Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-02-16

The Last Of The Heroes Of bennington
Gone = Captain Simeon Hicks, the last Of
the Americans who were in the Battle Of
Bennington, land Of whom We published an
extended biographical sketch in Aug. last, J
died ut the residence Of his grandson. May
nard Knight, in Sunderland, Vermont, on
Wednesday, the oath instant, aged ninety
nine years, five months and two days. Ho
was born in lIobarth, Mass. August ~, 1885,
and was the eldest Of twenty two children
BY his father who was twice married. Capt.
ri. served in the revolutionary army at two
or three different stages OF the struggle
first under Washington at Cambridge and
afterwards under Stark in l777 lie parti-
cipated in all the struggles OF the 10th Of
August at Bennington (iloosick) to the final
and complete discontinue Of the British.
During the greater part Of that day he was
in the froat ranks md in the hottest Of the
fight.
At critical moments, Starks' position was
near his company; many Of his comrades
were shot down, among others his right
man. lie was married IN I779 to a daugh-
ter of Capt Constant Barney Of Concord. ~.
H., and after the close Of the war settled IN
Sunderland, Vermont, where for more than
sixty years he maintained the character Of
an industrious, honest AMI respectable citl-
zen. Capt II. was a remarkable man ply
scaly; for seventeen years he had no ex-
perionce of bodily ailnent-and his death
and extreme old age were not attended by
suffering or pain. Vitality and conscious
ness gradually left him, 50 that the moment
of bus final departure was hardly perceptible.
Ills remains have had a quiet burial among
the Green Mountains, but had he lived and
died in one Of our metropolitan cities, they
would have been ostcn,a,iously inferred in
the presence ofthonsands. and amid military
parade and display.-Ttoy (.NYl Budget.
A " Fasfp Man-it is curious to see how
fast some folks manage to get along in the
world. The fellow (paine) who lately sold
to Mr.. Pike of lIsverhill, the horse he had
stolen in Washington, VT, pushed on, il
seems, to Boston, committed forgery, and
got into l.everett street jail, before Dir. Pike
could overtake him, though we understand
he gave chase To the reprobate as soon as
possible on discovering the swindle. SO
Mr.. p. was obliged to return without his
customer. But il was some comfort TO find
him in good snug quarters at this Indictment
season md it is to be hoped that he will
be provided with steady employment awhile,
for such FAST chaps talents ought not to
rust in idlencss..-Bradford Ing.
Some months ago sister arose, In So
cial meeting among the True Wcsleyans in
Indiana and said that among the many bless
ings the Lord had conferred upon her,noi N,
ienst. was that he had considered her worthy
" 10 ken a ,laiion on The underground rail
road: but added she. ] have reason to
fear that h,se been unfaithiul to my trust
as have no, had single traveller for IN,
last iiro ireeks ."-The effect ON the audi
ence may be imagined, but we can't under
take a description.
The Roman bergars are great curiosity
to q stranger. They sit in chairs at every
church door, and rattle their tin boxes at ev
cry passorby. One copper is generally the
extent of their demand, and # tho charIta
bly, Opposed person has no copper coin, thel
are always ready 10 change piece OF silver