Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-27

Brattleboro. May :+--The Hon.
George Warren Pierce. aged S. a prom
inent citizen of Rrattleboro and we'll
known throughout the state. died sud
denly last evening shortly after eight
o'clock at Or. Russel's private sonitar!um
Of Winchendon. Mass. where he had
been since Saturday. Death was due
to heart failure. He had been in fall
ing health for tho past year and five
years ago he had a severe attack Of
nervous prostration. The funeral will be
held Wednesday afternoon at two O'Clock
the Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton. pastor Of
the Center Congregational Church will
officiate and burial Will take place In
Mornings de cemetery.
He was born in West7llnster Decem
Der 3. ISL. and was son ~ Nathan
c., and Roxanna bleach, Pierce. He re-
ceved his education in the comman and
private schools OF Westminster and until
he was - years old he made his home
with his parents on the Pierce farm. At
that time he entered tho employ of the
Vermont Asylum for the insane. now the
Rrattleboro Retreat. Vie served eight
wears as supervisor Of the male depart
'nent and at the end of that time he was
given the management Of tho Retreat
farm which position he had since held.
HONORt:D ny GOVERNOR.
He had been prominent in the agricu-
tural interests of the town and state
and in 1892 GOV. Levi X. Fuller appointed
him a member OF the State board of
agriculture. In 1897 he was appointed
by Gov. Josiah Grout as commissioner
to tho Tennessee centennial exposition
and in 1899 Gov. T.. G. Smith appointed
him a delegate to the farmers national
congress. held in Boston.
Mr.. Pierce also served as secretary Of
the Vermont Dairymen association for
six years and OBLIGATED as its president
for one year. He was reelected for a
second term but declined to serve. For
several years he acted as first vice
president and chairman OF the executive
committee Of the Valley Fair association
and in 1903 he was elected president Of
that organization. serving until 1891 when
he declined reelection. He was one of
three commissioners elected by the town
of Brattlboro in 1902 to construct the new
arch bridge across the Connecticut river
connecting Brattleboro with Hinsdsle,
y. II.
He had been prominently identified with
the Grange having been member Of that
order Is years. He was master Of pro-
| tective Grange of Rrattleboro for three
years. Later he vas overseer and lee
turer Of the State Grange.
WAS A SENATOR IN 1894.
In 1914 he was elected State senator
from this district and served one term.
In December 1906, l1a was elected mast or
Of the State Grange and he served in this
nftt Las no q
| was again reelected hut lie declined to
serve. He was member OF the special
tax commission which was appointed by
Governor Proctor in Ions and he was also
| president Of the Windham County Good
! Roads association. lie was the organizer
| OF the Windham County Fish and Game
Protective association in 1914 OF which he
| was president two years. He was also a
| Judge at the Boston. Mass. horse show.
being appointed to that position ave
| years ago.
| He was prominent In Masonic circles
anc was member OF Brattleboro Lodge.
No L. r & A. NJ. Fort Drummer Chap
ter, No. y. Il. \. NJ. Connecticut Val
ey Council, No. L. Beauseant Com
| ma ndery. No. :. X. T.. Bingham Chap
ter. o. r. s., and Mount Sinai Temple.
Mystic Shrine Of Montpelier. He was a
member OF the First Iniversallst Church
| and served for many years on the board
Of trustees OF that church.
In 1855 lie married Miss Ida NJ. Weed
~ Saratoga. y. V. who survives him
with five sons and daughter. Milton
w. an instructor in the University OF
Vermont; George f.. Of Amherst Col
lere: Frederick W. Weed X. Helen NJ
and Nathan c.. all of Brattleboro. He
also leaves two brothers. Edward p.
Pierce Of Palmer Mass. and Dr. Will
iarG n. Pierce of Greenfield, Mass.