Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-27
OBITUARY.,
MRS. PHILOMELA L. DICKINSON

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Died, IN New Haven. March 90, ISss, Mrs Phi.
lomela L. Dickinson, in the fifty third year of
her age. Her funeral was attended at her
late residence. The services were conducted
by the Rev W. y. Tower OF Bristol, and the
burial was in the cemetery near the Center.
The esteem in which she was held by her
friends and acquaintances demands some.
thing more than Il mere notice OF her decease
She was the second daughter of Caleb and
Harriet LOCKWOOD Wright OF New Haven
and born May Is, 1885. In her fifteenth wear
she became Christian and united with the
NJ. +. church in Weybridge, being baptised by
that good man and her beloved pastor, Rev.
David Il. Hulburd. Nov. 1, 1857, she was mar.
ried to Horace A. Crane of Bristol, a Young
man who seemed to give promise OF long lite
and corresponding usefulness, but who in the
order OF Providence, died in May, 1858. soon
after the death of her husband she returned to
the home of her parents, where was born her
eldest son, now Rev. Horace A. Crane OF
Grand Island, Nebraska. She remained wit
her parents some eleven years, when she mar.
ried Orrin 5. Dickinson OF Middlebury "a
trader, well known there and throughout the
county,, by whom she had u son, o. C. Dick
inson, whose present residence is with his
brother in Nebraska. After her second mar.
riage she resided in Middlebury some seven
years and subsequently her continuous resi-.
dence has been in New Haven. Several
months (perhaps years. preceding her death
disease OF drOpslcaI nature had seriously
affected her, and her sufferngs gradually in
creased; yet she was slow to advertise her
pain and sorrow, but bore with marked pa
thence what to others seemed uncomfortable.
During the past long cold winter she seemed
comfortable as one could with such a dis.
ease, constantly reminding her OF lite's termi.
nation, and as spring approached dared to
nope tor partial recovery OF health and q
renewed lease of life. But another disease,
pneumonia, made its appearance, and like
most other cases OF its kind, brought her life
to an abrupt termination. Mrs. Dickinson
had many excellencies OF mind and heart,
which her many friends and acquaintance
are not slow to acknowledge. She was Il good
neighbor, an Industrious, ingenious, earnest
worker, faithful, loving wife and mother,
and, withal, a well balanced, consistent Chris.
tian. She manifested much qualification in
living to see her first-born son sanctified and
consecrated to the gospel ministry, and To
realize the fruition ot her hopes of his future
life for he stands high in the Christian church
and already gives promise, under Gods bles.
sing, OF abundant usefulness in the sacred pro.
fession. Her parents, her children, her other
friends and neighbors Will mourn her depar.
ture from the associations OF It'll, and though
satished that her rest VIII be peaceful and
" they will often sigh for II touch OF her van.
ished hand and the sound OF her voice which
is stilled." X
OTHERS RECENT DEATHS.
Mrs. Ellen (RandalD Dunton, wife OF W. ii.
Dunton of Rutland, died at the home OF the
family on sunday. after long and painful i'll.
ness. The funeral was attended on Tuesday.
Among the floral decorations were handsome
mowers IRON the class OF SO OF the college, OF
which Mr.. w. X. DuntoD, a son OF the deceas.
ed, Is member. Mrs Dunton was a most
estimable woman, whose loss will be deeply
felt not only by the immediate relatives but
| by numerous friends both in Rutland and in
this county. Mr.. and Mrs Dunton formerly
resided in Bristol.
George r. Chapman, who died in Woodstock
on Monday,was a native OF Rutland, but in
early lite spent some time in Middebury as
clerk for the late Nathan Wood. From Mid.
dlebury he went to Troy and finally to Wood.
! stock, where he entered the mercantile bust.
ness and also did large trade in wool He