St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
RECENT DEATHS.
EstabrOOks.

6 80 a. m, brings sorrow to wide cir
Gle OF friends. He was horn in Danville.
Nov. Z, 1862, at the age of II moved
with his parents to st. Johnsbury,
which, with the exception of one and
one half years when he run store in
Groton, has since been his home. After
leaving Groton he operated the Moose
River Mills at East st. Johnsbury, build
ing a large elevator there, overhauling
the old Barron mil, laying railroad
track to the mill and elevator so that
cars could be uuloaded there.
Mr.. Estabrooks went through the
Union Schools of St. Johnsbury and spent
two years at the the Academy. During
his business life here he worked a year
or two with his brother Henry in his
store, and has looked after his fathers
business during recent years. In all
business intrusted to his care he was
faithful and efficient. He was a member
of Green Mountain Lodge, No. 40, N. E.
O. P, and of Algonquin Tribe, No. g.
l. O. K. M. For long time he has been
a leading member of the fire department
having held the position of foreman OF
of Hose Co. S for several years. In
1899 and 1900 he erected handsome
and commodious residence on the bluff
ofland which was part Of the old Pad
dock estate. This was followed by the
laying out OF a new street from Clark's
avenue to Spruce street. Before the
completion of his elegant and imposing
home he b. gan the erection of another
house farther down the street, which
has been completed and is now occupied
bv three families. Mr.. EStabrooks was
one OF the hardest working and most
Efficient leaders in arranging public Gel
ebra ions. He was prominent worker
in village and town elections and he
will be much missed in town, He had a
host OF warm friends and no enemies.
Possessed Of an unusually generous ma
ture he was always ready to lend help
ing hand to all in trouble or distress of
anv kind.
He was married in 1884 to Lydia A.
Richardson o. Waterford, who with one
daughter, Maud S., born Feb. 6, 1886,
survives him.
The funeral was held at bis late
resider ce Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock, Rev. DR.. Elward 7. Fair
banks officiating. There was a la ge
attendance and the floral triutes
were many and elaborate. The
orders and organizations of which Mr..
Estabrooks was member were largely
represented. The bearers were E. N.
Randall, Fred L. Woodbury., Harry A.
Bartlett, Edward M. Moore, Henry W.
Ellis and Clarence Bennett Algonquin
Tibe No. 8. and Hose Co., No. S. acted
as escort, the entire company and over
70 Red Men being in line. The remains
were placed in the tomb at Mount
Pleasant cemetery amid profusion OF
| flowers and wreaths.
Goo Twin.
The sudden death in Chicago on Feb.
is of Rev. DR.. Edward P. Goodwin
comes as a personal loss to his friends
and relatives in this place and to his old
friends in this county where he spent the
first year of his ministry. He was GO
years old, having been born in Rome, N
Y, in 1882. He was graduated from
Amherst College in 1856 and from the
Union Theological seminary in 1859. He
spent the first year after graduation al
East Burke. OF his work there Editor
Ropes of the Montpelier Journal says
"He was the orator at Fourth Of July
celebrations and on other public occa
sions, and was occasionally heard in tht
pulpits of the lager communities. More
pretentious pastorates we're offered him
but he preferred the quiet and seclusol
of the field among the hills for its bette
opportunities for further study, reflection
and recuperation from the labors Incl
dent to paying his way through col
lege and seminary. Mr.. Goodwin
ministrations in the little mountai
parish to this day are a cherished remir
iscence. The little country church ran
with such presentations of truth, sue
exhortations to the higher life, as neve
before walked its echoes or stirred it
rustic congregations, and probably haV
never since"
He was married to Miss Ellen Cham
berain of East Burke, "a young VIC
man" saws Mr.. Ropes, "of many accom-
plshments, whom the students of 81
Iohnsbury Acad, my Of that dav an
generation very pleasantly remember"
Alter year or more he was called t
the First Congregational church {
Columbus Ohio. II 1867 he was cale
to the First Congregations church I
Chicago and began one otthe memorial
pastorates OF the great West. He ha
: been a very successful pastor and Il
membership OF his church increased fro
450 to 1900 and he became one OF Il
great divlnes of the West. During h
uastorate the church contributed S
!, 20O,00O to benevolent purposes. 1t all
q erected splendid edltice, and when tn
was burned they built another. At l.
= great fire in Chicago his church W
:, used as municipal headquarters, al
e there the poor were clothed and slept
e night, and the hungry were fed. Rev.
P. Roe, in his "Ba, riers Burned Away
u mentioned this churcn, and it becal
g famous and known all over the couutr
E DR.. Goodwin was guest at the home
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