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Jan. y. LEONARD KEITH Of Barre, horn IN .
Uxbridre. Mass, July 18th, 1898. The repre- I
sentative Of Barre in 1871 and lsi2, and "a Sen
ator from Washington Countyin 1880 and SOL /
Feb. y. Hsu,N BARsrow of She.bume, del .
on the flrn where he was born, and where be I
had lived seventy-eigbt years. He was the .
father Of Gen. John L. Barstow, the represen- .
tatiye Of Shelburne in 1880 and 1881, sena- .
tor from Chttenden County IN 1893, and
leading man in the Methodist Church more than
forty years.
Feb. 2s. NATHANIEL JOINS OF Woltott, ii
member Of the Legislature in 1891 and lo'7'
and Judge Of Lamoille County Court in ioii
and 1S45.
March 4. PoBru- BANTER of Derby lie
WAS Judge Of Orleans County Court in 1885,
and Ele,tor of President and yica-Pre.iient in
1858 and 1857 and a member Of Congress three
terms. lsGl-67. He was a man Of great energy
shrewd and influential politician, and fire.
oueut member of State and National conventions
In 1873 he was a member Of the Wing National
convention. and the only delegate from New
England who was a Taylor man from the START
March H. JAMES l. STARK, Of HaliflZ. lie
was the eliesr son Of Jelediah i. and Abigail
(Camp) Stark, and was born in Salisbury, e.
18th Of October 1892. He wa- graduated al
tale in 1914. studied law with his father, and
urae.i iced in Halifax all the rest Of lis life. Tie
was the representative Of that town ia 1873,
1924. 1927. ls2s, 1884 and 1889; and Jadse
Of windham County Court in ls-". ISL. lo-7
to 1881, 1884, 1885.
April 5. Exocu Z. JouNsoN, formerly 1t
Colonel of the u Vermont Regiment. it i- bee
ucyel that he saw more active service Doc Che
field than any other Vermont officer.
May 8. ALEXANDER FrRGr~oN Of south
Burlington. native Of Stark-boro, t0r twenty
wears merchant in Burlington, the Representa-
tive of Huntington in 1870 and 1871. and a
Senator from Ch,teuden County in 1876 and
ls47.
May Il. Avian SrArnnNG, Welihe--fe. B. "a
native Of Towusheui, Mas. gradual. Of
Amherst College in lo3l, and Of AHlo,er
Theological Seminary in 1854, and Cousresl-
tional minister for thirty-four years. For nearly
thirty years pastor at Cornish. n H.; ami from
February l,G5 till his death az Wcr-e.-aeiA
god man. a genial pastor, AMI faithful
preacher.
june t. DANIu PIERCE Tn Hr-o>. Il Mont
pelier. Tie was born in Cha.letoWn, Mas,
October Ist, 1875, and Wa srlla4'sl 10 Md
dlebury in 1870 He studied law and prar-
tisei hi, profession a; Montpelier BE Nas
Register Of Probate. ls25-32. Judge Of Proa''e.
1873. aud ls4l, and Secretary of State two
years. 1888. Hs taste, however, WAS Tor
literature rather than for law or politics H uo'
tn. only novelist be was the chei one that ef-
mont has nrodueed His 6r7t zorS Of any im-
nortauee. was entitled May Martin. lr The
Money Dirgers. 90 and WIS written in successful
competition for prize offered by oue of the
then Boston Journals In $50, Dee published
..The Green Mountain Boys. historical tale.
embodyinr some Of the main incident of tie
earliest history Of the State, and Introducing ;he
LEADING men Of the time>. Then followed
..Locke Amsien, 80 a tale written with view 20
the reformation, in some respects, of our chen
school system; THE Rangers. or the IorE's
Daughter was published ia 1850, ami is tale
Illustrative Of the early history of Vermont, AMI
gives. in the form Of novel, ana interesting ac-
count Of the battle of Bennington and tie moi
dents connected with the Northern campaign Of
l777. "Gaut Gurley. tale Of the Umbagos, 80
.The Doomed Chief, OF King Philip and
sCeuteola,' So have since succeeded these. Many
other tales Of less pretention, have been the
work of his pen His writings are everywhere
deser,eily popular, aul many Of them have
been reproduced in Europe. aHd ia other
languages. He was also the author OF History
Of Montpelier, AMI the compiler Of a volume Of
the Statutes OF Vermont
June 10. LEVI MEADEn Of Verseuae-, for
two years States Attorney for Addison toalty.
June 10. Lewis AlEAcnAu Of New Haven,
brother # the late Hon and Rev james Msachlm,
NJ. g., and Senator from Adl..sp Comfy n
1864 and 1850.
July = MILO L. BENNLrr. Of Burlington He
was bora in Sharon, Conn, grldul'ei at lalsin
1871, studied law at the famous Ltchie.l Law
School, and began practice a; Manchester. VT,
was States Attorney for Bennington County
three years, 1921, 1872 and 1888, Judge Of r'ro-
bate for the District Of Manchester for five years
1s24-2s. and Judge Of the supreme Court Of
Vermont twenty years. \ purer or more honest
man never sat upon the bench. His moral sen
sibilities we're so acute that his presence on the
bench was very dangerous TO a person accusedo Of
crime. He seemed to regard the fact Of indict-
ment as prma facie evidence Of guilt In civil
cases. and when time was given him for study
and reflection. his judgment was almost GGer-
ring. He was deyout and active Christian,
member Of the Congregational Church, in his
middle life an enthusiastic Sabbath School
teacher and superintendent; and in his later
years, decided and earnest advocate Of the add
yancei views Of temperance
July 10. GAMALIFL b. SAWYER Of Burlington.
He was graduated at the University Of Vermont
in 1919, at the age of nineteen, and WAS one Of
the best Jeies lctres scholars that has ever been
graduated at tie University. He was admitted
to the bar in 1921, AMI practieed at Burlington,
New York and Kalamazoo. He was a clerk in
the Department of State several months in 1871,
and in the Custom House in New York some
wears. Mr. Sawyer was a man Of extraordinary
brillianey He had a memory of wonderful re-
tentiveness, had most intimate knowledge Of
Greek, Latin and English literature, and was
profoundly learned in civil and political history.
He was sngularly gifted in the use oil the pen,
and wrote pure and strong Saxon in delightful
style One of his best productions was memoir
of Gev Van Ness in the New York Times Had
he devoted himself Systematically anil assiduous-
ly to letters, he would have gained high rank
among American authors.
July 30 DAEIEL COBB of STAFFORD. He was
lawyer by profession, but was much more in favor
Of settling disputes than Of litigating them. He
was the representative of STAFFORD in 1915. 1916,
1877, 1874, 1925, 1S41 and 1912; a member Of
the Executive Council, 1s31-34, and Senator
from Orange County in 1887 and 1889.
August 49, GEORGE W. BAILEY, Of Middle
sex. He was a soldier in the war of 1872, when
only sixteen years old, and took part in the
sanguinary battles Of Chippewa. and Bridge
water, and in the storming Of Fort Erie. He
was the representative Of Elmore in 1902,
Sheriff of Lamoille County in 1S4s, Senator from
Lamoille County in 1851 and 1852, and Judge
of Probate in Washington County two years,