Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-05
Obituaries.

Of Richford, dropped dead while walking across
the floor Of her house last week Saturday. The
cause of her death was apopexy.
MIR. JonS WuIIAms.-Mr. John Williams, fol
sixty-fve years resident OF Castleton, died IN
that place last week Wednesday, aged eighty-twc
years. His wife, with whom he had lived fifty
six years, survives him. At his funeral six grand
children acted as bearers.
MRs. CHURCH TAnoR-In the death of Mrs
Church Tabor, wife OF the presiding elder Of thi.
district, the cause Of religion temperance and
every good work loses n firm friend and faithful
worker. She was native of Lyndon, and was a
graduate of Newbury Female College. She will
be greatly missed in large circle of warm friends
PLINy +, GALE.--Pliny Fisk Gale, son of Deacon
S. b. Gale, died in Plainfield yesterday of diph-
iberia, aged nineteen years, five months and four
teen days. lie graduated at the last anniversary
Of the Normal School in Randolph, and taught a
term Of school in Berlin last fall and the present
winter. He returned home two weeks ago, was
soon taken with the terrible disease, and was
sick ten days. Thus God takes his own. lie was
a member of the Congregational church, and
many hopes of parents and friends were centered
upon him He patiently and humbly committed
REV On. WARREN.-Rev. William Warren, d.
| D., for nearly quarter OF century District Sec
rotary of the American Board, died at his home
in Gorham, Maine, on Tuesday morning OF last
week, at the age of seventy-two years. lie was
attacked with pneumonia a year ago, and his
health had been failing mp to the time of his
death. DIR. Warren was formerly pastor OF the
| Congregational churches in Windham, Maine,
and Upton, Mass. lie was widely known in all
parts OF Vermont for his wise and generous adj
vocacy of the cause of missions and his genial
| manners-and few, II any, outside this state will
be more deeply mourned or missed.
Mrs. SALLY SLAyroN.-Mrs. Sally (willis)
slayton, widow of the late Bucklen Slayton, died
in Calais January 31st, aged ninety-fve years,
five months and sixteen days-the Oldest resi-
dent of the town Mrs. sayton was born in Hard
| wick, Mass, August 10Th, 1888. She moved to
| Calais with her father Edmond Willis-in 1888,
who was among the early settlers of the town.
She always took great interest in the welfare OF
the nation, and while lying i'll, during the rebel-
ion, expressed the wish that she might live to see
| the war ended and the Union restored Three
daughters and three sons survive her-Captain
A. p. Slayton of Elmore, j. Slayton Esq, of
Morrisvile, and Hon. II. K Slayton of Manches-
| ter, N II. One of her last expressions was: "God
bless my children! hope they will meet me with
my Saviour" There are ninety-fve living de-
misunderstanding children, grandchildren and
| great-grandchildreh
Mrs. ELLEN CRANE Mrs. Ellen Crane, widow
| OF the late Henry Crane, died in Montpelier on
the LIT instant, aged about seventy years Her
illness was not protracted, and at the close she
calmly and gently fell asleep. A native of Scot
land, she had the ways, some of the faults, and
many of the sterling virtues that are character
istic of the Scottish race. communicate in the
church, she was regular in her attendance at all
the meetings of the church, and also of Bible
class, of which she was not only one of the oldest
members in age, but also in the period of her
membership. She was a close student of the
Bible, critical of all interpretations OF it, jealous
of everything that seemed departure from sound
doctrine; and withal her faith in Christ and all
the revealed will of God was undoubting to the
last. Poor in worldly goods she was richer in
better things than most around her who perhaps
esteemed themselves above her.
CHARLES E. BANCROFT. The death of Lieu
tenant Bancroft, which occurred last week, was
not entirely unexpected by his many friends in
this section who had been aware of his dangerous
Illness Mr. Bancroft was the youngest son of
the late Aaron Bancroft, Esq, and was born in
this town in 1880, and has been, with the excep-
ton of few years, continuous resident here
He was very ingenious mechanic, and was for
many years foreman in the tin shop of Denison
Dewey, and received several patents upon i'm
proved machinery for the manufacture of tin
ware. He was First Lieutenant of Company L.
Thirteenth Vermont Regiment, member of the
Masonic fraternity, and of the Grand Army of
the Republic. In all the relations of life Mr. Ban
croft was worthy citizen, of retiring habits, but
of more than ordinary intelligence and merit lie
had been married three times and survived his
wives. He leaves two children, Charles d. f., of
this village, at whose home he died, and Miss
Abbie D., of st. Adams. His funeral was held at
the Unitarian church on Tuesday afternoon, Post
Brooks attending in a body.