Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-06
DIR. Asahel lxendrick.


DIR. Kendrick, the notice of whose death
was published last week, was one OF our
oldest and best known citizens and the
event of his death is worthy OF more than
a passing notice. The DIR. was born in
| Hanover, n. H., on the 18th of Dec, 1913,
/ and was the youngest of a family OF eight
/ children. The opportunities for an edu-
! cation were easy Of access, and Mr.. Ken
drick availed OF these and then attended
4 medical lectures, not only in his native
! town but in Woodstock, and Troy, n. X.
! Prepared for the practice Of medicine ne
set out in search Of place TO open an Oh
/ flee and relieve the sufferings Of the peo-
| pie. Warren, Vt, seemed at the time to
offer the greatest inducements for the
young doctor. lie arrived in the place on
| the same evening with Gen. Cushman now
| of Rochester. The two young men-one
about to enter upon the practice Of medi-
| cine, the other upon mercantile hfe-in
new and strange place, formed close at
tachment for each other which lasted thro'
many years. He practiced his profession
here some ten ortwelYe years, in the mean
time marrying Miss Angelina 7. Aims
worth, who survives him, and then bought
the practice of DR.. Pascal Bradford of w.
Randolph, to which place he removed. Al
ter little Dr. Bradford, WHOM the mean
time had practiced in Bethel, wished to re-
turn and build a home among his old ac-
quaintanees and friends, and DIR. Kendrick
went to Bethel. He remained in Bethel a.
bout three years nd then returned to w.
Randolph where he continued to reside
until the time OF his death, period of be-
tween thirty-fiye and forty years. During
all these years he was closely identified
with theinterests of the village and the re-
gion around. During more than genera
ton his familiar figure has been seen up
on our streets. Those who are men now,
and gray with years, remember him as he
appeared to them in their boyhood days.
He was the household physician in many
homes scattered about in these valleys and
along these hillsides, watching carefully
through weeks and months many whom
death at length secured, and rescuing ma
NY more from its too eager grasp, quickly
responding TO the sudden calls of distress
whether these came at midday or midnight
Drawing storm and wind, cold and heat,
in the interests of humanity and in accord
ance with the demands of his profession.
He was an honest, upright, philosophical
citizen. His family was an important fac
tor in the community, prominent in its So
cial life. He was interested in education,
was a trustee Of West Randolph Academy
through nearly II not quite its entire exist
ence, not only having his own children ed
ucated within its walls. but through his
influence bringing many as pupils into the
school. He was never active as polite
ian. He gave his time and thought to The
things classed as "humanities.N He knew |
as every physician does, much of the man I
fold evils chat afiliet the race, and walked |
much through the shadows that are con-
stantly falling across the paths Of men, but 4
he never lost sight of the good that springs 4
out of things evil, and as the years passed 4
along he apparently walked more humbly /
with his God.