St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-29

Death of an A eed Citizen, Under Sad
Circumstances.
# Robert Vance died here Saturday.
Oct. 18th, with pneumonia, aged ~
wears and nine months. The cir
cumstances under which he died were
particularly sad. His wife has been
AN invalid for about two years and
for some time has been very low.
using her own words, "Only wait
Ing" When the decea sed knew that
His hours were mum bered he request
ed to be carried to the bedside OF his
wife and there in the presence OF a
bart of their stricken children, these
wo who had journeyed nearly so
years together said last good bye
bn earth, both expressing in their
great weakness their faith in him
#who alone could strengthen in this
+ irving hour. Mr.. Vance came from
Scotland 3S years ago to this town.
E which his elder brothers had helped
4 to COLOMBO. 1t is noticeable fact
that he met death by the same means
as he lost his left arm several years
ago, and that was in assisting the
/ threshers. Eleven children, nine of
whom were able to be present at the
Funeral, mourn the sudden death of
a kind and affectiOnate father. Early
4 in life he entered into covenant with
I the church for many years and at
the time of his death he was mem
Der of the West Barnet church.
Three daughters of the deceased,
Mrs 6. P. Clark. Mrs. q. w. Cheney.
Mrs. 6. E. Flagg, all of Worcester,
Mass, were present at the funeral.
The only two out of the eleven un-
able to be present were Mrs. ID.
Newton, of Manchester, N. H., she
being i'll in bed, the other, Mrs. I. ..
Mcclure, of Missouri. Much sym
pathy is due Henry Hall, who within
four weeks has been called upon to
bury his own and his wife's father,
and who has so kindly cared for
them all.
We miss thee from our home, father,
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow over our life has come,
We miss the sunshine of thy face
We miss thy kind and willing hand.
Thy fond and earnest
Our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
John Samuels and wife close their
house and offer it for sale, as they
will reside with their daughter, Mrs.
Cummings Somers, hereafter.
Rev E. E. Aiken, a missionary
from Pekin, China, whose home was
formerly in Rutland, addressed the
congregation last Sabbath in iull
Chinese costume.
Mrs. Selma Heath, who had been
a great sufferer for several months
with consumption, passed away last
Saturday afternoon. Her sister,
Mary Greenwood, died of the same
disease at her house last Nav
EAST BARNET
Della JEWELS young child died Sat-
urday after a three weeks illness.
H. A. Hoyt's child is in critical con-
dition.
The Kendalls will give a literary
and musical entertainment in the
hall at this place Friday, Oct. 80,
under the auspices of the ladies
chapel society. 1t is reported, "a
good entertainment" so do not fail
to hear it.
8 The concert Oct. % was a success
in every respect. Mr.. May sang sew
eral solos to an appreciative audi
sence. One of the most pleasing fea-
stures of the entertainment was the
3. work of our young violinist, Mary
M orse, who shows a marked i'm
provement since last she appeared in
public. The ladies' chapel society
realized nearly ten dollars from the
entertainment.