Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-17
CALVIN P. gibson DEAD
THE END CAME AT NOON YES
TERDAY.
Faithful Servant Of the Union During
the Civil War and Afterward for
Many Years a Well Known Horse
Dealer and Auctioneer.

Many wears Wc'' NUoW" ''e'es
Dealer and Auetioneer.
I Calvin Il. ellison, "a, well known
throughout the southern portions OF
Vermont and New Hampshire as an
auctioneer and horse dealer died a
few minutes before noon yesterday
after an illness extending over Il Pc
riod of many months. His condition
had been critical for the past several
weeks but he was taken suddenly
worse night before last and never rail-
lied Mr.. ellison began his business
career as n peddler. was for some
time n travelling salesman, then
horse dealer ON a large scale and ar
terward an auctioneer. He served
throughout the Civil war with honor
To himself and his country and had
since taken am active interest In diff
ferent veterans organizations In
whatever walk of life Mr. ellison was
found he was the same jovial kind
hearted man with an unceasing fund
of stories and witticisms and a peren-
NAL willingness 10 help friend when
in trouble.
Calvin p. ellison was born in Ches-
terrified, \. H.. october o, 1888, son
of Prescott w. and urania Streeter
ellison. His great grandfather settled
in Chesterfield in 1871. and is said To
have been the first blacksmith in Fac
tory village where he MAGE scythes
and axes for a long time. His grand
father was also blacksmith and
captain of a company of mounted
militia. Mr.. Gilson's father likewise
followed the ancestral trade and was
a prominent Jacksonian democrat, G.
LIP. Gibson was educated in the com
mon schools of Chesterfield and wal
pole At the age of II he became a
neddler. travelling on foot through the
country, and later travelled for a large
chemical house in New York city.
At the outbreak Of the civil war he
gave up this position and enlisted
Nav II, 1861, as orderly sergeant in
Company f. 18th Massachusetts vol
unteers. This regiment was sent to
Washington, first advanced to BARS
bluff. then to Malvern hill and the
Seven DAYS battle. Mr.. ellison was
discharged at Harrison's landing,
came home and re-enlisted Aug %,
1862 in Company +, 18th New Hamp-
shire, as musician. He spent the
winter of 1923 in Maryland, was
afterward sent to the Department of
the Gulf. and served at Key West and
New Orleans. He participated in the
battles of Deep Bottom Bermuda
Hundred and at the siege of Peters
burg. The regiment tneh Joiiieu
sheridan in the Shenandoah valley
and took part in the battles OF Ber-
ryvilIe and Winchester. 1t then
| formed a part of Sherman's army I'm
his famous march to the sea. Ser
geant ellison had charge of a squad
engaged in the pursuit of Jefferson
Davis. The regiment afterward went
TO Savannah where Mr. ellison was
mustered out in July, 1865.
For three years after his war SER
vice Mr.. ellison followed the business
of travelling salesman, and IN 1898
opened a store in West Chesterfield,
where for five years he engaged in
horse dealing on a large scale, being
prominent member of the Great west
ern horse company. Mr.. Gibson was
proprietor of the upper Chesterhelu
ferry. and for a time was proprietor OF
Gilson's hall in Putney. AS mem
her Of the firm Of ellison G. Brown he
| built the carriage repository on Flat
street now known as Gilman's stables.
For many years Mr. ellison has act
ed as auctoneer In this section, ana
in this capacity sold quantities OF reas
estate and large numbers of horses.
He has always been interested
in promoting Spofford lake as a sum-
mer resort helped build the road
around the lake, and owned two cot
tages there.
While a resident of Chesterfield MT.
ellison held the offices of selectman'
road commissioner and overseer OF the
poor, He was a member of Phil Sher-
idan post, c. A. R., of Hinsdale, N
H., and president of the Fourteenth
Regiment Veteran association. He
also belonged to Golden Rule lodge
F. & A. NJ, Fort Dummer chapter h
A. NJ, and Beauseant commandery, h.
T.
Mr.. ellison is survived by three
children: Miss Mary ellison and
Mrs. H. r. Brown of this town
and Fred C. ellison of st. Johnsbury
travelling salesman for Durham
Brothers. Mr. Gilson's wife whose
maiden name was Ann e. Streeter,
died Feb. Z 1901.