The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-23
JOHN Ell. WALBRIDGE
DEAD IN GUILFORD
Man of Literary Attachments, Former
ly Was Senator from Essex Coun-
ty-Had Paralytic Shock.
Especial to The Reformer.)
GUILFORD. july %

ttiiLL CIAbs JulS 20
John Hill Walbridge, 81, a farmer
here who possessed literary attain
ments and who had prepared numerous
illustrated papers and booklets, includ-
ing a souvenir edition of The Reform
er, dice at his home here about @
o clock last evening as the resuI,
of paraiytic shock. On Tuesday Mr.
Walbridse was busy in the hay field
and returned to the house that even
ing apparently as well as usual Next
morning he sustained shock in bed,
from which he did not regain conscious
ness.
Mr. Walbridge was born in plainfeld
(Nt.) June 80, 1917 son of Henry
and Almira (HilD Walbridee. His
mother died in his infancy and he
went to Concord (Vt.) to live with
his maternal grandunclc, Cbauncey
Hill, respected citizen Of the town.
He attended the public schools in Con
cCrd and St. Johnsburv academy and
graduated from Lombard university.
Galesburg, Ill.,, in the class of 1870,
with the degree of Batchelor of Sci
encC and in that year he returned to
West Concord. He met with serious re-
verses in business through the loss by
fire of the Essex wooden mills at West
Concord and through his liability as
bondsman and by the failure of cred
itors. Since then he had been
principally engaged in agricultural pur-
suits, becoming well known as . breed
er of sheep, dairy stock and colts. He
came to this town four years ago, and
during the 10 years preceding he de
voted much OF his time to literary alry
biographical work, forming a wide ac-
quaintance with the public men of the
state
lie discharged conscientiously the
duties )f many positions, among them
that OF supervisor OF schools of Es-
sex county. He served as county cx-
amincr, Justice of the peace, grand
juror and superintendent Of schools. In
1855 he was elected to the legislature
by the largest Republican majority
ever given in Concord. He drew and
presented the bill which became law
reducing the percentage that savings
banks and trust companies could invest
in western securities
In 1892 Mr.. Walbrid4e was elected
senator from Essex county, was char
man of the committee on education and
was an active and influential member
Of several Other important committees.
He recently served rs superintendent
Of schools in this town.
For 40 years Mr.. Walhridg2 was q
member OF Moose River lodge. F. and
\. NJ. and three times was worshiptul
versalist church in Concord, trustee
Of the johnson normal school and a
member Of the visiting committee OF
Norwich university. He was always IA
interested student ia political. economic
and educational matters and through
his hearty good will and genial man
ner gained a wide circle of friends.
On April 10, 1872. he married. in
West Concord Cynthia H., daughter Of
| Elmore and Cynthia (HilD Chase. lils
wife survives with three children,
Blanche May of Boston and Winifred
and Henry c. Walbridgc of this town.
He also leaves two brothers, Henry +.
of st. Johns, Mich, and Edward of
Newport News. Va, and a sister, Ella,
| of Jackson, Mich.
The funeral will be held at the
house Saturday afternoon at . o clock,