St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-12
RECENT DEATHS.
Mclaughlin.

L.
at his home at st. Johnsbury Center
after ten days Illness. He was TAX
en- sick on April q at Hardwick with
acute indigestion and heart trouble
but was able to be brought home the
next day. The doctors found that
| the only chance of saving life was
to amputate his right limb and last
/ Thursday this was done. He stood
the operation well but his heart was
| too weak to endure the strain put
upon it and he passed away on Sat
urday morning. He had been on
the road for AZ years, at first as
| representative of the Singer Sewing
Machine Co. with several men I'M
der him. His territory included
nearly all of Vermont and New
Hampshire and he remained with
this company until June 20, 1899,
when he entered the employ of A. L..
Bailey with whom he remained until
his death. His endeavor to use all
men alike and do business in square
fashion made him many friends. His
appointments were always kept for
he never made one unless he could
keep it, an example for all to fol-
low.
William Mclaughlin was the son
Of Marthas Preston and Anther Nc
Laughlin and was born in Peacham,
July IA, 1853. On June 20, 1873,
he married Miss Alfredo Bradley
who passed away on June %, 1914.
Five children were born to them, of
whom three are living: Mrs. Henry
]. Beck of st. .Johnsbury, Bert and
Miss Ella of st. Johnsbury Center.
The latter cared for her mother dur
ing her last sickness and had kept
house for her father since her moth
er's death. Mr.. Mclaughlin also
leaves two sisters, Mrs. C. S. But
ton of Milton Junction, Wis, and
Mrs. Lizzie Thurber of Coventry,
and two grand-daughters, Ger
trude and sabel. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin was home lover
and those of his family circle
and the wider circle of res
idents of the Center will miss his
genial presence. He was a member
of the Odd Fellows, Daughters of
Rebekah, the Masonic bodies, Wide
Awake Grange and Shepherd Pomo-
ma Grange. The funeral was held
on Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the
home, Rev. Paul Dwight Moody Of
floating. The U. C. T. quartet sang
and the bearers were G. H. McCauley
of Newport, Hiram Gardner of Lit
Teton and Edward Peterson and
George Littlefield of ST. Johnsbury,
all fellow statesmen for A. L. Bailey.
The large number attending the fu-
neral and the quantities of flowers
sent showed the impression which
the deceased had left behind him.
Those called from out of town to
attend the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. William Thurber, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Thurber and son Guy of Gov
entry, George Thurber of Boston,
Arthur Aiken, Alice Ainsworth and
Orwell Ainsworth of Peacham.
McCutcheon.
John w. McCutcheon, for many
years blacksmith on upper Railroad
street and known to a host of peo
pie, died Wednesday morning fol-
lowing a paralytic shock which he
suffered the afternoon before. He
had been in poor health recently but
was not considered seriously i'll. Mr..
McCutcheon was born at Nelson, P.
O., March 8, 1847, but had lived in
st. Johnsbury 48 years. On July IL,
1870, he was married at Hardwick to
Miss Mary A. Cummings who survives
him with three sons, Thomas ]. Of
NOrthheld, Edward A. OF Seattle and
Harry T. of st. Johnsbury and an
adopted daughter, Miss May M. Nc
Cutcheon, who has had a position !
at Lawrence, Mass, but will remain
here with her mother. Mr.. Nc |
Cutcheon was employed by E. & T. |
Fairbanks & Co., for 81 years, then
went into business for himself. Two
years ago he sold the business and |
retired from active work. One sis
ter and two brothers survive him,
Mrs. John S. Taylor of Nashua, N. |
H., Alexander of Toronto and Joseph |
of Thetford Mines, P. Q. He was
a member of st. Andrews church |
and of Green Mountain Lodge, N. E.
o. P.
Those who came from away to at
tend the funeral were his son T. j.
and two sons, John and Vail from
his daughter, May, from
Mass, his sister, Mrs.
Taylor from Nashua, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Maxwell from Morgan, Ed
mund Maxwell and Mrs. Frank
Barnes of Island Pond, Mr.. and Mrs.
ohm Hoffman and daughter of Farm
ham, P. O., and Mrs. Charles Gilbert
of Newport.