St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-27
RECENT DEATHS.
Carpenter.

been in delicate health for some time,
lied at her home on Spring street,
Thursday.
Mrs. Ellen Hazelton Carpenter was
born in Barnet, Nov. 20, 1886, the
daughter of Timothy and Maria Peabody
and leaves only one sister,
who lives in Akron, Ohio. Mrs. Car.
penter has always lived in this town
since her marriage to Mr.. Carpenter in
1862. She leaves besides her husband,
three children: Joseph. who lives in Leb-
anon; Walter. who with his family lives
in Lancaster; and Guy, who lives at
home. The funeral was held at the
house Saturday afternoon, Rev. DR.. Ed.
ward T. Fairbanks and Rev. DR.. S. 6.
Barnes officiating. Mrs. Carpenter was
an active worker in the church as long
as her health would permit and has
always been greatly devoted to her
home, and a most kind and pleasant
neighbor. During her illness she has
been very feeble and has had the un-
stinted care and attention OF her hus-
band and other friends.
Ward.
The funeral Of Nathaniel M. Ward,
whose home was on the Danville road,
was largely attended Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Joshua M. Frost conducted the ser
vices assisted by the male quartet from
Grace Methodist church. The shop
mates of Mr.. Ward attended in body;
a number OF Danville brothers OF the
Masonic order were present and large
procession of carriages accompanied the
remains to the interment in Mt. Pleasant
cemetery where the commitment services
were read. The death OF Mr.. Ward an
nounced on Friday morning after he had
left his place at the scale works as well
as usual on Thursday afternoon, caused
great surprise and sadness to all who
knew him. Awaking at midnight with
a pain around his heart and going down
stairs for medicine, he fell and did not re-
gain consciousness but passed away in
halt an hour. With no previous anxiety
as to his health, his death came without
warning removing most intelligent and
loving husband and father, model
workman, faithful citizen, and a true
christian. Mr.. Ward was born in North
Danville, July 20, 1S47. He was the son
of Samuel and Amanda Willard Ward.
OF their FIVE children, two girls and three
boys, he was the youngest. One boy
died young; one died in the hospital at
Alexandria during the civil war; one sis.
ter passed away last winter, and Mary
E. Ward, the other sister, was present al
the funeral. On July %, 1880, Mr.
Ward married Miss Clara M. Weeks 0
North Danville moving at once to St
| Johnsbury, where he had formerly beer
working. Two children, Raymond
Arthur and Willard Harrison, with Their
mother, are left to mourn his loss. Mr.
Ward united with the Methodist church
at North Danville from whtnc he trans
ferred his membership to Grace Meth
odist church, of which he has been de
voted, generous and honored member
For % years he has worked in one de
partment of the scale works, in thu
polishing room, of which Caleb Marshal
is foreman, who in all that time neve
had word of difficulty with him, bu
who misses him as one OF the best mel
he ever knew. MIR. Wards love O
poetry was well known to all his friends
So strong was his memory for choic
poems that he seemed to master then
without any appreciable effort. Long
fellow and Whittier were his favorites
He was a man that was honest wit
himself, strong in his convictions of duty
helpful to and thoughtful OF all abou
him, without single bad habit,
hard worker and full of vigor; he ha
fought well his part in life's battle an
gone to blessed reward.
Baldwin.
Hon. Eeazar Blackman Baldwin die
May 7, at his late home in Sharon
Mr.. Baldwin was born April 80, 1911
the son of DR.. Eleazer Baldwin of Stra
ford. He married Ian. 81, 1912, Luc
Hatch Brown, who died at Sharon, Au
8, 1900, aged 70 years. Of this unie
there were eleven children. Mrs. Edwal
L. Wells of Lyndonvile is daughter;
G. Couch OF Springfield, Mass, broth
, of. L. Couch OF St.. Johnsbury, is I
lative and near friend, and there a
: many friends as well as relatives of Il
a family in this vicinity, where Mr.. Bal
C win frequently visited in the autumn
g his life. The funeral service was held
: the house, Sunday, May 10, Rev. Chas.
3 Pennoyer. Universalist minister of Grea
r er New York, officiating. A brief buri'
D service was held at the grave. Reading
4 were from scripture selections, select,
: thoughts of immortality and select,
t poems on life and death, resignatio
t and trust, a good life, suffering and res
] the aged, etc.
e Mr.. Baldwin was we'll known all ov
: Vermont. He represented the town
Sharon in the state legislature for seve
!, al sessions. In politics he was der
!, ocrat; in religion he was UNIVERSAL
: and Unitarian. 1t was while Mr.. Pc
r noyer was in Tufts Divinity school al
preached in Vermont, conducting Univt
salist services at South Royalton ar
Sharon, that Mr.. Baldwin became g
:, quainted with him, and was ever help
= and friend, as he was of Rev. Geor
e Waters Bickwell, D. d., of Cambride
Mass and Rev. Frederick w. Perkins
II Haverhill, Mass and Others, when tn
r preached at Strafford and Sharon
: Universalist students. He was high
$ respected by all classes.
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