The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-11

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Death of II on. Charles Reed cf MONT
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We are panied to learn of the sudden
death Of Hon. Charles Reed, OF Mont.
pclier, which occurred a. his home at 4
o'clock on Friday morning. A few weeks
ago he was exposed in extingushinr "a
fire, IRON which his dwelling narrowly
escaped, but he had been able to attend
to his usual duties, aud on Tuesday last
took part in the annual town meeting
Here he took cold, was soon Frustrated,
aud died, as we have recorded, of con-
gcstion of the lungs
Mr.. Reed was born at Thetford, Yer.
mont, eldest son Of the late Hon. Joseph
Reed. He removed to Montpelier in his
boyhood, with his father. There he fitted
Tor college. He graduated at Dartmouth
after full course, and afterwards COM
pleted the usual pro iessonal course in the
Law School at Cambridge. lie the en-
tered upon his professional and domestic
life at Montpelier, marrying daughter
Of the Hon. Daniel Baldwin. Mr.. Reed
was naturally of very quiet and rctr-
ing disposition, never ambitious of public
display or public honors, but by steady
attention to his business he acquired a
competency, in addition to handsome
patrmony, and in due time his lutell.
gence and integrity commended him to
public confidence. He represented his
town in lS62-63 and was member of
the Senate in lS6i-65-66,
Some years before this he had been APP
pointed Librarian and Trustee of the
State Library and also Librarian, Cura-
tor, and one of the Publishing Committee
Of the Vermont Historical Society. For
these offices Mr.. Reed was admirably
fitted by his knowledge of books and hi.
fine literary taste. Under his charge
the State Library, which, when he came
into it, was mainly a mass Of legislativ
,nd congressional records aud documents
With fragments of history only, became
without great cost and largely by ex.
changes, an exceedingly valuable collec.
ton and probably one OF the most com.
plcte in the country in the department o.
judicial reports 1t is indispensable now
to the legal profession, and especially tc
the judges. For works Of history also
especially everything connected with Yer
mont, Mr.. Reed had sharp and ap.
precativo eye, which nothing could es
cape. The history Of Burgoyue's Inva
siou Of III in the first volume Of tn,
collections of the Vermont Historical 50
ciety, was gathered by Mr.. Reed, and b,
aided in every other department OF tina
and the succeeding volume For the few
months preceding his death he was en-
1sged in collecting all that he could 6uC
to complete or illustrate the forth-comn.
volumes on the Vermont Council of Safet,
and the Governor and Council He vii
he greatly u issei by all his associates it
the Historical Society, nor is it easy t,
see how his place can be made good. Mr.
Reed took an early and strong interes
in :he Vermont Reform School and ha
been one OF the Trustees of that human
institution from the first. II. was
member Of the thirteenth and last Coun
Ill Of Censors. He was public bencfac
tor to Il much larger extent than has bee
generally known. and a wide circle O
acqraintanccs and friends, including man
public men and leading citizens Of tn
State who have been called to MontpeI
Ter by their public duties during the ses
,ions Of the Legislature, will sincerel
mourn his less He was in nj fly nin'
year Burlington Free Press.