St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-16
RECENT DEATHS.


Hastings.
Amasa Hastings, for many years a
resident OF Summerville died at his home
on Caledonia street Sunday evening OF
old age. He was the son of Amasa
Hastings, an early settler of Waterford,
and was born at West Waterford in
1911. He is the last oil family OF II
children. Amasa, Jr, married Caroline
Washburn aud settled in Brighton.
After three years they returned to Wat,
erford and resided there 16 years, then
spent 16 years on farm IN this town,
and ten wears in West Concord, coming
to Summerville 20 years ago. His first
wife died August 10, 1884, and,n Novem-
Der of that year he married Mrs, Adaiine
Hutchinson who survives HIM. he
| leaves no children.
The funeral will be held at his late rest
dence this afternoon, Rev. A. Francis
| Walch officiating, and the burial will be
at Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Mr.. Hastings
long and honorable lite, nearly all OF
which was spent in this immediate vi
cinitv, gave him a wide acquaintance.
| And his knowledge OF the early days OF
the county made him an interesting con
vcrsationalist, and in his death the last
Of an old and respected Caledonia county
family is removed, and the UniversaIlst
faith loses one of its strongest adherents,
smith.
Mrs. Nellie Rose Smith, daughter Of
Mr. Ira T. Harvey Of this town
died at st. Johnsbury Hospital
Sunday morning, OF typhoid fever
Mrs. Smith was born in this town, and
was 81 years old. Her early days were
spent in Waterford and at Passumpsic
She was married at the latter place
about Is years ago to George Smith
| who, with two sons, Earl and Carlyle
survives her. Soon after her marriage
she went to Barre and lived there until q
year and a half ago when she came tc
St. Tohnsbury and has since resided with
parents. She leaves three brothers and
one sister. Herbert of New York, Harry
E. and John w. of this place and Mrs
Minnie Stiles Wnslow of Waterford
The funeral was held yesterday after
noon her pastor Rev. A. c. Hussey o
the First Baptist church officiating
Burial was in the cemetery at Pas
sumpsic In Passumpsic where her girl
hood was spent Mrs. Smith was {
| general favorite, and during her stay
| here she has made many friends, and the
sincere sympathy of all will go out tC
her bereaved husband and family
Among those who were called here by
| Mrs. Smiths death were her brother
| Herbert and Mrs. William Woods o
Littleton Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith o
| Laconia.
Moore.
RovAllen Moore, died early on Wed
nesday morning at the home of hi
mother, Mrs. David J Moore, at IA Rail
road street. Hehad been sick with stom
ach trouble for ten days, but was no
thought to be seriously i'll until about Al
hours before his death, which was Causet
by a vavular disease of the heart Ro'
was born in st, Johnsbury, April 7, 1884
and always lived here. He passel
through the Union schools aud worke'
for time at the scale factory, but 70
about two years had been in the empIo
of ZONES and Shields. He was a gu ct
gentemanly young man, and was yer
popular with his associates and acquaint
anCes, all OF whom will heartily sympa
thze with his bereaved mother an
family. The funeral was held Friday a
the house, Rev. E. NJ. Chapman official
ing. The bearers were four of his yOun
men friends: Lindol NJ. Scott, Herber
W. Smythe, John BatChelder and Pete
Parks. There was a prOiusion OF flow
ers, including pieces from the men q
Jones & Shields shop, the ushers at II
Howe Opera House, and from a whiS
club of which he was member. ThoE
from out OF town who attended the #
neral were MIR. and Mrs. Frank Randa
and Tohn and Charles Randall of Ba
net. Interment was in Mt. Pleasat
cemetery.
Forbes.
Miss Amy Forbes died at the home
= H. A. Hawley, where she had been Ell
ployed, Sunday morning, after brj
I. illness of appendicitis. She was Is yea
old, and the daughter of James Forh
who is employed at the w. L. Swe
farm. PRAYERS were held at Mr.. Ha'
leys house Tuesday morning, Rev. A.
l. Hussey officiating and the remains we
taken to her old home in Stanstej
where the funeral and burial will occ
today. Besides her father two brotht
and one sister survive her.
Church Notes.