News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-03-31
a. a. EARLE.

with one term at Newbury Seminary
While a mere lad the family moved C
Chateauguay, New York. At theag,
of fifteen, the boy had n strong desir,
to become a printer and packing III,
limited supply of personal effects i'm d
cotton handkerchief he went on foot
with his entire fortune of twenty-fy,
cents in his pocket, TO keysville. n
y, and entered the employ of Mr.
Lansing as AN apprentice. flerc .,
mastered the printers trade whicl
practically became his life work
About the year 1850 he took a trip
across the plains to California and
Oregon walking most OF the Distance
as he said, in search Of change and
gold. He secured the change, but did
not find the gold. He was, however.
a born NermOnter, and soon returned
to the State to spend the remainder
of his life. In his travels he reached
| lrasburgh and for a time worked for
Mr.. Howard in the Record" Office.
and in 1856 he established the cor.
leans Independent Standard" In
1864 he removed the paper to Bar
ton and in the spring of 1866 sold
out to VIM. w. and Joseph Grout.
He then went to Bradford and estab-
lished the Bradford Opinion" which
he sold out in few months when he
returned to Barton and bought back
the " Standard" In November, 1871,
he sold the STANDARD to d. NJ.
Camp of Newport, and il was consoli-
dated with the Newport Express. "
Mir. Earle then purchased the "St.
Johnsbury Times" which he sold
soon after, and then started the
Citizen at Morrisville. After n lit
tie he purchased the News Dealer"
at Hyde Park and consolidated II
with the Vermont Citizen" In1SS1
ne sold the "Citizen TO Lewis & Fisk
and removing to White River June
tion he founded his last paper, the
Landmark" In 1887, owing TO IN
health he sold the Landmark" toits
present owner, G. r. Jamason, and IL
was generally supposed his work asa
journalist was finished. But the old
spirit remained within him and he Of
ten declared what proved to be "A
prophecy that he should return to
Orleans County, publish paper and
die there. In 1890 he came TO New
port and purchased the Express
and Standard of ID. NJ Camp. lie
was happy in the possession of his
first love-" but the labor was too
great for him, he could not accom-
plish what he had hoped for, his
I. t.l1
ing way, and with great reluctance
and many a heartache he sold the
entire business in August last TO Mr..
| lheOphilus GrOut. lie then realized
that his chosen and loved work was
finished. He at once went to Massenn
Springs TO gain some relief from rheu-
matism which was troubling him
severely. There he had a severe at
tack OF heart trouble, but was able
mt length by the attendance of a
physician to reach his home here. He
was conscious that his life was nearly
ended. He adjusted all business mat
ters, then regarding the sale of his
paper as providential and most fort
upate and daily waited the summons.
After nearly six months of suffering,
much of it intense, with entire break
ing down of physical and mentalpow-
ers the welcome end came.
His was an active life and few men
were better known in the profession
the State. Hehad strong
and equally strong pur-
pose to carry out those convictions.
This led to marked independence in
act and utterance, and often led him
into trouble and litigation. Though
often annoyed and beaten, his spirit
was in no way broken and he came
up afresh to new contests for what he
believed right. Whatever the errors
in judgement or action, in word ut
tered or printed, his motives and pur-
poses were honest. lie had the most
supreme contempt for every thing
that was mean and dishonest; he had
no sympathy with deceit or hypocrisy
in any form; in all business transac-
tions he was strictly honest.
As writer he was terse, sharp, OF
tentimes cutting; his words were
plain and his meaning seldom uncer-
tain. He was possessed OF a great
fund of humor and was quick and
sharp at repartee andjoke. Hereadi-
ly seized upon any ludicrous or ao-
surd idea or event and It mattered
little whether he or some one else
the victim. As an illustration OF this
characteristic his editorial upon the
Waitsfield horse trot in which he was
the chief actor is without parallel
in the newspaper literature of the
State.
There was also a strong poetic ele-
ment in his nature which often found
expression. Several fine selections
have been published. He always had
the highest respect for moral and re-
lgious subjects, as was shown by his
of fmisccllaneousma matter for
his paper, which were always OF "a
choice character About fifteen years
ago he made public profession of re-
ligion just following partial stroke
when he made the solemn
promise that il his life was spared he
would become n Christian. lie kept
his vow, but felt he had done il more
from n sense of duty than from genu-
inc feeling He deeply regretted that
he had not been more faithful and
i'm his Christian life. IL
was not until after the last months
of his life that all doubts were remov-
ed and he came into the possession of
a calm and firm Christian faith. He
united with the Congregational
church in Morrisville, but afterwards
removed his relations to the Metho-
dist church at White River Junction
where he was a member at the time
of his death.
For nearly forty years his active
life was given to the profession hc
loved and despite all mistakes. de-
spite all enemies land enemies any
such man will have,D despite all OPP
position and all financial reverses his
work was n success. Financially he
accomplished what few publishers in
Vermont have been able to 90 i'm Sc
curing n comfortable competence.
lie struck heavy blows and they left
their impress for good in the cause of
honesty, temperance and right
Jan. 25th, 1859 he married Anal
eta +. Larrabee, daughter of l.. ID.
Larrabee of Irasburgh, who survives
him. lie had also two brothers and
two sisters living in Michigan and ~
sister in Chateauguay, n. Y.