Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-09
OBITUARY.


died at the home of the family in the
village on Thursday afternoon of last
week, of consumption. Her age was
about 20 years. She leaves u husband,
son, Eugene, and daughter, Miss
Lizzie.
Michael Boylan, a longtime resident
of the village, died at his home on Wey-
bringe street on Saturday morning, aged
about 20 years. The funeral was at
tended from the Catholic church at 8
o'clock on Sunday morning and the in
terment was in the Catholic cemetery.
MIR. Boylan was q native of Ireland, but
had lived here and in Leicester for more
than 80 years. He had been an industri-
Gus and thrifty citizen till advancing
years lessened his capability for labor.
The Malone On. W Farmer announ-
ces the death, at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Conant, in that
town, Nov. 10. of Mrs. Esther Sophrona
Samson, aged so years, and adds: THE
deceased was born in New Haven, VT,
1912. Married to Hermon Sumner in
1890 and to VIM. Samson in 1910. Re-
moved to Malone in 1856, and to Burke
in 1866, where she resided until within
few days of her death. Mrs. Samson
was a woman of strong, Puritan, Chris
tian character. She united with the
church when 16 years of age and ever
after manifested her love to her Saviour
by humble. earnest, constant and devoted
work for him. For her to live was
Christ, for her to die was gain. She
leaves four children to mourn the loss of
II mother whom they dearly loved, Mrs.
Alkaline Hastings, Mrs. Adelaide Conant
and Mrs. Alice Huntingdon of Malone
and MIR. Hermon Sumner of Springfield,
Pa"
Josiah E. Dewey, Middlebury's repre-
sentative in the Legislature of this year,
died at his home here on Friday morning
last, aged Ga years and five months. He
was stricken with apopleXy on the FRI
day morning previous to his death and new
err fully recovered consciousness. About
two years ago he had a serious illness,
which probably left him with strength
somewhat impaired. At Montpelier he
did his work conscientiOusly and well,
as was true of everything he undertook,
and during the last day and night of the
session, as one of three members of the
house on a conference committee on the
school law, he had an especially difficult
and prolonged task. He reached home
on Wednesday, Nov. %, and two days
after was Frustrated. Mr.. Dewey was
born at the place where he died In 1928.
He went to New York at a comparatively
early age and was for 80 years manu-
facturer of wall paper and window
shades there. At the close of a success
full business career he came back to
Middlebury and settled on the old farm.
He was married in 1855 to Eunice G.
Carpenter of this towh, and one son by
that marriage, DR.. w. A. Dewey of San
Francisco, Cal, was his only child. His
second wife, to whom he was married in
1866, was Elizabeth E. Hammond,
sister of Mr.. II. w. Hammond, who sur
wives him. Mr. Dewey was a man of
marked capacity for business and STIR
ring. enterprising and respected citizen.
The funeral was largely attended from
the house at II o'clock on Monday fore
noon. Rev. Dr. Seaver of Rutland Offic
lated. The interment, which was in the
cemetery of the neighbOIhOod, was post
poned till 10 o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing, owing to the absence of DR.. Dewey,
who could not get here till Monday
night.
An accident which proved fatal in its
results and has cast shade of gloom
over the whole community occurred
Friday morning, Dec. 2. about o'clock.
Mrs. Matilda g. (Mulchahey) Chapman,
wife of Albert Chapman, at the family
residence on Chapman hill was shaking
Il rug over the railing on the veranda Oh
the west side of the house, when the
light snow slipped under her feet and
caused her to fall headlong to the ground
below, distance of more than eleven
feet. Her little grandchild. Faith, was
the only one about the house except the
woman in the kitchen. The child was
81, l,.,,
Chapman was in full possession OF her
faculties and was not willing that her
grandchild should run to call the neigh
bors, preferring to wait in agony till
some one should pass the house rather
than have the child suffer fright and
exposure. The only woman in the house,
with almost supernatural strength, sue
ceeded in carrying Mrs. Chapman into
the house and upstairs. The patient
fortitude with which for hours she calm
ly waited death in the midst of mortal
agony was characteristic of the patient.
quiet calm of her heroic life. Every
thing that medical skill and loving care
could do was done for her, but the shock
of the fall had produced some internal
lesion. At o'clock in the afternoon,
fully conscious to the end, she calmly
breathed her last and her soul was re-
ceived into the paradise of God. Mrs.
Chapman was In her Goth year. Many
years she was an invalid, but for few
years past she had been well and very
happy. Many of the cherished hopes of
her earlier years had been recently full
filled. She leaves behind devoted nus
band and three sons, whose characters
are the evidence of this Christian moth
er's training and influence. Many an
other young man and woman will rise
up and call her blessed. None knew her
but to love her. 'Blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord, even so saith the
spirit, for they rest flOm their labors.'
The burial service was read at the fam.
lily residence. Monday. the 9TH inst, by
Rev. A. f. Carpenter. former rector OF
st. Stephens church and the present
rector of st. Marks church, Warren, X
l., where Mrs. Chapman's early life was
spent, where she took upon herself bap-
tismal vows and where she was married
in 1851.
40 sweet and blessed country