The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-09-01

grain during fine entire period. Mr. Peck
ett's mastery management caused the re,
spective firms to stand high in financial
circles, and the business among the leading
enterprises of the State. In 1861 he enlisted
in the Bradford Guards, LIST Regiment, ana
as LIST Lieutenant was present at the Dattle
of Big Bethel be ing mustered out a. tne nee eA,
piration of his term of service. He was
member of Washburn Post No. IL, u. a. II.
Mr.. Pickett has held many town oillces
but was perhaps best known as Justice OF
Peace, the duties of which he performed
twenty years with marked ability. IN pa
he was united in marriage to Caroline H.:
daughter of Asa and Lucinda b. Low OF
Bradford, Two sons and NV" daughters
have been born to them, Asa LOW, VINO Is
in the service of the Boston Il Maine H. k,
Boston John b., Jr., Caroline f.. deceased
aT:twenty; Martha L., died in infancy. He
conducted his business IN such systematle
manner as to conduce both to private ana
public pr3sPert he was th1roIfH of ut the
town of Bradford, and mas constructed more
buildings than amy other lndlVldual IN the
place. By his diligence and energy ne
the west side of Lake Morey in Fairlee,
and from the head of said Lake to Bradford
line, and he built fine summer residence
upon beautiful and commanding plateau
on the shore ofsaid lake, and was greatly
interested in the developement OF the local
ity j. b. Pickett died in 1894, May 18th.
John Barron Pickett was born in 1896, and
is the fourth generation from Giles Pickett
who settled in Bradford, then called More
town, in l779. He attended the excellent
schools and Academy of Bradford. and the
Chandler Scientific Department of Dart
moth college in the autumn of 1879, and re-
manned there two years. He was member
of the Sigma Delta Pi society, which unani-
mously elected him as prize speaker, in
which position he acquitted himself with
distinction.
severe injury to his spine, received
while playing foot ball necesstated a dis
continuance of his studies early in the third
year of his course The injury not proving
permanent, after period of rest and medi
cal treatment he became a law student in
the office of Gambell II Watson in his native
town and later finished his legal studies with
E. w. Smith, ESQ, of Wells River, and was
admitted to Orange County bar in June
1882 and to the supreme Court in 1888.
That year he married Cora Elizabeth Adams
an estimable young lady of Bradford. In
October 1882 he opened an office in his ma
tive town and soon enjoyed a good and in
creasing patronage, and was especially sue
cessful in procuring pensions for disabled
soldiers.
as a lawyer, judicious and reliable in counsel,
careful and thorough in the preparation Of his
cases, and an effective advocate. and is steadily
growing in the confidence and esteem of the bus
mess public. He is a man of positive conyic-
tons on all public questions, and is identified
with the republican party, having served several
years on the republican town committee. He is
interested in the educational matters, has served
the town as superintendent of schools, and
chairman of the school directors He was
elected States attorney of Orange County in
1880 and he discharged the duties Of that respon-
sible office with rare fidelity and ability.
The family for three generations have been
strong advocates Oftemperance, and emphatical
" in favor of an impartial enforcement of the law
to suppress the liquor traffic.