Rutland Herald Jan. 11, 1907 "Old Timer Gone" Patrick Lamb Former Driver of Old Stage Coach Passes Away. Patrick Lamb age 85 died at his home at 409 West St. at 6:40 o'clock yesterday morning. Thurs. morning at nine o'clock he received a stroke of paralysis while waiting in the yard of his home and did not regain consciousness before his death. Mr.Lamb was one of the last survivng stage drivers of the old days before the railroads took the place of stage coaches. He was born in County Meath Ireland and came to this country at the age of 15 years. He first lived in Castleton but spent most of his life in Rutland where he was first employed to drive the mail coach by Cook and Bardwell of this city. One of the routes was to Castleton and Whitehall NY, and another to Walpole N H. When the coming of the railroads robbed the old stages of their usefulness he became a porter in the old Franklyn house on Main St. and later worked on the construction of the Bardwell House. For many years he was a coachman for W.Y. Ripley, the father of the late Gen. W.Y.W. Ripley of this city. Until five years ago he worked in the Evergreen Cemetery. He married here 51 years ago and leaves a widow who is 76 years old, two sons Edward and James F. and three daughters Mary A., Kate E. and Margaret G.. His is the first death in the family. Mr. Lamb had never been severely ill a day in his life. His eldest son is 41 years of age. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at St.Peter's Church at 2:30 o,clock" my notes: The Ripley that Patrick worked for was the head of the Rutland Marble Co. and it was members of this family that visited County Meath on a European Tour and met a former family housemaid lonesome for Rutland. I think McGuirk one of the Ripley's chief blacksmiths was a Meath man as well. The Meath people must have had an inside track for Ripley employment. Peter Patten