The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-20
WATERBURY
George w. Randall, Esteemed Citizen,
Observed Goth Birthday.

II Observed Goth Birthday.
II Surrounded by members of the family
II flowers that had come with congratula
II tory messages, and friends calling
\ throughout the day and evening, II was
hard TO realize that George w. Randall
was passing Saturday his Goth birthday
H Taking his accustomed walk each day
and lending hand here and there as he
has gone about his farms this summer,
the oldest resident of the town is an
example of the type of citizen who has
done much toward the making and
moulding of the town and community.
George Washington Randall was born in
Waterbury, Sept. Is, 1925, the son of
oliver 9. and Electa (Cohin) Randall.
He began school at four years of age.
At five his father died and he was
thrown upon his own resources. Having
received such instruction as was afford
ed by the common schools of Water
bury, he was apprenticed at the age of
| Is for three years to learn the black
smiths trade. During this time he
continued his studies as best he could
and later at Stowe and Bakersfield aead-
emies, paying his expenses as he ad.
vanced. After teaching for time, how
successfully was told yesterday by one
of his pupils, now 70 years of age, he
entered the law office of the Hon. Paul
Dillingham;. At this time the gold fever
ran high and he was interested in the
onward rush to California. In August,
ls49, he departed to seek his fortune in
that part of the country. He ran the
gauntlet of yellow fever in his passage
across the Isthmus of Panama and met
with lively adventures at Acapulco, but
finally reached San Francisco. Earning |
a little first at his biacksmith's trade, |
he pushed on into the mines and after |
IL months returned home with a sub |
stantial sum in gold dust. Two years
later he returned to California, contract
ed yellow fever and was the only sur
viyor of party of 80. His description
of the care and treatment of the dis
ease at that time is very interesting.
On account of his health he returned
to his native state, where he has since
been engaged in farming and in the real
estate and lumber business. II is near
ly go years ago since he bought the
mill now owned by L. J. Roberts. He
cut for the Central Vermont railroad
when the line was put through here,
over $500 worth of lumber in 40 days.
He has also had mills in Bolton and had
large tracts of timberlands there as well
as in Washington county. He is a
staunch Republican and has served the
town in many official capacities. He rep ]
resented the town in the legislatures of |
1872 and 1882 and the county in the !
Senate of 1890 During each of these
sessions he was on important COMMITTEES [
and did good work for his town and J
state. Until short time ago he has {
been a constant attendant at the Con- c
gregational church and always ready to I
, lp in aer finances. Mr.. Randall was d
married June 81, 1854, to Leephie, daugh- a
er of John White. She died in 1874.
later he married Belle, daughter of
Henry and Betsey (Woodard) Gleason,
~ whom he has two children, Pearl,
wife of DIR. w. l.. WATSON, assistant SUI
'eri. ndent and pathologist OF the Yer .
mont state hospital and George W., jr.,
Who has assumed the responsibility of =,
large part of the business. Three 7,
have also added much TO =
lis home pleasure, all OF whom were
iFotht NJ hut > l.
5 follows; Healey Akeley Randall, Belle :
Ileason Randall and Pearl WATSON Ran. :.
AL. Another member of the gathering
1as the mother OF Mrs. Randall. ~
through this period since middle life, !,
FIR. Randall has been able TO give to y
he younger people much good advice. =,
n an interview a few years ago he
nemed to regret the lack of originality
yer that OF former days and said that a.
Success was largely straining ones self
, conquer ones SELF Mr.. Randalrs "a
locess has surely come through his own V
forts and the well wishes Of large mum "
ers come to one who these 90 years has 10
the type of an honest, in
istrious, Vermonter, broadened by the VI
oneer experiences in California and his 81
'sociations over this long period. At
= pleasant Main street home, with those
no are dearest all near TO him. he de.
rves the contentment which should
me TO one who has faithfully labored
Ter long term OF years.