St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-29
RECENT DEATHS.
Baker.

four months and the end came quietly at
about 6 clock in the morning.
Mr.. Baker was born in Holderness,
N. H. (now Ashland), March 10, 1927.
His early life was spent on the farm and
later he was engaged in business in the
village of Ashland. On Oct 4, 1859, he
came to st. Johnsbury and entered the
scale shops. For nearly 40 years he has
been in the machine shop department
and for the last 80 years has had charge
of the lever filing department. He was
strong believer in the principles of
Masonry, being one OF the few remaining
charter members of Palestine Command
cry. The Knight Templar order was
conferred upon him by Windsor Com
mandery, from which he took demit to
become a member of Palestine Com
mandery, No. s, K. T. He was con-
firmed in the Episcopal church at
Royalton in 1872 and in 1883 joined
the North Congregational church.
He had few superiors in his thorough
knowledge and keen appreciation of
music and in his critical judgment of its
merits. He was for many years MEM
ber of the North church choir and was
also closely Unidentified with the singing
in the Sunday school. He was at one
time teacher in the Sunday school and
many of his scholars pleasantly remem-
Der him in that capacity. Always present
at the church services he will be missed
by all from his accustomed place.
On Nov. "a, 1851, he married Pamela
Submit Denison, who died March IA.
1898. The parents lost one child in
infancy and Mr.. Baker leaves an only
daughter, Mrs. Perley F. Hazen Of St.
Johnsbury. A brother, Leonard H.
Baker, is now living in Ashland.
The family will have the sincere SYM
pathy of wide circle OF friends in the
death Of the head of the household.
Mr.. Baker was a man whom every
body loved-possessed of cheerful and
sunny nature and uniformly genial and
cordial to all. He was especially fond of
young people and children, whom he
always met with warm welcome and a
kindly word. They in turn loved him
and both old and young feel that they
have lost a true friend. He enjoyed
society for the friendships it made and
perpetuated, and though Of quiet and
unassuming nature it was pleasure to
nfeSt him and greet him. He was large
hearted and generous to a fault. lending
hand whenever hand was needed to
help. He was one of the oldest workmen
at the scale shops in length of service
and his loss will be deeply felt by all the
men who have learned to admire his fine
traits of character and to love him. He
belonged to that great army of mechan-
les, who dignifed their calling by years
of faithful work and honest labor, per-
forming daily duties with rare faithful
ness and devotion and adopting the Col
den Rule as his rule OF living.
The funeral was held at his late resi-
dence yesterday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. DR.. A. H. Heath, assisted by Rev.
NJ. H. Mill. DR.. Heath spoke very ten
derly of Mr.. Bakers useful life, how he
exalted his calling, was noted for his in
tegrity, and unwavering in character.
Many loving friends sent floral tributes
and there were some beautiful designs
from the Masonic bodies with which he
was connected. His shopmates sent a
large floral emblem of the gates ajar
with the words ''at home" above and
"our friend" beneath. Palestine Com.
mandery attended in body and acted
as escort to the grave.
Sargent.
Edwin E. Sargent died early Saturday
morning from the results of shock re-
ceived few days previous Mr.. Sargent
had been steadily failing for the last few
months, though able to be out on the
street until within few days of his
death.
Mr.. Sargent was born in Warren, April
10, 1884. He remained on the farm with
his parents until he was II years old,
when he went to Moretown to learn
harness making and carriage trimming.
He remained there over two years and
then followed this trade, together with
bookkeeping and clerking, in Vermont,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts until
1856, when he commenced in business in
Waitsheld. About year afterward he
moved to Mortified, where he remained
until 1865, when owing to i'll health he
sold out. During his stay there he be-
came identified with the interests OF the
town, being justice of the peace and a
member of the school committee. He
next entered the employ of a Connecticut
publishihS Ss~-aouse and went to Pennsvl-
vania. In 1866 he located at Pottsville
for the Ktna Life Insurance Company of
Hartford Conn. On April 1, 1867, he
| located at St. Tohnsbury as general ms ~
ager of this company for the north
western part of the state. He issued a
paper in the interests OF his business and
published book OF the descendants OF
his grandfather, doing all the typo
graphical and mechanical work OF the
book. He was for many years the local
correspondent for the Montpelier Argus
and for some years correspondent for the
Boston dailies. staunch believer in
the principles of the democratic party, he
always commanded the respect of the
republicans of this town and was for
many years justice OF the peace, having
heard and decided hundreds OF cases. He
held important committee Offices in his
own party, being for many years a mem
ber OF the state committee, and was at
one time candidate for state auditor. He
was trustee and formany years president
OF the Universalist society and has been
active in that church since its organiza-
ton. He was married June 2S, 1857, to
Emeline X. Howe of Moretown, who
survives him. A sketch OF Judge Sar.
gents life would be incomplete without
q reference to his new genealogy of the
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