The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-25

5. J.. Il. Spearc. Geo. l.. Porter. \. J.
Marshall, l.. Ilanaford Chas. +. Pinney.
ChaS. NJ. Wilds; altcrnatcs -. May
nard. Allan Il. Fo t.. l.. G.. Barrows.
John Sargent. Frank A. Bond. II. Il.
Dodge. Delegates to district convention
y. ID. Eldrcdgc, y. p. Topper. G.. :.
Wainwright. VIM. Il. Rcmcle. John l..
Buttolph Oliver Severance: altcnates-
Rufus Wainwright Darwin Rider. \. ;.
Tracy. Albert \. Fletcher. Chas. -. Earl.
James NJ. Sladc. After the adoption of
this list the caucuScs adjourned. NJ
Mrs. W. Y. Ripley died at the resi-
'deuce of her son. Gen. W. Y. W. Ripley.
in Rutland, last Saturday and was buried
on Monday. Mrs. Ripley was well
known here. having kept up her acquaint-
anCc with Middlcbury people since her
removal To Rutland. The Hcr0ld of
Monday says of her: Jane Il. Warren.
daughter of General Hastings Warren
and Mary Young. was born in Middle
bury. W.. Feb. :, lS0S. She was married
to VIM. Y. Ripley. then of Middlebury,
February .. 1881. and removed to Rut-
land in 1887. having been II resident of
Rutland for nearly 30 years, where she
has always been Il prominent figure.
Coming of heroic blood on both sides
of her family, which had plunged into
the revolutionary conflict at Bunker Hill,
when our civil war called on the mothers
of the land for their bravest and best,
/ the fire OF revolutionary sires sprang into
| flame in her heart and she. though an eN-
ceptioually fond and devoted mother
promptly gave her three sons to the
also, though in inlirm health and in cause
| advanced wears threw all her energy and
| strpnOtD in a work 4 90 fnp Ia
soldiers in the field. She was promi.
nent organizer of the branch of the
Woman'S Sanitary commission here. anG
| through the war its president and wa,
prominent in the New England division
of it. and braved the rigors of our Yer
mont winters and the heat of its summer,
in driving up and down our valleys ant
across our mountains urging on the worl
of the women. with a heroism and ardo
not eNcelled by the men in the field
She was connected from early girlhooC
with the Methodist church. which she
loved dearly. She was very prominen
in her connection with the old Methods
church society at Center Rutland. Th
abandonment of the church building 70
religious purposes has always been tria
to her. The Methodist society of Rut
land have met with a great loss in he
death. She had great sympathy with thu
young and her companionship was yer,
agreeable to them. She had deep. activ
human sympathy for the poor and dis
treSsed. which she manifested in II sub
Stantial manner. She has been preSidcn
and an active member for years of til
Ladies Missionary society of Rutland
Her istcllectual influence over young AN
developing minds was wonderful. Sh
was widely and thoroughly educated il
that precise and elegant method of he
time. No young lady of the prcsen
school could rival her. Her home ha
always been happy one. 1t was fame
for its hospitality. which She dispense
. with rare grace. She was Il faithful an
flowing wife and mother. and the atlccti0
between her and her children was eN
ccedingly deep and tender. To her wer
born six children Gen. W. \. W. Ripley
Gen. Edward II. Ripley. Charles II. RiI
, ley Helen, the wife of John J. Myers
/ who died many years since. and Mary
the wife of {. NJ. Fisher. who with he
husband was lost on the Inflated Steame
Atlantic OIL the coast of Nova Scotia. an
Agnes. the wife of Charles +. Parker {
, NergenneS. Mrs. Julia {. X. Dorr vs.
the daughter of Mr.. Ripley's first wifi
: but coming under the care of the deCea
ed at an early age she knew no othe
! mother"