St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
Concord.
Death of Mrs. Reed.

One of the SaddeSt deaths Which ha
occurred in this town for several year
was that of Mrs. George Reed last wee
Tuesday afternoon of tuberculosis. Ma
Weir was born at Danville, P. O., Eel
II, 1872, the daughter of John an
Annie (Franxlin) Weir. She was one C
ten children, six of whom survive her
Her early life was spent in Danville. Oh
August 80, 1899, she was married t.
George w. Reed, at Portland, Me-, ant
came here to live Sept. 4, 1899. Thre
children were born to them: Alice Ralph
and Howard Mrs. Reed was a woman
possessed of many lovable qualities. Sh
was fond of her home and devoted her
self to her children as long as she haC
the strength to do so. She battlet
bravely to live and only gave up hope (
short time before she died. For the pas
ten months her mother had been will
her ministering to her comforts, anC
tenderly watching over her, and to hel
her death is doubly sad as it is the
second child she has lost in less than two
years with the same disease. Mrs. ReeC
was an esteemed member of Adal
Chapter, o. E. S. and a faithful attend
ant at the Methodist church when she
was well. She is survived by her hus
band, three children, her mother Mrs
Annie Weir, four brothers, Archibald
Weir of East Concord, Frederick Weir OF
Newport, R. l., Wesley ]. Weir of Port
land, Me-, Charles R. Weir of Boston,
and two sisters Mrs. Alice Lebourveau
of Cookshire, P. O., and Miss Iva Weir
of Springfield Mass. The funeral was
held from the Methodist church Thurs
day afternoon at O'clock Rev. Stephen
G. Barnes of st. Johnsbury, officiated,
and the male quartet of Grace church at
St. Johnsbury sang. The bearers were
her four brothers. The casket was
covered with beautiful flowers, silent
tokens of love and esteem. The O. E. S.
attended in body and gave their beauti-
full service for the dead The burial was
in the new cemetery. Those from away
who attended the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. Archibald Weir and Miss Lizzie
Weir of East Concord, Frederick, Wesley
J., and Charles R. Weir, Mrs. A. NJ
Lebourveau and Miss Iva Weir. The
sympathy of the community is extended
TO Tue SLTiCken family.
Death of Mr.. Quimby.
The sudden death of George Quimby
Saturday morning April 20, was a great
shock to his many friends. While at his
work, without word of warning, he
dropped to the ground dead. He was
one of the kindest of men. Quiet and I'M
assuming he was just what he protested
to be, an honorable and upright man.
A loving father and husband and kind
neighbor, always ready to help any one
who needed help, oftentimes to the sacri-
fee of his own comfort and strength.
He will be missed by host of friends.
He was born at Lunenburg, May 10,
1843, the son of Roswell and Sarah
Wudson) Quimby, He was one of five
children: Luthera, wife of John Grant,
who died many years ago, Ronaldo,
who died in boyhood, Charles, who died
in the army, and Hiram, who died at
home during the war. His parents
moved to Concord when he was year
old. He enlisted August %, 1862, in
Co. K, 18th VT, as a nine months man.
and served year. August 26, 1864, he
enlisted again in Co. K. 18th VT, to
serve until the close of the war. He
participated in many battles and like the
majority of his comrades left the best
strength of his manhood on the battle
field. On Dec. 80, 1868, he was married
to Miss Della Gilbert, by Rev. L. H.
Tabor. Two children were born to
them Mrs. Clarence Cutting of Concord,
and Mrs. Guy Howard of Barre. He
was Past Worshipful Master of Moose
River Lodge, F. & A. NJ, and Past
Worthy Patron of Adah Chapter, 0. E. S.
He the present commander of Wood
bury Post, G. A, R., and the chairman of
the board of trustees of the Universalist
church. In these organizations he will
be sadly missed for he was a faithful
member always ready to do his part.
His parents always lived with him until
their death and he made home for his
nieces and nephews whenever they
needed it. Surely he was known by his
works. The funeral was held from the
Universalist church Tuesday, April %,
and was very largely attended. The
Masonic Lodge, O. E. S., G. A. r. and
W. R. c. attended in body. The floral
tributes contributed by the different
orders, the friends and family were many
and beautiful and showed the esteem in
which he was held. Rev. Grant Van
Blarcom, pastor of the church, officiated,
and Mr.. and Mrs. May sang The
bearers were Arthur Forsaith, O. D.
Cobleigh, William Lindsay and Andrew
Lyon. The burial was in the new GENE.
terry. The Masonic Lodge gave their
service for the dead at the grave. Those
called here from out of town to attend
the funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Howard, Barre; Mrs. Phebe Quimby
Kirby; Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Matthews,
Groveton, N. H.; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Powers, Roy Powers, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ulysses Grant, Lyndonville Mrs. Leva
Arnold and son Claude, Mrs. Wir
Parker, Mrs. Alice Caswell, Mrs. Car
Gagnon, st. Johnsbury; George Laid
Montpelier; Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace LadC
and Roy Howard St. Johnsbury; Mr.
and Mrs, Francis Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Simpson, Lyndon; Mr.. and Mrs