The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-23
DoRMAN BRIDGMAN PASSES AWAY.
One of Hardwicks Prominent Citizens
and Business Men.

| Hardwick, Jan. 23.--0ne Of Hardwick's
Oldest and foremost citizens and business
men passed away at his home on High
/ land avenue early Wednesday morning,
Jan. %, after an illness lasting several
months, although during that time Mr.
Bridman developed remarkable recuper
alive powers and was up and around q
part of that time, but since the death Of
his wife not so very long ago, his health
had failed rapidly and the end came
/ peacefully.
! Dorman Bridgman was born on the old
Bridgman homestead in this place Feb. Z,
| 1887, and had he lived couple Of weeks
would have attained his SD birthday
He was son of Dormsn Bridgman, ST.,
and grandson of Capt. John Bridgman,
and came of old English stock, and being
a descendant in the eighth generation,
the family coming from Winchester,
England, in 1910 and settling in Hart
( ford, Conn. His grandfather saw service
| in the Revolutionary war and took an
active part in the battle of Plattsburg
HIS grandfather came to Hardwick in
/ 1895, being one of the very FIRST settlers
and cleared what is now known as the
Bridgman farm, which consisted of 800
acres.
| Mr. Bridgrnan attended the public
schools in this town and completed his
education at Peoples academy in Morris
vile and later taking up the profession
of teaching. Giving up this profession
he was in the region Of Pixies Peak
searching for gold. in 1860 he returned
to Hardwick, where he conducted a gen
eral hotel for about two years. Exchsng-
ing positions with his father, the latter
took the hotel and Dorman, jr., took
the farm, which he conducted success
fully for five years, when he removed to
Woodbury., where he continued sgricul-
tural pursuits for five years.
Returning to Hardwick and forming a
partnership with NJ. i. Tucker in 1879,
he embarked in the lumber business,
erecting saw.mill at Mackville, where
he remained until 1886, and met with
marked success in his operations.
Since that time through his extensive
dealing in real estate and the erection of
business blocks and dwellings he had
done much TO advance the material in
terests OF his native town and to pro
mote its Improvements He buit the
handsome residence on Highland avenue
which he occupied at the time of his de-
cease, and is one Of the most attractive
places in the village
Mr.. Bridgman always took a lively in
terest in politics and was always to be
kfound with the Democratic party and
had served in many town offices, having
been selectman and justice Of the peace
for many years, as well as holding other
important town Offices. He was very
active in securing a charter for the vii
lage, Of which he was the first president,
an Office which he held for several years.
Several times he had been a candidate
for representative to the legislature on
the Democratic ticket and each time
polled more than the party vote.
In 1898 he took prominent part in
organizing the Hardwick Savings Bank
& Trust Co. and up to a couple years
ago served as its president and largely
owing to his foresight and active interest
in this institution it has become power
in the community as we'll as standing
we'll up with other banks in the state
and country.
Nov. /, 1850, Mr.. Bridgman married
Jennie r. Whitcher of Albany, this state.