Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-30

The intelligence heretofore given of the
condition of our townsman, Hon. George
H. Bigelow, has prepared our readers for
the announcement Of his decease, which
took place Tuesday at $3.50 O'Clock a IN.
George Henry Bigelow was born May
q, 1888, in Buckingham, ear Ottawa,
Canada, where his father, the late Law
renee G. Bigeow was then in business.
When he was a boy of ii years, ia the
summer of 1919, his father came to Bur-
lington to reside and George fitted for
college here, and entered the University,
from which he graduated in 1858, and OF
which he was always a loyal son. Ia the
fall Of 1860, he bought the Burlington
Times, which had been established two
years previous by d. w. G. Clarke. His
younger brother Lucius soon ASSOCIATE
ed with him, in the ownership and editor
ship of the paper, till on the lst of jan
uary 1869, 1t was purchased by the FREE
PRESS association and became merged in
the FREE PRESS. In October 1862 Mr..
Biselow enlisted as a private IN Co., G,
of the 18th VT, Vols, was appointed re-
glmental quartermaster's sergeant, and in
May 1863 was promoted to be second
lieutenant and was acting quarterm aster
during most Of the remainder of the
term of service of the regiment. In 1861
he succeeded William II. Hoyt as post
master of Burlington, which office he
held for four years. In 1871 he became
assistant editor of the FREE PRESS AND
TINES, which positi he held for several
years. In 1872 he represented Chit
tenden county in the State Senate.
He was one of the delegates at
large to the republican national conven-
ton of 1876, at Cincinnati, which nom
mated Hayes for president. In ISIS or 70,
he was appointed u special agent of the
postoflice department, which Office he held
till four years ago, when symptoms Of
the disease Of the brain, which finally de-
stroyed him, began to be manifest. Under
the progress of this disease he became
hopeless invalid but was fortunate in hay
ing the cOmpanionship of a sister, whose
devotion, watchtulntss and selfdenying
care throughout his long and most trying
| Illness words are not sufficient to describe
several months sgO, he sank, one day,
INTO uncOnsciOusness, from which it was
not supposed at the time he would ever
| rally; but he revived and was for a time
| more comfortable than before. On Fri
day last similar paralysis of his powers
took place, under which he sank steadily
till he breathed his last. His sister, Miss
Elizabeth T. Bigelow Of this city and
brother, Lucius Bigelow, Esq of Port
land, Oregon, are the only survivors of his
fathers family.
| Mr.. Bigelow-known Familiarity to so
many friends as &c orge"-was in many
respects remarkable man. Inheriting
| biS fa tLar'S ,,ll g
slavery he was an active and ar
dent republican. He WAS gen
uine Nermonter, proud OF his State
and interested in every thing which
concerned its welfare. AS a Jour-
nalist-in which capacity he WIS perhaps
best known-he WIS able industrious.
earnest and independent, with d keen
scent for news, and large measure of the
Undesirable quality which has been call
ed the newspaper sense He had "A Won
derful power of remembering names and
faces, and a keen interest in persons,
| which with his geniaiiJy as 4 complnion
| gave him hosts of acquainjances and
! friends. Probably not more than tgo or
| three men in Vermont had as wide an ac-
| quaintanceehip a. he had, in his day. His
| kindly heart never harbOred malice and
found it hard to retain loFGeveu the sense
OF injury. His vein of humor WAS well
nigh irrepressible, and he never allowed a
good story to be lost because it happened
to be AZ his own expense. His gel erous
disposition made nm always ready to
| share Whatever he had with a friend or
with any one in need. Oae so genial,
kindly aud witty could not but have hosts
Of friends, and he Will be incurred all over
our state, and In other States, by Il wide
circle of acquaintauces, who viii long
hold him III atfecionate remembrance.
The funeral of Hon. George II. 3.gelow
| took place from the residence If Judge
William Ii Shaw Wednesday. Prof. j. Z.
Goodrich OBLIGATED. The bearers were
Gov, j. l.. Barstow, Gen. William Wells,
Col. b. b. Smalley, Prof II. A p Torrey,
DR., w. T. Carpenter, G. w. Woodhouse,
| Dr. b. w. Carpenter aud q g. Benedict,
Gen. II. :. Peck having charge of the ar
engagements. Among the mourners were
Mr.. BgelOw's cousins, Hon. Hugh Henry
of Chester and two of his sisters, and Mr..
| Hall of Montreal. Among those IN at
tendance from other towns was Capt
Ogden b. Read, L. :. A., now stationed
at Pattsburgh. The iuterment took place
in the family lot in the Elmwood avenue
| cemetery