Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-24
Obituaries.

REV. Dr. JOSEPH p THOMPSON This eminent
and longtime pastor Of Broadway Tabernacle,
New York, died OF apopexy at Berlin, Prussia, on
Friday last aged sixty years. lie was graduate of
Yale and Andover; was pastor of Broadway Iraber-
nacle for nearly thirty years; also one OF the
founders Of the Neo Highlander and Independent,
and stood in the front rank Of American Congrega-
tional dlvines. DR. Thompson had travelled much
in the Fast, and studied oriental subjects partcu-
larry Egyptology, and wrote about these things,
as well rs religious memoirs and essays. DR..
Thompson has lived in Berlin some seven years,
we believe, and was perhaps the oldest American
resident.
J. j. WALLACE-Mr J. Jenness Wallace died
OF typhoid fever at the residence OF J. NJ Pilking-
ton at Sedalia, Missouri, September 10Th, in the
twenty-fith year OF his age. The Scdaia Duty
Democrat pays the following tribute to the mem
DRY of the deceased: 1.-THE deceased was born at
West Topsham, Vermont, was four years in the
railway service in Massachusetts, came to Sc
dalia, Missouri in April last, and was In the en-
poy OF the NJ, X. Il T. railroad at the time of
his death His training was of a serious nature,
and the lessons Of his youth formed the daily
walk and conversation of the man. Beloved by
all who knew him. for the purity Of his life and
character and his entire unsefshness, he has en-
tered into his rest, leaving behind him the halo Of
his many gra,es and virtues His sickness was
cheered by the presence Of loving brother and
many kind friends" His remains were brought to
West Topsham for nterment
II. L. sruART.-Mr. Henry Luther Stuart died
last Wednesday at Athens Georgia. the day be-
ing his sixty-fourth birthday. lie was born in
L..
cheering he went to New York in 1913, where he
became known in connection with the first efforts
to lay an Atlantic cable, and also "a the designer
Of the model from which the public schools arc still
built. lie was also the first to introduce the pi-
auo into these institutions, He aided in founding
the Five Points Mission in 1851, and was later in
strumental in causing the establishment Of the
normal college He was an old friend Of Horace
Greeley He devoted his whole life to the public
SERVICE and the Womans Hospital of New York
and the Eclectic Medical College are, in a
measure, indebted to him for their foundation
He was also much interested in the progress of
experiments with torpedoes as means of coast
defence His visit to Georgia was undertaken in
connection with the honors lately paid there to
DR.. Long, whose name is well known in connec-
ton with the history of anasthetics His death
was caused by paralysis.
Hon. WILLIAM MARTIN.-Ths gentleman
whose death was announced last week, deserves
more extended notice than we were then able to
give. He was born July Goth, 1856, of brave
and patriotic family His grandfather, Jesse
Martin, was killed in battle at Quebec in 1859;
and his father-Jesse-was one OF the patriots in
the battle Of Bunker HILL and was slightly
wounded when standing near General Warren rs
he fell Judge Martin in the same spirit voun-
teered for the battle at Pittsburgh. His father
came to Montpelier in 1901, and resided in that
part of the town now East Montpelier with a
family of seven children, until 1902, when he re-
moved to Marshfeld. His second son, william,
the subject of this notice, soon won place among
the most popular and prominent men of the
county He was the third person who represented
Marshfied in the legislature, and. was elected
eleven times to the office, beginning in 1920,
and ending in 1889 He was also constable of
his town for several years, and an assistant judge
of Washington county court in 1882 and 33, aud
it is believed, when it was established at Mont
pelier in 1907 and ever afterward until he could
read it in the family of his son, with whom he
| spent his last years. strong personal and po-
| ltical friendship existed between Judge Martin
and the late General Ezekiel p Walton, and the
general esteemed the judge to be the wisest and
best political adviser in the county. Judge Mar
tin has left good examples to his very numerous
| descendants.