Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-17
OBITUARY..

Our village has been called In the past week. to lament
the loss of anothe of her venerable and prominent ct
Hon. JOSEPH REED, but few days since, at
tackled with the prevailing influenza, and Saturday
last the 9th inst died at his residence, after brief ILL
He had reached the great of eighty years,
and to his last sickness he retained all his faculties
full yigor, and his "natural force was not abated He
had been member of community thirty two years,
havng moved from 1hetford w. this place in 1927.
He lived in Thetord from 1903 to 1927 and Represen
taive from that town to the General Assembly of this
for six years. in that period. He was born in West
for Mas March Is, 1T16 just the Of great
Revolutionary struggle, and his life has witnessed the
growth Of Republic from its little germ to its present
extehded and marvellous development. And in his way
with such he has had he has borne nconsd
cradle part in the work Of raising that national edce
whose foundation religion and education-
While residing in Orange County he was two years Judge
in the County and for three years elected
Judge of Probate in Washington County, after his
al peer In 1S40he Presidential Elector for the
Sae oil Vermont and with his associates threw vote
Of the State for General HARRISON President These
the only prominent public Offices he has held but
had he been Offices, eker, disposed to public life
his judgment ability and integrity, would have de him
invaluable in whatever official capacity he might have
acted.
In all the duties and responsibilities Of life he yet direct
ed his attention to particular form Of public useful
ness and practical and sagacous beneyolence that is
often thought Of He devoted friend of educational
interests and institutions From the time when with his
hands he nailed capboards the present Academy
in Thetford and contributed literally Of his and
labor to Its erection the close Of his long life he was
sagacious and friend Of education and did more
than any other in the State towards furnishing
young men with means for preparatory, collegiate and
professional training II his custom select some
youth of sudous and correct habits, and provide him
with the necessary defray his expenses of educa
ton and his honor ability return the same
without solicitation. In this way he has aided about
thirty young through the Academy and College
Among these recipients Of his wise beraity be
found distinguished in the pupil the bar and scen-
c and mechanical departments, all through the land
One Of the foremost preachers OF Baltimore, of the
most learned Professors in our colleges, Judge one
of opinions and Of all Professions have been the early
recipients Of his practical kindness and enlarged patriot
ism He has been aiding to put living stones into the
building Of social and national life. He has done
better and wiser thing for educational institutions for
the State aud for the church. than to have left in his will
thousands poor pethorc institution. lie
furnished Colleges with thirty young 1t would
be difficult to estimate the amount of actual good
done by such steady Of sighted benevolence
and patriotic liberality He has set series Of
productive causes whose influence and result the pro-
gress Of time shall constantly increase and extend Earl
too the stream that shall flo from the foun-
tain he has opened, and whose his hand has
loose.
OF the general character of Judge Reed Is hardly me-
cessary speak it easily be inferred from what
have already said As said In the exceedingly felic
itous text Of the funeral discourse of his pastor
ga wise councillor good man and just" He gen
tleman OF the old school, precise and mehodical in his
habits of noble presence and demeanor honest and sin
cere in all his dealings reserved and prudent in hi,
speech sagacious and comprehensive in his views
resolue and unfnchng pre- erverance and of wise
ample generosity. lie accumulated large fortune which
he wasted not by show or exttavaeance and diminished
not by his liberal expenditure for the education of youn
men. In his old age he did not retreat from public sym
pathes, from active interest in public affairs, from
participation of public burdens. Que of the last acts
his m cheerully and spontaneously, to give fifteen hun
bred dollars to the village for purpose that reflects tn
highest credit upon his public spirit and character
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