Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-09-23
OBITUARY.

The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. T. Butterfield died on Friday. The
funeral was on Sunday, and the inter-
ment in Bristol.
Rev. Judah Dana, rector of Grace Epis-
copa church of West Rutland, died on
the 18th inst. He had taught school
many years and has old pupils in nearly
every town in Vermont. He was adj
vanced to the rectorship when over 20
years old. He was a great-grandson of
Israel Putnam of Revolutionary fame.
Notice has been received by her friends
in Mddlebury of the death in Superior,
Wis, recently, of Mrs. Anna (Bates) But
Ter, daughter of Rev. DR.. Joshua Bates,
president of Middlebury college from
! 1878 to 1899, and wife of Rev. James ID.
Butler, LID, who graduated from the
college in the class of 1896. Mrs. Butler
was born in 1918, in Dedham, Mass, a
few months before the removal of the
family to Middlebury. In 1888 she went
South, under the auspices of John C. Cal
houn. and established an academy in
South Carolina. She was married in 1915.
For the last 40 years of her life she was an
invalid, but kept up lively interest in
events.
The remains of Albert Branshaw, who
died suddenly in Rutland on Monday,
were brought here on Wednesday NOR
ming for burial. The funeral was held
at the Catholic church and the interment
was in the Catholic ground. The de-
ceased was son-in-law of Alex. Dan
iels of this town and was, we understand,
a native of Middlebury. The Rutland
Herald of Tuesday morning says: al
bert Branshaw dropped dead Yesterday
noon while eating dinner at his home on
Williams street. Mr.. Branshaw was
employed as a machinist at +. X.
Patch & Co.'S works. He went to his
work in the morning feeling as well as
usual and did not complain to his wife
of being sick when he came home to
dinner. He appeared active and well,
and his wife noticed nothing wrong. a
few moments after he sat down at the
table without a word of warning to his
wife he fell back in his chair. Drs.
Marstin and Senton were sent for, but
before either physician reached the house
he was dead. Stoppage of the heart
was the cause of death. Mr.. Branshaw
was about 60 years old and was an in
dustrious man."
Peter F. Goodrich died on Sunday at
the home of his brother-in-law, Mr.. John
Seeley, with whom he had long resided.
His age was II years. His family was
one of the earliest to come to Vermont
and settle in this region. The original
Goodrich place is that in the south part
of the town now owned by Mr.. John
Houston. Mr.. Goodrich's great-grand-
father is remembered as having married
for his second wife the Widow Story,
who figures prominently in Thompson's
"Green Mountain Boys" Mr.. Goodrich
followed the occupation of a carpenter
during his early life. Some Is years ago
he entered into partnership with l..
II. Stowe in the management of the Sun
gristmill, but the business did not prosper
and he retired at the end of three years.
He had since had a home at Mr.. Seeley's
and had not been actively engaged IN
business. His health had long been in
firm, owing to kidney disease, of which
he died. He was an active member of all
the Masonic bodies in town, Union lodge,
Potter chapter, Middlebury council and
Mt. Calvary commandery. He was elect
ed recorder of the commandery May u,
1865, and held the office continuously till
his death. He was genial, kind-heart-
ed and companiOnable man, much esteem
dd by those who knew him. The funeral
was from his late residence at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and was very largely
attended. The services were those of the
Knights Templar and were conducted by
DR.. W. II. Kingsley, commander, and
Rev. Thomas Bell, prelate Of Mt. Calvary
cOmmandery. Thirty members of the
commandery were present. The inter-
ment was in the cemetery in the Seeley
district