Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-24

Mr.. Smiths death was surprise to his
family and friends. On the evening pre-
vious he and his wife retired as usual. In
the night, about a. m, she awoke by bis
heavy breathing and in few minutes his
heart ceased to beat and he had passed to
the Spirit Land.
Altho' 1t was q great shock to bis wife
and4amily, yet 1t was the very way that
he had desired to go out of this world.
He had witnessed sudden deaths and
calmly thought OF passing through the
gateway to the higher life. While max
ing her bed his mother dropped dead. His
youngest brother and two sisters died
nearly the same way.
He did not pass through disease and
suffering. He experienced no weary
nights out lived life up to its full to life's
last hour. He went calmly to sleep and
walked up in the morning land with the
angels around him. He was an honest
and upright man. His religion was lie.
Hewas faithful and true TO his home. He
set his children an example worthy OF i'm.
itation. His character was such that he
won the esteem and confidence OF those
who knew him. Such a man is prepared
to live and he has also the best prepare
ton for death. He did the duty of every
day and had no fear OF death or anything
In the great hereafter. ....,s
1t is well to look back on the life of such
msn-on his early home and his ances-
tors. ief ssfx ft n -eif, sl,l
He was in family OF eight children and
two others were adopted by bis parents.
His father and mother were Abijah and
Sarah (Piumley) Smith. His native town
was Randolph. where be spent bis early
life. When we go back to March "a, 1881,
we come to his birthday. The close OF his
earth lie was March IA, 1898 Had he
lived till the 9th OF this month he would
have been 81 years old. OF the ten chill
dren OF his fathers household, he was the
last. Let us 90 back to another genera
ton, to his father who lived to the great
age OF 95 years When a child he was
brought on horseback, in bis parents
arms, from Connecticut, following I'M
certain trails, before roads had been
made, through dense forests by marked
trees to the town OF Brookfeld. Here his
parents built their rude dwelling and
made home. Now that father and
mother and the ten children have all
passed away.
The subject OF this notice married Eve
line Elizabeth Gibson OF Roxbury. Three
children were born to them-three young
men Of whom their parents were justly
proud-GeorgeC c., of Brookheld, DR.. Car
son A., of Weston, and Hubert e., OF
Boston. Strong were the ties that bound
this family together. We can see the
gratifying results of the teachings and ex-
ample of these parents in the lives OF their
children. Sacred to them is the old home,
where their father and mother had lived
for almost 80 years. They came there to
cheer and comfort their mother and to
take last look on that fathers face, trans
figured and glorified. The casket with its
silent sleeper wss borne by his three sons
and a nephew to the place of interment
at Brookfield Center.
THE funeral service was held at his late
home at West Braintree, conducted by
Rev. s. A. Parker. The house was filed
with the neig hbors and friends and the
family wish to express their exceeding
gratitude to them for their prompt, con-
tinued assistance and sympathy mani
tested in so many thoughtful ways.
3. A. PARKER.