Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

success IN any other puFsult-but not ~
much for wealth-ior be often sa,d that
hc considered "great wealth and poN Jriy,
though different in kind, equal misioF-
tunes but he regarded industry as q
duty, both for health and body, and hep
piness Of mind and eoutsutment and iru,
gality, as the real snurre If happiness
The result Of such views was a peaceful,
happy and independent life, during which
he was enabled TO devote very large
sum in the aggregate To the education of
his five children, all Of whom have sur
yivel him. and 10 live ia house, though
simple and unprrtanlms Yet rrpletc
with every comfort, aul s.ways open 10
the rats " t0SPiI slITY, W3I H,ade cheer,
iul aud happy By every rural adomnsut
which taste could desire rs well the
natural as To Crafty a huiahlp ambition
t. De "a successful thorough, thrifty far
mcr. Asa farmer he had tow, il any 81,
ryrior, in hi, county, Upon his home
farm lac cultivated les ,hau thirty acres,
N both grain anu gra,,, wul yet he kept
a larger stock than the average If farmers
with three times that amount in cul,iya.
ton, Deep blowing, thorough f,rtililiuy
and draining, he Insisted, would give
larger results in lifetime apou small
farm than poor farming would ON larger
farm. Iii, success %, practical farmer
is the best argument ia tay1rufhis theory
Of small farms and thorough cultivation.
Consistent TO Iii, principles, both as a
citizen and christian, Ia lived a quiet,
uscf,d life, in hi, sphere Of action and
died most respected and deeply loved by
the limited circle Who knew him best.
He leaves five ghillyu, $. $. Nichols. of
Lcayenworth, KAN, Quartcmas,erof the
18th Kansas Cavalry Col, Wm, 4, Mich.
ols Of Rutland; Majgr Henry J. Michel,
Of Texas; Harrison I, N.shul,, a mymler
d the senior elias. OF Middlobury College,
and daughter, a graduate ii G!enwood
Ladies' Seminary.
UNION STATE CONVENTION AND Ar
roRTIoNMENT or DEDEG NTFs.- The fol
lowing is the apportionment of delegates
10 the R6puhlic1u Lni-A- STATE C-a,..t..
ton, TO be held a, Rutland, March 18th,
1865, for the choice OF delegates at Argc
10 the National Convention, upon thc
basis adopted by the State Committee, OF
ono delegate for each town and an ad-
ditional delegate Tor every one hundred
and fifty votes cast for John b. Page for
Governor At the last State election.
RatLad CovHY- Rutland ; Brandon
b Castlcton, Fairhaven, Pawlct, Poult-
ney, Wollingford, > each; other towns
cach--36 dclegatcs
Washington County Mortified 3 f;
Barre, Montpelier and Waterbury, each;
the 9th or towns each 81 delegates.
orange County Randolph 3; Bradford,
Chelsea. Corinth, Newbpry, Straaa,d and
Thctiard 2 each othcr towns each p
delegates,
Cai,dosaa Coutg-St Johnsbury {;
Hardwick, Lyndon and Paacham > och;
other towns eaeh-22 delegates.
Lu,oNc CootH-Iydcpark, Morris
town and Stove each other towns
cach-l3 delegates.
OrLdHs Co,m,y- Charleston and New
port , cach-othcr towns Teach q del
cgatcs,
E~sr Coag-An the towns each
y delegates
1d,',on Co,lty - Middlalury and
Monkton > each other towns / each %
delegates
ChtHnd,,c Burlington ( Boil
ton, Shelhurn, South , Burlington. ST
George, UnderhiI, Wcstforl, each ;
other towns each . delegates.
B.abiagton Comty Bennington 6 :
Manchester3 Arlington, Dorset, Powual,
Shaftsbury, each; other towns each
IS delegates.
VI,5Bg,, C,so.i,.- Rr,t,}, J o,. r. {; raft
ton, Londonderry, Putney, Rockingham,
Town,hend, , each; other town, each
70 lol.ga,cs
Windsor loaot, Sprfug}ell Wood
stock, ; each Barnard, Chester. Hartford,
Indlaw Norwich Ro,Lc.trr Rnvaltan.
Weston Windsor . c,rl ,ther town, /