The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-03
NUMBER 5.
Hon. George HOwes.

Hon. George Howes, another of Mont
pener's distinguished citizens, passed awav
on Saturday evening last, at Laif-past seven
o'clock: Mr.. Howes had been gradually
falling for two years. He was attacked nv
the prevailing epidemic, which developed
INTO pneumonia, and after an illness of
three weeks he died A kind Providence
spared him and his friends much pain Inv
permitting him to remain unconscious
through most of his sufferings. His sisters
Mrs. Elmira Camp of Derby and Mrs
Martha ii. Pease Of Burlington, mother of
Mrs u. u. Benedict OF that city, survive
MIN. Mr. Howes was of Puritan stock,
His grandfather, Joseph Howes, was a aol-
dler OF the Revolution from the historic
town of Lebanon, Conn, where Governor
Jonathan Trumbull, the Brother iona
than OF Washington, kept "the old war
once as depot of supplies for the con-
unental army. The father of Mr.. George
moves, named also Joseph Howes. settled
In Montpelier in 1908 and died in 1869. AT
the age OF eighty years, respected and
nonored citizen of Montpelier Hon George
HoWes was born on November ID. 1914 In
montpelier. Only one other person horn in
mpontpener at so early date remains
non James r. Langdon. In 1884. Mr..
H0wes 1 became partner in business with
Nolonel H. r. Jewett. In 1871, he entered
tne montpelier, now the Montpelier Ma
uonal, bank as cashier, and filed that nosi.
ton till 1858. Mr.. Howes was state treas
urer from lS47 to 1859 discharged the duties
OF that Office with satisfaction to all and
resigned the position because not conpenial
TO his tastes. Mr.. Howes next went West in
1893, settling in St. Paul Mimi. where he
resided Tor ten years, highly esteemed by
all who knew him. There he engaged in
real estate business and won himself many
friends by his integrity and fidelity. He
leCurneu 10 montpelier in 1868 and has
since spent his time here in caring for his
own property and for that which he held
ior others. Mr.. Howes was married to Mrs.
Helen Holmes Anderson, daughter of the
late e. q. Holmes, Esq, on March 90 1871
iheir married life has been one of mutual
his loss.
MI Howes was gentleman of refined
tastes, retiring in his disposition and shrink
ing from public office. He was fond of his
DOCKS and delighted in the society of cult
vated people He had rare Judgment in
financial matters, was scrupulousIy honest
ana the soul OF honor. OF domestic, affec-
uonate and home-loving nature, he never
impressed himself on the town, as by virtue
OF MS abilities he might have done; but, a
man OF marked individuality, he would
always be found on the right side whenever
the battle was to be fought between right
ana wrong. From his strong personality,
Mr. Howes was easily misunderstood: but
those who knew him best saw that the
outer garment of care was soon laid aside
Tor the inner robe of peaceful repose.
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
lis only noble to be good
hlnd l hearts are more than coronets,
=, The funeral was held at his residence on
tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev G.
w. Gallagher officiating an abstract of
whose remarks is appended. James W.
Brock, Esq, acted as conductor of the fu
neral. The pall-bearers were Rev. c. S.
Smith, Hon. Joseph Poland, Mr.. S. L.
Howe and Mr.. III. II. Deming. The bear
ers were George l.. Nichols. T. J.Deav-
1T, Esq, Mr.. w. III. Cowell and L. 2.
Gleason.
In his remarks Mr.. Gallagher, referring
TO Mr.. Howes' life, brief sketch of which
has been given above, said The still form
before us is suggestive of solemn reflection.
The old questions, What are we? Whence
are we going? Is there hereafter? will
ever recur at moments like this. The de-
partnre of friend on distant journey is
subject that interests u.s. How much
more the departure of soul into a world of
eternal life. Disguise it we cannot that
there are good and evil in the world. Some
are living for the good, some for the evil.
Some are living for the 10 wer, some for the
higher, and some for, the highest forms Of
good. Some are living for the low, some
Tor the lower. and some for the lowest forms
OF evil. Life is largely question of grada-
tl0ns. We put ourselves in one grade or
take ourselves out of another grade by our
desires, our motives, our purposes, our love
for God, or our disobedience to him. The
individual can never lose his responsibility
to the world around him. He is power
Tor good or for evil Such quiet, unas-
Stunning life as that of Mr.. Howes has its
destiny. The orbit of the smallest star is as
perfect as that of the mightiest planet in
the stellar universe. Mr. Howes' sphere
was in the home. Here his excellent traits
OF character were known. The quiet ripple
OF inirth which the world saw not, sparkied
with fresh beauty every hour within these
walls He was loved by his own and they
knew and priced his steady. flowing current
OF individual life. close with the thought
OF our Savior to the weeping sisters of Liz-
arus, I" / am the resurrection and the life"
The mystery of life has no mystery when
seen through Jesus Christ. Life in him
was with God. If our lives in their silence
and obscurity, in their public words and
public deeds, are pure and undeied before
God, we know it is well with the soul.
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