The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-05
DUNHAM c. BURT
DIED At 4 THIS
MORNING
From Long Illness Passed Peace
fully Into Rest
WAS A NATIVE OF CASTLETON
Had Lived In Bennington Fifteen Years
and Was We'll Known Newspaper
Writer.

Durham g. Burt died at i:l5 this
morning after an illness from which
he has suffered for a year or more
though Il became acute only early In
the summer aud he has been confined
10 the house since the middle OF July.
! The disease was an affection OF the
heart causing a gradual hardening Of
the arteries. He became unconscious
MOndassnd sank rapidly the end being
peaceful and painless
Durham Green Burt was the oldest
child Of benjamin ". and Mary
lGrccnl Burt aud was born In Cas-.
Teton June 20. 1915. Ills father was
a harness maker who was la business
in Casileion Tor upwards Of 90 years
and Dunham's youth was spent In that
village where be- attended the public
schools and Castloton seminary.
When the war broke out b. was not
yet 10 years old bat be- persuaded his
parents "a ALLOW him to go a. the front
and after some trouble. owing 10 their
extreme youth. both be- aud his Young
cr brother. Charles 4. Hurt. nov of
this village succeeded In getting into
| The army Durham served in the
Fint Vermont battery Tor q year and
then transferred himself 90 the First
United States heavy artillery where be-
served with credit 60 the eud 81 the
var Hia army service was mostly in
louisiana and he was az one time on
cred "a commission a. lieutenant but
declined 10.
Returning to Castleton after being
mustered out 40 New london. Conn. ln
1865. b. learned the harness makers
trade in his fathers shop and worked
a. u for some time but did not like
the work and LEFT IL 10 take position
with the Rutland Globe. for which he
worked for several years
When Tr,nor ". Park got control
~ the railroad acruss the isthmus Of
/ Panama b. secured the services Of a
dozen or more bright young Vermont
ers aud among the number vas Dun
ham Burt Who went to the isthmus la
fNs3 aud remained there for nine years
most Of the time a. freight agent at
/ Colon.
lie came hack 90 Vermont in iSSg
aud entered the employ of the Rutland
Herald Ia 1855 BE- was appointed bt
/ President Cleveland postmaster al
Castlvtun and served with such credit
that when the administration changed
many 81 the leading Republicans Of
Castlcion petitioned Ia have him reap.
/ pointed
Again taking up newspaper work
De- travelled for the Rutland Herald Tor
some time and la 1888 came "a Bcn.
ningion aud located here Previously.
before be- Weut 10 Panama. be- had
lived here Tor several months aud ne
had for some ycars desired Ca live Ia
/ Bennington. ON coming here he work
I'D Tor "a short time Tor his brother and
then started "a news bureau which was
q success from the start
! Tie furnished correspondence from
this section and special news articles
Tor a large number uf papers including
the Troy Press. liustnn Globe. Boston
Herald. burlington Free Press. Rut
land Herald. St Adams Messenger.
New York Tribune. North Adams Tran.
script the United Press association
aud others.
During recent months be- has given
40 work for a considerable part uf
these papers Since the Evening Ran.
ncr was established be- has been on
The stan aud bis last work was done
Tor this paper about the goth of July.
10 1869 he married Miss Caroline
Long ~ Rutland who survives him.
with one daughter aud two sous. Miss
Mary e. aud Fred D. Burt of Benning
ton and Harry " liurt OF PHILADELPHIA
lie was charter member OF Roberts
Post q. a. a.. 81 Rutland. aud q mem.
Der Of Center lodge r. and A. NJ. Of
that city.
Mr. Burt was n man highly esteemed
in the community aud universally Tx.
ed. tie would spend hours aud 80 to
any distance to de- "A favor for "A friend
aud not one IN ten of his thousands Of
Kind acts Will ever be- known. Always
cheerful. aud keen. though kindly. he
was seldom worstcd In an argument
or at loss for word
A. news gathorcr he had few
equals when in good health. lie had
what newspaper men call nose for
news developed to a remarkable cx.
tent lie was n shrcwd observer aud
always knew when anything was going
on that was Of interest or note. Dur.
INK the past u years he has written
thousands Of columns OF matter lnud
atory Of Bennington and her citizens
and business interests and for this
service alone the community owes him
a debt OF gratitude.
lie was conscientious and faithful In
his work and even when fatally ill be-
came tO the Hammer Office for several
days when he ought 90 have been home
In bed because he knew the office was
crippled by the absence Of several ON.
ployes. As n citizen he was public
spirited. straightforward and upright
lie was a sturdy Democrat but thought
for himself and voted without fear or
favor. Few men IN town were better
known or will be more missed
The funeral will be held from his
late home on Grand View street Sat
urday