The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-02

stricken parents will have loving sympathy
| from multitudes all over New England.
| The funeral was attended from the Meth
odist church at Mortified, at 3 o'clock on
Wednesday, and every token of respect was
shown. The stores were closed during the
services. The school had not been in ses-
sion since his death, and the flags of the viii
lage had hung at half.staff for two days.
At the church, where the body had lain In
state the casket was covered with floral en-
blems. From St. Adams, Chelsea, and Law
renee, Mass, Methodist church-societies;
from class mates of Boston University from
his college society, and from vari us other
sources emanated these tokens OF esteem
and love- Services at the church consisted
OF singing, reading of the Scriptures by
Rev. o. ID. Clapp of Woodstock and Rev.
O. II. Farnsworth of White River Junction.
DIR. w e. Huntington, dean of the Boston
University School of Liberal Arts, then
gave very feeling and appreciative eulo-
CYSTIC address, having reference to Mr..
Spencer's student-life at the University.
Professor Booth of Mortified, representing
the trustees of the Mortified Graded School
and academy, offered interesting and appre-
ciative remarks concerning his work as a
teacher. Rev G. o. Howe of Waitsfeld
spoke of the circumstances of his CONVEX
sion. The service at the church closed with
a few kindly words from his pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Hamilton, and the closing prayer was
made by Rev George e. Smith of st. AL
bans. The members of the school led the
long procession to the train, where special
car was in waiting, by the courtesy of the
Central Vermont Railroad. The body was
taken TO Montpelier for burial, where the
funeral service was concluded in the pres
ence of large concourse, Rev. A. j. Hough
and Rev. A. b. Truax officiating.
WEBsTER.-The death of Mrs. Emma d.
Webster, noted in the Chelsea news items
in last weeks issue, is a heavy afflction to
a pf har fria
the West and South, as well as in her native
town. She was daughter of the late
Sheriff b. f. Dickinson, and was married
September 20, $780, to her cousin, f. A.
Webster, United States revenue collector,
residing at Orangeburg, S. G. His children
whose education she had superintendent for
some years previous, are doubly bereaved.
The last four months of her short experience
as wife and mother were spent in brave
fight for life against blood-poison. Every
care was supplied, Dr. Webster of Brattle-
boro making two visits of five weeks dura-
ton, and the physicians of Columbia being
called in council The efforts of love were
vain; and with resignation the sufferer, who
had manifested great patience and unselfish-
ness throughout, yielded to the ravages of
the disease. Her mother and husband ac-
companied the remains in their tranSporta-
ton northward, and on Tuesday, November
"a, the body, still preserving its peaceful,
life-llke appearance, was laid to rest in the
family burial-place in Highland cemetery.
The funeral services, conducted by the pas
tor who had performed the marriage cere-
mony, were held at the house of Mrs. E. o.
Tracy, sister of the deceased, and loving
hands contributed and arranged the profu-
sion of beautiful flowers which filled the
room.
DIcKEY.-Judge John Dckey, a native
of East Orange, died at Humboldt, Iowa,
November IA, aged seventy nine years. He
was the son of Adam Dickey, native of
New Hampshire who settled in Vermont in
the fore part of the century When nine
teen years old he learned the trade of
brick-mason, and followed it for twenty
one years. In 1850 he embarked in the mer-
camille business at East Orange and West
Topsham, and in 1864 went to Humboldt.
He was superintendent of the Humboldt
mills, was county judge, and the first
mayor of Humboldt. Later he engaged in
the banking business In politics he was a
democrat in religion a Free Baptist and
lived life worthy of imitation. In 1895
Judge Dickey married Sarah, daughter of
Jonathan Colby of Orange, who survives
him. There are no children.
WHEELER.-Ded, in Calais, November
2S Mrs. Luther c., wife of Benjamin Wheel
err aged 70 years, months and 6 days.
Mrs. Wheeler was born in Marshfield, the
daughter of John and Mary Cristy. She
married Mr.. Wheeler December %, 1897,
and has lived with him life of marked fe-
licity. She was the mother of three chill
ley of Calais; William II. of DesMoines,
Iowa; and Walter p. of Brooklyn, N. Y.
William is a commercial agent of the Stude-
bakers & Co. of South Bend, Ind, and Wal
ter is at the head of publishing house in
Brooklyn.