Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-11
Obituaries.

SMrrH-A shadow which has for many months
been resting upon the household Of Fred f.
and Abba NJ Smith has at length settled in thick
darkness upon it. Monday morning, the 9th inst,
at Loon Lake House, among the Adirondacks,
the life Of Walter j., their sole surviving child, re-
turned to him who gave IT, and Monday night his
remains were sorrowfully borne back to the spot
where, on that day and hour, nineteen years ago
his birth had brought joy and gadness. Walter
was the third son OF his parents In 1879, while
student at the Vermont Episcopal Institute at
Burlington, he had his first serious sickness, and
the rugged boy whose pleasant face and manly
bearing had long been familiar to this commu-
nifty was destined never more to know the robust
health Of early manhood. Evident symptoms OF
consumption developed themselves. During the
past autumn he was taken south and west with
the hope Of improvement from travelling and
change Of climate. Early in January, by the ur-
gent advice OF DR.. Alfred LOOMS OF New York
city, who examined him there in December, he
went to the Adrondacks, less with the hope OF re-
covery than Of prolongng life and rendering 1t
more comfortable. Since early In March Walter
was under the constant personal attendance Of
Dr. Edward p House, and his father and mother,
either singly or together have been throughout
his sickness almost continually by hisside. Early
in April his first cough developed itself, and
from that time his decline was steady and rapid.
lie suffered no pain. lie experienced the Ian
guild, exhausted feeling inseparable from his con-
dition, but the clear mountain air sustained the
action OF his lungs to the last moment. lie died
as he had lived, happily, the old winning smile,
the outward expression Of a loving, gentle and
guileess nature, irradiating his countenance to
his dying moments. To the outer world Walter
Smith was known as n bright lad, gentlemany
and unassuming in his manner, and regardful of
the feelings and welfare Of others. In his home
life, an especially tender and confidential rea-
ton existed between his parents and other mem
bers Of the home circle over the grave Of
buried hopes many kind and sympathetic word
will be feengy spoken, none the less sincere be-
cause the parental hearts may take no note OF 1t.
Funeral to-day at four o'clock p. NJ. at Christ
Church.
PARMELEE.-Fidela A. Wilder, widow OF the
late Lucius Parmelee of Waterbury, died in Den
yer, Colorado, May o. of dropsy Of the heart.
Mrs. Parmelee was born in Waitsfield, February
| Is, 1921, and was the sister of Captain o. c.
| Wilder OF that town. October Goth, 1851, she
bury till her husbands death, January %, 1879.
| when with her daughter Florence she went to
Georgetown, Colorado, to live with her son Edwin
| C. Parmelee. In November she suffered from an
attack Of pneumonia, and having been in delicate
health since, a few weeks previous to her death
she was taken to Denver, hoping that the change
would prove beneficial but this hope was not re.
allied and her death resulted as stated above.
Her remains will be brought to Waterbury for in.
terment, where they are expected to arrive on
Wednesday or Thursday of the present week
There survive of the children of her marriage
with Mr. Parmelee her daughter Florence, men.
toned above, and Effe, wife of Edward Wells
Esq, of Burlington. Mrs Parmelee at the time
of her death was still member of the Congrega.
tional church in Waterbury. She was a woman
of excellent Christian character, of superior edu.
cation and culture, devoted wife and mother
| and an ornament to the church OF which she was
a member and the society in which she moved.