St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-06
RECENT DEATHS.


home on the Waterford road late
Thursday evening, Oct. 81, aged SO
years Mr.. Livingstone has been in
poor health for the past three years
from heart trouble and since August
has failed rapidly. The greater part
of his life has been spent in St
Johnsbury. Mr.. Livingstone was
twice married and has four children
who survive him: Charles E., of
Rutland, George F. of Barre, Bert
w. of st. Johnsbury, and Sara l., of
Northampton, Mass, who has k .pt
the home and cared for Mr.. Living
stone since the death of his wife in
1907. He was a member of the
South Congregational church and
was also a member of the following
orders: Caledonia Lodge, No. 6, I. 0.
o. F., Moose River Encampment No
Is, Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge No
4, and the Odd Fellows conducted
the funeral at the grave with Rev.
Paul d. Moody officiating. Mr.. Liv-
ingstone was a member of Chamber
lin Post, G. A. R. and the funeral
was attended by delegation of the
.G. A. r. At the start of the Civil
War Mr. Livingstone enlisted as a
private and participated in IL of the
most important battles of the war
and was honorably discharged on
June 90, 1865. The funeral was held
at the home Monday Nov. 18th and
interment was in Mt. Pleasant GEM
terey.
CreaSer
Anna Gallup, wife of Charles w.
Creaser, died at Brightlook hospital,
Friday night at 11.3O, after an ill
N nf civ 6avc nf
dicitis. Anna Gallup was the young
est daughter of P. w. and Agnes
(Simondson) Gallup and was born
in Gallups Mills, Is years ago. She
received her education in the public
schools in her native town. Before
her marriage to Charles w. Creaser
which took place August "a, 1912, at
Newport, by Rev. L. A Edwards, she
w. Flint's family. Besides her par
sisters, Ethel, Mrs. John Nc
Donald, of St. Johnsbury, and
Jennie, Mrs. Morey, of Nashua, N. H.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at three o'clock from her late
and the interment was in the family
lot in Gallups Mills.
Davis
Sergeant Leon Davis died at Fort
OgIethorpe, Dodge, Ca, Oct. 16,
after an illness of three days of ty-
phoid pneumonia. He left ST.
Johnsbury about % years ago. He
spent a few weeks with his aunt,
Mrs. Leon Guyer during the winter.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Hugh Scholz of Boston.
Edward Paddock Carpenter
At Johnson, Vermont, Tuesday,
Oct. Is, 1912, the spirit of Edward
P. Carpenter gladly answered the
Heavenly summons. He had been
failing in health for more than three
years but in his last illness was con-
fined to his bed for only about three
weeks. Mr.. Carpenter was the son
of Charles P. and Julia Paddock
Carpenter. He was born in st. Johns
bury, April IL, 1871, and was the
eldest of seven children of whom
three brothers and one sister survive
him. He left school before he was
IA years of age and went to work
in the printing Office of the Caledo-
nian, where he remained until his
enlistment. Sept. 8, 1861, he en-
listed in the Civil war and was
made a member of the band of the
5th VT. regiment. The hardships
and exposure incidental to army life
so undermined his health that he
never fully recovered, and after a
severe sickness he was honorably
discharged, Feb. 20, 1862. He
was i'll for long time after re-
turning home and his heroism dur
ing the seven years of suffering
which followed was as great as if
he had fallen in battle. Then as
soon as health would permit he
learned the watch makers trade
He married Miss Sarah Fitch of Leb-
anon, N. H., June 10, 1871. For
a time they lived at Derby Line and
then moved to Springfield, Mass,
where he studied pharmacy. Some
38 years ago he came to Johnson
and for 16 years was a popular
druggist and watch maker in the
town, and deeply interested in all
that was for the betterment of the
and was a most helpful
citizen. For several years he was
q teacher in the Baptist Sunday
school, In 1890 he moved to St. !
Johnsbury to care for his aged faith |
er and at this place he and his wife |
both united with the First Congre- |
gational church. Mrs. Carpenter died |
at st. Johnsbury, April IL, 1900 and |
in July of that year, he moved to
East Hardwick and there engaged |
in the drug and jewelry business for
about 10 years. When he moved to |
the latter place, Mrs. Carpenters |
sister, Mrs. Mary Perry and daugh-
ter, Miss Ida, went to his home to |
live and since then have done all in |
their power to give him the care |
and the home he needed. Two |
years ago. because of failing health, |
be sold his business at East Hard |
wick and returned to Johnson to !
spend his last days among old friends |
who most cordially welcomed him |
back. His funeral was held at his |
late home in Johnson, Thursday af-
Oct. 16, Rev. j. X. Fuller |
pastor of the Congregational church |
The remains we're taken |
10 st. Johnsbury that evening. The
burial service was held Friday
morning aft the Mt Pleasant ceme-