The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-05
DANIEL, McEOWEN

This old time resident, passed peace
fully to his rest at 9 O'clock, Tuesday
morning, after an illness of several
weeks. In his last hours he was sur.
rounded by loving friends, who did
everything to make his downward pas
sage to the grave pleasant. and who
cared for his every wish. Mr.. Nc
Eowen had not enjoyed firm health for
a number of years, but had been able to
be about, the greater part of the time,
until stricken with apoplexy few days
since. The funeral services were at
tended at the house yesterday afternoon,
the Rev. Edward Conover officiating,
and the burial was private this morning,
in the village cemetery here.
Mr.. McEowen was born in this town,
March q, 1891, and he was the son of
Betsey Hubbell and Major Daniel Nc
Eowen, thus it will be seen that his
family on both sides belongs to the his
toric ones that made Bennington famous
in early times. He enjoyed the advan-
tages for education the town furnished
at the time, and that these were not in
ferlor to later dates is shown by the
class of men they fitted for life, among
whom Mr.. McEowen is almost the last
survivor. At the age of 10 he began his
career as merchant, by entering the
store offs, B. McEowen as clerk. This
place of business was the old Godfrey
store on Main street. He afterwards
clerked it for Lyman & FentOn, and
Walker & Harrington. October 7, 1916,
deceased was married to Harriet G. Nor
ton, daughter of Buel Norton and Har-
riet Peck. Mrs. McEowen survives;
also Mrs. Benjamin DIN of Belleville,
Ohio, a sister. Their only child Buel,
who died November IS, 1880, was born
September 2S, 1862. The early cutting
off of this life, of so much promise of
hope to the parents, had very depres-
sing effect, and one biography of de-
ceased dates Mr.. McEowen's decline in
vigor to the death of this only son.
After ten years of clerkship, Mr.. Nc
Eowen went into business for himself,
becoming associated with Hiram Blng-
ham in 1S47. The FIRMS style was
Bingham d McEowen, the partners toss
ing a stick to see whose name should
come first. Their store was opposite
the present BANNER Office on North
street. Here his long and successful
career as an old-time merchant began.
The store was moved to the Adams
Block on South staeet, then after the
completion of the Park Block in 1867, it
was located in the rooms now occupied
by the Y. NJ. g. A. quarters. The firm
underwent several changes. His broth
err, Sidney succeeded Mr.. Bingham, and
the brothers Is. B. & d. McEowen), oc-
cupied the elegant quarters built for
them by Hon. T. W. Park. For time
Calvin Park had an interest in this, the
largest dry goods and general store of
the town. After the death of s. b. Nc
Eowen, September 30, 1880, the firm of
McEowen & Wood, which had been
formed in the spring of that year, con-
tinued the business. until the decease of
Geo. A. Wood in 1887, when the de-
ceased retired from active business.
1t is seldom that business life, ex-
over SO many years, is passed in
ones native town. Mr.. McEowen's In.
terest was entirely here, excepting only
a branch enterprise in Wilmington, n.
O., during part of the year 1865.
Socially, Dea. McEuwcn was pleas
ant acquaintance, religiOmsly, he was a
going Baptist. having unite"
with the First Baptist church here April
4, 1853, filed every Office excepting the
pulpit, and was greatly respected. A
man of pronounced convictions, he was
a close friend and equally as aggressive
an opponent in matters of controversy.