Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05
Obituaries.


FOSTER --George p Foster, for fourteen years
the landlord and proprietor Of the Union house In
this village, died suddenly Saturday morning,
January 1st Friday evening, in company with
number Of friends, he went to Mortified to at
tend New Years ball given by the proprietor OF
the Mortified house. The party left Mortified
at four o'clock Saturday morning on the express
train from Boston and arrived in Montpelier
about Ave o'clock Finding the side door OF the
hotel locked Mr.. Foster, who had night key to
the front door, started to go round to effect an
entrance Mt that point and then admit the re-
mander Of his party at the side door. He had
moved but step or two upon the piazza that
surrounds the hotel, when he suddenly fell. Mr.,
Sparrow, the former clerk OF the house, who was
one Of the party, hastened to his relief Assisted
by the ladies Of the party and by Mr.. Common, the
clerk Of the house, who was aroused by the fall,
he was carried into the hotel and medical attend
ance summoned. but life was extinct. He had
died from sudden attack OF heart disease. He
had long been subject to this complaint, lie felt
conscious OF his liability to sudden death from
this cause and had made his arrangements In
anticipation OF the fate that came to him In the
early morning Of New Years Day. During the
past few months he had several attacks following
some unusually hasty movement. At Mortified
he Joined several times In the dance, and although
once experiencing for an instant a slight dizzy
turn, seemed in exceptionally good health and
spirits Mr.. Foster WAS born in Orange, Vermont,
November 4th, 1882. While yet minor he went
to Compton, Canada, and served an apprentice
ship at the moulders trade He subsequently
worked at his trade in New Market, New Hamp-
shire, Wakefield, Massachusetts,, and In Exeter.
New Hampshire. At the latter place he had
charge, for a time, Of the Exeter Machine Com
pany's works. He reinquished his position there
January 1st, 1867, and assumed charge Of the
Union House in this village, Of which he ulti-
matey became proprietor. Mr. Foster was married
Just twenty-six years before the day OF his death
to daughter of John Palmer, Esq. OF New Mar
ket, New Hampshire Mrs. Foster died the 10th
Of June, 1880, after an illness characterized by
peculiarly painful suffering. son, Charles o..
Foster now grown TO manhood, Ia the only sur
vivor OF this marriage. Mr. Foster had lived a
life Of hard and industrious labor. Whatever Of
earthly goods he acquired, he obtained them by
constant and painstaking toll. In his business
career as well as in his relations as citizen, he
enjoyed the respect and confidence OF this com
munity His funeral was attended Tuesday after.
noon, the 4th instant, at three o'clock, Rev, j.
Edward Wright officiating The Odd Fellows, Of
which order Mr.. Foster was member, attested
their regard for their brothers memory by at
tending in a body.
CAMP.-Zebina Z. Camp, one Of our Oldest and
most widely known citizens, died at his residence
on Elm street on the afternoon Of the Sd inst, In
the 10th year OF his age. He was born in Tun
bridge in March, 1906, and was the seventh
among twelve children. Longevity was marked
characteristic Of the family, five having dice
within three years whose ages averaged eighty
two years, to wit: Mrs. Nye, in Mortified, eighty
six; Lyman, In Montpelier, eighty-four; Ira, IL
Newport eighty-three Charles, in California
eighty-one; and Zebina seventy-sx Mr.. CAM
came to Montpelier in 1896 and with the excep
ton of about five years, has resided here eve
since His first work at his trade THAT Of ston,
mason) was in 1926, in the erection of Hubbard
block on the south-westery corner of State ant
Main streets. From 1874 to 1858 he was engaged
in executing large contracts for the construction
OF the Vermont Central railroad, the Vernon
and Canada Great Western, and the docks a
Georgian Bay Lake Huron For the last twent,
years, with lapse OF only TWO or three years, III
has been the efficient street commissioner of GU
village. He was also sergeant-at-arms Of tn
state from 1865 to 1870. Mr.. Camp was possesse
Of remarkable executive ability as bushes
man, of quick and discriminating judgment, an
unquestioned integrity. He was twice married
i'm 1881 to Mrs Hannah Worcester who died i
1912, and in 1916 to Mrs. Phillips, by whom h
leaves son and daughter. During the last tw
or three years, since ncapacitated for active bus
ness, he has been close student Of the Bible, an
not long prior to his death received the rite @
baptism preparatory to uniting with the Methc
dist church in this village.
CHAPIN.-The Rev. DIR. E. H. Chaplin, who die
in New York, on Monday the Goth ultimo. wf
one OF the most eminent Of the liberal leader
OF our country and the foremost man in the I'm
versalist ministry Of the United States. He wa
a man Of evangelical sentiments and was widel
known and eminent as platform lecturer as we
as preacher and author His funeral service
were attended by several of the clergy from tn
evangelical churches" Of New York and v
cinity Henry Ward Beecher made one OF tn
addresses.