Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-26
Death Of Ms. E. e. derrIek.


Mrs. Emma Matilda gKendriekl, wife
OF Rev. Edwin E. Herriek, closed her
eyes in the sleep Of death at 7:30 O'Clock
Wednesday evening, May is, at the age
of sc years, s months and days. The
previous Thursday she had suecumbed 10
an illness believed at FIRST to be the grip,
through a severe attack of which Mr..
Herrick had just passed, but later there
developed in her case alarming symptoms
OF pneumonia that her frail physique
could not Withstand.
Mrs. Herrick was porn in Warren.
Sept. ~, 1913, the elder daughter OF DR..
Asahel and Angelina tAinsworth) Ken
driek, who removed soon afterwards to
Randolph and were numbered for the rest
of their lives among the most respected
residents of this town. The daughter at
tended the West Randolph academy and
at the age Of IA was studying Greek un-
der its principal, Mr.. Herriek, whose
wife she was to become. She also took q
course 10 French at Madame Amazon 3
seminary at Berthier Zen hautl, p. O.,
and acquired both fuency IN speaking,
and ability in writing, Ia belle langue.
She was likewise gifted musician and
studied in Boston under Carl Zerrahn.
At the age OF IL she was organist for the
Cong'I church in this village OF which
Rev. Samuel Sparhawk was then pastor,
and played for many years while the late
Franklin Salisbury led the choir, in
which his wife was one of the principal
singers.
May "a, 1864, she married Mr.. Herrick
and was the ideal helpmeet, both in rela-
A. nd bar ht4a buF "A ta ma
toral work. She shared with him the
care OF tine church and her influence, es-
pecially among the young, was far-reach-
ing and enduring. She not only pos
sessed brilliant mind, the culture aud
refinement OF learning, but the under
standing heart that drew others with the
magnetic power OF genuine sympathy and
comprehension.
Short pastorates at Rochester, Colches-
ter and Wilmington preceded Mr.. Her
rick's settlement over the church 10 Chel-
sea, where for 19 years he and his wife
grew into the life of the community and
knew the Joy OF close Christian fellow
ship with their people. Though it is u
years since they went to Milton they are
still remembered with affection and CRATE
full recollection By the church they left.
Within only few days Mr.. Herriek had
been persuaded to recall his resignation
of the pastorate at Milton and its respon-
sibilities to which advancing age had
made him feel unequal and had consented
to continue labors already covering near
ly quarter of century, when suddenly
he and his people were bereayed OF one to
whom they looked with confidence in
hours OF sorrow and times of Joy.
1t can be truly said of Mrs. Herrick
that her good works do follow her. She
was a woman in whom the heart OF her
husband safely trusted, and her children
rise up and call her blessed. Two daugh-
tiers and son survive-Flla X, wife OF
Henry I. johnson; Annie NJ, wife of
Hale L. Flint both of Randolph-and
Edwin e. Herriek, Jr., Of Milton.
The funeral service in the Cong'l
church at Milton took place Friday after
noon at o'clock, Rev. Evan Thomas of
the University OF Vermont, Burlington,
being the officiating clergyman. The
body was brought to Randolph and laid
to rest in the Herrick cemetery, where the
burial service was said by the Rev, HON.
err White, and large number OF friends
assembled for the last sad rites.