Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-10-09
O. G.. Miller.

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! Oscar C. Miller of Newport died a
the Mary Fletcher hospital in Bur
lington Saturday evening, October S
following an illness of several weeks
Mr.. Miller was born in Westfeld
July Is, 1912, and was 76 years O.
age. He was the only child of Ephra
inn H. and Mary (Gilman) Miller. HI
married Elma M. Brown and thei1
golden wedding anniversary was OBJ
served on December z, 1915. Mrs
Miller died about two years ago.
To them were born four children
about a year old. Those Surviving
are Perley O. Miller and Inez e
Miller of Newport and Mrs. M. C
Grandy of Burlington. There are
three grandchildren, Daniel R
Grandy of East Orange, N. j., anc
the Misses Ruth and Pearl Grandy OF
Burlington; also a great-grandson,
Daniel R. Grandy, Jr.
His business career began in West
field while yet a young man, where
he engaged in the lumber business in
small way but because of his mark
ed ability he soon attracted the at
tention of the concern that was then
carrying on an extensive lumber bus
mess in Newport which concern made
him a 1attering offer which later he
accepted and which gave him larger
scope for his business ability. For
number of years he successfully
managed the affairs of this company
and then formed a partnership with
John A. Prouty under the firm name
of Prouty & Miller in 1876. Upon
the death of ]. A. Prouty his inter-
ests were continued by his three sons,
the late Ex-Governor G. H. Prouty,
Edgar J. Prouty and Willard R.
Prouty. The firm has lumber mills
and retail yards at Brockton and
Holyoke, Mass. 1t has heretofore
operated mills at Roxton Falls, P. O.,
Bigelow, Me-, and St. Victor, P. @.
Mr.. Miller has always been a pub
lic-spirited man in the truest sense of
the word. Always to be found fight
ing valiantly for anything and every
thing that looked toward the better
ment of his beloved town. He was
the first to see the Importance
of establishing a local board of trade
and was one of the first presidents.
He was vitality interested in the Y.
M. I. G.. and has at different times
guided it's affairs as
president. He was vice president of
the Orleans Trust Company of New
port, member of the board of civil
authority for many years and chair
man of the Orleans County Exemp-
ton board until compelled to give up
the work on account of ill health. He
was a member of the Memphremagog
Lodge A. F. & A. M, Cleveland
Chapter, r. A. M, and was a men,
Der of the Order of the Eastern Star.
In politics he was a Democrat, he
represented the town of Newport in
1892, being elected by big majority
showing his popularity in a town
where for nearly half a century he
has been in business. He was three
times delegate to the Democratic Ma
tional conventions and was nominee
Of his party for the office Of u. S.
senator in 1916. In the death of Mr..
Miller Newport and Orleans county
and the state Of Vermont lose one of
their foremost citizens and capable
business men. His immediate circle
oses a faithful friend, his business
a wise counsellor and his
family a devoted father. Material
prosperity that came to him through
he wise investment of his splendid
him from those of his
earlier years who had been less sue
,essful than he. One of the great
,st joys of his life was that he was
able to add to the joys and comfort
If those who in other years had min
stored to him. No son ever more
enderly cared for father and mother,
Who like himself lived to celebrate
heir golden wedding, during declin-
ng years than did this grateful son.
lis acts Of kindness and deeds of SER
7ice were done without ostentation
md few knew of the many deeds of
harity that were performed by him.
lie was one of the prime movers in es-
ablishing the work of the district
lurse and gave generous financial
to that work. 1t was rare in
Iced that his car ever left the city for
my extended trip that it was not
lied with someone who save for his
would have been de-
lied the pleasure thus afforded. 1t is
matter of regret that because of
he ruling of the state board of health
he funeral was necessarily private,
hus denying his many friends the
privilege of paying their tribute of
aspect to their fellow townsman and
riend. The mill, the Masons, the Y.
I. c., the Orleans Trust Co. and
he Board of Trade, were, however,
represented by the following men who
cted as pail bearers, Messrs. w. B.
Ieyer, Elmer A Richardson, L. F.
lay, C. M. Bailey, J. R. Kirkpatrick
nd George L. Macdiarmid. The SER
ices were conducted by his pastor, |
rev. L. A. Edwards, of the First Con-
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vas in the family lot, West Derby
emetery. The sympathy of the en-
ire community is extended to the |
amily and business associates, who
nourn the loss of loving father and
oyal friend.
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