St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-12-13
RECENT DEATH
Donaldson.

Inc Kew. sylvester donaldson,
aged IA years, suffered a stroke of
apoplexy Dec. and died at his home
in st. Adams that evening about i
o'clock The funeral was held at
the Methodist Episcopal church
Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock
in the charge of the pastor, the Rev
F. w. Lewis, who was assisted by
District superintendent William
Shaw, the Rev. Ralph F. Lowe, of
St. Johnsbury, and other ministers.
Mr.. Donaldson was born in Alburg,
July IS, 1887. Early converted and
becoming impressed that it was his
duty to preach the Gospel, he enter
ed the Biblical Institute at Concord,
N. H., to prepare for this work.
While a student there, and supply
ing the pulpit of the Methodist
church at Pembroke, N. H., he mar
ried Miss Phebe Ann Tabor, of
Swanton. He was graduated from
the Biblical Institute in 1864, and
was the same year admitted to the
Vermont Annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, in
which he rendered effective service
for 43 years, except that, through
change in conference. boundary lines,
he was for one year in the Troy con
ference. During this time he did
excellent work, including six
years term as presiding elder of the
ST. Johnsbury district, from 1886 to
1892. He held the confidence and
esteem of the ministry as well as
that of the communities which he
served. His first wife died Deem
Der 27, 1900, at ST. Johnsbury Cen
ter. Three sons and two daughters
Of
sons dying in early life. The home
of the surviving son, Orrin Donald
son, is at Oak Park, near Chicago.
Of the daughters, one, Mrs. William
Strong, resides at Vergennes, and
the other, Mrs. John S. Strong,
lives at New Rochelle, N. Y. June 2,
1903, Mr. Donaldson married Miss
Mary Pomeroy, of ST. Adams, while
he was serving at the church at
Franklin. After completing the
pastoral term there, and another at
Sheldon, Mr. Donaldson retired from
active work in 1907, impelled by
failing health. The home had since
been in St. Adams, where Mr.. and
Mrs Donaldson have borne a valued
part in the work of the church.
Dumas.
Mrs. Godfrey Dumas died on
Wednesday at the st. Johnsbury
hospital after about a months ill
ness with paralysis. Mrs. Dumas
was Eleanor Mailher and was born
in st. Gertrude, P. O., December %,
1841. She was married to Mr.. Du
mas in September, 1862 at ST. Ger
trude. They came to St. Johnsbury
in 1 864 and had since resided here.
OF the IL children born to them six
are living: Napoleon Dumas, Joseph
Dumas, Adolphe Dumas, Mrs. Oliver
Bourque and Mrs. William Lafond
of St. Johnsbury and Mrs. A. j..
Aubin of Newport. Three sisters
survive Mrs. Dumas: Mrs. Paul
Baril of Lawrence, Mass, Mrs. J.
Camire and Mrs. T. Roux of st.
Helene de Chester, P. O., and 26
grandchildren. The funeral was
Saturday from Notre Dame church
and burial was at Mt. Calvary GEM
etery.
The following were called here to
attend the funeral: Gregoire Dumas
of st. Hyacinth, P. c., who had not
seen his brother for So years; Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Aubin of Newport;
Onesime Dumas of Arthabaskavil1e,
P. O.; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis J. Beau
regard of Lyndonville; Mrs. Oscar
Lanctot of Rock Island, P. O.; and
Oscar J. Proulx of Newport. The
bearers we're the three sons, and
sons-in-law of the deceased: Napo-
leon Dumas, Joseph Dumas, Adolphe
Dumas, Oliver r. Bourque, William
Lafond, Adeodat J. Aubin.
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