The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-18
BURIAL IN BARRE.
George w. Jackman, Former Resident,
Died at Bridgeport, Conn.

Died at Bridgeport, Conn.
News was received here Saturday OF
the death of George w. Jaekman, for
mer resident of Barre, prominent citi-
zen of Bridgeport, Conn, and son of
the late A. NJ. Jackman, once a widely
known figure in Barre and one of the
lcity's leading business men. Death fol-
lowed a long period of declining health.
Mr.. Jackman, who was born in Barre
February 4, 1851, will be remembered
here by boyhood friends as well as
Others. who were afterwards associated
with him in business way. After he
had retired from business in Barre, he
went to Springfield, Mass, moving later
to Bridgeport, where he founded the
Springfield Manufacturing Co., and was
proprietor of the New England Auto
Supply Co. In his adopted city Mr..
Jackman was a member of the board of
apportionment and taxation as well as
the board of contract and supply.
Funeral services were held at the fam
lily residence in Bridgeport Sunday aft
ernoon, Rev. f. A. Dillingham; officiating.
4 This evening the remains will ARRIVE in
this city over the Central Vermont road
at $40. Members of the family as well
as Rev. Mr.. Dillingham; will accompany
the body, which will be taken to Hook
err & Co.'s chapel The interment will
be made at Elmwood cemetery Tuesday
forenoon at 10 o'clock, with Rev. Mr..
Dillingham; in charge of the committal
service.
| The following obituary notice is taken
from Bridgeport evening paper;
George w Jackman, founder OF the
! Springfield Manufacturing company in
Mountain grove street, proprietor OF the
New England Auto Supply company
and member of the board of apportion-
ment and taxation and of the board of
contract and supply of the city, died at
his home at No. 2403 North avenue,
early this morning.
"For the past quarter of century
Mr.. Jackman has been prominent in the
business life of the city, and in later
years took an active part in local nut
nicipal affairs. He was equally interest
ed in local fraternal circles, church mat.
tiers, and in lesser way, in social mat
ters He has been in failing health for
some months, and while the announce
ment of his death Saturday morning
was not unexpected, it is another yacan-
cy in the ranks OF prominent citizens
which death is thinning out in the past
month or two.
"Mr. Jackman was born in Barre, Vt,
February 4, 1851, where he got his early
education. and il was from there that
he started in to make his mark. He
started in as a railroad man, but he left
that after brief experience, which he
always maintained was of great bene-
fit TO him in later years. Leaving rail-
reading he went into the granite and
monumental business in Vermont. and
while in way successful he did not
meet the success that he was after He
left that to go into the manufacturing
business in Springfield, Mass, where he
associated himself with some Others in
the forming of the Springfield Emery
Wheel Co.
Mr.. Jackman was president of that
concern, and he had il moved to this
city about 25 years ago. The late T.
T. Barnum was of much assistance to
the company, for he built the factory
for il on Howard avenue There was a
reorganization of the concern in 1900,
when it was changed to the Springfield
Manufacturing company, and moved to
its new building in Mountain Grove
street.
"In zoos Mr. Jackman sold out his in
terest in the company and shortly aft
erward organized the New England !
Auto Supply company with Office at No. |
1853 Elm street and store at No. 606 |
Main street. At the time of his death |
he was president of that concern.
"Mr Jackman first entered active pol |
itics when he was elected an alderman |
from the Fifth district and served on
the board in l906-7, and was one of the
leading Republican members. He was
appointed to the board of apportion |
ment and taxation in the latter part of |
1909, and continued to be member up |
to the time of his death. When the /
board of contract and supply was Great /
ed he was appointed to it by Mayor Will
son.
"Mr. Jackman was a member OF st.
Johns lodge. F. and A. NJ, and Hamil-
ton commandery, X T., and was a mem
Der of the Arab Patrol of the Mystic
Shrine. He was also knight of Py-
thias. He had been member of the
club for a number of years.
MIR Jackman is survived by a widow
and one adopted daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Hicks. The funeral will be from the
family residence at No. 2403 North ave-
nue, Sunday afternoon, when the Rev.
+. A. Dillingham; will officiate. The de-
ceased was a very active member of the
Church of the Redeemer After the serv-
ices the body viii be taken to Barre, Vt,
Tor burial"
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