Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-29
RICHARD H. KINGSLEY.

In Stanstead, Canada, on July 81,
1874, boy was born to Lorenzo
Kingsley and Cynthia Hayes Kings
ley, and named from his grand
father, a resident of South Wood
stock, Richard Hayes Kingsley.
When returning from II Republican
or at that time, Whig-mass meet
ing, addressed by IL Mr.. Marsh Of
Woodstock, in an unfortunate rae
ing of horses Mr.. Kingsley's car
rage was overturned and leg
broken, from which he never fully
recovered. AS soon as he was able
he returned to Woodstock; then
went to Randolph, after partial re-
covcry. A younger sister of Rich
ard was born at the home Of the
grandfather Kingsley, but died in
East Randolph at the age of 10
months. In that town Il younger
brother, Lorenzo, was born-now
living in the South, and not as yet
informed of the loss of his elder
brother.
In the year 1858 it was my for.
tune to become acquainted with
Richard Kingsley as scholar
among those gathered In the school
house in district No. 9. found
him, like all the rest assembled
there, anxious to obey every request
Of mine and applying himself to
study for progress in branches
taught-not making so rapid adj
vance as some, but thankful for
every assistance, and what he con.
quered he laid up for use, In 1859
an unfortunate break In the term
gave the school Il bad name, but in
1860 was with then. again and be-
came better acquainted with each
pupil, to whom my lightest wish
was law and any suggestion OF mine
as to method they were all urgent
to follow. IT'S said the boy Is father
of the man, and in his case the quail
tiles shown in childhood and youth
ripened with his manhood and en-
deared him to us all. Keenly en-
joying the plays and sports of
healthy, hearty boys, yet he was
careful to not trespass on the rights
OF anyone, and characteristic of him
any exercise that was promised by
HIM was sure to be performed.
Richard lived at his grandfather's,
Stephen Kingsley's, in boyhood and
youth, Il maiden aunt living there
supplying him as tar as able a
fathers care and true mother love.
She still survives and teels the loss
as deeply as We're he Of her own
flesh and blood.
In 1868 he married Adeline Cur
tbs, daughter of Joseph E. Curtis Of
Woodstock, and lived on the old
farm, moving thence to the small
farm by the Richardson home,
where their only daughter, Grace
b. Kingsley, now stenoaraRhic
office assistant to VIM. II. Hughes
of Granville, N. v, was born;
thence to South Woodstock about
1878 and engaged in the mercantile
business. Later he succeeded to
the postmastership, which he held
till HIS retirement from business in
1900, to follow the lab4r of his
youth, the quiet of tar n life, build:
ing during that year fine large
barn on his meadow, with modern
conveniences for necessary storage
and comfort of stock.
His patience in performing the
exacting demands of the postmas-
tership for II years, his kindness III
his deal with those who tried to
help themselves and ut many times
waiting on others to his own detri-
ment, as shown by his hooks, his
strict Justice to all and attention to
his business, not engaging in neigh.
bornood jealousies and quarrels, en-
deared him to us all. With the
prospect of a quiet evening of life
before him, he heard the call and
entered the silent valley. A good
man has gone from among us to the
higher life. n. =. ".
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