The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-14
JUDGE w. S. NEWTON DEAD.
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address ut a memorable meeting in the
log cabin and hard cider political
campaign. He came to Brattleboro 10
hear Webster and had an opportunity
to speak 70 him. His memory OF Web
ster has ever remained vivid. and a
short time ago he visited Webster :
tomb in Marshfield. Mass. and few
years ago he visited scenes in Hanover,
! H.. which We're associated with
Webster in the DAYS Of his Young man
hood.
1t was in Marlboro (Nt.) on June %,
1922, that Mr.. Newton first SOW the
light Of day. He was the second Of
three sons Of Capt. William and Bet
sey (Ilarris) Newton. The eldest son
WAS Roswell H. Newton. who died in
West Brattleboro Sept. :, 1897, and tine
youngest was Levi Newton. who carries
on a small farm in North Dana, Mass.
He was Of the seventh generation In
descent from Richard Newton. who
came from England and settled in
Southboro, Mass. about the year 1000.
Cotton Newton, of the fifth generation.
grandfather Of William :. Newton, and
a soldier in the Revolutionary war,
was one of the early settlers In Mari
boro. going to that town from Berlin,
Mass, in the fall OF 1898. His son, Capt.
William, who died of paralysis Sept.
u, 1873. at the age of a little more
than 90 wears, succeeded to the own
ership of the home farm. Captain Will
liam Newton was captain of a military
company in Marlboro. His wife, Bet
sey Harris of West Brattleboro. lived
in Marlboro after her husband 5 death
but went TO New Salem, Mass, TO
visit shortly before her death and died
there Dec ,. 1882 nj the age of -.
She was sister OF Rev Roswell Har-
ris, for many wears principal OF Brat
tleboro academy in West Brattleboro.
After attending the district school
| in Marlboro and Brattleboro academy,
| where his uncle was principal. William
Sawyer Newton became a clerk in
/ Jesse Cone : country store IN Mari
/ boro. He was then l. years old. A
| few years afterwards he became clerk
/ in Gardner G.. Hall general store in
Brattleboro. which stood about where
the town hall building now stands.
Two years later he went back Ia MARI
bOro on account of illness. but return
eel to Brattieboro in 1892 TO take a
position. as clerk in the Vermont x
| Massachusetts railroad ticket office.
| La short time he became clerk IN
the post oilice under Postmaster. sam
uel button, being the only clerk in
the office. lie remained there five
years. About 1859 he and Nathaniel
Cheney engaged in the grocery bust
ness, the stock, a. in other grocery
stores in those days. comprising va
ried assortment OF wet goods After
| n,
Cheney : interest and conducted the
store until 1857. The store stood on
the west side Of Main street. near
MILESTONE bridge
At this time Mr.. Newton rctireA
from business to devote his time to lis
official duties At the freemen :
meeting in September OF the year in
which he first was elected town clerk
Mr.. Newton was elected Justice If
the peace. Gradually he came to he
considered the trial Justice OF the
town, and hearings before him took al
n good portion OF his time, partic-
ularly after his office was moved 10
its present location in the remodellet
town hall building He tried han.
dreds OF eases. some Of them OF great
Importance, up 70 short time before
the municipal court was established q
few wears ago. and he came to be call
ed Judge He had also Joined
many couples in marriage in his office
and the incidents connected herewith
would make an interesting volume
In January. 1882. Mr.. Newton was
elected a trustee III the Vermont say
ings bank and in January, 1891. he
was elected wee president of the in
stitution. In politics he was NJ FIRST
a Wing. He voted for Abraham Lin
coin for. President and since then AZ
had acted with the Republican party
lie was a member Of Columbian lodge
of Masons and Of the Centre Congre
/ gational church. He had been a con
slant attendant N church ever since
he was a boy. and he can remember
t when his fathers family walked from
their farm in Marlboro to church ii
the village two miles west. carryin!
luncheon and listening to two sermons
every Sunday. each an hour or NOR,
IN length. one in the forenoon and on
in the afternoon. He had heard som,
|, real old-fashioned fire and brimston,
sermons and noted marked chang,
between them and those Of the pres
ent time. Mr.. Newton never took III
; singing. but he always had been
! great lover of vocal music. and tn
q singing of favorite hymn never fail
! ed to find a response in his counte
nance.
! On March 80, Mr.. Newton Marie
i Lucinda Wells Harris Of Brattlehort
! widow OF Moves Harris and daughte
of David and Salome wheeler Goo,
J. rich Of Chesterfield, \. IL. They ha
n no children. Mrs. Newton died Jai
n ~, 1903, at the age of ~ years. afte
i. having been an invalid Il wears.
t Mr.. Newton leaves stepdauehte
/. Anna L., widow of Charles u. Brook
n who lived with him.