Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-08

witness the ceremony. He was carried
to and from the house. and apparently
pore the unusual excitement with little
effect. His strength, however, gradually
failed him. He became weaker and
weaker, and passed quietly away early
Monday morning in the house. sur
rounded by the family he loved so we'll
Mr.. Lowell was born in Worcester
April 30, 1913, on the ancient Lowell
homestead, near the old Boylsron and
Shrewsbury line, which had been in the
family for three generations. He was
the eldest son of Cyrus and Lois Lowell
Until he was thirty-eight years of age
he pursued husbandry as his leading
vocation, portion of that time being
spent on his fathers estate, and later
as manager, for several years, of q
farm of his own in West Boylston. His
advantages for education were quite
limited, the district school, with year
at Phillips Andover, being all the in
struction with which he was favored.
When Mr.. Lowell arrived at the age of
3S years, he disposed of his farm ana
stock and moved into this city, where
he has made his home ever since. He
continued somewhat in the agricultural
line by establishing an agricultural
warehouse and seed store on Main
street, near Pleasant street Later he
removed to the building now occupied
by the S. r. Leland company. Mr.. Low
ell continued in that location for some
years, when he again moved, this time
to the old J. A. Rice stand on Main
street, near Austin.
In October, 1875 he sold his agricul-
tural business to the late John Rice,
after whose death his nephew, John A.
Rice, succeeded to the business. Hav-
ing been sufficiently successful as to
accumulate fortune that was deemed
sufficient tor all necessary wants and
desires, he retired from busy mercantile
pursuits and has since lived a life of
ease so far as the cares and perplex>
tiles and annoyances of active business
are concerned.
In the last % years, however, Mr.
Lowell has not been wholly inactive. He
had the care and disposal of several
large estates as trustee, executor and
administrator. In addition he was
chairman of the trustees of Rural ceme-
terry, in which capacity he devoted a
great many hours. On account of his
failing health, however. he resigned
from the board, at the recent business
meeting, and his place was filled by the
selection of James Draper. He was also
director of the Mechanics Savings
Bank and of the First National Insur-
ance Company of this city.
Mr.. Lowell, as a party adherent, was
an old time wing, but on the disruption
of that party he became a member OF
the free soil party, and thence passed
into the republican party, in support of
whose principles he remained to the
time Of his death, In 1878 he was a
member of the Worcester board OF al
dermen, and ten years later he served
two years as a representative in the
general court.
He was a member of Piedmont Con-
gregational Church, and has always
been prominently identified in the work
there, contributing largely to every
charitable cause.
Mr.. Lowell was twice married. His
first wife was Eleanor Winch, with
whom he was united in April, 1913, and
who died April rs, 1882. Later he mar
ried Mrs. Ellen G. Bigelow, widow of
Samuel 7. Bigelow. who has two chill
dren, Mrs. w. J. Denny and Miss Alice
Bigelow. He also leaves two brothers,
Cyrus A. Lowell and Edwin H. Lowell,
and one sister, Miss Abby M. Lowell.
The funeral will be held from his late
residence at O'clock tomorrow after
noon. Rev. Or. Mix will officiate