The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-12-04
Hon. INK. HatoheIder.

The loss snd ussisl life Of the sstisci
Of this. tsiek deserves mere than . psss
iss noiiee ,ni 10 erdous The foliosiry
iron petiee, lbsi have appeared 10 The 20
pss 10 this sud Wipdhsn C0nnties:
Hon. Iis K ntiist Bstehclitr. vbo he'd
lived mote lhsa four score years aud
tee. and sha va . tronissnt hsars 10
S9sthsrn Vermont for more than hsli.s.
csLtsry, eisd d bic bsns 10 Tovssbsnd,
sssdsy. November is. 1902 He bad beer
10 isllins bsslsh the past nvs yssfs. The
cod coming from the general weakness Of
old age. bat the Hssl illpe's "a, Of orly
short darsiion.
Mr. Bsiehtl3er vas The sou oil In mud
sad Betsy Jones' B.tohsitr sod ss
blrs 10 Mt Virroo. N. II ID cembsrli,
1911, II. vas the eldest OF hrs .oos: In
K Porter. Amos. Daniel and Chsils,, Of
shom Amos 10 also deessss two sisters,
Asnush Hobart and R9Isps Wstermsr,
sre Likewise deeised. The iamily moved
10 Pru 10 1879 ar Bs,cheidsr YES edo
Gated 10 the CON mon schools. and Of the
rssohers Seminary ia Andovsr. Mss. Az
the sse OF II be left Psru for eight or ten
yesr', being engaged 10 teaching most Of
the time. After bic return to Peru be va
Tor many years town supsrintsndsn OF
schools 10 Pru, and daring that period
they there ranked among the best 10 the
state. their efficiency being due 10 large
part TO his persopil attention. Decides be
took 90 active interest 10 everything The,
periaiasd 10 the welfare OF the town, held |
slmos, every town tffl 80 repeatedly, VS.
very soiive and efhoieut IN church work,
md. last, but not least. was the bert farm
or 10 the town.
Daring the time be vas away frsn Pero
Mr. Baleheldsr taught four yssrs 10 the
Old Academy 10 Cambridge, N Y spd
year or two 10 school In Troy.
Ia VAS chsirnsn Of the selsclmen 10 Pc
10 ii successive years BE represented |
Peru 10 the Lower Brlnch Of the Lsgisls
snre 10 lSi3, was senator from Bennington |
CouDty 10 1850 and 1851. and Associate
Judge OF the County Courtsin 1854 End
1855 Mr. B.lshsldcr moved 10 Town
sbsnd 10 1862
Ga goiog to TowSsbend Nj B..ohslder
1t opoe took part in The comm unity life
'imilsr 10 that which be had t.ksn 10 Pc
"a. He IVES sslectmsn OF the town, super
otsodsnt Of schools many yeArs. Trustee
md vice president OF L,lsnd and Gray
20 yesrs. and for over 20 years
trustss and member Of tie fusnce CON
ni.les oil the Wiudham Conn.y Saving,
Bank At Nswisne. He continued 10 hold
be tGss OF Juiiise OF The Pescs. upeb
'bich he en.srsd Of Peru 10 1889. sntil
500. 81 years oonsecuiively.
The venerable sy.0ov. Frederick Hol
''ook oil BNtil boro is tbs only person
ow living Who served 10 the state senate
nh OF prior TO Mr. Bstchelder.
In 1910. Mr. Bstchsidsr married Nancy,
suahtsr OF Der i,min B,rnsrd. who We
10 hslpns,e 10 oil The CIRCUMSTANCES Of
10 snd who took ~ active part 10 con
unity ,2.irs. They celebrated their
golden Wedding" al Townshsnd, March
2. 1881 All thsir children. sr,ndchil
rsa. brothers sud listers we're present, 10
iinion 10 many friends who helped t.
ska the occasion enjoyable. Mrs Batch
der died last March. st the $50 oil 50
The ancestors oil the Bhch.lier family
me from Eas and sboot 1850 and settled
Salem, Gss Members Of the family
ere soldiers 10 K'ug Philips var and 10
he Colonisl and Revolutionary wars. +"
He joined the Congregational church 10 y
srn sboni 1892, aud continued to b. . .
ember OF thc church there or Of the one
TouDshebd until bic death. n uas =
andsy school supeiin.endent more ihsn "
yssrs.
Mr. B.,ehelasr VS. = type Of The sdnirs
lie, genuine men Of the old ,ohesl: b.
- . man Who gathered knosledse. din -
nssd wisdom, oonduolsd biz own snsirs
ID marked sncssss sod Who ecsspied in "
'rtsnt positions Of public honor and pri .
10 hass. and VS. never found waning. !.
10 sslipsi,s enabled him to al . large q
q nstful place IN lie without the strata
Z for tnsot and high nervous tension a,
iich Is ioand tso often 10 ne busy busi
% or public life OF today. n
Tae fansfsi sas held 81 The heass