The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-01
The Late w. n. Smith.

| Consellot, Warren II, Smith was
| born in Brook field, Orange County,
| Vt. March %, 1918. Here his parents
and grand parents had settled as farm
ers. The grandfather, Timothy Smith
died in 1924 at so years of age, his wild
ow surviving him died at 81 Years
Norman Smith the father of Warren
Hastings, was born in Hanover, N. H.,
July Is, 1776. Susannah Worden, his
mother belonged to leading and in
fiuential family of Scotch descent in
Halifax, Windham County, Vt, where
she was born Oct. Is, 1880. His parents
were married January 20, 1908, and a
family of seven children was born to
them of whom Warren was the young
est. Norman Smith died Oct, 27, 1928.
His widow remarked and died July
1850.
At the early age of years Warren
was left to care for himself. He was
put out to service to make his way III
life as best he could, enduring the trials,
Affections and infections of a poor
boy among strangers during the carrier
wears of his boyhood, which he has
never forgotten and which begat in
him tender feeling and sympathy for
poor children ever since. He remain
ed in Brookfield till IA years of age,
working on the farm and attending
school in the winter and then removed
to Randolph, Vt, attending the Acad-
envy and completed good English
education He taught school seven
winters from the age of IA Years
He read law with Hon. William Nut
ting at Randolph and at q years of
age was admitted to the Orange County
bar at the June term 1913. In August
1843 he settled in the practice Of the
profession at Poultney After remain
ing a few years he came to Rutland
and formed a law partnership with the
late Reuben r. Thrull which continued |
for several years. To the active prac-
tice he brought the energies of healthy
body and mind to thorough prepare
ton of cases and the faithful service of |
clients, and he enjoyed an extensive I!
practice which proved quite remunera-
tive, in which he has continued to the !
present time, though of late years he
has measurably sought retirement and |
allowed the luxury with his family of |
travel in his own country and foreign
lands. He never sought political dis
5inction of office, although he served
with fidelity his town as an assessor,
Justice of the Peace and grand juror
Turing a series of years. He was
vhig and Republican and interested
in politics and the success of
he measures and principles of his
party. He was careful reader of the
dahl, pnctA,, Tnt1rnol !
or upwards of half century:
In recent years he has devoted his at
ention more to financial affairs, in the
ettlement of the large estate of the
ate William F. Barnes and was con-
lected with two of the National banks
If Rutland, and management of his
,wn extensive real estate interests.
from the poor boy bound out to SER
ice he became the possessor of large
wealth.
He married Helen B Weymouth of
Nalpole, N. H., Dec. s, 1857. Two
IONS and two daughters were born to
hem all of whom proved to be possess
ID of extraordinary brillance of intel
ectual traits and attainments. But
treat affiiction befell them in the death
# their two elder children, son %,
nd daughter p years or age. The
on was afflicted with an acute disease
nd sought the milder climate of the
outh; but the dread enemy of the
living had placed his Seal upon his
ROW.
Goods finger touched him and he slept"
Theo the daughter died at her home
n Rutland of TYPHOID fever.
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