The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-12-03
Obituary..

RIKER.-Mrs. Lorran w. Riker, widow
of the late Captain Isaac Riker, died at the
hOme of her neice, Mrs. Hiram NJ. Pierce,
Saturday morning, about eleven o'clock.
She was ninety-one years and six months
old Mrs. Rker lived in Burlington before
her marriage to Captain Riker, in 1928, her
family name being Hart. Captain Riker
was an officer in General w. II. Harrison's
army at the battle of Tippecanoe. and for
his services in the war of 1872 Mrs. Riker
drew a pension from the time of his death
in 1887 to her own. She had two children,
one of whom died when quite young. The
other-IIarrisUn III. Riker-is resident Of
California, where he has lived since the
days of the early gold discoveries. He was
a forty-niner Mrs. Kicker died of Old age
She has been quite feeble since her last
birthday. The funeral was Monday noon
and was in charge of III. N. Taplin, Rev
j. g. Flanders conducting the service. The
interment was at Green Mount cemetery, by
the side of the remains of her husband
HUBBARD.-Mrs. Julia Aun Hubbard
wife of Ashley Hubbard, died very sud
denly Satu day evening about seven o'clock
She had been in feeble health for some ten
years, with IA complication of diseases, but
the immediate cause of her death was
paralysis OF the heart. On Saturday the
family moved into their new house at the
head of Spring street. Mrs Hubbard, who
had been feeling somewhat better for about
week, was doing little work after supper,
when she was suddenly overcome, dying
soon after in chair Mrs. Hubbard was
born at Barre, June n, 1928, and was the
daughter OF Mason Carpenter of that place,
where she lived for time after her mar.
riage, in 1917. Although living in several
other places for short periods of time the
greater part of her life had been spent here,
where she enjoyed large acquaintance and
was highly esteemed for her kind and social
disposition. She leaves two sons-Charles
j. of Kansas City, Mo-, and Arthur A, both
of whom are graduates of Harvard Uni
versty, the former in the class of 'S3 and
the latter in the last class. Four other
children-Flora, Lenora, Julia and Arthur
died while quite young. A sister, Miss
Fannie M. Carpenter, now of Calais, and
three brothers, Charles ID. of Barre, Hiram
b. Of St. Johnsbury and Orvis of Saratoga,
N. Y, also survive her. The funeral will
occur this wednesday, afternoon at one
O'Clock at the house.
ScoTr.-Died, in Montpelier, Saturday,
November 20, Mrs. Carrie Ellis Scott,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Ellis, and wife of Mr.. Henry G. Scott of
Chicago. The kinship OF the world is at
tested by the sympathy evoked by mortal
sorrow and misfortune, even among strang-
ers, and the heart of the most distant
stranger must melt with tender feeling for
those who mourn, in the death of Mrs.
Scott, the loss of cherished daughter, an
affectionate sister. II true friend, an idolized
wife. Carrie Burton Ellis was born in
Montpelier, june 30, 1866. Here the sunny
days of childhood were spent and here she
grew to lovely womanhoOd, developing all
those graces OF person and character that
win admiration and inspire affection. In
June, 1899, the friend and companion of her
girlhood, the loyal lover OF her maturer
years, claimed her for his bride. The day
in June that shone upon their nuptials was
richly freghted with bright prospects OF
the happiness that is born Of congenial
natures, of pure and lovely womanhood, Of
manhood true and tried In the gliding
months of welded life the fair visions Of
the marriage day became the glad realities
were building on the promise OF mother
hood. On Thursday morning child was
born, but life was the price Of life, the