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About Google Book Search Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. Google Book Search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. You can search through the full text of this book on the web at|http: //books .google .com/I i i k' GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT A RECORD OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HER PEOPLE IN THE MAKING OF A COMMONWEALTH AND THE FOUNDING OF A NATION HON. HIRAM QARLETON OF mONTPELlER VOL. II " Knowledge of kindred and the genealngies of the ancient families deserveth the highest praise. Herein consisteth a part of the Itnowledge of a man's own self. It is a great spur to virtue to toolc back on the worth of our line."— Lord Bacon. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 0 3 • •• INDBX Adams, Leroy F., 632 Akeley, Healey C, 476 Alfred, Frank E., 353 Allen, Ira R., 415 Allen, Martin F., 71 Allen, Stoddard N., 72 Andros, Dudley K., 576 Aplin, George T., 502 Arkley, Alexander T., 135 Arms, Edward, 737 Arms, Robert B., 288 Arthur, Chester A., 522 Atcherson, Byron F., 287 Ayers, Hiram B., 479 Ayers, John L., 473 Ajrres, Joseph M., 747 Bacon, John B., 750 Bacon, John L., 338 Bailey, Frank J., 307 Bailey, Isaac D., 86 Bailey, James E., 547 Baker, Joel C, 684 Baker, John G., 36 Baldwin, LeRoy W.. 380 Ball, Franklin P., 390. Ball, George F., 390 Ball. Noble L., 65 Ballard, Henry, 728 Barber, Charles N., 543 Barber, Merritt, 643 Barnes, James W., 281 Barry, Milton P., 426 Barstow, John, 544 Bartlett, Joel B., 145 Bates, Edward L., 705 Beckwith, Buel S., 87 Belknap, Willis C. 116 Benedict, Ransom S., 84 Benzie, John, 591 Berkeley, George, 753 Bigelow, John J.. 560 Bigwood. Samuel, 131 Birkett, Elmer P., 75 Bissell, William H. A., 174 Bixby, Armentus B., 372 Bixby, Hira L., 607 Blak^r William C.f l$9 Blakely, David, 344 Blakely, The Family, 594 Blanchard, Edwin O., 458 Blanchard, Herbert H., y2'^ Bliss, William H., 89 Blodgett, Charles A., 493 Blodgett, George W., 720 Blodgett, Seth A., 590 Bolles, Francis A., 124 Bond, George J., 106 Bond, Henry E., 566 Bos worth, David, 242 Bosworth, William H., 245 Boy den. Nelson L., 159 Bradbury, Charles A., 658 Brainerd, Ezra, 314 Brainerd, Lawrence, 411 Briggs, George, 659 Brigham, Herbert F., 752 Brigham, Waldo, 35 Brooks, Frank H.. 604 Brooks, George J., 248 Brown, Henry \I., 167 Brown, Isaac J., 714 Brown, John S., 210 Brown, Roswell E., 246 Brown, Wilbur, 292 Brown, William, 711 Brownell, Chauncey W., 219 Buck, Arthur E., 465 Burbank, William H., 206 Burdick, Almond E., 636 Burleson, George W., 240 Burt, Frank O., 564 Butler, Fred M., 669 Buttcrfield, A. Augustine, loi Butterfield, O. E., 727 Cabot, William B., 685 Cady, Willis N., 78 Camp, Dix J., 538 Cannon, Barney, 374 Carpenter, Arthur P., 105 Carpenter, Benjamin F. D., 681 Carpenter, Sylvanus B., 158 Carter, Rodney F., 675 ^artmell, Robert, 109 Chandler, Albert B., 328 Chandler, Lemuel, 461 Chapin, Lucius O., 66 Chapman, Marvin W., 749 Chapman, Thad M., 319 Chase, Rolla M., 365 Chase, Trescott A., 526 Childs, Adna L., 280 Childs, George T., 182 Chittenden, Lucius E., 614 Church, Melvin D., 559 Clark, Dayton, 683 Clark, Frederick E., 628 Clark, George H., 418 Clark, Henry G., 418 Clark, Henry L., 208 Clark, Orlando, 483 Clark, The Family, 80 Clark, William F., 312 Clermont, Anthony P., 368 Cleveland, Henry C, 640 Cleveland, James P., 386 Clough, George W., 218 Clough. Guy A., 562 Cobb, William H., 93 Cobleigh, Rolfe, 169 Coburn, Arthur D., 176 C©burn, Frederick W., 128 Coburn, James A., 176 Coburn, Joseph L., 129 Coburn, Lewis D., 128 Cole. Ormond, 134 Collins, Barnabas W,, 67 Conant, David S., 25 Cone, The Family, 361 Converse, Charles H., 272 Cook, Nelson W., 666 Cooper, Alanson L., 347 Cowdrey, Burnham, 532 Crandall, Frank H., 708 Crandall, Henry A., 31 Crane, David G., 660 Crawford, Henry, 258 Cummings, David W., 481 Cummings, Edgar A., 601 Cummings, Harlan P., 440 Currier, John W., 514 (^\;shm^n, Henry T., ^3 Dailcy, Timothy S., 383 Dana, Benjamin F., 520 Dana, Charles S., 317 Daiiids, George F., 60 Darling. Jonathan R., 207 Darling. Josepii K., 465 Davenport, George, 459 Davis. Aaron, 717 Davis, Charles R,, 300 Davis, Edward A.. 718 Davis, George, 503 Dean, Ashhel A., 66z Dean, R E., 718 DeBoer. Joseph A., 256 r)cniing, Eleazer H., 673 Denison, Dudley C, 356. Denison, Joseph D,, 166 Derby, All>erl, i»w ll'ewey. Charley 56 Dewey, George, 58 Dickenson, Dennis A., 740 Dickcrman, Jerry K., 519 Dodge, Harvey 431 Donneliv Jobn H,. fir Dorr, Mrs. Jnlia C. K.. 5K7 Dorr. Seneca M., 585 Dow ley. George S.. 57 j Downs, Franklin P., 720 Drew, Lemuel S,, 147 DuBois. I-'red E., 170 Diinshee, Noble F,. 274 Dnnton. Charles H-. 236 Eaton, John H., 713 EiMy. Werritt H., 97 Kcl.ly, Slanton S,. fjR Eels, (ieorge A.. 337 Elkins. Orion N.. (n% EUU, 'Irnii-, r.. ,184 Kniersoti. Cltarles C 41.3 Emery, Hanfurd Iv, .sh.i Kairllfld, Charles '!".. 704 Kiirman. hrastiis P.. 401 I-arn<.in. Allien W., 5:5 l-"nrrar. David, ''x)3 I-'arr-ir. The I'aniily. fin Faulkner. Charles H., f*K l-ay, AnK.Irl C. ifi.S Fay, Harry M.. 47 Fay. John. 164 Ferrin. Clivsl.-'r M,. 143 Field, Wells L.. ifiT Fifield. Ii.-nj.iniin K. I Fish. Frank I„. .W2 Fisher, tlie^iier I„. loi Fisher, l-:7ra I-:„ 25=; 1-lapp. ( inirge \\'., 736 FlaBt;, loiiTi H. 60 I ick. 54f. I M.. 21S Fokom, H;irlcv F.. 690 Fonl-ina Brnlhcrs, 721 Forbes, Charles S.. 186 Forhts. The Family, 184 I'osier, Gcr>rge S., 416 Fowler, Joseph W-. 283 Fox, George H,, 224 Freeman, Edward W., 115 Fuller, George W., 199 Fullinglon, Uirncy S., 631 Gaffield. Gardner J., 429 Gale, Charles A., 677 Gardner, Abraham B., 326 Gay. Willard, 457 Gifford, John P., 721 Gilman, George E., 192 Gilman, Heman L„ 72 Gilmore, Arthur W„ 697 Gilmorc, William H., 212 Gilson, Calvin P., 140 Gilson. Edson P„ 406 Gleason, Joseph T., 592 Godfrey, Frank H., 425 Goodall. E. K., 691 Goodhue. Francis, 575 Gordon, John W., 37 Gordon, Truman R., 699 Gorham, David C, 272 t;.>.s Franklin A., 704 Gnul.llii,;, 1m.,.|,Ii H., 449 (.rm^.,,';..,|-i:,. W.. 583 (iravcs. Alien L.. 327 Graves. George F, 271 Graves, Luther R.. 269 Graves. The Family, 262 Greene. Ijiren^o M,. 3$1 HaM. Elmore J-. 221 Hall. Hiland. 6 Hall. Thom.-is R, 209 Mamilinn, Fremont, 148 Hamilton. Henry W„ T48 llanehell. llenrv II. ifiT. I lanrnlmn, Johii 1). ^12 Hard. Aliliie A.. 28.' Hard. F.li^^alK'lh, 282 Manual., (leorg.- W.. r,24 MiirrinKio.t, Kdwin, 120 llawellini-. Krwin A., -^(i n:Heh. Isaac W.. 703 Hatch. 'I'he Family. 153 , !) llndges. Charles I,„ ^41 Holden. F.Ii. 462 Holden. 1. Henrv. 194 Holler-. Winter H.. 2.16 HoHisrtr, George E-, 543 Hollister. Josiah B., 46 Helton, Joel H.. 629 i^Iooker, Burton S., 432 Horton, Alonzo E., 460 Horton, Andrew J., 100 Horton, Edward H„ 739 Horton, Myron J., 388 Houghton, Charles E., 160 Hovev, Edwin L., 178 Hovei-, Jabei W., 348 Howard, Charles W., 638 Howe, Frank B., 242 Howe, John C, 160 Hunt, George A., 77 Hutcllii.s. Everett W. H.. 723 Hutchinson, James, 39 Jackmaii, William H., 73 Jackson, Hcher A,, 637 Jamason, Charles R.. .170 Jcnne, Clarence F. R., 195 Jendevine. Allien E., 569 Johnson, Kiissell T„ 182 Johnson, William E., ,171 Jones, Calista R., 23 Jones, Charles. 21 Jones, Charles H., ,s8i Jones, Harricl (J.islyn), 579 Jones. Horace S,, 579 Jones, Julian H., 5,16 Jones, Moses J.. 6.14 Jones. Orrin M.. 467 Joslvn, Hubbard, -iSo luds..,!. Andrew U'.. S12 Judson, J. Rollui. iH Keith. Lewis. ()o8 Kelton. h'rancis 1',. .jgo Kelton, HerhiTt, SM Kcniield. l->ank. 72<. Kent. I.i-rov A., j.- Kimball. George I'. O.. 27, Kiiii?,a!l. Orrin. .179 Kniiball. Ki>bcrl 1.. .S17 Kinn. George M.. 408' KiiiKsley. Ilarwin P.. 6^( " iW LaniMiti. Wli l.i.Hs..ii. Charlif C. 4X l-aw-on. William \.. 4.1 Lawlnn. ,Sliail.>r )■:.. j,!'; leach. M.^i's J. ](,i l,eavenw..rtll. .-Mi.-l. Sr.. 444 Leavenworth, T'hilip R., 4.44 l..-ivill, Elroy F.. po Liblny. .\I01170 S.. 171 l...r,l. fharl.sC. 214 .■|ib ii„ 2*0 ]... - .145 t:<-ori;e W.. I^ Lynch. l-:dward R.. 96 lynch. John A,. 7t9 Mieck. Frederick, ("149 M3-;ck, John Van S-i 649 INDEX. Manley, Joseph E., 381 Marble, The Family, 650 Marsh, James W., 742 Marshall, Andrew J., 30Q Martin, Bowman B., 407 Martin, James L., 582 Marvin, Ebenezer, 707 Mathews, Asa D., 409 Mathews, Edward J., 308 Mathewson, Ozias D., 62 May, Elisha, 657 McClary, Horace P., 10 McClary, The Family, 17 McClintock, William G.. 487 McCullough, John G., 4 McDuflfee, Henry C, 40 McFarland, Henry M., 32 McKnight, Edwin P., 527 McLoud, James H., 68 McNeil, William, 439 McQuivey, Allison N., 551 Meacham, Ozro, 392 Mead, John A., 597 Meech, Edgar, 584 Meech, Ezra, 584 Miles, Charles A., 506 Miles, Willard W.. 494 Miles, William H., 403 Miller, Charles C, 149 Milne, George B., 430 Moore, Franklin, 505 Moore, Mrs. Philura C, 504 Morgan, Elmira H., 299 Morgan, William R., 298 Morris, The Family, 358 Morse, Dana H., 552 Morse, Melvin G., 719 Morton, Richard G., 434 Mosley, Charles N., 560 Moulton, Clarence F., 38 Munson, Loveland, 325 Miirdock, Herbert T., 724 Nash, Frank T., 223 Nelson, Frank J., 456 Newton, Ix)uis S., 689 Nichols, Edwin L., iii Nichols, Fayette G., 123 Nichols, William H., 156 Norton, Anson M., 295 Norton, Edward, 26 Norton, Luman P., 339 Norton, Nathan A., 206 Nye, Warren C, 427 Nye, William G., 424 Orvis, Edward C, 279 Orvis, Franklin H., 276 Page, Curtis L., 368 Page, Frank M., 188 Paige, Eugene W., 505 Palmer, Eli H., 415 Pape, George H., 417 Park, Annie C, 253 Park, Trenor W., 12 Parker, Charles E., 301 Parks, Warren F., 712 Patterson, George W., 73^ Pattridge, Curtis J., 115 Pease, Horace C, 232 Peck, Asahel, 700 Peck, Cicero G., 701 Perrm, David A., 630 Perrin, Walter J., 16 Phillips, Chester S., 603 Phillips. Winfield S., 283 Pierce, George W., 112 Pierce, Will E., 496 Pierpoint, Evelyn, 422 Pierpoint, Robert, 420 Pitkin, Periey P., 548 Planiondon. William A., 645 Pontbriand, Charles L.. 66(j Pope, Edward A., 126 Porter, Herbert G., 473 Powers, William E., 189 Prichard, Fred E., 350 Prime, William R., 735 Prouty, George H., 735 Prouty, John A., 733 Putnam, Christopher C, Jr., 136 Rand, James P., 620 Ranger, Walter E., 528 Ray, Orman P., 228 Read, Carlton W., 257 Reed, Albert C, 438 Retting, John J., 198 Rhoads, Cornelius P., 121 Rich, Frank A., 284 Richardson, Lucius H., 555 Rider, William W., 247 Ripley, Charles, 647 Robertson, William, 509 Robins, John, 422 Robinson, Rowland E., 102 Rogers, Lyman, 710 Root, William A., 610 Rose, Hale R., 118 Ross, Elmer E., 95 Ross, Henry H., 748 Rowley, Erwin S., 568 Royce, George E., 516 Royce, Homer C, 375 Rublee, Charles C., 497 Russel, Edward P., 322 Ryder, Herbert D., 423 Ryder, James M., 680 Safford, John M., 625 Safford, The Family, 330 Salisbury Bros., 529 Sargeant, Mark J., 355 Sawyer, Charles M., 19 Sawyer, Edward B., 671 Scott, Martin, 189 Severance, Milton L., 622 Seymour, Charles R., 488 Shattuck, Curtis N., 653 Shattuck. Ira A., 589 Shaw, Charles E., 719 Shaw, Henry R., 174 Shaw, Jerome V., 273 Sheldon, John A., 654 Sheldon, William B., 251 Sherburn, Joel O., 180 Sherburne, Frank A., 696 Sibley, Clark, 540 Sibley, George F., 152 Sibley, Hiram E., 130 Sibley, Simeon M., 37 Sibley, Torrey W., 133 Simmonds, David K., 484 Simmons, Horatio C, 663 Slack, John T., 716 Slack, William H. H., 715 Sleeper, Joseph E., 503 Smalley, Bradley B., 472 Smalley, David A., 468 Smith, Clement F., 641 Smith, Edward C, 55 Smith, Fuller C, 665 Smith, George W., 480 .Smith, John A., 239 Smith, The Family, 52 Smith, Walter P., 172 Spafford, Henry W., 304 Sparrow, Hiram L., 525 Spear, Orville A., 442 Stafford, J. Gilbert, 202 Stanford, Charles A., 297 Stanton, Zed S., 436 Stearns. John C, 20 Stearns, Joseph T., 623 Stedman, Josiah H., 553 Stewart, Abel H., 554 Stiles, Francis W., 341 Stiles, Truman R., 177 Stillson, Henry L., 342 Stockwell, Elbridge E., 144 Stoddard, Frederick R., 404 Stone, Micah H., 127 Stone, Robert G., 128 Stone, William L., 215 Stow, George L., 635 Stratton, George O., 234 Streeter, Henry C, 556 Strong, Horace W., 746 Stuart, Charles L., 205 Sullivan, John E., 300 Swain, Albert N., 500 Swain, The Family, 500 Swasey, George T., 349 Taft, Elihu B., 510 Taft, Isaac B., 201 Taft, Lucius D., 745 Taggart, John E., 125 Talbot, James H., 741 Taylor, William H., 297 Temple, David W., 244 Templeton, Aden C., 483 Templeton, Hiram L., 485 Thayer, Lorenzo D., 200 Thomas, Henry G., 474 Thompson, Laforrest H,, 171 Thomson, Jesse E., 679 Titus, Edward, no Tobias, Charles E., 709 Townsend, George H., 311 Tracy, Amasa S., 513 Tracy, Henry W., 29 Tuttle, Henry M:, 286 VI INDEX. Van Dorn, Anthony, 212 Van Sicklin, John J., 146 Van Vliet, Cyrus P., 417 Vincent, Hor.icc M., 501 Vinton, William B., 92 Wade, Henry, 539 Walker, The Family, 140 Wallace, Everett J., 333 Walter, Charles T., 662 Ward, Frederick W., 743 Wardwell, George J., 492 W^are, Orin O., 556 Ware, Walter M., drj Warner, Joseph, 681 Warren, Oilman, 616 Warren, Mrs. (jilman, 617 Washburne, William H., 563 Watson, Elliot B., 385 Webber, George W., 591 Webster, John P., 674 Wheaton, George E. C., 443 Wheeler, Charles G., 335 Wheeler Cyrus W., 107 Wheeler, Ployt H., ^d Wheeler, John S., 69 Wheeler, The Family. 107 Wheelock, Julius S., 168 Whitcomb, \. iiarles W., 397 Whitcomb, Harry W'.. 64 Whitcomb, Mo.ses S., 117 Whitcomb, The Family, ^j^^ White, H. C, 375 White, Homer, 369 White, William C, 367 Whiting, Alfred C, 120 Whiting, E. B., 119 Wilder, Joseph A., 132 Wilkins, George, 44 Willard, Charles H., 690 Willard, Francis E., 545 Williams, Charles G., 142 Williams, Salmon, 563 Willson, Henry S., 744 Woodhull, Joel B., 293 Woodward, Daniel C, 571 Woodward, Julius H., 686 Woodworth, Edward C 336 Young, James R.. 486 Young, John, 518 STATE OF VERMONT. HON. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FIFIELD. Benjamin Franklin Fifield was born in Or- ange, Vermont, November i8, 1832, being the son of Colonel Orange Fifield, who was the son of Colonel Samuel Fifield, one of the early settlers in that town and an extensive prop- erty holder therein in his day. The family is of Scottish descent, and the family name is under- stood to have been originally a union of the name of the county of Fife, in Scotland, with the name of Field. Mr. Fifield's ancestors emigrated to the Massachusetts colony in 1634. His lineage in America is a notable one. . On the maternal side he is descended for the Adamses of Massa- chusetts, his grandmother's maiden name being Lucy Adaiiis, she being in direct line of descent from Henry Adams, who came to this country about 1629, and who was the common ancestor of the Adams family. On the other hand, Sam- uel Adams, the Revolutionary patriot, was the son of Samuel and Mary (Fifield) Adams, the latter being in direct line of descent from William Fifield, the common ancestor of the Fifield family. His great-grandfather Fifield was an of- ficer in the Revolutionary war, and was the sec- ond man over the British entrenchments at the battle of Bennington. His grandfather's brother, Colonel Edward Fifield, commanded a regiment in active service in the war of 1812. His father having removed to Montpelier in his youth, Benjamin F. Fifield fitted for college there and in Plattsburg (New York) Academy, of which Wiliam C. Belcher (University of Ver- mont, 1843), ^^'^^ principal. He entered the IX University of Vermont and graduated with credit in the class of 1855. Selecting the honorable profession of the law, he pursued his legal studies in the office of Peck & Colby, in Montpelier, the partners in which were Hon. Lucius B. Peck, the leader of the Washington county bar, one of the foremost lawyers of Vermont, member of Con- gress, and president of the Vermont and Canada Railroad, and Hon. Stoddard B. Colby, a bril- liant advocate, later register of the United States treasury during the Civil war. In 1858 he was admitted to the bar of Wa^ington county and commenced practice in Montpelier, where he has ever since resided. After his admission to the bar he became associated with Messrs. Peck & Colby until 1864, when, Mr. Colby having re- moved to Washington, he formed a partnership with Mr. Peck. This co-partnership continued until the death of Mr. Peck in 1866, when Mr, Fifield succeeded to the entire and extensive business of the firm. From his admission to the bar to a recent date, he has devoted himself as- siduously to his profession, never allowing him- self to be diverted from it by the political ignes fatui which have attracted so many who otherwise might have adorned their profession. In 1869 he was appointed United States attorney for the dis- trict of Vermont, by President Grant, and re- ceived consecutive re-appointments until 1880, when he resigned the office on account of his election as representative to the general assembly from Montpelier. During this period the busi- ness requiring his official attention was very large, on account of the numerous violations of the pen- sion, bankruptcy, internal revenue and customs THE STATE OF VERMONT. however, close touch with the affairs of the day, and exercises a quiet but potent influence in the affairs of the community and in the ranks of his profession. It was on January 4, 1865, that Mr. Fifield was married to Lucy, daughter of Erastus Hub- bard, of Montpelier, Vermont. Three daughters were bom to them. The eldest, Fanny F., was born on the 27th of November, 1865. On the 26th of October, 1889, she was married to Burn- side B. Bailey, by whom she has four children, Charles Fifield, born December 4, 1890; Marion Fifield, born May 16, 1892; Franklin Fifield, bom March 6, 1897 ; and Lucy Fifield, born April 10, 1903. The second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fifield, Arabella B., was born February 14, 1870. She became the wife of Julius F. Workum on the 17th day of October, 1895, and they have two children, Benjamin Franklin Fifield, born Octo- ber 25, 1899, and Clara, bom July 27, 1902. They reside in New York city. Ellen Lamb, the young- est daughter, was born October 20, 1875. Oc- tober 18, 1902, she married Carlisle J. Gleason, and they reside in New York city. HON. JOHN G. McCULLOUGH. Hon. John Griffith McCullough, whose varied talents and accomplishments have afforded him high and equal celebrity as a lawyer, financier, man of affairs and statesman, and whose most conspicuous and useful effort has had for its field the state of Vermont, was born September 16, 1835, in the Welsh Tract, near Newark, Dela- ware, a son of Alexander and Rebecca (Grif- fith) McCullough. His parents were of Scotch- Irish and Welsh extraction, respectively, and he inherited the best traits of both races whence he sprang. Deprived of his father by death when he was but three years old, and of his mother when he was only seven, the lad entered upon his boy- hood with little to encourage him. But character was already forminp^, and he soon afforded evi- dence that he was self-confident and determined, and he found relatives and friends who, admiring his courage, industry and determination, afforded him such aid as they could bestow. He was studi- ous from his first school days, and, after exhaust- ing such opportunities as the public schools could bring to him, he entered Delaware College, from which he was graduated with the highest honors more than a year before arriving at the age of manhood. During this period he was an indus- trious worker, and his education was mainly acquired through the fruits of his own labors. Predisposed to the law as a profession, short- ly after his graduation Mr. McCullough became a student in the office of St. George Tucker Camp- bell, an eminent and perhaps the leading prac- titioner in Philadelphia, and he subsequently en- tered the law school ot the University of Penn- sylvania, from which he graduated in 1859, and was admitted to the bar the same year. Well pre- pared for his profession, he had but barely en- tered upon practice (and had gained much credit in the winning of his maiden case), when he found himself apparently doomed to exclusion on acount of seriously impaired physical strength following a pulmonary attack. A change of cli- mate being an imperative necessity, he sailed for California and shortly after his arrival (in i860) he was admitted to the bar of the state. In the same year he removed to Mariposa, where he op- ened an office, and, having somewhat recovered his health, soon drew to himself an influential and appreciative clientage. His experiences in California, however, are chiefly of interest as they relate to his political associations and activities. Almost on the instant of his coming, he found himself brought into prominence as a leader of the Unionists. Civil war was impending; public sentiment was greatly divided, and the state seemed destined to become the scene of interne- cine strife. At an opportune moment General Edwin V. Sumner arrived, superseded Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston in command at Fort Al- catraz, and thus frustrated the schemes of the southern sympathizers to separate California from the Union. General Sumner found in young McCullough a ready and efficient ally, whose pa- triotic spirit was thoroughly awakened, and who, taking the stump, did splendid service in unify- ing various diverse elements and bringing them to the support of the national government. He had shown qualities of leadership and displayed fine oratorical powers, and it came alx)ut that, though he was barely qualified by age limit under the state law, he was nominated for the genera) assembly by the united Republicans and Wai THE STATE OF VERMONT. took in different jurisdictions. One of Mr. Phelps' most witty and ingenious arguments is published in his memoirs. Mr. Fifield was final- ly sustained on all the substantial questions in- volved when the litigation came to an end in 1883 and a reorganization of the roads took place, leaving his clients in control. The history of this litigation is unique. It was no ordinary le- gal battle presenting a single issue, but rather a complicated series of controversies arising from a variety of conflicting and irreconcilable inter- ests, and involving many new and delicate ques- tions affecting trust and corporate relations. This condition of things which Mr. Fifield had to meet in 1872 would have confounded an ordinary law- yer, especially at his age, but it only afforded him an opportunity for the development and display of his extraordinary gifts. He made himself master of every question and phase of the situa- tion, and when the time of conflict came he added an intense and concentrated force of clear logical statement rarely matched in any legal arena. Without loss of logical precision, in the white heat of discussion he would focalize his argu- ment upon the point in hand with a wealth of legal illustration and amplification until it became fairly luminous. There was a roundness and com- pleteness in his arguments and an intellectual grip and analysis of the whole subject, coupled with an ingenious marshaling of the facts and the law that left nothing to be desired. Yet in the fierc- est heat of his forensic efforts he never lost his self-mastery, never swerved a line from his ar- gument, but always retained a graceful and law- yer-like bearing, a model for the younger aspir- ants for legal honors. His utterances never left a sting, although his manner of presentation was always full of earnestness and nervous intensity. No comment could be more just than that of an eminent judge of the supreme court when he said: "His characteristics as a lawyer are his clear perception of the salient points of his case and his terse presentation of them in the form of comprehensive statement." During his entire connection with the Central Vermont Railroad for thirty years, no important action was ever taken without his advice. About 1879 ^^ W3S the successful counsel for Governor Fairbanks in the Lamoille Valley Rail- road litigation. In 1887 he made an elaborate argument before the United States interstate commerce commission, involving the construction of the interstate cc>mmerce act. Although then overruled as to the principal point made, this point has since been sustained by a decision of the United States court of appeals. Upon the death of Judge D. A. Smalley of the United States dis- trict court, in 1877, Mr. Fifield's friends urged his appointment as Judge Smalley's successor; but he withdrew his candidacy in order to remain the counsel of the Vermont Central Railroad in their important litigation. Mr. Fifield ranks professionally in the same category with Lucius B. Peck and Andrew Tracy of the last generation of Vermont lawyers, and with George F. Ed- munds and Edward J. Phelps of the present gen- eration. On the 7th of January, 1889, Mr. Fifield was appointed, by Governor E. C. Smith, United States senator, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Justin S. Morrill. It is an of- fice very rarely declined, and no one doubts that Mr. Fifield would have filled it with high ability if he had chosen to accept it; but Mrs. Fifield was at the time approaching the fatal end of a protracted illness, and on account of her critical condition, Mr. Fifield declined the appointment. She died on the following March, and he imme- diately severed his connection with the Central Vermont Railroad and relinquished all profes- sional and public engagements. His own health, much impaired at that time, has since become fully restored to its pristine vigor. For thirty years Mr. and Mrs. Fifield resided in their hand- some residence on State street, and during that period dispensed a graceful and generous hospi- tality, not merely among their neighbors, but also among their numerous friends and acquaintances from abroad. Their home life was a model of domestic felicity and elegance. Mrs. Fifield was refined and accomplished in her manners and a great favorite wherever she was known. Mr. Fifield was scholarly and fastidious in his tastes and habits, and much devoted to his family. Since he brought his professional career to a close in April, 1899, i" ^^^ pleasant retirement of his home his leisure is spent with the books for which he has such an elegant taste, and with the friends who have become endeared to him through many years of genial companionship. He maintains. THE STATE OF VERMONT. lerity and success, the property being delivered to the new company, in less than three years, in improved condition, with no floating debt, ac- companied with cash and securities in value amounting to more than eight million dollars. In 1890 Mr. McCullough was elected to the presi- dency of the Chicago &, Erie Railroad, a position which he occupied for over ten years. He was also president of the Bennington & Rutland Rail- way Company for fifteen years; is president of the North Bennington National Bank, a direc- tor in the Bank of New York, in the New York Security and Trust Company, in the Fidelity and Casualty Company, in the National Life Insur- ance Company, American Trading Company, in the New York and Jersey City lunnel Railroad Company, in the Central Vermont Railroad Com- pany, in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail- way Company, Lackawanna Steel Company, and in many other important corporations. The enthusiasm with which Mr. McCullough entered the field of politics as a young man, in the opening days of the slaveholders' rebellion, has characterized his public conduct to the pres- ent day. Never a professional politician, nor am- bitious of distinction, he has habitually exhib- ited the liveliest interest in all public questions as they have arisen. There has been no political campaipi since that of i860, on the shores of the Pacific, but his voice has been heard, in no un- certain tones, ringing out in assertion of the prin- ciples of true Republicanism and in advocacy of its national leaders from the days of Lincoln to those of Roosevelt. He has l)ccn a prime leader in tlic Republican councils of his state and an influential fissure in almost everv state conven- tion for more than a quarter of a century. He has also boon frequently a delegate to national conventions, among them that of 1880. wliich nominated Garfield, and that of 1888 which nomi- nated Harrison, and that of 1900. which nomi- nated McKinley and Roosevelt. In 1898 he was state senator. In 1902 he was elected governor after a campaign which stirred the state to its very foundations, and one that is destined to become memorable in the political history of the commonwealth. Whatever the chances of success the rival Republican faction may have had, it was doomed to certain defeat fn^n the mo- ment its cliampions turncvl from the absorbitig state issue involved (the license system) and sought to cast aspersions upon the high personal character of General McCullough, the nominee of the party's convention. He had a hold upon the masses and their confidence far beyond the reckoning of his opponents, and they instantly resented this attempt to tarnish his pure and spot- less name, and handsomely rebuked it at the polls. In local affairs Governor McCullough is a potent factor in every good work and important business enterprise, and it would be difficult to say where his life does not enter into that of the community. He was a moving spirit in the Ben- nington Battle Monument Association, and was an active member of the committee charged with the selection of a design for the fitting memorial of that historic engagement. ihe marriage of Governor McCullough has been previously referred to. To him and his wife have been born four children : Hall Park, Eliza- beth Laura, Ella Sarah and Esther Morgan Mc- Cullough. HILAND HALL. The late Hiland Hall, ex-governor and ex- member of Congress, North Benningfton, Ver- mont, was bom at Bennington, July 20, 1795. His father, Nathaniel Hall, was a farmer, and his mother, Abigail (Hubbard) Hall, a worthy and efficient helpmeet. Both were of English descent. The emigrant ancestors, John Hall and George Hubbard, after being over fifteen years at Bos- ton and Hartford, became, in 1650, the first set- tlers and large landholders in Middletown. Con- necticut, where in its ancient burying-ground may now be found tombstones of some of their early descendants. Both Nathaniel Hall and his wife were exemplary members of the Baptist church of which he was a deacon, and were re- spected and esteemed members of society. The youth of Hiland Hall was spent on his father's fann in Bennington. His early educa- tion was principally obtained in the common scliools of his neighborhood. He studied law and was admitteil to the bar of Benningtor countv in December. t8iq; established himsel: in practice in his native town, which he rep^ resented in the general assembly of the state ii THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1827. In 1828 he was clerk of the supreme and county court for Bennington county, and the year following was elected state's attorney for the county, and re-elected for the three succeed- ing years. In January, 1833, he was elected to Congress, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Hon. Johnathan Hunt, and took his seat on the 2ist of that month, during the extraordi- nary excitement growing out of Mr. Calhoun's South Carolina nullification ordinance, and wit- nessed the failure of that first serious effort at disunion. At the same election Mr. Hall was elected to the following Congress, which opened the following December. He was also continued in Congress as a National Republican and Whig by four succeeding elections, when he declined being longer a candidate. In Congress Mr. Hall was a working rather than a talking member, though he occasionally made political speeches — among them one, in 1834, against General Jackson's removal of the government deposits from the United States Bank, and another in 1836 in favor of the dis- tribution of the proceeds of the public lands among the states, which measure was in effect consummated, at that session, in the distribution of the surplus revenue, by which nearly seven hundred thousand dollars were received by the state of Vermont, and added to the school funds of the several towns. Both these speeches were printed in pamphlets, and a large edition of the former was reprinted in New York prior to the succeeding state election, and circulated as a cam- paign document. His work on committees, first on that of the postoffice and postroads, and afterward on that of Revolutionary claims^ was onerous and se- vere, his printed reports covering several vol- umes of public documents. In 1836, while a mem- ber of the postoftice committee, he prepared an exhaustive mmority report in opposition to the bill to suppress the circulation by mail in the southern states of printed matter on the subject of slavery, termed "Incendiary Publications," which was published in the National Intelligen- cer at Washington, and in many of the leading newspapers of the north, as antidote to a report made to the senate by Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Hall's services were especialy important in opposing wasteful and extravagant expenditures. While on the postoffice committee he took a prominent part in framing and procuring the passage of the act of July 2, 1836, which made a radical change in the organization of the postoffice department, and provided an effectual system for the settle- ment of its complicated accounts, by which an alarming series of frauds was broken up, and an honest and economical administration of its af- fairs inaugurated and secured. Mr. Hall's successful efforts in relation to one class of claims deserves a more particular notice, as well for the large amount involved in them, as for the powerful influence and bitter opposition he was obliged to overcome in expos- ing their unfounded and fraudulent character. For several years Congress had allowed numerous claims founded on alleged promises of the legis- lature of Virginia or of the continental congress to Virginia officers of the Revolutionary army. In satisfaction of these claims there had been drawn from the treasury over three million dol- lars, and there were still pending before Con- gress claims to the further amount of more than another million, and their number and amount were continually increasing. By a patinet exami- nation of the archives at Washington, and pub- lic records at Richmond, Mr. Hall became satis- fied that the great mass of the claims already paid were wholly unfounded, and that those which were still pending were, if possible, still more wortiiless. He obtained the appointment of a select committe, of which he was made chair- man, and he prepared a report unfavorable to the claims. The printing was vehemently opposed by the Virginia delegation, and by dilatory mo- tions and other sharp parliamentary practice the report was smothered for that Congress. At the next session Mr. Hall became a member of the committee of revolutionary claims, and soon af- terward its chairman. He made a report from that committee on the bounty land and commuta- tion claims of the Virginians, similar to the one suppressed at the close of the previous Congress, which showed by documentary evidence that ev- ery one of those modem Virginia allowances was unfounded. This effectually disposed of the claims for that Congress. Mr. Stanley of North Carolina offered a resolution directing the com- mittee of revolutionarv claims to examine and 8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. report on their validity, which resolution he af- terward modified by substituting a select com- mittee for that on revolutionary claims. This was done on the complaint of the Virginians that Mr. Hall, the chairman of the standing conmmit- tee, was unreasonably and unjustly prejudiced, and would not give the claimants a fair hearing. Mr. Hall spoke in vindication of his course in regard to the claims, showing by documentary evidence that they were either wholly fraudulent or clearly unfounded on any Revolutionary serv- ice to sustain them. He closed his remarks by presenting a list of claimants, whose claims amounted in tlie whole to over two hundred thousand 'dollars, and comprised all the latest that had been recommended for payment by the executive of Virginia, and were included in the bill then pending. He said every one of them was bad, and offered to adandon his oppositions to the claims if any member from Virginia or from any other state would select from the list any single claim he pleased, and satisfy the house that it was well founded. His remarks were com- mented upon by the Virginians, and among them by Messrs. Goggin, (ioode and (lilmer, in speeches of an hour each, which were all highly lauda- tory of the patriotism of X^irginia and her Rcvo- lutionarv heroism, but none of them ventured anv attempt to show the validity of a single claim. The speech of Mr. Gilmer, who had been gov- ernor of Virginia, was of an aggressive and ex- tremely personal character toward Mr. Hall, so much so that he was several times called to order for violating the rules of the house. In his re- ply Mr. Hall not only vindicated his own con- duct in regard to the claims, but treated of the peculiar relationship of his assailant to them. He showed that Mr. Gilmer, on the application of a set of speculators, when the claims were well known to be worthless and dead, had charmed them into life and to par value by inducing the legislature of the state to recommend their pay- ment by Congress ; that he also, as agent of cer- tain half-pay claimants whose claims were equal- ly unfounded, had presented them to Congress, and that by a law of the state he was entitled to one per cent of all that should be paid by the United States ; that the amount which had been paid by the United States on the two classes of claims was over $2,700.00:), and that Mr. Gil- mer had already received $12,664, ^s his per- centage on the half-pay claims, and was entitled to receive a like allowance on all future payments. The vindication of Mr. Hall was full and com- plete, and overwhelming to his assailants. Ex-r'resident Adams was then a member of the house, and in his diary, published by his son, the debate is noticed as follows: June 16, 1842. — Stanley moved the appoint- ment of a select committee to investigate the expenditures on account of Virginia military bounty land warrants, from which sprung up a debate, and Hiland Hall opened a hideous sink of corruption, until he was arrested by the ex- piration of the morning hour. June 21. — Gilmer growled an hour against Hall for detecting and exposing a multitude of gross frauds, perpetrated in the claims relating to the Virginia military land-warrants. June 22. — Goggin scolded an hour against Hiland Hall, and W. O. Goode took the floor to follow him. June 24.— W. O. Goode followed the Vir- ginia pack against Hall. James Cooper moved the previous question, but withdrew it at the request of Hall, to give him opportunity to reply lo the Virgfinia vituperation. June 25. — Hiland Hall took the morning hour to flay Gilmer and the Virginia military land-warrants. This thorough exposure of the rottenness of these claims and the marked rebuff and discom- fiture of the Virginians, followed, as it soon after was, by a full history and condemnation of them in detail in a report from Mr. Stanley's select committee, made by Mr. Hall, one of its mem- bers, operated as a final extinguisher of them. None of them were ever afterward allowed by Congress. By the act of Congress, passed in 1832, on the application of the Virginia assembly, undei the lead of Governor (jilmer. Congress had as- sumed the payment of certain, half-pay claims which rested on alleged promises of that stat< to her officers, and had provided for their ad justment by the war department. These are th< claims before mentioned, for the allowance o which by the United States Mr. Gilmer was en titled to receive a percentage. They were purel; state claims, and there was no legal or equitabl THE STATE OF VERMONT. ground for making the United States liable for them. Those intended to be provided for had not only been allowed and paid, but the act had been so loosely and inconsistently construed by former secretaries of war, that Mr. Hall, from his examination, felt able to show beyond doubt, that allowances to the amount ot several hun- dred thousand dollars had been made under color of its provisions, which the act in no wise war- ranted, and which were clearly unfounded and unjust. As other claims were still pending in the department, Mr. Hall felt it his duty to call the attention of the then recently appointed sec- retary to the lax manner in which previous al- lowances had been made, and he accordingly addressed a letter to him on the subject, in which he respectfully suggested the propriety of his reconsidering the construction which should be given to the act. The secretary did not take the suggestion kindly, and rather a spicy correspon- dence ensued, the purport and spirit of which may be gathered from the two concluding let- ters, which were as follows: Department of War, Feb'y. 25th. 1842. Sir: In answer to your letter of the 24th I tarnsmit herewith a copy of your former letter of the 2 1 St inst. as you request, and have to state that I could not perceive the object of it, if it were not to induce a suppression of operations in the class of cases to which you allude. I am extremely obliged to you for the information you gave, and will be still further obliged if you can point out a mode in which the erroneous con- struction you suppose to have been give can be corrected, without violating the indispensable rule of adhering to former decisions. Very respectfuUv your obd't. Sv't., Hon. Hiland Hall,' J. C. Spencer. House of Representatives. House of Representatives, Feb'y. 26th, 1842. Sir : I thank you for the copy of the letter of the 21 St inst. inclosed in yours of yesterday. In your letter you say you are extremely ob- linged to me for the information I gave you, and will be still further obliged if I can point out a mode in which the erroneous construction I suppose to have been given the act of July 5th 1832, ''can be corrected without violating the indispensable rule adhering to former decis- ions." I would be glad to oblige you in this particular, but it is out of my power. Under an indispensable rule to adhere to erroneous de- cisions, I know of no mode in which they can be corrected. You are doubtless unaware of the amount of labor this "indispensable rule of adhering to former decisions" will save in the adjustment of these half-pay claims. There will be no neces- sity of reading the law or the evidence in any case. You may safely allow, without examina- tion, all claims that are presented. I will engage to furnish you a precedent from ^'former de- cisions" for any allowance you may make. I am, sir, very respectfully yours, Hon. J. C. Spencer, Hiland Hall. Secretary of War. Mr. Hall was bank commissioner of Vermont for four years from 1843, J" 1831, married, September 10, i860, Nellie E. Lyman. He studied law and practiced for a while in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but, returning to Bennington, was appointed clerk of the county court, which office he held at the time of his death, October 8, 1888. (6) Nathaniel B., born September 2, 1826, married Martha B. Rouse, February 25, 1850. He was a lawyer and served as major of the Fourteenth Vermont Regiment in the Civil war. In 1870 he removed to Jackson, Michigan, and went into the real estate and in- surance business, in which he was successful! v en- gaged at the time of his death. June 7, 1892. 12 THE STATE OF VERMONT, TRENOR WILLIAM PARK. Trenor William Park, of Bennington, Ver- mont, was born in Woodford, Vermont, Decem- ber 8, 1823. I^^s father, Luther Park, born March 4, 1789, married Cynthia Pratt, and died July 10, 1 87 1. William Park, his grandfather, who died in 1840, aged about ninety years, was a gallant soldier and a commissioned officer in the Revolutionary war. His warrant, which is in the possession of Miss Anna C. Park, of Ben- nington, is couched in the following language : STATE OF THE MASSACJIUSETTS BAY. To William Park, of Northbridge, in the County Worcester and State aforesaid, gentle- men, i^irsuant to a resolve of the General Court of said State of the 20th of April last, I the subscriber being appointed to take the com- mand of a regiment of militia raised in said State for the space of eight months from the time of their arrival at the Pikes Kill on Hud- son river, the place of their destination, do ap- point you quartermaster of said Regt. For which this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand and seal at Upton in said County this eighteenth day of May, A. D., 1778. Ezra Wood, Colonel. Wlicn two or three >ears old, Trenor W. Park removed with his parents to Bennington. There his meagre educational advantages were utilized in such irregular manner as the poverty of the family would allow, but pluck, persistance and industry enabled him to sunnount all ob- structions. From 1830 to 1836 he was known as a bright, precocious, keen-witted boy, who ped- dled molasses candy to supply the necessities of the household. He also performed such acts of service as he was capable of doing. Among these he carried letters to and from the post- office at Bennington, which was then located in what is now called Bennington Center, and this penny-postal establishment between the present village of Bennington and that of Revolutionary fame was among tlie earliest harbingers of the cheap postal system. Wlien fifteen years of age. Trenor Park had become tlie pro])rietor of a small candy store on Xortli street. lUit liis as- pirations were to nnicli liiglier ends tlian anv as- sociated with so humble a branch of commerce. He resolved to become a lawyer, and entering at sixteen the law office of A. P. Lyman (a man of extraordinary native talent, who died in 1883), he there studied for his profession, and with such success that he was admitted to the bar soon after attaining his majority. Beginning prac- tice in Bennington, he continued to prosecute it with great success until the spring of 1852. The appointment of Hon. Hiland Hall by President Fillmore, in 1851, to the chairmanship of the United States land commission in Cali- fornia (a body constituted to settle Mexican land titles in the new territorial domain), brought an entire change into the plans of Mr. Park, who was the son-in-law of Mr. Hall. In the spring of 1852 Mr. Park and his family emigrated to the Pacific coast. Arrived in San Francisco, he com- menced the practice of law, and displayed so much ability in the successful management of his first case (in which he was pitted against Gen- eral James A. McDougall, subsequently United States senator, and who then and ever after proclaimed Mr. Park the most skillful jury law- yer on the Pacific coast), that he attracted the attention of the law firm of Halleck, Peachy & Billings, whose senior member was General Hal- leck, of Civil war fame, and on whose invitation Mr. Park became a member of the firm of Hal- leck, Peachy, Billings & Park, which soon grew to be the leading law firm in California, doing a lucrative business, and which erected Mont- gomery block, the finest structure at the time on the Pacific coast. Mr. Park's professional career in San Fran- cisco was not unattended by personal danger. Pistols were favorite argiaments with disput- ants, but he smiled at threats and danger, and re- lied upon principles and precedents and cool behavior. He was the counsel of Alvin Adams, of IJoston, president of the Adams Express Com- pany, throughout the long and intricate litiga- tion in which that company was involved in Cal- ifornia and Oregon. In the historic reform movement of 1855 he aided *']ame^ King of William" in estal)lishing the San Francisco Bui' letin. When that daring reformer was assissin- atcd for upholding law and order, the memor- able "Vigilance Committee' sjirang at once intc bemg and assumed the local government, anc THE STATE OF VERMONT. II Record, and also to the New England Histori- cal Genealogical Register, In i860 he read be- fore the New York Historical Society a paper showing, "Why the early inhabi- tants of Vermont disclaimed the jurisdiction of New York, and established a separate government." In 1868 his "Early History of Vermont," a work of over five hundred pages, was published by J. Munsell, Albany, in which the controversy of its early inhabitants with New York, and their struggle for the establishment of their state independence, as well as their valua- ble services in the cause of their common coun- try during the Revolutionary war, are largly treated, and the necessity of their separation from the government of New York, in order to main- tain the title to their lands and preserve their liberty, is very fully shown. Governor Hall was very prominent in his ex- ertions to have a suitable centennial celebration of the battle of Bennington, and for the erection of a creditable monument, consisting of a high and commanding shaft, to the heroes of the vic- tory, and in securing for both the favorable ac- tion of the state legislature, and also in subse- quently promoting their successful accomplish- ment. A few months before the celebration in 1877, he prepared a clear and full description of the battle, with an account of its important con- sequences, which was extensively published in newspapers and pamphlets, a copy of which has a place in the official account of the centennial celebration. The University of Vermont in 1859 conferred on him the honorary degree of LL. D. He was a life member and vice president for Vermont of the New England Historical Genealogical So- ciety, a member of the Long Island Historical Society, an honorary member of the Buffalo and corresponding member of the New York His- torical societies. Hiland Hall was married in 1818 to Dolly Tuttle Davis, of Rockingham, Vermont, who, after over sixty years of happy and useful mar- ried life, died January 8, 1879. The fruit of the marriage was six sons and two daughters. Of the sons, two are living, viz : Henry D., born May 5, 1823, married Carolina E. Thatcher, March 24, 1847. They celebrated their golden wedding, and they were the fifth generation, in lineal descent, where the parties had lived to- gether over fifty years. She died July 24, 1899, in North Bennington, where Mr. Hall now re- sides. Charles, born November 18, 1832, married Jane E. Cady, m September, 1856, who died in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, October 2, 1862. He mar- ried, April 19, 1864, Mina Phillips, and now re- sides in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he is a successful wholesale and retail crockery mer- chant. The deceased were: (i) Eliza D., bom August 29, 1821, married Adin Thayer, Jr., of Hoosick Falls, New York, and died August 10, 1843. (2) Hiland H., born January 19, 1825, married Jane A. Waters, September 19, 1849. He was a thorough business young man, going to San Francisco as a clerk of the California Land Commission, where he died a few davs af- ter landing, December 9, 1851, of fever, contract- ed on the Isthmus of Panama. (3) Laura V., born January 27, 1828, married Trenor W. Park, December 15, 1846, and died June 21, 1875. ^^r« Park went to San Francisco in 1852, and in the firm of Halleck, Peachy, Billings & Park, was engaged in a large law practice. He became the owner of the Panama Railroad and sold it to De Lesseps on his undertaking the building of ' the canal. He died December 13, 1882, a multi- millionaire. (4) M. Carter, born ]^Iarch 7, 1820, married, April 20, 1844, Sophia B. Deming, of Arlington. He died June 15, 1881. For much of the last half of his life he was afflicted with rheumatism, so as to be rendered almost help- less. Previous to this affliction he had an exten- sive acquaintance and influence in the town, coun- ty and state. (5) John V., born February 10, 1 83 1, married, September 10, i860, Nellie E. Lyman. He studied law and practiced for a while in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but, returning to Bennington, was appointed clerk of the county court, which office he held at the time of his death, October 8, 1888. (6) Nathaniel B., born September 2, 1826, married Martha B. Rouse, February 25, 1850. He was a lawyer and served as major of the Fourteenth Vermont Regiment in the Civil war. In 1870 he removed to Jackson, Micliigan, and went into the real estate and in- surance business, in which he was successfully en- gaged at the time of his death, June 7, 1892. >4 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Mine, after a jury trial of five months, he was fully vindicated. Neither trials nor claims were impending at the time of his decease, nor did any stain rest upon his character. His admin- istration of the Pacinc Mail Steamship Com- pany, of which he was for years a director, was characterized by his wonted shrewdness and force. He purchased a controlling interest in the Panama Railroad, and was elected its president in 1874, and so continued until his decease. As manager, in connection with General John G. McCoUough, he saw the value of its stock rise from below par to three hundred cents on the dol- lar, at which latter rate it was sold to the De Lesseps Canal Company. His was the dominant mind in the old Panama corporation, and to him the felicitous close of its affairs was mainly due. The transfer of its property and the accompany- ing negotiations were only completed a few months before he sailed for Panama on the trip upon which he died. Trenor W. Park was warmly and deeply at- tached to the locality in which the years of his youth and early manhood had been spent. He was, with E. J. Phelps, of Burlington, cx-Gover- nor Prescott, of New Hampshire, and ex-Gov- ernor Rice, of Massachusetts, one of the commit- tee on the design of the Bennington Battle Monu- ment, which is intended to perpetuate the mem- ory and preserve the spirit of Revolutionary patriotism. He was also a liberal giver. When one of the trustees of the University of Vermont, he conceived the idea of donating the Gallery of Art which now bears his name. Benefactions whose good was apparent in the improved health of hundreds of poor people of New York city (beneficiaries of the Tribune Fresh-air Fund), he delighted in. To these he afforded some months of delightful rural experience at Ben- nington. The Bennington Free Library is also a monument of his munificence, in conjunction with the late Scth Bliss Hunt, and they were its sole donors and to an equal extent. His last and largest contemplated gift was that for the ample endowment of a "Home" at Bennington. The "Park Home" for destitute children and women is one of the most impres- sive memorials of the man. The Hunt property north of the village was purchased, the Home incorporated by act of the legislature in '1882, and when news of its passage reached him he was busy devising the best method to accomplish the object and inaugurate the charity dear to his heart. He was not destined to witness the consummation of his plans. Paralysis seized him on the 13th of December, 1882, while a passenger on board the Pacific mail-steamer San Bias. His remarkable career closed suddenly. After his death, his heirs conveyed the Hunt property to the state for a Soldiers' Home, and it is univers- ally acknowledged to make an ideal Home. Mr. Park's life is not only an illustration of the possibilities of youth in this country, but also of the intrinsic value of shrewdness, energy and perseverance. Nurtured in poverty, he died in affluence. Reared with many scanty advantages he died an able and astute legist, a general of in- dustry, a monarch of finance. Of course he had enemies. Such men necessarily make opponents. But he also made and kept a host of warm and de- voted friends. Short and slight of figure, head bent forward as if in profound thought, deep-set eyes, a manner nervous and restrained, chin and mouth strong and firm, quick and decided in expression, a great reader and powerful thinker — this mod- est and unobtrusive man was one whose memory neither Vermont nor the world, will permit to perish. His funeral took place from the Collegiate Reformed church. Fifth avenue and Forty- eighth street. New York, and was attended by many political, financial and railroad dignitaries. His remains repose in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Trenor W. Park was married December 15, 1846, to l^ura V. S. Hall, daughter of ex- Governor Hiland Hall. Lovely and beloved, a woman who through life showered sunshine on all around her, she died in June, 1875. Two daughters and one son survive their parents. One of the daughters is the wife of Governor John.G. McCullough, and the other of Frederick B. Jennings, a prominent lawyer of New York city. The son, Trenor L. Park, resides in New York city. On the 30th of May, 1882, Mr. Park was married to Ella F., daughter of A. C. Nich- ols, Esq., of San Francisco, California, who now survives him, and lives in San Rafael, California THE STATE OF VERMONT. 15 GEORGE W. LOWRY. George W. Lowry, a prominent business man of Burlington, is a descendant of a typical Ver- mont family, one which, in its various genera- tions, was stamped with all the rugged homely virtues and deeply imbued with the principles and patriotic spirit which actuated the Aliens, Fays, Robinsons and their compeers, through whose strenuous effort the commonwealth was founded and its independence won. George W. Lowry was a descendant of Thom- as Lowry, a native of the North of Ireland, born in 1701, who married one of his own name, but no relative, Anna Lowry, who was born in Scotland in 1704. The pair came to America about 1740, landing in Boston, whence they soon removed to West Hartford, Connecticut, where David, their fifth child was born. The family afterward went to Farmington, locating in that part known as Redstone Hill (Plainville), on a tract of land now occupied in part by Shafrach Manchester, known as the Levi Curtis place. Mr. Lowry died May 16, 1788, aged eighty-seven years, and his wife December 31, 1790, aged eighty-six years, and their remains were interred in the old cemetery in the east part of Plainville. Their children were: John, Thomas, Nathaniel, Samuel, David and Daniel. Thomas (2), son of the parents above named, was a man in moderate circumstances, but high- ly respected for his industry and integrity. He married Phoebe Benedict, daughter of a Presby- terian clergyman, and they became the parents of a son, Heman, who was born in the town of North East, in Dutchess county, New York, September 4, I77«. Heman (3), was reared in Jericho, Vermont, then an unknown wilderness, whither his parents removed when he was a year old. As soon as old enough, he aided his father in clearing up a farm and in adding to the comforts of a home. His father died while he was yet a lad and be- fore he had opportunity for acquiring more than the mere rudiments of an education, and it is presumable that he was greatly indebted to his mother (a woman of beautiful character and, for the times, excellent attamments) for the greater part of that instruction which, aided by his own thirst for knowledge and close applica- tion to study, enabled him in after years to take a high position as a man of affairs, and brought him to positions of prominence and usefulness in public life. The first ofllicial station to which Heman Lowry was called was that of under or deputy sheriff of the county of Chittenden, under the late Heman Allen, afterward minister to Chili. He was probably Mr. Allen's successor in office, as he was appointed sheriff of the county in 1809, and was for nearly forty years in public life, and during that time was almost constantly in public employment, nineteen years as high sheriff, eleven years as United States marshal, a member of the council of censors, and in various other positions of honor and trust. During the stormy and troubled period of the last war with Great Britain, and the exciting period which pre- ceded it, he discharged his public duties with such ability and excellent judgment as to earn for himself the respect and esteem of all parties, and secure his reappointment from year to year, and not unfrequently from his political opponents. Though warm and decided in his political opin- ions, his impartial and faithful discharge of his public duties shielded him from political censure, and secured for him the friendship and good will of his political opponents. In all relations of life, both public and private, he had the singular good fortune to gain the per- sonal confidence and esteem of all who knew him. He was a man of strong intellect and sound judg- ment, and was noted for his integrity and love of truth and justice, it may be truly said of him that he was a frank, straightforward old-school Vermonter, proud of his state and jealous of its honor. Few men exercised a more extended in- fluence in maintaining its high character and hon- or, and few were more widely known within its borders, for there were few prominent men in the state who did not known and respect him for his manly virtues, integrity of character and de- votion to his friends. His death occurred at his residence in Burlington, January 5, 1848, in the seventieth year of his age. The supreme court being in session at the time of his decease, the bar immediately held a meeting and adopted resolu- tions expressive of the sense of the profession in view of the dispensation of Providence which had removed from thepi one who had been so i6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. long connected with them as the chief executive officer of the country, testifying their respect for his memory and his many virtues, and requesting the court to adjourn at noon on the day of his burial, to enable them to attend his funeral in a body. Accordingly, the court adjourned, and the members of that body and a large concourse of mourning friends followed the remains of their departed associate and friend to their final resting place. Mr. Lowry was twice married. His first wife, whom he married in 1800, was Miss Lucy Lee, who died the following year. In 1803 he married Miss Margaret Campbell, a lady of high moral worth, who survived him only two years, and died universally beloved and sincerely mourned. Heman Lowry, son of Heman Lowry (3), was bom March 24, 18 19, in Burlington, where he was educated in the public schools. He was married at Shelbume, December 12, 1849, ^^ Ann M. Harman, who was bom in Vergennes, Octo- ber 7, 1820, a daughter of Argalus and Martha (Isham) Harman. Martha Isham was a daugh- ter of the late Joshua Isham, who came from Col- chester, Connecticut, after serving for seven years in the Revolutionary war, settled in St. George, Vermont, and was master of Washing- ton Lodge No. 3, F. & A. M. After his marriage, Heman Lowry removed to Dannemora, New York, and accepted a position as keeper in the state prison, where he died in i860. He was a member of the Masonic order and of the Epis- copal church. His wife died January 2, 1892. They were the parents of two children, Kate Elizabeth, born October 16, 1851, who died No- vember 25, 1895 ; and (Jeorge William, born in Dannomora, January 27, 1854. George William Lowry, only surviving child of the parents last named, was brought to Shel- burne, Vermr>nt. shortlv after the death of his father. \\c rfcoivcd his education in the schools of Shclburnr. and at an early age entered a mer- cantile establishment in the capacity <>f clerk, in Rurlington. Vermont. He was thus ied until tHHo, when he enj^taged in the drug business in partnership with l-'rcd (). Hcaupre. This enter- prise was suctM'ssfnlly roinlurted tnitil lS<)<), when the firm disjx^srd of their stork U^ nnhark in the real estate business, which they have prosecuted most satisfactorily to the present time. Mr. Lowry is numbered among the most en- terprising and public-spirited citizens of Bur- lington, and extends his aid to every cause prom- ising of advantage to the community. He is prominent in the Masonic order. He was made a Mason in Washington Lodge No. 3, F. & A. iM., in December, 1883, and was master in 189 1-2. He is also a member of Burlington Chapter, R. A. M. ; Burlington Council, R. & S. M. ; Bur- lington Commandery, K. T. ; and Mount Sinai Temple, Mystic Shrine, and has passed the chairs in nearlv all these bodies. WALTER JUDE PERRIN. Walter Jude Perrin, of Hardwick, a dealer m lumber and building materials, is a prominent business man and an active citizen. He was born March 7, 1852, in Bethel, Vermont, a son of Jude Perrin. He belongs to one of the early and honored families of Bethel, his grandfather, Walter Perrin, having been a lifelong resident of that town, where he carried on an extensive business as a tanner and currier. Jude Perrin, a fanner by occupation, was born in Bethel, June ID, 1827, and died there twenty-four years later. His wife, whose maiden name was Lucetta Mc- intosh, is also a native of Bethel, the date of her birth being January 4, 1828. She is a daughter of Samuel and Phebe (Wyatt) Mcintosh, natives of New Hampshire. The father was bom in Amherst, a son of John Mcintosh, who came from Scotland, having been pressed into the British army during the Revolutionar}^ war. His wife, Margaret Henry, was also of Scotch birth. Phebe Wyatt was a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Parker) Wyatt, of Bedford, New Hampshire. Walter J. Perrin came with his mother to Hardwick when a small child, and was here brought up and educated, attending the district schools in his boyhood and completing his studies at the academy. Starting out in life as a farmer, he continued in agricultural pursuits until 1892, when he began dealing in lumber and building materials, starting on a modest scale, but has gradualy enlarged his operations, and is now carrying on a substantial business. A man of THE STATE OF VERMONT. excellent financial and executive ability, he is often called upon to settle estates of different kinds, for many years being either administrator or one of the commissioners in the settlement of important estates. He is a stanch adherent of the Republican party, and has served in most of the town offices, for the past twelve years serving as one of the listers. Fraternally Mr. Perrin is a member of Caspian Lake Lodge No. 87, A. F, & A, M. He is a Methodist in religious belief, and a generous supporter of the church of that denomination. THE McCLARY FAMILY. 1689— 1903. Until the battle of Bothwell Bridge, fought in 1679, in which the Scotch Convenanters re- ceived their final defeat, the McClarys were landed proprietors in the Scottish lowlands, with large estates south of Glasgow, They were at that time compelled to choose betwen the renun- ciation of their faith and the forfeiture of their estates. With true Scotch stubbornness they chose the latter alternative and emigrated to the north of Ireland. Here they remained about thirty-seven years, taking part in that glorious struggle for liberty which welded together French Huguenot, English Dissenter and Scotch Cove- nanter, forming the Scotch-Irish race. On August 7, 1726, Andrew McCiary, the first American in the line of descent, left the province of Ulster, Ireland, for this country, reaching Boston October 8. He seems to hav; resided at Haverhill, Massachusetts, during the following winter and to have located at the Scotch-Irish settlement at Londonderry, New Hampshire, in the spring, reaching there on April 19, 1727. In 1738 he removed to Epsom and settled on the farm where now stands the old McCiary house, erectea in 1 741, which is at present one of the noted landmarks of southern New Hampshire. This house was for twenty-five years the head- quarters of the committee of safety, and within its walls were concocted many of the schemes in- fluencing the early history of New Hampshire. This worthy em.igrant apparently took his full share of the responsibilities of pioneer life, and his frequent elections to positions of honor and trust indicate the confidence in which he was held by his associates. ' Major Andrew McCiary, the second Ameri- can in the line of descent, was the second son of the emigrant, Andrew McCiary. He was born at Northwood, about 1730, and seems to have in- herited from his ancestry a military trend. While be was prominent in all walks of life, his business energy finding expression in his work as taverner, merchant, manufacturer. -farmer and legislator. he found his most complete satisfaction in mili- tary leadership. On April 20, 1775, while plowing the parade ground, which was located on his farm, a mes- senger came giving him an account of the battle of Lexington and within twenty-four hours he was at Medford, seventy miles away, ready to take his part in the impending conflict. When the New Hampshire troops were or- ganized John Stark was chosen colonel and An- drew McCiary major. On June 16 the New a. M. THE STATE OF VERMONT. --rrrTTj^r:--^ rr:».c** "■'ere ordered to the support c ^ber ncir^atrr -j: B::T:ker Hill, and in the bat- zr: vzn-fi i'.Zir^v-:-'. rjt was killed by a cannon ,..: -±it ^^5cs^:S:c of the Bunker Hill monu- -i-'t: ^h: :rv::r ^.f the day closes in words as Tz-nb :VI ^.r^-.T McClary, the highest Amer- ii-u^ rzx':.^ ciSjrfi at the battle, the handsomest XL^cr^ r: r>^ arinv and the favorite of the New Hiiir^^^iibfr-: :rv4/-. His dust still slumbers where X vv<:i Ski : :>v his sorrowing companions in Med- i'*'!. irJaoovred by any adequate memorial to tell »-):i*Tt: '^ orj^ of the heroes who ushered in the ilfrv^ctr^kr^ y/ith such auspicious omens. His <.^:k^. tf/T^ad a gkx/m not only over the hearts of ict r/uer;, f/;:t all through the Suncook valley. His ^v:% '^^::', fUj'AU at noon on the day that ushered r- 'jr:T T^*':r/ri\ l/irth." i^J^dtnv :t:^r% after General Dearborn, who was i 'u:^>Ax% *A Sew Hamphhirc troops at the battle, iryf y/h/'/^'r lar^e experience as a civilian and a v/i/:x^ f\nh\\f\fu\ him to judge correctly, made this ^/xf.tn^it ffu the Major's military ability, com- y^T^-A with bin cr/ntcmporary officers: ''With all the bravery of Stark, he possessed ■/f^^^ m#Tntal c^nrlowment ; with the natural k^fvWfy hi Sfillivafi, he coml)ined the magic power */, ',t^Uf, \n% mtn to noble deeds ; with the popu- 'hkfify fA (fnu'TiiX IVnir, he was more cool and dis- /.f^/'f, ffj Uu'\, Ut combined more completely than ku/ of hh HP^kiH'UiU'n the elements that tend^to fu^kJi ^ fMr\tuhir HU<\ HucccHsfuI comiuandcr, and i,A4 hu \ift^ \Htzu spared he would doubtless havo /ii^ftH MfUfiti^ llir moiit able and noted officers of ^ nf'lain Andmv M diary, of the regular • f/. Mm* Ujjfd Amrrii'an in the line of descent, "Mi S^fth H\ l^pioiii, Nrw Ihuupjihire. in 1765. He ^,rt< Mf^ tt'UiuA Mill of Major Andrew McClary w,/< ^ffi^ hu yt'ititi MJd Mt thr tinte of his father's Otiir tit /illiiint'd lii<4 majority in 1786, at a h^^',i. *,Uni (bu MiiiiiMv larnurd \o be drifting to- *frf4 'hi.'bv 'llir liagnr oi fviondj^liip fornunl l^^i/^ffh Mm MilohUo ill 1774 had aaHMupHshed ?<- |Uliers. ilii' IimIi.iii.^ nil mil \v»'«»ltMu lH»r\ler werv^ aggrt^:^- ii V, sive and bloodthirsty and the rich lands won for the colonies by the sturdy Scotch-Irish fighters from Virginia and Kentucky and secured by the splendid diplomacy of Franklin, Jay and Adams, could not be occupied by settlers. For two years, in 1790 and 1791, the armies sent against them had met with disastrous defeat, and when General Wayne took command of the army in 1792 his call for brave men found immediate response in the heart of Andrew McClary, who enlisted with the rank of ensign and took an active part in that famous campaign which taught the northwestern tribes lasting obedience and fear. Ten years of his life were spent in Indian warfare, during which time he was promoted to the rank of cap- tain. He was honorably discharged in 1802 and accepted a clerkship in the war department at Washington, where he remained for ten years. When the war of 1812 broke out his martial spirit again asserted itself and we find him for the second time enlisting in the army, with rank of captain. He soon became dissatisfied with the conduct of the war and resigned and died* soon after. Captain Andrew McClcary, of Peacham, Ver- mont, the fourth American in the line of descent, was, like many of his ancestors, instinctively a military man and for many years was captain ot the local militia company. He was born at Ep- som, New Hampshire, on April 11, 1790, and was the only son of Captain Andrew McClary, of the United States army. The occupation of his father necessarily placed upon his mother the en- tiro responsibility of his youthful training. When seventeen years of age he became a member of the household of Joseph Ricker, of Newbury, Vermont, where he remained for seven years ex- cept for a period of six months in the army during the war of 1812. On April 5, 1814, he married the oldest daughter of his employer, and removed to Groton, Vermont, where he had previous!) purchased a farm. He resided in Groton twenty-four years, dur ing which time eight children were bom to them In 1838, having accumulated what was at tha time considered a competence, and being desirou i^f giving his family good educaticMial advan tages, he removed to Peacham, Vermont, wher he resided for twenty-nine years, until his deatl on September 17, 1867. For fifty-three years h THE STATE OF VERMONT. 19 was a prominent citizen of these two adjoining towns, and no man ever gained more completely the confidence and respect of his associates. Orson R. McClar\, the fifth American in the line of descent, was born at Groton, Vermont, on July 22, 1823, and was the third son of Cap- tain Andrew McClar}', of Peacham, Vermont. He inherited the physique, but not the military instinct of his ancestry — was six feet two in his stockings and a man of peace. His early life was that of the ordinary pioneer boy — full of toil. The McClary family occupied the Groton farm for twenty-four years, during which period they cleared two hundred acres of land and built five hundred and forty rods of stone wall, which is to- day standing in good order. In 1838 this large four-hundred-acre farm was sold and the family removed to Peacham, where for two years Orson enjoyed the advan- tages of a good academy. When seventeen years old he removed to Bos- ton, Massachusetts, and engaged in the trucking business with his older brother, Ira, who was al- ready located there. On July 27, 1847, he bought a fine farm in Albany, Vermont. On January 18, 1848, he married Lucy P. Smith, of Vershire, Vermont, and the Albany farm, where seven children were born to them, was their home until her death, on March 4, 1865. Soon after the 'ieath of his wife the farm was sold and he re- moved to Newport, Vermont, where he had al- ready opened a gents* furnishing store, and where ^e remained until three weeks before his death, '^hich occurred at Malone, New York, on July -\> 1886. Horace P. McClary, the sixth American in ^hc line of riescent, was the second son of Orson ^ McClary and was born at Albany, Vermont, "n October 12, 1848. When sixteen years of ^?e he removed to Peacham, Vermont, taking ^<^lerkship in his uncle's store, where he remained three years. During this time he attended Peacham Academy three terms, nine months in ^^^- In the spring of 1868 he removed to Omaha, ^-ebraska, reaching there with only sixty cents •n hand. He soon obtained employment at the -^hops of the Union Pacific railroad and by care- *'^^ attention to their interests was rapidly pro- ^'Jtcd to a frood position with a large force of ^en to direct. A vear later he was recalled to Vermont by the sickness and death of a sister. His intention had been to return to his former position at Omaha, but the offer of a co-partner- ship by his former employer induced him to re- main in Vermont. This co-partnership, under the style of I. L. and H. P. McClary (though the junior partner was not yet twenty-one years of age) continued for two and one-fourth years and was then dissolved bv mutual consent. Some time in the month of February, 1872, Mr. McClary located at Windsor and com- menced the manufacture of small hardware spe- cialties, first with F. J. Walker as a partner and later with George W. Hubbard. The business has proved successful. Mr. McClary is a Republican, but not a poli- tician. He has twice been elected to the Ver- mont Legislature, taking an active part each time in shaping legislation. He has been several times chosen for positions of honor and trust by his fellow townsmen. He is president of the Windsor Savings Bank and secretary and treas- urer of the Windsor Library Association. He is a member of the Sons of the Revolution and of the Society of the Cincinnati. On July 2, 1878, he married Sarah Frances Bishop, daughter of Rev. Nelson Bishop, a for- mer editor of the Vermont Chronicle. They have eight children. This genealogy covers a period of about two hundred and six years and reaches seven genera- tions. CHARLES MELVIN SAWYER. Charles Melvin Sawyer, a well known lum- berman at Hardwick, is a prosperous business man and a citizen of much prominence. He was born November 2, 1855, at Morristown, Ver- mont, a son of Truman and Lavina (Davis) Saw- yer, both of whom died ere reaching the prime of life. The father was a native of New Hamp- shire, born of English ancestors, belonging to the same branch of the Sawyer family as Colonel E. B. Sawyer, of Hyde Park, Vermont. In early manhood he settled in Morristown, where he was engaged in business as a lumberman until his death. Charles M. Sawvcr was left an ori)han when but eight years old, and has since made his own wav in the world. Until seventeen years of age lO THE STATE OF VERMONT. for California, of which he was chairman, and had charge of the fund for the expenses of the commission. The duties of the commissioners were to adjust the claims to land under the treaty with Mexico; the titles of the owners, as recog- nized by the Mexican laws, having been guaran- ted to them by that treaty. The opinion of the commission in the famous Mariposa claim of J. C. Fremont, involving millions of dollars, was written by Mr. Hall, containing in its elucida- tion, almost without exception, all points that would be likely to arise in the adjustment of claims. On the accession of President Pierce, new commissioners were appointed, and Mr. Hall, in the spring of 1854, returned to Vermont, and resuming his residence on the farm on which he was born, in Bennington, retired from the further practice of his profession. Mr. Hall was a member of the convention which met at Philadelphia in 1856 and gave the Republican party a national character by nominating candidates for the presidency and vice presidency. In 1858 he was elected by that party governor of the state by a large majority, and re-elected the next year bv a similar major- ity. In his first message, besides calling the atten- tion of the legislature to the local affairs of the state, he spoke in decided condemnation of the then recent attempt of the majc%*ity of the judges of the supreme court of the United States, in furtherance of the wishes of President Buchanan and his advisers, to fasten upon the country by judicial sanction the new and extraordinary doc- trine that the Cohstitution itself legalized slavery in the territories, and that Congress had conse- quently no power to prevent its introduction. The language of the message in regard to this assumed action of the court was as follows : With a strong habitual reverence for judi- cial authority, when exercised within its appro- priate sphere, for the determination of individual rights, I confess I have not a high regard for it when sought to be extended to political questions. The history of our parent country furnishes many examples of judges, learned and eminent, whose extra-judicial opinions were sought and obtained by the government for the purpose of crushing out the rising spirit of liberty among the people. Indeed, for the character of the judicial ermine, it is to be lamented that judges of distinguished legal attainments have often been found giving countenance to oppression and wrong by ingen- ious and fanciful constructions, and that English liberty has been fixed upon its present firm foun- dations, not by the aid of judicial efforts, but by overcoming them. There is reason to hope that the extra judicial opinions of the majority of the judges in the Dred Scott case, contrary as they are to the plain language of the Constitution, to the facts of history, and to the dictates of com- mon humanity, will meet the fate which has at- tended those of the judges in the parent country, and that liberty will be eventually established in spite of them. The prophecy thus earnestly made by Gov- ernor Hall was six years afterward literally ful- filled in the triumph of the cause of national freedom and right over servitude and wrong, by the suppression of the rebellion and the extinc- tion of slavery. At the close of his second annual message, in 1859, after expressing his greatful thanks to the people of his state for the generous confidence they had always shown him, he announced his determination to retire from public service at the expiration of the term for which he had been elected. He, however, consented to act as one of the commissioners to the fruitless "Peace Con- gress." which on the call of Virginia assembled in Washington in February, t86i, on the eve of the Rebellion, and was chairman of the dclci^ation from V'ermont. Mr. Hall always took deep interest in Amer- ican history, especially that connected with the territory and state of Vermont. He was for six years president of the \^ermont Historical Society, and was active in the preparation and ar- rangement of the materials for the two published volumes of its Collections, and in otherwise pro- moting its usefulness and success. He read sev- eral papers at meetings of the society which have been published, — among them one. in 1869, in vindication of Colonel Ethan Allen as the hero of Ticonderoga, in refutation of an attempt made in the Galaxy magazine to rob him of that honor. He has contributed historical papers to the New York Historical Magazine, to the Vermont His* torical Gazeteer, to the Philadelphia Historical THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1 1 Record, and also to the New England Historic cal Genealogical Register. In i860 he read be- fore the New York Historical Society a paper showing, "Why the early inhabi- tants of Vermont disclaimed the jurisdiction of New York, and established a separate government.*' In 1868 his "Early History of Vermont,*' a work of over five hundred pages, was published by J. Munsell, Albany, in which the controversy of its early inhabitants with New York, and their struggle for the establishment of their state independence, as well as their valua- ble services in the cause of their common coun- try during the Revolutionary war, are largly treated, and the necessity of their separation from the government of New York, in order to main- tain the title to their lands and preserve their liberty, is very fully shown. Governor Hall was very prominent in his ex- ertions to have a suitable centennial celebration of the battle of Bennington, and for the erection of a creditable monument, consisting of a high and commanding shaft, to the heroes of the vic- tor)', and in securing for both the favorable ac- tion of the state legislature, and also in subse- quently promoting their successful accomplish- ment. A few months before the celebration in 1877, ^^ prepared a clear and full description of the battle, with an account of its important con- sequences, which was extensively published in newspapers and pamphlets, a copy of which has a place in the official account of the centennial celebration. The University of Vermont in 1859 conferred on him the honorary degree of LL. D. He was a life member and vice president for Vermont of the New England Historical Genealogical So- ciety, a member of the Long Island Historical Society, an honorary member of the Buffalo and corresponding member of the New York His- torical societies. Hiland Hall was married in 18 18 to Dolly i^uttlc Davis, of Rockingham, Vermont, who, alter over sixty years of happy and useful niar- nedlife. died January 8, 1879.' The fruit of the marriac^e was six sons and two clau.q-liters. Of the sons, two arc livincf, viz: TIcnrv D.. ])orn -^i^y 5, 182,^, married Carolina E. Thatcher, -nrc.i 24, 1K47. They celebrated their c^olclcn wedding, and they were the fifth generation, in lineal descent, where the parties had lived to- gether over fifty years. She died July 24, 1899, in North Bennington, where Mr. Hall now re- sides. Charles, born November 18, 1832, married Jane E. Cady, m September, 1856, who died in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, October 2, 1862. He mar- ried, April 19, 1864, Mina Phillips, and now re- sides in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he is a successful wholesale and retail crockery mer- chant. The deceased were: (i) Eliza D., bom August 29, 1821, married Adin Thayer, Jr., of Hoosick Falls, New York, and died August 10, 1843. (2) Hiland H., born January 19, 1825, married Jane A. Waters, September 19, 1849. He was a thorough business young man, going to San Francisco as a clerk of the California Land Commission, where he died a few davs af- w ter landing, December 9, 1851, of fever, contract- ed on the Isthmus of Panama. (3) Laura V., born January 27, 1828, married Trenor W. Park, December 15, 1846, and died June 21, 1875. Mr. Park went to San Francisco in 1852, and in the firm of Halleck, Peachy, Billings & Park, was engaged in a large law practice. He became the owner of the Panama Railroad and sold it to De Lesseps on his undertaking the building of the canal. He died December 13, 1882, a multi- millionaire. (4) M. Carter, born March 7, 1820. married, April 20, 1844, Sophia B. Deming, of Arlington. He died June 15, 188 1. For much of the last half of his life he was afflicted with rheumatism, so as to be rendered almost help- less. Previous to this affliction he had an exten- sive acquaintance and influence in the town, coun- ty and state. (5) John V., born February 10, 183 1, married, September 10, i860, NelHe E. Lyman. He studied law and practiced for a while in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but, returning to Bennington, was appointed clerk of the county court, which office he held at the time of his death, October 8. 1888. (6) Nathaniel H., born Scptenihcr 2, 1826, married Martha B. Rouse, 1^'cbruary 25, 1850. He was a lawyer and served as niaj'^r of 'Jie b'ourtccntli \'crm'tiu l\e_i^iiiK*nt in the Civil war. In 1870 lie rcinoxx-'l to Jackson, Miclii^"an, and \\cu[ into the real i'>>latc' and in- surancc htisincss. in wliicli lie was stu;(H-s>ftill\ ( n- q'ai^ed at the time •>! bis death, jime 7. iS<;j. ,<^^^^wi- ^/-^^^::3 ^^.^z^ /^'-'^^^"yJ"- J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 21 mont Volunteers, and was almost immediately made sergeant major, the highest non-commis- sioned office in the regiment. The three months' term of service of the command was passed in garrison duty at Fortrees Monroe and Newport News. Mr. Stearns now aided in recruiting a com- pany at Bradford for the Ninth Regiment, Ver- mont Vohmteers, Colonel Stannard commanding, in which he was commissioned adjutant. He served for a time on the staff of General Trimble, and he participated in the engagements at Cloud Mills,' Winchester, Suffolk and Harper's Ferry. He was taken prisoner, with his regiment, at the latter named point, when its garrison of eleven thousand five hundred was captured by the rebels, and, while paroled and awaiting exchange with his comrades, he performed guard duty, at Camp Douglas, near Chicago, Illinois, over nearly four thousand Confederates who were also awaiting exchange. On June 30, 1863, Lieutenant Stearns resigned, being incapacitated for field service by reason of physical disabilities contracted in the Hne of duty. He had served during various of the momentous campaigns of the war, and he left the service with reluctance, but with the con- sciousness of duty faithfully performed, and with the esteem of his comrades and the commenda- tions of his superior officers, who frequently in their official reports testified to his personal cour- age and officer-like qualities. After returning to civil life. Colonel Stearns engaged in a general insurance business, and formed a partnership in 1869 with Mr. Charles Jones, with whom, under the name of Stearns & Jones, he was associated for thirty-two years, and this is believed to be one of the oldest continuous insurance firms in the state. He is now a mem- ber of the firm of Stearns & Brigham, general in- surance agents at Bradford. A Whig in his early years and untif the disap- pearance of the party, Colonel Stearns was an original Republican, and voted for General FVe- mont, the first presidential candidate of that or- ganization. Sincere and vigorous in the advocacy of his political principles, he has ever been ac- conled a position of leadership, and he has fre- quently been called to positions of honor and trust, wherein he has exerted a powerful influence in the conduct of party and public affairs. He has fre- quently been a delegate to local and state conven- tions of his party, and was a delegate to the na- tional convention which nominated General U. S. Grant the first time, and General Benjamin Har- rison to the presidency, and was a member of the Republican state central committee for six years. In 1878 he was elected senator from Orange coun- ty, and in 1886 he represented Bradford in the house of representatives. In February, 1870, he was appointed by President Grant to the posi- tion of United States assessor of internal reve- nue for the second congressional district of Ver- mont, which office he held until June, 1873. In May, i88t. he was appointed by President Gar- field as United States collector of internal reve- nue for Vermont, and he served as such until July, 1885, when he was removed by President Cleveland for political reasons, his personal char- acter and official conduct being unaspersed. He has been loyally devoted to the National Guard of the state, and served as adjutant of the Seventh Regiment, and in 1867 as aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor John B. Page, of Rutland, Ver- mont, with the rank of colonel. He was one of the original trustees of the V^ermont Soldiers' Home in 1884, and on the resignation of General P. P. Pitkin, November i, 1890, he was elected treas- urer of the board, which position he yet occupies. In 1 89 1 he was appointed by Hon. Redfield Proc- tor, secretary of war, as one of the commission- ers charged with marking the lines of battle of the Armv of the Potomac and of the Armv of Northern Virginia (Confederate) at the battle of Antietam. Pie is companion of the Vermont Com- mandery. Military Order of the Loyal Legion, of Washburn Post, G. A. R., and of Charity Lodge, F. & A. M. Colonel Stearns was married, September 12, 1863, to Miss Martha F., daughter of John Bar- ron and Martha (Tilton) Peckett, of Bradford, and the same year he purchased the home of his wife's father, where they have ever since resided, for a few years spending their winters in the na- tional capital. CHARLES JONES. "I have known him, perhaps, for a longer period than many, it being from boyhood. He was an honest man, true and loval to his friends 22 THE STATE OF VERMONT. always/' Thus writes one long acquainted with the subject of this sketch, and who well knew his worth, as did all who knew him best. It is a splendid tribute, a true one, and many are those who have felt this sentiment as their lives have touched his in the world's work. In Tunbridge, Vermont, on the i8th of July in 1837, a son Charles was born to Reuben French and Eliza Sanford Jones. He was of typical New England ancestry. His paternal grandfather, ip the primitive days, made a farm on Tunbridge Hill, near StraflFord, where he devoted his acres to flax and wool-growing, and where he reared a family of seven children in an unpretentious but comfortable log house. To one of his sons, French Jones, father of Charles, when fifteen years of age, was committed the care of a score of domestic an- imals and the cutting of the fire wood. The labor was severe and involved great exposure, but it was an experience which toughened the muscles and bred self-reliance and endurance, and the lad grew into a vigorous manhood, and transmitted his physical and mental traits to his son. At a later day French Jones conducted a hotel at Tun- bridge, and kept eight teams transporting farm products to Boston and bringing back merchan- dise in return, his son Charles assisting about the hotel and in caring for the stock. During the winter months young Jones pur- sued his initial studies in the village school. The boyhood days were passed and early education received in his native town. He went to Chelsea, attended the academy there and subsequently was graduated, and then served eight years in the general store of Aaron Davis of that place. In this service he acquired his early business edu- cation and a knowledge of human nature very use- ful to him in later years. Leaving the store, the summer of 1862 was passed as recruiting officer with John C. Stearns (Bradford), for the Ninth and Judge Baldv/in (Bradford), for the Tenth regiments. Then for seven years he was on the road up and down the Connecticut river valley as a whole- sale traveling agent, selling goods for Henry W. Carter, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, known in those days as *The Merchant Prince." The big stock was^on carried manv thousand dollars of valuable silver, jewelry, cotton, linen and silk goods, choice brands of tobacco and cigars, and in- numerable Yankee notions, Mr. Jones' team was a marvel of elegance. With four beautiful, well matched horses, silver- mounted harnesses, wagon large and high, hand- somely ornamented with fine paintings, always well kept and shining with fresh varnish, it at- tracted much attention as it stood before a village store, passed along the street or dashed up to the entrance to a hotel. Next to the advent of a circus the chief event of excitement in the village was the passing of the wholesale peddler's team. Mr. Jones located in Bradford in 1869, form- ing with Colonel John C. Stearns a partnership in the insurance business that existed thirty-two years, to the day of his death. Mr. Stearns is a staunch Republican, and Mr. Jones was equally as staimch a Democrat, and political disputes wotild occasionally wax warm in the office, but alwavs in a good-natured way. In the thirty-two years not a ripple disturbed the harmony of their busi- ness relations. The firm acquired an enviable rep- utation, serving both the companies it represented and patrons faithfully. Shortly after coming to Bradford Mr. Jones became interested in a White Mountain stage route, and for eighteen consecutive summers was in some way connected with the Profile House. While staging lasted he was one of the owners of the stage route from the Profile House to Lit- tleton, New Hampshire. He was considered one of the best drivers in the business. After the railroad took the place of the stage, he was re- tained as general ticket agent at the Profile House and most of the time had charge of the livery. He was a lover of fine horses, seeing their good points instantly, and taking great pleasure in fit- ting up a closely matched pair. A nice gentle- man's driver especially suited his taste. Many horses sold by him brought high prices. Mr. Jones married Calista Robinson, of Chel- sea, September 8, 1864, and a daughter, Mary Ellen, was born to them, now the wife of David S. Conant, Esq., of Bradford. President of the village corporation, water commissioner, school trustee, director and treas- urer of the Bradford Flectric Lighting Com- pany, were among the public positions Mr. Jones filled. He was public-spirited, wise in his coun- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 23 sel and an earnest advocate of all the improve- ments which have so materially aided in making Bradford an almost model village. He was hon- est, upright, square in business transactions, and all duties that fell to his lot, public or private, were well done. He loved his home, his town and the beautiful scenery surrounding it, often speaking of it as "God's own country." A prac- tical, common sense man, striving at all times to do the thing his judgment told him was right. A quotation or two from the many beautiful letters received at the time of his death express- ing sympathy and regret, will not be out of place here. A letter from the assistant secretarv of the w Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Con- necticut, has this short sentence, but it expresses much, "I met him on the road, I met him in the office, and I always found him stanch and true." The next is from one whose boyhood days were passed in Bradford and in the thought that young people digest and remember more than their elders give them credit for, he says : " Back of a pile of flour bags in my father's store or without the group of men at the hotel and other resorts, I have listened bv the hour to the men and com- prehended. I cancecall many things which after- wards or at the time caused me to respect less the teller of it. But in the case of Charles Jones, the best narrator of them all, there was not one thing which did not seem then or has ever since seemed other than pure and noble, or out of harmony with the character of a true gentleman in which I clothed him, and such my memory of him will always be.'' The writer's acquaintance with Mr. Jones was not long, but sufficient to know and admire the sterling qualities of the man. It was a pleasure to talk with him and he was always ready with a suggestion or information from his long experi- ence that would be of help to a young man. He was a friend one felt safe in tying to, or going to for advice. To express it all in a few words, he w^as a true man, loyal to his friends. Sickness had very seldom troubled Mr. Jones until Christmas, 1900, when an attack of grip left him quite feeble, weakening his heart and finally bringing about the end. Up to the last few days he was dressed and about the house, receiving oc- casional visits from friends with whom he was glad to exchange a joke and chat in his genial wav. Charles Jones passed away at his home in Bradford, Sunday evening, April 14, 1901. The end came quietly, peacefully, consciousness being retained to the very last. At his bedside was the grief- stricken family, and to each he said a ten- der farewell, bidding them, also, to "take good care of the sweet baby," his infant granddaugh- ter, of whom he was very fond. "Tell all my friends good-bye," were almost his last words. The high esteem in which he was held was warmly expressed by the Bradford United Opin- ion, in the following fine tribute : "One of the saddest duties of our twentv years' newspaper experience is to chronicle the death of Charles Jones, to ns a personal bereavement, and shared by a large number of citizens outside his immediate family. His worth was best known to those with whom he was longest and most inti- mately associated, and who were brought into closest contact with him. He was upright and honorable, capable in all the positions of public and private affairs which he administered. It will be difficult to fill his place in the community. A man of constant activity and one of the pioneers of the many improvements which have marked Bradford's progress in the last few years, he was above all eminently practical and full of public spirit, giving his counsel, time and means to the utmost to promote the general benefit of the town." CAIJSTA ROBINSON JONES. Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones, of Bradford, Vermont, past national president of the Woman's Relief Corps, a highly accomplished lady who is held in high honor at her home for her zealous labors in behalf of corhmunity interests, and throughout the nation for her splendid leadership in patriotic works, is a native of the state, bom in Chelsea, March 22, 1839. Her parents were Cornelius and Mary A. (Pike) Robinson. On the maternal side she is a direct descendant of Richard Lyman, of Lebanon, Cojinecticut, who was one of the men who marched to Cambridge ^ "for the relief of Boston in the Lexington Alarm, April, 1775," and afterwards enlisted for three 24 THE STATE OF VERMONT. years and served as sergeant under Captain Ben- jamin Thnxip, in the First Regiment, Connecticut Line, Colonel Jedediah Huntington. Two other ancestors of Mrs. Jones also served in the Revo- lutionary war, and her great-great-grandfather, S«^lomon Robinson, took part in the battle of Ben- nington. Mrs, Jones received a common school and academical education in her native village, and afterwards graduated from the Rutgers (New York) Female Institute. She was a teacher in the Washington school in Chicago, Illinois, for three years ending in 1864, when she returned to \ennont and became the wife of Mr. Charles Jones. Since that time, a period of nearly forty }-enrs. she has been actively and usefully identified with the public interests of the village and of the state. Mrs. Jones is more widelv known, however, for her brilliant leadership in patriotic work, for the results of her effort are recognized through- out the nation, and have won for her elevation to one of the most honorable and useful stations to which an American woman mav attain, that of national president of the Woman^s Relief Corps, a Ikxiv auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Re- public, and to whose headship some of the most exalieil women have aspired. With the blood of Revolutionary soldier ancestors throbbing in her veins, her patriotic spirit was thrilled by the at- tack upon Fort Sumter, in April, 1861, and al- nK>t before the echo of the rebel cannon in Cliarleston harbor had died awav, she and three Of her fellow teachers in Washington school, in Clircago. made a fifteen-foot bunting flag, every 4. and after the war v^ */*:/jcL':y: '4. charter nKml>er of the Relief Corps ir. • '.-Jc.-'': v> Vi';i4}\jurn Post. Grand Armv of the I'.«-,' ./'/i' ■•. ^jT'^'H'/tA. and serve^l for two vears as its president, and in some other of its offices to the present time. Her activity led to recogni- tion by the department convention of Vermont, of which she became, by successive election, junior vice president, senior vice president and president. She served most creditably and usefully upon various important committees in the state and na- tional bodies, and rendered effective service as department patriotic instructor, having been ap- pointed a member of the first national committee on patriotic instruction, a position for which she was pre-eminently well fitted by reason of her experience in educational work as well as by her intense patriotism. Mrs. Jones was also an active member of the Anderson ville prison board of the National Woman's Relief Corps, and was na- tional junior vice president in 1899. Mrs. Jones was advanced to the high position of national president of the National Woman's Relief Corps at the convention held in Cleveland, Ohio, in September, 1901. Her election by a unanimous vote was an eloquent tribute to her zeal and ability in promoting the objects of that beneficent organization, and was also a heartfelt expiession of confidence in her future usefulness in yet farther advancing its lofty purposes. Her duties were performed in an admirable manner, as was attested by the ovation with which she was greeted at every department convention, Grand Amiy encampment. Army Corps reunion and social gathering which she attended throughout the country. During her official visitation she frequently traveled in company with Commander in-Chief and Mrs. Torrence. During her term of office, and largely due to her effort. Memorial Sunday and Memorial day were more generally observed than ever before. Largely increased contributions were made to the Southern Me- morial Dav fund, and the amount of monev sent south for Memorial day purposes was larger than ever before. Patriotic days came to be widely observed. In response to a Flag Day letter of her writing, on behalf of the Woman's Relief Corps, and %vhich was joined in by the Grand Aimy of the Republic, flags floated from ocean to ocean. The flag salute was introduced in schools throughout the land, and the children were brought to sing the national songs with enthusi- astic spirit and to engage in patriotic prc^jammes of rare merit. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 25 At the twentieth annual national convention of the Woman's Relief Corps, held in Washington city, October 9, 1902, Mrs. Jones delivered an address which was received with deep approba- tion, in which were epitomized the operations of the body during the year, and in which she gave expression to sentiments of the loftiest patriotism. To Mrs. Jones is primarily due the founding and firm establishment of the Bradford Public Library. In 1874, with Mrs. Albert Bailey, Mrs. Jones made a house to house visitation and pro- cured from sixty-three women subscriptions of one dollar each for the purchase of books for a library, and additional means were from time to time derived from lectures and literary entertain- ments. The books were kept at the home of Mrs. Jones, who was librarian for three years, serving without compensation, and solely for the sake of a worthy cause. From this small begin- ning the Ladies' Library developed to such a de- gree that a building for its use became a necessity and the want was supplied through the liberality of John Lunn Woods, of Cleveland, Ohio. The library then assumed the broader name of Brad- ford Public Library, with new constitution and by-laws. Mrs. Jones was made one of the trus- tees and the chairman of the book committee, which two- fold position she has continuously oc- cupied to the present time. At the dedication of the building, in 1895, the address was delivered by Hon. J. B. Benton. Jr., of Boston, a former resident of Bradford, who said : "We should not forget that the gift was sug- gested and its usefulness made possible by the library work which was begun and carried on for a score of years by the unselfish and unaided ef- forts of the women of Bradford. It is appropri- ate, and will, I believe, be of permanent value, to preserve the history of their work, and, so far as we can, trace the progress from the first small beginning to the time when it had become of such importance as to attract the interest and be the object of the wise beneficence of Mr. Woods. Who can measure the good which has resulted to this community from this patient, persistent unselfish work of these wise and public-spirited women? They deserve our praise equally with him whose name this building bears. While his name is carried upon the portals of this library, their should be borne upon tablets upon its walls. that, in the years and generations to come, those who enjoy the benefit may not forget how much they owe to those who made its existence possi- ble." By her marriage with Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones became the mother of a daughter, who, possessing in high degree the lofty traits of her mother, has also lived a life of great usefulness. Mary Ellen Jones was born May 30, 1868, in Bradford, where she attended the public schools, and after grad- uating from the home academy, entered Welles- lev College. Here she took a five years' course, scientific and musical, and received the degree of P)achelor of Science in 1889. During a large part of her college life she acted as secretary for the professor of history, thus acquiring an ex- perience which has been highly useful in other positions. After leaving college she taught in Brail ford Academy, then for two years at Platts- burg. New York, and then in Pontiac, Illinois, afterwards returning to Bradford, where she taught for three years. She married, July 6, 1899, David Sloan Conant, who is now serving a second term as state's attorney for Orange county. The club and society life of Mrs. Conant has been active and useful, and she is especially apt in planning and carrying out social events. Various Bradford institutions have profited much from her effort, especially the public library, in which she has always had a keen interest. Upon the election of her mother to the office of national president of the Woman's Relief Corps in 1901, Mrs. Conant was appointed national secretary of the organization. In assuming the duties of the office her first work was to make marked im- provements in the books, papers, etc., and she issued special instruction blanks regarding re- ports and other work of the order. All the duties of the office were performed in an intelligent, vig- orous and thorough manner characteristic of her. DAVID SLOAN CONANT. David Sloan Conant was born in Thetford, Vermont, December 7, t866, the son of Jonathan Josiah and Martha (Howard) Conant. He is descended on both sides from good old Pufitan stock and a long line of well educated professional and business men, each proficient in his chosen field. : ♦ . • ■» 26 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Among the most famous of these from whom Mr. Conant is directly descended, are Roger Conant, the founder of S^lem, Massachusetts, Mary Chilton, the first woman to step foot on Plymouth Rock, and Mary Allerton, the oldest survivor of the Mayflower Pilgrims. The fight- ing element is also in evidence through his great- great-grandfather, who served seven years in the Revolution as an ofiier, wintering at Valley Forge, taking part in the battles of Brandywine and Yorktown. His grandfather was a colonel in the war of 1812. His father, a thrifty farmer in Thetford, has been a resident of Orange county for more than fifty years. A practical knowledge of tlie use of small farming implements was combined with Mr. Conant 's early education. Thetford Academy, the alma mater of so many useful men, claims him as a son, and his preparation for college was con- tinued at St. Johnsbury Academy, where he vyas graduated in 188;*. He entered Dartmouth Col- lege in September of that same year, and like many others found the road to knowledge led through some rough financial paths, which had to be vSmoothed by his own exertions. This part of his college training only served to develop a busi- ness ability which has been one of his marked characteristics. He received the degree of Bach- elor of Arts from the college in the class of '91. Four years of business life then preceded the continuance of his long cherished plan to study law, and in the fall of 1895 Mr. Conant entered the law oflfice of Colonel John H. Watson in Bradford, as a student. Further study was pur- sued at the Boston University Law School in 1897 3"^l 1898. In October, 1898, Mr. Conant was admitted to the Vermont state bar, passing the examination with sufficiently high mark to place his name on the honor roll. He began the practice of law in Bradford with Colonel John H. Watson, and on the appointment of that able lavyyer to the su- preme bench in January, 1899, succeeded to the office and continued the business for himself, since which time he has had a large and success- ful practice and stands well in the Orange county bar. In 1899 he was admitted to practice in the United States courts. In 1900 he was elected to the office of state's attoniey for Orange county, and filled the position so satisfactorily to the public as to be re-elected in 1902. Mr. Conant has held from time to time important oflices of trust. At present he is trus- tee and treasurer of the Bradford Cemetery Asso- ciation, also one of the board of managers of the Vermont Bar Association. July 6, 1899, Mr. Conant married one of Bradford's daughters, Miss Mary Ellen Jones, a Wellesley College graduate, and their pleasant home in Bradford is the scene of many delightful social functions. Two fine little daughters are the fri^it of this marriage, Dorothy Stewart, born August II, 1900, and Barbara Allerton, born No- vember 7, 1902. A man of pleasing address, fine bearing and cordial manner, winning friends easily and by his staunch loyalty keeping them as well, Mr. Conant has already gained a wide acquaintance through- out the county and state. Although still a young man in the profession, Mr. Conant has many warm friends, especially among the older mem- bers of the bar, who feel assured that the sterling qualities of his character, combined with a keen mind, good judgment and strong perseverance, will win for him an enviable career in his chosen profession. EDWARD NORTON. Edward Norton, deceased, late of Bennington, during a business career of nearly one half a century was one of the most active and useful manufacturers in the state of Ver- mont, and was also one of the most pub- lic-spirited residents of his village, contrib^ — uting liberally of his time and means to the^ promotion of all public interests and worthy** causes. He was born August 23, 181 5, in Ben- nington, Vermont, and there passed away Au-— gust 3, 1885. He was a son of John and Perce^ (Smith) Norton. The father, whose ancestraBd history is given in this work in the biographicaEil sketch of Luman P. Norton, was the second sor^^i of Captain John Norton. He was a man of af3| fairs, was successful as a farmer, merchant anai| manufacturer, and was prominent in local mat4| ters, being a Whig in politics. It was written n*^ him by a distant friend : "His character for fide'^s ity to all his business engagements, truth in 2WH his representations, purity of purpose and of mivi^j THE STATE OF VERMONT. 27 tive at all times was proverbial. He sustained a character for honest}^ not excelled by any man. His social qualities were such as few men pos- sess. The few men of his class are like the sturdy trees of the primeval forest, few and far between." He married Perces Smith, who was born in Bennington, being a daughter of Ephraim Smith, who served in the battle of Bennington. She was one of a large family of children, and died at the age of seventy years, while her hus- band's death occurred at the age of sixty-three years. Edward Norton, one of a familv of six chil- dren, received an academic education in the old academy in Bennington Center. He became a clerk in his father's store, of which he afterward became proprietor in association with Abel Wills. About 1850 he became interested in the Norton Pottery, and his association with these famous works was continued until his death, a period of about thirty-five years. In 1861 he acquired a one-third interest in the real estate and in 1865 was half-owner. The business was conducted un- der the firm name of E. & L. P. Norton until 1883, when L. P. Norton was succeeded by C. Welling Thatcher, and the firm became E. Norton & Company. In 1884 the house established glass- ware and crockery wholesale and jobbing depart- ments in addition to their manufacturing enter- prises. Mr. Norton was actively identified with the management of the business during its peri- od of greatest development, and much of its success is due to his indefatigable effort and re- markable mercantile sagacity. He was a director in the Bennington County National Bank, and he offered his aid to various other local enterprises. His life was in all respects a bright example of the strictest integrity, and not a suspicion of aught unbecoming a model Christian gentleman ever attached to his name. His death occurred suddenly from heart failure on the 3d of August, 1885. He was a communicant of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church, and at the time of his confirmation, among the score and a half who received the rite with him, were several of his employes. For many years prior to his death he served in the capacity of vestryman. He was a Republican in politics, but was too modest to take a prominent part as a leader or to become a candidate for public position. He was prominent in Masonic circles, having attained the degrees of Knighthood, and he was for many years a trus- tee and the treasurer of Mt. Anthony Lodge. Mr. Norton was twice married. In Novem- ber, 1856, he became the husband of Miss Helena Lincoln, who was born April 29, 1833, being a sister of the late Charles Lincoln, at one time pri- vate secretary to Hon. Trenor W. Park. Two children were born of this union, the elder, Flor- ence, dying in infancy, the second. Miss Mary P. Norton, who is now living at the Norton home- stead in Bennington. On January 14, 1862, Mr. Norton was married to Miss Sarah Edson,a native of Mendon, Vermont, and a highly cultured lady, who, after obtaining her education in the Rut- land (Vermont) high school and in an academical institution at Fort Edward, New York, was a most capable teacher for six years in the Benning- ton public schools and in private schools. Three children were born of this marriage, the eldest of whom, Emma S., is a graduate of Holyoke; she became the wife of Clark H. Emmons, en- gaged in the railway business in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Helena Norton, the second daugh- ter, was edcuated at Wellesley and is residing with her mother. Edward Lincoln Norton, the only son, was born on the 20th of Alarch, 1865. * He acquired a good common school education, and when seventeen years of age became a traveling salesman for the Norton Pottery Works. After the death of his father he succeeded to the pa- ternal interest, and, notwithstanding his youth, he having not yet reached adult age, entered upon his larger duties with wonderful intelligence and enthusiasm, his special province having been the charge of the traveling salesmen of the es- tablishment, and in addition continued his per- sonal work on the road, he having been the most widely known man in this line in the eastern dis- trict. He was thus actively employed until his untimely death, which occurred on the 13th of December, 1894, when he was but thirty years of age. He was a member of the Baptist church, a director in the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, a member of Mohegan Tribe of the Im- proved Order of Red Men and of various other fraternal and social bodies. The widow of Edward Norton, of this re- view, comes of a New England family of much prominence. Her parents were Cyrus and Sibyl 28 THE STATE OF \'ERMONT. (\\ilcox) Edson. Her father was bom in Mi- not I, Maine, but in early life removed to Mendon, \ ennoni, where he purchased a farm and re- sideil for forty years, thence removing in turn to \^'allingford and Poultney, this state. He was a prominent man and took an active interest in the affairs of the Itaptist church. The last ten years of his life were passed with his dau|rhter, Mrs. Norton, and he died at the aire of ei^rhty- seven >ears. Hi> father, Cym>. ho^\^ Aiun'st IC). ir^ii. in Hrid^rcwater. Massachusetts, removed to Mendon. \emiont. where he dicti at the aije of oicht\ years. He was a mar. of influence in the community. His wife, who h<"»re the maiden name oi Hannah Hudson, bore him a family of ten children an br»m in Royal ton. \ enuoni, Ma> .^. 1S04. an«] ^^as a daiurhter o:' Am«">s Wilcox, whi^ was a r»io- neor married to Cynis F.dson on the 22i\ of Novem- ber. 1831. ami four chiMren wen- bt-^m to them: Melvin. who >vas 'i soldier durii^icr the i ivil war. ar»nmvl: cnt. which had been the homo of his ancestors fi ' several ir<^nerations. the immi^cTam ancestor 01 the Judson familv, whi^ came «M*eT fron^ ^*ork shire. l\nirl?*r». in H\^4. hnvinii; settled ponnanentiv in c'onmvticu: in t(\^S. Michael ludson. the *;on n\ n^^c o\ th< earlic^j «ettler> of Sunderland. \ ermont, siH^it hiv se\- entv-nine vear^ of earthh lift there rmil in \r- lin^fton. He wav a fnrmei h\ occut^ntion. ;nv; aist carhri: on iamherinf:. A man of sounJ Tuii^rment, he was oiicr. called upon 10 fill posi- tions of tnisi, anti ser\-ed in the variou^ town offices. ser\-inr; aisi • as postmaster ai Arlington for a numl»er o: ycar>. He married Julia Knights, daucliter u: Ntretihan: Knights, the latter for man;. \ ear> :: tanner ir. >underiand. whert- he died a: tht venera hu aire •»: nmei>-iour vears. luiia Kniirh> niatema. xrraniiiather. Simson Hicks, or '*Hi\ ' a^ thi name wa^ sonietime> spelled, was a soldier :r. thi kevomtionar\ war. She herself wa> :i iie\otfn. member of the Methodist Episco- j»al church, o: \»hirr her father was a ia\ preach- er. T« Mich^e! iud>i->r. ani. luliii Knights there were W»n. tw< chiidrei;. bu: tine of whom is now lixin;:. namel\ 1. Krii'nn. tht special suhiea oi thesi memoir>. i Rt-»rnr ]utis<">r. wa> etiiicated in the piibiic schr>.i!> »•:" Sunrteriani! anil Arlington, attendim: until a]»ou: fiften. vear- oul. when, in 1^49. hr entire*', ihi emnlo\ o: liiliinfirs ^ Comnanv, jr^n- era! merchants of Ras: Ariingtoi;. remaining with tha: rim. a- u clerk for sever vear>. in i8^(j he wa> admitTf»<'. int'- st'^r-. iiartnership with his former emr»lover>. aui". iv. iS^S ir. their wooden- ware manufactrinru: bnsmes> aisc-. tht timi name bciiii: chan^rei". V" l*.illiuir>. Judson A: Coni|>any. i V: tht decea<;- •-.: tht senior members of the hmi. in iSfv.. Mr lu»K«ir. entered, mti- jwirmership as- sociationv wi:}- M*. Alanir. H. Deming. the firm name bec^mm^ iudsor ^ Deming. which con- tinue* 1 The mtrcanrili busines>, and from 1876 the wocxier-wari manufacturing also, which lat- ter. r»rio: to that, bail beer onerateii by Judson iS. ]^»illing^ rh;. latter :. nephew of the original nnrtnei 1r t8o^ the tinr. disposeil of the mer- chand'siiK bu tr. Hoy: Spellman, and i: was ^nb^eijueniK dTSivi^ie.'. of t« the preseni owners. rpon the decea^^ o:" Mr. Deming, in T8ori. after do^inc ur the busine^is. Mr. ludson became sole OM nor ot* the manufactunm:, the factory emplov- in^c abon; t\veive mer.. the work being principally done b> Tiinv^hinerx and consisting of miscellane- ous wo/% the Herben Bnish Maniifac- ttirinc: i"om'^an\ wa> incorporated, of which Mr. 1. Rolb'r Indoor was president. The plan: was locate*; a: KiTKTston, New York. It emploved nK^n: oti< hundre« mer.. an*] was operated suc- cess fid]\ -::v'.. TIk- far-.ily . : ■ .■•■•^.r-i -A :lu' l-*ir• l-\ruitablc. '■ - L' »- C':' •^'tv \oars Ik' 'a-i-* "v.' .;, :\;:i:ab:o for the r-'v.- • ... .-vivrthcm Now \.!^ • ^ 4 '• •■■fNxV M. McFARLAXD. ■*•: ,:>.^:::: o' the Clan MacFarlanc. fn»n . * :' ' ' r-iV.r.- M. McFarland, of Ilvdc Park *'. 'T*:. :r.icc- hi> jrcnoaloj^ical line, is ck*arl ,-:. ' -'•:•/. :o be from the ancient earls of th n: „•: v. w'r.ioh their possessions were situate >. ,• .•**.'ir:cr >till extant. The ancestor of tl' V.u'/i'!,i-.t> was Gilclirist, brother of Mahluii :;*r\' V'^^r! of Lennox, proof of which is fom' I THE STATE OF VERMONT. 33 in the above named charter, by which he gives to his brother Gilchrist a grant of "Arrochar/' which estate continued in the possession of the Clan for six hundred years, until its sale, in 1784. A great-grandson of Gilchrist, brother of Maldium, an heir in the line, was named Partho- lan (Gaelic for Bartholomew), which soon came to be written Pharlan and Phariane (Mac, i. e. the son of), MacPharlan and MacPharlane, which was aspirated or softened into MacFarlan or AlacFarlane and was adopted as the patrony- mical surname of the Clan, notwithstanding the fact that for three descents before this they had been known as MacGilchrists. In t6o8, when the Clan MacFarlane was de- creed rebels bv law, many of them fled to the north of Ireland, settling in the County London- derry, and thenceforth, with others who fled from Scotland to Ireland about this time, were called Scotch-Irish. From a peculiarity of Irish pro- nunciation the final "e" was changed to "d," giv- ing us MacFarland. Of what stuff tliese Scotch- Irish were made, their after history bears ample evidence. An!ong the Scotch-Irish emigrants who land- ed in Boston in the year 1718, coming from Ire- land, war. Nathen McFarland. His son, Moses McFarland, was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, February 19, 1738. In 1759, when he was twenty-one years of age, he was fighting with the British at Quebec on the memorable dav when General Wolfe was slain in the hour of victory. September 3, 1765, he married Eunice Clark, who was born September 23, 1748, and was a descendant of James Clark, one of the original settlers of Londonderry, New Hamp- shire. He enlisted in the Revolutionary army, April 23, 1775, and was captain of a company of Colonel John Nixon's regiment, which partici- pated in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was pro- moted to major, and when General Washington visited New England, in the year 1789, he was appointed by the citizens of Haverhill to wait on the general at Salem and invite him to visit Hav- erhill. To this the General agreed on condition that he. Major McFarland, would first accom- pany him to Newburyport, Portsmouth and Ex- eter. They visited those places together, and after the visit in Haverhill the General requested the Major to accompany him to Worcester, where 3X they parted. During the winter following this visit General Washington sent to Major McFar- land thirteen cartridges, charged with forty quar- ter-dollars each, accompanied with the following note: "Dear Sir: "When this you see, remember an old Soldier. "George Washington."" . Osgood McFarland, son of Moses McFar- land, was born August 8, 1781, and died July 21, 1865. He married Mary Bartlett, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, September 14, 1806. She died at Waterville, Vermont, where her husband had removed in early life, June 5, 1861. Moses McFarland, son of Osgood McFarland, was born June 25, 1821, and, in his eighty-third year, is still very active. October 22, 1849, he married Livonia A. Leach, who was born in Waterville, Vermont, May 29, 1820, and died May 22, 1889. For his second wife he mar- ried Julia Howard, with whom he now resides in Waterville, Vermont. Moses McFarland enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in September, 1861, serving as a line officer in the Eighth Vermont Regiment until the close of the war, being mustered out of the ser- vice in June, 1865. His regiment was assigned to the Gulf Department under General B. F. But- ler. He was at the taking of New Orleans, and participated in the forty- three-days-siege of Port Hudson. On the 8th of January, 1863, Captain McFarland, with thirty-five men, drove a force of Confederates, consisting of eighty-five men and two pieces of artillery, from their rifle-pits, taking twenty-eight prisoners, including their commander, who surrendered to Captain Mc- Farland his sword and pistols. After the en- gagements he gave the weapons to his superior officer, who looked them over with curiosity and returned them to Captain McFarland, saying: "I- think your conduct to-day has shown that you are quite as capable of taking care of them as anyone.'' This action and the strategy made use of that njght, in lighting long lines of fires, indi- cating the encampment of a large army, caused the Confederates to desert their fortifications and burn the gun-boat "Cotton," the last of their fleet in these waters, giving the Union forces a victorv of no small significance. In July, 1864, after the return of the regi- 34 THE STATE OF VERMONT. I I ment to New Orleans from furlough granted on re-enlistment, it was ordered to report for service under General P. H. Sheridan in the Shenan- doah Valley, in Virginia, and participated in every battle in the following campaign in the valley. At the battle of Winchester Captain Mc- Farland was carried onto the field in an ambu- lance, and, against the orders of General Thomas, fought ail day and marched twenty miles after the battle, pursuing the enemy fleeing up the valley. On October 19, 1864, was fought the battle of Cedar Creek, twenty miles from Win- chester, Virginia, one of the most noted of the war, during a part of which battle, after the wounding of Major Mead, Captain McFarland commanded the regiment. The experience of the Eighth Vermont in this battle was one of the most sanguinary of the war. Out of a total of 164 men engaged, in less than an hour of the early morning of that terrible day, the regiment lost no men killed, wounded or prisoners, and thir- teen out of sixteen commissioned officers. This percentage of loss was but once equalled by any Vermont regiment during the war. The five children of Moses and Livonia Mc- Farland were : Lewis, born March 21, 185 1, died August ?, 1851; Henry Moses, born August 5. 1852; Fred Harley, born March 9, 1854; Burton, born June 23, 1856, died July 14, 1856; Cora Livonia, born May 25, 1858, died October 9, 1862. Henrv M. McFarland, second child in the family above named, graduated from the Peo- ples Academy and Morrisville graded school in 1875, *^^^ from the University of Vermont as valedictorian in 1878; was principal of the La- moille Central Academy, at Hyde Park, Ver- mont, for the three succeeding years, and is, as he has been for many years, one of its trustees ; studied law with Brigham & Waterman and was admitted to the bar of Lamoille county in 1881 ; was elected state's attorney for Lamoille county in 18S4, holding the office for two years, and was a delegate from Vermont to the National Republican Anti-Saloon Convention which met in Chicago in 1886. In 1888 he was made a director of the Lamoille County National Bank, and later its vice-president, in which position he still serves. He was one of the incorporators of the Lamoille County Savings Bank & Trust Company in 1889, and its first vice-presic which office he now holds. He was secretar civil and military affairs under Governor Cai S. Page from 1890 to 1892. In 1891 he elected a director of the Union Mutual Insurance Company, and has served in that pacity since that time. About twenty years ; as an incident of his law business, he started Lamoille County Insurance Agency, which der his management has developed into cm the leading agencies in this part of the state, resenting a capital of over $300,000,000. S his coming to Hyde Park, in 1878, he has I actively interested in various industrial er prises, and is now secretary and director of Hyde Park Lumber Company, and of the M< Manufacturing Company. He is now filling the fourth year of service as chairman of board of trustees of the village of Hyde P During his service in this capacity the munic light and power plant, costing nearly $20,< was installed, and the village sewer system pu He has served his town as superintendent schools, as well as in various other capacities, has always been keenly alive to all matters public interest. He is a member of the Sec Congregational church of Hyde Park, anc active in its support, serving as chairman of building committee, under whose supervisio new chrurch costing upwards of $8,000 was ei ed in 1899. He is a member of the Masonic ternity, having taken the Knight Templar grees. He is also an Odd Fellow, serving order as Grand Master of the state in 1897, an Grand Representative in 1898 and 1899, He member of the Vermont Society of the Soil the American Revolution, tracing his con tion to the struggles of independence thrc his great-grandfather, Major Moses Mc' land. Mr. McFarland married Julia, eldest dai ter of Hon, Waldo Brigham, a graduate of University of Vermont, class of 1854, eight y president of the St. Johnsbury & Lake Qi plain Railroad, and in his lifetime a leading torney of Northern Vermont, December 22, i They have three children, — ^Helen Marion, 1 November 27, 1885 ; Grace Brigham, born 1 tcmber 24, 1888; and Brigham Wheeler, 1 April S, 1891. I?K THE STATE OF VERMONT. 3S HON. WALDO BRIGHAM. The Hon. Waldo Brigham, for many years an honored and influential citizen of Hyde Park, Vermont, and recognized throughout the state as a prominent member of the bar and a political leader, was descended from Revolutionary stock. His grandfather, Jonas Brigham, served in the continental army with the rank of captain, his commission, which is still in the possession of his descendants, bearing the same bold, handsome signature which was affixed by John Hancock, as president of the continental congress, to the Declaration of Independence. In 1790 Captain Brigham settled in Bakersfield, where he was one of the earliest pioneers. He was one of those who assisted most prominently in promoting the business growth and the political advancement of the town and county, was called upon to fill near- ly all the local offices and represented the town seventeen consecutive years. Waldo Brigham, son of Asa and grandson of Captain Jonas Brigham, was born June 10, 1829, and passed his boyhood on the paternal farm. He was fitted for college at the two academies which Bakersfield then contained, completing his preparatory course under the tuition of the dis- tinguished educator, Jacob Spaulding, and in 1854 graduated in the classical course from the University of Vermont. While a student he largely defrayed his own expenses by teaching district schools, and the first year after his gradu- ation he taught in the St. Lawrence Academy, Potsdam, New York. Having decided to devote himself to the legal profession, he read law in the office of Child & Ferrin, at Hyde Park, and in May, 1857, was admitted to the Lamoille coun- ty bar. He then went to East Berkshire, and for five years practiced his profession in the of- fice of the Hon. Homer E. Royce, while the latter was a member of Congress. In 1862 he came to Hyde Park, where he practiced for twenty 3'ears, in association with George L. Waterman, under the firm name of Brigham & Waterman. The court records of the period testify to the extensive business which was carried on by this firm throughout central and northern Vermont. Meanwhile, though paying strict attention to his professional duties, Mr. Brigham's time and energies were largely occupied with public af- fairs. He was an earnest and active Democrat, and in 1866-67-68 represented Hyde Park in the legislature. He was a leader in securing the charter for building the Vermont division of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, and for ten years was president of this division, known as the St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad, extending from Lunenburg to Swanton. He was also one of the directors of the Burlington & Lamoille Railroad. In 1868 he was ©ne of the delegates to the national convention which nomi- nated Governor Seymour for the presidency. He received repeated proofs of the regard in which he was held by the members of his party, serving as candidate for state's attorney, county senator and lieutenant governor. He was the nominee for congress in the Third district, again in the First district, and in 1872 was paid the high compliment of being made the candidate of his party in the general assembly for the office of United States senator. Mr. Brigham was ever a warm friend to the cause of education, and while a member of the legislature was an earnest advocate of the appropriation of public money by the state in aid of the normal schools. For twenty-five years he served as president of the board of trustees of the Lamoille Central Acad- emy. He held the office of vice-president of the Bar Association of Vermont, and as a lawyer enjoyed a high reputation, not only for profes- sional ability, but for strict integrity of char- acter. The younger members of the profession always found in him an encouraging and friendly counselor. He was elected by the legislature a trustee of the University of Vermont, a posi- tion which he held for six years. Mr. Brigham married Lucia Ellen Noyes, daughter of Lucius H. and Diadamia Jones Smalley Noyes, November 4, 1858. Two of his daughters were educated at the University of Vermont. Julia, the eldest, married H. M. Mc- Farland, of Hyde Park ; Mary, a graduate of the class of '93, became the wife of James, eldest son of President H. M. Buckham ; and Blanche, a graduate of the class of '97, was recently pre- ceptress of the Lamoille Central Academy. In the latter years of his life Mr. Brigham retired from the active practice of his profession, happy, as his health declined, in the aflfectonate ministrations of his family, and in the company THE. STATS GF TE2M05rr. rnirni L- ■ieath. vhich :^>. mente-;. t.-z .ni" bui 'j^- -he \'r.< ic cor, y-_^--!T:b«:r ( \ « iun lu- hu.l aitaiiH SIN, MiclKK'l l'.;ikor U U wlurx' lu- w;is;i fan u>r twomy-fislit y ami purcliasetl the old ^ iitier J .1 can icn, isti tnr his industry, per- -emT^mc^ ami "M^i -ranagdacci, sotM succeeded n TTakmg: 3: ^oe :£ :fie aoe^ and best cultivated 3I31S 31 :iiar ^er-^rr :t 3k sale. He was prin- rpailv — Tgrsg^i 31 gr:*fcihng a general line of i'U'iiH 3TCX. xr ^tni± :bae 15 always a de- TTsnti- It. iaicr ^ij 1 >eii-«dtKated man, and iSiesL -rnir-i .t us ica;? rrae in reading good iiKTLnat'i je T":^;^^;^! as npright, honorable ^acanr. inii ais ^nial. tKanr and unaffected Tijnn^-- ■na.Tf ^nm 1 favorite among all with ■wnan m jme ii ■-vrrs^-r He married Miss '■:jmiA '3rn£ii, ami rrae 6xk>»Tiig named diildren ■were ben :□ :!ieni : Kate, deceased ; J<^n Greg- yrr; Vr^liatn. ieceaaeti: Mkfaae!; Mary, de- c^3seti 'ciunia. : ami Patrick, deceased. Mr, Ba- k:s- rsoic^ 31 Bcaiilebofj^ in what is known as SattemHe : &is *i;e is ievxased. ^7K. Vermonc. where he acquired an excel- Jesc ei!m:aQ?n. After o?nq>!eting his studies he encecwi dK «T:pi,\v ., f Mr. George C, Hall, where 31; ira ierrwi as 3 stable boy, subsequently be- o.-citng c-'adtcsir. attd also acting as attendant :-.'r M:ss Mag^ Hail, who is now the wife of Mr, R. M. Baraett. 01 Massachusetts ; he then i:wEO(\i Miss Eiina Hall in her rides and took cfc.ir^ of her h---K"«^ until her marriag<; with \.\'ce: LV Jo-:enip*. Mr, Baker retained his posi- ;ioc in Mr Halls family for twenty-five years, whiv-h clearly ^iel:x■(^strates the fact that he was in t».>nesi. fiiithiu! and cwiscicntious employe, and he o.tt;-a'.x\i to have cliarge of the Hall residence xtv', real esiate a; l-rattleboro, Vermont, until its sd> ti> the Th\»;H[ ijt^'n l"und. and is now retained ::; :ts charge by the I'lind committee. He was for a •.i:tte head rttachiiiaii lor Frederick C. Dickin- w-t;, a brvther-in-law of Jay Gould, with whom he renuitned for si\ years, and he would probably Iv with them ai the present time had it not been i\>r (he sickness and deaths which occurred in the llaker fainiK. He also for a time engaged in the buying and soiling of high class horses, which he traineil for driving; he has led a life of honest toil, and his business interests have been so man- aged as to win the confidence of the public and the prosperity which should alwa>s attend honorable effort. Mr. Baker is a prominent member of the Coachmen's Union, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 37 SIMEON MORSE SIBLEY. Simeon Morse Sibley, deceased, a former prominent and successful business man of Ben- nington, was bom in Whitingham, Windham county, Vermont, April 21, 1814, son of Lot and Mary (Morse) Sibley. Lot Sibley was a son of Tarrant Sibley, a minute-man in Colonel Ebe- nezer Learned^s regiment in the war of the Rev- olution, and a participant in the fight at Concord, and was a grandson of Jonathan Sibley, a com- missioned officer in the colonial war service. He was also a direct descendant of John Sibley, who landed at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1629, and of John Putnam, who landed in the same town in 1634, and whose descendants included Generals Israel and Rufus Putnam. Mary Morse was a daughter of Simeon Morse, a soldier in the con- tinental army, a participant in the battle of Sar- atoga, and a direct descendant of Samuel Morse, who came to this country in 1635 o" ^^e ship In- crease. Samuel Morse was one of the members of the company to whom was granted a tract of land south of the Charles river, and including the present towns of Dedham, Needham, Dover, Natick and other Massachusetts towns. Mary Morse was also a direct descendant of Henry Adams, of Braintree. Simeon M. Sibley attended the common school in his native town, and afterward entered the academy in Brattleboro, Vermont. At the age of eighteen years he entered the employ of J. H. Bartlett & Company, of Boston, wholesale gro- cers, where he remained several years, when he returned to Vermont and settled in Bennington. A New York company were operating extensive iron works at that time a few miles east of Ben- nington, and Mr. Sibley opened at that point a general supply store, which he conducted for four years with marked success. In 1844 he be- gan a large grocery business in the rapidly grow- ing village of Bennington, which he continued to carry on until his retirement from active life in 1881. Mr. Sibley had from the beginning of his ca- reer shown marked business ability, with a special aptitude for questions of finance, and he naturally became early identified with banking. He was a director in the Stark Bank, the second oldest in- stitution of the kind in Bennington, as long as it was in existence; and when the Bennington Countv National Bank was established he was one of the first subscribers for stock. At the organ- ization of the institution he was chosen vice pres- ident, and at the death of Charles W. Thatcher in 1890 he was elected president of the bank, a position which he held until his death, August 15, 1898. In politics Mr. Sibley was a staunch Republican, and he was vitally interested in the live issues of the day, although he never cared to enter public life. He was united in marriage with Miss Di- antha Williams in 1837, and their children were Mary Louisa, Persis Hannah, Simeon Waldo, Frances Diantha and Harriet Jane Sibley. Mrs. Sibley died in 1832, and the son died in 1884, but all of the other children survive. In 1857 Mr. Sibley married Miss Maria L. A. Varian, who died in i8q6. Mr. Sibley was true to his in- heritance in a marked degree. His courtly bear- ing stamped him as a worthy descendant of wor- thy ancestors, while his strict integrity, keen in- tellect and self command suggested the rugged simplicity of his early New England home, an in- stitution that has cradled thousands of fine men and noble women. JOHN W. GORDON. John W. Gordon, of Barre, is one of the lead- ing lawyers of this city, and a citizen of prom- inence and influence. He was born in Vershire, Orange county, Vermont, September 16, 1857, a son of John W. Gordon. Further parental and ancestral history may be found on another page of this biographical work, in connection with the sketch of Mr. Gordon's brother, T. R. Gordon, of Montpelier. Mr. Gordon attended the common and high schools of Burlington, prepared for college at Spaulding's Academy in Barre, Vermont, and was graduated from the academic department of Dartmouth College in 1883. The ensuing year he was sub-master at the high school in MilforJ, Massachusetts, going from there to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was assistant master in the high school for two years, resigning his posi- tion in 1886 to take the teacher's examination in Boston, passing successfully and receiving a certificate. Coming then, however, to Barre, Ver- THE STATE OF VERMONT. mhmU, ho iKvamo interested in the granite in- UUx^trw enterinj^ into partnership with his father- in-huv. U. l\ Dinihain, with whom he was asso- ciAt^xl uuiler the tirni name of Dunham & Gor- \K>u until the ileath of the senior member of the tinn in 1888. Mr. Ciordon continued the busi- iH^iis aliMie until 1890, when the quarries were si>KL Resuming the study of law, which he had prtniously taken up, he was registered in the oft^cc n his brother, T. R. Gordon, in Montpelier, and was admitted to the Vermont bar at the gen- eral tenu, in i8c>o, and to practice in the supreme cvHtn during the same year. He has continued in active practice since, nu^eting with signal suc- ct*ss» from the first, both professionally and finan- cially. In the summer of 1891 he built the Gor- don bliKk, one of the finest in the city, it being a three-story brick building, with granite trim- mings, having a frontage of forty-two feet on Main street, and extending back one hundred fret. Mr. Gordon supported the Democratic party until i8«)6, and was a candidate for the state leg- islature on that ticket in 1888 and in 1892. In 1S06 he was a delegate to the Democratic con- vention held in Chicago, but refused to endorse the platform there introduced, and was also a delegate to the Democratic sound money conven- t>:a at Indianapolis, Indiana. He has served as iiw agent for Baire ; was a member of the school b-j^r.i in 1888: and was elected mayor of the city IT. :S«:/i. i>^7. 1898 and 1899, serving until the 57 "^-g of iqoo. During his term of admin istra- tsrr; many improvements of value wevt made, the rr3zirl;:«a: water plant being installed; the elec- tr.r railway being built; and two schoolhouses irzii '-. r.-e-A city hall being erected. >. August. 1884. Mr. Gordon married Maud L. Z>:r--h2jr.. wh'"» was bom in Allegheny, Pennsyl- Ttiuc^ i daughter of Benjamin Franklin and LLurc Wlieeleri Dimham. Mr. Dunham was hz-n :z X -nhJield. \'ermont. and during the Civil "w^' >trve^2 as captain of a company in a Vermont rfrr~:er.:. arc was aftenvards one of Governor Ci^rTievf ftifr. He was subsequently in business ir. rerrnfy'.\-^r.:a for a few years, going from there t: Ch'.c^^z-. Illinois, where his business was b-.-T.ec oj: in :he nre of 1873. Returning then tc V em-:n:, he licated in South Barre, where he "IA-2S nrst eng^ge-^ in the milling business, and la- ter in the gjanite business, in which he continued until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were the parents of five children: Lillian Ward, Paul Dunham, Philip, John Aubrey and Norman Seaver. CLARENCE FREEMAN MOULTON. Qarence Freeman Moulton, a well known and respected citizen of Randolph, was born March II, 1837, in West Randolph, Vermont, (now Randolph,) which was also the birthplace of his father, the late Horace Moulton. His paternal grandfather, Phineas Moulton, was a pioneer of the town, coming here in 1788 from Monson, Massachusetts, and settling in 1793 about one mile east from the village, on what is now known as the "Green Mountain Stock Farm," which has since remained in the possession of the family. He died in 1834, leaving a family of eight sons and two daughters, as follows : Jude ; John ; James; Freeman; Dan Alonzo; Phineas; Still- man : Horace, the father of Clarence F. ; Pene- lope; and Mary. Three of the sons settled in Randolph, Horace occupying the old homestead, while Phineas and Stillman settled on adjoining farms. Phineas became influential in public af- fairs, serving in both houses of the state legisla- ture. Horace Moulton, a life-long agriculturist of Randolph, was born June 26, 1794, and died Au- gust 21, 1862, in the house in which he was bom and had always lived. He was a practical farm- er, industrious, conservative and provident. In religious faith a Metho ^^ a pioneer set- tler of the place, and resided there until his death, May 29, 1845. He was a man of more than usual ability and worth, his good qualities beinc: recognized by his fellow townsmen, who elected him to the state legislature seventeen times, lie married Lucy Kenney, of Sutton, by wh(^m he iiad nine children. James Hutchinson, born in Braintree, V^ermont, February 27, 1797, died October 2, 1882. He spent several years of his life in Randolph, Vermont, successfully en- gaged in agricultural pursuits. He married, first, Sophia Brown, and married, second, Mrs. Julia B. Cady, of his first union rearing eight children. James Hutchinson obtained his early educa- tion in West Randolph, attending first the coiii- mon schools and later a private school. After teaching school for three consecutive winters, he settled as a farmer on the ancestral homestead in Braintree, where he remained until 1869, when he removed with his family to West Randolph, his present home. He has ever taken a lively in- terest in public matters, since the formation of the Republican party, being one of its most zeal- ous supporters. While living in Braintree he served in many town offices, and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1856. For two years, from 1864 until 1866, he was as- sociate judge of the county. Judge Hutchinson was elected state senator in iS^kS and 1869: was elected county commissioner in 1870; was chosen a delegate to the national Re- publican convention in Philadelphia in 1872; and from 1872 until 1887 was postmaster at West Randolph. In 1889 he was one of the petitioners to the legislature for a charter for a savings bank in West Randolph, and on the organization of that institution was elected its first president, a position which he filled a number of years. In the early days of the anti-slavery agitation the Judge was an enthusiastic worker with Garrison and Phillips, ever sustaining the principles that guided the abolitionists, for five years serving as vice president for Vermont of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. During the trouble in Kansas he was connected with the Emigrant Aid Society, and in company with the state agent vis- ited several places in Vermont with a view to raising men and money to aid in freeing Kansas from the trammels of the slaveholder, and at one time he himself accompanied an expedition to Kansas for that purpose. He has also been act- ively identified with various temperance organi- zations of the state, aiding the cause by voice and vote. Judge Hutchinson married, November 2, 1847, Abby B. Flint, daughter of Elijah and Patience (Neff) Flint, of Braintree. She died May 4, 1879. The descendants of the founder of that branch of the Hutchinson familv from which the Judge comes are very numerous, and are to be found in nearly every state in the Union. Many of them have become distinguished in various walks of life, among them being the celebrated Hutchinson family of singers, distant relatives of the Judge, whose voices have been heard in all parts of the United States. HENRY CLAY McDUFFEE. Henry Clay McDuffee, of Bradford, a citi- zen of prominence and infiuence, was born in the town named, on October 3, 183 1. He was a son of John McDuflfee, who was one of the first set- tlers of Bradford, and came of Scotch ancestors, descended from John McDuflfee, who with his wife removed in 1612 from Argyleshire, Scotland, to Londonderrv, Ireland. This John McDuflfee was a direct descendant of King Kenneth McDuflf of Scotland, and also a descendant of Duncan McDuflf, who was bom about 1000 A. D., and was the celebrated Thane of Fife referred to in Shakespeare's Macbeth, and the greatest and chief of those who labored to restore King Malcolm III. to his throne, which had been usurped by Macbeth. In return for his lovaltv and valor Duncan McDuflf was made first officer of the crown and given a very noteworthy coat of arms typifying his victory over Mac- beth. He was also given the fee to a large tract THE STATE OF VERMONT. 41 of land, and the name of McDuff became Mc- Duffee. John McDuffee (2), son of John McDuffee, who came from Scotland, and his wife, Martha K. (known in history as "Matchless Martha"), were in the siege of Derry, in the year 1689. Daniel (3), son of John (2), was the ancestor of the American family of McDuffees. He left Londonderry, Ireland, with his wife, Ruth Brit- ton, in 1720. They settled at Nutfield (now called Londonderry), New Hampshire, being among the first settlers of that town. They spent the first winter at Andover, Massachusetts. He died at Londonderry on March 4, 1768, while his wife survived him until 1776. They had nine children, six of whom served in the French and Indian wars ; they took part in the expedition into Canada, and three of them climbed the "Heights of Abraham" at Quebec. Daniel (4), son of Daniel and Ruth, was born on March 16, 1739, at Londonderry, New Hamp- shire, and was a captain in Colonel Stephen Evans' regiment of the continental army. He fought at Lexington and Bunker Hill, and marched from New Hampshire to Saratoga, par- ticipating in the battle at that point. He was a blacksmith by trade, and his shop in London- derry was a rendezvous for General Stark and others in planning for action against the British forces. He died December 15, 1824, in Brad- ford, Vermont. His wife, Margaret Wilson, also a native of Londonderry, died at Bradford. They were the parents of fifteen children. John (5), son of Daniel and Margaret, was born June 16, 1766, in Londonderry, and in early youth learned the trade of his father. He stud- ied surveying and was a practical surveyor in the field at the age of fifteer^ years. He came to Moretown, now Bradford, Vermont, in 1788, where his father joined him before the close of the eighteenth century. The son settled on a farm, but gave most of his attention to civil engineering. He was possessed of a remarkable memory, which served him all through life. He was ever dis- tinguished for public spirit, and was an industri- ous and frugal man. He was the first to ad- vocate the building of railroads in Vermont, and he procured the charter of the Boston & Montreal Railroad. He filled nearly all the town offices, and was trial justice for many years. His first wife, Martha Doak, died in Bradford, May 14, 1822. On November 10, 1823, John married Dolly Greenleaf, a native of Nottingham, New Hampshire, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Rowe) Greenleaf, natives of Massachusetts, Mrs. McDuft^^ee died on May 7, 1874. She was descended through her paternal grandmother from the noted Lowell family of Massachusetts. She was the mother of six children, three of whom died in childhood. Mrs. McDuffee be- longed to the Christian church, and her husband was a Universalist in faith. He was a Whig and Republican, and for many years the county sur- veyor of Orange county. He taught school for several terms in Maine, New Hampshire and in Bradford, Vermont, and was a private tutor of many young men, including Dr. Silas McKeen, a pastor of the Congregational church of Brad- ford for over forty years. He also tutored Dr. Whipple, then a teacher in Bradford and after- ward a member of congress from New Hamp- shire. John McDuffee died in Bradford on May 4, 185 1. His eldest son, Charles McDuffee, was a very able young man, and active in business affairs. He died, unmarried, in 1863. The youngest son, Horace, was graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1861, and served during the Civil war in the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth regiment of New York Volunteers. Henry C. McDuffee (6), son of John and Dolly (Greenleaf) McDuffee, obtained his edu- cation in Bradford, where he attended the public schools and academy. His home was on the paternal farm until about 1869, when he removed to his present residence in the village, on Main street. At an early age he learned surveying, an occupation which he has since pursued with more or less regularity. Upon the death of his father and brother Charles, who were agents for Joseph Bell, of Boston, an extensive landowner, having large real estate interests in Canada, New England and the western states, Mr. McDuffee was appointed agent in their place, and was given the management and control of the sale of these large properties, a trust which he discharged with business-like sagacity. During that time and since he has had charge of many other extensive estates in different parts of the country. For a number of years he was connected with and had charge of several large oil wells and coal mines in 4* THE STATE OF VERMONT. vM\u^ III' Nvu.H alno mana^^rr of a linen miu ia V UuvnuMU. Nrw I lampsliirc, for aU/ut two year*. As a proj^rrssivc and public-spirited citizen Nh\ Moi>iHVcc takes an active interest in the wcl- t'iiix^ of his town, contributing^ largely toward it> pr\vs|vrity. A zealous friend of education, for a uuuiIhm of years he has been a trustee of Brad- t\^r\l Academy. He was one of the organizers of the I Bradford Savings Bank & Trust Company, [HTsc^nally securing its charter, and for many Years he was one of its directors. He was aL<*D influential in establishing The Bradford Opinion, scKni afterward becoming its principal owner. He subsequently sold the paper to Harr>- E. Parker. As a result of his large and varied experience he has become widely known as a man of keen judgment and business ability. For some time he was engaged by well known banking establish- ments in Boston and New York to inspect and install loan agencies throughout the western states and along the Pacific coast. A loyal Re- publican in his political affiliations, he possesses the courage of his convictions, and has been a most valuable public official, holding nearly all the town offices of importance. He representctl Bradford in the general assembly in 1870, being the first Republican ever elected to that position from that town, and he was re-elected in 1872, receiving at that time the largest Republican vote ever polled there. In 1872 and 1873 ^^ ^^'^^ high bailiff of Orange county, and served as as- sistant United States assessor from 1870 until the abolishment of the office. In 1884 he was elect- ed from Orange county to the state senate, and in that body he served on the committee of finance and railroads and banks. Vov a number of years he was chairman of the county Republican com- mittee, and in 1888 was one of the presidential electors. I^'raternally he is a member of Char- ily Lodge. No. 43. 1^^ & A. M., and of Bradford Chapter. K. A. M. Mr. McDulTee married, first, on March 13, it'/,^, Miss Laura Waterman, of Lebanon. New HaiMpHliire, who died the following September, ||/' iiiarried, second, on June 8, i8(x). Rosa M., /|;iM|.ditrr nf Hon. Roswell M, and Miranda (Nel- .'.//h/ Hill, of Topsham. X'ermont. A child born •;/;vrii(lM r j,i 1870. of this marriage, Ernest Bill M/hiilIrr, was j^raduated in 1892 from Dart- iM/Hilli ( nllr^e. lie established a good record during his colkge course for sdiolarship and busi* ness abilir\% and is now holding an important po^itic^ as manager of a conq>any handling ex- plosives throGghoat the United States. He is known as a highly capable business man. He marTie»i. Janiiar>- 11, 1900, Miss Grace Bacall, of Ma!den« Massachusetts. LEROY ABDIEL KENT. To properly present the genealogy- of the gen- tleman whose name initiates this sketch, and who is now a thri>-ing merchant of Hardwick, the his- torian must needs go back to Great Britain and search the records during the early part of the seventeenth centur>-. The exact year of Joseph Kent's birth is not given, but he was born in England, and with his brother Joshua emigrated to Massachusetts in 1645. He married Susan- nah George, by whom he had a son named Joseph, bom at Taimton, Massachusetts, in 1665. The latter left a son named John, whose birth occurred at Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in August. 1697. John Kent married Rachel Carpenter, and their son Ezekiel, bom at Rehoboth, June 22, 1744, took part in the war of the Revolution and Shay's famous rebellion. Ezekiel married Ruth Gary, and their son Remember was destined to become the founder of the branch of the familv which has so long and so creditably been connected with the state of Vermont. Remember Kent was lx)rn at Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Jime 11, 1775. and in 1798 removed to Calais, Vermont, settling at the place later named in his honor as ** Kent's Corners.'' Remember Kent was an influential man in his day, and served in the state militia, in which he rose to the rank of captain. He mar- ried Rachel Bliss, by whom he had a son named Ira, who became a farmer at Calais and spent his entire career in agricultural pursuits. Ira in early life married Polly Curtis, and from this union came LeRoy Kent, the subject of this sketch, whose birth occurred at Calais, Vermont, August 25, 1849. He completed his early education at a com- mercial school in Providence, Rhode Island, aft- erwards, from 1864 until 1866, being in the em- ploy of a transfer company at Burlington, Iowa, which furnishes connection by ferry between the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and the S^2l^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. -rs^^c VVilkins, the Nestor of the La- :*'vm11o countv i^ar, who lived to the venerable aj;:o of cighty-tive years, was during a long and active career the most striking figure of his day, and his death has removed the last of an old and wonderful race of men who moulded the destinies of the commonwealth during a most important epcK'h. \\ hen upwards of eighty he yet bore him- self erectly and his step was firm and elastic. His manners were courtly and dignified, and he was in all things the personification of the real gentleman of the old vrtant measure then |XMiding in Con- gress. rhrouuhiUit his Ufe Mr. Wilkins was the ]>rincipal dependence of the cv^mmunity, not only in the line of his profession, but in nuuiicipal and ])ersonal alTairs, .\s was roniarkcil by one who knew him well. '*\Ve pix\sunK\ wore the question to have been af him, MM i,« \\\\^ '.'vxivh oi \h \\ ilkitt^* life, saivl : I l»," i^.'t'Iv- oi \ \\'.'',otr. ',:m\et>all\ fel:. 1 arii no \ 1 »1\>1 ;t».n -^vM', v^w tv^ !v\nn vm' the leath ..I \li Willx'M. rhwMii;!'. h'.v !vv\o >.ie V.e havi I.. . n I \.»\ \) » u»l ;r..r.5 vnrvh a)u; stion;:;, .m*I (III. |.> \\\ p. 'Ill ',.11 |M '.My '.| Vv'^. .i'\! ,;*\\.\\v Nt.ilUl- Ml ii|< I. ii'- '\ I. I wlvit '-.v '»v'.'v\v\: '.v^ 1\~ rich!. His standing was such as to g^ve him not only 'cat influence in his own county, but through- out the state, for people felt generally that George Wilkins, of Stowe, must be on the right side. Though on account of residing so far apart wc did not often meet, I was glad to count him al- was as a steadfast friend, for loyalty to his friends and his principles was inherent in his na- ture. He was a natural bom guide and leader, and his advice was often sought in political and party matters and always respected. He had hlled a prominent j^lace in \^emiont affairs for a long time, and his death was a public loss.'' Mr. Wilkins was tmustiallv able as a trial law- yer. and an earnest, thorough and resolute ad- vocate. He had in charge the greater part of the most important litigation in his county, many of his cases involving large values and intricate questions of law, and he was usually successful in their conduct. His legal abiHties and his ex- cellent business tact were exerted in all things afTectino: the welfare of the commimitv. He aid- C'J in all worth V public movements, and manv salutary effons had their inception in him. His coimsel was much sought by the people about him, in all manner of personal matters, and his advice and aid were freely given. The Rev. J. Edward Wright said of him : Mr. Wilkins jx)ssessed a well disciplineil mind. He was a man of strength, both intellectually and morally, a keen discemer of the right, a scorner oi shams and subterfuges, and tenacious in main- taining positions which he had with due consid- eration assumed. So, in religious matters he cvndd not content himself with an easy-going as- seiu to views that were inherited, or views that were generally current — views that belonged to others rather than to himself. A doctrine must commend itself to his ow^n best judgment to win his inilorsement. It was not sufficient that his emotions were stirred bv a sermon. It must meet the demands of his intellect and his moral nature, or he could not accept it as a presentation of the truth. Hence, he took and firmly held in religior a jx^sition witii the few, rather than with the manv. He avowed himself a Unitarian, and from the organization of the L'nitarian Society in Stowe in i8<>4 till his death he was one of its main supporters. L^pon him great dependence was placet!, especially at times when the society was withont a minister, and lav .services were held ; and even at the age of four score he did not d(.vm himstlf Ux^ old to share often in the ^.-j^^S-*-*-'--' j THE STATE OF VERMONT. 45 young people's meetings and impart generously from his stores of wisdom, the accumulations of much study and of long experience. He empha- sized in these addresses the value of truth and of truthfulness, the importance of fact above theory, the reign of law in God's world, and the impossi- bility of escaping the natural consequences of the violation of law by any scheme or artifice. In his judgment salvation was won by conformity to the divine will — the only safety lay in doing right. Thus Mr. Wilkins was, far more than most religious laymen, a preacher of righteous- ness ; and his oft-reiterated counsels cannot have been given to his young hearers in vain." Mr. Wilkins was born in Stowe, Vermont, December 6, 1817, son of Uriah and Nancy (Kittredge) Wilkins. He attended the district schools, and, during brief periods, the academies in Johnson and Montpelier, but his large fund of knowledge was mainly acquired through his per- sonal hiome heading. He prepared for his pro- fession under the preceptorship of Messrs. Butler and Bingham, the leading lawyers of Stowe at that time, and he was admitted to the bar in 1 84 1, at the age of twenty-four years. Mr. Wil- kins practiced in association with Mr. Butler for five years, and in 1845 he purchased his part- ner's law library and formed a law partnership with L. S. Small. The firm was soon dissolved, and thereafter Mr. Wilkins practiced alone. His public service was frequent and highly useful. In 1852-53 he served as state's attorney and acquitted himself most creditably. In 1859 he was elected to the senate from Lamoille coun- ty. In that important place he displayed all the qualities of the wise and conscientious legislator, and his constituents would have gladly advanced him had he manifested any partiality for a politi- cal career. But his tastes were for his pro- fession, the community and his personal con- cerns. Thus destitute of political ambition, he was of that class which deems participation in political aflFairs one of the first duties of citizen- ship, and he exerted a strong influence in behalf of the Republican party, to whose principles he was deeply attached, and which he eloquently maintained on many occasions, before large as- semblages. He had a remarkably fine voice, deep and rich tones. At a public entertainment in a town in New Hampshire, the phonograph re- peated a speech he made through it in Stowe. A clergyman present recognized the voice, re- marking, '*I should know that voice if i had heard it in Heaven." The circumstances being related to Mr. Wilkins, he replied, '*I wonder if he ever expects to hear it there." He was an ardent admirer of Lincoln, and was a delegate in the National Union convention, 1864, which renomi- nated that eminent statesman to the presidency. In 1868 he was a presidential elector from the Third congressional district of Vermont, and cast his vote for General Ulysses S. Grant for presi- dent, and, as a delegate in the national Repub- lican convention of 1872 he aided in the renomina- tion of the distinguished^ soldier. Mr. Wilkins was ever deeply interested in ed- ucational affairs, and afforded liberal aid in the establishment and maintenance of schools in vari- ous parts of the town. In 1870 he gave to each one a copy of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and he subsequently provided them with globes and astronomical apparatus. He was a warm ad- mirer of the soldiers who defended their coun- try during the Civil war, and in token of his ad- miration for their services he presented to H. H. Smith Post, G. A. R., a beautiful soldiers' memorial volimie, which volume as Soldiers' Rec- ord is to have a place with the Soldiers' Tablets, etc., in Memorial Hall, an elegant building, the munificent gift of Mr. Healy Akeley, of Minne- apolis, to the town of Stowe, and which was dedicated August 19, 1903, during ''Old Home Week." In recognition of the gift of Mr. Wil- kins, he and his wife were subsequently the guests of honor at a camp-fire, where they were made, the recipients of a volume, "Words of Lincoln," which was treasured by them far beyond its in- trinsic worth. During the greater part of his life Mr. Wil- kins devoted much of his time to caring for his large properties. He was for twenty-five years the largest real estate owner in Lamoille county, and it is said that he possessed as many as forty farms, and he paid taxes in twelve different towns. He was one of the founders of the Lamoille Coun- ty National Bank, in which he was a director from the first, and he rarely failed to attend a meeting of the directors. Ex-Governor Page, who was a brother di- rector with Mr. Wilkins in this bank for more than a quarter of a century, gave expression to 46 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the followiii)^ language in a letter written subse- (juont to his doalh. It was not designed for l>i\l>hoation, but it so well expresses some of the strouj;- characteristics of Mr. Wilkins that wc doom it worthy a place in this article. Governor Pag^' said: **I'\>r more than a quarter of a century I was an associate with Mr. Wilkins on the board of directors of tiie Lamoille County National Bank and presume I knew him as few men did. It was our custom at each directors' meeting of our bank to bring- forward a record of every note dis- couiuotl during the preceding month, and discuss the merits and demerits of tlie different individ- ual signers. I came to respect not only his sound business judgment, his correctness in weighing men and matters, but his kindness of heart as well, because in discussing the different men pri- vately, as we did, I was enabled to gauge the nat- ural characteristics and idiosvncrasies of mv brother director, net only with reference to his excellent business judgment, but as to his kindly regard for his brother fellow men." Mr. Wilkins was married July 12, 1846, to Miss Maria N., daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Blanchard) Wilson, of Hopkinton, New York. A lady of fine intellect and many accomplish- ments, she has exerted a strong influence, not only in the community but throughout the state. Deeply interested in ali pertaining to education, her zeal and ability led to her election as superin- tendent of schools, and she was the first woman to occupy that position. She prepared and read before the town meetings exhaustive reports upon the condition and needs of the schools, with the res*jit that their efficiency was greatly increased. During her term of office and through her effort, -srst? held the first and onlv session of the state ttachers' institute in the village of Stowe, and, th^ spring following, the county commissioners of ec'jioi'k'n there held a two days' examination for th**: nr-t and only time in the history of the place. . !r-. Wilkins has frequently addressed large >laze- in various cities throughout the e ha' _*' butter. In h:s recites Mr. l^iy was a Republican, and was chosen to flcrvc in the various local oflk>fS of :he town. He was a consistent and earoes: trxniher aI^i worker in the Uni>*ersaHst church at WiIIis:rocu In 1864 Mr, V\v was imitcvt in niarnju::^ to Miss Julia U. Martin, dauglitcr of Hurry i\ jitKl Julix (Onnshv) Martin, of I'uvVrhilU \\r::xc:. Tviv (liil(hrn wnv In^rn tv^ this imk>«x" Kjirrv M. : nnd Abhie L». wife of CUukhi S. Wrt^.t, o: Willl>*tt»u. Mr. Kay di^\l Fcbnur> .\ tS.-Vk ;xtK: hit) wifr died Ju^H^ 5. t8^ Ihuiv Martin l*Xv» \>nly svhx of Jv>h:: M. and fiiliu (Martini Ka>» ^vas l\>n\ in \V:!::s:vN:t. ?iuvx^ thou, whh :X* cvcvt^cvn of hVM \r«Hu Hjvul \u ^.aliviv.ui. bo 'us t\\lv"\\t\: llir iM \ \\\u\\u^\\ ot a t\ivttvv vv. :bc ur-* v"rv^a^<^i l«v lii*' t«Uh\*\» auvl whctv he WAS S^rtt. Mr l»\u VN a vcr\ st,tu:x^ Kcr— *vJ^'- *^ *i- s« has faithfcZv served his town in many of the rown cSces- He is a member of North Star Lodge Xo. i->, F- & A. M., of Richmond, Ver- meil. C»n December 9, 1890, Mr. Fay was united in niarria^e with Miss Josie H. Hutchinson, daufriier of Janses H. and Emily Butler Hutcliin- . • :r.e ■::' uie o4d and respected families of Jericb:. 'verz^oot- -\n account of the genealogy •:f tbe earlier generations of this family will be fccad in anocher part of this work in the sketch of EILery Otanning Fay. CHARLIE C. LAWSON. Oarfe C Lawson, of Hardwick, is carry- ii::^ ^XL a hicratiTe business in this village as a baker and ccniectioiier, and a dealer in ice cream, soda water and groceries. He was bom Oxofcer ^. 1865, in Woodbury, Vermont, a son of Rawlins and Betsey M. (Brown) Lawson, and a brochcr of William N. Lawson, of whom a brief sketdi inav be foimd elsewhere in this Chariae C Lawson w^s but six months old when Iks parents removed to Cabot, Vermont, wber« be was reared and educated. He assisted bis tadier on the farm and in the smithy until mneteen veais of age, when he began an appren- tk^shxD of fire vears at the blacksmith's trade. This he did not follow long, discontinuing it partly on acvxxmt of a distaste for it, and partly owing tv^ bck of physical strength. He has much me- chanical ingentdtv, however, using tools \vith skill and dexterity, and has done considerable carrenter work. In 1895 he located in Hard- wicfc. estaWishtng his present business, the only ooe of the the kind in the town, and has here Nailt np a roost satisfactory trade in his line of gcvvis. F\>KticaIlT be is a Democrat, and fra- rertully is a member of Hardwick Lodge, No. r^. L 6, (X F-> of wbidi he is treasurer. On Jtthr 3, 18S9, Mr. Lawson married Flora A. Coie- who was bom in Ljudon, Vermont, October 1% 1869, a dangfater of Levi and Roset- ta ^Xewtll) Cole Her father, a miller by trade, w-as in business in Cabot and other Vennont towns for many years, but is now engaged i ;;i^[Tktittn)raI porsmts. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson hav twv> dnldreB: Dean C, bcnrn August 27, 1890 and Max N-» boni Avgast 2$, 1893. i SL^ ^^^^..^ %. 9- '4 4 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 49 DONLY CURTIS HAWLEY, M. D. The ancient and honorable New England fam- ily of Hawley, of which Dr, Donly Curtis Haw- ley, of Burlington, Vermont, is a worthy repre- sentative, was founded by Samuel Hawley, who came from England in 1666 and settled in Strat- ford, Connecticut. Samuel Hawley had two sons, Samuel, Jr., and Ephraim, and the names of his daughters are unknown. Samuel, Jr., settled in Derby, Connecticut, on the Housatonic river, and Ephraim settled in Newtown, Connecticut, mar- ried and was the father of ten sons and two daugh- ters. The line of descent from Ephraim Hawley is as follows : Jehiel, son of Ephraim ; Andrew, COAT OF ARMS OF BOYNTON son of Jehiel; Eli, son of Andrew; Andrew, son of Eli ; Jacob, son of Andrew Abijah, son of Jacob; Lyman, son of Abijah; Curtis F., son of Lyman; and Donly C, son of Curtis F. Hawley. Abijah Hawley, great-grandfather of Dr. Donly C. Hawley, removed from Arlington, Ver- mont, to Fairfax, Vermont, in 1789. He was a devout Christian, and as there was no church or- ganization in Fairfax until 1832, he had divine services reaurlington, Vermont. January 7. 1856, daughter of William and Jeanette Henderson (Roberts) Hill, natives of Scotland, who came to the I'nited States in 1849, settling in Clielsea. Massachusetts, whence they removed to Burlington, X'emiont. Dr. and Mrs. Hawley are the parents of two daughters, Bessie Cordelia, bom in Fairfax. March 27^, 1882 : and May Hill, bom in Burlington. \ crmonl, (V- tober II. 1887. THE SMITH FAMILY (W ST. ALRAXS. \ ERMOXT. The history of the Smith family of St. Al- bans, by its conspicuous identification with town, county and state affairs, is so well known that it fonns an important part in the actual history of \'enr»ont itself. 1^'or four generations it has been the reccwcriized leading family of Franklin county. The great-grandfather of (k)v- emor Smith, the immediate subject of this sketch, was Deacon Samuel Smith, ( s ) who cm- igrated to St. Albans from Rarre. Massachu- setts, over one hundred years ago, settling in the south part of the town on a farm, for many vear his liome, and where he reared to a useful maturity a large family of children, whose de- scendants have furnished to the history of the state two gt^veniors, two congressmen, one ma- jor general, I'nited States volunteers, and many other men <^f slate and local prominence. Deacon Sami 1:1. Smith (5) was bom in Shrewsbury. Massachusetts, June 6, 1748, and was the fourth son of Bezaleel (4) anii Sarah ( Miles ) Smith and grandson of Thomas Smith, Jr., (3) of Sudbury, Massachusetts. (Thomas {2), John (i).) Samuel Smith was married in Weston, Mas- sachusetts. March 19, 1772, to Patience (iregory, boni April 4, 1747, in Weston, Massa- chusetts, died Deceml)er 10, 1809, in St, Albans, \'ennont, described as a woman of physical lx*aut\ and su]>erior education. She was the (laughter of Abraham Gregory, Esq., of Weston, Massachusetts, and Susanna (Whitney) Greg- or}- and granddaughter of Daniel McGr^or, of the honorable Scottish clan of that name. Deacon Smith, after his marriage, settled in Barre, Mas- sachusetts, where all his children were bom, and from that town became a volunteer in the great struggle for American indq>endence, serv- ing a< a private in the Massachusetts continental troops. Deacon Smith came to St. Albans in 1800 and became a leading pioneer citizen, serving constantly in various town affairs till his death, which occurred l^ecember 29, 1829. Deacoo Smith and his wife were among the original members of the First Congregational church, St. .Mhans, at its formation in 1803. The children of Deacon Samuel and Patience (Gregory) Smith were: Amasa Smith, bom Xovember 27, 1772. married, July July 10. 1794, Tabitha Jenkins and remained in Massachusetts. Patience Smith. l>om February- 20, 1774, married Roswell Hutchins, Esq., a leading attome\' of St. Albans. Mary Smith, bom October 18, 1775, married James Williams, of St. Albans, and died September 2(\ 1H47. Lucy Smith, bom Oc- tober 30, 1777, married June 15, 1797, Hon. Samuel Farrar, of Northboro, Massachusetts, whose son, William Farrar, was long^ a prom- inent merchant of St. Albans. Salome Smith, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 53 born February 27, 1784, married Judge Seth Wetmore, of St. Albans, and died December ii, 1 81 5. Abel Smith and Ashbel Smith, twins, born November 19, 1785 ; Abel died young, and Ashbel married Sarah, daughter of Eldad But- ler, and was the father of Major General Will- iam Farrar, ("Baldy Smith,'*) United States Volunteers. Gardner Smith, born December 9, 1787, died April 20, 1810. John Smith, bom August 12, 1789, noticed hereinafter. Hon, John Smith, (6) youngest son of Deacon Samuel (5) and Patience (Gregory) Smith, was born in Barre, Masachusetts, August 12, 1789, and came to St. Albans, his life-long home, at the age of eleven. His education was received at the rural schools of St. Albans, and his legal studies were pursued under the super- vision of his brother-in-law, Roswell Hutchins, and with Hon. Benjamin Swift. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1810 and soon afterwards formed a co-partnership with Judge Swift. This firm, which did a large and lucrative business and ranked second to none in integrity and abil- ity, lasted till 1827, when Judge Swift was elected to Congress. From that time till 1845, Mr. Smith contin- ued in active practice, having associated with him different partners, several of whom became leaders of the Franklin county bar in later years. In politics, Mr. Smith was a Democrat and was honored by election to many exalted positions of public trust, the duties of which he executed with dignity and universal acceptance. For seven years Mr. Smith served as state's attorney of Franklin county, and in 1827 was elected a member of the general assembly of the state, serving continuously in this capacity, with the exception of one year, until 1838, being honored by the election to the speakership in the sessions of 1832 and 1833. He received the nomination from the Democratic party in 1838 for member of Congress and was elected, though his districi was strongly Whig, but the personal popularity of the candidate influenced party feeling to sub-* side. While a member of the national house of representatives, Mr. Smith's speech, "The Defense of the Independent Treasury Idea," at- tracted national attention and was counted as one of the ablest and most thorough ever made on this subject. Mr. Smith withdrew from public life at the expiration of his term, March 4, 1841. At the close of his congressional career, Mr. Smith con- tinued his legal profession until 1845, ^^^er which he gave his time and energies chiefly to rail- road enterprises, and it is to him in conjunction with Hon. Lawrence Brainerd, of St. Albans, and Hon. Joseph Clark, of Milton, and to their boldness of action through the most critical emergencies, risking their entire fortunes in the project by borrowing three hundred and fifty thousand dollars on their personal credit, that the Vermont and Canadian road was made a reality and the last link forged that was to con- nect New England and the Great Lakes, of which road Mr. Smith became president, and the out- growth of which is the present Central Vermont system. Mr. Smith stands paramount in history as the benefactor of Franklin county, and of St. Albans in particular, and his memory should receive, as it does, the reverence and gratitude of the present as well as all succeeding genera- tions. Mr. Smith was an indomitable worker, and his whole life was characterized by public spirit, untiring energy and broad philanthropy. Mr. Smith was the recipient of the honorary degree of Master of Arts from the University of Vermont. His death occurred November 20, 1858. Mr. Smith married, September 18, 1814, Ma- ria Waitstill Curtis, the daughter of Zachariah Curtis, Esq., of Troy, New York, and the fruit of this union was seven children : Harriet Maria Smith, born in 181 5, died in Plattsburg, New York, in 1838, married the Rev. Benjamin Ball Newton. John Gregory Smith, born in 1818, noticed hereinafter. Edward Curtis Smith, born in 1 82 1, died in 1823. Worthington Curtis Smith, born in 1823, died in 1894, who became a distinguished citizen of St. Albans and a mem- ber of Congress from 1867 to 1873; Mr. Smith married Katherine Maria Walworth, daughter of Major John Walworth, of Plattsburg, New York. Julia Pierpont Smith, born in 1826, died in 1854, married George Gove Hunt, Esq., an attorney of St. Albans, issue one son, the late Hon. William H. Hunt. Francis Curtis Smith and Louisa Ten Broeck Smith, twins, bom November 15, 1828, of whom the son died Au- gust 15, 1830, and the daughter married Law- 54 THE STATE OF VERMONT. rence Brainerd, Jr., and died October 24, 1866. Hon. John Gregory Smith, (7) eldest son of Hon. John and Maria Waitstill (Curtis) Smith, was born in St. Albans, July 22, 1818. The life, distinguished services and public in- fluence of Governor Smith, are too well known to demand minute numeration of incident. The third of the war governors of the state, the or- ganizer and head for years of the great Central Vermont Railroad system, and one of the pro- moters of the Northern Pacific, Governor Smith was for a generation the most potent personality in Vermont life. Governor Smith was graduated from the University of Vermont in the class of 1841, and from the Yale Law School in 1843. Admitted to the Vermont bar in that year, he at once be- came associated with his father in the practice of law and incidentally in railroad management. At the death of his father, he assumed the lat- ter's position and continued at the head of the Central Vermont system until his death in 1891. Governor Smith became one of the fore- most railroad men of the country. He was one or the originators of the great Northern Pacific Railroad enterprise, and was president of the corporation from 1866 to 1872. Contemporaneous with his entering railroad- mg was the beginning of his political career. He was elected, in i860, St. Albans' representative in the state legislature, to which body he was twuce re-elected, in 1861 and 1862, serving as speaker both years. Such was his popularity that in 1863 he was elected governor of the state and re-elected in 1864. His services to the state and nation during those dark days of the rebellion cannot be over- estimated. He was the friend and confidant of President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton. He was particularly solicitous in caring for the Ver- mont boys at the front, and his many deeds of kindness won for him undying esteem and grat- itude and the sobriquet "The Soldiers' Friend." Governor Smith was chairman of the state delega- tion to the national Republican convention of 1872, 1880 and 1884. After his retirement from the office of chief executive of the state, he was not again in public office, but occupied the enviable po- sition as the leader in state politics for a score of years. Governor Smith was twice urged to allow his name to be used as a candidate for the United States senate, but refused, owing to his strenuous and exacting duties in the busines world. John Gregory Smith was a remarkable man — shrewd, far-seeing, of indefatigable zeal ; possess- ing unusual executive power and magnetism, he was a natural leader among men. Above all. Governor Smith was a Christian gentleman, of broad culture of mind and soul, and his universal affability of temperament made him a "modern hero" in the eyes of the people of the state in whose life he had exercised so palpable an in- fluence. He was prominetnly identified with the founding and growth of many local institutions, at the time of his death occupying the presidency of the following institutions: The Welden Na- tional Bank, the People's Trust Company, of St. Albans, and the Franklin County Creamery Association. Governor Smith will long be re- membered as a public benefactor of literary, ed- ucational and ecclesiastical organizations. Among his many gifts may be mentioned one of seven thousand dollars for the interior improvement of the Congregational church, of which he was a life-long member, and a gift to his native vil- lage of a magnificent bronze fountain, for the adornment of Taylor Park, at a cost of over five thousand dollars. The beautiful library and Grand Army Hall, recently erected on Maiden Lane, St. Albans, by his heirs, carrying out the expressions of his will, is a most fitting memo- rial of this distinguished citizen of St. Albans. Governor Smith was honored by the degree of LL.D., conferred upon him by his alma mater. He married December 27, 1843, -A.nn Eliza Brainerd, eldest daughter of Hon. Lawrence Brainerd, of St. Albans, one of the incorporators of the Central Vermont Railroad, one of the founders of the national Republican party in 1856 and some time United States senator from Ver- mont. Mrs. Smith, a lady by birth and instinct, is a well known figure in the world of letters. Possessing a remarkable mind and brilliant lit- erary finish, she has been called the Corelli of - America ; aside from her fictional works, she ha&4i contributed to our literature, scientific researchc and poetry of great strength. The palatial homfli of the late Governor and Mrs. Smith, a no^^Oi 56 THE STATE OF VERMONT. declined the nomination of state senator from Franklin county. In 1898 he was elected, by an unusually large majority, the chief executive of the state, and served with marked distinction till his successor, William W. Stickney, was elected to the office of governor in 1900. During Governor Smith's term of office, he and his charming wife occupied the Colonel E. P. Jewett residence at Montpelier, and dispensed a gracious and c'legant hospitality never before equaled at the capital. It was his honor to be the host of th'^ returning hero, Admiral George Dewey, at the close of the Spanish-American war, October 12, iH(ji). The elaborate reception tendered Ad- miral Dewey at that time belongs to the history itf ihe slate. (lovernor Smith married, October 3, iKKM, Miss Anna H. J an>es, the eldest daughter n{ thr late Hon. Henry Ripley James, one of the inohi inlhiential residents of Ogdensburg, New Vnrk, and granddaughter of the late Hon. Ama- ziali llailev James, snecessivelv a member of i ongrehH and justice oi the suprtMue ciHirt of New York. Mrn. Smith is a woman of exa^ptional love- lintbh, possessing the rarest fen\inine graces in ahnndanre, nf distinguished personal apin^arance, lirilliant conversational powers and charm of manner, her social intlneme as the tirst lady of llu- siale, during tl\»vernor Sn\ith's tenn of of- lirr, wa^ inciunparable. The don\esticity of (un'- ernoi and Mrs. Si\nth i> snprenu\ rih ir rlc^cnU residence. "Seven Acres," one nt llic hncnl cs|atc>» in \ cn\u>nt, t>verKH>king the i lianiplain \(dlc\, ha*» lon^ Ihvu noted as a seat o| i'duion-i ho^pilalitv Mrs. Sn\ith is the an- ihoi ♦•! .-^cNchd cscccdUi^K clever stories and ^liuii )ila\n snImcIi have won her secure fame as ah ainaliiH Hi llic lucrar\ ticld. She is one of lla I »aMi;hlcii^ ol ihc Anurican Ucvohition and is .1 ♦liailii inciiilui of the \'crn\ont Society of ( olunial h.uiuh, hii ancci.iors inchuling (lov- iMiHi Miadlohl. ol Ma\llo\vcr lanu' and other dl'MiiuuH'^l***' '»♦*'♦ •*» *'*^' *'**'^^ histor.N of this iHiMdn «oi\cino» and Mr.i. Snnth are the pa- Hhl.^ ol a HiMhl inlcrcslin^ lanuls of children; \\\[\ au Ihuc M»n>» and one daughter. James t(UH«o-i, at Northampton, Mehitable Miller, who was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, July 10. iN)(), a daughter of William and Patience Miller. William Dewey, born at Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, in January, 1692, died at Albany, New York. November 10, 1759. He served in the Revolution, being a corporal from Hebron,. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 55 venerated but still active factor in St. Albans' so- ciety, has been the rendezvous^ of a delightful social element for many years. Governor Smith's death occurred November 6, 1891. Governor and Mrs. Smith have been the pa- rents of the following children : George Gregory Smith, now a resident of Italy, occupying an his- toric villa near Florence; he married Mrs. Mary (St. Gem) Ebert, of St. Louis. Lawrence Brainerd Smith died in infancy. Annie Brain- erd Smith, who resides with her mother. Edward Curtis Smith, (8) noticed hereinafter. Julia Burnett Smith, the wife of Oliver Crocker Ste- vens, Esq., an attorney of Boston, Massachu- setts, residence, 365 Beacon street. Helen Lawrence Smith, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Donald Sage Mackay, pastor of the Collegiate church (Dutch Reformed), Fifth avenue. New York. Hon. Edward Curtis Smith^ (8) ex-gov- ernor of Vermont and man of affairs, the son of Hon. John Gregory (7) and Ann Eliza (Brainerd) Smith, was born in St. Albans, Ver- mont, January 5, 1854. After attending the schools of his native town, he was fitted for col- lege at Phillip's Andover Academy, and was grad- uated from Yale University in the class of 1875, and was a member of Skull and Bones Society at Yale and received his degree of LL.B. two years later from the Columbia Law School, New York. In 1877 he was admitted to the bar of Vermont and became the junior partner in the law firm of Noble & Smith, where he enjoyed a remunerative practice and established his rep- utation as a lawyer. In 1886 Governor Smith was elected second vice president of the Central Vermont Railroad, and assumed the duties of general manager of the road. He continued as such till the death of his father, the elder Governor Smith, in 1891, when he succeeded to the presidency of the com- pany, which position he occupied for several years, and at the reorganization of the road in 1899, became director and president, retiring from the latter in 1902. Governor Smith exhib- ited rare executive ability in the management of the Central Vermont, the third largest railroad in New England : it was his fixed policy to oper- ate the road in the interests of Vermont people. From his youth he was imbued with the progressive spirit of the day and has possessed a practical knowledge of the material interests of the state. Governor Smith's name comes naturally under the head of "Men of Progress," the man- tle of his distinguished father fell fittingly upon the shoulders of the son. Rarely do we find the main incidents of the life of one man so minutely repeated in the life of another as in the case the Governors Smith, father and son. Governor Smith (the second) organized the Ogdensburg Transit Company, with a line of boats plying between Chicago and Ogdensburg, and became the president of the same. He is a director and officer in twenty-eight different companies, and lias probably organized more corporations than any other man of his years in Vermont. He is president of the Welden Na^ tional Bank, president of the People's Trust Company of St. Albans and of the St. Albans Messenger Company, and he is an ex-president of the New London Steamboat Company. As ex- ecutor of his father's estate, he manages one of the finest farm properties in the state, the "Point Farm," at St. Albans Bay, containing over eleven hundred acres. He is an ex-president of Lake Champlain Yacht Club, a vice president of the Vermont Fish and Game League, ex-governor of the Vermont Society of Colonial Wars, and past-president of the Vermont Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. In early life, Governor Smith was a private in Company D, Ransom Guards, Vermont National Guard, and in 1884 was appointed colonel and aid-de-camp on the military staff of Governor Pingree. In 1896 he served as delegate-at-large to the national Republican convention which nominated William McKinley for president. .In September, 1890^ he was practically unan- imously elected representative from the town of St. Albans to the Vermont legislature, receiving nine hundred and three out of the nine hundred and five votes* cast. This" vote speaks for itself of Governor Smith's popularity at home, and this same popularity he enjoys all over Vermont and in other states where his manv and varied business interests call him. He was made chairman of the ways and means committee of the house, which committee was entrusted with the important duty of form- ulating a new corporation tax law. In 1892 he 56 THE STATE OF VERMONT. declined the nomination of state senator from Franklin county. In 1898 he was elected, by an unusually large majority, the chief executive of the state, and served with marked distinction till his successor, William W. Stickney, was elected to the office of governor in 1900. During Governor Smith's term of office, he and his charming wife occupied the Colonel E. P. Jewett residence at Montpelier, and dispensed a gracious and elegant hospitality never before equaled at the capital. It was his honor to be the host of th'^ returning hero, Admiral George Dewey, at the close of the Spanish- American war, October 12, iSqc). The elaborate reception tendered Ad- miral Dewey at that time belongs to the history of the state. Governor Smith married, October 3, 1888, Miss Anna B. James, the eldest daughter of the late Hon. Henry Ripley James, one of the most influential residents of Ogdensburg, New York, and granddaughter of the late Hon. Ama- ziah Bailey James, successively a member of Congress and justice of the supreme court of New York. Mrs. Smith is a woman of exceptional love- liness, possessing the rarest feminine graces in abundance, of distinguished personal appearance, brilliant conversational powers and charm of manner, her social influence as the first lady of the state, during Governor Smith's term of of- fice, was incomparable. The domesticity of Gov- ernor and Mrs. Smith is supreme. Their elegant residence, "Seven Acres," one of the finest estates in Vermont, overlooking the Champlain valley, has long been noted as a seat of generous hospitality. Mrs. Smith is the au- thor of several exceedingly clever stories and short plays which have won her secure fame as an amateur in the literary field. She is one of the Daughters of the American Revolution and is a charter member of the Vermont Societv of Colonial Dames, her ancestors including Gov- ernor Bradford, of Mayflower fame and other distinguished men in the early history of this country. Governor and Mrs. Smith are the pa- rents of a most interesting family of children ; they are three sons and one daughter, James Gregory Smith, Edward Fairchild Smith, Curtis Ripley Smith, and Anna Dorothea Bradford Smith. CHARLES DEWEY. Hon. Charles Dewey, president of the First National' Bank of Montpelier, was born in this city, March 27, 1826, a son of the late Dr. Julius Yemans Dewey. He comes of English ancestry on both sides of the house, being a descendant on the paternal side of Thomas Dewey, the immi- grant ancestor, and on the maternal side of Gov- ernor William Pynchon, the founder of Spring- field, Massachusetts. The line from Thomas Dewey is thus traced: Thomas, Josiah, Josiah, William, Simeon, William, Captain Simeon, Dr. Julius Yemans, Charles. Thomas Dewey emigrated from Sandwich, county of Kent, England, to America in 1633, settling first in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In 1636 he became one of the original settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and is mentioned in ''Green's History of Springfield" as an associate of Captain John Mason on a mission to Spring- field in 1636, in behalf of the Connecticut settlers. He died in Windsor, Connecticut, April 27, 1648. He married, March 22, 1638-9, Mrs. Frances Clark, widow of Joseph Clark. She died at Westfield, Massachusetts, September 27, 1690. Josiah Dewey, baptized at Windsor, Connec- ticut, October 10, 1641, died September 7, 1732, at Lebanon, Connecticut. He was sergeant of the guard at Westfield, Massachusetts, where he re- sided several years, during King Philip's war. On November 6, 1662, at Northampton, Massa- chusetts, he married Hebsibah Lyman, who was born at Windsor, Connecticut, in 1644, a daughter of Richard and Hebsibah (Ford) Lyman. She died at Lebanon, Connecticut, June 4, 1732. Her grandfather, Richard Lyman, Sr., was one of the original settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. Josiah Dewey, born at Northampton, Massa- chusetts, December 24, 1666, died at Lebanon, Connecticut, in 1750. He married, January 15, 1690- 1, at Northampton, Mehitable Miller, who was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, July 10. 1666, a daughter of William and Patience Miller. William Dewey, born at Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, in January, 1692, died at Albany, New York, November 10, 1759. He served in the Revolution, being a corporal from Hebron, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 57 Connecticut, in Lexing^ton "alarm list." He mar- ried, at Lebanon, Connecticut, July 2, 171 3, Mrs. Mercy Bailey, widow of Isaac Bailey, and daugh- ter of Joseph and Hannah (Dennison) Sexton. Her father. Captain Sexton, was a member of Captain Moseley^s company, in 1675, and served as a captain in the militia during King Philip's war, and her maternal grandfather. Captain George Dennison, was a soldier under Oliver Cromwell, and was one of the captors of Canon- chet in King Philip's war. Simeon Dewey, a life-long resident of Leb- anon, Connecticut, was born May i, 17 18, and died March 2, 175 1. He married, March 29, 1739, Anna Phelps, who was born at Mansfield, Connecticut, August 7, 17 19, and died at Han- over, New Hampshire, September 25, 1807; she was a daughter of Benjamin and Deborah (Tem- ple) Phelps. Corporal William Dewey, born at Lebanon, Connecticut, January 11, 1746, died at Hanover, New Hampshire, June 10, 1813. In 1768 he married Rebecca Carrier, who was born in Col- chester, Connecticut, March 19, 1747, and died July 6, 1837. She was a daughter of Andrew and Rebecca (Rockwell) Carrier, and great-grand- daughter of Thomas Carrier, one of the earlier settlers of Andover, Massachusetts, and later a pioneer of Colchester, Connecticut. Captain Simeon Dewey, born at Hebron, Con- necticut, August 20, 1770, died at Montpelier, Vermont, January ii, 1863. On February 27, 1794, he married Prudence Yemans, who was born at Tolland, Connecticut, March 29, 1772, and died at Berlin, V^nnont, April i, 1844. Dr. Julius Yemans Dewey, born at Berlin, Vermont, August 22, 1801, died at Montpelier, Vermont, May 29, 1877. He was fitted for col- lege in the Washington county grammar school, was graduated from the medical department of the ITniversity of Vermont in 1824. After his graduation he formed a partnership with Dr. Edward Lamb, of Montpelier, with whom he had* previously studied medicine, remaining with him a few years, and building up a large practice. In 1850, in company with Governor Paul Dilling- ham, Judge Timothy P. Redfield and others, he founded the National Life Insurance Company, and was made its general manager. In 185 1 he was elected president of the company, and for a number of years served as medical examiner for the organization. He was an Episcopalian in religion, and one of the founders of Christ church, toward the support of which he always contributed generously, likewise materially as- sisting in the building of both the old and the new churches. He gave freely to advance the cause of education, and was interested in mili- tary affairs, being appointed a surgeon in the militia bv Governor Grafts. Dr. Dewey maried, first, at Berlin, Vermont, June 9, 1825, Mary Perrin, who was bom at Gilead, Connecticut, January 30, 1799, and died at Montpelier, Vermont, September 3, 1843. She was a daughter of Zachariah Perrin, who served in the Revolution as a member of the Eighth* Company, Twelfth Regiment, Connecticut Mili- tia, under Captain John H. Wells. Her mother, whose maiden name was Mary Talcott, bom June 17, 1758, was a daughter of Captain Sam- uel Talcott, born February 12, 1708, great-grand- daughter of Captain Samuel Talcott, who was born in 1634-5, ^^^ married Hannah Hoi yoke. She was also a lineal descendant of William Pyn- chon, the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts, and one of the most noted men of his dav. Dr. Dewey married, again, August 3, 1845, Mrs. Susan (Edson) Tarbox, widow of Lund Tarbox ; she died at Montpelier, Vermont, September 11, 1854. He married for his third wife, Mrs. Susan Elizabeth (Griggs) Lilley, of Worcester, Massa- chusetts, widow of Gibbs Lilley; she died at Brattleboro, Vermont, September 5, 1886. All of the children of Dr. Dewev were born of his first marriage. Hon. Charles Dewey was educated in the Washington county grammar school, and at the University of Vermont, receiving his diploma from the latter institution in 1845. Immediately after his graduation, he became connected with the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company as its assistant secretary, and served in that capac- ity until January, 1850, when he was advanced to the position of secretary, an office which he filled until November, 1871, and for thirty con- secutive years was also one of the directors of the company. In January, 185 1, Mr. Dewey was elected a director of the National Life Insurance Company, with the management of which he was actively associated for nearly half a century, be- 58 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ing made vice president in January, 1871, and in June, 1877, succeeding his father, Dr. Julius Y, Dewey, as president, retaining that position until 1900. In January, 18O5, he assisted in or- ganizing the First National Bank of Montpelier, was one of its first directors, served as vice pres- ident from 1878 until 1891, and has since been its president. Mr. Dewey has long occnpied a place of prom- inence in political, educational, religions and fra- ternal organizations, and is considered an au- thority on financial questions. In 1867, 1868 and 1869, he was state senator; in 1882 and 1883, he served as inspector of finance and savings bank examiner, being appointed by the governor, but ■ declined reappointment ; he has been one of the trustees of the Washington county grammar school since 1864, and has served as president of the board since 1879. He belongs to the Vermont Society of the Sons of the Revolution, and to the Society of Colonial Wars, in which he served as governor for one year; and is a memljer of the Alumni Association of the University of Ver- mont, of which he was president two successive years. He is an active member of Christ church of Montpelier, which he served as vestryman fifty years; was six years junior warden; and for the past twenty-lwo years has been senior warden ; he was a lay delegate from that church to the Episcopal diocesan convention for forty- three years, and a lay delegate from the diocesan convention to the general convention of the Epis- copal church in 1883, but declined a re-election; for more than forty-eight years he was a member of the board of agents of the Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in Foreign Lands ; and for a nimiber of years was a trustee and vice president of the board of trustees of the Episco- pal Fund, and chairman of the investment com- mittee. On May 3, 1848, at Montpelier, Vermont, Mr. Dewey married Betsey Tarbox, who was born at Randolph, Vermont, May 22, 1829, a daugh- ter of Lund and Susan (Edson) Tarbox, and granddaughter of James and Betsey (Lund) Tarbox, the former of whom was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, enlisting from the town of Dunstable, New Hampshire; she is a lineal de- scendant in the sixth generation from one of the first settlers of Lynn, Massachusetts, John Tar- box, who was living there on or before April 4, 1639. Mr. and Mrs, Dewey are the parents of nine children, namely: Frances, wife of Henry E. Fifield, of Montpelier; Ella L., who married C. P, Pitkin, died in 1879; William T. married Alice Elmore French, daughter of James Gale and Orlantha (Goldsbury) French ; Jennie, wife of E. D, Blackwell, of Brandon ; George P., of "Portland, Maine; Gertrude M., wife of Frederick J. McCuen, of Montpelier; Mary G., of Mont- pelier; Mrs. Kate D. Squire, of Montpelier; and Charles Robert, of New York city. ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY, U. S, N. This distinguished naval officer, who crowned a life of stirring activity with the brilliant vic- tory of Manila Bay, one of the most remarka- ble accomplishments in the annals of warfare on the sea, is a native of Vermont, born in Montpelier, December 26, 1837, His parents were Dr. Julius Y. and Mary (Perrin) Dewej', and he is in the eighth generation in descent kDMIRAL DEWEY, MONTPELIER. from Thomas Dewey, who came from Sandwich, Kent, England, in 1633, and settled in Dorches- ter, Massachusetts. Ihe family genealogy i^ written at greater length in connection with that of Hon. Charles Dewey, a brother of Admiral Dewey, in this work. George Dewey received his early education in the local schools in his native town, at the Academy in Johnson, Vennont, and at Norwich ADUiRAl. DEWEV. HERO OF UANIIA BAY THE STATE OF VERMONT. 59 University. At the close of his first year in the latter institution, he was appointed a cadet in the United States Naval Academy, and grad- uated in 1858, with high rank in his class. He saw his first sea service as passed midshipman on the steam frigate Wabash, attached to the Mediterranean squadron. April 19, 1861, he was commissioned lieutenant, and from 1861 to 1863 he served on the steam sloop Mississippi,, of the West Gulf squadron, under Farragut. He took part in the capture of New Orleans in 1862, and particularly distinguished himself in the passage of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, and in the duel with the Confederate ram Ma- nassas and also in the capture of Port Royal in 1863. In the attack on Port Hudson, March 14, 1863, he was with his vessel, the Missis- sippi, when she grounded under the fire of the enemy's batteries and was lired and blown up by her commander to prevent her capture. He served on board a gunboat during the attack on Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Subsequently he served on the Agawam, of the North Atlantic squadron, and participated in the two naval at- tacks on Fort Fisher, in 1864-65. He was pro- moted to lieutenant commander, March 3, 1865, and a vear later became executive officer of the Kearsarge, which had won world-wide fame by destroying the Confederate cruiser Alabama, and which was now on the European station, and later he served on the frigate Colorado, flag- ship in the same waters. In 1868 he was detailed for duty at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, where he remained two years. In 1870 he was assigned tp his first vessel, the Nar- ragansett, which he commanded for five years. April 13, 1872, he was commissioned* commander. He became a lighthouse inspector in 1876, and was secretary of the lighthouse board from 1877 to 1882. In the latter year he was assigned to the command' of the Juanita, of the Asiatic squadron. In 1884 he was promoted to cap- tain and given command of the Dolphin, and from 1885 to 1888 he commanded the Pensa- cola, flagship of the European squadron. Dur- ing the following eight years he served as chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, and, for the second time, on the lighthouse board. He was commissioned commodore Februarv 28, 1896. In 1896 and 1897 he was president of the inspection and survey board. On November 30, 1897, Commodore Dewey was assigned to the Asiatic station and assumed command January 3, 1898. The war with Spain was then impending, and the selection of Commo- dore Dewey for this important distant command was significant as showing the confidence of the navy department in his capacity, courage, reso- lution and discretion, and in the exhibition of these qualities he equalled the highest expecta- tions. On April 18, 1898, he wrote in a private letter: *'We are waiting for the declaration of war. I have seven ships ready for action. If war is the word, I believe we will make short work of the Spanish rule in the Philippines." Soon after the declaration of war, he was noti- fied by the Chinese government that under the neutrality rules his fleet could not remain in Chinese waters. His nearest available coaling station was Honolulu, and it was necessary to capture a harbor and coaling station, or suffer disaster. He was equal to the emergency and the opportunity. He sailed from Hong Kong with his flagship, the Olympia, the Boston, Baltimore, Concord, Raleigh and Petrel, and the McCulloch, a revenue cutter used as a dispatch boat, and the Zafiro, supply vessel. In the early morning of May I he took his squavlron past the batteries and over the submarine mines in the Bay of Manila, engaged and utterly destroyed the Span- ish fleet of eleven vessels, and silenced the Cavite batteries, with the wounding of seven of his men as the only casualties, and without damage to a single vessel. That the attack of his fleet was but feebly contested, detracts nothing from the honor due to Commodore Dewey for his gallant and determined conduct. Immediately upon the re- ceipt of Commodore Dewey's dispatch announc- ing his victory. President McKinley telegraphed his thanks and congratulations, and notified him of his appointment as acting rear-admiral in recognition of his splendid achievement. Two days later the president sent to Congress a mes- sage recommending that the thanks of that body be given to "Acting Rear- Admiral George Dewey for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy, and to the officers and men under his command.'' The same day (May 9) Congress 6o THE STATE OF VERMONT. complied with this recommendation, and passed a joint resolution of thanks to Admiral Dewey, and voted to him a sword of honor, and to the members of his fleet medals commemorative of the victory. It also passed a bill increasing the number of rear-admirals from six to seven, in order to provide for the promotion of the gal- lant sailor. During the trying period which followed, the position of Admiral Dewey required the exercise of constant alertness and coolness, owing to the presence of a German fleet in almost open sym- pathy with Spain, and the peculiar relations with the Philippine insurgents. In all he displayed rare sagacity, and held his mastery of the situa- tion until the closing act of the war, the capture of the city of Manila by the combined naval and military forces of the United States, on August 13, 1898. His courage, dignity, tact and wise judgment won for him universal praise, from friends and foes alike, on both sides of the At- lantic. He was showered with honors which took form in honorary degrees from American col- leges, resolutions of thanks by various legislative and municipal bodies, and honorary membership in numerous societies and clubs. Rear Admiral Dewey is a member of the Ar- my and Navy and Metropolitan clubs of Washing- ton city, and of the University Club of New York. October 24, 1867, he was married to Miss Susan Goodwin, daughter of Grovernor Goodwin, of New Hampshire, and she died December 28, 1872, five days after the birth of a son, George Cioodwin Dewey, who graduated at Princeton College, and is a commission merchant in New York city. GEORGE FRANKLIN DANIELS. George Franklin Daniels, proprietor of Hard- wick Inn, at Hardwick, is well known to the traveling public as a genial and accommodating host. He was born at Grafton, Massachusetts, June 6, 1859. His father, Elisha Daniels, was a shoemaker during his early life, later becoming a stationary engineer, but is now living retired from active pursuits. He married Hannah P. Wood. George F. Daniels was reared and educated in Grafton, and began life for himself as a com- mercial salesman, traveling through Illinois, In- diana and the southern states. In 1884 he em- barked in the hotel business at Phillips, Maine, going from there to Lewiston, Maine, where he had charge of a leading hotel for awhile. Going from there to Greenfield, Massachusetts, he was connected with the Mansion House, and later with the United States Hotel at Hartford, Con- necticut. He subsequently accepted the position of steward on the City of Hartford, running be- tween Hartford and New York. Returning, how- ever, to his former employment, he was associated for a time with the management of the Elm Tree Inn, at Farmington, Connecticut, one of the most noted hotels of the Union. In 1901 he bought of Mr. Grokin the Hardwick Inn, which he has since conducted with good success. This hotel, erected in 1876, has recently been entirely reno- vated and improved, adding greatly to the inter- ior conveniences and comforts. It contains thirty guest chambers, is heated by steam, lighted by electricity, and is one of the finest in its furnish- ings and equipments of any public house in this part of the state. Mr. Daniels is a popular land- lord, and his house is well patronized. He has given much attention to the game of checkers, and has the largest library upon the subject in the United States. JOHN HENRY FLAGG. John Henry Flagg, lawyer. New York, was born in Wilmington, Windham county, Vermont, July Ti, 1843, son of Stephen P. and Lucinda (Brown) Flagg. He traces his lineage back to Rawl Flegge, a Danish viking, who ravaged the east coast of England, and there made settlement in the year 868. His first American ancestor, Thomas Flagg, emigrated from the hundreds of East Flegge, Norfolk county, England, in 1637, in company with Sir Richard Carver, and set- tled and became a landowner in Watertown, Massachusetts. Descendants of Thomas Flagg served in Massachusetts regiments throughout the Revolutionary war. General Stephen P. Flagg, the father of John H. Flagg, was also born in Wilmington, where he became a leading lawyer and a man of affairs, while he repeatedly served in both branches of the Vermont legisla* ture, constitutional conventions, etc. %■ THE STATE OF VERMONT. .67 mont. he pursued this trade with success, while in addition to this occupation he engaged in agri- culture and derived a substantial income from the sale of sheep. His death occurred in the town of New Haven when he had attained the age of seventy years. Myron Ovette Chapin, his son, was born in New Haven, Vermont, April 18, 1836. He ac- quired his preliminary education in the common schools of the town, and later attended a private school, where he completed his studies, being especially noted for his fine penmanship. He then became a farmer, devoting his attention to the tilling of the soil throughout the greater part of his life. He was a man of strong individual- ity and broad humanitarian principles, which, taken in connection with his rectitude of char- acter, naturally gained for him the respect and confidence of his fellow townsmen. He was united in marriage to Miss Lovina Ellen Bing- ham, who was born in Cornwall, Vermont, July 3, 1839, a daughter of Lucius Bingham, who was also bom in Cornwall, Vermont, April 3, 1804. Three children were bom of this union: Lucius O. : Cora B., now the wife of G. M. Small, of Bristol, Vermont : and Charles H. B., a prom- inent resident of South Framingham, Massachu- setts. The father of these children died Sep- tember 22, 1800, at the age of fifty- four years, survived by his wife and children. The family are earnest and faithful members of the Congre- gational church of Bristol, Vermont. I^ucius O. Chapin, eldest son of Myron Ovelte and Lovina Ellen Chapin, spent the early years of his life in the town of New Haven and obtained his education in the common schools. When he attained the age of twelve years he re- moved to Middlebury and was engaged as a clerk by the firm of E. Vallette & Co., where he re- mained for a short period of time, and during the following seven years he was employed by his uncle in the same capacity, in a general store at Middlebury. In 1880 he returned to New Haven and secured a position as clerk, which he retained for two and one-half years. He then entered into partnership with C. F. Squier, and for two years and a half they conducted a gen- eral store on Xew Haven street. Mr. Chapin then entered the empoly of N. F. Dunshee. a dry-goods merchant of Bristol, Vermont, in the capacity of head clerk j and in 1894 was taken into partnership, owing to the fact that during the years of his service for the firm he was always faithful to their interests, active and anxious to promote their welfare. Mr. Chapin is a firm adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and has served as school director for two years, also as town clerk of New Haven for two years, resigning from the latter office when he removed to Bristol. He was a prominent member of the local camp of the Sons of Veterans, dur- ing its existence, and acted as captain, lieutenant and first sergeant of the camp ; he takes an active interest in all matters connected with this organ- ization. On September 23, 1884, Mr. Chapin married Miss Anna E. Ladd, who was born in Monkton, Vermont, March 22, 1863, only child of Everett Ladd, who was a scion of one of the first famil- ies of the town, and died at the age of twenty- three years. The two children of L. O. Chapin and wife are : Gena B., born July 26, 1886, and Mildred H., born April 8, 1893. The family at- tends the Congregational church of Bristol, Ver- mont. JUDGE BARNABAS W. COLLINS. Judge Barnabas W. Collins is a leading rep- resentative of the agricultural interests of Addi- son county, where he owns and operates a most desirable farm. Of excellent business ability and broad resources, he has attained a prominent place among the substantial citizens of this part of the county and is a recognized leader in public af- fairs. He is a native son of Ferrisburg, his birth having here occurred on the 17th of November, 1847, «^"d is a member of an old and prominent family in the Green Mountain state. His paternal grandfather. Archibald Collins, was born in Guilford, Connecticut, but in a very early day came with his father, Oliver Collins, to Ferris- burg, Vermont, the family being among the early pioneers of* this locality, dating their arrival here about 1790. Here Archibald Collins took up a tract of land, on which he followed the tilling of the soil until his life's labors were ended in death, his demise occurring at the age of seventy-six years. By his marriage to Rhoda Bales he became the rather of ten children, all of whom are now deceased. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 6i John Henry was educated in the public schools of his native town; at the Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and by a private tutor. Selecting the law as his profes- sion, he pursued his legal studies at the Albany Law School and in the office of Flagg & Tyler, which firm consisted of his father and Honorable James M. Tyler, now a judge of the Vermont supreme court. He was admitted to the Vermont bar in Windham county, at the September term, 1864, and began practice at Wilmington, but after two years removed to Bennington, where in the five succeeding years he built up a large and lu- crative practice. In 1864 he was elected clerk of the house of representatives of Vermont, being the youngest person who ever held that office. He speedily mastered the details of parliamentary law and procedure, and filled the office with such exceptional efficiency that it led to four succes- sive and unanimous re-elections. In 1869, ^^^ health having given way from overwork and his physicians advised a radical change of cli- mate, he accepted the office of principal clerk in United States senate, for which position he was suggested and nominated by his friend. Senator George F. Edmunds. He held this position for eight years with marked ability and universal popularity, until 1878, when, in opposition to the unanimous desire of the senators of both politi- cal parties, he resigned that important position. Having been admitted to the bar of the supreme court of the United States in 1870, on terminating his connection with the United States senate, he resumed his law practice, having an office* both in Washington and New York, giving special attention to commercial questions arising under treaties between the United States and various foreign powers, tariff cases and kindred subjects. He was prominent in formulating the earlier leg- islation of Congress, defining the relation of our government to the Geneva award fund (paid by Great Britain under the treaty of Washington), and subsequently prosecuted to a successful ter- mination many important cases arising under that treaty. Removing to New York in 1880, he has not only continued his practice in the class of cases above named, but has given much at- tention to corporate law as well, being employed by various steamship lines, railroad companies and others. For many years he has been coun- sel to the Standard Oil Company and other leading petroleum interests. He is an accepted authority on the law of parliamentary procedure, arising from his long experience in legislative bodies. He is a member of the Union League Club of New York city, the Metropolitan Club of Washington ; a life member of the New Eng- land Society of New York, and was one of the promoters of the Brooklyn Society of Vermont- ers, of which he was one of the first executive committee. He is a man of refined and culti- vated tastes, absolute integrity, esteemfed and respected by all who know him. He has a broad familiarity with general literature, and is a vigorous and graceful writer as well as an elo- quent advocate. While his pen has been em- ployed principally in prose compositions, which have appeared in the magazines and elsewhere, he has at times produced verse of high order, as his apostrophe to ''Vermont,'' elsewhere printed in this volume, abundantly testifies. A volume of his verse, entitled "The Monarch and Other Poems," was privately printed in 1902 for ''souvenir presentation'' to the author's friends. Mr. Flagg married June 5, 1889, Miss L. Peachy Jones, daughter of Mr. Frank F. and Ma- rion S. Jones, of Brooklyn, New York, members of prominent Virginia families, who came to New York soon after the close of the Civil war. JOHN HENRY DONNELLY. For a number of years the subject of this memoir has been classed among the prominent and influential citizens and business men of Ad- dison county. Success almost invariably is the result of long years of persevering effort, of well applied business methods and of courage un- daunted by repeated failures, and in tracing the life of John H. Donnelly these qualities are to be found. He has long been recognized as the leading merchant tailor of Vergennes, and his superiority of workmanship and his thorough- ness and skill have brought to him his present prosperity. He was born in Keeseville, Clin- ton county, New York, on the 19th of February, 1855, tind is a son of Thomas F. Donnelly, who was born in Limerick, Ireland, September 30, 62 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1830. The latter was reared and educated in the place of his nativity, but in 1852 he left the land of the shamrock for America, landing first at Quebec. He then made his way to Keeseville, New York, where he was employed in the rolling mills and at the forges of an iron company until 1870. In that year he came to Vergennes, where he en- tered the employ of the National Horse Nail Company, serving as superintendent of their rolling dej)artment until 1888. He is now living retired from active business pursuits and makes his home with his son, John H., in Vergennes, enjoying the rest which he so truly earned and richly deserves. His political support is given to the Democracy, and in all matters pertaining to the welfare of his locality he has nobly borne his part. For his wife he chose Miss Mary Mc- Donald, their marriage having been celebrated in their native land. She, too, was a native of Lim- erick, where her father, James McDonald, was a teacher in the national schools during his active business life. His death occurred in 1877, at the age of seventy-eight years. In his family were four children, but only one, the mother of our subject, is now living. John H. Donnelly, the eldest of his parents' eight children, spent the days of his youth in the place of his nativity, there receiving his element- ary training in the graded schools, and later he attended the Vergennes graded schools, while his studies were further continued in the College of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. On the 3d of Jan- uary, 1878, he embarked in the merchant tailor- ing business in Vergennes, succeeding the firm of C. Welcome & Son, the oldest tailors in point of continuous service in the county. Mr. Don- nelly's trade has now reached mammoth pro- portions, receiving orders from all parts of the state, and in his shop he employes from fifteen to twenty skilled workmen. He is a man of up- rightness of word and deed, and all who know him. or have had business dealings with him speak in the highest terms of his justice and honor. His marriage was celebrated on the 12th of October, 1898, when Catherine Von Groll became his wife. She was born in Philadelphia, and is a daughter of Francis \'on Groll. The Democracy receives Mr. Donnelly's hearty support and co- operation, and he has ever taken an active inter- est in all movements and measures aflFecting the welfare of his fellow men. For four terms he filled the office of alderman, entering upon the duties of that position in 1885 ; at one time was a member of the cit)- police, wzs a member of the city council for a number of terms, and on the 1 6th of Februar}', 1894, he was made the post- master of Vergennes, thus continuing until the 1st of April, 1898. In 1888 he served as a dele- gate to the national convention at St Louis, and four years later, in 1892, was a member of the Chicago convention which nominated Qeveland for the presidency. He has many times served as a delegate to county, state and congressional conventions, and has received many honors at the hands of his fellow townsmen. He is a member and was one of the organizers of the Vermont State Firemen's Association ; is a charter member of Stevens Hose Company, No. i, of Vergennes, organized in 1874; is a member and active worker in the Knights of Columbus; and is also identified with the Modem Woodmen of Amer- ica. Both Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly are members of the .St. Peter's Roman CathoHc church, are highly esteemed in their community, and their well wishers are legion. OZIAS DANFORTH MATHEWSON. Professor Ozias Danforth Mathewson, super- intendent of the Barre public schools, and who is numbered among the most conspicuously useful educators in the state, is descended from an an- cestry which holds an honorable place in the an- nals of New England. The Mathewson family originated in Rhode Island ; it has been prominent in the history of that state from an early day, and one of its number was a United States senator therefrom. Charles Mathewson, son of Arthur Mathew- son, was born in or near Providence, August 26, 1794. He became an early settler in the town of Wheelock, Vermont, where as a farmer he bore a manly part in making a home and aiding in the . upbuilding of the community, undergoing all the trials and hardships which fell to the lot of the pioneer. In 1818 he married Sarah Williams, who was born October 7, 1797. Her father, James Williams, born in 1769, came to Lyndon with his parents when he was four years old. In young i '] THE STATE OF VERMONT. 63 manhood James Williams located on a farm on the hill where Mr. E. Gray now resides, and reared a large family, who were well known and highly regarded in the neighborhood. His father, Colo- nel James Williams, was born in Scituate, Rhode Island. October 12, 1735, and was a direct de- scendant of the famous preacher Roger Williams. Colonel Williams had a splendid military record, having served in the French and Indian, and Re- voluntary wars. In the latter momentous strug- gle it was his rare fortune to gain the confidence of General Washington, why entrusted to him various important missions. In 1801 he settled in the woods near Lyndon, and opened up a farm which is now (1903) occupied by Jean Clement. He was the father of six sons and six diaughters. The children born to Charles and Sarah (Will- iams) Mathewson were: Charles M., Jr., born January 7, 1819, and died June 21, 1849; Sarah A., bom February 5, 1820, and died August 5, 1840; Azro B., born February 7, 1822, and died July 18, 1881 ; Melina, born October 13, 1825, and died October 13, 1840; Asha, born March 16, 1827; Harley P., born December 14, 1828, and died August 3, 1901 ; Athelia E., born December 4, 1830, and died April 25, 1873; Arthur W., bom November 14, 1832, and died May 13, 1896; Rosilla M., bom October 2, 1834, and died in September, 1836; Epaphras Chase, born Septem- ber 26, 1836; and Ozias D., born February 13, 1839, and died May 14, 1862. Ozias, who died in active service in the Civil war was a member of Company E, Sixth Regiment of Vermont Vol- unteers. The father of this family died at Far- mersville, Cahfornia, August 21, 1870, and the mother died/ at Barton, Vermont, October i, 1872. Epaphras Chase Mathewson, son of Charles and .Sarah (Williams) Mathewson, was born in Wheelock, Vermont, September 26, 1836. He was educated in the public schools and at Thet- ford Academy. Throughout his life he has fol- lowed farming, and resides on the homestead where his father located. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat. He has served as selectman and lister, in which offices he has won the commendation of his fellow townsmen. He married, July 8, 1861, Nancy Earl, daugh- ter of Henry and Sally (Park) Marsh, of Lyn- don, Vermont. She was born in Lyndon, Ver- mont, September 29, 1837. Their children were named as follows : Ozias Danforth, born March 10, 1864; Addie Maud, born April 4, 1865, who married William Pearson, and resides in Lindsay, California; Hugh Jenkins, born February 8, 1868, who married Lillian Craig, of Wheelock, Vermont, and who reside on the Mathewson homestead ; a son bom April 13, 1870^ who died September 9, same year; Charles Henry, born October 11, 1877, who resides on the homestead with his parents; Carrie May, born November 6, 1880, who now resides at the homestead, and is a teacher in the public schools. Mr. Mathew- son and his wife are both now living on the farm which has been in the possession of the family for three generations. Professor Ozias Danforth Mathewson, eldest son of Epaphras Chase and Nancy Earl (Marsh) Mathewson, was born in Wheelock, Vermont, March 10, 1864. He early developed a taste for learning, and obtained a most thorough educa- tion, lieginning his studies in the public schools of his native village, he continued them in Hard- wick Academy, St. Johnsbury Academy and Lyn- don Institute, graduating from the last named in- stitution in 1886, and then entered Dartmouth College, from which he was graduated in 1890. He had meantime rendered useful service as a teacher, and in 1885, the year of his attaining his majority, he was made superintendent of schools for the town of Wheelock, in Caledonia county, and occupied that position till 1888. In the autumn of 1890 he was appointed principal of the high school at Barre, and this marked the begin- ning of an honorable career of usefulness in the line of his profession, a profession for which he developed a singular aptitude and to which he brought a genuine and lasting enthusiasm. In 1894 he was appointed examiner of teachers for Washington county, and in 1896 was made super- intendent of the Barre public schools. In 1901 he was placed on the board of normal school com- missioners for the state of Vermont, and made secretary of that body. All four of these posi- tions he has occupied uninterruptedly to the pres- ent time, and the simple statement of the fact is eloquent attestation of his ability and conscien- . tious performance of duty. To this general state- ment need only be added the fact that during his i administration the schools of his city, particularly. 64 THE STATE OF VERMONT. have been brought to the highest degree of effi- ciency, and are justly recorded as a model of what public institutions of learning should be, while Mr. Mathewson is regarded as one of the most capable exponents of educational science in the state. In 1894 Mr. Mathewson was president of the Vermont State Teachers' Association. He has been a member of the executive committee for several vears, and is now chairman of the com- mittee on legislation. He is also one of a commit- tee of three designated by the state legislature of icx)2 to distribute a portion of the state school tax "to equalize taxation and afford equal school privileges." Growing out of his college associations, he maintains membership with two fraternities, the Psi Upsilonand the Casque and Gauntlet. He is a distinguished member of the Masonic order, affiliated with Crescent Lodge No. 66, F. and A. M., Lyndonville; Granite Chapter No. 26, R. A. M., Barre; St. Aldemar Commandery No. 1 1, K. T., in which he is past eminent commander ; and he has attained to the thirty-second degree, Scottish rite, and is a member of Mt. Sinai Tem- ple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Montpelier. In politics he is a RepubHcan. Mr. Mathewson was married July I, 189 1, to Miss Angie Matilda Kelley, a daughter of Nathaniel A. and Fanny (Morley) Kelley, born in Worcester, Vermont, December 2T, t86i. HARRY WENDALL WHITCOMR. The Whitcomb family of Barre, Vermont, of which Harry Wendall Whitcomb is a prominent and prosperous member, trace their ancestry back to John Whitcomb. born in Dorchester, England, from which place he emigrated to this country and settled in Scituate, Massachusetts, where he passed the remainder of his life. His death oc- curred September 24, 1662. His son, Josiah Whitcomb. bom in 1638. married Rebecca Wat- ers, and died March 21, 17 18. Their son, David Whitcomb, was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, February 20. 1668, and was united in marriage to Mary Fairbanks : later they removed to Bol- ton, Massachusetts, which is supposed to have been ihe birthplace of their son Captain Joseph, who was born in 1700, married Damarius Priest, and subsequently located at Swanzey, New Hampshire, where he lived to the extreme old age of ninety-two years. Major Elisha Whit- comb, their son, was born about the year 1723, served during the Revolutionary war, participat- ing in the memorable battle of Bunker Hill; he was united in marriage to Joanna Whitcomb, of Leominster, Massachusetts, and died September 17, 1814. Salmon D., son of Major Elisha and Joanna Whitcomb, was bom in Swanzey, New Hampshire, March 19, 1776, acquired his education in the district school and later turned his attention to the carpenter trade, in which occupation he was eminently successful both in his native town and in Orange, Vermont, to which town he removed in 1805. He married Aruba Camp, born in Shar- on, Connecticut, October 31, 1787. Their chil- dren were Roxinda, born July 23, 1810; George W. C, born September 14, 1814; Emeline A., born September 18, 1818; Sarah C, bom Feb- ruary I, 1821 ; Lyman Waterman, born Febru- ary 7, 1824; William Elbridge, born November 4, 1826; and James Addison, bom September 5, 1832. The father of these children died in Barre. Vermont, February 22, 1852, and the mother died October 4, 1867, at Brookfield. Lyman W^aterman, son of Salmon and Aru- ba (Camp) Whitcomb, was bom in Orange, Orange county, Vermont, February 7, 1824. He was educated in the district schools of his native town, and upon attaining young manhood pur- chased the Phelps' sawmill property in the town of Barre, which he operated successfully for a period of time; he then purchased the William Martin sawmill property at Plainfield, Vermont, which he conducted for two years, meeting with a marked degree of success. He then acquired the Fork Shop in Barre, which he ran as a sash and door factory, and after a short period of time he disposed of this and purchased the Joshua Twing property, where he followed the trade of mill-wright for over twenty years. In the later years of his life he was the proprietor of a fac- tory in Rochester, Vermont, in which were pro- duced fork handles and chair material, and still later was connected with Whitcomb Brothers THE STATE OF VERMONT. 71 given a stanch allegiance to the Republican party, and his religious views are in harmony with the tenets of the Methodist Episcopal church, whose services he regularly atends. MARTIN FLETCHER ALLEN. The name of Martin Fletcher Allen stands conspicuously forth on the pages of Vermont^s political history. He has been an active factor in shaping the affairs of the government of the state, and is widely recog^iized as a Republican leader who has labored earnestly for the success of the party. Close study has given him a keen insight into the important political problems, and his interest in the issues of the day that effect the state or national weal or woe has ever been of the highest. A native son of the Green Mountain state, Lieutenant Governor Allen, of this review, was born in Ferrisburg, on the 28th of November, 1842, and is a son of Norman J. and a grandson of Cyrus Allen. The last-named was born October 17, 1780, in Woodstock, Ver- mont, and died at Pepin, Wisconsin, in August, 1867, being buried at Wabasha, Minnesota. He was married July 26, 1804, to Sally Fletcher, daughter of James and Catherine Fletcher, of Woodstock. Cyrus was a son of Ephraim Allen, who was born January 13, 1732, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and died October 20, 1822, prob- ably in Woodstock, V^ermont. His wife, Betty Woods, was a native of Middleboro, Massachu- setts, born April 11, 1739. They were married March 15, 1758. In a very early day Cyrus Al- len located in the Empire state, first taking up his abode in Phelps, New York, and subsequently resided in Woodstock, Lincoln and Warren, Ver- montmont. His wife's death occurred on the 8th of August, 18 18, and her remains lie buried in the cemetery at Clyde, New York. Norman J. Allen was born in Phelps, New York, on the 31st of March, 18 18. The early years of his life were spent in Woodstock, Ver- mont, where he was reared by his grandfather, Russell Fletcher, and in 1838 he came to North Ferrisburg, Vermont, where he embarked in mercantile pursuits, thus continuing until the year i860. Throughout his long connection with the mercantile interests he made but few changes in his business, and through all he ever maintained the confidence and esteem of his patrons. He was elected to the important office of assistant judge of Addison county, and in 1886 he was called upon to represent his town in the legisla- ture. He was honored with many other positions within the gift of his fellow citizens, and his in- fluence was widely felt in the locality in which he made his home. On the 15th of December, 1 84 1, Judge Allen was united in marriage to Sarah Martin, who was born in Ferrisburg, Ver- mont, being a daughter of Stoddard Martin. The latter, born March 30, 1781, was a son of Reuben Martin, a Revolutionary soldier. The family has been traced to 1066, and includes Christo- pher, a Mayflower passenger. Mrs. Allen's death occurred on the loth of April, 1873, leaving three children, — Martin Fletcher, Anna Caro- line and Stoddard Norman. Miss Anna C. Al- len died at Ferrisburg, August 22, 1900. She graduated in 1869 from the Ripley Female Col- lege, and spent her life in teaching, which she began in Ferrisburg, and her work was soon ex- tended to Maine. North Carolina and Missouri, where she taught in state institutions for the edu- cation of the deaf. She is spoken of by leading educational journals as ** a woman of fine execu- tive ability, and one of the foremost oral teachers of the country." In addition to her school duties Miss Allen devoted much time and thought to the training of teachers. "In her daily Christian living, she commanded the respect of all, and her bright, genial nature made for her a large circle of friends.'' For his second wife Judge Allen chose Mrs. Lucinda Palmer, the widow of James Palmer, and their marriage was celebrated on the 17th of December, 1873. • The Judge was called into eternal rest when he had reached the age of seventy-eight years, passing away in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was long a valued member. Martin F. Allen, whose name introduces this review, spent the early years of his life in Ferris- burg, his education being received in the schools of that town, Poultney, this state, and Pough- keepsie. New York. After reaching a suitable age he entered into partnership with A. L. Wheeler, formerly of the firm of Wheeler & Allen, for conducting a mercantile establishment, and was later engaged in the same business with his brother, Stoddard N. Allen. He is now ex- i* i 66 THE STATE OF VERMONT. of this sketch ; Frederick, a resident of Charlotte, Chittenden county; and Nellie A., the wife of Rev. H. D. Spencer, of Sharon Springs, New York. Noble L. Ball was but three years of age at the time when his parents removed from his na- tive town to P^rrisburg, and here he was reared to maturity upon the homestead farm, receiving such educational advantages as were afforded in the public schools of the place and period, and waxing strong in both mental and physical vigor. He continued to assist his father in the manage- ment of the farm until he had attained his legal majority, when he assumed the practical respon- sibilities of a man of family, and initiated his in- dependent career. After his marriage he took up his abode on his present farm, which com- prises one hundred and seventy acres of excellent land, upon which the best of permanent improve- ments have been made, and here he has ever since continued to devote his attention to diversified farming, so directing his efforts as to secure the maximum returns therefrom and being known as a progressive, energetic and discriminating agri- culturist. In politics Mr. Ball shows the cour- age of his convictions and the consistency which is due, by giving an unequivocal support to the Prohibition party, in whose cause he has been one of the most prominent and zealous workers in the state, while in 1902 he was the nominee of his party for the office of lieutenant governor of the state. He has been incumbent of various local offices, including that of lister, in which he served for two years. Mr. Ball is a man of utmost honor in all the relations of life, is charitable and kindly in his judgment, and in his daily walk ever aims to exemplify the deep Qiristian faith which he holds, having been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since his boyhood days and having held various official positions in the same. He has been steward during the last twenty-nine years, and at the present time has the distinction of being president of the Burlington District Ep- worth League and also president of the Burling- ton District Camp Meeting Association, while he has long taken an active part in the work of the Sunday-school, in which he has been a teacher for many years, while he was the capable and popular superintendent of the same for six years. Both he and his wife are among the most zealous church workers in this section of the state, doing all in their power to promote the spiritual growth and material prosperity of the church, while their influence in the same has ever been a recognized and appreciated power for good. On the 3d of October, 1883, ^^r. Ball was united in marriage to Miss Effie L. Field, who was born on the farm which is now their home, a daughter of Stephen Field, a member of one of the prominent and honored pioneer families of this county. He reclaimed the homestead farm now owned by our subject, erected the present sub- stantial residence and made other improvements of excellent order, becoming one of the prosper- ous and influential farmers of this locality and here retaining the utmost confidence and esteem of all who knew him. He lived to attain the ven- erable age of eighty-five years, his death occur- ring November 30, 1900. His wife, whose maiden name was Cornelia Ciples, was likewise bom in Addison county, and here she died at the age of seventy-one years. They became the parents of five children, all of whom are living, namely: James, a successful farmer of Ferrisburg ; Sarah, the wife of George Porter, of Charlotte, Chitten- den county ; Hattie, the wife of Charles Pratt, of Oilman, Illinois ; Luther, a farmer of Ferrisburg ; and Effie L., the wife of our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Ball are the parents of one daughter, Luella. LUCIUS O. CHAPIN. Lucius Ovette Chapin, a prosperous and en- terprising merchant of Bristol, Vermont, was born December 14th, i86r, in New Haven, Ver- mont. The Chapin family was founded in Amer- ica bv Scotch ancestrv, and it is said that Deacon Daniel Chapin settled in ^lassachusetts as early as 1660. Alpheus Chapin was a soldier of the war of 18 T 2, under General Wade Hampton, and died at the age of forty-six years, as the result of exposure and hardships in the Plattsburgh campaign, and was buried at Plattsburg. He was one of a large family, reared at Rowe, Mas- sachusetts, and bore the distinguishing marks of the family, namely; sandy hair, light complexion and blue eyes. Myron, son of Alpheus Chapin, was born January 21, 1805, in Jay, Vermont, where he attended the local schools and learned the tailor's trade. Settling in New Haven, Ver- THE STATE OF VERMONT. .67 niont, he pursued this trade with success, while in addition to this occupation he engaged in agri- culture and derived a substantial income from the sale of sheep. His death occurred in the town of New Haven when he had attained the age of seventy years. Myron Ovette Chapin, his son, was born in New Haven, Vermont, April 18, 1836. He ac- quired his preliminary education in the common schools of the town, and later attended a private school, where he completed his studies, being especially noted for his fine penmanship. He then became a farmer, devoting his attention to the tilling of the soil throughout the greater part of his life. He was a man of strong individual- ity and broad humanitarian principles, which, taken in connection with his rectitude of char- acter, naturally gained for him the respect and confidence of his fellow townsmen. He was united in marriage to Miss Lovina Ellen Bing- ham, who was born in Cornwall, Vermont, July 3, 1839, ^ daughter of Lucius Bingham, who was also bom in Cornwall, Vermont, April 3, 1804. Three children were bom of this union: Lucius O. : Cora B., now the wife of G. M. Small, of Bristol, Vermont ; and Charles H. B., a prom- inent resident of South Framingham, Massachu- setts. The father of these children died Sep- tember 22, 1890, at the age of fifty- four years, survived by his wife and children. The family are earnest and faithful members of the Congre- gational church of Bristol, Vermont. Lucius O. Chapin, eldest son of Myron Ovette and Lovina Ellen Chapin, spent the early years of his life in the town of New Haven and obtained his education in the common schools. When he attained the age of twelve years he re- moved to Middlebury and was engaged as a clerk by the firm of E. Vallette & Co., where he re- mained for a short period of time, and during the following seven years he was employed by his uncle in the same capacity, in a general store at Middleburv. In 1880 he returned to New Haven and secured a position as clerk, which he retained for two and one-half years. He then entered into partnership with C. F. Squier, and for two years and a half they conducted a gen- eral store on Xew Haven street. Mr. Chapin then entered the empoly of N. F. Dunshee, a (Iry-q^oods merchant of Bristol, Vermont, in the capacity of head clerk, and in 1894 was taken into partnership, owing to the fact that during the years of his service for the firm he was always faithful to their interests, active and anxious to promote their welfare. Mr. Chapin is a firm arlherent of the principles of the Republican party, and has served as school director for two years, also as town clerk of New Haven for two years, resigning from the latter office when he removed to Bristol. He was a prominent member of the local camp of the Sons of Veterans, dur- ing its existence, and acted as captain, lieutenant and first sergeant of the camp ; he takes an active interest in all matters connected with this organ- ization. On September 23, 1884, Mr. Chapin married Miss Anna E. Ladd, who was born in Monkton, Vermont, March 22^ 1863, only child of Everett Ladd, who was a scion of one of the first famil- ies of the town, and died at the age of twenty- three years. The two children of L. O. Chapin and wife are : Gena B., born July 26, 1886, and Mildred H., born April 8, 1893. The family at- tends the Congregational church of Bristol, Ver- mont. JUDGE BARNABAS W. COLLINS. Judge Barnabas W. Collins is a leading rep- resentative of the agricultural interests of Addi- son county, where he owns and operates a most desirable farm. Of excellent business ability and broad resources, he has attained a prominent place among the substantial citizens of this part of the county and is a recognized leader in public af- fairs. He is a native son of Ferrisburg, his birth having here occurred on the 17th of November, 1847, ^"d is a member of an old and prominent family in the Green Mountain state. His paternal grandfather, Archibald Collins, was born in Guilford, Connecticut, but in a very early day came with his father, Oliver Collins, to Ferris- burg, Vermont, the family being among the early pioneers of* this locality, dating their arrival here about 1790. Here Archibald Collins took up a tract of land, on which he followed the tilling of the soil until his life's labors were ended in death, his demise occurring at the age of seventy-six years. By his marriage to Rhoda Bales he became the father of ten children, all of whom are now deceased. 68 THE STATE OF VERMONT. EHas B. Collins, the father of our subject, was reared on the old farmstead in this county, and the noble art of husbandry continued to be his occupation through life. His death occurred on a farm near the one owned by his father at the age of seventy-six years, passing away after a long, active and useful life. He took a very prom- inent part in the public affairs of his locality, and for a number of years held the office of select- man. As a companion for the journey of life Mr. Collins chose Catherine Fonda, who was born at Hudson, New York, of which commonwealth her father, Jeremiah Fonda, was also a native. This union was blessed with eight children, five of whom are now living, namely : Archibald, of Ferrisburg: George P., a prominent physician of North Ferrisburg; Charles, who also makes his home in this town ; Barnabas W., the subject of this review; and Elias, of Burlington, Vermont. The mother reached the good old age of eighty years, and both' she and her husband were valued members of the Congregational church, the latter becoming a member of that denomination when but sixteen years of age, and throughout the greater part of his life he served as a deacon therein. Barnabas W. Collins, whose name forms the caption of this article, spent the early years of his life on the old home farm, early assisting in the duties which fall to the lot of the farmer boy. His elementarv education was received in the district schocjls of Addison county, while later he became a student in the Middlebury grammar school and for one term was enrolled as a pupil in Middle- bury College. After receiving this excellent training he was able to impart to others the knowl- crlgc he had acquired, and for a number of years his efforts were devoted to teaching in the district si'h(t(As and academics of this section of the state, while for a time he also held the position of principal in a numlx*r of educational institutions. Ill 1882 he abandoned the work of the school py/iii for that of the farm, purchasing the tract of OIK: hundred anrl sixty-six acres which he still o\An-. and here is engaged in general farming and 'birying. He has intelligently followed the voca- tion of agriculture, his methods being practical and progres>ive. and his efforts have therefore Ix-en attended with success. The marriage of Judge Collins was celebrated October 7, 1875, when Miss Ruth Orvis became his wife. She was born on a farm just opposite her husband's birthplace, and is a daughter of Lorenzo Orvis» a prominent farmer of this lo- cal it v and a member of an old and well known family. They trace their ancestry back to George Orvis, who settled at Hadley, Massachusetts, be- tween 1675 and 1700. The descent is through Roger, David, Eleazer and Roger, to Lorin, the grandfather of Mrs. Collins, who was the first man to locate in Lincoln, this state. Lorenzo Or- vis married Mary, daughter of William Hitt, of Danby, Vermont. Five children have been bom to the union of Mr. Collins and his wife, as fol- lows : Bertha R., who graduated at Middlebury College in 1902 ; Orvis R., also a graduate of the college with the class of 1902 ; Katherine, who \s now a student in that institution ; Helen, who is pursuing the study of music in Vergennes; and Earl, who entered Middlebury College in 1902. Judge Collins gives an unfaltering support to the principles of the Republican party, and has held all the local offices within the gift of his fel- low townsmen. In 1900 he was elected to the im- portant position of assistant judge, to which he was re-elected in 1902, and he has also served as a delegate to county and state conventions. The family are prominent and active members of the Congregational church. Judge Collins is highly regarded in his locality and is recognized as a man of high character who conducts his business on principles which reflect honor and benefit not only upon himself but also upon his town. JAMES HENRY McLOUD. James Henry McLoud, one of the leading merchants of Hardw ick, and a citizen of promi- nence and influence, was bom April 5, 1841, in Calais, Vermont, of Scotch ancestry on the pa- ternal side, his great-grandfaiher McLoud hav- ing emigrated from the north of Scotland to America. Enoch C. McLoud, father of James H., was born and reared in Plainfield, Vermont, but spent the major part of his life in Calais, Ver- mont, being engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Sophia Lilley, a daughter of Captain Lilley, whose ancestors came from England to this country, being among the early settlers of Vermont. ^«-<-c-«-cP THE STATE OF VERMONT. 69 James Henry McLoud received better educa- tional advantages than most of the farmers' sons of his time, attending first the district schools of Calais, then the Orleans Liberal Institute, the academy at Morrisville, the Barre Academy, com- pleting his studies at the Norwich University in Norwich, Vermont. From the age of fifteen years he taught school in the winter terms, earn- ing enough to partly defray his collegiate ex- penses. After his graduation he continued in his professional career, teaching in the graded schools of Oregon from 1869 until 1873, in Plainfield, Vermont, in 1874, in 1875 becoming principal of the Hardwick Academy, a position that he re- tained ten vears. Changing his occupation in 1886, Mr. Mc- Loud formed a partnership with O. H. Marsh, and under the firm name of McLoud & Marsh was engaged in mercantile trade in Hardwick for two years, when a change of partners was made, C. M. Ide purchasing the interest of Mr. Marsh. In 1898 a stock company was formed with Mr. McLoud, F. T. Taylor, L. A. Kent and F. T. Downer as members, being incorporated under its present name, the J. H. McLoud Company, and is now one of the most prosperous mercantile firms of the county, carrying on a very large trade in general merchandise. Mr. McLoud is also largely interested in real estate, being presi- dent of the Hardwick Land Company, which has recently bought and platted the Clement farm, and is selling lots for building purposes, many houses having already been erected. He also owns one-half of the fine brick block on Mill street, in which the bank and postoffice are lo- cated, one half of the large building on the cor- ner of Main and Mill streets, in which the com- pany's store is located. Mr. McLoud is a Democrat in politics, and attends the Methodist Episcopal church, contrib- uting liberally towards its support, as he does the churches of other denominations. He was one of the organizers of the Hardwick Savings Bank and Trust Company, and has served as one of the directors of that institution since its in- corporation, and for nine years was postmaster of the town. Fraternally he is a Mason, being a member of Caspian Lake Lodge No. 87, F. & A. M., having united with the order when twenty- one years old, and in it he has since held every office. He also belongs to Haswell Chapter, R. A. M., of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Mr. McLoud married, first, in August, 1876, Ella M. Perley, of Hardwick, daughter of Judge Henry Perley, formerly one of the foremost men of the town and a justice of the peace for many years. She died October i, 1898. Mr. McLoud married, second, June 12, 1900, Harriet Beecher Conant, M. D., a native of Greensboro, Vermont, and daughter of Ebenezer Tolman and Mary Jane (Fisher) Conant, natives of that town and of Londonderry, New Hampshire, respectively. Mr. Conant was a descendant of Roger Conant, one of the first five settlers at Salem, Massachu- setts. He was a farmer in Greensboro, where he died in 1861. Mrs. Conant now resides in Hardwick. Her ancestors were among the Scotch-Irish settlers of Londonderry, New Hampshire. Mrs. McLoud was graduated from the medical department of the University of Min- nessota with the class of 1891, and from that time until 1899 was resident physician at the South Dakota Hospital for the insane. JOHN S. WHEELER. John Squier Wheeler was born in the town of North Ferrisburg, the date of his nativity be- ing December 16, i860, so that he is numbered among the younger generation of business men of the locality. His father, Absalom L. Wheeler, was born in Dutchess county, New York, on the 29th of March, i8r8, and previous to his removal to Vermont was residing in the vicinity of the attractive and picturesque city of Peekskill, on the Hudson river. His father, John Wheeler, was likewise a native of the Empire state, being a son of Joseph Wheeler, who also was born in New York, whence he came to Ferrisburg, Ver- mont, in the year 18 18, being soon followed by his son John. Here he took up his residence on a farm, becoming the owner of five hundred acres of valuable land, to whose improvement and cul- tivation he devoted his attention for a number of years, at the expiration of which he returned to the state of New York, where he passed the re- mainder of his life. His son John, grandfather of our subject, took charge of the Vermont farm at the time of his father's removal to New York, and here he passed the residue of his days, be- 70 THE STATE OF VERMONT. coming one of the prominent and influential citi- zens of the county and commanding the respect of all who knew him. He died at the venerable age of eighty-five years. From the foregoing statements it becomes evident that our subject is a representative of the fourth generation of the family in this county, and the name has thus been consecutively and conspicuously identified with the annals of this section since the pioneer epoch. John Wheeler married Miss Elizabeth Lent, who likewise was born in the vicinity of the city of Peekskill, New York, and who was four score years of age at the time of her demise. The children of this union were as follows: Caroline, who became the wife of Jacob Oryise ; Absalom Lent, father of our subject; Edward, who resided in Vergennes at the time of his death ; Joseph, who died in Ferrisburgh ; and Charles C, who was one of the most prominent rairoad men of the west, and died in Chicago, all of the number being now deceased. The parents were birthright members of that noble organiza- tion, the Society of Friends, and their children held to the same simple and beautiful faith. Absalom Lent Wheeler was reared on the old homestead farm in Ferrisburg, and after secur- ing his more elem.entary educational training in the local schools he prosecuted a course of study in the academy at Shoreham, where he gained a good practical education. He had been identi- fied with the work of the home farm during his youth, but in giving inception to his independent career he engaged in the general merchandise business in North Ferrisburg, in which connec- tion it is most interesting to revert to the fact that he conducted his enterprise in the same store building where his son, the subject of this re- view, is now engaged. By energ>', indefatigable application to the demands of his trade and by his fair and honorable dealing he built up a very satisfactory business, receiving a representative patronage and being known as a man of upright character and as one whose word was as good as any bond ever given. He was in business here for the long period of thirty-five years and until called from the scene of life's endeavors, No- vember 1 6, 1875. He was one of the pioneei merchants of the county and was one of the most extensive dealers in farm produce in this section, being widely known throughout the farming community and commanding the esteem and friendship of all with whom he came in contact, in either business or social relations. On the 14th of December, 1851, was solem- nized the marriage of Absalom L. Wheeler to ^Miss Maria Martin, who was born in Ferrisburg, the daughter of Solomon S. Martin, who likewise was a native of the town where his father, Stod- dard Martin, was a pioneer farmer, having come hither from his native state of Connecticut. Maria Martin was educated at the famous Con- verse school at Burlington, Vermont, conducted by the late Rev. J. K. Converse, whose portrait appears on another page. Solomon S. Martin eventually removed to Madrid, St. Lawrence county. New York, where he became the owner of a large landed estate and where he continued 'to be identified with agricultural pursuits until his death, at the age of eighty-six years. The maiden name of his wife was Phoebe Bean, and she was born in New Hampshire, and died in middle life. Thev were consistent members of the Methodist church, in which faith they reared their children, three of whom attained maturitv. Absalom L. and Maria (Martin) Wheeler be- came the parents of nine children, of whom the following survive: Caroline E., who resides in North Ferrisburg, having never married ; Charles M., who is a prominent real estate dealer and re- sides in the city of Chicago, Illinois; John S.. the immediate subject of this sketch: Phoebe, who is the wife of Herbert Kingsland, a prom- inent farmer of this township; and Frances L., who remains in the old home. The father was a member of the Society of Friends, and in this faith he passed away. His wife, who died on the 1 2th of January, 1889, at the age of fifty-eight, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. John S. Wheeler, to whom this sketch is dedi- cated, was reared in North Ferrisburg, and after securing such educational advantages as were aflForded in the public schools of the town he con- tinued his studies in the well known Shattuck Military Academy, at Faribault, Minnesota. Upon leaving school he returned to his native village, in 1885, where he accepted a clerical position in the mercantile establishment of Allen & Company, with whom he still remains. Though never an aspirant for political preferment he has THE STATE OF VERMONT. 71 given a stanch allegiance to the Republican party, and his religious views are in harmony with the tenets of the Methodist Episcopal church, whose sfjrvices he regularly atends. MARTIN FLETCHER ALLEN. The name of Martin Fletcher Allen stands conspicuously forth on the pages of Vermont's political history. He has been an active factor in shaping the affairs of the government of the state, and is widely recognized as a Republican leader who has labored earnestly for the success of the party. Close study has given him a keen insight into the important political problems, and his interest in the issues of the day that effect the state or national weal or woe has ever been of the highest. A native son of the Green Mountain state. Lieutenant Governor Allen, of this review, was born in Ferrisburg, on the 28th of November, 1842. and is a son of Norman J. and a grandson of Cyrus Allen. The last-named was born October 17, 1780, in Woodstock, Ver- mont, and died at Pepin, Wisconsin, in August, 1867, being buried at Wabasha, Minnesota. He was married July 26, 1804, to Sally Fletcher, daugliter of James and Catherine Fletcher, of Woodstock. Cyrus was a son of Ephraim Allen, who was born January 13, 1732, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and died October 20, 1822, prob- ably in Woodstock, Vermont. His wife, Betty Woods, was a native of Middleboro, Massachu- setts, born April 11, 1739. They were married March 15, 1758. In a very early day Cyrus Al- len located in the Empire state, first taking up his abode in Phelps, New York, and subsequently resided in Woodstock, Lincoln and Warren, Ver- montmont. His wife's death occurred on the 8th of August, 1818, and her remains lie buried in the cemetery at Clyde, New York. Norman J. Allen was born in Phelps, New York, on the 31st of March, 18 18. The early years of his life were spent in Woodstock, Ver- mont, where he was reared by his grandfather, Russell Fletcher, and in 1838 he came to North Ferrisburg, Vermont, where he embarked in mercantile pursuits, thus continuing until the year i860. Throughout his long connection with the mercantile interests he made but few changes in his business, and through all he ever maintained the confidence and esteem of his patrons. He was elected to the important office of assistant judge of Addison county, and in 1886 he was called upon to represent his town in the legisla- ture. He was honored with many other positions within the gift of his fellow citizens, and his in- fluence was widely felt in the locality in which he made his home. On the 15th of December, 184 1, Judge Allen was united in marriage to Sarah Martin, who was born in Ferrisburg, Ver- mont, being a daughter of Stoddard Martin. The latter, born March 30, 1781, was a son of Reuben Martin, a Revolutionary soldier. The family has been traced to 1066, and includes Christo- pher, a Mayflower passenger. Mrs. Allen's death occurred on the loth of April, 1873, leaving three children, — Martin Fletcher, Anna Caro- line and Stoddard Norman. Miss Anna C. Al- len died at Ferrisburg, August 22, 1900. She graduated in 1869 from the Ripley Female Col- lege, and spent her life in teaching, which she began in Ferrisburg, and her work was soon ex- tended to Maine, North Carolina and Missouri, where she taught in state institutions for the edu- cation of the deaf. She is spoken of by leading educational journals as ** a woman of fine execu- tive ability, and one of the foremost oral teachers of the country." In addition to her school duties Miss Allen devoted much time and thought to the training of teachers. "In her daily Christian living, she commanded the respect of all, and her bright, genial nature made for her a large circle of friends." For his second wife Judge Allen chose Mrs. Lucinda Palmer, the widow of James Palmer, and their marriage was celebrated on the 17th of December, 1873. • The Judge was called into eternal rest when he had reached the age of seventy-eight years, passing away in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was long a valued member. Martin F. Allen, whose name introduces this review, spent the early years of his life in Ferris- burg, his education being received in the schools of that town, Poultney, this state, and Pough- keepsie. New York. After reaching a suitable age he entered into partnership with A. L. Wheeler, formerly of the firm of Wheeler & Allen, for conducting a mercantile establishment, and was later engaged in the same business with his brother, Stoddard N. Allen. He is now ex- 7^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. Kusiwrh' eu^^sxl Lu the pffvxi\»ce and vbun* bu*i- iiiess, ov^oiug auvl cvcKtucti^g ihw^ cnfanieries in sorctvru N^^w \\>rk. His Uivievi |x\>s- acr^f* of land. \vhitLjiih?ss ijjt^frests ha\>f ev^r Ne^fn tcx- i? he has &.*uud tioic :•,> vit?v«>ce ro tbe wibtc ^cizare or his c\>um> ajad >!:yLt\?. lu iJSij h^ was !:iaiie tin? r^prc^eotaciv^' ■,>! h:s :owu ro rhe >ca£e legisiaiure. durmg ^^hich riiia? he was a raetdSjr oi ihc ;o4U£ >£a;biing cwui^ictee ou >ca&f aac. o^nrrs exi>eoc< a;ivi xsi-> ^ :neiKber ,^f dbe ccfra::iic!xe cc riiiin,\ius. hi :^s^ he was «?iecte\I t%* ::be setsise. where -le M.rveu j« inaiiy itiferciic c•,'^:Ixrict^^;s^ beiug cha;nna:i .i that ,hi railrodos^ jiic in : ax» he was ^riectevi :*.^ the ;A.^t!<,ni ,^f '.leuteiiaac ^^v- t:riiv>r A VcPiiviic. rie > aiivi ol'^a/S has beeti :iio>i liberal :i*i >ui>uvriiii^ Jiivl 7P,nnociiig all iiieasiires for thv vubiic ^«-v\j. las ;:vcr kepc :uil> abrea>£ ji the tuiie^, xiisl :hv ivqjubiican 'Jurvy in the 'Jreen Mouiuaiu siaie :iia- ncil he prvu*! :•? ciaini him .unuug :tN cduerN. Mr. .Vlleii :s a riieiuber ji the risii aiic Jaine Lca^e. also -A :jie .\:gi.>aquiii C-UO A !>iir''in^i« »u. jm»i -ii tile Mas<.nuc fraienutv h\: ha> ;*as2<.«i all tiie ie^rtxs :ii tiie chapcei aiiu >>jiiiUtaiiiifo . auxI :> !iow a iicuiber oi Mouiii Siiiai rtnipit: ji the- ?':; >i:\: >iirM!e -U MciK[-K:iicr. fhe .^4i.i?<; .i r»iii^i< u has aiSc^ rr;- ceiveu his v:arii\:si xiipuvrc. .uivi 'i\; .i«is Icu^ 'K*e«i a !U\:inoer .i mk- ^'ii.riK\ii>t i£pi>cvuaa .ihurch, ii which hv has hvkl 'hi: nic^. ?i >ii:>\api :«.-r iitui^ >car^^ 'he "luirria^c ,1 ^ir. vilcn v.i> .xicoratfl ii 1807. '^iHru :f:!z*i y. l^aiiicis xcHJiic htS si it. She '.%as Vrn u A:iJv>^Hir\ . ? *a?oav:hii?<;ii>* .uivi is a iaughitr i 'ziciu-ir-l iii»^ -liivil^. \ ::r^ Daiuels^ th«. :«:i;iivr 1 -lau^L l .-.^.^.s^ {:iv;iaiiv:. >uiu the 'aiui* .; ? iaiiK ' hv aLiKr. .\h«. sa> .i •V X'ieii *iiaiiii.uav\rirt.r. ho: li *orv!siKu;^. ai the :iiit -A >e'*v.!ii\ -h\^. ':ar>, .uiU :hv iH-iiKt" sas' jciliec te Kr -iuax -«.< n c^i. .iC iu i^t l ritt^ - rear •■?:ar>, ' hc> Vcaiiiv :h\: wrttii^ i t\s-. :hi;- Ircii. i vhviii .\r^ \licn > *iK" ni> -»k i». xv !r.:n^. .^?ic lai.'i:ic>c»fl iK iiiL-.u i .'uf -iibjcvi -:iic a;:c. >aiah '•". A^K -v-.^iviK:*^ 'A li- ■.aai ^i. Ne*it*-ii. i N.rrh \».aii:>, \LL>csjiC'ia>ci.i>« Xcvivlaru N riiiuij vJcn, : *>i' iiKr l 'lariiu .Vv-'a-^C-'ir. '.t "-'^uitllC'.. -Oi '.Vv. " vai"> -lltti' ,11- terin^ upon his basdncss career he was cn^Ioyed as clerk in has taiher's store, after whicii he forme^I a partner^nq) vitfa his briDcher. this rela- tionship cvxxtinicxig for six vears or until 1886, and ivxz that time tsxiil 1900 he cDarintsed the bexsicess aLccae. Disposzitc: of his oercantile in- rer^fsts r:: rfear yar. be engaged in tar:!iing and dadr>"i2§ with his bcccbers. aal they are now nurdSfred airccae: the f*jren3i:!5C bcsiness men of A'icrscc cccErj. Mr. .XTcc was cniteii in mar- nage. ji i;S6. rr Jecnie M. Prart. wb: was bom *ji W^5c Paw jet. Verii^i.-iit. a 'iaisrfirer cf Martin F. as«i Hary < Risra^ Frarr. The former was bcra :n U">ice Creek. New Yrrk. m*i the Latter was a nai'.ve o£ S:3?er:. VfumvuL They became the var«ics cc rhr^^» cml^irrni. — 'jeorge R.^ now a res4»ient ?t Wes FaTvict: Emma !}£.. wbo mar- rie»: r . J. Ne-scn. aliC :£ riac piOite : r»rT>^ Jenrde, the 'V!:e ,^c Mr. Xilcn. The ^rher :£ ±iese cfail- ireii voii a Hierdianc :c "A'^sc ra^ie^ 5:r lifty years* an»: his -ieadi :eram^i in the zr:*z^i ohi a^ n tn'^hr/ "ears. Thr»?e chiliirsn have been bcra x^ Mr. and Mr^ .Vleii.— Mar- ?.. .Vima ^L aoi Beuiaii Ivetdier. yir. V.Icm ii>: z^•.-•l:^ an imniit- .jnii^ >iH)lK*rT tu tilt ;jr:nc:pie< r tile Repobiican ]janv aiui :n :.Sic ak: -.va^ tjiejte-i hy liis feII«Tw ^:u:zt:M5^ tt rtnrt^cMt lis t».\vn :n tfie le^r^^sianire. ^\ iiiie tn 'J ' can> later ;ie -cr-.-^^i a^ die dijcr- * ais*.; .; neinber )i the F:sii 3nd .:aiiic - .a^ut. ojul > 111 icnve ntmber :t die 'uv;nK^i»i>Oiuai .iv.irrh. :n viiich he has Jcn^ HEMAX :. :«.:ii< ■:il:.[.vx. .it?:iaii _ .i.!i!:> .7il:v.ai]. »p'T^rTet'.-r :f die ,-r*. •;•. Ii rist ? l^.I. ic rp-ioii. v;!^ x^m ^une :q. :-S;7. m iai>hik!'.;. ' "rr^rmonr, a -soc -i >-i«.M:'U ', •.THIS uiC ITiantiiu row- -r!> ;.;:::ai!. > :• •i!^..!! L. ^^ilmau was *xni ;:inuar> -^. :ci;^. -n the farm ai Mar>i»rici*i. -viitre :h^ -c-n \as l*3m. and 'xjuirhc ■t ■a>i "xi'oie US -^MrnaKtr. ''t^mii his father. Rc^r S:*iOii-cii jilntaii. Hie 'atter iiarried 5aih R:b- :n>cii. ;t Jaiais. Mc iitru :n 1847, ai;e«i ifr.- . His fatiitr :anie fnjin 'J.ninecdc'jt THE STATE OF VERMONT. 73 and cleared up the Marshfield farm where his son and grandson were born, and which is still held in the family. Solomon Loomis Gilman died in the town of Marshfield, July 27, 1902. On September 8, 1846, he married Diantha P.,daugh- ter of Heman Powers, of East Montpelier. She was born in 1825, in that place, and is still liv- ing, at Plainfield, Vermont. Her mother's maid- en name was Nash. Heman L. Gilman was reared on the parental farm, acquiring a thorough knowledge of the sci- ence of agriculture as prosecuted in those days, and receiving his early education in the common schools, this being supplemented by an attend- ance at both the Phillips and Barre Academies. On becoming of age he formed a partnership with A: V. Taylor, of Plainfield, with whom he was engaged in lumbering for three years. Dispos- ing of his interests then to Mr. Taylor, he worked for a year on the construction of the Montpel- ier & Wells River Railway, after which he was employed on the ' Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad as brakeman and baggage master be- tween Lancaster, New Hampshire, and Boston, running on the regular trains. This position he held until 1881, when he became conductor on the narrow-gauge line then opened between Bethle- hem Junction and Bethlehem street, at the end of the season resuming his former position be- tween Lancaster and Boston, retaining it for a year, when he resigned. In 1887, in company with Mr. H. W. Wes- ton, of Boston, Mr. Gilman purchased timber lands and a sawmill of Dr. George B. Hatch, in Peacham, Vermont, and was there engaged in lumbering for twelve months. The partners then sold their business to the Weston Lum- ber Company of Boston, Mr. Gilman remaining as manager until 1891. In September, 1882, he settled in Groton, pur- chasing of A. L. Clark the grist mill, which he has since managed with excellent pecuniary re- sults. He was ably assisted by his wife, a woman of remarkable financial and executive ability, who assumed entire charge of the grain business and bookkeeping of the grist mill, until it was leased. He thoroughly repaired and refitted the old mill, doubling its capacity by putting in two modern water wheels, removing the wheat-run and boltSj but retaining the corn-run until 1899, when he put in a new steel grinder, making the present capacity of the mill five hundred bushels of com a day, which is sufficient for all purposes. For three years previous to leaving the lumber com- pany, Mr. Gilman leased the grist mill to other parties. Mr. Gilman owns, also, one-fourth of Wells River pond, which usually supplies him with ample water power, and is now carrying on a very extensive business, it having increased with great rapidity from year to year; his location is most favorable. Mr. Gilman married, in 1880, Miss Abigail L. Richardson, daughter of Isaac E. and Mary Chamberlain (Wheeler) Richardson, of Bethle- hem, New Hampshire. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Gilman is a son, Harold W., born April 8, 1889. Politically Mr. Gilman is identified with the Democratic party, and fraternally is a mem- ber of Coos Lodge, No. 35, I. O. O. P., of Lan- caster, New Hampshire, and of Caledonia Lodge, K. of P., of Groton. He is liberal in religious be- lief, and sustains the Universalist church. Isaac E. Richardson died April 7, 1889, at his home in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. He was born January 11, 1819, in Lisbon, New Hampshire. February 22, 1844, he married Mary Chamberlain Wheeler, who was born January 3, 1824, in Littleton, New Hampshire, and died at the birth oi her daughter, Abigail L. Mr. Richardson subsequently married Elizabeth Gordon Burnham. Isaac E. Richardson was one of the best known of the business men of north- em New Hampshire. For a long term of years he was actively engaged in the lumber business, cutting out immense quantities of timber, at one time taking the lead among the manufacturers of that commodity in this region. On the burn- ing of his mill several years ago he quit business, owing to advancing years, and subsequently lived on his farm near Bethlehem Hollow. WILLIAM HENRY JACKMAN. William H. Jackman is a well known and highly respected citizen of Addison county, where he is extensively and successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was born on the farm on which he now resides, on the 19th of May, 1874, being a son of Henry S. Jackman, a native of New Haven, this state. His paternal 74 THE STATE OF VEEMOXT- Hava: ati- tbc T»acc :•: hi? nazmn . in*- VEzih liita^t iamrael ladicnaai- «i lacrrtr .»f Kb«>ie Isiaad. Sain- nel jackrcaiL- Jr.. ir-c? s. sarrjer br .ifcn^arkm. aaa;: bif 's^?^ oej^*- »«rt >;;^tc:ii: in W^hbaci: ^Jhl Wt-^iirirogt- ano bt cj;»f<>i hif t- A^e*- is dtaEth L*t- oenaitr ^, I•?e?^. near rbt cii'Sc *:c hi;- e^iin- dnrc 3^«ar- Hi^ ^a-iie Ixire the "isckoen name -:»i 34ar> SieairsacL 2c>c jike utsl*' « rzrivt .:*f Starkf- V.c^.u Verz»:y!r_ H^cr -it^ih •rrzrrtri m jnh. txit^jiitr K*nr irt: 3:ni -tthis:. "na—^j : W csje\ . a resideart ifrr2: : Zlnshs^ •>: Hz^esbcr^ : ka : and V.eni. v'f \ ^r^^zrik^. Z*Irf- l^dtnatu m-a> Henri S- luzkrziir. -»-i.- >:rT: j^il^* <:•. 183^*. m XtnPT HzTtsi. Hr v» c^f Ttzr-cl 2z>i t^r3cai« ie the K»wii cc WaLrh2;::T_ soi rvc. ":•>:, •rb*:!?^ ti^e iK^^ie an c« inis^MCDdr} «.> h^^ Izit •:.^i. in i^x* be carat it* ibe rir^^ierr Jacknsn bccuej^^a-i. whert be f.nr3R?d a:»i CMe-ntte-i ibrt^ bir>ire»i acres •:! w&i mpcrn^i 2=i*i itrt£je lai^i. si>i m-as -roe 01 tile s>^st p!rrr~ien: fcrmers •>£ the o:crnn . Hi> iiiHf's iaiicrs "w-ts^ tr>3e^f rr: >3eaTh wbe^i he haii rcadbed 'Obe sixtkth rrfjerC-zoc cc the ;-:«zr-*r} •:* liie. va£!S?saz ^rrn^y -A;:^ I2- iSciut He necer%-eii raacPT b--«Krs a: ih- b2i>l"i' •:: ^his feS.-w ic^^i^- rocacL and ir 1^51^4. Nr u^a*- caljof r^»:c! ic* fcrre rns tows T3 tbe jegnf^trre. a:>2 be alj*:- jerve^i in all tbe icnra cftce^. He ^^a^ a n>:tiL>?r of I>:«rcbe<- ter L/JOf^ No. i. .\. F. &: A. Zd.. of Ver^«iiie> aac ooe c^ ks n>:»>: actrvt njember^. F»: vf the \'errr*x:: >hee^ iireeoer^' Afs<:c:ar>:c:- ai>: f-.r a l'-:^:^ r^r:-.«: the KciiKT *c32t. ^'c tbe 3x2^ 01 MarctL if^jfj. Mr. la-ckirai! »kA5 nniTe^i in mar- rage to Ejrrra ^*''r-'5:iit. wb? -^-as bn^m rn Neu* Harec, X'erzy.ct. •true 2^. i§4v Her r^temal 2Tea.t-grarw5iair«r- Ebeoezer Wrigbc. a native r^f NcYtbar::r*::f:- Massachusetts, bom in 175-:. carjt V. t?rs >u.te nrTr: New Maribi?r\x Massa- drr^erts. takiisg: rp his abode in Weybriditre. wrere be "w^s arr>:ci5: tbe early pi»?neer^. Hi> wtfe. Rebecca Starmard. 'W'as also a native of Ma>5a<:b^Nett>. He 'lied in 1852. in his ei^tieth rear arvj his w:fe die^i in 1704. and both are bur- ied on his boTTjestead in Weybrid^. His soq ] bom FetwT2ar> 4. 1780. in New i i.i_ ZviarJiictrc . Zdas^adm^Etfu and in 1830 tccic up his reswie»oe n New Hartai. AddtsoKi cc^uuly. where bt foIk»¥ed tbe rrTmir :«: tbe set! until his death. Hi i^Xi, a: tae age :*i eu;ii;y-six years. Fc«r r» enty-tw :• y-eacrs be ha^i oie cAoe *:4 t^zmn clerk. si^l -r i?5e*:» »-2s ttaoe afsncan: ;3dge of tbe oicurry r:irr:_ Ht ^-as roamed 2*iarch 23, 1802. •: xiatb^ifbi^. liiLtiiT^er of Pimica* Frctst^ and iber bai e!i£:tr :^3±rem. seveE c*2 wbi;«n grew to I'cars •: f — iLnr-zy . Tbe £rTaii*ifa2ber spent his iasc 5a vs rr tbe b.xtK: :■! bi> soq. \\'illiani S. \^ m^rt tn "vf^ Hive::!, azi'd his dcaih there cc- rrrre' Sf;cr!iti't*rr : '. :Srr^. at tbe age of eigbty- siLs years- niriie trs -B^fe read5e»i tbe ripe old a£e '»i t^i^rbty -mut je2:rs, i&sec^ aw^y in S«p- te^nber. :?^»,^ ^^ZZiet: >. Wri^ibt, soo of Dan* 3el. T» A> bcirr. ir ^\ e^^trndgs. ~srrzMr\ o, i8i^. and ^a> fsrry tmrc*-. t. tbe 1* rirc :f the farm. In i8r>- be carrie t: his tcesen: itiace in Wahham. ar>: here be :s ri.'w Zrm«: i^ tbe cni*3yment of tbe frzrt> :: fcctt*^ t:£l He has beid all the kcal oores rr tbe t:««Ti- a3: ir 1874 represented hi- tc-wTi ir tbe je^iisC^rtire- Tbe nxcber of Mrs. an. wb-: 's.*^ in ber r:ia>ierih«:cid Lncv >Sv "Ra^ 2 T^LtiTc :f r^Ttsf^rd- Vermont. ■* bcTr she was '>.^r~ 'zZ!y :, :S-22. an^i by her mar- '":a^e beca:t>e tbe t* cber :f two children. — Mrs, Jackr:ac ar*: .':*tr. \ VVr^cbt, tbe laner having Sft:T: a res>krr: rf ?-:irjr:;ct:€L Venr^^ot, where r>c d>^t ^iarcr i.*. : jc;. The nx^er of this fa:-^'^. passe: ii*-iy -jz 5eath IVcentber 16. 1891. 3.t tbe a^ :f scxr. -rrr>c years, having kng been a t>f::l>rr :f the C:e,^:re^tSocaI church. The tnr*:r: of Mr. at>i Mr?^ Hetiry 5. Jackman was bie^se»i Attr ti* : chil^trc^. : L:20 Grace Dana, oi - cw navtn. x:^:. i\ i_:atr. H. \\ I'^art H- ackrrar, wboc?e name introduces this rt^^vsk . .* aS rcare*i vG the oid Jackman farm, and the e*iucat>.^riil ai\-antages which he received m his y^xith A ere those a^*mkd by the schools of ti>! ::e:^.xdxx>I and tbe X'ergennes high -nrbx-T. He assiste*: h:s laiber in the work oi :'ne hc<::e far::: tmnl the laner's death, since whic^ rirr^ he b.as bad entire charge, and he is en^::a^ed in Kxh gene^ fanning and stc^^- raisii^. also keeping a dairy of aboot sixtv cows. His iiama^e >*-as celebrated on the 13th of March. ivx>i. when Cora Chapman became his wife. She ^^s bom November 14. 187^). in Mid- dlebcry. and was a daughter of Charles and Marv THE STATE OF VERMONT. 75 (Gafiand) Chapman, the former a native of Middlebury and the latter of Granville, New York. One child came to brighten and bless the home of our subject and wife, Henry S., who was born March 23, 1902. Mrs. Jackman passed away October 2, 1902. Mr. Jackman is a stalwart supporter of Republican principles^ and for three years he served as a member of the board of selectmen, while for two years of the time, in IQOO and 1901, he w^as chairman of the board. He has also served in the capacity of lister and has been a delegate to county conven- tions. In his fraternal relations he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is affiliated with Dorchester I-odge Xo. i, of Vergennes. He is a member of the Congregational church, as was also his wife. ELMER PARKER BIRKETT. Throughout his entire life Elmer P. Birkett has been identified with the agricultural inter- ests of Addison county, and in this line of en- deavor he has met with a high and well merited degree of success. He was born in the house in which he still resides, on the 4th of March, 1864, and in this ancestral home his father, John Birk- ett, also had his nativity, his birth here occurring on the 1 2th of March, 1823. The father of the latter, Joseph Birkett, was of English birth, the date of his nativity being 1780. In 1802 he came to Ferrisburg. \"ermont, and here he spent the remainder of his life. The farm on which he lo- cated in this state is still in the possession of the Birkett family, and many of the buildings thereon were erected by him. His death occurred when he had reached the age of seventy-four years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Martha Beers, was the first girl born in Starksboro, Vermont, where her father was among the early pioneers, he having come to this state from Connecticut, and here he spent the remainder of his life. Joseph and Martha (Beers) Birkett became the parents of five children, four of whom grew to years of maturity, and a daughter, Martha A., is still liv- ing, being now a resident of LaCrosse, Wiscon- sin, and the widow^ of Hubert Byington. Mrs. Birkett reached the age of eighty-four years. John Birkett was reared in the place of his na- tivity, and to the district schools of the locality he was indebted for the educational privileges which he received. He too chose the noble art of husbandry as his life occupation, and he owned and operated the old Birkett homestead, and was also the owner of an additional tract, his landed possessions consisting of about four hundred acres. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, honored him with many public positions, and for seven years he filled the office of selectman, being for a number of years chairman of the board ; in 1876 and 1877 he represented his town in the legislature ; was a justice of the peace for a number of years and also held many other positions of trust and responsibility. On the 19th of September, 1861, occurred his marriage to Alvira C. Parker, who was born in Underbill, Vermont, April 7, 1838, and is a daughter of Reuben and Susan (Rogers) Parker. The par- ents of Reuben Parker were Benjamin and Ex- perience (Ormsby) Parker.. The former located m Manchester, Vermont, in a very early day, where he owned and conducted a blacksmith shop, and his death occurred March 2y, 185 1, in Underbill, Vermont, at the age of eighty-four years. The latter's father, Gideon Ormsby, served as a cap- tain during the Revolutionary war, and he resided in Manchester, Vermont. To Benjamin and Ex- perience (Ormsby) Parker were born three chil- dren, two sons and a daughter, all of whom are now deceased, and the mother died in Bristol, Vermont, August 5, 1853, when she was eighty- four years of age. Reuben Parker, the father of Mrs. Birkett, followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career, and his death occurred February 24, 1876, when he had reached the seventy-eighth milestone on the jour- ney of life. By his marriage to Susan Rogers he became the father of four children, three daugh- ters and one son, and three of the number still survive, — Susan A., widow of Henry Brown, of Adrian, Michigan ; Alvira C. ; and Reuben, of Ferrisburg. The mother of this fanlily was called to her final rest January 26, 1864, at the age of fifty four years. Mr. Parker was a very influen- tial man in his locality, having been elected to many positions of honor and trust, and in 1836 he represented his town in the legislature. The family afliliated with the Congregational churcb. To John and Alvira C. (Parker) Birkett were born four children, namely: Martha, born No- — . "T ...... . ...■•.. >.. ..*. .la-h.. •. .a. .. ..■.^..'•..^••_i . ** 4«h r ■ !_■ •••... '. ... _. . ■ _ ■ . - > .1. r"»Ll *JL^ 'Ml.. — SM \:f:'.^A.-.25 : .' :v *ri.i :".:rT:: :: v.r.-.:: :i- vr-i^ . ^.. .*.: —::- ti^t mi-.v-s •: f^i^rmimti. "■ ." :?=^s~ *.*..! _ . . V, . .:- ..:■ .. i^ • ' A. v^k. .4 ■ . - — — .i«. *««— - . 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' . ■ ^ A ■ ' I . :;,■. . - ■ • • 1 ■«" * 1^ -K ^' , V v^. ■ 1 k ■ ?4-inances H., daughter of Watson Crosby, ])y whom he had two children, Clara Frances, born }• 1-1..1' . T.r.rt-r . ^ & • 1 ..k - "..r-. V '.rt ■^ ■r^i»|»i ■.i.!!- TI. "*•*•■— _ .- -iii* n. .1 . ■ »'*ri» -fc-. - ■ . t ■ • ■ ■ . • ■ — ■ ".T ^•:r-^: i:n- — — ^ '^:-: xis •■•■■■ ^_*:. li *■ ■«» V ' ^ V ''* -c». ->. ^;- \ \ - - ■ ... - «^^ ::*■ ' ' ■• -r-rrcnr. ■ '.-.i:^ •.ir:»"v:irtt:r *'V3S ^U'.- ■::»: :■ nvcn- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 83 senate in place of the assembly was instituted. He was chiefly instrumental in obtaining the charter for the- old Brattleboro, now the Ver- mont National Bank, of which he was for twenty years a director. He was the first trustee of the hospital for the insane at Brattleboro, holding that position for thirteen years, was a justice of the peace for fourteen years, was an active mem- ber of the board of trustees of Brattleboro Academy, and ever manifested a lively interest in the institution by large gifts for building and other purposes, and by his faithfulness in seek- ing to promote the welfare of the school. His interest in the church with which he was con- nected was deep and unabated. He had four sons ; Lafayette, born June 7, 1801 ; Amandrin, born January 26, 1803, and died unmarried, June 19, 1849; Samuel Cushman, born January 23, 1808, died unmarried, March 10, 1864; Stanford Rus- sell, who was born January 4, 181 2, and died April 2, 1858. Samuel Clark passed into eter- nal rest on the 9th of April, 1861, and his w4fe Susan died August 12, 1863. Lafayette Clark, the eldest son of Samuel and Susan (Johnson) Clark, was born in Dover, Vermont, June 7, 1801, and came with his father to West Brattleboro, in March, 1815, where both the father and son passed the remainder of their days. Until 183 1 he waa in his father^s store, first as clerk and later as a partner. Though of a modest and retiring disposition, his townsmen learned to appreciate his sterling qualities and sound judgment, and for many years he was prominent as an officer of the town and as a member of the community. He represented the town in the legislature in 1843 ^"d 1844, was town clerk for thirty-eight years, a justice of the peace for forty-five years, and for more than fifty years was a trustee of Brattleboro Academy, dur- ing forty years of which he served as clerk of the l)oard. He was a trustee of the Vermont Sav- ings Bank for many years, being also its presi- dent for several vears, and was a director of the Vermont National Bank, of Brattleboro, for nine years and for four years its president. In every position to which he was called he proved him- self worthy of trust and honor, an efficient and faithful public servant, and was regarded by all as a sincere friend. For many years he served as clerk of the Congregational church in West Brattleboro, of which he was a member and earn- est supporter. In April, 1828, Lafayette Clark married Mary, daughter of Dr. Russell Fitch, of West Brattleboro. No children were born to this union, but he became the father of the or- phan children of his youngest brother, Stanford Russell. His long and eventful life was remark- ablv noble and unselfish and none regarded him with more honor than those nearest him, who turned to him for counsel and help. His wife ]\Iary died August i, 1866, and his death oc- curred August 21, 1881. Stanford Russell Clark, the youngest son of Samuel and Susan (Johnson) Clark, was born in Guilford, Vermont, January 4, 181 2. He graduated at Amherst College in 1832, and for several years thereafter was in the mercantile l)usiness in Troy, New York, but on account of failing health returned to West Brattleboro, where he was engaged principally in agricultural pursuits. On the nth of April, 1842, he mar- ried Eliza L., daughter of Timothy and Lucinda (Graves) Adkins. The Adkins familv were among the first settlers of Charlestown, New Hampshire. Of this union were born the follow- ing children: Samuel, born in West Brattle- boro, August 16, 1843, ^vas a photographer, and subsequently a merchant in Springfield, Ohio, where he married, January 10, 1872, Aurum* Davis, by whom he has two children, Eugene, born May 4, 1876, and Helen, born September 22, 1889; Susan Eliza, born November 24, 1844; Charles Stanford, further mentioned below ; Mary Ellen, born February 29, 1848, married April 30, 1874, Hiram F. Weatherhead, and she died April 19, 1877, leaving one child, Laura Clark, born March 25, 1876, who was married June 6, 1901, to John Earle Mann, of Brattleboro. James Adkins, the fifth child, born September 24, 1849, studied his profession of denistry first in the of- fice of Dr. O. R. Post, of Brattleboro, subse- quently graduated at the Dental School of Har- vard University in 1872, and later took the de- gree of AL D. at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; he married, October 28, 1874, Mary W. Dunklee, and died October 2, 1875. The mother of these children died November 25, 184Q, and for his second wife Stanford R. Clark married Frances H., daughter of Watson Crosby, by whom he had two children, Clara Frances, born 84 THE STATE OF VERMONT. March 8, 1855, and died February 10, 1874; and Clayton Amandrin, bom November 30, 1856, and died January i8, 1858. Stanford Russell Clark died April 2, 1858, and his wife Frances, who was born February 5, 1824, died September II, 1864. Dr. Charles Stanford Clark was born in West Brattleboro, Vermont, July 28, 1846. He at- tended the public schools of his native town and also the East Hampton Seminary. Deciding to follow the profession of denistry he remained two years in the office of Dr. O. R. Post, of Brattleboro, then entered the Dental School of the Harvard University, and after a course in that institution began practice at Woodstock, Ver- mont, but since 187 1 he has followed his profes- sion in Brattleboro. He is connected with the Vermont National Bank in the capacity of a di- rector, and is a public-spirited and influential citizen. He is a member of the Congregational church, in which he is a deacon. He married Rebecca C. Clark, and to them were born eight children: Lafayette F., of Sioux City, Iowa, a graduate of Amherst Agricultural College ; Flor- ence R., a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College; Charles E., a graduate of Dartmouth College, with the class of i8q8, and of the medical de- partment of Michigan University, at Ann Arbor, 1902, married, June 11, 1903, Ina Van Lieu Clawson, of Detroit, Michigan, and now (1903) under appointment as medical missionary in Sivas, Turkey; James S., a graduate of Dart- mouth College, and now a student of Hartford Theological Seminary; Robert C, also a grad- uate of Dartmouth College with the class of 1902 ; Mary E. ; Susan L. ; and Edward S. RANSOM S. BENEDICT. Ransom Smith Benedict, one of the leadin.e: merchants of Middlebury, was born in Cornwall, Vermont, October 3, 1869, being a son of Julius B. Benedict, bom in Weybridge, this state, No- vember 3, 1 82 1, and a grandson of John Bene- dict, who was born in Salisbury, Connecticut, October 16, 1812. The latter, a farmer by occu- pation, took up his abode in Weybridge, Ver- mont, in early pioneer days, and later removed to Cornwall, the adjoining town, where he passed away in death in 1873. His wife bore the maiden name of Laura Smith, and was a daughter of Hezekiah and Lucinda (Willoughby) Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had the following children: Laura, the eldest, became the grandmother of our subject. Horatio was three times married, first wedding Amanda Dean, who died in Monk- ton, afterward Ursula Nichol, of Plattsburg, and for his third wife he chose Jerusha Bell, of Mid- dlebury. They had the following children: Mary, who married George Pratt, of Wood- stock, and died in Wisconsin ; Hezekiah ; Henry, who married Jane Langdon, of New Haven, Ver- mont, and they now reside in Wisconsin; and Sarah, who married Robert Langdon, a promi- nent railroad man of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Octavia, the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, married Nathaniel Dean, of Monkton, and their children were: Carlton, who died in Monkton; Amanda, who married Hiram Pratt, of Indepen- dence, Iowa, and died in Illinois; Wheelock; Charles; Buel; and Mary, who married Daniel Collins, and now resides in Stuart, Kansas. Am- anda, the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, married F. C. Smith, of Monkton, and they had four children: Harrison, who married Melissa Cook and died in Monkton, leaving two daughters^ Virginia, who married Elmer Eaton, of New Haven, and died in Nebraska, in 1892, and Hal- cyone, who married Fred Dean, of Monkton; Timothy, who served as a soldier in the Crimean war, was married in Odessa to a ladv of Rus- sian birth, by whom he had four sons and four daughters, was made embassador in Odessa, and his death occurred in Middlebury, Vermont, in 1893; Louisa, who married Abraham Has- brouck, of Mattoon, Illinois, and they have two daughters, Helen and Bertha, the fonner the wife of Isaac Craig and the latter deceased ; and Helen, who married Parkhurst Francis, of Mid- dlebury, and they had two children, Parkhurst, deceased; and Louisa. Julia, the fifth child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, married Zachariah Beck- with, and died in Middlebury. Their three chil- dren were : Julius A., who married Abbie Wain- wright; Buel S., who married Emma Wain- wright, and died in 1902, leaving one son, Fred- erick, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume; and Julia A., who is the widow of Will- iam Goodrich, of New Britain, Connecticut. The sixth child married a Mr. Pier, formerly a THE STATE OF VERMONT. 85 Methodist Episcopal minister, but now deceased, and they had a son and daughter, Goodsel and Catherine. Samantha, the. seventh child, married Charles Stone, of Monkton, and their children are Lorinda, Charles, George and Hezekiah. The first married Olin French, of Monkton, Vermont, where he now resides, his wife being deceased. Their children are: John W., of Proctor, Ver- mont, who married Nellie Barnard, of Vergennes ; Matthew O., who married Rena F'alby, of Monk- ton and has three sons, — Harold, Howard and Robert. Charles Stone married Julia Collins and had hwe children: Helen, deceased; Carrie, wife of Carleton S. Bristol, of Waltham, Vermont, and the mother of Virgil Bristol; Charles, who married Maud Weaver, of Monkton ; Grace, now Mrs. George Middlebrook and resides near Ver- gennes, having one daughter ; and Carter, a med- ical student in Baltimore, (icorge married Miss Bristol, by whom he has three children, and he is the proprietor of the Prospect House in \ ergen- nes. Hezekiah, a prominent merchant of Salis- bury, has one son, Leon. Buel W., the eighth child, married Jane Gordon, and was for many years a Congregational minister, but subsequently taught in Burlington, Vermont, and Michigan. He is now deceased. John Benedict and liis wife, Laura Smith, be- came the parents of nine children. Of these Ran- som was twice married, and by his first wife he had one son, Olascoe, who married Hattie Yates, of Ionia, Michigan. By his second wife he had a son and daughter, — Julia, who married Charles Collins, and has two children, Walter and Lillian ; and Duralde Odell, who is married and has three sons. John, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Benedict, was a coal dealer in Newark, Ohio, but is now deceased. He was married but had no children. The third child, Hezekiah, married Harriet Wodruff, and for thirty-three years was with a railroad express company in Troy, New York. His death occurred in 1892. His chil- dren were: .Juliette, who married but had no children ; John, who married Libbie Gardner and has two daughters, Laura and Estclle C. ; Le- grand, who married Fannie Gardner, a sister of his brother's wife, and has three cliildren, Louis, Florence and Harold ; and Miss Frances K. Ben- edict of Saint Albans, Vermont. Samuel J., the next in order of birlh of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Benedict, was a fanner of Addison, where his death occurred in 1891. He married Charlotte Pratt, and became the father of one daughter, Delia, now deceased, and also had an adopted daughter, Ella, who married F. Owen, and is also deceased. Lavius, the fifth child, mar- ried Mary Spriggs, and had one daughter, Julia, now deceased. He died in Erie, Pennsylvania. Sabrina, the sixth child, is also deceased. Car- sondana, the seventh, is deceased. She married Daniel Collins. Julius B. and Julia B., were twins. The latter married Chester Pratt, of Bridport, where she resides, being the only sur- vivor of the family, and is in her eighty-second year. Two of her three children are living. Sa- JDrina B. married Albert C. Aubery, a prominent attorney of Brooklyn, New York, and lone, is the wife of Soniers L Spaulding, of Bridport, They have one daughter, Frances A., now the wife: of Henry S. Thomas, of Bridport. Julius B. Benedict spent the early years of his life in Weybridge and Cornwall and was early inured to the labors of the farm. After following that occupation in different locali- ties he returned to the old Benedict homestead, in 1850, there remaining until 1857, and from that year until 1858 was a resident of Addison, after which he again returned to the old home farm. In 1870 he purchased his father's farm, which he conducted until 1878, when he took up his abode in Middlebury, where his death occur- red on the 3d of February, 1899. During his life time he settled many estates, was for three vears a selectman of Cornwall, was also a mem- ber of the board of listers, represented his town in the legislature in 1869, 1870 and 1871, was justice of the peace three years, subsequently was a member of the Middlebury village board, and also held many other official positions, in- cluding overseer of the poor. He was one of the organizers of the Baptist church in Middlebury and remained one of its active members until his death, Mr. Benedict was first married to Am- morette Pratt, their wedding being celebrated on the 14th of January, 1849, ^^d in December, 1854, the wife was called to the home beyond. On the isth of April, 1856, Mr. Benedict was again married, Adelia C. Murray becoming his wife. She was a daughter of Manus and Bet- sey (Ferris) Murray, and one of eight children: t • I-l.-L . b> .•. ,-.-,., :in*- .. V v:.- IS . •*. ~ J" V .. Vv -<%4.Ccc<^e- ^.i^i^c^ ^cc-c-^-e^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 87 Dudley Bailey, the great-grandfather of Isaac D., was for some time a resident of Dumnierston, Windham county, Vermont, whither he came from Westminster, Massachusetts. He died March 8, 181 2, at the advanced age of eighty years. He married Ruhannah Dunster, who was bom in Cambridge, Massachusetts. By this mar- riage there were three children: Polly; Levi, who died in Dummerston, March 13, 1851 ; and David. David Bailey, grandfather of Isaac D., was born in the town of Westminster, Massachusetts, September 9, 1780. Upon reaching manhood he engaged in agriculture in Windham county, Ver- mont, which he followed with much success for many years. He died in West Dummeston March 29, 1867. He married Lydia Allen, of Windham, who was born in Marlboro, Vermont, in 1783, daughter of Ira Allen, and a descend- ant of the Ethan Allen family. She died May 15, 1843, i" West Dummerston. By this mar- riage there were twelve children : Electa, born November 4, 1804, married William Merriani, of Peterboro, New Hampshire, and they had one son, William H., who became a prominent citizen of Boston ; she died July 28, 1825. Anna, born August 26, 1807, married Daniel Baldwin ; she died in Dunimcrton September 6, 1890. Levi, born July 26, 1809, died in West Dummerston, January 8, 1894, married Mrs. Eliza Bryant, of Dummerston ; she died in Dummerston, Novem- ber 29, 1883. Jason Russell, born July 21, 181 1, married Emily Bryant, born August 10, 1810, and who died February 16, 1902, aged ninety- two years. Ephraim Dudley, born June 13, 181 3, married Harriet Shibley, of New fane, Vermont ; both died in vSouth Stukely, province of Que- bec. Silas Allen, born November 9, 181 5, mar- ried Arvilla Jackson. Chester Wells was born November 12, 18 18, and died April 27, 1897. Abncr Bemis, born January 14, 1821, married Caroline Huntley. John Locke and William Dick- ernian were twins, born January 22, 1823 ; the first died December 12, 1842, in New fane; the second married Louise Gould, and, after her death, Catherine E. Smith. Lawson, born February 28, T824,died September 15, 1829. Orra, born Jan- uary 15, 1826, married Julia Pettee, she died in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 20, 1893. Chester Wells Bailey, father of Isaac D., re- sided in Worcester, Massachusetts, for some years. In August, 1858, he moved to West Dummerston, Vermont, where he was a highly re- spected citizen. For a vocation he followed the blacksmith trade, at which he was very successful. Isaac D. Bailey was born at Worcester, Mas- sachusetts, October 2, 1847, where he resided un- til he was fourteen years old. In the public schools of this city he received his education, which was thorough as far as it went. In 186 1 he moved with his father to West Dummerston, and in September, 1861, to Brattleboro. Having as a child manifested a keen interest in his father's business, he early entered the shop and learned the blacksmith's trade, which, upon reaching manhood, he engaged in as a regular business. He opened his first shop in West Brattleboro, and securing a large patronage remained there ten years. Later he moved to Brattleboro, and con- tinued his business. The building which he oc- cupies, a large structure, thirty by forty feet, he erected thirtv-two years ago, and he has been doing business at his present location for thirty years. Besides blacksmithing he does other me- chanical work, and also carries on an extensive trade in coal. So large has been his business that he has been obliged to employ a great many assistants. It has also paid well and has enabled him to amass considerable wxalth. June I, 1880, Mr. Bailey married Nancy M. Gove, (laughter of the late Nathaniel J. Gove, of ^larshfield. She died April i, 1900, at the age of fifty-seven years. Mr. Bailey has been a ^VLason since October 26, 1869. He is a member of Columbian Lodge No. 36, F. & A. M. ; of Fort Dummer Chapter No. 12, R. A. 'SL; of Connec- ticut Valley Council No. 16, R. & S. M. ; of Beauseant Commandery No. 7, K. T. ; of Ver- mont Consistory, S. P. R. S. ; of the Grand Com- mandery of \'ermont and Mount Sinai Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. BUEL S. BECKWITH. Buel S. Beckwith, now deceased, was for a number of years a leading representative of mer- cantile interests in Middlebury and his enter- prise and progressive spirit made him a valued and highly res])ected resident of that community. He was born in this town, September 24, 1835, 88 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and came of English descent, the ancestry being traced back in direct line to England, whence representatives of the name came to America. Back through English history the line has been traced to the time of William the Conqueror, when Sir Hugh de Malebisse held land in the county of York in 1138. He was also chief jus- tice there and a very prominent character of that time Following through the successive genera- tions we find that Sir Hercules de Malebisse changed his n^me to Beck with in 1226 at the time of his marriage to Lady Dame Beckwith, daughter of Sir William Bruce, who was a de- scendant of Lord Robert Bruce of Scotland. John Beckwith, of Clinton and Thorp, was born in the eighth year of the reign of Kind Edward IV of England. His son, Robert Beckwith, was also of Clinton and Thoq), and among his children was Marmaduke Beckwith, who sold his lands in Clinton in 1597 and ix)ught Leatherstone and Acton. He married Anne, daughter of Dynly, of Bramhope, in York, and they had ten children. Of this famih- was Mathew Beckwith, who was born in Pontefract, Yorkshire," England, in 16 10 and became the founder of the family in the new world. In 1635 ^^^ emigrated to New Eng- land and after a short time spent at Saybrook Point, Connecticut, went to Bramford, in 1638, and in 1642 became one of the first settlers of Hartford. In 165 1 he took up his abode in Lyme, wliere he ])urchased large tracts of land on the Niantic river, left as a legacy by Captain Lyrach in Lyme and New London. He was a planter and also owried vessels sailing to the island of Barbodoes. He died September 22, 1670, his death being caused by a fall from a ledge of rocks. The next in the line of direct descent to our subject was Mathew Beckwith, who was proba- bly born in Saybrook, in 1637, although his birth is recorded at Waterford, where he was made a freeman in 1658. He resided for some years at Guilford, Connecticut, and became one of the founders of the church there. He died at New London, June 4, 1727. He had been married twice, and by his first wife had eight children. Among this number was James Beckwith, whose birth occurred in New London, June i, 167 1. He removed to Lyme, Connecticut, in 1692, and died there in 17 19. He was married September 22, 1693, to Sarah Griswold, who was born in Lyme in 1673 and died there October 10, 1714. James Beckwith, a son of James and Sarah (Griswold) Beckwith, was born at Lyme, May II, 1695, and there his death occurred in July, 1730. He wedded Mary Lamb, July 3, 1721. She was born in New London, Connecticut, in 1697, and died there. Another James Beckwith, in the line of direct descent, was born in Lyme, April i, 1725, and died in Bristol, October 12, 1764. He married Lucy Griswold, April 10, 1755, and they had three children. She was born in Lyme, Septem- ber 28, 1729. Among their children was Zacha- riah Beckwith, the grandfather of him whose name introduces this review. He was bom in Bristol, Connecticut, February 14, 1761, and. his death there occurred, May 21, 181 1, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Emma Gay- lord, died at Bristol, in 1846. They were the parents of ten children. Zachariah Beckwith, Jr., the father of our subject, was born in Bristol, Connecticut, Octo- ber 22, 1795, and became a resident of Monkton, Vermont, where he remained until August, 1822, when he came to Middlebury, where his death occurred March 15, 1862. He was married No- vember 26, 1818, to Julia Smith, who was born in Monkton, November 25, 1796, and died Sep- tember 22, 1886. They were the parents of seven children, one of whom, Julius A., a prominent lawyer of Middlebury, died in December, 1857, leaving a wife, Abbie Wainwright, whom he had married June 26, 1847. The father engaged in merchandising at this place from the time he located here until his retirement from business life in i860. Both he and his wife were members of the Congrega- tional church and were prominent and influential people of the community in which they made their home. At the usual age Mr. Ideckwith, whose name introduces this review, entered the village school and later continued his studies at the academy. At the age of fourteen years, however, he began clerking for his father, whom he assisted for some time and then formed a partnership with G. S. Wainwright, his wife's uncle. This busi- ness was established in i860 and was carried on by Mr. Beckwith up to the time of his death. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 89 His patronage had grown to large proportions and the store became a profitable investment, bringing to Mr. Beck with a handsome financial return for his labor. He had the largest busi- ness in the town, and while conducting his store he erected the Beckwith Block, a fine business building, in which he located his mercantile en- terprise. This structure still stands as a monu- ment to the enterprise and thrift of Mr. Beck- with, who occupied a commanding position in commercial circles of Middlebury. On the 1 6th of January, 1867, Mr. Beckwith was united in marriage to Miss Emma Wain- wright, a daughter of Henry Wainwright, a native of Middlebury. Mrs. Beckwith, however, was bom in Boston, where her father was en- gaged in merchandising for a number of years and aften^^ard removed to Racine, Wisconsin. There he carried on merchandising for a number of years, after which he went to Chicago, Illi- nois, where he died at the age of fifty. He wed- ded Mary Bennett, of Burlington, Vermont, who was born in Mancliester, Vermont, and unto them were bom two children, but Mrs. Beckwith is the only one living. The mother died at the age of fifty-six years, and, like her husband, was a member of the Episcopal church. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith were born three children, but they lost two in infancy, and the surviving son, Frederic, is now his father's successor in business. He was educated in the Worcester Academy, and at the time of his father's de- mise assumed control of his interest in tlie store, which he has since successfully conducted. Mr. Beckwith passed away April 14, 1900, and thus his city lost one of its most valued and honored residents. He was a Republican and took an active part in political matters. He served as town auditor for many years, also served on the school board for a long period, and no public trust reposed in him was ever betrayed to cvtu the slightest degree. He was recognized as one of the most prominent and influential men of the town, was a man of sound jud.c^ment and pro- s^rcssive spirit and gave his aid and co-operation to all measures for the general good. He be- V.n^ed to the Congregational churcli, was gen- erous in its support and active in its work and ^^•a- an extensive reader who kept in touch with ^hp advanced tbouglu and with the progress of the world and the trend of public events. In his home locality he was known as a devoted hus- band and father and a faithful friend, and in business circles his word was considered as good as his bond. WILLIAM H. BLISS. Vermont is comparatively a small state, but the industry, intelligence, energy and self-reli- ance of her sturdy sons for many years after the adoption of the federal constitution gave them an influence, out of proportion to their numbers, in the development and legislation of each new com- monwealth admitted to the Union. The Green Mountain state has thus proved the caliber of its sons in the most diverse sections of our repub- lic, while she has yet never failed to maintain her local prestige, and among those who to-day aid materially in upholding the high standard of her bench and bar is Judge Bliss, of Middlebury, Addison county, to whom this sketch is dedi- cated. His knowledge of the law is compre- hensive, his application of its principles exact and his experience has been wide and varied in the various branches of jurisprudence. He is a man of strong mentality and scholarly ability, and be- fore judge or jury his arguments have ever been forceful, logical and convincing, and he has been identified with much of the important litigation in the courts of his section of the state. In a profession that depends upon intellectual prow- ess, distinction can be won onlv bv individual effort, and the eminent position which Judge Bliss occupies at the Vermont bar indicates the labor and diligence that have been brought to bear in the attaining of such precedence. Aside from his personal eligibility for consideration in a work of this nature he is farther worthy of rep- resentation on these pages by reason of being a member of one of the old and honored pioneer families of Vermont, with whose annals the name has been identified for nearly a century and a quarter, as will duly transpire in this context. William Henry Bliss is a native of Windsor county, Vermont, having been born in the town of Royalton, on the 5th of October, 1847, '^ ^^" of Charles William Bliss, who devoted the greater portion of his mature life to agricultural pur- suits, though in his earlv manhood he was for 90 THE STATE OF VERMONT. some time a successful teacher in the south, hav- ing been a man of fine mentahty and sterling char- acter, ever commanding uniform confidence and esteem, and having been called upon to serve . in various offices of local trust and responsi- bility. He was born on the old family home- stead, in Royalton, on the 14th of September, 18 1 5, and there his death occurred on the ist of January, 1898, in the fullness of years and well earned honors. In politics he originally gave his support to the old-line Whig party, but at the organization of the Republican party he trans- ferred his allegiance thereto and ever afterward remained a stanch advocate of its cause. For several years he held the office of selectman of Royalton, while his tenure of the respective of- fices of justice of the peace and lister of his town covered a long term of years, while he was an acknowledged leader in public thought and ac- tion in the comnumity. His religious faith was that of the Congregational church, of which both he and his wife were prominent and active mem- bers. In the year 1843 was solemnized the marri- age of Charles William Bliss to Miss Henri- etta Whitney, who was born in 1823, being a daughter of Aaron Whitney, who was a promi- nent and inHuential farmer at Whitney Hill (named in his honor), in the town of Tun- bridge, Orange county, where he held various local offices, his death there occurring when he had attained the age of sixty-four years. PI is wife, whose maiden name was Rebecca Parker, survived him, her death occurring at the age of seventy-five years. They became the parents of four sons and f\\'Q daughters, all of whom are now deceased except the youngest claughter, l^llen, who is the widow of I'llizur Howe, of 'i\iti- bridge. Charles William and Henrietta (Whitnev) Bliss became the parents of three children, name- ly : Willis W.. who was a farmer of his native county, where he met his death in 1888, at the age of forty-two years, his death resulting from exposure in the fearful blizzard which swc])t this section in March of that year. He was also asso- ciated with his uncle. Carlos Whitney, as a mem- ber of the firm of Whitney & Bliss, dealers in groceries and meats in West Fairlee, this state. He is survived by his widow and one son. The second in order of birth of the children of Charles William Bliss was William H., the immediate subject of this sketch. Daniel W., the youngest^ resides on the old Bliss hornestead in Royalton,. which has been in the possession of the familv since 1780, and is one of the progressive and sue- ful farmers of the locality. He is married and has one son. The mother of Judge Bliss died in January, 1890. The paternal grandfather of Judge Bliss was John Bliss, who was born in Rehoboth, Massa- chusetts, a son of Thomas Bliss. As a young- man John Bliss removed from Rehoboth to Ver- mont, settling on a farm at Royalton, and there making his home until his death, at the age of eighty-four years. This is the farm that has been in the possession of the family since 1780. and which shows that John Bliss was one of tlie early settlers in that locality. At Royalton he married Rebecca, a daughter of John Hutchin- son, one of the pioneers of that locality, and one who was taken prisoner at the burning of the town by the Indians in 1780, being held in cap- tivity for about a year. He lived to the age of ninety-six years, his death occurring in Royal- ton in 1847. Rebecca (Hutchinson) Bliss died in the year 1849, ^^ ^^^^ *^^^ ^^^ seventy-two years ^ and we here enter a brief record concerning her children* Calvin P., who was a graduate of Mid- dlebury College, passed a portion of his mature life as a teacher in Augusta, Georgia, subsequent- ly returned to \'ermont and lived in Randolph the remainder of his life; Charles William, the father of our subject, has been specifically mentioned above; John H. remained a resident of Royal- ton until 1892, since which time he has made his home with his daughter in Springfield, Massa- chusetts, he being the only one of the immediate family now living; Emily became the wife of Othniel Dunham, of Bethel, Windsor county and died at Hancock at the age of about eightv years; Sarah A., who became the wife of Isaac Brown, of the same locality, died at the age of eightv-one vears ; ^larv L., who became the wife of Nathan Parker, of Bethel, died at the age of sixty years; and Jane, the wife of Ira Holt, of Pittsfield, this comity, died at the age of fifty- six. William H. IViiss, subject of this sketch, was^ fitted for college in Royalton Academy. In 1867" he matriculated in the University of Vermont^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 91 le was graduated as a member of the class : as a Bachelor of Arts. He determined are himself for the legal profession and cess in later years has fully justified his of vocation and proved his peculiar fit- r the same. He read law under the pre- tiip of 1 homas C. Greene, a leading mem- the bar of Providence, Rhode Island, and ly admitted to the bar of that state in Oc- 873. There he continued in practice with :eptor for the ensuing three years, at the ion of which he located in Rochester, it, where he continued in practice until ry, 1886, at which time he took up his :e in Middlebury, where he established in the active work of his profession, Ined prestige as an able and discriminat- vocate and counsellor. In 1894 Judge amoved to Burlington, where he was in ; for three years, during the greater por- w^hich time he was associated with Hon. ■lard, a prominent member of the bar of ;e. In June, 1897, Judge Bliss returned dlebury, which has ever since continued lis home and professional headquarters. 3 he was elected to the office of state's ; of xAddison county, and in 1805 ^^ ^vas d to practice in the United States supreme ind, as has been well said, "He stands nong the most accomplished lawyers in te, while by his genial disposition, his ness to his obligations, his readiness to ny good work, and his nobility of charac- has won the confidence and esteem of all low him." In 1899 he was appointed >f the court of probate and insolvency for rict of, Addison, and he has ever since con- in tenure of this important and exacting has also been law agent of Middlebury the greater portion of his residence here. MDlitics Judge Bliss has given his support Republican party, though he has ever been dent in his attitude and has the courage ronvictions at all times, not being guided t partisan lines.' In 1896 he diflfered from y on the financial issue and gave his sup- William J. Bryan for the presidency ; lat time he has continued to vote the Re- 1 ticket, his faith in the basic principles party never having been in the least alienated. The Judge has been prominently con- cerned in many of the most important cases liti- gated in the courts, and his efforts have been such as to further his prestige and brighten his pro- fessional fame. While incumbent of the office of state's attorney he prosecuted Alphonse Cha- quette, who was convicted of murder in the second degree; later also assisted in the prose- cution of Frederick Eastwood, in 1899-1900. who was tried for the murder of Frank Fenn, of Middlebury, and who was convicted of murder in the first degree. Judge Bliss tried this case as prosecutor and his strength in the field of crimi- nal law was decisively shown in this cause celebre, the accused having been sentenced to death by the supreme court of the state. In 1895-6 Judge Bliss defended in the case of the state versus Edward Hodgson, charged with the illegal sale of liquor, the case being eventually carried to the supreme court of the United States, to test the constitutionality of the Vermont liquor law. Judge Bliss is a man of fine literary taste and appreciation, being an omnivorous reader and graceful writer, both in prose and verse. In 1879 he was poet at the annual reunion of the alumni of the University of WTmont, and was also poet of his class, that of 1871. He has written many poems and has been frequently called upon for public addresses aside from those pertaining to politics or profession. As a cam- paign orator he has shown marked force and has made most eftective speeches in favor of the cause in which he is enlisted. During the cam- paign of 1896 he made speeches on twenty-eight consecutive nights, excepting Sundays. He is now engaged in the compilation of a valuable and interesting work, known as ^'Vermont Illus- trated," which is soon to be published by the American Publishing Company, and which will prove a most desirable acquisition to the stand- ard literature pertaining to his native common- wealth, since it covers its history from the earliest epoch to the time of its admission to statehood. He also assisted in the preparation of Joseph Battell's Morgan Horse, a work of care- ful research and investigation, in the compilation of which ten years were demanded. On the 9th of September, 1874, Judge Bliss was united in marriage to Miss Maria J. Mitchell,. 92 THE STATE OF VERMONT. daughter of Peter T. W. and Maria (Swan) A(itchell. of ProvUiciicc, Rhode Island. She was bom in Providence on the loth of April, 1847, being one of three children, of whom the onK survivor is her brother, Samuel J., a resident of Kansas. Mrs. Bhss was summoned into eternal rest on the 13th of CVtober, 1899, at the age of fifty-two years, having had no children. She was a woman of gracious presence and gentic refine- ment, and her loss was deeply felt by an ex- ceptionally wide circle of devoted friends. She was a cciiisistent member of the Congregational church, exemplifying her fatith in thought, word and deed. \V1L[.I.-\M ISARTLEFF VINTON. William Earticff Mnton, junior member of the firm of William H. Vinton & Son. paper manufacturers at Brattleboro, was born in this town, December 25, 1862. He is of French Hu- guenot ancestry, tlie name having, perhaps, beni deriver! from the French word "Vin" meaning wine, compounded witli "tenant." signifying to hold or keep. J<^hn \'inton ( i ) , the progenitor of the American family of \'inton, was boni in Eng- land in 1620. being the son. or grandson, prob- ably of a Huguenot exiled from France on account of religious persecutions during the sixteenth century. Tlic date of his arrival in America i< not definitely known, but be was residing in L\Tin, Masachuselts, in 1648. His son. John Vinton (2^. a worker in iron, was a resident of Maiden, Massachusetts. The line was continued through one of his eight children, John Vinton (,l"i. who was a man of groat business energy ami activhy. and accumulated a large property. a> sliown by the records in the court house at East Cambridge, Massachusetts, where more than thir- ty deeds, dated between 1700 and 1727, bear his name as grantor or grantee. He was a lieuten- ant in the training band in 1720. a captain in 1723, and a representative to the genera! court in 1734. He died at Dudley in 1760, aged eighty- two years. His son, John Vinton (4), the suc- cfcding ancestor, was bom in Woburn, Massa- cbu?ctis. hut settled permanently in Stoneham. Massachusetts, where he was an extensive land- hr>]l W . li. i'i»Mi: lUt^y *Mi'.i.»iI ..iwi I .»ii»lm.». who h.is ir.u'hol tlu* a,v;o .M 111- lit \ ■■» \ . n \«.M-. ,\\u\ is tlu' iMil\ Muviviiii^ iv.« ;ui*t I .M (111 t.nr.iU. riu* tuotlu'i* (>l this i.i '.m:\ »;u.1 .it ihi- .1;.;^ ol iniu'ix vi.i:^ Vhv :-.. .^•.. .-l n,»M*\ .i'.'.,': \:i..mil.i ^r»M.ir.l' v"i»hh w ,■ '.'■»•.•■».'. \\ .\\\ \\\s- \^\\^''\\ \\\\\ v-!r.l!v!u-n ■ v\.v.'- ■ :« ^t.«•^ i ..■■<• I •. %.\\v,i*«v«., \\.ii,«(.'. . II., .!■.. -.;'»»; . . .'•..■ '.tV-.tW . l\i>,*!^. \\h»» >v:\Ovl . . ,: , X .'. :1-, I .\ . w..'. .■.'.•.i'. ■.•» v..n\ v'.vW .i>Cv; : \ . . . . . • ^ . * ■ • \ .V • ■ "x ■ «'••*«' ^ ' » .^ »•- ■' .Vk.. « * ■ ■- »■ * N • • • V "X S *. JX V . ■ .S'. I • .• »■ ■, > • ■ ^ *. * s r % v<- • «. N VN •.'^ \ • \ « I 'i .\^ V • X * , . X X t I v. X .X «. \ ■ • x ■ X' X \ \ % • 1 I'l.irk. tK-,\a>r«l : KciU \V. Merriit. of Shorcliair. : an«l riia«l M. ("ha|»riian. the present incunilxnt «»t the « 'flier. Sii.ce assnminjTr the duties of tliat j>i«>iiioii Mr. c ohh has had as high a> twenty- ih:re ]>ri>M!KT- r.nder his eharge at one lime. Ir tS^j l-.e v.a-* maile the dvpuiy >hcrifl of Addi- -. ': o v.nty. :v. wliieh he is n^w ihe oMest in jWrt - !* < I :■ V i e e in i ; : e c« 'i: n i y a n « i e-n e «:• f the •:•! Jo?t ■!T :^ie >:.'.:e. He assisted in the c«ij>ture vf S^ *. .1 v. . w l'.« ^ k : '. !l ' ■ I \v\:i V Sheri ft H i » tYinan. at \\;-.j K.\;.- j •.::'..■:•:'.. aTi-i in reci^s;rniti«'n ^if his '*T...vr\ i!>: !.; i : i:: :^'::\: tvrrihle enc'-unter. he w..- vriSi:::^ " a:::: :; ri:-e. In avldiii^-n to the ; - • ■ ". '»%!::.'!: r. s. : - :' ' '. i v. c >• • ^ ^ t i > f act »'ri ly , be - ..'x- LT cv.C- ■ ■"- :: ■•\\: "ii ■.\ : ■ .. V.;... :vir::o.: ■:ec'ce ■:■: siicce??. . \ ■■ .." ..^■: :" .'.r. l"V^» v.?.- oe'ehraieii ::i • . > ^ > 'V •^..-c. ■ ■* j-KiiMien... . ..... ... - - ^^-' -•- .- r " ' 1 " •." •- ^,■5 cif !■•■»'■' '■' « « ^..^^ .... ...^^ «---.. fc«-.v. AV.i*i>«i^ •« ■<■■*-■• « «■ '. ->. ......^ ..., ..... -.-...'......•. \Xl4ViV. ■».- * ■ • - • • " 1 --.. •■ 7— -* ~,." "■-•■••.■. • «^»i •"It*',!*' ....... .« . ..i ^. ■«• AX**. • Vol -- • - < • ' ■•■ ■ -.--■ -" -^ -'*■:•'•*,- ♦ t'r- \\ "? ♦ \ ■ "Si ~ ?c ;: A s : \v .'- ''1 £*.- r.er c:^. ■fW •2 - •• ^ ••! . . Vs: . •s ■ \.- t*'. • • 'J • ...-•,. ?x.» • • r '->..- ' •■»i^ • I t - I •- : r:Trmr»rr k^' THE STATE OF VERMONT. 95 Calvary Commandry No. i, and is a mem- ; the g^and chapter of Burlington. He is f the oldest members of the fraternity in ate, having joined North Star Lodge No. i Richmond, Vermont, in 1863, and he is I member of the Independent Order of Odd ws and the Grand Army of the Republic, in h he has held all the offices a number of > and is the oldest past commander in Mid- Liry. He is one of the charter members le Grand Army Post here, and of the four inal members he alone survives. His re- us views are indicated by his membership le Methodist Episcopal church, in which he I active worker. He has traveled over many ions of the United States, thus gaining that vledge which travel alone can bring. He is i\y known and popular in the county where as resided for so many years, and his friends almost as many as his acquaintances. ELMER ELLSWORTH ROSS. r.imer E. Ross is a man who in his progress- :areer has demonstrated the value of a good e in the business world, which is worth far t than wealth. As a merchant and man of rs he has not only prospered in a substantial ner, but has won a name which stands for less stability and insures him a high stand- He is a native son of Middlebury, his birth ring in this town on the 12th of ^lay, 1861, on the paternal side the family is of Scotch ent. His grandfather. Reuben Ross, located lis town in a very early day, where he was iged in agricultural pursuits, and here he t the remainder of his life. \omian ]). Ross, his son, also claimed y\\d- ury as the place of his nativity, and he was of six children, only two of whom still sur- . Norman D. Ross received his elementary cation in the public sclnx)ls of this town, and r ct»!n])letin^ his literary education took up study of medicine under the preceptorship of • tdward rortcr. After engaging for a time *hf (\t\\^ business he tk up the practice of ^ ch«vk:n prott'ssion, l(K:ating first at Uethel, ^Tr>f»m. and after some years removed to Salis- '^:t%. ihtncf to Vlast MicMlebury in 1857, where V* toWnve^i the practice of medicine until his life's labors were ended, June 7, 1899, in his seventy-fourth year. He was a great student and progressive in his ideas, and won the good wall and patronage of many of the leading citi- zens and families in the localities in which he practiced. Dr. Ross married Miss Harriet Fields, who was born in England, and they be- came the parents of eight children, six of whom still survive, namely : Rose, wife of Charles Fin- ney, cashier of the Bank of Middlebury; Edgar N., who is engaged in painting at East Middlebury*^, Clarence W., also of East Mid- dlebury; Laura A., of East Middlebury; Elmer E., of this review; and George C, who is engaged in the railroad business in Boston, married Mary A. Enos, and they have three children, Harry, Mildred and Pauline. Mrs. Harriet Ross was summoned into eternal rest at the age of sixty-six 'years, May 17, 1896, pass- ing away in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, of wdiich she was long a worthy and faithful member. Elmer E. Ross spent the early years of his life in East Aliddlebury, where he attended the common and high schools, and after putting aside his text books he entered the grocery busi- ness, thus continuing for the following three years. On the expiration of that period he purch- ased the grist and flour mill which he now owns and 0])erates, and six years later he also embarked in the grocery business, while from 1894 until 1896 he conducted the Exchange Hotel, at Mont- pelier, but has since disposed of the latter prop- erty. In the lines of endeavor in which he is now engaged he is meeting with a high and well merited degree of success, the result of his excel- lent business ability, his indefatigable labor and his honorable dealings. On the 31st of December, 1901, was cele- l)rated the marriage of Mr. Ross and Miss Nina Poreau. She was born in Pittsford, Vermont, and is a daughter of Jack Poreau, a prominent farmer ant sUM'liii}^ \\iM \h\' )m.M\''*'«i«m\ havo havl nu>ro m-uiixinj: ii^nhv iW \W\\ \\»>iK \hnitii; tho san\o hn«Mh .M nmr ihan liav Pi 1 \noh. a ri^inj;; x.Minii |Nh\ -u nn .H Ivi.^itU hoi\>. Thi^iij^h it was on'iN n I ^ hni.n \ . iS^v'^. '.hat. ronnnii ti'oiu lus *ntr«u^t. )), ,%prni-,l .4M »^i^^^v \\\ vhal :«n\r.. ho now iM«. y ]^y^\\\^\' ^-vw i-s.I-.ik; 1ai an/i ;u\;i . Hjn p\i- \M«i «;or.n-Mvv ■'. ,vjSN;,^.:\ a;;'.a%';:n|^ Xs> him t • ■ ■ * ■ "■ • \ • ■ * • ■ ■ .'•.•.<' A^ I V ^ . 1 ' »X I .^ ^ ,^ ' -^ , . • » ^ , .N . . I » • * « « i^ ^".^vs:n. a ^^ ■ ^ -''^ «^ :'v u\ " .,■ .\- .,%."-' * • • I ' ■N^- *,\ TV*' • ■ '.'v >^ •^^ ' ^ \ ' v -"»- *v ,''?»v\n\\ ',- '^ .K >-o''.> N N'^ , ■ V •,->: . \\-v ■^.^\«^.■■x. O.N. .■ \ .>. "'o \i;^*•^^ ■•■* ■■ V« f %«^ 'x. »^ , , *^ . , I :k. i« M ! • •"•I • '■*•' '.*•• 1 ^" '»,\" • '^' »N >1 I.%»\»« "Ji-* %•» ' v ■ I*. «''^\ ^\'.*<< ' ■ ' ■ >. '1^ -.■. '^ ■ \ . ^ ■ I ■ « ^ Cy •^, ••> •^M««.^\.^.. .» ^^ ^ I ^I■.■ .% -. ■>, ■ >,* • ^-••,^>p ■• *^ ■ ' Sl» .^,; 'm • ■• I »y •^ ■ 'v , "t*«j \.- ^ ^. ',■>, - • • "i, --. K,* •*.'*'^\ . V « ■*. ». ■ • V, Ilk i*^ .\«.^i!|^«^^ ^^^^•sm ^»\^. T«k^ -«-ix ■ • •* ».*«%x •'^■■■ N the country, and no detail which would assist him in diagnosing the cases with which he is likely to have to dcai has been neglected. As a |)rcliminary professional preparation, he attended the (irei»n Mountain Seniinarv at Waterburv, WTmont, and the Lyndon histitute at Lyndon C enter, in the same state, graduating fr«-»in the latter in i8i^. Having in these schools be- oi>me well grounded in those sciences and lan- i;nages which would assist to a thorough com- prehension of medical lore, he entered the medi- cal dopartmeni of the University of \'ermont, when^ he pursued his studies for two years. He no\i attondetl the pi^w^sr and well-equipped ^.Vitojio x-i rhysicians and Surgeons in Xew York oil), ar.i'. later the Baltimore Medical Col- •eco. j:Tail:'.a:vii: from the latter in 1896. with tne dr^rr^'^ o: M, P. Tl^ough possessed by this time *m" :ln kr:rw:iv.gc and experience of the avera^re ■.>>.\>'r:.,**.. ho was no: content, and decide*! tc ^ iMo;-.; .*,.:-.: : > : > rrcoa ration bv r.i-Te ho^i liral I I .1 - 1 •pr;4o:\.v He r.rs: rook a course of iraininc :r. \/r:>. V.r..\ I>:>pcnNar>\ next in the Uri Ti : .;a', ;.: Tewksburw Massadiuser.s. ;\" I t v*X^r. >;■ •%■.--.:.::■?;;■/ ::.r fvjTtecri nicnths. '.ate: V V . .^. •"1 iT" CtHi. era! H r >7 ::a! . ■■.- S.- -j:-*^. ■ ■! ^.r-^"*?:. :i.-s:-rc: a]>c- &i Dar- X . > .>..■.■. . . ?« _,.>r..;t. <.-:u H.^tli^^ liT ...C N ■ ■ •>. ■ . ',>, > '.•.->...•. >.7'. 'i. «-..t 3..' >•»«.- * .^- 4-^ **...,, -4.;. ..; ?. »^ ' -« •• ..» -I*... ......«.._.■ ... k\ ....... ii - '■•■I M » ■ . * • ■ \ :^ :: r .s v ■ r*".: .• 1 l it -: :: -. r. : ^ k ■ ■ . V * .1 ?i:i ■ ^- ;^ •- ^ V", « • "^^ * ■ '^l^;^ o: .>. -.3? » 1. i • I f •-\ ■ >o«_ ■•■^■■ *" *fi- ^1"" ^"^ — - — — ^ ^•■^- ^ ' »i.^VS..i^ . , |1« fc . 4,4» - >„. • ■■• ,».■• . • il^.l «*.>*. > . .i> --■ ^-w-. V. rx ^- "■■-c^ "^^ ^*^' ■^^•v-r.sinr 2.-:. -:\- * .. "^jd THE STATE OF VERMONT. 97 ploynient of five fast horses. Dr. Lynch has been very fotunate with his treatment of appen- dicitis cases, and out of one hundred and fifty- five, all involving operations, he has lost but one. He makes a specialty of surgery and diseases of women and children, and expects to devote his entire attention to the former at some future time. Dr. Lynch married, June 23, 1894, Georgina Moran, the charming daughter of James Moran, of Londonderry, Nova Scotia, and they have had two sons, Edward Byron and George Hamilton. Dr. Lynch is a born physician, is thoroughly interested in his work and never neglects an op- portunity for keeping abreast of his profession. He belongs to the Vermont State Medical So- ciety, the American Medical Association, the American Association of Physicians and Sur- geons and the Connecticut Valley Medical As- sociation, before which he has read pa- pers. Among various other organizations he also stands high, and affiliates with the Independ- ent Order of Elks, the Modern Woodmen of America, New England Order of Protection, Catholic Order of Foresters and the Independent Order of Red Men. He also acts as medical ex- aminer for several societies. In the public af- fairs of his town he takes a live interest. In poli- tics he is a Democrat and in religion a Roman Catholic. He is popular in all circles and is a member of the Professibnal Men's Chib, of the Voimg Men's Christian Association and the Cath- olic Youngs ]Mcn's Union. MERRITT H. EDDY, M. D. Generic history must in every instance trace back to its essence in the specific, and this specific essence in the history of human life and hu- man achievement always springs from some ob- jective prototype — some individual or class of in(livi(hial wliosc actions and efforts have formed the backc^routul of the general history. The gcn- Tnl is thus the reflex of the individual record, Hhilc there must be incidental reference to en- vironment, with its modifying or broadening in- tluencc*;. It is in this sense that biography be- comes the nucleus of all history, making clear l)eyond peradventure the progress and the opu- 7* lent cichievement whose basic elements must ever remain obscure unless cognizance be taken of the individual life and the individual accomplish- ment. In rendering, then, the history of any nation or any people there is a scientific historical necessity for biography, and in tracing the growth and development of any community or any in- stitution the impression must be deepened and the salient points emphasized by tracing simultaneous- ly the life histories of those whose efforts have • promoted this advancement. In the case at hand we have to do with one of the leading representa- tives of the medical profession in Vermont, and one whoe genealogy betokens that he is a scion of a familv whose association with the annals of American history has been intimate and honor- able from the early colonial epoch, the original representatives of the name having taken up their residence in the new world prior to the middle of the seventeenth century, as will appear later on in this article. Such men and such ancestral prestige amply justify the compilation of works of this nature, that a worthy record may be perpetuated for future genrations. Merritt Henrv Eddv, an honored citizen and prominent physician and surgeon of Middlebury, Vermont, is a native of the old Green Mountain state and has here passed essentially his entire life. He was born on a farm in Winhall, Benning- ton county, on the 25th of January, 1833. being a son of Chandler Eddy, who was born in Win- hall, Vermont, on the i8th of July, 1807. '^^^^ latter's father, Stanton Eddy, was a native of Rowe, Massachusetts, where he was born on the 29th of February, 1776, a son of Silas Eddy, who was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, on the 1st of September, 1749, and who died on the 31st of August, 1807. The latter's father was William Eddy, who was likewise a native of the Massachusetts colony, where he was born on the 5th of February, 1725, and who was one of the valiant soldiers in the Continental line during the war of the Revolution, having been a private in the regiment of General Israel Putnam, of historic fame. This Revolutionary here* was a son of Benjamin Eddy, who was born in Ox- ford, Massachusetts, on the 16th of September, 1^)73, and who died previous to 1728. He was a son of Samuel Eddy, who was born in Water- town, Massachusetts, on the 30th of September, OS THE STATE OF VERMONT. \(y\o. anil who dio*l on ilio Jjd of Nn\cnil)cr, 1711. V\w list niontionod was a son of |olin Eddv, ono of tho oiij;inal Anicrioan j>nig;iMiilors 01 those who l>oar tho nanio in thi> countrv. lohn Eudv was Ixivn \u March. 15^)7. in Knglaml, and was ihoro roaivd. On tho loth ol Anjjnst. U\\o, in o^nij>an\ with his hrothoi ^^anuioi. Iio loft the city iU' 1 .ondon and onilxirkod lor America, land- ing at riynunith, Massachusetts, on the 29lh ol the lollowing l.)ctolKr, alter a voyage 01 twelve weeks' duration. The hrot'ners paid a visit of rcs]x^ct to (.Governor W'inthrop, who later, in a written message, designated them as "two gen- tlemen passengers." I1k\\ located in Watcriown, Massachusetts, where, as iuiiicalod on page 81 of the town records ot that dav. lohn Kddv was admitted a mvman ^m the ^^1 of September. i^>34» ^vhilo in the thrtv eusumg years he was in- cumlvnt ol the otlice v^f selectman, from which it is f^y.jju: ^'iii'ir oxidence thai he lonhw.th be- came pn^T^-.iricnt in the aflairs ol the tv^wn. He was tw ico marrit\l. ar.d a immher of chil Iron were iv>m of oacb. urion. His deaih occurred on the 12th of OcioK^r, i(x'^4. Hie family lineage is iracoil lanhcr. and most dcnnitelv. to W iliiam I'Mdy, A. M.. vicar of the ch;uvh ol* St. ["^'.trisian. at cVanbr<\^k. cor.r.;\ Kom. l\nglanJ.. Ho was Mm in Brisiol and wa< e.l;:cated in Tr:ni:\ Col- icgo. <.'ambr:tlgo. wliilc his mcn-.r.bonc} of the vicarage of <.VanlM\\^k o\:ondod iVvmv. i sSo 10 ifM(x on :hc :!3*1 r-f Xovcn'.lvr. ^^i wVr.ch iaiici- \ear hiv doaib ^vciirrcd. bis remains bcr-c in- ;en\vi m 'Ak (.'ranNw-^k cburcboani. "I":*.--. :b.i< brief gi no:ii.ii:rica; i\\\«T.i \{ W\^:rr\ ^ w^h-: : :b..: IV. V.iWw ^> .-.f the oigb;l: s^vnoraiion v"^;' iho ianvlly in Amovicn. .-.nvi ibus max wv'il :r.kc r-vivlc in {he reconl. wlvcl. ixsjvaks wr-riiix livo mt.."; \\\'i:-:V- diwls, as ,'»no c-'^n era lion b:-iv toi'.'Avw nnv'ibe: ov the si age c-f life's activities, '.be na:"::o beinc: one on whose c^cuichiS'v]'! appv-;ivs oii si»,»; o;- birrvv'- d u ri ng C' 1 ! ^ va rs 1 1 » roug''. wl n cb. i ; 1 mi s 1 ve ■ ■. : . u- • ■: : : - ficd with ibo annals of onr nations". b:s:.v\. Stant^m b'.ddy, grandfaibev i>l \hc l^ocr.-: M'fty A farnvr bv vivation an/, was \hc \-iV<[ rer- rp!!lOntaiive of ibc name lU the iViver. Aio:in;r.in i40t^, whiibov be cmig!-ated fron: Ma^s.-u^lns.-";:^ the lattor par- of rbe eigbtocnib cci-;n:\. tnkinc his aKvk in ^^'inba^l. '■■"'.enn-ngior. coirv* ' ho ^s(vurod a larce xv^c: oi" l.-ind. becon: ing one of tlic pioneers of that section and there developing a fine fami. He erected a substantial dwelling on the place and made other excellent improvements, and became one of the successful and inlluential citizens of the community. There he continued to maintain his home during the remainder 01 his life, his death occurring in 1 80 J, at the venerable age of eighty-six years. The old homestead is still in the possession of ilie family, being now occupied by Kirk Hughes and wile, Minnie (^Eddy) Hughes, a g^eat-grand- daughier of this honored pioneer. March 15, 1803. Stanton Eddy married Waity Howard, who was born in Jamaica, Windham county, Ver- mont, on the 19th of April, 1781, and whose death ivcurred on the 30ih of January, i860, both she and her husband having been devoted members of ibe Baptist church. They became the parents of eight children, all of whom are now deceased, though many descendants remain to perpetuate the lamily prestige in the state. Chandler Eddy, father of the subject of this review, was reared on the parental homestead in \\ inbail. where he was bom, and in his youth lie was acci.Tded such educational advantages ,is were afforded in the local schools of tlie period. lie early began to assist in ihe work of the farm, .-^.nd while siiil a \outb went to live in the home if liis nncle. j'^ciijamin Eddy, under whose direc- lion he ieamed ibe trade of wheehvrigiiL He did no: divoic i-.is :itteniion to this trade for anv considerable peri«.»vi. bui returned to the old home- >:o:id. where be care 'I fc»r his parents in their ■.ieclir.:ng \ears. successfully earning en the M\">rk C'i the fann. He eventually purchased an riliominj: f.'irm. wlure be continued his agricvJ- :\\r:\\ o]x-r:::ikin> ;ini.il his retiremeiu from the ■ jciivc irjbors of life, passing the evening of his li.'ys ir :bc home t":' his son. ^^^ H. "tiddv. .1: :'ns: "r.»wn>lK-n.'.. wliert iu died on the i?th": M;irch. iSi"»=. lu'ivinc aiiained the patriarchal 3::^ .•.;■ i-igb:\ nine vears. C>n the 15th of March. S;::. ninnri'.vr hil-.i; was united in marriage :•'• '^/:« Alice "'.'U'viy Hi'wc. who was bom in I3- • ■v.r.i,-,. \ iTr.-:-.»n:. or :hc Mb of Tune. iSc:;. the .i:.-;cliU'V '•;' bx'i Ili'we. who was likewise a v.:::.\t «'i ^li.'i; -.ilacc. where he became a pr.:?- ivrons anil rer»resentarivc farmer. He wsse^- : 1 \ c ! OS i n c. v oa r s oi bis life in th e home of h • ? « -Irinirbrir, :b. m.vdier of our stibiect. bin a: th* THE STATE OF VERMONT. 99 rtme of his death he was in Londonderry, where he passed away in 1867, at the age of ninety-five \ears. His wife, whose maiden name was Hul- dah Fittz, was born in Wales, whence she ac- companied her parents to America in her child- hood. Joel and Huldah Howe became the par- ents of four children, of whom the mother of the I>octor was the third in order of birth. Ex- treme longevity has been characteristic of both the Eddy and Howe families, and it is appro- priately noted in the connection that Huldah Howe, the maternal grandmother of Dr. Eddy, lived to tlie age of ninety-five years, both she and her honored husband having held the faith of the Methodist church. Chandler and Alice D. (Howe) Eddy became the parents of three cliil- dren, namely: Merritt H., the immediate sub- ject of this sketch; Willard Harrison, who is a l)roniincnt carpenter and builder of Townshend, X'ermont; and Otis German, who resides on the old homestead farm of his grandfather. The motlier of these children entered into eternal rest on the 22d of May, 1863, at the age of fifty- eight years, and her memory is revered by all who came within the sphere of her gentle and gracious personality. Chandler Eddy; was originally a Whig in political principles, but his last allegi- ance was given to the Republican party, with which he identified himself at the time of its organization. He was a man of inflexible integ- rity, and held the unqualified confidence and es- teem of all who knew him, while he took a deep interest in local affairs of a public nature and in all that concerned the general welfare. He and liis wife were regular attendants of the Metho- dist church, exemplifying their faith in their daily lives. Dr. M. H. Eddy passed his boyhood days on the old homestead farm in Winhall, securing his rudimentary educational training in the district schools and later attending the graded schools in Londonderry during the winter months, while he continued to assist in the work of the honie- >tead farm during the summer seasons. He later 'lUended a select school in Putney and an acad- ■:uv in Townshend. In the meanwhile Ik* had formulated definite plans for his future career, .^vinq- determined to prepare himself for the /ractire r.f medicine and surgery, with which end '.?. \u'\\. at the a^e of fifteen years, he took up a course of technical reading under an able pre- ceptor at Putney, in the meanwhile working at various occupations to defray his incidental ex- penses. He began teaching in the district schools of his native town when seventeen years of age, being very successful in his pedagogic efforts, which he continued for two years in that locality, later following the same line of work in Jamaica and South Londonderry, being an instructor in the graded schools of the latter place during two winters, and then returning to Jamaica, where he was similarly engaged during the succeeding two winters, gaining an excellent reputation in this field of endeavor, and in the meanwhile carrying forward his preparatory studies in order to fit himself for admission to college. In 1856 he matriculated in Middiebury College, where he was gradtiated as a member of the class of i860. For the following three years he was engaged as a teacher in the academy at Ticonderoga, New York, thus earning the money with which to con- tinue his technical studies. In 1863 ^^e entered the medical department of Harvard University, where he continued his studies until the spring of 1864, when his financial resources reached so low an ebb that he was compelled to secure addi- tional reinforcement before proceeding with his medical course. He then located in Burlington, Vermont, where he became an assistant to Pro- fessor H. M. Seely, of the University of Ver- mont, in the meantime attending lectures in Bur- lington Medical College, where he was graduated on the 1st of May, 1865, receiving his coveted de- gree of Doctor of Medicine and being amply fortified for the work of his chosen profession. Dr. Eddy forthwith opened an office in Middle- bury, and here he has ever since been engaged in active practice, controlling a representative patronage and having gained precedence as one of the able and successful physicians and sur- geons of his native state. He has thus been in practice here for nearly forty years, and he has held the utmost confidence of the local public and the affectionate regard of those to whom he lias ministered, having ever continued a close student and having kept in touch with the ad- vances made in medical and surgical methods and systems, while his genial personality and unvary- ing; kindliness have made his presence ever grate- ful to the wearv snflVrer. He is one of the oldest THE STATE OF VERMONT. members of the X'ermont State Medical Society in this section, is a member also of the Addison County Medical Society, being secretary of the latter, and is identified with Union Lxjdge, No. 2, F. & A. M., of Middlebury. Within the years of his active practice the Doctor has been medical examiner for twenty different life insurance com- panies. In politics he gives a stanch allegiance to the Republican party, though he has never desired oiBcial preferment, considering his pro- fession worthy of his entire time and attention. On the 9th of April, 1867, Dr. Eddy was united in marriage to Miss Louise M. Secly, a sister of Professor H, M. Seely, formerly of Burlington College, and later of Middlebury Col- lege, She was born in Onondaga, New York, a daughter of Joseph Owen Seely, a prominent farmer of that locality, where he died at the age of eighty-three years. Dr. and Mrs. Eddy be- came the parents of two children, namely: Jessie L., who remains at the parental home; and Stan- ton S,, who is a graduate of Burlington Medical College, where he received his degree when twenty-two years of age, and who is now asso- ciated with his father in the practice of medicine in Middlebury, being a young man of fine intel- lectuality and one who has gained prestige as an able and discriminating physician. He grad- uated from the local school at the age of fift-.'on years, from college at nineteen, upon which he entered the medical school. He was appointed an interne at the Boston City Hospital before receiving his degree, subsequently was house surgeon, after which he had charge of scarlet fe- ver and diphtheria wards in the Chester Park Hospital of the same city. After a course in New- York hospitals he opened an office in East Or- ange, New Jersey, but very shortly, yielding to the entreaties of numerous friends, he took up practice with his father in his native place. In IQ02 he was appointed district surgeon of the Rutland Railroad, He is a member of the County and State Medical societies, of the Masonic order and Chi Psi, and Delta Mu, of his academic and medical colleges. ANDREW J. HORTON. This gentleman, for twenty years the efficient superintendent of the Itrattleboro Gas Light Company, was born in Hinsdale, New Hamp- shire, Novenil>er 11, 1849. He received an ex- cellent education in the common schools of his native place and at the age of sixteen years came with his parents to Brattleboro. He was always of a constructive turn of mind, and he early be- came interested in electrical engineering, the business which ho adopted as his life work. He became connected with the Brattleboro Gas Light Company in 1S82, and was continuously engaged with them up to 1902, when, on ac- counr of ill health, lie nsigiicd. ;Mr. Horton was a member of the I'stey Guards and Fuller llattery, and is a menilKr of Wanbisbiquel Lodge. No. t;. I. (>. < >. l*". He celebrated his marriage November 11, 1880. hts wife's maiden name having been .^arali Ingraham. she being a widow lady with two children. Ilertha and Earn- est, their father having Ik'cu Oorge Hastings. Mr. Horton is tho son of Hiram It. Horton, a farmer of Hinsdalr. Xcw Hampshire, where he THE STATE OF VERMONT. lOI was a man of considerable influence, haying served a period as selectman, and is a prominent member of the Baptist church of that city. He married Rosanna Streeter, who became the mother of the following children : Sarah, Eliza, Henry, Lucy, Andrew J., Ida, Charles and Ruth. The father of this family died at the age of sixty- nine years in 1888, the mother in 1859. The pa- ternal grandfather of ]\Ir. Horton was Hezekiah Horton, who emigrated from England and settled in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, he in his day hav- ing also been a farmer. He married Sarah Burn- ham, who bore him children as follows : Emma, Rebecca, Albridge, Seymour, Frank and Hiram. Grandfather Horton lived out a long and useful life at Hinsdale, and lies buried in the cemetery at that place. Mr. Andrew J. Horton merits and receives the high regard of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. A. AUGUSTINE BUTTERFIELD. A* Ai^fUStine Butterfield, of Jacksonville, is a wdl known attorney-at-law. He was born in WiIiiiii^;ton, Vermont, June 25, 1844, being a son o£ the late Ezra Turner and Mary (Leonard) Bntterfidd and a direct descendant in the ninth generatioa frc»n Benjamin Butterfield, the emi- grant^ tfie line of descent being as follows : Ben- jamin (l), Joseph (2), Benjamin (3), Benja- min (4), Benjamin (5), Captain Ezra (6), Ze- nas (7), Ezra T. (8), and A. Augustine (9). Benjamin Butterfield (i) emigrated from Eng- land to Massachusetts in 1638, settling in Charles- town, and later in Woburn. He was the first signer of the petition for the town of Chelmsford, and was one of the original proprietors of that town, moving there in 1654. He was very promi- nent in religious matters, and was a deacon of the church for many years. Joseph Butterfield <2) was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, August t;. 1649. Benjamin Butterfield (3), born in <"helmsford. ^lassachusctts, in 1680, served as a ^erj^rcant in the militia, and he married Eliza- Uth Fletcher. Benjamin Butterfield (4) was lN»rn in Chelmsford, May 25, 1702, was an ensign in TJie military service and married Keziali Pat- ton. wIm survived him, and afterward married J'.-iah Xnttinc:, while for her third husband she niarritMl C'aj>tain Joseph Fletcher, of \\'cstford. She died June 3, 1781, at the age of seventy- eight years. Benjamin Butterfield (5), born May 15, 1726, was a farmer in Brattleboro, and his death occurred on the 7th of December, 1804. His first wife, who was in her maidenhood Su- sanna Spalding, bore him nine children, and by his second, Lois Herrick, he became the father of six children. He was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war, serving as lieutenant in Seth War- ner's famous regiment of Green Mountain Boys, and prior to that was captain of a company of the New York militia. Captain Ezra Butterfield (6), born in Westminster, Massachusetts, in October, 1758, was reared in Brattleboro, Ver- mont, where he worked as a farmer and car- penter. He subsequently became a resident of Dummerston, this state, where' his death oc- curred on the 6th of January, 1825. His wife, Martha Hadley, a native of Westford, Massa- chusetts, bore him thirteen children, as follows: Ezra, Ebenezer, Zenas, Susanna, Samuel, Mar- tha, Cyrus, Nabby, Levi, Benjamin and three who died in childhood. She died November 27, 1842, at the age of eighty-two years. Deacon Zenas Butterfield (7), born in Dummerston, Ver- mont, on the 22d of February, 1782, spent his entire life in that town, being actively engaged in agricultural pursuits on the farm adjoining his father's homestead, and his death occurred August 29, 1829. A man of deep religious convic- tions, he swerved from the faith of his ancestors, all of whom belonged to the Congregational church, and united with the Free Will Baptist church, in which he was a deacon for many years. On the 6th of December, 1803, he married Sarah Turner, who died at the age of eighty-nine years, and they became the ])arents of nine children : Alanson, Diantha, Zenas, Hannah, Sarah, Ezra T., Thomas, Betsey and Lucy V. Ezra Turner Butterfield (8) was born in Dummerston, Ver- mont, and lived to the age of seventy-two years. He followed the free and independent occupation to which he had been reared, becoming a success- fid farmer, and for several years he was also interested in mercantile pursuits. He was cap- tain in the militia, and for seven years assistant ju(l.!4"e of the county court. By this union with Mary Leonard, the daughter of Rev. Abner Leon- ard, a Free Will Baptist minister, five children were born, of whom three are living, namely: iM. nil'. MATK Ol- VKRMONT. tt \. nil... I itillniiiiN I . iiniiiiu il m this nf \\\c UwwuWr of the family in America was ^^,^^]. \ \ n» n I nu Mul I A . w In • \\ .1' -.« \rial Kt»\vl;ni(l, wlio was born in 1654 at I-ong I»lutt, \. H • ...iMHidtl \\\\\} lit! IU«-.h«ii Sihitnl oi Ui.i 1 innlKTlaiul county, Kngland. In 1675 he settled ,,.,x ,n.l ..•nniidt) \>iiii <\llt');(-. Ml 1I1.1I in Kint^ston. Rhode Island, where he became the .;, ,.nMnint owucr i»f a largfc landed estate, which was piir- \ \mi II nil. nnn.diilil r. In id \\\ lns;l\ rs ch.isci from the Xarragansett Indians, and por- n.Mi I « ,ui,M .»» \\.»iih .111.1 .r. .1 l.nxNii iM tiiMis tM* this j>rojKTty are still in the possession 01 ,i,.;m\ in,i inu.inx In .dl »Md»u.M\ I .»M*v :nonilHrs of the family. He served in tlie capac- Im, n. 'in 1-. I, ., li«m |»i,'», .i»»n.»il\. hi iKx.'.n.iMx ^tv of dcp;:iy of the town durinji: the year 1705. ,,ix, , , ,n\«', Ml iM nlMu.nw'n i.r.l*.* ; '.lnv. h\ \\c ::Mrrie\!. ir. i'\"c\ Mary Allen, daughter of \^^!i .,::.! M.i7\ I i'ricon ' Allen, who camt^ to the ,M,,; i. ■.;..,: ■' »!*...'. V •.•.:o/: S:.-.:i> :r ■::*. iuin: stable. England. .Mr. Ki'>-^* V. /.:c-.'. .:: Jn-v.c>" i- kh.-Je Islanil. i:\ thc- . ..> ^. X.. x> ; .■• ■.,•■■., \. . N . . -.v;.-. W ■.■.:..-• K. ';■.:>::. >.:: .f :!:o f'--::nuer •■! tI'a \ ..::,. V. ■;,. X . .\ x .. ■.*•■ '-■> :• '^" \.:;:::.ry J'-. I'-i^. in >. nth \\ . , . ' , . » 1 1, V . . . , NV > ' «v . ; .■ . ; ■".:.■.:.:.*:■. !»i:r.c i""r years si-.-rvX-.r >V^ \N -1 . ;.. ■ " ■■ ' ,il-, 1-. '1 'li- iii\i«i mn \u^\ '.s ■.•»':■•. 1':' I « 1\ \» s - \\ .» VN. • . ■ • N .^>- \ \ • . X W *« ' C !> '«■- : v^ C.fc;C.:>- ---T' .\ ^* :. . :... :. . ..... , .. ... « :;; .s . ■ .:■ :\i ■.::7:i::.i: l ■ >'.:iT>l»jr^. .-'r. r'TOi irzr.l^^Ti^r:•i z. ■ •*'• •■•■■ ■■■' • \.«i'ft.«k • ■ • ■ k ■ X "*. N N . ^ 1 ■ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 107 WHEELER FAMILY. CvRUS W. Wheeler^ deceased, was for many years a successful and highly respected farmer of Whitingham, Vermont. He was born in this town on what is now known as the "Whitman Wheeler Farm," August 30, 1828, while his father, Whitman Wheeler, was born and reared on a farm near by, both being located on the road leading to Readsboro. He was of pioneer ancestry, his great-grandfather, Deliverance Wheeler, who was one of the earliest settlers of the town, having taken up a tract of unbroken, wild land, from which he redeemed a farm, labor- ing with the heroic courage characteristic of the men and women of those days. He married Elizabeth Whitman, by whom he had eight chil- dren, one of whom was Zachariah Wheeler, the paternal grandfather of Cyrus W. Zachariah Wheeler was born in Bolton, Mass- achusetts, coming from there to Whitingham with his parents. Reared to agricultural pursuits, he purchased land shortly after becoming of age, and in the course of time, by persevering toil, transformed its forest-covered acres into a valua- ble estate, which became eventually a part of the **Whitman Wheeler Farm." Whitman Wheeler spent his entire life in Whitingham. In early manhood he bought a farm lying near the ancestral homestead, and un- til his death in 1867 was successfully engaged in farming. He cleared much of the land, fur- ther improving his estate by the erection of the buildings necessary on a well kept farm, the dwelling house which he built being now owned and occupied by the widow of his son, Cyrus W. Wheeler. He devoted the later years of his life to the raising of fine Durham cattle, the fame of which is handed down to the children of the ' present day. Cyrus W. Wheeler received his education in Whitingham, his facilities for acquiring knowl- edge being ver.y meagre as compared with those of the present day. Residing on the parental farm until 1858, he assumed the entire* charge of its management for several years. He then married and settled on an adjoining farm, where he remained until 1870, when he returned with his family to the old homestead, on which he carried on general farming after the most ap- proved metliods until his death, November 30, 1889. He was a Democrat in his political affilia- tions, and an attendant of the Universalist church. Mr. Wheeler married Lestina L. Wheeler, of Rowe, Massachusetts. She received excellent edu- tional advantages, attending the common schools and a day academy, after which she taught school in Whitingham, Rowe, and Wil- mington, Vermont. Since the death of her hus- band, Mrs. Wheeler has, with the assistance of her sons, carried on the home farm with signal success, devoting its two hundred acres of land to general farming. The following is the genealogy of the Wheeler family, to Whitingham to establish the home, adn as the writer of this article has been able to trace the several families, it seems that Deliverance Wheeler (2) married and came, the first of the family, to Whittingham to establish the home, and was then joined by his parents, brothers and sis- ters, as all the others married residents of Whit- ingham. The following are the names of the daughters, and whom they married. This may enable some one to take up the record and carry it on to future generations, if they ever care to. Deliverance Wheeler, born December 22, 1749, married Elizabeth Whitman, of Marlboro, Massachusetts. She was born May 21, 1750. They had nine children, as follows : Polly, Betsey, Susie, Abigail ; Sally, Deliverance, Zachariaii, Daniel and John. Polly married Oris Pike : Bet- sey married Luther Boyd ; Susie married Robert Boyd ; Abigail married Eber Atherton ; Sally married Roswell Pike ; and all settled in the vicin- ity of Whitingham, Wilmington and Readsboro. Deliverance Wheeler, Jr., born in 1775, married Phebe Salter, and came to Whitingham about the year 1796 from Bolton, Massachusetts. They purchased a tract of land in the northwest part of the town, on the east bank of the Deerfield river, and built up a permanent home. After a time he built the large brick house now occupied by one of his descendants, Merton O. Wheeler. They were very industrious and frugal, and in the short period of thirty-five years they amassed a large property for those days. They attended strictly to their farming, owning at one time about forty horses and a great many cattle. They made butter and cheese and used to send their son with loS rill-: STATK OK VKRMONT. .»n.! iMhri n%\ i '<».n »»•• I lux ii\ium1 a l.n'.il\ tM ii\,- v,Mi\ ■.\^^^\ iwo il.nii:Ii:oi^. iM)o il.uivihtcr niiil «^lu' '.iMi «Uin>; 111 * lri*lliiv\l. I lir'.v n.inu's \\i*io: I',; '.^ \. "'^.r.ui:*-!. lr^'»»%\ l.iM'.'v. IMu'lv. Mcl'.\i"l- . \ : ' ■ •■■«« ^ ^ ,lii«« .•«l1,«i..lt. .ii.- '1,1. • J ..1.. •. • . ^^.« •>-■••■% ' « \ ;,'.'.., !--.v, :-.v ^^;\- \x..v \:;-. v\:,lv: S. *•>;:. «•» ■■\i-". *■ ', iX, \ .'.■....■. \ \-. .. . ■. . .X . , . Si •' *>-.\i« .^ «V.ki^.. i 1 > * I > . ^ - .^ .• . ^ ■ , '. . . . . ■ > >v. .•■NX. « « '■' ■ V-- V \ . V V ■ : V . ", >«■ . % I ■ ■ I ^. ■■ V \.i!!iy. nn«l iluir course was laken in that direc- li'-n. Tliev hrid marked trees as thev came ;i:-nc >o iha: ilicv miHn find their wav back. : r i!u\v h:u\ iv~' chhn or compas?. They drove l'i:"ro ihxzvL a cow. and carried their cooking :: I •■>:'.> lT. :lx:r l»»ick5. A small ir-in kettle wa? ■^ '. ..> .i w./.cr yiL.'.. r.-.ilk pall, and for cooking; ..•■ . ..^ y.'x :•■':•::".:.: iO'n increased :he :r.::k of one . ^ ■■ \ . . s ^ ". ; \ : ■. 1 1'-i Zivn on^z Sf v e ral f i :r. : 1 : e s . Their ^ ' ;:>c >\:..- '. c/.e 1 near the river, rtbove where .:>. l.L >:.::.■; \\ V.t'C.rr n>:w rtsi-its. Its siie. now . ■•;:■;•'. ^^ ;:h :" rt?: ".ri-es. anJ the hearih-stone. .■.'■". •.'.":■.:;■.■. :vz.:\y rrjtrry ch:".'::ren played, lie : . :■ . v.v.'.'.r \hz iV.lcr. leiVL>. C^. the lOth : ! .:; . :~Sj. kn:■^^T. is ::*:e -lark cay, Mrs. ^•■" ■•-• *.— ■;'■,"-.'-■ •-.:-j3 — j»r:— tVi'C crw*!*" •■ .■■■«. ''■'■■ -— ■—■ *--c •— .-.^ ""^^".V- •.-i cr^f-^* ^ ^? K ■ . ■ •- "■.'~-" <•■ "•-" : ■ ■—■w"* •".•■^"" ■"'•-fcc Vm- "^jfc ♦•-"•• ■ •« ., •:—>.»... i_:^ .„.. sjiczz-rr.lKi »—■»-■ I ■ ■- . :: ' . : 1' , V ■ ■ . ■ * s -■ . ^ . !<•. . . V — r.'..»-:r. :>::. - - -- • I" iV- jCTlcT. ^'a.... «.^.I;.c - ■■-■-? - ' , 1 1'. x-'ecen* ' . " . „ _ \. a ■' m V ■• V - V,- M • ■• ^ . _ __ ^ f . • _ _" _ 1 . ' '. '. . »:-.■": r If..'* - . » I . ■ ■ > ::.-:».:-- . -i N - s ^ • • I 1 ■-, « ^.'^ ■ •' ■ "^ V \ . I ' < ^^ - ' ■ , ■ - .■ 1 - ■ .« I •■•- . - t - « • V |-» ■ ~ I X V -.. ^ . ^ ■ •s -V ■ - '. .■-•• I I V ■ .r. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 109. 13, 1870; Edwin Thaddeus, born July 25, 1873; Fred Torrence, born April 26, 1877. Lillie L., of the last named children, married Arthur Alli- son Smith, of Halifax, Vermont, November 26, 1885. They have one daughter, Pearle Chris- tine Smith, born July 10, 1888. They reside on a farm in Whitingham. Fred T. Wheeler mar- ried Ruby Zilpha, daughter of Johnson M. and Ruth Howard Matteson, of Shaftsbury, Vermont, October 23, 1901. They reside in Readsboro, Vermont. Emily A. married Sherman M. Rob- inson, of Wilmington, Vermont, November 13, 1873. She died April 28, 1891, aged fifty-nine years. Evalina C. married Roswell Hyde Stan- ley, of Searsburg, Vermont, May 14, 1865. One daughter was bom to them, Eva C, who died in infancy. Evalina C. died April 3, 1883. She had a bright and happy disposition and was dearly loved by those around her. Thaddeus E. Wheeler married Irena C. Upton, of Whitingham, ^March 6, 1862. She died September 28, 1872, aged thirty years. Mr. Wheeler was a genial, kind- hearted man, ever ready to lend a helping hand to those in need of his assistance. He died of diphtheria, then an epidemic in Readsboro, at the age of tliirty-eight years. Ichabod N. mar- ried Lucinda, daughter of John and Lydia Staf- ford Pike, September 12, 1866. They have one one, Leon Norman, born October 26, 1872. Roxana S. died February 4, i860, of scarlet lever, after two days' illness, at the age of fifteen years. Possessing an unusually amiable disposi* lion, and excelling in her school work, she was the cherished daughter of the household, and iier early death was deeply lamented. ROBERT CARTMELL. Rhcrt Cartmell, of this review, received his elementary education, and he was later i)repared for col- lege in a higher educational institution. Biddings adieu to home and native land at the a.e:c of seventeen years, he crossed the ocean to Canada, where he remained until his twentieth year, com- ing thence to the Green' ^Mountain state, where for the following year he was engaged in sur- veying at Saint Johnsbury. He then embarl\d in the pulp business in East Barnet, Vermont, being first employed in sawing lumber and later in buying and selling the timber. He subse- quently became a member of the firm of Bancroft, Cartmell & Company, })ulp makers, but two- years later he sold his interest therein and re- moved to Bellows Falls, wliere lie was connected J lO THE STATE OF VERMONT. with the Fall Mountain Paper Company, serv- ing for sixteen months as superintendent of its two mills. Mr. Cartmcll then become a resident of Middleburv, where with others he formed the Green Mountain Pulp Company and purchased the water privileges on the lower falls. They manufactured their own machinery. For one year Mr. Cartmell had an interest in the Beldens Falls Pulp mills, and during that time he built the mill which he now operates, while in 1882 he erected the millls at Huntington Falls and Weybridge, both of which he has ever since con- ducted. Their output is sixty-five tons daily, and they furnish employment to seventy-five skilled operators. The company owns a large tract of land and cuts most of its own logs. In addition to his connection with this extensive concern Mr. Cartmell is also a director in the Middle- bury National Bank and a director in the Inter- national Mining Company, of Nova Scotia. He is also interested in the Addison House, which he assisted in refitting throughout, and is an ex- tensive shipper of merino sheep, cattle and mules to Africa, South America and Australia. It will thus be seen that he has reached a high position in the business world, and he is a striking ex- ample of one who has achieved success without paying the price at which it is so often bought, for his prosperity has not removed him further from his fellow men but has brought him into nearer and more intimate relations with them. Mr. Cartmell was first married in 1870. when Jessie H. Gammcll became his wife. She was born in Barnet, Vermont, and was a daugh- ter of Alexander Gammell, who for many years was a prominent school teacher, but in 1849 he joined the tide of emigration to California and later put asirle the active cares of a business life and lived retired until his death. For many years he held the ofncc of justice of the peace, and at White River Junction lie assisted in the nomina- tion of Tyler for congress. His death occurred at the age of eighty-six years. lie was married to Mary E. Mulligan, and they had six children, four of whom are new living, Jessie II., the youngest, becoming the wife of our subject. The mother of these chiUlren died when young. For his second wife Mr. Cartmell chose Mrs. Lucy E. Slade, a native daughter of Middlelniry. He gives his political support to the Republican party, and in i8c)8 and 1899 he served as repre- sentative of Middlebury in the legislature. In 1902 he was elected to represent Addison county in the state senate, and is a member of the com- mittees on railroads and banks, and chairman of the committe on manufactures. He was also a member of the special committee to report an amendment giving the railroad commission power to enforce its regulations. For two terms he was chairman of the village trustees of Mid- dlebury. In his fraternal relations he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the family is connected with the Episcopal church. HON. EDWARD TITUS. Hon. Fdward Titus, of Wilmington, Vermont, was born October 25, 1833, ^ son of Alonzo and Mary Titus. William Titus, grandfather of Ed- ward Titus, was born in Massachusetts. Subse- quently he removed to Wilmington, Vermont, be- ing one of the pioneers of that section of the state. He cleared a tract of land in the town of Maplehurst, where he erected a number of build- ings, and resided there for some time. Later he removed to the northem part of the town, and remained there up to the time of his death. He was one of the representative men of the town, and he was elected to fill all the local offices. He also took an active interest in, and was a ihember of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Miss Althea Forbes, who was a native of Massachusetts. Their children were William, Arnold, Mary M., Alfred, Althea, Leander, AI- meron and Alonzo. Mrs. Titus died in 1830, aged eighty years. Alonzo Titus, father of Ed- ward Titus, was also born in Wilmington, Ver- mont, where his childhood was spent on the old homestead, known as "Maplehurst.'' He acquired his education in the district schools, and later assisted his father in his agricultural pursuits. He was prominently identified with the politics of the town, having served as selectman for a number of years, besides filling the other local offices. He was married to Miss Mary Miller, who was born in W^ilmington, Vermont, a daugli- ter of Isaac Millar, one of the pioneers from Massachusetts, who settled in Vermont and en- gaged in farming. Mr. Miller died at the age I THE STATE OF VERMONT. I II of seventy-eight years, and his wife, Lucy Con- cort, born in Massachusetts, died at the age of sixty-five years. They reared a large family of children. Mr. and Mrs. Titus were the parents of six children, namely : Edward, Leander, Will- iam, Henia, Ada I. and Delancy Titus. Mrs. Titus died in 1896, aged eighty years. Edward Titus, eldest son of Alonzo and Mary Titus, received his early education in the public schools, and this was later supplemented by a regular course of study at the Wilmington high school. After his graduation he taught school for a number of terms, meeting with a marked degree of success. Later he engaged in the manu- facture of wooden ware, and he conducted this business successfully for over twenty-five years. Mr. Titus was elected to the office of justice of the peace in 1869, and for many years he was the principal trial justice. There were many im- portant and difficult cases brought before him, but his decisions were always fair, and in accordance with the law and the facts in the case. He was elected to serve as a delegate to the Republican convention, also to the state) convention. He served in the various town offices, such as over- seer of the poor, which he held for some years, selectn^.an. being chairman of the committee, which he served for fifteen years, and school di- rector, a position he held for a number of years. In i8<^2 he was elected assistant judge of the Windham countv court, the duties of which he discharged with credit to himself and to his associates. He was connected with the Wilming- ton Savings Bank for many years, being vice |)resident at the time of his death, which occurred November 18, 1902. Mr. Titus was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Bills, born in Wilmington, Vermont, the adopted daughter of David and Harriet (Palme- ter) Bills. They have one son, Frank Edward, lx)rn in Wilmington, Vermont, in 1864. He was educated in the common and select schools, and later attended the high school. He then entered into business in Brooklyn, New \'ork, with an imcle, and remained there for some years. In 1894 he purchased his uncle's interest, and con- tinued to manage the business alone until 1895. when he disposed of it and returned to Wilming- ton, making his home with his father. He mar- ried Miss Dollv Warner, born in Metamora, In- diana, and three children have been born to them : Lee Frank and Ralph Edward, who are living, the other child having died at the age of three years. EDWIN LEVI NICHOLS. E. L. Nichols is so closely associated with mercantile interests in Bennington that he needs no introduction to the readers of this volume. He is widely known throughout this portion of the state, and has an extensive business, which indicates that his life has been a busy and useful one, for he started out for himself without capi- tal. He was born in Pownal, Vermont, January 3, 1828. His father, Levi Nichols, was bom in Connecticut and in pioneer days took up his abode in Pownal, where he followed farming until 1844, when he came to Bennington. Here he purchased a tract of land and carried on agricultural pur- suits up to the time of his death, which occurred when he was seventy-eight years of age. He married Maria Paddock, who was born in Ben- nington, and who died at the age of fifty-four years, in the faith of the Methodist church, of which she was a devoted and loyal member. In their family were five children, of whom three are still living: E. L. ; Mrs. H. Hopkins Har- wood, a resident of Bennington Center ; and Miss Martha E. Nichols, who lives with her sister. Edwin Levi Nichols spent the first sixteen years of his life in Pownal, and then came to iiennington with his parents. The common schools atlorded him his educational privileges, and he remained upon the home farm with his father until twenty-two years of age, when he began working by the month, being thus employed until the time of his marriage. With the capital he had acquired through his own efforts, he estab- lished a confectionery house and restaurant as a member of the firm of Cady & Nichols. For two years he carried on that business, and then sold his interest and established a dry-goods store on a small scale. For five years he was the pro- prietor of that store, and then purchased a lot, on which he erected his present business block, a double store building, three stories in height. After ten years he rented one-half of the store, but in a few years again became the occupant of the entire building. Mr. Nichols is the third I \2 THE STATE OE VERMONT. »>l(K's( niiMvliaiil oi r»oniiiny;lon. He is ably as- sisted 1)\ his wife aiul Iut sister. He earries a line stoek, and is doing an extensive business, liis palrnnajje steadily inereasing. 0\\ Oelober 19, iSCh), Mr. Nieliols was iniiied in niarriaj;e to Ada Hutchinson, who \va> iM^rn in lUu'linj^ton. Her j^reat-j^randtather, Stephen Hopkins, was a signer ot the dtvlaration 01 Inde- pendonee. Henry C'ollins, her j^randfatlier, re- sided at Essex, \*erniont, during the greater part of his hfe, \\ hither he came from Kebanon, New Hampshire. He was a farmer by ^.xxnipaiion, and V\\Ci\ to an advanced age, his death occurring iVtober i(>, 1875. He was marrieii March 7, 1707, to Martha Aldrid; ; the Aldricli family dates Kick in America to ihe lime when the Mav- m llower landed its passengers on TIn mouth Rock. Hy this marriage there were three daughters, all now deceased; Mahala, who died in iScv), at the age of sixt\-two; IVances. whi^ dieil March 5, l8(V^. nt ;he ago of sixt\-ti\e; and l\mil\. the mother of Mrs. l". 1.. Xicln^ls. The erandfaiher was u'larrioii the socoml lime. Occember 8. 1811, to roll\ Webb, anil this wife died August ?o. i8(><\ at the age o\ eight) -sc\ en >cars. W'iilinir. Hnl chin son, the father of M:>. Nich- ols. v,a< born in Whitehall, New ^^n■k. Hi \\ns a inmlvr nuMvbani, and snevii much o;" his life in Rnrlington, \ crmont, bni aucrward rcniv \ eu to \\"in*>«^vki. ^..Inrondon conut), where ho bnili a large honso, that is now occr.]v;oil b\ A, O. HikxI. I'here lie spcr.l bis last \vars. ')\1^;sing .'iu.'iV al the ace iM" six;A-;wo wars, an«I ]ii> rcr/iain^ Ui \v lie at iiiwnmi--.mt cemetev) , in ilu- l.'t ailiac.-n: to iho bniial j-^lacc oi I'lliar. Allen, ll w:;s tlio maternai grauilfalher o\ Mr^. Vi^'li, .;> wh.'se services wore sought when bo v a> an ir.v.'.'iivl, 10 hx\ate ihe st>oi where I'llian Ailori w.-i^ bi-.-.-jod. that dure might be no m>jak\- m ibo ii'i;icini:; ''i a nii^numeni \o that famon^ Ro\-t)h:n.=:i;ir\ bor»». William Hutchinson's wife, who- wa> bi»rn Sop- ti^nlvr 1 ^, i8i^N. ilied Inh (\ i88t>. Ir. \hy i':ir,> ilv wore tivo chiMron. bni onlv tw«» arc rn-w livinc- Mr*i. Nichols anJ. her sisiov l-'ngoniv. \^ h'"= "l:vos with her. All were at one iir.7o sindrriv "r. \hc. i'onvors ^'onni Ladies' Si'minarv. i*nrlingt.«n. Wrmont. The i^arenis wore meriKrv of the Mothixlist I'piscojvil church. Mrs. Nichols came to V.cnninci;='i" in i8( ;;. riUil •n*'"^ hcY marriage has br.'gil\ i'>^i^:oti i*: \h< eunduet of the st<'re, having done the buying uv the various departments since 1891. Mr. and Mr?. Nichols liave one son, Lester, who has passol tlirough the graded and high schools of Ben- nington and is now a student in the Brown Uni- versity, where he is pursuing a special medical eiHirsc for the treatment of diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Mrs. Nichols belongs to the Women's Christian Association, and takes. 311 active part in its work. Both Mr. and Mrs. Nich- ols arc helpful and devoted members of the Bap- tist church, in which he is serving as deacon. As a business man he has been con.^l)icuou^ ami^nij his associates, not onlv for his success, but for his probity, fairness and honorable meth- ods. In everything he has been eminently prac- tical, a!id is enjoying a handsome competence as the reward of his well directed labors. r,F.c>K('iK WARREN PIERCE. lioorge Warren Pierce, a prominent citizen of ]>anlelK»ro, \emiont, was boni in Westminster, \ ennont, December 3, 1^54, a son of the late Na- ilian G. and Roxana ^Keach) Pierce. The fol- lowing is the genealog}- of Mr. Pierce's family as lar as known : Nathan Pierce, bom and died in New Hampshire: his children were Closes, who :lied in Stillwater, New York; Nathan, who died in Charleston. South Carolina; Tames, who dievi in Schaghticokc, New York; Jonathan, who died in r.osion. Massachusetts; John who died in ihe l»:.it]e ox Plattsburi;. New York, in the war ci iSu: F.benLZor. who died in the same battle: A>a. no record oi where he died : Asaph, no roc- 4»ril of bis ileceasc : Samuel, who died in Si'"*-:- .uiril. New Hampshire: Rebecca., who died ::i Sto,.!.;aril, New Jiampshire : Sally and CMithia :\': united in marriage to Miss Arvilla Pierce. an.! her ancestors were Anthonv Pierce, Ro^'3' ! 'u rcc ^m J P.benczor Pierce : Ebenczer's children Ixinji Reuben. Roswell, Rufns. Roj-all, Anna anc AiiHiceni Pierce. Reuben Pierce, who died :t Woniiinsier, X'emioni. ag^ed ninety-four. e!L!e>i son i.f ]".l>enc2er Pierce, married Miss An-ii^ '"lilson, ilani;diter of Zachariah Gilson. and ibeir children were: Arvilla. Reuben, Elxnezer. Ann;. Ib»]lan/i autl 'Mi»rris Pierce. The last jiamcv* '-cJ /rrr^ '....er 21, 1874, to Elizabeth A. Hutchinson, of liurlington, Ver- mont. He has no children. WiLLARD H. Pierce is a physician and sur- geon in Greenheld, ^Massachusetts. He was edu- cated at the common schools and at Vermont Academy at Saxton's River, Vermont. He grad- uated from the medical department at the Uni- versity of Vermont. He commenced the prac- tice of medicine when twenty-one years of age 2ind soon gained a reputation for skill in surgery. He was the first physician in Franklin county, Massachusetts, to perform the operation known as laparotomy. He has performed many difficult and ilangerous operations since that have brought him into prominent notice in the medical frater- nity as well as before the general public. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Franklin District Medical Society and the Connecticut Vallev Association. He is a con- tributor to the various medical journals of the country. He is an advanced member of the ]\ la- sonic order, belonging to the Cireenfield Com- mandery of Knight Templar. On September 7. 1888, he married Nellie May Gray,, of Bernardston. Massachusetts. Of this union three children have been born, namely: Koxv, Frank and Esther. Roxv is the onlv child now living, Frank and Esther dying at an early nge. Mrs. Pierce is a daughter of Ormando and Roxcena (Arnold) Gray, of IJernardston, ]\Ias- sachusetts, Mr. Gray being the well known map ?nd atlas publisher. George Warrex Pjerck. second son born to and Roxana Pierce, acquired his e common and private schools of and resided with his father on the farm until he attained the age of twenty-four years, at which time he entered the empIo>Tnent of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane at Brattle- boro, now the Brattleboro Retreat. Mr. Pierce served for eight years as supervisor of the male department of this institution, and at the expira- tion of that period he was appointed to act in the capacity of manager of the farm, a position which he still retains. His name has been prominent in the agricultural interests of the town and state, and in 1892 Governor Levi K. Fuller appointed him a member of the state board of agriculture. He was appointed in 1897, by Governor Josiah Grout, as commissioner to the Tennessee Centen- nial Exposition, and in 1899 Governor Edward C Smith appointed him a delegate to the Farmers' National Congress held in Boston, ^lassachu- setts. Mr. Pierce served as secretary of the Ver- mont Dairyman's Association for six jears, and officiated as their president for one year ; he was re-elected for the second term, but declined to act. I'or several years he acted as first vice presi- dent and chairman of the executive committee of the Valley Fair, w-hich was held at Brattleboro, Vermont, and in 1903 he was elected to succeed the late Colonel George W. Hooker as president of that association. He was also one of the three commissioners elected by the town of Brattleboro, in 1902, to erect the new stock bridge across the Connecticut river, connecting Brattleboro, Ver- mont, with Hinsdale, New Hampshire. Mr. Pierce has always declined to become a candidate for public office, although his name has been offered to till the position of town repre- sentative, but in a (juict and earnest way he has always supported the principles of the Republi- can party and is a finn believer in the measures and policies which it advocates. Mr. Pierce has been prominently identified with the Grange, b^ ing a member for twenty-six years and serving for three years as master of Protective Grange, of Drattleboro, Vermont. During this period of time one hundred and seventy-six members havt been added to the order. He has also acted in the capacity of lecturer and overseer in the stale Grange. He is one of the associate editors of the New England fanner and Grange Horsts, the oldest farm papers in New England. Mr. Pierce is a member of Brattleboro Lodge No^ 102, F. A. ;M. ; Fort Dummer Chapter No. 12, THE STATB OF VERMONT. 115 K. A. M.; Connecticut Valley Council Xo. 16; and Beausant Commandery No. 7, K. T. ; and Mount Sinai Temple, Mystic Shrine. He is an earnest and consistent member of the First Uni- Tersalist Society of Brattleboro, and has served on the board of trustees^ and in other capacities. In 1885 Mr. Pierce was united in marriage to Miss Ida M. Weed, daughter of Alvah and Sylvia Weed, of Saratoga, New York, and the following named children have been bom to them : Milton Weed, born March 2, 1886; George Ed- Avin, born August 7, 1887; Frederick William, born July 10, 1889; Weed Keach, born January <3, 1891, Helen Margaret, born October 15, 1895; and Nathan Gilson Pierce, born March 23, 1898. CURTIS J. PATTRIDGE. Curtis J. Pattridge, of South Burlington, Ver- mont, a son of John W. and Mary Pattridge, ^was born April 16, 1823, in Burlington. Joseph Pattridge, grandfather of Curtis J. Pattridge, -was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Warren, a sister of General Warren, who gained consider- able fame during the Revolutionary war. John W. Pattridge, father of Curtis J. Pattridge, was bom in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in 1782, -where he spent his childhood days and received his education. He married Miss Mary Lincoln, JViarch 4, 1807. They removed to Peacham, Ver- mont, and in 181 1 settled in Burlington, and re- sided in a log house near the Shelburne boundary line. Mr. Pattridge worked for some years in a sawmill in Winooski, and in 18 14 he purchased the farm on which his son now resides ; also a sawmill on Lewis creek, which he operated for jnany years. Mr. Pattridge was an energetic, industrious man, for, in addition to his labors in the mill, he cleared his large farm, and when he had attained the age of seventy-three years he was strong enough to cut seventy cords of beech and maple wood. Mr. Pattridge was a member of a military company named the "Troop." They wore a fine uniform, part of which consisted of a red broad- cloth coat, and the trappings for their horses -were in keeping with the uniforms. His sword is now in the possession of his great-grandson, Avho prizes it very highly. The following named children were born to them: Adeline, wife of Ira Nash; Cemira, wife of Seth Morse; Ora; John Wamejr ; George J. ; and Curtis J. Pattridge. The father of these children died February 12, 1865. Curtis J. Pattridge, youngest child and only survivor of the children bom to John W. and Mary Pattridge, was reared on his father's farm, and he acquired his education in the public school of the town. He resided with his parents until his marriage, which occurred December 11, 1844, to Miss Helen M. Pierson, a daughter of Uzal and Polly (Smith) Pierson. Six children have been born to them: Mary E., bom November 4, 1845, niarried A. L. Inman, and their three children are Curtis, Grace E. and John A. In- man ; Hanson C, bom December 24, 1847; Frank S., born January 29, 1850; Fanny, who died in childhood; George P., born December 6, 1852, married Miss Anna Miller, and their four chil- dren are Mary E., Hanson J., Blanche M. and Martha M.; Clara H., born April 26, i860, is the widow of Henry L. Read, and their three children are Edward H., William I. and Helen M. Read. Mrs. Pattridge died July 14, 1896, after having spent fifty-two years of happy mar- ried life, and occupied the same room in the old homestead. Mr. Pattridge built the present house in 1845. Mr. Pattridge has been a farmer and dairyman. He is a Democrat in politics. He is one of the oldest men in this section of the state. EDWARD WHITCO:\IB FREEMAN. Edward Whitcomb Freeman, the leading pharmacist of Richmond, Vermont, was bom in Colchester, Vermont, July 8, 1862, a son of William Seymour and Amanda Freeman. Will- iam Seymour Freeman, father of Edward Whit- comb Freeman, was born in Tolland, Connecti- cut; February 29, 1820. He attended the com- mon school in his native town, and when he had attained young manhood, he removed to Ver- mont, and was engaged in the occupation of selling jewelry. Subsequently he located in Rich- mond, Vermont, where he purchased a farm, and for the balance of his life was employed in pro- ducing a general line of garden truck. Mr. Free- man was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Maria Whitcomb, of Richmond, Vermont. Five Ii6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. children were born to them : Emory Levi, now a resident of Richmond; Frank Freemont, also of Richmond ; Willie Dewitt, who died in cliildhood ; Edward Whitcomb and Willie Marshall, who also died in childhood. Mr. Freeman was a Republi- can in politics, and lilled several local of&ces. He was a prominent member of the Alasonic order. He died August 4, 1901, and his wife passed away in 1887. Edward Whitcomb Freeman, son of William Seymour and Amanda Freeman, received his early education in the Goddard Seminary; sub- sequently he attended the Burlington Business College, where he received a thorough course of study to fit him for mercantile life. His first venture in the business world was in the capacity of a clerk in mercantile business, and on Jan- uary I, 1886, he established a drug store in Rich- mond, Vermont, which he has conducted very successfully ever since. He always keeps a well supplied stock of fresh, reliable drugs, and the courteous and prompt attention which his cus- tomers receive has made his store the most popu- lar one in the town. Mr. Freeman improves op- portunities as they present themselves, and whSn they do not come he makes them. His energy and perseverance are most commendable, and they have been salient features in his prosperity. Po- litically Mr. Freeman is a Republican, and al- though he does not take any active part in poli- tics, yet he is always interested in the success of his party. Mr. Freeman is a prominent member of the North Star Lodge No. 12, Waterbury Chapter, R. A. M., and Burlington Commandery, K. T. In 1885 Mr. Freeman married Miss Maroa Hor- tense Wall stone, a daughter of Charles and Maria (Lee) Wallstone, of Williston, Vermont. They have one son, Earl Twing Freeman, who was born in April, 1886. WILLIS CLAYTON BELKNAP. Willis Clayton Belknap, the enterprising and successful editor and proprietor of the Bellows Falls Times, was born in the town of Berlin, Ver- mont, April 7, 1866. Joseph Belknap, grand- father of W illis C. Belknap, was a prominent resident of Berlin. Vermont, where for a num- ber of years he was engaged in the occupation of farming. He married Miss Abigail House, niece of Captain Israel House, one of the wealthy land owners of the town of Berlin and who erect- ed the first brick residence there, which struct- ure is still standing ( 1903) . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Belknap became the parents of fourteen children. Mr. Belknap died July 25, 1840, his wife, March 5, i860; their remains are interred in the old East Street burying ground. John Quincy Adams Belknap, father of Willis C. Belknap, was born in Williamstown, Orange county, Vermont, October 31, 1834. He ac- quired his education in the village school and sub- sequently was engaged in the cultivation of the soil. He was one of the representative men of the town and took an active part in all matters that pertained to its welfare and advancement. He was a faithful and zealous member of the Metho- dist Episcopal church of Berlin. He married Miss Susan A. Richardson, daughter of Lysander Richardson, and two sons and three daughters were born to them : Willis Clayton Belknap ; Delia May, wife of F. H. Nichols, a prosperous farmer of Barre, Vermont ; Ida N., wife of Jason E. Martin, a successful farmer of Williamstown, Vermont, and they have two children, Gladys and Marian; Charles B. Belknap, a farmer of Berlin. Vermont; and Bessie M., wife of Dean K. Lillic, a stone-cutter of Montpelier, Vermont. Mr. John Q. A. Belknap died October 15, 1897, at the age of sixty-three years, and his wife passed away July 17, 1883, at the age of forty-eight years. Willis Clayton Belknap, eldest child of John Quincy Adams and Susan A. Belknap, spent hi> boyhood and youth on his father's farm and at- tended the public schools in the village. When he had attained the age of seventeen years he en- tered the Vermont Methodist Seminarv at Mont- pelier, and was graduated from the classical course of that instituution with the class of 1888. During one year of the latter period he served as principal of the public schools of Berlin, Vermont. In the fall of 1888 he became a student at Dart- mouth College, from which he was graduated in 1892 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He v/as an excellent debater, and was an editor on the Dartmouth Literary Monthly during his junior and senior years, being the managing edi- tor during the senior year. He was chosen class president for commencement and has been re- ^ &.^^ Si^^Cf-,**^ /S~a\ I* THE STATE OF VERMONT. 117 elected to that office at all class reunions held since. During his collegiate course Mr. Belknap taught two terms of school and in other ways earned money to defray his expenses at college. In the early part of his senior year in college Mr. Belknap registered as a law student in the office of Hon. Frank Plumley in Northfield, Vermont, and in October, 1892, matriculated in the law school of the University of Michigan at Ann Ar- bor, where he completed a two years' course of study in one year, graduating in June, 1893, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Shortly after- ward he located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was admitted to the Chattanooga bar and soon after became court reporter for the Chattanooga Daily Times, remaining on the staff of that paper until the spring of 1895, when he returned to Vermont, and in company with Lewis P. Thayer purchased the Bellows Falls Times, the only paper pub- lished in Bellows Falls and the recognized Re- publican organ of the vicinity. It has a circula- tion of upwards of three thousand, one of the larg- est in the state and ranking the fifth or sixth in point of weekly circulation. In November, 1896, Mr. Thayer sold out his interest in the paper to Mr. Belknap, who is now the sole editor and proprietor, succeeding A. W. Emerson as edi- tor. Every measure and movement tending to benefit the public welfare receives his endorse- ment and support, and he is widely recognized as a valued and progressive citizen. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic order. Knights of Pythias and Grange. He is a member and vestryman of Im- manuel Episcopal church of Bellows Falls. Mr. Belknap is one of the board of directors of the Bellows Falls Trust Company. On April 6, 1898, Mr. Belknap was united in marriage to Miss Katie May Carpenter, daughter of Ward B. Carpenter, of Bellows Falls, Vermont. Two children have been born to them : Paul Car- penter Belknap, bora February 8, 1899 ; and Caro- line May Belknap, born April 7, 1902. MOSES SHELDEN WHITCOMB. t Moses Shelden Whitcomb, a prominent and successful agriculturist and manager and director of the Jonesville Creamery, of Richmond, Ver- mont, is a descendant of Thomas Whitcomb, who was a native of Massachusetts; subsequently he removed to Vermont and became one of the earli- est settlers in Essex, and died there at the age of ninety-two years. He was united in marriage to Miss Ann Stevens. Uzziel Stevens Whitcomb, father of Moses Shelden Whitcomb, was born in Richmond, Vermont, in 1816. After receiving an education in the district school, he engaged in the occupation of farming, which he pursued all his life with the exception of five years and three months. Two years of that time he resided in the Dominion of Canada, and the balance of it was spent in California in search of gold, which at that time was thought to be very plentiful there; he was one of the "forty-niners." He returaed the first time and purchased a farm in Jericho, and lived there eight years. He was so impressed with the beauty and grandeur of the scenery that he made another trip from Jericho, Vermont, to the Golden state in 1859. He was on board the Ariel when that ship was captured by pirates. He returned to Jericho and farmed till 1864, then came to Richmond, Vermont, where he purchased a large farm and increased the size of it till he had on*:; thousand acres, which he conducted till selling it to his son, Moses Shelden. It was the largest farm in the town. Through industry, perseverance and hard work, he suc- ceeded in cultivating his land, so that it yielded him a large amount of profit. He was prominent in the public aifairs of the town, serving as select- man for some time; also a member of the state legislature for three years, and was selected to represent the town in the state senate for two years. He was also an earnest member and served as deacon of the Congregational church of Rich- mond, Vermont. Mr. Whitcomb married Miss Marilla Shel- den, a daughter of Moses Shelden, of Calais, Vermont. Six children were born to them: Moses Shelden, special subject of this sketch : Icena H., Meroa E., Jennie A., Mary J. and Hattie Whitcomb, the two youngest now deceased. Jennie A. married Parker S. Balch, of Richmond ; Meroa marired John Mason, of Richmond ; Mary J. resides in Lexington, married Dr. M. J. Jacobs, now deceased. Mr. Whitcomb died in August, 1898, and his wife passed away in January, 190 1. Moses Shelden Whitcomb, only son of Uzziel Stevens and Marilla (Shelden) Whitcomb, was born in Canada December 21, 1842. coming ti8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. to Underhill in childhood. He was educated iti the public schools and then became a student at the Williston and Underhill academies, where he received an excellent education. After complet- ing his studies he remained on the old homestead, whire he was employed by his father for twenty- five years, working by the year. Subsequently he purchased the farm, which consists of twelve hundred acres of choice, productive land. He makes a specialty of dairy products, in which he has achieved marked success, being known as one of the largest dealers in that section of the state, keeping one hundred and fifty cows. Mr. Whitcomb has been actively engaged in local politics for many years, his first public office being that of selectman, a position he held for three years ; he also served as lister for one year, and in 1902 was elected as representative to the state legislature. He is a member of the Congregational church of Richmond, Vermont, for which he acts in the capacity of deacon and treasurer. When in the legislature he was on the committee of claims. He was one of the in- corporators of the Jonesville creamery and has been treasurer and director since. In September, 1887, Mr. Whitcomb was united in marriage to Miss Lily Green, daugh- ter of E. B. Green. She lived only a few months after her marriage, her death occurred the fol- lowing spring in April. In November, 1897, he married Miss Josie Glen Fuller, a daughter of Josiah Fuller, of Stocktown, Vermont. The following named children have been bom to them : Sarah Ann, Uzziel Shelden and Howard Fuller Whitcomb. HALE RIX ROSE. Hale R. Rose, late of Brattleboro, Vermont, was bom in the town of Guilford, Vermont, May I, 1821. He was reared in that town and when quite a young boy he removed to Halifax, where part of his time was spent in attending school, and the balance of the time he worked upon the farm of which Mr. Marsh was owner. At the age of sixteen years he was employed in a carriage shop, where he became very familiar with the use of tools ; he remained at this occupation for one year and a half, and the following two or three years he was engaged in a shop devoted to the manufacture of sleighs. Subsequently he located in Beardstown, Illinois, where he foUowcJ the trade of pattern-making, and after continuing in this line of work for two years, he returned to the state of V'eniiont and settled in Brattlet>oro, where he was employed as a mechanic for several years ; he then entered the Estey Organ factory, where he was engaged in setting up machines in the early history of that business: he also designed some tools for the use of the company and so- valuable did his services prove that he was re- tained in their employ for most of the jierioil of thirty years. He was also engaged for a short space of time in the construction and perfecting of sewing machines and as an adjuster, which latter occupation he followed in different places. His work was very laborious and therefore very tryiTig to his health and strength, and having ac- cumulated a comfortable competence. Mr. Rose retired from the active duties of life fifteen vears THE STATE OF VERMONT. 119 prior to the date of his death, November 21, 1901. He was a man of considerable indivicUility, having a strong character, a public spirit and broad- minded, generous principles. Mr. Rose was united in marriage to Miss Cordelia Bond, and one child was bom to thein, whose death occurred on the same day as that of its mother. Mr. Rose chose for his second wife Miss Mary L. Charter, daughter of David and Anna (Gould) Charter, the former named be- ing a resident of Colerain, Massachusetts, whence he removed to Marlboro, Vermont, where he purchased a farm of between four and five hun- dred acres of land, which was devoted to the pro- duction of a general line of garden produce ; he was also a successful stock-dealer and was con- sidovd (me of the substantial men in that section of the state. He married Miss Anna Gould, and six children were bom to them : David K., Sarah A-, Sylvester, Mary L., Eliza and George D. Charter. The father of these children died November 29. [861, at the age of sixty-six years, and his wife passed away in October, 1885. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rose: Frank H., who is employed at present as a salesman on the road for the firm of Valentine it Company, of New York ; he was united in mar- nage to Miss Catherine Carpenter on September 12, 1888. She was the daughter of George W. Carpenter, a pr<»ninent business man of Syracuse, New York, One child has been born of this union. Hale Frank Rose. The second child of Mr. snd Mrs. Rose was Sarah Jane, who is un- i and resivies at home. E. 1!. A\HITING. E. B. Whiting, a prominent journalist and leading business man of St. Albans, Ver- mont, where he resided for so many years, was descended from one of llic oldest and most respected families of JNIassachu setts. The founder of the family in America \M5 Nathanacl Whiting, son of Xathanael and Hannah Whilinj;. He was born in I-'nglaml in the seventeenth century, and joimd liis country- men in the new world, finding a home in the f'llrmy nf .\|assachiisctts Uay. He married, *Wher iK-fore -r after his cmij^ralion is not known, Joanna Gay, March 29, 1664, and died in Dedham, Massachusetts. Jonatlian Whiting, son of Nathaniel and Joanna (Gay) Whiting, was born October 9, 1667, and married December 13, 1689, Rachel Thorp. Jonathan Whiting, son of Jonathan and Rachel (Thorp) Whiting, was born November 8, 1896. and married, January 27, 1725, Anna Euliard. William Whiting, son of Jonathan and Anna ( BuUard) Whiting, was born January 1 1, 1726, and married, Apnl ir, 1754. Hannah Ellis. Enoch Whiting, son of William and Hannah (Ellis) Whitmg. was bom July 18, 1781, at Dedham, Massachusetts, where, if we may jndge from the record, the life of the family liad for several generations rim a quiet and uneventful course. Enoch WTiiting, however, moved from the ancestral home to Amherst, Massachusetts, where he conducted a large tannery, which he sold in 1834, and moved again, this time to St. Albans, Vermont, where he passed the remainder of his life. He was a member of the Congre- gational church, and married, October 13, 1803, Catherine Smith, bora December 27, 1781, at Dover, Massachusetts, descended on the maternal siorn May 22, 1819. died May 9. 1845, and she married Benjamin F. Russell, and their child Catherine died September 17, 1845; Henry Lewis, born October 4, 1821, died July 4, 1893 : VMza Draper, born August 21, 1823, died June 15, 1883, and married John P. Clark; and Francis Ellis, born Novemlx;r 2, 1827, was flrowned May 14. 1832. Enoch B. Whiting, son of Enoch and Cather- ine (Smith) Whiting, was horn Febniary 26, i8r6, at Amherst. Massachusetts, He had (he [ulvantage nf a practical training for his future career as a journalist, having worked in the printing offices of the Hamjishire Gazette, Xorlli- anipton, and also in the offices nf the I'.oston J-nrnal. He then went In St. AIIkh.s, \\Tmoj,t, I20 THE STATE OF VERMONT. where he had a brother living, and in 1837 bought out the local paper and founded the Messenger. By his fine abilities and untiring efforts, this paper was for over thirty years an important factor in the development and prosperity of the town, and not only of the town, but of the state also. Soon after the breaking out of the Civil war, the Daily Messenger was established, and a bookbindery and bookstore were added to the printing business. In 1872 Mr. Whiting became interested in the Burlington Brush Company, and on the closing up of that company in 1873, he bought the right and interest in certain fibre- combing machines and established a new in- dustry, that of dressing and preparing fibre for brushes. In commerce he was no less successful than he had been in journalism, the business conducted by him being one of the most flourish- ing in Vermont. In politics Mr. Whiting was a stanch Re- publican, but preferred to devote himself to ad- vancing the best interests of the community as a journalist and business man rather than an office holder. Mr. Whiting was an active and devoted member of the Congregational church, a liberal participant in its benevolent enterprises, and in disposition extremely charitable. He never lost his interest in the newspapers of Vermont, and was one of the few honory members of the Ver- mont Press Association. Mr. Whiting married at St. Albans, Vermont, November 24, 1841, Mary Loraine Fairchild, who was born March 21, 18 17, in Georgia, Vermont, a daughter of Philo Fairchild, who was one of the early settlers of Georgia, Vermont, and later of Flint, Michigan, where he went in 1836. Mrs. Whiting was a woman of fine educational attain- ments and before her marriage had been a teacher. Their children were: William Ham- mond, lx)rn at St. Albans, February 3, 1843, graduated at Amherst college in 1869, and fol- lowed the profession of journalism, and died in St. Albans, Vermont, December 29, 1874: Mary Catherine, bom, as were the following named children, at St. Albans, November 12, 1844, graduated in New York, and married E. H. Bowers, cashier in a bank of Rock Island, Illi- nois; Harriet Eliza, born March 18, 1851, gradu- ated in a Brooklyn school, and married Horatio Hjckok, a large manufacturer of boxes, etc., of Burlington, Vermont : and Alfred Catlin, bom February 23, 1853, attended the University of Vermont, engaged in the manufacture of brush fibre and married, October 9, 1878, Lillie Lewis, after whose death he married Ada Bartlett. In 1882 Mr. Whiting removed to Burlington, Vermont, where he resided until his death on April 3, 1898, at the advanced age of eighty-two, leaving behind him the record of a progressive, public-spirited citizen, and an honorable, courte- ous and kindly man. ALFRED CATLIN WHITING. Alfred Catlin Whiting, a leading maunfac- turer and highly esteemed citizen of Burlington, Vermont, is a representative in the present gener- • ation of the W^hitings, a family known and re- spected in Massachusetts for more than two centuries, the full genealogy of which is traced in the sketch of E B. Whiting, father of Alfred Catlin Whiting. Enoch Bangs Whiting, sixth in descent from the emigrant ancestor, Nathaniel Whiting, was bom Februarv 26, 1816, received a common school education and learned the printer's trade in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was a book- seller in St. Albans, and publisher of the Messen- ger for thirty-three years, after which he was interested in the dressing of brush fibre in Burl- ington, Vermont, and continued in this business for the remainder of his life. He was a leading member of the Congregational church in St. Albans and Burlington and was always a strong Republican. He died in Burlington, Vermont, April 3, 1898. Mr. Whiting married, November 24, 1841, Mary Loraine Fairchild, born March 21, 1817, daughter of Philo Fairchild, who was the son of Joel Fairchild, grandson of Stephen Fairchild, and great-grandson of Thomas Fair- -: child, the common ancestor of all the bearers of^ that name who trace their descent from thc^ original colonist. Thomas Fairchild was one of^ the first proprietors of Stratford, C6nnecticut, ^| and was also the first magistrate. Mrs. Whitii died March 3, 1876. Alfred Catlin Whiting, seventh in descent from Nathanael, the founder of the family 11 America, was the son of Enoch B. and Mary (Fairchild) Whiting and was bom in S( THE STATE OF VERMONT. 121 Albans, Vermont, February 2^, 1853. He at- tended the public schools of his native town and the private school of J. W. Taylor in the same place, and later the University of Vermont, at Burlington. In June, 1873, Mr. Whiting, in partnership with his father, established in Burlington, a new industry, that of dressing by machinery brush- fibre for brush-makers, under the name of E. B. & A. C. Whiting. This business was opened with very imperfect machinery in the brush factory on Battery street, foot of Cherry street. There was over forty thousand dollars spent by the brush company and over twenty thousand dol- lars by the Messrs. Whiting, before the business was on a paying basis. Such were the enterprise and business ability of Mr. W^hiting and his father, that success finally crowned their efforts. In 1891 the firm of E. B. & A. C. Whiting bought of Flint & Hall, of Boston, Massachusetts, a lot on the northeast comer of Pine and Howard streets in Burlington and erected a large factory thereon. They had now the most flourishing business of the kind in the country, and the future seemed to hold for them nothing but un- interrupted prosperity, but on January 13, 1902, this factory was destroyed by fire. The firm, undaunted by this calamity, proved itself equal to the occasion. Temporary quarters were se- cured in one of the Marble Mill buildings, and the trade supplied by working night and day, until a new factor>% on the site of the old, was finished in October, 1902. Mr. A. C. Whiting was director of the Bald- win Manufacturing Company, being vice-presi- dent and treasurer for several years ; also presi- dent of the Bourdon Company of Boston; di- rector of the Burlington Manufacturing Com- pany : director and treasurer of the Vermont Electric Company for a number of years. In politics Mr. Whiting is a Republican, but, like his father, prefers to serve the community as a private citizen rather than in any official capacity. While in school Mr. Whiting was a Good Templar and during his college course be- came a member of the Sigma Phi society. He joined the First Congregational church in St. Albans, and in 1885 transferred his member- ship to the College street Congregational church of Burlington, where he is an active member, having been in 1894-95-96, a member of the pru- dential committee, treasurer in 1898, and since 189s chairman of the pew committee. Mi; Whit- ing is interested in the benevolent enterprises of the town, having been for several years a direc- tor of the Y. M. C. A., and having filled the same office from 1902 in the Old Ladies' Home. Mr. Whiting married in Burlington, October 9, 1878, Lillie, daughter of Dr. James and Abigail B. (Mason) Lewis, of Burlington, Vermont. Mrs. Whiting was a graduate of Vassar College, of the class of 1875, and was prominent in church circles, in the Y. W. 'C. A., and in charitable work generally. Their children were: Alfred Lewis, bom, as were all the other children, in Burlington, Vermont, on July 26, 1879; Mar- garet, born December 5, 1881 ; Marion, born Sep- tember 30, 1884, died February 2, 1887; Grace, born December 23, 1886; and Lillie, bom April 14, 1894, died August 6, 1894. Mrs. Whiting died April 16, 1894, at the age of forty-one years, and on July 15, 1896, Mr. Whiting married Ada Damaris Bartlett, dughter of Luther and Jane Goss (White) Bartlett, of Norwood, New York; the marriage took place at the house of her sis- ter, in Ogdensburg, New York. Mrs. Whiting was a student at the Potsdam Normal School and graduated at the Oswego Normal College. Alfred Lewis Whiting, eighth in descent from the founder of the family, is the son of Alfred Catlin, seventh in descent, and Lillie (Lewis) Whiting. He was born July 26, 1879, in Burl- ington, Vermont, and was educated in the pub- lic schools of his native town and at the Montclair Military Academy, Montclair, New Jersey. In 1901 he was New York agent of the Bourdon Company, of Boston, and in January, 1902. he entered into the brush-fibre busines with his father. CORNELIUS PELTIAH RHOADS. C. P. Rhoads, now retired, is one of the rep- resentative men of Richmond, Vermont, where he was born March 19, 1827, being a son of Asa and Adeline C. Rhoads, Asa Rhoads, his grandfather, was bom on the 15th of July, 1763. After completing his education, which was ac- quired in the common schools, he was engaged for many years as a teacher in a public school. 122 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and in 1802 he compiled and published a spell- ing book, which was revised in 1804 and univer- sally used in all the schools of that period. In 18 1 7 he removed to Richmond, Vermont, where he established a private school, which he con- ducted successfully for some time, and in connec- tion with this enterprise he purchased a farm and employed his spare time in its cultivation. On that place he planted a grove of mulberry trees and started the industry of raising silk worms, but that did not prove a successful venture. In 1787 Mr. Rhoads married Miss Lucy Comstock, of Smithfield, Rhode Island, and five children were born to them : Lucy, born January 4, 1788, Daniel, born November 4, 1789; Johanna, born December 15, 1793; Nathan, born June 23> 1795; and Hannah, born December 4, 1797. The mother of these children died in 1798, and he then mar- ried Miss Christian Jewell, June 6, 1799, she being the daughter of Jonathan Jewell, of Adams, Massachusetts. Six children were born of this union: Mary Collins, born April 20, 1800; Asa, born March 15, 1803; Rachel, born June 17, 1805; Jonathan, born July 17, 1806; Betsy, born May 6, 1812; and Clarissa, born July i, 1815. Mr. Rhoads died July 21, 1843, having been a member of the Society of Friends, and his wife survived him for many years. Asa Rhoads, Jr., the father of C. P. Rhoads, was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, March 15, 1803, ^"d moved to Richmond, Ver- mont, in 1817. He received his education in the common schools of his native town, and later in life purchased the old homestead, where he de- voted his time to agricultural pursuits, and was considered a thoroughly practical and progressive farmer, and through industry and perseverance was enabled to accumulate a comfortable com- petence. In his political views he was a firm ad- herent of the principles of the Republican party. In 1826 Asa Rhoads, Jr., was united in marriage to Miss Adeline Russell, a daughter of Peltiah Russell, who was a son of John Russell, a resi- dent of New Hampshire for many years, but later removed to Richmond, Vermont, where he was one of the first settlers and was proprietor of a tavern for many years. Two children blessed the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Rhoads : C. P. : and Josephine A., born May 11, 1835. The daughter married I>. N. Jones, who died at Har- per's Ferry while participating in the Civil war^ and they had one child. Bertha A. Jones, who^ became the wife of Eugene Weston; after her husband's death Mrs. Jones married Dr. Lorair^ Chamberlin, of Jericho, Vermont, and after his death she became the wife of A. B. Edwards^ Mr. Rhoads died June 19, 1871, and his wife passed away on the 25th of December, 1899. Cornelius Peltiah Rhoads received his educa- tional advantages in the common schools of Rich- mond, Vermont, and upon reaching young man- hood purchased the old homestead, also the Rus-^ sell farm, and he now has a landed estate consist- ing of five hundred acres of land, all of whiclr is under a fine state of cultivation. He makes a specialty of dairy products, for which he always finds a ready market. Under his careful man- agement and by taking advantages of all the re- sources in his power he is now the owner of one of the best farms in the town, well supplied with every modern appliance and excellent stock. He is now living a retired life, enjoying the fruits* of his former energy and industry. Mr. Rhoads is a stanch Republican, and has been honored by his townsmen by being elected to the offices ot*" selectman, justice of the peace and lister. He has always been one of the representative men ot" the town, always ready and willing to render aid in all enterprises that tend to promote the welfare of the community. His religious views* are in harmony with the Universalist church, and he is prominently identified with North Star Lodge No. 12, F. & A. M. On the 2d of January, 1851, Mr. Rhoads was united in marriage to Miss Mariette P. Smith, a daughter of Abraham and Phcebe ( Russell > Smith, and three children were born to them r Lizzie, born November 7, 1855, married F. W. Fay, and they had one daughter, Edith Ellen : Mrs. Fay died September 25, 1898. George,, born October 7, 1859, received his education at Goddard Seminary, of Barre, Vermont, and at Henniman College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;, he began the practice of medicine at Fitchburg^ Massachusetts, and is noW an eye and ear special- ist at Springfield, that state; he married Miss- Harriet Barney, of South Hadley, Massachusetts,. and they have one son, Cornelius P. Rhoads. Edwin A., born September 9, 1861, on the ol:>ii5 in the Tubbs family, ri Alien, March i8, 1795, to A5A Dav. in relation to school mc \is 2>:vhcc." has made more than a local zco*szzzi-ztL as a ATiter of verse as well as prose, hi* Oirnrr.anri of language \'ar\*ing from the pe- culiar dialect oi the old-time Xew Englander to the pure*: classical English. In the former field he is particularly happy, and his thought and expression find, on the instant, in*the mind's eye, a setting of green hills, and seem to breathe out their aroma. I>jvallv devoted to his native state, he makes her the theme of some of his most admirable effort, as witness the following: A Vf-.RMO.VrKk'S TOAST. }if:rt is to Vermont's true, hardy sons, and their rock- ribl»cd emerald hills, M^y ever their hearts Ik* pure and free, as the mount- tain air that fills F-ach manly breast, and KJves them 7cst, to lal)or with brawn and brain, hor ;ur L'lnon of States, from Atlantic'^ wave to broad i^acific's main. And hire's to thcr rosy, red-cheeked lass, who proudly ^tands by hi> side, Whetlnr she !>e .1 m?ideti fair, or a yeoman's winsome bride; Her lovinjc care, and daily prayer, inspires a loftier 7eal To battle with all his manly strength, for that Union's mij/ht and weal A U'niofi over wliose broad domain, floats that glorious t\'Afi of ours. J'*rr/ni the rujfKed hdls of r)ld Vermont to the clime of tropical flowers; , Those StrifKTS aiul Stars, undimmcd by wars, revered and homered sliall !)C, Whose sinuous folds proclaim to the world, this is the Irind of the free ])i"Ar \it llie hrails of (Ir'-en Mojtntain Hovs is that flaj^ r,f red, white and blue. And ill llial starry banner's defense, Vermonters have t'Vfi firovt d trnr ; 'laiiuhl Ml \Ur ^ebool of IVet'dom's rule, with each MiUni',/ at'd fp-'- born breath, |^.;.dv iImv t.'ifid ill LilMilv'^ cause to battle unto the '1« ;iili Then in the dawn of this century new. Green Mountain Boys to the front. By your noble deeds may vou sustain the prestijje of old Vermont, In War or Peace itiay we ne'er cease to give from mountain and glen, The noblest fruits a nation may have, true-hearted women and men. Mr. Nichols was married November 8, 1888, to Miss Martha £. Flagg, bom in Richmond, Vermont, a daughter of Azariah C. and Sally (Fay) F\agg, of Richmond, Vermont. Her father was a farmer and died at the age of seventy. She is one of three children living, Frank H. and William E. and herself, all of Richmond, Vermont. Their mother is dead. Mr. Nichols was superintendent of schools in 1897. He is a Republican in politics and has been dele- gate to conventions. FRANCIS ALMON BOLLES. Francis Almon Bones, an attorney at law at Bellows Falls, Vermont, is a descendant of an old and honored English ancestry. Lemuel Bol- les, grandfather of Francis A. Bolles, was a resi- dent of Rockingham. Vermont, where he followed the occupation of a farmer and met with a marked degree of success. He was united in marriage to Miss Chamberlain, and the following named children were bom to them : Nancy, wife of Peleg Winslow, a prominent fanner of Townshend, Ver- mont, and their five children were George, Samuel B., Nelson, Lemuel and Rhoda Winslow, all of whom are deceased ; Hannah B., wife of Prosper Merrill, and had one son. John B. Merrill, now deceased; Lemuel, who married Mary Ann Weaver, and they had three children, Delia L, wife of Gilbert A. Davis, of Windsor, Vermont, a son Esek, who died unmarried, and Charles E., who is a wealthy banker of Oak Hill, Chicago, Illinois; Mary, who died unmarried; Ithamar, who married Martha S. Wood; Nelson, who married Emily Putnam and their daughter Etta Putnam married a Mr. Howard, a resident of .\mherst, Massachusetts ; Augusta and Mary Bol- les, who died when quite yoimg. Ithamar Bolles, father of Francis Almon Bol- les, was bom in Westminster, Vermont, whence his parents removed shortly thereafter to Rock- J ^yyO-^^-t-ji.^ ^A:<^>'0'&£J r THE STATE OF VERMONT, 125 ingham, where he was reared, educated and con- tinued to reside for the remainder of his life, be- ing principally engaged in trading and the occu- pation of farming. Mr. Ithamar Bolles was an old-line Whig, a zealous abolitionist and from the formation of the Republican party a stanch advocate of its principles; he held a number of local offices, was justice of the peace for many years. He was twice married, his first wife hav- ing been Miss Martha S. Woods who died in 1859, leaving one son, Francis Almon Bolles. Af- ter the death of his wife, Mr. Bolles was uni- ited in marriage to Miss Rebecca E. Farr, and their son Frederick C. Bolles, is now engaged in business in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Bolles died in August, 1882, at the age of sixty-nine years. Francis Almon Bolles, son of Ithamar and Martha (Woods) Bolles, was born in Rocking- ham, Vermont, August 31, 1843. His prelimi- nary education was acquired in the public schools and the academy, and this was further, sup- plemented by a course in Tufts College, from the classical course of which institution he was graduated with the class of 1870. Immediately after his graduation he began preparation for the bar as a student in the law office of the Hon. Charles B. Eddy, of Bellows Falls, and was ad- mitted to the bar at the April (1873) term ot Windham county court. He subsequently formed a partnership with Mr. Eddy for the practice of his profession, but in May, 1877, ^^^ associ- ation was discontinued. Mr. Bolles gained dis- tinction early in his professional career, and his thorough knowledge of all branches of law has enabled him to maintain a foremost position in the ranks of the legal fraternity. His oldest son is now associated with him in the business, and the firm is known under the name of Bolles & . Bolles. In politics Mr. Bolles has been an unswerving Republican from the time he attained his ma- jority. In March, 1872, he was elected town clerk of the town of Rockingham, a position he has held by successive reelection up to the present time (1903); he represented the town in the state legislature irom 1882 to 1884, and was chosen to serve in the capacity of state's attor- ney in 1884-6. Mr. Bolles has always taken ac- tive interest in all matters pertaining^ to the po- litical and social life of the town in which he resides. He is a member of King Solomon L.odge No. 40, F. & A. M. On August 25, 1870, Mr. Bolles was united in marriage to Miss Augusta R. Carleton, of Woodstock, Vermont, and their children are: Almon I., Edmund C. and Francis R. Bolles. Almon I. Bolles studied law under the preceptor- ship of his father, then attended the University of Virginia, was admitted to the bar and is now engaged in the practice of his profession in a partnership association with his father. He mar- ried Miss May C. Nims, of W^alpole, New Hamp- shire, and two children have been bom to them, Margaret and Gertrude. Edmund C. Bolles is a resident of White . River Junction and is en- gaged in the capacity of manager of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company. He was united in marriage to Miss Myrtie B. Bar- ras, of Keene, New Hampshire. Francis R. Bolles is a student at Bellow Falls high school. JOHN E. TAGGART, D. D. S. Dr. Taggart, one of the young and promising dental surgeons of Burlington, Vermont, was bom in Ferrisburg, Vermont, December 25, 1862, a son of Midas and Symantha (Allen) Taggart. Midas P. Taggart, father of Dr. John E. Tag- gart, was also born in Ferrisburg, Vermont, in 1830 and died in 1890. He was the son of Will- iam Taggart, who followed the occupation of farming, and whose family were among the earliest settlers of that section of the state of Ver- mont. Midas P. Taggart was reared upon a farm, and received his education in the district schools. He chose the occupation of farming, and re- mained on the old homestead all his life. Mr. Taggart was twice married, his first wife having been Miss Symantha Allen. Their one son, John E. Taggart, was only two years old when his mother died in 1864. Mr. Taggart chose for his second wife Miss Candos W^hite. Both Mr. and Mrs. Taggart were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. John E. Taggart acquired his early edu- cation in the public schools of Vergennes, Ver- mont, and later attended the University of Mary- land, from which he was graduated in 1883, with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. Im- 126 THE STATE OF VERMONT. nuHliatoly after his jjraduation he began the prac- tuv ot his pn>fossion in West Point, New York, wltcro ho had a hirgc and hicrative patronage. Jlo ronuunod there until 1886, when he removed to lUirlington WTUiont, where his practice has steadily increased mitil it promises to become one of the largest, as well as one of the most select in the city. Dr. Taggart possesses a progressive spirit, Ix^iicving, in matters of his profession as well as in all else, in keeping abreast of the times, and thus constantly makes a study of such litera- ture and advanced thought and scientific research as is indispensible to the dentist aspiring to ad- vance in the knowledge of his art. Dr. Taggart is a prominent member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, being past master of the Burling- ton Loilge. a member of Burlington chapter, R. A. M.. and also of Burlington commander}^ K. T. He is also a member of the Algonquin and Ethan Allen clubs of Burlington, Vermont. Po- litically he is a Republican. On June 4, 1884. Dr. Taggart was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Ingalls, a daughter of Willard Ingalls, of Westport, New York. One daughter was born to this union, Florence Tag- gart. Mrs. Taggart died September 23, 1892, and on September 3, 1895,, Dr. Tagart married Miss Anna M. Ladd. a native of Milton, Vermont, and daughter of Cliarles C. Ladd, a merchant of Miltonborougli. \'ennont, who died at the age of seventy-eight years. Three children have been bom to them, namely: John Edward, Charles Ives and Jams I.. Taggart. The family are earnest ir.^^^jer- and attendants of the Episcopal church r: F'vrlrni^on. \ ermont. ian\ ARD A. POPE. r, . '• i < -'^ .. . '-<., 'i .Mien P«>pc, of liurlington, \'ermont, viant of a familv that made their home ^--t* at an early clay. Lewis Poi>c, . ::arh*.T of Edward A. Pope, settling -i V'fy:. grandfather of Edward A. ► Vr^. :r. N>\*- Bedford, Massachusetts. ■','' ': v.i- a farmer by occupation. He - . -i*. j/jViic offices of the town, and : ' '':— Sarah ?.Iixter, a daughter -• ' She -.va- l>om in North :.- : i* reared in New Braintree. \- '■ •*-'■/-. ".a::^:::'^- -.verc l>»rn to them. namely: Elizabeth, bom in 1805, married Jona- than Brown, of Ware, Massachusetts, and for a time they were residents of Burlington, and later removed out west. Sarah, bom in 1807, came to Burlington in 1833, and married Amos Blodgett, of Sanbomton, New Hampshire ; he died in 1856. Mar>', bom in 1809, married Sidney Barlow, of Buriington; she died in 1901, at the age of ninety-two years. Edward, born in 181 1, came to Burlington, and died at the age of twenty-six vears. Samuel Mixter, father of Edward A. Pope, came to Burlington, Vermont, when he was six- teen years of age, and was engaged as a clerk in the old glass factory store ; later he was asso- ciated with Mr. Doolittle in the same line of busi- ness, and subsequently conducted business on his own account. Shortly after the establishment of the express companies in Burlington, he took the agencies, in connection with his own business, for the following companies: the National from New York to Montreal ; Cheney & Company over central Vermont ; Fiske & Company over the Rut- land road; and the Cheney, Fisk & Company. Later he abandoned the mercantile trade, and de- voted all his time and attention to the express business. Subsequently he was for many years cashier of the Merchants Bank, and later was chosen to fill the responsible position of vice- president of the same institution. He was also the assessor of the town for a number of years. He perfomied all his duties in a creditable and satisfactory manner, and won the respect of all who came in contact with him. On April 13. 1842, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucida Allen, bom February 16, 1821, a daughter of George A. Allen, of Burlington, who conducted a blacksmith business on Pearl street. Twelve children were bom to this union, namely : Edward A. : Lucina A. ; born October 10, 1845. ^^^^ ^^^y ^^\ 1846: Mary B., bom November 4. 1847. ^^''*<^ ^^ William E. Marsh; Sophia C. bom Jonuar}- 22. 1849, ^'^fc of Dan Curran: Sarah A., Ix^m in 1851, wife of C. S. I.cx»mis: Ellen E., lx>m Februar\' 21, 1853, ^'^ April 3. i8c^. wife of Cliarles E. Pease; Charles M.. l)om February \i\ 1855, died March 18, i860: George A., horn July 6, 1857, married Nel- lie S. \*a!i \'lcii. and he dietl February 17, 1891 ; Abbie I-., Ixmu August 2, 1859, died Januar>' 18^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 127 1862; Matilda, born March 15, 1862; Emma G.% born January 17, 1864, died July 19, 1865 ; and Samuel M., bom October 3, 1866, married Miss Bessie Richards, of New Jersey, April 8, 1896, and is engaged in the lumber business in Brook- lyn, New York. The father of these children died January 2, 1887, and his wife died April 2(>, 1873. Edward A. Pope, eldest son of Samuel M. and Lucinda Pope, was born in Burlington, Ver- mont, November 21, 1843. ^^ acquired his edu- cation in the public schools of his town, and when he attained the agfe of fourteen vears he left school on Friday, and the following morning went to work in an express office, and continued in this position without any vacation for nine years. He then located in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was engaged by Cheney & Company for about fifteen months ; he then returned home, where he was engaged as a bookkeeper for the Hunters- town Lumber Company for about one year, and then with the Merchants Bank for four years. He bought an interest in Mayo & Company and later he bought out Mr. Mayo and changed the firm name to E. A. Pope & Company ; by which name it is now known. They manufacture boxes. He is a member of the Queen Anne Screen Company of Burlington, and of the Burl- ington V'enetian Blind Company, a corporation of which he is treasurer. On April 21, 1869, Mr. Pope was married to IMiss Anna M. Root, born December 15, 1844, in Burlington, a daughter of Warren Root. Three children have been born to them, namely : Anna R., Arthur E., and a child who died in infancy. ]Mr. Pope is a member of the Algonquin Club. .AHCAH HAYWARD STONE. David Stone, the grandfather of Micah Hay- ward Stone, was lx)rn March 23, 1772, and was an early settler of Enosburg, Vermont, where he died September 16, 1842. His wife, Lydia, was born April 3, 1773, and died in Enosburg, July 18, 1838. Their children were Benjamin, Micah, Daniel, Lydia H., William P., Pamelia, Paschal, Almira and David. Micah Stone, father of ^licah H. was lx)rn October i, 1802, and was one of the earliest settlers of the town of Enosburg, Vermont, where he purchased a large tract of land, which at that time was a perfect wilderness; he cleared the ground of its weeds and underbrush and built a log house, which became his permanent home. He followed the occupation of farming, and in addition to this vocation worked as a blacksmith and wheelwright, and also successfully operated a saw and grist mill. He was a very industrious, economical man, and held the respect and esteem of his neighbors, which is evidenced by the fact that the locality in which he resided was named Stoneville. Mr. Stone was united in marriage to Miss Elmira Stevens, and three .children were bom to them, — Micah H., Homit, who died young, and Harriett L. Stone. Mr. Stone died at the age of forty years, and his widow subse- quently married Mr. Qeorge Adams, and died at the age of eighty-two. Micah H. Stone, the son of Micah Stone, was born in Enosburg, Vermont, June 14, 1832. He received his education in the common schools of Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Bakersfield Academy about 1853. He remained on the farm, . assisting his father in its manage- ment, until he was twenty-one years of age, when he removed to Burlington, Vermont, where he received an appointment in the postoflfice. So faithfully did he discharge the duties of his posi- tion that in a short time he was appointed assist- ant postmaster, a position he held for many years. Subsequently he located in Brooklyn, New York, where he engaged in the mercantile business. He then returned to Burlington, Vermont, and en- tered into partnership with C. C. Allen in the fur- niture business under the firm name of Allen & .Stone. This connection continued until 1873 when Mr. Stone was offered the responsible posi- tion of manager of the Burlington Manufactur- ing Company, after some years changed to Bur- lington Marble Company. He was later made the secretary of the company, a position he held up to the time of his death, which occurred June 19, 1902. Mr. Stone's political affiliations were with the Republican party, and his religious connection was with the First Congregational church of Bur- lington, of which he was at diflferent times clerk, treasurer and deacon. In 1861 Mr. Stone was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Gilmour, born in Bfirlington, a daughter of Duncan Gil- sn THE STATE C^ VERUOST, i\\Mff'ti wf-r^. \if,rr\ u, \\r. -kr.c \'\r\ ttcoit. — ^iViiMi^^i VV., ;? f -i^/'Unt <>f i>,sJ.>r. vhr, "amf^l. ( )((olirr r^, rK^/>, Mu-^ Ai:ci* <^jr/^Ar\c}:. inrLha^ fwo (liil^lrrn, A'U f-, in^i Rr>r>er: 'Ir. ira.ne. Jniic r, r^^5, .Vfu^ M;5tP><:i ;t:rimn^:ti, im: has OIK! HC/ti, \'Axx\\\x\(\ v*7ix\:je:z '^tfxjt; William Ha.'?- (MofxT 23, J 895, .Vl:.^-i Li.lLi r'-anria^^an, and ha:- rmi: son, Ijiwrence Jerome ic'.ne. Ruber: 'j;. Stone; Katherinf: Elmra. vhi, i-arr^.e 1, ' •«:': rj»rr 13, 1897, -^^^' J''-^^ H. Thcrr.p'5.:n, of N'^w Har^n, Connecticut, and ha^ one 2«:ti, rfavward Scone 'I homps'^in : [fprrirt Elizabeth, -^ho r'-a.rrierL ♦!<- tober 10, k/jo, Mr. R.oy L. Patrlidc an«i ria.5 coe son, John Ha>'ward Patrick- Robert G. St<:.ne, the f'l-urdi 3«jg in order of birth of Micah H. and Mar;/ Scice, wa^ bom in Burlington, X'trmiC'nc, April r. 18^. He ac- quired his educati'jH in the public schools of that city, and after completing his stu-lies was en- gaged as a clerk in the Merchants' National Bank of Burlington for six years. He resigned from this positi'-'^n in order to accept an apppCHnt- ment as agent f^r the Connectictit Muttial Life Insurance Company, and he has continued at that occupation from 1S95 up to the present time. He also acts in the capacity of secretar>- and clerk of the Stone Lumber Company of Boston. rolitically Mr. Stone is a Republican and takes a keen iiuerest in all matters that pertain to that partv. \\<: is ii prominent member of the Bur- lin^kiton lAxlge, F. & A. >L, of which organiza- tion ho is the treasurer, and he has attained to the thirty secvnid degree in the Scottish Rite. He IS also a meinlKT 01' tlie Ktltan Allen Club of Bur- hn^ton. and the Lake Champlain Yacht Club. Mr is a meinlHr and attendant of the Congrega- iiniMl V Imrch of lUirlington, Vermont. I K'I'DIKU k W. AXPLKAVIS IX COBURX. I ir.liiulx W . and lewis D. Coburn are rep- M .iiii.iiiM . ih/iiis t»l blast Montpelier, Vermont, I ),, „,. .!• M n.lrnis .»! Josrph Colnirn, who was I„.M, jM I//-, IK- was a nsident of Charlton, • |... ..H hM..i Mo, Mild in 1803 removed to Cabot. /MMoni III wa-. a clt»thirr by trade, and a MX'^iS^ ^iiiiHne*? rzan. and was coosi-. wife of James Griffin, of Pea«±am, \'€rmofit- Lame^i Cobom, t^ldest son of Joseph C'.- bcrrL was bom April 8, 1800. Soon after the death of his father, which occiured when he wa^ rhirteen years of age. he came to the northeastern part of the town of Montpelier, now known a? Easr Montpelier, where he was bound out to Mr. James Alkn until he should become of age. He \s'jls to receive one hundred dollars remuneration and the privilege of either attending school or learning some trade for four months in the year. He returned thirty dollars to Mr. Allen to defra\ expenses in case of sickness, so that when he at- tained the age of twenty-one he had in his posses- sion seventy dollars to add to the small propert\ left him bv his father. He attended school everv winter with the exception of two, those being devoted to learning the trade of clothier. His teacher, Mr. Daniel P. Thompson, advised him to study for the profession of law, as he thought that his qualirications especially adapted him for that, but Mr. Coburn decided to follow the occu- pation of farmer instead. For nearly two years he was engaged in the clothing trade, but on December 2, 1824, he re- turned to Montpelier, and purchased about fifty- seven acres of land adjoining Mr. Allen's fami and he made this the nucleus of the large fam of two hundred and thirty-five acres now occt pied by F. VV. Coburn. He demon.strated tJ fact that a farm can yield profits, for from tl proceeds of it alone he has paid not only for t land, but for all the improvements thereon, and addition he accumulated considerable prope besides. On March 26, 1866, Mr. Coburn s his farm to his son, J. Leander Coburn. J Coburn was united in marriage in 1823 to 1 Lovisa Allen, only daughter of James .\lleii. children were bom to them: West Allelic died when two years of age; Flora S-, ' March 21, 1826, wife of Dwight HoUisiv « THE STATE OF VERMONT. 129 Marshfield, V'ermont; James A., born April 6, 1828; J. Leander, born January 16, 1830, died April 6, 1888; Susan A., .born January 17, 1832, wife of C. C. Eaton, of Mantpelier, Vennont; and Lewis L., bom November 2, 1833, and who is a patent lawyer in Chicago and is one of the prominent citizens of that city. Mr. Coburn took great interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the town and was chosen repre- sentative in the legislature of 1857 and 1858. After he disposed of his farm he resided part of the time with his children and part in Plainfield, Vermont. He died at the residence of his daugh- ter, Mrs. D wight HoUister, in 1872, and his wif^ died shortly before at the residence of his son, Hon. James A. Coburn, of East Mcmtpelier. Joseph Leander Coburn, son of Lamed and Lx>visa Coburn, was bom January 16, 1830. His early education was acquired in the common schools of his native town, and later at the acade- my at Morrisville, Vermont. With the exception of several winters when he taught school, he as- sisted his father with the management of the farm until he was twenty-five years of age. In 1853 he went to Chicago, Illinois, where he was em- ployed for a short period of time as clerk by Marcus D. Gilman, late of Montpelier, Vermont. In i860 Mr. Coburn exchanged some lots in the city for a farm near Elg^n, Illinois, which is about thirty miles from Chicago, where he lived for five years, and disposed of his dairy products in Chicago. In 1865, at the eamest request of his father, he sold his farm, retumed to Mont- pelier and purchased the old homestead, where he lived a few years, and later purchased the farm now owned by Lewis D. Coburn.-^ Mr. Coburn was a Republican in his political faith, and he served as master of the Grange of his town for several years ; he also filled several local offices, and was chosen to represent the town in the legislature for the years 1876 and 1877. Mr. Coburn was a man of sterling integrity, kind and gentle in manner, and frank and manly in his bearing. He possessed the friendship and re- spect of the leading men of his section of the country, and was ctonsidered a representative farmer of Washington county. By his industry, perseverance and admirable management of his farm he accumulated a considerable fortune. On March 6, 1859, ^*r. Coburn married Miss 9 X Caroline A. Corliss, born October 9, 1834, daugh- ter of Dr. Daniel Corliss, of East Montpelier, Vermont. Their children were : Laura B., born October 17, i860, died August 22, 1890; Fred- erick William, born August 24, 1862; Lewis Dwight, born May 11, 1865; ^ind Curtis L., born December 16, 1867, died August 10, 1881. Dr. Daniel Corliss, father of Mrs. Coburn, was bom in Bradford, Vermont, December 16, 1802, He graduated at Castleton Medical School in 1827, and practiced his profession at Marsh- field, Vermont, for two years. Subsequently be removed to East Montpelier, Vermont, where he had a large and lucrative practice until his death, which occurred October 17, 1850. On October 29, 1829, he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline T. Taplin, of Corinth, granddaughter of Colonel John Taplin, of the British army.. Their children were : William, born January 28,. 1831, died in California, September 2, 1878; and Caroline A., wife of Joseph Leander Cobum. Dr. Corliss was a man of strict integrity, high educational atainments, and a strong adherent of the Methodist church. Frederick William Coburn, son of Joseph Leander and Caroline Coburn, was born August 24, 1862, at Elgin, Illinois. His parents removed to East Montpelier, Vermont, when he was a little over two years old. He received his early education in the district schools, and this was later supplemented by a course of study at the Goddarcl Seminary at Barre, Vermont. After his grad- uation he chose the occupation of a farmer, and he still continues in that line of work. Politically he is a Republican, and fraternally is a member of Arcadia Lodge No. 53, I. O. O. P., at Plain- field, Vermont. Mr. Coburn was united in marriage March 14, 1886, to Sarah D. Cate, daughter of Alvin M. and Hattie M. (Hohnes) Cate. Their child- ren are: Hary Lee, born May 25, 1887; Carrie Kate, born May 23, 1892 ; and Evel>Ti Inez, bom July 12, 1899. Lewis Dwight Cobum, son of Joseph Leander and Caroline A. (Corliss) Coburn, acquired .his preliminary education in the district school, later attended Goddard Seminary at Barre, Vermont,, and then entered Tufts College, irom which he was graduated in the spring of 1888. After his graduation he remained on the farm and he has \ t»' 7fih z?-iic:*'~ Ml. ( nhtiin I V a :inri ;j/l;;^r'.-r.* .5 v.i: ;.r.r.r.> ;4ctur iiili'ir»»l III *'Aur^Vvf,:iSs[ z:jc:j^ ,. \z/', >. v'lmiiiUiin of tiM' mIimJ fx/^ri. ,.rr. '^'x^rr- I'j^. lucn. and is ccinsirlcrcd on^; of 'i^it rr:^r^=f;Ii':r. ''.rr. H^j 2r;. :*•>:, Mr, (.'ohiuii was united jn rrjirrJi;^'^ v- jIi^- R. iiellc llollislcr, (JaughU;r of .Miinir. Vs-r. 'zL'zz^'^ ami Sophia (Davis; llollist^rr, Th-r^r r.iect,. licra. Maiul Wells, lx;rn Septfrml/er i^, iS^f , ia::gr.rer ol ICrncst Carroll and I>:»ra .S^nh H^lliit-tr Wcllsv, resides with them as their ov,t: ch:!--:. Her mother was a sister of Mr^. Coo'--rr.. 2.r.c U no-». deceased. ' HIKAM EL'UE.\E ley. who came from England in 1629. He settled in Salem, Massachusetts, where he became prominent in public affairs, serving as selectman and as a member of the general court which met in Boston. His son Joseph was father of John. lK>rn in 171 1. who married Han- nah March, and their son John, bom in Sutton, Massachusetts, in 1740, was a captain of ar- tillery from that town during the Revolutionary war. His son Ebenezer served as deputy sheriff and afterwards removed to \'ermont late in the rij^lUecnth century, where the region was but a wil(l constable for several . .1 II iii.iiiird .\M)V Davis, born in Milton, ^vc li^T-^t. Iber -crfjire: mtre Charlotte l^vzi-vt, V.m Z>ac2szLer •> 1^2^ wiao becainc the V :£* :f ^I-iarltes Osgn^ic, 2rsi dscd zn 1873 ; Moses L-^TLi Ifixrz. l/Iaj 2t 1*31 ; Ljdsa A,, bora April --. :**•. vhz Lerarr tbt wife ci Isaac C. Os- ^'jA . ri:ilia- b^-rz December 28, 1837, who died '-- infarjrr. Tcrrcy Wales, bora August 17, :rL4: : Sila^ Ekacfi, bora January 12, 1844* who z-tauis^ in Berlin, \'ennoni; Edwin Scrantoo* '-cm JzLy ro, 1848, who resides in Chicago, llli- ni-L5 ; ini Hfram Eggene, further written of be- j'yjf. The father of this family died Sq>teniber 24, liMc, and die mother died August 23, 1877. Hitazt. Lu^ene Siblcx, youngest child m thc tamily last named, was born in Westford, Ver- zrrjnt^ Atigust 4, 185 1. He was educated in the public schoob of Westford and Winooski, and in his v*:.urh screed as clerk in a store in the latter named place. Subsequently he assumed charge •>i the sash, door and blind factory of E. W. |, Mr. Sibley was obliged to resign on account of ili health. Meantime he had engaged in a business on his own account, that of lubri- cating oils and greases, which he still continues to conduct. Mr. Sibley served as alderman of JJurlington from 1 881 to 1885. He is a promi- nent member of the Masonic fraternity, a past master of Burlington Lodge, a member of Bur- lington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Bur- lington Council, Royal and Select Masters, of Burlington Commandery, Knights Templar, and he h^s attained to the thirty-second degree, Scot- tish Rite. He is also affiliated with Mount Sinai Temple, Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine. r>i June 6, i^7C\ Mr. Sibley was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Chase, a (laughter of the late Fidwin W. Chase. Mrs. Sibley died Mav 6, 1883. Edwin W. Chase, father of Mrs. Sibley was one of the most prominent business men of lUir- lington, \'ennont. He was bom In Keene, New Hampshire, in 1819. When he was only six vcars of age his father died, leaving a widow and two small children. Edwin and a younger sister, and verv limited means with which to face the world. F.dwin was bound ont to Mr. Brewster, 1 i THE STATE OF VERMONT. i3i of South Burlington, with whom he resided un- til he attained the age of sixteen years, when he was apprenticed to John Herrick, one of the old- est and most competent carpenters and builders of Burlington, with whom he was associated un- til 1844, when he established in Winooski the first business of manufacturing doors, sash and blinds by machinery. His plant was twice de- stroyed by fire, and he removed to Burlington, where he erected a factory. He suffered severe losses by fire here also, but on account of his for- mer promptness in meeting his obligations, the manufacturers were only too willing to supply him with machineiy, and allow him to make his own terms of payment. Mr. Chase was an inde- fatigable w'orkei, arriving at his desk early in the morning and remaining until late at night, and his industry brought him reward, and his busi- ness rapidly increased from year to year. His factory was of great advantage to the community, and he constantly employed about sixty men, to whom he paid the most liberal wages. He was kind-hearted and benevolent from his boyhood. While he was earning small wages as a boy he assisted his mother and sister, and as his means increased he was enabled to provide altogether for them. When he became an employer and a man of affairs he was ever ready to aid the worthy needy, and many a young man owed his beginning in life to his generosity. He was an attendant and supporter of the Methodist Epis- copal church, and a member of Washington Lodge, F. & A. M. Un October 20, 1844, Mr. Chase married Miss Jane W. Edgcumbe, born May 17, 1825, a daughter of George and Grace (James) Edg- cumbe. Two children were born to them: George E., the son, acquired his education at the Hopkins Institute, and later became asso- ciated with his father in business ; he married Miss Helen Smith, daughter of C. A. Smith, of V\'in(K)ski, and he died in 1871, aged twenty- five years. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chase, Mary Josephine, who l)ecame the wife of Mr. Hiram E. Sibley, was educated in Mrs. Wooster's Boarding School, and was a most amiable Chris- tian woman. Mrs. Chase died June I, 1876, at the age of fifty-one years; her husband survived her until JiUy 8, 1878, being then fifty-nine years of age. He was preparing to go to his home at the close of the days business, when he dropped to the lioor, and he expired at ten o'clock that night. His death was a shock to the entire com- munity in which he had been so prominent and useful a figure through many years. George Edgcumbe, father of Mrs. Chase, was born in Devonshire, England, August 6, 1792, a son of Benjamin and Winifred (Elliott) Edgcumbe. The former named was bom in England in 1759, spent his entire life there and died in the same house in which he was born : his wife was bom in England in 1760, and her death occurred in this country, at the home of her son (jeorge • Edgcumbe, in Burlington Vermont. (Jeorge Edgcumbe was a miller by trade, and prior to the year 1799 he settled in Winooski Falls, where he rented a grist mill, for which he paid fourteen hundred dollars a year ; he operated this mill for many years, being the only miller in this section of the state, and he was also very handy at all kinds of repairing. Subsequently he pur- chased the homestead built by Thomas Aims be- fore the year 1799, which is still standing and in which two of the Edgcumbe descendants now reside. He married Grace James, bom in Corn- wall county, England, October 17, 1798, a daughter of William and Sarah James, the former named being born in 1768, in Cornwall county, England, where he died. The following named children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Edgcumbe: Sarah; Grace; Benjamin; Jane, wife of Edwin Chase, and they had two chil- dren, George E., and Mary Josephine, who be- came the wife of Hiram E. Sibley ; Sarah Ann ; Mary E. ; Angeline; George; William; Mary Matilda ; Edward ; and Lucia Edgcumbe. SAMUEL BIGWOOD. Samuel Bigwood, a prominent business man of Winooski, Vermont, was born in Frome, coun- ty Somerset, England, July 21, 1833. a son of William and Jane Bigwood. About the year 1849 William Bigwood, father of Samuel, came- to America from England, and located in Win- ooski, where he entered the employ of the Bur- lington Woolen Mill Company, in which position he remained for the rest of his life. Two years later his wife, his son Samuel and a daughter named Jeanette came to this country, and subse- t^^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. r\ufn\\y ;inr,fhr.r d^n^htcr, Plmma, also joined \\\om ht'Tf'., Jamen, William and Eliza, their other rhilrln!n, having previously died in England. Jeanett^- married Mr. Manley, of Washington, Majth died when in their sev- enty-first year. Samuel Bigw»i received his education in the schools of Eagiand. after which he sened a seven years* apprehdceship in the tinsmith trade there. L a:er be erru:crated to this countn-, where he was er:pIoyec by James Shed, of Burlington, and oire * t:.ir la^rr I":e removed to Utica, New York, air-i :>n*: ±!ere he went to Easton, Penn- N>:vd:i:a. Subseiiuetttly he returned to Winoo- $ki. Vcrr*x"t::, \fchere he established a tinsmith and ha;\:^Ajrc >i:s::^rss. So successful did this en- :efvr*?<: yr.^xe toic he has continoed in the same ^uh: .^: >i:s;ites5> 5cr ov^r &*rty years* Sit\x ^ciuirmtg hts rtrajority Mr. Bigpvood has :ake«r :u;c-*^ ncercst iu public matters^ and has Xv*t c*u"-i>;.w! >> lis tiowtxsmeu with many re- >^NHt>iNc v>itxnt>. For muiiy years he ser\'ed ,*x >4Sx\^N ,1 ; u>ivx >^c :tK \tllu^ and trustee of V ^\ iK\^>av Sa>»ir^s SUttk. Fraternally Mr, ^v.^vv uv sk>K\Hi .: :hc l>a|^ist church of \.' i\^v,v\v ^i.t.'v -»«iv>i » iiuirru^e lo Mrs, x... V \ ., . :.4.*$ik4 >% vivH* .^f .\^« 0%Mti$ivr. und as .^,,^O^v. ./'-r^ui :k*-s:^\ of West MiltvHi. ^•,v V ^ vxiivxv ^» iii Vv M;tV»\ Hwrkvl Miss ..K.vis. \.>N Xv^i X^M .o .ivi». V^tu. KSiAbeth. V. ;. -iv - *^*iv XumKS, the Mther of ... .v>.vA^*. oi vtV v«itu^\ 4tKl i.< a \.Avv* v^v. V F & V M. NX sS Island, married Miss Susie Lee. Fred H., em- ployed by the Porter Screen Company, of Winoo- ski, \*ermont, married Miss Bessie La Fontain. JOSEPH A. WILDER. The family of this lately deceased citizen of Brattleboro, was not only one of the oldest in Vermont, but boasts a pedigree which runs far back towards the "twilight of history," when the threads are taken up on the other side of the ocean. The first conspicuous figure of the name was Nicholas Wilder, a military chieftain, who- came over from France with the Earl of Rich- mond, landed at Milford Haven and took part in the anny of his liege lord at the battle of Bos- worth in 1485. The founder of the American branch of the family came to this country in the early part of the seventeenth century, and is heard of as early as 1640 as a permanent citi- zen of Charlestown, Massachusetts. In 1654 he settled on tlie Nashawena river, about forty miles west of Charlestown, where he owned a farm of five hundred acres and held the office of select- man from 1660 to 1667. Nathaniel, youngest of his five children, was prominent both in civic and military life and an active as well as useful citizen. He was captain of a militia company and was killed during an attack of the Indians in 1704. He married Mary Sawyer, and by her had four sons and three daughters. Nathaniel, son and namesake of the last mentioned, was bom in 1673, married in 1706, settled in Lancaster, bought seven hundred acres of land in Petersham and had twelve children. One of the latter, named Joshua Wilder, was bom in Lancaster, \'ermont, learned the saddler's trade, and in 1739- removed to Princeton, then just settled, his daughter, Sarah, being the first child bom in the town. In 1752 he removed to a farm on the banks of Swift river, now in the town of Wave, on which some of his posterity still live. He married Sarah, daughter of John Keyes, of Lan- caster, by whom he had the following named children: Rosina, Joshua, Abie, Sarah, Phcbc, Solomon, Thankful, John, Pradence, Nathaniel and Damans. The Joshua ^ mentioned as the second child in the foregoing list was bom in 1731, came to the to^^^l of Brattleboro from* Worcester county, Massachusetts, in early man— J TK^^^n^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 133 liood and settled on the farm now occupied by the Wilder brothers, which was ever afterward in the possession of himself and his posterity. On the 4th of June, 1760, Joshua Wilder was married to Margery Dunster, of Dummerston, by whom he had eleven children : Sarah, Mary, Polly, John, Solomon, Margery, Clarissa, Joseph, Damaris, Phineas and Emma. Solomon Wilder, fifth in order of the last mentioned list of chil- •d days upon a farm, and attended the public schfK/ls of his native town. Upon the rititbrcak of the C!ivil war in 1861 he enlisted in Omipany A, Thirteenth Regiment, Vermont Volunte^rr Infatitrv, and he served in the defense of WashJtigton. He participated in the battle of Ciirttysburg, where he received a severe wound in fh#- thigh which disabled him from partaking in furtlHT artive duty. He was mustered out kf iWHiiMtorn at the expiration of his term of /iili<»tfn*-nt. After the termination of the war he \fffiiif't\ in \UnsUm, where he was engaged in the *-/pn'*»» btiHines«i for twenty-three years, but in iy>/, Ur n'turncd to Ivssex Junction, Vermont, v/Imt'' his time was occupied by farming, and he '/h'/*' It bin exclusive attention for two years. He tlj'fi <--.t;diiished a hardware business, which he fffitA^uu-f] for four years, and then continued iuTjfi]u'/^ until r^/K), when he retired from active '.' r /if *', f 'n N'ov^jiibfr 6, 18^)7, Mr. .Sibley married M: '-. Di;ifitli;i Scavey, daughter of Jacob and M!/;i Hvitoni Seavev. 'Ihev had two children: Ir^d Stanley. lx>rn July 10, 1H70, is engaged in th^: stationery business in Boston, and was united in marriage to Miss Luthera E. .Smead, born in Malone. New Vr,rk, a daughter of Dr. D. W. Smead, of Essex Junction, Vermont ; their three children are: Archer L., bom October 2, 1892; Helen Mildred, born August 9, 1894; and Carl- ton R., bom February 27, 1897. Lottie May, the second child, born May 15, 1874, died February 9, 1890. ORMOND COLE. Ormond Cole, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Winooski, Vermont, is de- scended from an old and honorable English familv, and his American ancestors were con- spicuous in Colonial and Revolutionary times, both his paternal and maternal grandfathers hav- ing borne an honorable part in the struggle for liberty. He was born in Calais, Vermont, September I, 1829, second child of Thomas and Fiorina (Perry) Cole. In the paternal line he descended from James Cole (i), who came from England (probably Essex), in October, 1634, and mar- ried Mary Cole. Their son Hugh (2) married Mary, a daughter of Richard h ox well: their son John (3) married Susan, daughter of Edward Gray, and their son Thomas (4) married Mary Ripley. Their son Archipus (5) was a non- commissioned officer in the French and Indian war, and in the Revolutionary war he was first a minute man and afterwards a first lieutenant; he married Drucilla Howland. Their son Thomas (6) was bom in Middleboro, Massa- chusetts, March 22, 1767. He removed in 1803 to Vermont, and settled at Montpelier where he engaged in farming, having previousk been an iron manufacturer. He married Mer^ Foster, and to them were born the foHowiK named children: Drucilla, bom March 27, 17c who married Jonathan Herrick; James Fost- born January 28, 1798, died March 7, i8c Nathan Howland, born February 21, 1800, di March 19, 1804; Eliza, bom March 10, ift who married Perez Wheelock, a son of the fi settler in Calais, Vermont ; Thomas, bom Ma: 26, 1805 y James Harvey, bom January 14, if who married Emeline Hicks; Fanny, bom J vember 30, 1808, who married John S. Ware; born February 11, 181 1, died October 25, I The mother of these children died OctobC 1848, and the father June 24, 1849. J THE STATE OF VERMONT. J35 Thomas Cole (7), fifth child in the family last named, was born in Montpelier, Vermont, March 26, 1805. He was educated in the com- mon schools, and early turned his attention to the mechanical arts, for which he developed a special genius. In 1844 he removed to Defiance, Ohio, where he passed the remainder of his life, and came into prominence, serving as sheriff for sev- eral vears. He was an adherent of the Demo- cratic party in his early life, but subsequently affiliated with the Republicans. He married Fiorina, a daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Bliss) Perry, and to them were born the following named children: Mary Amanda, born June 18, 1827, who became the wife of R. S. Grossman, of Burlington, Vermont ; Ormond, the immediate subject of this review: Flora, born July 4, 1832, who became the wife of Truman Rich, of Wis- consin; and Abner K., born October 26, 1834, who married Laura Dodge, and is now a resi- dent of Philadelphia. In the maternal line Ormond Cole (8), sec- ond child of Thomas and Fiorina (Perry) Cole, descended from the famous Elder Brewster, whose daughter, Patience, became' the wife of Thomas Prence, who was three times governor of the Massachusetts colony. Their daughter, Mercy, married John Freeman; their son, John, married Sarah Myrick; their daughter, Mary, married Chillingworth Foster; their son, James, married Lydia Winslow; their son, James, mar- ried Mary Lewis, aunt of the Rev. J. J. Lewis, whose daughter married Thomas Cole. Ormond Cole (8) acquired his education in the common schools of his native village. At the early age of eleven years he began to make his own way in the world, and before he became a man he had taught school for three years. In early life he removed to Winooski, where he en- gaged in a manufacturing business, in which he continued until 1877, known as the oldest living manufacturer in this portion of the state. On retiring from manufacturing he became one of the incorporators of the Winooski Savings Bank, of which he was trustee for two years, president for six years, and since his retirement from that position he has been the treasurer, and is the only one of the charter members who is yet connected with it, and is the oldest bank officer in that portion of the state. Successful in all his enterprises, the result has been due to his unaided effort, and he stands as a conspicuous example of a truly self-made man, and one who has ever preserved an irreproachable character for integrity and ability of a high order. In his political affilations Mr. Cole is a Re- publican, and has creditably served in almost all of the local offices. . He holds a very prominent position in the Masonic order, having been mas- ter of Webster Lodge for twelve years, high priest of the Burlington Chapter, R. A. M., for two years, grand master of the Council of Royal and Select Masons for two vears, and eminent commander of Burlington Commandery No. 2, for three years. Socially he is connected with the Algonquin Club of Burlington, Vermont, and is a member of the Sons of the American Revo- lution, deriving his membership from his dis- tinguished Revolutionary ancestors. October 25, 1855, -^^^- ^^^^ ^^s united in marriage to Miss Laura Adeline Slater, born in Essex, Vermont, May 5, 1833, a daughter of Chester and Rhoda (Woods worth) Slater. To them was born a daughter, Helen Adeline, June 9, 1859, now the wife of Dr. James D. Tanner, who are the parents of one child, Mary Cole Tanner, born May 8, 1889. ALEXANDER THAYER ARKLEY, M. D. Dr. Alexander Thayer Arkley, physician and surgeon of Essex Junction, Vermont, was bom in the province of Quebec, Canada, August 30, 1850, a son of John Arkley, who was a native of Scotland, whence he emigrated about 1830, and took up his residence in Canada. Dr. •Alexander Thayer Arkley attended the public schools in his native town, and then, de- ciding to become a medical practitioner, he en- tered the medical department of the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in 1871. Immediately after his graduation he com- menced the practice of his profession in Enos- burg, Vermont, and after remaining there for some time, engaged in a general practice, be re- moved first to Westfold, and then to Milton, and finally in 1889 he settled in Essex Junction, where he is now in the full enjoyment of an ex- tensive and lucrative patronage. The medical fraternity of Essex Junction has many repre- 136 THE STATE OF VERMONT. sentatives, vet lumc arc nioro devoted to their profession or are more earnest in the discharge of their dntics than Dr. Arkley, who has gained a creditable position and won gratifying results. Jn addition to his private practice, Dr. Arkley aci*^ in the capacity of local surgeon for the Cen- tral Vermont l^ailroad Company, is consulting physician for the Mary Fletcher Hospital of ijurlington, \'ermont, and he also occupies the same position for the Fanny Allen Hospital. Dr. Arklev is activelv associated with the Vermont Medical Society. In his political relations Dr. Arkley is a firm adlierent of the principles of the Republican j)arty, and was chosen to represent the town of West fold in the state legislature for the year 1882. He takes a keen interest in all matters that pertain to the political and social life of Essex Junction, Vermont. He is also prominent- ly identified with the Masonic order and the Knights of Pythias. In 1875 1^^- Arkley was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Grows daughter of R. B. Grow, of West fold, \ermont ; one child was lx)rn of this union, Hazel Arkley. ]\Irs. Arkley died in 1884, and in February, 1887, Dr. Arkley married Miss Jennie Dixon, daughter of Dr. L. J. Dixon, of Milton. \'ermont; they had one son, Donald D. Arkley. After the death of Mrs. Arkley, which occurreil in I'ebruary, 1894, Dr. Arkley was joined in marriage to Miss Marion Ward Mosher, who was born in Milton, Vermont, reared in Providence, Rhode Island, a daughter of George Mosher. Ouq son has been born of this mar- riage. Robert Gordon Arkley. rnKisToPHKR(^()Li\Mr.rs rrxxAM, Jk. hVw men in Xew England can claim a moro ancient dv hoiiorahle lineage than Giristi>pher Columbus Putnam, Jr., the foremost man of af- fairs in Putnamville, X'ennont, and a represent- ative in the present generation th the colonial anil Revt>lutionar\ periods, (iuarded by the range of the Chilteni Hills, which l)order the eastern part of the coun- ties of ]>edford and Hartford, in old F.ngland. lies the \'ale of Avlesburv, in which is situated *hc parish of Puttenham and the village of Aston *W)otts. the ancestral home of the Putnams. The manor house stands within its park on one ^ide of the green, and at the further end, on the left, is the ancient church. Near by is Mentmore, the se.it of Lord Roseberrv, and the extensive estates of the Rothschilds. Northeast, about ten miles, lies the ancient town of Tring^. This is the district familiar to John Putnam in his youth, f(>r in the neighborhood have lived his ancestors f(»r .sixteen generations before him, and at Win- grove lived his parents and grandparents, and here he was baptized and married. His later home was at Burstone, a town further north, and from there he migrated to New Eng^land to seek a new home in the then unbroken wilderness of Massachusetts. |ohn Putnam, (i) of Aston Abbotts, counts' of P>ucks, England, and of Salem, Massachusetts, was l.>orn about 1580, and died suddenly in Salem village, Massachusetts, December 30, 1662, aged about eighty years. He married, in Eng- land, Priscilla Gould, who was admitted to the church in Salem in 1641. His father, John Put- nam Sr., w-as a resident in Aston Abbotts, Eng- land as late as 1627, but just when he came to Xew ICngland is not known, but family tradition is responsible for the date 1634, and we know that the tradition has Ikvu in the family for over otc hundred and fifty years. If John Putnam came in 1634 he must have witnessed the excitement over Mrs. Ann Hutchinson (1634-8), the banish- ment of Roger Williams from Saleni and the colony (1635), and verv' likely taken part in the attempt to put the colony in a state of defense 0 gainst Charles H and Wentworth, who were rilling England without the aid of a parliament (1635). In 1636-7 occurred the terrible Pequot war, and although we find no mention of his name in connection with this war, yet it is probable that he took part in it with all the other men in the colony, who were capable of bearings anus. John Putnam was a farmer and exceedingly well-off for those days. He wrote a fair hand, as deeds of record show. Tn these deeds he stvles himself ''Yoeman" once, in 1655 "husbandman." it is probable that he suffered a shock of paralysis, for his grandson Edward wrote (1733") that. "He ato his supper, went to prayers witn his family, and died before he went to sleep." He was ad- mitted to the cliurch in 1647, six years later than his wife, and was also freeman the same vear. ] C^t!!<51s-^i<^4ui^;^^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 137 Lieutenant Thomas Putnam, (2) eldest son of John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam, was bom ^t Aston Abbotts, county Bucks, England, March 7, 1614-5, and died at Salem village, Massachus- •«tts, May 5, 1686. He married, first, at Lynn, Massachusetts, August 17, 1643, Ann, daughter •of Edward and Prudence (Stockton) Holyoke. The Holyoke family was one of the most promi- nent and aristocratic families in the colony. Mrs. Putnam died September i, 1665. Lieutenant Thomas Putnam married, second, at Salem, Sep- :tember 14, 1666, Mary Veren, widow of Nathaniel Veren, a rich merchant formerly of Salem. Mrs. Putnam (second) died March 16, 1694. In 1684 Mrs. Putnam, in the appointment of seats in the ■meeting house at the village, was seated in the first or principal pew reserved for women. Thomas Putnam, Sr., was an inhabitant of Lynn in 1640, freeman in 1642 ; one of the seven select- men of Lynn in 1643, ^"^ ^vas admitted to the ii tho rolls of this company are foiini the name^ ot two of Srtii's sons, hlhenczer an'I Seth. Jr. l\lKno/iT and Seth, Jr., were at Number Fr-ur in I7a7. wluMi l)cl>olinc willi his party of three hiin- ilrod I'Vcnch and Indians attacked the jx»-t. aner T^our, or what is now Charlestow^n, being one of the grantees. He was there in 1745, and in 1746 was on Colonel Josiah Willard's roll of the company stationed at b'ort Hummer, also in 1748 and several of the following years. He also served under Captain Phineas Stevens, dur- ing the years when the early settlers^^ere in constant warfare with the wandering bands of French and Indians. Fort Dummer was the first settlement in what is now Vermont, and was a post establishoff by Massachusetts to protect her frontier, and when in 1715, Nt'w Hampshire, having previously ob- tained a grant of this ctnuitry from the king, re- fused to ganistui posts on the Connecticut river. Massachusetts sent trot^ps to iM^rt Hummer under Captiiin W'ill.ird. a\u\ later a tnnjp of rangers un- der ( "aptani Ste\ens to Number luMir. Shortly after Captain Stivens' arrival, that place repulsed .1 licur Indian altaik, and so bravely protected the foil ih.it wlnii tile intclli.uence of the brave de- Imi.«- w.r. icMMvid al j.oston. CtHuniodore Sir t h.iili . I- iiMuIr-. w.is so highly gratified at the iMiidnil «»| ihr •Irlrndt-rs that he presented Cap- tain Stevens with an elegant sword. Number Foar was incoporated into a town in 1753, and was named by the incorporators as Charlestown, in honor of the Commodore. Nearly all the troopers engaged in defending these two forts were former settlers from Massachusetts, and prominent among them were the Putnams. Ebenezer Putnam was first chosen deacon of the church at Charlestown and selectman in 1755 and 1756, also in 1761 and 1765. Jacob Putnam, (6) son of Ebenezer and Mary (Parker) Putnam, was bom in Charlestown, New- Hampshire, March 16, 1771. In 1784, at the age of thirteen years, he came to Middlesex, Wash- ington county, Vermont, with his brother Seth. Seth was the third settler in the county, the first justice of the peace in the town, the first town clerk, the second selectman, the second represent- ative from the town of Middlesex, a senator, and a member of the constitutional convention in 1793. He served in the Revolutionary war, and was a lieutenant under Seth Warner. Jacob Putnam settled, in 1802, on the North Branch, on the farm known as the Elijah Whit- ney place. He was the first settler in the western part of the town, and here, for more than fortv years, he led the life of a farmer, at the same time following the carpenter's trade. Although it is probable that his educational opportunities had l)een limited, he possessed, naturally, a clear head, a strong mind and sound judgment. His neighlK)rs testified to their appreciation of these qualities by frequently electing him to town r»f- fices, and he assisted in surveying the town. He married Polly Worth, lx)rn in 1763, daughter of Timothy Wroth, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She died in Middlesex, Vermont, May 29. if^44. Christopher Columbus Putnam, Sr., (7) son of Jacob and Polly (Worth) Putnam, was l>orn in Middlesex, Vermont, February 9, 1810. A common school education failed to satisfy the needs of his vignnnis and active mind, and his his naturally fine abilities, aided by close appli- cation, made him a man of wide and varied infor- mation. The rect»nl of his life shows that he combined with ihl> remarkable intellectual devel- opment business abilities of a high order In 181 c a saw mill had Ixvn built by Rradstreet Ilaldwin. of Londonderr\ . Wnnrnt, at what is now the vil- lage of Putnamville. taking advantage* of the fall 1 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 139 of thirty-three feet. The mill had a capacity for one hundred thousand feet of lumber per annum. This property was purchased by Mr. Putnam in 1845, ^^^ ^i^c years later he caused the old mill to be torn down and a large double-gang mill erected on the opposite side of the river, together with a grist mill and machinery for dressing lum- ber. In 1862 this mill was destroyed by fire, but the calamity served only to bring out in stronger relief the energy of Mr. Putnam's character. That very year he built a new mill on the same site with a capacity for two million feet of dressed lumber per annum. In early life Mr. Putnam was a Whig, and in his later years a Republican, vot- ing, in 1840, to place General Harrison in the pres- idential chair, and in 1888 casting a ballot to raise his grandson to the same position. Mr. Putnam was in sympathy with the best thought and the most progressive measures of the day, being an admirer of the lofty genius and well-nigh incom- parable oratory of Webster, and of Sumner, scarcely the inferior of the former in intellectual gifts and certainly his equal in greatness of soul. Mr. Putnam warmly appreciated the fascinating eloquence and attractive qualities of Henry Clay, and regarded with love and veneration the char- acter of the martyred Lincoln. Although never an office-seeker, Mr. Putnam's neighbors i)aid him the high tribute of electing him to nearly every office in the town, and in 1864 he represent- ed his town in the state legislature. ^Ir. Put- nam's character was such as to command the re- spect and win the love of all who came within his influence, and his sterling worth and great abili- ties made him a leader in all the affairs of his community. Mr. Putnam married January 14, 1836, Miss Eliza Stone, born in Washington, Vermont, Jan- uary 20, 1806, daughter of Eli and Eliza (Wil- liams) Stone. Their children were : Mary, born November 6, 1836, luarried, October 16, 1855, George M. Whitney, of Middlesex, A'ermont; Christopher Columbus, Jr., born iVugust 26, 1839 ; Harriet, born January 28, 1848; Sarah Adeline, born December 8. 1850, married, December 13. 1881, Harlan W. Kemp. Mrs. Putnam died in Middlesex (Putnamville,) August 14, 1893, and Mr. Putnam passed away at the same place, Jan- uary 25, 1899. Christopher C. Putnam, Jr., (8) son of Christopher Columous and Eliza (Stone) Put- nam, was born in Middlesex, Vermont, August 26, 1839. He received a liberal education, first attending the district schools of his native town, and afterward studying at the Washing- ton county grammar school at Montpelier, Vermont, and the Newbury Seminary. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company I, Thirteenth Vermont Volunteers, took part in the battle of Gettysburg, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant of his com- pany. He was discharged in 1863, in consequence of the regiment being nine months' men. During the Fenian raid from Canada he enlisted in Com- pany B, in the Fourth Vermont Regiment, was made captain of his company, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel After Mr. Putnam's re- tirement from the army he entered upon a busi- ness career and was taken into partnership with his father, the name of the firm being changed to C. C. Putnam & Son. In 1871 the firm purchased the Templeton & Vailmill in Worcester, Vermont, in 1885 built a lage steam dressing mill at Put- namville, and in 1890 a steam mill in Elmore, in- creasing their output of lumber per annum to over six million feet. On the death of his father he succeeded to the business and to-day the output is the largest in central Vermont. In politics Mr. Putnam is a Republican and cast his first voie for Lincoln. His townsmen have given hjm re- peated proofs of their confidence, placing him in the office of selectman, calling upon him to rep- resent them in the state legislature in 1886, and making him state senator in 1898. He is a mem- ber of Aurora Lodge No. 22, F. and A. M., at Montpelier, Vermont. Mr. Putnam was married in October, 1868, to Mary E. Whitney, who died in October, 1871. September 22, 1874, he married Jennie E. Wright, born in Montpelier, Vermont, March 25, 1852, daughter of Medad and Mary Jane (McTntyre) Wright. Their children are: Ralph Wright, born March 24, 1876, and Lula Wright, born on March 18, 1879, ^"^^ grauuated from Montpelier high school June 10, 1898, and from Quincy Man- sion school, Wollaston, Massachusetts, June 12, 1902. Mr. Putnam is the le^ling business man in the town of Middlesex, and is recognized throughout Washington county as an influential citizen. ii40 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Ralph Wright Putnam, ninth in direct de- scent from the emigrant ancestor, John Putnam, ■of Salem, Massachusetts, and son of Christopher Columbus, Jr. and Jennie E, (Wright,) Putnam, was bom in Montpelier, Vermont, March 24, 1876, and moved to Middlesex (Putnamville) when eight years of age. He was educated at the common schools and at the Montpelier High school, where he graduated in the class of 1895. He is interested with his father, Christopher C. Putman, in the manufacture of lumber, the pres- ent firm of C. C. Putman & Son being the oldest and largest lumber concern in central Vermont. Mr. Putman has been a member of the Middle- sex Republican town committee since 1898, and is at present postmaster at Putnamville, having been appointed by President McKinley August 26, 1898. It will be seen that Mr. Putnam's record, even at so early an age, testifies to the fact that he is faithful to the traditions of his family in the active interest which he manifests in public affairs and in the welfare of the com- munity. It is equally evident that his townsmen appreciate his valuable qualities from the fact that he has already been elected a member of the Washington county Republican committee and a justice of the peace. Mr. Putnam is prominent in fraternal orders, being a member of the Ver- tnont Society of Colonial Wars, the Vermont Fish and Game League, and the Apollo Club of Mont- pelier, Vermont. CAr,VIX P. GILSOX. Calvin P. Gilson, a leading man of affairs of windham county, Vermont, belongs to a family which has been well known and highly respected in New England for several generations. Samuel •Gilson. great-grandfather of Calvin P. Gilson, was born in 1752, and settled in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in 1791- He is said to have been the first blacksmith at Factory Village, where he made scythes and axes and used the first trip hammer of this section of New England. He was the maker of a sleigh which was owned by Cal- vin P. Gilson, bis great-grandson, and was re- cently sold to the keeper of a livery stable at Northfield. Massachusetts, who used it in his trade with the Moody Seminary at that place. >Vhether this masterpiece, which must, ere this. have attained the age of the famous "one horse shay," will testify to the perfection of its manu- facture by closing its existence in the same way, or whether it has already returned to its con- stituent elements, the record does not say. Cer- tain it is that the descendants of Samuel Gilson, as all who have ever known them can testify, have displayed the characteristics to be expected of the posterity of a man whose workmanship was of so enduring a quality, and who seemed to be able to impart something of his own personality to his handiwork. Samuel Gilson's wife's first name was Sarah, and he was the father of three children : Calvin ; Mary, who married Azariah Walton in 1813; and Sarah, who married Thad- dcus Davis. Mrs. Gilson died In 1817, her hus- band surviving until 1826, when he expired at the age of seventy-four. Calvin Gilson, son of Samuel and Sarah Gil- son, followed his father's trade of blacksmith, and \\-a'; also captain of a company of horse troop of militia. He married, in i8to, Mehitable^ Partridge, daughter of Joseph Partridge. Their " children were: Prescott W, ; Lonisa Ann, who THE STATE OF VERMONT. 14% married in 1836, Nelson H. Chandler; Luke H., born September 4, 1819; Sarah, who married John W. Burpee, now of Brattleboro, Vermont; Joseph P., now' judge of a New York city court, owner of a plantation in Georgia, and a summer residence in Saratoga, and who married Cina Meeks, of Bennington, Vermont. Calvin Gilson died in 1825, in the thirty-ninth year of his age, and his wife survived him many years, dying in 1857. Mr. GilsoQ was to the last of his life a resident of Chesterfield, New Hampshire. Prescott W. Gilson, son of Calvin and Mehi ta- ble (Partridge) Gilson, was born December 31, 1812, in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in which place, and also in Walpole, New Hampshire, he followed the ancestral trade of a blacksmith. He was prominent in the state militia, and in politics was a Jacksonian Democrat. He married Ada- line Whitney, who died in 1836, in the twentieth year of her age. He afterward married Urania M., daughter of Benoni Streeter, his second mar- riage taking place February 2, 1837. Their chil- dren were : Calvin P. ; Adaline L., born January 16, 1841, married, October 3, 1858, John M. Famum, and her second husband was George V. Shackleton ; she was the mother of two children : Arthur, deceased ; and Annie F., residing in Bos- ton, Massachusetts. Prescott W. Gilson died in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, November 7, 1877. Calvin P. Gilson, son of Prescott W. and Urania M. (Streeter) Gilson, was bom October 5* 1839, ^^^ was educated in the common schools of Chesterfield and Walpole, New Hampshire. He left school at the age of seventeen, became a peddler on foot through the country, and later traveled for a large chemical house of New York city until the breaking out of the war. He en- listed at the age of twenty-two. May 11, 1861, with the rank of orderly sergeant, in Company F, Eighteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volun- teer Infantry, Colonel Barnes commanding, a regiment enlisting for a period of nine months. The regiment was sent to Washington, D. C, first advanced to Ball's Bluff, then to Malvern Hill and the Seven Days' battle. He was dis- charged at Harrison's Landing, came home, and re-enlisted, August 22, 1862, in Company F, Fourteenth New Hampshire Regiment, as a mu- sician. He spent the winter of 1862-63 in Pools- \ille, Maryland, was afterward sent to the De- partment of the Gulf, and served at Key West, and New Orleans. He remained on detachment service on the road between New Orleans and. Lake Pontchartrain as inspecting officer, after- ward participated in the battle of Deep Bottom,, and Bermuda Hundred, and at the siege of Pet- ersburg. The regiment then joined Sheridan's forces in the Shenandoah valley, and took part in the battles of Berryville and Winchester, the- latter being the scene of Sheridan's famous ride- It then formed a part of Sherman's army in its famous march to the sea, and connected with the- column which marched by way of August, Geor- gia, and thence to Savannah. Sergeant Gilsoa. had charge of the squad engaged in the pursuit of Jefferson Davis, president of the so-called southern Confederacy, and was associated with* his captors. The regiment afterward went to- Savannah, and was discharged there, being mus- tered out July 25, 1865. After returning home Mr. Gilson foUowed'i for three years the business of a traveling sales- man, and in 1868 opened a store at West Ches- terfield, and for five years was very largely en- gaged in the horse business, shipping six hundred animals a year. The building which he occupied for several years, known as Gilson's horse mar- ket, for carriages, harness and horses, is now the property of Henry Allen. Mr. Gilson, in con- junction with Mr. Brown, built Gilson's build* ings. He is considered wealthy, his business ex- tending throughout New England to Canada. He- was a prominent member of the Great Westerrt Horse Company, and was also extensively en- gaged in the lumber business. He was one of the promoters of that popular resort called Spof- ford Lake, New Hampshire, built the road around the lake, and also the ice plant, which he still owns. He also built two cottages, "The Gran- ite" and "The Rustic," the former, built of gran- ite, being one of the handsomest cottages in New Hampshire. It is elaborately provided with an- tique furniture, and pictures of it have appeared in the Ladies' Home Journal. Mr. Gilson was peculiarly well fitted to superintend the furnish- ing of this cottage, being, in addition to all his. other occupations, an extensive dealer in an- tiques, in fact, one of the most marked charac- teristics is this versatility, which enables him to engage successfully in so many different voca- 142 THE STATE OF VERMONT. tions. Probably few men have ever exhibited such adaptability, which manifests itself in still another direction, Mr. Gilson being deeply inter- ested in valuable real estate, both in Brattleboro and at Spofford Lake, and likewise doing a flour- ishing business as an auctioneer. He* enjoys the distinction of being the first auctioneer in the state of Vermont who made auction sale of horses by the car-load lot. He at one time ran four four- horse teams for the sale of horse goods, making extensive trips throughout the country. Mr. Gil- son, in the capacity of an auctioneer, sells much real estate for banks, judges and courts. As a member of the firm of Gilson & Brown he built the Gilson carriage repository, now conducted as a grain, feed and sales stable by George P Gil- man, on Elliott street, Brattleboro, the business being a very large and flourishing one. Mr. Gilson was for a number of years pro- prietor of the upper ferry, and was also for a length of time proprietor of Gilson's Hall at Putney, Vermont, where he was extensively en- gaged in dcalmg in horses, carriages and har- ness. Thus it will be seen how greatly Mr. Gil- son enlarged the sphere of his business activities, and in how many different directions his super- abundant energy sought an outlet, each effort proving productive of good results. But with all these multifarious demands upon his time and thoughts, Mr. Gilson has not neg- lected his political duties. At Chesterfield, in response to the urgent call of his fellow citi- zens, he filled at different time the office of road commissioner, selectman, overseer of the poor, etc. He is a member of the Grand Armv of the Republic, Phil Sheridan Post, at Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and is president of the Fourteenth Regiment Veteran Association. He is also a member of Golden Rule Lodge, F. and A. M., and of Dummer Chapter, R. A. M., Beauseant Commandery, K. T. Mr. Gilson married Ann E. Streator, born in 1848, daughter of Captain Clark Streeter. Their children were: Mary A., born December 27, 1867; Annie M., born May 11, 1869. married Henry R. Brown, an extensive horse dealer and livery proprietor of Brattleboro; Fred C, born August 24, 1876, salesman for Dunham Brothers, married Winnie, daughter of the late Colonel W. C. Hodgkins, of Brattleboro. Mr. Fred C. Gilson is a member of the Sons of Veterans, and was captain of the camp at Brattleboro. He is also a Mason, member of Dummer Chapter, R. A. M., and Beauseant Commandery, K. T. Mrs. Calvin P. Gilson died February 7, 1901, aged fifty-three years. CHARLES GLOVER WILLIAMS. Charles G. Williams, one of the representa- tive citizens of Essex Junction, Vermont, is a descendant of Robert Williams, who was the progenitor of the family in this country. He was born in England in 1609, and sailed from Norwich, England, April 8, 1637. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The line of descent is as follows: John Williams, a resident of Roxbury, Massachusetts, was the father of David Williams, who was born October 13, 1719, and his son, Silas Williams, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, February 4, 1750, and his son David Williams was the father of our subject. Silas Williams, grandfather of Charles G. Williams, served as a minute-man during the Revolutionary war, where he displayed great bravery and courage. Deciding to remove from Connecticut to Vermont, he made the journey alone and purchased a tract of land ; he then re- turned to his native town for his wife, and about a week before their arrival in their new home, the Indians burned the town and massacred the settlers. They had not the means of transporta- tion in those days that we now enjoy, for he used an ox team to convey his wife and two children from Hartford, Connecticut, to the state of Ver- mont. He cleared the ground of its weeds and underbrush, then set about to cultivate it, and in due course of time had a finely tilled, profita- ble farm. He was one of the most prominent men of the town, and was chosen to serve as selectman, justice of the peace, and representative in the state legislature. He served as a captain of a company of militia, and when the battle of Plattsburg occurred, he, with his two sons, started for the place, but on arriving at Burling- ton they were unable to secure transportation, and so were deprived of showing their bravery on the field of battle. Mr. Williams married Miss Mary Flynn, the following named children were born to them: THE STATE OF * VERMONT. 143 Polydore, born in 1778; Thomas, born in 1780: Mary, born in 1785, in Royalton, Vermont; Silas, born in 1783; and David Williams. Mr. Will- iams was one of the organizers and was instru- mental in the building of the Congregational church at Royalton, Vermont. David Williams, father of Charles G. Will- iams, was born in Royalton, Vermont, February 3, 1788. He received his education in the com- mon schools of his native town, and being reared upon a farm he followed that occupation all his life, meeting the success which his labors merited. He was a man of splendid intellectual attain- ments and nobility of character, and he took an active part in the educational affairs of the town. He was elected to the office of justice of the peace, which he filled both honorably and creditably. In his political affiliations he was an old-line Whig. Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Emma Crandall, and nine children were born to them : Eliza, born February 22, 181 5 ; Henry Law- rence, bom November 29, i8i6, now a physi- cian; John, born February 24, 1818; Dewitt G., bom November 17, 1819; Clarissa, bom Decem- ber 5, 1821, died when quite young; Silas, born April 14, 1823; Ezra, born October 19, 1824; Charles G., born April 4, 1826; and Ellen P., born April 14, 1828. Mr. Williams died in 1864, and his wife passed away in 1871. Charles G. Williams, son of David and Eunice Williams, was born in Royalton^ Vermont, April 4, 1826. He acquired his early education in the common schools of the town, and later he- was a student in the Royalton Academy. At the age of twenty-one years he found employment as a clerk in a store in his native town, where he remained for two years, and he was engaged in the same capacity for one year in Boston, Massa- chusetts. In 185 1 he became actively associated with the Central Vermont Railroad Company, which had its offices at Montpelier, as freight clerk; he remained in that position for three years. He was then transferred to Windsor. where he acted as agent for six years, and in the fall of i860 he was again transferred to Essex Junction, where he acted in the capacity of agent up to the year 1900, when he retired from the ac- tive duties of life. He has the wonderful record of being employed by the same company for forty -eight and a half years, and in all that long period of time he has lost only one month's pay. After his long service and in 1900 the Grand Trunk bought the railroad and discharged him without any consideration whatever, a good reward of merit for fiftv vears of faithful ser- vice. Mr. Williams is a prominent member of the Masonic order, being made a Mason in Aurora Lodge at Montpelier, Vermont, in 1852; he is now a member of Ethan Allen Lodge at Essex - Junction. In his political views Mr. Williams is a firm adherent of the principles of the Repub- lican party. In 1849 ^'*- Williams was united in marriage to Miss Louisa M. Howe, a daughter of Deacon Luther and Mary (Lyman) Howe, of Rovalton, Vermont. Five children have been l)orn to them : Abbie King died at three years of age ; Edward King died at twenty-seven years of age ; Harriet Howe, wife of F. W. Baldwin, of Si. Albans, Vermont : Herbert L., died when twenty-seven years old; Ellen F., died at nineteen \ears of age. Tlic mother of these children died July 28, 1899. CHESTER MANNING FKRRIN, M. D. Dr. Chester Manning Ferrin, physician and surgeon of Essex Junction, Vermont, is a descend- ant of Jonathan P>rrin, who was born June 9, 1753. The latter spent his entire life in Thorn- ton, New Hampshire, where he was engaged in the occupation of farming. When the Revolu- tionary war broke out he enlisted as a soldier and participated in all the battles of that memor- able struggle. He married Miss Hannah Ela, who was born June 9, 1761, being the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Halman) Ela, the fonner of whom was born on the 27th of February, 1724, and was married April 21, 1748. Mr. Ferrin's death occurred on the 30th of June, 1829, and his wife survived March 31, 1843. Micah Perrin, the father of Chester Manning Ferrin, was born in Thornton, New Hampshire, July 12, 1787. He acquired his education in the common schools of his birthplace, and on reach- ing young manhood removed to Orleans county, Vermont, becoming one of the first settlers of Holland. He purchased a farm there and cleared and improved his land, havuig pursued this vo- »-14 THE STATE OF VERMONT. i;\liiMi 111 ,\\\ lis iMiUirlus, ;nul by lUtioiU aikl un- iiiuiMiiu; toil nu'l wiili iiumiUnI muwsn. attaining a liii:h pt^Mtmu ain««ni'. ihr rili7rn> ot I lollan*!. IK' was rU^l^^l to ilio \auons l»val otVuvs. an* I also Mi\*^l as rt'jMvsi ntalno to the stalo loj:i>laluro. iM'liiiitMisU \w was i\ nuMiibrr ot" the I on^rojja- tionj^l ilinr*li. wliuli \w h\\\\\ in Uollanil. anil also arti^l in tlu^ oapavin ot *U\u\ml i >n Matvh J(\ iSi 4. in Somhwuk. Xiassailuisott'-. Mr. IViiin was nianu^^ to \lisv 1 lu-mila lonant, wlu^ was Kmh 111 Mo\u'»^. Oswvi^o omntN. 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Benctiict. a ilrt'.^^'iitf-r C'i Lc\T T. Ik-nedict, azr:]! six children h:i\-i oiv:. boni r-f ih:s union : Caroline S.. Vr:i :r. M. Ivihnshurv, February :. 1S67: Dr. i.V.r:wi }".. borr. Ar»:i*: 22. 3S(.»S. is now a riiv- »Ct:r.: . > . N e w 1 . :»n :1 or . C onnect i ci: : : L ena Elena. ivc:- : /iiriiar\ :*. 15^71 . miurried E. D. Willian:?. .•: i's>i\. anr. nc-v :•: Shon Hi'/.s. Xew Tersev: 'i;i i.nrinda. hcirr. in Essex junciiL-n. Jaiiu- -;••• 1- r • >« . • I '\ .. :^i^;. nuirriecl ^^^ W. Graves. .;: New \ork .-*!:> : Hoiiis r»cne:iic:. rom "li'.v 3:-. iSpf. .l^o/. /\np:s: S. iS;"7; and Ic^^sie Z'!anar;. lOr:: "ilr^ w iS-c,. :s ;. kin derCttr. en teacher :: Ne**^- :i-k. Nrw ie:se> . '/Mv T.aiiii .'1: Sirirk'v.-ei! is z. ZLn-.i^iLT '"jC •' ' ; -a ]•«.•• h. re. w uc^-: i b ;. i i ^-rcnse i. suV- - er: . : :r.-? an i . \v;i> v. ■ t- 1 ■ i-m :• «- ^ ^ ^on:i.-'v,;iT ri: ihr tiv^s: unim:uarhL.:».i zr^n::-:- :u \ .i- rvin n A\ \s: sratiifiKcr ~i.r.^ar. :'• • S^;;. an*. "\v,i> Tin >or ..•: H rar-: -^zr. y-irsz- : : 'hiri! 'Vnir-rei re. :ht fi-T >' i^ir; i-.a.. bon. i-^wiu^. b* !i:> iarhtr i.'i rr^"> ; T'v 'X'lori hin. :k »:ar.ii v ■ i-;;":::;l:i r' "■ > V. Hi— r-iv-^k. vh. v.-a- burPx ■;. ■■ >i:rA ;:..•: - ■ <^- \i. S!Oi'*k^»i i 'v-.am; hu^hv. ;-. . artlett, lx)rn February 18, 1S85: Margaret Wright, born ^larch 13, 1886; Jennett McRoberts, born March 13, 1888; Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Slater (twins), born May 4, 1891, and the latter died in infancy. JOHN J. VAN SICKLIN. John Jacob Van Sicklin, of South Burlington, Vermont, is a worthy descendant of one of the old Dutch families of Manhattan Island. His grandfather, who was one of the first settlers of Burlington, was a native of Oyster Bay, Long Island. He purchased one sixty-fifth of the town of Burlington from Jacob Sedam. In 1782 he arrived in that town, ahd shouldering his ax, starfcd to investigate his new property. He cleared a small portion of it, on which he erected a house ; he then returned to his old home in Oyster Bay, and the following spring, accom- panied by his w^ife and one child, settled in their new home. He retained one hundred acres of the land, which he from time to time cleared of the underbrush and stones, and the remainder he sold at a nominal figure. He was an indus- trious and economical man, and he was able to support his family, and also save some money. His wife was Miss Elizabeth Simonds, and the following named children were born to them: l^olly Thatcher, who was born on the journey from Long Island to Burlington ; Stephen, who followed the occupations of farmer and black* smith, died in 1813; James, a physician of Bur- lington : John J. : Nancy ; Betsy and Charlotte Van Sicklin. The father of these children died m 1840, at the age of eighty-two years. John Van Sicklin, father of John J. Van Sicklin, was born on the old homestead in Bur- - lington, where he was reared and received hii education. He then decided to engage in farmini as an occupation, and it proved so successful thai he continued in this line of work during his en- tire life. He purchased one hunderd acres ol land near his old home, to which he occasionallyi^l made additions, until now the farm consists ol twelve hunderd acres of valuable land. Politi- cally Mr. Van Sicklin was formerly an old-lii Whig, but later affiliated himself with the Repul lican party. Mr. Van Sicklings political careei began with his election to the various town of- fices. He has acted as assistant judge for sev< THE STATE OF VERMONT. 147 } cars, and has also been a member of the legis- lature, as well as state senator ; he was elected to this honorable position during the time of the Masonic trouble in Vermont. Fraternally he was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. Air. Van Sicklin married Miss Betsy Meack, of Shelbin, a daughter of Dr. Fardrick Meack, whose father served as a surgeon in the British army during the Revolutionary war; he was in- terred at Ticonderoga in 1775. The following named children -were born to Mr. and Mrs. Van Sicklin: Samuel S., died in infancy; George, died in 1847; Edward, a graduate of the Uni- versity of Vermont; Frederick M., also a grad- uate of the same university, and now acting as president of the Howard National Bank of Bur- lington : Martha M., wife of Chauncey M. Brown- -ell ; John ; and Sarah, wife of Frank H. Small, of Burlington, Vermont. Mr. Van Sicklin died in April, 1866. V John J. Van Sicklin, the fifth son of John and Betsy Van Sicklin, was born November 7, 1830. He received his preliminary education in the com- mon school, and this was supplemented by an -academic course. He then settled on his father's farm, and, with the exception of four years, he has pursued the occupation of a farmer. His farm consists of two hundred and twenty-five acres of fertile, productive land. As a Republican he has been chosen to serve in the various town offices. He is a member of ' the Washington Lodge, F. & A. M., and of Burlington Chapter, Royal Arcanum. Mr. Van Sicklin was married in 1861 to Miss Martha ^ Mead, a daughter of Samuel S. and Jane (Fair- " -child) Mead, who are members of an old Hines- burg family. LEMUEL S. DREW. Lemuel S. Drew, of South Burlington, Ver- lont, was born in Charlotte, Vermont, August I, 1824, a son of Lemuel and Polly Drew. Lem- uel Drew, father of Lemuel S. Drew, was born 1 Wc«]f shore. New Hampshire, May 2}^, 1774- ^e removed to Essex, New York, and later Ranged his residence to Charlotte, Vermont, 'here he became interested in the cattle business ; ^'■-^bsequently he removed to Burlington, Vermont, engaged in the butcher trade. Mr. Drew married Miss Polly Warner, who was born in Wolfsboro, New Hampshire, December 27, 1777, a daughter of Walter Warner. Six sons and three daughters have been born to them, namely : Betsy, born January 11, 1802, married Triston Corner; Sally L., born June 9, 1804, married Ambrose At water ; John Y., born June 29, 1806 ; Daniel, born July 31, 1808, died June 12, 1869; Amasi, bom July 10, 181 1, died April 8, 1889; Jedediah, born September 12, 1815; May E., born September 13, 1817, marired Eli Barss; William Warner, born May 23, 1822, died Sep- tember 30, 1869; and Lemuel S. Drew. Lemuel S. Drew, youngest child of Lemuel and Polly Drew, acquired his education in the common schools of the village, and after com- pleting his studies entered into the employ of the late John Howard, proprietor of the Howard House, where he remained three years. The next three years of his life were passed as an appren- tice in the harness-maker^s trade, but after ac- quiring it he returned to the Howard House, and acted in the capacity of clerk. Three years later the hotel burned, and Mr. Drew then asso- ciated himself with the American House; after remaining there for some time he assumed con- trol of the Franklin House; he changied the name, and called it the Howard House. Subse- quently he returned to the American House. In 1865 ^c retired from the hotel business and pur- chased the farm on which he now resides. It is situated three miles south of Burlington, on the Shelburn road. He occupied his time in cultivating the land until 1878, when his old in- clinations toward the hotel business prompted him to return to that occupation, and he resumed the management of the American House until 1883, when he was placed in charge of the Van Ness House, which he conducted so success- fully for nine years that it became the leading hotel in Vermont. He continued his management until 1892, thus spending forty-two years of his life in the hotel business in Burlington. He again retired to his farm, where he has since been actively engaged in breeding Ayrshire cattle, Yorkshire and Berkshire hogs and blooded stock. Mr. Drew is a Republican, and he was chosen by that party to represent Burlington in the state legislature in 1872. He is a director of the 148 THE STATE OF VERMONT. State Agricultural Society, president of the County Agricultural Society, and president of the National Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association. He also acts as captain of the first hook and ladder company of Burlington. Fraternally he is a member of Washington Lodge No. 3, A. F. & A. M., Burlington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Burlington Council, Royal and Select Masons, and Burlington Commandery, Knights Templar. Mr. Drew was united in marriage on Octo- ber 26, 1848, by Bishop Hopkins, to Miss Louise Atwater, born July 29, 1829, a daughter of Phineas Atwater. Five children have been bom to them: Frances Louisa, born July 21, 1850, married. Dr. G. Henry Tenney, September 18, 1871 ; Charles Lemuel, born July 2, 1853. died January 13, 1854; Sarah Elizabeth, bom Feb- ruary 22, 1856, died August 2, 1863 ; John How- ardi born March 4, 1858, resides with his parents ; Fred Atwater, born August 9, i860, married Miss Alice Davis, August 2, 1888. FREMONT HAMLLTON, A. B., M. D. Dr. Fremont Hamilton, of Brattleboro, Ver- mont, was bom at Hartland, Maine, October 10, 1857. He is a grandson of Jonathan Hamilton, and a son of Henry Warren Hamilton and Eliza ((Graves) Hamilton; the former named was edu- cated in the common schools of his native town, and later entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which institu- tion he was graduated with the class of '58. | H(f commenced the practice of his profession in Roch- ester, Vermont, and subsequently practiced it in Brandon, Vermont, where he enjoyed a large and lucrative patronage for twenty-four years ; sub- sequently he removed to Springfield, Massachu- setts, where he was engaged in general practice for 10 years, when, on account of failing health, he retired from practice, and died at Brattleboro, November 9, 1895, at the age of sixty-six years. In his professional life Dr. Hamilton gained a creditable position and won gratifying success, for he was well equipped for the practice of medi- cine, and his efforts having been discerningly di- rected gained him precedence in the medical fra- ternity. He served at one time as president of the State Homeopathic Society, and had the dis- tinction of being the third of his school to practice in the state of Vermont. He was united in mar- riage to Miss Eliza Graves, and the following named children were born to them : Dr. Warren Henry Hamilton, who graduated from Middle- bury College in 1875, and New York Homeopath- ic College in 1878, and was engaged in the prac- tice of his profession at Brandon, Vermont, up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1879 * he married Miss Mary T. Terrell, daughter of Dr. Henry Terrell, and one child was bom to them, Samuel Warren Hamilton. Eliza Ellen Hamilton was the first lady to apply for admittance to tlie classical college in New Eng- land; she matriculated at Middlebury College, and later entered as a sophomore the University of Vermont, from which she graduated in 1875. She was united in marriage to Frank E. Wood- ruff, now professor of Greek, Bowdoin College, a theological seminary. It is an interesting co- incidence that as class-mates at college Mr. Wood- ruff and Miss Hamilton took the same stand. They have three children : John, who is a student in the University of Vermont ; Robert, a student at Bowdoin ; and Edith Woodruff, now fitting for college. Dr. Fremont Hamilton, son of Dr. Henry Warren Hamilton, was reared at Brandon, Ver- mont, where his early education was acquired in the graded school; he entered Middlebury Col- lege, from which he was graduated in 1878; he was then a student in the medical department of the New York Homeopathic College, from which he was graduated in 1882. Immediately after his graduation he opened an office in Rutland, Ver- mont, and enjoyed the patronage of some of the most select families in the town; he remained there until 1893, when he removed to Brattle- boro, Vermont, where he has a large and con- stantly increasing practice. The years have proved his ability to cope successfully with dis- ease and master its intricate problems, and his skill has gained for him a position of prominence among the medical fraternity in this section of the state. In addition to his professional work Dr. Hamilton is the proprietor of the Crystal Springs Ice Company. Dr. Hamilton is a member of the Vermont Homeopathic Medical Society; he is also a mem- ber of the Masonic order, being connected with /yi^/Yc.. ..k THE STATE OF VERMONT. 149 Columbia Lodge, F, & A. M., and the. Daven- port Chapter, No. 17, R. A. M., at Rutland, Ver- mont. In his political affiliations he is a firm ad- herent to the principles of the Republican party. Dr. Hamilton was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Lydia Budall, of Middlebury, Vermont, and one child has been born to them : John War- ren Hamilton. Dr. Hamilton is lineally descend- ed on his Grandmother Hamilton's side from Cap- tain Clark, of "Boston Tea Party" fame. CHARLES CARLETON MILLER. Charles Carleton' Miller, vice president and treasurer of the Burlington Drug Company, of Burlington, Vermont, was born in this city, No- vember 28, 1858, a son of the late David Miller. David Miller, a native of Canada, came from there to Burlington when but twelve years of age. He possessed great mechanical ingenuity and ability, and after learning the machinist's trade was engineer for the Champlain Steamboat Company for many years. His wife, whose maiden name was Ellen O'Connell, was born in Bristol, Vermont. Six children blessed their union, as follows: Ellen died young; Catherine Parker, a musician and teacher; Charles Carle- ton, the subject of this sketch ; Minnie J., wife of Charles C. Barker, of Burlington ; David, who died when young; and John H., a commercial traveler. Neither of the parents are living, the mother having passed away in 1885, at the age of fifty-five years, and the father on April 3, 1896, aged seventy- four years. Charles Carleton Miller was graduated from the Burlington high school with the class of 1876, afterwards being bookkeeper for the Bur- lington Shirt Company for a few years. Subse- quently accepting a position as cashier and book- keeper for Wells, Richardson & Company, he remained in the employ of that firm until 1892, when he became one of the organizers of the Bur- lington Drug Company, of which he was the first secretary and treasurer, and is now the vice- president and treasurer. Politically he is an active supporter of the Democratic party, always taking a lively interest in public aflfairs. For eight years he served on the school board, during which time he was chairman, and rendered ex- cellent advice and good judgment in the erection of six new schoolhouses, including the magnifi- cent Edmunds High School building. In 1900 he was elected to the state legislature by a ma- jority of four hundred and ninety-seven, while there rendering excellent service on the com- mittee on ways and means, and on the educational committee. Socially Mr. Miller is a member of the Al- gonquin, Ethan Allen and Mohican clubs, and fraternally is one of the best known and most prominent Masons of this section of the state, being a member of Washington Lodge, F. & A. M., in which he filled the office of worshipful master for two years; of Burlington Chapter, R. A. M. ; of Burlington Council, R. & S. M. ; Burlington Commandery, Lodge of Perfection, Scottish Rite; Mt. Sinai Temple of the Mystic Shrine; and is a thirty-second degree Mason. He was district deputy of the fifth district for two years; was giand lecturer of the Grand Lodge of Vermont two years ; and served as grand junior warden of the Grand Lodge one vear, an office to which he was honored with a re-election, which he refused on account of busi- ness interests. On November 29, 1893, Mr. Miller married Miss [Catherine Jane Stannard, daughter of the late General George J. Stan- nard. THE WALKER FAMILY. The Walker family of Burlington and vi- cinity, which has for its now living representatives in the ninth generation the children of Obadiah Johnson Walker, William W. Walker, Hiram Walker, Solomon Walker and James Otis Walker, is numbered among the most ancient in that por- tion of New England. The first of the family in America was Widow Walker, who came from Etigland and settled in Rehobotli, now in Bristol county, Massachu- setts, prior to 1643. Philip (2) appears on the Rehoboth records in 1653, ^s shown by the date appended to his signature. He was a deacon in the church, and was buried August 21, 1697. Philip (3), son of Philip, was born in Re- hoboth in March, 1661-62, and died February 17, 1739-40, aged about seventy-eight years. He was a man of large means for his day, for his property inventoried one thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds. He united with the church ISO THE STATE OF VERMONT. April 25, iCx)/. He married Mary Bowcn, who was buried May 22, i(x)4. His second wife, Sarah, cUed February o, 1739. He was father of ten children. Daniel (4), sou of Philip, was born in Re- hoboth, October 10, 1706. He married, January I, 1729-30, Mary Perry, daughter of Jasiel and Rebecca Perry, and she died in Rutland, Ver- mont, Daniel, then a man fifty-three years of age, in 1759 accompanied General Wolf's ex- pedition to Canada, and was at the taking of Quebec. In 1768 he removed with his family to Clarendon, Vermont, where he died. Nathan (5), son of Daniel, was born in At- tleboro, Massachusetts, May 4, 1744, and died in Ferrisburg, Vermont, October 19, 1823, aged seventy-nine years. He was a farmer by occu- pation and a Baptist in religion. He settled with his family in Shaftsbury, Vermont, but in 1790 removed to Ferrisburg. He married Cath- erine Johnson, who died August 28, 1820, aged eighty-two years. They had nine children, of whom Obadiah was the second. Obadiah (6) was bom in Shaftsbury, Ver- mont, November i, 1770, and died January 13, 181 3. He was a man of great ability and in- dustr\% and wielded a strong influence in the community. He was a Democrat of the Jef- fersonian school, and was a member of the legislature for the unusual period of eight years. He married, January 17, 1795, Betsy, a daugh- ter of Zuriel Tupper, of Ferrisburg; she was bom in 1778. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Zuriel was the second. Zuriel Walker (7) was bom in Ferrisburg, Vermont, May 27, 1801. When fourteen years of age he was apprenticed to John H. Sherrill, at Vergennes, to learn the woolen business, and served a term of seven years, ending with his coming of age. After following the business for three or four years, he bought the paternal farm and resided upon it during the remainder of his hfe. He was highly intelligent, energetic and enterprising, and possessed the respect and confidence of the community in an unusual de- gree. He was at various times a selectman and lister, town clerk for thirteen years, and a jus- tice of the peace for twenty-five years. He was a representative in the legislature from 1832 to 1834, and a state senator in 1848-49. In Feb- ruary, 1827, he married Mary Johnson, a daugh- ter of William Johnson, of Cheshire, Vermont, and ten children were born to them: Obadiah,. Jr., January 6, 1828; Henry Hobart, September 28, 1829; William W., August 6, 183 1 ; Hiram, February 8, 1833; Edward, December 31, 1834; Solomon, January 10, 1838; James Otis, January 20, 1840, Mary Malvina, February 19, 1841 ; Mar- tha Ann, October 6, 1844 : Maria Agnes, August 15, 1846. The father of this family died in 1871,. and the mother in 1873. Obadiah Johnson Walker (8), eldest son of Zuriel Walker, was born January 6, 1828, in Ferrisburg, Vermont, where he acquired his edu- cation in the common schools. When fifteen years of age he came to Burlington, and took em- ployment in the store of his uncle, Solomon Walker. He manifested a peculiar aptitude for commercial affairs, and in course of time became confidential adviser to him who was at once relative and employer. After the death of his uncle he became administrator of the estate, and he also remained with the finn which succeeded to his business — that of Bishop, Smitli & Com- pany. In 185 1 he formed a business partnership with Oscar F. Blackman, who, in the following year, sold his interest to W. H. Curtis. Now came to Mr. Walker a tremendous disaster. His linn had endorsed the paper of Joseph Bishop to a large amount, and his failure swept away the entire means of Mr. Walker.. But he set to work manfully, although burdened with the care of a growing family, to discharge all these obligations and to preserve his name unsullied. He became bookkeeper and manager for the firm of Herrick & Miller, and bv dint of close econ- omy succeeded in liquidating all his security debts, dollar for dollar. In 1856 he formed a partnership with Mr. Van Sidden, and this \i-as maintained successfullv for about twcntv vears. In 1873 he had so far recovered himself as to^ be enabled to again enter into business, and he formed the firm of O. J. Walker & Brodiers, of which he became the active head, and in which capacity he was engaged until the time of his death. As an accountant he was without a peer, known as the most rapid and accurate in the state, if not in all New England, ihs mercan- tile instincts were of the highest order, and no costlv mistake was ever laid to Ins door ; if there THE STATE OF VERMONT. 151 were errors at any time, it was in setting aside his own judgment and reiving upon that of oth- ers. Warm-hearted sympathy and UberaHty were marked traits in his character. His acts of charity were multitudinous, and were performed with such total want of ostentation that they went unheralded except by the recipients of his aid and bounty. While deeply interested in all conducing to the welfare and improvement of his city, he never aspired to public distinction, and repeatedly refused overtures looking to his ad- vancement in the political field. For many years he was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and of its official board. He was devoted to advancing its interest and ex- tending the bounds of its usefulness, and the present beautiful house of worship was built in large measure through his liberality and influ- ence. He was a member of the Algonquin and Ethen Allen Clubs, and one of the oldest mem- bers of Washington Lodge No. 3, F. & A. M. Mr. Walker was married in 1852 to Miss Mary White, of Buffalo, New York, and of this marriage six children were born, of whom Frances and Mrs. George Brown are now living. Mrs. Walker died in 1866. In 1874 Mr. Walker was married to Mrs. Mary Beach Horton, who bore him one son, Robert, who died in 1896, the mother having passed away in 1880. In deli- cate health at best, these afflictions came upon Mr. Walker with crushing force, and undoubtedly hastened his demise, which occurred in 1897. William W. M-alker (8), third son of Zuriel Walker (7), was born August 6, 1831. He ac- quired an excellent education, graduating from Middlebury College in 1853. For four years afterwards he taught school in Palo Alto and Swansboro, North Carolina, and with such suc- cess that his future in that calling was assured, had he chosen to continue in it. But he had other purposes. The law had attracted his attention, and he went to Burlington, Vermont, where he took up a course of study, and was in due time admitted to the bar. He had but fairly entered upon practice, under most favorable auspices, when the Civil war began, and his patriotism im- pelled him to join the ranks of his countrymen and aid in the preservation of the Union. En- listing in Company C, Twelfth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, August 23, 1862, he served with that gallant command during its one year term of service, participating in all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac during the most crucial periods of thos^ dreadful years. On being mus- tered out of service he returned to Burlington and entered the employ of Van Sicklen & M'al- ker, w^holesale grocers, and was subsequently admitted to partnership in the firm. In 1877 he became a member of the new^ firm oi O. J. Wal- ker & Brothers, and remained w^ith the house imtil 1896, when he retired from active business life. He was eminently successful during his entire mercantile career, and was a conspicuous representative of that class of business men which has contributed so greatly to the advancement of the material and social interests of the city. To those sterling, rugged virtues which character- ize the best of the old stock of Vermont, he added that greater progressiveness which be- longed peculiarly to his own day. In all the re- lations of life his name was the synonym for integrity and genial manhood, and he was be- loved throughout the community for his no- bility of character and his helpfulness to those in distress or less favored by fortune. About 1853 Mr. Walker was married to Miss Charlotte Hogle, of Fort Covington, New York. Eight children were born of this marriage : Fred H., H. Henry, Charles, Walter, Hiram, John, Hallie and Lillian, all of whom, wdth their mother, are now living. Mr. Walker died in 1899. The business established by O. J. Walker & Brothers was incorporated in 1899, and is now run in the interest of the estate. Following is the obituary of the fourth son of Zuriel Walker, who died in 1899: "Hiram Walker died at his home on Pearl street Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock, after a period of ill health covering several months. His death was preceded by a shock of paralysis, and the end came after he had been unconscious for some time. During the past few days Mr. Walker had grown rapidly worse, having suf- fered two strokes of paralysis within a few days, w^hich left him very weak. He revived from the first, but his constitution had been greatly weak- ened by continued ill health, and the second brought him very near death's door, where he remained for a time and then passed quietly to his rest. The funeral will be held from the late 152 THE STATE OF VERMONT. residence of the deceased at 267 Pearl street this afternoon at 5 r.^o o'clock. ''Mr. Walker was bom in the town of Ferris- burg sixty-six years ago, and was one of a family of seven brothers, all but one of whom came to Burlington, where they became well known and respected business men. Soon after coming to this city he obtained a position upon one of the lake steamers, which were then doing a large business, and remained there for several years. On leaving the boat upon which he was employed he became identified with the business interests of James A. Shedd, later becoming a partner of Mr. Shedd, and continuing as his associate for several years. About twenty-five years ago Mr. Walker, with his brothers, entered the whole- sale grocery business in this city under the name of O. J. Walker & Brothers. This association continued for many years, the firm doing a large business. Upon the reorganization of the com- pany, Mr. Walker became the president of the Walker Grocery Company, which continued the business established by Walker Brothers. "Mr. Walker married Miss Alma Lyon, of South Burlington, who survives him. They have one son, Arthur L. Walker, of this city. "Mr. Walker was a thorough business man, of sterling qualities and strict integrity. In his business he became eminently successful, and a generous spirit brought him many friends, who, with a large number of business associates and accinaintanccs formed in other ways, regret his death. "He was not a man who sought political honors, but never failed to take that interest in municipal and national aflfairs which is demand- ed of a good citizen. He was elected an alder- man from the ward in which he lived in 1884, and served with credit to himself and his con- stituency. Last year he was elected to the office of building inspector in this city, but this position he was forced to resign on account of his ill health, which began with a severe attack of the grippe in the winter. "In the death of Mr. Walker, Burlington loses a business man of the character which contrib- utes to the highest prosperity of a city, and a citizen of the best type; his business associates lose a prudent and diligent assistant, and his family, a kind and loving husband and father." GEORGE FOSTER SIBLEY. George Foster Sibley, of East Montpelier, Vermont, is the seventh in lineal descent from Joseph Sibley, who was born in England, and came to this country in 1629. Joseph Sibley set- tled in Salem, Massachusetts, where he became one of the prominent business men of the town. He was chosen to act as selectman, and was a member of the general court, which was held at Boston, Massachusetts. His son, Joseph, had a son named John, who was born in 171 1, and married Miss Hannah March; they had a son, also named John, who was bom in Sutton, Mass- achusetts, in September, 1740, and served as captain of an artillery company in the town of Sutton. His son, Andrew, grandfather of George Foster Sibley, was born in Sutton, Massachusetts. April 7, 1781. In 1805 he removed to the town of Montpelier, Vermont. He married Miss Mary Putnam, and five children were born to them : Charles, Lewis, Julia Ann, Hiram and Ira ; the last named died in Illinois at the age of ninet> - two years. The father of these children died in East Montpelier. Hiram Sibley, father of George Foster Sibley, was born in the town of East Montpelier, Wash- ington county, X'ennont, in 1806. He was a farmer by occupation, and one of the representa- tive men of the town. In his politics he was a Republican, and he held many positions of trust and responsibilty. He served as captain in tlie state militia, and was a consistent member of the Universalist church. He married Miss Mary King Foster, the daughter of Stephen Foster, of East Montpelier. Their children are: George Foster, Hattie F., Fannie and Fred H. Sibley. Mr. Sibley died July 9, 1861, and his wife died November 4, 1899, ^^ the age of eighty-nine years. George Foster Sibley, oldest son of Hiram and Mary Sibley, was bom in the town of Mont- pelier, Vermont, March 5, 1833. He resided on the old homestead, and assisted his father in the management of the farm until the death of the lat- ter, and after his death until 1871, when the homestead was sold to Fred H. Sibley. In 1880 he purchased the old woolen mill at North Mont- pelier. This building was erected in 1840 by Nathaniel Davis, but Mr. Sibley has put it in first class condition and refitted it with the most THE STATE OF VERMONT. 153 modern machinery. His plant consists of twenty looms, and he furnishes employment to about thirty people in the manufacture of white flannel, which finds a ready sale in Boston. As a Republican he represented the town in the state legislature from 1886 to 1888, and on September 2, 1902, was elected a member of the state senate ; he served on the committee of elec- tions, committee of manufacturing, com.mittee of industrial schools, and joint temperance jpnimit- tee. He has also served in various local offices, which goes to show that he has the respect and confidence of the citizens of the town. He is a member of the Fishing and Game Leai:ruc of Vermont. THE HATCH FAMILY. George Burnham Hatch^ Ph. B., M. D., is one of the foremost citizens of Groton, Ver- mont, as well as its leading physician, and en- joys the respect and esteem of an ever-widening circle of acquaintances. He was born December II, 1851, in the town of Groton, Vermont, a son of Clark Hatch, mentioned below. Dr. George B. Hatch's great-great-grandfather, Ja- cob Hatch, was a soldier of the Continental army, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne, October 17, 1777. He subsequently removed, with his son, Jacob Hatch, from Maine to Ver- mont, settling first in Newbury and coming from there to Groton as a pioneer. The last named Jacob was born in Maine, and was one of a family of eleven children, all educators, and mar- ried Martha Maxwell, a native of the same state, who also was a teacher in Maine, where part of their children were born. There were three sons and three daughters. Of these, Moses and Jacob lived and died in Groton. Phoebe mar- ried Hiram Meader, and lived and died in Wal- den, Vermont. Lucretia (Mrs. James Dustin) lived and died in Groton, as did Mehetabel, wife of James Whitchill. John, the youngest child of Jacob and Martha Hatch, was bom in 1800, in Groton, being one of the first children of white parents bom in the town. He was a farmer and local preacher, and was twice married. His first wife, Mary Clark, of Newbury, died leaving four children, Phoebe, John, Clark and Mary. The second wife, Sabra Welch, was a daughter of Edmond Welch, a Revolutionary soldier, and his wife, Hannah (Innis) Welch, a direct descendant of Hannah Dustin, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, whose cap- ture by Indians and subsequent escape from the savages are matters of historical interest. Phoebe, eldest child of John Hatch, Sr., married In- galls Gould, of Hillsboro, New Hampshire, where both died. John, Jr., died at the same place, leaving no issue. Mary became the wife of Edwin Cunningham, and, after his death, married John Wormwood, and died in Groton. Clark Hatch was born in October, 1826, in Groton, and is now retired from active life, mak- ing his home in Groton village. He followed the trade of stone-cutting in Groton, where he has passed his entire life, giving some attention to agriculture. For a time he was a member of the Third Company, Nineteenth Regiment, of Vermont Volunteer State Militia, serving un- der General A. Harleigh Hill. His wife, Lo- vina Emery, was a lineal descendant of Noah Emory, who settled at Kittery, Maine, in 1725, becoming the first lawyer of that state. He died there at a great age. His son Charles Emery, was a soldier of the Revolution, and drew a pen- sion for his services. He came, late in life, to Newbury, Vermont, with his son. John Emery. This was previous to 1786. John Emery was bom in that part of Massachusetts w^hich is now Maine, and settled in Groton soon after 1786, dying there at an advanced age. His wife's name was Mary Parker, who also was born in Maine. Their son, Noah Emery, was born in 1786, in the town of Newbury, Vermont, and came to Groton with his parents when an infant. He grew up here, and, with the exception of twenty years spent in Brighton, Vermont, passed all his life in Groton, dying in 1875, at the age of eighty-nine years. He married Mary Page, of Groton, and had one son and eight daughters. The seventh daughter, Lovina, became the wife of Clark Hatch. Eight children blessed this union, the eldest being the subject of this sketch. Sarah Jane, the second, died at the age of ten years and ten months. Oscar C. Hatch is a farmer in Groton, and John, the next in order of birth, adds lumbering to farming and resides in Groton. Delia M. is the wife of Warran P.ailev, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 155 tal in settling the town of Bradford, Massachu- setts, and his marriage with Ann (whose family name is unknown) was the first performed in the town. To Robert (i) and Ann Hazelton were born ten children: Anna, Marcy, David, Mary, Abraham, Deliverance, Elizabeth, Deliverance (2), Robert and Gersham. Abraham (2), fifth child and third son of Robert, was born March 3, 1648. He was one of the early town clerks in Bradford. He mar- ried Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Langhorne, October 4, 1671, and their eight children were: Mary, Robert, Elizabeth, Richard, Bethiah, Abra- ham, Mehitable and Jonathan. Richard (3), fourth child and second son of Abraham, was one of the original proprietors of Chester, New Hampshire. He married Abigail Chadwick, January 14, 1702, and their eight chil- dren were: Ephraim, Richard, Thomas, John, Mary, Abigail, Amos and James. Amos (4), next to the youngest child of Richard and his fifth son, was bom at Bradford in 17 1 7. He was given a portion of the paternal * estate at Chester, New Hampshire. He married Eimice Gilson in 1745, and to them were bom twelve children : Amos, Thomas, Jonas, William, Richard, John, Joseph, Ebenezer, David, Eunice, Ephraim and Abraham. Thomas (5) second child and son of Amos, was born in 1750. He was one of the first set- tlers of Westmoreland, New Hampshire. He was active in military aflfairs during the Revolu- tion, and was in Hazen's regiment in 1777, 1778 and 1779, and on May 8 of the former year he was with the force engaged in the operations against Fort Ticonderoga. He was a farmer, and a man possessing in marked degree the cour- age of the pioneers of his day, and was among the early settlers at Strafford, where he redeemed a homestead from the unbroken forest. * He there married Sallie George, daughter of an- other pioneer in that settlement, and eight chil- dren were born to them: Thomds, Mansel, Hi- ram, Joseph, Loren, Polly, Sally and Betsy. There were four brothers besides Thomas, Sr., who emigrated to Vermont, namely: Jonas, Jos- eph, Ebenezer, Abraham. Thom.as (6), eldest son of Thomas, was born in Strafford, August 28, 1790. He was educated in the common neighborhood schools, was a member of the Congregational church, and a Democrat in politics. He inherited the paternal traits, and lived a life of industry and probity- He married Sylvia Kibling, born in Strafford,. October 9, 1795. She was a daughter of Deacon Jacob and Sarah (Coolidge) Kibling, and a granddaughter of John and Catherine De Wolf Kiblinger (or Kibling), early German emigrants,, who were pioneer settlers in the town of Ash- burnham, Massachusetts. On the maternal side she was a granddaughter of Elisha Coolidge, also of the same place. Thomas and Sylvia (Kib- ling) Hazelton were the parents of thirteen chil- dren; Finette, born February 11, 1815; Harlow» 6orn March 28, 1817; Stillman, bom March 19, 1819; Sylvia, bom December 8, 1820; Adeline, born January 19, 1822: Lorenzo, born April 19, 1824; Clarissa, born April 10, 1826; Clarissa, born December 28, 1829; Harriet, born April 2, 1832; Lucy C, born April 12, 1834; Henry, born August I, 1836; Hiram J., born March i, 1838; Walter N., born December i, 1840. Hiram J. (7), twelfth child and fifth son of Thomas, received his education in the schools of his native village, and studied for his profession in the Cleveland (Ohio) Medical University, from which he was graduated in 1863. March 31 of the same year, he located in Barnet, Ver- mont, which has now been for the unusual period . of forty years his place of residence and the scene of his busy and useful effort, and where he has ever enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the community by reason of his professional skill and excellence of personal character. Dr. Hazel- ton has long been a member of the Vermont Homeopathic Medical Society, and is regarded by that body as one of the strongest exponents of the science which it advocates. He is a mem- ber of Temple Lodge No. 54, F. & A. M., and his political affiliations are with the Democratic party. Dr. Hazelton was twice married. His first wife was Charlotte Amelia, daughter of John and Harriet (Wright) Moore. She died April 7, 1871, and Dr. Hazelton was married November 25, 1875, ^t Barnet, Vermont, to Harriet Wil- son. The children of Dr. Hazelton bv his first marriage were: an infant, who died on the day of birth, August 13, 1865; Alfred C, born May 13, 1867, died October 18, 1869; Robert H., bom November 10, 1868; Charlotte Amelia, 154 THE STATE OF \'ERMOXT. f/f N'-/.)yi;rv, y.rnrroi. Mr-r. Vhn Anh-^r. lives of NTwlrjry, l^ravin;^ a %ci2, ]e*^i«e P-, then three v^r^rst o'A. "^ho i^ novi in M;hrx;]- H«3r^' r ^j^/T't^^ b, liatch rf:iTmr^:fi on the parent- al h'/m^:\U:iiA '\min^ his earlkr years, ivcTking r^ the and harvest, and ac- quiring th<: education &i4>piied 1/}' the district u:tvMA^., M the a;^e of wrventeen }ears he l/e$ran tisa/'hin;.; winter v;hW%, and ihu*? helpe^i him- self t/^ward aceral educatic-n- After tiif {(radtiatir. K, V, Watkins. He sub- M!^jtjent]y Uudi*:/1 tryt4u:m^ three years with Dr. M'yfHj^'/mery, of *>ewf/uryjx/rt, Massachusetts, th'fi ;artniouth Collej^rs, and wan. gra/ltiat^:/l fr^yrn the Medical University of ^>^hio and Aj/)eri^:an Medi^ral College of (Jhio in /H85, l/MHiirtif in Newl/iiry he established a sitc- fyrift^ffjl j/ra/;tMe and retnained there until 1S97, wh<(*n l»^r nrm//ved to Gn/t/m, and s<^x>n after i^tuii^A the larg^'j^t hu«^ine»» bUxrk in the town, III whi'h hi« ofJire in kx-atcd, together with a large j/iihlir liall and Mhcr ^^ffices and tenements. Hen' ihe l^al l^j^lgeu meet, and in this building i% I/xate/J the I'xal newftpai>er office. Dr. Hatch hidnri'd a dniggi>»t to nettle in the town, and the M//re wa** o|>iiM'd in bin bUx'k. When the j)ro- j;riH/ir d*-' idi'd to move to the west, i^r. Hatch ;md l>r, S, A. Tdodgett, his colleague, purchased Ihe tiit)rr and are conducting it with advantage Ut therriM'lvrH and the town. I^r. Hatch's prac- tice han always covered a considerable part of the town of ^iroton, an^)J, is thannian of the board of health, find in a truslcr of the Newbury Seminary, hav- hig f»ri vc'd tw«*lve years as president of the board. Jle takrh ijir inlclhgtiit interest which every citi- y.rn should in the progress of alTairs, and strives to pcilmiii sin li dutirs as devolve upon him in fuilh<-iin^', the- interests of his town and the stale .uid natinii. lie is a number of the Metho- ch'.t < hiiu h, and sustains the principles nt the Republican party, and was ckded in 1:0:- '•> represent the town of Grotoo in ibc faacDe jf^siai- ture. He is active in fraternal circks, ht-iru: in affiliation with St, John*? Ladgt^ A- F. A: A. 2^ J., of Xewbur\port, I^!a5sachn5elts, m^ikii m-2L> instituted July 17, 1766, and has been in c-:«- tinuous existence since. He beka^js to Ml- Leba- non Chapter, R. A- M., and to tbc oooncil. R- & S. M., of Bradford, and Palesdoe Camnisuid- er}% K- T., of St. Jcfcisbury, Vermont : and is otic of the leading members of CnitA' Loc^ Xc. titx. I. O. O. F., and of Caledonia Lodge Xo. 46, K. P.. both of Groton. In 1889 the Wcsleyan Univer- sity of Illinois, in which he matriculated, ainl which he attended, conferred upon him the de- gree of Bachelor of Philosoph\-. Dr. Hatch was married June 5, 1882, to Miss Mary E. Brown, only daughter of Jenness W. Brown, a wealthy merchant of XewbuTN-port^ Massachusetts, who was a strong Republican and a man of public spirit. His heart and hand were ever open to the cr>' of the needy at all times, and he was ever firm for temperance. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were members of the Congre- gational church all their lives. Mrs. Hatch's great-grandfather, John Brown, was a soldier of the Revolutionary army. Her mother, Lydia Ward, was born in Hampton, New Hampshire, and was a daughter of Captain Ward, a Revolu- tionary soldier. Dr. and Mrs. Hatch have a beautiful home at Newbury, and have just com- pleted a handsome residence in Groton, one of the finest in the town. Their family includes two children, George W., aged twenty years, a teach- er, and now a student of the University of Ver-^ mont; and Ina K., aged seventeen, a student of Newbury Seminary, and has passed her examina- tions as a teacher in Vermont. HIRAM J. HAZELTON, M. D. Dr. Hiram J. Hazelton, a prominent phy- sician of Barnet, Vermont, a native of the state^ was born March i, 1838, a son of Thomas Haz- elton, Jr. On the paternal side he is of Engiish ancestry, the founder of the branch of the family ' ' from which he is descended having been Robert Hazelton, who emigrated from Bradford, York- • shire, England, about 1639. He was instrument ; THE STATE OF VERMONT. 157 military activities passed in the Mississippi val- ley. He took part in Banks's Red river cam- paign, and was an actor in the battles of Pitts- burg Landing, Corinth, Vicksburg, capture of Mobile, beside many less severe engagements. He was wounded at the battle of Haitcher's Run. With equal alacrity, he laid down the imple- ments of war and took up those of agriculture. On account of his aged parents he settled down to till the home farm and care for them in their declining years. This farm, one of the largest and most productive in the state, has received additions by purchase in his hands, and is now managed jointly by Judge Nichols and his young- est son. He was a representative to the consti- tutional convention at Montpelier in 1870, and represented the town of Braintree in the legisla- ture in 1872. For about six years he was town clerk and treasurer, and also served as select- man and town superintendent of schools, filling the latter position three years. In 1888 he re- moved to West Randolph, and has sHnce resided there. From 1872 until 1874 he served as assist- ant judge of the county court, and from that date until the present time he has been judge of probate of the district of Randolph. Politi- cally Judge Nichols is a Republican, and fra- ternally belongs to the Free and Accepted Ma- sons, to the Grand Army of the Republic, and to the local Grange. He supports the Congre- gational church. Judge Nichols married, first, August 13, 1856, Ann Eliza Bates, of Salisbury, Vermont. She died December 4, 1896, leaving four chil- dren, namely: Henry Herbert, William Bates, Edward Hatch and Anna Green. Henry H. Nichols, born September 30, 1857, in Braintree, Vemfont, acquired his education at Randolph Academy, lived several years in the City of Mexico, but is now a resident of London, Eng- land. He married Bertha O'Neil, of New York city, by whom he has one son, George H. Nich- ols. William B. Nichols, born at Braintree, Vermont, December 4, 1859, is a fruit and raisin grower at Dinuba, California. He married, first, June 25, 1881, Mattie E. Denmon, of Waterbury, Vermont, who died August 6, 1882, leaving one daughter, Josephine M., now being educated in the Moody School. He married, second. Emma Heimbach, by whom he has one child, Gretchen. Edward H., bom in Braintree, Vermont, May 19, 1871, married Mattie Ann Nichols, and still resides in the place of his nativity, being engaged in general farming. Anna G., bom in Braintree, June 5, 1876, was educated at the Randolph high school and Middiebury College. She married David R. Bosworth^ and resides in Bristol, Vermont. Judge Nichols married, second, January 15, 1898, Hattie L. Bass, who was educated at Ran- dolph Center. She is a daughter of Henry and Mary (Cady) Bass, and a direct descendant of Samuel Bass, who emigrated from England about 1630, settling in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the next in line of descent being John Bass, who married Ruth Alden, daughter of John and Pris- cilla (Mullens) Alden, both of whom were pas- sengers on the Mayflower. Their son, John Bass, married Abigail Adams, and had a son Samuel. The last named had a son bearing the same name, whose son, Samuel, settled in Braintree, Ver- mont, in May, 1785. His son, Seth, bom March 5» 1783, v*^as the father of Henry, torn May n, 1 8 14. He married Mary E. Cady, and was the father of Mrs. William H. Nichols. WHITCOMB ELISHA LAMSON. Whiicomb Elisha Lanison, a prosperous mer- chant of Randolph, was born in this town, Jan- uary 24, 1844, a son of the late Thomas Lamson, Jr. Thomas Lamson, Sr., the father of the last named, was born in Denmark, December 8, 1672, being one of a family of twenty-three chil- dren born into his father's household by three wives. Coming to America with some of his brothers while yet a lad, he located in Brodcfield, Massachusetts, where he and at least two of his brothers, Samuel and Jonathan, enlisted in the Continental army, the latter serving in the Revo- lution from 1777 till 1780, his younger brother, Samuel, being a witness to his service. Thomas Lamson, Sr., according to the official record, served in Colonel John Brooks' regiment six months, from July i, 1780, being present at the execution of Major Andre, October 2, 1780. That he served again the following year is made evi- dent by an order he gave his captain, John Cut- ler, for pay for his services at West Point, New ISO THE STATE OF VERMONT. born September 26, 1870; and, by the second marriage, Bertha S., bom April 29, 1878. Robert H. Hazelton, son of Dr. Hiram J. and Charlotte Amelia (Moore) Hazelton, was grad- uated from the Hahnemann Homeopathic Col- lege of Chicago. He married Mary Bishop, of Mclndoe, Vermont, and settled in Lebanon, New Hampshire, where he is actively engaged in practice. His children are Ellen M. and Char- lotte E. Hazelton. Charlotte A. Hazelton, daughter of Dr. Hiram J. and Charlotte Amelia (Moore) Hazelton, was married September 26, 1898, to Franklin C. Dow, and to them was born a son, Franklin Hazelton Dow. The family reside in Melrose, Massa- chusetts. Bertha S., daughter of Dr. Hiram and Harriet (Wilson) Hazelton, was married to Dr. J. C. Gilfillan, of Barnet, Vermont. They settled in Beebe Plain, Vermont, where Dr. Gilfillan is engaged in practice. JUDGE WILLIAM HENRY NICHOLS. Judge William Henry Nichols, of Randolph, has been prominently identified with the history of Orange county for many years. He was born in Braintree, Vermont, December 23, 1829, a son of William and Betsey (White) Nichols. He comes of Revolutionary stock, and is of pio- neer ancestry, his great-grandfather, Isaac Nich- ols, an officer in the Revolutionary war, serving as colonel of a regiment, having been one of the earliest settlers of Braintree, Vermont. Colonel Isaac Nichols was a native of Massachusetts, his birth occurring in Sutton, May 24, 1737. Durinjj his early manhood he resided in Royal- dton, Mansachusctts, after the war removing to Vrrnu>nt. and settling, in October, 1787, in Brain- tree. siU)»cqucntly living there until his death, January 6. 182:*. His wife, whose maiden name \\i\^ pnuas SibUv, initlived the centurv mark, hn blith (HTurring July 18, 1736, in Sutton, MdMiulnisftts. and her death on May 9, 1841, III Hraliitrrf. Vermont, \U\\v\ Nivliols A\w jLjrandfathcr of Judge Nitlu'U. NV(U lH»rn in HovaLston, Massachusetts, I'lliMiMiv ih V/i^h atui died December 16, 1854. ih\ hMMiiHv ^K [7^Js ho married his cousin, MmIIv \iJ»pU. ddUKhter of William Nichols, a brother of Colonel Isaac Nichols. She was born March 23, 1763, and died February 20, 1823, in Braintree. William Nichols, born February 20, 1796, was a life-long farmer and a standi adherent of the Republican party from its formation until his death, December 23, 1874. He was active in local affairs, serving as town treasurer ten years, as selectman, and as lister. On May 4, 1825, he married Betsey White, a descendant in the sixth generation from Thomas White (i), who was bom in 1599, and was probably one of the first settlers at Weymouth, Massachusetts, where he commanded a military company. His son, Thomas White (2), married Mary Pratt, and died April it, 1706. Thomas (3), son of Thomas and Mary White, was born about 1673. His second wife, Mary Bowditch, was the mother of Micah White (4). The last named was bom in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, December 10, 1721, and married, September 10, 1746, Su- sanna Eager. Their son Ebenezer White (5). bom in Randolph, Massachusetts, March 3, 1755, niar- ried, January 23, 1793, Lu^cretia Partridge, of Keene, New Hampshire, among their children being Betsey White (6). Ebenezer settled in Braintree, Vermont, in 1786-87. William H. Xichols, the subject of this sketch, obtained his early education in the Orange county grammar school, the West Randolph Academy, and graduated from Middlebury Col- lege in 1856. In the meantime he taught school in Aroostook county, Maine, and subsequently was principal of the Orange county giammar schocrf and West Randolph Academy, for short periods. Immediately after graduation he began the study of law in the office of John B. Hutchinson, Esq., now deceased, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He commenced the practice of law in Randolph, and continued with success until i860, when he removed to the growing town of Cedar Falls, Iowa, being a resident of that place when its first railroad reached it The call to arms, arising from the attempts of ill advised men to dismpt the Union, readied the ears of the young attorney in his western home, and he was among the first to respond, l He enlisted June 8, 1861, in Company K, Third - Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and saw service nntil J the dose of hostilities in 1865. Most of Us ' THE STATE OF VERMONT. 157 military activities passed in the Mississippi val- ley. He took part in Banks's Red river cam- paign, and was an actor in the battles of Pitts- burg Landing, Corinth, Vicksburg, capture of Mobile, beside many less severe engagements. He was wounded at the battle of Haitcher's Run. With equal alacrity, he laid down the imple- ments of war and took up those of agriculture. On account of his aged parents he settled down to till the home farm and care for them in their declining years. This farm, one of the largest and most productive in the state, has received additions by purchase in his hands, and is now managed jointly by Judge Nichols and his young- est son. He was a representative to the consti- tutional convention at Montpelier in 1870, and represented the town of Braintree in the legisla- ture in 1872. For about six years he was town clerk and treasurer, and also served as select- man and town superintendent of schools, filling the latter position three years. In 1888 he re- moved to West Randolph, and has sHnce resided there. From 1872 until 1874 he served as assist- ant judge of the county court, and from that date until the present time he has been judge of probate of the district of Randolph. Politi- cally Judge Nichols is a Republican, and fra- ternally belongs to the Free and Accepted Ma- sons, to the Grand Army of the Republic, and to the local Grange. He supports the Congre- gational church. Judge Nichols married, first, August 13, 1856, Ann Eliza Bates, of Salisbury, Vermont. She died December 4, 1896, leaving four chil- dren, namely: Henry Herbert, William Bates, Edward Hatch and Anna Green. Henry H. Nichols, born September 30, 1857, ^" Braintree, Verm'ont, acquired his education at Randolph Academy, lived several years in the City of Mexico, but is now a resident of London, Eng- land. He married Bertha O'Neil, of New York city, by whom he has one son, George H. Nich- ols. William B. Nichols, born at Braintree, Vermont, December 4, 1859, is a fruit and raisin grower at Dinuba, California. He married, first, June 25, 1881, Mattie E. Denmon, of Waterbury, Vermont, who died August 6, 1882, leaving one daughter, Josephine M., now being educated in the Moody School. He married, second. Emma Heimbach, by whom he has one child, Gretchen. Edward H., born in Braintree, Vermont, May 19, 1871, married Mattie Ann Nichols, and still resides in the place of his nativity, being engaged in general farming. Anna G., born in Braintree, June 5, 1876, was educated at the Randolph high school and Middiebury College. She married David R. Bosworth^ and resides in Bristol, Vermont. Judge Nichols married, second, January 15, 1898, Hattie L. Bass, who was educated at Ran- dolph Center. She is a daughter of Henry and Mary (Cady) Bass, and a direct descendant of Samuel Bass, who emigrated from England about 1630, settling in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the next in line of descent being John Bass, who married Ruth Alden, daughter of John and Pris- cilla (Mullens) Alden, both of whom were pas- sengers on the Mayflower. Their son, John Bass, married Abigail Adams, and had a son Samuel. The last named had a son bearing the same name, whose son, Samuel, settled in Braintree, Ver- mont, in May, 1785. His son, Seth, born March 5, 1783, was the father of Henry, born May n, 1814. He married Mary E. Cady, and was the father of Mrs. William H. Nichols. WHITCOMB ELISHA LAMSON. Whiicomb Elisha Lamson, a prosperous mer- chant of Randolph, was born in this town, Jan- uary 24, 1844, a son of the late Thomas Lamson, Jr. Thomas Lamson, Sr., the father of the last named, was born in Denmark, December 8, 1672, being one of a family of twenty-three chil- dren born into his father's household by three wives. Coming to America with some of his brothers while yet a lad, he located in Brookfield, Massachusetts, where he and at least two of his brothers, Samuel and Jonathan, enlisted in the Continental army, the latter serving in the Revo- lution from 1777 till 1780, his younger brother, Samuel, being a witness to his service. Thomas Lamson, Sr., according to the official record, served in Colonel John Brooks' regiment six months, from July i, 1780, being present at the execution of Major Andre, October 2, 1780. That he served again the following year is made evi- dent by an order he gave his captain, John Cut- ler, for pay for his services at West Point, New t^s THE STATE OF VERMONT. York, in 1781. tho amount of the bill being eight pounds, three shillings and two pence. In 1785 he and his brother Samuel came to Vermont, the latter Lxating in Windsor, while Thomas set- tleti in Randolph. It is related that, one day, while joume\4ng to Middlebury with an ox sled, he overtook two men with axes on their shoul- ders. He asked them to ride, and in conversing with the strangers found that one of them was his half-brother. Shortly after coming here, on May 12, 1785, Thomas Lamson, Sr., married Anna Martin, daughter of Gideon and Rachel (Heath) Martin, locating on the place where their great-granddaughter, Mary (Lamson) Smith, now lives. Anna Martin was of Eng- lish extraction, a native of Hamden, Connecti- cut, and their marriage was the second one solemnized in Randolph. To show the material of which she was made, it is recorded that she made two journeys to Connecticut on horseback, going once before, and once after her marriage. .She survived him, and drew a pension as a widow of a HfJdicr of the Revolution, her application if/r the same, signed Anne M. Lamson, being re- corded at the bureau of pensions in Washington, D. C. In September, 1848, she was still living at Ran(loli)h, aged eighty-one years. They reared a family of fourteen children. Thomas LaiUHon died April 5, 1830, at Randolph. 'Jhoinas I-amson, Jr., born September 3, tHt)$, spent his long life in Randolph, dying in PVf)ru;iry, 1H88. On August 6, 1829, he married JCMlirr Mann, who was born and reared in Ran- dolph, Massaclnisetts, and died in Randolph, Ver- mont, in March, 1881. They were the parents #if «»ix (hildmi, as follows: Mary H., born April tf), iHv>. 8; Jasper H., born March aH, tH\.\, is in the hardware business in Ran- /l/ilph. Vntnont ; ICdwin M., born May 4, 1835, diril j.MUUwy 7. 1847; Joseph M., born February jH, ik|.'. inv. o| Kandolph, remaining with that firm three years. The ensuing four years he was in the employ of Hobart Smith, dealer in dry-goods, boots and shoes, leaving him at the end of that period to accept a positon with his former em- ployer, who had removed to Fort Scott, Kansas. Eighteen months later he returned to Randolph, but after staying here a short time, Mr. Lamson went to Boston, where he secured em- ployment in the wholesale dry-goods house of Sargent Brothers & Company, with whom he remained until the great fire of October 7, 1872, when the store and its con- tents were destroyed. Again returning to Ran- dolph, he bought, in February, 1873, ^^ F* B. Salisbury & Company, the furniture business which he still carries on. He has greatly increased his operations during these last thirty years, building a commodious establishment, which is fitted with modem conveniences, and adding other lines of goods, carrying an extensive and varied stock. Like his father, he has alwavs been connected with the Christian church, and is one of its most earnest supporters. He has always been a Republican. Mr. Lamson married, in November, 1875, H. Amelia Philbrick, of Mount Vernon, Maine. Four children have blessed their union, namely : Guy P., born June 20, 1877, was graduated from the University of Vermont with the class of 1900, and is now engaged in the real estate busi- ness at Havana, Cuba ; Grace G., bom September 18, 1879, is soprano singer in the choir of the First Baptist church at Fitchburg, Massachu- setts; A. Gail, born December 31, 1883, was graduated from the I^ndolph high school in 1902; and Genieve A. W., born April 29, 1887, is a pupil in the Randolph high school. SYLVANUS B. CARPENTER. The gentleman who bears this name comes of a family long prominent in the affairs of Ran- dolph, where he himself has been an influential public man for several years. Both sides of the house are of New England origin and trace their descent through a highly honorable line, whidi has been in close touch for generations with the public life of this famous section of the Union. Elias Carpenter, the father of our subject and a native of Randolph, was a life-long farmer and THE STATE OF VERMONT. '59 an influential man in his community. He was a soldier at Plattsburg during the war of 1812, and made a most creditable military record, in line wilh the hereditary patriotism always dis- played by the Carpenters at everj' crisis of the nation's history. The grandfather of our sub- ject was Jonathan Carpenter, a native of Con- necticut, and a worthy representative of the "Land of Steady Habits," who became one of the first settlers of the town of Randolph and ex- ercised a strong influence in the community. He built the house now occupied by Jerry B, Adams, and for many years conducted it as a hotel, be- ing known far and wide as a landlord of the old New England type. Elias Carpenter married Orinda Blodgett, a member of the famous family of that name, whose history is given in another part of this work. Their son, Sylvanus B, Carpenter, was bom at Randolph, June 16, 1828, and has spent all of bis long and useful life in and around the place of his nativity. After obtaining his elementary tducation in the village schools he engaged in fanning on his fathers farm, and agricultural pursuits have claimed his undivided attention during all his working years. Allied with the Republican party and long influential in its coun- dls, he has filled most of the town offices, and was i rq)resentative in the legislature in 1866 and 1867, there being an extra session in the latter >e3r. He was appointed on several important cmniittecs, and served satisfactorily, bringing to bear on his legislative duties the good sense and keen judgment acquired by long training in the practical afl^airs of life. As a farmer he has "Ji^layed ability, as is proved by his unvarying success as a cultivator and breeder, bis place be- ing one of the most carefully managed in the ojunty. Mr. Carpenter has been twice married. His first wife was Mifs l^ura Adams, a sister of the lue Baily F. .\dains, and whom he espoused in 1855- The only child of this union was a daugh- ter, who died in early life, and her mother passed *'^^-r\ if<57 In 1^62 Mr. Carpenter was united in niTriage 10 Miss Ellen A., daughter of Al- <« Bid tl«se> (,Ke— '-''■* ' '" "^ ^— ^BBW. wtee the Carpenter has^ earned the reputation of being high-minded, honest and conscientious in the discharge of every obligation. His standing is among the best as an official, a farmer and a progressive citizen, ready at all times to exert his best efforts in promoting growth and de- velopment. HON. NELSON LUTHER BOYDEX. The above mentioned member of the legal profession of Randolph Center, Vermont, was born in Barnard, Vermont, July 19, 1836, a son of Luther and Harmah (Goff) Boyden. His parents died when he was quite a young child, and his boyhood days were spent in working upon a farm and in attendance at the district schools and in the Royalton Academy. In 1861 he came to Randolph Center, and became a teacher in the Orange county grammar schools, as an assistant to Professor Conant. Soon after this, having chosen the profession of the law for his life work, to prepare himself for this voca- tion, he entered the office of the Hon. Philander Perrin, with whom he pursued a course of read- ing, and was admitted as a member of the Orai^ county bar in 1865, In the same year he opened an office in Randolph Center, where he com- menced the practice of his chosen profession. and his resolute purpose and well directed ener- gies have achieved a most gratifjing suca~ss. In additon to this he superintends the wort o- : large farm, where he has one of fife finrs: K-- ■- of Jersey cows in the state, and he de>\xv> r-"'- time and attention to the breedi ^ ' *^'^"^^ In his political affi ions ■ ^ Republican, and he be many offices of tn ; as superintendent ot : dolpb, and in the town clerk for elected sei 1 chairman of ' reform s< commit ■, to repr "" W,- ^- i6o THE STATE OF VERMONT. attorney for Orange county for the years 1870- 72-74-76, and has been both member and presi- dent of the board of trustees of Randolph State Normal School, and is resident commissioner of that institution. Mr. Boyden has labored un- ceasingly for the welfare and interests of this in- stitution, and when the building was destroyed by fire in the summer of 1893 he was unanimously chosen chairman of the committee to erect a new edifice, to which end he devoted much time and attention. He is a prominent member of the Masonic order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; he has filled the chairs in the four local bodies of the former order at West Ran- dolph, and is a member of Mt. Zion Commandery, K. T., at Alontpclicr, Xemiont, and Mt. Sinai Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of the same city. In all these capacities he has given universal satisfaction by the exactitude, impar- tiality and conscientiousness with which he has discharged his duties. August 16, 1865, ^^r. Boyden was united in marriage to Miss Angene Eleanor Carpenter, daughter of George and Arminda (Miner) Car- penter, of Randolph. Five children have been born to them, two of whom survive, Charles Irving and Florence L. Boyden, both residing with their parents. The son graduated with the class of 1901 from the University of Vermont, and has been employed most of the time since graduation as chemist at the experiment station connected with his alma mater. CHARLES ELMER HOUGHTON. Charles Elmer Houghton, a leading business man of North Bennington, and who has occupied various important public positions, was born in Rowe, Franklin county, Massachusetts, March 10, 1818, and died May 12, 1890. He was the son of Jonathan and Melinda (McLeod) Hough- ton, his ancestry being English on his father's side and Scotch on his mother's. His early edu- cational training was received in the common schools. He could almost be styled a self-edu- cated man, for he was always particularly inter- ested in scientific subjects, studying them at every opportunity. Mr. Houghton was one of the best known men in his county, and in the state as well. He had the executive ability of a successful business man, was a keen reader of men, and held the leadership among his fellows. He had his own way to make in public life, yet he found time to devote to public enteiprises, and, like the typical Vermonter, early acquired traits of perseverance that won for him place and honor in the commonwealth, as well as a competence. He entered mercantile life in Shaftsbury in 1841, with his brother, the late J. C. Houghton. In 1855, leaving to the junior brother the fine business that the two had jointly built up, he removed to North Bennington, where he engaged in a commercial enterprise with his brother, R. L. Houghton. Subsequently he took the whole concern and carried it on until 1863, when he associated it with his son, Edmund C, to whom he sold out in 1865 i" order to give hiri attention to his duties as vice president and man- ager of the First National Bank of North Ben- nington, which had recently been organized ; tlie office of vice president he held until his deatli. He had held official connection with four Ben- nington banks, and was the trusted associate of a company of solid business men. At the time 01 his death he was the treasurer of the Bennington and Rutland Railroad Company, and for many years was on the board of directors. He had also been actively connected with several large paper mills in that section. Early in life Mr. Houghton served on tlie regimental commander's staff. He had repre- sented the town of Shaftsbury in the legislature, and had also held the offices of assistant judge, constable, selectman, lister and postmaster while a resident of that place. For two terms he was a member of the state senate, and took a leading' position there. He was a presidential elector in 1876, was for six years a director of the states prison, had been county treasurer, and member' of the Republican state and county committees.— He was active in Masonry, belonging to thesS lodge and commandery. He was also a memberai of the committee of the Bennington Historicafll Society who prepared the bill in 1876 whicte£ afterward became the charter of the Benningtoir^ Battle Monument Association. On NovembetftfS I, 1838, he married Mary E. Hutchins, wh survives him, with two children : Edmund C. an Helen C. Houghton, now Mrs. Hiram Cole. THE STATE OF VERMONT. i6i WELLS LAFLIN FIELD. Captain Wells Laflin Field, United States navy, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, January 31, 1846. He is a son of the late Matthew D. and Clarissa (Laflin) Field. Matthew D. Field was the fourth child of David Dudley Field, whose sons gave to the nation most valuable service in important fields of thought and labor. David Dudley Field, clergyman, was born at East Guilford, Connecticut, May 20, 1781 ; was graduated at Yale College in 1802; settled at Haddam, Connecticut, in 1804, at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1819-37; returned to Haddam, where he remained from 1837 to 185 1 ; thence returning to Stockbridge. Of his sons, the eldest and namesake became a most distinguished jurist. Cyrus West Field was the projector of the At- lantic cable, organized the Atlantic Telegraph Company, and continued his exertions to the success of the cable in 1865, when he received a gold medal at Liverpool and a vote of thanks from the American Congress. Henry Martyn Field was a noted clergyman and for many years editor of the New York Evangelist ; was a great traveler, and wrote many books of his travels, which were and are now of great popularity. Stephen J. Field was an associate justice of the supreme court of the United States; served a longer time on the United States supreme court than any other justice since the organization of the court. He was always a leader, firm in his convictions, whether with the majority or minor- ity of the court. Many of his minority reports stand today as a monument to his grezt ability as a jurist. Matthew D. Field was the foremost civil engineer of his time. He was the first to build suspension bridges in this country. The bridge over the Cumberland river at Nashville, Tennes- see, was built by him, and was destroyed during the Civil war. He first conceived the idea of the Atlantic cable, and succeeded in interesting his brother Cyrus in the enterprise, and in his ca- pacity as a civil engineer was a constant adviser to his brother until the successful completion of the work. Wells Laflin Field obtained his education in the common schools of Southwick, Massachu- setts, taking an academic course at Stockbridge. 11 X He was appointed from New York to the United States Naval Academy, then located at New- port, November 20, 1862. His first cruise was to Chinese waters, whence he returned as ensign on the Piscataqua, and later on the Delaware. After the Franco-Prussion war he was with Ad- miral Dewey as master (now junior lieutenant) in European waters. His next cruise was to China as lieutenant on the Lackawanna. His next cruise was to European waters on the Frank- lin, with Admiral John L. Worden, of Monitor fame. For a short period thereafter, he performed shore duty in New York as light house inspector, next going to China as flag lieutenant to Ad- mirals Clitz and Crosby for nearly four years. Following this, in 1884-86, he was in charge of the branch hydrographic office in New York city. He was next successively with the scholarship St. Mary and War College, Newport, and in De- cember, 1889, joined the Charleston at the navy yard. Mare Island, California. He was there in 1 89 1 promoted to lieutenant commander. Re- turning east, he was ordered in command of school ship St. Mary until March, 1897. On June 15th of the latter year he was ordered in charge of the recruiting office in New York city. When war was declared against Spain, in addi- tion to his duties as recruiting officer. Captain Field was invested with authority as supervisor of New York harbor, as a member of the board for the purchase of vessels for United States marine service, and was also in charge of the third district of coast patrol, which included Newport and New York harbors. He was com- missioned Commander April 27, 1898. July 11, 1898, he was ordered to command of the col- lier Justin. In the fall and winter of 1898, while in command of the Justin,. he was with the Iowa and Oregon on their trip to San Francisco ; thence to Honolulu to bring back the collier Sindia (now Ajax). From June loth to November ist he was light house inspector at Portland, Oregon. On the latter date he was ordered to command of Ranger, man-of-war, at Mare Island, Cali- fornia, remaining in commission to October 15, 1 90 1. He was subsequently, up to October i, 1902, light house inspector at Charleston, South Carolina. He was promoted to captain April 15, 1902, and retired November 20 as rear ad- miral. 1 62 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Captain Field married, November 8, 1894, Ruth, daughter of the late Rev. Frederick G. Clark, who had a summer home at Bennington, and whose father was for many years pastor of the old First church at Bennington Center. Cap- tain and Mrs. Field have two children: Sarah Black well Field, born October 8, 1897; and Wells Laflin Field, born October 14, 1902. The summer home of the family is at Bennington Center. CLINTON CUTLER. Clinton Cutler, of East Montpelier, Vermont, one of the leading agriculturists of that section of the countrv, was born on the old homestead at Cutler's Corners, town of Orange, Orange county, Vermont, December 16, 1844. Jacob Cutler, grandfather of Clinton Cutler, was one of the first settlers in the town of Orange, Orange county, Vermont. He purchased an extensive tract of land, and in order to cultivate it in the best possible manner, he manufactured charcoal and ashes, which he disposed of very advantage- ously, and he applied the proceeds to obtaining the necessary requirements of his farm. He was a man of strong characteristics, and he exerted a wide influence for good in the community in which he resided. He was united in marriage to Miss Betsy Watts. Chauncy Cutler, son of Jacob and Betsy Cut- ler, and father of Clinton Cutler, was born in the town of Orange, Orange county, Vermont. After receiving a common school education he devoted his time and attention to agricultural pursuits, which he methodically and successfully followed all his life. In his political affiliations Mr. Cutler was a Republican, and he has served in the capacity of selectman, besides holding other town offices. He always resided in Cutlers Cor- ners, and was considered one of the representa- tive men of that section of Vermont. Mr. Cutler was twice married, his first wife having been Miss Lois Peabody, and their chil- dren were Clinton and Clara Eva Cutler. Mr. Cutler then married Miss Finette Townsend, of Plainfield, Vermont, and their children were: Delmot ; Lena, deceased ; Harley F. ; Dwight ; and Earl Cutler. Clinton Cutler, son of Chauncy and Lois Cut- ler, acquired his early education in the public schools of his native town, which was later sup- plemented by a course of study in the Spaulding School at Barre, Vermont, and in tlie school at Newbury, Vermont. Afterwards he pursued the occupation of a farmer. He has been eminently successful in all his agricultural enterprises, and is now one of the substantial men of the town, whose good judgment and sound common sense are esteemed by all who come in contact with him. He purchased, in i860, the farm in East Montpelier on which he now resides. In his political preferences Mr. Cutler is a Republican, but he has never taken any active part in the aflfairs of the town. On September 19, 1866, Mr. Cutler was united in marriage to Miss Hattie D. Shephard, daugh- ter of Prentice M. and Marion Shephard. They have one child. Murrey C, bom December 11, 1868. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Cutler married, February 22, 1878, Miss Elsie Pitkin Dwinell, a daughter of Hon. Chester W. H. and Orpah L. (Jacobs) Dwinell, of Marsh- field, Vermont. Mr. Dwinell was born in Marsh- field, Vermont, February 24, 1823, where he be- came one of the leading men of the town. He represented the town in the state legislature for 1863 and 1864; served as associate justice for 1869 2md 1870, and was chairman of the county board of appraisers and equilization. The fol- lowing named children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cutler: Dean Elliott, deceased; PJinncj Morton, bom July 11, 1881 ; Hattie Blanch, bora June 19, 1883 ; Faul J. W., deceased, bom May 24, 1887; and Ruth Marion Cutler, bom July 25, 1891. WILLIAM CARLTON BLAKE. William Carlton Blake, one of the prosperous agriculturists of Miltonboro, Vermont, is a de- scendant of Jasper Blake, who settled in Hamp- ton, New Hampshire, prior to 1650. Timolhy Blake, great-grandson of Jasper Blake, was bom in New Hampshire in 1740, and participated as a soldier during the Revolutionary war, where he displayed his courage and heroism on the field of battle. About the year 1780 he removed to Strafford, Vermont, where he settled upon a farm and became one of the representative men THE STATE OF VERMONT. 163 at section of the state; he was chosen to sent the town of Strafford in the state legis- ; in 1784. The first name of his wife was inah, and the following named children born to them : Susannah, born in the par- »f Hawk, New Hampshire, July 5, 1770; thy, Jr., born in the same parish, October ^^2\ Jonathan, born in Gotfstown, New pshire, October ^^y 1774; Joseph, born in town. New Hampshire, October 30, 1778; , born in Strafford, Vermont, February 3, ; Rachel, born in Strafford, February 23, ; and Elizabeth bom in Strafford, July 2.Ty )nathan Blake, second son of Timothy and mah Blake, was born in Goffstown, New pshire, October 2^, 1774. He was united irriage to Miss Sally Newman, daughter of am Newman, who was a Revolutionary sol- and fought under General Stark at the bat- Bennington. Their children were : William vho married Miss Grace Tomberson, and her death was united in marriage to Miss lah French Page, who died April 25, 1895 ; 1, who became the wife of David Fergu- Df Starksboro, Vermont ; Mary, who became /ife of Ira Caldwell, of Georgia, Vermont; , who married Charles Jackson, of Milton, lont; Jay, who was married four times, his ivife having been Nancy Thompson, his sec- ivife Sarah Thompson, his third wife Eme- Smith, and his fourth wife Eveline Carr. Blake died in Milton, Vermont, March 14, /^illiam Newman Blake, oldest son of Jona- and Sally Blake, was born in Strafford, Ver- , January 16, 1802. He married Miss Grace person, who was born July 29, 1803, and allowing named children were born to them : :han, bom in Milton, Vermont, November 827; Azro, born February 13, 1831, died tnber 4, 1832; Hannah L., born in Milton, lont, November 20, 1835, became the wife . G. Morton and they reside in St. Albans, lont. William N. Blake died in Georgia, lont, June 30, 1887, ^"^ his wife passed April 20, 1 85 1. [rs. H. G. Morton is a member of the Daugh- >f the Revolution and a Colonial Dame. She ix children living: Leonard J., a prosperous merchant in St. Albans; Carrol H., president of Franklin County Savings Bank and Trust Com- pany, of St. Albans; Krederick B., a prosperous clothing merchant in St. Albans ; Dr. Arthur O., of St. Albans; Mrs. Louise G. (Morton) Weeks, of Boston, Massachusetts; and Mrs. Mary (Mor- ton) Webster, of Berlin, Germany. Jonatlian Blake, oldest son of William New- man and Grace Blake, was bom in Milton, Ver- mont, November 24, 1837. He acquired his educa- tion in the Georgia Academy, and later in life he followed the occupation of farming. In his politi- cal views he was a Republican, and in his relig- ious beliefs followed the doctrines of the Meth- dist church. On June 29, 1851, Mr. Blake was united in marriage to Miss Emily F. Bean, who was bom in Milton, Vermont, April 30, 1830, a daughter of John, Jr., and Phoebe (Soper) Bean. John Bean was born in Goffstown, New Hampshire, in 1782, a son of John Bean, who was a resident of Goffstown, but later removed to the state of Vermont, where he became one of the early settlers of the town of Burlington; about 1800 he located in Milton, Vermont, where he remained until his death, which occurred about the year 1840. He participated in the Revolu- tionary war and displayed great courage and bravery. His son, John Bean, Jr., served as a soldier in the war of 18 12, and his death oc- curred in Milton, Vermont, in 1873. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Blake, William Carl- ton Blake. Mr. Blake died August 12, 1890, and his wife died May 6, 1895. Wililam Carlton Blake, only son of Jonathan and Emily Blake, was born in Milton, Vermont, July 19, 1853. He acquired a good practical education in the Montpelier Seminary, and after completing his studies chose the occupation of farming, and he has been engaged in this line of work all his life with the exception of ten years, when he conducted a mercantile business. The farm on which he now resides is the same ground that was purchased by his great-grand- father, Jonathan Blake, in 1806. Mr. Blake has taken quite an active part in political affairs in Milton, and is an ardent ad- vocate of Republican principles. He was elected to the position of town grand juror, lister, thirdl second and first selectman, and he was chosen to represent the town of Milton in the state legis- 1 64 THE STATE OF VERMONT. lature of 1900. He is a member of Milton Lodge No. 67, I. O. O. F., and he is also a consistent member of the Methodist *Epipcopal church in Milton ; he has served the church as steward and district steward, and he acted in the capacity of chairman of the board of trustes, who were ap- pointed by the probate court to carry into effect the provisions of the Laura Ward bequest to the Methodist Episcopal church of Milton, Vermont. On December 3, 1873, in the town of Milton, Vermont, Mr. Blake was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Emma Rich, who was born in Fair- field, Vermont, December 5, 1853, a daughter of Charles and Emily L. (Potter) Rich. Charles Rich was bom in Fairfield, Vermont, and en- listed twice as a soldier during the progress of the war of the Rebellion ; his wife, Emily L. Pot- ter, was born in St. Albans, Vermont, a daugh- ter of Mosley Potter, who was one of the first settlers of the town of St. Albans, and he dis- played his patriotism by enlisting as a soldier dur- ing the war of 1812. Mrs. Blake acquired her education at the Montpelier Seminary and the Female College. Four children were born to her through her marriage with William Carlton Blake, namely: Bertha E., born in Milton, Aug- ust 29, 1874, was educated in St. Albans Academy and married April 18, 1900, Eugene Morrill Blake, great-grandson of Isaac Blake and who is a resident of St. Albans, where he prac- tices his profession of lawyer; Sarah Blanche, born in Milton, January 16, 1880, married, Febru- ary 26, 1902, John W. Richard, a resident and farmer of Milton, Vermont ; Florence Lydia, born in Milton, April 3, 1886; and Hannah Beryl, born in Milton, November 14, 1894. JOHN FAY. John Fay, the founder of the Fay family in this country, was born in England about 1648. When only about eight years old we find him a passenger on the ship Speedwell, which sailed from Gravesend, May 30, 1656, and arrived at Boston, June 27th. His father's emigration at this period may possibly have been due to the fact that he was a Royalist, and regretted the downfall of the monarchy, or that he was a re- publican and was dissatisfied with what has been called the '^beneficent despotism" of Cromwell. Whether or not the boys long voyage at so early an age had fostered in nim a migratory dispo- sition, we are not informed, but it is certain that after removing to Sudbury he settled at Marl- boro, where his name appears on the records in 1669, when he was a freeman and had a wife and one child. John Fay seems to have been, from a material point of view, very prosperous in the new world. He was one of the proprietors of Worcester, but continued to reside in Marl- boro. He was also one of the proprietors of the Ockovcangenesett Plantation, which was pur- chased of the Indians in 1684. His character ap- pears to have been such as commanded respect. At his death he bequeathed large tracts of land to each of his sons. He married Mary Brigham, but the number of his children is not given. Mary Brigham was the first daughter bom to- the Brigham family in New England. Her father, Thomas Brigham, the common ancestor of the Brigham family, was born in England in 1608. He embarked for America April 18, 1635^ in the ship Susan and Ellen, Edward Payne, master. John Fay (2) born in Marlboro, November 30, 1669, was the son of John the settler. He was town clerk of Westboro for eleven vears, selectman for ten years, was town treasurer, as- sessor and commissioned captain in 1724, and deacon of the Congregational church in 1727. The names of his wife and children do not ap- pear on the record. Stephen Fay, son of John Fay (2) born May 5, 17 1 5, seems to have removed to Benning- ton, Vermont, from tlie fact that he died ther^ May 17. 1781. He married Ruth Child; thc^ had eleven children whose names do not appeaMi John Fay (3), son of Stephen Fay, bom DtfSi cember 23, 1734, at Bennington, married Mar^*^ Fisk of Sturtridge, October 22, 1757; they luunM eight children, whose names are not given, Jol Fay was killed in the battle of Bennington. Nathan Fay, son of John Fay (3), November 15, 1760, served as a drummer-1 in the battle of Bennington, at the sige of sixt< He married Mary, daughter of General Sami Saflford, March 27, 1783 ; they had ten chil< He was a cloth-dresser by trade, and followed business many years at Fay's Comer. He sherifiF of Bennington county in 1784, and in il THE STATE OF VERMONT. 165 "was appointed one of the committee on claims. After the war he removed to Richmond. Nathan Fay, son of Nathan Fay (i), born January 22, 1791, married, first, Mary Murray, May 18, 1818; they had one son, Murray; he married, second, Mary Colby, born in Richmond, in 1799; they had eight children, five sons and three daughters. His education was limited to the district school; and farming was his chief •occupation. With his father and brothers he cleared up the farm on which his grandson now lives and which has always been in the Fay family. He was captain in the militia, justice of the peace for many years, served as selectman and overseer of the poor thirty-five yfears, and was town clerk. He always lived in Richmond with the exception of three or four years-, about 1840, when he removed to Essex. He was originally a Democrat, but joined the Republican party on its organization and ever after remained a mem- ber of it. He was a stanch supporter of the Union, and very proud to have two of his sons -enter the Union armv. When Lee surrendered he ordered all the bells in the town to ring, and he marched, with all the vigor of youtli, in proces- sion through the village, to the music of fife and drum. He was active in the Universalist church, beloved by all and always a leader in every good work. He died in April, 1873. Arnold C. Fay, son of Nathan Fay (2), born in Essex, March 4, 1840, attended school at Un- derbill and Williston, where his instructor was Professor Joseph Cilley, and was a student at the old St. Lawrence Academy for three terms. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Thir- teenth Vermont Volunteers, and was made first sergeant, October loth of the same year. He served in the defense of Washington, doing picket duty, with an occasional visit from Mosbv and Stewart. In March, 1863, ^^ was pro- moted to the rank of second lieutenant. June 25th, the brigade under Stannard followed Lee on his northern tour, arriving at Gettysburg at dusk, July 1st, too late to take any part in the first day's struggle. On the 2d, the Thirteenth regiment retook a battery and captured two guns from the enemy. The regiment was in the front line all the third day, where it aided in repulsing Picket's grand charge. It was mustered out in July, 1863. From that time until October, 1864, Mr. Fay was in the recruting service. He then enlisted in Company K, Seventeenth Vermont Volunteers, with the rank of first lieutenant, and joined the regiment which formed a part of the Second Brigade, Ninth Army Corps, in front of Petersburg. In the charge of April 2, 1865, it was their fortune to find Fort Mahone directly in their path. The right of the regiment made a lodgement on the outside of the fort, remain- ing there until dark, when they returned to their line. The left was crowded a little past the front of the fort, when, finding it too warm, and they too few in numbers, they fell back to the starting point. At daybreak on the third day they charged again, finding little opposition, and Mr. Fay re- members, as the finest sight of his life, the view from the ridge which overlooked the city of Petersburg, whence could be seen the Union army hastening in immense numbers toward the long-coveted goal. Mr. Fay was in command of Company A, during nearly his whole term of serv- ice with the Seventeenth, and was commissioned brevet captain for his meritorious conduct in the charge on Fort iMahone. He was discharged in July, 1865, returned home and took up farming. Mr. Fay has served as lister and appraiser several times ; filled the office of selectman three years; represented the town in 1890. He has always affiliated with the Republican party. From 1865 to 1869 Mr. Fay followed the oc- cupation of a farmer in Irasburg. He then bought the farm of two hundred acres on which he now lives, on the shore of Lake Champlain in the northwest corner of Milton. Mr. Fay was master of a Grange started sever- al years ago in Milton, is a Mason and Grand Army man, belonging to William Reynolds Post. At present he holds no official position. Mr. Fay is a Universalist, but the nearest church of that de- nomination being twelve miles distant from his home, he usually attends the Methodist church. Mr. Fay's benevolent work is not confined within the limits of any organization, but forms a part of his daily life, being manifest toward all with whom he is brought in contact. Mr. Fay married Helen M. Webster, October 10, 1866, at St. Albans. She was educated in the public schools of that town. Her parents were Theoron and Ursula Webster. Theoron Web- ster was a farmer in Fairfax many years ; he also lOO THE STATE OF VERMONT. carried on the business of a millwright. He and his wife retired to a small place in St. Albans, where they passed the last years of their lives. Helen M. Fay died July it, i88i. Mr. Fay married, May 30. 1883, at Richmond. Jennie F. Williams, daughter of Ken«jall and Gerusha Williams. Kendall Williams always lived on the farm settled by his lather. John Williams, and now owned by B. A. W:"ian:s. a grandson of the propnetor. The farrr. is on wha: is known as W iliiains H:*/.. Jintl his :ne rf the fine>t views iir.a^lnable ■ f ^^iir.r'.s Hur-.p. Mansfield and the Winooski \-aIey. Mr. Fay has no ohilcren. He h^5 ar. ad- ^te^.I dauciuer. N[ar\ E. Humrhrev. wh»:r: he br^urfit up from infancy ar.d e*.!uoite'i. She w^is r:'-arrie.l MX 1SS8 to Frank Fa^e in i his fx:r children. Mr. :nd Mrs. ?a^ r.^-^ l:v^ in Ge.r^ia. Ver- nu ut. The Fav !xr:'> >-as ilwiv^ S?T;r. r»xevi for Its faitti;\ i:u:>.cnnc> N'-' F-iv nfrr.er.:ber> how his father a:v. ;:-:c>< ::s-^: :c '^-.s:: each ocher and cxchattcc rv" 'r'>sxv.cx'^ r.^ :Sr vielicht of the WH^n^vr ^crx'r,i:xt\ Fjlc^, >rir the de^cenviants v^t Na:hvi»t Fj^n As^fvbxV jtt :h^ honie of Mr. V*nv\vt ;\t\. a: :N' :x'^*S hvnv in Richnxxid. or m \. Urv'-rvt*: :-x* Vrv .^: Mr, Harney Fay. and ^^vt^i :n^v* o? v^rxv w^^Nrks tv^^hcr in the enjoy- utctit ot O.U-* > c-X" s s;.vxt> Ar\l in various di- \v?svr>^, v^f \>'*:o> r'>>t"^ ^s a'wa>s chief favorite. \\v >^ V Va\v vvnfemxl honor ami v^v.-s'. v^i'. s^^ /v \ii ot Jhc svnoreii::n state of \ ,M»\':', a >v,t,v uX\v »s actively engageil » ' -V '^' u^ >v V t^s ».^rv^!V>sivM\ in Randolph V .V v' t v .-. A 1,1- ^:x :vV< identitU\l with ' \0Nv ^ 'v;\iT\i h',stv^r\. ' . , . V . X \ *\»^'>v^M \N ,\ native Sv^n of the , .,,.. \,.' I- x,.iu\ ^.iN^^tsc Kvn N^ni in }^ .^ . ... \\ ^: .- xN^i'^vv. \ v^ntuMtt, on the isi .\ \ .,, .. s. .^. ^tv -vM\ v^f Hon. Oudley V s, , !\o V nnSv* '•Vvnw'.no was N^rn in this state. The Hneage in the paternal line is traced directly to William Denison, who married Mar- garet Chandler Monck, November 7, 1602 ; they passed their lives in England. Their son. Colonel George DeniscMi, w-as bom in 1618, and emigrated to America in 1634, and settled at Stonington, Connecticut, becoming one of the influential men of the New Haven colonv. He had ser\'ed in Cromwell's afmy, where he ob- tained his title, held high rank in the colonial militia, and distinguished himself in Kinjj: Philip's war. He continued to reside at Ston- ington and became a land holder, and there a nimiber of his descendants may still be found, while many representatives of the name have conferred honor and dignity upon society through worthy lives and distinguished public service. He died October 23, 1694, while on a visit to Hartford. His wife's name was Ann Borodel. Captain William Denison, son of Colonel George, was bom in 1655, ^"^ died March 2C), 1715. His wife, Sarah (Stanton) Prentice, was bom in the same year as himself and died August 7, 1713. He, like his fa- ther, was a landholder and a life-long resi- dent of Stonington. William, son of Captain William Dennison, was also a landholder of Stonington, where he spent his life. He was bom March 24, 1687, and died February 24, 1724. On May 10, 1710, he married Mercy Gal- lup, who was born in August, 1690, and died March 2, 1724, some seven days after her hus- band. Benadam Denison, son of William and Mercy, was born February 6, 1721, and was mar- ried November 3, 1742, to Anna Swan, who was^ bom March 10, 1727, and died November 29111 175 1. James, son of Benadam and Anna Denia son, was born August 26, 1745, and died Apr 26, 1813. He was married in 1773 to Euni* Stanton, who died April 19, 1813. Joseph Ada Denison, son of James and Eunice, was bc February 2, 1774, and was married in i8o2» Rachel Chase, who was bom January 10, ij* and died August 23, 1858. Joseph A. Denii died September 4, 1855. He removed from St ington, Connecticut, to Vermont in 1790, la ing in Windsor county, where he passed the niainder of his days, and where his son Dw C. was bom September 13, 1819. The latter became one of the represent; THE STATE OF VERMONT. 167 members of the legal profession in Windsor coun- ty and a man of prominence in connection with the public afiairs of the state, having represented Vermont in Congress from 1875 ^^ ^^79- He married Miss Eunice Dunbar, who likewise was bom in Vermont, of stanch Scottish lineage on the paternal side, and they became the parents of seven children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the eldest and one of the four who are living at the present time. The mother died November 2, 1873, at Royal ton, where the father now resides, still in vigorous health. Joseph D. Denison received his early educa- tional discipline in the public schools of his native town and supplemented the same by a course of study in Royalton Academy. He then passed a year as a student in Norwich University, after which, in 1864, he matriculated in the Univer- sity of Vermont, where he was graduated as a member of the class of 1868, receiving the de- gree of Bachelor of Arts. Having determined to adopt the legal profession as his vocation in life, he began his technical preparation by taking up a course of reading under the direction of his honored father; he secured admission to the bar of Windsor county in May, 1869. He then en- tered into partnership with his father, in his native town of Royalton, and this alliance was continued until 1885. In that year Mr. Denison removed to Randolph Center, where he has since maintained his home and where he has gained precedence as an able attorney and counsel, se- curing a clientage of distinctly representative character, and being held in the highest esteem as a citizen. From 1872 to 1874 Mr. Denison was secre- tary of civil and military affairs of the state of Vermont, during the regime of Governor Con- verse, while in 1888-90 he was incumbent of the office of state's attorney of Orange county. In 1894-6 he was the representative of the town of Randolph in the lower house of the state legis- lature, of which he proved a valuable working member and an able representative of his con- stituency and of the interests of the common- wealth at large. In politics he has ever accorded a stanch allegiance to the Republican party, of whoso principles and policies he has been an ef- fective advocate. He is an appreciative member of the time-honored fraternity of Freemasons, affiliating with Pheonix Lodge No. 28, F. & A. M., and Whitney Chapter No. 5, R. A. M., in Randolph, and with King Solomon Command- ery, K. T., in Montpelier. On the loth of Sep- tember, 1874, Mr. Denison was united in marri- age to Miss Elizabeth A. Rix, of Royalton, for- merly of Mobile, Alabama, where she was born, and they are the parents of two daughters: Eu- nice Dunbar and Katherine Kendall. The elder was married June 18, 1902, to John R. Spring, an attorney of Nashua, New Hampshire. HENRY M. BROWN. Henry M. Brown, one of the prominent agri- culturists of Jericho, Vermont, was born in that town, September 10, 1841. There is a tradition that three brothers came from England to Con- , necticut about the year 1660, and tnat one of them became the progenitor of the Brown family in America. Joseph Brown, great-grandfather of Henry M. Brown, was born in Watertown, Con- necticut, where he attended the common schools of his native village; later in life he removed to Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and in the year 1774 settled in Jericho, Vermont. In the autumn of 1780 he was captured and conveyed to Canada, as were also quite a number of other residents of the locality, and sold to British officers at eight dollars per head, the price of their passage. He returned to Jericho, Vermont, in 1783. The christian name of his wife was Hannah, and among their children were Charles, Joseph, and Timothy. Joseph Brown, grandfather of Henry M. Brown, was twice married, and the following named children were born to him by his first marriage : Truman, David, Joseph, Tirphenia and Bela; by his second marriage there were born to him Rufus, Elizabeth, Lovisa, Polly and Lu- cius Brown. Joseph Brown, father of Henry M. Brown, was born in Jericho, Vermont, October 9, 1797, and acquired his education in the common schools of that town. After completing his studies he engaged in the occupation of farming, which he successfully followed for the remainder of his life. Mr. Brown was a man who throughout his entire life bore a character that was above re- proach ; in politics he was a stanch supporter i68 THE STATE OF VERMONT. of the j>rinciplcs advocated by the Republican party. Pie married, December i, 1825, Miss Lucy Martin, Who was bom 'in Underbill, Ver- mont, May 7, 1804, the fourth child in order of birth born to Peter and Phininah (Olds) Martin. Peter Martin was born in Scotland, came to this country when a small child, and was reared in the town of Orwell, Vermont, whence he re- moved to Underbill, where he resided fof the re- mainder of his life. Mrs. Brown died March 8, 1891. Henry M. Brown, only child of Joseph and Lucy Brown, was indebted to the common schools and academy of Underbill, Vermont, for his literary education. Being reared upon a farm, his thoughts naturally turned to that direction after leaving school, and he has followed the vo- cation of farmer ever since, residing in the same house in which he was born. Mr. Brown is a representative citizen of this section of the state, broad and liberal in his views and judgments, strong in his convictions and earnest in his opinions ; he is a stalwart supporter of the princi- ples of the Republican party, but has never sought or held office, always devoting his entire time and attention to his farming interests. He is prominently identified with the Farmers' League. Mr. Brown was united in marriage in Jericho, Vermont, August i, 1883, to Miss Emma E. Hicks, a daughter of Hiram W. and Eliza (Carr) Hicks. Hiram \V. Hicks served as a soldier in G^mpany D, Tenth Regiment, Vermont Infantry ; he was shot while participating in the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, ^^^ ^i^d the fol- lowing day from the effects of the wound. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown are: Ella Mcdora, born in Jericho, Vermont, July 10, 1885 ; and Emma May, bom in Jericho, Vermont, March 29, 1892. JULIUS S. WHEELOCK. Julius S. Wheelock, of East Montpelier. Ver- mont, can trace his ancestry back six generations to Ralph Wheelock, who w^as born in England in 1600. He was a graduate of Cam.bridge Uni- versity, England, and received his degree in 1626 or T630. He came to this country in 1631 and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. Later he removed to Dedham, where he represented the town at the general court, and he also served as clerk of the writ. His son, Benjamin, had a son also named Benjamin, and his son David, the great-grandfather of Julius S. Wheelock, was one of the proprietors of Calais, Vermont, and his two sons, Abijah and Gideon, settled on the land in 1789. Abijah Wheelock, grandfather of Julius S. Wheelock, was bom in Charlton, Massachu- setts, in 1764. in 1786 he married Miss Lois Nichols, and in 1788 he removed to Calais, where he built a hut and returned to his native town again. In the spring of 1789, accompanied by his wife, a son two years old, and a daughter only four months old, and bringing his household ef- fects on a sled, he returned to Calias, cleared a farm and reared to maturitv eleven children, none of whom died under forty years of age. Their children were Jonathan, Lucy, Laura, Alyanda, Cyrus, Perez, Elfrida, Titus, Jairus, Rachel and Abijah Wheelock. Mr. Wheelock was an hon- orable, upright man, and he was elected to fill various town offices. He died in April, 1848, at the age of eighty-four years, and his wife died in 1847, aged eighty-three years. Titus Wheelock, father of Julius S. Wheelock, was bom in Calais, Vermont, in 1802. He followed farming as an occupation, and was one of the prominent men of the town. He was elected to many of the local offices of the town. He married Miss Elizabeth Heath, daughter of Elias Heath, of W^oodbury, Vermont. Five children were born to them, but all died young with the exception of Julius S. Julius S. Wheelock was bom in the town of Calais, Washington county, Vermont, January 29, 1834. He acquired his education in the com- mon schools, and at the age of eighteen years became the apprentice of the late Dennis I^ne, of Montpelier, but who conducted business prior to that time in Plainfield, Vermont. He assisted him to erect the first board mill, which made Mr. Lane so famous as an inventor. After serving three years with Mr. Lane, Mr. Wheelock en- gaged in the manufacture of doors, sashes and blinds at East Calais. In 1863, i" partnersh'p with Mr. J. O. Lamb, he manufactured shoe pegs : he continued in this line of trade until 1866 of 1867, when he disposed of his interest to Mr. Joel Wheeler. In 1870 he purchased the lumber and grist mill on Dc^ river, in the town , Mt. rvW c en- - and ■rsh'P unti' r THE STATE OF VERMONT. 169 of Berlin, where for the next sixteen years he conducted a successful trade. He then sold his mill and retired to live upon a farm near by. In the spring of 1888 the citizens of East Mont- pelier offered him very liberal inducements to rebuild the mills which had been destroyed by fire; he accordingly erected a very substantial l)uilding and equipped it with the latest improve- Tiients in machinery. Aside from these pursuits he is the proprietor of the Wheelock House at East Montpelier. A Republican in politics, he has discharged many public and official trusts. While a resident of Berlin he served as selectman for four years, was chairman of the board of selectmen for three years, served as lister and justice of the peace, and he was chosen to represent the town in the state legislature in 1886-87. Mr. Wheelock mar- ried Hattie Elodgett, of Summerville, Massa- ■chusetts. They have no children. ROLFE COBLEIGH. Rolfe Cobleigh was born in East St. Johns- t)ury, May 14, 1873. He is a son of Franklin E. - docH THE STATE OF VERMONT. 171 Finally removing to Randolph, he spent his de- clining years here. He married Polly Spear, who was bom in Braintree, Massachusetts, Aug- ust 7, 1781, and died October 10, 1853. Royal Turner DuBois was born July 24, 1825, in Randolph, Vermont. Establishing him- self as a merchant in early manhood, he was en- gaged in mercantile pursuits the greater part of his life, either in Massachusetts or Vermont. Soon after the burning of the Tarbell block in Randolph, which occurred on February 21, 1862, he formed a partnership with Willard Gay, be- coming senior member of the firm of DuBois & Gay, and on the site of the ruins erected a large frame building, in which the firm carried on a successful business until that, too, was destroyed by fire, in 1867. Nothing daunted, however, DuBois & Gay built a large brick block, which is still standing, and for a number of years they were among the leading hardware dealers in this section of th^ state. Disposing of that business in 1871 to Mr. Jasper H. Lamsoii, the firm of DuBois & Gay established a private bankmg business, which they managed with marked success until May, 1875. In that month the Randolph National Bank was established, Mr. DuBois being made cashier, a position that he filled with ability until he resigned in 1895, and continued to be a director until his death, January 10, iqoi. He married, ^larch 20, 1854, Luceba D. Jones, who was born in Stockbridgc, Vermont, and died June 30, 1894, in Randolph. Two children were bom of their union, Fred Earl, the subject of this sketch; and George Edson, born in Northfield, Vermont, August 28, 1861, died in Randolph, Vermont, October 16, 1879. Fred Earl DuBois obtained his elementary education in the public schools of Randolph, after which he pursued his studies at Norwich Uni- versity, in Northfield, Vermont, for three vears. Returning to Randolph in 1877, he became con- nected wnth the National Bank, working in subordinate positions and after a few years was made assistant cashier, an office which he filled most acceptably to all concerned until ill health compelled him to resign in 1895. He is a di- rector and IS now assistant cashier. He has likewise been actively interested in the insurance business since 1883, being agent for various fire. life and accident insurance companies. Politic- ally he is an independent Democrat. For two years, in 1894 and 1895, he held the responsible office of town treasurer, and has been foreman, secretary and treasurer of the volunteer fire de- partment, an organization of which he was also chief engineer for four consecutive years. On March 10, 1887, ^r. DuBois married Miss Belle A. Dudley, a native of Barton, Vermont. LAFORREST H. THOMPSON. Laforrest H. Thompson, late of Irasburg, and one of its most exemplary citizens, was taken away in the prime of his manhood after serving nine years on the supreme bench of the state. He was a son of Levi S. Thompson, and on the ma- ternal side was of Scotch-Irish descent, family tradition declaring that his ancestry sustained a collateral relationship with Mary, Queen of Scots, and that in old baronial times the family coat of arms bore the motto ''Dum spiro, spero/' which in English translation means "While I breathe, I hope." However this fact may be, Mr. Thompson ignored all pride of such ancestry, although his bright and cheerful views of life may have had their foundation in the spirit of the family motto. Levi S. Thompson was a stonemason by trade, but was engaged to some extent in fann- ing, and for many years was a preacher in the Christian, or Disciples church. Although he had but meager educational advantages as a youth, he early developed a taste for good literature, and, by careful persual of such books as he could bor- row, acquired an education and discipline in style and reasoning that proved of great benefit to him in after years. A man of great intellectual strength especially gifted in the power of invective, he worked against the moral and conventional sins of the day with marked skill. He married Irene Hodgkins, daughter of an early settler of Belvi- dere, Vermont, and a soldier in the war of 18 12. Laforrest H. Thompson was born in Bakers- field, Vermont, January 6, 1848. His father, deeming a college education of but little practical value, he received from him but scant encourage- ment in his pursuit of the higher branches of learning. In 1865, however, he determined to fit himself for the legal profession, beginning l several terms, at the same time reading law, and afterward attended the Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, New Hampshire. He was then given an opportunity by a friend to obtain a college education, but on account of frail health, and by the advice of his physician, he abandoned the idea, taking instead a course of study in Eng- lish belles-letters. In March, 1871, he was ad- mitted to tlie bar in Orleans county, having at that time heard but two cases argued in court, and having no knowledge of court procedure. Opening an office at Irasburg, Vermont, he was successful from the first, and -soon had a fine practice, which increased each year, no attorney having a more extensive clientage, and for more than twentv vears he was emploved in all of the more important cases in the civil and crimi- nal courts of Orleans and adjoining counties. He was state's attorney in 1874 and 1875 » from 1876 until 1881 he served as judge of probate; in 1880 and 1882 he was a member of the state legislature, serving on the most important com- mittees of the house; in 1884 he was elected senator from Orleans county, and served as president pro tem of the senate ; in 1891 he was again representative to the legislature. He was also elected judge of the Vermont supreme court in 189 1, and served on the bench with great credit until his death, in June, 1900. Judge L. H. Thompson was one of the strong men of the state, and one of the most influential in enforc- ing the prohibitory liquor law. He married, August 24, 1869, Mary Eliza, daughter of Hon. A. P. Button, of Craftsbury, Vermont, and they became the parents of four children, namely : Margaret E., Mary I., Helen N. anrl P>ank Dutton. Margaret became the wife of (irorge A. Sylvester, of Nashua, New II?nnpshire. Mary died at the age of fifteen years, anrl ffrirn married Harry J. House, of Lyndon- vill/: Vrrinonl. The mother died March 29, 1880, and ]\v\iii' 'I'h()m])son married, August 27, 1881, Mi'-.M Ifckn (\ Kinney, of Craftsbury, daughter of Ifrimniond and Amanda (Edson) Kinney. Tlirr" (liildrcn were born of this marriage, of vJioiii two ;in* now living, a daughter, Grace A., /! ifi'/ ;>t 111*' Ai^c of one year. The sons, Philip L. and Sidney H., are students, preparing for college. Frank Dutton Thompson, son of Laforrest H., was bom April 9, 1876, at Irasburg, Ver- mont. He was educated in St. Johnsbury Academy and at the University of Vermont, after which he began the study of law with Judge W. P. Stafford. In June, 1899, he was gradu- ated from the Boston University Law School, and after his admission to the bar, in October, 1899, he began the practice of his profession at St. Johnsbury, where he is winning *a good repu- tation for legal skill and ability, and a fair share of patronage. WALTER PERRIN SMITH. Walter Perrin Smith, for the past twenty years the popular and efficient probate judge of Caledonia district, has been for more than thirty- four years identified with the bar of Vermont at Si. Johnsbury. His parents, John S. and Soph- ronia (Perrin) Smith, were natives of this state. John S. Smith was by trade a blacksmith, but his later years were passed in farming in the town of Hardwick, Caledonia county, where he passed away May 5, 1886, and his wife October 15, 1887. For many years he was active in town af- fairs, especially during the Civil war. Walter P. Smith was born November 4, 1841, on his father's farm in Hardwick, and received his fundamental education in the district schools there. During his minority, except when attend- ing or teaching school, his life was spent upon the farm. He attended academies at Hardwick and Morrisville and graduated at the University of Vermont in 1867. Of studious mind, he had entered upon a college course purely to obtain knowledge and fit himself for good citizenship. He led his class in college and graduated with honors. After his graduaticMi, Mr. Smith was for a short time principal of Hardwick Academy, and then took up the study of law, spending one year in the University of Michigan, and subse- quently with Powers & Gleed, attorneys of Mor- risville, and was admitted to the Lamoille county bar in May, 1869. In the autumn of the same year he took up his residence at St. Johnsbury, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 17$ and was for a year a partner of Hon. Jonathan Ross, whose election to the supreme bench in 1870 ended this business relation. Since that time he has practiced alone except for a brief partner- ship, and has won recognition as a lawyer. His ability and popularity are attested by his continu- ous election as probate judge, covering the time continuously since 1882. Judge Smith has also filled several other positions of responsibility, serving as state's attorney for Caledonia county from 1874 to 1876, and represented St. Johnsbury in the state legislature in 1880. He also acted as superintendent of schools under the town sys- tem formerly in vogue. He occupies a prominent position in the financial affairs of his town, having been for some years a director of the Merchants' National Bank, and is now a director tor of the First National Bank, and director, vice-president and member of the board of in- vestors of the Passumpsic Savings Bank. August 15, 187O, Walter P. Smith was mar- ried to Miss Susan A., daughter of Dr. Perley R. and Louise M. (Lawrence) Holbrook, of St. Johnsbury. Judge Smith has one son, Robert H. Smith, born August 8, 1879. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1902, and is now em- ployed in a confidential capacity by E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., the world-known scale manu- facturers of St. Johnsbury. Judge Smith is a member of the North Congregational church of St. Johnsbury, in which he holds official position. He is a life-long Republican, and ever ready to foster its principles in any honorable way. He has been valuable in political campaigns, being a ready and forceful speaker, and making many addresses to voters on current topics of con- tention and interest. ALONZO SYLVESTER LIBBEY. I k The American ancestor of this branch of the Libbey family was John Libbey, who was born in England about the year 1602, and settled in the state of Maine. Anthony Libbey, son of John Libbey, was born in Scarboro, Maine, in 1649. He married Sarah Drake, bom August 20, 1656* He was a carpenter by trade and a prominent man in those days. Isaac Libbey, son of Anthony and Sarah (Drake) Libbey, was bom about 1690 in Hampton, New Hampshire. He was a farmer in the town of Rye, New Hampshire, and was a man of ability. Isaac Libbey, son of Isaac Libbey by his mar- riage with Mary, was born in the town of Rye, New Hampshire, February 28, 1725. He mar- ried Ann Symmes, February 5, 1748. He was a farmer and owned a grist mill, and served as selectman and held other offices. He died August 28, 1810. Bennett Libbey, son of Isaac and Ann (S)mimes) Libbey was probably born in Rye, New Hampshire, in January, 1754. He married Eleanor Haynes, of Epsom, who was bom May II, 1750. He was a soldier of the Revolution,, and was engaged in the battle of Bunker Hill. He died in September, 1837, and his wife ork November 12, 1808. Isaac Libbey, their son,, was bom November 14, 1779, in Epsom, New Hampshire. He married Sally Bayles, of Tun- bridge Vermont. He was a carpenter and mill- wright, and lived in Strafford, Vermont, until the date of the death of his wife. May 17, 1830, when the family was broken up, and he lived with his children and died in May, 1847, ^" Richmond, Vermont. He was a soldier in the^ war of 1812. Alonzo Libbey, son of Isaac and Sally (P>ayles) Libbey, was born in the town of Straf- ford, Vermont, February 22, 1818. He re- ceived his education at the district schools. He was employed in the mills at Northfield and Gouldsville for a»time, and then followed ^arm- ing in the town of Berlin, Vermont, the remain- der of his life. In politics he was a Republican. He married, April 22, 1849, Louisa W. Ayres, of BerHn, Vermont. She was bom November 17, 1823. He died November 6, 1898. Alonzo Sylvester Libbey, son of Alonzo and Louisa W. (Ayres) Libbey, was bom in the town of Northfield, Washington county, Vermont, Sep- tember 9, 1854. His education was received in the public schools and the seminary at Montpe- lier, Vermont. At the age of fourteen years he located on the farm where he now resides, in the town of Berlin, with his father's family, and has always followed farming and dairying. In poli- tics he is a Republican, and has served on the board of selectmen for the town of Berlin. He was a charter member of the Dog River Valley Grange, organized in 1874. He married, April 174 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 29, 1885, Louise Chamlx^rlain, daughter of Na- thaniel and WyvsL Ann (Sherman) ChamlK'rlain, of West Meath, Ontario, Canada. She was born May 29. 1856. They have one daughter, Myra Shennan, born in Berlin, Vermont, August 19, 1893. ^1^- Libbey is one of the worthy and re- spected citizens of his town, and has ever borne a full share in aiding those causes and institu- tions which mark the well ordered Christian com- munity. HENRY BIGELOW SHAW. H^nry Bigelow Shaw, of Burlington, Ver- mont, is a representative of an old and honored New England family, and is the third in lineal descent to embrace the legal profession. His grandfather, George Bradford Shaw, was bom February 14, 1800, in Dummerston, Vermont. He came to Burlington and entered the Uni- versity of Vermont, from which he graduated at the age of nineteen }ears. He then became a tutor in the university, and meantime prose- cuted his law studies. On attaining his major- ity he entered upon practice in Danville, Ver- mont, and was so engaged for ten years, when he removed to Lowell, ^Massachusetts, and thence to Buckin^am, Canada. At the latter named place he conducted a store owned by his father- in-law, Levi Bigelow, who was extensively en- gaged in a lumber business. In 1836 he returned to Burlington, Vermont, where he was actively engaged in his profession until the time of his death. He was court reporter for several years, and edited, 1839-40, two volumes of the Ver- mont supreme court reports. He was also trus- tee of the University of Vermont, 1849-53. His first wife was Susan Maria Griswold, who died in 1823. In 1830 he married Nancy Howard Bigelow, born in Derby Line, Vermont. His death occurred December i, 1853. William Goodhue Shaw, eldest of six chil- dren born to die parents last named, was bom in Danville, Vermont, August 9, 1831, and died at Burlington August 9, 1892. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1849, ^^^ then studied law, becoming a most successful prac- titioner, and succeeded his father in two im- portant positions — that of court reporter, in which capacity he edited volumes 30-35, Ver- mont supreme court reports, and that of trus- tee of the University of Vermont, 1881-1892. Previously, in 1865, he had been elected city at- torney, and city judge from 1869 to 1872. He was also director of the Burlington Savings Bank, treasurer of the Protestant JEpiscopal dio- cese of Vermont, and was prominent in Masonic circles. He married Mary Alice Bissell, bom in Troy, New York, a daughter of William H. A. and Martha C. (Moulton) Bissell. Her father was the reverend Protestant Episcopal bishop of Vermont, a sketch of whose life appears in dus work, and her mother was a descendant of the well known Chase family of New Hampshire. Of her marriage to Mr. Shaw were bom tfirec children : William, who died in infancy ; Henry Bigelow Shaw, and Fanny Laura Shaw, who be- came the wife of Willard Pope, of Detroit, Mich- igan. Henry Bigelow Shaw was bom in Burling- ton, -Vermont, November 30, 1873. He b^;an his education in the public schools, and subse- quently entered the University of Vermont, from which he graduated in 1896. He afterwards went to Denver, Colorado, where he read law for a year and then went to the Pacific coast, where he traveled for several months. Returning home in 1897 he entered the Harvard law school, from which he graduated in 1900 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. For two years thereafter he practiced his profession in Detroit, Michigan, re- turning to Burlington in September, 1902, when he entered upon practice in that city. In De- cember, 1902, he was appointed lecturer on com- mercial law in the University of Vermont. Mr. Shaw married, June 20, 190 1, Fanny D. Grinnell, a daughter of Dr. A. P. Grinnell, a prominent physician of Burlington. Of this marriage has been born a daughter, Elizabeth Grinnell. WILLIAM HLXRY AUCiUSTUS IWSSLLL D. D. The Right Rev. Dr. William Henry Augusuis Bissell, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church of Vermont, was born in Randolph, Ver- mont, November 10, 18 14. The ancestry (^ Bishop Bissell is of the best liritish Woid, and is characterized by the best traits of ster- ling Puritan piety and morality. John Bissell. THE STATE OF VERMONT. ns immigrant of the name and founder of the England family, was a citizen of East Wind- Connecticut, prior to the year 1648, in which sceived the grant of a ferry across the Con- cut river. John Bissell, his son, of whoniv is known, married a daughter of Israel 3n. His son, John Bissell, third of that name, ed Sarah Loomis, by whom he became the IV of a large family. Daniel Bissell, son of I Bissell, third, was born in 1698, and mar- Jerusha Fitch. His son, Daniel Bissell, sec- was married twice, and by his second wife the father of Ezekiel Bissell, who was a iician by profession, and who, on the 31st lay, 1796, married Elizabeth Washburn, by m he became the father of three sons and I daughters. He died May 13, 1824. Viliiam H. A. Bissell, son of Ezekiel and ibeth (Washburn) Bissell, was nurtured in faith and practice of Congregationalism. At age of twelve years he entered the Orange ity grammar school in Vermont, and in 1832 iculated at the State University, from which graduated in 1836. Obedient to clear and I convictions of duty, he offered himself as ndidate for the sacred ministry in the Prot- it Episcopal church in the diocese of Ver- t. Becoming a classical teacher, and also a logical student in the Vermont Episcopal itute, under Bishop Hopkins, he taught and ied therein until the spring, of 1837, when he sick and resigned his position. In October le same year he had sufficiently recovered to ble to assume the duties of teacher of classics Detroit, Michigan. These duties he dis- ged until August, 1838. In the following :ember he began to teach in the Troy Epis- II Institute, New York, and continued his rs therein until the early part of 1841. ^'hile thus occupied Mr. Bissell received or- tion to the dcaconate in Calvary church, New k. on the 29th of September, 1839, from the Is of Bishop Benjamin T. Onderdonk. He also ordained priest by the same prelate in St church, Troy, in July, 1840. Ministerial tions had been exercised by him as assistant hrist church from the time of his ordination ^con. On the ist of January, 1841, he took ge of Trinit}' church, in West Troy : closed ronnection with the school in the spring of 1842, and discharged the parochial duties of rec- tor until July, 1845. I^ November of the latter year -he removed to western New York, and of- ficiated as rector of Grace church, Lyons, for three months. Next he was called to the pastoral charge of Trinity church, Geneva, and retained that office until after his election to the Episco- pal diocese of Vermont, on the nth of March, 1868. In addition to the manifold duties grow- ing out of his parocial relations, he conducted a very successful mission to the colored people in Geneva, from 1853 to 1868. Neither splendid erudition nor brilliant ora- tory had any connection with his election to the episcopate. Those in whom the power of election was vested sought rather for one who was fa- miliar with the characteristics of the people, who thoroughly understood and appreciated their spiritual needs, and who would not fail to feed judiciously *'the flock of Christ, which He hath purchased with His own blood." Dr. Bissell's laboriously acquired reputation drew attention and confidence to him, and upon him the choice of the majority rested. He was consecrated by the bishops of Michigan, Connecticut, New York, Maine and western New York, in Christ church, Montpelier, in presence of the diocesan conven- tion, on the 3rd of June, 1868. Since his assump- tion of the pastoral oversight of his diocese he has confined himself as closely as health would allow to his official duties, and has published lit- tle besides his Annual Addresses to his conven- tion, till May 14, 1893. Bishop Bisseirs genial, loving, hospitable, generous nature; his familiarity with all grades of society in Vermont ; his personal accessibility ; his intimate knowledge of the state of his dio- cese; his i-eady capability in the administration of its affairs ; his talent as a preacher, winning to the children and instructive to all — have been beneficent factors of churchly welfare and pros- perity, and augur most pleasantly for still further growth in the future. William H. A. Bissell was married on the 29th of August, T838, to Martha C, daughter of i'hineas Moultun, a descendant of the well known (liase family of Cornish, New Hampshire. Two sons and three daughters, all of whom are living and married, constitute the immediate fruit of the union. 176 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ARTHUR DAGGETT COBURN. Arthur Daggett Cobiirn, of East Montpclicr, Vermont, was born August 31, 1855. Joseph Co- burn, his great-grandfather, was born in 1775, and in 1803 removed from Charlton, Massachu- setts, to Cabot, Vermont. He engaged in the clothing business, and this proved so remunera- tive that in 1813, when he died of typhus fever, he was considered to be the wealthiest man in the town. He left a widow, who survived him for sevefal years, and two sons. Earned and Joseph Leander, and four daughters: Sally, wife of Dr. A. Carter, of Peacham, Vermont : Clara, wife of Andrew Edgerton, of Cabot, Vermont; Lucy^ wife of Ira Barnes, of I^ndolph, Vermont ; and Mary, wife of James Griffin, of Peacham, Ver- mont. Lamed Coburn, grandfather of Arthur D. Cobum, v/as bom in Charlton, ^Massachusetts, April 8, 1800. When he was only three years of age, his parents removed to Cabot, \^ermont, where they resided until the death of his father in 1 8 13, when they located in East Montpelier. At that time he was only thirteen years old, and he agreed to live with Mr. James Allen until he was of age. The terms of agreement were that he was to receive one hundred dollars and have four months in the winter in which to attend school or learn some trade. He agreed that Mr. Allen should keep thirty of the one hundred dollars to defray expenses in case of sickness, and this left him, when twentv-one vears old, j ust seventy dollars besides the small property left by his father at his decease. His winters were passed at school, with the exception of two, when he learned the clothier's trade. His teacher ad- vised him to take up the profession (ii law, as he thought he was specially adapted for that vocation, but he decided to become a farmer in- stead. Mr. Coburn worked at his trade for al- most two years, and December 2, 1824, he re- turned to Montpelier and purchased alx)ut fifty- seven acres of land, to which he had added from time to time, until now the farm comprises two hundred and thirtv acres of well cultivated and profitable land. In 1823 he married Eovisa L., only daughter of James Allen. Their children are : West Allen, who died when al)out two years old: Mora S., born March 21, 1826, wife of D wight Hollister, of Marshfield ; James A., Ixo April 6, 1828; J. Leander, bom January 16, 1830, died April 6, 1888; Susan A., bom January 17, 1832, wife of C. C. Eaton, of Montpelier; aiil Lewis L., born November 2, 1833. Mr. Coburi was respected by all who knew him; he \va- temperate in his habits and upright in all his business dealings. He was chosen to represent the town in the state legislature in 1857-58. He died October 26, 1872, and his wife died Augu>t 4, 1872. Hon. James Coburn, father of Artliur D. Cc- burn, was bom in East Montpelier, Vermont. April 6, 1828. He received his education in the common schools, and subsequently taught schai! in the winter months for a number of years. In 1855 he purchased from Mr. Daggett, his father- in-law, his interest in the farm, and followed fann- ing as an occupation. He is a Republican in his political preferences, and has held several im- portant official positons, having served as justice of the peace for many years ; he represented his town in the legislature in 1869, that being the last annual session in Vermont, and again in 1870-71, the first biennial session. In 3ie M of 1878 he \vas elected as assistant judge of Washington county court and was re-elected in 1880. Mr. Cobum was an extensive reader of good literature, and an excellent mathematidan, which IS a natural talent of the Cobum family- On December 4, 1850, he married Abbie B. Dag- gett, daughter of Arthur Daggett, of East Mont- pelier. Their children are: Lamed C, bom April 2, 1852, married Miss Corrie Bennett, of Calais, and resides at Marshall, Minnesota ; Ar- thur Daggett, born August 31, 1855 1 I^ora E. bom June 25, 1858, wife of Henry Kelton ; Jame> Lee, bom November 3, 1859, now in Alaska: and Dwight H., bom September 15, 1861, died when quite young. Arthur Daggett Cobum, second son of James A. and Abbie Cobum, acquired his preliminan education in the public schools, and later he at- tended Goddard Seminary at Barre, Vermont- He then engaged in the occupation of farming' and for seven years manufactured cheese at Xorti: Montpelier, but he has again resumed his fannit? pursuits on the old homestead, and his parents reside with him. In politics Mr. Cobum has alwavs been ^ tfi.-^-».'i-i^ ,jf ^C^ £r'^^-i.,H.n/^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. ^17 lican, and has served as selectman for two Both he and his family are members of the rsalist church. Mr. Coburn was united in ige to Miss Fanny Kelton, daughter of m Kelton, of East Montpelier, October 15, Two children have been born to them, yr: Mabel F., born July 31, 1879; and Flor- X5m November 27, 1883. TRUMAN R. STILES, M. D. . Truman Ransom Stiles, a well known ian and surgeon of St. Johnsbury, Ver- also prominently identified with the com- d and civic interests of the town, was born >we, Vermont, July 21, 1847. His father, Wilson Stiles, was born March 4, 1817, in lie, Vermont. He was educated in the com- chools, and was a shoemaker by trade, be- ictive in public affairs, holding several town , was for many years a justice of the peace, Iso served as assistant judge. After the ization of the Republican party he was \ its staunch adherents. Universalism ex- d his religious faith, and he was active in asonic order, serving many years as master lodge at Stowe. He was first lieutenant Tipany D, Fifth Vermont Volunteers, in the )f the Rebellion. He married, March 5, Miss Hannah Agnes Howe, a native of mstown. Vermont, and to them were born children. uman R. Stiles acquired his fundamental tion in the public schools of Stowe, and ated from the medical department of the rsity of Vermont in 1869. Since that time i practiced his profession in Caledonia coun- ? past sixteen years at St. Johnsbury. Be- lis practice as a physician and surgeon, Dr. demonstrates his interest in town aflfairs, is undoubted ability to carry forward to a ;sful issue all matters which met his ap- [ being quickly recognized and appreciated townspeople, he was duly elected to serve e board of village trustees, and was also ited superintendent of the St. Johnsbury works. Barnet, V'ermont, his former residence, he rhool director and justice of the peace. He ubsequently made president of the Cale- donia Fair Grounds Association, of which he has been a director for six years. Aside fit>m the untiring energy displayed by Dr. Stiles in the prosecution of his civic duties he has for twenty years, with the exception of one term under Democratic administration, been a member and for some time president of the United States pension board, and was for ten * years its secretary. He also served as a member of the legislature during the years 1898 and 1899, In 1892 he was elected state senator, which im- portant position he now fills creditably to him- self, and to the utmost satisfaction of his con- stituency. He has always been a Republican. In the commercial field, too. Dr. Stiles has at- tained an enviable reputation, occupying positions of great responsibiltiy and trust; he was vice president and director of the St. Johnsbury Shoe Manufacturing Company, a concern, of wide- spread business connections, and a director of the Merchants' National Bank, one of the foremost institutions of its kind in the state. He has owned and conducted at different times three drug stores in St. Johnsbury. During all his busy career Dr. Stiles has not forgotten the development of his spiritual nature, always having been an attendant of the Metho- dist church, and is now a member of the official board of the local body. He also has fraternal and social connections which demand some of his at- tention, the following organizations being among those with which he is prominently identified: The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, the Masonic order, the New England Order of Protection, and the Knights of the Golden Cross, in the first two of which he has held all the offices. He is a member of the Caledonia Medical and Surgical Society and of the state board of health. There are few men who possess the intellectual capacity of Dr. Stiles, in that matters of every nature, whether professional, civic, commercial or social, can be grasped and handled with equal keenness of dis- crimination. Dr. Stiles has been twice married. November 29, 1870, he led to the altar Miss Abbie A. Jen- ness, who was educated at Glover (Vermont) Academy. She was the daughter of George and Mary D. Jenness, the former a soldier in the Union army for a period of four years in the 1 82 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ter of Horace and Chestina (Barbour) Brid- lev, members of a family of some note in their community. !Mrs. Sherbum died of consumption at Plainfield, July 30, 1875, leaving a son, Har- ley J., who died at Randolph, V^ermont, May 26, 1877. September 26. 1876, Mr. Sherbum con- tracted a second marriage, with Miss Mary L., daugliter of Deacon Sullivan B. and Laura (Bailey) Gale, of Plainfield. Deacon Gale, who was a tanner by trade, was prominent in relig- ious circles as a leading Congregationalist. and also occupied an influential position as a citizen. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Sherbum mav be bnefly mentioned in chronological order: Ar- thur Neale, who was born at Randolph. V^enr.ont, July 20, 1878, died in the same town, January 30. 1880; Earle Howard, bom at Randolph. Febmar>- 25, 1880. graduated at Montpelier Seminary, and is now manager of telephone lines, with office at Mont- pelier: Ernest Fisk, bom at Rochester, \>rmont, August 3, 1882. graduated in 1900 in the busi- ness department of St. Johnsbur>' Academy, and is now a rural mail carrier on one of the local routes; George Wiley, bom at Northfield. \>r- mont. November 4, 1884, is at present attend- ing \Vesle\*an University at Middletown. Con- necticut : Charles Morton, who was bom at Mont- pelier, \>rmont, July 2, 1888, is now a student at St. Johnsbur>- Academy, in the class of 1906. Mr. Sherbum has never been connected with anv secret societies excepting a Greek letter frater- nity* at college, in which he held all the prin- cipal offices. It may be remarked in conclusion that he is a fine t\-pe of the best element of the ^fetl^>^ist ministry, whose energy-, zeal and self- sacrifice have done so much for the settlement and civilization of ever>' state in the American Union. RUSSELL THAYER TOHXSOX, M. D. Dr. Russell Thaver Johnson, of West Con- cord. \'ermont. son of Ransel and Sally (^Farmer) Johnson, was bom in Newark, Vermont. April a. 1S4I. His preliminary eiiucation was acquired in the public schools of his native town, while his pr«^te?sional preparatory course was pursue i at the Oiarlestown \ province of Quebec > Acaieniy. His n:eviical researches were carried on under the directing influence of Dr. Charles S. Cahoon, of L>-ndon, V^ermont, and his studies completed at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York city, from which institution he graduated in 1867. His first professional practice was conducted in Stanstead, Canada, from which place he removed in 1869 to Concord, Vermont, where he has since remained. His practice has grown to wide pro- portions, extending beyond his own into adjoin- ing towns. His reputation is largely due to pro- fessional earnestness, backed by medical skill and surgical deftness, tne latter having been ac- quired by his three years' service in the war of the rebellion, he having enlisted in the Eleventh Ra- iment, Vermont Volunteers, in 1862, spending most of the time in the medical department of the Sixth Army Corps, and since the year 1872 hav- ing acted as examining surgeon for the pension bureau. In 1866 Dr. Johnson was vice president of the \'ermont State Medical Collie, and for four- teen years acted as supervisor of the insane. Dr. Johnson is a Republican in politics, and repre- sented the town of Concord in the legislature of 18S4. He has held several towTi offices, among them being that of town treasurer, besides having been honored by appointment to many impor- tant positions in the state department of Ver- mont. Dr. Johnson is also prominently identi- fied with the Masonic order as well as with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic^ Dr. Johnson's marriage to Asenath A., daugh — ter of Samuel and Almira (Currier) Wedcs. ofli Wheelock, occurred on March 29, 1869. GEORGE THEODORE CHILDS. George Theodore Childs, a veteran of th«M Ci\-al war and for many years the successful edi-Jl tor of the St. Albans Daily Messenger, was bonifll in Charlesto^n, Suffolk coonty, Massachusetts! September 7, 1842, being a direct descend iiiiJl of Benjamin Childs, who came to this countrgS from England in 1650, and sctded in Roxl Massachusetts, and he is also descended George Bimker. from n Ae noted battle sit of the Revolutioi v erived its name. Na thaniel Childs. e nl gramdfatber Georone T. Childs, oni in THE STATE OF VERMONT. 179 ashington, but it joined the Army of the Po- : in its move on Gettysburg, immediately which it was discharged by reason of the ation of its term. Returning to his home the pursuits of peace, young Hovey pre- to complete his course at Dartmouth. t on his way to St. Johnsbury, enroute to Dllege, he received such a tempting oifer of ming interest that he unpacked his trunk ettled down to business in Waterford. This he beginning of a busy and most successful r. Within a few months he bought a farm aterford, which was sold at a profit of five red dollars in a few days. He then pur- d another farm in the same town, which sold in a short time at a handsome profit. : that time he has engaged in farming nearly e time, but has bought and sold much land ? meantime. The last farm which he tilled in rford included eight hundred acres, and af- * sold this, in 1868, he held a two-days' auc- and sold, among other personal property, 'y-four Durham cows at an average of over -seven dollars each. He now tills about y acres, all within the limits of the city of ohnsbury and all under a high state of cul- on, and fitted by nature for building sites. likely to be soon needed for this purpose, as ity is bound to grow, being a natural center large tract of country and the seat of exten- md world-famed manufactures. It is large- e to the influence and eflforts of Mr. Hovey the suburb of Summerville was made a part le city. He established the second news- • in St. Johnsbury, now known as the Re- can, and the leading journal of the county e present day. After publishing this paper eight weeks, he sold it at a profit of five ;and dollars, and soon after acquired a saw- )n the Moose river, in what is now Summer- which he operated successfully for a period urteen vears. [e has built over seventy structures, stores iwellings, all in Summerville, and has been imes proprietor of the general store in the suburb. Three times he sold out his stock the lower end of the street, and he built the at the junction of Portland street and Con- avenue, of whose stock he was twice owner. a period of one and one-half years he con- ducted a meat market in St. Johnsbury, and sub- sequently established the market now operated in his store building in Summerville, which he sold out. One of his greatest gifts is the ability to judge cattle on the hoof, and this led to great success in the market business. All these ven- tures have been profitable and his frequent sales and purchases were made because of advanta- geous offerings. Being a shrewd and industrious business man, he is ever ready for a trade which promises a recompense for his time and capital. He is not afraid of work, and is often found at the present day engaged in building, painting, or otherwise furthering the progress of his extensive real estate operations. In 1874, having become tired of removals of his household, through sales of houses, he erected a permanent home on La Fayette street, which no tempting offers have in- duced him to part with, and here he plans to pass his remaining years. A man of diversified talents, Mr. Hovey has been useful to his fellow citizens, as well as him- self and family, in many ways. His tastes are literary, and he is the possessor of a fine library and gives much time to study. Active in pro- moting education, he is at present a school di- rector, and the neighborhood owes much to him for his labors and influence in securing the hand- some, substantial, modern schoolhouse which adorns Portland street. He has served manv times as selectman and lister, and is at present moderator, grand juror and justice of the peace. He made the occasional speech at a picnic in cele- bration of the Fourth of July in his native town, in i860, in the autumn of that year cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, and has since con- sistently supported the Republican party. Mr. Hovey attends divine worship with his family at the Universalist church of St. Johns- bury. He was a charter member of Green Moun- tain Grange No. i, organized at St. Johnsbury, July 4, 1 87 1, and held all the leading offices of the Grange: was elected secretary of the state Grange at its organization, July 4, 1872, and held this position several years. At present he is a member of Pleasant Valley Grange, of Water- ford. He has been a member of Chamberlain Post No. I, G. A. R., for twenty-five years, and has filled all the offices of the post. For the last fifteen vears he has been chairman of its enter- V. 184 THE STATE OF VERMONT. her profession ; Annie Smith, who married John Burnham Taylor, assistant night editor of the Burhngton free Press; and Harold David, who obtained an appointment at the Naval Academy in which he was graduated with honor in 1902, ami was then assigned to a torpedo boat, in which he completed a voyage of eighty-four hundred miles, and upon his return to the United States was assigned to the Raleigh, United States Navy. THE FORBES FAMILY. The Forbes family, of Windsor, Vermont, is one of the oldest in New England, and for nearly three centuries has taken a prominent part in public affairs, a number of its members, in the different generations, having held various offices of honor and trust under both the colonial and national govenmients. The family is of Scot- tish, and also of Presbyterian origin, tracing its descent from the times ol that hero of the reforma^ tion, John Knox. John Fobes (or l^^orbes) (1), the founder of the American branch of the family, was born in Scotland, and was the son, according to a gen- erally accepted tradition, of the Rev. John Forbes, who was moderator of the general assembly of the church of Scotland, holden in Aberdeen in 1605. John h^obes came to America with the remnant of Parson Robinson's church, in 1636, settled in Duxbury, Massachusetts, removed to Rridgewa- ter as an original proprietor in 1645, ^"^ served in the early Indian wars. He married Constant Mitchell, w^ho came to America with her brother. Experience Mitchell, in the ship Ann in 1623. John Fobes died m 1661. Edward Fobes (or Forbes) (2) ♦son of John and Constant (Mitchell) Fobes (or Forbes), was born in 165 1, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was a man of much importance in the early life of the place, and constantly in local office, a dea- con of the church and a man of large landed inter- ests. He served in the colonial assembly in 1702, 1703, 1708, 1709, 171 1, 1712, 1715 and 1722. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant John Howard, and niece of Judge Thomas Hay- ward. The Hon. Edward Fobes died in 1732, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. William Fobes (or Forbes) (3), son of Ed- ward and Elizabeth (Howard) Fobes (or Forbes), was born in 1698, in Bridgewater, Mass- achusetts, and married, February 3, 1725, Thank- ful Dwelly, bom December 12, 1706, daughter of John Dwelly, of Scituate, Massachusetts. William Fobes died at his birthplace, June 20, 1764, and his wife passed away in 1776. Abner Fobes (or Forbes) (4), son of Will- iam and Thankful (Dwelly) Fobes (or Forbes), was born November 11, 1727, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and was a man of some local prominence. He married, 1750, Phoebe, daugh- ter of Benjamin Leach, Esq., of Bridgewater, whose wife. Hepzibah Washburn, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Latham) Wa.shburn, was a lineal descendant of the Hon. John and Mary (Chilton) Winslow, of Boston. The former, a brother of Governor Edward Winslow, was an extensive shipping merchant of Boston, a member of the colonial assembly, and a member of the council of war. The name of his wife is em- balmed in tradition as that of the one who, among all of the passengers of the Mayflower, was the first to set foot on Plymouth Rock. Both she and her husband are buried in King's Chapel yard* Tremont street, Boston. The date of the death of Abner Fobes is not on record. Absalom Forbes (5), son of Abner and Phoebe (Leach) Fobes (or Forbes), was bom May 22, 1751, in Bridgew^ater, Massachusetts. In his time the orthography of the family name seems to have assumed its present form. He was a resi- dent of both Uxbridge and Sutton, Massachu setts, and entered the service of hip country frou Upton, his last place of abode. He married i 1771 .Martha Hall, born September 15, 175 daughter of the Hon. Willis Hall, of Sutto Massachusetts, a colonial Indian agent und the crown, a member in 1777 of the Massachusc assembly, a recognized patriot, a member of f committee of correspondence, inspection 1 safety for Sutton, and of the Massachusetts c vention of 1779. He was president of the \l cester county convention of 1784, and ff among various other offices, that of justice salom Forbes enlisted, April 19, 1775, in the.i days of the struggle for independence, in if eventually, he lost his life, dying in WTiite F New York, September, 1778, while a meml the regular continental army. He laid dot life for his country at the early age of THE STATE OF VERMONT. i8i beral education, that he followed the occupa- of a farmer, and that he was an independent eligion, which means that he was a type of seventeenth century New England Puritan. ging from the fact that he was an officer of church at Portsmouth, it is evident that he a man of standing in the colony. It seems Miblc that by this time the Sherburn family embraced the doctrines of the Reformation, it is possible that John Sherburn was an ex- ion among them in belonging to the party ch claimed that still further reformation was issary to render the church in all respects an 1 institution. John Sherburn married, in ;, Elizabeth Tuck, whose ancestry is not re- led. fohn Sherburn (2), son of John and Eliza- i (Tuck) Sherburn, was bom in 1650, mar- , at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1675, •y Jackson, and died in 1731. John Sher- 1 (3), son of John and Mary (Jackson) rburn, was born in 1686, and died in 17 18. married and was the father of a large family. haniel Sherburn (4), son of John Sherburn, born in 1708, and died in 1772. He had a lerous family. Daniel Sherburn (5), son of haniel Sherburn was born in 1739, married y Leah, and died in 18 14 in Goshen, New npshire. Davicl Sherburn (6), son of Daniel Polly (Leah) Sherburn, was born in 1778, married, in 1803, Wealthy Kinney, daughter lie Rev. Jonathan Kinney, of Plainfield. The ney family was from near New Haven, Con- icut. David Sherburn died in 1857, in Barre, mont. feel Sherburn (7), son of David and Wealthy nney) Sherburn, was born November 3, 3, in Orange, Vermont, where he received the r limited education which the common schools he town afforded, and through life followed occupation of a farmer in Plainfield, Ver- it. In politics Mr. Sherburn was an inde.- ient, being bound to no particular organiza- For many years he acted with the old locratic party, and after 1856 with the Re- icans. Mr. Sherburn sometimes served on county grand jury» and his neighbors testi- to the esteem in which they held him by uently calling upon him to fill the office of rtnian. From his earlv vears Mr. Sherburn was a Methodist. He married, in 1836, Polly Perkins, born November 27, 1808, in Plainfield, Vermont. The Perkins family claimed to be of Portuguese origin. The first ancestor of whom we have any account was Philemon Perkins, a tailof in Salem, Massachusetts, whose son Jona- than was a fanner; first in New Boston, New Hampshire, and later in Plainfield, Vermont. He married, in 1802, Lydia Carnes, w-ho belonged to an Irish family from county Cork, Ireland. Mr. aild Mrs. Perkins had a daughter Polly, mentioned above as the wife of Joel Sherburn. Mr. Sher- burn died in 1892. Joel Osman Sherburn was born at Plainfield, Vermont, November 21, 1845, ^^d was trained to farm work between periods of attendance at the common schools and Newbury Academy. With such equipment as the latter could give, he entered the seminary at Montpelier and was graduated at that institution in the cla:ss of 1869. Later he matriculated at the Wesleyan Univer- sity in Middletown, Connecticut, and finished the course there in 1873. Immediately after leav- ing this college he entered the ministry of the Vermont conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has ever since been closely connected therewith. He has twice held the position of presiding elder, once in the Montpelier district, and afterward in the St. Johnsbury district, of which he is still the incumbent. He has twice represented the Vermont conference in the gen- eral conference of the church, at Omaha in 1892, and at Cleveland in 1896. During a ministry of thirty years Mr. Sherburn has filled a pulpit every Sunday but five, which makes a record of punctuality and reliability that is seldom equalled inside or outside of the church. Until 1882 he had been closely affiliated with the Re- publicans, but in that year joined the Prohibi- tion party, with which he has since loyally co- operated and which he has zealously sustained. In 1882 he represented the town of Rochester in the Vermont assembly, at another time was a candidate for the state senate and in 1902 made the race for governor. He has held various town and village offices, and served on the boards of trustees of the Vermont Bible Society, the Mont- pelier Seminary and Wesleyan University. Mr. Sherburn was united in marriage at Can- ton, Connecticut, with Miss Ella Ruth, daugh- 184 THE STATE OF VERMONT. her profession ; Annie Smith, who married John Burnham Taylor, assistant night editor of the Burlington Free Press; and Harold David, who obtained an appointment at the Naval Academy in which he was graduated with honor in 1902, and was then assigned to a torpedo boat, in which he completed a voyage of eighty-four hundred miles, and upon his return to tlie United States was assigned to the Raleigh, United States Navy. THE FORBES FAMILY. The Forbes family, of Windsor, Vermont, is one of the oldest in New England, and for nearly three centuries has taken a prominent part in public affairs, a number of its members, in the different generations, having held various offices of honor and trust under both the colonial and national governments. The family is of Scot- tish, and also of Presbyterian origin, tracing its descent from the times of that hero of the reforma" tion, John Knox. John Fobes (or l^^orbes) (1), the founder of the American branch of the familv, was born in Scotland, and was the son, according to a gen- erally accepted tradition, of the Rev. John Forbes, who was moderator of the general assembly of the church of Scotland, holden in Aberdeen in 1605. John h'obes came to America with the remnant of Parson Robinson's church, in 1636, settled in Duxbury, Massachusetts, removed to Rridgewa- ter as an original proprietor in 1645, and served in the early Indian wars. He married Constant Mitchell, who came to America with her brother. Experience Mitchell, in the ship Ann in 1623. John Fobes died m 1661. Edward Fobes (or Forbes) (2), ♦son of Johii and Constant (Mitchell) Fobes (or Forbes), was born in 165 1, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was a man of much importance in the early life of the place, and constantly in local office, a dea- con of the church and a man of large landed inter- ests. He served in the colonial assembly in 1702, 1703, 1708, 1709, 171 1, 1712, 1715 and 1722. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant John Howard, and niece of Judge Thomas Hay- ward. The Hon. Edward Fobes died in 1732, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. William Fobes (or Forbes) (3), son of Ed- ward and Elizabeth (Howard) Fobes (or Forbes), was born in 1698, in Bridgewater, Mass- achusetts, and married, February 3, 1725, Thank- ful Dwelly, born December 12, 1706, daughter of John Dwelly, of Scituate, Massachusetts. William Fobes died at his birthplace, June 20, 1764, and his wife passed away in 1776. Abner Fobes (or Forbes) (4), son of Will- iam and Thankful (Dwelly) Fobes (or Forbes), was born November 11, 1727, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and was a man of some local prominence. He married, 1750, Phoebe, daugh- ter of Benjamin Leach, Esq., of Bridgewater, whose wife, Hepzibah Washburn, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Latham) Wa.shburn, was a lineal descendant of the Hon. John and Mary (Chilton) Winslow, of Boston. The former, a brother of Governor Edward Winslow, was an extensive shipping merchant of Boston, a member of the colonial assembly, and a member of the council of war. The name of his wife is em- balmed in tradition as that of the one who, among all of the passengers of the Mayflower, was the first to set foot on Plymouth Rock. Both she and her husband are buried in King's Chapel yard* Tremont street, P>oston. The date of the death of Abner Fobes is not on record. Absalom Forbes (5), son of Abner and Phoebe (Leach) Fobes (or Forbes), was born May 22, 1751, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. In his time the orthography of the family name seems to have assumed its present form. He was a resi- dent of both Uxbridge and Sutton, Massachu- setts, and entered the service of his country froiTL— Upton, his last place of abode. He married \vwm 1771 .Martha Hall, born September 15, I75I«m daughter of the Hon. Willis Hall, of Sutton^M Massachusetts, a colonial Indian agent under^ the crown, a member in 1777 of the Massachusett^ii assembly, a recognized patriot, a member of th committee of correspondence, inspection safety for Sutton, and of the Massachusetts con-:^ vention of 1779. He was president of the Wor-^ cester county convention of 1784, and filledHj among various other offices, that of justice. Abitf salom Forbes enlisted, April 19, 1775, in the earl^J days of the struggle for independence, in which4 eventually, he lost his life, dying in WTiite Plai New York, September, 1778, while a member the regular continental army. He laid down life for his country at the early age of twent^::^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 183 Massachusetts, where he was prominently identi- fied (luring his entire business career with its commercial and political interests. He was uni- ted in marriage to Miss Catherine Stimson, and iheir son Francis, the father of our subject, was. bom in Charlestown, where he obtained an excel- lent education in the common schools. He was actively associated with all public enterprises, was a man of strong patriotic instincts, and was familiarly known as the **Soldier's Friend." Po- Ktically he was a Republican and a Free-soiler, a contemporary with Phillips and Douglas, and served as a member of the governor's council for eight years under Governor Rice, also rep- resented his town in the state legislature, and for many years served as a trustee of the state prison. In his fraternal relations he was a prominent member of the Masonic order. Mr. Childs mar- ried Juliet VV. Deering, and the following named children were born to them: Julia Frances, George T., Ruby M., Catherine S., Nathaniel, Marv L. and Carrie M. Francis Childs. the father of these children, died in Charlestown, Massachusetts, at the age of sixty-six years, his wife having passed away previous to that time. George Theodore Childs, the eldest son of Francis and Juliet W. Childs, acquired a prac- tical education in the common schools of Charles- town, and in 1858 began his business career as an office boy, but in the following year was pro- moted to the position of bookkeeper, thus remain- ing until April 16, 1861, when he enlisted as a private in Company K, Fifth Regiment of Massa- chusetts Infantry, under Colonel Samuel C. Law- rence. The regiment was ordered to Wa^shing- ton, D. C, to guard the treasury, and for two months they performed patrol duty, but later crossed over to Alexandria and praticipated in the first action of Bull Run, in which engagement he was captured while in the act of taking care of a fallen comrade who was stricken with wounds, and was confined successively in Libby, Parish, New Orleans and Salisbury prisons. Colonel Childs was discharged from the United States service on the grounds of disability resulting from exposure of prison life, and for many years afterward was in precarious health. After his discharge he was for a short period of time at New Orleans, being appointed private secretary to the mayor of that city by General Sheridan. Returning to his home. Colonel Childs again re- sumed his position 4s bookkeeper, acting in that capacity until 1873, when he was appointed pri- vate secretary to President J. G. Smith of the Central Vermont Railroad Company, which po- sition he filled creditably until 1892. He then became editor of the St. Albans Daily Messenger, and for seven years successfully edited that en- terprising journal, after which, in May, 1898, he received the appointment of postmaster of St. Albans, and so faithful was he in the discharge of his duties that he was reappointed in 1902 by President Roosevelt. In his political affiliations the Colonel is an ardent Republican, and has been a prominent member of the national Republican committee since 1896, also represented St. Albans in the legislature during Governor Josiah Grout's ad- ministration in 1 896- 1 898, and was a member of the assembly that voted an appropriation for carrying on the Spanish- American war. On the occasion of the Vermont Republicans' pilgrim- age to the late President McKinley's home prior to his election to the presidency of the United States, Colonel Childs, as president of the State Republican League, delivered an effective spech, outlining the position taken by the state of Ver- mont during that memorable campaign and pledging its political allegiance. He has been a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, havmg served in all the capacities to department commander, and from 1880 until 1882 was Governor Farnham's chief of staff, also judge advocate general of Vermont from 1882 until 1884, and in the latter year was chosen president. On the« 19th of September, 1866, Colonel Childs married Lucy Ella Byrnes, a daughter of William M. Byrnes, president of the Franklin Insurance Company, of Boston, Massachusetts. Their children are : Arthur Francis, who married Laura M. Clark, and is employed in the custom house at St. Albans; Juliette Neilson, who is a graduate of the high school, and in 1902 accepted a position as teacher in the Philippine Islands, making the journey of eigthy-five hundred miles unaccompanied by a relative, and in 1903, after teaching one year with great credit to herself and the government, made a trip to China, after which she returned to the Philippines to continue 1 86 THE STATE OF VERMONT. opposite siclc, "Hon. Abner Forbes, Born Feb- KL'ARv 29. 1772, Died December 28, 1828/' The widow of General Forbes survived him many years, dving May 10, 1853, at the age of sixty- eight. Dr. Jotham Forbes, a surgeon in the United States army, a brother of General Forbes, was for some years a resident of Weathersfitld, \'ermont. Abner Forbes (7), son of Abner and Sally (Spooner) Forbes, was born December 10, 1822, in Windsor, Vermont, of which city he was, dur- ing his early life, a leading citizen, being secre- i.^ry of the Lawrence & Robbins Manufacturing Company, and filling the offices of town treasurer and town clerk. In 1864 he removed to St. Al- bans, where he became successively paymaster, cashier and auditor of the Central Vermont Rail- road. He was grand master of the Grand Lodge f'i X'ennont. I. i). O. F. He married, December I. 1844. Katharine Tucker, born April 29, 1827, in Windsor, youngest daughter of the Hon. Ed- v.ard Raymond Campbell, cashier and vice presi- dent of the Bank of Windsor, magistrate, county treasurer and the incumbent of various other '^'ffices. He was a gentleman of marked literary ability, being the author of "The Heroine of Scutari and Other Poems," a work published in 1856, bv Dana & Company. He was senior war- den 01 St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, Windsor, and a member of the standing commit- U:t: fji the difKcse of Vermont. Mr. Campbell was the son of Dr. Alexander Campbell, of Rock- injrhim. Vermont, and a grandson of Dr. Alex^ ander ^,'ampbcll, of Oxford, Massachusetts, who »as a njcinber of the Massachusetts provincial '^/tignts^ of 1774. The wife of Mr. Campbell, .honi he married January 1, 1812, was Anna Maria rntler, daughter of Dr. Samuel Cutler, of J^IJrAvs I'alls, Vermont, the founder of Im- tu:iwu'\ Parish, in that place, and sister-in-law of ihi' Kt. kcv. Dr. Charlton Chase, bishop of New llarnp^liin*. Mrs. Campbell was descended from fh'- (.MwrU, Fdwards, Olcolt and Rigelow fani- jli''>, of Hartford. ( onnectictit. Mr. and Mrs. i / rb' wtrr the parents of the following named 'bildfii: William Henry, who died in Chicago, llhnoj \ut4i1st (), KK)! : Anna M., widow of the I (mi, l\n\trr\ Urainerd; and Charles Spooner, ni' ritioiird at lent^th hereinafter. Mr. Forbes died ' 'f/iM'.b^! H. 187^, at St. Albans, and the death of his wife occurred in the same place, August 7, 1888. Charles Spooner Forbes (8), son of Abner and Katharine Tucker (Campbell) Forbes, was born August 6, 1851, in Windsor, Vermont, and in 1864 was taken by his parents to St. Albans. He had early determined to follow the profession of journalism, and at the age of seventeen began his career as a newspaper man in the office of the St. Albans Transcript. Later he became Vermont manager of the correspondence of the Boston Journal, which position he held for twenty years. He is the editor and publisher of The Vermonter, an illustrated monthly magazine, and is known ds the author of "The Second Battle of Benning- ton." He holds the office of United States im- migrant inspector for the district of Vermont. In 1888 and 1889 he served as colonel and aide- de-camp on the staff of Governor William T. Dillingham. Colonel Forbes is a member of the Republican party, and has been, since attaining his majority^ actively engaged in politics. His first vote was cast in 1872 for President Grant, and he was prominent in that year in the campaign club of St. Albans. He has served as secretary and treas- urer of various local Republican clubs, has been secretary to the Republican state convention, ami was delegate and one of the secretaries of the national convention of Republican clubs held in New York in 1887. He has assisted in organizing one hundred and fifty campaign clubs, and ha^ been a delegate to various state conventions. H« has been secretary of the \'ermont Republican League, state commissioner to the World's Cc lumbian Exposition, state commissioner to it California Midwinter Exposition, secretary of tl Vermont commission to the centennial anniversa of the inauguration of George Washington, cc brated in New York in 1889, secretary to the i ecutive committee on the Vermont Dewev I celebration, and has held various other sim positions. In December, 1889, he oecame dqj collector of internal revenue for the Vermont vision, which office he held for four years. Colonel Forbes has been president of the ' mont Press Association, and was one of tb corporators of the Vermont Society of the of the .American Revolution, in which he the office of secretary. He is treasurer I J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 185 seven. His widow, Martha (Hall) Forbes, died March 26, 1828, in Northbridge, Massachusetts, having married, after the death of her first hus- band, Joel White, of that place. She was the sister of Captain Jonathan Hall, with whom Gen- eral Abner Forbes came to Windsor, Vermont, in 1788, and of the Rev. Nathaniel Hall, of Gran- ville, New York, who was the father of the late Attorney General Willis Hall, of New York, and of Dr. Edwards Hall, of 17 East Sixty-sixth street. New York city. Abner Forbes (6), son of Absalom and Mar- tha (Hall) Forbes, was born February 29, 1772, .in Sutton, Massachusetts, and in early life re- moved to Windsor, Vermont, where for a number of years he was extensively engaged in mercantile business. He was, in his generation, a conspicu- ous and distinguished figure in state affairs, serv- ing for nine years as judge of Windsor county court, of which he was in 1823 and 1825 chief judge. In 1826 and 1827 he was elected to tlie state legislature, and in 1828 was a member of the governor's council. He also served as state's prison commissioner. In his youth he belonged to the militia, holding, from 1800 to 1805, the rank of colonel, and, from 1805 to 1810, that of general. In town affairs he was also very promi- nent, being president of the Bank of Windsor. He was the patron of education, and a most lib- eral supporter of the missionary cause, serving as a trustee of Middlebury College, of the New- ton Theological Institution, and of the Columbian University, Washington, D. C. He was treasurer of the Vermont Bible Society, and vice president of the Vermont Temperance Society and the Ver- mont Colonization Society, his colleague in the two latter societies, as the other vice presidents, being Governor Van Ness, and his superior officer being Judge Elijah Paine, LL. D. Gen- eral Forbes was a deacon of the Baptist church, and one of the foremost lavmen in that denomina- tion in the country. In 1796 he erected on Main street, Windsor, the family residence, now owned by the estate of ex-Senator Evarts, and known as the "Forbes House.*' He married, September 4, 1805, Sally Spooner, born February 26, 1785, eldest daughter of the Hon. Alden Spooner, for forty years editor of The Vermont Journal, state printer, and for many years a member of the state legislature. Mr. Spooner was a lineal de- scendant of deputy-Governor John Allen, Rich- ard Warren, Francis Cooke, and Elder John Cooke, all of whom landed on these shores in 1620 as passengers of the Mayflower. Mrs. Spooner was Sarah Burton, daughter of Judge Jacob Bur- ton, of Norwich, Vermont, one of the "State Fathers," who, with Governor Chittenden and three others, drew up Vermont's declaration of independence, was a member of the conventions which adopted the name "Vermont" and the state constitution, of which he was himself a signer, and who also filled the office of legislator and county judge. General and Mrs. Forbes were the parents of the following children who grew to maturity: The Hon. Spooner Forbes, of Port Gibson, Mississippi; Edward Forbes, some time a merchant of Windsor ; Sarah, who became the wife of General Francis E. Phelps, of Windsor; Maria, who married Colonel Alexander W. Hodge, of Port Gibson, Mississippi ; Arabella, who became the wife of Dr. Aurelius Bowen, of Nebraska City, Nebraska ; Frances Spooner, who became the wife of Hon. Joseph Denison Hatch, mayor of Burlington, Vermont : Abner, mentioned at length hereinafter; and Gustavus, a resident of Newton Center, Massachusetts, and the onlv survivor of this family. In all the relations of life — social, military, legislative, executive and judicial — General Forbes executed the duties of his high position in a manner worthy of his an- cestry and of his own standing. He was a man of varied attainments and marked ability, a close and diligent student, his writings on temperance and his various speeches showing excellent liter- ary finish. Polished and courtly in bearing, a local historian, in an article of reminiscences, mentions "General Forbes, whose natural, quiet dignity led every one who met him to give him the walk." His death occurred December 28, 1828, shortly after his return from Montpelier, where his duties as a member of Governor Craft's coun- cil had taken him. In years he was but in his prime, and yet his many distinguished services to his town, county and state would indicate, as they do, a life full of honor. At the time of his death he was mentioned as a probable condidate for Congress. In the old cemetery of Windsor an impressive marble shaft marks his last resting place, on one side of which the beholder reads, "Hon. Abner Forbes and Family,'' and on the ■ I i88 THE STATE OF VERMONT. mittee on claims. He has also filled other im- portant home offices. He is a prominent member of Patriot Lodge No. 33, A. F. & A. M., of Hines- burg. Vermont, having been elected to fill all the offices and serving as rfiaster for ten years. He is a faithful member and attendant of the Method- ist Episcopal church, and has served for many years in the capacity of steward. On August 20, 1868, Mr. Hill was united in marriage to Miss Harriett L. Kinsley, w^ho was born on the farm on which she now resides, where her father spent his life and died, July 30, 1874, at the age of fifty-eight years. His wife, Miss Hes- ter Caswell, was born in Huntington, Vermont, and was the mother of three children : Emerette, Mrs. James Madison Tyler, who resides in Jones- ville, W^mont ; Ijctsv, widow of Israel Eddv, who died in Starksboro, and Mrs. Wallace N. Hill. The mother of these children died April 17, 1891, at the age of seventy-two years. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hill, namely: Carrie \i.. wife of l^Vank J. Hanson, residing in Starksboro. and Nina l'., wife of Arthur E. Clif- ford. The latter has one child, Harold W. Clif- ford, and they reside with her father. The Hill home is noted for its hospitality, and the circle of their friemls is limited only by the circle of their acquaintances. In the community in which Mr. Hill has so long resided he is greatly appre- ciated for his energy, sagacity in business, his su- perior judgment, his unquestioned integrity and for the various qualities which make him a pub- lic-spirited citizen and loyal friend. FRANK M. PAGE. Frank M. Page, one of the substantial citi- zens of Groton, is actively identified with the legal, agricultural and political interests of the town. He was born in Topsham, Vermont, Sep- tember 23, 1845, a son of Benjamin Page. His paternal grandfather, John Page, was one of the early settlers of Groton, coming here from Cor- nish, New Hampshire, when neighbors were few and far between. From heavily timbered land he reclaimed a homestead, which has remained in the family until the present time, being now in the possession of his grandson, Carlos A. Page. He married Merbia Wormwood, by whom he had eleven children, of whom four sons were bom at one birth. Benjamin Page, the last survivor of the pa- rental household, died at his home in Groton in 1897. He was a farmer by occupation, and served his fellow townsmen in various official capacities^ being selectman several terms and lister. Of his union with Betsey Frost, eight children were bom, namely : George W., deceased ; Carlos A., a pros- perous farmer; Cyrus B., also a farmer; Albert, a resident of Groton, likewise engaged in agri- cultural pursuits; Isaiah F., who is engaged in mercantile pursuits in Monroe, New Hampshire; Lizzie, widow of the late James Dunn, of Mon- roe, New Hampshire; Frank M., the subject of this sketch; and Lucy J., wife of Alvin Leith- head, of Lowell, Massachusetts. Betsey Frost was a daughter of Isaiah and Betsey (Morrison) Frost, the former a native of Maine, and the lat- ter of Vermont. Frank M. Page received excellent educational advantages, attending the common schools of Groton as a boy, after which he pursued his studies at the Barre Academy for three years, helping to pay his way through this institution by teaching school. He subsequently read law with Mr. J. O. Livingston, of Montpelier, and after his admission to the bar, in 1873, located in Groton, where he has since had a successful legal practice. He likewise does much of the survey- ing in this and nearby towns, and is engaged in agricultural pursuits to some extent. An active, public-spirited man, he has rendered valuable assistance to the town as town agent, school di- rector, superintendent of schools, lister, census ^ enumerator and town clerk, in the last named J office having served continuously since his elec- — tion in 1898. In 1876 he represented the town of 3 Groton in the state legislature. He is a Republi— *• can in politics, and his long, creditable c^dalJi record is a partial recognition of the regard inJi which he is held, not only by his own party, but^ by the community in which he resides. i Mr. Page married, in 1876, Miss Laura Wrin— 4 kle, a daughter of Rev. Thomas Wrinkle, a f< pastor of the Baptist church of Groton. Shi died in 1884, having borne him three chihiei^, two of whom died in infancy. One son, Lcsl THE STATE OF VERMONT. 187 Vermont Society of Colonial Wars, of which he was one of the incorporators, and holds the office of corresponding secretary of the Vermont His- torical Society. He is a member of the New York Society of Mayflower Descendants, and an hon- orary member of the Society of Descendants of Colonial Governors. He takes an active interest in everything having a tendency to promote the welfare of the community in which he resides, and is a member of the Vermont League for Good Roads. He is a member and ex-vice presi- dent of the Owl Club of St. Albans. Colonel Forbes is a member of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal church, of which he has been treas- urer, and in which he now holds the offices of vestryman and parish clerk. He has been a dele- gate to several diocesan conventions, and at the special diocesan convention of 1893 was one of the notification committee appointed to inform the Rev. Arthur C. A. Hall, of Oxford, England, of his election to the bishopric of Vermont. Col- onel Forbes's home is with his only sister, Mrs. Anna M. F. Brainerd, widow of the Hon. Herbert Brainerd, at 60 North Main street, St. Albans. WALLACE N. HILL. Wallace Norton Hill, ex-senator and also one of the prominent and influential citizens of Starksboro, Vermont, was born in that town, January 6, 1843. Samuel Hill, his grandfather, was born April 10 1765, in New Hampshire, where he attended the common schools, from which he received an excellent education. He was a son of John Hill, a farmer of that town. Samuel Hill was engaged in the occupation of farming, and, same years after his marriage, about 1805, removed to Starksboro, Vermont. Not having the means of transportation that we enjoy in these days, the journey was made on horseback, and Mr. Hill became one of the pio- neer settlers of that section of the state, where he pursued the occupation of farming up to the time of his death, which occurred December 15, 1843, at the age of seventy-eight years. John Hill, son of Samuel Hill, was born Au- gtist 4, 1799, in New Hampshire, and his educa- tion was acquired in the common schools of Ver- mont. Being reared upon a farm, his thoughts naturallv turned in that direction when he reached manhood, and throughout his life he was engaged in that occupation on a farm adjoining the old homestead. He was one of the representative men of the town, and was elected on the Repub- lican ticket to serve in the legislature, beside hold- ing various local offices of trust and responsibility. He was united in marriage to Miss Caroline B. Norton, who was born October 27, 1813, daugh- ter of Nathaniel and Polly (Buell) Norton, the former named having been bom in Connecticut, and lived in Huntington, Vermont; he was en- gaged in agricultural pursuits, and died when he attained the age of over eighty years. Five chil- dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hill, three of whom arc still living: Calista, widow of Moses H. Varney. of Starksboro ; Elma, wife of Robert A. Young, of Bristol ; and Wallace N. Hill. Mr. Hill died November 9, 1848, at the age of forty- nine years, and his wife passed away January 9, 1843 ; she was one of the first thirty members who joined the Free Will Baptist church of Starks- boro, Vermont. After her death, Mr. Hill mar- ried Olive L. Maxfield, who bore him a son,. Newell J., now a resident of the town of Bristol. Wallace N. Hill spent the early years of his life in the town of Starksboro, where he attended the common schools until he reached the age of twelve years, when he removed to Huntington, Vermont, and subsequently pursued a course of study in Barre Academy, under the preceptorship of Professor Spaulding. For a short period of time he taught school, and in 1875 purchased his present farm in Starksboro, which consists of two hundred and fifty acres of ground. The farm is a fine one, provided with first-class buildings and every facility and appliance that could con- duce to its successful management. Mr. Hill has always taken an active interest in local and na- tional politics, considering all public questions from the point of view of a patriotic and conser- vative Republican. His influence was fully recog- nized by his fellow townsmen, and he was chosen to represent the town in the state legislature in 1884, serving as a member of the committee on public buildings. He was also elected to serve in the senate in 1900, and was chairman of the com- mittee on state prison, and a member of joint com- i88 THE STATE OF VERMONT. mittee on claims. He has also filled other im- portant home offices. He is a prominent member of Patriot Lodge No. 33, A. F. & A. M., of Hines- burg. Vermont, having been elected to fill all the offices and serving as rfiaster for ten years. He is a faithful member and attendant of the Method- ist Episcopal church, and has served for many years in the capacity of steward. On August 20, t86S, Mr. Hill was united in marriage to ^liss Harriett L. Kinsley, who was born on the farm on which she now resides, where her father spent his life and died, July 30, 1874, at the age of fifty-eight years. His wife, Miss Hes- ter Caswell, was born in Huntington, X'ermont, and was the mother of three children : Emerette, Mrs. James Madison Tyler, who resides in Jones- ville, X'ermont : I>etsy, w-idow of Israel Eddy, who died in Starksboro. and Mrs. Wallace N. Hill. The mother of these children died April 17, 189 1, at the age of seventy-two years. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hill, namely: Carrie E., wife of i^Vank J. Hanson, residing in Starksboro. and Xina li., wife of Arthur E. Clif- ford. The latter has one child, Harold \\'. Clif- ford, and they reside with her father. The Hill home is noted for its hospitality, and the circle of their friemls is limited only by the circle of their acquaintances. In the community in which Mr. Hill has so long resided he is greatly appre- ciated for his energy, sagacity in business, his su- perior judgment, his unquestioned integrity and for the various qualities which make him a pub- lic-spirited citizen and loyal friend. FRANK M. PAGE. Frank M. Page, one of the substantial citi- zens of Groton, is actively identified with the legal, agricultural and political interests of the town. He was born in Topsham, Vermont, Sep- tember 23, 1845, a son of Benjamin Page. His paternal grandfather, John Page, was one of the early settlers of Groton, coming here from Cor- nish, New Hampshire, when neighbors were few and far between. From heavily timbered land he reclaimed a homestead, which has remained in the family until the present time, being now in the possession of his grandson, Carlos A. Page. He married Merbia Wormwood, by whom he had eleven children, of whom four sons were bora at one birth. Benjamin Page, the last survivor of the pa- rental household, died at his home in Groton in 1897. He was a farmer by occupation, and sened his fellow townsmen in various official capacities, being selectman several terms and lister. Of his union with Betsey Frost, eight children were bora, namely : George W., deceased ; Carlos A., a pros- perous farmer; Cyrus B., also a farmer; Albert, a resident of Groton, likewise engaged in agri- cultural pursuits ; Isaiah F., who is engaged in mercantile pursuits in Monroe, New Hampshire; Lizzie, widow of the late James Dtmn, of Mon- roe, New Hampshire; Frank M., the subject of this sketch; and Lucy J., wife of Alvin Leith- head, of Lowell, Massachusetts. Betsey Frost was a daughter of Isaiah and Betsey (Morrison) Frost, the former a native of Maine, and the lat- ter of Vermont. Frank M. Page received excellent educaticMial advantages, attending the common schods of Groton as a boy, after which he pursued his studies at the Barre Academy for three years, helping to pay his way through this institution by teaching school. He subsequently read law with Mr. J. C). Livingston, of Montpelier, and after his admission to the bar, in 1873, located in Groton, wdiere he has since had a successful 1^ practice. He likewise does much of the survejf- ing in this and nearby towns, and is engaged in agricultural pursuits to some extent. An active, public-spirited man, he has rendered A^aluabic assistance to the town as town agent, school di- rector, superintendent of schools, lister, census enumerator and town clerk, in the last named office having served contmuously since his elec- tion in 1898. In 1876 he represented the town of Groton in the state legislature. He is a RepuMi- can in politics, and his long, creditable oflfcial record is a partial recognition of the regard in which he is held, not only by his own party, but by the community in which he resides. Mr. Page married, in 1876, Miss Laura Wrin- kle, a daughter of Rev. Thomas Wrinkle, a former pastor of the Baptist church of Groton. She died in 1884, having borne him three chilren, two of whom died in infancy. One son, Leslie THE STATE OF VERMONT. 189 W., who was educated at Peacham Academy, died in 1898. Mr. Page married, second, in 1885, Rosalia Wrinkle, a sister of his first wife. Of this union one son has been bom, Harold Ray- mond Page. Mr. and Mrs. Page are members of the Baptist church. Mr. Page is a member of the Caledonia County Bar Association. HON. WILLIAM EDWARD POWERS. Hon. William E. Powers, mayor of St. Al- bans, \'ennont, is to be accounted among those leaders of the Democratic party whose devotion to their principles and whose activity in giving them advocacy have found suitable recognition at the hands of their political associates, result- ing in his frequent preferment, and recently in his elevation to a position for which he is well quali- fied. William Edward Powers was born in St. Al- bans, Vermont, February .24, 1867, and acquired an excellent literary education in the public schools of that city. After completing his stud- ies, in October, 1881, he was appointed to a posi- tion in the passenger department of the general ofiice at St. Albans of the Central Vermont Rail- road Company : he discharged the duties of this office until May 18, 1895, when he was appointed ticket agent of the same office. He has been cotmected with the company for twenty years, and (luring this long period he has commanded the respect of his employers and the patrons of the road by his uniform courtesy and considera- tion. In i8<>^ Mayor Powers was elected to serve as alderman for the fourth ward of St. Albans, and during his term of office acted in the capacity of chairman of the finance committee; he was elected to the board of aldermen from a strictly Republican ward, being nominated by the Dem- ocrats. Previous to this he had been a strict par- tisan, although not offensively so. Serving his term in office, he was nominated bv the Demo- crats and endorsed by the Republicans (this be- ing the first instance of the kind in the history of the city.) and was elected to fill the responsible position of mayor of the city of St. Albans, Vermont. During his term of office he fulfilled his duties in a thoroughly conscientious manner, and many important public improvements were planned and executed. So satisfactorily did he discharge the duties of this responsible office that at the expiration of his term (1903) he was again nommated, and in addition he received the entire vote and endorsement of the citizens on the tinion Ticket and also the nomination from the straight Democratic party, receiving the entire vote of all parties and the unanimous election. Any one who has had the pleasure of meet- ing Mayor Powers, as has the writer, cannot but feel that St. Albans, in its unanimous choice, se- lected a man who in every way will fill the posi- tion with credit to himself and honor to the of- fice. He is one of the most genial gentlemen, ap- proachable at all times. Aside from the high repu- tation which Mayor Powers enjoys from a com- mendable official record and an unassailable po- litical reputation, he is one of the most promi- nent, respected and useful citizens of the com- munity in which he resides. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, but beyond this prefers the society of his own home. Hon. Will- iam E. Powers was united in marriage, June 4, 1888, to Miss Frances Richey, and their chil- dren are : Mary, Theresa, Mildred, William, Ray- mond and Charles Walter Powers. MARTIN SCOTT. I Martin Scott, an old and honored citizen anc( leading merchant of Brattleboro, Vermont, be- longed to a family the former generations of which had made many migrations and witnessed many vicissitudes. Thomas Scott, the grand- father of Martin Scott, born in 1744, was kid- napped and taken to Connecticut between the years 1744 and 1769. In regard to the place of his birth and the circumstances of his abduc- tion the record is silent, but from the fact that he came in a ship, the captain of which bound him to a farmer for two years' pay in compensation for bringing him over, it is probable that he was born in England. At some time subsequent to 1769 he went to Halifax, Vermont, where he followed the occupation of a farmer, and died June 3, 1802. He married at Ashford, Connec- ticut, February 16, 1769, Sarah Hale, and had ten children: Clarissa, Thomas, Abel, Sallie, Asahel, Joel, Henry, James, Elijah and Ruby. Mrs. Scott died February 27, 1805. I90 THE STATE OF VERMONT. James Scott, son of Thomas and Sarah (Hale) Scott, was a man who filled various local offices, among others, that of captain of militia. He was born October 26, 1781, and died May 27, i860. He married, April 12, 18 10, Clarissa Smith, born July 23, 1787, and had eight sons and three daughters: Thomas, born in 181 1; Jonas, born m 1812; Henry, born in 1813; Al- son, born in 1816; Oshea, born in 1818; Claris- sa, born in 1819; James, born in 1821 ; Martin, born in 1824; Horace, born in 1826; Lucy, born in 1829; and Sarah, born in 1830. Mrs. James Scott died March 31, 1879, ^"^ only two of her children survive her. Clarissa Smith was the daughter of Jonah and Deborah (Ayres) Smith. Jonah Smith was born May 2, 1754, died in October, 1813. Deb- orah Ayres was born August 29, 1754, died in July, 1802. Their children were: Jonathan, born Fel3ruary 26, 1783, died in June, 1857; Sarah, born May 8, 1785 ; Clarissa, born July 23, 1787, died March 31, 1879; Oshea, born September 25, 1789, died April 14, 1863. Mrs. Christine Ayres, wife of William Ayres, father of Mrs. Scott's mother, died December 12, 1805, aged seventy-four years. Martin Scott, son of James and Clarissa (Smith) Scott, was born February 22, 1824, in Halifax, Vermont, where he received his educa- tion, and afterward kept a country store. In 1875 ^^ removed to Brattleboro, where, in part- nership with one of his sons, he conducted a grocery store, doing a flourishing business, which some years since was sold out to Stickney Broth- ers, Mr. Scott at that time retiring from, business. Mr. Scott stood high in the esteem of his fellow townsmen, and while at Halifax, Vermont, was elected to the offices of lister, selectman, serving at one time as chairman of the board, constable and assemblyman. Mr. Scott also filed the office of justice of the peace, and from 1854 to 1861 represented the town in the state legislature. Mr. Scott married, June 10, 1846, Fannie Hinsdale Larrabec. born November 28, 1825, daughter of Timothy and Cynthia (Olds) Lar- rabec. of Halifax. Vermont. Their children are: Frank, a railroad engineer, now living in Texas, married Emma Rogers, of Indiana, and has two children, Jessie and Fannie. Jonas, born in 1852, also engaged in the railroad business, married Lilly Linck, and is a resident of Wabash, Indiana. Freeman, born in 1854, a resident of Brattle- boro, married Lizzie Adams, and has three chil- dren, Minnie, Arthur and Horace. Ella gradu- ated from the high school in 1880, then taught three years in the public schools of Brattleboro, and later in the well known Clark School for the deaf and dumb at Northampton, Massachusetts, where she remained eleven years; sue then filled for five years the position of principal of the Mystic Oral School, and since then has been de- voting her time to a private pupil at her home, in Montreal, until her marriage, October 8, 1902, to Mr. George E. Warner, of Brattleboro. The results of her system of teaching the deaf and dumb oral expression are almost marvelous, enabling them to dispense with the sign lang- uage and to express themselves by means of the vocal organs. She was by reason of her labors in behalf of this afflicted class, a benefactor of her race. Leslie, the fifth and youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Scott, is a resident of New York, married Ada Richardson, and has one child, Mildred. Mrs. Fannie Hinsdale (Larrabee) Scott died in Brattleboro, Vermont, May 25, 1902, her death being, with the exception of that of a grandchild which occurred at the age of a few weeks, the first break which has taken place in the family circle. The funeral was largely attended, the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Scott uniting in paying a tribute of respect to one whose kindly disposition and tenderness of heart had endeared her to all by whom she was known. Mrs. Scott possessed a well in- formed mind and a retentive memory, and was extremely interesting in conversation. She was a regular attendant at the Universalist church, never missing a Sunday unless through an unavoidable cause. Mrs. Scott belonged to a family which had been for several generations resident in Vermont, and had numbered among its members some of the state's most highly re- spected citizens. Timothy Larrabee, grandfather of Mrs. Scott, lived in Guilford. Vermont, moved to Grove, and died in that town. He married Clarissa Corse, . and was the father of the following children: Hart married Clarissa Nash, of Springfield, and ^ lived in Grove, and their children were Lucinda, ■ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 191 Hart, Edward and Harriet Cook; Ruth married William Livermore, lived in Ellisburg, New York, and had the following children: Hart, Horace, Marryetta, Arvilla and Flora Ann ; and Timothy is mentioned at length hereinafter. Mr. Larrabee died May 7, 1798, aged thirty-four years. Timothy Larrabee, son of Timothy and Clar- issa (Corse) Larrabee, was born May i, 1788, in Guilford, Vermont, where he followed the occupation of a farmer, and later removed to Halifax, Vermont, where he engaged in agricul- tural pursuits on a more extensive scale. Mr. Larrabee was prominent in local affairs, holding for many years the office of selectman, and was familiarly known, for what reason is not stated, as "Captain Larrabee." Mr. Larrabee's mother survived her husband many years, dying Novem- ber 7, 1842, at the age of seventy-three. Mr. Larrabee married Cynthia Olds, daughter of Thaddeus and Helena Mosher. Their children were: Chipman, born December 28, 1822, died March 4, 1823 ; Harriet, born February 23, 1824, died February 23, 1835 ; Fannie Hinsdale, born November 28, 1825, mentioned above as the wife of Martin Scott ; Martha, born October 22, 1S27, tnarried Abner Ballou ; Clarissa, born October 21, 1829, died January 26, 1841 ; Cynthia, born August 26, 1 83 1, married, January 22, 1862, George Tucker, a farmer of Halifax, Vermont, where he fiilled the office of selectman, and died January 26, 1880, and they were the parents of one daughter, Nellie, who became the wife of Milton Cooper, and has the following children : Grace, born September 23, 1889 • Eva, born August 18, 1891 ; and Minnie, born May 23, 1900. The next child of Mr. and Mrs. Larrabee was Timothy, born November 30, 1833, niarried Susan Stacy; next came Ira, born December 2. 1835, niarried Mary Ann Jenks; and last Lucy, born July 7, 1841, married Charles Stacy. Timothy Larrabee died Februarv 26, 1857. and his wife, January 20, 1886. CHESTER LORENZO FISHER. ■ On a commanding eminence in one of the most beautiful sections of the beautiful Green Mountain state, in the vicinity of Brattleboro, Windham county, there is located the farm of this worthy representative of the agricultural interests of the county. No more picturesque spot can be found in all of New England. The view commands a sweep of country in which thirteen towns can be distinctly seen. Mr. Fisher takes great pride in the conduct of his farm, and is especially proud of a wood lot that he ow^ns, which contains one of the finest bodies of forest trees that can be found at this late dav in the state. He runs a general farming business, but gives especial attention to the culture of the po- tato crop, growing as high as a thousand bushels m a single season. Mr. Fisher was born in Brattleboro, August 23, 1 841, and is the son of Elias and Electa (VVeatherhead) Fisher. For the ancestral his- tory of this family the reader is referred to the sketch of E. E. Fisher, found elsewhere in this volume. Elias Fisher, the father of the immedi- ate subject of these memoirs, was born May 26, 1809, on a farm in Brattleboro, and he lived in Brattleboro during his entire life. He was a Re- publican in politics, and was a man of influence in his community, having for a long number of years served in the oflice of highway surveyor. He was the father of two children: Adeline L,, born December 16, 1838, became the wife of R. R. Robertson, of Leyden, Massachusetts; and Chester L. The father of the family died April 7, 1892, and the mother October 9, 1885. Chester L. Fisher gets his farming proclivi- ties honestlv, havincr been born on the farm where his great-grandfather had lived. He has lived a period of fifty-six years on the farm which he now operates, the house having been built by his father in 1846. The farm consists of sixty-one acres, with an adjoining woodland tract of sev- enty-five acres. The marriage of Mr. Fisher occurred January 2. 1864, to Miss Ammerillus Burdwin, of Hudson, New York, a daughter of William H. Burdwin. She was the mother of one son, Frank E., who was born November 7, 1864, ^rid died February 14, 1901, having lived with his father and engaged in farming. The late Frank E. b^isher married Marinda Whitney, of Halifax, Vermont, by whom he had two sons, Charles F. and Robert W. Fisher. Mr. I^isher is a man who stands well in his community. He is justly proud of the beautiful 192 THE STATE OF VERMONT. farm which he possesses, and hopes at no distant day to see it the site of one of the popular sum- mer hotels which are found so fre([uently through- out the Green Mountain state. The beautiful scenery and the pure country air would certainly make this an ideal spot for an institution of this kind. ALBERT DERBY. Albert Derby, one of the prominent manufac- turers of Bellows Falls, X'ermont, was born in Walpole, New Hampshire, July 4, 1830, a son of Ephraim and Klizabelh (Whitney) Derby. Ephraim Derby was a son of Nathan Derby, who was a successful and progressive farmer of Leo- minster, Massachusetts, whore young Ephraim acquired his education in the common schools. Being reared upon a farm, his thoughts naturally turned in that direction, and he followed farming pursuits in the town of Leominster until after liis marriage with Miss I^^li/abcth \\ hitney, when they removed to Walpole, New Hampshire, where he still continued in the same line of work. He was a member of the state militia, and took an active part in all matters that i)erlainc(i to the wel- fare of his town, county and state. The following named children were br>rn to Mr. and Mrs. Derby : Albert; Amos G., who was engaged in gold and silver mining in Colorado, and latei in San Diego, California, was united in marriage to Miss Sarah i^ Bennett, and three children were hnvn of this union, and his death occurred in i()Oi ; Harriett, who married Daniel Sischr\ a stone-cutter of West Milford. New IIani])shire : Anna, now deceased, married George Hale, by trade a carpenter and joiner, and engaged in the manufacturing business in Gardner, Massachusetts, and live children were bom to them. Mr. Derby died at the age of eighty-five years, and his wife died in her sixty- eighth year. Albert Der])y, oldest child of lq)hraim and Elizabeth. Derby, acquired his early education in the public schools of Walpole, but the training that fitted him for a successful busi- ness man was obtained in the stern school of practical experience. In 1857, when he had at- tained the age of twenty-seven years, he engaged in the manufacture of agricultural tools and im- plements in Bellows Falls with Mr. Frost as his partner ; after several other changes of members, for .short jHTiods. Mr. Franklin P. J3all, in i Ix'came associated with Mr. Derby in the 1 ne.ss, under the style of Derby & Ball. The now consists of Messrs. Albert Derbv and Ge F. Ball, son of the former proprietor. 1 sketch of George F. Ball.) They are the i extensive and prominent manufacturers of sc snaths in the world, and the plant is located in north part of the village of Bellows Falls, and been enlarged from time to time as the busi has demanded increased facilities ; it is oper by steam ix)wer and fully equipped with the n approved machinery. They manufacture from hundred and seventy-five to two hundred th sand snaths per annum, of the most inipro styles, and they find a ready market in all [a of this cou!itry, South America, Australia, N Zealand and liurope. Both partners are practi mechanics, understand every brandi and de; of the business, and devote to it their careful a personal attention, and they have achieved gr^ financial success. In his ix^litical affiliations Mr. Derby L< Demcxrrat, but he has persistently refused to 1 come a candidate for public office. He is a Knig Templar of Hugh De Payne Commander)- Keene, having taken all the preceding degre at Bellows I'^alls; he is also prominently iden fied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellov On January i, 1856, Mr. Derby was united marriage to Miss Martha P. Russell, and 0 daughter was lx)rn to them, ^linnie F., who now the wife of George M. Rossman, of Keei Xew Hampshire. (.FORGE E. GILMAN. George IC. Gilman, one of the prominent bu: ness men of Brattleboro, Vermont,^ was bom Ju 30, 1855, at Paw Paw, Michigan, a son of Josej Gilman. He attended the Paw Paw Heigl' school, where he acquired an excellent educatio When he attained the age of eij^hteen years ' commenced his business career !>y engaging as clerk in a mercantile store in Paw Paw. Aft resigning from this position, he became interest in the exporting of horses in the same city, ai he has also engaged in the breeding of horse which business he continued up to i8c)8 when I removed to Brattleboro, Vermont, wlien he i« JJLj/^^^ 6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 193 lately entered into the trade of shipping es from the west for the southern market; landles as many as twelve car loads or three ired horses a year. In addition to this ex- ive business, he deals in all grades of horses, ing a specialty of high-priced saddle and har- horses, also single footers ; some of his coach ies he has disposed of for the large sum of en hundred dollars. He keeps about sixty es in his stable, which are almost constantly se, as he was awarded the city contract for trucking of Brattleboro, in which he employs ity teams at a tiipe. He is also an extensive er in grain, hay and feed, and, being an hon- high-principled man, his business has in- sed from year to year until now he is the most merchant in the city of Brattleboro, nont. \4r. Oilman is prominently identified with Masonic order, and is a member of Paw Paw 2^e, No. 25, F. A. M. ; Fort Dummer Chapter, 12, R. A. M. ; Beausant Commandery, No. . T. ; Mystic Shrine, Mt. Sinai Temple, ^Mont- ^Ir. Oilman's branch of the Oilman family in new world is traced as follows: In May, >, Edward Oilman, his wife, two daughters three sons, John, Edward and Moses, came 1 the county of Norfolk. England, in a ship d the Delight of Ipswich. Edward Oilman, had a son, Edward, and built some mills at ir. New Hampshire. He was lost at sea, ng returned to England for mill gearing, idward, third, had Edward, fourth, born il II, 1681. Edward, fourth, had Edward, , Antipas, Jonathan and Mary. Antipas, son Idward, fourth, married Lydia Thing, and to 1 were born Antipas. Samuel, Edward, Jon- n, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Abigail and Debor- His death occurred at Oilmanton, New ipshire, in January, 1793. Edward Oilman, of Antipas, bought the Oilmanton Mills and I at (Jutterson Mills until he became blind, ti he removed to Walden, Vermont, to live his children. His sons were Joseph, who •ied Betsey Boody : David, who married Han- Folsome ; Edward, who married Hepsibeth xxl ; Noah, who married Esther Kies ; Jacob, died at the age of fifteen years; Timothy, married Sally Kelby ; and Samuel, who mar- 13X ried Judith Morrell. Joseph Oilman's children were Elizabeth, John, Mary, Edward, who died at one year old, and Permelia. David Oilman's children were, Polly, Hannah, Lydia, Calvin, Luther, Sally and Deana. Edward Oilman's chil- dren were, William, Amasa, Sally, Hiram, Hor- ace and Anna. Timothy Oilman's children were Desire, Mary, Sally and Electa. Samuel Oil- man's children were Sarah, Daniel, Joseph, Ma- ria, Willard, Mary, Semanthia and Martha. Joseph Oilman, father of Mr. Oeorge E. Oil- man, was a native of New Hampshire, married Miss Annis Dole, of Northfield, Vermont, and they subsequently, in the thirties, located in Paw Paw, Michigan, where he cleared five hundred acres of land and became one of the leading citi- zens. He represented his district in the state legislature and held numerous other offices of trust and responsibility, including that of judge of probate. Oeorge E. Oilman was imited in marriage August 22^j 1882, to Miss Lucy A. Averill, and the following named children have been born ta them: Otto, Beryl, Dana H. and Mina A. Oil- man. Mrs. Lucy A. Oilman is a great-granddaugh- ter of Thomas Averill, who was born in West- minster, Vermont, in 1745. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Robinson, who was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1751. Af- ter their marriage they removed to Northfield. Vermont, where they resided for many years, and finally located in Westminster, where the follow- ing named children were born to them: John, born in 1775; Betsy, born in 1777; Amos, born in 1779; Oliver, bom in 1782; Nabbie, born in 1784: Jesse, born in 1786; Lucy, bom in 1788; Lavina, born in 1790 ; John, bom in 1794 ; Keziali,. born in 1798. Mr. Averill died in 1823, and his wife died in 1840. Captain Jesse Averill, grandfather of Mrs. Oilman, resided in the town of Northfield, Ver- mont, and was one of the representative men of the town. Being a man of sound judgment, quiet, unostentatious manners and sterling hon- esty, he was often called upon in the settlement's of estates. He entered upon his public career when quite young, and during a period of twenty- five vears he held almost everv office that the town could confer upon him. He was repre- a THE STATE OF VERMONT. 195 •loy of the Estey Organ Company. Hattie who was the other daughter, is with her par- at home. The father of Mr. Holden was Mr. Chapman den. He was a prominent builder and con- tor of Orange, Massachusetts, and was a gal- soldier in the war of 1812, through which served as orderly sergeant. In political iations he favored the Whigs in his day, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, reared four children, namely : Maria L., who ried Alpheus Underwood ; J. Henry, the sub- of this sketch ; Samuel M., who married Sar- f. Battle, and is now a railroad conductor on Boston & Maine ; Sawyer J., deceased. Mr. J. Henry Holden is well and favorably wn in the town of Brattleboro, and his many qualities have attracted to him through the :s of his active manhood a large and exten- circle of friends. In the evening of life he look back over the past without regret, hav- met every duty faithfully and well, and for- d to the future without fear. \RENCE FREMONT RUBENS JENNE. Clarence Fremont Rubens Jenne, one of the ninent business men of Brattleboro, Vermont, . worthy descendant of an old and honored l^lish family, and the line of descent is as >ws : John Jenny, the progenitor of the fam- in this country, was born in Norwich, Eng- I, and, having adopted Puritanism for his h and belief, he was forced to escape from j^land in the fall of 1607 or the spring of 1608, he sought refuge in Amsterdam, Holland. he fall of 1608 he removed to Leyden and be- le a member of the church of which John Rob- m. was pastor. His trade was that of a brew- and he followed this occupation for some rs. On November i, 1614, at Leyden, he was red in marriage to Miss Sarah Cary, of ncksoon, England. Three children were born hem in Holland : Samuel, Abigail and Sarah tiy. In the summer of 1623, a little vessel rty tons) was constructed for the Puritans at den. It was christened the "Little James'* and his frail craft John Jenne and his family, in ipany with others, sailed for Plymouth, Mas- lusetts. They arrived there safely in August, 1623, and Mr. Jenny being a well read and highly educated man soon became prominently identified with the affairs of Plymouth. He served as dep- uty governor for several years, and was also ap- pointed a member of important committees and councils. His duties were varied and important; he conducted the public affairs of the town during the absence of the governor, and served as justice at the terms of the general court; he also dealt out corn in payment of bounty for the killing of wolves, and he manufactured salt, which is so essential to the wants of all mankind. Samuel Jenny, son of John and Sarah Jenny, was born about the year 1616 at Leyden, Eng- land. He came to this country with his parents when quite young and settled in Plymouth, Mas- sachusetts, where he was united in marriage to Miss Ann Littis, of Plymouth. Nine children were bom of this union. John Jenny, son of Samuel and Ann (Littis) Jenny, was bom at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1647 ^"d by his marriage six children were bom. His death occurred in the year 1727. Samuel Jenny, son of John Jenny, was born February 4, 1678, and by his marriage had six children. Mr. Jenny died m 17 18. Job Jenny, son of Samuel, was bom at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, July 11, 1705. He served as deacon in the Congregational church of Dartmouth, and was united in mar- riage, January II, 1727, to Miss Keziah Briggs, of Rochester. Six children were born to them. Seth Jenny, son of Job and Keziah Jenny, was born March 27, 1732. He married Miss Hannah Rider, and eleven children were born to them, Mr. Jenny died May 27, 1807. Prince Jenne (as the name of this line was afterward spelled), son of Seth and Hannah Jenny, was born at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, April II, 1759. He was a Congregational min- ister, and was installed as pastor of a church in Plymouth, Vemiont, in the year 1805. On Jan- uary 18, 1 78 1, he was united in marriage to Miss Lettis Heyden, and they had a family of nine children. Mr. Jenne died in July, 1837, and his remains were interred at Pl)m^outh, Ver- mont. Reuben Jenne, son of the Rev. Prince and Lettis Jenne, was born January 24, 1798. He married Miss Wealthy Cady, of Kingston, and nine children were born of this union. Miss i:i I Mil'. :/iA'ih, ()!• vp:i. Ill •III Ml I.*-* M . .in«l I Vt\ ul. |. ,H ni I • ) Ml ll»» ■• • hil.ln W \\K\\ l»iMU \\\ il, \ nn .1 .nihil. Ill \»iinMnl Ml \ni*uU ,|j. I Int^ I'Umi (Mil In I \\\\\' p.l».Mvl ,\\\.»\ t « I l-> ( « ( ' . I «, ,,, , \\i Mil I \\\\^ \ i»l \t» \.«l'Mm. W.lx \t, til ni iiliM. Ill NiMUxMii lii»^' , \S\V Uo i,,,,\. i .\\ , . » i:, III \A\\\ »i'x*<» «»♦»! *s-'>; A v^'>' Mtiii\tni««i »»♦•' mii'ii\»'\ iiv\>* «'■ l''. l'*\* ,1 XlKli \' \\ I I .llS^,l .H." . 'n ''*» ... ^» . I X «» ■ I M «» • I" X \ \ H **» ■ * « ' \ * I .» . 0' ■ . \ . 0 ^^ •l'»' \ X * 1 I ■ 1 . w w « % \\ . 1 . i ■ < w .1 \ *\ > ■ \ .ind tru.slnl superintendent of the Estey Orjjan (Minpanv. Mr. IIoKlcn was born in the town oi Warwick, Pranklin county, Massachusetts, on tlir 17th of September, 1828. At the age of nine years he moved with his parents to the \o\\\\ oi Oranj::e m the same county, where he leoiMved a ^ivd education in the common schools. He remained at home until he was seventeen \ears oi ajje. during: this period learning the eaipeiuerV trade, and then he found employ- !!UM!t \\:th ihc X'en^iont and Massachusetts Rail- u\;vl \.V:vpauv. w.rli whom he remained tor three \v,ps. I: u.;> :-.! iheir service that he learned the 'vvv"^'c> .'•: bn^lire-biiilviin^. and from that time •v*s .1 *vr*v.x* o: ?vT"c yea.r< he was in charge of ■/m. c'vIss v^: w /pv :i: •:i"Terent n?a ',*>i:e. :::e last two of '.:*,* "x'xr'- •■%•::: ±e Missouri Paciric svs- s V. * * V' ^ % ■ . * .l;:'c': '-.i::. itj; he rerjmed cast •v'^'- -'e j'-:*i'.*^ :»: :::e Iv'srcn ± .^ibany .^ .. ..^.... ^•,1'^ •-::j '^i^Ti -.vrrke-i wirh •'V 1 *w ~::'-ev::?r > Tn-ie :i:r x cerioi. . -.: . >* -^ :'.:: 'zznc "re .eane»: the ,.^^....^ ... •: ^ ~ :e -xrc -=' Znrr'e- \ «• -- X-'- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 197 children are: Mary Pauline, born April B84, a student of Mt. Holyoke College ; and nan Austin, born August 24, 1887. [rs. Jenne is a descendant of Henry Sher- of Dedham, Essex county, England, a cloth- ^ trade. He emigrated from Suffolk county, and, where he was probably born, having s possession the Suffolk county Sherman of arms. He married Miss Agnes Butler. leir children, Henry Sherman had six sons, )f whom, John Sherman, was born in Ded- England, and died prior to 1625^ and who led Grace Macon. ihn Sherman, son of John and Grace (Ma- Sherman, was bom in Dedham, England, in He came to this country from Ipswich, and, in the ship EHzabeth in 1634; he em- id in April of that year, and arrived in Bos- in June, 1634, and settled in Watertown, lachusetts. He was admitted freeman. May 637, was elected to serve as land surveyor selectman many times between the years and 1680 ; he served as town clerk, and was ward chosen to represent the town in the legislature. He was chosen ensign of the troops, and there derived his title of Captain . He also acted as steward of Harvard ge in 1662. He married Miss Martha Pal- daughter of William Palmer and his first Dseph Sherman, son of John, was born May 650. He was a blacksmith by trade, and one of the prominent men of his town, be- )ften chosen to fill the positions of select- assessor and representative in 1772-3-4-5. narried, November 18, 1673, Miss Elizabeth ;hip, of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dhn Sherman, son of Joseph and Elizabeth man was born January 11, 1674. He was of the original grantees of the town of wsbury, Massachusetts ; he came from Marl- and with forty other citizens paid three ds, twelve shillings, for the use of the prov- He was united in marriage to Miss Mary :n. Dseph Sherman, son of John and Mary (Bul- Shennan, was born in ^Marlboro, May 9, He enlisted from Sudbury in Captain in's Company in the Crown Point expe- 1. He was one of the original sixteen founders of the first Congregational church in Marlboro, Massachusetts. He married Miss Sar- ah Perham, of Sutton. Joseph Sherman, son of Joseph and Sarah Sherman, was born August 15, 1742. At the age of thirty-five he was a soldier in the Conti- nental army, and participated in many of the bat- tles. He married Miss Abigail Muzzy, Febru- ary 4, 1766, and died in Morristown, New Jer- sey, during the winter of 1777. Nathan Sherman, son ot Joseph and Abigail Sherman, was born December 6, 1767. He emi- grated in 1790, to Dover, Vermont, and was a sil- versmith by trade, and in addition to this he fol- lowed the occupation of farming. He was joined in marriage to Miss Mary Stearns, daughter of William Stearns, of Worcester, Massachusetts, and who died at the great age of ninety-seven. Joseph Sherman, son of Nathan and Mary Sherman, was born June 12, 1794. He was a clothier by trade and he also followed agri- cultural pursuits. He married Miss Chloe Hay- ward, and his death occurred in Dover, Vermont. Mrs. Chloe (Hay ward) Sherman was a daughter of John and Mary (Pease) Hayward. Sidney Harvey Sherman, son of Joseph and Chloe Sherman, was born May 11, 1828, in Do- ver, Vermont. He was educated in the district schools, and commenced his business career as a clerk in the store of P. F. Perry, in Dover Center; later he went to New York, where he was engaged as a bookkeeper for the New York Wire Mills. After being engaged in trade in vari- ous places, he returned to Dover, Vermont, and held the position of postmaster there for many years. He was one of the prominent men in the political affairs of the town, having at one time or another filled all the prominent offices in the gift of the town: delegate to the constitutional convention in 1870, representative in 1872-3, se- lectman, 1864; town clerk, Dover, 1869 to 1873. He was drafted in 1861, and secured a substi- tute and was largely instrumental in the raising of funds by the town of Dover to defray war ex- penses. Mr. Sherman was twice married, his first wife having been Artie H. Perry. After her death, which occurred February 16, 1858, he married, at North Leverett, Massachusetts, January 2, 1859, Miss Mary E. Famsworth, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Nichols) Fams- THE STATE OF VERMONT. wMw (',n\\ wax hoiii at Alstc.'ul, New Hamp- .IV. ilauKhti'V of Isaar aiul Juinice Clloujjhton) ulv. \\o\\\ Mr. and Mrs. Jcnne died and were lovrovl at Ludlow, Vcnnonl. IVnjaniiii Kush Jcnnc, son of Kculxin and N'oalthy Jciuu*. was horn June 13, 1831, in ;rauvilio. Verniont. I'or his second wife he :hoso Miss Trcccpla Austin, of Sheffield, Mas- s;ichusolls ; she was the daughter of Harry Day and Ahnira (Pope) Austin, the latter being a Dowey on the maternal side. They had four children, one of whom is Clarence Fremont Ru- bens Jenne, born November 10, 1856. Mr. Jenne enlisted as a soldier in the Civil war, recruiting a company at Rutland, Vermont, of which he was elected the captain on September 10, 1861. He was mustered into the United States ser\'ice Sep- tember 16, 1861, at St. Albans, Vermont, as cap- tain of Company G, Fifth Vermont \'olunteer Infantry, and when the Army of the Potomac was organized, he was assigned to the Second Brigade, Second Division. Sixteenth Anny Corps. He participated in the following impor- tant battles: Lee's Mills. April 16, 1862; York- town Heights, May 4* 1862 ; Williamsburg, May 5, 1862; Golding's Farms, June 27, 1862: Sav- age Station, June 29, 1862. He was wounded and taken a prisoner of war June 29. 1862, and sent to Libby Prison, and exchanged at Fredericks- burg. December 13. 1862; he was in the battle of Mary's Heights, May 3. 1863: Salem Heights. May 4. 1863; Gettysburg. July i and 3. 1863; and Inmkstown. Maryland, July 12 and 13, 1863. After the termination of the last named battle, he was sent to P>rattleboro, Vermont, to drill re- rrnits for the army, and during the latter part of the year 18^)3 and the early part of i8r)4 was in command of the camp. During the summer of iH()4 he was detaik'd to go to New Haven, Con- necticut, where he was assigned to duty in the • amp at ( ira))e Vine Point, adjacent to the city o| \« vv I laven. When the time of his enlistment • pmrl he was nntstered out at camp in the field, • |ii«uilHr M), iSf)4. and. accompanied by his i.iinil'. \\r went to l»rattleboro, Vermont, where 1.' Mif* ir.l thr ^luartermaster's department of the ..»"! ,t;itr^ V^ihmtexTs as a civilian, and re- : ;;"! ;i' -nrh for one year. At the close of the '-. : ' ,'.;%'. bnvrtird major by the United States Clarence Fremont Rubens Jenne, eldest son^ of Benjamin and Precepta Jenne, was bom in. Lee, Massachusetts, November 10, 1856. He ac- r^uired his education in the Brattleboro high, school, from which he was graduated with the class of 1874. Immediately after his g^duation he entered, m the capacity of clerk, the insurance office which was conducted by his father, and he remained in his employ until 1878, when he en- tered into partnership with his father-in-law, Mr. Sidney H. Sherman, who had previously been associated with his father in business. The finii was known under the stvle of Shennan & Jenne; they were very suc- cessful from the beginning, owing to their honor- able, upright and conscientious business dealings. This association continued until the death of the former, which occurred in 1898, and since then Mr. Jenne has conducted the business alone. Among some of the important companies repre- sented by Mr. Jenne are the following: the Mut- ual Life Insurance Company of New York, the Old X^emiont ^iutual Insurance Company of Montpelier, and a large line of English and New Vork fire insurance companies. Mr. Jenne was one of the incorporators of the Brattleboro Sav- ings Bank, of which Mr. Sherman, his father-in- law, was vice president for several years. In his political affiliations Mr. Jenne is a Re- publican, and takes an active interest in coinniit- tee work. He was a memljcr of the Vermont Nat ional Guard for live years, and acts as colone of the Vermont division of the Sons of \*eter ans, of which he has been a member for the |>af twenty years: he succeeden September 15. 1880, Mr. Jenne w*as 1 in marriage to Miss Ida May Shennan, am i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 199 father in the business. He is a prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having joined Wantastiquiet Lodge, No. 5, in 1871, of which he has been master ; he was also grand master in 1892 of the Grand Lodge of the state of Vermont, grand patriarch in 1883, grand rep- resentative to Southern ' Grand Lodge for the years 1885, 1886 and again in 1890. He is also a prominent Mason, being a member of Columbia Lodge No. 36, a member of the Red Men, Tribe No. 2, and a member of the Protective Grange. He also served as a member of the Fuller Bat- tery, and is a consistent and faithful member of the West Baptist church of Brattleboro, Vermont. He married Miss Elizabeth C. Leonard, daugh- ter of H. O. Leonard, of Walpole, New Hamp- shire; they have one child, Florence L. Retting. Qiarles F., second son of John J. Retting, bom in Brattleboro, Vermont, February 13, 1854,^ was educated in the public schools of his native town, and is now a furniture manufacturer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he conducts a business of two hundred thousand dollars annu- ally; his specialty is society room furniture. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd p'ellows, of the Masonic fraternity, Knights of Pythias and the Elks. He married Miss Mary Sartwell, and their two children are Charles and Louise Retting. John H., third son of John J. Retting, born in Brattleboro, April 20, 1857, acquired his edu- cation in the schools of his native town, and is now actively connected with the S. S. Smith Company. He married Miss Hattie Rice. Frederick VV., fourth son of John J. Retting, bom in Brattleboro, May 12, i»63, after obtain- ing an education in the common schools of his native town, removed to Pittsburg, Kansas, wh^re he secured employment in the auditing department of the Santa Fc Railroad. He mar- riied Miss Lizzie Lange, and their children are Hattie and Freddv. Minnie, only daughter now living of John J. Retting, born m Brattleboro, April 26, 1859, married W. S. Bishop, a mechanical engineer em- ploy.ed in the building of electrical machinery in New Haven, Connecticut. They have no child- ren. To Mr. and Mrs. John Retting were also born three other children, who are now deceased. Mrs. Retting passed away April 12, 1900, after she and her husband had passed a happy married life for more than a half century, fifty-two years. ■ • GEORGE WASHINGTON FULLER. This gentleman is a member of the distin- gushed family whose name is engraved in the annals of Vermont in the person of Ex-Governor Levi K. Fuller, who was a brother of our honor- ed subject, and to whose sketch the reader is referred for information concerning the Fuller family history. George Washington Fuller was born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, September 11, 1839. He was educated in the public schools of Bellows Falls, Vermont. His life has been that of a mechanical genius. From an early date he discovered qualities of mind which led him into mechanical pursuits. Imme- diately upon leaving school he entered the em- ploy of the Rutland Railroad and repair shops at Bellows Falls, where he passed a period of years, and was then connected with the Vermont Valley Railroad shops as foreman. After a period of years here he became connected with the machinery department of Estey & Green, who are known the world over as the manufacturers of the Estey organ and other well known musi- cal instruments. Mr. Fuller has had continuous service with this company for a period of forty years, and has been in the service of three genera- tions of the Estey family. He has been a most trusted employe, and has been in the closest confidence of his employers during all of that time. When he began with the company he was the twelfth man in their employ, and he has lived to see the day when they employ six hundred men. During that time he has not only had charge of the machinery connected with the Estey factory, but at different times has superintended other departments of the work. For quite a period the Estey company furnished gas to the city of Brattleboro from this private gas plant and Mr. Fuller had charge of the plant during that time. He also makes frequent trips to Owasso, Michi- gan, to look after the machinery in the company's large plant at that place. It thus will appear that Mr. Fuller is an invaluable employe, and as such holds the entire confidence of the Estey company. Fraternally Mr. Fuller is a member 200 THE STATE OF VERMONT. of the Imlcpeiulent Order of Odd Fellows and has been since 1868 a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married, April 20, 1862, Mary Z. Phippin, a daughter of l^cnja- min Phippin, and she resided in Westminster. Throe interesting children were bom to the mar- riaj^e, Walter G., an electrician in the employ of the Estey Organ Company and unmarried ; Al- bert I\I., an engineer on the Wisconsin Central Railway, residing at Minneapolis, Minnesota, is married and has two children, Morton C. and Benjamin H. ; Abbey E., the youngest child, mar- ried Francis H. Spencer, an office employe of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Fuller is a genial, whole-souled gentle- man, whose genius has mastered the situation at all times during his life, and he can look back over the past with the satisfaction of having done his duty in meeting bravely every difficulty that has presented itself, and with the further satis- faction that he has overcome them all. He is a credit to the ranks of the skilled workmen of the Green Mountain state. LORENZO DOW THAYER. Lorenzo D. Thayer, a highly esteemed and honored citizen of P>rattlcboro, Vermont, was born at Dummerston, Vermont, April 19, 1827, a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Dutton) Thayer. Jona- than Thayer, grandfather of Lorenzo D. Thayer, w-as a prominent resident for a number of years of the town of Dummerston, where he was en- gaged in the occupation of farming. He was a very intelligent man, quiet and unassuming in manner and an active, zealous and efficient worker for the church, where he was familiarly known as Deacon Thayer. His children were : Aden, Lewis, Thad- dens, L,uther, Jonathan, Otis, Hannah and Rhoda Thayer, and several of whom died in childhood. Mr. Thayer died in the town of Whitingham, Vermont. Captain Jonathan Thayer, father of Lorenzo D. Thayer, was born in Dummerston, Vermont, and was indebted to the public schools of that town for his education. He was an expert me- chanic and engaged in various occupations ; he built a number of the mills in that section of the country, and in addition he purchased a small tract of land, consisting of fifty acres, which he cultivated and improved, meeting with a marked degree of success. Mr. Thayer always gave his support to the men and measures of the Demo- cratic party, and he took a deep interest in local affairs. He served as .captain of a Floodwood Company of militia, and was one of the rep^^ sentative men of the town. He married Miss Sarah Dutton, and the following named diildren were bom to them: Asa Dutton, Stephen Ebe- iiezer, John Smith, Otis, Lorenzo Dow, Sarah, Marcia, and Ellen Thayer. Mr. Thayer died at the age of fifty-four years, and his wife died in her seventv-first vear. Lorenzo Dow Thayer, son of Captain Jona- than and Sarah Thayer, acquired his education in the old district school in Dummerston, known as **Slab Hollow," and when he attained the age of fourteen years he learned the blacksmith trade in the shop which was conducted by his brother. Stephen Ebenezer Thayer, as West Townshend He remained with him until he reached his major- it>*, when he removed to Brattleboro and suc- cessfully conducted his trade there for twenty years. He also purchased a farm on the outskirts of the village, consisting of two hundred and fiftr acres of highly productive land, and this he cultivated for thirty-two years. Shortly after purchasing his farm he disposed of fifty acres, and in 1902 he sold the rerhaining two hundred acres to Hooker Winchester, of Wilmington, \'ermont. ]\Ir. Thayer then removed into the village, which he had served for many years in numerous positions of trust and honor. In his political affiliations he was an ardent supporter of the principles of the Democratic party. Mr. Thayer was united in marriage Mav 2^. 1 85 1, to Miss Esther Walker, daughter of !> Sewall Walker, of Dummerston, Vermont. Six children were born to them, namely: Sewall Otis, a prominent farmer of Brattleboro, who married Jennie Sartwell, and their children are Kalph, Kenneth and Robert Thayer; Lucretia. who resides at home ; Hattie M., also resides at home ; their other three children died in infancy. Mr. Thayer is a man of strong will, of great energy and of strict adherence to the course which he believes to be right, and comniands the respect of all with whom he comes in contact. LORENZO D. THAYER. THE STATE OF VERMONT. ISAAC BURNETT TAFT. We are pleased to have the privilege of pre- senting for the consideration of our readers tlie record of a very old and honorable family, whose different members for three centuries have been actively and prominently connected with tJie life -o£ New England. The record will be somewhat imperfect owing to the impossibility of securing authentic data, but what is here presented will 1k' ■of great interest to the friends of the family. The first member of the family of whom we hav<' authentic information was the grandfather of the -deceased subject of this sketch, whose name was Isaiah Taft. He passed his early life in the vicin- ity of Dummerston, and later in Newfanc, His wife's maiden name was Hattie Kerper. One -of his sons was Caleb Taft, who became the father of Isaac IS. Taft. Caleb Taft married Mary Bur- nett, who became the mother of Edson, Isaac IJ., Lydia and Charles. He lived out his lifetime in the same neighborhood and died at the age of sixty-eight years. His wife died at the age of seventy-eight. Mr. Isaac B. Taft was born in Newfane, .\pril 28, 1824, and died at his home in District No. -6, near Brattleboro, Augnst 3, 1901, at the age of seventy-seven years. In early life his parents were engaged in the hotel business at West Dum- merston, a station at which the old stage horses ■were changed on the trip from Townshend to Brattleboro, and which property was owned by Mr. Taft at the time of his death. Arriving at maturity Mr. Taft married Miss Hariett Cham- pion at her home in Hartford, Vermont, the date being 1852. They soon came to this vicinily and settled on a farm, the old "Cliamberlain place," now owned by Daniel IJarber. The family consist- ed of five children : Frank, deceased ; John. West Dummerston ; Burr, Norfolk. Nebraska ; Nora, deceased: and Guy, of Brattleboro. Mr. Taft was a great power for good rluring his lifetime, and was held in high regard by all classes of people. We are privileged to quote the following from the Vcnnont Phoenix, a news- paper published in his home community: "Mr. Taft was known as a real forty-niner. He and his brother Charles started for the famous gold fields in California in 1849. They went in a sail- ing vessel called I'artjue Rochelle aroimd Cape Horn, a long, tedious and somewhat perilous journey. Mr, Taft remained three years and five months in California, when he was glad to re- turn to civilization. Our deceased friend was a pleasant, accommodating neighbor and successful farmer. He was a man of excellent business ca- pacitv, as was shown by his well tilled acres and in connt-ction with his duties as director of the Grange store, in which organization he served until after the store was removed to its present site. Mr. Taft was a charter member of the Pro- tective Grange, ai;d also of Windham County ['omnna 'irangc. and lie haears, having spent nnicli of 202 THE STATE OF VERMONT. his life in his native town of Brattleboro. He was a graduate of the high school, being a member of the class of 1884. After his graduation he became connected with the machine shops of Brattleboro, and Smithville, New Jersey, and Hartford, Con- necticut, and later took up the study of electricity. Finally he became superintendent of the Brattle- boro electric light works, a position which he held for six years, and then became connected with a machine business in Greenfield. He later went to Norfolk, Nebraska, to recuperate his tailing health. He was unsuccessful in that aim and died there September 25, 1901. He was a young man whose distinguishing characteristics were his great energy and perseverance in anything that he undertook. irJis death was a severe loss to his family and to the commiuiity at large. Of the second deceased child, Nora, it may be said that no more lovelv character was ever con- nected with the social life of Brattleboro. She was reared in this community and graduated at the high school, after which she attended the Westfield Normal School, where she graduated in 1888. For a number of vears thereafter she was a successful and popular teacher in the Brattle- boro schools and also at West Newton, Massa- chusetts. She later went to Norfolk, Nebraska, where she taught for two years in the schools of that city, and then was married June 20, 1895, to Alvin B. Pratt, a prominent citizen of that city. Her health failed her, and her husband took her to Pasadena, California, for recuperation, but it was without avail, and she i)assea away on the TOth of January, T902. She was a cultured lady and a woman of magnetic personality, and well beloved bv her pupils, in >vhose success she took a deep personal interest. Tlie paternal grandfather of ]\lrs. Isaac B. Taft was John Champion, a native of England, who settled at Lvnn, Connecticut. His family consisted o{ Isaiah and John, the latter the father of ]^Irs. Taft. When John Champion came to manhood he located in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He later removed to Lebanon and thence to Hart- ford. Vermont, in which latter place he died. He married Harriet Abbott, of Concord, New Hamp- shire, and was the father of the following : Lucy, Sarah, Ezra, and Mrs. L B. Taft, who was born May 25, 1828, at Lebanon. We have thus given the record of a family w^hich has left its impress for good upon society in every community it h touched, and it will no doubt be of great intere to the readers of this volume. J. GILBERT STAFFORD. Thomas Stafford (i), founder of the Ama can family of his name, was bom in Warwic shire, England, in 1605. He is said to have bo in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1626, and have there built the first mill in this country 6 grinding com. He was in Newport, Rhode Is and, after 1638 and in Warwick in 1652. Hew; a freeman in 1655, and deputy in 1673. He ma ried Elizabeth (name unknown), and they bol died in Warwick in 1677. Their children wen rhomas, died January 26, 1723 ; Samuel, ba m 1636, died March 20, 1718; Hannah, died i 1692; Sarah, died in 1669; Joseph, bom Man 21, 1648, died in 1697; Deborah, bom in 165 died in 1706. Samuel (2) was a man of great promineno He was deputy in 1670-72-74-79-82-86-90-170; and was elected assistant but declined to seni and in 1687 he was overseer of the poor. H died in Warwick, Rhode Island, March 20, 171! He married Mary, daughter of Stukeley West cott, and their children were: Stukeley, bon November 7, hV)I. died youngs; Amos, bom Xo vember 8, 1665, died in 1760; Mercy, bom JdI) 8, 1668; Sarah, born April 18, 1671 ; Samud born November 19, 1673, ^ied young; Patienfl died October 2t^, 1721 ; Freelove; Elizabeth rhomas, torn in 1682, died November 18, i/fiS- Thomas (3), born in Warwick, was a freeman, deputy 1720-22-25-26-28, and was in Coventrjin 1747 and bore the title of captain. He died No- vember 18, 1765. He married, first, Decembcf 25. 1707, Anne, daughter of Job and Phoebe (Sayles) Greene, and, second, July 16, 1719, Ac- dry, daughter of Richard and Eleanor (Sayles) Greene, and a great-granddaughter of Rc^ Williams. His children were : Phoebe, bom April 10, 1710: Anne, born January 4, 1712: Merer, born March 12. 1715 : Job, bom April 11, 1716: Samuel, born February 8, 1717: Deborah, bon April 19, 1718: Kleanor, born April 25, i/SO' Richard, born September 24, 1721 ; Thomas, born April 20, 1723; Samuel, bom Decembtf 6, 1724; Almy, born April. 9, 1728; Job, bom THE STATE OF VERMONT. 203 November 14, 1729; Audry, born February 8, 1731 ; John, born May 5, 1735. John (4) was probably born in Warwick. He married, January 18, 1753, Mary, daughter of Isaac King, of Scituate, Rliode Island, and re- moved about 1780 to Guilford, Vermont, where it is supposed he and his wife died. Their chil- dren were: John, Job, Isaac, Obadiah, Samuel, Stuyelcy, Thomas, Elizabeth. Samuel (5) was born at Scituate, Rhode Isl- and, January 2, 1757. In July, 1775, he enlisted for a period of one year in the patriot army ; in 1777 he agam enlisted, first for three months, then for two months, and the following year for nine months, and his final term of enlistment was for five months in 1779. The following year he removed with his parents to Guilford, Vermont, where he pursued farming for three years, af- ter which he finally settled in Halifax, Vermont, where the remainder of his life was spent, and where he died January 12, 1846, the owner of considerable property. He married Esther, daugh- ter of Siamuel and Desire (Safford) Gore, and their children were : Desire, born March 23, 1781, died November 7, 1858; Esther, born in 1791, died August 8, 1803; Samuel, born November 6, 1784, died January 21, 1852. Samuel (6) was bom in Halifax, Vermont, reared upon a farm, and his boyhood days were equally divided between assisting his father with the work and attending the district school. Upon attaining manhood he engaged in farming, which he successfully followed all his life in his na- tive town, aiHl he acquired large tracts of land in the town of Halifax. He married Abigail Wells, July 13, 1806, and their children were: Esther, born October 20, 1807, died February i2, 1859; Philena, born in 1808, died July 5, 1851 ; James Madison, born September 27, 1810, died May 16, 1837; Rufus, born in 1813, died May 10, 1838; Samuel, born January 9, 1817, died October 25, 1875 ; Dana Hyde, born in 1819, died March 29, 1849: Abigail, bom in January, 1827, died August 26, 1828; John Wolcott, born Au- gust 3, 1830, died December 11, 1886. The par- ents died, respectively, January 21, 1852, and January 29, 1851. Samuel (7), was born at Halifax, Vermont, where he acquired a good education in the com- mon schools. He was reared upon a farm and gave his life to that calling in his native town. He was a member of the state militia and bore the title of colonel. He was married to Almeda, a daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Barney) Gallup, September 13, 1 84 1, and the following named children were born to them: Danforth Clark, bom December 22, 1843, died June 8, 1846; Wolcott Albert, born November 13, 1845, died October 5, 1889; Dana Hyde^ born June 17, 1850, died July 16, 1875 ; Joseph Gilbert, born Jaxiuary 28, 1856; Effie Capitola, born April 5, 1859, died September 25, 1862. Mr. Stafford died October 25, 1875, and his widow survived until October 7, 1882. Joseph Gilbert Stafford (8) fourth child of Samuel (7) and Almeda (Gallup) Stafford, was born in Halifax, Vermont- He began his edu- cation in the district schools and afterwards at- tended Brattleboro Academy and the Powers Institute at Bernardston. He was reared upon the paternal farm and became a successful farmer. In 1883 he removed to a farm in Brat- tleboro, consisting of .one hundred tnd twenty- five acres, which formerly was the property of Thomas Crosby. Mr. Stafford devotes his at- tention to general farming, keeps ten Jersey cows for dairy purposes, has forty head of Shropshire sheep and four horses, and his farm is the best cultivated and the most productive in that sec- tion of the state. The family now reside in the residence just erected on Guilford street, Brattleboro. Since 1897 Mr. Stafford has acted as president of the Brattlebore Creamery, which owes much of its prosperity to his excellent management. He is a man of the highest integrity and broad public spirit, and for six years has served the community most capably in the position of school commis- sioner. Mr. Stafford was married, June 30, 1880, to Miss Abbie Mather Hamilton and to them were born three children : Dana Hamilton, born March 13, 1881, and Hector Leslie, born April 26^ 1882, both of whom have been students in the West Brattleboro Academv and Miss Parke's School ; and Vernor Fay, born September 9, 1888, and died May i, 1890. Mrs. Stafford is a lady of excellent attain- 204 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ments and is a member of various patriotic orders, the Vermont Society of Colonial Dames, the Daughters of the American Revolution, in which she has served on the board of manage- ment, and the United States Daughters of 1812, of which bhe is the historian. Her parents were Joseph Henry and Abbie (Mather) Hamilton. She is a lineal descendant of John Hamilton ( i ) , who was one of the Scotch prisoners of war taken by Cromwell at the battle of Dunbar, Sep- tember 3, 1650, and sent to this country. He was given a grant of land in Charlestown, Mas- sachusetts, in 1658; in 1668 he was in Concord, where he died in 1680. He married Christian (name unknown), and their children born in Concord, were John, born March i, 1668, and Joseph, bom January 9, 1671. John (2) was born in Concord, Massachus- etts, March i, 1668. In 1701 he removed to Brookfield, one of the early settlers of the town, where he became a man of much influence. He was given several grants of land, in all five hun- dred and fifty-six acres, and with two exceptions was the largest taxpayer in town. He served in Major John Chandos' Company in 1722, and was on garrison duty against the Indians many times. He died in Brookfield, Massachusetts. December <), 1747. He married, first, Sarah, and, second, Hannah, the family name of both unknown. His first wife bore him a son, Joseph, September 5, 1697. The children of his second marriage were John, born August 26, 1699; Hannah, Dorothy, Jonah, Nathan and Amos. Lieutenant John Hamilton (3) was born in Concord, ^Massachusetts, August 26, 1699. He came with his parents to Brookfield, where, like his father, he was a large landowner. He served in Colonel Samuel Partridge's regiment in 1722, was corporal under Sergeant Warner, stationed at Brookfield, and was in Lieutenant Samuel Wright's company in 1723-24. In 1745 he was with Captain Thomas Buckminster at Fort Dum- mer, below Brattleboro, Vermont. He married, January 8, 1725, Mary, daughter of Samuel and Joanna (Woolcott) Wheeler, and great-grand- daughter of Resolved White. He died in Brook- field, February 15, 1746. His children were: Reuben, born November 6, 1726; John, born De- cember 18, 1728; Levi, born December 25, 1730; Hannah, born December 19, 1733; Silas, born February 10, 1736; Mary, born November 4, 1739; Marcy, bom June 11, 1743. Silas Hamilton (4) was born Februar)* 10, 1736, in Brookfield, Massachusetts. He was captain of militia in the French and Indian war, and ])articipated in the attack on Ticonderoga, July 8, 1758. In 1760 he was felt-maker in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He was engaged in Shay's relxillion, was arrested, tried and a»- victed of **stirring up sedition," but was pardooed by the government. About 1770 he removed to Whitingham, Vermont, where he was one of the first settlers and a large landholder. He was jus- tice of the peace, selectman, town treasurer 1774 to 1780, and the first representative in 1771-2, and again in 1778. In 1800 he removed to (M- ford. New York, where he died, August 7, 1816. He married, in Deerfield, July 22, 1763, Hannah, daughter of David and Mercy (Sheldon) Hqyt She was bom in Deerfield. Massachusetts, Sep- tember 6, 1744, and died May 9, 1842, at Gflil- ford. New York. Their children were: Xanc}'; Hannah, born August 18. 1765 ; John, bom Aug- ust 22, 1767; Persis, bom November 17, 1771; Silas, born November 4, 1776; Mercy, bom !>■ cember 20, 1778; Mary, born January 20, 1780; Persis. born April 14, 1781 : Hoyt, bom Januanr 12, 1783 ; Amos, born December 26, 1784- John Hamilton (5) was bom in Deerfidd, August 22, 1767. He removed with his parents to Whitingham, Vermont, and about 1790 settled in Halifax, Vermont, where he died January 2a 1843. J^" 1 79 1 he married Ama, daughter of William and Christian (Church) Angel. She was born in L}Tne, Connecticut, November ij. 1770, and died June 14, i860. Their children were: Martha, bom October 8, 1792; Lebbens> born August 25, 1794; Joseph Ang^el, bom Ji* 15, 1796; Nancy, born September ir, 1798; John born July 31, 1800; Terah, bom December 2J 1802; Christian, born May 16, 1805; Hannalii born June 22, 1807; Amy, bom September* 1809. Joseph Hamilton (6) was bom in HaHta Vermont, July 15, 1796, and died in Marlbom Vermont, November 6, 1828. He marriei February 19, 1821, Anna, daughter of Ichabod and Lovisa (Adams) King. She was bom * Marlboro, Vermont, February 8, 1797, and er of the Woman's Club. She is the mother of two bright boys, Arthur Thompson and Sumner Charles. i\ATHAX ABBOTT NORTON. Nathan Abbott Norton, attorney of Lyndon- vilit. is h descendant of Ichabod Norton, one of the pioneers of Connecticut, and a prominent mar. in thai colonv. Nathan Norton was one of tilt nrst settiers of the town of Glover, Vermont, coming there from Strafford, Orange county, same state. His son, Elijah Atwood Norton, was bom in Glover, where he is now a successful farmer and a leading citizen. He was for many years a traveling salesman, covering New Eng- land arid some other states. He has served sev- eral ytiLTi as deputy sheriff of Orleans county, and is an infiUential factor in the local workings of Kepubiican politics. In religious faith he is c '_ii:vtTsa;ist. His wife. ])«.»Hy ( Abbott) Glover, IS hlho a native of Glover. Their children arc four in number. Jessie, the eldest, is the wife of Albert Cowan, of Laconia, New Hampshire, isaihan A. is the second. Mary, Mrs. Mark C-jbli; rerides in Stowe, Vermont. Belle niar- ri'jd H:rarrj 1\. Davis, a farmer of Glover. K'dL'Jian A. l\jrion was born September 21, ihO^.. in Oiover. and received his primary educa- wjri :rj the home schools. With an aptitude for i*:arnirig. he soon decided upon a professional ':ecialization, he condticts a general practice. Uf genial disposition anf> manners. Mr. Norton attracts and retains friends, and exercises con- siderable inHtience in the community where he resides. He is an active member of Union Lodge, .\<». 7, I. O. O. F., of Lyridonville, and is also identi- fied with the local encampment of the same order, beside being a member of Olympia Lodge Na 19, K. of P., of the same town. He attends the Universalist church, and is a consistent R^ publican in political principle. He has been called upon several times to fill official stations, having served three years as school director in Glover. He is a member of the Lyndonville Club, a social organization with pleasant quarters in his home town. Mr. Norton was married, January 6, 1897, to Miss Viola Robinson, who was bom in Fletch- er, Vermont, a daughter of Demas and Luq (Smith) Robinson. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Norton died in infancy. WILLIAM H. BURBANK. William H. Burbank, of Bamet, is a well- known merchant, the postmaster, town clerk and town treasurer. He is a native-bom citizen, the date of his birth being September 17, 1846. He comes of Revolutionary stock, his grandfather, Eleazer Burbank, who was bom and reared in Boscawen, New Hampshire, having served in the Continental army during the strujggle of the colonists for independence, several of his brotiiers also taking an active part in the Revolution. Moses Hurhank, the father of William H, was bom in Peacham, Vermont, and there leanicd the trade of a wheelwright, which he subsequent- ly followed in Bamet during the remainder of his life. He married Margaret Hyndman, a daughter of William Hyndman, who was bom in Scotland, and who, accompanying his parents to America, learned to wa^k on shipboard during the long voyage of three months. William H>tk1- ham's parents settled in Ryegate, Vermont, as pioneers, and there built the first frame dwelling house erected in the town. William H. Burbank acquired a good common school education in the scliools of Bamet, after- wards taking a full course at Elastman's Business College in l^oughkeepsie. New York. On t^ turning home he secured a position as clerk in a store, continuing thus employed until 1874. when J THE STATE OF VERMONT, 205 Henry, born June 19, 1824; Julia Anna, born May 21, 1826; Amy Lucinda, born August 11, 1828. Joseph Henry Hamilton (7) was born in Halifax, Vermont, June 19, 1824. While young he removed with his parents to Marlboro, Ver- mont, where he was a prominent man for many years, both in church and town affairs. He served as selectman, lister and justice of the peace, and he held other town offices. He died in West Brattleboro, Vermont, November 10, 1900. He married, first, February 28, 1852, Ab- bie, daughter of Timothy and Harriet (Wins- low) Mather. She was born June 5, 1 831, and died April 5, 1859. ^^ married, second, De- cember 31, 1 86 1, Abby, daughter of Peter and Dorcas (Wild) Cross. She was born January 15, 1826, and died February 12, 1899. The chil- dren were : Leslie Henry, born December 6, 1852 ; Carlton Mather, born April 19, 1854; Edgar Emerson, born April i, 1856, and died June 27, 1862; Joseph Wright, born September 21, 1857; Abbie Mather, born April 5, 1859, ^^^^ became the wife of J. Gilbert Stafford; Edgar Angel, bom October 24, 1863 ; Roland Peter, born July 16, 1865; Harry Kirk, bom December 27, 1869. CHARLES LeBOURVEAU STUART. Charles I.e Bourveau Stuart, formerly Charles Stuart LeBourveau, is the efficient town clerk '»t the town of Lyndon and a popular official and gentleman, having passed most of his adult life at the village of Lyndonville, and earned the confidence and esteem of his fellows by an up- right and industrious course. He was born April 3. 1864, at Ascot Corner, province of Quebec, Canada, and is a son of Charles S. and Lucy L. (W'inslow) Le Bourveau. Charles S. Le Bour- veau is a native of Canada, where his ancestors were members of the farming community in and about Angus. The family was planted in Canada in the eighteenth century, by emigrants from France. Mr. Le Bourveau is now living at East An^is, at the age of eighty-three years. He is a millwright and machinist by occupation, and spent nearly forty years in the states of New Hamp- "^ire and Vermont, working along those lines. ^^e Winslow family was among the first to set- tle in Lyndon, and has furnished several of the leadmg citizens of the town. Charles L. Stuart was reared chiefly in Ver- mont, and received most of his school training in the public schools of West Burke, Vermont^ At the age of fifteen years he began the study of telegraphy at the station at West Burke, and rapidly mastered the deft art of transferring in- telligence by electricity. So prompt and assid- uous was he that he soon earned the confidence of the railroad authorities, and, when only seven- teen years old, was employed at Lyndonville as telegraph operator and, subsequently, train dis- patcher as well, and his labors continued at this, station for a period of four and one-half years.. He next appeared in Michigan, in charge ol construction on the Frankfort & Southeastern Railroad, where he continued two and one-half years. In 1892 Mr. Stuart returned to Lyndon- ville and embarked in business, purchasing the drug store of Randall Brothers, which he con- ducted two years, and then sold to Dwinell Broth- ers. He has dealt in a small way in real estate,, and was for several years owner of a farm near Lyndonville, on which he carried on extensive operations in poultry-raising for some years after closing out his drug business. In May,. 1902, he was appointed town clerk and treasurer to fill a vacancy, and has since filled that re- sponsible office, at the March meeting of 1903 being unanimously elected town clerk and treas- urer. Finding it impossible to induce the public to either pronounce or spell his name correctly, Mr. Stuart adopted his second name as a sur- name, and has reason to be satisfied with the change. He has long been active in the social and official affairs of the community, serving two years as village water commissioner, has been seven years town auditor, and is village trustee and justice of the peace. He is a Republican in. politics, and attends divine worship at the Con- gregational church. He is a member of Crescent Lodge No. 66, A. F. & A. M., of Lyndonville; Haswell Chapter No. 11, R. A. M., of St. Johns- bury; Palestine Commandery No. 12, K. T., of the same town ; and Mt. Sinai Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Montpelier. He is also identified with the Order of the Eastern Star. On December 18, 1885, Mr. Stuart was niar-> 208 THE STATE OF VERMONT. business, married VilctUi Paiiie ; Klnicr Ells- worth, having charge of the farming interests of the firm, married Minnie A. Heath ; and Walter Brock, a railroad ticket agent at Rock Island, Illinois, married Liiella Babcock. HENRY L. CLARK. In the law more than in any other profession is one's career open to talent. The reason is evident; it is a profession in which eminence cannot be attained except by indomitable energ>% perseverance and patience, and, though its prizes are numerous and splendid, they cannot be won except by arduous and prolonged effort. It is this that has brought success to Judge Henry L. Clark, and made him known as an able rep- resentative of the bar of Rutland county, where he is now sitting upon the bench of the ])robate court, having been appointed successor to Judge Bromley in 1899, elected to the office in ic^x), and re-elected in 1902. Willard Clark, grandfather of Henry L. Clark, was a resident of Shrewsbury, Vermont, having removed to that state from Massachusetts, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in Mt. Holly, Vermont. Among his children was Anson Clark, father of Henry L. Clark, who was born at Shrewsbury, Vennont, where he received a common school education. Subsequently he engaged in farming in his native town and also at Castleton, where he resided for many years prior to his death. He was a mem- l)er of the old state militia, and in politics was a stanch adherent of the principles of the Demo- cratic party. He married Miss Abigail Kilburn, and the following named children were lK)rn to them : Henry L. ; William W., who is associated with the Keystone Car Wheel Company : .\bbie : Delia, who died in 1898, became the wife of Charles V. Slocum, president of the Keystone Car Wheel Company, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania ; and Julia, wife of Cieorge I>. Woodbury, of Castleton, Vennont. The father of these children died December 22. 1898, aged eighty-two years. He was survived by his widow, who is living at the present time (1903), having attained the age of seventv-six years. Judge Henry L. Clark was ])orn ai Mt. Holly, Vermont, February 5, 1847, attended the Rut- land high school and later the Brandon Semi after which he pursued a course of study ir in the office of Edgerton & Nicholson, at land, also with C. M. Willard, at Castleton. mont. He was admitted to the bar in 187c located at Castleton, where ho has since tinned to practice his profession. From No Ikt. 1870, to June, 187 1, he was associated Judge Willard in his legal practice ; then ht came a partner of Jerome li. Bromley, and connection continued until March, 1899, ^ Judge Jiromley died, §ince which time he practiced alone. His fitness for leadership made him prominent in political circles, anc wise judgment concerning the best method promoting political work and acticHi^ has hi very l>eneficial effect on the success of the publican i)arty. He represented the town Castleton in the legislature in 1884, was ch man of the committee on elections and a m her of the committee on claims; he represer Rutland county in the senate in 1886, and ser as chairman of the committee on claims ant member of the judiciary ccxnmittee; during years 1886 and 1888 he was a member of board of state railroad commissioners; in li he was again chosen by his fellow citizens represent his town in the legislature, and ser in the capacity of chairman of the committee claims and a member of the judiciary commiti He acted as assistant judge for six years on bench with Austin S. Baker and Judge Jos€ E. Manley, and in 1899 was appointed to suca Judge Bromley as judge of the probate cou the following year he was elected to that ofl and re-elected in 1902. . He had previously sen as register of the probate court for thirty-c years, from 1868 to 1899; was probably a nected with this office longer than any otl judge in the state; for many years he has sen his town in the capacity of town clerk, bein^ the present time (1903) the incumbent of tl office. Judge Clark has been a resident trus of the Castleton Normal School, is now a mt ber of the l>oard of trustees of the Rutland coi ty grammar school, and one of the trustees of Castleton Cemetery Association. Judge Clark was united in marriage to >! Lora :^I. Holt, a daughter of Nathan Holt, Weston, Vermont, Their children are: Ho THE STATE OF VERMONT. 207 started in the mercantile business on his own :ount. He has met with signal success in his erations, being now the owner of a fine business )ck, in which he is carrying on an extensive d lucrative trade in general merchandise, his )ck being large and varied. Since 1880 Mr. irbank has filled the ofSces of town clerk and wn treasurer, and for the last six years has en postmaster. Fraternally he is a member of issumpsic Lodge, F. & A. M., and of Connecti- it River Lodge, I. O. O. F. On May to, 1877, ^^^' Burbank married Helen ioyt, who was born in Waterford, Vermont, a aughter of J. Q. Hoyt, an old and esteemed isident of the town. The only child bom of their nion is a son, Guy H. Burbank, who was edu- ated at the Albany Business College, in Albany, 'lew York, and is now a stenographer in New fork city. iON. JONATHAN ROBARDS DARLING. Hon. Jonathan Robards Darling, of Groton, 'as long been an important factor in developing lie industrial and business interests of this enter- rising town. He was born in Groton, November 6, 1823, a son of John and Jeanette (Brock) ^arling, and grandson of Robards Darling, who as one of the original settlers of the town, he last named was a son of John Darling, who as probably a native of England, and came from ^lisbiiry, Massachusetts, to Grotun. John Darling, father of Jonathan Robards ^^li"g» grew to manhood on the old ancestral >niestead, which he assisted in clearing from the ilderness, laboring with untiring energy. Not ►ntent, however, with the financial remunera- >n of this work, he added to his income by earing land for a neighbor by contract, spend - g the earlier part of the night in this extra, 'If-imposed labor. Although his educational dvantages were extremely meager, he acquired ?ood fund of general knowledge and a thorough ^^fiuaintance with historical facts by a judicious "'irse of reading. He was active in local affairs, ^^Tving as town clerk fifteen years, as justice of ■^^^' \)face, selectman, and (iiirinj^- tin- years of ^^}fh 1S37 and 1838 represented Ciroton in the >Ule \e?;islature. S^'nathan R. Darling received his early edu- cation in the academies of Peacham and Danville, Vermont, and has since been engaged in agri- cultural and mercantile pursuits, from 1847 ""^^1 1857 being a member of the firm of Welch, Dar- ling & Clark. Since 1867 he has been engaged in the lumber business in company with Isaac M. Ricker. Admitting into partnership, in 1882, his sons, under the firm name of J. R. DarUng & Sons, he has since been identified with the most extensive and lucrative business in this section of the county, being widely known as a lumber manufacturer and dealer, and as a general mer- chant. For a period of three years the partner- ship continued. Subsequently Mr. Darling dis- posed oi a two thousand four-hundred-acre tract of timber land to S. L. Griffith, of Danby, Vermont, but still manufactures a large amount of lumber annually at his new mill on the north branch, and has a large trade in general mer- chandise at his newly remodeled store. Mr. Dar- ling has the distinciton of being the projector of the granite industry in Groton, erecting the first shed in 1896, and putting up another granite shed in 1898. Although he has outlived the al- lotted threescore and ten years of man's life, the burden of his many years sits lightly upon him, his physical health being good, while his mental faculties are scarcely impaired. In politics Mr. Darling was formerly an old- line Whig, but has been an active member of the Republican party since its formation in 1856. He has filled the various offices within the gift of his constituents, with ability, serving as town clerk for thirty-eight years; representing Groton in the general assembly in 1857 ^"^ 1858; and the county as state senator in 1880 and 1881. l^'rom 1869 until 1872 he was assistant judge of (.,'aledonia county. Mr. Darling married, in 1849, Sarah M. Taisey, who was born in Groton, a daughter of John and Phebe (Heath) Taisey. Of the eight ^ children born of their union, six survive, as fol- lows : Cyrus T., for many years business manager of the Davenport, Iowa, Democrat, but now a shoe dealer of Davenport, married Lilla Ann Dixon; Evalona, wife of Dr. S. N. Eastman, of ( jroton : John T., manager of the store in Groton, married Maggie R. Ricker, and resides in the beautiful house which he recently erected on Depot street; Robards N., foreman in the lumber 2o6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ried to Miss Hattie Wiley Thompson, a native of Lyndonville, and daughter of Sumner S. and Harriet S. (Wiley) Thompson. Mrs. Stuart is a member of the Woman's Club. She is the mother of two bright boys, Arthur Thompson and Sumner Charles. NATHAN ABBOTT NORTON. Nathan Abbott Norton, attorney of Lyndon- ville, is a descendant of Ichabod Norton, one of the pioneers of Connecticut, and a prominent man in that colony. Nathan Norton was one of the first settlers of the town of Glover, Vermont, coming there from Strafford, Orange county, same state. His son, Elijah Atwood Norton, was born in Glover, where he is now a successful farmer and a leading citizen. He was for many years a traveling salesman, covering New Eng- land and some other states. He has served sev- eral years as deputy sheriff of Orleans county, and is an influential factor in the local workings of Republican politics. In religious faith he is a Universalist. His wife, Dolly (Abbott) Glover, is also a natiye of Glover. Their children arc four in number. Jessie, the eldest, is the wife of Albert Cowan, of Laconia, New Hampshire. Nathan A. is the second. Mary, Mrs. Mark Cobb, resides in Stowe, Vermont. Belle mar- ried Hiram N. Davis, a farmer of Glover. Nathan A. Norton was born September 21, 1865, in Glover, and received his primary educa- tion in the home schools. With an aptitude for learning, he soon decided upon a professional career, and, as preliminary to this, ioc>k the course of the Johnson Normal School, graduating in 1888. Subsequent to this he entered the office of E. A. Cook, a prominent attorney of Newport, Vermont, where he continued two years. After spending a year at the University of Michigan, he received a diploma from that institution in 1895, and was admitted to the bar of Michigan and of Vermont the same year. Beginning prac- tice in Clover, he continued there until 1900, when he removed to Lyndonville. In partnership with his former preceptor, E. A. Cook, he established an office at Lyndonville, of which he has since continued to be local manager. Making no effort at specialization, he conducts a general practice. Of genial disposition and manners, Mr. Norton attracts and retains friends, and exercises con- siderable influence in the community where he resides. He is an active member of Union Lodge, No. 7, I. O. O. F., of Lyndonville, and is also identi- fied with the local encampment of the same order, beside being a member of Olympia Lodge No. 19, K, of P., of the same town. He attends the Universalist church, and is a consistent Re- publican in political principle. He has been called upon several times to fill official stations, having served three years as school director in Glover. He is a member of the Lyndonville Club, a social organization with pleasant quarters in his home town. Mr. Norton was married, January 6, 1897, to Miss Viola Robinson, who was bom in Fletch- er, Vermont, a daughter of Demas and Lucy (Smith) Robinson. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Norton died in infancy. WILLIAM H. BURBANK. William H. Burbank, of Barnet, is a well- known merchant, the postmaster, town clerk and town treasurer. He is a native-bom citizen, the date of his birth being September 17, 1846. He comes of Revolutionary stock, his grandfather, Eleazer Burbank, who was bom and reared in Boscawen, New Hampshire, having served in the Continental army during the struggle of the colonists for independence, several of his brothers also taking an active part in the Revolution. Moses lUirbank, the father of William H., was born in Peadiam, Vermont, and there learned the trade of a wheelwright, which he subsequent- ly followed in Barnet during the remainder of his life. He married Margaret Hyndman, a daughter of William Hyndman, who was born in Scotland, and who, accompanying his parents to America, learned to walk on shipboard during the long voyage of three months. William Hynd- ham's parents settled in Ryegate, Vermont, as pioneers, and there built the first frame dwelling house erected in the town. William H. Burbank acquired a good common school education in the schools of Barnet, after* wards taking a full course at Eastman's Business - College in Poughkeepsie, New York. On re- - turning home he secured a position as clerk in a * store, continuing thus employed until 1874, wheQ •* THE STATE OF VERMONT. 209 W., acquired his education in the Castleton Nor- mal School, from which he was graduated in 1891, later was a student in the English and Classical School under the preceptorship of Prof. Perry, of Rutland, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1897, with highest honors, in a class of between fifty and sixty pupils. He studied law in the New York Law School, graduating in 1899, ^^^^ admitted to the bar in the same year, and has since practiced his profession in New York city, being as- sociated with Sullivan & Cromwell, acting in the capacity of manager of the office. Eva ' M. resides at home with her parents; Alleyne graduated from the Castleton Normal School, prepared for college at the Vermont Academy and is now (1903) a member of the freshman class at Brown University; and Carroll B. Clark completes the family. HON. THOMAS BARTLETT HALL. Hon. Thomas Bartlett Hall, a typical repre- sentative of the native-born citzens of Groton, is actively identified with the leading mercantile and manufacturing interests of this section of Caledonia county. He was born November 29, 1834, a son of the late Hon. Isaac N. Hall, and grandson of Henry and Susan (Burnham) Hall. He is of English ancestry, and comes from a family noted for its longevity, his great-grand- father living to the age of eighty-six years, his great-great-grandfather to the age of ninety- three years, while his great-great-grandmother died at the extreme age of one hundred and four years. Hon. Isaac N. Hall was born in Rumney, New Hampshire, in 1808. When a lad of fourteen he was apprenticed to his uncle, Moses Burnham, a noted contractor and builder of his day, re- meining in his employ for several years, in the meantime coming with him to Groton in 1824, which he made his permanent residence. After the death of his father his widowed mother came here also, and established the first Sunday-school in the place, making her home with the son. He was held in high esteem as a man and a citizen, enjoying in a marked degree the respect and confidence of the business community. After some years passed as a carpenter, he bought a 14 X farm, and dealt in stock. He served in many responsible public capadtes, including those of town clerk and justice of the peace, and during four sessions represented his town in the legis- lature. From 1842 until 1845 ^^ ^^^ assistant judge of the Caledonia county court, and in 1848, i860 and 1861 was state senator. In 1850 he was delegate to the constitutional convention, and one of the directorate of the state's prison in 1868 and 1869. He was one of the directors of the Newbury Bank, at Wells River, also one of the first directors of the Montpelier & Wells River Railroad, and served as its president from 1873 until 1877. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married, in 1829, Eliza- beth Taiscy, daughter of William and Judith (Darling) Taisey, of Groton. Of the nine chil- dren born of their union, four survive, namely: Thomas B., the subject of this sketch; Helen, wife of George H. Willard, of Waltham, Massa- chusetts; Theresa, wife of Alexander Cochrane, of Groton ; and Lydia, wife of Samuel G. Whit- ney, of San Francisco, California. After the death of his first wife, he married Mrs. Louisa Webster Hall, of Plymouth, New Hampshire. Thomas Bartlett Hall completed his early education at the Newbury Seminary, after which he began his mercantile career as a clerk in the store of John Buchanan, at Groton, remaining with him from 1855 until 1858, receiving as re- muneration for his services eighty dollars the first year, one hundred and twenty dollars the second, and one hundred and eighty dollars the third year. Returning then to the parental home- stead near Groton village, he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in connection with which he at once began to deal in wool, in which he met with success, carrying it on several years, the latter part of the time buying on commission. He likewise dealt extensively in livestock, buy- ing jointly with Lambert Hastings and William Ricker, of Groton. From 1882 until 1885 he was in partnership with William Goodwin, as a lum- ber dealer and manufacturer, a business which he has since continued alone, handling a half- million feet or more each season. He has also other lucrative interests, owning the bobbin mill above Groton with Frank D. McCrilHs, and being also proprietor of the charcoal kilns in the same localitv. Since 1882 he has been hftid of the 208 THE STATE OF VERMONT. business, married Viletta Paine; Elmer Ells- worth, having charge of the farming interests of the firm, married Minnie A. Heath ; and Walter Brock, a railroad ticket agent at Rock Island, Illinois, married Luella Babcock. HENRY L. CLARK. In the law more than in any other profession IS one's career open to talent. The reason is evident; it is a profession in which eminence cannot be attained except by indomitable energy, perseverance and patience, and, though its prizes are numerous and splendid, they cannot be won except by arduous and prolonged effort. It is this that has brought success to Judge Henry L. Clark, and made him known as an able rep- resentative of the bar of Rutland county, where he is now sitting upon the bench of the probate court, having been appointed successor to Judge Bromley in 1899, elected to the office in 1900, and re-elected in 1902. Willard Clark, grandfather of Henry L. Clark, was a resident of Shrewsbury, Vermont, having removed to that state from Massachusetts, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in Mt. Holly, Vermont. Among his children was Anson Clark, father of Henry L. Clark, who was l>orn at Shrewsbury, Vermont, where he received a common school education. Subsequently he engaged in farming in his native town and also at Castleton, where he resided for many years prior to his death. He was a mem- ber of the old state militia, and in politics was a stanch adherent of the principles of the Demo- cratic party. He married Miss Abigail Kilburn, and the following named children were lK)rn to them : Henry L. ; William W., who is associated with the Keystone Car Wheel Company ; Abbie ; Delia, who died in 1898, became the wife of Charles V. Slocum, j)resident of the Keystone Car Wheel Company, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania : and Julia, wife of George B. Woodbury, of (^'astleton, Vermont. The father of these children (lied December 22, 1898, aged eighty-two years. He was survived l)y his widow, who is living at the present time (1903), having attained the ai^^e of seventv-six years. [udije Henrv L. Clark was I)orn at ]\lt. Hollv, AVrniont, I'ebruary 5, 1847, attended the Rut- land high school and later the Brandon Seminarv , after which he pursued a course of study in law in the office of Edgerton & Nicholson, at Rut- land, also witli C. M. Willard, at Castleton, Ver- mont. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and located at Castleton, where he has since con- tinued to practice his profession. From Novem- ber, 1870, to June, 1871, he was associated with . Judge Willard in his legal practice ; then he be- came a partner of Jerome B. Brcwnley, and this connection continued until March, 1899, when Judge Bromley died, §ince which time he has practiced alone. His fitness for leadership ha> made him prominent in political circles, and his wise judgment concerning the best metho^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. practkal applicatiiin of up-to-date ideas and melhoils did much toward acconi]>iisliing the best results. Besides his iariiiing activities he was often cal]e in his everv-day life. He married Ke- ziah Kinibail, by whom he had eight children, namely: Charles S., who married Eliza Hazen, to whom were bom three children, Elizabeth, John and Moses : Sila, wife of David Preston, and their children are Charles, Serena and Marscna ; Lucetla, deceased; Harry, who married Harriet Chandler, their children being George and Ade- line; Harriet H., wife of Oren Ladd, their chil- dren being Clara, Hattie and Calvin Robert ; John S., who married Harriet Van Dorn ; Harri- son, whose first wife was Rebecca Kilburn, and after her death he married again ; Stephen F., ■who married Louise Sharp, of Strafford, their diildren being Liicetta, Henry, Mary, Frank and Hattie. The father of these children died hi January, 1880, in the ninetj-sevcnth year of his l^pe; the mother passed awaj' in 1S65 at the age of seventy years. J^n S. Brown, son of Moses and Keziah {Kimball) Brown, received his preliminary edu- itetioo in the district schools of Strafford. At ^;e of fifteen years he took an academic and finally entered Kimball Union Acad- Plainfield (now Meriden), New Hamp- r^iblre, from which he was graduated in 1845. ;He then taught school for a short time, but nat- ural inclination soon made him seek some line of medianical work; he took up cabinet-making as a trade, and followed wood-carving as an occu- pation in Boston, and later in the furniture busi- ness at Brattleboro, in which he continued up to 1863. when he removed to Windsor, Vermont. On account of failing health and the necessity for more outdoor exercise, Mr. Brown purchased a farm, which he worked for about six years. Hav- ing regained his health he sold his fann and re- moved to North Thetford, Vermont, where for four years snore he engaged in farming; after this he returned to Brattleboro, and was given charge of the action department of the Estey Organ factory, \vhich position he filled up to 1876. -Mr. Brown built three houses, one of which he constructed with his own hands. He is now retired from active business pursuits, having earned a wide reputatic« as a mechanical genius, and his unerring judgment in matters of me- chanical skill has ever brought about the best results when practically applied by his master hand. In politics Mr. Brown is a Prohibitionist. On July 6, 1848, Mr. Brown was united in marriage to Harriet Van Dorn, daughter of An- thony and Betsey (Hubbard) Van Dorn. They had one child, Lizzie Hattie Newell Brown, who ^^2»j5i.»^. died at St. Augustine, Florida, in the twenty-first year of her age, Moses Van Dorn, grandfather of Mrs. Brown, resided at Bristol, Rhode Island, during the early part of his life, the latter part being spent at Fitzwilliam and West Brattleboro. He owned a fourth interest in a plantation at De- , merara. South America, and was an extensive 212 THE STATE OF VERMONT. producer of sugar and molasses. He was twice married; his first wife, grandmother of Mrs. Brown, bore him the following children: Han- nah, Mary, Philip and Anthony (father of Mrs. Brown). His second wife was a Mrs. Pratt. His death occurred in 1867 at West lirattlcboro, Vermont, where his remains rest in the old cem- etery. Anthony Van Dorn, father of Mrs. Pirown, was born at Bristol, Rhode Island, October 14. 1792. His wife was Betsey Hubbard, born No- vember 4, 1790. They had the following chil- dren: Mary Elizabeth, born in 18 r6; Charles Barrett, bom in 1818, died in childhood; Moses T., born in 1821, married Sophia Simonds, and they reside at Brattleboro. where he is engaged in the crockery business ; Ihey have one child, Eldridgc H. ; Harriet, born January 17, 1823, wife of John S. Brown ; Charles A., born January 3, 1825, now living at West Brattleboro; he has been twice married, first to Sarah Brown, and sec- ond to a Miss Baldwin. Anthony Van Dorn was a cabinet-maker by trade, and accumulated by his industry and thrift a handsome competence. He was the first in Brattleboro to keep leady- made burial caskets. Toward the close of his life he made a tour of Europe, which gave him pe- culiar gratification, as for years he had looked forward with keen pleasure to the time when he could see the wonders of the old world. He was a member of the Congregational church, and an interested supporter of various benevolent societies, among them the American Coloniza- tion Society. He took the liveliest interest in Sunday-school work, and was one of the two to begin that work in Brattleboro. A man 01 high aspirations, dignified bearing and independence of character, an exemplary citizen, honored and respected as such. He removed from West Brat- tleboro to East Battleboro in 1830. He died at Providence, Rliode Island, on August 22, 1871. David Hubbard, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Brown, married Mary Barrett, who comes of an old Concord, Massachusetts, family. Their children were as follows* Silas, Eben, David. Betsy, Charles, Mary and Sarah. After the death of David Hubbard, his wife Mary married David Nutting. GENERAL WILLIAM H. GILMOE General William H. Gilmore, adjutar quartermaster general of the state of Ve a veteran of the Civil war, and for many a prominent agriculturist of Fairlee. C county, Vermont, was born L)ctober 17, li the house which he continued to occupy November, 1901. Robert Gilmore, the progenitor of the .- can branch of the family, settled in Lc derry. New Hampshire, having^ come direo Ireland, although a native of Scotland. Hi William Gilmore, was the father of a son 1 James Gilmore, who resided in Windham, Hampshire, acted in the capacity of captain early part of the Revolutionary war and was promoted to the rank of colonel, his mission l)eing still in the possession 0 family. His son, Robert Gilmore, settli Acworth, New Hampshire, in 1791, was \ in marriage to Jennie Houston, and one sen l)oni to them, Alexander H. Gilmore. Alexander H. Gilmore, father of G (iilmore, was born in Acworth, New Hamp in 1804, acquired his education in the cor schools of the town, and in 181 5 remove Fairlee, Vermont. He settled on the farm ^ was occupied by General Gilmore up to the 190T, and, l)eing a man of consi: ttit. samt: '"LiTT . .1 i'l'i . ■ I .1 . . . . 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He has met with signal success in his ations, being now the owner of a fine business c, in which he is carrying on an extensive lucrative trade in general merchandise, his c being large and varied. Since 1880 Mr. )ank has filled the ofSces of town clerk and I treasurer, and for the last six years has postmaster. Fraternally he is a member of umpsic Lodge, F. & A. M., and of Connecti- River Lodge, I. O. O. F. )n May to, 1877, Mr. Burbank married Helen t, who was born in Waterford, Vermont, a ^hter of J. Q. Hoyt, an old and esteemed lent of the town. The only child bom of their n is a son, Guy H. Burbank, who was edu- l at the Albany Business College, in Albany, York, and is now a stenographer in New c city. ^I. JONATHAN ROBARDS DARLING. Ion* Jonathan Robards Darling, of Groton, long been an important factor in developing ndustrial and business interests of this enter- ng town. He was born in Groton, November 1823, a son of John and Jeanette (Brock) ing, and grandson of Robards Darling, who one of the original settlers of the town, last named was a son of John Darling, who probably a native of England, and came from ibury, Massachusetts, to Groton. ohn Darling, father of Jonathan Robards ing, grew to manhood on the old ancestral ?stead, which he assisted in clearing from the srness, laboring with untiring energy. Not ait, however, with the financial remunera- of this work, he added to his income by ing land for a neighbor by contract, spend - the earlier part of the night in this extra, imposed labor. Although his educational ntages were extremely meager, he acquired 3d fund of general knowledge and a thorough aintance with historical facts by a judicious se of reading. He was active in local affairs, ng as town clerk fifteen years, as justice of peace, selectman, and during the years of , 1837 and 1838 represented Groton in the legislature, onathan 'R. Darling received his early edu- cation in the academies of Peacham and Danville, Vermont, and has since been engaged in agri- cultural and mercantile pursuits, from 1847 ""^^^ 1857 being a member of the firm of Welch, Dar- ling & Clark. Since 1867 he has been engaged in the lumber business in company with Isaac M. Ricker. Admitting into partnership, in 1882, his sons, under the firm name of J. R. Darling & Sons, he has since been identified with the most extensive and lucrative business in this section of the county, being widely known as a lumber manufacturer and dealer, and as a general mer- chant. For a period of three years the partner- ship continued. Subsequently Mr. Darling dis- posed of a two thousand four-hundred-acre tract of timber land to S. L. Griffith, of Danby, Vermont, but still manufactures a large amount of lumber annually at his new mill on the north branch, and has a large trade in general mer- chandise at his newly remodeled store. Mr. Dar- ling has the distinciton of being the projector of the granite industry in Groton, erecting the first shed in 1896, and putting up another granite shed in 1898. Although he has outlived the al- lotted threescore and ten years of man's life, the burden of his many years sits lightly upon him, his physical health being good, while his mental faculties are scarcely impaired. In politics Mr. Darling was formerly an old- line Whig, but has been an active member of the Republican party since its formation in 1856. lie has filled the various offices within the gift of his constituents, with ability, serving as town clerk for thirty-eight years; representing Groton in the general assembly in 1857 and 1858; and the county as state senator in 1880 and 1881. l^Vom 1869 until 1872 he was assistant judge of Caledonia county. Mr. Darling married, in 1849, Sarah M. Taisey, who was born in Groton, a daughter of John and Phebe (Heath) Taisey. Of the eight ^ children born of their union, six survive, as fol- lows : Cyrus T., for many years business manager of the Davenport, Iowa, Democrat, but now a shoe dealer of Davenport, married Lilla Ann Dixon ; Evalona, wife of Dr. S. N. Eastman, of Groton : John T., manager of the store in Groton, married Maggie R. Ricker, and resides in the beautiful house which he recently erected on Depot street ; Robards N., foreman in the lumber 208 THE STATE OF VERMONT. business, married VilctUi Paine; Klnicr Ells- worth, having charge of the farming interests of the firm, married Minnie A. Heath ; and Walter Brock, a railroad ticket agent at Rock Island, Illinois, married Luella Babcock. HENRY L. CLARK. In the law more than in any other profession is one's career open to talent. The reason is evident ; it is a profession in which eminence cannot he attained except by indomitable energy, perseverance and patience, and, though its prizes are numerous and splendid, they cannot l)c won except by arduous and prolonged effort. It is this that has brought success to Judge Henry L. Clark, and made him known as an able rep- resentative of the bar of Rutland county, where he is now sitting upon the bench of the probate court, having been appointed successor to Judge Bromley in 1899, elected to the office in i(>oo, and re-elected in 1902. Willard Clark, grandfather of Henry L. Clark, was a resident of Shrewsbury, V'ermont, having removed to that state from Massachusetts, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in Mt. Holly, Vermont. Among his children was Anson Clark, father of Henry I.. Clark, who was born at Slirewsbury, Venuont, where he received a common school education. Subsequently he engaged in farming in his native town and also at Castleton, where he resided for many years prior to his death. He was a mem- ber of the old state militia, and in politics was a stanch adherent of the principles of the Demo- cratic party. He married Miss Abigail Kilburn, and the following named children were lK)rn to them : Henry L. ; William W., who is associated with the Keystone Car Wheel Company ; Abbie : Delia, who died in 1898, became the wife of Charles V. Slocum, j)resident of the Keystone Car Wheel Company*, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania : and Julia, wife of George 1>. Woodbury, of Castleton, Vermont. The father of these children (lied December 22, 1898, aged eighty-two years. He was survived by his widow, who is living at the present time (1903), having attained the age of seventv-six years. Judge Henry L. Clark was born at Mt. Holly, Wrmont, J'ebruary 5, 1847, attended the Rut- land high school and later tlie Brandon Seniii after which he pursued a course of study in in the office of Edgerton & Nicholson, at '. land, also with C. M. Willard, at Castleton, ' mont. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 located at Castleton, where he has since timted to practice his profession. Fr(Mn Nov her. 1870, to June, 1871, he was associated y Judge Willard in his legal practice ; then he came a ])artner of Jerome B. Bromley, and connection continued until March^ 1899. w Judge Bromley died, §ince which time he practiced alone. His fitness for leadership made him prominent in political circles, and wise judgment concerning the best methods promoting political work and action, has ha very lx?neficial effect on the success of the publican party. He represented the town Castleton in the legislature in 1884, was ch man of the committee on elections and a m her of the committee on claims; he represei Rutland county in the senate in 1886, and ser as chairman of the committee on claims an member of the judiciary committee; during years 1886 and 1888 he was a member of board of state railroad commissioners; in li he was again chosen by his fellow citizens represent his town in the legislature, and ser in the capacity of cliairman of the committee claims and a member of the judiciary ccMnniiti He acted as assistant judge for six years on bench with Austin S. Baker and Judge Jose E. INIanley, and in 1899 was appointed to snca Judge Bromley as judge of the probate ecu the following year he was elected to that ott and re-elected in 1902. He had previously ser\ as register of the probate court for thiny-o years, frorn t868 to 1899: was probably cc nected with this office longer than any oth judge in the state; for many j'ears he has sen^ his town in the capacity of town clerk, being the present time (1903) the incumbent of ih office. Judge Clark has been a resident trusn of the Castleton Normal School, is now a men ber of the board of tnistees of the Rutland coin ty grammar school, and one of the trustees of ti Castleton Cemeter\' Association. Judge Clark was united in marriage to Mi Lora M. Holt, a daughter of Nathan Holt, < Weston, Vermont. Their children are: Hem THE STATE OF VERMONT. 213 a man of considerable wealth and influence ; he weighed over two hundred pounds, and was possessed of great strength and endurance. He married Letitia Morris, and their children were: Alfred, Almira, William, Mary, Cornelia, Ed- ward Spencer, Ephraim and Mary May Child, Mr. Giild died December 10, 1866, aged eighty- seven jears. Alfred Child, son ol Nathaniel Child, was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, in I753i ^^^ in ^777 married Mary Child May, a native of the same town. His death occurred in 1809. Nathaniel Child, father of Alfred Child, was a son of Benjamin Child, who was at Rox- bury, Massachusetts, in 1656; Benjamin was a son of Ephraim, who was bom in England, in 1593, came to the United States in 1630, and married a widow by the name of Mary Elizabeth Palmer, of Suffolk county, England, a daughter of lonas Bond : the ceremony was perfonned in '625. Ephraim Child was admitted a freeman May 8, 1631, was a leading public man in Water- 'own, Massachusetts, having held various offices "1 town and county, among them being justice 'Or the trial of small causes, and selectman of his '''vvn, being the incumbent of this ofSce fifteen J'sars. He was an intimate friend of Governor John Winthrop and a zealous chtTrchman, having ^^r^ved for many years in the capacity of deacon, n's death occurred in 1663, at the age of seventy >'^*rs. Benjamin Child came from England tn Anitrica, was of the order of nobility, a man of **T"aordinary business ca^jacity. careful and "*lliodical, occupied a high position in the com- ""^Tiity, and was an earnest churchman. He "■^ame a man of considerable wealth, being one '>' the influential residents of Roxburj', Massa- ■^"^setts, where his death occurred in 1678; many ^' his descendants have made their permanent "Ottie in that town. His son, Benjamin, inherited * 'arge share of his father's property, and lesided ^ the old homestead in Roxbury ; he married * Morris and twelve children were bom to them. ^^"ia'nin Child died in 1724. his wife having '""■■'l (he previous year. General Gilmore aciiuired bis preliminary "lucation In the common schools i>f Fairlce, and this was supplemented by a tlK)rnugh cniirsi in '** academies of Thetford ;iii(I V.arrc, and the Xcivbiiry SemiiLiry. Me tluti entorccl (ho New """Jon Academy, .nnd while a student in that institution the call came to raise a regiment to accompany General Butler on the Louisiana ex- pedition. In cme scale of the balance were the comforts and enjoyments of home, the delights of scholarship and the allurements of honorable ambition — on the other side was the lot of the private soldier, hardship, privation, dar^r and perhaps death in the field, hospital or prison pen. He felt his country's need of him, and enlisted in December, 1861, in Company D, Eighth Ver- mont Volunteers, under command of Colonel Stephen TTiomas. The following July he was promoted to the position of quartermaster ser- geant, and in that capacity faithfully shared the labors and perils of that gallant old regiment until his discharge after three years' service. He then returned to his farm, which was on the river road above Fairlee village, where he resided un- til 1901 ; the farm consisted of four hundred acres of land with two spacious white houses erected upon it ; there were a number of grand old maples in front of the residences, while a broad meadow spread down to the river. General Gilmore de- voted his attention to agricultural pursuits and the raising of sheep, being the owner at one time of a 'flock of three hundred and seventy-five high grade Merinos. For more than thirty-nine years he acted as town treasurer of Fairlee, served as . representative during the years of 1878 and '79. Was chosen for senator of Orange county in 1882 and 1883, and a member of Governor Barstow's staff the same year. In July, 1883, the Ely riot, so-called, occurred, and Colonel Gilmore's quali- ties and judgment and promptness were tested. In the absence of Quartermaster Genera! Ide, Colonel Gilmore received orders from Governor Barstow to furnish transportation for four com- panies from Bradford to the mines. There was not a stable team to be procured in Bradford, and Colonel Gilmore at once arranged with the sheriff to make a requisition for some coke teams at Post Mills, which were secretly hurried for- ward to Ely station, the nearest railway point, from which three companies were sent forward while the Bradford company, under command of Captain J. H. Watson, marched from Bradford to the mines by a detour around the hills under tbc guidance of Sheriff Berry, and captured the magazine at a critical time. In 1886 Colonel (iilmore was elected quartermaster of the state, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 209 W., acquired his education in the Castleton Nor- mal School, from which he was graduated in 1891, later was a student in the English and Classical School under the preceptorship of Prof. Perry, of Rutland, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1897, with highest honors, in a class of between fifty and sixty pupils. He studied law in the New York Law School, graduating in 1899, ^^^ admitted to the bar in the same year, and has since practiced his profession in New York city, being as- sociated with Sullivan & Cromwell, acting in the capacity of manager of the office. Eva M. resides at home with her parents ; Alleyne graduated from the Castleton Normal School, prepared for college at the Vermont Academy and is now (1903) a member of the freshman class at Brown University; and Carroll B. Clark completes the family. HON. THOMAS BARTLETT HALL. Hon. Thomas Bartlett Hall, a typical repre- sentative of the native-born citzens of Groton, is actively identified with the leading mercantile and manufacturing interests of this section of Caledonia county. He was born November 29, 1834, a son of the late Hon. Isaac N. Hall, and grandson of Henry and Susan (Burnham) Hall. He is of English ancestry, ^ and comes from a family noted for its longevity, his great-grand- father living to the age of eighty-six years, his great-great-grandfather to the age of ninety- three years, while his great-great-grandmother died at the extreme age of one hundred and four years. Hon. Isaac N. Hall was born in Rumney, New Hampshire, in 1808. When a lad of fourteen he was apprenticed to his uncle, Moses Burnham, a noted contractor and builder of his day, re- maining in his employ for several years, in the meantime coming with him to Groton in 1824, which he made his permanent residence. After the death of his father his widowed mother came here also, and established the first Sunday-school in die place, making her home with the son. He was held in high esteem as a man and a citizen, enjoying in a marked degree the respect and confidence of the business community. After some years passed as a carpenter, he bought a 14 X farm, and dealt in stock. He served in many responsible public capadtes, including those of town clerk and justice of the peace, and during four sessions represented his town in the legis- lature. From 1842 until 1845 ^^ was assistant judge of the Caledonia county court, and in 1848, i860 and 1861 was state senator. In 1850 he was delegate to the constitutional convention, and one of the directorate of the state's prison in 1868 and 1869. He was one of the directors of the Newbury Bank, at Wells River, also one of the first directors of the Montpelier & Wells River Railroad, and served as its president from 1873 until 1877. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married, in 1829, Eliza- beth Taisey, daughter of William and Judith (Darling) Taisey, of Groton. Of the nine chil- dren born of their union, four survive, namely: Thomas B., the subject of this sketch; Helen, wife of George H. Willard, of Waltham, Massa- chusetts; Theresa, wife of Alexander Cochrane, of Groton; and Lydia, wife of Samuel G. Whit- ney, of San Francisco, California. After the death of his first wife, he married Mrs. Louisa Webster Hall, of Plymouth, New Hampshire. Thomas Bartlett Hall completed his early education at the Newbury Seminary, after which he began his mercantile career as a clerk in the store of John Buchanan, at Groton, remaining with him from 1855 ^^^^^ 1^58, receiving as re- muneration for his services eighty dollars the first year, one hundred and twenty dollars the second, and one hundred and eighty dollars the third year. Returning then to the parental home- stead near Groton village, he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in connection with which he at once began to deal in wool, in which he met with success, carrying it on several years, the latter part of the time buying on commission. He likewise dealt extensively in livestock, buy- ing jointly with Lambert Hastings and William Ricker, of Groton. From 1882 until 1885 ^^ ^^s in partnership with William Goodwin, as a lum- ber dealer and manufacturer, a business which he has since continued alone, handling a half- million feet or more each season. He has also other lucrative interests, owning the bobbin mill above Groton with Frank D. McCrilHs, and being also proprietor of the charcoal kilns in the same localitv. Since 1882 he has been hftid of the e£e^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 217 /• carried on an active business as a bottler dealer in mineral and soda waters. Mr. : is prominently identified with the Masonic nity, belonging to Burlington Lodge, F. & . ; to Burlington Chapter, R. A. M. ; to Bur- ►n Council, R. & S. M. ; to Burlington Com- ery, K. T. ; to the Lodge of Perfection ; and a member of the Scottish Rite. He is an t sportsman, enjoying hunting and fishing, n his political affiliations is a Democrat. On 2th of January, 1882, he was united in mar* to Etta H. Stannard, a daughter of the late •al George J. Stannard. HON. GEORGE W. HENDEE. on. George W. Hendee, of Morrisville, ir governor of the state of Vermont and yer of Congress, who has also occupied other responsible public positions and 3ntributed largely to the development of the lonweaith through his connection with ?r railroad and other important enterprises, lescendant of an old family which through il generations has had among its members whose lives have been of much usefulness, is paternal grandfather, Roswell Hendee, ctive in the upbuilding of the village of Ran- , where he came to his death from injuries ned in falling from a building upon whose iiction he was engaged. By his marriage a member of the Terrill family, Roswell ee became the father of the following named en: Jehiel P., who is to be referred to be- George, who was a mechanic in the employ ; Central Vermont Railroad Company, and V deceased ; Wealthy, who becamo the wife t Stillings ; Millie, who became the wife of K P. Forbush, a practicing dentist of Mont- ; Eliza, who married one Flanders: Elixa- who married one Magill, and now resides ishington city ; and Homer, hiel P. Hendee, eldest child in the family 1, was born in 1807 in Randolph, and died ary 11, 1851, in Morrisville. He was edu- in the common schools in his native town, rvhile the instruction afforded him was e, his native ability and ambition served as lulus, and he acquired a generous fund of edge through his private studies, and came to positions of great usefulness and influence. He became the first editor of the first newspaper published in Lamoille county, the Christian Palladium, a religious journal which he estab- lished in 1832, and which he conducted with marked ability for three years.' He subsequently became a minister of the Christian church, and during the remainder of his days he discharged the duties of the sacred calling, so far as his not vigorous health would permit, and was particu- larly well known throughout northern Vermont, where he was held in high esteem. In his early manhood he married Rebecca, a daughter of John Ferrin, of Morristown, and to them was bom only one child, George W. Hendee. George W. Hendee was born in Stowe, Ver- mont, November 30, 1832. His father's health and calling forbade the accumulation of means, and the son was from an early age dependent up- on himself. He began his education in the com- mon schools, and with his own earnings paid for further instruction in the People's Academy in Morrisville. His desire for learning exceeded his opportunities for its obtainment, except by his own private reading of such books as he could obtain. That he made good use of them is apparent, when it is noted that on coming of age he was elected to the position of superintendent of schools. A year before this he began a course of legal study under the preceptorship of W. G. Ferrin, of Johnson, and three years later, in 1855, he was admitted to the bar of Lamoille coun- ty. He made a rapid rise in his profession, while his industry, pleasing address and manifest apti- tude for his calling soon bringing to him an excel- lent clientele and an array of cases which con- stantly grew in number and importance. In the years which followed, his practice was extended to the supreme court of the state and to* the fed- eral, circuit and district courts, in all of which, in litigation of commanding importance and abounding in vexatious intricacies, he acquitted himself with a degree of ability which afforded promise of his taking rank with the first of his profession in the land. Rut other interests were pressed upon him, and in course of years the law came to be a sec- ondary consideration with him, and he practi- cally declined all legal business except that of the greatest moment and in the highest courts. 2l8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. I k* was one of the pioneer promoters and con- structors of the Portland & Ogdensburg Rail- road, and he j^fave his undivided attention to that enteq)rise for a period of seven years. In 1 89 1 he accepted the presidency- of the Mont- real, Portland & Boston Railroad of Canada. During the same years he was largely connected with the financial institutions, among them the Union Savings Bank & Trust Company, of Mor- risville. From the tinie of his election to the super- iiitendency of schools, at the age of twenty-one years, there has scarcely been a year when he was not also occupied with some public trust. In 1858-59 he was state's attorney for Lamoille county; in 1861-O2 he was a member of the state legislature, house of representatives ; during the Civil war he was deputy L'nited States provost marshal : ami in 1S66 and for the two succeed- inq: vcars he was a senator from Lamoille countv. Fn 1868 he was elected lieutenant governor, tak- nig his seat as presiding officer of the senate at the ensuing session, and he occupied that posi- tion until bVhruary. 1870. when he came to the gubernatorial chair as successor to Governor Washburn. After the expiration of his official term he was elected to the forty-third Congress, and he was twice consecutively re-elected. From \Xyi) to 1885 he served as a national bank exam- Mur, uuvler authority of the United States treas- ury department, and while acting in that capacity was made receiver of the National Bank of l'nultne\ and the \'ermont National Bank of St. Albans. In all the varimis stations to which he was called, as before enumerated, he brought the hi^liiHt ability auvl a lofty sense of public duty and nbli^ati«»n. h'.very trust involving money or other property was discharged with scrupulous linue>«(.N. As a legislator and executive, his sole tr^^aid wa>» tor the public interest, and to con- Mlt'htumjilv k;iiaril the people's rights and funds. hmiM^ bit cnu^ressional terms, he served upon Ibr \M»uuulHre on private laiul claims and the MMiuuiUee on the District of Columbia. As {\ \\w\\\W\ o( the latter named IhuIv. he was pri- \\u\\\\\ in*humeulal in drafting and securing Ibr |MU*ti\K ^'^ <^ l«^^^ which wi>rked a salutary in- tioNiUiiMi b\ pUiuu the l>i>»trict muler such a \\\\\\\ of ^ovevutuetU a^ allorded it a substantial In all this basy life, crowded with s«j nian\ large concerns. Governor Hendee has borne hi- full share of the burdens of a citizen of his home village, and he is there held in honor and af- fection for his many unselfish services. He has grven his aid unsparing, by influence and means. to the advancement of everv worthv local en- terprise. and he has repeatedly occupied local ofikres. including that of president of the board of village trustees, to which he has been re- peatedly elected. For several years past he has lived in comparatively retirement, caring for his fine agriailturai property and finding pleasure m aiding in an industry- which has been of in- calculable benefit to the people, the breeding of light-class carriage horses of the beautiful Mor- gan strain. He keeps in close touch with the men and events of the dav, and his influence in Republican coimcils is sought for as it was in the younger days of the party, with which he has been actively identified from its inception. Ciovemor Hendee was marrieil NovemlxT 17, 1855, to Miss Milissa. daughter of Stevens and Caroline (Johnson) Reddijig. who dieil in 1861. leaving one child, Lillian. Frances, who is also deceased. On December 23. 18^)3. (^lover- nor Hendee was married to Miss \'iola L.. daughter of Loren and Fidelia ( Paine) r.undy. REV. GEORGE WESLEY CLOUGH. Rev. George Wesley Clough, pastor of the Baptist church at Groton, was bom in Haverhill, Massachusetts, January 12, 1849, a son of Mor- ris and Martha (Foss) Clough, the former of whom died in 1852. George W. Clougli is a self-made man in the truest sense implied by the term. Being left fatherless at the tender age of three years, he was bound out as a young boy to a New Hampshire farmer, with whom li«- lived a number of years, attending the district school in winter, and becoming familiar with the various branches of agriculture. Going to Lawrence, 1 Massachusetts, in 1864, he spent a year in that \ city; while there he was converted, -and made a member of the Baptist church. Returning then to Haverhill, he learned the trade of a painter and paper-hanger, wdiich he followed several years, even while pursuing his studies at the Madison, now Colgate, University, at Hamiltoivi THE STATE OF VERMONT. 219 New York, where he completed his study of theology in 1869. Mr. Clough continued his trade in Lawrence, Massachusetts, during the next ten years, during the latter part of the time being intimately asso- ciated with the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion. In this capacity he was a leader in the nimierous meetings held in the schoolhouses and parks of the city under the auspices of this organi- zation, preaching a part of the time once a month, helping support a mission, also preaching occa- sionally without compensation to a colored con- gregation. In the summer of 1879 Mr. Clough filled the pulpit of the Baptist church in Newton Junction, New Hampshire, and the following December was ordained in that town. He re- mained there the next three years, and saw the church double its membership. Being called to the Bakers River Baptist cljurch, an off-shoot of an old-established church of Rumney, New Hampshire, he was instrumental in healing the breach between the two religious organizations and uniting the two churches. Coming then to Vermont, he was settled at Groton for two years, and at North Troy two years, in both of which there were many additions, going then to West Plattsburg, New York, where he remained three years, in the meantime baptizing forty-two per- sons. Returning to iNIassachusetts, he preached in Andover two years, where a good work was ac- complished, after which he accepted a position at Mount Holly, \'crniont, where he built over a church and welcomed over thirty additions. Six years later he was recalled to Groton, where he has since labored with untiring energy and earnestness, meeting with a deserved reward in his ministerial labors, a goodly number having joined the church by letter and baptism. During thi^ time the church building has been improved by the addition of a bell, and the pews have been supplied with Baptist hymnals, and running -water has been put in. Mr. Clough has a rich tenor voice, which is often heard in church, and he is frequently called upon at the state conven- tions of the Baptist churches to lead the singing and sing solo selections. He also has helped many pastors in evangelistic services, and has been greatly blessed in seeing many conversions. He takes an intelligent interest in educational mat- ters, and served as superintendent of the Groton schools for several years. Mr. Clough married, June 4, 1871, Miss Mary E. Kempton, of Lawirence, Massachusetts, and they have four children, namely: Ida E., Irwin W. and Eva A., twins, and Arthur W. CHAUNCEY WELLS BROWNELL. The name wliich forms the caption of this sketch was borne by one who during a long and active life rendered distinguished service tp the state, and by another, in the person of his son, who has proven well worthy of the name. Chaun- cey Wells Brownell was born in Williston, Ver- mont, September 13, 181 1, the son of Samuel and Zeruah (Forbes) Brownell. His paternal and maternal grandfathers were both Revolution- ary soldiers, and made honorable records. The latter of these, John Forbes, widely noted for his ready wit and quick power of repartee, came to Williston in very early times. Samuel A., father of Chauncey W. Brownell, came with his parents from Connecticut to Williston and purchased land in the northeast corner of the original town of Burlington (now Williston), embracing a large portion of the grant to Governor Benning Went- worth, of New Hampshire, in this township. . In this new country, which his hands aided in clearing and bringing under cultivation, Chauncey W. Brownell grew to manhood. His early days were devoted to arduous manual labor, and his evenings to study by the light of the huge logs burning in the old fashioned fireplace, or the oc- casional aid of the glimmer of a pine knot. There, with a board and piece of charcoal, he solved many a problem in mathematics that afterward served him in good stead when he taught a district school. Under such circumstances did he lay the foundations of an education, and Abraham Lin- coln, at the same time in the backwf)ods of Illi- nois, was similarly employed. The writer of these pages, who well knew the great American last named, is here tempted to turn aside to proclaim the worth of an education so acquired, not, per- haps, so much in what was immediately learned as in the stimulus which the learning gave for greater effort. Suffice it to say that, in both cases, the process of self-education was continued 220 THE STATE OF VERMONT. through life, and brought rich reward in practical knowledge and highly developed mental powers. In 1840 Mr. Brownell purchased a large farm in the southwestern corner of Willi ston, on which he continued to reside during his life. It was his ambition to build up and improve, and leave to those who should come after him more comforts and larger sources of income than he had been pemiitted to enjoy. He set out large orchards and grew all varieties of fruit that the climate would permit. He sought to beautify the road- ways, and planted large numbers of maple, elm, butternut, walnut, and other domestic trees, which today expand along the street for more than a mile, makinti- a shady and attractive drive. He added to his real estate from time to time, seldom parting with any he had acquired, and it was owing to this peculiar phase of his char- acter that at his death, notwithstanding convey- ance to his children, he was the possessor of more than one thousand acres. He gave much time and thought to the improvement of stock, and brerl and owned some of the best horses, cattle and sheep in the state. Remarkably industrious and energetic, his rare usefulness as a citizen ever fell below his standard, and his last words were those of regret — 'My work is but half accom- plislied." In his business relations he was hon- cHty aiul integrity personified, and his genial tem- perament made him the friend of all who were brouglit into association with him. J deeply attached to the principles of the Re- ptjbh'can party, Mr. Brownell was a useful, pub- lic-spirited citizen, and was called to nearly all iJifT rhities entrusted to town officials. An un- rornproinising believer in the protection of Ameri- can inrlustries, lie was quickly out of patience with ihosi! who advocated a free trade poHcy. He represented Williston in the legislature of iHf^) ()], and was chosen a member of the state V'naf(! from 'Cliittenden county for the first bi- rnnjal term of 1870. In these positions his con- f\\u\ was characterized by strict regard for the public welfare. He never withheld his support from a worthy measure, nor failed to antagonize (lUf whieli was vicious, and his influence was •.ffoiir.lv fflt at all times during the legislative ' e vions. f )n Mardi 14, 1841, he married Miss Latira (., d;iii,i;lit^.^^^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 221 of aldermen from the Fifth ward. He dedined further re-election. In 1902 he was elected to represent Chittenden county in the state senate, and he was unanimously elected president pro tempore of that body upon its organization. In all these various positions he has acquitted him- self most creditably, and won for himself the reputation of an entirely capable and strictly con- scientious officer. Various important business interests also com- mand the attention of this remarkably industrious man. He has the management and personal su- pervision of the large and valuable paternal es- tate, and is a director in the Electric Street Rail- way Company, and trustee and vice president of the Home Savings Bank. In religion he is a Congregationalist. Mr. Brownell was married October 12, 1875, to Miss Eiva M., daughter of the late Baxter and Laura (Chase) Brigham, of Westford. Four children were born of this mar- riage, Carl Brigham, Elva Mabel, Chauncey Sher- man and Henry Chase Brownell. ELMORE JOHN H.\LL, M. D. Dr. Elmore John Hall, who for a period of thirty-one years faithfully and skillfully dis- charged the many duties of a practicing physi- cian in Morrisville, Vermont, was born February 28, 1834, in Beamsville, Ontario, and was the son of the late Rev. J. P. and Sarah C. (Day- foot) Hall. The father, who was born October 25> ^^5» "1 Orwell, Vermont, spent the early part of his life in his native place in Bristol, after whicli he went to Beam vi lie, in the pro- vince of Ontario. Somewhat later he married, and in 1835 he and his wife united with the Baptist church, being baptized by Elder Curry in Lake Ontario. Soon afterwards he began preaching, and while visiting in Waterbury, Ver- mont, he was persuaded to become the pastor of the Baptist church at that place, and there he , remained for eleven years, alternating between that church and the Baptist church in Morris- ville. At the end of that time he returned to Ontario, where he preached fourteen years, tak- ing up new work which developed into a strong church. At the close of this protracted ser- vice he found that his health was impaired, and as he was advancing in years, he came to Morris- town, and settled near his children on the out- skirts of the beautiful village of Morrisville. Here he spent the remainder of his days, preach- ing, as his health and opportunity permitted, at Johnson, Waterbury and other places, often supplying the pulpits of the different denomina- tions in his resident village. Only four or five weeks before he died he preached in the Metho- dist Episcopal church, taking for his text the second verse of the one hundredth psalm. He died in Morrisville, Feuruary 10, 1889, after a short illness of pneumonia. He was universally revered and loved, being familiarly known in the neighborhood as "Elder Hall.'' His wife passed away March 20, 1893. Dr. Elmore John Hall received his education in Morrisville Academy and in Castleton, and in his youth he taught school in Morrisville, Stowe and Bristol. He studied medicine with the late Dr. H. Powers, graduated from the medical de- partment of BurHngton College, and subse- quently took post-graduate courses in Burlington and New York, always keeping closely in touch with the advanced thought of his profession. He began the practice in Waterbury Center, and later moved to Highgate, where he continued in practice until August, 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Company L, First Regiment Ver- mont Cavalry. He was promoted to the rank of assistant surgeon, January i, 1863, and rendered efficient service until his discharge, by reason of resignation, September 16, 1864. He returned to Highgate, and in 1866 engaged in practice in ATornsville in association with Dr. H. Powers. In the local life of the community Dr. Hall was always an interested and active participant. A few years ago he and Arthur L. Cheney be- came interested in the drug business, having bought the Woodward store, and later Dr. Hall's enthusiasm and desire for the improvement were largely responsible for the development of plans that made possible the present comer block in which the drug business is situated. He was always intensely interested in the welfare of Morrisville Academy, of which institution he had long been a trustee. For a time he held the position of village trustee. He served as United States pension examiner for twenty-one years continuously and was one of the Pleasant View cemetery commissioners. He was a member of 222 THE STATE OF VERMONT. James M. Warner Post No. 4, G. A. R., and was a communicant of the Congregational church. Dr. Hall married, February 15, 1859, Ophe- lia S. Titus. They had an adopted daughter, A. Bell, who became the wife of the Rev. Delmar E. Croft, a Baptist clergyman of Boston. They are the parents of one child, named De Foe. Dr. Hall's last illness was short, being partly the result of over-work. In the discharge of professional duties he was indefatigable, his last call being made but one week and one day before his death, which occurred May i, 1897. The event was followed by a universal sense of be- reavement, all classes uniting to mourn the loss of a skillful and benevolent physician, an in- tensely loyal and public-spirited citizen, and a truly kind-hearted man. Modest to a degree approaching difhdence, he did much for the re- lief of the needy poor, and for the advancement of public projects, more, in fact, than will ever be known. During the funeral services all the I)laces of business were closed, the local pastors participating in the service, and members of Pnst James M. Warner attending in a body. The interment was in the family lot in the old crmetery. The following extract from a letter written by Chaplain Rev. |. 1^. Coodrich of First Nrrmont Cavalry will seem to those who know him a tilting tribute to his worth: "llv was a patriot through and through, and hv served the Cnion with the best that was in |]iin. lie could measure danger coolly and calmly, but was never deterred by fear from go- in^ wherever duty called. His skill and com- ])ctciu\v as a surgeon were known to all of us. WluMi he came back to civil life, not content with the ])rofessional training he had received, he took additional courses at the universities, that he might spare neither cost nor pains to equip himself thoroughly for his life work. The church , the school, and the village, all of them h.ive missed the counsel and support of a man who had unseltishly striven to promote the gen- vv \\ good. The new cemetery, the concrete walks, the water and the sewerage systems, the rltrtriv' lights, the lot secured for a public park, tin- academy, (^f which Morrisville has so much nas«Mi to he i^nnul, all had been promoted and arlivels aided by him." To this fervent tribute \o a splendid citizen. it is to be added that, up to the very last of his life. Dr. Hall was occupied with plans for the further enhancement of the advantages of his home village. As before stated, he, with others, had purchased a tract of land at the corner of Congress street, which he had determined to lay out as a public park, but his death occurred be- fore he could fully consummate his plans, and the property was finally sold. Among his largest and most salutary benefactions was his setting aside to an elderly and destitute couple a farm which was to be their home during the remainder of their days, and was then to pass into the pos- session of the town. Miss Ophelia S. Titus, wife of Dr. Hall, was a daughter of Joseph Titus, whose father, Joseph Titus, Sr., a farmer of Vershire, Vermont, mar- ried Susan Bacon, and was the father of the fol- lowing children: Daniel, Joseph, Jr., Benjamin, Lyman, Simeon, Lenox, Martha, Chloe, Dorcas, who married Isaac Pennock and had one daugh- ter, Sophia, who died in childhood. Joseph Titus, Jr., was born in Vershire, Ver- mont, and in early manhood removed to Wolcott, Vermont, where he was ont of the earlv settlers. He owned two hundred and forty acres of land, which he cultivated with great success. He mar- ried Almira Cotton, of Vershire, Vermont, and they were the parents of the following children: Orlando E., who married Rowena Cummings, of Hingham, Massachusetts, and had four children, of whom the only one living is Arthur O., who is employed in the Hardwick National Bank; Ophelia S., who became the wife of Dr. Elmore John Hall ; Isaac P., who is a merchant at Hard- wick, Vermont, and married Ella F. Holton, of \\'ells River, Vermont, and they have four chil- dren, Florence M., Bessie A., Harry Joseph and Karl L ; Lavina A., who married James Bus- well, resides in Boston, and has no children now living. Joseph Titus, Jr., died at Wolcott, \'cr- mont, December 27, 1878, aged seventy-six years, and his wife passed away March 7, 1898, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Mrs. Elmore J. Hall, a most estimable woman, proved a real helpmeet to her large-hearted hus- band, and to her he constantly attributed in full- est measure the credit for his own successful and useful life and personal happiness. She vis- ited him while he was at Fort Scott, from Jan- i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 223 nary to April, 1863, sharing with him the ex- 'posures and dangers of active service in the field in the days of the Civil war. She ably seconded his every effort in all his relations with the com- munity. During his many years of suffering, which he bore with patience and fortitude, she afforded him her tenderest ministrations, and af- ter his death she took up with courage and abil- ity the duties of executrix of his estate, besides carrying out with conscientious exactness various of his beneficent plans which she knew lay near to his heart. FRANK THAYER NASH. Among the representative citizens of Addison county, Vermont, is to be named Frank T. Nash, of New Haven, one of the most progressive of its people, and one who has filled a large and use- ful place in public concerns. The family descent is traced from Thomas Nash, a gunsmith, who came to Boston in 1637 and settled with the colony at New Haven, in 1638. The history of his descendants was published at Hartford, Con- necticut, in 1853, by Rev. Sylvester Nash, rector of St. John's church at Essex, Connecticut. Frank T. Nash was borij February 2, 1851, in Raymond, Racine county, Wisconsin, but comes of old New England stock. His paternal grandfather, William Nash, was born August 2, 1787, in (ioshen, Connecticut, and came to Ver- mont with his father, also named William, lo- cating near where the grandson has latterly re- sided. General William Nash, Jr., was a pro- s^ressive farmer, and took an active part in the larger affairs of the community. In 1852 he was a delegate to the national Whig convention at Baltimore. He was president of the Bank of Middlebury, one of the first directors of the Bank" of Vergennes, and for fifteen years from its organi- zation in 1832, a member of the corporation of Middlebury College, vice-president of the Ver- mont Bible Society, a general in the state militia, and was prominent in local and state bible, mis- sionary and temperance societies. He served in both houses of the state legislature, being re- . peatedly a member of the lower house. In Janu- ary, 1817, he married Mary P. Wright, and they died, respectively, in December, 1871, and April 27, 1880. the widow attaining the ripe old age of ninety-one years. They were the parents of ten children, three of whom are living, Jonathan, of Janesville, Wisconsin; Noah P., who lives in Ripon, Wisconsin; and Dorastus W. Nash, who lives in New Haven, Vermont. Fordyce Theron Nash, son of William and Mary P. (Wright) Nash, was born July 9, 1820, in New Haven, Vermont, where he received his education. He engaged in farming in Wiscon- sin for some years, and subsequently returned to Vermont and, finally, to the place where his son now makes his home. His wife, Eliza rhayer, of Weybridge, was born June 30, 1822, a daughter of William A. Thayer. They were married November 15, 1847, ^^^ ^^ them were born four children, of whom three are living, Fred P., residing in Glen Elder, Kanasas, where he is a large miller and cattle feeder; Frank T., further spoken of below; Fordyce W.,*of Bristol, Vermont. The parents were members of the Con- gregational church, and died, respectively, at the ages, of forty-nine and sixty-nine years, July 18, 1869, and September 16, 1891. Frank T. Nash passed the first five years of his life in Oak Grove, Wisconsin, and since then has lived, in turn, in New Haven, Vermont, receiving his education there, and in Fairfax, Vermont. He taught school for a time and as- sisted on the farm until the death of his father, when he entered upon the possession of the prop- erty, a fine estate of two hundred acres, devoted to general farming and dairying, a business which, through industry and intelligent methods, he has brought to a high standard with com- mensurate financial results. Mr. Nash has at the same time devoted a large share of attention to community affairs, and has rendered valuable service to the public. He served for a number of years as selectman, and as chairman of the board, and was lister for one year. A Republican in politics, he has served as delegate to various state and county conventions, and represented the town of Montpelier in 1884. As were his an- cestors, he is a Congregationalist in religion, and has been deacon of the New Haven church for many years, and his wife is a teacher in the Sun- day school. Mr. Nash was married in 1901 to Mrs. Amelia Thompson, a native of New Haven, Ver- mont, daughter of Francis A. and Matilda (But- 224 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ler) Goodroe, and widow of Frederick S. Thomp- son. Her father, now deceased, was, during al- most his entire Ufe, a resident of New Haven. GEORGE H. FOX, M. D. Dr. George Herbert Fox, of Rutland, Ver- mont, conies from a distinguished New England family. He is a descendant of that Thomas Fox who was a freeman at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1638. He was then thirty years old, and had probably come to America some years prior to that date. He was said to be a son of Dr. Thomas Fox, of London, and it is a family tradition that he left England in anger because of injustice done him in a law suit, which he believed was decided against him on account of his being a grandson of John Fox, the author. Thomas Fox, named above, was an original proprietor of Cambridge, then called Newton. He was a dealer in lands, executor and administrator of estates, a selectman in 1658, and was repeatedly re-elected. He was an exemplary citizen and ac- tive in church affairs. Who his first wife was is unknown, and it is presumed that she died in England. His second wife was Ellen, widow of Percival Green, who came to Boston in 1635. She died May 27, 1682, aged eighty-two, from injuries received in a fall. Thomas Fox after- wards married (1683) Elizabeth, widow of Charles Chadwick, and, in 1685, married Rebecca Weyth, who outlived him. He died April 25, 1693, aged eighty-five years. Jabez, son of Thomas Fox, was l^orn in Con- cord, in 1647. His mother was presumably Ellen Green, before named. Jabez Fox was graduated from Cambridge in 1665, ^^^ ^^^^ his second de- gree three years later. In 1678 he became as- sistant to the Rev. Mr. Carter, pastor of Woburn church. In 1679 the parish called him for its life minister, and built for him a parsonage which he and his son Jabez occupied for seventy-six years. He enjoyed the affection of his people, but at times suffered annoyance, owing to his salary falling in arrears. He died of smallpox in Boston, February 26. 1702, and was buried at Woburn. In 1866 the ancient tombstone erected over his grave was discovered, covered with earth and vegetation, and was cleaned and restored to its place . Mr. Fox married Judith Rayner, daugh- ter of the Rev. John Rayner, of Plymouth, Mas- sachusetts, and Dover, New Hampshire. Their children were John, Thomas, Thomas, Jabez and Judith. Jabez, fourth son of Rev. Jabez Fox, was born at Woburn, December 2, 1684, and was a manufacturer of woolen cloth and a merchant tailor. He married Hannah, daughter of Rev. George Burroughs, March 8, 1705. Their chil- dren were Thomas, Hannah, Judith and Rebecca. Thomas, only son of Jabez Fox, was bom in Boston, December 7, 1706, and died in 1796. He was among the first settlers at Woodstock, Connecticut, where he set up a clothdressing fac- tory. He lived in a two-story red house not far from the wolf cave associated with the name of General Israel Putnam, and their ancient domicile stood until 1850, when it was burned down. He married Mercie, whose family name is unknown. Their children were : Hannah, Thomas, Mariah, John, Jabez, Fanny and Rebecca. John, second son and fourth child of Thomas Fox, was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, March 10, 1737. He married Eleanor Lovett (born in 1740), and they removed to Newburgh, New York, where he died, about 1761. His widow made her wav back to Woodstock, a distance of one hundred miles, through an almost wilder- ness, carrying her youngest child, William, while John, the elder, walked by her side. Her family effects had been sent by vessel, and were lost by shipwreck. She afterwards married Nathaniel Child, and died November 12, 1822. Slie is spoken of as a tall, finely built woman, and ot great nobility of character. John, elder son of Eleanor (Lovett) Fox, was bom August 7, 1759. He was the grandfather of Tunley M. Fox, of South Woodstock, Connecticut. William, younger of the two children of Join Fox and Eleanor Fox, \Vas bom June 28, 1760^2 probably at Newburgh, New York. "Bill," a-«i he was called, had the reputation of being wild, reckless boy, and at an early age enlisted the continental army in opposition to the wish his mother. He served in the army three ye^ and ten months, most of the time as scout, a ki of service well suited to his inclinations. He in the battle of Bennington. When his mot found that "Bill" had enlisted and was bound go as a soldier, she thouglit it best that J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 225 enter the service for a time to take care •ounger brother. It was not long before ^as down with camp fever and was so to be nearly helpless. One day the alarm 'en, and John had to shoulder his musket ve his brother. It was known that the was near, and an attack had been ex- If the British won the day, the brothers probably never meet again. John placed vithin his brother's reach, took leave of i passed round the tent on his way to the Just then he heard William whisper, John!'* He returned and bending over : brother, asked what he wanted. "Give lem, John, damn them, give it to 'em/' aving given this last emphatic charge, he -fectly willing to be left to his fate. For- ' it was a false alarm, and John was per- to nurse his brother until he recovered, formed much scouting duty, for which he culiarly fitted through his early hunting nces. At one time he was detailed on m armed sloop. Toward the close of his ' service he was engaged in the defense of »ost, where his uncle, Sergeant Jabez Fox, lied. When his term of service had ex- ile returned to Woodstock, Conecticut, lie found the prejudice of his friends had • strong against him that the property left ?n given entirely to his brother. The in- of this decision made him resolve to leave Connecticut home and, unaided, seek his in a new country. He came to Tinmouth, It, and worked for a man by tlie name of •d who lived near the Robert Hopkins This must have been in 1779. At the )f this six months he married Philena bought a piece of new land and com- ; clearing a farm, the farm where Lincoln ; afterward lived. He didn't reallv want osquito swamp," as it was called in those he preferred a farm in Tinmouth, but the scrip to pay for it. Near the year iovernor Tichenor (a friend of William) lite were traveling from Bennington to d on horseback. They called at a little I Wallingford (Mam Hull's Tavern), near widow White used to live, to get dinner, eir horses and probably to taste of the Old New England." William heard that 16 X they were there. He called his company of scouts together, dressed, drilled and painted as Indians, marched up and took the Governor and staff prisoners, carried him into the bush east of the village and held a regular Indian pow-wow over him. It took a good many bottles of "fire water" for the Geovernor's ransom. William came into considerable prominence through force of charac- ter and integrity. He was town clerk and justice for more than thirty years, and a member of the state legislature for twenty years. As magistrate he probably performed more marriages than any other justice in the state. It was his invariable habit upon such an occasion to give to the bride the silver dollar which he received from the groom for the performance of the ceremony. It is said that his decisions of law cases were so just that none were ever reversed in a superior court. In 1780 he married Philena White, who was born in Rutland county, in October, 1762. She died July 3, 181 7, and her husband died February 17, 1822, at Wallingford. Their children were John, William, Eleanor, Fanny, Mary, George, Mavin, Laura, Philena and Priscilla. There were no deaths in this family until the youngest child was nearly grown, and parents and children then died in quick succession, eight passing away within a period of twelve years. John, eldest son of William Fox, was born in Wallingford, Vermont, August 24, 1781. He worked on his father's farm, attending school in the winter months, and afterwards taught school until he was of age. He studied medicine for three years under the preceptorship of Dr. Ziba Hamilton, of Wallingford, and surgery for one years under Dr. Ezekiel Porter, of Rutland. He was licensed to practice by the first Vermont State Medical Society in 1807, and entered upon prac- tice at Wallingford. In 1829 he received the de- gree of Doctor of Medicine from the Vermont Academv of Medicine at Castleton. He was one of the most accomplished practitioners of his time; his practice extended throughout Rutland county, and he was frequently called to consid- erable distances. He was a man of great nobility of character, great sagacity and unswerving in- tegrity, and was frequently called into public service. He was a member of the legislature in 1822, 1823, 1824, 1838, 1840, 1841 and 1842, and of the senate in 1847, 1848 and 1849. May 12, 226 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1807, he married Mary, born at Wallingford July 30, 1788, daughter of EHas Crary. Mary Crary was a descendant of Peter Crary, who was the first of the name in Connecticut, and was in New London as early as 1663. He married Christobel Gallop, and had several chil- dren. Christopher was a grandson of Peter, and settled first in V^oluntown, Connecticut, and re- moved later to Clarendon, Vermont, with his wife, his son Ezra, and perhaps other children. Ezra, son of Christopher, married and had chil- dren, in Vermont, Nathan, Elias and Nathaniel: and two daughters: Dolly, who married John Smith, and another daugiiter who married Ran- dall Arnold. Nathan, son of Ezra, was a Meth- odist minister, and removed to St. Lawrence county. New York. Pie married and had chil- dren: Edward, Appleton, Nathan, John, West- ley and Stephen. Some of his sons were also Methodist ministers. Elias, son of Ezra, was a Revolutionary war soldier. He married Betsey Palmer, and also removed from Voluntown, Connecticut, with his father-in-law, David l^almcr, to Vermont. Elias and Betsey had issue: Solomon; (Polly) or Mary, who became the wife of Dr. John I'ox ; Elias, Jr., Sally, Nathan, Cynthia, Dr. David and George, all of whom married. Solomon and Sally lived in Pottsdam. St. Lawrence county. New York ; Appleton and Mary in Wallingford, Vermont, where they were born ; Elias, Jr., set- tled in Illinois ; Nathan, Cynthia and George mar- ried and had families. Dr. David Crarv removed from Vermont to Hartford, Connecticut, where he followed his profession. He married, first, Susan Harris, of lirattleboro, Vermont, a daugh- ter of Calvin Hirris, and had issue, David, l^^rank and Susan. His wife died in Hartford in 1849. He married, second, Martha Tyron, of Glaston- bury, and had two children, Lewie and Edwin. David, who is a physician, and Edwin, a drug- gist, ?re lunv living in Hartford. John and Mary P^ox died, respectively, Juno 17, 1853, ?Ji^l August 19, 1876. Mrs. l^^ox was a most admirable woman, and her long life, much of it passed in widowhood, was a benediction upon all about her. She was nineteen years old ,jji^ sheni«'irried Dr. Fox, who had just finished Iiis studies. I' or nearly half a century she was Ins s^-mpathetic and helpful companion. No mat- ter how late his return at night, after long travel to visit his patients, he never failed to find all needed means of comfort. She was a devoted and consistent member of the Congregational church, and her friendliness and aid went out to all the people of the neighborhood. After the death of her husband she made her home with her daughter, Elizabeth, the wife of Edwin Mar- tindale. .She was the mother of six children : Harriet, William C, Elizabeth, Mary M., John M, and George H. Fox. Two of the sons, Will- iam C. and George H., embraced the profession of their father. Harriet, the first child, was boni October 13, 1809, and died May 16, 1824. William Crary Fox, second child and eldest son of John and Mary (Crary) Fox, was bom July 4, 181 1. He began the study of medicine under his father, and completed his professional training in the Vermont Medical Academy at Castleton, graduating in 1830. He practiced in Danby for a short time, and then in Walingford, where he died May 25, 1880. He represented the town in the legislature in 1852-53. He mar- ried, May 8, 1834, Saphronia Sparhawk, of New Hampshire, who was born in 1813, and died January 29, 1839, leaving one child, Harriet S., bom April 29, 1837. He married, second, in i860, Helen ]\L Sherman, born in Wallingford, in 1836, and who died January 9, 1864. His daughter, Harriet S., before named, married, September 3, 1856, Dr. Cephas K. Martindale, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He died in Septemljer. 1870, and she married, April 29, 1878, Philip H. Emerson. He was assistant judge, of the L^nited States court in Utah, and served on the bench twelve years, having been appointed by President Grant in 1873, ^"^^ serving until 1885, when he retired to give his entire attention to the practice of law\ He died in 1889. Elizabeth, third child of John and Mary lu)x, was born November 11, 1813, and died Septem- ber 22, 1896. She married Edwnn Martindale, February 14, 1844. He was bom in Dorset, \'er- mont, January 6, 1813; died in Wallingford, \'er- mont, April 18, 1892. Mr. Martindale was a suc- cessful merchant of Wallingford for many years. He represented the town in the state legislature in 1855 and 1856; was town clerk and town treasurer several years, and held other town offices : was one of the trustees of the Rutland i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 227 s Bank, a director in the National Bank of d, and later in the Merchants' National )f the same place. ry M., the fourth child, was born May [7, and died September 8, 1838. m M. Fox, fifth child and second son of md Mary (Crary) Fox, was born April ?5. As a young man he went to New York here he was for a number of years a clerk office of the tax receiver. For twelve years ; warden of the ^penitentiary on Blackwell's and he was also warden of the Ludlow jail, a collector of revenue and a deputy , serving for several years in each of these ns, and later as warden of the workhouse ckwell's Island. He married Mary Harris, \r York city, January 29, 1857, «^d to them )orn two children, Wililam H., February ;8, and Frank, December 2, 1866, the latter of whom succeeded his father (who died II, 1901) as warden of the workhouse on irell's Island. Drge Herbert Fox, youngest child of John [ary (Crary) Fox, was bom at Walling- larch 22, 1830. He began his education in lools of his native town, and pursued ad- 1 branches in the Tro} Conference Acad- t Poultney, and at the Castleton Academy, s health became impaired, and he was i to suspend his literary studies. In 1S48 ^an the study of medicine under the pre- >hip of his father. He subsequently at- two courses of medical lectures and was ited from the Castleton Medical College I, the year of his attaining majority. He id lectures and demonstrations in Phila- I in the following winter, and in the New Medical College in 1853. He then returned Uingford, where he was engaged in prac- itil 1863, when he removed to Rutland, •mising a more active- field for his effort. )5 he was obliged to relinquish his prac- i account of ill health, but was so far re- d that he resumed practice in 1868. While engaged in his profession, he was also ted in a drug business in Rutland, from o 1865 associated with E. C. Lewis, and from 1868 to 1870. Never really vigorous ally Dr. Fox has always been an indefa- tigable worker, and has cared for a large patron- age with entire fidelity. Known for his great capability as a practi- tioner. Dr. Fox at various times has been called to responsible professional positions. He was ap- pointed by President Arthur a member of the medical board of pension examiners in Rutland at the time of its organization, and during his four years' term of service and until the incoming of the Cleveland administration he was secretary of that body. He is a consulting physician at the Rutland Hospital, a member of the Rutland County Medical and Surgical Society, of the Rut- land Medical Club, which he aided in founding, and of which he was president for two years; of the Vermont State Medical Society, and for some years of the American Medical Associa- tion ; and is a member of Centre Lodge No. 34, F. & A. M. Dr. Fox has been for mapy years a member of the Congregational church of the East parish of Rutland. In 1900 he was elected one of the deacons to serve for a term of six years. Dr. Fox was married, January 12, 1859, to Miss Pamelia Harris, born July 12, 1838, a daughter of Howard Harris, Esq., of Walling- ford. The children of this marriage, all of whom except the first named were born in Rutland, were five in number: Mary E., born at Wallingford. April 8, i860, was married November 12, 1884, to Herman W. Vaughan, who was born in Fort Ann, New York, September 17, 1857, and to them were born two children, Mattie, March 14, 1887, and Wilmah, February 3, 1889. M.^. Vaughan is the manager of the New York branch (309 Broadway) of the large paper manufacturers, Hollingsworth & Whitney, of Boston, and he and his family reside in Brooklyn. Edwin H. Fox, born May 3, 1865, was married October 15, 1895, to Miss Frances H. Mitchell, of Troy, New York, who was born July 21, 1873, and to them was born a daughter, Marion, February 25, 1898. Mr. Fox is in a wrapping paper and bag business in Stamford, Connecticut. Mattie P. Fox was born August 25, 1870. John Crary Fox, born October 10, 1875, ^s in business with his brother in Stamford, Connecticut. Harriett R. Fox, born August 6, 1882, resides with her parents. 228 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ORMAN P. RAY. Orman P. Ray, the second son of George and Hannah (Greene) Ray, was born in Irasburg, Orleans county, Vermont, May 21, 1837. His father, George Ray, was a native of Hincsburg, Chittenden county, Vermont, son of William and Abigail (Wyman) Ray, and was born January 8, 1805, the seventh in a family of ten children. He spent his young days on the farm, making such proficiency in his studies that later he de- voted his energies to school teaching, following that profession with much success in Pleasant \'alley. New York, and in Vermont, for ten years^ or more. About 1832 he returned to the Green ^Mountain state, where he spent some time as sales- man in a store, but later turned his attention to farming, which occupation he followed until ad- vancing ^vears compelled him to relinquish that pursuit. In 1836 he removed with his family to Irasburg, where he lived until 1854. During the year 1855 he went to the west, residing in Wis- consin, Illinois and Nebraska for nearly a quar- ter of a century. Returning to his native state, he spent his remaining years amid the scenes of his childhood, passing away January J9, 1889, at the age of eighty-five years. The grandfather of our subject, William Ray, was born about 1767, in Rhode Island or Con- necticut, and moved to Hinesburg before 1790^ where he spent the rest of his life as a successful farmer. His ancestors are supposed to have emi- grated from England, early in the settlement of Rhode Island and Connecticut, where many of them became prominent, filling the positions of responsibility and influence in social and public life. His first wife was probably Dorcas Eddy, by whom he had Calvin, born April 20, 1791, died February 20, 1845; Philo, born May 30, 1793, died December 3, 1848; Asa, born in 1796, died April 9, 1847; John, born in 1798, died De- cember 9, i860; Sally, born in 1801, died Septem- ber 30, 1826; Phebe married Augustus McCuen, and lived in Hinesburg : all the other children also married. His second wife was Abigail Wyman, bom about 1774, and died June 2, 1835, by whom he had George, mentioned above; Daniel, born January 24, 1808, married Orilla Round, March 5, 1829, lived in Hinesburg, and died April 19, 1875 ; Abigail and William, both of whom di( single. George Ray married Hannah Greene on Oct* ber 2, 1834, and there were bom to them the fc lowing children : Ossian, bom at Hinesburg, D cember 13, 1835, lived in Lancaster, New Han^ shire ; he married twice ; he was a leading iawy in New Hampshire, county solicitor two tcfin deputy provost marshal during* the Civil wa representative two temis. United States distri attorney, twice delegate to Republican nation conventions, and two terms a member of Ca gress ; he died in Lancaster, New Hampshire, Jai uary 28, 1892, leaving a widow, two sons and tn daughters: Orman P. was the second in onfc of birth ; Walter and Wallace, twins, died in in fancy ; Lucien died at the age of three years an four months; Elizabeth Maria, who became tb wife of Otis S. Bridges, now living in Los Ad geles, California. ; Amelia C, who married J Coates, and died in St. Louis, Missouri; Jiar Ellen married August Boeker, and died in Water bury, Vermont, June 24, 1901, leaving a husband one son and three daughters. Orman P. Ray remained upon the home bm until 1854. In 1857 he bcxame a student in the People's Academy at Morrisville, ' continued te studies in the Williston Academy and at 4« Classical Institute at Essex, Vermont. In i83)t i860 and 1861, he taught village, graded and se- lect schools, meeting with marked success in this work. Mr. Ray entered upon the study of te in Waterbury in 1861, and continued the same in Lancaster, New Hampshire, until August, i86i Responding to the country's call, August Jo. 1862, he enlisted from Essex, Vermont, as a private in Company G, Second Regimen t.Vemioni Volunteer Infantry. He assisted in making (Htf the muster, pay and descriptive rolls of twelve hundred volunteers, went to the front and joinp' his regiment at Hagerstown, Maryland, in Octo- ber of the same year, and was soon detailed as clerk in the office of the assistant adjutant fP^ era I, at the headquarters of the Old \^ennont Bri- gade, also known as the Second Brigade, SecooJ Division, Sixth Army Corps, Army of the PWo- mac, remaining until March, 1863, when he was transferred to duty in the quartermaster's *• partment, at the same headquarters. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 229 In July, 1864, when the Sixth Army Corps \vas detached from the Army of the Potomac, and ordered to Washington to repel the advance on the national capitol by General Early, Mr. Ray was left at City Point, Virginia, in charge of the transportation of the brigade, until ordered to join the command in the Shenandoah Valley, in September of the same year. After the battle of Fisher's Hill, he was again detailed to duty in the assistant adjutant general's office, and there continued until November ist, at which time he was returned to his regiment to receive promotion to the rank of sergeant major. On December 24th he was commissioned adjutant of the regi- ment, in which rank he served until the close of the war, being mustered out at Burlington, Ver- mont, June 19, 1865. In September of that year Mr. Ray went to Lancaster, New Hampshire, and resumed the study of law. At the November term, 1866, of the supreme judicial court in Coos county. New Hampshire, he was admitted to the bar. He prac- ticed in Lancaster for nearly a year, and then re- moved to Colebrook, New Hampshire, where he practiced until the fall of 1872. During the years 1868-69 ^^ served as one of the insurance %:ommissioners of New Hampshire. In November, 1872, Mr. Ray returned to Ver- mont and in December opened an office in the village of Winooski, and there built up a success- ful practice. While there he served as clerk of the town of Colchester two years, town grand juror four years, and town law agent three years, and won for the town the first verdict in a high- way damage case awarded in twenty-five years. On August 30, 1882, he received the appoint- ment of county clerk of Chittenden county, and of the court of chancery, the county and supreme courts, in which office he has continuously served, and in the discharge of his official duties has re- ceived the highest commendation on account of his capability and faithfulness. On January 27, 1874, he was chosen a corporate member, and January 26, 1875, was elected trustee, of the Winooski Savings Bank, and has served in that capacity and as its attorney until the present time (1903). Mr. Ray is a member of the Free Methodist church, and has been called to fill all the offices the local church could confer upon him. In 1898 he was elected delegate from the Susque- hanna annual to the general conference held in Chicago, Illinois, and was a member of a special committee appointed to present to President Will- iam McKinley, October 19, 1898, the address ot the conference. In 1902 he was again elected delegate to the general conference, held in June, 1903, in Greenville, Illinois. On the 24th day of March, 1862, Mr. Ray was united in marriage to Miss Mary I., daugh- ter of Hon. Lyman N. and Lorette E. (Hoyt) Williams, of Essex, Vermont. There were two sons born of this union: Lyman Williams, born November 13, 1866, in Lancaster, New Hamp- shire, who received his education in the public schools of Winooski and Burlington, and then entered the University of Vermont, but on ac- count of ill health was obliged to abandon his studies; in 1889 he went to South Dakota, and was graduated from the Dakota University at Mitchell in 1892, receiving the degree of A. B., and that of A. M. in 1895 from the same Univer- sity. He married Miss Rhoda Craven, of Bur- lington, Vermont, engaged for a time in preach- ing, and the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by Howard College in 1895. He resigned his pastorate in 1898, pursued the study of medicine, was graduated from the Uni- versity Medical College of Kansas City with the degree of M. D. in 1901, and is now engaged in practice of that profession in St. Louis, Mis- souri. Perley Orman was born December 11, 1875, in Winooski, Vermont, was educated in the pub- lic schools of Burlington, and at the Troy Con- ference Academy, at Poultney, Vermont, gradu- ating from that institution in June, 1894. He entered the University of Vermont the same year, and won the entrance Greek prize of twenty- five dollars, and the first prize of the same amount in gold at the Forest Prize speaking in 1896. He was graduated from the University in 1898, stand- ing fifth in his class, receiving his degree of A. B., and was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa. Pursuing the study of law in the office of Hon. Seneca Haselton, now a judge of the supreme court of Vermont, he was admitted to the bar in 1900. His alma mater conferred upon him the degree of A. M. in 1902. In 1901 he was elected to a fellowship at Cornell University, with a five-hundred-dollar scholarship, and is 230 THE STATE OF VERMONT. pursuing a post-graduate course in history in that university. Mrs. Ray was a person of superior qualities of heart and mind, possessing in a large degree those gifts and graces which endeared her to those who knew her, and won the love and esteem of the rich and poor alike. She entered into rest, February 23, 1901, deeply mourned and affec- tionately remembered by her family and a wide circle of friends. The ancestors of the mother of the subject of this sketch, Hannah (Greene) Ray, are as fol- lows : Robert Greene, of (jettinham, England, born probably about the year 1400, was the father of Richard Greene, and grandfather of Richard, Jr., who is supposed to have lived in Dorchester, England. John (ireene, the son of Richard, Jr., was the founder of the Greene family in Xew England; he was born in 1597, was a surgeon, lived in Salisbury, England, and married Joan Tattersall, November 4, 16 19. He sailed from Hampton, April 5, 1635, in the ship James, and landed in Boston, Massachusetts, sixty days later, or June 4, 1635. He located in Salem, removed the same year to Providence, Rhode Island, and was an original proprietor. He lived in Provi- dence until 1^)45, when he moved to Warwick, Rhode Island, of which he was an original pro- prietor, and died there in 1658, and with his wife, was buried at **Conemicut I^^arm.'' He had four sons and a daughter. The third son of Dr. Greene was James, born in 1626; he married, first, Deliverance Potter, and had two sons and a daughter, and his second wife was Elizabeth Anthony, whom he married August 3, 1665, and who died April 27, 1698; and by her he had four sons and two daughters. The first son of James Greene was James Greene, Jr., who married Mary Fones, and had seven sons and three daughters. The fourth son of James, Jr., was Elisha, the father of another James, who married for his first wife Freelove Burlingame, by whom he had five sons ; his sec- ond wife was Nancy Clark, by whom he had three daughters. The first son of the last named James was Daniel, who was probably born in Provi- dence, Rhode Island, about 1747, married Re- becca Barton, removed to Claremont, New Hamp- shire, in 1783, and had three sons and eight daughters: he died in Claremont, November 3, 181 5, in his sixty-ninth year. The oldest son of Daniel Greene was James, born March 20, 1779, probably in Claremont, New Hampshire, who married, January 2, 1803, Mercy Nelson, who was bom March 2, 1780. He removed to Worcester, Vermont, about 1808 or 1809, and from there to Waterbury, where he lived until he died. Four sons and three daughters were bom to him. In conmiand of his company, in the Twenty-fourth Regiment of United States Infantry, in the war of 1812, Cap- tain James Greene, in the battle of LaCole's or French Mills, near the Canadian frontier, was seriously wounded in the leg by a cannon ball, necessitating amputation. He was carried ib Plattsburg, New York, and from there conveyed by boat to Burlington, Vermont. Learning that Captain Greene had been wounded, his wife rode horseback from Waterbury to Burlington, and took care of him until he was able to return to his home, where he passed away February 7, 1817, leaving a widow and seven children, the oldest a son of thirteen, and the youngest a daugh- ter of one year and six months. In the cemetery of his Green Mountain home a marble slab marks his grave. His widow was a woman of great decision of character; keeping her family together, she gave them the best education the times afforded. She lived to see them arrive at mature years, es- teemed and respected by all who knew them. Several of them became successful teachers, her daughter, Rebecca M., at one time having Ches- ter A. Arthur for a pupil, who in after years was president of the United States. She passed away at the home of hqr son James, October 31, i860, at the age of eighty years. The children of Captain James and Mercy Greene were: Epaminandos, bom in Qaremont, New Hampshire, May 31, 1802, died July 22, 1844; Content, born in Claremont, November 6, 1805, died August 19, 1862 ; Daniel, bom in Qare- mont, October 16, 1807, died August 27, 1887, married Katherine Parker, June 8, 1832, and had three sons and two daughters; Hannah, bom in Worcester, Vermont, September i, 1809, married George Ray, October 2, 1834, lived in Irasburg, and died July 2, 1847 J James, Jr., bom in Water- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 231 bury in 1810, married Mehitable M. Shattuck, lived in Waterbiiry, and died February 12, 1866, leaving a widow and two sons and a daughter; Albert G., born in Waterbury, November 13, 1812, married Charlotte S. Blush, April 10, 1836, and died in Topeka, Kansas, in 1874, leaving a son and two daughters; Rebecca M., born in Waterbury, August 5, 1815, married Captain Mil- ton G. Bostwick, October 13, 1836, lived in Hines- burg, and died August 2^, 1896, leaving a hus- band and four sons and two daughters. The paternal ancestors of the wife of Orman P. Ray, Mary I. Williams, are supposed to have been among the early settlers of New England, and came from England and settled in Rhode Island, and from there came to Vermont at an early day, so far as they are accurately known they are as follows : Nathan Williams, her grandfather, was bom January 14, 1778, married Lois Stearns, who was born March 14, 1779. He lived in Monkton, Vermont, and died January 31, 1842, and his widow died October i, 1845. Thev had four sons and two daughters. Hannon, born October 15, 180T, married Mary Ann Cox, and had two children, Lois and Almeran ; he died December 5, 1876, and his wife died December 9, 1875. Milan, the second son, born November 13, 1803, lived in Monkton, and married Betsey Nim- blet, by whom he had two sons, Henry B. and Hosea N. ; he died September 15, 1878, and his wife, January 22, 1873. Althea, the elder daughter, born December 15, 1805, hved in Monkton, married Hosea Nim- blet, and had two children, Hosea and Lavonia ; he died August 8, 1875, his wife, February 26, 1888. Warren, born March 27, 1808, married Caro- line Pennock, and had four children, Nathan, Lyman S., I-ois and Carrie A. ; he lived in Essex and Hardwick, and died April 12, 1885, and his wife died April 21, 1889. Polly, the second daughter, born January 9, 181 1, married John Allen Beers; they lived in Monkton, and had two sons, Harrison H. and Carter L., and a daughter, Carrie L. ; he died March 24, 1890, and his wife died March 22, 1892. Lyman N., the youngest of the sons, born June 15, 1813, married Lorette E. Hoyt, daugh- ter of Ezra and Rhoda Hoyt, April 2^, 1837; he had two daughters, Mary I., who became the wife of the subject of this sketch, and Martha A., who married Dr. E. Edwin Graves, and lives in Penacook, New Hampshire. The maternal ancestors of Mary I. (Williams) Ray are as foHows: Simon Hoyt landed in Sa- lem, Massachusetts, from England in 1628 or 1629. In 1629 he went to Charlestown, Massa- chusetts, as one of its first settlers. He was probably married twice; by his first wife he had Walter, Nicholas, John ; and by his second wife, Moses, Joshua, Samuel and Benjamin. Walter Hoyt, son of Simon, was born about 16 18, was the father of John, Elizabeth, Hannah and Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel Hoyt, son of Walter Hoyt, was born about 1650-54, and lived in Norwalk, Con- necticut ; he married twice, his second wife being Mrs. Mehitable Keeler, and he had Abigail, Dan- iel, Hannah, Caleb and Rhoda. Daniel Hoyt, son of Zerubbabel Hoyt, was born January i, t68i ; he married twice, and his second wife was the widow Sarah Starr, of Danbury, Connecticut ; he lived in Norwalk, and died between 1756 and 1764. His children were Abel, Ezra, Abigail, Daniel, Abner, John, Nathan, Mary and Abram. Ezra Hoyt, son of Daniel Hoyt, born April 23, 1707, married, April 4, 1731, Phebe Benedict, daughter of Deacon John Benedict ; he lived in Norwalk, Connecticut, and died in April, 1790. He had children, Anna, Ezra, Thaddeus, Lydia, Matthew, Martha, Elizabeth, John, Jonathan and Phebe. Ezra Hoyt, son of Ezra and Phebe Hoyt, born March 14, 1733, or 1734, was baptized March 23, 1735-37. He married Sarah Seymour, daugh- ter of Dr. William Seymour; he lived in Lanes- boro, Massachusetts, before the Revolution, re- moved to New Haven, Vermont, and died there, June IT, 180T. He was a man of considerable wealth and prominence, a member of the com- mittee of safety, belonged to the Presbyterian church, and was a tithing man. Once he made an unsuccessful attempt to stop Ethan Allen as he was passing on the Sabbath. His widow died April 17, 1826, aged eighty-six years. His chil- dren were Seth, Uriah, Thaddeus, Ezra (Hon.), Seymour, Hannah, Patty and Phebe. THE STATE OF VERMONT. Uriah Hoyt, son of Ezra and Sarah Hoyt, was l>3ni in Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1765 ; he mar- ried, first, Pamela Ruble, second, Betsey Petti- bone ; he was a farmer, lived in New Haven and Bristol, \'crmont, and died September 16, 1849. His first wife died in 1833. He had Ezra, Sey- mour, Abigail, C)rrin, Henry, Phebe, Uriah, and Orvilla: Thomas, Milo, George S. and Sophia. y.y.vii Hoyt, son of l'ri;ili and Pamela Hoyt, was born in Now Haven, \'ormont, Xoveml)or ^'h ^7^7* "Kuried Rhoda Hurd, March 6, 1814. His wife was K^rn CVtobcr J4, 17^)0, by whom he had Seraph Jennctte, Lorette K., Celinda, (iroij;r \.. ImIkvcu H, and Abii^uil H. Sriaph leunelte Hovt, duui^hicr of Kzra and KhiMJa llovl. was U>rn April .x), 1815, married ( hrsUi SnuLni. luuo ii. 18^7, and dicvl Tune I i»uiU' I . llv'M. dsiuj^hun- oi VsvA and Khoda llnM w I'. I»«>n» lVv\M»K-i Jn. iSio. ruvrricvl Hon. I \ III III \ W iIImimn. \piM .'"•. 1S37. b\ whom she w I. \\u' iiiiMlu'i i»i \Ln\ 1 \\ liltaMts. N^rn April I \<\'. ml \l imIj.i \ \\'!Imim>. llv>n. l\man \ Withim.. Uu \m\u\ vM \1,h\ I. v^^ '^li-i'"^"* Uxs, Jud .11 I «..o\. Iul\ ^. iv^\^, "lie made III im\mI«Iv iva»«ivI IhmIi .In ,1 viu'ai vind a Oiris- iMii IK \iy\A diMini; \\w »oU\ iwv> \oars of liis u .id» m V in I ..v\ iivMil\ e\ei\ v»iVuv ol luMior 111,1 I, |.iMi .il»il»t\ Ml \\w iv»wn. and svmuo under ^M.M I iintv III il inilix»mN In the Mv'thodist Kpis- i,.|.il iliuivli \u' OvsPpiv'sl \>uh lidv'lltV aUvl OvMl- ..i ml ,11, vN^iN p.'.iiiiMi iliv- !.»v.il vlmiv'h o\uil ! , til liMM u. ■ II'. \\ivlv»w hw-s III lUirliMiiUMi. in ill, |i,.iiit Ml lu I ..Ml III l.iw . llu* siibiov'l oi this I .tJi I ht ii*»'iil v«l ills \^\\u'\ vluldun ol I"' Ma and |:i»,„h II, .st I .1. i«'IK'\\ . V olmvl.i Host, born |i«Miiibii . i^.i^.. du vl \p»ilS. iS M. v;evMi:e N. ||m\|. liMiii \<'\rml»i» ;*». iS *\\ vlu'd Mav j\\ i»,j. K'Juvi.i II lh»\i.l»«»»n Nowmlvi 8. l8jj, m.mii d » .uMi;*- * ..III . l.mii.uN ;k». iSji, aiidhad \\i\ss „ni.. .liv lisr. Ml 1 -.-.rx \lMi\lll II. llv\vt, Imhii l»»».mlMi ;. iS'j. iiuimrd \lpba M. Aus- lu, Ubiuux •,. iSil.^l» \uMin onlistod. July ,^ i.So', III I onip.iiiN Ii. Ivnlli IxriMmrnl. \ or \\\s^\\\ \ piniilri'i-.. .lUi! ilii-d of ilisr.isr. August \S \Soi. KMMHf; lw(» sous. Im.iuK a\h\ \elson, Mvd ,^ d.mKhliT. Khiula: Mis. Au>lin died at v:.vxKk\, Mi^Mmii. Apiil -*, i88t). HORACE C. PEASE. The Pease faqiily of Vermont had for its inmiigrant ancestor Robert Pease, who was pre- sumably the son of Robert and Margaret Pease, of Great Beddow, Essex county, England. He sailed in April, 1634, from Ipswich, England, in the ship Francis, and landed in Boston. With him came his brother John and his eldest son Robert. He settled at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1644, aged thirty-seven years. John (2), son of Robert, was born in Eng- land in 1630, and was four years old when he came to America. He settled as a yeoman in that part of Salem called Northfields. He held various local offices and was a zealous churchman. He married Mary Goodell, and, after her death, Ann Cummings. He was the father of five children by his first, and three by his second marriage. He died in 1689, aged fifty-nine years. Robert (3), second son of John and Mary (, Goodell) Pease, was born in Salem, May 14, 1656. He removed to the Connecticut Vallev in U181, and died in 1744, aged eiglity-eight years. His wife was Abigail Randall. Sanniel (4), second son of Robert and Abi- irail (Randall) Pease, was born December 30, 10%, in Enfield, Connecticut, and there died. His wife was Elizabeth Warner. Samuel (5), eldest son of the parents last named, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, in 1708. Ho married Zeniah Chapin. One of their chil- dren. Walter (6), was born in the village named, hVbruary 22, 1763, and subs9quently removed io r>rookfield, Vermont, where he died July 21, 1840. aged seventy-seven years. He was twice married. His first wife was Hannah Rogers, and their son Walter (7) was born in Enfield, Connecticut, whence he removed to Woddstock, Vermont, and later to Hartford, where he owned a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He married Eunice Pratt, and to them were bom several children: Horace, who commanded a steamer plying be- tween New Orleans and St. Louis; Charles, who went to Kansas during the free-soil struggle prior to the Civil war, is still a resident of Law- rence, Kansas, and recently celebrated his golden wedding; and ,:^oyaxi. .* !e''.*ht:r - :-.:r*ii-hn^ jur f-r-v -rT^inr^ ::r •■>i«.q"'~xr,rv- ^s.t- vi.-. ji.r-i '■.. T'laii.jeiis mii ILiry •i" :■ iiiriirriiT' i:. l..ar- r^e^iher izti her >;"- .11' : ::<^r. trier r*.iiiciirL''n ii "iic ^'vir~ir:'-^j"iT r itmiltf ^Hirrz- 'fl'.ci:. rxtiic* Jrcinfr:iiy the rX :*».:k;'*v.>»^ i.'v ' i-'-M-ruri ■.:.:•. ^ jl: the A v^ i.rM'>^x.-: . <;-^. /r.xer:: . i.*:-! 5>reseemg :-^ ■: "tis .U: *:.'.' •• ^' • . he s^-^rt-hve*.: turned hi> ;* !• \ X ' ^ ^^ ' ■ ^^' : X *<* » r .* : j. >rhu.r^rjLMe endow - r'v--. • i' -^c ^:':»c "X'vrc \::xni^ the plans A vo"* *v .^ »•>;' v^.»' •v'-v -.-r.^xXts tor a public ^ \ * - i X I S>; . I l\a:h. lu^\%ever. oaine to * • ' >"*:. V »"\: S. "a-,: :*,:'*,> :naturevl any of V • .- ^ - ' C vi xf rv h::::. The only cvm- V.* V. i \k c* ^ a V h*' Mr. Fletcher himself .. - . * . , ,- x'^: *u:v. '^f ten thousiuul dollars. ^ - ■ « V '^ >>-\ k'*a<>ic;i: Institute, and a be- ^^ , . v ."vi-'>vr*.l ooilars to the Home n^r \^ ^ ,^ ..hvV ■>.!r!itto;ton. X'ennont. Short- • X .x\v:'* M'-^- Mar\ L. and Miss Mary ' \.vV h - \^*'c -^^h1 daughter, to whom he w .x,i:'x\' a!, hi^ i>ro^>erc\. foundeil and . . .v.^. V : cuher Irxv library" of Hur- o. ,' ^ ,'♦ >^r: u';h i^^itts ai::irreiratin*r r H . .' •.Nr>.v'' .\\V.':^. Of this siun, >v v\v. /' 5C"^ '-"' :bonsand tlolhrs . ,^ . v.v V '^ \v vAU '.MnvhaN -'v '/ V ovjvnc^oii in pur- .\x.., Nx^vx, , ^ -i Vx:.N;i'vl oolUrs was : . ,/*. . s .. X v^ • ' X ^ 'V -'^ :^ '^-J :^^^ ^^^^- VI :i v-v . N j.'*vjk*is, and rrrr-rEt e-rpense>. is borne by the city. This has 7,r:v-rti a mo-st wise and beneficent gift. The cr*t<^nt Libranan, Miss Sarah Hagar, has had iharze of the library since 1885. It appears by the :isi annual report of the trustees that the li- brary has now on its shelves between forty thou- saz.i and fifty thousand volumes, that the yearly ai'iitioas are about one thousand volumes, and the number of volumes annually drawn out for reading for the last ten years has been an average of Gtty thousand. Multiply these figures by the nmire decades of vears which will inherit the ever-accumulating proceeds of this gift, and the gain to the intelligence of the community is seen to be beyond calculation. The sudden death of Mrs. Fletcher in the sum- mer of 1875 frustrated for a time the plan for the endowment of a hospital in which both Mrs. and ^[iss Fletcher had taken a warm interest and which seemed to be approaching maturity. Hut as soon as Miss Fletcher recovered from the shodc caused bv her mother's death she set her- self resolutely, and under a profound sense of the responsibilitv placed upon her. to accomplish the project twice arrested by death, the founding of a hospital. In this act, or scries of acts, by which, on her part, this plan was carried into execution. Miss Fletcher manifested a remarkable business and executive ability. It has almost become a proverb that nowhere do persons of wealth show so much weakness as in their projects for Ix'stow- ing their wealth upon the public, l^ut this quiet, resolute lady, having sought advice where she thought she could get the best, matured her plans thoughtfulh', and then, waving aside opposition, announced and proceeded to carry out her (bsigii with a wisdom and finnness which, almost cHjuallv with her generosity, entitle her to admiration. The sum total of Miss Fletcher's gifts to the Mary Fletcher Hospital is something over four hundred thousand dollars. Of this amount nearly thirty thousand dollars went to the pur- chase of the channing estate which constitute^ the ho.spital grounds, fifty thousand dollars wa.^ expended in building and furniture, and the mainder is a permanent fund for the maintenan of the hospital, which is tcxiay one of the finest the state of Vennont. This total of gifts ma in her lifetime, and of the a\'ails of her le tr:rtr^--tr:c ir:»i ^.r.iprr^-sivc :«ieai. He .li nc :r v.c rr.rr.inent t_cti ir. ±e :>jLiticaI af- urs -f the :-H-n. inti voa i:ie:ti*i to serve in \-ari- us leal ri^cii . !:e r^rr^sence-i the town of Jerl- nc -In rre TCire '.eg:5iar.ir^ m :>7a- and was cfa*?6en :• fer"^ .\i ':z*t I'zrr.znint'z rn frrti;*^^ reiati»?n5. ^Dn 'unc : '. :>^\ .Ir ^cr.ith rrarrie^i Miss Lvdia Z. 1 jt: \':« \"i:? *:«:r-: Sc'.ccr'ber 25. 1S28. a iaixu'ittr f -«>-ran:i: ino >.-:•::< Chamberlain* l^t:. .r '•.^'-cin". ■ -:: — rr.'. Trreir children are: j:ni:ia li.. Vn Mne : i. :>^-:. Ernest. b«:»m Marcii 2, :>"•.. r-arr-fi :i:>s vT.'n Chapin. dangh- :vr jc ^l*:-. r*. ^"tariir. .£ Ni'A'ivr:. New Hamp- siiii-x. vak: -^v.^ M ■. .rv; .*j.v.:j:hter : ard John A. i.MV V. >.-::c;\ .i-.xr >vc: r: v.k^rdv.Hi and l.>- \w, X r' ':*. \rcrs.\ Ven:K>nt. January < S5^,. * > .« vci:vrMl x^ivaiuaAies were re- .-'^.v: It ."*v li'Sv* >cvv\ v^f his native town. •vu'i A. 'A v-i:x\: .rrx^r. ji farr. he has naturally ' ilov%o-: x .v-.*:pa,x*ft .'^t :jtr!ring. In this en- '.'»•*»>;. K M> *v\ >**:^ t-Sr s:xvess that always ..AVv "v vo. . *. xv.';;*,: x'CvrtSv jl:x: he is vvnsidereil IV K *v ^* >iX'vcs XJX; vc\>:Tess:\*e tanners of \i. -.v'Vi^ . -H: o.^t^crv. >• his ^vv.tical prefer- . v\x V X . • AcK'X'.^ ,^c :>c prtxtples of the \.' ...\'v I V. •' ^\v :xivs Ji Veeii :n:erest in all »v ^»x V. \.'«,a t ,,^ -^N: vwe.:fjtrv of the town. . v»^\vv Ar >v v^fc'^ xv: \^7vh».* *'t the state v^^.i.- .-. AV A V ^'C--v\l .t^ :^e general . I.VV ^ ^ v^isivs.^ crv\v V prefers the C 'x-C.^ V » .N^- N :ijt.r^M^\ IVeeniber \ ■ NN ^ VN vaX'v> Vr^x-cr. jl ^uug^wr of \ V V *<.\w Vrrx^csr. ^^^ N>w Vork \ \- ^v >^VV.v * Vx ihN.> >fc*s bom x\; i\ . x\ -^ Noxei^^vT of th»e same \ V V - \tvsvv j^^J^x ^e♦H^r•tt^e^ ck ant on the paternal side of a family who came to this countrv from Scotland, one branch of which ^ttled in Connecticut and the other in Louisiana. Laptain Burkson is descended from the Connecti- cut branch. Job Burleson, grandfather of 'je^'jrge W . Burleson, was bora in Connecticut June 19. 1762.. and remained a resident of that state for many years; later he removed to Cat- taraugus county, Xew York, and devoted his attention to farming and distilling. He was very successful in his management of these enterprises, and became one of the prominent and influential men of the community. He was united in mar- riage to Abigail Bowdish, and the following named children were born to them: Job, l)orii August II, 1784; Ichabod, born October 20, 1786; Peter, bom September 12, 1788; Charles, born August 23, 1790; Return, born August 13, 1792; Alvah. born August 15, 1794; Sally, Ixjrn December lu, 1796; Owen, born June 8, i7<,)8; Silas, bora September 29, 1800; Caleb K., iK>rn August 13. 1802; and Gardner, born DecemlKT 14, 1804. The father of these children died in Cattaraugus county, New York, March 18, 1827 Colonel Joseph Bowdish, maternal grandfather of George W. Burleson, was a son of Teter, and he in tura was a son of Joseph Bowdish. Colmiel Bowdish was born in Preston, Connecticut. Aug- ust 8, 1766, and subsequently removed to Fair- field, Franklin county, Vermont,where he engaged in agricultural pursuits; he held various local offices in the town^and was also an active nieniljc! of the Congregational church. Colonel BovvdtsI was an active participant in the Revolutionar war, serving with distinction in many of the Iki ties. On A^ugust 17, 1796, he was united marriage at Fairfield, Vermont, to Amanda Bi ler, who was born at Norfolk, Connecticut, 1780. Their children were: Orissa, bom M 28, 1797; Ck), born August 25. 1799; Geoi W., born November 12, 1801 ; Amanda H., h February 15, 1804; Joseph, born December 1805; Faimie, born December i, 1808: Abi( bom June 28, 181 1 ; Cloe, bora June 7. 1813; Isaae, bora October 3. 18 15. Colonel Bow died April 19, 1820; his widow died Aprif 1841. Caleb N. Burleson, father of George W. leson, was born in Cattaraugus county. New ^ August 13, 1802, and his early education wi I I 4 . & . .t ■ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 241 tained in the common schools of the vicinity. He then entered a New York medical college, and after his graduation engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in PYanklin, Vermont, and later established an office in East Fairfield, Frank- lin county, where the remainder of his life was spent. During the early years of his manhood he voted the Whig ticket, but subsequently gave his support to the Democratic party. Mr. Bur- leson married for his first wife Diana Stevens, and their children were: Solomon, who became an Episcopal clergyman, and at the time of his death was serving as a missionary to the Oneida Indians in Wisconsin; he married Abigail Pom- eroy, of Fairfield, Vermont, and they had five sons and three daughters: Rev. Allen, who is rector at Shasta Valley, California; Rev. Hugh, dean of the diocese of North Dakota, located ai Fargo ; Rev. John, located at Grand Forks, North Dakota; Rev. Edward Wells, located at Larra- more. North Dakota; Rev. Guy Pomeroy, now a member of the graduating class at the Episcopal Seminary in New York; Mary, who resides at Grand Forks with her mother; Martha, wife of Dr. Wintermute, located at Kilburn, Wisconsin; and Abby, wife of C. E. Kelsey, a lawyer at San Juan, California. Emma, the other child of Caleb N. Burleson, was the wife of I. G. Bowman, and died in 1864, leaving two children. Homer C. and Marion A. Bowman, now of Topeka, Kansas. For his second wife Mr. Burleson mar- ried Amanda Bowdish, of Fairfield, Vermont, and one child was born to them, George W. Bur- leson. Mr. Burleson died January 21, 1887. George W. Burleson was born in Berkshire, Vermont, March 23, 1845; early in life he re- moved ta Franklin, where his education was acquired in the Franklin Academy. On May 19, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company C, First Vermont Regiment, and served for three years. The regiment was forwarded to Newport News under command of Lieutenant Colonel Peter T. Washburn, later governor of Vermont, and Colonel Phelps. Their first engagement was at Big Bethel, and after participating in several other battles, his term of enlistment having ex- pired, he returned to Franklin, Vermont, and on October 15, 1861, re-enlisted in Company K, Sixth Regiment, under Colonel Nathan Lord, which constituted a part of the old Vermont I6X Brigade, and later became a part of the Army of the Potomac. He participated in the follow- ing named battles: Lee's Mills, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Seven Days' battle, second Bull Rim, three engagements in front of Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, defences of Washington, Antietam, both battles of Fredericksburg, Mine Run, second Cold Harbor, Wilderness, Gettysburg, a series of • engagements in front of Petersburg, and just be- fore the close of the war at Sailor's Creek, Farm- ville, Winchester and Cedar Creek. Captain Bur- leson enlisted as sergeant in Company K, was made quartermaster in the fall of 1862, quarter- master sergeant in the fall of 1864, first lieu- tenant shortly afterward, and was then promoted to the rank of captain, being mustered out of the United States service at Burlington, Vermont, in July, 1865. During the entire term of his service he received only three wounds, one of them a shell wound in the side, which he received April 2, 1865, in the battle in front of Petersburg. After his return from the war Captain Bur- leson studied law with the firm of Fitch & New- ton at Highgate, Franklin county, Vermont, and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He has been in active practice in St. Albans since that time, and his high reputation as a lawyer has been won througli earnest, honest labor, and his standing at the bar is a merited tribute to his professional ability. In 1884 he acted in the capacity of state's attorney for Franklin county, resigning from his office in order to accept a position as deputy in charge of the customs of St. Albans, district of Vermont, which was tendered to him in 1886. The customs port of St. Albans is one of the most important sub-ports in the United States, employing, besides the deputy, sixteen sub-dep- uties ; the average yearly receipts of all the mer- chandise received being $7,928,166, tipon which duties assessed amounted to $3,820,677.78, and which is covered by 15,059 entries. On January i> 1903? he was promoted to the position of special deputy collector of customs for District of Vermont, with headquarters at Burlington, Vermont. Captain Burleson has been a member of Hurl- burt Post, No. 61, G. A. R., since its organiza- tion : member of Vermont Commanderv of Loval Legion, this order being composed of ex-corp- manders of the Civil war: Eagle Lodge No. 67, 242 THE STATE OF VERMONT. F. & A. M., of St. Albans, Vermont; Cham- plain Chapter, No. i, R. A. M. ; Columbus Coun- cil, No. I, R. & S. M.; La Fayette Commandery, No. 3, K. T. ; and also member of Vermont Con- sitory, S. P. R. S., of Burlington, Vermont. Captain Burleson was united in marriage to Irene E. Spaulding, a daughter of Lemuel G. Spaulding, of Vermont, and the following named children have been born to them : Emma, wife of G. H. Hill, an agriculturist of East Fairfield, Ver- mont; Eugene H., married Winifred Beals, a native of East Fairfield, and their two children arc Max 1. and Lou L Burleson; Lou L, de- ceased; and George S., who married Lillian T. Tague, studied law with F. S. Tupper at East Fairfield, and is now in the active practice of his profession at Highgate. FRANK B. HOWE. Frank B. Howe, a prominent and enterpris- ing citizen of Jericho, Vermont, was born in Jericho, June 28, 1852, a descendant of Dr. Har- mon Howe, who was united in marriage to Miss Fanny Bliss, a daughter of Timothy Bliss. Mrs. Howe was one of nine children who were born to Timothy and Fannie Bliss ; their names were : Binu, George, Lucien, Hosea, Ambrose, Timothy, C>'nthia, Fanny and Laura Bliss. The two chil- dren born to Dr. Harmon and Fannv Howe are Lucius Bliss and Mary Howe. Lucius Bliss Howe, father of Frank B. Howe, was born in Essex, Vermont, in 1828, and after obtaining his preliminary education in the com- mon schools of his native village he pursued a course of study in the Jericho Academy. Subse- quently he entered mercantile life and was en- gaged in the operation of a flouring mill. He conducted an extensive business and enjoyed a high degree of success, which was due to his excellent business ability and capable manage- ment. In politics he was a firm adherent of the measures adopted by the Republican party; he was elected town treasurer and served in that capacity for ten years ; he was also chosen to rep- resent the town in the state legislature. He mar- ried Clansa Jennett Galusha, who was born in Jericho, Vermont, in 1830, a descendant of Gov- ernor Thomas Chittenden and Governor Galusha. 'Fheir children were: Harmon George. Frank Bliss Lucuin C, and Truman, who died in in- fancy. Frank Bliss Howe, second son of Lucius and Clarisa Howe, acquired his education in the com- mon schools of Essex and Montpelier, Vermont, and this was supplemented by a course of study in St. Hyacinthe, province of Quebec. After his education was completed he was engaged in farming and milling, and now runs a dairy of thirty cows and the Chittenden flour mills, custom, retail and wholesale flour and feed business, in the village of Jericho Comers. Since attaining his majority Mr. Howe has taken an active in- terest in political aflFairs, is a pronounced Re- publican, and was chosen to represent the town of Jericho in the state legislature in 1896. He is a prominent member of the Masonic order, having served as treasurer of McDonough Lodge No. 26, F. & A. M., since April, 1899. Mr. Howe married, in Jericho, Vermont, in 1875, Miss Ella Melendy, a daughter of Joseph and Martha (Heustis) Melendy; they had one daughter, Mattie Clara, who was a teacher of music, and is now the wife of Byron W. Shepard- son, a merchant miller of Riverton, Nebraska. Mrs. Howe died in October, 1877, and Mr. Howe then married, in Passaic, New Jersey, in Novem- ber, 1882, Miss Lizzie Z. Reed, a daughter qf John and Abby (Woodworth) Reed; their children are : Harmon Paul, Frank Loomis and Bernard Reed Howe. The mother of these children died in February, 1900, and Mr. Howe then contracted an alliance in Burlington, Vermont, in August, 1900, with Miss Evaline Clapp Sargeant, a daugh- ter of Simeon Clapp and Lucinda Meade. DAVID BOSWORTH. Rev. David Bosworth, now deceased, was born in Hampton, New York, June 9, 1814, and could trace his ancestry back to the earliest set- tlers of Boston, Massachusetts, members of the family being prominently identified with the Rev- lutionary period. Hezekiah Bosworth, grand- father of David Bosworth, was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, January 30, 1741, and was an at- tive participant in the war of the Revolution. June 20. 1766, he was united in marriage to Mary Giddings, born in Lyme, Connecticut, January 27, 1745, a daughter of a soldier in the Revolutionary THE STATE OF VERMONT. 243 war. She died December 19, 1812. Mr. Bos- worth died May 4, 1820. Hezekiah Bosworth, father of David Bos- worth, familarly known as "J^^^^ Bosworth," was born November 28, 1785, at Swansea, Massa- chusetts, where he obtained a practical education in the district school. October 25, 181 1, he mar- ried Myra Miller, born September 12, 1792, at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and ten children were bom to them, four of whom are living at the present time (1903): Cynthia, wife of Ozro Meacham, of Tacoma, Washington ; Amanda, v^ife of Don Atwood, of Castleton, Vermont ; Eliza, wife of John Wood, of Fairhaven, Ver- mont; and Myra, wife of Nathan Batchelder, of Fairhaven, Vermont. The mother of these chil- dren died in 1870 at the age of seventy-eight years. The father died in January, 1863. David Bosworth was a pupil in the common schools of Hampton, after which he entered the Castleton Academy, and this training was forti- fied later bv a course in the Trov Conference Academy. Having completed his education at the age of eighteen, he returned home and as- sisted his father in the management of the farm and also acted in the capacity of teacher for sev- eral seasons. Subsequently he purchased a farm adjoining that of his father, and was engaged in both occupations successfully for fifteen years ; during this time he first felt the inclination to preach, and this he did, meeting with a large de- p^ree of success, at the Advent church in Hamp- ton. He was connected, on the maternal side, with the founders of the **MiIlerite" sect, later known as the Church of the Advent. In March 1855, Mr. Bosworth moved to Bristol, Vermont, where he labored in the ministry for ^vq vears, and the following four years were spent in Water- bury, where he worked faithfully to aid a strug- gfling church. He also resided in Fairhaven and Cuttingsville, giving all the assistance in his power to the spread of the gospel in the Advent churches in the vicinity. In 1854 he organized and established a church at Mt. Holly, Vermont, and completed ils house of worship and organized a society and built a church at Brooksville, Ver- mont. He was thirty-four years pastor of the church at Mt. Holly. In 1868 he returned to Bristol and founded the Howden- Bosworth Company, manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds. In 1869 the plant was destroyed by flood, but was immediately rebuilt and devoted to the making of burial caskets. In 1878 the business was merged in a stock company under the name of the Bristol Manufacturing Company, and at the present time it is one of the largest of its kind in the New England states. They give employment to over one hundred and thirty men in the manufacture of caskets of all grades and undertakers' furnishings, and the busi- ness is in a very flourishing condition, owing to the rare ability and enterprise of Mr. Bosworth, who was one of the largest stockholders and acted for many years as its secretary and treas- urer. He did not, at any time abandon preaching, hut continued his religious labors as long as he lived, and his sphere of influence was constantly extended and beneficent in results. He was sec- retary of the ''World-Wide Prayer Union," acted as superintendent of Sunday-schools, was presi- dent of the Vermont and Canada conference of Second Adventists, and also president of the American Millenial Association, with head- quarters in Boston. A constant correspondent of Messiah's Herald, he was also the author of a book, entitled the "The Millenium and Related Events." Mr. Bosworth never took an especial interest in politics, except as it affected educational mat- ters, with whose work he was actively associated in the various places in which he resided. He was first a Democrat, later an adherent of the Free- soil party, and finally a supporter of the Repub- lican party, as he had long been of its cardinal principals. On November 15, 1842, Mr. Bosworth was married to Miss Melina, a daughter of William Hotchkiss, of Hampton, New York, and the fol- lowing named children were born to them : Alice E., now the wife of Isaac Roseman, of Bristol; Amanda M., a teacher in the Model School at Trenton, New Jersey ; Evangeline A., who died in infancy ; Ida M., who died in 1895, while the wife of X'incent Menuez, leaving one child, Josephine ; and William H., mentioned elsewhere in this work. Isaac and Alice E. Roseman have a daughter, Lena, now the wife of Ralph Denio, of Pawlet, Vermont. Mrs. Melina Bosworth passed away February 13, 1864, and Mr. Bosworth was again married, March 14, 1865, the bride being ♦ L 244 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Miss Carrie M., daughter of Harvey and Saman- tha (Bump) Boardman. Four of the five chil- dren of this marriage are now Hving. The eldest Rev. Boardman B. Bosworth, is pastor of the Washington Heights Baptist church of New York city. Miriam Helen is solist and director of the surpliced choir of her brother's church in New York. Mvra M. died in childhood. Grace Mabel is her mother's companion in the Bristol home. David R., who married Anna G., daugh- ter of Judge W. H. NichoUs, of Randolph, Ver- mont, is treasurer of the Bristol Manufacturing Company. Rev. B. B. Bosworth married Phoebe L. Marsh, and has three children, Clarence D., David M. and Boardman M. Bosworth. David Bosworth died February 7, 1899, at his home in Bristol, and his remains were loving- ly deposited in the local cemetery. He is sur- vived by a widow and seven children, besides many admiring and mourning friends. He exer- cised a strong influence for the right in every- thing, and in his demise the community lost its most useful citizen. It is worthy of note that the business which he established, as a means of sus- taining his family and promoting good works, is now managed by his eldest and his youngest sons. His children have had excellent educational ad- vantages, and the daughters have shown some talent in painting. His widow, who was his faithful coadjutor in good w^orks, is striving to carry along his ideas, with full faith in his merit and good judgment. HON. DAVID WELLS TEMPLE. Hon. David W. Temple, mayor of Rutland, a member of the firm of Temple Brothers, and also owner of an extensive stock farm in the vicinity of Rutland, is held in high estimation in political, commercial and social circles as a progressive citizen, and one who possesses fine personal qualities. He was born in Heath, Frank- lin county, Massachusetts, December 24, 1854, a son of David and Caroline Temple. David Temple, father of David Wells Temple, was a son of Nathaniel Temple, and was also bom at Heath, Massachusetts, where he resided all his life, engaged in the occupation of farming. He interested himself in the political affairs of the town, and was chosen by the constituents of the Democratic party to fill the office of select- man, the duties of which he performed most ac- ceptably for a number of years. ^Ir. Temple was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Chris- tie, and the following named children were bom to them : Hiram, William H., John C. and Da\'id Wells Temple. Mr. Temple died in the eighty- fourth year of his age, and his wife passed away in 1885, at the age of sixty-seven years. David W. Temple, youngest son of David and Caroline Temple, acquired a good common school education in the town of Heathy and he com- menced his business career by engag^ng^ as a sales- man on the road in the marble and g^ranite busi- ness. Subsequently he established a g^ranite and marble business on his own account at Shelbume Falls, Massachusetts, and for fourteen years suc- cessfully conducted this enterprise. After the expiration of this period of time, Mr. Temple re- moved to Rutland and entered into partnership with his brother, J. C. Temple, under the style of Temple Brothers. They conduct a retail mar- ble and granite business, cut and polish marble in the yard, and give employment to about fifty men at a time. Their plants are situated at Rut- land, Vermont, and Shelbume Falls, Greenfield and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In addition to this extensive business, Mr. Temple and his brother are the owners of the Maple Grove Stock Farm, where they make a specialty of Jersey cattle, always having on hand from eighty to ninety head of registered stock for dairy pur- poses. The farm consists of four hundred and fifty acres of ground, and they dispose of their milk to retail dealers in the city of Rutland. Alert, enterprising, systematic, and, above all, thor- oughly reliable in their methods of business, tliey have achieved a large degree of success in both these undertakings. In politics Mr. Temple is a Democrat, and served for ten years as a member of die board of assessors in Shelbume Falls, Massachusetts, and also served as selectman. Iti 190 1 he was elected to fill the responsible position of mayor of Rut- land, Vermont, defeating his opponent in office, the Hon. J. B. Hollister, by ten votes, although the city gave a Republican majority of six hun- dred in 1900 out of a poll of two thousand three hundred and seventy-five. At the expiration of his term, in 1902, he was re-nominated by a coo- %U>rSl^^^-fiJ^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 245 mention of citizens, and at the ensuing election was re-elected, receiving a majority vote •of one thousand, three hundred and fifty-nine as against ten in the preceding year. This splen- did result was a fine tribute to the abilitv and integrity displayed by Mayor Temple in his first term. He had conducted the public business solely in the interests of the people, and in his appointments it was his endeavor to fill the vari- ous offices with the men best qualified, without fear or favor, and with no thought other than that of securing capability and integrity in the discharge of public duty. Mr. Temple is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, affiliated with Rutland Lodge No. 79, Davenport Chapter and Killington Commandery, and he is also identified wnth the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed all the chairs, and is also a member of the En- campment. In November, 1879, Mr. Temple was married to Miss Mary I. Warner, and their chil- dren are Ruth W., Wavne N. and Robert D. Temple. WILLIAM H. BOSWORTH. William H. Bosworth, superintendent of the Bristol Manufacturing Company, one of the lead- ing concerns of Addison county, was born in this town on the 30th of August, 1856. His father, David Bosworth, was a pioneer citizen of Bris- tol, whose biography, wath the family geneal- ogy, is a feature of this work. The nucleus of the Bristol Manufacturing ■Company, was a small plant on the New Haven river, operated previous to 1867 by Howden, Daniels & Company, as a jobbing shop and sash ^nd blind factory. In 1867 this concern was suc- •ceeded by Howden, Bosworth & Company, con- sistino^ of W. S. Howden, David Bosworth and Benjamin Daggett, in which firm the late David Bosworth was the leading spirit. In 1869 one-half the i)laiit was destroyed by a freshet, and it was rebuilt on a larger scale the following spring. At this time the nature of the product was changed, and the manufacture of coffins and burial caskets was begun. This has ever since been the line of work, though many changes in the form and character of the goods have been made, in the march of progress. At the time when Will- iam H. Bosworth took charge, as superintendent, the capacity was between eight and nine thous- and caskets per annum, and it is now twenty thousand. The business was organized as a stock company in January, 1877, with W. S. Howden as president and David Bosworth as secretary and manager, and the controlling interest has since been in the hands of the Bosworth family. The plant has been greatly enlarged, and the most sub- stantial form of foundation made for all the build- ings, which are protected by adequate fire equip- ment on the premises. The water of the river is twice used within the works, with falls of twelve and thirteen feet, respectively, which is sufficient nearly all the year to operate the machinery, al- though a large engine is attached to the main shaft, when necessary, to assist the waterpower. One shaft extends the entire length of the plant, which is arranged to utilize economically the power. The wood is taken direct from the log and passes through many departments before the finished product is turned out. It is not unusual for one million feet of logs to be banked along the river bank, above the sawmill, in one winter. Be- side the local woods, lumber is brought from the Pacific coast, from Tennessee, Florida, Pennsyl- vania and other states. Oak, cedar, chestnut and birch are used, and the finished product is un- surpassed by any establishment of the kind in America. Beside making all kinds and forms of wood caskets and an occasional old-fashioned cof- fin, the concern deals in metalic caskets and every sort of undertaker's furnishings and trimmings. Some magificent burial robes are made here, and every product of the shops illustrates the evolu- tion of modern times in preparing our dead for decent or magnificent interment. Much of the progress of this establishment is due to the care and executive ability of its gentlemanly and capa- ble superintendent. William Hezekiah Bosworth has spent nearly his entire life in Bristol, and to its excellent school system he is indebted for the educational privi- leges which he enjoyed in his youth. After put- ting aside his text boks, he -entered his father's factory, where he learned the business in every detail, and was there engaged until 1899. On the 1st of January, 1900, he went to Hartford, Connecticut, and during his residence there of six months he aided in reorganizing the casket 246 THE STATE OF VERMONT. business of G. W. Woolcv & Son, of which he continued as manager. He then organized the Acme Switch Company, of Hartford, and re- mained therewith for eighteen months, after which he assumed the position of superintendent of the Bristol Manufacturing Company, in his native to-v^ti. Mr. Bosworth wa? one of the pn:r:e movers :n ihe :Ti:[anizi:i.''n <:i ihe l>ri>tt«i Ra:*.- rciad company ani :n tiie o'-nst ruction oi tr.e road. He has gamol a reputation in traiie cir- cle? ihi: i> alove qucf ::':::. and u> an unusual \le- gree h c en; : y s i he Cv ti n • i ence an < I rejja r 1 •• f th-rtsc *.v::h whom he has been br^uorht in c* »r.:ac: th ro'jcr. biisiness dealings. H:- marriage was celebraten in 1885. wher. Miss Hanie Cook became his wife. She was hC'TT. :r. Har::t»ton. New York, and is a daughter of Asaph and Ah-ina 1 Hotchkiss^ C'X>k. Her or^y br-ihcr. Willian: H.. is a resident of Ha:r.p- ton. F*~:^r children have graced the uni«-»n «»f Mr. an-1 Mrs. Boswonh. as follows: Harold \V.. Alice E.. Wa>-ne C. and Helen M. The Re- puKicar pany receives our subject's active sup- pr-rz a-:i c^»-operat:on. and he has served as sch*>^l cC':r-rr.:ss:oner. as a justice ci the peace, as a ir.eir.- bcr - -: :he executive co!:i!r.iitee of Addison C'^uiity. in the Young Men's Republican Club y'i the state. as a rr-.ember of the town and county cor.initiees. ar.rl is r.^-w to^^■n moderator. He has servoil as cle-k -f the Bristol Railroad since its organiza- tf'X: ?.r-;I has rehised to accept many offices 0:1 aco:u-'t :•! btisiness responsibilities. As nearly his ertire '.iw has been spent in Addison county. he is '.vi le'y known air.onor her citizens, anl :< helvi 'T uTtiforrr. regani. « ^i genial nature, aul quiet, gentle manner, lie i*i spires con fide: ve ::: the str.i'icr'-r ^nd win- an.: retains stronc frio'v*.- shios. ROSWKl.T. r»R(^\VX. Ro^woll K. Rrown. one of the onten^risir.c merchants of North Williston. \'ennv^!i:. is a Wv^t- thy descendant of John Rrown. who was Iv^rr. May r. 17^*^, lohn Ra^wn was imitevi in mar- riago to Miss Mar>- Grover on June a\ 1770: shr was boni September 7. 1753. The following nainrd oliildron were bom to them: Abi. boni April .H). 17S<\ dial I'Vbruary 1. iSoS: Jessie, born hily 23. 1781. dievl April 18. iSoS: Mar>\ bom October 21, 1782, died February 29, 1824; Betsy, bom July 5, 1784, died in June, 1808; Sally, bom October 10, 1786; Stephen, bom May 8, 1788, died October 3, 1821 ; John, bora March 9, 1790; an infant, died February 6, 1792; Will- iam and Hannah, bom September 21, 1795, and Hannah died August 23, 1824. John Brown. Junior, grandfather of Roswell E. Brown, was born March 9, 1790. After re- cei\'ing his education in the common schools of his native town, he learned the trade of black- smith and pursued that vocation with a marked degree of success all his life. He served as a private in the war of 181 2, and participated in the battle of Plattsburg, where he displayed great courage and bravery. He was a promi- nent member of the Masonic order, being asso- ciated with North Star Lodge No. 12, when it was located at Williston, previous to its removal to Richmond, Vermont. Mr. Brown married a Miss Briggs, and after her decease he was united m marriage to Miss Polly Grorr. Reed B. Brown, father of Roswell E. Brown, received his education in the common schools and -esided here until 1840, and then removed to 1- '.etcher, where he engaged in farming for Si«:7ic thiny years. Then returned to Willstoo- Here he became interested in saw and grist mills, also in the manufacture of butter tubs, for which there w as a great demand in that section of :h? state. He was one of the prominent, influ- ential and popular men of the town, and was e!ecte.; by the Republican party to serve in va- rious town offices of trust and responsibilit}*. He was a consistent member of the Universalist ch.ircli. Mr. Brown married Miss Electa Fay. and -e\en children were bom of this union: Polly Ann. bom June 24. 1833. wife of H. L. Story, of Cambridge. Wrmont : Jackson, bom October 7, 18^5. now a resident of Binghampton, California; IVTtram F.. bom December 5. 1839. ^o\v resid- ing in Williston. Vermont ; Jennie C, bom I>- cember 2^, 1S43, wife of J. B. Wells, of Randolph, \'emK>nt : B>Ton B.. bom August 17, 1846, died Nfay 30. 1806: Edith, bom December 31. 1856, married S. F. Pine, of Eureka, California, and she died in 1882 : and Roswell E. Brown. Roswell E. Brown, youngest son of Reed and Electa Broi^Ti. was bora in Fletcher, Vermoot, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 247 November 4, 1853. He attended the common schools of Fletcher, and this was supplanted later by a course in the Williston and Essex Academy, from which he was graduated. He commenced his business career as a manufacturer of butter tubs, and, this enterprise proving quite remun- erative, he conducted it for about ten years. He then turned his attention to mercantile pur- suits, and he has been engaged in that line of trade for the past sixteen years, meeting with a well merited degree of success. Politically Mr. Brown is an adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and he was elected, during President Harrison's administra- tion, to serve as postmaster at North Williston. He was chosen to represent the town of Willis- ton in the state legislature of 1898, and he has also held various local offices. He is prominent- ly identified with the Masonic order, being a mem- ber of North Star Lodge No. 12, Waterbury Chapter and Montpelier Council. Mr. Brown was ^united in marriage, September 4, 1879, to Miss Julia Martin, who was born in Corona, Michi- gan, a daughter of Homer and Cholonda (Pardy) Martin. Their three children are, — Arthur E., born December 29, 1883 ; A. Carlyle, born August 5, 1884, and Charles M. Brown, born March 17, 1889. All three are students of Goddard Sem- inary. WILLIAM W. RIDER. The court docket at Bristol and neighbor- ing towns is often graced by the above mentioned name, which belongs to one of the most popular practitioners of the Vermont bar. Mr. Rider has been a resident of this community over sixty years, has spent all his adult age in active busi- ness among its people, and as a consequence has an unusually extensive acquaintance with all class- es. Besides his legal business, which brings him in touch with many, his long incumbency in va- rious town offices has assisted to keep him in the public eye and make him one of the best known as he certainly is one of the most esteemed of Bristol's citizens. He has been practicing at the bar for thirty-seven years, is much devoted to his profession, and, whatever he has done or left undone during his long familiarity with the courts, it cannot be charged that he has ever ceased to worship with all the ardor of a lover, what one of the great legal writers calls "that jealous mistress," the law. Though himself Vermont born and bred, Mr. Rider's family is of Connecticut origin. From that hardy little coast state came his grandfather, Nathan Rider, to join the pioneers who settled at Bristol as early as the year 1800. He was a farmer of the strict New England type and followed that noble calling until the final sum- mons reached him in 1846. Nathan Rider mar- ried a Connecticut girl named Irena Cushman, who shared his joys and sorrows with unweary- ing fidelity and made him the father of six chil- dren, all of whom have long since passed away, and she herself closed her earthly accounts in 1848, when about seventy-five years old. The family of Nathan Rider included four daugh- ters. Maria married, first, Mr. Peet, and second, Jacob Daniels, and died in York, Iowa county, Iowa. Clara became the wife of John M. Ells- worth, of Bristol, and died here. Irena married Hezekiah Foster and lived in Bristol, New Ha- ven and Rutland, dying in Lebanon, New Hamp- shire. Mary was the wife of Philemon Ames, and died in M alone, New York. Nathan Rider, the elder son, was a farmer in Bristol and New Haven, nearly all his life, and died in Brandon, Vermont, at the age of eighty-five years. William C. Rider, who was born at Bristol, engaged in farming and other pursuits and rose to a position of prominence. He owned a saw- mill and did considerable business as a dealer in lumber, and altogether gained recognition as one of the enterprising men of his community. He commanded a company of militia in early life, and during the Civil war, and took a zealous in- terest in enlisting men to come to the aid of the Union in its hour of need. He held most of the town offices, being constable, selectman and rep- resentative in the legislature for two terms, and stood high among his fellows when called away by death at the age of seventy-six years. He mar- ried Livonia Barlow, of Bristol, daughter of James Barlow, one of the early pioneers of Rut- land county, who located first at Hubbardton, later went to Bristol, from there to Whiting and eventually to Brandon. James Barlow farmed at all his stopping places during these journey- ings and gained the reputation of being a well r^V VER^^^'^' r oi importance ,HB STATE OE V auen. J -- ^.. noUe^ •n tbe stormy ^oJ;i, saying "J ans^^ec ^,,, stay^u> s^ ^^^, -;:'r,t> -f ,;;:t >«"'*t^"»* "" '"" s'd:*ca»» rt5'„ Ud »^«^ird«d .» *e .;^>t! ;:::"- ^":r;;- »«^, ts:< "h-,ss.«^nl »-- -- * - -- - -■ ■ •-■ :.^-^ ■■■■■• rrni--i»^^ s-4tr»>"^ ss'»"-*^ t Vbccms, ^»»° ^,, Memona^ ^^ -Tbe George \^,rT^^^o^;IX^c. ^ ,,.B P- «*''? fS and Hoy; /*■ Trustees oi ^^^ersignccl, evg the ^^•itt o^ ^^f ^bebaU oi h^ "^^..^iei -^^^°^!^:fs^-;!!!:j^ndyo-- -•^ ' : ; --• :\\: -■-^:- theNvitto^^irb^aUoJ^/ionnaliti* ^.^ug^/>^--^^'^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 249 elling agency on the Pacific coast for the York house, and it was this idea which jieorge J. Brooks carried into practical effect remarkable success under the style of George Doks & Company. /^hen Mr. Brooks reached 'Frisco, the "citv" I Strange collection of tents and all sorts of -shifts for a shelter, the like of which had ibly never been seen before and has never equaled since. Hotels, stores and private ings alike consisted of four poles planted in round with strips of cotton cloth stretched id them for walls, and more cotton cloth for . It was in such a place that Mr. Brooks set 5 store, and here he continued until the build- rhich the New York house had shipped, in ns, around Cape Horn, arrived and was set It was located on Clay street, and in this ing of eastern make, all the large business : firm was transacted. would be easy to fill columns with descrip- of the scenes and incidents of those early of the strange and rough, and often lawless, omeration of people who made up the in- city; of the days when Wells, Fargo & •any's famous express was the main source pplies ; when New York daily papers were at a dollar a single copy, and when on ner days/* marking the arrival of letters home, a line, often a mile long, of men of sort and condition in life, waited and strug- jy turns to get their chance at the delivery, ome times two days elapsed before the last lerved, or mayhap, sent away disappointed eartsick because no letter came, le firm of George J. Brooks & Company steadily in strength and importance. It had ost abundant and reliable base of supply of 1 the trade, and its methods were those of trictest integrity, which commanded and he confidence of every patron. Mr. Brooks to relate, with a sly twinkle of satisfaction, Dnce, soon after he began business in San isco, and when things were in their most tain and unsettled condition, for a full I he held in his store every sheet of paper ^^as for sale on the coast. His own stock rant, and newspaper men were put to every vable shift to issue their papers and keep "Mv sales were small for that month," he said, in relating the incident, "they only amoitnted to $10,000, and my profits wer5 only $7,000." With this single exception, however, he said, no money was ever made for his firm by corners or booms or speculative methods of any sort. Twice, disastrous fires destroyed the stores a-id stocks of goods of other houses, which tem- porarily enhanced the value of his own stock ; but the great success of the firm was won, and its money made, by following strict, inflexible, everyday business methods. The firm controlled the trade of the whole Pacific coast while it remained in business, fixed the prices of papers of all grades, and gave i^mall countenance to any concern which attempt- ed to break the market or send things "kiting." After two years Mr. Brooks was joined in busi- ness by his brother, Mr. F. W. Brooks, whose death took place a year ago last February (1885). As the country grew, their business increased, and their papers were sold in Arizona, Oregon, Wash- ington territory, Vancouver Island and the Sand- wich Islands. Their supplies were shipped from New York around Cape Horn, and in this way it happened that as a rule the firm had stock of the value of one hundred thousand to two hun- dred thousand dollars always afloat. Twice after the war broke out they had cargoes of paper de- stroyed by rebel cruisers, and once an invoice was lost by the wreck of the vessel just as it was en- tering the Golden Gate. In 1862 Mr. Brooks sold his interest in the concern to Mr. Cabot, and permanently retired from trade, in the enjoyment of an ample fortune. During these twelve years he had seen the city of tents and shanties grow to one of the first commercial importance, and he was himself large- ly identified with its solid business and social interests. He was one of the original members of the Unitarian cliurch of San Francisco, and from the first his ample means were used without stint in promoting its interests. In his hands was finally placed the delicate and important task of conveying in person to T. Starr King the final message from San Francisco church which com- pelled his acceptance of the call to its pastorate, and gave that young man of matchless genius his wonderful and brilliant career of usefulness on the Pacific coast, which not only promoted and upbuilt the cause of religion in California, 252 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Elijah SheMc-n, the greai-great-grandfaiher of our subject, had served with the British army in the French and Indian war in 1755-59, and in the subsequent Indian \*-ars up to the Revolution, when he again took up arms, but this time in the cause of American libeny as a member of the colonial army. He was in the regiment com- manded by Thaddeus Cook and was several times wounded. i^See Hoadley*s Records, 1778 to 17S0V Whenever his health would permit, how- ever, he was found at his post of duty, and lo\*ally aided in the work which resulted in the estab- lishment of this republic. He had a fort or stockade in the town of Windsor, Connecticut, and in one of the attacks by the Indians the fort was captured, and his wife and daughter were airricd away to Canada. He never heard of them agTsiin. His connection with religious interests and his work as a member of the church is indi- CvUc\l by the fact that he was known as Deacon ShckkHi. Jonathan ;md Elijah Sheldon died at Suffield, \.\n\ticcticut, in i;tx> and 1785, respectively, and their names are inscribed upon the Sheldon monu- !Mv!tt crwtcvt in the cemeter\- there by Hezekiah S, SheUlvHx. the histcuian of Suffield, who traces Itiv atKVstr\ back tv> a common source with the 5i»sit^\vt v^t this skeidi in the person of Elijah \U\A^ SJx^V.v^t. Sr., was also one of the heroes V-. .tv Kc\v^r.:iv^«^ serving through the long war V-, vcw^t \vNUs. He i\miciix\ted in many import- .i^v. eti^^l the surrender of Cornwallis. ^;c \x,tv -*, ;V ca^.r^vMis:!! of the south, serving V v\ t v\^^^^\: v*rx>ctK^. When not engaged in -' ;,o.v vv-\NVx. Mv\ v^^^ hwndrevl years. He died at r. V \ -v: ; \ x--vix:. n\ u^o. As a Revolution- t X X V V N N^ .^^ ^^- twvipt of a pension. \ Avvx v*^ \\s- *! . was a fanner by occupa- . .,. , s V ^'c 5CVxV.;er ^wrt of his life in Fair V ^ ^ . \ ^ ,v> >\ >oe 'v dkxl November 21, \ V X , v .Ns- v^' Av.xeA ^\^v:v age of forty-four ^:o v\ A^ A vN.:ov-, *:*. ;he iMtriot army for ./ .,: . /v vv>vvv ^M 'he Revolution. He V, s;v. •' r* ^'-^ atYairs and filled \r.,, .' ,NS x.aNo am vcwral xears. His wife, ^ \ _^ .,^ .,,.^:^.., ..^v-tN- of Uetsy Eastman, ^\^ was bom in Rupert, Vermont, and was a daugh- ter of Captain Enocli Eastman, who built the first log house in the eastern part of Rupert. Captain Eastman served as captain of a com- pany of rangers at the battle of Bennington, where the Green Mountain boys achieved such a notable victory; the gun he used in the battle is still in the possession of John E. Eastman, of Rutland, Vermont. His daughter Betsy was one of a family of fifteen children, all of whom lived to advanced age. She became the mother of ten children and died March 18, 1862, at the age of about eighty years. Her children have also passed away. Aaron S. Sheldon, the father of William Ber- nis Sheldon, was reared in Fair Haven until eleven years of age, when his father died, after which he made his home with his grandfather Eastman, in Rupert, Vermont, and later served an appren- ticeship at the carpenter's trade with Benjamin Warren, of Covington, New York, who married his eldest sister. During his active life he fol- lowed that pursuit, and erected some of the first frame houses in Genesee and Wyoming counties* New York. He built the Equinox House in Maiv— Chester, and many other houses in southern Ver" mont. He was a passenger on the first railro; train that ran between Schenectady and Alban; Finally locating in East Rupert in 1840 he erects the Eastman House, which is now standing. 1845 ^le removed to Manchester Center, th< Factory Point, and five years later took up abode in Dorset, while in 1857 he became a res dent of Manchester, having removed there to ed cate his children. In i860, however, he return* to Dorset, where he remained until his dear, which occurred June 30, 1881. He married Ha=5 ^ nahette B. Kent, who was born in Hannihy^^ New York, and was a daughter of Truml Kent, a native of Dorset, and a representalivi one of the early families of Bennington coir^^^^ Vennont, and also prominent in the early his-:^ ^ of Suffield. Connecticut. In connection with i^ ing, Mr. Kent also engaged in preaching the pel, and -after a long, useful and honorable he passed away at the age of about eighty > his wife bore the maiden name of Laura ner, and was bom in Pawlet, Vermont, her marriage she became the mother of fi\^ ♦ dren, but all have passed away, and she die( i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 351 1 as 'The George J. Brooks Memorial Fund.' Cindly advise us at an early day of your gness to accept this trust, and oblige, "Yours respectively, "Norman F. Cabot, "Francis Goodhue, "Oscar A, Marshail, "Executors." WILLIAM BERNIS SHELDON. profession of the law, when d in its true dignity, purity and ^h, must rank first among th'i 'S of men, for law rules the uni- The work of the legal pro- n is to formulate, to hannonizc, julate, to adjust, to administer rules and principles that under- d permeate all government and y and control the varied rela- of men. As thus viewed there les to the legal profession a no- a that cannot but be reflected in e of the true lawyer, who, rising ; responsibilities of the profes- and honest in the pursuit of bis se, embraces the richness of ng, the firmness of integrity and urity of morals, together with •ace and modesty and the general ties of life. Of such a type Mr. on is a representative, illiam B. Sheldon was born in Rupert, Bennington county, 15. 1842. His father, Aaron S. on, was a native of Fair Haven, id county, this state, born April 7, while the grandfather, Moses on, was born in Rupert in 1784. er back than this, however, the :ry can be traced to the great- father, another Moses Sbel- whose birth occurred in Suf- in 1752. The last named was a snn lijah Sheldon, who was born in North- n, Massachusetts, in 1719. Elijah Sheldon son of Jonathan Sheldon, who was born at ampton in 1687. Jonathan was a son of Sheldon, and the latter was the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in Eng- land in 1629, and was one of the first settlers who located in Windsor, Connecticut, mo\'ing from there to Northampton in 1654. As the town grew, he became very active in its afVairs, and was in- strumental in shaping its early history. He died here in 1708. The hardships and privations which marked the sturdy life of this pioneer family can be more fully appreciated when it is remembered that as late as 1670 there were two thousand Indians in tlie town of Windsor alone, or nineteen Indians 10 every white man. Years i)assed and the colon- ists became dissatisfied with the relations between ihem and the mother country. Heavy taxes were imposed and they at length resolved lo throw off allegiance to the British crown. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 253- vas but two years of age. Mr. and iiad three children: WilUam B. ; now deceased; and John H. Shel- igaged in business in connection ont Mutual Fire Insurance Com- The mother, surviving her hus- way October 9, 1885, at the age rears. Both were members of the church. Sheldon spent his early childhood Manchester, and in Dorset, and thus his life passed by. He attended rivate schools, and later continued Burr and Burton Seminary, at im which institution he was grad- ith of June, 1859. The next day ^ with his father at his trade, earn- oUar which ever came to him in or his own labor. He was very md it meant more to him than er fee which he has earned y. He had completed a three of study in two years while ry, and when he left school he vork for his father at the car- and upon the farm until 1870; )ther now being old enough to take ome, he was free to follow his and he took up the study of law :tion A. L. jMiner, and later con- ling with Burton & Munson, the of wljich firm is now a judge on nch of Vermont. He began prac- lennington m July, 1872, where he 1878, when he opened an office where he has since remained and d oldest practitioner in the county itinued active connection with the distant relative of both Chancellor iel Webster, two of the most dis- >ts this country has ever produced, ter his admission to the bar he en- practice of his chosen profession, s destined to rise to an honorable position. The young lawyer in ^ith older and experienced men, ion and patronage were already it a hard school, but it afforded ig, and as he measured his strength lis mind developed, his intellectual powers were quickened and strengthened, and he acquired a readiness in action, a fertility of re- source and a courage under stress that have been essential factors in his successful career. In October, 1878, William B. Sheldon was united in marriage to Margaret A. Simmons, who. was born in Bennington, and by whom he had one daughter, Mary A., who died in November, 1886, at the age of four years. Mrs. Sheldon was a daughter of George W. Simmons, a tinsmith, Vi'ho made his home in Bennington for many years, and died in North Bennington; he wedded Abigail P. Wills, and of their ten children Ho- ratio Clayton is now the only one living. Mrs. Sheldon died at the age of fifty years, and for his second wife Mr. Sheldon married Maria Holley, who was born in Dorset, Vermont, in 1847, ^ daughter of Justus and Eliza (Wood- ward) Holley. Her father was a successful far- mer, and died at an advanced age. The mother was a native of Benson, and by her marriage had four children, Mrs. J. S. Bacon, Angeline M.,. Maria (Mrs. W. B. Sheldon), and William J., a resident of Dorset. In his political views Mr. Sheldon has al- ways been a Republican, and in 1876 was elected to the office of state's attorney, in which position he served two years. He was also register of the probate court from 1874 to 1876. A special act of the legislature was passed empowering him to make up the probate records of the district, for the sixteen years previous to his term of service, which he did. In 1872 he was appointed master in chancery and has since occupied the position. He has been a law agent of the town, and trus- tee of the village, and for two terms served as chairman of the board of auditors of the town. For years he has been a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and is now a trustee in the Congregational church, in which both he and his wife hold membership. ANNIE C. PARK. A representative of one of the oldest families of New England, Miss Annie C. Park traces her ancestry back to the Richard Park and his wife Majory, who came from England in 1636 and settled in the town of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Richard Park was, with others, diosen to lay out 254 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the highways of the town and was active in many lines which led to the development and up- building of the new settlement. In the church, too, he was an earnest worker and held the office of deacon. He had one son, Thomas Park, who married Abigal Dix, and to them was born one son, Edward, who wedded Martha Fisk. Nathan Park, a son of Edward and Martha Park, was united in marriage to Sarah Brown, and among their children was William Park, whose birth occurred in Northbridge, Massachusetts, Novem- ber 22, 1749, and who married Sarah Potter, a daughter of Edmond and Sarah (Reics) Potter, of Sutton, JMassachusetts, the wedding taking place October 13, 1780. Sarah Potter was born March 15, 1762, and died April 17, 1836, while William Park attained the advanced age of nine- ty-one years, passing away on the 5th of March, 1840. His son, William Park, Jr., was born in Northbridge, Massachusetts, January 15, 1782, and on the 21st of December, 1808, was married to Betsey Taft, a daughter of Nathan Taft. Sophia Park, a daughter of William and Sarah (Potter) Park, was born at Northbridge, April 25, 1783, and became the wife of David Lyman, Jr., a son of David Lyman, of Middletown, Con- necticut, this wedding taking place May i, 1803. Her husband, Mr. Lyman, died March 15, 181 1, at the age of thirty years, his birth having oc- curred on the 3rd of September, 1781. Betsey Potter Park, also a daughter of William Park, Sr., was born at Northbridge, July 20, 1786, and on the 8th of December, 1805, became the wife of John \\'ilson, of Bennington. Luther Park, an- other member of the family, was bom in Qiester- field. New Hampshire, March 4, 1789, and be- came the father of the ladv whose name intro- duces this review. Sallie Park, another member of the family, was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, April 30, 1791, and became the wife of Galen Cutter, December 30, 1813, and died August 31, 1824. William Park, the grandfather of Miss Annie C. Park, was one of the veterans of the Revolu- tionary war, and aided in guarding the lines in Roxbury, near Boston, in 1775. He was also one of thirty-two appointed to guard the fort at Biard's Hill, New York. He served through- out the war for independence, first holding the rank of lieutenant and afterward was appointed quartermaster of his regiment by Colonel I Wood, in May, 1778. His honesty was pro bial, and he bore strong resemblance to the fa of his country in this respect. He liked quently to change his place of residence; in ] he lived in Providence, Rhode Island; "in i in Northbridge; in 1786 in Winchester; in : in Chesterfield; in 1795 in Woodford; in 1 in Bennington ; and in 1808 returned to Wi ford, where his last days were passed. He among the early settlers there and was a hi] esteemed and honored citizen. His career, tending over a long period, was ever wordr high regard. He was temperate in all tfai and was never known to speak a lie or con? false impression in any way. He died Marc 1840, at the age of ninety years. Luther Park^ his son^ and the father of Ai C. Park, was also a very prominent and infioa man. He married Miss Cynthia Pratt on 13th of December, 1816, and in their family 1 nine children, of whom four are still Bri namely: Mrs. A. B. Valentine, of Benningt Sophia and Annie, who are living at tbc homestead in Bennington ; Mrs. Cnmmings, 1 is now traveling in the south. One son of t family, William Trenor Park, was a member the celebrated firm of Billings & Park, raite magnates. He was also associated with Geat Baxter in the ownership and operation of t famous Emma mines, but died while enroc to Panama in 1882, leaving a son and two dang ters, Trenor L., Mrs. J. G. McCuUough and Mi Fred B. Jennings. Another brod^er, AasI Luther Park, died a few years ago in Qliforn The father was a resident of Bennington dan the last years of his life, passing away in 1871. Miss Annie C. Park was for a number > years successfully engaged in teaching, and as representative of that profession gained a «i* acquaintance and high reputation in inany >e tions of tlie country. She taught, not oniyi New England, but in New Orleans and in Cal fornia. and was the first lady teacher in tlio h^ schools of San Francisco. She took up the >ttii of German, Greek, Frencii, Spanish and Itato and is a lady of superior knowledge, intelli?poc and refinement. She possesses a very extcnsi" library and also a fine collection of curios, ^^ she has obtained from all parts of the worltl. vi THE STATE OF VERMONT. 255 IS traveled extensively. She spent one year molulu and the Hawaiian Islands, and has isited Rome and other sections of Europe ; e, Jerusalem and India. In addition to her in Bennington, she has a beautiful summer nee in Woodford, Vermont, where each year )ends several months. EZRA E. FISHER. era E. Fisher, a well-known and much re- id citizen of Brattleboro, is a native of eboro, where he was born December 29, a son of Asa and Mary (Def actor) Fisher, grandfather, Ebenezer Fisher, was a son of jzer Fisher, who migrated from Dedham, ichusetts, to Brattleboro, being one of the lal thirteen proprietors of the town. Set- east of the site of the present cemetery, on irm now occupied by Chandler Brown, he up a large tract of land, part of which is included in the Retreat property, and he here prosperously engaged in agricultural its and brick making throughout the re- ler of his long life, dying at the venerable f ninety-one years. His son Ebenezer was nber of the Congregational church, and for il years was active in the Vermont militia, jing to the Flood Wood Guard. Of his with Mary Fisher the following named en were born: Asa; Elias Wilder, who ed Electa Weatherhead ; Ira ; Grin ; Sybil, narried Ezra Shepherd ; Elsie, who married Gleason ; Russell and Roswell, twins ; Kath- Charles ; and two that died in infancy. ja Fisher was born in 1800, on the Asylum in Brattleboro, and there spent many years, ?ding his father as farmer and brick man- irer. He subsequently lived three years in :line, Vermont, going from there to Town- , where he resided six years, then returned I native town and died at West Brattle- in 1880. He was a staunch Republican in :s, served as highway surveyor for a num- l terms, was for several years a member of ermont militia, and belonged to the Baptist h. He married Mary Streeter, by whom d twelve children, as follows : Joseph E. ed Laura Moore ; Willard was thrice mar- Henry married Abby Russell ; John died at the age of tweney-two years ; George married Lucinda Wood; Hattie married Franklin Stowe; William H., who married Sarah Cole, served in the First Vermont Cavalry during the Civil war; Ezra E., the subject of this sketch; Roscoe, who served in the Civil war as a member of Com- pany F, Fourth Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and was a prisoner for sixteen months at Ander- sonville prison, married Laura Stanton; Oscar, who married Abby Farr, enlisted in Company B, Sixteenth Vermont Volunteer Infantry during the Civil war; Eugene, who enlisted when a lad of sixteen years in the Seventeenth Vermont Vol- unteer Infantry, but was not permitted to serve, married Edna Roundtree; and Mary,, who be- came the wife of Alden C. Loomis. Ezra E. Fisher was educated in the district schools of Brattleboro, and early learned the wheelwright's, cabinet-maker's and machinist's trades, becoming proficient in all and pursuing them most successfully until his retirement from active business. He, like three of his brothers, had an honorable war record. In August, 1862, he enlisted for nine months in Company B, Six- teenth Vermont Volunteer Infantry, in the same company with his brother Oscar, being under command of Colonel Veasey. Going with his comrades to Washington, he was first in camp on Arlington -Heights, then detailed for guard duty along the various railway lines, Uter joining the First Army Corps, under General Reynolds, then transferred to the Seventh Army Corps, un- der General Doubleday. He took an active part in the tree days' fight at Gettysburg, supporting Pickett's Battery and occupying a position at the famous "bloody angle." He likewise participated in various other engagements of minor import- ance, at the expiration of his term of enlistment being mustered out of service. On returning to his home Mr. Fisher resumed work at the wheel- wright's trade, which he followed with good suc- cess, both from a mechanical and financial point of view for a quarter of a century. He is a Re- publican in politics, a member of Sedgwick Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and has been an active member of the memorial committee. He is president of the Meeting House Hill Cemetery Association, and took an active interest in ascer- taining definitely the site of the first meeting house built in southern Vermont, erected in 1768, 256 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and in having the site marked by a granite block, which is thus described by Rev. Lewis Grout in his work entitled "The Olden Times of Brattle- boro :*' **This monument, the base of which con- sists of native granite, and the die of millstone granite from Connecticut, is about four foot high by two and one-half feet wide, bearing this in- scription: *The first meeting house in Brattle- boro was built here in 1768/ On the right-hand corner, near the base, are the initials, *E. E. F.,' which are understood to stand for Ezra E. Fish- er, to whom all are greatly indebted for this work and for other additions and important improve- ments in this now memorable and sacred ground." On December 25, 1875, Mr. Fisher married Frances O. Stedman, daughter of the late Dr. John H. Stedman, of whom a brief sketch may be found elsewhere in this biographical work. Six children have blessed their union, namely: Florence M., Wilfred, Katherine F., Leslie J., Carroll E. and Roy E. JOSEPH A. De BOER. Joseph A rend De Boer was born June 17, 1861, in the village of Warffum, Provincie Groningen, Holland. His father, Jan Arcnd De Boer, died when the boy was four years old. His mother, Anje Peters (Kuiper) De Boer, brought her son to America in 1868, when he was seven vears old. Thev lived in Albany, N. Y. At about the age of nine, he began to go to school. He graduated from Grammar School No. 14 in 1876, from the Albany High School in 1880, and from Dartmouth College in 1884. His post-graduate work has been as follows: Master in the Holderness School for Boys, 1885 J principal of the Montpelier public schools, 1886- 1889; actuary, National Life Insurance Com- pany, 1889-1901 ; secretary (idem), 1897; sec- ond vice-president (idem), 1900; vice-president (idem), 1901 ; president (idem) 1902. He has done some writing, mainly on subjects relating to life insurance. He was a state senator from Washington county in 1900. He was married December 22, 1885, to Miss Augusta Charles Featherly, of Albany, N. Y. Their children are Ethel Arend (1886), Minnie Arend (1888), Bertha Arend (1891), Paul Kuiper (1897V Elizabeth Arend (1902), all living- on Augr 1903. JUDGE ERWIN AMOS HASSELTI] This gentleman, at present occupying th sponsible position of judge of the probate ( for the district of New Haven, has for r years been a prominent figure in the bus and social life of his community. His oa tions have been varied and such as to bring in contact with many people, from which resi not only a wide acquaintance but a famili with practical affairs, of vakie both to hir and the people. He has been especially con^ ous in educational matters, his efforts to adv this great cause being many and long contit including work as a teacher and superinten of schools and to obtain a free library foi town. As a business man his good judgment knowledge of values have commended him valuable agent in untangling and settling est work which has been continued in an official pacity since his occupancy of the probate be Altogether there have been few busier or n useful men in the town of Bristol and Vergei than the urbane and efficient judicial officer wl life it is here the intention to briefly outline. Judge Hasseltine's family may be prtmoun strictly "Vermontese," as for many generati back they have been natives of the Green Mo tain state. This includes his great-grandfat Elom, his son Levi and the latter's son, An Hasseltine. Levi Hasseltine was bom at Mo town, but was brought in childhood to Brisi where he spent his entire life as a farmer, « for many years a deacon in the Baptist chur and died at an advanced age in the home of 1 grandson. He married Rachel Eddy, by whc he had eight children, but of these the only oc living are Mrs. Sophia Brooks, of Cincinnai and Olive, wife of Stephen Peckham, a farmer Bristol. Their son Amos was bom in Stark boro,' but after receiving his education setft down to farming in Bristol, and passed all ti years of his life in that town and in that oca pation. He met with unusual success, and at tl time of his death, which occurred August i: 1890, in his seventy-ninth year, he owned tw itoi^Xj-A^ ^<» THE STATE OF VERMONT. aiul in lui\ in|^ Ihc site marked by a granite block, wlnvli is lints ilescribed bv Rev. Lewis Grout in liis wpik entitk-d "The Oklen Times of Brattle- Ikuo: * ** I his monument, the base of which con- sists of native granite, and the die of millstone granite from Connecticut, is about four foot high by two and one-half feet wide, bearing this in- scription : 'The first meeting house in Brattle- boro was built here in 1768/ On the right-hand corner, near the base, are the initials, *E. E. F./ which are understood to stand for Ezra E. Fish- er, to whom all are greatly indebted for this work and for other additions and important improve- ments in this now memorable and sacred ground." On December 25, 1S75, Mr. Fisher married Frances O. Stedman, daughter oi the late Dr. John H. Stedman, of whom a brief sketch may be found elsewhere in this biographical work. Six children have blessed their imion. namely: Florence M.. Wilfred, Katherine F., Leslie J., Carroll E, and Roy £• JOSFPIl A. He BOER. Joseph Arond IV iWr was Ivni June 17. li^>i» in iho vilhijsre of Warffum. iVnincie l^roninvvcu, llv^lland. His father, Ian Arend De luvr. dial when the Ik>v was four years old. His mother, Anjo IVters i^KuijxT'i De Boer, bixntcht her svmi to ATuerica in iSc^, wlicn he was seven \ears old. They livevl in Albany. N, V. \t aUnit the a^e of niiie, he In^iran to gi^ to seluH»l. He >:vaduatal frvnn lirammar ScIkx^I No. \ \ in i<-t\ fu^m the .\lkmy High Sclux>l in iSS<\ auvl iivMU Dartmouth College in 1884. n»s jvoNi ^Kuhiate work has Ixru as follows: .\LiNtv» \u \\w Uv^Kleruess SehixO for lUns. 1885; |Mmv»p.d v»t the MvMUiH^Her public scIuh^Is. 1886- is^Su. .tviu.\i\. National Life Insurance Com- pinN iSv^u hHM : secretary (idenO, 181)7: sec- >*nd Mxx- pu'shleni ^ivlvMu^. uxx>: vice-president (i,l,mV hHM ; piestvlent (^idenO uyoj. He has ,l,.n. M.Mh NNtihni'.. nu\inly on subjects relating I,. Ill, m.ni,n»vv' lie was a state senator from \\ I inni-i..n *.MmiN \\\ loixv lie was married |i. ..Mil.. I • •. iSS;,. to Miss Augusta Charles I . iih. lU ..I \ll..ui\. N. N". Their chihlren are IiImI \i.ii.I I iSS<.). Minnie Arend (1888), Bertha Arend (1891), Paul Kuiper (1897), and Elizabeth Arend (1902K all living on August i, 1903. JUDGE ERWTN AMOS HASSELTINE. This gentleman, at present occupying the re- sponsible f)osition of judge of the probate court for the district of Xew Haven, has for many years been a prominent figure in the business and social life of his community. His occupa- tions have been varied and such as to bring him in contact with many people, from which resulted not only a wide acquaintance but a familiarity with practical affairs, of value both to himself and the people. He has been especially conspicu- ous in educational matters, his efforts to advance this great cause being many and long continued, including work as a teacher and superintendent of schools and to obtain a free library for his town. As a business man his good judgment and knowledge of values have commended him as a valuable agent in untangling and settling estates, work which has been continued in an official ca- l^acity since his occupancy of the probate bench. Altogether there have been few busier or more useful men in the town of Bristol and Vergennes tlian the urbane and efficient judicial officer whose life it is here the intention to briefly outline. Judge Hassel tine's family may be pronounced strictly **Vermontese," as for many generations l>ack they have been natives of the Green Moun- tain state. This includes his great-grandfather Elom, his son Levi and the latter's son, Amos Hasseltine. Levi Hasseltine was bom at More- town, but was brought in childhood to Bristol, where he spent his entire life as a farmer, was for many years a deacon in the Baptist church, and died at an advanced age in the home of his grandson. He married Rachel Eddy, by whom he had eight children, but of these the only ones living are Mrs. Sophia Brooks, of Cincinnati; and Olive, wife of Stephen Peckham, a fanner of Bristol. Their son Amos was bom in Starks- - boro, but after recei\nng his education settled'J down to farming in Bristol, and passed all th< years of his life in that towTi and in that occu— ^ pation. He met with unusual success, and at tht^M time of his death, which occurred August isr- 1890, in his scvent\--ninth year, he owned t\ 'ji THE STATE OF VERMONT. 257 ed acres of land and much personal prop- He was a lister and for many years chair- )f the board of selectmen. Amos Hassel- larried Lucinda, daughter of John Brooks, father, Samuel Brooks, came from Con- it as a pioneer of Bristol. The latter mar- ^vina Hawkins, of Connecticut, by whom I thirteen children, all of whom, as also the s, have long since passed away. Amos .ucinda (Brooks) Hasseltine had but one who is now the prominent citizen of Bris- lose career constitutes the subject matter 5 biography. win A. Hasseltine, only son of his parents, lom in Bristol, Vermont, April 30, 1838, rew to manhood on his father's farm. His :ion was received in the common schools, ristol Academy and the college at Middle- After finishing his college course, in 1862, ght school a while in New Hampshire and )nt, but abandoned this to try his fortunes distant state of Kansas. Arriving at Law- during the somewhat turbulent times inci- 0 the Civil war, he obtained employment as a clerk and bookkeeper, which positions ed occupation for three years, at the end lich time he returned to his native state, was in 1865, and the twelve subsequent were devoted to teaching, followed by years in agricultural pursuits on the old s homestead. In 1888 he was elected su- DT of the schools of Addison county, and isponsibility kept him busy two years look- ter the one hundred and thirty separate edu- al establishments placed under his super- After retiring from this office he re- 1 to the farm and resumed operations, continued until his election in 1900 as of the probate court. As he had had con- ble previous experience in settling estates, ne to his new office with an especially val- equipment in the way of knowledge of the il subject and mastery of the technical de- iseparable from this department of the law. taking charge, therefore, over three years udge Hasseltine has administered his trust I skill and efficiency that have amply con- the constituency that they made no mis- n choosing him. 1863, Judge Hasseltine married Helen 17 X Partch, of Bristol, by whom he had one son, George L., now a graduate of the Boston Law School, who is occupying a desk in the office of his father. George L. Hasseltine married Louise Palmer, of Monkton, and they have a daughter named Helen. His first wife having died in 1872, at the age of thirty-three years. Judge Hassel- tine contracted a second matrimonial alliance with Miss Jennie, a daughter of Sanford B. Sharles, of Berkshire, by whom he has two sons : Howard S., a machinist; and Herman E., a stu- dent at the Baltimore Medical College. The mother died in 1889, ^^^ Jwdge Hasseltine took a third wife in the person of Miss Lottie Shel- don, of Bristol. ^ In addition to the more important places heretofore mentioned, the Judge has held vari- ous town offices such as lister, selectman and au- ditor. In 1884, while representing the town in the legislature, he performed a very valuable service to the community, along the lines of his life-long friendship for education. Being ap- pointed a member of the committee on libraries, he introduced and warmly advocated a bill for the free library at Bristol, which has since been erected and proved" an honor to the town. Notwithstanding business cares, the Judge manages to find time for the social and fraternal side of life. He is especially enthusiastic in Masonry, being past master of the blue lodge and an ex-occupant of all the chairs. He is also a member of the chapter, council and com- mandery, has reached high degrees in Odd Fel- lowship and belongs to Bristol lodge and en- campment of that order. Judge Hasseltine's religious development has not lacked for cultiva- tion during all these years, and as deacon of the Congregational church, active worker in the Sun- day-school and Its superintendent for a long time, he has exercised a good influence on the moral growth of the community. CARLTON WILLARD READ. When a man passes away we look back over the life ended and note its usefulness — its points worthy of emulation and perpetuation. What Carlton W. Read did for his fellow men might in a manner be told in words, but his far-reach- ing influence cannot be measured. He was in THE STATE OF VERMONT. 259 alogist, to Reginald, the youngest son of 1, the fourth Earl of Richmond, who was a t-grandson of Golfindus, Duke of Britany. ock, or Crawfordland, in Ayrshire, Scotland, the castellated seat of the great house of I'ford, which for centuries played a prominent in Scottish history. The mother of Sir Will- Wallace was a Crawford. .Tie ancestors of James Crawford, the immi- t ancestor, removed from Scotland to Castle son, Londonderry, Ireland, emigrating from t to America, in 1739, being accompanied by >rother John. John Crawford brought with his family, consisting of his wife, and a son :h, the latter of whom married Margaret pbell, by whom he had four children, one of m, John, was a soldier in the Revolutionary James Crawford, the immigrant, settled in Newton, Massachusetts, then removed to Ml, Connecticut, where he spent his remaining 5. He married Elizabeth Campbell, a Scotch e, who bore him seven children, as follows : garet; Robert, who settled in Westminster, nont, married Lydia Pierce, by whom he had children, Jason, Stephen, Deborah and Hul- ; James, Jr., the next in line of descent ; John ; lam ; Hugh : and Jane. ames Crawford, Jr., through whom the line continued, was born September 13, 1733, at )n, Connecticut, where he spent his earlier s. Coming to Vermont in 1769, he settled at East Westminster, then removed to West- iter, where he was engaged in agricultural uits until 1799, when he disposed of his farm, settled permanently in Putney, Vermont. ;vas a soldier in the Revolution, participating le battle of Bunker Hill, and afterwards be- With Washington's army in Cambridge, sachusetts. He married, September 8, 1755, :e Carpate, daughter of Uriel Carpate, of Ford, Connecticut, and a lineal descendant William Carpate, who was one of the earlier ?rs of Xew^ England, coming to this country )38. Seven children were born of their union, ely: Chester, born in 1757; Francis, born il 30, 1760; one born July 20, 1762; The- lus. grandfather of Henry ; Sarah, born April ^68; Lydia; and Elizabeth, rheophilus Crawford, the next in line of de- t, was born April 25, 1764, at Union, Connec- ticut, and died on the Crawford homestead in Putney, Vermont, in 185 1. Coming to Putney while in the prime of a vigorous manhood, he settled on the land now owned and occupied by • his grandson Henry, having a farm of five hun- dred acres, which he operated with great success, by his industry, good management and thrift ac- cumulating a fine property, being at the time of his death one of the wealthiest men of southern Vermont. He was a man of honest integrity, upright in all of his dealings, and exerted much influence in business and political circle§. He represented his town in the state legislature three years; was a member of the executive council; was high sheriflf in 1S22; and was a delegate to the constitutional convention. He also filled numerous local offices, and was captain of mili- tia. He married Annis Johnson, daughter of Isaac Johnson, who was also a Revolutionary sol- dier, and they reared ten children, as follows: David, born August 6, 1789, married Nancy Campbell, and died March i, 1871 ; Sallie, bom June 6, 1791, married Abel Carter, of Montpelier; Henry, born September 22, 1793, died March 24, 1835; Grace, born December 9, 1795, died Octo- ber 7, 1849; James, born March 6, 1798, died No- vember 2, 1846; Mark, the father of Henry; Fanny, born in 1803, died September 26, 1871 ; Lydia, born in 1805, ^^^^ August 25, 1827; The- ophilus, born April 28, 1807, died December 12, 1877; and Annis, born February 11, 1810, died Februarv 17, 1888. Mark Crawford was born on the parental homestead in Putney, October 20, 1800, and there spent his entire life, dying ]\Iay 10, 1861. Con- tinuing in the occupation to which he was reared, he was successful as a tiller of the soil, and car- ried on an extensive and profitable business as a breeder of Durham cattle and ^lerino sheep. Ever 'evincing a keen interest in advancing the material prosperity of the town, he was frequently elected to offices of trust, serving as selectman, and representing Putney in the state legislature in 1851 and 1852. He was a Republican in poli- tics, and for several years was captain of a com- pany of cavalry in the militia. He and his family attended the Congregational church. Captain Crawford married Judith Hunt ]\Iason, who was born December 30, 1807, and died August 24, 1884. Six children were born of their union, as iV. .Jtm ,f ">■ •/." ' .^< •' y.r f » .» . - . , : >. .* ^ f m * f"./ : /. /• .'.'.V .■ V* f. '"/i / ■ ■ • < ;>>// . .-T.*. '-^!!:r.g '// ii jiirr;.' r ;* . li"; ..?' 'y -. :'^,h\.'jr. ;.': r';r.'.i:r.':': on fli' .1/*" ;?r;il J.or;.'- **;!';. ..;.:'ri Iv: '.,?::;.': h:-. bv j/iJT'lwi,' in //'/>', ;jr/: !.;;, ::.'/: ''^rr:^:'; on ;^'::".- Mih-.. IN- l»;i . f,;i:'l :;.".' Ij ;it'':r;tioii 'o cat-.l*; and ■.li«< |/ ;;ii'.iiij^. l/iit }j;j-. ?;ik' ?; ;im f'.':\,*:'\7i\ int';rebt ^ifi'l |;I*;r.!jr' 111 l>T"'i;ii;^ ;irj'! r*MT\u\f Ij^^r.-!'.-, !:•> j/»'/7inj^ h'/iii y*';ir to *;\x liJ-. o'ah =vtf^k, and that n\ \\\* iov,ii ;jnd "t\\\\\.. W*-. lias in his stables {■.I'V'ial horvi that havf: niadc fine rcrords, in- cluding^ Madi'.on Wilk'-., 'z\z/\y\, a lifothcr of K«'ii(fi<|/v VVilk*-. -i :;^-f ; fJndfn, 2:15, whose dam wa*. of ihr Inish* '.!';« k ; and iJay Aristos, who ha*. t\\\\i\ri'u siandairl «ro^s:T-: . JOSEPH HENRY LORING. The history of the state, as well as a nation, is largely made up of the chrcfl the lives and deeds of those who have co honor and dignity upon societ>\ The judges the character of a commiinit>- by resentative citizens, and yields its tributes miration and respect to the genius or I or virtues of those whose Avorks and actio stitute the record of a state's prospcri pride. Joseph Henry Loring was long re as one of the most prominent and honon dents of Bennington, not alone because activity in business circles, but also on i of his sterling personal worth. He was born in Jackson, New York, I ber 9, 1820, and died in Bennington, Not 3, 1898. His father, Joseph Loring, was b Massachusetts, and was a farmer by cxxtif JOSEPH H. LORING THE STATE OF VERMONT. 261 pent his early years in the old Bay state and ivard removed to Jackson, New York, where ed at the comparatively early age of *thirty- ears. His wife, who bore the maiden name lizabeth Orcutt, was born in Jackson and ;r marriage became the mother of three chil- She was a consistent Christian woman, tig membership in the Methodist Episcopal :h, and her death occurred in her native when she was fifty-six years of age. )seph Henry Loring was reared in Jackson 0 its public school system was indebted for ducational privileges he enjoyed. In 1845, a young man of twenty-five years, he came snnington. He had previously learned the of cabinet-making with Barton Brothers, of ;on. After residing in Bennington for a time, mt to Hoosick Falls as a representative of the er A. Wood Mowing Machine Company, ining with that house until 1857. He then tied to Bennington and conducted a teaming ess, having one horse and two small wagons, ifterwards became the leading expressman e town, doing a large transfer business and ng with excellent success. In 1865 he was J by his brother-in-law, Henry M. Tuttle, they established a first-class livery stable. $74 they further extended the field of their tions by dealing in coal, lime, cement and , and the business is still carried on by Mr. e. Mr. Loring was widely known for his prise, his keen sagacity in business affairs lis uncompromising honesty, and these qual- insured him prosperity in all that he under- As the years passed he acquired a hand- competence, so that he was enabled to leave amily in very comfortable circumstances, ras a man of considerable influence and was n of his town for a number of years, n the 15th of February, 1849, Mr. Loring united in marriage to Miss Theresa Tuttle, ivas bom in Woodford, Vermont, a daughter ymen Tuttle, whose birth occurred in Con- rut. Her father was a son of David Tuttle, was bom in North Haven, Connecticut, and 1 farmer by occupation. David Tuttle spent irly life in the place of his nativity and after- removed to Rowe, Massachusetts, but later up his abode in Norwich, Connecticut, where he owned and operated a large farm. At a later date, however, he came to Bennington and lived with his son Hymen, spending his last days here; he passed away at the age of seventy-two years. His wife was Sarah Bassett, who was born in Connecticut in 1768 and was married on Qiristmas day of 1789. They became the parents of seven children: Mentha, bom August 25, 1791 ; Martin, bom May 25, 1793; Hymen, born March 9, 1795 ; Warren, who was born on the 12th of March, 1797; Eunice, whose birth occurred August 29, 1799; Sylvia, bom February 2, 1802; and Chauncey, bom in May, 1806. The mother of this family passed away on the 24th of January, 1840. Both she and her husband were members of the Congregational church, and in that faith they reared their family. Hymen Tuttle, the father of Mrs. Loring, is sketched elsewhere in this work in connection with the sketch of Henry M. Tuttle. He married Dorcas Upton, who was born in Charlemont, Ver- mont, and was a daughter of a well known farmer of that locality. To Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle five children were born who lived to mature years, and three are yet living, namely: Mrs. Loring, of Bennington; Fidelia Sylvia Tuttle; and Henry M. Tuttle, a prominent business man of Bennington. To Mr. and Mrs. Loring were born three chil- dren: two who died in childhood; and Fanny, who is now the wife of Henry S. Bingham, of Bennington, by whom she has two children, Lor- ing, who is in business in Syracuse, New York, and Ella A., at home. Mr. Loring was a mem- ber of the Congregational church, to which his wife also belongs, and his Christian principles permeated his long career, making him a man of sterling worth, well deserving the confidence of his fellow townsmen. For a number of years he served as trustee of his village and was active and influential in support of all measures which he believed would contribute to the general good. He served as justice of the peace, and his de- cisions were strictly fair and impartial. He was also chief of police for a number of years. So- cially he was identified with Mount Anthony Lodge, F. & A. M., and for a long period was connected with the order of the Eastem Star, holding office in both branches of Masonry. THE STATE OF VERMONT. THE GRAVES FAiMLY. CREST, COAT OF ARMS AND MOTTOKS. The distinctive arms of the Graves family are "Gu. an eagle displayed or. dncally crowned arg." The crest: "A demi-eagle displayed and erased or. enfiled ronnd the body and below the wings by a ilucal comnet arg." ily the alliance of members of the family with nihcr lamilics, and the marshalling of diffcrait arms in the same com- position, variations arc frequently found; they almost; invariably retain, however, as qiiarter- ings. the distinctive arms of the family, the eagle displayed or. \';irions mottoes have been adopted, some of which have been used by the members of the f.-imily exclusively, and others by this and other families. The following are the mottoes used, a.; far as can be ascertained, and translations: "Aquila non captat Muscas," or "Aquila noa capit Muscas;" {The Eagle does not catch flies). "Graves disce Mores;" (Learn grave manners). "Ciravis dum suavis;" (Grave while suave). "Spes mea in Dio ;" (My hope is- in God). "Dum Spico spero;" (While I breathe I hope). "Deo non fortuna;" (Through God, not by chance). "Esse- quatn videri ;" (To be rather than to seem), "Huic habeo non tibi;" (I hold to this one, not to thee). "Per sinum Codanum;" (Through the Gulf of Coda- mis). "Spero infestis metuo secundis:" (I hope in adversity, and fear in pros- perity). "Supema quarite ;" (Seek things- aboveV "Superna quaero;" (I seek heav- enly things). "Suprema quaero;" (I seek the highest). THE GR-WES FAMILY IN ENGLAKD. The family of Graves is one of the most ancient iii England. It went in with the Norman army, and its member.s have been De (jrevis, Dc Greves, Grcvo, Grave, Greaves, Greeves and Graves. In the portion of Doomsday Book for l,in- cohishirc it is recorded: "In Horbeliiige hbt Grevc III car t-ra ad gld t-ra ad IIII car — In Draitone ■ llundret hbt Gtkvv VI bov t-ra ad gld - t-ra ad VI bov." In Latin extended: 2 "In Horbclinge habet Greve quatuor *■ carucatas terrae ad geldam; terra ad J r|uatuor carucas. In Draitone Hundred J lialjct Grevo sex bovatas terrae ad gel— - dam: terra ad sex bovas." Translated =" III Horbelingc Greve holds four caru— catcs ( about 400 acres) of land, for whichrJ lie pays geld (civil tax levied for sup-* port of the state) ; there is land for four ploughs i*^ and "In Draitone Hundred Greve holds six bc^B vates (about 75 acres) of land for which he pa*^— .j gold ; there is land for six oxen." The family lived in early days in that p^^ of England now known as counties Lincoln, >^^^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 263 am, Derby and York, occupying the north- art of the three first named and the south- )art of York. The first recorded family was known as Greves or Greaves, in the 1 of Beeley, near Chatsworth, in the north- )art of Derbyshire, and a few miles from nitherly boundary of York, where the family ;d as early as the reign of Henry HI (1216- |. John Greaves, a descendant in the reign lizabeth (1558- 1602), became a purchaser Jeeley," a quaint old house with an enclosed , on the hill above Beeley, and now known hilltop," and it was occupied as a family until about 1664, when it was sold to John, of Rutland. 1 the little church at Beeley, within the altar is a fine flat stone on which are cut the of arms of the family, the motto "Superna TO," and the following inscription: This marble stone doth presse but not op- e the body of John Greaves of Greaves, Esq., always was a true son of the church of Eng- merciful and charitable to the poor, patient courageous in a tedious sickness, and at h, bein.s: full of faith and hope, did exchange roublesome world for a better, upon the 13th Df October, in the year of our Lord 1694. his wife, b. of Geo. Bird, of Stenly Hall, , ob. May. 25, 1700." rom the visitations of Derbyshire, in the ge of Arms, and from Mss. in the British lum the following descent of the early lers of the family is extracted: (i). John I Greves. (2). Hugo de la Grevis, vixit . Henry HI (1216-1272). (3) William de evis, filius Hugonis, temp. Edward I (1272- ). (4) Egidrus de la Greves, Letitia uxor 1316- (5) Thomas de la Greves, filius Egi- temp. Edward HI (1327-1377), (6) Jo- es de la Grevis, fil. Thomas, fil. Egidri, temp. ird HI. (7) John. (8) William and wife 's. (9) John, 1497: buried December 30, (10) John of Greaves; buried December [595. (11) John of Greaves and Beeley. John of Greaves, Beeley and Woodhouse, zed September 17, 1581, and living 1634; eight sons and three daughters. (13) John leeley; buried February 6, 1673-74. (14) of Stanton Hall and Biggin ; born in 1644 ; without issue, October 13, 1694. The family had early scattered over the sur- rounding country. As early as 1574 members of it are mentioned as at Kings Norton in Wor- cester county, where, in the chapel, is found a large monument to Sir Richard Greves, Kt., with crest; he died in 163 1. In the rolls of the Exchequer Lay Subsidies for Buckingham and Northampton counties, there are found taxes laid against different members of the family as early as 1522, and from that time forward. John Graves was a resident of Cleckheaton, in the parish of Birstall, and Wapentake of Morley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, as early as the time of Edward IV (1461-1483), and from him descended several of the most prominent fami- lies in Great Britain. The following is the lineage of the family of Graves of Mickleton Manor : ( 1 ) . John Graves, of Cleckheaton, Edward IV (1461-1483). (2). Robert, of Cleckheaton, Henry VH (1485-1509). (3)- John, of Beamsley, in \\ est Riding of Yorkshire, born in 1513, settled in London at the age of eighty years; died there in 1616, at the age of one hundred and three years ; buried in St. Martin's, Ltidgate. There is a fine portrait of him by Cornelius Janson on a panel in Mickleton House, painted when he was in his one hundred and second year, and an engraving of him when one hundred and two years old in Nash's "His- tory of Worcestershire." He had brothers, Will- iam of Cleckheaton and Hugh of York. Wife, daughter of Mensier, of Creke, County Norfolk. (4). Richard, of London, born 1572; died in April, 1626; buried in St. Martins, Ludgate. Wife was eldest daughter of William Gourney, of Moore Hall, Yardley, Hertfordshire. He had brother John, rector of Colemore, Hampshire, who was father of John, Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford, anti Sir Edward, physician to Charles II, created baronet in 1645. (5). Richard, born September 6, 1610. Bencher of Lincoln's Inn and receiver general of Middlesex in the time of the Commonwealth; purchased the manors of Ashton and Weston with the royalty of Kiftsgate Hundred, in Gloucester- shire in 1654, and the manor of Mickleton in 1656; died May 9, 1669: buried in St. James, Clerken- well. First "wife, Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Bates, of London, Gent. ; second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Robinson, Esq., governor of ^64 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Gravesend and Tilburyport. He had nineteen children: six sons, of whom only one survived youtli. and thirteen daughters. His brother, Colonel William Graves, was the founder of the family in Ireland. (6). Samuel, of Mickleton, Esq., only sur- viving; son of Richard, born August 24, 1649; died September 9, 1708; buried at Mickleton. Wife. Susanna, daughter of Admiral Richard Swann. They had six sons and three daughters ; none left descendants, except the eldest son. (7). Richard, of Mickleton, Esq., "the Anti- quary ;" portrait given in Nash's "Worcester- shire." Corrected dates of birth and death, April 22, 1677, and September 17, 1729. Wife, Eliza- beth, daughter of Thomas Morgan, and widow of Captain Williamson. (8). Morgan, of Mickleton, Esq., born Novem- ber 9, 1708. Bencher of Lincoln's Inn; died De- cember 26, 1771, buried at Mickleton. Wife, Anne, daughter of James Walwyn, of Long- worth, in Herefordshire. He had brother Rich- ard, educated at Pembroke College, Oxford ; elected fellow of "All Souls" in 1736, rector of Claverton, in Somerset, and author of "The Spir- itual Quixote;" died November 23, 1804. Also brother, Oiarles Gasper, Rector of Tissington, Derbyshire, said to have been the original of "The Spiritual Quixote." Also brother, Danvers, who died in Persia in 1752. (;9). Walwyn, of Mickleton, Esq., born July 20, 1744: died in 1813, without issue. Wife, Sarah Fletcher, died 181 1 : he was succeeded by his brother, Richard Morgan. (10). Richard Morgan, D. D., successively rector of Hindlip, Worcestershire, vicar of Mick- leton. and vicar of Malvern. Succeeded his brother at Mickleton, and died in 181 5» aged sixty-three. He had brother. Captain Danvers, of the Sixty-seventh Regiment, who died in the West Indies, 1789, aged thirty-six, and four sis- ters. His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of John Shermor, of Hannington, county Wilts ; she died in 1832. (ii). Morgan, Rev., of Mickleton, born June I, 1778: died, unmarried, November 25, 1819. and was succeeded by his brother John. (12). John, of Mickleton, Esq., born June 5, 1780. Lieutenant in the Twenty-third Regi- ment, died 1818. His wife was Anne, daughter of John Thomas, of Penryn, County Conw He had a sister, Elizabeth, who married Cha Gray, who took the name of Graves, and has scendants living. John Graves left no sons, eldest daugiiter, Elizabeth, married Sir John 1/ well Steele, Bart., who took the name of Gra in 1863. Their only child was a daughter, Frai Elizabeth, who married R. S. Brown, who ! the name of Graves. On tlie death of the d daughter, her husband, daug^hter and her husk the property reverted to Mary John Graves, youngest daughter of John Graves. She born in 18 18. married Maxwell Hamilton, E of Dublin, who died in 1867. She died Fd)ni 4, 1885, and the head of the house is now tl son. (13). Sidney Graves Hamilton, of Mid ton. and now of Kiftsgate Court, Esq., born J ^3, 1855. The Graves family in Ireland was foon by Colonel William Graves, son of Ridi Graves (No. 4 in Mickleton family pedign He was sent to Ireland as colonel command a regiment of horse in the parliamentary ai in 1649 or 1650. He was granted lands at Ba mack and Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, ; previous to the restoration he disposed of lands in Ireland and returned to England, leav two of his sons in Ireland. One settled in north, and from him the family of. Lord Gra is said to have descended ; the odier settled n Limerick, in the south, and his family is gr below. ( I ) . Colonel William Graves, son of R ard Graves, of London, fourth in Mickleton fa ily. (2). Henry, bom in November, 1652. was given the name of "Claymore'* or **Ha of the Long Sword," as he never went abn without his formidable blade, not even when go to church at Croom, where he attended, "for f of the hostility of the Irish papists," as he s He held at Greybridge. (3) . John, son of H« born in 1682 : sheriff of Limerick in 172a • Rev. James, son of John, born November 17 13; vicar of Kilfinnan, County Limerid. died November 21, 1783, in the parish he scr for thirty-eight years. His tombstone bears inscription: '"Let the voices of his friends his flock speak his character.'* He had a brd Henry, who was father of Rev. Henry M< Graves, and grandfather of General Grave! THE STATE OF VERMONT. 265 Ireland. Another brother was Richard Graves, high sheriff of Limerick and Waterford, who died in 18 15. (S). Thomas, son of Rev. James, Very Rev. Dean of Ardfert, and then of Connor, bom March 3, 1745; married March 8, 1771, Anne Dunlevie. He died September 30, 1828. His brothers were : James William Graves, paymaster of the Fifth Regiment; Rev. John Graves, rec- tor of Ballingarry; Very Rev. Richard Graves, born October i, 1763, fellow of Trin- ity College, Dublin, in 1786, who, in 1807, pub- lished his important work on "The Pentateuch/' and in 18 13 was made professor of divinity in the Dublin University, and dean of Ardagh. Rev. Richard Graves married, August i, 1787, Eliza Mary Drought, daughter of Rev. James Drought, F. T. C. D., and professor of divinity, and had sons. Rev. Richard Hastings Graves and Robert James Graves, the famous Dublin physician, whose reputation has become world-wide, and whose writings have been translated into many languages, and who revolutionized the old system of bleeding and starving fevers, and said that his epitaph should be : "He fed fevers." Dr. Graves was the father of : Rev. Richard Drought Graves, born in 1832, died January 5, 1871. Colonel Will- iam Grogan Graves, of Cloghan Castle, Kings county, J. P., bom February 14, 1836; married in 1877 Georgianna Marshall, of Baronne Court, Tipperary, and had children, Robert Kennedy Grogan Graves, born January i, 1878, and Will- iam Geoffrey Plantaganet Graves, born May 22, 1881 ; Colonel Graves died February 17, 1890. Georgianna Arabella, married in 1857 Edward Blackburn, Q. C, of Rathfamham Castle, third son of the Right Hon. Lord Chancellor Black- bum. Elizabeth married Major Armstrong. Florence married Major Parsons, R. A. (6). Colonel James William, of the Eigh- teenth Royal Irish Regiment, bom 1774. (See "Burke's Landed Gentry" for children. (7). John Crosbie, bom July 2, 1776; died January 13, 1835; married in 1806, Helena, daughter of Rev. Robert Perceval, and had sons: John Thomas, F. R. S. and B. L. Rev. Robert Perce- val, who married Helen Bellasis, of Windermere, England ; he was rector at Windermere, and in- timate friend of Wordsworth and Mrs. Hemans ; he was biographer of Sir W. Rowan Hamilton, the famous mathematician; he spent the last quarter of a centur>' at Dublin, and waS vice warden of Alexandra College, Dublin, James Per- ceval, who married Georgianna Lees ; Right Rev. Charles Graves, lord bishop of Limerick. (8). Right Rev. Charles, D. D., lord bishop of Lim.erick, F. R. S., LL. D., of Oxford, for- merly fellow Trinity College, Dublin. Residence, the Palace, Henry street. Limerick, and "Park- nasilla," in Kenmare, County Kerry. His lord- ship was bom November 12, 1812; educated at Trinity College, Dublin; B. A., 1835; M. A. and fellow, 1836; D. D., 1851; professor of mathe- matics Dublin University, 1843-62 ; dean of Clon- fert, 1864-66, in which latter year he was conse- crated bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. He married September 15, 1840, Selina, daugh- ter of John Cheyne, M. D., physician general to the forces in Ireland. He had children as fol- lows : John Cheyne, B. A., Bengal Civil Service, bom November i6i 1841, died September 9,1868. Alfred Perceval, M. A., H. M's inspector of schools. Arnold Felix, M. A., barrister at law, who had children, Perceval and Geraldine Per- ceval. Charles Larcom, M. A., bom December 15, 1856; married July 30, 1889, Alice Emma Gray, sister of Sir Edward Gray, M. P.; one son Cecil, born March 6, 1892. Robert Wynd- ham, H. M.'s consul at Erzeroum, born in 1857. Helena Cecelia, married Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lyttleton Powys, and died June 27, 1886. Rosa- mund Selina, married July 3, 1877, Rear Admiral Richard Massie Blomfield, late R. N. Augusta Caroline. Ida Margaret, married September 14, 1885, Captain Sir Edward Poore, 4th Bart., R. N. (9) Alfred Perceval, M. A., H. M.'s in- spector of schools, born July i2, 1846; married December 29, 1874, Jane, eldest daughter of James Cooper Cooper, Esq., and has issue: Philip Perceval, born February 25, 1876, of Har- leybury College; Richard Massie, bom Septem- ber 14, 1880; Alfred Perceval, born December 14, 1881 ; Mary, bom June 6, 1877 ; Susan Win- throp Savatier, bom March 23, 1885. Alfred Perceval married December 30, 1891, Amalie Elizabeth Sophie, eldest daughter of Professor Heinrich Von Ranke, M. D., of Munich, and by her has issue: Clarissa Janie, bom November 29, 1892; Rosaleen-Louise, born March 7, 1894. 266 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Mr. Graves is a poet of acknowledged high stand- ing, and has written many charming poems and ballads. He resides at TauHton, England. Lineage of Lord Graves, Baron of Gravesend, County Londonderry, Ireland, and of Sir Graves Sawle, Baronet: (i) Colonel William Graves, son of Richard Graves, of London, fourth in Mickleton family. (2) James, descendant of Colonel William; married Miss Hcrdman, daughter, and co-heir of Sir John Herdman Knt., of Stannington, and died leaving, among others, Samuel, married Miss Moore and had issue ; Thomas, barrister at law ; James, died unmarried ; Rev. John, of Castle Dawson, in Ire- land, married Jane, daughter of John Hudson, Esq., and had sons. Rear Admiral Samuel Graves, R. N., Admiral John, R. N., Sir Thomas, K. B., vice aamiral of the blue, a highly dis- tinguished naval officer, second in command to Lord Nelson at Copenhagen, died in 18 14, and IV, Admiral Richard, R. N. ; the fourth son of Samuel was Admiral Samuel, R. N., (one son and four grandsons admirals in this family.) The second son of Rev. John was Admiral John, married April 20, 1786, Elizabeth, daughter, and eventually sole heir of Richard Sawle, I^sq., and died May 16, 181 1, leaving a son and suc- cessor. Sir Joseph- Sawle Oaves Sawle, born December 10, 1793, created baronet, ]\ larch 22, 1836; father of present baronet. Sir Charles Brune' Graves Sawle, born October 16, 1816. The second son of James was, (3) Rear Admiral Thomas, of Thanckes, Cornwall, born in 1680; married in 17 13, ^liss Warne, and in 1723, Eliza- beth, daughter of Gilbert Budgell, D. D., of St. Thomas's, near Exeter, and had issue ; William, one of the masters in chancery, and (4) Admiral Thomas, elevated to the peerage October 24, 1795, as Lord Graves, baron of Gravesend, Coun- ty Londonderry. His lordship married in 1771, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of William Peere WiUiams, Esq., Chadleigh, in Devonshire. He died February 9, 1802, and was succeeded by, (5) Lord Thomas North, born May 28, 1775; married June 2^, 1803, Lady Mary Paget, young- est daughter of Henry, first Earl of Uxbridge. He died February 7, 1830, and was succeeded by (6) Lord William Thomas, born April iS, 1804, married August 11, 1829, Sophie Theresa, daughter of General Berthier, and relict of Gen- eral Count Bruyere. His second wife Louise Adele Malene. He died March 20, 1 and was succeeded by the present (7) ] Clarence Edward, born June 7, 1847, "^ May 8, 1870, Katharine Frederica, eldest da ter of Sir Thomas W. C. Murdock, K. C. J! Another branch of the family in Ire sprang from Richard Graves, brother of James, fourth in the Colonel William Gr family: (4) Richard, high sheriff of Lime and Waterford, died in 1815. (5) Anthony, had brother James, father of Rev. Richard, grandfather of Rev. James, vicar of Ston\i (6) William, J. P. (7) Anthony Elly, who brother Samuel Robert, late M. P. for Liveq who was father of William S., Robert EUv Herbert A., of Liverpool; he also had bro J. Palmer, who had sons George P., Cha Robert, and three others, names not known, thony Elly married Harriet Houghton, siste Elizabeth Houghton, who married his bro Samuel Robert. (8) William Robert, M. Trinity College, Dublin, has brothers Sar Houghton, M. A., Trinity College, Cambri* barrister at law, F. P. Graves, R. N., and thony Elly. The important families of Greaves, of J! field Hall, County Stafford; Greaves of P Hall and Elmsall Lodge, County Bucks ; and 1 ers, trace their descendants from the anc Derbyshire family. A branch of the familv w tied in York at a very early day. Hugh, bro( of John of Beamsley, third in the Mickleton fi ily, was M. P. for York in several parliame sheriff of York in 1559; M. P. of the sa 1570-71, and lord mayor of York in 1578. J< was lord mayor of York m 1570, married dau ter of Gervase Greenhurst, of Greenhurst Co ty, Lancaster, and had sons: John, Hugh, William, Thomas and Anthonv. lo Jr., became mayor of Hull in 1598, and \i-a5 father of sons : Hugh ; Thomas, who had 9 John and Thomas; Benjamin; John. Antho son of John, mayor of York, was sjword-bea of York. He had a son Thomas. Many of the descendants of the diffarfl the -' ■ 5-" S^'ii^^) h^ par- .-.. \: - :> -vi-.h the Dutch, ■>-. : < -a;. :: July, 1653. ..•,.- J : -;>J. Winthrop ■: *- :< ir AMe and Godly -.•"• :• y-:^',iv.d and did \- * -< :ji:her. Will- ■."u. N^x^.va. born in •v •■ v: .•■•.:rvh. Charlcs- ^ .*> ".irriod, iKforc >. .^- •. :•..'■■::.■ Adams, of ^^. ^ ^ -v •.••"c*r :he great- : V. <.v*.-.'. '.'^rosident of . ..t \--.x-T S. 1W4, and >;0o >.*.Arkh.iwk, who .. - .1. > ^ ^T.indiather. ^ ... -.^t { ■:^A-^,i^d, 1656; ...., -. -.vi-r?6-7, Richard, born April 7, 1672. John, bom May 10, 1674. Deliverance, bom in 1676. Marj-, born May 23, 1680. Ebenezer, bom Febn.«an»- 28, 1682. Hester, born April 3, 1689. John Graves, third generation, son of Joseph, second generation, born May 10, 1674: married Sarah Loker October 10, 17 10. 'rtiey deeded their lands in Sudbury, Massachusetts, to Ebe- nezer Dacon, October 11, 1726, and moved into Connecticut. Children: Miriam, bom January 19, 17 12; married Henry Dclamore, New London, Con- necticut. Mary, born July 18, 1714: married Decemlxir 28, 1731, Cornelius Bigelow. John, born January 27, 1720. John Graves, fourth generation, son of John, third generation, horn in Sudbury, Massachus- etts, January 27, 1720, went with his parents to Connecticut, probably to Killingly, where his cousins Richard and Lebbens went; he married a ^iiss Russell and lived and died in Pomfret, CcMuiecticut, a town adjoining Killingly. Children: Rufus, soldier in Revolutionarv war. Richard. John, lived in Thompson, near Prnnfrit, and hod five daughters, Ruth, Hannah, Mary, Caroline and Sarah. Asa, born Novem- ber 4. 1755. Luther, born May i, 1766. David, born October 13 or 14, 1768. Experience: mar- ried David Cutler, then J. P. Plank. Lvdia, married Joseph Green. Polly, married a Jones - LiTiiKR Gravf.s, fifth generation, son of Join fourth generation, born at Pomfret, May t, I77( removed to Shrewsbury, Wrmont, about li married in t8oi, in Shrewsbury, Roxana Ca^ lK)rn November 30. 17%. He rlied in 1863. ag-* eighty-seven. Children: Susan C, born N'ovemlKT — T8(y'): married April 10. 1845, Orrin Hcwett : ^ died July I, 1893. Aaron, born March 6. i8( married Orpha Moyd, in October, 1831. ]j Nelsi^n, born in August, 1809, died January, iS N<>rman, lK>rn January 24, t8ii: marrierl W uary i, 1834, Ruth \\'. r,raves. daughter of uncle John Graves : he died September 9, I _ Luther R., born Novenil>er 26, 1812. Ro.^b— born April 6. 1816; married, July 16, 1836. W THE STATE OF VERMONT. 269^ Downs, of Bennington^ Vermont. Columbia, bom May 29, 1820; married, March 4, 1845, Jerusha W. Jennison. Orison, born May 11, 1822; married, February 23, 1846, Sarah T. Keith. Marion H., bom February 28, 1824 ; mar- ried October 24, 1852, Louis A. Goodnow. Han- nah, bom April 17, 1826, died July 16, 1835. Lima E., bom Febmary 20, 1829; married Oc- tober 15, 1846, Marvin Sanders. Luther RJ Graves, sixth generation, son of Luther, fifth generation, bom at Shrewsbur}-, Ver- mont, November 26, 1812; married at Wood- stock, Connecticut, in October, 1839, Sarah Maria Russell, of Barre, Vermont; she died in Ben- nington, Vermont, January 24, 1890. He was president of the First National Bank of Benning- ton for over thirty years, and died March 31, 1894. Children: William Russell, born May 27, 1841. Luther Henry, born March 9, 1843, died April 23, 1843. J^^^ Maria, born April 11, 1844, died August 13, 1865. Agnes Roxana, bom March 12, 1846, died October 2, 1847. Eugene L., bom January 21, 1848. Henry Green Root, bom December 5, 1849, died April 20, 1852. Frederick Orison, bom March 5, 1852. George Franklin, bom January 4, 1854. Louis Augustus, bom January 20, 1857. George Franklin Graves, seventh gen- eration, son of Luther R., sixth generation, born January 4, 1854; married June 9, 1881, L. Belle Woodman, bom October 16, 1856, daughter of Joseph H. Woodman, of Bennington, Vermont. Residence, Bellevue, Bennington, Vermont. Children : Eighth generation. Daughter, born July 28, 1882, died July 31, 1882. Hope, born December 15, 1884. Ruth born November 5, 1886. Luther Russell Graves, bom September 29, 1893. Signed and certified at Buffalo, New York, this 30th day of July, 1902. Signed John Ward Graves. LUTHER RUSSELL GRAVES. Luther Russell Graves, of Beimington, Ver- mont, was, during a conspicuously useful life ex- tending over the unusual period of eighty-two years of a century, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of his state. He was eminently successful in his career, rearing an ex- cellent family whose members inherited his own sterling traits of character in marked degree, and accumulating an ample fortune, the acquisition of which was owing entirely to his industry and sa- gacity, without the slightest departure from his own inflexible standards of absolute probity. His activities extended into the larger fields of manu- facture and finance, and he was a public-spirited promoter of every cause advantageous to the community. He was bom November 26, 18 12, in Shrews- bury, Rutland county, Vermont. His parents were of that rugged type of character peculiar to the early generations of that state, whose in- fluence has been strongly discerned in all sections of the country. They were poor, and their strag- gles were severe. The father, Luther Graves,, bom May i, 1776, was a man of high character, a farmer who reared his family upon a small and shallow soiled tfact. In 1801 he married Roxana Case, bom November 30, 1786, wha proved a most devoted and capable helpmeet to him in his struggles. To them were bom eleven children: Susan Case, bom November 13, 1806, who married Orin Hewitt, April 10, 1845 1 Aaron, born March 6, 1808, who married Orpha Floyd in October, 1831 ; Loyal Nelson, born in August^ 1809; Norman, bom January 24, 181 1, who mar- ried Ruth W. Graves, January i, 1834; Luther Russell; Roxana, bom April 6, 1816, who mar- ried John Downs, July 16, 1836 ; Columbia, born. May 29, 1820, who married Jemsha W. Jennison,. March 4, 1845; Orison, bom May 11, 1822, wha married Sarah T. Keith, February 23, 1846; Marion Helen, born Febmary 28, 1824, who mar- ried Louis A. Goodnow, October 24, 1852 ; Han- nah, bom April 17, 1826; and Luna Ellen, born Febmary 20, 1829, who married Marvin San- ders, October 15, 1846. Luther Russell, fifth child and fourth son in the family named, aided his father in farm work until he came of age, and in the last year of his minority assisted in building a new dwelling for the family. Meantime he had attended at inter- vals the poorly equipped neighborhood school, but the meagemess of his education found more 4 than equivalent in the knowledge which he gained in later days through self-appointed reading and intercourse with men. His first employment after 270 THE STATE OF VERMONT. leaving home was for a monthly wage of nine dollars. Soon afterward he found work in a new shoe factory in Thompson, Connecticut, and by laboring sixteen hours out of the twenty-four he earned two dollars a pay, double the usual day pay. He then became a traveling tin salesman for Boynton & Whitcomb, of Templeton, Massachus- etts, and was so occupied for four years. His wage at the beginning was but nineteen dollars a month, he providing his own horse, and when his contract closed he was receiving but one dollar a day, yet during his service his frugality had en- abled him to save fifteen hundred dollars, and upon this foundation he built up his fortune. In 1839 he formed a business partnership with a younger fellow workman, Henry G. Root, who was destined to become equally well known with himself in the commercial and political history of Vermont, and this association was practically maintained until the death of Mr. Graves, and, as he himself expressed it, "with articles of honor, and without a scrap of paper," from the first to the last. Their first venture, as Graves & Root, was the establishment of a tinware factory at Bennington. For the first year the junior partner divided his time between the factory and the shops in Templeton, Massachusetts, the term of his ap- prenticeship having not yet expired. At first Mr. Root made the tinware, and it was marketed by Mr. Graves. The firm prospered, and subse- quently established branch houses in Red Hook, Troy and Watcrtown, New York, and in Bur- lington, Vermont, and conducted another for a short time in Reading, Pennsylvania. So exten- sive was the business that one hundred salesmen went out from the Bennin|Tfton shops alone. In 1844 the firm purchased eleven acres of land at East Bennington, to which place they removed their works. At various times, while engaged in his manufacturing enterprises, Mr. Graves had as business associates his brother-in-law, Louis A. GoodnoWj and one of his own sons, William R. Graves. The most eminent success in the career of Mr. Graves, however, was in financial aflfairs. In 1852 lie was one of thirteen who founded the State r.ank of Troy, New York, and ho was one of its first directors. In 1862 the finances of the^ country were in an uncertain and dangerous con- dition. Specie had long disappeared from use, and many private banks had closed in disaster. The dependable money of the country was United States treasury notes, but these were not suffi- cient for business demands. In the vear men- tioned the national banking system was provided for by act of Congress, and Mr. Graves, having unbounded confidence in the stability of the gov- ernment, whose bonds were to be the basis of the national bank currency, was principal mover in the organization of the First 'National Bank of Bennington, Vermont. Notwithstanding the unsettled conditions of the ten years preceding, incfuding the great financial panic of 1857, he had, in his capacity as a director of the State Bank of Troy, recommended large volumes of paper for discount, but with such prudence that not a dollar of loss was incurred. This afforded him a splen- did prestige, and when he urged the founding of the First National Bank of Bennington he had all-sufficient support. To its $100,000 capital he contributed $60,000, and Mr. Root $28,500; the remainder was subscribed by others, among whom was William R. Graves. The capital was subse- quently increased to $110,000, and in 1882 the bank charter was renewed. The elder Graves was president of the institution from its founding until the time of his death, and he was also retained as a director of the State Bank of Troy for a period of thirty years, declining re-election in 1893 on' account of failing health. During all these years he displayed the consummate abilities of the accomplished financier, and his conduct was unsullied by aught savoring of sharp prac- tice or double dealings. On the contrary, he made his bank the means of assisting various local en- terprises and of aiding many worthy men of small means to make a beginning in, life, remembering his own early struggles, and sympathizing with those whose experiences were somewhat similar to his own, though less in degree. Associated with him in the bank, during his later years, were his sons, George F., for several years cashier, and Fred G. and Louis A., respectively teller and bookkeeper, all of whom inherited much of his own peculiar talent, and enjoyed the advantages of his masterly training. Respect for his abilities and integrity afforded -i Mr. Graves a commanding influence even outside^ the field of finance, and a brilliant political was open to him had he desired it. He THE STATE OF VERMONT. 269^ Downs, of Bennington, Vermont. Columbia, born May 29, 1820; married, March 4, 1845, Jerusha W. Jennison. Orison, born May 11, 1822; married, February 23, 1846, Sarah T. Keith. Marion H., bom February 28, 1824 5 "tar- ried October 24, 1852, Louis A. Goodnow. Han- nah, born April 17, 1826, died July 16, 1835. Luna E., bom February 20, 1829; married Oc- tober 15, 1846, Marvin Sanders. Luther R. Graves^ sixth generation, son of Luther, fifth generation, born at Shrewsburj-, Ver- mont, November 26, 1812; married at Wood- stock, Connecticut, in October, 1839, Sarah Maria Russell, of Barre, Vermont; she died in Ben- nington, Vermont, January 24, 1890. He was president of the First National Bank of Benning- ton for over thirty years, and died March 31, 1894. Children: William Russell, born ]\Iay 27, 1841. Luther Henry, born March 9, 1843, died April 23, 1843. J^^^ Maria, born April 11, 1844, died August 13, 1865. Agnes Roxana, bom March 12, 1846, died October 2, 1847. Eugene L., born January 21, 1848. Henry Green Root, bom December 5, 1849, died April 20, 1852. Frederick Orison, born March 5, 1852. George Franklin, born January 4, 1854. Louis Augustus, bom January 20, 1857. George Franklin Graves, seventh gen- eration, son of Luther R., sixth generation, born January 4, 1854; married June 9, 1881, L. Belle Woodman, bom October 16, 1856, daughter of Joseph H. Woodman, of Bennington, Vermont. Residence, Bellevue, Bennington, Vermont. Children : Eighth generation. Daughter, born July 28, 1882, died July 31, 1882. Hope, born December 15, 1884. Ruth born November 5, 1886. Luther Russell Graves, born September 29, 1893. Signed and certified at Buffalo, New York, this 30th day of July, 1902. Signed John Ward Graves. LUTHER RUSSELL GRAVES. Luther Russell Graves, of Bennington, Ver- mont, was, during a conspicuously useful life ex- tending over the unusual period of eighty-two years of a century, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of his state. He was eminently successful in his career, rearing an ex- cellent family whose members inherited his own sterling traits of character in marked degree, and acctmiulating an ample fortune, the acquisition of which was owing entirely to his industry and sa- gacity, without the slightest departure from his own inflexible standards of absolute probity. His activities extended into the larger fields of manu- facture and finance, and he was a public-spirited promoter of every cause advantageous to the community. He was born November 26, 1812, in Shrews- bury, Rutland county, Vermont. His parents were of that rugged type of character peculiar to the early generations of that state, whose in* fluence has been strongly discerned in all sections, of the country. They were poor, and their strag- gles were severe. The father, Luther Graves,, born May i, 1776, was a man of high character, a farmer who reared his family upon a small and shallow soiled tract. In 1801 he married Roxana Case, bom November 30, 1786, who- proved a most devoted and capable helpmeet to him in his struggles. To them were born eleven children : Susan Case, born November 13, 1806, who married Orin Hewitt, April 10, 1845 J Aaron, born March 6, 1808, who married Orpha Floyd in October, 1831 ; Loyal Nelson, born in August,^ 1809; Norman, born January 24, 181 1, who mar- ried Ruth W. Graves, January i, 1834; Luther Russell; Roxana, born April 6, 18 16, who mar- ried John Downs, July 16, 1836; Columbia, bora May 29, 1820, who married Jerasha W. Jennison,^ March 4, 1845; Orison, born May 11, 1822, wha married Sarah T. Keith, Febmary 23, 1846; Marion Helen, born February 28, 1824, who mar- ried Louis A. Goodnow, October 24, 1852 ; Han- nah, bom April 17, 1826; and Luna Ellen, born Febmary 20, 1829, who married Marvin San- ders, October 15, 1846. Luther Russell, fifth child and fourth son in the family named, aided his father in farm work until he came of age, and in the last year of his minority assisted in building a new dwelling for the family. Meantime he had attended at inter- vals the poorly equipped neighborhood school, but the meagemess of his education found more 4 than equivalent in the knowledge which he gained in later days through self-appointed reading and intercourse with men. His first emplojrment after 272 THE STATE OF VERMONT. insiancc, aiul ihc accouiUi cumiuiitcui»|K:n ■■{ ilic lucal lnnly of that denomination, as well as -.i other worthy objects. He was an early memL»er oi the Ccnnington Bat- tle Monument and Hi>t':'ncal Society, of which he has been treasurer since 1S94, and he is a prominent member of Moiiegan Tribe, Independ- ent Order of Red ^len. On June 9, 1881, Mr. Graves was married to Miss Lizzie Belle W'-xidman, born in Dunkirk, New York. October 16, 1856. Her parents were Joseph H. and Koxanna iDmcj \\*dman; the father was a native of Sanbornton, New Hamp- shire, born May i, 1S32, and the mother was a native of Andover, Massachusetts, born Decem- ber 15, 1S27. Her paternal ancestors were of early colonial times, the first being Edward, who came from England in the ship James, and set- tled in Xewbury, Massachusetts, in 1635. H^ was a man of ^trong character, and of command- ing influence in public affairs. He was one of the fifteen out of ninety-une of the grantees oi Newbury who were privileged to be called "Mas- ter,"' from which our present **!Mr." ha^ been abbreviated, with entire loss of the dignity which once attached to the title. He occupied various positions of honor and trust : he was deputy to the general court in 1636-7, 1639 and 1643, ^"^ was for many years om of a committee **to settle and end small causes." The Woo(hnans bore a prominent part in the war for independence. A full account of the family appears in "History of Sanbornton," by Runmclls, published in 1881. and in the "History of Newbury and Westbury, from 1635 to 1845," "^y Joshua CofYcn, published by Samuel G. Drake in 1845. Through her honorable ancestry, ]\Irs. Graves is a member of the order of tlie Daughters of the American Revolution, and is active in numerous social, literary and charitable organizations. She is a lady of many accomplishments, has traveled extensively, is an earnest student, and particularly well versed in New England genealogy. Her ar- tistic taste is well displayed in the beatitiful fam- ily residence which is her home, and which was erected under her supervision. Of her mar- riage with Mr. Graves were bom, in Bennington, t^ — ft.ur children. Tlie eldest, a dau^:=.- July 28, 1 88-?, and lived only ihnt : children Hving* are Hope, bom Z^c 1884: Ruth, born November 5, iSi*: : i= Russell, namesake for his paternal ^ born September 29, 1893. i/APTAIX DAVID C GOR?!-:! c'aptain David C. Gorham, a verersi: :? ouluirist of Westminster, and an hor.rr*: ci* sjKvted citizen, was l^irn at South HoDrr -*^ o. 1818. Reared on a farm, he atten^iciic? trie: schtH>K after which he completed hii at Ashby .Vcademy, then taught school Gcc lie took crreat interest in militarv taCGS. * was captain of the last company of tcIssS trained in the West Parish, it being on iiie orsranization of the state militia. Captain Gorham spent two years of hb manluxxl in business in Boston, then locaai* his present farm property of nearly fivchos* acres. lie carries on general fanning, incia^ stock-raising, having about forty head of cJ» of a giXHl grade, two hundred sheep, andai3^ Ikt of horses. lie deals extensively in icos of which he is a good judge, handling sss * crreat value, and was the first to receive tb 3* drcil-tloUar ]iremium at the agricultural fair » in Springtieiil, Massachusetts. Among the a* horses which he has sold, is a gelding. "^ Mountain Morgan,*' a family driving horse, sr ^^hich he received five hundred dollars. He^^ cnpios a substantial dwelling house, theoideSJ the parish, and his other buildings, whidi^ conuntxlious and well equipped, are new, te^ been erected to replace barns that were setoc* b\' an incendiary, who plead *'guilty" «* cauglit, and was convicted. Captain GorhaniBtf ried, October i, 1848, Jane Wilcox, by whoaj has lour c'nildren, namely : Henry C; Susan J Clara : and Edwin E., of Boston, Massadius^ CH.\RI.ES HENRY CONVERSE. Charles Henry Converse, one of the entop ing and progressive agriculturists of East I ney. \'crmont, is a descendant of Norman-Hu( not stock, and the name was spelled, in Fra Coinguierse, but in the time of William the ( THE STATE OF VERMONT. 273 the family removed to England, and the was gradually change first to Conzers and D Converse. ward Converse, the pioneer of the name s country, came over with Winthrop's s company in 1630, and he was very prom- ' identified with all the affairs of the new of Massachusetts, especially those that led to the public welfare. He was instru- l in building the Charleston ' ferry, and it iiefly through his efforts that the founda- E the town of Wobum was laid. In 1640 ;rted the first building there, and from 1644 lis death, which occurred in 1663, he was :lv elected to serve as selectman of the and in 1660 he was chosen to act as deputy general court. His descendants are to be in every state of the Union. Deacon IS Converse, great-great-grandfather of C. inverse, was bom in Manchester county, chusetts, in 171 1. He removed to Thom- bnnecticut, in 1730, where Joel Converse, prandfather of C. H. Converse, was bom 0; he emigrated to the township of hymt, Hampshire, in 1788. Marquis Converse, :ather of C. H. Converse, was bom in New Hampshire, in 1789, and Major P. Converse, father of C. H. Converse, was I the same town in 1820. H. Converse, son of Major P. Mills Con- was born in Lyme, New Hampshire, Au- 5, 1847. He received his education in the m schools of his native town, and he com- i his business career with the Passumpsic a division of Boston & Maine) Railroad, rbrook, province of Quebec, where he was d to learn the freight and passenger busi- So faithfully did he perform his duties ter being in their employ for fifteen months appointed freight and passenger agent at ook, where he remained for nine years. expiration of that time he located in St. ury, Vermont, where he acted in the same y for three years ; he then gave up the d business and removed to Thetford, Ver- whcre he was engaged in agricultural pur- or three years ; he was thereafter engaged ng clerk with the Central Vermont Railroad rce years in Brattleboro ; later he was ap- d to the position of freight cashier at New isx London, Connecticut. In 1894 he located in Put- ney, where he purchased .a farm of eighty acres, and since then he has been engaged in general famiing, making a specialty of dairy products, and sweet com for canning purpose. During the winter and spring of 1901-1902 Mr. Converse shipped over forty tons of milk from a dairy of eighteen cows; his stock embraces Guernseys, Jerseys and Durhams. Mr. Converse is what might be termed a scientific farmer, and, al- though his farm is not very large, yet the results far surpass those of many more acres in cultiva- tion, and his crops average about twenty-five acres a year. Mr. Converse has a method of economy ; he purchases his grain in car lots from wholesale dealers, and in this manner he has saved the profits of the middleman and jobber; he handles about a carload a month, and in the five years that he has been engaged in that en* terprise he has purchased more than three thou* sand dollars' worth of grain. He was formerly interested in the sale of agricultural implements and machinery. He is a prominent member of the Gk>lden Cross Lodge, Brattleboro. Mr. Con- verse is now (1903) serving his fourth term as a member of Putney board of selectmen. Mr. Converse was united in marriage to Miss Georg^nna Heath, a daughter of J. Bradlee and Lucetta (Pulsifer) Heath. Three children have been bom of this union: Charles, who died at the age of eighteen months; Florence M. and Charles Avalon Converse. JEROME V. SHAW. Jerome V. Shaw, of Putney, is a successful and prosperous farmer and dairyman, owning a highly productive and finely improved farm. A native of this town, he was born November 6,. 1837, a son of Varnum Shaw, and a grandson of William Shaw, who served in the war of 1812. Varnum Shaw, a carpenter by trade, lived in Putney until his death in 1859. ^^ was a Free- mason, and very prominent in the order. Of his union with Louisa Lord, six children were born, namely: Weston died in childhood; Benjamin married, first, Harriet Taflf, and, second, Lydia Benton; William married Mary Hubbard; George married Mary Stanton; Jerome V.; and Harriet married George Sabin. The mother 274 THE STATE OF VERMONT. survived her hiisl)an(l, dyinfj at the age of sev- enty-two years. Jerome V. Shaw was educated in the district schools. Engaging in agricultural pursuits from early manhood, he labored energetically, exercis- ing good judgment and prudence, and has met with a well deserved success in his efforts. Since taking possession of his present farm he has made improvements of an excellent character, entirely remodeling the house, the greater part of which is new, erecting a barn ninety by forty feet, a tobacco storehouse seventy feet long, and a corn crib twenty-six by twenty feet, these buildings having all been put up soon after the memorable flood of 1861, when the Connecticut burst its banks, and destroyed those previously erected. Mr. Shaw applies himself to the various branches of farming, but makes a specialty of raising popcorn, harvesting from twenty-five hun- dred to twenty-eight hundred bushel baskets full annually from about thirty acres, and keeping from fifty to sixty head of cattle, producing large quantities of milk, which he ships to Boston. In the management of his farming interests he em- ploys three men during seedtime and harvest, keeping but twb in the winter season. -Mr. Shaw married, June 7, 1865, Adelaide Joslyn, who was born in Putney in 1841, a daughter of Benjamin and Caroline (Rumrill) Joslyn, prosperous members of the farming com- munity of this town, in which both spent their entire lives, Mr. Joslyn dying March 24, 1878, aged eighty- four years, and Mrs. Joslyn, on Jan- uary 22, 1878. They reared a family of ten (laughters, namely: Betsey married David Dru- ry ; Caroline married Edward Loud ; Jane mar- ried Herbert Robbins; Sarah married Asa IMiillips: Elmira married Warren Smith; Delphia married Samuel Parker; Lydia mar- nod Khner Loud : Abbie married Rev. Al- bert Gould; Adelaide is now Mrs. Shaw; and Emma married Theodore Lord. Mrs. Shaw's paternal grandfather, Job Joslyn, was one of the pioneer farmers of Vermont, living first in Chesterfield, and later on West Hill, near Put- ney, where he sjK*nt his last years. He married Lydia Wilson, a daughter of Job Wilson, and they became the parents of eight children, as fol- 1 • Benjamin, Lydia, Mary, Sallie, James. ton and Jarvis. The only child born of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Shaw was a dai ter, I^nima Louisa, who married George A and died in 1895, aged twenty-five years. NOBLE FINNEY DUNSHEL The popular merchant of this name in Bi is one of those men everybody likes to raed asniuch as his past experiences have given b fund of anecdotes whose recital makes him a charming companion. He spent some tin California at the most interesting period nected with the history of the famous "f niners" and was an eye witness to the m camp life, whose characteristics and drai incidents have furnished inexhaustible ma for the literary genius of Bret Harte and 1 Twain. A good deal of what happened ii then turbulent territory was seen by Mr. '. shee, and he came in contact with some 0 actors who made California history of the peculiar in the early fifties. It was but a years after the discovery of g^ld was i which led to such a revolutionary rush 2i seldom been seen in the civilized world, besides all this, Mr. Dunshee has mudi t< of the Civil war, in which he figured crcdi and conspicuously, and few have seen life i its phases and moods with a more obsen^an than the genial merchant to whom this bi pliy is devoted. Among the early pioneers contributed to tol town by that fruitful mother of cole called Connecticut, was Thomas Dunshee, was of Scotch-Irish lineage. He settled farm and spent his whole life in the peaceful suirs of agriculture. He married jMarv- S who died in 1887 after becoming the moth six children. Among these was Roben Dun who grew up on his father's farm in Bristol learned the trade of a wheelwright, bv the i cise of which he made a livelihood until c cut short his career at the age of fifty-four y He married Zylphia Pettibone, a native of Bi and a daughter of a Connecticut inimi^jrant, to this union we are indebted for the birth ol gentleman whose life story is now to occupy attention. Noble F. Dunshee was bom in Bristol, .^ 4, 1833, and twenty years afterward made THE STATE OF VERMONT. 275 to California bv what was then known as the erland route," to distinguish it from the pas- ?. by way of the Isthmus of Panama. He re- ned in California until 1854, and during the sequent five years was getting his first knowl- e of the mercantile business as clerk in a dry- ds store, in Bristol. In 1859 he went to Colo- 3 and spent two years in the mining regions hat state, after which he returned to Bristol )ecome a soldier of the Union. In 1862 he sted in Company G, Fourteenth Regiment, inont Volunteers, which had been recruited in around Bristol and was later attached to the 5t Army Corps. He was in the battle of Get- mrg with his company, which made a remark- r gallant record in that terrible struggle, los- four killed and thirteen wounded, out of fifty sent for duty. As their enlistment had been J for nine months, he was mustered out in 3, but remained in the government service as uty provost marshal at Bristol. He spent le time in Florida securing recruits for the ro regiments then being organized by the gov- ment and at the close of the war began deal- in Merino sheep for shipment to western •kets. This occupation continued two years fn, in connection with others, he spent some ? in the lumber business, but disposed of his rests in 1866 to engage in merchandising. In : 3'ear he started his present store at Bristol, ch is one of the most pretentious establish- its in the place, the building being sixty feet p by fifty wide, containing two floors and fur- ling employment for five clerks. In 1894 he c in L. O. Chapin as a partner, and now has largest stock of dry-goods in the county, his ig the leading house of its kind for miles md. Mr. Dunshee is a Republican and has J been a prominent figure in local politics, was auditor of accounts over thirty years sheriflF of the county six years, being elected three consecutive terms. The last time he le the race he received every vote in the coun- 3Ut refused the nomination after that term was ipleted. In 1863-4 he represented the town ;he legislature and was elected to the senate 878. He may be described as "an all-around d citizen," whose talent and energy were al- 'S in demand and found equal to any emerg- In 1857 Mr. Dunshee was married to Char- lotte, daughter of Henry C. Soper, of Bristol, and they have two children. Jessie Fremont, the daughter, married Jesse Stearns, and resides in New York. She has two sons, Noble B. and Car- rol R. Harry Dunshee is in the store with his father ; he married Miss Mabel Wills. After re- turning from the war, Mr. Dunshee organized a regiment of militia in his native county, and was made its colonel, but resigned upon going west. As a veteran of the vicil war he holds member- ship in Walter C. Dunton Post No. 1 10, G. A. R., and has attended every parade for thirty years. He has also been connected with Masons for many years, and belongs to the lodge of that an- cient order at Bristol. GEORGE FIELD OTIS KIMBALL. The name of this gentleman is one which stands conspicuously forth on the pages of Addi- son county's political history, and he is one of the most popular and efficient financiers and officials of this section. Throughout his entire life he has been an honored resident of the Green Mountain state, actively interested in all measures for the good of the people, and has performed his full share in the development and improvement of the county. Mr. Kimball was born in Burlington, Vermont, on the 28th of February, 1841, but to the old Bay state must we turn for his paternal ancestry, for his father, Daniel Kimball, was bom in Littleton, Massachusetts. The latter was a son of Daniel Kimball, who bought cattle extensively in Vermont and drove them to Boston. The son Daniel was associated with him, and lived in Burlington a short time, and for about fifty years was a well known farmer in Clarendon, Rutland county, Vermont. He was active in all matters pertaining to the progress of agriculture, was prominent as a breeder of Shorthorn cattle and served as president of the Rutland County Agri- cultural Society. He died November 25, 1885, aged seventy-three years. He was married, June 24, 1839, to Mary Abigail Field, who was born October 30, 1816, in Waltham, Vermont, and died May 4, 1844. The subject of this sketch is her only child. Her parents were George and Sally (Pier) Field, natives and life-residents of Waltham. Mr. Kimball subsequently married 2/6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Marj' Ann Lilibridge, and she bore him a daugh- ter, Mary Abigail, now the wife of David C. Hicks, of North Clarendon, Vermont, a prom- inent horticulturist of the state. George F. O. Kimball received his educational training in the public schools of Vergennes, and early in life entered upon his public career, since which time he has been widely recognized as a Democratic leader in this section. For fifteen years he held the office of assessor, being for a time chairman of the board, and he resigned that office to assume the duties of postmaster of Ver- gennes, serving in that position during Cleve- land's first administration. He has also acted in the capacity of deputy sheriff of Addison county ; was long a member and for six years director of the school board; since 1896 has been a mem- ber of the board of assessors, a part of the time being also chairman of the board ; has served as administrator of a number of estates, having been trustee of the Rankin estate in 1882 ; and served several years as grand juror. In 1902 he was elected a trial justice. In all his public positions he has been true to duty and the right, and, being a man of strong mentality, keen discernment, great tact and resolute purpose, he is therefore well fitted for the political honors which have been conferred upon him. His business interests have also been capably managed, and he is the owner of a large and well improved farm ad- joining the city. At one time, from 1883 ^^^^^ 1886, he owned a fine herd of Holstein cattle, having brought the first cattle of that breed to this county, and in both his farming and stock-raising interests he met with a high degree of success. He also does considerable business as an auction- eer. In 1862 Mr. Kimball was united in marriage to Roxcy C. Champion, who was born in Ver- gennes, being a daughter of Ezra S. and Jeanette Champion, the former of whom died in Cali- fornia. Mrs. Kimball was one of six children, and by her marriage she became the mother of three children, two of whom are now living. The elder, George F., is engaged in the real estate business in New York. He married Ida Wolf, of Portland, Maine. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kimball, Mary A., became the wife of Jesse B. Powers, a dentist in Boston. Mrs. Kim- ball was called to the home beyond at the age of fifty- four years, and our subject afterward mar- ried Eva C. Scovel, a native daughter of Ver- gennes, her parents, Ezra A. and Sarah E. (Graves) Scovel, having been residents of this place. The former, who was a merchant by occu- pation, died in 1881, and his widow now makes her home with Mr. Kimball. They had two children, Mrs. Kimball and Fred E., the latter re- siding in New York city. Mr. Kimball has held many public positions in addition to those al- ready mentioned, having for nine years served as a constable, was a member of the board of water commissioners for three years, and in 1882 and 1883 represented his town in the state legislature. No one in the community enjoys a better reputa- tion, and when a man stands high in the estima- tion of the people who have known him during" his entire life no greater testimonial to his worth can be given. FRANKLIN HENRY ORVIS. The name borne by the subject of this sketch has been identified with the annals of American history from the early colonial epoch, and has be- come disseminated in the most diverse sections of the Union, though New England undoubtedly still retains the fullest quota of its representa- tives. In the beautiful little village of Manches- ter, in the fair mountain district of Vermont, the name was signally honored by the life and labors of the late Franklin Henry Orvis, and it is with his branch of the family that this sketch will have more particularly to do. The Ameri- can genealogy is traced back to George Orvis, who came iither from England or Wales, and from the eldest of his three sons. Gad, David and Ebenezer, the line is traced directly to Frank- lin H. Orvis, through Gad, Sr., Gad, Jr., Will- iam and Waitstill the last mentioned being the grandfather of our subject. The line from. David, son of George, is traced down through: David, Roger, Eleazar, Jesse, Jesse, Jr., and E» E. Orvis. Eleazar E. Orvis had seven sons and seven daughters, all born in Norfolk, Litchfield county, Connecticut, their names being as follows : Reuben, David, Roger, Eleazar, Jr., Hannah, Phoebe, Samuel, Margaret, Joseph, Ruth, Lydia,. Hulda, Eunice and Jesse. Jesse was bom June II* 1797* 2ind in Sullivan, Tioga county, Pennsyl- THE STATE OF VERMONT, 277 vania, was married to Susan Holden, his children being Prudence, Lavina, Jesse, Jr., Eleazar and Almond. There is a large family of the Orvis stock at South Starksboro, Vermont, where D. H. Orvis is postmaster and a merchant, and where also resides J. H. and Albert Orvis. John Orvis, son of Loren, lives at Ferrisburg, Ver- mont. From the old family Bible of Waitstill Orvis we secure the following record: Waitstill Orvis was born December 2, 1755, at Northfield, and December 17, 1777, in Brattleboro, Vermont, then called the state of New York, he was mar- ried to Elizabeth Church, who was born in West- field, Massachusetts, October 19, 1757. The names and dates of birth of their eleven children are as follows : Joseph, born December 30, 1778 ; Josephus, February 28, 1780; Malachi, March 6, 1782; Waitstill, Jr., June 26, 1784; Billy, September 14, 1786; Elihu, October 25, 1788; John Mills, December 18, 1790; Elizabeth, March io> 1793; Francis, April 15, 1795; Simeon, May 30, 1797; and Levi, May 19, 1799; all of the children having been bom in Hinsdale, Vermont, except the last two, who were born in Brattle- boro. Of the marriages of the children the fol- lowing record is given : Josephus Orvis and Re- becca Barney were married in Halifax, Vermont ; Malachi married Clarissa Clark January 9, 1809, in Dummerston, Vermont; Billy married Lucy Thomas, in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, in March, 1809 ; Elihu married Lucina C. Upham, February 4, 1813, in Pawlet, Vermont; Waitstill married Susan Gremet, in January, 181 1, in the city of Savannah, Georgia; John Mills married Ann Loraby, August 19, 181 1, in Guilford. Francis Orvis married Levinah Miller, in August, 1813, in Brattleboro, Vermont ; Simeon married Derexa Campbell, January 20, 1824, in Marlboro, Ver- mont; Levi C. married Electa Sophia Purdy, in January,. 1823, 'at Manchester, Vermont; Eliza- t>eth Orvis married Elisha Flint, January 29, 1815, at Brattleboro, Vermont. The family death list is thus entered: Waitstill Orvis died Octo- ber II, 1823, in Brattleboro; Joseph, May 30, I79S» ^^ the same town; Waitstill, Jr., was drowned on the coast of North Carolina, August 2g, 181 5; Elizabeth Flint died at Brooklyn, Ver- mont, March i, 1826; Elizabeth (Church) Orvis died September 12, 1832, in Dummerston, Ver- mont; Levi C. died September 25, 1849, i" Phila- delphia; Malachi, October 19, 1854, in Dickin- son, New York; Josephus, December 25, 1855, in Newfane, Vermont ; Billy, August 25, 1855 ; and John Mills, November 19, 1863, ^it Salem, Wisconsin. Elihu Orvis, son of Waitstill, lived in Gran- ville, New York, about 1820-40, and of his mar- riage to Lucina C. Upham four children were born, namely: Joseph Upham, Ann Eliza, Phil- ander Denslow and Catharine Upham. They re- moved to Troy, New York, soon after 1840. Joseph U. Orvis married Mary E. Nazro, of that city, and they had seven children: Mary, Charles Eustis, Henry (who died young), Henry Paine, Edward Waitstill, Belle and Harriet. Philander D., son of Elihu Orvis, married a Miss Girardin, about 1853, and they lived in Paris, France. Charles Eustis and Edward Wait- still Orvis are engaged in the banking business in New York city, under the firm name of Orvis Brothers & Company. In the village of Manchester, Vermont, no man was held in higher esteem than Franklin H. Orvis, who died very suddenly on the 30th of November, 1900, from an attack of neuralgia of the heart, and in this connection we can not perhaps do better than to make excerpt from the current edition of the Manchester Journal in noting and deploring his demise : "In his death every one in the town and village has a feeling of personal loss. This was shown by the large' attendance at the funeral services, which were held on Monday afternoon (Etecember 3d), the large Congregational church being filled with townspeople who had come to show their love and respect for the deceased. Many also came from out of town, and many telegrams and letters of condolence were re- ceived from all parts of the county, from promi- nent men, friends of the deceased, who had been guests or employees of the Equinox House. Rev. Dr. George T. Smart conducted the funeral serv- ices, which were simple and impressive. He paid an eloquent and deserved tribute to the character of the decedent and referred to his great influence in shaping and contributing to the prosperity of the town and village. "Mr. Orvis was born in Manchester, July 12, 1824, being the eldest son of Levi Church 2/8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Orvis and his wife, Electa Sophia (Purdy) Or- vis, the latter being a descendant of Reuben Purdy, one of the pioneers of Manchester. His father and grandfather were natives of Vermont. It was in his father's store that Mr. Orvis ob- tained his early business education, but he also attended the common schools of the town, the Burr Seminary and the Union Village Academy, at Greenwich, New York, finishing at the latter in 1842, being then eighteen years of age. The next two years were spent in Wisconsin and Illi- nois, in mercantile pursuits, but in 1844 he went to New York city as a clerk in the wholesale dry-goods house of Marsh & Willis, whicli posi- tion he held about two years. In 1846 Mr. Orvis, in association with Elijah M. Carrington, engaged in the business of wholesale dealing in dry-goods, with which business he was connected until about the year i860, then retiring to give his entire attention to the dry-goods business." On November 17, 1852, Mr. Orvis was mar- ried to Miss Sarah M. Whitin, daughter of the late Hon. Paul Whitin, of Whitinsville, Massa- chusetts. Mrs. Orvis and five sons are left to mourn the death of husband and father. The eldest son, Paul W., is manager of the Grosvenor Hotel, Fifth avenue and Tenth street. New York city; Edward C. and William F. have the man- agement of the Equinox House, in Manchester, known as one of the most attractive summer hotels in the country; George A. is manager of the Osborne apartment house, at Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street. New York city; and Louis C. is abroad. The grandfather of Mrs. Orvis was Paul Whitin, who came to Whitins- ville, Massachusetts, in an early day, having been a blacksmith and machinist. His son, Paul, father of Mrs. Orvis, here began the manufac- turing of cotton cloth, and built up a large busi- ness, which was still being extensively carried on at the time of his death, at the age of eighty- four years. He married Sarah Chapin, and of their five children two are living: Mrs. Orvis and her sister Annie, who resides in Whitins- ville, Massachusetts. Levi Church Orvis, son of Waitstill Orvis, and father of Franklin H. Orvis, came to Man- chester in 1820, later removing to Arlington, whence he eventually returned to Manchester, where he purchased a store, which was located where the Equinox House now stands. This building was built of brick, and the front wall is a part of the present hotel structure, although this could not be readily discovered in viewing the beautiful building. Levi C. Orvis was post- master of the town for many years, and subse- quent to 1833 utilized for his office the location where the hotel office is now found. He also owned a marble quarry and did an extensive busi- ness in this line. He took a prominent part in town affairs, and held many offices in the state militia, having been ensign in 1830; second lieu- tenant in the Franklyn Independent Artillery in 1832, while in the following year he was captain of this, which was a part of the Second Regi- ment, First Brigade, Second Division. He was aide-de-camp to Major General M. Roberts, of the Second Division, and his commission was signed by Thomas A. Palmer, governor, as was also his warrant for justice of the peace, an office he held for many years, both these interesting documents being now in the possession of the family. He was known as Captain Orvis and was a man unequivocally esteemed in the com- munity. He died at the age of forty-nine years. Reverting again to the honored subject of this sketch and to his identification with the Equinox Hotel, we again quote from the Man- chester Journal: "The Equinox was opened to the public almost fifty years ago, and though its business was comparatively small at first, marking the inception of the summer hotel business in Ver- mont, it soon grew in popularity and was well pa- tronized. In establishing the enterprise Mr. Orvis encountered many obstacles that would have dis- couraged most men, but he persevered until they were all overcome, and the house has lon^ been one of the most popular summer hotels in the country. In 1872, learning from some of the guests who had been in Florida, that the winter climate there is fine but that the hotels were very inferior, he decided to show the southerners how to keep a hotel, and took the management of the St. James in Jacksonville. The house was well patronized, and he soon afterward purchased the Putnam House, at Palatka, which he kept open during the winter seasons until it was burned in 1884. From 1881 until 1891 he also conducted the Windsor Hotel at Jacksonville, a house that gained the greatest popularity. Finding that in- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 279 tig years made the Florida business too bur- me, he gave it up, but not until he was led as the pioneer of winter hotel business t south, as he had been of the summer 5SS in Vermont." : the time of his death the editor of the nal Hotel Reporter concluded a most ap- tive tribute in the following words : "Frank- Orvis was a sturdy New Englander, a man ong will, clear brain, bright mind, well de- ideas on public matters, a stanch Republican itics, a capable business man, a hotel-keeper iginality, rare skill and great sagacity; a citizen, a kind and loving husband and a ous and just father. In his demise Ver- loses one of her best citzens, and there noved from the ranks of American hotel- rs one of the most unique, progressive and ed men who ever welcomed the coming and ed the parting guest." Mitinuing, the Journal farther says: "Mr. always manifested a keen interest in na- affairs, and was a thorough patriot and a loval Vermonter. Few men in the country more profound knowledge of political mat- )r could give a better reason for political He never sought office, but was twice d to the state senate, where he served with . He was a strong Republican and thor- going protectionist, and was always ready ;trong arguments for those of opposite polit- aith. Mr. Orvis was a man of untiring y. He loved to work himself and he loved t others work. He wanted to see no idle and often planned his business to give work >se who needed it. Generous of heart, he .Iways ready to lend a helping hand to one ly of aid. Many a poor man and many r family has cause to remember him with ude. It is in the town and village of Man- ;r \Yhere Mr. Orvis will be most missed ongest remembered. The growth of our ler business has been due almost entirely t(^ There has been no public improvement in 1 he has not taken the lead and borne a share of the expense. In short, all that s Manchester especially attractive is due ly to his foresight, energy and liberality." : may well be said of Mr. Orvis that he was \g in his conyictions, but not intolerant. lie was always firm in the defense of right, but there was no room in his heart for revenge. Flattery could not cajole him into comprcnnise, nor power awe him into silence. All men were his brothers when their cause was just, and all sufferings were his own when there arose affliction, misfortune or disaster, and he well exemplified the lines: "The bravest are the tenderest ; the loving are the daring." He died lamented by a community and by all who had known and appreciated sterling character, as shown by him in all the relations of life. Edward C. Orvis, who is manager of the magnificent hotel enterprise built up by his father, was bom in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, on the i8th of May, 1858, and in his native town he passed his early years, as have also each of the other four children. He attended the public schools and later entered Williston Seminary at Easthampton, Massachusetts, after which he be-^ came identified with the hotel business conducted by his father, continuing to remain concerned in the conducting of the Equinox House until the death of his father ; since tliat time has acted as manager of the house, which is one of the largest and finest in the old Green Moimtain state, its attractions as a place of summer residence un- rivaled, while it draws its patronage of the wealthiest and most exclusive guests. Under the direction and with the co-c^eration of his mother, Mr. Orvis has had the hotel fitted with the finest of modem improvements and furnish- ings, and thus its attractions are those of the best metropolitan hotels, with the surroundings of the idyllic mountain region and the beautiful New England village in which the hotel is situated. Mr. Orvis is essentially public-spirited and in politics gives a stanch allegiance to the Republi- can party. He served as selectman of the town and in 1890 represented the town in the legis- lature of the state, while his brother Paul was elected to the same position four years later. In 1883, Edward C. Orvis was united in mar- riage to Miss Mary L. Woods, who was born in the city of Boston, being the daughter of Samuel 11. Woods, who was born in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, and who was engaged in the drug business in Boston for many years: he died in 1872. The maiden name of his wife was Julia Carsley, and she was born in Maine, and of their 2SO THE STATE OF VERMONT. union four children were born: Mary L., the wife of Mr, Orvis; Alice, the wife of A. F. Tlowell, of Boston ; Caroline, the wife of John H, Howell, of Worcester, Massachusetts; and Agnes, the wife of G, A. Martin, of Yonkers, New York, Mr, and Mrs. Orvis have two daugh- ters: Edna, in the junior year of Wellesley Col- lege; and Sarah, who remaines at the parental home. ADNA LYMAN CHILDS. Adna Lyman Childs, of Wilmington, is act- ively identified with its mercantile interests as the proprietor of a fruit, confectionery and gro- cery store. A native of this town, he was born August 26, 1834, a son of the late Adna B. Childs. His paternal grandfather. Major Adna Childs, served in the war of 1812, being com- missioned as a major in the army; he was a fanner by occupation, living in Wilmington until his death, at the age of eighty-six years ; he and his wife, Hannah Lamb, had a family of seven children, none of whom survive. Adna B. Childs was bom in Wilmington, Ver- mont, in 1799, and grew to man's estate on the ancestral homestead. Beginning the battle of life as a merchant, he located first on Town Hill, Wilmington, then went to Boston, where he was engaged in the bakery business for awhile ; going to Zoar he operated a card and cloth- dressing mill in company with Otis Shumway for awhile, after- wards being in trade with a brother. Freeman Childs, for a short time. Locating then in what is now the village of Wilmington, he established the first store in the place, building it on the site now occupied by the residence of C. M. Russell. Disposing of that property to his brother. Free- man W. Childs, he built and occupied several stores, and was actively engaged in mercantile pursuits until his death, at the age of seventy- five years, the firm being then known as Childs, Stanley & Sargent. During the latter years of his life he dealt in men's clothing, making a specialty of custom-made suits, employing five men in the tailoring department. He was a stalwart member of the Democratic party, and held various local offices, serving as lister for a number of terms, as deputy sheriff, and for forty years was postmaster. For a number of years he was deacon of the Universalist church. Of his union with Hannah Lamb, daughter of Jonathan Lamb, a Wilmington farmer, twelve children were bom, of whom eight are living, as fol- lows : Henry W., of California ; Ann and Mary Jane, residing in Springfield, Massachusetts ; Adna L. ; A. P., of Bennington ; Esther H., wife of Congressman Haskins, of Brattleboro; Sarah M., wife of Charles H. Kidder, of Chicago ; and Frederick, of Brattleboro. The father was a thirty-third degree Mason. Adna L. Childs was educated m the common schools of Wilmington, where he was subse- quenti)' in business for some time. He was after- wards engaged in the bakery and grocery business in Boston, going from there to Minnesota, where he spent a year. Returning to Wilmington in 1857, he located in his present store, where he has since continued, being probably the oldest business man in point of service in southern Ver- mont. .'\dhering to the political faith in which THE STATE OF VERMONT. 281 IS lie was reared, Mr. Childs i-s a loyal Democrat, 1^ ^nd has served as a deleg^ate to the state con- ei? "vention. in: Mr. Childs married, in 1861, Annette Fox, (Bf-who was bom in Woodford, Bennington jji -county, Vermont, February 14, 1840, and ig«eth Annette Childs. Mr. Childs and his family ire members of the Universalist church, and he js connected with the church choir. JUDGE JAMES WARREN BARNES. The name of Judge James W. Barnes is deep- ly engraved on the pages of the history of this section of the state, for through many years he lias been a most important factor in the agri- cultural and financial interests of his locality. He is now living retired in his pleasant home in Ver- ^nennes, surrounded by the comforts that earnest labor has brought to him. Judge Barnes was lK>m in Ferrisburg, Vermont, on the nth of February, 1824, and is a son of James Barnes, also a native of that town, and a grandson of ; Joshua Barnes. The latter was bom in Tarry- r town, Westchester county, New York, but in 1789 ' lie came on horseback to Ferrisburg, Vermont, r; -where his father was one of the early pioneers, < and the journey hither was made by following marked trees, as no roads had then been built, t Joshua Barnes cleared and improved a farm in : that locality, and agriculture continued to be his vocation through life, his labors being ended in death in Ferrisburg when he had reached the age of eighty-five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Hubbs, was a native of New York city. To this worthy couple were bom nine children, Joshua, Phebe, Patience, Jackson, Richard, James, Hannah, Isaac and Fannie. The mother, who was born November 9, 1764, died on the 17th of March, 1836, while the father, born September 15, 1753, survived until the lOth of December, 1838, when he, too, passed into eternal rest. James Barnes was born September 7, 1797, in Ferrisburg. He also followed the noble art of husbandry as a life occupation, and his death occurred in Ferrisburg, Vermont, when he had reached the seventy-fifth milestone on the jour- ney of life. He took a prominent and active in- terest in the public affairs of his locality, held all the town offices and represented his town in the legislature in 1852-3. As a companion on the journey of life he chose Elizabeth Morgan, who was born in 1796, and was a daughter of David Morgan. The latter was born on the 29th of September, 1752, and died April 10, 1839, while his wife was born in 1758 and died on the 3d of June, 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan became the parents of eleven children, Hannah, Margaret D., Sarah, David, James F., Thomas, Tryphena, Charles, Elizabeth, Harmon and Julia. Mrs. Barnes was called to her final rest in 1868, dying in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which she was a loyal member and in which Mr. Barnes long held the office of steward. James W. Barnes, the only child of his par- ents, spent the early years of his life in the place of his nativity, attending its common schools and academy, and later became a student in a select school at Vergennes and still later in the academy at Shelburne. With this excellent education he was able to engage in the occupation of school teaching, which he followed in Charlotte, Ferris- burg, New Haven and Vergennes, thus covering four winter tenns, completing the last soon after attaining his majority. He continued to engage in farming in Ferrisburg until his removal to Vergennes in 1879. In 1849 he was united in marriage to Philena L. Hanks, a native of Addi- son, Vermont, and three children were born of this union, Nellie, now deceased ; Carrie, the wife of R. D. Booth, of Ferrisburg; and Charles W., 282 THE STATE OF VERMONT. who is employed with the largest wooden-ware company in the I'liited States, at Menasha, Wis- consin. The eldest became the wife of James I. Scott, and lived some vears at Menasha, Wiscon- sin, dying at Marinette, same state, Octolx^r 7, 1883, at the age of thirty-three years. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Booth have a son, Frederick 1)., now a resident of Ferrisbiirg, Vermont. Mrs. James W. Barnes died April 25, 1862, in Ferrisburg. For his second wife Judge Barnes chose Helen Wentworth, of Starksboro, Vermont, and she was called to the home beyond in 1897. One son, James \V\. Jr., blessed this union, and he is now engaged in the drug business in Troy, New York. He married Ruth Goss. Judge Barnes is widely recognized as a Republican leader, who has la- bored earnestly for the success of his party, and has many times lx?cn honored by liis fellow townsmen to positions of honor and trust. He was called upon to serve as a selectman, as as- sessor, as superintendent of schools, and in 1868- 69-70 he represented Ferrisburg in the state legislature. In 1872 he was elected to the high position of senator, and two years previously was a member of the constitutional convention. For many years he also held the office of justice of the peace, was made assistant judge in 1888, was subsequently appointed to that position to fill out an unexpired term. Judge Barnes is a man of strong mentality, keen discernment, great tact and resolute purpose, and is therefore well fitted for the political honors which have been con- ferred upon him. His business interests have alsc) been capably managed and have brought to him the handsome competence which to-day enables him to live retired. He commands the respect of his fellow men by his sterling worth, and Ver- mont numbers him among her honored sons. ELIZABETH and ABBIE A. HARD. Elizabeth and Abbie A. Hard, of Arlington. Vermont, were born and educated in this town, and have here spent their lives. They are of good old pioneer ancestry, being great-granddaughters of Zadock Hard, Sr., one of the earliest settlers of this section of the state, granddaughters of Zadock Hard, Jr., and daughters of Oran Hard. Zadock Hard, Sr., removed from Newtown, Connect loit, to Arlington, Vermont, in 1768, fol- lowing the trail on horseback. Purchasing: ate of land, he improved a farm from the wildi ness, and for many years was a tavern-keeper the road leading to Bennington. He did m towards advancing the interests of the ne^Y » in which he had located, and served as justice the peace a number of years. He married Ch Nobles, a native of Brook field, Massachnse and after her death married a widow, Mrs. Fe His children, all born of his first marriage, w as follows : Hannah : Lemira ; Belus, grand ther of George B. Holden, of whom a bi sketch may be found elsewhere in this volin Chloe ; Lucy ; Noble ; Jesse ; Zadock, Jr., the & in line of descent ; Sylvaniis ; and Sarah. Zadock Hard, Jr., spent his eighty-eii years of earthly life in Arlington, w^here he 1 successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits, was held in high respect throughout the a munity, as a man of honest integrity ; he and wife belonged to the Episcopal church, 01' wl he was senior warden for many years. His 1 whose maiden name was Elizabeth Williams, born in Middletown, Connecticut, a daughtei Charles Williams, a life-long resident of ' i:)lace. Ten children were bom of their un two of whom died in childhood, Gyrene at the of seven years, and Zadock when six years Eight grew to years of maturity, as foUo Oran, father of the Misses Hard ; Sarah J deceased ; Hiram, deceased : Shaler died at age of seventy-eight years, leaving two child Clinton and Emily; Julia died at the of seventy-five years: Qiarles, w^ho was business in Boston, Massachusetts, for a qua of a century, died in Arlington, \'ermont, at age of seventy-six years : Nathan died at the of thirty-five years, leaving two children. V iam N., of Arlington, and Mrs. Thomas IX)U| of Saratoga, New York : and Susan, who • at the age of seventy-five years. Oran Hard grew to manhood on the pare homestead, and on attaining his majority ] chased an adjoining farm, on which he spent remainder of his life, dying at the venerable of ninety years. He was a man of inflac active in public matters, rendering the town cellent service for a number of terms as sd man. He married Beulah Holden, who was b in Arlington, a daughter of John Holden, a l THE STATE OF VERMONT. 283 settler of this town. John Holden, a native irre, Massachusetts, removed from there to gton, where he cleared and improved a stead, on which he resided until his demise, ? age of fourscore years. His wife, Abigail nan, was born in Sunderland, Vermont, a titer of Amos Chipman, who migrated from ecticut to Vermont, becoming a pioneer rlington. Ten children blessed their union, ly : Lucy ; John ; Cyrus A., father of George olden ; Willard ; Abbie ; Amos ; Beulah, who le the wife of Gran Hard ; Mary Ann ; Nel- and Eliza. f the union of Mr. and Mrs. Gran Hard children were born, Elizabeth ; Zadock, a vare merchant in Arlington; and Abbie A. ind Mrs. Hard had a happy married life of than half a century, all of which was spent e same house. Both were members of the :opal church, and both outlived the three- and ten years alloted to man, Mrs. Hard r to the age of seventy-six years. JOSEPH WICKHAM FOWLER. mong the younger men of Manchester who made a substantial and valuable impress the community is the gentleman whose name t caption of this biography. He is a son of p Harvey Klapp Fowler, whose personal and tral history are contained in this work, and born in Manchester, Vermont, on the 15th >f May, 1857. His initial schooling was ob- i in the schools of his native place, and at and Burton Seminary. He subsequently at- d the famous military school conducted by r Bingham, now located at Asheville, North lina. Following in the footsteps of his hon- father, he took up the study of law and was tted to the bar in 1880. In addition to the ice of his profession, Mr. Fowler has been ified with insurance and other business in- s, to which he has devoted a large share of me. He projected and organized the Man- er Water Company with a capital stock of thousand dollars, and has acted as secre- of the company since its incorporation, [r. Fowler has been^ since attaining his ma- ', a Republican of the stalwart type, and has activelv identified with the interests of his party in local, town, county and state work. He has efficientlv filled the various local offices. He is recognized as one of the most valuable members of the Republican district committee, and was reelected at the last convention. He was elected as representative of Manchester to the state legis- lature in 1902 by a good majority, and served in the judiciary, railroads, and rules committees. Mr. Fowler has been twice married, his first wife having been Harriet Dole, daughter of George Dole of Salem, New York. Mrs. Harriet (Dole) Fowler died January 13, 1881, leaving one child, Arthur Dole Fowler. Mr. Fowler's second marriage was to Miss Hattie Walker, daughter of Samuel Walker. Of this marriage he has two children : Paul W. and Earle Fowler. DR. WIXFIELD SCOTT PHILLIPS. Dr. Winfield Scott Phillips, of Arlington, Vermont, was bom in Hanover, New York, December 9, 1841, a son of Charles and Marietta (Bennett) Phillips, the former mentioned being also born in Hanover, where his childhood days were spent. He became a contractor, and fur- nished the company who were building the Wel- land canal with the necessary men. The Phillips family came down the Erie canal in 1849 ^^ *^ packet from Buffalo to Smith's Basin, near Sandy Hill, the trip occupying three weeks. La- ter Charles Phillips removed to Pawlet, Vermont, where he was engaged in farming. He married Miss Marietta Bennett, who was born in Pawlet, a daughter of Aaron C. Bennett, who was one of the pioneers of that town, where he farmed a tract of land consisting of two thousand acres. He was also a distiller of oils and essences. His wife, Nancy Monroe, bom in Pawlet, was the mother of five children, all now deceased. Mr. Bennett died in 1849, ^^ *^^ ^S^ ^f ninety-one years, and his wife died in 1846, aged eighty years. Two daughters^ and three sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, four of whom are liv- ing, namely: Ellen A., wife of Jerome Gault, of Arlington; Dr. Winfield S. ; Henry C, a farmer living in East Wells, and who is a veteran of the Civil war, having served in Company C, First Vermont Cavalry ; and George W., engaged as foreman in the manufacturing establishment of A. W. Gray, qi Middletown Springs, Vermont. 284 THE STATE OF VERMONT. The father of these children died January 31, i860, at the age of sixty-seven years, while on a visit to his son at Arlington, and his wife died in her fifty-fourth year. Dr. Winfield Scott Phillips received his ini- tial schooling at Pawlet. He taught school for a short period, and then commenced the duty of medicine with Dr. Munroe, of West Pawlet, with whom he remained until the latter died. He then pursued his studies with Dr. Moseley, and in Feb- ruary. 1865, centered the medical department of the University of Vermont, and in September, 1866. entered the Albany Medical College. He was graduated from the medical department of the University of Vermont in June, 1867. For a short space of time after this he was associated with Dr. Mosely but resigned in order to take a special course in the University of Vermont. Subsequently he located in Arlington, where he has built up an extensive and lucrative practice by his professional skill and kindly manners. Dr. Phillips favors the principles of the Re- publican party, but does not find much leisure time to devote to politics. In 1890 he was chosen to represent the town in the legislature, where he gave especial attention to the question of tem- perance, of which he is a firm advocate; he was also chairman of the committee on the insane. Dr. Phillips was a cliarter member, and held the position of censor for three or four years, for the Union Medical Society, was president of the r»ennington County Medical Society, and is also a member of the Vermont State Medical Society, and of the American Medical Associa- tion. Fraternally he is a member, and for six years was master of Red Mountain Lodge No. 63, F. & A. M., he is a member of the Adoniram Qiapter, Manchester; of Taft Commandery No. 8, Bennington, where he served one year as dep- uty district grand master. His religious mem- bership is with the Episcopal church of Arling- ton. Dr. Phillips was united in marriage to Miss lone Phillips, is a graduate of the Burr and Bur- Sarrissa (White) Parsons, of Arlington. Two children have been bom to them: Miss Hallie lone Philips, is a graduate of the Burr and Bur- ton Seminary, Manchester, Vermont, and St. Curry's School of Expression, Boston, Massa- chusetts, and is now of the faculty of the Pres- byterian College for Young Ladies of Co'.u: South Carolina, holding the chairs of el'X and physical culture of that institution, son, Charles Winfield Phillips, also attende Burr and Burton Seminary, and was grad: from the medical department of the Universi Vermont in June, 1902, and is now ':i associated with his father at Arlington. FRANK A. RICH, D. V. S., M. D. Among the honored representatives oi medical profession in the city of Burlingti Dr. Frank A. Rich, whose ability in his fession has gained him marked prestige, ^ he has also gained distinctive preferment thr his talent as a veterinary surgeon, having prepared himself for the work of this analc branch of the healing science prior to takin technical medical course, and he is now in bent of the chair of veterinary science in the mont University, in Burlington, dividing his between the duties of this professorship an- active work of his profession as a physiciai surgeon. He is a man of fine scientific and ary attainments, and his position in the com ity is such as to render particularly ccmsi5t brief review of his life history in this conne» Frank A. Rich claims the old Empire as the place of his nativity, having been in Avon, Livingston county, August 2, 1861 father, Edwin F. Rich, was likewise bom m town, and the family name has been long ic fied with the annals of the commonwealth, ing been established in America in the col epoch. The grandfather of Dr. Rich was iam Rich, who was bom in the state of York, and who passed the greater portion c life in Avon, and died in Michigan, whei made his hcMne for the last yew years of his Edwin F. Rich was reared and educated in J= New York, and has followed the vocation of culture from his youth up, being now one 0 influential and honored farmers of his n county. He married Miss Lucy E. Millii who was bom in Avcmi, a daughter of Ab Milliman, who was a prominent farmer, and held the office of justice of the peace for n years, and was one of the leading citizens of county, where his death occurred at the agi THE STATE OF VERMONT, 28s years. The mother of our subject was to eternal rest in 1886, at the age D years, having been a devoted mem- Presbyterian church, with which her i also connected. She left two chil- k A., the immediate subject of this re- Theodore S., who is a graduate of the college at Toronto, Canada, and is remment inspector of livestock, with rs at Kansas City, Missouri. . Rich passed his boyhood days on the •mestead, in Avon, New York, and his ational training was secured in the ols. After completing a course in the I he continued his studies in the Gen- lyan Seminary, at Lima, New York, he was for a time identified with the ess in a clerical capacity, and in 1886 lated in the Ontario Veterinary Col- ronto, from which he was graduated ass of 1889, thoroughly equipped for work of this profession, having been 1 receptive student. Having received of veterinary surgeon, Dr. Rich be- ed with a desire to extend the scope nical knowledge and to prepare him- le regular practice of medicine and ith which end in view he entered the partment of the University of Ver- irling^on, where he completed the pre- rse and graduated with the degree of Medicine with the class of 1893. He is s a physician, is a discriminating and )n, and keeps in close touch with the nade in the sciences to which he is attention, his abilty gaining him high professional ranks. h entered upon the practice of his pro- t of veterinary medicine, in 1889, and 5 entire attention to it until Septem- when he was tendered and accepted f veterinary science in the University t at Burlington, where he has since effective work, proving an able in- 1 taking marked interest in advancing d of professional ability in this line. x)m work and original investigation :h demand a considerable portion of id attention, but he still devotes him- active work of his profession as a physician and surgeon, securing a representative clientage. December 11, 1902, his high ability was recognized in his appointment as a mem- ber of the state board of cattle commissioners,, for a term of two years, by Governor McCul- lough. In this capacity he travels all over the state, and has performed a great deal of most useful service. Another splendid tribute was paid him by Secretary Wilson of the United States department of agriculture, who appointed him a special agent for the investigation of foot and mouth disease in the New England states. Recognized as the most accomplished veterinarian, in Vermont, Dr. Rich holds a pre-eminent posi- tion in the American Veterinarian Medical Asso- ciation, the New York Veterinary Medical Asso- ciation; the Vermont Veterinary Medical So- ciety, of which he is at the present time presi- dent. As a physician he is identified with the Ver- mont State Medical Society and the Burlington. Clinical Society. Fraternally Dr. Rich holds, membership in the ancient-craft and capitular bodies of Freemasonry, being identified with. Washington Lodge No. 3, F. & A. M., and Bur- lington Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., in Burlington; also being an honorar}' member of the Phi Chi fraternity of the university in which he was. graduated, and the Ethan Allen Club, of Bur- lington. In politics, though never a seeker for official preferment, the Doctor gives a stalwart allegiance to the Republican party. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he became a member in the city of Roch- ester, New York. His personal traits are those of the cultured gentleman, and his broad intelli- gence, fine conversational powers and affability^ of manner have endeared him to all who come in contact with him, whether in professional re- lations or in social intercourse. September 23, 1885, Dr. Rich was united in marriage to Miss Inez L. Lee, who was bom in Naples, New York, the daughter of Rodney R. Lee, an influential citizen of that place, and her death occurred December t6, 1889. June 6, 1895, Dr. Rich married Miss Anna Varney, who was bom in Charlotte, Chittenden county, Vermont, a daughter of Dr. William H. H. Varney, a venerable and distinguished physician of that place and one to whom specific reference is made 286 THE STATE OF VERMONT. on other pages of this work. Of the first mar- riage of Dr. Rich was bom a daughter, Leila L., and of his second marriage were born three children, Ethelinda V., Robert F. and Lucy A., all of whom remain at the paternal home. HENRY MARTIN TUTTLE. Prominent among the energetic, far-seeing and successful business men of Vermont is the subject of this sketch. His life history most happily illustrates what may be attained by faith- ful and continued effort in carrying out an honest purpose. Integrity, activity and energy have been the crowning points of his success, and his con- nection with various business enterprises and in- dustries has been a decided advantage to this section of Vermont, promoting its material wel- fare in no uncertain manner. Henry M. Tuttle was born in Bennington on the 15th of January, 1836; his father. Hymen Tuttle, was born in Rowe, Massachusetts, and was there reared and educated, pursuing his studies in the public schools. He learned the carpenter's trade and in 1828 he removed to Woodford, Vermont, where for some time he was identified with building interests. Subsequently he came to Bennington, where as a contractor and builder, he contributed in large measure to the improvement and progress of his adopted city. He served as justice of the peace and was also honored with higher official preferment, serving for many years in the state legislature as a representative of the town of Woodford. He was one of the charter members of Mount An- thony Lodge, F. & A. M., and made his way forty miles through the woods in the middle of winter, starting by way of stage but pursuing the most of the journey on horseback to Mont- pelier, to attend a session of the grand lodge Of Mason?, and there he obtained the charter for Mount Anthony Lodge at Bennington. He was also a member of the Congregational church, and his life, ever upright and honorable, commanded respect and won the friendship of those with whom he came in contact. As a companion and helpmate for the journey of life he chose Dorcas Upton, and they became the parents of five chil- dren, of whom three are yet living, namely: Theresa, the widow of Joseph H. Loring ; Fidelia Sylvia, who makes her home in Chicagt Henry M. One son^ Charles J., who is w ceased, was for many years connected wi mowing machine business in Hoosick Fall at his death left three children, Mrs. Prentice, Fred, and Alice, the wife of Jones. Hymen Tuttle died March 24, ri the age of seventy-five years, his birth havi curred in 1795, and his wife also passed when seventy-five years of ag^e. Henry M. Tuttle spent his early yo Bennington, and in the common schools m the branches of English learning usually in such institutions. At an early age he earning his own livelihood by working Booth wadding mill and was subsequent! nected with the United States Pottery. he was engaged with Day Surgical Splint factitring Company for three years. At t piration of that period he became superint " of a cork factory, in which he remained i years under different proprietorships. . these industries were located in Benningto 1873 he entered into partnership with J. H ing in the transfer business. They also lished a livery stable and later a coal, lin ment and wood yard. In its various depan their business proved profitable, a liberal p age being secured. Since the death of Mr ing, Mr. Tuttle has had entire charge of tb< ness, and his energ}* and resolute purpa annually adding to a gratifying income. coal yard was established in May, 1874, an Mr. Tuttle is the third oldest coal dealer ; town. On November 21, i860, occurred the ma of Henry M. Tuttle and Julia A. Lincoln was born in New York city, a daughter ( and Rebecca Lincoln. Her father was a txr salesman ; her mother died at the age of : eight years, leaving several children, of \ Mrs. Tuttle is the eldest. Mr. and Mrs. 1 had one daughter, Luella, who married Stickles, a native of New York, now actii foreman for the Lasher Manufacturing < pany : they have two children, Leila and H Tuttle Stickles, the latter named for his p father. Mr. Tuttle is deeply interested in p cal affairs, recognizing the responsibilities of zenship which rest upon every man. He endc THE STATE OF VERMONT. 287 blican principles, and upon that ticket has elected village trustee and street commis- r, having held the latter office for ten con- ive years, 1887- 1897. Mr. Tuttle well de- s to be called a self-made man. He entered his business career at an early age without il ; he was not afraid to work, and gradually idvanced until he now occupies a creditable lonorable position in business circles of Ben- on. BYRON F. ATCHERSON. yron F.Atcherson, of Westminster, is a well 'n business man, dealing extensively in ve- 5 of all descriptions. He was born in Rock- mi, Vermont, October 13, 1844, a son of Cap- Alexander Atcherson, Jr. He is of Irish itry, his great-grandfather, William Atcher- having been born and reared in Ireland. He rated to America as a British soldier but de- d and afterward joined the Americans and It the British. Jexander Atcherson, Sr., the grandfather of n F., with his brothers Thomas and William, from Dublin, New Hampshire, to Rocking- Vermont, when }'oung men, and Alexander there engaged in farming until his death, in He married Rebecca Adams, and of their I children three girls died when from eight- 3 twenty-seven years of age, the others being Hows : Phebe Ann married Lorenzo Fields ; lin Alexander, Jr. ; William, died unmarried, e age of thirty-five years ; and George, who led Mary Bolles, died when sixty years old. aptain Alexander Atcherson was born in ingham, Vermont, where he lived until he fifty-eight years of age, when he removed estminster, \'ermont. He was a farmer by >ation, also carrying on a successful business lanv vears as a dealer in wool and fur. Dur- he Civil war he was commissioned captain 3mpany I, Twelfth Vermont Volunteer In- V, which he recruited, and the regiment par- ted in several important engagements, in- ig the battle of Gettysburg. He was a man nor and worth, and a valued member of the St church. He died at the age of seventy- years. He married first, Olive Chapin, who died in early womanhood, twenty-eight years of age, leaving three children, Frances, Elizabeth and Charles. He married second, Rhoda Farrar, who died at the age of sixty-nine years. She was a daughter of Samuel Farrar, a soldier of the war of 1812, and a Vermont farmer, living in Rupert, where he reared a large family of chil- dren, as follows: John, Eunice, Marcia, Rlioda, Harriet, Jackson, Ruhama, David, Lyman, Maria, and one, Maria, that died in infancy. Of the union of Captain and Mrs. Rhoda Atcherson three children were born, namely; Byron F., the subject of this sketch ; Lucian, a traveling sales- man, living at Rock Island, Illinois; and Delia, who married Charles White, of South Dakota, and died leaving two sons and one daughter. Byron F. Atcherson was reared on the home farm and educated in the common schools of his native town. He was endowed with native me- chanical ingenuity, and while yet a boy became familiar with the use of such tools as opportunity afforded, and began his active career as a carriage maker. Locating in Westminster in 1869, he pur- chased George T. Cobb's factory, which he oper- ated successfully for ten years, when he erected a new plant, furnishing it with modern appliances, and continued the manufacture and repair of wagons, carriages and sleighs for a number of years, oftentimes employing eight or more men- in his work. In 1895 he leased his plant for three years, then sold it to E. C. Wellman, in 1898. With the exception of filling special orders, Mr. Atcherson now does no manufacturing, confin- ing his attention to dealing in vehicles of all kinds, handling only first-class goods, including the Babcock, the Excelsior, the Union, the Gro- ton, the Waterloo, and those of the Watertown Carriage Company, and Sturtevant and Larra- bee's. He has an extensive trade, likewise, in harness and horse-furnishings, being one of the leading dealers in the county. Mr. Atcherson is a sound Republican in politics, has served on the local school board, was chairman of the town hall building committee, and is a member of the Bap- tist church. Mr. Atcherson married, in 1874, Eva S. Far- well, of Westminster, a daughter of Jasen Far- well. Three children have blessed their union, namely: Walter M,, Alice M. and Cora M., all 288 THE STATE OF VERMONT. grown up. Walter M. married C,'lara Uclle Ran- ney, of Westminister, Vermont ; he is a machinist by trade and lives at Claremont, New Hamp- shire. ROBERT BRUCE ARMS. Robert Bruce Arms, of Burlington, during a long and active career as leader in commercial affairs, for many years a trusted servant of the government, and during the Civil war period a gallant soldier, was a native of Vermont, born in Brattleboro, September 21, 1834. His parents were Hinsdale and Theda Arms, and his ances- tors were among the earliest settlers of the vil- lage in which he was born. He acquired an ex- cellent English education in the schools of his native place, and through his studious habits was enabled to add largely to his fund of knowledge, and he came to be recognized as admirably well equipped for both business and social life. He completed a business course in Comer's Commer- cial College in Boston, Massachusetts. For sev- eral years he was engaged in a mercantile busi- ness in Brattleboro, in his father's establishment, first in the capacity of clerk, and afterwards as a partner. With the opening of the Civil war the direc- tion of his life was changed. The firing upon the flag appealed to his patriotism, and he gave himself actively to the work of recruiting a com- pany for military service, which became Com- pany B, Sixteenth Regiment, Vermont Volun- teers. His enlistment dated from August 11, 1862, and he was commissioned captain August 28, declining a higher commission in order to re- main with the men w^hom he was instrumental in bringing into service, and to whom he was closely attached. Captain Arms' regiment was mustered into the service of the United States on October 23, 1862, and during the ensuing au- tumn and winter it was on outpost duty in the vicinity of Union Mills, Virginia. He bore a gallant part in the campaign which culminated in the glorious but dreadful battle of Gettys- burg. On July 2, 1863, he led his company on picket duty in front of the Second Vermont Bri- gade. Moving towards the Emmitsburg Pike, he had barely time to partially cover his men in a shallow ditch, when he received a heavy volley from the enemy's advance, and he witnej wounding of Captain Foster, who had be by General Stannard to guide the conq its position. Captain Anns at once dq)Io men and advanced under a severe fire, 0 ing also with the skirmishers on his right ing the remainder of the day the compai engaged in a desultory way ; two of its ma severely wounded, and a prisoner was takei the Nineteenth -Mississippi Regiment. I morning of the next day, Captain Arms' pany was ordered to the support of a hattfl the left of the famous Cemetery Hill, wh« artillery duel was the fiercest. Whik so ei^l Captain Arms was stunned by the explosiooo shell, by which a man at his side was IdOedi four others were wounded, two of them ntttil This incident was during the fierce camKxai which preceded the repulse of the splendid fc disastrous charge made by Pickett and hisfle The term of service of the regiment was * almost expired, and it was ordered to Von* for discharge, but was detained for several i in New York city, where the draft riots wot progress. Captain Arms was honorably mustered 1 October 10, 18^. The splendid record he I made on the field, his fine business cafoloB and his familiarity with military a&irs ioi recognition in his appointment in the (pa\ master's department in Burlington, where be 1 engaged for two years in tabulating and eta up the intricate accounts of the state with general government. In November, 1866, C tain Arms was appointed by General Gcorp Stannard, United States revenue collector ibr district of Vermont, to the position of inspec of customs. So thoroughly was he master d pertaining to the customs service that from time of his original appointment until his dB he was constantly connected with it, occi?^' at various times some of tlie most important a responsible custom house positions, and at | time of his death he was cashier and disbars officer for the collector. Captain Arms was a member of Ihe Rkob Society of the Sixteentii Vermont Regiofl Stannard Post, G. A. R. ; and of the Ver* Commandery of the Military Order of thclfl Legion, and he was registrar of the latter nafl THE STATE OF VERMONT. 289 )m 1893 until his death, which occurred ngton, March 5, 1901. This sad event lored throughout the community, and by il war veterans throughout the state, the many tributes to his memory none •e comprehensive or fervent than that of al Legion commandery, which, in its, •ns, referred to him as "a careful, efficient able officer; faithful in all his duties, )ss will be deeply felt by his associates in I well as by a wide circle of friends and ances;" and as one who "during many residence in Burlington had gained the ind confidence of all with whom he came :t, both in his business relations and in a ay." Captain Arms was twice married, surviving him a widow, who was former- Anna A. Ward, a son, Robert A. Arms, sr brother, Edwin H. Arms, of Toronto, and two grandsons, Merton H. and C [ARLES WILLIAM LABAREE. s a familiar name to citizens of New Eng- ! gentleman here mentioned having been •al years the head of the Labaree Veteri- idicine Company, a company which has tensively in remedies for domestic ani- d which has its laboratories in Bellows irmont, and Mount Sunapee, New Hamp- rhe company conducts a most extensive and its remedies are found the world Z, W. Labaree, the honored president of )any, was born in Springfield, Vermont, His education was received in private and was finished at Dean Academy, in , Massachusetts. This literary founda- supplemented by a business course at nt & Stratton Business College in Bos- 1888, Mr. Labaree came to Bellows d entered into partnership with E. C. : in the plumbing business, which they d together for a period of five years. II of 1892 this partnership was dissolved, Labaree went to New York city, where d an office on Broadway for the sale of al paint, a superior article for which le agency of the western states. In 1894 19X he accepted the position of general manager for the states of Vermont and New Hampshire of C. S. Mersick & Company, wholesale hardware, plumbing and steam-fitting supply dealers, of New Haven, Connecticut, Mr. Labaree's head- quarters being at Bellows Falls. He remained in this position until February, 1898, when he organized the Labaree Veterinary Medicine Com- pany for the manufacture and sale of veterinary medicine. The formulas which he uses in the compounding of his remedies are the result of expert experiments and discoveries along these lines, and have stood the test of wide use. They cover a very large field, and are efficacious in every disease known to the animal kingdom. This business was almost immediately successful,, and the company was soon incorporated with a. capital stock of one hundred and fifty thousand- dollars. The business of the company covers a large extent of territory, agencies being estab-^ lished in all parts of America and in many points in Europe, several thousand such agencies being on the books of the company. The mailing busi- ness of the company is extensive and reaches to all parts of the world, from far off India to the most southern part of Africa. Mr. C. W. Labaree married Miss Emmie, a daughter of William Henry Thayer, of North Smith field. Noting briefly now the points concerning the family history of Mr. Labaree, the family is of French extraction ( formerly spelled De La ' Barre), and in that country were of that noble band of Huguenots which resisted the interference of the king in their religious views. The first American ancestors of this family were three brothers who came to the colonies about 1700, one settling in New Hampshire, another in Massa- chusetts, and still another in Rhode Island. Of these the first two were noblemen, and the latter a minister. One of these was the immediate progenitor of our subject's family, and is remem- bered to have been a minister at the old univer- sity town of Oxford, Massachusetts. The first one of the family of whom there is any authenic information as to name was the great-grandfa- ther of our subject, William Labaree, who lived at Hartland Corners, and later removed to Hart- ford, where the grandfather was born. The great-grandfather died there at the age of seventy- 290 THE STATE OF VERMONT. seven years. In that early day all wero agricul- turists. Our subject's grandfather married Par- thena Whittemore, and there was a family of five sons and four daughters: Avleline; John Wesley; Harriett; Eliza; William H. : Ralph R. ; Franklin ; Sarah ; Charles K. Charles K. Labaree was the father of our subject, and was born in Hart land, Vermont. February i6, 1830. He early began work in the woolen mills of his native village, which he followed up to the year 1849, when he came to Springfield, Vermont, to work for Hilmer & Whittemore. In July, 1853, he be- came interested in a business in Springfield, which he conducted up to 1871, when he sold out and removed to Charleston, New Hampshire, where he engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes, being connected with the firm of Briggs & Company. In 1873 he removed to Webster, Massachusetts, and engaged in the mercantile business on an extensive scale for a period of vears, when he retired from active business and removed to Bellows Falls, where he bought a handsome home and is now living in the enjoy- ment of a competence which came to him by the use of good business judgment and untiring activi- ty. His marriage occurred November 2, 1852, in Bellows Falls, his wife being a daughter of A. M. Royce, of Royalton, Vermont. She be- came the mother of the following children: Ada M., now Mrs. C. P. Davis ; Etta P. ; and Charles W., the immediate subject of this sketch. The record of an honorable family is thus presented for the consideration of the readers of this volume, and the honored connection of its individual members with the civil and social life of Now England makes it eminently proper to accord it representation in a work which is de- voted to the mention of the best families of the Green M<»nntain state. HON. JACOB GARGUS HINDES. The history of the ancestors of our subject is inseparably interwoven with that of the Green Mountain state, and they have ever borne their part in the upbuilding and development of this region, and have invariably been exponents of progress and liberal ideals u]:)on all subjects. Mr. Hindes is a son of James and Arminta (Fuller) Hindes, a grandson of Orrin and Elizabeth (Tur- rill) Fuller and a great-grandson of Stepl rill, who served under General Abercrc the campaign of 1758. Stephen Turrill w a soldier during the period of the Revolul his death occurred at Charlotte, Vermoni 28th of February, 1848, at the age of c dred and one years and four months. Mr is a great-great-grandson of Captain t Fuller, who was bom in Colchester, Con in 173s, and died in Kent, that state, : He, too, served throughout the period Revolutionary war, and was with his c in the Danbury raid, from the 25th to t of April, 1777. The Fuller family tr ancestry to Edward Fuller, the twenty-fin of the Mayflower compact. He was bom land, and his death occurred in Plymout sachusetts, in 1621, leaving by his wife h son, Samuel, then ten years of age. John Hindes, the paternal grandfatha subject, was born in New Jersey and sc the Green Mountain state in Decemba being among the early pioneers in Addiso ty, this state, where he followed the nobl husbandry until his death, at tiie age of four years. His son James was bom Dc 22, 1800, and was one of a large family dren, and he, too, became a tiller of the i his last days were spent at Ausable, Clinto ty, New York, where he closed his eyes i at the age of eighty-eight years. His wi the maiden name of Arminta Fuller, and 5 also a native of Vermont, being reared risburg, this state. This worthy couple the parents of the following chifdren: O who went to California about 1850, and I is unknown; Colonel George W. Hindc served during the Civil war as a member Ninety-sixth New York Infantry, and is resident of San Francisco, California; V F., who died in November, 190T, in Vergw the age of sixty-nine years ; Jacob G., ti ject of this review ; Captain Esbon W. Hii resident of Keeseville, New York ; Lucy At: wife of E. K. Baber, also of that city; and cer, who passed away at the age of twehne Mr. and Mrs. Hindes were long worthy an ued members of the Baptist church at Kees in which the former served as a deacon tlir out the greater part of his life. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 291 Jacob G. Hindes was born in West Platts- burg. New York, June 13, 1834, and spent the early years of his life in Ausable, that state, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits until i860. For the next four years he engaged in the manufacture of iron and nails at Danne- mora. New York, employing convict labor under contract with the state. After spending a year at Keeseville, he entered the office of the Bur- lington Manufacturing Company of Burling- ton, Vermont, where he was employed in differ- ent capacities until 1869. Selling his interests in that city he then aided in organizing the Na- tional Horse Nail Company, of Vergennes, now one of the oldest incorporated concerns in the city. After three years' connection therewith Mr. Hindes was made manager of the company, .in which capacity he continued until 1899, when he was also made its president. At times this con- cern furnished employment to seventy-five men, and the plant, which was burned in 1902, was equipped with all the latest improved machinery and appliances, including a Dodge hot-forgfing machine, and their products find a ready sale through all parts of the United States. Its fab- rication is now continued at Essex, New York. His able administration of the affairs of this mammoth institution is manifest in its prosper- ous career, while the safe and commendable policy which he has followed has insured it a liberal pat- ronage, and throughout this section of the state it has long been regarded as a reliable and sub- stantial institution. The marriage of Mr. Hindes was celebrated in i860 to Miss Lucy C. Cutting, who was bom m Westport, Essex county, New York. The Cutting family in America is descended from two brothers, William and Richard, who sailed trom Ipswich, England, April 30, 1634, and lo- crated in Farmington, Coiniecticut. The great- l^reat-grandfather of Mrs. Hindes, Jonas Cutting, xvas br)rn on the ist of January, 1746, served as a r>rivate in Captain John ]\Ioore's company, Col- ^'•nel John Stark's reginicnt, was later a private 1 n Captain Ebcnezer Fry's company, was a cor- l^oral in Company A, Colonel Cilley's First New F lampshirc Regiment during the Revolutionary %x':ir, from February, 1777, until November, 1779. < yr\ October 23, 1810, the governor and council mvt tor the puq)ose of electing a major and briga- dier general of militia, and Jonas Cutting was elected to the latter position. His son, Jonas Cutting, Jr., was born in Bolton, Massachusetts, January 24, 1765, and died in Vvoodstock, Ver- mont, August 5, 1834. He served as lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, United States Army, and later as a brigadier general, in the war of 1812. His son, Sewell Cutting, mar- ried Mary Hunter, who was a daughter of Will- iam Hunter, also a soldier in the Revolution, and served as a private in Captain Samuel S. Savage's company of militia "that marched the i6th day of March, 1781, by order of General Bagley, of Windsor, Vermont," and also served as a pri- vate under Colonel Ebenezer Wood; his death occurred in Windsor, Vermont. William Jonas Cutting, a scm of Sewell and Mary (Htmter) Cutting, was bom in Windsor, on the 27th of May, 1807, and when a youth, went to New York city, where he rose from the humble position of errand boy to that of clerk in the employ of Silas Tappen, an old merchant of that dty, and while there he became a member of the Baptist church. Later he came to Westport, New York, and was there married to Minerva E. Holcomb, a daugh- ter of Dr. Diadoras S. and Sybil Holcomb. The former was a son of Abner Holcomb, who came as a pioneer from Simsbury, Connecticut, to Pan^ ton, Vermont, with the Spaulding family. Abner Holcomb afterward removed to Elizabethtown, Essex county. New York. The son Diadoras .was born in Pan ton, in 1789, and became known as the "village doctor" of Westport, New York, and was a physician of much note in his day. He was an upright, Christian man and became the loved family physician in many a household. Dr. Holcomb was three times married, first to Sybil Wright, afterward to Sylvia Loveland, and for his third wife he chose Harriet Stafford. By the three marriages he became the father of thirteen children. vVilliam J. Cutting was for many years en- gaged in mercantile pursuits with his brother, under the firm name of W. J. & F. H. Cutting, in Westport, New YorK, and was afterward in the iron business, as superintendent of the blast furnaces owned by F. H. Jackson, in Westport. He was an upright Christian man, and held many offices of trust in his town and church, having several times served as supervisor. In his political 292 THE STATE OF VERMONT, affiliations he was first a Whig and afterward a RepubHcan. For a period of two years he re- sided in New Jersey, in charge of the iron works of WilHam De Camp, at Chariottebiirg. In 1852 he went to Marysville, Cahfomia, where he served as superintendent of a gold quartz crushing ma- chine, but two years later retired from active busi- ness pursuits, and his death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lucy C. Hindes, in Keese- ville, on the loth of September, 1864, when he had reached the age of fifty-eight years. His wife survived him but five months, and her death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hindes, in Burlington, Vermont, February 15, 1865, aged fifty-six years. They were the par- ents of four children, but their only son died in infancy. Their daughters are: Mary J., who was first married to Hiram Hitchcock, and after- ward to Freeborn H. Page, and they now reside in Qiicago, Illinois; Helen Hunter, who mar- ried Abram W. Kingsland, an iron manufacturer, whose death occurred in Chicago, his widow now residing in Burlington, Vermont ; and Lucy C, who became the wife of Mr. Hindes on the 26th of September, i860. Four children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hindes: Spencer Wiltsey, Ella Minerva, Lucy Augusta and Jacob Churchill. The sec- ond child, Ella M., died April 9, 1890, at the age of twenty-five years. Lucy A., is the wife of Arthur \V. Norton, of X'ergennes. J. Churchill Hindes is a graduate of Harvard Dental College, and is now practicing his profession in Vergennes. Mrs. Hindes is a member of the Baptist church, and for twelve years has held the position of director of the Woman's Home Mis- sionary Society of Addison county. She is also chapter regent in the Daughters of the American Revolution, of Vergennes. Mr. Hindes gives his political support to the Republican party, and for four terms has served as an alderman, was the mayor of tne city for two terms, was a member of the city council for a time, in 1902 was made chairman of the school board, has served as trustee of the Vermont Academy at Saxton's River, was instrumental in building the horse nail plant, of which his son is now sec- retary, in 1698-9 represented his town in the leg- islature, where he was appointed chairman of the committee on manufacturing and for many years he has served as a delegate to state conventms. In his fraternal relations he is a member of Dor- chester Lodge, F. & A. M., of Vergennes, and religiously is connected with the Baptist churcb, being president of the Baptist Society of Ver- gennes. In all the relations of life he has eyer been faithful and true, and no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil-doing* darkens his hoDOitd pathway. WILBUR BROWN. Wilbur Brown, second son of Daniel C and Anna (Bixby) Brown, was bom in Faystoo^ Washington county, Vermont, June 7, 1847. When he was eight years of age his parents re moved to Waterbury, Vermont, and ten years later to Berlin, Vermont, purchasing a large farm in the western part of the town, whidi is still owned by the heirs and known as the **D. C Brown" farm. The subject of this sketch received a good education in the district school in the town of Waterbury, and at MontpeUer Seminary. In 1886 he purchased the lumber mills in Bcriin, lo- cated on Dog river, two and one-half miles faio Montpelier on the Northfield road ; and the pn)p- erty has since been known as "Brown's Milt' He immediately improved the plant, and, doo- bling its former capacity, built up a successM and lucrative business. His earlier life having been spent on the fann. when he had money to invest he purchased fanns, which he took great pleasure in improvii«; he owned over a thousand acres of land and standing timber, his well tilled acres and sleek hcnls af- fording him much satisfaction. His energy, honesty and business abUity a- cured for hrni a full measure of success. His helpful, kindly and unselfish nature, his bnfld chanty, which thinketh no evil,- early won the respect and confidence of all with whom he ass(h ciated. He was well known throughout the stue as a respected and successful business wzn;zA m his own town and county, as a leader in d that makes for nght living aAd good1iti«nsl* He was a man of stro«r» ^^^ ixTTpL publican, and held m^yTSj^2sl town clerk and tr^surL f *^ '^^ ^^'S of his death; selectman in 1888-18^^5 ; jfflJkt id a: idRX pit. ,.* .*> vf «»? jii- .<* 11 JUS *'' »<: I* l/iy>'0-zx^y\^ 292 THE STATE OF VERMONT. affiliations he was first a Whig and afterward a Republican. For a period of two years he re- sided in New Jersey, in charge of the iron works of William De Camp, at Charlottebiirg. In 1852 he went to Marysville, California, where he served as superintendent of a gold quartz crushing ma- chine, but two years later retired from active busi- ness pursuits, and his death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lucy C. Hindes, in Keese- ville, on the loth of September, 1864, when he had reached the age of fifty-eight years. His wife survived him but five months, and her death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hindes, in Burlington, Vermont, February 15, 1865, aged fifty-six years. They were the par- ents of four children, but their only son died in infancy. Their daughters are: Mary J., who was first married to Hiram Hitchcock, and after- ward to Freeborn H. Page, and they now reside in Chicago, Illinois; Helen Hunter, who mar- ried Abram W. Kingsland, an iron manufacturer, whose death occurred in Chicago, his widow now residing in Burlington, Vermont ; and Lucy C, who became the wife of Mr. Hindes on the 26th of September, i860. Four children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hindes: Spencer Wiltsey, Ella Minerva, Lucy Augusta and Jacob Churchill. The sec- ond child, Ella M., died April 9, 1890. at the age of twenty-five years. Lucy A., is the wife of Arthur \\ . Norton, of X'ergennes. J. Churchill Hindes is a graduate of Harvard Dental College, and is now practicing his profession in Vergennes. Mrs. Hindes is a member of the Baptist church, and for twelve years has held the position of director of the Woman's Home Mis- sionary Society of Addison county. She is also chapter regent in the Daughters of the American Revolution, of Vergennes. Mr. Hindes gives his political support to the Republican party, and for four terms has served as an alderman, was the mayor of tne city for two terms, was a member of the city council for a time, in 1902 was made chairman of the school board, has served as trustee of the Vermont Academy at Saxton's River, was instrumental in building the horse nail plant, of which his son is now sec- retary, in 1698-9 represented his town in the leg- islature, where he was appointed chairman of the committee on manufacturing and for many years he has served as a delegate to state conventioi In his fraternal relations he is a member of Dc Chester Lodge, F. & A. M., of Vergennes, ai religiously is connected with the Baptist chun being president of the Baptist Society of V( gennes. In all the relations of life he has ei been faithful and true, and no shadow of wro or suspicion of evil-doing darkens his honoi pathway. WILBUR BROWN. Wilbur Brown, second son of Daniel C i Anna (Bixby) Brown, was bom in Fayst Washington county, Vermont, June 7, 18 When he was eight years of ag^e his parents moved to Waterbury, Vermont, and ten ye later to Berlin, Vermont, purchasing^ a large fz in the western part of the town, which is s owned by the heirs and known as the '*D. Brown" farm. The subject of this sketch received a go education in the district school in the town Waterbury, and at Montpelier Seminary. 1886 he purchased the lumber mills in Beriin, I cated on Dog river, two and one-half miles frc Montpelier on the Northfield road ; and the pro erty has since been known as "Brown's MiUs He immediately improved the plant, and, doi bling its former capacity, built up a successfi and lucrative business. His earlier life having been spent on the hiu when he had money to invest he purchased fanns which he took great pleasure in improving; b owned over a thousand acres of land and standioj timber, his well tilled acres and sleek herds af fording him much satisfaction. His energy, honesty and business ability se* cured for him a full measure of success. Hi^ helpful, kindly and unselfish nature, his broad charity, which "thinketh no evil," early won A< respect and confidence of all with whom he asso- ciated. He was well known throughout the state as a respected and successful business man ; and in his own town and county, as a leader in all that makes for right living and good citizcnslrip- He was a man of strong personality, a R^ publican, and held many of the town offices; was town clerk and treasurer from 1899 to die time of his death; selectman in 1888-1894-95; justice .-«" . t /■ f^,')Va^A4vUL THE STATE OF VERMONT. 295 lodge, and was district ileputy and grand patron of the Eastern Star order, in the advancement of whidi he took an especial interest. He is a mem- ber of the Bennington County Medical Society, likewise of the American Medical Association, and has frequently presented valuable papers on medical topics at the meetings of these societies. He is a man of enterprise, and inaugurated and owns a local telephone line between Nortli Ben- nington and South Shaftsbury, Doctor Woodhuli married Abbie Cornelia Hatch, who was born in 1853 in New Milford, Connecticut, a daughter of John Hatch, who reared a family of two children. She died in 1S80, leaving two children. Joel Raymond Wood- hull, now studying medicine at Washburn Col- lege, Topeka, Kansas; and Abbie Florence, a fine elocutionist, who pursued her studies in this direction at the Emerson School of Oratory in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Woodhuli married for his second wife Elizabeth Henry Hicks, who was boni in Bennington, Vermont, in 1858, a daughter of Charles H. Hicks; and she died in 1893. Prior to her marriage she was a teacher in the public schools of Bennington, and was quite prominent in musical circles. Of the two children born in their union but one is now living. Mary Henry, late a student at Dover. Massachusetts, now residing with her father at North Bennington. Dr. Woodhuli is a member of the Congregational church, to which both of his wives also belonged. ANSON MORTIMER NORTON, M. D. Dr. A, M, Norton was bom in Bristol, Ver- mont, on the 27th of October, 1863, and is a rep- resentative of one of the pioneer families of this section of the old Green Mountain state. His father, Charles W. Norton, was born in Starks- boro, on the 17th of January, 1844, being a son of Wolcott Norton, who was born in Starks- boro, his father having been one of the early set- tlers in this locality, whither he emigrated from the state of Connecticut, with whose annals the name had been identified from the early colonial epoch. Wolcott Norton was reared in the town of Starksboro, and after attaining years of ma- turity he there continued to be engaged in farm- ing for a number of years, but eventually re- moved tu Bristol, Vermont, becoming one of Its pioneer farmers, and there continuing to make his home until his retirement from active labors, the closing years of his life having been passed in the village of Bristol, where he dieii in 1878, at the age of seventy-six years. He was one of the prominent citizens of the county and one to whom was ever accorded the utmost respect and esteem. He was twice married, his first union having been with Miss Mehitable Thompson, who was born in this county and who here passed her entire life, being forty-five years of age at the time of her death. They became the parents of four children, namely: Anson, who died at the age of about t\\enty-onc- years ; Charles W., furiher men- tioned below ; Lucy, who is the widow of Alson F. Feet, of Shelburne, Chittenden county ; and Cynthia, who is the widow of Daniel P. Feet, of Bristol. Wolcott Norton consummated a second marriage, being then united to Mrs. Mandana (Feck) Lufkin, who survives him and who still resides in the village of Bristol. She is a devoted member of the ^^ethodist Episcc^al church, as were also her honored husband and his first wife, Charles W. Norton was reared to maturity on the old homestead farm in Bristol, and his edu- cational advantages were such as were afforded in the public schools of the locality, and that he duly profited by the opportunities thus afforded is evident when we advert to the fact that as a young man he was for some time a popular and successful teacher, having conducted a select school in this township and having accomplished most effective work in the pedagogic profession. He continued in agricultural pursuits for a num- ber of years and then took up his residence in the village of Bristol, where he now maintains his home, being one of the honored citizens of the county and one whose life has been guided by the highest principles of integrity and honor. Jan-^ uary i, 18O3, he wedded Miss Delia Bushnell, who was born in Starksboro, a daughter of Ira and Mandana (Ferguson) Bushnell, representa- tives of honored pioneer families of the county, where Mr, Bushnell devoted his hfe to black- smilhing. though he was the owner of a fine farm. He died at the age of eighty-three years, and his 294 THE STATE OF VERMONT. served as magistrate. He reared six children, as follows : Richard, Nathaniel, John, Josiah, Dor- othy and Temperance. Richard Woodhull, the first of these, born in 1691, died in 1797. His children were Richard, Mary, John, Nathan, Stephen, Henry and Phoebe. Stephen Woodhull, born in 1722, was the father of seven children, namely: Abraham, John, Stephen, Oliver, Han- nah, Susan and Polly. John Woodhull, born In 1760, settled at Ronkonkoma, Long Island, where his death occurred in 1805 ; his children were Richard and Brewster. Richard Woodhull, a life-long resident of Ronkonkoma, Long Island, was bom in 1793 and died in 1834. He married Fanny Green, who was born in 1802 and died in 1872. Eight children were born of their union, namely: Francis, Charles Ambrose, John Al- pheus, Edward Henry, Josiah Richard, Mary Jane, George Lee and Susan Green. His widow, who survived him many years, married for. her second husband, William Smith, by whom she had three children, Emma Louisa, Ellen Amelia and Herman. Rev. John Alpheus Woodhull took an acad- emic course at Miller's Place, Long Island, then entered Yale College, and was graduated with the class of '50. Subsequently he entered and was graduated from Andover Theological Seminary. In his earlier days, and for many years, he was an active worker in the Congregational denom- ination, and a most successful preacher. On June 23, 1900, he presented a most able and interesting paper at the reunion of the descendants of the first Richard Woodhull at Ronkonkoma, being then seventy-five years of age. He married Jo- hanna Brown, who was born in 1825 and died in 1887. He married for his second wife Eliza Miller Church. He died February i, 1902. His children, all born of his first union, are as fol- lows: Joel Brown; Charles Edward, born in 1855 ; John Francis, bom in 1857 > Augustine, born in 1859, died in i860; George Heber, born in i860; Florence, born in 1862, died in 1876; Marianna, born in 1864; and Adelia Hallock, born in 1866, died in 1876. Qiarles Edward Woodhull, the second son, was graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music, and is now engaged in business in that city as a musical director and teacher, and a dealer in musical in- struments ; he married Josephine Hallock, who was born in 1853, and they have one son, John. John Francis Woodhull, Ph. D., was graduated from Yale University, after which he took special courses at both Harvard University and the Johns Hopkins University, and is now professor of natural sciences at Columbia University, and also superintendent of the Horace Mann School of New York; he married Minnie Ellen Hinklej, who was bom in 1867, and they have two chil- dren, Mildred and Hazel. George Heber Wood- hull, who was graduated from Yale University, and from the Yale Theological School, is pastor of a Congregational church at Kittery Point, Maine; he married Mary Warburton Curtis. Marianna Woodhull, a woman of eminent culture and scholarship, was graduated from Smith Col- lege, after which she went abroad, and further pursued her studies at Oxford, and m Germany; on her return to this country she taught for two years at Mt. Vemon Seminary, Wasliington, D. C, where she had under her instruction a num- ber of distinguished pupils ; Miss Woodhull lec- tures upon English literature and art, and is mom (1902) taking a post-graduate course in English literature at Columbia University. Joel Brown Woodhull acquired the rudiment} of his education in the common schools of Brook- haven, Long Island, subsequently attending the Northville Academy, Northville, New York, and New Preston Academy, Litchfield county, Con- necticut, and was graduated from the medical de- partment of the University of the City of New York with the class of 1884. Locating at once as a physician in South Shaf tsbury, Vermont, Dr. Woodhull met with signal success in his pro- fessional labors, his practice increasing with sudi rapidity that in 1895 he removed to North Ben- nington, where he opened an office, and has since conducted both. With one exception he is the oldest practicing physician in either town, and has the largest patronage, his long drives and numer- ous calls necessitating the use of four fine horses and a driver. Fraternally he holds an honored position in the Masonic ranks, belonging to Tucker Lodge, F. & A. M., in which he has held all the offices; to Temple Chapter, R. A. M. ; to Bennington Council, R. & S. M. ; to Taft Commander>% K. T. ; and to Mount Sinai Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Montpelier. He is district deputy of the grand THE STATE OF VERMONT. 295 lodge, and was district deputy and g^and patron of the Eastern Star order, in the advancement of which he took an especial interest. He is a mem- ber of the Bennington County Medical Society, likewise of the American Medical Association, and has frequently presented valuable papers on medical topics at the meetings of these societies. He is a man of enterprise, and inaugurated and owns a local telephone line between Nortli Ben- nington and South Shaftsbury. Doctor WoodhuU married Abbie Cornelia Hatch, who was born in 1853 i" New Milford, Connecticut, a daughter of John Hatch, who reared a family of two children. She died in 1880, leaving two children : Joel Raymond Wood- hull, now studying medicine at Washburn Col- lege, Topeka, Kansas; and Abbie Florence, a fine elocutionist, who pursued her studies in this direction at the Emerson School of Oratory in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Woodhull married for his second wife Elizabeth Henry Hicks, who was bom in Bennington, Vermont, in 1858, a daughter of Charles H. Hicks; and she died in 1893. Prior to her marriage she was a teacher in the public schools of Bennington, and was quite prominent in musical circles. Of the two children born in their union but one is now living. Mary Henry, late a student at Dover, Massachusetts, now residing with her father at North Bennington. Dr. Woodhull is a member of the Congregational church, to which both of his wives also belonged. ANSON MORTIMER NORTON, M. D. Dr. A. M. Norton was bom in Bristol, Ver- mont, on the 27th of October, 1863, and is a rep- resentative of one of the pioneer families of this section of the old Green Mountain state. His father, Charles W. Norton, was born in Starks- boro, on the 17th of January, 1844, being a son of Wolcott Norton, who was born in Starks- boro, his father having been one of the early set- tlers in this locality, whither he emigrated from the state of Connecticut, with whose annals the name had been identified from the early colonial epoch. Wolcott Norton was reared in the town of Starksboro, and after attaining years of ma- turity he there continued to be engaged in farm- ing for a number of years, but eventually re- moved to Bristol, Vermont, becoming one of its pioneer farmers, and there continuing to make his home until his retirement from active labors, the closing years of his life having been passed in the village of Bristol, where he died in 1878, at the age of seventy-six years. He was one of the prominent citizens of the county and one to whom was ever accorded the utmost respect and esteem. He was twice married, his first union having been with Miss Mehitable Thompson, who was born in this county and who here passed her entire life, being forty-five years of age at the time of her death. They became the parents of four children, namely : Anson, who died at the age of about twenty-one years ; Charles W., further men- tioned below ; Lucy, who is the widow of Alson F. Peet, of Shelburne, Chittenden county; and Cynthia, who is the widow of Daniel P. Peet, of Bristol. Wolcott Norton consummated a second marriage, being then united to Mrs. Mandana (Peck) Lufkin, who survives him and who still resides in the village of Bristol. She is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as were also her honored husband and his first wife. Charles W. Norton was reared to maturity on the old liomestead farm in Bristol, and his edu- cational advantages were such as were afforded in the public schools of the locality, and that he duly profited by the opportunities thus afforded is evident when we advert to the fact that as a young man he was for some time a popular and successful teacher, having conducted a select school in this township and having accomplished most effective work in the pedagogic profession. He continued in agricultural pursuits for a num- ber of years and then took up his residence in the village of Bristol, where he now maintains his home, being one of the honored citizens of the county and one whose life has been guided by the highest principles of integrity and honor. Jan-^ uary i, 1863, ^^ wedded Miss Delia Bushnell, who was born in Starksboro, a daughter of Ira and Mandana (Ferguson) Bushnell, representa- tives of honored pioneer families of the county, where Mr. Bushnell devoted his life to black- smithing, though he was the owner of a fine farm. He died at the age of eighty-three years, and his 298 THE STATE OF VERMONT. active in town affairs, having served for six years as selectman, during the past four years being chairman of the board ; has been constable f<:>r two years, and for an equal length of time was a village trustee. Fraternally he is a member of Caspian Lake Lodge, A. F. & A. M. On November 26, 1891, Mr. Stanford mar- ried Emma M. Thomas, a daughter of Benjamin F. and Marion (Bailey) Thomas, the former of whom was an extensive farmer and a life-long citizen of llardwick. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford have (^nc child, Gladys M., born August 23. 1892. Tliey attend the MctluHlist Episcopal church. WILLIAM R. MORGAN. I'loni honorrti New luigland ancestry Will- iam U. Morj^an is f M(^rgans was Miles Morgan, flir v'Munj^i'st of three briUhers, James, John and Milm Mniiian, wlu» sailed from Bristol, Eng- |.iimI« hi March, \(\\(\ and landed at Boston, M.niivM IiiimIIh. Masun C. Morgan's mother was riiirU- Williain^. tl»«* daughter of Colonel Will- i.iin Williams. ( uKuul Kittredge Haskins, M. i . Ill liii hiilJiiieal aildress on the one hundred .Mid hiiiihriitli anniversary of American inde- jiiii'l'iiii Ml \\ ilmini»ii»n, styled him as "a very If Hi'iil 'liilr iii.tn. pel haps the most notable man Hi'il J vi I II shlnl liure;" he ttx^k active part in ilr I'.i'iii.il \\.n. 1' nihil and Indian, which ter- iniicii''! •'. nil tin piMi'e (»l Paris. 1763. At the • III ni ilir war c»f the Revolution he (.,,1. I.< ' .HIM hiliii ;hil ill behalf of the Ameri- '.,11 ■ ■«■• • lb ^'-'t-! .ittive in civil as well as inilM'it . mM.iii. Ill wa^ with his regiment at ih l«-', Vermont, he was born July 2, 1863, ^ son of Amos and Adeline (Munger) Davis. Amos Davis was bom in England, but came to this country when a child with his parents, and was brought up in Vermont, where he assisted in clearing land, in the mean- time suffering all the privations and hardships incidental to pioneer life. He worked some as a farmer, but was occupied a large part of his life as a spinner in a woolen mill. Qiarles R. Davis spent the first fifteen years of his life in Danville, Vermont, from the age of eight years earning his own living. He sub- sequently worked as a farm laborer until at- taining his majority, when he went to St. Johns- h\xv\\ Vermont, to learn the trade of a granite- cutter, and remaining there fifteen years, his last employer being R. W. Ladd, with whom he re- mained four years, leaving his service July 17, 1888. In November, 1891, Mr. Davis established himself as a granite manufacturer and merchant in Hardwick, where he has since built up a large and highly prosperous business, manufacturing especially monuments of artistic work and value, disposing of them, usually, to dealers, although he sometimes sells for individual erection. He has also an excellent trade in granite manufac- turer's supplies, being the only dealer in this line of goods in the town. He is a fine representative of the self-made man of New England, winning success in life through his own efforts. On May 30, 1886, Mr. I is married Eva G. Brown, of Peacham, Ven^ W«- fat ■, Willard T. Bn 1, this country when two years old with and was here reared and educated. Civil war he enlisted in Company F, mont Volunteer Infantry, and servec years, being a hospital nurse a part 0 He married Eliza E. Ford, who ws England, being the daughter of a caip who worked for many years as a jo in a tapestry carpet factory. Mr. and i have four children, namely: Sadie Mach II, 1887; Grace M., bom Jan 1890; Ruth E., born September 10, li Etta M., bom November 2, 1898. Mr. a Republican in politics, and both he a Davis are members of the New Englam of i'rotection. JOHN EDWARD SULLIVAN. John Edward Sullivan, of Hardw actively identified with one of the lead dustries of Caledonia cotmty, being an ex and exceedingly prosperous g^ranite manufi He was bom July 9, 1849, >» Bangor, i a son of John Sullivan. John Sullivan n and reared in Ireland, emigrating to this a when a young man, about 1838, and W Maine until his death, in 1888, at the % sixty -eight years. His wife, whose maicta was Ann Welch, came to this coiintiy«l girl, and was here married. She sorrad husband, dying in 1897, aged sixty-five J« John E. Sullivan was educated in thcfi schools of Portland, Maine, after which ta* an apprenticeship of three years at the j* cutter's trade at Groton Junction, nof^ Massachusetts. The ensuing ten years be ^ in various places as a journeyman, '^^''^^J^ expert at his trade. Locating in Barfe» VW» in 1882, as a granite manufacturer, he »*▼, a fine business, establishing a ^^^^**^ class work. In 1890 Mr. SulKvan rein^^f business to Hardwick, doing '"^^"^^Tftfi partners from that time until 1897 ^J^^l wick Granite Company. In the last fl^%] he started out alone and since then *^?JJj an independent business, ^^.'^^^^TSw important and steadily increasing ^^^ a specialty of monumental ^* jjLj*! tions. Most of his product goes «?«" THE STATE OF VERMONT. 30 L n his earlier life he affiliated : party, but for the past six stanch Republican. An in- nan, he gives no attention to ie and his family are mem- church. arried, November 12, 1872, airfield, Vermont, a daughter et (McGinn) Marrion. Of orn of their union, six are ce Gertrude, wife of John is in the office with Mr. Sul- an; Catherine Agnes; Annie tense; and Margaret Irene. [ARLES E. PARKER. Captain Charles Edmund account of valiant service i of fidelity to duty in every numbered among the leading :s, where he was born on the 1839. His father, William e of Cambridge, Massachu- ing there occurred in 1803, ne to Vergennes, Vermont, lis arrival in this city until s engaged in mercantile pur- he oldest merchants in point e in the town, but in the lat- ad reached the age of sixty- labors were ended in death, lost prominent and influential nd held many offices of trust among them being that of represented his town in the lumber of years he was the ational Bank of Vergennes. ubject bore the maiden name , and she was a native of >nt. She was a member of nd most prominent families line of descent is traced back the six children born unto :er, three grew to years of I now living, the sister of our n, being Mrs. Charles O. •and is one of the influential The mother was called into he had reached the age of seventy-two years, passing away in the faith of the Episcopal church, of which she and her husband were long worthy and acceptable mem- bers, arid for many years the latter served as senior warden. Thev were loved and honored in the city in which they so long made their home, and were deeply interested in everything pertaining to educational, religious and temper- ance work and to the improvement of the com-^ munity along substantial lines of progress. Charles E. Parker received his elementary education in the schools of Vergennes, and was fitted for college by "Uncle" Ben B. Allen, who was an excellent educator, and during his lifetime fitted as many as one thousand boys to enter edu- cational institutions. Entering the Norwich Military Academy, he thefe remained for eighteen months, after which he matriculated in Dart- mouth College, graduating from the latter insti-^ tution in i860. Thus, with an excellent foun-^ dation upon which to rear the superstructure of his life work, he began the study of law, but his studies were interrupted by the inauguration of the Civil war, and in the fall of 1861 he entered the Seventh Vermont Infantry, and was com- missioned as first lieutenant, and made adjutant on the colonel's staff, and on the 9th of December, 1862, was promoted to the rank of captain of Company E, Nineteenth Army Corps. He served in the Department of the tGulf, under General Butler, from 1862 until the latter part of 1863, during which time he participated in the engage-, ments of Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, Mobile and many other hard-fought battles of the war. On account of failing health. Captain Parker re- signed from the army in the winter of 1863 and returned to his home in Vergennes, where he em- barked in the manufacture of sash, doors and blinds, as a member of the firm of Hayes, Flardo & Parker, and the firm continued to do an ex- tensive wholesale business until 1878, when the great panic occurred, and they were obliged to suspend operations. Captain Parker then turned his attention to electricity, organizing the present electric light company of Vergennes, with three stockholders, and he was made the president. They succeeded in obtaining a franchise, and first leased and carried on operations in the old power- house, but later purchased their present building, which they equipped with all the latest machinery 302 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and appliances necessary to conducting an elec- tric light plant and they are now doing an ex- cellent business. The captain is also interested in various other concerns tending to promote the advancement of his city, and in 1898 he purchased his present beautiful residence, overlooking the river, and in this charming home the family dis- pense a gracious hospitality to their many friends and acquaintances. I'he marriage of Captain Parker was cele- brated in 1806, when Miss Agnes W. Ripley be- came his wife, she being a native of Rutland, Vermont, and a daughter of William Y. Ripley^ the pioneer marble dealer of that city, where he was engaged in business for many years. In his family were the following children : General W. Y. W. Ripley, of Ruthland ; General Edward H. Ripley, who makes his home m New York ; Julia R. C., wife of Seneca M. Dorr, also of Rut- land ; and Agnes W., the wife of Captain Parker. The father of these children was called to his final rest when he had reached the age of seventy-six years. He was a prominent and influential man in his city and for many years served as presi- dent of the Rutland County National Bank, of which he was the founder. To Mr. and Mrs. Parker has been born one child, Grace Agnes. The Republican party receives the Captain's active support and co-operation, and in 1885 he was elected to the important office of mayor, in which he served to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. For two years, from 1894 until 1896, he was a member of the school committee, and is now serving as superintendent of schools. In 1894 he represented Vergennes in the state legis- lature, and served on the military committee and committee on education. He is a member of many college fraternities, the Zeta Psi and the Theta Chi being among the number, and he is also a charter member of Ethan Allen Post No. 3, G. A. R., of Vergennes, in which he has served as commander, and at the present time is holding the office of adjutant. He is also a member of the Loyal Legion, in which he is a member of the council of the Department of Vermont, and is a worthy and acceptable member of the Episcopal church. For four consecutive terms, of three years each, he has served as a delegate to the general convention of the Episcopal church, and during that time the revision of the prayer book took place. He is also a member of the n ary committee of the diocese of Vermont of the trustees of the Vermont Episcopa tute and has ever taken an active part in fairs of the church of that denomination, a man of scholarly attainments, of liberal broad-minded and public-spirited, and \ numbers him among her representative i FRANK LESLIE FISH. The law has ever attracted to its ranks of men gifted with keen preceptions and minds, men who, by nature or training, ( are peculiarly fitted to deal with the pi which arise among their fellows. In m the prominent members of the Addison cou the name of Frank L. Fish takes preced many of his professional brethren, and it is to present to his numerous friends and ac ances the sketch of his useful life. The Fish family is one of the oldest an prominent ones in the east, and traces its ai to Jonathan Fish, who was bom in San Massachusetts, about 1690. His son, Job was born in Reading, Massachusetts, Ju 1715, and subsequently removed to mthrn miles of the village of Mendon, that state. 1 came the father of Simeon Fish, who was I the latter town on the 17th of May. 1747.2 death occurred at Athol, Massachusetts, ( 9th of March, 1825. He served as a valiai intrepid soldier during the Revolutionaij enlisting for service in 1775. He became a 1 nent and influential man in his day, aa honored by his fellow citizens with many pa of honor and trust, having been elected 1 office of selectman in 1786, and was also moderator of the town meetings. His son bore the name of Samuel, became the grandfather of our subject. Samuel wasb Mendon, Massachusetts, on the 17th of 1769, and died at Athol, that state, July 23. He removed to the latter town when a ] man, locating on Lyon's Hill and later 0 Petersham Road. He, too, became pronii» the public life of the locality in which he and was made surveyor of highways and col of taxes. On the 22d of August, 1793, at W( ter, Massachusetts, he was united in inarria THE STATE OF VERMONT. 303 Rigsbury, who was bom in 1777, and died \i 16, 1858. They became the parents of 1 children. son Fish, second child of Samuel and Betsa ^ry) Fish, was born at Athol, Massa- tts, on the I4tli of February, 1796, and died [ place of his nativity July 9, 1876. For a tr of years he made his home in Dummers- Vermont, where he followed agricultural its and held a number of local offices, sick Appleton Fish, eldest ol his seven chil- was born in Athol, Massacnu setts, on the >f October, 1819, and his death occurred at ■ne, Vermont, July 23, 1896. He was a iwright by trade, and was a prominent and □tial citizen in the community in which lie his home. Possessed of much ability, he rtt modest and cautious to an extreme, and itely refused to accept any public position ut or responsibility. In Dummerston, this HI 1855, he was united in marriage to Sarah, Iter of Martin and Rebecca (Winslow) I, who was born in that town on the 6th of 1828. Daniel, father of Martin Gates, was in of a company in the Revolutionary army, sick A., and Sarah Fish, were the parents son and daughter, the latter, Abby Emma, November 29, i860, resides at Newfane, s unmarried. Two children died in infancy. rank Leslie Fish was born September t-, in Newfane, Vermont^ where his first edu- lal discipline was received in the public )l. Pursuing a higher education, he was a nt in the Lcland & Gray Seminary at ishend, and the Vermont Academy at Sax- River, from which he was graduated in He was then equipped to teach others, >cgan his labors at South Londonderry in the un of the same year, simultaneously begin- the study of law with A. E. Cudworth of Bwn. In the following June he became a law 3it in the office of the Hon. James M. Tyler, rattleboro, now one of the judges of the su- (■ court. After a subsccment reading at his ! in Newfane, he wont to Bellows Falls in ipring of 1888, and became associated as a ;nt with Lavant M. Read, judge of probate he district of Westminster. Wliile pursuing aw studies there Mr. Fish performed the s of register of prnliate, keeping tlio records of the district for his preceptor. During his stay in Bellows Falls he also spent considerable time in writing for the Bellows Falls Times, the local newspaper. Since January, 1890, Mr. Fish has been a resident of Vergennes, whose citizens have de- lighted to honor him, and whose interests he has served in a capable and most acceptable manner. Fur a peri'jc! of six consecutive years he acted as city coleclor of taxes, by appointment of the board of aldermen, and was collector for the school dis- trict during the same time. Upon the resignation of William H. Bliss, of Middlebury, Mr. Fish was aijpointed state's attorney for Addison county, December r, 1891, and was successively nomi- nated by- the Republican convention in 1S92, 1894, 1896 and 1898, being elected each time. Tills long service is sufficient evidence of his popularity and a proper tribute to his ability and faithfulness in the prosecution of his duties. In March, 1900, he was unanimously recommended by the Vermont delegation in congress for the position of bank examiner for the state, to which he was at once appointed. He resigned the office of state's attorney April 18, following, and at once entered upon his new duties, in which he has since distinguished himself as an able and faithful of- ficer. His jurisdiction has been extended to in- clude Berkshire and Franklin counties, in Massa- chusetts. He IS president of the Vermont Fish and Game League, and is a member of Dor- chester Lodge No. I, A. F. & A. M., of Ver- gennes. He is popular as a public speaker, and is able to render service to his party in its cam- paigns. Beheving in the principles and works of the Republican party, he seeks to extend its power and influence, and was made chairman of its state convention in 1900. A most affable and companionable man, he is steadily adding to an already large circle of friends and admirers, and is destined to render further service to the state and nation. Mr. Fish was married March 15, 1892, to Miss Mary J. Lyon, a daughter of Chauncey and Hmerette (Hopkins) Lyon, of Waterbury, Ver- mont. Mrs. Lyon was a lineal descendant of Dr. Jnnas Fay, of Bennington, who was clerk of the Council of Safety during the Revolution, and also of Colonel Waitc Hopkins, who was killed on an island in Lake George by Tories and Indians dur- 304 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ing the same struggle. Chauncey Lyon is now living on a farm at Waterbury, where his wife died February 19, 1897, survived by seven chil- dren, all of whom are living. They are Mattie, wife of James Thurston, of Waterbury; Mary J., Mrs. Fish; Kate B., Mrs. Jay H. Warren, of Minersville; Frank C, of Burlington, Ver- mont; Arthur D., of Waterbury; Jessie L., of Chicago ; and Lois, of Vergennes. Mr. and Mrs. Fish are the parents of Katherine Sarah, Freder- ick Lyon and Prudence Hopkins. The family attends divine worship with the Congregational church, and occupies a desirable and useful po- sition in the social life of the community. HENRY WILLIAM SPAFFORD. Very few families in this country can trace a more authentic record of their European ancestry than the Spaffords. The name appears in the Doomsday Book, which has a record of the lands of England as parcelled out after the conquest by William, Duke of Normandy, in the year 1066. Tradition has it — and perhaps in the absence of a better theory the idea may be given some con- sideration— that the name originated from Spa (Spring) and Ford, there being many springs where we first find record of the name, and fords at that time would naturally be found there; hence the name, at first Spa and Ford, then Spa- ford and finally contracting and crystalizing into Spaford. The family in this country trace their origin from the Yorkshire (England) branch. In York- shire there is still a small town bearing the name of Spafforth, where is located the grand and sub- stantial old Spafforth church, and near by are the crumbled ruins of the once magnificent Spaf- forth castle, built and owned by Lord Spafforth, also the beautiful sheet of water, Lake Spofford. The names of Spafforth, Spofford, Spafford, Spaford, Spoford, Spawford and Spofferd are familiar on manv of the old as well as the later English records, and in this country the spelling of the name varies quite as much as in the old. The largest branch here are the Spoffords, the next largest the Spaffords, with a very respecta- ble sprinkliiiij: of Spaffards, Spafards, Spaf- ords, Spotanls, Spofords, Spawfords, Spar- fords and many others ; but whatever or- thography is adopted, all in this country trace their origin from John and Eliza- beth (Scott) Spofard. Over the grave of one of their sons, in the burying ground at Brad- ford, Massachusetts, the stone bears the inscrip- tion "John Spaford," and that of a grandson in the cemetery at Georgetown reads "Jonathan Spafford." The name appears to have been very generally spelled Spafford up to and at the time of the Revolution. Those who migrated from the old homes at Rowley, Georgetown and vicin- ity, during or before this period, retained this form of the name and transmitted it to their de- scendants, but in later years those remaining in and near the old homes gradually adopted the name of Spofford, which is now nearly uniform in Massachusetts, claiming that in so doing they more closely conformed to the oldest and most authoritve usage of their English relatives. At this distance, however, with what limited light we have upon the subject, it would seem that the name of Spofforth possesses more claim to orig- inality, and had an earlier, more authentic and more common usage in England than any and all others. John Spofard (the spelling is identical with the signature on his will dated October 7, 1678) was born in 1612 and came to this country from Yorkshire, England, in 1638 or 1639. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Scott, and who was probably the daughter of Thomas Scott of Ipswich, England, came to this country when she was nine years old in the ship Elizabeth. Noth- ing is known of their history in the mother coun- try, and but very little of the important events of their lives here. They became the progenitors of the large family which now bears his name in the United States and Canada. Having located in the primeval forests of Rowley, Massachusetts, they reared, defended, protected and brought to manhood and womanhood eight of their nine children, one dying in infancy. When John Spo- fard died he left for his family a comfortable and even a large competence for that period, as is shown by a published copy of his wilL The fact that he left his family so well provided for, living* as he did at such a time in that bleak and inhos- pitable wilderness, surrounded by so many and such great disadvantages, shows him and his estimable wife to have been of good, sturdy stock. M^/ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 305 The exact dates of his birth, arrival in this coun- try, marriage and death, also his place of burial, are unknown. He and his wife located in Row- ley, Massachusetts, where they lived for about thirty years, when they moved to Spofford Hill, now Georgetown, Massachusetts, being the first family to locate there. When infirmities came upon him he transferred his interests there to his son John and returned to Rowley, where he died, probably in 1678, aged about sixty-six years. John Spaford {_as the name is spelled on his gravestone at Bradford, Massachusetts), second son of John and Elizabeth (Scott) Spofard, was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, October 24, 1648. He was married March 9, 1675, to Miss Sarah Wheeler, and they settled on his father's homestead at Georgetown, where they spent the rest of their lives. They raised a family of seven diildren, one dying in infancy. He died April 27, 1696, aged forty-eight years, and his grave may still be seen in the old burying ground at Bradford, the gravestone being in a remarkable state of preservation for one that was erected over two hundred years ago. Jonathan Spatford (the spelling of the name is taken from his gravestone), third son ol John and Sarah (Wheeler) Spofard, was born May 28, 1684; married Miss Jemima Freethe, and set- tled in Georgetown. They brought up a family of thirteen children. He died January 16, 1772, in the eighty-ninth year of his age, and was buried •^ m Georgetown. Joseph Spafiord, sixth son of Jonathan and Jemima (Freethe) Spafford, was bom July 13, 1720. He married Miss Sarah Fames on Septem- W 3, 1745, and settled in Boxford, Massachu- ■ setts, where they resided for some time, then re- moved to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and from there to Weathersfield, Vermont. They were the iourth family to settle in that town, then a wilder- Jiess. He married for his second wife Miss Mary Marble, and six children were reared by them. He died at the homestead, March 13, 1803, aged «ghty-three years, and was buried at "The Plains" cemetery in tiiat town. Joseph Spafford, second son of Joseph and Mary (Marble) Spafford was bom April 4, 1770. He married Miss Rachel Wright, November 29, 1789, settled on the Spafford homestead in Weathersfield, Vermont, and reared a family of eleven children. He died May 24, 1831, aged sixty-one years, and was buried at "The Plains" cemtery in that town. Abel Spafford, oldest son of Joseph and Ra- chel (Wright) Spafford, was bom March 13, 1790. He married Miss Matilda Grout March I. 181 1. They reared six cliildren to manhood and womanhood, and one died in infancy. They spent all their days in Wethersfield, Vermont, where he died June 18, 1863, aged seventy-three years, and was buried at "The Plains." William H. Spafford, oldest son of Abel and Matilda (Grout) Spafford, was born September 13, 1812, and married Miss Eliza M. Rumrill, January i, 1837. They settled in Weathersfield,. Vermont, also resided for siame time in Spring- field, Cavendish and Chester. They had six chil- dien, one died in infancy and one in childhood. Mr. Spafford died in Rutland, June 3, 1893. aged eightv years, and was buried in the cemetery at -The Plains," in Weathersfield. In the beautiful old cemetery known as "The Plains," in tJie southern part of the town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are buried Joseph and Mary (Marble) Spafford; Joseph and Rachel (Wright) Spafford; Abel and Matilda (Grout) Spafford; William H. and Eliza (Rumrill) Spaf- ford ; and many of their descendants, the little daughter of Wdliam H. and Ezra (Rumrill) Spafford making five generations of the family resting in that cemetery. Henry W., son of Will- iam and Eliza (Rumriil) Spafford, has a burial lot next to his father s, where his first wife. Mat- tie E. (Kingsbury) Spafford, is buried. Henry William Spafford, of Rutland, Ver- mont, second son of William H. and Eliza (Rum- rill) Spafford, was born in Weathersfield, Ver- mont, November 2, 1840. He received his educa- tion in district schools of his native town, Caven- dish, Chester and at Springfield Seminary and Chester Academy. On leaving home, May 10, X857, he entered the railroad service as station agent at Danby, where he remained until April I, 1861, when he was appointed station agent at North Bennington, and removed to that place. Upon the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted, September 4, 1861, as a private in Com- pany A, Fourth Vermont Infantry, and left the .state for the front September 21. On reaching Washington the regiment was assigned to the 3o6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Secoiul ] brigade, Second Division, Sixth Army Coq)s, and attached to the Army of the Potomac then being formed. The brigade as then organ- ized consisted of the Second, I'hird, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Vermont regiments. It was, however, better known in, as well as out of, the state as **Thc Old Vermont Brigade." The regiment re- mained in this organization during its entire term of service. The brigade was separated from the Sixtli corps only once, being absent from the field about six weeks, when it was sent to New York city in August, 1863, ^^'^^^- ^^'^'^ brigades of reg- ulars, to suppress the riots incident to the enforce- ment of the draft of that year. After completing its work there and on returning to the field to assume its old position in the corps, the welcome given the brigade by its comrades in arms amount- ed to an ovation which was entirely unique and will long be remembered by those who witnessed it. The brigade participated in and rejoiced over all the successes, triumphs and victories and shared in all the misfortunes, reverses and disas- ters which befell the grand old Army of the Po- tomac during its splendid service throughout the war. Mr. Spaft'ord was promoted to commissary sergeant of the regiment May 28, 1862 ; was cap- tured at Brandy Station, Virginia, October 11, 1863, and confined in rebel prisons in Richmond, Virginia, imtil May 21, 1864. He was mustered out of service at Brattleboro, September 30, 1864, on the expiration of his three years' period of enlistment, and on October 25 he re-enlisted and returned to his old regiment. He was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and quartermaster of the regiment, November 6, 1864; was on the staff of General Lewis A. Grant and General George P. Foster, commanders of the Old Bri- gade; was acting quartermaster of the brigade during the latter part of its service and at the time it was disbanded and left the field for home. He returned to the state with his regiment and was again mustered out, at Burlington, Julv 13, 1865. Soon after the close of the war Mr. Spafford accepted employment as bookkeeper in the hide and leather house of Lapham & Clarendon of New *Y : city, but impaired eyesight, caused by hard- and exposures during his long service in the army, compelled him to surrender his positioifi abandon bookkeeping. He then went to Redfield, New York, to m age a large tannery plant for that firm, but the business did not prove congenial to hi.- u he gave it up and once more returned to Vtrm^ where, on January 16, 1867, he again entered service of the Bennington & Rutland Raili Company as station agent at North Benning the position which he vacated when enlistini 1 86 1. On October 8, 1877, he was promota the position of general freight agent, and 00 F ruary 23, 1880, to be general passenger ageir the road. On April 24, 1884, these two offices were moved from North Bennington to Rutland si which time Mr. SpaflFord has been a resideni that city. He held the position of g eral freight and passenger agent until road was purchased by and absorbed i the Rutland Railroad system on May 1900. He was appointed local freight agent the Rutland Railroad at Rutland, September 1900, and served in that capacity until Octobe 1902, when his connection with railroad intcre were severed, after forty-five years of pradia continuous service, broken only by his absence the time of the Civil war. Mr. Spafford was married October 5, 18 to Mattie E., daughter of William and Fan (Spring) Kingsbury, of Chester, Vermont. M Spafford died June 3, 1877, leaving four childn Eva M., now the wife of George M. RoweHsJ tion agent of the Rutland Railroad, at BurKn ton, Vermont ; Alton W., paymaster of the Hw Scale Company, Rutland ; Mattie E., a student the New York State Librarv School at Aiban and Henrietta W., now the wife of lohn i Stearns, a furniture dealer of Rutland. Mr. Spafford was married again, on Dcctf ber 5, 1878, to Lydia Ella Marsh, daughter* Tared and Almira (Eaton) Marsh, of Cheste Vermont, from which marriage they have fc children : Ella Marsh, now the wife of Frano Guy Frink, manager of the Washington Ir" Works Company, Seattle, Washington: Hff^ W., Jr., clerk in the Howe Scale ConqjtfT office at Rutland ; J. Marsh, clerk in the car if countant's office of the Rutland Railroad at W land ; I.. Harold and Samuel K. M., both in school at Rutland. Mr. Spafford inherited a rugged constitution and is blessed with good health, especiallv good when taking into tonsideration the strain and ten- sion that he has carried through all his active and untiring husiness life. He is an active mem- ber of the Congregational church and of the Grand Army of the Republic, also a member of the Yoitng Men's Christian Association and al- wa_\-s an earnest and zealous worker for its inter- ests. He has always been an abolitionist, a pro- liibitionist and an uncompromising Republican. He is a trustee of the Vermont Soldiers' Home, and, on his duties as one of the auditors. spends a small part of his time at the Home in Bennington. Aside from this he is taking ths much needed rest which his long, arduous and faithful public service has so justly entitled him to enjoy. L FRANK J. BAILEY. B' Frank J. Bailey, one of the prominent business men of Brattteboro, Vermont, is a descendant of a family who have been long and favorably known in his vicinity. (See sketch of Isaac D. Bailey. ) Orra Bailey, father of Frank J. Bailey, was born inDitmmerston, Vermont, January 15. 182S. He acquired his education in the district school, and ihen teamed the trade of granite-cutter ; he fol- lowed this occupation and that of quarryman all liis life, and being an industrious, capable man he met with a marked degree of success. All his life was spent in the towns of Dummerston and Brattleboro. with the exception of the fifteen years preceding his death, when he was a resi- dent of Filchburg, Massachusetts. He was united in marriage to Miss Julia M. Pcttee, and two children were born to them: Frederick W.. who married Miss -^ddie May. by whom he had three children, two of whom were Merton and Lena ; by a second marriage, to Miss Ada Prentice, two children were bom, Anne and Julia. The second chiM bom to Mr. and Mrs. Orra Bailey was Frank J. Bailey. Orra Bailey died in 1S94, at the age of sixty-six years. Both he and his wife were (onsistcnt members of the Baptist church of Brattleboro. Fnthk J. Bailey, younger son of Orra and 307 Julia (Pettee) Bailey, was born January 15. 1855, and reared in Windham county, Vermont, His preliminary education was received in me com- mon schools of his native town, and this was supplemented later by a course in the Leland and Grey Seminary at Townshend, Vermont. He commenced his business career in the city of Chicago, w'here he was engaged in the capacity of commercial traveler ; he represented New York and Chicago houses, and. being thoroughly fa- miliar with all tlie details Of this vocation, he continued in this line of work successfully for fifteen years. He then removed to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he was engaged in the real estate business ; he finally located in Brattleboro, where for the past fifteen years he has success- fully conducted a general real estate trade, mak- ing a speciahy of farms. In his political affiliations Mr. Bailey is a Re- publican, and although he has never sought or held office, be takes an active interest in all the 308 THE STATE OF VERMONT. campaigns, at which he is a regular attendant, and for several years had charge of the cam- paign work of the Republican party in his town. He is a prominent member of Columbia Lodge No. 36, F. & A. M. On December 28, 1876, Mr. Bailey was united in marriage to Miss Josephine F. Field, a daughter of Elisha N. and Maria (Knapp) Field, of Dimimerston, Vermont. EDWARD JARVIS MATHEWS. Edward J. Mathews, who has followed farm- ing throughout the greater part of his life and is now engaged in agricultural pursuits and sheep- raising at Middlebur>% was bom May 5, 1827, in that town. His father. Deacon Eli Mathews, was born at Stoneham, Massachusetts, February 6, 1794, and came to Addison county, Vermont, with his father, Captain Timothy Mathews, who followed the trade of shoemaking, making shoes to order. Captain Mathews married Lois Damon, who was also born in Stoneham, Massachusetts. At the time of the Revolutionary war he joined the Colonial armv and at the time of the war of 1812 he again fought for his country, raising and commanding a company from Middlebury. He was active in church work and a prominent and influential man of his community. He died Sep- tember 4, 1857, at the age of ninety- three years, and his wife survived him five years, passing away at the age of ninety-five. Eli Mathews engaged in teaching school in early life. He also learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed in the village of Middlebury until 1848, when he purchased the place which is now owned by his son, and which was formerly the old Stowell farm. It consists of one hun- dred and thirty-eight acres of valuable land. Eli Mathews also served in the war of 1812, and was in every way loyal to his country and her wel- fare. For manv vears he served as a deacon in the Congregational church and by that title was widely known. He married Annis Lothrop, who was born in Easton, Massachusetts, a daughter of Isaac Lothrop, who was also bom at that place and belonged to an old family there. He followed the occupation of farming, reared a family of nine children, and died in Easton at the age of sixty years. His wife lived to the age of ninety- four years. To Eli Mathews and his wife were born sons, Edward J., and Cliarles W., who is a f er, residing near Middlebury. The father October 4, 1864, ^^d the mother passed i at the age of fifty-five years. Like him, she a very devoted member of the Congr^^at: church. Edward J. Mathews was reared in the yi of Middlebury, and in the public schools Im quired his education. He has always carrie general farming. In addition to this, for a jm of ten years, he was clerk of the Addison co Marble Company and had charge of its afl The house in which he lives was erected in 1 and is one of the landmarks of the locality, ing for many decades been a silent witness cr. events which have made history here. In nection with the cultivation of his land Mathews was engaged in raisings Merino si for twenty years and is now conducting a 1 dairy. On the i8th of March, 1850, Mr. Matl was united in marriage to Miss Mary Mooi daughter of Warren Moore, a farmer and known resident of Middlebury. She was I here, while her father's birth occurred in J bury, Massachusetts, whence he came to Mid bury, and here carried on ag^cultural pun tmtil his death, which occurred in 1883. Hisv who bore the maiden name of Laura Wood was born in Randolph, Vermont, and wa daughter of John H. Woodard, a native of Ma chusetts, whence he went to Randolph, and wife, Susan Woodard, became the mother of children, all of whom are deceased. To Mr. Mrs. Warren Moore were bom four chiMi Mrs. Mathews ; Sarah, the wife of James ^ lette, of Middlebury ; Ellen, the wife of Cta W. Mathews, a brother of our subject ; and Jai who died about the time of his majority. ' mother died at the age of forty-five yors, the faith of the Congregational chturch, to irf she belonged. Mr. and Mrs. Mathews have one son, Cbt James, whose birth occurred October 16, il He pursued his education in the commofi sdio spending his youth under the parental root A completing his education he spent four yean a store at Springfield, Massachusetts, after wt he returned to Middlebury, and for foor jc THE STATE OF VERMONT. 309 -was in the store of fleckwith & Company. He "then turned his attention to farming, in connection with his father, and has since devoted his ener^es to this work. In May, 1880, he married Jennie Brooks, a native of Middlebury and a daughter of Samuel l^rooks, a painter, now deceased. Charles J. Mathews and his wife have three sons : Edward Moore, who is working on his grand- father's farm ; Fred B,, who is an employe in the Benedict mercantile establishment in Middlebury; and William McKinlcy, at home. C. J. Mathews was elected a selectman in 1889 and by re-election has also been continued in that office to the present time. He is a member of the Republican town committee and is a most active Republican, doing everything in his power to secure the success of his party and its candi- dates. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and a past master of the blue lodge and past high priest of the chapter. He has also held office in tlie lodge of the Knights of Honor. E-dward J. Mathews cast his first presidential vote for Zachary Taylor in 1848, and since the organization of the Republican party has never wavered in his allegiance thereto. He has served as justice of the peace, tilling the office for thirty years, and his long service is incontrovertible proof of his fidelity to duty and his impartial rulit^s. I'or many years he was also road super- visor, was a member of the board of selectmen for six vears, during which time he served for five years as its chairman and declined to serve longer. He was first elected to this office in 1888, and had charge of the erection of the stone bridge over Otter creek. For ten years he served as county commissioner, until the office was abolished, and is now chairman of the town board of license commissioners. Tlie Mathews family are all identified with the Congregational church, in which our subject is now serving as clerk, and the influence of the family has ever been on the side of progress, improvement and the right. .ANDREW JACKSON MARSHALL. One of the honored business men and vener- able citizens of Middlebury, Addison county. Ver- mont, is he whose name initiates this paragraph. and who bears a name which has ever stood ex- ponent for die most sterling personal character- istics, the deepest appreciation of the rights and privileges of citizenship in our great republic, and one which has been indissolubly identified with the annals of New England from an early epoch In its history. There have been strong men and true, as one generation has followed an- other,— men loyal to our national institutions and to the duties of patriotism which find exemplifi- cation not more in the hour of dread warfare than in the "piping times of peace." Thus it is gratifying for the compilers of this work to be able to offer even a brief resume of the personal and ancestral historv of Andrew Jackson Mar- shall. The old Granite state of the Union figures as the place of Mr. Marshall's nativity, since he was born in HoIHs, Hiilsboro county. New Hampshire, on the 2ist of December, 1823, His father, John Marshall, was born in Jaffrey, that state, on the 1st of March, 1785, being the son of Silas Mar- shall, the date of whose birth was February 20, 1745, while he likewise was born at Jaffrey, where his early years were passed. After attaining years of maturity he removed thence to Dunstable and still later to Hollis, that state, and in the last men- tioned place he passed the remainder of his long and signally useful life; being eighty-eight years of age at the time of his death and having de- voted practically his entire life to agricultural pursuits, Silas Marshall as a young man was married to Miss Eunice Bailey, who was bom on the 24th of April, 1749, and who proved a de- voted companion and helpmeet during the long years of their wedded life, her death occurring at the age of ninety-four years. They became the parents of nine children, all_ of whom lived to years of maturity and all of whom are now de- ceased. The parents were members of the ortho- dox church and were folk of sterling character, making their lives prolific of good. The first ancestor in America was John Mar- shall, who arrived in Massachusetts on the ship Hopewell in 1634. and settled in Boston, His wife's name was Sarah. His son, John Marshall {2), born in 1632, was granted six acres of land at Billerica, Massa- chusetts, in 1656-7. His house there waS still standing in 1883. He died in 1702, aged seventy 3IO THE STATE OF VERMONT. years. He had three wives. In 1662 he married Hannah Atkinson, of Concord, who died in 1665. In the same year he married Mary Burrage, daughter of John Burrage, of Charlestown. She died in 1680, and in 1681 he married Damaris White, a widow, of Maiden. Of his nine children only two grew to maturity: John and Johanna, offspring of the second wife. John (3), son of John and Mary (Burrage; Marshall, was born August 2, 1671, and was mar- ried in 1695, to Lnise Rogers. He died in 1713. He had seven children. Thomas (4), son of John Marsliall, born in 1706, married Ruth , in 1727. She died in 17:1 1, having borne him seven children. His seoop 1 wife, whom he married in 1742, was named Marv. She died in 1770, having been the mother of eight children. He died in 1778. In 1734 he was one of sixty heads of families to form the m new town of Tewkesbury, and in 1773 he was one of the highest taxpayers of that town. Silas was a son of Thomas Marshall and his second wife. John Marshall, father of the subject of this sketch, passed his lx)ylKK)d days in Jaffrey, whence he accompanied his parents on their re- moval to Dunstable and later to Hollis, while his educational advantages were such as were sup- plied by the common schools. In the last men- tioned place he continued to reside until middle life, having been there engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which line of enterprise he brought to boar that energy, sagacity and discrimination which ever foster definite success, for he overcame obstacles through his indomitable self-reliance and determination. In 1827 he removed to Pep- erell, Massachusetts, where he purchased a farm, to whose cultivation he gave his attention until his death, on the 7th of February, 1862, at the age of seventy-seven years. January 22, 181 5, was solemnized the marriage of John Marshall to Miss Sally Fisk, who was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on the 21st of March, 1789, the place having at the time been known as Dunstable. There her father. Nathan Fisk, was also born, the date of his nativity having been June 13, 1764, and in that locality he passed his entire life, having been cnc^aged in farming, and his life being prolonged to a good age. His wife, whose maiden name was Martha French, was bom in Jaflfrey, New Hampshire, on the 13th of October, 1763, and she lived to attain middle life. Nathan and Martha (French) Fisk became the parents of seven children, of whom six lived to years of maturity, while all are now' deceased. Of the four children of John and Sally (Fisk) Marshall, the latter of whom lived to the very advanced age of ninety-one years, her death occurring on the 24th of November, 1880, the two surviving her are Andrew J., the subject of this review ; and .Sarah Jane, who is the widow of Roswell T. Smith, and who maintains her home in Nashua, New Hampshire. Andrew J. Marshall was but three years of age at the time of his parents' removal from Hollis to Peperell, and in the latter place he re- ceived a good common school education, while he early began to contribute his quota to the work of the homestead farm. He continued to l)e identified with agriculture until he had attained the age of twenty- four years, when he removed to Nashua, New Hampshire, and there was em- ployed as station agent of the Worcester & Nashua Railroad for a period of twelve years, at the expiration of which, in 1865, he came to Middlebury, Vermont, in the capacity of station agent at this point, remaining in this office until 1897, a period of more than thirty years. This long tenure of a responsible and exacting officer mdicates more clearly than can any words of our how faithful and able must have been his servic and how greatly appreciated by the company b which he was employed. When he assume charge of this station his only assistant was or clerk, and at the time of his retirement his «> corps comprised four clerical assistants, while had the entire supervision of the passeng freight and telegraph business at this poi Previous to his retirement Mr. Marshall ha and other improved appliances for facilitat- ing work, which he executes artistically and prompt Iv. Recently he received some very large orders, one from the east lying for a mausoleum that amounted to four car loads. Mr. Townsend is a steadfast Republican in politics, but has never aspired to official honors, the rlemands of his business interests requiring his undivided attention. He is a member of Hard wick Lodge No. 68, I. O. O. F., in which he is right scene sup|)orter. He is also connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and An- cient CJrder of Foresters, as well as Sons of Vet- erans. Mr. Townsend was married June ii, 1893, to Merry Christmas Averill, who was born Decem- l)er 23, 1872, at Rarre, Vermont, daughter of John W. and Adeline (Trow) Averill. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend are 'the parents of two children: Lu- cille Mary, born January i, 1895, and Howard Averill, October 18, 1896. Mr. Townsend's fa- ther, Abner Peletiah Townsend, was a native of Keene, New Hampshire, where he did business as a jeweler fc)r some years. He served as a sol- tlier in a Massachusetts regiment in the Civil war. WILLIAM FREDERICK CLARK. William Frederick Clark, of Glover, Ver- mont, is descended on his father's side from an- cestors who have been for several generations numbered among the most higlily respected citi- zens of the town, and is a representative of a race, the founder of which in America was among the earliest settlers of the state of Mas- sachusetts. Cephas Clark, great-grandfather of William Frederick Clark, was a Baptist minister and a truly good and highly respected man. The traditions which have been handed down show that his ancestry came from England about the time Boston was settled. The family crest still used by some members of the Clark family shows that they belonged to an ancient and honor- able family. Cephas Clark, Jr.. son of Cephas. was bom in Keene, Xew Hampshire. July 17, 1784. He ser^'ed in the war of 181 2, in Colonel Steele's regiment, which was stationed at Ports- motuh. Xew Hampshire. He married, Septem- ber 26, i8ov in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, Pelx^rah Wilbur, who was descended from a fam- ily which traced its pedigree through the fol- lowing generations: Samuel Wildbore (i), as the name was or- iginally spelled, came from England, either with Winthrop's company, or very shortly after, as is proved by the records of the church in Boston, which show that Samuel Wildbore and his wife joined the church in 1633. Later he went to Taunton, Massachusetts, where he acquired a valuable estate. While here he embraced the **dangerous doctirne of Cotton and Wheelwright" and was banished in 1637. He and seventeen others fled to Providence. By the advice of Roger Williams these eighteen persons purchased of the Indians the island of Aquidneck (now Rhode Island) and founded the colony there. In 1645 h^ returned to Massachusetts. Their children were: Samuel, Joseph, William and Shadrach. The care of his property in Rhode Island was left to Samuel and William, and that at Taunton to Joseph and Shadrach. Samuel, Jr., was one of the patentees in the Royal Charter of 1663, in Rhode Island. Shadrach Wildbore (2), fourth son of Sam- uel Wildbore, was born, it is probable, in Boston, !M assachusetts, whither his parents had emi- grated, and removed at some time during his life to Taunton, Massachusetts. His children were: Samuel, Jr., Joseph, William, Shadrach. Shadrach Wildbore, Jr., (3), fourth son of Shadrach, was born, probably, in Taunton, Mas- sachusetts, whence he removed, at what date is not stated, to Raynham, Massachusetts. His children were Shadrach, Meshach, Joseph (4), Jacob and Abijah. Nathaniel Wilbur (5), son of Joseph (4), and gprandson of Shadrach Wil- bur, Jr., was bom October 23, 1755, and was a Baptist preacher, serving for forty years as the pastor of a church in Westmoreland, New Hamp- shire. He married, October 19, 1780, Deborah Aldrich, of W^estmoreland, New Hampshire, and seven children were bom to them: Nathaniel; Azel ; Joseph : Deborah (6), who became the wife of Cephas Clark, mentioned above; Caleb; Alvah ; and Warren. Cephas Clark lived, at different times, in Westmoreland and Keene, New Hampshire, Rutland and Glover, Vermont He and his wife, Deborah (Wilbur) Clark, bom in Westmore- land, New Hampshire, April 18^ 1790* were the THE STATE OF VERMONT. 313 f the following diildren: Caleb Al- ii in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, 14, 1807, di^d in Glover, Vermont, [883; Cephas Cheney, born September in Rutland, Vermont, died in Glover, October 23, 1869; Amasa Ford, also Jutland, Vermont, June 22, 181 1, died ington, Massachusetts, September 5, all Ward, born July 9, 1813, in Keene, Tipshire, died in Glover, Vermont, in I ; Deborah Wilbur, born May 31, 1815, noreland, New Hampshire, died in 0, Vermont, March 13, 1882; Nathan- 1, born in June, 18 17, in Keenc, New e, died in Glover, Vermont, October Frederick Plummer Abbott, born May in Glover, Vermont, where he died 6, 1889; Betsey Alfreda, born August in Glover, Vermont, and died in the e, in July, 1889; Abigail Richardson, 14, 1824, died in November, 1891, and iter and all the children who came after born in Glover, Vermont, and all, with )tion of one, died there; Nathaniel >), born March 10, 1826; Fanny Can- n June 18, 1828, died September 8, a Leonard, born August 29, 1830, died 1896, in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It interesting to a later generation, as ; of life in the northern part of New more than eighty years ago, to learn . Cephas Clark and his family moved tmoreland, New Hampshire, to Glover, in October, 1818, their household re transported on a two-ox sled, and dwelling in their new place of abode house which thev built after their ar- flax wheel which belonged to them at Df this migration is now an heirloom rk familv. Mrs. Clark died in Glover, July 23, 1850, and her husband passed le same place, August 8, 1858. ick Plummer Abbott Clark, son of d Deborah (Wilbur) Clark, was born ?I9, in Glover, Vermont, and died there 6, 1889. He married Eliza Jennette ri November 6, 1823, in Glover, Ver- history of whose family reads, in part, of adventure and romance, ^eat-grandfather of Eliza Jennette King was the son of a southern slaveholder, who disinherited his son on discovering that the lat- ter had fallen in love with and intended to marry a northern lady. It seemed as if this great- grandfather were destined to unite in his single person all the essential qualities of a hero of romance, for, in addition to being an ideal lover, he was also a soldier, and served in the Revolu- tionary army, where he met a soldier's fate, being killed in battle. George King, the son of this great-grand- father, was born in Portsmouth, New Hamp- shire, and for many years was a sailor on mer- chant vessels. The life of a sailor a century ago was one into which entered largely the elements of danger and adventure, and of both these ele- ments George King seems to have met with his full share, having on one occasion been captured by the British and carried to the West Indies, where he was held for seven months. George William King, son of George King, was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, and was the father of Eliza Jennette King, mentioned above as the wife of Frederick Plummer Abbott Clark. The wife of George William King was Hannah Pierce, of Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. William Frederick Clark, son of Frederick Plummer Abbott and Eliza Jennette (King) Clark, was born January 7, 1849, in Glover, Vermont, and received his elementary education in the common schools, afterward attending the Orleans Liberal Institute, and nearly complet- ing a seminary and college preparatory course of study in Montpelier Seminary. Mr. Clark takes a great interest in public affairs, and has served the town in many different positions, having filled the offices of lister, town superintendent of schools, and in 1890 enumerator of census. In 1896 Mr. Clark was elected a member of the general assembly of Vermont, and served on the committee on election. In the special session in May, 1898, it was Mr. Clark who introduced the leading bill making provision for the Spanish war. In 1902 Mr. Clark was elected assistant judge of the Orleans county courts. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is the senior steward, and in 1884, when the church was built, he acted as chairman of the building committee. Mr. Clark is a member of the Masonic order, affiliat- 3i6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. children, all of whom attained years of maturity with the exception of three, the death of the mother occurring on the nth of October, 1811. Ezra Brainerd (2), son of this union, became a representative architect and builder of East Hart- ford, Comiecticut, and executed many important contracts in the erection of public buildings and the construction of bridges, in which latter line it may be noted that he built the large bridge acrpss the Genesee river at Carthage, New York. His death occurred on the 15th of November, 1833, at the age of forty-six years. His wife, whose maiden name was Mabel Porter, was born in East Hartford, a daughter of James Porter, and of this union twelve children were bom. She passed away on the 27th of August, 1833. Ezra Brainerd (3), son of Ezra and Mabel (Porter) Brainerd, followed in the footsteps of his father, in choosing his vocation in life, becom- ing a successful contractor and builder, and con- tinuing to follow this line of enterprise until his death, which occurred while he was still a young man, the later years of his life having been passed in Martinsburg, New York. Here he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Robins, a daughter of Zebulon Robins, of Rocky Hill, Hartford county, Connecticut, the family having been one of prominence in that section. Ezra and Louisa (Robins) Brainerd became the parents of six children, of whom Lawrence R. was the only son, while all are now deceased. Mrs. Louisa Brainerd entered into eternal rest on the 22d day of May, 1839, having long survived her hus- band and having been a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Lawrence R. Brainerd passed his childhood days in Martinsburg, New York, where he re- mained until the death of his father, when, at the age of thirteen years, he came to St. Albans, Ver- mont, where he found a home with his uncle, Law- rence Brainerd, an influential citizen of that place. There he was reared to maturity, receiving a good common-school education and early giving in- ception to his independent career. He was clerk in a mercantile establishment in the employ of his uncle, and engaged in mercantile business on his own account soon after attaining his majority. Later he became extensively engaged in the lum- ber business in St. Albans, operating a number of saw-mills in both Vermont and Canada, while in St. Albans he also engaged in the manufacture of railroad cars upon a wide scale, reaching an average annual output of three hundred cars. He carried forward his large industrial enterprise with consummate discrimination and ability and was known as one of the leading business men of the state. In addition to manufacturing he also bought and shipped large quantities of lumber, in which line he controlled a representative trade in New York city and other commercial centers. He also became the owner of a mill at Chateaugay Lake, New York, and also operated a number of lumber vessels. He was an extensive manufac- turer of barrel heads, making car-load shipments, and in all of these important enterprises his per- sonal supervision was given and the influence of his fine business judgment and his exceptional executive ability permeated every detail and in- sured a distinctive success. He continued to give his attention to his extensive business interests until he was called from the scene of life's activ- ities, on the 26th of November, 1863, being only forty-four years of age at the time. Mr. Brainerd was originally a Whig in his political proclivities, and in the crucial period leading up to the war of the Rebellion he was known as an tmcompro- mising abolitionist, and he lived long enough to witness the organization of the Republican party, as the avowed opponent of slavery and secessioOy and to identify himself with its cause. He sisted many a poor slave to make his way the Canadian line and to thus gain the boon of liberty, while his son, the subject of this review, as a youth, proved an enthusiastic co-adjutor of his father in this humane and kindly service. Mr. Brainerd was superintendent of the Congregm- tional Sunday-school at St. Albans for a period of thirteen years, and both he and his wife were active and zealous members of that churdi. On the 17th of January, 1844, L. R. Brainerd was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Wood, of Malone, New York, where she was bom on tfie 2Sth of January, 1823, being a daughter of Arunah Wood, who was bom probably in Ben* nington, this state, a son of Enos, bom in 1762. The father of the latter, Jdbn Wood, was bom in 1737, and died, at Georgia, Vermont, itt 1816, having been a valiant soldier in the Coatl* nental line during the war of the Sevohitkxi and having participated in the tie of Benningtxxi» THE STATE OF VERMONT. 315 - ous generations of the family, was born in the town of St. Albans, Franklin county, Vermont, ;- on the 17th of December, 1844, a son of Lawrence -. Robins Brainerd, who was born in Martinsburg, : Lewis county. New York, on the 20th of Octo- -." ber, 1819. The latter's father was Ezra Brainerd, - who w^as born in East Hartford, Connecticut, on -J: the 15th of October, 1787, a son of Ezra (2), , who was born in Middle Haddam, Connecticut, ,- on the nth of May, 1769, a son of Ezra Brainerd - (i), who was a native of the same place, where : he was Ix^rn on the 17th of August, 1744; a son -■ of Josiah Ijrriincrd, who was born in Haddam, on . the 4th of ]\Iay, 171 1, being the son of William, born in the same town, on March 30, 1673. The last mentioned was a son of Daniel Brainerd, who figures as the original American progenitor of the family. He was born in England, whence . he emigrated to America at the age of eight years with the Willis family, they becoming members of the Hartford colony, under the leadership of [ Rev. Hooker. He took uj) his abode in Haddam. where he was given a grant of land, becoming one \ of the original settlers of the town, and there he passed the remainder of his life, his death occur- ring on the 1st of A])ril, 1715, at the age of seventy-four years. He was a man of prominence and inihience in the community, and its largest laUvllK idcr. The public records of the clay indi- cate that he was incumbent of the office of justice of the i)eace. while it is also known that he was • the lirst deacon in ihe Congregational church. He married 1 lannali Spencer, a daughter of Ger- ard Sj^encer, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and they became the parents of eight children. Their son William, passed his entire life in Haddam, having married and become the father of seven children. His son Josiah, the next in order oi direct descent, also passed his life in Haddam. being one of the leading citizens of that locality and having been a valiant soldier in the early colonial war. He was first a lieutenant and later an adjutant in a Con- necticut regiment, with which he was an active participant in the engagements in and about the city of Quebec, (^mada. He was a prominent member of the (^)ngregational church in Middle Haddam, where he died at the venerable age of eighty-one years, while his wife, whose maiden name was Hannah Spencer, died in her seventyr eighth year, eight children having been ]x)rn of their union. Their son Ezra well upheld the pres- tige of the family name in East Haddam, where he attained a foremost position both in public aflPairs and as a successful and progressive busi- ness man. In that locality he opened a stone quarry, being one of the pioneers of this industry in the state, and for a long period he carried on extensive operations in this line, having given employment to an average corps of ninety men and having made shipments of stone to many cities and towns in the state of New York and other states, while he also made shipments from his quarries to New Orleans and other points far removed. He was held in the highest respect and confidence by all who knew him, and he was ac- corded distinguished evidence of the same in be- ing chosen to important offices of trust and re- sponsibility. He was justice of the peace for many years, and for numerous terms represented East Haddam in the Connecticut legislature, being a man of high intellectuality and having gained a reputation as an able, eloquent and convincing ])ublic speaker. He wielded a definite and benefi- cent influence in iniblic, industrial and private life, exemplifying the virtues of piety, temper- ance and usefulness in all relations and having been for many years a deacon in the Congrega- tional church in his home town, where he died • m the 7th of April, 1837, at the patriarchal age of ninetv-three vears. He married Miss Jcrusha Smith, a daughter of I.ieutenant David and Doro- tliv Clirainerd) Smith, she being his fourth cons- ul. Dorothy (Brainerd) Smith was a sister of David and John ])rainerd, who were prominent missionaries of the Congregational church among the North American Indians. David i>rainerd was engaged to the daughter of the distinguished Jonathan Edwards, but he died be- fore the time set for their marriage. Grief at his dej^arture soon carried away his intended bride and they were buried side by side at North- hampton, Massachusetts, where their grave is of- ten visited as an object of romantic and melan- choly interest. Jonathan Edwards published an extended biography of David r)rainerd, which reached several editions. The grandfather of Jerusha (Smith) Brainerd w^as a member of the governor's council of Connecticut and otherwise was distinguished in public affairs. Ezra and Jerusha Brainerd became the parents of thirteen THE STATE OF VERMONT. ,. ...: ., .. . <^.i;^r.,lK-r I J. 1862. The familv \ , ■: - j^c iv:v:!r:«.d with the interests of the old . .J <-i:,. :.•:•■.. ::t Amherst, the grandfather Aus- ■• 1^1 \L ^ -15 tx>rn. May 31, 1795. He subse- ;:«,"•". .\v::e with, his father, Eleazor Dana, to : *. r '-7 remainder of his life, passing away November ::. 1S3S. He was bom August 6, 1767. Austin Dssiz married Susan Gale, whose father. General Svmmers Gale, participated in the battle of Platts- hurg during the war of 1812. This union was ble>ised with three children, Sarah A., wife of Horatio Sanford, of Cornwall, Vermont; Edward S., who is further mentioned below ; and Eliza -Vf., who married l.vman H. Pavne, of Cornwall. 'Ihe mother of this family died at the age of sixty- bright years. She was long a consistent member (A the flaptist church at West Cornwall. Austin I)ana became a prominent and inlluential man in his <-ounly, and was called ui>on to serve as select- man, Hstrr and justice of the peace. He died July ^^ i^7<>, in ( ornwall. Edward Smnmers Dana, son of Austin Dana, was lM)!n \pril J7. 1S34, in Cornwall, \ermont. Hr ircrivrd hi> earlv education in the common Hchools nf Cnruwall, while later he matriculated in !hr IJaki islicKI Academy and the l'\>rt JCdward In'.litnlc. lie tauj;ht sc1uh>1 for several terms in VVilli'loii and Ihidiuut. \'ermont, after which hr nmovrd lo W ashinj^^ton. D. C. While a resi- dent t»l thai citv lie served as clerk of the pension di'pailmcnl \ua\\ iS(»i until iS<)<). and from the l.ittn vr.ii imlil 1S71 was assistant clerk in the hoiifir ol Mpii'scnialivcs. Returning thence to Ihr old hunicvtfati in (\»rnwall. \crmotit, he was Ihnr iMir..nM'd in aj^ricuUnral piu'suits utitil 1877, ,uid m thai Nrar mni>vctl to the farm on which hf. MiM nnu lesidcs. in New Haven, it heitig for- iiH il\ Kmmnmi .is ihr «»ld ."^unicr place. The farm ii.M.i-hd Ml iNvn Inmdictl ami fifty acres, and he v\.i. iMtMi'Ml Ml Ms cnliivation imtil his death. ,, 1,1, h ... . iinrd iMhiu.irN .'I. iSS<». He iKTame ..I- |.i..MiMMMl III .\l.isi»nie circles. ;md ft >r twelve . II .iM.j .1. I'l.uid Ini'li priest of the Grand I'... ,; \\A\ » Im|'Ui kA \W sl.itc. and for a like ,...,. ..I li. . I .11 Ihr Ih-.hl ni ilu' jL;raiul council. 1 ■ I ..i (III i.iir H«' wa.s a member of Mount Calvary Commandery, K. T., and served as grand commander of the state, and represented the state at the national encampment a number of times. He also became equally prominent in tlie political circles of Addison county. He repre- resented Cornwall in the legislature in 1874, and in 1880 was elected to the state senate, and in 1855, 1^56 and 1861 he served as assistant clerk in the Vermont house of representatives. Mr. Dana married Miss Mary H. Squier, a daughter of Calvin and Alary (Henry) Squier, members of old and well known families of Wt- mont. The former lived to the age of eighty-six years, but the latter died young. To Mr. and Mrs. Dana were born two children, Charles S. ; and Marvin Dana, of New York city. Mrs. Dana now makes her home with her son Charles. She is an accomplished artist, and her paintings are to be found in nearly every state in the Union. She is a member of the Congregational church. Charles S. Datia spent the early years of his life in the city of Washington, and his early edu- cational training was received in the schcK>Is of Cornwall, Vermont, while later he iKTamc a stu- dent in the Heeman Academy iA Xew Haven. Since leaving school he has resided on the old Dana homestead, where he has devoteard of listers, serving for a time as chairman the board, and iti 1890 he was made the cens enumerator. For a i)eri(Ml oi six years he was school director; for twelve vears he \*"as mocrj erator of the town meetings ; was chairman of t Republican county convention in 1896: in I represented his t<>wn in the state legislature, w he was a memlKT and clerk of the conruni on education : and has manv times been a de m gate to the count\ . district and state conventi He was assistant dtntrkeeper of the state senate 1880, and assistant secretarv of that bodv in I THE STATE OF VERMONT. 317 ilso his son Enos, who was a lad of only u years at the time. Of this service record ide in the Hemmenway Vermont Gazeteer. ah Wood married Emeline Bartlett, and they Qe the parents of nine children, of whom one survives, Miss Maria Wood, who now ;s in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Catherine xl) Brainerd passed away August 15, 1854. er children three survive, namely: Ezra, e name begins this sketch ; Catherine W., the of Charles G. Steele, of Winthrop, Massa- :tts ; and Frederick L., a successful merchant » city of Boston. Two now deceased were : je, who died at the age of thirteen years. Rev. Charles Nelson, who was a graduate iddlebury College, and who became a promi- rlergyman of the Congregational church, his occurring January 15, 1893. he early life of Professor Ezra Brainerd was d in his native town, where he prepared for ^e in the public schools. He entered Middle- College in August, i860, and graduated in receiving the first honor. Immediately up- raduation he was appointed a tutor in the fe, which position he filled two years-^this • the only instance, save one, in which a late was at once made a tutor. In 1866 Mr. lerd entered the Theological Seminary at •ver, Massachusetts, from which he was lated in 1868. Immediately thereafter he ppointed to the chair of rhetoric and English ture in M iddlebury College and continued that chair until 1880, when he became pro- : of physics and applied mathematics. He le president in 1885, ^^^ has since contin- y been the executive head of the institution, whose faculty he has been identified for the thirty-five years. I addition to his regular college duties, Pres- Bramerd has devoted much time to natural :e, and his contributions to the botany and gy of Vermont have been extensive and ble. He was one of three commissioners, nted in 1887, to revise the school laws of the in which he rendered valuable service. In he received the degree of Doctor of Laws the University of Vermont and also from 1 College, and in 1900 Howard University rred upon him the title of Doctor of ity. On the 1st of December, 1868, Mr. Brainerd was married to Miss Frances Viola RockwelU daughter of Sylvester B. Rockwell, of Middle- bury. She was a devoted member of the Con- gregational church and a woman of noble char- acter and gracious refinement. She was bom October 11, 1846, and died January 11, 1893. Her children confer credit and honor upon their parentage and breeding. Elizabeth DeLong, the eldest, is a graduate of Andover Female Seminary and has been successful as a teacher. She is now the wife of Professor Carl C. Plehn, occup)ring the chair of political science in the University of California. Bertha was graduated from Mid- dlebury College, and is now the wife of a fellow alumnus, Professor Charles A. Adams, principal of the high school at Adams, Massachusetts^ Frances Viola, also a graduate of M iddlebury College, is teaching at Centerville, California. Ezra, Jr., is now attending the L.aw School of the Michigan University. Miranda Stranahan, an in- valid for many years, passed away in Berkeley, California, January 5, 1903. Alice, the youngest, is a member of the class of 1904 at M iddlebury College. On Christmas day, 1897, Mr. Brainerd was married a second time, to Miss Mary Ellen Wright, who was bom in New Haven, Vermont, a daughter of Alvah S. Wright, an influential farmer of that locality, where he died at the age of sixty-five years. He was twice married, and is survived by his second wife, whose maiden name was Ellen Kellogg, and who was bom in Starksboro, Addison county, Vermont, Mrs. Brainerd being the only child of this union. The last named is the mother of Dorothy Brainerd, born September 7, 1900. Since i860 Dr. Brain- erd has been a member of the Congregational church, and he has delivered many sermons in many towns of the state. He has always been in sympathy with the general policies of the Repub- lican party, and is recognized as a power in devel- oping the moral progress of the state. CHARLES SUMMERS DANA. Charles S. Dana, a prominent agriculturist and newspaper correspondent of New Haven,^ Vermont, has been a resident of this locality throughout his entire life, his birth having oc- 320 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Granville Seminary and afterward studied under Bishop Hopkins in the Rock Point school at Bur- lington, X'ennont. In 1862 he entered the col- lege at Middlcbury, in which he was a student for two years, and in 1866 he was graduated from Hobp.n College, of Geneva, New York. With an excellent education to fit him for his life work, he then engaged in the lumber business in Min- nesota, and in 1870, after a four years' residence in that commonwealth, he returned to this place and entered into business relations with his brother, they buying out the store of their father. In 1883. however, he sold his interest therein and embarked in the milling and lumber business, conducting at the present time the largest lumber yard in Addison county and the only one in the \-illage of Middiebur}', finding a ready market frtr his products over the entire section. He operates bcnh a planing and sawmill, which was erected in 1890, in the town of Middlebury, and in addition to these extensive interests he is also engaged quite largely in agricultural pursuits. Amcng other important industries in which he is interested to a considerable extent may be men- tioned the Orwell Bank and the Vermont Invest- ment Company, of Orwell, being one of the di- rectors in the former concern. The marriage of Mr. Chapman was celebrated in 1875, when Miss Jessie Hammond became his wife. She is a native of Orwell, Vermont, and a daughter of John L. Hammond, also a native of the Green Mountain state. During his active business life he was one of the most prominent men in this section of the state, and for many years was president of the Bank of Orwell. His death occurred w^ien he had reached the age of sixty-three years. By his marriage to Jeanette Thomas, a native of Orwell, he became the father of three children, two now living, — Jessie and Adelia, the latter residing in New York. The mother of this family died when quite young. Mr. and Chapman have become the parents of two children, Jessie L., who married Dr. Daniel C. Xoble and now makes her home with her fa- ther, and Florence II., also at home. The family resides in one of the most pleasant residences in Middlebury. it having been erected in 1888. In hi^ political affiliations Mr. Chapman is a stal- V. .'trt Iiil)liran, and on its ticket he has been ♦ ! • •' •! ti, jii;Miy offices of trust and responsibility. For twenty-eight years he held the office of deputy sheriff, during which time he served under eight different sheriffs, and in 1898 he was made the sheriff of his county, to which position he was re- elected in 1900, and in 1902, when again a candi- date, he received the support of every ticket in the field. For the long period of twenty years he served as chairman of the county and state com- mittees and for fifteen years was a del^^ate to the county conventions. During the administra- tion of Governor Redfield Proctor, Mr. Chapman was a colonel on his staff. Thus it will be seen that he has taken an active part in the public af- fairs of his county and state, and has ever been a tireless worker in the upbuilding of his locality. In his fraternal relations he is a member of Union Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M., of Middlebury, Vermont, being a past master and past high priest of Potter Chapter No. 22, has held the office of grand commander and other positions in the grand commandcry of the state, has taken the degrees of all the Scottish Rite bodies up to the thirty-second degree, and is a charter member of the Morocco Temple of the Mystic Shrine, of Jacksonville, Florida. He is also a member of Green Mountain L(xlge, No. 874, Knights of Honor, of which he is past dictator ; of the Sons of Malta, in which he has at different times served as a director; and is a member of Rut- land Lodge, Knights of Pythias. He is an up- right and reliable citizen, true to all the duties of business, official and private life, and his sterling worth has gained him high regard. EDWIN HARRINGTON. Edwin Harrington, for many years a leading mainifacturer of Worcester, Massachusetts, and later extensively engaged in the same line of business in Philadelphia, belonged, both by birth and descent, to the Green Mountain state, his father, Enoch Harrington, having been a farmer in the town of Stockbridge, VemKWit, on what is known as *'Davis Hill." He married Lucinda Davis, and was the father of a large family. Edwin Harrington, son of Enoch and Lu- cinda (Davis) Harrington, was bom in Stock- bridge, Vermont, where he received a rudi- mentary education in the common schools* and later attended a business coU^;e. He THE STATE OF VERMONT. 319 ^)3 Mr. Dana served as a Columbian guard le World's Fair in Chicago, and was chief ; in the office of the secretary of state during egislative session of 1902. In his social re- as he is a member of the Addison County cultural Society, in which he held the office of ?tary for eight years, and was assistant secre- of the Vermont state fair, in 190 1 and 1902. in his fraternal relations he is a prominent ber of the Masonic order in Middlebury. Ir. Dana was married October 12, 1898, to ; Lucy G. Jackman, a native of Waltham, and ;hter of Henry S. and Emma (Wright) Jack- , natives of Vermont. The latter is a daugh- i Judge William S. Wright, who is still liv- xi Waltham at the age of eighty-four years. Jackman died April 12, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. I are the parents of one child, Marion Irene, December 5, 1900. fir. Dana is deeply interested in the affairs of ocality, has always advocated the measures h have advanced its welfare, and has labored ts improvement and progress. In private life IS gained that warm regard which arises from nobility of character, deference for the opin- of others, kindliness and geniality. He in- :s personal friendships of unusual strength, all who know him have the highest admira- for his good qualities of heart and mind. THAD MINER CHAPMAN. ^mong the prominent men of Addison county, nont, who have become well known through [ citizenship and efficient public service is 1 M. Chapman, the present sheriff of the ty. His record as a business man has also equally honorable, and thus he has gained x>nfidence and good will of all with whom he been brought in contact. A native son of cUebury, his birth occurred on the 6th of Janu- 1845, ^"d in this village his father, George l^apman was also born. Asa Chapman, the ?r of the last named, was for many years the ing merchant of Middlebury, and later he appointed postmaster of the town, serving in important office until the time of his death, h occurred Sej^tember 29, 1859, when he had led the age of seventy-five years. By his •iage to Lucinda Bell, also a native of Mid- dlebury, he became the father of four children, all of whom are now deceased, and the mother was called to her final rest at the age of sixty- five years. After receiving a good education George C. Chapman began his life work as a clerk in a mer- cantile establishment, thus continuing until he was subsequently admitted to a partnership in the business. In 1870 he put aside the active cares of a business life, and when the had reached the seventy-seventh milestone on the journey of life he was called to the home beyond, his death occurring September 9, 1897. As a companion on the journey of life he chose Adelia Fletcher, a daughter of Paris Fletcher, who for many years followed mercantile pursuits in Middlebury and later served as president of the Bank of Middle- bury, thus continuing until his life's labors were ended in death, in his eighty-seventh year. He was one of the most prominent men of his local- ity, and in his death the community lost an influ- ential and valued citizen. He married Anna Miner, and they became the parents of twelve children, two of whom are still living: Mrs. Henry Hale, of St. Paul, Minnesota; and A. A. Fletcher, president of the Bank of Middlebury. The family of which Parish Fletcher was a mem- ber, and which included eleven children was noted, for its longevity, its members having reached an average age of seventy-nine years. Mrs. Parish Fletcher was called to lav down the burdens of this life in her seventy-seventh year. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman was blessed with five children, four now living, namely : Thad M., of of this review ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Frederick E. Halsey, of Boston, Massachusetts; Fletcher P., who makes his home in New York city ; and Har- riet A., the wife of Henry E. Scott, of Wiscasset, Maine. Mrs. Chapman departed this life June 4, 1894, at the age of seventy years, and both she and her husband died in the faith of the Epis- copal church, of which they were worthy and ac- ceptable members afid in which the latter served as warden. Thad M. Chapman spent the early years of his life in his parents' home in Middlebury, while his elementary education was received in the common schools of the town. Later he entered the Burr & Burton Seminary, of Manchester, Ver- mont, after which he matriculated in the North i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 321 learned the trade of a machinist in Fitch- burg, Massachusetts, and afterward removed to Worcester, where he became engaged in manufacturing reeds for organs, and became junior member of the firm of Rice & Harring- ton, who conducted a very extensive business. It was noteworthy of Mr. Harrington, that in all his various relations with his employes, they al- ways entertained for him the warmest feelings. He was remarkably successful in all his business ventures, and his manufacturing was later made to include the making of sewing machines, in which he was associated with J. C. Almsby, They continued in the business until Mr. Har- rington sold out to L. W. Pond, and went to I^Hiladelphia, where he engaged in the machine t»iasiness, building up a very large establishment, ^vhich gave employment to two hundred men. H!^ was the inventor of many of the machines H^ manufactured, and the author of a number of it Import ant patents. Among them was that of ^ii extension lathe, which had an immense sale thr-oughout the country. Mr. Harrington, previous to his retirement ^^oni business, made a visit to Bethel in order ^^^ recuperate his health, which had been some- "^^'liat impaired by too close application to his ^^"ities. After a brief rest he returned to Phila- ^^■^'Iphia, where he continued in business until ^^iling health forced him to retire. He then de- ^^- upon his professional career as a partner of his former tutor, becoming junior member of the law firm of I5urton & Munson. Tie met with success from the first, having a 326 THE STATE OF VERMONT. good practice when with Mr. Burton, and being equally prosperous when in business alone. Mr. Munson has always taken an intelligent interest in political matters, being actively identified with the Republican party. About 1866 he was made a member, and afterwards the chairman, of the Republican county committee, an office w^hich he filled a number of years, serving also as chair- man of the Republican district committee. From 1863 until 1866 he edited the Manchester Journal, evincing a good deal of literary talent, and de- livered an excellent address, in 1875, ^^ *The Earlv Historv of Manchester," which was after- ward published. From 1866 until 1873 he was town clerk, but declined further election to that office on account of his professional duties. He served as register of probate from December, 1866, until December, 1876, and was a delegate to the constitutional convention of 1870. Mr. Mimson was a representative to the state legislature in 1872, serving on the judiciary and railroad committees, and was elected to the same position in 1874, when he was a candidate for the speakership, his opponent being Judge H. H. Powers. In 1878 he was a state senator, and served as president pro tem. In 1882 he was again a representative to the legislature. In May, 1883, he succeeded Judge Ranney Howard, de- ceased, as judge of probate for the district of Man- chester, and, in 1887, was appointed by Governor Ormsbee chairman of the committee authorized by the legislature, in 1886, to revise and redraft the school laws, presenting the same in the form of a bill, which passed the legislature with but few changes. In September, 1889, Judge Mun- son was appointed a judge of the supreme court; was elected to that position in 1890, and has since been biennially re-elected, being now second as- sociate judge. Judge Munson married, May 4, 1882, Mary B. Campbell, daughter of Rev. Alexander B. and Anna M. (Hollister) Campbell, of Mendon, Illinois. ABRAHAM BROOKIXS GARDNER. Abraham Brookins Gardner, an enterprising and prosperous agriculturist of Pownal, \>r- fiiont, is a descendant of a family who have made X\\v state of Vermont their home for many years. George Gardner, great-great-grandfather of Abraham B. Gardner, became one of the pioneer settlers of this section of the state in the year 1765. Abraham Gardner, great-grandfather of Abraham B. Gardner, was bom in Rhode Island, where he acquired his education in the common schools. He removed with his parents to Pownal, Vermont, and subsequently purchased a tract of land, which is a portion of the present farm, and followed the occupation of farming up to the time of his death. David Gardner, grandfather of Abraham B. Gardner, was born in Pownal, Vermont, and reared upon the old homestead. After acquiring his education in the common schools he devoted his time to agricultural pur- suits upon the ancestral farm, to which he added three hundred acres. He raised a general line of garden truck, and also devoted considerable time to stock-raising; he also erected a number of buildings on the farm. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order. He married Miss Eunice Wright, daughter of Solomon and Eunice (Juette) Wright, the former being a prosperous farmer of Pownal. Mrs. Gardner was bom in Pownal, and was the mother of five children, one of whom is Lodieska, who resides in Pownal with our subject. David Gardner died at the age of eighty years, and his wife passed away when she had attained the age of seventy years. Samuel J. Gardner, father of Abraham Brook- ins Gardner, was bom on the old homestead in the town of Pownal, Vermont, where he was reared, and acquired his education in the common schools. Later in life he pursued the occupation of farm- ing, and, being an energetic and industrious man, he met with a marked degree of success in this undertaking. In politics he was an ardent sup- porter of the principles of the Republican party, and served the town in the capacity of lister, rep- resentative to the state legislature and judge of the county court. He married Miss Jennette Merchant, who was bom in Pownal, Vermont, daughter of the late H. O. Merchant, who was a prominent farmer of Pownal. Mr. Gardner died in the year 1900, at the age of seventy-six years, and his wife, — who was the mother of three sons, Abraham, Marcus M., a resident of Bloomington, and John W., an agriculturist of the town of Pownal, — died at the age of sixty-nine years. Abraham Brookins Gardner, eldest son of THE STATE OF VERMONT. 327 Samuel J, and Jennette Gardner, was bom at Pownal, Vermont, January 6, 1858. After ob- taining an excellent education in the Bennington public schools, he assisted his father in the man- agement of the work of the farm, until he at- tained his twenty-second year, when he pur- chased an estate of his own, and by dint of per- severance, determination and good management, he is now the owner of one of the best cultivated farms in this section of the country. In 1886 Mr. Gardner was honored by his townsmen by being chosen to represent the town in the state legisla- ture, an office which he creditably filled for one term, and he also served in the senate in 1896. He has also held various town offices. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and is also a consistent member of the Baptist diurch of Pownal, Vermont. On October 21, 1880, Mr. Gardner was united in marriage to Miss Audria M. Bates, daughter of Daniel F. and Harriet E. Bates. Their five children are : Florence A., Daniel F., Jennette M., Lodieska A. and A. B. Gardner, Jr. ALLEN LEE GRAVES. Allen Lee Graves, of Manchester Center, an energetic and progressive business man, is con- spicuously identified with the business interests of this town, being a successful merchant, opera- tor of the Vail Light and Lumber Company, and president of the Factory Point National Bank. He was bom May 31, 1845, ^^ Rupert, Vermont, a son of the late Francis Graves. He is a descendant, nine generations removed, of John Graves, who came to America at a very ^rly period and settled in Concord, Massachu- setts. Nathan Graves, the grandfather of Allen L., was a native of Berkshire county, Massa- chusetts, but when a young man migrated to Ver- niont, locating in Rupert, where he took up a tract of forest-covered land, and with true pioneer ?rit and persistency, cleared and improved a homestead, on which be lived until his death at the 7{^c of eighty-nine years. His first wife, whose maiden name was Polly Kinney, spent her brief life in Rnpert. dyinc: at an early age; of the two children born of their union, neither is now living. He then married Salome Stoddard, hv whom he had two children: Alary J., wife of Timothy Dwight Smith, of Rupert ; and Nathan F., who is superintendent of the Shade Roller Company, at Vergennes, Verm. ro:c> .iriv'. >Ik>cs ; he endeavors to keep on JLiri iVcr-ihinc vlemanded bv the country trade. : [r firivcs i< ;i man of g(xxl financial ability, and h-ir :eir. v-rnncctcil with the Factory Point Na- :: :*.i! iiir.k :ee oi the Dell\vorigadier /,iii'»;»i )o|j?) < handler, long representing the hl.iK t,\ .M.iii!' in the L'nited States senate: Rear Ailniii.il \*:i\\'\\ < 'li;in-mouth in 1623, at Dux- biiry in 1637, and at Marshfield in 1643, where his house was burned by Indians in 1648. Robert Latham (2) was constable at Marsh- 328 THE STATE OF VERMONT. of general niercliandisc, including (lry-g(X)ds, gro- ceries, boots and shoes ; he endeavors to keep on hand everything demanded by the country trade. Mr. Graves is a man of good financial ability, and has been connected with the I'actory Point Na- tional Bank since its organization in 1883, serv- ing first as vice i)resident and since 1888 as its president. He is also chairman of the executive committee of the Mark Skinner Library, and a trustee of the Dellwood cemeterv, and of the Burr and Burton Seminary. He has served as town auditor, and in the session of 1900 and 190T was state senator. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Congregational church. On November 20, 1870, Mr. Graves married Mary K. Hemenway, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, daughter of Jonas and Freelove (Wright) Hem- enway: she died January 8, 1893. ^Ir. Graves married, June 27, 1895, Delia C. Smith, daughter of Egbert B. and Ann (Sykes) Smith, who reside in Manchester, the former being a farmer atul stock grower. Mr. Graves has two daughters, Esther S. and Edna A. (Graves. ALBERT B. CHANDLER. Albert Brown Chandler, who is now con- spicuously identified with industrial and financial aflFairs in the national metropolis, is a native of Orange county, Vermont, having been born near the village of West Randolph, on the 20th of August, 1840, the youngest of the thirteen chil- dren of William Brown Chandler, who represent- ed distinguished New England ancestry, tracing his descent in direct line from William Chand- ler, who emigrated to America from England in 1637, settling in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Through his three sons, William, Thomas and John, came the three New England branches of the family, in which were found a number of men of distinction durin^jf the colonial epoch, while in later generatio \ honors of the name have been eminently u L 1 i prominent in the- civil, naval, mill jr pu c i "vice * of the country, amo isrigadier Gene John ^ the state "^^ Admin> nav * senator from New Hampshire, and secret the navy : and Zachariah Chandler, United senator from the state of Michigan. In lateral line our subject is also a descend John Winthrop, the first governor of the ] chusetts colony, and the relationship conti! the second John Winthrop, the founder 0 London, Connecticut, and the first gover that colony. William Brown Chandler w scended from John, the third son of V Chandler, the original American progenit William Brown Chandler another write spoken as follows : "He was esteemed as of principle and high Christian character, in many ways during his long life of neariy years." The maiden name of his wife was Owen, who "was respected for her rare ii tual endowments and beloved for her a and womanly traits of character." These i were natives of Connecticut and New Haiq respectively, but they passed their entin after marriage in their Vermont home, 1 reared to maturity eight sons and four c ters, of whom but two ol the former and • the latter are living at the present time. The youngest of the family, Albert B. ( ler, received his preliminary educational dis in the common schools and academy of his town, and in his youth he devoted his att for a time to the trade of printer, woridi^ compositor in printing offices in Randolpl Montpelier during his school vacations. F however, his efforts were directed along th which eventually led him to a position of relative distinction in connection with afla wide scope and importance. He began to the art of telegraphy in the office of the Vei & Boston Telegraph Company at Rando^di haying been one of the first companies orgai to make practical use of the great inventio Professor Morse. In the summer of 185I went to Cleveland, Ohio, and from that until the present his career has been consecoti identified with the great telegraph interests the country. In October of the year mentionw was appointed manager of the office of the W^ •^ Union Telegraph Company at Bellaire, 01 4iu in February of the following year was : ^**ced to a position in the office of the super -undent of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Raita J^cr>^ ^e^^^^'^^^t^ff-f THE STATE OF VERMONT. 333 is a direct descendant of Thomas Safford, a full account of his history and that of the entire Saf- ford family being given at the beginning of this sketch. JENNESS. Colonel Thomas Jenness (i), whose wife was Sally Yeaton; their son Jonathan (2), whose wife was Sally Smith; their daughter Caroline (3). Colonel Jenness (i) was born in Rye, New Hampshire, November 24, 1748. He was in the Revolutionary war, and received for his services a pension and a land bounty at West Topsham, Vermont, which he bequeathed to his son Jon- athan. Jonathan Jenness (2) was born at Deer- field, New Hampshire, March 30, 1780. He removed to the town of Topsham in 1807. He was the first one to hold the office of postmaster in the town, having the position many years. He was chosen a representative in 181 3, continuing in that office eighteen years, from 1837 to 1840. He was in the senate, held the office of high sheriff for Orange county, was twice a member of the convention called to revise the constitution of ^he state, and twice held the office pf United States assistant marshal. For ease, prompti- tude and decision, few men excelled him as a Presiding officer. He died November 2, 1846. EVERETT 1ACKS(3N WALLACE. ■ Everett Jackson Wallace, a prominent citi- "^^n of White River Junction, was born Octo- 5-^^r 9, 1848, at West Topsham, Orange county, y ermont, the son of Andrew Jackson and Caro- ^^e (Jenness) Wallace. He attended the com- ^^on schools of West Topsham, where he ac- ixiired an excellent education and upon complet- ^^g his studies he accepted a clerkship in a store ^t: Bradford, Vermont, where he remained for a ^'Inort time. Later he engaged in the express ^Xisiness in the Boston office of the United States ^ >nd Canada Express Company, remaining in that * nMtinn up to the time of his removal to Car- ^^acrc Missouri, where he acted in the capacity of ^^.sistant cashier of the First National Bank, per- ^ Arming the duties of the office in a hip^hly credi- "^^ble and efficient manner. Mr. Wallace resigned from this position in order to take up his resi- dence in White River Junction, Vermont, where his services were required in the management of the large estate left by his late father-in-law, Noah Bigelow Saitord. In 1901 Mr. Wallace was ap- pointed by President Roosevelt to the position of United States inspector of immigration at Mon- treal, Canada, which position he still holds. In his political affiliations he is a firm adher- ent of the principles of the Republican party, taking an active interest in all local affairs; he was chosen to represent the town of Hartford in the state legislature in 1898, and was one of the members of the board of selectmen for three years, and for seven years acted in the capacity of chair- man of the school board, and resigned in 1902. He is actively affiliated with the Masonic frater- nity. Mr. Wallace was married, October 9, 1884, to Miss Charlotte Latham Safford, the only child of Noah Bigelow Safford. To Ihem has been born one child, Caroline Latham Wallace, born June 12, 1887. Mrs. Wallace is a direct descend- ant of Thomas Safford, a full account of his his- tory and that of the entire Safford family being given at the beginning of this sketch. DON HAWKINS. Enterprise, energy and honesty in business, patriotic devotion to country and fidelity to every duty of public and private life, are among the chief characteristics of Mr. Hawkins, a resident of West Pawlet, Vermont, who is accorded a high position among the substantial and valued citizens of that town. He also represents one of the early families of the state of Vermont. The Hawkins family trace their ancestry back to Sir John Hawkins, of England, where his son, Robert Hawkins, was born in 1610, came to New England in 1635, on hoard the ship Ann, and settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Sub- sequently Robert Hawkins removed to the state of Connecticut, with Roger Williams, assisted in the settlement of the town of Fairfield, and his son, Joseph Hawkins, was a prominent resident of Derby, Connecticut. Zachariah Hawkins, great-grandfather of Don Hawkins, was born in Connecticut in 1716, served as a captain in the Revolutionary war, in which 334 THE STATE OF VERMONT. he displayed great courage and heroism, and par- ticipated, with Ethan Allen, in the conflict on Lake Champlain. He was married four times, was the father of fourteen children, grandfather of eighty-nine children, and great-grandfather of ninety-five children. His death occurred June 2, 1806. Moses Hawkins, grandfather of Don Hawk- ins, was born in Oxford, Connecticut, August 9. 1 761, came to Castleton, Vermont, as one of the pioneer settlers of 1779, and his business career was devoted to agricultural pursuits. He was the owner of an extensive tract of land, and the prosi)erity which came to him was the result of his incessant and well directed efforts. As a citizen he was the soul of honor and integrity, and enjoyed the highest esteem of his fellow townsmen. On July 20, 1784, Mr. Hawkins was united in marriage to Salome Hurlburt, born Dc- cvMnlvr 21). 17C4, and the following named chil- dren were horn to them: Abel, born April 15, 17S5, died September 28, 1831 ; Silas, born Jan- n,uY ^^1, 1787, died May 7, 1853; Julia, born No\ ember 21. 1788, died September 30, 1846; Salome. lK>rn September 18, 1790; Johanna, born Max J4. 1/^)2', S.imuel, born January 13, 1794, vliovl April i^^ 1850; Joseph, born April 22, 1796, .-.jod I'Vbruary 22, 1842; Allen, bom April 10, '. »s^. dioil Aiigu.st 14, 1854; Harvy, bom June • V iStH*. dini ( k:tober 15, 1877; Jay, born Jime • . iS*v. dud .\ngust 19, 1866; and Riley, born vXiolvi -vj. 1S04. The father of these children sxi III September, 1835, leaving survived his wife .V.U xoai. lur death occurring December 16, Kdi'x Hawkins, father of Don Hawkins, was x'.n til V astlcton, Vermont, October 24, 1804, ... ., .\\\y^\ nhtaining a practical education at the ^', ' :.Mi sihnoU of thc neighboHiood leamed the 4,, .»! laiK'i. He pursued this occupation for , ',\\k\ ol years in his native town, stibse- ..v ^ ioiiii»\ing to Marks Comers, now West >. . V,,. \ *imoiit, where he remained imtil 1850, . »^.. 'u- ii-mnved to Hebron, New York. He . ^s Maiia Stearns, and their children were . .^. ,i I Awd Don Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins .^^ , :'i-. Ii..me in Hebron, New York, in 1880, . '. ^v l«\ liis widow, who passed away in >^v **»^'»»»^ attained the age of eighty-four Don Hawkins was born in Castleton, \'er- mont. May i, 1832, and the first three years of his life were spent in that town ; the next four years were passed in North Clarendon, after which he removed to Pawlet in 1839, and his edu- cation was acquired in the ptiblic schools of that town. After completing his studies he learned the trade of wagon-maker, thoroughly mastering all the branches of the business. He then estab- lished a wagon and milling business, in partner- ship with Benjamin Reed, in Hebron, New York, where he remained four years. He then entered the employ of Pratt, Rising & Nelson, of West Pawlet, in 1869, and served in the capacity of superintendent of the present mill, which he sub- sequently purchased in 1882, and has operated successfully ever since. His business consists of merchant and custom grinding, and dealing in western grain; also the manufacture of potato starch has been carried on extensivelv since the mill was first built. His straightforward meth- ods of conducting business, together with his earnest desire to please his customers, havs brought him a large and constantly increasing patronage. In 1894 he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business, which he has continue*! to the present time (1903), being the only one now engaged in that line of trade in the town. Politically Mr. Hawkins gives .in earnest support to the measures advocated by the Re])ublican party. Mr. Hawkins was united in marriage to Har- riet Y. Taylor in 1865, and thc following named children were bom to them: Helen M., whose death occurred August 19, 1893, was thc wife of William J. Scott, a farmer of Rupert, Vemiont, and the issue of this marriage was one child, Hattie Scott; WiUis James, a resident of Man- chester, Vermont; Katie Percival, wife of Will- iam J. Scott, who was the husband of her de- ceased sister, and they reside at West Pawlet. Vennont. Maud W., wife of James S. Norton, a citizen of West Pawlet, Vermont, but since 1896 has been associated in business with Mr. Hawkins ; Robert U., who died in childhood. The mother of these children died September 3, 1883. On December i, 1887, Mr. Hawkins married Mrs. H. Augusta Norton, bom in Arg>Ie, New York, and her death occurred August 10, 1900. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 33i Pa CHARLES GEORGE WHEELER. D. O. Altiiough die practice of osteopathy is com- paratively new in the Green Mountain state, it has already made giant strides in thu favor of the public. There is no guess work in its prac- tice. It is founded on truth, and has np mystery tbont it. Osteopathy is an exact science, fully table of demonstration and proof to any intelti- It mind. It makes no claims to impossible ■es, but does claim that in many cases, when all otlier efforts have failed, it has made remark- able cures, and in all cases that succumb to any other treatment osteopathy frequent I) rc- a patient in a few hours ami in res speedy recovery. In this secti"U n. 'emiont, osteopathy is represented by iJr Qiarles George Wheeler, of Brattleboro, wh" has gained the confidence and gratitude of very many of the citizens by his siJccess in relieving them and their friends of diseased conditions. He is a cultured student of the science, and, being an experienced practitioner, his efforts are meet- ing with great success. Dr. Wheeler is not a stranger in Wimiliani couDty, nor is he the product of some other sec- tion of tile country. He comes of an honorable and old New England family, and is a native of the Green Mountain state. He was born in Montpelicr, November 14. 1872. He re- ceived an excellent foundation for Ins later lit erary education in the public schools of Mont- peher. His attention had been attracted to the subject of medicine early in life, and he had de- led upon that profession as his life work. Fol- 'ing the habit, however, which he early ac- quired, he made thorough and careful investiga- tion into the science of medicine and its practical operation. It was thus that his attention was directed to oslecpathy, which, altiiough not being an entirely new cult, so far as the principles of the science are concerned, has of late years for the first lime received specific instruction at the hands of experienced practitioners at a school which was established for that purpose at Kirks- ville. Missouri, by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the origioal institution of its kind in the United States, and still maintaining supreiiiacy. having now (l()02) about eight hundred students. Re- pairing to this institution. Dr. Wheeler took a thorough course in the principles of the science and their correct application, receiving his di- ploma in February, 1899. He came directly to the town of Brattleboro for the practice of his profession, and has since been engaged at that point, and, as stated above, with flattering suc- cess. Dr. Wheeler is, of course, a very enthusi- astic student in the profession, and \~, in close touch with the particular science which he has chosen to follow. He is a member of the American Osteopath Association and of the State Osteopath .'\ssociation, m both of which organiza- tions be takes a very prominent part in their yearly meetings. Dr. Wheeler is tbe son of Luther S. Wheeler, of East Monlpeher, and is one of a family of six children. His grandfather. Cyrus Wheeler, was also a resident of Montpelier, where he look a 336 THE STATE OF VERMONT. prominent part in the civil life of the community, and also sened his country throughout the Civil war. His father, Philip Wheeler, was a colonel in the war of independence. Dr. Wheeler is a young man of engaging per- sonality, and the future which is opening out before him seems to be more than of ordinary promise. Dr. Wheeler married, October 8, 1902, Miss Mary L. Graves, daughter of Mrs. Mary Webb, by the latter's first husband, Nelson Graves, of Plattsburg, New York. Dr. and Mrs. Wheeler are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Brattleboro; of the board of stewards of which the Doctor is a member ; president, also, of the Epworth League, and secretary of its Sundav-school. He is a member of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion. Mrs. Wheeler is vice president of the Ep- worth League and Sunday-school librarian of the Methodist Episcopal church. EDWARD CANFIELD WOODWORTH. Among the representative business men of Arlington none are more deserving of mention in this volume than Edward Canfield Wood- worth, who has conducted a general store there for the last quarter of a century, and who has, through his well directed efforts, gained a com- fortable competence and is numbered among the substantial dtizens of the community. Keen dis- crimination, unflagging industry and resolute pur- pose are numbered among his salient characteris- tics, and thus he has won that prosperity which is the merited reward of honest effort. Mr. Wood worth was bom in Salem, Nevl York, on the 8th of May, 1853, and is a son of the late Joseph Woodworth, who was born and reared m Cambridge, New York, and was indebted to the common schools of that place for his educa- tional advantages. For three years the father was successfully engaged in the hotel business in Sa- lem, New York, and later conducted one of the principal hotels of that day in Chicago, Illinois, located at the corner of Washington and Wells streets. After three years spent in the latter city he came to Arlington, Vennont, in 1858, and had charge of the Arlington Hotel for three years. For the same length of time he also carried on the Union House at Cambridge, owning that property, whence he returned to Arlington, where he lived a retired life until called to his final rest on the nth of December, 1884, at the age of sixty-seven years. For many years he was an honored member of Red Mountain Lodge, F. & A. M., and always took quite an active and promi- nent part in public affairs. He was an excellent judge of horses, and during the Civil war bought most of the horses for the Vermont cavalry. In business he met with success, and he became very widely and favorably known. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Anna A. Canfield, was a native of Arlington and a daughter of Cyrus and Chloe H. (Hard) Canfield, both of whom were representatives of old and honored families of this section of the state, mention of whose an- cestry is made in the sketches of Miss Martha A. Canfield and Miss Abbie Hard, elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Canfield was a pioneer of the town of Lee, having come to Bennington county from New Milford, Connecticut, at an early day. By occupation he was a farmer, and he took quite a prominent part in town affairs and church mat- ters, both he and his wife being Episcopalians in religious belief, as were also the parents of our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Canfield lived to be over ninety years of age, and their daughter, Mrs. Woodworth, was sixty at the time of her death. Edward C. Woodworth is one of a family of two children and the only survivor. He received a good common school education, and also pur- sued a course at Cambridge Academy. He b^;an his business career as a clerk in the store of Jud- son & Deming at East Arlington, with whom he remained eight years, and then, in 1877, embarked in mercantile business on his own account at Ar- lington, under the firm name of Judson, Deming & Woodworth, but two years later the firm be- came Woodworth & Canfield, and in 1887 Mr. Woodworth became sole proprietor. He has al- ways carried on business at his present location near the Arlington depot, occupying a large build- ing which was originally forty by eighty feet in dimensions, and has since been enlarged by an ad- dition of twenty by eight feet. He carries a large and well selected stock of general merchandise, including dry-goods, notions, boots, shoes* gro* ceries, glassware, patent medicines, etc., and he employs two clerks to assist hinu In 1880 Mr. Woodworth manrkd Miss An- THE STATE OF VERMONT. toinctte B. JudsOn, now deceased, and who left a daiiglilcr, Mabel, who is now a student in the Young Ladies' Seminary in Boston. He was again married, May 21, 1902, his second union being witli Miss Emily May Mills, of Arlington. The Republican party has always found in Mr. Woodworth a stanch supporter of its principles, and for many years he has been a member of the county committee, serving as chairman of the same for eiglit years. For seventeen years he served as treasurer of the town of AHington, and for three times has been appointed postmaster, having filled that othce tor fourteen years to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. A conspicu- ous service which Mr. Woodworth has rendered his commiuiity and which is generally appreci- ated, was his well directed and successful efforts in establishing rural delivery of the mails within a radius of seven miles of ArHngton. He is a prominent Mason, having been a member of Red Mountain Lodge since 1882, and having served as its secretary since 1885. He also belongs to Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., of Manchester; Taft Commandery No. 6, K. T., of Bennington : and Mount Sinai Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Montpelier, and is chairman of thf finance committee of the grand lodge of Vermont and ex -president of the Western Vermont Mason- ic Union, extending from the northern to the southern boundary, and belongs to the Vermont Masonic Veterans Association. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, being the thirteenth to join that order in the state, and has served as one of the board of managers. He is also an honorary member of Post Dudley, G. A. R., and for twenty-three years has been a vestry- man in St. James Episcopal church, being now (1902) secretary and treasurer of the society. On the 1st of }uh; 1899, ^Ir. WoodH'orth organ- ized the On-da-wa Golf Club of Arlington, and was elected treasurer and resident manager, most of its members hving in New York city, Albany and Washington, D. C. He is also a member of the Arlington Club, and is a man of influence in the communiiy where he has so long made his home. He takes an active interest in promoting the welfare of his town and county, encouraging and financially aiding all enterprises tending to benefit the public, and enjoys in a high degree the confidence and esteem of his fellow men, standing high in business, political and social circles. GEORGE ASA EELS. George A. Eels, of Brattleboro, proprietor of one of the largest bottling houses in the slate, has for over twenty years been one of the leading business men of Brattleboro. He was for four years connected with the well known Brooks House, later as an active partner of C. H. Eddy & Company's bottling house, and finally, as sole »ro])rictor of the establishment, he has drawn much trade to the town. ISorn in Giesterfield county. New Hampshire, Xovembcr 10, 1854, he is the son of the late Wiliam B. and Myra 338 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ( Liordeii) Eels, and is the representative of an old and highly respected English family. Colonel George Asaph Eels, grandfather of Clcorge A., was a man of considerable distinction, well known in several New England states. Born in Colerain, Massachusetts, he resided in that place for many years of his life. Upon reaching manhood he engaged in agriculture, and, apply- ing both science and skill to his work, won for himself a leading place among agriculturists of his state. While residing in Massachusetts he joined the state militia, and, exhibiting both force of character and exceptional military ability, he was honored with the rank of colonel. Having spent a life of honor and usefulness he died in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. During his early manhood he married Priscilla Burnham, by whcmi he had six children, one daughter and five sons, among the latter, William B., father of George A. Colonel Eels was an exceedingly pujjular man, especially in Colerain, where he rose to distinction. He was one of the founders of the First Baptist cluirch in Brattleboro. As a man keenly interested in public affairs, he very ably filled many local offices in that place. Fra- ternally he belonged to the Free & Accepted Masons, Royal y\rch Masons and commandery. William ]]. Eels, father of George A., was rcaretl to farm work. With natural regard for the occupation, as a young man he settled upon a farm in Cliesterfield, New Hampshire, whidi he n^anaged with success for many years. He married IClmira A. Borden, a noble, refined woman, who proved an inspiration to him in all Ills undertakings in life. Mr. Eels was a man of much cultivation and force of character. George A. Eels early disi)layed a keenness of intrllcct and a power of mastering difficulties which chanicterized him through life. In the coinmon schools of his neighborhood and later in ( lustirfield Academy he fostered these traits, at thf same time securing a large fund of useful information. After leaving school he remained on the home farm for some time assisting in the manaj4:tMnent. Conscious, however, of inherent business cai)acity, at the early age of eighteen he st.':rte(l into the hotel business. After some pre- liminary experience in charge of the large and wi'lely patronized Arlington Hotel at Gainesville, M<»ri«hi. he secured the American House at Greenfield, Massachusetts, which he managed for some time, with marked success. Catering to the needs of a varied and cosmopolitan custom was by no means beyond the measure of his capacity, and his management redounded to the credit of the house. In 1882 he purchased a half interest in C. H. Eddy & Company's bottling industry. Since 1897 he has been sole proprietor His building is a large one and he keeps twenty men and women constantly employed, bottling carbonated beverages and flavoring extracts of all varieties. He has always found a ready mar- ket for his goods, and his trade now extends through Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachu- setts and eastern New York, and is still increas- ing. Indeed, so constant is the growth of the business that he finds it necessary from time to time to make additions to his buildings. Finan- cially the business is highly remunerative, and brings in an income of upwards of fifty thou- sand dollars annually. Mr. Eels married Jennie L. Abbot, a charming woman, the daughter of the late David A. Ab- bot, who was one at one time engaged in the sewing machine business in Brattleboro. By this marriage there have been three children, all of * whom are girls, Lena A., Grace A. and Alice A. Mr. Eels' success as a business man has won him a wide reputation, extending even beyond his own state. In his own town his influence is weighty, and as a man of large social attributes he has hosts of friends. JOHN L. BACON. John L. Bacon, cashier of the National Bank of White River Junction and also treasurer of the state of Vermont, was bom at Chelsea, Or- ange county, Vermont, June 18, 1.862, the son of John B. Bacon, the president of the National Bank of Orange County at Chelsea, who is writ- ten of elsewhere in this work. The educational advantages enjoyed by Mr. Bacon were acquired^ in the Qielsea Academy, from whidi institii*| tion he was graduated in 1878, and St JohnsburyJ Academy, from which he was graduated in 18S] In that year he entered upcMi hi$ business in the capacity of cashier for the First Nat Bank of Chelsea, remaining three years, during this period he received a thorough THE STATE OF VERMONT. 339 ing in banking and financial affairs. In 1886 Mr. Bacon removed to White River Junction and assisted in the organization of tlie National Bank ; it was incorporated with a capital of oiie hundred tliousand dollars, ajid had for its presi- dent, George VV. Smith ; vice president, Ephraim Morris, now deceased ; cashier, John L, Bacon. It is a bank of issue, deposit and discount, ne- gotiating loans, making collections, handling first class commercial paper, and by its ample capital, good connections and unlimited backing, has gained the respect and confidence of all in com- mercial circles and tiie highest standing in the linancial world. Mr. Bacon is a young man of wide acquaintance and eminent pq)ularity in so- cial and business circles, as well as political. He is an adherent of the Republican party, having ser\'ed as county treasurer of Orange county in 1884 and 1885, treasurer of the tou'u of Hart- ford in 1889, and elected to fill the responsible position of treasurer of the state of Vermont in 189S and re-elected in 1900 and again in 1902. He has been elected a delegate to several con- ventions of the Republican party, both county and state. He is a trustee of St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He is act- ively connected with the Masonic fraternity, be- ing a member of United Brothers Lodge, No. 21, F. & A. M., of Coscodnac Chapter, Vermont Commander y, and Mt. Sinai Temple, Mystic Shrine. He has also been a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows. In 1888 Mr. Eacon was united in marriage wHth Jliss Lizzie Davis, who was bom in Chi- cago, Illinois, a daughter of Charles Davis, for- merly of Danville, Vermont. Bom of this mar- riage were Sarah Helen, who died in 1903, at the age of twelve years, Mary Elinor and John Davis Bacon. LUMAN PRESTON NORTON. Liiman Preston Norton, of Bennington. Ver- nii nt. i'mf many vears active in manufacturing and financial affairs in that city, is descended from one of the oldest and most prominent families of New England. The Norton family in America traces its ancestry to that DcNorville, who came to England with William the Conqueror. He was of noble birth, and he married into the house of Valois, the royal family of France, and from him descended a long line of knights who married into families of distinction. In the eighth genera- tion the family name, through various changes, had become Norviile, then Northtown, and sub- sequently took its present form of Norton. The first family seat in England was at Sharpenhow (now a mere hamlet), in Bedfordshire. In 1639 Thomas Norton and his wife Grace, with others, residing in a small town near Lon- don, came to America, landing at Boston, whence they went to Connecticut, settling where is the present town of Guilford. This Thomas was the lineal ancestor of the Norton family of this narra- tive. He was the first miller in the town, dien called Norton's Quarters, and he was a strict Puritan, held in deep respect in the community. He was father of four children, of whom Thomas, of Saybrook, Connecticut, was the second. From the latter descended David Norton, of Goshen, Vermont, whose fourth son was John Norton, bom in that village, November 29, 1750. He gained the title of captain from service during the Revolutionary war; was one of the first setders of Bennington, where he became an extensive farmer, and also founded, in 1793, the pottery factory with which the family name has ever- since been associated, and which attached to him the sobriquet of "Potter" Norton. He was a man of considerable education for his times. He mar- ried Lucinda, youngest daughter of Jonathan Buel, and to them were born nine children : Lu- man, February 9, 1785 ; John, February 25. 1787 ; Clarissa, June 10, 1789; Lucretia, January i, 1791 ; Laura A., December 13, 1793; T. Buel, May 26, 1797 ; Eliza, March 5, 1800; Lydia, May 29, 1802; Norman J., June 7. 1S06. The father died August 25, 1828, aged seventy years, and the mother died August 14, 1852, and their re- mains repose side by side in the old cemetery at Bennington Center, Luman Norton, oldest son in the family named, was born in Williamstown, Massachu- setts, shortly before his parents removed to Ben- nington, Vermont. He was ambitious and in- dustrious, and acquired more than an ordinary education. He was known for his gentility and kindliness, and these trails of character brought him designation in later life as a "gentleman of the old school," and he was affectionately known 340 THE STATE OF VERMONT. as Judge Luman. He occupied many offices of honor and trust, among them the county judge- ship and a seat in the legislature, in both posi- tions acquitting himself most creditably. His death occurred April 27, 1859, ^^ the age of seventy-three years. By his marriage with Lydia Loomis he was the father of three children: Julius; Laura, born June 3, 1815, who became the wife of Albert Walker; and Louise, born June 27, 18 1 7, who became the wife of Christo- pher Fenton. Julius, only son of Luman Norton, was born September 23, 1609. He received a common school education, and afterward completed a course in the old academy at Bennington Center. He engaged in the pottery business with his father, the firm name being Luman Norton & Son, at a later day succeeding to the sole charge, and subsequently associating with himself his brother-in-law, Christopher Fenton, in the firm of Norton & Fenton. Julius Norton was married twice, first to Miss Maria Spooner, who came to Bennington as a school teacher; she was a very superior woman; she died shortly after the birth of her only child, Luman Preston Norton, at the early age of twenty-six years. In 1842 Julius Norton was married to Miss Sophia B. Olin. To this marriage were born two daugh- ters, both of whom are deceased. He died October 5, 1 86 1, at the age of fifty-two. Luman Preston Norton, only child of Julius and Maria (Spooner) Norton, was born in Ben- nington, Vermont, March 20, 1837. He mani- fested an aptitude for study from an earl> age, and acquired an excellent education in the Cam- bridge (New York) Academy, and in Union Col- lege, graduating from the latter institution in 1858. He engaged in the pottery business with his father and his cousin Edward, and after the death of the parent he succeeded him in the man- agement, under the firm name of E. & L. P. Nor- ton. Within his memory, and, in part, through his effort, the Norton Pottery Works had become known throughout all the United States and Can- ada for their excellent "Bennington Stoneware," which was distributed by water and wagon prior to the days of steam. In 1882, on account of ill health, Mr. Norton retired from active business and disposed of his interest in the works. He has also been active in local and state aflfairs. He was the first president of the Bennington County Savings Bank, and the first president of the village under its new charter, in 1882. After recovering his health in some degree, he accepted the position which he now occupies, as general agent for the state of Vermont of the North- western Mutual Life Insurance Company of Mil- waukee, Wisconsin. With his family, he is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. He is a member of Mt. Anthony Lodge No. 13, F. & A. M., and has passed all the chairs in that bodv. Mr. Norton was married, October 12, 1858 — the year in which he came of age, was gradu- ated from college and entered upon business — to Miss Alice Leavenworth Godfrey. Four chil- dren were bom of this marriage : Luman Spooner Norton, born September 3, 1859, is engaged in business with his father; Agnes Christmas, bom December 25, 1861, became the wife of C. H. Darling, who was judge of the Bennington mu- nicipal court, and is now assistant secretary of the United States navy; AHce Mabel, bom July 31, 1868, is the wife of Orion M. Barber, a prac- ticing lawyer in Bennington; and Julius Philip, born June 28, 1873, died in California. The ancestry of Mrs. Norton is as honorable as is that of her husband. She was one of three children of Bradford and Sarah Godfrey. One of her brothers, Frederick Godfrey, is deputy sheriff of Bennington county. The other brother, George B. Godfrey, died September 22, 190 1, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, aged fifty-five years; he served during the Civil war in the Fourth Ver- mont Regiment, and was wounded in the battle of Franklin, and again in the battle of the Wilder- ness; in 1867 he went west and engaged in rail- roading ; a daughter survives him. George God- frey, father of Mrs. Norton, was a native of Taimton, Massachusetts, a son of George God- frey, who was conspicuous for his gallantr>* as a soldier during the French and Indian and Rev- olutionary wars. He was first a private, was pro- moted to a captaincy, became major in 177 1, colonel of the Bristol (Massachusetts) regiment in 1774, and brigadier general of the Bristol county brigade from February 9, 1776, until July I, 1781, when he resigned. He was also promi- nent in civil life, serving as justice of the peace from 1760 to 1781, as selectman from 1788 to ^^^OMMir^^i^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1791, as a representative in the common council /or five years, and as counly treasurer for seven- teen years. His father-in-law, Major Hodges, was also a prominent officer in the Revolutionary army. General George Godfrey was three times married. His second wife was Bertha, daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Williams) Hodges, to whom he was married May 9, 1749. She died January 27, 1786, at the age of sixty-three years. A. son was bom of this marriage, Godfrey Nor- ton, Jr., September 17, 1758, was too young to enlist with his father in 1776, but accompanied Kim until of sufficient age, when he enlisted in the r-a-nks; on December 27, 1782, he married Abi- gail King, a liaughter of Captain John King, who haci served gallantly in the Revolutionary army, and became a wealthy and leading citizen of T'aimton, Massachusetts. FRANCIS W. STILES. Francis W, Stiles, a leading journalist of ■-^ pinngfield, Vermont, is a representative of a ^^Tv ancient Anglo-Saxon family, which was ^■^^own in England before the conquest. The ^^nie is derived from Stighele, meaning "at the **ile, or steps, or rising path," and was first ap- P**5ed to the inhabitants of dwellings thus situ- **«'i. The family had its origin in the south- ^^^ stern part of England. Robert Stiles, the emigrant ancestor, came ^'^om Yorkshire, and was a member of the com- ^l^ny, which, under the leadership of Ezekiel ^^^'^gers, settled Rowley, Massachusetts, in 1639. ^^muel Stiles, the son of Robert, had a son ^^med Moses, who was the father of John Stiles, '^ sahel Stiles, son of John Stiles, was bom in ^89, at Greenfield, and removed to Tunbridge, ^"^^rmont. He married Nancy Bradford (who ^^^^s a lineal descendant of Governor Bradford, ^*^ Massachusetts) , and was the father of ten chil- '~*'"~tn. His death took place at Tunbridge in William Lougee Stiles, son of John and Nan- ^^' (Bradford) Stiles, was bom February 17, ^23, and followed the trade of a boot and shoe- ^^'^aker at Windsor, Vermont. He married, tn ^ **4^, Betsey Ann Sargent, of Springfield. Their ^'lilflren were: Francis W., mentioned at length 34* hereinafter; Ann Augusta; Clement S. ; Fred- erick M.: A. Bradford; and George. Francis W. Stiles, son of William Lougee and Betsey Ann (Sargent) Stiles, was born Decem- ber 27, 1849, '^ Windsor village, Vermont, and was educated in ihe public schools of Windsor and Springfield. The facilities aftorded by these institutions were the only opportunities for tech- nical education he ever enjoyed, but in his youth and early manhood, inspired bv his innate ambi- tion and natural intellectual activity, he pursued, under many disadvantages, an extended course of reading and study. In 1864 the family removed to Springfield, where Francis was employed for twelve years by the Novelty Works Company, and other business houses. Subsequently he established himself in the job printing business, and on January 4, 1878, issued the first number of the Springfield Re- porter, a four-column folio, devoted to local in- terests. He began the publication of this paper with little or no encouragement, and it is due to his energ\' that it is to-day upon a good paying basis, having been enlarged no less than four limes. In 1892 the business was incorporated as the Reporter Publishing Company, with Mr. Stiles as manager. The present year ( 1903) is the twenty-sixth of its existence. It is a seven-column quarto, die largest in the county, and it has reached a circulation of over two thous- and copies. With few exceptions, Mr. Stiles has been editing and publishing papers continuously longer than any other man in the state of Ver- mont. In addition to the newspaper plant there is also a fully equipped job printing estabhshment which is doing a flourishing business. Notwithstanding the pressing nature of the de- mands involved in his position as a journalist, the enterprise of Mr. Stiles has been exercised in other directions. He is the pioneer in the last decade in an attempt to develop real estate, and was instrumental in awakening an interest that has gone far in this direction in the town of Springfield toward its material growth. In 1889 he purchased what has since become known as Highland view, a tract of land which formerly belonged to Samuel Rollins. On this land Mr. Stiles 'aid out a number of building sites, many ' of which he improved personally, and all of which he has since disposed of, with the exceptions of I 342 THE STATE OF VERMONT. three lots. Hij;|;hland View is now an important suburb of Sprinf:;;ficld, and the fact tliat it is so is largely due to the foresight, energy and busi- ness sagacity of Mr. Stiles, who is the owner of a handsome brick block known as the '*Xew Stiles/' which was recently improved by addi- tions, and wdiich is occupied by stores, offices and tenements. Mr. Stiles has always been a stanch and out- spoken Republican, but has never sought or held public office. He is a member of St. John's Lodge, No. 41, F. & A. AI., the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, the Independent Order of Red Alen (he is sachem of the tribe at the present time;, and the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Stiles married, June 5, 1879, Anna Hayes, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Boyle) Hayes, of Plymouth. The following named children have been born to them : George Hayes, born Febru- ary 15, i88t, in Springfield; Louise Mary, who died May i, 1885, in Springfield; Bessie Ann, who died at the same place October 28, 1886, at the age of one year ; Harold F. W., born March 8, 1890; and Russell William, born July 28, 1893. The simimer home of Mr. Stiles is the fann known as "Breezy Hill,'' where the family spend much of their time during the summer. HENRY LEONARD STILLSON. The American Stillson family, one of the old- est and most respected in the country, originated in the state of Connecticut, and finds in Henry Leonard Stillson a worthy representative. Mem- bers of this family are now residing in almost every civilized country on the globe, which fact was recently learned by the settlement of a g^eat- uncle's — ^Asa Stillson's— estate and the adminis- trator's search for his heirs. The branch of the Stillson family to which tlie subject of this biog- raphy belongs dei mded from Vincent Stillson, wfa e parents em ated from England some time du g the d jre B of the seventeenth cen- tury Uford, Conecticut. Subse- < 1 moved to Newtown, in 1796, at an advanced . attractive farm Newtown village, t«'*: just prior ^Sile an addition to the east was erected about the n*. of the eighteenth century, and a similar exte: to the west was completed in time for occu{ when our subject's grandfather, Al)el Stillsoi was married to Sarah Wetmore, Januar 18 1 2. Some time during the progress of centuries a "lean-to" was added to the nor the entire dwelling, covering that side of the inal house, and the original riven-oak clapb have thus been preserved in the attic The 1 stead is now occupied by Miss Mary Beers son, an aunt of the Mr. Stillson of our si and she is now (1902) in her sevent}-< year. A well preserved set of china did« the table, imported from Germany early i eighteenth century, and a "pewter set," e( ancient, are still in the possession of the re at the homestead in Newtown. Vincent St had three sons, John, Abel and Elnathan. Abel Stillson, of Newtown, Connecticut the following children in the order named: I Jonathan, Abel, Elnathan, Dorothy Jane, ; Ann, Isaac, Anan, and Asa — ^nine' in all. Stillson, Jr., a son of the above mentioned was born September 26, 1791, and died Dect I, 1846. His wife, who bore the maiden of Sarah Wetmore, was born in Danbiir}-. necticut, September 19, 1790, and died Feb 18, 1875. They had seven children, as fol Eli Bennett, Joseph, Polly Ann, Dorothy Abel. Mary Beers, and Anan. Eli Bennet eldest son of Abel, Jr., and Sarah (Weti Stillson, was born in the homestead before tioned, April 13, 1813, and died at Middle ville, New York, November 25, 1873. He ried Eliza Ann Leonard, the only child of 1 and Anne (Porter) Leonard, the fathers 01 of whom served with distinction in the R tionary war. Henry Leonard was the yoi son of Colonel Job Leonard, of Norton! > chusetts, one of the staflf of General H Gates, and Anne Porter was the eldest dai of John Porter, of Danbury, Connecticut, was an artificer throughout the war for pendence on the staff of General George V ington. To Eli Bennett and Eliza Ann (1 ard) Stillson were born four children: I Leonard, John Porter, George Hamilton < and Anan Francis. Henry Leonard Stillson, eldest son of Eli THE STATE OF VERMONT. 343 nett and Eliza Ann (Leonard) Stillson, was born in Middle Granville, Washington county, New Vork. September ig, 1842, and it is an interesting Coincidence that bis grandmotber, Sarah Wet- '"Oie, and his eldest daughter were also born on **>^ rgtb of September. He received his educa- *'*^«i in the public sdibols, in the Troy Conference ■'^c^ademy at Poultney, Vermont, and by a pri- "^^^te tutor. Subsequently be graduated from the ^^^^stman National Business College of Pough- ^^^^psie, New York, and after teaching several ^^^^rs, began his newspaper career in the office of ■-■^^5^ Rutland Herald in 1862, remaining with that ■'-*^I3er until the spring of 1867. He piiblislicd '"^^ Bulletin at Poultney, Vermont, in 1870-71, ^^t^r which he moved to Bennington, this state, »«re he has since resided. From 1874 until be was associated with The Bennington ■*~^ ^* anner, retiring therefrom in April of the latter ^^^^^*-r, and returned to the editorial chair Deccm- z*'^^*^ 15, 1899. During his career as a Journalist ^""^L »— ^ Stillson has achieved distinction as a fra- ^-~^' -* ■■niiy historian, and bis writings on Freemasonry ■ "*' -**^J Odd Fellowship — standard works — are pub- ^^^^ ■"~»ed by the Fraternity Publishing Company, of '■~^> ^ton. Massachusetts. "The History of Frec- ^_^=*- ^onry and Concordant Orders," published in ^^^^^^=»i, and prepared by Mr. Stillson and bis col- *-*"«3rators — comprising the best labors of a large ^^~* ^■~"»ibcr of eminent Masons in Europe and Anieri- — although somewhat iconoclastic nf traditinn- -^"^ lore, enjoys the high distinction that no state- "^^"■nt therein contained has ever been successfuliv ^* ^^■stioncd. It has passed through many suc- ~Z~~^^' =^ive editions, and is selling better today than ' "^'^^n first issued. His "History of Odd Fe!- ^"^■'^"' s'l'P — The Three-Link Fraternity," published __^ ^897, and constructed on the same plan, was . ■^*-' Academy and the State Normal School at Salem, Massachusetts, and spent some years in teaching. At the time of her marriage she was principal of the training school at the State Normal School, Randolph Center, Vermont. Mr. Prichard is a member of Phoenix Lodge No. 28, A. F. & A. M., of Randolph. Since 1891 he has been a member of the State Teachers' Association, in which he has held several offices, including vice president. He has been county examiner of teachers for Orange county since 1893, a^d is one of the directors of the American Institute of Instruction. In politics he supports the principles of the Republican party. LORENZO M. GREENE, M. D. Dr. Lorenzo M. Greene, an eminent medical practitioner of Bethel, Vermont, is a descendant of Uziah Greene, who was for many years a promi- nent agriculturist of the town of Bethel, his farm being situated on what is now known as Chris- tian Hill. Charles Greene, son of Uziah Greene, and grandfather of Dr. Greene, was born in the town of Pittsfield, Rutland county, Vermont, was reared upon his father's farm and educated in the common schools of the neighborhood. Later he devoted his attention to farming and also learned the trade of shoemaker, which occu- pations he followed in his native town and in r ^^^-^xJ \ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 353 lene is a prominent member of White i;e No. 90, F. & A. M., and has passed lirs of Whitney Chapter, R. A. M., >h; Mt. Zion Commandery at Mont- Tiont ; Mt. Sinai Temple of the Mystic n April 2, 1873, Dr. Greene was united I to Ella Durkee, daughter of Norman Pittsfield, Vermont. They have one o Vernon Greene, who graduated at ore Medical College, engaged in the medicine. :ANK EDWARD ALFRED. Idward Alfred is a descendant on both id maternal sides from an honored ary ancestry, his great-grandfathers, lapin and Elias Babcock, having par- i the struggle for independence. The : English origin, and the first one to is country was Benedictus Alford, as hen appeared, who made his home at Connecticut. He was a sergeant in ' war in 1637, 21 juror in 1643, ^"^ )f his town in 1666, when a day of inksgiving was observed throughout s. He was a member of the Windsor /hen his will was oflFered for probate J estate was valued at two hundred and * pounds, three shillings and six pence. Dnsidered a large amount in those days, ilford was looked upon as one of the inent and influential citizens. He was Miss Jane Newton on November 26, he following named children were bom Dnathan, born June i, 1645 \ Benedict, II, 1647; Josias, bom July 6, 1649, ted the farm granted to his father for the Pequot war ; Elizabeth, born Sep- 1651 ; and Jeremy, born December 24, was the youngest son of Benedictus Uford, and the first name of his wife who survived him and was the ad- •c of his estate in 1709. Her death oc- 715 ; nine children were born to them, Benedict, Newton, Jonathan, Jeremy, na, Elizabeth, Elizabeth (2) and Job \ youngest son of Jeremy and Jane Al- 28 X ford, was bom August 26, 1708, and about 1734 he became one of the first settlers of Harwinton, Connecticut ; his children were Job and John Al ford. John, youngest son of Job Alfred, was bom September 4, 1738, and he was joined in mar- riage to Lydia Fellows; six children were bom to them: Etmice, Polly, Joanna, Consider, Will- iam and Benjamin Alford. Benjamin, youngest son of John and Lydia Alford, was born March 26, 1769. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Chapin, and the following named children were bom to them: John B., who died in infancy; John B. (2) ; Samuel D., who also died in in- fancy; Samuel D. (2); and Elizabeth Alford. The father of these children was a resident of West Springfield, Massachusetts, subsequently removing to Westfield in the same state. He was engaged in the West Indies trade, and was a large dealer in ivory; on one of his retum voyages he landed at Savannah, Georgia, to attend a sale of ivory, and contracted yellow fever, from which he died. His second son, John B., was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Hopkins, who bore him four children, namely : Elizabeth ; Caroline ; John B., who died in infancy ; and John B. Alfred. Samuel D. Alfred, youngest son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Alfred, was born June 14, 1804. He was eleven years of age when his father died ; he remained at home with his mother and elder brother, assisting with the work on the homestead farm until he was sixteen years old, when he went to Hartford, Connecticut, and became an appren- tice to a cabinet-maker. After acquiring a thor- ough knowledge of the business he worked as a joumeyman in Batavia and Lansingburg, New York, and in the latter named city he was united in marriage to Miss Sally Willard, who was bora September 20, 1805. Two children were bom to them: Benjamin C. and Roxana, the latter of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Alfred died No- vember 25, 1828, and Mr. Alfred committed Ben- jamin C. to the care of his grandmother, who re- sided in Westfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Alfred then engaged in the sale of clocks, traveling with his wagon as far north as Montreal, Canada. His business soon became so prosperous that he placed a number of traveling salesmen on the road, and he continued at this line of work until he formed a mercantile association with Almon Smith and 3S^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. Gcwanda, Cattaraugus county, New York, whiiher he rejiioved some years later. Politically Mr, Greene was fomierlv an adherent of the \\ hig pany, but after the formation of the Re- publican party he joined that body. He was united in marriage to a Aliss Hall, and their chil- dren were Merril, Harvey, Jessie, Milton, Ellen and Margaret. Mr. Greene dfed in the town of Gowanda, eighty-one years of age. Milton Greene, father of Dr. Greene, was born March lo, 1824, in Pittstield, Rutland county, \'ermont, where he obtained a practical educa- tion in the district schools. He then learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed in connec- tion with farming for a number of years in Pitts- field ; he then removed to the town of Rochester, Windsor cotmty, Vermont, where he resided until 1898, after which he took up his residence in Randolph, Vermont, where he is living at the pres- ent time (1903), having attained the age of eighty years. Mr. Greene took an active interest in the political affairs of the town, and always cast his vote for the Republican candidate ; he has also been a consistent member of the Universalist church. He married Aurora Goodno, and the following named children were bom to them : Rev. Ransom A., who was educated at the St. Lawrence University, ordained a Universalist clergyman at Lowell, Massachusetts, where he labored for twenty-six years, and erected a church ; he was married twice, his first wife hav- ing been Clara Wilson, and by his second wife, Hattie Clifford, there was one son, Vernon L. Greene. Romanzo E. is engaged in farming in Granville, Vermont; he married Mary E. Ball, and they had one child, Edith Greene; Romanzo died at the age of thirty-three years. Dr. Lorenzo ?»L Greene is the subject of this sketch. Rev L. L., who was educated at the St. Lawrence Academy, New York, became a Universalist clergyman and was located at Hudson, New York, for six years ; be married Jennie R. Martin, and their child, Dr. Ransom A., was a graduate from the Bahi- rnor<^ Medical College. Olin, educated at the f Jfiivrrffcity of Vermont, from which he was grad- iiatH in 1^79, has since been associated in prac- Uti' v,ifh hJH brother. Dr. Lorenzo M. Greene, at I'.rilM I \if iiiarricrl Kmma Bee, and they have one f\.tn^U\ri, Malnlli; (ircene. Orlin R., a successful t^ttif^n nt lr,nn\n\\Ai, Vrrniont, where he is acting in the capacity of overseer of the extensive farm- ing interests of Robert Kimball, the New York banker, was united in marriage to Jennie Morse, and they have one child, Ethel Greene. Orura E. is engaged in farming in Bethel ; he married Isa Chadwick, and they have one son, Carl Greene. Genie became the wife of Frank Twitchell, and one child was bom to them, Hattie Twitchell; Genie married for her second husband John Noona, of Enfield, New Hampshire; she is now deceased. Janette is the wife of Burt Chadwick, a traveling salesman; they are prominent resi- dents of Randolph, Vermont. The mother of these children died July i, 1890, at the age of sixty- eight years. Dr. Lorenzo M. Greene, third son of Milton G. and Aurora Greene, was bom October 14, 1852, in the town of Rochester, Vermont. His early edu- cation was acquired in the common schools of his birthplace and at Randolph Normal School; he then entered Dartmouth Medical College and subsequently matriculated in the University of Vermont, from which he was graduated in the class of 1876, with the degree of Doctor of Medi* cine. Dr. Greene then established an office in Bethel, and being thoroughly equipped in his profession, not only in medicine but surgery, he soon built up a large consulting practice, which has increased in volume and importance during the passing years. His practice is of a general nature, but he devotes particular attention to sur- gery and diseases of the eye ; he also acts in the capacity of medical examiner for various life insurance companies. Dr. Greene is a member of the Vermont State Medical Society, the White River Valley Medical Society, and he has contributed several valuable articles to medical journals. In his political affiliations Dr. Greene is an ardent Re- publican, and in 1894 was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature, serving 00 the committees of education, public health and insurance ; he was elected to the senate in 1901 and is chairman of the committees of insane, pub- lic health and railroads; for the past two years he has served as a member of the state board of supervisors for the insane institutions of Vcr- mont ; a member of the pension examining board, and for ten years he served on the sdiool bofiurd of Bethel. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 355- ■y until her death. From this course he library idea was formed, and the A/ert largely interested in the forma- fie present library. Mrs. Alfred died t, Vermont, July 27, 1899. MARK J. SARGEANT. \ J. Sargeant, eldest son of William B. la (Noyes) Sargeant, was born in the Tunbridge, Vermont, March 9, 1838. tional advantages were obtained in the chools of his native town, after which d a course of study at Strafford and Vermont, which qualified him for the f teacher. In June, 1861, being then ir years of age, he enlisted at Tun- ermont, as a private in Company E, R-ichard Smith commanding, Second of Vermont Infantry, under the com- Colonel Whiting. The regiment was to Washington, D. C, then to Vir- participated in the first battle of Bull ^ee's Mills ; he was on detached service ntal headquarters from 1861 to 1865. Dacity Mr. Sergeant was with the regi- ng the following battles : First Bull s Mills, Wilderness, Golding's Farm, tation, White Oak Swamp, Crampton tietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, eights, Salem Heights, Yorktown, Rap- : Station, Appomattox, Cold Harbor, ^, Charleston, West Virginia, Opequan, ,T, Fisher's Hill, Mt. Jackson, Cedar Petersburg. In 1862 the regiment was ) New York to quell the riots, and they that city for two months. Mr. Sergeant •ably discharged from the United States Brattleboro, Vermont, June 20, 1864, ch he served at headquarters in the )ivision of the Sixth Army Corps as g agent for the staff of General Howe, Petersburg, Virginia ; this was a civil nd he retained it until the close of the the following two years he was engaged nufacture of hoop skirts at South Roy- T which he established a drug business me city, and has conducted it with a egree of success ever since; he has one gest and most complete stocks of drugs and sundries to be found in Central Vermont, and owing to the courteous manner in which his cus- tomers are treated he receives a large patronage. Mr. Sargeant has been active in Grand Army of the Republic circles since 1868, having re- cently received an appointment as aide with the rank of colonel on the staff of the national com- mander of the Grand Army of the Republic, Hon. Thomas J. Stewart, of Pennsylvania. He has also held the office of department inspector, department junior vice commander and now commander, of Orville Bixby Post, having served in that capacity three times. Politically he is a Republican, and has served as justice of the peace for fifteen years; fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Masonic order, having attained the commandery degrees. He is affiliated with the Rising Sun Lodge, for which he has acted in the capacity of secretary eighteen years, Whitney Chapter at Randolph, Mt. Zion Commandery, Mt. Sinai Temple, and Eastern Star. Colonel Sargeant married Miss Maria Hart- well, of Tunbridge, and their son, William M., is associated with his father in the drug business and also holds the office of postmaster at South Royalton; he was united in marriage to Miss Erva M. Martin, of South Royalton, Vermont. After the death of his first wife, in 1874, Colonel Sargeant married Miss Harriet L. Pike, of North field, and her death occurred February 4, 1902. A well merited success has crowned the capably directed business eiforts of Mark J. Sargeant, and his advancement financially is due entirely to his own resources and abilty. Foster Sargeant, grandfather of Mark J. Sar- geant, was a son of William Sargeant, and his birth occurred in New Hampshire; subsequently he removed to Perkinsville, Vermont, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and also in making soda from the ash. He served as a private during the war of the Revolu- tion, and while on his way , to Bur- lington to join the forces for the en- gagement at Bennington he learned that the bat- tle had already been fought. He was united in marriage to Mary Brown, of Perkinsville, Ver- mont, and their children were: John, William B., Martha, Eldridge, Benjamin, Alamanda and Lemuel. William B. Sargeant, father of Mark J. Sar- 354 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Lucius Wheeler at Berkshire Center, Vermont. He retired from the firm in 1840, and removed to West Haven, Vermont, where he was in business for two years, subsequently removing to Fairfax, where he established himself in business, and con- tinued to reside there until his decease. In 1865 Mr. Alfred retired, transferring his business to his son, John B. Alfred. Mr. Samuel D. Alfred was oiy of the prime movers in procuring the removal of the Newhampton Institution from Newhampton, New Hampshire, to Fairfax, Ver- mont. For many years after its removal he gave largely of his means and time to its support. It was one of the leading schools of that time. Mr. Alford gave all of his children a good and thor- ough education, and contributed liberally of his wealth to enable them to make a beginning in life. He was a man of the strictest integrity, and had the reputation of being the soul of hon- esty in all his transactions. Mr. Alfred, on No- vember 25, 1832, married for his second wife Miss Polly Smith, who was born in Fairfield, Vermont, August 22, 1812. Ten children were born of this union, namely : Samuel D., Jr., who married Cerepta B. Freeman, and died at the age of forty-eight years; Pamelia Ann, who is still living; Mary Celinda L., wife of Charles E. Fisher; Sarah M., wife of Elbridge D. Richard- son; Cromwell B., who married Jane Roberts, and died at the age of forty years ; Elizabeth C, who died at the age of five years ; John B., who married Susan A. Bradley ; Almon S., who mar- ried Lucy A. Ives; Chauncey Chapin, who mar- ried Ann Chase Hunt ; and Frank E. Alford. Frank E. Alfred, of Newport, Vermont, is the youngest of the ten children of Samuel D. and Polly Alfred, seven of whom are now living, four sons and three daughters. He was born in I^airfax, Franklin county, Vermont, February 25, 1853. He acquired his education in the pub- lic schools of his native town, and then completed a course in the Newhampton (Fairfax) Insti- tute. During his boyhood he assisted his father with the duties of his store, and later he began to read law under the preceptorship of Edson & Rand, the leading attorneys of St. Albans. When he reached the age of twenty-one years he entered Harvard Law School, from which he was graduated in June, 1876. While pursuing his studies in the law school he was admitted to the bar in Boston, Massachusetts, and imme- aidtely after his graduation he was admitted to the bar in his native county at St. Albans. In November of the same year he entered into part- nership at Newport with Walter D. Crane, a prominent lawyer of Orleans county, Vermont, and this association was maintained for the long period of twenty years, only terminating with the death of his partner and closely attached friend in 1898, since which time he has practiced alone. In 1866 Mr. Alfred was elected state's attorney for Orleans county, and in 1888 was re-elected. Immediately following these two terms of office, he was appointed by Governor Dillingham to the important position of judge advocate general of the state of Vermont, to fill a vacancy, and he was elected by two succeeding legislatures, under Governors Page and Fuller, and after serving for six years he declined a third election. In October, 1893, he was appointed by Governor Fuller to the position of judge of probate for the district of Orleans, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge O. H. Austin. At the succeeding election he was returned to the posi- tion, and he has been continuously re-elected, without opposition to the present time. His large personal practice is of the most important character, and he continues to act as counsel for the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, in continuance of a trust long before reposed in the law firm of Crane & Alfred. He is the possessor of one of the largest and choicest law libraries in the state. Outside the literature of his pro- fession he is an ardent book-lover, and cherishes a hearty interest in all that pertains to history and belles-lettres. He is a highly respected mem- ber of the State Bar Association, and has served upon its board of managers ; he is also an active member of the Society of the American Revolu- tion, and is one of the board of managers of that organization for the state of Vermont. On June 10, 1879, ^t Newton, Massachusetts, Mr. Alfred was united in marriage to Miss Mary Louise Edes, daughter of Robert Ball and Pris- cilla R. Edes. Mr. Edes was a prominent mer- chant of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Mrs. Al- fred possessed great literary taste, and was the originator of the University Extension Course, consisting of several branches, and slie acted as THE STATE OF VERMONT. 353 Dr. Greene is a prcMiiinent member of White River Lodge No. 90, F. & A. M., and has passed all the chairs of Whitney Chapter, R. A. M., at Randolph; Mt. Zion Commandery at Mont- pdier, Vermont ; Mt. Sinai Temple of the Mystic Shrine. On April 2, 1873, I^^. Greene was united in marriage to Ella Durkee, daughter of Norman Durkee, of Pittsfield, Vermont. They have one child. Otto Vernon Greene, who graduated at the Baltimore Medical College, engaged in the practice of medicine. FRANK EDWARD ALFRED. Frank Edward Alfred is a descendant on both >«iternal and maternal sides from an honored ^CNohitionary ancestry, his great-g^ndfathers, ^fcineas Chapin and Elias Babcock, having par- ^cripated in the struggle for independence. The ^^me is of English origin, and the first one to ^ttle in this country was Benedictus Alford, as '^^ name then appeared, who made his home at V'jndsor, Connecticut. He was a sergeant in ^>^< Pequot war in 1637, a juror in 1643, ^^^ •c^Tistable of his town in 1666, when a day of l>ecial thanksgiving was observed throughout ^c colonies. He was a member of the Windsor hiirch. When his will was offered for probate ^ 1683, '^is estate was valued at two hundred and ^enty-nine pounds, three shillings and six pence. • his was considered a large amount in those days, ^d Mr. Alford was looked upon as one of the ^ost prominent and influential citizens. He was *^rried to Miss Jane Newton on November 26, 640, and the following named children were bom ^ them: Jonathan, born June i, 1645; Benedict, ^m July II, 1647; Josias, born July 6, 1649, ^bo inherited the farm granted to his father for services in the Pequot war ; Elizabetli, born Sep- ^^ber 21, 1651 ; and Jeremy, bom December 24, ^655. Jeremy was the youngest son of Benedictus ^^d Jane Alford, and the first name of his wife ^'as Jane, who survived him and was the ad- ministratrix of his estate in 1709. Her death oc- ^rred in 1715 ; nine children were born to them, '^mely: Benedict, Newton, Jonathan, Jeremy, J^ne, Joanna, Elizabeth, Elizabeth (2) and Job 'Mford, Job, the youngest son of Jeremy and Jane Al- 23 X ford, was bom August 26, 1708, and about 1734 he became one of the first settlers of Harwinton, Connecticut ; his children were Job and John Al- ford. John, youngest son of Job Alfred, was bom September 4, 1738, and he was joined in mar- riage to Lydia Fellows; six children were bom to them: Eunice, Polly, Joaxma, Consider, Will- iam and Benjamin Alford. Benjamin, youngest son of John and Lydia Alford, was bom March 26, 1769. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Chapin, and the following named children were bom to them: John B., who died in inн John B. (2); Samuel D., who also died in in- i^cy; Ssunuel D. (2); and Elizabeth Alford. The father of these children was a resident of West Springfield, Massachusetts, subsequently removing to Westfidd in the same state. He was engaged in the West Indies trade, and was a large dealer in ivory ; on one of his return voyages he landed at Savannah, Georgia, to attend a sale of ivory, and contracted yellow fever, from which he died. His second son, John B., was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Hopkins, who bore him four children, namely : Elizabetli ; Caroline ; John B., who died in infancy ; and John B. Alfred. Samuel D. Alfred, yoimgest son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Alfred, was bom June 14, 1804. He was eleven years of age when his father died ; he remained at home with his mother and elder brother, assisting with the work on the homestead farm until he was sixteen years old, when he went to Hartford, Connecticut, and became an appren- tice to a cabinet-maker. After acquiring a thor- ough knowledge of the business he worked as a joumeyman in Batavia and Lansingburg, New York, and in the latter named city he was united in marriage to Miss Sally Willard, who was born September 20, 1805. Two children were bom to them: Benjamin C. and Roxana, the latter of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Alfred died No- vember 25, 1828, and Mr. Alfred committed Ben- jamin C. to the care of his grandmother, who re- sided in Westfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Alfred then engaged in the sale of clocks, traveling with his wagon as far north as Montreal, Canada. His business soon became so prosperous that he placed a nimiber of traveling salesmen on the road, and he continued at this line of work until he formed a mercantile association with Almon Smith and 354 THE STATE OF VERMONT. I.v.oi'js Wheeler at Berkshire Center, Vermont. He retired from the firm in 1840, and removed to Wrst Haven, Vermont, where he was in business fcr two years, subsequently removing to Fairfax, where he established himself in business, and con- t:n::ed to reside there until his decease. In 1865 Mr. Alfred retired, transferring his business to hi- -';n. lohn B, Alfred. Mr. Samuel D. Alfred was onje of the prime movers in procuring the removal of the Newhampton Institution from Newhamplon, New Hampshire, to Fairfax, Ver- mont. For many years after its removal he gave largely of his means and time to its support. It wa- one of the leading schools of that time. Mr. \\u>rt\ gave all of his children a good and thor- ough education, and contributed liberally of his uf-aiih to enable them to make a beginning in life. He was a man of the strictest integrity, and had the reputation of being the soul of hon- esty in all his trnnsactions. Mr. Alfred, on No- ve:iil>er 25, 1832, married for his second wife Mi-^^ Pollv .Smith, who was born in Fairfield, X'-rinont, August 22, 18 12. Ten children were fy^rn of this union, namely: Samuel D., Jr., who married Cerepta B. Freeman, and died at the age of forty-eight years; Pamelia Ann, who is still living; Mary Celinda L., wife of Charles E. I'i^her; Sarah M., wife of Elbridge D. Richard- son ; Cromwell B., who married Jane Roberts, and died at the age of forty years ; Elizabeth C, who died at the age of fi\t years ; John B., who niarried Susan A. Bradley ; Almon S., who mar- ried Lucy A. Ives; Chauncey Chapin, who mar- rii'l \nn Chase Hunt; and Frank E. Alford. hrank IC. Alfred, of Newix)rt, Vermont, is the youngest of the ten children of Sanuiel D. and I 'oily Alfred, seven of whom are now living, four sons and three daughters. He was born in I'.iirfax. I'ranklin county, Vermont, February 25 ' '853. He acquired his education in the pub- lic schools of his native town, and then completed a course in the Newhampton (Fairfax) Insti- tute. During his boyheK>d he assisted his father with the duties of his store, and later he began tn read law inider the preceptorshij) of Edson & Kantl. ilu' k-a'ling altorneys of St. Albans. ^\'hen lie reached the atre of twentv-one vears lie (.ntercd Harvard Law School, from which he u;'> Lrratl'ialed in Iiinc, iS7(). While pursuing his >tudics in the law school he was admitted to the bar in Boston, Massachusetts, and imnie- aidtely after his graduation he was admitted to the bar in his native county at St. Albans. In November of the same year he entered into part- nership at Newport with Walter D. Crane, a prominent lawyer of Orleans county, Vermont, and this association was maintained for the long period of twenty years, only terminating with the death of his partner and closely attached friend in 1898, since which time he has practiced alone. In 1866 Mr. Alfred was elected state's attorney for Orleans county, and in 1888 was re-elected. Immediately following these two terms of office, he was appointed by Governor Dillingham to the important position of judge advocate general of the state of Vermont, to fill a vacancy, and he was elected by two succeeding legislatures, under Governors Page and Fuller, and after serving for six years he declined a third election. In October, 1893, he was appointed by Governor I^\iller to the position of judge of probate for the district of Orleans, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge O. H. Austin. At the succeeding election he was returned to the posi- tion, and he has been continuously re-elected, without opposition to the present time. His large personal practice is of the most important character, and he continues to act as counsel for the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, in continuance of a trust long before reposed in the law firm of Crane & Alfred. He is the possessor of one of the largest and choicest law libraries in the state. Outside the literature of his pro- fession he is an ardent book-lover, and cherishes a hearty interest in all that pertains to history and belles-lettres. He is a highly respected mem- ber of the State Bar Association, and has served upon its board of managers ; he is also an active member of the Society of the American Revolu- tion, and is one of the board of managers of that organization for the state of Vermont On June 10, 1879, at Newton, Massachusetts* | Mr. Alfred was united in marriage to Miss Marr 1 Louise Edes, daughter of Robert Ball and Pris- cilla R. Edes. Mr. Edes was a prominent mer- chant of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Mrs. Mr, fred ]>ossessed great literarj' taste, and was originator of the University Extension Course^] consisting of several branches^ and she acted THE STATE OF VERMONT. 355- its secretary until her death. From this course of study the library idea was formed, and the members were largely interested in the forma- tion of Ihe present librarj'. Mrs. Alfred died at Xewport, Veniiont, July 27, 1899. MARK J. SARGEANT. Mark J. Sargeant, eldest son of William B. and Mahala (Noyes) Sargeant, was bom in the Iwti of Tunbridge, Vermont, March f). 1838. HU educational advantages were obtained in the common schools of his native town, after which he pursued a course of study at Strafford and Thetford. Vcmiont, which qualified him for the position of teacher. In June, 1861, being then twenty-four years of age, he enlisted at Tun- bridge, Vermont, as a private in Company E, Capiain Richard Smith commanding. Second Hiigiment of Vermont Infantry, under the com- mand of Colonel Whiting. The regiment was forwarded to Washington, D, C, then to Vir- ginia, and participated in the first battle of Bull Run and Lee's Mills ; he was on detached service at regimental headquarters from 1861 to 1865. In tliis capacity Mr. Sergeant was with the regi- ment during the following battles : First Bull Run, Lee's Mills, Wilderness, Golding's Farm, lavage Station, White Oak Swamp, Crampton '^p, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Marv's Heights, Salem Heights, Yorktown. Rap- pahannock Station, Appomattox, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Charleston, West Virginia, Opequan, ^Vinchester, Fisher's Hill, Mt. Jackson, Cedar Creek and Petersburg. In 1862 the regiment was wdered to N'ew York to quell the riots, and they *rved in that city for two months. Mr. Sergeant ^a^ honorabl}' discharged from the United States wrvice at Erattleboro, Vermont, June 20, 1864, sfter which he served at headquarters in tlie Second Division of the Sixth Army Corps as purchasing agent for the staff of General Howe, located at Petersburg. Virginia; this was a civil posiiinn and he retained it until the close of the war. For the folio\\'ing two years he was engaged in the manufacture of hoop skirts at South Roy- altrin. after which be established a drug business in the same city, and has conducted it with a marked degree of success ever since; he has one of the largest and most complete stocks of ilrugs and sundries to be found in Central Vermont, and owing to Ihe courteous manner in which his cus- tomers are treated he receives a large patronage. Mr. Sargeant has been active in Grand Army of the Republic circles since 1868, having re- cently received an appointment as aide with tlie rank of colonel on the staff of the national com- mander of the Grand Army of the Republic, Hon. Thomas J. Stewart, of Pennsylvania. He has also held the ojlice of department inspector, department junior vice conmiander and now commander, of Orville Bixby Post, having served in tliat capacity three times. Politically he is a Republican, and has served as justice of the peace for fifteen years ; fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Masonic order, having attained the commandery degrees. He is affiliated with the Rising Sun Lodge, for which be has acted in the capacity of secretary eighteen >ears, Whitney Chapter at Randolph, Mt. Zion Commandery. Mt. Sinai Temple, and Eastern Star. Colonel Sargeant married Miss Maria Hart- well, of Tunbridge, and their son, William M., is associated with his father in the drug business and also holds the office of postmaster at South Royalton; he was imited in marriage to Miss Erva M. Martin, of South Royalton, Vermont. After the death of his first wife, in 1874. Colonel Sargeant married Miss Harriet L. Pike, of North field, and her rleath occurred l->1)ruary 4, 1902. A well merited success has crowned the capably directed business efforts of Mark J. Sargeant, and his advancement financially is due entirely to his own resources and abitty. Foster Sargeant, grandfather of Mark J. Sar- geant, was a son of William Sargeant, and his birth occurred in New Hampshire; subsequently he removed to Perkinsville, \'erinont, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and also in making sotla from the ash. He served as a private during the war of the Revolu- tion, and while on his way , to Bur- lington to join the forces for the eo- ga'gement at Bennington he learned that the bat- tle had already been fought. He was united in marriage to Mary Brown, of Perkinsville, Ver- mont, and their children were: John, William B., Martha, Eldridge, Benjamin, Alamanda and William B, Sargeant, father of Mark J. Sar- 356 THE STATE OF VERMONT. geant, was a blacksmith by trade, and followed Uiat vocation in the town of Tunbridge, Ver- mont, where he resided for the greater part of his life. He was a member of the Vermont militia, being connected with a company of mounted troops. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but later cast his vote with the Republican party, and in his religion he was a member of the Universal- ist church. Mr. Sargeant was united in marriage to Mahala Noyes, and the following named chil- dren were born to them: Mark J., Martha J., William Henry, Albert, Abbie, Jennie, George, Jessie, Foster, Marcellus and Nellie Sargeant, all living. The father of these children died at the age of seventy-eight years, and his wife passed away in 1865, at the age of fifty-eight years. HON. DUDLEY CHASE DENISON. Dudley Chase Denison, actively associated for many years with the legal profession and also with the political affairs of Royalton, Vermont, is a descendant of Captain George Denison, a native of England, who came to this country in 1631 and settled first in Stonmgton, Connecticut, whence his descendants removed later to the state of Vermont. Dr. Joseph Adam Denison, father of Dudley C. Denison, was born in Connecticut, where the early days of his life were spent in acquiring a practical common school education. Later his father moved to Hartland, Vermont, where the son remained until 1797, when he went to Bethel and commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Gallup; after pursuing the regular course of in- struction he established an office in that town and enjoyed a large practice until 18 15, when he settled in Royalton, and resided in a house which is still standing in a good state of preservation ; here he had a large practice, which extended over a wide range of country. Dr. Denison was united in marriage, in 1802, to Miss Rachel Chase, a descendant of a family prominent in many ways ; one of her brothers was the Right Rev- erend Philander Oiase, a resident of Ohio, and who established and built Kenyon College, and another was Hon. Dudley Chase, who acted in the capacity of chief justice of the supreme court of Vermont, and United States senator from 1825 to 1831. Their children were : (i) Dr. Joseph Adam, who practiced with his father at Royal- ton up to the time of his death in 1848 ; he mar- ried Eliza Skinner, and the following named chil- dren were bom to them: Eliza, the widow of Judge Jameson, an eminent lawyer and dis- tinguished jurist of Chicago, Illinois; George, a lawyer of great prospect, who went to Texas and later became collector of customs for New Orleans during the Civil war, having been ap- pointed by Salmon P. Chase, secretary of state, a relative of his father, but subsequently returned to Texas, and his death occurred at sea while on a trip home to Vermont; Lucy, a teacher, now deceased ; Eleanor, who died in childhood ; Phil- ander, who died in infancy ; Fanny, who died in early youth ; Franklin, a prominent lawyer of Qii- cago; Alice, who is unmarried, and resides at Royalton; James, a teacher in the Deaf Mute College at Washington, D. C, whose eldest son is engaged as a correspondent for the New York Sun, and accompanied President Roosevelt on all his trips, and whose second son is Dr. Ray- mond, a resident of Berlin, New Hampshire; Mrs. Clara McClellan, who made her residence in Chicago, Illinois, where she is at the present time; and Charles, a celebrated doctor of medi- cine, settled in Denver, Colorado, and well known throughout the entire country and Europe ; Susan, who married Edward M. Gallandet, president of the Deaf Mute College, of Washington, D. C. whose father was the founder of the deaf mute system of teaching in the United States, and one of her sons married Senator Cockrell's daughter, another son is studying for the ministry, and one son is married and is in railroad business in the west. (2) Eunice, the second child of Dr. Jos- eph A. and Rachel Denison, died in infancy. (3) Rachel died in infancy. (4) Eunice died in infancy. (5) Rev. George, an Episcopal clergy- man, who officiated first at Lockport, New York, then at Newark, Ohio, was professor in Ken>-oa College, and finally rector at Keokuk, Iowa, where he died and was buried ; he married Jean* ette Ralston, and had a large family, of whom Henry H. is a practicing lawyer in St Louis, Charles, a professor at Ann Arbor, Micfaigan, Alice Chase resides ' in Royalton, Vermont. George and several other children who died THE STATE OF VERMONT. 361 t Historical Society, and in 1897 received honorary degrees of Bachelor of Arts and ter of Arts from Norwich University. n his young manhood, six months after he settled in business at Hartford, he married ira Miller Nickerson, of South Dennis, Mass- isetts, who by both her father and mother • mother was a Chase; was descended from settlers of Barnstable county. Their chil- i were two daughters, to whom it was his t pleasure to give the advantages of educa- and travel. Through them he was hiterested Jmith College, at Northampton, Massachu- , where one of the college houses bears his e. He was happy in his home, and by the riages of his daughters was assured of the inuance of the business enterprises which he built up. In temperament he was nervous, all his life had a delicate throat and suffered I dyspepsia. At sixty began the nervous de- : which ended his life. He died August 29, , at the age of sixty-nine. The children of raim and Almira (Nickerson) Morris were ; Eugenia, born September 19, 1857, married •les Morris Cone, February 16, 1884; Annie se, bom March i, 187 1, married Roland E. ens, November 7, 1900. The children of •les Morris and Kate (Morris) Cone were: garet Morris, born December 16, 1889, died ary 3, 1900; Morris Huntington, born De- )er I, 1900; and Alice Weston, born Decem- 12, 1902. 'HE CONE FAMILY IN VERMONT. The first Cone in Vermont was Samuel^ born 730, in Haddam, Connecticut, died April 1802, at Westminster, Vermont. He was a >f Caleb, whose father Caleb was the youngest >f Daniel, of Haddam, Connecticut, the first of name in this country. Samuel settled in tminster, Vermont, before 1770. His wife, itable, born in 1737, died in 1799. They had ai children, nine of whom lived to be married, sons were: .emuel, born in 1755, married, first, Susanna :on, and, second, Dolly Parker. He had sev- children, one of whom, Andrew Gaylord, in 1785, had a son Andrew, who was a con- 1 Brazil under Grant and Hayes. From 1796 to 1800 Lemuel appears as a merchant and land- owner in Hartford, Vermont. In 1800 he re- moved to Kingston, now Granville, Vermont, where he held the offices of selectman and lister continuously until his removal in 1806- 1808 to Marcellus, Onondaga county, New York. As late as March, 18 16, he was living in Caledonia, Gen- esee county. New York. He died in Batavia, New York, in 1824. The names of Lucretia Cone (of Fort Ann, Washington county. New York) and Oliver Cone, at one time a resident of Kingston, appear upon the Kingston records in 1816. Joshua, born in 1764, married Mary Wright. Their children were Joshua, Jeremiah Whipple, Jason, Mary, Adelaide, Samuel and Liicius. Samuel, born in 1765, married a Burgess, and died October 12, 1798, at Hartford, Vermont. One child. Patience, was born to them. He was a merchant at "the Point" at Hartford and owned a sawmill at Centerville in the same town. He is buried in the White River Junction cemetery. John, born April 2, 1770, married Rebecca Sage, a sister of Rev. Sylvester Sage, of West- minster. He appears in Hartford, Vermont, in 1799, as surety for the firms of Lemuel Cone & Company or Samuel Cone & Company of that place. He lived in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1808, removed to New York state in 18 12, and died at Clarendon, Orleans county. New York, in 183 1. He had one son, Erastus, born March 23, 1798, who married Nancy Thomas, of Wood- stock, born December il, 1801. They lived in Michigan. E:!ra T., bom in 1773, married Rhoda Lin- coln, and died February 22, 1852. They had three daughters and a son, Tyler L., who died May 14, 183s, aged twenty-six years. Of the descendants of Samuel and Mehitable Cone none of the name seem to be now living in Vermont. In 1786 a cousin of Samuel, Thomas^ son of Daniel, son of Caleb, son of Daniel, first, came to Westminster from North- ampton, Massachusetts, and in 1796 William, brother of Thomas, came to Westminster from Wheatley, Massachusetts. William was a Revolutionary soldier. He removed to Woodstock, Vermont, in 1811, re- ceived a pension in 1818, was a private in the Woodstock Artillery in 1831 and died in 1834. He had a son, William Meigs, bom in 1778, at 358 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ance which happened in the early days, are as clear to the mind and are related with as much accuracy by Mr. Denison as though only oc- curring a week ago. THE MORRIS FAMILY. . Ephraim Morris, Sylvester Morris and Ephkaim Morris (2). In the autumn of 1804 Ephraim Morris, with his wife, Pamela Converse, and their four chil- dren, emigrated from Stafford, Connecticut, to Roxbury, \'ermont. He was a tanner by trade, but was attracted to the newly opened lands in Central Vermont by reports of their fertility for raising wheat — sixty bushels to the acre. Two of Pamela Converse's uncles, Israel and Josiah, had previously settled in the neighboring tovv^n of Randolph, Vermont, and the leading man in Rox- bury, Samuel Richardson, was a family connec- tion, and had himself come from Stafford, Cen- necticut. Ephraim Morris was one of the fifth generation from Edward Morris, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, who became one of the founders of Woodstock, Connecticut, and Pamela Con- verse belonged to the seventh in the line from Edward Converse, of Woburn, who came to New England with Winthrop in 1630. The fathers of both had fought in the Revolution, while Pa- mela Converse's descent from Major James Con- verse of Storer's Garrison fame renders her de- scendants eligible to the Society of Colonial Wars. The road which the young couple traveled up the Connecticut and White rivers had been trod- den by many feet since the region was first opened to settlers at the close of the French and Indian wars. As far, no doubt, as Randolph, Vermont, they were able to journey by wagon, their house- hold goods and little ones stowed away after the fashion of emigrants, and they themselves taking turns at driving and walking. From Randolph they proceeded perhaps on horseback or on foot, and so came to the mountain wilderness where their destination was a tract of timberland pur- chased the ajnuary precious and situated on Roxburv East Hill near the tliird branch of White river. There Ephraim Morris made a clearing, built a log cabin, and established his family, and there he remained eight years, until 18 1 2, when he removed to Bethel, Vermont, twenty miles nearer civilization. In Bethel he was a tanner and dealer in boots and shoes, and from Bethel he annually made the trip to Dan- vers, Massachusetts, taking down sheep pelts and returning with leather and family supplies. Like all of his family in the generations before him he took a leading place in community affairs^ was one of the founders and builders of the Con- gregational church in Bethel, and kept open house for ministers and friends. He was a Fed- eralist and Whig, of a social nature, proud of his family connections, which he took pains to keep in mind by periodical visits to Connecticut, and was himself a much loved and honored father. He died in 1852 in his eighty-first year, having survived his wife six years. The nine children of Ephraim and Pamela (Converse) Morris were: Sylvester, born Sep- tember 23, 1797; Amanda, bom September 20^ 1799; Edward, bom September 15, 1801 ; Pamela^ born October 6, 1803 — all in Stafford, Connecti- cut; Jesse Converse, born August 7, 1805; Jesse Converse, born March 7, 1807; Mary, born No- vember 2j, 1809; Joseph, bom February 4, 181 2» all in Roxbury; Julia, born March 11. 1814; Eliza, born December 24, 1816; Joseph, bom February 14, 181 7 — all in Bethel, Vermont. To those of them who reached maturity the parents transmitted strong minds, strong txxlies, length of days, business capacity, and public spirit. (.)f the sons onlv the two eldest, Svlvester an- tember 23, 1797, and was but seven years old when he came to Vemiont. In the family's pio- neering experiences he was his father's chief as- sistant. He began his education in the log cabin schoolhouse of district Xo. I in Roxbur)*. ami at twelve years of age, under the influence of some itinerant preacher, holding services in neighbor- hood kitchens and barns, he became a Christian* * He wished to become a minister, but was too ; much needed at home, and so b^an life as a tan- '; ner like his father before him. On Au^st l» 1822, he married Susanna Jackson Weston, of^ Randolph, Vermont. She was a descendant va^\ the sixth genration from Edmund Weston, of: THE STATE OF VERMONT. ru.T.: z:i2.rr.tL Vizizriz Celle, died March 23, 3^i^~ Trii-i^t :: :he>e children who reached ma- rir-.: filii^el a bli:e-eyed, nervous, energetic r\z*t 5.Dcrje :f then; scholars, others of marked ex- CT-.-i:vr 2ib:l::y, and all touched with their moth- er ? >trii:b:::iy of temperament. '.'f Zphraim. the hfth of the group, it is fitting to j].»eak here. From childhood he showed marked tajimts for business, even in his boyhood being a grthi worker, careful of money, deserving of tru-i. and altogether a boy after his father's heart. He was educated at Thetford Academv and Norwich University, where he was a student for perhaps two years. At eighteen he went to Jjtjsinn with the determination of becoming a Boston leather merchant. As a clerk in the hou>e of B. P. Spaulding & Company, Pearl sired, wholesale dealers in leather, he saved money and earned advancement. He was a mem- ber of Park Street church and of the Young Men's Mercantile Library, and had only to keep on as he had begun in order to reach the goal he had set before himself. His plan of life was altered by the dissolution of the firm under which he had a situation, and by his father's ill health and excessive business anxieties. These led him back to \'ermont in the winter of 1854, when he was in his twenty-second year, and to the occu- pation in which he was to spend most of his life, namely, the development of the water priv- ilege owned by his father at Hartford, V'ernuMit. Sylvester Morris had bought in 1849 the grist mill and its accompanying water power on the north side of White river, and in 1853 had added thereto the burned-out Lyman cotton mill with its water right on the south side of the river. On the arrival of his son he threw all his cares upon him, and a year later, when an elder son, Edward Weston Morris, became associated in the business, he withdrew entirely from active business life. The firm of K. W. and E. Morris at first ground plaster, which was brouglit from Nova Scotia via Salem, and sold for fertilizing pur- poses. They so<')n added machinery, by which they got out their stock and presently mamifac- tured chairs, which were sold mostly to the South American trade. This they continued with profit until 1874, when, owing to the increasing diffi- culty of getting suitable lumlx^r, the business ceased to be lucrative. Ephraim Morris then became a stockholder and the business manager of the Ottaquechee Woolen Company at North Hartland, Vermont, to the building up of which enterprise he gave the best energies of his life. He added to it in 1886 an interest in and the genral oversight of a woolen mill at Hartford, Vermont, built on the site of the chair factory and old Lyman cotton mill. His position was that of the man or men in any manufacturing town on whom the use of the chief natural re- source of the locality depends, a position whose difficulties are rarely comprehended, and whose price is always somebody's best energy and vital force. To his business status in Hartford he added an interest in the moral and religious uplifting of the town which bespoke his descent. He had no taste for politics, and with one ex- ception held no public office which did not di- rectly concern the interests of law and order. As grand juror he for many years kept his imme- diate vicinity clear of liquor-sellers, poolrooms, and places of low resort. In church affairs he was long prominent, and always gave liberally for church purposes. The thing he cared most for in the community was a public library, which he built and endowed, and for the success and right use of which he gave also much i>er- sonal labor and attention. His high ideal for community life was but the reflex of the zeal he manifested for his own self-improvement. By nature he was fond of flowers, of children, and of music. He bought many books. likcrn May 5, 1787, married C^live Lane, died lanuarv 22, i8^8, in New Hampshire: Robert, Ix^rn November 27, 1788, married l^umv Rovce. died December ^o. 1814, at Westminster: Morns, born October h, 17OO. marritxl Lyilia l*'arringtt>n. died May 21). i84(\ at Harttonl. WTmont : Laura, Ix^rn March 13. 1793. married, first, Cyrus Jones, second, James S win- ton, died February 13, 1879; Theodore, born October 11, 1795, married Eliza Wooley, died August 25, 1852, in Illinois ; John, born October 7, 1797, married Luncinda Rand, died June 2. 1879, ^" Illinois: James, also bom October 7, 1797, married Catherine Cuyler, died October 24, 1861, in Westminster; Stephen, bom Feb- ruary 2, 1800, married Sally Pratt, died Novem- ber I, 1885, in Illinois; Charles, born March 4. 1802, married Martha Dean, died November 7, 1876, in Illinois; Eliza, born December 13, 1805, married Lyman Haywood, died in 1848. Of this family two, Thofttas and Morris^ have de- scendants of the name of Cone still living in Ver- mont. The children of Thomas Cone and Olive Lane were twelve in number, ten of whom wxre living in 1899. Of the sons, H. S. Cone, eighty- five years of age, is now (1903) living in As- cutneyville, Vermont. He has one grandsori liv- ing, Volney E. H. Cone, whose home is in As- cutneyville. Another son of Thomas Cone. Lv- man H. Cone, aged seventy-four, lives in Wind- sor, Vermont, and has a son, Frank L., and a grandson, Raymond H., who live in Windsor. Morn's Cone, third son of Thomas and Me- hitable (Lyman) Cone, was bom October 6. 1790, and married, October 12, 1812, Lvdia Far- rington, born April 5. 1786, a daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Farrington, of Athens, the town next west of Westminster. He was a tailor, and at the solicitation of George E. Wales, of West- minster, settled in Hartford, \'emiont. where Mr. Wales established himself as a lawver in 181 3. Morris Cone is remembered as of miildle size, thick-set and of light complexion. He was a man of -wit, and was the life-long friend of Judge Wales. He was a Mason, but had no church connections. He died March 31, 1846. eight years before his father and nineteen years before his wife. She lived to be seventy-nine years of age, was of a nervous temperament, had black eyes and hair, and was tall and thin. Their children were: Lucy, bom December 17, 1813, died December 26, 181 3: Warren L., bom April 7, 181 3, married Emily Qement, died Octoher 5. 1867. at North Randolph ; Harriet, bom Jan- uar>- 23, 1817. married Luther Pease, died March I. 1888. in Hartford; Mark R., bora Mardi 31, 1819. marrieil Harriet Davis, died July 18, 1^5^ 358 THE STATE OF VERMONT. anco which hapiKMU\l in the early days, are as clear :o the minil and are related with as much accuracy by Mr. Denison as ihoug^h only oc- curring a week ago. THE MORRIS FAMILY. EpHRAiM Morris, Sylvester ^Iorris axd Ephraim Morris (2). In the autumn of 1804 Ephraim Morris, with his wife, Pamela Converse, and their four chil- dren, emigrated from Stafford, Connecticut, to Roxburv. X'enuont. He was a tanner bv trade, but was attracted to the newly opened lands in Central X'emiont by reports of their fertility for raising wheat — sixty bushels to the acre. Two of Pamela Converse's uncles;, Israel and Josiah, had previously settled in the neighboring town of Randolph, X'emiont, and the leading man in Rox- burv, Sanuiel Richardson, was a family connec- ticn. and had himself come from Stafford, Cen- necticut. Ephraim Morris was one of the fifth generation from Edward Morris, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, who became one of the founders of Woodstock, Connecticut, and Pamela Con- verse belonged to the seventh in the line from Edward Converse, <>{ W'obuni, who came to New England with A\'inthrop in 1630. The fathers of both had fought in the Revolution, while Pa- mela Converse's descent from Major James Con- verse of Storer's Garrison fame renders her de- scendants eligible to the Society oi Colonial Wars. The roail which the young couple traveled up the Connecticut anil White rivers had been trod- den by many feet since the region was first opened to settlers at the close of the French and Indian wars. As far, no doubt, as Randolph, X'ermont, they were able to journey by wagon, their house- hold goxls and little ones stowed away after the fashion of emigrants, and they themselves taking turns at driving and walking. From Randolph they proceeded perhaps on horseback or on foi>t, and so came to the m- 4. all in Roxbury: Julia, bom March 11. Eliza, bom December 24, 18 16; Joseph. February 14, 1817— all in Bethel. X'ermont those of them who reached maturity the p! transmitted strong minds, strong bodies. I of days, business capacity, and public spirit the sons only the two eldest, Sylvester ant ward, lived and died in \'ennont. of whom vester desen^es to be remembered for the stn of his moral character and his positions as an slavery and temperance advocate. He was bom in Stafford, Connecticut, tember 23, 1797. and was but seven year> when he came to \'ermont. In the family's neering experiences he was his father's chid sistant. He began his education in the lege schoolhouse of distria Xo. i in Roxbun\ an twelve years of age, under the influence of * itinerant preacher, holding ser^-ices in neighl hood kitchens and bams, he became a Chrisi He wished to become a minister, but wra? much needed at home, and so b^^ life as a i ner like his father before him. On Augus 1822, he married Susanna Jackson Westoo. Randolph, \'ermont. She was a descendani the sixth genration from Edmund Weston. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 359 bury, Massachusetts, and was allied to •ge Soule and John Rowland, of Mayflower J. Her father, Abner Weston, came to Ran- h in 1786 with his bride, Huldah Washburn, nother old Plymouth family, led thither bv desire to accompany her parents, who then wed to Vermont. He had been educated as vyer and became Squire Weston in Randolph, inna was the seventh child and was twenty s old at the time of her marriage to Syl- 5r Morris. She was blue-eyed and fair, Ay religious, and of a strongly aesthetic and lectual bent. Vfter his marriage Sylvester Morris lived a t time in West Randolph and Barnard, Ver- t, then in Strafford ten years, and the rest is life in Norwich. He also had business re- ns in the neighboring towns of Hanover and tford. Beside his original trade of tanner, •ras a small farmer, had a shoe shop, dealt in ler, and vvas a general man of affairs, riding K)untry far and near, building, moving, trad- and entering unto innumerable details of r people's business, a man of known honesty integrity of character, and with an unfortu- habit of signing notes with his friends. A^herever he lived he and his wife were ers in church affairs, and in Norwich he was *acon of the church for thirty-seven years, n early period he took a decided stand against sry and for temperance reform. It became of his religion to advocate the two causes. preach, go preach, go preach the gospel!'* sed to be heard saying to himself, and preach id in season and out of season, on the street, le stores, in private and in public. He took Liberator and National Era, was a member le underground railway, and held public dis- ions upon slavery in the church vestry, dial- ing anyone who would engage with him. In ) he voted for James G. Birney when only e hundred and nineteen votes were cast for candidate in \'ermont, and but seven thou- 1 in the whole country. In the temperance e he suffered more personal inconvenience as an anti-slavery agitator, being brought ^by into direct conflict with social leaders to m the old time hospitality was dear. The ents of Norwich L'niversity spoiled his gar- cut down his trees, sheared his horse, burned him in effigy, and threatened to burn his house. But he was the kind of man to thrive on persecu- tion, and he lived to see his principles adopted both in anti-slavery and temperance. In his home the strictest Puritan ideals pre- vailed. His wife and he denied themselves of everything but necessities in order to save money for missionaries and the poor. The Sabbath was kept with a strictness which scrupled at even the picking of a flower, and the head of the house had all a Puritan's dislike for games. Yet strict and plain as was their way of life, a noble and un- selfish generosity was at its heart. The children were trained both by precept and example to be God-fearing, obedient to authority, and public- spirited. Sylvester Morris was full of tenderness for his little ones, and his liberality toward his sons, when they came to maturity, was one of their most precious inheritances. He had a long old age. At sixty he gave up active business, and at seventy he lost his wife, whom he mourned with a passionate and lasting grief. In his last years the more genial side of his nature had time for development. He was fond of reading, spent his winters in the city, and took much pleasure in his grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His personal needs were attended to by a faith- ful daughter, to whom in the end he rendered a most loving and touching obedience. He died in September, 1886, ten days before his eighty- ninth birthday. The children of Sylvester and Susanna (Wes- ton) Morris were: Huldah Weston, born April 20, 1823, at Randolph, Vermont, died October II, 1849, ^^ Norwich, Vermont; Susan Jackson, bom July 23, 1825, at Randolph, Vermont, mar- ried E. B. Kellogg, and died November 4, 1900, at Hanover, New Hampshire ; Joseph, born May 24, 1827, at Barnard, Vermont, died March 4', 1833, ^* Straflford, Vermont; Edward Weston, born December 5, 1829, at Strafford, Vermont, married M. L. Fry, of Troy, New York; Ephraim, born May 11, 1832, at Straflford, mar- ried A. M. Nickerson, of South Dennis, Massa- chusetts, died August 29, 1901 ; Lucy Pamela, born February 5, 1835, at Straflford, died May 2/^, 1870, at Norwich, V'crmont ; Joseph Sylves- ter, born April 23, 1838, at Norwich, Vermont, died October 17, 1839, at Norwich; George Syl- vester, born November 15, 1840, at Norwich, Ver- 36o THE STATE OF VERMONT. mont, married Victoria Celle, died March 23, 1887. Those of these children who reached ma- turity followed a blue-eyed, nervous, energetic type, some of them scholars, others of marked ex- ecutive ability, and all touched with their moth- er's sensibility of temperament. Of Ephraim, the fifth of the group, it is fitting to speak here. From childhood he showed marked talents for business, even in his boyhood being a great worker, careful of money, deserving of trust, and altogether a boy after his father's heart. He was educated at Thetford Academy and Norwich University, where he was a student for perhaps two years. At eighteen he went to Boston with the determination of becoming a Boston leather merchant. As a clerk in the house of B. P. Spaulding & Company, Pearl street, wholesale dealers in leather, he saved money and earned advancement. He was a mem- ber of Park Street church and of the Young Men's Mercantile Library, and had only to keep on as he had begun in order to reach the goal he had set before himself. His plan of life was altered by the dissolution of the firm under which he had a situation, and by his father's ill health and excessive business anxieties. These led him back to Vermont in the winter of 1854, when he was in his twenty-second year, and to the occu- pation in which he was to spend most of his life, namely, the development of the water priv- ilege owned by his father at Hartford, Vennont. Sylvester Morris had bought in 1849 the grist mill and its accompanying water power on the north side of White river, and in 1853 ^^^^ added thereto the burned-out Lvman cotton mill with its water right on the south side of the river. On the arrival of his son he threw all his cares upon him, and a year later, when an elder son, Edward Weston Morris, became associated in the business, he withdrew entirely from active business life. The firm of E. W. and E. Morris at first ground plaster, which was brought from Nova Scotia via Salem, and sold for fertilizing pur- poses. They soon added machinery, by which they got out their stock and presently manufac- tured chairs, which were sold mostly to the South American trade. This they continued with profit tmtil 1874, when, awing to the increasing diffi- culty of getting suitable lumber, the business ceased to be lucrative. Ephraim Morris became a stockholder and the business mai of the Ottaquechee Woolen Company at ] Hartland, Vermont, to the building^ up of \ enterprise he gave the best energies of hi He added to it in 1886 an interest in an genral oversight of a woolen mill at Har Vermont, built on the site of the chair fs and old Lyman cotton mill. His positioi] that of the man or men in any manufact town on whom the use of the chief natur source of the locality depends, a position \ difficulties are rarely comprehended, and \ price is always somebody's best energy and force. To his business status in Hartfoi added an interest in the moral and reli uplifting of the town whicli bespoke his dc He had no taste for politics, and with on ception held no public office which did n rectly concern the interests of law and ordc grand juror he for many years kept his i diate vicinity clear of liquor-sellers, pooir and places of low resort. In church affai was long prominent, and always gave lib for church purposes. The thing he cared for in the community was a public lil which he built and endowed, and for the st and right use of which he gave also mudi sonal labor and attention. His high idea community life was but the reflex of the he manifested for his own self-improvemcDi nature he was fond of flowers, of diildren, of music. He bought many books. Uked tures, and took much pleasure in adorning home. His business took him regularly to ton and New York, and with his earliest i perity he traveled periodically for pleasure, went to California almost as soon as the U Pacific could take him, and he crossed the 0 three times, his last trip being to Egypt Palestine. Of his travels and the people be in traveling he always enjoyed talking, aw the course of his journeys he made many of most valued friendships of his life. On oriental journey he made the acquaintana Andrew Carnegie, whom he greatly liked always admired. In 1896 he represented tbet in the legislature. He was a director and some years vice president of the National I at White River Junction, a member of the ^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. Jie has been an eaniest exponent oi Rqjublican principles from tliat day to the present,- and has repeatedly sat in the local, county and state con- -ventions of his p^rty. In 1865 Captain Leach performed a patriotic service of real value. When the state militia of Vermont was organized for the defense of the irotilier against a tlireateticd invasion from Can- ada, he aided in recruiting a company which mustered into service as Company D, Fourth Jlegiment, First Brigade, imder the command of Colonel Carlos B. Wilson. Captain Leach suc- ceeded W. H. H. Kenfield in the captaincy of tlie company, which he commanded until the emer- gency was passed, and the militia was disbanded. Captain Leach is a prominent member of the 'man, preached in Plymouth the first New England ser- 372 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Elizabeth Van Orniini in July, 1789, and Jacob Collamer was one of the children born to them. Soon after his graduation from college, at the early age of fifteen years, he entered upon the study of law at St. Albans and was admitted to the bar in 18 13. He also served during the war of 181 2 as lieutenant of artillery in the frontier cam- paign. After his admission to the bar Lieutenant Collamer opened a law office in Randolph Cen- ter, but later removed to Royalton, where he re- mained until April, 1836, when he removed to Woodstock. In the earlier years of professional life he held the office of register of probate ; four times he represented the citizens of Royalton in the legislature of X'ermont, and he was also state's attorney for the county of Windsor. In January, 1836, he was a member of the constitutional con- vention : was one of the assistant judges of the supreme court ; was elected a representative to Congress in November, 1843, ^"^1 served three times. In 1849 J^^^^^g^^ Collamer was appointed to the portfolio of j)ostmaster general in General Taylor's cabinet, and upon his return home was elected circuit judge by the legislature of Ver- mont. In October, 1854, he was elected United States senator, and in i860 was again elected for another term of six years, which continued until November 9, 1865. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were : William Edward ; Elizabeth C. became the wife of Solomon Erskine Woodward, and after his death married Charles J. Ives, a resi- dent of Cedar Rapids, Iowa ; Louise Lucretia married Charles J. McKenzie. deceased, who was engaged in the woolen manufacture business at Franklin, ^lassachusetts ; Mrs. McKenzie died in 1902. Mr. Johnson's death occurred October 19, 1870, at the age of sixty-seven years. William E. Johnson, son of Eliakim and Har- riet A. Johnson, acquired his preliminary educa- tion in the public schools of Woodstock, was then a student at Kimball L'nion* Academy at Meriden, New Hampshire, from which he was graduated in 1858, and he then completed his course in Dartmouth College, from which institution he was graduated in 1862. He then took up the studv of law in the office of the late ex-Governor Feter T. Washburn and Charles P. Marsh, at Woodstock, which was known as the celebrated firm of Washburn and Marsh, and admitted to the bar in the May term of 1865. For two he was associated with Warren C. Frem Woodstock, after which he established an on his own account, and has since conduct general practice. His reputation as a lawye been won through earnest, honest labor, an standing at the bar is a merited tribute X\ professional ability. Mr. Johnson is a director of the Wood. National Bank, and for the past ten years served as president of the same ; he is a dir of the Woodstock Railroad Company. He been a member of the Bar Association for r years, a member of the National Bar Associa a vice president of the Vermont State Bar } ciation, having been offered the presideno*. politics he is a Republican, was state's atto in 1872 and 1874, and was chosen senator i Windsor county in 1888, and has also serve delegate to the state local conventions. On gust 20, 1866, Mr. Johnson was united in 1 riage to Miss Elizabeth M. Hatch, a daughte Philo Hatch, of Woodstock, where he was gaged as a trader and speculator. One child been born to them, Margaret L. Johnson. ARMENTUS B. BIXBY, M. D. Dr. Armentus Boyden Bixby, of Pouli \'ennont, comes from an ancient and hwioi Xew England family. The ancestry is Da and the name is found in Boxford and Ipsv Suffolk county, England. The family nan: derived from the words ''box," the box tree, '*b\ /" the house or town by the box trees. The first of the name in America seem have been Nathaniel Bixby, who came wii colony to Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1636. who appears as a householder in the folkw year. His son Joseph was born in England al 1625, and died in Boxford, Massachusetts. 1700. He was one of the incorporators of town of Boxford, which, through his influfl was given the name of his native village in E land. He filled various town offices, and 1 chosen to run the boundary lines between B ford and adjoining towns. 'He married, in 16. Sarah (Wyatt) Heard, a widow, who wis native of the same county in England with te self. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 365 he has been an earnest exponent of Republican principles from that day to the present,* and has repeatedly sat in the local, county and state con- ventions of his pv^y. *" In 1865 Captain Leach performed a patriotic service of real value. When the state militia of Vermont was organized for the defense of the frontier against a threatened invasion from Can- ada, he aided in recruiting a company which mustered into service as Company D, Fourth Regiment, First Brigade, imder the command of Colonel Carlos B. Wilson. Captain Leach suc- ceeded W. H. H. Kenfield in the captaincy of the company, which he commanded until the emer- gency was passed, and the militia was disbanded. Captain Leach is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, General George P. Foster Post No. 55, and has held numerous high positions in that organization. He has served upon the staff of the department com- mander in the capacity of assistant inspector, and upon the council of administration, and was also an aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel upon the staff of General John S. Kountz, a former commander in chief of the order. He is also a member of the Fifteenth Vermont Regimental organization. He is affiliated with Mineral Lodge No. 93, F. & A. M., and with the local chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Captain Leach was marired March 16, 1864, to Miss Hllen B., daughter of Moody and Milicent (Moul- ton) Parker, of Wolcott. ROLLA MINER CHASE, M. D. Dr. Rolla M. Chase, of Bethel, Vermont, who for many years past has performed eminently useful service in various departments of his pro- fessions, particularly in the field of dental sur- gery, is a descendant of Moses Chase, who was born in Sutton, New Hampshire, where he re- sided for a number of years, subsequently re- moved to Williamstown, Vermont, and finally settled in Rochester, Vermont, where his death occurred. He was the father of two children, Simion and Abner Chase. Abner Chase, grandfather of Dr. Chase, was married twice, his first wife having been Susan Slade, a daughter of John Slade, of Brookfield, Vermont, and their children were : Lavinia, who married Oliver Smith, and her death occurred in Rochester; Joel, who died in infancy, and Joel (second), who also died in infancy. His second marriage was to Hannah Slade, a sister of his first wife, who bore him four children: Mary, who became the wife of Hiram Thurston, and died at Palatine, Illinois; Moses, Fanny, wife of Lester Gay, and now a resident of Oregon; and Lyman, who died at the age of sixteen years. Moses Chase, eldest son of Abner and Han- nah Chase, and father of Dr. Chase, was bom in Rochester, Vermont, April 30, 1821. He re- sided for a number of years in Pomfret and Roy- alton, where he followed his trade of carpenter and joiner; in 1857 he purchased a farm two miles from Bethel, which he cultivated and oper- ated for many years. On November 15, 1846, Mr. Chase married Rosina Hill, who was born in Sharon, Vermont, April 4, 1823, a daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Scales) Hill; the cere- mony was performed at Lowell, Massachusetts, by the Rev. Dr. A. A. Miner. The following named children were born to this union: Moses Roscoe, born at Pomfret, Vermont, May 10, 1849; he married Eva Graves, of Ludlow, Ver- mont, and their child, Hervey, was born Novem- ber 21, 1884; Moses is now a practicing dentist at Ludlow, Vermont. Flora Rosina, born July ij, 1850, married Wallace Keyes, of Palatine, Illinois, and they resided in Riverdale, Nebraska, and their children are : Jessie F., born in Febru- ary, 187s; Alice Nellie, born October 16, 1883, died January 31, 1884; and Nathan Moses, born April 22, 1895. Fanny, born October 25, 1851, wife of Henry C. Dunham, of Pueblo, Colorado, and their children were Leon C, bom at Bethel, Vermont, June 17, 1886, died in December, 1902; and Rolla West, born March 31, 1888, died July 7, 1890. Moses, father of the subject of this sketch, died in Riverdale, Nebraska, April 16, 1894, whither he had removed in October, 1893. Rolla Miner Chase, youngest child of Moses and Rosina Chase, was bom at South Royalton, Vermont, September 4, 1854, and his literary education was acquired in the public schools of Bethel. When he attained the age of eighteen years he studied dentistry with Dr. F. M. Cilley, of Bethel, for two years ; in 1874 he entered the Boston Dental College, from which institution he was graduated two years later with the de- 374 THE STATE OF VERMONT. himself a (inn friend to those in adversity, and a kind and considerate neig^hbor; of him it can be truly said in the words of Sir Henry Walton, "his armor is his honest thought, and simple truth his highest skill." BARNEY CANNON. Barney Cannon, the popular postmaster of Bellows Falls, Vermont, was born at Montreal, Canada, January 25. 1847, ^ son of Barney and Anna (Bonner) Cannon, the latter named being a BAHNEV CANNON. native of Scotland, and after her marriage she removed with her husband to Montreal; later they removed to Ludlow, Windsor county, \'er- ■ mont, where they resided for the balance of their lives. Mr. Barney Cannon, Sr., was employed for many years as section foreman on the Rut- land Railroad of Vermont ; subsequently he was engaged in the ocupation of farming, meeting with a marked degree of success. The boyhood of Barney Cannon, Jr., was spent in Windham, Windsor and Rutland counties, Vermont, where he received his education in the district schools. On September 30, i86r, when he was only fourteen years and eight months old, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Sixth Vermont Regiment, frral February 30. 1862, sergeant in October, 1864, sergeant major May 12, 1865, and he served as acting adjutant under the appointment of Colonel Lincoln in 1865, and he was honorably discharged July 6, 1865, after serving a tcnn of nearly four years for his country. His regiment was equal to that of any regiment from Ver- mont ; they stood by their colors while in action, and it is further credited to the slate of Vermont that at the close of the war there had been one thousand, five hundred and thirteen men enlisted under all calls. In i8fi5 Mr. Cannon removed to Bellows Falls, \'ermont, where for two years he pur- sued his trade of carriage, sign and ornamental painter; he then located in Brattleboro, where he engaged in the same business until De- cember. 1876, when he returned to Bellows Falls an showing how this distinguished man was re- g?.rde(l by one who was intimately associated with him in his professional capacity, and who, as the result of long and close observation, gives the following estimate of his eminent colleague's powers and personality : "Though shrinking modesty was one of the m<^st noticeable of his personal qualities, early in prnfessional life he came to be regarded as one of the most highly endowed and thoroughly acconi- I»'i>iie(l jurists of his years, and his services were ^'ili^ted in association or conflict with most of the n'/"kTn and eminent lawyers of the state, as A^dis, Swift. Marsh, Kdnmnds, Prentiss, Ever- ett, P)ra(llev and others. Tn his twentv-one years as judge he impressed himself upon the profes- sional and public judgment of the state as one of the able and accomplished jurists who have given strength and a good name to the judiciary of Ver- mont. Though his mildness of temper and kind- ness of feeling detract somewhat from that ef- fective energy which characterized some of his eminent contemporaries and successors, still he held the wavering balance of justice with a strong hand, and permitted only law and the testimony to bear upon his judicial administration. It is true that he was aflfected with a delicate sensitiveness as to the feelings of others, and this rendered it painful to him to pronounce a formal opinion and judgments upon questions involving import- ant pecuniary or personal interests; yet sucfh judgments and opinions were formed, held and pronounced by him without any mixture of misgiving or tinge of passion arising from considerations aside from the law and the testimony. The quality and extent of his learning in the law, and the exquisite refinement of his mind and taste as a jurist are most strik- ingly evinced in enduring example and illustra- tion in the opinions drawn up by him and con- tained in the Vermont Reports from Volume i to Volume 24, which are regarded as the most per- fect specimens of judicial literature contained in the law reports, in one respect surpassing even the renowned opinions of Judge Prentiss ; name- ly: In the quahty of a comprehensiveness that never transcended the scope of the case in hand, to partake of the character of essays upon the subject as well as of an opinion of the court in the case." EHhu Marvin Royce, son of Stephen and Min- erva (Marvin) Royce, and brother of Judge Ste- phen Royce, was born July 19, 1793, in Berk- shire, being the first white child who saw the light in ihe new settlement. He was intrusted with the administration of many local offices, and was held in high esteem as a thoroughly competent and successful manager of town affairs. He married Sophronia, daughter of the Rev. James Parker, tl^e first settled minister in Underbill, and subse- qnenrly known for long years throughout a wide region as a Congregational minister in Enosburg, \ ermont. The date of the marriage was Oc- tober 20, 1 8 16, and one son and two daughters wore the issue of the union. Mr. Rovce fell a vie- 37» THE STATE OF VERMONT. tiin ii» a vU'siruclivc tVvcf. a:!».l J.x\: or. the 17th i)i M.uvli. iSj4». lvt\uv Ik* hsKi rvach^rvi :he close (it Ills lliiilx tliiiil \car. lloMKM I'. Ki'NCv. ^.>^!\ svM! ot F*'.hi: Marvin (tihl Ni»|»liu>nM \^l*;i!kv'i^ K».»\v.v. was Ix^n: Jime I). iSh). hi I'.isi r»cikNlr.ic. \ ovvot*:. 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Tlu* rail- J ....l ..... ilii u m ilu-ir iiu'ipiencv, ami several im- ,. ..ii.,i .,111 ii.»ii^ spraiiLr lip it! ccinnecti«in with II, ... I. .n HI. hill'. kn«»\\ leilj^o, wisdnm, ami ^lirewil ... , .1. ,11 iluir -Miliition. I lis lu-xt le.Lri^lalivo . , , u.is in ibe t;itr. tn . hi. |. Ih ua^ eleoteil from l-'raiikliii e'»Miilv in il,, . M- i-i iS.ju. iS5(> and iS5r. I )nrin.L: tlic-e ... ,, \u w.i^ ;i m-.'niher «'f tlu- iinliriary e«'ininit- I, ,,,,| Ml one t>f them ^^erve^l as it^ ehainnan. In r"- I he mailo a t^nr of tlu- votes against 3.280 cast for the unsuccess- :.*! c;i:ulii!ate. In the national house of repre- ss. r:u:ivt> he >or\ed in the important committee r. : lei^v. aifairs. and among his fellows in this ^::Vr ■■•\::e Umv wore Messrs. Branch, of Xt^rth ^.■.r.!"M. I'arkMiale. of Mississippi; Sickles. i»f \\ ^ rk. i-l O^rwin. of Ohio, the last named X :'c c!M:r- ^:! . -t the committee. Although the • ■ "Cv>: :*.c:"^XT ri the house while serving hi* r.r<: 0. v-C'^^^- "a! r.'nn. he was bv no means imin- riicT'.f.a! . r <:*av.:. As in the X'ermont legislature, ■ f V hi.:h. -v :\l.: iven the youngest member in lr< nr>*. p. r:- »: .^: « r: t-^ the public, and that liis «»pin- ii-ns luhl 'HvTi caref::!Iy olalx>rated. This was ap- p:ireni in hi< an question, wliidi at :!:a: et^vh prvM-nuidly agitated tlie whole C'liiury. lie kvaine intimate with such anii- >!:i\er;. li.ailer< as i. >\vcn Li^'ejoy. ( ialusha A. V'lP'V, lfart in the i-\- cirin^ lecT'slative ]»r«vcedings wliich heralded the "iTthreak of the ^.'ixil war. In iSi»i he \\;is returned to the state MMiaie hv the citizuis x^i I'ranklin ci»unty and served therein a< chairman oi the judiciary commit- tee. I )nrin;u: the ei:;;ht years succeeding liis om- ;L:re«ional M-rvice h.' retired to the *M hiune- >tead. ;.:ivinL: hi< lime and altention to tlie care • 'I* the involvol atYairs t)f his veneral)le uncle. Aho'it this lime he came into jx'^ssessii »n of die estate, whch has alwaxs remained in the familv. I.] jS' S he was attain clii>sen to memlHTship in the \ erinoni senate and in 1870 remove*! to St. \lh;Mis, receivinvr in the same vear due and hon- • •nilile reco;L:n!iit>n o{ his cultured legal abilities in an e|tvti(tn as associate justice to the Ix^nch of tlie \'erin«»nt supreme court, to succeed Hon. \\*. t , Vi^on. This |^>sition he retained l»y vir- im- of eiMisirntive elections until 1882, when he THE STATE OF VERMONT. 379 was appointed by Governor Famham to the post o£ chief justice, vacated by the decease of Judge Pierpoint. He received this appointment thirty years after his distinguished uncle had relin- quished the same position. He was later elected to the same dignity by the legislature. The office of chief judge he continued to hold, by successive re-elections, until his voluntary retirement in 1890. i\mong the more noteworthy decisions of Judge Royce in his long and beneficent judicial administration, is that delivered as chancellor ex- diicio in 1873, in the case of the Vermont and Canada Railroad Company vs. the Vermont Cen- tral Railroad Company et al. ; also that, as judge in the case of the state of Vermont vs. John P. Phair. The defendant in this instance was in- dicted for murder. The question of the disquali- fication of jurors, also what constitutes an expert, and sundry questions of evidence, received thorough discussion by Judge Royce. Other de- cisions, such as that in the case of State vs. Carlton, for manslaughter, in which on the ques- tion of the res gestae he ruled in favor of the defendant ; that of the state vs. Hopkins for for- ger}', in which the admissibility of expert testi- mony as to handwriting was involved; of the State vs. Edwin C. Hayden, for the murder of his wife, in which were questions on the dis- qualification of a juror, and also on expert tes- timony concerning insanity, and in which the court sustained the conviction of the accused, who was afterward hanged ; Canfield vs. An- drew, involving the rights of riparian owners, in which he decided that mill owners cannot throw refuse into streams to the prejudice of riparian owners whose lands lie below theirs — are often quoted. The most celebrated case in which Chief Judge Royce delivered the opinion of the court was that of James R. Langdon et al. vs. the Ver- mont and Canada Railroad Company et al. The is- sue between the contestants was entirely novel in the course of railroad litigation, and Judge Royce's exposition of the law as it bore on the points at issue was clear and decisive. Judge Royce was active and successful in the attempt to secure a charter for the construction of the Missisquoi Railroad from St. Albans to Rirhtord, and also in the work of construction it- self. In 1882 he received from the l^niversitv of Vermont and State Agricultural College the honorary degree of LL.D. The distinction was richly deserved both by his intelligent and effi- cient services as a legislator in the general as- sembly of Vermont and in the Congress of the United States, and no less by his enlightened and equitable decisions as one of the judges of the supreme court of the state. Judge Royce always enjoyed a large measure of popularity among the members of the Vermont bar, by whom his legal attainments were held in the highest esteem. His accurate judgment of human nature and ac- tions, under given circumstances, and his ability to separate the wheat from the chaff in a legal contest, combined to render him the ideal jurist, and as chancellor he had the settling of various and difficult suits arising out of the conflict be- tween the Vermont & Canada and the Vermont Central railroads, a litigation involving much labor. In these cases his decisions in all of their important aspects were indorsed by the full bench. Judge Royce married, January 23, 185 1, Mary, daughter of Charles Edmunds, of Boston. Three children were born to them: Stephen E., Homer Charles, mentioned at length hereinafter, ' and Marv Louise. The death of Judge Royce, which occurred April 24, 1 89 1, at his home in St. Albans, closed a life filled with beneficent labors and well merited honors. Homer Charles Royce, son of the Hon. Homer E. and Mary (Edmunds) Royce and fifth in lin- eal descent from Major Stephen Royce, the founder of the family in Vermont, was bom February 16, 1864, in Jiast Berkshire, Vermont. His elementary education was received in the pri- vate schools and high school of St. Albans and the University of Vermont, from which he grad- uated In the class of 1884 w^ith the degree of Bach- elor of Arts. Deciding to devote himself to the profession in which his father and his uncle had won distinction, he read law with S. E. Royce and later with Noble & Smith, one of the leading law firms of St. Albans, pursuing at the same time a course of study at Columbia Law school. In October, 1887, he was admitted to the bar. He remained in St. Albans until the following spring, when he removed for a time to Vergennes and later to INIiddlebury, where he practiced until 38o THE STATE OF VERMONT. September, 1891, when he returned to St. Albans, where he has since remained, his practice being largely of a civil character. From January i, 1892, to May I, 1900, he was associated with the Hon. C. P. Hogan, as the firm of Hogan & Royce, at St. Albans. Mr. Royce has never sought political prefer- ment, but has sometimes been drawn by his as- sociates into the arena of public life, and while at Middlebury was engaged to some extent in campaigning. He there filled the office of town grand juror, and after coming to St. Albans, served as president of the village before the in- coqjoration of the present city, having been elect- ed in the spring of 1895 and re-elected in 1896. He was for a short time a member of the pru- dential committee of the old village government and since the organization of the city, was chair- man of the board of school commissioners from 1899 *o 1902. Mr. Royce's fellow-citizens showed their appreciation of his labors in their behalf and testified to the esteem in which thev held him by electing him, in 1900, senator from Franklin county. While a member of the legislature he served on the judiciary committee and was chair- man of the committee on education. He is one of the committee of three, including himself, the state librarian, and Supreme Court Judge Sen- eca Hazelton, appointed to prepare a new digest of the supreme court reports. Mr. Royce is the working member of this committee, the labor of which has been for some time in progress and is not yet completed. Mr. Rovce is a member of the State Bar As- sociation, in which, for one year, he held the of- fice of vice president. While at college he be- longed to the Delta Psi, and at graduation was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society. Mr. Royce married, October 31, 1888, Christiana M., daughter of the Rt. Rev. Alexander Burgess, bishop of the diocese of Quincy, Illinois. They have two children, Alexander Burgess and Edith Edmunds. LEROY W. BALDWIN. LeRoy Wilbur Baldwin, president of the Em- pire State Trust Company- of New York cky, and either president or director of a score of other financial and commercial corporations, is a fine type of the modern master of large affairs, who has grown out of the phenomenal business evolution which has marked the past quarter of a century of American business history. He is a native of Vermont, bom in Rutland, October 31, 1865, and is yet in the prime of his early man- hood, although he has already accomplished re- sults and attained a prominence which a genera- tion or two ago would have been deemed a re- markable reward for an entire and long life of busy effort. He entered upon his business career at the boyish age of fourteen, when he left the public schools to enter the employ of the Howe Scale Company, in Rutland, in the capacity of assistant cashier. From the first he aflForded every evidence of a genuine talent for financial affairs, and he was soon promoted to the cashier- ship, and he discharged the duties of that posi- tion with entire capability until January, 1883, when, in quest of a larger field, he located in New York city. There he became associated with Erastus Wiman in the organization of the Ameri- can Automatic Weighing Machine Company. Mr. Baldwin subsequently established offices in Lon- don, England, and as managing director has since conducted the business of the company in the United States. From the time of his locating in New York, Mr. Baldwin has rapidly come to the front and to the side of many of the most masterly financiers and business men in the metropolis, and has aided in the inauguration and development of various important enterprises. One of the chief of these is the Empire State Trust Company, located at No. 88 Wall street. This institution, of which he is president, comprises in its directorate such promi- nent capitalists and business men as Clement A. Griscom, Jr., of the International Mercantile Ma- rine Company ; C. M. Higgins, of the Standard Oil Company ; Robert E. Jennings, vice president of the Crucible Steel Company of America ; Dun- can D, Parmly, president of the Phenix National Bank, of New York ; John C Kelley, and others equally prominent in large aflfairs. The institu- tion with which these gentlemen are thus con- nected is based upon a capital and surplus of one million dollars. Mr. Baldwin is also activelv interested in numerous other corporations. He is president and director of the Tubular Dispatch Company ; director of the Phenix National Bank THE STATE OK VERMONT. f York city, one o£ the oldest banks in the iving been establislied in the year 1812; er and director of the National Automatic ing Company; irt-asurer and director of Ltihattan Introduction Company ; treasurer irector of the International Mercantile r; a director in the United States Title ity and Indemnity Company, the Oppen- Institute, the Standard Wood Products ny, the New Amsterdam Casualty Com- :he Hall Signal Company, the Corporate ies Company, and the New York Mail iwspaper Transportation Company, all of ork ; president and director of the Rutland jdstodt Railroad; a director in the Ver- fe Whitehall Railroad; a director in -the 1 Palmetto Comjtany ; and managing direc- the American Automatic Weighing j\Ia- "ompany, limited, of London, England. ; enumeration of the foregoing great cor- ns with which Mr. Baldwin is intimately tively associated is complete attestation of session of managerial gifts of the highest His career may be characterized in all Iness as remarkable, nor can Iiis abundant ■ be attributed lo any fortuitious condi- iut solely to the self -development of his abilities. From his earliest years he had ,ted himself to the devotion of all his ener- the task in hand, and he schooled himself complete concentration which made him of all conditions before him, enabling him t them with such preparedness as would le who knew not his character to deem most possessed of powers of foreknowl- Despite the multiplicity of his business he also finds opportunity for various so- tenities, and his fine companionable quali- d broad general information afford him opularity in several prominent organiza- imong them the Lawyers' Club, the Turf ;ld Club, the Suburban Riding and Driving nd the Hardware Club. Baldwin married Miss Ella Lucile. a er of the late \^)v\\^ W. Field, a prominent of New York city. Of this union was daughter, who is named for t!ic mother, mily make their home in an elegant resi- at No. 8 East Seventeenth street. New HON. JOSEPH E. MANLEY. Judge Joseph E. Manley, of West Rutland, \'ermont, is descended from one of the oldest families of Rutland county, to which his grand- father, Eli Manley, a native of Easton, Massa- chusetts, removed at an early date, establishing his home in Chittenden. He was a famicr and brought with him his wife and the following named children: EH, who was a farmer in the town of Chittenden; Rebecca, who married Will* iam Nutting, who died in Brandon, where they lived ; Elizabeth ; Fobes, mentioned hereinafter, and Annie. Fobes Manley, son of Eli Manley, was born in Easton, Massachusetts, and came with his fa- ther to Chittenden, Rutland county, where he fol- lowed the trade of a tanner and shoemaker. Later he removed to Proctor, where he engaged in tan- ning, jobbing and the real estate business, and he owned at one time the site of the present build- ings of the Vermont Marble Company. He after- ward removed to 3 farm in Pittsford. The old homestead in the southern part of the town is still standing, and is the home of Mr. Manley's son, Benjamin Franklin, and two of the latter's sisters. Jlr. JTanley was a prominent man in the com- munity, a Republican in politics, and a zealous member of the Congregational church. He was slern in discipline and of sterling religious char- acter, leaving the impress of his teachings upon the minds of his children. He married Wealthy, daughter of John Hill, of Hubbardton, Vermont, and they were the parents of the following named children : Rhoda married Elijah S. Mead, a farmer and quarryman of West Rutland and Pittsford ; Albert was suj>erintendent of quarries, and lived at Proctor, and later at Sudbury and Middlcbury, and who is living at eighty-six years ; he married Martha Rickley, of New Hampshire. Randall C. is still living at the age of eighty-two years. Cyrus Dana died on the old homestead about 1870, at the age of forty-five, unmarried. Martha, died at thirty years, unmarried. Almina, lives on the homestead, aged seventy-four years, unmarried. Jafnes H. removed to Illinois, mar- ried Julia Blevin, and was the father of two children, who, with their parents, are now de- ceased. William Hill died at twenty-seven years of age, unmarried. Joseph E. is mentioned at I 382 THE STATE OF VERMONT. length hereinafter. Mary A. married William Stevens, and lived at Fort Ann, New York, and later in Nebraska, and died in Pittsford, Vermont, at the old homestead in March, 1902; her hus- band was a farmer and they were the parents of three children : Norman G., Nellie C, and Man- ley S. Benjamin Franklin is a farmer residing on the homestead and married Caroline. Brown. Helen E. died unmarried. The father of this family died on the homestead, December 24, 1875, at the age of eighty-two years, and his wife sur- vived to the same age. Joseph E. Manley, son of Fobes and Wealthy (Hill) Manley, was born February 15, 1831, at Proctor, then Sutherland Falls, in the old town of Rutland, Rutland county, Vermont, where he was educated in the common and select schools of Pittsford and Chittenden. After attaining his majority, being desirous of higher educational advantages, he entered Castleton Seminary, then a leading institution, under the charge of the Rev. E. J. Hallock. While a student at the seminary, he supported himself by teaching school in the winter, and employing his vacations in farm la- bor. In 1854 he graduated, after which he en- gaged in the marble business. He is recognized as an expert in all matters relating to the deposits and working of this stone and has accomplished much for the development of the marble industry. He is author of an article on the "Marbles of Rut- land County," embodied in the first report of Professor Collier, of the Vermont board of ag- riculture, and which is an exhaustive treatise upon the subject. At the age of twenty-eight, Mr. Manley was chosen justice of the peace for Rutland county, and he received the high compliment of thirteen consecutive elections. During this long period he tried manv hundred cases, both civil and criminal, and his decisions were characterized by such impartiality and excellent knowledge of law that jury trials were resorted to in only two in- stances, and only one appeal from his decision was reversed in the county court. During his term of service he secured a small but well se- lected library, and occupied his leisure hours with the study of the law. In 1874 he entered the office of Hon. C. H. Joyce, of Rutland, and at the March term of the following year he was admitted to the Rutland county bar, since which time he has been actively engaged in practice, his services having been especially sought in the set- tlement of estates as administrator and commis- sioner. For six years prior to 1892 he held the office of special prosecutor. In 1894 he was elected judge of Rutland county court, and ser\'ed for six years in a manner entirely credit- able to himself and satisfactory to the public. Judge Manley has ever been an active and in- telligent laborer in religious, moral and educa- tional fields. He has been a member of the First Congregational church of West Rutland since July 4, i860, and he was for ten years secretary of the Rutland County Temperance Society, and for a considerable period he also discharged the duties of president. In 1884 he was elected a resident member of the Webster Histor- ical Society of Boston, and, early evincing a taste for literary metaphysical study, has written and published many articles on standard and popular subjects. During a residence of over thirty years in West Rutland, he has taken an active interest in promoting its welfare and prosperity, and has invested to a large extent in real estate, and has erected many structures, both for dwellings and business purposes. His political affiliations are with the Republican party. Judge Manley married, August 19, 1857, Electa A., daughter of Ebenezer Porter, of Or- well. Electa A. Manley was born at Orell, Addison county, Vermont, December 29, 1829, and died at her home on Clarendon avenue. West Rutland, Vermont, March 7, 1903. Her early education was gained at the common schools of Orwell and vicinity, and she early became a successful teach- er of the common school. She entered Castleton Seminary in 1853, graduating from said school ^^ 185.^, after which she taught a private school at Forest Hill, Mississippi. She was a teacher of pronounced sentiments, especially as regarded slavery, and her northern patriotism led her often into unpleasant fields of discussion, especially as those were the days when secession and rebellion were the constant themes of southern people. She returned east and was married at Castleton, \'er- mont, August 19, 1857. She was for some time after her marriage a teacher of music in the pub- lic schools of West Rutland. She was a woman of more than ordinary ability and education, and THE STATE OF VERMONT. 383 Fearless in the advocacy of truth and right, she left her impress and teaching upon the cter and minds of her children. She was •ous and philanthropic in spirit and practice, r's anxious to contribute to the needy and •tunate. She had been a member of the regatipnal church at West Rutland for ' years and was teacher in the Sunday school ome time. She died March 7, 1903, at the )f seventy- three years. wo children were born to Judge and Mrs. ev: Wilbur P. and Lillian E. illian Eliza Manley has many of the char- istics of her mother, is stern and rigid in iple, an extensive reader and is a leader in I reform, an authority in matters of history general literature, a member of the Congre- nal church at West Rutland and is interested ading reforms, the better interests of the :h and in pursuing the interests of true edu- 1. /ilbur P. Manley, son of the Hon. Joseph E. Electa A. (Porter) Manley, was born July 858, at West Rutland, and was educated in [utland high school. He began his business r by entering the old Rutland National Bank clerk, later holding for two or three years •ffice of teller, when he became manager of .=^legraph exchange in Rutland for one year. •83 he went west, and the following year set- it Sioux City, Iowa. He there founded the rity National Bank, with a capital of one red thousand dollars, and was elected cash- erving six years. He was then elected presi- an office which he still holds. Since this action with the bank, in which he is a half r, the capital has been increased to two red and fifty thousand dollars, the depos- nd loans amount to over two million one red thousand dollars and fifteen clerks are ")yed. Mr. Manley is also president of the afield National Bank, at Wakefield, Nebras- tid president of the Woodbury County Sav- Bank. He is one-half owner of the Wake- National Bank and also of the Woodbury ty Savings Bank. He is a member of the )yterian church, prominent in social circles L man actively identified with all the impor- and useful enterprises of his town as well the state. He is a liberal supporter of moral agencies as well as of commercial institutions, and it is characteristic of him that he made a subscription of six thousand dollars to the Young Men's Christian Association^ and a little later five thousand dollars for the erection of a packing house. He is a member of the executive com- mittee of the American Bankers' Association. Mr. Manley married Eva, daughter of Eli Richardson, of Sioux City, Iowa, who died in 1902, leaving half a million dollars to his four children. ]\lr. and Mrs. Manley are the parents of two children : Leonard Richardson and Mar- garet. TniOTHY S. DAILEY. Timothy S. Dai ley, a prominent and prosper- ous citizen of Ludlow, Vermont, was born April 5, 1850, in Ireland, whence his parents removed to Canada a few years later. Timothy Dailey, his father, came to Canada, where he remained only a short time, subsequently removed to Lud- low, Vermont, being one of the first settlers of the town, and soon secured employment with the Rutland Railroad Company. He was the father of the following named children : John, a resi- dent of Ludlow, Vermont, acting in the capacity of baggage master of the Rutland Railroad for twenty-five years, and during the Civil war served in Company H, Tenth Regiment, Vermont Vol- unteers, Armv of the Potomac, for three vears and was severely wounded at Cedar Creek ; Tim- othy S. ; Michael ; William ; Patrick, who was em- ployed for twenty years in the National Bureau of Printing and Engraving at Washington, D. C, btit was engaged in the furniture business at the time of his death ; Charles, a resident of New Hampshire; Kate, wife of Dennis Gehan, a citi- zen of Ludlow; Hanora, unmarried; Mrs. Rich- ard Kneeland; Anna, wife of George Adams, a resident of Ft. Madison, Iowa. The father of these children died at the age of ninety years, and his wife passed away in her eighty-first year. Timothy S. Dailey, second son of Timothy Dailey, attended the common schools of Ludlow, where he acquired a practical education. After completing his studies he found employment on a farm in Weathersfield, Vermont, where he was engaged when the war broke out. Being too young to join the army, yet having a taste for 384 THE STATE OF VERMONT. nulitary life, he organized a company of boys of which he was the captain. While marching past a neighbor's house the company halted, and the young captain was called upon for a speech, and during the course of his remarks he assured his hearers that if the war was prolonged until he and his little company were old enough, they would all enlist, — and manv of them fulfilled the promise. Mr. Dailey enlisted as a private in Company G, Seventh Regiment, they being or- dered to join the Department of the Gulf at Mo- bile Point, Alabama, where they participated in the capture of Mobile; he received a gunshot wound in the arm, was sent to the St. Louis hos- pital to recuperate, and while an inmate of that institution performed hospital duty. Soon after his return from the war, Mr. Dailev learned the dyer's trade at J. S. Gill's woolen mills, at Ludlow, and then removed to Stamford, Connecticut, where for eighteen years he followed that occupation, working for the Norwalk Woolen Mills. While a resident of Stamford, he be- came interested in the real estate business, erected twenty-two houses and still holds considerable interests there; he also loaned money to the* poor people of the city, and since his removal from there has frequently been called upon to aid them in a pecuniary way. Owing to the illness of his wife, Mr. Dailey was obliged to remove to California, where he engaged for three years in the fruit business, and after the death of his wife, which occurred" in 1890, he returned to his old home at Ludlow, Vermont, where he again resumed his former occupation, which he has followed ever since. For seven years he was the head workman for the Black River Woolen Mills at Ludlow, but at the present time (1903) he occupies a similar position with the Ludlow Woolen Mills. In 1892 Mr. Dailey purchased the Jacob Parker property, and in 1896 erected Dailey 's block, a substantial and elegantly finished building, thirty- six by sixty feet and three stories in height. He occupied the second story for his own residence, while the third floor contains the sumptuously furnished rooms of the Masonic order ; he is also the owner of the old Patrick homestead, adjoin- ing, and all this valuable property has been ac- qitired through his own industry and persever- ance. Politically Mr. Dailey is a firm adherent of the principles of the Republican party, being elected to serve in the capacity of trustee of the village and justice of the peace. He is a prominent member of Hobby Post No. 23, G. A. R., of Stam- ford, Connecticut, and has been commander. Mr. Dailey was twice married, his first wife having been Lucy R. Pierce, and their chil- dren were Maud, who died in 1901, and Clare, a telegraph operator in Massachusetts. By his sec- ond marriage, which occurred in 1892, to Lizzie Gilligan, were boni two children, Marie and Mar- guerite Dailey. ZENAS H. ELLIS. Zenas H. Ellis, vice president of the First National Bank of Fairhaven, Vermont, and a prominent factor in the political and agricultural interests of that town, is a descendant of Barna- bas Ellis, who was a prominent resident of He- bron, Connecticut, in 1767, but removed to Clare- mont. New Hampshire, where he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Spencer, in 1769, this be- ing the first marriage solemnized in that town. Barnabas Ellis served in the capacity of lieu- tenant in the Continental army, was one of the members of the expedition under the command of Ethan Allen against Ticonderoga and Crown Point, in 1775, and served as a Heutenant under the command of General Stark in the battle of Bennington, Vermont, August 16, 1777. His son, Barnabas Ellis, married Belinda Kidder, of Weathersfield, Vermont, a daughter of Lieuten- ant Oliver Kidder. Barnabas Ellis was chosen three times to serve as a member pf the Vermont legislature. Zenas Clark Ellis, a son of the second Barna- bas Ellis, and father of Zenas H. Ellis, was born in Fairhaven, Vermont, July 25, 1820, and en- joyed the educational advantages aflforded by the common schools of that day. He accepted and creditably filled numerous positions of trust and usefulness in the affairs of the town, county and community, and in the capacity of selectman and treasurer rendered efficient and patriotic serv- ice during the war. In 1847 he was elected one of the board of listers, for many years acted as justice of the peace, and, in 1876, without his knowledge, his name was presented by his friends THE STATE OF VERMONT. 3«5 to the county convention as a candidate for the office of associate judge of the county court. The members of the bar gave him their cordial en- dorsement and he was elected and held the office for two years. He was a director in the National Bank of Poultne\', and one of the original foun- ders of the First National Bank of Fairhaven, in which he served as director until his death, also as president, being elected to that position in 1878 and re-elected each successive year. In September, 1847, he married Sarah Bowman Dyer, a daughter of Edward and Hannah {Hoxie) Dyer, of Rutland, Vermont, and the following named children were bom to them: George W., a prominent attorney at law of New York city ; Edward D., a practicing physician of Poultney, Vermont; Horace B., proprietor of the Prospect House on Lake Bonioseen ; and Zenas H. Ellis. Mrs. Ellis died July 7, 1876. and Mr. Ellis chose for his second wife Mrs. Mary Smith, the ceremony being performed December 8, 1880. Mr. Ellis died in 1SS3. Edward Dyer, father of Mrs. Sarah B. (Dyer) Ellis, was a lineal de- scendant of William Dyer, who was the first 'ncumbetit of the office of clerk of Rhode Island, ^nd Man,' Dyer, his wife, who, for her adherence *^ her religious belief, was hanged on Boston Common, June i, 1660. Edward Dyer was also * descendant of Roger Williams, the first gover- ^<3r of tlie state of Rhode Island, who was born ^t Conwvl Cavo, Wales, in 1606, and his death *^curred'in 1683. Zenas H. Ellis, youngest son of Zenas C. and ^arah B, (Dyer) Ellis, was born in Fairhaven, '''^rmont, January 22, i860. His education was ^^quired at the Fairhaven graded school and at Phillips Exeter Academy, at Exeter, New Hamp- ^^'re, from which institution he was graduated in '^/9, being then qualified to enter the sophomore tlass of Harvard College. On account of il! li^alth he was forced to relinquish his collegiate wurse, and for several years he devoted his en- 'if? time and attention to agricultural pursuits "" ihe old homestead in Fairhaven, Vermont, Ihus regaining his former strenj^h. In 1882 he entered the employ of the First National Bank of Fairhaven, four years later was elected a di- rector, and, in 1891, after declining the position 'f cashier which was offered to him, wa= elected vice president of the bank, holding the position up to the present time {1903). In his political sentiments Mr. Ellis firmly advocates the principles of the Republican party, but, having a strong aversion to politics, he never allowed his name to be used as a candidate until the year 1902, when he felt impelled for the good of the state to take an active part in the temper- ance reform agitation. He was chosen chairman of the Republican town committee, and was elect- ed town representative over several competitors. He took a prominent part in the work of the legis- lature from the commencement, was an unsuc- cessful candidate for speaker, a member of the committee on ways and means and of the joint committee on temperance. In the latter named committee, and on the floor of the house, he championed the cause of license local option, fear- lessly and ably, until the prohibitory law of fifty years' standing was overthrown. He has traveled extensively in his own country, Canada, Europe, Mexico and the Indies, visiting all the places of note and interest, and during this period of time he made a comprehensive study of the various languages and of natural history. He is a mem- ber of the Vermont Botanical Club, and the .Amer- ican Academy of Political and Social Science. Few lives furnish so striking an example of the wise application of sound principles and safe conservatism as does that of Mr, Ellis. He is energetic and tmstworthy in business, gc-nial and kindly in his intercourse with his fellow men, and a champion of all that tends to promote the material, social, intellectual and moral welfare of the community. EELIOT BURNHAM WATSON. Elliot Buniham Watson, M. D., a prominent physician of Williamstown, is a fine representa- tive of the native-born citizens of this place, who have attained success in their chosen vocations. He was born February 18, 1859, a son of Leon- ard Kittrcdge Watson, and a descendant in the sixth generation from Matthew Watson, the im- migrant, the line of descent being as follows; Mathew, Samuel, John, David, Leonard Kit- trcdge, Elliot B. ilathew Watson was of English parentage, 386 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and a Presbyterian in his religious beliefs. In i6c;3 he married ^lary Orr, and nearly a quarter of a century later, in 1718, emigrated with his wife and nine children from Coleraine, London- derry county, Ireland, to Boston, Massachusetts, He removed from there to Leicester, ]\lassachu- setts. where he died in 1720, and was buried in the old cemetery near where the Congregational church now stands. He was probably the first to introduce the potato into this section of the country. • Samuel Watson, the next in line of descent, was born in 1698, being the second son of his parents. John Watson, the fourth son of the parental household, born December 8, 1736, married Dinah \'iles, of Waltham, ]\Iassachu- setts, by whom he had eight children, their sev- enth son being David, the succeeding ancestor. David Watson, born October 2, 1776, was one of the pioneers of Williamstown, V'ermont, com- ing here at an early day, and in the western part of the town erecting the first tannery, near the site of the house afterwards occupied by Judge Payne. On the site of the old Hibbard House he also built the first hotel in \\'illiamstown, and for fifty consecutive years gave generous entertainment to trav- elers. On January 31, 1799, he married Anna Elliot, of Leicester, Massachusetts, who be- longed to the same family which President El- liot of Harvard was sprung, tracing her ancestry directly to one Sir William DeAliot, a Norman kniglit, who entered England with William the C'onquerer in 1066. Leonard Kittredge Watson, one of a family of twelve children, the eleventh in succession of birth, was born in Williamstown, December 13, i8i8. A life-long resident of his native town, he was held in high respect as a man and a citi- zen, holding a position of influence in the commu- nity. He married Rosette Martin, by whom he had two sons, namely : Carey H. and Elliot P). Carey H. W'atson received his elementary edu- cation at the Barre Academv, and was afterwards employ evl as a teacher in the public schools for several years. He subsequently studied theology at the theological seminary in Andover, Massa- chusetts, and is now pastor of the North Parish r^ir^^t Consrresrational church of Greenfield, Mas- sachusetts, a position that he has held for thir- teen vears. He married Martha C. Prentis, daughter of Comstock and Cerinthia Prentis, of Waitsfield, Vermont. Elliot B. Watson attended first schools of Williamstown, then the B< my, from which he was g^raduated wi of 1879. The next few years he tan being for two years principal of the New Hampshire schools. Retumini iamstown, he began the study of me Dr. C. W. McClearn. He attended his of lectures at the Colleg^e of Phyi Surgeons in New York city, and wa* in 1887 from the University of Ver Watson at once began the practice fession in Williamstown, and has me nent success in his work ; enjoying at time a large and remunerative patronaj member of the Congregational churcl crat in politics, a member of the Ma» nity, and belongs to the State Medical On January 25, 1885, Dr. Wats< Abbie Prentis, who was lx)rn in Wait: mont, August 2, 1861, a daughter of Prentis and a sister of IMrs. Carey I: The only child of Dr. and Mrs. Watsc Martin Watson, died at the age months. JAMES PAYXE CLEVELAN James Payne Cleveland, a retired man of Randolph, is a representative of honored New England families, and a son of noble sires. He was bom Septer 1828, in Bethel, V^ennont, where his grai was among the early settlers. The C family w^as very early planted in Coai and has furnished many prominent citi that state, where the name is still held in It originated in America with Moses Ck who was bom in Ipswich, county of Suffc gland, and settled in W^obum, Massad about 1650. Paine Cleveland, son of EArt and grandson of Edward (2), being of the generation in America, was bom August J in Canterburv, Connecticut, where he pa* life and died November 25, 1773. Hews time married ; the first time Januar>' & I Prudence Buzwell, who died June 3a I7! ultaneouslv with her infant ; March 10, i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 387 married Susannah N. Falkncr, who died January 26, 1766-7; his third wife was Sarah Church. The eldest child of the second wife, Edward, was a soldier of the Revolution, was carried cap- tive to England, and after his release, settled in Eethel, Vermont, where he died. Stephen (5), second child of Paine and Su- sannah N. Cleveland, was born October 9, 1765, in Canterbury, Connecticut, and entered the Rev- olutionary army at the age of sixteen years, rising to the rank of orderly sergeant. April 6, 1789, ■he married Miss Hannah Huntington, daughter of Sergeant James Huntington, a Revolutionary soldier. In the spring of 1791 he ranoved to Bethel, Vennont, where he was prominent and inlinential, and resided until his death, May 17, 1S35. His wife died March 21, 1846. About 1802 he was commissioned a justice of the peace, and held the office some thirty years, during which time he officiated at most of the marriages in that section of Vermont. A Masonic lodge was instimted at Bethel about i8r6, and he was made niaster. He was several times elected to the state 'cgislature, and once to the governor's coimcil. Through his efforts a woulcn mill was established 3t Bethel, of which he soon liccame sole proprietor, •^oiiic of the first broadcloth produced in the . ^ iiicd States was made at this mill, and this ^^'as in great demand, commanding a higher price *^an the imported article. Jame*; Huntington, father of Mrs. Hannah ^ Iivclaiid, was born October i, 1743, in Norwich, ^ *"innccticut. and married Hannah Curtis May 24, * ^6;, He served at the Lexington alarm in 1775, ^'^(l was appointed by Colonel Jedediah Hunting- '■^^n, commanding the Eighth Regiment of Con- *^^cticut troops, as third sergeant in the eighth ^'jmpany (the warrant or commission being still '*i TOssession of his descendants), in camp at ^^•^xbury, September 30, 1775, He was in the *^cond company. Captain Experience Stow, in ^"olo]>el Israel Putnam's (the Third) regiment, ^t Hie battle of Bunker Hill, being credited to ^lansfield. and it is probable served for short fcrifils from Colchester and Windham, as the '■''■ Tds show the name in that connection. About K^'-, he removed to Lebanan, New Hampshire, ivliiTf Stephen Cleveland met, courted and mar- U-i\ hi- daughter. Some half-dozon years later 'le went to Royalton. \'orniont, where bodi he and ills wife died, and were burled on their farm about a mile from that of Mr. Cleveland. The latter and his wife were buried on their farm, but their bodies were remo\'ed in 1885 to the cemetery at Bethel. They were the parents of ten children. The seventh of these and third son, James Payne Cleveland (6), was born March 20, 1803, in Bethel, and died September 14, 1S98, at the home of his son and namesake, in Randolph, where he had been a heijiless invalid for several years. September 10, 1826, he married Anna P. Huntington, his second cousin, daughter of Mil- ler and Betsey (Miller) Huntington. She was bom April 20, 1807, in Randolph, Vermont, and died September 26, 1886, in the same town. They were the parents of two children. The younger, Elizabeth A., was for more than thirty years principal of the Rincon grammar school of San Francisco, California, where she now lives, with a pension from the city. After receiving a common school education James P. Cleveland went into business with his father, in the cloth -dressing niill and also worked in flaxseed, making oil and handling Ihe seed. Upon the death of his father, in 1835, he suc- ceeded to the ownership and continued the busi- ness three years longer, retiring from business in 1838. After short residences in Royalton and Braintrec, in 1850 he removed to Randolph, where he continued to reside the balance of his life. In June, T824, he Ixfcanie a member of Rising Sun Lodge, A. F, & A. M., of Royalton, aufl for some years was supposed to be the oldest living representative of the order in the state of Vermont. James P. Cleveland, Jr., (7) acquired his education in the common schools of his native town, of Bethel, and in 1845 removed to Braintree, where he was successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1880, with the exception of three years at East Randolph. At that time he located in West Randolph and devoted his energies to the management of the life, fire and accident insur- ance business. He has had a liberal and con- stantly increasing patronage, which is due to his honorable business methods and uniform courtesy to his customers. He has also engaged in set- tling several estates, and his services have fre- f|ucntlv been in demand to act in the capacity of guardian. 388 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Mr. Cleveland is affiliated with the Republican party, and has been appointed to fill the office of deputy and was elected sheriff of his county. He served as enrolling officer in 1863 ^"^ assistant judge in 1878 and 1879, and was chosen to repre- sent the town of Braintree in the state legislature in 1876 and 1877. Mr. Cleveland enlisted as a private in Company F, Twelfth Regiment, \^er- mont \'olunteers, in 1862, and served nine months, being elected first lieutenant upon the organization of the company. He is a charter member of Ulysses S. Grant Post No. 96, G. A. R., of West Randolph, and has been a prominent member of the Masonic order for more than thirtv vears, having held the position of worshipful master for four vears and treasurer for twentv-srx vears in riKi^nix Lodge, No. 28, of Randolph. He is also a charter member of Randolph Lodge, No. 48, L O. O. F. On August 3, 1850, Mr. Cleveland was united in marriage to Miss Martha Ann, daughter of Elijah and Patience (Neff) Flint, and three chil- dren were born to them : Frank H., Jennie A. and Harry A. Cleveland. The mother of these children died January 4, 1893. The youngest child died April 14, 1900, being almost forty vears old. The elder son resides on the home farm in Ijraintree. The daughter is the wife of Rev. William L Chalmers, pastor of the Congre- gational church at Riverhead, New York. Mr. Ck'veland was married July 2, 1896, to Lucinda, widow of DeWitt C. Flint, and daughter of the late S>lvanus Spooner, who died while a soldier in the Civil war. COLONEL MYRON J. HORTON. Colonel Myron J. Horton, a leading business man of Poultney, Vermont, a veteran of the Civil war, and prominent in the aflfairs of the Grand Army of the Republic and other benevolent or- ders, is a descendant of Major Horton, of Revo- luiionary war fame, but whose ancestry is un- known. Major Horton (i) was a resident of ?ilil- lon, Massachusetts, until 1753 or 1754, when he rt-moved to Bolton and then to Templeton, in the same state, dying in the latter named place. Of liib hix children, the second was Joseph (2), who liveil in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, where he died in May, 1841, at the age of ninety-three years. He was three times married, first to Hannah Ross^ second to MoUie Dean, and third to Susan Pag^. Asa (3) was the second of the two children of Joseph and MoUie (Dean) Horton, and was born in JafFrey, New Hampshire, September i, 1783. He made his home at Mount Holly, Rut- land county, Vermont, where he owned and cul- tivated a farm of two hundred acres. He served' in the war of 181 2, and was marching with troops to Lake Champlain, when, at Burlington, intelli- gence of the battle of Plattsburg was received, and the movement ceased. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a Whig until 1856, when he joined the newly formed Re- publican party, to which he was attached during the remainder of his life. His wife was Susan, a daughter of Nathaniel Breed, who was present at the battle of Bunker Hill, and was a member of the family which gave its name to Breed's Hill, the ground upon which a portion of the conflict took place. Asa Horton died in 1870, at the age of eighty-six years, long surviving his wife, who died in 1854, at the age of sixty-nine years. Their children were Cyrus, Asa, Joseph, Nathaniel, Susan, Louisa, Mary, Vianna, Julia and Harriet. Joseph (4), third of the four sons bom to Asa and Susan (Breed) Horton, was bom April 24, 1815, in JafFrey, New Hampshire, and he was there reared and in Mount Holly, to which place his father removed. In his youth Joseph Horton sold tinware from a wagon. He subsequently be- came a shoemaker, and worked at his trade until i860, when he bought a farm, which he culti- vated until 1870. He sold his farm and removed' to Bedford, Massachusetts, but shortly afterwards returned to Vermont, locating at Gassett's Sta- tion. In 1883 he sold his farm there, and pur- chased other property near his residence. His- wife was Lucy Cobb, daughter of Simeon and Olive (Ball) Cobb. She died January 14, i8g6^ when Mr. Horton took up his residence in Poult- ney, where he died February 23, 1903, at the age of eighty-seven years and ten months. He was originally a Whig in politics, and afterwards a Republican, and he had served in the state mil* - itia. Of his marirage were bora three diildren: (i) Emily I., who is yet living; she married, r first, Levi Pierce, and then Cyrus Btsswdl, of ^ Ludlow, \'ermont, who died in 1896; MyroD Ji,. 1 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 389 to be written of below; Elmer Ellsworth, born July 20, i86r, who resides in Fitchburs;, Massa- chusetts : he married Nellie Low, of Bellows Falls, and their children are William, llvron J. and Helen. Myron J. (5), second child and elder son of Joseph and L.ucy (Cobb) Hortoii, was bom Aug- ust 3, 1841, at Mount Holly, Vermont, where he was reared on the paternal farm, upon which he labored during the spring and summer months, attending the neighborhood schools in tlie win- 1er. In his young manhood he learned from his father the trade of shot*making. In i860 he went -to Rutland to become clerk in a store, and was so engaged until February 10, 1861, when he -\\-ent to Boston, where he worked in the Fanueil IHall Market. In the following May he removed ^0 Westboro, Massachusetts, and again became -tierk in a store. He was thus occupied until -August 4, one day after his coming of age, when liis patriotic impulse moved him to enlist as a ■j^rivate in Company E, Fifty-first Regiment, ^Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded "t>y Colonel A. B. R. Sprague. With his regi- ■ment he was mustered into the service of the XJtiited States at Worcester. Under orders from tile seat of war, the regiment was transported by Tail to Boston, and thence board the transport Mtrrimac to Xewbern. North Carolina, where it arrived November 25. It yjarticipated in the ■first engagement at Kinston, North Carolina, and 3-fier\vards in those at Whitehall, Goldsboro and Pollockville, all in North Carolina. Its term of enlistment having expired, the regiment was mus- ^^red out of service, and young Horton received liis honorable discharge, having performed the ^ull duty of a soldier during various arduous •^smpaigns and in several hard-fought battles. He ff-enlisted, however, in the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers, for garrison duty, and was placed in charge of conscript and convalescent camps at RMdville and Gallup Island. The war having ended, Mr. Horton returned lo Boston and entered the employ of Palmer, ^Vatcrman & Hatch, dry -goods merchants, in the capacitv oi clerk. He subsequently withdrew from this house to become a bookkeeper and then cashier in the office of the Aetna Life Insurance Companv. .\fter serving in this employment for eleven years, in 1877 he relumed to \'ennon't, locating in Pouitney, where he established a hard- ware and paint biisiness. This enterprise devel- oped rapidly under his energetic management, and soon became one of large dimensions and im- portance. Since December 25, 1895, his son, .■\rthur Everts, has been associated with him in its conduct. Mr, Horton has at all times afforded zealous and intelligent effort to the promotion of public interests, and has been called to various positions of importance, having served as town clerk, se- lectman, justice of the peace and treasurer, and ser\'ed in the latter capacity for sixteen consecu- tive years, still serving. In 1902 he was elected to the state legislature, in which body he was placed on the committee on insurance and banks, a position in which he acquitted himself with much credit and signal usefulness, Mr. Horton is a prominent member of the order of Odd Fellows, having served as grand master of the grand lodge of Vermont in 1890, as grand representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge in 1891-92. In Masonry he has attained to high rank. He was made a Mason in Mt, Hermon Lodge, at Medford. Massachusetts, and is now affiliated with Morning Star Lodge No, 37, at Pouitney, Vermont, of which he is a past master. He has .been high priest of Pouitney Chapter No. ro, R. A. M., for nineteen years, a record unexcelled in the capitular history in the state, and was grand high priest of the Grand Royal .^rch Chapter of Vermont, in 1894-95. He is a thrice illustrious master of Morning Star Council No. lO, R. & S. M„ and was grand master of the grand council of that body in 1896-97. He is a senior warden of Killington Commandery, K. T., of Rutland, and member of .Delta Lodge of Perfection. At the last session of the grand lodge he was grand junior warden of the grand lodge, placed here unexpectedly by his many friends. He is also highly prominent in Grand Army circles. He is a charter member of Joyce Post No. 49, of which he was commander' for the first and three succeeding terms, and he has sat as a delegate in various state and national encampments. Prior to coming to Vermont he was first lieutenant of the Boston Lancers Cav- alry Association, and this, with his excellent mili- tary record during the Civil war, led to his ap- pointment as aide-de-camp with the rank of col- 390 THE STATE OF VERMONT. oiiel on the staff of Governor Carroll S. Page. Throiigh the services of patriotic ancestors, he is a maiiber of tlie order of tlie Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution. He is a Protestant Episcopalian in rchgion, and senior warden in the local chnrch, and his political affiliations are with the Republi- can party. Colonel Horton married Miss Edna Annette, daughter of Don Alphonso Everts, of Poultney. Born of this union was a son. Arthur Everts, who was educated at the Black River .\cailemy and Bryant & Stratton's JJusiness College in Boston, and is now associated with his father as a member of the firm of Myron J. Horton & Son. He mar- ried Miss Grace M. Pierce, a daughter of Xelson Pierce, of Ludlow, and three children have been born to them, Xelson E., Marion 1'. and Ralph M. Horton. GEORGE F. B.-^LL. George Franklin Halt, a prominent and suc- cessful business man of Bellows Falls, Vennont, is a descendant of an old and honored New Eng- land ancestry, John Ball, the founder of the Uatt family in America, came from Wiltshire, Eng- land, to Concord, Massachusetts, in 1640. when Nathaniel, his son, was about ten years old. Na- thaniel had four sons, Ebcnczer, Elcazer, John and Nathaniel. Nathaniel (2) had seven sons, Caleb, Nathaniel, Thomas, James, Jeremiah, Ben- jamin and Ebenezer. Jeremiah, the son of Na- thaniel (2), married and had six children: Ebe- nezer, Lieutenant Jeremiah, Mary, Elizabeth, Su- sannah and Benjamin, Ebenezer and Rebecca Ball had nine children: Rebecca, Ebenezer, Olive, Susannah, Hannah, Abraham, Bathsheba, Noah and Mary. Abraham Ball, born January 26, 1765, mar- ried Deliverance Perham and had nine chil- dren: Abraham: Dehverance. born January ii, 1784, died March 28, 1849; Hannah, born July 4, 1791 ; Phineas, born June 16, 1794; Rebecca, born Febrnary 14, 1797: Olive, born June i, 1799; Ebenezer, born July 29, 1802; Noab, born March 3, 1805; and Mark, born April 15, 1806, Abraham Ball (2), born October 17, 1786, died April 17, 1847. He married, December i, 1807, Hannah Edwards, of Athens, who was born September 17, 1788, and died October 8, 1839. He married, second, in August, Nancy Wilson. Abraham Ball's children b; nah E' 2, 1855. He married, second, July ^i. 1857. Elizabeth Meacham, bom September /. i8j4. Their children were: Twin daughters. Iiorn and died in February. 1858. Margaret Kliiahelh Hall, born July 3. 1861, married Her- N^rt Daniel Ryder. Xovembcr 30, 1881. and to ihtm were born six children: Jessie Elizabeth Ryilvr. born February 18, 1884; Margaret Sarah Ryder, bom April 26, 1885 ; Helen Winifred Ry- 'liir, born June 27, 1887 : Charlotte Divoll Ryder, Ixrn September 4, 1889 ; Katharine Foster Ryder, 'ifini Jitlv 2G. 1895; Daniel Franklin Ryder, bom Janiiary 9, 1900. George Franklin Ball was born August 10, 1863. Everett Meacham Ball, born December 15, 1864, was a graduate of the Wesley- M University and died March 20, 1888. Wini- fred Eveline Ball, bom October 3, 1867, mar- ried, December 27, 1894, Joseph W. Narainore, Iwrn March 15, 1868, and to them were bom Elizabeth Everett \ a ram ore, November 28, '^5 ; and Margaret Curtis \aramore, December 6.(899. Asa Meacham the maternal great-grandfather of George F. Ball was born in Hadlcy. Massa- chusetts January 26, 1759. He was a blacksmith !>>■ trade and was united in marriage to Jliss /^ilpha Elmer, who was born January 19. 1760, daughter of Hezekiah and Sarah Elmer. The ccrmony was performed in Hins.Ialc. Xew Hamp- .'hire, in September, 1785, and the following named children were born lo tiicni; Laurence, born May 27, 1786; Asa, Jr., bom February 16, 1788: James, born November r6, 1790; Benja- min, bom January 25, 1792 ; Augustin, born Sep- tember 10. 1794; Edmund H,, born April 22, 1795; Almira, horn January 17, 1797; and John, born December 10. 1800. Mr. Meacham died in Claremont. New Hampshire, May 5, 183b, and his wife died December 11, 1821. Asa Meacham, grandfather of George F. Ball, was a prominent resident of Oaremont, New Hampshire, where he pursued the trade of cloth- ier and dyer for many years. In 1836 he re- moved to Springfield, Vermont, and purchased a farm, where he was engaged in agricultural pur- suits up to the time of his deatli. He was an active and earnest member of the Episco(>aI church of Springfield, Vennont, of which body he was for many years the only male member. He was united in marriage, February 10, 1817. to Aliss Margaret Farwell, who was bom October 17, 179s, a daughter of Jesse and Abigail (Allen) Farwell. Their children were: Hezekiah. born December 14, 1818, died Februaiy 26, 1819; Ed- mund Hubbard, born December 27, 1819, died October 22, 1861 ; Horace, born Jime 13, 1822, died February 22, 1831 ; George, born February 6, 1824; Eveline, born April 27, 1827, died Sep- tember I, 1863; Sarah, born November 24, 1828, died May 27. 1887; and Ehzabeth, born Septem- ber 7, 1834. The father of these children died !\Iay iS, 1878, aged ninety years, and his wife passed away in i86.i;. George F. Ball, son of Franklin P. and Eliza- beth Ball, was bom August 10, 1863. He re- ceived a common school education, and after completing his studies, his first employment was in his father's factory for seven years, in the ca- pacity of a mechanic, and during this period he acquired a general acquaintance with all of the details of the business. He was subsfequently for five or six years engaged in fire and life insurance business in Bellows Falls. In 1896 was admitted as a partner to the company, which is still con- tinued under the old firm name of Derby & Ball, the other member of the firm being Albert Derby. (See sketch of Albert Derby in this work.) This concern has the distinction of being the largest company in the world devoted exclusively to the manufacture of scythe snaths, and turns out more than one-fourth of the product of such establish- 392 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ments in the United States. Mr. Ball is an active and progressive business man, and he richly mer- its the high regard in which he is held by his numerous friends. Mr. Ball is a prominent member of the Ma- sonic order, being connected with King Solo- mon's Lodge; Abenaqui Chapter; Hbly Cross Commandery No. 30, Knights Templar; and jMount Sinai Temple. He is also a member of Bellows Falls Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and socially is interested in the West- minster Club. I OZRO MEACHAM. .Ozro Meacham, a prominent merchant and dealer in clothing and men's furnishings at Bran- don, Vermont, also one of its most enterprising and progressive citizens, taking an active part not only in its business interests but also in its politi- cal and social life, was bom in Potsdam, New York, and was brought to Brandon, Vennont, when but two years of age, where he has lived ever since. Jonathan Meacham, great-grandfather of Ozro Meacham, was born at old Salerp, Massachusetts, whence he removed to Williamstown, Massa- chusetts, where he became one of tlie proprietors of the town. About the year 1781 he took up his residence in Benson, Vermont, being among the first settlers and proprietors of that town, and devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits; he was prominent in civil and military affairs, hav- ing sefved in the French and Indian war, and also in the Revolutionary war. He was united in mar- riage to Thankful Rugg, and they became the parents of seven sons and seven daughters. Isaac Meacham, grandfather of Ozro Meach- am, was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, April 3, 1766. Later his parents removed to Benson, Vermont, one of the first towns settled in the county after the Revolutionary war, and here he resided on a farm until 1833, when he removed to Brandon, Vermont, where his death oc- curred in 1844, at the age of seventy-eight years. He married Phoebe Thompson, who was born in Pawlet, Vermont, May 27, 1767, and the follow- ing named children • were bom to them: Ansel, a successful farmer of Pottsdam ; Alonzo. who went west and was never heard of again ; Aurelius A., a wheelwright in Brandon, where he located early in life: Rosetta Rosina, who married and accompanied her husband to Illinois; Almena Losette, who married Mr. Rich, a resident of New York; and Alanson Meacham. Alanson Meacham, father of Ozro Meacham, was born in Orwell, Vermont, October 17, 1801, and after completing his education he learned the trade of a blacksmith. In 1833 ^^ removed to Brandon, Vermont, entered into partnership with his brother Aurelius A. Meacham in the wagon and carriage-making trade, under the firm style of A. A. & A. Meacham. They conducted a flourishing business for those days, w^hen ever}-- thing was made by hand, gave employment to a force of twenty-five men in the various depart- ments, and the business continued to increase in size and importance until 1855, when the plant was totally destroyed by fire and never rebuilt. Mr. Meacham then retired from business, and his brother removed to Wisconsin. About 1827 Mr. Meacham married Hannah Patterson, a daughter of Moses and Hannah (Allen) Patter- son, the former named being a prominent farmer of Londonderry, Vermont, where he was familiar- ly known as Captain Moses Patterson. Four chil- dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Meacham, name- ly ! Pulaski, engaged in farming in Benson, Ver- mont ; Rollin, for many years engaged in mer- cantile pursuits in Pittsford, Vermont, W'here he died in October, J889, leaving a wife and two daughters: Jcanette, widow of Captain William B. Robinson, who was a merchant \n Troy, New York, and a descendant of the old Governor Rob- inson and of the Dewevs; and Ozro. Alanson Meacham died in 1875, ^'^^s wife having previously died in 1869. Ozro Meacham, born August 28, 1831, ac- quired both a common school and academic edu- cation in Brandon, and at the age of fourteen years began his business career by serving as a clerk in Pittsford for one vear. Later he acted in the same capacity for E. J. Bliss, a general merchant in Brandon, . remaining in his employ until 185s, when he purchased the business, which he conducted for two years, and at the expiration of this period of time he disposed of it to his ad- vantage, and turned his attention to farming for a few years. In 1861 he established his present business, in the building now occupied by the THE STATE OF VERMONT, 393 Brandon National Bank, and six years later oc- cupied a store in llie Simmons block, whicli was destroyed by tire in iS8g. The block was re- built the same year, and in iSgo Mr. Meacham relumed to his present extensive and brilliantly lighted store ; the block is now the property of T. B, Smith estate, and is one of the most de- sirable for business purposes in Brandon. Politically Mr, Meacham is a Democrat, He was elected to serve as first selectman of the town in 1880, holding this office from 1881 to 1884, and again in 1886, 1901 and 1902. During the year 1886 of his administration, he participated in the erection and dedication of the fine soldiers' monu- ment now standing in a conspicuous location in Brandon. He also served in the state legislature during the years 1882 and 1883. was town agent, or k-gal adviser, for several years, and occupied the position of town auditor, and acted as justice of ihe peace for many years. He has several times been a candidate for state senator, county judge and presidential elector, but has suffered defeat with his party. Fraternally he is a Mason "f high degree, being master of St. Paul's Lodge ^o. 25, F. & A. M., for thirteen years out of "^e first twenty-five years of his membersliip in the order. He was grand master of the Grand f-^fige of Vermont for two years, 1883-84. and '^ a life member of the Grand Lodge and of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter. On August 14, 1R62, Mr. Meacham enlisted ^^ a private in the Allen Grays, known as Com- pany G, one of the ten companies of the Twelfth ^^giment of the Second Vermont Brigade, nine "''^nths' men. He served during the term of his ^'^listment and participated in all the marches ■"^•"1 campaigns of the company, ending at Get- t>'sl)urg, July 4, iSfi.'i, serving as fourth sergeant ^^•"1 promoted later to first sergeant, being mus- t^'"«cl out of the service at Brattleboro, July 14, 1^3. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, having acted in the capacity of qiiarter- i"as;cr of C. J. Ormsbee Post Ko. 18. from its or?:inization up to the year 1896, a period of tivcnty-five years, and for a nuinber of years to tV present time he has been one of the trustees of tile Vermont Soldiers' Home. On November i, 1854, Mr. Meacham mar- I'lf'l Mary Adclia Lincoln, who died April 12, 1900. Slie was the daughter of \\'ard M. and Sarah Amindia (.Benson) Lincoln, the named being a prominent farmer and sheep- breeder of Brandon, Vermont. The children o£ Mr. and Mrs. Meacham were : Ida Rebecca, who became the wife of Carlton R. Fish, of Cam- bridge, Massadiusetts, a dealer in electric sup- plies in Boston, and their diildren were Ozro Meacham, Carleton, Neale, Bryan Neville, Charles Rittenhouse, and one daughter, Qiar- lotte Lincoln ; Eva, who married Thomas W. Rogers, a builder, of Washington city; Charles 0., deceased, who was fonnerly in business with his father; Mary, who became the wife of Dr. Oiarles H. Walker, a physician in New York city; Sarah Meacham, who received her educa- tion in Brandon, ^"emlont. For several years Sarah was successfully engaged as a school teach- er in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since the death of her mother she has looked after the household of her father. Mr, Meacham is the oldest in business of any man now in Brandon. In affairs both in ptibUc life and business matters he has conducted himself in a highly commendable man- ner, and enjoys the confidence anil esteem of all his fellow citizens. THE WHITCOMB FAMILY OF CA\'EN- DISH. Among the names of Ihe grantees in the first charter of the town of Cavendish— Ihe Xew Hampshire document given by Benning Went- worth, October 12, 1761,— that of Benjamin Whetcomb stands second. It is probable that neither Benjamin nor any of his immediate de- scendants ever settled within the limits of the town. He appears to have been a resident of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, or some place in that vicinity, for at the first meeting of the proprietors of the town of Cavendish, held at the inn of Captain Joshua Hunt (or Hutchins) in Lunen- burg, on November 8, 1761, the records show that Captain Benjamin Whetcomb was elected mod- erator, and he served in like capacity at subse- f|uezil proprietors' meetings held in the same place on .'\pril 7, and December 14, 1762. At the sec- ond meeting he was elected chairman of a com- mittee of five to make arrangements for a survey of the new township, which duty was apparently discharged, as at the third meeting he was voted 394 THE STATE OF VERMONT. three pounds and twelve shillings for his ser- vices in this connection, and later drew as his share of the grant lot ii in range 4. After this we find no further mention of him. None of the original grantees of Cavendish, as far as can be learned, ever made actual settlement. The town was rechartered bv Governor Trvon under New York authority, June 16, 1772, and granted to other parties, and it would now be difficult to es- tablish the identity of the lots as laid out under the original charter. While the history of this Captain Benjamin Whetcomb is shrouded in more or less mvsterv, he traced his descent, as do all of the name in America, to one Symon Whetcomb, or Whit- comb, of Dorsetshire, England, who in 1627 was granted a large tract of land lying between the Merrimac and Charles rivers. This Svmon, Mav 13, 1628, was elected or appointed assistant gov- ernor, or assistant deputy governor of the prov- ince. There is no evidence that he ever visited America, but in 1633 his son John (i) came over and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he lived until 1640, when he removed to Scituate, and thence, in 1654, to Lancaster. He was born in 1588 and died September 24, 1662, and with his son John was an original owner of the town of Lancaster. He had eight children, one of them, Jonathan (2), sharing with a brother the home farm in Lancaster. This Jonathan's wife, Hannah, was killed by the Indians, July 18, 1692, about six months after the death of her husband. They had nine children. The youngest, John (3) was born May 12, 1684, and died in 1720, and to him and his wife were born four children, John. Abigail, Hannah and Asa. John (4), who was perhaps the most noted in the military line — ^and the Whitcombs of that day were essentially a fighting family, sixteen of them serving in the Revolution from Lancaster alone, — was born in 1714 or 1715 (baptized Feb- ruary 20, 1714-15, record indefinite).) He served in the old French war as colonel, at Crown Point in 1755 and Ticonderoga in 1758, and represented Bolton in the Massachusetts legislature in 1773. He was brigadier general in 1775, appointed ma- jor-general in 1776 by act of Congress, and served on Long Island with success in the latter year. General John died November 17, 1785. He was twice married and had at least twelve children. One of them, Asa (5), was a colonel and per- haps brigadier general of militia, and his son Asa CO) was also a colonel, born in 1800 and buried in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1868. Asa (4), youngest son of John (3) and brother of General John, was left with the latter an orphan at an early age. He was born in 17 19 (baptized August 16, 1719) and his father died the following year. But little is known of his bovhood. He married, first, Eunice Sawver, probably daughter of his guardian, December 26, 1744, and by her had seven children. Eunice, baptized January 18, 1747, married a Mr. Hos- mer; Ephraim, baptized September 6, 1747, lived some time in St. Albans, Vermont, and died in 1829; Abigail, born June 19, 1749, married Colo- nel Ephraim Richardson ; Rebecca, born January 17, 1 75 1, married Jonas Beaman, died December 1838; Katharine, born June 12, 1753, baptized July I, 1753; Hannah, baptized March 30, 1753: Mary, baptized April 16. 1758. He married, second, Betty Sawyer, sister of his first wife, in Lancaster, second precinct (now Sterling), Jan- uary 26, 1762, and by her had eight children : Asa, born February 18, 1764, in Sterling: Cate, baptized March 2, 1766; Betsey, baptized May 22, 1768, married a sea captain in Canada: John, baptized May 2^, 1770, drowned at West Boylston, Massachusetts, 1820; Sarah or Sally, baptized June 14, 1772, married Thomas Jones, of Princeton; Thomas, born in 1774, physician, died at Lexington, Massachusetts, March 3. 1820: Cornelius, born March 5, 1779, died in Oxford, New York, December 12, 1845 « James (date of birth unknown and no further record of him). Asa (4) appears to have been a captain in the French war at Crown Point in 1755 (where also Joseph Whitcomb was a captain and John a colonel), and at Ticonderoga in 1758. He was selectman about 1760, represented Lancaster in the general court from 1766 to 1774, with the exception of one year (1767) ; was on committee of correspondence in 1774 and delegate to pro- vincial congress at Concord in 1775. In the lat- ter year he raised a regiment, was commissioned colonel and commanded at Prospect Hill during the siege of Boston. In 1776 his regiment was ordered to Ticonderoga and Crown Point, and he had two of his sons (some records say three) THE STATE OF VERMONT. 395 in service with him while there. Sparks, in his *• *'I-ife of Washington," says that when the army was reorganized Colonel Whitcomb was left '^ without a command. His men would not serve under any one else, and refused to re-enlist, - whereupon he volunteered as a private, and > Washington re-instated him in command of a '" regiment (Sixth Massachusetts foot), to which : Colonel Jonathan Brewer had been assigned. '•' Brewer readily gave up command and was at I once ai)pointed barrack master. The "History : of Sterling, Massachusetts," says : "At the com- r. mencement of the war he was one of our wealth- :-■ lest citizens. He was for many years entrusted :- with the most important and responsible offices. •, He was deacon of the church from 1760, reprc- :. sentative from Lancaster before the division ( of the town), and justice of the peace, besides his various military stations. Such was his zeal in the cause of liberty, and so great his confidence :• in the patriotism and integrity of his country- . men that he pledged his whole fortune upon the faith of the paper currenc} and consequently be- came bankrupt. He removed to IVinceton, where he died at an advanced age in a state of abject poverty, sustained by a conscious integ- rity that never departed from him and by an ' exalted pietv that elevated him above the ills of life." Asa (5) Whitcomb, son of Colonel Asa (4), born February 8, 1764, was probably with his father and brother Ephraim at Ticonderago in 1776, although then only twelve years of age. In the Lancaster records Ephraim and Asa were rated as corporals. November 9, 1788, Asa mar- ried Rebecca Ball, of Rutland, Massachusetts. They removed to Alstead, New Hampshire, where they lived nearly thirty years and had ten children : 1. Thomas, born November 7, 1789. 2. Betsev, born Septerriber 13, 1791, died Tulv 6, 1874; married Dr. Isaiah Parker,, of Cavendish, and had two children, Betsey Miranda Parker, born :March 17, 1823, died January 22, 1882, married Samuel Lawrence Adams; and Tsaiah Whitcomb Parker, born February 4, jS^2 (lied Jttiv 28, 1864, married Lucia E. Barton. 3. Asa born May 27, 1793, died June 30, 1869* married, first, Olive Vickery and had two children, Abigail, born March 12, 1819, died September 16, 1822 ; and Julia Ann, born October 17, 1823, and married J. Harvey Huntley. Asa married, second, Phoebe Beckwith, who died in September, 1876. 4. Rebecca, born October 13, 1796, died No- vember 27, 1863, married Luther Ballard, who died June 12, 1874. They lived in Ohio and had eleven children. 5. Abigail Sawyer, born September 7, 1798, died December 6, 1852 ; married Rev. Samuel Mason, who died in Newburyport, Massachu- setts. Thev had seven children. 6 John Adams, born July 22^ 1801, died February 10, 1881 ; married, first Abigail Mason, of Cavendish, who died December 5, 1831. They had two daughters : Elizabeth R., born July 28, 1828, died April 13, 1876, and she married Will- iam B. Davis, of Cavendish, where they lived until after her death and had fivG children: Charles William, Helen Elizabeth, Herbert Fran- cis, Hattie Edna and Flora Ann. Of these last named, Helen Elizabeth married Artemas Ran- dall, of Chester, Vermont, and died there Sep- tember 17, 1889, leaving three children. The others went to Kansas and married, and are all now living there with their families. John Adams Whitcomb's second daughter, Abigail Almira, born June 10, 1831, married Francis Foote and had four children. She is now living in Newport, New Hampshire. John Adams mar- ried, second, Mrs. Sarah Lull, and had eight chil- dren : John Brif lane ( supposed to have been killed in New Mexico by Indians) ; Frances Ro- setta ; Benjamin Franklin ; Harriet Augusta ; Mary Antoinette; Catherine Parker; George Frank ; and Manette. John Adams settled in Kansas, where several of his children married and now reside with their families. 7. Benjamin Franklin died in infancy, March 29, 1805. 8. Eunice died in infancy. 9. Ephraim died in infancy. 10. Hannah, born ]\lay 5, 1812, died in 1839; married Jesse Sawyer and had one daughter, Helen Miranda, born April i, 1838, died Jan- uary 3, 1870, and she married Henry Howard and had three children. Asa (5) was a farmer while in Alstead, New. Hampshire, but little can be learned of his life 396 THE STATE OF VERMONT. there, save that he again served his country in the war of 1812 and retired with the rank of lieu- tenant. In the fall of 1816 he removed from Alstead with his son Thomas, and they partially cleared a tract of land in Cavendish, which the latter had bought of Ephraim Beaman, of Prince- ton, Massachusetts, at whose house Asa's father, the colonel, died. They went back to Alstead for the winter and returned to Cavendish with the rest of the family March 17, 1817. The follow- ing summer Thomas erected, on the site of the dwelling now owned by Henry J. Belcher, the house which was the home of the Whitcombs for forty years, and which was destroyed by fire in 1879. Lieutenant Asa lived on the Wheeler farm adjoining. He died January 5, 1835 ; his wife Rebecca, August 11, 183 1. They were buried on the home farm as a better security against grave robbery, which was practiced to some extent in those days, and years afterwards were removed to Mount Union cemetery in Cavendish. Thomas (6) eldest child of Lieutenant Asa, was born in Alstead, November 7, 1789. He married, first, in 1810, Nabby Harding, by whom he had one son, James Harding, born July 23, 181 1 ; and, second, Anna Wentworth, June 27, 181 3, who bore him seven children: Anna Abi- gail, Rosilla Calista, Willard Franklin, Asa Wentworth, Victoria Maria, Merrick Warren and Victor Orlando. Thomas was by trade a carpenter, but it may be added, by profession a teacher, as he acted in that capacity for twenty- six winters in various districts in his own and adjoining toWns, including several terms in the •old Cavendish Academy. He was clerk and treas- urer of the First Universalist Society when it •organized, March 11, 1837, and was town auditor for some time, but never sought office. In the old cavalry troop of that day he rode with three of his sons, but held no commisison. After a sojourn of forty years on the old farm he re- moved to Cavendish village, where he spent most •of the remainder of his life. He died in St. Charles, Illinois, where he had gone to visit his daughter, April 13, 1869. His body was brought back to Cavendish and buried in Mt. Union cem- etery. His second wife, Anna Wentworth, was a descendant of that royalist family which furnished three colonial governors for New Hampshire, and included in its genealogy King Edward VI of England. She was born Feb- ruary 20, 1793, and died in Cavendish, July 24, i860. James Harding (7) Whitcomb, eldest son of Thomas (6), born in Alstead, July 23, 181 1, lived in Cavendish and the adjoining town of Reading and was a shoemaker. He was also bugler for the old cavalry troop. He married Louisa M. Philbrick, of Reading, May 17, 1835, and they had five children: Loretta C, bom June 22, 1836, died January 22, 1837; Marciene Hamilton, Abbie Louise, Volney Orlando and Victoria Miranda. He died in Cavendish June 7, 1884, and his wife Louisa October 15, 1882. Marciene Hamilton (8) Whitcomb was bom October 25, 1837, in Reading, Vermont. After re- ceiving a common school education he worked in the woolen mills in Cavendish and Springfield. He served in the war of the rebellion as a musi- cian and after that resumed the woolen business in Newport, New Hampshire, and Otter River, Massachusetts. He was of an inventive nature and made various improvements in the machin- ery then used, whereby its efficiency was greatly increased. In 1875 he went to Holyoke, Massa- chusetts, and occupied for ten years the posi- tion of superintendent of the Springfield Blanket Company, one of the largest manufacturers of horse blankets in the country. He was appointed chief of police of the city of Holyoke in January, 1886, and served six years in that capacity. He was mayor of Holyoke in 1893 and 1894, and in November of the latter year was elected state senator for the second Hamp- den district, which position he filled with credit to himself and his constituents. He has been for years a member of the school board, and is now serving his fourth term as president of the Holyoke Business Men's Association. He is a prominent Mason and one of the best known men in his section. He married Jane H. Weber, August 8, 1856, and they have one son, Eugene H. Whitcomb. bom October 6, 1857. The latter marired Carrie Davis, of Keene, New Hampshire, in September, 1882, and their only child, Marciene E., was born in June, 1889. They all reside in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Abbie Louise (8) Whitcomb, daughter of THE STATE OF VERMONT. James Harding (7), born May 26, 1839, married Clark A. Spencer, of iliddiebury, Vermont, June 6, 1857. He died in Worcester, Massacliusetts, in 1902. They liad two children, Harry H. Spen- cer, born February 25, 1859; and Homer A. Spencer, bom December ig, 1861, both of whom are now living, as is their motlier, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Volney Orlando (8J Whilcomb, son of James Harding (7), born October 19, 1841, now lives on the home place in Cavendish. He married, first, Lizzie B. Edwards, of Portland, Maine, March 15, 1871. She died July 15, 1876. They had two diildren, Harold Volney, born April 12, 1875, now stenographer in the Rutland Railroad office at Rutland, and Lizzie Louise, born July 10, 1876, who Uves with her parents. Volney 0. married, second, Abbie J, Allen, December 11, 1887. Victoria Miranda (8) Whitcomb, daughter of James Harding (7), bom March 11, 1846, married Collins Norton, of Ohio. He is now dead, and she resides in Worcester, Massachu- SEttS. ,\nna Abigail (7), first daughter of Thomas Whitcomb (_6) and Anna Wentworth, was born b Alstead, October 7, 1814, and died in St, Charles, Illinois, February 6, 1886. She married Timothy Adams Wheeler, of Cavendish, Novem- ber I, 1838, and went to Illinois. They had lix children, Emeroy (daughter), bom Septem- ^^ 3i 1839, died August 14, 1862; Elizabeth Forrest, born July 21, 1844; Willard Wentworth, l>om September 6, 1847; Rhoda E., bom No- vember 2, 1848, died November 22, 1898; Flora Ann, bom March 6, 1850; and Charles, born July 19, 1855. These children all married and liad families, and those now living are in Illinois, Minnesota and California. Rosilla Cahsta (7). daughter of Thomas (6) and .^nna, born in Cavendish, May 25, 1817, inarried Friend Chapman, July 5, 1836. He died September 27, i88g. They had no chil- dren. She is now living in Cavendish, having pissed her eighty-sixth birthday. William FranWHn (7) Whitcomb, son of Thomas (6) and Anna, was bom in Cavendish, March 29, 1819. He lived in town nearly all his life and was a carpenter. He was prom- iwntly identified with the old cavalrj- troop, ser\'- ing successively as coronet, lieutenant and cap- tain. He married Lutheria F. Nutting, of Rock- ingham, April 28, 1845, and by her had one son, Frederick Franklin, born October 14, 1850. The latter married Farmie L. Bridges, of Springfield, Januarj' 26, 1881, and they had one child, Fred Perry Whitcomb, born October 26, 1887, who now lives with his mother in Winchendon, Mas- sachusetts. Frederick Franklin died in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where he was in business as a druggist, March 24, 1890, and his body was buried with Masonic ceremonies in Cavendish cemetery. Willard Franklin (7) died in Caven- dish November 18, iSgS, and his wife, Lutheria, February 8, 1902. Asa Wentworth (7) Whitcomb, fourth child ot Thomas (6) and Anna (Wentworth) was born in Cavendish September 11, 1822. He was educated in tlie common schools and at Tilden Academy, was coronet in the cavalry troop, and at an early age started in life as clerk in a coun- try store. In 18.^9, during the construction of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, be was the first station agent at Cavendish, and the first mail agent on the road when there were no maiL cars and the bags were handled on any kind o£ car^passenger, box or flat — that was available. In December, 1849, the road was completed from Rutland to Burlington, and he ran for a time as conductor of the old "lightning express" be- tween those points. Afterwards he was ticket agent at Rutland, and in succeeding years he served in various other capacities in railroad, hotel and mercantile Ufe. November 28, 1852, he married Elizabeth Warren Hill (born March 5, 1829), of Cavendish, and they had four children: Charles Warren ; a daughter who died in infancy, August 8, 1857 ; George Wentworth ; and Anna Wentworth, born December 14, 18O2, died Au- gust 3, 1864. Asa Wentworth (7) died in Cavendish April 13, 1890. Charles Warren (8) Whitcomb was bora in Rutland, Vermont, October 15, 1854. In 1858- his parents moved back to Cavendish, where he gained such education as the district schools af- forded, which was supplemented by a term or two at the Green Mountain Institute, South Woodstock, and the Rutland high school. At the age of seventeen he began work in the Na- tional Black River Bank in Proctorsville, leaving. I 398 THE STATE OF VERMONT. however, after a year's service to take a position with the Vermont Central Railroad at Cavendish. This he held for a year, and then went to Bur- lington as billing^ clerk for the National and United States and Canada Express Companies. In 1874 he returned to Proctors ville and resumed service at the National Black River Bank, and in J 878 was appointed cashier thereof, which posi- tion he still holds. On attaining his majority he became identified with the Masonic fraternity and was master of La Fayette Lodge, F. and A. M., in 1881 and 1882, and served the same as secretary eighteen years. He was high priest of Skitchewaug Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Lud- low, Vermont, four years. He is a member of Springfield Council, R. & S. M., Springfield, Ver- mont ; Vermont Commandery, K. T. ; and Wind- sor Lodge of Perfection, Windsor, Vermont ; and Vermont Consistory, A. A. S. R., of Burling- ton. He has been grand treasurer of the Grand Lodge and of the grand chapter of Vermont since 1887, of the council of deliberation, A. A. S. R., since 1890. and the grand commandery of Ver- mont, Knights Templar since 1901. He is a member of the Knights of the Red Cross of Con- stantine, and of Mt. Sinai Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Montpelier, and is an honorary member of the supreme council, A. A. Scottish Rite, thirty-third degree. He was elected from Cavendish representative to the general as- sembly in 1898 and served on the committee on wavs and means and the committee on banks. Re-elected in 1900, he served again on the latter committee. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution ;and of the Vermont His- torical Society; is a Democrat in politics and a Universalist in religion and at present is treas- urer of the town of Cavendish and of the But- tons ville common school district. March 16, 1887, he married Nellie E. Ward, of Cavendish. They have no children, their only daughter dying at birth, February 25, 1888. George Wentworth (8) Whitcomb, born Sep- tember 30, 1859, married, first, Lula Wilder, who died January 28, 1888. They had two children, Charles Dana, born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, October 3, 1885 ; and Lula Marion, born Jan- uary 5, 1888. He married, second, Clara C. Bar- lett, of Cavendish, and they live in Bellows Falls, where George Wentworth is a locomotive en- gineer. Victoria Maria (7) daughter of Thomas (6) and Anna Whitcomb, was born January 25, 1825. January 2, 1850, she married Jackson Spaulding, who died June 24, 1888, in Cavendish, where she now lives with her sister, Rosilla C. Chapman. They had no children. Merrick Warren (7) Whitcomb, son of Thomas (6) and Anna, was born May 25, 1827, and died February 2, 1856. He never married. Victor Orlando (7) Whitcomb, last child of Thomas (6) and Anna was born January 18, 1830, and died January 4, 1837. The foregoing is a record, more or less com- plete, of that branch of the Whitcomb family that settled in Cavendish. No attempt can here be made to follow out the lines of tJie various members of the family who located elsewhere throughout the state. One of the early residents of Ludlow, an adjoining town, was Jonathan Whitcomb, a Revolutionary soldier, who came from Westminster, Massachusetts, and had seventeen children. Barnard, Rochester and Stockbridge each had an Asa Whitcomb for a grantee or first settler, and in Bethel and Spring- field, Whitcombs have been numerous. In Wind- ham county, Cyrus Whitcomb, Jr., was one of the first inhabitants of Brookline, and in Chitten- den, Rutland and Washington counties, the fam- ily has always been represented. In the colonial struggles and the Revolution the Whitcombs bore their full share. They were not found wanting in our later conflicts. And while the family, perhaps, has not been noted for its great men, many of its members have made, in various lines of life, records of which neither thev nor their posterity have any reason to be ashamed. THE HILL FAMILY OF CAVENDISH. At the outbreak of the Revolution, Aaron Hill was a well-to-do resident of Sudbury, Mas- sachusetts. In common with hundreds of otiiers he left his family and went to the war, at the close of which he came out broken down phys- ically and financially, and was compelled by stress of circumstances to let his children, in a great measure, shift for themselves. He had married THE STATE OF VERMONT. 399 Catharine Hall, whose father was a royalist and, the latter's property having been confiscated by the Americans, he had gone back to England, whence he came. Aaron and Catherine had born to them a brood of children unusually numerous even in those prolific times. The exact number has been lost to the world, but a tradition exists in the family that when, late in the day, and Nature seeming well nigh exhausted, a daughter made her appearance, whom no one thought could by any possibility be other than the last, she was named Finis. And w^ien, through some unaccountable providence, another came on the scene in due process of time therafter, it was at first decided to call her Renew. Wiser counsel prevailed, however, and the child was christened Candace, probably to fill the vacancy occasioned bv the loss of an earlier Candace, who died at the w age of X fourteen. Of the children of Aaron and Catharine Hill whose records are known, Joseph was impressed and carried away to sea. Timothy married, had quite a large family, and finally went south. Ann married a' Clark. Mary married a Bacon, lived in Xatick and had three children. Martha mar- ried George Domett, and some of their descend- ants now live in Boston. Hannah married a McConly, went to Whitehall, New York, and thence west. Nancy married John Irving, lived in Boston and had two sons. Sally married a Chickering and had at least six children. Can- dance married Jonathan Greenwood, of Fram- ington, and had six daughters. Samuel married and had seven children, one of his sons, Joseph, being for years a well known resident of Wor- cester, Massachusetts; a daughter, Harriet N., married a Billings and is now living with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Blanchard, in Worcester, and George A. Billings, her son, lives in Cali- fornia. Abel Hill, the son with whom we have mostlv to deal in this record, was born in Sudbury, Mas- sachusetts, July 25, 1787, and was "bourid out" at a very early age to a man named Frost, in Framingham. In this vicinity he lived during his younger days and was at length taken by his uncle Tim, who was a w^heelwright, to Alstead, Xew Hampshire, where he met Nancy Fisher, who was born in Stowe, Massachusetts, March II, 1793, and who subsequently became his wife. Abel was a natural mechanic, and while living in Alstead built a small thread mill complete from the dam to the machinery, mostly with his own hands, and then operated it for a time. In order to market his goods he had to employ peddlers on the road, and one of these, one Page, after disposing of a large quantity of thread, was un- able to settle his indebtedness otherwise than by turning over to his creditor a lot of land in the town of Mooers, New York. Abel, on his way to inspect his new possessions, stopped over night at the old Dutton tavern in Cavendish, Ver- mont. He pursued his journey on foot and by stage until he reached his destination, only to find that his property was a howling wilderness and so infested with wild animals that he turned about and hurried home, and never afterward at- tempted to take possession of the land, which was years later sold for taxes. His visit to Cavendish, however, was the means of his subsequently taking up his abode in that town, which he did in October, 1834, as- suming charge of the carding department in the woolen mills which had just been erected there. His mechanical genius found plenty of exercise in Cavendish. He was a good musician and a fair player on the violin, and in his spare time he engaged in the manufacture of these instru- ments, bass viols and others of that ilk. This business he followed after his retirement from the mill, adding thereto the instruction of scores of young men and women who learned from him to play the instruments he constructed for them. His workshop was a curiosity, his lathe and tools of all kinds being for the most part made by himself. Not long after the breaking out of the "gold fever'* in 1849, ^^^ went to California, but re- turned shortly and afterwards made too other trips, all by way of the Isthmus. His visits, al- though made after he was sixty years of age, were fairly successful financially. Abel and Nancy Fisher Hill were married January i, 1813, and had eleven children, all born before they came to Vermont, in Alstead, Xew Hampshire, and Marlboro and Westboro, Massachusetts; Eliza Foster, born October 20, 1813, died in 1832; Abel Fisher; Harvey Mon- roe ; Samuel Dana ; George Sparhawk ; Nancy M., born •January 28, 1823, died in 1843; Mary A.; 40O rHZ STaTZ CJ ■-'Z53I0XT. Susan L'.. V::: .V.-l j':. :^j- :::•: >:'::i:":cr 1 :::•:.; A. Hill, ben: April 12, 1843, w: I, iSar^ L'l\::i-\:-:'' " :r-:v :^ .:.-..: Zli-U iu. ":-. n 1-. • r^="J.le. Ciiifcmia, April 5, 1 l\ 1 ! 0 M \ . Vv' '.—. N * . • X •• : . > : ^ . : -■ - . • " Jcr riz':^ r zriz ^t irA :>. e v had two di i Idren, 4. iS;'\ Vx' :i ■ . ^:•_ ;: ,*- ..-.:>•. .-..:-l JJ. . --J. ^:-l-^i, Vrr. June 2. 1864: and iS-j. a: •,!'^' .ii^'.' ,*: ,■ j:*-.- -s.- .■.:. ".-. ^ \-i ? i-rc ' .-V--- -•-— >er:en:ber 28, 1880. :. S\^ .iM 5:-Lr^i r-irr"e>i Mary Campln > • • • -.... . v" ■ 5. -■ - . ■ . 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X : . . r .. :: ... > r:i lune i*^, li^>\ , - . . V \ '.\i'.'... .i l.iwvcr L'l Down: , ^ N*'\\ ol N, . . \ .-■':•.::: \\'alpt»lc. N\-w I ....... >,'.;. ".^JJ t "o a::on'lal ilic C.'avi V - ■> . ■" ". [.'.:'.'. \\ Academy, car \v. v ; 'V' ^ ^. ;..::-\ ' -.-"'a-s and 'icllkd in . . ,-. • ■',■ ..-■"..'. vTv :::. ::•. '^^r. He went to G '.. , X '',• ■.>, ■.. :*■-. i -:'..::■.•.:- r -.::«. in iS;o. hut so , N .■■'.■.*.■,■.'.■ :■•■.■. ". : \"«. r:v.. -i;:. ;•.::■'. \\.> jv^>imasttT at ■..:-\-'!i. wu'Wv rri'-i-iiv.: i*:crce. lie b •>•■.. '.v,-.s v-,;-*::.:- > i ihu i».'iiil< < 1 P.iack River in 185 . ,x. *'.i\ : .\ .■ :::^V('\ in that cai'iicity alter the conv v , • ^N .-, '.W''- : '.'.^o '-Id state hank inio the National • V .'::.'.:■... I ivivcr Hank. an vice prea ..\' M.i'.i.i. He h.as Wlu jii>tice <•!* the peace and town ..-. . .u:vl his "fer iV-r many years. an74. His iianif ■jT- on a t>ftiiion made May 12, 1683. from I will" had grants of land at "Fresh Watr. ■iiL-." 1H.1W Enfielil. Connecticut. Alwiit H>75 iimvicl from Saleni to Xewbiiry, Massachus- ;inil fmin there to Enfield, about ioSj-3. iIk' -ithiT earhest settlers. He lived in thv ■r ]iart oi linfieUl. and rolial>ly l>orn !)etween 1703 1,-1 (, I >t tliesi.'. I ilm l";iirnuin 141 married Elizaln'th Hughes, ill II. 1730. Ho lived in Killingly, and died 1 M.iieli JJ, 177?'. Ix-'ing survived by his wife I \.'\eiiilKr I. i7t*«(. They had fonr sons and .l.iii;;hiiTs. The third, L'liit r,tinii;>n ' 3 >, bom July 22, 173K. in Kil- li I .•iiMtvticut. married Knniec Carey, Janu- ( i/,i). tho dale of liis liit iMiiinan (O). iMirn May 5, 1779. in Kil- I. Ill, mud. IVbruary 4. 1802, Anna Curey. n 11 U.iii Inlv 2t, 1778, and died August i, , 111- iiKUTied. socomi, 1831. I'olly Koweil, »,. I.,>in (Vtobor 11, 1781. and died July . ■: I Ho died in W'olcott, \'ermont. I-Viiru- i^iiv** ,ii;eii eighty-eight years, eight months 1.1, 11U MAiti days, having removed in i8<>4 »ii iioiu AH>any, X'ermont, where Iv: ■ .., iS.': His only chiM. l->asius. U-ini,' ' '.. ^"-'\^^\ ii.st to \Vokott to live with his ■ .' I I 1-.111V riiilo. the last four years of I.- i>>\i he migrated from Killingly, ■. . ■ 1.' I i.iMNlniry. \ ennont. ami thenee 1 ', ■■! iho wildeniess of Albanv, in t.. ...,■ ilio iiuirleenth family tu locale . .1.. M, i.i'k an active part in the do- . .. ■\ it>. l^•^^n, and was influential in the management of affairs, sening in town and county offices of trust and responsibility. He had only one child, Erastus. Erastus Fainnan (7) was bom in Crafts- bur>. \ermont. April 20, 1803, but sjiom the greater jtart of his life in Allwny, .\ man •■! sterling integrity, he was held in high ostetni, and. like his father, held many of the more im- ixmant town ant, Octolwr 15, 1826, Snsan Mclntire, of Lancaster. Now Hampshire. She died October 27, 1830, Ho married. January 21, 1851, Lucinda T. Kow- ell, who was bom in Albany. V'crniont. Jnlv 15, iKjo. and died April 3. 1883. He die way to California, March 16, 1852, at the age of twenty vears. Lillian Ardell is the child nl tho .seconil wife, txtrn August 12, 1855. and niarrioil January i, 1874, Wallace L. Dow, of Hardwick. Tliey have two children. Ernest Faimian Dnw. born N'ovenilxT 2y. 1875 ; and Clco \',, Imrn Feb- mary 9, 1887. F-raslns I'hilo Fainnan (8) actinircd his ele- mentary education in \'cmioni, attentling the academies at IX-rliy, Craftsbury anrivate in Company C. Soventcnth Vcmwnl Vtihinttrr Infantry, was commissioned as an assistant "itr- geim .\pril <). iWij, with the rank of seonul lion- tenant, in tho .Ninth \'oluntccr Regiment, am! sorve for many years one of the foremost cili7on> "f the i"wn. An earnest snpimrter of the principles of the kqiiililican party, he was frcqm-mly olecio-l In jMisitinns of im|Hirtance. in i8fio and Iftt servins; as .-herilT of I^moille county, ami in 1874 J and 1873 Uing a re|iresentativc to the stale leg- f Ho si>ont three winters — i878->ni December 15, i8qi ; Alice Tressa, born November 16, 1892; Harold Francis, born May 16, 181)4; Mary Mildred, born August 11, 1896; and Anhur Lawrence, bom April 11, 1902. FRKDEl'.ICK RUBFJiT STODDARD, M. D. Freilerick Rnbert Stoddard, physician and surgeon of Shelburne, Vermont, can trace his an- cestr\' back to the year i^'^q, when Anthony Stoddard, the progenitor of the American branch of the family, emigrated from England to this conntry and settled in Boston, Massachn setts. He was admitted a freeman in iCjjo. and was cIiosiMi to act as representative to the general court, tthich was held in Boston, from the vear i6;o to 1660; he was re-elected in 1665 and served until- 1684, He was one of the most prominent and in- fluential men of the town, and was admired and esteemed by all who came in contact with him. He was married three times, his first wife having been Miss Mary, daughter of Hon. Emanuel Downing, of Salem, ilassachusetts ; he then mar- ried Barbara Weld, widow of Joseph Weld, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and after her decease was united in marriage to Miss Christian, family name unknown. There were three children of the first marriage and ten of the third. Solomon Stoddard, son of Anthony and Mary (Downing) Stoddard, was bom October 4, 1643, in Boston, Massachusetts, where he received his early education in the common school, and later entered Harvard College, from which he was graduated in 1662: in 1664 he became the li- brarian of that institution, and retained that posi- tion up to the year 1667. He then accompanied the governor of Massachusetts to the Bart»doe3, where he was engaged in preaching for two years to the dissenters. After his return to his native state, he settled in Northampton and preached the gospel from i66ri to 1672, and was the means of bringing many people to a better understanding of the scripture. He was united in marriage to Esther Mather, wiflow of Elcazer Mather, and his death occurred February 11, 1729, at the age of eighty- six years. Rev. Anthonj' Stoddard, son of Solomon Stod ^^^ss Lucia P. Hitchcock, who was bom in Westfield, Vermont, January 20, 183 1 a daughter of Simeon and Patty (Hitch- cock) Hitchcock ; they were residents of Connecti- cut, whence he removed to Westfield, Vermont, and were among its earliest settlers. The Hitch- cock family is of English descent, but can trace its ancestry in this country back to the year 1640. The children bom to Mr. and Mrs. Stoddard are : Frederick R., December 16, 1855 ; Charles Perry, November 20, 1858, now in the real estate busi- ness at Whittier, California; Robert Orton, bom August 7, 1863, received his education in Johnson and later at the University of Vermont, and is now a practicing physician of North Ferrisburg, Vermont; and Edwin Thomas, bom January 13, 1870, now a resident of Whittier, California, in the oil business. Mrs. Stoddard died in 1882, and since her death Mr. Stoddard has resided with his children, and is now with his son in Shelbume. Dr. Frederick Rubert Stoddard, eldest son of Charles Carroll and Lucia Stoddard, was bom in Westfield, Orelans county, Vermont, December i^» 1855. He acquired his early education in the Johnson Normal School and later was a student in the University of Vermont, from which he was graduated in 1882. Desirous of becoming a mem- ber 'of the medical fraternity, he first entered the office of Dr. Joel Allen, of Johnson, with whom he studied medicine, and later he pursued a course of study with Dr. Harrison W. Blackstone, of North Troy, Vermont. On December 12, 1882, he located in Shelburne, where he commenced the practice of his profession, and for the past twenty years has enjoyed a liberal and select patronage, which his skill and ability as a physician and sur- geon entitle him to. Dr. Stoddard is a prominent member of the American Medical Association, the Vermont State ]\redical Society, of which he has served as pres- ident, the Burlington Clinical Society, and he is also a member of the United States pension exam- initig hoard, for which he acts in the capacity of secretary. He has held the office of superintend- ent of schools for the past eighteen years. Dr. Stoddard is prominently identified with the Ma- I THE STATE OF VERMONT. 407 in 1607, and arrived in Roslon, Massa- ;, in April. 1636. He settled in Roxbiiry, liiisetcs and later removed to New Lon- mnecticut, in 1650. She is also a desceiid- irect line, on her mother's side, of Edniuiid af. who was born about the \ear 1600. iti ■ish of Brixham, connty of Devonsliire, d. In the year 1635 he came to America tied in Newbury. Massachusetts, ir children living are Robert Morgan, inuary 20, 1878, eiiucated in the Rutland and the l{erkele\' school of New York -[e was prepared for Yale College, but p this course at the breaking out of the i-American war, and was coinniissioned id lieutenant in the United Slates Marine June 9, 1898, at the age of twenty years, ■ promoted to first lieutenant April 8, 1899, s made captain July 23, lyoo. He served Philippines for more than three years, ar- lome July i, 1902, and in August was or- D take charge of the recruiting station for irine Service at Boston, Massachusetts, le is now serving. n Lawrence, second son of Edson P. and E. Gilson, was Ixirn October 26, t88i, at- the public schools of Rutland and Berke- ool. New York city, and Massachusetts e of Technology'. Boston, He is now a in Yale University, New Haven, Con- lUAVMAN BURNAP MARTIN. ong the early settlers of the (own of ield, Vermont, no family was more prom- lan diat of the Martins, of whom Bowman • Martin, an inflntntial and highly re- cilizen of Marshfield, and one fretjuently 1 by his townsmen with official functions, rcsentative in the present generation. This is among those who enjoy the distinguished if tracing their descent from a soldier of ■nhition. Jesse Martin, great -grand laihor man i:urna|> Martin, was one nf those pa- rivileged to take part in thv luiiile <■( liim- 1. \nr were his privilege- liniited i<> the ■ irmlom Ir' reeeiwd' a «n„n,! uliieh h;i> a jirouder decoration than could have lieen be- stowed by the hand of any monarch. It was Mr. Martin's fortune to witness what was regarded by many as the crowning calamity of a day which, with all its disasters, was yet a moral triumph for the jiatriots, — the death of General Warren. The fall of this yoimg martyr for freedom was one of the sights which made the most indelible impres- sion on the mind of Jesse Martin, and. we may well suppose; nerved him to yet greater efforts in the service of his country. In the autumn of iSoo. Mr. Martin, with his wife Naomi Hopkins, six sons and one daughter, came from I'rancis- town. N'ew Hampshire, to Montpelier, now tjist Montpelier, and in the following spring he aettieil on a farm on Maple Hill, in the town of .Marsh- field, Washington county. \'ermont. Here for many years he devoted himself to the pursuit of agriculture, but finally made his home in Plain- field, Vermont, where he died. November 3, 1832, at the age of eighty-one, leaving to his descend- ants, the memory of a life devoted to the service of his country, to the advancement of the com- munity in which he lived, and to the welfare of his family. His children were: James, William, Jesse, Allen, Mary. Ebenezer and Jo.shua E. William Martin, second son of Jesse and Naomi (Hopkins) Martin, was bom in Francis- town. New Hampshire, July 28, 1786, and was fifteen years old when his father settled in Marshfield, Vermont. He belonged to that class of men of which this country has furnished so many notable examples, the class styled "self- educated," but often, in the truest sense of the word, the best educated. While acquiring his education he assisted his father imtil he was twenty -one, and later settled on a fann about a mile above the village of Plainfield, in the town of -Marshfieldd, Vermont. In the calling of a farmer he was very successful, the acres culivated b\' him being among the l)est in the town. At the age of eighteen, inheriting, no doubt, the military instincts of his father, he enlisted in a company ni cavalry, was at once chosen an officer, and rose from one rank of the service to another until he reached that of colonel. When President Mon- roe visited X'ermont. the company that escorted him into Montpelier was commanded by Mr. Mar- \m. who afterward ilined with the president. Mr. Martin continued the military record of the family 4o8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. by serving in the war of 1812, and was present at the battle of Plattsburg. Nor was he less active as a citizen than as a soldier, being prominent in town affairs, holding various offices, serving as associate judge of Washington county for several years, and for thirteen years representing the town in the state legislature. Mr. Martin was a man of extremely genial nature and great cor- diality of manner. His hospitality was as spon- taneous in him as it was delightful to the recipent. He possessed great kindness of heart, which prompted him constantly to works of benevolence. He was for many years a member of the Congre- gational church at Plainfield, Vermont. In 1809 Mr. Martin married Sabra Axtell, and their children were: Bowman Bishop, William, Jr., Amanda, Hiram, Edwin, Melinda and Curtis B. Mr. Martin was a man of a large frame, ro- bust constitution, and remarkable vigor and en- durance. He survived until the great age of ninety-three, dying in September, 1879. Bowman Bishop Martin, eldest son of William and Sabra (Axtell) Martin, was born in the town of Plainfield, Vermont, November 12, 1810, and his education was received in the schools of that town. In his youth he was employed for a time in a store in Plainfield, but afterward settled on the farm in the town of Marshfield, Vermont, about three miles from Plainfield, where his son Bow- man Burnap Martin now lives. Here he led the life of a fanner for over sixty years, devoted to the pursuit of agriculture, but at the same time participating actively in the affairs of the com- munity. He was an earnest advocate of the prin- ciples of the Republican party, and his townsmen manifested their confidence in him by sending him to represent them in the state legislature in 1861 and 1862, and also by calling upon him to serve them as constable, selectman and justice of the peace, each of which offices he held for a num- ber of years. He was a member of the Congre- gational church at Plainfield. Mr. Martin mar- ried, March i, 1836, Catherine Davis Pratt, and their children were: Sabrina Lavinia, bom in January, 1837; Corlinn Davis, born April 14, 1839: Arminda Pratt, born February 26, 1842; Ann Maranda, born June 3, 1844; May E., born December 26, 1849; Bowman Burnap. born Octo- ber 12, 1851; Catherine Elizabeth, born April 8, 1853 : Sophia Leavitt, born June 16, 1855. ]\Ir. Martin's wife died November 3, 1886, and he sur- vived her more than ten years, dying May 31, 1897, at the advanced age of eighty-six, and leav- ing behind him the memory of a well spent life. Bowman Burnap Martin, youngest son of Bowman Bishop and Catherine Davis (Pratt) Martin, was bom on the farm where he now lives, in the town of Marshfield, Washington county, Vermont, October 12, 1851. After receiving his education at the district schools of his native town and at the seminary at Middlebury, Vermont, he remained on the farm with his father, and in the course of time succeeded him in the ownership of the homestead. Like his ancestors, Mr. Martin is an enterprising and thorough agriculturist, en- gaging both in general farming and in dairying, having a dairy of thirty cows. In politics he is a Republican, and maintains the family reputation for public spirit, having served his townsmen in the offices of selectman and road commissioner, and also represented them in the state legislature in 1896. In religious preference Mr. Martin is a Congregationalist. He is a member of Arcadia Lodge No. 53, I. O. O. F., of Plainfield, and of Mansfield Lodge No. 14, K. of P. Mr. Martin married, March i, 1879, Lavinia Sawyer Hall, daughter of Amasa J. and Mary (Davis) Hall, of Hardwick, Vermont, and has tWQ children : Herbert Bowman, born March 12, 1881, who resides with his parents, having re- ceived his education at the district schools of Marshfield and the Montpelier Seminary of Mont- pelier, Vermont; and Effie Ella, born May 28, 1885. Mr. Martin, like his ancestors, is a man of influence, a citizen possessing the fullest esteem and confidence of his neighbors, as they have testified by calling him to official positions. His wife and daughter are members of the Marsh- field Grange, and lend grace and attractiveness to the social functions of the town in which they take a prominent part. GEORGE MARTIN KING. George Martin King, a prominent farmer and dairyman of Plainfield, Vermont, is descended from Asaph King, few details in regard to whcwn have come down to us, but who, its may reason- ably be inferred, was one of those sturdy pioneers who have been the progenitors of the great agri- Ct-^UiJ^UaJ^UM^- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 409 cultural class which fomis so large and intlncntial an element in the state of Vermont. This first ancestor married, Septemlier 4, r8o8, Pamelia Goodell, and their children were: Benjamin, bom November 20, 1810; Polly, born December 12, 1812 ; Laiire E., bom Jnne 18, 1815 ; Tamer, born August 19, 1818; Arza Warren, born November 4, 1820; Asaph, Jr., bom March 20, 1823; and David, bom May 19, 1826. Arza Warren King, son of Asaph and Pamelia (Goodell) King, was bom in the town o£ Wood- bury, Washington county, Vermont, November 4, 1820. His father removed to the town of Calais before Arza was old enough to begin his school life, if we may judge from the fact that the boy's education was received in the district schools of that town. In youth his inclination seems to haVe been for a commercial life, for we find that his first employment was in an auction store in Boston, Massachusetts. After remaining there a few years, he became a traveling salesman for the wholesale glassware house of F. O. Dewey, which position he held for eighteen years. At the end of that time he accepted a position in the same line with the firm of Eatchclder & Com- pany, where he remained nine years. In 1876 he returned to the occupation of his ancestors, and settled on the farm where his son, George Martin King, now lives, in tlie town of Marsh- field. Vermont. Although a portion of his time, thenceforth, was devoted to farming, he still fol- lowed the business of a traveling salesman. While doing al! in his power to advance the inter- ests of the Republican party of which he was a member, Mr. King was always averse to accept- ing office, preferring that his many efforts for the public good should be made in the character of a private citizen. In his church relations he was a consistent member of the Methodist church, and was steward in the church fifteen years, up to the time 'of his death, Mr. King married, August 25, 1850, Mary C. Flint. They had one child, Mary C, born December 22, 1851, whose birth was speedily followed by the death of her mother, will} passed away, January 16, 1852, the daughter herself surviving only to the age of fifteen. Mr. King married, the second time, March 27, 1853, Martha Chapman, born i-^'bruary 28, 1827, daughter of Stephen and Lydia (Reed) Chapman. Their children were : George Martin, bom March 29, 1854; Alma Etta, bom December 26, 1856, at Montpeher, Vermont, married Henry H. Martin, of Williamstown, Vermont, and died De- cember 24, 1881b. Arza Warren King died De- cember 25, i8g6. His wife survives him, and now hves with her son George. George Martin King, son of Arza Warren and Martha (Chapman) King, was born in Williams- town, Vermont, March 29, 1854, and was edu- cated at the public schools of Marshfield, Plain- field village and Cabot. He lives on the farm purchased by his father in 1876, and in his chosen calling is extremely enterprising and successful, having a dairy of twenty-seven cows. His farm is situated about two miles from the village of Plainfield, on the Marshfield road, and, as he inherits his fatlier's taste for private life, he has never been induced to leave it for any political ofiice, although taking a deep interest in the suc- cess of the Republican party to which he belongs. He was elected steward in the Methodist church after his father's death and still holds that office, and also has served as financial agent two years. Mr, King married, December 25, 1880, Laura Anna Avers, daughter of Stephen Avers, of Cor- nish, New Hampshire. His wife having died July 25. 1881, Mr. King married, March 13, 1883, Melissa Jane Blanchard, born December 27, 1864, daughter of Marshall and Mary Jane (Mudgett) Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. King have four daugh- ters, namely : Etta May. born January 20, 1884; Myrtie Bell, born November 19, 1S90; Laura Anna, born April 24, 1894; and Edith Alice, bom June 27, IQOO. ASA D. MATHEWS. Asa D, Mathews, of Barton Landing, Ver- mont, a veteran of the Civil war, was bom in Sumner, Oxford county, Maine, September 23, 1834. He received his preliminary education in the public schools of his native town, and later attended tlie academy at South Paris, Maine. When he attained the age of nineteen years he re- moved to Massachusetts, and engaged in the boot and shoe business, in which he continued until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he en- ■ listed from Brownington, Vermont, August 7, 1862, as a private in Company F, Eleventh Regi- ment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry, or First Heavy 410 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Artillery, and was mustered into the United States service September i, 1862, under command of Captain James Rice. On October 21, 1862, he was promoted to the position of first sergeant ; on August 19, 1863, to second lieutenant, and on January 24, 1864, to first lieutenant. The regi- ment, under command of Colonel James M. War- ner, was assigned to the Vermont Brigade, Sec- ond Division, Sixth Corps, and it participated in the following battles: Spottsylvania, Virginia, May 15, 1864: Cold Harbor, Virginia, June i to June 12, 1864; Petersburg, V^irginia, June 18, 1864 . Weldon Railroad, Virginia, June 22^, 1864. After June 12, 1864, Asa D. Mathews was in com- mand of his company until he was captured at the battle of Weldon, and he was confined in prison at Libby, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Colum- bia, South Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina. He was paroled at Wilmington, North Carolina, March 7, 1865, ^"^^ sent to Annapolis, Maryland. He was one of six out of the fiftv-two men of the IT company who lived to come home, and was honor- ably discharged May 15, 1865, at the close of the war. During his confinement in the prisons in Savannah, Charleston and Columbia, Lieutenant Mathews made a set of chessmen of wood with a common jack-knife and an old file. The chessmen are as perfect as though they were turned by ma- chinery, and are corrected in style, ahhough he had no model, but having been a chess player since boyhood his memory aided him in fashion- ing them. With these chessmen he played the game, and thus passed away many a lonesome day in the prisons. The chessmen are still in his possession, and are as perfect as when he made them. At the close of the war Mr. Mathews returned to Barton, and was engaged as a carpenter and builder for twentv vears. He served as one of the selectmen of the town of Barton for three years; was justice of the peace for thirty years; one of the listers of the town for eighteen years, and a school director for two years. In 1898 he was elected one of the associate judges for Orleans county, and he was re-elected in 1900, and still holds the office. Mr. Mathews is a member of the Patrons of Husfeandry, and he is also a faithful member and strong supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church of Barton, V^ermont. In his political views he adheres to the principles laid down by the Republican party. On December 16, i860. Mr. Mathews was united in marriage to Miss Karcisa R. Buxton, daughter of Deacon Aaron Buxton, of Brownington. Mrs. Mathews was a noted school teacher for about thirtv vears. She died May 27, 1877. On December 25, 1882, Mr. Mathews married Mrs. Mary McNeil, of Barton. The following named children were born to him by his first marriage : Frank A., born in Brown- ington, September 24, 1862, died February 16. 1864: Carrie E., born in Brownington, November 24, 1864, now a resident of Maine; Winthrop A., born October 13, 1866, now residing in Daykin, Jeflferson county, Nebraska, follows farming, as an occupation, and married Miss Carrie Carpenter, of Nebraska; Ernest E., born December it, 1868, married Miss Sadie Andrews, of Albany, \^er- mont, and resides at Barton, engaged in the flour and feed business; Geneva A., born October 2^, 1872, wife of Walter E. Hatch, a farmer of Dan- ville, Vermont; Clemma C, born April 10, 1876, wife of Marcus B. Purounagian, a minister of Sheldon, V^ermont. ELROY FRANCIS LEAVITT. Elroy Francis Leavitt, one of the prosperous and successful business men of Plainfield, Ver- mont, was bom in that town, February 13, 1862. a son of Ephraim H. and Augusta Abigail Leavitt. Ephraim H. Leavitt was born at Ma- drid, Maine, in 1830. He attended the public schools of his native town, where he acquired an excellent education. No event of special personal importance occurred during his boyhood anrmont. LAWRENCE BRAINERD. I^wrence Brainerd, of St. Albans, ex-Unitcd States senator from X'erniont, was born in East Hartford. Connecticut. March lO. 1794. The N\*\v Knjjland liraincrds are descendants of Dan- iel l»rainerd, who was hrouj^lit from Rnj^land to tbi^ country when at the tender ai^e of ei^ht years. Hartford, Connecticut, was his tirst place ot residence. About the year \(iM he settled in Ha, and to distribute the meat among the ix)or, in order that there might be no suffering from want. Like the f)atriarch Job, he could say, **When the car heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eve • saw me, it gave witness to me; because I deUv- ered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me ; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy." Whatever might minister to the material, social or religious melioration of neighbors and fricntl.s, commanded his cordial approval. His voice was an inspiration tc all workers for the common good. Providence had blessed his thought, his energy, his enterprise, to such an extent that he acquired large possessions. But all were hehl in trust for the Divine Owner. Disbursements rose in magnitude commensurately with accumula* tions; and in a state renowned for its princely philanthropists he stood in the foremost ranks. His death, on the 9th of May, 1870, was sud* den and unexpected. His funeral was more large* ly and imposingly attended than any previously witnessed in St. Albans. Officials and representa- tive men, delegations of railroad officers and men« from all parts of the state, took part in the THE STATE OF VERMONT. 415 mnnies. All classes of tlie conuiiuiiitv iiniledly did honor to his memory and virtues, and evincwl their sorrow over his death by genuine and sin- cere tokens. I^awrence Hrainerd married, January iG. i8iy. Miss Fidelia Ramet, daughter of William Gad- comb, and granddaughter of Chief Justice Daniel Owen of the Rhode Island supreme court. Mrs. lirainerri died October 18, 1852. Twelve chil- dren were born to them, live of whom are now liv- ing. Ann Eliza is now the wife of ex-Governor J. Gregory Smith, and Miranda A!dis is the wife of F. S. Stranahan. The sons, Lawrence, Aldis Owen, Erastus Porter and Herbert, have all oc- aipied prominent positions in the town and in the state. ELI H. PALMER. Eli Hoadley Palmer, of Shelburne. Vermont, is a worthy descendant of one of the Pilgrims who came to this country in the Mayflower in 1620, George Palmer, grandfather of Eli H. Palmer, served op General Washington's staff during the Revolutionary war. After the close of that struggle he removed from Stonington, Con- necticut, to Vermont. He first located in Char- lotte, and after remaining there for a short period of time he settled in Hinesburg, where he cleared up and improved a large tract of land, on which he resided until his death. Ht' married .Miss Mary I'lace, and six children were born to them, — Bath- ntatives of the grand encanipnieut and Grand Lodge were in attend- ance to show their respect and aid Wantastiquet Lodge in the last sad rites of her truly beloved and honored member. His remains were inter- red in the family plot in Prospect Hill cemetery to rest beside the companion of his youth, whose demise be sincerely mourned. At this time a touching and eloquent eulogy was paid to his memory by Julius J, Retting, of Brattleboro, Ver- mont. Henry G. Clark, son of George and Sarah Clark, was born October 14, 1843, attended the public schools of Brattleboro, and after complet- ing his stTidies. be devoted his attention to farm- ing on the parental homestead, which consisted of three himdred acres of finely cultivated ground on which are situated commodious buildings, which are kept in first-class condition; he also uses the inost modern and improved machinery for all purposes. He is extensively engaged in the production of dairy products, keeping con- stanly on hand from seventy-five to eighty cows to meet the demands; is a breeder of horses, hav- ing produced some fine specimens and he has al- ways ready a supply of trotting horses and fancy breeds, and he also makes a specialty of cattle dealing, handling as many as eighteen or twenty head a week. Mr. Clark w^s one of the foun- ders of the Valley Fair Association, in which he is a director and for many years acted in the ca- pacity of superintendent of the cattle department of the association. He is a prominent member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows and the Order of Red Men. On December 6, 1865, Mr. Clark married Miss Josephine, daughter of Mark H, and Sarah (An- drus) Wooster, of Manchester, Vermont, and the following-named children were born to them : Mary, wife of G. Musser, engaged in the life in- surance business at Brattleboro, Vermont ; George; Sarah, wife of Ernest E. Perry, a cloth- ing merchant of Brattleboro, Vermont; Clara; Ahce. wife of C. A- Risbey, of New York, en- gaged in the banking business; and Charles H., who assists his father in the management of the cattle business, was a member of the Estey Guards, the crack military organization of Brat- tleboro. enlisted in the Spanish -.American war and was stationed at Chattanooga camp, and 420 THE STATE OF VERMONT. after serving his term of enlistment in that war he re-enlisted and participated during the strug- gle in the Philippines. ROBERT PIERPOINT. Robert Pierpoint, ex-lieutenant governor of \'ermunt, and for many years an honored citizen of Rutland, X'ermont, traced his ancestry back to Robert de Pierpoint, who, in 1066, came to Eng- land from Normandy with William the Conquer- or and was with him in the battle of Hastings, receiving from him a title of nobility for his conduct in that struggle. Tlie next ancestor of whom we have any record was John Pierpoint, who came to this country from London, Eng- land, between the years 1630 and 1640, he being then quite a young man, leaving his father, James Pierpoint, and a younger brother, Robert, in' Lon- don. He settled in Roxbury, near Boston, Mass- achusetts, where he purchased lands and reared a large family. Ui>on hearing of his father's fail- ure in business m London he wrote and advised him to send his brother, Robert, to this coun- try, and he would give him a portion of his largL* estate: this was accordingly done, and later his father came to this^country, leaving his wife in London, and his death occurred in Ipswich, Mass- achusetts. John Pierpoint's grave is marked by a freestone tablet in the old burying ground in Ruxhury, whicli stdl remains in a fair state of preservation to this day. James Pierpoint, .son of the alx)ve mentioned John Pieq)oint, was bom in 1^)59, gradtiated at Harvard in iC>8i, took up his residence in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1(^85 or i()86, where his death (Kcurred in 17 14. David Pierpoint, father of the lieutenant gov- ernor, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, July 20, I7()4, and was a cabinet-maker by trade. In l)erson he was remarkably handsome, in manners gentlemanly and attractive, in mind well in- formed and highly cultured, and in morals was of the finest Christian character. He married Sarah Phelps, aunt of the gifted \'ermont sen- ator, S. S. Phetps. and a woman of extraordinary endowments. \\y her he became the father of a family of nin echildren, consisting of two daugh- ters and seven sons, of whom Robert was the second. Mr Pierix'>int died in 1826, and his wife passed away in 1852. Robert Pierpoint, second son of David and Sarah (Phelps) Pierpoint, was bom May 4, 1791, at Litchfield, Connecticut, and as a boy was of feeble and sickly constitution. At the age of seven years he left home and took up his abode with his uncle, Robert Pierpoint, at Manchester, Vermont. There for the following nine years he held the humble position of a boy at a country inn. Much of the time he was ailing, and almost crip- pled by a riieumatic affection. But these very disadvantages, inimical as they were to such success as depends mainly upon sound physical constitution, were turned to intellectual improve- ment. He l>ecame a keen student of character, and added to his knowledge of human nature whatever knowledge of books he could acquir;; bv occasional attendance at school, and bv tlie expenditure of leisure hours in reading. This constituted his earlv education. A remarkablv retentive memory held with iron g^ip all that li*j had once committed to its keq^ing. His own tutor, he Ix^camc one of the best of scholars. Selecting the profession of law as most con- genial to his own habits and temperament, and as affording the highest probabilities of teni|M>ral success, he entered ui>on its study with intense enthusiasm and persistence. His age was only sixteen. His school was the office of Governor Richard Skinner, and his coq>s of professors was emlxHlied in the person of that accomplished legist. All the best literature of the profes>it»n was at his command, and he was an indefatigal)i«: student. The written volumes of notes and com- ments upon the texts of authors that grew under his imflagging pen. and his subsequent rea and researches, and in Jime, 1812, soon after the attainment of his twentv-first vear, he satisfactori- ly passed the customary examination and was ad- mitted to the bar of Bennington county. Sf>on after his admission to the bar Mr. Pierpoint re- moved to Rutland and made it his pemianent residence. His marked qualifications for officiaf duty and his judicious energ>- pointed him out as a fitting man to exercise the functions of deputy collector of the direct tax, and that unsought posi- tion was entrusted to his care. The oflSce itself was not popular. The war of 1812, which had THE STATE OF VERMONT. 4a I necessitated its establishment, was no less un- popular, jnasiiiucli as it liad swept the commerce of Xew England from the seas and grievously injured the material interests of the inhabitants. The direct tax itself was regarded as an outrage iiiwn Americans, and many declared that they would never pay it. Some never did paj' it. Their wives, however, did, and by payment saved their husbands' property from the auctioneer's hammer. It will readily be seen that under these circumstances, tlie duties of the deputy collector demanded unusual energy and tact, but he was equal to the situation, collected the tax and made himself personally popular with the reluctant tax- payers. The office involved discipline and ad- vantages of special value to the youthful incum- bent. When he resumed legal practice clients flocked to his office. ITie people knew, liked and employed him. His business constantly in- creased. Gradually attaining high position among his contemporaries, he was eventually classed with the best lawyers of Vermont, at a lirae when Phelps, Bates, Royce, Foote, Williams and other historic characters wer prominent in the law courts of the state. In the entire field of professional labor and contact Mr. Pierpoint had few equals and no superiors. To the courtly style and easy diction of more favored adversaries he opposed a plain and downright honesty that, in lUe words of one who knew him well, seemed lo say, "I am no orator, as Brutus is ; but as you know -.ne all, a plain, blunt man. + • * j only speak right on." Invective he parried with riilicuk; sophistry he dissipated by transparent statement ; and the opposition of precedent he ntiiiralizcd by confuting the arguments on which it rested, Mr. Pierpoint's life was largely official. Posts of honor, trust and influence sought his occu- pancy. In the years 1819, 1823 and 1857 he represented the citizens of Rutland in the state legislature, and of the constitutional convention hdd in 1822, as well as of that held in 1828, he ivas a member. From 1825 to 1830, inclusive, he was a member of the state council, and from 1836 lo 1839, inclusive, he was one of the state senators. From June, 1820, to April, 1839, he iia> county clerk. In December, 1831, he as- sumed the duties of judge of probate, and dis- charged them until Decemlx^r, 1832. In 1832 and 1833 he ser\'ed as clerk of the house of rep- resentatives. Educational interests claimed and received his attention. From 1823 to 1833 he was one of the trustees of the University of Ver- mont. In 1848 and 1849 he was elected to the office of lieutenant governor of \"ennont. His sterling acquisitions were acknowledged in 1826 by Middlebury College, whose authorities con- ferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts. A similar honor was bestowed upon him by the University of Vermont in 1838. From 1830 to 1859 he was judge of the circuit court as it was then constituted, and in 1828 was a member of the committee appointed to revise the laws of the state. Official posts so numerous and so diverse are the indexes to the ability, integrity and consist- ency of the official who, for so long a series of years, held them under the confidence and favor of the people. "For many years," said Mr. Rob- erts, of Burlington, to the county court, "Judge Pierpoint was clerk of this and of the supreme court. As justice of the peace, auditor, referee and commissioner he tried and decided more con- troversies than any other one man of this com- munitj'. He had held various offices in the state government, both legislative and executive; he took a principal part in the revison of the iaws of the state ; he had adorned the bar and graced the bench: and in all these numerous and varied offices and emplojments his intelligence, integ- rity and fidelity were conspicuous." In all the town and village affairs Judge Pier- point bore a conspicuous part, and was held to be an unselfish and pubhc-spirited participant. Friendly to the poor and helpful to the unfortu- nate, his benefactions were enhanced in grace and value by the modesty and quietness which ac- companied them. He loved to do good in secret, to be an unknown benefactor. His death was hke his life — peaceful and confident. His mem- ory is blessed, and his name is spoken with in- stinctive reverence by those who knew him best. His simple, austere honesty commanded implicit confidence, and his rapidity of reasoning so near- ly akin to intuition; his subtle, incisive and ca- pacious mind, his learning, wisdom and energy — all combined to raise him to professional and so- cial eminence. Neither birth nor wealth nor ad- ventitious aids made him the master he was. He 422 THE STATE OF VERMONT. was the grand creation of purely intellectual and moral forces, operative under kindly social condi- tions, and as such is an example to every am- bitious youth, and an encouragement to persistent exertion in the period of struggle which brings into vivid relief ail the grit, gallantry and grip native to indivduals. Robert Pierpoint was married to Abigail, youngest daughter of Joshua Raymond, of Dor- set, in December, 1814. In the following sum- mer they commenced housekeeping in the dwell- ing which continued to be their domicile through Hfe. Six children filled it with sunshine an. I gladness. Evelyn Pierpoint, son of Robert and Abigail • (Raymond) Pierpoint, was born June 10, 18 16, in Rutland, and received his early education in tho public schools of his nati\e town, followed by a short course of study in Bennington Academy. When twelve years of age he was employed as a clerk in the Rutland postoffice, and was for somi- years a clerk in a general merchandise store owned by the late James Barrett in Rutland, in 1837 he took charge of the store of the Brandon Iron Company, and later formed a partnership wnh William Y. Ripley, of Center Rutland. He was for a number of years engaged with a dry-goods and importing house in New York city, and was in business four years in Lansingburg, New York. He then returned to Rutland and formed a part- nership with his father-in-law, the late James Barrett, which continued for four vears. At the end of that time he erected in Mendon the first steam sawnn'II in Vermont, and about the same time became interested in the lumber and bridge- building business, in which he was engaged dur- ing the building and operation of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad. The Pierpoint family had considerable real estate in Rutland. !Mr. Pier- point was largely occupied in managing it. He was a Republican in politics, and in 1854 and 18; T was a member of the council of censors. He was one of ^\<:. dele<:::atcs to the national con- vention held in Philadelphia in June, 1855. ^"^^ was justice of the peace and lor a number of years town treasurer ; was inspector of finance under Governors ^^'ashburn, Hendee and Stew- art: w?> one of tlic directors and cashier of the National r>ank of Rutland: was also one of the incorporators and directors of the Merchants' Bank in that city. Mr. Pierpoint was one of the founders of Otter Creek Lodge, I. O. O. F., and was at the time of his death the only surviving charter member of that body. He also belongeil to the Masonic lodge of Rutland, and was a Con- gregationalist in his religious preference. Mr. Pierpont married, June 4, 1841, Saraii J., daughter of James and Miriam (Buttrick) Barrett, of Rutland. Five children were bom to them, of whom only one, a daughter named An- nie Evelyn, is now living. Mrs. Pierpoint died May 7, 1893. Mr. Pierpoint survived his wife some years, passing away July 12, 1896, at the age of eighty years, leaving behind him the memory of an honest and enterprising business man, a loyal and public-spirited citizen, and a benevo- lent and kind-hearted man. JOHN ROBINS. John Robins, a leading granit manufacturer of Barre, Vermont, inherited through two genera- tions a predisposition for the business which has engaged his attention through a long and active life. His paternal grandfather, Nicholas Robins, a native of Roach, in Cornwall, England, was en- gaged in the granite busines and was quite suc- cessful. George Robins, son of Nicholas Robins, was born in Mortonhamstead, Devonshire, England, in February, 1819. His education was received at the schools of Cornwall, where his parents re- sided. He was brought up in the granite busi- ness, and followed it during all his active life, until he was seventy-five years of age, and during a part of the time he was superintendent of quar- ries. He was a member of the Methodist church, in which he was an itinerant preacher. He mar- ried Mary Ann Redding, who was bom in the year 1812, and died in 1898. Their children were : George, bom in 1844, who died at the age of sixteen years ; John, bom April 24, 1845 ! Nich- olas, born in 1847, ^^^ resides in' England; Philip, born in 1849, ^^^ ^^ ^n South Africa ; and Edwin, in 1851, resides in England. John Robins, eldest living child of George and Mary Ann (Redding) Robbins, was bom at Fowey, near Plymouth, Comwall, England. His education was received in the parish schools. He learned the trade of granite-cutting, which THE STATE OF VERMONT. 423 he followed until he left England for the United States. He landed in New York city in the latter part of June, 1870, and he followed his trade in the metropolis for three months, and then located at Westerly, Rhode Island, where he worked for . one year. He was afterwards engaged at Mon- son, Massachusetts, for a short time, and then at Cape Ann, Massachusetts, where he was em- ployed for two years. He visited England in 1873, and with his wife and two children re- turned to the United Stales and located at St George, Maine, where he entered the employ of the Clark Island Granite Company, with which he remained for fourteen years. In July, 1888, he removed to Barre, Vermont, where he fol- lowed the granite business for himself for three years. He then accepted the positon of foreman for C. E. Tayntor & Company, which position he held for seven years, leaving it to become a member of the firm of Robins Brothers, consisting of himself and his sons. Their present extensive plant was built in 1901, and its product comprises all descriptions of high-grade monumental work, mausoleum and all other cemetery work. The firm holds an interest in the quarries worked and owned by the Manufacturer's Quarrying Com- pany of Barre^ from which their material is drawn. Their product is of the highest repute, famed for excellence of quality and superiority of workmanship, and reaches all the markets known to the commerce of Vermont. Mr. Robins is a man of marked public spirit, and his influence is exerted in behalf of all com- munity interests, in the advancement of material and moral ends. He is at present the alderman from the first ward of the city of Barre. His political affiliations are with the Republican party. He is a member of the Protestant Episco- pal church, of Aurora Lodge, F. & A. M., of Rockland, Maine, and of the New England Order of Protection. He was married January 27, 1865, to Miss Emily Shute, daughter of William and Mariah (Buckler) Shute ; she was born in the parish of Bradworthy, county of Devonshire, England, February 25, 1847. Her father came to America with his family in 1871 ; he was a farmer and located at Meriden, Connecticut, where he died in 1897. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Robins. George was born in the parish of North Hill, county of Cornwall, England, June 29, 1866. He came to America with his parents in 1874, and learned the granite business at St. George, Maine, under his father, with whom he is now associated in business, as is his brother. He is a member of the lodge of Odd Fellows at Barre, and in politics is a Republican. Charles was bom in the parish of North Hill, county of Cornwall, England, January 9, 1870, and came to the United States with his parents. He learned his trade with his father, and is now engaged in business with him. In politics he is a Republican. He was married in August, 1896, to Miss Addie M. Wall. Beatrice Emily, only daughter of Mr. Robins, was born in .St. George, Maine, November 9, 1874. She was married June 8, 1897, to Wilmer Shar- ron Davis, son of Cyrus and Maria (Converse) Davis, and he was bom at Johnson, Vermont, August 9, 1868. To these parents has been bom one child, Frances Beatrice, December 29, 1899. Willie Shute, youngest son of Mr. Robins, was bom at St. George, Maine, June 12, 1876, and resides in Barre. He was a member of Company E, First Vermont Regiment, in the Spanish war, and was quartennaster sergeant. He had pre- viously served in the Vermont National Guards. HERBERT DANIEL RYDER. Herbert D. Ryder is a descendant of early and virile New England stock. On the matemal side he is related to Thomas Brigham, one of the Puritans who fled to this country to escape the tyranny of their persecutors, and settled in Marl- boro, Massachusetts, in 1635, and his g^at-grand- father, John Brigham, born in 1758, was a partici- pant in the war of the Revolution. There is also a strain of the sturdy Scotch-Irish blood in his mother's ancestry, and in that of his father. The mother can trace her Scotch-Irish ancestrv to a family named Duncan, who participated in the siege of Londonderry in 1688. Herbert D. Ryder was born in Acworth, New Hampshire, November 12, 1850, a son of Daniel A. and Elizabeth (Brigham) Ryder. He received his early education in the district school of his native town and later pursued a preparatory course of two years at Oberlin, Ohio, and New Hampshire; he then entered Dartmouth College, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 423 he followed until lie left England for the United States. He landed in New York city in the latter part of June, 1870, and he followed his trade in the metropolis for three months, and then located at Westerly, Rhode Island, where he worked for . one year. He was afterwards engaged at Mon- son, Massachusetts, for a short time, and then at Cape Ann, Massachusetts, where he was em- ployed for two years. He visited England in 1873, and with his wife and two children re- turned to the United Stales and located at St. George, Maine, where he entered the employ of the Clark Island Granite Company, with which he remained for fourteen years. In July, 1888, he removed to Barre, Vermont, where he fol- lowed the granite business for himself for three years. He then accepted the positon of foreman for C. E. Tayntor & Company, which position he held for seven years, leaving it to become a member of the firm of Robins Brothers, consisting of himself and his sons. Their present extensive plant was built in 1901, and its product comprises all descriptions of high-grade monumental work, mausoletim and all other cemetery work. The firm holds an interest in the quarries worked and owned by the Manufacturer's Quarrying Com- pany of Barre, from which their material is drawn. Their product is of the highest repute, famed for excellence of quality and superiority of workmanship, and reaches all the markets known to the commerce of Vermont. Mr. Robins is a man of marked public spirit, and his influence is exerted in behalf of all com- munity interests, in the advancement of material and moral ends. He is at present the alderman from the first ward of the city of Barre. His political affiliations are with the Republican party. He is a member of the Protestant Episco- pal church, of Aurora Lodge, F. & A. M., of Rockland, Maine, and of the New England Order of Protection. He was married January 27, 1865, to Miss Emily Shute, daughter of William and Mariah (Buckler) Shute: she was born in the parish of Bradwortby, county of Devonshire, England, February 25, 1847. Her father came to America with his family in 1871 ; he was a farmer and located at Meridcn, Couneclicut, where he died in 1897. Four children wore horn to Mr. and Mrs. Robins. George was horn in the parish of North Hill, county of Cornwall, England, June 29, 1866. He came to America with his parents in 1874, and learned the granite business at St. George, Maine, under his falherj with whom he is now associated in business, as is his brother. He is a member of the lodge of Odd Fellows at Barre, and in politics is a Republican. Charles was born in the parish of North Hill, county of Cornwall, England, January 9, 1870, and came to the United States with his parents. He learned his trade with his father, and is now engaged in business with him. In politics he is a Republican. He was married in August, 1896, to Miss Addie M. Wall. Beatrice Emily, only daughter of Mr. Robins, was born in St. George, Maine. November 9. 1S74. She was married June 8, 1897, to Wilmer Shar- ron Davis, son of Cyrus and Maria (Converse) Davis, and he was born at Johnson, Vermont, August 9, 1868. To these parents has been born one child, Frances Beatrice, December 29. 1899. Willie Shute, youngest son of Mr. Robins, was born at St. George, Maine. June 12, 1876, and resides in Barre. He was a member of Company E, First Vermont Raiment, in the Spanish war, and was quartermaster sergeant. He had pre- viously served in the Vermont National Guards. HERBERT DANIEL RYDER. Herbert D. Ryder is a descendant of eaHy and virile New England stock. On the maternal side he is related to Thomas Brigham, one of the Puritans who fled to this country to escape the tyranny of their persecutors, and settled in Marl- boro, Massachusetts, in 1635, and his grat-grand- father, John Brigham, born in 1758, was a partici- pant in the war of the Revolution. There is also a strain of the sturdy Scotch-Irish blood in his mother's ancestry, and in that of his father. The mother can trace her Scotch-Irish ancestry to a family named Duncan, who participated in the siege of Londonderry in 1688. Herbert D. Ryder was born in Acworth, New Hampshire, November 12, 185a, a son of Daniel A. and Elizabeth (Brigham) Ryder. He received his early education in the district school of his native town and later pursued a preparatory course of two years at Oberlin, Ohio, and New Hampshire ; be then entered Dartmouth College, THE STATE OF VERMONT. fr:rr. which he was graduated with the class of 1S7:. Shortly after his graduation he assumed th* z*zow United States senator), of Manches- ter. NVa- Hampshire, and finally completed his i!:'ziyrr with J. \V. Pierce, in Springfield, Ver- m.r: J-fc was admitted as a member of the bar in jSfe, and parcticed law one year in Spring- field. In 1881 he was oflfered the position of princij/al of the high school in Bellows Falls, which he accq)ted, and for six years he credit- ab!v and honorably fulfilled the duties of the office. He was then engaged in the mercantile business of Derby & Ball in Bellows Falls from 1887 until July. iHtjc), when lie resumed the practice of his profession in that town, which he has since con- tinued. His sound judgment, thorough knowl- edge of the law, energy and determination form important elements in his business career, and he now enjoys a large and select patronage which returns to him a good income. Mr. Ryder has always taken an active and deep interest in the cause of education and other public matters of importance. He has been schtffA examiner of Windham county since 189 1, sufj^-rintcndent of schools from 1890 to 1897, and sinrc 1 89 1 lias been chairman of the school board of kockingham. He was chairman of the board of bailiffs of Bellows Falls in 1891, 1893 and iH(/j: in December, 1897, he was appointed dep- uty collector of internal revenue for the district coyering New ?Iampsliirc and Vermont. He is a Mason, being affiliated w'Mi the lodge, chapter and council, and is also a luember of the Inde- peinlent Order of Odd Ih'Hows. In politics he has always been an ardent believer in the principles of the Re])ul)lican parly. ( )n Noyember 30, tH8t, Mr. Ryder was united in marriage to Miss Margaret K. Ball, daughter of Hon. I'ranklin P. and Elizabeth (Meachem) Ball, and the children born of that union are: Jessie F., Margaret S., Helen W.. Charlotte I).. Kathcrine F. and Daniel I'ranklin Ryder. WILLIAM GEORGE NYE. William George Nye, postmaster of North Montpelicr, Vermont, is a descendant of Dennis Nye, who was a resident of Rochester, Mass- achusetts, and removed to East Montpelier, Ver- mont, in 1794. He located in the northeast por- tion of the town, where he purchased a farm of one hundred and eight acres of land, for which he paid the small price of two dollars on acre. At the time that Mr. Nye acquired this land it was a complete wilderness; he cleared away the woods and underbrush and cultivated it, and after many years of arduous work he succeeded in making the land productive. Mr. Nye was one of the representative men of the town, ever among the foremost in aiding all movements for the advancement of public interests. He mar- ried Miss Betsey Gray, daughter of John and Mary Gray, who were pioneer settlers of the town. He died about 1850, at the age of eighty years, and his wife survived him about thirteen years. The following named children were hon\ to them: William, who located in Columbus, Indiana, where he died after being engaged for many years in teaching ; John, who married Bet- sey Rich, daughter of Samuel and Margaret Rich, and resided on the old homestead until his death, which occurred in 1880; Ezekiel D., bom July 3, 1812, who married Sarah M. H. Guy, of Peach- am, Vermont, and who represented his town in the legislature in 1861 and 1862; and George Giflford, bom June 26, 181 5. George Gifford Nye, youngest son of I^mnis and Betsey Nye, received his education in the di>* trict schools and at the old Montpelicr Acatlcmy. When he attained to manhood he formed a |>ari- nership with his brother, Ezekiel D. Nye, under the firm name of E. D. & G. G. Nye, manufac- turers of reed organs. Their instruments were of the finest construction and tone, and were al- ways in great demand, and they conducted busi- ness successfully for about fortv years. Mr. Nye took an active interest in the politics of the town. He served as electman, and also filled the office of justice of the peace for man? years. On September 13, 1843, he married Miss Elsie C. King, who was bom April 6, i8i8^ daughter of Dr. Nathaniel C. and FannJ- (Davis) 426 THE STATE OF VERMONT, is authentic record was James Godfrey, bom in 1773. He married in 1793, and his children, John and Sally, were bom in Westboro, Massachusetts, in 1795 and 1797, respectively. Henry Godfrey, paternal grandfather of Dr. Frank H. Godfrey, was born in Massachusetts, whence he removed to New Hampshire, and thence to Washington, Vermont. He married Ruth Pennock, and of this marriage were bom eight children: Anna, in 1795; Alby, in 1796; Polly, in 1798; Eunice, in 1800; Henry, in 1803; Martha, in 1805; Arron, in 1807; and Thomas, in 1809. Thomas Godfrey, the youngest child of Henry and Ruth (Pennock) Godfrey, was bom Decem- ber 5, 1809, in Washington, Vermont. He re- moved to Chelsea, Vermont, where he resided until his death. He took a warm interest in the affairs of the community, and held various town offices. He was a Methodist in religion, a Re- publican in politics, and a carpenter by trade. He married Sarah F. Emerson, and to them were born seven children, Orlana, Olivia, Charles E., Nellie, Alphonse, Albert and Frank H. God- frey. The parents died, respectively, in 1895, and March 28, 1902, at the ages of eighty-six and eighty-seven years. Frank H. Godfrey, youngest child of the fam- ily last named, was bom in Chelsea, January 31, i860. He received his education in the pub- lic schools of that village, and then matriculated in the Electic Medical College, New York city, from which he was graduated in 1881, the year of his attaining his majority. He was engaged in practice in Montpelier for four years, until 1884, when family ties drew him to Chelsea, the place of his birth and the life- long home of his parents. There, although the youngest physician in point of years, his equipment and genuine tal- ent have enabled him to take a position of ac- knowledged leadership. He is one of the most prominent members of his school in the state, and he is a highly regarded member of the State Electic Association and of the New England Electic Medical Association. He is affiliated with George Washington Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. Dr. Godfrey was married in 1883 to Miss Sarion Wilson, a daughter of Russell A. Wil- son. Her father was a fomier resident of Bur- lington, Vermont ; he was a woolen goods manu- facturer, and now resides in pleasant retirement in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MILTON PERRY BARRY. The gentleman's name we here present is one of the successful men of the community of Sax- ton's River, Windham county, where he owns and operates a large wool pulling plant He is a member of one of the early New England fam- ilies, which has been honorable in its connection with society for many years in the Green Moun- tain state. The first member of the family of whom we have knowledge is the great-grand- father of our subject, Jonathan Barry^ who was one of the early settlers of Rockingham, and there passed his existence. His son Joel Barry lived out his life on a farm in Rockingham. His wife's name was Hannah Ober, and they had three children: Kendall P. Barry; Mary M., who married Asahel Wilder; and Lucius M. These are all deceased. Kendall P. Barry married Clar- issa Perry, and there was a family of four chil- dren: Lucius P., deceased February it, 1901, at the age of seventy years; Cleopatra S., deceased in 1864; Milton P., the subject of this sketch; Henry F., deceased in 1849 at the age of ten years. Kendall P. Barry was a farmer in Sax- ton's River and Rockingham, and owned con- siderable property, and was a man of extensive influence in his day, holding many of the local offices of trust in his community. On the ma- ternal side of the family, great-grandfather John Perry served in the Revolutionary war; was a native of Massachusetts, later coming to Rockingham, where he was among the first set- tlers. Jonathan Barry bought a large tract of land in the southwest comer of the town of Rock- ingham, which he divided among his sons, Sam- uel, John, Joel and Asa. A son of the last nained^ Stewart Barry, went west and became a Republi- can leader in Michigan, of which state he event- ually became governor. Jonathan Barry is re- membered to have been one of the first deacons in the old Congregational church, and took a con- spicuous part in town and church affairs in his community. Mr. Milton P. Barry was bom in Saxton's River, February 3, 1836. He was reared among THE STATE OF VERMONT. 425 King, of East Montpelier. Tlieir childreii are: William George, born December 16, 1844; Wash- ington Irving, bom November 26, 1S47, died -March 8. 1849; Ferrand King, born September 31, 1850, diet! February 27, 1855; Herbert Lee, hOTn April 14, 1853, drowned June 25, i860; and Edith Frances, born February 4, 1858, wife '?f John M. Willard, of East Montpeher, W-r- moiit. The father of these children died Sep- leniber i, 1900, and his wife died Februarv 20, 1898. William George Nye, the eldest son of George Gifford and Elsie C. Nye, was bom at North Montpeher, Vermont, December 16, 1844. His early education was obtained in the town school, also the Union school of Montpelier, and later \v a course of study in the Green Mountain In- stitute, at South Woodstock, Vermont, and in Barre Academy, Barre, A'ermont. He entered upon his business career in 1869 by establishing a general store in North Montpelier, which proved so successful an enterprise that he has re- tained it up to the present time. The North Montpeher Co-operative Creamery Company was organized in 1896, and Mr. Nye has acted as its treasurer from that time. The public career of Mr, Kye began by his a|ipointment to the office of postmaster of North Jlontprlier by President Grant, and so faithfullv rlid he perform his duties that he has been con- tinueervfd for many years as town auditor and jus- tice of the peace. In 1894 and 1895 he was tlccteker, one of the leading business men of Bradford, Vermont, who was bom January II, 1 86 1, at Peacham, Vermont. Parker Hooker, grandfather of Burton S. Hooker, was a son of Parker Hooker. He wa* one of the first settlers of the town of Peacham. and became a man of considerable prominence in agricultural circles. In his political affiliations he was an adherent of tlie Democratic party, and in his religion was an active member of the Con- gregational church. He was united in marriafi^c to Miss Hannah Blanchard. Their children were : Hartwell, who married Cynthia Brown; Orman, who married Mercy Blanchard; Sanford, who married Harriet Blanchard ; David, who married Margaret Blair; Lathrop, who married Rache Shoales ; Parker, who married Sarah Webber ; an< Laura Hooker. The father of these children die at the age of seventy-five years. Sanford Hooker, father of Burton S. Hookv was Ixmi December 19, 1816, at Peacham, V^ mont, acquired a common school education • early in life became a miller in South Peachf which occupation he continued up to the t of his death, covering a period of over fifty yf He was also the owner of a small farm whid cultivated for his own use, and the mills hi crated for so many years were known M Water Street mills. He cast his vote wiif Republican party, whose principles he strict hered to. He was a consistent member of dv gregational church. Mr. Hooker married f r>lanchard and the following named torn to them : Helen became the wife I^ailey, a prosperous farmer of Peadiam children are Clarence, Hattie, Robert liailev; Alia married first Philemon THE STATE OF VERMONT. 433 Piachaiii, and for her second husband Josliiia Gillillian, and they reside at Kewanee, Illinois; they have three children — Fannie, Miles and Kent Gil£lHan. Isabellc, wife of James Hall, resides in South Dakota, where he is engaged in farm- ing, Hattie is the wife of J. B. Blanchard. and resides in Nebraska, where Mr. Blanchard is one of the successful commission merchants and a dealer in stock. Sarah is the wife of S. B. McLaren, a resident of Louisville, Nebraska; the>' have two children — Mable and Roy Blanch- ard. Burton S. Hooker completes the famil_v. The father of these children died in 1899 at the age of eighty-two years. Burton S. Hooker received an excellent clas- sical ediicatioTi at the Peacham Academy, and later entered Eastman's Business College, from which he was graduated in 1882, He then pur- chased the Water Street mills at Sowth Peacham from his father, which he successfidly conducteii for ten years, after which he operated the Monroe mills at Monroe, New Hampshire, for two years. In 1894 he removed to Bradford and purchased the Bradford mills, succeeding J. B. Peckett & Co., where he has since continued. The capacity of his plant is five hundred bushels a day, and he handles over one hundred cars of western corn and feed annually, the receipts of his busi- ness being between forty thousand and fifty thou- sand dollars a year. In addition to this exten- sive business he is the proprietor of the Waite's river water power at Bradford, and furnishes the power for the operation of the Bradford electric light plant, of which he is the treasurer and one of its five owners. Mr. Hooker is widely and favorablv known in industrial circles as a straight- forward, reliable business man, and his success is attributable to a close adherence to honorable busine.rs principles and to unflagging zeal ami energy. Politically Mr. Hooker is a Republican, and at the present time (1903) is serving the village of Bradford in the capacity of selectman and trustee. He also represented his town during the rears 1901 and ii>02. He is a prominent mem- ber of Charitv Lodge No. 43, Free and .Acceiited Mason--. On .Vugust, 3, 1886, Mr. Hooker married Clara Dow,' danghter of Dr. Frank Dow. of Con- cord, X'ermont, who was a general practitioner of that town. Their children arc : Sanford Bur- ton and Genevieve Hooker. Mrs, Hooker was educated in vocal and instrumental music at Bos- ton, and subsequently was engaged as a teacher of music for several jears at Bradford, and she achieved considerable reputation as a performer through northeastern New England, and her services are in great demand at theatricals and entertainments. The family are active and con- sistent memhers of the Congregational church of Bradford, Vermont. HENRY THEODORE CUSHMAN. Henry Theodore Cushman, a successful man- ufacturer and inventor of North Bennington, and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Benning- ton, Bennington county. Vermont, May 16. 1844. His ancestry was of Puritan stock, be being .^ direct descendant of Robert Cushman, who sailed with the Pilgrim Fathers in the Mayflower. His great-grandfather. Charles Cushman, was one_of (he leading men of historic Bennington, a Revo- lutionary soldier, and later serving as selectman of the town, a justice of the peace, and deacon of the old First church. Henry T. Cushman was the youngest son of John and Sophronia (Hurd) Cushman. He was educated in the academies of his native place, and began business as a merchant at the age of sixteen years, being left, by the death of his father, with the care and principal support of his mother and two sisters. He enlisted in the early part of the Rebellion as regimental quartermaster, and was probably the youngest quartermaster in the army. His efficiency and faithfulness are attested by the fact that in the absence of the brigade quarter- master he was at times appointed to fill that posi- tion. He was the first to offer his services to the brigade commander. General L. A, Grant, who said of him, in a letter to a brother soldier: "He was not only an excellent quartermaster, but he was a brave and gallant soldier, I shall never forget, when the terrible battle of the Wilderness left the old brigade with but one staff officer, how Lieutenant Cushman and two other quartermas- ters volunteered to serve during the emergency. It was a gallant act of itself, and Lieutenant Cush- man not only volunteered, but he performed con- spicuous service all through the battle that imme- 434 THE STATE OF VERMONT. diately followed the Wilderness, including the Bloody Angle." Since his removal to North Bennington in 1867. Mr. Cushnian has been engaged in the man- ufacture of stationers' goods, he having received letters patent on many of the articles he makes. After prosecuting this branch of business with success for some time, he added to it the manu- facture of fine furniture, reaching out into all states of the Union, and exporting also to Eng- land, Germany and other foreign countries. He now has one of the largest plants in town. In 1877, at the celebration of the Centennial of the battle of licnnington, Mr. Cushman was adjutant general of the veterans" reunion, and was active in locating the encampment and preparing for the entertainment of the veterans and the other soldiery. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the L'nited Slates, tiie Sons of the American Revolution, the Bennington Battle Monument Association, and several prominent clubs, local and state. He has been, since 1895, president of the village where he resides, and has been also at the head of the school committee, taking special interest in educational matters. He is a man of good conmion sense, agreeably sea- soned with wit and humor. He is a Republican. October 4, 1867, Mr. Cnsman marired Eliza, daughter of Henry Davis Hall, and granddaugh- er of Ex-Governor Hiland Hall; thev have five Children: Arthur H.. John H.. William C. H., Caroline E. and Frederick B. Cushman. DR. RICHARD Gl.KNN MORTOX, Dr. Richard Glenn Morton, deceased, was born in Sudhnry. \'ennont. .\pril i, 1830. and died at his Imnie in Kandiilph. Wrmont, I'ebruary 3. iSiiS. Ill' was a srm of < lideon and Meribah (I'.allard) Morton, and came of patriotic an- cestry, his great-grandfather. Martin Morton, and his grandfather, Richard Morton, having sfwicl ill the Revolutionary war without pay. but not without honor, both being pres- <'nt at the battle of Bunker Hill, and with \\"ashiiis;tc>n at \'alley Forge. Kichard Morton then bein^^ a lad of fourteen. Martin Morton, a native of England, married a Scotch lassie, and of the children born of their union many attained prominence in public affairs, and one, John Mor- ton, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Richard G. Morton obtained the rudiments of his education hi the district schools of his na- tive town, after which he attended the Brandon Seminary, and the school of Professor Barrett at Leicester, Vermont. His father, Gideon Morton, was a physician, but he did not advise his son Richard to take up a professional career. Not- withstanding the opposition of his father, the son toti BR. RrCHARD CL£NN UOP Ijcgan the study of medicine in the office c Middleton (ioldsniith. At Rutland, V"c 1855, III health prevented him from o^niplctf bis studies, but, having; paitsed a most en "' e>:amination in t&^q. he was kIIowoI In } as a physician. His physical sirenf^h, would not allow him to continue i sion. which he R-luclantly gave up ui4 a position as prescription clerk in the drug | THE STATE OF VERMONT. 435 I.. L. Diitclier & Son, in St. Albans, \eriTiont. On resigning his situation in that place, he was unable to work for two years, then entered the employ of Dr. C. L. Case, of Brandon, Vermont, where he remained for some time. He was some- what noted as a school teacher, having had some experience in every district of Sudbury, be- sides teacliing in other places for a few terms. Coming to Randolph in July, 1862, Dr. Mor- ton embarked in the drug business on his own ac- count, in tile DuBois and Gay block, leasing a store, which he stocked with drugs and other goods, and there carried on an extensive business until his death. A man of excellent financial and executive ability, he acquired con- siderable property, becoming interested in real es- tate, and erecting seven houses, some of which he kept for tenement purposes. While living in Sudbury, he Iield many oflices of trust and re- sponsibility, but after settling in Randolph his lime was largely devoted to his private interests. Dr. Morton married, December 2, i8"5, Mar- tha A. Burke, who was bom in Pomfret. \"er- mont, June ig. 1848. Her father. Dexter Ihirke, was a prosperous farmer in Sharon, where Mrs. Morton was reared. He was 3 Republican in polities, and a Methodist in religious belief. He married Aurilla Bugbee, by whom he had seven children, as follows: Alma, wife of Syl- vester Snow, of South Royalton, Vermont; Ed- mund D., a farmer in South Royalton : Martha A., now Mrs. Morton ; Edna C, wife of Henry King, dealer in sewing machines at Woodstock, Ver- mont ; Clarence E., for many years foreman of the shoe shop in South Royalton; Forest E., engaged in agricultural pursuits in Randolph ; and Charles .A.., a railroad employe at West Falmouth, Massa- chusetts. Mrs. Morton was associated with her hnst)anrl in the drug business for nine years prior tT his death, and has since continued it with great success. .She has the honor and distinction of being the only lady graduate pharmacist in the state. Dr. and Mrs. Morton reared two chil- dren, namely : Jennie L^diih, l)orn Xovcmber 19, 1882; and F-rnest Harry, .Vtigiist 20, 1887. Mrs. Morton's lincaije is traced to Richard iliirke. who was born in i''i40, in county Clare, Ireland, whence he came to America about 1660, and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He is supi"isc'oth, Massachusetts. They had nine chil- dren. He owned and lived on a farm in the "Fastern vale," about a mile from Plane Hill, which was held in the Bugbee name imlil about 436 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1887, when it was sold. Dorotfty Bugbee died October 6, 1721, and Samuel afterward married Mary Morse, who bore him no issue. He died November 12, 1744. (IV) Jesse, fifth child and second son of Sam- uel and Dorothy Bugbee, was bom March 10, 171 J, in Woodstock, and married Experience Peake, March 14, 1733. He lived in West Wood- stock, and signed a petition, November 12, 1736, for the setting oflF of a separate parish, that they might have preaching four months every year at the charge of the whole town. He died in 1756, and his widow survived until' January 8, 1797, dying in Pomfret, Vermont. They had eight children. (V) Abiel, sixth child and second son of Jesse and Experience Bugbee, was born February 27, 1746, in Woodstock. November 15, 1770, he married Hannah Harwood, who was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, July 2^, 1750, and died in Pomfret, Vermont, October 17, 1836. They had nine children. Abiel Bugbee was a member of the fifth company from Ashford, Connecticut, enlisting ^lay i, 1775, under Captain Thomas Knowlton, in Colonel Israel Putnam's regiment. He served at the battle of Bunker Hill, where a buckle was shot from one of his shoes. He was discharged December 15, 1775, but later enlisted ai^^a'n and was in action at the battle of White Plains. New York, October 28, 1776. On June 17, 1786, he bought land in Pomfret, \'ermont, upon v.'hich he settled two years later, and here he died January 17, 1824. (\'I) Rufus, youngest child and sixth son of Abiel and Hannah Bugbee, was born May 12, 1792, in Pomfret, \'ermont, and married Eliza- beth Hunter in 1818. He was a farmer, educated in the common school of his native town, and was a useful member of the communitv. He was for m many years a steward in the Methodist church, served as selectman and justice of the peace, and was captain of the local militia company, declin- ing oflered promotion in that body. In politics he was a Whig. Frec-soiler. and a Republican from the organization of the party until his death, which occurred in Pomfret, September 30, 1871. His wife was a daus^hter of David and Abigail (Howe) Hunter, and was born September 16, 1705. in Londond'Try. New Hampshire. Tradi- tion savs she was related to Admiral and General Howe, of the British army of occupation in the Revolution. (VII) Aurilla Bugbee, wife of Dexter Burke. , HON. ZED S. STANTON. Zed Silloway Stanton, of Roxbury, Vermont, a most useful and honored citizen of Washington county, and who has rendered to the people val- ued service as a jurist and legislator, and in various minor offices, is of blended English and Scotch-Irish blood. The earliest member of the Stanton family known in America was Benjamin Stanton, who was an English soldier, and sonic time prior to 17 10 came to America in a fleet com- manded by one Nicholson, a naval commander. After the surrender of Port Royal he was one of the garrison stationed at Annapolis, and he per- formed other military duty with the colonial forces under the British rule. He married Elea- nor Ricker, and their son William, born in 1730, became a patriot soldier and died while in the army during the Revolutionary war, February 20, 1777. Ezekiel, son of William, bom in ijfx). died at Northfield, Vermont, in 1833, and wa?* the grandfather of Lieutenant-Governor Stanton. He was a farmer and lived in turn in Barrington. New Hampshire, his native place; Washington. Williamstown and Northfield, Vermont. Ho married Annie Berry, and his children were: A\^illiam, Isaac, John, Moses, Paul, Thomas. Ezekiel, Jonathan, George Berry and one (laugh- ter, Tamson. (jeorge Berry Stanton, son of Ezdciel Stan- ton, was born in Barrington, New Hampshire. February 14, 1809, and was brought by his |>ar- ents to X'ermont. He was a man of industry and excellent character. His active life was fiassetl as a farmer in Roxbury, where he died Augiii^t 28, 1888. and he was at one time a member of the state militia. January 10, 1841, he married.- at Northfield, Lucretia Prentiss Silloway, who was born November 30, 1818, in Berlin, Vermont. ^ daughter of Zedekiah and Esther (Holden) Sil- loway, and she outlived her husband, d\-ing De- \ cember 24. 1896. The children of George Berry and Lucretia (Silloway) Stanton were: David Russell and Zed Silloway Stanton. The first named was bom October 24, 1841, and is a faurrocr y ^S/ta^-tyfiff-j/t^ r.u-JL THE STATE OF VERMONT. 437 :upation, and he has also riccupied various Dffices. He married Kate Stone, and their ^ were: Maud Electa, Mary and Frcil Zed Silioway Stanton, only other child of e Berry and Lucretia (Silioway) Stanton, im in Roxbury May i, 184S. His life was f industry and stnrdy ambition from the Until he was nineteen years of age he J on the parental farm, attending a country for three months each winter and at times ng during short summer terms until eleven tf age. For eighteen nintuhs afterward he med the severe and dangerous duty of a lan on a train on the Ctiiiral Vermont Rail- He left this employment to aid his father nilding the family home, which had been ^■ed by fire. He subsetniently attended the [ school for a brief time, and then engaged hopper and teamster in clearing off land le present state trout hatchery. While per- g all this labor he still desired to fit him- r a more important place in life, and cher- I determination to seek a higher education eans to that end. 1872 Mr, Stanton went to NorthfieM to at- :hool and, although twenty-four years old, ;t the age when men «si.iallv enter a school- he took his place in the middle forms of aded school. He was an ardent student, lilehe was not privileged In enter college, ! such a substantial foundation that his ^quirenients brought to him pro ment'.s \orwich Inivt-rsity in 1895. the degree of of .\ris. During his student career he I the confidence of two successive princi- Ihe Xorthiield school— Marshall R. Peck ll)crt R. SavagL — both ripe scholars and ■need educators, who gave him ample en- ement to persist in the path which lie had At the same time he wa.'i defraying his cs with the means obtained in teaching anil in other employments, er attending ,';chool at N'ortlifield Mr. ; engaged in the study of law, having as 1 turn Frank Phnnlcy, of Xorthfield, and lurant. of Alniit]K'lier. iKith cai>able practi- . M a later day ^Ir. Stanton had the pleas- i-;tifying to his apprccialinn for Mr. Plum- placing him in nomination for Congress, speech upon that occasion was a splendid eulogy and tribute. On March 15. 1880, Mr. Stanton was admitted lo the bar. and he soon afterward entered upon practice in Roxbury, which has been the scene of his efforts to the present time. During the first few years he also continued to teach in district schools. In 1882 he was admitted tn practice in the state supreme court, and in 1889 was admitted to the United States circuit and district courts. As a lawyer his success has been marked, and outside of his practice he has frequently been called upon to act as referee and special master. Among the most important cases in which he has been engaged were State vs. Dyer et al., the notorious Wash- ington county conspiracy case, in which he was of counsel for the respondents : State vs. Marsh anfl Buzzell. for murder, wherein the state's at- torney was disqualified, and he was assigned to prosecute; and State vs. Mildred Brewster, and State vs. Noakes, murder, and State vs. Wales. arson, in all of which he ivas assigned by the court to assist the state's attorney. At the bar he is known as a well equipped lawyer, a logical debater and an able and eloquent speaker, making his statements with the utmost clearness, and urg- ing his conclusions perspicuously and with great forceftdness. From 1884 to 1888 Mr, Stanton served as asslstaJit judge of the Washington county court, and in this position he gave evidence of high judicial qualities of mind and tempera- ment. He vindicated the authority of the office to which he had been called, removing it from the perfunctory to the active list, and his conduct was such an innovation that his difference with a presiding judge as to the merits of the principle involved came before the supreme court on a question of constitutionality, in which he was fully sustained. This case is reported in Bates vs. Bassett, 60 Vermont, 530, From 1890 to 1896 Mr. Stanton occupied the position of state's at- torney, and he cleared up a large docket so rap- idly and satisfactorily that a competent critic paid him the tribute of saying that "he set a standard in that ofllice by which excellence of execution is measured," The professional career of Mr, Stanton has been thus related connectedly, and it is to be here told of his other activities reaching into all de- partments of community life. He has almost con- stantly been occupied with a succession of local 438 THE STATE OF VERMONT. offices, which, while insignificant in emoluments, are of the utmost importance to the people. At various times he has been called to serve as se- lectman, lister, constable, school director, town clerk and town treasurer, and during many terms he occupied two or more of these positions at the same time. It is of interest to note as indicative at once of his capability and of the estimation in which he is held by his fellows, that for sixteen years he was annually elected moderator of the town meeting, and he was only relieved from such duty because of his election to an office which could not be held in association with it. In 1884 and again in 1886 Mr. Stanton was representative in the legislature from the town of Roxbury, and in 1900 he was state senator. His conduct in both positions was characterized by broad intelligence and unflinching integrity, giving close scrutiny to all new measures, and his most fervent efilort to their support or in antago- nizing them as their merits or demerits war- ranted. He servetl upon various committees in the house, on the committees on the insane, on elections, on railroads and on the general com- mittee ; and in the senate on the committees on judiciary, railroads and corporations, and on the joint committee on state and court expenses, and he was chairman of the two latter n^med bodies. He was a state railroad commissioner from 1896 to 1898 and from August i, 1897, ^^ the expira- tion of his term of service was chairman of the board. This long career of usefulness brought to him in 1892 a well deserved preferment in his election as lieutenant-governor. By virtue of his office he was president of the senate, and he preside-, 1899, full of years and honor. Albert Charles Reed attended the district THE STATE OF VERMONT. school, and was afterward a student at the Barre Academy. On completing his education he fol- lowed the course which has been adopted by so many of our cnterprisng self-made men, namely, teaching in the winter and engaging in other oc- cupations during the summer. He continued this for five years, and for two years, from 1869 to 1871, was in business with H. Z. Mills under the firm name of Mills & Reed. Feeling, liow- e\'er, more inclination for agricidture than for commerce, the result, no doubt, of an inherited taste, he purchased in 1871 the farm on which he lived till his death. He was also, for twenty- five years, a large dealer in live and dressed poultry. In politics Mr, Reed was a staunch upholder of Republican principles, and the fact that lie en- joyed in a high degree the confidence of his towns, men was demonstrated by their having honored him for five years witli the office of lister, for two years with that of selectman, and also with that of town auditor. He was clerk and treasurer of the Cobble Hill Creamery from its organiza- tion in Sejitember, 1901. Mr. Reed was a highly respected member of the Congregational church at Barre city. His inclination did not lead him to affiliate to any great degree with fraternal oixlcrs, his only con- nection of that kind being with the Knights of Honor. Mr. Reed married, August 23, 1870, Alfaratta Geneveve Wheatoii, daughter of Eras- tus and Nancy C. (Clark) Wheatwi. She was bom on the Wheaton homestead, in the town of Barre, March 12, 1849. Their elder son, Charles Earnest Reed, is a resident of Barre city ; he mar- ried, September 18, i8c>4, Inez Alta Perry, daugh- ter of Courtland Perry, of Barre, and they have one child, Viola Ellen, born June 24, 1902. Mr, Reed's yoimger son, George Albert, born August 18, 1879, is a student at Dartmouth College, WILLIAM McNEIL. William McNeil, a highly respected citzen of Shelburne, Vermont, is a grandson of John Mc- Neil, who esE.iblislied the first ferry between Charlotte, Vermont, and Essex, New York. The McNeils descended from Clem McNeil, and moved from Scotland to Ireland in 1609. The founder of the McNeil familv in America was Captain Archibald McNeil, who was born in An- trim, Ireland, about 1710. He came to America about 1730, and took an active part in Lord Londoune's expedition to Fort Edward in 1757 and to Crown Point in 1759. and against Canada in 1760 and 1761. He settled in Litchfield, Con- necticut, was concerned in the expedition against the Spanish West Indies, and was a member of all the war committees at Litchfield during the Revolution. His son. John JIcNeil, born in 1741, came from Litchfield to North Adams, Massa- chusetts, in 1766. and to Bennington, ^■"ermont, about three years later. He obtained from New York a grant of two thousand acres in the town of Tinmouth, where he settled in 1777. Being a loyalist, he was dislodged by the Green Moun- tain Bovs. After the war he settled in Charlotte, and was first clerk and first representative of the town. He died in 1813. Charles McNeil, son of John and Mary ( B reck en ridge) McNeil, married Jerusha Ly- many. Mary (Breckenridge) McNeil was a daughter of Lieutenant James Breckenridge, on whose farm, says the "Early History of Ver- mont," "was born the future state of Vermont." In 1772 he was one of the special commissioners sent to England by the settlers in the interest of land grants, and was one of the commissioners to Congress in July, 1776. William McNeil, a son of Oiarles and Jerusha (Lvmaiil McNeil, was horn in Charlotte. Ver- mont-, May 29, 1826, and was reared on the farm and educated in a private school, after which he was sent to a high school in an adjoining town. In 1850, being sdzed with the "gold fever" which then attacked so many, he went to California, where he engaged in mining and was also United States weigher in the custom house. At the end of six years he returned to Charlotte, and later went to Missouri, where he was livng at the out- break of the Civil war. Enlisting in Company F, First Mis.souri Cavalry, he was made sergeant of his company, and later was promoted to the rank of sergeant major of his regiment and sub- sequently became sergeant provost marshal, serv- ing three years and three months. At the close of the war he returned to Vermont and engaged in the cultivation of a farm, which now forms part of the "Shelburne farms." owned by Dr. W. Seward Webb. Mr. McNeil is now the owner I 4-tO THE STATE OF VERMONT. tf 1 rn-.ill farm in the village of Shelbume, where z* :b living a retired life, enjoying the fruits of c. l:r.^ industrious life. In politics he acts with rl'jz r'l-.ii-nal Prohibition party, and, with his wife. ir 1 rr.-.rr.yMrv of the Methodist Episcopal church. '. Ir. McXeil married, in 1856, Miss Lucia C.^.'"r:>:k, daughter of Levi and Maria (Lewis) C." r: >:k. Her father was a native of Vermont, V.-r. :r. Fletcher, in July, 1793, and came with r • :>'rrT. when five vcars old, to Shelburne, *. rr'- :-.e died May 16, 1885, at the great age of r :.•:•- -:v.o years. He was a farmer throughout r:r ', i':. lie served in the war of i8t2, and took y<.'*. :r. the battle of Flattsburg. His wife, Maria ly:.-, >. was ]yt)Tn April 5, 1798. The father of L^-. : ^ oinst'K'k was Levi Conistock, Sr., who was \j^/r:: .\pril 3, 1766, a son of Captain Daniel Com- ^•'yi<. v.ho derived his title from armv service *::r:u'^ the Revolutionary war. Captain Com- ^•vk died January ir, 1816, aged seventy-four y<:ar*. J lis wife, Mary, wove, on a hand loom, in iXjo, a rug which is now used as a portiere in tlj<- li'/iiie of William McNeil. 'Jo William and Lucia (Conistock) McXeil wen- born three children: Clinton, who died at the :i'^t' of thirty-three years; (Jeorge C, now a r<'^id«iit of Philadelphia; and I^'anny M., who liv«^ with lu-r parents. HAKLAX \\ CrMMINGS. *^M'iij^ thi* public-spirited and enterprisinir €iti/«n- of North Thetford, Vermont, and who d*-* r*. «'dly possess to a large degree the confi- de ii'i- of their fellow townsmen, may be men- tioned the name of Harlan P. Cummings, who wa^ l>«»rn January H), 1837, in Thetford, \'er- iiioni. Jeremiah Cummings, his grandfather, ac- of that section of the state. I*2zra and a son of l'',li*azer, James Cummings, served as privates dtirini^' the war of 181 2. Jeremiah Cummings fMireha^cd, in 1703. a farm which was formerly the ppijierty of Dr. lUirgoyne, and subsequently bit;iiiu- the owner of a large tract of land, origin- al] \ settled by John Chapel, and which is the (iitMni site of the village of North Thetford. Ill- married Abigail Swalk">w, a native of Mas- sachusetts, whose family subsequently settled in Woodstock, Vermont. Their children were: Jeremiah, who resided for many years in Nor- wich, Windsor county, where his death occurred ; Weaker, who was engaged in agricultural pur- suits up to the time of his death in Thetford, Vermont ; Jason, who settled on a near-by farm ; Zebedee; Edmund; Eben; Clarissa, who was united in marriage to Alvah Hall, and they lived in Fairlee, Vermont, many years, then moved west, and their children were Cummings and Clarissa Hall; they were among the original founders of Udina, Illinois, where their deaths occurred ; and Rebecca, wife of Asa Merrill, who made his way overland, traveling in wagons, from Thetford to Udina, Illinois, became the first postmaster of the town, and was the owner of several farms which yielded him a handsome in- come. Eben Cummings, father of Harlan P. Cum- mings, was born at Dunstable, Massachusetts, and obtained a practical education in the common schools of that town and Thetford, Vermont, whither his parents removed when he was a small boy. He was reared on his father's farm, which he subsequently owned and operated for many vears, ami in addition to this industry he was the m m proprietor of a public house in the village. He sold and improved many building sites in the town of Thetford, gave the site for the North Thetford bridge, and was largely instrumental in the organization and construction of the Pas- sumpsic Railroad. In his political affiliations he was a member of the Whig party, and held various local offices, among them being justice of the peace and assessor. He was a prominent member of St. John's Lodge, F. & A. M., and an active and zealous member of the I'^irst Con- gregational church, taking a keen interest in the various societies connected with it. He par- ticipated in the battle of Plattsburg during the war of 181 2, and assisted in proving land war- rants for the soldiers who took part in the Strug- gle. He was one of the first stockholders in the Connecticut & Passtimpsic Railroad, and up to the time of his death served as treasurer of the North Thetford Bridge Company. He was a man of irreproachable character, never sought public prominence, and was devoted to his home and family ties. He married Betsey Jacquith, r, J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 441 daughter of Moses Jacqiiith, and four children were bom to them: Angeline, widow of Otis Earle, who resided for many years at \ewbnry and later at Thetford, Vermont, and their chil- dren were Oara, Byron C, Fred E., Jutia A. and Willis L. Earie; Elizabeth Ann, wife of Solon K. Berry, one of the prominent and influ- ential farmers of Thetford ; Ellen M., widow of J. E. Johnson, who was a resident of Bridge- water, New Hampshire, and tlieir children were Mary, Helen L. and Gertrude E. Johnson : and Harlan P. Cnmmtngs. Mr. Cmnmings died Sep- tember 17, 1857, aged sixty-seven years, and his widow passed away October 24, 1858, in the fifty-ninth year of her age. Harlan P. Cummings, youngest child and only son of Ehen and Betsey Cummings, attended the Thetford Academy, where he acquired a prac- tical education, but on accoimt of the death of his father was obliged to forego the college course which had been planned for him. On August 29, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Com- pany A, Fifteenth Regiment, \''ermont Volun- teer Infantry, was nine months in Virginia under the command of Colonel Redfield Proctor, and, of the whole regiment of one thousand men, forty-five were from Thetford, Company A hav- ing been raised in Orange county. They served in the defences of Washington until General Lee made his invasion on Pennsylvania, being a part of the First Army Corps. Later they were sent to Gettysburg, arriving in time for the second day's fight, in which they supported the battery on Cemetery Ridge with great valor and heroism. They also followed General Lee's re- treat as far as the Potomac, serving longer than the term of their enlistment; and were mustered out at Brattleboro, Vermont, August 5, 1863. Of the one hundred and one men who composed the company, only one other besides Mr. Cum- mings was present for duty on all occasions and never had leave of absence on account of sick- ness. .After his discharge from the service of the liiitiii States. Mr, Cutumings returned to the paternal homestead, which he has cultivated with diligence and success; he has made a specialty of dairying, and was one of the founders of the North Thetford Creamery, which is so largely conducive to the prosperity of the town. He has disposed of building lots from time to time, as the growing needs of the village required, and in all enterprises which would benefit the town he has always taken an active interest, facilitat- ing building operations by becoming a dealer in lumber, buying by the carload and retailing as the occasion requires. He is a director, clerk and treasurer in the West Fairlee, Fairlee & Thetford Telephone & Telegraph Company, is much interested in the cause of education and is a trustee of Thetford Academy, conlributed liberally to the building of the church, and of ]-yme Bridge, being clerk of these corporations for nearly forty years. He has served in the ca- pacity of chairman of the Republican town com- mittee, president of the local Republican club, for twenty-five years continuously held the office of justice of the peace, was postmaster of North Thetford from 1S66 to 1876. and in the latter years was chosen to the general assembly from Thetford, Vermont, by a large majority. With the aid of two other veterans, Mr, Cummings organized the Orange County Veterans' Asso- ciation, is a member of the Fifteenth Regiment Veterans' Association, of which he has been ad- jutant, a member and commander of E. B. Frost Post, and is prominently affiliated with the Ma- sonic fraternity at West Fairlee. Mr. Cummings performs a large amount of probate business, holding in trust several pieces of property, a fact which attests his standing in his own com- munity, and he has also been of great service to those seeking pensions. On January 23, 1868, Mr. Cummings married Alpha M, Baxter, daughter of Marshall D. Bax- ter, of Norwich, Vermont, where he was en- gaged in farming interests. Their children are : Allen C. was educated at Thetford Academy and Dartmouth College, graduating from the latter named institution in 1892 with the degree of Bachelor of .A^rts ; he was engaged in teaching at St. Johnsbury, but at the present time (1903) is serving as principal of the Ayer high school. Burton E. was educated at Thetford Academy, and subsequently engaged in farming at Burling- ton, Vermont; in 1900 he went west and died at St. Louis, ^Tissouri, in April, igoo, aged twenty- eight years. Elizabeth A. is a graduate of Thet- ford .Academy, and for the past eight years served in the capacity of supervisor in the Massa- 442 THE STATE OF VERMONT. chusetts State Deaf and Dumb School at North- ampton, Massachusetts. Marshall D. was edu- cated at Thetford Academy and Burlington Ag- ricultural CoUeg^e, and is now professor of botany and assistant professor of horticulture in the Maine State College at Orino, Maine. Harlan P., Jr., is a graduate of Thetford Acad- emy and St. Johnsbury Academy, also engaged in teaching, Edith E. Cummings resides at home with her parents. Mr. Cummings is serving his second vear as treasurer of Thetford Academv, and has been a member of the board of trustees since 1879. ORVILLE A. SPEAR. Orville Asa Spear, of Shclburne, Vermont, is a descendant of George Spear, who was a native of Scotland and emigrated about the year 1644 to this country, where he became the progenitor of the American branch of the family. His son, Ebenezer, was the father of Deering Spear, who was first married to Catherine Miles, and after her death to Jemima Thayer, on June 30, 1726. Deer- ing Spear was born March 6, 1700, and died in 1767. Richard Spear, son of Deering and Je- mima Spear, was born November 22^ I737» and died ^lay IQ. 1788. On the 21st of April, 1758, he married j\Iiss Elizabeth White, and their son, Elhanan. was the father of Orville A. Spear. Richard Spear, grandfather of Orville A. Spear, removed from Braintree, Massachusetts, to Shclburne, Vermont, arriving August 24, 1783. Here he purchased a tract of land, which he pro- ceeded to clear and cultivate. His wife was a descendant of Peregrine White, who was the first child born in the colony that sailed from Englan-.l on the Mayflower. Their children are recorded as follows: Richard, born August 10, 1759, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war ; Barnabus, born April 4, 1761 : Deering, July 28, 1763; Bar- zilia. October 25, 1765: Elizabeth. March 2. 176S; Drusilla, May 6, 1770; Barjona, August i, 1772; Abigail, December 17, 1775 : Asahel, March 15, 1778: Elhanan, July 17, 1781 ; and Easther, April II, 1784, died in childhood. Of these, Richard was one of the smallest babies at birth that ever grew to maturity. He was placed in a quart tankard, and the cover shut down. The mother of these children passed away September 20, 1818, aged eighty years. When Mr. Spear loc Vermont there were no grist mills nean Whitehall and St. Johns, whither grists w< ried in a canoe. When his son, Elhanan small boy the latter was sent on an en Burlington, riding the only horse in the ment, and was pursued by a panther on t home. There were no roads, and he i a trail marked by blazed trees. The ; was killed next day, near the present re of Lemuel S. Drew. Mr. O. A. Spear pi and cherishes two dresses worn bv his au hundred years ago, and also two red bro cloaks over one hundred years old. \ possesses a silver tablespoon, owned by his grandmother, Elizabeth Miles, in 1651, an* ancient relics, including a pewter platter n London. Elhanan Spear was born in Old Br (now known as Quincy), Massachusetts, J 1 78 1. He was only two and a half years when his parents removed to Vermont, wl was reared and recived his education, after he learned the trade of tanner and currie that of shoemaker. He carried on an exi business in these different trades, and in a< to these he devoted a portion of his time to ing. Tn 1804 he built the residence in wh son now resides. Mr. Spear was an 0 Whig, and l)ecame an earnest Republican 2 ways maintained an interest in the pn^ affairs. One of his last wishes was that he live to see Grant elected President. He hd< ous town offices, and was chosen to represent burne in the. state legislature in 1839 and i- Mr. Spear was married twice, his firs having been Miss Louisa Saxton, daugh Frederick Saxton, one of the earliest sett! Burlington, Vermont. Thev were married ary 24, 1808, and a daughter, Julia Louisa January 8, i8og, became the wife of Myr Read May 30, 1830 jfSee Read). Mrs. Spea April 19, 1809, and on June 4, 1810, Mr. was married to Miss Annie Callender, bo Spencertown, (now Chatham), New York, vember 25, 1789, a daughter of John and Re (Loom.is) Callender. The former named ' sergeant in the Revolutionary war. John ender settler in South Burlington, Vennoff what is now known as Spear street, and en? THE STATE OF VERMONT. in tlie tailoring trade. Following is a brief record of the children born to Mr, and Mrs. Spear: Giles Chittenden, born October i8, 1811, was a surveyor, banker and merchant in Burlington, and died in Shelbume July 15, 1844. Camilla Fran- ces, bom April 4, 1813, died December 23, 1859. Amos Callender, born November 24, 1814, was a druggist of Burlington, and died February 23, 1892. Frankhn Winchester, born January 19, 1817, was a merchant, and later a railroad agent, and died November 5, 1899, at Milwaukee. War- ren Perry, born November 14, 181S, was a mer- chant in Burlington, and died September 18, 1845. Cassins Lee, born November 12, 1820, was a shoe- maker and farmer, and died June 14, 1900, in South Burlington. Stephen Decatur, born Oc- tober 21, 1822, was a merchant in Burlington, and died August 14, 1851. Lucinda Adelia, born No- vember I, 1824, died July 2, 1853. Lucy Anna, bom July u, 1827, became the wife of Phineas H. Catlin, and died April i. 1897, Hannibal Elhanan, bom October 31, 1829, was a merchant, and died August 12, 1SS7, at Milwaukee. Or- ville A. is mentioned below. The father of these children [lied February 4, 1869, and his wife died February r, 1874. Orville A. Spear, youngest child of Elhanan and Annie Spear, was born June 15, 1S32, was reared on his father's farai, and has resided all his life in the same house in which he was born. He acquired his education in the cuminon s^chool* of his native town, and has pursued the occupa- tion of farming, at which he has been successful. Politically Mr. Spear is a member of the Re- publican party, and religiously a member of the Episcopal church of Shelburne, Vermont. A faithful churchman, he has been a vestryman many years, and has been several times a delegate to the diocesan convention. On November i, 1875, Mr. Spear was united in marriage to Miss Mira Havens, bom in Nor- folk, New York, April 29, 1845, a daughter of Gurdon and Sclinda Havens. One child has been born of this union, — Anna Camilla, born August 25, 187C1, died May 22, 1890. Mrs. Spear passed away December 28, 1883. Mr. Spear has never been in any sense a politician and has avoided public positions, except that he served twenty-two years as clerk and treasurer of his school district, known as Xo, 4. GEORGE ER.\STUS CLARK WHEATON. John Wheaton was tlie first ancestor of the Wheaton family of whom we have any record. The period of their emigration from England is unknown, but John was born in the state of Mas- sachusetts, probably about the middle of the eight- eenth century. He married Phoebe Hubbard, and removed with his wife and six children from Lei- cester, Massachusetts, to the town of Barre, Ver- mont. Here he purchased of Peter Taft a farm of about one hundred acres on East Hill. A few acres had already been slashed and a log cabin erected, but Mr. Wheaton immeadiately applied himself to the work of clearing and building a more com- fortable house for his family. His children were; Sal lie, Phcebe, Pliny, Joseph and Benjamin (twins). John. All these children lived and mar- ried. Benjamin settled on the homestead. The other sons settled on farms in that school district. Benjamin Wheaton, third son of John and Phoebe (Hubbard) Wheaton, was born in Lei- cester, Massachusetts, September 20, 1783. He came to Barre, Vermont, with his parents in 1797, at the age of fourteen, and attended the district schools. He remained at home with his father and succeeded him in the ownership of the farm. He took the freeeman's oath November 24. 1808. He belonged to the Whig party, and seems to have possessed the confidence of his neighbors, as we find that he filled several town offices, among them that of selectman. He was a member of the Congregational church. He married Sallie French, who was born in Mount Vernon, New Hampshire. Their children were; Erastus, bom on the old homestead. October 17, 1812; Elmira, born October 30, 1816, died June 12, 1898; and a child who died in infancy. Benjamin Wheaton died May 27, i860. His wife died June 26, 1864. Erastus Wheaton, eldest son of Benjamin and Sallie (French) Wheaton, was born on the home- stead October 17, 1812, and his education was received in the district schools of his native town. He succeeded his father in the possesion of the homestead and was a farmer all his life. He was a Republican in politics, and for a number of years held the offices of lister, selectman and justice of the peace. He was a member of the Congrega- tional church. His character was in all respects such as to conmiand the esteem of his neighbors. 444 THE STATE OF VERMONT. He married, January 3, 1839, Nancy Crandall Clark, daughter of William S. and ]\Iira (Bald- win) Clark, of Middlesex, Vermont. She was born in Thetford, Vermont, June 8, 1817. Their children were: Coralinn C, born October 11, 1839, died May it, 1854; George Erastus Clark, born August 10, 1841 ; Emma Hinsdale, born June 23, 1844, married William Clark, of Barre; Alfaratta Genevcve, born ^larch 12, 1849, married Albert C. Reed, a farmer whose farm adjoins the Wheaton homestead; Ellen C, born August 9, 1855, married Arthur N. Wheelock, of Barre, and died October 1 8, 1880. Erastus Wheaton died at the homestead, January 21, 1890. His wife died April 25, 1898. George Erastus Clark Wheaton, eldest son of Erastus and Nancy Crandall (Clark) Wheaton, was born on the homestead, August 10, 1841, and attended the district school, after which he became a student at the Barre Academy. Like his an- cestors, he was a farmer, and in time succeeded to the ownership of the homestead. In politics he is a Republican and has held, among other offices, that of selectman. He married, January i, 1866, Alice Mary Kinney, born September i, 1846, daughter of Liberty T. and Caroline Augusta (Wheeler) Kin- ney. Liberty T. Kinney was born in Barre, March II, 1816. Mr. and Mrs. Wheaton have one child, Carrie Alice, born on the homestead, August 26, 1867, and married Elmer Elsworth Owen, of Barre, Vermont, January i, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Owen have two children: Lena Ellen, born De- cember 12, 1890; and George Wlieaton, born July 6, 1897. Mr. Wheaton, like his ancestors, has always enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his townsmen, and has been foremost in every en- terprise having for its object the public walfare. PHILIP REYNOLDS LEAVENWORTH. Philij) Reynolds Leavenworth, of Castleton, A'^ermont, widely known as an able and successful educator, is descended from a family of English origin which was founded in America by Thomas Leavenworth, who, tradition says, emigrated with two brothers and settled in Woodbury, Connect- icut, where he died in 1683. His son. Dr. Thomas, was born in Woodbury, Connecticut, or possibly, in England, in 1673, and was a man of energy, position and wealth. Fron have descended men of influence, several of ^ were physicians of note. His son, also Thomas, was born at Stratford, Connecticu was among the refugees driven by the Ii from the Wyoming valley, then in Conne but now included in Pennsylvania. He li^ be an octogenarian, and died in the town of den, Connecticut. Abel Leavenworth, Sr., son of Thomas, of the name, was born at Woodburv, Conne January 30, 1765, and was a carpenter by He built a mill at Charlotte, \>nnont, and \ there in the woods. He married, at this November 29, 1791, L^dia, daughter of and Statira (Meigs) Bartlett. She was l> Guilford, Connecticut, in AugTJst, 1772. an two grandfathers w^ere the Rev. ■Moses Ba and Deacon Timothy ZVTeigfs, who was a dei ant of the Rev. Abraham Pierson, the first dent of Yale University. Mr. and Mrs. U worth were the parents of five sons anc daughters: Meigs, Miner, Lydia, Abel, Sa Laura and Arza. Abel Leavenworth, Sr., d Middlebury, A^ermont January' 25, 1813. Abel Leavenworth, Jr., son of Abel, Sr Lydia C Bartlett) Leavenworth, was bom in* lotte, Vermont, November 24, 1800. and in life was a marble manufacturer in his native] but subsequently removed to Madrid, St. rence county, New York, where he rem twelve years. In 1844 he returned to Char where he followed the occupation of a farmer was a quiet, unassuming man, though a { substantial citizen. He was justice of tne p and captain of the old state militia. Jannan 1826. he married Anna Hickok, and they \ the parents of the following- children : i. Edgar, mentioned at length hereinafter. 2. L Ann, who married Alfred William Shermai farmer at Charlotte, Vemiont, where he diec 1894, aged sixty-nine years. He was justice the peace over thirty years. Their children a Mary Anna, who married William Holmes, a had the following children: William Shentu who married Alice Dell Loomis ; Edith, who dm ried Arthur W. Edson ; Estelle ; John : Carlew Harriet : Alice Estella ; and Alfred, The oA children of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman are: Lilli Louisa, who married Frank L. Eastman, a bmt ^^^^^HIPII^^^^HB' ^^^^^^H ^Tf^ y^^P l^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 44 S of New Haven, Vermont, and has these children, Albert S., Laura, Mary, and Anna Lillie ; Harriet Orilla ; Levcrett Abel ; and Alfred Leavenworth, who was educated at the Boston University Law School, graduating in 1897, and is practicing law in Burlington, Vermont. He married, December 10, 1902, Miss Mary Edna Cushnian, (3) Louisa Miller, who was formerty a teacher in Vermont and Missouri, was for many years associated with her brother, Professor Abel Edgar Leavenworth, and for eight years was a matron of the Castleton Normal School, of which her brother was prin- cipal. {4) Lucy Jane married Joshua Nichols Alvord, and died in Decker, Illinois, leaving two sons, Frank Edgar and Fred Leavenworth, who are now in Texas. She was likewise formerly a teacher in Vermont and Missouri. (,5) Charlotte Lanra married Joshua Charles Russell, who was formerly a farmer and carpenter in Illinois, but died in Shelburne, Vermont, April 20, 1877. Their children are: Florence Louisa, who married An- son Perkins, and resides in Brockton, Massachu- setts; Burton L,, who lives at Carrington, North Dakota, married Lulu Paige; Harry, who mar- ried Mary Smith, and resides at Hot Springs, Arkansas; Frederick Edgar, who resides in Carrington, North Dakota; Sarah Sabrina mar- ried Sylvester S. Tuttle and resides in Woodland, California; Mary Amy died in infancy, Mrs. Leavenworth, the mother of these children, died December ly, 1849, at the age of forty-seven. April 10, 1851, Mr. Leavenworth married Mrs. Mary Joslyn, nee Alexander, and they had three children: Mary Elizabeth, who died in chiJd- hooii : Amy Janet, who married Charles Reynolds and resides in Burlington, Vermont, and whose children arc Ellen Mary, Charles, Ruth and Es- ther : and Ella, who died at eleven years of age. -Mr. Leavenworth died in Charlotte, Vermont, Ma> ,1, 1879. .Abel Edgar Leavenworth, eldest child of Abel, Jr.. and Anna (Hickok) Leavenworth, was born S'lJtember ,1, 1828, in Charlotte, Vermont. In li's fourth vear his fatlier moved to Madrid, New Vnrk, where he reniainec! upon a farm twelve years. The son attended the district school, and also \vnr!;('d upon the farm. Tn 1844 his father rt-iurni'd In Charlotte, and there until reaching the afrc ni twenty-one. the sun worked upon the farm (luring the s|>ring and autumn. In the winter he taught school ; in Charlotte, 1846-7 ; Hinesburg, 1847-8; St. George, 1848-50; Monkton, 1850-51; and Burlington, 1851-2. He was fitted for college at Hinesburg Academy, entering the University of Vermont in 1849, and became one of the founders of the Delta Psi fraternity of that institution, a member of the Society for Religious Inquiry, and of the Phi Sigma Ku Literary Society. While in college he continued to teach during the win- ters. On account of an injury to his head he was advised to go south, and became principal of the Bolivar Female Academy, in Polk county, Missouri, which greatly prospered under his tui- tion. Owing to the "border ruffian" trouble con- nected with the settlement of Kansas, he returned east in 1S55, his very high testimonials from President Worthington Smith, D. D., endorsed by ex-Governor William Slade, of Vermont, hav- ing been supplemented by flattering inducements to remain in Missouri. In September, 1855, he became principal of Hinesburg Academy, succeed- ing liis preceptor, George Lee Lyman, and having declined the presidency of a new college in Iowa. In 1S56 he took the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in i860 that of Master of Arts. In 1859, as chairman of a committee of the State Teachers Association, he established in connection with Dr. J, S. Spaulding, of Barre, the I'ennoitt School Journal. In i860 he became principal and pro- prietor of Brattletoro Academy, a boarding and day school for boys. Tfiese were organized into a military company, from whose ranks many vol- unteers entered the army for the preservation of the Union, either as privates or under warrants or commissions. One lost his life as color-bearer at the first battle of Bull Run, and another was brigadier general of the Vermont National Guard, General Estey, deceased. Having decided to exchange, temporarily, the life of an educator for that of a soldier. Professor Leavenworth resigned the principalship of the school, at great pecuniary loss, transferred the ownership of the School Journal to Hiram Or- cutt, LL. D., and enlisted. May 24, 1862, as a pri- vate, in Company K, Ninth Vermont Infantry, the earliest date of enlistment in the state under President Lincoln's call for three hundred thou- sand volunteers Great care was taken in recruit- ing this company, only strong, healthy men being accepted. It was mustered in as the last and small- 446 THE STATE OF VERMONT. est company of the regiment, but throughout its service it was always one of the largest in num- bers when called upon for any duty, and at the end of three years was mustered out at Burlington, thirty-three strong, as the largest company. July 9, 1862, Professor Leavenworth was appointed first sergeant of his company, preferring this po- sition to the second lieutenancy, that he might be nearer in his relations to the men of his company, and the better learn the rudiments of the military service. At the riot in Chicago in the autumn of 1862, he was asked from post headquarters if he could furnish thirty men who would obey orders in the face of a howling mob. *'Yes," he replied, "and fifty, if you desire so many." Only thirty were required for the service desired, and his de- tail won great credit for their coolness and brav- ery in the trying ordeal. November 17, 1862, he was advanced to the position of first lieutenant of his company, his first service as a commissioned ofHcer being the difficult duty of patrolling the streets of Chicago with a detail in search of strag- glers, deserters, and government property, espe- cially clothing, in the possession of citizens. The previous night the officer on this duty had been attacked by ruffians of the city, and beaten until left for dead. The new lieutenant performed this duty with prudence and skill, and brought out his detail entire the next morning, with prisoners and spoils, having fearlessly searched the most dan- gerous places of the city. April i, 1863, his com- pany, with a few men from Company L, marched through the streets of Chicago, under command of Captain Lewis, in two lines, guarding five hun- dred Confederate prisoners, enroute to City Point for exchange. Each man wore in his cap a sprig of evergreen in honor of his state. Passing up the James river it was Lieutenant Leavenworth's lot to parole the prisoners, many of whom were inoculated with smallpox, and nearly every one of whom had to make his mark. In May, 1864, at the siege of Suffolk, Lieutenant Leavenworth was selected to hold, with his picket detail, an advanced post which was attacked every night, and whose officer had been slain the night before. The position was held in the face of a mounted picket force under orders not to bring on an en- gagement, and at daylight the detail were among the first to enter General Longstreet's evacuated works. June 10 Lieutenant Leavenworth was appointed inspector general of Wistar s brigii under a new order of the war department ic monthly inspection of all troops, by assignment'! Major General John A. Dix. In July he bear inspector of all the United States forces and fen fications at Yorktown, Fort Magnider, Gloucea Point, Newport News and the intermediate si tions. He was continued in this position Major Generals J. G. Foster and B. F. Bu£ until the organization of the 18 A. C, in Ih 1864, under "Baldy" Smith, by whom he was: signed to duty as inspector of Third Brigade, S ond division, at the battle of Drury's Bluff, May During the last day of the fight General Wia lent Lieutenant Leavenworth to General \\t zell, the latter having come into command of i division without any staff officers. Lieutcna Leavenworth was afterward offered the poati permanently, but declined. When orders can from General Grant to General Butler, xaho w closing in rapidly on Petersburg, to send fiflfl thousand of his best troops to General Grant's ai at Cold Harbor, Lieutenant Leavenworth, nixii orders to inspect four regiments in one day,mKk a hot sun, was overcome by the excessive heath kept with his command until they reached th White House, whence he was sent to the olBcer guard hospital at Hampton, Virginia. In Septan ber he returned to duty as inspector general of th provisional brigade at Bermuda Hundred. imA command of Colonel J. W. Potter. He inspectfl one regiment per day to be sent either to the Mto of the Potomac or the Army of the Janies. one Butler's forces moved north of the Jaiiies rrrer, when Colonel Potter took command of the J^ fenses between the James and Appomattox ri>"er^ In a ^ew days the adjutant general of thetrftTp? was ordered to another field, and Lieuterant Leavenworth was assigned to duty as both ad- jutant and inspector general of the force?. Be arduous duties of these two offices he penornwi well until December, when, on the organization oi the Twenty- fourth Army Corps, he was ap- pointed adjutant general of the Second BrijaJf- Third Division. In February his health aga« g^vo way, and he was sent north to recruit. Apn: I he reported for duty with his command, afw an absence from it of nearly two years, and K** command as captain. April 2 he was in coniinarf of the picket line of his division, under orders » THE STATE OF VERMONT. 447 charge the Confederate works in front at a mo- ment's notice. General Grant, by breaking Lee's line before I'etersbiirg, rendered this unnecessary, and in the morning of April 3 Captain Leaven- worth led his forces of skirmishers, in lead of General Devens' command, into Richmond, they being the first United States troops to go into the city. April 4 he returned to his company, and on the morning of April 5 was summoned to Richmond b)' General Weitzell, and ordered to re- port to the provost marshal general of the Army of the James "as his assistant and confidential as- sociate." This position he held until General Pat- rick, provost marshal of the Army of the Poto- mac, took charge of the police of the city. At his request Captain Leavenwortli remained with him a week, and, April 29, was ordered by Gen- eral Ord to report for duty as adjutant general of the district of the Appomattox, comprising the se\'en counties lying between the James and Ap- pomattox rivers. June 7 he was ordered to re- join his regiment, which he did on June 13, was mustered out of ser\-ice on that date at Richmond, and was discharged at Burlington about ten days later. After this long and arduous experience of mili- tary life, Professor Leavenworth again took up his educational work as principal of Hinesburg Academy, where he remained for three years, re- storing the efficiency of the institution as a train- ing school for teachers, many of whom became very successful in their calling. He also fitted yniing men for the State University, and received in trust for that institution several who had been "rusticated" for misdemeanors until such time as they could be re-instated at college. In 1868 he accepted the charge of the New Haven .-Academy in .\ddison county, with fixed salary and a fixed residence, which were pledged by several financial men of the town. Under his management the academy was re-organized, with three distinct courses of study. He also secured a fund of eleven thousand dollars and the school was in- cnrjKiratcd and chartered as Heaman Academy, being named in honor of the largest donor. Dur- ing his connection with this institution he gradu- ated from it eighty students, some of whom have since become prominent in the various occupations o! hr'e. He resigned !iis position as head of this .schi")! in order to iiccejil that of principal of the State Norma! School at Randolph, Vemiont, with which he became connected in December, 1S74, Under his administration the attendance steadily increased, the buildings were doubled in capacity, \ and a permanent fund of twelve tliousand dollars was secured. During the period of his connection with the institution Professor Leavenworth signed certificates of ten graduating classes, com- prising about two hundred and thirty-nine grad- uates. I'rom 1879 to 1881 he was engaged in general educational interests, and in May ol the latter year he purchased, by authority of legis- lative enactcnent, the real estate and ]iersonal property held by the corporation of Rutland coun- ty grammar school, and in August following en- tered upon his duties as principal of the Castle- ton Normal School. This institution had been, during its early years, the "foster child" of the granmiar school, which in 1876 had ceased to exist, although the corporation was still main- tained, its members serving as trustees of the normal school. For sixteen years Professor Leavenworth was principal of that school, which he conducted by authority of the legislature, and WAS the proprietor of the propert;-. During his administration he graduated thirty-one classes, numbering four hundred and four from the lower course of stud)', and forty-five from the higher course. He raised the standard of efficiency, im- proved in every way possible the school buildings and surroundings, placed them in almost perfect sanitary condition, beautified the grounds in a manner never before attempted, and placed the si;hool in the very front rank of the educational institutions of the state. This institution was es- tablished October 15, 1787, and in 1887 celebrated its centennial. About six hundred former stu- dents were present, and were banqueted in a royal manner in the elegant park of sugar maple and elm trees. i'or twenty-five years Professor Leavenworth was an active member of the Chittenden County Teachers' Association, and filled every office, in- cluding the presidency. From 1859 until his re- tirement he was an active member of the Vermont S'ate Teachers' Association, and was its president for two years. He also belonged to the Otter Creek Valley Teachers' Association, the Vermont Teachers' Club, and its successor, the Vermont College of Teachers, serving each in diiTerent • « THE STATE OF \'Zt3LZ::Z. m m^- •- • • • - p- ■ * ■ « « ^ ^' 'r /-. >». • ■ ■*■'■ ... ^ . .<. .1.. ' .r. ti. ; >' ■*;• ••• ' ;.• '/•.■.".-_ ''' ' ■ ■->•*■' %• '*'.*• 7* •— U"' <... 'Mflll i f. 1/- • ■ • ■ ■ • • :/ *-" / »"•• 'f^ji '_ ' * > : « • < . .'■.../ Ij-. ..larfi.v "/::.[■;!. j>«. i^^.j. ' ' ' • * '-:■ *''.".' :\\*i\ ;i: the .-■..■ ■ • A -• ■.-■;: -'!.w,! ^ ;j'?l*.-T'.Ti X'TiViai '.'' <• ;:*:: . *' :. ' '!!'■;'••. < i:iit'.n. .W-a ■ "V < ■ • '". :/".v ' r '/I j/}j.-:' - aii'i chc!i> ■ ■'•/••. ^ '..*'//, '.. :-"/ij-iii : Mniilj. Kt>- ..' >: J I. I'f^^^t, i\'^i*\ *ixTten ;'»,:.■;/ i'' . jj'.i'I-, ni'iiti'iiU'l at Ir . J.' ;iV'ir.'.ort]i 'licl ai ,•':.•.'', •,.•. ' .. '/,.. ."^77 'sn'i i'r';i*--or L^aM-n- ..'.:••. '.: *f f.*'/'. * :. I'irk. -Ir-*. 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Massachusetts, •.\hcr. :hi: : l::.:t ■ 3.r i::.i:i£ I:: :::t *. r.'ic : '-'^ - :V"iLS>«ir Leaven wurih wa-i -:':cktr. a:::: : ^ri*.;. >:>. hut he cuntiinieii. with -hv "*.v': :" :v.> > r. :'h:!ip ReyuDlds I-eavt-n- \\«'»r!l":. \\\\ cT. :*:i: :::r.e '.Hvame his assistant, anil u-th t^u ,r.". : >.:> :tac::er>. t't direct the w^rk nf :1h- *C!: - !. fi> hca*.:::, ::• wever. ctintinued ti» ile- cliix. '::t.' a::er > :v.e >ear> he resigned his pi>>i- :i«.r ar.-: rt-tirc': \\h.\!> ir«»m active lalH»r. He li^.: \\\ li:::t, it^^l. The funeral services were :uM ai :l'.i i • ::c'ti:^:J'^ial church at Ca>tlvtou. auii wtTi C' r.-!v.cui ^\ the Kev. F. !». IlvcU-. a^- ^i>tei] ^> :hc Kiv. S. A. r»arrelt. nf ( iillK-rtville, Ma-vr!^. w 'v .Khvered a touching and well nx-riu-i'. t::*.i ^> • n :ho life, character and work i»l his dooia>o«: fnenii. I'he casket was covered with ri-'W-r^ an-l I'.rajH-.l with the l'nitecniiii. and throughout the city Ini'^i- :k*»s \\a> C'^^^rallx susjK'iuled. The si'rvice> at iIh- ijravi were c«ndncted according to the ritual ' 1 \\\k: y i'anii Ar:-;. . All classes of the comnumitx •.mite.) M' ht n» r::iv: the memorv t)f a man wlii». hi'-inc a life iM" tlistinguishe a:i«l •Ux- :!- ?:. hail eaniestlv and faithfully servol lii< c« ivrrx. ]ii> >tate. and himianitv. IM'i".:;^ KeMU^Uis Leavenworth, yoimgest chiM 'I Al>il IMp^ar and Mary Evelina (^iriggs) l.eavi n\\.Ti]i. was Iv.ni in Hineshurg. Wnr.nnt. ]\l>riiav\ '.^. iS<«7. and attended the Rand«>lph N.Tmal Sch.»nl. and later the Castleton Ximnal Sell- I'l. cra«luating from the first course of >tudv THE STATE OF VERMONT. 449 in 18R4, and from the second in 1892. He was prepared for college at St. Johnsbury Academy and the Woodstock (Vermont) high school. He pursued the classical course at Yale University for four years, graduating in the class of 1892, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Immediately upon graduating he became associated with his fatlier as assistant principal and business manager of the Castleton Normal School, remaining in tJiat capacity until 1897, when he was appointed prin- cipal. The wisdom of his selection has been demonstrated by the work of the school. Pro- fessor Leavenworth served for ten years as a member of Company D, Vermont National Guard, at St. Johnsbury, and later belonged to Company A, at Rutland. In 1902 he was elected senator from Rutland county. He lias attended as delegate nearly a!t the state and congressional conventions of the Republican party for the last deca■, K. T., and the Order of the Mystic Shrine. He served as district deputy grand master of the founh Masonic district in the Grand Lodge of Vermont. He is eligible for membership in the Sons of the Revolution. He is a member of tlie Congregational church and chairman of Ihe exec- utive committee of the society. Professor Leavenworth married October 6, 1807, Sarah Theodosia, daughter of George Al- len, of Hadley, Massachusetts. Mrs. Leaven- worth was a graduate of Smith College in the class of i8q4, afterward taught in the Castleion Normal School, and later in Fitchburg and North Adams high schools. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. COLONEL JOSEPH HIR.\M GOULDING. „ Colonel Joseph Hiram Goulding in a wortliy Kidant of an old and honored English fam- ho spelled their name Goolding. This is 9BX an English .lanie and pronounccLl Goolding in distinction from Golding. a name common to tlie Celtic Irish, it was originally located and bor- rowed from CJnulding on the borders of Wales, ancienlly Gouldingham. derived from goal (a bound) and ham (a hamlet or town), but re- lieved of the last syllable before the first publica- tion of a catalogue of English towns. It is not to be found in Duomsilay Book, but occurs in Rehemier's "Foedera." m Burke's "History of ihe Peerage" and on the early roll of Parliament. .Planus de Gouldingham is mentioned in 1302; John GoUlynton (Borderingtown) in 1327, and Tliomas Goldyng in 1345. In 1514 John Guidon was a member of Parliament from Cornwall, and must have been a knight. In 1519 Thomas Goulding, clerk, with the bishop of Norwich, was appointed executor to the will of Lord Coni- wallis, and September 27, 1641. Edward Goulding was created a baronet. Of the Gouldings who appeared early in tliis 450 THE STATE OF VERMONT. O'Uiiirv was U{:\\ WiHia:: . !:■'•:-:*.-' ' : i>:r:Mvl:. who Mltnulrrl til': jfiiirsdr.;. i'.".-:v:*r :•. iio-V.-r;. No- \«-^Ni-l. \\;r Ml kh'»fiv J'-iiiij'! :r. jOjO. «.:;': r*,rA*:r*:^'. ciiiiiH'iit s'-Tvi'*-^ i:j i'.y.i'^ }^:...v,/' Aar. :u a^- kn"\\lrlj^;rji-i! of wiji'.h •.;,*.- '/yzr*. of i'l;. rijoutii ;:-ain« 'I I'Mi; fij,# ]r:u'\r::f: a'-TT-r of lari'j at i''y:a-- M.'t. t-a*^! 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No nr( ord <*xi'»!'^ of lii- ;i''';: : j'/f. fo Mih'T of th*- «hiinlM's, c^r to hi* lakh;' il'« oaih r;f Jid'lity, and \u- must hr rx- i*\t*»'' If th'- li .! of J'lnitans, not mon- lor hi-» ii fu jorof' on aiirl hiii- arrival, tlian from hi> v.iil ;i:id JajhiP- to nnj^n-^v trails of J'lirilaiiiMii if' ir-i I li;i-,i- h«i n, how'-vr, a man of inoral ji . ;t?i I i.'iMi*, .ind of rai*' iiilr and «oMra;4«'. Ji'id h. hi irraiiiaj.y- < onn«»i«f| with thi- ari-lor »••' "< 'I;' <"lon;. . Ill if^.j 111- was in \ ir^inia. fh\'\,>i ,ii. \fr/(t, h« aij'd a. allornrv to losi-ph \ )* .i\ i!i. ' I r,o-if,n, in a nil ajoinisl I ]ir»ma- hn- II''. Ji.iiMni. ji/i ihr n I ov* I V of a n«'LMo ^^lav I'' ''" .'!' oi ■.'.hoiii. ihur war, htlojr jn \ ir- r'"-' '" '' I'li'd. and a;'am. .'•■pti-mhrr 10. ihyj. *" I i' 'I I J.:i • I ;md I'!h haid I lavj- in an ai lion .''".i.ii I I !ioiii;i I-.d • II. '" •'•, h' U.I • n;'.t;M d loi h.dwaid '."n In! ■"'■ "id l.iih' ■.'. r.iid;'!-, who ;! . his a ->.iL'in«-^. '"•'•■ "I Mm. III. I I'll II. ( |<« i , of ( rUMl of ',^■'^>i •■" ' ' p'' Mil.i 1 . 10; I. in till- « 01 III o| a , «i laiits. ' ■ ■■ ■' '! •' 'il' .iMmiii.-. t..i I homa . Ihillo. j, and WIN. -.1 ^lii i»li.iiii. A. .It'. 11. «omii\. I'.nj.daiid. in a -Mit a.-am-l |..hii ( Iii-.KI.\. i.f l:...t.iM. uhuh ijrin ^>ct«l>rr. :'r2. Lrji i'rrjjt-i r: fivr •.-t the plaintifr>. < Si.iT.''k I»r-;-if-. y T' :r. h • ? :.■:::.>-;: r. : : ihrst >r vrr^I c. 'iirt - and the ^!&:tv!:ij ■: : ^icrje :: h:? trrr "• j-rr?. i: i> t violent liia: hr \\&* f.r h:? ii- 1 rr^Ll liw^tT and an ad V' ktl! v : a": ■: 1: : « . H : ? rhir '*rri: -h v was without vai:::; . T'lL:r. ltjI n;s: t»c^-j:::i:-. an'I must have 1-K-en ar''":re- ir. >:rTvt fiv.roi >ch'vl of Kn;;rland, f- r in >:yle :: wt^ rrce thin a gen- eration in advaiice "f his Ne^v Er^lin: o-ntem- ixjraries. 3 '.1:: ihe '^•r:*cvtizr^^> : : :hr cy/.ns were not al\.a\> t" h\> r.-iin-i. LZi'i he nif :>"■ indcj*end- ent to avoid c«-l]:>:"n wr± their h.n.T>. He was jiro seen ted ?.n'I ftnei f^-r chirce-- :ha: he hail di- vulj^ed aiJ■ain^I the cc'ur: an.! c'trk •.f >:3tT«^lk county. In C"ii>ei| jence of :h:? he. 'Vi-lier iS. i^>8i. ,':ddre*>ed a c-mplair.: ar^i jie:::: -n to the j^eneral c un. wh". in>Tea'^ -:: an"'7-::r^ h:n: re- lief. h;>tilv st*n:enced him :■:• r'^e a ]';:h'.:c ac- knowIedi,mient of hi> faul: :■.' the Na::5:ac::-»n •.•! the court or to j^ay a fine of :wer.:\ j»-.::rs:> :•.» the treasurer ^'i tlie CL-l-jny. an-J :•: >:an- c ':r.:v.:tle i until the .*.*iitence >h'.'uIJ be f»erf' •r::".e«i. The court, however, as if cunsciL'US of ra>hne». suil- denly bacanic nii-re tolerant and >• far >atioIve that "a; the ;ie:::i'*!ier'> reque-^t thi> >eiUence. as to the fint- and the |ieTi- lioner's acknowledjjiiient. respited :;!! thv next rmeraj court of se»ions that c* 'Tth-^ nr'»i." « \\ <• hear nothinvr more uf the case. The 'vctir- reiice not imi>rol*ai)ly caused him to re:'!>»\i ir'»m r»oston. for on the 1 ith of April ftillowmi:. before the next se->ion of the general cinin. he l»»us:h! of Isaac Xej^u>. of 'J'aimtnn. tWi» hiindreil acre-* north of Mirriinack river on a branch ••! IVmt cree::le- iiunl here, yet it is highly probable; an*! li v. that he wa** aj^ain induced to remove b} ihr prc\- alence «if witchcraft at that time ani'm*: his ii.ii^lilM»rs. .\ '-econd attempt to settle ^iTnsi)i:an> 4id ( WonrstiT » was undenaken in it»83. and he ] fill chase.! a town rij^ht of Thomas Poll and pri-h- ahh tonk up his residence there until the settle- mint wa^ a secont division of lands, drew five plan*.* in^r lots of ten acres each for a homc«aead «her** thi- cit\ of Worcester now stands, and at ihc sec- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 4S> Jivision seventy-nine acres and at the third the same, one hundred and fifty-seven acres, rich his son Palmer, in behalf of himself and jrothers, revived a claim in 1713, which was ed. Besides this town right he became the r of three thousand and twenty acres at As- nesset (Grafton), which seems to have been [led in the south part of Worcester. About the settlers of Worcester were again dis- d, and Peter Goulding appeared at Sudbury, e he died October ir, 1703, aged sixty-eight . He was born in England about 1635. epteniber 4, 1694, he was appointed guardian ary Eagins (or Higgins), daughter of John ns (or Higgins), late of Boston. This indi- that he had been restored to his civil rights le court; COPY OF HIS WILL. [, Peter Goulding, of Sudbury, in the county iddlesex, in the province of the Massachii- toy, in northeast, gentlemen, being in good h and sound memory and understanding, do : and publish, and declare this instrument to y last will and testament, as first followeth : ely and willingly yield and give up my soul 3d, who gave it, trusting, hoping and pray- hat it mav be saved in, by and through the :oriou5 death and passion of Jesus CJirist, died for the same and in hopes of my resur- )n imto life with Him. And my body I com- mto the earth from whence it came, therein s decently burled by my executrix herein ;d, the expense thereof not amounting to than forty shillings. ind my small estate that God has given mc give and bequeath as foUoweth: 'nto my loving daughter, Martha Smith, the of John Smith, of Hadley, I do give one of eight, and do entreat her and her good and to accept of the same (God having 1 them a good e.state), who never displeased ,orth the remembrance, 'nto Elizabetli, ye wife of William Jenison. uilbury, I give one shilling, or the value ■of, and no more, she having had higher ing than the rest, and much out of my little .T marriage; and I believe and partly know I her own mouth she hath sought the ruin of md my jxior family in this life. .'nto my eldest son, Windsor, I do give and ive and acquit him of all that he oweth me and du request him to be contented therewith and with what my executrix will give him. Unto ray son, John Goulding. I give one piece of eight as a token of my love and do en- treat him to accept of the same unto full content- ment and with what more his mother will give him. And God hath already given him by honest labor and means an estate surmounting mine. Unto my sons Thomas, Peter and Palmer I give all the real estate I shall die legally possessed of after the decease of my executrix, unto them, each one, an equal proportion for quantity and quality consideration being had, and unto each of their heirs forever. Unto my daughters Sarah, Jane, Mercy, Abi- gale and Arabella I do give unto each of them one good cow, not above six years old, as each of them shall attain the age of twenty-one years, or arc married sooner with the approbation of their mother, Sarah, my executrix. All the remainder of my estate (my just debts being first paid or secured to be paid) I give unto my loving and beloved wife, Sarah Goulding. during her natural life, and afterward unto all cr any of my sons and daughters as unto her shall seem best to bequeath the same by will. And, lastly, 1 do make and appoint m.y said wife sole executrix of this, my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal on the 27th day of April, in the 2nd year of the reign of our sovereign lady of England, Queen Anne (April, 170-}). (SEAL) PETER GOULDING. Witnessed by Thomas and Hopestill Brown, Samuel King and Thomas Brintwall, and pro- bated November 8, 1703. His estate consisted of lands at Grafton and Worcester, and the usual personal property of a farmer at Sudbury was appraised at 265 pounds seventeen shiUings. His pewter and brass furni- ture was valued at ten pounds. His stock con- sisted of twenty-three swine, three cows, one heifer, one yoke of oxen and eight steers. He seems to have been living in Sudbury, waiting an opportunity to reoccupy his homestead at Worcester, and had already waited nine years. During this time he probably returned to his trade, uniting therewith shoemaker, for one of his sons, who must have grown up in the interim, was early styled cordwainer, and others saddler, and his youngest lived in Sudbury as a cord- wainer twenty years after the death of his father. The line of descent is as- follows : 452 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Palmer, fifteenth child of Peter, born 1695, died February 11, 1814; Ignatius, seventh child of Palmer, born September 6, 1734, died Novem- ber 5, 1814: John Rice, third child of Ignatius, born November 12, 1762, died December 13, 1812, married Ruth Webb, of Worcester, daugh- ter of Captain Webb, who lived in Cape Cod about the time of the Revolution. "History of Cape Cod, Massachusetts,*' volume i, contains the fol- lowing : *'George Webb with others being sum- moned to court to give reason for not taking the oath of fidelity to the government, professed *that they held it unlawful to take the oath.' " George W^ebb engaged to depart the government, and we find in the history of Holden, Massachusetts, that he came to that town with his family about the time the war began or a short time afterwards. Captain Webb was the only commissioned officer in the continental service from the town. He was a fearless soldier and a high-spirited offi- cer. Whenever an enterprise requiring bravery and skill was to be undertaken Washington and Lafayette knew him to be a man to their minds. The following letter from Lafayette to Captain Webb w-as found among his papers: Milton, May 15, 1781. ^Iv Dear Sir — Your successful scarmish has aff"ordcd me the greatest pleasure, and I request you will receive yourself and present your com- pany my best thanks on the occasion. Major Jicks is requested to exert himself in finding out the position, size and number of long boat Helen — lie either at City Point or in the Appamattox river. The taking of these boats is a more desir- able object and would produce good eflfects of a very extensive nature. But I cannot give orders as the capture depends upon the uncertain situa- tion of local circumstances. Should vou think it advisable to undertake, precaution must be taken to have your retreat secured at all events. In case the enterprise is not executed to-night, I wish you will return with your company in the cool of the evening, and if you have any object in view you will repair here to-morrow with the boats. With the most sincere esteem, vours, LAFAYETTE. Tradition says that General Lafayette saw and recognized Captain Webb in Worcester when he made his second visit to this country. Joseph Gould ing, grandfather of Colonel Goulding, was the first child of John Rice and Ruth (Webb) Gouldins:, and was Phillipston, Massachusetts, June 8, 178 acquiring his education in the commoi he learned the trade of millwrig^ht, ar thorough and efficient mechanic; he wj three brothers who were mechanics and and removed to Potsdam, New York, remained some years, subsequently lo Keeseville, where he built a foundry * operated successfully up to the time of 1 which occurred July 18, 1852. His wi maiden name was Lydia Millen, was be state of Massachusetts and was the n six children. James Marshall Goulding, father oi Goulding, second child of Joseph an Goulding, was bom August 25, 1805, lipston, Massachusetts; he was indebte common schools of Potsdam and Keesevi York, for his education, learned the machinist, which he followed for a nu years. He was for some time in Cana millwright. Afterwards he became a molder or foundryman, working in Tro York, and later in Potsdam for man) Having accumulated a comfortable com he was enabled to retire from the actiw of commercial life, and the last years life were spent in the home of Colonel G( in Rutland, where he died March 9, 1878. While a resident of Troy, Mr. GoaMiE a member of a crack artillery company, in he took an active interest; after his remo Potsdam he took charg^e of the cannoo ( town, which he fired upon all public oca for many years. His skill with a muzde- ing field-piece was frequently shown bj firing salutes with a single gun at twenty-sc intervals, or three times per minute. Mr. 0 ing married Miss Amanda Sanford, bon Hinesburg, Vermont, March 12, 1807, did gust 13, 1876, daughter of Solomon NoNc Anna Lockwood Sanford, who were the pir of ten children. The brewers of Mrs. Goak were excellent marksmen, and in oanapoif^ their neighbors volunteered in 1812 and iff with distinction in the battle of PlattsixiiX sharpshooters. Mrs. Goulding was tte seven years old, and accompanied her noi and other women ndf^hbors, whose soos 1 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 453 husbands were en^^ed in tlie battle, to a hill where they listened all day to the roar of the can- non, as the tide of conflict ebbed and flowed, apprehensive of the results to those so dear to them. Two children were born to Mr, anJ Mrs, Colliding : Charles Noble, who followed ihe vocation of clerk, going west and in 1861, en- listing in the famous twenty-third Ohio Regi- ment, which bore upon its rolls the names of so many distinguished men. He was early pro- moted and commissioned upon the staff of Gen- eral W, S. Rosecrans, and finally became a lieu- tenant colonel and chief quartermaster on the staff of General Pope; he was captured and con- fined in Libby Prison and after his release was honorably dischargred from the army. He was then appointed United States consul to Hong Kong, Qiina, subsequently returned to Cali- fornia, where his death occurred at the age of sixty years. His widow is still living at Colum- bus, Ohio. Colonel Joseph Hiram Goulding, second son of James Marshall and Amanda (Sanford) Goulding, was born at Potsdam, St. Lawrence county, New York, June 8. 1842; educated at St. I.awrence Academy, New York, and Willis- ton (Vermont) Academy and Norwich Uni- versity, Vermont, being ordered, while a cadet at the latter institution in .Vugust, 1863, for ex- amination before a board in Washington of which General Silas Casey was president, with a view to being appointed into the military serv- ice of the United States. On the twelfth day ■of September, 1863, he was appointed by Presi- dent Lincoln, a second lieutenant in the Sixth Regiment, United States Colored Troops, In- fantry, reporting for duty at Camp William Penn, near Philadelphia, to General Louis Wag- ner, now past commander in chief Grand Army of Ihe Republic. Lieutenant Goulding served with his regiment on the Peninsula during the winter of 1863-4, nominally camped at York- town, but actually marching and raiding nearly all the time. In May, 1864, when the Eighteenth .\rmy Corps was organized and officers were selected for staff duty, he was detailed by orders emanat- ing from the headquarters of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Fort Monroe, Vir- ginia, General Benjamin F. Butler, commanding, as ambulance officer and acting assistant quarter- master, and served continuously thereafter as such in the Eighteenth, Twenty-fifth and Tenth (Terry's) Army Corps, in the armies of the James and the Ohio. While in the Eighteenth Corps he acted as ambulance corps adjutant, and although repeated requests were made for his return for duty to his regiment, they were in- variably refused on account of his usefulness in this staff duty. At one time, while absent on a southern ex- pedition, he was relieved and ordered to his regiment, but upon his return, and General Terry being made cognizant of the order, he was ira- juediately re-detailed. General Terry's adjutant general dictating the order while in the saddle, that Lieutenant Goulding might continue in this particular service. His command was engaged at Petersburg, June :5, 1864, again at Peters- burg, the Mine, July 30, 1864, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864, Fair Oaks, Virginia, October 27, 1864, the expeditions against Fort Fisher, North Carolina, December, 1864, and January, 1865, Sugar Loaf Hill, North Carolina, January. 1865, Sherman's march on Raleigh and General Toe Johnston's surrender, 1865. He was promoted to first lieutenant, May 6, 1865, and mustered out of service with his regiment at Philadelphia, September 20, 1865. The engagements in which his command par- ticipated were among the most sanguinary, in comparison to the numbers engaged, of the war. That of New Market Heights was a brilliant charge upon earth works occupied by the enemy, and the brigade and especially his own regiment, the Sixth United States Colored Infantry, made one of the largest recorded percentages in killed and wounded ever suffered by any command, particularly as to officers lost. At Fair Oaks, Colonel, then Lieutenant Gould- ing had, with his ambulance corps, charge of the removal of the wounded from the field, and pursued his work regardless of the fact that our forces had been withdrawn and night was at hand. His stretcher men, working under his per- sonal superv-ision, were some of them captured by the enemy, and only after a peremptory order, sent by General Weitzel, whose messenger found 454 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the rescuing party far outside our lines, and under heavy fire, did he recall his men and rejoin the command already on their retreat. This was held bv his fellow officers at the time to be one of the pluckiest endeavors of that campaign, and it resulted in saving from prison and death many of the men who wore the blue. The night marches under Sherman in the Carolinas called for all the bravery, skill and en- durance imaginable, fighting fire in the pitch pine forests, bridging the quicksand quagmires and dodging the raiders of the enemy, being common occurrences. Returning to Vermont, he settled in Rutland, where he joined Roberts Post, Department of Vermont, Grand Army of the Republic, in 1868, when it was organized ; was post adjutant to Post Commander W. G. Veazey in 1869, 1870 and 1871, serv^ed as assistant adjutant general of the department two terms, 1872 and 1873, when Com- rade Veazey was the department commander; was on the department council of administration 1875-6-7 : was elected department commander in j88o and again in i88r, repeatedly represented the department in the national encampment, at one of which he and one other only from Ver- mont were present ; was a member of the national council of administration in 1872 and 1873. On August 14, 1890, at the national encampment held in Boston, he was appointed adjutant general of the order by Commander-in-Chief Veazey, and was sworn in bv Past Commander-in-Chief Devens. His administration of the affairs of the adjutant general's department of this great order has been very widely commended, and to his untiring eflForts, zeal and intelligence, in no small degree, was the splendid record of Com- mander-in-Chief Veazev's administration made one of the notable features of the history of the order. He is a member of C. B. Lawton Post No. 44, G. A. R., of Wilmington, Vermont, a member by virtue of being a past department commander, of the department and national encampments, a very large number of which he has attended, in all parts of the country. He has for years been appointed aide in charge of military and patriotic instruction in the public schools of Vermont, by successive commanders-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. He designed the stained glass window i Soldiers' Mem.orial Hall at Rutland, Vermc marble structure that is one of the most u memorials of the war of the rebellion. In August, 1873, he acted as adjutant gc of the First Vermont Soldiers* reunion at land — an occasion which was the largest ga ing of its kind ever held in the state, the numbering several thousand and coming a! ganized into companies, battalions and brig properly officered, and enlisted for three This is claimed to have been the first sol reimion, as distinguished from officers' rem held after the war ; the thought, organizatioi details were all worked out by him. In gust, 1876, he was the adjutant general o Bennington Centennial Celebration, in whici states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Vermont joined, all sending militia as wc civil representatives and many citizens, ani whole forming what the press of the day < "A quart procession in a pint town." He pared special maps of the route, the gn and the town for the use of the officers conn with the parade, and fully sustained his re tion for ability in such matters. He has also for many years been a comp of the military order of the Loyal L^on, a ganization composed wholly of commissionc ficers serving during the war of the reb< and which was founded before the close ci war, upon about the same lines as the Re tionary war society of the Cincinnati eldest being eligible to membership of the second and succeeding their fathers in the first da inheritance as deaths occur. Colonel 00^1 was junior vice-commander of the Vermont ' mandery in 1899 and senior vice-command IQOO. He is also a member of Social Lodge Ijlj Free and Accepted Masons, of Wilmingti mont, of which he has been for years is a Roval Arch Mason in Fort Dummer ter No. 12, and a Knight Templar in Commandery No. 7, of Brattleboro, V a noble of Mt. Sinai Temple of the My of Montpelier. Governor John L. Barstow, of V 1882 appointed him colcmel and diief of ^"stic. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 4SS the years 1S82 and 1883. He was chosen by llie town of Rutland in 1869 compiler of its military records, covering the service rendered by the men going from what are now the towns of Rutland, West Rutland and Proctor and the city of Rut- land. This work was published at the joint ex- pense of the three towns and was characterized as a most valuable as well as creditable publica- tion. He was appointed by Governor Levi K. Ful- ler in October, 1892, secretary of civil and mili- tary affairs of the state of Vennont for two years, for which office his previous training had admir- ably fittet! him, and in which he scored another marked success. The administration of Governor Fuller in many respects is rated as one of the best .the state has ever had, in late years at least, and the services of his secretary have been justly called, by many, one of the most important factors therein. At commencement in June, 1893, Norwich University, his college, conferred upon Colonel Goulding the degree of Master of Arts, the trus- tees of the institution holding that his leaving his class to graduate at the front in time of war ought not to bar him from a place among the alumni of that institution. His business career may be briefly smumar- ized as follows: After settling in Rutland in the fall of 1865 he entered the eniplny of the Rut- land Railroad in the general freight and transpor- tation dei^artment, having charge of the settle- ment of the accounts of the road with the quar- termaster's department of the United States gov- ernment for some time; he afterwards became secretary to the president of the company, a place he held for yefirs. He audited the vouchers of United States Pension Agent Barstow at Bur- lington and drew the checks for the payment of the same for many periodical terms, thousands in number and millions of dollars in the aggre- gate. In 1881 he was made secretary and treas- urer of the Dorset ^farble Company and so con- tinuc.l till its amalgamation into the Producers* Marble Company: was in the employ of the Rut- land Savings Bank, and later was appointed as- sistant postmaster of the city of Rutland, having entire charge of its financial matters and business, which position he resigned in the summer of 1892 to enter the service of Colonel (soon afterwards Governor) Levi K, Fuller, Upon the termina- tion of that term of office he came to Wilming- ton, where he was elected treasurer of the Wil- mington Savings Bank in January, 1895, which place he has held by repeated unanimous elec- tions since. The business of the bank has largely increased since he became connected with it, and it ranks high among the safe, conservative insti- tutions of the kind in the state. While, of course, not among the largest, yet, in point of safet\- and stability, it is called second to none. August 18, 1863, Colonel Goulding marrieil Miss Frances E. Pease at Norwich, Vermont. She was born in Pittsford, Vermont, August 13, 1843, a daughter of Rev. .A.aron G, Pease and a niece of President Calvin Pease, of the University of \'ermont, at Burlington. Her mother was Anne Page, a sister of Governor John B. Page, of Rutland, Vennont. The Rev. A. G. Pease was largely instrumental in establishing the Ver- mont Reform School, being a member of the State Legislature at the time, and was its first superintendent. Four children were born to Colonel and Mrs. Goulding: Matilda Pease, born August z, 1867; Anne Page, horn April 27, 1871, married Willis M. Ross, at Rutland, Vermont, July 18, 1894, and their children are Carroll Goulding, born Mav 26, 1895. Frances Adeline, born March 12. 1897, died May 7, 1897, and Malcolm, bom February 25, 1899: James Marshall, the third child of Colonel Goulding. bom November 16, 1874, married Julia L. Becbe, December 28, 1S96, who died February 13, rgoi, and their children were: Joseph Hiram, bom March i, 1898, and Alfred Beebe, born January 27, 1899, died January 28, 1899. James Marshall Goulding is engaged with the \'emionl Marble Company at Proctor. Ver- mont, one of the largest marble companies in the world ; he has also been town clerk and superin- tendent of the Sunday school. Philip Sanford, (he fourth child of Colonel Goulding, born Sep- tember 6, 1876, is a graduate of Phillips' Andover Academy, Massachusetts, and of Yale University, class of 1898. He has catalogued in the state li- brary at Concord, New Hampshire ; the library of the University of Missouri at Columbia : the librarv of Jhc University of the South at Sewanee, 4n O THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1 • » v^ !\m^v- v ..".•■ ■"';;. ^i-O'- si: W !-.-rM;ii;ton. WTmont. M.i\ ^. :v\^' S!\' i^M^.• I\".- !«»ii,:^ -iutYcriiii^ with \\w lvvm'.v'x: 'm-'v-'w .ukI vl'cvitu'.iicss to iho end. kvvpMVi; iH". '"ivU'Ni in aluiifN aiiJ people, espc- vmIIn iltv \i!i:e v-ue'.e oi u'LiUNes aiul trieiuls who K»\vvl \w\ Nv^ '!':!ch She wa^ a Hie-loiiti: nienilx^r »»i \\w V 'Ml -v-.:,HKMt.il ehiiieh. tran^terrinj^ her u»l.nu»M iM il'.i' vlnnvh ai W iltnin^ton. in which \ ,.lxMiv! Vmm»1*1im- Nv'ixoil as iU-aeon some years, shs will Ih- iU^pU iniNMvl I»N lliat httle church as wxll .V. I»\ ilie \\oni.in\ V hii>tian Temperance \ iii,>ii wlnU' \\w I adu's' \u\ and Missionary ^mhuUn. Imm 't'.i m \hs. i.iuildin^^ one of their ,,,., I I uihiul A\u\ inspnnii: mrnihers. \1^^ ,^ . ..i .1 |.i,.i;u-.M\r anil i'orcefnl mind ,!»,,, vx , . ^^^^^^ i Ul '•! intrirstrd endeavor ^j,,,, I,, vx ,. pM .iiii. i»'i n wri'iU'd Inil a few ,,,,,, hull u.'id. lo.m hi I l.» lake a whole mcet- ,,,^. ..,,, ,,, ,|„ vxMin ml.. Nxhdr her |)rayers had ,.., ,, ,, Im.m .1 m.iil.rd iratinr of the meetinp:s I ,1,, \\..nnii \\^^.\\^\ «'i .\li'.*»i<»ns of Vermont, ,,,.1 ,,|n, I, li. tiundrd a-. I..ii^; as ahle to do so. 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Ill- III I iiiiliiriilial resi- dents of the town of Hebron, Washington coun- ty, New York, where Moses Nelson, grand- father of Frank J. Nelson, was bom and reared and died. Harley Nelson, father of Frank J. Nelson, was born in the town of Hebron, W'ashintjton county. New York, in 1819, and his educational advantage? were obtained in the public schools of that vicinity. His business career, which was very successful, was devoted to agricultural pur- suits and speculation, and these enterprises he ccaiducted in his native state. He was actively interested in the local affairs of the various towns in which he resided. He was a very conscien- tious and liberal minded man, a prominent mem- Ikt of the Baptist church, in which he served as deacon for many vears. Mr. Nelson married I'annie Herri»n. a daughter of James Herron, and the following named children were lx)ni to them: Roiimeyn, a wholesale produce dealer of New ^'ork city, married Rebecca Gammon, and his death occurred in 1902 at the age of sixty-two vears. Annette is the wife of Alfred Brav- mer. an agriculturist of Hebron, New York; their children are AllK.'rt. Charles, Harley. Dan- iel and Leonora Rravmer. Camillus was en- gaged as a slate manufacturer at West Pawlet, \'ennont, until his death in 1887; he married Mary r.eehe, of Rupert, X'cmiont, and their chil- dren were Hermon and Thomas Nelson. Bray- t-'^n died in infancy. Leonora is the wife of Jr.mes Stearns, an agriculturist of Rutland coun- ty. \'cmiont : their children are Jay, Mvra and Mabel Steams. Rernice married Mvra Warner, and up to the time of his death, which occurred in iSSo. age«i forty-two years, was engaged in larnrnt! at Granville, New York: thev were the ])arents oi one chihl. Mark Nelson. Frank J. i> our s.ihject. Moses J. Nelson is the eighth of the familv. TLirlev Nelson, father of these chil- drcn. died at his home in New York, in 1889. rjreil eii^htv-four vears; his wife passed awav in the year 18S5. at the age of sixty-eight years. Frank T. Nelson, fifth son of Harley and I'annie Nelson, was In^m in the town of Heb- ron, \\'ashington county. New York, September 2. 1S55. attemled the common schools and grad- uated fn-^m Pawlet Academy in the nineteenth year of his age. He then engaged in the produce business at Pawlet. \*ennont, making a speciahy "n^* THE STATE OF VERMONT. 457 otatoes and apples, wliidi he shipped to York city and other eastern markets, hand- as many as seven hundred carloads of po- s in a year. He has also dealt extensively •stem horses, handling as many as ten car- a year, has been a successful wagon dealer, ling over three hundred wagons in a year, in connection with this speculative trade as c^erated a farm of six hundred acres est Pawlet, Vermont, from which he derives odiy income each year. His life lias been yi great activity, energy and perserverancc, these qualities have gained him prestige in less circles. Politically Mr. Nelson gives thful and earnest support to the candidates e Democratic party, and in 1902 was elected or from Rutland county, serving; on the littees of temperance, judiciary, state pris- ind grand lists. Ir. Nelson was united in marriage Novem- „ 1887, to Emma Pratt, a daughter of Mar- "■an Buskirk and Mary (Rising) Pratt; the er named, now deceased, was a wealthy and xl merchant of West Pawlet, Vermont, and atter was a daughter of Judge Simeon and (Montgomery) Rising, old and honored ents of Rupert, Vermont." Two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson: Leland, de- d, and Frank Nelson. Mr. Nelson and his are members of the Baptist church of Faw- /ermont, and are actively interested in the of the various societies connected with it. WILLARD GAY. lillard Gay, of Randolph, is counted among lost substantial, conservative and upright citi- of the town. He was born October 25, 1822. ockbridge, Windsor coimty, Vermont, a son aniel and Sally (Baker) Gay. His grand- r, Daniel Gay, was among the first settlers ; town of Stockbridge. His wife was Eunice and they were natives nf Massachusetts, cl Gay, Jr., kept a hotel at Gaysville, in the 'if Stockiiridgc. known iis "Gay's Inn," and on was early accustomed to make himself il about this hostelry, and upon his father's . thus acquiring habits of riulustry: and he ■ally imbibed the spirit of Yankee thrift which ided this region, especially in his youth. The village school at Gaysville supplied his education, as far as books went, and he began at an early age the absorption of lessons in the practical af- fairs of life. Entering a local store as clerk, he soon acquired a knowledge of and taste for trade, and continued in this line through his most active years. He came to West Randolph in 1851 and be- came associated with Harvey Spalding in the dry- goods business, under the style of Spalding Sc Gay, later becoming the junior member of the firm of Badger & Gay. In 1858 Mr. Gay bought out the hardware business of his brother-in-law, Royal T. DuBois, who removed at that time to Northfield. This estabhshment Mr. Gay contin- ued until the store and stock were destroyed by fire, February 21, 1862. About this time Mr. Du- Bois returned to Randolph, and a partnership was formed, with the title of DuBois & Gay, The business relations of the partners were thereafter most intimately connected until dissolved by the death of Mr. DuBois. The son of the latter con- tinued in bis place, however. They contirmed the hardware trade until May i, 1871, when it was sold to Jasper H, Lamson, and the firm of DuBois & Gay conducted a private banking busi- ness until the organization of the Randolph Na- tional Bank, of (West) Randolph, in which they were among the principal stockholders and di- rectors. Mr. Gay has been most successfid in dealing in wool and other farm produce. With a keen interest in the welfare of man- kind in general and an especial desire for the progress of his home community, Mr. Gay has ever been ready to foster any undertaking that promised to secure these ends. As a good citizen he was ready to perform such public duties as seemed to devolve upon him, ■ and in this line it may be noted that he served the town eight years as lister and was four years a trustee of the vil- lage of AVest Randolph (now Randolph). While he entertains settled opinions and convictions upon questions that usually interest mankind, he does not attempt to deny the right of others to hold differing views, and accords to all the courteous consideration to which they are entiled. A Dem- ocrat in political principle, he was active in the scr\-ice of his party for a period of four years, as state committeeman, and was its nominee for the office of state treasurer in 1882, opposing his 458 THE STATE OF VERMONT. brother-in-law, William H. DuBois, the Repub- lican candidate. With his partner, Mr. Gay has been quite extensively interested in real estate, and erected numerous buildings in the village, both for busi- ness and residence purposes, the DuBois & Gay block being one of the best in the town to-day, containing several stores and offices and a large public hall. He is a liberal supporter of the cause of religion and a regular attendant of the Christian church. In the fraternal and benevo- lent orders, also, he has sought to promote the work of uplifting mankind. He passed through the chairs of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is at this time the oldest resident member of Phoenix Lodge, No. 28, A. F. & A. M., of Randolph. Mr. Gay was married, January 15, 1852, to Miss Susan Sabrina, daughter of Earl C. and Anna (Lamson) DuBois, of Randolph (see Lam- son and DuBois, in this work). Mrs. Gay died February 28, 1895. The youngest of their two children, Frank Earl, died in infancy. The other, Mary Alice, is the wife of Dr. E. O. Blanchard, of Randolph (see Blanchard). Susan S. (DuBois) Gay was born February 15, 1832, in West Randolph, and finished her edu- cation at the local academy, a leading institution in those davs. She was a woman of much execu- m tive ability, and was active in all good work, being a leader in the Christian church and Sunday school, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and many allied societies. Her home was ever a most hospitable one, and she was loved and ad- mired bv the whole comnumitv. With the ex- ception of two years succeeding her marriage, which were spent in Gaysville, all her life was passed in Randolph, where the influence of her beautiful life still extends a wide influence. At her funeral Rev. G. W. Morrow, her pastor, paid tribute to her virtue, and Rev. \'. M. Hardy, pastor of the Congregational church, spoke feel- ingly of her character, while a large assemblage of neighbors and friends testified by their presence to the universal appreciation of her work. EDWIX OSCAR BLANCHARD, D. D. S. Edwin (^scar lUanchard, D. D. S.. of Ran- dolph, was born April (). i8^)2. in Plainfield, Ver- mont, and came with his parents to Randolph at the age of two years. His primary educatioi received in the village schools, after whic matriculated at Norwich University. At th of sixteen years he began the study of den in the office of his father, George D. Blanc one of the foremost dentists of his time (see ing paragraphs of this article for biography) 1 88 1 he entered the office of Dr. D. G. Will of Boston, where he continued two and on< years. During two years of this period he sued the course of the Boston Dental Co graduating from that institution in 1885. ing equipped himself, by long and arduous h with a thorough knowledge of his professio planned to establish himself in practice in Be but the failing health of his father led hi abandon other plans and take up his father's tice in Randolph, where he has ever since re and labored. His success is a sufficient gua of his skill, ability and industry. Possessed of a progressive mind and intelligence. Dr. Blanchard endeavors to abreast of all progress, and especially in his fession, and takes advantage of all proDi means of advancing himself and his conte raries. He is a member of the New Enj Dental Association, and of the Alumni Asa tion of Tuft's Dental College and of the Vcr State Dental Societv. He has been active in moting the growth and welfare of the last n organization, and his services have been ^ ciated by his colleagues, as shown by his clc successively to the most important executive sitions in it. For four years he acted as c man of the executive committee, and was, in second and first vice-president, succeeding t presidency March 22, 1895, being the youi incumbent of that position up to this time. Dr. Blanchard is active in the work oi Christian church and its collateral societies has served ten years as superintendent of itt^ (lay-school. He is a member of Phoenix l| Xo. 28, A. F. & A. M., of Randolph. H^ married, August 5, 1886, to Mary Alioeyi daughter of Willard Gay, of Randolph* biography is given above. One adopted completes the famify of Dr. and Mrs. Bl namely Helen Gay Blanchard, bom Nov< 1896. ' Dr. George Dudley Blanchard, son of THE STATE OF VERMONT. 459 and Mary (Hunt) Blanchard, was born April 2(5, 1833, in Brookfidd, Vermont. His ancestors were early in Massachusetts, and a brother of his grandfather, Joshua Blanchard, was the architect, and laid the cornerstone, of the Old South chiirch, in Boston. George D. Blanchard attended the district sdiools and finished his education at the West Randolph Academy, one of the leading establish- ments of its kind in that day. Early in life he took emplo\-meiit in a dry-goods store at Lowell, Massachusetts, where he remained two years. As a result of a severe illness he returned to his native place to recuperate, and soon took up photography and maintained galleries at Barre and St. Albans. Vermont. IH health compelled him to abandon this occupation, and he began tlie practice of dentistry abou 1860. 1866 he established himself at Randolph, and became very successful. His ability and genial, sympathetic manners soon won him the patronage of the public, and he took a prominent position in the profession and as a citizen. He passed away at Randolph July 28, 1885. He was a mem- ber in good standing of Phoenix Lodge No. 28, A. F. & A. M., of Randolph. January i, 1856, he was married to Miss Ellen Brown Blood, daughter of Rev. Friend and Emily (Brow) Blood, of Plainfield, Vermont. Three children were given to Dr, and Mrs. Blanchard. The eldest, Edwin O., succeeded to his father's practice. Eugene died August 9, 1868, at the age of three years. Eva Maitd has been librarian of the Randolph .public library for the last six GEORGE DAVENPORT, M. D. George Davenport, M. D., of East Randolph, is one of the oldest and most hij^hly respected physicians of this section of the state. He was born in Wiliamstown. Vermont, December 28, 1822, a son of Amos and Laura (Stockwell") Dav- enport, and a direct descendant from Thomas Davenport, the immigrant ancestor, who emi- Eratcd from England, in if>4o, to Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he reared a family of nine children. Daniel Davenport, the paternal pjrandfather, of Dr. Davenport, was the father of Thomas Dav- enpori, who invented and constructed the first electric motor machine in existence, receiving from the Unied States government the first pat- ent issued granting liberty to use electricity as motive power, his principle being the same as that now in actual use on the elctric railwaj's. In 1835 he printed a newspaper, the power being fur- nished by elctricity, and he really deserves the credit for the invention of the telegraph, as Morse got his ideas from him. There is a tradition in the family that Morse said, after Davenport's death, that the latter should have full credit for all that he did for perfecting the telegraph and re- ceive full acknowledgment for the same, but it has never been done. It is known that Davenport claimed he could transmit a current of electricitv a hundred miles as easily as he could a hundred feet, long before he became acquainted with Pro- fessor Morse. Davenport imagined he must have a wire for every letter of the alphabet, also for every figure, but Morse, by his invention of the telegraphic alphabet, made it practicable, and that made telegraphing complete. Thomas Davenport was a native of Williamstown, Vermont, but fol- lowed his trade of a blacksmith at Brandon, Ver- mont. He was considered one of the greatest inventors of his time, and his name was inscribed over the main entrance to the Electricity Building at the Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, Illinois, in 189.V Amos Davenport, the Doctor's father, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and took part in the battle of Plattsburg. George Davenport was educated in the com- mon schools and at the Newbury (Vermont) Seminary. In 1844 he began reading medicine with Dr. S. H. Smith, at Brookfield, \"ermont, after which he took three full courses of lectures at the Vermont Medical College, in W^oodstock, receiving his degree from that institution on Jumj 9, 1849. In the winter of 1854-55 he further ad- vanced his professional knowledge by taking a post-graduate course at the University of the city of New York. Dr. Davenport began the practice of medicine in Brookfield, remaining there from 1849 ""til 1865. when he settled in East Randolph, where he built up a large and lucrative patronage. He has always taken an active part in politcal, literary an/x^ 460 THE STATE OF VERMONT. cx.w.incT ot rocr,::;> :Vr :I:o I'nioii annv. From iS^S \:r.::. \>:\: )\: was :x^>;nu>ior at lh\H>kliokl; \*:.> :. \*:-. clerk a::.; :s^\\:i treasurer ot BrookfioKl :r. :S^.\ >,:: .uvl." sc^a'*. vl::vv:or ot Fast Randolph in 1S86 iri :>^'. 'r\ r a r.v.rtilvr of years he was one of tr^ i TvVt.'rs .": :hc MontjH^lier & White Kiver R-i >.\i.*. C>^r"ra::v. He was officially connected ^::'': ."',.• .-'jr^s.-;. a aewspa|XT published in Mtnit- pei:cr. irorr: tS^^ until iik\\ Iving: editor a portion of :ha: :in^e. Dr. Paven^vrt is a nienilHT of the \'er- monc Historical Society, a prominent mem- ber or the \enr.ont MeiUcal SiX^ietv, and of the American Medical Association, which he served as a delegate to the conven- t:« n held in San Francisco, Cnlifornia, in rScj.. He has written jxipers of value cc: r:e-i:cil ::^p:cs. one on **\'omiting in Prepf- raj"."." Se:r^ publishevi in the Transactions of ±.'* Verr:^:-: >!ed:cal Society, in 1878: and an- ■:cr.-:r. ~?\:erperal Eclampsia," being published in tr; >ir:e. :r. iSc5. and in the Xew York Tournal c: ^Vofrrlc^- :he sa:::e year. r»r. I>£ve:irs:r: married. lulv ^. t8=^i. Eleanor Srr.::h wh: was Iv^m September 7, 1830. in Ran- drrh. Verrr.^r.:. a daughter of Captain Samuel zn~ Hu-dah ■ Peal>.\iy - Smith. Her father was i, f^rr-rr by c^c-pation, and for many years was ci.7':£:r. :: a c>r:i>anv of local militia. Of the m::»r. ■:: EV, ar.d Mrs. Davenport tive children have *:»r-.r. N:m, nar.:ely: Frank W. ; Walter E.. a r:ach:r.:>:. res'.din;^ a: Minneapolis, Minnesota: .\r.na H., wife of A. G. Osg-»i. a merchant at East Randolph: Ge»?rge E.. a physician at Bath. New Hampshire: and John ?. The Dxnor is a Demx^rat in politics, bv.:. with the c-::rac:e of his C'^nvictions. votes ir. terer. "ier.: •:: party re- strictions. ALOxso E. HlRtC'X. : :. d. Dr. A 1 on so E : wa r : K r.r:. ar. a ?• : v e a r. : successful practiticr.er in \'±rrr:r.z ::r ftrty-nve years and in Poti^tr.r.- f.r thirty -r.ir.e years, is directly descender! tr:m y.'^lzr Horcr.. The Qiristian name cf Ma-:r ri'^T'^ -^"^ '--s ai- cestry, are i:r.:i and was an exetrpar^- Cirisraii. He i»: S> Ci:s: .v.. iSr-. ir r:s e-ighcJcQ tot His «--^ w as I ucy Heald. a nx« esgraNi \\a- N r:- ^i-/^r\ .li. :"^.i- -n 7 *em. 'I A tt « « and died l Thev were tiw j r." :o years. Heali^ K.-rr.'r. was bcra ia ito to Xcr± CaraufcB* wh«fr ^ rr^fe as 1 cc*:fxr « » .'C 5 "cv am . j» »* THE STATE OF VERMONT. e boxes and chair stock, a business which H conducted by his son Bent Earle Horton, ras a most exemplary man, and a sincere )er of the Baptist church of Mount Holly eventy-ifive years, and was a deacon for years. He married Lepha Ursula Bent, August 15, 1817, at Mount Holly. She was «:hter of Earle Bent, who was a farmer «rved as justice of the peace, and who re- in later years in Poultney. To Alvah and !a (Bent) Horton were bom four children, 10m two are living, Bent Earle and Aionso orton. The father died May 5, 1900, aged rds of eighty-seven years, surviving the ;r, who died July 24, 1893, aged seventy- ±ars. lonso Edward Horton (5), son of Deacon 1 and Ursula (Bent) Horton, was born on itemal farm at Mount Holly, June 9, 1835. egan his education in the district schools, )ursued advanced studies in Ludlow Acad- He began to study for his profession at vsbury, under the preceptors hip of Dr. '. Guernsey, and later under Dr. Perkins, ubsequently attended the Castleton Medi- ;ollege, and completed his studies in the ■a\ department of the University of Ver- from which he was graduated on his y-third birthday, June 9, 185S. For six he was engaged in practice in Shrewsbury, ng a larger field of usefulness, he then re- d to Poultney, where he has been actively ^ed to the present time. He is prominent •meopathic circles, honored as one of the St practitioners of that school in his part ; state, and now the oldest and only living ler of his medical college class. He was one : earlier members of the Homeopathic Medi- Kiety of Vermont, and through his frequent sses before that body has aided largely in oming early prejudices and in giving to apathy an assured position in public esti- n. Dr. Horton has been, during a long ctive career, highly useful in the advance- of community affairs, laboring with zeal intelligence in behalf of all movements sing of material and moral improvement. )olitical affiliations have always been with .epublican party, r, Horton was married April 7, 1855, to Miss Ellen French, of Mount Holly. Five chil- dren were born to this union ; Ernest T, ; Minnie E,, who became the wife of Charles H. Carleton,. a business man o'f Granville, New York ; Clyde and Claude A., twins, the first named of whom died at the age of fourteen months; Maude A. Horton, who is an accomplished artist and re- sides at home. The two sons of Dr. Horton.. who came to maturity followed in the footsteps of the father and embraced the profession ot medicine, Ernest T. Horton was educated at Randall School, Poultney. He studied for his profession in the New York Homeopathic College, and is engaged in practice in Whitehall, New York, where he has served for three years as health officer. He is a member of various medical so- cieties and of the Masonic order. He married. Miss Cornelia Eddy, of Rutland, Vermont, and to them were bom four children, Eloise, the eldest, died at the age of eight months ; Mildred, Gertrude and Kenneth. Claude A, Horton, who received his literary education in the Troy Conference Academy, is a practitioner at Glen Falls, New York. He married Miss Delia Griffith, of St. Catherine, Ontario. He is a member of the Medical So- ciety of New York, also of the Masonic order. LEMUEL CHANDLER. Lemuel Chandler is one of the few men who- are able to trace their ancestry back to the days of the Puritan settlement of the Bay state, at a time when the possibilities of this country were not even dreamed of, and from that original fore- father till now the Chandlers have borne an able- part in the development of the western world. The brief chronicle of the family's history is as follows. William Chandler and his wife Annis came across the waters in 1637 and settled in Andover, Massachusetts; they had a son named John. John Chandler married Elizabeth Douglas, who became the mother of Joseph. Joseph and Susannah (Perrin) Chandler were the parents of David. The latter was the husband of Mary Allen, and a son, Daniel, who maried Mary Ga- lusha. Daniel and Mary (Galusha) Chandler were the grandparents of our subject, and their- son, Daniel, was his father. 462 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Daniel Chandler was born in Ponifret, Con- necticut, January 21, 1784, and when an infant was taken b\ his parents to Hanover, Xew Hamp- shire, his mother carrying him in her lap on horseback. The date of his settlement in the town of Berlin is believed to have been about 1 8o^> ; he nurchased the farm where his son Lem- uel nov.' resides, and his first home was a log house and a small clearing; he remained there during the season, clearing oft the timber, and in the fall returned to Hanover, where he married Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Temperance (Waterman^ Sloan, of Lyme, New Hampshire; the next spring they settled permanontly on their farm, and there passed the remainder of their lives; he died October 3, 1865. He reared nine children to mature age, — Daniel, Joseph, Hannah, Harriet, Temperance, Samuel, Levinus, Mary and Lemuel. He was one of the sturdy pioneers, and did much toward building u]) the town ; his influ- ence was always given to the side of progress and his integrity was unciuestioned. Lemuel was born on the old homestead in the town of Berlin, county of Washington, Vermont, on September 29, 1832. His father gave him a good education in the common schools and in the academy at Randolph, Vermont. He remained on the homestead and devoted himself to farm- ing. He lias been active in party councils of the Republicans, and has served his town in the ca- pacity of selectman, lister and other offices of trust. In 1876 he received the apix)intment to the office of the justice of the peace, and for over twenty-six years has most acceptably filled that position. For a long term of years he was a member of the Grange, and for over seventeen years was business agent of that order. Ever awake to the welfare of his native town, he has gained the high regard of all for his honorable and capable citizenship. Mr. Chandler was married on the 1st of May. t86i, to Lucretia Electa, daughter of (]ad and Maretta (Streeter) Crossett, of Duxbury, \\t- mont, and they have reared a family which now fill honorable places in the world and reflect creurlin$rton, where he re- ceived first honors, and he manages a successful practice in Barre ; he married Alice Kendall. Er- vin Leon was born November 9, 1866, and mar- ried Gertrude L Briggs; he is a farmer and re- sides in the town of Berlin. George Waldo, born August 9, 1870, living with his parents, married Lora O. Johnston. Marion Lucretia was born September 22, 1873, and also resides with her par- ents; she is a graduate from the high school at Northfield, and is a school teacher ; Mabel Wini- fred, born October 17, 1875, is a graduate of Northfield high school, and is now engaged in teaching in Barre, Vermont. ELI HOLDEN. Eli Holden, an honored and useful citizen of Barre, Vermont, who has served usefully in vari- ous positions of honor and trust, and who made an honorable record as a soldier during the Civil war, is descended from Eli Holden, son of Benja- min and Abigail Holden, and who came from ]>arre, Massachusetts, and was one of the early settlers in the town of Barre, V^ennont. He set- tled at South Barre, where he purchased a farm which was at that time only partly cleared, the sole dwelling on the place being a log cabin. He married Hannah Persons, of Westminster, \*er- mont, and had eleven children. Mr. Hoiden's mother, during her last years, was an inmate of his home, where she died, February 12, 1842, at the age of ninet\ years, her husband having 4lie5. He served under General Banks in 1862 in the Shenandoah valley, fought in the second battle of Bull Run, and in all took part in over thirty-five engagements during the period of his service in the army. While on outpost duty on the Kapi^ahannock he was taken prisoner, and was coiitinefl for eighteen months in the prisons of Lihbv. Macon, Georgia. Charleston and Columbia. S^'iith Carolina. He was mustered out March 15. 1865. On leaving the army Mr. Holden re- turned to the homestead and followed his ancestral occupation of farming until the auttunn of 1901, when he removed to Barre city, where he now lives on French street. In politics Mr. Holden is a Republican, his first vote for president having been given for John C. Fremont. This vote was cast when he was a resident of Illinois, and on that ticket was the name of Abraham Lincoln as one of the presi* dential electors for the state. Mr. Holden has served his native town as selectman and justice of the peace for many years, and represented the town in the state legislature of 1874-75. Mr. Holden is a member of Granite Lodge, F. & A. M. He also belongs to the K. B. Crandall Post, G. A. R., was the first commander when it was organized, and is now its present commander. Mr. Holden married, April 11, 1865, Lucy M. Howard, bom October 11, 1839;! daughter of Nathan and Sarah Howard, of Barre, Vermont. Their children are: Lizzie Ellen, bom August 6, 1870; Howard Clinton, born June 23, 1871; Annie Chandler, born March 16, 1873; Edson Fisher, bom March 19, 1874; Charles Ira, bom April 22, 1876; Ida May, bom April 2^^ 1877; Jennie Alice, bom August 21, 1879; Josie Maria, born January 25, 1881 ; and Arthur Qarence, bom October 24, 1883, died July 7, 1900. Mr. Hold- en's wife died January 14, 1901. CHARLES C. EMERSON. The Emerson family of East Thetford, Ver- mont, are among the most influential and well known residents of that section of the state, and five generations of the family, covering a perioil of nearly a century, have occupied the same sub- stantial residence. Thev are descendants of the same stock as Ralph Waldo Emerson, the most celebrated of American philosophers, who was bom in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1.803, entered Harvard in 1817, was graduated in 1821, and be- came pastor of a united congregation in Boston in 1829 ; his death occurred in the year 1882. Jonathan Emerson, great-grandfather of Charles C. Emerson, was a prominent resident of Dimstable, Massachusetts, served in the capacity of lieutenant in the Revolutionarv war, and while participating in the second battle of Still Water was wounded in the wrist. His commission is 464 THE STATE OF VERxMONT, now in the possession of Charles C. Emerson. He was united in marriage to Mary Cummings, and the following children were bom to them: Allan; Lucinda, who became the wife of Joseph Stevens; Rachel, who was the wife of Joseph Fletcher ; Betsy, unmarried ; and Jonathan Emer- son. The father of these children died at his home in Dunstable, at the age of forty years, sur- vived by his widow and children. Jonathan Emerson, grandfather of Charles C. Emerson, was born at Dunstable, Massachusetts, but subsequently removed to Londonderry, Ver- mont, thence to the town of Thetford, Vermont, in 1805, with his mother. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Londonderry, but in 1805 he purchased a large tract of land in East Thet- ford, which he cultivated and improved in such a manner that it yielded him a handsome income in addition to that derived from his other line of in- dustry, which he continued to follow in the new locality. He was an active participant in the war of 1 81 2, and participated at the battle of l^latts- burg. He was formerly an adherent of the Dem- ocratic party, but in the later years of his life ad- vocated the principles of the Republican party, and was chosen by his fellow citizens to serve in the various local offices. He married ^lary Howe, and six children were born to them, namely. Erasmus D., engaged in farming in the town of Thetford, and who was united in marriage to Abi- gail Wallace; Mary, wife of Varnum Woods, ;i ])rominent resident of Groton, Massachusetts; Merceline R., wife of Johnson Muchniore, a resi- dent of Lebanon, New Hampshire, where he was engaged as a carpenter, contractor and builder; Cyril M., mentioned at length hereinafter; Oramel A., who married Gracie A. Glenn, and they resid- ed in Thetford, Vermont, to his death, in 1863, where he followed agricultural pursuits; and Clarissa M., unmarried. Mr. Emerson died in 1871. aged eighty-six years, and his wife passed awav in 1862. Cyril M. lilnierson, father of Charles C. Emer- son, was Ix^rn ]\larch 21, 1817, at East Thetford, X'ermoiit, and was a student in the common schools and Thetford Academv. His entire life was s])ent on the old homestead, although not al- ways residing in the original house, and his time and attention were devoted exclusively to general farming and to the tending of a fine flock of Merino sheep. He was a member of the Vermont militia, and was recognized as one of the sub- stantial men of the neighborhood, both physically and mentally. He served in the majority of the town offices, including that of representative to the state legislature, to which office he was elected in 1878. Mr. Emerson married Harriet C. Hos- ford, daughter of Jared Hosford, of Thetford, Vermont, who was one of the prosperous farmers of that section of the state. Their children were : Fred, who died at the age of four years ; George, who died at tlie age of eleven months ; and Charlei C. Emerson. Mr. Emerson died May 16, 1901, having attained the advanced age of eighty-four vears. • Charles C. Emerson was born at East Thet- ford, Vermont, August 8, 1852, and his education was acquired in the common schools and Thet- ford Academy. Being reared upon the ancestral estate, he was familiar with all the routine work of a farmer, which vocation he adopted upon at- taining young manhood. He is the owner of a fine stretch of meadow facing the south, as good corn land as there is in New England, and on the ten acres or more which they usually plant they average, from year to year, more than a hundred bushels of corn jKir acre. He is progressive in his ideas and methods, making use of the latest improved machinery, and in this manner his broad acres yield a goodly return for the care and labor bestowed upon them. Since southern professors with their free trade theories have destroyed the profits of the wool-growing business Mr. Emerson, like other former sheep-owners of the town, has turned his attention to dairying in connection with his farming interests, keeping as many as twenty cows. He is prominent in town affairs, having repeatedly and continuously served as lister and selectman, was representative to the legislature in 1888, serving on state*s prison and library com- mittee and committee on canvassing of votes, and at the present time (1903) is serving in the pacity of chairman of the board of school dii ors, having served as a member of the board for five vears. On September 13, 1876, Mr. Emerson mar- ried Harriet B. Webster, and two children have been born to them, — Maud A., at home» super- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 465 visor in the Clark School for the Deaf, a state in- stitution of Massachusetts ; Carl A., at home, as- sisting his father on the farm. ARTHUR EUGENE BUCK. Arthur Eugene Buck, a successful agricultur- ist pf Berlin, Vermont, is a descendant of John Buck, who was born in Connecticut in 1782. His father with his family removed from Connecticut to the town of Berlin, Washington county, Ver- mont, and located on a farm there, which he culti- vated to a fine state of perfection. In 1826 Mr. John Buck settled in the town of Northfield, where he purchased a farm, on which he lived during the rest of his days, and devoted his time and attention to the raising of garden truck. He married Miss Chloe Allen, who is supposed to have been .bom in Gill, Massachusetts, in 1781. Their children were: Chloe, born in 1810; Eliza, bom in 1812; Bradley, born in 1814; Amanda, bom in 1819; and Harriet, born in 1823. Mr. Buck was an upright, conscientious citizen, and was respected by all his neighbors. Bradley Buck, the eldest son of John and Chloe Buck, was born in the town of Berlin, Washington county, Vermont, June 17, 1814. He obtained his education in the district school of Berlin and at Northfield, whither his father re- moved in 1826. After completing his studies he pursued the occupation of farming on the old homestead in Northfield, where by industry and skill he increased the value of his property to such an extent that at the time of his death, whicli occurred March 19, 1895, he had one of the best farms in that section of the country. Til politics Mr. Buck was an independent, and voted for who he thought would be the best man for the office, irrespective of party feelings. He possessed high moral principles, and he won and held the respect and esteem of all members of the comnuinity in which he resided. On March 5, 1856. Mr. Buck was united in marriage to Miss Polly Hopkins, the daughter of James and Phi- lura (Walcott) Hopkins, and the following named children were born to them : Isadore Amelia, born Tune lo, 1857; Willis Herbert, l)orn Au- gust 12. 1858: Carrie Eliza, born February 28, i860; Arthur Eugene; and James IToi)kins, born September 2, 1865. 30 X Arthur Eugene Buck, second son of Bradley and Pollv Buck, was bom in the town of North- field, Washington county, Vermont, October 23, t86i. He attended the district school of North- field and subsequently was a pupil at the seminary at Montpelier, Vermont. Since completing his studies, Mr. Buck has devoted a useful and con- tented life to agricultural pursuits; he has im- proved the property, and now is the fortunate possessor of many of the most fertile acres in Washington county, or, indeed, in the state. In his political preferences Mr. Buck votes the Democratic ticket, and he was elected to the oftice of selectman for the years 1899 and 1900. Mr. Buck is a man of fine personal appearance, friendly and open-hearted, and is very popular with all classes in his town, being esteemed by alll who come in contact with him. Mr. Buck was united in marriage, November 24, 1891, to Miss Minnie Scott, daughter of John and Sarah Scott,, of Berlin, Vermont. Mrs. Buck died October 24,. 1897. April 15, 1903, Mr. Buck married Miss Mary E. Reed, of Berlin, daughter of James and Mary Reed. HON. JOSEPH KIMBALL DARLING. Hon. Joseph K. Darling, a prominent attor- ney at law of Chelsea, Vermont, was born March 8, 1833, ^t Corinth, Vermont, and is a descendant of a Scotch-English ancestry, who upon their ar- rival in this country first settled in New Hamp- shire. Peter Darling, grandfather of Joseph K. Darling, was a resident of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, from which town he removed to Corinth, Vermont, being one of its early settlers ; he was also a resident of Bradford, Vermont, for a number of years. He devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, and was the owner of a farm in Corinth, which has been in the possession of the Darling family for over one hundred years. In politics he was a firm adherent of the princi- ples of the Democratic party. He married Miss Rebecca P>urbank, of New Hampshire, and the following named children were born to them : Jesse, Moses, Stephen, Samuel, John, Eben and Mrs. Tluirsting, Mrs. Darling was a lady of strikinc: appearance, very tall and stately, being six feet in height, and remaining very erect up to the time of her decease at the age of eighty-four THE STATE OF VERMONT. ■■^■r=i.~- c;"..ri:'~::^ :: ~:v» :: from the small, .:-!: r:..i:: :r. v.hj'h :: *«« located to the spac* nil- :::Lr".'_Tr vritre :: is at present located. —Ar.n-J.- 1 Jr. ''.0*:^ is a Republican of the most JiL.v Lr. : -I'-. LTii hi.& sened as one of the town 'jjri:::::v.'* . iLirl htlped roll up, in 1896, the largest J.'-p'.rfi.'jt:: rii: ority for j»re5idcnt given in Wil- ninir"-'."'. ::. many years, if not the largest ever g:v*::.. ]i:> rilisnous views are in harmony with iiA r\'*r\'-r.i*-b of the Universalist church. '•!; lilt J 6th of October, 1893, Mr. Jones was uniif'j i?i marrizige to Miss Kate D., a daughter of juMUi' H. and Sophronia Dix. The father Well- h descendant of one of the earliest settlers of the t"\\ri, was a successful farmer by occupation, and lield the office of selectman for many years. Hit deatli occurred in 1895, when he had reached ili'. a^e "f ninety-two years, while his wife, a na- ti\'. of \\'ardslx;ro, Vermont, passed away in d'.ath in tlie same year, at the age of seventy- four years. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have three chil- drr*ii. I'anl. Philip and Dexter. DAVID ALLEN SMALLF.Y. Davi«l Allen Snialloy, of Burlington, United St.ii' N district ind^a- fnr Vermont, was born in Middli'liniy, Addison county, Vermont, April «i. iS. His r.riiish ancestors bore the name '){ .'^iiiMJUti. 'V\\r first of the family who enii- ;^r;ilrd in the new world was Benjamin Smollett, or Smalley -as he wrote the patronymic — of Dumbartdii. Sauland. Arriving in Massachu- seils in i()S7 he was for a short time a member • »l' tile IMymontli colony, i)Ut snnn removed to i nnneelieut, where he died in I7(\^. Ir.iving three Snlls. i'lenjamin SmaTiey, eldest son of the immi- grant father, was Ix^rn at Xorwioli, C'onnecticut. in i(t«)^, and djed in Salisburv, C\«niKVlicut. in 1757. He married Margaret Allen, an aunt of lieneral iltlian Allen, the v.m]>:iU' oi 'I'ieon- diTuL:a. ''wo si'n>. named lieni;r:Vjin and l<.^lm, >nrv:\ed liin^ l*rni;i!^iin. I'lc I'-ler. was l»«»i-n Ai l.e!^Mi«Mi in i7-\;, ii'ul rciv.-'ved from S.l>1mivn. i.\Mnu\'tio:i!. wiih hi> i;in;i!y. in >p'::h: '■'• K7^' '■' ••■•I' T'^^"' 'f *li^' ^^'<''^^' 1 l.r' '»^:vif *iv.:»:> :v -w Kti. -w !i .i^ ;!:ddiclnTy. t ■ ■ . . . \' . k . V . . t ' . . I ^ . . : . . N ■ . . ; u re .'.I* ■'■■ * *■ !■» ♦•r«i* ■i'"' •■i'-*"^«» '•■• •''•* ^i'"* ••■*'• '^*^ and there his two children were the first victims of death. Imri and Alfred, his sons, survived him. Tmri married a daughter of Major Jona- than Hart, of Berlin, Connecticut, who was killed in the defeat of General St. Clair, on the 4th of November, 1791, while leading a bayonet charge intended to protect the retreat of the main body. Born in Sah'sbury, Connecticut, in 1 761, Imri Smalley died at St. Albans, Vermont, in 1827, and left two sons, bearing the names of Zera and Benjamin H. Zera Smalley was born in 1787, and died ia 1842. His wife was a granddaughter of Major Garrett, who was slain in the massacre of Wy- oming. He himself served as an army surgeoa in the war of 1812. Of his three sons, David Allen was the eldest. Distinguished in his youth by the warmth and kindliness of his feelings, by his quick percep- tions, retentive memory, and personal daring, David A. Smalley was the born leader of his companions. While a student in the academy at St. Albans he achieved lastinfif reputation for numerous mischievous pranks that were charac- terized by the prominence of fun and the utter absence of recklessness and malignity. Hoist- ing a donkey into the belfry of the academy, or drawing wood ujxjn a sledge for the comfort of a needy widow and her family, were occupa- tions almost ei[ually agreeable to the active awf sprightly boy. Choosing the profession of law for the futui pursuits of life, young Smalley began tlic r quisite studies in the ofiice of Smalley & Adar at St. Albans. There, too, he completed prepa' tion. and at the age of twenty-two was admit to the bar of Franklin county in April, if lienjaniin IL Smalley, the senior member of firm, was his uncle, and he died at an advai ai^e, in l'reliq;lisluirg. province of Quebec H Adai!is. ilie \«.»nnj^i>t member, always enjoye warmest affection of his former pupil, named his tldesi born after tliat gentlemai Mr. Snuilley settled in Jericho for p sion:\! pr;iv-:ice soon after his admission bar. and also discharged tlie duties of poM wl^.icl: office lie held from 1832 to 1836L i:y. real and success won a constantly f v.v;: Ciicniage. and an enviable reput^ iSj;<'> hx rc:noved to Lowell, but remaiv 1 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 469 only a few months. Thence he repaired to Bur- lington, which became his permanent home. Here a wider field for ambition and energfv pre- sented itself, a field that he wisely and diligently cultivated. Already he was known as an ardent adherent of General Jackson, and as an eloquent and effective advocate of that statesman's policy. In the political discussions of debating societies, store gatherings, and street corner groups he was an influential participant. Nor was he less posi- tive and decided in the family circle. His son Bradley — named after his grandfather, Colonel Bradley, of Fairfield — was thoroughly indoc- trinated in childhood, has been for many years a leading Democrat in Vermont, and was a mem- ber of the national Democratic committee in the last two presidential campaigns. Being impulsive, earnest and persistent, Mr. Smalley was as active in political as in legal affairs, and established high reputation in both departments. Governor Van Ness, afterward United States minister to Spain, and Mr. Smalley, being like-minded, contracted a faithful and life-long friendship soon after the latter's arrival in Burlington. Law and politics are •closely allied under any form of government, and particularly under the Democratic-Republi- •can. Each supplements and aids the other. In 1842 Mr. Smalley received the compliment of election, on the Democratic ticket, to the state senate from Chittenden county. This was the more remarkable, inasmuch as state and county were overwhelmingly Whig in point of political preference. Declining renomination, he devoted himself with renewed assiduity to legal practice. In 1844 he was admitted as a practitioner into the United States supreme court. In 1847 he was elected chairman of the state Democratic committee, of whirh he was a member, and in each of the ten following years was re-elected to the same position. To the national Democratic con- venti^ms of 1844, i8j8, 1852 and T856, lie was a deleiL^nte, and in the two latter years was chair- man of the W^rniont (K'le.^aiion. In the national Democratic convention asseniblevl at ('incinnati in 1856 he was made a nieriher of the national committee, and bv it was chosen to {he eliair. Of Stephen A. Dnunr-ias, his old comrade and schoolfellow, who was also a native of Addison countv, he was a zealous personal and jxilitical friend. Nor was he on terms of less intimacv with General Franklin Pierce, who, upon his ac- cession to the chief magistracy in 1853, tendered . to Mr. Smalley the appointments of minister to Russia, Spain and Austria, and the solicitorship of the treasury, successively. All these honors were declined. He did, however, at the earnest solicitation of the president, accept the office of collector of customs for Vennont, for the reason that its occupancy would neither necessitate the abandonment of his large and lucrative legal practice, nor seriously interfere with its prosecu- tion. Railroad enterprise found an efficient helper in Mr. Smalley. One of the originators of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad Company, he was also one of its directors and legal coimsel- lors. From 1856 to 1863 he owned all its stock and controlled the corporation. The acknowl- edged leader of the Vermont bar, possessed of the most remunerative practice in the state, and collector of customs from Aprd, 1853, to Janu- ary, 1857, his official promotion was simply a matter of time and convenience. The election of James Buchanan to the presidency in 1856 was largely due to his sagacity and zeal. The remarkable powers of oragnization then dis- played elicited keenly appreciative applause, and added to his fame as a practical politician and prescient statesman. In January, 1857, Mr. Smalley accepted a seat on the bench, as a member of the federal judiciary. Thenceforward he wholly abstained from participation in party politics. Neither would he have anything to do with political ap- pointments. Even advice on the subject was re- fused to the administration ; because — as he wrote in explanation — judicial activity in par- tisan politics is most indecorous and improper, tends to the disrepute of the judiciary, and de- grades its weight and authority. His sound and judicious opinions on this topic were concordant with the action of the national senate, which unanimously confirmed his nomination w^ithout the formality of reference to a committee, liii^-hcr testimony of legislative confidence it was impossible to ^ive. As a judc:c David Allen Smallev is best known to his countrv. His twentv vears of serv- ice covered the crisis of its history. With its 470 THE STATE OF VERMONT. political C(>nvu!sil. The supremacy of consti- tutional law was to him an axiomatic truth, and all things must be subordinated to it. Tyranny on the one hand and lawlessness on the other were e(jually hehl in check. This sternly grand impartiality clothed his decisions with weightiest authj»rily, ami commanded the gravest and most umiuestioning respect. h.speciall\ was this the case in relation to the slave trade, as carrietl on by merchants from the i)ort of Xew York. While presitling over the L'nited States cir- cuit court in the city of New York, in December, i860, in charging the grand jury, he said: "You will probably be called upon to investi- gate allegejl inlractit)ns of the laws for the sup- pression (^f the slave trade. * * If courts or iurors fail to do so thev in turn lx.'ct)me of- fcnder.s against the law — faithless, perjured guar- dians of the great trusts rei)Osed in them, and de- serving t)f the most condign punishment. ♦ * Within the last three months more than "ihree thousand miserable human beings have been taken bv American cruisers from slave m vessels sailing from the port of New York. * * * The laws Jigainst it are sufficiently plain, explicit and severe to put a speedy end to it if vigorously and vigilantly enforced. * "-^^ * It must be expected that the degraded, bad men who engage in or aid and abet this horrible tracle (for none others jIo) will resort to any s])ecies of chicanery, fraud and falsehood to escape de- tection, ccver up their infamy and avoid punish- ment. Those who will in any way be privy to it will resort to any crime, however atrocious, to conceal ir. Such, is human nature. And a knowl- edge of it. should be met by the most unyielding determination, vigilance and vigor of the officers of th<* \r.\\' to ascertain the truth, point out the criminaN and bring them l(^ justice." The ])ropriety, fierce and necessitv of this noble charge commanded the cordial T)raise of the iK'st porli«ni «>f the metropolitan i>ress. The New York Times i»f l)eceir]>er JJ, iS^'k^. <|Uoting the f<"»rmrdlv t-iirnciatid opinion nf ludge Roosevelt. I'nitrd States ]in'M.c^.riiTi;j: ••tVrCiT i«'r tliat district, that I'liblic -^^.-ntiiiv n: in r^i^aril :.« the slavv trade had undergone a change, and that the national executive would not, under any possible circum- stances, permit a conviction for this offence in the first degree to be followed by the punishment prescribed by law, said of it: *'It is a Ixjkl, clear and emphatic pronuncia- mento against the doctrines of District Attorney Roo.se velt. * * * Hiis is the first intimation that they (the slaver commercial houses) will have received for many years tliat a judge of the l'nited States is holding court in the city of Xew York who cannot be deterred from doing his whole duty. "^ If we understand Judge Smalley rightly, he will also do his utmost, within the limits of his office, toward directing the at- tentirm and action of the grand jury against the millionaire and wealthy merchants who have ac- cumulated, and are still trying to increase their fortunes in this unholv business." m The effect of this charge by a conscientious, proiu)unced and eminent Democratic judge was immediate and decided. ( )n the 14th of January. i8^)i, when the se- cessionists had fire(l ui)on the steamer that at- tempted to convey tnv)ps and supplies to Fort Sumter, then under command of Major Ander- son, Jurisoa of treason. Certain merchants and residents of that citv had shipped arms ancl munitions of war, and also supi)lies, to the seceded states, after their com- mission of overt treason by firing iijion a national vessel. After stating that civil war existed in l>ortions of the I'nion, and that the Confederates were guilty of "high trea.son. by levying war." ami that neither states nor the people of any slate can absolve themselves or others from al- legiance tJ) the Inited States govcniment, he added : "What amounts to adhering and giving aid and Comfort to our enemies, it is somewhat diffi- cult in all cases to define; but certain it is. that furnishing theni with arms or mimitions of war, vessels nr other means of transportation, or any materia! which will airovisions of the act." The cft'ect t>f this charge was electric. It crvstalized the chaotic sentiments of unionists THE STATE OF VERMONT. 471 definite and solid opinion, and also evidenced fact that partisan distinctions were anni- *d in presence of danger to the integrity le Union. Coming from a jurist of his cal antecedents, it wrought with all the :er force. The newly elected president, ham Lincoln, warmly thanked him for his n, and congratulated the country that in a fearful crisis it was blessed with so fear- md independent a judge. The press of both cal parties generally commended his charge, inters like the Nczv York Illustrated News, h said, "Although we have respectfully d our dissent from the judge's definition of aw, we cannot withhold our admiration of )atriotism which induced Judge Smalley to ne the responsibility of directing public on in the crisis at w^hich the affairs of the try have arrived,'' spoke with bated breath reverent esteem of his moral courage. The characteristics of Andrew Jackson belonged is early admirer and disciple. Conscien- ness, impartiality and firmness found ample t in the new issues and trying ordeals of ; perilous times. Whether checking seces- sts disintegration, or defending the rights le people against the usurpations of official- he was equally wise and decided. Consti- nal law was the only guide he would con- to acknowledge. it the October term of the United States it court held at Rutland, Vermont, in 1862, e Smalley rendered a decision in the case ield, who had applied for a writ of habeas IS on the 27th of August previous. This had been granted l)y the judge, but ience thereto was refused by Tnited States ihal Baldwin, who acted under instructions the war dej)artnient at Washington. Judge lev pointed out the illegality of the prisoner's ition, and in terse and vigorous language de- ed the order under whicli r.aldwin had re- I comi)lianee. It contains (said lu ) an ini])lie(l threat 1st the !neni])ers of tlie l)ar and <>iher officers le ec^urt. and e\'en a^'ain>t the court itself, if r do an\'t'ning judicially or ])r< tfe>Nionall\- l(^ iite a prisoner contnied in iail upon wliat we already se«'n was a (le>pi»tic an• iiii i|. .1 \il\ I li.lMiilllP .Itlil .1 Xt'l'V J. ;.,. / 'ihi 1 III I loll r I rilrlli-. Oil iiu- . 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I'v-o \i:ii . iiii'*!* lo tli(.- latter cvtni lie receive : ::'.e ar- liniiiliiHiil a.s clrrk of the L'liited Siaic? c:rj*.:i: an-l ili'.iiict courts, wliicli he licld fpi'ni January i, iS•" many yea Is. Ml. .'^iii;ilU'\'> jMilitical aftiliations are with llie iialiMiial iKMiiiK-ratic ])arty. Th;it orj^^anization M-i-iiN In !u' ill iju' |)eriiianont minority in \'er- mniit. r.iil notwithstanding' this. Mr. Smalley xMi'Ms imuh inlhieiuv. ami he has made his mark nil ilh" K'L;iNl;Hi\e history t»f the slato. In 1S74, .Mill ,ii.:ain in i%^-S. lie represented the citizens of I'mlnii^tnii in the lev;isLiliire. and estahlished his lepiilatinn .1^ a pi Kiu'al \\orking inemher. He li.iN .iKn luM il:i.'ei\!V. miinieii»al ot^ees in the cilv n| r.iM !ini;'.«M' I'.i '.he *\'".::u:!^ .>:" :he IVniivraiis party — as wv". \\w v..\'.'r".,\ .i^ !l:e ^iale~Mr. Smaller has ls\': .1".! "N .;•• •••. ■;:k:i::.i'. pariicipant. < »! each v!'! tac: r as th.o \i.ars r •!! • * I " • 1 X V ^ . . • .\ ...I.. >..l. i '\ '- * \ % . «» \ . >• \ • s- \- > • « ■ • . ■ « ■ NS' ■ W^ ' VW • N. 2, » .1' vx.-) VN % % « « \ 4 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 473 radley B. Smalley was married on the 4th of , i860, to Caroline M., daughter of Hon. )s Baxter, late of Burlington. Five children been the fruit of their union : Frank Allen ley, born September 17, 1861 ; Laura Barlow ley, born January 25, 1864; David Allen ley, November 30, 1865 » Frances A. B., Jan- i;, 1878; Caroline Deming Smalley, May 575. JOHN LYNDON AYERS. . )hn Lyndon Ayers, of Berlin, Vermont, one e progressive farmers of that section, was in the town of Middlesex, Washington coun- ermont, November 26, 1833. Thomas Ayers, -grandfather of John Lyndon Ayers, was a mi for many years of Greenland, New pshire, where he was engaged in the occu- 1 of farming. He was united in marriage iss Hannah Lucy. Thomas Ayers, son of las and Hannah Avers, and grandfather of Lvndon Avers, was born in Greenland, New ^shirc, where he resided for the greater part ; life. Subsequently he removed to Cornish, HaTn])shiie. He was united in marriage to Lydia Bartlett. )hn Ayers, son of Thomas and Lydia Ayers, ather of John Lyndon Avers, was born in sh. Xew Hampshire, Fe])ruary 21, 1797. L^ccivcd his education in the j^ublic schools rni^h, and his boyhood and young manhood passed upon his father's farm, where he ably ed his father with the work. In the year Mr. Avers removed to the town of Middle- \'a^hini^ton c»MnU\ . \'crniont. where he pur- (1 a farm and he devoted his time and at- n ic the cuhivation of a j^onoral line of gar- 'iick : lie remained there al)out twelve years, he located on a farm on Jones brook, in the oi-" I^erlin. W asliin_q-l(^n count w where he re- ♦'or iifteen >ears. Tie then settled west of 1 t "oriVvTs. in the same town, and remained UT the remainder of lii^ li fr. In j)olitics wcr-- was a statmcli Republican, and he was V intcroted in the succe->^ au(l welfare of ^'lrt^•. 1 !'^"l.)ruarv ri. tSj^. Mr. Xxer^ wa< tnu'ted rriacre to Miss Lo\i^a True, who was Ixn'u nher 17, T708. Five cliii'lfeu. were l.x^rn to them : Lovisa Warren, born November 17, 1823 ; Thomas Sylvester, bom July 29, 1830, died in August, 1844; John Lyndon bom November 26, 1833; Charles March, born November 26, 1834; and Hiram Bartlett, born October 12, 1839. Mr. Ayers died May 30, 1889, and his wife died Sep- tember I, 1884. John Lyndon Ayers, second son of John and Lovisa Ayers, was educated in the district schools of Middlesex and Berlin, to which latter place his parents removed when he was ten years of age. After completing his studies he assisted his father in the management of the farm, remaining there until he had attained the age of thirty years. For a short period of time he resided on another farm in Berlin ; then he removed to the town of More- town, Washington county, where he remained un- til 1900, when he purchased the farm in the west- em part of the town of Berlin on which he now re- sides, and which he has cultivated to such a state of perfection that it yields him an abundant har- vest. In his political views Mr. Ayers is a Re- publican. Mr. Ayers was united in marriage, January 4, 1863. to Miss Adaline Mansfield, who was bom April II, 1839, a daughter of Royal and Lydia Eliza (TDewey) Mansfield. The following named children have been born to them: Myron L., born November 26, 1863 : he married Miss Alice Kenney, and their children are: Dorothy H., born December i, 1896, and Esther, born Feb- ruary 5, t8c)8 ; he and his family reside in Dick- inson, North Dakota. Addie Elizabeth, born Sep- tember 15, 1866, wife of Albert H. Cole, and they reside in the town of Berlin, Vermont. George Elmer, born ^lay 26, 1872 : he married Miss Grace Dewey, June 29. 1897, ^^'^"'9 i-*^ ^^'^^ daucfhter of A. C. and Fannie (Wricfht) Dewey, and their children are: Alberta Adaline. born May 10, tSoo: and Dorris F., born January 3, 1901 ; they are re«;idonts of the town of Berlin, Vermont. HERBERT G. PORTER. Herbert G. Porter, of Jacksonville, Vermont, was born April 21, 1851, in Whitingham. His father. Georc^e Porter, a native of Whitingham, learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in conjunction with other occupations. Opposite the hotel he built a mill, which he operated sev- 474 THE STATE OF VERMONT. eral years, tht'ii sold, and invested in a farm, which he carried on I en years. Ketiirning to the village, he again engaged in milling, continuing until 1886. He is a man of considerable prom- inence in ])ublic affairs, and has served as lister and selectman, in the latter offtce being chairman of the board. Of his union with Fannie Kings- bury, two children were born, namelv : Herbert G., the subject of this sketch, and J^li H., a grain merchant in Wilmington. The mother died in 1873, aged fifty-nine years. Herbert (i. I'orter was educated in the com- mon schools, and having learned the trade of a cari)enter under his iather's instructions, he fol- lowed it in Massachu^etis two years, then re- turned to X'ermont, settling in Jacksonville, where he operated a grist mill from 1876 until 1886. He has since continued his residence here, serving for eight years of the time as postmaster. He is a Democrat in politics, has been lister a number of terms, superintendent of schools, and chairman of the board of selectmen. Mr. Porter married, in 1876, Mary Luana Starr, who was born in Jacksonville, Vermont, January 11, 1853, a daughter of Edwin C. Starr, and a lineal descendant in the eighth generation from Dr. Comfort Starr, the immigrant ances- tor, the line of descent being as follows : Dr. Com- fort, John, Comfort, Captain Comfort, Comfort, Parley, Edwin C, Mary Luana. HENRY (i. TH( )MAS. Henry G. Th(i»mas, state ,fish and game com- missioner, to whose patriotism, public-spirited and stirring enterprise his native village of Stowe is in large degree indebted for its splendid Sol- diers' Memorial Uuihling, and who has in various other ways been a potent factor in promoting the interests of the communitv and the common- wealth, came of honored Revolutionarv ancestrv, in both paternal lines. His paternal great-grandfather. Andrew Thomas, was a brother of David Thomas, who was among the "Mohawks" of I Boston Tea Party Fame in earlv Revolutionarv davs. Andrew Thomas (i) was first lieutenant and captain in the war for freed(Mn. In 18 10 or 1812 he re- moved from Middleburv, Massachusetts, to Woodstock. Vermont, where he passetl 'i\ mainmg days as a farmer. Lemuel (2), son ot Andrew Thorr^ai born in Middleburv, Massachusetts, cane 181 ^ from Woodstock to Stowe, where Iw a woolen mill and sawmill, which he openii many years. He was the leac Ung business; his day in the village, an married Jerome 1>. Slaylon, and both of wl deceased ; and Henry, who died aged twci vears. Lemuel Thomas married, seamd. Butler, a daughter of ex-Govenrnor ButL of this marriage was born a son, .\hija married and l>ecame the father of five chil Jones (3), eldest child of Lemuel T was bom June 5, 1815, in Woodstock, ceived a common schcxDl education, and \ shoemaking and followed his trade few- years at Stowe. He subsequently enga farming, in which he has continued to the ; time. He was originally a Whig, and be; Republican at the organization of that pan married Julia Ann Harris, daughter of ( loel Harris, Jr., and to them were bom : \ who was accidentally drowned when two half years old ; Henr\- George, who appe ter in this narrative ; and Julia Ann. Th< named married Henry 15. Oakes. now df who was a merchant at Stowe, afterwards 3 er. and who served as town collector : of thi riage were born two children, Asa and 1 Jones Thomas is now living at the age of 1 eight years; his wife died in 1885, aged si vears. Henry George Thomas (4), second ch only surviving son of Jones and Julia Ann ris) Thomas, was bom March 6. 1844. 1 reared on the paternal farm and received 1 cation in the common schools. He wasbu of seventeen when the Civil war broke out his veins flowed the blood of Revolutionary tors, and his patriotic spirit moved him i in the Third Regiment. X'ermont Vuli L'nder the lawful age for service in the ra was mustered in as a drummer, but he per other duties, and shared in all the hardsh 1 ■ : . • ■ i ■ .' . THE STATE OP VERMONT. 4« ers of the march and battlefield. Whenever ^ment was in action, he was with it at the , succoring the wounded, and in camp he as regimental postmaster. During his three ' term of servi(:e he participated in all the entous campaigns of the Army of the Po- z, and in many of its hardest fought battles, [g them those of Lunensville, Lee's Mills, amsburg, Golden Farm, Savage Station, e Oak Swamp, South Mountain, Antietam, fricksburg (both engagements), Mary's tits, Salem Church, Banks ford, Gettysburg, ahannock Station and Orange Grove. He «rved in the Petersburg campaign until July 364, and he was with the forces which drove the rebel General Early in his attempt to re Washington city. An incident of his :e was his being slightly wounded in the rm in the battle of Lee's Mills, while assist- cross Warwick creek a wounded comrade. Bacon, who was shot through the lung. In lifair young Thomas's company sustained a of sixteen men killed and wounded, and ?ly a man escaped unwounded. fter his honorable discharge from the army 54, Mr. Thomas re-entered school for a few is, and then took employment as a clerk in eral store in Stowe. In the spring of 1867 linquished his position and went to Grand n, Michigan, where he engaged in the hard- business in partnership with Healey C. 'y. Mr. Thomas retired from this partner- n 1869 and removed to Clinton, Iowa, where nducted a boot and shoe store for a number irs. He then moved back to his native town 72, In 1876 he removed to Minneapolis, esota, where he conducted the leading music for a number of years. He was also for years a director in the leading Masonic In- ce Company of the northwest. He was in- ed in the laying out of the flourishing village )pe, in Steele county. North Dakota, having ipated in the organization of the county, ibsequently disposed of these interests, tak- inneapolis property in exchange. 1896 Mr. Thomas returned to his native Stowe, Vermont, and gave himself actively promotion of its interests. Tn 1900 he was mouslv elected commander of H. H. Smith Post Na 19, G. A. R., and ooatmued to hcdd Ac comnumdei^p for three coQieattiTe yean. H» first effort was to procure fctodt. wlienQwitti to provide a monument to the heroes who fatod gone from the viUage to aid in the maintenance of tlie lj[nion, and who had given their livet to the cause. He had persoiiklly collected for this puipose two htmdred and seventy-five ddlars, and when he made his plans known to his personal fiiend, Mn Healey C. Akdey, that gentleman replied: ''Would it not be better to put up sometfainig for the living instead of the dead? You and your sister Julia talk it over and put up what yott think for the best; such an edifice as would be a suitable memorial to those whose memories were worthy of perpetuation, and, at the same time, of usefulness to the community/' Mr. Thcxnas jcoa- ceived the idea of the erection of a memorial building of such ccmstruction as to afford rooms for pubUc and official uses, so suggested by the inscriptions "Pro Bono Publico" and '7n Mg^ morianf^ which 9q)pear tinder the front windows,, the rents from winch building would provide for its maintenance, and with munificent liberality Mr. Akdey gave to Mr. Thomas authority to procure the necessary site and expend whatsoever' sum would be necessary for its purpose. The task could not have been committed to more capable hands. Mr. Thomas had entered upon his original project as a labor of love, and he engaged in the larger enterprise in the same spirit. He practically planned the edifice, making it the embodiment of his own lofty conception of beauty and utility, and gratuitously gave almost his en-* tire time to the superintendence of its building.. Careful and methodical at every stage, he has dis- posed of the means at his command with such sa- gacity that while the total expenditure upon the edifice will not exceed fifty thousand dollars, ex- perts have ventured the opinion that it might have cost twice that amount, while the general concensus of opinion of architects is that there is probably not another building in the state sO' complete, so beautiful and so well adapted to the purposes for which it was designed, and that,, while its memorial character can never be lost sight of, the names of its munificent donor, Mr* Akeley. and of the one who carried his purpose forward to. a successful consummation, Mr* • : ■ • , . 'v . • » 476 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Thomas, will ever be indissolubly associated with it. The following appears on the bronze tablet placed there by the citizens of Stowe: **!n recognition of the munificent gift of this building, by Healcy C. Akcley, and in apprecia- tion of the efforts of Henry G. Thomas in its ac- complishment, this tablet is placed in commemora- tion bv the citizens of Stowe/' Stowe Soldiers' Memorial Building, the con- struction of which was begun in 1901, is of red face brick and granite, beautiful in appearance, and of the most thorough workmanship within and without. The front presents a most pleasing effect, and the portal is guarded by four massive columns, the structure being old colonial in archi- tecture. The interior finish is in native red birch. The upper floor contains rooms for the assembling of informal social gatherings, with a spacious auditorium suitable for concerts, lectures and dra- matic entertainments, with necessary stage equip- ment, dressing rooms, toilet rooms, etc. A fine ban(iuet hall occupies the basement, with ample kitclun nx^m, a parlor, a sitting room and toilet roonx. On the first floor are the postoffice, sav- ings bank, public reading nx)m and library, town clerk's office with fire-prcH'jf record rooms, select- men's office, ladies' toilet and Memorial Hall. Hot and cold water is distributed throughout the buildini^. The dedication of Soldiers' Memorial BuiKling took place on the I9lh day of August, K)^^ and was, perhaps, the most memorable event in the history of the village. Mr. Thomas has Ic^ng been rec4\i^nized as an expert in scientific pisciculture, and t»» him is due the inception oi the enterj^rise whieh nh and I lame I .ea.v::ue. lie tiunul hii::h re«*oqr«iiti.^n of his interest in tliese liiu-N. at the hands .»i" ('lovernor Stiekne\. wh«» a]>]>i»inted him chairium mi' ilu- bnaril .if ihe >lat^' ti>h and iranu- coninM-*.ii «n. and lie \\a-« re:ii^jn>intid t'» llie pi^^i- ti(»n !■' • i.»\ iM-iii-r Mel "nll-'Hi^h i". *r t'nur \r:irs, Mr. Th<''.!- i^ A nH-niluM" "f M\«»tie 1.im!:^\. 1-. v^- \. M ..'■<:. »\. . ;ii^1 -i" \rk i. liaj^irr. K. A. M., of >]■'■•■ '■-. "^ i'pvi ^. ■;.'. llr \\a< fi !"':u-vlv a !-. • ■■ ■■ ■' •- :i' !'. <. « ;. \. ]<.. h\ il:e la-.' IV.- ^1 1 - • r • • • • 1 \ :•■ J ■■ ■■■;< ■ . ■■ \'. 111. r. ::^ ■••rr-'!.,-- :■■( .' >".;;i - . '.c :- ':■ \\ atnl'ar-.-: with H. H. Smith Post No. 19, of Stowe. In in- dependent circumstances, possessed of fine social qualities, and, withal, enterprising and public- spirited, Mr. Thomas exerts a strong influence in the conmiunity and neighborhood, and is hon- ored as one who is at all times a public benefactor. While the Soldiers' Memorial Building is the most important enterprise with which he has been associated, he has aided in all other salutary m< >vements. ^Ir. Thomas w-as married January 12, 1868, to Miss Alice G. Raymond, of Stow-e. Two chil- dren have been born of this marriage. Luna J. Whitcomb. the elder, is now the wife of J. S. Whitcomb, of Castleton, North Dakota, and they have a daughter, Frances. The second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Mary A., is the wife of \\ illiam P. Cooper, of the firm of R. L. Polk & Company, publishers. Salt Lake City. Utah, to whom have been lK>rn two children. Ruth and Ralpli. IIKALEYC. AKELEV. Healev C. Akekn, whose name will Ik? held in hfnior in Stowe through the coming generations for his sjilendid lilxTality in the founding of the Soldiers' .Memorial Piuilding. is a native of the vil- lage named, horn March 16. 1836. His father, Cenrge Akcley. an industrious farmer and honor- able man, died when the .son was onlv nine vcars old, and the youth was thus early thrown ufinn his own res(»uree>. Taking up a man's burden, he aidcil to earn a livelihood for the familv bv his lal)r»rs MU the farm, and also worked his wav tlinniirh the public school and an academy at Piarre. He then sjhmu two summers with a sur- vey iiiv: ei»rps. and also read law. He completed hi*^ pri'fessiiinal studies in the Poughkeepsie ^ New ^'«•^l. I l.;'\\ SehiMij. ami was admitted to the bar in 1S57. tile yrar of his attaining his maji'^rity. In 1S5S Mr. Akeley went to Michigan and I iii^a-^ed in tin jM'.ietice of law in Grand Haven. \i ilu- .»inl»rrak "M" the rebellion he sought to enter !lu' ;ir:ii\ , luit was rejectcil on account of an astli- ::iatie arf(Oti«'n. l)ut later, in October, 1863. was aeci pU'l and nnistvred into service in the Second l\ru::::'er.!. Miehiii^an Cavalrv, with which he >^rvi .1 wiili il-lility and gallantry imtil the close rf ;lu war. During his term of ser\-ice his r^- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 477 ment was attached to the cavalry corps command- ed by General J. H. Wilson, and he participated in all the stirring operations of that splendid body, including the desperately fought battles of Franklin and Nashville, serving as first lieutenant and adjutant, to which position he was promoted from the ranks. Returning to Grand Haven, Mr. Akeley re- sumed the practice of his profession, and became prominently identified with public affairs. The year after his coming, he was appointed collector of customs for the district of Michigan, by Pres- ident Grant, by whom he was reappointed, and also by President Hayes, his ofiicial term being thus extended to the long period of fifteen years. Mr. Akeley was also twice elected to the mayor- alty of the city. In 1 87 1 Mr. Akeley entered upon that larger career which eventually made him a dominating figure in the vast lumber interests of the central north. Becoming associated with Charles Boyden in the manufacture of shingles, they developed the business until theirs was recognized as the largest shingle mill in the world. They subse- quently organized the Grand Haven Lumber Company, purchased three sawmills and manu- factured lumber and shingles. Meantime the exac- tions of his rapidly expanding business necessi- tated the abandonment of his law practice by Mr. Akeley, in 1880. In 1882 he sold his interest in the Grand Haven Lumber Company and organ- ized the Roscommon Lumber Company to op- erate on the Muskegon river, the company con- trolling a large body of pine lands in the region tributary to the headwaters of the stream, and floating its logs to Muskegon, there to be sawed by contract. The diminishing lumber supply ad- monishing Mr. Akeley that it would be necessary to open a new field elsewhere, in 1886 he organ- ized the Itasca Lumber Company, with general offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to which place he removed in the year following. A natural outgrowth of previous operations, was the or- ganization of the n. C. Akeley Lumber Company, of Minneapolis, with Mr. Akeley at its head, and their mill came to be known as the ''fastest" in the world, its output during- the seven months' sawin^T season each year being the enormous quantity of one hundred and ten million feet. This was the first mill in which the double cutting band was introduced. Mr. Akeley was the executive head of this great company, as well as of the Itas- ca Lumber Company, with its annual output of seventy-five million feet a year, until February i, 1903, when the H. C. Akeley Lumber Company, transferred its property and business to the Itasca Lumber Company with W. T. Joyce, of Chicago, as president. Mr. Akeley re- tiained his large interests as a stockholder* but was desirous of being relieved from much of the detail whicli had claimed his attention, in order to properly oversee his other large inter- ests, among them the saw mills of Akeley & Sprague, at Washburn, Wisconsin, the northern holdings of Walker & Akeley, in which Mr. Akeley is associated with T. B. Walker, of Minneapolis,, and the MinneapoHs Threshing Machine Com- pany, of which he is president. Mr. Akeley is also a director in the Security Bank of Minnesota at Minneapolis, and president of the Lumber Ex- change Company, a corporation which owns the Lumber Exchange building in Minneapolis. In all these large concerns, Mr. Akeley has shown all the resourcefulness and ability of a master mind, and he has conducted all his extensive op- erations with singular ease and skill, and is, withal mild-mannered and modest. ' His business ca- reer, in which he began without adventitious aid, was carv^ed out by his own effort, and the high success which has crowned his labors fully justi- fies the remark with which he answered an in- quiry: "What success I have had, I think I owe mostly to tenacity of purpose." And, he might have added to that absolute and unyielding in- tegrity which commands the respect and confi- dence of the army of men among whom his op- erations were extended. Amid all the exactions of his extremely ac- tive business career, he never allowed his affec- tion for his native village to grow cold, and he long cherished the idea of devoting some part of his means to its improvement and beautification. Opportunity came in the year 1901, shortly after he had a visit to the home of his childhood. Henry G. Thomas, between whom and himself had long existed the most intimate personal friendship, had i)rojected the erection of a soldiers' monu- ment. Mr. Akeley replied that he would prefer to erect some structure which would be not only a memorial to the heroic dead but would be highly 478 THE STATE OF VERMONT. serviceable to the living as well, and out of this ^ew the Soldiers' Memorial Building, the story •of which is told upon other pages of this work. The munificent gift of Mr. Akeley has forever en- deared him to the people of Stowe, and his name will be honored by its people so long as the splen- did edifice which was his gift shall endure. . The philanthropy of Mr. Akeley has moved him to various other good works, and he is known as a liberal and frequent contributor to charitable •organizations. One of his largest gifts, aside from that to his native village of Stowe, was his former residence in Grand Haven, Michigan, which he made the home of the Blanche Hall Akeley Institute for Girls, vesting the title and management in the Protestant Episcopal church. This institution has performed a highly useful work, and has steadily grown in favor with the parents who wish their daughters to be trained for the practical duties of life. Among other generous benefactions made by Mr. Akeley was twenty thousand dollars to the Salvatipn Army in Min- neapolis. On returning to Minneapolis, Mr. Akelev became a member of the Westminster Presbyterian church, in which he is a trustee, ;and he is a member of the Minneapolis Club, the Minnetonka Club and the Minnikahda Club. Mr. Akeley was married in 1869 to Miss Hat- tie E. Smith, of Grand Haven, Michigan. Two children were bom to them, of whom Florence H. Akeley is living. The name of the one de- ceased is perpetuated in the Blanche Hall Akeley Institute for Girls. ARTHUR LEE HEWITT. Arthur Lee Hewitt, a useful and respected resident of Berlin, Washington county, Vermont, is descended from Daniel Hewitt, who was born in Massachusetts in 1773. Daniel Hewitt mar- ried Rachel Cummings, who was born in 1775 and died November 8, 18 17. He died April 29, 1845. Daniel Hewitt, their son, was born in Ward, Massachusetts, April 4, 1799. He married Betsey Edwards, who was born April 2, 1794, and died December 23, 1883. He died April 26, 1826. Daniel Hewitt, son of Daniel and Betsey (Ed- wards) Hewitt, was born in the town of East Montpelier, Washington county^ Vermont, June 14, 1826. His education was received at the dis- trict schools of Barre, Vermont. He learned the trade of stone-cutter, and in 1857 located in the town of Waterbury, Vermont, where he resided until 1863, when he removed to the town of Ber- lin. He followed his trade of stone-cutter for sixty-one years, and was known as one of the most masterly workmen in his calling. In poli- tics he is a Republican. He married, December 30, 1848, Mary Went worth, daughter of William and Beulah (Hatch) Wentworth, who was bom in the town of Middlesex, Vermont, July 29, 1826. The W^ent worth family is of Saxon an- cestry, and dates back to the year 1066. Micah Hatch, father of Beulah Hatch, was an early set- tler in the town of Middlesex, Washington coun- ty, Vermont, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The children of Daniel and Mary (Went- worth) Hewitt are, Henry Jay, born February 7, 1850, who died May 21, 1901 ; and Arthur Lee, born November 24, 1851. The parents reside on the farm occupied by their son Arthur Lee. Arthur Lee Hewitt, only surviving child in the family last named, was bom in the town of Barre, Washington county, Vermont, November 24, 1851. His education was received at the pub- lic schools and the seminary at Montpelier, Ver- mont. His early years were passed upon the farm, and he bore a full share in its cultivation. He then taught school for a period of nineteen years, excepting three years which he spent in Colorado. He taught at Berlin Comers and at West Berlin, and made a most successful career as a teacher. In 1889 he located on his present farm near West Berlin, where he has followed farming to the present time. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held the offices of selectman, lister, superintendent of schools and other offices of the town. In 1884 and 1892 he representee! the town oif Berlin in the state legislature, in which body he acquitted himself most creditablv. In March, 1902, he was elected to the offices of town clerk and town treasurer. He has held the office of justice of the peace for many years. Mr. Hewitt was married December i, 1878, to Miss Florence Eddy, daughter of Joel S. and Emeline (Cummings) Eddy, of the town of Ber- lin. She was bom June 23, 1859. The children born of this marriage are Daniel D., bom Febru- ary 2, 1881 ; Arthur Wentworth, bom June 22, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 479 1883: Harold Rupert, bom November 6, 1888; Joel Eddy, bom January 14, 1892; and Ethel Julia, bom July 23, 1896. Arthur Wentworth Hewitt, second son of Arthur Lee and Florence (Eddy) Hewitt, was born in the town of Berlin, Washington county, Vermont. His early education was obtained in the public schools of his native town, and he then entered the seminary at Montpelier, Vermont, where he is now a student, preparing himself for the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church. At the early age of seventeen years he was li- censed by the church to preach, and now fills a charge at South Barre, Vermont, beloved by the congregation to which he ministers, and regarded as one who is destined for a most useful living in his high calling. HIRAM BARTLETT AYERS. The history of individuals and personal ef- forts is more fascinating and worthy of study than all the annals of glorious achievement on the fields of battle, and especial interest attaches to the career of a family through several genera- tions: and few are the families which keep the even tenor of their way throughout the years without varying in the degrees of success and prosperity. An exception is found in the case of the Avers family, whose members have been prominent and respected men in their communi- ties for generations. This family is of English stock. Thomas Avers was a resident of Green- land, New Hampshire, and had a son Thomas, who married Lydia Bartlett; the Bartletts have long been honored citizens of the New England states. John Ayers, the son of Thomas and Lydia (Bartlett) Ayers, was born in Cornish, New Hampshire. February 21, 1797. After receiving his education in the district school he remained on his father's farm until he arrived at manhood, and on February 11, 1823, he married Lovisa True, who was born December 17, 1798. Soon after his marriage he removed to the town of Middlesex, Vemiont, where he purchased a farm and remained about twelve years; on a farm on Jones brook in the town of Berlin he lived for nearly fifteen years, and then located on a farm west of Berlin Corners, where he spent the bal- anct of his days. His politics were Republican, and he was a thorough believer in the principles of that party. His life ended May 30, 1889, and that of his beloved wife on September i, 1884. Their first child, Lovisa Warren, was bom No- vember 17, 1823 ; she married Alonzo Libbey of the town of Berlin. Thomas Sylvester was born July 29, 1830, and died in August, 1844. John Lyndon was born November 23, 1832, married Adaline Mansfield and resides in the town of Ber- lin. Charles M., born November 26, 1834, mar- ried Clara Lewis and lives in Montpelier. Hiram Bartlett, the youngest child, was born in the town, of Middlesex, Washington county, on the 1 2th day of October, 1839 ; when he had com- pleted the prescribed studies in the district school he chose farming as his life work, and until 1889 was engaged in that noblest of occupations on his father's farm. In 1890 he opened a general store in the village of West Berlin, and has conducted it with most satisfactory results up to the pres- ent time, also looking after his farming interests. He has been actively identified with the Re- publican party and has contributed much to its success in the town. On October i, 1895, Presi- dent Cleveland appointed him postmaster of West Berlin, and he continues to fill that important post. His pleasant, genial manner and straight- forward business methods have made him one of the most popular citizens, and he has hosts of friends. He was happily married July 26, 1863, to Mary Jane Ayers, a daughter of Stephen and Charlotte Ayers, of Cornish, New Hampshire, and born December zy, 1840-; to them were born. Flora Ella, December 29, 1874, who died Janu- ary 8, 1876; Delia Juliette, on March 26, 1878, who was married to Walter C. Keyes, October 22, 1902. ORRIN KIMBALL. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch, Samuel Kimball, was a native of Massachusetts and later located in the Green Mountain state at Williamstown. His son, John Huggins Kim- ball, was born in Williamstown on the 28th of April, 181 1. After receiving an elementary edu- cation in the district school of his town, he learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed for several years, and then took up farming. In May, 184 1, he purchased the farm in the town of Ber- 478 THE STATE OF VERMONT. serviceable to the living as well, and out of this grew the Soldiers' Memorial Building, the story ■of which is told upon other pages of this work. The munificent gift of Mr. Akeley has forever en- deared him to the people of Stowe, and his name will be honored by its people so long as the splen- did edifice which was his gift shall endure. The philanthropy of Air. Akeley has moved him to various other good works, and he is known as a liberal and frequent contributor to charitable organizations. One of his largest gifts, aside from that to his native village of Stowe, was his former residence in Grand Haven, Michigan, which he made the home of the lilanche Hall Akeley Institute for Girls, vesting the title and management in the Protestant Episcopal church. This institution has performed a highly useful work, and has steadily grown in favor with the parents who wish their daughters to be trained for the practical duties of life. Among other generous benefactions made bv Mr. Akelev was twentv m w ^ thousand dollars to the Salvation Armv in Min- neapolis. On returning to Minneapolis, Mr. Akelev became a member of the Westminster Presbyterian church, in which he is a trustee, and he is a member of the Minneapolis Club, the Minnetonka Club and the Minnikahda Club. Mr. Akeley was married in 1869 to Aliss Hat- tie E. Smith, of Grand Haven, Michigan. Two children were born to them, of whom Florence H. Akeley is living. The name of the one de- ceased is perpetuated in the Blanche Hall Akeley Institute for Girls. ARTHUR LEE HEWITT. Arthur Lee Hewitt, a useful and respected resident oi l>erlin, Washington county, X'ermont. is descended fr^MU Daniel Hewitt, who was born in Massachusetts in 1773. Daniel Hewitt mar- ried Rachel Cummings. who was lx:>rn in 1775 and died November 8. 1817. He died April 29, 1845. l^aniel Hewitt, their son. was l>orn in Ward. Massachusetts. April 4, 17^)9. He married Pietscv F-dwards, who was born April 2, 1794, and died December 2V t^\V He died April 26, 1826. Daniel Hewitt, son of Daniel and Betsey ( Ed- wards) Hewitt, was born in the town of East Monlpelier. Washington county, \'ermont. Tune 14, 1826. His education was received at the trict schools of Barre, Vermont. He leamec trade of stone-cutter, and in 1857 located ir town of Waterbury, X'ermont, where he rei until 1863, when he removed to the town of lin. He followed his trade of stone-cutta sixty-one years, and was known as one 0; ir.ost masterly workmen in his calling. In tics he is a Republican. He married, Decc 30, 1848, Mary Wentworth. daughter of Wi and Beulah (Hatch) Wentworth, who was in the town of Middlesex, \>rniont, Juh i^2fx The Wentworth family is of Saxot cestry, and dates back to the 3'ear 1066. J Hatch, father of F^.eulah Hatch, was an earh tier in the town of Middlesex, Washington c ty. \'ermont, anut varying in the degrees of success and >erity. An exception is found in the case of Avers familv, whose members have been inent and respected men in their communi- 'or generations. This family is of English . Thomas Avers was a resident of Green- Xew Hampshire, and had a son Thomas, married Lvdia Bartlett: the Bartletts have l)een honored citizens of the New England 5. John Avers, the son of Thomas and Lvdia rtlett) Avers, was born in Cornish, New pshire, February 21, 1797. After receiving ducation in the district school he remained s father's farm until he arrived at manhood, on February 11, 1823, he married Lovisa , who was born December 17, 1798. Soon his marriage he removed to the town of llesex, Vermont, where he purchased a farm remained about twelve vears ; on a farm on 5 brook in the town of Berlin he lived for v fifteen ^'ears, and then located on a farm of Berlin Corners, where he spent the bal- of his days. His politics were Republican, and he was a thorough believer in the principles of that party. His life ended May 30, 1889, and that of his beloved wife on September i, 1884. Their first child, Lovisa Warren, was born No- vember 17, 1823 ; she married Alonzo Libbey of the town of Berlin. Thomas Sylvester was born July 29, 1830, and died in August, 1844. John Lyndon was born November 23, 1832, married Adaiine Mansfield and resides in the town of Ber- lin. Charles M., born November 26, 1834, mar- ried Clara Lewis and lives in Montpelier. Hiram Bartlett, the youngest child, was born in the town of Middlesex, Washington county, on the 1 2th day of October, 1839 ; when he had com- pleted the prescribed studies in the district school he chose farming as his life work, and until 1889 was engaged in that noblest of occupations on his father's farm. In 1890 he opened a general store in the village of West Berlin, and has conducted it with most satisfactory results up to the pres- ent time, also looking after his farming interests. He has been activelv identified with the Re- publican party and has contributed much to its success in the town. On October i, 1895, Presi- dent Cleveland appointed him postmaster of West Berlin, and he continues to fill that important post. His pleasant, genial manner and straight- forward business methods have made him one of the most popular citizens, and he has hosts of friends. He was happily married July 26, 1863, to Mary Jane Ayers, a daughter of Stephen and Charlotte Ayers, of Cornish, New Hampshire, and born December 27, 1840-; to them were born. Flora Ella, December 29, 1874, who died Janu- ary 8, 1876: Delia Juliette, on March 26, 1878, who was married to Walter C. Keyes, October 22, 1902. ORRIN KIMBALL. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch, Samuel Kimball, was a native of Massachusetts and later located in the Green Mountain state at WlUiamstown. His son, John Huggins Kim- ball, was born in Williamstown on the 28th of April, 181 1. After receiving an elementary edu- cation in the district school of his town, he learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed for several years, and then took up farming. In May, 1 84 1, he purchased the farm in the town of Ber- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 48 X manufacturing, he next turned his attention to selling goods, and traveled north and east of the Connecticut river with a large wagon and four horses, taking orders from the various mer- chants and supplying them from the goods which he carried. This continued until 187 1, when his father retired from active management, but, retaining his business interest, and foresee- ing the fact that White River Junction would af- ford a more convenient point for shipping goods, he removed the business there and immediately began preparations to rapidly enlarge it. At this time only seven men were employed in the fac- tory and three traveling salesmen. He erected a spacious brick building, ninety feet front by eighty feet deep, in which are now located a part of their factory and their spacious ofBces and shipping departments. In addition to this it be- came necessary later to erect an additional build- ing for storage purposes, and later a second one was erected, and in 1902 a third one was erected, making in all three large buildings used for storage warehouse purposes, and at the present time preparations are being made for the further enlargement of the factory and shipping depart- ments. The business is today one of the most prosperous in the New England states, employ- ing eight traveling salesmen, their trade extend- ing throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. In their spacious factory, occupying three floors fitted up with latest machinery, they give em- ployment to about seventy people and manufac- ture and sell nearly two hundred thousand dol- lars' worth of goods per annum. This business has been conducted for sixty-five years by the repre- sentatives of this family, E. K. Smith having re- tained his interest in it until the time of his death, in 1877, although he took no active part after its removal to White River Junction. From 1837 until 1867 it was known as E. K. Smith; from 1867 until 1877 as E. K. Smith & Son; from 1877 to 1892 it was known as George W. Smith, and since that time as George W. Smith & Son. Since 1892, Mr. Smith has been assisted in his business by his son, who has taken an active part in its management. They make a specialty of the celebrated ''Hanover" crackers, and in ad- dition to this do a large confectionery business, purchasing the raw material in large quantities, flour, sugar, etc., being secured in car-load lots, 31 X and all other materials on an equally extensive scale. In 1867 Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Chessie C. Reid, only daughter of Rob- ert and Marion (Runnals) Reid, of Cedarville, Ohio. Robert Everett Smith, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, was bom in Hanover, New Hampshire, November 13, 1869. Mrs. Smith died in October, 1876, at the age of thirty-one years. Mr. Smith built his present fine house in 1873. Since the death of his wife, the household has been presided over by his sister, Miss Helen W. Smith, a lady of intelligenc^e and culture, and who has 'taken an active interest in the genealogy of the family. Added to her natural abilities is a vast amount of information gathered from ob- servation and extensive travel throughout the United States. She is a great reader and takes a deep interest in all historical and genealogical matters. . In his political aflUliations Mr. Smith is a firm adherent of the principles of the Demo- cratic party and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens is shown by the offices to which he has been nominated, they being the highest in the district and state, and consisting of congressman, lieutenant-governor and gov- ernor. He has also taken an interest in Masonry, being a member of the United Brethren Lodge, F. & A. M., also the council and chapter of White River Junction and the commandery at Windsor. Mr. Smith has also taken an interest in religious matters, "and assisted in founding the Episcopal church in this town in 1873. I" ^i^l ^^e aflFairs of the town, tending to its advancement, he takes an active interest, and although a very busy man, he is ever affable and courteous to all with whom he is brought in contact, and hais a large circle of friends. DAVID WILLIS CUMMINGS. The Cummings family of Montpelier is num- bered among the oldest in New England, and traces its descent through the following geneal- ogy: Isaac Cummings (i), the founder of the fam- ily in America, was probably bom in England, in 1601, and settled at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1677. He had four children. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 48 X ig, he next turned his attention to s, and traveled north and east of cut river with a large wagon and taking orders from the various mer- supplying them from the goods irried. This continued until 1871, lier retired from active management, y his business interest, and foresee- hat White River Junction would af- convenient point for shipping goods, the business there and immediately ations to rapidly enlarge it. At this ven men were employed in the fac- ee traveling salesmen. He erected >rick building, ninety feet front by deep, in which are now located a factory and their spacious offices and artments. In addition to this it be- ry later to erect an additional build- ge purposes, and later a second one and in 1902 a third one was erected, ill three large buildings used for house purposes, and at the present tions are being made for the further of the factory and shipping depart- business is today one of the most 1 the New England states, employ- veling salesmen, their trade extend- )ut Vermont and New Hampshire, ious factory, occupying three floors :h latest machinery, they give em- about seventy people and manufac- ncarly two hundred thousand dol- • goods per annum. This business has ed for sixty-five years by the repre- this family, E. K. Smith having re- erest in it until the time of his death, )ugh he took no active part after its Vhite River Junction. From 1837 was known as E. K. Smith; from 877 as E. K. Smith & Son; from it was known as George W. Smith, t time as George W. Smith & Son. Mr. Smith has been assisted in his his son, who has taken an active anagement. They make a specialty ited 'Hanover" crackers, and in ad- do a large confectionery business, le raw material in large quantities, etc., being secured in car-load lots, X a nd all other materials on an equally extensive scale. In 1867 Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Chessie C. Reid, only daughter of Rob- ert and Marion (Runnals) Reid, of Cedarville, Ohio. Robert Everett Smith, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, November 13, 1869. Mrs. Smith died in October, 1876, at the age of thirty-one years. Mr. Smith built his present fine house in 1873. Since the death of his wife, the household has been presided over by his sister, Miss Helen W. Smith, a lady of intelligence and culture, and who has taken an active interest in the genealogy of the family. Added to her natural abilities is a vast amount of information gathered from ob- servation and extensive travel throughout the United States. She is a great reader and takes a deep interest in all historical and genealogical matters. . In his political affiliations Mr. Smith is a firm adherent of the principles of the Demo- cratic party and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens is shown by the offices to which he has been nominated, they being the highest in the district and state, and consisting of congressman, lieutenant-governor and gov- ernor. He has also taken an interest in Masonry, being a member of the United Brethren Lodge, F. & A. M., also the council and chapter of White River Junction and the commandery at Windsor. Mr. Smith has also taken an interest in religious matters, "and assisted in founding the Episcopal church in this town in 1873. 1^ ^^ the affairs of the town, tending to its advancement, he takes an active interest, and although a very busy man, he is ever aflfable and courteous to all with whom he is brought in contact, and hats a large circle of friends. DAVID WILLIS CUMMINGS. The Cummings family of Montpelier is num- bered among the oldest in New England, and traces its descent through the following geneal- ogy: Isaac Cummings (i), the founder of the fam- ily in America, was probably bom in England, in 1601, and settled at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1677. He had four children. 482 THE STATE OF VERMONT. John, born in 1630 ; Isaac, Jr., Elizabeth and Ann. Isaac Cummings, Jr. (2), son of the emigrant Isaac, was born in 1633. By his marriage with Mary Andrews, Novembei 27, 1659, he became the father of a large family. The three eldest children died in infancy. The others were: Isaac, born September 15, 1664; John, born June 7, 1666; Thomas, horn June 27, 1670; Mary, born February 16, 1671 : Rebecca, born April i, 1674; Abigail; Stcbcn, born February 27, 1680. The last named was killed by the Indians in July, 1706. John Cummings (3), son of Isjiac, Jr., was l)orn in Topsfiekl, Massachusetts, and died in 1722, between TNlay 8 and July 16. He married Susannah Towne, daughter of Joseph Towne. Joseph Cummings (4), son of John, was born in Topsfiekl, Massachusetts, January 26, 1689, and died December 24, 1729. He married, Alay 22, 17J2, Al»igail ]'2stec, who died January 10, 1730. They had these children: Joseph, born July 27, 1713 ; Jacob, born May 12, 1717 ; Abigail, born December t6, 1721 ; Daniel, born December 4, 1724; Moses, bcrn October 9, 1726. Jacob Cumnungs (5), son of Joseph and Abi- gail (Estee) Cummings, was born at Topsfiekl, Massachusetts, May 12, 1717. In his early life he became a carpenter, and followed his trade for many years. In 1733 he removed to Sutton, Mas- sachusetts, where he was married. January 21, 1740, to Mary Marble, who bore him eleven chil- dren, five sons and six daughters. It is the proud record of this family that all the sons served in the patriot army during the Revolu- tionary war. Daniel Cummings (6), son of Jacob and Mary ( Marble) Cummings, was born in Sutton, Mas- sachusetts, CVtober 17, 1743. In middle life he removed to Auburn, Massachusetts, where he fol- lowed his trade as a shoemaker. ]>.Iay 16, 1765, he married Rachel liayden, who was a woman of more than ordinarv intelli^-ence and force of char- acter. Elisha Cummings (7), son of Daniel and Rachel (Ilayden) Cummings, was born in Ward (now Auburn), Massachusetts, January 22, 1768. He located in ^lontpelier in 1790 or 17OT, and in the latter year (March 29) his name appears on the records as among the voters who aided in the organization of the town. He made his residence upon one-half of a lot of land near t! brother John, clearing off the ground ; ing a log house. He returned to Masi where he married Rachel Eddy, Februa) The young couple at once set out for t ness home which the husband had pi Vermont, transporting their effects, in spinning wheel, in an ox cart. Their < home was their abode throughout their in course of time they surrounded thems all the comforts then procurable. Hus wife were of the true pioneer type — ^in frugal and exemplary in every relatio and they impressed their traits deeply t children, to whom they afforded excelle cal education. Mr. Cummings becam nent in public affairs, and served as a « in ix)litics he was a Democrat. He died ber 21, i860, at the rare age of ninety-thi and his wife died November 12, 1852. Avery Cummings (8), son of Elf; Rachel (Eddy) Cummings, was bom . 1803, in what is now East Montpelier. H his education in the district school and mented this instruction in the Montpelier cmy. Jie was a farmer throughout his h ])rospered in his undertakings and becair oi the most influential men in the conm taking a leading part in all movements to to its moral and material advancement. Id tics he was a Republican. June 22, iSi married Eliza Ann Durant, who was Iwn Walden, Caledonia countv, \^ermont, Mard 1826. They died, respectively, July 7, 187!^ March 13. 1895. They had butonechiM.^ was David Willis Cummings (9), born Jniy i8()4, in East Montpelier, \ ennont. Herecffl his education in the district school and in Jb pelier Seminary. In subsequent years he enfl in farming and dairying, his present occujuti A man of broad intelligence and cntcrpn*. has devoted his efforts to the advancement «' interests of the town and countv, and to » enjoyed recognition as a capable andtnirf** leader in public affairs. For seven years ta' served as lister and for three years as IB auditor, and in 1900 he was elected to the fc| lature for a term of two years. In all theses ous positions he has acquitted himsdi a THE STATE OF VERMONT. 483 and in that last named he has shown rations which mark the safe and jislator. His political affiliations are epublican party, of which he has ever :ive and influential member. mmings was married June 3, 1896, to Elizabeth Parker, a daughter of An- d Rhoda (Spencer) Parker, of Plain- lont. Of this union have been born *en, Wendell Parker, born in East November 2j, 1897, and Ruth Eliza, same town, January 8, 1902. ORLANDO CLARK. ) Clark, a prosperous agriculturist of pelier, Vermont, was born on the old in that town, March 8, 1842. The- rk, grandfather of Orlando Clark, was 18, 1766. He was a resident of Massachusetts, and in February, 1795, Durney from that town to East Mont- shington county, Vermont, using the nd slow method of traveling with the ox team and wagon. He located in ist portion of the town on land ad- ; brother NathanieFs who had pre- about two years, and with w^hom he hile clearing his land of weeds and . In due course of time he cleared *d acres of his farm, on which he nfortable and commodious buildings; tent to remain there for the balance of jaged in the occupation of farming, '-ember 26, 1789, I\Ir. Clark was united : to ^liss Susannah Ellis, who w^as born )er, 1769. Their oldest son, David :d in Marshfield, Vermont, at the ad- of eighty-six years. Mr. Clark died giving day, November 24, 1859, that seventieth anniversary of their wed- he lived to the extreme old age of * years, and his wife died June 25, eighty-six years. ilus Clark, son of Theophilus and Su- .rk, was born on the old homestead, 1802. He received his education in schools of his native town. He re- his father's farm and ably assisted work of cultivating and tilling the soil. and he provided for the wants of his parents in their declining years. He was an industrious, honest and reliable citizen, and won and held the respect and confidence of his fellow townsmen, Mr. Clark was married April 10, 1839, to Miss Rhoda Philura Sparrow, who was born July 9, 1816. The following named children were born to them: C)rlana, born May 3, 1840, wife of Ira D. Mears, of Barre, Vermont ; Orlando, bom March 8, 1842: Fanny M., born July 18, 1844, wife of Edwin H. Foster; Charles, born March 6, 1847 ; Theophilus, born June 4, 1849 \ Betsy M., born September 29, 185 1; George Henry, born May 30, 1854; and Elsie, born October 15, 1858. The father of these children died December 2^, 1 88 1, aged seventy-nine years, and his wife died June 14, 1884. Orlando Clark, son of Theophilus and Rhoda Philura Clark, attended the district schools of Montpelier, Vermont. After completing his stud- ies lie ghose the vocation of a farmer, and in 1865 purchased the farm on w-hich he now resides, and where he has been successful in general farming. He also pays special attention to dairy products, and has erected some fine buildings on his farm, which is well stocked and under a fine state of cultivation. In his political preferences Mr. Clark is a Re- publican, and has been called upon to fill the offices of selectman and lister, which he did with great cre. 1826. ]')aniel IK-witt. son of Daniel and I'etsoy 1 |-"«i- warJ< ) IK-.viti. wa< l>«»rn in the town of Knoi ; and Arthur Lee, born November 24, 1851. The ])arents reside on the farm occupied by their son Arthur I-ce. Arthur Lee Hewitt, only surviving child in the family last namen the farm, and he l)ore a full share in its cultivation. He then taught school for a peritxl of nineteen vv^'irs, excepting three years which he .six-nt in Colorado. He taught at Berlin Corners and at West Berlin, and made a most successful career as a teacher. In i88(; he located on his present farm near West IJerlin, where he has followed farming to the ])reseiU time. In i)olitics ho is a Democrat, and has held the offices of selectman, lister, superintendent of sch(K)ls and other oficcs of the town. In 1S84 and \>^)2 he represented the town of Berlin in the state legislature, in which IhxIv he accniittecl himself most crcditablv. In March, irn n\ xh'\< marriage are Daniel D., bom Febru- ary 2, 1881 ; Arthur Wentworth, bom June 22^ i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 479 1883: Harold Rupert, bom November 6, 1888; Joel Eddy, bom January 14, 1892; and Ethel Julia, born July 23, 1896. Arthur Wentworth Hewitt, second son of Arthur Lee and Florence (Eddy) Hewitt, was born in the town of Berlin, Washington county, \'ermont. His early education was obtained in the public schools of his native town, and he then entered the seminary at ]Montpelier, Vermont, where he is now a student, preparing himself for the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church. At the early age of seventeen years he was li- censed by the church to preach, and now fills a charge at South Barre, Vermont, beloved by the congregation to which he ministers, and regarded as one who is destined for a most useful living in his high calling. HTRAAI BARTLETT AYERS. The history of individuals and personal ef- forts is more fascinating and worthy of study than all the annals of glorious achievement on the fields of battle, and especial interest attaches to the career of a family through several genera- tions ; and few are the families which keep the even tenor of their way throughout the years without varying in the degrees of success and prosperity. An exception is found in the case of the Avers family, whose memlxTS have been T)n)!r.iiK'nt and respected men in their communi- tit's for generations. This family is of English stock. Thomas Avers was a resident of Green- land. Xew Hampshire, and had a son Thomas, who married LycHa Bartlett : the Bartletts have Vnv^ been honored citizens of the New England states. John Avers, the son of Thomas and Lydia ( ij«'trtlett) Avers, was horn in Cornish, Xew Hampshire. I^'ebruary 21, 1797. After receiving his c'hication in the district school he remained nil his father's farm until he arrived at manlKK)d, a!i(l oil hVbruary 11, 1823, he married Lovisa TriT". who was horn December 17, I7(;S. Soon after his marriage he removed to the town oi Mi'ldUsex, X'ermont, where he ])iirchase(l a farm and rt'iiiaiiied about twehe \ears; on a farm on jniirs hrofyk in the town <>f l*erHn he lived for nearly lift<'en years, and then located on a farm Wf^t of Uerlin Corners, where he spent the hal- anc<. of his days, ilis ])ohtic< were Repnhhcan, and he was a thorough believer in the principles of that party. His life ended May 30, 1889, and that of his beloved wife on September i, 1884. Their first child, Lovisa Warren, was born No- vember 17, 1823 ; she married Alonzo Libbev of the town of Berlin. Thomas Sylvester was born July 29, 1830, and died in August, 1844. John Lyndon was born November 23, 1832, married Adaline Mansfield and resides in the town of Ber- lin. Charles M., born November 26, 1834, mar- ried Clara Lewis and lives in Montpelier. Hiram Bartlett, the youngest child, was born in the town of Middlesex, Washington county, on the 1 2th day of October, 1839 ; when he had com- pleted the prescribed studies in the district school he chose farming as his life work, and until 1889 was engaged in that noblest of occupations on his father's farm. In 1890 he opened a general store in the village of West Berlin, and has conducted it with most satisfactory results up to the pres- ent time, also looking after his farming interests. He has been actively identified with the Re- publican party and has contributed much to its success in the town. On October i, 1895, Presi- dent Cleveland appointed him postmaster of West Berlin, and he continues to fill that important post. His pleasant, genial manner and straight- forward business methods have made him one of the most popular citizens, and he has hosts of friends. He was happily married July 26, 1863, \o Alary Jane Ayers, a daughter of Stephen and Charlotte Ayers, of Cornish, New Hampshire, and born Decen)ber 27, 1840-; to them were born, Flora Ella, December 29, 1874, who died Janu- ary 8, 1876: Delia Juliette, on March 26, 1878, who was married to Walter C. Keyes, October 22, 1902. ^)RR1N KIMBALL. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch, Samuel Kimball, was a native of Massachusetts and later located in the Cireen Mountain state at Williamstcnvn. I J is S(^n, John Huggins Kim- hall, was horn in Williamstown on the 28th of Aj)ril, iSii. After receiving an elementary edu- cation in the district school of his town, he learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed for se\eral vears. and then took up farming. In May, iS.|i. he purchased the farm in the town of Ber- 48o THE STATE OF VERMONT. lin where the siil)jc'ct of this vnUcIcIi now resides; here he iille«l ihe soil until his death, which oc- cinrod ill Uctnbcr, 1887. IJe was a RepubHcan and ilwavs iiii'e "f the peace for nianv vears ; he was a :::ein!»er and deacon of tlie L'ongreg^ational church a: West JJerhn. Mr. Kinil)all was twice married; hi* iir-i wife was ihijipylona Snow, a daughter 01 l>aniel Snow, of Wilhanisiown. The children CI t!ii^ :r.arria«^e were: Harriet Louisa, who was b'.-rn Auj^aist 19, 184 J, married John M. Stone and n'»w re>ide.s in Williamstown ; Charles was b««rn Inly u, i84(); and Orriii, whose biography follows. His first wife died in April, i8(j2, antl in X(»venil)er, 1861, he was married to Adeline M. i'ailey, who died in August, 1885. 1 >rrin Kimball, the son f>f John liuggins and Happ\lona iSnow) Kimball, first saw the light oi day in the town of Cerlin on the farm where he now resides, the date being August jj, 1848. He havl the ak up the leal work of his life and located in C 'oboes. New York, where he was employed in a llour ai'.'l feed store for three \ears; he next worked in :i 1»'\ factory in that city until i88j, when he \\;i> vriven charue of a branch facl«ir\ i^i the bi>ii.v^'» Ml rilisticld. .MassacliUM'tl>, where he rev.Miiud fi-r two year> ; then for one year he fol- I.'\\r«! tlu- carpenter trade at South 1 ladK-y l-'alls. M.iNx;K-lu>eii>. A >li«>rt time befori- lii< father's vU.iib in 1^85. he retunu-d in tlu- dd home, and there he lia> dev«'ie«l hi** time to fanning:- ever since. lli^ :ir«*t marria-e was in \o\lu' ili<-«l in May. 1S77. (Ml du- jd of j)ri-emlur. l8Sj. he wa^ martini !<• I'lora Mice, tlu- .Iani;lilei- i^\ Jasper JLi'iM and Abbie Ibibbar*! «\\ali"iii » u-rrx : she \\.> b-Ti! 'H l';i^i I lavtlw irk. \ir;r<'n!. Xiii^u^^l ;i. ; ^"'i. riu'! rl"^iiiTi .15", . < b.-it!!'^ Pean. !•■ !:i .!'. 1 '■.Vi^iul'i. M.i^^.u li:i-i 1!^. iKi. ■•'•ir I j. :^^,: . \'\-"'- i'!.l. ^'■!M ■•!! :!'.■ •!■! !l- ■•■< V • 1 . • \ I . • > ' : • I ^'■;, \ N I. ■ t -, '\ ■ • I • • • ■. 1 No. 19, I. O. O. F. ; he belongs to the Congrega- tional church at Northfield. Living in the high- est respect of his fellow citizens, he passes his days in useful activity. He owns a pleasant home situated on an elevation whicli commands a charming view of the valley and the mountains, and here he delights to entertain his many friends. GEORGE W. S^HTH. No work ^.lealing with the history of the old families of the state of \'ennont or with its rep- resentative business men would be complete that did not contain the name of the gentleman who heads this sketch ami whose portrait is found upon the opposite page. Ho represents one of the old and early New England families, whose deeds, whether in defense of home and fireside, upon the tield of battle, in the immortal and stirring scenes of the Kevolution, or in the ranks of the succe^sful business man, have conducted themselves in a way to win the respect and con- lideiice of all with whom they were brought in contact. In the ranks of business men of White River junctit»n where he resides, Mr. Smith is among the most j)n»minent, conducting one of the largist industries in the manufacturing of crack- ers and confectionerv in the state. In addition to tlie.se he is regarded as among its best finan- cier*^. hoMinij the responsible position of presi- dent of the National r.ank, of which he was one oi the incorpor;itor>. taking a very active part in it"* ori;ani:'.aii«»n in 1886 and having been its pre>iileiit >ince that lime. Mr. Smith \sa> Iktu in Hanover, Xcw llan:p>bire. ( Vlober ^. 184J, a son of Everett Kimball and Harriet Williston Smith. He at- tended the jMiblic sclu"»l5 of that town, also the tban.lUr Scientitic Schoi»l. and obtained a good busiiusv rdncati"!!. Having a tendency for busi- lu---. lie at tile age oi fifteen years entered the candv and cracker facti«ry of his father, who had pmvlia^e.l ilii> business in 1837, and which had bei!i . -tabli-lud bv Mr. Sims in 181^. Here Tit. v-t \\ . ri:nained and thoroughly mastered i\«:. '-.'.ail ••! :he business and was, bv his m :"..!:'■!■. i;'\vii .■ "no-sixth interest in the same, ^. /'i .-:!\- \h\< rather than a college course w !.-.:' w.iN .nVied him by his father. Having :!ii":e! ;i thorough practical knowledge of the THE STATE OF VERMONT. 489 children, one son and two daughters : John Buss Seymour was born February 11, 1877, at New- buryport, Massachusetts. He was educated at AVillistoa Academy and Yale College, graduating from the latter institution in 1899. He then pur- sued civil engineering for three years, and is now doing business in real estate in Chicago. Mar- garet and Mary, twin daughters of Mr. Sfeymour, were born in March, 1 881, at Winchester, Massa- chusetts, and are now students at Mt. Holyoke -College. WIL.LIAM LILLIE HEBARD. The subject of this sketch is a representa- tive of a family that has long been connected with the history of Vermont and with the annals of the republic, the original American progenitor having emigrated hither from England in the -early colonial epoch, while the name has been con- spicuously identified with the progress and the material and civic interests of Orange county, Vermont, from that inceptive period which marked its early settlement*, so that there is pe- culiar propriety in incorporating in this work a review of the genealogy and personal career of the honored scion whose name introduces this paragraph, and who is now the popular proprietor and manager of the Randolph House, in the pleasant village of Randolph Center. He has passvid his entire life in this courtty and has -proved himself altogether worthy of the honored name which he bears. The founder of the Hebard family in America was Robert Hebard, who was born in England in the year 161 2, and who emigrated to America when a young man, locating in the historic old town of Salem, Massachusetts. In tracing the line of genealogical descent to the subject of this sketch we find that Zebulon Hebard, who was born in 1748, was of the fifth generation in de- scent from the original ancestor, Robert Hebard. Zebulon Hebard had been a resident of Wind- ham, Connecticut, and records extant establish T)eyond peradventure the fact that he came thence to Randolph, Orange county, Vermont, in 1784, being one of the original proprietors to whom the land in this locality was granted. His wife, who bore the Christian name of Lucy, bore him two children prior to their removal from Connecti- cut, Samuel and Dyer, and after their location in Randolph three other children were born, Mary, Asa and Enoch. Asa died in infancv. Samuel was four times married, and the mother of his six children bore the maiden name of Billings, and she was a resident of the town of Royalton, Vermont, at the time of their marriage. Finally they removed to East Bethel, Windsor county, which was their home for a number of years. Samuel Hebard eventually removed to the state of Illinois, where he passed the remainder of his life. Dyer Hebard became a resident of Brook- field, Orange county, Vermont ; and Mary became the wife of Mr. Rogers, to whom she bore three children, all of whom are now deceased. Zebulon Hebard settled on the farm where his great- grandson, the subject of this sketch, now lives, and the place has never passed out of the pos- session of the family, — ^the tenure of the estate having covered nearly a century and a quarter. Enoch Hebard, the youngest of the children of Zebulon and Lucy Hebard, was bom on the old homestead farm in Randolph, Vermont, in the year 1792, and he here passed his long and use- ful life, being summoned into eternal rest when fourscore years of age. His father died when he was about eighteen years of age, and he was thus early compelled to assume the active manage- ment of affairs in connection with the family estate. He became one of the influential men of the county and one whose name was a synonym of honor and integrity in all the relations of life. He married Miss Lavinia Lillie, who died on the 27th of October, 1821, leaving two children, Asa Bingham Hebard; and Lavinia, who became the wife of James Morse Flint, and who is now de- ceased. Asa B. Hebard was bom on the ancestral farm in Randolph township. Orange county, on the 3d of December, 1819, and his life was one of signal usefulness and honor, while his influence was ever cast on the side of all that was for the good of the community and the well-being of his fel- low men, whose unequivocal esteem he ever re- tained. He was called upon to serve in various offices of public trust and responsibility, and was known as one of the leading citizens of his native county. On the 14th of January, 1845, ^^ was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Putnam, who was born in Bethel, Windsor county, the THE STATE OF VERMONT. 481 manufacturing, he next turned his attention to selling goods, and traveled north and east of the Connecticut river with a large wagon and four horses, taking orders from the various mer- chants and supplying them from the goods which he carried. This continued until 1871, when his father retired from active management, but, retaining his business interest, and foresee- ing the fact that White River Junction would af- ford a more convenient point for shipping goods, he removed tlie business there and immediately began preparations to rapidly enlarge it. At this time only seven men were employed in the fac- tory and three traveling salesmen. He erected a spacious brick building, ninety feet front by eighty feet deep, in which are now located a part of their factory and their spacious offices and shipping departments. In addition to this it be- came necessary later to erect an additional build- ing for storage purposes, and later a second one was erected, and in 1902 a third one was erected, making in all three large buildings used for storage warehouse purposes, and at the present time preparations are being made for the further enlargement of the factory and shipping depart- ments. The business is today one of the most prosperous in the New England states, employ- ing eight traveling salesmen, their trade extend- ing throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. In their spacious factory, occupying three floors fitted up with latest machinery, they give em- ployment to about seventy people and manufac- ture and sell nearly two hundred thousand dol- lars' worth of goods per annum. This business has been conducted for sixty-five years by the repre- sentatives of this family, E. K. Smith having re- tained his interest in it until the time of his death, in 1877, although he took no active part after its removal to White River Junction. From 1837 until 1867 it was known as E. K. Smith; from 1867 until 1877 ^s E. K. Smith & Son ; from 1877 ^o 1892 it was known as Cieoro^e W. Smith, and since that time as George \\'. Smith & Son. Since 1892, Mr. Smith has been assisted in his business by his son, wlio has taken an active part in its management. They make a specialty of the celebrated 'Hanover" crackers, and in ad- dition to this do a lar^e confectionery business, purchasing the raw material in large quantities, flour, sugar, etc., being secured in car-load lots, 31 X and all other materials on an equally extensive scale. In 1867 Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Chessie C Reid, only daughter of Rob- ert and Marion (Runnals) Reid, of Cedarville, Ohio. Robert Everett Smith, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, was bom in Hanover, New Hampshire, November 13, 1869. Mrs. Smith died in October, 1876, at the age of thirty-one years. Mr. Smith built his present fine house in 1873. Since the death of his wife, the household has been presided over by his sister, Miss Helen W. Smith, a lady of intelligen(^e and culture, and who has taken an active interest in the genealogy of the family. Added to her natural abilities is a vast amount of information gathered from ob- servation and extensive travel throughout the United States. She is a great reader and takes a deep interest in all historical and genealogical matters. . In his political affiliations Mr. Smith is a firm adherent of the principles of the Demo- cratic party and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens is shown by the offices to which he has been nominated, they being the highest in the district and state, and consisting of congressman, lieutenant-governor and gov- ernor. He has also taken an interest in Masonry, being a member of the United Brethren Eodge, F. & A. M., also the council and chapter of White River Junction and the commandery at Windsor. Mr. Smith has also taken an interest in religious matters, -and assisted in founding the Episcopal church in this town in 1873. I^ ^^^ ^^^ affairs of the town, tending to its advancement, he takes an active interest, and although a very busy man, he is ever affable and courteous to all with whom he is brought in contact, and has a large circle of friends. DAVID WILLIS CUMMINGS. The Cummings family of Montpelier is num- bered among the oldest in New England, and traces its descent through the following geneal- ogy : Isaac Cummings (i), the founder of the fam- ily in America, was probably born in England, in 1601, and settled at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1677. ^^ h^^^ four children. 4S4 THE STATE OF VERMONT. was Ivrn in Dublin, Irclan^l ; he emigrated to this Oi^iimry. ami became the progenitor of the Amer- ican branch ol the laniilv. He located in Peter- boro. New Hampshire, where he successfully en- gaged in the trade of weaving. John Templeton, son of James Templet on, was born in Teterboro, New Hampshire, Novem- ber 4. 17(^4. lie acquired his education in the district scIuk^Is, and upon attaining young man- hoo.' removed to East Montpelier, Vermont, where, m June, 1788. he purchased a tract of land, cleared a portion of it. ami in the fall of the same year built a log lunise, and in March, 1781), he broutjht his family to their new home. He culti- vated the ground, and in due course of time had a very productive farm, where he raised a general line oi garden products. Mr. Templeton was united Ml marriage to Miss Mary A. Taggert, who was bt'^rn May 10, 1703. a daughter of James Taggert. They were content and happy in their new home, where thev resided for the remainder of their days. Mr. Templeton died ^lay 18, 1813, atul his wife passed awav September 18. 18J7. John Tem|>leton, son of John and Mary Tem- pleton, was born in IVterboro. New Hampshire. Ma\ 1^. 1784, and was nearly tive years oi age when his parents removed to l\asl Moutju'lier. \'ernioui, where he received his early educatioual trailing. After completing his >tudies he juir- sued the occupalii.»n oi fanning, and was also engaged in teaming, his trips extending as far as r»urlnig!tMi. Moutreal and r.oston. Mr. Temj^le- lon was very jH>puIar in the CiMiiriMiiiity. and his service^ were often in vleinand :n ilu' >ettling uj» oi estates, and he also acicii i:i ilu- vMpacity of retVree. Mr. 'ren^]>k'i«Mi :r.arried Mi^> 1 .oraiiey \\ liiti\ who was h. »rii ]u\\ 10. 17S5. Mr. Temple- ton died l-'el>niar\ i. iS:;^. .n^i Ir^ w. u- dii\l Mav 3. iS-o. i.'haile< i.*larl\ IVirp'Ai. :i. >. ri .f John and I .■r;i:u'> l\-".ip\",'Mi. was ■». 1 !i :v. Va-^i Montoelier. \\"rv'i^!it. SepieT::U'v 10 iSj--. IK' at lent led ihe i.lisn\i*t so^o '!< o: :i> ::.;::\\ u\\:\ wluiv he ac- ■ II I !,■ II-*, ,-J«.lt' < i • % N.*.« .*'•• > ■''.*."" •' •» '''^ I'i*' \ 'Tr» !'•■* ^l.i..tMil.,^\vV..Ai.. 1-...V.I ...^kil..\ ..'.{. i .K. ^■IIb'VVi • »-X .l^'l^llB •• -.| 111! ■* .■ ^^ I * •■■■til ■ ■ 1 «■ ... <.»'.... i.v NX..** I'.v.^-. . •■. >.«^. .*" «:..'...■ I.. .1 I • I . - . f ■ . ». ^\ •^■■•«.' ».^ \'V...' II .^i»«. v.. I I II \\ \i « • . • *\ v . , . • I ■■■•■ *«^^vi of that party, and took an active interest in town affairs. He was elected to the office of justice of the peace, a position he held for many years. He possessed fine qualities of mind and heart, and was respected and beloved by all with whom he came in contact. On March 26, 1852, Mr. Tem- pleton was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe S. Vincent, who was born in the town of Middlesex, Wasliington county, Vermont, October 2, 1826, a daughter of John and Rebecca H. (Wallace) \'incent. One son blessed this marriage, namely : Aden Charles Templeton. Aden Charles Templeton, the only child of Charles Clark and Phoebe S. Templeton, was born in the town of East Montpelier, Vermont, September 10, 1853. He attended the public sduH^ls of his native town, and after completing his edtication his thoughts turned to agricultural ptirsuits, at which occupation he has been so very successful that he has continued in the same line of w<'>rk up to the present time. His ]>olitical career began by his election to the «>tVKV oi lister, a position he held for over five years: he has served as constable from 1894 up to the i^resent time, and received the appointment oi dcputv sherilT for Wasliington county in De- cember. i8i)8. and so faithful has he been in the discliarge of his duties that he still retains the po- siti« ti. I'ratcrnally he is a member of Aurora I.oiige No. jj, V, & A. M., Vermont Lodge No. J. I. C\ O. r.. and is also a member and past grand «'f i^irand Lodge. I. O. O. F.. of the state of N'eniiont. Mr. IVmpleton was united in marriage. May I. iSSo. in Miss Susie L. Jackson, daughter of I'Mwin \\ and Sarah C. (Maloy) Jackson. Mr. IVmpktoii is widely kni>wn throughout Washing- ton county, where he is respected by all in private and public life. n.Win KENDALL SIMONDS. P.ivid Kendall Simonds. of Manchester, Vcr- •V' T^:. w.i- born in Peru, this state, on the ^ih of .\y\:'.. iS;u. ;i:i 1 is a son of David Simonds, bom ::\ Cii.'i ;:!'.cr. Massachusetts, in 1785, and Anna vn)..::/^ . who was bom in JaflFrey, New lKL:*';^sj::rc. in ifoj. Mr. Simonds is a descend- ar: ci Mr.^'.ish ancestors who settled in Massa- c:r.>c::s in i'.\;5. Sir Jolin Simonds, one of bis THE STATE OF VERMONT. 491 Sarah Babcock. Shortly after his marriage he removed to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where he died April ;7, 1765. Enoch Kelton, the son of John and Sarah Kelton, was bom in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, June 19, 1726. He married Miss Elthea Hicks, December 23, 1746, and subse- quently took up his residence in Warwick, Massa- chusetts, where he died March 31, 18 12. James Kelton, the son of Enoch and Elthea Kelton, was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, February 16, 1750. On February 4, 1773, he was united in marriage to Miss Lois Ingalls, who was born on the same day as her husband, February 16, 1750. Mr. Kelton removed to Warwick, Massachusetts, where he died January 26, 183 1. Nahum Kelton, the son of James and Lois Kelton, was bom in Warwick, Massachusetts, January 28, 1778, He located in Montpelier, Vermont, in the fall of 1798, where he spent the ensuing winter in the employ of Colonel Jacob Davis. The following spring he returned to his native town, and shortly afterward removed to Schoharie, New York, where he was employed for three years as a teacher in the public schools. Mr. Kelton subsequently taught school in New York and Vermont for thirteen winters, and spent his summer months in the cultivation of a farm, which he purchased about the year 1800, when he returned to Montpelier, Vermont, from New York state. Mr. Kelton was elected in 1810 to the office of deputy sheriff, a position he held for six years, and the ensuing seven years he served as constable. He represented the town of Mont- pelier, Vermont, in the state legislature for the years 1816-17-18 and 1820, and again in 1829. He also held other town offices of trust and re- sponsibility. Mr. Kelton married, December 7, 1809, Miss Fanny Vincent, who was bom in New Braintree, Massachusetts, January 15, 1791, a daughter of Dr. Philip and Susie Vincent. Dr. Philip Vin- cent was the first regular physician who settled in the town of Montpelier. Two sons were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Kelton, namely: Samuel Still- man and Truman Chittenden Kelton. Mr. Kel- ton died July 2, 1857, and his wife died December iSf 1852. Samuel Stillman Kelton, son of Nahum and Fanny Kelton, was born on the old homestead in the town of East Montpelier, Vermont, October 20, 1810. He was a student in the public schools of his native town, and his boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. In 1838 he purchased a farm in East Montpelier, where he resided for nearly forty years, and he removed to Mont- pelier in 1877, where he died. He was a man of sterling worth, and was honored by his townsmen by being elected to the office of justice of the peace, which he retained for thirty-five years; he was the town treasurer for sixteen vears; served his town as selectman, and was the as- sistant judge of Washington county for the years 1 86 1 and 1862. He was also called upon in the settlement of many important estates. Mr. Kelton was united in marriage, March 20, 1838, to Miss Ursula Lucinda Sprague, who was born September 12, 1819, a daughter of Allen Sprague. They had two children : Fran- cis Philip and Dwight H. Mr. Kelton died March 22, 1892, and his wife died May 10, 1897. Dwight H. Kelton, younger son of Samuel Stillman and Ursula Lucinda Kelton, was bom. October 4, 1843, in East Montpelier, Vermont. He acquired his education in the Barre academy and Norwich University, and upon the breaking out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted as a private in the volunteer army, and later served in the regular army of the United States. He is- the author of the "Annals of Fort Mackinac," etc., etc. He married, July 19, 1889, Miss Anna. Loretta Donnelly, who was born October 4, i860,, a daughter of Thomas Donnelly. Francis Philip Kelton, the elder son of Sam- uel Stillman and Ursula Lucinda Kelton, was- born in East Montpelier, Vermont, May 6, 1841. His early educational advantages were obtained in the common schools of his native town, and this was further supplemented by a course of study in Spaulding's Academy at Barre, Ver- mont. After his graduation from the latter in- stitution he became engaged in farming on the old homestead where he was born. He has been very successful in his management of the farm, where he makes a specialty of dairy products and the raising of thoroughbred Jerseys, for which he always finds a ready market. Mr. Kelton is a firm and staunch Republican, and he has been elected by that party to serve as- selectman, and has also held other offices in the town. In 1890 he was chosen to represent the THE STATE OF VERMONT. 485 •paternal ancestors, was knighted for meritori- ous service rendered to the British government. Both the paternal and maternal grandfathers of our subject served as soldiers in the Patriot army during the war of the Revolution. David K. Simonds attended the public schools of Peru, later became a pupil at the Burr & Bur- ton Seminary of Manchester, in which he was graduated in 1858, and subsequently entered Middlebury College, being graduated in that in- stitution in July, 1862, ranking fourth in his class. In order to defray the expenses of his •college course he taught in the Westfield gram- mar school and in the village of North Troy, and he also acted as principal of Champlain Academy of New York. At the same time he kept up with the studies of his class in college. In June, iSbS, he was acting in the capacity of correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, the St. Louis Republican and the New York World in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi, and he followed Generals Grant and Sherman to At- lanta, Georgia. Upon his return he studied law with the firm of Crane & Bisbee, at Newport, and in 1865 was admitted to the Orleans county bar. For four years he continued the practice of his profession, and in addition to this, in con- nection with Royal Cummings, organized the Newport Express, of which he was the editor for some time. Later he removed to St. Johns- burv, where he founded and conducted the St. Johnsbury Times, and shortly afterward ac- cepted a similar position with the Bennington Banner, C. A. Pierce proprietor. In 1871 Mr. Simonds located in Manchester and purchased the Journal of that town, which he still owns and edits. He possesses marked literary ability, for in addition to his newspaper work he has written several books and pamphlets. Mr. Simonds is a Republican, and has been honored by his fellow townsmen by being elected to serve in i:-:any ofice^ of trust and rc*S])onsibil- itv hotli m Newport and Manclu'slcr. lie re])re- sentod the latter in the leLj;i>lalnre oi X'ermont in 18S6, where he crave his services in that body as ehairn^in of the coniniitlee on eduealion and as a nuMr.her of other eomnnllees. In iSSS he vas chosen a senator from iU-nnini^ton county, where he vv-as chairman of the committee on federal relations and a member of the committees on education and military affairs. He has been town clerk of Manchester for thirtv-one vears and postmaster for a period of twenty years, being still the incumbent of both offices. Fra- ternally Mr. Simonds is a member of Adoniram Lodge No. 42, F. & A. M.; Adoniram Chapter R. A. M. ; and Taft Commandery. He was elected grand patron of Vermont for the order of Eastern Star in 1888. In 1863-4 he sensed as a member of the Second Tennessee Infantry, and is a member of Skinner Post No. 24, De- partment of Vermont, G. A. R. He takes an active interest in the Vermont Press Association, is one of the members of the executive committee of the Western Vermont Congregational Club, holds meml^ership with the Congregational church of Manchester, and ^Iso acts as trustee of Middlebury College and of the Burr & Burton Seminary. On the 7th of August, 1873, ^r. Simonds married A^iss Ellen M. Clark, a daughter of the Rev. Asa and Mary (Simonds) Clark, former residents of Peru, Vermont. Two children have been born to them : Louise, who was born June 13, 1874, is the wife of George A. Orvis, of New York city; and Clark, born March 20, 1882, is a member of the senior class of the Boston In- stitute of Technology'. HIRAM LEE TEMPLETON. The American ancestor of this branch of the Templeton family was James Templeton, who. was born in Dublin, Ireland. When quite a young man he emigrated to America, and located at Peterboro, New Hampshire, where he was en- gaged for many years at his trade of weaving. John Templeton, a son of James Templeton, was born in Peterboro, New Hampshire, Novem- ber 4, 1764. In June, 1788, he came to East Montpelier, X'ermont, in company with Solomon Dodge, and they each selected tracts of land, where they intended their future homes to be. In the fall of the same year they cleared their land of weeds and underbrush, and erected log houses, and in the sprini^ of 1789 they removed their families to their ])ennanent home. Mr. Temple- ton eultivated liis land in such a manner, that in a shi^rt space of time it yielded him an abundant harvest. Mr. Templeton married Miss Mary A. 486 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Tagi^crt, wlio was hnvu ^lay lo, 1765, a claiisrh- tcr (^f lauK's Tai^^ort. Mr. Tcniplcton died May 18, i«^i^^ and his wife i)assed awav September Jului Templetuii, son of John and Mary A. Teni])Ietnn, was bum in Pelerbonj, New Hamp- shire, May 18, 1784, and was almost five years old when his parents settled in JCast Montpelier, W'rmont. where his education was aecinired in the conimr-n scho<.)ls. He followed the occupation of farmMlL^ Pt which he met with well merited success, and in addition to this was engaged in teaming In Ihirlington, Mnntn-al, and IJoston. Hi.' wa> often called uj)on t(.» act in the settlement of estates, and also acted in the ca|)acity of ref- cfee. Mr. Templeton married Miss Lnram^y \\'hite, who was born July 10, 1785. Mr. 'rem])le- ton died I'Vbruarv i, i8ss. «uid his wife died Mav Hiram Templeton, son of John and Loraney Tempkton. was born in Juist Alontpelier. \'er- mont, June i, 1817, on the farm where he now re- sides. He was educated in the (hstrict schrke^7v>, Ii»hn Milton ( iould. an«l lu-r on : Hiram Lee wa> horn Auj^u^t 7. iS'»4. Mr. Templvti'U is a man ••f iiMimin-ach.MbK' h<'iK>ty an "t hi- town. Both he and his wife are a rcniarkaWv bright, active couple for their years. Hiram Lee Templeton, the son of Hiram and ]\Iary Templeton, was born in East Montpelier, Vermont, August 7, 1864. He attended the pub- lic schools of tliat town, where he received an excellent education, after which he settled up«:^n the old liomestead with his parents, where he lias pursued the tilling of the soil up to the present time. !Mr. Templeton is a Republican and is a meir.- ber of Aurora Lodge Xo. 22, F. & A. M.. of Montpelier, \'ermont. He is one of the rq)re- sentative men of the town, where he is held in great esteem by his felknv citizens. On Deceni- l)er 17, i88(). Mr. Templeton marrietl Miss Ruth May W'illard. daughter of Filch I'-, and Cynthia. (Le Uarron) \\'illard. Tiieir children arc: Hal- lie Ruth, born .\ugust 23, 1891 : and Alice May,, born December 27, 1893. JAMKS RODNEY YOL'XG. The American ancestor of this branch of the Young family was Duncan Young, who was lii»rn in Scotlanr a short time. .Subsequently they removed to ^Vor- cester, X'enuont, where they scttlet .MMiitndier. He was united in marriage to Mi>< I ydia Dodge. lames R««dney Young, son of John Rodney anil Lydia Young, was born on the old Young h'MiKstoad in East Montpelier, ^Yashington conn- i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 487 ty, Vermont, August 9, 1844. He attended the district schools of his native town, where he re- ceived an excellent education. He chose the life of a fanner, and continued to reside on his fa- ther's farm, which he has cultivated to such an extent that the land is now very productive; the farm is also well equipped with all modern im- provements in the way of machinery. In his political preferences Mr. Young is a Republican, having been elected by that party to serve as lister; he has also occupied the position of school director, and in 1898 and 1899 he was chosen to represent the town in the state legisla- ture. Mr. Young is greatly interested in all mat- ters pertaining to the betterment of the town, and he has the respect and esteem of all the members of the community. He is a man possessed of strong characteristics, and a kindly genial dispo- sition, and he is looked upon as being one of the representative men of the town. On January 17, 1883, Mr. Young was united in marriage to Miss Delta Belle Perkins, daugh- ter of Elkins and Mary (Lane) Perkins. They have one son, Lyle Perkins Young, who was born November 10, 1883. He resides at home with his parents. WILLIAM G. McCLINTOCK. William G. McClintock, a veteran of the Civil war, and a prominent and respected citizen of Morrisville, Vermont, is a descendant of Scotch and Irish ancestry. His grandfather, William McClintock, was born at Si)ringfield, New Hamp- shire, was educated in the common schools, and after attaining young manhood devoted his ener- gies to the occu])ati(m of farming in his native town. He married a Miss Grout, a member of the celebrated (jrout family of Vermont, and seven children were born to them : Hammond, Wiliprd, Charlotte, Matilda, Phila, Fanny, and Lunian McClintock. The fallicr of these children d\Q(\ at the age of eighty years, and his wife passed away a few years after celebrating her seventieth birthdaw Lunian McClintock. father of William G. Mc- Clintock. was born in Sj)rinqriel(l. Xcw llanip- shire. was reared and reeei\ed liis education in the district scIk^oI of hi< n;iti\e t<^\vn, and subse- quently turned his attention to a^Ticnltnral pur- suits in Springfield, later in Elmore, Vermont, and finally in Morrisville, V'ermont, where the latter years of his life were spent. He served in the capacity of colonel of militia of the state of • Vermont, and his son William G. has the com- mission in his possession. He was actively asso- ciated with the poHtical affairs of the town, and served in various local offices. He was united in marriage to Laura Brigham, and the following named children w^ere born to them: Charlotte, Elizabeth, Caroline, William G. and Luman. Mr. McClintock died at the age of seventy- four years, and his wife passed away in the sixty-first year of her age. William G. McClintock was born at Elmore, Vermont, in 1838, where he was reared and edu- cated, completing his studies at the age of thir- teen years. He was then in the printing and woolen mills at Manchester for ten years. In December, 1863, ^^ -enlisted in Company C, Seventeenth Regiment, as a corporal of infantry under command of Colonel Randall. On July 30, 1864, he was taken prisoner at a mine explosion in front of Petersburg. He was conveyed to Dan- ville, where he was confined until October 30, 1864, when he was paroled and sent to Annapolis, where he received a furlough and returned home. At the expiration of his furlough he returned to Annapolis, where he was detailed to hospital duty in charge of a ward in which were confined three hundred men ; while in that service he was taken ill, and was later sent home by a special order and discharged from the service of his country on ac- count of disability. May 23, 1865. After he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the war, Mr. McClintock accepted the position of superin- tendent of Malvern farm at Morristown, but after three years and a half service in this capacity he purchased a farm, which he successfully operated for twentv-six years. In 1893 he was appointed superintendent of the celebrated Forest Park stock farm, where he remained until if)O0, when his health C(Mnj)elled him to resign, after which he removed t(^ Morrisville, Wrmont, and pur- chased the ])roj)crty (Mi which he now resides. In his political j^references Mr. McClintock is a stanch Ke])ul)lican, havir.g cast his first vote for President Lincoln. He has held varicnis local offices, and at the present time (1903) is acting in the ca|)acit\' of license commissioner of Morris- 488 THE STATE OF VERMONT. town. \'ermont. He has also served as lister and selectman. He is a devout believer in the rites of Masonry, and relates many notable instances, in the history of his life and especially during his service in the rebellion, of the great fraternity existing between men of the brotherhood of Masonry in the shape of specific and practical assistance and relief from distress at the hands of the enemy. He is a member of J. ^I. Warner Post, G. A. R., in w^hich he has served as com- mander ; he was on the staff of Department Com- mander G. W. Dotev and served as district in- spector of the department. He is a prominent member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 8, F. & A. M., in which he has filled the office of junior warden, has passeil all the chairs of the order of the East- cm St:ir, and organized various chapters through- out the stale. On Decomber 4. 1857, Mr. McClintock mar- ried Elizabeth Davis, daughter of William Davis, of Bradford. Xermont. They have one child, William P*. McClintock, a prosperous resident of Lyiui, Massachusetts, where he is engaged as a grcicer and salesman. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth l*'l(^ronce Gt"Kxlwin, October 22, 1902. CHAkLKS KOLLIX .SKYMOIK. ('harles Knllin Seymour, pastor of the Second CongreLTatiniial church, of l»ennington, Wrmont, and one o\ the UK^st prominent cleri^ynieii in the stat'.\ was l)orn in l\(H>tstown, C'>liio. lulv i\s i^.]^. \\\^ father, li!rastus SeyuKnu', was a direct descendant of Richard Seymour, who came to America ind soitlt^l in Hartford, ('onnecticut, in l^^V". I:-ni>tus Sevnionr removed t«> the Western Reserve. < »hi« . in iSjo, where he f« 'Unwed the OccujKitinn 'i fanner and teacher. lie became prominent in the public atVair^ of \\\c tinvn aiul served for many \ears in the latter \k\v\ •>!* his Ij te- as ju>tice i>f the j'eaee; he alM> t«»nk a deej^ inter- est in church afVairs, and t""r a l<»n_i:; ])eriocl i^f hi-^ life was deacon --i the C"nL:reLiiii«nal e]nn\ii. at Ri^^lslown. <>ln«'. IIi> \\ii\-. Marv Ann Clia]*- mar.. v\a"^ b-'in in W ilhialiani. Mi'^-':iehn>en>s, in 1811. and c:r]\' ■•!" an t.j.l \e\\ l-"nu::inii i"ainil\. wliicb \\v^' ^i:*A.i :n !'■ 'Hand. ( '•Mnueiii'i:!. fir^i lii'tve:; '• v.-.''^ ■ ' 1-:^ ';:e < -n hi-^ i.-'/u^^-"-* Kir-""!. greatly influenced his whole life. He became a member of the Congregational church of Roots- town in 1865. After attaining his fifteenth year he spent the next seven years as a preparatory student and teacher, entering the \\'estern Re- serve College at Hudson, Ohio, in 1867. While there his fellow students honored him by ap- pointing him vice president of the Delta Epsilon, of which fraternitv he had been made a member: m he was graduated in 1870. He taught school one year at Ravemia, Ohio, then entered the Theolog- ical Seminary at Andover, Massachusetts, grad- uating in 1874. The same year he was ordained as a Congregational minister, and installed as pastor at Xewburyport, ^Massachusetts. He re- mained there until 1879, then accepted a call to Winchester, Massachusetts. In 1888 Mr. Sev- m mour resigned this charge, and responded to a call from the Second Congregational church in IJennington, \'ermont, where he is yet officiating. Mr. Seymour has ever lx*en active in promoting the interests of his congregation and church, but has been e(]ually watchful for the larger comnuuiity, promoting co-operation among the various denominations wherever practicable. In Wrmont he has enjoyed the opportunity of test- ini^ a favorite theory that every church is re- sponsible for its environment. Thus his inthi- ence has been widelv felt. He has l>een ofticiallv ccMinecied with many church organizations in X'ermont : auKMi*^ them the Domestic Missionary Societv. the \'erm«»nt Uible S a Republican, and is held in high es- teem by his tVlbnv citizens, i >n .August li. 1874. Mr. Seyn]our wa< marrielea^ant village of Randolph Center. He has passc-d his entire lite in this county and has y^rfn^d himself altogether worthy of the honored TiriTiu which he bears. The founder of the Hebard family in America \vas Robert Hebard, who was born in England in the vear i6t2, and who emigrated to America \vher. a young man, locating in the historic old town of Salem, Massachusetts. In tracing the line "''f t^cncalogical descent to the stibject of this sketch we find that Zebulon Hebard, who was horn in I74«*^, was of the fifth generation in de- scfMr from the original ancestor, Robert Hebard. ?.o1)ii]'»n ITcbard had l)ecn a resident of Wind- I'liiii, ( "oTinccticnt, and rcords extant estal)lish l.'.'\<-n«i fteradventure the fact that he came thence tr) R;'.r.(l()l|)h, Oranc^-c* coinit\-, \'ennont, in 1784, l)oincr "^"i^" <''^" the ori.q;inal proprietors to wln^n the lari'l in this locality was qrante(l. llis wife, who l)ore the Christian name "f Lucy. ])ore him two ciiiMren orior to their removal fn^ni Connecti- cut, Samuel and Dyer, and after their location in Randolph three other children were born, Mary, Asa and Enoch. Asa died in infancy. Samuel was four times married, and the mother of his six children bore the maiden name of Billings, and she was a resident of the town of Royalton, Vermont, at the time of their marriage. Finally they removed to East Bethel, Windsor county, which was their home for a number of years. Samuel Hebard eventually removed to the state of Illinois, where he passed the remainder of his life. Dyer Hebard became a resident of Brook- field, Orange county, Vermont ; and Mary became the wife of Mr. Rogers, to whom she bore three children, all of whom are now deceased. Zebulon Hebard settled on the farm where his great- grandson, the subject of this sketch, now lives, and the place has never passed out of the pos- session of the family, — ^the tenure of the estate having covered nearly a century and a quarter. Enoch Hebard, the youngest of the children of Zebulon and Lucy Hebard, was born on the old homestead farm in Randolph, Vermont, in the year 1792, and he here passed his long and use- ful life, being summoned into eternal rest when fourscore years of age. His father died when he was about eighteen years of age, and he was thus early compelled to assume the active manage- ment of affairs in connection with the family estate. He became one of the influential men of the county and one whose name was a synonym of honor and integrity in all the relations of life. He married Miss Lavinia Li Hie, who died on the 27th of October, 182 1, leaving two children, Asa Bingham Hebard ; and Lavinia, who became the wife of James Morse Flint, and who is now de- ceased. Asa B. Hebard was born on the ancestral farm in Randolph township. Orange county, on the 3d of December, 1819. and his life was one of signal usefulness and honor, while his influence was ever cast on the side of all that was for the good of the commtinity and the wcll-bcinq; of his fel- low men, whose imcquivocal esteem he ever re- tained. He was called upon to serve in various ofTiccs of public trnst and responsibility, and was known as one of the leading citizens of his native c^'iintv. On the T.ith of Jantiary. 1845, ^^^ ^^'^^ united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Putnam, who was born in Bethel, WindscM- cotmty, the 490 THE STATE OF VERMONT. daughter ni SIukou and .Mary (Jackson) Put- nam, and tJK'v look up tlieir rt'sidoncc on a por- tion of tlio orif^inal estate secured l)v Zcbulon II('l).ird sn nianv vea'^s previ(»uslv, and here thev ■ ■ ■ * w passed the remainder of their hves. Asa B. Ilo- baril was called lo his reward ()ct(»l)er i8, 1853, in his thirty-fourth year, while his wid<»w sur- vive^6, and he jjfrew up under the invigorating and wiiolesome cliscipline ols, in \vhi''h capacity he i< still serving, giving a most capable an]». Ttir I'f tlu- ])rinci- pks antl pi 'licit «« '-f the I\epi:blii\'in part\. anil ills r^.llj;^:,,^,^ \i\\\\\ i- that ' i \hr T. .nirauati'^ual chrrch. IK- •- M- v- vihi]> a!itl C"nrM\. \\\*U v. Iv--^- ainia^- -.lif t"a:nil\ name has been so long and consj)iciiously identified, and his friends arc in mnnbcr as his acquaintances. Mr. Ilebard continued to devote his atten- tion to agriculture until 1899, when he purchased his present hotel pn^perty at Randolph Center, and since that time, while still retaining posses- sion of his- tine homestead farm, he has conducted a very ])o])ular an add to ijie comfort and plea>ure of his guests. The cuisine is maintained at a high standa.rd: the house is tastcfullv furnished throughi^it, and is pervaded by a distinctive home atmosjjhere which appeals strongly to the trav- eling public and to the ever increasing number of guests who come to this delightful locility for the summer months., since in the house of Mr. Ilebard they secure the conveniences and com- forts of both home and hotel life. Mr. Ilebard was married April 5. 1873, to Mary J. X'igeant, of I'rench ancestry, and a na- tive of l'*lmo, Vermont, and who died January 9, 1878, leaving two children. Maud M. and .\sa B. Tiie elder is the wife of Carroll S. Stone, anols. 1 KAXCIS rilll.lP KELTOX. I'ratu is i'hilii) Kelton. of East Monljielicr, X'ermont, ca?i trace his ancestry back seven gener- ations to Thomas Kelton, who in the vear 1O61 m was a n >ideni ni Iioslon. Ma.ssachnsctts. where he was united in marriage lo Miss Susanna . The probable «late «'f his death is October i8» I '»«»«). rii«'i^ns Kelton. the .son of Thomas and .^n^^auna Kelton. was married Jamian* 25, 16R5, t«^ laue r.lake, a daughter of Edward Blake. John Kvlti n. til'- ««iin of Thomas and Jane Kelton, was born in Mihou. Massachusetts, September I2, M«.:. and lie marricti August 14, 1722, Miss i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 491 Sarah Babcock. Shortly after his marriage he removed to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where he died April 57, 1765. Enoch Kelton, the son of John and Sarah Kelton, was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, June 19, 1726. He married Miss Elthea Hicks, December 23, 1746, and subse- quently took up his residence in Warwick, Massa- chusetts, where he died March 31, 1812. James Kelton, the son of Enoch and Elthea Kelton, was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, February 16, 1750. On February 4, 1773, he was united in marriage to Miss Lois Ingalls, who was born on the same day as her husband, February 16, 1750. Mr. Kelton removed to Warwick, Massachusetts, where he died January 26, 1831. Nahum Kelton, the son of James and Lois Kelton, was bom in Warwick, Massachusetts, January 28, 1778. He located in Montpelier, Vermont, in the fall of 1798, where he spent the ensuing winter in the employ of Colonel Jacob Davis. The following spring he returned to his native town, and shortly afterward removed to Schoharie, New York, where he was employed for three years as a teacher in the public schools. Mr. Kelton subsequently taught school in New York and Vermont for thirteen winters, and spent his summer months in the cultivation of a farm, which he purchased about the year 1800, when he returned to Montpelier, Vermont, from New York state. Mr. Kelton was elected in 1810 to the office of deputy sheriff, a position he held for six years, and the ensuing seven years he served as constable. He represented the town of Mont- pelier, Vermont, in the state legislature for the years 1816-17-18 and 1820, and again in 1829. He also held other town offices of trust and re- sponsibility. Mr. Kelton married, December 7, 1809, Miss Fanny Vincent, who was born in New Braintree, T^Iassachusetts, January 13, 1791, a daughter of Dr. Philip and Susie X'inccnt. Dr. Philip Vin- cent was the first regular physician who settled in the town of Montpelier. Two sons were born to ]\Ir. and Mrs. Kellon, namely: Samuel Still- man and Truman Cliitlenden Kelton. Mr. Kel- ton died July 2, 1857, and his wife died December 15, 1852. Samuel Stillman Kriion. son of Xalunn and Fanny Kelton, was born 011 ilic old lir»niostead in the town of East MontiH-litr. \'(Tmont, ( )ctol)cr 20, 1810. He was a student in the public schools of his native town, and his boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. In 1838 he purchased a farm in East Montpelier, where he resided for nearly forty years, and he removed to Mont- pelier in 1877, where he died. He was a man of sterling worth, and was honored by his townsmen by being elected to the office of justice of the peace, which he retained for thirty-five years; he was the town treasurer for sixteen vears: served his town as selectman, and was the as- sistant judge of Washington county for the years 1861 and 1862. He was also called upon in the settlement of many important estates. ]\Ir. Kelton was united in marriage, March 20, 1838, to Miss Ursula Lucinda Sprague, who was born September 12, 1819, a daughter of Allen Sprague. They had two children: Fran- cis Philip and Dwight H. Mr. Kelton died March 22, 1892, and his wife died May 10, 1897. Dwight H. Kelton, younger son of Samuel Stillman and Ursula Lucinda Kelton, was bora October 4, 1843, ^^ ^^st Montpelier, Vermont. He acquired his education in the Barre academy and Norwich University, and upon the breakings out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted as a private in the volunteer army, and later served in the regular army of the United States. He is the author of the "Annals of Fort Mackinac,'* etc., etc. He married, July 19, 1889, Miss Anna Lorelta Donnelly, who was born October 4, i860, a daughter of Thomas Donnelly. Francis Philip Kelton, the elder son of Sam- uel Stillman and Ursula Lucinda Kelton, was born in East Montpelier, Vermont, May 6, 1841. His early educational advantages were obtained in the common schools of his native town, and this was further supplemented by a course of study in Spaulding's Academy at Barre, Ver- mont. After his graduation from the latter in- stitution he became engaged in farming on the old homestead where he was born. He has been very successful in his management of the farm, where he makes a specialty of dairy products and the raising of thoroughbred Jerseys, for which he always finds a ready market. y\r. Kelton is a firm and staunch Republican, and he has been elected by that party to serve as selectman, and has also held other offices in the town. In 1S90 he was chosen to represent the THE STATE OF VERMONT. A -i" t. . '. .rt.. .:-:■; .r. rr.irr-.ri^e. lanuan* .-- •. Al::e Crlby. who was : i :i".:^'.::er ■;: Captain " cc'ej-.v-T::: G.Iby, of :-f r".*.rie ciiiMren were .r.-.-:*.-. Marv Haie. born -. :r. : Al"e::. b^crn June 17, ".-.ir. :.:r:: j::ne 8, 1891, :r. ::*.e re^'-cct and conn- :r. r.:^ c'.rr.rr.iinitv bv the :-r:i".::= -Ahich he has m- •.:r5 en both the paternal \.\z. Sprague. the maternal '•i^zTT. in Tohnston, Rhode .:. an i with his father's •:r. :r.. X'ermont, in 176S. '.'1 war of the Revolution, r 'if the year 17S1 in the •xkir.s nf (.'.jii»nel Samuel : :ive :n«"inths in 1782 in William Ihitchings. / • .:. ;kj-:''''R1js wardwkll. '■:'.r> Wiiniwell. ff Kutlaml. Vor- ' • -q.h H. ami Ly«lia ill«»ward^ '. - 'r r:i in Ri!inf'>nl, Mainv. Scpteni- '27. Mr. Waplwi-ir- aiit is traced • l". tl.al -I'ttlnl in Salt-m in the r.ld < Mi«- • t thr laini!;-. wa- executed I'b.rraft •l«:l'>i"n in liia: j>la«'e. and ' : !. ' itlc r in t]i«' <•< .i:Tii.«-ira! ;ir:n'. "iiir- !--*:r'iiar;. \\:\r. '.r.r-lv. '•:;'« «-:i:i-Ahat l:*-.:^''i (■'hi«-ali'--n ■.••■: ir'-in li:-- j-'iM:'' and ;'r:-.;i''- -i-li''...!- , I .■:r-i- ■ f -v.dv !«■ '."J'- • : 'l-iri'-'tn - ■. ..lav:'- :■:!■: a "]•• -r' i":-> ' ■ I • « • . ■ t • 1 ' •I ^ ' - .. 1,.. 1 .. I ! of sleighs, and saslies and dcors for the California marker. Here thev nic: wi:h more than one dis- m aster, and in 185 J the partnership was dissolved. After carrying on the business for some time alcno. Mr. Warviwoll moved to Andover, Maine, where he occupied himself in the various voca- ti'.'iis • f iim-kccivr, P'?st:r.aster. and manufacturer oi furniture. Always p;>-essing great mechan- ical 54 l:e invented and received a pat- ent f' r :lu' first pegging ir.achine t\«r making boots and inventi'iis. ilu- principal one of which was a s!«'ne-channeiing macliine. f"r which he secured a i)a:fni in 1S5.J. The first one was phiced in Sutlurland IdlU iuarr\ in 1801. where it worked siicce^NiiiHy. but. ««\\ing t" the dej>ressed finan- cial O'lidilii'ii at iliai t::::e. he was cnmpellcvl to give uj* the ile\e:'»p:r.ent • f the machine, and mn- tinueil Wi-rkJTii: at his trade in Canada until iSiii. when ii'' •'biaiiU'! a new iwtent un an improved machine which ;icc. -TVpli-hed the work of fifteen lab. •rir>. cut a cliat'iul fr :v. three to fiMir feet e::'pl.\e-.'. ::\ the Sutherland l-\i!Is qtiarrx t r ^e\e''.:n:^. \ear'». As lie was '•till un- ai>le \" n:;]. ar.\ jTactiCil ros'.:lt fnMii his di'^cov- ery. liv v- ■n:::r.'.i'.l :" v < wx lime with the c«-:n- panv C"n>:r.'c:-:x' >:--rc-:H at>. S'^^^^n afterward h.e rw.:\..l a o •'::.».'! :: - -^r.ewhat unreas-Miable tin:^> I' I'l:;!.'. -i\v:.:l ■ i :::ose machines f«»r vari- ' '.N :;■.:::.-. .t... >-..''-t..::i •.-.:! \ was enabled t«- •li'i- I"-' ■ :* :■> ] ..w: :• thi Steam St.'ue ("mter • u. i:v ::- >:.= » i:: cash an^l S^j.^jo in ::« r :;• r.it: :\ i^f which he wa-^ • ■ ■ :. ' ::e • I th.e Tiiachine'* wa-^ ■■..:■> c\p--iiticn in iSi»7 and was .' c -.i-e -.ear he parted with ..* •'- : :l*.e Steant St'-ne Cutter : S-.-.^^-* in si-vk. At the lime ■ >:'::c:Ld :t*achines in ilirecl vic»- . • :. :he v.\lidity «.f wliich after a V. .iS est.iblished. and injunc- ..c. vst the sale and use oi the J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 493. illicit machines. The invention has proved itself of immense practical value, and from calculations made up to 1886 it has been proved that over $7,000,000 have been saved to the stone producers in the working of their quarries. As a testimonial of its worth Mr. Wardwell received a gold medal from the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics' Association in 1865 ; and its value was recognized by the presentation of a silver medal from the Paris exposition, in 1867 ; he afterwards received a similar recognition from the Centennial exhi- bition at Philadelphia. In 1874 he invented and patented two different forms of valveless steam engines, which also received medals at Philadel- phia. At one time he was the largest stockholder in the Steam Stone Cutter Company, at Rutland, having taken out twenty-five patents for the chan- neling and other machines in this country and Europe. For nearly thirty years Mr. Wardwell was a hard and laborious student, a fact to which his large library amply testifies, making a specialty of chemistry and geology. He possessed a very large collection of specimens relating to the latter science, and a well fitted, practical laboratory. He made several visits to Europe for the purpose of studying the geological formation of the coun- try, especially with reference to quarries. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, being a past eminent commander of the Knights Templar and belonged to the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. For more than twenty years he was affiliated with the American and British Association for the Advancement of Science. An adherent of the Democratic party, he filled various official positions of trust in Rut- land ; was vice president of the board of trade in that city, and one of the committee of fifteen who framed its charter : was also director of the Mer- chants' National Bank of Rutland, and president of the board of school commissioners of the city of Rutland. Mr. Wardwell was liberal in his religious views, and a generous supporter of the Univer- salist church. He was eminently a self-made man and possessed great inventive genius, having fully overcome the defects of his early education by a long course of arduous study and able and suc- cessful efforts for self-improvement. October 4, 1850, Mr. Wardwell was united in marriage to Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Dickey) Moore, of Hatley, Canada^ who departed this life November 10, 1883. She- left four children, two of whom survive : Lizzie Olina (Mrs. Thomas Mound, of Rutland), and George Alvin. August 22, 1888, Mr. Wardwell was niarried to Kittie C. E., daughter of Hiram W. and Mary M. (Huntoon) Lincoln, of Danby. To them one child was bom, Charles Howard Wardwell, May 28, 1891. Mr. Wardwell died December 18, 1895. CHARLES ALBERT BLODGETT. The family of this name is of very ancient lineage, and to reach the fountain source the his- torian must needs go back to the distant period, of the Norman conquest of the British Isles. After the valiant warriors of Normandy had overthrown Harold, the last of the Saxon kings on the disastrous field of Hastings, which is classed as one of the decisive battles of the world, Robert Blodgett, one of the victorious host, was. appointed bishop of Lincoln and one of the chan- cellors of William the Conqueror. This same churchman and soldier also held high office under King Henry and is reputed the founder of the framework of the English law. From him de- scended a numerous progeny, who occupied vari- ous positions of influence and prominence in every profession during the subsequent history of old England. One of these was Thomas Blod- gett, who rose to distinction as. a merchant of London in the seventeenth century and in 1655 emigrated to Boston in the brig Increase. He became the founder of the family in America, members of which are scattered throughout the United States, and the name has been made fa- miliar by men who bore it in every department of professional and commercial life. Many genera- tions grew up in Boston and Cambridge, from which, as the colonies and states afterward multi- plied, sent forth offshoots who have carried the name and fame of this celebrated connection to the fartliest corners of the Union. It was Samuel Blodgett, of the sixth generation from the first Massachusetts settler, who founded the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, and his son and namesake was connected with the found- ing of Washington, D. C. Among the distinguished 49^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. p /."-•.. -. • ••; .. family at llic present lime may be :: •-: : •. . 'w'.'ico l51o(!j^a-tl, of Chicago, and Sena- :" : .::•.*:. ^»i New lersev. l»iit it would take r. ".'.- ^- :•: f- cniiiain a list of the noieil men who :. ' r ■".■:riii;^^ llu* \)n>{ centuries have borne this c-.* :■:.•. n.iiiU". Such is the linea,q:e which con- I.-' !- iIk- -nhjrct «»f niir sketch with the far dis- t.'int t>;'-i, atVnnlini^^ him a just pride of ancestry and tlu" plrasnrahie relied i( mi that he is n(^t un- W'»rtliy in anv way «»f such an illnsiriiuis line. ( harlfs A. r.lfdm'ti was Ihm'u in Randt)l]>h CVnti-r. ( >ran^e ccnnty. \"ermi»nt, «»n ilu- 2jlh nf March. iS^j. Ili** pari'nt<, l-'lijah antl Harriet Ch.llis) P.ltulLieii. ih«'U,L;li excellent >amj>les of the he-i and m«»st indn>iri«»us >tivk •>! the thwn Mountain >i.ii<.-. were ni>t in circumstances t'"* do much in a tinancia! way for their stMi. hut they ^i\c him a l;. mh| i-ducation and their hU-ssiui^, ample capiiil l"'»r the average Yankee hoy. an«l >iarv.'': liv-: .n hi-i \\a\ l«> tlcht the battles of life. TIk- \y'". V was a carpcni<.'r and wheel wrii^hi by occ" ••.•.■■ :•. '".:: ■lnri!ii:" the la>i twenty \car> oi his life 'M'! v-l'..irL;e a^ land!, a-' I «»f the i^ld KandoljOi Il"-i''.. 1 U- was acii\i' in all l-val atVairs. tfok a pr ••-.v"". V'Wi in the faniius "town meetini::s" so c:i.i:ac*- ":-:ic "f N\w l\ni;lanil civili/atior.. and wa< :-, '.^nily e'ccieil to i-tnces •>! irusi. hi <•• r:. "'. w.i< a fhu- >amj>le ^^i the sir.rilx yc- ■'• V-— ' '.''.-'.CA ha\r :\\u\i' the i;a::u' \\\\\' -> - _ . ■ - ■ . ■ 1 •• t ' 1 1 ■, ' * 1 ' ■ ■ I V" »••■'. • •' ' I ■ ■ »_ "s 'Ai^.. ..K'l 1 .Kill.. .• .I.. \.. ... . '.» ■ • . I * • I . • :.i>:v .."'1 ■:\\::!.i:> :'-. 11«.' w. Va^ : •■• />::■ ^>!^ ..- •■••- /.."•••^ !"•■:■ s-\:iv!' '.v-.-rs. •:• >: :" •;•, :■■•-, ;,. ''^^ •• ••I . ^» ; • « ;i'." ' .'• \» ■«■ » ••• ■' • ■»■ ... . '» ■. \v ^..i.v ••■ . . •• *■■ » «... • I • • ■ • • V , • \ ... . ■ ■ • ■ ^ « i.,v ^^; • . ^ . ' 1 -•■■. -- ..: :\.. V V gett is esteemed as an industrious man, a social ccmj)anion and a good citizen in the performance of all his tluties to nation, state, county and tuwn. WU-LARD WKSBKRY MILES. W'illard W'esbery Miles, of Barton, X'ermont, is descended from ancestors who were among the early settlers of this ccumtry, coming hither from I\ngland, and finding a home, tradition says, in the colony of Connecticut. William utiles, great- granilfatlur oi Willard W'esbery Miles, removed, when a vouncr mar. from Massachusetts t«^ New l]ampshir<.-, and ihcnce to Lymlon. Wrmont. where ne sjient the remainder of his life. He was a farmer, and >erved in iIk- continental army in the war oi Mie Ri.'Vt«luti«in. Hi- was the failu-r oi seven lm : David: Abner : Ri'lK-ri: and two ilaughters. Mr. Miles diid lul\ «i, iS^i. aircil scventv-^eviii vi-ar**. and wa.s biiriol in the ci'r.a-tvry of Lyndon ren- ter, wlurt^ a mi'm'!»:eni. vTrcted in hc»nor of tho^e who M-rvcd in the Ki\"luti««nary war. biar> hi* nan'.:* anil a^e. I-.dmund Milo. >••!] i-f W illiam Mile'J. wa> cd- ucatcil in the c-nnr.-n -ch'^i U, and wa> a farp.u-r of ir.'-ier.iie :v.ean<. He :r.arrii"d lietsey Tibbcis. au'I was tJK- fatlur •■: tlu- f-'lliiwimj chijilrm: ^.^rin. l"hn. W i'.'.i.i'.r.. >d"sv'*. .Xusij, l*a£je. Mary av.'I IhiKT^si^ Mr. Mile- died in Albany, \\-r- ::■■:'■. •" iS'.j. ;••. \\\k- .i^r •■: iii^ht\-two year^. » 'v::'. Mi\-. '» ■:': ■ t' !"«:::•.' r.'l antl jlctNeN • Tib- bv^> >:'\-. w.'.s ^. ::•: •:; N'lneniber. iSij. wa< r.i'.c.^'.v ■■. •••. ::i ' ;■. -cIvh-U. antl. like his :".:'..• .;*". '. ^:.;:' ".:..:■■.!•. :' '!■ weil the •K'cupati* n ■' .. *. V**: ■:^!" :*i never t«"»k an acr:\e : ..-:: • ■ ■.' \- ..'"• . :-. ..:: '. •'■ !tlur s«nii;hl n* r held •"\- . ' V •.. .- ., •"..•■ .'.'•. *i U' r«l carrie«l wi!;;ht. ■'. - *' .- ■• .- .>"v^"el b\ all whi^ knew • ■- - •.:'.' ••.'..;■■ v*'.:. sobriety an«l li.-n- .-•■ . ."■ ". ". !■. •.'.,:> ;i 1 >e*ni-'crat. but a'.'.ie! ■ ■• > ■ '■ •'■ A • '/''.w-.:'. i«ar!v frfU'. the l:iTie " ■> -^z ■ ". !:. was a meir.lHT ••f the .. '-..■. v' -.Tvl', He married Kirnice - ■ •. : ^17 in St. J'^hnsb;:r\. ". • • -■ •...- e-iucated in llie c-«:t> - - . - . !v--.:cs. ITer father was \ • '" V ! ncarlv ail his life m m > . ■• ■ '.\:r.::,z his residence there THE STATE OF VERMONT. 495 5ome of the town offices. He was the son miiel Clark, who served in the patriot army ; Revolution, and died in St. Johnsbury, Feb- 12, 1855, at the advanced age of ninety-two He is buried in the St. Johnsbury Cen- metery. He was a descendant, but in what ation has not been definitely ascertained, of h Clark, of Dorchester. Thus it will be seen Eunice Clark, mentioned above as the wife ■in Miles, was descended from old colonial Mr. and Mrs. Miles were the parents of children : Lorenzo D., who served for three in Company E, Third Regiment, Vermont iteers, and has been high sheriff of the coim- Orleans for the last twenty years ; Melvina, became the wife of T. F. Wright, of Barton, ont; Willard Wesbery, mentioned at length lafter ; Bailey C. ; Elias ; Nathaniel ; Lydia ; iora, who married Joseph Holmes, of Stowe, lont. With the exception of Nathaniel and I, who died while still in early life, these •en are all living. They were all educated in Dmnion school and academies, and are all in erous circumstances. The death of Mr. took place May 20, 1877, and his wife sur- him more than twenty years, dying at New- Vermont, j\lay 10, 1900. 'illard Wesbery Miles, son of Grin and :e (Clark) Miles, was born February 6, in Albany, Vermont, and received his ele- iry education in the common schools of his 2 town. Pic afterward studied at the acad- of Uarnston and Ilatley, province of Que- nd Glover, X'ermont. He took private lessons cck and Latin of the Rev. S. K. B. Perkins, - who>c instructions he was fitted to enter :o. Mr. Miles, however, finally decided to Ion his purpose tn take a collei^e course, and 0 the time necessary to complete that course : stU(l\' of law. l-^)r some time he tau,^ht in )nunrin schools in Albany and the neii^hbor- and two t«.-nn> in each of the academies of i\- and C."i-afl>l)ury. eni)>lo\ ini;' his leisiu'e in readini^'- law. In iS^O lie entered the of diaries I. X'ail. \-.^<\., tlun of Ira^l)ur^^ J he remained f< t two \('ar<. lie then went m Arhor. AIieln'L:aii. f< 'i" ilie pnrpose of en- !; the law sehool ai ili;.t plaee. luit <>n aceonnt healih wa^ conijx-lK'l Im return to \'erniont, n the autumn of 1S71. cnterrd the ofliee of Hon. William W. Grout, at Barton, where he re- mained until the September term of the Orleans county court, in 1872, at which time he was ad- mitted to the bar, and was appointed master in chancery. He practiced law in Albany, Vermont, until June 12, 1873, when he removed to Crafts- bury, in the same state. April i, 1881, he went to Barton, Vermont, where he has since remained. Prior to his removal to Barton he had never been associated professionally with any one, but at that time he formed a partnership with the Hon. William W. Grout, under the firm name of Grout & Miles. The firm did a large and remunerative business during its continuance, and was en- gaged in many of the important suits in that part of the state. In 1889, on account of congressional duties, Mr. Grout withdrew from the firm, since which time Mr. Miles has conducted the business alone. Since the dissolution of the firm, he has retained, and continues to hold, the clientage of the establishment. Mr. Miles has all his life been in sympathy with the principles advocated by the Republican party, and since attaining legal age has been an active member of that organization. He has been entrusted with official positions both in Albany and Craftsbury, holding the office of town clerk in the latter place from 1875 to 1881, and acting as superintendent of education for Albany in 1867 and for Craftsbury in 1876. While residing in Craftsburv he held some other minor offices. In 1872 he was sent to the general assembly of Ver- mont to represent the town of Albany, serving on the committee on elections, and in 1873 he was continued in office. In. 1878 and 1879 he repre- sented the town of Craftsbury, serving on the ju- diciary committee, of which Judge Poland was chairman. In the years 1890-91-92-93 he was state's attorncv for the countv of Orleans, the citi- zens of which, in 1894 and 1895, elected him to represent them in the state senate. Mr. Miles has been, since 1876, a mcmiK^r of Meridian Sun ],o(l<.'-e Xo. 20. F. and A. M. In his religious be- lief he is a Congregationalist, and a member of the Coni^rej^ational church at Barton. Mr. Miles married, Sc])tembcr 28, 1872, at (Hover, l^lleu M. Dow, who was edticated in the Common schools and at the academy of Albany, X'ermont. Their children are: Ida M., born De- eember 9, 1873 ; ]\Iabel A., torn September 8, 496 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1875; Grin L., born April 5, 1879, died October 3, 1888; and Dorothy, boni January 15, 1895, and died in infancy. Ida M. and Mabel A. were edu- cated in tlie common scliools and at the Academy of Barton, Vermont, the Academy of St. Johns- bury, Vermont, and the University of Vermont, at Burlington. Both took a classical course, and graduated at all these institutions, receiving their diplomas from each. Ida M. married Henry R. Cutler, a commercial traveler, president of Bar- ton Savings Bank, and a director of Barton Na- ti0n.1l Bank. They have two children: Henry M,; and Ehsabcth, Mabel A. married Frank D. Thompson, of St. Johnsbviry, Vermont, an at- torney and member of the firm of Porter & Thompson, and a son of the late Judge L. H. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have no children. Mr. Miles is descended from an English fam- ily, the fcunilcr having emigrated to America in 1632. Benjamin Dow, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Miles, served in the Revolutionary war, en- listing in a New Hampshire regiment, July 6, 1780. At the expiration of his term of service he was honorably discharged, December 31, 1780. Grcely Dow, son of Benjamin Dow, married Nancy, daiighler of James Giincs, of Canada. Their son T.uthcr C. Dow married Laviiiia Dew- ey, daugliter of Oiandler Webb Dewey, who^c fathrr and gr,inclfathcr both bore the name of Nathan Dewey. Nathan Dewey (i) was the son of Samud Dew ey and the gr.indson of Nathaniel Dewey, whose father, Josiah Dcwcy. was the .'^im of Thomas Dewey, who came from England to this conntr\- about 1633. Josiah Dewey, above mentioned, was an ancestor of Admiral George Dewey. I.nther C. and I.avinia (Dcwcy) Dow were the parents of Ellen M., mentioned above as the wife of W'ilJard Wesbery Miles. of Revolutionary stock, Iiis great-grand fatiicr, Rufus Pierce, a farmer in Vermont and a baker by trade, was killed in battle during tliat war. The maiden name of his wife was Tliankful Lindsay. Mark Pierce was born, lived and dioston & Maine Railway, ied Augusta Hosford, and they have one , Gertrude. l^ill E. Pierce attended the district school in oyhood, assisting his father on the farm dur- he long vacations, and remaining beneath the ital roof until sixteen years old. Beginning the battle of life on his own account, he ed four seasons in a brick yard at Westmin- where he was for a time also employed in an ill factory. Soon after becoming of age he lased his brother's interest in the home farm, iix years later bought the Leonard Blanchard Shelley estates, near East Putney, the two s containing two hunch-ed and forty acres of Since that time he has carried on general ing on an extensive scale, and has built up ge business as a liiiiiher manufacturer and r, in the latter industry eni])l<\ving from fif- to twenty men. and turning out two million ->i lumber annually. He has one of the fin- airies in this section. kee])ini^ a larcre herd of tein cattle, many of which are of his own ip:, and he aUo raises other A(Kk. For sev- vcars he has ke])t a larcre niiinher oi horses hiiilt np a very profit- hnsiness. Tn hi^ various operation^ he avails '-'If of all the latest and l)e>t-improved ma- ■rv, owninc; a i::^asoline enixine. a Ignited States •ator, a wood saw, an ensilage cutter, etc. 32 X He formerly owned and operated a threshing ma- chine, reaper, harvester, planter, tobacco trans- porter and other modern machines, doing much of the neighborhood work with them in their re- spective seasons. He is interested in almost every branch of agriculture, among his crops being oats, corn, tobacco, sweet corn for the canning factory, Hungarian, ensilage and vegetables and fruit for home use. Mr. i^ierce married, July 26, 1893, Cassa J. Pembcr, daughter of Milton H. Pember, of Put- ney. He is a member of Golden Rule Lodge, F. & A. M., and of the K. of H. In politics he is in- dependent, voting for the best men and best meas- ures, regardless of party restrictions. CHARLES C. RUBLEE, M. D. Among the representative members of the medical profession in Morrisville, Vermont, is Dr. Charles C. Rublee, who for over thirty years has followed the practice of medicine and surgery, and is now the senior physician of the town, as well as pension examiner and health officer, hu- man Rublee, grandfather of Dr. Rublee, and a son o.f Hiram Rublee, who lived and died at Berkshire, Vermont, was a native of Berkshire, Franklin county, Vermont, and after attaining his majority went to Montpelier and engaged in the trade of hatter with Erastus Watrous, Esq. He was also engaged for many years in the manu- facture of gloves in partnership with ]Mr. Wat- rous, and later his younger brother, Norman Rub- lee, was. interested in this industry with him. In 1845/ Mr. Rtiblee removed to New Haven, Addi- son county, Vermont, where he conducted agri- cultural pursuits between nine and ten years, after which he returned to Montpelier, where he spent the last twenty-five years of his life in comj)ara- tive retirement. Mr. Rublee was married twice, his jirst wife having been a sister of Silas Bur- bank, and among his children were Chauncey IMoore, and Eliza, who was the faithful guardian and comforter of his declining years. During his sojourn in New Haven he married a second wife. Miss Smith, who died before his return to Montpelier. He was a member of Bethany church, a zealous Christian, modest and retiring in manner, faithful and true as husband, father and friend, without malice and free from guile. 498 THE STATE OF VERMONT. He pursued the even tenor of his life, and his end was peace. He passed away May 12, 1879, aged eighty-six years. Dr. Chauncey Moore Rublee, father of Dr. Kublfc, was born at MontpeHcr, Vermont, No- vember 25, 1821, the son of Luman and Bertia (fiurbank) Rublee. the latter named having died when he was only three years of age. He ac- quired his education in the district school and adidemy at IMontpcrlier, and at the ago of four- teen years began his ]>usiness career in the ca- pacity of clerk in a drug store, remaining for six years. He then took up the study i»t medicine with Dr. (.'harles Clark at Mont])elier, and later attended lectures at the Woodstock Medical C'ol- lege, from which institution he was graduated. The following year lie ])racticed his ])rotession in Mont])elier, and in 1S47 went to Xew ^'ork. in order to attend lectures and visit the lios])itals, but soon after going there was induced ])y ac- quaintances to take a trij) to Europe, where he spent c(jnsideral)le time and attention in the eye and ear infirmary clinics, lie landed at Havre, I'rance. in iS.tR, and went direct to Paris, where he l)ecame (|uite \ersed in the l-'rencli language. After spenchng cjuite a lengtli «>f time in medical study in luiro|)ean cities he returned to Mont- pelier and resumed his ])rivate j)ractice, which he dis|)oscd of to Dr. Mulliken in 1S35. He then removed to r>oston with the idea (»f locating there in j>raclice. but after two years' residence in the city his health began to fail, and In- returned to Mr»nt])elier, where he ctJUtinued in practice u]) to the time of his tlecease, also holding the {posi- tion of pension examiner, tn wliich he was ap- pointed some years ])revion>ly. He also received fron^ (ii»vernor Holbrook a cnmniission, with others, to examine all persniis enrolled in the militia in llie several towns of the c<»unty. He «'ic- (juired a valuable library, and a large stock of sur- gical in-lruments for that day: he was nuich in- tere>le«l in surgery, but dislikeelf. Hv n"p'>rted for the medical journaN. and was for many years a member o\ the \"erm«'nt Medical Soe'etv. reavling pa]>ers frequeiuly before that br-dx . In business he was !>old. >h.'ir]> ami >hrewd, and accu'.nulateil a large amount of pro])erty. His life sill ^ US liriw much of succe>s may be at- laine-! ]»y a resi'lute, ^agaciiUK and jKT^evering mind, even though it be imprisoned in an infinn body, for he was for many years a sufferer from extreme physical affliction, which to the ordinary person of less courage and perseverance would have precluded a success in any profession. The winters of 1859-60 he spent in Paris, France, with beneficial results as far as his health was con- cerned. In politics he w-as formerly a \\'hig and later a Republican, in his religion he was a mem- ber of the Congregational church. At home he was quiet, reserved, pleasant, and very fond of of nuisic. In 1849 ^^e was united in marriage to Miss Sarah P. Clark, eldest daughter of Dr. Charles Clark, who was born in what is now called Mast Montpelier, March 19, 1827. Dr. Cliarles C. Rublee was born at Montpelier, V'ermunt, ()ci(»ber 31, 1852, obtained his prelim- in.ary education in the Washington county gram- mar school at Montpelier, later was a student at Dartmouth College, and began the study of medi- cine with Dr. J. E. Macnmber. Sub.sequenlly he attended the Harvard Medical College, als«) the medical ilej)ariment of the University of Ver- mont, si)ent one year in the Ci.)llcgc of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city, returning later for a short jjeriod of. time to the l.'niversity of Wrmont, and finally graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the class of l873« lie at once located in practice in Morri.«'iII^» where he has continued with the exception of tw«> vears, one of which he spent at Montpelier and the uthi-r at Hamburg. Iowa, lie is the nl'lf'^ general practitioner in Morrisville, the second '•I*'* est in the coinUy. «and the success and high repU" taiion he lias acrpiired in his chosen calling have been wnrthily achieved, while his social promi- nence is n«»t les> the result of an irreproadiawc life than of recognized natural gifts. While** Unrlington and Xew York he acted as assisW to I»eniamin Howard, professiir of surgerj*. "* served as i»en>iMn examiner for four years uwfcf IVesiilent Harrison's administration, and wa*'*" appointed to that office : he is also health oflSctf ™ the town and village of Morrisville. Dr. Rohl* is a member of the Lamoille County Medical So- ciety, the Wrmont State Medical Society: Mt Wnion Lf'dgc, Free and Accepted Masons " which be is past master; Tucker Chapter, R-*^ M., of which he has been secretan"; and P^ tine Commandery at St. Johnsbun*. Politiwf THE STATE OF VERMONT. 499 a Republican, and religiously he is a member r Congregational Society, r, Riibiec was united in marriage to Kate T, (laughter of William H. Spicer. Their ren are: SaraJi J., wife of Fred M. Pike, miinent resident of Mansfield, Ohio; Edna i!milie C. ; and George C. Rubiee, who is a nt in the medical department of the Uni- :y of Vermont. Mrs. Rublee died February *07. aged forty-four years. Dr. Rablee mar- or his second wife Lou C. Mooney, daughter . A. Mooney, of Mansnnviile, province of cc. The ceremony was performed in Pur- )n. Vornmnt, in 1898; one child was born to , Charles M. Rublee, who died at the age of ■ears. Dr. Rublee's two elder daughters are lates of the People's Academy, where Miss is now a teacher. r. Charles Clark, maternal grandfather of iiiblee. was a descendant of Thomas Clark, nmigrant ancestor of the family, who was a on IxKird the Mayflower, which landed at oiith. He brought considerable property him, especially cotton, and is known to have ;d in Plymouth in 1623. He was a deacon of outli church from 1654 to 1697, and was the irrh of the colony. He was twice married vas the father of six children. He died at Ce of ninety-two years. The next ancestor licli thi*re is any record was Thomas Clark, .•ituate. who came to Plymouth, and was bly a son or graiidsmi oS Thomas, the immi- 1 lo was a soldier in King I'hiliii's war in lie married Martha ("unis in 1676, and 1 children were born to them, one of whom, h. born in 1684, married Thankful Stevens. had eight children, I'ue of wlioni. Xalhanicl, in R.ichcsler in t;_'ij. marric.l lietlniiah .V. daughter of Tlienphilus Crosbv. Their -.'aib.-mie!, bnrn in RorheMer in T7r,4. niar- l.tiev Pcrrv. anil rcmuveil U< .\lnntl>elicr. i-.nt.'in ir<'^. 'Hk-v lia' at fault. He treated his patients, not by theory, but by symptoms, and varied his treatment to meet the various developments of the disease. He was a very watchfid physician, and always brought into the sick room a sympathetic and genial spirit. which is often the best medicine that can be given to a patient. He retained a strong hold on the contidence and affections of his patients, and bis name was widely known and honored, not only for his professional abil'ty. but also for his intelli- gent interest in moral and educational affairs. Dr. Clark married Clarissa P>oyden, "i Mont- pelici, daughter of Darius Hoyden, Esq. ; slie was a woman of remarkable intelligence and beauty of character. Six "children were Ixirn lo them, three of whom still survive: Rev. X. G. Clark, D. I)., of T'.oston. fornierlv a professor in the T'niviTsitv of Vermont, later secretary of .\mer- ican i'.oar'! of Foreign Mi'isions. and who ilied in n.wion. Innuarv 3. rSof,: ?ilrs. Vail, who alwavs r.'^^ide.l whh her father; Mrs. Pabcock. >.i Mont- l>elier; .Mrs. Fullerlnn. of :\linueai">lis. The ni-lher of rlu->e children died in 185 V survived by her luisbiind. wlio.se ileaih occurred" Tutie 2(X 1874, at his residence on Lonniis street. Tie h.Tl been ill f^r sevend years, having suffered from a strike 5 GO THE STATE OF VERMONT. of paral>'sis about five years before, from the effects of which he never recovered. He was sev- enty-four years of age at the time of his death. THE SWAIN FAMILY. Nathaniel S.wain, J<)hn Swain and another l)rothor, v»hose name is not known, came from Scotland to this coinitrv and settled in Massa- chusetts, and from these three brothers all the members of the Swain familv in this coimtrv have descended. Nathaniel Swain (2), son of John Swain (i), was a nati\e of Reading, Massa- chusetts, from whence he removed in 1785 to Reading. \'ermont, where he settled and cleared a . farm, which consisted of two hundred and fifty acres of land, and is still known as the "Sw^ain Place." 'J'he farm belonj^^ed to Henry Henderson, being the **right of share of land formerly be- longing to Simon Stevens by virtue of his name being in the original charter of said township." Simon Stevens resided at Charleston, New Hamp- shire, subsequently at Springfield, Vermont, and was a notable "Yorker" in his day. Mr. Swain followed the occui)ation of farming until his death, which (»ccurred in 1S50, at the age of eighty-one years. I le married Charlotte Sherwin, and their children were: Nathaniel : lohn : lames : J-vdia, who niarrie b«»rn tin tlie old homesieaur children are Charles H., who now' re- side< in ( "lareni«.»nt. Now Hampshire, l£ll)ri«lge, Lewi< and C']iar]««tte, the lattrr n<"iw decea>e«l. Mary i^ n«'w ilocea'^ed. Nalhanii-l 14) married I.ium:i S:--\\, uf \\'o< id-i' vk. \'enn«.»nl. wa> cn- g:iU\'! in r;ir;r.inLr :ir. 1 re^i-led wlu-re I'M gar St-.;im- r."V. livi.<. I)i:r:Tiur the last fifteen vears of his life he Hved in South Reailing. N'ornii-kn:, and his decease occurred July 30, iS'io. Lois mar- ried Edward Putnam, of Glen Falls. New Yc»rk, the well-known stage proprietor. Betsey married William P. Felton and resides at Jacksonville, Illi- nois : their two children are Sarah and Bvron Fel- ton Charlotte married Timothv B. Collins, and died in 1869, leaving her one surviving chili 1. Mrs. Ellen Fales, of Sharon, Vermont. Marcus, a l)rominent physician, practiced his profession for one year at Felchville, then for many years at Essex, Vermont, for fifteen years in l!ie state uf Wisconsin, and subsequently and up to his ile- cease practiced at EnglewcKxl, a suburb of Cliica- go, Illinois. He was united in marriage to Miss Charlotte Woodbury, and five children were Iwrn to them, four of whom are still living, the elilest child, Dr. Edgar Swain, served with distinciiim in the late war, received the rank of colonel and is now a prominent surgeon dentist of Chicago. Illi- nois. J(^hn V, is the next in order of l)irih. Lew is married Miss Lucia Garvin, and their chiMren were Mary and Lewis; all the meml»ers of ihis family are deceased. Oliver, deciding ii^ lKVi>mc a member of the medical fraternity, pursued a course of reading with Dr. Phelps. i>f Windstjr, \'ermont„ and ])racticed his profe»ii»n at ^'i'!- choster, Vermont. He was a very skillful surgi.-i3n, but his career was terminated by his ileath, which occurred when he was onlv thirlv-tive vears cf « . • age. Albert Nathaniel Swain (5), son t»f Nathaniel (4) and Lucia (Stow) Swain, was lH»ni in Rci-i- ing, \'ermonl, July 12, 1828. He acquiroil h'.s early eer\t*l an aj)]»remiceshii) of three years, coinmencini: i" 1S.17, in the i)rinting ofticc of the Vcrnn^ni J«>ur- ^ nal at WiinNor, Vermont. After this he cntinuol for a similar period of time as journeyman wi'.L the >ame employer, and then being inspired ^^i^ , ^ an ambition to become a journalist he reni«'V^._^ to J)rattIelxiro, Vermont, where he was cmpl»'> W as printer ami assistant editor of the \'ennom Ke- publican, then published by O. H. Flatt. In iS}6 he li'catetl in Bellows Falls, where he bccanir ^' itnr and soon after proprietor of the Bcli"»'> Falls Times, wliich he continued to publish in <-"^"' iKction with a job printing establishment for nKW THE STATE OF VERMONT. 501 hirty-two years, when, in 1888, he retired the active duties of business Hfe. In addi- 3 these duties Mr. Swain served as post- • of Bellows Falls under the administrations sidents Lincoln, Johnson and Grant, giving il satisfaction during a period of twelve r. Swain was an early member of the anti- y party and cast his first ballot for the can- s of the old Liberty party when it was only • enough to poll but six votes in town. In le cast his vote for John P. Hale, the Lib- arty candidate for the presidency, and upon mation became a firm and loyal adherent of ^pubHcan party. In 1870 Mr. Swain was I a member of the constitutional convention ) unanimous vote of his fellow townsmen, as an earnest supporter of the measure for il sessions of the legislature ; he was also ited a representative in the assemblies of Lud 1876, and was chosen senator from his ' in 1886. As a member of both house >enate he served in the capacity of lan of the committees on education, \g and joint rules and as a mem- t the senate committee on federal re- . Mr. Swain served for twenty consecu- -ars as moderator of the town meetings of i^ham, having held that position longer ny other man in the history of that town, if tlic state ; he was with but one exception . bv acclamation, and his record is one of any man might be proud. He has held )ftices of trust and responsibility in the town vvavs fnlfillerl his duties in a honorable and hie manner. Mr. Swain was one of the itors as well as earliest members of the !]it Press Association and for four years is j)resi(lent of that body ; he has served as and nienil)er of llie finance committee since .f the liellows Falls Savings Institution, . v-co j)residcnt for a number oi \ears and its p^Tsidcnl ; lia- acted in tlic capacity of lit of the l\ockinL:liani Im'Cc Li])rary since iiii/ation in iSSS. and \\a- tlic Icadin-- spirit rinu" tlic funds f< -r it- incei)tion. 1^36 Mr. Swain was nnitrd in niarriai^c s Snsan W. Pntnam. dau^iitcr of John an 1 (1'own) l^ittnam, of r.rattlchoro. HORACE M. VINCENT. Horace M. Vincent, one of the prominent ag- riculturists of East Montpelier, Vermont, was bom in that town, July 23, 1821. Dr. PhiHp Vincent, his grandfather, was a resident of New Rraintree, Massachusetts, where he practiced his profession of medicine and surgery for many years, and enjoyed a large and lucrative patron- age, being one of the representative physicians of the town. In February, 1795, he removed to Montpelier, Vermont, where he purchased the farm now occupied by his grandson, Horace M. Vincent. Being a well known and skilled physi- cian, he soon built up an extensive practice here, which he enjoyed until his death, in 1813, in the fifty-fifth year of his age. Isaac Vincent, father of Horace M. Vincent, was born in New Braintree, Massachusetts. He removed with his parents to East Montpelier, Vermont, when he had attained the age of twelve years. He received his education in the district school, and upon completing his studies he fol- lowed farming as an occupation ; this proved so profitable that he continued in that line of work all his life. Mr. Vincent showed a keen interest in the political aflfairs of the town, although he never took an active part in them, yet his in- fluence for good was felt in the community. He was joined in marriage to Miss Sally Bordan. He lived to the extreme old age of ninety-four vears. Horace M. Vincent, son of Isaac and Sally Vincent, enjoyed only the privileges of the com- mon school,, but by active observation and assidu- ous reading he is practically a well educated man. He resides on the farm purchased by his grandfa- ther, which he has cultivated to a state of perfec- tion, and from which he receives a goodly com- petence. In his political views he is a Republi- can, and takes an active interest in the success of his party. Afr. Vincent was united in marria.Q"e. Decem- ber 8, 1847. to ^jiss Celinda C. Win.fr/daughter of David \\'ing, of l^iarre, \>rmont. Two sons have been born to them: (ieorge C. who mar- ried and resides on tbe old homestead, following farniinq- as an occupation, and his ^on, flarrv W'.. also reside-^ with his grandfather; and Walter 502 H.. , THE STATE OF VERMONT. well known physician of Orwell. Addison ccuniy. Vermont. Mr, \'inccnt, although over eighty years of ago, is still in possession of all liis faculties; he is bright and active, and takes a great interest in all the leailiiig qnostions of the day. (ii:()R(;i;: tiio-mas ai'lix. George nmnias Aplln. hnd. rmne:.. in .May. ijA-i. ..n ilie shiO'- heen in ilie pi'>-e-si"iL "f the Mi-i^inid .-evvmy aere^ i'-y \ settling in l-'asi farm wliieh has his descen-iani-:, hieh he has the deed being included in the homestead of Mr. Aplin of this sketch. Thomas Aplin, Jr., the grandfather of George T., inherited the parental acres, on which he was engaged in farming and hinihering until his death, at the age of ninety- four years. His widow, whose maiden nanie was JJary Reynolds, survived him, passing away at die \e!ieral>le age of ninety-four years. They were the parents of two children, namely : -Alex- ander, who lived hut five years; and William S. ApHn, Williani S. Aplin succeeded to the ownership of the ancestral homestead, on which he was bom, livefl, and died, his ilcalh occurring December 24, itS85, at the age of si-xty-thrce years. He was a \-ery successful fanner, being financially prospor- ous and adding to the acreage of tlie original homestead by tlie purchase of an adjacent estate. He was a citizen of imich prominence, filling with ability the various offices within the gift of his townsmen, i'olitically he was a Democrat, and fraternally was a Mason, l>eIonging to Golden Rule Lodge, A. \-\ & A. M., and to Bellows Fails Chapter, R. A. M. Jlc married Mary E., daugh- ter of Leonard Blanehard, of .Vndover, \'cnnont She survived him many years, dying June 3, 1900, ageil se\enly-lwo years. Three children were born of their union, namely : Kddie, who died at the age of lifleen years; Nellie M., who died un- married, at the age of thirty-one years; and I lu-orge Thomas Aplin. lienrge T. .\piin received excellent training fur his life work, attending the common and high ■iciiixils, and lieing graduated from the Massi- ehusetis Agricultural College in 1882, wiiii ihe I'lirneof ]). S. Shice acquiring possession of die home farm lie has devoted himself to general agricuhnre, having about one hundred and fifty acres of his land in a good state of cultivatiw- seventy acres heionging to the home farm and the remainder lieing a part of his two hundred acres located on the I'litney Meadows. He raises e**™ crops of tobacco and pop corn, finding both re- munerative, and keeps a dairy of Guernsey rt**- -ending a part of his milk to the Westminster iTi-aincrv and a part to Boston. In the prosef" tion "f hi? chosen vocation Mr. Aplin eof*" much ability, and is meeting with deser^^ed suc- cess. He is held tn high respect as a man acw * THE STATE OF VERMONT. 503 1, and has served in various town offices, in- [g that of Hster and selectman, being elected t Republican ticket, which he invariably sup- He is a member of Golden Rule Lodge 2, F. & A. yi., which he has served as mas- id belongs to the Knights of Honor. He at- the Congregational church. r. Aplin married first, June 21, 1894, Emma ughter of Jerome V. and Adelaide ( Joslyn) . She died July 24, 1895. He married sec- November 15, 1900, Minnie E., daughter of . and Julia (Jaquith) Persons, of Putney, ley have one son, Donald G. Aplin. GEORGE DAVIS. ^orge Davis, of East Montpelier, Vermont, descendant on the maternal side of Clark is, who was born in Rochester, Massachu- Jovember 15, 1764. He received his educa- n the common schools of his native town, 'hen he had reached his eighteenth year he rafted as a soldier, and he served his coun- r a few months in the Revolutionarv war. 90 he removed to Montpelier, Vermont, at that time was a perfect wilderness. He ased a large tract of land, which he cleared ?ds and underbush : he then started to culti- t, and in the course of a few years he had v'cry productive land, wliere he raised a gen- ne of produce. Mr. Stevens, with the aid ne of ills neighbors, formed a Society of Is: tlu'v erected a log meeting house, and his efficient leadership this little band of ippers established the first altar for the pub- Tship of (]()(\ in \\'a>hington county, V^cr- Mr. Stevens possessed all the manly at- .*s of a |^"entleinan. erniibined with the con- 2 and liuniilitv of a child. Ili^ personal a[)- ire was very st^ikill;L^^ and he \\a^ able to nd retain the l"ve and friend^hi]) of all with he wa^ broii^rlit in e death oc- at lii^ lionir X"\(':!il)(r jo. iS;:^. notli\' l)a\'i-. -on m" \ir]ir,]a>> Mid ."^arah aiii> ) l)a\i-. nil'! f;iili\ < i^or::*' l), >rii in Xew Tx.-'li ']■•'. . ; Ia--a<-lin-ett ._ where rlv e'l;irati"n w;-- ■ lt*;iM)('l in tlie di-trii--linL:' ];■- i';'.'lier w idi Mie, dntie«; farm lie (le(n'!e] i<,r ~"ny time in his native state. He then removed to Vennont, where he pursued his trade for a short period of time. Subsequently he purchased a farm in the then town of ^lontpelier, now East Montpelier, and devoted his time and attention to that occu- pation, which proved to be very successful. He was united in marriage, in January, 1833, to Miss Pauline Stevens, daughter of Clark and Huldah Stevens. George Davis, the only child of Timothy and Huldah Davis, was born on the old homestead, March 13, 1834. He received his elementary edu- cation in a private school under the preceptorship of his uncle, Stephen F. Stevens; he then at- tended the district school of his native town. He afterward settled on the old homestead, which he has operated with great success, and he enjoys the reputation of being one of the best farm man- agers in his section of the country. Mr. Davis is an enthusiastic Republican and true to his party affiliations. He was elected to represent the town of East Montpelier in the state legislature for the years 1884 and 1885. ^^ his religious belief Mr. Davis is a consistent mem- ber of the Society of Friends. His parents were also members of the same body; his father took an active part in all their meetings. JOSEPH EDSON SLEEPER. Joseph E. Sleeper, deceased, for many years an important factor in the industrial and agri- cultural .interests of Bradford, X'ermont, where his l^)ng and unusually active career was spent, was born at Corinth, Vermont, in 1832. His fa- ther, Benjamin Fox Sleeper, was formerly a res- ident of Londonderry, Xew Hampshire, whence he came to Corinth, Vermont, where the greater part of his life was spent. He was a carpenter by trade, and more than six hundred buildings in Corinth and the surroimding towns are land- mark"^ '>f liis handiwork. He served in the war of J'*^i2 and was on his way to Plattsburg when that enLT^iireinent was fought : he was familiarly known thr«.ui^hout liis life as "Captain." lie marrierl Sarah I'\'v Sleeper, and their children were: K'litli. Catherine. Aeph Ivlson Sleeper. Jon'T.Ii ];. Sleeper obtained hi< e' C. I Lexington, Michigan. MRS. PHILURA CELUCLA MO Mrs. Philura C. Moore, who was Wardsboro, Vermont, in the year 1825, scendant of an old and honored English Her great-grandfather on the maternal s ^a Plimpton, born in England and became 'ister of the gospel. His son Abner Plimf moved to Vermont when the country wa and located in the town of Wardsboro, w^ j)urchased a large tract of land which lie cu;t in such a manner that he derived a good.V from his labors. He was a former re>ide Sturbridge, Massachusetts, living there ai time of his marriage to Miss Esther Mann, w family were natives of England. The folk'' named children were born of this union: ^ iam, who married ]\liss Lucy Choate and ' children were Emmons, Electa and Ella EIIa«J Choate; Abner was a farmer and reji'if' Wardsboro, Vermont, and married Miss Han Wheelock and their children were ^' Holland, Sophia and ^laria Plimpton: .^^ married Miss Lucy Rich, and their <: dren were Erasmus, Amosa, P»ets\. E Chandler and Gardner Plimpton: Rea- ver died unmarried; Susan was the «"iK Thomas Sinipson, a prominent fanner of ^^i '^.Utt<,/,^H.. ki/**^

J ...J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 505 boro and their children were Orin, Nathaniel^ Susan, Olive, Ella D. and Lucinda Simpson; Esther died when quite young; and Elladicea. ' The last named was the motner of Mrs. Moore, who married Ebenezer Wakefield, who was bom in Massachusetts but ' later removed to Wards- boro, Vermont, where he resided until his death, and was a devout Christian and served as deacon in the church ; their children were Alden, a farm- er in Wardsboro, was twice married, first, to Eliz- abeth Knowlton, by whom he has one child, Dora Alden Wakefield, and, second, to Jennie Rigby ; and Philura C. Wakefield. Mr. PlimptcMi rc-<.ijlativ(: of an intelligent const itiienov. JJe ni.'.rrie'l .Marv S. Kice. and bv that union became tlic fatli^-r of liiij^cne W. Paige, the siilgect of thiv -k'.-t'.-h. -.vho-c binli oc- curred at Cabot, Verm'.nt. O'.tol^rr 14, i>^^2. The latter, wlio -'ton d'veIop<:«l iijt«j an iin- iisiially lirif^dit bn\. br'-auie p-tji-s at hoiu':. and at a very earlv a^^i: ^letfriniiM-d t/^ -tart out in life for himself willmnt ua-tin;; lini^- in i*r«liniinarie.s. In 1S73 he cuinnn nr( d work a-, a labon-r in a store, by iSSj \va- able to j^nnlia^e a -niall inter- est and a short tim^- aft^-r'Aard oAii'd ih<- enlire establisluneni. In d»i«- r/iiir-r- lie b'-rami. the: senior niemlx-r of tli'.- 11 rm of J*.. W". I'aij^e & Conij)any, l'»''»V liipiir'lia 'da- a •••nntr;. home the '•!' L'atit p!;i<»- 1 no-.Mi :i' tin- W ;t;. -id«- Mo<'k Farm, m l\;md'-l;;li. < oii-;-niiL' oi t\\o lnnidr<-d acre-, ovr whi'li 1m iij-iall«d In- bp.tlnr. ib-nry II I'ai.L:'-. a- luan.'tLv r. 'I Iii- ;:« ijil«iiian. wlio w.-is born at '"aKor. \ •■r-noiiT. in >«].iiii]brr, iS^*;, is an 4'>:|H-n* ii« « d i;ir!i:»i and -to< k bntdrv. who>e skill a!id LT'-od iv't"i«iii ar«- mim«1i aijpnciatrd by his br'tli.-r. 1 bni ■. 11. T.-nu'*- mairird Nfil < "ar- ter. ani b.'!" :■ " -n. I'.'r n;* nd. ' >!, Mm- Wn-.-id* !;rii' .Ir, TaJL:'" ii:ak«"«- a \ err. ■ ' • ' ;. '..''j li in r;i" « ^i- iliv-nLib' ■■]! iIh- A\ir'i: I'. ■', ."•.; .■:! 'Ill- ].'ai I hVi- ' Vi ■ ■ illl' s-.a pr--' •.'■_:'■•■■ ' -. \. 'i . "-::•':'■:'':, < i" I'.r.i' la.' . . ■ v. I ■ '■ • . ■ ■-'• ".. ': ;::.:■::■ '.' ■ ■' '.'.^ i M-- biirv interests, is a T-inr.-er :: I.- : :.:z!: :t r::?. Grantee coimiy fanT;:r.^' ir.ttrrf:? ?* ^r: i:i-. :t*- j;join,c( it will be >een h \\ l^rrt s. >r.Lr: :r. i:r* :i*- velojiment and pr':•gTe^^ ■:: h:f r.L::i -:l:: nks bi-^/n lK>rnc by Mr. Paisre, ir.f hiv v t- 1. :•: iit- .serve.-* tlie C'^ttem an-l c:r.y.itTi.\::c. ihi.: l"!"-. ':•£- stowed iijion him in the C':cr.:r.*::r.::.vf ••srj-jr.::-. l-y iiis enter]>ri.-e. He ha* \\ n':.:.} •^u^u.-^jr: uif rej>ntaiir>n of an honorabie ^iT.ctr.ry . irj£ ': ; h:s achievements as a l^reeder an^ rr^r-i::ar:"jr:r r*is addrd to tile record of :;:•->.: frri> T»rs.v:;.u>:y j>lace? A^a Tiancroft. of \V<.burn. Mas>ach::j.e::s. an I has two daui;hter<. l>lle \\". and Marirc. E. The foriTier is the wife of I'l«'yu I'arvT'ns. -r-i i-^aters^rm, yU'W Jersey. L'C)\J)S\''A. CHARLIES APPLEK'N MILES. Colf.nel Charles Appleton Miles, of Braitlc- l>oro. is a man of brilliant attainments, who iias won for himself an enviable repuiatitin in the two fiebls ot activities, professirmal work and business. It is, h<.iwcvcr, as a professional man that he is Ix'st known in Bratileboro, where for sevental and proj>nc- tor of the iiurnsidc Military School. Mr. Miles is desccndet re]>resentative of the family in this coun- trv. canif from the north of Englaml and settled in Concord. Massachusetts, in 1637, where in W),^S he was admitidl as a freeman in the Massa- chu'-etts cok.ny. lie became a larg^c Lindowncr, in fact, was one of the larj;est of the oripnal proprietor of that town. He married Sarah anear-. Thrifty and industrious, he liro-pered in life, and married Elizabeth THE STATE OF VERMONT. 507 of Concord, by whom he had eight children, of whom the second was named Noah. This son, born April 29, 1730, married Hulda Hosmer, of Concord, and of their children, the eldest was named Noah. Rev. Noah Miles, eldest son of Noah and Hulda Miles, and grandfather of Charles Ap- pleton Miles, was born December 22, 1757. Early displaying scholarly tendencies, he was given the best educational advantages of that time, and was sent to Dartmouth College, where in 1780 he graduated with honors. Deciding to follow the ministry, as a young man, he settled in Tem- ple, New Hampshire, where he preached for fifty years, with eminent success. He lived to the age of seventy- four years, and died in 1831. In early life he married Jane Pierson, of Newburvport, and they had eight children : Solomon Pierson, Jane Noyes, Samuel Searie, Noah Burke, Eliza- beth Dickinson, John Murray, Hulda and Ben- jamin Jones Crombie. Solomon Pierson Miles, father of Charles Appleton. was a leading educator of this country, ranking with such men as Horace Mann and George B. Emerson, and was well known in the best circles of Boston, where he labored for many years. He was born January 22y 1791. Profiting by such educational advantages as lay in his power, he entered Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1819. After filling the position of instructor in his alma mater for some years, he decided to devote his life to the promulgation of higher educational methods, and accepted a position as head master of the Boston high school, and there put into practice many of his advanced theories For nearlv twentv vears he conducted this institution, with remarkable ability and suc- cess. He then opened a private school for the instruction of girls in Boston. Here he was even more successful than he had been in his public school work. May 2j, 1833, ^^^ married Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, the eldest daughter of Na- thanael Walker and Sarah Til den Appleton. Sol- omon P. Miles died August 22, 1842. Colonel Charles A. Miles was bom in Boston in 1834, and, from his father's position, was early brought under the infinenre of some of the most cultivated i)eoy>le of that city. He was prepared for college at the Roxbury Latin School, and entered Harvard University, from which he grad- uated in 1853, at the age of nineteen, having for classmates such noted men as President Eliot and Professors Hill and Pierce of that institu- tion. Deciding to enter upon a business career, he took a position as clerk in a well known East India house, where he remained until his twenty- first year. Shortly afterward he went to Lowell, Massachusetts, and obtained employment as su- perintendent in a large manufacturing establish- ment. He next decided to try his fortune in the west, but the financial crisis of 1857 caused him again to return to the east. He then opened a private school in Northfield, Massachusetts. Meeting with much success here, he was offered the head-mastership of the Brattleboro high school, where he continued for a short time. Hav- ing now resolved to make teaching his profession,, he established the Bumside Military School in that place, where he remained for nearly twenty years. In 1873 he went to Europe, where he passed a couple of years in study at the cities of Heidel- berg, Gotha and Paris. Returning to this coun- try, he accepted the position of head-master of the Anthon grammar school in New York city,, and he afterward established the Arnold Prepara- tory School, in the same place. Desiring, how- ever, in the course of time to withdraw somewhat from the strenuous activities of his profession, he finally returned to Brattleboro, where he has to some extent been engaged in private instruction. As a teacher his work has always been thorough and progressive, and has won for him an ex- cellent reputation in his profession. Colonel Miles has been married twice, first to Josephine Myra Finn, and after her death, in 1882, to Fanny Glover Train. By the first union there were no children, by the second there is one son, Appleton Train Miles. Colonel Miles is a man who has always moved in the best society, where he has also been ex- tremely influential. While in the university he was exceedingly popular, belonging to many of the college fraternities. He was a member of the first crew, wliich, in the college contest of 1852, contested the palm with Yale. In early life he joined the Masonic order, serving as mas- ter of his lodp^e, high priest of his chapter, grand high priest of the state of Vermont, and eminent '5o8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. commander of the Bcauseant Commandery of Knights Templar in Drattlcboro. In the com- munities in which he has Hved he has ahvays been recognized as a man of untiring energy and the broadest culture. The Appleton family, from which Colonel Miles, through his mother, is descended, traces its line as far back as John Appulton (i), of Great Wadingfield, England, who was living in 1396, and died in 3414. The descent is continued in a direct line through John (2), John (3), John (4), Thomas, Robert, William, Thomas (2) and Samuel. Samuel Appleton was bom in Little Walding- field in 1586, came to Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1635, and from him have sprung all the Ap- pletons in this country. He was a man of con- siderable importance in his day, owning large tracts of land in Ipswich, portions of which are now in the possessions of his descendants. He very ably served his town as deputy to the gen- eral court, and held other positions of rank and honor. He married Mary Everard, a most es- timable woman, and they had five children. Captain John Appleton, eldest son of Samuel and Mary, was likewise an important person in the colony of Massachusetts. He came to New England with his parents when about thirteen years old. Upon reaching manhood he was sent as deputy to the general court, and was later honored with the title of captain, for valiant serv- ice rendered the colony. He died in 1699, ^^ the age of seventy-six. In early life he married Pricilla Glover, and they became the parents of seven children. Colonel John Appleton, eldest son of Captain John and Pricilla, born in 1652, was even more prominent in public affairs than his predecessors. As a man of marked military ability, he was first made lieutenant, and later colonel. With rare efficiency he served his comniunity as town clerk, as jud.c:c of probate, as a member of the council, and in 1697 ^^'^s chosen deputy to the general court. Being a man of groat integrity, he won the esteem of all who knew him. He married Eliza- beth Rogers, by whom he had five children. Rev. Nathanael Appleton, D. I.)., their eldest son, lacked none of the force or manly vigor of his forefathers, and became a power, not only in the state, but also in his church and college. Born in Ipswich, December 9, 1693, he was gi the best educational advantages that the com afforded at that time, and at an early age enti Harvard College, where he graduated in i Deciding to enter the ministry, he thorott prepared himself for his work, and five y later, in 1717, received his ordination at ( bridge. He became one of the most forceful eloquent preachers of his day, wielding a ' influence in his church and college, as well s the more ordinary performances of his pas duties. He continued in the ministry for sixt years. For a larj^e part of that time he w fellow of the college, and in 1771 he reo from that institution a diploma of D. D., an h which it had never conferred, except on Ina Mather, eighty years before. As a strong W he exercised a powerful intluence in the stab his party, during the strenuous times precc the Revolution. In early life he married \ garet Gibbs, by whom he had six children. Nathanael Appleton, son of Nathanael ^ ton and Margaret Gibbs, bom in 173 1, was of the influential business men of Boston, and actively engaged in public affairs. He wa member of the first Committee of Corresjx ence, and a zealous patriot during the Rc^*' tionary struggle. From an early period of contest until his death, he held the office of a missioner of loans. He corresponded with n of the eminent men of his day, and distinguid himself in writing against the slave trade, b 1766 to 1773. His first wife was Man- Walk his second, Rachel Henderson. He died in 171 Dr. Nathanael Walker Appleton, great-grac father of Colonel Miles, was bom in 1775. Af: graduating at Harvard College he studied ffift cine, and became a practicing physician in Ri ton. He won for himself much distinction in i professional work, and his early death wa? tl subject of general regret. He married San Greenleaf, and died in 1795. By this marram there were three children, Natfianael W,. wJ married Sarah Tilden : Charles H. and Willis Greenleaf. Nathanael Walker Appleton, second son of 'J above, was a well known and affluent merchant i the city of Boston, and at the time of his ixt was the treasurer of a g^eat manufacturing ca THE STATE OF VERMONT. 509 portation in the city of Lowell. His eldest daugh- ter, Sarah Elizabeth, married Solomon Pierson Miles. Their children were: Charles Appletc»i Miles, the subject of the present sketch; Sarah Elizabeth Miles, u4io died in early yotith; Jane Pierson Miles, who married the Hon. James M. Tyler, judge of the supreme court of Venntmt; and Katharine Miles. WILLIAM ROBERTSON. William Robertson, of Putney, is a veteran paper manufacturer, and an enterprising and pro- gressive business man. He was bom June 15, 1822, in Hartford, Connecticut, a son of the late George Robertson. He is of Scotch ancestry, his paternal grandfather having spent his entire life in Scotland. His widow, however, came here in 1821, joining her son, who had preceded her to this country. George Robertson emigrated from Scotland to America when a young man, and after his marriage to Margaret Benson, in 1821, settled in Hartford, Connecticut. The following year he started for Canada, taking with him his family. On reaching St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the mother died, and he gave up the trip to Canada, settling instead in Putney, this state, where he formed a partnership with his brother and began the manu- facture of paper, continuing until 1S2S. He then built a mill in the village, in which paper was made by hand, but a freshet destroyed his fac- tory a few years after operation had been com- menced, Nothing daunted, however, he erected another mill, which he operated until 1837, when he added to his productions a line of straw paper. In 1840 he met with financial reverses and was forced to give up business, his son William pur- chasing the entire plant. William Robertson was an infant when he came with his parents to Putney, where he has since resided. On leaving school he learned the trade of a paper-maker under his father's instruc- tion, and at the aije of eighteen years, without a dollar that he could call his own, he started in business on his own accnimt, after his father's failure purchasing the mill and continuing in the same line of nianufacHiring nntil 1865. Estab- lishing then a new mill, with machinery of the most approved pattern, he began the manufacture of tissue paper, which he continued with con- stantly increasing success up to the time of the recent destruction of the plant by fire. May lo^ 190?. In the management of this plant, known as "The Owl Mills," he was assisted by his sons, who had charge of the daily output of die factory, amounting on an average product to about a ton and a half per day. The paper was made of wood fibre and was shipped in rolls to all parts of the cnustry. Mr. Robertson was formerly an officer in the state militia, which was organized soon after the St. Albans raid, being conmissioned captain of Company B, Twelfth Rf^firaent; by Piness with his father and brother, being b(H)kkeei)er fur the tirm ; and Helen M., who was educated at St. Agnes Scli(j<»l, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. ELIHL' liARF»ER TAFT. Elihu Barber Taft, of Burlington, Vermont, well and favorably known as a lawyer and also in political and scientilic circles throughout the countrv, was born in W'illiston, Vennont, March 25, 1847. His great-grandfather, a native of Connecticut, was an active participant in the Con- tinental army and was with General Washington at \'alloy Forge, where the army went through stich a terrible siege of exposure and sutYering. After his discharge he removed to Shaflsbury, Vermont'. His grandfather, Elijah Taft, was a native of Shaftsbury, liennington county, but in 1818 l(»cated in Williston, Chittenden county; he died at South Burlington, Vermont, January 4, 1881. at the age of eighty-four years. Eleazer 'J'aft, father of Elihu B. Taft, is a farmer who has alwavs lived an honest and tcm- perate life, and whose religion is the Golden Rule, and lie now lives in retirement at I-'ssex Junction, Vermont. He has attained the ripe old age of eight V vears, and still enjoys excellent health. F^or many years he servetl in the capacity of se- lectman for South l^irlington. \'ermont. He married Ellen Barber, who was bc^rn \\\ Willis- ton, Wrmont, and the following named children were lurn to them: luios \V., of fericho Center; Elihu I'arber: and ( leorge K. Taft. of Underbill, \'emii^!it. The mother of these children died at the :i^e of fifty-six years. V.Whw B. Taft was educated in the common sclii^'ls a'v! W'illisli^n Academy, and this was sup- plon:en:od by a classical course in the Universitv of Vermont, which he entered in 1867, graduating therefrom in 1871. Four years afterward he re- ceived the degree of Master of Arts from his alma mater. He entered his name as a law stu- dent, in 1870, with the well known attorneys, Messrs. Wales & Taft, at Burlington, and pur- sued his legal studies with them during his last year in the university. On April I, 1873. ^^^ was admitted to practice at the bar of Qiittenden county court, and soon after the supreme court of the state, and on the motion of Hon. E. J. Phelps, at the F'ebruary term, 1879, was admitted as an attorney in the United States district and circuit courts. Mr. Taft has been a successful lawyer for over thirty years in Burlington, and during all that long period of time his profes- sional integrity and ability have never Ix-en ipies- tioned, and he has ever maintained the character of an upright man, an honest and able lawyer, and a gooj) of the volcano Pofx^atapetl, went lorado; his last and mt^st extended journey was in 1889, when he vi>ile«l the most imiwrtant cities and countrie? of the eastern hemisphere, including Paris, Rome, Bom- bay, CJalcutta. Benares, Cairo, Jerusalem, Smyr- na, Athens. Constantinople, Vienna, Cologne and cities of Denmark, Russia, Sweden, Norwav, Xonh Cai)e, I and of the Midnight Sun. Sc«it- land. Ivngland. Ireland and Holland, concUuiing with a visit to Paris, where ten days were occu- pied at the great exi>osition before he turned his stops homeward. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 511 Politically ^Ir. Taft is a Republican, and has been honorably recognized by his party and the people. He has served several terms as school commisisoncr ; was one of the board of alder- men, being president of the board for four out of five vcars: ni 1888 was elected senator from Chittenden county, and during the session of that year was made chairman of the general com- mittee, one of the most important in the legisla- ture. He has been city attorney for two years; chairman of the Republican city committee many terms : chairman o^ the Republican county com- mittee, and is the fourteenth oldest in point of service in the city council. Mr. Taft has ever been a zealous Freemason, and as soon as he ar- rived at man's estate received the obligations of Ancient Craft Masonry in Webster Lodge No. 61, of Winooski. He was a charter member of Burlington Lodge No. 100, at Burlington, of which he is a past master. He is past grand recorder and past grand treasurer and past grand senior warden of the Grand Commandery of Ver- mont; a member of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and has attained the thirty-third degree in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; in all of the different bodies of this last order he has w^orthily presided. He is a life member of the American Society for the Advancement of Science, and his life-long study of natural his- tory entitles him to rank among the foremost of amateur naturalists, to which fact his large private cabinet of birds, fossils, shells and min- erals will bear ample testimony. In 1874 he was appointed United States deputy collector of in- ternal revenue of the Third district of Vermont, serving in tliat capacity tnitil his resignation in j88i. On April i, 1875, Mr. Taft married Lucia A. Johnson, daughter of Anson S. and Agnes (Stuart) Johnson, anri her death occurred De- cember 15, 1875. DR. FRANK LAMB. Dr. Frank Lamb, an enterprising citizen of Bradford, Vermont, is the son of Joseph Lamb, ^who settled on Lake Fairlee, in the town of Fairlce, where he engaged in farming, subse- rd. Connecticut, who canx^ to ArliniTt'Mi ai an early day but later re- mo\ed to Sunderland and ivom tliere to Willis- ton wliere his de-uh occurred. He was j-)romi- neuily 'd«.-niil"u'd uiili jnil>Iic affairs and served as se]oc!:iian :nui in o\\wv town oft'iccs. .^n^lrew Judson. the grandfather of Andrew 11. l'.:'lM'n. was al^'.' b< -rn in Stratford, Connecti- c;v.. in -1771. and accompanied his father on his removal to Vermont. After living in Arlington for some years he removed to Sunderland, and there spent the remainder of his life, dying at the age of sixty-nine years. He also took an im- portant part in town politics and filled several offices, including that of selectman. He married Deborah Harris, whose father was killed near Lake George during the Revolutionary war, while fighting for the freedom of the colonies ; she died at tiie age of seventy years, and all of her eight children are now deceased. Andrew Judson, Jr., son of these parents, was born and reared in Sunderland, and spent his en- tire life on his father's fann, where he died at the rii^e old age of seventy-four years. He held such town oflSces as selectman and lister, and was highly respected and estemed by all who knew him. In early manhood he wedded Miss Mary Lytic, who was born in Salem, \'ermont, in 1814, and still survives her husband. Her father, Da- vid Lytic, was a native of Ireland, and on his emigration to America settled in Salem, \'erniont, becoming one of the pioneer farmers of that re- gion. Later he removed to Sunderland, where his death occurred. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Rowan, was bi'^rn in Salem and was a daughter of John Rowan, who was also a native oi Ireland and came to the new world in 1773, partici])ating in the Revolutionary war. and taking part in the battle of r.ennington ; he died in 1846 at tile extreme old age of one hundred and one vears. To l^avid Lvtle and wife were l>"»m five children, and the family all held membership in the- IVesbMerian church. Andrew and Marv (Lytic) Juilson had two children, Andrew H., and Eugene M.. who lives with his brother. Andrew H. Jutlsnn spent his early years in Sunderlau'i, and is indebteil to its common schools for his i)relinnnary education, which was supple- mented bv a cour.M? at Mt. Anthonv Scminan* in • • • Bennington. During his boyhood he became thor- oughly familiar with all the duties which fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and continued to aid his father in the work of the home farm until the latter's death. In 1882 he remo\Td to his pres- ent farm in Arlington, and has since successfallT engaged in its operation in connection with his brother, carrying on business under the firm name of A. H. & £. M. Judson. Like his ancestofs. he has been prominently identified widi local pol- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 513 itics, and has been called upon to fill all of the town offices, including those of selectman, town clerk and lister, the duties of which he has most ably and satisfactorily discharged. Eugene M. Judson was educated at the same seminary which his brother * attended, and throughout life they have followed farming together. He was married February 11, 1874, to Miss Lucy Boardman, who was born in Francestown, New Hampshire, and they have one daughter, Nellie, now the wife of Horace R. Lawrence, of East Arling- ton. Mrs. Judson's father, ^Micah Boardman, was born December 21, 1806, and spent his early life in Francestown, New Hampshire, whence he removed to Xorthfield, Vermont, and in 1862 to Arlington, where he died September 6, 1875 ; by trade he was a shoemaker; he married Elizabeth P. Wilcox, who was born May 4, 1819, and died January 25, 185 1, and their only child was Lucy. COLONEL AMASA SAWYER TRACY. Colonel Amasa S. Tracv, a veteran of the Civil w^ar, and well known in many important places in Vermont, owing to his long connection with the custom service, was born March 16, 1829, at Dover, Maine, the third child of David and Sarah Fowler (Sawyer) Tracy. The family descended from Lieutenant Thomas Tracy, who came to New England from England in 1636, and about 1640 settled in Wetherslield, Connecti- cut. He was one of the first proprietors of Nor- wich, Connecticut, in 1657. Colonel Tracy's education was acquired at ^he academy in Farmington, ]\Iaine. When in his sixteenth year he left his home in Farmington, "^vhere his father had resided lor several years, nd took up his residence in Uxbridge, Massa- husetts, where he found employment, and later ecame interested in a cotton factory. After a hort period he returned to Vermont, and worked t the carpenter trade until the breaking out of ^he Civil war, when Colonel Tracy, then iliirty- ^\vo vears old, enlisted in a company organized ^n \>rgennes, Vermont, of which he was elected first lieutenant, and assigned to the Second Regi- "Hient. \*ermont Volunteer Infantry ; he was mus- tered into the United States service on June 20, 33 1861, and immediately left with his regiment for Washington, D. C. In July his regiment was brigaded with the third, fourth and fifth Maine regiments under command of Colonel O. O. Howard, and Lieutenant Tracy was detailed as provost marshal on Colonel Howard's staff. The first battle in which he participated was that of Bull Run on July 21, 1861. After this battle the Second Regiment was brigaded with the third and fourth Vermont regiments, that had been raised and sent to the front under the com- mand of General W. F. (Baldy) Smith. In 186 1 the fifth and sixth Vermont regiments were as- signed to the brigade, forming the famous Ver- mont Brigade, and in 1864 the Eleventh Regi- ment was added to the brigade. In February, 1862, Lieutenant Tracy was promoted to be cap- tain of Company H, and on April 21, 1864, was commissioned major of the regiment, and in the same year was commissioned lieutenant colonel, and commanded the regiment until the end of the war. Colonel Tracy was breveted colonel of volunteers for gallantry in the final attack on the rebel line at Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865, and he was commissioned colonel of the Second Vermont Regiment from that date. He com- manded the old Vermont Brigade at the battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah valley, and he was the first officer to greet General Sheridan on his arrival from W^inchester at the end of his spirited ride so splendidly described in T. Bu- chanan Reid's excellent j)oem. General Sheri- dan's line of battle was re-formed on his (Tracy's) brigade at Cedar Creek, and Colonel Tracy was awarded a medal of honor for his brave and gallant service in that engagement. He was severely wounded in the charge on ^Marve's Heights, May 3, 1863, and at Cedar Creek October 19, 1864. Colonel Tracy was en- gaged in the following battles: Young'§ Mills, Bull Run, Lee's Mills, Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Marye's Heights, Charleston, Opcquan, Winches- ter, Fisher's Hill, Mount Jackson, Cedar Creek, l\'tersl)uru. March 25, 1865, and Petersburg, April 2, 1865, and Sailor's Creek, which took place on Ai)ril 6, 1865. This record was ob- tained from "Ofiicers of the Army and Navy," L. R. Hamersly & Company, Philadelphia, 1893. 514 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Colonel Tracy served in the Civil war four years, one month and five days. Upon his return from the war Colonel Tracy was engaged in mercantile business in Middleboro, Vermont, and also acted in the ca- pacity of postmaster for twelve years. For the following six years he was engaged in the manu- facture of carriages, and for the past thirteen years has been employed in the custom service in the following named places: Burlington, Windmill Point, Alburg, Richford, St. Albans and North Troy, Vermont ; at the latter place he has been engaged for the past six years as a deputy collector of custonis. Colonel Tracy was united in marriage to Miss Helen Sarah Dow in February, 1849, ^^^ they resided in her father's house in Leicester, Ver- mont. Mrs. Tracy died in August of the same year; Colonel Tracy then removed to Massa- chusetts, and six years later he located in the village of Middleburg, Vermont, where he was married to Miss Sarah M. Crane, daughter of Horace Crane, in March, 1858. Six children have been born to them, four of whom are now living, namely: Horace C, Lena F., Lillian S. and Charles A. Tracv. JOHN WINNICK CURRIER. Among the long list of distinguished men who claim as their birthplace the Green Moun- tain state the name of John Winnick Currier holds no insignificant place. The spirit of a sturdy New England race, bred and matured in the healthful, whol«esome, bracing atmosphere of Vermont, survives in him, and it has manifested itself strikingly throughout the whole of his inter- esting and vigorous career. Whether in humble, plodding toil, as little more than a child in a cotton mill, managing the mercantile affairs of a large establishment ; serving his country as a volunteer soldier, or conducting extensive and important enterprises, there was always displayed the same resolute determination, guided by intelligence and conservatism. In the upbuilding of his for- tune Mr. Currier evinced those solid and substan- tial qualities which gain not only respect but popularity, and his success has been attained primarily by hard work and endurance, accom- panied by the capacity of seeing the opportunity and promptly seizing it John Winnick Currier was bom sixty-seven years ago at North Troy, Vermont, and at the early age of nine years he was endeavoring to eke out the family income by working with his father, John Currier, in the cotton mills at Palm- er, Massachusetts. A few years later, an op- portunity having been offered for learning the jewelry trade, he applied himself to this, and such adaptability did he display in the business that at the age of nineteen he was appointed manager of a wholesale jewelry* store, in Boston. Mr. Currier early manifested a taste for mili- tary exercise, and, following his bent in this di- rection, he enlisted in 1854 in the Springfield City Guards, then a flourishing troop under the command of Colonel Henry S. Briggs. At the outbreak of the Civil war the City Guards were among the first to respond to the call of Presi- dent Lincoln for troops, and foremost in the ranks of eager and enthusiastic volunteers was John Winnick Currier, then a young man of twenty-five years. He was first assigned to duty at the Springfield, Massachusetts, United States arsenal, from which point he was later mustered in as sergeant in Company F, Tenth Massachu- setts Infantry, sei*ving in the Washington navy yard and arsenal. In August, 1862, he was de- tailed to Massachusetts to assist in recruiting a regiment. At the close of the war, his personal service in the national cause being no longer required, Mr. Currier devoted himself with his ac- customed energy to business pursuits, and with almost unvarying success. Among his strongest emotions, one which clung to him through the vicissitudes of his ripening years, was a love for his early home, and his cher- ished ambition was to regain possession of the old family homestead, which had long been in the hands of strangers. -Stimulated in this as much perhaps by the picturesque surroundings, the wild and beautiful scenery amidst which it was located, as by the force of early recollec- tions, it was with a feeling of intense gratifica- tion that in 1871 he found himself the owner of what had been his boyhood's home. Included in the purchase was about three hundred acres of land, which he at once proceeded to convert THE STATE OF VERMONT. 515 into a model stock farm. On an eminence in the midst of charming grounds, possessing all the attractions of mountain, lake and wood, ^Ir. Cur- rier erected a modern dwelling, the view from which covers an immense stretch of country, and i$ one of the loveliest landscape views in a state justly celebrated for its magnificent natural scen- ery. The influence of as public-spirited a man as John Winnick Currier could not but make itself felt in the surrounding comnnniity, and to his •enterprise and alertness in public matters are largely due tlie many advantages which North Trov can boast. The construction of a system ml of water works was one of the first improvements which claimed his attention, and it was mainly through his endeavors that this much valued rcciuisite was secured. His fellow townsmen have shown their esteem by entrusting to him nearly all the offices of trust within their vote. He is president of the Orleans County Veterans' Association and an honorary member of the State National Guard. He is a member of Post Bailev. G. A. R., and the handsome flag of which Camp •Currier, S. of V., is so proud, is one of Mr. Currier's gifts. In politics Mr. Currier has al- ways been a Dem.ocrat. Since 1892 he has at- tended every national convention and nearly al- ways as a delegate or alternate. During the first four years of President Cleveland's first admin- istraticMi he held the office of United States dep- uty marshal. Mr. Currier is prominently identified with interests of great magnitude. Since 1871 he has been engaged in the lumber business, which un- der his management has assumed large propor- tions. One of the features of North Troy is a mill, which he erected, and which has a capacity of one hundred barrels a day. The construction of the Clyde River Railroad, now a part of the Canadian Pacific system, was one of Mr. Cur- rier's achievements, and he was also connected with the construction of the Atchison, Topeka -& .Santa Fe Railroad. His readiness of com- prehension with regard to business matters re- quiring deep thought and foresight, have made "him a valuable counselor, and his skill in the formation of companies for handling patent rights, developing mines and other intricate un- -dertakings is well and widely known. In 1866 occurred the happy event of Mr. Currier's marriage, the bride being Evelyn, daughter of John E. Chamberlin and Laura Chambcrlin. One son born to them died in in- fancy. Charles E.* Currier, living, was adopted. Lillian Hodgdon came to live with them when twelve years old, was brought up as a daughter, but not adopted, and married T. L. Wadleigh, of Meredith, New Hampshire. Evelyn L. Cur- rier died in 1896. John W. Currier married as his second wife, in 1899, Jennie E., daughter of Jonathan Fair])anks, of Wayland, Massachusetts. Mr. Currier is a Freemason, and a member of the Scotch Charitable Society of Boston, one of the oldest organizations of its class in the country. ]\fr. J. W. Currier has represented the town three times. ALBERT WOOLEY FAR:\L\X. Albert Wooley Farman, of Newport, Ver- mont, is a man of much influence in his com- munity, for he is highly respected, and is justly regarded as a man of sound judgment in public affairs as well as in matters relating to law. He was born June 21, 1875, in the town of Troy, Vermont, a son of Willard and Isabel (Brown) Farman. Herod Farman, grandfather of Albert W. Farman, resided in the state of Vermont, and followed the occupation of farming. He also represented his town in the legislature. Willard Farman, father of Albert W. I\irmcm, was also born in \>rmont, and, like his father, was a farmer. He served as a member of Company E, Sixth Regiment, \'ermont Volunteer Infantry, and he fought for two years during the Civil war. He also represented the town in which he resided in the legislature. He was united in marriage to Miss Isabel Brown, a daughter of Thomas Brown, a farmer of Westfield, Vermont. Albert Woolev Farman, when eleven years of age, removed with his parents to Westfield, and later to Newport. He acquired his education in the Lyndon Institute, and after completing his studies he took up a course of law with O. S. Annis, Esq.. of North Troy. Vermont, with whom he studied about one and one-half years; he then continued his studies with ^Messrs. Cook and Redmond, of Newport. In 1897 he was ad- mitted to the Vermont bar, and practiced his 5i6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. profession in Newport until ilie spring of 1898, when he joined the l^lrst Regiment Infantry, Ver- mont X'ohmtcers, and went with his regiment to Chickamauga. After the termination of the Spanish-American war he returned to Newport, and again resumed the practice of law, and in February, 1900, was admitted to practice before the United States circuit and district courts. Mr. Fannan is captain of Company L, First Regi- ment, X'ermont National Guard. Mr. Farman is prominent in ]\Iasonic cir- cles, being a member of Malta Commandery No. ID, K. T. ; Cleveland Chapter No. 20, R. A. M. ; Memphremagog l.odgc No. 65, F. & A. M. In his political views Mr. Farman is a loyal Re- publican. He was nominated and elected by that party for state's attorney after a hard strug- gle, his opponents being Messrs. Cook and Red- mond, with whom Mr. Farman studied law. GEORGE EDMUND ROYCE. Few men can trace their ancestry back in more direct line to so early a date as can George Ed- mund Royce, of Rutland, Vermont. The pro- genitor of the family in this country w^as Deacon Edmund Rice ( Ruyce), who was born about 1594, and came to America from Barkham stead, Hert- fordshire, England, in 1638. He settled in Sud- burv, Massachusetts, where he remained for a time, removing thence to Marlboro, !Massachu- setts, and his death occurred in that town i\lay 3.. ^^>^>.^- Tlinnias Rice ( Royce j (2); son of Deacon Ed- mund Rice (Royce), was born in ICngland about 1621 and accompanied his parents when they emi- grated to this country, and resided first in Sud- bury and later in Marlboro, Massachusetts, where he died November 15, 1681. Jonas Rice (Royce) (3), son of Thomas Rice (Royce). was born March 6, 1672; in 1702 he re- moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he had the distinction of being the first settler of the town and one of its most prominent citizens. He was elected judge of the court of conmion pleas for the county of Worcester, and retained the oflice until his death, which occurred September 22, 1753. at the age of eighty years, six months and fourteen days. Adonijah Rice (Royce) (4), son of Jonas Rice (Royce), and great-grandfather of (k luhnund Royce, was born November 7, 171.1 ing the first white child born in the town of ^ cester. Massachusetts, where he resided unti latter part of his life, when he removed to ! l)ort. Vermont. He was a member of the brated band of scouts known as Roger s Ran and particii>ated in several campaigns agains French and Indians. Mr. Rice died Januar 1802, Jonas Rice (Royce) (5), son of Adoi Rice (Royce), and grandfather of George mund Royce, was born about 1756 at Wora Massachusetts. He enlisteTnouth col Their children were Alpheus and Harriet I Mr. Rice died in Orwell, Februar>^ 17, 1839. Alpheus Rice (Royce) (6), father of Ge( Edmund Royce, was born in Orwell, Verm December 18, 1787, on the old homestead wl he occupied all his life. He devoted his atten to the occupation of farming, at which he very successful. He was an active participan the war of 1812, serving as captain of a comp of militia at the battle of Plattsburg. He ' united in marriage to Miss Harriet Moore. Putney, Vermont, who was bom March 15, 1; and the following named children were bon them : Charles \\, bom August 28, 1810; Lot A., born April 11, 1812; Laura E., bom July 1814 : Mary E., bom June 17, 1816 ; Jane A., !x April 10, 1820: Henry L., born December; 182T : William E., born September 10, 1824:.- bert F., born October 3, 1826; George Edn:ur born January i, 1829: Erasmus D., bt^m Ari 9, 183 T, who resides in California; Harriet.^ born April 7, 1833 ; and M. Antoinette, bar September 2, 1835. The father of these chiiiir* died in the old homestead where he was ben April 15, 187 1, survived by his widow whoJ» February 24, 1873. --<^.,r-^Z^Z--^^\.i,-yyajii^_^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 517 eorge Edmund Royce (7), son of Alpheus llarriet (Moore) Royce, was born on his fa- i homestead in Orwell, Vermont, January i, He was a pupil in the common schools of ^icinitv and later he attended two terms at Vov Conference Academy, after which he as- 1 his father with the management of the until he attained the age of nineteen years, hen entered the store of John Simonds, at :h Point, Shoreham, Vermont, in the capac- f clerk, and developed a genuine talent for less. On attaining his majority, in 1850, he ed in New York city and entered the employ 'ibble, Frink & Company, in the wholesale joods trade. He remained with this firm one year, and then secured a clerkship the firm of Lathrop, Ludington & Company, e same line of business, and he retained his ection with this firm for about seven years. $59 he became an organizing member of the of Robbins, Royce & hiard, which subse- tly became Frandon, with track to the main line of the rail- road, and five open quarries, with track to them. The veins of marble included in these holdings were the Florence vein, the Corona vein, the so- called West Rutland vein, located in Brandon, and an extra dark blue vein located in West Rutland, near the True Blue and Esperanza quarries, and darker than either of these marbles. Aside from these large interests, ^Ir. Royce was constantly busied with other important busi- ness and public enterprises which were of marked advantage to the community, contributing in large degree to its development and prosperity. He was a director in the Baxter National Bank from its organization in 1870, and in the United States Tube Company of Bufialo, New York. He was frequently called into public ser\'ice, and held many offices under the old town and village organ- ization of Rutland. From 1883 to 1886 he was selectman, and he was the first selectman in the last of these years, and he was a leader in the establishment of the water-works system, and was the first water commissioner. In all his business relations, whether private or public, he was known for his masterly managerial ability, untiring in- dustry and unswerving integrity. In religion he was a Univcrsalist, and he was a trustee of St. Paul church, and a director in the City Hospital. \\q was a Democrat in politics, and exerted a com- manding influence in his party. He was a dele- gate in the national convention in 1900, and was an ardent supporter of William Jennings Bryan for the presidential nomination, and took 5i8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. an active part in the ensuing campaign. He was at one time nominated for state treasurer, and in IC]02 was elected state senator on the Democratic and Incal ojnirtn tickets. His personal attributes were those becoming to the Christian gentleman of the olorn Feb- ruary 24. 1877: Th«»mas j., born July 25, 1879; Pauline M.. IxTn May 24. 1881 ; Albert A., born September \ \. 18S3: Henry Moore, born LVbru- ary 26. iSS-'*: Ivichard Tlowanl. born April 11, 1880; T"b.n C:L''vcr. burn lanuarv \o, tScjj t j-.'i. iS >S: Ilolen rar-'line. b^rn M:irch 4. 1S07. Tw" ■'! :■;' - !'- . f Mr. R.-\k'c \\ti\' h^v a time connected with their father in business. George was secretary of the Steam Stonc-Cutter Company and of the True IWue Marble Company up to i8g3, and Ednunid W. was secretary of the Steam Stone-Cutter Company from 1896 to 1899. A third son, Thomas J., was secretary of the True Blue Marble Company from 1897 to igcw, when he was made treasurer. In 1900 he was made assistant treasurer of the Florence Marble Com- pany, in which capacity he served until August, 1901, after which he gave his entire attention to his father's business. He was elected secretary of the Steam Stone-Cutter Company in I9CX>, and treasurer in 1903, and since the death of his father he has acted as general manager of the same cor- poration. JOHN YOUNG. John Young is descended from an old and highly respected American family, his ancestors having for several generations lived at White- hall, New York. One of these, Mr, Young's grandfather, being somewhat of an enterprising spirit, determined to locate in Lower Canada, and he was one of the twenty-five energetic and industrious settlers who laid the foundation of the town of Stanstead, Canada, in 1801. Hav- ing established his home and family there, he made it his permanent residence and became one of the forem.ost and most influential members of the community in that section. It was in Stanstead that John Young was born, in 1839. His early years were spent amid« the surroimdings of a refined and cultured home. Ample opportunity was afforded him for gratify- ing his taste for study, and his love for scholarly pursuits was stimulated and encouraged. Though not insensible to the attractions of boyish sports, he never failed to derive pleasure from books, and the judgment displayed in the selection of these did much to prepare him for the career of usefulness and distinction which the future held for him. Having completed his preparatory studies at Stansteatl Seminary, he entered the sophomore class at the Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where he pursued a scholastic course of three years, and graduated from that institu- tion in i860, being then twenty-one years old. About this time the trustees of Derby Academy THE STATE OF VERMONT. 519 at Derby, -Vermont, were looking for some one who conld acceptably fill the position of principal in that institution, and as the young graduate seemed entirely capable of meeting their require- ments, the position was offered to him. Mr. Young accepted, and during two years of his in- cumbency in this office discharged his duties not only with conscientious attention but with happy cheerfulness, which contributed greatly to the success of the school. All his spare moments, however, were industriously occupied in the study which for him possessed the greatest charm — namely, the study of law. Mr. Young is by nature endowed with a clear and logical mind, and the intricacies of legal questions were to him always a source of delight in the unravel- ing. So great was the ability he manifested and so rapid was his progress in this study, under Hon. John L. Edwards, at Derby, that he was admitted to the bar in 1862. Filled with ambition and a desire to rise in the profession to which he was devoted, he se- lected as his first field for practice the town of Troy, Vermont, and he soon gave evidence of qualities which showed that he had made no mistake in the choice of a profession. In 1867 professional duties called him to Derby Line, and he removed there, and 'still later to Newport, where he has since resided. Mr. Young, in 1866, married Miss Augusta A. Young, and one son was born to them, George B. Young, who, like his father, developed a taste ■for law, and is now junior partner in the firm known as Young & Young. [Mr. Young enjoys the confidence and esteem of his townsmen to a remarkable extent, and his advice in difficult matters is considered all important. He has served his state in the legislature, and has held many offices of trust and distinction. In 1894 he was appointed nienil)er of the judiciary com- mittee of the liouse, and by that legislature was elected one of the editors (.)f the ''Vermont Stat- utes" of 1894, this iK'ing tlie last revision of the statutes of Veniir»nt, and, in t8()8, was cliair- man oi the judiciary committee of tlic senate. As a pnl)lic-s])irite(I citizen Mr. ^'onng is highlv respected. Tie has manv w.'irm personal friends, and his influence in nulilic and private alTair*^ is stron^r -nd beneficial. JERRY ELY DICKERMAN. Jerry Ely Dickerman, one of the prominent retired lawvers of Vermont, was born at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, January 15, 1830, a son of Jerry and Maria F. (Fletcher) Dickerman. Mr. Dickerman, Sr., was a physician by occu- pation, and resided for some time at Burke, and in 1882 located at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where he continued the practice of his profession. Jerry Ely Dickerman, fourth child in order of birth of Jerry and Maria F. Dickerman, ac- quired his education at the Newbury Seminary and at St. Johnsbury and Derby academies. After the completion of his studies he read law with his brother, William McAlpine Dickerman, at Coventry, and later with Henry F. Prentice at Derby Line, and in 1852 he was admitted to the bar at the June term of the Orleans county court. For some time after this Mr. Dickerman taught school, and subsequently practiced his profession for one year at Troy, Vermont. In September, 1855, ^^ took up his residence in Charleston, Vermont, and continued his legal practice there until 1864, when he removed to Derby, Vermont, and entered into partnership with Hon. John L. Edwards, at that time the most prominent lawyer in that section of Vermont, under the stvle of Edwards & Dickerman. In 1882 the firm decided to remove to Newport, Vermont, where they carried on a large and lucrative prac- tice for ten years, and then another partner, John Young, was admitted to the firm, and the name was changed to Edwards, Dickerman & Young. In 1886 Mr. Edwards resigned, and the firm then conducted business under the name of Dick- erman & Young until November 5, 1895, when Mr. Dickerman retired from active practice on account of ill health. Mr. Dickerman represented the town of Charleston in the Vermont legislature in the years 1850 and i860; he also represented Orleans countv in the state senate in 1869, 1870 and 1871, and was the state's attorney for Orleans county in 1838 and 1859. l^e also acted in tlie capacity of de])Uty collectr)r of customs at Newi)ort. Ver- mout, from 1872 to i886. Mr. Dickerman acted as l)ank commissioner for the state of \''ermont for the years 1862, 1863 and 1864, and at the 520 THE STATE OF VERMONT. expiration of that time he declined a re-election. In August, 1854, ^Ir. Dickcrman was united in marriage to Miss Hannah P. Bates. r>EN7AMlN F. DAXA. IJcnjann'n F. Dana, a leading man of affairs <-)! Si)rhigficld, \'ermont, traces his descent, as do all of the name in America, from Thomas and Kiciianl Dana, who came from ICngland in 1640, and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Thomas Dana, grandfather of Benjamin F. Dana, was born March 3, 1733, i" Roxbury, Massachusetts, and married, in 1777, Hannah Griggs. Their children were: Thomas, born May 18, 1779; Hannah, l>orn March 31, 1781 ; Jf)hn. lx)rn June 22, 1783; and William, born November 3, 1786. Thomas Dana died June 10. 1787, and Hannah, his widow, died October 26, 1813. Thomas Dana, son of Thomas and Hannah (Griirgs) Dana, was a brick-mason by trade, and alsn followed the occupation of a contractor and builvler, in both of which vocations he was well known and successful. In 1799 he removed from Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Springfield, \'er- mont, where he made his home for the remainder of his life. He had business connections in every part of X'ermont, and also in New York state, lie wa^ a man of influence in the community, held various oflkes, and was familiarly kntnvn as **C.'ai)lain,'' having served in that capacity in a company of militia. He was a zealous member of the I'niversalist church, and gave liberally to its sui>T><)rl. The labor f(»r the ]>reseni brick edi- tKV al S])ringrield, in which the I'niversalist con- gri-L:;uion worship, was given by Mr. Dana. lit.- married, I'Vbruary (\ iS was born Xovcmbcr 12, 1770. They were tlu- parents of the followini^ named children: Tli«'nKi>. l'.<»rn February 20, iSoi, died in Sep- ti-inlM-r, iSi<»: John. l).»ni August 4. iSo^. died Aiii^ni^t 24. iS()5 : William. 1m >rn I:muary 21. iS4^7. • lird in C'h.'trK'stown. Xrw llanip>lurf: I'.liza- helli. b'Tu (Vtolur 14. \"<\\, \n1i'» i> ^low liv- iiiir iit llu' ;«i:e ol nineiv-iwo .vears : iK'niannn Franklin. l)«»rn Se]»ienilKT 5, iSi i. now in his ei<::lu\ -ninth M-ar, is xiJU wrll and active; and ll;i'i!i;-'i W iili.i;i>. b 'rn \''>vi-nilKT Jo. 1S17. who i- -^11 '.i\:ii;j in \'^^'< -n. Mr^. Dana he wa> a director in the Springfield \ati«»ii;il r.ank. resigning his office in nic>i. ri'litically Mr. Dana is a Republican, and lias servcil as li^ier «»t his town. His father was a member <»t the DeuKXTatic party, and Mr. Dana attributes hi< (a\u divergence from that bixly largelv to the teachings of the "Boston Journal." a daily ])aper which he has taken always to the I^resent time. IVrstmally, by reason of his lilwral THE STATE OF VERMONT. 521 culture and g^cnial manners, Mr. Dana is ex- tremely popular with all classes of the com- munitv. m He married, November 5, 1845, Jane E., bom in Vcrgennes, Vermont, in October, 1819, daugh- ter of Samuel and Sarah i Parker) Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Dana were the parents of two chil- dren, both of whom died in childhood. Mrs. Dana's father, Samuel Wilson, was a skillful cabinet-maker in Vergennes. He was an old and ])rominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and served as ^rand master and grand lec- turer. He died at the age of ninety-six years, and his wife at the age of forty-five years. He married the second time Miss F. P. Parker, who died some years before his death. SETH N. HERRICK. Seth N. Herrick, for many years a leading man of affairs of Brattleboro, Vermont, and one frequently called upon to fill positions of public and private trust, belonged to a family which came originally from Massachusetts, a state which has supplied so large a portion of the best element of our population. Jonathan Herrick, the grandfather of Seth N. Herrick, went to Brattleboro, Vermont, from Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1743, and his sixth son, Seth, a well known Brattleboro farmer, mar- ried Mclinda Cong^hlan. Thus it will be seen thnt the Herrick family is one of the oldest in BrnttUhoro, ha\ing been resident in the town for nv>re than a century and a half. Seth N. Herrick, son of Seth and Melinda (CouG^hlan) Herrick, was horn September 20, t8io. in Prattlel)orn. WTniont, where he pfrew np a=i a farmer's boy, rcccivin<^ his education at the nil(lincrs of wliii'l) '\ri\' s(M)ii after (K'>tr< >\ td hv I'ire. I>v this inisfortniu^ Mr. Ih rrick was loft pen- i^ilr^^. but pinL:' ii' an miiiu'iit depTct' what lia? Ix-cn calK'd "tlie LjcnniiU' Xrw I'jii^dand (|iial- i tv of pluck," he did n<>r allow himself to be ^r-ast down, !)iit cluHrfiilh- (•nL:ac:od in whatever employment presented itself, among the occupa- tions which he followed at this time being that of salesman of straw and palmleaf hats for a house in New York city. Soon, however, he returned to Brattleboro, and engaged with Han- nibal Hadley in the meat business, being employed also by Jonas Cutler, then the village baker. It was not long before he became prosperous, and the qualities of perseverance, activity and busi- ness ability, which insured his continued pros- perity, soon began to receive their merited recog- nition from his fellow townsmen, who called upon him during the whole remainder of his life to serve them in many ways. For fifteen years he was constable and collector, for thirtv-two vears a deputy sheriff, holding that office at the time of his death ; for two years high sheriff ; repre- sented the town in the legislature of 1866 and 1867; and for twenty years managed the affairs of the town as chairman of the board of select- men. He was an original incorporator of the Brattleboro Savings Banks, its treasurer for the first three years, always a member of the board of trustees, and in 1880 became a director of the People's National Bank. For many years, and until his health bega\. \o fail, he was the leading and favorite auctioneer in that section of the country. In addition to the official positions which he was called upon to fill, Mr. Herrick was fre- quently entrusted with the settlement of estates, a tribute to his character which the result always fully justified. His great skill in the management of affairs was joined to an incorruptible integ- rity, which commanded the respect of all, while the charm of his genial cheerfulness caused him to be universallv beloved. It is doubtful if anv man. in proportion to his opportunities, has ever been more helpful to a greater number of people, his helpfulness manifesting itself not only in giving freely when occasion required, but in the readiness with which he made small loans in any time of distress or scarcitv of work, trustin.■■':: Her- ::' V.■^-: f;ra«l';- :::r. ' ;■. arnk in lif' 1 w..:;a-ii. !.n.| ;:::i; tli.-v l;a. ra: wa, ittl.l ; ■ ii lyini; in .n.l :lu- i.i.-,- F CHESTER A. ( uiiviilirl <.ii .\itt;ii>t 20, HiOjl. the pr-.stnu- liiiMLi in.i.l.. I.v ix-(i.-.v<.-rii..r William \V. kiiiy. wlvi li;ii| cliarm- ni Its crccli"ii, ami ini'T _[i>Imi ' i. MKiiilDiigli rfi-civing it I'-n ill' 111 till' -lati-. Till- )iritici[>.il ^jn-aktr was 1. \\i!ii;ii.i 1:. rh;iii.ll.T. wli.. wa- -tvr^iary III' fi'M V iii'ili-r rri-i Mi,;„iv. Xnv York, and he , 1 ' 1. ■■ )" 1 .7, 1^; 5. in XcvrionviPc, near that | 111' '.'.-• ;i : ;"t'<-iinil scholar, and For 1 ^,■;:^. ill p' i.l'-liol a journal, "The . ri:i" ■■ :iiii \\:i- ;iiitlior of a I THE STATE OF VERMONT. 52J treating upon "Family Names." Of the six chil- dren of Dr. Arthur, two were sons: the young- est, Major William Artliur, made an excellent military record during the Civil war, and was subsequently appointed paymaster in the regular army. Chester Abell Arthur, whose Christian name was given him in honor of Dr. Chester Abell, an intimate friend of his parents and the family physician, was afforded the best of educational facilities. His father made his proper prepara- tion for life his most ardent object, procured for him instruction in the best schools in the vicin- ity, and gave his personal attention to his prep- aration for college. So carefully trained was the young scholar that he was admitted to Union College when but fifteen years old, and he grad- uated in 1848, when only eighteen. While a student he partially defrayed his expenses by teaching school, and he continued this occupa- tion during portions of the years when he was engaged in the study of law. He pursued a course in Fowler's Law School in Ballston Spa, in 1853 became a student in the office of ex- Judge E. D. Culver, in New York city, and the same year was admitted to the bar and entered upon practice. Passing over the routine professional work of his early years, more ample mention must be made of such of his efforts as afford a keynote to his character, and serve to indicate his prepara- tion for his conspicuous career in active life. Firmly anchored in the principles of justice, he early appeared as a champion of humanity. With William M. Evarts as associate counsel, he ap- peared in behalf of eight slaves whose master attemi)tcd to convey tliem through New York on his wav to Texas. The right of Lemmon, their master, to do so, was contested by Mr. Arthur and his colleague on trial before Judge Payne under a writ of habeas corpus, on the ground that freedom had inured to the slaves through his voluntarily briui^ing them into free territory. The court decided that they could not he held to servitude in New York, neither could thev be returned to slavery under the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Act, and this decision was sustained bv the supreme court of New York as well as by the court of ap])cal>, where the con- tention of Mr. Arthur and Mr. Rvarts was con- tested by the eminent Charles O'Conor, who had been retained by the attorney general of Vir- ginia. In 1856 Mr. Arthur again successfully defended the legal rights of colored people when- he appeared as counsel for a colored girl who had been forcibly ejected from a street car after she had paid her fare, and secured vindication for her race by obtaining a verdict against the com- pany. It is, however, with Mr. Arthur's political career that we are more particularly concerned^ for he came to exercise a commanding influence during a long and brilliantly useful life. In his young manhood his associations were with the Whigs, and he was a member of the Saratoga convention which formed the Republican party in New York. Interested in military affairs, he was, prior to the opening of the Civil war, judge advocate of state militia, and in t86o he was called to the staff of Governor Morgan in the capacity of engineer-in-chief. He was subse- quently appointed inspector general and then quartermaster general of the state, and he served in the last named position until the close of Gov- ernor Morgan's administration in 1863. His serv- ices while quartermaster general were of im- meausrable value to the state and to the nation. He occupied the position during the cnicial days of the Rebellion, when almost superhuman effort was needed to provide men and means for the support of the national government. He equipped and forwarded to the battle front the immense levies demanded of the state, and kept all the intricate accounts connected with the vast busi- ness with such method and accuracy that, in the settlement with the United States, they were read- ily audited and without deduction, whereas the claims of some other states were long a subject of controversy, and were finally subjected to con- siderable diminution. Incident to his duties was the awarding of large contracts for food, cloth- ing and other supplies, with opportunity to amass ample fortune, but no taint of self-seeking at- tached to one of his transactions, and he retired from the position with smaller means than when he entered upon it. So well did he stand with the first men in the nation, and so depended ujx>ii were his patriotism, sagacity and marvelous ability, that upon the occasion of the famous meeting of the "War Governors," in 1862, he THE STATE OF VERMONT. I"' ?;.<::a' and urgent invitation, ;: who was not a state 'C" \'!i'" •'-•:'. v.r r-:>'-::r.ed Iiis law practice im- "T-::.: ' • .i:,T > < retirement from staff duty I'l-.f ,-';.',T'*i:r M:r^n. He was principally ■.,.,.. ..J.- • :-.; -.'.".ivrtion of claims ag^ainst the I.. . ^« ■ ,■ <:•.: for war supplies, but he -K-v i/r». iv'.* :.*r wi:: undeserving claimant. He w i> • . I -ii"','*: :*.-r-c counsel for the New York v.' i\ .V :<<• oners. His services were •I,.,, r ' ' ■• Jv-.:m".J for the drafting of im- •v. -..IV .I-:. tMiional legislation. He was I. . ^.>i .1 .-N-s-.^'.cuous figure in the councils 'V '\."-^' .-.i".-. 'Airiv. In 1871 he was ap- ■v- •'. S.V .*• . : oustoms of the port of New ^ ' V * '**v^ .-.v-.r: v^'tranr, who re- appointed him , N 1 '.■ .*-v* socond nomination was con- , ,. sv 'I- •■. '/*v' toniKiliiy oi a reference to a .V- ■ • iS^" i.'.enoral Arthur became in- ,,..> , I J.-^u-.r.cv with President Hayes as ^ . , • .. I . ,-\ov'i!iivo order forbidding officers 'V- i'.'w" •vv.oiji to take active personal in- .... x* 'v-.i'. atV.drs. General Arthur de- .... .. vi'v- '!vM'.i tho chairmanship of the Re- .. . . . .N^-"..i: vAMUiniitiv ot New York city, \ IN i' OtVuvr A. 15. Cornell from th-i ... .= ..'• - oj i\w state central committee, and ■». . • «w:v- 'v:-.nod hv rresident Hayes in 1878. \ I .V! .'[ ot^ici;il misconduct was directed , ^-.i' \iihur. and his fidelity to public . xwx -.' .u^paront that his retention was 'x .:'.: iho judges of the New York I •- •M'ority of the leading members . •,' ■v.ivlv all the mercantile imi)ort- X '*■.•: ihi'ir petition was su})pressed ,, . , .'^ v-vMUTal Arthur. ■ X :.iw i^ractice. General Arthur, . X '.■v.v.mclod, also cnirageil in politi- X. ■• './.^^'.iMed energy. Me directed .•• .-f'.ivted the nnniinati'^n nf Mr. ••. '.lu' «^v'verii«»r>iii]», and aide'! - ....p I !i' was tlie iiitiuriii' '• K.^^.-.'t* r.'iiklin^- in the un- ' ^ ■i';:»-e a ihii"'! pre^i-ieiiiia! ... ■■ 1' I '. S. ( ivan!. an«l thi- ■ . ■ , /-.In . a^ it ^va- nni' .rf-i-«;: w ..■. .! l'.-< «»\\ u ele\ali"n t" tl;i .■%■■.•: \iMninateil I>y aov'ia- «•. .v-iets-x I'M *.1k' lieket with General James A. Garfield, he was largely in- strumental in conciliating the disappointed ad- herents of General Grant. During the campaign, as chairman of the Republican central commit- tee, he directed the canvass in his slate with masterly ability. As presiding officer of the United States senate, he conducted himself with becoming dignity and signal ability. With a fine sense of propriety, he held himself aloof from the contest between President Garfield and Senator Conkling with reference to governmen- tal appointments in the state of New York, but, loval to his friends, he afterwards exerted him- self to secure the re-election of Senators Conkling and Piatt. General Arthur was sincerely and deeply af- fected bv the assassination of President Garfield, and, while that distinguished man was. hovering between life and death, he refrained from active participation in public affairs, but took every proper occasion to give expression to his feelings of horror and regret. Having received, in New York, telegrai)hic information of the death of the president. General Arthur, upon the advice of distingui^^hed men who were tlesir- oiis of pn>vif the state supreme court. He accompanied the remains of the deceased chief magistrate from Long Branch to Wash- ington, and there formally took his official oath before the chief justice of the United States su- preme conrt. His first official act was to pro- claim a day «»f general mourning out of respect t(^ the memory to his lamented predecessor. With great rlelicacy and consideration, he requested all cabinet oflicers to continue in their places until the ensuinir meeting of Congress, and all o^m- plieil I \ee])t Secretarv of the Treasurv Windoni, wliM retired in order to become a candidate for the i^overniT'-hi]^ of Minnesota. < irt.'lu r iM. iSSi, at Yorktown. on the ivca- NJ. .n "f ihr r. ntennial celebration of the surrender • 'f t ..rnwa'.li-. President Arthur delivered an ad- n^ir.ili!. .liire-x. in course of which he made Cfraieiul acKiiMwlodgment of the manner in which the I".nL'l:-li >'-\oreign and her people had ex- l)re>-e.l tin ir -"rp)w and sympathy for the United THE STATE OF VERMONT. 52s States in the death of its chief magistrate, and, by his direction, the British flag was saluted by the national military and naval forces at the conclusion of the ceremonies. As president. General Arthur conducted him- self with dignity, tact and sagacity. Criticised in advance by those who were seemingly hopeful for his failure, and viewed with foreboding by many well meaning ones who had ill estimated his talents and character, he disappointed foes and gained a larger respect from friends. He dis- played no elation at his unexpected elevation, nor sought to attract attention to himself by any spectacular or original pose. He entered upon his office as one who had inherited a sacred trust, and he modestly confined himself to the dis- charge of those duties which lay before him. He called to his cabinet a capable corps of statesmen and men of affairs, and associated with himself two splendid names, retaining Robert T. Lincoln, son of the martyr war president, as secretary of war, and appointing General U. S. Grant as one of two commissioners to negotiate a com- mercial treaty with the republic of Mexico. In his conduct of foreign affairs, President Arthur guarded well every national interest, at the same time conducting diplomatic affairs with such wise judgment as to avoid protracted discussion and misapprehension, a notable instance being his reasscrtion of the Monroe Doctrine in relation to the l\'inama Canal. The governmental civil service rules were promulgated by him and went into eft'ect in the third year of his term of office. He grew into a wider popularity with the people throughout the nation, and he was received by them with every expression of affection upon two notable occasions — in New York city, on the oc- casion of the opening of the great Brooklyn bridge, in May of 1883, and when he opened the Louisville (Kentucky) Exposition of Industrial Art in August following. His administration closehtcT of William Lewis Ilcrndon, of Ercd- mcksburg, Virginia, who commanded the steam- er Central America when she foundered at sea, in 1857, and whose widow was awarded a medal by Congress in recognition of the heroic courage and self-sacrifice of her lamented husband. Mrs. Arthur died before her husband, in January, 1880, leaving two children, Chester Arthur and Ellen Hemdon. HIRAM LEE SPARROW. « f Hiram Lee Sparrow, one of the prominent citizens of East Montpelier, Vermont, was bom in Elmore, Lamoille county, Vermont, February 17, 1852. Abner Doty Sparrow, son of Philip Sparrow, and father of Hiram I.-ee Sparrow,, was born in Plainfield, Washington county, Ver- mont, August 17, 1813, and his education was^ acquired in the district school of his native town. Subsequently he removed to Elmore, Lamoille county, Vennont, where he located on a farm,, which he cultivated and unproved. He remained there until 1864, when he purchased a farm in Calais, Washington county, Vermont, where he followed general farming. He resided there until his death, which occurred in September, 1883. He was united in marriage to Miss Almira Mar- tha Shephard, who was bom November 16, 182a Hiram Lee Sparrow, son of Abner Doty and Almira M. Sparrow, attended the public schools of Elmore and Calais, and after completing his studies assisted his father in the management of his farm until he was of age. In 1880 he pur- chased his present farm in East Montpelier. He was very successful in the management of his farm from the beginning, and now he is able to produce a large quantity of excellent general farm products, which he can always dispose of very advantageously. He also devotes much time and attention to dairy products, for which he has a steadily increasing demand, and also pays much attention to the raising of horses for general use. Mr. Sparrow is an enthusiastic adherent of the Republican principles, and was elected by that party to serve as selectman for the tow-n of East Montpelier, the duties of which he dis- charc:ed faithfully and creditably. Beinj^ a man of sound judgment and sterling, upright charac- ter, he is often called uj)on to assist in the settling up of estates in his section of the town. Sep- tember 2, T()02. he was elected to represent his town in the state legislature. On March 3, 1875, Mr. Sparrow was united in marriage to Miss Ida Isabel Templeton, daugh- 526 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ter of Hiram and Mary Ayers (Vincent) Tem- ljl<:ton, residents of the town of East ^lont- pclicr. They had one daughter, Mary Ahnira, Ujvn May 24. 1883, but she died August 17, 1S95. TI^KSCOTT ABEL CHASE. Trcsoott Ahcl Chase, of Bradford, \'erniont, whn has frequently been placed by his towns- men and ))y the federal g^overnnient in positions of trust and honor, is descended from a family wliich, in tho ditTcrcni j^oncralions, has rendered important services to the coninninity in which he has resided. His paternal great-grandfather served in the ^\ar of 1812, and his grandfather, Jonathan Chase, wiio was born July 10, 1787, in '. !(»rintli. New Hampshire, was an extremely useful and respected citizen. Jonathan Chase was :i farmer, and went to Fletcher, Vermont, ;ihnut iSjS, lived there until 1840, and then re- moved t«) ( amhridge. Vermont. He was a Dem- ocrat nutii the orj^anization of the Republican parlv. when he allied himself with that body. Ii( luld various hx'al otViees. and was a member ni ilir I 'niversalist church. He married Hope- !-tiII i ii.ldihwaite. and was the father of two chil- diiii, wiio reached maturity: Newton; and Amanda. \\\\n never married. Jonathan Chase ihiil Inlv .v». i8^x>. in jay, Vermont, whither he h.td ii-mnviMl in lS.i(). .'.'i-v\|i»n ( "ha.se. Min of Jonathan and Hnpe- 'iill M ...lililiwaile) Chase, was born March 4, ii'ir ii ( invdon. New Hamj^shire. and was ii.iii«l Mil Mil- farm. As a young man. however, iii i.iiri'lil •.. hcM)I fnr ten terms at Cambrifli^e, Ml hilt I aUil I ihleihill, \*ermont, but followed • IimIIv lh«- ai:iu-nhnral jnirsuits which so in- iM< hil hmi all ihning his life. In politics he ... I l>iMi»Mial. anil afterward a Republican, Im.| • l>|.i> .iiiiii!- iln- l«»\\n «>f Jay in the slaie le.i2ri>- l.iiii. Ill \>a-. a nirniber of the l-'letdiel" <.-.u.| .tiiil l.ihi nu'ml)er of a militia or- '■■11 ii i .iiiibri'lu^'. l^c was alall>t I. ..I. . . u It'll ( lia^e married Rozina. darcrhter I , !. Ml.. 1 r.iM.li. k. a soldier in the war of . . II.. y\,\r ilie parents of ciglit children: Trescott Abel; Lucia ]\I,, who married George E. Percy, a farmer of Newport; Lovisa, first married Ebenezer Crandall, and, after his death Nelson DuBois, and resides at Troy, X'emioni; Jonathan E., who married Sarah A. Chamber- lain, and resided at Jay, \'erniont; Bradford X., who married Mary Page., and, after her death, Ann Eliza Smith : Ichabod E. married Barbara West, and resides at Blue Earth City, Minne- sota; Arthur married a'Miss Burdick; and Helen R., who married William Farrell, and, after his death, Orisa Everts. Newton Chase died at Jay, March 15, 1888, at the age of eighty-one, his death having been caused by an accident. His wife, Rozina, who was torn in 1810. died in 1878. The historv of Trescott Abel Giaso. sun of Newion and Rozina (Burdick) Chase, whn was born October 9, 1832, in Fletcher, \'ermoni. is one of local, political and patriotic intere^t. He was educated at the Cambridge schools and the Bakersfield and J«^lmson academies, ami at the age of seventeen went with his father to Jay, Vermont, making that town his home until ihc opening of the Civil war. He enlisted, May 10, 1861, in Company K, fhird Regiment X'ennont Volunteers, then commanded bv Colonel, after- ward Major General. W. F. (I5aldy; Smith. Mr. Chase was a])i>oinied first sergeant of the ci-m- pany, and was wounded at Lees Mills. Williams- burg and Aniieiam. where Ctnnpany B ^HTcnjMed the avlvance as a skinnish line. Here, a I'on- federate hrimaile eharj^ed the line of liallle. C»»m- I)any Ii, with oiher troops. |Hmring in innm ihem a dreaf his company. In necember. iS<>2. he received an himorable discharge U^t disabilitv incurn.l in ilie service. Ou returnine l«^ lav he pur^'liasetl the village store, and for a numU-r of vcnr< cniiagefl in business as a general mer- i'hrnit. After >even years' continuous service at X' rih rioy. a< agent for the South Eastern and l^asiic railroads, he accepted an app^^int- mcnt in the cn>:. va house at Island Pond for a period «»f six years, and at the end of that period retumcl to the service of the railroad company. In 188S he was again in trade at Jay, when his THE STATE OF VERMONT. 527 store, which was under his dweUing, was com- pletely destroyed by fire; in the following year, 1889, he removed to Bradford. Mr. Chase is prominent as an active Repub- lican, and while at Jay was chairman of the Republican town and county committees, and a member of the county congressional commit- tee. He also filled, while there, the varied and numerous positions of lister, postmaster, town clerk and treasurer, and from 1869 to 1874 repre- sented the town in the state legislature. He was appointed by President McKinley as postmaster at Bradford, and re-appointed by President Roosevelt. Previous to his first appointment as postmaster he had held the office of station agent at Bradford, resigning his position November i, 1897. In 1894 he represented the town in the general assembly, being elected from a strongly Democratic district. Having been repeatedly re- elected, he served in all for six terms. Mr, Chase is a member of Chamberlain Post, G. A. R., Pulaski Lodge No, 58, and Champion Lodge, L O. O. F. Mr. Chase married, in 1884, Fara A., daughter of the Hon. P! R. Follansbee, of Guildhall, Vermont. They have three sons: Frederick Blaine, Frank Putney and Trescott A., Jr. EDWIN PUTNAM McKNIGHT. Edwin Putnam McKnight, of East Mont- ])clier, WToiont, was born December 29, 1838, a son ni Putnam and Margaret McKnight. Lem- uel McKnight, grandfather of TAlwin P. ]\Ic- Kni.i^lU, was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, Sep- ccnibcr i, 1774. Subseciuently he removed to Fast Montpelier. where he remained for several ycar> in the cni])lo\ of Major Nathaniel Davis, but lie rr^igiu'd this ]>ositinn and purchased a small pnrtioTi of land wliicli lie cleared and erected a ](^n- Ik Misc. rie then rrtiirne 11k' manner of I raveling in those da\> were wvv primitive and Mr. McKnight cnn\('\c^ they visited their friends ill .Ma^'^achusett^, makiiiL:' tlie trip in the ^amc manner, with a yoke of oxen. The following named children were born to them : Sally, born' October 7, 1795; Clara, born July 17, 1799; Put- nam, born November 16, 1802; and Allen, bom April 22, 1806, who died May 4, 1810. Putnam McKnight, father of Edwin P. Mc- Knight, was bom on the old homestead, and his education was acquired in the common schools of his native town, where he was employed later as a teacher. In addition to a good practical educa- tion, he was an extensive reader, and quite fre- quently contributed articles to the local papers for pubHcation. He also had the ability to express his thoughts in a very fluent and eloquent manner in public meetings. He was a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, and was elected to the offices of selectman and lister of the town. He took an active interest in all things that pertained to the welfare of the community. He was a con- sistent member of the Universalist church. On January i, 1828, he married Miss Margaret Holmes, born in 1803, daughter of WilHam and Margaret (Comins) Holmes. Their children were : Sarah G., born August 12, 1829, married Christopher C. Brooks, and she died December 30, 1901 ; Clarissa A., born March i, 1837, wife of P. J. Kent, M. D., of Worcester, Massachu- setts; and Edwin Putnam McKnight. The fa- ther of these children died June 7, 1883, and his wife died March 20, 1894. Edwin Putnam McKnight, youngest son of Putnam and Margaret McKnight, was reared on the old homestead, where he now resides, in the house which was built by his grandfather. He received his preliminary education in the public school? of his birthj)lace, and later attended school in the city of Monti)elier. After completing his studies he decided to engage in farming as an oc- cupation. He met with success in this line of work, and has continued it up to the present time. Mr. McKnight is a strong Democrat, and has always taken an active interest in the welfare of his partv. ilc is a firm advocate of education, anrepare(l for college by attendance during brief fall and spring terms, interspersed by work and later by teaching in the winter. For his support in college he taught school for a year before entering college and taught several terms during his college course. In spite of these in- terruptions he maintained a high standard and was graduated in the first rank from Bates Col- lege- in 187C). his fav(»rite subjects being psychol- (^gy, philosi.^phy. civics and t-lhics. Immediately after his graduation lie was made acting principal of the Nichols Latin School, Lewiston, Maine, a feeder of Bates College. A year later he became principal of the high school, Lennox, Massachusetts, where he remained three years. During this time he did considerable literary and journalistic work. In 1883 he de- clined a unanimous election to the principalship of the North Adams (Masachusetts) high school, to become principal of Lyndon Institute, Lyndon Center, Vermont, where he remained for tliir- teen years. Mr. Ranger's record at the head of this institution was one of remarkable success. During the first ten years of his principalship the institute grew from a school of fifty-three stu- dents and four teachers to one of two hundred and forty students and ten teachers. New de- partments were added from time to time until, in 1896, the Institute offered five four-year, and three one-year courses, one of the latter being a teacher's course. Graduates of the school entered twelve leading colleges, while many students were fitted either for teaching or for business. During these years Mr. Ranger was often called upon to teach in summer schools and to address edu- cational gatherings. He also acted as superin- tendent of the Lyndon common schools. It was but natural, therefore, that when, in 1896, the State Normal School at Johnson was without a principal, Mr. Ranger should have been called to the vacant ])Osition, and that the school under his management should have been very successful. Mr. Ranger remained principal of the school at Johnson for four years and one tenn. when, in December, 1900, he resigned to assume the duties of the state superintendent of education for Vermont. Regarding his work as principal at Johnson, one of Vermont's leading educators has written as follows: **Mr. Ranger became princi- pal of the State Normal School at Johnson at that critical period of transition incident to its development as an institution for purely pro- fessional training. Under his management the highest professional standards were established, the training school was made a vital feature of the entire course, and the whole spirit of the woric was charged with genuine enthusiasm. To Mr- Ranger's rare pedagogical insight the school is in a large measure indebted for its present high rank." Mr. Ranger was unanimously dected state THE STATE OF VERMONT. 529 superintendent of education for Vermont by the general assembly in October of 1900, and was unanimously re-elected in October of 1902 to the same office, which he now holds. The writer quoted in the preceding paragraph further says of him : **Mr. Ranger's varied and remarkably successful teaching experience is a record of steady progression towards the important office which he now most ably fills as state superinten- dent of education for Veniiont. Mr. Ranger has long been closely identified witli the broadest in- terests of the state and of the country, having held many important positions in educational and i>ther organizations. He is a brilliant and popu- lar public speaker, and his lectures on pedagogi- cal themes have been warmly received by the most dignified educational assemblies in the United States." Another teacher in 1900 paid him the following tribute : "In Walter E. Ran- ger, the newly elected superintendent of educa- tion, the Green Mountain state has a servant possessing ideal qualifications for the work he has been called to do. Having been engaged in educational work since boyhood, and in all grades from the primary to the normal school, he brings to his new position not only the scholarly habits and the administrative ability that win the respect of educators, but also a peculiarly warm sym- pathy with the needs of our common schools." Mr. Ranger has been active as speaker and writer, having given educational* and patriotic addresses not only in all parts of Vermont, but also in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Quebec. He has also addressed social, re- lig-ious, and other organizations. In connection with his present duties he annually gives about one hundred addresses and prepares for publi- cation about three hundred printed pages. The latest from his pen is a cunipreliensive sketch of the ''Educational History of Vermont." Under liim the functions of his oftice have been devel- oped and enlarged by legislation and administra- tion. He has begun the publication of educa- tional circulars for teachers and school officers, lias promoted or secured much important legisla- tion, has been active in educational movements and progress, and has in other ways increased the efficiency and influence of the state educational office. Mr. Ranger is an active member and officer 34 X of many organizations, educational, fraternal and religious. He is a member of the American His- torical Association, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and several other organizations. He is a director of the National Educational Association, and an officer of the American Institute of Instruction. He has held the office of president of the Vermont State Teachers' Association; also that of president of the Vermont Schoobnasters' Club. In Masonry he has taken the degrees of Knight Templar and of the Scottish Rite to the Thirty-second degree. He has served several years as an officer of the grand lodge, F. & A, M., of Vermont, and is at present deputy grand master. He is also a prom- inent officer in all the Scottish Rite bodies of Vermont. He is an Odd Fellow and a member of other fraternal organizations. In politics he is a Republican, and in religious preference is a Congregationalist. In 1879 Mr. Ranger married Miss Mary M. Snowman, of Portland, Maine, who died in 1885. From this marriage were born two children, neither of whom survive. In 1889 Mr, Ranger married Miss Mabel C. Bemis of Lyndon ville, Vermont, who is a gifted musician. They have three children, two sons and a daughter : Arthur Forest, born in Lyndon, October 10, 1892; Ruth Mabel, born in Johnson, November 23, 1897; Robert Walter, born in Montpelier, February 19, 1903. SALISBURY BROTHERS. The furniture manufacturing company at Randolph, which has long been one of the in- dustrial features of the place, represents the ac- cumulated wisdom and effort of a family noted for its commercial enterprise through several generations. It is interesting to trace the growth of such an institution from its early beginnings through the various stages of struggle and trial to the period when it became firmly established on sure foundations. To show the part taken by different individuials and their contributions to the general result, a sketch of various members of the family for a long course of years becomes necessary, and is hereby presented. Belcher Salisbury, founder of the Orange county l)ranch of this name, and son of William 530 THE STATE OF VERMONT. anil [uvcc ( Iidilv ', Salisburv. was born Mav lo. 1790, and (lied Ai)ril 7,1862. in Randol])!!, Ver- mont. W'illi.'ur. Salisbury died at ]>rattlcb()ro, Wrnmnt, at iju- ai2c of lortv-cmc vears. llclchcr Sali.shnry came to Rand()l])h in 1810, from l>rat- tlcb<»ro, Xcrmont. One year after bis arrival he married Xancy. dauG^bter of C'a])lain Tbomas and Anna (Martin) Lamson, who bore him eic^bt children, three of whom died in infancy. Of the niber five. Philander, the eldest, was born December u, 1S12, and served as a soldier in the Mexican war, with the rank of captain; at St. L«>nis, Missouri, Se])lember 26, 1834, he married Eliza Irene lluntini,4(»n ; he died June 2, 1850. Lam-a S., born March 22, 1S15, fir.'^t married IJr. Ilenrv II. J5rown. wlu) uccc>sfulb. cnu- ductctries of the town. Mr. Salisburv opened bis establishment for mai^iiiLi- furniture on the ii'-rth ^i,!,^- i,^\ tl;e river, and culinued it-, opennion f(^r the two sncceetlinu" xear^. In iShS hi-- br-'iber riiomas and -"U William were la'»'eu in a^ ji.'iriners in the bu si r-es-. aiid .i new fact or v was rrecied on the |)resen'. sjtr. .if which l-'ranUli'^ 1'. >'i!i^bi'ry beciinie .sule in"- 'priet* -r in 1S711. In iSSo ibis facti«r\ was ile>t!"\i-.l Sv fire, and e.irK ill -be in \: \e;tr ;be "wne.- bei^in \\\< «rec:ii'i! of :i !:;:'-rv i^ki'/M't. :i;. l.-t lijv: -ie;.!!!. on Ma\ J.;, i-^^^i. ]>!\Vv:!!i.i \\\< witne>-in..^' ilie cou'.ple- :■ :■ ■■[ \\\^ c^«.r>b« .i «.nte"prise. Franklin B. Salisbury was a notable character aside from his achievements as a business man- He was conspicuous both in the religious and public life of his community, being a leader and earnest worker in the Congregational church. He served on the committee which erected the house of worship for that denomination in West Ran- d(^lph, and for several years was superintendent of the Sunday-school, which position had been previously occupied by -liis father. For twenty years he was a member of the choir and in 188 1 was elected deacon. Aleantime his fellow citi- zens honored him by election to various town oftices, and from i8<)2 until 1865 he was i)«>st- master of the west village. y)\\ the 2c>th of bVbruary, 1848, was solem- nized the nujnials of V, \\, SaUsbury and Ellen i* ranees l-'lynn, the ceremony being performed in I>ethel, X'ermont, at the residence of the bride's parents, Asa and Amanda (Morris) I'lynn. (See genealogy in closing paraj;ra])hs.) This union, which was one of unusual ha|)])inoss until terminated by death, resulted in the birth of a family of four bright children:^ William !•'.. Al- Ikti W and Herbert B., twins, ami i'.tlgar T. In addition to their own children, the jwirenl^ reared an adopted daughter, namesed aw;iy December 10. 1S81. William V . Saii^bury. the eMe>t of the •.•hil- dren. was b. irn at Randolph, September 2. l-^'^o, and after C(Mn]>leting his studies in the commtin schools, entered the store then ])eing conducted bv his father and uncles, lie earlv displavo*! an aptitude f«»r business, ami for many years had change a< manat^a-r of flie retail dcparlineni. 0\\ the ;ili of ( Vtober. 18^10. he married Marv L. Uass, but it w:!s not decreed that thev shnubi l«»ii;r enjoy wedded life, she passing away May 12. 1872. ami bis own death occurred .\ugust 2(». 1875. .\lbert I 'bilander and Herbert IVlcher, the twin brothers aJHn'e mentioned, were hoxv. in l\an«l<>lpb. June 12. 1857 and it is curious to trace the careers of this couple, who entered the world t'^geiber and ])assed their lives, until the THE STATE OF VERMONT. 531 death of the former, in the closest union, both in business affairs and fraternal affection. When only thirteen years of age these ambitious boys began wood-carving in the factory of their fa- ther, and carried it on industriously during their vacations from school. This brace of juveniles formed a regular business partnership between themselves, keeping a complete set of books and duplicating in minature all the processes of an industrial establishment. They were tlius em- ployed when their father died, after which event they took entire charge of the plant and all its business, both at home and abroad. The con- struction of the factory then just begun was pushed to completion, and it has ever since been running successfully. Albert P. Salisbury died April 18, 1891, and his place in the partnership was thereafter filled by the youngest brother, Edgar Thomas. On the 4th of April, 1892, the style of the business underwent a change by its incorporation, under the name of Salisbury Brothers' Furniture Com- pa'nv. which continues up to the present time. The eldest brother has spent the greater part of his time on the road in the interest of the business, making trips through New England and parts of New York. The company manu- factures chamber furniture of all kinds, supply- ing many wholesale firms in other parts of the country, and employs from fifty to sixty hands. The trade has been largely mcreased during the past few years and now consists largely of ex- ports to South Africa and Australia. The factory has also been enlarged and the facilities for manutacturing iticreascd in the various de- partments. ( )n the 22(1 of Julv, t886, Herbert B. Salis- l)ury was united in marriage to Minnie, daugh- ter of Aloiuo and iMiicline (Turner) Smith, who (lied l-^ebruarv 12. 1895, leaving three children: l^'rruikliu .\lon/o. born June 10, 1887: riiilip Turner. Xoveml.cr 17, 1891 ; and Albert Morris, ] )eceinber 12, i8gj. 101i;ar Ihonias Salisbury, the junior niem- l)er of the company, \\a> horn at Randolph, Xo- ^enll)er 13. rS^o. aiKi graduated in the high school in lS8(). InimediateK' thereafter he en- tered the factory, in tlie s( rvice of his brothers, and nt the eiivl of two \rars hccame a partner in the tinn. lie is secretarx of Randolph Lecture Course, and holds a similar position with the Ran- dolph Musical Festival Association. On ]\Iarch 26, 1896. Mr. Salisbury was married to ]\liss Mary Alice Crandall, and they have two children : Marion Eleanor, born February 9, 1897; and Donald Edgar, December 15, 1897. The doc- trines of the Congregational church have for generations represented the faith of the Salis- bury family, and the present representatives of the name have not departed from the example of their fathers. Besides regular attendance at the services they have liberally contributed to the support of the local church and sympathetic orders in its work. The male members of the family have never taken an active part in politi- cal struggles, though some of them have held local offices under Republican administrations. Amanda Morris, wife of Asa Flynn, was a lineal descendant of Edward Morris, who was born at Nazing, Waltham Holy Cross Abbey, county of Essex, England, in August, 1630, and settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts. The geneal- ogy of the Morris family has been published and is now in possession of Herbert B. Salisbury. The Flynn genealogy has been traced as fol- lows: (I) Richard Flynn and wife came from Ireland and settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts, and both were drowned while attempting to cross the Charles river on the ice. They left one child, Richard. (TT) Richard Flynn married Sarah Manning, December 24, 1742, in Wood- stock, Connecticut, and had seven children. (HI ) Michael, third child of Richard and Sarah Flynn, born in Woodstock. Cc^nnccticut. March 9, 1754, removed to Bethel, X'ermont, in 1782, and built a log house on a farm in the northern ])art of the town. On the organization of the town of l>etliel, Mav 14, 1782, he was appointed constable. January 12, 1784, he married Fanny (bild. at Woodstock, Connecticut. She was born there April 6, 1759. He held several town offices for long terms, notablv those of selectman and justice of the peace. He was an old-school gen- tleman, and wore the (juetie. knee breeches and buckle^ in vogue in his day. He died May 14., 1S2S, and his widow Se|)teml)er i, 1846, bc^th heino; interred in the old cemetery in the nc^rth })art of the town ni Bethel. Of their nine chil- dren, the seventh, ( I\' ) Asa Child h^lvtm, l)orn Sepietnber 24, 1/*i\ and was engaged for a short time in niniinling heavy ordnance uj)on ilio bastions of the fnrt. On May 23, iS(')r, the regiment was nrdiTi'd In llam])the(i. and the rei^iiiK-nt ih«.'U cros>e(l to llamptou. C^n Mav 28 il eiubarkrd on a si earner and inovcd uj> the Irinu-N nve-r and landed at Xcwj^ort Xews an»l ]»r'vrrded l«» fiM'lity the ]»lace. wlu-nce alxnit twrlw luuulred iiK-u. uuikt Lieutenant Colonel Teirr r. W a-hbnrn. ui tlu Xinih Wviiiimu, were ordi-riNJ ly tiiiu'ral I'lnicr :-' act with a force frt'ir. I "Vtri^s \b'r.P>o in tlir k'.tptnrc "-f an out- po>t .1 the ruv :ny at l.itiR- ;U:hi I. 'I'hcse n^on started in the early morning of June 10 to meet the remainder of the force at a fork in the road about one mile from Little Bethel. Owing to a misunderstanding among the forces about the passw-ord, a slight skinnish ensued, during which eleven were killed and wounded. After holding a council of war it was decided to move on and capture Big Bethel, where the forces arrived at about ten o'clock. Colonel Washburn was or- dered to attack the rebel left, so tlie forces moved around to the right, when Colonel Andross called on his men to advance. Private Cowdrey was the first to break ranks, advanced with his captain, charged the breastworks, and enjoys the distinc- tion of having fired the first shot that was fired by a Vermont soldier in the Rebellion. After firing this shot and while reloading his gun, he was several yards in advance of his company, which was ordered to lie down, and upon look- ing around he found himself alone far in advance of his company. He stepped back to where the captain was lying and asked permission to move around further to the right, as he thought by so doing he would get a better chance at the enemy. While doing this, his haversack was caught in the underbrush, and. turning to disengaged him- self, he saw his regiment retreating. He theii sjxjke to the mati with him and followed them, and found they had retreated to the same position to which they had started. The roll had been called and Private Cowdrey was reported killed or missing. The regiment then began to retreat to Xewport News, where they arrived at six o'clock, having marched about twenty-eight miles, with the feeling that though Httle glory had been won they had gained experience and faithfully performed their duty. After the cx- [)iratiun of the three months' term of enlistment. Private Cowdrev returned to Vermont and was honorably discharged from service at Brattle- boro. The following year he enlisted in Company G, Xintli X'ermont Regiment, and was soon ap- pointed to the rank of sergeant. In this capacity he went to Washington, thence to Clouds Mills, Virginia, and in a few days marched back to Alexandria, Virginia, and thence by boat to Washingtc»n, D. C, where they were taken in freight cars to Winchester, Vii^nia, where thej' proceeded to fortify. While on picket duly a THE STATE OF VERMONT. 533 scout reported that a lot of army supplies were concealed in a house about three miles distant, and Sergeant Cowdrey was mounted and with a squadron of cavalry set out to obtain these. This was done, and a few days later it was reported that one hundred barrels of flour were stored in a mill on the Leesburg turnpike awaiting trans- portation to the rebel army, and, one company having failed to capture it, Company G was sent out to do so. Although there were two lieuten- ants serving in the company, Sergeant Cowdrey was placed in command of the advance guard. They arrived at the mill, proceeded to load the flour, after which Sergeant Cowdrey commanded the rear guard until they were safe inside the Union lines. He was frequently sent on similar •expeditions, and was also especially detailed to •duty in the fort at Winchester, which was par- ticularly difficult and important, requiring the greatest tact, coolness and ability. He was on ■duty at the fort when the celebrated female rebel spy, Belle Boyd, was captured and brought in by the cavalry. She was conducted by Sergeant Cowdrey to General White's headquarters, where she was interviewed, after which she was sent to Washington. Subsequently the regiment was ordered to Harper's Ferry, where they proceeded after blowing up the fort. While on duty there they were surrounded by General Jackson's army. Sergeant Cowdrey was detailed to picket duty on the outermost post, and while in per- formance of this duty was attacked by the rebels and effected an almost miraculous escape. On September 15, 1862, the forces were com- pelled to surrender, and on the following morn- ini^ thev were paroled and marched to Annapo- lis. Maryland, and thence they were transferred to Camp Douglas, Chicago, where they guarded rebel prisoners until the sj)ring- of 1863, when tluy were exchang-cd. After conducting the prisoners to City Point, on the James riyer, the n'criment was ordered to Suffolk, Virginia, wluTC it was besieged by ( Icneral l^arly. and after tlu' defeat of J^arly il was sent to Yorktown. The l.'i^t of Inne re-enforcements arrixed, and an at- tack on Richmond by way of Yr)rk riyer was or- dered. After making a feint cni Ixiclimond, the ^rr!Oj)s returned to ^^^rktown. where the regiment remained nnlil CX'toher. sulYering great ex])3, having risen fn»m the rank of i)rivate to eaptain through his bravery and loxally to hi> coinilry. After the close of ilie war C'aptain Cowdrey spent consietls, where ho engaged in the men: ;intl pn ■virion l»i>incss. which lie ^uo- cessfnll} ]«r.r-VA«! ;intil tS-m. Vih.eu he wa> t«'i\\il t.T retire fr^'n ;ict:\c life i-winu: to an iir.paired stcite I 'I bo.'ilili. :in'l -^iiu'r iSSi ho has ro<;chu-ett>. Their son Thomas Kelton was THE STATE OF VERMONT. 535 married January 25, 1685, to Miss Jane Blake, a daughter of Edward Blake. John Kelton, the son of Thomas and Jane Kelton, was born in Alilton, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 12, 1695. He was united in marriage, August 14, 1722, to Miss Sarah Babcock, daugh- ter of Enoch Babcock. After his marriage he re- moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where he died April 17, 1765. Their son Enoch Kelton was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, June 19, 1726, and on December 23, 1746, married Miss Elthea Hicks. His death occurred in Warwick, Massachusetts, ^ larch 31, 181 2. James Kelton, son of Enoch and Elthea Kelton, was born in Rehoboth, Alassachusetts, February 16, 1750. He was united in marriage, February 4, 1773, to Miss Lois Ingalls, born on the same day as her husband. He subsequently located in Warwick, ^lassachusetts, where he died January 26, T831. Xaum Kelton, son of James and Lois Kelton, was born in Warwick, Massachusetts, January 28, 1778. In the fall of 1798 he took up his residence in Montpelier, Vermont, and he passed the ensuing winter in the employ of Colo- nel Jacob Davis. The following spring he re- turned to his native town, but shortly afterward he removed to Schoharie, New York, w^here he was engaged for three years in teaching in the public schools. }^Ir. Kelton was also engaged during the w^inter months for thirteen years as a teacher in ditlcrent sections of New York state and WTmont, and during the sunmier months he emplaned his time in agricultural pursuits upon a farm which he purchased in Montpelier, Vermont, about 1800. Mr. Kelton took an active interest in politics, ap.o gave much of his J' I J. J) I'/'l ' . I l> Jiiii'- *o the in<»iruction of medical students. Aiiioij^ iIjc score or more to whom he stmxl at lit |. ill. II If I'lii- 't. '..I I'l '.',.1- li «j ih'-Ikhm ill '/' iiii'fMi. .imt UiV fcs^ioii Or. iloag, of Connecticut; Drs. Hale, fi.i.i. ill. Ill .1 iliinl xi .1 < II .. |:i mI)"I'I 'litii Im ^^.l• luhl IN w.iiiii j[',:iii, f)f Woodstock; Dr. Stanley, of \Vatcrbur>% I.. .I'l i"i III mill iH'lil i|ii.iliiif il'- w.is :i and Drs. Smith and J.ockc, of Bradford. Dr. II.. II . •! III! iiii Im'Iii III N's was alsr> prominent in various professional I ■,.' oil ••! I'i..liii \ I ". .1 Milni.iiiii.il l;ii hiii-iciics, ihr Homeopathic Medical Societv oi III. I III '11 ....lnn'h imlnHi'. Iiniit In. \(rm ImuiIiiii \\^\\r^ ii| .i^'r I . u -.iiMi \ i .u iiu-iiiliir; ilu* P»oviti>n Surgical and Gynecological ill. I. ,ii.« III I III! Ill ill. Mil iNiM wiiilii. .iili-iiil Siu'uix Me was also of high rank in ii*ailiiig III. ill. I, 1.1. Mil. Ill \\ . I 1* Hi.l.'l|»l\ .m.l li.iiii' li.iii'iii.il oi\ler>. A I'reimason lor more than .1.11.. I. ill. |>iiiir ui.i iti; i.im II. I». • MH In. ilniix ^r\ rii \ e.ws. he lud passeil all the chairs !n y^ I. I. -.1.1 Mill, iin.l. I ill. pi, . , pi.'i -.Imi* .•! ilu- sn|i,.iilm.ite Nnlies. was a Kniglit TeTnpIar. I »i » |. I mil. I .1 K.'.l'. 1. 1 vn.l li» w » -.sil .» \i»I II- i»i :lie M\siio Slirinc. and ha'l ,it:an:ej \ I lu.i.ni «.» i!w ■'..■■!. -Ml. \1..'.». »'. V »'' i.« \\w \\v\\\ N^oo'vl Je^roo. Scottish R::*.. In I . n'l... :•. ..■■ I'.-..,: ..•'.'.., ".• "V^... '.",' •.!^• ,»!x'."'. .'»• i\iJ. IVl'.tnvs he liad alik^ •\-\*'*e-i :'.-e . 1.1 ... .... ... .- . .•■•^.« !•• t I I ■ • .1 ». N \»' .'■ ■ . XX ... • Nv» -M ' ■,•■.•: -.w.' \.,\ir>. a:\: :or two ^iwr* .\:::r- . X. .. . • >\ .. . N '.. . X j^-.v. '. r..-.*ri**v*v:a: \ e ■: •*'. : *:.i:- . .v' "» "'J* V.** J."^"« •^^' . "1— • -• 4 \ V . . . .N . . ^ * . - ■ ^ ••. -•■■ :•.: - :>io *: • * ; *> , • ■ -'."■'"■.«■ — — — X ■■•. ■ -■■-» .'-...^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 537 pression, London, England. Since graduating from the latter named institution she has been occupied as a public worker in her profession, and has won for herself the most glowing com- mendations. The mother of these children died in January, i884. In June, 1885, Dr. Jones married Miss Annie Frances Quimby, wha was bom in Thetford, a lady of excellent education and of great amiabil* ity of disposition. She was not only a deeply sympathetic helpmeet to her husband, and a ten- der mother to his children, but she also endeared herself to a large part of the conununity by her kindliness to all and her helpfulness to the poor -and distressed. While Dr. Jones passed through life secure in the regard of his fellows, he was not altogether favored by fortune. In 18S3 ^ ^^ swept away all •fais personal effects, his piano alone excepted, and, through an unforttmate investment, his insurance money was lost to him. It was a severe hard- ship, but with imdaunted courage he set himself -to the task of retrieving his losses. For several years preceding his death he suffered greatly and almost continuously from rheumatism, and he sought relief by making his winter home at Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he had many warm friends. Late in 1902 it became evi- -dent that Bright-'s disease had fastened upon him, and he gradually failed until death released him, March 3, 1903. On the day and hour of the funeral all business houses in the village were closed. Services were held in the Congregational -church, and were attended by representatives of the various orders in which the deceased held membership, as well as by the community at large. The floral tributes were many and of rare beauty. Besides the immediate ftlmily of the -deceased, Dr. Jones leaves a brother, Dr. Daniel L. Jones, of Lancaster, New Hampshire, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Washburn, of Rochester, Ver- mont. Dr. Jones was sincerely and deeply mourned. A man of excellent literary tastes, broad knowl- -edge, progressive ideas and equable disposition, he was a quiet but potent force in the community. One of his predominant characteristics was his charity and generosity, whicli was only bounded by his capability. The poor and distressed ever found in him a helpful friend. TTis practice was large axnong those who were unable to compen- sate him, and his sympathies were so tender that a large portion of his collectable fees were lost to him through his natural inability to urge pay- ment of what was due him. All in $31, he was a gentleman in everything that the word inq>lies, and he left behind the fragrant memories that attach toa sweet, useful and unselfish Ufe. ROBERT JACKSON KIMBALL. Robert Jackson Kimball comes from a dis- tinguished line of ancestry which bore its full part in redeemit^; New England from the forest and savage, and later in throwing off the British yoke. Two brothers, Richard and Henry Kim- ball, who sailed from Ipswidi, England, in 1634, were the progenitors of the New England branch* One of tiie descendants, Richard Kimball (7), who, with his father, Captain Jchn Kunball (6) , had taken part in the Revdutionary war, came from Connecticut with his wife; Susannah (Hol- den) , in 1796 and settled in Randolph, Vermont, being one of the pioneers of this town. One son, Hiram Kimball, was the father of Robert Jackson Kimball, his mother being Je- rusha Bradish, of Woodbury, Vermont Robert was the second child, and son, and was bom on the old homestead in Randolph, Febuary 16, 1836. He was educated in the common schools and at the West Randolph Academy. College training was beyond his reach, a fact that he has ever deplored, and which has led him to es- tablish two free scholarships, one at the Uni- versity of Vermont and one at Amherst College, for worthy and needy young men. At the early age of thirteen, he was a newsboy on the then recently completed Vermont Central Railroad. Soon afterward he learned telegraph and became one of the first operators on the old Vermont & Boston Telegraph Hne, which was six years after the first telegraph message was sent. In 1862 he engaged in the banking business at Toronto, Canada, and there married, in 1863, Martha L. Morse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Morse, of that city. In 1865 was established the banking house of R. J. Kimball & Company, in New York city, which has continued up to the present. Colonel Kimball has maintained .a home in Randolph ever since his father's death in 1865, 538 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and liis heart's interest is in his native town. In iH^y he built the residence known as ^[ontague Place, (jccuj)ying a sightly eminence at. the end of Randoi])h avenue, a most charming country seat. J fere, with members of his family, he spends all the summer months that he can snatch from his busy lite, and is a frequent visitor at other seavnis. Jle also has a home on Clin- ton avenue in Ijrooklyn. Colonel Kimball was aide-de-camp on Gov- ernor J)illini;lij«m's stat¥ in iSiSS-89. He repre- sent evi>ositi<^)n. IJy ai)pointment of (iovernor Fuller, he represented Vermont at the l>ankcrs' Congress at Chicago in 1893. In his New York home Colonel Kimball has not lost his identity as a X'ermonler. lie was instrumental in f(jrming that nourishing society known as the Hnn^klvn Societv of Vermonters and has been its secretary and president. He has also been president of the Vermont Society of the Sons of the American devolution and is a member of the Society of Colonial Wars. Colonel Kimball is in politics a Re])ublican, in religion a meml>er of the Baptist denomina- tion. Jn Brooklyn he is trustee of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, director of the Brooklyn Art Association, trustee of the Peo|)le's Trust Company, and is a member i^i other leading clubs and societies nf (Ireater Xew York, lie is also a trustee of tin- Cniversity of Vermont. He has been largely interested in railroad enterprises, and recently resigned the presidency of the Iowa Central. There are two daughters. Misses (lara and Annie, and one son, William iuigene, who is as- sociated with his father in business. The latti-r graduated irniv. Amherst College in iS'/», and was married tn Judith M. ( iibb, daughter of John Gibb. i\Mj.. I'f r»nH.klyn, in looi. wlu-re they now reside. DIX .1. CA.\;i\ [']\- iliK-r inh;i!)ii:ini c;inn"l i\:iiriiilKT a tir-'o ulun iI'-mt vm- n •! ;i >;'.\vini!l « 'ii \]w \alK-v Ty\u\ li:\\i\-i :!i'- '.i'la-^-* «■!' Xmvi]; a:hl Ma-^t Randoljih in Vermont. In fact, this earliest and most indispensable of pioneer manufacturing industries has been operated at that point for more than a hundred years, and during^ mncii of the larger portion of that time the mill has been in possession of the Camp familv. Tliis would indicate that the foiniders of the latter were among the earliest settlers, which is the fact, as Abial and Sally Camp came to C heNea as far back as 1808, and the former rose to local prominence, holding many ofticcs of trust in the new town. His son li^li, now- a retired farmer at the age of eighty-live years, was born in I'lu-l- sea, May 30, 1817, became a civil engineer when eighteen years old and followed that occupation many years. Later in life he owned and ojxTaled the mill alK)vc alluded to, but eventually sur- rendered possession to his son. lie married Sally Dickerman, and one of the cliildren of this union was Dix C'amj), whose birth occurred in Clici^ea township, C^range county, Vermont. May 22, 1857. As he grew up he Ix^came a farmer, l»nt afterward engaged in the milling bu»iincss, with which he has long been identified. At the ]ires- ent time he owns a grist mill at East Randolph, ;md also (Operates the iine sawmill so long in the ])ossession of his father. In addition to this he owns over two hundred and thirty acres of lan«l, and between his agricultural ami milling inter- ests is a very busy man. On the 24th of March, 1885. was con sum- mated the nui)tials of l)ix J. Camj) ami Helen Ilolden, the ceremony being i)er formed at the residence of the bride's parents in Wail^lield, X'ermont. Mrs. Camj) was lK»rn ( )cto1)cr 7. 1S3S. and is a < laughter of Josiah iind Koviiia (l)rew\ Holden, esteeme(l residents of Washing- ton connty. 'Her great-great-grandfather. Will- iam Holik'n. was a soldier in the I'Veneh a!i«I Indian war during the latter part of the eighl- eenih cintury. and, being taken pristmer by the Indian^, wa> forced to run the gauntlet, a thrill- ing rxperience which few escape to describe. A ]»owder horn is in the jjosscssion of a brother tn Mr-s. I'amj), which the said William Holden rnj^ntve.l with ilu' bn»ken blade of a jack-knife wliiK lu- wa< being held prisoner. The p«Mvdcr li'irn is <|uite a curiosity. On one side is the head of King George, on the other a deer, he- >i«]^' which a number of other engravings. The THE STATE OF VERMONT. 547 married Lavinia Bigelow, daughter of ^\'illiam Bigelow of Revolutionary fame, iided in Clarendon Springs, Rutland X'ermont. Their children were: Dr. n Rush Palmer, who became a great 1 and medical lecturer, and held a pro- p in the W'ocxlstock Medical College, as I the Berkshire ]\ledical College, and later s instructor of anatomy in the ihiflfalo Colleire. For many years he was a resi- Louisyille, Kentucky, where his death , while a lecturer on anatomy in the Uni- >f Louisyille. He was suryiyed by a Edward Palmer, connected with the L'ni- )f Louisyille, and two grandsons, also d with the same institution at the i)res- (iM)3J as professors. (2) Dr. Harry Palmer, one of the well known and emi- vsicians of Vermont, died at Ludlow, (3) George became a machinist and Austria. (4) Sophia was the wife of Taylor. (5) Harriet was the wife of [^letcher. (6) Catherine was unmarried, ler's paternal grandmother was a daugh- i P-merson, who was killed at the battle :oga, and who was closely related to 'aldo Emerson. Dr. Palmer's death oc- 1 the year 1840, at the age of fifty-two "'rederick Fletcher acquired his literary 1 in the Thetford Academy and later be- study of medicine in the medical depart- Dartmouth College, from which insti- 2 was graduated in the class of 1870. located at Strafford, \'ermont, where ced his profession for twelve years ; in removed to Bradford, \>rmont, and he intervening years has succeeded in up a large and lucrative practice. PI is in his profession is deep and abiding, rom his love of scientific research and earnest desire to be of benefit to his en. He is a prominent mem])er of the .lountain Medical Society, the White illev Medical Society; he is als<^ con- ith Charity Lcnlge Xo. 43, V. & A. M., .non Chapter, Bradford Council, and the Star. Dr. Fletcher has also been aj)- to sv^rve as a member of the L'nited •nsion examining board, and health offi- cer for the town of Bradford. On April 14, 1875, Dr. Fletcher married Ella Kent, daughter of (ieorge Kent of Strafford, Vermont. JAMES EDWARD BAILEY. The subject of this sketch is descended from Joshua and Sarah (Chase) Bailey, the former named a native of Wales, and the latter of New- buryport, ^^lassachusetts, where was their home. Their son,. George Washington Bailey, w-as born July 2y, 1798. He received a common English education, and in 1820 he removed to Elmore, X'ermont, where he engaged in farming. In 1852 he was chosen prermont. In Stark shorn ho has served for eicrhteon vears as superintendent of schtx^ls, and is the author of a wnrk entitled "Ivliicaiion and Health.'' He at- tends the Piaptist church. Dr. Wade married., in iSS3. Alice Norton, horn [:nmarv tt, 18^7. in TInntineion. Wrniont, dani^liiiT «»i 1 U-nry K. N't>rt"n. a farnicr wlm liviMJ in I Inniini^ton. pa>i\ty-viN. Mrs. \\'a.lo'> i^i-'IImt. Mnrivtra (r.nttK'>» \«-rt"n. \\;i- ])--r'i in I ii'niincrt' 'ii. \'rr- in«Mit. aiiil n- 'W :■> -''li - y- Ww^rrA- w^:, W-ntii'nr. Mr. and Mr.-. X-:-- r. •.'..'■«■ -.he ]«:iren!s of tliroo v'bildicn, on'v tv. ■ ■■:" \' li- ■>! ;lt-(' now living:: Mrs. Wade died March 22, 1902; the sons arc Jesse, who resides in Oklahoma; and Burton, a resident of Fairhaven, Vermont. Both profes- sionally and socially Dr. Wade is a man of high standing in the community, respected for his scientific attainments and sterling traits of cliar- acter, and popular by reason of his genial man- ners and kindness of heart. CLARK SIBLEY. Clark Sibley, one of the prominent business men of East Montpelier, Vermont, can trace his ancestry back to the year 1629, when Joseph Sib- ley, a native of England, came to this country and located in Salem, Massachusetts, where he was one of the most prominent men in the com- mercial and political life of that town. He was elected to the office of selectman, and also served as a member of the general court which held its sessintpc]irr. Subsequently he purchased a small farni near the village of East Montpelier. where he envrac^ed for the balance of his life in tlu' I'p'lnitiiin i^f a general line of garden prod- nots. Hn Aj^ril J. 1848. Lewis Sibley was married J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 54* to Mrs. Maria Hale, the widow of Moses E. Hale, and daughter of Captain Isaac Vincent. Mr. Vincent was only twelve years of age when he came to Vermont with his father, Dr. Philip Vincent, who was a resident of New Braintree, Massachusetts, and settled in East Montpelier, Vermont, in 1795. He was the first regular physician in the town, where he died in 1813. By her first husband Mrs. Sibley had two sons; Edward, who died at the age of twenty years; and Jewett, who died at the age of ten years. Mr. and Mrs. Sibley were the parents of two sons: Lewis E., born in 1849 ^md died in 1868; and Clark, born in East Montpelier, Vermont, June II, 1853. The father of these children died July I, 1874, and his wife died February 22, 1898. Clark Sibley, second son of Lewis and Maria Sibley, was born June 11, 1853. His early edu- cation was received in the public schools of his native town, and this was later supplemented by one term at the Spaulding School and two terms at Goddard Seminary at Barre, Vermont. After leaving the latter institution he purchased a farm from Mr. Royal Wheeler at East Montpelier, where he pursued the vocation of farming up to the year 1892, when he became a member of the Eureka Granite Quarry Company of Calais, Ver- mont, and later he acted in the capacity of gen- eral manager, until he leased tbe quarry, which he now operates for himself. Mr. Sibley is a Republican in his political views, and has served his town in the various offices of selectman, lister, justice of the peace, and in 1888 was elected clerk and treasurer of the town of East Montpelier, which honorable and responsible position he now occui)ies. He is a member of the Universalist soeiety of East Mont- pelier, for which he acts in i.hc capacity of trustee and clerk ; he is also a member of the New Eng- land Urcler of Protection. ]\Ir. Sibley was united in marriage, November 5, 1874, to Miss Susie L. Willard, daughter of Matthew D. and Orlana (Doty) Willard, of East Mont])clier. Two sons have been born to them: Lewis W., bi>rn January 2, 1877, is a graduate of Goddard Seminary, and is now a student in the art of illu^traiini;- in Chicago, Illi- nois, and Carl F., born October 2, 1883, resides with his parents. CHARLES LEONARD HODGES. Long known as a fanner, llie above named gentleman and subject of this sketch has of late years become still better acquainted with the pub- lic as a traveling salesman, with headquarters at Randolph Center. In addition to his com- mercial work he has discharged the . duties o£ postmaster, and by his varied Imes of employ- ment is kept in close touch with a large number of patrons, whose esteem he enjoys both in a. social and business way. Charles L. Hodges was born in WiUiston,. Vermont, May 6, 1848, his parents being Jacob S. and Elizabeth (Day) Hodges. He received an excellent education in the WiUiston Acadenjy and the State Normal School at Randolph Cen- ter, after which he went west and spent one year in the employment of a real estate firm in Chicago. Not liking this business, however, he returned to Vermont and engaged in farming, in which occupation he continued until forty years- old. He prospered in his ventures and became the owner of seven hundred and fifty acres of fine land at Randolph Center, where he resides in a commodious and well appointed home. For some time he owned and successfully conducted a foundry business, but this plant he has re- cently disposed of to the Chadwick Brothers, of Randolph. For the last fifteen years Mr. Hodges has been in the employment of Lister's Agri- cultural Chemical works, and has ably repre- sented this establishment as their state asfent. On the 5th of July, 1901, he received the appointment of postmaster at Randolph Center, and since then has acceptably discharged the duties of that official position. He takes an interest in politics, and for many years lias been one of the Republican leaders in his county. He has served as town grand juryman, is an influential member of the Patrons of Husbandry, and quite prominent in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On the 15th of March, 1870, Mr. Hodges was happily wedded to Miss Lucy S. Washburn, of his native town, with whom he has since lived on tenns of the greatest cordiality and affection. She has made him the happy father of an un- usually bright family of children, whose names in the order of birth are: Charles E., Jennie 54- THE STATE OF VERMONT. ?. : - . '.. '.'.h.ry D. W.. Joscj)Iiine A.. Charles 1- ■^- . ::T-.r '.•: li. i.'harhAW M, the acc()m])lislic(l '.'. 1- =■ i'.\"Sr.'.<:r, inarricwl E. A. i'artridge. pro- :-•: r : :;:*;nii*try and electricity in the Xonnal Vr;-.::.::.:: Scho^jl of rhiladeli)hia ; he is a grad- v>.'.*: ■>:' the i'ennsylvania L'niversity, and owns h hri:.'i-on:e suninur home at Randol])h Center. I*'rrd \\'.. the eldest s(»n, is an employe of the \\ ( -^K-rn h-lectric Cnnipany of New ^'ork city, and a >onnj^ man of promise in his chosen call- in;;. Tile family i-njny high .standing, hoth at home and abroad, and Mr. Ihulges is regarded as a man of inllnence in the political, l)nsiness and social world. His contact with his fellow men in the various lines of activity that have engagi'd his attention ha> impresM-d all with his .sincerity and integrUy in pnhlic as well as in privair relations. (.I'.oKi.h: I'.DWIN IIDLJ.ISTKU. |«»hn ilollister. the American ance>tor «)f the ■ J lollisirr familv, was horn in l''ni^land in the vear i(t\j. lie ac(jnired his edncalion in the common schools t)\ his native town. an4j he emignited to this country and settled in W elherslield. Connecticut, where he Urame one oi the re])res<.'ntative men of the town, lie was united in marriage to Miss loaima Treat. riioinas ilollister in] of |ohn and jo- anna ( Treat ) Ilollister. was lM»rn in W'elhers- lield. t omieclicui. in uqii. lie receivei'th (family name unknown i. Thomas Ht»llister »^). son i^i TluMuas and i-'Ji/al»eth ilollister. was Ixun in the \ear io"j. lie attended the coninii»n schools ^n his native town, .md upon reaching manh»>od was united in marri.»|L;e to .Miss Piuoih\ lliri>. Tlioiiiirs ilnlli>U'r i4». son o\ ThonuiN and Poii'ilu » Mills » llollisUT. wa< horn in tlla^l-'U- l>uv\ . V -Muu'ciicin. jamiarx i ^. i"o". lie was e»l:ica:ed in ilu* di-^inci -^cIioi-In im' Tnal lown, a\u\ svihsi, :u-ii:;\ :ra: vivii M:-*-* AMj^ail Ta'c-'t:. His «Iea'.'' ■\\*:'.:vi«i Sv'.^^v In* 17. 17S1. "•-;.. L I . "• . k > . *» . : I . ..■.*<. I '.■... \ I ». - i^.i . . . . .\ ■ . i . .•».*.. \ ■ ..'* '■ ' 1 .j'^i . :~ ■i-«'v I ■i'»'''.*'\ '* ' '""Tfi 111* 'It- tended the district school of his native town, and when (juitc a young man participated in the Revo- lutionary war, .and served under the command of General Washington. J lis death occurred Sep- tember 8, 1849. Josiali Ilollister (6;. son of Josiah and Mary (House) Ilollister, was Ixmi in Glastonbury. Connecticut, August 23, 1783. He was a student in the conunon schools of the town, and when he reached his majority he decided to follow the oc- cui)ation of farming, at which he met with a marked degree of success both in Manchester, Connecticut, and Marshiield. Wrmtnit. Me to«»k an active interest in the ])olitical affairs of the different towns in whicli he resided, and his in- llnence for gtM^d was wide-.spread. He was united in mnrriage, December 1, i8(x;. to Mis-; IMiiK'be Rich. daughlcM- of Captain Stef)hen Rich. Mr. ilollister died September 6. 1836. Shephen Rich Ilollister (7), son of Josiah and Phoebe (Rich) Hollister, was Ixirn on tlie old home.stead in the town of Marshficiublican. an«l has always taken an active interest in the success of that i>arty. never failing to ajipear at the i»olls and cast his vote. He has i>een honored by his townsmen by iK'ing elected lo fill the utTiccs of .selectman, a position he occupied (luring the war iA {\w rebellion, when he was verv active in seeming si-ldiers for the army, l^ir four \ears he served as a^Mieiate ju. a dauiihier of Pavid and l*hfH*l)e Colnirn. Their two cbiMren are: losiah. Ix^rn Kebruarv jj. 185^.. ii.-.l in 1870: antl George Kdwin. U»ni March 7. iSv». .Mr. and Mrs. Ht»Ilis!er are U)!h liviuL; ;•.■- :!::- date i nn^i. with their son Hollister. u-as THE STATE OF VERMONT. 543 born on the old homestead in the town of Marsh- field, Vermont, ]\larch 7, 1856. His preHminary education was acquired in the district school, after which he became a student in the Vermont JMcthodist Seminary at Montpelier, Vermont; subsequently he attended Goddard Seminary at Barre, X'ermont, graduating from the English department of that institution. Being reared upon a farm, he naturally chose that occupation for his life work, and he has become one of the most successful farmers in that section of the state, owing to the fact that he follows advanced methods and is always thoroughly practical and progressive in his ideas. The industry and reso- lute {purpose which lead to honorable success are his and have brought him a comfortable income. Mr. Hollister is very prominent in the town af- fairs, and, being an earnest advocate of the prin- cii)les of the Republican party, he has been a worker in its ranks. He held the office of select- man for a number of years, and was chosen by the i)eople to represent the tow^n in the state legis- lature in 1898. On February 14, 1883, Mr. Hollister was united in marriage to Miss Alary Ruby Snow, who w^as born in die town of East Montpelier, Washington county, Vermont, February 24, 1858, a daughter of Alonzo and Ruby (Bassett) Snow. Their children are : Edith Sarah, born on the homestead in the town of ATarshfield, Vermont, October it, 18S5 ; and Carrie Emily, born on the hoiiKslead, (Jctobcr 21, 1887. CHARLIES XKW'ia.L BARBF.R. (/harles Xewell liarhcr, a ])r()minent. and in- iliuMitial citizen of the town c^f l>arre, Vermont, is a descendant of Cyrus liarbcr, who was born in the town ()\ Warwick. Massachusetts, in the year 17X1. lie obtained his education in the district school of his nati\e town, and u])on attaining yonnj^- inrinhocn! chose the occiipati(Mi of farming, lie conducted a farm in W'altliani, Massachusetts, for a \\'\v years, where he was very successful in the production of a general line of ^-arden truck. About the \ear iSio he seitlrd u])on a farm in the town of Jlarre, \\'a>hniL^ton comity, \'ernn)nt. 1'here he remained until iS^o, wlien he located in the \illa^"(^ of liarre. wlure he resided for the re- mainder of his lift'. I Ir took a prominent j^art in the political affairs of tlie town and was honored by his townsmen by being elected to hold town offices of trust and responsibility. During the war of 1 81 2 he enlisted in the company of volun- teers, commanded by Captain Warren Ellis, which consisted of one hundred and seventeen men ; the company left Barre for Burlington, in- tending to participate in the battle of Plattsburg, but, the means of transportation not being ade- quate to the demands, they did not arrive at Plattsburg in time to take part in that struggle. As a reward for his bravery and heroism on the field of battle he was appointed captain of the state militia. He was af faithful member and served as deacon on the Congregational church of Barre, and it was through his instrumentality, with the aid of two other members, that the new church edifice w^as erected. In order to acquire the necessary funds for the erection of the build- ing they mortgaged their farms, and then sold the seats to reimburse themselves. Mr. Barber was twice married, his first wife having been Miss Caroline IBabcock, who was the mother of eight children ; Mr. Barber married for his second wife Miss Nancy Cook, of Greensboro, Vermont. His death occurred in the town of Barre in 1867, at the age of eighty-three years. Cyrus Whitney Barber, son of Cyrus and Caroline Barber, was born on the old homestead in the town of Barre, June 19, 1823. He at- tended the district schools of his native town, and the remainder of his time was spent in assisting with the work on the farm. Here he resided all his life with the exception of four years, w^hich were passed in the town of Calais. In his political affiliations he was an advocate of the principles of the Republican party, and took a keen interest in all local att'airs : he was one of the representative men of the town and was highly respected by all his neighbors. On February 26, 1846, Mr. Bar- ber married ]\Iiss Elvira Willey, who was born July 4, 1822, and the following named children were born to them: JMuily Elvira, born June 9, 18-18, died December 3, 1853; Charles Xewell, born April 13, 1852; luKvina Caroline, horn De- ceml)er i(). 1853, married Wilbert M. Spear, and tliev are residents of JJarre, \'ermont ; Laura l''Jla, born June 17. 1856, wife of Clarence G. C'arr, and they also reside in the town of Barre. The father i)\ these children died January 2/y SSo THE STATE OF VERMONT. the army numbered upwanis of one Inmilrcd thousand men, witli lifty thousand horses and mules. For tiie subsistence of the former one hinidred ihonsanti pounds of bread, one hundred and twenty-five iliousand pounds of meat, ten thousand jxiunds of cotTee, ten tliousand pounds of sugar, and, when obtainal)!e. large quantities of vegetables, were furnished each day; while the latter consumed over six liun- changes of under- clothing were distributed. For each perioeen a member of the Jime, 1878; and was 01 of the Green Mountain to that office March 2, i On April 4, 1848, G' in marriage to Caroline of James Templeton, ol mont. Their children i born August 26. 1849, leading lawyer of Montj 1900. Carroll Perley w pelier, Vermont, Decen vember 19. 1873, '^e u daughter of Hon. Chark occurred May 30, 1879 : married for his second II ■1 i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 545 comb, born May 21, 1800, married Daniel P. Adams, and died January 29, 1S70] Jerusha, born May 24, 1802, died September i, 1859; I^^ Owen, born April 17, 1804, married Lodowiska Porter, and died September 24, 1868 ; and George Lester, who was bom September 17, 1809, was twice married, first to Caroline' Famsworth and afterward to Mrs. Sarah H. Mann, and his death occurred on the 19th of March, 1897. The father of these children was called to his final rest on the 30th of March, 1834, and his wife passed away September 6, 1824, at the age of sixty-one years. John Barstow, the third son of Ebenezer and Esther O. Barstow, was born in Shelburne, Ver- mont, March 13, 1792. He was reared on his father's farm, receiving his early education in the district schools, while later he prepared for a collegiate course, but was obliged to abandon this on account of failing eyesight. He then taught school for several years, and in 18 15 removed to Pike, New York, settling on the Holland pur- chase, where he made his home for the suc- ceeding four years. Returning on the expiration of that period to the state of Vermont, he pur- chased a farm in Burlington, on Dorset street, and was an ''honest, industrious and successful farmer" (his own expression). He won the respect and esteem of all the members of the com- munity in which he resided. He was formerly an okl-line Whig in his political views, but later joined the ranks of the Republican party, and on its ticket was elected to the office of select- man, a position which he held for a number of years. On the 19th of December, 1815, Mr. Barstow was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Harmon Grossman, who was born in Flinesburg, A^ermont, April 15, 1794, being a daughter of Rufus and jerusha (Ilarmon) Grossman, their marriage having been celebrated on the 4th of March, 1790, in Vermont. Six children were born m Mr. and Mrs. Barstow, the eldest of whom was Rufus Mason Augustus, born in Pike, New York. February 13, 1819, and died April 26, 1886. The second son, ( irorgo l^'rederick, born January 5, 1823, died ^^lay 18, 1893; he was a merchant in Gliicago, and later was engeged in fanning in the state of Illinois. Jlc married Miss Genevieve D. Hinsdale, and their six children are: James Spencer, who was born February 16, 35 X i860, married Nellie Whittemore, and their only child died in infancy; Fayette Grossman, who was born January 22, 1862, married Eleanor Keasey, and they have three children, John H. Barstow, born June 6, 1896, Eleanor, born July 15, 1900, and James, born February 13, 1903; George Mitchell was bom January 18, 1864 ; Fanny, bom May 3, 1866, married B. LeRoy Per- kins, and their son, George Barstow, was born July 8, 1902 ; Lucy died in infancy ; and Dorothy, born in Chicago, Illinois, October 22, 1872, mar- ried Fred W. Pettibone, of Quitman, Mississippi, and their bright child, Genevieve, was born May 24, 1900. The third son of Mr. and Mrs. Bar- stow, John Lafayette, bom September 3, 1827^ went to Galifomia in 1850, and later had charge of silver mines in different states in Mexico, spending thirty-five years in Galifornia and Mex- ico; he died on the 21st of August, 1901. The fourth son, Heman Jervis, was born March 5, 1830; he served during the Givil war as first lieutenant of his company in the Thirty -sixth Illinois Regiment, and his death occurred on the 2Qth of January, 1870. The fifth child, j\latilda Salome, was born June 18, 1835, ^"^ resides on the old homestead on which she was born, being the only survivor of the family. The youngest child, Harmon Grossman, was born July 24, 1838, and died February 5, 1840. Mr. Barstow of this review passed to his final rest on the 2d of A])ril, 1873, and his wife died April 24, 1861. FRANGIS EUGEx\E WILLARD. Francis Eugene Willard, an enterprising and successful business man of Brattleboro, was born in this village, May i, 1836, a son of Nelson and Elvira (Allyn) W^dlard. Peter Williard, his pa- ternal grandfather, was for many years proprie- tor of a hotel at East Dummerston, Vermont, where his death occurred, while in the hotel busi- ness, in 1841. Nelson Willard, father of Francis E., lived to the age of eighty years, dying in Brattleboro, \'er- niont. He followed the trade of a blacksmith when yiaing, but was afterwards employed in agricultural ])ursuits, being also a slate-roofer and quarryman, oj)erating slate quarries on his own land. He was a Democrat in his political afiilia- 546 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ti« 11-. I Ic mrirrirtl l-'lvini Allyn. by whom he had "III- liiil'l. the- iiiiiiKMliatc Mibjeci of this sketch. i'ranri- \\, W'illc'inl jicquircd a i)ractical echi- i.a»i"ii ill x\k piihHc schonls of Diininierston, A hen- hi- iv>i«lcil fniiu the* aj^c of ten years uiilil .'iiiaii.in.L: hi-i inaJMrily, in the iiu-aiitime leaniiiij^ \\v: ir.idr «'f a ^^lale-nx'fi-r from his father. Com- ing' Hull tn lirattli'honj, he formed a ])artnership w'th ( . H. I'itrcf. ^^ilh wh<»m he was associated mitii iNS^. the firm uaiiu" heiiij^^ W'illanl & J'ierce. Since that time Mr. W'illard has carried on biisi- n<>^ alniu*. eiii])l«»yiii!^ a hiViX^' nunil)cr n\ men, and havi:ii^ almost I'xcUisive c«»nin»l ^i llie slale- r<» '\\v\x traervcd in the liratlle- bnv.. v.w ikpaitnuiit. lie married. < )ctober 17. iS'ii. l-ll/ii I-Dwlcr. by \\h«»m he had tme child, whi' ilic«l at the a;^^e i»f twelve ycar<. rki-hEKitK I Liynni-iK. m. d. l)r. I'retlerick I'lelcher, liie leadiiivr physician • ►f L'radfi»rd. \ermont. als«> aclin|Li in the ca])acily of i;v dical examiner for vari«'ii> in>nraiice c«nn- panir**, am«'!ii; which are the Mutual Life, the New ^ nrU Life, the I'.(|iiitabU- Life, the Lnited ."^l^'te- I ite. the .Nati»nial »>f .Mniilpelier. the Nminw extern Life, the \\ a>hiiii^t« 11 Life and .iiluv^, w.is N»rn at rheth)ril. \eriii«»nt. jaiinarx 17. 1S.14. rile naiiu' K^i the familv wa»» in-iiiinallN ^pelletl h'led-er, and wa^ the name «»f the trade ff a niakir i»f arrows. The earliest ance^t«'r- i^\ the fainih were ^n Liii;!ish or \\"ei>li »-ii»ck. and eiiii- vir.i:e«i from Yorkshire tt» the Lnited SiaieN. the n.ivie I.eiiiL: still ci»mm«>n in the f'-rr-ier na!iied ;»l.ic* Kolu-rl l-"letclier. the ]»rt'u;oiit.'r .■'" the \"Hriv':'.n branch ^'f the :'amii\. -t:i!ii ;ii 1 "• iii- c-'v!. Ma><;'.c1ui»-eit-. 111 10;... lui*!- :lun -'i the i1iiT:\ Minih \ear i»f lii- it.L:^ . i i* ■'.■.' .it th.ir •ii^'t '.bvee ^-.-iiv. Luke. \\ :!!i.i"- ..■'". S.-."":. !. • »f ■^u-^e. \\ i'.'.iav. biT!' :r |- •■..^...'■■" •■ I'-JJ. ■/.i:' r '\ ::'■ Vi- i".;:!\'". \\ '■ ■ . ^I'li; \ I ;.• •« ■" i. ' ■ ^ ■ 'U'- ■'■■!. ■■..'.^. ^ "• ^^.1 iv • .'• ■■. \\ I-.. 1 •■. - ■■ ■ .. - .... V ... , . y^' ^y ■ :^. ■ ■■•-'. - ' V. I '. . .-.'' ' ■ V l-~ - ■ ■•: ! wife. Sarah Willy. Captain Joseph, son of Joshua l^^lctcher, settled and resided for many vears in W'estford, Massachusetts, married Sarah Adams, of Concord, and of their children, Joseph mar- ried J£lizabeth L'ndcrwood, and among ilioir diil- dreii was one by the name of Jonatlian, who was united in marriage to l.-ucy Taylor ; he w as a prominent resident of Dunstable, Massachusetts, and in 1781 was commissioned hv Governor Han- cock to act in the capacity of captain of militia. Ui their children, Joseph, born in 1777, married Rachel J^merstui. and in 1803 they renuived to Thetford, \ermont. Their children were: Lucv. born in Thetford, became the wife of Klias M. Cheney, oi Danville, Vermont; Jonathan limer- .*i»>n ; Mary Dandricli became the wife of Thomas L. (iilbert. a successful agriculturist of Lyme, New llamp.shire; Annira became the wife oi litical and social life of the t<»wn. lie married Harriet rainier of \Voodstorn lanuarx ir. iS.j|- Catherine, burn Xovemlier J. 1S45: Mar- garet. bi»rn .May 13, 1847; and Julia. b..rn < K*- tnber JJ, iS4'). Mrs. b'letcher was a r him in >Midv by. lie eirly became a stutlent «>f metliciue. and beeaiiU" the »lean of \\(>»d.m«ick Medical t*«»lle;;e. the tir^it in^iituiion of the kind in tlie Male ••! Nermont. wa> al>o connected with the C'a'.ile- tmi Medical Ci»llege at one time. He was al^» a L:M]er:iI ]«ractiti«>ner of nieilicine in the i-mn* «»f C!aiiiiil"ii. Thetfonl and \Voi^lst*H:k. anil sut»- ^e»|iieiiil\ became an instructor in ihe r.erk>hirc .\le«lic;i! i i'llej^r. While acting as j^rofessi-^r of cluv'i^!r\ ill tltal insiuulion he received injuries tli.ii re-i:l:e.l in his death, while in tlie act of !»r:''. :*-i'i^ ;i:i experiment proving the Iv.iniinsj .'f T'b'-j'luirrs under water; he was one of the le;' :m: :ve«lical practitioners of his 03) as professors. (2) Dr. Harry Hodges Palmer, one of the well known and emi- nent j)hysicians of Vermont, died at Ludlow, \'ermont. (3) George became a machinist and died in Austria. (4) Sophia was the wiic of Samuel Taylor. (5) Harriet w^as the w^ife of Samuel Fletcher. (6) Catherine was unmarried. Dr. Palmer's paternal grandmother was a daugh- ter of an Fmerson, who was killed at the battle of Saratoga, and who was closely related to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Dr. Palmer's death oc- curred in the year 1840, at the age of fifty-two vears. Dr. Frederick Fletcher acquired his literary education in the Thctford Academy and later be- gan the study of medicine in the medical depart- ment of Dartmouth College, from which insti- tution lie was graduated in the class of 1870. He then located at Strafford, Vermont, where he practiced his profession for twelve years; in i8Sj he removed to Bradford, X'ermont, and during the intervening years has succeeded in l)uiiding up a large and lucrative practice. His interest in his profession is deep and abiding, arisiuLj;- fn^ni his love of scientific research and from liis earnest desire to ])e of benefit to his fc'llo\v men. He is a ])roniinent nieniber of the Wliiti' Mniinlain Medical Society, the White I\iv',T \ oses. He held liberal views in religion, and w^as a Republican in politics. In June, 1857, he married Olive I^Iaton, who was born in Mor- ristown, X'ermont, !May 12, 1834. She was de- scended from John Eaton, a son of Nicholas Eaton, of Dover, England. John Eaton came to America in the ship Elizabeth and Ann in Aj)ril, 1^3;,, and settled in Watertown, Massa- chusetts. In 1637 he removed to Dedham, where he was chosen to minor town olhces. He was a Turitan in religion, in lineal vlescent from him were his son |olin, and his grandson Thomas. The latter named moved in 1722 to Ashf(^rd, Con- necticut, whence hve of his grandsons went north, James to Spriiigtield, David (grandfather of Honorable Dorman !>. Eaton) to Hanover, 556 THE STATE OF VERMONT. tleboro, W'rniunt. in !/[)<), and died ^Farch 19, 1887. On Xovcnibcr 23. iJ^i5. he married Betsey Stearns, who was bnrn April 27, I7<;2, and died April 14. 18S7. She was a daughter of Reuben and Annie (Stewart) Stearns, and a descendant in the sixth generation from the immigrant ances- tor, Isaac Stearns (i), and his wife Mary, the line being continued through Samuel Stearns (2), who married Hannah Manning; their son, Isaac Stearns (3). the succeeding ancestor, married Mary Tlemis: the next in line of descent, Na- thaniel Stearns (4), married Grace Hammond; and their son, Reuben Stearns (5), who married Annie Stewart, daughter of Deacon Stewart, of Holden, ]\rassachusetts, was the father of Betsey Stearns (6), who became the wife of Isaiah Rich- ardson. Isaiah Richardson was engaged in agri- cultural pursuits in West Brattleboro, Vermont, until he sold his estate to the town, and it is now known as tlie "Town Farm." He was a very successful farmer, a Republican in politics, and an active member of the Congregational church. His family consisted of ten children, namely: Will- iam F. : Maria, who married Timothy Stoughton, a farmer; Charles, who married Victoria Mc- Ardle, by whom he had four children ; John, a soldier in the Civil war, married Elizabeth Ran- ney, who bore him five children ; Lucy, who mar- ried Ansel Tyler, and they became the parents of two children ; Frederick, who married Lizzie McArdle. by whom he had two children; Henry, whr was dr(>wned when a boy ; Oscar, who served in the Civil war, married and had one child; Austin, twin brother of Oscar, married Mary Snedeker: and iillizabcth, who became the w-ife of Ozi \\'hittaker, of I*hila(leli)hia, Episcopal bishop of } Vnnsylvania. William F. Richardson (8) was born in Brat- t]e])oro. W-rmont, July 20. t8i6, and. w-ith the exception of a lew years spent in (iuilford, re- sided there durinq- his life, dying there January 14, ^P^nj. He carried on a very successful busi- ness a^ a dealer in meat, e-^tablishing. more than fnrtv vears aii'o. the market until recentlv con- ducted by his sons, and carrying it on until his d^ath. He was active in town affairs, serving as selectman and lister, anrl being politically iden- tified with the Republican party. He married, April 20. 1840. Sophia Plummer, who was born September 17, 182.'*, and died January 19, 1897, aged seventy-five years. She was a daughte; John, Jr., and Eleanor (Frazier) Plummer, a granddaughter of John, Sr., and Jeruslia PI: mer. Their union was blessed bv the birth of children, namely : Ellen, wife of Judge Taine> Tyler, of Brattleboro, supreme court justice of state of Vermont: Eucius H., the subject of sketch; Lucy M., wife of Orin O. Ware:Casi M. C, who married Eeonora Hunt, died Mar 1901, leaving one child ; Frederick A. ir^r Helen Willcutt, by whom he has three childr and Edward B., deceased, married Clara Pie Lucius H. Richardson (9), a native of Bi tleboro, was educated in this town and in G ford. (!)u leaving school, at the age of thirt years, he entered his father's market to learn meat business, remaining as an employe u made a partner in the firm, and on the death his father succeeding to the entire business, wh he carried on successfully up to April, 1902. vl he retired from business. He is a Republican politics, a member of Wantastiquet Lodge. I. O. F., and formerly belonged to the local milii He married Mary Esterbrook, and they have c child. Charles W. Charles W. Ridiardson (n who is cashier of the Vermont National Ba: married Vinnie Elmer, and they have two c! dren, Marion and Howard. Orin O. Ware was bom in Wilmington. } gust T2. 1847, and was there reared and eduat Since early life he has been actively engaged mercantile pursuits in Wilmington, where he 1 a large store, well stocked with general merdi disc. He is the eldest son of the late Schuvler i Harriet (Gaines) Ware, who reared five son?: one daughter, as follows: Orin O.: Ale^ Loren : Herbert ; Harriet ; Harvey ; and Wil'-i: On June 26, 1872, Mr. Ware married Luc? Richardson (g) , and they have two chilorer. len Lucy and Katherine Stuart. C \PTATN HENRY CLARK STRKETFJ Henry C:. Strectcr, a retired businc^> r-ar veteran of the late Civil war, familiarly kn 'vr Captain Streeter, is a worthv descendant M :■ jam in Streeter, who came from Oxfrri. Ma- chusctts, in 1781 or 2 and located in GuMini New Hampshire,, and in 1777 participaie-i : soldier in the war of the Revolution. Ber:r THE STATE OF VERMONT. 549 .31, 1766, in Oxford, Massachusetts, now known as Charlton. On May 4, 1787, he came to V^- mont, becoming the first settler of what is now East Montpelier, where he cleared and improved ■ a valuable estate, and tliere resided until his death. He was one of the lezding citizens of this section of the state, and was very prominent in military circles, having been chosen in 1794 as captain of the first military company organized in that town, while in the same year he was made major of the regiment, which was composed of companies from that and the surrounding towns. In 1798 he was commissioned colonel, in the fol- lowing year, 1799, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and was one of the volunteers at the battle of Plattsburg, where he was an active participant. He took a keen interest in local and state affairs, having been especially in- terested in fotmding the town library and in promoting the cause of education, while on two occasions he represented his town in the state legislature. In 1794 General Davis married Re- becca Peabody, a daughter of Colonel Stephen Peabody, and seven daughters blessed their union. General Davis died April 14, 1848, sur- vived by his widow, who passed away February 5, 1854. Perley P. Pitkin resided on the home farm un- til he attained mature years, receiving his early education in the district schools, and his studies were completed in Washington county grammar school at Montpelier, Vermont. Making the journey to California in 1851, he remained in that state for three years, during which time he was successfully engaged in mining and trading, and on rcturniiig^ to the cast settled in East Mont- pelier, which he represented in the state legisla- ture in 1859 ^"^ i860, having been a member of the special session of that body which convened at the breaking out of the Civil war. At once offering his services to the government, he was commissioned regimental quartermaster of the Second Vermont X'oluntecrs, and was there for a time, when he was aj)p()inted brigade quarter- master of the First Vermont liri^ade. In April, 1862, he was j)rom()te(l to be assistant quar- termaster of voluntet'rs with the rank of cap- tain, and reported to General Rufus Ingalls, chief quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac, at White House, \^irginia. The work assigned to Captain Pitkin was the receiving of supplies at the army base from the fleet of army vessels and distributing them to the several army corps. In this labor Captain Pitkin had under him over twelve hundred civilian employes at a time. When the army was withdrawn from the peninsula he was ordered to' Washington with his brigade of subordinates and thence (during the Antlbtam campaign) to Harper's Ferry, where he was chief depot quartermaster in charge of all the sup- plies for the army. This most responsible posi- tion he held at the bases of supply of the army established successively at Waremton Junction, Falmouth, Belle Plain, and Aquia Creek, Wash- ington, Frederick, Maryland (during the Gettys- burg campaign), and Alexandria, frort. still 1 would be d«»iiig nnich injustice if I did not mention Captain W P. Pitkin. assist«'mt quartermaster, wlm ha> had charge of tlu- great depots, and wh<»M' busine>s hir the year has been exiremelv heaw. lie i> a m<»si nKTit';»ri«tus, eiier- sretic aiul trn>tw<»rili\ •w'ficv.T." 'Vh\< is the his^hest praist- ai'crieil to any man in ihe re])<>ri. Tn Xovenil'L!-. iS«i4. afiiT tw" \ears «.'f such service, in |)i i>i!'i -11- -tA-<=nil I'liK :■■ '.Ik hiL:iie>t in re>p<>n>i- bility, and second to none in labor and care, Col- onel Pitkin resigned his position in the army, to enter upon his duties as quartermaster general of the state of V^ermont. Late in November, 1864, the governor of X'ermont insisted that Colonel Pitkin must return to take the important office of quartermaster general of the state, to which he had been unanimously elected by the legisla- ture. Greatly to (jeneral Grant's regret, Colonel Pitkin obeyed his governor and resigned his office. He held the new office for the six fol- lowing years, and then declined a re-election. After his return from the war General i'itkin resided in Montpelier and eml)arked with two partners in a new enterprise, the manufacture of sawmills, establishing a business that later de- veloped into the Lane Manufacturing Company, of whidi he was at first manager. In 1888 he was elected i)resident of the company, serving in that ca])acity until the time of his death. A j)ublic-spirite- venilKT i[}, 1S73. he married Ella L. IX'wey, druiuduLT 'A J-Ion. Charles Dewev, and her death occurn-d May 30. 1879: on October 10. 1883. he married f'ears. As a companion on the journey of life he chose Emily Dunham, a nalivc of Bethel, \'er- mont. and they became the parents of nine diil- dren. six of whom are still living, namely ; Emcroy 1... now Mrs. Cornelius Ihllings, and a resident of New Haven, this state; Arlie E.. ni>w Mrs. William H. Dean, who makes her houie in 552 THE STATE OF VERMONT. MiiMk'Imry ; Jiidson, al>n of this town; Charlotte, now Mrs. Michael (ialvin, who makes her home in Mi«MK-hnry; Allison X., the subject of this re- view: an«l limma, wife of (liistavus Smith. The ninther nf this family is still livinjj. and now make's her Imnu- with her daughter, Mrs. Billings, iTi Xew Haven, hut the father was summoned to h\< final renivev, whose name forms the ca])lion nf this article, spent the early years of his life m lliu K'wn of Kij)t(»n, receiving his element- arv education in its common and high schools, and latei he entered a seminary at Montpelier, Ver- mont. After jnitting aside his text lK)oks he re- turned to his old home in Kipton, and there fol- lowed farming and stock-raising until iSt^g. mak- ing a >])ecially of the raising of sheep and Mor- gan Imrses. In the year mentioned he came to the f;»rm nn which he now resides, near Middlehury, Addison county, the place consisting of one luin- (kcd and thirty-four acres of fertile and well im- proved land, and there he is devoting liis time and attention to general farming and stock-raising, meeting with a well merited degree of success in hoth branches of industry. Another im])«>rtant interest in which Mr. Mc(.hiivey is also engaged is that of dair\ing. and in that line c^f enei>e- v ranee, and his labor > are attended with gratify- ing success. The lirM marriasje t)f Mr. .Mc( )uivi'\ was cele- bratnl in iS7^. when Miss .Marv I looker became hi*i wife, but after a short, although happy m.-UTii-d life i'f tifteeii months the wife was called to the hoir.i" In-voiid. I'or his secoiul wife he cIiom* l-'lor- eiicr ("I'bb. a «i:uigliter of William N. t'«>bb. of •I\ipt"ii. tin*, -lalf. and a native ^^\ Springfu'ld. \'rriiii'in. IHn father, leduthan Ctibb. wa^ of a ("' •iimMieni faiiiiK. l*'«'ur 'if iJu- tive eliildren of Mr. .itiii Mr^. Mei )ni\e\ are iii'W li\iii!^. iianu-l\ : Al^'l--'. wih- "1 y Iliirle-. i.ei-ds, n, .\\ ili.iNi.r nl .^1 iim'- :•'!. « "' :nu /ncii : < !■ -rili n 1 >.. aiu n'!in- C' •!- IcLTe .:• ^l■'l•M'■llMr^ ". \\\v\ Xrihnr \. .'in-l Merrill C". wiM. :ii^ xiill ;'i Iii-'im-. Mr. Me«Jr.ne\ i-\er- 1']^- ':■- \'\\^\\\ .-t' i'r;i!iv'lii-«' :ii ^iippi-ri - \ \\\k iiu-n nil-! • . i-'.r" -^ ■ 'i tile \\< :''.!^l;«;iM |Mri\ . ;ini! \w li;i^ 1m- I ■!■■'■■ vii'i l'\ li^-' ;"e:*' w eili/eii^ wiili nunu . iV,. ( - . f M-.r. I- ;■"■' '.y\^' . I'.»r rMii\' \r;irN he held the office of selectman in Ripton ; for the long period of ten years was superintendent of schools, and for three years also taught school; held the office of lister for four years, was chairman of the town committee; for manV years held the posi- tion of auditor: was justice of the i)eacc for one vear : was a census enumerator in 1800 : and in 1892 represented his town in the legislature. In his fraternal relations he is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odrl Fellows, being connected with I-ake Dunmore Lodge, No. 11. of Middle- bury, and was also instrumental in organizing and for many years held office in the Grange. His re- ligious preference is indicated by his membership in the Congregational church, in which he has long held the office of clerk and is a prominent worker in the Sunday-school, ilis active life has brought to him a wide acquaintance, his labors have made him a valued citizen of the community and his name is inscj>arably interwoven with the history of progress and improvement along ma- terial, social and intellectual lines in Addison county. OAXA IIOLI-KV MORSK. The name above given has been made f«imiliar in ( )r;Mige county by a long line of useful men who have b«»rne it. but none have worn it more worthily or marominence and activity in |K>Htics. in which spberi' be has long rrmked as a leader, his achieve- ments both as a ]»ractical and scientific agricultur- ist. "sjH'ei.illy as a snccessful breetler of the l>cst borse> and '^atile. have not only given him fame tliongboni bis native state, hut they entitle him !•» a place high on the roll of honj>r as a public benefactor. The family is of Massachusetts origin, and 1 Va .\bner Morse, the fountler of the X'erniont br.ineb. was born iij that stale in I7f'»l. einii;iat«'«l to Ivandolph in early manhood, and die-l tliere in iSi 5. June in. 1700. he married liet^y r.xaii:, by wlie.m he had six children: l.ntlier aii'l < ir.ice. twins, horn in 1793: Calvin. born in 1701 an«l married Elvira Moo«^rn in i7iX> and married Al- niira Tlii'Tn:»> in Randolph: Ira. b «!airyincr and the live-stock industry. He is ni.'isttT of the Central Vermont IV^iiona Grange and is general deputy for Vermont, and does nnicli in organizing granges. Mr. ]\lor-e also finds time to "lend a hand" in ]K)lit.irs. and is a tlgnrr of pr(Mninence in all the ^o!llr>t'^. local (if iL^cncral. lie i> one of the most i!i;1iiviitial Rcptihlican leaders in the ccainty, al- \\;;\- rea(l\' to lie!]) lii> i"i-ieii«l>. thoiii^-h he has ne\'-*r >"n|ir|it or acc-epted aii\ jxijiiical ])reU'r- nieiu f^r hini>elf. I lis enilnisia>ni in such ma^ter^ qtchns entirel\' "in ot a ])airi(»tii' desire tor the welfare of the c<'piitr\. wlii^'li is oiiK i«> he secured by the retention in office of good men and the adoption of wise laws and efficient methods of administration. On the 27th of April, 1864, Mr. Morse was joined in wedlock to Miss Emma Thayer, one of the esteemed daughters of Randolph, and this happy union has been blessed by the birth of three children : Cassius T., Belle T. and May E. The social relations of Mr. Morse are in keeping with his prominence in the business and political world, and an acquaintance, which is co-extensive with the population of the county and includes many of the best known people in the state, attests his qualities as a "mixer" as well as his popularity with all classes. JOSTAH HOTCHKISS STEDMAN. Josiah Hotchkiss Stedman, M. D., for many years a prominent physician of West Brattleboro, was born April 7, 1809, in Windham, New York, and died in West Brattleboro, August 17, 1894. He came of colonial ancestry, and of patriotic Revolutionary stock, his grandfather John Sted- man, of Farming^on, Connecticut, a weaver by trade, having served as a soldier in the continental army. Salmon Stedman, the father of Dr. Stedman, spent his earlier years in Farmington, Connecti- cut, going from there to Durham, Greene county. New York, where he followed the blacksmith's trade for several years. On his retirement from active pursuits, he came to Vermont, and spent his declining years with his only child. Dr. Josiah H. Stedman, dying in i^Iarch, 1861, aged eighty- two years. He married Lucina Hotchkiss, of P^armington. Connecticut. Tosiah H. Stedman, M. D., received his ele- mentary education in the public schools of his na- tive town, and was fitted for his professional ca- reer in the Pittsfield (Massachusetts) Medical College. His first i)ractice was in Durham, (irccnc county, and Richford, Tioga county. New ^'ork, whence he renun-ed to Cummington. Massachusetts, and. after four years there located at ^\'cst Urattlehoro in i8^(), and there continued in acnivc ])ractice up t(^ within ten years of his decease, lie won in an enu'nent degree the con- tidenco of the comnumity, and built u]) an exten- 554 THE STATE OF VERMONT. sivr nii'l rriiiimri;iiivr ])racti('(r in tlu' l«K'alily. ll«- W.I' liii^lilv rrs|>rct*-nslia StioiiL:. t»t' i'lasl W'iinlsor, ( niMM( liiiil. laiiiis SlnmiJ wa.s a taiuur ami iiirriliaiil, and a pminiiK'ni riti/iMi of Ashland, .\i\\ \«»iU. will IT In- Tillrd tlu* various otVuvs wilhin ihr ;;it't n|* his ullow townsmen, and was a ri'pMsciuativc t<» the state K'«.iislalinv. lie ii-aird ten ehihlieii. namely: .\nslin. ( )livia. tiaiinda, \tn*elia. Maria. I'.lviia. Daniel, llissell, 1 ouisc and h'.lisha. I >r. and Mrs. Sledinan he- eanie the paii'iils ui' si\ ehildren. namely: Lii- eMia ; W ill.ud T. : haniel 1». ; Maria I..: h'raiuvs ; aiitl (lata M.. who dietl nnmarrieil in iSo,^ I -u- eina m.nried I ulher I', riariletl. who was Imrn in 1 umnnni'ton. .Massaehusetts. and was for sev- eral Neais A teaeher in the ]>nhlie sehj. t\>r .1 teim ol nnie months, in the I 'i fly-sec- ond .M.issaehuselN \ olnnieer Infanirx. aiul liH^k an aeiixe pari in ihe siei^e o\ Tort Hudson, I omstan.i. where he eoniracted a fever from wlneh he diivi. s»vmi after heinj^ hrouiihl home, iti iS(»\ ai:ed thirix xear^. lie left one chiUl. Nel- he. ni^w diveased. \\ illard \\ Slevlman, a hard- w.ui' mevohan: a: r»r'.>!v^l. i.\Mineelieiit. nwrried Nell'.e M.v.v.'vu S\ wlv^'.v. he had ihree ehildren. lla!'v':. l;\v.'.^ ,;••.'. k'av!e:o!i. Pan'.el !». Sievl- i-.t., V. -v ■* w> . >• ..iV • I •. t . •. I , .1 • . . V \ . ' , ,-. * , ' >^ . . . .; . .1 1 k I iV ^ . 1.1 \ V . »» • V . . . . . - . - • .1 . . . > • - V. . . I , « « • • . • \ ^ • 4 ... • I I «t.v..\X V .\. tl.tt•^. V .... » s *» ^ . . .V W . ■ . - . V . » » \ *» ...... X .' ■ 1 \ 'v ^ ^ ' \\ \ 'v « • . . ^ . . " \ .x . . ■ . 1 . . *x ft t« . ... \ ..»■ ... . , .... •*■..■ ■ s « » wh.Te he attended the district schcwils. He re- moved with his parents to Berlin, Wa.shincrion county, Vermont, whore they purchased a farm, and he enj^a|:ifeil, for tlie remainder of his life in ai»;ricultural pursuits. He was united in marriai^e i^lay 1 1, i8r/'), to Miss Tamicr Hubbard, who was l)(»rn September 21, 17S1. Mr. Stewart died Sep- tember 27, 1847. Rollins Hubbard Stewart, father ui .\\k\ Hubbard Stewart, was Ijorn on the old honiesieail in the town of i»erlin, Sej)t ember 17, iS<>^. He received his education in the common sch«"»ols uf his native tt)wn, and then settled down 10 the life oi a farmer t»n the ancestral estate. He was very successful in this occupation, being" an indu.s- itions. eneri^cetic man: he jM)sses.sed stmnj; manly characteristics, was a j^t)«)d citizen, a kind father atid a lovini^ hu.sband. In his jxjlilical prefer- ence-^ he was a Republican: was the niovinj; >j»irit in tlv^ form.aion oi that party in the town of Ber- lin, and the tirsi meet in?;: was held at his roiilence. He alwavs tiM»k an active interest in the w«Ta. He wa"' elecied to the office of selectman ilurin^ the (ivil w.ir. and was in.sirumenlal in >ecurir.5 soldiers for the army: he lieM this i>«>>itiir i-'t many years, and Avas also chosen u* fill the •ir.ce oi I overseer i^i the jmxt. .\lr. Stewart was married lanuarv i ;. is;!2. ilu Town of i\a.Nt Monipolier. W-nni'iit. :- M:>.h:ila Pa\is. who was K»m .\uiri>l 5. I'^it- 1 1'.e foMowini: na.ned chiKlren have l^t-n K r:: : "^ ihf-.'. : K.»;!in> Pavi^. t>«.m Ma> J. IS,;-; Hi!^i Ma:vi\i. '^.^n March ^;i. 1S41 : .\W\ Hv.:»>ur:. S ■!-• M.o 5. 1^4;: W'liliam Henr\. K^m ■•.:'•. 2}. tS-^ ' • •• V :•"- A! n>. r. T'* !K'r, U-rn rcbniary j;. Sc' "etv-HT 10. i.'S4»j: Clark Harxv-. :.<. iS:;.^ i.".;tr;t. Nni Ma\ i-i. :^=: ^ !.■.:■::". ■'- rn Setteivlx^r 17. '^ii : _\ '.>■■ :. Mr. Stcwar: /::o: v. :"" . ? THE STATE OF VERMONT. 55S boys of Vermont, ^fr. Stewart has devoted him- self to farniino;- on the old homestead. He has pursued this vocation in all its branches, and by patient and unremitting toil has met with well merited success. Mr. Stewart is a Republican in his politics, but has never taken any active part in the affairs of the town, although he has been requested to have his name placed on the list for the offices of selectman and lister. He is a man of a very quiet and retiring disposition, a good neighbor and a thorotigh gentleman in all relations of life. On April 4. 1867, Mr. Stewart was united in mar- riage to Miss Elizabeth B. Benjamin, who was born November 3, 1847, ^ daughter of Josiah and Rebecca Benjamin, of the towTi of Berlin, where they are one of the oldest and most prominent families. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have one son, Leon Chauncy Stewart, born on the old home- stead, December 28, 1879. He received his edu- cation in the public schools of Berlin, and resides with his parents. LUCIUS H. RICHARDSON. Lucius H. Richardson, of Brattleboro, a pros- perous business man, was born in this town, a son of the late William F. Richardson. He comes of substantial colonial stock, being a direct de- scendant in the ninth generation from John Rich- ardson, the founder of the American family of Ridnrdson. and in the eighth generation from Isaac Stearns, an earlv settler of ^Massachusetts. Tlic line of descent from John Richardson, the immigrant, is as follows: John, John. John, Sanuiel, Xatlian. Isaiah, Isaiah, William F., Lu- cius Tl. Jolin Richardson (j) sailed from London, Fji<4lan(l fiT \'iri::inia in the ship Assurance, wlu'H pi£::litccn years of age. He subsequently srttl(Ml in \\'atert(^Avn, Massachusetts, where, in ir)^h or i^).^7. lie re(X'iv('(l a i^rant of land. No rc('nrd of liis niarriacfc or dcatli is given, but it is sin)j>r»>cd that lie was tlu" father of John Rich- ards(^n. of Mcdficld. Mas^acliii^ett<. ^r)]in Rirliardson ( J.) . horn in Medfield, about 1^45. marriccl Rchccwi (1.irk. wlm was horn Au- gust iT). rr/')0. a (lanL;lit(M- <.f Jo^cjjh and .Mice Clark, c^i T~)cdhani. ^hi^^aclm-ctt-. The cliildrrn born of their union were John, Elizabeth, Dan- iel, Joseph, Mehitable, Benjamin and Rebecca. John Richardson (3), born in that part of Medfield now included in the town of Medway, August 25, 1679. ^^'^'** ^ life-long farmer, Hving^ in Kast Medway until his death. May 19, 1759. About T609 ^c married Esther Breck, who was born in Medfield in 1679, ^ daughter of John Breck, and granddaughter of Thomas Breck, who was one of the first four settlers of Medfield. She died in East Medway. Augfust 17, 1774. Their children were Sarah, John, David, Jonathan, Es- ther. Mary, Joseph, Samuel, Solomon, Moses and Aaron. Samuel Richardson (4), born in Medway, Massachusetts, January 13, 1713-14, was a farm- er by occupation, and resided in Wrentham, al- though he attended church in Medfield. He mar- ried, April 2, 1734, Mary Allen, of Medfield. She died about 1740, leaving five children, namely: Nathan. Sarah. Keziah, Sibyl and Olive. He married, second, about 1742, Sarah Clark, of Wrentham. He died February 10, 181 1, aged ninetv-seven. Nathan Richardson (5), of Medway, Massa- chusetts, was bom November 15, 1739. Between 1758 and 1760 he married Mary Austin, an Eng- lish woman, of Medway, and among their chil- dren were six sons, namely: Nathan, Isaiah, Samuel, Joseph. Amos and Jesse. Isaiah Richardson (6 k of Athol, INIassachu- setts. was bom March 13, 1761, and died March 13, 1830. In 1782 he married Esther Bigelow, who was born November 7,, 17^7, a daughter of William and Margaret (Gates) Bigelow. She died November 28, 1851. Their children were as follows* Matilda, who was born November 26, T784, married Georee Blair: Margaret, who was born March t^ 1786, and died October to, T.^68, married John Mixer: Esther, who was born June 26, 1787. and died October 4, 1874, married Elijah Jones: Isaiah, born July t, 1700, died April 3, T/OT : Isaiah, the next in direct line of descent: Almira. born "May tt, 1794. married S(^lomon Eastman : Willard, who was born June 3. T707, nnd died February 20, 1883, married Eliza Sargent: and Mary, born Aucrust 7, 1709, inarried David Warriner, and died July to. t88o. Isaiali Richardson (7) was born in Athol, :\]a*^sachnsetts. Fobrnarv 8, T792. settled in Brat- '556 THE STATE OF VERMONT. tleboro, Vermont, in 1799, and died March 19, 1887. On November 23, 181 5, he married Betsey Steams, who was born April 27, 1792, and died April T4, 1887. She was a daughter of Reuben and Annie ( Stewart) Stearns, and a descendant in the sixth generation from the immigrant ances- tor, Isaac Stearns (i), and his wife Mary, the line l)eing continued through Samuel Stearns (2), who married Hannah Manning; their son, Isaac Steams (3), the succeeding ancestor, married Mary Bemis: the next in line of descent, Na- thaniel Stearns (4), married Grace Hammond; and their son, Reuben Stearns (5), who married Annie Stewart, daughter of Deacon Stewart, of H olden, Massachusetts, was the father of Betsey Steams (6) , who became the wife of Isaiah Rich- ardson. Isaiah Richardson was engaged in agri- cultural pursuits in West Brattleboro, Vermont, imtil he sold his estate to the town, and it is now known as the "Town Farm." He was a very -successful famier, a Republican in politics, and an active member of the Congregational church. His family consisted of ten children, namely: Will- iam F. : Maria, who married Timothy Stoughton, a farmer; Charles, who married Victoria Mc- Ardle, by v/liom he had four children; John, a soldier in the Civil war, married Elizabeth Ran- ney, who bore him five children ; Lucy, who mar- ried Ansel Tyler, and they became the parents of two children; Frederick, who married Lizzie McArdle. by whom he had two children ; Henry, who was drowned when a boy ; Oscar, who served in the Civil war, married and had one child; Austin, twin brother of Oscar, married Mary Snedeker; and Elizabeth, who became the wife of Ozi Whittaker, of Philadelphia, Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania. William F. Richardson f8) was born in Brat- tleboro. Vermont, July 20, 1816, and, with the exception of a few years spent in Guilford, re- sided there durin^f his life, dying there January 14, 1807. He carried on a very successful busi- ness as a dealer in meat, establishing, more than fortv vears aeo, the market until recently con- ducted by his sons, and carrying it on until his death. He was active in town affairs, serving as selectman and lister, and being politically iden- tified with the Republican party. He married, April 20, 1840. Sophia Plummer, who was born September 17, 1822, and died January 19, 1897, aged seventy-five years. She was a daughter of John, Jr., and Eleanor (Frazier) Plummer, and a granddaughter of John, Sr., and Jerusha Plum- mer. Their union was blessed by the birth of six children, namely : Ellen, wife of Judge James M. Tyler, of Brattleboro, supreme court justice of the state of Vermont ; Lucius H., the subject of this sketch; Lucy M., wife of Orin O. Ware; Cassius M. C, who married I^conora Hunt, died May 21, 1901, leaving one child; Frederick A. married Helen Willcutt, by whom he has three children; and Edward B., deceased, married Qara Pierce. Lucius H, Richardson (9), a native of Brat- tleboro, was educated in this town and in Guil- ford. On leaving school, at the age of thirteen years, he entered his father's market to learn the meat business, remaining as an employe until made a partner in the firm, and on the death of his father succeeding to the entire business, which he carried on successfully up to April, 1902, when he retired from business. He is a Republican in politics, a member of Wantastiquet Lodge, L O. O. F., and formerly belonged to the local militia. He married Mary Esterbrook, and they have one child, Charles W. Charles W. Richardson (10), who is cashier of the Vermont National Bank, married Vinnie Elmer, and they have two chil- dren, Marion and Howard. Orin O. Ware was born in Wilmington, Au- gust 12, 1847, 2ind was there reared and educated. Since early life he has been actively engaged in mercantile pursuits in Wilmington, where he has a large store, well stocked with general merchan- dise. He is the eldest son of the late Schuvler and Harriet (Gaines) Ware, who reared five sons and one daughter, as follows: Orin O. ; Adelbert Loren : Herbert ; Harriet ; Harvey ; and William. On June 26, 1872, Mr. Ware married Lucy M. Richardson (g), and they have two children, El- len L\icy and Katherine Stuart. C\PTAIN HENRY CLARK STREETER. Henry C. Streeter, a retired business man and veteran of the late Civil war, familiarlv known as Captain Streeter, is a worthy descendant of Ben- jamin Streeter. who came from Oxford, Massa- chusetts, in 1781 or 2 and located in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, and in 1777 participated as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Benjamin pi' ^^/^O^' THE STATE OF VERMONT. ssr Streeter (2), son of Benjamin Streeter (i), mar- ried, in 1780, Sarah Hudson, daughter of ben- jamin Hudson, who died October 15, 1842. He settled in Chesterfield, on Streeter Hill, and his death occurred there March i, 1835, when he had attained the age of seventy-four years. Benja- min Streeter (3), son of Benjamin Streeter (2), married, in 1807, Sarah Fair, daughter of Charles Fair, and was a prominent resident for many years in Chesterfield. Squire Streeter, son of Benjamin (2) and Sarah Streeter, married Phoebe Hildreth, daughter of Lotan Hildreth ; he W3.y prominently identified with the business and social life of Chesterfield, where he died in Sep- tember, 1847. Clark Streeter, son of Benjamin Streeter (2), married for his first wife, in 1827, Sarah Hildreth, daughter of Lotan Hildreth ; she died March 4, 1841, and on September 26, 1841, Mr. Streeter married Mary E., daughter of Amos Smith. Clark Streeter followed the occupations of shoemaker and farmer in the town of Chester- field, where his death occurred Aug^ist 4, 1868. He served as captain in the state militia. HolHs Streeter, son of Clark Streeter, was born April 9, 1824: he married in September, 1849, Maria Bixby, of Guilford, Vermont. He was a shoe- maker by trade and later became a dealer in boots and shoes at Bellows Falls ; subsequently he re- moved to Brattleboro, where he resides at the present time (1902). John L. Streeter, son of Clark and Mary E. Streeter, married September ~5' ^<^53' Lucinda Needham, of ]\larlboro, Ver- mont. IJe is one of the representative citizens of Chesterfield, where he is engaged in farming, and in nddition to this occupation he follows his trade of shoemaker. Henry C. Streeter acquired his education in the Chesterfield public school, and after complet- inc: his studies he was ciiiraired as a clerk in a shoe slc^rc until the breakinjj^ nut of the Civil war. He enlisted at Brattleboro, V'cnnont, October 2, 1861, for three years; re-cnlistcd at Stevensburg, Vir- £^\n\a, Decenihcr ";r, t8<^\^ for three years; was j)roniote(l successively to cr)rj)oral, fifth sergeant, orderly sergeant : coniinis^ir)Ticd second lieutenant, iirst lieutenant and brevet captain; discharged at Jiurlington, Vermont, Aui^ust 25, 1865. On the 26th of August, .i<%4. he was dangerously wounded at Charleston, X'iri^inia, by a bullet that ]);isse(l through his left nrni and one through the body. After three months in hospital, he recov- lered sufficiently to return to his company for duty ; though he narrowly escaped death, his cour- age was good to fight the Johnnies again. He had three horses shot from under him, but horses were cheaper than men. After enlisting at Brat- tleboro and, remaining there for two weeks they then were ordered to Burlington, Vermont, also men that had enlisted in other parts of state for the cavalry regiment reported there and were organized into ten companies of one hundred in each company. Company^ F being the Brattleboro- company. He was mustered into the United. States service by Lieutenant J. W. Jones, of the United States Army, November 19, 1861. De- cember 14. i8C>i, the regiment broke camp under orders to report to Washington, D. C, and it started by rail. The men were loaded into the cars with the horses, eight of each, and one hun- dred and fifty-three cars were loaded. After re- maining in Washington a few days, they were then ordered to Annapolis, Maryland, where they now came down to camp discipline under Briga- dier General Hatch's orders, as he was put in. command of the brigade composed of the First Vermont, First Michigan, Fifth New York regi- ments, and he also insisted upon company officers attending to stable duty, though the buckwheat cakes grew cold. Squadrons were now organ- ized from the different companies of the regi- ment, F and C being put together as the fourth squadron. Company drills were now an every day occurrence. The regiment left Annapolis March 9, 1862, for Shenandoah Valley, via Har- per's Ferry, and singing as they went through, *'|ohn Brown is here no more." Active opera- tions were now in progress in the valley. General Stonewall Jackson was in the upper valley making ready to attack General Banks, and the regiment was divided up into s})uadrons and companies at different points in the valley, doing picket duty until the night before Banks* retreat. The com- panies were then ordered together on Fisher's Hill, and the next day fighting commenced and the Tnion forces were driven out of the vallev. The cavalrv had some hard fighting on that re- treat out of the valley, as General Banks' forces were light in number compared with General Jack.son's. As the regiment was filing past an Indiana regiment, they called out, ''Let the Green n;S THE STATE OF VERMONT. I' ••:..:. '•■*> C'- ai liu' lohnnies; thev arc old > • - : . '. :1: ':■..;:: A: '.en. and will show the Michi- ^.. • - -:-.:.;:::::■ iT ik-.v." The chaplain of Mr. .'"■- . -• r-^:::v.::: evidently had some of the ' - ■ : : .:.r .^v.;:Icnburir, the old Revolutionarv ■ -■ - : »'/ .""istnck. X'irginia, who after ^ : r.i- ilock, called them out . ■■.Tjiiyard and said: "There is ■ : rixy and a time to preach, and a ■ ■ - ■ -,'■-. ar.'l the time to fi^ht has now l: . ::-.vn led them on to the lij^ht. The ■-'■J ■-:.■: '-n witli Mr. Streetcr's regiment, ■ :.' - i.zv'i >Hna.'•■. . i.-i.:*;. land ; lallin.u'waters. Maryland; sec- ' ' ■' b.'iitir < iil]K-pp ! ■•; ;ir'iMid Ixirliinond. March I to jo : C'raij^'s '■rirt-: ('-ild Ihirbor. \irj;-ini;i : ')•!■/. '!';.'.( rn. \'iri;inia : Meadow liri«li,^e. \'ir- ;.•■■:■: liaw^ .^^hoj). XiiLiinia : Hanover ('<»urt M-'-«. \ iri.Hin'a ; .\>*liland Stntinn. Xiri^inia : ■ . ' ■'- ' ';«k Swanij*, N'irjLrinia ; MalM-rn Hill. \'ir- V ■ ;i : \':i« \\a\ ("jirt ll"n^r, \"irv;ini:i : Wilson's i'M'hi'lin:^ Roanr'akt- S;:iti'>n. St'tnv Crei-k. ■■■ '■ S:aii'ii aiiil ullur IiltIu skirmishes. \'ir- V . ■'. ••■■ lu-:rr. \ir;^:i!i:i. Ki anu\ omattox Court Hini>e. \'irginia: Clover Hill, X'irginia. The company was in the grand review of the Army (»f the To- tomac at W'asliington, 1). C, May 23, 1805. Company 1' here has a record that is an honi>r ■ to ever>- member of the company, a notable reci»rvl from beginning to the finish. The cavalry was the most important arm of the war of the Re- bellion. Tlie Third Cavalry division in the la>t six mrniths of the war. captured from the enemy in o])cn battle '<^ne hundred and eleven pieces t»f field artillery, sixty-five battle Hags and iiiiward*- of ten tlKMisaml prisoners of war. including seven general officers. The 1^'irst X'ermont Cavalry was in this division, and X'ermont may well be ]»rou,^, at W a^ihington. 1). C.. on llie genera! court martial, and his duty «)ften tre Sttiughton \va^ taken, at Colonel Johnson's <[uarters, and lie said to Captain Streeter. Mosby will br i»'obblinc you up one of these nights." Ft was «»ne o'clock :it night when the Captain left for Washington, anl the ('('lonel 'said it was not safe to be coniins^ •mt there and back, am! ^aitl lo tell the judge ail\i- cate to change his nler w:is obeyed and (.'a])tain Streeter did ni»» go om there any more in the night time. He ofti.Mi thought of Mosby in i>assing that \va\. but he had a t1eet horse and his only fear was ••! beinir surrounded. After the termination of the war Captain Stnetrr engaL:e'ars condiicieil successfully the Iiellows I'all- Ibuise: later he removed to Rutland. Wr- W -.4 ■ • ■ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 559 tnont, where he acted in the. capacity of superin- tendent of a peat factory; in 1882 he Ickrated in Brattleboro, where he was employed with the Estey Organ Company, in the fitting-up stock department. He retained this position until his eyesight failed him and he was compelled to resign ; for the following two years he was placed in charge of the livery business at Fisher's Island and after the expiration, of this period of time he retired from the active duties of business life, having accumulated a comfortable competence. Captain Streeter is a prominent member of Sedgewick Post No. 8, G. A. R., and has held all the chairs and acted as commander of his post. In his political affiliations he is a firm adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and he was honored by his townsmen by being elected a member of the board of trustees of the village of Brattleboro, which position he held for three years ; he also acted as chairman of the board for two years. He is a consistent member and sup- porter of the tenets of the Universalist church. Captain Streeter was united in marris^ge to Miss Nellie Clegg, of Bellows Falls, and their ■children are : Franklin C. Streeter, who married Velma Bailey and has one child, Eleanor; Mr. F. C. Streeter is employed with the Estey Organ Company. Henry Archer Streeter, a commercial salesman of Waterbury, Connecticut, is the second son. Charles Bertram Streeter possesses exlraordinarv mechanical and artistic talent, be- iner able to execute some of the finest work in [)arcjiietry and in-laid work; since learning his trade he has spent some time in Europe in order to perfect himself in all its branches, and is em- ployed in Xilcs, Ohio, as expert finisher of rail- road coaches, /ilia, the only daughter, married Rollin H. Brown, of l>rattleboro. ?.[RLVIN DORR CHURCH. This is a name long known and honored in ^\Tmont. where many generations of the family have been cons])icnoiis in the public and business life of various communities. Robert Church, the great-.ijfrand father of the subject of this sketch, came from Connecnicut iu the latter part of the eighteenth century and was among the earliest settlers of Chelsea, X'ermont. where he occupied an honorable position among its citizens. His son Melvin became a successful farmer in HighgatCi and for forty years carried on business as a car- penter and builder. For twenty years he held the important office of tax appraiser^ and in 1866 was elected to represent his town in the state legisla- ture, where he exercised an ixifluence as rattleboro, has risen to present intluential position largely through his I efforts. He has, however, through a long of gfx)(l ancestors come by those sterling :s of character which are Ixnind to win suc- for a man at whatever he undertakes in life. VViUiam Hines, the first of this line of whom have record, was horn in 1719. He resided the greater part of his life in Greenwich,, •de Island, where lie was en<^agetl in business many years, lie married Rlizahelh Williams, • was born in 1717, and who was a great )ddaughler of ]\oi(er Williams. She died in A'illiani Hines, jr., son of William and l^liza- , was a man of lari^e wealth and much intlu- '. Born in Scituate, ]\h(xle Island, in 1744, he led in that state for many years of his life. 36 X When the Revolutionary war broke out he en- listed, and did some valiant service for his coun- try. He was one of the first ancestors to settle in Vermont^ and was one of the founders of the town of Guilford, where he purchased land as early as 1788. He opened the first woolen mill in the place, and carri^ on an extensive manufac- turing business for many years. He accumulated considerable wealth and later in life settled at Monroe, Massachusetts, where he died in 1825. He married Jemima Seeman,of Rhode Island, an they had several children, among them Thomas. Thomas Hines, grandfather of Alonzo H.. also a prominent man, was bom in Rhode Island in 1780. After reaching manhood he resided in Monroe, Massachusetts, for some years. In 1800 he married Sarah Arnold, and they had seven children: Maria Arnold; Isaac, who is men- tioned below.; Jemima; Laura; William; Emily; and Milo. As a man of ability and one keenly interested in public affairs, Mr. Hines served as a member of the assembly of the town of Mon- roe for some time. As a Democrat in politics he exerted large influence. In religious sentiment he was liberal, and attended the Congregational church. Isaac Hines, father of Alonzo H., a well known contractor and builder of Brattleboro, also engaged in other business in the town, was born at Hinesburg, in the town of Guilford, Vermont. In the common schools of his neighborhood he secured his education, which was quite sufficient for all practical business purposes. During his early life he also learned the carpenter's trade, at which he later became very proficient. About 1830 he came to Brattleboro, where he followed his trade for some years. Being a skilled work- man he found no difficulty in securing plenty of work, and he finally rose to the position of con- tractor and builder. He followed this business for many years in Brattleboro and the -surround- inc: countrv. and many fine residences and churches in that city and vicinity are the results of his work and supervision. Many of his con- tracts were large ones, requiring the employment of large forces of men, and the business was high- ly profitable. In addition to his building enter- ])rises, he was for some time associated with Jacob Estey and H. P. Greene in the well known organ house in Brattleboro, then run under the firm name 562 THE STATE OF VERMONT. of Iliiv^s & Conipanv. lie bad low if any draw- backs ill his Inisinos, and l»ccamo in the course of time very soHdly pnisperons. 1 lis last days* as well as the more active |>art of his mature Hfe. were s])ent in Hrattldxtro, where he (hed in 1S7O, in his sixty-ninth vcar. He married Hannah L. Joy. and they had three children, Franklin, who dii:d in early life : l'-u«2^ene ; and Alonzo II., who is mentioned Ixdow. Air. J lines ]K>ssessed those stP»n|L^, forceful traits of character which made him a power in his cnmnnmity. As a member of the IJaptist church he was zealous in all religious work, lie was always interested in things per- taining^ t(.' the city's welfare, and improvised and established the system of conveying w-ater to the city (»f Hrattleboro by means of ])ipes extending irom s|)rings in the adjacent highlands. Alonzo 11. nines was born in lirattleboro, lanuarv i t. iSv), and in the ])ublic schools of that citv received his early education. ICvincing a keen inti^rest in his studies, he was later sent to the 1 .eland and ( Iray Semiiiary at Townshend, Ver- mont, where he became well grounded in the liiirher branches. Possessed of a decided talent for music, he also gave considerable time during his earlv life to the study of that subject. Vox a livelib.ood. however, he naturally turnetl to em- plo\".-!ient with his father, and in his youth t in southern X'ermont and tiie adjacent sections of New Ham])shire and .Massachusetts. Having natural ability, he has been eminently successful in this line, and has continueons. This soiiiew hat arduous but beneficia perience lasted from 1875 tmtil 1878. when Cltnigh abandoned the seafaring: life a.nii turned home. Taking- service with Georg I'rince in the latter 's butter-tub factory at 1 dolph he re|>rcsented that establishment a: foreman in M ichigan for two years. In i8qi luirchased a farm in IJraiiitrec, \'ennoni, wi he l;as since dcv(ned his time to agricultural! suits. From 1889 until 181)2. in partner: with \'ict(M- 1. Si)ear, he v/as engaged in fhin "tww: grades of sheep from \'eniiont to .Mont: During the years 180:2 and 1893 he represa the town of Uraimrec in the state legii^Iainre made a commendable record as a public 06 Since iS<)5 he has hehl the position o\ r«Ta«1o missioner. and durine: the last two vear>ha>i' school commis.sioner, in both capacities >h':»w aptitude for business and a watchful iritere*? the itTairs of the ]>eople. ' )n the if>th of April, 1878, Mr. Gougbt united in marria.i^o to Miss lillsie M., daugftter William tUid Phebo (l.cxmiis) Famsworth. n dents of Uraintree and engaged in a£^^<:ota The four chiUlren born to this uni«^ are Xc Blanche, Lynn h"., Ray W. and Ston-s F. ^ family is well known and has many friend>. J Clougli having the faculty of making him* THE STATE OF VERMONT. 563 popular with people of all predilections and call- ings. When elected to the l^slature he was a Democrat, but since then has afiiliated with the Republican party. He is prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of Phoenix Lodge No. 28. of that ancient order at Randolph. He at- tends the Congregational church at East Brain- tree, of which Mrs. Clough is a member. His career in all the relations of life has been credit- able to him as a man and a citizen. Storrs S. Clough, the father of Guy A. Clough, was a native of Waterbury, Vermont, bom April 7, 1828, and died in Roxbury, March 13, 1881. He was the eldest son of Thaddeus and C'larissa (Morse) Clough. The former came from Hopkinton, New Hampshire, at the age of five years, to Brookfield, Vermont, with an elder sister, wife of Solomon Rood. At the age of eighteen years he moved to Waterbury, where he passed his life and held all the chief fown offices, representing the town three times in the state legislature. He died November 28, 1883, ^g^ eighty-two years. His wife died September 30, 1876, aged eighty- four years. Alma A. Allen was a lineal descendant of Deacon Asaph Allen, a cousin of Colonel Ethan Allen. Asaph Allen's wife was Persis Sheldon, of Bernardston, Massachusetts, a granddaugh- ter of Margaret Burke, who was a sister of Sir Edmond Burke. Deacon Asaph Allen was a Rev- ohitioiiary soldier and a pensioner. Eliakim Al- len was a son of Asaph Allen, and the father of Alma A. Allen. The latter died Februarv 20, 1854, aged thirty years. Eliakim Allen died at Waterbury, March 25, 1875, ^^ the age of ninety years and one month. His wife Deborah died October 19, 1857, aged seventy-one years and eleven months. REV. wirxiA:\r h. washburne, d. d. Rev. William H. Washburne, D. D., pastor of the Vlvst Methodist FLpiscopal church in Ben- iiinjL;;ton. Vcrnioiit, was born in Rensseiaerville, Albany county. New York, on the i8th day of October, 1839. He is a graduate of the Illinois Wesleyan I'nivcrsity, of the Boston University Sch(X)l of TheoU^i^^y, and received the honorary (letriec of Doctor of Divinity from Livingstone College in t8(X). He entered the ministry by joining the Troy conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1866. On July 10, 1866, he was joined in marriage to Miss Betsy Swartwout, of Westerlo, New York. Two sons were bom of . this marriage, Robert Hoosick, now a minister in the Methodist Episcopal church; and Ernest S., a manufacturer in Troy, New York. Febru- ary 27, 1901, Dr. Washburne was united in mar- riage to Miss Georgiana Craw, of Albany, New York. Dr. Washburne became pastor of the Metho- dist Episcopal church in Bennington in 1900. The church is fairly prosperous, a floating debt of twelve hundred dollars has been reduced to four hundred dollars, without interest. There is a membership of nearly four hundred, and good large congregations attend on the church services. The present church edifice was built of a sort of flint stone, sixty-five years ago. SALMON WILLIAMS. Though at present keeping a hotel in East Braintree, the gentleman whose name heads this biography spent the greater gart of his life on a farm, engaged in the varied lines of agriculture suitable to this section. His father, George Will- iams, who was a native of Northfield, Vermont, and a son of an early settler of Washington coun- ty, purchased and cleared a farm on which he remained almost all his life. He held the posi- tion of justice of the peace and other town offices, farmed with fair success, and stood well in the community among all classes. He married Julia Spear, the early representatives of whose family were among the first settlers of Braintree. Her father, Jacob Spear, was a farmer and rose to a position of prominence and influence in his day. George Williams was a Republican in politics, and a Universalist in his religious belief. His son Salmon, who bought the farm, was born April 4, 1840, and, with the exception of a verv brief interval, spent sixty-one years of his life on the old homestead. Recently, however, he sold thi^ place and now owns the old East Ilraintree Hotel, which he conducts to the entire satisfaction of the traveling public. Like his im- mediate ancestors, he has affiliated in politics with the Republican party, which had an early growth on Vermont soil and has dominated that THE STATE OF VERMONT. .'!vj L^iitnalion in which - r ":; ::is follow citizens is . . ■ : ..: ':. lias «>T\on been called .. " ■ - : •> ::: c-Minectit^n with l(Kal r::.- lie has hekLare those . -...:.. sc'vctman and lister, be- . -,■ ^ '■■ -■.::ic< •»! town and grand ..: . .. - vvrseer •»£ ihe jxKir for six -• "■:: T'cT. iS/'»j. was solenmized J: - -*."■". n Williams and Lucy A. i- .r ■. ::ar:ve '">f Saratoj^^a Sprinpfs, ; : ■. ■'. :r.an «»f many estimable traits " !:- iini«»n resulted in the birth - -• . '.'.'. f uhoni are comfortablv set- . '.:.:\: «l'ine well. ( leorge 1). is a -v:-. :::• Ti. WTmnnt: Cara J. is the r^y.vAry. nf Lebanon. Xew Hamp- '. ... : '.arrifd T. E. Bowman, a farm- — ; . ■ iv' -if latf has purchased the old '.':-•.•■; I' 1 : Lura Hell is the wife of ;■:•.>.:•.-. "f Maine: and Alvin S. is an *.::'- i.di-on I'-k-ctric Lij^ht Works at . -\''.u ^'ork. Mr. Williams is liberal ^■. "- belief, an held all the !■• ' d''-L i;i'K'r. :" . I-. ! rank ' 'nl Hurt, tiie ' • pr! ■. I'd "f * Mic i^i it< !i' -'■ lil«- u a^ devott'd : ■•- ii.tir'-^t-. nj«»rall\ as ;:• ' ■. Ii- ■-• -Ti-rlini^^ trails ■/ ■ •,.-•■ '111-:!:!- f' 'r -^akt- > -i " •"■ :-.:-i I Nt-n in 'lu- ■■•■■•■ . ' :"i' -nt, i\b- • ■ ■ ■••'■' I -.'in;'. I'.nrt. • ■■ :■■: \:'r''\ w iuTi- ■ • .. : ■ ||, ■ ^' I ■ .'. ^- • " 1 nuich success for several terms. lu iSSr in a-- sociatit^n with his brother, Charles L. jlurt. Ik- enjLrasfed in the lumber business, which lhe\ C'-n- ducted with such industry and intellij^^i-iKv that it soon came t(^ be reco^iized as one of the princi|)al industries of Stowe. while the tirm was numbered amonj^: the most enterprising lumber producers in the slate. JVactically c<»nirollin;[r fcnir thousiind, five hundred acres of tine timber lands, the |)ro|)rietors. in the conduct of their business, affcirded a sadly needewtli, and they calculated that by their method the town would, as a whole, jjrow timber with sufhcieni rapidity to nearly co!n]»fn- sate for the annual cuttings. In the division ■•f labor, to C. M. JUirt was conimitteank O. r.urt had charge of tiie manufacturing and sales. In all the atVairs of the Inisiness. which broui^iU him into contact witii all clas>es iti nun, he displayed tho>c qualities which mark the real man <»f atVairs. .\l tiie s;une time he I»ore iiim- self a> one ti> whom wa> committed a tniM rather than a matter nf a private business, so ci»n>ifliTa!e was he ^^l otlKT>. whether employes or cusIumuth. He ajMvarol i'^ regard tiie enleqirisi* in whirli w»Te embarked his talents an«l his means, a* a j>ari of ilu' life of I ho village, and he comhu-tol its atVairs in such mkuuut a-* ti^ onaiik* llu- vil- lage"* t" reap the luliesi >hare of ihc bin»fii> which tliai v!Kvr;»:i^e C"uld I>ring. In all ]\> dkali'>Lr< hv wa- .::>linL;uislied for his luftv i:i- loti'ri*.). N' v.i'.r.: .-i sm-jUji^.s^^ sa\ing nai!;^h? "f 'vcrli. iU. ovt-r aitachi'«l in h;--. Hi^ !i i:'.\- wa'i :'iU -\n'n\m for an abMihur h- :i- i"*:\. wlrv''^ -T- ;•.■ atk'1 "Ui iiit«» libi-ralitx. .iii-i. wi:\ :'^r;. ':■ :k^: '.:esri«'n as t«» Ci»nthctini,' ':- •.tTi^'-*. ■'. u ■,:*.*, olx'vrtullv \ield. in favi«r : ^l::ire •»f that which wa aV' f . * .1 ^\ i'\ ■'■- vT": r!s w^ri- largely deviated t.. :• . :c!: ''i-* Tuinie wa> s«» jmimim !:■"• ■'•.!r* rcTidireil lnyal ^ervicc * \..ri I'.N .»tlKT imj»iirtant capa-. : :' 'v:r..si part in securine: '■■■ '\ S: wo & Waterburv Flivtr:: :\ . > A,-.! i- v\ory other enterprise pp'" - .. '. ..v.:.ii:c : ■ the village or county. W::i: J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 565 iiis brother, he established the niinature but use- ful water supply from the old Mount Mansfidd hotel site, and by so doing brought benefit to a goodly number of worthy people. Deeply inter- ested in educational affairs, he served as school director for nine years, and it is without question that no one of that period took so active or use- fi^l part as did he in promoting the usefulness oi the schools of Stowe and in elevating the stand- ards of teaching and scholarship. He served at •one time as first selectman, and in 1900 repre- sented the town in the legislature. In both these positions he was an ideal public (rfficial, putting from himself all selfishness, and laboring with singleness of heart for the good of the com- munity and the state. He was an exemplary practical Christian, and an attendant and liberal supporter of the Unitarian church. He was a member of Mystic Lodge, F. & A. M., and his political afhliations were with the Democratic party. Mr. Burt died July 16, 1902, at the age of fifty-three years. He was in the very prime of his physical and mental powers, and, until seized with liis last illness, gave every promise of a long <5xtentled life of usefulness. He was compara- tively young to hold so high a place as he did in tlie hearts of his fellow townsmen. It is to be said, in all truthfulness, that he was the most hiia:lily regarded of all citizens of Stowe. Every eliort of liis life liad for its inspiration the in- terests of his community, and his every act was to its advantaj^c. Thus much may be read be- tween the lines in the foregoing narrative of his l)nti:;roijational rluirch: ami fra- iiti';;iii*> wiili i1k' Wantastiqiict Lodge. 1-. I'linil :s •UK- hi' i!io ln'sl known men ■. not only in lutsiness circlos, Imt also in anil ri'liiji.iiis orKantz;Uw>ns, He \v- . .>li:nit.i:n'i I.o.l^'i- No. t^k F. & A. M.: •:v.er (."liapur \'o. 12. K. .\. M.: Con- .■ loimoil Xo. u.. R. & S. M.: iKin.k-1 N'o . K. T. T. rv. S. I', k. .■^.: Ml. Sinai Teini.le, A. A. M.' .<.: Wama-ii-moi LoiIro. 1. (X M. }'.-. r.w tirani;i': aiiil Keliekah l.ixlfio No. i. interosii'rl in niiliiary organizations, he rvi-.l tor ei:,:lit years as eonnnissary s<.r- ■ ! I'l'inj'.Hiv I, I'irst Refpnionl, in ihe .Male He \va< one >-'( ilie charter menihers of ;-:-ont I'mural l>ireelors' ami KmlKihners' .<:•.'» UTou Wrnioni I'mlenakors' :hu1 :v.iT*' Assueiatii'in. was its lirsi i>resiileiii. .- Iielii ihat oiiiie cniinnonsly since, lie •i.i.ni oi ih'' llrattlel'oro Street Railroail. I- i'lvn a iKae^'n oi iho Conjjrejraiional {■•r over eisrhurn years, ami is i*tic of the - .iml a in"*i snh^iamial meinber. As a ■io;in he e\erei>e> a vvi.le inlluence in l.va! Strict alien L- he lul hi;:l> 1 ]'io KkW IN S. UoWi.KV. ;■■■«!" SaTi..i-,: U,-«V^. .'i She:'>i:v:v. \\- I" -. .\ -■11 .'•: A.ir-..:i :r.'..\ Meivv K.'w:o. «.i- Iv- V-ri: jj. tSjj. \ar.-n Ko« Vv . I.i:hcv .■ A.;- ■: K.'»;e\. w.i- .: ve-i-lcm .>I t.\ n:u .-ti.-;:: n-: ■.'v-\ :i-:ci -.K :> r- vin.iii.'n -I :h> K,v ■'■; I- ■':-. ^^.■.•.■ 'ic :\-.- \.-.: :■■ ShclkiMic. Wvr -u !lv ■ T.e . llenian, Alnnzo. Marshal!. Nancy. Pliny anon his father's fann until ho attained the age of iwonty-iino years, when lie loft the |iarenial roof and )nirclia.«ed a fann. which ho cleared and cnllivatod. aiwi on which ho coo- tinnod to nsido nniil his di-ath. During the war ittry nwlvd hi> sorvico-. he 1-1 iiarticii>atoil in the I>3itlc t'«lo_'i was an adhorvni •■( ie Kv)inMicaii iwHy. and he e "thcc!' of s«-Uvtinan aivl in ..thor U-al ..ffici-s. He ISO to Miss Mercy Drow. M, and ilioir chiMren were: r 7. iSiS, niarritfil I>ani*l nnhor nwitliimoil hi-lo«' : THE STATE OF VERMONT. 569 Aaron, born July 11, 1825, ^^'^^^ ^^'^s a painter by trade, and in 1844 went west, and died in St. Jo- scpb, Michigan, June 10, 1880; and Peter, born June 17, 1827, a resident of Burlington. The fa- ther of these children died October 4, 1866, and his wife (bed Xoveniber 30, 1839, at the age of forty-f(^ur years. lilrwin S. Rowley, eldest son of Aaron and !Mercv Rowlev, was also born on the Rowlev honiesteail, where he resided until he was twenty years (jf age, \yhen his thoughts turned to a sea- faring life. He purchased a vessel and engaged in the lake traffic between Canada and Xew York. This proved to ho: a very successful and remuner- ative business, and he continued in this line for seventeen years. In 1857, desiring a change, he -purchased a farm west of the village of Shelburne, and for some years turned his time and attention to farming:. He finally sold the property to Dr. W. Seward Webb, and it became a part of what is known as Shelburne Famis. Since he disposed of his own fann he has resided on the farm for- merly owned by his father. A Republican in politics, he has discharged many public and official trusts, such as selectman and lister for a number of years, and he was also the representative from Shelburne in the legisla- ture in T872. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of wShelburne, and a member of Friendship Lodge No. 24, A. F. & A. ^L, of Charlotte. Mr. I\nwle\ was married to Miss Ma^ry Sin- crieton. of Shelburne, in l-'ehrnarv, iS^T, and their two ^ons arc l-'red ]'.. and I lenry X. The former, a farmer in Xew Haven. Vonnont. married Miss Tessie Xasli. of Shelhnrne. and their two sons are Tamrs P'rwin and Leon. Mr. Rowlev deals largeK in li^e stock and frnits. llenr\' X. married Miss Alice 1 'aimer, of In-rrishnrii*. and they reside on ]ii^ father^ farm, lie is an extensive dealer in f^nit. an widcK known to both ])rculucers and J)n\crs. aldia: i-:i)S( )X jiaDi-Aixk:. The al)<)\(^ named, wli" i^a^sed away at his l:r.n;c in Ilardwick. l\l)rnar\ 10, iSSS, was the niovt T^nkH-essive a.nd inliueniial (Hti/en (^t that town and anion^" the Kadini:" :iun ot the county Jind state lie was l<»ni:- foremost in the develop- ment of business and opening of land to cultiva- tion, and was in manv senses a benefactor to his fellow men, contributing to the educational, moral and spiritual interests of the community in which his lot w-as cast. His first ancestor, of whom knowledge is now obtainable, was William Jeudevine, who went from Sterling, Massachusetts, to Charles- town, New Hampshire, in 1778. The name w^as, without doubt, in its original form, Jeu de Vine, of French origin, but no account has been pre- served of the familv's removal to the United States. iVs there were several French families among the second and other early shiploads of Puritans in the Plymouth colony, it may be pre- sumed that this name was early planted on this side of the Atlantic. Cornelius, son of William Jeudevine, was born November 2, 1776. in Sterling, Massachusetts, and obtained his physical and mental develop- ment in Charlestown, N'ew Hampshire. He set- tled at Concord, \>rmont, in 1805, and was then a vigorous and intellectual man, and gained prominence in the affairs of his town and state, dying August 31, 1862. He married, June 1 1, 180C., Lucy, daughter of Captain Samuel and Susannah C Johnson) Wetherbee. Samuel Weth- erbce was the sixth child of Captain Ephraim \\'ctherbee, an original proprietor of Charles- town, where he was highly respected for his manly ^irtues. Captain Samuel \\'etherbce was a leading spirit in the struggle f(^r American inde- nendence, and was manv vears a member of the general comt, and also served as county judge. Susannah Johnson was only four years old when, w'th her ])arcnts and a sister and brother, she was taken captive by Indians at Charlestown, Au- gust 2'), 1734, biU she returned to Charlestown in tt^'k). J ler mother published an account of their cai)ti\itv. Lucy (Wethcrbee) Jeudevine was the mother of three children, Luthera, Alden v.. and Harvey. The daughter became the wife of \, iSjf). and Mr. Jeudevine mar- ried. Mav 2<). 1827, ]''liza Cushman, of Little- ton. Xew Hami)^liire, who survived her husband until April 10. 1S78. Cornelius Jeudevine was e\'tensivel\ engaged in farming and was, for a period of more than thirty years, ])roprietor of a 570 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ntral store at Concord Corner, and was a suc- cessftil man. Of broad mind, he appreciated the vahie of education and endeavored to equip his children for good citizenship. He was ever active in promoting religion and temperance, and was an enthusiastic worker for temperance when such a course was unpopular, and spent freely of his time and money to promote those causes in which he felt deep convictions. It was natural that his townsmen should honor him by selection for many responsible positions, and he served in the capacity of justice of the peace, selectman and in other offices, was a delegate to the constitutional con\-ention of 1814 and represented Concord in the state legislature in the two succeeding years. Under such precepts and example was Alden E. Jeudevine reared, and well he profited by them. He was born Augtist 4, 181 1, in Concord, and was early accustomed to assist his father in business. His education was completed at Con- cord Academy, then under an able instructor, Rev. S. R. Hall. Inheriting his father's qualities of energy and acumen, young Jeudevine soon manifested business ability of no mean order. When only twenty-two years old, he was ap- pointed deputy sheriff, and filled this position six years continuously. During this period, he was elected high bailiflf of Essex county, and had the appointment of several deputies. In 1839 Mr. Jeudevine left his native county and cast in his lot with the village of Hardwick, then a rural community, remote from business centers and railroad communication. Here his financial ability and energy found a promising field, and he soon assumed the position which he was bound to attain in any community. In com- pany with a cousin from Charlestown, New Hampshire. Jonathan Raker, he began a mercan- tile business under the name of Baker & Jeude- vine, which association lasted four or five years. He was then associated with Adolphus Holton under the style of Holton & Jeudevine, which continued until 1867. They did a large mercan- tile business, besides farming and dealing in cat- tle. In the last named year Mr. Jeudevine re- tired from mercantile pursuits and devoted his entire attention to fanning and the care of his real estate, which included several thousand acres. In the meantime he had held extensive mercan- tile interests, both in Hardwick and elsewhere. being a partner in Jeudevine, Nelson & Company at Woodbury, from 1S47 to 1853, and in Jeude- vine, Carruth & Company at East Charlestown^ from T853 to 1859; a^so in A. T. Way & Com- pany for three years, and twelve years in Way^ Titus & Company at Hardwick. Mr. Jeudevine was a pioneer in the Free-soil movement, as unpopular when he took it up as was the temperance cause when first advocated by his father. He never did things by halves, and when he espoused the cause of freedom, he gave the same earnest and active efforts for its suc- cess which characterized his private pursuits. FVom the organisation of the Republican party, he was among its foremost supporters, and was always prominent in the party councils. He was fearless and untiring in the advocacy of its prin- ciples." It was inevitable that such men as he would be called to the public service. He served the town seven years as clerk and ten years as selectman. For a period of twenty-three years he was postmaster of Hardwick. receiving his first commission under the administration of President Tyler and his last under Abraham Lincoln. He was elected assistant judge of the county court in 1850 and 1851, and county commissioner in 1854, being the first chosen under the law con- stituting that office, and was a member of tliree constitutional conventions, in 1850. 1857 and 1870. In the legislatures of 1853 and 1854 he represented HardWick, and again in the biennial sessions, of 1878 and 1880, serving on important committees and conferring credit upon himself and his constituency. In the last named session he introduced several important measures, and one of these' is still known as the "Jeudevine highway law." ?Ie represented Caledonia countv in the state senate in 1860 and t86i, doing im- portant committee work here also. Keeping ever the welfare of the greatest number in view, Mr. Jeudevine was a valuable legislator, as he was always a good citizen. He was always present wherever duty cajled. and was an active factor in promoting town im- provements. The town records show that he was always alert in the interest of good government, and the large number of resolutions introduced bv him at town meetings show zeal as well as foresight and sound judgment. Cautious and well balanced, he formed no hasty plans, but was "■'' ■ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 57' firm in adhering to such lines as he laid out. His strong individuality was always exerted in favor of law and order, and he was, like his father, a strong temperance man in both precept and ex- ample, never using liquor in any form. With superior executive ability, original in conception, sagacious in planning and untiring in execution, Mr. Jeudevine was valuable to himself, as well as to the community, and amassed a comfortable fortune. In his life he illustrated the qualities which have ever made the native of New Eng- land foremost in business and public matters, en- ergy, frugality, industry and persistency, and he enjoyed the admiration, esteem and friendship of an ever widening circle of fellow citizens. April II, 1858, he married Malvina, daughter of Captain David and Anna Emerson (Goss) Tuttle, of Hardwick. Rev. Amos Tuttle, father of Captain David Tuttle, was the first settled min- ister at Hardwick, whose memory will always be deal to those who knew him. Mrs. Jeudevine is a lady of rare intellectual force and womanly character, showing the heritage of good blood. In 1808 she built a handsome stone building for a free public library in Hardwick, which she furnished with books, and which is now main- tained by the town. P'our children were given to Mr. and Mrs. Jeudevine, Cornelius Alden, Anna Emerson, Edward Harvey and Harry Ed- son. The last three died. in infancy. The eldest, born Tune 26, 1861, died March 29, 1878. He was a most promising" youth, of fine mind and manly bearing, and was sincerely beloved by his playmates and all who were privileged to know him. ^Tany touching proofs of regard were re- ceived by his sorrowing parents, from pastors, teachers and friends generally, upon his demise. *'None knew him but to love him : none mentioned but to praise.'' DANIEL C. WOODWARD. The New England stales have from their in- ception ])een noted for the ino^eniiity of their chil- dren, displayed in many ways, but in none more so than in the field of invention. There seems to be something: ni the very atniosj.here of the community that sharpens the wits and gives a turn toward what Bacon called 'the philosophy of utility." These geniuses liave invented almost every kind of device to be found catalogued at the patent office at Washington^ D. C, from Eli Whitney's epoch-making cotton gins to a thou* sand and one contrivances of lesser grade to save labor and increase comfort. Perhaps Jio pan of the Union has produced so many inventors and so many, useful inventions. The genius of this wonderful people has so impressed itself upon the . dvilizatkm of the United States as to give the chief color and tone to the national life. As their peculiar forms of local government event* ually conquered aU others and eventually were adopted in large measure throughout the whde sisterhood of states, so their cunning devices and ingenious contrivances of all kinds are found in ever}' factory, on every transportation line and in every home in the United States. Daniel C Woodward possesses in a conspicuous degree the peculiar talent delineated, having a mind natur- ally inventive, and has always been regarded by his friends as a genius in the mechanical art. Daniel C. Woodward was bom at Rovalton, Vermont, December 17, 1849, the son of Daniel and Achsah (Kingsbury) Woodward. He ac^ quired a limited education at the old Royalton Academy, but his ingenious mind made a smali quantity of hock learning go a great way by con- stant improvement on it in a manner peculiar to himself. But now, looking back over his Ufe work, Mr. Woodward would like to impress upon the minds of the young people the import- ance of an excellent education, and would ad- vise that they take advantage of every oppor- tunity to advance themselves. His natural bent was for mechanics, in which line he early ex- hibited remarkable skill, being only eleven years of age when he first began to repair clocks, watches and jewelry; he also improvised tools for this work, but found they were inadequate for the purpose. Mr. Woodward desired to ap- prentice himself to this trade, but not gaining the consent of his father he sought some other em- ployment. When sixteen years of age the in- dustry of making carriage wheels by mac!hine was started, and he was engaged in the re- pairing of them for a short period of time ; with the money saved from this employment he pur- chased some watch and jewelry tools and worked at the repairing of clocks, watches and jewelry for several vears. From that trade he turned his f. THE STATE OF VERMONT. ". ■ ri.!- 1 ". :".,. :/.'-:: : clerking in a :. . 7". r-. .-.■.•■ r ii? a •■.•iirnovnian at ..-. , ■-:■■.-■ :r:-.''.v. :hc carriaire-ma- mm ' r. \:::::::r: :.: :;:v Iritiic j-Iancr, milling •■.:. >. :rr: :i:: : ci-?e:r.Jiling, blacksmith : *.-r :r'- ".-.. ::r>::-.:Lh an^i ihc piunibinLr -.:■;■. -.-r V. rk Mr. Wi-'iwanl pcr- -;.l -.::-:. a::.l i'.c v.a> always >eck- ;..r. : ". :r.-.' r ".vc ■ r. • !■! nicih'Mlf. Sol- ' .-. .- f V .rkr.:anrii::» Uavc his h.ands ;:.:: -'.rrv: :::;.'.•:'.! lis device nr lalx»r- .7.:-;:.:-: •..:*.■.■:":: r.L iu'ul evijlvdl from r'.ir. .'r. i>^7''^ I;c t'>-ik up his residence . .'-rrr.-.vr.:. and liierc erected a com- - :, ■.»!.:::: r^roved a model of con- r. '. .-r.z .r\. Thp ■vi^hout it showed - *'. '<" '<:. r-.r- ■;.::»"! anrl constructive ■:r *!.;r.^ >•::::,' in go'^d proporti«.»n ' -*. '.,- . r.-'.r.r "iiaci- while obtain- .':•: r. : •';:'• tx.ful with tlie orna- 'j. :^7'>. Ar. \\'«Hwl\vard married ■.*:.:': ^r:::.i.'r. 'iau^diler of Lewi.- : ;' .;•!•'.:.. . • r:;iMiii. und the follow- •.',!:r':. !.:i-" I/rt-n ln.»rn to them, * ': \\\i'r;\'. d'-i:n«- the mechanical . :\\ :r'-':Tid iiarural ability of their \.'; V\\ '■ Mi'l l'»vinjj^ di>])osit!Mn of '.'.';:.!'• r <' ;ir!lon. w Ljraduate of "• •■' .'iiid ij'iv. pin-umi;" a th.<»r- :■: -"r'':-':! ■•.iir-- at Harvard ; • ■ *,. :• ■ ..'iiiiiiu ;tt hoiiii-; [ie'*>io ■;:'' ': '!.'■ .'\"ri::ai Sc'li'inl: • iny ';■ '•■ \w'\\ ;.r'-;!.:-i- ;a ! )art!iii tiil'i ;.■•■*•' -[.a'iiiL' i.'ikinc: wy ^hi- jti-- ■i" •..'■■ l];!:ii';d ••nu^irn-erin;^ ; an-! • "r::-; ;»' ■ "f tiu- Ivand* il]>l; N'-r- !: ■.'.'.'.'!■ ;ird ;i«lvi-t^ tlu- \"i:n:.^ ■.: ■!:• • ■. j-.iiL;!:infi -^lalr'*, but • .'' .:' *!:' ' 'ir!i»-l p' ■>^ib!r i:'!"- • *. ;;•!•.!-«'-« rlirir jsanut - ■ i.' -jw: '■ • L'.niilx kai! ■ •ii.j. Mif w-'i'l. t !'.»■;. ;.'-:!t . .\ !ii \\\'-\- j: bi .^ .!•• ' til' II -I-' ■}i'-n^'»t'\ r- ' '.' •• ..' ' i" i::i»' 'ri'MK'-- ■ •■ ■ 1. - ■ ii t bnr I'hi I'M n ■ ' • ' ;: • ■; '111 ■ii'sih r- ..''! ■■■ :.'' in \\v. '. . • • I • GKuRGH STH'; L:X l^'.'W LEV. Uc'-ri^c S. 1). wley, -IvCeased. wh«.» acted in the ca})aci\\ 'f presi.ient • : :he \ erm-'Ui National liank. and wa? --ne ■ : :!k- :::••>: eminent hnan- cio-> if the Slate • f \"er:::-.:::. was U-rn in Wards- b'T- . \ erm. r.:. Ai^s^::-: !•■. iS4;. ,1 >. -n of Darius L. anil .\n>;i> • Ua'.:'.\::: l)'wle\. the farmer named Ixini: eugaire': ::: ajj:ricu:tural pursuits :n the siii:thwe>tern p'-rti- r. ■ f the t'»\\n «»f \\"ard>- b'ri'. ^u]l^e^!Uent.v :!a varenis "f literarv edticati-n in the pu!)lic schools; later he i^ra«uia:e-l irrv. the higii >chcH»l and ihen pursued a tWi- \ear>' c« urse oi >tudy under the cmpeien: preceptt.r>hip .-f the former principal of the N^'est Dr:.ttielH..r. Academy. Shtirtlv after C"mple!ini; hi> studies lie commenceil hi> I»u-:- ne» career, in the nir/.er --f iSi'j. in the •»rt*uv »f the \ er:v.. Ill ^ivA .\Ia^>achu>ell> RailpMi] CMiv.p.tiix. r.niier :he '»i:p<.rviNi..ii .if I-;. I-". i;r«"»k?. where he a-«-i>:ed in il'.e U -• ikkeepins^ and made O'llec-ti .n>. A: :ha: :::v.e rbe c«illeclii»n> were ma«!'.- ■n'rtl-..\. aibl ■■ite:- the !»«•> had !P«m fi»::r 111 ^i\ thiiu>ar.ii '[■■l!ar- \\\ hi- po»es>iMn. Hi> aleifu-*- an! '.Tr.u-v.a: capabilii\ fur buHim-^s. onrbip.-,; \\\\\\ \\\^ tru'»:wi'rihine^'*. altracltd ilic aJeiiti'ii I'f bv-ir.i-^ :ven. and in iS*»j I'liiliji W (■!!-. wh« w •- tlur. caduer i-f the Hank '■: r.ra:: :«.!:■ i". ■ "ere-l ni::: a pi'>iii"n in ilie b.iiik. wJiiiii -oi:::^ ' i. -rvie accepleil ; ihus at tbe a^o i-f '\\\\\\\ ;. I. .-.:•* Vv ^-".WkwA upt-n w Iial |»r"\r.i !■ be ii> !i:i .\- .k. Hi- p-'-iiiiii in ilu- i'.aiik •: r.r.it:!'. b. :•' •. !'■ w '/'.c \vrm'»ni Xaiiona!. i\.i* thai '■■' :».'••■: !\ ;':'/k!\ ;»n»ve«l ]ii> apt?n:dr ! r lh« \- ik. .1:: :, nawi;^ a w-'uderful c«'mpreluM-:-:: <■'" i':-i.i:u-;'! »it-.i'r-. iu- wa- |tp'iniiu-.l t"Ur M.-.r* ; :'t..ry ..f the lu:;^. V ':•- rnaiKii^ement the ;5ri»wih "l" i-'^' ..- •. .:';-!. bui n-'ue the le» >ecure ; it iii" .^ --cli a- tew ci'untry kink> |m.esides his work for the bank, Mr. Dowley served for a long term of years as the Brattle- town treasurer, and acted as county treas- and treasurer of the village school district he declined re-election. He was a director le X'crmont V'alley Railroad Company and in V^crmont Live Stock Company; he was the urer of the Brattleboro and Western Rail- Company, the Lyons Granite Company and y other organizations, while the individual s reposed in him, as trustee, administrator executor, were many and arduous, and all : fulfilled with his characteristic ability and ing fidelity. He also served as aide de camp overnor Fuller's staff with the title of colonel, religious connection was with the Universa- hurch of Drattleboro. to the support of which ^ntributed libcrallv. Ir. Dowley was united in marriage, May 870, to Miss Ada £. Esterbrook, a daughter le late William H. and AdeUne S. (Thayer) rbrook. Thvv ()ccui)it'(l a handsome house grounds on Main street, which had been I up with all the rchnements and elegancies h generous means and artistic skill could iiand. Air. Dowley died Xovemher 24, , at the af tift\ -three vears. The direc- and employes of the N'ermont National : tendered their sincere sympathy to his fam- nd jL^ave suitable expressions to the great >w thev ex])erience»i in this bereavement, and led to the lii.L;'h rei^aril ancl esteem in which held him, and to tluir reeoii^nition and aj)- ation of the en(M-^\. tidelity and iintirinc^ in- ■\ with whieh he al\\a\s \i(lr> for a series \c iiobU'st niMniniK-ut^ that can he erecte(l to iiieninrv of an\' man. Il> pnhlie lK'(|uests, intin^' allMLj't'tlier ' ^i\i \ ->>e\-en thotisand r^, ha\e Ixeii L:i\(ii ' "V li»ral purposes. l*'ittv rn December 2. i'h}5. «i daughter of WiUiam and Sarah (Ilohnes) Slade. and granddaughter of ICdwtird Shide. wlio was born in Wales. William Slade came t<> Somerset, Massachusetts, alxuit the year iTiSo. and was united in manage to Miss Sarah Holmes. Rev. Obadiah II(^lmes, grandfather of Sarali Holmes, was born at JVeston, I.ancasbire. Eng- land, in iU)7; he was a grand juror at Rehoboth in 1040, and his death (nrcurred ( )ctober 15. 1^)82. lie had a son, Jonathan Holmes, whose daughter Sarah married William .Slade ; she died .Septem- ber II. 17^1, at the extreme <»ld age of ninety- seven years. Richard Haile, father <»f P.arnard liaile, was Ix^rn alxuit the year 1^140. and was united in mar- riajre tn Mi>s Marv I hillock, who was bnrn i*Vb- ruarv i<», \i'>^2. daughter <>f Richard and i''liza- beth (ingrabam) IhilliK'k. Mr. liaile died Sej)- tember 2'). 1720. and his wife died I-'ebruary 15. iTJo ur 1730. Richard Ihilloek, father n{ Mrs. Ha'le was a resident i^i Relinboih in ^f^^ : he was a|M)'»iniejI culleclj»r <«f eNci>e June 8, HV14, and serve5«) to i'»'»S. Mis wife j>a»ed away January 7. Hi<»o. Iame< l-'>terbn">k. si»n mt Warren and l\osa- ni'^nde I'Nlerbnuik, wa^ iMini in Warren. Rln«de Ts:anvearen»s in 1770 i'^ riralilebiM*", \emi'»nt. and reinaiiie»l with tlu'.n nni:l lu- attained hi- Tnai'Tiiv. Mr. Esterbrook married Miss Polly Stuart, daughter of Crolonel Daniel Stuart, of Revolutionarv fame, and settled on the Hadlcy farm near the family homestead. He engaged extensively in the dairy business for many years, and subsequently be- came conspicious in the local militia, in which he was promoted to the rank of major. Mr. I'-ster- br(X)k died March 5, 1856. Their children were: Maria, born September 7, 1800, married, July 31. 1822, Rufus Pratt, of Brattleboro, and she died October 19, 1857. Charlotte E., Ixirn June 13. 1802. married, April to, 1825, William P.ulhxk. Daniel S., born April 17, 1804, married. May 0, 1832, .Miss JJel.sey (daddon, who died SeplembiT K;, 1869, Ijoth having been residents of I'raliK- l)oro. \'enn(Mn. Dorothv N., lx)rn lanuarv 27. 18'./), became the wife of Salmon I'essenden. Octolx^r 5, 1828: Mr. Fessenden was born July 23, 1804, and resided with his father until 1821, when he purchased a farm at Halifax, X'erniont, but later resided at Salem, New York. Hinsdale, Warwick and Keene, Xew Hamp.shire: Mr. l-'cs- senden died in December, 1891, and his wife dieil May 27, 1S78. Xancy. lK)rn ( )ct(>lR*r 8. iSoS. became the wife (»f Weslev lacobs ; her tleath oc- curred April 2X, i84(;. Mary Ann. lM)rn .\"- vember Ti. 1810^ was united in marriage, July 4. 1838. by the Rev. Addi.son Pirown, to Harvey Houghtnn, of l»rattlel)oro. \"ernionl ; Mrs. Houghton died March 18, 186 1. James H., Ivmi .August 10, 181 2. married .Miss .\ancy S. I'rmv-li ; he died .April <». i8r)2. William H. was iMirii July 3T. 1814. William H. l''.sterbr(^)k, son of Warren and r*ollv l''sterbn»ik. actjuired his e(hicatinn in the common schools nf We.st PirattlelKip). \"enn«»n!. and later, in ])artnershij) with his brother Janie*. under the stvle of James & William Ksterbn^^'k. was engaged in the .stove and tinware l)usine*> in r»rattleb«>ri>. which diey ct)nducted success- full v. This ciMinectinn existed until several year^i prior to his swich to Wcathcrs- field, Vermont, married Christina l>rown and Lucy Wells Lord, and had two children. I'Vancis lioodhne (()), horn ( )cio])tr _>< >. I7^>7. died March iG. 1S39. having- rcmowd to Urattlehoro ; he married Marv Ann I'mwii. and had five chil- dren. Joseph Goodhue (y), born October 27, 1794, died June 22, 1862, married Sarah Ed- wards, of Northampton, and had five children, Francis Goodhue (8), bom August 26, 1822, married Mary E. Brooks, and two children are living : Ellen B. Van Kleck, of Poncho, Colorado, and Francis Goodhue. Colonel Joseph Goodhue, father of Francis, was for many years one of the prominent agri- culturists of this section. His farm embraced what was known as the Goodhue Meadows, an extensive tract, now occupied by the Retreat. Here he carried on general farming on a large scale, with marked success. His methods were both progressive and practical, and redounded to his financial benefit. He spent his last days in Brattleboro, his residence being located on what is now the Brooks Library site. And it was here that his* death occurred. During his young manhood he married Sarah Edwards, daughter of Eli Edwards, of Northampton, ^lassachusetts, and they had five children; the first three daughters grew to maturity and mar- ried men of influence: Mary Ann married Will- iam P. Kuhn ; Harriet, Governor Frederick Hol- brook; and Lucy, Dr. C. Hall, of Northampton, Massachusetts ; Francis is mentioned below , Sarah married Dr. Chapin, who was at one time assistant physician of the Retreat, and later con- nected with the Flatbush Hospital, at Brooklyn, Nevv' York. Colonel Goodhue possessed those forceful traits of character, and a genius for commanding, which pre-eminently qualified him for public leadership. Being also popular and interested in militarv affairs, he was made colonel in the state militia, an honor which he bore with much credit for some time. As a Democrat he was influential in politics, and very ably filled several town offices. Francis Goodhue entered life under propitious circumstances. Born in Brattleboro, August 26, 1822, he received his early education in the well conducted schools of that town, accjuiring habits of industry and exactness, much to his future bcncht. Later he attended the academy of that place, where he was well grounded in the higher branches. Deciding, upon leaving school, that ho ])ossessed the necessary qualifications for 1 business career, he took a position as clerk in the 576 THE STATE OF VERMONT. I .1 II; ii 1 I I establishment of Jolin R. Blake & Company, of Brattloboro, Strict attention to business and a courteous bearing towara customers soon won him the favor of the firm and he remained here seven years. Not content, however, tt) occupy a subi^rdinate position lor long, he ^nally opened a store of his own and engaged in the dry-goods business. Previous experience readily enabled him to draw custoni, and wise financial manage- ment to establish his industry on a firm founda- tion. From year to year he enlarged his stock of goods, and, continuing to meet with good suc- cess, remained in the business fc^r thirty-five years. After closing out he opened a large wholesale and retail grocery store in the city, which he conducted with his usual good fortune until i868. By this time he had acquired considerable wealth, which he had invested, and which required con- siderable of his attention ; so he now undertook the management of the Brooks House, then owned by his brother-in-law, which gave him time for attending to his other interests. He served as the efficient manager of this hotel for thirteen years, being quite as popular with the traveling public as he had previously been as a merchant. Mr. Goodhue married ^lary E. r>rooks, the attractive daughter of Captain William Brooks. A woman of much abilit\', she was well known in the best circles of Bratlleboro for many vears. She died August 4, 190 r. By this marriage there were six children, four of whom died dur- ing infancv. Francis M., Tr., married Miss Bet- tie Fvans, of Philadelphia, and they now reside in that city, where he is engaged in the lumber business. They have had five children, two daughters and three sons. Ellen B.. the second child (^f Mr. Goodhue, married Henry Van Kleck, now a prominent lawyer of Denver, Col- orado, whore he is also engaged in the real es- tate business. Mr. Goodhue is a man who has always kept abreast of the times, and has never been found wanting in interest concerning things pertaining U^ his city's welfare. He was one of the most efficient members of the old volunteer fire de- partment for twenty years. Having inherited a taste for military atTairs, he also served as a member of the Lafayette Light Infantry of Brat- tleboro for some time. He has always evinced a live interest in religious affairs, in fact. 1: good works, and attends the Congrcga: church. His success in life has been niainly to his conservative business management, ar unusually large power of attracting friends. Goodhue was originally an old-line Whig, since its formation, a stalwart member 01 Republican party. DUDLEY KIMBALL AXDROSS. As senior surviving colonel of ihe Ver trtx^jis. and an honored veteran of the Cinl Dudley Kimball Andross, of Bradford. \'en is descended from a family which for nvre a centtiry and a quarter has been ably and p: nently represented in the state. His mal great-grandfather. Captain Broadstrcct ; ford was taken prisoner at Charlesiown d; the French and Indian war, and was taki Canada. He served with honor as ensign nig the Revolutionary war. He was the settler at Fairfax, in 1783, and was ninel Dudic Andross, was an early settler in Bradford an first physician, and one of the most activt triots of the times. Tn r775 Dr. Andross was a member 0; court at Westminster, and he signed the "S ment of Facts'' relating^ to the historic mas there. In July, 1766, he was 'appointed ii of the peace for the whole of the New H; shire grants that were included in the c< ur: Albany, and he was one of the comir.itri safety. In the following- year he coniinut serve in the last named body, and was als- ■ tv. ator, selectman and supervisor, hi Ma;., he and Benjamin Baldwin were elected dele; to the Windsor convention, called to iVrrr- :-. stitution for the new state of Vermont. were both prominent niem1x?rs of thai H-ly in 1787 Dr. Andross was elected a represenn in the state legislature, and he served viiiriTii: eral temis afterward. Dr. Andp-ss rrx Mary Stebbins, an aunt of Dr. Arad >tebi who succeeded Dr. Andross in medical ^m in the town of Bradford. Dr, Andross and .. If THE STATE OF VERMOKT. 577 wife were members of the Congregational church of which he was one of the nine organizing members, and which was under the pastoral care of the Rev. Gardner Kellogg, and the Doctor and wife were held in high esteem. Their residence was on the Lower Plain, north of the road which now leads to Piermont Bridge, and near the Con- necticut river, and known as the Andross Land- ing. Their children were: Na<»ni, who mar* ried Edward Sawyer, of Piermont, New Hamp- shire, and whose son, Joseph Sawyer, Esq., was a man of honorable distinction in jriermont; Lucy, who married Colonel Webb, of Lunenburg,. Vermont, and settled in that place ; Cynthia, who married Thomas Richards, of Piermont, New Hampshire; Mary, who married Seth Ford, also of Piermont, but who later became a resident of Fairfax, Vermont, and died there in the course of a few years, his wife returning with her chil- dren to Bradford, where she died of spotted fever, March 15. 1813; Levi Stebbins, who married Prudence Spafford, of Fairfax, Vermcmt, and who afterwards removed to Bradford, Vermont; they were the parents of the following four chil- dren, all bom in Fairfax: Prudence S., who married Clement Chase, of Cornish, New Hamp- shire (a relative of Chief Justice Chase), to whom were born' one son and one daughter ; * Naomi, married to William Barker, a harness- maker of Bradford, and to whom were born four sons and one daughter; Broadstreet Spaf- ford ; J\Jary, who married David Tilton, of Bradford. Broadstreet Spafford Andross, son of Levi Stebbins and Prudence (Spafford) Andross, re- mained in Bradford. Mr. Andross was dis- tinguished for his courage and bravery, and when still a very young man, occupied in floating tim- ber down the Connecticut river, he rescued from drowning a boy who, now a man and a resident of New York city, has ever remained a true and grateful friend to the family of Mr. Andross. So great was the gratitude of the rescued boy and his parents, that the noble act was never for- gotten. Afjer the death of Mr. Andross, Mrs. Andross was presented with a golden goblet bearinof the inscription : **A tribute of gratitude from John Munn, rescued from drowning by Broadstreet Spafford Andross, A. D., 1816.'' Broadstreet Spafford Andross married Mary 37 X Kimball, of Hampstead, New Hampshire, having issue of five sons and three daughters : ( i) Steb- bins, born October i, 1813, married Keziah Ubbey, of Maine, and to them were tiom three sons, Leonard, Charles and William, and two daughters, Adaline and Ellen. Adaline lost her life at the burning of Charlestown depot, near Boston. Ellen married a Methodist minister, the Rev. Mr. LeBarroo. Mr. Stebbins Andross was for several years in charge of the railroad depot at Bradford, but finally removed to New York. (2) Harriet K., bom Sq>tember 24, 1816, mar- ried John K. Homer, of Fairlee. Two daughters were horn of this marriage, one of whom, Mary Helen, married Edgar Rowell, of Bradford, her sister Harriet having long been a member of the family of Adams Preston, Esq., of Bradford ; she is now the widow of Edgar Rowell,. who was a veteran of the Civil war. The parents are both deceased. (3) Charles L., bom August 4, 1818,. married Harriet Clark, daughter of Samuel Clark formerly of Bradford, who lost an arm by the ac- cidental discharge of a cannon on a Fourth of July. (4) Mary S., bom September 14, 1820, died at the age of twenty-two years. (5)Dudley Kim- ball is mentioned at length hereinafter. (6) £. Porter, bom December 25, 1825, married Sarah Whitcomb ; they reside in Piermont, New Hamp- shire, and have several sons and daughters, three of the sons having gone to California. For nine months of the Civil war E. Porter Andross served in the Fifteenth New Hampshire Regiment, and was at the siege of Port Hudson. (7) Helen L. died in infancy. (8) Moses C, bom January 26, 1836, went to California and was for some time engaged in mining; a man of ability, integrity and influence he has been much occupied in public affairs, having served as United States assistant assessor in the state of California for six years, and as senator in the state legislature for four years. He married a Scotch lady in California, and they are the parents of two sons. Mr. Broadstreet An- dross, the father of this family, died at Bradford, November 27, 1838, in the fifty-fourth year of his age. Dudley Kimball Andross, son of Broadstreet Spafford and Mary (Kimball) Andross, was bom September 12, 1823, and in early life followed the occupation of lumberman, later becoming a \' ' '■ ".. 578 THE STATE OF VERMONT. railroad builder and helping to lay the first rail of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, in 1849. He was the first man from Bradford to go to Cal- ifornia as a miner^ making the journey by way of the Isthmus. After various interesting adv<;ntures and experiences, and two years' suc- cessful work in the placer mines, he returned to Bradford and associated himself with J. W. Bliss, of Bradford, in the purchase of furs, a business in which he was engaged for several winters, having headquarters in Missouri. At the opening of the Civil war, Dudley K. Andross was lieutenant of the Bradford company of militia. In its reorganization for the three months' service, upon the first call for troops by President Lincoln, in 1861, Lieutenant Andross was elected captain of his company, which formed: a nart of the First Vermont Regiment, Colonel John W, Phelps commanding. The regiment took possession of Newport News, the first really per- manent occupation of Virginia, and on June 10, took part in the battle of Big Bethel, in which the Union forces were repulsed. When the three companies of the First Regiment attacked the Confederate earthworks. Captain Andross was the first man to reach the embankment. At the close of the three months' service the company was honorably discharged, and Captain Andross aided in recruiting the Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Ver- mont regiments, and in the later regiment (com- manded by Colonel Stannard). he was commis- sioned lieutenant colonel, May 26, 1862. The regiment was stationed for a time at Washington, D. C, and was then sent to Winchester, and sub- sequently took part in the operations in the Shen- adoah valley. He was engaged in the unfortunate battle of Harper's Ferry, September 14, 1862, in which the Union forces were overpowered and ir,50u men were taken prisoners. The Ninth Reofiment, as prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel An- dross among the number, were paroled at Har- per's Ferry, sent first to Annapolis, Maryland, and then to Chicago, where Lieutenant Colonel An- dross, who was in temporary command of the post, received over 3,600 Confederate prisoners, who were from the Murfreesboro and Arkansas post, and who were then held like themselves to await exchange. While in Giicago. Lieutenant Colonel Andross was honored for his brave and soldierlv conduct with the commission of colonel. and he served with that rank until the end of his service, in April, 1863, ^^ ^"d his fellow prison- ers were duly exchanged at Chicago and re- turned again to active service. He was or- dered into Virginia to exchange the Con- federate prisoners then under his charge, a task which, after considerable delay, was finally effected at City Point, below Richmond. At Suffolk, Virginia, Colonel Andross and his sol- diers were besieged for twenty-three days, but their defense was determined and effectual. After a patriotic and honorable service in the cause of the Union, ill health compelled him to tender his resignation in June. 1863. • The career of Colonel Andross has been one of thrilling adventure, of bravery and patriotism in the cause of his country, and of energy, activity and unabated interest in all that pertains to the civic advancement and progress of the common- wealth. In "V^ermont in the Civil War," a pen- picture of the soldier and the popular command- ing officer is as follows: *'Now in his fortieth year, tall, straight, soldierly, rough in his way, but kind in deed, he was a favorite with the men/' On his return as a citizen to his native town, Colo- nel Andross entered with great interest into muni- cipal afiairs, and served as one of the selectmen of the town during the years of 1867. 1868 and i86q. He now leads a more quiet life and is in- terested in the pursuits of agriculture, yet is still so active and high-spirited that, although in his eightieth year, he occasionally engages in a short hunt. In his earlv and mature manhood he was famoiis as a hunter, credited with more real ex- periences than any other person in his region. For a number of vears he made a business of fox hunting, and he considers six hundred a conserva- tive estimate of the number he has killed. In one season he killed sixty-two, and on one occasion he shot three foxes, and with the aid of two men, W. D. Cook and George F. Cowdery, had them skinned inside forty minutes, and at another time he shot two within as many minutes. Coon hunt- ing was another of his favorite amusements. About twenty years ago he killed one which weiffhed thirty-one and one-half poimds, the larg- est he ever saw or heard of, and in one of his outings in one night, he and two others, Ellis Mc- DuflPee and Newton Howard, killed three un- usually large coons, one of which weighed twenty- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 579 four and one-half poltnds, while the other two weighed twenty pounds each. Colcmel Andross was an almost unfailing marksman, and he has been known to bring down his game at a distance of eighteen to twenty rods, with apparent lack of aim. Colonel Andross was married March 17, 1878, to Marcella Wason, daughter of Rev. H. W. Har- ris. Their children are : Mary Kimball ; Walter Carpenter Andross, who >Vas a corporal in Com- pany G, First Vermont Regiment, in the Spanish- American War: and Alice Caroline. As stated in the beginning of this sketch, Colonel Andross is believed to be (with the possible exception of General Stephen Thomas), the senior surviving colonel of the Vermont troops. HON. HORACE S. JONES. Hon. Horace S. Jones, deceased, a direct de- scendant of Deacon Josiah Jones, who came to America from Wales in 1633, was bom in Waits- field, Vermont, May 10, 1813. He was one of a family of nine children who lived to maturity. The Rev. Ezra Jones, a brother of Horace S. Jones, died in New York some years ago at an advanced age, and three sisters still survive, aged, respectively, eighty-five, ninety-two and ninety-four years. His boyhood was spent on his father's farm ; he received an excellent educa- tion in the district schools and at Montpeliet Academy. He subsequently taught school during the winter months, and worked on a farm during the summer season, often earning but ten dollars per month. In 1838 he removed to Coventry, and purchased the farm on which he resided for forty- four years. Mr. Jones represented Coventry in the legis- lature in 18^2, and cast his vote for the first prohibitory law in Vermont: the following year he was re-elected after a close contest on this issue. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1870, and from 1872 to 1876 he held the position of assistant judp^e of the Or- leans county court; he was urg'ed to accept a re-nomination, but declined to do so. During his term as assistant judg-c, liidj^fcs Redfield. Peck and Powers held the court in Orleans county. In expressincr to Judge Peck his want of confi- dence in his own judgment on questions which came before them, this eminent lawyer and jurist replied, "Our opinions ^agree as well as those of any judges of the supreme court/' In 1883 he retired from active life, and removed to Bar* ton Landing, where he lived tmtil his death, which occurred May 19, 1896, after a brief ill- ness, at the age of eighty-three years. . Horace Si Jones was a man of broad views and humane feelings, and the old-time creeds were repugnant to him. He believed that gfreater light was yet to dawn, and this faith increased with his years, while the essential spirit of Chris- tianity remained in full vigor. He was a man of unquestioned integrity and spotless reputation, of sound conservative judgment. He held his own opinions firmly, while tolerant of the opin- ions of others. He was an extensive reader, with a retentive memory, and he kept abreast of the times: Judge Jones always looked on the bright side of life, and held a large faith in humanity. He was eminently a social man, and in all re- lations of life the kindly, genial, mirthful spirit was prominent. His life was filled with quiet, unostentatious deeds of charity and kindness. The poor, sick and those in any land of trouble found in him a sympathizing friend and helper, and he always endeavored to act upon the scrip- tural injunction, "Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you." He imited with the Congregational church of Waitsfidd, Ver- mont, in 183 1, and when he removed to Coventry he continued to worship in a church of the same denomination. For many years he was constant in his attendance, going four miles over a hilly road. The late Rev. Pliny H. White once said to him, "You preach a sermon four miles long every Sunday." Hon. Horace S. Jones was mar- ried twice. Both of his wives were sisters of the late Hubbard Joslyn. HARRIET JOSLYN JONES. This lady was the widow of Horace S. Jones. Of a delicate, sensitive organization, her intense energy, courage, faith and fortitude enabled her to accomplish a life work by no means small. In entering upon a married life of more than fifty years, she assumed and most truly filled the place of a mother to three young children. She pos- sessed a very bright, active, critical mind, with 58o THE STATE OF VERMONT. a i.a>sii'n:-.:r '.■■w .-»f nature, tiuwers, poetry, era:- r> . ijL:Vs:ii.gy and the best in literature. The ■ iar.c:i:ur o: a physician, she inherited a taste fc-r r.A .'.:ca'. >c:incc, and was skilled in the care a:-.-: :rL.:.::::t:;i oi the sick. Xever idle, the work ■:: V.iT ]::i:: '.s and the sympathy of her heart wc:*:: :■■-:: :o those in sorrow and in need. Her re'.:c'. '■' ^^as not of creed but of the heart. Her*s v..-;? :; ^rtat soul in a frail body. She died De- ce:r.L-cr 24, i«^98, at the age of eighty years. HUJiBARD .lOSLYX. Born in Waitslield, X'ermont, March 5, 1810, he was the son of a country physician of more than ordinary attainments and skill. The family is of Knglish descent ; the name originally was Jocelyn. Dr. William J«>slyn, born in Weathers - field, Vermont, studied his ])rofession with Dr. Corbin of Xcwj>nrt, Xew Hampshire, a practi- tioner nf some note. Here the young ])hysician married Rebecca I'errv, a ladv of rare faculty and strength oi character. This family is also of English descent, ;hough there is evidence that the original >tock was Xorman. Anthony IVrry, the founder of this branch of the American line, born in Mngland, was among the early settlers of Rehoboih, Massachusetts. CommotablisheLS.>td the Yankee fac- ulty of turning his hand to any employment. While here he made churns extensively and bed- steads. In 1845 he located at Derby Line and engaged in the stove and tinware trade, first with a partner but soon alone. Sherbrooke was then in its infancy, Coaticook was not, Newport had not dreamed of its future greatness. Here was the metropolis, and its business advantages were well improved. He dealt largely in sugar uten- sils, and bought sugar, sending it to Brandon in exchange for stoves. He induced the fanners to stir their sugar, thereby obtaining a belter market. Through life his influence was felt in the development of this industry and in the adop- tion of improved methods. He had an extensive trade in eastern townships, for the inhabitants and resources of which he ever retained a high regard. While in trade here, another dealer, wiili Hon. Justin S. Morrill as a silent partner, came in with the declared purpose to run Joslyn out. The latter said to his old customers, "I will bid with the gentleman as long as he desires, but you must take his stove in the end." When prices had reached a ruinous ])oint he was diligent in sending customers, well supplied with money, to his rival, who soc^n found himself run out. He made manv warm friends here and a few Cfjually warm enemies. He closed out his business some time in the fifties, but for vears thereafter his m aid was sought in the establishment of water works. I'or some time he lK»arded with Timothy Winn at the old hotel. This shrewd, original character he admired. He continued with him at the hotel on Stanstead Plain, Quebec, as li»n^ as Winn kejU the stand, twenty years in ail. While tliere he built the trotting course, an excelieni track, on which famous contests occurreil. For years he lived and kept an office at Rock Island. It is a significant fact that long after he aban- doned the business, he was liesieged by his uld customers for loans. In 1877 a farm in Salem came into his hands, on which he made his home. He there pr<»jected the annexation of the town to Derby. With aid of others, both towns were canvassed. He went to Montpelicr to look after the bill, atid when the towns voted on the accept- ance of the measure he wai: on hand at the Salem meeting till assured of success, w*hen he hastened to Derby, sending his team for voters, inspiring others with his own energy and zeal. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 581 Mr. Joslyn never married. At the age of twenty he was a victim of epilepsy, induced by overwork. Tt blighted his hopes and hampered his efforts for more than twenty years. He felt that the joys and sacred associations of home — which none would have prized more highly — were not for him. He thought of others, not of himself. He recovered at an age when few es- cape its toils, and less, without impairment of the mind. His strong affection, denied its nat- ural channels, went out to his friends, to children for whom he showed a life-long fondness, and to his horses. At an early age he overheard the remark of an elder brother in reference to his maladv, **We shall have to take care of him." To one of his natural energy and independence this was a spur, and doubtless had a lasting in- fluence on his life. A shrewd, close financier, -when his will was aroused, especially by attempts to overreach him, he counted not the cost, in the accomplishment of his purpose. This led to ex- tensive litigation, and in his frequent tilts with -cross-examining lawyers he rarely came out be- hind. While over the vacant place (induced by his vigorous pursuit) of more than one opponent might be ascribed the epitaph, "He left his coun- try for his country's good/' His muscle was of steel, and he found great pleasure in its exercise in the hayfield or wherever there was work to do. **Some place the bliss in action, some in ease." To him action was a pleasure. Courage, enter- prise, thrift, and integrity he admired every- where. The reverse and all sham^ he detested. In his wide acquaintance his intlnence was felt in these directions. W'lien friends were sick or in need he would drop his business and devote himself to theirs with the same energy and in- terest he gave to bis own. No stress of weather or business could ])revcnt his frequent visits to some quiet liomc. Stern and unrelenting where his coinbativcncss ^\a^ aroused, lie was lii^hly consirlcratc and kind wlu-n toncliod by th.c bet- ter ^princrs of his nature. W'i , rarely to his near- est friends were n'\H;dr(l {]\r strcnqlli of his affection. To tlie poor and lionrst debtor, whose conduct enli-ted his sxinnathy. lie was lenient to a fault. Deprived nf tlie refinements of liome, he was indifferent ruid (^ften eccentric in his ])er- sonal appearance. His vanity was like that of old "Daniel Gray" who "Wore his hair unparted, long and plain. To hide the handsome brow that slept below it, For fear the world would think that he was vain." A fluent and forcible talker with a keen sense of humor, social and jovial when in the mood, he did a vast amount of thinking in his silent hours. A critic by nature, he was a master of sarcasm and invective. There was no half-way ground in his make-up. His ambition was con- fined to a single channel. For office he had neither time nor taste. A directorship in banks both in Vermont and Canada was repeatedly de- clined. But when business was laid aside for recreation, it was done effectually. At the age of seventy, when men rarely change, he was converted under the labors of Rev. Hollis Jordan. To the end his faith was strong, the Bible his constant companion. He died October 19, 1890, at the age of eighty years. He accomplished a large work in life, surmounted many obstacles and left a large estate. CHARLES H. JONES. Charles H. Jones, son of Horace S. and Har- riet (Joslyn) Jones, was bom in Coventry, Ver- mont, May 9, 1847. He received his educaticai in St. Johnsbury and Derby academies, where he took the highest rank as a scholar, and fitted for the jimior class in Dartmouth College, but was unable to finish his college course, owing to ill health. He went south in order to recuperate, and after his return he spent a few years upon a farm. He read law with Judge Thompson, of Trasburg, but his health did not admit of active practice. In 1882 he removed to Barton Land- ing, and was register of probate for ten years, which position he resigned to settle his uncle's estate, which was tlie largest in the county. For three years he held the position of superinten- dent of schools in Coventry. He has been a frequent contributor to financial and other journals, and has taken rank as a clear, incisive writer and an eloquent .speaker. At the district convention at Montpelier in 1898, he pre- sented the name of General (iront for Concfress. C^)lonel G. \V. Hooker, the veteran pojiticinn who THE STATE OF VERMONT. r - : -.i-:.-- : Juijge Reed, said that ^fr. .-- :k- •»! tliL- tMicst tliini's he ..-■-. - r.vciuiun. .-: : :, I'S^i, he was united in marriage z'x • :. Hiiinjjlirey, a la W. Iiunii>hrcy, of JJarnston, : .rjc^ec. Slie was Iniried just three ::. ih'.ir wcddinj^^ day. a:ie5 loren martin. ':'.:, .•>« L. Martin, of Brattkb<»ro, X'ermont, a pp.::.::ii:ii: lawyer an«l present I'niled Slates dis- tnrt attorney, romes fmni a j^nod old Seoloh ancestry, whieh stands lor strength of eharaeter aufl intellect -lal ability. The iirogenitor of his liuL- in this country was une of three brothers, Kbenezer, who came from Scotland and settled in Londonderry, New ilampshire. Clrandfather John Martin was born in Providence, Rhode isl- and, where he remained until he was twenty-three years of aj^e ; he then removed t(j Landj^rove, Vermont. IJy occupation he was a farmer, and refj^arded by his neighbors as a prosperous man. He was exceedingly popular among his towns- pe(^l)le, and occupied many local offices of trust. In politics he was a Whig. He enlisted in the army during the war of 1812, but peace was declared !x»fore he reached the front. He mar- ried, \rath Wilson, the daughter of William Wilson, bv whom he had the following children: Will- iam, who married Sarah Hort(jn ; John ; James : and Xancv. who married William God f re v. John Martin died in his sixty-eighth year. James Martin, father of James L. Martin, was lK)rn at Landgrove. W-rmont, where Ik* passed the early part of his life. He s])ent one vear in X'irijinia. but returned to X'ernnnil. lo- eating in I AMidonderry. where he lived up to the lime of his death. Mr. .Martin was a fanner, aiul ]>raciiced law in his native state; ancvcral tt-rms a> an assenibhmaii. He was state scnat'jr for Wt- mont. anil while actincr in that honitrable oajKicily became kill 'w 11 a*» :l'e "l.i'-n Mt Iito Senate" on aceiMjiu i.if his !iir.r\^:' r.> "Vat-'riv\r. -aleuT. which he u>ed *:<' :l:i '■•.-: ;i-!-.'.:M:;L::e ::' ''u ii^:<.rk>t "i those he represented. Mr. Martin was captain of a company of militia. He was a member of the Universalist church, and was pniminenily identified with the Masonic order. As a coun- selor at law his advice was o:»nsiantly sought, owing to his wide and varied experience in ju- dicial matters. His wife was Lucy Gray, daugh- ter of Henrv Grav. Six sons were born of this union, namely: James Albert, born October 22, 1838, died November 28, 1842; John Henry, bom October 26, 1840, a farmer, now in his sixty- seventh year, and unmarried ; GtJorge Jay, bom Xovember 16, 1844, J'^'^l January 7, 1856; James L. ; and Joseph G., born October 8, 1850. a law- yer of Manchester Center, \'ennont. who mar- rieil ^Jary Kmma JJarnani (now deceased) ; William Brockway, born March 12, 1854, died July 21, 1854; Mr. Alattin died January 24, 1887. His wife, l)oni January 22, 1815, died August 24, 1856. James L. Martin, second son of James and Lucy Martin, received his prehmmary educatii»n in the district schools of Londonderry, and this was later sup])lemented by a course at tlie Mar- low i^Xew Hampshire) Academy, where he later became a teacher; he also taught in the public sch(X)ls of Londonderrv for alx)ut seven vcars. Having made up his mind to follow the pro- fession of law, he matriculated at the Allianv Law Sch(K)l, from which he was graduated in i8Cx), and was aro Electric Light and Gas Company. Aside from these varied interests, Mr. Martin occupies the responsible position of L'nited States district attcracy, having^ been ap- poiiuetl by the late President McKinley. and re- appuinieil by President ■ Rooscvelt. Mr. Martin i> al>«) a meiiber of the firm of Holden & Mar- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 583 tin, extensive v\ holesale lumber merchants, which is one of the largest enterprises of Brattleboro. In 1888 Mr. Martin was appointed tax com- missioner by Governor Dillingham. He is also a member of the Brattleboro school board. Mr. Martin's political career began with his election to the legislature as representative from Londonderry in 1874, in which body he served on the committee on education, having charge of the bill to abolish the board of education and for the appointment of a state superintendent. Two years later he was again returned to the legis- lature, serving as chairman of the committee on elections, and as a member of the judiciary com- mittee. In 1878 he was for a third time elected to the same position, and was chosen speaker of the house on the second ballot. He was elected to the house in t88o and 1882, and at both of the last named sessions was again chosen speaker. In 1892 he represented Brattleboro, and declined being a candidate for speaker. He was chair- man of the judiciary committee, and second on the wavs and means committee. Socially Mr. Martin is a member of the Wheelmen's Club, and fraternallv is connected with Anchor Lodge, F. & A. M., with which or- ganization he has been affiliated for thirty-four years. For one }ear he has been president of the Universalist church, during which time the societv has been placed upon a firm financial basis, and is free of debt. Mr. Martin has been twice married, his first wife having been Delia E. Howard, daughter of Lewis Howard, of Lontlonderry, X'ermont. Three children were born to them, none of whom survive. The mother of these children died De- cember 14, 1881. His second wife was Jessie Lilley, daughter of Captain Edward Dewey, of Montpelier, a brotlicr of Admiral Dewey. Three children have been born t(^ them, nanielv : Mar- garet Susan, Hek'n Riitli and Katherine Cray Martin. Mr. Martin strnids \\\\^\ in favor with the (k'partnu'iit of inslicr at \\'a>liinolon, 1). C\, wluM\' lie is frc(pU'ntl\ called in consultation. He has W(^n considrraMr fanu- through his suc- cessful crusaen'e in many ' «tf 4k in^ «ficBL He always acted in an hom- m^ j^ftif^ maiuK^r in Iiix conduct of fci.li. ix'jwiijin. Hr was an earnest and ccn- jKBKai .MuAgt Di the Coa^«£3tionat cliiirdi of Vesc M3t« Scptanbcr 6, 1835, Mr. Granger marrioi Mars Larv McXall, wlio was born in Colchester, %'0^>r3i«, January t6, 1R16, a daughter of John McVaD, of CoUicster. \ eimont. The foUow- is^ naiaed diildren were born to tliem : Pherona. Vn March ao, 1838. married Daniel Gorton, a ivnvr of Himtington. Vermont; Harrison A'., Vim Januart- 20, 1841, married Isabella Bren- ner, 1^ Manchoter, Iowa; Frances C, born July ti, l*M3- marrinl A. H. HIakc of West Milltm, X'TWjnl, and they rcnKtvcd to Manchester, Iowa, nhnr be t* '-ni^Kei! in the dry-RWids biisineH: jKwl fjcbt. October 7, 1(^49. lie V9« mrd opon hia fallirr'ii farm, dividing hi? Iim* t^wvrti an ailrnilance at the common school kMl bt«(f iii'in the |ialcnial tionic.ee and finely stocked, Mr. />r«>rtf'r •• a Jfrpublimn in his {lolitjcal views, Md hui* MT*ed tht I'wn in the capacity of selwi- mu/' \i» 14 M (H^-nifier and attendant of the Con- lf0tvM*utui\ i.biir'tifif WcM Milton, Vi-'riwuil, Wf, Gfj»ii|Krr wft» uiillwl tn marriage, Decern^ If* t'l. ttift.. U) M)iM Lucy Marift A»lilcy, who ««» (/(HI in Mll'oii, Vermont. July 5. 18:4, a '.;*,,),... ,.i „,.(,. ,,1 i,„.| ramlinc (HaighlJ Ash- Six diildn-n liave Ircn ■' l'ix"ri, l)itni Seplcinbcr i:-l|.- Ifbkc, of Weil Mil- in \»lilry. lioni August 3, " 'Urcb jri, 1 883 ; Johimie ; iH.H(i-, Kr« Carohne, l»m **V' *-'*'■' *■- '-**'jtJ- J'mI I<'i»alii-, boni April 33. EDGAR MEECH. This gendemao w^as one of ihc honored zens ot Cltark*fce, \"ermooi. uas bom in Shi hume, VcTTnoirt, on the aoih of June. iSrS. and! was a member of an old and prominent east-' em family. His grand^wr, Elifha Meecb, datmed Owmectioit a* tlic stale of his naiivitjr, hi* birth txcorrmg there in 1750, and he was 01 01 a familv of nine children. In 1785 be from Bennington, Vermont, to Ilincsbuig, Vi mont. and died there. Ears Mtevh. Elisha's ttxi, was also a luu'i of CoflDcakm, hii btnh occurrinK in Norwich,' in 1773. In 1795 be kxated in Shelbunie, Veo tnont. there making his home tmltl his death, iirhidi occurred .Sci>lemtper 23. 1856. In iSoo he vfnt united tn marrage to Mary McNeil, the •laughter oi John McNeil, a pmminent cititcn (j£ Chariottc, V'ennom, For many years Mr, McNeil served a» the town clerk in Charlotte, was also Its first re|ire*entative. and about 17^0 Iw established the first ferr>- across Lake Otam- plain tn Essex. Nct» Yink, which still l»ear» hb name. In 1806 Mr. Mccch purchased a farm Drar the bke. to which he later added until he ticcamelbe owner of four thouund acres. He followed the fur tr^de for a time and was alto cT^gei) in llie inamiiactnrtr nf potash. Ijitcr. however, lie cmbark«l In the hunber traatl fifty men. His success in fife was tlie rcstijt of hii nwn energy and ability, as he started with no means or influential ;usociali(ina. For iwo tenns he was a mcmlicr of Llongtess, and was a friend of Danid \Vd«%ltT and Himry Clay, He was a mim of rwellcnt buMncu jtulKincnt. bikI was many lime* ckcTed b>' hit fellmir ritixeit* to [usi- tions of Ikwy and trust. In 1819 be wa« tailed upi-n to represent hia town in Hie legislarurr, waf thrre iime« the Democratic candidate tor the htsh office of govtinor. and for many teats was the probiie judge of his coDnty. Hi cr- I f • m * ' THE STATE OF VERMONT. S8S ligious views connected him with the. Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a member lip to the time of his death. He was a man of fine physique and weighed three hundred and sixty-five pounds. The family were among the most aristocratic and honored residents of theft- locality, and in those early days Mr. Meech 4rove a four-in-hand. His first wife died in 1826, and he subsequently married Lydia C. Clark. Two sons and two daughters of his ten children by his first wife grew to maturity. Mary, the eldest, became the wife of Dn Rob- ert Moody, and lived in Burlington, dying of consumption at St. Augustine, Florida. Jane married Joseph Warner, of Middlebury, where she died, also of consumption. Ezra Meech, Jr., lived most of his life in Shelbume, on a farm two miles from his brother. He was a prominent member of the Methodist church, and lived to the age of seventy-eight years, dying at Nor- wood, Michigan. Edgar Meech, youngest son of Ezra Meech, received his primary education in the schools of Shelburne, and studied French two years at Chambley, Canada. He fitted for college at Castleton Seminary and matriculated in the Uni- versity of Vermont at Burlington, from which he was graduated with the class of 1841. After leaving college he engaged in farming, locating on what was then known as the Russell farm, and at the time of his death was the owner of one thousand acres. He was a man of scholarly- attainments, and was a fine Greek and French scholar. He strove to provide his children with suj^erior educational advantages. The cause of Christianity found in him a warm friend, and he was active in the work of the local Sundav- school, being teacher or superintendent for a period of thirty years. In all life's relation's he commanded the respect and confidence of those with whom he came in contact, and the memory of his upright life should serve as an inspiration to those who come after him. On the 9th of May, 1830, Mr. Meech was united in niarriai^c to Mary J. I^'ield, who was born in Spring-field, W^niont, a daughter of Salathiel Field, a native of Rhode Island, and a c:randdanghter of Daniel l^ield. The latter was also born in (he state of Rhode Island, and from there came to Sprinq^hcld, Vermont, He served as captain during the Revolutioaary war» and to him was accorded the pleasure of shaking hands with George Washington: Mr. Field was a Quaker in religious belief. The father of Mrs. Meech was reared and received his education in the tt>wn of Springfield^ Vermont, and tliere spent his entire tife, followinf^ the oocupation of farming. The old Field homestead in which the grandfather lived is still standing, and the family have long been one of prominence in the locality. The mother of Mrs. Meech bore the maiden name of Lydia Bragg, and by her mar* riage to Mr. Field she became the mother of ten children, of whom three still sunrive. She died at the age of forty-two years. She was his sec* ond wife, the first being Sally Howe. He was a third time married, when Susan Merritt be* came his wife, and fifteen of his seventeen chil* dren grew to maturity. Mr. Field died at the age of eighty-eight years. Edgar Meech and his wife were the parents of five children: Charles E., the eldest, is a resident of Providence, Rhode Island. He grad- uated in 1874^ at the University of Vermont, and is engaged in the publishing business. He mar* ried Marion Elizabeth Woodward, of Philadd* phia, and they have one child, Edgar Meedi. William F. died in 1874 at the age of twenty* one years. Mary Elizabeth is at home. Abigail Jennie married William K. Sheldon, of Rut- land. They reside in Seattle, Washington, and have three children, Abby (now Mrs. Henry D. Brooks, of Westfield, Massachusetts) ; Sarah M. and William K., Jr. Sarah Spalding, the young- est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meech, married Charles Anthony Austin, of Burlington, Ver- mont, and now resides in Orange, New Jersey, and they have two children, Helen' Meech and Charles Anthony, Jr. Mr. Meech was called to his final rest on the 19th of February, 1885. HON. SENECA M. DORR. Judge Seneca M. Dorr, for many years a prominent citizen of Rutland, Vermont, was born August 14, T820, at Chatham Center, New York, tlie son of Dr. Russel Dorr, a noted physician. Owing to the death of his father he was thrown upon his own resources at an early age, and pur- sued his legal studies under difficulties. Yet at 586 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the ajjc of twenty-one he passed his examination for the bar with Iionor, was adniitted to practice in the superior cotirt and was made a soHcitor in chancery. Later he acquired a beautiful es- tate in (Ihent. C'okniibia county, Xew York, where he Hved until his removal to Rutland in 1857. There lie became as>ociate(l with William V. Ripley in the marble business. In 1865 he leased the Sutherland Falls marble property, \\hich was devi'lojicd mainly through his enerj^y and untiring industry. Later he became interested in business at Appleton, Wisconsin, and was also engaged in the sale of investment securities in Rutland. lie was for many years a trustee of the Rutland Savings Hank. Judge Dorr was in early life a Democrat, and was an intimate friend and neighbor of Presi- dent Van lUiren. W hen. however, political issues changed, he became an earnest Free-soiler and drafted the famous document known as "The Address of the Radical ( 'ne Hundred/' a ])ai)er which had wide inlhience at the time and stated the position of the iJenuxrats who left that party on the free-soil issue. He was one of the foun- ders of the Republican party, and took the sttimp for Fremont. Judge Dorr's i)ublic life was of great usefid- ncss to his fellow citizens and to the state of his adoption. In i8i- tion, it was ultimately successful, lie represente«l the town of Rutland in the legislature in iS^»3 and 1864, and was a senat(^r from Rutland county in 1865 and iS6(>. His position as a legislator was always ccnnmanding and powerfid, and he rendered si)ecial service to the slate by securing the taxation of railroads, and the establishmetit of the State Reform School. He was a Lincoln elect(»r in iS^q. In 187^1 and 1S77 he was couniv judge, and he served with conspicuous abilitv. He w;is a member nf ihe C'ontrreirational church, at once liberal and conservative. Judge I )"rr married. I'Vbruary 22, 1847, luli:-. Carolina, daughter "f William Y. Ripley, "i" Uut- lau'l, ;mil tlu\ wire llu- p;'rent> «»f the P 'll'-'x -ml:" chi]ri:^'i: l\i:^-r'' ]<:;■!*. \. wli" ni»\v n'«iryan, and four children have been born to them: Roy Lryan, deceased; Bryan Ripley, a recent graduate of Williams College; Henry liryan; and James Bryan. William Ri|)ley, who wa< graduated from Norwich University, was for ten years a prominent business man in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been president of the St. Paul chamber of commerce, and is a director «)f the Capital Bank of that place. He also has ex- tensive interests in the east, where he n«>w re- sides, at Englewood, New Jersey. He mar- ried Jielen Thurston, and thev have three chil- m dren: William Ripley, Jr.; Cyrus Thurston; and Julia Caroline, who bears the name endeared by her grandmother to many thousands of read- ers. Zulma De Lacy, who married William H. Steele, who is engaged in the cting his attention l«i the develti|)in? of a new fuel, f<»r which he holds a nnml^er of patents recently obtaine1h' was married lo the 11 mi. Seneca M. Dorr, of (\>lnnil)ia cr)nnt\. \ow ^'ork, and they made tlu-ir home at CIIkiU in that eonntv until 1857, when they located in Rutland. Judge Dorr built upon the banks of the Otter a beautiful home, which has long been known as "The Ma- ples,'* and there Mrs. Dorr has lived continuous- ly, and there most of the work which has placed her name high among the builders of American literature has been done. Her published books are as follows: **Farmingdale," a novel (1854) ; '*Lanmere," a novel (1856) ; "Sybil Huntington,'* a novel (1869); Poems (1871); ^'Expiation," a novel (1872); "Daybreak," an Easter poem (1882) ; "Bermuda" (1884) ; "Afternoon Songs" (1885); "Poems: Complete Edition" (1892); " Afterglow^" poems ( 1900) ; "The Flower of England's Face" ( 1895) ; "A Cathedral Pilgrim- age" (1896); "In Kings' Houses" (1898). Her first novel, "Farmingdale," appeared un- der the pen name "Caroline Thomas." It was among the most successful novels of the period^ reaching a tenth edition ; and the author's identity could not long be hidden. All her work there- after appeared under her own name. Mrs. Dorr's novels are marked by simplicity of diction^ sustained interest and skillful management of her theme. She does not attempt the grotesque nor strive after lurid effects; but she deals with the delineation of life and character in the environ- ment with which she is familiar. This is as true of her latest story, "In Kings' Houses," as it is of her first success, the rare, sweet novel "Farmingdale." "In Kings' Houses" is a ro- mance of the days of Queen Ann : but Mrs. Dorr is as much at home in English history as she is in Xew England lore. Few scholars at home or abroad know England's story as well as she; and Mrs. Dorr's visits to England rendered her familiar with the scenes and the places which form the field of the story. Two other novels, 'Kaglescliff' and "Rachel Dilloway's Son," appeared as serials, but have' never been issued in book form. All of Mrs. Dorr's novels except "In Kings' Houses" are out of print; but there are still frequent calls for them, and they are among the treasures of book collectors. ller books of travel are uni(|uc in the field of descri])tive literature. "Bermuda," a charm- ini; ])icture of the wonderful Summer Isles, first called general attention to the beauties of the islands, though they were old in story ; and the S88 THE STATE OF VERMONT. book sent hosts of tourists iliitluT. "The Flower of ICngLind's Face" and "A Cathedral Pilgrim- age" arc distinguished by ripe scholarship, by singular felicity of desori])tioii. by diction which is at times superl), Ijy a fidelity to accepted his- tory which gives ])ermanent value to the l)ooks, and by a ]>oetic quality which beautifies and brightens. While Mrs. Dorr's j)lace ann^ng prose writers is one of |)roniinence and honor, she is more widelv known as the poet. She iK'gan to write in verse while yet a chiltl ; and as she developed her poetic gift she wrote constantly. She did not, however, make the error of most young writers by rushing into print with her earlier work, and none (»f her ])oems were published until she was a woman grown, iler first pul)lished work was a story which her .husband sent without her knowledge to the Union Mui^acinc, where it I)romf)tly won a ]>ri7e olVered by that periodical ; and from this beginning her jiublic career as a Avriter is dated. 'i1ie complete edition of Mrs. Dorr's poems, published in 1892, contains all the poems written up to that date which the p(K*t wished to see pre- served in permanent form ; but many of her readers protestevl at the absence of poems which had been household favorites for many years.. These poems were omitted, said Mrs. Dorr, be- cause they were defective in construction and could not well be rewritten. .■\ study of this volume shows work of a sin- gularly even quality, and the poet's wide range embraces the lyric, the ballad, the ode and the sonnet; and in each she shows conspicuous mas- tery of her art. It is not enough to say that her genius ])laces her in the front rank of women poets: for her more ambitious poem*^ f>ossess the strength, the power, the beauty, the forcf* and the imaginative <|uality which marks the greatest among her fellow craltsnu-n. ■*'rhe Dead (Viitury." "\ i-rmoTit." *'( lettys- burg." are ii'»talile e\:iiiiples «'f the lofti^'st iii- spiraii^Mi which lia> ]»roducr lia< L:i\^Ti ilu-ni a pinn.'nunt y\:\irr ;inMi;^- tlu- lii;L;lu'st ]Mvni> of tlu'ir cl;!^^ in all lilrraturv, ' Thi- l>r:i' 'v.:.!'v trea "'Die Maples" he may see in Mrs. Dorr's siur\ pi«ipU'. ;uid were inspired by contact with tluir hll..w w.-rkrrs and by the iitcrarv atm<«- plnn- :;^ hiih tluy lived. Uut in the case of Mr^. n-rr Wr hiirh place in literature was won by sherr t.)rce ni genius and devotion to her THE STATE OF VERMONT. sSy , Tvithout tiie aid of any literary atmosphere aside frgm lliat of lier uwti creation, She would say, perhaps, that this had been a disadvantage; but her readers will contend that in solitude she h;!s found inspiration; and that the high cliar- acter and the perfect finish of her work is all the more conspicuous because she wrought unaided and alone. The late Dr. Francis M, Underwood describetl the poet as follows : "In personal appearance Mrs. Dorr is a woman of more than average stature, with suow-white hair and with strong, sweet features, on which her friends see the ex- pression of the calm, sedate New England face, lightened and brightened by the spirit of the dramatic, arl-loving French," She stil! dwells among the maple trees she loves, rich in years and honors, vigorous in mind and body, loving and honoring the good, the true and the beautiful, devoted as ever to her art, and contributing stiil to her own great aiidienct the ripest and ablest work of her genius. IRA ANSON SHATTUCK. pira Anson Shattuck, a jeweler and merchant tiardwick, is a successful business man and izen of prominence. He was bom February f «846, in Wheelock, Vermont, a son of Anson Utuck, whose father, Abel Shattuck, was one f the first settlers of that town. He comes of substantial English stock, tracing his ancestry back in a direct line for nearly three hundred years to William Shattuck, the immigrant, the line of descent being as follows : William, William. John, Samuel, David, Abel, .\nson. Ira A. WiUiam Shattuck (i) was born in Englam in 1621. Emigrating when a j-oung man to Mas- sachusetts, he settled in Walertown, becoming one of its proprietors, and was evidently a man of considerable wealth and influence. He died in 1672. William Shattuck (2), a life-long resi- dent of Watertown, was one of the leading men of his tune. He married and reared a large num- ber of children, of whom John Shattuck (3), through whom the line was continued, was tlie first bom. Samuel Shattuck (4) married Eliza- beth Blood and settled in Groton, Massachusetts, where his death occurred in 1758. David Shat- Itick (^) removed from Groion. .Massachusetts, to Pepi>erell, Massachusetts, where many, if not all, of his diildren were born. Abel Shattuck (6) was born at Pepperell, Massachusetts, in November, 1770. Coming to Vermont in 1793. he was one of the original set- tlers of the town of Wheelock, where he remained :i PL-sident until his death in 1S2S. He was a kind- . hearled, benevolent man, generous almost to a fault, giving alms and shelter to all who needed it, and was greatly beloved, it being said of him that he never had an enemy. He was twice mar- ried and had a family of fifteen children, thirteen of whom grew to years of maturity, and were educated in the district school, in which about thirty-five of the fifty pupils bore the name of Shattuck, all being near relatives. ZRilCNT. . K>. . ■L^-, •rnXmL »> -1a,- _..«:;^-' - ^ • i ^ w ■ ■ f _ 1 — M * ■ ^ 1 ..•«.!■ "X ■: ■ I ■ .- - - ■ - rf — - ,1 ' ■•: :: ',..*.' • ' I! r , :.' * ! X <» - :: :. ■ -m .""'i/tiif- ■ -x- "■.iV:!li4 JM-rll t'AMl .••-/t- I ».-iol»rr. iKSS. - ■■ s :" -iiu'«" ' l.'iy. i«i«»i. . ■ ■"Arat'-r. I Ir i*^ "H ■ '• / '■V -ill.::"'-. , I.. : rp c- n. has ,..— --,..■ vi.: ;if TV- ::v"ii :r.L:cm:ty •i ■ ■ I- :■•:: ii—-. \'::: ■ t. Harcli. .' • .',. '« r •■ *''.r LI' i!;^':::. the '•'a'. :: ::;iiiii« ••is prime, .'Ml ■. .' . ' . J ■ ;• . :i ti I« jm;iI');' r. "■.• I (.•liiff lilf < . .'. );• r- •(i.if' liM I'll ;rl»' ■■" '.'. I'll • ' linn If ii'l.ilili' ? •• • ■ i-:'i i: •*-!:• •Is. -iihsc- •■ r-i-r-Ttviir-. . where ho • M' — -" ir ■ : ■-' :■ r h ! n: *cl f IT' ". 1" '■ ••!"•*: lie* Nfw ■'■.i.--: ,1- train -Ic- ■ : .J.*' ■ or:- 'irrTir-^ thi: • :r-: \-\h his ii« siti'^n •» jii"J« M»n;i! «;irii :. "■ "■r-r-^.r. •!"»i ^^ruii'. ••! inc«li- ' iii» ••. iih I *i. '■ I. I'.. ■ h' .i( I' ii'l« i| I h« i nil :• • ■ -. t'^S-. .ircr which . :■. :': .^ [ *l:ca*. *'«•!: ct:c aii« I l!-.;;o. receiving his «lo- '^'rr.i.i -I I) iM.n) til- •■ T:-.er :r.ir::'ii:. -n in lS-il. K'«-Mirnini' hi x.inp.n;. ;:.• er.v.rc.l int'"^ j»;iniKT- -hi|i ;i! .\. aImmv ^\iih I »r. Ma:ch. with \vhi>m lie ha- -in« « In .-n j.n.fiH^i, .n:i;'.y c^-nnecteil. havin£: a I'air >Iiar'- «.|" ihr |.ra«iicc o: ihe vicinity. Mr. r.l'-.I'.nii •». ;i«iivtly nientinetl with s«»mc nf ihr i"r:iii'ii;il « .fLraTiizatinns of Grolnn. U'inff -I- p-t.tr\ ainl iMM-nrtT of St. Andrew's Pioncvn- Iriit >i.iiii\. Ill \', huh lie was one of the inci'^r- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 591 porators, and secretary of Unity Lodge, No. 66, I. O. O. F., and is a member of Minerva Lodge No. 86. F. &' A. AL, of Corinth, Vermont. He is now serving his townsmen as grand juror and as notary pubHc. JOHN BENZIE. John Benzie, of Groton, as manager of the firm of M. T. Benzie & Company, is an important factor in developing the granite industry of this section of Vermont. A native born Scotsman, his birth occurring in the village of Inch, Aber- deenshire, June 10, 1857, he is one of the sixteen children of John and Jessie Benzie, who emi- grated, after he came, to Massachusetts, locat- ing in Quincy, where they are now residing. John Benzie, Sr., was reared and educated -in his native land, and was there employed as a granite pol- isher, which has been his occupation since com- ing to America. He is now part owner of the quarries operated in Groton by McRae, Benzie & Company. John Benzie, Jr., learned his trade in Scot- land, serving an apprenticeship of five years with an uncle in Aberdeen, a granite dealer, five of his brothers also becoming workers in granite. He subsequently worked as a journeyman in Scotland until 1878, when he came to America, settling first in Maine, the first year of his stay here hv'mg spent at Fox Island. The ensuing two years and a half he worked at his trade in Quincy, Massachusetts, going from there to Mil- fnrd, Ma>sarluisclts, where he was in the em- ploy of Xorcross Brothers for a little more than tliree \ears. after wliich he worked for different firms in Harre. Vermont. In 1889 he established bim>elf in business on his account in tliat town. In r8osition of gen- eral manai^^iT and superintendent of the North IlaviThill ( iranite Comjxuiy, at North Haverhill, Xew Ilamp^liire. remaininor in that ea[)acitv for a w'AV. V omiiiLT t<» (in)ton in September. i8(;8, the tlrm of .\I. T. lU-n/ie ».K: (/ompany. of whicli he i^ jr.nior nuinlx.r and mana^'er. was soon or- crani/ed. and inimrdiatrlx lu'j^-an work in the [. M. IvirkcT s|i( tirni iia^ met witli de- ^erve in ii< • '])iratioim. recriviiiLr '"ts full -liar;- of local ; atron.-i'^r. the i'.. \- . Clark, the \1- mon Clark, the AI. C. Vance, and the T. W. Thurston monuments giving strong evidence of the skill and ability of its workmen. Mr. O. E. Clay is now employed by this company as com- mercial salesman, in his travels receiving many important orders for this enterprising and pro- gressive firm, which has ample facilities for fur- nishing work, which it guarantees, in Groton, Barre, Scotch and Swede granite, and all kinds of American marble. In July, T900, Mr. Benzie enlarged his busi- ness by purchasing the shed which he now occu- pies, after which he remodeled it, increasing its length to 132 feet, dividing it into four rooms, equipping each with the most approved modern appliances used in the granite-cutter's establish- ment. The firm uses only the '*Groton*' granite, which is much sought for purposes of carving, or for use as statuary. This firm employs sixteen men, whose daily pay amounts to about forty dollars, the greater part of which is spent in . Groton. Mr. Benzie married, in 1890, at Quincy, Mass- achusetts, Miss A'fary T. Tawse, by whom he has two children, James and Cora. Mrs. Benzie is a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a daughter of James Tawse, a farmer of that section. Mr. and Mrs. Benzie were reared in the Presbvterian church and are now members of the Methodist church at Groton. Mr. Benzie be- longs to Caledonia Lodge No. 15, K. of P., and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a Rei)ublican, of independent mind, placing patriot- ism above partisanship, and is a loyal son of his adopted country. GEORGE \V. WEBBER. George W. Webber, one of the cnteq)rising and prosperous business men of Groton, is busily employed as a stonemason, jobber and contractor, l)eing prominently identified with the granite in- terests of this town. He was born in 1845, in Xewbury, \'ermont, a son of Charles and Susan n eet ) Webber, and i::;-randson of W'illard Web- ber. He is of Englisii ancestry, being a lineal descendant (^f John Webber, who emigrated from i'jiji^land to Massachusetts prior to the Revolu- tion, in which lie served as a soldier. He subse- pnenlly removed to Ww llam])slnre, wbere he 592 THE STATE OF VERMONT. cleared and improved a gooil homeslead. He reared two sons, both of whom served in the war of 1812, one of them beinij; killed in battle, while the other, Andrew Webber, was the great-grand- father of George W. Webber, the special subject of this sketch. William Webber, son of Andrew Webber, was the next in line of descent, lie re- moved from his New Hampshire home to Ver- mont in early life, settling in Newbury, on the rirst meadow farm south of Wells river, Ijccom- ing j)roi)rietor of an estate containing two hun- dred 1 acres of land, which he fanned in connection with his trade of mason. He married Susan Tewksbury, by whom he had three sons, Charles, the father of George W. ; and Abner ami Antlrew, farmers and railroad contractors. George \\ . VVeblx.T was reared and educated in Newbury, and there learned the stonemason's tratle, which had previously been followed by both his father and his grandfather. Enlisting in August, 1862, when but seventeen years old, in the Fifteenth Vermont Volunteer Infantry, under C'oloncl RedfieUl IVoctur, he served eleven months, during the last |)art of his term iiaving the smallpox. Returning to Newbury he re- mained there until fully recovered, when, in Aug- ust, 1S64, he re-enlisted, becoming a member of the First Vermont Cavalry, with which he ])artici- pated in the battle of Winchester, Custer's two days' tight at Tom s Brook, battle of C*e<[ar Creek and Custer's raid into \\ est \'irginia, the fol- lowing February assisting C'usier in cutting off the sui)plies for Richmond and harrassing Lee's rear. He served imtil the close of the war, being mustered out June 21, 1865. Ret!irning again from the scene of conllict, he resumed his lalx^rs as a stonemason, working first in New- bury, later in Canada, where he remained six years. He subsecjuently turned his attention to agricultural jMirsuits, settling on -the Huchanan farm at Ryeirate. X'ermont, which was his home for twenty-two \cars, being there eniiaged in gen- eral farming anil working likewise at his trade. Tn the sumnur of 1857 Mr. Webi)er removed to (>ot.>n, and lure errcted the Cliff House, a com- Tin^di«»us l)uiMing. well eniii]^ped and furnished, beiii«^- up-ii>-ilaie in all of its a]»poiutments. He sub*»r«|iirntly K'aprii.'i<>r. \\li«i is conducting it success - ii^lh under it < invsrui name of Ravmond House. In 1895 Air. Webber and his son FVcdcrick G. discovered a granite ledge on the Crown farm, and, purchasing an acre, began its dcvelopmenL The venture proving a success, he established a shed, his son Charles, of Hardwick, also assist- ing, thus becoming a pioneer of the granite in- dustry in this part of the state. Mr. Webber married, in 1866, Sarah An- drews, of Shipton, province of Quebec, and into their pleasant household nine children have been born, namely: Henry IL ; Frederick G. ; Charles E. ; Mary L. : Lillian J., deceased; Susie E., de- ceased; Maggie E. ; JJert A.; and Genie 1*. JOSEPH Til(.)MAS GLEASON. Joseph Thomas Gleason, of Lyndonviilc, Vermont, was born in Lunenburg, Essex county, \ermont, June 18, 1844, a son of the lale Cietjrgc Gleason. He is a lineal descendant in the eigiith generation from John Howe, ICsq., who resitled in Warwickshire, England, and was a near kinsman of Sir Charles Howe, who flourished . Abigail JInwe, and died in 1844. at Lunen- burg. b'hn Howe, son of John Howe, the inimi- grant, was Ix^rn in 1640. and was one of the pro- pricit^rN <»f the town of Marlboro. He was mar- ried lanuarv 2 J, ifv)2. his wife's christian name lieini: l-'li/alKth. surn.ime imknown. He was killed by Indians, April 20. 1676. His son John. lx»in Scjiiimber o. 1671, and his wife Rebecca. were the parents f>f Seth. bom April 13. 1708, who married Mary Morse. Thdr son John, bom June 5. I747i married Susannah Fairbanks, and tSi THE STATE OF VERMONT. 593 these were the parents of Abigail Howe, who married Joseph Gleason, September ii, 1800, as before related. They removed to Lancaster, New Hampshire, and later to Lunenburg, Vermcmt George Gleason, father of Joseph Thomas Gleason, and son of Joseph and Abigail Gleason, spent the greater part of his Ufe in Lunenburg, dying there at the advanced age of eighty-five years, May 26, 1895. He was a prominent farm- er, and one of the solid men of the town. He was captain of a company of militia for many years, and a deacon in the Baptist church. He married Sabrina W. Thomas, whose grandfather, Joseph Thomas, was a soldier in the Revolution, serving as lieutenant in a New Hampshire regiment, Joseph Thomas Gleason received but limited educational advantages in his youth, but, being naturally of a studious disposition, fond of read- ing, he acquired a large fund of general knowl- edge by his own strenuous efforts. In December, 186 1, he enlisted in Company K, Eighth Vermont Volunteer Infantry, drilled with the company for a brief period, but on account of his extreme youth he was rejected. In August, 1862, how- ever, he entered Company E, Fifteenth Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and in the following Jime, with his comrades, took up the march from Union Mills, Virginia, to Gettysburg. He was ordered to the hospital by the surgeon at this time, but re- turning to the ranks he continued the march and arrived on the battlefield in the course of the night of the first day of the battle, with his regiment, in which he served with honor until receiving his discharge at the expiration of his term of enHst- ment. During his army life he contracted dis- abilities from which he never fully recovered, and which precluded further service. On returning home, as soon as bis health would permit, he re- sumed work on the parental homestead, engaging in agricultural i)ursuits until 1874. Beginning then the study of law, he was in the office of Jo- seph P. Lanison, Esq., off Cabot, for awhile, be- ing afterward with \V. W. Eaton, of West Con- cord. In the si)ring of 1875 ^^^ opened an office on his own account, and the following year was ad- mitted to the bar, after which he was in partner- ship with O. F. Ifarvey, at West Concord. Lo- c«'iting in Lyndon vi lie in 1878, as its first lawyer, his practice steadily increased from year to year, until it became extensive and lucrative, embrac- 38 X ing among other cases the settlement of many valuable estates, and in the various suits with which he has been connected he has almost in* variably been successful. His popularity and pro- fessional ability were recognized in 1888, when he was elected assistant judge of the county court, a poshion which he filled with credit and distinction* Since becoming a resident of LyndonviUe, Judge Gleason has been the leading spirit in the inauguration of the many improvements that have so materially contributed to the growth, prosper* ity and moral elevation of this enterprising New England village. In 1880 he drew up a charter for the incorporation of the village, encountering great opposition from some of the more conserva* tive element, but succeeded in getting the bill through the legislature, the result furnishing the town with good sidewalks and a much needed sewerage system. In 1894 the Judge drew up a bill to so amend the village charter that a system of water works might be introduced, and served as chairman of the committee that was successful in putting the bill through the legislature, the vil- lage now having through his efforts one of the most perfect systems of water works to be found in any village of its size in the state. In 1896 he had the pleasure of drawing up a second bill for the amendment of the charter, the object being to install an electric plant, and carried the bill through the legislature in spite of bitter opposi- tion. On his return from j\Iontpelier after secur- ing this last amendment, he was met at the station by many of the people of the village, headed by a brass band, and was given an ovation that will long be remembered. Judge Gleason is a stanch Republican in poli- tics, and has served as chairman of the Repub- lican town committee for twelve years, and of the county committee for four years. He has held the principal town offices. He is vice president of the National Bank of Lyndon, with which he has been officially connected for many years. He is prominently identified with the Masonic order, belon.Qfing to many of its leading organizations, inchulinf;^ the following : Crescent Lodge of Lyn- don vi He ; Has well Royal Arch Chapter ; Caledonia Council, R. & S. M. ; Palestine Commandery, K. T., of St. Johnsbury; and the grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, of Vermont, in , I . I 594 THE STATE OF VERMONT. I . ; ; I (I i' I ■ li ! . ■ < ! Avliich be served iwo terms as grand i)ain)n. He also heloiii^^s to h'aniswortli l*ost, Cl. A. R., <;£ which he has heen atljiitant and onniniandcr. JudjL^^e C.jleas(Mi M-rves as an iUustration of a ty])i- cal X'ernionter. who, coming out of the war l)ri^ken in heaUh. commanS. 1 Ic was a son of Andrew Aldrich, and was of l-nglish and Scotch descent. THK liLAKLLV FAMILY. The earliest ancestors of the Blakclv familv came to Xew ilngland from Surrey and Kent, near London. Lngland. alxnit 1635. as the early records of the Xew Haven colonies show. The family name i)a^sed through many changes, be- ing variously written as IMakesley. lUachley, IJlacksley and lilakeslees. Tn the Hon. Rali)h D. Smith's Jlistory of (IuiU\)rd, the name of Samuel I'lachley ap]>ears as the ancestor of the lUakes- lees that located in W'aterbury, Connecticut. The mem])ers of the Xew Ifaven branch of the family followed mercantile i)ursuits, while those who settled in Guilf the Revolutionary war, and was noted to markable strength and endurance; his wii most estimable woman, having great be mind and character. David BlakeJvdied; and his wife died in 1831. Their children follows : ( r ) Ksther, who never married. (2) E also unmarried. (3") Phoebe, b'lm in ijl?. ried Uenjamin iMtoh. and they nia. J A'niira. born ...-.•_ .■.:r.-.s ii. Reed, and \:-r-: ■■. \\":"/.:;t::i C Ma- M ". :a .'^ viauijhters : ■\. V- il.irr.s: and Otlie. . ^ ^« '^iv. -i Hiram K.. <.*' :> ■.:!::::arried and - _-.■. \ —.arriod Mary I. ... :..::: I'nion C'ollege \ .;: ::k" Albany Law :\ \i:- in i8()i. prac- \,\\ York, but later ■K, V ^. \': « \ V V \ * \ -» \» 1 1 x,\on;b child «»f Dan ■V. i\iwlet. June 20, ••■..'•\ ^.'olleije in 185*). •".U'vi to the bar, prac- W.iMo. at ri»rt Henry. \ ''le.ik'.Ui: out i»t the Civil •M';\ tor the Xinety-sixth N ■.»;v. vlisai:reed with its ' v-nier service. He atter- '\*i!!uvntli \'ernu»nt Infan- ■v!.i';i ot ^.onipany 1*. serv- .'\- !\^t«Mnac. in Stannard's .'•\!Ni^Mi. and in the battle <. ■ !k' puivhased a farm in N N.'.Kv enirav^ed in the nceu- , lU' iN wi'll kn»»wn among ., ',«!v;s i»' ilu' IVnple's party. , .. ' • •, i>SS. ti» 1-^li/abeth Sul- , • \.\\\A. .in.l ha^ lia. ■\^ 'x . vMi;hth ehiM *^i Dan and ,x i. Iv'vn at rawlfl. Wrnmnt, '\s w.i- I'Mueatrd in the jniblic . vvswd private inslruetitMis in \ liad further eilucational ad- ., "luavN in Manchester. \'er- • Mtcd fn^m Tnion College in i8'.u. He taught for a few years, llu-n engaged in a commercial enterprise which he al)andoiK*d later for the ilrug business at W'aierbury, \'er- m««nt. filially hxrating in -Monipelier, \'ennont. where he still continues the drug trade. He has been a member of the State Pharmaceutical Asso- ciaii<»n since its cirganization, and is a member of the state board of j^harmacy, and of the American riiarmaceutical Association: he was sent as a drlegaie from the X'ermnni Assinriation it) the an- nual session at Richmond. X'irginia, in hkx^. He wrote an article relative to this sessit>n which was published in the PnK'ecc lings of the \*ermont Stale Asscxriation in September, 1900. He was originally a memlH:r «»f the Republican party, but since the time of H(>race Cireeley has been connected with the Democratic party. Al- though interested in general affairs, he never acts as a candidate t«)r political office. He is a mem- ber of the Apolli> Club of Montpclier, and has been a Mason since 18^)5, having Ir-cu made a Master Mason in Morning Mower Lodge linrated at West Rupert, but lately removed in Pawlet, X'ermont. He was a member of Poultney Cliap- ter Xo. 10, of Royal Arch Masons, until he re- moved to W'aterbury, X'ermont. in iS^n;, whrn he bccjime one of the charter members «if Walerbury Cliapter Xo. 24. and later was its high ])riesi for two venrs. On his removal to Montpelier in 1870. he i'»ined King Solom<»n Chapter Ni». 7. and Aurora Lodge Xo. j.\ bi-ing wor>hi]iful tna*«ter of this lotlge, and district ^ervetl as principal >«►- journer for a long period. He was made a Knij^ht Templar in 1S74, in Mount Zion Coni- mandery Xo. <». and acteotentate of the order for four years. He has acted as high ]>rie^i and ])ro])het of the temple, and still serves in that cai>acity. He was sent as a delegate to the im])erial council < luring its annual session at Denver. Colorado, in 1^4. ] le has been twice married : his first wife was Isabel In Cheney, whom he married in 1872, and who died in 187S. In 1884 he married Flor- ^-Q^^i-u^ <^^. ^^&^l^=w?i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 597 ence A. Wing, and they have one child, Joseph Wing- Blakely, born December 9, 1885, and now a student gt the ^lontpelier high school. (9) Franklin Blakely, born June 2, 1839, mar- ried Adelaide V, Cook, and settled on the home- stead. In about the year 1870 he converted the old original dwelling house, with some additions, into a cheese factory, and from that time has con- ducted a large and flourishing business in that line in connection with his farming. He has had two children, both of whom are dead, one dying in infancy. JOHN ABNER MEAD, M. D. Dr. John Abner ]\Tead, of Rutland, during a lon^ and active career prominent in public life and in important commercial and financial aflfairs, is of ancient and honorable English descent, and a monument in Westminster Abbev commemor- ates the fame oi one of his ancestors, Richard Mead, who was physician to George H and Oueen Anne. The founder of the American branch of the family came from England about 1642, and from him descended a noble array of talented and use- ful men. Colonel Richard K. jNIead was an aide- de-camj) to General Washington from 1777 to 1783. was his personal attendant in all his prin- cij^al campaigns anrl battles, and was in command at the execution of Major Andre. Of the same family wore the Riirlu Rev. William Mead, Prot- ectant I-'piscopal hislic^]) of X'ire^inia, and Richard W. Mead, born in I Pennsylvania, and who is credited with bein^;- the first im])orter of Merino shec^]> into tlie I'nited States. The j^aternal rn in Greenwich, Con- necticut. Aui^nist 25, i73(\ lie was the first white man to settle in I^utland township, \Vrmont, wh'thor he came in 17^>3. He bought of Xathan Stone, ni Windsor, ^even tlmnsand acres of land, al)nut niK'-fonrth of the whole townshi]), ])ayinc^ S^ :;;.;; in horses. ( )n the !«.]»] ^mI on !Myniouih Rock, when, later «in. the -igniTS of the original com])act on bt'ar'l \\\\' .\Ia\ il-nvcr g.ailkTed f«»r the ])urposc of eatt:d besiile tlu- ('mvernor was John Howland, his secretary and right hand man, ready to take minutes of the proceedings of the meeting and open the town records of Plym- outh, consequently he was the first town clerk of Plymouth. On Lammas Day (August i), 1622, John Howland married EHzabeth Tilley, also of the 1\ lay flower company. At the same time and place, John Alden was married to "Priscilla." Governor Bradford to Alice Southworth, and John Winslow to Mary Chilton, a bevy of four fair brides. They stood under a canojjv u])on the village green for the ceremony, and one can imagine it was a gala day f(^r g(H)(l old Plymouth. Upon a little tabic beside Elder P>rewster was laid the colony's' first record book, brought by the Anne, and now to \ye used for the first time for the inscription of thc^c marriages, all previous records liaving been kept in the ( lovernor's note book, and alas ! lost to |xos- terity. Desire, daughter of John Howland, mar- ried ('a])tain John (iorham, who was killed in one of th(* Indian wars with King Phillip. The 'ork, and during his two \ ears' conrsc boarc alrcaily mrmntcd that he has for sale. Some of the hcarl> *'i deer that are used for ornamental j:«::q»'»>L> are s^'ld fr)r from fifteen to fifty dollars. Mr. I'liillips has customers also in many of the large citic> of the north and west, and, in fact, fr-'i:: a!: «;ccti<»ns of the country. FRANK Jill.LIARD r>R()(.)KS. This gentleman, one of the leading citizens of ."^t. lohnsburv, is a descendant of an old and honnred family which was planted in Massa- chuseti> in the second half of the seventeenth centiir\' and has given to that commonwealth some of its most able and patriotic citizens. Samuel Towlc Brooks, father of the subject of tliis sketch, was. the family physician of many I)eoj)le for more than thirty years, and was loved and respected l)y all for his Christian manhood and universal kindness of spirit. He was l)orn December 28, 1822, at Stanstead, province of OuelKV. Canada, during a temj)orary residence of his parents at that place. After graduating at Dartmouth College he pursued a medical course in McGill L'niversitv, at Montreal, and was en- gaged in practice some fifteen years at Sher- brooke, Canada. About the beginning of the American Civil war, he removed to St. Johnsbury. X'ermont, which continued to be the scene oi his lal>ors until his death, which (K'curred March 20. iHc)^. He was "the gi^xl doctor" to many, and his kind ministrations and manly ]>resence gave courage, hope and recovery to many a sufferer. IFe was active in all aftairs that made for the atlvance- nient of society, mankind and his countr\, aii object the alK>lilion c^f human slavery, and continued thnugh his life to advocate with voice and vote the principle^ of the Republican part\. On Tune ^>, i8^^. l>r. {'rooks was married, at St. |ohnsl)iir\. t«> I.iie\, daughter <•! Jonas and Myra ( C'lark ) Mills, lonas Mills was a native of Colel)n»«.k. New I lanip family had been jjmniinent fn>n^ tlu- hrst seltlenieiit of the town, while his wife. Myra ('lark, was of a familv tlistinirni'^he«l for its sterling qualities. Dr. and Mrs. Brooks were the parents of nine children, of whom seven are now living. The eldest of these. L-yman H. Brooks, is a resident of Sheridan, Wyoming. Laura is the wife of William C. Tvler, of the Brooks-Tvler Drv Goods v'ompany of St. Johnsbury. Arthur R. lives in Wilder. Vermont, where he holds a prominent position with the International Taiicr Comi)any. Alfred H., an organist, is temi)orarily residing in St. Johnsbury. Helen is the wife of John M. Jenckes, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Jonas H., the youngest, is a director anank H. Brooks was born November 24, 1868, in St. Johnsbury, which place has con- tinued to be his home, though he now maintains a winter residence at Brookline, Massachusetts, and has been an extensive traveler. His cckica- tion was supj)lied by local institutions, and he graduated from the academy in the class of 1889. Previous to this, however, he had s[)ent twi) years in the large store of K. & T. Fairbanks & Carticipation in the business auvl social life of the town. Alter a year sj)ent in comjdeting the course of the acad- emv, he entered the oflicc of the scale factorv of v., & r. Fairbanks & Company, lx*ing first cm- ployed as general l)ookkee[)cr and subsecpicntly as j)avmaster. His ready grasp of afYairs, to- gether with iiis industry and prom])titu' societv. After several months of travel abroad. Mr. anhnsburv. S'KMi after Mr. IJnn^ks was instnimental in forni- incr ihe Brooks-Tyler Dn' Goods Companv, i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 60s which purchased the store formerly operated by £. & T. Fairbanks Company, and in which. he received his first lessons in mercantile life. He is president and treasurer of the corporaticm, Mr. William C. Tyler being vice president, and Jonas H. Brooks secretary. This is the largest estab- lishment of its kind in eastern Vermont, carry* ing a large stock of all lines of dry-goods and house furnishings. In May, 1897, Mr. Brodcs was elected a member of the board of directors of the E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, which position he still holds. Mr. Brooks is a member of 'the North Con- gregational church of St. Johnsbury, being now on its business committee. He is a director and vice president of Brightlook Hospital and a director of the First National Bank, succeeding the late General W. W. Grout. He is also a trustee of the St. Johnsbury Academy and ^ director of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion. A Republican in politics, he is an inde- pendent thinker and places patriotism above par- tisanship. Studiously avoiding any official con- nection with civil life, he gives his time and tal- ents to his business and benevolent responsibili- ties, and is considered a valuable and exemplary citizen by his contemporaries. COLONEL ORION NELSON ELKINS. c The old and honored family of Elkins was closely identified with the earliest history of Ver- mont from the old colonial days. A lineal ancestor of Colonel Elkins, Jonathan Elkins, of Revolu- tionary fame, served in King William's war, and an allowance of one pound, four shillings and ten pence was allowed him by the province of New Hampshire, July 3, 1697. His son, Jona- than Elkins, was taken prisoner at his father's house in Peacham, Ve^rmont, March 8, 1781, by the British and taken to St. John's, thence to Quebec, and finally to Mill Prison near Plymouth, England, remaining there until, by an exchange of prisoners, he was sent back to America, one of a party of one thousand seven hundred and tliirty-two Americans who had been held in cap- tivity. Coming down to a later date, we find this family represented by [osiah Elkins, of Peacham, Caledonia county, Vcmront, who was a well known hunter and Indian trader of that region,, and who, in company with others, thoroughly explored the northern frcmtier of Vermont, gain* ing access to the banks of Lake Memphremagog , through a military road made by Colcmel Ha^en during the Revolutionary war, and extending along the base of the Green Mountains. In 1797 he with his family left Peacham and located in the Missisquoi valley, then a vrilder- ness, but now the town of Pottoo, Quebec, Can- ada. Later he became a resident of the town of Missisquoi, afterwards called Troy, and, together with other sturdy pioneers of those early days, by toil and hardship, wrought out from the un- develq>ed resources of tlie wilderness a home of prosperity and plenty, which is the goodly heritage of his descendants. One of his sons, Jonathan, married Jane Rolfe, and their son, Orion Nelson Eltdns, was bom February 7, 1838, in Troy, Vermont. He attended the conunon schools of the town, and afterwards entered the Fairfax institute of Fair- fax, Vermont. He acquired a love for literature which he always retained. When sixteen years of age he became a clerk in the store of a promi- nent merchant of Fairfield. Two years later he went to Kansas with his father. Thev set- tied in a small town on the Missouri river, a short distance from Kansas City, and the youngs man entered upon his former occupation of cleric. It was in 1856, the crucial period when the bitter controversy between tlie north and south incident to the question of slavery had asstuned alarming proportions. It was the time when the admission of Kansas mto the Union as a free state was being discussed in Congress. Those were stirring times, and political feeling ran high. Young Elkins, aroused by the apparent • evils of a system of slavery which his northern training had led him to abhor, found what was before little more than a sentiment now fast be- coming welded into a fixed principle, and, acting upon his conviction, he took a bold stand against every form of slavery and opposed it by every means in his power, even aiding in the escape of slaves from Missouri. He returned to Vermont before the conflict was over, and in 1861, in partnership with his father, established a general mercantile business in North Troy. He made himself thoroughly v"::.r V--- ■f ::i r^:-: against raiding ' trzrr.'tr.z. He afterwards :rt :: :>.»; pairiot soldier - ;r:r:la:::n of the list. vrh -.-rerirhivral sketches r.i' :-:.:ui, :r :he Vermont \= \ . -- .. " - . -: .j: ..-.r .ill::nr voi r-^r .r.:-;resred in public !:: \ .^ •■- ..': - : - :r . _:- r .~r- .r . . ._- :r-:- :; trtcvin^e all public im- •\\-^ • ■ ■ ' -- .: r. .^- - T- r-zT^z. ^: : :- vi • v:ll:n|^ :o aid in anv ■•: - . ■ - - _- . ^. .-— _-.:r^ \ :: :: v:\l: ii-.-^nce the OTnoral ?::>.:•.::■■■ ,: " . " ^ " "" •' ""-" " -■" * .rr.rr.-;r.::- . iividence of this :^-^ ; ; . .. - - .r .._ :: ..- i: --::.: .i^hting. n^ds and -r^t ::-■■-- -■■ "■ -• ■'■■ ' -.1C-- H- -.vas deei)!}- inter- ;•,. ^; : - : ■ • ■ . ■ . - - . ^: . :: -.•: •_:: »:. ::-•: ^ -» \G.^:e-l service as :i - • , ■ ■• .:' -■ :: - - . • . :• ;ir : in: as secretary of 2» ■ ■ ■ ■ • — . ^. ' ~. « .*. r-:- ■-- - ■_"'t . ::??:-':uoi Acadeniv. « ■ • :• ^.^, . .'.. : ^ ■ . .'r :. I'tr: -^-iri'.riis of in>tnicti«)n - ■ • . . . .;: . ■ . ^— .:.:■: •-: "':■:•: -r::-. : phvsical as well ^ , - -. .« ."::.. ::r"".. 'z\t 'sas one of the • :-■ ~-: - -' : ■ *■ ' .".s-i.-'iU'-i and <."lv .:- :" :he S'Htih Kastern : - . -.- ■ -■ ■ . • .- ■* -. •■•.:• ■\\'\::\ rra-Ie Troy a noted ^.' . - - - ..-- - 1 ■ - - ^ • ■■ ■ - :."'.*:T and fann priniiicc, •-• ....... .-■ ,, ■ • . - - :^ •::*::>.-- "I vari'^ns ki'Kis r -■ ' - - • . , - - - !■ * ? ^ r:-? v." rr.r.e'i to his :> : * . • ' — ■ - ■■ . - ■.: -vean-i. on railroads and C'»r- \\v.i\- \\\ :'.•.■.!■ - •' • ■ "■■ . " ^ •■ ■ - '■'■- y-''-i\i cmmittec on llie ri- 111 iiv. v.--" '• J ...... . -— • . . -- -p^. "a^t named he was chair- wvir ■\v . "" " . " ' ■" ■■ ' : -:■■•': rr-ni the lower house. iMu .111.1 .• ■ ■■' -■ * ' -■ ■ ■ " ■•^•^s a iiuinlKT of the Rcpiili- iSj»; Ik- \,..- *■ " ': . • -■ - ... - wried a strong political in- i.ii-.* M ." ■ . ■ ■ ' *■ ■ ■ * " ' ^!-\«.cd party spirit to control . i' ■■ ■•- .: :■•. ^.xi^en-ie of princifde. He Ik*- r..; '. ' ' • * - ■ ' T;:" ' "1 '.lie tenets of his party and .m.l i» till- -^.'. * ' • .:■::• •'■■:'• ■ •■./.•i^iris:. ; v: pronnilgating them. Ft)r iiii-r i"!.i -w : •■ ■ ■ :■.! •: • ■' ' .*:' ' :" •;.■- '■■ - •■. '■.- ^•■.rn'-l the goo«l v.'ill of Imth m!- th«- \\-i;!i.t: '.:■ : -. ■■t:-! im-'Im'-. ;• •■ i-'-:*- •■;■ •■'".>. He was a meml)er i»f the l"til >rr\u*r'- ill l\i\:r.L! J'I-.'-m pr'.. i .'.-i tn.i !'■ \' ^r \\'\'".u'.\:.r. K-y.rx.y CMrmittee for a nunit»er of \W sit'k .ir.d Ui'iiTiilnl. I:*- -il •• ;u'!"l • ih- j-rit:-.- yiTir-. r^'^. .^.f the :-^wn committee, and was often in «'i\^:ini.'iii'.' horiu- ^^iKtr-:- i"i ili*- p; ■ '• • !i"?i '-i" jip»?i in.-r.t in thv I\e]niblican county con vent icms. ' ri \ "?:' ".' : ;■■ illli'! • '11 ^r . THE STATE OF VERMONT. 607 He was a delegate to the state convention several times, and was esteemed as a valuable member. In religion he was a member of the Protestant Episcopal church and was one of the founders of St. Augfustine's church, of which he was a loyal supporters. He was a lay reader in the church, and on occasion conducted services in most reverential spirit. AMiile firmly established in his own religious belief, he had a deep respect for the opinions of those who diflFered from him, and never allowed himself to become bigoted or intolerant. His personal traits were those which mark the model Christian gentleman. He showed the greatest respect and affection for his parents, giving them his greatest care and attention dur- ing their later years, and the suffering and dis- tressed were ever the objects of his commisera- tion and bounty. Colonel Elkins was married February 26, 1879, to Mrs, Mary Loraine (Porter) Chamber- lain, at Lowell, Massachusetts. Her parents were Eleazor and Mary A. (Culver) Porter. Her father was a native of New Hampshire, and was educated in Vermont, where he lived the life of a farmer. He was a man of excellent character and a staunch Republican. His wife was also bom in New Hampshire, her father, John Culver, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was granted a pension for three years' actual service as private in the Ccmnecticut troops, and his service for a portion of the time was under Captain Harmon and Colonel Durkee. A grand- father of Mrs. Culver, named Jenks, was granted a coat of arms for distinguished services in the early colonial davs. Mary L. Porter was bom at North Troy, Vermont, where, August 20, 1873, she was married to Dr. E. Chamberlain, of La Crosse, Wisconsin. April i, 1875, a son came to gla(lressive as the record of his well rounded life, with its sterling virtues and high character, which have made his name an honored one in the annals of his native state. Mrs. Elkins, with her two children, survives her estimable husband. The elder, by her mar- riage with Dr. Chamberlain, is Adams Burton Chamberlain, bom in La Crosse, Wisconsin, April I, 1876. He was educated in Lowell, Mas- sachtiseccs, and St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and was graduated from the academy in the latter named place. He is an electrician and is connected with the Edison Company of Boston. Mrs. Elkins' only child by her marriage with Colonel Elkins is Oayton Rolfe Elkins, bom in North Troy, Vermont, December 25, 1884, who is now attend- ing the English high school in Boston, from which he will graduate in June, 1903. HIRA LEWIS BIXBY. Hira L. Bixby. deceased, was for many years a prominent citizen of Chelsea, Vennont, where his birth occurred September 13, 1833. He was the fifth son and tenth child bom to Ichabod and Susanna (Lewis) Bixby, who were married in 1809 and lived and died on the Bixby farm, which has been in the possession of the family for four generations. The Bixby family came to the state of Vermont from Tolland, Connecticut, in 1787, and James Lewis, the maternal grandfather, from Acworth, New Hampshire, but his wife, Grace (Paddock) Lewis, was the daughter of a sea captain of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Hira L. Bixby was reared on his father's farm, and acquired his education in the district school and Chelsea Academy, then conducted under the personal supervision of Jonathan Ross, who has since served in the capacity of chief 6o8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. judge of the supreme court and United States senator. After completing his studies, in 1865, he secured emplo}Tnent in a photograph gallery in Burlington, Vermont, where he remained until 1872, when he retumecf to his native town, pur- chased his father's farm and took upon himself the care of his mother and elder unmarried sis- ter. Subsequently he purchased the business of a local photographer in Chelsea village, and up to the time of his decease had his gallery in the second story of the building .owned by William F. Hood, the proprietor of the drug store. Some years later he established photographer's rooms at Brookfield and South Royalton, Vermont, de- voting a day of each week at each place, and giving two days of each week to his business at Chelsea, which was well patronized and there- fore very remunerative. Mr. Bixby was a man of rare intelligence, a great lover of books, especially those relating lo the sciences, very fond of music and a devotee of art. He was a constant student of natural science, and so well informed in astronomy that he derived great pleasure in his long rides by night from his study of the stars. He was a violinist of some skill, and he solaced many lonely hours with the melodious companionship of his ''Miriam,'' as he fondly called the instrument he worshipped. Although preferring to lead a quiet life devoted to business pursuits, yet upon the importunity of friends he accepted several im- portant political offices; in 1878 he was elected justice of the peace, served four years as select- man, three years as school director, received the highest honor of his town, that of representative in the state legislature, and for nine years was an influential trustee, of the public library. He had a large circle of acquaintances, among whom his influence was for the best. He was pro- foundly religious in thought and feeling, and his life appeared to be guided by the teachings of the New Testament. After his sister's death in April, 1805, ^^ '^^ed mostly alone in his home in Chelsea, Vermont. Mr. Bixby died January 7, 1903, after a short illness, of appoplexy; the remains were placed in the vestry of the new West Hill church, where it seemed so appropriate for him to repose, as he designed and had this room built for the church exactly as he wished during the repairs in the simimer of 1902, and it will ever be known as **Hira's room.'* The services were conducted by the Rev. W. E. Allen, his beloved pastor, and the large congregation that attended was a touching tribute of love and esteem for the departed. He left one brother, George F. Bixby, editor of the Republican, Plattsburg, New York. The trus- tees of the Chelsea Public Library offered the following resolutions upon the death of Hira L. Bixby : "Resolved, That in the death of Hira L. Bix- by, Esq., who has been a trustee of the Chelsea Public Library during the last nine years, die library has lost a generous and steadfast friend; this board a faithful member, who was wise in counsel, prudent in judgment and ever thorough and courageous in the performance of his duty, a watchful and kindly guardian of the young, to whose best interests he was always most zeal- ously devoted; and that the whole community has been deprived of the free and constant serv- ice of a true man and noble-hearted citizen." LEWIS KEITH. Lewis Keith, one of the prominent and res- pected citizens of Barre, Vermont, is a descendant of the Rev. James Keith, who was bom in Scot- land, whence he emigrated to this country and settled in Bridgewater Massachusetts. He was then about sixteen years of age, and choosing the ministry for his life work he studied in the theo- logical seminaries of the town and became the first minister of Bridgewater; his first sermon was delivered from a rock in "Mill Pasture/' so called from its proximity to the river, and he la- bored in that section of the state'for the remainder of his life. He was united in marriage to Miss Susanna Edson, daughter of Dr. Samuel Edson, and the following named children were bom to them: James, Joseph, Samuel, Timothy, John, Jariah, Margaret, Mary and Susanna Keith. James Keith, eldest son of the Rev. James and Susanna Keith, .had the following name' llii.l 608 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ■ r i .J ft il iili I f * ■i judge ut llic supreme cuun and United Slates senator. After conipkting his studies, in 1865, he secured eni])loynient in a photograph gallery in JJurlington, V'ermunt, where he remained until 1872, when he reiurnej to his native town, pur- chased his father's farm and took upon himself the care of his mother and elder unmarried sis- ter. Subsequently he purchased the business of a local photographer in Chelsea village, and up to the time of his decease had his gallery in the second story of the building. owned by William V. Hood, the proprietor of the drug store. Some years later he established photographer's nxjms at Brooktield and South Rovalton, \"crmont, de- voting a day of each week at each place, and giving two days of each week to his business at Chelsea, which was well ]:)atronized and there- fore very remunerative. Mr. LJixby was a man of rare intelligence, a great lover of books, especially those relating to the sciences, very fond of music and a devotee of art. He was a constant student of natural science, and so well informed in astronomy that he derived great pleasure in his long rides by night from his study of the stars. He was a violinist of some skill, and he sulaced many lonely hours with the melodious companionship of his ''Miriam,'' as he fondly called the instrument he worshipped. ^Mthough preferring to lead a quiet life devoted to business pursuits, yet upon the importunity of friends he accepted several im- portant political offices; in 1S7S lie was elected justice of the peace, served four years as select- man, three years as school director, received the highest honor of his town, that of representative in the state legislature, and for nine years was an influential trustee of the public library. He had a large circle of acquaintances, among whom his influence was for the best. He was pro- foundly religious in thought and feeling, and his life api)earcd to be guided by the teachings of the \ew Testament. After his sister's death in A])ril, i8()5, lie lived mostly alone in his home in Chelsea, X'ermont. Mr. Bixby rlied January 7, 1903, after a short illness, of ai)p')plexy: the remains were placed in the vestry of the new West Hill church, w^here it seemed so ap])ropriate for him to repose, as he designed and had this room built for the church exactly as he w^ished during the repairs in the summer of 19(^2, and il will ever be ki "Hira's njom.'' The services were coiiJi the Ke\ . W. E. Allen, his beloved pastor, large congregation that attended was a ; tribute of love and esteem for the depai left one brother, George F. Bixby, edit: Republican, Plattsbiirg, New York. T tees of the Chelsea I'nblic Librarv off following resolutions upon the death of Bixbv : "Resolved, That in the death of Hira by, Esq., who has been a trustee of the Public Library during the last nine y^ library has lost a generous and steadfas this board a faithful member, who was counsel, prudent in judgment and ever t and courageous in the performance of I a watchful and kindly guardian of the y whose best interests he was always nu ously devoted; and that the whoie coi has been deprived of the free and consta ice of a true man and noble-hearted citiz* LEWIS KEITH. Lewis Keith, one of the prominent \ pected citizens of Barre, Vermont, is a des of the Rev. James Keith, who was bom land, whence he emigrated to this coun settled in Bridgewater Massachusetts. then about sixteen years of age, and choch ministry for his life work he studied in tl logical seminaries of the town and bees first minister of Bridgewater; his first was delivered from a rock in "Mill Pasii called from its proximity to the river, aw bored in that section of the state'for the rer of his life. He was united in marriage 1 Susanna Edson, daughter of Dr. Samuel and the following named children were \ them: James, Joseph, Samuel, Timothy. Jariah, Margaret, Mary and Susanna Knr James Keith, eldest son of the Rev. fa.Ti Susanna Keith, .had the following name»l dren: James, born in 1696: Mary, bom !•: Gershom, born in 1701 ; Israel, ix>ni ir Faithful, born in 1704 : Esther, bom in : Jane, born in 1709 ; and Simeon Keitli. ^'' T712. James Keith, eldest son of lames an ; ■• \ \ '1 j- a ill THE STATE OF VERMONT. 609 Keith had five children : Noah, Nathan, Comfort, James and Abigail Keith. Comfort Keith, third son bom to James Keitli, was bom March 6, 1742. He was tmited in mar- riage October 31, 1765. and the children bom to him were Eunice, Abijah and Abigail. Abijah Keith, son of Comfort Keith, wa3 bora Jtme 20, 1770, at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, whence he removed to the town of Barre, Ver- mont, and was among the early settlers of that locality. Three of his sons were named Francis, Martin and Willis Keith. Francis Keith, son of Abijah Keith, was bom in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, March 26, 1796. In 1804 his parents removed to Barre, Vermont, and it was in that town that young Francis acquired his education in the common schools. Being reared upon a farm, his thoughts naturally turned to that pursuit when he attained young man- hood, and he remained on the old Keith home-- stead, which is one of the finest farms in the town of Barre. He is prominently identified with the political affairs of the town, and being a man of exemplary character, he won the respect of his fellow citizens. Mr. Keith was married three times, his first wife having been Miss Persis Bige- low, who bore him six children : Mary, Charles, Erastus, Lewis, Ellen and Elmira Keith. His sec- ond wife was the mother of three children, Clin- ton.. Flora and Agnes Keith. He married for his third wife Miss Persis Cook. Mr. Keith died October 3, 1868. Lewis Keith, fourth child of Francis and Per- sis (Bigeiow) Keith, was born on the old Keith homestead in the town of Barre, Vermont, Octo- ber 24, 1 83 1. He spent the days of his boyhood and youth under the parental roof and acquired his education in the district school. Upon at- taining his majority, he worked for different farmers in the neighborhood, receiving fourteen dollars a month for his services. He remained at this occupation for six years, and in that period of time he had saved out of his earnings one thousand dollars, with which he purchased a farm in the eastern portion of the town. He was en- gac^ed in cultivating this ground for f\\c years, but finally disposed of it and resided for a few years on the old homestead. March 3, 1869, Mr. Keith purchased the Walker farm, which was sit- uated on Millstone Hill, where he has resided 39 X ever since. The farm consisted originally of one hundred and seventy acres, but he disposed of a portion of it to parties who were interested in the granite t)usiness, and at the present time (1902) it is cut up by railroads and quarries., Mr. Keith is one of the representative men of the town of Barre, beim^ a member of one of tlie oldest families in New England. He has been chosen bv his townsmen to fill the offices of se- lectman, lister and representative to the state leg* islature for the years 1896 and 1897 on the Re- publican ticket. He is a member of the Knights of Honor,, and al^ an earnest and consistent member of the Congregational church of Barre. On March 23, 1858, Mr. Keith was united in marriage to Miss Morancy S. Wilson, who was bom November 6. 1835, a daughter of Thomas and Mahala (Averill) Wilscm. They have only one child, Mary Mercy, who was bom January 24, 1861. She married February 19, 1887, Rich- ard Alexander ^ Hoar, whose sketch follows. RICHARD A. HOAR Richard Alexander Hoar, son of Captain Philip H.- and Elizabeth Allen Hoar, was bom in Houghton, Michigan, in 1864; he early leamed the blacksmith's trade and labored at the forge to earn money to secure an education; he com- menced to read law in the office of Hon. H. W. Day and Judge White of Herman, New York; he came to Barre in 1886, and in this thriving town has found a congenial field of effort ; he was first employed on the quarry at the munificent compensation of eighteen dollars per month. In the spring of 1887 he began to quarry and sell rough granite, and a year later sold his quarries and entered the office of W. A. and O. B. Boyce, and continued his study of law ; he was admitted to the bar at the October term of supreme court 1889, standing fifth in a class of nineteen ; he was admitted to practice in the United States court in 1894. In 1890 he formed a law partnership with Hon. Walter E. Barney, which partnership continued until Mr. Barney was appointed judge of the city court of the city of Barre. In 1896 he was appointed city attorney for one year, and was reappointed city attorney in 1897, re- signing the office of city attorney to ac- cept the attorneyship for the Barre and THE STATE OF y^RMONT. 6ii tire life in his native town, and died on the 6th of January, 1815. Asahel Root, a son of the Captain and the ^andfather of William A. Root, was bom in 1785 in Farmington, Connecticut, and became a tanner by trade, but did not give his entire atten- tion through life to that pursuit, for he became proprietor of a hotel and also owned and operated a farm. He married Chloe White, who was bom in Farmington, and they had two sons. Both are now deceased. Asahel Root died in Westport, New York, at the age of seventy-seven years, and his wife passed away at the age of eighty-nine vears. Asahel Root was a lieutenant of militia in Captain Jerome Loddell's company at the battle of Plattsburg. One of their sons was William W. Root, who was bom in Elizabethtown, New York, and there spent the days of his childhood and youth, pur- suing his education in the common schools. Aft- «r enterirtg upon his business career, he engaged in merchandising and manufacturing, being pro- prietor of a starch factory. He also gave his at- tention to some degree to mining, and was a very prominent and influential resident of his district, not only bv reason of his extensive business in- terest which contributed to the general prosper- ity as well as to his own success, but also because of the loyal service which he rendered in public affairs. He served as supervisor of his town, and was the only man ever elected to that office in his comnuinity without opposition, not a single vote beinc: cast against him. He exercised his right of franchise in support of the men and meas- ures of the old-line Whig and subsequently of the Republican party, and died at the age of eighty- seven years December 17, 1896. His wife bore the maiden name of Harriet Maria Rowell. She was born in Hinesburg, Vermont, and was a danc^litcr of Phili]) and Hannah (Andrews) Rowell. Her fatlier was a native of Massachu- setts. In his family were three children. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Root were three cliildren : William A. ; Miss Cora and (liarles Root, who reside in Klizabcthtown, New ^'o^k, where their niollier also resides. \^'illialn A. Root spent his early youth in his native villac^e, received his initial schooling, in- cluciins^ a high sch(K)l course, in his native place, and took an academic course at Westpc^rt. His first business connection was with the Putnam Manufacturing Company, Bennington,, with which interests he was identified for a period of five years. Subsequently he went to New York in the interest of the same firm, and later was for three years with the Washburn & Moen Manu- facturing CcMnpany, Worcester, Massachusetts. At a later date he again came to Bennington to take charge of the estate. Returning to Vermont, he had official connection with Kenton-Root Marble Company at Dorset until the sale of the plant to another company. He was next in New York as a boot and shoe jobber, and for a num- ber of years was associated with the United Gas Improvement Company, since which time his at- tention has been given to the supervision of es- tate interests. He possesses untiring energy, is quick of perception, forms his plans readily and is determined in their execution, and his close application to business and excellent manage- ment have largely brought to him his high de- gree of prosperity. Mr. Root was married October 24, 1881, to Katherine E. Root, a daughter of Henry Green and Catharine Louisa (Blackmer) Root. She traces her ancestry back to Joseph Root, who was also an ancestor of our subject, so that originally in the paternal line they come from the same family. This Joseph Root was bom in Hartford in 1840. and died in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 171 1. His son, Joseph Root, Jr., was bom January 15. 1664, at Northampton, and in 1685 settled at Northfield, Massachusetts, but that settlement was broken up by the Indians, and he retumed to his native city, where he died Octo- ber 23, 1690. His son, another Joseph Root, was born July 13, 1686, at Northampton, and died February 9, 1728. He was the father of Captain Joseph Root, bom June 16, 1713, in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and died October i, 1786. He was the father of Elisha Root, who was bom June 7. 1739, in Montague, where he lived and died, passing away January i. 1812, at the age of seventv-tvvo vears. Among his children was Klisha Root, the grandfather of Mrs. Root, of this review. His birth occurred in Montague, Massachusetts, April 11, 1775. He was reared upon a farm in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and afterward came to Bennington, \>rmont. where he died in 1855, at the age of eighty years. He 6l2 THE STATE OF VERMONT. I- was the father of eight children, of whom one daughter is slill Hving, at the age of eighty-six years, her home being in I>ennington, Vermont. Henry G. Root, the father of Mrs. William A. Root, was born in (jreenfield, Massachusetts, September t8, i8t8, a son of Elisha and Betsey (Moseley) Root. His education was acquired in the public schools of his native town and in Felienburg and Deerfield academies. At the age of seventeen he entered the employ of the firm of Boynton & Whitcomb, at Templeton, Massa- chusetts, in order to learn the business of manu- facturing tinware. Four years later, when he had mastered his trade, he entered into partnership with Luther R. Graves, under the firm name of Graves & Root, a business association tliat was maintained for more than fifty years. During much of that time the house was the largest tin- ware manufactory of Vermont, and also estab- lished the First National Bank of Bennington, the second financial institution of this character in the state of Vermont. Mr. Root was the first cashier and subsequently vice president, and be- came prominent in financial as well as manufac- turing circles. He was also very active in the work of the Battle Monument Association and was chairman of the executive committee, having in charge the centennial celebration of the fa- mous battle of Bennington. For more than thirty vears he v\ as one of the directors of the Vermont State Agricultural Society, and manifested zeal and earnestness in support of every measure and movement which he believed w^ould contribute to the public good. His early political support was given to the Whig party, and on its dissolution he joined the ranks of the new Republican party, and was one of Abraham Lincoln's electors. He rep- resented the Whig party as a member of the state legislature from 1850 to 1857, and in r866 was elected on the Republican ticket a member of the state senate, in which he served f(^r two years. To everv question which came up for settlement he gave his earnest consideration, and neither fear nor favor could swerve him from a course which he believed to be right. He was a member of the Congregational church and served as one of its trustees. On the 23d of December, 1846, he was united in marriage to Catharine L. Black- mer, of Bennington, whose death occurred in September, 1887, while he was called to his final rest on the ist of June, 1891. For many yea: was numbered among the most distinguishe«l of the Green Mountain state bv reason of hi; tensive business interests, his prominence in p cal affairs and his upright character. In ihe ily were two children : Samuel H. and Ka:h K. The material grandfather of Mrs. Re--: Samuel H. Blackmer, a prominent lawyer oi nington. who for many years practiced his fession and was a partner of the late Gov Hyland Hall. ^Ir. Blackmer gained an em position in the rank of his chosen calling served as state's attorney. He had two chil Catharine L. and Franklin, the latter late of nington Center. The former became the of Henry Green Root and died at the aj sixty years. The marriage of William A. and Kati: E. Root has been blessed with two chil^ Mary E., who is now a student in Smith sc and Henry G., who is a student in Laker New Jersey. Mr. Root votes with the Repul: party and is thoroughly conversant with the < tions and issues of the day. He belongs t( Masonic fraternity in which he has taken degrees of the lodge, chapter, council and mandery. He is a man of genial and soda ture and one who has most of the amenities v\ go to make up the sum of human happiness, manner he is courteous and pleasant, win friends by his amiable disposition and hono: character which commands the respect of all. JOHN D. HANRAHAN, M. D. Dr. John D. Hanrahan, whose portrai found on the opposite page, and who for : than a quarter of a century has been of the leading physicians of Rutland, ' mont, where he is still engaged in the av practice of his profession, belongs to that i of our citizens who, although of foreign b have thoroughly identified themselves in e particular with the country of their adoptio John D. Hanrahan, son of James and I (O'Connor) Hanrahan, who was bom June 1844, in Rothkeale, countv Limerick, W. where he attended the national schools : reaching the age of eleven years, when he c to the United States, after which he atta r-T THE STATE OF VERMONT. 613 the public schools and Free Academy of New York city. While scarcely more than a boy he ^hose for his life work the practice of medicine, and early in i860 began his preparatory studies with Dr. John K. Wright, who was at that time living in Yorkville, New York. He attended four courses of lectures at the medical depart- ment of the University of the City of New York, from which institution he gpraduated i^ March, 1867. The date of Dr. Hanrahan's graduation would, no doubt, have been much earlier, had not his studies been interrupted by the Civil war, in which he did able and faithful service. In June, 1861, he was, on examination (not having grad- uated), appointed surgeon in the United States navy. The vessels on which he was placed did duty mostly on the rivers of Virginia and North Carolina, where he served with the armv as well as the navy, thereby gaining the benefit and experience of both branches of the servfce, es- pecially in the surgical line. In August, 1863, the vessel on which he was serving was captured at the mouth of the Rappahannock river, and all on board were made prisoners. They were taken overland to Richmond, Virginia, where they were confined in Libby prison. At that time the Confederates were greatly in need of surgeon* and medical supplies, and Dr. Hanrahan was asked if he would go over to Belle Island and attend the Union prisoners. After consulting with his fellow prisoners, he consented, and for six weeks he attended the sick and wounded prisoners faithfully, under great disadvantages* as the supply of medical and surgical appliances was verv limited. At the end of that time he was paroled, having been treated with the greatest courtesy and consideration by the medical staff and officers of the Confederacy. After the close of the war and the completion of his course of study, Dr. Hanrahan settled in New York city for about one year, spent another in Montreal, province of Quebec., and then re- moved to Rutland, W^rniont. wbere he has since remained. His practice l\is been very large and successful, especially in the sur^i^ical and obstetri- cal line, in which the range of his experience is said to be unsurpassed by any physician of his years. He has performed many surg-ical opera- tions, and has served through several epidemics of smalli>ox and diphtheria. He has been a di- rector and consulting surgeon of the Rutland Hospital, and consulting surgeon to the Fanny Allen Hospital, the leading and largest Catholic hospital in Vermont, at Winooski. For many years he was town and city physician of Rutland, Vermont, and now holds die position of examiner in several accident and life insurance companies. He is the author of a number of medical papers. Dr. Hanrahan has been an Irish Nationalist all his life, and a member of all the Irish socie- ties, including the Land League, of which he has been president. He has taken an active part in local, state and national politics, has served many years on the Democratic state committee, and was chainnan of the Democratic county committee. He was a delegate to the Democratic national conventions of 1884, 1888, and chairman of the Vermont delegation to the national convention of 1892. He was president of the United States pension examining board four years under iPresi- dertt Cleveland, and treasurer of the same board four years under President Harrison. He was postmaster of Rutland during the second term of President Cleveland, whom he always support- ed until the election of 1896, when he espoused the cause of the Hon. William Jennings Br)ran, of whom he was a great admirer. He was president of Rutland village two years, trustee eight years, and county commissioner one year. He was a director of the original Electric IJght Company of Rutland, and for several years held a corres- ponding position in the New England Fire In- surance Company. Dr. Hanrahan is a member of the American Medical Association, the Vermont State Medical Society, and the Rutland -Medical Qub. He was the first president of the Rutland County Medi- cal and Surgical Society, of which he has been a member since its organisation in 1872. He also belongs to the Vermont Sanitary Association, and the Vermont Societv for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Dr. Hanrahan has been, since its organiza- tion, an active member of the Grand Army of the Re])ublic, and also in state militia, and was ap- pointed by Governor Stewart surgeon of the Third Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Militia. In the Grand Army of the Republic he is a member of the Roberts Post, the largest in Vermont. He 6i4 THE STATE OF VERMONT. has served three terms as inecHcal direetor of the dq)artmeiit, has served on thi? staffs of three coniniaiiders in chief, X'eazey, Palmer and Weis- scrt, and is now a nicmher of Commander in Chief Stewart's staff. He is a meniher of the American Cathoh'c Historical Society, anvl vice president for V'cnnont of the American-Irish Historical Society. He was apjMMnted a dele- gate fn^m the diocese of X'ermont by Bishop I)e Coesl)riand to the first American Catholic Con- j^ress and Catholic Centennial celebration held in lialtimore, Maryland, November lo, 1889, and is now financial secretarv and treasurer of the Rutland branch ot the United Irish League of America. He was formerly a meml)er of the Rutland board of trade, anrl is a life member of the Kiuland Cr- csters ; Rutland Council, Knij^hts of Lolumbus, Ancient Order of Hibernian^, Voiuij^ Men's Catholic Union; Otieen of Verinont Circle, Comi)ani<»n ^^»resters of America, of which onlers he is physician. He belongs to the Reimion Stxietv of Vermont Officers, in which he holds the office of meml)er of the executive committee. Dr. I lanrahan has been twice married, and is now a widower. His first wife was ^lary K. Riley, and his second. Frances M., dauijhter of Dr. John C. and Mary (Hug^hcs) Keenan, of Rutland. lie has five children hvinp:: May, Anna, Ilutjh, I'rances and John P. The three dauf^fhters are being educated in Mt. St. Mary's C(Mivent at Montreal, wliere they are receivinij a very thorouj^h education. Probablv no nhvsician in the citv of Rutlanil who has been so busy professi(»nally has pven so i^eiieroiislv oi his time and talents to further the l)est interests of tliat city as Dr. Uanrahan, and whn is nniver>allv l)eloved and respecte!er <»! the treasurx" cf {he Uniled Siale-. lawvir and auihor, w:is h- .rn in \\illi>l'»n. Cliitt^.-nilrn o-nniv, \'er- mont, on the 24th of May, 1824, tlie son of Giles, the grandson of Truman, and the great-grand- son of Thomas Chittenden, who was in 1777 elected the first governor of independent \'er- mont, and eighteen times re-elected to that office. He was the eighth in descent from William Chit- tenden, who settled in Guilford, Connecticut, in 1630. Ciiles, the father of Lucius E., was the eldest son of Truman, who was the youngest of the four sons of the first governor. Giles rep- resented W'illiston in the state legislature in the year 1803. I-ucius \i. Chittenden received his earlv edu- cation in district schools of Williston, and the aca>l in the winter, and with John (J. Saxe, the jwiel. ami Corydcm Ueckwith, afterward an eminent ci»r- poratioii lawyer in Chicago, was admitted to ihc l)ar of I'ranlvlin county at St. Alkins in Septem- ber, 1SJ4. I fc opened hi> law office in Ihirliiig- ton in .May, 1845, where he practiced with >nc- cess, in nartnership, successivelv. with Wvllvs Lyman, ivlward J. IMielf)s and Daniel RiiIktis, all lead in ;^^ citizens and the List two eminent as law vers. At tliat time Chittenden connlv had a verv able bar. Asahel Peck. D. A. Smallcy, (ieort^e i*. Mar>h. Jacol) Maeck and Charles .\d- ams wiTi- thr sniiors, ami E. J. Phelps. (iet>rgc I'. IMunnids. Levi Underwoc"Kl and rs in tlie profession. Mr. I liii'unden was never satisfied with his limit*. d <.dnr:iiii>n. Ik- fore his admission tt) the bar. lu- ppr.-n««l the >tuutation which his de- scendants would not exchange for money. After the close of the war Mr. Chittenden established himself in his profession in -New York dty, where he has since continued its practice. Mr. Chittenden has cultivated his scholarly tastes by collecting a library which is especially rich in rare volumes relating to the early history of his native state and to the history of engraving and printing. No state in the Union has an early history of such patriotic and thrilling interest as Vermont. It still remains to b€f written, and Mr. Chittenden, who believes his books indispensable to its accuracy, .has perfected an arrangement. by which this valuable collection has been trans- ferred to the library of the University of Ver- mont, where it will be preserved intact for future use. Many of the volumes are very rare, and some of them are believed to be unique. Mr. Chittenden's publications include an edi- tion of "Reeve's Dwnestic Relations" with notes ; the "Debates and Proceedings of the Peace Con- ference at Washington in February, 1861 ;" "A Centennial Address on the Capture of Ticonr deroga. May, 1876:" "An Address on the Dedi- cation of the Monument to Ethan Allen, at Bur- lington in 1878." "Recollections of President Lincoln and his Administration f ' "The Speeches, Addresses and Letters of Abraham Lincoln;'* "An Unknown Heroine, A Story of the Civil War;" "Personal Reminiscences;" and many magazine and historical articles. His "Biography of Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor of Vermont/' is in an advanced stage of prepara- tion. In 1856 Mr. Chittenden married Mary, daughter of Horace Hatch, M. D., of Burlington. They had three children: Horace H., a lawyer in N'ew York city : Mary H., wife of William Bradford; and r)essic B., wife of Rev. Frederick B. Richards, pastor of the Presbyterian church, corner of Fourteenth street and Second avcjuie, in New York citv. THE STATE OF VERMONT. Cn.MAN' WARRKN". ,- iilniau Warnii. :i prDiiiiiicnt ciliKcii nf Brat- lIctK T'l, \"iTiin)nl, i> ;i di'si-fii.laiil lit llic seventh (H-tU' ralii.ii frniii J'>liii Warren, nf ISoslon, wlin ■ li. Sakiii with (lovorrior \\'imhr()p, JiiiK- 12. 1 (.3t Mt tlmse who U>..k- tin- freeman's natlr . .May IS. i6v. IChonewT Warren, n( I.ci- cisn T. Massaelniselts. anee.slor ..f Cilman War^ Tfd. -tTve.l ;••: niiiinli'-inan in ihi' Kevohitionary 11^'h iii- hanlsi.,, i..th.T. Il.p/il.ah Wa in Hnhbardston, Worcester county, Massachu- setts, a son of Ebenezcr and Olive G. (Coleman) Warren. lie received his education in the coun- try schools o£ Hubbardston, Massachusetts, Ches- ter (Vermont) Academy, Afelrose Academy, \Vest Brattlcboro, and at Leiand and Gray Sem- inary, Townshend, Vermont. From Townshend he went to Eaton's Commercial CollcBe at Wor- eester, Massachusetts, from whicli he was grad- uated in 1856. After his graduation from the litter named instilution he decided to commence Ills iHisinoss career in the west, and in March, tS57, he started for California, and upon arriv- ing tiicre located at La]X)rte, Sierra county, where K- cuLraged in mining and continued in tliis oc- iii]iiUio» iinlil i860, when he rcluriicd to ilul^ hanlston, Massachusetts. In 1861 he settled in liuilfiinl. \'iniii>nt, where he jnirchased the old fiinit, which was formerly the projKTty of Gov- emur (,'ar|)enter, consisting of one hundred and ■iixty acres of valuable and pniductive land. He remained there for five years, meeting with that •.iiiiess wliich invariably aecumpanies intelligent application, i)crscveraiiic and earnest endeavor. I.atursuits for iwtnly-live jcars, and was extensively cn- i;ai;ed in the mannfaeturc of chair sli»ck and sweet eider jeliy, and was a dealer in lumber. Mr. Wiirrui si;b-er nine years, was M-hiMil district ekrk and tilled the i>"sition of treasurer for nine- teen ji-ars. Ill- is a consistent niaiibcr of the Metllo,Ii^t [-;|.i>e.i].al church of Green River. Vcr- numt. and imlitically is a Republican. .Mr. Warren was uniteil in marriage. Xovcni- lier 7. iS'o. to i'raiK-elia Adelaide Johnson, bom .Ui^iist J4. 184.1. a daughter of Isaiah Webster and So])hia ( I'.rictgs) Johnson, of Vernon, Ver- mont. Tour children were bom of this union: THE STATE OF VERMONT. 617 William Barney Warren, bom September 15, 1865, received his education in the Leland and •Gray Seminary, at Townshend, Vermont; he married, October 3, 1889, Miss Mary Liiana Thurber, daughter of Emerson H. and Sarah Ballou Thurber, of West Halifax. Her ancestors were early settlers of Vermont. Her father, Emerson H. Thurber, was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in the Sixteenth Vermont Regiment. He was a -descendant of David Thurber, who came from Richmond, New Hampshire, in 1776, and settled in West Guilford, Vermont. Through her mother she is also a granddaughter of Almon Ballou, who was brother to Hosea Ballou (2), D. D., founder, and first president of Tuft's Col- lege. They were bom at Halifax, Vermont, ^andsons of Rev. Maturin Ballou, and grand- nephews of Hosea Ballou (i), bom in 1771, who was pastor of the Second Universalist church in Boston — called "Father Ballou'' — and one of the founders of American Universalism. The follow- ing named children were born to William B. and Luana (Thurber) Warren : Addie Blendena, bom August 14, 1892; Clara Marion, bom July i, 1894 ; Mabel, bom February 8, 1896 ; and Bryan Emerson, bom September 16, 1900. William Barney Warren is a prominent farmer and manu- facturer of chair stock, and sweet cider jelly at Halifax, Vermont. In politics he is a Bryan Democrat, and was elected to serve as the first selectman of the town, and he has been called upon to fill other positions of trust and responsi- "bility. He is a worshipful master of Unity LodgeJ Free and Accepted Masons, at Jacksonville, Ver- mont. a member of Fort Dummer Chapter, R. A. M.. Beauseant Commandery, K. T., and of Mt. Sinai Temple of the Ancient and Arabic Or- -der Nobles of the Mvstic Shrine. 2. Walter Isaiah Warren, born Aug^ist 13, 1870, received his initial schooling at Halifax, Vermont, and then attended Glenwood Seminary, W^est r»rattleboro. Vermont. He was in the em- ploy of the West End Street Railway Company, Boston, for several >ears as conductor. He is now actinor in the capacity of mauag"er for the Standard Oil Company at Waterbury, Connecti- cut, which place he has filled for about seven years. He was united in niarriag^e, May i. 1894, to Miss TJllian I.ora Knc^wlton, daughter of George F. and Lora Nason Knowlton, bom July 13, 1872, of Rochester, Vermont* She is of Puri- tan stock, a descendant of Captain William Knowlton, who sailed from England with his wife and three sons, John, William and Thomas, in the year 1632. Captain William was lost at sea, but his wi£a and sons settled in Ipswich/ Massachusetts. The Knowltons came to Va*- mont in 1773, and located in Newfane. AValter I. and Lillian Lora (Knowlton) Warren are the parents of two children, Grace Evelyn, bom July 31, 1895, and Lora Adelaide, bom June 2, 1903. 3. Webster Gilman Warren, bom June 289 1873, died April 3, 1887. The fourth child bom to Mr. and Mrs. Warren was Merton Horace, bom November 3, 1878 ; he was employed by the Boston Elevated Railroad Company in Boston, Massachusetts, but at the breaking out of the Spanish-American war, at the age of nineteen, he enlisted in Company C, Ninth Massachusetts Regiment, United States Volunteers. He served in Cuba, during the siege of Santiago, and until August 24, strong and in good health, when bd returned to Montauk Point, Long Island, on the transport All^any, where with one hundred and forty-five sick comrades he was taken to the hospital, where he was critically ill imtil September 19. Merton H. Warren was honor- ably discharged from the United States service at Boston November 26, 1898. He is now in the employ of the Boston and Maine Railroad. He is a member of the Legion of Spanish War Veterans, the Society of the Army of Santiago, Thistle Lodge No. 7470, L O. Q. F., M. U, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. June 27, 1899, he married Myrtle Miranda Locklin, daughter of Michael and Mary J. (Thompson) Locklin, of Machiasport, Maine. They have one child, William Frank Warren, born June 31, igoo. MRS. GILMAN WARREN. Mrs. Gilman Warren traces her descent on the side of her father, Isaiah W. Johnson, Jr., of Vernon. X'^ermont, to the earliest pioneers of Ver- mont, and through her mother, Sophia A. John- son, by way of several generations of Wilburs, of Littlecompton, Rhode Island ( a copy of whose complete family records and wills she has), to 6i8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. their union with the immediate descendants of four persons who came over in the Mayflower in 1620, of whom their Governor Bradford said: **They were, by the blessing of God, the first bep:inners, and (in a sort) the foundation of all the plantations and colonies in Xew England ; and their families" — their names should have a place on the i)ages of this took of "the founding of a nation.'* Concerning her early X'ermont ancestors, Kd- ward Elmer, on the maternal side of her father, came with his wife, Mary, from IJraintree, l^ssex county, Englajid, in June, 1632, and settled in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts. In 163O he went with Rev. Thomas Hooker to the Connecticut river, and I^dward Elmer was one of the original proprietors of Hartford. Cay, and before 1672, called **S(|uakheag." This part of Vernon, claims the oldest charter in the slate of Wnuont, granted May 15, 1672. A deed was also given, covering the grant, August 13, 1687, l)y Nawelet, chief of the Scjuakheags, and foui* of his trilxe. This township was called Northfield. and included most of what is now Vernon. X'ermont, Hinsdale, and Winchester, New Hampshire, and XorihfieKl, Massachusrtts, its northern lK>undary being i>road r»r(H)k, three- fourths of a mile south of the site of \u)r{ l)um- mer. Piratllelmro. \*ermoni. In 1724. at tlu* tim»' of the third Inchan war, Hezekiah l^lmer was a soldier in Captain Kellogg's Com])any. lie was the owner of Elmer's Island, near W-rnon CVnter, in 1 73 1, and was one of the fourtren original pro])rietors, (^f what is now X'eruou. X'ermont. Sejnemlier 5. 1733. ilenr\ ("lay Payne (eighth generation from luigland ) . postmaster grneral nf Presidt-nt Konsevelt's ciibinet, is a ilirecl descend- ant nf He/ekiah Elnu'r 13). <»f Wtiumi. through his grandmotluT, Eaiu'a i-Jukt (^). tlu- moilu-r of liis fatlxT. I )rrin IMcrre l\iyne. The names nf Hi-zi-kiali I'.Iiirt and Panii'l Elnur are "ii the rnll ni" i aiilain \\ lilanl's Cnm- pain- at l-'«'ri l>niM:iKr. in 1 7 |S. I'rnm 17 17 tn 1S14, a peril HJ nf ninel\ -"^eMM \ears. I k'zekiali Elmer (3), Jacob (4), Reuben (5), Fanny ^6) and I. \V. Johnson, Jr., (7), his direct descend- ants, have all lived wiihin two miles of X'ernon Center. By reason of the different claims and contests Vernon, or some parts of it, ha> been called Xorthfield, Massachusetts Bay, Pali Town Gore, Hampshire county, Massachuseil>. Hins- dale, Cheshire county, Xew Hampshire. Hins* dale, Cumberland county, New York. HiilsdaU-, Cumberland county, X'ermont, Hinsdale, Wind- ham county, X'ermont, and since 1802 W-rnon^ XVindham county, X'ermont. The Vernon Johnson ancestors had their ori- gin in William Johnson and wife Elizabeth, who came fn^m Hernehill, near Canterlniry. Kent county, luigland. and settled in Charleslown, Massachusetts, in J^>34. His style of coin]H»i- tion, and his han.sed a gooil eduaition. Johnathon Johnson (2), Ijorn .\ugust 14. 1641. a lineal ancestor, settled in Marllniro, Mass- achusetts. The proprietors' recl his grandson kept ilu: first schcM)l that was ojinu^l in Southlniro. Massachusetts. Througli X^'illiani (3) and Isaac 14), nf SouthUjro. and I>;iac. Jr., (5). of Si)encer. we come to Steplien Jnlin^nn U»), an early piniieer ni X'enion. Xernnml. Imrii in Southl)orn, July ih. I75<). ami there in April, 17S3. was marri'd t(» iClizalK'th Jnrdan. and tlied in Xinmn. April 17. 1S37. in Jinu-, 1777. he enli>ti'd in the service of his cmmlrx. a: the age i^i eighteen, in Ca])tain Jf^sefih Sililex's Cmnpanv and ( "nlmiel Key's Regiment in Sullnn. Mas>acliusett>. fnr three months. He re-enli>tej in September, 1777. fnr Iwo months, in Captain Hnwanl's (nnipany. Colonel Molman's Regi- ment, hi i77«^ he enli.sied for two months in Capt:'.in M««nL:h!i'u's C'om]»any, CWradford, August 14, and bore him two sons and a daughter, the oldest of which was Major William iiradford, deputy governor of Plymouth. John (son by first wife, Dorothy, "was drnwned in Cape Cod Harbor) died child- less, bf) all nf Govern(»r IJradford's descendants arc throucrh uur Alice Southworth. She died in March. 1^)70, at the age of eighty. Constant South wrirth (2), step-son of Governor Bradford, came iri Plymouth in 1628, at the age of four- teen. IJe married, November 2, 1637, and settled in Duxbury. His wife Elizabeth was a daughter of William Collier, one of the adventurers or partners of the Pilgrims in England. 1 fe was held in high rejnite, and his advice sought in their difficnUies. He settled in Duxbury before 1640. Constant Southworth was a volunteer in the Pc- qunt war, and was in King i'hilip's war at the age of sixty-one with his son-in-law, Jienjamin Qiurch. He was a representative of Duxbury in ifq7. and for twenty-two years following, and assistant ff>r ten years, and was commissary gen- eral. He died March 11, 1679. William (3), son of Const.int, born in 1659, married, in 1680, Kebeoca Pe«ibodie, lx»rn Octf)l)er i(), iC/k), grand- daughter of John Alden. Their son, Joseph Southworth (4), born February i, 1683, in Little Comi)ton, Rhode Island, was the father of Mary Southworth (5), who married Daniel Will)our, the great-great-grandfather of Mrs. Gilman War- ren. Samuel W'ilbour, ancestor of Daniel Wilbour, marrieoston, December i, jff'iTt. Later he was in svmpathv with the major part •►f his fellow worshippers, under the dani^er- ous doctrine of Cotton and WluH'hvright. <«> that thf b<"xl\ <'f pi'opU* at the other places f)f the mj- ony dec-niid it necessary to disnwn them, and in March, i'^^*^. he, with l'o. aninn;;^ the best tneti of Boston, were ban- ished ivu\ the colony. They ])urchased the I>1- atid "f I\li"«le ]>land. in Xarraganselt Piay. an«l f'rini'd a i't.rp(»rati")n, by solemn compact, Alarch 7, M^S. lie was held in high esteem. Tliough he had removed to Taunton, his name as ''Senior" and Samuel, Jr., were retained on the list of free- men in 1655. He had wisdom to hold on to his estate at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and at Taun- ton, and at Boston, where he came again to live, before making his will, April 30, 1656. He died in September, 1656. Samuel (2) is named as one of the patentees of the royal charter of 1663. Samuel (3), grandson of Samuel (i), born April I, 1663, was a large land owner in Little Comp- ton, where his will was made in 1729-30, as were his succeeding heirs, William Wilbour, bom in 1695, Daniel, born June i, 1729, and Daniel (2), bom February 10, 1761, died Februarv' 11, 1841, the son of Mary Southworth, and great-grand- father of Mrs. Gilman Warren. The old colonial house where Marv came as a bride in 1728 is still occupied by her descend- ants, who have proved honorable, self-reliant, and trustworthy, with executive ability. The owner, Franklin Wilb«»ur, was a senator, and filled other places of trust. REV. lAMES P. RAXl). The Rev. James P. Rand, rector of St. Ste- t)hen's r Roman Catholic) church of Winooski, X'ermont. is a native of the state, ^xirn in Bur- lington, April 8. 1873, son of George B. and Mar- garet (Fox) Rand, who arc mentioned at length hereinafter. Tlie name of Rand lx?longs to a highly respected and honored family. The fir*t record we have of the name in this countrv is in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1635, when Rob- ert and Alice Rand were admitted to the church in that town. A1m>, in the town book of possesion, dated i<^)38. mentimi is made of Robert Rand as a pn»per?y-hoMer having a fa mi of fiixty-six acrrs on the west side of Windmill Hill, and if space would admit the family name could !)C trace*! back many generations. There was also a Dnci'^r ( "liarle^ Rand. who. when President Lincoln made his call for seventy-five thousand men to suppress ilu- rd)elli«»n. was the first to enroll his name. The Ran:2 — ■* - i ^ ■* ■• '_j ^ v-ESLMONT. '. . .1" u: X. II •« 1 < -r*-- r r - After lo«'\vinj;r ^rh..,-. i:r«»cor and .-iilj-.:r;i.: wliolosale cv^:\v hw- still continuo. Ff-: In. l)orn in Biirlin;^:. ilaughtCT of J.iir.rrs Scull V. Rev. far-r length hereinairer. was educate* I in :.: Mary's Acaden:y. ; nmv residing -a::;: '. born April i6. !>>'•". ■ ir :■: :::!■:: — /: t— r schools and in rhr: Z :..;:.> .-,:— •■: - . :'- r- which he gra-iuatei ::-. :-«i- }{ : -.1- -r::.f: medicine for tu. - -r.ir- ir: r - - '.--'.iry.r.. New Hampshire. The Rev. Jarr.o.- .- . 7 ir 1 :!- - 1 .: : 1- ■ r '..-r.':. 'r.t wr. :-:- Vv'loped a pa^-i -n : :■ ". :."ir-.:r.^-. ir i 1*1:1*'^ student fron- liij sev-::::".- • r.ir. .-.: :1:-: r:Lr' 1^-: of thirteen, hi- cntLr--: \\\--r. r.> :! !-:;:■. i:-.- : -.ir-c in St. Invpli^ C«!!l^'.. ::; I.\:r!:-:^': -:. :r r: ..!:::*: lu- j^raduated in the rl:i-?i:a! : -.r*'. ::■. ':. S *.:!:•:■:-:'. ir. ? I :::rv;i!. Canada, suhM-'juentl;. ;r.:r-'.it.-'i hi- ::v ! :::::t'. cnnrse in I>t. Mary- .^i.::::nar; . !;:•.!:::::■ rv. Mitr;- - land, frntn which lu- a a- u'ra- !:::•.:«■.: \r. i^f>. ]<■:- tnrnin<^ to lUirlin;.,^!' -n i -n l)i.-ct::rrKT :•;. ■ : rlia: \'»inlrd him hi- -«rntary. l":illKr Kand tn'upird that re-p«»n>il»lf pM^itj. .n nntil .\;i- i^u-nI in, f«)lln\\inLr, wlu-n he v. a- apjMiintrd l" the cliai'Lic tif thr rhiin-lu-s -i II\(!c Park aii'l llard- \\i«k. \ftrr a >ncc»---fnl pasioratr nf ihrrr and .1 lull" \«;m-. lu- \va^. in i<;<")r, tran^^frrn-d I'j Si. I'p^'*" « Inn «li in UiuMiiski. In this drliu;h! fnl ■ illi'« I .itlif? kand'- hands* inu' i-jiurcli and ]).iP»- 'I'l-ii li"rii i:.- i-iiitrr- y^\ inti'lliLT^'nt and /ral'»n- ■"•■ti )>.i ill. Mnrii r;ni-e !«• wliirh he lia- d'-- '■'■■' Iiiii 'li ii kn I'. rn-T'is- : 1 ;::■: :f i:i;Tt:er iisifiilntrss a> vi:a:> 1. : -.. -n .:r: :n w'-.-zr. :•:■ rr.:r:?:cr :■.. tnc triistiui - ■:.- -.-..■ '.:•[■: :::-:: in -ruch h:;jn re^ar-i U-th as :::i~:y .".f-'^xard severaxch. » r r.- .«. ... I ' ■ • ■ I . * I I -I '1 1 I T- _o:r^r-: severance, iif IVnningt'-n. : -■-•t -.-."Ts: ■:\:ie!y kn'.>wn clergymen in west- -rr-- r:. -^ v. f Kbent*zer and Corcina r-:- S;' rrariOr. uas b»'»m in Middlebiirv, —• r-. ' «:: r-rr 14. iS^^. He traces liis an- r r. •:>•. rrarcrna! side t«» lU-thia HmvarM. .irr- : .\r:*.er:ca «n the N fay flower, and «»ii 'I'Z'zv < *: Ic •'■■ J«'hn Severans. who was .1 "'"'' : ^■e \ncienc and Hnnnrahie Artillery -; -r- : [.. .-r- n in June. i'>3S. the year in ::■ :: -a a- ■ r^anizfd. He is a e:ran; I rwenty-three. an: ])asttir of ihc ( ' ULrregatiniial church in Iloscawen. New Hamp- ^liin-. !>. nn 1S03 In iS/>S: pastor nf the l*i»njL:ri'- gati' nal church in Orwell. X'ermont. ln»m iSriS in iSSo: linancial agent i^^i -Miteml)er. 1S82. to iSSS. and w.'i- tlun ]>a>ii)r ^^^i the Ok! h'irsi church at iVn- niiiLit -n (enter. \ermi»nl. until lS«jij. W b:!c ]»a-lMr ■»!" ih'^ cinirch in pM^scawen. New Harrp- .shiro. he w.is suju'rintendent of schc^iMs i^r :h> vear.-. and was afterward a trustee oi the i'.urr m and r»i^rti»n Seminarv at M •inchest er. He \%a* elected a member of the Fiennington ilati'.e M-fi- J THE STATE OF VERMONT, 623 it Association. He is a member of the Delta Ion fraternity: of the Congfregational Club ''estem Vermont; of Tichenor Club, and of Ions of the American Revolution. [e was joined in marriage with Miss Emily ista Spencer, August 16, 1859; ^t^^ ^^ ren born of their union are: Rev. Claude )n, Wilbert Nathaniel, Carlton Spencer, ie Emilv and Herbert Allen Severance, [rs. Emily A. Severance died May 24, 1898, in the following year Mr. Severance re- d the pastorate of the Old First church of ington, which took effect September, 1899, which time he has been devoting himsdf siness pursuits. In the year 1900 he becaitie tor in a large lumber and commercial com- fonned to operate in the Philippine Islands, las given his time wholly to the interests of ompany since its organization. On Novem- 12, 1900, he married Miss Ella Barckley art, of Chicago. They have one child, Mil- Leonard, Jr., born December 13, 1902. They reside at T2 North Willard street, Burling- Vermont. [r. Severance was one of the most widely n clerg}'men in western Vermont, where he nearly thirty years in the ministry. As a :her he took high rank. His style is terse vigorous, while his sermons gave evidence scholarship at once ripe and progressive. As ter-dinncr speaker he has comparatively few s. His native wit and readiness at repartee made him ever welcome at festive gather- and scarcely a year passes in which his serv- ire not in demand as Memorial Day orator. JOSEPH Tl'TTLE STEARNS. Dseph I'uttle Stearns, of Burlington. Ver- , can trace his ancestry to Isaac Stearns, sailed from l^Ln^land, April 8, 1630, in com- with Sir Richard Saltonstall, the Rev. t^c Phillips, (lovcrnor \\'intlirop and others c ship Arabella. JIc settled in Watertown. son, Cor])oral Samuel Stearns, born April 638, married Hannah MannnijT^, and their lohn, bcrn June 24, 1^)77, married, Eebru- >T, 1701. AbiiL^ail Mske horn June 12, 1684. resided on the (^Id ln)me>tea(l, and reared nily of fifteen cbildren. Jolin died in 1729, and his son Josiah, bom October 14, 1704, sd:- tied on his father's farm and followed fanning as an occupation; he.married, December 31, 1729, Susanna Ball, bom March 16, 1708; she died in 1740, and he married Dorothy Prentice, who died October 30, 1750, and on April 23, 1752, he married Mary Bowman, of Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, who was bom August 14, 1706. He acted in the capacity of selectman for the years 1754 and 1755. His son Jonas, bom February 27; 1738, was a member of Captain Eager's com- pany at Westboro, Massachusetts, in 1757. He was married, May 14, 1758, to Submit Davis, of Lunenburg; she was bora in 1742. By occupa- tion he was a cabinet-maker, and officiated as deacon of the Congregational church. About 1768 he removed to Chesterfield, New Hamp- shire, where he died September 13, 1782. His wife died in Marlboro, Vermont, Febmary 24, 1815. His son was Jonas Boardman, bom January 25, 1783, and he was united in marriage to Polly Page, of Marlboro, Vermont. Their son Lyman, bom May 30, 1814, was a cerpenter by trade, and resided at Bellows Falls; he married Susan Marvin. He died in Grafton, Vermont, August 25, 1874. His son. Captain Rile\ Burdett Steams, was bom in Rockingham, Vermont, August 29, 1840. He received a common school education, and in 1858 came to Burlington and engaged as clerk in the drug business until the breaking out of the Civil war. He enHsted, May 9, 1861, in Com- pany H, First Regiment Infantry, and served in the ranks during the entire term of that regiment until August 15, 1861. After a respite of a little more than three months, he re-enlisted, Novem- ber 30, 1 86 1, in Company A, Seventh Regiment, Vermont Infantry, and was made first sergeant. October 15, 1862, he was promoted to be first lieutenant of his company. In July of the next year he received the appointment of acting ad- jutant, and', May 16, 1864, assumed, in avidition, the duties of regimental quartermaster. For a time he acted as assistant adjutant general of the First Brigade of troops in west Florida, and, September 22, 1864, was advanced to the cap- taincy of Company K of his regiment. He was present at the first siege of Vicks- biiri^, in June and July of 1862; at the spirited charge at Gonzales station, Florida, July 22, I 624 THE STATE OF VERMONT. 1864, where the Seventh Vermont received much praise for its steadiness and daring; and at the siege of Mobile and the Spanish Fort, Alabama, in March, 1865. While in command of a portion of the skirmish line in front of the fort, and under cover of a dense smoke from a fire started by the enemy, which entirely concealed his move- ments from the Union generals, he was surprised by a sortie from the fort and made a prisoner with twenty x>i his company. For his courage and obstinate resistance on this occasion he was commended by his colonel and brigade com- mander, and also by the Confederate general in command of the fort. After a brief captivity he was paroled at Vicksburg on the 22d of April, and honorably discharged by special orders of the war department. May 15, 1865. He was a good soldier and capable officer. After being mustered out of the service he resumed his position as clerk in the drug busi- ness. In 1870 he formed a partnership with Al- bert C. Tuttle, under the firm name of R. B. Stearns & Company. He was associated in busi- ness with Mr. Tuttle for about twenty-five years, when Mr. Tuttle withdrew from the firm. A few years previous to his withdrawal, W. J. Hen- derson was admitted to the firm, and in 1899 Mr. Steams sold out his interest to Mr. Henderson, reserving the right of the firm name, and bought out Beaupre & Lowrey, being in business for him- self from that time until his death, August 9, 1902. Mr. Stearns was president of the Bur- lington Retail Druggists' Association, and was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and the Reunion Society of Vermont Officers. He married, September 13, 1864, Jane Augusta Swan, daughter of Jonah and Caroline (Story) Swan; she is still living in Burlington. Joseph Tuttle Steams, son of Captain Riley Burdett Steams, was born in Burlington, Ver- mont, July 3, 1874. He received his education in the Burlington high school, from which he was graduated in 1892. He then entered the University of Vermont, from which he graduated in 1896, and then entered Harvard Law School, and was graduated from that institution in 1899, and was admitted to the bar in October of the same year. He entered the office of the Hon, D. J. Foster, of Burlington, Vermont, with whom he practiced law until March i, 1900, when he was appointed clerk of the city court. He also serves in the capacity of justice of the peace for Chittenden county, and continues in active prac- tice of law. Mr. Stearns is a member of the Sigma Phi fraternity, the Ethan Allen Club and the Vermont Bar Association. He is treasurer of the Associate Alumni of the University of Vermont antl secretarv of the Waubanakee Golf Club. In politics he is a firm and staunch Re- publican, and is a vestryman in the Episcopal church, and a member of the Brotherhood of .St. Andrew, which is connected \vith it. His brother, John Brainerd Steams, was bom in Burlington, Vermont, March 26, 1869. He received his education in the Burlington higii school and the University of Vermont. He grad- uated from the latter institution in 1891, and was an instructor in chemistry therein from 1891 to 1896; assistant professor of chemistry in the same institution in 1898-1899, and secretary of the university from 1894 to 1896. He is a mem- ber of the American Chemical Societv, the American Association for the advancement of Science, the Sigma Phi fratemity. Delta Mu (Medical) fratemity, and the Waubanakee Golf Club. His religious affiliations are with the Con- gregational church, and in politics he is a Re- publican. He was married on June 29, 1899, to Miss Elizabeth Strong Cooley, a daughter of William Henry and Charlotte (Stoddard) Cooley of Aubumdale, Massachusetts. They have one son, William Cooley Steams, bora Au- gust II, 1900. GEORGE WASHINGTON HARMAN. George Washington Hamian, of Bennington, an accomplished lawyer and successful man of affairs, was born in Pawlet, Rutland county. May 7, 1 81 2. His parents were Nathaniel and Alice (Hascall) Harman. He was the sixth in descent from John Harman, bom in England about 1620, who was one of the early settlers of Springfield, Massachusetts. Through his mother he was the seventh in descent from Govemor William Bradford, of the Plymouth colony. Ezekiel Harmon, his grandfather, removed in 1774 to Pawlet from Suffield, Connecticut, w^hich had been the family home for four generations, and married Lydia Harmon in the following l" ' 1 ,■ * THE STATE OF VERMONT. ,625 year. He was a deacon of the Congregational church and for many years a justice of the peace. His son, Nathaniel Harman, was admitted to the Rutland county bar in 1803, and practiced law for over forty years. He was a member ot the council of censors of 1834, and of the con- stitutional convention in 1836. He was a justice of the peace during a long period, and was highly esteemed for his judicial ability and his sturdy independence in the discharge of public duties^ He adopted that spelling of his sumanie which his inquiries led him to believe was its correct form, and it has been followed by his descendants. George W. Harman received his early educa- tion in the common schools of his native town, also at a local academy and under a private teacher. He roamed the forests with dog and gtm, and studied nature by himself while he. stud- ied law in his father's office. He was admitted to the Rutland county bar in 1833, and practiced law in that county until 1848, enjoying a con- stantly increasing practice. He married, Octo- ber 12, 1836, Miss Laura A. Penfield, of Pitts- ford, Vermont, with whom he lived for more than sixty-one years. He was a member of the constitutional convention in 1843. About Jan- uary I, 1848, he removed to Bennington, having accepted the position of cashier of the Stark Bank, a state institution then recently established, of which Hon. William S. Southworth, after- wards agent of the Lawrence Manufacturing Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, was president. It continued in business until 1867, when its ex- istence ended by reason of the national banking act. Mr. Harman remained in its service to the last, at the same time being engaged in an in- creasing law practice, and continuing his profes- sional work until advancing years caused him gradually to withdraw from active labor. As a lawyer he was careful, accurate, pains- taking and methodical. His knowledge of the statutes and decisions of his own state was unusual. While he adopted no special line of practice, his banking connections naturally led him into corporation, financial and commercial litigation. In business matters he happily com- bined conservatism with progressive energy. His ability as a framer of legal and public documents was well known and acknowledged. Most of the leading manufacturers and prominent busi- 40 X ness men of his vicinity found him at one tina^ or another their trusted counsellor; and many of the statutes which affected the welfare of his community received their wording from his pexu When the Bennington County Savings Bank wa.s organized, in 1878, he became connected with it,, was its treasurer for a number of years, and its secretary until the time of his decease. He was active* in local matters, especially in connection with the. movement for better schools. He held various town and school offices ; was the first judge of the municipal court of the village pf Bennington; was secretary and a director of the Bennington & Rutland Railway Company for many years, and until his decease. In politics he was a Whig in early life, and a Republican from the organization of that party.. He was fond of historical research and mad& many journeys to examine aqcient records, so- that he might be certain upon mooted points* For a number of years he was president of the Bennington Historical Society. He was one of the founders of the Vermont State Bar Asso- ciation, a vice president of it for several years, not seldom its presiding officer, and always at- tended its meetings ; being for years one of three- venerable members whose annual presence there was a continual inspiration. With one exception he was the oldest member of the bar in the state at he time of his decease. He prepared several historical papers for that body, and was a fre- quent contributor on historical subjects to various local and other journals. He was a regular at- tendant of the Congregational church. Down to within six weeks of his decease he enjoyed a remarkably vigorous old age, in full possession of all his faculties and able to attend regiilarly to his ordinar\' business. He died at his home March 29, 1898, in the eighty-sixth years of his age. JOHN M. SAFFORD. John M. Safford, general insurance agent and broker, Burlington, was born September 12, 1846, in Cambridge, Vermont. His great-grandfather, Samuel, was an officer in the Continental army, was prominent in civil and military affairs, and was a pioneer of the town of Bennington, where he died. The grandfather, John Safford, was at 630 THE STATE OF VERMONT. private in Coivipaiiv I, Twelfth N'ermont Regi- ment, ill which organization he was promoted to the grade of sergeant, and served until the regiment was mustered out, July 14, 1863. After his return from the armv he was em- m ployed as clerk in a hardware store at St. Al- hans ; he then purchased a half interest in a plating and saddlery concern at Derhy Line. In 187 1 he remov<»d to Burlington, where he fonued a co-j)artnersiiit) to do a wholesale and retail trade in hardware, saddlery and huilders* sup- plies, under the firm name of Kii)ley & Holton. In 1890 Mr. Holton l>ecame sole proprietor, and formed in 1897 what has since been known as the Holton Hardware I'ompany, now the most ex- tensive concern of its kind in the *itate of \"er- UKMit. Mr. Molton was the original ])romoter of the IJellows l^'alls and Saxton's Kiver Street Rail- way C'om])any, and in the interests of its stock- holders is now ( \^i/^'i}i) general manager of the road. A stauni h adherent of leffersonian Demo- cracy, he has taken an active part in city and state i)olitic<. has been the incumbent of many important ot'rices, was elected alderman from a strong Republican ward of the city, defeating Hon. I'. A. Woodbury, and was nominated for mayor in op])osition to the Hon. V. A. W'ood- Iniry. He was commander of Slannard l*ost No. 2, (i. \. R.. and is nuich interested in ( irand Army work. He united with the Congregational church t>f r'Urliugt(»n. Mr. Holtoii married, ( )clober J(>, i><')3. I'minri J., daugbtiT of SylveMer and Amanda ( 1 'an nan ) Diggins, of Westminster, \\\v\ tlied June i'.. 18S1. Thrir children were born to them: I'rank K., deceased : 1 iarry Sylvester, an insurancr ai^ nt of ('olumbu>. <)hio; and Susie Mav l!<»lton. i teacher in llu' l'»arlliolomew Schtfr, was Inirn lulv i ^, 1S51, in r«'nifn'i. Wrmont. rhe>UT IVrrin, irrantlf;Mb' r "f l)a^i-1 A. IVvrin. was for manv years a prominent resident of Rehoboth. Massa- chusetts, whence he removed to Poinfret. \"cr- mont, being one of the early settlers of that town, where he was extensively engaged in fanning interests. He was united in marirage to (")livc Goft, and the following named children were bom to them: William, Peter, OHve. Thankful, Mi- nerva, Mary and Hannah, the last named being the only surviving child. Mr. Perrin's death occurred when he was between the age of eighty and eighty-five years; his wife died in the itt - gaged as clerk of ihe court of Floyd countv Iowa ; he married lU'll Kamsay. and three dauvrti ters and one s(mi were Ixirn to them. 'ITie lathe '^ iA these children passed from this life Decembr^ 0, i^^97. at the au:e of seventy-nine years, and hi-* wife's death occurred in Pom fret, \enui»nl. agi-* -3 lifty-seven years*. l)a\id A. Perrin accpiired his edticitinn \x^ the comm(»n scIukiIs of Pomfret and White River* Junction, having removed to the latter namo! town when he was fifteen years of age. I hirinxj his boyboiKl he enteretl uiH»n his business career in the ca])aciiv (»f a clerk, working after •ichi**! hours, and ibis line of trade he foihiweil l«»r a number of years. Later he entered into nartner- sbip with Mr. ("loff. anil conducted a general st'Tc nticlrr ilu' finii name of CJoff & Perrin; !hi* ■.•••nmction continued for two years, when ho «!i*- P<»*-til "f bis interest to his partner, and estab- lisluil [{ grniral sti>re in his own name, which he success tuP.y managed for five years. At the expiration •>f this jjeriod of time he .sold one-half the interest en" the business to J. D. Wheeler, and THE STATE OF VERMONT. 637 IS a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. and ifford are the parents of three children, ing^est of whom died in infancy. The ire Henry M. and Raymond G. Safford. M. Safford, bom December 20, 1871, is jnt of Winooski. He married, first, in ^ena Powell, of Burlington, who died , 1897, having borne him two children, er of whom, Marjorie, died at the age nonths, while Grace lived but five weeks, ried, second, March 6, 1898, Julia Gallup, h Adams, Massachusetts, who died April' 0, having borne him one child, Morton ' died when five months old. He married, ^ay 7, 1902, Irene Maynard, of Water- ennont. Raymond G., the second son of d Mrs. Safford, bom October 10, 1876, a^ed in the real estate business in Boston, husetts. WALTER M. WARE. Iter M. Ware, one of the foremost agricul- of Putney, is a man of great enterprise, idgment and undoubted ability. He was Townsheiid, Vermont, in 1855, ^ son of 5 William M. Ware. Joseph Ware, his 1 grandfather, a shoemaker by trade, was ny years a resident of Townshend, Ver- vhere his death occurred at the venerable eighty-two years. His wife died when eventy-six years old. They had the fol- nanied children : George, a business man :on ; Bradley, a cattle dealer, resided in lend, Vermont ; William M., the father of M. ; James ; Charles, a grocer in Boston ; 1, a manufacturer; John, a farmer in )oro, Vermont ; Frank was engaged in \g pursuits : Eliza married Mr. Brown, of Dwn, Massachusetts ; Laura married Wal- ms, of Watertown ; I.ucina married John of Bi»stoii : Elniira : and one who dicvl in 3d. liam M. Ware, a native of Putney, died lonie, in Townshend, Vermont, at the age 'nty-tlirec years. lie was a farmer by ion. and a citizen of pnjminencc, serving id faithfully in the various town offices, -ried Clarissa Harris, a fian":hter of Will- iam Harris, a well-to-do fanner of Townshend* and into their household the following children were bom, namdy: Marcia married William Loomis, of Springndd, Massachusetts, hy wfacxn she has seven children, Clifford, Maud, Robert, Howard, Ethel, Edith and Carrcdi C; Ellen L., who has been a teacher in the public sdiools of Springfield for a quarter of a century ; and Wal- ter M. The mother is still living, an active and pleasant woman of seventy-four years. Walter M. Ware was reared and educated in Townshend. At tSie age of sixteen years he left school, and the following year b^;an die battle of Ufe for himself. Embarking in bnsi- ness as a teamster, he was engaged in freighting between East Townshend and Brattleboro for ten years, keeping busily employed, and acctunu- lating some money. Coming to East Putney in 1883. Mr. Ware managed the Aplin farm on shares for a few years, then invested his savings in land, buying the Ix)vell farm and adjacent property, his estate ccmiprising six htmdred or mcwe acres, four farms, each with its own build- ings and improvements, being consolidated into one. He is one of the most extensive and pro- gressive fanners of the county, making a specialty of stock-raising and dairying. In 1901 he raised ninety-one acres of com, and eighty acres of oats, the largest crop of either raised on any one farm in the state during that y^r. He winters on an average two hundred cows, sometimes the number being as high as two hundred and fifty; keeps twenty horses; and employs from ten to fifteen men. He is one of the largest cattle dealers of this section, last year selling over thirteen hundred cows, besides which he fatted nearly one thousand dollars' worth of calves, and realized fully as much on his hogs. He is con- sidered an authority on all branches of agricul- ture, and his well kept homestead, with its mod- ern and valuable improvements, bears visible evi- dence of his thrift and good management. Mr. Ware married, first, in 1876, Nellie Hol- l.rook, of Townshend, Vermont. She died in 1886. Two children blessed their union, namely: waiter M., who died in infancy; and Alice, wife (^f Mr. Woodbum, who assists Mr. Ware in the management of the home farm. Mr. Ware mar- ried, second, December 25, 1890, Frances Wil- bur, of Westminster, Vermont. 628 THE STATE OF VERMONT. FREDERICK ELLSWORTH CLARK, M. D. Dr. Frederick Ellsworth Cl^rk, a well known physician of Burlington, Vermont, belongs to an old Massachusetts family. He traces his ances- try five generations to his great-great-grandfa- ther, David Clark, who was bom in Ashbumham, Massachusetts, October iq, 1758. In the affairs of the town, both civil and military, he took a prominent part, and was among the Revolution- ary heroes who performed gallant service in de- fending the principles to which they were such strong adherents. He married, July 17, 1791, Sarah Davis, also of Ashbumham, where he re- sided until his death, July 5, 1841. His wife died October 10, 1823. They had a family of nine children. Levi Clark (twin), great-grandfather of Dr. Clark, was bom February 15, 1792, in Ashbum- ham. He was a very successful farmer. He married Abigail, daughter of Job and Mercy Pratt, of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, and eight children were born to them. Luther Clark, Dr. Clark's grandfather, son of Levi and Abigail (Pratt) Clark, was born in Ashbumham, March 31, 1822. He was a very popular man and served with distinction in the Civil war with Company F, Twenty-fifth Regi- ment, Massachusetts Volunteers. He was a butcher by occupation, and was the first of that trade in the town. As a pioneer in this industry his business was conducted on an extensive scale. Later he was a famier. He married, March 31, 184I, Mary C. Cory, daughter of Stilman Cory, and to them were born eight children, four of whom are living: Mrs. Jennie (Clark) Moss- man, now living in Leominster, Massachusetts; Alfred Francis, mentioned hereinafter ; Eliza, who became the wife of Martin Davis, of Gardner, Massachusetts ; John, now living at Ashbumham ; Martha, Mary, Lucy and Georgia, all deceased. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Methodist Epis- copal church, and died November 23, 1870, at the age of fifty years. Her husband's death occurred October 31, 1901, at the age of seventy-nine years. Alfred Francis Clark, father of Dr. Clark, and a son of Luther and Mary C. (Cory) Clark, was born February 4, 1842, in Ashbumham, Massa- chusetts, where he received his education. Like his father, he combined the occupation of a farmer with that of a butcher, until 1875, when he retired from business, and now makes his home in the village of Ashbumham. He married, July 27, 1862, Linda R., born April 23, 1840, in Rindge^ New Hampshire, daughter of Joel and Susan (White) Bixby. Mr. Bixby was born in Rindge, New Hamp- shire, January 5, 1803, and was one of seven children, Saphronia, Susan, Eunice, Mary, Julia and Hitty, and one brother, Harrison Joel Bixby, who married Susan White, bom in Methuen, Massachusetts, December 26, 1805. Joel and Susan (White) Bixby were the parents of twelve children: Aaron, now living at Ashby, Massa- chusetts; Mary, who became the wife of Otis Pratt, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where she still resides: Julia, who resides in Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Caroline, who married George Humphrey, of Gardner, Massachusetts; Augus- ta, who married Austin Brooks, of South Ash- bumham, Massachusetts ; Susan, who became the wife of William Lindley, now deceased ; Martha, who became the wife of George A. Walls, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts ; S}Titha, Thomas, Charles and Linda/ of Ashbumham, deceased; and Linda R., mentioned above as the wife of Alfred Francis Clark, and who died April 24, 1888, at the age of forty-eight years. Joel Bixby died December 10, 1875, ^^^ ^^^ wife died March 6, 1883. Mr. and Mrs! Alfred F. Qark were the parents of four children : Alice M. ; Frederick E., mentioned at length below; Walter S., de- ceased : and Nettie J. Clark. In addition to tak- ing an active interest in the affairs of his town, Mr. Clark has also aided in the military affairs of the state, having served seventeen years in the local militia company of Ashbumham, Massa- chusetts, in which town he has always made his home, and is well and favorably known, and in which he still resides. The special subject of this sketch. Dr. Fred- erick Ellsworth Clark, son of Alfred Francis and Linda R. (Bixby) Clark, was bom February i, 1869, in Ashbumham, Massachusetts, where he received his education, graduating in 1888 from Gushing Academy. For the next four years he was engaged in teaching, and the last two years of that time was principal of the high sdiool at Ashland, New Hampshire. During the summers of i8qo and 1891 he was connected with the ping good judgment, he fought his way to the front, and for many years has been considered one of die best financiers in his section. When he first became connected with the firm of Crosby & Company, he performed the manual labor about the house for a period, then receiving promotion to the position of book- keeper. His intimate knowledge of the metfiods used by the firm, coupled widi an aptitude whidi developed in the salesroom, led to his being given an interest in the firm and his subsequent selec* tion as its traveling representative, and in this latter position he operated with great success for a number of years. In October, 1872, he married Ella H., daughter of his employer, Mr. Edward Crosby. In the year 1884 a company was formed by business men of Brattleboro, of which Mr. Edward Crosby was president and the leading spirit, to carry on a cattle business' in Dakota, and Mr. Adams acted in the capacity of general man- ager of this company for three years, widi head- quarters at Sturgis, South Dakota. In 1887 ^^* Adams resigned his position and returned to his native state, where he resumed his active connection with the firm of E. Crosby Sl Compahy, then as now doing the largest whole- sale business in this section of the state of Ver- mont. The hotel venture was undertaken in com- pany with his partner, Mr. E. C. Crosby, in 1889, when they purchased the property from the ex- ecutors of the George Brooks estate. It has since been conducted imder the firm name of Crosby & Adams, which firm immediately re- modeled the hotel and made many valuable im- provements. During his partner's necessary ab- sence from Brattleboro in connection with exten- sive railroad interests in Massachusetts, Mr. Ad- ams has had general management of the hotel interests. In the social and civil life of the community Mr. .-Vdams has been honorably and prominently connected, having served three years as chair- mo n of the board of education, and having re- peatedly refused, on account of lack of time, to enter the honorable body of selectmen. In politi- cal aflfiliation he acts with the Rei)ublican party, and on the all absorbing topic of the liquor ques- tion is, with his partner, fearless in opposition to high license, a significant proof of which is 634 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the firm's refusal to take out license for the hotel iiiuler the new law. Air. Adams is a consistent and valued memher of the Coiifrregational church, of Rrattleboro, and one of the society's board of trustees. He is a member of Brattlelx-)ro Lodge Xo. IC2, F. & A. M., Fort Dummer Chapter, K. A. Al., and Beausant Commandery, K. T. Mrs. !i!lla fCrosbv) Adams died lanuarv 27, 1890, leaving five children, viz.: Fred C, clerk in the People's National Bank at r)rattlel>or<\ and who marrieoro could not will dis]>ense with. lir is constant in his endeavors in the line of Iut progress, and is recognized, as an larnesl advorate ot' all meas- ures calculated to i)rove ai binefit to the city along any (»f the lines that coniributi' t«» llu- wel- fare and happiness of men. MOSKS j. .KAT-.S. Moses I. b»ne>. \n1io for the pa-i three vears has been acting in the capacity ^A >ui)erinlentlent of the Mattliew> Con^i^lidated Slate i'ompan\*> «iuarrie>. ^itiiated at roullney. \"ennont. a!i«! in New \'ork state, v. as Kmu in Wales. March tj, ]S4J. the granilson of John Jones, who was a pros])erous aci^ot^inu'isi of \nlis- ciated with church matters. He married Kllen Williams, and three children were lK)rn to them : Moses J., William J., and Edward Jones. Ihc mother of these children died, and Mr. bmes again married, and to him were Ijorn tw*- •^oti*. Owen and Thrnnas. William J. Jones, second son of John am! Kllen Jones, is a Cnited States a]ipraiser in the custom house at Xew ^'ork city, a stone cuiut by occupation, having been engaged in the fniil.l- ing of the state ca])itol al .Albany, Xew Vnrk. He was formerly a j)rominent resident of kein- sen. Xew ^'ork, where he servtd in the ca|»acity of supervisor. He married .Sarah HugheN. and one son has been Inirn to them. Dr. Daviil b»nrs. who is actively engaged in the practice of meili- cine in New ^'ork citv. I'',dward fones, vouiil'- est SI Ml of John and i'.lleii Jones, was a rej pre- sent at ive citizen ol Wales, where his death «m-- curred in Mfoj. leaving one child surviving. Moses I. lone.s, eldest .^^on of John anil l-".l'tn Jones, was rearetl an.l etiuoated in his native country, Wrde.-, but after £ i iriltith & Nathaniel, then served for seventeen vi-ar> as ^ut>erintuident of Aukl & Conger C(mip.iny's sh'te f|uarries. later became associated with J. L. ' reswell in the o])eration of quarries at }V»iih- ne\. ui^Kr tlu- firm name of Creswcll & Jone*. lie eoniinued his cotmection with this finr. until i«>o;). when he accei)ted the ixisition of su|HT:n* teni':-t* ; ■ -. ■t" VJ-*. .. • ifTi ■ ■ - „_• '■■-.rv-vrji*.^; tijc "'iv. n in ihi: ■:;!■• .'■:' :• •• -r.:-.!; ::j !jie capaci'v •-.f cbair- ?•;;:▼ • ••- ■■ ". - rr.rjii •.-.•: l- : he rii>'i filk-ii a MTTiii; r ;»■•*■ • ■; • •} •- •..';:] i^r^t^. M-rve'l as . He J- 'I j.»r'MMii' !it lii'inlMT an^l ex-oi]nman«ler oi ^j'Tj/'ii'-r I*''-! Nn. ]i/), (j, A. K.. an«l a men;- !j*rr of \\;irnn I.'#.l^«:. l-'rec and Ariepted Ma- ViTJ'*. .Ir. Jail.s«»n ha- always taken a keen in- tf'H'st in all that t>erlains to the welfare and np- buildnif;^ of jIu- town, anrises. (Ml lainiarv iK iSon. all of whoni an* n«»w dcreaMd. I'he ni(>ther of these childriT dii-'l in 1^74, aj^ed thirty years. Mr Jark^-nn married for his secon-l wife Klecta WherltT, and the\ are tiie i)arents «»f two chil- lija, wifi- of Roljn Thomas, a prosi)er- (His aj^rienltnrl^l of |«ihnson, \ ermotu ; and (*as- sie. a »^lndenl in tlu' TiakiTstieM Acad.jrhnii\hMi\. M;i'-s;t ch-.i^rH-. nil' li'lin '.\\ \« w |i i .1 \ ^^'i'.':a^!: H:^VA^«: ■ I •, frcin \vhc*m descende*! Dr. LT.ar'.e? V» . H:\varj. was a proprietor and a graritee 01 lan-i. ana a deputy of the general coun. He r:-.ame«j Margery', wh^iise lantily name :< ::nknvwn. jrnatiian «-♦• =^*^ '^i William, cz'T.i: 10 hi? uc^ih b\ accident. He married Sarah, a iriu-^-hier ..i Richard Tha\cr. and thev lived in ] Irainiret-. Ma>sachu5eii>. Ijenjamin •^31, eldest child ''f Jonathan, married Mar\', daughter 01 Ephrain: and Man- Arnold. Their son Jr»ieph 14, niamed Sarah Wild, and their >*~jn Stephen r 5 i was bc»m January- 15. 175*7. Stephen (51 lived in traintree, Massachu- setts. He served in the RevoIiaiic»n. and his name appears as a private and minute-man i>n the roll of Captain Joel I-'Ietcher. April 19. 1775. He subse(irently served four other enlisimenis. his j)eriod of ser\*ice amounting to :ive years. He married Ruth Dinsmore. Oi their children, Abi- .jah (6) was a famier and ser\ed in the militia, and died in Windham, \'emK»nt. He marricti Abigail Willard, and their childreij were Wil- lard (7), to be further referred to hereinafter, and Levi. Levi liNcd in Windh.ii:!, \\rm«fnt. an«i was a farmei : he married Paulina Hastings, and their children were L\-man. Harriet. 1 .iither. Km- ma, George .^ind Nellie. Willard Howard (7), eldest son of Aliijah antl Abigail (Willard) Howard, was b'rn in (irafton, X'ennont. He was a fanner in Wind- ham, where he dieil. and he owned an exicnsi\i: farm. He was a man of high standing in ihc c«>mnuinity. and was called to several local rflkts. He was a Whig in ]x»litics, and becamt- a Re- publican when the latter party was urganxreii in 1836. He married Sarah Page, i*-ho was bom in kindge. New Hampshire, and ihe\ brcamt the ])arents of children named as follow s : Lliarlcs Willard. to ix* w ritten of bck»\v : Harlan Pagt. a farmer at Windham, where he diem at Cornwall, Vermont, in 1813, and was a sucessful farmer in Shoreham, where he (lied, January 12, 1901. He married in 1843, Nao- mi Tupper, born in 1823, and died March 22, T(/X). She was a most estimable woman, a devoted ^36 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the trade of shoemaker. lie was interested in all movements that had for tiieir object the im- provement and development of the community in which he resided for the greater part of his life. He was united in marriage to Margaret Sophia Fay, daughter of Antipas and Margaret (Willard) Fay. One child was .born to them, tained his preliminary edu- <:ation in the Burlington high school, and this was supplemented by a course in the University of Vermont, from which institution he was gradu- ated in 1873. He then took up the study of law in the office of Messrs. Wales & Taft, the latter named being the late chief judge of the Vermont supreme court, and later he pursued a one year •course in the Harvard Law School. He was ad- mitted, in 1875, to the Chittenden county bar, and the same year located at Barre, Vermont, where he became useful and successful in his practice, winning well deserved recognition as a •capable and conscientious practitioner. In 1880 Mr. Stow removed to Chelsea, Vermont, and for almost a quarter of a century has been engaged in active professional labor in that vicinity. His practice consists principally of a civil character, being almost entirely devoted to real estate transactions. In his political views Mr. Stow adheres to the principles of the Republican party, and served in the capacity of state's attorney for Orange county, Vermont, during the year 1892. He is prominently identified with the State Bar. Association, and the Orange County Bar Asso- ciation. On August 18, 1884, Mr. Stow married Mrs. Laura A. Davis, a daughter of Colonel Emery and Laura Olivia (Fairbanks) Rice, and the wid- ow of Deacon Aaron Davis. ALMOND ELMER BURDICK, M. D. Dr. Burdick, familiarly known as Dr. E. A. Burdick» general practitioner of Winooski, Ver- mont, is a grandson of Cornelius Van Ness Bur- dick, who was a prominent resident of Fletcher, Vennont, and for a number of years successfully followed the occupation of a stonemason : later he removed to Wostford, \''ermont, where he re- sided for the remainder of his life, and acquired a comfortable competence in the pursuit of the same line of trade. He was united in marriage to Miss White, and thirteen children were bom to them, eleven of whom are living at the present time (1902). Mr. Burdick's death occurred at the a^e of sixty-three years. Wellington Burdick, father of Dr. E. A. Bur- dick, was bom in Fletcher, Vermont, and after acquiring a practical education in the common schools of his native town, was engaged for a number of years in agricultural pursuits ; he then removed to Canada, where he was interested in the lumber trade for a short period of time; he then returned to the state of Vermont, settled in Hyde Park, and again followed the occupation of farming. After remaining in that town for some years he took up his residence in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he still resides, and assumed the responsible position of manager of an ex- tensive feed store. Mr, Burdick married Miss Lodica W^ood, who was bom in Fairfax, Ver- mont ; her mother, Polly Wood, was a native of Waterville, Vermont. Three children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Burdick, two of whom are now living : Dr. Almond E. Burdick ; and Irving A. Burdick, a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire. The mother of these children died at the age of thirty-eight years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Burdick were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Almond E. Burdick was bom in Cam- bridge, Vermont, October 27, 1868, and his early education was acquired in the common schools of the various cities in which his parents resided. Subsequently he settled in Winooski, Vermont, and began the study of medicine under the effi- cient preceptorship of his uncle, Dr. John L. F. Burdick, one of the eminent physicians of Wi- nooski, who was bom in Ira, Rutland county, \'crmont, December 16, 1824, and died Decem- ber Ti, 1897. (A full sketch of his career is found elsewhere in this work.) After pursuing the regular course of preparation with his uncle. Dr. Burdick attended the lectures at the Univer- sity of Vermont and assisted his uncle with the duties of his large and lucrative practice up to the time of the decease of the latter. He then assumed charge of the practice, which extended over the area of Burlington, Winooski and the surrounding county, also acting in the capacity of health officer of the town and attending phy- sician at the Fanny Allen Hospital. In addition ^)^ j^tyi^^ I THE STATE OF VERMONT, 63r to his large practice Dr. Burdick has dealt ex- tensively in horses, being the owner of a number of blooded animals, some of which have made fine records. Dr. Burdick is a prominent mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias, and has also served as venerable consul for a number of years of the Woodman of America. He is a member of the Winooski fire department, having served as chief engineer for a number of years. Dr. Burdick is one of the most affable of men, has made many friends, and is highly esteemed for his admirable characteristics, as well as for his marked ability as a physician. HEBER A. JACKSON. Among those citizens of Waterville, Vermont, who, during a long and unusually active career, have been important factors in the development of the political and commercial interests of the town, stands prominently Heber A. Jackson, who was born in Montgomery, Vermont, November 9, 1846. James Jackson, grandfather of Heber A, Jackson, was bom in Chesterfield, New Hamp- shire, acquired a practical education in the com- mon schools of the neighborhood, and later in life engaged in agricultural pursuits in the town of Swanton, Vermont. Here he married, and the following named children were born: Arnold; Martha, who became the wife of Calvin May- nard; and Horace Jackson. Horace Jackson, father of Heber A. Jack- son, was born in Swanton, Vermont, in October, 1 80 1, attended the village school, where he ob- tained his education, and, being reared upon a farm, he chose that occupation for his life work upon attaining young manhood. Subsequently he removed to Montgomery, Franklin county, Vermont, and his entire time and attention were devoted to the cultivation and improvement of his farm. He was united in marriage to Maria Barber, a dauglitcr of Job and Sarah Royce Bar- ber, a sister of ex-Governor Stephen Royce. Her father was one of the first settlers of the town of Berkshire, Vermont, and an active participant in the war of 181 2. The children of Horace and Maria (Barber) Jackson were: Sarah, Lucy, Rufus, Reuben, Edna, Edwin and Heber A. Jackson. The father of these children died at his home in Montgomery, Vermont, March 12^ 1 88 1, aged eighty years ; his widow is living at the present time (1903), having attained the ex- treme old age of ninety- four years. Heber A. Jackson received the limited edu- cational advantages afforded by the district schools of that day, but this was supplemented- by lessons in the school of experience and by wise- and discriminate reading of good literature^ which has kept him well informed in current events as well as the vital questions of the day. On September 10, 1863, being then seventeeiv years of age, he enlisted in Company A, Ninth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, which was or- ganized at Enosburg, Vermont, and commanded by Colonel Ripley. After nine months' service with this regiment he was discharged July 2,. 1864, but later joined Company G, Fifth Regi- ment, Vermont Volunteers. He was assigned to- the Twenty-fourth Army Corps and joined the- regiment at Chapin's farm ; he participated in the battle of Sailor's Creek, the two battles in front of Petersburg and in various minor engagements,., where he displayed both courage and bravery. After the close of the war Mr. Jackson returned to Eden, Vermont, where for two years he en- gaged in the wood business, after which he re- moved to North Hyde Park, Vermont, where he became financiallv embarrassed to the amount of eight hundred dollars, owing to the illness and death of his wife. The following five years he engaged in peddling during the summer months, and in the lumber business during the remainder- of the year, but after the expiration of this period of time he devoted his attention to the latter in- dustry. He purchased an extensive timber tract, which he had cut up and converted into lumber, for which he foimd a ready sale in the nearby markets. He operated this tract extensively for many years, and ever since that period has been more or less engaged in the same line of trade. In connection with this enterprise he has dealt largely in horses and wagons, purchasing the animals in the Boston markets and disposing of them to the farmers in the state of Vermont. He resides upon a farm in the town of Waterville, which was for- merly owned by the late Judge Luke Poland, and jt portion of his time is devoted to its cultivation and improvertient. He has accumulated a hand- some competence from these various enterprises^. 638 THE STATE OF VERMONT. which will enable him to spend the latter years of his life in ease and comfort, and tliis result was brought about by his careful and sagacious management, his energy and executive business ability. In his political affiliations Mr. Jackson is a Republican, and has been chosen by his fellow citizens to serve in the majority of the local offices; in 1892 he represented the town in the state legislature, serving in the capacity of chair- man of the land tax committee; he also filled a similar position in the year 1898, served as dele- gate to various county and state conventions of his party, and in 1902 was elected senator from Lamoille county, serving as chairman of the com- mittee on federal relations and a member of the committee on highways and military affairs. He is a prominent member and ex-commander of Carpenter Post No. 100, G. A. R., and a mem- ber of Warren Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons. Mr. Jackson has always taken a keen in- terest in all that pertains to the welfare and up- building of the town, and is ever ready to give ' of his time and money to the furtherance and sup- port of all worthy enterprises. On January 31, 1868, Mr. Jackson married Bathsheba Stone, and three children were born to them, Elmer, Asa and Herman Jackson, all of whom are now deceased. The mother of these children died in 1874, aged thirty years. Mr, Jackson married for his second wife Electa Wheeler, and they are the parents of two chil- dren: Olga, wife of Rollo Thomas, a prosper- ous agriculturist of Johnson, Vermont ; and Cas- sie, a student in the Bakersfield Academy. CHARLES W. HOWARD, M. D. Dr. Charles W. Howard, of Shoreham, Vermont, represents an old New England fam- ily of distinction, and his wife is a representative of. a Scotch family of great historical import- ance. The Howard family name in England ap- pears originally in the forms of Haward and Hayward. The American branch of the family, bearing the name of Howard, was planted by three brothers who came from England in 1635, and of these, William settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Thomas in Duxbury, Massa- chusetts, and John in New Jersey. William Howard (i), from whom descended Dr. Charles W. Howard, was a proprietor and a grantee of land, and a deputy of the general court. He married Margery, whose family name is unknown. Jonathan (2), son of William, came to his death by accident. He married Sarah, a daughter of Richard Thayer, and they lived in Braintree, Massachusetts. Benjamin (3), eldest child of Jonathan, married Mary, daughter of Ephraim and Mary Arnold. Their son Joseph (4) married Sarah Wild, and their son Stephen (5) was born January 15, 1757. Stephen (5) lived in Braintree, Massachu* setts. He served in the Revolution, and his name appears as a private and minute-man on the roll of Captain Joel Fletcher, April 19, 1775. He subsequently served four other enlistments, his period of service amounting to live years. He married Ruth Dinsmore. Of their children, Abi- ,jah (6) was a farmer and served in the militia, and died in Windham, Vermont. He married Abigail Willard, and their children were Wil- lard (7), to be further referred to hereinafter, and Levi. Levi lived in Windham, Vermont, and was a farmer ; he married Paulina Hastings, and their children were Lyman, Harriet, Luther, Em- ma, George and Nellie. Willard Howard (7), eldest son of Abijah and Abigail (Willard) Howard, was bom in Grafton, Vermont. He was a fanner in Wind- ham, where he died, and he owned an extensive farm. He was a man of high standii^ in the community, and was called to several local offices. He was a Whig in politics, and became a Re- publican when the latter party was organized in 1856. He married Sarah Page, who was bom in Rindge, New Hampshire, and they became the parents of children named as follows : Charles Willard, to be written of below; Harlan Page, a farmer at Windham, where he died, married Sarah Smith, and their children were Eva and Maud; Henry, who became superintendent of a large cattle ranch in New Mexico, married Emma Whiteman ; Augusta, who married Lewis Richardson, a farmer, of Acton, Massachusetts, and their children were Harlan, Charles, Sarah, Alvin and Creorge; Amelia, youngest child of Willard and Sarah (Page) Howard, became the wife of Luther Chapman. Charles Willard Howard (8), eldest son of THE STATE OF VERMONT. 639 Willard and Sarah (Page) Howard, was bom December 4, 1846, in Windham, Vermont, where he received his elementary education in the com- mon, schools. He was prepared for college in Chester Academv, and in 1868 entered Middle- bury College, from which he was graduated with honors. He studied for his profession in the medical department of the University of Ver- mont, from which he received his degree in 1874. The next year he devoted to further professional studies under the preceptorship of Dr. Eddy, of Middlebury, and the year following he was en- gaged in hospital practice in Hartford, Connecti- cut. In 1876 he located in Shorehara, Vermont, and entered upon a practice in which he has been successfully engaged to the present time. His standing in his profession is attested in the fact that he is one of the medical state license censors. He was a charter member of the Addison County Medical Society, in which he still holds member- ship, and he is also a member of the State Medical Society. Dr. Howard is a man of acknowledged stand- ing and influence in the community, and he has frequently occupied positions in which he has afforded services of signal usefulness in its ma- terial and moral concerns. The struggles of his own youth in the acquisition of an education bred in him a genuine sympathy for a younger generation, and he has ever been zealously and intelligently devoted to the advancement of edu- cational institutions. From 1883 ^^ ^897 he was town superintendent of schools, and for three years was a member of the county board of edu- cation. Without political aspiration, he lias been elected to various local offices, and served con- tinuously from 1881 to the present (1903), a period of twenty-two years, as town clerk, and as town treasurer for one year. He has ever bctn a staunch Republican. He is an attendant of the Congregational church. The only fraternal society with which he is, connected is the Delta IJpsilon college fraternity. Dr. Howard was married November 28, 1876, to Miss Charlotte N., a daughter of Edwin B. and Xaonii (Tiippcr) Douglas, and ot this union a daughter Florence, wa.*- born, P'ebruarv 15, 1879. ' Mrs. Howard is a member of the Society of th«' Daughters of tlie American Revolution, as is also her daughter, whose eligibility is based upon eight lines of Revolutionary ancestors. Mrs. Howard is also a member of the G>lonial Dames of Vermont, and is registrar of Hands Cove Chapter, of Orwell. She came f rcmi that Douglas family which had its origin in Scotland. Sir William, of Clan Douglas, was father of Sir Archibald Douglas, who was one of the Scottish partisans of King Henry HI. The American brandi of the family was planted by Deacon Will- iam Douglas (i), bom in Scotland in 1610, who came in 1640, and was one of the first settlers at New London, Connecticut, where he was prominent in church and town affairs. He mar- ried Ann Mattle in 1636, and came with two children, Ann and Robert, to Cape Ann, then to Boston (where his son William (3) was bom), later to Ipswich, and finally to New London, Con- necticut. He was a man of much importance in civil and church affairs, and received a large grant of land for special services. He was ap- pointed by the general council at Hartford as a commissary during the Indian war, and was dep- uty general of the court at Hartford. He was a deacon in the church, and he died in New Lon- don in 1685. Deacon William Douglas (3) mar- ried Abiah Hough, and their son. Deacon Will- iam (4), married Sarah Proctor, and lived at New London and Plainfield. Their son James (5), bom in Plainfield in 171 1, was a farmer; he was also a teacher, and he and his wife, Rachel Marsh, opened the first school in Cornwall, Con- necticut. Their son, James Marsh (6), born in T746, married Rhoda Durnham, a sister of Judge Burnham, of Litchfield. In 1784 James Marsh Douglas removed with his family to Cornwall, Vermont, where he was a farmer; he died in 1790, and his wife survived him until 1822. Their children were Elias, John, Benajah, Bumham and James. Benejah (7), born in 1780, was a successful farmer at Cornwall, Vermont. He was a colonel of Vermont militia, and declined a commission as general on account of deafness. He married Saloma Scott, and, second, Elizabeth Preston, born in 1787. Their son, Edwin Benejah (8), was lx)rn at Cornwall, Vermont, in 1813, and was a sucessful farmer in Shoreham, where he (lied, January 12, 1901. He married in 1843, Nao- mi Tupper, born in 1823, ^ind died March 22, i(/y>. She was a most estimable woman, a devoted •k' 640 THE STATE OF VERMONT. wife and mother, and a real home-maker. Their children were: Norman Benajah, who served in the Civil war; Mary Elizabeth, who became the wife of Charles Davis Collins ; Charlotte Naomi, bom July 15, 1849, who became the wife of Dr. Charles VVillard Howard; Francis Edwin, bom in 1852 ; Marcia Ann, born in 1855 ; Amia Louise, bom in 1858. HENRY C. CLEVELAND. Hon. Henry C. Cleveland, of Coventry, Or-, leans county, has inherited in marked degree the fine managerial and financial capabilities of his father, Hon. Elijah Cleveland, who was one of the most enterprising men of his day. Elijah Cleveland was bom in Hanover, New Hamp- shire, June 29, 1795. He came to Coventry about 1824, and was for more than a half century after- wards the most enterprising man the village con- tained. A shoemaker by trade, the year after his coming he purchased from Calvin & Daniel Har- mon a small stock of goods, and upon this small foundation he built a large mercantile business, in which he continued for many years. In 1825 he also built an ashery, and began the making of pearlish, then the most important article of manufacture in that region. In 1827 he built the first grist mill, in 1829-30 the Congregational church, and in 1837 a starch factory, which was at the time an enterprise of vast importance. He had thus demonstrated his useful activity in the establishment of industrial concerns which were of advantage to the entire community, and these led him into the conception of larger plans, in which he became the acknowledged leadei. About the time his starch factory was well in op- eration, the necessity for a road between Cov- entry and Newport became apparent, and Mr. Cleveland took the contract for its making, a distance of six miles, through an unbroken wilder- ness. It was an arduous undertaking, but the work was completed, and in excellent manner, and Coventry had taken another fonvard step. Mr. Cleveland was now well prepared for the most important undertaking with which he was associated, the Passumpsic railroad. When its building was first broached, he enlisted heartily in the project, and made a liberal contribution to the beginning of the work at White River Junction. He was made one of the managers of the company, and was its secretary from 1845 until the time of his death, when, of all the orig- inal managers, only one, E. Ra3Tnond, survival him. He had lived to see the road firmly estab- lished, the country through which it ran devel- oped and enriched, and his personal fortune added to. And yet more his colleagues were free to accord to him the larger share of praise, afidrm- ing that the success which attended the Passump- sic railroad was due in largest degree to his sound judgment, his financial aid in time of ex- tremity, and his constant and indefatigable ef- forts. Though interested in other enterprises, this was the special object of his attention, and he guarded and fostered it at every turn and in every extremity. It was said of Mr. Cleveland, by those who knew him most intimately through association with him in large aflFairs, that he was a man of unusual excellence of judgment. He was a man of few words, but he possessed the faculty of presenting his views with clearness and concise- ness, and yet with an earnestness and persistence bom of honest conviction. His opinons were formed after careful thought and as full investi- gation as possible, and his conclusions were uni- formly sound, commanding confidence and en- suring the active co-operation of those about him. Sagacious in all business affairs, constantly moved by a lofty sense of public spirit, and the soul of integrity in all his relations with his fel- lows, Mr. Cleveland was frequently called to posi- tions of honor and tmst. In 1827, for two years after his coming to Coventry, he was chosen town clerk and treasurer, and he served in that twofold capacity for seven years. He became a selectman in 1836 and served again in the same capacity in 1856. From 1834 to 1836 he was as- sistant judge of the county court. In 1839 he was elected to represent his town in the legislature, and was returned to that body for two years following and again in 1846. He was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1857. In 1836 he was a state senator. In all these various stations he served with great use- fulness to his constituency, and with high credit to himself. In his later years he was some- what weakened bv the infirmities of age, and his great affliction was a partial loss of sight. He THE STATE OF VERMONT. 641 was necessarily less active in the public gaze, but he maintained, almost until his death, an ad- visory association with the interests which had principally engaged his attention during his phe- nomenally long and active career. The death of Mr. Cleveland deeply affected the entire community, by whom he was held in affectionate esteem for his nobility of character and usefulness of life. He was three times mar- ried, and he left two children by his second mar- riage, Henry C. and Charles B., the latter of whom resides in Newport. Henry C. Cleveland, eldest son of Elijah Cleveland, was bom October 15, 183 1, in Cov- cntrv, in the house in which he has ever since resided. He began his studies in the district schools, and pursued advanced courses in the academies in Craftsbury and St. Johnsbury. With ample preparation in an educational way, he early entered upon business association with his father, whose characteristics and capabilities he inherited. From the beginning, young Cleve- land was his father's trusted and confidential as- sistant in all his various undertakings, and the relationship betw^een them w^as peculiarly intimate, remindful rather of that of brothers than of father and son, and was maintained until the death of the parent, whom the son eventually succeeded in various important positions. Upon the death of the senior Cleveland, ]\Ir. Henry C. Cleveland ^vas elected to succeed him in the secretaryship of the Passumpsic Railroad Company, in which capacity he yet continues to serve. His capa- hilitics as a sagaciotis financier had long before found a]>preciative recognition, and he entered upon his duties with such entire familiarity that the conduct of the business gave no evidence of a change of management. Air. Cleveland also became a director in the National Bank of Xew- :)'):*:, another ])osition for which he was peculiarly woli qualified not onl\ by his tine business quali- ties, but by liis intiniatr knowledcre of the general HMidition of the financial world and of the com- mnnitv anrl iicii^lihorlmod. He als(~) became in- leresterl in the varioii- oihrr enterprises which had claimed the attention <»f h\< father, and in which lu- had alreadx honu- an inipnrtant ])art. Mr. (Cleveland li'i^ also hrcii conspiciK'iisly useful m nianv ini])ortain puhlic ])M>itions to which he has been called by the i)c. ^j)le, and to the duties 41 X of which he brought the same sagacity and in- tegrity which characterized him in his personal dealings. He has served as town treasurer and selectman and in other local offices. In 1888 he represented Coventry in the assembly, and in 1890 he was elected to the senate from Orleans county. In 1901 he was elected associate judge of Orleans county for a four years' term. . While thus busied with official duties in vari- ous corporations and under the municipal and state governments, Mr. Cleveland has never lost his keen delight in rural pursuits. The owner of a splendidly improved farm of two hundred and tlfty acres, its management is his constant care, making a specialty of breeding Devonshire cat- tle. He is a member of the Congregational So- ciety, and his political affiliations have always l>een with the Republican party. Since arriving at the age of manhood he has been a member of Memphremagog Lodge, F. & A. M. He was formerly a member of the Artillery Guard, Ver- mont Militia. Mr. Cleveland was twice married. His first wife was Miss Rosetta Daley, of Coventry, who Ixjre him two children. He subsequently married Miss Mary Jane (Jreenwood, of Lowell, V^ermont, and of this marriage were bom three children, of whom is now living a son, Walter Cleveland. CLEMENT F. SMITH. Clement F. Smith, of Morrisville, Vermont^ president of the State Dairymen's Association, has long been recognized as one of the most use- ful men of the state through his deep and intelli- gent interest in dairying and stock-breeding. While he has thus been highly instrumental in the promotion of these important sources of pros- perity, he has also rendered to the general public services of peculiar usefulness in official positions in the commonwealth and in his communitv. Mr. Smith is a native of the state, born in Morristown, July 29. 1856. He began his edu- cation in the common schools, and pursued ad- vanced studies in the People's Academy in Mor- risville. At the age of twenty-two years he n\ar- ried, and sfH^n afterwards purchased the paternal farm, upon which he made a payment of five hundred dollars, his entire earnings, and ])ro- viding for the payment of the remaining ten 642 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ihousand dollars out of the fruits of his labors. This fine tract, known as the La])ortc h^arm, which has hince then been in liis ownership and under his nianaj^enient, is justly famed as one of the most hiyhly cuUivated and productive in all \'ennunt. Pleasantly located on the Stowe road, three miles from Morrisville, it contains one hundred and seventy-five acres, of which sixty are under cultivation and in meadow, forty nre in pasture, and the remainder in snj^ar or- chard and wooilland. 'I'he soil is a dav loam, eqtially adapted t<^ corn or hay. It has not only' Ix'eii maintained unimj)()verished, but its produc- ing power has been actually doubled through a wise rotation of crops and inlensive cultivation. |]ut little grain is sown, and one-half (thirty acn'>; of the farm tract proper is j^iven to corn of the Sanford variety, which is planted two year> in succession, and is cut with a harvester. The meadow ])roduces two croi)S each year, princi- pally of clover, i'he entire product of the farm is used for tec-ding the dairy and stable stock, an«i- the silo system is utilized lor the i)rescrvation oi feed. Mr. Smith was one of the earliest in the stale (the third) to adopt ensilage, and his recently erected silo is a modil of its kind in coiistruelion anlete in all their ai»])ointments. Devoting his attention principally to dairying. .Mr. Smith maintains llie largest i)usineuller each !>if :■' nnri. ;in'' in • -ne ye;'.r liie milk "f six cows \'\: l--^ f«>ur h'.Mnlred and sixty p'»nn.ls each. A : ^. ' .•\:[\ sU'ara'i r i- :ised in biin«. r-T.alcimr. and the butter is eagerly sought in Boston and other large cities, at the highest creamery prices. ^Fr. Smitli also keeps some horses and o^lts, including a number of choice Lamberts of the Hambeltonian strain, and a score or more of Ohio Chester and Jersey Red sw-ine. In all these classes, and particularly in milch cattle, his ani- mals have been awarded many prizes at county fairs, and his exhibits have stimulated in inarkeine>s in marketing farm and tlairy machinery, in iyio2 his sales amounted to sixteen thousand dollars, and the indications were, early in 1903, that this amount would be increased twenty-fivc per cent in that year. Among the articles handled, lie makes a specialty of the IV I -aval separator. i»i <\hich he has sold more than one hundred an- nually. Thoroughly progressive aliMig all lines of his calling, he also conducts a private exjHrri- ment station, which has long been recognized a* a public benefit. While the foregoing affords a reasonably clear idea of Mr. Smith's personal career. si»nu- thing more is to be said. In recognition of In** surpassing ability as a farmer and pnlariiy that lie was defeated bv onlv three votes. He is a Kepnblican in ]n»litics. and a pronounced adviv cate r.f tem]HTance. He is a Methcxlist in religion and has been a steward in his church trnm his THE STATE OP VERMONT. ^43 twentieth vear, and is now superintendent of its Siinday-scnool. He is deeply interested in edu- cation, and has been for some years past a trustee of the People's Academy, to which he commits the education of his children. His pet*sonality is marked by all those traits which becbttie the model citizen, and he is held in deep respect for his natural abilities, unswerving integrity and public spirit. He was married September 25, 1878, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Mark P. and Rhuhamah A. (Stevens) Burnham, of B^nfield, New Hamp- shire. Oi this marriage were born seven children : Mabel C, Lily A., Grace B., Rhuhamah M., Alice B., Mark B. Smith and Francis. GENERAL MERRITT BARBER. General Merritt Barber, of Watervliet, New York, a distinguished soldier of the Civil war and the war with Spain, comes of an old and honored New England ancestry. He is a lineal descendant of Samuel Barber, born in Connecti- cut in 1680, and died in 1725, whose Wife was ]\fercy Holcomb, bom in 1682 and died in 1787. Their son Samuel, a physician, was born in Con- necticut in 1714, and died January 13, 1797; he married Sophronia Humphrey, who was born in 1722 and died in 1752. Among the seven chil- dren l^orn to Dr. Samuel and Sophronia (Hum- phrey) Barber was Joseph, who was bom in Connecticut in 1744. He was the first of his family to settle in Vermont. He served with dis- tinction in the battle of Bennington, and later in tlie Revolution he received honorable recogni- tion of his patriotism and courage. He settled in licnnington on a farm now known as the Bar- nev stock farm, and there he passed his remain- inq- (la\ s. He was a man of influence and ability, and his name ap])ears on the second list of in- habitants of Vermont when the boundary line between thai sti^te and Xew Hampshire was de- hne-l. He came t(^ his death, at the aj^^-e of sixty- thrre \ears. hv a fall from a liorse. 1 le was twice married, and his first wife hore him twelve cliil- n seph liarher. \\a> hnrn. in Pownal, October 16, 1777, where he dier her a special chair, and one of these is now in the ])ossessi(^n of one of her descendants. Dr. ( )scar Barber. She was a daui^hier of Captain Abitha and T.ucy Bennett. (Captain ]*ennett was a Revolutionary S(^Idier, ki THE STATE OF VERMONT. ^ - • ' tf .-.■■■ 'AS"- ' 3i r-' '' ■ •" '■ * *^ • '. • *•■*.. ^m •S .r51 ■■■■. .. .•», # _ ■ J • • • • # • ;'/:r ^ :/ Ar^rx. ^^r '.ri'irr. f.v. . '.•i' •. j/Vw ;jr,'; -.'ir;!!'.. v.ho li'-rani'- tii»- wife '/J 1;)r' •- .'. ti.j/j/.'«- '/f i''i-.'.nal. \''-rinonr.. \\\vi '#«fi'?;«! ..I'-rr.M li;irL*T r*f'r.rrl lii« <:arlv f»l- »i';i»i'/r/ iji t|,* pnhji/ j\\tii,\ , ari'l j#rq>arcd for ti.Wiyt iji'Im fh« iiiih'iii '.f Mi'-rt'-r A. Arthur. / }j'# v.;i . ;ir?' r .' ;ii'l pf I'Niit of tlir ( iiitcl '.If* II' iM,i'hi;it*fl from Wiiliain-. ( 'ollej?<*, I.1-. ,1' III! * » in /X'./', ;in/| «iiinMj.^ two y<*ars of III. *i,nr.# v;i a f#l|ii^v fiifl'Mt v\itli lainrs A. '/.irli'I'l. tli« \i\i\\\:mA pM .r/jriit. lie stllrnMiii^toii coniily at the Inri' I' mi oj loiiit iIm -.jiMir v<'ar. antj at oiuv m- S'Ut\ ri|ioii till )ii;iilur ol his pt'offssioii in hi.s iiitiv* I'lAM III \\;is asM'taiil ili'rk of tlu* \ rr- inoiit hoii .1 III trpicM Mtiili\c-s (liM'iii); the srssioiis of iH'm. iHoi .iii'l iH(i/. nuiniliiiLi the s|Krial ^1 ..inn (il till l.illii veil which provifliMl tr I iitiimi . II mi il III. I III tili'ii.ml ot his t'ompaiiv An I'll . I ,. ln||«»\\Mir. I Ir w.i'. ploMliMi'il to ^'.ip l.imi \ 1*1 ( Kinp.mx I*, ■•.iiih u-imiiu'IU. Iniir 17. iJ'.oj Miiiinjtii \\ . iSoj. hr \\.is i'i>inmiv>ioiu*il \\\ till po .iili III .1 ■ « .ipl.im .iiiil .iN**iNt.iMt .i«lnil;ml jill. l.ll I Mill •! ' l.lli • \tm\ .Mill .Issl-MU'tl 1,1 ilni\ III Mill I .ip.ii n \ Willi ilii \ (iiMiMM r>iii;.i«it- I li p.ii til ip.iii •! Willi ilii \ni;\ •*! till 1 *t -to'.ii.ii III ihi \iili. i.m . .mi,».ii«;ii -M lSi».". iIk iu'llx*- Immi iiiil M'.i". Ix'im • .riv.ii' !• . ! I Si • ; \\\y \\ ' . 1 . 1 n . . 1 • ■ I ' . ■ • 1 . ! I * > ■ i ' . 1 w : ; ' 1 ''"» I \ '. ' I ; . 1 • ■ I I \ « i '. I . . . \ ■ ' : • 2. c,'. th-e •'.fi.n.'t :: :*•..•? - .'rTtric. Apn: »». and iht- -•jrr-r !-r f T-..-: r 1.— 1: .*.;c«'rTiattox. April 'J. r^yvf. Ht ■•. li '.'.^: "-r.r. It:* o-nrrr.and at I>an- ville. \ '.T'^.TJ^. :r. Vr r-3.T 'Z J.^hn^ton's anny when i: -.va- furr^. ifre-l. :'-•.:• having had pan iti th'-: iurren icr :" '-•r'r: f the principal annies of the Con fei-:ri: H. '^ 1^ r.'jr'/rably mu>ti.'rt«! ';iit of ^cr^■::e. >r'.Zr'-~'.r:r I' J, 1S05. and subst- quemlv rcre:\v i :r.r-r-.- ':rrvr:?. — 'hat of major «»i [.'nited Start- \' '.ur.-.err? '.~«c:'?ber 1*4. 1864. "i*'^ having* brme :::::>rl: ?.::'. ii^tinpiishe*! gallan- try in ever> en^acf^r'.cr.: -:r.ce May 5. 18**4. P«"*f- t'cularly in the «.nca^c-r.:cr.". ?.: Ce^iar Creek. \'ir- ^nia:" that 01 captain "v.'::::v»i States \'i»liinteor*. March 2. 1867. "f' r cral'.ar.t and tneritorious serv- ice in the battk- '.'f the \\:Mcnie>5:" and that •'! ni«ijr>r I'nited States \'' !-.:::tcer>. *ame date, "f'r j^allant and mcnti'rior.s servioe-s in the battle •'! Cedar Creek. X'irjjinia." With this splendid rec«»rii. ixi the recommen- datirm of Hon. I*. M. \\'n«Hlbridj^e. memlxr ft Congress, he \va> afHK»inied and o»mmissione'! secofid lieutenatU in the Sixteenth Infantrv. Cni- ted States Armv. rehniarv 2^. tS^'ic*. and wa^ promoted to first lietitenant on the same dati. Me was adjiaanl of his repfiment from I^'ehniary 15, i8f)8. to April ;o, 1S72: was prrim«»ted to cap- tain, March 4, iK7(>: was commis>iotHMl map r anted to lieiilenatil colonel. .\iigiiHi j. iS4^). t«» colonel. y<»vemlK-r 13. i8iyi. anil wa-* a|»|)oinu'ot \t the lu'jrin!iinj.T of the war with Sfviin. i'«»I- onel liarluT was stationed at New York city. A: the lH'i;innini; of hostilities he was assigiieil i.» ihit\ in the Philippine lsl«in*ls in t^ie ca|>acity •■:' as^is^;l^l adjnlant ijetieral i»n the staflf t»f Mai«r t i\'iu'ral t Mis. and after his dqiarture. on the Mat: .'! t iiiiera! .McArihnr. His ser\-ices were of c« n- spii-iioiis nNifnlness. adding ant^lier s|iletid!'! ch.ipiei li' his brilliant achievements durini: th»' Ci\'' w.ii ivniMJ. After two vear«». Wi»ni d««*\!: 1»\ i" nvt.iM! e\p»isiire ami ardnons application !• .'■■:' . he \\.i«« I'l'ilercd home. Ketiiniing l>y wa\ ••: .-.'wr iihi t hina. il was his f«irtnne to liecome ar. ..s'. • x :i' :!u N'liall military forces of the alhr! ■ "v.." --.iVfiiN in sn])pressing the nprisinc ' >v^ lie \\a> the last one to grasp the ■ V ! >'*il I.isi'ntn when that gallant •!• THE STATE OF VERMONT. 645 ficer left Manila for Tien Tsin. Since his return home, General Barber has made his residence in Watervliet, New York, in winter, and spends his summer at l^ownal, where he enjoys a well earned respite after a phenomenally long and active mil- itary career. General Barber is a member of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, of the Sixth Corps Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Bennington, and of the Vermont Society, Sons of the American Revolution, to which he derives title through the service in the Revolutionary war by grandparents of both his father and mother. In 1900 Williams College, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. General Barber was married to Miss Cath- erine E. Roberts, of Bennington, Vermont, June 20, 1858 : and his second marriage, his union with Delilali VVinne, of Troy, New York, occurred y\sL\' 15, 1867. He has one daughter, Mrs. Sarah B. Boyle, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. B. Oscar Barber, brother of General Mer- ritt Barber, began his education in the common schools and pursued academical studies in Ben- nington, Hoosick Falls and North Adams. He followed farming on the paternal farm, near Ben- nington (where J- W. Gardner now resides), un- til it was sold by his father. He then entered the Cleveland ((^hio) Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1877. He engaged in tlie orpctice of his profession in Pownal, \'er- niont. the village which had been the home of his ancestors for many generations, and where ( icneral Jiarber makes his home in the summers; he is yet actively emi)loye(l. He has made a specialty of diseases of children, and has lx;en ])eculiarly successful in such treatment. He has borne a full share in community affairs, and has been for a number of years a member of the board of school directors. 1 le is a member of the fraternity of Odd Fellows, and his political affili- ations are with the Republican ])arty. Dr. Uarber was married March r, 1883. to Miss Mag^ne iMiiery, a native of Ontario, (Can- ada, wiio (lied at the a.^e of thirty-seven vears. lie ^ul)se(|nently married Ikt sister. Miss Rose I'jnerv. 11k- father of lheed on land belonging to Indians. The wife of Louis Plamondon was Louisa Gosline, bom in Mon- treal, Canada, in 18 10, a member of one of the most highly respected families of that city, and a verv beautiful woman. To them were born fourteen children, ten of whom are deceased. The four surviving, among them the father of Mr. Plamondon, are now living in St. Hilaire, prov- ince of Quebec. Louis, son of the parents last named, was lx>rn in St. Hilaire, in 1837, one of a large family of whom three were priests and two were nuns. Louis Plamondon was a prosperous merchant and farmer. He married, in 1857, Cezari Brillon, born in Richelieu, ])rovince of Quebec, in 1838, a daughter of Marcille P)rillon, who was a farmer and trapper ; he traded with the Indians and was ver\ successful. They were the parents of four- teen children Cezari Brillon was brought up by her uncle, John Pion. who was a wealthy and intUv^ntial man. Of her marriage with Louis 646 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Plan:r«niion were born, in St. liilaire, ten chil- dren: I. Louis, bom in 1858: 2. Azamma, born in i.^5«i: .^. Joseph, born in i860: 4. Henry, born in 18* j2, went years ago to the Klondike, where he :> ar. extensive dealer in high grade furs; he i> an enterprising man, and has laid out many rich clamis for prospectors from the far east ; 5. \Vil!iam A., who is mentioned at length herein- after : 6. Hilaire, born in 1864 ; 7. Arthemise, born in 1^)6, and who married, in 1886, Theoilore Malo, a merchant of -Montreal, province of Que- bec: 8. Felix, born in 18^)7, deceased; 9. Ali)hee, born in 1868, who is now a Jesuit priest in Rng- land : he was educated in St. Hyacinthe, in the conuiion schools and in the college and seminary in Montreal, and was ordained in i8r)(): 10. C.'or- cne. born in iSTx). e' devoted attention to his studies, he was onlainetl in the American College. Thus amply prepared, after a student litV oi more than ten years. Father Plamondon returned to Vermont, and was at once assigned to i»ishop Midland's parish. St. Francis Xavier. at Iten- ninjTton. After serving here for six months, he was a]>poiTUe«l parish ])rii'>t ;it Readsbor.> and North Pown:d. and acoonn»li>he(l i-\'cellent work in till' iMibiiilding of h«>lli thoo pari. 1 le was tlun '. r.:!i>!'i.rrr«l {«« tlu- ( hnroh '^f < hir ] .;\t\y of (!«"■■' llrlp. ai !'r:nidiMi. r:*r'm wliioli he wa^ c; '!. .. ■•! i'i>;. !•■ r.urr.nj^i. ■:'; :.^ the rrol«'rale of S.. \' •■■■ ■• \ •..:■-■'. IJrVr hr f-Tll'l a rhliTi-l! 1 1 •• : ' house, and he has given himself most arduously to the consummation of the work. Father Plamondon, through his devotion to his priestly duties and his personal excellencies of character and disposition, has won the love of his parishioners and the esteem and confidence of the best non-Catholic elements, and he has found in all quarters such encouragement and assurance of support as presages a most useful pastoral career. WrUJAM BRACKETT CUTTING. William B. Cutting, a successful agriculturist of Westminster, Wrmont, is a descendant of Richiird Cutting, who was born in England in 1623. When only eleven years of age Richard Cutting set sail in the ship Elizat)eth, which left Ipswich, England, in 1634, and upon his arrival in iJoston harlK)r he remained in that town for some time, but subsequently settled in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he was admitteil a freeman in iGtkd, and died in 1696 at the age of seventy- three vears. The line of descent is as follows: Zachariah. son of Richard and Sarah Cutting; Joseph Cutting, sr>n of Richard and Sarah Cut- ting, married Dinah Smith, and settled in Wal- tham. Massachusetts: Absalom, son of Joseph and Dinah Cutting, born in 1736, died in 1767. agen()ston and entered the employ of the r)](l (.\)l That •'her. ri:vi ar-.-'tii: their children was a son, I'-hr r<:T.«!ev. wr. • ir.arricd Rlizahcth Hobert, chr.iehvT f *.::•/ R.v. Totor n'>lK*rt, who acted in th.e caT-aci* . •■: nr-t pa>t''»r of the church at Uriic'^'i*--. - i:.--acliii>rU>. Df their children, Jcr- tirri.'di K:i.' -.. li. rv. in T^^Vij. was a prominent res- i'l'iii ■I \.'::.'l:i;::r. Massaduisetts, and, in i6 ;uid 'i'abitha Ripley: b!])a])haras, benja- min. ( harK<. John. Abbe. Sarah. \'ine and Cal- vin. (ah in Ripk\. .irrandfather of Charles Ri])- Icy. I if ilii^ review, wa^ born at Tinniouth, Con- neciii'ui, .\"veinber ^v^- 17<»<>. '^nd U])on attaining; youiii;- manhood removed to Tinmouth. RiUland couni\. Wrmont. where he resided for the re- mainder of his life, lie married l.ois Cram])t«»ii, a iruive i^i rinniouth. \ ermont. and ten children wrre born to them, namely: l)e\ter. Abbe. Cal- vin. May. Sallie, Charles, Minus, l.«)uisa C, Mer- rick and .\eri I'ieM I\iple\. The father of these cluldreii died in lS.|«). Charle-^ l\iple\ . father of ( harles KipU\. was born at rinmouth. \ ermoni. November 10. l>^^. but .Inriu!^ hi> carlx \onih chanir^d his place n\ resiileuci" to rnullnex. \ ermoni. when- he tol- lowtd acricuilural piu'suil-- for a numbif of vears. li'.ter in life lurninL; his nUiniion 1.1 ilu* bu\in^' ajiil '«^ Tiir.L'. "t 'iuw.i:''-. 1 \r \\.\^ .\ ioii«.i^iciii m«'m I'll" ■ •''. » '"i". 1 -j.t' !• 'H.t! 1 hnuli i'l ili.ii lowti. J- . ■•I'.i" 1 is ilMli .nil] i!IiMh'\ l'» ii*- ■■ ■ • ' ' ■■ ■• ■ • -I iS ;. «. \| ! l\i|iU\ iii;n" ricd Sallie Clates, daughter of l''l)enezor ( iate-. Their children are: Alnieron !>.. htm Iul\ ;•», 18.^2, married Ellen Ames; Charles; James. K.rn May 13, 1843, HiJirried Anna Ward; and ashes. blinds ami liuildin;; ni;i- terial, and they have also taken liuilding Cl»nlrac^^ for the erection of struciures through«iiu snuthern X'ermont and New York state. The\ give con- stant employment to .sevenly-tive men, ainl are cla.inevs tirnis ..f the city, the i)n)Ceed> from their bu.siiu-s> amount ing to between lifly and c^ne lnnnlrellars aninirdly. In addition t«» this rxieU'^ue enterj^risf Mr. Ri])ley i< idenlitied with a lar^r bmmittee ap- pointetl to investigjite the a]>propriation rctpiiiol for ihe enct'on of the *iiate prison at \\ itul.Mir. \ einion'.. lie has also bi*en chosen l«» Mrrve .t^ a •leleL'ite to various Republican Ci»nvenlion>. In hi< '"rat-'rital relations he is a memlKT ^^i the Mo'iiinir Star L«itlge \o. 37. Fret* and Acccpicd Masons, in which he served as junior and senior FREDERICK MAECK. J THE STATE OF VERMONT. 649 warden ; Poultney Chapter No. 10, also of Poult- ney Council No. 10, having served in the chairs of both orders. In his religious views he is a firm believer in the doctrines of the Baptist church, holding the ofiice of trusteee for thirty years and also serving as deacon for a number of years. Smce 1885 he has been a member of the Vermont Baptist state convention, being elected every three years, and for sixteen years was auditor of the convention. Mr. Ripley has been twice married, his first wife having been Esther C. Morse, who bore him tlie following named children : Edward, who re- side.^ with his father, married Helen Ward and tlu'ir chddren arc Esther and Edward ; Emma E. died at the age of nine years; George married Alidn I-oomis, and their children are Fordyce, George, Harris, Carroll, and Marion ; Mary E. is the wife of Methuen M. Grant, of Johnstown, New York, engaged in the insurance business and also acting as editor of the Gloversville and Johnstown Morning Herald, and their children are Methuen Morse and Donald Ripley Cirant ; and Edna Justin married William C. Case, of Johnson. The mother of diese children died in IMarch, 1890, and on February 4, 1891, Mr. Rip- lev was united in marriage ti^ ]\lay Farr Richard. JOHN VAN SICKI.EN MAECK. John \'an Sicklcn Maeck, one of the promi- nent and progressive agriculturists of Shelburne. \"crni()nt, is a w<>rtliy descendant of Dr. Jacol) Maeck, who was a surgeon in the J>ritish army durin^r the Revolutionary war. lie was present when the famous, battle ni Saratoga was fought, and after the contlict was over he, with the as- sistance of his son. I-Vcvlerick Maeck, then onlv a mere lad, dressed the wcnuids of the injured sol- diers. Dr. Jacob Maeck died in 1775 and was burjed at Ticondcroga, and the obsequies were attended with great military honor. . IV. iMvdf-'rick Ma^'ck. son of Dr. Jacob Maeck. acnl\ physician in the town; he remained in ])raeiiee iliere until iSjf). lie ptir- cliaseh Marsli, and he died in 1887: Jolui \'an Sicklen ; and Sarah, who died in in- fancy. y\T. Maeck died in 1869. and his wife passed away in 1880 at the age of seventy-seven years. John Van Sicklen Maeck, son of Frederick and Laura Maeck. was born on the old homestead in the town of Shellmrne, \'ernn>nt, August 11, 1842. lie received his early education in the common school, and later he attended the Shel- burne Academy. After he completed his stu)ster, and a granddaughter of the Rev. I>enj«imin Wooster, cuie of the early Con- gregational ministers of X'ermnnt. On the morn- ing of the battle of Plattsburg. Rev. W'oostv r dis- misstd his congregation, was elected their caj)- tain, and marched tlie able-l>odied members to tlie scene ni the battle. Five children werr borfi tf> Mr. and Mrs. Maeck, four of whom are now living: l-'reflerick \\'o«»ster. lH>rn IVcemlKT 3\ 1878. died (Vtober tj, i8i)j: Walter i'rh<'ii. Imihi August 20. T'^Si, assists his fatlier with the work I'll the farm: iK'njainin Harris, b.orn Aj^ril 2J. tS8^ a xtn^8(). now attrMKlincr THE MARBLE FAMILY. The Marble family, of Woodstock, Vermont, is one of the oldest in New England, being prom- inent in the annals of Massachusetts from a verv early perifMl. Samlt.f. Makijle, whose name ap- pears on the records of Rhode Island as early as 164^, is the first of the name found in the annaU of New England. In 1678 his name appears in a list of one hundred and fifteen persons, being all the male inhabitants ni Andovcr, Massachu- setts, nf sixteen and older, who had taken the oath of allegiance. He married Reliecca An- drews, and had issue, I'reegracc, born June 15, 1682, Noah, Daniel, Job and Rebecca, the two last named being twins, born in 1695. FuFKCPAcr Makiu.i:, eMest child of Samuel and Rebecca (Andrews) Marble, was Ixirn in An(k)yer, Massachusetts, June 15, i^)8j. He re- mf»ved thence to Sutton, Massachusetts, of which he was one (^f the original settlers. I ie was a ma- son by trade, as was also his father. an«I hel]>cd to bi!ild the old State House on State street, Bos- ton. He died April 12, 1779. ^^^^ ^^•*** *^«"*^ *" be the tirst marriage in the town of Sutton. His wife was Marv Siblev. Thev had issue. l\n«H'h and other children. b-Nocii Makblk, sf»n saclui setts. Septem- ber 13. 1763. Although but a lad of thirteen at the i)reaking «iut of the war. he was an anloni patriot, foi. vdnng to comman«l. yrt old enough tr> fiirlu. an«l to endure hardship without com- plaint, he rnl'up;»'r:. • Mi the official records, secretary ••£ >t:it''- ' t'u'i . Massachusetts, he "appears with V ink 'ii |.»-i\.'.u oil muster and pav roll of Captain r.cujrimin Alkrton's Company. Colonel ]chn Hi THE STATE OF VERMONT. 65F RanJ's Regiment. Enlisted July 9, 1780. Dis- charged October 10, 1780. Term of service three months, twelve days. Raised for three months at West Point by Resolve of Jime 22, 1780." "Appears with rank of private on muster and pay roll of Captain Reuben Davis's Company, Colonel Luke Drury's Regiment. Enlisted July 17, 1781. Discharged November i, 1781. Serv- ice three months, twentv-one days. Residence Sutton. Reported arrived at West Point, Au- gust I, three months. Levies raised by Resolve of June 30, 1781.'' When his term of service had expired he- was stationed at West Point on the Hudson ; he walked from there barefooted to his home in Massachusetts. He married Rebecca Putnam, daughter of Captain John Putnam, son of Jeptha, of Elcazer, of Captain John, son of John, the emigrant ancestor. He had issue: Aaron ; Hiram ; ]\Iason ; Luther ; Ruth ; Sally ; and Russell. Aaron Marble died in Charlton, Massachusetts, July 9, 1843, ending, at the age of eighty years, the long and useful life so he- roically begun. Luther Marble^ son of Aaron and Rebecca (Putnam) Marble, was born March 8, 1793, in Charlton, Massachusetts. He married, April 10, 1814, Sophia Stone, born in Charlton, July i, 1795. Their children were: Lucy; Palmer; Ja- cob : Liberty Bates : Lydia ; Fanny ; Luther ; William Henry; Sophia Stone; Calista Ann; Horace Arnisby ; and Francis Edward. LrnKRTY ]iA'iF:s Martjle, son of Luther and Sophia (Stone) Marble, was born March 31, 18 TO. in Charlton, ^Tassachusctts, and received his education in his native state. In 1847 ^^ re- moved to Woodstock, Vermont, where his wife's fatlier was engaged in the milling business. In Woodstock Ml. Marble opened a saw mill and gri.-^t niili, which he operated for nearly fifty years, during the last ten f)f which his son was associated with him, the iinn Ixnng Liberty B. Marble ii: Son. After a career in the milling business r)f lialf a century, lie sold his interest to his son, and ha^ since live! in retirement on a snic't'i! farm of fifteen acres. Me married. Decem- ber 24. T845. in .\lilll)ur\, Alassacluisetts, Eliza- beth Wilson, born in that place, March 10, 1828, (laucrhter of Sr don inn W- >. ..jw ard, a sketch of whom is appended. TIuiT faMiilx- consisted (^t the followinjj' children: i. ( li.ir'r- W'iNon, who died at the age of nine years. 2. Anna Elizabeth, wha is a graduate of the kindergarten department of the Boston Normal School, and is engaged in- teaching in that city. 3. Louise Frances, wha married Charles R. Mcoitag^e, of Woodstock, who is engaged in bookkeeping for a manufac- turer. They have four children : Ruth E., who married Ernest K. Wright, of Quechee, Vermont,, and thev have two children, Ruth AL and Louise M. ; I^aura W., who married Arthur Pelton, of Worcester, Massachusetts ; Susie M. ; and Roger H. 4. George Woodward, who bought from the Royal Manufacturing Company the mill property once owned by his grandfather, Solomon Wood- ward. In 1900 he bought out his father's share of the business and has since carried on a suc- cessful business there. He married Clara Louise Morse, of W^oodstock, and they have two chil- dren, Helen Wilson, who married George W.. Merrill, of Woodstock; and Edith Bates. 5. Benjamin Franklin, who died at the age of seven. 6. John Nelson, who is ?. por- trait painter of prominence in New York. 7. Susie Adams, who became the wife of Edwin Vaughan, of Woodstock, and died at the age of twentv-five. 8. Walter Erskine. who married Ida Hodgson, of Chicago, and is engaged in the oil business in Chicago, Illinois. 9. Mary Phelps,, who married Rush Vaughan, of Pomfret, Ver- mont, now deceased, and has one daughter, Eliz- abeth W. TO. Edward Bates, who is a fine vio- lin player, and one of the oldest members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He married Ma- rion Merrill, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, and thev have four children : Richard W. ; Helen H. : John P.; and Marion Merrill. 11. Grace Goulding, who graduated at Woodstock and at Bradford Academy, ]\tassachusetts, and was for a number of years engaged in teaching. 12. Lillie Herrick, who is a musician, having studied in Boston for a number of years, and having alsa been a teacher of music. She married Louis H. Olzendam, of Manchester, New Hampshire. They have two children: Roderick M. and Therese E. SoLOMOX Wo(M)WAKn, for many years an hon- ored and intluential citizen of Woodstock. V^er- mon'., was born in A lay, 1802, in the town of Keene, New liamixshire. where he resided until 1822, when, at the age (A twenty years, he went 652 THE STATE OF VERMONT. to Millburv. Massachusetts, where he was soon m cniiiloycd in a woolen mill. There he remained till he had boeomo skilled in the process of man- ufacturing wt lilKTal contributor to the business ])r(>s])erity of ihe place. Perfect thoroughnesss in every- thing he tlid was one of his most distinguished characteristics, liy his enterprise he contributed matei'iall\ to the business of the town, and the men in hi> employ were ever among its m<»st in- and reliable citizens, lie was always read\ tn I'ive his aid and countenance, not oidv ii) whatever conld. in his judgment, tend Uy ])r()- ])]"'■:• tlii. Triaterial welfare of the town, bin to w i^.'.i'Ver miiiln add to its attractiveness. It was tlii- -rMl;. di-inierested and j)ublic-S])irited feeling V. l::'!i led him to snbscribe to the enterprise of iht ','. •.'■•i-t"ck i\ailroa he dinal church at Keene. ilie ]>asiur itf the church being, at that time, the wrll known Dr. Uar^^tow. After .\lr. Wood- ward < removal to W Ondstoek he became a mem- ber "f the C'onjn regal ii»nal church in that village. in wl'ich. to the c1<»m- i-f his life, he took an active ]i.\n a ul inlere.st, exercising the inthience com- !na!i it'l b\ hi< liiirh character and etticient serv- : C«.* " . Mr. Wi-odward married. .\la\ ^^ 1SJ7. at V:'.'^nr\. I. > ilia l.earne«l. a woman ^^i great en- r:\^ a::-', -'li-nmb of charaoier. wh", dnrini: their r ■.:•■■••■! "'.I'l "f half a cenun\, was wer the "^ym- • ■': /:'j -'."■'. ]''-^:'''\'r.)^ >h.ii\r "f his io\> and .. « )■ -■• ^ '^\ I '\il war iuu- "f ibeir si'Us entered the army, and rose to the rank of major, while another, William Herrick, a gradiiatt: of Vale, was for a lime assistant alitor t>f a New Haven, Connecticut, pa])er. One of their daugli- ters, Elizabeth Wilson, became, as mentioned a])ove. the wife of Liberty r»ates Marble, and the other, J^' ranees, was a very successful teacher of v(K\al music. The i unselfish fortitiule. This bereavement, which was the greatest aftliction t^i .Mr. W'oodwanl's life, athle'i tf) his iHVuniarv trtnibles. unctmscionslv w«»rf upc^n him, and it was siMin apparent that hi* sm ng constitution was gras retainearisb- ioner. The intermeiU toi>k ]»lace amid the imp«t*- ing and moiirnfiil rites of the Maxmic institution. The following extracts from an t»bil!iary article wliich a])peare were always luld in high estimation. 'His name on a ))iece of goods.' sai«l a Xew York nuTchanl. '1* Wi>rlb fo ;my one a fortune.' And what was true of work don** in his mill was true of anything; lie undertoiik. Wiien his new grist and saw milU were built ii was said they had no e(|ual for cun- j)letiiu>s of e«|iiipmenl and excellence of \i-i>rk in onr -^late. It was >imply his own tlownhs^ht hone-^iv and integritv t»f character carrieii int«^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 653 every department of life and business over which he had the control. * '" * In all good word and work, in all objects of benevolence, in all that would tend to elevate and improve our community and the larger brotherhood of the world, his heart and hand were open ; and many there are who have had occasion to rejoice over his liberality and bounty." DARWIN PEARL KINGSLEY. Darwin Pearl Kingsle\, of New York city, was born in Alburg, Grand Isle county, \'er- mont, May 5, 1857, son of Hiram Pearl and Ce- cilia Permilla (LaDue) Kingsley. The family in the direct line is of English descent. A Kings- ley, or Kinsley, as the name was sometimes spelled, was among the first settlers in Grand Isle county, and his descendants have lived in that countrjr' for upward of a hundred years. On the mother's side the great-grandfather of Dar- win P. Kingsley came to America from Lyons, France, at a date not definitely known. Darwin Pearl Kingsley received his early edu- cation in the district school, and began teaching in the common schools at sixteen years of age. Determining to gain a liberal education, he fitted for college at the Bar re (Vermont) Academy un- der Doctor J. S. Spaulding of honored memory. He entered the University of Vermont and grad- uated therefrom with high rayk as a scholar, in the class of 1881. Shortly after leaving college, he went west and engaged in journalism in the state of Colorado. His force and independence of character speedily gavx* him i)rominence in ix)litics and public affairs. lie was chosen a delegate \o represent the Republicans of Colorado in the Republican national convention of 1884; and in 1886 was elected srate auditor and insur- ance commissioner of the state of Colorado. His ability in that office attracted the attention of in- surance men all over the country, and after two years' incumbency of the auditorship, he was offered the Dosition of Uoston manager for the vrreat Xc-w York Life Insurance C'om])any, whicli is one of the three lari^vst lift insurance com- ])<'mies in the I'nited Slates, and one of the twelv larcre^^t financial corporati(»ns in the world, hav- ini^ oil its hooks policies to the amount of over f»ne thimsand six hundrcni nullion dollars, and having assets of over two hundred and fifty mil- lion dollars. After holding the position for over three years he was promoted to the general super- intendency of agencies of the New York Life, in New York city. From this he was advanced in 1898 to be a trustee and third vice president of the company, which responsible position he now holds. With the eminent ability and success that have marked his entire public and business career, his courtesy, cultivated tastes and fine personal traits of character combine to win for him the respect and esteem of all who know him. He is a member of the board of trustees of his alma mater, the University of Vermont; a director in the Louisville & Nashville Railroad; a member of the Union League, University and Merchants' Club of New York: and of the St. Andrew's Golf Club of New York. He married, June 19, 1884, Miss Mary M. Mitchell, who died in 1890. One son, Walton Pearl Kingsley, born in 1886, was the issue of this union. December 3, 1895, Mr. Kingsley married Miss Josephine I. l\lcCall, daughter of Hon. John A. McCall, president of the New York Life In- surance Company. Three children have been bom to them: Hope, bom in November, 1897; Darwin P., Jr., born June 15, 1899; and John McCall, bom February 28, 1903. CURTIS N. SHATTUCK. Curtis N. Shattuck, a highly respected and ])rosperous agriculturist of Monkton, Vermont, was born in that town July 16, 1841, a descendant of a family that have made their home in this section of the state since the early part of the nineteenth century. Xathfiniel Shattuck, grand- father of Curtis A. Shattuck. was born in 1768, in Hollis, New Hampshire, where his boyhood days were passed in attendance at the village school and assisting his father in the work upon the farm. \\ hen he attained young manhood, ho removed to the Vy«\\ of I Iineshorough. being anionir the earliest settlers of that section of the slate, lie afterwards niowd to Monkton, \'er- uiont. where lie irave hi-^ attention to general farniiujLi. nnd in addition operated a grisl mill. \\\ dint of industry, eeon<»tny and perseverauc? he arcunuilated a e«»in]>etence, and he was able ■ to enjoy in his later \ears the rest which he so . t THE STATE OF VERMONT. iii'i.M. ., . iii\i\ H- '1:':! .\\jTil 0, 1843, '*S^^ '.;... . :;j!' . K. i;i?l:'r m' ^Jurtis X. Sliat- ... ; ;. i.-,. .. ■'. ./. .* }\ ty/ji, in Monkton, \'er- . ■:.. 1 ;.' 1 .'".jff.i fj, iHHO, h'^f'A eighty-five ;. •..''. :- /,i.;r.i.j.' hi-, 'dncatioii in tlie dis- ..,',; ..' I'/lio'.v'd ih': occupation o£ li. . .. 1 .i/ij' Ml'- rharartr:ristics of unbend- ...,' ... /. . ,. ..i.;ili:inhf.; «-jK:rj(y and an in/lustry 1.1 .. , !:.ii':'"l, h«: s'Kjm l>(:c:<'ime one of the ... . • ..I'.i j-jijii'-rs in ill': town. He niar- .. 1 i... H.ihiNih f iirlis. hlie uas a daughter '.I ',.;.',/. .Mj'l J''h«k;ih (iianlyj (Jurtis, who .. , i.'.Mi. f J*'-' iiv'ly, in \\(tfn\\)ury, Connccti- ... r '.I.* I 1. 1, i/'i*;, ;iMd in lIoHis, New Hamp- jm, ipiMnhM 10, ly/ft' Air. and Mrs. Curtis ,',' ..' ii,ii«iii . ni ih(! following named chil- ■ .i.i, 1.1 '.J '.•Amiii \\i'w horn in Mssex, Ver- ,,.'.r.i ..ill/, I**'!!! NovnilK-r 2ij, i/tj^; Olive, (.'.•II ' f'itAf'i i.\, 1705, l.ncy, iHirn l^'ebruary 24, i/'i'' Ikimi.im, hoin i'Vhrnary 24, 1800; llan- n.ili I.'. lit j.iNu.iiv II, iHoj: David II., born April • I ''il. •.inn. H., h'»rn April 5, 1806; Martha. iii.Mi pill ,'/, iiS<»S; IVrsy, horn October 6, ii'.ii». .Hid r, aged eighty-live years, .Mill III wih' I lied :il Ihr age of eighty-four years. 1 1. mil. lit, iiHillur <«l Curtis N. Shaltuck, ilicd De- • I iiiIm I .'. iS.S^^, at till" age of eighty-one years. i III 1 1'. \. .Shalt uik, onl\ living child of ( h.iili-. .iiid Hannah (t'urtis) Shattuck, was ii.ind upon ihc old luMnotcad. and attended the di'lthl -.tlMM)!, where he obtained an excelletU filiii.ihiiu. \tler oun[deting his stuilios he as- r.lid In. i.ither inr inau\ ye.irs in the work upi>n lilt I nm. .Hill in tliis way hecanie familiar with .lit llie del.uN oi iIku occ:i|\Uion. Suiisoi|uently In- ptiuh.ised a t.iin; on his own account, which iMiiMleil ni three hundred acres, on which he iiethd Mihst.itui.d hniMini:> aiul ^iiade v^ilicr im- pin\i nieiitH, so tii.U now U is cor.sidcrci! one i>i I lie hi A eu!ii\.ited t.ii;ns :n th.il >cciiou oi Ad- diMMi t.MMiiv. Mi Sh.uiuck is one of ih.c rep- 4 i« *iiii»ii ^\ ,1 .\\ ;iii »^i.«.«i, .i.v-t \L iiiV k^ i\ >• ••.•! • > • I * • ■ ■ « • • « ^ ■ in marriage to Miss Martk:i Denic. wh-:- was born September 24, 1S43. ir. New York state, i daughter of the Rev. \\ illiarr. Denio. who was a minister of the Laptls: «ier.:niination and preached the gospel for many years in the town of Monkton, \'ennont. Mrs. Shattuck was one of eight children born to the Rev. Wiliiam Denio, six of whom are now residing in the west. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cunis N. Shattuck, namely: Lena, wife of Cliarles Dean, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, and had one child. Rex Harrington ; Wilder G., who married, March 16. 1893. Ruba Parch, and to whom were bom Pauline, Burnice and I'red ^hattuck ; Bertha, wife oi (ieorge Smith, has two children, Vena and Caroline ; Jennie, w ho married Ernest Parch, of Hineshurg, (Jctober 31, 1900. and they have one child, Erma Parch : William, now a promi- nent farmer of Monkton. \'erniont; Daisv E., m who married Edward I. Ra\. March 8, 1900. JOHN ALEXANDER SHELDON. John A. Sheldon, a prominent business man of Rutland, \'ermont, and al>o a veteran «»f the Civil war, is a direct descendant, through his paternal ancestry, of Ensign John Shehlon. of Deerfield, Massachusetts, who erected the "Old Indian House'* there, and thrnngh his maternal ancestry he is descended from the Sc^mervilles •»£ Scotland. l.^aac Sheldon (O was the greai-great-great- groal-great-great-grandfather nf John .\. Shel- don, came ln»m l)«»rche>ter. Lngland. in l'»34, atiil .Nettled in Windsor. C«'nneclicui. Isaac SheKlon i. J). S(»n of Isaac 11 1. was born in Eng- land in lo.H). coming with his father 10 Win^l- sor. I'onneciicui. Ho married Mary W'-'wifi-rti. who was the ilaughtei of Thomas and Marv I I»l.>ii I W»H>di'«Td. of Hartford. Cc»nncx-tici2t. He rein«>ved to Nonhampii«n. Massach-.isett'., a!i.l w:is a !ea-iing man in t' wn affairs, heinc !'::s:C': )'hr. SheMon ^3 . :he s^n ■•! Isaac J . v.. - ' • rn :!'. I' 5>. He married Hanr^. a cxr.c Mary '^Muns..-*! S:eb- Cnnectici::. and r:ove»: :•• :*>. He was a !iril-?ril, r.i: ran in Ae afiirs of xhe :: :he nrst brari ?i sel « « • « « • >i . , .: k • « ■ -»■■■• THE STATE OF VERMONT. 65.5 ensign in the first military company: captain in 1707; deacon in the church, and was the builder of the old historic ''Indian House," whose scarred and battered door is the center of interest at "Memorial Hall," in Deerfield. Ebenezer Sheldon (4), the son of Ensign John, was born in 169 1. He was captured by the Indians, at the time of the Deerfield massa- cre in 1704, being thirteen years of age, and with his sister Mary came back after being redeemed by his father, and resided in the old Indian House, and the general court granted him and his sister Mary three hundred acres of land for entertaining the Indians with whom they became acquainted during their captivity, on their fre- quent visits after the peace. He married "Thank- ful," a daughter of Elder John and Abigail (Ford) Strong, of Northampton, Massachusetts, and they removed to Bernardston, Massachu- setts, in 1744, and built the Sheldon Fort there. He was a lieutenant in 1747, and had four sons in the service under him. He was a deacon and a leading man in civil and military affairs for many years, and is still spoken of as the old Indian fighter. He died April 12, 1774, and was buried in Bernardston, Massachusetts. Captain Amasa Sheldon (5), the great-great- grandfather of John A. Sheldon, was the son of Ebenezer Sheldon, and was born in 1726. He was a soldier in the old French war, sergeant in charge of Sheldon fort, 1758-1759; captain and selectman. He married Sarah, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah ( Helding) Hardwell He died in Mardi, 180S, and was buried in Uernard- ston, Massachusetts. Amasa Slieldon, the great-grandfather of John A. Sheldon, was born in 17-18, and was a son of I 'a])taiii Ania^a and Sarah (Bard well) Sheldon, aiul on Jnlv 25, 1771, he was united in inarriajL,a' to Miss S\hil Molton, a daughter of John Hohoii. of Xorthtield, Alassacluisetts, wlio was a descendant in the third generation of Deacon William Ilolion. the j^nglish immigrant, wlio scttk'd in A'assarlusetts in 1634. and after- ward became onr "f the tirsi settler^ (if Hartford, (/oinK'cticnt. Mr. Slu'l'lon died in llie town of Kockin Lillian 1. W-miont. I U* was a UovoUitionarv soldier. Medad Sluidon, grandfather of John A. Sheldon, was horn ncrnnher i'», 177^). at Bernardston, Massachusetts, and after completing his studies he learned the trade of blacksmith. In addition to this vocation he was engaged in farming in Rutland, Vermont, from 1808 to 1825, when he removed to St. Lawrence county, New York, where he successfully conducted agricul- tural pursuits and also a manufacturing business tmtil his removal, some years later, to Troy, New York. His death occurred July 27, 1846, at the house of his son-in-law, George Redington, of Waddington, New York, and his remains were interred in the cemetery at that place. He marr ried Lucy Bass, a daughter of Lieutenant Obadiah Bass, who was the son of Captain Obadiah Bass (both served in the Revolutionary war), and was a direct descendant of John Bass, who was descended from the Aldens of Mav- flower fame. Medad Sheldon was the father of eleven children. He was one of the selectmen of Rutland, Vermont, and was a justice of the peace for many years. Charles Sheldon, father of John A. Sheldon, was born July 24, 1813, in Rutland, Vermont, and received such education as the district school could impart in the course of several win- ter sessions. When twelve years of age he re- moved to Waddington, New York, and the fol- lowing two years he worked on the paternal farm. He then essayed to learn the trade of a cabinet-maker, but finding it incongenial and dis- tasteful, he transferred his attention to service in a country store. At the age of sixteen he re- moved to Montreal and embarked in the steam- boat business, which he prosecuted with such success as to become master of the boat in the course of two years. In this command he con- tinued for about five years, and in March. 1835, being then only twenty-three years old, he located in Troy, New York, and entered the lumber busi- ness, in which he was very successful; in 1841 he removed to New York city, where he con- tinued in the same line of trade with similar results until 1850. In that year he transferred his activities to another field of operation, and, settling in Rutland, his birthplace, he engaged in the marble business in the firm of D. Morgan, Jr.. ^' Company, subsequently being admitted to partnership, when the title was changed to Shel- don, Morgan & C'oin|)any. The firm at this time eni])loyed iwenty-hvc men. hr.t its operations were 656 THE STATE OF VERMONT. K'nip«»ranly ^lI^Jxndoi in 1851. aiul again in i>ifJ.K :n conscrouencc of the destruction of the w.-rk!- by r.re. After each ct^ntlagration they »/rrr!'. : 'ji rM'Tt C'::::::iouioiis niiii. the last one. a :\V'.r::;. -: -."r i."T;*'^ :"iii. Iving in active operation ■ :ch*. • r-.-kr a::er the lire; in 1S74 another :u'.-r: .-:' -jr ^'^.rc "'::I wa-^ atided, and since then :rv' '-.■■'..T r.Siv-. r-:^-:: erected, and thev vidd an i.r.' -i :r.I.::: :• :iic value of half a million J. !.3.r- -'::-. ::i::'.arack swamp in which they are I •.:!;"■ . '"'_• •'••r. :ran> iVir.ned into a hive of in- _"• — ■^- ■ --.. hiindred and fortv tenements ^.L- -. ••-.:''. -;r-.::<:: 1 f« 'r hnmes for the five hundred -:'■■ r :': ■. .rkr.:'.!: rind their families. The work .: :-.-. ^'r.-'. i::; C'^iTipany is scattered all over the . ' •• . ."rTP.:-:-;, an-l in every year, except two, of -- ■-:-- .vrratioi; -ince 1.S50 the magnitude of •' . ' ::r. '.^^r.'i'Mially augmented. - ."-7 Jlr. Shf.ld'in purchased the intere>t '- . .'-r'^rir.. and the firm was reorganized . . - *; :.;t:r.'- .f Sheldon & Slason ; in 186^ '. j'/i'/rr *:.•■ -Iw'in: nf Dr. Lorenzo Sheldon and '. •>- :a'- ! r.:- • •. is -"ns. |«,hn A. and Charles J I., • •' ..::.. .•■:i :!i j>artner>hip. In 1881 Mr. Slasoi. . .:• ;.:- int'Te>t, and William K. Sheldon, ,. /i.'r y/r«. '.va»» taken in!«> the firm, which then • * rid'-r th»- >tylc of Sheldon & Sons, thi- •.\* •!!;?♦. !? -till Dear-N. In political affairs Mr. :.*'.'.'>:. .'.a- .'in ardent and active Whig, bui '!:••'! an;, olticial |H)>itinn. (.)n Jinie y\ ^>^3^^ '.r. .^li'ld'iii niarrie. ;i!jd "III- dan-liter were burn to thetn. Mr> ■••!'i'»n ditd in I-Vlnuary, 1859. and snbse- ';:«!itl'. >\\'. Sheld«>n married Miss Harriettc /• ddMi;^!"!!. daughter '>f (ieorge l\e and Janei • .:i;»rvillr « Reid ) Sheldon, was born in Tro\ , .• •. \'irk, AiigiiM 14. i83t>. His earl\ iduca- .•»! .';i> nbtaiikii in a private scluxM in Xew I • rl ' It- . ubich he aMended f«>r three years; lu ..! 'li'ii .1 -tndint in Sand Lake Academy, Sane! ,: . .. • N'ork. and snbse(|nently prepare«l for . '• .if 'b»- \\'illianisi«)wn Academv, \Villiam> I.- .1- h'l-i-ll-. ill beallb and his weak . . • ' ■.•: ;ir'\ 'Mit'd tlu- consnniniati«»ti j«f Ir^ i,'-' |i;irp«i>«' t" enliT college, :in*l in ■ :r:i'l *•■ Knil.'ipd. W-rnionl. n-nv W'r-*: '■ -I.'-:''' Ok- oo:i prtv moted to the position of bookkeeper, continuing to act in that capacity until the outbreak of the Civil war. Being at that time a sergeant in 1 militia company, known as the Rutland I-ight Guard, of which General \V. Y. \\\ Ripley was captain, he enlisted, as did nearly every member of the company, and it became Company K, First Vermont Infantry, Sergeant Sheh!«»n tv- coming second sergeant of the company. ( hi May 2, r86i, the regiment was mu.stered into the service of the United States for three months and was ordered to I'ortress Monnv. In this vicinity, and at Newport News, he served mil the time of his enlistment and partici]>ated in ihr battle of Big IJethcl. He then returned home and resumed his clerical position for a short piTiod ol time, after whicb he again enlistiv 1 and became captain «>f Company C . Tenth X'ernvwii Volunteers, having alscj served on the >tafT of General I'lvsses S. Cirant. and in i8 he re- tired from the service of the United Stales. After his return from the war Mr. Sheldon fuirchased an interest in the marble business and !>ecame a member of the firm of Sheldi»n Ik Sla- son, which sfHin changefl its name tf» .^^helHon & Sons, and still later conducted business niufrr the style <»f the Sheldon Marble Company. .Mr. Shel- don acting in the cai)acity of treasurer. I'oliii- cally Mr. SheMon is a fimi ailvtx'atc tif the prin- ciples r\i the Republican party, an« •ra- tion of tile city of Rutland, he was chosen a member of the Ixxird of aldennen. am! after .serving in that capacity for two year.s he was elected to the responsible jxisition of niawr of Rutland, which po^ition he held for one year. In 187^ Mr. SheMon representeiTnaster of Rutland, and waN reaj>- pctintctl January 14, 1902. J hi I'tcinilur Jo, i8(yj. Mr. Shehbin married \!i>v t ar-'litu A. I**astman, wiio was lioni in New York city. April 24, 1846, and the following THE STATE OF VERMONT. $57 named children have been bom to them: i. Charles Alexander, bom October 17, 1867, is now in business in New York city, 2. Augustus East- man, bom June 25, 1869, who married Louise Craik, a direct descendant of Dr. Craik, cousin and physician to General George Washington; they reside in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. 3. Mary Hat- field, born March 31, 1871, married E. W. Keck, of New York city, and they are the parents of a daughter Mary. 4. Frances Marion, bom Febmary i, 1873, married T. F. Marston, son of the late Isaac Marston, who was chief justice of Michigan; of her marriage were bom Helen, Sheldon, Marion and Thomas F. Marston, Jr. 5. John Somerville, bom February 4, 1875, is engaged in the beet sugar industry in Saginaw, Michigan. 6. Carolyn Pearl was bora Novem- ber 9, 1876. 7. Archie McDaniels Sheldon was bom April 23, 1885. ELISHA MAY. Elisha May, one of the leading attomeys of St Johnsbury, carries in his veins the blood of worthy sires, who were among the first in re- claiming New England from the wildemess, re- placing savagery with civilization. John May (i), bom in 1590, at Mayfield, Sussex, England, according to tradition, was the owner of a ship, The James, which sailed as early as 1635 between London and the New England coast. Al)Out 1640 he settled in that part of Roxbury, Massa- chusetts, known as Jamaica Plain, was a member of Eliot's church, and was made a freeman in 1641. The name of his first wife is unknown, and his second wife is mentioned in his will as Sarah. The former died June 18, 165 1, and the latter May 4, 1670. He died April 28, 1670, four days after making his will, in which are mentioned house and lands and carpenter's tools. John May (2), born in 1631, in England, died September it. 1671. He married Sarah (Brewer) Brncc, daughter of Daniell and Joanna Brewer, the Christian name of her first husband being now imknown. They had four sons and four daug^liters. He added to his father's estate, and left lands and also carpenter's tools. He was admitted freeman in 1660. Elisha May (3) was born March 20, 1668-9, 42 X lived in Roxbury until about 1695, when he re- moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Benjamin May (4), bom 1705-6, had two sons and a daughter. The name of his wife U unknown, as is also the date of his death. Benjamin May (5), bom in 1741, died in 1835. He married Hopestill Dexter, and had twelve children. He first bore the christian name of Clark, but the time when he changed it is not known. He lived some time in Provi- dence, Rhode Island, and afterward at Royal- ston, Massachusetts, whence he removed to West Concord, Vermont, where he died. His wife was a native of Rhode Island, and it, is said by one authority that some of his children were bom at Keene, New Hampshire, and all of them be- fore his settlement in Vermont Tradition has it that he served in the Revolutionary wai. Of a social disposition, with a gift for humor and rhyming, he retained his faculties until a year before his death, at the advanced age of ninety- four years. EUsha May (6), bora in 1772, died Novem- ber 10, 1841. He was a farmer in Concord, Ver- mont, and died without warning, while standing in cheerful conversation with a friend. He mar- ried Polly, daughter of Amos and Mary (Lamb) Underwood, of Concord. They had two sons, Dennis and Preston. Preston May (7), bom November 3, 1809, in Concord, died February 4, 1865, in the same town. He married Sophia Stevens Grout, daughter of Theophilus and Johanna (WiUard) Grout, of Kirby, Caledonia county, Vermont, a descendant of Dutch ancestors who settled in New York in the seventeenth century. He is spoken of as an upright, energetic, "stirring Yankee man," and was a farmer and cattle broker. Elisha May, of St. Johnsbury, son of Pres- ton and Sophia Stevens (Grout) May, was bom in Concord, Vermont, December 12, 1842. He was educated at the common schools and at St. Johnsbury Academy. After his preliminary studies he read law witli Jonathan Ross, Esq., at St. Johnsbury, and was admitted to the bar at the December term in Caledonia county in 1867. The follov/ing year he served as assist- ant clerk in the house of representatives under John H. Flagg. At one time a partner of Henry 658 THE STATE OF VERMONT. C. Beldcn, l^st^., and later of Hon. Henry C. Lates, Mr. May is now associated with Robert ^\ . Simonds. l-'ormerly a member of the RepubHcan party, he withdrew his alleg^iance in 1884, being a pro- nounced opponent of the doctrines of the pro- tectionists, and is now a strong Clevehmd Demo- crat of the independent type, who behcves in j)rinci[)le rather than party. During the war he made an attempt to enHst in the Seventeenth Regiment Vermont Vokni- tecrs, but was rejectech A second effort was more successful, and he was enrolled in the Twenty-sixth Regiment, New York Cavalry, imder Colonel Ferris Jacobs. He received a commission from Ciovcrnor I'enton as first lieu- tenant and regimental ccjmmissary, but was not present at any battle of the war. Mr. May has also knelt at the shrine of Free- masonry, having taken the degrees of blue Icxlge, chapter and temi)le, and he is a member of Chamberlain Post Xo i, G. A. R. A modest and unassuming man, notwith- standing his liberal and advanced view of the present as|)ect of public affairs, he has never sought for ]>olitical promotion, but was the can- didate for auditor of accounts on the Democratic ticket in i^jo and 1891', and is a memlxT of the Democratic state committee for Caledonia county. !Mr. May was in 1893 a[)pointed bank ex- aminer in X'ermont bv President Cleveland, and served five years, and is at ])resent director of the state prison and house <^f correction. .Mr. May was married December 12, 1872, to Miss lumice A. S., daughter of Sumner W. and Rosette (I^lastman) Arnold. Three chil- dren have been born of this marriage : I'^lorence, Joanna Rosette and Heat rice So]>hia May. CIIARLFS Al'CiL'STrS l*»KAl)i;i'RV. Charles A. Piradbury, a relirecl naval officer, now residing in X'ergenncs, is a native (U* that citv, where he was born March t. i84<). His iir^t ancestor in this country was Thcnnas P>rad- burv. who w?s bajUi/.ed in Wicken-Pmnaut, Kssex cradbury, lx)rn May 13, 1C69, married Marin Cotton, l)orn in January, 1671-72, daughter of Rev. John Cotton, Jr., first president of Harvard College, and his wife, Johanna. John Cotton, Jr., was a son of John and Sarah Cotton. Wy- mond J>radbury died April 17, 1734, at York, Maine. Theo[)hilus (4), son of Wymond and Maria IJradbury, was Ixjrn July 8, 1706, and ])hihis (5), son of Theo|)hilus and Ann Bradbury was born November 13, 1739, in New- bury. Massachusetts. He graduated fr-mi Har- vard College in 1757, and settled in tlie practicr of law at I'^almouth, Maine. He returned to Newbury in 1779. and was elected a mcml)cr of the first federal Congress from the Iis.<;ex dis- trict. In 1797 he was appointed a judge of the Massachusetts supreme court, and occupied this position at his death, September 6, 1803. His wife. Sally Jones, lx)re him eight children. One of these, TYancis Bradbury, was an early settler at Wrgennes, Vermont, where he was a large merchant. Through him, his brother, Giarlcs J>ra(lbury, became interested in the town and ultimately died there, at the home of his son, mentioned below. Charles Bradbury (6) was born in 1775. *^ Portland, Maine, and spent the greater part of his life in Boston, Massachusetts, where he waf engaged in mercantile pursuits. His last days were passed among his childrett, and he died July II, 1853, at Vergenncs, He and his wife, Eleonora Cumming, were the parents of the fol- lowing children : Charles W., Mary Kent, 1 i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 659 nora Cumming, Caroline Keith, George, Harriet M. and Thomas. Charles William Bradbury (7) was bom March 26, 181 1, in Boston, where he was reared and educated. Early in life he went to sea, in command of his own vessels, and made many voyages, sailing to European ports and to the East Indes and China. In order to care for his father's interests here, he took up his abode in Vergcnnes, where he operated a grist and flouring mill for some years. For a short time subsequently, he resided in Chicago, Illinois, whence he returned to Vergenns. He was very active in the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and was grand master of the jurisdiction of Vermont in 1849. In 1863 he became an employe of the United States government, in the treasury department, and, after some years' residence in Washington, removed to Boston, where his death occurred February 8, 1881, near the close of his seventieth year. His wife, Eleanor F. Bradley, borti Sep- tember 19, 1825, in Fairfield, Vermont, was a •daughter of Jephtha Bradley, a native of the same town. The last named resided in St. Al- bans many years, and was auditor of the state at the time of his death. Mrs. Bradbury passed away May 22, 1891, at the age of ^ixty-five years. She was the mother of six children, five •of whom grew to maturity and three are now living, namely: William C, Charles A. and George W. Bradbury. William C. Bradbury was educated in Ver- p^ennes, and followed mercantile pursuits there and in Philadelphia, Washington and Boston. He foUowecl the sea several years, in the merchant marine, and is now an invalid, residing in New Hampshire. George Winslow was reared in Vergennes, where he attended public and private schools. He has been engaged in commercial employment in Vcrcreniics, in Michigan, Chicago and Boston, where he now resides. Cliarlcs A. P>rad!)ury attended the public schools of his native city until his sixteenth year, when he entered the Ignited States Naval Acad- emv at Annapolis, from which he was grad- uated in his twentieth year. Entering at once upon active duty, he performed sea and shore service until his retirement, with the rank of lieutenant, in Sej)tember, 1896, and has since maintained his home in Vergennes. In 1893 he was married to Lucy C. Liiley, of Washington, D. C, where her father, Frederick B. Liiley, has been employed in the national treasury depart- ment for several years past. Lieutenant Brad- bury is affiliated with the Masonic order, being a member of Dorchester Lodge, No. i, A. F. & A. M., of Vergennes. GEORGE BRIGGS. George Briggs, a leading lawyer and financier of Brandon, Vermont, is -descended from a fam- ilf of Massachusetts origin. His great-grand- father, Ebenezer Briggs, was a captain in Colonel Israel Fearring's regiment during the Revolu- tionary war, and afterwards became a Baptist clergyman at Middleboro, Massachusetts. His son was called Ebenezer second. He left several children, among whom was Levi, who was bom in Middleboro, Massachusetts, September 14, 1771, and died in 1836, at the home of his son, Ebenezer Nelson Briggs, in Brandon, Vermont. Levi Briggs married Betsy Nelson, and they were the parents of four children : Ebenezer Nel- son, Levi, Sumner and Henry. Ebenezer Nelson Briggs, eldest son of Levi and Betsy (Nelson) Briggs, was bom at Mid- dleboro, Massachusetts, November i, 1801. In his early life his parents removed to Salisbury, Vermont, where he was educated in the public schools. He studied law with Gordon Newell, at Pittsford, Vermont, and was admitted to the -bar in 1823. He first practiced at Salisbury, and afterwards moved to Brandon, where he prac- ticed law and was a prominent citizen of that town until his death. He was attorney for the Rutland Railroad for many years, and also vice president of the Brandon Bank. He represented his town in the house, and was speaker of that body, and was also a member of the state senate. In politics he was a Whig, and on the dissolu- tion of that party he became a Republican. He was three times married. His first wife was Abigail Miles, and they were the parents of the following children, all born in Salisbury, Ver- mont: Sumner J., born April 14, 1828; Ellen E., who married Lorenzo Bixby, born April 10, 1830; G. Newell, born in 1832; and Charles W. Briggs, born October 15, 1835. ^^^- R^ig^gs's wife died 66o THE STATE OF VERMONT. in 1836, and in 1837 lie married Louisa With- erell, widow of Mr. liiitchins, of Montpelier, who died August 5, 1851. They were the parents of the following children : Edward D., bom in 1838, who died in infancy ; Jennie Louisa, who became the wife of Hon. Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, the gov- ernor of Vermont from 1886 to 1888, was bom February 4, 1841, and died June i, 1866; George, the subject of this sketch; and Frank, who was born September 7, 1845, 2ind died in March, 1893. After the death of his second wife he mar- ried Adaline Young. They had no children. Mr. Briggs died January 26, 1871. George Briggs, third child and second son of Ebenezer N. and Louisa (Witherell) Briggs, was born April 26, 1844, in Brandon, Vermont. He was educated in the high schools of his native place, at the Vermont Episcopal Institute of Bur- lington, and Hobart College, Geneva, New York, graduating from the last named institution in 1866 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 1869 received that of Master of Arts. He read law in the office of ex-Senator George F. Ed- munds, in Burlington, and at the end of a year entered the office of his father and Governor E. J. Ormsbee, who were law associates for many years and until the death of Ebenezer N. Briggs. George Briggs attended a course of lectures at the Albany Law School, and was admitted to practice in the Rutland county court in Septem- ber, t868. He was associated in practice with his father and Mr. Omisbee until the death of the former, whom he succeeded in the partner- ship, the style of the firm remainng the same. The firm is now probably the oldest law firm in the state, having been in existence for thirty-six years, and it has remained unchanged thirty-three years. The firm conducts a large general practice. Mr. r>riggs has in charge the real estate and city loan business of the National Life Insurance Com- pany of Montpelier, and his transactions are largely in the west, looking after the real estate and city loans of that company. His office for this business is in Montpelier, while his law office is in Brandon. Since 1876 he has been a director in the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and is now, with a sinc:le exception, the oldest member of the board. Since 1889 ^^^ ^^s been a director in the National Lite Insurance Company, was fi^nnerly a director of the Rutland Savings Bank, and is one of the trustees of the Rutland Trust Company. He held the offices of town clerk, clerk of the village school district, and clerk of the fire district from 1868 to 18^)4. In 1880 he represented his town in the assembly, and in 1888 was state senator from Rutland county. Mr. Briggs is a member of the Vermont Bar Association. He belongs to several associations of the Protestant Episcopal church, is a member of the standing committee, one of the trustees of the diocese of Vermont, and also of a fund for the support of the bishop of Vermont. He was a delegate to the general conventions held at Washington in 1898 and in San Francisco in 190 1. Mr. Briggs married, September 15, 1868, Sarah P., daughter of Theodoras Piatt, and of this marriage were bora three children : William R., who is engaged in the real estate business in Chicago; George L., who is in the photograph engraving business in the same city ; and Jennie P., who is the wife of the Rev. George W. Dav- enport, an Episcopal clergyman of Danbury, Connecticut, formerly of New York city. The last named are the parents of three children, Eleanor, Willard and George W. Davenport Mrs. Briggs died September 4, 1876. and Mr. Briggs married, October 6, 188 1, Anna S,, daughter of Julius E. and Catherine M. Iliggins, of Brandon, Vermont, and to them were born two children: Catherine M. and Florence D. Briggs. DAVID G. CRANE. The family of which David G. Crane, of Bur- lington, Vermont, is a representative, is one of the oldest in the annals of New Hampshire. The earliest native ancestor was Henry A. Crane (i), born in England, January 30, 1640, who came to America with his parents during^ the reign of Charles I, and settled in Milton, Massachusetts. in 1648. He was one of ten children. From him the line of descent is through Stephen (2) : Ben- jamin (3), born December 17, 1692; and Joseph (4), bom February 28, 1724. Of thes^c an- cestors above named, little is known, and au- thentic information begins with Joseph, Jr. (5), the paternal grandfather of David G. Crane. Ji?;V 1*^1 i THE STATE OF VERMONT. 66i Joseph Crane, Jr., was bom August 4, 1757, in Milton, Massachusetts, where he was reared and acquired his education. He married Deliv- erance Mills, a native of the same village with himself. About 1782, when about twenty-five years of age, he removed to Washington, New Hampshire, where he passed the remainder of his life, and where he died June 30, 1841, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. His widow survived him, and died August 17, 1845. They were the genuine pioneer type, of strcmg char- acter, persistent industry, and living lives marked with all the domestic virtues. In religon they were Baptists. Among their children was Ziba, bom in Wasl^- ington, New Hampshire, November 19, . 1796. He was reared on the faniilv homestead and be- gan his education in the neighborhood schools. He then learned blacksmithing, and followed his trade until he was forty-eight years of age, when he bought k farm upon which he made his home. He was a Baptist, and took an active part in church affairs, at different times occupying vari- ous official positions. He married Roxanna Proc- tor, who was bom in Windsor, Vermont, March 12, 180T, and who died Apiil 27, 1844, aged fifty- three years, after bearing him four children, of whom are now living three — ^Roxanna, widow of Henry Smith ; Willard ; and David G. Crane. The father of these children later married for his sec- ond wife Eunice Boutelle, who is now living in New Hampshire. He exceeded his father in longevity, living until October 21, 1885, and dying at the age of eighty-nine years. David G., the youngest child of Ziba and Roxanna (Proctor) Crane, was born in East Washington, New Hampshire, August 7, 1834. He was reared and began his education in his native village, and subsequently completed an academical course in Tubbs Union Academy un- der Professor Sanborn, and educator of wide re- pute. After leaving school, and when twenty-two years of age, he came to IJnrlington, April 21, 1856, and engaged in the Ininber business, enter- ing the employ of Lawrence Barnes. Under this masterly manager he acquired a broad knowl- edge of the trade which served him to good purpose at a later day. In 1858, being then twenty-f(^iir years old, lie formed a business asso- ciation with his brother Willard, who was four years his senior, and this connection has been pleasantly and profitably maintained to the pres* ent day. For the first few years of his membership in the firm of W. & D. G. Crane, David G, Crane was steadily engaged at the bench in the manufacture of packing boxes, and, as the busi- ness expanded, they came to require the services of two hundred and fifty men^ and its manage- ment became so exacting as to require the major share of his attention.' The firm is famed as one of the 'oldest and most successful manufacturing plants in Vermont, and its field covers a wide range of territory. For forty-five years past it has conducted an extensive lumber business in Burlington, and the members of the firm have also extended their activities into various kindred lines, including large lumber works in Muskegon, Michigan, and in Natick, Massachusetts. Mr. Crane was one of the incorporators of the Lakeside Shoe Company, whose large fac- tory was destroyed by fire in 1902. He was also one of the organizers of and is a director in the Vermont Shade Roller Company, operating a large factory in Vergennes, Vermont, with a branch factory and office in Burlington, and is vice president and managing director of the Bur- lington Venetian Blind Company. A man of broad business ability, he is known as a most successful and enterprising manager, and the various interests with which he is connected form an important part of the business life of his community, and afford employment to several ' hundred workmen. Mr. Crane is a member of the Baptist church, . and is numbered among its most active support- ers; for many years he has served upon the finance committee, and he was a member of the committee to which was committed the enlarging of the house of worship. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and has re- ceived fourteen degrees in the Scottish Rite. Mr. Crane was married March 11, 1858, to Miss Sarah Zottman, a native of Burlington, who was born in 1837, and died in 1890. Two chil- dren, Clarence G. and Howard, were born of this marriage. Clarence G. Crane, born February 10, 1859, is now foreman of the lumber yard now operated by his father and uncle. He married Miss Johanna Apoll, who was born in Michigan, 662 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and to them have been born four children, Ray D., Howard, Fred and Sarah. Howard Crane, born September 24, iS()C\ is engaged as book- keeper for the firm of W: & D. G. Crane. He married Miss Minerva L. Walker, and to them has been born a son, Harold Eastman. DR. ASIIBEL ARZY DEAN. Dr. Ashbel A. Dean was a man of note and acknowledged ability, occupying during his life a j)Osition of prominence and influence both in the business and official world. His grandfather, and namesake, Ashbel A. Dean, was a pioneer of Monkton, and the family was long identified with the interests of that town and surroundins^ com- munitv. Dr. Dean, oldest of the three children of his parents, was born in Monkton, Addison county, Vermont, February 6, 1857. His education was received at the New Haven Academy, supple- mented by an academical course at Uurlington Collecre and followed bv attendance in the medi- cal department of the New York University, where he was graduated in the class of 1878. Immediately thereafter he located at Bristol, Ver- mont, and entered upon the practice of his pro- fession, which he kei)t uj) during the following twelve years. In 1890 he abandoned regular professional work and was engaged in the drug business for five years, after which failing health compelled him to retire permanently from active business and this retirement continued until his death, which occurred July 5, 1899. Dr. Dean was a Republican in politics and one of the local leaders of his party. He held all the minor offices, represented the town in the legislature, and at the time of his death held the position of senator. He was often a delegate to the various conven- tions, and for some vears held the office of town treasurer. He was quite prominent in Free- masonry , holding degrees in the blue lodge, chap- ter, council and connnandery, and was often hon- ored b\ election to the offices of the different bodies. May 26, 1S80, Dr. Dean was married to Miss Lillian, daughter of James Wills, a native and respected citizen of this town. The last named was a carpenter l>y trade, and in business at Bristol for many years, selling sash, doors and blinds. He married Elizabeth Higgin, a native of Rupert, in Bennington county, and by her had three children, all of whom are living. They are Mrs. Dean; NelHc M., now Mrs. Marshall Butterfield ; and Mabel, wife of Harry Dunshec, mentioned in. a sketch appearing elsewhere. Dr. Dean is survived bv his widow, who is one of the honored residents of Bristol and con- nected bv descent with old arid esteemed fainiles of the county. She has an only son, whose name is Leon, and her parents make their home in her hospitable residence at Bristol. CHARLES T. WALTER. Charles T. Walter, editor and manager of the St. Johnsbury Republican, is a native of the state, descended from one of the oldest faniiles, his earliest American ancestors having conic from England to Connecticut in early colonial days. His great-grandfather, Augustus Walter, slinrtly after the close of the Revolutionarv war. renii jvcd m from Connecticut to Vermont and was one of tlie first settlers on the tract now occupied b\ thj town of Burke, clearing the land and making* a productive farm. Here were born his Si)n Por- ter, and his grandson, Augustus I*., and his great-grandson, Charles T. Walter. In its vari- ous generations, the memlxrrs of the familv have been known as industrious, frugal and of strict integrity. Augustus P. Walter was bom in 1832 and died in 1871. He was educated in the coniinon schools and at Newbury Seminary. He was a farmer and also a teacher, and was famous in his day in the latter occupation, teaching numer- ous terms of school with much success. It is of interest to note that his capabilities as an edu- cator seem to have been inherited by his youngest son, Herbert E. Walter, who, having graduate.! from Bates College in 1892, and from Brown Col- lege with the degree of Master of Arts in 1S93, studied for two vears in Germany, and i» now a successful teacher of biology in the public schools of Chicago, Illinois. Augustus P. Walter mar- rieil Betsey A. Brockway, who was bom in Sut- ton, \>rmont, in 1839, and is yet living. She descended from a family noted for its thrift and broadmindedness. Their son, Charles T. Walter, was bom in THE STATE OF VERMONT. 6S% 1863. After bc^nning his education in the pub- lic schools at attended Lyndon Institute and Bates College, and graduated from the latter institu- tion in 1885, receiving from it the degree of Master of Arts in 1888. He gave early evidence of inclination and talent for the profession which he adopted for his life work. While fitting for college he conducted a meritorious little journal, The Mercury, himself doing all the editorial and mechanical work necessary to its publication. During his college days he was one 6! the editors of the Bates Student, a monthly published in the interest of the institution, and he also performed creditable work as a local reporter on the Lew- iston (Maine) Daily Journal. In 1885, at the founding of the St. Johnsbury Republican, Mr. Waher was made the business manager, and from that time to the present he has been almost continuously connected with that paper. In 1898, when the Republican Publish- ing Company was incorporated, Mr. Walter be- came president of that company, as well as editor and manager of the paper. Under his con- duct The Republican has been made a model journal, exhibiting fine editorial ability, and is recognized as reliable and widely influential, hav- ing built up a circulation larger than that of any other newspaper in eastern Vermont. Mr. Wal- ter holds to lofty ideals, never lowering the tone of his journal to meet commercial ends, but gov- erning his editorial conduct by a healthy senti- mentalism which regards the moral interests of the state and community as superior to merely material ends, Mr. Walter has ever steadfastly adhered to the Republican party, and has acted with various political organizations and has frequently served as a delegate in various state and local conven- tions. With his wife he is a member of the First Congregational church of Lyndon, which he serves as a trustee, and of whose Sunday- school he was superintendent for several years. Mr. Walter was married June 9, i88( Miss Mabel S. Hail, an accomplished lady, ener- getic in advancing church and social interests. She is a daughter of Dudley P. Hall, deceased, who was a large lumber manufacturer, well and favorably known throughout Vermont and Mich igan. He was a man of strong character and broad liberality, and was active in promoting public interests, particularly along educational lines. Three children have been bom to Mr. and Mrs. Walter: Dorothy Oiarlotte, Elizabeth Gr^ory and Edward Hall Walter, respectively fourteen, twelve and four years old. HORATIO CLAYTON SIMMONS. Horatio C. Simmons, a leading manufacturer of North Bennington, Vermont, proprietor of a factory situated at 38 Main street, numbers among his immediate ancestors men of strong character and business ability. George Simmons, his grand- father, was lx)m in England in 1750, and was HORATIO CLAVTON SIMMONS. captain of a vessel sailing between England antt America. In 1800 he was shipwrecked, goin^ down witli his vessel, at the age of fifty. By his wife, Laura, he had two children. George \V. Simmons, son of George and Laura Simmons, was born in New York, and re- 664 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ceived his education in Charleston, South Caro- lina. As a lx)y he was Hvingf in New Orleans at the time when (jeneral Jackson fortified it, and heljjed. no doubt, to his inexpressible pride and delij^ht. to buiM the earth works Vvhich were to defend ihe city from the enemy. His exultation must have lx.*en great, indeed, when the enemy came and were repulsed with almost no loss to the American side. It is possible that what he saw at this time of "Old Hickory'' helped to make him the ardent Democrat which he became in after life. At the age of twenty-eight he came to the north, invented street and coach lamps, and settled in Troy, New, and later in Benning- ton, Vermont, where he opened a tinware store, which he conducted luitil his death, which took place in 1861, when he was sixty-one years old. At the lime of his death he was one of the oldest merchants in the town. He married Abi- gail Pettis Wills, torn in Franklyn, Con- necticut, daughter of Herman Wills, a pioneer, who was lx>rn in the last named place and died there at the age of seventy-five. Mrs. Simmons belonged to one of the oldest families in her native place. Her brother was mayor of Nor- wich, Connecticut, was nominated for governor of the state, and came within six voles of being elected. Her mother, Mary McLean, bom in Edinburg, was a direct descendant of the laird of Dumbarton castle, had a family of four chil- dren, and was a menitor of the l^resbyterian church : the date of her death is unknown. Mrs. Simmons had ten children, all of whom died with the exception of Horatio ; their names were : George, Hiram, James, Frederick, Mary, Maria, Alice, Margaret. Carrie and Horatio. Mrs. Simmons was a member of the Baptist church, and died at the age of seventy-three years. Horatio C. Simmons, son of GeorjTe W. and Abigail Pettis (Wills) Simmons, was born Aug- ust 13, 1857, '" t^ic house which is now his resi- dence. He was educated in the graded schools, and learned the tinsniilh's trade. I'rom 1879, the tin and heating business which his brother had conducted with their father for twenty-five years, was changed to the steam heating, and subse- quently to the boikr manufacturing business. This business he iiiaiiai^e*! for ren years, and then in- vented the 1 Holier known as the Simmons steam boiler and hot water heater, the manufacture of which has aggregated to this date (1902) more than two thousand. The state of Massachusetts gave indisputable evidence through its ofKcials of its approval of Mr. Simnions's device, by in- corporating it in the plans of the most improved methods of heating public buildings ; these plans were sent to the Paris Exposition, and were awarded the Grand Prix. He also manufactures all heating apparatus of the latest style and meth- ods, and has the largest business of the kind in this section of the country. He has a working force of twenty-five men in his establishment, and sends goods to all parts of the United States. In politics Mr. Simmons is a Democrat, but is not partisan, looking more to the merits of the candidate than to the party he represents. He is school and corporation trustee, member of the Tucker Lodge, F. & A. M., and holds office therein. It may not be improper to state in this connection that Mr. Simmons's father was made an Odd Fellow in 1824. Mr. Simmons is the holder of diplomas awarded to him on occasions when his goods have been exhibited in exhibitions of manufactured articles. Mr. Simmons owns a block in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is one of the finest in that place. Mr. Simmons married, in 1880, Mattie EI- nora Cialusha, daughter of Richmond Galusha, of Shaftsbury, Vermont, who was bom there and was a very successful farmer, dying at the age of seventy years ; his wife, also a native of Shafts- bury, and still living, was the mother of six chil- dren, five of whom arc living, all being farmers of Shaftsbury. Mrs. Simmons is a direct de- scendant of Governor Galusha, of Wrmont, and comes of a family which has boon resident in the state since 17 15. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Simmons are: Carrie, who lives with hor par- ents ; William : Alice E.. who died at the age of eight years: IkTuard : Herman; and Frederick. The family of Mr. Simmons has been well repre- sented among government officials, one of his maternal uncles, William Wills, havin|^ been gov- ernor of Louisiana. His brother, George H., served as j^robate judge and selectman, and was in the secret service of the special treasury' depart- ment. New York city. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 66s FULLER C. SMITH. Fuller C. Smith, of St. Albans, Vermont, was lx)rn in St. Armand, province of Quebec, Febru- ary i6, 1862, and traces his ancestry back to the Rev. Henry Smith, who was a clergyman in England, and later he, with most of his congrega- tion, came to Watertown, Massachusetts. The «arly records are not positively clear as to the •exact date at which the Rev. Henry Smith as- sumed charge of the parish, whether in 1636 or 1637 ; it is, however, certain that he was one of the earliest settled pastors of that section of the state, and undoubtedly took an active part in the founding of the church. His other pastorates were at Windsor and Hartford, Connecticut, af- terwards becoming the first settled minister at Wethersfield, Connecticut. His first pastorate is graphically described in a readable book pub- lished in 1901 by the Century Company of New York under the title "Colonial Days and Ways." His death occurred in the latter named city prob- ably about 1648. His son, Samuel Smidi, had in turn a son by the name of Ebenezer Smith, who was the great-great-gieat-grandfather of Fuller C. Smith. Nathaniel Smith, great-great-grandfather of Fuller C. Smith, was bom at Suffield, Connecti- cut, March 3, I70ir02. His entire life was spent in the town of his birth, where he was looked upon ^s a man of exemplary character. He mar- ried Miss Mercy Smith, and seven children were Tx)rn to them. His death occurred in* the town of Snffield, Connecticut, in 1776. Nathaniel Smith, Jr., great-grandfather of Fuller C. Smith, was horn at Suffield, Connecti- cut, May 22, 1729, and acquired an excellent education in the common schools. For many years he was engaged in the occupation of teach- ing school in his native town, where he resided until 1776, when he removed to Rupert, Vermont, later to Pawlet, Vermont, where he remained until 1799. and after a three years' residence in Orwell, Vermont, he took up his residence with his son. Homer Smith, at St. Armand. Canada East. He was twice married, his first W'ife hav- ing been Sarah McCartee, who became the mother of nine children; her death occurred in 1778. Mr. Smith chose for his second w ife Sarah Douglass, daughter of Domini and Alary Douglass, of New Milford, Connecticut^ and six diildren were bom of this union; she passed away in 1789, survived by her husband, who died at the residence of his son. Homer Smith, October 19, 1821. Homer D. Smith, grandfather of Fuller C Smith, was bom at Pawlet, Vermont, August 21, 1782, was reared upon his father's farm, but early in life took an active interest in religious matters, and was licensed and ordained a minis- ter of the gospel at the age of forty years. In 1802 he removed to St Armand, province of Quebec, where he faithfully performed his pas- toral duties, and at the same time cultivated a large tract of land, which is still the property of his lineal descendants. His first wife was Giro- line Bush, daughter of Stephen Bush, of Orwell, Vermont, who died April 28, 1832, survived by her husband and five children. Mr. Smith was then united in marriage to Abigail Ayres, by whc»n he had one child. His death occurred October J2, 1837. Harvey D. Smith, father of Fuller C. Smith, was bom in St. Armand. province of Quebec, November 28, 1819, and after obtaining a prac- tical education in the common schools devoted his attention to farming on the old homestead until 1871, when he located in Enosburg Falls, Ver- mont. Here he purchased a flour and grain busi- ness, which he conducted for many years. While a resident of Canada Mr. Smith was one of the most extensive agriculturists of the section. July 24, 1842, he married Eliza Ann Carpenter, who was lx)rn at St. Armand, Canada East, February 22, 1 821, a daughter of David Fuller Carpenter, who was born at Hanover, New Hampshire, June 30, 1785. Mr. Carpenter was a prominent agriculturist of that town, and married Lucy Joy, who was born at Plainfield, New Hampshire, June 21, 1788; they were married at St. Armand, Canada East, August 17, 1808. Mr. Carpenter died December 17, i860, his wife having passed away November 30, 1830. Five children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, four of whom are now living: Florence L., of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; Avery James, who resides on the old homestead in Canada East; Minnie C, wife of M. C. Cramton, of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; and Fuller C. Smith. Homer D. Smith, the eldest son, died December 4, 1864. Mr. Smith died March 11, 1898, at 666 THE STATE OF VERMONT, the age of seven: y-eiglit years, and his wife's death c»ccurrcd May 4, 1S90. Fuller C. Smith received his early education in the public sci^">»?is of his native town and Enosburg Falls, \'crnn:»nt, and this was supple- mented by a thorough course in Brigham Acad- emy at JjakersfieKl. X'emiont, from which he was graduated in 1882. He chose law as his pro- fession, and. having pursued his studies on that subject with Kdson, Cross and Start, of St. Al- bans, Vermont, the latter named being now a judge of the supreme court, he was admitted to the bar October 29, 1885. The same year he removed to Wm-jt^^iihos, Vennont. where he formed a partnership with Frederick E. Wood- bridge, ex-congressman from that district. In 1888 he removed to St. Aibans, Vermont, where he carried on newspaper work in connection with the practice of his profession, having an editorial connection with the / 'cnnont Sentry, a weekly newspaper. In April, i8cp, he received the ap- pointment of deputy collector and cashier of United Status customs under Collector G. G. Benedict, during President Harrison's adminis- tration, with headquarters at St. AIIkius, \"er- niont ; this position he retained until October, 1893. The f()ll^. Mr. Smith took an active part in securing the adoption of a city charter for the village of St. Albans, he being chairman of the committee on legislation of the l>oar(l of trade that succeeded in securing the passage of the act of incorporati(»n by the general assembly m i8()6. He was elected the first mayor of the new city of St. ATuans, March 2, 18(^7, and he was re-elected to that office again the following year. In 1902 he was appointed by Gm-ernor John G. McCullough t(^ the positon of state ral- road commissioner for a tenn of six years, also acting in the ca])acity of chainnan of that body. He has served as delegate to a large niunber of conventions, takes an active part in political mat- ters, and during his administration of the munici- pal alYairs of St. Albans commanded ihe respect and ciMifidence nf the people outside of party lines. He is a memlxT of the executive commit- tee of the Republican League of the state of Ver- mont, a member oi I'ranklin Lodge Xo. 4, F. & A . M., of St. Albans, Champlain Chapter Xo- I, and Lafayette Commandery No. 3, having hcM office in the various bodies. He is also a member ox the State Bar Association, trustee of the public library, director in the Franklin County Savings Bank and Trust Company, president of the St. Albans board of trade, and a trustee of the St. Albans Hospital. On June 17, 1886, Mr. Smith married Mattie D. Boutell, who was born in Bakcrsfield, \'cr- mont. a daughter of Josephus and Harriet Bou- tell. Mr. Boutell was one of the leadinc^ agricul- turists of J'ranklin county ; he successfully ojx^r- ated a farm for manv vears, after which he retired to the village, where his death occurred March 9, 1902, his widow- surviving him. Mrs. Smith has three sisters, namely: Kuth, wife of S. K. Burt, of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; Lois, wife of Marvin J. B>rown, of Kansas City, Missouri; and Sybil, wile of Warren S. Soule, of Bakers- field, \'ermont. NELSON W. COOK. Nelson W. C(X)k was bom in Mount Holiv, \'ermont, August 23, 1832. He is the seventh in descent from Cregory Cooke, his Puritan ances- tor, who, with his three brothers, George, Jos- eph and Stephen, came early to New England from Stannaway, county of Essex, England, and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They ac once assumed very prominent positions in the comnumity, 1)oth in civil and military affairs, and were among the most distinguished citizens in the colony. George Cooke was selectman of Cambridge three years, deputy or representative five years, and speaker of the house in 1645. In i()45 he was elected one of the reserve conimis- sioners of the Cnited Colonies. He was appointed in 1637 captain of the Cambridge militia; became a member of the artillery company in 1638, and its captain in 1643, and when a similar company was incor]X)rated in Middlesex on May 14, i645» he was piace-^'^'-^^(^- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 669 dence in Mount Holly, where he has since resided. He has a family of three children : George Chaun- cey, born April 14, 1880; Emma May, born Sep- tember 21, 1881 ; and Rosana Alma, bom April 13. 1884. REV. CHARLES L. PONTBRIAND. Leon Napoleon Pontbriand,- father of the Rev. Charles L. Pontbriand, is a son of Edward Pontbriand, and his birth occurred at Berthier, Canada, whence his parents removed to the United States when he was only six months of age. He acquired his education in the public schools of this country, and when he attained the age of fifteen vears and nine months, he enlisted in the Third New York Cavalry, and served during the last year of the Civil war. Subsequently he be- came one of the active and influential citizens of Vergennes, Vermont, and in this city his mar- riage to Flavia Labossiere, a native of Vergennes, was solemnized. Father Pontbriand was born at Vergennes, Vermont June 16 1870 and he was a pupil of the graded schools of that city until he was fourteen years old. His aptitude and industry are indi- cated by the fact that he was then qualified to enter St. Joseph's College at Burlington, V-er- mont, where he continued his studies from 1884 to 1889. The following five years were spent at the Grand Seminary at Montreal, Canada, in Avhich in stitution he was ordained a priest in December, 1894, the ceremony being performed St St. James Cathedral by his Grace, Archbishop Pabre. The first nine months after his ordination he served in the capacity of secretary to the bishop of Burlington, Vermont, and on September 29, 1895, was installed in charge of the parishes of Highgate, Hyde Park and Bakersfield, Vermont. \vhere he continued until his removal to Lyndon- ville, Vermont, June 16, 1900, the day which completed the thirtieth year of his age. He is the third resident priest at this place, and now ministers to a congregation of some five hundred souls, representing one hundred families, many of whom are the influential and intellisrent citi- zens of the town. Father Pontbriand is a man of more than ordinary ability, an able and eloquent S])caker, has a warm heart and deep convictions. and is in every sense of the word a loving friend to every member of the parish. In addition to the regular duties of his church he has been placed in charge of missions at Wells River, Bradford, Groton and Lanesboro. He is well informed on all questions of national politics, in which he takes an intelligent interest, but his time is too fully occupifid with the spiritual needs of his many parishioners to allow him to take active interest in party politics. FRED MASON BUTLER. Fred Mason Butler, a prominent lawyer of Rutland, Vermont, and one who has been fre- quently honored by his fellow citizens with posi- tions of trust, is a representative of a family which, in the different generations, has rendered important services to the state. His great-grand- father, Aaron Butler, was born August 4, 1755, in Connecticut, settled at Jamaica, Vermont,, when the country was a wilderness, cleared up a large farm, and was one of the pioneers in the community. Before removing* to Vermont, he enlisted in the Continental army from Danbury, Connecticut, July 14, 1775, and afterward served as ensign in the Third Regiment, Connecticut Line. He died at Jamaica, Vermont, April 25, 1785, leaving a wife. Thankful Wildman, and four children : John ; Zechariah ; Aaron, mentioned at length hereinafter ; and Lucy, all of whom set- tled in Jamaica, Vermont, with their father, when that part of the country was still covered by a dense forest. Aaron Butler, son of Aaron and Thankful (Wildman) Butler, was born July 24, 1783, in Jamaica, Vermont, held several town offices, was a Universalist, and active m the church. He married Lucinda Howard. Their children were: (i) John E., born December 14, 1809. He stud- ied law ith Hon. Dorr Bradley, and practiced at Wilmington and Jamaica, Vermont, was in the senate and house, and was a prominent lawyer in his day, being considered the best examiner of witnesses of his time at the Vermont bar. He married Roxana Brooks, and they were the par- ents of the following children : John A. ; Henry and George, deceased. John A. has for many years engaged in foreign exchange business in New York ; he has two children, George Muzzey *670 THE STATE OF VERMONT. and Blanche. (2) Aaron Mason is mentioned at length hereinafter. (3) Nathan I^., bom July 14, 1818, studied with his brother, John E., and practiced law at Wilmington, Vermont, many years ago. He married Melvina G. Brown. Their chidren were: Herbert, who served in the Civil war, and died in the service, of disease^ and Mary, who married Herbert Bartlett, now de- ceased. (4) Miranda married George Adams, a farmer of Windham, Vermont. (5) Diana is unmarried. (6) Manora married John Converse, a merchant of Wardsboro. (7) Vioma married Perley S. Dunton, a merchant at Townshend, Vermont. (8) Emeliza married Massena F. Ballou, a merchant at Townshend, Vermont, and Meriden, Connecticut. Aaron Butler died at Jamaica, FAruary i, 1877, in the ninety^fourth year of his age. Aaron Mason Butler, second child of Aaron and Lucinda (Howard) Butler, was bom at Ja- maica December 28, 181 5, and educated in the common school. He was a farmer, progressive in his methods and very prosperous. He was a man much trusted* and esteemed by his fellow citizens, holding, at different times, all the local offices. For many years he was lister and select- mian, and for fifteen years justice of the peace. He was a director in the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and trustee of the Jamaica Savings Bank, and a zealous and liberal member of the Baptist church. He married Emeline, daughter of Deacon James Muzzey, a farmer of Jamaica. Aaron Mason Butler died at Jamaica, October 3, 1886, and his wife, Emeline Muzzey Butler, died May 8, 1877. Their children were: (i) Wayne M., born at Jamaica, July 23, 1847, was for many years a carpenter and builder at Chicopee and Orange, but later, and up to the present time, engaged in farming in his native town. He has held several local offices. He married Mary Cary, and their son, Albert Wayne, who graduated from the University of Vermont in 1901, is now studying law in the office of his uncle, ex-Judge Fred M. Butler. (2) Fred Ma- son is mentioned at length hereinafter. (3) Ed gar M. was bora at Jamaica, October 10, 1857. He is now a merchant and farmer, also a cattle dealer in his native place, has held all the local offices, such as selectman, lister, town representa- tive and justice of the peace. He married Carrie Prentis. and their family consists of five children : Maud E., Ethel, Lila, Aaron Prentiss and Fred- erick Mason. (4) Cora married Fred P. Jones, who is now deceased. Fred Mason Butler, second child of Aaron Mason and Emeline (Muzzey) Butler, was born May 28, 1854, at Jamaica, Windham county, Ver- mont, and was educated in the common school and in Leland and Gray Seminary, from which he graduated in 1874. He then entered the office of Jonathan G. Eddy, who, after a short time, went to Brattleboro, Vermont, and Mr. Butler then spent a year and a half in the office of Hovt H, Wheeler (now United States district judge) and E. L. Waterman, at Jamaica. lie was admitted to the bar of Windham county in 1877, at the March term of court, and the following summer went to Rutland, where he has since engaged in practice. He soon became associated with Hon. Joel C. Baker, the leading attorney of the place. He practiced alone for a brief period. In 1879 he became a partner of the Hon. L. W. Red- dington, the firm being known as Reddington & , Butler. This partnership extended over a period of six years. In 1885 Mr. Butler became asso- ciated with his present partner, Thomas W. Mo- loney, their firm being to-day the strongest and most extensive in Rutland county, if not in the state. There are few volumes of the Reports of the Supreme Court of Vermont, issued since 1881, that do not contain important cases in which they were actively engaged. Among the most import- ant of the cases prosecuted to a successful con- clusion by the firm was that of John O'Brien and John C. Sheehan against the Rutland Railroad Company ; the Champlain Construction Company, P. W. Clement and W. Seward Webb in the United States circuit court, which resulted, after nearly two years of litigation and the taking of thousands of pages of testimony, in decrees ag- gregating something over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the plaintiff. This is one of the most important cases in the late history of the bar of the state. There were many counter-suits growing out of the same litigation, in all of which the firm was successful. Mr. Butler is a Republican in politics, but while he has taken part in the political affairs of his town he has preferred, as a rule, to devote himself to his legal work. He was town grand THE STATE OF VERMONT. 671 juror in 1882-83-84 ; he then held the position of city attorney until he was appointed judge of the city court in 1889, a position to which he was successively appointed by Governors Dillingham, Page and Fuller. At the end of six years he declined a re-appointment in order to devote his time exclusively to his ever increasing law prac- tice, which his sterling qualities, eminent ability and legal learning had made second to none in the country. The preparation and trial of causes in the supreme court has become with him a specialty. He obtained from the legislature ai diarter for the State Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany, and has been a director and attorney of that corporation since its organization. He is treasurer and managing director of the Rutland City Electric Campany, which operates all the electric lights in Rutland, and furnishes electric power for many industries in that city, as well as for the electric railroad in Rutland and West Rutland. He is also director in the Baxter Na- tional Bank. Mr. Butler married, November 24, 1875, Lillian, daughter of Josiah and Octavia (Knight) Holton, of Dummerston, and their children are: Anza Lillian, Helen Maria and Florence Muzzey. COLONEL EDWARD B. SAWYER. Colonel Edward Bertrand Sawyer, of Hyde Park, Vermont, lawyer by profession, and an active, public-spirited citizen, possesses a splendid heritage in an ancestry which was illustrious dur- ing the Revolutionary period, and the best years of his own life were passed in the service of his country during the great Civil war. The Sawyer family originated in Massachu- setts, where, in 1768, Joshua Sawyer married Ruth Peasley, who was born July 24, 1746, a daughter of Colonel Nathaniel Peasley, of Haver- hill. Their children were Ruth, Nathaniel P., William, Mary, Sarah, Martha, Joseph, Joshua and Sophia. Joshua Sawyer, next to the youngest child in the family named, was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, July 2;}^, ^7^7- Educated in the schools of his native village and Ncwburyport, he was instructed in tlie law by Hon. Edward Little, of Newbnryj)nrt, and, after his removal to Vermont, by Judge I^Yrrand, of Burlington. He was a fine type of the old-school lawyer and gentleman. He was precise in his statements, firm in upholding his views, and yet all his in- tercourse with his fellows was marked by great urbanity. His practice was extensive and lu- crative, and extended over the phenomenal period of sixty years, longer, it is believed, than that of any other lawyer in Vermont. He served in the state legislature for eleven years, and he pro- cured the legislation which established the cotmty of Lamoille. In 1816 he opened a bed of iron ore at Elmore, and set up a forge at Cady's Falls; but fire and flood devastated the property and involved him in great loss. In 181 1 Joshua Sawyer was married to Mary Keeler, daughter of Ensign Aaron and Gloriana (Hubbell) Keeler. Her father was bom in Nor- walk, Connecticut, in 1756. At the age of nine- teen (in 1777) he enJisted in the Continental army in the company of Captain (afterwards Major) Samuel Comstock's' Fifth Connecticut Regiment, and his service continued until the end of the war. He was coqK>ral April 21, 1777; sergeant major, 1780; and ensign, 1781. He was with Washington at Valley Forge, and he tran- scribed to his journal the infamously famous anonymous circular which urged the dis- bandment of the Patriot army, and also the address issued by Washington in reply there- to. He was engaged in the defense of Fort Mifflin, the battle of Monmouth and other notable engagements. He suffered a sunstroke July 28, 1778, from which he never fully re- covered. The Continental currency with which he was paid for his seven years' service was so greatly depreciated that it was only suffi- cient for the purchase of the yoke of oxen which brought him to Vermont, and he was never pen- sioned, although he received some compensation for the sunstroke received while he was in the service. In 1790 he made a set- tlement at Elmore, Vermont, but two years later he exchanged his land for a two hundred acre tract at Hyde Park, upon which a portion of the village is now located. He was a useful and honored citizen, and occu- pied various positions of honor and trust. Sep- tember 28, 1785, he married Floriana Hubbell, a sister of Seth Hubbell, who was prominent in the settlement of Wolcott. Mr. Keeler died in 672 THE STATE OF VERMONT. iSiD, aged sixty years, aiid his widow died at the age of eighty-four years. Their children were Frederick, Aaron, David, Sarah and Mary, the last named of whom became the wife of Joshua Sawyer, l-'ourteen of the descendants of Mr. Keelcr served in the Civil war. The children of Joshua and ^lary (Keeler) Sawyer were : Maria : V^ictor ]\Ioreau : l^ucien Bonaparte ; William Norman ; Edward Bertrand ; Joshua Peaslcy, who was a lieutenant in Company H, Second Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, serv- ing from the first battle of Bull Run until the second-day battle in the Wilderness, when he was shot in the arm ; Franklin E., who served in Company I, First Regiment Vermont Cavalry, rising to the rank of commissary sergeant, and is now a farmer at Hyde Park, married Lizzie Wood, and to them was born one child, Law- rence r>. ; Juliet, who married William Frazier, and their three sons died during the Civil war; Ruth Peaslev, who married Dr. Ira Mctcalf, and, after his death, Colonel Hodgkins, of New York. Mr. Sawyer died March 16, 1866, in the full possession of his mental faculties, aged nearly eighty years. Edward Bertrand Sawyer, son of Joshua and Mary (Keeler) Sawyer, was born in Hyde Park, Vermont, A[)ril 16, i8i'8. He received his edu- cation in public and private schools and in the People's Academy. For three years of his youth he was engaged with his brother, Victor, a mer- chant in the village of Pike River, province of Quebec. Stationed here were detachments of the Queen's Light Dragoons and the Montreal Royal Cavalry, and young Sawyer made a friendly ac- quaintance with several of their men and wit- nessed their drills and rode with them, becom- ing an accomj)lished horseman. This experience was of no little value to him, for it inclined him to the cavalry arm when he entered upon military service, and he was a well drilled man from the first. Returning home, ^Ir. Sawyer undertook to remedy his educational defects by ch^so ]")rivate studies, making Benjamin Franklin his exem- plar and his autol)iography one oi his tavc^rite text l)Ooks. At tile aue of eighteen he began reading law under the tutorship of his father, and he further prosecuted his studies under Hon. W. W. A\'liite, (»i Johnson. In 1849, when twenty-one years old, he was admitted to the bar, and at once began practice in association with his father. In the same year he was appointed clerk of court, and, two years excepted, he occupied this posi- tion until the Civil war broke out, when he re- signed to enter the army. Enrolling himself first, on September 14^ 1861, he recruited Company D, F'ifth Regiment Vermont Volunteers, and he subsequently re- cruited Company I, First Regiment Vermont Cav- alry. He was unanimously elected to the cap- taincy of the latter command, and with it went to the field. Promoted to the rank of major, be accompanied General Banks down the Shenan- doah Valley, and received a severe injury by his horse falling upon him. During his enforced stay at home, lie recruited two hundred men for his regiment, and organized an additional squadron. He was promoted to colonel September 16, 1862^ and commanded the second brigade of Kilpat- rick's division upon several occasions, the last of which was when that dashing leader made his brilliant raid upon Richmond. In September, 1863, Colonel Sawyer was wounded in the check Jby a rel)el shaq)shooter, but he remained in serv- ice until April 24, 1864, when he resigned. He had participated in many engagements of more or less importance, frequently commanding a brigade, and having command of independent ex- peditions, and he was often complimented by his superiors for his courage and ofticer-like quali- ties. In each instance his promotion came to him unsought, the proper reward of duty well done. Returning home. Colonel Sawyer gave his attention to the artificial breeding of trout, and he was the first in tlie state to essav the under- taking. He abandoned it two years later to be- cnme the owner of the Lamoille Newsdealer^ which he edited with marked ability during the next three years, particularly exerting its influ- ence in behalf of the building of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad. In 1870 he sold his newspaper, and for seven years afterwards con- ducted the American Hotel. During a portion of this time (from 1868 to 1875) he was also clerk of court. In 1877 he resumed the practice of law, which has since been his principal occu- pation. During his entire mature life Colonel Sawyer has been an important factor in all connected with THE STATE OF VERMONT. 673 the development and improvement of his home village, and his influence has been felt at every stage of its progress. He has been a life-long politician, using that word in its best sense,, for his political activity has been bred of patriotic enthusiasm and not of self-seeking ambition. An ardent Whig in his youth, he sang for "Tippe- canoe and Tyler, too," in the log-cabin campaign of '40. He was in the great meeting which or- ganized the Republican party in Vermont in 1856, and he spoke in behalf of Fremont and Dayton in every town in his county, and he sat in the convention which nominated Ryland Fletcher, the first Republican governor of Vermont. He was a determined opponent of human slavery, and an enthusiastic admirer of Lincoln, whom he heard during the famous debate with Douglas. He was the junior member and secretary of the Vermont delegation in the national convention which nominated Lincoln to the presidency, and he attended both inaugurations of that martyr statesman. In 1870 he was a member of the constitutional convention, and labored industri- ously to bring about the biennial session. His more recent vears have been of somewhat less activity than formerly, but he keeps in close touch with the events of the day, and exerts a potent influence in the community,' in which he is hon- ored for his personal worth, his life of g^eat use- fulness, and that sunshiny yet philosophical cast of mind which makes his utterance pleasing and persuasive. Cherishing a genuine reverence for his patriotic ancestry, he organized the Grand Army Post and gave it the name of Aaron Keeler, in honor of his maternal grandfather, of Revo- lutionary fame, and of this post he was the first commander. Colonel Sawyer was married to Susan Almira, bom May 3, 183 1, daughter of Hon. Isaac and Dorcas (Titus) Pennock. The children bom of this marriage were as follows : Myra Ellen, wife of Fred Keeler, proprietor of the St. Johnsbury Hotel, and to whom were bom two children, Myra Ellen and Nelson Bertrand; Myra Ellen became the wife of John Hardy, Jr., son of Judge John Hardy, of the supreme court of Massa- chusetts, and of this marirage were born two sons, John and Sherman. (2) Edward B. Sawyer, a civil engineer located at Montrose, Colorado, for- merly county and city engineer and assistant en- 43 X gineer of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad; he married a daughter of Colonel Peters, and they have a son, Joshua. (3) Martha Helen Sawyer is unmarried, and resides in Boston. (4) Ber- tha Mary is deceased. In August, 1866, Colonel Sawyer took for his second wife Helen M., a sister of his deceased wife. The children bom of this marriage were: Alma Dorcas; Qarence Parsons Sawyer, who is editor of the Hardwick Gasette, married Frances Wamer, and to them was bom a daughter, Helen Frances ; Lucy E. Sawyer, a teacher in the high school at St. Johnsbury. ELEAZER HUBBELL DEMING. Eleazer Hubbell Deming, deceased, could trace his ancestry back to the fifth generation, to John Deming, who married Miss Honor. He was the patentee of the charter of Connecticut, which was made in 1632. His son David was the father of the Rev. David Deming, a graduate of Yale College, and a minister of the Congregational de- nomination. His son David was the father of Pownel Deming. Pownel Deming was born in Lyme, Connecticut, September 30, 1749, and died at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1795. He was an officer, and served in the Revolutionary war, par- ticipating in the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He married Abigail Hubbell, daugh- ter of Ann Noble and Eleazer Hubbell, of Weth- ersfield, Connecticut. His only child was Eleazer Hubbell Deming. / Eleazer Hubbell Deming was bom February 13, 1785, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he received his education, and moved with his mother's family to Vermont. His active life was passed in Burlington, where he became promi- nently identified with the business and social life of the town. It was largely through his efforts that the foundations were laid which made that city the great metropolis of Vermont. He was also instrumental in the building up of the Uni- tarian church, in which he was a firm believer, and his wife, being of the Episcopal faith, aided in the support of that church. In 1816 he erected a residence known as the old Deming Home- stead, on Pearl street, which is now owned by his grandson, Mr. Charles A. Hoyt. 674 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Eleazer H. Deniing was united in marriage to Miss Fanny Follett, daughter of Timothy Fol- lett and Susanna Fay, of Bennington, \'emiont, ani eight children were bom to them, four of whoir: lived to maturiiv: Charles Follett. who was a graduate of Harvard Law School, and died at the age of twenty-two years; Caroline, wife of Carlos Baxter; Maria, widow of Colonel X. A Tucker: and Anne, who married the Rev. William Henr\- Hovt. At the time of their mar- riage Rev. Hoyt was the rector of the Episcopal church at St. Albans, \'crmont. Later he be- came a clerg^.man in the Catholic church. He was born in Xew Hampshire, practiced law for some years, and was the proprietor and editor of the Burlington ScntincL Their children are: Charles Albert, of Xew York city; William Henrv, of Xew York citv; Francis Dem- ing; Anna; Mary Elizabeth; Julia Cath- erine; Jennie F. ; George A.; Edward Vincent, of Xew York citv; Frederick A., of Xew York city : and llenrianna ^L Hoyt. The Rev. William Henry Hoyt died December ii, 1883, ^^^ '^^^ wife died January- 16, 1875. ^[r. Deming diel):iinl loss than five months, dying August 8, i88t, in Lowell, Vermont. Alonzo Webster, sen of Alanson and Lucy (Reed) Webster, was bam in Sheldon, Vermont, Tanuar}- 15. 1817, and died in LATidonville. April 14, i8g6. He was a farmer by occupation. In religion he \\as a Methodist. His political affilia- tions were with the Whig pany until its disso- lution, when he became a Republican- He was a man of exemplary life. indus:rious, energetic and frugal. He married Sophronia E. Punnort, % daughter of John Punnort, who was of French descent: she was bom in Georgia, Franklin county, \'ermont. in October, iS^D. and died in Sutton, \'emiont. October 2, 1SS9. John Purmort Webster, son of Alonzo and Sophronia (Punnort"^ Webster, was bom in Fair- fax. Franklin connty. \"emiont. August 8. 1S44. He remained upon the liomestead farm, obtain- ing his education in the neighborhood schools and assisting in the cuhivation of :he farm, until his twentv-founh vear. He then went to Dor- Chester, Massachusetts, where h.e f-^rnd emplov- ment with Thomas Paysi^n. a :::orc!'..ir.: ar..i con- tractor, with whom he remaine-i :r! :>.e rapacity of a store clerk for tive years. A: :h-. c-. : :t that time he entered upon a similar cnjagt-rrter.: in Somerville. Massachusetts, in which ::e rer-a-rred for three vears. when failins; h.oa!:h wsrr.e-i r-rr. to seek a chanc:e of climate. In Mav. iS"t?, re vkertt to Colorado, and thence to M:nnes^^u. nr^re !■« remained for four years. Ha^inj: ^?CT=■■^i r.* health, he returned in the spring of i:^r :r- I -.r- donville, Vermont, primarily to care i:^ r^s x^l parents. For seven years he v.orked :r. r-*;rcxT- tile establishments, and from iSS." rr :Sc- •« conducted a small farm, much of k:s rh*^ r-ir-n^ this period being occupied with his c-r-** i< ttt^ stable and collector, to which pr«::?:r:f r*- -w-i* elected by the people. A man of exceTftrc rirs- ness qualifications and unimpeach.^b** rhi-:-.— -r. he was appointed pxDstmaster by r^fsi ■'*:': !.*> Kinlev, in Tanuarv, 1002. and acrr-Tr*: • ▼-'>vf in the position so creditably tha: be ▼:!* *^a>- l^ointed for a term of four year? br Fr Roosevelt. His political aflfiliadccs with the Republican partj* from J: age, and his first presidential voce General Ulysses Grant, when thi: 5a! soldier was elected for his first te Mr. Webster takes a deep intemc ir nniirca affairs, and has frequently served »: & THE STATE OF VERMONT, 675 in local and state conventions. In 1870 he be* came a member of Norfolk Lodge No. 48, I. O. O. F., at Dorchester, Massachusetts, and con- tinues his connection with that body. In 1884 he was made a Master Mascm in Crescent Lodge No. 66, Lyndonville, Vermont, with which he is yet affiliated. Mr. Webster was married July 27, 1880, to Miss Qementine E. Foss, daughter of Mr. Seldon Foss, of Barton, Vermont. RODNEY FORSYTH CARTER Rodney Forsyth Carter, of Hardwick, is car- rying on a very large and satisfactory business as proprietor of the Standard Granite Company's quarries, which are located about one and one- half miles southeast of the village. He was bom February 20, 1838, in Deering, Hillsboro county. New Hampshire, which was also the native place •of his parents. Rev. David S. and Naomi (For- syth) Carter. The father was a Methodist cler- gyman, who did most of his work in New Hamp- shire. Rodney F. Carter served an apprenticeship at the trade of a machinist and mechanical en- ^neer, and during the Civil war was an engineer in the United States navy, serving from 1861 until 1865. He enlisted as third assistant engineer, and was promoted to first assistant engineer. At the close of the war he embarked in the merchant marine service, having charge of a vessel running to South America, and visting all of the more important ports of that continent. In 1867 he accepted the charge of a steamship running be- tween Baltimore and New Orleans, later having an interest in a line of boats plying between Balti- Tiore and New York city. Locating in Mont- )elier, Vermont, in 187G, he engaged in the gran- e business there with Sumner Kimball, and soon fter opened quarries at Ryegate. He continued ere twelve years, bnyino: out his partner after 'O years, and conducted a prosperous business. 1R88 he removed to Hardwick, and here he ^ developed a fine l)iisincss, the quarries pro- ring one of the finest grades of granite in the •Id, for which he has ready sale, supplying erial for monumental and building purposes. ?ading firms at home and abroad. Pie has np over one hundred thousand (hollars' worth onunicntal work on the field of Gettvsburg. He is a man of great energy and enterprise, pos- sessing rare business ability, and is sure of suc- cess in ahnost any undertaking. In April, 1867, he was married at Baltimore to Miss Emma C. Zastrow, a daughter of Fred- erick and Charlotte (Emrich) Zastrow, natives of Stettin and Frankfort-on-the-Main, respective- ly. Mrs. Carter was bom in Baltimore,, and has borne twelve children, six of whom are living. Of these, three sons are prosperously engaged in the monumental business in Hardwick. There are three daughters, Naomi, Emma B. and Rutk. The eldest is the wife of Elton Darden, of Balti* more. BENTON HAYNES, M. D. Dr. Benton Haynes, who has been known for many years as one of the most enterprising citi- zens of Grand Isle, Vermont, is a native of the state, and his ancestors for three generations were identified with the region from the time when it was an unknown wilderness. His great-grand- father, Aaron Haynes. lived upon the ground now occupied by the village of North Hero, in Grand Isle county, and here was born, in 1770, Moses, who was die father of Elijah Haynes. Elijah Haynes was bom in North Hero, May 23, 1804. He began his education in the neigh- borhood schools of his day. They were poorly equipped, but he had an avidity for learning, and he became so excellent a scholar that he was capa- ble of teaching, and he busied himself in that calling in order to procure means for his subse- quent entrance to the University of Vermont. After leaving that institution, he became a stu- dent in Clinton Medical College, at Plattsburg, New York. He entered upon practice in his native village, and was for many years the best known and most trusted physician throughout a large scope of country. He was one of the lead- ing men of the county, and served as selectman, member of the circuit court, judge of probate, and mernber of the legislature. He was an ex- emplary man, and a consistent attendant at the .Methodist Episcopal church. He died in 1864, at the age of sixty years. He was twice married. His first wife was Harriet Darrow, born in North Hero in 1814. She died at the age of twenty- four, having borne to her husband two children, of whom llenton i lavnes alone came to niaturitv. 6;6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Elijah Hayncs married for liis second wife Polly Ann Darrow, and she was the mother of four children : Moses, Mary, who married Orris P. Knight; William, who became judge of probate at North Hero; and Luman E., who resides in Springfield, Vermont. Tlie mother of these chil- dren long outlived her husband, and died at an extreme age. Benton ITaynes, son of Elijah and Harriet (Darrow) Hayes, was born in North Ilcro, De- cember 4, 1836, and was but two years old when his motlit-r die5. ile subsequently atleinled ;t course of lectures, taking jxjst-graduate instruc- tion, and in 186G began practice in North Hern. The same year he removed to Grand Isle and lonk up pursuiis which he lOiind more congenial ami p roll table than professional work, antl which gradually led to his partial retirement from jirae- tice. He first erected a building for the mami- facturf ot cider vinegar, and made this business a gra-.iiying success, from tunc to time increas- ing hi* f;(ciiitics. and prothicing so superior a quality as to conunand the besi mavkels in the eait. He also set out on a jMirtiou of his mie hundrcii aere tract an orchard of some four thou- sand trees ot various s]K'cies of fruil. Apicul- ture also engaged his uitelligcut atU'lUion. IJe- ginniug with a single hive 01 bees, given him bv a friend, he now cans for one himdred tilty swarms. A part of his farm he gives to gra/ini; uses far a large Hock of tinely bred sheep, ami the remainder he devotes to general farcuing. Pr, Haynes is in all respects progressive anil enter- prising, and hears a full share in the ad»-anee- men oi all eommuuily interests, moral and ma- terial. In religion he is a Seventh Day .-\dventist and is a loremosl suppoiler of llie cluireh of his preference. He is an ardeiU tempeiaiice ad- vocate, and is widely known as an inlhieutial member .■! the Order of Good Templars. MURRAY OSCAR HICKS. Murray O. Hicks, proprietor of the livery stable at Readsboro, and truckman, was bom in Readsboro, May 9, 1862, a son of the late Daniel J. Hicks. His paternal grandfather. Rev. Jona- than Hicks, was a Universalist minister, and one of the pioneer preachers of this section of the country, coming here when Jt was almost a wil- MURRAV OSCAR HtCHS. derness. and making his home chiefly in Monroe, .Massachusetts. He became well known and was held in high esteem, his death, at the age of eighty-two years, being mourned by the many people lo whom he had ministered. Of the eight children born to him and his wife, Abigail, all liveil more than half a centur}', thnr namet being as follows: Lydia, Mary Ann, Maria, Joseph. Gailey, Sabriua, Daniel J, and Albert. llaniel J. Hicks lived in Monroe, Massachu- setts, nntti twenty years old, when he settled in I^eadsboro, where he resided until his dcatti, in THE STATE OF VERMONT. 677 1901, at the age of seventy-nine years. He fol- lowed farming and lumbering, and also operated a sawmill, carrying on an exensive business for many years. A man of upright principles and a true Christian, he was one of the representative men of the town. He married Vedee Bishop, who was bom in Readsboro, a daughter of Dea- con Jay Bishop, who came here at an early day from Connecticut, and was engaged in farming. Deacon Bishop had the following named chil- dren: Jay, Jr., a Universalist minister; Seth; Chauncey ; Phebe ; and Vedee, who married Dan- id J. Hicks. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hicks six children were bom, two of whom are dead, namely : Francelia, who died at the age of twenty-two years; and Alma, who died at the age of twenty-three years. Those now living are as follows: Cordelia, wife of Philander Rice, r. Thcmison has been frequently diosen by his fellow citizens to serve in positions of prom- inence and responsibilty ; he was supemtendent of schools in Cabot in 1880, served two terms as health officer in the dty of Rutland, represented the city in the general assembly of the state in 1896 and 1897, and he also received the unani- mous nomination for senator from Rutland county in the legislattire of 1898 and 1899. He has taken an active interest in the several fraternal organiza- tions with which he has been connected, and has attained high positions in the Mascxiic order. He has been grand dictotor of the Knights of Honor, state medical examiner for a period of five years, and grand representative three years to the su- preme lodge, the highest tribunal of the order. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, a past chancellor commander; is companion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He has attained to high rank in the Masonic order, and is affiliated with the following bodies : Rut- land Lodge No. 79, F. & A. M., of which he was for two years master; Davenport Chapter No. 17, R. A. M. ; Davenport Council, R. & S. M. ; Killington Commandery No. 6, K. T., of which he was eminent commander for three terms; Delta Lodge of Perfection, and Vermont Con- sistory. He is a Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine, sovereign grand inspector general of the Supreme Council of the thirty-third de- gree, and a member of the Royal Order of Scot- land. He was for two terms grand commander of Knights Templar and Appendant Orders in the state, and has been first lieutenant commander 68o THE STATE OF VERMONT. of the Vermont Council of Deliberation, A. A. S. R., and is a past potentate of Mt. Sinai Tem- ple, Mystic Shrine. He served on the staff of Governor McCiiUough as surgeon general, with the rank of brigadier general. On May 17, 1879, Dr. Thomson married Miss Flora S. Rich, and one child has been born to them, Rena May Thomson. JAMES MARSON RYDER, M. D. Dr. James M. Ryder, a skillful and experi- enced physician of Bellows Falls, Windham county, Vermont, belongs to a family dis- tinguished in the annals of the medical profession. James C. Ryder, his father, was bom in Middle- boro, Massachusetts, where he was educated in the common schools. Subsequently he removed to Randolph, Vermont, where he engaged in business as a drug clerk, and also became known as a manufacturer of medical preparations. He was active in public affairs, filling the office of selectman and serving in the Vermont militia. He married Mrs. Elmira E. (Chase) Chilson, widow of Dr. Daniel S. Chilson, who had been a prominent practitioner at Woodstock, Vermont ; she was the mother, by Dr. Chilson, of three children : Van Rensselaer ; Lucetta ; and Madi- son. Van Rensselaer, who was a farmer and ex-soldier residing at White River Junction, mar- ried and had three children; Lucetta married Joseph York, and, after his death, Joseph Stan- ley, a California miner and ranchman, by whom she had two children. Mrs. Dr. Chilson, by her second marriage to James C. Ryder, became the mother of three children : James M., mentioned at length hereinafter; Elmira, who became the wife of George Elmore, of Montpelier, Vermont, a musician and dancing master ; and Cassias M., who married Gertrude Mansfield, daughter of a banker of Hopper, California, and is now in the insurance business at San Francisco, California. Mrs. James C. Ryder had been educated in the Woodstock Medical College, a celebrated insti- tution in its day, and became a successful prac- titioner in the specialty of the treatment of dislo- cations and fractures. She continued in active practice at Randolph, Vermont, from 185 1, and was one of the earliest women physicians in the countr}'. Her death took place when she was fifty-nine years old, and Mr. Ryder died at the age of seventy-one. Dr. James M. Ryder, son of James C. and El- mira E. (Chase) Ryder, was bom October 5, 1852, in Randolph, Vermont, and was educated in the grammar and normal jschools of his native town. He graduated from the latter in 1872, re- turning later in order to take a special scientific course, and was graduated from the medical de- partment of the University of Pennsylvania witli the class of 1874. He was on the house staff of Bellevue Hospital, New York, in 1875. and the same year established himself at Randolph in the active discharge of the duties of his calling, al- though his career of practice might be said to have begun at the age of sixteen, when he assist- ed his mother in her professional labors. Follow- ing the example of his mother, Dr. Ryder makes a specialty of the treatment of dislocations and fractures, in which he has achieved some remark- able successes, having treated more than fifteen hundred cases, with results of the most satisfac- tory nature. In 1883 Dr. Ryder went to New York city, where he entered the Fifteenth Street Hospital, at the corner of Fifth avenue and Fif- teenth street, remaining there one year. At the end of that time he returned to Randolph, and in 189s removed to Homellsville, thence to Wood- stock, and finally, in 1901, settled at Bellows Falls. In all the places where Dr. Ryder has practiced his profession he has established the reputation of a skillful and conscientious phy- sician. Dr. Rvder is a member of the Eclectic Medi- cal Society of Vermont, and is active in Masonic affairs, affiliating with Phoenix Lodge No. 28, F. and A. M., at Randolph, Vermont. Dr. Ryder married Sarah, daughter of William Perkins, a prominent politician of Barnard, Vermont. Dr. Ryder's family consisted of six children : Bertha M., who became the wife of William V. Clay, and is the mother of two children, Benjamin and George; William J., who is a merchant in Bos- ton ; lone, who married, first, Benjamin B. Chase« a grandson of the celebrated Benjamin Chase (a descendant of the pioneer settler, Aquila Giase), of Randolph, an old pioneer of that place, and later became the wife of J. W. H. My rick, a banker and broker of Boston, and Mrs. Myrick now owns and operates an extensive printing es- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 68 1 tablishment in Boston; Elmira, who married George D. Wood, a hardware merchant, and is the mother of one child, George Arthur ; George E., who is a printer in Boston ; and Marion, who is now attending Ballston Spa School, a member of the class of 1902. Mrs. Ryder died in 1882, at the age of forty years, and Dr. Ryder subse- quently married Gertrude, daughter of Henry Hardin, of North Pomfret, Vermont. By his second marrfage Dr. Ryder has no children. BENJAMIN F. D. CARPENTER. B. F. Deming Carpenter, an active practicing attorney of Barton Landing, Vermont, and a na- tive of Derby, Veimont, represents a family long native to the state, but which, scattered through- out the Union, has carried with it New Eng- land standards and given its sons to the public service in many states. Of this fam- ily, but some four or five degrees in relation- ship removed from the line herein written of, were Hon. Mathew H. Carpenter, United States senator from Wisconsin, and Chief Justice Carpenter, of New Hampshire. Jonathan Car- penter, great-grandfather of B. F. Deming Carpenter, was of Connecticut heredity and par- entage, and was a soldier in the war for independ- ■ence. Colonel Chester Carpenter, son of Jona- than Carpenter, was born in Randolph, Vermont, and was one of the early settlers of Derby; he was a public-spirited and influential citizen, and for many years was a justice of the peace. His son, Hon. Marshall Carpenter, was born in Derby, April 22, 1813, was for some years a merchant in Danville, and afterward took up his abode in Derby. He represented that town in the legislature in 1854, was for the succeeding ^ight years judge of probate for the district of Orleans, and was prominent in the public affairs of his native town. He died April 8, 1883. His Avife was Harriet Deming, a daughter of Hon. B. F. Deming, member of Congress from Ver- mont, a man of character and prominence. B. F. Deming Carpenter, eldest son of Hon. Marshall and Harriet (Deming) Carpenter, was l)orn in Danville, Vermont, June 12, 1838. His father removed to Derby while he was yet a <:hild, and he was brought up in the activities of the farm, and was educated in the public schools and in the academy at Derby. After finishing his school work he became a student in the law offices of Hon. John L. Edwards and E. A. Stewart, of Derby. In i860 he was ad- mitted to the bar at the Jime term of the Orleans county court. He began the practice of law in Craftsbury, where he remained four years. For sixteen years thereafter he lived in West Charles- ton, where he continued liis profession, a part of the time being in partnership with Hon* George N. Dale. During the past sixteen years he has resided at Barton Landing, rounding out a professional career that make^ hun one of the oldest practitioners of the country. He has been active in poh'tical affairs, and in 1868 and 1869 represented Charleston in the Vermont legisla^ ture. For three years following he was state's attorney, and for the last six years chairman of the road conmiissioners for the county of Or- leans, and in 1884 was a member of the legisla- ture from Barton. Mr. Carpenter is president of the Orleans County Historical Society, and has been indus- trious in gleaning facts of local history. He is interested, at the same time, in broader histori- cal fields, and his writings cover many lines of investigation. Mr. Carpenter married Harriet M. Fairchild, of Derby, Vermont, and to them have been bom two sons, Ernest Marshall Carpenter, who is chief clerk in the United States railway mail ser- vice for the state of Vermont, and Raymond Car- penter, who is a designer and inventor of ma- chinery in the city of Newark, New Jersey. JOSEPH WARNER. Joseph Warner, late of Middlebury, was reck- oned among the most useful and exemplary citi- zens of that town. His lineage has been traced back, through six generations bearing the same name as himself, to the early Puritan settlers of America. The founder of the familv on this continent was Joseph Warner, who left England, like many others, to secure the privilege of wor- shiping God according to his faith, and settled in Connecticut, where he died and was buried. Little record is found of his son, Joseph, but the records show that a son of the latter, named Joseph, was bom in 1685. 682 THE STATE OF VERMONT. Joseph Warner, fourth, was bom in 1725, and his son. Joseph (fifth) was among the pioneer settlers of Sudhnrv, Vermont, where he Hved and died. He cleared a fann, which he tilled, and also engaged in mercantile business, cater- ing to the wants of his neighbors, after the man- ner of country merchants of the time. Joseph Warner (sixth) was born December 4, 1803, in Sudbury, Vermont, and grew up there, receiving his education in the common schools and the local academy. He succeeded his father in the mercantile business, was suc- cessful as a merchant, but soon outgrew the nar- row environment of the location. He was a man of much strength of character, enterprising and ambitious, and when the Bank of Middlebury was organized he was selected as the proper man for its cashier. Thereupon he moved to Middle- bury and continued to reside there until his death, which occurred December 31, 1865. Possessed of much business ability and having a kind and genial nature, he was useful to the bank and was also identified with other enterprises calculated to benefit the town and its inhabitants. In early life Mr. Warner was an active sup- porter of Whig doctrines, as applied to national political affairs, and he was among the original supporters of the Republican party. He was an active member of the Congregational church of Middlebury, of which he was many years a trus- tee. At tlie time of his death, and for a long period prior, he was a trustee of Middlebury Col- lege, in whose welfare he took a deep interest. He served as a member of the state senate, and was one of the electors who placed Abraham Lin- coln in the presidential chair in 1861. Mr. Warner was married in 1833 to Miss Jane Meech, daughter of Ezra and Mary (Mc- Neil) Meech, representatives of pioneer families. Under proper headings, the history of both the Meech and McNeil families will be found in this work. Three children came to Joseph and Jane W'amer, namely: James ^1., Mar\' and Ezra Joseph. The daughter became the wife of Arthur Bott, who now resides in Ithaca, New York-. In i860 Mr. Wjirncr married, second, Maria, daugh- ter of Rev. Dr. Joshua R«ntes, president of Mid- dlebury College. Slie died in 1862. General James !\f. V/arner was born Jan- uary 2«). iS^T. in Middloburv, \''ermont, where he received his primary education. He graduated at AX'est Point and went out in the Civil war as colonel of the Eleventh Vermont Regiment. He was wounded at the battle of Spottsylvanii Court House, was with Sheridan in Ihe Shenan- doah campaign and commanded the Vermont brigade at the battle of Cedar Creek. For gal- lantry in the latter action, he was made a briga- dier general, in which capacity he served until the close of the war. On the return of peace, he laid aside the accoutrements of military life, and began business at Albany, New York, becoming president of the Albany Card & I^aper Company. thus continuing for many years. His death oc- curred suddenly, while on a business visit to- New York city, on March 16, 1897. He married Matilda Allen, of Middlebur>% Vermont, where she now resides. Tlieir chil- dren are: James Allen, now treasurer of the Albany Card & Paper Company; and Sophia, wife of John A. Fletcher, of Middlebury. Ezra Joseph Warner was born IVIarch 8, 1841, in Middlebury, and has ever been loyal to his native town. On account of the early death of his mother, he grew up awa> from MiddleburVt and prepared for college at Kimball Union Acad- emy, in Meriden, New Hampshire, graduating' there in 1857. He at once entered Middlebury College, and graduation from that institution in 1861. Before the close of that year he went west, and the following winter was spent in the study of law ,with an attorney in Wisconsin. He soon became convinced that a professional life would not prove congenial. and determined to enter upon a commercial ca- reer. The result has proved the wisdom of his selection, as he quickly look rank among the financiers of Chicago, where he settled. In the summer of 1862 he joined Mr. Albert A. Sprague, who had just started in a small way in the wholesale grocery trade. In a short time Mr. O. S. A. Sprague, now deceased, became associated with them, and the business has since been conducted under the name of Sprague. Warner & Company. In 1897 it was incorpor- ated under that title, and Mr. Warner has con- tinued since as vice president of the company. "The concern has always been among the leading* ones of its kind in the west, and enjoys a large measure of prosperity to-day. Not a Httlc of its THE STATE OF VERMONT. 68j success is due to the commercial instinct in- herited by its present vice president. Mr. Warner is a stockholder of banks and other business enterprises in Chicago, and is chairman of the board of directors of the western branch of the Liverpool, London & Globe Insur- ance Company. He has always been a steadfast Republican in politics. He is a member of the Chicago Club and the Presbyterian church at Lake Forest, Illinois, where he resides, and for twelve years was a trustee of Lake Forest Uni- versity. In 1901 he completed Joseph Warner Science Hall, of Middlebury College, as a me- morial of his father. This is a thoroughly modem building, and is a credit to its donor and a worthy tribute to one who was a warm friend of Middlebury College through many years. In 1861 Ezra J. Warner was married to Miss Jane Remsen, of Middlebury, a daughter of Will- iam H. and Sarah Remsen, of that place, natives of Long Island. Five children complete the fam- ily of Mr. Warner, namely : Frank, now a resi- dent of Pasadena, California; Maude, wife of Alexander A. McCormick, of Chicago; Ezra J., Jr., secretary of Sprague, Warner & Company; Ethel and Harold R, residing with their parents. CAPTAIN DAYTON CLARK. ( Captain Dayton Qark, who is engaged in the painting business in Montpelier^ and is one of the honored veterans of the Civil war, was born in De Kalb. St. Lawrence county, New York, December 15. 1840, his parents being Leonard E. and Cahstia (Warner) Qark. The father was born in Vermont and was a son of Jedediah Clark. Upon the home farm he was reared, and after arriving at years of manhood he wedded Calistia Warner, a daughter of Luther Warner. The young couple then removed to New York and settled in the midst of the forest, where he cleared a tract of land and improved a farm, spending his remaining days thereon. He passed away in 1876 at the age of sixty-five years, and was survived by his wife for about twenty years, her death occurring in 1896, when she had reached the age of eighty-five. They were the parents of three sons and one daughter : Elliott, who is now living in New York; Ethan A.; Dayton; and Laura M. When Captain Clark was a boy of twelve years he was apprenticed to learn the painter's trade, serving a term of three years. He after- ward worked as journeyman and also further continued his education by attending school for a time. Through the winter months, when there was little doing at his trade, he engaged in teach- ing for three years. In 1861 he came to Mont- pelier and not long after this the Civil war was- b^^n. Mr. Clark bad watched with interest the progress of the trouble between the north and south, and had determined that if the slavehold- ers should attempt secession he would strike a blow in the defense of the Union. He was there- fore among the first to respond to his country's call for aid, and enlisted on the 20th of June^ 1 861, as a member of Company F, Second Ver- mont Volunteer Infjfotry. He was with the Army of the Potomac, and took part in many hard-fought battles, among which may be men- tioned the engagements at Bull Run and those of the Peninsular campaign under General Mc* Clellan. He took part in the two battles of Fredericksburg and also met the enemy at Chan- cellorsville and Mary's Heights, being wounded in the leg at the last named place, his injury dis- abling him for duty for three months. Later he participated in the battle of the Wilderness, of Spottsylvania, where he was in command of his regiment, and in reward for his bravery Congress awarded him a gold medal. Few of the large number of the soldiers of the Civil war were thus honored, but Captain Clark well • merited this distinction. On the organization of his company he had been made corporal and later was pro- moted to sergeant and subsequently to orderly sergeant. In January, 1862, he was commis- sioned first lieutenant of Company D, and on the 17th of November, 1863, w^s promoted to the rank of captain, serving in that capacity continu- ously until the close of the war. His promo- tion came in recognition of his loyalty and his meritorious conduct on the field of battle. He was an excellent officer, maintained good disci- pline among his troops, and at the same time commanded their confidence and respect. He also enjoyed the confidence and good will of his superior officers. While he never recklessly ex- posed his men to danger, his own valor inspired €84 THE STATE OF VERMONT. them many times to deeds of bravery worthy of the highest commendation. In 1867 Captain Clark again became identi- fied with the business interests of Montpelier, where he has successfully engaged in the paint- ing trade since that time, enjoying a large and lucrative patronage, so that he is continually busy and much of the time employs a number of work- men. It was on the nth of September, 1865, that he made preparation for having a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Mary Kent, a daughter of William and Martha (Kingsbury) Kent, of Brookfield, Vermont. This union was blessed with two daughters, Laura and Grace M. The Captain has served as a selectman, also as constable, continuously and capably filling these positions through a number of years, and in 1883 he was enumerator of the census. His political support has always been given to the Democracy, and socially he is associated with Brooks Post, G. A. R., thus maintaining pleas- ant relations with his old army comrades who wore the blue. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Unitarian church. JOEL CLARKE BAKER. Joel Clarke Baker, of Rutland, Vermont prominent as a lawyer and man of large affairs for more than a third of a century past, was born in Danby, Vermont, son of Edia and Se- leucia (Davenport) Baker. He is of Scotch an- cestry, and seems to have inherited a goodly share of the sterling character and sturdy inde- pendence of his Scottish progenitors. Stephen Baker (grandfather) was born in Rliode Island, and came to Danbury, Vermont, where he followed the occupation of farming, residing there for fifty years, up to the time of his death. He was a member of the Society of Friends, and a leader in the society at that time. He married Susan Matthewson, and thev became the parents of ten children. Edia Baker, fourth child of Stephen and Susan (Matthewson) Baker, was born in Rhode Island, April 21, 1814, and was between eight and ten years of age when his parents removed to Danby, Vermont, where he resided until his death. He was a carpenter, joiner and builder formerly, and later became a farmer. In politics he was a Whig and afterwards a Republican, and he held various town offices. He married Se- leucia Davenport, who died in 1864^ at the age of forty-seven years, and his death occurred in 1866, at the age of fifty-two years. They were the parents of two sons, Joel Clarke Baker^ bom April 16, 1838; and George R., bom June 6, 1844, at Danby, Vermont, where he died when twenty-four years of age. Joel Clarke Baker received his education in the public schools of Danby and Wallingford* and in 1858 began the study of Latin and Greek under Philip H. Emerson, continuing under his instruction for two years. In 1859 ^^ commenced the study of law in the office of Spencer Green, of Danby, and he subsequently continued his studies in the office of David £. Nicholson, of Wallingford, with whom he remained until 1862, when he was admitted to the bar of Rutland county. ^ The Civil 'war, however, turned Mr. Baker aside from his profession just as he had com- pleted his preparation for practice. In the year of his admission to the bar (1862) he enlisted as a private in Company B, Ninth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, and was mustered into the service as sergeant, and be was afterwards promoted successively to the grades of first ser- geant, second and first lieutenant, and captain. His military record is an eloquent attestation of his patriotism and soldierly spirit. At the sur- render of Harper's Ferry he was sent as a paroled prisoner, with his regiment, to Camp Douglas at Chicago, where he remained on parole until January 9, 1863, meantime serving as guard over five or six thousand rebel prisoners. After his exchange he returned to the front, where he par- ticipated in many battles and skirmishes, and he was with the Army of the James in the engage- ments at Chapin's Farm and Fair Oaks and in the capture of Richmond. He was among the first to enter that city, and he pulled down with his own hands the rebel flag which he found flying over the residence of Jefferson Davis, and which he took away with him. This he carefully preserved as a valuable memento, until he loaned it to the high school at Rutland for purposes of exhibition, but the building burned down and the historic relic was destroyed in the flames. During a portion of his service in North Caio* THE STATE OF VERMONT. 68s Captain Baker frequently served as judge cate on courts martial, ifter his return from the army at the close le war. Captain Baker practiced his profes- in Wallingford until 1868, when he removed utland^ his present place of residence. The ;t lawyer in Rutland, in years of practice, antedated by only two in the county, his )een a phenomenal experience, and he enjoys listinction of being the most prominent and ^ssful of the practitioners at the bar of his ty if not of the judicial district, while his ice has also extended to the supreme court le state, and to the federal circuit and district ts of New York as well as of Vermont, and e supreme court of the United States. Dur- lis professional career he has been concerned much of the important legislation originat* n or concerned with his portion of the state, of the most notable of his cases in recent 5 was an action brought by a leading manu* iring corporation against a number of mem- of a labor union, for boycotting, intimida- of workmen and general interference with :ompany while it was endeavoring to conduct usiness. After a stoutly contested legal bat- "aptain Baker succeeded in procuring a ver- for his client, with an award of damages le sum of two thousand five himdred dol- the first verdict rendered by any court in section in a cause of such character and mting such conditions. Captain Baker has throughout his life been ely concerned in various leading commer- md financial enterprises. From 1869 to 1873 as editor of the Rutland Herald, and he was ^quently a director in the Clement National :, the Howe Scale Company and the E. P. e Manufacturing Corporation, and he has J real estate interests in the city. He has oc- id numerous official positions in which he been highly useful to the community and rounty, at various times serving as superin- mt of schools, grand juror, register of pro- deputy county clerk, auditor and city at- ly. He was elected to the state senate in , and in that body he was chairman of the nittee on judiciary and a member of the nittees on railway and the insane, le is an active member of numerous military bodies — tlie Vermont Commandery of the Mil* itary Order o{ the Loyal L^on, of which he has been commanderi Roberts- Post No. 14, G. A. R., of which he has been commander, and he has served upon the staff of state and national commanders. He has risen to high rank in the Masonic fraternity; he was junior warden and senior warden of Chipman Lodge Na 52, and he was a charter member of Center Lodge No. 34, Free and Accepted Masons^ in which he has served as junior warden; and he is affiliated with Chapter No. 17, R. A. M.; Davenport Council No. 12, in which he was rtcordtt; and Killing:- ton Commandery No. 6, K. T., of which he is captain general. He is also a member of Mt. Sinai Temple, Mystic Shrine; of the Benevolent Order of Elks, ii^ which body he is a trustee; and of the Royal Arcanum. He is an Episcopalian in religion, and a Republican in politics. Captain Baker married, October 8, 1866, Miss Ada O. Howe, daughter of Luther P. and Mary A. (Rounds) Howe, of Mount Taber, and one daughter, Mabel Baker, is the fruit of their union. WnXIAM B, CABOT. William B. Cabot, civil engineer and exten- sively engaged in public works construction, is a native of Brattleboro, Vermont, a son of Nor- man B. Cabot, a prominent citicen of the town last named. He was bom February 2, 1858, and began his education in tlic public schools in his native town, completing his general studies in Williston Seminary, and the Hopkins grammar school. He pursued mathematics and engineer- ing, and kindred branches in the Sheffield Scien- tific School, and the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute, whom which he received the degree of civil engineer in 1881. His entrance upon a pro- fessional career was in the capacity of civil en- gineer on the Union Pacific Railroad in the west and north. He subsequently became interested in the iron-making business at Everett, Penn- sylvania, and was so engaged until 1885. Later he became a member of the firm of Holbrook, Cabot & 13aly, now Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins, at Boston, and similarly engaged in New York city. The operations in which Mr. Cabot has been to the present timle actively engaged are 686 THE STATE OF VERMONT. extensive and important, and have included the separation of grades at Brockton, Massachusetts, under a contract calling for an expenditure of seven hundred thousand dollars ; the masonry on the separation work at Newton and Natick; that on the Albany Railroad, under a two hundred and fifty thousand dollar contract, and grade separation work on the Dedham branch of the New Haven Railroad to the amount of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The'firm has also performed extensive engineering work in the city of Boston for the road last nan^d. It also performs a great deal of deep-water work in the construction of drawbridges and they now have in course of construction at Boston the West Cambridge bridge piers and abutments, requiring an expenditure of about one million dollars. In recent years the firm has constructed about fifty caisson piers, necessitating heavy and difficult engineering work. The firm now has in process of completion a section of one and one- Tialf miles of the New York subway, extending from Great Jones street to Thirty-third street, the work requiring the labor of eighteen hun- dred men and calling for an expenditure of the sum of two and one-half millions of dollars. The plant of the firm represents a permanent invest- ment of many thousands of dollars in the most modern and highly improved machinery for car- rying out various lines of construction work, such as steam lighters, scows, steam drills, pile drivers, excavators, derricks, and other necessary ma- chinery and devices, much of it constructed for its special use under the direction of the firm. Mr. Cabot was married to Miss Elisabeth Lyman Parker, a daughter of Colonel Francis J. Parker, who resides in Boston. Colonel Parker has long been identified with the manu- facturing interests of the city, and during the Civil war was commander of the Thirty-second Regiment Massacliusetts Volunteers. Mr. and Mrs. Cabot, who reside in Brookline, Massachu- setts, are the parents of five children, Anna Ly- man, Eleanor Forman, Catherine Wyman, Nor- man and Mary Minot Cabot. JULIUS HAYDEN WOODWARD, M. D. Dr. Julius Hayden Woodward, New York city, who stands well at the foremost of Ameri- <:an surgeons as a specialist of diseases of the eye, ear and throat, is a worthy son of the Green Mountain state*. Bom at Castleton, Vermont, he is a son of Dr. Adrian Theodore and Lois Cornelia (June) Woodward. He was reared in Brandon, Vermont, whence his parents removed when he was two years old, and was educated in the public schools, Norwich Universit}' and Cornell University, graduating from the latter in 1879, with the degree of Bach- elor of Science. He took up the study of medi- cine under the preceptorship of his father and attended lectures in the medical department of the University of Vermont, and was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York city, in 1882, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He capttu"ed a Harsen prize and was further honored with the presi- dency of his class. He later took the examina- tion and received the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine from the University of Vermont, and was elected assistant professor of diseases of the throat in that institution in 1886. He received the extraordinar>' appointment of interne to Bellevue Hospital without examination, and served twenty months, on the second surgical division, an unusual term. After enjoying this peculiar opportunity for surgical practice he be- came a student at Berlin during 1886, under Pro- fessor J. Hirschberg, one of the most celebrated eye specialists in Europe. While pursuing his studies there he received an appointment as in- structor of materia medica in the University of Vermont. He entered upon that position in 1887 and delivered his first course of lectures on ma- teria medica that year in that institution. At the end of the year he was elected to the full chair of materia medica and therapeutics, serv- ing in that capacity seven years. He was elected professor of diseases of the eye, ear and throat in 1889 and served in that capacity for ten years, and during a portion of that time he acted as sec- retary and treasurer of the faculty. Seeking a wider field for his professional skill, he went to New York city in 1897, locating at 58 West Fortieth street, where he soon acquired a large and profitable clientele and has been eminently successful. He was for some time on the attend- ing staff of various metropolitan hospitals, until pressure of his private practice compelled him to resign. He was formerly ophthalmic surgeon THE STATE OF VERMONT. 687 le Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, was at the same time a member of the staff le Fanny Allen Hospital of Winooski. )r. Woodward is a member of the American ical Association, the New York Academy of icine, the Societe Francais d'Opthalmolog^e, *Iew York County Medical Society ; the New : Athletic Club, the Fencers' Club and the iblican Club of New York city. He is a lent contributor to medical journals, has shed a number of pamphlets, and is fre- tly called upon to lecture before medical ties. He is author of the section on diseases injuries of vi'sion and audition in Witthaus edcer's "System of Medical Jurisprudence Toxicology," which is the standard work on subject, comprising several volumes, deferring briefly and not inappropriately to ancestral history of Dr. Woodward, the 5st of which we are able to record in this sction was Jonathan Woodward, who had I Theodore, who was born at Hanover, New pshire, and removed to Barre, Vermont, e he lived up to the time of his death. A of great intellectual accomplishments, he ne a noted chemist, philosopher and geolo- The christian name of his wife was Martha their children were George, Don Judas, ha and Rebecca. heodore Woodward, grandfather of Dr. dward, was born and reared in Barre, Ver- , and was a man of considerable mental . He studied medicine with Dr. Gridley, he secured the charter and founded the old eton Medical College, the first institution of ind in Vermont. He was professor of sur- and obstetrics in that college from 1818 his death in 1838, a period of twenty years, ig that time he continued in the active prac- Df medicine in Castlcton, and as consulting !on over a territory extending over the en- ;tate of Vermont and throughout northern York. He was the loading surgeon of Ver- for many years. lie was a surgeon in the ~)f 181 2 and took care of the wounded at the ! of Plattsljiirg-. He married Mary Win- on, and they were tlie parents of the fol- g named cliildren : I.ucia, who married ohn H. Phihp, the father of the late Rear iral John W. Philip; Edwin Carlos, who was a merchant in Castleton, Vermont, and fa- ther of the late Captain Edwin T. Woodward, of the United States navy; Caroline M., who mar- ried Dr. Egbert Jamison, who was formerly a practicing physician at Racine, Wisconsin; Dr. A. T. Woodward, father of Julius Hayden Wood- ward; and Mary Addia, who married Dr. John Ross, a physician. Dr. A. T. Woodward, father of Dr. Julius Hayden Woodward, was bom at Castleton, Ver- mont, July 17, 1827. He graduated from Cas- tleton Seminary in 1845, s^d Castleton Medical College in 1847, ** the age of twenty years. He has thus at the present time been in the active practice of medicine more than fifty-five years. Not unlike his fatlier, he was for many years a leading surgeon of the state, and his clientele also extended all over northern New Yoric as well. He was for four years located at White- hall, New York. He was later connected with the Albany Hospital, and at the same time held the chair as demonstrator of anatomy in the Al- bany Medical Coll^;e. He was subsequently professor of obstetrics and diseases of women and children in the Castleton Medical Coll^;e, until he removed to Brandon in i860. He has been engaged in private practice at that place since that time. During this time he was for several years professor of surgical diseases of women in the University of Vermont, and con- sulting surgeon at the Mary Fletcher Hospital at Burlington. He was surgeon of the Four- teenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, in the Civil war, and saw service at the battle of Get- tysburg, Spottsylvania Court House and the Wil- derness. He was part of the time a member of the state examining board of volunteer surgeons. Dr. Woodward is a member of the Vermont State Medical Society, the Rutland County Medi- cal Society and the American Medical Associa- tion. He has written numerous papers and pamphlets, many of which have been published. Fraternally he is a member of the Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Grand Army of the Republic and the Loyal Legion. Dr. Woodward married Miss Martha Chapin, of Whitehall, New York, and they became the parents of two children, both of whom are de- ceased. His wife dying in 1853, at the age of 688 THE STATE OF VERMONT. twenty-six years, he married for liis second wife Lois C, June, a daughter of Milton June, of Bran- don, Vennont. Of this union were bom two children : JiiUus Hayden ; and Irving, who died at the age of nine years. CHARLES HOWARD FAULKNER. Charles H. Faulkner, an enterprising and pros- perous merchant of Readsboro, was bom No- vember 2$, 1862, in Whitii^ham, the birthplace of his father, Levi Faulkner, and of his grand- father, Willard Faulkner. His great-grandfather, Willard Faulkner, Sr., removed from Connecti- cut to Vermont towards the close of the eighteenth century, being one of the pioneers of Whiting- ham, where he took up a tract of wild land, and improved a farm. Willard Faulkner, Jr., was bom on the home farm in Whitingham, and was there a tiller of the soil during his life, dying when but sixty years of age. By his union with Roxana Boyd, seven children were born, as follows : Royal H., of Wilmington, Vermont ; Lucretia J., deceased ; Levi, father of Charles H.; Willard R, of Whit- ingham; Julia, wife of L. P. Dalrymple, also of Whitingham ; Roxanna, deceased ; Albert J., also of Whitingham. Both of the parents of these children were members of the Universalist church. Levi Faulkner, bom on the ancestral home- stead in Whitingham, spent his entire life of forty-two years in that town, being actively en- gaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Mary A. Howard, of West Dover, a daughter of David and Mercy (Hall) Howard, who reared the fol- lowing named children: Henry; Ballard; Aman- da ; Armena, deceased ; Mary Ann, who married Levi Faulkner; her twin sister. Marietta; Har- riet, deceased, and who was wife of Willard Faulkner; and Hannah, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Howard were also members of the Universalist church. Of the union of Levi Faulkner and his wife eight children were born: Willard, a car- penter, living in Whitingham; Roxanna, wife of R S. Houghton, of West Dover; Charles H., the special subject of this sketch ; Frank E., of Whit- ingham ; Annette A., wife of Arthur H. Lyons, of New London, Connecticut; Ernest L., who was killed in 1898 in a railroad accident ; Erbern C., living with his widowed mother; and John, deceased. Both parents united with the Univer- salist church when young, Charles H. Faulkner acquired a thorough training in the various brandies of agriculture on the home farm, obtaining a practical education in the district schools. On reaching man's es- tate he went to Wilmington, where he was en- gaged in farming six years. Returning to Reads- boro in 1888.. he entered the store of Mr. Elmer I. Bullock, with whom he remained as a clerk for a period of ten years. In 1898, in partner- CHARLES HOWARD FAULKNER. ship with H. H. Hanley, of North Adams, he bought out his former employer, and has since carried on an extensive and lucrative business, employing three clerks. The store is finely stocked with a choice line of goods, including boots, shoes, dry -goods, clothing, rubbers, groceries, hardware, paints, oils, wall papers — in fact, every- thing demanded by the trade, being the most complete in all departments of any store between North Adams and Brattleboro. Politically Mr. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 689 Faulkner is a Democrat, and has served as con- stable, bailiff, chairman of the board of selectmen, and was a representative to the state legislature in 1898, serving on the committee on corpora- tions. Fraternally he belongs to Deerfield Valley Lodge, I. O. O, F. Mr. Faulkner married, February 18, 1889, Clara Faulkner, who was bom in Wilmington, Vermont, a daughter of R. H. Faulkner. Her father married, first, Minerva Boyd, who bore him seven children, as follows: George R., who married Dora Gallup; Samantha, who married W. E. Winchester : Dwight, deceased ; Oscar, de- ceased; Flora, wife of Frank Fla^; Herbert, who married Rosa Tyler; and Clara, wife of C. H. Faulkner.. Mrs. Faulkner's father, who is still living, married for his second wife Maria Brown, by whom he has one chiM, Lulu, wife of Walter Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner are the parents of two children, Merrill and Pauline. LOUIS SHELDON NEWTON. Louis Sheldon Newton, a prominent archi- tect of Hartford, Vermont, and a man held in high estimation in commercial and social circles, is a descendant of David Newton, bom March 25, 1753, one of the pioneer settlers of the town, having emigrated from Hartford, Connecticut. David Newton was united in marriage, Septem- ber 16, 1773, to Mary Hazen, who was bom Sep- tember II, 1754, and sixteen children were born to them. When Sheldon, the first born, was twenty- one years of age there were fourteen children living at home with their parents. The family record of David Newton is believed to be the most remarkable in the United States, if not in the world, in respect to the number of children, their individual length of life, and the aggre- gate ages of the whole family. The first death in the family occurred nearly fifty-two years after the marriage of the parents, and the second death was that of Mary (Hazen) Newton, the mother, which occurred in 1823 ; at that time her oldest child was m his forty-eighth year, and the youngest child was nearly twenty- four years old. The average age of the sixteen children was nearly seventy years, and, added to that of their parents, made the total twelve 44 X hundred and seventy-two years. David Newton died December 29, 1839, aged eighty-six years, and his wife died September 4, 1823, in the sixty-ninth year of her age. Sheldon Newton, grandfather of Louis Shel- don Newton, was bom July i, 1774; he mar- ried, for his second wife, Nancy Wilder, and the following named children were bom to them: Betsy, Emmeline, Maria and John Newton. Mr. Sheldon Newton's death occurred January 2, 1849, he being then seventy-four years, six months and one day old. John Newton, father of Louis Sheldon New- ton, was bom October 13, 1818, and married for his second wife, June 6, 1849, Mary Jane Dut- ton, the seventh daughter of Elijah and Susan Hoar Dutton; she was bom November 4, 1826, and died October 3, 1889. John Newton died July 29, 1893, aged seventy-four years and ten months. The Duttons in America are of Saxon nativ- ity. The ancient family of Duttons assumed their sumame from the place of their residence — ^Dun- tune — ^now contracted to Dutton, a township lying about five miles east of Frodsham, on the river Wever, in Cheshire. The Duttons in Vermont are descendants of the Duttons who emigrated to New England about 1630, many of whose de- scendants settled in Connecticut. The Duttons in Hartford are lineal descendants of Thomas Dutton, of Wallingford, Connecticut. Louis Sheldon Newton is the youngest of five children born to John and Mary Jane Dutton Newton, on March 21, 1871. He acquired an excellent education at St. Johnsbury Academy, and upon the completion of his studies devoted his attention to the profession of architecture, being employed in offices in Boston, and he also pursued a course of study in evening classes, where he soon perfected himself in his vocation. He then opened an office in Lebanon, New Hamp- shire, where he remained for a short time, sub- sequently removed to Hartford, and many of the public and private buildings in various sec- tions of New England are monuments to his proficiency and skill. He had remodeled and constructed manv of the private residences in Woodstock, several of the residences connected with Dartmouth Col- lege, Hanover, New Hampshire, the addition to 690 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the National Bank at White River Junction, sev- icral residences and mercantile buildings at Leba- non, New Hampshire, the handsome residence of T. N. Vail, the banker of Lyndonville, the Wilder Club and Library building at Wilder, Vermont, and has just completed (1903) the re- modeling of the Second Congregational church of Hartford, his services in this work being a gratuity, as they are in the nature of a memorial to his father and mother. Mr. Newton is especially successful in re- TTiodeliAg and rebuilding, having performed con- siderable work in this branch of the business on various churches, schools and institutions in this section of the state. Superior skill in the line of his chosen calling, special preparation for the vrork supplementing natural artistic taste, com- bined with reliability, promptness and energy, are the qualities which have insured his pros- perity and made him one of the leading repre- sentatives of commercial interests in the town of Hartford, Vermont; and those familiar with the high grade of Mr. Newton's work regard him entirely equal to metropolitan architects. HARLEY E. FOLSOM. Harley E. Folsom, division superintendent on the Boston & Maine Railroad, and superintendent of the St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad, is a native of Vermont, born in Lyndonville, Jan- uary 14, 1850. He was reared upon a farm, and received his education in the district schools. He entered upon his active career at the early age of sixteen, when he obtained employment as clerk in a store in his native town. After he had passed four years in this occupation he became a clerk in the general freight office of the Pas- sumpsic Railroad, at Lyndonville, and here dis- played those qualities and that aptitude for rail- way affairs which brought him promotion, and made transportation aftairs his life work. When twenty-three years of age he was appointed gen- eral freight agent on the same road, and he served in that position with such acceptability that two years later, at the age of twenty-five,, he was made superintendent. He subsequently be- came president of the St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad Company, and division su- perintendent of two lines, the Passumpsic Rail- road and the Connecticut River Railroad- Mr. Folsom holds a high place in railroad circles, recognized as master in transportation affairs, and to him is awarded high credit for promoting railway facilities throughout the region in which operate the lines with which he is connected. Mr. Folsom, aside from his official duties, has accomplished much toward advancing the inter- ests of that portion of Vermont in which his activities have been exerted. He was married to Miss Jennie Louisa, a daughter of the late Dr. Charles M. Darling, of Lyndonville (who is written of on another page of this work). She was educated at Lyndon Institute, St. Johns- bury Academy, and Lasell Seminary, Auburn- dale, Massachusetts. Of this marriage was bora a son, Charles D. Folsom, deceased, and a daugh- ter. Flavia G.' Folsom. CHARLES HENRY WILLARD. Charles Henry Willard, whose hotel experi- ences have embraced connection with a number of the most notable season hotels of the United States, has for the last year (1902-03) conducted with signal success the Hotel Putnam, Benning- ton, Vermont. He was bora in Pawlet, Ver- mont, October 11, 1855. He is a son of the late Barton and Almeda (WetHerill) Willard, both of whom were natives of Vermont. The grand- father of Barton Willard was the first white man to locate in what is now the site of the town of Danby, of which he was one of the original proprietors. Mrs. Almeda (Wetherill) Willard was a granddaughter of the Samuel Purdy who had the distinction of being the first white child born in the town of Manchester. The first of the Willards to locate in Rutland county was Jonathan Willard,who brought his family through the wilderness from Sheffield, Connecticut, where the founder of the American family of Willards had located from Sheffield, England, in the latter part of the seventeenth century, and it was through this settler that the Connecticut town obtained the name of Sheffield. This Jonathan Willard was the man commissioned to settle the boundary dis- putes between New York and New Hampshire, as applying to the towns of Danby and Pawlet, and so successful were his negotiations that neither of these places were disturbed through THE STATE OF VERMONT. 691 the bitter contests waged for territorial possession by the contesting claimants. Moving from Dan- by to Pawlet, Jonathan Willard became one of the original proprietors of the latter place, and at one time held title to three-fourths of the en- tire township. From this he cleared and culti- vated a farming property. He was otherwise prominently identified witli the affairs generally of his community, and contributed in many ways to its substantial development. His son, Jona- than, was bom in Pawlet, December 25, 1770, was a currier and tanner by trade, and, as was the almost invariable rule in that early day with men of his calling, was a maker of boots and shoes. In 1845 he removed to Sandusky, Ohio, where he died in 1850. He married Deborah Haskins, whose parents were Connecticut people. Burton Willard was the youngest son of this marriage. He was bom in Pawlet, January 4, 1812, became a farmer, and carried on that voca- tion first in Pawkt and subsequently in Man- chester, Vermont, where he died July i, 1879. He was twice married. His first wife was Abby J., daughter of Amos Wilcox, a farmer of Paw- let. She died, leaving two sons and a daughter, of whom one son survives, Mark L. Willard, of I.uzerne, New York. The deceased son, Amos W. Willard, was a soldier during the Civil war, in Company C, Sixteenth New York Volunteer Infantry, and died from the effect of wounds received at the battle of White Oaks, Virginia. By the second wife there were six children, of whom four survive, viz. : Burt Willard, Charles H. Willard, Mrs. Anna E. Baldwin and Mrs. Charles E. Meacham, all of Bennington, Ver- mont. Burton Willard was a life-long, devoted and consistent member of the Congregational church. Politically he was a Republican, was active in upholdinsf his partv's interests, but never held or aspired to hold pifice. Charles H. Willard received his education in the public Schools of his native place, and was thereafter variously employed in different locali- ties up to the attainment of his majority. At this period he was in charge of one of the depart- ments of the commissary of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad Construction Company. Tic was thus employed for fi\e years, and in this capacity acquired much of the knowledge which equipped him for his subsequent career in hotel-keeping. In 1885 ^^ ^^ located at Manchester with Franklin H. Orvis, the f oimder, and up to the time of his decease owner of that famous Green Mountain summer hotel, 'The Equinox." Mr. Willard served as assistant stew- ard of "The Equinox" through the summers of five years, and during the winters of these years in a similar capacity with Mr. Orris' hotel prop- erty, "The Putnam," at Palatka, Florida. Fol- lowing this emplo3mient he was engaged suc- cessfully as steward of the Tampa Bay Hotd (Florida), Hygeia and Chamberlain (Old Point Comfort), and other large season houses up to 1902, when he became associated in a managerial capacity with "The Putnam," Bennington. Mr. Willard married, November i, 1874, Marion, daughter of Darius Labdell, of Middle- town Springs, Vermont. Mrs. Willard died two years later, leaving one son, Burt W., who is now associated with his father in business. Mr. Willard's second marriage, in March, 1897, was to Mrs. Vina M. (Durgan) Irish, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and who has a daughter, Bessie, by heF first marriage. Mr. Willard is a member of Adoniram Lodge, No. 42, F. & A. M., and Bennington Lodge, No. 567, B. P. O. E. E. K. GOODALL. On Thursday, September 29, 1900^ there died in the city of Brattleboro, after a long period of confinement to his well known home on the Put- ney Road, the gentleman whose name we have the privilege to present above. He was very highly esteemed in the community of which he had been a resident for the past twenty years. He was bom in Enfield, Maine, October 13, 1834, and was a son of Solomon Goodall. His mother's maiden name was Anna Allen. Solomon Goodall was a native of Halifax, Windham county, while his wife was born in Westmoreland, New Hamp- shire. The family moved to Littleton, New Hamp- shire, when the son was seven years of age. At the age of fifteen he went to the city of Boston, where he remained for three years, then sailed on a ship bound for Australia, and for the follow- ing three years was in that country, and in China and Japan. On his return to America he settled in Boston, where he conducted a produce business N N 692 THE STATE OF VERMONT. in the old Faneuil Market until 1876. In that year he bought the estate on the Putney Road, which he afterward developed and improved, building a farm house in 1877 and his own resi- dence in 1878. He retained an active interest in the Boston business house for thirty years after coming to this community. The style of the firm was E. K. Goodall & Company in its earlier existence, and later changed to Goodall, Mitchell & Dexter. In both of these firms Mr. Goodall was the active and controlling spirit. He was recognized in Boston produce circles as a man of great energy, broad business activity, and a leader who was looked up to and relied upon. During the Civil war Mr. Goodall served for nine months as a member of the Eleventh Massa- chusetts Battery. The rigorous service, how- ever, was too much for his constitution, and he was discharged for disability. In Brattleboro Mr. Goodall was a familiar figure in the public life of the community, being actively and help- fully interested in the affairs of his adopted city. He was a man who had a keen wit at his com- mand, and made a most genial and pleasant Com- panion. Some six years previous to his death he suffered a severe accident by fire, and this was the beginning of the decline which grew more marked in succeeding years. This brought on complications of an epileptic nature, which dis- ease was hereditary in his family, and which compelled him gradually to withdraw from actual communication with the outside world. During all this time he had the ready and constant help and sympathy of his neighbors in the community on the Putney Road. Their assistance was also faithfully rendered to Mrs. Goodall in her de- voted personal care of her husband, which was maintained to the very last. The Goodall family was of great distinction in the early history of this country, having been granted a distinct coat of arms by the king of England in 1612. This coat of arms represented a silver eagle with gold claws and beak, a red shield, a cornucopia and a chaplet of grass and flowers, the chaplet being a reward of military service. The first name of which we have au- thentic record is that of Robert Goodall, who was born in 1604, and whose wife's first name was Katherine. She was born in 1606. They left Ipswich, England, in April, 1634, with their three children, Mary, Abraham and Isaac. There was a later son named Zachariah, born in Ameri- ca in 1639, who married Elizabeth Beauchamp^ This couple lived in Salem, Massachusetts, and were the parents of eleven children. John Good- all, the next in line, was bom in 1679 in Salem, and married Elizabeth Witt in 1703. He resided in Marlboro, and died in that town. May it, 1752. Nathan Goodall, his son, was bom June 15, 1709, and married Persis Whitney in 1726. His death occurred January 14, 1780. A bit of family tradition concerning the burial of this member of the family is that the depth of snow was so great at the time that the body was car- ried to the cemetery on a hand-sled. Rev. David Goodall was the next in line of succession. He was a man of distinguished mould, a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1775, participated in the Revolutionary war as a private in Captain Israel Curtiss's company of Home Guards. He married Elizabeth Brigham, December 17, 1778^ and six years later he was settled as a minister in Halifax, Vermont, where he resided until 1796. The remainder of his life was spent in Little- ton, New Hampshire, where his death occurred March 4, 1830. He was the father of Solomon Goodall, who was the father of our deceased subject. It is of interest to note that the early spelling of the family name changed frequently, assum- ing the following forms at different periods: Goodel, Goodell, Goodall, Goodeal, Goodale. The following constitutes the family record from the old family Bible of the Rev. David Goodall as to the birth of his children: Elizabeth, Jan- uary 7, 1781, deceased November 25, 1858; David, January 7, 1783, drowned May 12, 1812; Persis, November i, 1784; Solomon August 24, 1786; Ira, August i, 1788. FARRAR FAMILY. The Farrar family of Vermont traces its an- cestry to two brothers, Jacob and John, who (ac- cording to the "Early Records of Lancaster," H. S. Nourse) came from Lancashire, England, were at Wobum, Massachusetts, and were among the subscribers to the Lancaster (Massachusetts) "Town Orders" in 1653. '^he estate of Jacob Farrar (i) was assessed in 1654 at £107,103,. ^«. J^...^ THE STATE OF VERMONT. 6»3 to which was added, when his wife came, £163 7s. His wife Ann and his children, Jacob (2), John, Henry and Mary, came in 1658. After the de- struction of Lancaster, Jacob Farrar removed to Wobum, where he died, August 14, 1657, ^^^ his widow married John Sears. Jacob (2), son of Jacob (i), was employed in laying out the town bounds of Lancaster, 1658-9. He married Hannah Hay ward, Novem- ber II, 1668. He was killed by the Indians, August 22, 1675 ; and his widow married, first, Adam Halloway, and, second, Jonathan For- bush. Jacob (3), eldest son of Jacob (2), was born at Lancaster, April 29, 1669. He was a comet of cavalry militia, and his troop was engaged in scouting and fighting Indians at intervals from 1694 to 1712. He occupied several offices — con- stable, 171 2; surveyor of highways, 1696; tithing man, 17 14- 19. He married, December 26, 1692, Susanna Redditt, at Concord, where he lived, and where the births of his eleven children are recorded, and where he died April 29, 1722, his gravestone still standing. His widow died March 15, 1737-8. Jonathan (4), second son of Jacob (3), was born September 21, 1698. The annalist says: **He seems to have been a quiet kind of citizen, for the only trace he has left upon our town records, aside from the records of the births of his chiklren, arc that (in 1731) he was paid a bounty for killing wildcats; in 175 1, and for two or three years afterwards, he was paid by the town for supporting his mother-in-law, the widow Mary Rigby, and that he was chosen hog-reeve in 1725 and again in 1753. l^^om the fact that it was even then the custom to choose to that office every year the men who had married dur- ing the previous year, it is perhaps to be inferred that his wife (Rebecca, whom he married in 1724) died somewhere between 1744 and 1752, and that in the latter year he married the second time.*' He die*! ( )ctc)l)cr 10, 1783, and his grave- stone is still standing, ilc had tive sons and three daughters. Jonathan (5), third .^«>n of Jonathan (4), was born in Concord, July 27, 1731. He was a lieutenant in the regrlar militia, 1760: and at Concord, April H), 1775, lie lought at the north bridge in Cai)taiu CliarKs Miles' comj)any of minute-men. He married Hannah Fletcher, Jan- uary 17, 1760, and the births of three sons and three daughters are recorded at Concord. The family subsequently removed to Rupert, Ver- mont, and were pioneers in the settlement of that region. ' Samuel (6), eldest son and third child of Jonathan (5), was bom December 2, 1765, and died March 31, 1856, aged ninety years, three months and twenty-nine days. He married Rhoda King, February ir, 1806, and she died October 18, 1844. They were the parents of eleven children: i. Charles, bom November 8, 1806, died by drowning, May 9, 1808. 2. John, born December 6, 1807, married Betsey Barden, and resided on the homestead on Rupert Moun- tain until his death; his children were Martin, Mary E., Merritt, Caroline, Samuel and John B., all of whom married, and Merritt and John still live on the paternal estate. 3. Almaria, born October 5, 1809, died in young womanhood. 4. Eunice (deceased), bom June 19, 1811, mar- ried Joseph B. Harwood, and resided on a large farm on Rupert Mountain, where Mr. Harwood was a successful breeder of full blood Merino sheep ; their children were Charles, Louis, J. M., Delia, John, Julia and Seymour. 5. Rlioda (de- ceased), born Januar>' 22, 1813, married Alex- ander Atcherson, and they resided at Westmin- ster, Vermont; their children were Lucian, Byron and Delia. 6. Marcia (deceased), born May 28, 1815, married Joel H. Sheldon, and re- sided at Pawlet, Vemiont; their children were Anna, Helen, Juha and George. 7. Harriet (deceased), born March 26, 1817, married John W. Bailey, and resided in Rupert, Vermont : their children were Cornelia and Wavne. 8. Samuel Jackson (still living), born April 5, 1821, mar- ried Harriet Johnson, and they moved in after years to Cambridge, New York. 9. Ruhamah (deceased), born April 27, 1823, married OHver, brother of Joseph B. Harwood, and settled on a large farm in Dorset, Vermont ; their children were Vesta and H. G. 10. David is to be fur- ther referred to hereinafter. 11. Lyman (yet living), born February 12, 1828, with the ex- ception of one or two years, has resided at Rupert, Vermont: he married Lemira Clark, and Laura was their only child. David Farrar, tenth child of Samuel (6) THE STATE OF VERMONT. iri 7^-:ia i King) Farrar, was born at Rupert, "zT-.r.i. February 9, 1825. He was reared 'jzrr. :"■.-:- paternal farm, and received his educa- - — .r. the district schools. He learned car- -T'-r/ i:v\ joinery, and worked at his trade in T-ij-.vr:: \'emiont, eastern New York and in r.T Tlind, Ohio, and in that state, at Perrys- iLT^. also taught school for a titne. November If 1*^54, he married Esther -M. Smith, bom Z I^rrh 19, 1833, a daughter of Major Sylvester 5. .Smith, of Rupert, Vermont. In the year fol- lowing his marriage, Mr. Farrar located upon a farm which he had purchased, situated partly in Pawlet, Vermont, and partly in Granville, New York, and known as the Thomas Crocker place. Upon this he lived as an industrious and intelli- gent farmer during the remainder of his life, making his acres increasingly productive, and adn^i>tetl in the proper training of her rliil*Mh of whi nil livi-il well spi nl li\e<. l):i\i'l .iii'l I'lsilur I'itrrar were the parents of six children: Albert, bom October 16. i?=6. died February 28, 1859; ^ son unnamed. b?m October 15, 1859, died December 22, same year: and the following who are living: Jason \V.. Samuel Fred, Charles H. and Stella. Jason W. Farrar 1^8), third son and chili of David (7) and Esther (Smith) Farrar. was born November 15, 1S60, at Pawlet. X'enr.cn:. He received his education in the conim«^n scho."*'.? in Granville, New York. His life was one of industrious labor from the outset. Reared up«:^n a farm, he continued in that occupation until he was twenty- four years, and in September. 18S4. went west, locating at Wells, Minnesota, and taking railroad employment as a locomotive fire- man on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- road. He was so engaged until Juno. 1SS6. when he returned to Granville, New York, and in Ck:- tober following he went on an engine on the Troy & Boston Railroad. After that road had become a part of the Fitchburg system, he went to Whitehall, and became a fireman r.n the lX-;a- ware & Hudson Railroad. In M«irch. t}V/>. he relino^uished railroading, and returned m Gran- ville, where he resumed farm wnrk. In April. 1897, he engaged as stationary engineer with the I'randon Paint Company, at Whitehall. New York, remaining until the closing of the \\«'rk?, when he took similar employment with the Kane Falls Flectric Light and Power Companv. at the same place. He subsequently left this r^^sition to take a canvassing agency for the Granite State Evaporator Company. November i. 1:^00. he purchased a farm in Granville, New York. near the hamlet of Truthviile, and has reside*! upon the place to the present time. ■Mr. r^arrar is a member of numerous benev- olent and fraternal organizations. While in rail- way ser\-ice he became a member of Saratc^;:a Lodge No. 209, P»rotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men, passed the chairs in the order, and was dele- gate to the grand lodge at the session of Sep- tember. 1892. held in Cincinnati, Ohio. He alsi united with the following other societies, all located at Whitehall, New York: Whitehall Loilge No. 5, L O. O. F., Whitehall Encampment No. 69, L O. O. F., Kahshahquahna Tribe Xo, 157, Improved Order of Red Men, and Tancred Lodge No. 303, Knights of Pythias. He has hdd various offices in each of the bodies named, passed THE STATE OF VERMONT. 69s the chairs in the lodge of Red Men, and repre- sented his tribe in the great council of the state, held in Rochester, New York, in August, 1895. Mr. Farrar was united in marriage with Eva E. (Ballard) Kenyon, August 22, 1897, and of this marriage were born two children: Addie H., born at Whitehall, New York, August 12, 1898, who died of malnutrition, March 12, 1899; and Florence E., bom in Granville, New York, July 8, 1900. Mrs. Farrar was born in Poult- ney, Vermont, August 19, 1868, a daughter of Henrv L. Ballard. She was married June 2, 1883, to Gilbert Kenyon, of Rupert, Vermont, and of this marriage were born two children, Grace and Irving. She was granted a bill of absolute divorce, November 24, 1893. Samuel Fred Farrar (8), fourth son and child of David (7) and Esther (Smith) Farrar, was born on the family homestead in Pawlet, Vermont, near Gianville, New York, November 28, 1862. His education was received in the public schools with the exception of one term in the Quaker school taught by Miss Laura War- ner. He labored upon the home place until he had attained his majority, when he entered the Troy (New York) Business College, under the principalship of Thomas H. Shields. He had arranged for a four months' course, but at the expiration of three months he secured a posi- tion with Fellows & Company, collar and cuff manufacturers on Fulton street, and he finished his course at the night sessions of the school. He occupied his position with the firm named until June, 1887, when he resigned in order to accept a position in the National Bank of Gran- ville, at Granville, New York, preparatory to becoming cashier of the Bank of Braymer, at Braymer, Missouri. This change in his career had close relation to his marriage. February 24, 1887, he was wedded to Miss May Woodard, daughter of Daniel Woodard, who was president of the National Bank of Granville, New York. Mr. Woodard had conceived the organization of a bank at Braymer, Missouri, but did not live to see the consummation of his plans, his death occurring June 13, 1887, but a few months after Mr. Farrar had become his son-in-law. How- ever, D. D. Woodard, son of Mr. Woodard, and then cashier of the National Bank of Granville, carried forward to success the plans of his father and saw to the firm establishment of the bank at Braymer, meantime retaining his interests in Granville, where he is now president of the Gran- ville National Bank, successor to the National Bank of Granville, the charter of which had ex- pired. February 14, 1888, a few days less than a year after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Farrar arrived at Braymer, Missouri, where Mr. Farrar immediately entered upon his duties as cashier of the Bank of Braymer, a position which he has occupied with entire ability and signal success to the present time. In childhood and earlv manhood Mr. Farrar attended the Baptist church at Granville, New York, and became librarian of its Sunday-school. While in Troy, New York, he attended the First Baptist church, and became a member of the ''Garfield" class of young men in its Sunday- school, with William Shaw, a lawyer of that city, as teacher, and in January, 1887, he united with the church. Upon their arrival at Braymer^ Missouri, he and his wife deposited their letters from the First Baptist church of Troy and the Lakeville (New York) Baptist church, respect- ively, with the Braymer Baptist church. Mr. Farrar was at once elected superintendent of the Sunday-school, and has held the position con- tinuously to the present time, with the exception of about six months, when he resigned to give place to another, and was subsequently re-elected by the church, and holds the position to-day. Re- garding his religious life, it is to be said that he attributes all the success which has crowned his life, in domestic, social and business concerns, to his faith in the one living and true God. Mr. Farrar has attained to high rank in the Masonic fraternity, and is affiliated with the fol- lowing bodies: Braymer Lodge No. 135, A. F. & A. M., of Braymer, Missouri ; Lone Star Chap- ter No. 30, R. A. M. ; Chillicothe Council No. 28, R. & S. M., and Paschal Commandery No. 32, K. T., all of Chillicothe, Missouri, and Ararat Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Kansas City; and he has been invited to unite with the bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of Kansas City, Orient of Missouri. He is also a member of Caldwell Lodge No. 410, L O. O. F. Four children, all of whom are living, have been bom to Mr. and Mrs. Farrar: D. Irving, .THE STATE OF VERMONT. 697 Sherburne, was born in Orange, Vermont, No- vember 22, 1821. He received his preliminary education in the district schools, and later took a cQurse in the theological department of the Newbury Seminary. Having chosen the min* istry for his life work, he commenced preaching in 1846 in Brattleboro, Vermont, and in 1847 he became a member of the Vennont conference, and has preached the gospel in the following places: Brattleboro, one year; Woodsboro, two year; Perkinsville, two years, Cambridge, two years ; Wellington, two years ; Putney, one year ; Corinth, two years ; Pittsfield, two years ; Roches- ter, two years; Northfield, two years; Chel- sea, two years; Wellington, two years; and Barre. He was appointed presiding elder at Montpelier, where he remained for four years; he then went to Waitsfield for two years; Waterbury, three years; Groton, three years. He , then settled in Barre, and had charge of the churches at West Topham. East Orange and Waits River; he was again transferred to Chelsea, where he remained two years. Dur- ing his long pastorate of fifty-four years he has never missed the first roll call at conference. Mr. Sherburne chose for his first wife Miss Marinda Borrows, a daughter of Isaac and Har- riet Borrows, of Windsor, Vermont, to whom he was married June 8, 1848. Five children were born to them, namely : Ida Josephine, bom Aug- ust 2^, 1850: Leslie C, born May 30, 1853, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church of Enosbur^ Falls, and has officiated as presiding elder of St. Albans district; Herman, born July 12, 1855, an osteopath physician of Boston, ]\Iassachusetts. The mother of these children died November 20, 1884. On August 20, 1885, Mr. Sherburne married Mrs. Hattie E. Dickey, nee CliandlcT, a daughter of John and Sally Chandler, of Barre, X'erniont. Mr. Sherburne has been honored h\ l)eing elected to fill the position of trustee of the Montpelier Seminary, which posi- ton he has retained for a quarter of a century, and for the last twelve years he has acted in the ca[)acity of presivlent of the board. He was elected a (lelec^ate to the general conference in 1872, and is now senior director of the X'ermont Bible Society, trustee of the conference committee of the Preachers' Aid Society, and president of the board. He is a firm advocate of the cause of prohibition, and his vote is cast with that party. Frank A. Sherburne, the third son of the Rev. Joseph and Miranda Sherburiw, was edu- cated in the Montpelier Seminary. In 1876 he entered into active business life as a clerk in the firm of Putnam & Marvin, grocery and crockery dealers, and he remained with them until 1888, when Mr. Putnam retired, and Mr. Sherburne purchased his interest; the firm name was changed to Marvin & Sherburne. They con- ducted their business in such a manner that their trade constantly increased, and after the death of Mr. Marvin Mr. Sherburne, on May 18, 1901, purchased his share, and he now carries on the business alone. He still retains the firm name of Marvin & Sherburne. Republican in his political preferences, he has been elected by that party to serve as trustee of the village of Montpelier. He has also been a trustee of the Heaton Hospital since its organi- zation. He is a member and trustee of the Metho- dist Episcopal church. Fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the encampment, and the Rebekahs, and a mem- ber of the Apollo Club, Mr. Sherburne was married June 4, 1884, to Miss Josephine Gill, daughter of the Rev. Joshua Gill, of Brookline, Massachusetts. Three chil- dren have been bom of this union, namely : Alice, Eunice and Exlward Sherburne. ARTHUR W. GILTMORE. Among the representative business men of St. Albans, Vermont, may be mentioned the name of Arthur W. Gilmore, who was born in that city. October 15, 1867, and is now a member of the firm of Gilmore & Son, who conduct one of the largest and most select livery and boarding stables in the city of St. Albans. James Gilmore, grandfather of Arthur W. Gilmore, was a descendant of an old and hon- ored Irish ancestry. After acquiring a practical education he learned the trades of blacksmith and scythe-maker at Millbury, Massachusetts, a town situated near Worcester. He then located in Cambridge, Vermont, where he followed his trade for a short period of time» later removing to St. Albans, and then to Georgia, Vermont, where he pursued the trade of general blacksmith 698 THE STATE OF VERMONT. for a jniinbcr of years, and by his well directed Boston. Jonathan, the ancestor, so far as known» and energetic eflorts succeeded in accumulating of all the American families, built in 1636 a sufficient capital to enable him to retire from house in Dedham, Massachusetts, which with the busiii'":^ life, which he accordingly did, taking additions made later is still standing. George, up hi'; rf!«idence again in St. Albans, Vermont, the second son of Jonathan, came with his father v,h':n; the remainder of his life was si)cnt. He from England, resided in Dedham, and in 1657 v.;s- -jjit'd in inarriaifc to lietsy Collins, who removed to Sherborn, where he was a leading Vi^-. f/.rij in Craftsbury, Vermont, where her citizen and chosen to fill the office of selectman. farj;':r i/n-arlMvl for many years, being the first His fourth child, Eliezur, was bom in 1655, and ^j,:,;'r' '/:iiUfi\:i\ niinistc-r to settle in that town: became a prominent man in Sherborn. His t.h': J'' v. Mr. Oillins was the father of several youngest child, ''Captain" Eleasur, was bom in rliiidr' n, atiutu^ thcni being two physicians, Rob- 1690, and his eleventh child, bom in 1734, was ^r». /.ho pnirlirrs liis pn»fessi()n in Hrunswick, known in Sherborn history as "Deacon" Ebe- V'Mij"iit, .'ind S:unii('l, a general practitioner of nezer; he Icxraled in Ihimfield, Massachusetts, in Ij;iiivili« , VriiJioiii. I'ive chihhvn were l)orn to 1783. His second son. Joseph, bora in Sherborn Ml. ;iiid Mrs. (iiliiiorr, two of whom are living in 1763. moved with his father to Brimfield, ai Hir |»nsciii tinu* ( i<>(>3). namely: Miranda, where he purchased a small farm, and in I79f> wiJ'- "I llir.un (iishnian. a lifo-Unig resident of married Pha»be Paddock, of Holland, Massachu- < 'tt( n'f(\:i , Vcrni(»nl ; ami Dennis Ciilmoro. The setts, whose ancestor came to America with Gov- fatlu r oi thcsr rlilMren died at the age of eighty- ernor Carver, and married into the family of one Mars, his wife passing away in her sixty- Governor Bradford, and whose brother. Judge eif>litli year. Tluy were IxUh members of the Ephraim Paddock, and others of the family, com- C«>n^;re^atii)nal church. ing to Vermont, became honored and prominent Dennis Clilmoiv. father of Arthur W. Gil- citizens. Three sons were born to Joseph and more, was born in C ambridge, \*ermont, iVtober Phctbe Fairbanks: Erastus, bom October A 18, 1SJ3. spent the early years of his life in 1792: Thaddeus, born January 17, 1796; and Jos- Ge(^rgia. X'ermont. where he acquind his edu- eph Paddock. lx)rn Novemlx^r 26. 1806. cati(Mi and learned the trade of blacksmith. He Arthur W. Gilmore obtained his preliminary fi>lloweil this line of business until 18(^4. when education in the public and high schools of St. he removed to St. .\lbans anvl esiablished livery. Albans, and this was supplemented by a thorough feed antl sale stables, which he has success- course in the Eastern Business College. Upon fully oMiilucted up Xo the pieseut time. His the completion of his education he was admitte' stable, keeping twenty-five horses con- acti^r.s and feelings is more like a man of fifty stantlv on hand to meet the demands of their vears. On Tanuarv ;. 18^ ^ Mr. Gilmore mar- customers, and everv detail of the establishment r:e ! Xrtncy A. I\iirl>anks. who was Iv^rn in is looked after in the most approved and busincss- Gir'.rz':,. \'erir.ont. Six children were Ix^rn of like manner. They also buy and sell a large num- tr.:= •.:r.::r.. three •! whom are still living, namely: ber of horses, and in the management of thdr r ^ir.:. » ::o : r.. I\ Bradford, of lU^ston. Massa- business give emplo>'ment to four hands. In .■...,..., ... : .-.,... ' ,.^.^, ,.^j,^, child. .Mice ii. BraJ.- politics Mr. Gilmore has always voted the Rcpub- i' T '. ' !.:.r".-> G.. a resident oi Swanton. lioan ticket : in religfion he is a consistent member '.' r: •: ■.-:;.■.: W.. rf St. Alluns, \'er- of the Episcopal church of St. Albans; in fra- n: :.:. I'.r- ':'.::.- r- :- .1 viesoendant of JvMia- temrd matters is a member of Franklyn Lodge ::■.:-.:. : : .• r' :.:*-::. '.■. :..r:.e :o this couniry in No. 4. F. & A. M.. of St. Albans, Vermont. 11^;.^. :r;:r. rf ■•-:r;. r..:.- :Ip.'.:iax. on ihc west On Tune 21. 1893. Mr. Gibnore married Flor- br-r ier f Y:rk?r.:rv. .;".': A:.'.:rirJ Ff.iyerhanke. ence Foster, who was bom in St. Alhans. Ver- v.h? v.r.s :::o ivr.-kc^rir ::::'. ::rs: p-^svr.rvster of mont. in 1S69. only child of George B. Foster, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 699 for many years a retired business man of St Albans, where his entire life was spent and where his death occurred; his wife is living at the present time (1903). The children of Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore are: Arthur Foster and Gordon Fairbanks. TRUMAN ROBERT GORDON. t Tnmian Robert Gordon, a prominent attorney at law of Montpelier, Vermont, is a worthy de- scendant of Robert Gordon, who was probably bom in the state of New Hampshire. At the breaking out of the war of 1812 he volunteered his services as a soldier and participated in the battle of Plattsburg, New York, where he con- tracted an illness from the severe exposure of the campaign, which later was the cause of his de- cease. He was united in marirage to Miss Rhoda Borden. William Gordon, son of Robert and Rhoda Gordon, was born in the town of Corinth, Orange county, Vermont, in February, 1808. He re- ceived his educational advantages in the common schools of the town, and after completing his studies he followed the dual occupation of con- tractor and farmer. Being a prudent, industrious and capable man, he succeeded in both these en- terprises, and accumulated what was considered in those days to be quite a fortune. He was one of the representative men of the town, and al- ways took an active interest in all that pertained to its welfare and upbuilding. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Thurber, who was born in Corinth, Orange county, Vermont, Jan- uary 9, 1822, a daughter of John and- Rhoda (Norris) Thurber. John Thurber, father of Mrs. Gordon, was a descendant of Danish ancestry, and the progeni- tor of the American branch of the family was John Thurber, who emigrated to this country between the years 1660 and 1669. He settled in Swansea, Massachusetts. His wife's first name was Percella. Benjainin Thurber was the father of John Thurber, and was born probably in Clare- mont, New Hampshire, in 1800. He was mar- ried to Miss Mary Graves. Truman Robert Gordon, son of William and Mary Gordon, was born in Vershire, Orange county, Vermont, August 3, 1850. His early education was acqtured in the common schools^ then he entered Jericho Academy, Underbill Academy, Essex Classical Institute, Green Moun- tain Seminary and the Montpelier Seminary^ where he took a college preparatory course and was graduated in 1872, and two years later he was graduated from the full seminary course; subsequently he pursued a partial course in the Vennont University. Deciding to become a member of the legal fraternity, he studied law in the office of Charles H. Heath, then with Heath & Carleton, later with Homer W. Heatc«i ia Montpelier, Venipnt, and with St. John Green, dean of the law school of Boston University. He graduated from the law department of the latter named institution in the class of 1877, and was admitted as a member of the Vermont bar at the September term of the same year, of Wash- ington county court, and at the general term in October, 1880, he was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Vermont. He is master in the court of chancery and was admitted as a practitioner in the United States district circuit court. Mr. Gordon's practice is general, and he has been chosen to act as the attorney in many important civil cases; he also acted as the at- torney for the respondent in the murder cases of State versus Murry, and State versus Sanders ; he acted as attorney for the respondent in the perjury case of State versus Rowell, and in the forgery case of State versus Donovan. He was the senior partner of the law firm of Gordon & Gray, which existed for many years in Mont- pelier, Vermont. Mr. Gordon's knowledge of the fundamental principles of law is compre- hensive and accurate, and he has advanced in his profession until now he stands as the foremost representative of the Green Mountain state, and the public confidence in his ability is demon- strated by the large practice accorded him. He has been a member of the Vermont Bar Asso- ciation since 1880. In his political affiliations he is a Republican, and was elected to fill the office of prosecuting officer for the city of Montpelier; he was also chosen to act as a member of the school board. When he was only twenty-one years of age and a resident of the town of Bolton, he was elected superintendent of schools, which office he held for three years. He is a prominent member of v; rZZ STATE OF VERMOyiT. "? -_ . _.T . . ^ ... _ — a.. . _ _«r.. ri. 1 r."vri...c. • * *■ :: r_ : * * --V^:-. : . : -~rjr: . n i;:« r. :::e far:! i'^'- -■' .::■' .. :.- : :r 'i^:-- : "'^ m: "tr :- :.m: :. -. rr-r ix? -^:■:;ca:o; in ■"-■' ' ■' ' ■ . '■'-'' '-'-"- ■r."r"-.r ?■:■■. .- ir : :r:-L,iJ-r; :.:r r-iilc^ at .'' 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'J J ' i ' J i*;r ' ' \ \i, Iff- .Vc.? heJI IT- riK series i>ces*n, rn»t -miv I • J ' • .'• i:r,'/iii' r liv lii- Uiwn. ounty. and ^ shd: Jt his- adopocik i 700 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the Vermont Lodge, Iiulei)endent Order of Odd Fellows, the Thomas Wildey Encampment No. II, Canton Montpelier No. 8, in which he has held most of the offices of both lodge and en- campment; he is also a member and has held nearly all the offices in grand lodge of the state of Vermont, I. O. O. F. lie is actively inter- ested in the Young Men's Republican Club of Montpelier, and is an earnest and consistent mem- ber of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church of Montpelier, of which he has been steward and treasurer for many years; he has also acted in the capacity of superintendent of the Sunday- school of that church for five years. Mr. Gordon has been twice married, his first wife having been Miss Ellen L. Hatch, to whom he was united in marriage November 28, 1874. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Lucy (Church) Hatch, the former named being a prominent citizen of Jericho, V^ermont. Mrs. Gordon received her education in the common schools, the academies and Montpelier Seminary. They had one daughter, Ellen L., born in Mont- pelier, Vermont, September 9, 1879. His sec- ond marriage occurred at Montpelier, Vermont, December 25, 1888, to Miss Hattie AL Norris, daughter of Samuel G. and Lucy (Wheeler) Norris, the former named being a son of the Rev. Norris, the first Methodist minister to preach in the town of Hardwick, Vermont. Mrs. Gor- don acquired her education at the Washington county grammar schcnM and Montpelier Sem- inary, from which she was graduated in 1887. Two children have been born of this union : Ruth Ethel, born May 7, 1890. and Robert Tnmian, born December 3, 1892 ; they were both born in their father's residence, it being the same house in which Admiral Dewey first saw the light of day. Mr. Gordon is a capable and eloquent lawyer, a representative citizen, and has won and held the respect and esteem of the members of the citv in which he resides. HON. ASAHEL PECK. Among the chief executives of the state of Vemiont, none are worthy of a higher place than the subject of this sketch, who passed to his eternal rest on May 18, 1879, in the town of Jericho, Vermont. He was a Vermonter by adoption, having been born in Royalston, chusetts, in September, 1808, and was of Squire and Elizabeth (Goddardj Pei the paternal side he was a descendant of Peck, who traced his ancestry back tw< generations to John Peck, of Belton. Yc England. A complete history- of this ; appears in the sketch of his nephew, Cice dard Peck, elsewhere in this work. Governor Peck came to Montpelier, V when only three years of age, and laid the tion of his rugged constitution upon tl of his father in that town. He was edu the common schools and prepared for cc the Washington county j^rrammar scho entering the University of X'ermont, w remained two years. Desiring to beconi cient in the use of French, he then went ada, where he mastered this language. ] sequently entered upon the study of law office of his elder brother, Nahum Peck of Cicero Peck, mentioned above. He bega tice in Hinesburgf, Vermcnit, in 1833. an removed to Burlington, where he contin follow his profession with increasing s standing at the head of the bar of Chit county, where the remainder of his life W2S He was a thoroug^h student, a codsq lawyer of the highest integrity. It is said one occasion that the late Rufus Choai Massachusetts, met Mr. Peck as an anta/; in the trial of a very important case in thi preme court of the United States, and at its elusion was so "astonished to find such a yer in Vermont" that he went to Mr. Pedc urgently advised him to remove to Bostoa suring him that both fame and fortune w there be at his feet. No inducement, Imt could move Mr. Peck ; having once maJe op mind, he would not change it. Burlington been selected as the theatre for the prada his profession, and Burlington it must and shi be. An eminent member of the bar, speaking Mr. Peck's abilities as a lawyer and jud«r, dared that no man in New England since Jo Story has equaled him in his knowledge of common law of England and the law of eqvin He was held in the highest esteem. m< * by his associates at the bar, but by the peofili his town, county, and the state of his adofiii THE STATE OF VERMONT. 701 ^as repeatedly nominated and elected to the ist offices in their gift, each and all of which led in a manner not only creditable to him- md his state, but to the eminent satisfaction 5 host of friends and constituents. He rep- ted Chittenden county in the state senate in ser\ang in the same body with that emi- statesman, Hon. George F. Edmonds. In ime year he was judge of the circuit court, ;erved until it was abrogated in December, He was appointed to the highest judicial on in the state, the bench of the supreme y in i860, where he served with distinction, /as regarded as one of its most able members le period of fourteen years, when he retired the intention of returning to the home of lildhood and resting from the active duties 5 long public career, but so great was the action which he had given to the people of ate in the various positions in which he had placed, that, to show their appreciation of steem in which he was held, and further ing that he would fill the chair of the chief tive of the state with honor, he was unani- ly nominated by the Republican state con- m of 1874. The Watchman, a leading paper 2 state, recommended him in the following , which his subsequent conduct in the guber- :al chair fully vindicated : "he state would be honored by selecting his as its candidate. So long as Vermont lates such men for its highest offices, it is able to the old Tory reproach against Re- :an government, which condemned republics ccause the people elected their officers, but se they elected unworthy and ignoble men ice. He would be a worthy successor in cecutive chair to Moses Robinson, Galusha, ?r, Tiechenor, Skinner, Williams, Van Ness, * and ITall, who were his predecessors on 3nch. His nomination is not merely unob- nable, it is in every respect honorable and he made, and would be follow^ed by a pliant election." ^ a governor it is the testimony of all that IS one of the most sairacious and scrupu- iipright of all the i^overnors of Vermont — ic^lily independent, prudent in every act, arefiillv inspectinc:* the minutest details of lestions presented for his official approval. the close of his term as crovernor he was often employed as counsel in important cases» and proved himself master of the law. He re- ceived the degree of Bachdor of Arts from the University of Vermont many years after leaving it as a student, and was made LL. D. by Middle- bury College in 1874. He was never married. He spent most of his leisure time, after leaving the executive chair> mth his -friends in Hinesburg, and at his farm in Jericho, where he died May 18,. 1879. He was buried in the family lot in the cemetery at Hines- burg, where a magnificent granite shaft has been erected by his nephew, Cicero G. Peck, in loving remembrance of his many grand and noble traits of character. HON. CICERO GODDARD PECK. The gentleman whose portrait is presented herewith, needs no introduction to the people of Chittenden county, since, in the town of Hines- burg he has resided for one-half a century, forty years of which have been spent upon his present farm. During this time he has, like the past generation of the family to which he belongs^ served the people in many offices of respcHisi- ' bility, and particularly in those pertaining to edu- cational concerns. He was bom in the village of Hinesburg, Veniiont, February 17, 1828. His father, Nahum Peck, was one of the most dis- tinguished lawyers of Chittenden county, and was the eldest son of Squire Peck and Elizabeth Goddard. Nahum Peck was born in Rovalston, Massachusetts, October 5, 1796. He was de- scended from Joseph Peck, who was of the twen- ty-first generation from John Peck, of Belton, Yorkshire county, England. Nahum was of the seventh generation from Joseph Peck, the Ameri- can ancestor, who, with other Puritans, fled from the persecutions of the church in England to this country. They came from Hingham, Eng- land, to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638, sail- ing in the ship Diligent, of Ipswich, John Mar- tin, master. The genealogy of the Pecks has been traced back probably farther than any other family in Vermont. Nahum Peck's father was a farmer, and removed from Royalston, Massachusetts, to Montpelier, Vermont, in 1803, finding his way by means of marked trees, and there he spent 702 THE STATE OF VERMONT. his life as a pioneer. There young Nahum re- ceived a thorough academical training. He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Washington county at the September term in 1823. Removing to Hinesburg, he opened an office and enjoyed a large and growing practice to about the time of his death, which occurred on the 8.th of June, 1883. ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ was the oldest practicing lawyer in the county. As such he was best appreciated for the judicial accuracy of his opinions, his wide acquaintance with legal literature, and his utter contempt for the emoluments of his profession. He practiced law from the love of it, and accepted money in payment for services only as a means of liveli- hood, not of accumulation. He was public- spirited, and in the course of his long life in Hinesburg was honored with many positions within the gift of his townsmen, whom he repre- sented in the legislature a number of terms. He was a well known public speaker, his diction being characterized rather bv correctness than rcadi- ness. He was as decided in his political opinions as in those pertaining to his profession. He was one of the earliest, most determined and ag- gressive antagonists of slavery, at a time when men of that opinion were liable to abuse and opprobrium. He was an early advocate of tem- perance reform. After the formation of the Re- publican party he allied himself therewith, and ever supported its measures with earnestness and consistencv. He was twice married. His first wife, whom he married in October, 1825, was Lucinda, daughter of Benjamin I. Wheeler, of Montpelier, a prominent citizen who represented Montpelier several tenns in the legislature. She was the mother of Cicero G. Peck. She died January 14, 1854. His second wife, to whom he was wedded in May, 1857, was Marcia Wooin and \' \. •.-:_'•:_ Z .'■ :'\T!* his ^^iiests. Mr. Hutch r;<.r c!^' 2'<.:r>.-i the rijiprohation o£ his fellow V, ■:>:.'. '.r. for the highly u.-seful part he has borne :r. i'lv^r.cing' thr- interests and addinj:^ to the ',.Z' and other large lx>dies. \\r. Hatch has Ixren called to various positions of lionor aiul trust. He ^-rved for two years as rriarl (•otnniisnbliran iti j)olitics, and has frequently sat as ridcgate in the conventions of his party. In 1S64 Mr. Hatch was united in marriage to Miss Ann K. Matthews, who was a native of I'aiiton. X'ermont. Seven children were ])orn to them, six of whom are still living. Nellie (]., wife of Adelbert I»arnard, now deceased; Cora ].. ; Warren M.. who married lennie Hanks, and to wh(»m was born one child, (Iladvs; Mav I., wife of H. S. X'arney. who is engaged in the mercantile trade: Charles (I., employed as a ticket agent: Smith !»., deceased: Candance V. Hatch. C'HAKl.KS T. FAikFlKI.I). Charles T. l-'airtield. publisher o{ 'I he Rutland I'.rcnini^ V.w.s- and The Ruthiiui Jl'cclcly Xcws, is a native of Hillsdale. Michigan, his birth hav- ing iKVurred in that city in iS(»o. He is a re[>re- sentative of an old family of Knthnul ciMintv, \ ermoiii, who, tluring the eighteenth and early in the nineteenih ciMitiuMis, \\ere pii neers o\ riiist'ord. His gi\ at groat-grandfather, great- grand f.iilur. and grandfather all m«'vcd 10 that KvaliiN al>oni 17S0. V\w latter. Mioaiah l-'air- tuM. was one of {he earliest gravluates of Mid- d!ebnr\ Collci^e. r«.eeiving his iliplona from that n^^lin;tion in iSion;iry and as the ail- \.l:^^^ l:im'. v! vt" tlie i>vi:\'i;^!es .-f abolition of Charles T. Fairfield is a son of Edmund l>. F'airfiekl, who was president of Hillsdale College, lieutenant-governor of Michigan, cliancellor of Nebraska State Cniversitv, and L'nitcd States consul to Lvons, F'rance. He is cousin of General "Stonewall'' Jackson, C. S. A. Charles T. Fairfield enjoyed the educational privi- leges afforded In- Oberlin College, from whicli institution he was graduated in 1887 with the de- gree of bachelor of Arts, and thus was well qualified to take up the duties and cares of busi- ness life. F'rom 1887, the year of his graduation, to 1897, he was the publisher of the Eaton Rapids (Michigan) Journal; from 1897 to 1899 he pub- lished the North Adams (Massachusetts) /irrii- in^i^ Transcript, and in the latter named year lie established the livcnimr Xczk'S and tlic ll'ccklx Xcws in the city of Rutland, X'ennont, and since that date has successfullv conducted ]x>i\\ enter- prises. With his thorough training, true journal- istic instinct and broad knowledge of affairs, he reflects honor ujxmi his profession, and Ixnh the daily and weekly ])apers of which lie is publisher are the exponents of the highest interests of the community and of the state. On DecetnlxT 19. 1888, Mr. Fairfield niarrii*il Anna W. Whitcomb, of Illinois, and two chil- dren, a son and daughter, have been lK>ni of this union. FRWKLIN Al LKN GOSS. As one reviews the historv of the localitv and l(H>ks into the past to see who were prominent in the early deveh)i)ment, he will find that through a long period the name of Goss has been cl<»«ielv connected with the progress and advancement i>f this section of the state. The line <»f descent is traceil to John Goss, who was married at HoUis, New Hampshire, July 30, 1728, to Mehitable ]»ailey, and his third son, John Goss, who was lK>rn in 1730, served as a captain during the l^evoluliorn to them : Isaac W. ; Ida L. ; Smith W. ; Ernest L. ; Ryland F., who is engaged in the hunber business; George W., of Burlington, Vermont ; and Candace Hatch. The mother of these children died at the age of seventy-three years; she was a member of the Methodist church. Isaac W. Hatch until his twenty-third year lived upon the farm at Panton. He received his preliminary education in the common schools of that town, and later attended the Vergennes and Tenbrooke schools. His patriotism being fired by the serious conditions which threatened the Union with dissolution, he determined to offer his services in defense of his country. In 1861 he enlisted in Company K, Second Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, as a private. He served in the Sixth Army Corps, and participated in fourteen hard-fought battles, and experienced all the dangers and deprivations of the terrible Civil war period. He received his discharge from the service at Petersburg, Virginia, September i, 1864. He then returned to his father's farm at Panton, where he remained until 1866, when he purchased a farm at Addison, which he con- ducted successfully until 1871. At the expira- tion of this period there was an excellent oppor- tunity for him to enter the hotel business in New York, and followed that pursuit for four years, and then engaged in lumbering and farming at Lincoln, which he prosecuted successfully for eighteen years. In 1900 Mr. Hatch came to the hotel at Queen City Park, about two miles from Burlington, Vermont, situated on the shore of the beautiful Lake Champlain. Located in the midst of the cottages at this popular resort, it is connected with the city by electric cars. The Queen City Hotel has accommodations for about one hundred and fifty guests, and is fitted up especially for the sum.mer trade. Its rooms are cooled by the ever stirring and invigorating breezes from the lake, and its windows command a view of that splendid sheet of water for many miles, presenting one of the most beautiful spectacles to be witnessed in the state. Mr. Hatch has been eminentlv success- ful in his management of his hotel, which has become a favorite summer home for many of the most prominent families of the United States. In addition to its accommodations, it also pro- vides for all social enjoyments sought by the 7o6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. schools, and during his early manhood was a farmer by occupation. At a later day he became connected with a stoneware pottery, and w^as placed in charge of the kilns. After a successful business career he retired to his home, when fiftv years of age. lie married Melissa Scribner, who was born in Andover, New Hampshire, Septem- ber 26, 1 82 1, a daughter of Josiah and Hannah (Roberts) Scribner. Her father was a soldier in the patriot army during the Revolutionary war, and bore a useful and honorable part in that great struggle. To WilHam Rates were lx)rn four chil- dren, of whc^m three are now living, Elizabeth, who is the wief()re named, was born in r>ennington, Jan- uary 24, 1859. He lK*gan his education in the common schools of his native town, and com- pleted an advanced course in Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden. New Hampshire. De- termined upon the law as his profession, he en- tered ujuni a course of study under the preceptor- ship of (lanhier & Harmon, of Bennington. Af- ter a ])eriod of two years thus occuT)ied, he en- tered the otTice of Hon. John W Hall, county clerk and insurance agent, with whom he re- maintd t"or six years. He was appointed deputy count v clerk on I'ebruarv 16. n'^'So. and served in that capacitv until Tune 8, i88j, when he was admitted to the bar. and he resi^ncvl his official j)osiiion in order to enter upon practice in part- nership with Hon. J. I\. liatchelder. of Arling- ton. l)urin«jf this and the suaeedint:" vcar he al.so discharv^vd the iluties of village cKik. Am])ly ])rep:'rrd for the duiies oi his ])rofcssinn, recog- nition was s«x>n accorded him, and two years later, in September, 1SS4. he was t-lecteil state's attonu-\ . aiul he ac«|uitte<.l ]iimM.'lf >o creditably in thai p»»sili«in iliat Ik was ri-cUrle*! in 1S86. oxiendini^ his peril )d of service to l\\vmber, 18S8. Little more than two years later he was called to a j^laee oi greater prominence and use- fulness, being appointed special ]>rosecutor of criir.in.i! t'fiVn>es by Governor Levi K. Fuller, an.l seT\ed for a terni of two \enrs, ending Oc- tober I, 1894. In September, 1896, he was again elected state's attorney for a term of two years. Meantime, in 1893, he had been elected corpora- tion attorney, a position which he has occupied to the present time. Whether in his large per- sonal practice or in official positions in the line of his profession, he long ago established a splen- did reputation as an indefatigable, resourceful lawyer, scrupulously careful in the preparation of his cases, peculiarly clear and forceful in their presentation, and earnest and convincing in his pleas before court or jury. A peculiar signifi- cant token of appreciation of his professional ability came to him when, after serving for two years as aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel upon the staff of Governor Fuller, he was, in October, 1894, elected by the legislature to the position of judge advocate general of the National Guanls of Vermont, and at the expiration of his two years* term he was re-elected to that high office, thus serving for four years as the highest exponent of the law governing the militar}- estab- lishment of the commonwealth. It would be difficult to bound the abilities of General Bates in his relation to the slate and community. An ardent Republican, he is one of the most efficient members of the executive com- mittee of the \''erniont Republican League, and takes an active part in state anl hnral conventions. Deeply interested in per|>etuating the fair fame of his native state, and possessing fine literary tastes, he is a deeply interested member of the Bennington Historical Society, of whicli he was secretary for ten years, and of the Bennington Battle Monument Association, and he is an hon- orary member of Custer Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He is prominent in the Masonic order, a member of Blount Anthony Lodge Xo. 13. F. & A. M. ; Bennington Chapter, R. /\, M. ; and Taft Commandcry, K. T., in which he is ])ast eminent commander ;* of Oriental Temple, A. A. O. X. M. S. of Troy, N'ew York ; a member of Tucker Lodge. L O. O. F. ; Mohican Trilje. I. O. K. M.: Rutland Lodge, B. P. O. E.; of the \'ermont iMsh and Game League, and an hon- orary member of the Bennington fire department. In commercial lines he is a director and the sec- retary of the Bennington & Hoosick Valley Rail- way Company, and a director in the Denison (^Texas^ Land and Loan Company. THE STATE OF VERMONT. 707 Mr. Bates has been twice married. In May, 1882, he wedded Miss Jennie M. Rockwood, the daughter of Buell and Mary E. Rockwood, but in 1884 she was called to her final rest. On the 17th of May, 1887, Mr. Bates was again mar- ried, his second union being with Estella, the daughter of Perry W. and Lucy Eldred, of Hoosick, New York. They have two children: Beulah Bell, who was bom March 19, 1889; and William Leroy, bom Febmary 14, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Bates and family are members of the First Baptist church of Bennington. DR. EBENEZER MARVIN. One of the most distinguished descendants of Mathew* Marvin, one of the first twelve settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, was a grandson of Ebenezer Marvin, who was one of the most ac- complished physicians of his day, and a man who rendered useful service to the state as a soldier, legislator and jurist. Ebenezer Marvin was bom in Wilton, Con- necticut, in April, 1741. His earliest years were •devoted to farming, but this he soon relinquished for reasons . which were of infinite credit to him. A son had suffered long from a malady which baffled the medical skill of the physicians of the day. The father, out of his extreme solicitude for the young man, read such medical works as were accessible, in the vain hope of recognizing the disease and finding a remedy. In this he was unsuccessful, and death claimed its victim. But his own affliction, and the conviction that other fathers were made mourners like himself for want •of adequate medical knowledge, led him to en- gage in the study of medicine with the purpose of devoting himself to the relief of suffering hu- nianit}'. How he acquired his knowledge of the healing art we cannot learn. There were no medical schools, and it is presumable that he was in la r ere des^rec self-educated by means of books and intercourse with practitioners. The attain- ments of tliose who, ill all probal)iIity, were in a measure his instructors, must have been humble enotiirh. Certainly none was able to save his son to hini, and it is equally certain that he soon sur- passed in professional skill the greater number •of those who had been practitioners before him. An ardent patriot, he was a leader in his neighborhood in the stirring times of the Revolu- tionary period, and when war actually began he became captain of a company of volunteers which marched to the aid of Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold at Ticonderoga. He was subsequently a surgecxi in the Continental army, with which he served until it moved southward after the capture* of Burgoyne. He then located in Lansingburg, where he became busily engaged in practice, and was widely known and warmly appreciated. His sympathies, however, were with the set-f tiers of the New Hampshire Grants in the erection of a local government, and he determined to cast his lot with the young state of Vermont. Ac- cordingly, in 1781, he removed thither, locating at Tinmowth, in Rutland county, which was even then a settlement of some note. Engaging in the practice of his profession, he soon became favor- ably known through a large scope of territory, and his duties soon taxed his utmost endeavor. His travels took him at times as far south as Arlington, and northward as far as Burlington, There were few, if any, who were sO depended upon in grave ilhiesses as was he, and his joumey- ings, which were of necessity almost altogether on horseback, proved too severe exertion, vigor- ous as was his constitution. In 1794, when he was somewhat more than fifty years of age, he removed to Huntsburg, now Franklin, where, and in the adjoining town of Berkshire, he had acquired considerable real es- tate, and this was soon increased by a special grant of the state which conveyed to him what was know^n as Marvin's Grove, now a part of the town of Highgate. Here he confined his profes- sional practice almost entirely to the immediate neighborhood. He had not been long in Tinmouth when his abilities found due recognition, and he was ush- ered into a new field of usefulness. He was soon made judge of the county court of Rutland coun- ty, and for several years was its chief judge. For more than twenty years he was a member of the executive committee of the state, and he took a prominent part in framing the second constitu- tion of the commonwealth. In 1794 he was elected chief judge of Chittenden county, which then included Huntsburg, and all the terijtory w^hich was afterwards comprised in Franklin county. When the latter named county was or- 7C8 THE STATE OF VERMONT. ganized, he was elected its chief judge, and he held this position until about 1804. His entire judicial service in the three counties aggregated nearly twenty years. The remainder of his life was passed in pleas- ant retirement, with the exception of one year (1808-09), when he once more presided over the court of Franklin county, and this closed his judicial career. While possessing no preliminary legal education, he was quick to acquire needed knowledge, and his acquired attainments, with his natural judicial bent of mind, enabled him to acquit himself with great capability and to gain for himself a high place in the estimation of the people. In religion he was an Episcopalian, and politically he was a Federalist of the Washing- tonian school. Dr. Marvin died in Franklin, Vermont, in November, 1820, in the eightieth year of his age. His widow, Sarah Adams, who was a woman of rare intuition and ready wit, survived him, and died in December, 1834, at the residence of their daughter, Mrs. Minerva Royce, at East Berk- shire, Vermont. FRANK H. CRANDALL. Frank H. Crandall, one of the representative citizens of Burlington, Vermont, is a descendant of Gideon Crandall, who was born in Westerly, Rhode Island. February 25, 1762, and participated as a soldier during the Revolutionary war in Captain Christopher Dyers' company, and also with Colonel John Toppan's regiment, from May, 1779. to March 15, 1780. In 1787, after the ter- mination of the wai*, he removed to Vermont, and took up his residence in Royalton. It was not until the year 1832 that he applied for a pension, which was immediately granted to him, he being then seventy years of age. In 1784 he married Miss Esther Rix, and the following named children were born to them : Shubel, horn December 2^, 1785, and died January 10, 1877; Gideon, born April 19. 1787, died April i, i8(5o; Eunice, born October 6. 1788, died March 2, T871 and married David Williams ; Esther, born March 2, 1790. died April 10, 1816: Joseph, born November 7. 1791. died August 28, 1856. married Abii;:al Tuller of Hartford, Vermont; Ruby, bom April 7, 1793, died October 28, 1807; Thomas, born December 7, 1794 died in 1870, and married Serepta Smith, of Hartford, Vermont; Betsy^ bom April 27, 1796, died September 11, 1874, and married Parly Perrin, of Potsdam, New York; Fanny, bom April 29, 1798, died December 13^ 1867; Lois, born November 3, 1799, ^^^^ March 10, 1882; Clarrissa, bom April 11, 1801, died February 10. 1808 ; Tracy, bom August 7, 1802, died August 31, 1874; Hiram, bom December 3, 1804, died January 28, 1899 1 ^ind Solomon, bora October 11, 1807, died March 15, 1891. The father of these children died April 10, 1841, and his wife died February 24, 1840. Dr. Hiram Crandall, father of Frank H. Cran- dall, was born in Royalton, Vermont, December 3, 1804. He acquired his early education in the public schools of his native town, and 'later he attended the medical department of the Water- ville College. Maine, from which he was grad- uated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He commenced the practice of his profession at Stockbridge, Vermont, in 1832; later he located in Gaysville, Vermont, where he built up a large practice; he remained there until 1865, when he settled in Burlington. Vemiont, where for fifteen years he enjoyed a lucrative practice, living re- tired up to his death. Dr. Crandall was married three times, his first wife having been Miss Green; he then mar- ried May Adeline (Waters) Smith, and three children were born to them : Charies and Frank, who died in childhood, and Edward Rix, bom August 13, 1845, at present engaged in the drug business at Winooski, Vermont. Dr. Crandall married for his third wife, May 14, 1861, Miss Harriet Marvin, bom in Franklin, Vermont, April 5, 1821, a daughter of Elihu and Thankful (Barnard) Marvin, and a granddaughter of the late Judge Ebenezer Marvin. One son has been born to them, Frank H. Crandall Dr. Crandall was a prominent member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows. Frank H. Crandall, son of Dr. Hiram and Harriet Crandall. was bom in Gaysville, Ver- mont, October 13, 1862. He attended the pnUic schools of Burlington, Vermont, and subsequently was a student in the engineering department of the University of Vermont, from which he was graduated in 1886. In 1888 he assumed the responsible position of manager of the Bmliiig- THE STATE OF VERMONT. 709 ton water works, and he has acted in that capacity up to the present time. He also served one year as president of the N. E. Water Works Associa- tion, being elected to that position in 1901. Politically Mr. Crandall is an adherent of the Republican party, in which he takes a keen inter- est. He is a member of the Ethan Allen Qub, and also a member of the Episcopal church of Burlington, Vermont. On June 7, 1890, Mr. Crandall married Miss Emma Mary Porter Eady, bom in Leicestershire, England, a daughter of Samuel and Emma Eady, who were natives of England, and settled in this country in 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Crandall are the parents of one child, Cleo Nora Crandall. CHARLES E. TOBIAS. Charles E. Tobias, an enterprising citizen of Grand Isle, Vermont, who served with gallantry and suffered great hardships as a soldier during the Civil war, was bom January 7, 1843, ^" *hc village where he now resides. His parents were James and Julia (Montpelier) Tobias. The father was born March 10, 1810, in Dutchess county. New York, where he was reared and educated in the common schools. His parents re- moved to Vermont, where he built vessels which he sailed on Lake Champlain. He afterwards cultivated a farm. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and master of his lodge. He died at the age of seventy years, long surviving his wife, who was born in ihe state of New York, and who bore him two children, Charles E. and Julia. James Tobias was a son of James and Mary (Blooclgood) Tobias. The father. was born in Dutchess county, New York, in December, 1775. He spent his early years in his native village, and came as a pioneer to Grand Isle, Ver- mont, where he opened up a farm upon which he built a log cabin, which was replaced before long by a comfortable dwelling, where he died at the age of fiftv-four years. Charleys E. Tol)ias, son of James and Julia (Montpelier) Tobias, received his education in the public schnols in his native village. lie was but nineteen years old when the Civil war was fairly in procrrcss, anrl he had not yet found a permanent occu])ation. His patriotic spirit im- pelled him, however, lo join the hosts of young men who were forming regiments of volunteers for the defence of the Union. In 1862 he en- listed in Company K, Eleventh Regiment, Ver- mont Volunteers, from which he was subsequently transferred to the heavy artillery of the Sixth Corps. The first heavy engagement in which he participated was that at Spottsylvania Court House. He also bore a part in the bloody battle at Cold Harbor where his company and regiment lost twenty-five men and four hundred men, re- spectively, in about twenty minutes. He was also engaged in the desperately fought battles about Petersburg, Virginia, where (on June 23, T864) he was taken prisoner. He was first taken to Richmond, where he was incarcerated in the Pemberton building; then to the horrible prison- pen on Belle Island, in the James river; thence, in turn, to Danville and Macon. He was then sent to endure the fearful suffering at Anderson- ville, whence he was removed to Millen and then to Savannah, Georgia, where he was finally ex- changed, June 23, 1865, his rank then being that of corporal. During this awful period of five months, he suffered from want of food and cloth- ing and from exposure in the filthy and tentless prison camps to such a degree that his indomit- able pluck alone preserved his life, while his health was permanently impaired. It was his sad fortune while a prisoner to witness the death of a brother, who was fellow prisoner with him, and who wasted away with starvation. Tobias' service is officially exhibited in a testimonial from the adjutant general of the state of Vermont, in which are recited the facts in his militarv career, with commendation of his courage upon the field of battle and his fortitude in enduring the hard- ships of prison. Returning to Grand Isle, Mr. Tobias took up the trade of carpenter, which he has since followed with much success. His high standing in the community is attested by the numerous local offices to which he has been elected from time to time, the principal being that of selectman, which he occupied for nine years, in seven of which he was first selectman. He was also notarv public for four years, and he has held numerous other positions. He is independent in politics and liberal in his religious views. Mr. Tobias was married in 1875 ^o Miss Anna Griswold, who died April 7, 1900, leaving a 7IO THE STATE OF VERMONT. daughter, Daisy B. Tobias. Mrs. Tobias was born in Canada, a daughter of Carpenter and AurcHa (Lovcland) Griswold, who were the par- ents of four children, all residing in Grand Isle: Mrs. Aurelia Wilcox; Mrs. Levi Hoag; Helen, who is the widow of Herman Earl ; and Anna, who was the wife of Mr. Tobias. LYMAN ROGERS, M. D. The life record of Dr. Lyman Rogers is one which portrays progress and advancement along all lines which lead to the development of a char- acter above reproach. He gave his attention, throughout his business career, to a profession which ranks among the most useful of the call- ings of men. He was a friend of education, of morality, and endorsed every movement and measure that was calculated to benefit his com- munity. It was no wonder, then, that Benning- ton felt that she had lost one of her most valued citizens when he was called to his final rest. A strong personality and marked force of character, combined with his devotion to all that was hon- orable, true, and beautiful, made him a leader of public thought and opinion, and to know Dr. Rogers was to esteem and honor him. He was born in Danbury, Vermont, Novem- ber lo, 1832, his parents being Abraham C. and Olive (Engram) Rogers, the former of Marsh- field, Massachusetts, and the latter of Adams, Massachusetts. He comes of old English an- cestry. His parents removed to Vermont and were among the New England families that con- tinued the work of upbuilding her institutions during the first half of the nineteenth century. Reared amid the refining influences of a good home, Dr. Rogers early had instilled into his mind lessons of industry, honesty and self-re- liance. His early education, acquired in the com- mon schools, was supplemented by study in the Black River Academy at Ludlow, Vermont, and later he entered Castlcton Seminary, then a lead- ing educational institution in this state. He was graduated with the class of 1855 and soon after- ward began preparation for the practice of medi- cine. He attended a course of lectures in the Castlcton Medical College during the autumn of i8^r), anil suhsetuientlv entered the medical de- partnicnt of the University of \'crmont, where he continued his studies for two years, being graduated with the class of June, 1858. He took a leading part in the commencement exercises and completed his course with honor. Dr. Rogers entered upon the practice of his profession in Shaftsbury, Vermont, on the 3d of January, 1859. He remained in practice in Shaftsbury until the first of July, 1883, when he came to Bennington and entered into partner- ship with Dr. Edward N. Morgan, whom he suc- ceeded at the latter's death. Dr. Rogers was one of the most capable and skilled physicians that have ever been connected with the medical fraternity of this portion of the state. He was the loved family physician in many a household, and his practice was of a very important character. He had a larger number of difficult surgical cases than usually fall to the lot of the country physician. It was his desire in later years to put aside the arduous duties of his calling, but he found this almost impossible because his j^atrons were so loath to employ an- other physician. In 1865 he became secretary of the Bennington County Medical Society, and in 1873 ^^'«^s made treasurer of the Bennington County and Hoosick Medical Society. In 1879 he was elected president of the Union Medical Society, and was also an honored member of the State Medical Societv, in which he served as one of the board of censors and as vice president, and in i8()7 was unanimously electeresenee was always welcome, and where for years his professional skill had been often in demand. He seemed bright and cheerful, and those with whom he visited were encouraged to think that the day of his departure was yet far off. As he was taking leave of those made so glad by his coming, he bade each one ^ood-bye, they little thinking that it was his last farewell, but perhaps the experienced physician realized, as we must sooner or later, that " This is not my place for resting, Mine's a city yet to come, Onward to it I am hastening. On to my eternal home.' I II Dr. Rogers contributed largely to the im- provement and prqgress of Bennington in many ways. For six years he was a trustee of the Bennington graded schools and was president of the board for three years of that time. In 189s he was instrumental in forming a literary and social club, and in naming it, in honor of Governor Tichenor, the Tichenor Club, which became one of the leading, associations of Ben- nington. In 1864 he became a member of Mt. Anthony Lodge No. 13, F. & A. M., and was ever an exemplary representative of the craft. One who knew him long and intimately said of him: "He was of a kindly disposition, and had a very wide circle of friends. His skill in his profession was also acknowledged by his brother practitioners. Dr. Rogers was always kindly dis- posed toward the younger members of the pro- fession, and often took much pains to introduce them in practice. He was a man whose opinions were respected, and the confidence reposed in him both by patient and friend was deep." WILLIAM BROWN. In giving the history of the town of Berlin. Vermont, one must give a conspicuous place to the name of William Brown, who has ever been prominent in the welfare of his community, and is one of its prosperous and progressive farmers. Daniel C. Brown, his father, married Anna Bix- by, and was a resident of the town of Fayston, this state, until 1855 ; he then located at Water- bury, Vermont, and remained there until 1865, when he took up his residence in Berlin, where he followed farming all the remainder of his act- 712 THE STATE OF VERMONT. lYC career. In 1889 he retired, and spent the rest of his h'fe in quiet in Northfield, where he died in March, 1891. His wife survives, living with her son-in-law, Horace W. Strong, in the town of Berlin. The children of these parents were as follows : Malissa married Edward Handv, of South Warehani, iMassachusetts ; Lydia mar- ried Rev. X. W. Chase, and resides in Boulder, OMorado: Willijim i5 the subject of this biog- raj)hy ; W'ilber married, first, Emma L. Dewey, who died September 18, 1884. and on June 7, 18S6. he was married to Cora Brooks; he was one of the prominent men of Berlin, and is now deceased. Hosa N. is married, and lives in Mont- pelier, Vermont : lillla married Horace W. Strong, ancl lives in the town of Berlin. The birth of William Brown, the son of the above jKirents, occurred in the town of Fayston, \\'ashington county, on the 19th of September. 1845. He was educated in the schools of his native town and in Waterburv. His life has been passed in the quiet activity of farming, and he has resided in Berlin since his father located there in 1865 ; he possesses a fine farm not far from Berlin Corners, and there engages in general farming *ind in dairying, being a man who has been successful through close api)lication to busi- ness and by g(X)d management. His wife, whom he married March 21, i8^)<>, was Mary Dewey, whose parents were William and Hannah (ITurllKTt) Dewey, of Berlin, the father being lx)rn in l»erlin, and the mother in Hanover, New Hampshire. Five children have ])een born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Artliur C\'\r- rol was born July 9, 1870; he mnrried Sarah Lin- field, and lives in the town of Berlin. C'harles Dewey, wln^ was born I'el^ruary j8, 1872, re- sides with his parents. Mabel Hannah, Ix^rn October 29, 1875, niarneil (ieor^o R. Bosworth. and resides in Williamstown. Marv V.. was i)orn October 21, T878, and married George W. Will- iams, now living in the town of l»erlin. Wilbur F.. who was born IVbruarv m. 1881. is still on his father's farm. Mr. P>rown is a Ri publican : his fellow citi- zens have S'.neral tinie< chos«.n him to the office of lister, and he has served in the responsible posi- ^ion^ of tirit move 1826; Betsey, bom November as% 1798, died at Williamstown. Vermont, Octob^ 17, 1883; Joseph, bom September i, 1801; Edward, bom January 21, 1804, died October 28, 1834; Tme, bom November 16, 1806, died in Cali- fomia, June 13, 1863. Joseph Tme Eaton died November 22, 1845, and his wife died September 22, 1850, at East Corinth, Maine. Joseph Eaton, scmi of Joseph Tme and Me- hitable (Eastman) Eaton, was bom in Hawke, now Danville, New Hampshire, September i, 1801. When the boy was about five years old, his father removed to the town of Washington, Orange county,- Vermont, and there he received his education in the district schools. He was doubly equipped for the battle of life, for, in addi- tion to the agricultural training whidi he received on the farm, he leamed the cooper's trade, acquir- ing it, no doubt, in the thorough manner of those days, which was by apprenticeship. For a time he worked at his trade in Stafford, Vermont, and in 1828 purchased his father's farm in the town of Marshfield, and adopted farming as the busi- ness of his life, devoting himself to it with great success. In politics Mr. Eaton belonged to that branch of the Democratic party known as Jack- son Democrats, and was a member of the Meth- odist church. He married, January 25, 1830, at Stafford, Vermont, Judith Gove, bom March 14, t8o8, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Jones) Gove, of Stafford, Vemiont. Their children were : John Harris, born January 3, 183 1 ; Eme- line, bom September 23, 1832, married Levi Be- mis, and died August 10, 1873; Samuel Moses, born May i, 1835, died August 26, 1876; Na- thaniel Joseph, born September 23, 1837, who re- sides with his brother, John Harris, on the home- stead. Mr. Joseph Eaton died July 6, 1848, and his wife survived him nearly thirty years, dying April 30, 1877. John Harris Eaton, son of Joseph and Judith (Gove) Eaton, was born on the homestead, in 714 THE STATE OF VERMONT. the town of Marshfield, Washington county, Ver- mont, January 3, 1831, and received the educa- tion which has fitted so many men to become use- ful and honored citizens, that of the district school. He remained on the homestead, inherit- ing the taste of his ancestors for agricultural pur- suits. He succeeded in time to the ownership of the farm, and in its cultivation has devoted him- self to general farming and dairying. In politics he is a Democrat, and his neighbors have testified to their confidence in him by electing him to the offices of lister, selectman and trustee of the Jaquith Cemetery Fund. He was made a member of Aurora Lodge, F. & A. M., at Montpelier, Vermont. ISAAC J. BROWN. Isaac John Brown, now a resident of Boston, Massachusetts, where he is engaged in the in- surance business, is a native of Vermont, born in Jericho, Chittenden county, October 2. 1835. He is a descendant in the seventh generation from Francis Brown (i), who came from Englaml to Boston, June 26, 1637, on the ship Hector. From Boston Francis Brown went, August 31, 1637, with Theophilus Eaton and others, to Ouimipiac, now Ncw^ Haven, Connecticut, and there, with six others, he was left by Eaton to make preparations for tlie coming of others of the Hector *s passen- gers the next spring. (Atwater's **History of the Colony of New Haven.') He was a land- holder, and prominent in town and church affairs. He was a sworn constable in court. October, 1663, and deputy to the general court under the charter of Connecticut, May, 1665, 1667, and Octo- ber, 1668. He married and was the father of four sons, Eleazcr, Samuel, Ebenezer and John. Ebenezcr (2), third of the four sons of Francis Brown, died at New Haven in December, i«j68. His son, Joseph (3), born in 1716, went from Connecticut to \'ennont, and was the first settler at what came to be known as Jericho. His name was given tn Brown's river. He was taken with his family, by the Indians, to Montreal, Canada, where he was held prisoner by the British for three years. He wa> a large landholder. He married Hannah JlIihso:!. who was born in 1728 and died Tanuarv i, tSiV\ a daucfhter 01 Colonel Ebenezvr Tohnson. of Derbv, Connecticut. Charles (4), son of Joseph (3), was bom in 1760, and died March 26, 1826. He married Clara Hitchcock, who died April 22, 1867. Their children were: Johnson, bom in 1788, died in 1820; Hannah, born in 1790; Rachel, bora in 1793 ; Luther, bom in 1795 ; Electa, bom Decem- ber 24, 1799, died in 1836; Lucretia, born May 16, 1802; Zina Hitchcock, born December 27, 1805 ; Lucinda, born April 24, 1810; Josiah, born May 5, 1814. Zina Hitchcock Brown (5), seventh child and third son of Charles (4), was born in Jericho, Vermont; he died at Underbill, Vermont, April 23, 1867. He was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a Whig in politics until the dissolution of that party, when his ab- horrence for human slavery and his love for the union of the states made him an original Repub- lican, when the ])arty was organized in 1856. He married Abigail Dustin Bourn August 17, 1814, died September 8, 1878, a daughter of Isaac John and Abiah (Page) Bourn. Her father was one of the original settlers of Underbill, X'ermont. Isaac John Brown (6), son of Zina Hitch- cock and Abigail Dustin (Bourn) Brown, re- ceived his education in the public schools and ii> the academies at hVanklin and Swanton. leaving school at the early age of fifteen years, he served as clerk in various stores in Swanton and I^ur- lington, and in 1856 went to lUiffalo, New York, and engaged in the insurance business, whicli he has successfully prosecuted to the present time in that city. New York city and Boston, with the exception of three years during the Civil war period, when he was engaged in mercantile pur- suits. He was for some years president of the Hyde Park (Massachusetts) Savings Bank. He attends the Congregational church, and his po- litical affiliations are with the Republican party. He has never been ambitous for political distinc- tion, and has held but one elective office, that of selectman in the town of Hyde Park, Massachu- setts. Mr. Brown was married May 3, 1866, at Un- derbill, \'ermont, to Miss Harriet Diedamia Wires, a daughter of Hon. Martin and Eveline W. Wires. Three children were bom of this marriage : Frederick Wires Brown, bom October iip 1S67. at Underbill, Vermont, is a graduate of the J THE STATE OF VERMONT, 715 )ury (^Massachusetts) Latin School, and of rard, from which he received the degree of lelor of Arts in 1891, in course, and the rary degree of Doctor of Laws in 1894. s a practicing lawyer in Boston, Massachu- . He married, June 18, 1895, Maud, a daugh- )f Timothy Wright Hoxie, of Boston, who a native of Pownal, Vermont. V^illiam Paul Brown, born Jaunary 12, 1871, yde Park, Massachusetts, is a graduate of the e Park high school and of firyant & Strat- Commercial College, and is engaged in the •ance business in Boston, Massachusetts. He ied, In October, 1897, Abby Richmond, a hter of Timothy Wright Hoxie. Valter Stanley Brown, born November i, , at Hyde Park, is a graduate of Chauncy School, Boston, and is now C1903) a junior e Massachusetts Institute of Technologv. He imarried. :OLONEL WILLIAM H. H. SLACK. !olonel William H. H. Slack, a prominent Dwner and manufacturer of Springfield, fiont, belongs to a family of English origin, h has been, for at lea^t a century and a half, jsented in New England. The paternal :-grandfather of Colonel Slack lived at Jaf- New Hampshire, where, it may easily be ined, he led, at that early period, the ad- irous life of a pioneer. His children were: who lived on what is called Slack's Hill, vmouth. Vermont, where he was a farmer; who was an extensive operator of mills at yewater, Vermont, and became a wealthy ; and John. The father of these sons fell tim to one of the many perils of frontier life, e which he had chopped down falling upon and causing speedy death. Dhn Slack, son of the pioneer ancestor men- d above, was born at Jaffrey, New Hamp- , and followed the occupation of a farmer in own of Springfield, Vermont. In 1805 he lased a farm on which his son, John A., r of Colonel Slack, now resides. It is called River View Farm," and is situated on the side of Black river. He married Hannah Dr, and his children were: Sally, Emily, John A. and Hannah. He died on his farm in- Springfield. John A. Slack, son of John and Hannah- (Taylor) Slack, was bom December 28, 1818, in Springfield, and was educated in the Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, New Hampshire. His youth was spent in assisting his father in the labors of the farm, and at the age of twenty-one he went to I-owell, Massachusetts, where he was employed in the mills as a carder. Returning to Springfield, he engaged once more in farmings and at the same time worked in cotton mills in? that place. In 1846 he became a machinist, fol- lowing that occupation in connection with the- Parker & Woolson Machine Company at Spring- field. In his early life Mr. Slack was a Whig, his first vote having been cast for General William Henry Harrison, the hero of Tippecanoe. Subse- quently he became a member of the Republicair party. Mr. Slack belongs to the Methodist Epis- copal church, with which he united fifty years ago. He married, January i, 1843, ^^ Lowell^ Massachusetts, Marv Ann McAllister, of Frve- burg, Maine. Their children are: William H. H., mentioned at length hereinafter ; Frances A.^ born August 27, 1848, who married Professor J. W. Freley, of Wells College, at Aurora, New York; Mary E., bom April 6, 1855, who became the wife of W. R. Jacobs; and John T., also mentioned below. Mr. Slack now lives in retire- ment on the homestead, having withdrawn some time since from the active duties of a successful machinist. William H. H. Slack, son of John A. and Mary Ann (McAllister) Slack, was bom Febru- ary 21, 1844, in the town of Springfield, Vermont, receiving his education in the common schools of his native village and in the Springfield Sem- inary. At the age of sixteen he entered the ma- chine shop of Clark & Woolson in order to learn the trade, which he followed but a short time, when the country was startled by the outbreak of the Civil war. September i, 1862, Colonel Slack enlisted as a private in the Sixteenth Vermont Regiment, Company E, for a term of nine months and went out under the command of General W. E. Veazey and Captain A. C. Mason. This regi- ment participated in the three days' battle of Gettysburg, and was mustered out at the end of the term of enlistment, August 16, 1863, at Brat- 7i6 THE STATE OF VERMONT. tleboro, Vermont. On retivning to civil life, Colonel Slack resumed, for a few years, his trade of a machinist, and in 1871!, in connection with Mr. Ellison, established himself in business as a manufacturer of shoddy. His association with Mr. Ellison continued for four years, and later he formed a partnership with his brother, John T. Slack. The firm has the largest shoddy mill in this country, and is probably not excelled by any in the world. Their bulidings cover a spate of several acres, their mills being operated by com- bined water and electric power of one thousand horsepower. They also have an auxiliary of steam of three hundred horsepower. They em- ploy one hundred people, and their product is disposed of by woolen manufacturers. The raw material for the manufacture of this shoddy is collected all over the country, being obtained through jobbers, and is afterward assorted for the purpose of manufacture. The process is an interesting and complex one, and there are many steps in the purifying, assorting and carding of this raw material before it is ready for the fac- tory. The firm are at the present time increasing the capacity of their mills by the erection of an- other large building, which will give employment to several additional people. In the process of reducing woolen rags to the original woolen con- dition, they operate fourteen picking machines. Colonel Slack and his brother, John T. Slack, own the Springfield Electric Light Company, which they organized three years ago, and fur- nished with a capital of $25,000, which has since l)een doubled, all of which stock they own. Col- onel Slack is president of this company, and his brother is secretary and treasurer, Mr. Frank Barney being superintendent. The p^ant is oper- ated by both water and steam power, and gives a first-class day and night service to the village. In politics Colonel Slack follows the traditions of his family, being an active member of the Re- publican party. The high esteem in which he is held by his fellow townsmen, and the reliance which they place upon his ability to serve them in a public capacity, are sufficiently indicated by the fact that in 1888 he was elected to the legis- latutre. and in 1890 to the senate. He was chair- man of the military committee of the house, and was at the head of the committee on manufactures in the senate. He has also acted as a delegate to various political conventions, both state and national. He served as aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel, on the staff of Governor E. S. Page. He is a member of Jarvis Post, G. A. R., of which he was the first commander, having served several terms in that capacity, and also acted as delegate to the national encampment He belongs to the Masonic order, affiliating with St. John Lodge, F. & A. M., and Bellows Falls Commander)'. Colonel Sladc married Anna M., daughter of Michael Corbett, a farmer of Springfield. They are the parents of the following named children : (i).H. Carlton was educated in Boston, and after- ward received a thorough musical training in Europe, studying in Florence, Italy, and in Paris, his preceptors being Vinini, the celebrated vocal- ist, and Librealia. Subsequently he studied under Rendego in London. Mr. Slack is a vocal teacher, and resides at 131 Tremont street, Boston. He married a lady of Wilmington, Delaware, whom he met in Paris, where she, as well as himself, was taking voice culture and pursuing musical studies. She became a celebrated soprano. Mr. and Mrs. Slack have two children, Carlton and Theodore Wyman. (2) W. VV. married Miss Montgomery, of Springfield, Vermont. They have one son, Wilson, .who is a bookkeeper in his father's office. (3) J. Milton is a member of the freshman class of the scientific department of the University of Vermont. (4) There is one daugh- ter, Virginia F. John T. Slack, son of John A. and Mary Ann ( McAllister ;) Slack, was born August 3, i8s7, and was educated in the public schools of Spring- field. He was then employed in the shoddy mill of his brother, Colonel William H. H. Slack, with whom he subsequently formed a pannership, the establishment being thenceforth conducted under the title of W. H. H. Slack & Brother. The large proportions to which tl^e business of this firm has attained, and the great success which has at- tended it, are due, in large measure, to the com- bined ability, enterprise and strict integrity of both the senior and junior partners. The annual receipts of the firm amount to over one millioo dollars. Mr. Slack is also associated with his brother in the ownership of the Springfield Elec- tric Light Company, in which he holds the offices of secretary and treasurer. This enterprise is in THE STATE OF VERMONT. 717 an extremely flourishing condition financially, and is alsd a source of great benefit to the village of Springfield. Mr. Slack is a member of the Re- publican party, with which his family, for two generations, have been allied, and in which they have rendered active and conspicuous service. He belongs to St. John Lodge, F. & A. M. Mn Slack married Lillie, daughter of Ros- well Bowman, of Springfield. The home of Mr. Slack, which was built after his own plans and. his own ideas, is conceded to be the handsomest residence in Springfield. In its construction and appointments it testifies, not merely to the wealth, but to the refined taste of the owner, and to his appreciation of domestic comfort and quiet ele- gance. From an arcliitectural standpoint, it is probably one of the most artistic dwellings to be found in the state of Vermont. AARON DAVIS. Aaron Davis, deceased, characterized by keen perceptive faculties and sound business judgment, engaged in mercantile pursuits in his native town during the greater part of his active career, and for many years holding offices of public trust, in which he gained a position of unusual influence among his townsmen and the residents of the neighboring towns by the able discharge of his duties, was born March 12, 1825, and was next to the youngest of nine children born to Nathan Davis, a prominent and prosperous agriculturist, who resided on the West Hill. The educational advantages enjoyed by Aaron Davis were obtained by attendance at the dis- trict school during the winter sessions and a term or two at the select school in the village. His first business experience was gained in the capacity of a school teacher, which position he filled for several winters with a large degree of success. His next occupation was driving a team in the town of Lowell, and after a year spent in this manner he entered the provision store of Jonathan Smith in Chelsea, Vennont, where he was employed as clerk. In July, 1848, Mr. Smith died, and Mr. Davis succeeded to the business and to the office of postmaster, of which Mr. Smith was the incumbent at the time of his decease. Mr. Davis held the postmastership until the following year, when the administration changed and he was relieved from the position. He Aen took Jdm Wyman into partnership and the business was continued until 1854, under the firm name of Wyman & Davis. In that year the New England Protective Union store, Divisicm 640, was estab- lished, and Mr. Davis received the appointment of agent, a position which he held until 18649 when he and the late Ruf us Hyde purchased the business. This combination continued up to the time of Mr. Hyde's decease, which occurred March 4, 1879, ^^^ which Mr. Davis was the sole proprietor for many years. Besides the usual business of a cotmtry store, whicli was large, he dealt extensively in farm produce, payii^ the farmers some years more than fifty thousand dol- lars. In 1853, during the administration of Presi- dent Pierce, he was again appointed postmaster, and retained the office until after the inauguration of President Lincoln. This brought additional business, and during these years Mr. Davis ac- cumulated a handsome fortune which was the sequel of honest toil, and shrewd and careful management, so that at the time 'of his death he left a name without reproach for int^^rity and honor. On the establishment of the First National Bank of Chelsea, in 1873, Mr. Davis was elected a director, and was an active manager of its busi- ness until his decease. In early life Mr. Davis gained the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens, and, having pos- sessed the qualifications of counselor and judge in practical affairs, his services were much sought and valued in the settlement of estates and of difficult financial matters. He took a prominent part in local affairs, being elected constable in 1850, justice of the peace in 1862, and, with the exception of the year 1869, served in that office until his death ; in 1864 he was elected selectman, and by continuous re-election served in that ca- pacity till his death, except from 1869 to 1874. He was also appointed to responsible trusts by the county court, and was frequently chosen to administer the estates of deceased persons, many of them large and important. He was always dignified in his bearing, and there was in his demeanor a rare blending of courtesy with re- serve and a fine gentleness united with a straight- forward frankness. Unusual tact, warm svm- pathy, delicacy of speech, and a quiet but win- ning cordiality rendered him a very welcome com- 7iS THE STATE OF VERMONT. panion in society. For several years he was an active and consistent member, also a deacon of the Congregational church, and a liberal contribu- .tor to its support: he was regular in attendance at the Sabbath service and more frequently pres- ent at devotional meetings than many others whose business duties were far less urgent. He was generous in his judgments of his brethren, and appreciative in his estimate of the services of his pastor. Mr. Davis died at his home in Chelsea, Ver- mont, November 4, 1881, survived by his widow, who is now the wife of George L. Stow, and two sons, William H. and Edward Aaron Davis. Rev. William H. Davis, the son of a former wife of Mr. Davis, was bom April 22, 1851, and acquired his education in the public schools of his native town, Kimball -Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, class of '74, and the Union Theological Seminary, of New York city, from which institution he received his de- gree of Doctor of Divinity. He officiated as a minister at Beverly, Massachusetts, for six years, later was called to Detroit, Michigan, where he served eleven years, and in the spring of 1895 became the pastor of the Elliot Congregational church at Newton, Massachusetts. He is a man of splendid personal appearance, and his logic and arguments are powerful and convincing. He is a trustee of Dartmouth College. In October, 1879, the Rev. W. H. Davis married Emma Gifford Meacham, daughter of the Rev. James Meacham, the brilliant Congregationalist minister who served from 1849 ^o 1856 in Congress, from Mid- dlebury, Vermont. Their children were: Robert M., a student in the senior class of Dartmouth College; Mary Wells, a student in the Abbott Female Seminary ; and Edward Aaron Davis. EDWARD A. DAVIS. Edward A. Davis, prominently identified with the financial, political and social interests of the town of Bethel, Vermont, where he is acting in the capacity of cashier of the White River Na- tional Bank, was born at Chelsea, Vermont, June 18, 1865. The early educational advantages en- joyed by Mr. Davis were obtained in the public schools of Qielsea, and this was supplemented by a course of study at St. Johnsbury Academy, from which institution he was graduated in 1885. Subsequently he went to Detroit, Michigan, where for three years he was employed by United States Senator Russell A. Alger. During a por- tion of this time he was engaged as superinten- dent of ranches in Mexico, also made a trip to Europe on business for Mr. Alger, and performer! various important services, which were often of a confidential character. After the expiration of this period of time Mr. Davis returned cast and accepted the position of assistant cashier in the White River Junction National Bank, under the supervision of the cashier, John L. Bacon, the present treasurer of the state of Vermont. After being the incumbent of this office for three years, Mr. Davis changed his place of residence to Bethel, Vermont, and accepted the cashiership of the White River National Bank, in which he is also a director, which he has continued to occupy up to the present time (1903). He is also a trustee of the Whitcomb High School Fund, which represents between thirty and forty thou- sand dollars. Politically Mr. Davis is a firm advocate of the policy adopted by the Republican party, and was appointed fish and game commissioner for tjic state of Vermont by Governor W. W. Stickney, antl re- appointed by Governor John G. McCullough. 1 Ic has always taken a prominent part in political cir- cles, being the secretary and treasurer of the V\s\\ and Game Leagtie, the most important political club in the state. In his capacity of secretary of the league Mr. Davis had the honor of assuming charge of the reception given to Mr. Tlicodorc Roosevelt, then vice president of the United States, at the Fish and Game Club house at Isle Le Mott, on the occasion of Mr. Roosevelt's trip through Vermont in 1900. Mr. Davis was present in the office of the Fish and Game League, and answered the telephone call which announced to Mr. Roosevelt the first news of the terrible catas- trophe which finally ended the life of the late President McKinley, while on his visit to the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo, New York. He is prominently affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, a Knight of the Mystic Shrine and a Knight Templar. In 1892 Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Mis§ Josephine O'Connell, and one child has been bom to them, Edward A. Davis. F. E. DEAN, THE STATE OF VERMONT. 719 CHARLES E. SHAW. harles E. Shaw, proprietor of the Shaw Tav- at Barnet, was born in St. Johnsbury, Ver- , October 10, 1863, a son of Albert J. and ces (Damon) Shaw. Having obtained an lent common school education in his native , Mr. Shaw began the battle of life on his account as clerk in the old St. Johnsbury 1, remaining there three years. Desiring then mge of residence and occupation, he went to 1, Massachusetts, where, having secured a tion as clerk in a carpet store, he remained welve years, laboring faithfully for the firm's ests as well as his own, and giving eminent faction to his employers. Retummg to Ver- : in 1898, he engaged in the hotel business in let, meeting with such success that two years , in 1900, he purchased the fine and well Dped house that he now occupies. It is well ed, its environments being pleasant and pic- jque, and, under the genial management of Shaw, who takes pleasure in personally at- ing to the comfort of his guests, has become ly and favorably known to the traveling pub- md is most generously patronized. In con- on with his hotel, he also carries on an ex- nt livery business for a country village. Po- illy he is a Republican, and farternally is a iber of the lnii)roved Order of Red Men. rlr. Shaw married, November 28, 1891, Car- VI. Gaskill, of St. Johnsbury, a daughter of "les and Rebecca (Kirk) Gaskill. Two chil- have blessed their union, namely : Rodney A. Earl J. REV. JOHN ALOYSIUS LYNCH. ^ev. Lynch, of the Roman Catholic church at ;et, Vemir)nt. is a native of the state and one er sons 01 whom she may be proud. His nts, John and ]\lary (Cronin) Lynch, were ^es of Irclaivl, and settled in Vermont in early The subject of this sketch was born August 1868, in South Wheelock, and passed his lood among tlie humble surroundings of the I, partaking in its labors and sharing the ships of rural life. Lp to the age of eighteen s he received no secular instruction beyond furnished in district No. 7 of his native town. He then entered Green Mountain Sem- inary at Waterbury, Vermont, but was soon com- pelled to take up some calling, in order to pro- cure means of pursuing further studies, his par- ents being without means to keep him in school. For a period of five years he worked as clothing salesman and bookkeeper, in the service of G. W. Simmons, proprietor of the large clothing estab- lishment in Boston still conducted under the name "Oak Hall." In the meantime be kept up his studies under a private tutor, and was able to enter the Semin- ary of Philosophy at Montreal, whose course he completed, and then went to St. Mary's Theologi- cal Seminar}' at Baltimore, Maryland, from which he graduated in 1897. He was ordained to the priesthood and entered upon his work as as- sistant of the parish at Swanton, Vermont, where he continued six months. In 1898 he took charge of the English-speaking parish, St. Aloysius, at St. Johnsbury, which then had a partially com- pleted house of worship. Under his charge the parish prospered, and now has a membership of some three hundred and fifty souls. In addition to the work of this parish. Father Lynch fiad charge of two outside missions, Copperfield and Lunenburg. As auxiliaries to his church work, he has been accustomed to foster literary and other societies for the improvement of his people, and he is also a diligent temperance worker, being now secretary of the state branch of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America. In this connection he delivers frequent lectures, and is an active factor in the campaigns against the saloon in Vermont. As a loyal native, who has made his way to a position of responsibility and usefulness in the state, he is entitled to credit for his determination and perseverance, as well as for his Christian virtues. MELVIN G. MORSE. Melvin G. Morse, a young and talented law- yer of Hard wick, was born February 27, 1873, in Elmore, Lamoille county, Vermont. After leav- ing the common schools of his native town, he was graduated from the People's Academy at Morrisville, Vermont. Deciding then upon a pro- fessional career, he studied law first with the late Hon. P. K. Gleed, of Morrisville, then in the 720 THE STATE OF VERMONT. office of Bates & May, at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, subsequently taking a special course in the law school of the Boston University. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1899, and immediately lo- cated at Hyde Park, Vermont. Not being satisfied with his prospects in that place, Mr. Morse settled in Hardwick in April, 1900, and is here winning success in his legal work. He has a good practice, in addition car- ries on a substantial business as a fire, life and accident insurance agent, representing some of the leading insurance companies of New England, his office being in the Marshall block. He is like- wise the local agent for the Connecticut Building and Loan Association. GEORGE W. BLODGETT. Ever since the first term of General Grant in the presidential office North Randolph has had the same |K)stmaster, which would seem to be proof positive that the mcumbent had given such satisfaction as to defy criticism and disarm all opposition. As the postmaster comes in contact during his term with practically every one in his commimitv, and as the chances for mistakes are many, it is certainly a tribute to the urbanity as well as business tact of any man to hold such an office over twenty years, but this praise is due to the subject of this sketch. But this is not the only claim of Mr. Blodgett upon the good will and consideration of his fellow citizens, as will ap- pear from these biographical notes, and during a career of many years in Orange county it is safe to sav that there are but few in its confines who do not known liim and none that do not esteem him. His family is one of the oldest in the state. William P»l(.xlgett, his grandfather, was first owner of a Vermont farm which has remained in the possesion of his descendants for more than a hundred years. lie was a man of note in his day, prosperous in business and prominent in pub- lic aft'airs. One of his sons, Abel F., grew up as a worthy successor of his progenitor, and fol- lowed farniiiiL^ for many years at Tunbridge. He married Elvira Cliadwick, and one of their chil- dren was (lu>rLi:o \V. Blodgett, whose birth oc- curred at Hardwick, March 16, 1833. 1 [c received the usual training and education of New England boys, which was Spartan-like in its simplicity and the rigor of its discipline, but precisely the kind to make industrious and moral men of the type fitted to grapple with the stem realities of life. His work for some years after reaching maturity was devoted chiefly to agri- culture as it is carried on in Vermont, but by the saving habits of his race he gradually accumu- lated enough surplus to branch out for himself on a modest scale. In 1869 he became the owner of a grist and saw mill, which he has continually operated since that time, earning the title of an honest miller who made goo