The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
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Our community was greatly shocked last
Friday noon by the news that Kimbal p.
Blanchard had died suddenly in Barre city
In apparently his usual health lie had driv-
en- to Barre on his daily express business,
and had arrived in front of the meat market
of his son-in-law, George Quigey. AS he
stepped to the side walk from his wagon,
he told Mr.. Quigley, that he was dying
These were his last words, as he lived but
few minutes. Apoplexy was the cause OF
his death. He was native Of Barre, hav-
ing been born there in 1888, and his life had
been passed there largely. From 1884 to
1883 he was the proprietor of the Park
House and at different times had had two
meat markets there. Some nine years ago
he moved to this town, having previously
married,a s his second wife, Mrs. Julia Work
Bass. daughter of the late Lyman A. Work
A year or two ago he bought the Joel Bass
Jr,, place at the north end of the village
He has been very active here and in late
years has had an express route from here
to Barre city. He left two sons and a
daughter by his first marriage and one
daughter by the second. He was buried
from his late home Sunday afternoon and
the body was inferred in the cemetery in
Barre city. Rev. Frances A. Kimball otfic-
lated at the funeral and paid warm tribute
to his character. In this sudden bereave-
ment much sympathy will go out from
friends to the family.
Mrs. Charles r. Benedict was so feeble
on Sunday that it was feared she might not
live through the night, and her death may
come at any hour, as she is delirous much
OF the time.
Carl M. Seaver has been suffering of late
from a sprsined ankle. 1t is the fourth
time he has suffered with this affection.
George W Clark who has been in the
Enoch Howe hou-e for some two years
past has dismissed his boarders and will
move to Barre where he will continue to
keep boarders. The excellent service he
has rendered to his patrons will not soon
be forgotten, at least by the writer.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott and daughter leave
here this week to be absent through the
winter. They will be with the family of
DR.. Edward Bailey OF Oneida, N. Y, who is
a son-n-law of MIS-. Abbott.
Mrs Smead, the mother OF Rev. D..
III. Strong who has been here for some
months past is about to visit her son in
Shelburne Falls Mass. Her stay here
has been very pleasant to Rev. Mr.. Strong's
parishioners and her return will be well
coined.
The railroad company are making repairs
upon their reservoir in the stream near
Oney Sewers. Ward & Douglass Of
Barre are doing the work.
News has recently been received of the
death in the west of our former townsman,
Rev. Alonzo Hatch son OF the late San
west where he was at one time Metho-
dist ministe His home was for some time
in northern Illinois.
Mrs Miranda Badger, widow of the late
Ira Seaver, is living with her step.son, Ar
thur Seaver, on Staten Island, N. Y. Mr..
Seaver was here last week to attend the
funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Lewis NJ Seaver.
Mrs. Mary M. Abdill, wife of Lewis M.
Seaver died on Tuesday OF last week and
was buried in our village cemetery. She
was born in Covington, Indiana, in 1866.
Soon after the great tire in Chicago, in the
early '70s, her parents moved to Chicago,
wi ere nineteen years ago, she was marie
to Mr.. Seaver. Her married life was lived
in Chicago and New York city and suburbs,
Through strong love for country life, she
came last summer to the farm here on
which her husband was born and which he
had purchased some little time before for a
permanent home. Until year ago, Mrs.
Sesver had heen in excellent health, when
suddenly her health broke down, as the re-
suit OF surgical operation and she has
never been we'll since, in spite OF all that
could be done for her. She had in her last
weeks the care of trained nurse who had
been with her in her home in Westfeld
New Jersey, and who had become very dear
to her. Mrs. Seaver had become very
pleasantly known to friends here, and had
her life and health been spared, she would
have become a valuable acquisition to so
cjety. She was a member OF Congrega.
tional church in westfield. New Jersey,
and Rev. ID. III. Strong OBLIGATED at her
funeral She left son in Chicago by her
first marriage and a young daughter by the
second. Her family desires to express SIN
cere thanks, and appreciation to all friends
and neighbors for the touching kindness at
tention and assistance shown its members
in their great bereavement.
Our former and most estimable towns
woman, Miss Elvira Jillson, for many
years past a resident of Manchester, N. ii ,
is in very poor health One who has lately