The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-06
agricultural.
T. n. HOSklNS, M. D., Editor,
Newport, Vermont.
Robert HallOwell Gardiner.

The sudden death, at the age of
seventy-seven, of our lifelong friend .,
the late president of the Maine Pomo-
logical Society, above named, fills us
with deep grief. Our earliest recollec-
ton of him is as a young civil en-
gineer. The father of the agricultural
editor and the father of Mr.. Gardiner
were, directly and indirectly, in bust
ness connection for the half century
from 1918 to 1S6S-both at times mayors
of the same city and presidents of the
same bank-and it has happened that
the eldest son of each should be greatly
interested in fruit-growing and fire.
quent correspondents on that and other
subjects. Mr.. Gardiner was a wealthy
man and his magnificent farm of five
hundred acres, adjoining the city of
Gardiner, Me-, is widely known for
its extensive orchards, in which the
Yellow Bellfower apple is made a
specially and is grown in rare perfec-
ton. A year ago we were there, and
were shown by our friend, in his great
barn, nine hundred barrels of this mag
nificent fruit, all ready for heading, with
not an imperfect apple in the lot. This
fruit was all sold to single house in
Boston at fancy price.
Mr.. Gardiner died suddenly of heart
disease on Sunday morning, September
18th. We extract the following notice
of the sad event from the Kennebec
Daily Journal of the 18TH
Robert Hallowell Gardiner died at his
residence, Oaklands, in this city this
morning. Although he had been in
feeble health for some months, his
decease was sudden and unexpected.
He was born November Sd, 1909, and
was the eldest son of Robert II. Gard
iner (great-grandson of DIR. Sylvester
Gardiner, the founder of Gardiner and
after whom it was namedD and grad
uate of Harvard University in 1880.
He was educated as a civil engineer,
which profession he followed for a
time, but later engaged in manufacture
ing at Augusta, Ga, where he occupied
leading position in business and So
ciety. He married Sarah Fenwick
Jones, and at the breaking out of the
war returned to the North. On the
death of his father in 1862 he succeeded
to the family homestead, where he has
since resided. He was a member of
the Maine Historical Society and ex-
president of the Maine Pathological
Society. His sudden demise is uni
versally and deeply regretted. He had
from his youth been member of the
Protestant Episcopal church and for
many years senior warden of Christ's
church in this city and treasurer of the
Maine Episcopal Missionary Society.
His private benefactions have been
numerous and the poor and suffering
have lost generous friend, whose loss
was always open to the church, aud in
him the parish and the diocese lose a
most valued supporter.
Nothing can be truer than the con-
Guiding remarks here quoted, but they
only feebly express the reality regard
ing one who Gas did his father before
him) looked on his great wealth not as
a possession, but as trust, and who
was in the highest and truest sense a
gentleman. This world is the better
for his having lived in it, and his kindly
virtues are embalmed in the hearts of
the many, of all ranks in society, who
have known and loved him.
Light be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days,
None knew thee but to love thee
None named thee but to praise"