The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-24
MEETS
IN SORROW
And Adopts Resolutions on
the Death of Senator
H. E. Eddy
LIEUT.-GOV. HULBURD
SPEAKS BRIEFLY
Then the Senate Adjourned
Out of Respect to
! Senator Eddy

On the opening of the Vermont Senate
, this morning Lieut.-Gov. Hulburd spoke
of the death of Senator Hermon +. Eddy
Of Wndham county, as follows:
Senators: That old, old-fashoned
reminded in the last 80 days that the an
cient fashion still obtains among us.
First, it was our older brother, Senator
Kendall, to whom more than three score
years and ten had come. Next it was
our faithful chaplain, in the very prime
of his manhood; and now the grim mes
senger beckons TO the boy of our family,
our beloved friend and brother, Senator
Eddy.
He had not lived long, but he had
lived long enough to teach us all, and all
who knew him, the lesson Of the grand
eur of honest citizenship and the faithful
discharge Of duty and by his example
what it means TO live for the highest and
best things in life. Life is a mystery,
but death is a deeper and darker one.
| 1t matters little when it comes or where
it finds us, provided always it finds us
where it found our brothers, Kendall,
Farman and Eddy, doing our duty.
| 1T was my privilege to be a member
| of the board of examiners for admission
to the bar in 1907 when Brother Eddy
was examined. ! then felt and prophe-
sled that there was before him a career
OF usefulness. He has not disappointed
me. His career was brief but brilliant.
Il have no words to express my sym
pathy at the loss Of our Senator Eddy.
We feel that his life has closed too soon,
but We should remember that usefulness
il not measured by length of years
"1here was man in Galilee who died /
at 33 years of age. AT the close of His |
life, ii might have been said that it was
a failure But He so wrought and taught /
that he changed the complexion OF the |
world and all the currents of history In i
the great economy of the universe, it il |
quality and not quantity that counts"
The Senate adopted resolutions on the /
death, and Senators Dewitt of Windham /
and Foote of Addison were appointed to
attend the funeral. The resolutions were
as follows:
Whereas. The Senate has been deprived
by death OF Senator Herman +. Eddy of
Windham county, member OF the Yer
mont House of Representatives when
barely 20 years old, a man of great abil
ity in any activity, an able lawyer, a
high-minded, public. spirited citizen and
an honest man. and,
Whereas, Senator Eddy endeared him
self to us all. by his genial presence, his
genuine interest in others, his regard for
his home and family, his clean life and
his high hope and ambition; therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Senate, That they here
express their sense of bereavement in the
loss of such a friend and associate, their
sorrow that the apparent intent of ma
ture has been frustrated in the early
ending of vigorous, forceful life of
great value to Vermont and to the world,
and their sympathy to the family of t
Senator Eddy at this time when words $
mean not much; and be il
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
ions be sent by the secretary of the
Senate to the widow of Senator Eddy; n
md be it Z
Resolved, That the president of the o
senate be requested to appoint COM s
nittee of two from the Senate to attend 3
he funeral of Senator Eddy; and be it fl
urther
Resolved, That the Senate do now ad. C.
ourn. "
House Also Adopted Resolutions. II
The House adopted the following reso- :
utions, on motion of Mr.. Durham of :,
Whereas, the House of Representa- Y
ives has learned with deep sorrow of the y,
cath of Hermon f. Eddy, a senator from :.
Vindham county; therefore, Resolved by y:
he House of Representatives, That we =. -
ereby express our appreciation of the "
,ss which the state has sustained :"
lrough the death of this citizen, whose :
'vable personality, marked ability and !"
.erling character had already placed him 'e
J the front rank of the young men OF
ermont. Resolved, that we extend TO q
is family our sympathy in this time of ol
leir bereavement, Resolved, that the eN
1eaker appoint a committee of three y, 10
embers to attend the funeral of SEN
tor Eddy and that the clerk of the sa
ouse be instructed to send to his family an
copy of these resolutions" ~
The speaker appointed as committee vi
II. Dunham of Brattleboro, Mr. Cud. so
orth of Londonderry and Mr.. Tenney of uf
New Bills in House. MI
The following bills were introduced in rio
lie House to-day: CT
BY Mr.. Metzger of Randolph, an act
lating to the annual meetings of town
strict schools. warning TO contain
ticle for time OF annual meeting of
hool district,) &c
BY Mr.. Gates of Franklin, to amend
e. ) of No. 253 of the acts Of 1912, re-
ting TO the payment of accounts of the
agent. when purchases his
n be made to advantage for cash, audi {.
r may draw order for S3 900 for any ~
e purchase.l ~, ~.
BY Mr.. Pirie of Williamstown. an act ~
amend Sec. 65 of the public statutes ~ ~
d to repeal Secs. 1864 and 1896 of nv
e public statutes. providing for the ~ ,gS
.ction Of county clerks. Makes office ne ~
ctive instead OF appointive.l ~ ~
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