Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11
bury, charged with third offence of in
toxication. He was then found to have
left for parts unknown.
OBITUARY..
MISS A. p. MATTHEWS.


III MISS A. p. MATTHEWS. II
Miss Abigail T.. Matthews died at her hoha
in Cornwall Nov p, aged 80 years She needs
no words OF praise her culogy Is in the hearts
OF those who have known her, tor there her
memory lives her influence alides Those
VINO Tor 80 years listened to her faithful teach
ing in the sabbath school realize the growth
OF II deeper experience, the inspiration of IA
purer faith. Those who have sought her wise
counsels VIII meet irving emergencies with II
drawer heart and II surcr hope. Those who
have had her kindly sympathy in times OF
sorrow are soothed ana cheered by her words
OF comfort Those who have received of her
generous and tender ministries Will be incit
ed to like loving deeds. Those who have
seen her fortitudc in weakness and pain, her
Christian trust rs her feet entered the val ey
OF shadow, will be the stronger for their own
nour OF final conilict-and so IN other lives
her life shall find abundant and multiplied
rnitage.
"AndI heard voice saying, Blessed are
the dead which die in the Lord. Yea, saith
the spirit, Tor they rest from their labors and
their works do follow them" Y.
MRS JONATHAN WILSON.
Mrs. Jonathan Wilson died at Richville
(Shoreham) on the ith inst, aged 81 years.
In the death OF this aged one the home loses
most faithful and endeared mother, Il Chris.
tan in deed, an habitual reader of Gods
vine PROMISES and thus was restiul and hope
ful IN Il divine saviour, ana Il wise counselor
to her children. She thus lived to be loved
and missed in the home and community. She
mas but gone to her heavenly rest
"With us her name shall live
Through long succeeding wears,
Embalmed with all our hearts can give,
Our praises and our tears" W. b.
BISHOP wADHAMs.
Ri Rev. Edgar Philip Wadhams died Sat.
urday ut Ogdensburg. lie was Roman Catho-
lie bishop of Ogdensburgh, and was made
bishop IN 1872. He was IL native OF New York
having been born in Lewis, May 81, 1917. His
parents were Episcopalians, and he studied
at Middlcbury college, Vermont, and sub Sc
quently ut the General Theological seminary
at New York city, where he received dea
time near Port Henry, and was converted to
the Roman Catholic faith in June, 1916, and
entered ST. MHry's seminary, Baltimore,
where he was prepared tor the priest hood,
and was ordained Jan. Ii, 1870. He became
in that year assistant at the cathedral i'm AL
bany, an was aitcrward and up to 1872 vicar
general OF the Albany diocese. He was one
of the college class of lSSS, other members of
which were DR. Henry kingsley and MessrS.
j. q. Wellington and +. r. Wright OF Middle.
bury, Rev. Dr. sunderland of Washington, ID.
c., and Rev. +. w Olmstcd, formerly OF Brid-
port and now of Burlington. His class number
40, the LARGEST ever graduated, and ut the re
union in lssS on the fittieth anniversary of
/ their graduation, II of them were back.
Bishop Wadhhms was II brother of the late
Mrs. John VI. Weeks of Salisbury and an uncle
OF Mrs. +. J. Ormsbee OF Brandon
OBITUARY NOTES.
Oliver r. Sanford, IA prominent business
man OF Freeport, ILL.,, where he has resided
| Tor number of years, was struck by II train
near Frccport and killed December ,. Mr.
Sanford was native OF Orwell and II son o
Hon. w. II. SANFORD He was 60 years Old.