Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-15


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SMITH.-Chauncey Smith died OF pneumonia in
Washington city, on the 10th inst, in his eghteth
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ter Of Hon Harry Hale OF Chelsea and was for some
years engaged In trade In orange county jury
l, loS9, ne commenced service In tne poseoIhoe
department ana continued until MS dea.n -a'inos.
iorty-three years lie was an INDUSTRIOUS ana
iaithtul offcer' ana commanded the commence oi
every administration his remains were ouiieu
IN the congressman cemetery "''n nigh masoni0
honors
McMULLIS.-John McMullin was born near
Belfast, Ireland, in the year 1909, from whence
he came, forty-nine years ago, in company with
Samuel Mclaughlin and Patrick Smith OF fays-
ton and John Baird Of Waitsfeld. The two latter,
with Mr.. McMullin, married sisters Mrs. Meal
lister of Waitsfied and Mrs. Kelly OF fayston,
sisters of the deceased, and Cornelius McMullin
OF Fitchburgh Massachusetts, brother, were
among the mourners 1t is remarkable that In
the scattering deathly work OF Time from among
the company who left their home across the sea,
so many years ago, Mr. McMuln was the first to
fall, and all whose names are mentioned above
were present Mt the funeral. Mr.. McMulin was
in early life instructed in the Presbyterian church,
which he ever held in reverence. lie leaves
wife, two sons, and daughter to mourn his loss,
and many friends, near and lar, VINO attested
their respect Tor the departed by their presence at
the funeral last Sunday afternoon.
GARNET. -Informstion has been received at
the state department, at Washington, Of the death
of Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, United States
minister to Liberia, which occurred at Monrovia
on the 9TH oil February. lie lett New YORK, No
vemoer IL, and arrived at Monrovia december 2S
lie was enthusiastically received by the citizens
there Several letters nave been received from
MIN, In none OF when did ne speak Oh MS peing
in poor health. The cause oil his death Is not
known. Mr.. Garnet will be remembered by
many in Vermont as most eloquent champion
OF his oppressed race during the early days OF the
liberty party organization, furnishing as he did
in his own person the fullest confirmation OF the
capacity OF the black man LOT lntehectual devel-
opment He was born slave in Maryland in
1919 but escaped in childhood with his parents
to Pennsylvania and subsequently to New York.
After preparatory course at a colored school in
New York and at Canaan Academy in New Hamp-
SHIRE he graduated with high honors at Oneida
Institute, New York, in 1870 He studied divinity
with the late DIR. Beeman OF Troy, and for many
years has been highly successful Presbyterian
clergyman, both in Washington city and New
York, until President Arthur nominated and the
senate unanimously confirmed him as minister to
Liberia. Mr.. Garnet was noble specimen Of a
man, and championed the cause OF his down.
trodden fellow countrymen quite as successfully
by his purity OF character and manly bearing as
by the thrilling eloquence OF his voice.
BRows.-A most painful surprise fell upon our
citizens on the morning Of the 9th, at the an
nouncement of the death Of EDWIN f. c., second
son of Colonel A, c. Brown, after only four DAYS
sickness with diphtheria In full strength and
perfect health almost at the threshold of man.
hood, surely he was exempt from the call of the
grim DESTROYER But no, death loves shining
mark" and his choice has again fallen upon one
of our nobest and best loved. Edwin reached
his eighteenth birthday on the 22d of January
last. or an aft ectionate, tender nature, he had
yet all the elements Of an honorable manly char
acter. Honest in thought and word and deed,
faithful in the discharge of every duty, thorough
in the pursuit OF every study he had the love and
esteem of his teachers and the warm friendship
OF his classmates. Through the few days Of his
sickness he bore the terrible suffering with heroic
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sent sister and brother to come to his bedside
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courageous disease. But all tnat loving hearts
o,,d had. oorld 40 to- raf,i ,,rsir,, o,,a
anu hahus coulu 10 ior hiin-careiui nursing ana
the skill and untiring efforts OF his physician,
was all in vain, and dear lied" as he was ever
familiarly called, has passed out oil our sight
forever On mol God strengthen our hope that
he has reached heights far above us, and help us
In our endeavors to reach them, also. When, on
the opening OF the school, Thursday morning, it
became necessary to announce the death oil this
much-loved pupil, Mr. Bracket, the principal, in
speechless but fearful sorrow stepped to the
DlackDOaru ana wrOte IL there COnvulsive soDs
burst from ALL and composure was no more re-
gained. The first seven verses OF the twenty-first
chapter OF Revelation was read, prayer offered,
the customary singing exercise being dispensed
with, and his class was then excused from further
study through the remainder OF the week. They
met elsewhere at once and passed the following
resolutions
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divine win we feel the deepest sorrow at being deprived Of
sby nSnr S renSeeS h ab ss ana
onoed eassmaei that in his death we have met with
Resoiced That in their deep afction we extend our
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