Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-04-04
Gilman s. MouIton.

1 Gilman S. Moulton.
The death of Gilman Smith Moulton at
the Manhattan hotel in New York city on
Thursday, March %, 1901. removes from
Randolph one OF our most prominent citi-
zens.
His grandfather. Phineas Moulton, came
TO Randolph from Munson, Mass, about
/ l7Ss and settled on the farm now known
as the Green Mountain farm ia 1873. He
died in June, 1884, leaving a family of
eight sons and two daughters. His young
est son, Horace, succeeded to the home
stead and married Lucy Smith Jan. Is,
lSzb. To them were born six children
Lucia Smith, Justin H., Celia Lull, Gill
man Smith. Clarence Freeman and
Alkaline l.. OF these, three survive. Justin
H., Clarence F., and Alkaline, l.. (wife of
Hon. VIM. III. DuBois) and are residents of
this town.
The subject Of this sketch was born at
his late residence, the Homestead, Aug. 5,
1884. He received his education at the old
Stone Schoolhouse and in the West Ran
dolph Academy. Before he was twenty
years old he left home and engaged in
mercantile business in Keene, ". II. From
there he went to New York city, where he
and Austin Corbin organized the Corbin
Banking company. In this business he
was interested many years and also in the
Manhattan Beach enterprises. At one
time in his busy business career he had
charge of the real estate interests in New
York of DIR. Eleazer Parmly, a native of
Randolph, and also of those of the late A.
y. Stewart, the wealthy merchant of New
York.
In 1871, in company with his brother,
Clarence F., he established the Green
Mountain Stock farm for the purpose of
breeding high class of horses. Taking
the old home farm, they purchased adjoin-
ing farms till they had tract OF about
1900 acres, beautifully situated in the midst
of most picturesque scenery. About the
year 1880 the Moulton Bros. changed their |
business to dairying and stocked their |
farm with a large herd of thoroughbred |
Jersey cattle, all registered in the Herd /
book OF the American Jersey Cattle club. |
For years their annual output of butter |
was some 5000 pounds. Their product |
was awarded the gold medal at the EXPOSE
tion Universelle, Paris, 1889, and il receiv- /
ed the highest award at the Worlds Col
umbian exposition, Chicago, 1898.
Mr.. Moulton married, March /, 1891, 1
Julie Dillon Ripley, daughter OF Sidney
Dillon Of New York, lady of singularly
pleasant manners and lovely character.
She died Oct 9, 1895.
For some months previous TO his death
Mr. Moulton had spent most of his time in
New York, engaged in the settlement of
the estate Of John Sabine Smith, another
lamented son Of Randolph, who died sud-
denly last November. Mr.. Moulton was
his friend and was appointed one Of the
executors Of his will,
Sudden also was the death OF this chos-
en- executor. He was sick for less than
week with bronchial pneumonia and died
IN the 9th year Of his age Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. Dubois went on to New York
Wednesday, the 9th, TO be with him, and
with his remains on Friday, the
9th.
The funeral was held at the Homestead
on Sunday afternoon, March 81. Upon
md about his easket were many beautiful
loral tributes from his city and home
friends. These flowers, In the midst Of the
snowy scene of a Vermont winter, preach
ID to the eye the doctrine OF the resurrec-
ion. All his relatives in this section and
large number OF his friends filed the
over rooms of the house whose master
vas soon to pass and for the last time
rom its hospitable door. The burial ser
yice of the Episcopal church was read by
md brief tribute to the dead delivered.
The hymns, ''Rock of Ages, " "Abide With
Ne" and Nearer, My God, to Thee" were
eelingly sung by quartet choir con-
listing OF Messrs. A. III. Beedle and DIR.
Kelly and Misses NJ. Blanche Sparhawk
conductor and, with the clergyman, led
he sad procession through light, falling
now from the house to the tomb.
And this was the end of one who is
realty mourned and will be widely miss
d. Gilman S. Moulton was a man of un-
COMMON native endowments as his life has
bundantly proved. In person and man
Iers he was pleasing and easily won
riends to himself But better than any
xterior possessions he was a generous,
reat- hearted man. The thousands of
ollars he invested in Randolph were of
lore advantage to the town than to him
elf, but his private benefactions, where
o return was expected, were many and q
reat. The good he has done will live aft
r him and render his memory fragrant.
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