The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-04
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Obituary.
MoRGAN.-We regret to announce the
death of Hon. Charles Morgan of Rochester,
VT, which occurred at his home on Tues
day morning of last week of apoplexy. Mr..
Morgan was born in Bethel July 80, 1918,
and was therefore in his SEVENTEEN year.
He was man of much ability, staunch
republican and influential in political
affairs. Besides holding many important
town offices with great credit, he was post
master during Lncoln's administration,
represented his town in the legislature in
1S69-IO, and was inspector of state finances
two years. For some years past he had
been general dealer in wool, hops, etc.
and accumulated a considerable compe-
tence. His sudden and unexpected death
will be much regretted by large circle of
personal and political friends.
PEcK.-Mrs. Mary Peck, widow of the
late Hon. Addison Peck, died at her home
in East Montpelier March 13, 1888, aged
seventy-siX. Her declining years We're
marked by gradual loss of health and
strength. About a year before her death
she had partial shock of paralysis and in
the last weeks she was great sufferer, but
the sweet spirit of patient endurance that
had characterized her life never failed.
! The two daughters and grandson who
watched so tenderly over her have the
sympathy of large circle of friends. The
| life of the deceased during the years of her
activity was faithful exponent of the wise
mans idea of virtuous woman as given in
| the last chapter of Proverbs. Painstaking
in every task, she shirked no duty and be-
trayed no trust. Her thought and ambition
were for others, and it was well said at her
funeral we build no monuments over
our worthiest heroes"
BIGELow.-Hon. George H. Bigelow for
many years distinguished journalist and
politician in Vermont, died in Burlington
March q. He was born in Buckingham
Canada, May 81, 1888, and came to Burling-
ton with his father, the late Lawrence G..
Bigelow, in 1919. Here he fitted for college
and entered the University of Vermont,
from which he graduated in 1858. In the
fall of 1860 he bought the Burlington Times
and, in connection with his brother Lucius,
owned and edited the paper until 1869, when
it was sold TO the Free Press Association.
In 1862 Mr. Bigelow enlisted as a private in
Company c, Twelfth Vermont Volunteers,
and subsequently filed the positions of
quartermaster-sergean seCoDd-lieutenant
and acting quartermaster In 1867 he was
appointed postmaster of Burlington and
held the Office four years. In 1871 he be-
came assistant editor of the Free Press and
in 1872 was elected to the state senate. In
1876 he was one of the delegates-at-large to
the republican national convention and had
been chairman of the republican state COM
mittee. In 1878 he was appointed special
agent of the post-offiCe department, from
which position he retired in 1884, chiefly on
account of ill-health. Since that time he had
suffered from partial paralysis of the brain
and became hopeless invalid. He was
never married. His brother, Lucius Bigelow
of Portland, Oregon, and his sister, Miss
Elizabeth BigelOw of Burlington, are the
only survivors of his fathers family Mr..
Bigelow was an ardent republican, an able
journalist, a genial companion and generous
N a fanlt He prominant in Masonic
organizations. In his time there were few
men in Vermont who had wider acquaint-
ance in the state or larger number of per-
soDal friends.
CLARK.-Of the three well-known Mont
pelier men who have been removed by
death during the past eight days the third
to pass away was James Dayton Clark
who breathed his last at an early hour
Saturday morning and whose remains were
taken to Bradford Monday morning for in
terment, funeral services having been held
at his late home on Sunday. Mr. Clark
was born in Bradford May %, 1917, but
during his infancy his father moved to Or,
ford, where he died not long time after
ward At the age of fourteen years Mr.
Clark went to Concord, N H., to learn the
trade of ook-binder and later, having
served the required apprenticeship he re-
turned to Bradford and entered the employ
of Asa Low. After time he began bust
ness for himself at the same place and just
before the war he came to Montpelier and
! was for brief period in the employ of S. Nj
, ! Walton. He then went to ST. Adams, but
returned in 1864 to Montpelier and became
proprietor Of the Journal bindery, continu
! ing as such until his demise. July s, 1910
he married Mary Sexton at Bradford, anC
to them four children were born Dwight
: Sexton, April 10, 1S41, now with the Forbes
Lthographing Co., Boston; Charles Edgar
August TO- 1S43 United States naval com
mander and inspector of lighthouses a
+ Chicago; George Butler, April 27 1913, whC
died September g. 1919, and Grenville Lloyd
October 20, 1850, now residing in Nebraska
3 Mrs. Clark died August 7, 1875, and wa
buried in Bradford. October 8, three years
| later, Mr. Clark married Lucinda Bliss Nor
l ris, who survives him. Mr., Clark was MAJ
, of positive opinions, but always a kind anC
indulgent husband and father. In politics III
, was a republican to the backbone and at hi
trade he was one of the best.
LANE.-Few deaths in Montpelier hav'
occasioned more general mourning than die
l that of Mr.. Dennis Lane, which, wholly un
Y anticipated occurred at his home on Elm
Y street last Thursday morning at half-pas
A nine o'clock. The WATCHMAN last weel
3 announced Mr.. Lanes illness, but ol
: Wednesday and in the few hours just pre-
5 ceding his decease he was believed to b
: convalescent and his speedy and entire re
@ covery of health was confidently expected
= The immediate cause of his death was hear
{ trouble. Mr. Lane had recently passed tn
g SEVENTEEN anniversary of his birthday, hav
a ing been born in Barre February TO- 1878
$ His appearance and great activity would
t however, have given strangers the impress
n sion that his years were considerably less II
n number. In early boyhood he gave evi
l. dence of the possession of unusual talen