The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-09
Obituaries.

TABoR-Mr. Jerome Tabor died In Calais,
January 4, OF heart disease, aged sixty-four
years. The deceased was born In Montpelier,
September l. 1919 He had resided In Calais
during the last twenty-five years. His death
was very sudden, and to his wife and daughter
who Witnessed it. exceedingly distressing
While out riding with his wife, last Friday, he
complained Of feeling chilly and proposed to
her that they stop at the school-house, wherein
their daughter was teaching, and warm them
selves. After he had entered the school-room
he felt as II his face had been frozen and, step
ping to the door, procured some snow, and
while in the act Of applying the snow to his
face, he suddenly exclaimed, " am fainting."
Before either his wife or daughter could render
him any assistance, he sank into chair and
expired He leaves wife and four children
Mr.. Tabor was kind husband and a fond
parent. He was genial and obliging neigh
Dor. To his friends he was always cordial,
frank and faithful AS citizen he will be
missed for he was intelligent and enterprising
His mourning family have the sympathy of the
entire community.
PEAKE.-John Peake died at his residence in
West Topsham, Saturday morning, December
20, after very brief illness with pneumonia
at the age OF nearly eighty-two years. Mr.
Peake was born and always lived in Orange,
until about one year ago, when he moved to
West Topsham. He lived over sixty years on
the same farm; was an energetic, hard work
ing man. one Of the kindest of husbands, the
tenderest and most self.sacrificing fathers; an
accommodating, whoe-souled neighbor. He
was very fond Of little children, and even the
brute creation recognized in him friend He
had been since his early manhood a member Of
the Free Baptist society, and though never one
who paraded his religious belief, still he was,
to use the words OF the aged clergyman (his
particular friend) who preached his funeral
sermon, "always found reliable, always ready
to do his part in every good work. His word
he always sacredly kept, and therefore we say
good man has passed away" His widow,
with whom he had spent nearly sixty years OF
welded life, is very feeble and much Frustrated
by the sudden blow. He had been since bis
twenty-frst birthday a subscriber Of THE
WATCHMAN, never having missed taking it a
year since that time.
HoPKINs.-The Eagan Dakota territory En-
press of a recent date has the following appre-
ciative tribute to Mrs Helen P. (Upham) Hop
kins, whe died there December "a 1888; Mrs
Hopkins was born in Brookfield, VT. in the
year 1916, and was the daughter of Hon. z. NJ
Upham Of that place Eighteen years ago
she was married. in Brookfield, to Mr. w. G..
Hopkins, with,whom she lived up to the time of
her death, their union having been blessed
with the birth of four children-three girls and
one boy: Evertsince her girlhood she has been
Christian, and 1t was always her aim to do
all the good for others that she possibly could.
She was educated at Mount Holyoke college,
and for many years has been engaged in liter
airy work, being the author OF several serials
and very many other productions. 1t always
seemed to be her desire to be doing something
for those who were weak from any cause and
unable to help themselves, and the result was
that no matter where she happened to be she
was always sure to be surrounded by friends
Mrs. Hopkins was taken sick on Thursday OF
last week with scarlet fever, and although
everything that human ingenuity could devise
was done it did no good, and on Monday night,
about eleven O'clock she obeyed the summon &
and left this world Of trouble for that better
one above. She had been a resident OF Eagan
but short time, but had already made hosts
of friends, all of whom mourn her loss and
sympathize with the bereaved husband and
children