St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-05-24
RECENT DEATHS.
Paddock.

walked alone from Springfield,
Mass, to St. Johnsbury, distance
OF 200 miles. He came here to work
for his brother, Huxham Paddock,
who had established an iron foundry
where the scale works are now
located. When he came here there
were only - houses on the "Plain"
and among his mates at school were
George Aldrich and Mrs. Pamela
F. Wheeler. In 1912 he formed q
co-partnership with John H. Pad
dock, son of Huxham, purchasing a
hall-interest in the Paddock Iron
Works at Paddock village. About
1850 he removed to Montpelier
and for FIVE years he engaged in
the iron business there He then re-
turned to St. Johusbury, where he
had since resided. He married Miss
Charlotte Lowell of this place Oct.
80, 1881, and Mrs. Paddock died
Feb. 25, 1874. He left four children,
Harvlin Paddock of St. Johnsbury,
Mrs. J. H. Hastings of Waitstield, ].
H. Paddock of this town, and Chas.
Paddock of South Norwalk, Conn.
The latter was unable to attend the
funeral.
Mr.. Paddock was probably the
ouly resident of this town who saw
Lafayette and heard Daniel Webster
at the laying of the corner stone of
Bunker Hill monument in 1925. He
also recalled seeing the troops pass
by his home in Wilbraham en- route
to Plattsburg in the war of 1912.
His recollection of the Masonic con-
test in the Jackson campaign was
also very vivid. Mr.. Paddock
"reminiscences of the early days of ST.
JOhnsbury were veryinteresting and
when he was in his prime he was one
of the most active and influential
citizens of the town.
Peck
Rev. DR.. J. Oramel Peck of Brook
Ign, a widely-known Methodist
minister and brother Of Mrs. J. L.
Perkins of this place, died Thursday
morning in his home at the Hotel St.
George, in Brooklyn, after weeks
illness, from Bright's disease. He
was born in Groton, VT, on
September4, 1886. He was the son
of a farmer, but, obtaining the
means for a collegiate educa ton by
driving a coach and by following the
trade of blacksmith, he went to
Amherst College. He was graduated
in 1862 and was Immediately ordain-
ed as a preacher in the Methodist
Episcopal church. He was pastor
of churches in Chelsea, Lowell, Wor-
cester and Springfield, in the New
England conference. From Spring
field he removed to Chicago, where
he was an acceptable and popular
pastor. He returned East and as
sumed the pastorate of one of the
Baltimore churches. After a success
full pastorate at Baltimore he be-
came pastor of St. Johns, Brooklyn,
and also was pastor of the Hanson
Place church. From there he re-
moved to New Haven. He returned
to Brooklyn and was pastor of the
Simpson church in Clermont avenue,
Brooklyn. 1t was during his pastor
a tie at this church that DR.. Peck's
first wife died suddenly. At the con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church held in New York in 1888,
DIR. Peck was elected secretary to
the Missionary Society, and was re-
elected in 1892, holding this office at
the time of his death. He was chap
lain Of the Fourteenth Brooklyn
regiment of the National Guard He
leaves a widow and two sons,
Rev. George c. Peck of Bay Shore,
L. l., and Carl r. Peck.
Of
men in the Methodist church and by
frequent visits to st. Johnsbury had
made many warm friends here. He
was a strong man intellectually, a
vigorous preacher and a great work
er. DR.. Peck's illness extended only
over a week, and was caused, it is
thought, by Overwork upon a book
he was about to publish.
Lawrence.
Rev. John Lawrence died in EIyria,
o., last week, aged 70 years, II
months and &c days. He was the
youngest son of Dea. Hubbard Law
renee, one of the first officers OF the
First Congregational church in this
town. commonly known as the 1urch
at the Center. He was the brother
of three other ministers, one of whom
is stnl living in Elyria, o. Rev. DIR.
Edward Lawrence of the theological
seminary that was formerly at East
Windsor, Conn, was also his brother.
The subject of this sketch was rather
a teacher than a pastor, having been
for some time preceptor of the Lyn-
don Academy, and at other places.
He was frequent visitor to St.
Johnsbury and was well known to
the older people of this town. He
has a daughter who is a successful
missionary in Smyrna, Turkey, and
son, Caleb w, who is in business in
Chicago. The latter came on with
his fathers remains. A brief funeral
Serrice IVA { held at o1,r cerrnetar-,- Lost