St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-03-22
RECENT DEATHS.
Brooks.

DR.. Samuel I. Brooks died at his
home on Main street Wednesday
morning.
DR.. Brooks was born in Stanstead,
P. @, on Dec. 28, 1928. In early life
his parents removed to Sherbrooke.
He was graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1s47 and from the Medical
department of McGill College, Mon
treal in 1861. For the next II years
he practiced medicine in Sherbrooke
rem owing to St. Johnsbury IN 1862.
On June 6, 1855, he married Miss
Lucy Mills, daughter of thelate Jonas
Mills of Colebrook, N. H., who still
survives him. Nine children were
born to them, two of them, Samuel
and Walter, dying in infancy. The
children living are Lyman H., of
Sheridan, Wyoming; Mrs. William
c. Tyler, of st. Johnsbury; Arthur
R. of Olcott, Alfred H. of Minneapo-
lis, Mrs. j. M. Jenckes of Sherbrooke,
Frank H. and Jonas H., both of St.
Tohnsbury.
DR.. Brooks was Que of the oldest
physicians in service in this town and
his practice was not confined by any
means to the limits of St. Johnsbury.
He was frequently called elsewhere
to take cases and was relied upon by
physicians here and in other towns
in consultations. He was conserva-
tive rather than hasty in his decis.
ions and was an indefatigable work.
er. He kept posted on ali the mod
ern discoveries in medicine and sur
gerry and was an active and honored
member of the Vermont Medical So
clety. He has been vice-presldent
and later president ofthis society and
was at one time councillor in the
same body. He always attended
the annual meetings If possible and
frequently gave paper.
During residence of over a quar-
ter of a century in this town his ard. q.
uous professional duties never him
dered him in his work in the church.
He has been an active member of the
North church since he first came to
town and was deacon there for about
25 years. No one was more con-
stant than he at both the church SER
vices on Sunday and at the weekly
prayer meeting, and at the latter
place he was always ready to help
the leader. Though never holding
any public office he was intensely in
terested i'll the political welfare of
this country, and was equally inter-
ested in the proper administration of
town and village affairs.
DR.. Brooks had been in failing
health for about two years, caused
no doubt by excessive work in the
early years OF his profession. He
has been gradually failing the past
month and death came to him peace.
fully and calmly. The cause of
his death was a general breaki ng
down of the entire system, the end
coming when the disease reached the
brain.
The funeral will be held at his late
residence at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Woodbury..
Mrs. Roxy A., wife of Levi c.
Woodbury., who has been ill for
number OF months, died Monday
night at her home, No. 95 Railroad
street. She has been AN invalid for
many years being confined to the
house much of the time, although
able to attend church occasionally.
Mrs. Woodbury. was born in Haver-
hill, N. H., and married to Levi c.
Woodbury. SO years ago, since which
time they have lived most of the
time in St. Johnsbury at the same To-
cation where she died.
Mrs. Woodbury. was especially kind
and attentive to her family and was
respected and loved by all who knew
her. Besides her husband she leaves
three children, w. c. Woodbury. of
Delaware, Ohio, c. H. Woodbury. of
West Lebanon, N. H., and Fred L.,
who lives here.
Mrs. Clarissa J. Smith died on
March 13 after an illness extending
over several months. She was 76
years old and was born in Maine.
She had lived for the past IL years
with her daughter, Mrs. S. l.. Moore,
and died at Mrs. Moore's home in
the north part of the town. She
leaves three daughters and two sons:
Mrs. c. M. Warmmell of Bethel, Me-,
Mrs. O. F. Twitchell, also of Bethel,
Mrs. S. L. Moore of this town, Chas.
Smith of Niagara Falls, and w. F.
Smith of Boston.
LiddeH.
Herman w. Liddell died at his home
in Medford, Mass, on March 10, of
brights disease. He vases years old
and former resident Of this town.
He was highly respected and popu.
lar young man and was very active
in the Sons of Veterans camp in the
city of Medford.
Solomon.
Joseph Solomon died at his home
on Pearl street Wednesday night,
after brief illness of nervous pros
tration terminating in hemorrhage
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