St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
RECENT DEATHS.
Armstrong e.


Mrs. Ann Jane Smith, wife of Stewart
Armstrong, died at the st. Johnsbury
Hospital of cancer of the lips and larynx,
Saturday, after an illness of nearly two
years. Her sickness was not considered
dangerous until the week before Christ
mas, when she was taken worse and
went to the hospital for treatment where
she has gradually failed.
Mrs. Armstrong was born in Bethel
North Ely, P. O., Oct. IL, 1850, and
came to this place to reside about II
years ago. She leaves husband, three
sons and two daughters: Robert Arm
strong of North Danville, Mrs. John A.
Gibson of Mclndoes, Mrs. Elmer Louie,
Charles and Thomas S. of this place.
Funeral services were held at the Rail
road street Baptist church, Monday at
two o'clock, her two sons and two sons
nlaw acting as bearers, and the inter-
meat was i; Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Deming.
Many of the older residents of this viii
lage wi well remember the late Henry
H. Deming, whose death was chronicled
in these columns early in the month and
the following concerning him taken from
the Bradford Opinion will be of interest ;
His father, Benjamin Ed eming, was
business affairs of Caledonia county, and
at the time of his death, in 1884, was a
member of Congress.
| The deceased was born at Danville,
Nov. 3, 1919, and obtained most of his
education in the public schools of that
town, and at Danville Academy. Mr..
Deming served his time as a clerk in the
store OF Sias & Brainard at Danville, and
then was in business there with his
brother-in-law, under the style of Vail,
Deming & Co. After few years he left
Danville and went into the hardware
| business with David Boynton at st.
| Johnsbury, the firm name being Boynton
& Deming. He was one OF the first
trustees of Passumpsic Savings Bank
| and its treasurer in 1854 and afterward.
| Early in 1862 he went to Newbury, and
bought out Carlos M. Morse, carrying
on the mercantile business in the old
Morse building until it was burned in
| August, 1876. He continued his business
in the old Newbury House until be had
erected, in the summer OF 1877 the build.
ing now owned and occupied by James
B. Hale, which stands upon the site of
| the old Morse store. He conducted his
business there until he sold out to Mr..
Hale. in the summer of 1882, when he
removed to Montpelier.
Mr.. Demiug married, Dec. 27, 1S43,
Laura d., daughter of Joshua and Mary
| (TuthilI) Vail. He was very precise and
methodical in the conduct of his business.
and was never accused of underhaud
dealing of any kind. He was not only
we'll informed upon the questions OF the
dav, but very decided in his opinions. In
politics he was a republican, but did not
appear to care for office, the only one
which he held while living at Newbury
being that of town treasurer in 1864.
In private lie he was social, genial, and
a ready conversationalist. Mr. and Mrs.
Demng had two sons, the younger of
whom, Benjamin Franklin, died in 1876
in his twentieth year, and Charles H.,
VINO was tOr some years IN partnership y
with his father, and is now the junior
member of the firm of Brooks & Deming,
hardware dealers of Montpelier. Mr..
Deming is also survived by his excellent
wife with whom he had lived nearly sixty
years; by sister Older than himself in
Colorado; and by his brother Franklin,
who has, since 1857, been identified with
the business interests of Wells River.