The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-18
JOHN 3. PICKETT, ESQ.

John Barron Pickett, Esq, for
many years prominent in the business
affairs of Bradford. died at his home
Saturday evening, about $3.50 O'Clock,
Of urinary trouble and other compiled
tons, after a sickness of little over
two weeks. Mr.. Pickett was born in
this town Dec. 10, 1922, and conse-
quently was upwards Of seventy. one
years of age. His residence was al
ways in Bradford, and he had been in
business of some kind and in some way
since he was about sixteen years old.
He was clerk for Asa Low most of the
time during his minority, after he left
school, and then for time was partner
of Adam Preston in the mercantile
business. In 1854 he became one of
the firm of G. w. Prichard & Co., in
the ownership and running OF the
brick grist mill and saw.mill connected
Herewith, and continued to own an
interest in that property under various
changes of the firm until the property
was sold to Craig & Hooker, in June
1891. Mr.. Pickett was an Industrious.
hard working, prudent man and was
very successful in business, and &C.
cumulated a large property. He sell
dom speculated but trusted to the gains
of prudent industry and legitimate
business. Sept. 9th, 1S47, he married
Miss Caroline H., daughter of Asa
Low, Esq, of the fruit of which mar
riage there survive two sons Asa Low
Pickett, of Boston, and John Barron
Pickett of this town, the former in the
office of the Boston & Maine Railroad,
and the latter a lawyer. His only
daughter who reached maturity, died
May 4th, 1874, in less than month
after her marriage to DR.. Horace
Berry, of Cambridge, Mass. Mrs.
Pickett died July 9Th, 1889, in her
sixty-second year.
At the breaking out of the Rebellion,
Mr.. Pickett was first Sergeant of the
Bradford Guards and when that COM
pany started for the seat of war, May
2nd, 1862, he went with it as its first
Lieutenant, and served through the
three months term. He carried his
business qualities into his duty as an
officer and was prompt and punctual
in the performance of every task
assigned him. For many years he
took prominent part in town affairs.
He made no will but leaves the distri- |
button of his large estate to the just
provisions of the statute.
A friend of the deceased contributes
the following:
Probably no man could disappear from
the scene of his activity and be more directly |
missed than the subject of this notice. For |
sixty years he has been daily, familiar hg-
ure on our streets, and has been constant
in the business life of the town:
He was a man of positive opinions, and |
without hesitation in their expression. Like
the man, his friends and enemies were OF a
positive character; but whether friends or
enemies resulted from the causes he eS-
pOused, made no difference In his actlOn.
Every citizen knew where he could be found
and when found, he was always there, and
he was >,uitt as often with the minority as
with the majority. But few have ever
doubted that his attitudes on questions af-
fecting the community or the country were
the result of honest conviction, however
such convictions might be deemed
by his opponents. The business habits of
the man were as decided as his moral con-
victions. Everybody knew where he stood.
He was thoughtful, methodic man. He
had place for everything and everything
was in its place. His homestead, his farms,
his place of business, were models of neat
ness and regularity, and the whole charac-
lar principles, These will be remembered
by his survivors, and the judgments of his
contemporaries will credit him with many
qualities worthy of imitation. His death
was not anticipated, and has been an I'M
expected shock to his family and friends.
The funeral services were largely attended.
The church was filled with citizens and
friends, and the remarks of the two Officia-
ting clergymen were appropriate and feel
ing. The Grand Army comrades of the de-
ceased were present in a body, and officia-
ted at the burial with the accustomed ritu-
al. The Woman's Relief Corps were also
in attendance, and the uncommon length |
of the procession which followed the re-
mains to the grave, attested the interest |
which the death of a citizen at once so
prominent and pronounced in character,
OccasiOned.
The places of business in the village
were generally closed during the after
noon of the funeral. |