The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
COL. HUNT DEAD.
End Came Monday Morning at His
Home ON Hunt Farm.

Col. John Hunt, 20, died at his home
on the Fort Drummer farm Monday
morning about $50 While he had
been sufferer with heart disease for
many years his condition was not CON
sidercd dangerous until week ago
when he was obliged 10 take 10 his
bed. For the past four years Col, Hunt
had been unable 10 do any active work,
spending most Of his time caring for
his business AS pension attorney. Al
though stern in manner and at times
almost severe Col Hunt possessed
kindly disposition and was always
ready 70 assist those less fortunate
than himself. He had a fund of dry
humor and liked nothing better than
10 recount the amusing experiences
that happened to him in early life.
John Hunt was born in Vernon, April
10, 1880, the son of Arad and Sally
(Ncwell) Hunt and next TO the young
est in family of eight children. lie
was the last survivor in his father 5
family. His early life was spent ON has
fathers farm which was one OF the
largest in the town of Vernon contain
ing over 500 acres. Since then the
farm has been divided, the two being
owned by John Wright and f. II. Ak.
lev. After attending the public schools
in his native town Col. Hunt went to
West Brattleboro and Nottingham aca.
denies and Quabaug academy in War.
rem. Mass When his education was
completed he returned 10 the farm Of
his father and when the latter died
assumed the management of the place
In the early part of the Civil war
Col. Hunt enlisted in Company r., llth
Vermont volunteers, and in August ~,
1869 was given commission as cap
tain. For the first year the regiment
had little to do but garrison work IN
Notifications near Washington, and as
Col. Hunt had large interests at home
he resigned his commission Aug. 10,
1853 and returned to Vernon. Soon
afterward his company was organized
into a battery of heavy artillery and
sent to the front. II was source OF
lifelong sorrow, to Col. Hunt that he
left the Union army before having
chance to engage in actual hostilities.
At the time of the st. Adams raid
in October 1864 Col Hunt was made
colonel of regiment which drilled on
the old campground in preparation for
the threatened invasion from Canada
which never came.
For several years after the war Col.
Hunt devoted his entire time to man
aging his farm in Vernon. In 1879 he
bought the Simonds place on Walnut
street. now owned by Charles A. Boy
den. and lived there until the autumn of
1873 when he bought of David Goodell
the farm, about n mile below this vii
lage. which had been his home since.
For the past 10 or II years Col. Hunt
had done large business as pension
attorney.
He married Miss Leonora Johnson of
Vernon. March 10, 1851, the ceremony
being performed by Rev Addison
Brown. Mrs. Hunt was the daughter
Of William and Harriet johnson and
is still living. They had three children:
Arad Hunt, who carries on the Hunt
farm, Mrs. Leonora Richardson, matron
of Lowe hall, Cushing academy, Ash
burnham. Mass, and Mrs Chelsea Hub
bard, who died in Vernon in 1900. Col.
Hunt was a member Of Sedgwick post,
g. A. r., and Brattleboro lodge, a. f.
& A. NJ, but took no active part in the
work of either organization.
Funeral services were held at the
Hunt farm yesterday afternoon at 1.3O,
Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood omeiating. Bur
ial took place in the Hunt lot in the
old cemetery in Vernon.