Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
Obituary.

Died, March 10th, AT the residence of her brother
y p Foster, IN Plainview, Mimi, Mrs B. f. Wal
ker. aged eghty-hye years and ten months.
Mrs. Walker was born at Croydon. N. H., IN June,
1875. and removed with her parents TO Orange VI,
IN l,oJ. At ihe age of fourteen she commenced ac-
tive work teacher. Her own education she
pursued IN her own way al intervals during the sue
ceeding years. At the age OF twenty-one she mar
RED Rev. Jason Walker, a member OF the New
England conference of the NJ. L. church. aud re-
moved with him 10 Smithneld X. |. On the death
Of her husband which occurred in less
than two years after her marriage, she returned
10 the home of her parents in Vermont, and from
that time 10 educate her and perfect herself
in her profession OF teaching-which she imme
diaiely lesumed-seemed 10 be the absorbing bust
ness of her life Her success as teacher is attest
Ell 10y an army OF literary men and women both In
New England and the West, who have passed some
of their years Of study under her instruction. and
y as % ri e r Me nn@a hfTs r e sv sS!
she pursued her profession with unIiring energy,
and Tor the last half OF that period was employed IN
some OF the leading schools and seminaries OF New
England. New York and the West whose standards
of excellence have been elevated In part Ny
her active and aggressive mind. Her pro-
fessional career might he said 10 termi-
nate with her engagement in the graded schools Of
Racine Wis, which place she left IN the fall OF
1850 and came 10 reside with her brother In this
place. During the more than twenty years OF her
residence in Minnesota she has never ceased TO be
i scholar and an active observer OF curious events,
and now lays down long life sincerely mournedh by
a very wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
The funeral services We're held NJ the Congrega-
lional church Thursday afternoon and were largely
attended.
The plainvicw Mimi Netcs of a late
date brings us the above announcement, which
will he read with interest by many OF Mrs.
Walkers scholars and acquaintance of thirty
or forty Years ago among our readers. Some
ten or more years, if We recolect right, OF
the useful and unsclsh life thus closed, were
spent in Burlington. Mrs. Walkers private
school was during that period one of the insti-
tulions Of Burlington. Mrs. Walker was one
of the most faithful and devoted Of teachers,
and during her residence here she gained
the high respect Of all who knew her, the
esteem of many and the affection of some
who in later years came to realize that to her
firm and kindly training they owed habits Of
thought and study and impulses for good
worth more to them than gold, for some of
her Burlington scholars she retained deep
affection IL the last, and with one, at least,
of them she correspondent at long
intervals up to within year or
two Of her death, expressing in her let
tiers "A strong interest in them and others OF
her Burlington friends; and showing a re-
markablr degree of retention of her mental
and physical powers. During the later years
of her life she had comfortable and pleas
ant home with the brother above mentioned.
Her son, Rev. Jason f. Walker, who was
an Episcopal clergyman, died about veal
ago, At the West.