Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-09-04


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DEATH or REvERED AND beloved LADY.
Mrs. Maria (Farnham) Rockwell, widow
OF the late DIR. VIM. IL. Rockwell died at the
residence OF her son, VIM. II. Rock we'll, NJ.
d, In Nav York city TN Sunday morning,
the 80 h Of August lAst, aged SO years. Her
remains were brought TO Brattleboro for in.
torment, which occurred on Tuesday, the "a
inst, and, as was most fitting the funeral
was from the Vermont Asylum whure her
principal life work was done. Il was fifty
years ago, lacking but few months that
DR.. and Mrs. Rockwell comparatively
young couple Just entered upon the prime Of
life, came to Brattleboro to begin their life.
work OF building up the Vermont Asylum,
then in merest embryo, having only, az a
ground work, the legacy Of $4,000, be-
queathed by the lAmented Mrs Marsh a wild
owed lady who deceased in the neighboring
town Of HinsdRle, N. H., and a corporate ex-
istence under charter from the state of Yer
mont For about 81 years Mrs. Rockwell
shared the anxietios and lRbors OF her hus-
band. Favored with uniformly robust health
and healthy mind, with marked amiability
and humanity Of feeling, and vithAl, practi-
cal good sense and decision Of character, she
was well equipped for the varied and multi
form requirements OF her position. She was
the devoted aud untrinR friend OF the unfor.
tunate inmates Of the institution, ever ready 10
devise ways for promoting their comfort aud
health, occupation for their minds and hands
RmuaamanN for Abafr nj at .aIa
for their darker and more troubled days. Thus
by numberless thoughtful acts of kindness, a.
devoted and untiring as unobtrusive, and per
haps little known 10 the world without, she
greatly endeared herself TO all who we're the
objects OF her care and sympathy. She had
the Unborn faculty 10
minister to a mind diseased;
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow
RAse out the written troubles Of the brain.r
1t was most touching to observe the love
and respect shown by q number OF the old
patients who knew her 80 well, a. they took
a last parting look at her remains at the close
OF the funeral service Il was largely through
her natural and cultivated taste, and her fond
ness for flowers and shrubs, that the extern
sive grounds and surroundings Of the Asylum
were so well laid out and made 10 attractive.
Mrs. Rockwell had a marked fondneas for
literature, particularly for poetry, and pos
could repeat many favorite poems and hne
passages read or committed in early life. She
was also an unusually fine correspondent, and
perhaps her greatest enjoyment during her
Asylum life, and since, was In corresponding
with the lady patients who recovered while
under her husbands treatment; certainly her
greatest regret the last several years was her
physical inability TO use her pen 1t was
matter OF course that with Mrs Rockwell's
friendly and kindly nature, her requirements
by reading and by intercourse with the world,
and her devoted Christian life, she attracted
TO herself wide circle of friends and 40
quaintances among the people of this vicinity,
who enjoyed much in her society. How ben.
eficent has been the life Of this estimable
Christian lady II has been q benediotion 10
all who have ever known her and felt the in
huence OF that life The funeral service was
attended by a large circle of friends and
neighbora, and q very Just aud fitting tribute
was paid to her worth by the Rev. G.. L.
Walker, ID. d., who oflioiated at the service
II.
MORE DRINKS AND LIQUOR BUSINESS
Last Friday night Sidney W. Wadsworth
was arrested for being drunk and offensive in
the water-cure building where he lived, and
was locked up. Next morning on being taken
before Justice Newton he was fined So and
ScoNot announcing III hAl " q ~. 90. Ou DoluR
asked by Col. Haskins, who appeared for the
state, where he got his liquor he said he got
It in Boston and then went calmly on 10 Grim
mate himself by saying that he had been in
the habit for good while OF getting liquor
and selling II or dividing ii up" with several
parties, four OF whom he named. He got the
money to pay up his fine and costs, and the
same afternoon was brought up again for vio
lGtion OF the liquor law and was fined $40 and
costs each on four first offences, making $l7.-
30 in all. This sum was paid for him by his
sister -in-law, and now Deputy Collector Lii
lis wants 10 SEQ him 20 the extent of $37. 90.
which IL the value of one OF Uncle Sans H.
quor licenses but at present Mr.. Wadsworth
il out OF town on visit to friends. Officers
who went over ON Saturday morning 10
search his room in the water cure building
found there two empty five. gallon casks, q
two gallon jug empty, and two quart bottles
partly filed with liquor besides a tunnel and
measure, which indicated that he had been
doing thriving business The officers have
been suspicious of him for some time, and
other tenants in the block have complained
OF the class of visitors which he had there
while his friends and relatives have admon
isbed him that he had better drop that kind
of business.
On Tuesday night Isaac X. Prouty a shoe
maker by trade, who at one time within a
year had a shop In Brattleboro, but has re-
Gently been in Putney, was arrested for
drunkenness, and next morning paid the Gus
tomary fine and oosts-$l0 &c In ali. He
said he got drunk on two four-ounoe bottles
Of Jamaica ginger The first bottle he,
bought in WalpOle, NJ H., and on arriving in
Brattleboro he got the bottle refiled here.
PERSONAL
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Greene returned
Monday from their visit to the seaside, and
Mr.. OroWell arrived yesterday. Mrs. A. E.
Thurber and daughter, with Geo. W. Ames
and Mira A. M. PrOuty and two children of
Marlboro-making a family party of six
started yesterday for Michigan, TO spend a
few weeks with relatives Miss Newman IL
back from vacation, at her post in the tele-
phone exchange. Cashier Dowley and wife
are on the Massachusetts coast near Marble.
head.
BREAKING AND ENTERING
During the absence OF Officer Horace
Ais and wife FROM home on Wednesday even
ing party of between 30 and 40 entered and
took possession of their residence on High
street where Mr.. and Mrs. Ais discovered
them on their return from q tea party. As
they entered they were both seized and ar
rested on charge of living together in peace
20 years. They both plead guilty and were
sentenced to 20 years more by Rev. l. MoAnn,
who concluded by saying that In these days
OF divorce It was 30 rare an occurrence that a
man and wife lived together happily SO long
that those present had deemed Il worthy OF
celebration and were there for that purpose.
And to keep the parties from forgetting the
occasion and as a token OF their esteem and
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