Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-26
OBITUARY..

They were the first couple "Father Hav-
ell" ever joined In the holy bonds, but 1t
was a strong tie, for they walked In har-
mony till death claimed the husband and
father several years Ago.. Her married
life has been passed at the place where
she died, but the house to which she
went as a bride and to be a mother of
two motherless children, where she bore
her children and reared them, where her
loved husband died, was burned a few
years ago, but after a little a new one
was built on the same site and there in
peace and quiet and content she passed
her remaining years, carefully and ten
derby cared for by her youngest daugh-
ter, Kate. Her daughter En-. was taken
sick about the same time with the same
disease and at present is just able to be
up and about the house a very little.
Mrs. Griswold was a victim of the grip,
but partially recovered, when p%leurisy
set in, and she lived but a shor time,
suffering intense pain. She was the
eldest of = large family and herself the
mother of eleven children, eight of whom
grew to man and w~Omanhood. The
sons, Elbridge and Vincent, are dead.
The daughters were with her at the last
and all followed her to her last earthly
resting-place by the side of the choice of
her youth. She leaves two brothers and
two sisters. Funeral services were held
at the honse the Monday following her
death, Rev. Mr.. Fiske of Rutland con-
Quoting the exercises. The house was
filled with relatives and friends. Great
sympathy is felt for the family particular
~ for the daughters at home. How much
they will miss their mother none but them
selves may know. TO see mother and
grandmother was IA place where the FAM
lilies loved to gather and they were sure
of a warm welcome there. Mrs. Girls
void was a Universalist in her belief, as
are also several members of her family.
Warm hearted, she was a loving parent
and ii kind, unseltiSh neighbor. \ wom-
an of commanding presence. fine, keen
intellect, she was an agreeable compan-
ion to those who were favored with her
acquaintance; with all these she leaves
a pleasing memory She was "A great
reader, but for some time past her eye
sight had been poor, so she would lis
ten with wrapt attention to any who
would read to her, and she was not ne
elected i'm this, one of her chief delights.
Her hold on her natural powers was mar
velous and her mind was u%nclouded to
the last, Thus has gone from among
Us a noble woman, respected by her
neighbors and friends, loved, honored
and mourned by her children and child
ren's children and they 'rise up and call
her blessed" IA.
The death of William d. Bell removes
from the old Paper-mill village not only
a worthy, upright citizen, but one so
connected with the history of the past as
to well deserve more than the brief
obituary that appeared in the REGISTER
at the time of his death, and space is
asked to briefly notice a few items of
interest that occur to one that was born
and reared in the same school district.
In tins restless, moving q it is seldom
that Il man dies in the same house in
which he was born, after having lived in
it over four-score years. The grand
father of William ID. Bell, solomon Bell,
came from Connecticut and was among
the very early settlers in Weybridge.
locating on the farm now owned by
Walter V. Wright. He had nine children
six ons and three daughters, Jason,
Harvey, Solomon, Dennis. Amos, Jeru-
sha, Mary Ann. Joel and Julia. or these
Harvey Bell was among the first to i'm
prove the water power at M~iddlebury
village. In 1874 he built a sawmill and
gristmill on the west side of the creek,
and later, | think, a clothing mill. In
1893 or Il year later Solomon Bell and
sons built IA sawmill at what has since
been called the old Paper-mill village,
One of these sons. Dennis, settled there
and owned the lands on each side of the
creek adjacent to the falls, and in addition
to the sawmill built a clothing mill. II
is said that the Bells built the first dan
across the creek in this vicinity, as the
waterpowers in Middlebury village above
and at Beldens Falls below were
utilized without building dams. The one
at the latter place was improved a yea
or wv before that at the Paper-mii'
village. Dennis Bell married Huld;
> Nash, sister of the late General Nash OF
New Haven. in 1901, and died in 1872
, leaving three daughters and one son
William D.. who was born in 1908. Ii
1899 Mr.. Bell married Rosamond, daugh
ter of Dea. Samuel johnson, hose grand
father anne from Connecticut and was
among the early settlers in the town o
Salisbury. Mrs. Bell still resides at thu
old homestead with her Oldest daughter
l Julia. -Four sons have become prominen
citizens of Minnesota, the oldest, Hon
Charles n. Bell, being a very Influential
member of the bar at st. Paul. Tn
youngest son, Edward. we have had tn
pleasure of meeting often the past few
months. The youngest daughter is mar
fleu anu i've AT minneapolis. william
} ID. Bell united with the Congregations
church in Weybridge at the early age o
ten years, or in 1919. In 1853 he unite,
, with the Congregational church in Mid
u dlebury and was II member of it at tn
4 time of his death. c.
The Brantford. Ont, Courier of tn
llth inst. gives an extended account o
the career of G. II. Waterous, who die
/ in that city the previous day. He was
native of Burlington. His father died IL
i st. Louis, where he was teaching, abou
1914. The widow and her young son re
s turned to Vermont, and Mrs. Waterou
!, became the wife of Dea. Trip of Ne,
Is Haven. this county, where the boy live
till her death. Then, at ii years of age
he was apprenticed to "a blacksmith, bu
soon moved West, and in 1899 went int
D. business for himself as a machlnist q
II Sandusky, O. He prospered in bushes
there, at Buffalo and at BrantfOrC
y whittier he removed A years ago, and 4
v, the time of his death he was president {
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