St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-17
RECENT DEATHS.

conference, died in Burlington Wednes-
day afternoon at the age Of so. The
cause of his death was blood poisoning,
the result of over work. He had been
in the hospital at Burlington, which he
left in February, and it was thought
he was getting well. Mr.. Folsom was
native of WilliamstOwn. He had
held charges in East Burke, Barton
Landing, Island Pond and Newport in
this part of the state. His last charge
was at Fairfax. He was an earnest
worker in the temperance cause, being
a prominent member of the order of
Good Templars and for some years the
worthy grand templar of the state or
ganizatiOn. He was a man of singular
purity of life and character, and was
held in high esteem by many friends
in the state. His wife survives him,
and also three children, Mrs. o. G. Am
id0n and Frank E. Folsom of st. Johns
bury and Henry G.. Folsom of St. AL
bans.
Impressive funeral services were
held at the Methodist church in this
place Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr..
Culver, presiding elder of the St. AL
bans district, delivered the funeral
sermon from Rom. 4, IL, "If so be that
we suffer with him." The sermon was
a thoughtful presentation of many les
sons drawn from Christian suffering.
A touching tribute was paid to the
memory of the deceased, who, through
all his life ever champiOned the cause
of the down trodden and the oppress-
ed. For three years his patient suffer-
ing has been marvel to his friends,
and he persisted in working until COM
PEELED to take his bed. Rev. Mr..
Cushing of East Burke testified to the
great good Mr.. Folsom had done he
was a searching preacher. Rev. j. E.
Farrow and Rev. Mr.. Reynolds also
assisted in the service.
BRAINERD.-Ira Brainerd died at the
residence of his son George Brainerd
in this place Saturday morning. Had
he lived until next month he would
have been IS years old. He has been
failing for some weeks and his death
was expected.
Ira Brainerd was born in Danville,
June, 1903, where nearly his whole life
was spent. For many years he was
one of the most prominent business
men of Danville in the days when that
town was not only the business centre
of this county but of northeastern YER
mont. AS member of the firm of
Vail, Brainerd & Co. he was engaged
in general merchandise business; at
the same time he was large buyer
and shipper of produce, established
and managed a starch factory and also
tannery, and had interests in wooden
and other factories. Bringing to these
enterprises remarkable degree of en-
ergy and business sagacity his efforts
we're almost uniformly rewarded with
success. He was one of the organizers
and for many years president of the
Caledonia bank at Danville, and more
than any other man in the county, per-
haps, especially in the later years OF
his life, was entrusted with the busi-
ness of settling estates, evidence in it.
self of the degree of confidence that
was reposed in him by those who knew
l. hn ro-
tired from active business life and
about IL years ago removed to New
bury, where he has lived quietly until
a year ago when he came to st. Johns
bury and has since made his home
with his son. During all these years
he has been a devoted and prominent
member of the Methodist church, and
his life has been always consistent
with his Christian professions. A pos
tive, aggressive man he was in poll
tics first a whig and, from it's organiza
ton to the time of his death, member
of the republican party, though he al
ways refused to accept Office or politi
cal positions of any sort.
Mr.. Brainerd was thrice married
first to Miss Martha Page of Danville
to them was born son, George Brain
erd of this place and Mr.. Brainerdi
only child. His second wife was Eu
nice Deming, widow of Benjamin Dem
ing. His third wife was Mrs. Samue
Choate, widow of Samuel Choate O
Danville, who survives him. Tw,
: brothers also survive him, Asa, aget
r 81, Congregational minister in th'
f West, and Hiram, aged "a, citizen o
! Danville.
LINDsEY.-Peter Lindsey, ESQ.,, die
at his home in Barnet on Wednesda
1 morning, May Is, of heart disease. MI
> Lindsey was about 20 years old and a.
upright, honest and highly esteeme
citizen. He was a native of Barne
and had always lived there, occupyin
for many years the meadow farm thre
miles below Passumpsic, near the Eas
a. Barnet station. He had been promi
|, nent in town affairs for many years
holding the Office of selectman at dif
S ferent times, and was overseer of tn
a poor until the last year. In politics,
: democrat, he had never held any p0liti
! cal office, but had been candidate fO
town representative. He was regu
# lar attendant at the Presbyteria
l. church. Early in the winter he wa