St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-20

J nOCI0Q WIFI lie SIdn VI luS NLcISoed-
chusetts Homeopathic hospital as
specialist on eye, ear and nose. lie
is survived by his wife who was a
native of st. Johnsbury, one sister,
Mrs. l. H. P. RoweH of Montpelier,
and four brothers, DR.. Myron e.
| Stiles of Westboro, Mass, James l..
! of Somerville, Mass, William B. OF
West Glover and Mark R. of Boston.
! Another brother, DR.. E l.. Stiles was
killed August while driving his car
near his home in New Britain, Conn.
McClary.
Martin E. McClary, a long time
| resident of Malone, N. Y, and one
of it's most prominent and highly re-
spected citizens, died last Wednes-
day morning at 1880 o'clock after
short illness of pneumonia. Mr.. Nc
Clary is survived by his wife, who
was before her marriage, Miss Pa
thence M. Ford of Barnard, one
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Woodbury. of
Allston, Mass, a son, Arthur E., who
is a partner in the law firm of Nc
CIary, Allen & McClary of Malone
and three brothers, Nelson A. and
Harvey c. of Chicago and Horace B.
of Windsor, and one sister, Mrs. M.
A. Campbell of Chicago. The fun
eral was held at two o'clock Satur-
day afternoon from the family home.
Martin E. McClary was born Feb
ruary Is, 1854, in Albany, and was
educated at Peacham Academy in the
town of Peacham. He entered Dart
mouth College in 1872 and received
the degree of A. B. in 1876. In the
fall of that year he went to Malone
as principal of Franklin Academy,
position which he ably filled during
the next ten years. In 1886, Mr.. Nc
CIary entered the law office of Hor
ace A. Taylor and was admitted to
the bar the same year. Four years
later he formed a partnership with
F. G. Paddock, now county judge,
which continued until 1895. In
1897, Mr.. McClary entered into a
law partnership with w. L. Allen,
which has continued UP to the pres
ent time, his son, Arthur E. Nc
Clary, having been admitted some
years later as a member of the firm
Mr.. McCIary enjoyed conspicuous
success at the bar and represented
the New York Central railroad in
many important cases. He was for
many years school commissioner of
Franklin county and president of
the board of education, taking at all
times the deepest interest in educa-
tional affairs, as we'll as in all other
matters concerning civic betterment.
He was a director and large stock
holder in the Peoples National bank
and a member of Constellation
Lodge, No. POI, of the Masonic order.
Moore.
Harriet Jane Gilkerson, wife of
George P Moore, died at her home
on Railroad street Tuesday evening,
October IL, at $50. The funeral was
held from the home Thursday after
noon at two o'clock, Charles E. Peck
reading the Christian Science
service. The burial was in Mount
Pleasant cemetery. There was a very
large attendance and a beautiful dis
play Of flowers from her large circle
of friends and the relatives. The
of the family acted as
bearers.
Harriet Jane GiIkerson was born
in Barnet, March 18, 1912, the
daughter of Walker and Harriet Gill |
kerson. Her mother died while she
was very young and when mere
child she went with her father to
Canada where she lived until a young |
lady. She came to ST. Johnsbury in
the early sixties and on March 10,
1864, was married to Geo. p. Moore
who was home from the army on a
furlough. He returned to the front |
Immediately after the marriage to
serve until the end of the war when |
he returned here and they had lived |
here ever since, having occupied |
their home on Railroad street for
nearly So years.
Four children were born to them,
Ellis W., now associated with his
father in business, George H. of
Woburn, Mass, Hattie E., who lives
at home and Nellie M, who died in
childhood. Mrs. Cynthia Moy, half
sister of Mrs. Moore, her daughter
and grand daughter from Water
Vile, Que, were here to attend the
funeral.
Mrs. Moore was a charter member
Of Chamberlin w. R. C., and a mem
Der of the Christian Science church.
Earlier in life she was a member of
he Methodist church here and was
very active in it, Although confined
% the home in the care of her fam
ly, Mrs. Moore had a wide circle of
Jery firm friends who admired her ,
or her generous Christian spirit.
She Stunned publicity in efforts for
others but many a person acknow-
edges the help and sympathy shown