Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-02
JONATHAN G.. EDDY.
Former Resident of Jamaica and Brat
tleboro Was Prominent Citizen of
Sioux Falls, s. D.

The Sioux Falls Is. d. Argus-Lead-
err of Jan. 90 contains the following
notice of interest to Windham County
people:
Jonathan G. Eddy who has been
confined to his bed for the past two
wears. passed away peacefully at his
home at l20 North Duluth avenue at
o'clock last evening. AT his bedside
in the last hours were his de-
voted wife, Anna NJ. Eddy, who is SUI
perintendent of schools in this county
Miss Segrid Rudberg, the faithful
nurse who has had the care of him for
months, and few very intimate
friends of the family.
The funeral services will be held at
the house at 2 p. IN. tomorrow. lem
porarv intermcnt will be made in a
private vault here, and later the body
will be taken to Jamaica, W., Mr. Ed
dy's birthplace, for burial.
The services will be i'll charge of
DR.. John Russell Cow, pastor Of the Oh
ivet Baptist church of Minneapolis, an
old Brattleboro friend-who will be as
sisted by DIR. Henry R. Best pastor of
the City Temple.
The pallbearers are: John NJ. Freese,
w. T. Doolittle, Joe Kirby, James Mon
roe, L. d. Morcom and B. II. ReQua.
Jonathan G. Eddy was born in Ja-
maica, VT, August 81, 1874. He was
reared on a farm and educated in the
common schools and in 1868 he en-
tered the law office of IIoyt II. Wheel
err. who afterwards became q United
States district judge. Four years later,
Mr. Eddy was admitted to the bar and
for the six years following he prac-
ticed law in Jamaica. In 1875 he went
TO Brattleboro. VT, and became a part
ner of Charles n. Davenport, under the
firm name of Davenport & Eddy This,
firm became one of the strong, success
full law firms of the state and enjoyed
n big practice throughout New Eng
land. 1t contained until January, 1852,
when i'll health compelled Mr.. Daven-
port to retire from the practice. Mr..
Eddy then formed partnership with
James L. Martin who later became
United States district judge. This
partnership continued for four years.
In July, 1856 Mr.. Eddy came to Sioux
Falls and formed a partnership with
Herbert j. Davenport under the firm
name of Eddy & Davenport. DR.. Daven-
port is now Mt the head of the depart
ment of political economy at Cornell
university. Ithaca, y. Y. Messrs. Ed
DIV and Davenport soon became inter
ested in real estate and during num-
Der of years were large operators, not
only in real estate here but in south
ern lands. They built the Temple
Court which at that time was the finest
building on Main avenue The firm Isl
holdings were hit by the long panic
which began in 1898 and did not end
until 1897. Mr.. Davenport went into
educational work in which he has been
signaly successful and Mr. Eddy went
into various speculations and invest
ments which he continued until i'll
health, two years ago compelled him
to cease. With the untiring assistance
of his devoted wife, Mr.. Eddy was
able to accumulate a substantial prop
erty in spite of the almost insurmount-
able handicaps in his Path.
Mr.. Eddy was n most interesting
man. strong in his friendships, I'M
afraid in his opinions, and uncompro-
missing in his convictions. He never
ceased to talk of his early experiences
at the Vermont bar, and during his
long sickness. his dearest memories
were of his legal battles and successes
in the old New England days. During
his life in New England, he was three
times elected to the Vermont legisla-
ture where he rendered the state fine
service. In 1879 he was married to
Miss Anna VI. Burke at Greenfield,
Mass. A fc ''r child, Mrs. Pauline
Eddy Gray lives at Townshend, Vt,
two sisters survive Mr. Eddy, Mrs.
Flora Lamphear of Leominster, Mass,
and Mrs. Nancy Ruby of New Haven,
Conn. A beloved brother, David, died
few years ago. and it was marked by
his friends that this loss was the be-
ginning of Mr.. Eddy's failure in
health.
Two years ago Mr.. Eddy sustained
fall and the fracture which resulted
never healed. Later it became clear
that the trouble was of a cancerous ma
ture. Knowing full we'll that he could
not recover Mr.. Eddy bravely faced
his trials without a murmur, being con-
fined to his bed for nearly all of two
wears. During that time he was for
tunate in having the constant minis
trations of n devoted wife whose every
thought and plan night and day dur
ing this long vigil was for her hus
hand s comfort and welfare. Hosts OF
friends in Sioux Falls and the vicinity
did what they could to make his hard
way more bearable. There has scarcely
been a day since his illness began that
the flowers in his room did not attest
the thoughtful remembrance of hi
friends. In his last sickness he PROVED
himself brave fighter as he had il
the early days at the Vermont bar, an(
he came to the end with the SAINT
lofty courage which has always beer
one of his finest qualities.
Wanted to Meet Him.
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