Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-03-03
McIfIDOES FALLS

Another Comluhr Of he Grand
Army o. ,hc Republic, h.,. answered
he last roll cali on cuith and %crr
out with silent feet from lmong IL
,his time il was Fred II. Colby, who
was bora in panvillc, w., january
18th, 1913. He answered his coun-
tIy's call 10 arms when but Il mere
boy, and for three years endured che
nardships and privations Of soldlc.
tife. At The close OF ,hc Civil Nal
he went to California and spent :,
lew wears Their. on his return 10 h ;
flatiyc state, he came TO this village
and took Il contract Of the old Nc
Indoes Falls Lumber Co., 10 take
then. lumber from the mill and load
it on the cars. In 1870 he boughs
the place in the village that has bee
his homo for half century. In APP
I'll, 1872, he married Rose J. Giltllan'
daughter of the late John and Martin.
]. (Miller) Giltillan with whom NJ
has lived up to the time of his de-
cease. He was 4 man Of great good
Judgment and executive ability, and
an untiring worker up 10 the tlmc
when his hcalth began to fail. For 7
period of more than 20 years he wa
IN efficient and active deputy shcl1ii
here, at Il time it required a man Of
courage and strength to discharge the
duties of that office. He is survived
bv his wife, and two son', Ira T..
Colby, who has resided in the same
house with him since his marriage
and John l.. Colby, Of " oodsvlllc, n.
H.. manager of The branch house o!
Armour {. Co., in that village, and II
GRAND children. His only daughter,
Martha v, late wife of Clarence
Chase, having passed away 1our
years ago. He was All active member
of the Austin Goodell Post OF the q.
j. r., and Conn. River Lodge OF !.
O Q F, both OF which orders attcn6-
cd the funeral services at his late
home on u ednestlay of l;',t week III :
body, that was in charge N Rev. -.
r. BurIs, assisted by Rev. {. j..
Hiss. The beautiful commltal ser
vice OF the | O. O. +. was performed
by his brothers OF Conn. RIVER
Lodge of which he had long been a
loyal member He was a good sol
der, loyal to his country and ms
friends, and useful to the world ali
tbc wear. of his more than thrce
score and zen.
Norman Nanl,ykc Of Boston VA. n
town Friday and Saturday OIL bu|'-
ncss returning home that night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Colby of Little
Tor. n. H.. were called here " co.
ncsday to attend the funtral OF 'h'}r
brother. J.. =. Fo'N'
Mr4. Marion Howard of st. 'oh''%-
bury has been here caring 'oF h''
little son at NJ. Hopkins.
Miss Soraph Bliss returned IA
week from y visit to friends IN -i"'
Mrs. Leonard Whitehill and it'll"
son of Newport has been visiting III
town. .. moss.
The sympathy of the entire con-
munity went out to the family OF Mr.
and Mrs. George Humphrey at INC
doath of their oldest child, Geof:''
Edwin aged seven years ana
n,ontb. on Feb. 10Th at Brightlool.
uoSpital Of pneumonia, where nc mao
bccr sick for q week. Everythln&
nossjblc was done for the emo: III
father and mothc, stayed with h'''' ~
81 Johnsbury all Of the time. Ecoi3
was Il very bright lovablc h't,c ' +;
low and will be missed much pF M
neoplc also by his schoolmateS, WIN"
showed their sorrow at the 1uhela'
,vhich they attended in a BODY at tl'u
church, + cb. %, 1920. He was porn
in Monroe, but their home has pech
in this place for some years now nI
Humphrey working on the see'io''
Reside the father and mother N
leaves one sister and two pfot"ti
vounrcr to mourn for him also IL"
Grandmother, Mrs. Emma Humphrey
Who made it her home IN inns r''c0
fo, several years, now Twin" in New
Jersey. Those f. t NV 1
attend the funeral wore W.T. "''"
Mrs. ComstocK Of Corlnth' )"
w., ,i, l., I uumnhryv Of! NcwhulN
and Mrs. Emma Humphrey and In
est Humphrey Of MontclalT' ~. D. ~
father had stayed at the ho''f'lai WI"
his little son, lo>in" his rest ana J."
continued worry and GRIEF NJ tne ~
caused him to break doWh' "h" > ~. ~
day night -. - -"
.cnd the funeral. He has been Gan
gcrously i'll but ut present l. IN
hcs has he w fo'!7 'r"'- c2rct