St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-10
RECENT DEATHS.
Paddock.

PADDOCK.
As briefly announced in last week s
paper Harvlin Paddock died Wednesday
morning from heart failure. Mr.. Pad.
dock bad been in his usual health up to
the night of his death, attended the town
meeting the day before and took much
interest in the outcome of the election.
That night he complained OF pain in his
side, and after getting relief passed away
quietly in his sleep early Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. Paddock was the son of John c.
Paddock and born in Waterville, Sept. 2,
1882. Iuhn c. Paddock and his brother
Huxham were among the most promn-
eut of our early citizens and established
the iron works in that part of the town
now known as Paddock Village The
subject of this sketch returned to his par
ents' former home when three years old,
was educated at the public schools and
St. Iohnsbury Academy and in early
manhood removed to Montpelier. Here
he remained seven yeats. When he re-
turned to this town he entered the EN-
DiOY Oh L. n !. i All Ddjhs anu NOlI pehb
and had been employed continuously at
the scale factory for over 81 years. lie
was foreman of the steel department at |
the time of his death. He was a most |
ingenious machinist and had invented |
many processes and appliances which |
are in constant use at the factory in the
manufacture of scales. He was also
director and vice-president of the St.
Tohnsburv Electric Company, where his
counsel was always valued.
Mr.. Paddock united with the South
Congregational church AZ years ago
and in 1880 was consecrated a deacon.
His long tme friend, Prof. Charles F,
Putney, now of Burlington was conse-
Grated to the same office at the same
time. Mr. Paddock was senior deacon {
of the church at the time OF his death and
for over 30 years had been chairman of
the business committee of the church. ,
He was intensely interested in municipal
affairs and served at one time upon the {
board of village trustees. But he will
be best remembered in his public service
as member of the school boar1 first
upon the prudential committee OF the il
village schools, and later when the (
town school system was adopted as the =
chairman of the board of school drec-
tors. Mr. Paddock took keen interest e
n educational matters, and besides al &
ways working for greater efficiency in O
very department he was a member OF :,
he board when the Summer street =
chooI buildings and the new Summer :,
lille schoolhOuse were erected, and took
IN active interest in their construction =;
On Sept. 6, 1859. he married Mary l..
1awes of this place who with one
lister, Mrs. Orris Paddock Hastings, of ::
Vaitsheld survives him. They had two
hildren, Edward Wise Paddock and Is
1rs, Isabel Paddock Carter. The fu-
eral was held at his late residence, r.
'riday afternoon, and conducted by his =
aston, Rev. DR.. S. G. Barnes. Music -,
,as furnished by the South church quar- a.
cite choir The bearers were E. A. +
ilsby, F. w. Taylor, c. H. Stevens, -
harles S. Adams, Charles H. Horton "a
nd Charles 2. Carpenter. -Four of the -.
eacons of the South church served ~
S honorary bearers, John T. Richie. b
rawford Ranney, Henry 6. Ely and G.
|. Taplin. There were many beautiful IN
oral tributes from his associates at the IN
hops, the scale office, the electric light II
flee and from individuals N
Mr. Paddock was a quiet and unas- N
lmng citizen who filed an important III
lace in the life of this community. He q
AS faithful in every position he was
allied upon to fill, whether in the fac tC
Dry, the church or the municipality. in
assessed of a kindly nature he had sc
nc pf frta1Ic ,f t,tll l,y t11tcc hin, L
nd cherish the memory of good man. te