Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-16
OBITUARY.,

Units. AuuTtW I1tdlIl, WIuOW VI hNuN
YAndrew Heath, well-known VERMONT
clergyman, died at her home in CastletOn
on Tuesday. aged 20 years. She was
well known through New England. She
leaves two daughters and four SONS, two
of whom are clergymen.
James F. Powell, "a son of the late Hen
ry Powell of this town, and a brother Of
Mrs. Mary j. FoOte, died suddenly at an
early hour on Tuesday morning at his
home in Belmont, Mass. The burial was
yesterday at Manchester, N. Ii. MI.
Powell had been sick for several weeks
with fever, but appeared to be on the
way to recovery, when a heart trouble
manifested itself and proved fatal. He
was native of this town and went from
| here to the war. For number of years
he had been connected with the Boston
custom house and during several years
past had had charge of the appraisers.
His age was AZ years.
Charles C. Huntington died on Wednes-
day afternoon at Mr.. Hayes on Mill
street, where he had been boarding. His
health had been infirm for years, but he
had kept about till some four weeks ago.
Mr.. Huntington was born in Middlebury
Feb. ~. 1924. aud, with the exception of
seven years passed in the West, had al
ways lived here. OF his fathers family
of seven children, four are living-Mrs.
Laura Epson, widow, of Hanover, III. ;
James of the same place, Lyman of De-
troit, Mich, ard A. C.. of Clinton. Mich.
The deceased was twice married. His
first wife was Sarah Ransom and his sec
ond Julia A. Ripley. One son was the
result of each marriage. Warren, the
elder. lives at Aurora, H., and the young
err, William. is a resident of Middlebury
Mr.. Huntington was veteran of the late
war, serving in Co. A. of the 9th Yer
mont regiment. The funeral will be
from Mr.. Hayes house at 10 o'clock to-
morrow Saturday morning.
If success in life is to be measured by
the number and strength of the friend
ships made, certainly Mrs. Flanders had
attained it in an unusual degree. Rarely
are expressions of sorrow at the coming
of death so universal; rarely do so many
S v, "She was my most Intimate friend
do not know how to give her up" Mrs
Mary j. Flanders, daughter of Edgar and
Minerva L. Sanford, was born in the yeaI
1854 at West Cornwall, where her parents
still live, and where her life was spent
with the exception of the last thirteen
years. She was married Nov. 5. 1875, t.
ticing in West Cornwall. In 1879 they
removed to Pittsford. Here the remain
der of her life was spent, and here hel
memory will long be fragrant in many
hearts. Wherever there was Il call fol
sympathy or helpfulness, there she was
found. In whatever related TO the wei
fare of the community she was interested
and ready to bear her full share. Though
never having enjoyed special training
Mrs. Flanders had unusual artistic talent
Not only had she filled her own HON,
with beauty, but the houses of many o
her friends are frightened today by TIT
: mute tokens of her love and skill. Ii
1881 she united with the Congregations
church in Pittsford under the ministry o
DR.. C. c. McIntre of beloved memory
and she was a most useful and helpful
member. What she was to her husban,
: in the home and In his professional work
and what she was to the little daughter
: it is not for a public notice like this +
attempt to say. She was stricken by tn
fatal fever about the first of October
Every effort of skill and affection prove
unavailing, and the end came PEACEFUL
! i'm the gray November afternoon. Funel
= al services were held IN the vestry of tn
e Congregational church at PittsfOrd, Nov
. %. the burial being at West Cornwall
: The gloom of the November day SCENE
v to harmonic with the occasion. But a
: the springtime will come, so must W
{ believe that this faithful, beautiful lif
t will rot be shrouded in unending nigh
= we springtime will come. &