Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-12

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country at large.
she was united in marriage on De-
c"mbor -. 1si3. To John Gregory Smith.
then a young practicing attorney but
destined to becom" famous as one of
Ncrmonts war governors. hllng the
executive chair from 1S63-65 with rare
ability. and making a name for him
SELF among the leading capitalists and
, railroad magnatcs MS president uf the
Nortl"in racihc aud central Vermont
railroads.
Mrs. Smith is survived Ivy five chill
/ drcu. George Gregory Smith Of Flor
"nco. Italy. cN-G"v. Edward curtis
Smith and Miss Annie 1iraincrd Smit III
"f This city. Jnlin L.. wife of oliver
| Crocl>or stevens Of Boston and lIolcn
L.. WIFI of tho Ec,. Or. D,naid SAGE
Mackay co. New York; also bY two
hroi h"rs. Adds owen Branerl and
lildstus Porter Braincrd ana a sister.
Miranda Adds Stranahan. Ni.ow of iic
l'tc ext i"ut -tio,'. +. StcWugt S;rma han
Of this city.
Mrs.. Smith was a woman of strong
character. Of remarkable energy and in
dustlN of large influence not onlY in
ia" community of which she was IL leader
md ornament, il the church and in So
"iotv Int to i considerable extent in
wider public affairs. Her high patriotic
feeling was especially shown during the
civil War and ns the wife a tho last
war Governor Of or state Ia 1874 she
sent out u successful appeal for and for
national f.tir at Washington TO sim
ulnt" culislmonts 10 the army. As q
member Of The Womcn's Centennial t.N-
ocutivc committee. sue aroused iho in
torest of the vermont women in the
wom"n's department Of the Centennial
exposition of 1876 at Phlladolphia Size
distiuS 'iShcd herself at the time Of the
St AlhanS Raid and commission ~
Lcutcnout-Coloncl w. iesucd to her for
;allHntry ard efficient service oa that
occasion. by Adjutant General =. Z.
NaShbuir.
She occupied promIr"nt piacc m 'hc
literature Of Vermont. she was cspcs ilI-
t. Interested in tho pre- historic condition
"@ The c.rth ANA its iihahitants. and in
certain abstruS" cults. Among hcr pub
lish"d works were prom Dawn s,
S'nriS",' historical and philosophical
review "f The religious icons ot mankind;
"Sr"lI. navel. Tho Ioebor.'s story"
selma, "AtlI ana :, volume of puc.us
Her address and personLlitv wcrn most
pleasing, and she WIS widely known
hrour hou; New England for the original
literary gems OF ESSAYS ana addresses
which III" has Frequently delivered be
fore various Suci, tics dl.G social gather
mss II is only a fow N", lls lg. that she
read Il Paper on "reminiscences IT i.arlv
Liio in Vermont b"fnr. the Enstnn So
Getty of Daughters of Vermont of which
she was an honorary momhor and with
which she frequently met She read fins
paper 80 Il ST. Abans audience at an
"ntcrta inn cnt held the first part OF Do
ccnlbcr, it being ono Of tlc nlany scr
vices o. this character which have long
been the ENJOYABLE feature Of local pro-
erdmm"S.
She was a member of the Vermont So
ci'tN of Colonial Danes of tho Rclicvu,
Chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution. has nccn president of tn.
board of managers of tho Warner Homo
Tor Little Wanderers since its incoption.
- years ago. a W"nhcr Of the Monday
Afternoon club and Of thc Woman's Hos
p'tAl association. Mrs. Smith was AN o.
tcnsiNc traveller. having been III Oyer
tn" Initcd States. Mexico and the West
Indies sovXal times. crossing The ocean
ny" times ON European trips besides maxi
ne a tour of Egypt
Hers was a rare ana beautiful chaiac-
Ter and Sn" was rcvor.d ana loved by
all who came within the charm OF her
pr"s"nc". high minded. nobl" and lofty
IN thought. u broad and generous nature.
II sweet and loving disposition. tho friend
III EVERYONE hnd every IN" hor friend her
beautiful and well ordered liz, came 10
peaceful close this morning. when fall
Ing into gentle slumher. she ia ssed on
tn that untrouhlcd slo.p which follows
all in Gods good tm,