Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-20

known to the parties most concerned, the
rpecial object of his visit to Charlestown.
Sophy Grout suffered somewhat from pa
ternal interference, grounded on the fact
that Stevens, during the war of the Reyos
luton, had espoused the cause of the
mother country, and was therefore tory.
But she was finally told that if she would
marry an old tory, she might, only she
could carry nothing from the ancestral do
main but herself and cow. A few days
later, the afflicted Circuit family witnessed
the departure of Sophy with Stevens.
The Doctor, experiencing less difficulty
in preliminary arrangements, went for
ward to Rhode Island, where he remained
few days, and on his return was accom-
panied to st. Johnsbury by the aforesaid
Cynthia of Charlestown, who subsequent
ly became the mother of Lemuel Hastings
Arnold, who was born at st. Johnsbury,
educated at Providence, and was Cover
nor of Rhode Island in 1S4l-2. He was
also member of the Governors Council
during the Dorr rebellion, member of
Congress in 1S45-47, and continued to be
regarded as an accomplished scholar and
ripe Statesman till his death, which oc-
Cured at Kingston, June 9th, 1862.
So much for the son of Cynthia Has
tings. Now what of Sophv Circuit? She
was married in Charlestown, March 4th,
1891, and her eldest son, Henry Stevens,
WAS born Dec 18th of the same year.
This son, though he becama no Governor,
was yet very distinguished man. He
was Representative from Barnet in the
years 1S26-27, and was President of the
Historical Society of Vermont for many
years; his historical collections consisted
of 1885 bound volunteers, $500 pamphlets,
about 400 volumes of newspapers, and
probably 20 900 letters, bearing date from
1926 to 1854 He also had all the old
field -books of all the town lines surveyed
by James Whitelaw, E-q., and his depu-
ties. He had three SONS: Enos, who grad
uated at Middlebury College; Henry,
who graduated at Yale, and George, who
received his education at West Point, but
is now dead. Henry, after obtaining his
education, went to London, where for
time he was employed in purchasing rare
aud valuable books for several American
gentlemen. In 1916 he was employed by
the Trustees of the British Museum, to
make up catalogue of American Works,
not found in the library of that institu-
ton, and was then employed to furnish
these works, also complete set of the
public documents of each one of the Unit
ed States, and a complete set of all doCu-
ments published by Congress, and ull
such books ~ contain the general litera-
tur,. of the State, Il business which very
few men are competent to perform. He
was appointed agent of the Smithsonian
Institution in 1S48 and is still, | arn
told, employed by the United States
Government in selecting valuable works,
and the public documents of the Govern.
ments of Europe, for the Congressional
library,
Such was the romantic marriage of two
Charlestown girls of the olden time, and
it's result. Aud now at the close of this
article, let me say that if there are any
more good men mp north, or anywhere
else, wanting good wives. that Charles
town has few more available daughters
left s
ATTEMPT AT WHOLESALE MURDER
The mail train over the Northern Rail
road, Wednesday afternoon, ran into
repair car at North Boscawen, but owing
to the high rate Of speed, no accident oc-
Cured. On examination made it was
proved that the car had been placed there
by some person not connected with the
road, and suspicion pointed TO three men
who had been seen about there. These
men we're finally arrested and taken to
Concord before tho Grand Jury fnr i.,Ai"s-
ment. They give their names as Tyrus,
George and Julius Taylor, from Potsdam,
n. Y, father and two sons. Julius has
confessed and may clear the others.-FTe6
Press
HoOsAC Tunnel The progress of
the work on the Hoosac tunnel for the
month of September was as follows: West
end-west shaft heading from 5,222 to
1926 feet, an advance of 103. The brick
arch was advanced from 1 ,272 to 1899, II
feet. Central shaft was sunk to grade.
East end heading advanced 1875 feet, from
1885 to 1861 feet
PEEsoNAL-John Kellogg, son of L.
Howard Kellogg of Benson, is one of the
Messengers in the House of Representa-
lives at Montpelier.
\ LONG TRAIN OF CARs-Conducto
Samuel Johnson run a train of cars out of
here for Burlington last Saturday, which
numbered G6, mostly loaded with freight.
It was drawn by the locomotive "Killing-
tou," of which Mr.. G. W. Kinney is tie
engineer, and though the K,lington is
one Of the most powerful engines on the
road this was good test of her strength,
especially on up grades. The train was
the largest that ever left Rutland for any
destination.
PARDONs. - Seven convicts in the
p-;e,,, 90 W.; L.. L.,.,o $780,, x,,-I.., !