St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-20
RECENT DEATHS.

George r. Clark, only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. S. Clark of this place, aged 49,
died very suddenly and unexpectedly
Sunday morning. For two years he
has been employed at Brown s.
Humphreys grocery store on Main
street. He worked as usual until
Thursday evening when he went home
complaining of illness. The following
day physician was called, but he was
not supposed to be seriously ill. Sun
day morning at about Z o'clock he told
his mother that he felt very sick and
an hour later he was dead. He was a
young man of good habits who enjoy
ed the confidence and respect of his
employers. The blow falls with spec
ial force upon his father and mother as
George was an only child.
A. r. Lucas died at his home in this
place Wednesday morning, Sept. 10, at
the age of "a years. Mr.. Lucas has
been for 19 years one of the prominent
figures upon our streets, having been
ness. He was kindly man, ever ready
to do a good turn, and without an ene-
my in the world. He had been feeble
all summer not having been out upon
the streets for several months. His
life, up to the last 19 years, was lived
in Peacham. He leaves a wife by a
second marriage, five children and a
step-son. He was a member of the
Methodist church.
Colonel and Mrs. Truman G. Fletch-
er are brought again to great sorrow
by the death this morning of their
beautiful little boy Sidney, whose life
has hung in the balance for several
days past. His place in the cemetry
will be beside four other little graves'
this family having been called already
to the unusual sorrow of following to
their last resting place four sons and
one daughter, while their eldest son,
Carl, has been for weeks at deaths
door, but now is slowly though steadi
ly improving. The heartfelt sympa-
thy of the entire community goes out
to this greatly afflicted family.
Mrs. Catherine G.. Gale died at the
home of her son, John N. Gale, in
Summerville, Tuesday the 18th, at the
age of 80 years. Mrs. Gale was the
widow of John Gale, formerly deacon
in the Congregational church at Barre,
of which church she was member at
the time of her death. Mrs. Gale has
made her home with her son in this
place for the past % years, and by rea-
son of her modest, Christian life she
was esteemed by all who knew her.
She leaves, beside her sou where her
home was, two daughters-Mrs.D David
oJrIcKIand OF EasJ naruwIOn
E. P. Boardman of Hardwick. Her
death follows very closely that of her
daughter-in -in-law in the same house,
Mrs. John Gale having passed on only
two weeks before her.
Clarence E. Curtis, who lived in the
Heath district, three miles south west
of this place, was taken ill Monday
evening of last week and died Satur-
day morning. The attending physi
clans called his disease erysipelas. The
first symptom of trouble was a sore in
one nOstril which Mr.. Curtis thought
was small boil. He grew rapidly ill
and on Wednesday a doctor was called.
The disease made rapid progress and
he was in intense suffering, especially
in his lungs and chest, until death
came to his relief. Some think death
resulted from blood poison caused by
the malignant pustule in his nose. Mr..
Curtis was a young man of Christian
character and greatly respected by all
who knew him. He was a member of
the Baptist church at Passumpsic and
had been active in sustaining the meet
ings in his school district. He mar
ried eight years ago daughter of HAL
Heath, whom, with two young children,
he leaves to mourn his premature
death. Mr.. Curtis was son of Mrs
N. w. Daley of this place.