Whittier one of
the prominent and well known business men of
Montpelier, died at his residence on School street
on Thursday afternoon last, in the ffty-seventh
year of his age. The immediate cause of his
death was pleuro-pneumonia, and not cancer
Gus affection, as was stated in the Boston pa
pers Robert Harvey Whittier was the son OF
John Whittier and Sally Edgerton, of Cabot, Vt,
and was born in that town June 10th, 1922. At
the age of twenty-one years he came to Montpe-
lier, under the friendly agency of the late Schuy-
Ter Phelps, Esq, of Berlin, and entered the SER
vice of the late William s. Smith, who for many
years conducted meat market in this village.
After spending three or four years in this posi-
ton, he went for brief period to Boston, and
then returned to Vermont and opened a meat
market in st. Johnsbury. After the expiration
of about year, and upon the death of Mr.. Phelps,
the friend and patron of his youth, Mr.. Whittier
was married to his daughter, Susan c., and re-
moved to the Phelps homestead in Berlin, where
he remained for seven or eight years. In 1858 he
came to Montpelier and bought out the old and
popular meat market Of the late William b. Hub
bard, ION the corner" which business he sue.
cessfully and honorably conducted until the day
Of his death The character Of his business was
such as to bring him IA very extended acquaint-
ance, and his proverbially genial nature aud buoy
ant spirits made friends of all who knew him
insomuch that the business men OF the town are
few who were so extensively known or whose
death would be so seriously felt. In the death OF
MIR. Whittier the community has lost public
spirited citizen, whose shoulders were always
ready for his share of the burdens; the poor
generous friend, the extent of whose quiet char.
tiles will never be revealed in time; the church
of his choice habitual attendant, and apprecia.
tive listener and a ready and cheerful supporter
ht,al and faith