Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-30
OBITUARY..
Death of Mrs. A. X. Carr Early
Sunday Morning.

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Mary Louise Langdon Carr, beloved
wife of A. X. Carr, died very suddenly
of neuralgia Of the heart at her home on
North Pleasant street on the morning of
Sunday, July % at about two o'clock
Mrs. Carr had beed i'll for about five
weeks with nervous disease, attended
with some prostration, but had been
making satisfactory progress toward re-
covery. Her death came as an unex-
pected and terrible shock to her family
and to this community.
Mrs. Carr was sixty years of age. She
was born at Malone, New York, on May
3, 1S49. She was the second daughter of
William Wallace and Ann Elizabeth
Langdon. On her fathers side she was
the defendant of an old and distinguish
ed New England family. Her paternal
ancestor, Seth Langdon, was one of the
early settlers of Vermont, coming from
birmingham, Mass, in 1882, and set
Ting in New Haven. Her mother was
the daughter of Capt. Caleb f. Barton of
Charlotte, Vermont.
In 1872 she moved with her parents to
Charlotte. Beginning at the age of
seventeen she was for seven years very
successful teacher in various public
schools of the state. In her youth she
was the possessor of a soprano voice of
rare sweetness and often gave delight as
singer at public assemblies.
On FEBRUARY 25, 1879, she was married
at her home in Charlotte to Anson X.
Carr. For five years they resided in
Cornwall, where their only son was
born. Since 1884 they have resided in
Middlebury.
Mrs. Carr Joined the Methodist Episco-
pal church while a young girl and re-
mained sincere and devout member for
over forty years. She was actively
identified with many local organizations
and societies
Only those who knew her in the init
macy of her home can appreciate her
puritv and absolute sincerity of charac
ter and her nobility and sweetness of
soul Her life was one of unself1sh SER
vice. Her manner was characterized by
a quiet dignity and in her tongue was
the law of kindness. The possessor of
rare mental qualities, lover of books
and music, wise in judgment, serene in
faith. abounding in sympathy and at
fection, always giving to her husband
and son the tenderness of pure and de-
voted heart. she made her home life a
beautiful ideal to be cherished forever.
Her husband, Anson X. Carr and son,
Reid Langdon Carr of New York city
survive her. She also leaves surviving
two sisters, Mrs. Ezra Champlain of
Mankato, Mimi, and Mrs. H. S. Tuttle of
Essex Junction, and three brothers, Seth
B. Langdon and Wallace w. Langdon of
Charlotte and Robert B. Langdon of
Minneapolis, Minn.
The funeral was held at the Methodist
church at two o'clock on Tuesday, 1t
was largely attended. The service was
conducted by Rev. w. II. Washburne,
former pastor of the church, assisted
by Rev Dr. Corkran, the present pas
tor. After the reading of Mrs. Carr
fae eorite passage of Scripture, and Ten
nyson's poem Crossing the Bar, DIR.
Washburne spoke beautifully and feel
ingly of the womanly qualities, sincerity
and Christian virtues of the deceased,
and read from her own copy her favor
ite hymn, Now the Day is Over
The bearers were DR.. John NJ. Thomas,
Prof Myron r. Sanord, John Z. Weeks,
Frank Bond, Geogre Marshall and Willis
Cady. The floral offerings were abund-
ant and extremely beautiful. During
the passage of the funeral procession
through the village, all the stores drew
tleir curtains and traffic was suspended
as token Of the respect in which Mrs
Carr was held.
The interment was in the family lot
in the West Cemetery where a brief
service was conducted by DR.. Corkran
Mrs. Carr leaves many friends in thi
community by whom her memory will
be fondly cherished.