St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-16
RECENT DEATHS.
Baker.

ern avenue Tuesday forenoon. She
was born in Hartland, March ~,
1880, and was the daughter OF Capt.
Daniel and Pamela Head Denlson.
On Nov. "a, 1851, she married, at
Hartland, A. o. Baker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baker came to St. Johnshury
in 1860 and have since resided here.
She leaves besides a husband and
daughter, Mrs. P. F. Hazen, who
lived with her mother, one sister
and four brothers. Her sister, Mrs.
II. Q. Thompson OF Stoneham,
Mass, was here at the time OF her
death. The brothers ere John H..
and Henry c. Denison OF New Bed.
ford, Mass, Judge George Denlson OF
St. Louis and Daniel Denison OF
Quechee.
Mrs. Baker had been in poor
health for several years and had been
a constant sufferer for the past few
months. The funeral will be held at
the house this afternoon ats O'Clock,
conducted by Rev. c. M. Lamson.
In early life Mrs. Baker entered in
to communion with the Episcopal
church, where she remained till
1883 when she united with the
North Congregational church. Here
she was engaged in active service till
laid aside by illness. She was a
faithful teacher in the Sunday school,
having charge for several years of a
class of boys till they grew up to
manhood, many of whose lives are
now strengthened and encouraged
and made nobler by the remembrance
of her Christian leading and loving
interest. A message was sent to her
last Sabbath from the Sunday school,
expressing their affection and SYM
patty for her in her sickness.
A beautiful and blessed life on
earth has ended, but the memory Of
all it has impaired will long remain.
This woman was full of good
works and aims deed which she did. !"
At no little cost Of comfort and
strength, she has in all the years.
distributed her kindly gifts and
ministrations to the sick and needy,
gliding sweetly and gently in homes
of suffering and sorrow with a
peculiar tenderness and sympathiz-
ing, Christlike spirit She sought out
those who might otherwise be
neglected, and often sat by bedsides
OF the poor, ministering with her
own hands to their relief and com
fort. Very many in the community
have felt the benediction of her helpful
presence and friendship, and sense
of personal loss and bereavement
pervades our village in every
thought of her death. BLESSED are
the dead who die in the Lord, and
their works do follow them"
Burnhan.
George c. Burnham died Tuesday
forenoon of typhoid fever, aged 43
years. For over 20 years he had been
employed at the scale works and for
about Is years had been assistant
foreman at the foundry. He was a
very popular workman and will be
much missed by his shopmates and
by his friends outside the shops. He
leaves wife and one son, Carl. He
had two brothers, Albert Burnham
of Concord, N. H., and William T.
Burnham of this place, and two
sisters, Mrs. George A. Dow of West
Glover and Mrs. c. S. Conant OF
Concord, N. H. He was an Odd
Fellow and also a member OF Apollo
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. The
funeral will be held at his home at
l O'Clock this afternoon.
Gafney.
Miss Florence NJ, youngest daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Gaffney
died of consumption Friday morn.
ing, aged 10 years. For four years
she had been a sufferer from this
insidious disease, vet during her long
illness she had never complained o
her lot, but set an example o
patience that is worthy of specia
commentator. Besides a iathe,
and mother she leaves an older sister
Mrs. Robert Cobb, and three broth
ers, James, William and Arthur
She was member of the NORTH
church. The funeral was conducted
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Edward
T. Fairbanks, the music beint
furnished by the North church choir
Harlow.
Clara, the thirteen-year-old daugh
ter of Newell Harlow, residing OF
Passumpsic road, died on Sunda
last, after very severe illness
Clara was a member of the Unio
schools, and her associates in Mis-
Sinclair's room sent a handsom
floral pillow as a token of their SYN
pathy. The funeral occurred O.
Tuesday.
Jordan.
John Jordan died at his home o
Pearl street Sunday morning. H
was about u years old and ha
only been sick two weeks. Hi
death was caused by typhoid feve