St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
RECENT DEATHS.

The sad news of the death of John w.
Palmer at his home in Bank Place was
announced Sunday evening. Mr.. Palmer
was born in Leeds, Canada, in 1866
He lived there until 13 wears ago he came
to St. Johnsbury and was employed by
the Fairbanks Scale Company, for WHOM
he worked 10 years. About Is months
ago he was obliged to cease work and
since that time has grown rapidly worse,
being confined to the bed since last Octo-
ber. Consumption with complication
of other diseases was the cause OF his
death. The funeral was held in St.
Andrews church yesterday afternoon,
Rev. M. H. Mill officiating. The Ood
Fellows, of which he was a member,
attended the service in body. Mr..
Palmer has been an attendant at St.
Andrews church for long time and
became member about tour years ago.
He leaves mother, wife and little boy.
Freeman.
DR.. Andrew w. Freeman died in Chi
cago on Feb. %, aged SO years. He
was born in Brook6eld, Oct. 3, 1929,
worked his way through Thetford acad-
emy, in his desire to secure an education,
and was graduated from Dartmouth
College in the class of 1854. To pay the
debts contracted by his education he
taught school at Colebrook. N. H., was
for some time principal of the Orange
County grammar school at Randolph
Center, and in 1S57-59 taught in Rock
ford College, Ill. In 1859 he began the
practice Of dentistry in Chicago and was
charter member of the Chicago Dental
Society and Illinois State Dental Society.
which the Green Mountain state has
furnished this country so many examples
and was very useful both in and out OF
his profession. When Mr.. Moody made
his first visit to Chicago and conducted
his gospel meetings in freight cars in the
railroad yards DR.. Freeman attended the
first meeting and all through Mr..
Moody's religious campaign in Chicago
led the singing tor the meetings. Mr..
Freeman was a member and tor some
time deacon of Plymouth Congrega-
tional church, and was one of Mr..
Moody's assistants in organizing the
latter's first Sunday school. He died OF
asthma after many months of suffering.
He leaves wife. an only sister, Mrs. P d.
Blodgett of St. Johnsbury, and an only
child. Mrs. John S. Meigs of Chicago, for.
merly of st. Johnsbury.
Darling.
The remains OF the late Adam Darling
were brought here Saturday for inter
ment, the body being accompanied by
Mrs. Darling and her brother.in la W
Henry Darling Of Schenectady, N. Y
Mr.. Darling was a native OF Edinboro
Scotland, and died at Pottsville hospital
Pottsville, Penn, Feb. 23 Besides hi:
vile, who will be pleasantly remembered
as former St. Johnsbury lady, he leave:
one son in Denver, another in Colorado
Springs, daughter in Montreal anC
another daughter who is the superinten
dent oil the Pottsville hospital The last
years OF Mr. Darling's life have beer
spent in Denver.
Lanctot.
Miss Rose Lanctot died at her home
on Pearl street Friday, after an illness o
about five days. She was born in this
place 20 years ago and has spent hel
entire life here, receiving her education il
the convent. She has been well known
as clerk for George H. Cross. for whom
she has worked for the past six months
The funeral was held from the churcl
Monday morning and Rev. FIR. Bossi
nault officiated. Miss Lanctot was {
young lady who had bright, happy
disposition, which made many warn
friends or her. A father, mother, two
sisters and five brothers survive her.