The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-05
? PEACHAM

4 Inc pOWiI Was SISdVAy SlloChcu W
learn of the death of Mrs. Clarissa
(Johnson) Clark after an illness of
only few hours. She was the daugh-
ter of Leonard and Betsey (Merrill)
/ and was born in Peacham Nov. Z.
1888. She was the sixth in family
of one son and eight daughters. She
is survived by two si~ters, Mrs. M. H.
Semple of New York city and Mrs,
E. H. Allen of Weston, Mass. On Jan.
% 1857 she was united in marriage
to Ephriam Wesson Clark, to them
were born nine children all of whom
grew up and six are living, DR.. Ed
ward r. Clark of Castleton, Charles
A. Clark of Newton Highlands, Mass,
| f. Wesson Clark of Medford, Mass,
Joseph l.. Clark, Colorado Springs,
! Florella Clark, New Canaan, Conn,
Martha ]. Pedley, for many years a
missionary in Japan.
She left Fl grandchildren and four
great grandchildren. After the death
of her husband in 1900 she made her
home in Brighton, Mass, with her
daughter, Elizabeth, q teacher, until
the death of this daughter and since
has made her home with her son,
Charles, in Newton Highlands. At
the time of her death she had just
come to Peacham after few weeks
visit with her son, Dr. Clark Of Cas-
Teton. Mrs. Clark was the neice of
Oliver Johnson, one of the most pro-
minent originators and leaders of the
anti-slavery movement in this coun-
try, and was also neice of Rev. David
Merrill, the author of the famous
COX Sermon" which started the great
temperance movement in this country,
a sermon which has been more ex
clusively printed in English ard tran
lations than any other sermon ever'I
delivered.
Mrs. Clark was very remarkable
woman. She took an active inter
est in every great and good cause in
the anti-slavery movement, in woman
suffrage, in the w. C. T. u, in mis-
sionary work and all the activities of
the Congregational church of which
she had been a member since 1851. |
She had remarkable memory of
facts and names and kept familiar
with the history and lives of all her
youthful acquaintance. Her children
recall with pleasure her unusual mus
ical ability and she, with her husband
could without the book sing probably |
$50 hymns, and nothing but the best |
interested them. Two years ago while
in town Mrs. Clark took part in an
"Old Folks Concert" knowing by /
heart the old tunes which the younger !
folks had to learn.
At Is years of age she was a clerk
in the old Union store, at a time
when it was almost unheard of for
woman to do such work.
Mrs. Clark was well known to all
the people of the town and these
later years they have looked forward
with pleasure to her annual summer
visits, and they can hardly realize
that her smiling face and friendly
greeting are to be enjoyed no more.
The funeral was in the Congrega-
tional church, Rev. w. A. Warner,
the pastor officiating. The children
present were; Dr. E. R. Clark, Miss
Florella Clark, C. A. Clark and E. w.
Clark Other relatives present were;
Miss Dora Clark of Castleton, Martin
Gibson and family of Ryegate, Mrs.
Nelson Whitehill of Greensboro, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Abbot of Cabot, Mrs.
Martin Chaffee of Waterbury, Mr.
and Mrs. Badger of North Montpelier,
Mrs. Ina Albee and daughter, Mar
jorie of Barnet. %
The bearers were four stalwart
grandchildren, john, Paul, William,
and Merrill Gibson of Ryegate. The
floral offerings were many and beau
tiful including a pillow from the $50"
club of which she was member, and
from many friends. The burial was j
in the beautiful cemetery on the hill
and the services both at the church
and at the grave were very impress
sive.
Howard S. Thompson and mother