Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-09-01
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on Mount Mansfield, August 23d, was Sila
Baker, an old man Of 76, who came up OF
foot from Underhill He ascended the noun
tain just ffty-siI years previous, that very
day, Aug 23d, 1909, having gone up with q
party of six, through the Notch, and uT
over the Chin. The other members of tn,
I party were Artemas Howe and Zenas Baker
/ (both dead) Ferrin Holmes. Clark Baker and
Wm. Walbridge. who are all living.
The next year, 1910. Mr.. Baker says a
party of four went up the mountain. one a
minister, who preached sermon on The
Chin, from the text, ''Behold the wonderful
works of God -
Mr. Baker has never been up the noun
tam since, until this summer. He described
the appearance of the mountain ffty-six
years ago, the whole top being covered with
forest, not having then been burnt oyer, and
spoke Of the great quantity of blue berries
TO be found on the mountain.
Mr. Baker remembers distinctly when Bar
toms Rock, in the Notch, fell from the noun
tain he was quite near ut the time, and
heard the fall, which shook the ground like
an earthquake, and ratified the windows at
Cambridge, several miIes distant. The orig
inaI name Of the rock. Mr.. baker says, was
"Burton's Rock :" from the coincidence Of
its fall with the birth OF a child 10 Cambridge
named Asa Burton Ingram bu: in time the
name has been changed to Barton's Rock.
Mr. Baker hsIrty, and can e
up the mountIln aioot, without much "a
tigue.
Gen. George Wright who was lost with
hIs family ia the wreck Of the Bother jon
athan ON the Pacific Coast, vas 2 native of
Vermont and graduate at West Point. lie
has been for several years stationed on the
Pacific coast.
" hen the war broke out he was Colonel
Of the 9th L. ) Infantry. and the youngest
cfFccr of his rank IN the army. The BJstOn
T-crsler saws of him, he was highly dIstin-
guIshed in the Mexican war, and as he was
considered in the army the beau IDEAL Of an
officer, II has been a matter Of surprise 10
many that be was never sent into the held.
John Morrissey, the ex-rrize fighter, the
present millionaire. and the leading citizen
OF Saratoga, keeps the most elegant gamb-
ling hell in the place. MOrrissey takes an
interest in the pecuniary welfare Of the
town. ha. subscribed literally TO the county
bonds, and will, probably, ere long, be
Mayor Of Saratoga, and perhaps by and by
represent his district in Congress.
II was recently announced that Col. Henry
Stark, grandson and last representative"
of Gen. John Stark. the Revolutionary hero,
had died in Maryland at the age of IL. The
Manchester Mirror states that Gen. George
Stark of Nashua and VIM. stark at Man
chester y. H., are yet alive and likely to
live for many years, are great grandsOns Of
the Revolutionary general and tue descen-
dants of the original stock. They a-e the
sons of the late Hon. Frederic e. Stark. who
was the son of John Stark, Esq., known in
the olden time Of Manchester, as "Justice
Stark who was the son OF Gen. John
stark Col. Henry Stark was the son Of
Major Caleb Stark, the son Of Gen. John
Stark. Major Stark was in the battle OF
Bunker Hill when scarcely sixteen.
Maj Heman A. Fay died at Bennington
on the Goth inst. in the eighty seventh year
If his age. His father, DR.. Jonas Fay, was
Secretary of the Council OF Safety, and au-
thor of the Declaration of Independence of
Vermont one of the delegates to procure
the admission of Vermont to the Union, and
A prominent man in the early history Of the
State Mai. Fay graduated at West Point
in 1910, and sas connected with the United
States army for thirty-six years.
Porter Dodge, the original inventor and
patentee OF the soap-stoue stove, died at bis
residence in Perkinsville, in this State, Au-
gust 18th, aged "a. He commenced the
Of soap-stone stoves at Francis
town, n. H., over 80 years ago.
Daniel Goodin. an old resident Of Dan
vile and IN former days well known WOOL
en- manufactured, died on the 10th OF August.
aged 81 years and three months. He was
the FIRST person to introduce into Northern
Vermont the wool Carding Machine.
Hon. Henry @. Hewett. formerly an 40
tive business man In Platnburgh, and State
Senator from that o,unty, died in Milwaukee
last week, alter q short Illness. l 81
Major General ". 8. Hancock has been
a Major General in the regular
army, to date from the 18th Of March, for
distinguished services during the war"
So many Hebrew ismilles are locating in
that q synagogue is about 70
be opened there, for their accommodation.
The new Episcopal Church at Rutland
was dedicated on Wednesday, the l6. Tho
sermon was preached By Bishop Hopkins.
At the letting cf pcws on the l7sh the firsr
choice was bid of BY John Cain, Of the Rut
land Courier. si.
Newspaper peddling in the army was .
very profitable business, judging from the
iacs that one Of this class who formerly ped
died papers in the Army Of the Potomac 10
now worth 500, 200. and fs one Of the di-
rectors of the Second National Bank, just
estahlished in Richmond. sss I'D |
d A man nansd Lsnos, supposed to b An
o( Booth, ths sssasrin, and Q
Somsn,e belisssd 70 b JsR Tipping. were
ssrested ~ Fort Wasus;f lpd., Wedsesday.
Len6g k8 srfessed e. Nov Haven. Conn,
Ior robbery, hut subse4 4uestlJ escaped =
Ihe jury b tie esss e. Oolcheeter The
1p1risuG1 He1iaDy Whe Was Indicted d Duf
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