Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-09-28
Prof. Wyman's Life and Last Days.

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he nerusal The article is from the pen
Of the NJ III. Sentinel. published at Keene.
Mr.. Wyman has been the conductor Oh
two conventions in this Co.. and we Deiie'e
no conductor ever gave such universal sat-
isfaction as he did. Great sorrow and re-
cret could be seen in the countenances of
all who knew him when the sad tidings
we're received:
"We little thought when, four weeks
ago, we made note of the brilliant success
as musical director, and OF the rapidly
growing popularity of our frien' and
townsman, Mr.. G. M. Wyman, that we
should be called upon at this time to make
record of his death. Yet such, in the
providence of God, is the case.
The sickness which attacked him in the
early part of the week of the musical con-
vention, nroved to be of a serious charac-
ter, and although fatal result was not
not for some time anticipated, he grew
weaker from day to day. until on Tuesday
of last week he sank rapidly and died at
IL O'Clock P. M. of that day.
Wr. Wyman was aged 30 years, and 8
months, having been born in Rockingham,
VT, in December 1884. He enjoyed
the educational advantages common to
children of parents of moderate means, but
seems always to have been of musical
turn of mind, and he often told Of the
sport which his elder brothers used to
make of his boyish assertion, when at
work at home on the farm, that he meant
to grow up to be conductor of great mu-
steal conventions
At seventeen he commenced teaching
in the common schools, meeting with an
encouraging degree of success, and in the
course of two or three years thereafter,
he began systematical course Of musical
study, under some of the best teachers of
the day.
About the year 1858 he spent six
months in teaching music in Missouri, and
he always spoke Of this Ieriod as being
the scene of some of the hardest work OF
his life.
In 1860 be established himself in Keene
as teacher of vocal and instrumental
music, and it was at this time that he
became the leader Of the choir of the
First Congregational church, position
which he held up to the time of bis de-
parture for the West, last spring. Dur
ing the time in which he was engaged as a
teacher Of singing schools IN this county,
and in adjacent parts Of this State and of
Vermont and Massachusetts, he met with
the greatest favor, and it was undoubted.
y from this source that his rising fame
and popularity took its start.
For the past two or three years he had
been chiefly engaged as a conductor Of
musical conventions, principally in N. h.
In this direction his success was equal to
the highest aSticipatious of his friends,
and there may be found thousands scatter
ed throughout the country who will speak
with the greatest satisfaction Of having
been at one time or another under his in.
struction.
His long-cherished plan of issuing
book Of church music Of his own, first took
definite form little more than year
ago, and from that time he labored most
assiduously and untiringy to produce
work which should be worthy of himself
and honorable to the art be had chosen.
How well he succeeded it is pleasure to
his friends to remember.
The book was issued from the house of
Root 4 Cady, Chicago, and last spring he
went to that city to superintend its publi-
cation. While there his abors we're nee
essarily severe and unrcmitting, and soon
after the issue Of his book, on the LIST Of
July, event to South Bend, Ind, as a
teacher in normal music school. There.
as everywhere, he met with the most fiat
tering reception, while his book received
the highest praise.
On TIE 18th of August he returned to
Keene, and expressed the greatest pleas
ure at being once more with old and tried
friends, among familiar scenes. But the
air Of the West and his hard
work while there told with fatal effect on
his system aud what followed the commu-
nifty well knows.
1t is raraly that dispensation of Prov.
ldencs seems so mysterious as in this case.
Rarely has so sad death occurred in our
midst. Just as Mr.. Wyman had reached
a point toward which he had been striving
during his lifetime he was called away.
} lust as he seemed entering upon the re-
allzation of his fondest hopes his final sum-
mons came and his promising career was
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