The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12

PAssA1c, N. j., Feb. %, 1873

PAssA1c, N. j., Feb. g. 1885,
My Dear Judge: was Unexpectedly sum-
moned 10 Townsville (Ga) the night of the
18th inst, by telegram announcing the sudden
death of my best and closest friend, William H.
Eastman.
Neither myself, nor dear wife who accom-
panied me, have as yet quite fully recovered from
the shock occasioned by his death, but it is
source ofgreat satisfaction to us that we were
within call to render such services as was within
our power TO do to the stricken wife of our
fri nd, whom we accompanied home to Passaic
with the remains of her noble husband Mr..
Eastman, just before his departure for the South
the 18th inst, had disposed of his importing
business in New York city and arranged his
other investments with the view to giving large
measure of attention and the benefit of his bust
ness experience to the enterprise with which
am identified and in which he had become
greatly interested. On the very threshold of
the cOnsumaton Of a wish l had cherished for
nearly twenty years, tO-wit that he and might
become actively engaged together in business
death has put forth his memorable hand and
shattered anticipatiOns all but realized He was
enroute to Tallahassee when, stopping for day
at Townsville, he was stricken with acute peri
tonetis and died at the Mitchell House. at four
o'clock in the afternoon ofthe 18th inst.
Mr. Eastman was with Grant before Rich
mond Colonel H. c. Parsons of the First Yer
mont Cavalry, in which MIR. Eastman held the
rank Of Major, has written so beautiful eulo-
gy Of his late cOmrade in arms for the ST. AL
bans (Vt) Messenger, (which l had the honor
to transmiO, that could not refrain from taking
copy thereof which l herewith enclose.
Should the Tallahassee papers desire to publish
same. they are at liberty to do So giving due
credit as taken from the ST. A bans Messenger
Although deprived of the active cooperation of
my late friend, the firm of Davids & Eastman
will continue. and not the slightest doubt finds
a place in my mind but that I" Florida Hay
Farms " will eventually become a pronounced
success in all that the name implies. 1t is, per-
haps, deserving Of more than passing notice to
observe that Colonel Parsons, like Mr.. Eastman.
was a native of ST. Albans VT, and that both
were interested in enterprises calculated 10 help
build up the South, Col Parsons being the
owner of the Natural Bridge, Virginia, and of
many acres OF land adjacent thereto, beside be-
ing the foremost figure in laying out the site ola
new town near the Natural Bridge and pushing
the building of several railroads.
Very truly yours,
JOHN B. DAvIDs.
To Judge J. T. Bernard
Editor st. Adams (vermonD Messenger:
PAssAIC, NEW JERSEY, Feb. Goth, 1889-We
have followed to the grave to-day, William H.
Eastman, one who has done much for his native
town and State, and deserves this tribute. His
service in the famous 7th N. Y. Regiment was
supplemented with service in the fighting 1st
Vermont Cavalry, and he was distinguished in
the ranks of the only army IN the world where
the rank and file won battles. He entered his
business career without aid or advantage, and in
two great cities won the respect of business men
and the reward of large estate. He was
through all his life gentle and generous, cour-
ageous and constant, loyal to his country and
loving in his household. Of the tens of thou.
sands that Vermont has sent out to victory none
has better preserved his birthright and battle
right or proved the virtue and vigor Of your
hills, or more regarded the commission stamped
with the seal which Is craven with the plough
shear of honest endeavor and the sheaf of honor
able success And yet it was indescribably sad
to lay aside this sturdy man, dead in an hour
just as he had finished his morning of labor and
entered upon his evenings rep0se.
H. c. PARSONS
Steel Wire Nails,
At E. H. AFFORDS
Zephyr SuftinEs.
l have beautiful line of Scotch Zephyrs
w. r. WILSON.
Corn and Cotton Planters,
At E. H. AFFORDS.
THE BIG A-FOR $500!
The FLoRIDIAN, 81 Texas Siftings, 81 ;
Southern Cutivator, 81; Detroit Free Press. 90
cents. All one year. for only $500. If