Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15


II is but'a few days since that we an
nouuc.d the death of Elias Lyman, OF
Burlington, and we have now to announce
that of his venerable kinsman, Hon. Job
LYMAN, which occurred at Burlington, on
Saturday, September 10th, at the adyanc.
ed age of SO years.
Job Lyman was born in northampton
Massachusetts,, December 9th, 1881, and
graduated at Dartmouth College in 1904
being at the time Of his death one of the
three or four oldest surviving graduates oil
that college. Hon. Samuel Swift, who
graduated in 1900, being, if we mistake
not, the Oldest, and we believe the only
other of equal years with Mr.. Lyman,
being his classmate, Rev. George T. Chap
man. of Newburyport, Mass. Among his
classmates, besides DR.. Chapman, were
Samuel L. Knapp, LII D, formerly we'll
known biographical and historical writer,
and Hon. Israel P. Richardson. He was
also in college with, but not a classmate
Of Rev Dr. Merrill, of Middlebury, Dan
iel Webster. Frederick Hall, Gov. Hub
bard, Of New Hampshire, President
Brown, of Dartmouth College, and Rich.
ard Fletcher.
He studied law at Windsor and at Haver-
hill, n. r., and having been admitted to
the bar in Windsor county, established
himself in the practice of his profession
at Woodstock, where he passed the great
err part Of his long and active business
life.
lie early entered upon public life, and
at one time was considered the leading
finapoier of the State, and was cashier OF
the Vermont State Bank during almost if
not the entire period Of its existence. and
was, subsequently, for many years Presi-
dent of the bank at Woodstock.
From 1918 to 1915 he was Auditor of
Accounts for the State, and was also
Court auditor for Windsor county for a
number of years positions which he was
remarkably qualified to fill. In 1850 he
retired from active business, and removed
to Burlington to spend the remainder of
his d ~ with his son Edward. His wife,
who was the daughter of Judge Lot Hall,
of Westminster, died some seven years
ego.
The Tres, Press says: that he re-
taiaed to the last his cheerful inter-
est in all that concerned the well
fsre of his coustry or of the commun-
ity. He atsNded commencement at
Dartmouth pear ago, where, ss a gradu-
ate of siS'y Ave sesrs standing and the
Oldest qEIduase psessAt, he was the most
noticed of re AuSai. He took lively
interest il the growth and prosperity of
Burlington, and in many charitable oh
jects, "a ~insut among which was the
Home t)r The Destitute, to which within
few days ps~D he made q handsome dom
alton Of moaey. He was one who fulfill
ed with conscientious strictuess his duties
as citizen, never neglecting the import
ant duty Of voting, even when gathering
years aud weakness might well have ex-
cused him. To voted lthe Republioan
ticket in this city on Tuesday last, and
took the livlie.t Interest in the result. He
attended The funeral Of his nephew. Mr..
Elias Lynn, on Wednesday, ard appear
ed 10 bis usuJ health and spirits till Fri
day, q hon his physical powers gave way.
He sank rapidly, browning speeches.
though apparently conscious, and breath-
ed his lat cxactly at nooA Saturday
He passed away ripe in years and in the
respect Of all as & patriotic and worthy
citizen, o sincere christian, an upright