The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-07-18
4 OF MIR. BELL.

DEATH OF MIR. BELL.
1t becomes our painful duty to announce to
THE readers of the Galaxy, that Its Senior Ed
sitor, and Proprietor, Hon. HARVEY BELL, is
mo more. He died on the afternoon of Tues
sday, the 18th inst, of pulmonary consumption.
Although his health had been very poor for
months, and his friends had become
satisfied that his end was not very distant, vet
This death, as frequently happens in the case of
persons affected with this disease, was sudden,
land not supposed to be Immediately near, un-
It'll 4 few hours before the decisive event. Mr..
Bell rode out as usual on Monday, the day be-
fore his death, both morning and evening
After riding, he appeared more than usually
and, on lying down, remarked TO his
that they had laid him on his bed for
sthe last t~ime.-During the next forenoon, he
3conversed with all the members of his family
knowing that his end was near, and assuring
Them of his willingness to die. He had the full
possession of his reason, to The last moment,
sand, with scarcely a struggle, at half past three,
lceased to breathe.
1 Mr.. Bell was born at Weybridge, in April.
sl791, and had consequently Just commenced
This ffty-cighth year. He entered Middlebury
college at an early age, having graduated
Fat that institution in 1909. lie soon after
began 4 course of study at the Litchfeld Law
School, in which Hon. Tapping Reeve WIS at
that time ono of the principal lecturers. On
completing his legal studies, he was admitted to|
the bar, and commenced practice in this place
His standing as a lawyer was highly rcspecta-I
Ible and his business was extensive. The conf
reposcd in his uprightness Of charac-
ter, and in the correctness and fidelity of his
business habits, drew to him an amour. of pat
from the larger cities which few have
An indication of the general cSti-
in which his professional a%ttainments
and abilities were held, is found in the fact
that several volumes Of the Vermont Reports
published under his supervision. Att
time the decisions of the Supreme Court
were nominally required to be reported by the
Judges, but Mr.. Bells share in these Volumes
was nearly or quite the same as that belong-I
ing to the distinct office of Reporter, which hasI
since been created.-Though no aspirant af|
ter political station, he was twice honored (inj
1886 and 1880 with an election TO the State
Senate. He was Il liberal bcnefactor of his Al
Mater, and for seventeen years held the!
appointment of Secretary of the Corporation.
of Middlebury College. That office was rel
signed not long after his becoming connected,
this paper, Gn May, 1s41,) as Editor and
Proprietor. 1t IS in this latter capacity, perl
haps, that he was best known 10 a large shan
Of our readers-and the constant and %increas-i
ing support which his paper has received from
the first, is the strongest possible proof that his
labors, in this direction, have been generally
acceptable.
Those who best knew the deceased will
say, with us, that integrity, sincerity of
intention, a high sense of honor, and courtesy
Of feeling and demeanor, were prominent fea-l
lures Of his character. That he, in common I
with al other men, had his failings, is undoubt-S
edly true. His temperament was sensitive, and
his faults were the faults common to all minds5
Of unusual susceptibility. His health, duringS
of the last years of his life, was far from
being good. But if he sometimes erred, he
ever ready to make ample satisfaction
and had all with whom he had dealings in his1
exhibited the sam readiness to over-s
ook his errors, as be to atone for them, he
would, perhaps, never have had an enemy.z
lie was a prudent manager in respect to PEI
,uniary matters, but he has left too many in
tances of generosity towards individuals whoH
survive him, and towards the objects Of
public and general benevolence, not to be char
as a truly liberal man.
His Funeral was attended on THURSDAY, att
he Congregational Church, where he had
through life been a ~worshipper, on which oc-
aston a very appropriate sermon was preach
ID by Prof. Meacham, before a large audi-S
nee. s
The connection of Mr.Bell with the Galaxy,3
S Editor, has, for several months past, been
title more than nominal, owing to the state Of
lis health, and the many other engagementsf
hat demanded his attention. Full arranged
ncnts were made, previous to his death, forF
continuing the paper under the same manage