Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-21
Death Of ceoroe v. Wilson.

Passed on from the terrestrial into the
| celestial life Monday, Dec. III. at the home
of his son, Edmund, in Granville. George
" Wilson, at the age Of 50 years. 10
months and six days.
| Mr. Wilson was born In Lewisville. \.
/ Y :, Feb. 5, ls22, Of poor, but respectable.
parentage and the family being large. a.
the custom was in those days, he left his
/ home and started out into the world TO
! fight life's battles hand to- hand. When
only ten or twelve years old, he came into
| Vermont and lived awhile ia Whiting, but
feeling that he was not receiving quite all
OF the advantages that were necessary for
a progressive young American. he left be-
tween two days and crossed over the Green
| mountains into the healthy town OF Barn
| ard and worked for awhile at blacksmith
| ing. Then be went to BrldgeW alter and
worked at the business until he learned
the trade and then built shop and sue
eessfully worked there for several years.
| Feb. 5, 1913, when twenty years old.
he married Mary Ann Briggs Of Bridge,
water and all OF the fortune that he had at
| that time was his young wife and his
strong right arm, but there were the ATTIRE
| butes OF man within him and they soon
began 10 make themselves manifest.
In 1855, he bought a farm aud moved
| from Bridgewater % Granville, built
shop and worked al farming and black
smithing for y years. While he lived in
| town he was elected town representative.
justice OF the peace and held other im-
portant offices most Of the time.
In 1852, his son took his farming busi-
| ness here in Granville and he bought
farm In Hancock and lived there twenty
years. June II, ISIS, Mrs. Wilson died.
| leaving a son and daughter who had
grown up 70 manhood and womanhood.
The daughter had married c. q. Vinton az
/ Hancock. She died Oct IS. 1899 IN IAN
be married Mrs. VIM. Wright Of Granville,
While living in Hancock. Mr.. Wilson
was elected representative, justice OF The
peace ana 70 other important offices. In
| October, 1902, his health having failed rs
sold his farm, bought house and moved
into Rochester village. hoping that by rest
he might recuperate, but il was a vain a.
lusive hope, for his life stan had become
old and weak and trembled like a reed in
the wind.
Jan. Is, 1905, his second wife suddenly
died, who had so kindly and falthfulIy
ministered to hum, and az ne had become
partially helpless he came "a CrauviIle -
live with his son. Edmund. and family
who watched by his bedside with kina
sOliCiious care until the summons came
and he crossed over the border to the Iife
unknown. expecting and willing to gatb-
er up the harvest Of that which be had
sown. Fortunate Is the man who has :
son whom he can lean upon while going
down the decline Of life.
1t has been our good fortune to ~ inti-
mately acquainted with Mr.. Wilson for
more than forty years aud our Thoughts
VIII return with pleasure to the reminis- /
cences Of former years. He was a man ~
unimpeachahle integrity and character i
ana bY hard work. perseverance and econ 4
omy he bad accumulated quite a LARGE
property and he has truly and nohIy ppr
formed his lite's mission. and now has
gone % receive his reward, and u we turn .
back the pages Ia the book Of his IFS ~ 4
reaa industry, temperance and frugaitty.
he let two sisters, Mrs. Mary Monta
que 81 Messeua and Mrs. y. y. Cbiftpnden
81 lewlsviile, y. "; also his son. Edmund
ana son-in-iaN, 6 ]. Ninton; ten grand 4
children and ten great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were hefS ~ a.
house, the Rev. Frank Z. Adams N Roch-
ester officiating, ana the lntermepf Va II
the cemetery 10 Hancock.