The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-02
WEIRRIDGE,

Mr.. Geo. Lawrence, who IL run
ming the hay press at the Camp groun,
was seve rely injured last we Elk by
lever which struck him upon the chest
rendering him insensible for some time
He was conveyed home and Drs. SuttoI
and Kidder called, who found the col
lar bone broken and other internal In
ljuries. He has the sympathy of thu
public in his misfortune.
| AT the annual meeting of Pos
Sampson the following officers were
elected for 1880: q. w. Sneden, com.
K. Kingsley, 3. V. CON-; G. Tier, j.
| ". CON-. j. W. Kingsley, surgeon; j.
Harrington, chap; IL. s. Jackman, D.
D.; Jas. Sneden, D. g.; W. f. Smith,
adj. ; g. w. Cobb, serjt. maj. II. u.
Isham, Q. M; s. Eaton, @. M. serjt.
The Post are TO have an oyster supper
at their hall on Wednesday evening,
JAM.
/z<Mr. Joseph Bowdish, whose death
occurred here on Monday, Dec. 22, was
born in Weybridge. March 80, 1922,
nearly fifty-eight years ago. He has
always resided on the home farm of his
father, Mr.. Columbus Bowdish, near
the Wright monument. No husband
or father could be missed more by his
family, being as he was, an uncommon
ly kind and affectionate husband and
parent. His home has always been an
attractive one, and 1t has ever been his
delight to remain there unless business
called him from IL; he could be found
surrounded by wife aud children, in the
enjoyments that can only be found in a
we'll ordered family circle. lie was
also more than ordinarily fond Of soci-
ETY., but liked best to meet 1t at his
home, where all were always welcome,
and not only this but bountifully cared
for in q way that would render them
comfortable and happy, with an album
dance coming from being a prudent
and successful farmer.
Although he was not professor of
the religion of Jesus Christ, he always
favored the cause and did all in his
power to enable his family to attend
religious meetings, whether at their
immediate place of worship or at 9TH |
ers more remote. Some considerable |
time before his death, but during his |
illness which resulted in his death, he
gave unmistakable proofs of having
met with change, and that change |
was the passage from Death unto Life,
and he gave up all worldly affairs, and |
even his family, exclsiming, 81 know |
He will care for them" So long as he |
was able to speak with the many kind |
friends who called to visit him he in
variably exhorted them to give them |
selves to God, and live the remainder |
of their days in his service, if they were
not already His. With his Christian |
friends he rejoiced greatly that God
was able and willing to forgive all sin,
and that it was his lot even to be accept |
ed and adopted into the family of Christ |
and become heir with Him to an inher- |
itance that fadeth not away. Thus he |
passed away, standing unfsilingly, I'M |
moved upon the Rock of ages. His |
family, who now mourn not as those |
without hope, consists of wife, two
sons and five daughters. They have
the heartfelt sympathy of his large
circle Of friends, whose prayer is that |
Gods grace may sustain them i'm this |
their hour of deep affection, and es- |
pecially to the bereaved widow who
has these long years been "casting her |
bread upon the waters" and has been |
made to rejoice even In her Affections,
that it returned to her beloved into the |
fold of Christ.
In matters Of business, Mr.. Bowdish |
has been known among us as an honest,
upright man. His first and uppermost |
care was his own business, and he had |
no time for his neighbors' |
unless solicited. He has enjoyed the |
of his fellow townsmen and
has filled numerous offices to general |
satisfaction. In short, he was a man
we could i'll afford to lose. His dis
ease was tumor upon the liver. His
funeral services were held from the
Congregational church, Rev. w. w.
Winchester officiating.