The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-31
EDWARD DEWEY.
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This community was stirred on Saturday
by the announcement of the death during the
night OF Mr.. Edward Dewey. Mr.. Dewey had
been in feeble health and recently there had
been signs of decline that excited the solicit
tude of his family, but the end came at last
somewhat unexpectedly. The hour of his
death was ten O'Clock on Friday evening,
the clock striking the hour as life ebbad
away.
Edward, second son OF DR.. Julius Y and
Mary Perrin Dewey, was born at Montpe-
lier, March 81. 1929. He was fitted for col
school, and given the choice of college
course or to enter upon mercantile life He
chose the latter and continued in the same
until 1860, when he became assistant secre-
tary Of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, which position he held until May
IL, 1864 when he was mustered into the
United States service in the quartermaster's 8
department of the Eighth Vermont volun
teers. He Joined his regiment in Louisiana
and in July accompanied it to Virginia,
where it took part in the battles of Opequan
and Cedar Creek. February IL, 1866 h was
promoted captain and assistant quartermas-
ter in the staff department of the United
States volunteers. He resigned May 49,
1865, and on his return home was elected
assistant secretary of the National Life In
surance Company of Montpelier, and later
was made actuary of the same. In June,
company, continuing in Office until Janu-
ary, 1887. He has been q director of the
company since 1866. He was elected YES
tryman of Christ Church in 1870, and has
been successively reelected to the present,
He married, August q, Sarah Griggs Lii
ley, daughter Of Gibbs and Susan Elizabeth
Liliey, of Worcester, Mass. He is survived
by three sons and three daughters: Thorn
as, Lieut.. Theodore g., United States navy,
Mrs. James l.. Martin OF Brattleboro, Helen
G Mrs. f. A. Rowland and Julius K.
1t is impossible, in q brief and hurriedly
written sketch, to do justice to the life and
character of Captain Edward Dewey. He
was a man of positive makeup and charac
teristics of his own. He was an attractive
man to those who knew him intimately
Not approachable at first, abrupt and out
| spoken to degree, one came on closer &C
| quaintance to like him thoroughly. There
| was never any doubt where he stood OF
what he thought of men and things. He
| had vein OF humor, and was agreeable
and companionable. He WAS strong in his
likes and dislikes He had many of the
| qualities of his father, W ich, as all know
were quite his own. tie had more than al
| average share of sound, hard sense. His
| judgment was not usually warped by pref
| udice, and Ii was generally correct. He
| had the dewey mind" which was quickly
made up, and when made up, stood fast
| He was an independent reader and thinker
| he DOrIOWou HIS OplulOnS lrOm no man
AS a business man he was conservative
safe and wise.
II it were permissible, the writer would
| like to say what he was in the sanotity oi
his home. 1t was there that we mostly saw
him. 1t is there that Mr.. Dewey will bt
mourned and missed most.
He was a devout and loyal Churchman
charitable, not bigoted; a thorough believer
in the doctrines of his church, but toleran
towards those who thought and worshippeC
differently. Though not a church-goer TO
some years, he always read the service a
home on Sundays.
AS friend he was loyal and true "usqu
dd arasl" THE friends he had and thei
adoption tried, he grsppIed them to hi
soul with hooks of steel" He died quietl,
and painlessly, in the confidence of Ger
tain faith, in the comfort of a reason BILE
religious, and holy hope, and in perfec
charity with the world.
mo farther seek his merits to disclose.
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,
(There they alike in trembling hope repose),
The bosom of his Father and his God"
| A. N. L,