The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-28
The Late Arunah w. HYDE.

Mr.. Hyde for about fifty years was very
active in his day and time, was the leading
business man in western Vermont We
have no memoranda or data before us, OF
no information furnished by friends to aid
US, but depend solely upon our knowledge
for the few words we have to offer con-
corning the life of Mr.. Hyde OF his ORR
gin and early life we know nothing. Dur
ing the early portion of his business lite,
we had with him personal acquaintance,
and we believe enjoyed his friendship.
His intense activity as a business man, was
mistaken by many as an indication of ava
rice, when perhaps no man in Vermont
had less of it, His love for business was
intense, but that love was gratiiied in put
ting business in motion rather than by the
money realized from it. The leading idea
prise, industry and improvement. The
sounds of the saw and hammer, or of ina
Chincry i'll motion was music in his ears,
and if the writer is not mistaken in his
character, far more agreeable to him than
the sound of coin in his POCKET.
HIS business enterprises during his long
and active life are well known to the older
citizens of Casleton and vicinity. Our
first recollection of him is rs proprietor of
a line of stages running on the turnpike
road from Albany to Burlington. This
was some years before the days of railroads
in Vermont We remember him ms the
builder of the old Mansion House in Castle
ton on The site now occupied by the Bomo-
seen House, also as the builder of Castle
ton seminary, in which his scholarly son
after the aspe of nearly half century has
been installed as principal. He was the
first, or one of the first marble manufac
turers in his vicinity and followed soon af-
ter Col. Allen of Fairhaven in the manu-
facture of slate. A friend of ours remarked
that ''he made Castleton and Iydeville."
While this cannot be so literally, both of
those villages are largely indebted to the
enterprise and business capacity to Mr..
Hyde for their present proportions.
In another respect Mr.. hyde was mis-
taken by many not intimately acquainted
with him. He was very sympathetic in
his nature, with all his hustle and activity,
no man had a kinder heart or was more
sensitive to the wants and woes of others.
For these qualities he will be remembered
by his family end numerous friends. Be-
fore the fatal accident which terminated
his life Mr.. Hyde had been feeble, as re-
suit of n paralytic stroke, but had so far
recovered as to converse with friends and
acquaintance as intelligibly rs ever. and to
ride about
Coming TO his death in such a way must
he sad indeed to his friends; and doubly so
If the report we have from Caslleton be
true. At the crossing where the accident
occurred, train coming from the cast, the
direction the train was then coming, can be
seen but very short distance. A report
comes to us from reliable source that no
whistle was blown or bell rung on the APP
proach of the train to the crossing where the
accident occurred-that several men at
work near by, and other at the depot attest
to it.
Yet we hope this will prove TO be an err
ror. At best 1t is a calamity hard to be en-
dured by the friends, and to know that the
accident occurred through the fault or ne
eject of those running the train would add
greatly to their grief.-Poultney Journal.