The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-16
To Owners of Bad Stomachs
|ANTI-PILI, Present this Promptly at
|rornnn1 Kickert s. Wells Drug
Death Of B. P. Cheney in Eden, MINI,
Told in Clipping.

Death Of B. P. Cheney in Eden, MINI
Told in Clipping.
PIC. j Cheney has received clippin
from the Appleton, Minnesota, Pres
which tells Of the death Of his brothe
RI p Cheney, at Eden, Mimi, on Marc
%. The latter was native Of Orang
county and viii be remembered BY tn
older residents there Many people wi
recall that during the Civil war perio
he came to Washington with his brother
p G. ]. Cheney, lieutenant Of the frs
Vermont Cavalry, Montpelier company
who had been injured at the battle 0
Gettysburg and who had to be brough
home on a bed. The clipping is as fol
lows.
Life of B. P. Cheney.
In our last issue we made mention o
MIR. Cheneys funeral and gave brie
biography OF this well known pioneer
Below we give an extract from the Man
torviile Express, and add more com
plete sketch of the worthy life whicl
came to tragic end on Wednesday
morning, March 25.
A Pioneer at Mantorville.
Briefly in its last issue the Expires.
announced the tragic death Of Il. r
Cheney, at his farm home at Eden, earl,
Wednesday morning, 25th uIt. We lear
that Mr. Cheney and little grandneph
ew had gone TO the barn to do tn,
chores, and found two young horses. thai
were tied together in d stall were fight
ing. Mr., Cheney rushed III between
them 70 stop them was knocked dowr
and trodden 20 nearly To death, that III
died soon after neiehbors could be called
70 remove him from under the horses.
The funeral was held Friday morning
at the farm house, Rev II Il. Sowles ~
Dodge Center. officiating. ana the IA.
mains were taken To Appleton, this state
Tor burial, Some al his family having
been inferred there.
Bradley Il. Cheney was born ID Orange
county, Vermont, Oct 26 1882. He was
reared on d farm and received BIZ cdu.
cation in the district schools of his ma
tive stair. Leaving Vermont ii 1851,
he resided IN Massachusetts until 1854,
when be came west to Wisconsin. After
a two years residence in the latter state
he removed TO the then territory of Min.
nesota locating in Mantogville in 1856.
From 1891 to 1876 he served as a United
States mail carrier For year he aud
his brother, John. deceased were pro-
prietors Of the Hubbell house, III 1865
he was married. to Mrs. Aida Stanton
Of Pine Island who died in 1872. Three
children were born TO them. son and
two daughters, we believe, deceased. -.
Express.
B. T. Cheney's remains arrived here
Saturday night accompanied By his son.
IN law. j S. Ewers The services were
conducted Sunday at 2:30 D. M. March
10Th, in Masonic hall, by his brother
Masons. he having been the first master
Of Appleton lodge. A. II. & Al. M He
was the man who worked hard
ut 10 establish the lodge there. He Was
! devoted Mason and worked zealously
both to organize The lodge and to keep
i alive In the FIRST years Of its exis.
.ence.
In religious views be was a spiritual
st. lie vas 4 kindhearted man and had
many warm friends. His sympathy was
llwaxs with the poor and needy.
He was essentially a pioneer of Swift
.ountv, and 50 had his share 81 the
at pioneer HE, having lived
lere between the years 1877 and 1896
when he moved back To his farm All
7heney, Dodge county, where he resided
Until his death
The relatives present at the services
lere, We're I =. Ewers, his sonin-law,
Yrs. ella Tadscn and Mrs. Mabel Skill
nan his two nieces. and H. j. Sl0illman.
me brother, P. G. J. Cheney, living in
VT, was unable to be pres
mt AZ was also bis step-son. Judge G.
4 stanton. lie wash uricd beside his
appleton cemetery.