The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-27
Obituary.


East Montpelier on Sunday, January II,
after suffering three years with disease Of
the brain, at the age Of seventy EIGHT years.
She was very exemplary person, always
patient during her long illness. Her in
tense suffering seemed to round out the
many graces of her heart Seldom do we
see such loving sympathy between mother
and children as was always manifested in
her home. None but her own family minis
tered to her wants, and she never forgot to
express thanks for every kindness shown
her, and she always welcomed her faithful
physician with cheerfulness. Her children
were all with her at the time of her DEATH
except one living in the West whose tender
messages were source of comfort to her in
| her affliction. The Episcopal service was
conducted by Rev. MIR. Lewis at her home
at one o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. 1t
seemed particularly sad that her husband
| and the daughter who had watched and
cared for her mother during her entire sick
ness were both too i'll at their rooms at the
time OF the funeral, but it was very crafty
ing to them to know that loving hands had
made her last resting-place very beautiful.
| The family have the sympathy of the entire
community, for, though her death was not
unexpected, it falls upon them with q
| crushing weight.
REED.-The sympathies of the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. g. A. Reed, formerly we'll
known residents of this village, now living
in Chicago, we're deeply stirred last week
daughter, Miss Nellie, young lady Of
twenty one years. A child when, some
ten years ago, the family moved to the
| West, recollection of Nellie in this COM
munity fingers round young girl of raven
hair and dark, lustrous eyes, a countenance
bright with merriment and ruddy with
health buoyant in spirits, winsome in man.
ner, loving and loveable in disposition. 1t
is hard to associate death with the bright
name Of Nellie Reed She had never revis-
tied the scenes of her childhood but hers
was a well remembered and warmly cher
ished personality whose coming TO the place
of her birth at some time in the future was
an event fondly anticipated and the subject
of many eager inquiries among her friends
in Montpelier. The long expected visit had
been planned for the coming season. The
story of Nellie's maturer life is told below
by one who had known her well and had
watched the bloom of splendid woman
hood, the development of a lovely charaC-
ter from budding girlhood, so full of rich
est promise. With a friend Nellie had
spent part of her holiday vacation in De-
troit. On her return the fires of typhoid
that had been slumbering in her system
asserted their sway. All that parental love
and soictude, all that medical skill could
do, was unavaling to rescue life. Mrs
Starrett, who was at the head of Nellie's
, school, pays this fine tribute to the memory
of her pupil-friend and assistant " 1t is
! seldom in large city so many hearts are
, moved or so deep an impression is made on
, any portion Of the community by the death,
3 especially OF young person, as in the case
= of the death of Nellie Reed, which occurred
r on Wednesday morning, January 20, at the
+ home of her parents in Chicago Nellie
3 Reed had been for nearly five years con-
&. nected with the Kenwood Institute, for
= three years as pupil, and, after her grad
/ uation, as teacher up to the time
g of her death. AS pupil she had
. always taken front rank, and she
. was the valedictorian of her class. The
n next year she undertook at the earnest re-
}. quest of the principals of the school, thai
n work which is usually so difficult, Of teach
i ing in the same school where she had form
d erly been pupil. From the very first hel
e success as a teacher was phenomenal. The
e same qualities which had distinguished heI
e as pupil. gentleness, dignity, thorough
= ness and absolute faithfulness to duty, al
y once won for her that high regard among
e her pupils which sincerity and goodness
Y alone can command. Her former teachers
" noted with deep appreciation her influence
It over her pupils, and the remarkable success:
l. she had in governing those who were almos
IS as old as herself When it became known
v that she was dangerously ill, the pupils
e could not sufficiently express their affection
n and sorrow. They made arrangements tC
Q show that they remembered her by sending
b her flowers, but learning that she was de
d lirious, they concluded to wait until, as
o they hoped, she would become conscious o
? their tokens of sympathy. That hour neve
l. came, and it was indeed pathetic that tn,
l. little fund they had gathered to keep hel
> supplied with flowers should have been ex
l. pended in one great bunch of Easter lille
l. to place upon her coffin. Nellie Reed, ha6
II she lived, would have been twenty-on
years old on her next birthday, July %
If Mingled with the deep sense OF bereave
70 ment that every one who was privileged Il
1t know her feels at her death, there is yet
e feeling of rejoicing that so deep an impress
d sion for good has been left TO her associ
n ates and friends by that short and beautiful
n life. A new meaning is given to the ex
r preston, the beauty of holiness, as he
t. gentleness, her loving interest in thos
around her and her transformations per
, formanoe Of every duty are remembered
y Her influence will long remain one of tn
4 richest spiritual possessions of those VIII
"a loved her, and her memory will be that o
10 one of the loveliest Christian character
ia they have ever known" Nelle's final rest
4. ing place will be amid the reposeful scene
, of Green Mount cemetery, by the Winoosk
a on whose picturesque banks her happ.
u childhood was spent. There the birds G
* her native groves shall chant fitting requiem
:, for the young life untimely ended, Lovin
d hearts-not all of kin-shall keep her mem
y DRY bright and loving hands bestrew he
grave with flowers.