Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-09
POSTMASTER ARROW
HAS PASSED AWAY
Old and Distinguished Citizen Has
SucCumbed to Inevitable.
A MAN VITA A HISTORY

ida-Inl,rment Held at MicanopY.
Judge George ]. Arrow, postmaster
OF Gainesville, and one Of the most
widely known and prominent Repub'
licans in Florida, died at his home in
this city at 8 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, after an illness covering q period
OF severa. weeks
Judge Arrow was Of advanced age,
and had been feeble for some time, hot
his condition did not assume a critical
stage until about three weeks ago,
aimee which time he has been confined
to his home.
Few men In Alachua county, or in
this entire section, we're more widely
known than Judge Arnow, and the fol-
lowing biography will prove Of inter.
est:
George T. Arrow was born 10 ~.
Mays, Ca, In 1925, consequently at
the time Of his death was In his eighty.
first year, His father, Joseph Arrow,
y native Of Florida IN provincial times.
removed to Georgia In 1905 and re-.
NAMED there until few years before
the Civil War, when he returned 60
Florida and located at MicAnopy. sub.
sequsntly returning u his old home,
where he died Ia 1884
George j. Arrow wm educated at
the 81. Maryb Academy. in Georgia.
and then took up the profession OF
teaching. He had charge OF the
schools at BrunIwick, Ga, aud the
Methodist school 1T Micanopy, Fla.
and became prominent a. an educator.
He continued teaching until 1880,
when, In that year, he was admitted
Co the bar, and for few months edit.
cd The Cotton states" ln 1862 he
enlisted in the Seventh Florida ReQi.
ment, and went 20 the front. He re.
NAMED with the Confederate Army
until the close Of the war, serring In
the qusrtermaster's department, and |
for some time was in charge at Bald.
win a. pos,.quArteFmaster, After the
surrender he returned home, and in
1855 was elected district attorney, In
whlnh position he served for two and a
half years preceding tho compression.
~ reconstruction. lie was then ap.
nppted for four years by Governor
Hart, and served with much credit.
At the expiration OF HE term he was
slected 20 the Legislature. He was
Instrumental Ia obtaining the land
grant for the Florida Southern Rail.
road, and made a strong speech In ad.
socacy OF that measure.
A. the expiration OF his legislative
Term, Judge Arrow was appointed
at Gainesville by President
Arthur. He served In this capacity I'm.
III 1850, when he resu med the practice
~ his profession, During the Ne.
kinley administration he was again
appointad postmaster Al GAinesvllis,
'lnce which time he has continually
served Ia that honored and responsible
posiiion, aud during which time,
through HE energy aud enterprise. the
possoitiee has gradually increased in
volume OF business and equipment
Deceased has been prominent 40 an
educator, politician, professional and
man, aud has besn OF especial
'eTvlce In the railroad development OF
Florida. IL vas largely through HE
nhncnce and edsris coupled with hard
md earnest work. that the old \, F.S
W lines, now u nArt Of the Atlantic
)oa,t Line. was extended into Gaines.
lille. Alachua was Wild section
shen Judge Arrow came her. many
'ears ago. and NO settler has accom-.
Wished more than Nv to help along the
Ievelopm-nt Of GAinr,ville ani ths
'nt,te county aud section.
White not unexpected. The death OF
udee Arrow has ca.t n great shadow
Y sorrow over every citizen %, ihs
ommuniiy and hi. demise will be-
earned With regret tnrcaehcut the
htire state
The innrtal wA, bold =, the t,s,.
ence, South OAK avenue. At noon
Wednesday, Rev l. : N.vuu = a..
icthodist church ohlc atlue A,.r,,sd
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:. undertake., had charge ~ the Ar.
AngemeRis. The setvics sn latgriy .
''eudsd, many TRENDS gathering
.ith fragrant Sewers 90 shos thri,