News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-11-13
OBITUARY..


HON. FAREWELL WETHERBY.
Mr.. Wetherby was the son of Lu-
Cher and Lucy (Thurston) Wetherby,
anu was born in Westminster, Mass,
october 25th, 1905, and died in
amlt6l1dge, Vt, November 4th, 1890,
aU the age of IS years. The family
cdiiie TO st. Adams, Vt, in 1909, and
10 cambridge in 1919, at the death
vi MS father. He was then boy Of
l + years, with no estate but his reso-
luue purpose and manly courage to
support himself and widowed mother
ana younger sister, the late Mrs.
norman Atwood He soon learned
Ule Wheelright's trade, which he pur-
SUED with unremitting industry and
mastery skill for so years, acquiring
py IL and careful general business
NOT only competence, but an ample
estate. For 70 years he has been one
OF the useful men of hi>Isown, helping
It's best welfare with a, constant hand
and excellent judgms Int. The relig-
lous society OF his vii age had in him
a uniform benRtactol, both by his
regular support and {everent and eX-
emplary presence I'M the church on
the Sabbath day. ara
Every interest Ga cstown had a
ready and cordial nteda in him dur
ing all the years Oh fo,,ousy and use
full life. He ioineha st'lds in every
GOOD work in SOC - eth such faith
tul men of his daf iram Morgan,
Norman Atwoq& ~ fison Warner,
DOrman Safforf ery aAher such-like
men ev w. SO
He represent Cd ecessoshh in 1.-THE Leg
Gsbeture of 1Sf bn' paper.vas Assistant
" Judge of thessae in pla5urt in 1859
70. He was brsof pape.asurer from
1862 until hissem.a side ggoeriod of %
years, save oAlf deli it is a most
.--,s=--ris / a IS s,xot<s
isf5f The man, Glsass n s tens of thous-
ands of dollars received and disbursed
by him during the long administra-
ton of his Office. not a penny has,
failed to beduly accounted for. 1t. is
a worthy record of fidelity in most
fiduciary trust.
Mr.. W.tlerby was three times mar
ried. Fltst to Mary Page, daughter
of j John AMI Basha Page, second to
Mary Mo9y, and third to Paulina
Bailey, who survives him. He leaves
three sonsg H. F. Wetherby of Bur
lington, and Charles and Henry of
Cambridge
In the elements OF. a fine character
Mr.. Wetherby had Il sensitive nature
which vibrated to the slightest touch
with a clear mind and accurate judg-
ment in affairs He loved home. His
pleasant comprehensive were there.
His pleasant retreats were his even
ingS at home with his own household
and friends. He did not seek a wide
circle of associates, but held to the
old and tried
As | stand here to-day, am i'm
pressed with the mutations of our
human lot. | cast backward look
over these 70 years that have passed
by since Mr.. Wethetbv came into
this town a poor, but resolute and
well-principled, boy of IA years of
age,-and how great the changed
None are here now that were active
then in carrying on our domestic, So
cial, educational and religious insti-
buttons. He is the last man of them.
During this period of time the elder
Smiles, Pages, Chadwicks, Girls
wolds, Warmers, Stowells, Fulling-
tons, Satfords, Montagups, Kinsleys,
and Others,-men of character and
deeds for their time-have passed
over to the great majority, to which
we all so rapidly tend Their names
no 10 1,a
of this town shall exist, and to this
list of worthy and faithful men is
now to be added the name of our
long tried and faithful town treas
urer. Farewell Wetherby
We shall miss him in our business,
and in our homes, and in our civil
and religious circles. We shall feel
sad not to see his familiar face in the
accustomed places that he has occu
pied Tor so many Years.
His example is of value to young
men. Life with all it's temptations
is before them With much that is
noble and worthy about them, there
are manifold inclinations to indo-
lence and tickleness, and it may be to
dishOnOr. They need, therefore, to
hold, day by day, from youth to age,
close to their hearts and aims the
example of such men to elevate their
thoughts and establish their pur-
poses in fixedness of pursuit and
form their characters in virtuous
habits, and enable them to live and
labor for the public welfare, and for
their own.
And for him who would live his
whole life in his community for hon
orable and useful ends, and build up
a worthy prosperity, and a reputa-
ton of honor and goodness, what
better courseacan be given than to
emulate the fiXedness of pursuit, the
society, the cheerful disposition, and
the firm integrity, and the economy
of the prudent and highly esteemed
citizen and faithful treasurer, whose
seventy years of honorable work in
your midst is now closed?
To his revered memory we say
"Hail and FarewellP' W.
Cambridge, Nov. 6, 1890.