The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10
Obituary.

BUCK.-Samuel Buck died at Middlesex
Center Sunday evening, April T. 1899, in his
year. Mr. Buck was born here
and had Away lived in this town. He was
an honest, hard-working farmer, and
though his later years were somewhat
clouded with troubles, loss of health and
property, yet he bore all his msfortunes
with quiet patience and heroic fortitude.
Looking on his long life of toll and his dig
nitied example, one may well say:
And am glad that he has lived thus long,
And glad that he has gone to his reward
Softly to dsengage the vital cord"
REED.-The old home retains its charm
for many year, often recalling those long
absent from it as visitors, and even winning
back the bodies of the dead to their final
rest in its Gods acre" Thus the remains
of Edward ID. Reed, third son of the late
Thomas Reed of this place, were brought
from Buffalo N Y, to his ma i've town and
inferred in our Green Mount cemetery on
last Monday afternoon. Mr. Geed went to
Buffalo about thirty years ago and engaged
in the lumber business, which he contin-
ued to prosecute down to the time of his
death. He married Miss Maria Burt, who,
with three of their five sons, survives him.
He died at the age of fifty-four, after an ill
ness of only a few days April 8. His old
est son, Edward, the two remaining brothers,
Mr.. George b. Reed of Boston and Mr..
Charles A. Reed of Chicago, with one of
the two surviving sisters, Mrs. f. Henry
Powell of Richford, and many other
relatives and old-time friends, were present
at the burial service in the cemetery, which,
comprising prayer and anthem, was con-
Quoted under bright sky by Rev. Charles
S. Smith The Buffalo Courier says of the
deceased, "Mr. Reed had been prominently
identified with the lumber interests of this
port in its earlier history, and especially 80
with the lake carrying trade. He was hon
ored as one who had always lived up to the
spirit as well as the letter of his word. The
Exchange will attend his funeral in body"
STRICKLAND.-Dr. b. Strickland, native
of Berlin, Vt, died of pneumonia at his
residence in Cleveland, Ohio, February 21st,
1889. DR.. Strickland was a son of the late
Dea. Benjamin Strickland, one of the early
SETTLERS of Berlin, in which town he was
born July 9th, 1910. He worked on the
farm till twenty-one years of age The last
four years of this time, with two younger
brothers, he performed all the labor on the
farm. He soon after began attending school
at Montpelier academy, and afterwards gave
some attention to the study Of medicine in
Montpelier, attending one course of lee
lures. But his mind was more especially
directed to dentistry. He came to Cleve-
land in 1875, when the now beautiful city
was a mere village. Soon after his arrival
he opened an Office for the practice of his
profession, and was the first to make it
speciality. His early practice was some-
what limited, but by industry and persever-
ance he became widely known as skillful
practitioner, and soon felt himself perma-
nently settled. In 1910 he married Miss
Hannah Walworth, a daughter of Judge
John Walworth, with whom he lived nearly
half century, till his death, which oc-
Cured only thirteen days before that of his
wife, who had been an invalid about four
years They had one child, son, who died
about one year before the death of his
l..
DR.. Strickland was we'll known in Cleve-
land and vicinity as a gentleman of strict
integrity of character and possessing good
business Judgment. He was a quiet, unos-
tentatious man, but was interested in all
matters pertaining to the welfare of the
knew him. A sister and one brother sur
yiye him. B.