The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-07-06

Mrs. Lucisds Bigelow Tuthili, widow
Of Cephm Tutbill. an early settler o.
Illinois, recently died q, the residence OF
her ouly dsushler. Mrs. Egbert L. Wal
bridge. No. 1872 Msrsbheld sveGue. at the
age Of 81 yesrs, Mrs. Biselos was horn 10
Peru, VI, Juae Q, 1871. Hir father,
Reuben Big, los, WAS q furniture manu-
tsc,urer aud served several terms As mem
Der Of the State Legislature. lie was the
proprietor OF the iimous tavern st Peru
on the Green mouptairs. where, 10 The lat
ter portion OF the last century add the
first Of this, the stages from Manchester
10 Chester stopped for dinner, I'D was
widely known and universally esteemed.
The beautiful daughter Of Squire BIgeiow
was married TO q phss Tnthill, the son OF
a neishbor, in 1896. aud few years later
came With him aud their one child In .
covered wagon all the way from Vermont
to Illinois. Mrs. TuthiIl often spoke OF
this trip, which lssei for two months, as
highly enjoyable, the only feature which
she did not relish being her fear OF Wild
spimsls, whose cries they could hear at
night when passing through the then all
most untrodden wilde Of Ohio. Indiana
add Illinois. She distinctly remembered
the principal events OF the war OF 1872
aid often heard the war Of the revolution
talked about by members OF her family
and others who had served 10 the patriot
army under Washington. Cephss Tntbill
and his bride Joined bis brother Daniel Is.
Tuthlll (the father OF Judge Richard 8.
Tulhill and Mrs. General r. N. Pearson
Of Chicago Russell Tutbill and J,hn Tut
hill on the beautiful prairie 10 Jackson
county, which still bears their name and
with other Vermont and Massachusetts
families formed what became known
among the people f,om the Sontb, who
for the most part settled in southern
Illinois as the Yankee settlement which
also became widely known as the first
station OF the underground railroad
wherein many q runaway slave from Ken.
lucky and Missouri made his escape from
bondage. Here wss established sgood
school, and here also 10 the scboolbouse
we're held regularly on each Sunday reli
gious services. by iDtinersnt minister
mostly. Later preacher OF the Presby
terrain church, Rev. Mr.. Bird, father o.
Abram Bird, general manager OF the Chi
osso, Milwaukee st. Paul railway preach
ed here tor several years. Mrs. Tutbi
was herself for more than sixty years Z
con sistent member OF the Methodist
church. The residence Of Cephas Tuthil
ike that OF his brothers, became center
Of intelligence and unstintei hospitality
and WAC known az such by oil who resided
10 or passed through that part OF th'
country. The late Mrs. DR.. Loren Whit
ing, OF Chester. Vt, who died at the age
| 90; Mrs. Susan Burton. Of Manchester
VI, Mrs. Deborah Shearer, OF Lansing
Mich, Mrs. Dsmetta P. Tutbill. OF Du
quoin, ILL.,, Mrs. Laura p. Fairchild, o.
Msrinette, Wis, Mrs. Ofiils Nicholas. Of
Richmond, Va. the latter four still living
at the ages, respectively Of 80, So, So and
Is, and Mrs. Caroline Nicholas, Of Buck
ioehsm County, Va, were sisters OF Mrs
Tutbill. Her three brothers DIR. Miles
Bieelow, OF Michigan; Orlando Bigelow,
OF Illinois; and Dr. Asa Bigeiow. OF Tole
do, Ohio we're during their lives vel
known and respected. = Chicago inHeroceaA'