St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-08
Concord.
Death of o. d. CobIeigh After a short
Illness

Illness.
o. D. Cobleigh passed away at his
home in this village Wednesday
morning, after an illness of 10
days of acute Bright's disease. Or
vile Douglas Cobleigh was born in
Waterford, Aug. s, I843, a son of
Reuben Boyce and Mehitable Adams
Cobleigh. He was one of a family
of seven children, and is survived by
one brother, Franklin Cobleigh of
Lyndonville, and sister, Mrs. Alice
G. Newhall of Santa Cruz, Cal. The
greater part of his life was spent in
the towns of Concord and Water
ford Mr. Cobleigh enlisted as a
soldier in the civil war, Sept.
A., 1861, was wounded in front of
Richmond at the battle of Fair
Oaks. He was under command of
Capt. George P. Foster of Co. g.,
Fourth Vermont Regiment Of which
Col. Stotter was commander He
was in a. hospital at Philadelphia for
a time and was discharged in 1862,
and returned home. He was married
at Littleton, N. H., in 1865, to Miss
Martha J. Richardson. Four child
rem were born to them, Ira Richard
son, who died in infancy, Frank M,
of this place, Grace A., Mrs. William
Braley of Hartford, Flora E., Mrs.
L. v. Hastings of St. Johnsbury Mr.
Cobleigh was sheriff and deputy
sheriff for more than 20 years, and
collector of taxes for several years.
He was a member of " woodbury. Post
G.. A. R. No. So, Moose River Lodge
No. 50, F. & A. M, Concord, Has
Council R. and S. N. No. Is, Pales-
n o6c z In
Johnsbury, Mount Sinai Temple,
Montpelier, Adah Chapter Q. E. S.
,No39, Concord The funeral was
held from the home Friday at II
O'Clock, the Rev. Grant Van Blair
com, pastor of the First Universalist
church, officiating. The Grace quar-
tette of ST. Jonnq,,. lily sang three
selections. The masonic lodge at
tended in a body and rendered their
burial service. There were also
delegations from Woodbury. Post,
Womans Relief Corps and Adah
Chapter o. E. S. The bearers were w.
c. Pratt, E. A. Gray, o. B. Cutting
and J. K. Hovey. The interment was
in Grove cemetery at East St. Johns
bury. Beside the widow, and child
rem left to mourn his loss, Mr.. Cob
leigh is survived by three grand
daughters, Misses Helen and Grace
Braley of Hartford, Arial Cobleigh of
Concord two grandsons, Frank H.
Hastings of ST. Johnsbury, and Car
roll P. Cobleigh of Concord. Those
present to attend the funeral from out
of town were Mrs. William Braley
and daughter Grace of Hartford,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Hastings and
son Frank, Mrs. Charles West of ST.
Johnsbury, Franklin Cobleigh of
Lyndonville, George Babcock of
East ST. Johnsbury, Edwin Bowman
of Waterford, w. H. Zero of ST.
Johnsbury, James B. Wallace and
George King of East Concord.
E. A. Gray was in st. Johnsbury
Wednesday,
J. G. Mooney spent part of the
week at his home here.
w. o. Rocheleau of ST. Johnsbury
called on friends here Thursday.
Mrs. Althea Morse has moved
from the house recently purchased
by Joseph Forest co a tenement in
C. H. Dudley's house.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Cutting met at their home last Tues
day evening for an old fashioned
dancing party. Over 100 were
present. Refreshments of sand
wiches, cake and coffee were served
Mrs. Ambrose zanoni and her
sons left Monday, Feb. 27, for New
York from where they sailed for
Italy.
Mrs. Martha J. Cobleigh returned
the first of last week from ST. Johns
bury where she was called by the
illness of her daughter, Mrs. L. V.
Hastings
Harry Fuller has moved his family
from Roscoe ParKer's farm at
Royalston Corner to the upper tene-
ment in c. E. Dudley's house on
West Main ST.
Mrs. Rupert B. Cutting and little
daughter of West Waterford visited
Mrs. Cuttings mother, Mrs. Nina
Hastings, part of last week.
Miss Eta Warren of Kirby is
Cutting of West Waterford for
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Lee we're in
East Burke Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Gibson.
Miss Theda Gilman of Barton
was guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. d. Lee the first of the week.
The members OF the Universalist
church choir are making preparations
for an entertainment to be given in
the church Wednesday evening, |
March Is. The proceeds are to be
applied on the organ debt.
Viola Stacy May OF ST. Johnsbury
visited her grandparents, Mr. and |
Mrs. G. L. Stacy, the last of the week |
Mrs. William Willis who was
taken to Br1gnCIook hospital, ST. |
Friday, for surgical |
treatment is i'll with pneumonia.
Rev. Sidney Willis of South |
Acton, Mass, was called here /
the past week by the serious illness
of his mother, Mrs. w. P. Willis
Mrs. Verna moody Plummer, who /
is in the Massachusetts General I
hospital, was given post card |
shower by old friends here, Friday. I
Mrs. Roy Badger of St. Johns
bury visited her parents. Mr. and /
Mrs. John Mann, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powers and /
daughters of Island Pond, who have
been visiting here, returned home
the last of the week
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