Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

hOau prOVlueu tndt uultSS Wy cioaih
day, therein named. "a given amount of
stock should be subscribed, it should be
forfeited and void The friends of the
road, after exertlng every nerve to obtain
the requisite amount, found at the last
day, that they were deficient in subscrip-
tions to the amount Of one hundred thou
sand dollars, and had given up all as lost,
when Governor Paine, although he had
previously been a taker Of the stock to a
heavy amount, placed his name on the
subscription book, assumed the entire bal
ance, saved the charter and secured the
construction of the road.
The last act of Governor Paine's life
was the exploration of Southern Route
for Pacific Rail Road. 1t was gigan-
tic project-but one that his mind could
comprehend-and one chat would COM
mend itself to his regard and arouse all
his great energies. While in Texas, ex-
ploring the country for suitable route
he contracted disease common to that
climate. which, his constitution being
weak, proved fatal and he died at Waco,
in Texas, on the 9th day of July, 1858.
in the 55th year of his age His remains
were brought to Northfeld and there in
tered, with impressive solcmnities, on the
first day of November 1853, his class
mate Rev. Ezra Stiles Gannett, D. d., Of
Boston, preaching the discourse, .a d.
We extract from an account of his fu-
neral in the NorMfeM Messenger, the fol-
lowing: 1T is not for us to pronounce
his eulogy. The pain and apprehension
with which our people parted with him,
when he set out on his journey south, and
their sorrow, exhibited in many ways or
hearing of his death, are more truthful
and eloquent than our words could be-
The loss to each inhabitant is private and
personal. HIS body rests in front of the
Church, in the center Of the beautiful
lawn, which was cultivated in accordance
with his own excellent taste" ....,,
IA. JOHN MATToCKs. .
In the old family bible of Samuel Mat
tocks who was Treasurer Of the State Of
Vermont from 1886 to lS0l,in his hand
writing, is the following record: A." My
father James Mattocks son of Samue
Mattocks of Boston, (who was the son o
James Mattocks whose father James Mat
tocks came from the town of lotness il
the County of Dcyonshire in the west O
England and was one of the first Settler,
of BOSTON, died at Middletown in Con
necticut in New England May 9th, 1866
aged 63 years and was buried in the frs
burying ground in that place." oamue
Mattocks was born in 1889 and was mar
ried March l4th, 1903. to, Miss Sala(
Burdell. (who was also born in 1880 an(
died at Middlebury, VT, in 1901. .
John Mattocks, the fourteenth Gov
ernor of Vermont, was his youngest child
and was born at Hartford, in the County
of Hartford and State of Connecticut, OF
the 4th day of March, l7T. He CAM
from that State, with his father and fami
ly, to Vermont about the year l778 o.
1879, and settled at Tinmouth, in thi
County. He remained with, his father il
that town till he was about sixteen year
of age, when he went to Middlcbury an,
commenced the study of law in the ofic
of Samuel Miller Esq, (who was prob
ably his brother-in-law, as find that hi
sister Rebecca married resident of Mid
dlebury by that name in 1900 He re
mained, however, but short time in hi
ofiice, and went from thence. on foot, t
st. Adams, and continued the study of hi
! profession, probably, in the Office of Hon
!, Bates Turner, afterwards Judge of th
!, Supreme Court of Vermont, when, afte
three or four years study in that Office, b
was admitted to the bar in Frankli
County. g'''
In 1897, Immediately after his bein
admitted to the bar, he opened an oflic
and commenced tho practice of his prt
fession in Danville, Caledonia Count,
and after remaining there short time h
removed to Peacham, in the same Cour
ty, where he continued to reside till hi
death. abtfi ss yrl 4e1 s sF4
. In Q07 he renresentad tho town ,