The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-27
Harvey d. Hood.

"One generation passeth away, an
another comethn Thus it is writer
and thus we find it in the field of thi
worlds history.
In the death of Harvey d, Hood, an
| other of the citizen landmarks of Tops
ham has passed from earth away. TIT
cause of his death was hardening of th'
arteries, the end being FASTENED by al
attack of erysipelas.
Harvey Dexter Hood was born Nov
Is, lS47, and died Dec. 9, 1910. Thus
| he was ~ years and 23 days of age at
his passing. The deceased was the
third child in family of nine children
born to Gilbert r. and Anna (Patten)
Hood, late Of Topsham.
When % or "a years of age, the sub
iect of our sketch went to Manchester,
n. H., where he worked in machine
shop. While there he became acquaint-
ed with Mary III. Marden of Windham,
N. H., whom he married on Jan, 10,
1875, and for time lived in Manches-
ter. In the year following, the new
family got all together and, taking
their firstborn child, Frederick, a babe
in arms, they moved to Florida, where
they secured from the government a
homestead section of land, which to
commence with was virgin forest, Mr..
Hood and family being the first settlers,
After two years of arduous toll, amid
many hardships incident to such pho.
neer life, considerable portion of the
land was cleared, the soil prepared and
A
with patient hope and joyous expecta
tion, the grove was carefully and faith
fully tended, until at length the toilers
began to be rewarded with some prom.
Using returns.
Meanwhile, other settlers had come
to this region, and the primeval forests
had disappeared, and in their places
were wide expanses of orange groves.
A town of thriving Importance had
grown up, which received the name of
Bay Ridge. Mr.. Hood was at one time
the honored postmaster. Schools were
also established and the subject of our
Churches and Sunday schools were also
organized and in the conduct of these
lelpful agencies, Mr.. Hood was one Of
he most active workers. All went
Onward under the inspiration of hope. |
But there were shadows, "a well as
in the cup of life that came
% this family in the land of flowers. |
The child, Frederick, died and was bur |
ed at Bay Ridge. also little sister, |
Edna. The four surviving children, |
sthel, Herbert, Ernest and Edith, were |
Ilso born in Florida, and there are also |
eft two brothers, Allen of Haverhill, |
\. H., and Sidney of West Topsham,
besides his aged companion, who is in
eeble health
Notwithstanding the many vieissi.
udes, the Is years of sojourn in the
unny cline passed swiftly away and
he orange grove, now l6 years old had
,ecome thing of joy and of promising
'alue TO its possessor, till, alas! one
light, and to many a never to be for.
often night, in January, 1925. an icy
reath from the north and Jack Frost
With long arm, grasped this fair re-
ion by the throat and In the morning
lay PROSTATE. The product of years
+ hopeful toll had persisted in a night, Il
While to many it meant the loss of all
hN FIOHptAAE VI iiNfnHtAus as IL ulh
o the subject Of our sketch. The blow
ras overwhelming, and in the May
GLOWING Mr. Hood. with his family,
eturned to Vermont, theneeforth a
itizen of Topsham
Thenceforward the story of this
eventful life may be briefly
'ritten. Details are known to those
ear of kin and to Others. Health
teadily declined until generous -spir.
ed social friend, lover Of children.
familiar figure upon our streets and
{ public gatherings is no more of NOR.
Al life. The scene Is ended.
Appropriate services were held from
he NJ. f. church Of which he was
lember. at | o'clock p. m. Dec. II.
ll9. Words of comfort were spoken
Y the writer. Rev. J. C. Wright.
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