The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-30
OBITUARY.


The death of this gentleman had been
expected for some days by reason of his
condition with which our readers are
familiar. He passed away Monday
morning at $40 o'clock. Although Col.
Parmenter had resided here n great many
years, yet as his business relations were
with Troy, N. Y, and in the public ca
pacity of journalist, we take his obituary
from Trojan columns, written by those
with whom he had been long associated.
The Times summarizes Col. Parmenter's
honorable career as follows:
jerome b. Parmenter was born in
Pittstown fifty-fOur years ago. He was
the youngest son of thelate DR.. Aziel f.
Parmenter, who traced his descent from
Jehan Parmentier,a distinguished French
navigator and author, and who was the
first known discOverer of the Indies as
far as Sumatra. He died in 1880. Rob
crt Parmenter, the founder of the Amer
lean family, was native of England and
came to this country in 1913, settling at
Braintree, Mass, and from him descend
ed John Newton Parmenter, the grand
father of Jerome b. Aziel +. Parmenter
was born in 1886 and removed to this
State in 1910. In 1920 he married Lavinia
Ray, daughter of Roswell Ray of North
cumberland, Saratoga county, who was
musician in General st. Glars Amy.
She died in 1913 and her husband in
1858.
jerome B. Parmenter graduated from
| Union College in 1857, and studied law
with his brothers in this city. He was
admitted to the bar in 1859. When the
196th regiment of New York volunteers
was organized he joined the regiment as
first lieutenant He was subsequently
promoted to captain and served with
credit until forced to resign on account
ill-health December I'd, 1868. The expos
ure of the service brought on a disease
which developed spinal meningitis, from
which he was great sufferer. After re-
turning from the war lie was colonel
on the staff of General Alonzo Alden,
who commanded brigade of the national
guard.
I'm 1868 Colonel Parmenter purchased
half interest in the Troy Press, and
with him was associated Chas. G. Clark,
who died in 1873. Colonel Parmenter
subsequently conducted the paper AZ sole
proprietor and editor-in-chief. He had
been associated with his brothers in
the practice of law before connecting
himself with the Press. He was State
III lotOs 100 anu 1910, anu sun
which he brought against the State to
recover $4,000 and interest on account
of the contract for State printing was de-
cided last fall in his favor. Mr.. Par
menter sold the Press to company of
which he was manager and ex-Mayor
Murphy was president, and few years
ago he retired from the newspaper field
Colonel Parmenter made many personal
sacrifices in behalf of the Democratic
party while conducting the organ of that
party in this city.
Colonel Parmcnter was trustee of
the Rensselaer, county soldiers and
sailors monument association until a
few months ago, when he was compelled
to resign, on account of his failing
health.
The deceased is survived by a widow
and one son, Edward Parmenter, twenty
two years old. Two brothers, Hon
Roswell A. and Franklin J. Parmenter,
of this city, also survive.
'In leading an attacking party in the
siege of Charleston, s. c., in 1853, Col
onel Parmenter was struck down by the
conclusion of a shell aud sustained an
injury from which he never recovered
He would not apply for pension until
sixteen months ago, when entirely help
less. The pension was readily granted,
as it would have been before had he APP
piled for it,"
C. d. Gibson of this village, himself a
veteran in the Union army, was cOgni-
zant of Colonel Parmenter's exposure to
the shock or conclusion Of the shell
spoken of by the Times writer. From
the biographical sketch in the Press we
take number of extracts. It says:
'Mr. Parmenter was, in fact, the creator
Of the Troy Daily Press, which he con-
Quoted for many years. There had been
other papers Of that name before his
time. Tney had run their race and con-
cluded their work. The Press which he
created he did not originate. The paper