Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-12
OBITUARY.


Mir Kendall was in his stable Saturday after.
noon and was employed ABOUT '""ryear-
old colt, which had always lefore been
of II gentle disposition. he CO., Aicked
hlm in the right side, breaking in two OF his
ribs and causing internal injuries.
Mr.. Kendall was y years OF age and had
lived on Munger street lor many years. He
was sturdy, honest gentleman of the old
school and will be greatly missed in his
nelghborhOod. He was pensiOner OF the
late war, having been member OF Co. E. OF
the l4th VT. volunteers, and tor several years
had been Il member of Post william =. Rus
sci, No. So, OF Middlebury. He was stead
fast member OF the Methodist church.
widow, two sons and daughter survive
him.
The funeral was held from the house at II
O'Clock Wednesday morning, Rev. e. F. No
bic, pastor of the Middlebury Methodist
church, conducting the service, and the in
terment was at New Haven Mills.
y HENRY A. SMITH. \N
Henry A. Smith died at his home on Semi
Inary street in this vii age at O'Clock ON
Sunday evening, January :, in the ith year
OF his age. He had been ut work in Water
bury overseeing a gang OF men and came
home on New Years day, i'll with the pre-
| vailing epidemic. HIS illness rapidly devel.
| oped into pneumonia, which terminated IA
! tally as above stated. Mr.. Smith leaves
| widow, one son and two daughters His
parents, two brothers and II halt. sister also
survive him. Mr.. smith was Il carpenter by
! trade and an unusually skiliul workman. In
! later years he had ha, the oversight OF large
gangs OF men on important works tor smith
Il Piper ana Mr. Joseph Battell, and was al
ways found capable and trustworthy IN his
responsible positions. lie was an intelligent
and upright citizen and always tonnd enough
! to do to attend to his own business, leaving
others to do the same. He was essentially
home man, and his untimelv death leaves a
void in the family which can never be filled
! The funeral services were held ut the late
home OF the deceased at Il O'Clock Wednes
| day forenoon, Rev. Nv Dickens, pastor of the
Middlebury Congregational church, officiat
ing. Fine vocal music was furnished by n
! qun rtet compose ed of Mrs. G. ID. Miner, Mrs.
| A. Dickens. III sheldon
Earl Cushman. There was IL large attend nee
| OF neighbors an friends. The interment
was in the West cemetery in this village.
MRS. MARY LAIRD AND THOMAS TowLE.
Mrs. Mary Laird died ut her home on Acad.
| eny street "Wednesday afternoon Jan ary 10.
She had been attacked by grip week before,
Dut win cnafacterlstlc unsellshness comm.
ued caring tor her brothers, who were i'll
with the same disease, till pneumonia was
developed; this her weakened system was
unable to withstand. On saturday last Mr..
| Thomas Towle was also attacked with pneu
monia and died on Thursday morning. The
! brothers George and X bert, In whose cases
the acute phases aid not develop, are im-
proving.
Mrs. Laird was fitty-four years of age and
leaves one daughter Mrs. Frank sumner of
| Bristol. She was woman OF exceptional en-
ergy and helpiulness and OF unObtrnsive
charity. and will be sincerely missed by
many who have known her wol tn. The tune
raj services will be held at St. stephens
church ut 930 O'Clock Friday morn
ing, the burial being at Bristol.
|
lnarried IA quiet, unassumng, upright man.
! His funeral VIII also be held at st. Stephens,
OF which church both he and his sister were
members, at 10 O'Clock SATURDAY morning /;
the interment will be in the West cemetery ,
IL MRS. w. W. CHAPMAN.
Died, at her home in Middlebury, VT, Dec
2s 1888, Emma Barber, wife of w. w. Chap.
man, after an illness OF twelve DAYS, OF pneu
monia, aged So years Mrs Chairman was
born in Benson, VT, where were passed the
years of her girlhood. She was married to
Henry Wilson OF Benson, June 4, 1861. Early
in their married lie on profession OF faith
they united with the Congregational church
oil Benson and during their life together were
faithful attendants at that service. Mr. viii
son died in November, 1873, and in October
$780, she was married to W. w. Chapman
The first five years of their lite was spent at
East Middlebury the remainder at the home
where she dled. a lew years since she
severed her connection with the Bens IN
church and became "a member OF the Congre
gational church AT Middlebury. whose privi-
leses were fully appreciated she being very
seldom absent from the Sabbath service, the
sunday school lin winch for a time she WAS
a taacher) and the weekly prayer meeting.
Though quiet and unprelentious in her
Christian lite, she had willing heart and
active hands in works OF love and kindness
! to those around her. She was vertable
| hcme maker, "A true wife, loving sister,
| faithful friend. We think OF her only gone
! before. Brief funeral services, held at their
home Sunday morning, conducted by Rev.
a. W. Dickens her pastor, were well attend
| ed by sympathizing friends. The remains
were taken to Bensoa tor interment, IA ser
vice conducted by Rev +. +. Bouck being
held at the old Barber home Monday tore
noon. Tee well filled house attested the re.
| spect and love given her in her early home.
"They who are one In Christ,
Hid in His heart,
Death cannot sever, nor
Hold long apart.
Soon they clasp hands again,
All partings DER,
Where the LifeGiver has
Gone on before" Y.
OBITUARY NOTES.
! Mrs. Louisa Briggs, aged 50 years, died on
Sunday mt her home In Brandon. Two sons,
res ents of Brandon, and enc daughter. Mrs.
/ Alice Nelson OF Salisbury, survive her. The
cause OF death was pneumonia.
Mrs. Fred Smith OF East Middlebury, a
daughter of the late John Rivers OF this town,
died at the residence OF Fred Brassor on
/ South street in this village Thursday fore
noon. Her disease was consumption and
! her age was 20 years.
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