St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
rhe peath Of Editor Eaton.

Star We are permitted TO use the
following additional facts respecting
the deceased. from an advance sheet OF
this weeks Star:
About the middle of February last
he had a severe attack of catarrl, which
was not at the time considered danger
Gus. and he was able to attend to his
accustomed duties until Saturday,
March 9th, since which time he has
been mostly confined to the house.
Other disordeFs-in the nature of kid
new complicatieR-sOOn set in, and
though the case was not considered
hopeless until few days before death
ensned, there appeared TO be all through
his sickness, a perfect loss of vital force
"a nervous prostratiOn, occasiOned
perhaps by his long and steady applica-
ton to business, which baffled the skill
and ingenuity of the best medical tai
eDt in the county.
The deceased was born in this town,
Feb. Sth, 1915, and very early in life
became proficient in the art of type
setting and other mechanical work con-
nected with a newspaper office, and
went to Albany, n. Y, where he found
employment as a jOurDeyman printer.
After a short stay in that city, he pro-
eeeded to New York city. where he OBJ
tanned work in the office of the Courier
dc Enquirer, owned and edited by
James Watson Webb, whose part in
the Cilley-Gravels duel-tWhich result
ed in the death of the fOrmer}-gave
him a somewhat unsavory reputation.
The deceased well remembered the
duel above referred to: was intimately
acquainted with Mr.. Webb, and was
with him during the greater part of the
night preceding the fatal affray.
The deceased likewise worked Tor,
and was intimate with Horace Greeley
during his early struggles while at
tempting to establish himself in the
newspaper business in New York city,
and was one of the compositions upon
MIR. Greeley's publications previous to
the establishment of the Tribune, as
well as upon that paper when IL was
first issued. We here mention an cpl
sOde in his life which was alike pleas
ing to the subject of this obituary, as
well as attesting to the wonderful MEM
ory of Mr. Greeley. 0ur readers will
remember that during the presidential
canvass of IS72-at the time Mr.. Gree
lev was one of the candidates-he came
to St. Johnsburv at Fair time to deliv-
er the annual address. Upon arriving
at the hotel, one of the first parties
whom he saw and instantly recognized
was the late editor of the Star,
whom he had not met before for over
thirty years
About I64l the deceased assumed
control of this paper which he has ever
since continued to edit and publish.
During all these long years the Star
under his direcIion-has been conduct
ed as a democratic journal. and we
think its readers and the community at
large will sustain us in SAYING it has
always been managed In the interests
of good order and demonstrating al
ways avoided all low personalities and
vulgaritv which we regret to say de-
grades many papers IN the estimation
of public opinion. 1t is with much
pride that we refer to the position taken
by this paper during the dark days of
the rebellion. A perusal of its files
during those times will show that it
was loyal to the old flag; that it rejoieed
in the downfall OF the rebellion, and
was pleased to see the system of slavery
had so long been a subject OF
Observation-Disclosures
OF the personal traits of the deceased
we desire to say word. His industry
and steady application to business was
well known to most of his tswHspeople,
and as Il proof of his physical vigor We
state that during his whole life he new
er lost single days work by reason of
sickness. He was strongly attached to
his home and family, and We, who
write this last tribute of respect, have
known him all our life as a kind heart
ed, sveT-indulgent parent; one from
whose lips a hasty, or ill-cOnsidered or
indecent word was never dropped. We
think those who have known him for
many years and had business relations
with him will say he was in every par
ticular the PRESERVATION of |'an honest
man, which we are told sis the nOblest
work of Cod
The deceased cared little for political
hOnOrs or emOlumeHts, the only pub
lie office he ever held for his tOwns-pee-
pie being a member of the late C0nsti-
tutlenal Convention which was held in
1870. He was for some time postmas-
ter under Buchanan's administration,
and once held for a short time, through
the courtesy of the late Judge Smalley,
a customs appointment. AS an evil
dence of his Indifference in this partie-
ular, we state that during the last war
the two parties in this county agreed
upon union ticket to consist of an
equal representation of both Democrats
and Republicans; that the position of
Senator was rendered him upon said
ticket but he declined the proffered
honor, and another county democrat
was placed upon the ticket and elected.
Hh believes with the poet, that 'fFame
Is but an empty name.n
The funeral took place at the home
OF the deceased in this village, on Fri
day afternoon of last week, at which
time very large number of symps-
timing friends and relatives were pres
ent, Rev. c. w. Thompson of the Con
gregatiOnal church officiating. At the
close of the services the remains were
conveyed to the cemetery for interment.
f-Seft and safe to thee, thou loved one.
be thine earthly bed. MAY the last
glimmer of autumn's sunlight linger
longest DER thy resting place; and the
grass, famed by the warm winds OF
early spring time, first grow green
above thy head.
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