Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-05

March. Her illness was of less than a
weeks duration and was caused by the
grip. The fun, raj was attended from
the house on Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Heaxt officiating.
Mrs. John w. Logan died at Miss Com
stocks on South Main street, where the
family lived, on Friday afternoon last.
She had been sick less than II hours.
The funeral was at the house at 10
o'clock Sunday morning, Rev. Mr..
Ileaxt conducting the service. The
burial was at Crown Point, the former
home of the family.
Caleb Smith, an old and respected
resident of the town, died at his home
ON the creek road two miles south of
the village on Sunday. HIS age was 81
years. lie had been in poor health for
some time. 4 widow and Il daugh' er,
Mrs. Robert Thomas, who, with her hus-
band, resides at the home place, survive
him. The funeral was on Wednesday
Afternoon, the interment being in the
cemetery in the Seeley district. The
deceased was a brother of the late David
Smith of Ferrisburgh and cousin of
Columbus Smith, Esq, of Salisbury.
Captain Smith Goodno died on Sunday
at the home of his nephew, Mr.. Edgar
q. Piper. with whom he and Mrs. Good
no have lived. He was born in Hancock
in 1910 and was one of five sons of
Luther Goodno. For number of years
he resided in Ogdensburgh and Canton,
y. Y, where he was man of consider
able prominence. He served in the
rebellion and has been an invalid for
some years in consequence of a disease
contracted while in the service. Fifty
six years ago he married Miss Maria
Stockwell of Cornwall, who Is still living.
The funeral was held yesterday. One of
the two surviving brothers. Hiram of
densburgh, with his wife, was here to
attend it.
Harriet NJ. Kelsey Sumner passed
quietly to rest on Saturday Jan. ,. The
funeral services were held on the 18th
inst. at the late home. Rev. Thomas
Bell, rec or of st. Stephens parish, oilici-
atiug. Mrs. Sumner was born IN Port
land, Conn, Oct. -, 1922. Her early
/ life was spent. however. in Middletown,
where. on Nov. IS 1865. she was mar
ried to Andrew j. sumner. The young
couple came and took up their abode at
the homestead. where they lived to-
gether according to the marriage vow
''unti death Us do part" Mr.. Sumner
survives, as do also two children,
Charles Sumner and Mrs. Chas. Golf
! Mrs. Sumner was "hOme body, sell
dom seen away from the home or the
immediate neghbOrhood. All who
knew the "Sumner homestead will re-
call the array of flowers and their va
riety there to be seen out of doors in
summer, indoors in winter. Mrs. Sum-
ner loyed flowers, but not selshly, as the
sick and afflicted will gladly bear test-
mOny. Nor was this the only way in which
her Kindness and tenderness will be re-
membered. But to none as to the bereaved
husband and children can the sense of
loss come so sorrow laden. May God
sanctify his allliction to them.
The Wisconsin State Journal of the
18th ult. has the following: Died at
! Sparta. Wis, Jan. Is. 1892, Martin Lew
is. He was born in Cornwall. Addison
county. Vermont, July ., l795, and was
therefore at the time of his death aged 96
years, & months and nine day. Ia 1886
he removed to the town of New Haven in
the same county and state. In April.
( 1916, he removed to Wisconsin and settl-
ed in the present town Of Burke. at that
time a part of the town of Madison.
where he resided till 1850, when he remov-
ed to Sparta. He was born during the
thus lived under the administration of
every President of the United States since
the organization of this government I'M
der the present federal constitution. lie
well remembered the event of Washing
tons death and spoke but "A few months
ago OF the general sorrow of the people
aud the appearance of the newspapers of
that day dressed in mourning with pic
lures of the catafalque, etc. During the
war of 1872 he was enrolled as a minute
man and remained in service for some
time as one of the guards at Nergennes,
Vermont, where Capt. MacDOnOugh was
building his flagship, the Saratoga, and
other vessels which composed part of the
fleet with which he met and defeated the
British fleet under Capt. George Downe
on Lake Champlain (Plattsburgh bay
Sept. IL. 1910. He was also called into
service when the British army, under Sir
, George Provost, invaded the northern
frontier from Canada and began the ~
vance along the western shore of Lake
Champaign, but his company arrived to,
late to participate in the battle of PlattS
burgh. Mr.. Lewis belonged to tina
; small but earnest band of anti-slaverl
men led by Garrison, James &. BirneN
and others. and he was one of the earli
est to espouse the cause of temperance
[ He was a total abstainer for more thai
, seventy years of his life. He was one o
the pioneers of Dane county. August 10
1916, Mr.. Lewis with his wife and five o.
six other persons organized the presen
Congregational church of Sun Prairie
He was elected deacon of the church anC
held the Office until his removal to Spar
ia in 1880. 1t is believed that he was tn
: last survivor of that little band. Whe
: that portion of Dane county now com
f prising the towns of Burke. Vienna
, Westport and Windsor was organized in
TO IA separate town under the name q
Windsor he attended the first town meet
d ing held at the house of Horace Law
: renee, Feb. II, 1871. and participated i
. the organization. He held at sewers
> times in that town the offices of super
e visor and Justice of the peace. He lief
p surviving him two sons, Hon. G. G. Lew
o is of Sparta, with whom he lived at tn
time of his sdeath, Henry NJ. Lewis, e,
y United States attorney, of this city. ii
y wife and only daughter, Mrs. Harriet