Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-02
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END CAME VERY SUDDENLY AT
GRAND ARMY HALL,
tot Flu eral OF william w, Walker
Sv..ran ofths ,ivil War with
an Honorable Record.

George Hagsr died suddenly Of heart
disease at 2:30 o'clock Saturday Afternoon
at the rooms of Stannard post. g. A. r.
where he was waiting to march with 9TH
or veterans TO the College Street church
there to attend the funeral of his old
comrade, William w. Walker.
Mr.. Hayar was in mis- store in the morn
ing, in good health. He went home 10
dinner returning at o'clock and "A few
minutes later went to Stannard post
rooms. Arriving there he shook hands
with his comrades, passed through the
ante-roons Into tho post room, picked w
a roster that had just been printed and
made a mark across the name OF William
w. Walke- Capt. II. Is. Arms asked Mr.
1iagar what he was dong ana the reply
was Another poor comrade mustered
out. lie tnen walked over to the other
side OF the room, and sat down. ~ mo-
ment later Adjutaut T.. II. Peck hap
peLcd to glance across the room and sdW
that something was wrong with Mr.. iia-
gar. He rushed over TO the stricken man
and opened his coat and vest. Ammonia
and waite. were given him and a number
of physicians were hurricdly summoned.
Dr. G.. e. F.. SparhaHk arrived within five
minutes, but at once saw THAT Mr.. Hasar
was beyond human aid. Five other ply
scans came soon afterwards. The body
was placed on tables and a half dozen of
hi. comrades remained with him until an
undertaken arrived while the other mem
bcrs of the post marched to Mr.. Walker $
funeral, much affected by the sudden
summons. Mr.. Hagar had been subject to
heart trouble for a number OF years and
not long ago he told friend that the
walk from his store ur the hill to his
home som times affected him badly.
George Ingersull HaGar was born in
Shelburne October II. 1895, and was there
fore So years old. He came to this city
~. IL ALL p Il
when his father the lato Luther NJ. Ha-
gar went into the hardware business the
son entered his employ. The store WAS
then located on the corner of Church and
College streets. now occupied ny T. l..
rrfts drug store, and was later moved
pne door west For some years the firm
name was l.. NJ. and q. !. Hagar and
when Mr.. Hdgar 81, retired from active
business in 1870 the young man became
the proprietor.
Mr. Hasar had an honorable military
record and his affection for his comrades
IN arms made him prominent and much
interested IL the affairs of StannArd Pos.
At the breaking out Of the war of the re-
belion he was a commissioned officer III
the Howard Guard, which had been or
ganiBed for several years as an independ-
ent military company, but mad WITHIN thH
year joined the militia of the State OF
Vermont. When President Lincoln call
first man in Burlington to enlist, and i'm
medately commenced recruiting volun-
tccrs. The Howard Guard was at once
Ieorganized and went to the front as the
burlington Light Guard. Mr. HaSar BE-
ing chosen and commissioned as Second
Lieutenant, May 2. 1861. He was with that
portion of tho regiment which was en-
gagged at Big Bethel. Va, on June 10, 1861,
and was mustered out with the regiment
at Brattleboro, August 10, 1851. lie re-
enlisted a private in Co. c., 18th YER
mont Volunteers, August %, 1862; was pro-
motel sergeant-major January %, 1863
and served until the regiment was mus
tered out July IA, 1863. He was good SOL
der and a capable officer. Mr.. Hagar was
a member of the Vermont Commandery
of the Loyal Legion.
In May, lSGS, MIR. Hagar married Miss
Lucia f. Lyon, daughter of the lat Capt.
Dan Lyon, who with three childr n, Mary
L.. Charles H., and Henry H., survives
him. He also leaves a brother. julius VI.
Harar, OF Mountain Home Idaho, and
three sisters, Misses Sarah c. Hayar, IL
brarian of the Fletcher library; Miss
katherine A. Hagar. president OF the
Howard Relief society, and Miss Maria Z.
Hagar, all Of whom live at the old home
stead on College street in this city. Miss
Mary Hagar was visiting friends in Bal
timore, Md, when the news of her Ia
Tiers death reached her She arrived
home Monday morning.
As n citizen Mr.. Hagar was devoted to
his business and was square and upright
in all his dealings with his fellow men. He
WAS man of intellig nee and principle,
Of high integrity good citizen, an af-
fectionate husband, father and brother, IL
firm friend to those to whom he
gave his friendship, and an estmable
man. He had no enemies and many
friends. His death, under the circumstan-
ces and following the sudden death of w.
W. Walker, came with a shock to the com
munity. The sympathy Of many friends
will go out to the bereaved family.