Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-04
DEATH OF HON. JOHN EDWARDS.

Hon. John L. Edwards died at his
farm in Walden Saturday, Oct. 10Th,
aged about "A years. Some months
ago he went over there to spend a
few weeks visiting and looking over
| his property, and had a shock from
which he was unable to rally. LIr.
Edwards was a native of Walden.
where he spent his boyhood. He OBJ
tanned his education in the common
schools Of his native town, complet-
ing it with few terms at the Lyndon
academy. After leaving school he
entered the law Office of George @.
Cahoon Of Lyndon, where he COM
pleted his legal studies and entered
the practice of law, combining him
self closely to it from that time up to
five years ago, when his wife died.
This was a crushing blow and he
soon began to curtail his law business
and give more or less time to his
Walden property which he intended
as home for his declining years. For
many years past his home has been
in Newport, where he had become
eminent as lawyer, being often call
ed into different parts of the state.
Two years ago he was appointed
district collector at Newport, which
Office he held at the time of his death.
Mr.. Edwards was life long democrat
and once the party's candidate for
governor. Had he been on the popu
lar side Of politics he would have
been one the party would have select
ed for responsible positions. He was
a gentleman of the old school, honest,
sincere, earnest, and thoroughly re-
liable in whatever trust he accepted.
as they felt that 2 retainer secured
honest service in their behalf. Social
ly Mr.. Edwards was cordial and cour
teous and among the most ageeable
and companionable of men. He was
friend of everything tending to i'm
prove the condition of the masses,
and was always ready to lend hand |
and voice in their behalf. He was an |
earnest advocate for the old academy |
system of schools, and believed in the |
trally located in each town where all, |
if so disposed, could fit for college.
Mr.. Edwards will be greatly missed in
political, social, and business circles.
The above which is taken from the
Union, fails to note few facts which
are known to the writer: Mr.. Ed
wards first settled in Derby when he
came to this county, where he attain
ed considerable eninence in his pro-
fessiOn and influence in the affairs of
the town and county. His labors in
behalf of Derby academy were great,
and to him, probably, more than any
other, should be given the credit of
raising funds and building the new
academy building. He always had an
interest in that institution, and with
IN the last few years he has labored
to divert the grammer
school moneys Of the county to that
and the Craftsbury school He labor
ed hard for Newport, after moving
here, and many of the enterprises
which have added growth and pres
5ige to that town, were aided by him.
1t is probable that he did more tow
ard taking the shire from Irasburgh
md carrying it to Newport than any
other individual. He was a man of
sxcellet, far seeing judgment, ad-
'oit, able to make ''the worse the bet
er reason seemn He had an I'M
Usual power over men. His advanc-
ng years and his loss in death Of his
companion, have wellnigh broken
lin up during his last years.
GEORGI4 Ms TTUE ROREIER