Smyrna times., 1901-10-09
COL. GEORGE II. RAYMOND DEAD.
PASSED Away Friday Night After a Lingering
Illness In the 60th Year of His sAge-Sketch
OF His Interesting and Useful Life.

OF His Interesting and Useful Life.
Col. George Henry Raymond, who
Tor many years has been a representa-
tive citizen of the town of Smyrna.
died at his late residence on west Com
merce street, Friday night, at thirty
minutes after eleven O'Clock, in the
O9th year of his age. Mr.. RAYMOND
had been confined to his house for sew
eral months, and death came from ner-
vous prostration, after lingering ILL
ness.
Inc passing away of George Henry
raymond removes another one of
Smyrna's landmarks. Born of noble
ancestry, who had been prominent in
Kent county for many generations. he
began life under favorable circum-
stances, and through the nearly three
score years and ten which he lived. he
was representative citizen and was
foremost in all that tended toward the
advancement of his town and state.
Though a man of very positive charac-
terlstlcs, you always knew where he
stood on every question. He had the
courage of his convictions, and when
ever he thought he was right he stood
tirm. He never lived above the com
mon people, and nothing ever gave
him more pleasure than to lend them a
helping hand. He was generous to
fault. During his life he has given
valuable service to the st. Peters
church, to our Public Schools. to our
Banks, to the Town Board of Smyrna,
and to everything with which he was
connected. His life, until smitten bv
athiction, was given largely to the SER
vice of his fellow men, and he leaves a
memory that will be cherished for a
long time to come.
Sketch of His Interesting Career.
George Henry Raymond was the
youngest child of Jacob Raymond and
his wife, Eliza Blacklston, and was
born November the 22nd, 1888. After
liberal education in this town, a pri-
vate school in Wilmington, and Della
ware College, Newark, he started as
clerk with the late James L. Bewlev.
He entered business in 1856 with
his cousin, Jacob Raymond, and car
ried on mercantile pursuits until 1860.
when he associated with him Isaac B.
English, now of Macon, Ga. In 1861
he retired from business. During the
term of Governor William Burton.
which began January, 1859, Mr.. Ray
mond was appointed an aide-de-camp
on the Governors staff, with the rank
OF colonel. He was one of the most in :
tuential factors in the organization of
the present Fruit Growers National
Bank of Smyrna, on July 18th, 1876,
and was its first president. The direc-
tors at that time, most of whom have
gone to their reward, were: John Henry
Hoffecker, Henry G. Douglass, Sam
uel Roberts, A. Price Griffith, Richard
Nj. Johnson, w. w. Tschudy, Joseph
Smithers, Thomas James, A. L. Hud-
son and John B. Cooper. From 1872
until the Fruit Growers Bank was or
ganized Col. Raymond had been a
director in the National Bank of
Smyrna. He was a commissioner of
the town of Smyrna in 1860, its secre-
tary IN 1869, when the present town
hall was erected, and the town treas
urer in 1870 AS a member of the
School Board from the time he was
elected 1869 until he resigned in 1890,
he took an active interest in educa-
tional work, and endeared himself to the
hearts of the young people. Inst. Pet
er's Church, of which he was faithful
member, he took an active interest
nearly all his life. He has held every
position in the Vestry, and has been
honored many times by being sent as
a delegate to Episcopal Conventions,
both State and National.
On April the 23d, 1860, Col. George
Henry Raymond was united in mar
riage to Miss Caroline Jaques Upham,
daughter of the late Hon. d. A. J..
Upham, Of Milwaukee, Wis. He leaves
beside a widow, two sons-Alonzo
Schutzenbach, who is out West, and
Clarence Blackiston, of this town, of
the well-known firm of Clifton & Ray
mond, druggists. Two other children
were born to Colonel and Mr.. Ray
mond, Mary Blackiston, who died in
infancy, and Laurence Bewley, who
died April ID, 1880.
The funeral took place at his late
residence on Commerce street yester-
day afternoon before large number OF
relatives and friends, who followed the