St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-02-22
RECENT DEATHS.
Packard.

brother 10 AlonZO and Lambert
Packard Of this town, and master
car builder of the New York Central
railroad, who died last Friday at
Albany aged SO years, took place on
Monday at 2 p. m. from the First
Presbyterian church. He was born
at Northumberland, N. H., and was
educated at Waterford and St. Johns
bury. He entered the army at the
beginning of the rebellion, serving
four years in the First Vermont Cav
airy and fought at Gettysburg. He
was an eye witness Of the assasina-
tion OF Lincoln. After the war he
learned the car-building trade in the
Wason shops at Springfield, Mass,
and became foreman, resigning to be-
come master car builder for the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, which he held for three years,
and served three years in a similar po-
sition on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road and finally became master car
builder on the New York Central, a
position he held for II years. Mr..
Packard was president of the rail-
road Y. M. c. A. association and
had been uperiutendent OF the Sun
day school of the First Presbyterian
church for several years.
MIR. Lambert Packard and Mr..
and Mrs. Alonzo Packard were pres
ent at the funeral.
All day Sunday many men and
women visited the remains in his late
home on New York Central avenue.
The choir sang several beautiful
and appropriate hymns and a fer
vent prayer was offered by the Rev.
William H. Whitaker. The Rev. DR..
Bruce OF New York preached the fu-
neral sermon. He was warm
personal friend of Mr.. Packard and
performed his marriage ceremony.
He spoke in manner that betoken-
ed the sorrow that filled his heart.
After he had finished the cover of
the casket was removed and those
present were allowed to view the
lace of the deceased.
The floral offerings were superb
and in wonderful proiusion. Hand
some designs partly hid the casket
from view.
Among the prominent railroad
men present were Mr.. William
Buchanan, superintendent of the mo.
tive power and rolling stock OF the
New York Central road; Mr.. Arthur
]. Leonard, secretary to Vice Presi.
dent Webb; Mr. w. H. Smith, super.
intendent of car building, New York
City; Mr.. D. B. Mccoy, superintend.
ent Of the Hudson River division
Mr.. John Wicks, assistant superin.
tendent of the Hudson River divi.
sion; Superintendent Harrington ol
the New York division; Master Ma
chlnist James Buchanan; Mr.. Dexter
Fairchild, assistant purchasing
agent, New York; Mr.. Peter Smith,
master car builder, Rochester. Rep.
resentatives from the West Shore
road were also present.
The body was placed in a vault in
the Rural cemetery.
Couch.
The funeral OF Mrs. Pamilla D.,
wife OF John l.. Couch, who died last
Friday aged 63, after a long and
painful illness, was held at her la te
residence on Sunday, Rev H. H.
Hoyt of the Universalist church con.
Quoting the services.
Mrs. Couch was a native of Thet.
ford, the daughter of Oliver and Sc.
linda Burr, was married in 1853 and
had made her home in St. Johnsbury
for 80 years. She was a woman of
noble character, prominent and
useful member of the church, had
mnistered cheerfully to the needs of
others for many years, and was be-
loved by large circle Of relatives
and friends. She leaves a brother at
Keene, N. H., sister at Fairlee, VT,
who with her husband and daughter,
Mrs. James c. Moore of this town,
have the sincere sympathy of the
community.
Mrs. Margaret B., wife of William
M. Potter, died at her home in Gil
ford, N. H., Feb. 8, aged 66 years,
4 months and 8 days. Death came
to this Christian lady very suddenly
but found her prepared. Early in life
she united with the Free Baptist
church and her answering loyalty
to the church and her taithiulness to
her family gave her life that was
full of usefulness and joy. She was
the daughter of Peter and Margaret
Buchanan, and was born in Barnet,
Feb. %, 1928. She is a sister
of Mrs. John w. Warden of St. Johns
bury. The funeral service was at
tended by her pastor, Rev. ]. Q.
Adams, assisted by Rev. l. ]. Tibbetts.
A favorrte psalm, The Lord is my
Shepherd" and several selections,
favorites of the deceased, were rem
dered by a quartette. The floral
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