Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-10-12
MCPHERSON WARNER

MCPHERSON WAHNEH
who died at his residence at Island |
Pond, October 4, 1900, had more en-
terprising and evenrful life than his la
ter wears suggest. lie was born at !
Montreal. Que, December II, 1919. |
His father moved from Walden to |
Montreal and died there when the boy |
was three weeks old. The father was |
Just recovering from severe attack OF
smallpox and was attracted to a burn
ING building. He voluntarily rushed
into the flames to rescue victim and
was so drenched with cold water that he
soon died. Nickersons grandfather
brought the infant, his brother, sister
and mother back to Walden in January
in sleigh. At nine years of age Nick
erson was bound to service and at 20
purchased the remainder of his minority.
He went to South Troy and with his
brother George went into the hotel bust
ness. From there he went to driving
lumber down the Connecticut river, and
was later connected with building the
Holyoke dam: after which he was en-
gagged in building railroad bridges be-
tween New York and Hartford. Return
ing to Troy he purchased the stage
route from Troy to Lowell and Hyde
Park afterwards he purchased and con
Quoted the route from Derby Line to
Island Pond with a branch route to
Willoughby Lake. About 1870 Mr..
Warner came to reside at Island Pond,
where he has resided until his death.
After a long, toilsome and useful life
the old man is at rest. Rest? Yes. 1t
is true that as to him it is an unconsci-
Gus rest; but it is not immaterial be-
cause to the living it seems like rest.
That is a comfort to friendly eye and
none other will ever look ON the resting
place of Nickerson Warner.
His life was passed in honest work :;
most of it until past middle age having
been occupied as a proprietor of stage
lines, doing a great deal of the work
himself. His success was various until
he assumed the conduct of the route
from Island Pond to Lyndonville which
he managed until the close of the civil
war; He was man of remarkable en-
d,uance, coming to Island Pond lat
night after night heavily loaded will
passengers and all sorts of errands h,
would sit down and catch little slee]
and be off early in the morning for TIN
8 o'clock train at Lyndonville, where h
would get a little more sleep if he go
time. His work during the war wa
enormous. His was regarded as direc
and somewhat secluded route for sub
iects fleeing to Canada. He carrie,
loads and loads and fourished, an,
made an otherwise undesirable rout
pay. At the close of the war he sol'
the route and found himself with
snug little sum of money. About 1856
he purchased the Green Mountain Hous
and entertained the public until fey
years since. Among the enterprises h
was interested in the Vermont Hous
and owned and operated theatre i
Montreal. On the 18th day of October
1867, he married Miss Sarah A. Aldricl
daughter of the late Judge Elias A
drich, who also many years in successio
represented the town in the Genera
Assembly of Vermont, and who recent
died at the age of SO years. She bein
a frugal, industrious and capable woma
went into business when Mr.. Warne
went out of the hotel business and ha
since conducted hourishing little trade
dealing in variety of merchandis
suited to the wants of country tow
They were both constant attendants upo
religious services and took great interes
in their the Congregational churcl
TO them was born son George
who died October Sd, 1898. NJ
Warner would have increased his accl
mutations faster after he left staging, &
he did at ally but while he kept a publ
house many destitute traveller came t
his door and never went away hungry
His door and his heart were always ope
to the poor; and his honest, unsuspect
ing nature often exposed him to impo
tors and impostions which he me
with generous thought, as he would sa,
"Well we must all have something t
live on" At every opportunity hi
,, hand was turned to help somebody an
tighten some burden. And thus he too
up many burdens and failures of tn
poor and improvident and carried ther
: himself. Prosperity never had part