The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-17
l.. u. HUNTINGTON
Died at His Home on School Street
Tuesday Night

After being confined to the house
Tor the past ten days with the grip,
Lewis b. Huntington, ono Of Mont.
pelier's oldest and most honest citi.
zens, died at his home OH School
street on Tuesday night The dire ct
cause OF his death was gastritis, which
developed from the grip. Although
Mr.. Huntington was a frequent suffer-
er from attacks of rheumatism and
had this winter been confined to the
house for six weeks by an ailment of
! that nature, he was in excellent
health for man of his age, and, at
the time of his being taken down with
the grip, he had entirely recovered
from the last attack OF rheumatism.
MIR. Huntington was married to Miss
Alma Parker at their home in WASH
ington on one Sunday night fifty one
years ago. and on Monday they moved
to Montpelier, where they have lived
ever since. For over half of a cen.
fury since taking that sacred vow in
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Hunting.
ton have lived together, enjoying the
blessings of an ever.pleasant home,
each ever striving for the happiness
and we'll being of the other.
Mr. Huntington was man of quiet
disposition, fond of his home, faithful
to his own business, never meddling
with other peoples, unselfish and
honest to the backbone.
In all his business deals in this city
tor the past fifty years, he has ever
shown that sterling quality of hon
esty, and his word has been as good
as gold. a prominent business man,
who has been associated with Mr.
Huntington, both in business and
friendly way. since 1868, said this
morning that he did not think Mr..
Huntington had an enemy in the
world Mr.. Huntington was men,
Der of the Unitarian church and was
ever faithful to its interests and we'll
being. -Four children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Huntington, thr5e SOUS and
a daughter, the only surviving one be-
ing Frank, the youngest.
The funeral will be held at his late
home at the corner of School and Ce-
dar streets CD Friday afternoon at
O'Clock Rev. j. Edward Wright Off
ciating. and burial will be in Green
Mount cemetery.
Mr.. Huntington was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Huntington of
Washington and was born on Decem-
Der l6, seventy seven years ago. There
were five in the family and two BROTH
ers and sister are still living-Mrs.
Grace Gushing, who resides on Barre
street. Lawson of Barre, who has been
an invalid for number of years, and
Porter of Washington. Mr.. Hunting
tons early boyhood was spent on the
farm owned by his father and later he
went into the grocery business in
Washington. After selling out there
he came to Montpelier and opened a
grocery store and eating saloon under
the drug store now occupied by Col
Inns Blakely. BY Thrift and honesty
he soon had large business estab-
lished. 1t was the only eating saloon
in the city at that time, and all the
farmers in the surrounding country
always went to Huntington to get
their dinner when they were in town
trading. About seven years ago he
fitted up the place now occupied by
Collins Blakely and established res.
taurant which was run by his son
for about four years. About three
years ago he sold the place to Mr..
Blakely and had since been interested
in some real estate at the Pioneer.