St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-15
RECENT DEATHS.
Strange Fatality.

| Mrs. l.. P. Poland, widow of the
late Judge Poland, and Mrs. Charles
Roblnson, n half sister of Mrs. Poland,
died Monday morning at the residence
of Mrs. A. E. Rankin on Prospect
street, the former of pneumonia, the
latter of bronchitis. Both were talk
Ell sick at abOut the same time on Sun
day the 4th inst, and both died within
a few hours of each other, Mrs. Robin
son passing away shortly after A o'clock
and Mrs. Poland shortly after III
O'Clock Monday forenoon. Mrs. Rob-
inson was suffering from a severe cold
when she came to St. Johnsbury two
weeks ago to make il brief visit with
Mrs. A. E. Rankin. Mrs. Poland, who
was also visiting here, attended church
on the 4th instant bnt was not quite in
her usual health. In the evening she
jot0sely remarked to her sister, "I
g..>ss have got your cold, and dur
ing the night they were both i'll, assist
ing each other but not arousing the
family. The next day both were con-
fined to their beds though neither
knew of the others serious illness, and
it was soon evident that both were
seriously sick. Until late in the week
hopes were entertained of the recovery
of both, but when Monday morning
came they passed away as above noted.
This event marks the death of four
members of the same family within
less than nine months and all under
peculiarly tragic circumstances. Judge
Poland, while aiding some men about
his barn at Waterville, July L, was
stricken with apoplexy and died in
stantly. A. E. Rankin, his son in-law,
while ut Morrisville in january was
taken sick with pneumonia and died
in eight days, never returning to his
home alive. The death of Mrs. PO-
land and Mrs. Robinson follows, bot II
away from their homes, with the same
disease and in much the same manner
as Mr.. Rankin. These blows coming
in quick succession, leave Mrs. Rankin
IHC oui hOihoOA vi ASi
branch of the family, having lost a
father, husband and the only mother
she has known from childhood within
less than IL years time. TO say that
she has the sympathy of the entire
community is to give but faint express
sion to the feelings of her large circle
of ST. Johnsbury friends.
Della H. Page, daughter of DR..
William Page and Henrietta Danforth,
was born in Cambridge, May 10, 1882.
1t was ut about this time that DR..
Page removed to Watervilc where he
built the brick house that has in later
years been known as the Poland home
stead, and where Judge and Mrs. PO-
land were living at the time of the
Judges death. She graduated from
the St. Johnsbury academy, married
Judge Poland in 1854, and made ST.
Johnsbury her home until two or three
years ago when they removed to Wa
terville. Over 30 years ago she united
with the North Congregational church
in this place of which she has ever
since been consistent member.
Though of II retiring nature and lead
ing il quiet life she was most esti-
mable Christian woman and was loved
T and respected by large circle of
friends. She never recovered from
the shock of Judge Poland's death last
yesr, followed us it was so quickly by
the almost equally sudden death of
Mr. Rankin. The prostration conse-
quent upon these events made her less
able to combat disease and undoubted-
ly contributed to the final result.
Philura Page, daughter of DR.. VIM.
, Page and Martha Marcy, was born at
Cambridge in 1920, and was married
at Waterville to Charles Robinson.
They lived for Il season ut Waterville,
then for Il longer period at Newport
and more recently at Somerville, Mass.
) Though at no time il resident of st.
r Johnsbury Mrs. Robinson has frequent
J ly visited here and was well known to
t this people as a woman of many ex-
cellcnt traits of character. Her hus-
/, band and il married son, Charles H.,
r survive her.
Funeral services were held at the
residence of Mrs. A. E. Rankin yester-
} day forenoon. In the absence of Mr..
t Lamson, Rev. Edward Fairbanks OF
, the South church officiated. 1t was, OF
course, Il double funeral. There were
: scripture readings, prayers and brief
: remarks of an appropriate nature, ant
s two chants were rendered by quar-
' tette from the North church choir. The
I bodies were placed i'm the receiving
S tomb here. The husband of Mrs. Rob
D insoD and her son Charles were pres
S ent. Other relatives from a distance
were unable to got here because of tn,
storm.
Petty Thieving.
u The occasional theft of small article
u from the Y. NJ. G. A. building by boy
has caused considerable annoyance
Officer j. A. Noyes has been on th'
lookout for the thieves for some time
Last Monday gold ring, small sun
of money, pocket knife and one o
two other small articles, laid aside b,
VI those who were exercising in the gym
nasinm, were missed and the thief
y tracked to il Is 5-years-Old boy who ha,
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