Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19
Obituary,

Osa;an Chittcndeu Miteheii,Y nose aeati
took place in Burlington recently ma
49, - oon of John @. and Moriiia
M;4,holl and was born in Williston, June
90 1899. When about four years ola ms
ss,hor died, and few years after hls
1notber married again and removed from
Williston. After this he lived portion
81 4bo time with his uncle, Eli Chitten-
Az in Williston, attending the common
sobooI. and for a short time the Academy
IN that place, until he was 10 years old.
In the spring of 1916 he entered the
store Of Thos. II. Garfield, with whom
and with Messrs. Bradley q Garfield he
ren,nined, with the exception of single
wear, until 1866. Beginning as an errand
boy, he rose through all the various
branches of service until he became the
confidential clerk of Messrs. Bradley &
Garfield, having charge of all their books
and becoming one of the most competent
book-keepers in the State. At this time
Messrs. B. Sc @. were wholesale merchants,
doing business in the stone store now &C
cupied by Van Sicklen, Walker 81 Co,
and were the proprietors of the Merch-
ants line of boats running to New York,
as well as extensively interested in the
construction of the Rutland 81 Burling-
ton, Rutland q Washington, Chicago &
Northwestern, and other Railroads, re-
curing the best talent for keeping their
accounts, and for making up accurate and
clear statements from time to time of their
affairs.
In the performance of these duties they
found in young Mitchell exactly the
knowledge, fidelity, accuracy and applica-
ton which was required, and however
complicated the accounts, after he had OK
amined them and made statement. no
appeal was ever taken from it. So high
did he stand in the estimation of Mr..
Bradley that he often brought to him the
difficult accounts of some of his distant
railroad projects to have him examine
them, and not until Mr. Mitchell had af-
fixed his initials was Mr. B. entirely sat-
isfied.
The extensive business of Messrs. B. s.
Q. required of him such intense applioa-
tion and industry that his health was Sc
riously affected by it, and in the spring of
1903, hoping to restore it by change of
climate, be moved to Fond du Lac, Wis
oonsin, engaging in the mercantile and
numbering business upon his own account.
ried at st. Peters church, Bennington, to
Miss Susan t. Watson, very intelligent
and estimable lady, an adopted daughter
of the late Rev. DIR. Manser, with whom
he lived until 1867, when she died at Ben
nington, leaving him a son and daughter
who are now orphans, the one about seven
and the other twelve years old.
Mr.. Mitchell remained in Wisconsin
tysv, -,
ton, where he resided three years but
not recovering his health he was advised
to try the climate of the Pacific Coast.
and left for San Francisco in April 1860
Then he remained engaged in mercantile
business until 1867, when he returned to
his native State, with his health still i'm
paired, and his constitution weakened.
In January, 1868, at the annual meet
ing of the Champlain Transportation
Company, he was appointed the General
Superintendent of the Company, which
position he occupied at the time of his
death. His experience in the business of
Messrs. Bradley ~ Garfield particularly
fitted him for his position, and during
the short time which he performed it's du-
ties he won the confidence of the officers
of the company, and the esteem of all
with whom he became associated, and it
would not be derogatory to any of his pre-
deoessors to say that none of them ever
devoted themselves more faithfully or I'M
derstood the business more thoroughly in
all its details or managed it more econo-
mically and satisfactorily than did Mr.
= itohell.
In his manners he was gentlemanly and
affable, and universally esteemed and re-
spected by all who knew him. Although
modest and retiring he possessed remark
able firmness Of character, decided Opin-
aR d ssfie3 j2us Feg4rd for ths
the confidence of his employers ana OF sIl |
with whom he had any intercourse
While possessing kind and amiable dis
position and every ready to respond !
erenesJusly, so far as his means would al
wv, to the calls of affection or distress,
yet be was not easily lead away by ex-
oitement nor was his calm alignment often
at fault.
March Is, 1855, be became a member of
the church, receiving the Holy Sacrament
Of Baptism at the hands of the RI. Rev.
Bishop Hopkins, i'll St. Pauls Church, |
Burlington, and after wards the same year
the rite of Confirmation from the Ri Rev.
Bishop Kemper or Wisconsin,. He was
attached to the church and regular at
tendant whenever his health would per-
nit
1t will he a consolation to his friends to
know that he bore his last sickness with
out murmur. with a clear and calm con-
viction that it was his last illness, perfect
ly resigned TO wait with patience the last
summons which should call him from
time to eternity.
Having arranged his business affairs,
and made disposition of his children, he
expressed often much anxiety for the final
hour to come desiring to cross the dark
valley of death and enter upon his eternal
work, with full faith in the atoning blood
of the Savior, and blessed hope of joy
full resurrection Mt the last day. Seldom
is it the lot of man to have fewer enemies
or to be more universally respected and es-
teemed.
In his death his children have lost q
most kind and affectionate parent, the
church worthy and exemplary member,
the company with which he was connected
faithful and reliable officer, and the
community an upright and valuable citi-
zen. c.
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