The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-09-15


1886, at Hardwick. He then retired
from the ministry, removed to Craftsbury,
and spent the rest of his life as a farmer.
lie died December, 1864,
His only publication was a sermon on
"The Eloquence Of ST. Paul" in the
Christian Spectator for 1924.
He married, 6 December, 1892, Deborah
Worcester of Hollis, n. II.
CHARLES NICoLL,
Charles Nicol, son of John Nicoll, (gr
Kings now Columbia College, 1775), was
born in New Haven, Ct., 10 June, 1897
and fttel with the Rev. David Smith Of
Durham. Soon after graduating he en-
gagged in mercantile and manufacturing
business in New York and New Haven,
and continued till 1910, when he retained
the superintendent of the locks and canals
at Turner's Falls Montague, Mass, of
which he had the management for many
years. lie still lives in New Haven
He married Caroline, daughter of Abra-
ham Bishop of New Haven, and by
her had two sons and three daurh~
ters
joins RUSSELL, JR.
John Russell, Jr., son of John and Lu>
cretia Q'res;on) Russell. was born in Cav
cndish, 81 July, 1893, and fitted for
college at the common school and by pri-
vate study. When nineteen years old, he
wrote "rhe Authentic History of the
Vermont State Prison." duodecimo vol
ume of nety one pages. After gradua-
ting, he taught Il year in Georgia, five
years at Bonhommie Bottem, No., and
a years at St. Louis. lie also taught a
high school in Vandalia, H., and two
years in .Alton Seminary, now Shurtlifi
College, In 1928 he took up his residece
at Bluiidale, which was his home for the
rest of his life. He was licensed as q
Baptist preacher, Q February, 1898, but
did not preach except occasionally. lie
was principal of Spring Hill academy, in
East Fellciana, In, eight years, during
which time lie was also Superintendent of
Public Schools. For tie last twenty-five
years Of his lte h. wrote for the press
with great a-.,luity. In 1893 and 1889
lac wa- the editor of the Backwoodsman.
published at Grafton, ILL.,, and in 1871
and lSi2 he edited thl Advertiser at
Loui'vill", Ky. An anonymous article of
his wriing, entitled "rhc Ncnomou+
Worm attracted great attention not ouly
in This country. but in Europe, was trans
lated into many languages, and powerfully
influenced public opinion OH the subject of
temperance. At the time Of his Death he
had in hand several elaborate works,
among which were "1'lo Black IIowls
War; evidences of Christianity" and
a "History OF Illinois," There was al.
most no style Of writing which did not at
tempt, or which, attempting, he failed to
adorn' His language was chastc and
classical; his style clear, concise and Wig
orous, and sometimes highly ornate lie
was an accomplished lnguist, reading
with iluency Greek, Latin, French, Span.
ish, Italian and German, and having cons
siderable know!elge;of Dutch, Welsh and
lcelandic. In 1862 he received the de.
gree of LII. d. from the University of
Chicago
In the fall of 1878 he married at
White water, La, Laura Ann Spencer OF
Vergennes, VI. He died u Jaunary,
1868, leaving widow, a daughter and
three sons.
FRANKLIN G. SMITH
Franklin Gillett Smith was from Ben.
son He entered the Episcopal ministry,
and was rector of st. Paul's church,
Lynchburg, Va, flom 1924 to 1888, and
then became rector Of Female Institute
in Columbia. Tenn, where he was in
1850
| JONATHAN c. SOgTIIMAYD.
Jonathan Coleman Southmayd was n
native of Connecticut. After graduating,
he tanght Newton Academy in Shoreham
year, was tutor in Midd.ebury College
from 1920 till 1928, and then became
preceptor of Montpelier Academy, which
place he Occupied about twelve years.
"t1c was amorg the very best teachers to
be found in any country. To him, from
his long stay and his peculiar combination
OF fine qualities, as teacher and man
not only the education interests of the
town, but its social and general improve.
ment were deeply indebted ~ TAowsoli,
Montpelier p,90 lie taught in Burling-
ton n year only lS35-36, and then resi-
ded in Rutland teaching and preaching
as health perpitted, till his death, which
took place in October, 1888, when he
was about forty-ivc years old, lie was
, the yaledictorian of the class of lSl7--
His address before the Philomathcsiar
Society in 1926 was published.
CHARLES WATROUS.
Charles Watrous, son of Erastus Wat,
rous was from Montpelier. He studied
theology in that place, lSl7-lS, and
then learned the printers trade there
with f, u, Walton, lie went South
and taught a short time worked at hi;
, trade in various places became insane,
and while in that state wrote aud pub
f lished book on The craft and dangers o.
masonry; returned 10 Montpelier and
staid few months, and about 1885,
committed suicide in Concord, y. IL, by
cutting his throat.