The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-24
Obituary..

CHURCH.-Mrs. G. A Church of Blooming
dale, N Y, died October II, of quick con-
sumption and was brought to North Fays-
ton for burial, the funeral taking place on
Sunday at the school-house. Mrs. Church
was widely known in that and adjoining
towns, having spent her childhood in the
vicinity and afterward teaching school in
several districts until the time of her
marriage, when she went to New York.
For several years she sang in the choir of
the Methodist church at Waitsfeld and was
member of that church She graduated
in the Latin and Scientific course of the
Vermont Methodist Seminary at Mont
pelier in 1882 Being of very amiable dis
position, she won many friends and will be
sadly missed among her acquaintance as
well as in her home. She leaves husband
and one child.
DARLING.-Norris M. Darling died at his
residence in Albany, October 10. He was
born in Groton, December %, 1876; moved
to Albany in the spring of 1884; was mar
Ted to Mary r. McClary of Peacham, March
rs, 184O held several offices of trust in the
town of his adoption, and in 1858 moved to
Eden, where he resided eight years making
many friends; in 1866 removed to Albany,
where he has since lived For over thirty
years he has been agent for the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company; was JUS
tice of the peace and notary public for
about forty years. He had been failing in
mind and body since July 3, 1885, when he
was sun-struck while surveying in the town
of Craftsbury. The deceased united with
the Baptist church in Groton when about
sixteen years of age and after moving to
Albany transferred his membership to the
Baptist church there. He was consistent
Christian and his example and counsel was
worthy of imitation. A wife and six chill
dren-three sons and three daughters-sur-
vive him. He also had nine grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren For the past
few months much of the time has been lost
to him, he not even knowing members of
his own family and he has often talked of
"going home" But in his sane hours he
would speak of many matters of interest
and express desire to vote for the honOred
grandson of the one for whom he carried
the ballot in 1910. Thursday morning, the
18th instant, he did not awake and could
not be aroused. Medical aid was sum-
moned but to no avail. The burial took
place on Tuesday, the 10th, Rev. Mr.. Buz-
zell from Troy conducting the services.
IS But thou shalt die in peace " were the
words of the text. Truly good man has
fallen.
PUTNAM.-Deacon John g. Putnam, who
dropped dead in Rutland last Friday at
the age of seventy-seven years and eight
months, was born in Springfield, Vermont,
in February, 1911. From 1918 to 1869 he
lived in East Montpelier, where he followed
the occupation of a farmer. His wife died
about five years ago, after happy union of
nearly fifty years. They had three sons
Jacob III. NOW leading physician at Rut-
land), John A. NOW living in Moravia,
Iowa., and Isaac A., who was killed in the
battle Of the Wilderness while holding the
rank OF first lieutenant in the Fourth YER
mont. In 1869 Deacon Putnam went to
Moravia, Iowa, and engaged in farming.
Returning to East Montpelier after the
death of his wife in 1888, he soon went to
Rutland and resided with his son up TO the
day of his death. The Rutland Herald
speaks these kindly and truthful words of
him: Throughout his long life he had
been an active member OF the Universalist
church and was identified with the societies
in East Montpelier and Moravia as well as
St Paul's society since his residence in Rut-
land. He was of very pleasant and social
disposition and had large circle of warm
friends and acquaintance who will greatly
miss his cordial greetings and his familiar
form upon the streets. But in no place out
side of his own family will he be more truly
and sincerely missed than in the gatherings
OF the people of St. Paul's church, with
whom he not only worshiped but associated
Hardly any gathering of the society was
considered complete without him. as he
was respected and beloved by all The
pleasantest anticipations had been enter
tanned by his presence at the harvest sup
per, and though his sudden passage from
this life into eternal rest came with appall-
ing suddenness upon joyous gathering, it
was much more meet that he should have
died here among the friends whom he loved
and who loved him so dearly than to have
passed away among strangers" He had
suffered from heart disease for many years,
and it is probable that the excitement of the
evening caused his sudden DEATH
Two Rutland men shot ten coons in a