Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-03
Obituaries.

day morning, October 29tl in the seventy -seventh
year OF his age lie was highly esteemed and one
Of the most prominent citizens OF the town, hold
ing the office OF town clerk for over forty con-
secutive years
SHoLEs-Died at her residence at Chipman's
Point, October7, Mrs. Olive Shoes, in the seventy
seventh year of her age. By this event Orwell is
deprived Of another of her lifelong residents and
valuable citizens Mrs. Shoes was the sixth
daughter OF Luther and Hannah Brown, who
were among the first settlers Of the town. To
this patriarchal household we're born twelve chill
dren, whose united ages average seventy-seven
years. In 1926 Olive Brown was married to Jo-
sephus Sholes, who died in 1856. Mrs. Sholes
was woman Of cheerful temperament and Of I'M
varying energy of character. Though not able to
participate much in social life beyond her own do
nestle circle, she retained lively interest in
whatever pertaned to the we'll being of the COM
munity in which she lived, and particularly in
the church of which she was for many years a
member. For more than thirty years she has
been afflicted with tumor of scrofuous ma
ture which finally resulted in a cancer. At diff
terent times her suffering was intense, so that
her life was despaired Of, and for weeks previous
to her death she fingered in the borderland sep
During all this time she manifested Christian pa
| thence, calmness and resignation which were an
| inspiration to those about her. Sometimes the
name of Jesus and words Of prayer would call
| forth response which no other theme would
elicit. Three sons and daughter remain to
mourn her loss. Everything that love could
prompt was done to alleviate the suf erings which
no human skill could prevent and aching hearts
have the consolation of knowing that they did
| what they could for their loved one The funeral
services attended October o by large circle
Of relatives and friends OF the deceased.
| WHEELocK.-Died in Barre October 10th, OF
| typhoid fever, after a sickness of little more
than two weeks, Ellen g., wife of Arthur n
Wheelock, principal of Barre academy. She was
born in Barre, August 9th, 1855, and was the
| youngest of the five children of Erastus and
Nancy Clark Wheaton. Most OF her life was
| spent at or near her early home, and hence her
| spirit passed TO the Fathers house of many man
sions. Remembering her in this home suggests
the tender lines with which the poet Whittier in
| troduced to the reader OF Snow Bound" the
youngest and the dearest " of his old home cir
Gle. In the social circle in which she moved her
| quiet reserve her careful consideration Of and
readiness to serve the wants of others, made her
universally esteemed. The Sabbath school in
which she teacher, and the choir where
her voice had 30 long been familiar, lose in her
member whose memory will long be cherished
Mrs Wheelock was educated at Barre academy,
graduating in the class OF rs She was for sew
eral terms subsequent to this engaged as teacher
| in the academy, and afterwards in the public
schools OF the town. Here her work was ever
| We nd tha If har
will be to many scholar an inspiration in COM
ing days. August 18th, 1880, she was married to
Professor Wheelock, and but few weeks after
| they entered upon their chosen life work, one in
which they were happily united and which
opened before them with many promises of hap
piness and success. Why to so bright day there
comes so sudden and dark cloud there can
be no answer given,
Save that learned beside my mothers knee
| All III OF God that IA and Is to be;
| And God is good. let this suffice us STILL
| Resting in chdlike trust upon his viii,
Who moves to his great ends unthwared by the III.
| BARsEs,-Entered into rest from her home in
Montpelier Sunday night October 3lst after
| sickness OF two weeks, Caroline Yale Barnes,
widow OF Henry Y. Barnes, Esq, late Of Mont
peier, at the ripe age of seventy-sx years and
| seven months Mrs. Barnes was a direct descend
ant from David Yale, who came from Old Eng
land to New England In 1857. Also from Governor
Elihu Yale OF New Haven, Connecticut whose
name and memory are perpetuated with honor
and gratitude In Yale College, and in honor of
whose munifcence the institution received its
name" She was the second OF seven children of
| Lyman Yale and Martha Foote OF Charlotte,
where she was born May IA, 1904. Her father
was one OF the founders OF Charlotte, not only
because he among her earliest citizens
| coming there when the town q wilderness and
there were but three or four families in it-but
more because Of the stability and excellence OF
| his character as man and Christian. Mrs
Barnes, as she grew up, showed herself worthy of
this parentage. She filled up well all the rela-
tions OF life in which she was called to act. She
was the sister that brothers love. As wife and
mother she was the one in whom the heart OF her
| husband and children safely trust. Nor was she
| less esteemed In the church Of Christ and in the
neighborhood and society In which she moved.
Valuing her birth and relation to one OF the his
| torcal and excellent families OF New England,
her confidence was that she had been born into
the family OF God, aud was connected through
Christ with the pure and good OF all ages
that great company who shall come from the east
and the west and sit down with Abraham and
Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom Of heaven. 1t
was not the relations OF the past that she valued
most but the actions OF the just
| "for only the actions OF the Just
| Smell sweet and blossom In the dust"