Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-20

large owner of property, died in his
home, Lindenhurst, about 5.45 CLOCK
Saturday morning. For several years he
had failed gradually, noticeably in the
past year, and for the past month he
had been confined to his home. His
death was due to a complication of
diseases, largely incident to his adj
vanced age, including hardening of the
arteries and kidney trouble.
In the passing of Mr.. Crowell the
town loses one of its most public
spirited citizens, a man of fine charac-
ter and sterling integrity. He was one
Of the most congenial of men and
stood for the highest things in life
Possessing high ideals and an interest
in the welfare of the community he
formerly was sought to represent the
town in the legislature, but preferred
not to do so, although he did consent
at one time to be the nominee of the
Prohibition party for the lieutenant
governorship of the state. 1t is an
honorable career that closes with his
death.
George Emerson Crowel was born
Sept. 49, 1894, in Manchester blythe
Sea, Mass, the second of the three chill
dren of Nathaniel and Esther Stone
Day Crowell. His father was a cabinet
maker, who previous to the birth of the
son, George, had lived in New Hamp-
shire, and the family returned to Con
cord, that state, when this son was but
two years old. From Concord the fam
lily moved to farm in Hopkinton, n.
H., where George E. Crowell spent the
greater part of his youth. He received
his educational training in the excellent
district schools of the community, de-
veloping the quick perceptive powers
and the taste for good literature which
distinguished him throughout life.
Mr.. Crowell belonged to that numer-
Gus family which is additionally
descended from Oliver Cromwell, and
it is well established fact that when
the descendants of that great leader of
the commonwealth left England they
decided to drop the "m" from the
name, thus changing it to Crowell. OF
this particular line one of the first to
appear in this country did valiant SER
vice in the Colonial wars; another,
Cheney Emerson, an uncle of Nathan
iel Crowell, served as a soldier in the
Revolutionary war and afterward set
tied in Illinois.
At the age of 10 George E. Crowcll
left school and took up the active
duties of life, working on his father Is
farm in the summer months and in 9
shoemaker IS shop in the winter time. He
did not, however, abandon his interests
in intellectual pursuits, but joining the
Philomathic club, an organization il
his town patterned after the old Spec
tator club which tlourished in the days
of Addison, he spent his spare moments
in the preparation of work which ha(
not a little to do with the development
of his literary powers. He was still
living on the farm when the Civil wa
broke out, and in response to the Pres
ident s call for troops he enlisted TO
nine months service in the 18th New
Hampshire regiment. Going with hi
company to the Gulf he did valian
fighting in the Louisiana campaign
About this time his father died and h
inherited the home farm and with il
unfortunately, a heavy mortgage. l
was to remove this incumbrance that
after returning from the war, he dc
cided to take up newspaper work. H
came to Brattleboro in 1866 to becom
associated with Daniel l.. Millikin in tn
publication of the Vermont Record an
Farmer weekly newspaper which wa
afterward absorbed by The Phoenix.
The Record and Farmer devoted a col
umn TO domestic affairs under the head
ing "The Household The origina
recipes published here attracted S
much attention that Mr.. Crowell cor
ceived the idea of the publication of
monthly periodical devoted entirely
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