Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

JUMU3 1. DEWLY.-Ol he by one the older
citizens of our town those who have spent
a life time among ~, and have contributed
so much to our prosperity and good name
arc passing away. Prominent among this
class Of our citizens had stood for years DR..
julius Yemans Dewey. who died at his
residence, in this village, on Tuesday even
ing of this week, of heart disease DR..
Dewey was born in Berlin. August %,
lSOl lie was son of Simeon Dewey,
E.I. who came to this section of the State
more than hundred years ago lie was
the last survivor of a family of eight chill
iren. His education was acquired at the
Washington County Grammar School, where
he was classmate, and has always since
been strong personal friend. of Hon. Paul
Dillingh ham, OF Waterbury. lie subsequent
ly studied medicine with DR.. Edward
Lamb, received his diploma in the Medical
Department of the University of Vermont
IN 1923, and settled in tho practice of
his profession IN this village. His
natural ability, added to rare talent
for discovering the disease with which
his patient was afflicted, and his zeal
Gus devotion to his profession, soon gave
him by far the largest practice of any ply
SlCldI III luis SOULFUL VI lUG DIhlt. Ii6 tOu-
tinued in practice until 1850, when the
weak condition of the National Life In
surance Company, incident to its Infancy
in which he was largely interested, com
PEELED him to take the direction of it to
prevent himself from heavy loss, and from
that time Tor many years he was its con
trolling power.
DIR. Dewey was married June 9th, 1925,
to Mary Perrin, daughter OF Xachariah Per-
rim, of Berlin, by whom he had four chill
dren Hon. Charles Dewey and Edward
Dewey, Esq, Of this village Commander
George Dewey, of the Unite; ,tates Navy,
and Mrs DR.. George Greel of Nashua,
N. il. Mrs. Dewey died ) tember Sd,
IS43, and in lslj he was Il Tried to Mrs
Susan l.. Tarbox. of Randolph. who died
in September, 1854. About twenty years
ago he again married Mrs. Susan e. Lilley,
Of Worcester, Mass. who survives him.
Such in brief is the career of Dr. Dewey.
His death is perhaps too recent to form any
Just estimate of his character. lie was
man of decided convictions, which he never
hesitated to avow and defend. Courageous
and aggressive in everything he undertook,
he wrested from those who differed from him
a respect for his fearlessness, and his uni
form success won high regard for his sa-
gacity. In his religious views he was
strong Episcopalian. and had been for
many years warden and vestryman of
Christ church. His family relations were
exceptionally pleasant, and he was never
happier than when surrounded by his house
hold. lie was one of tho most public-spir
tied Of our citizens, and his con-
tributions toward railroads, churches,
schools and hotels were frequent
and heavy, and his influence was always
exerted toward building up Montpelier.
town which he loved. A transparency
honest man himself, he had a profound
hatred OF all shams and all frauds, and was
never backward in denouncing them.
In the National Life Insurance Company
DR.. Dewey has left a monument of which
any man might well be proud-a monument.
too. which exhibits in a marked degree his
energy, persistence and sagacity. Taking
the company when it's very existence was
threatened, and at time when it was re-
garded by all as hazardous experiment.
he has succeeded in making it the peer of
any company in this country strong.
wellmanaged life insurance company
something quite too uncommon in these
days. DR.. Dewey's life work is done. and
well done Montpelier Journal.