The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-05-02

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soldiers Ne fsit tie magnetic power 81
bic VOICE And Knew be vas bora 10
command. On Aercsignatl8n q Major
Terry Capt Goodwin, bert 70 rank. a
good oaieef for seine reason also re-
signed Dot ~ a sIagalar coipcldence,
after coarse VI years, his tive sons
both came t3 Tie ironi jonathan as
MAJOR of the foot ana James. now De.
ceased a. MAJOR 81 tie horse guards
II was under The command 81 the fer
mer that the foot guard made ibeir FIRST
and believe only visit 10 New York,
"a event which 81 the time vas duly
chfonicltd IN The papers Both q these
men were brought Up 60 the ancestral
farm, which in those years was far out
"a The county, BOT now quite within
the city and cut Up iato city lots, and
built around ia every quarter II was
near the border Of this old family do.
main. Ia southern direction, that
James Goodwin two or three years
since pat up an expensive palatial res
ideDce He made a visit 10 this place
IN the summer Of 1876, during which
the writer Of this article had long aud
interesting conversation with him about
old time affairs and the men Of our
early days, some Of whom were now
living but the most Of whom had passed
away At that time he spoke OF this
building as the desire Of bis son rather
than any particular choice Of his own
When on a visit 10 Hartford in the
autumn Of that year, rode out to see
how the city had expanded during the
twenty years or more since ! had seen
ii, aud il was on this occasion that /
saw him for the last time. He was just
coming out Of his house TO 60 to his
place Of business 10 the city. He did
not ride in a splendid carriage, though
presume be had one. but took plain
one horse car, alter brief interview,
and proceeded on his way.
Mr.. Goodwin married Miss Morgan,
Of Hartford, sister of Mr.. Junius
Morgan, one Of the great bankers Of
the. presant day Just how his BUSH
ness life began | do not know. But
through the tide of fortune he acquired
great wealth and was said by Judge
skinner Of Chicago, who had intimate
business relations with him, 10 have
been the richest man in Hartford But
at the time the Judge expressed this
opinion as to his great wealth and ex.
tensive business transactions, his large
possessions Of land, buildings and va
ried accessions to his great estate, he
thoughtlully remarked but he must
90 some day and leave it all" And he
has gone and probably much sooner
than at that time was expected. The
sad account Of his departure reads thus
He had attended meeting Of the di
rcctors in the afternoon and went home
to his supper. He then went out for an
evening engagement and died suddenly
of apoplexy, in street car" Thus
instead of living to enjoy the fine man.
sion so recently completed, he was not
even permitted to die in it. But in that
same car, which | saw him enter, or
one like it, running by his own door, he
sunk in death without warning and
alone.
What the religious character Of MIR.
Goodwin was | don't know. In regard
to other matters he has good record.
He was the first President of the com
pany, but afterwards resigned, then was
again called to the same post and re-
NAMED in it till he died. " He was a
man among men, and as honest and
honorable in his business as he was
capable. In his death, life insurance
loses one Of its ablest men and the city
Of Hartford one OF its best citizens"
j. ANDERSON.