Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-15
The Late Major Lowell Farr.

MeSSrS Editors: 1t seems TO me tie late
Major Farr-a former resident of this viii
lage-whose death a short time since was
chronicled in the PHGNIX, deserves a more
extended notice than the mere announce.
ment of the fact that he is now dead. His
death, at the ripe age of eighty years, will
call TO the minds Of our older inhabitants
one of our most energetic citizens of gen
Grafton ago ; at which time no one was more
fully identified with the business interests
of our village. During the active period of
his life among US, he was proprietor and
actively connected with the stage lines Of
the Connecticut River valley, and those
leading from here eastward to Boston and
westward to Albany. The majestic lines
Of staging like net work inlersecting each
other thirty years ago, which disappeared
upon the advent of railroads, can scarcely
be understood by the present generation.
Many Of Us well remember the old "Tele-
graph line as it was called, running up
| and down the Connecticut valley, and so
named from its rapid transit and splendid
equipment Of horses, coaches, and sialwart
Jehus on the boxes. To the establishment
and perfection OF these business enterpris-
es Major Farr devoted the best part Of his
| life. lie built, and for many years occu-
| pied, the house on Elliot street now owned
| by Mrs. Alfred Simonds; then one OF the
best in the village, and where a courteous
and liberal hospitality was cheerlnlly dis
pensed by himself and family. More than
twenty years ago he with his family remov-
| ed to Peoria, H., where he continued 10 re-
side to the time of his death. Duiing the
busy period OF his life here, from 1880 to
1850, he was ever prominent and leading
man in all the business enterprises under
taken with a view to advance the welfare
of the village and town. Ifany improve
meut was needed in the character and or
gauizltion Of our schools or village affairs,
you might expect to find Major Farr al
ways ready to give his influence and sub
s.antial aid in favor OF the right. The death
OF Major Farr forcbly recalls to mind the
leading men Of our town and village of his
generation; such names as the Hon. Sam
uel Clark, Col. Joseph Goodhue, Dr. Will
liam IL. Rockwell, Samuel Il ,oi Col. CAL
vim Townsley, Gardner c. Hall, John II.
Wheeler, John Durham, Larkin G. Mead,
| Nbl. -Atuhih d. llluts, isaac iillts, DEACON
Arson Barber, J. Dorr bradley, Zelotes
Dickinson, Edward kirkland, Nathan
Woodcock, Samuel Dalton, Col. Nathan
Miller, George Newman, LcmHel Whitney,
Epaphro. Seymour, Col. Paul Chase, Major
Henry Smith, and Ferdinand Tyler, all of
whom were more OF less prominent in their
day, but now dead. \ iew-aud only n
few-who were prominent at the time to
which we refer remain, OF whom we may
name Judge Asa Keyes, now in the nine
teth year of his age, aud still discbarging
the active and responsible duties of Regis
ter of Probate; Joseph Steen, Esq, who is
still engaged in the same business he has
carried on for nearly fifty consecutive
years; Nathan Il. WillislOn. still president
OF the First National Bank DR.. Charles
Chaplin and Asa Miller. These about
complete the list of the then active men OF
our village. We well remember how cor
daily Major Farr was wont TO welcome
young men of character and purpose, who
came to Brattleboro to engage in the vari-
Gus walks of active and honorable life and
none such failed of his sympathy and en-
cOuragement Gone now to his rest, we re-
call his pleasant face, his quick. nervous
business step, rs lie appeared on the street,
and quite seem to behold him as he was.
For some years prior TO his death his men
tai faculties had become impaired but he
was tenderly cared for by his excellent
wife who survives him, and by his chill
dren, who had and ever manifested for
him kindly and tender solicitude. c,