St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-28
RECENT DEATHS.
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Luella M. Parker, wife of George F.
Cushman, died at the St. Johnsbury
Hospital, Thursday afternoon. She has
been in poor health for the past year,
but her death came as sudden shock to
the family and her many friends. She
was the oldest of the three children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parker of Lisbon,
where she was born January 81, 1S42.
On April g. 1864, she was married to
Mr. Cushmau, and for a time they con-
tinued to make their home in Lisbon.
In 1887 they came to st. Johnsbury
from Passumpsic, where they had lived
about 10 years, and have since resided
here. Mrs. Cushman leaves besides her
husband. her aged father at Lisbon, three
sons, Henry 0. of Boston, Charles T. OF
Chicago, lanes M. OF Des Moines, and
one daughter, Ellen M of this place; also
a sister and a brother at Lowell. Mass,
Mrs. A. C.. Russell and Arthur W. Par
ker. The funeral service was held at the
house. Sunday afternoon, her pastor,
Rev. DR.. Charles Pickells officiating, and
the burial took place at Lisbon, Monday:
There were large number of beautiful
floral tributes.
AS woman who at once made many
friends, as a most devoted mother and
! daughter, as a kind and thoughtful
neighbor, Mrs. Cushman will be sincerely
missed as well as in the church work in
which she always took deep interest
and was very active in as long as health
7 permitted She has also taken great
e interest in the work and affairs OF Sunset
Home, since it's organization, large
part of the time being officially connected
{ with it and at the time OF her death she
0 was one OF it's visitors.
i The many friends of the family here
= and wherever they have made their
home, extend kindest sympathy.
= Pilgrim.
'e Maurice F. Pilgrim, NJ. D.. of the New
n York School of Physical Therapeutics,
De died in New York, Oct. 10, aged as years.
): ,e He was resident of this town in 1928,
ne and has made frequent visits here ever
be since. He was buried at Danville, Oct. 21.
lr DR.. Pilgrims death removes a man OF
/. brilliant gifts and superior accomplish
n. ments. He was critical student, o
he wide range and remarkable versatility
n inteligently familiar with philosophy
.a q. theology, politics, literature, science, ant
he every phase or department of his owl
,al profession. AS physician and special
ol, ist his training was thorough, his intu
eh ton keen and true, and though hand
.tb capped by malaria of most depressin
er. type his successes were IN many way
he phenomenal. He was positive in opir
,at ions yet hospitable to new ideas; dt
he voted member of the Episcopalian church
but at home in other churches; who'll
de loyal to the school of medicine in which b
,de had been educated, but quick to welcom
nm anv methods il their merits could be den
+ba onstrated. OF shams or atfectations c
lasities he was severely ntolerant, to
;ro outspoken to please everybody, bt
Ice truthful. serious and sincere to the cor
.ch He was loved and esteemed by those WI
on knew him best as man OF rare qualit1
1er of mind and heart. At the time OF b
mo death DR.. Pilgrim was vice president
nm. the American Electro Therapeutic ASS
n citation, before which body he had Ju
Az. presented paper which attracted mu
can attention at the annual meeting in
lantic City. He was a fluent and ior'
ful writer author of an expert work
mechanical vibratory stimulation, al
of many strikingly original articles
now professional themes. His monograph
,ers ''Gavanism as cure for glaucoma "
T.a undoubtedly the beginning of revo
ne ton in the treatment OF that diseas
! are He was Tor several years associate edi
egu- OF the Refractionist, also of the depa
ment of Psychiatry in the Journal
Advanced Therapeutics. His sud'
u'ei- death, when just entering field OF or
ople. nal discovery of the greatest promise
nous loss which cannot be estimated; ott
Nc will gather the fruits and perfect
natic results of his researches.