Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-06

ing for Orleans County IN 1904, 1900 ana
1866 Chaplain of the Vermont Senate,
and from 1862 to 1868, was member OF
the Board of Education. He was also a
prominent and efficient worker In the
cause Of temperance, and at the time OF
his death was Chief Templar of the Order
of Good Templars. A memorial address
on his life and services was delivered be-
fore the Vermont Historical Society, OF
which he was an active member and
President at the time of his death, by
Henry Clark Esq, which was ordered
published by the Legislature Of Vermont.
May 7M.
FoRDYCE HUNTINGTON, M. d., OF YER
gennes. He was the son of DIR. Ebenezer
Huntington, one of the early settlers OF
Vergennes, and came to that city from
Cummington, Mass, in 1853, when ABOUT
six months old. He went into business
in 1910, and was never disengaged until
his death. March list, 1897, he was elected
a member of the first board of Directors
of the Bank of Vergennes. He was VICE
President nine years, and in January,
1916. was elected President. His connec-
ton with the bank ceased in January,
1906. He represented Vergennes in the
Legislature of Vermont in 1888 and 1889,
and was one of the Judges of Addison
County Court in 1842 and 1S43.
Mag Is.
SAMUEL S. BUTLER, M. D., of East
Berkshire, at the age of 81 years. He
was born at Whiting, March Is, 1887, and
had been in the active practice OF
medicine for fifty-nine years. He was
prominent member of the Masonic
Fraternity, having been Master of a
Lodge over twenty years, and High
Priest of Chapter and Commander of
a Commandery of Knight Templars, most
of the time since 1897 and 1928. He had
also been Deputy Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge, Deputy Grand High Priest
and Grand King of the Grand Chapter,
Grand Commander and Deputy Grand
Commander of the Grand Commandery of
Knight Templars of the State of Yer
mont. Il have in my possession an Anti
Masonic publication in which it is stated
that she took an early part in the abduc-
ton of Morgan, and when search for,
and prosecution of the abductors COM
menced, he fled as others did to Vermont.
Stone relates that he was selected by the
Sheriff of Genesee county as foreman of
the grand jury.
June II.
Hon WILLIAM G. KITTREDGE of Fair
Haven, at Rutland, at the age of go years.
He was born at Dalton, Mass, February
%, 1900, and graduated at Williams Col
lege in 1920. He studied law with Hon.
Elijah Hunt Mills, and Mr.. Lewis Strong
of Northampton, Mass, and was admitted
to the bar in Campbell county, KY, in
1875, and in Rutland county in December
1924. He represented Fair Haven in the
Legislature of Vermont in 1881, SO, '37,
AT, '40, 49, and 1856, and was Speaker of
the House during the sessions of 1S4S and
1S49, and was a member of the Constitu-
tional Convention of 1886. In 1888 and
80 he was Senator from Rutland county,
and in 1862 he was Lieut. Governor Of
Vermont and er-obfcjo President of the
Senate. From 1888 to 1888 he was one
of the Judges of Rutland County Court
and in 1S43 he was elected States Attor-
ney for the County of Rutland, and was
States Attorney in 1860, but declined to
accept the office. In 1856 he was elected
one of the Circuit Judges for the State.
June 18th.
HON. HENRY B. STACEY at Revel, Rus.
STA, at the age of sixty-four years. He was
born in Orange County, August 23d, 1904
and at the age of fourteen went to Bur
lington to learn the printers trade in the
Office of the Vermont Gazetteer. In Feb
ruary, 1928, he became associate editor
and publisher of the Burlington Free
Press, and in January, 1888, he became
sole editor and proprietor and remained
as such until 1916, when he sold the es
Enlistment to d. W. G. Clarke, and be
came farmer. He was the Representa-
tive from Burlington in l843, 1874, 1851
| aud 1856 and was one of the SeleGtmei
of that town for the six years from 1847
to 1852. In 1861 he was appointed, by
President Lincoln, United States Censu
at Revel In November, 1868, he returned
home on leave of absence, and in the May
following, on the appointment Of his sue
cessor, be returned to Revel to close III
his affairs intending to return home il
August, but in June was seized with in
famation Of the lungs which terminated
his life.
June 49,
REV REUBEN SAWYER. at Loyden, n
Y, aged II years. He was first settled
at West Haven, Vt, and afterwards wa
successfully pastor of the Baptis
Churches at New London, n. H, Chester
Vt, and Leyden, n. Y. His remain
were brought to Chester for interment.
JOHN G. GRIFFIN of Burlington
Sheriff OF Chittenden county
JuEy5.
LARKIN 6. MEAD of Brattteboro Ii,
was born in Lexington, Mass, in 1895
studied law and practiced his profession
more than fifty years. He was the founde
of the Savings Bank at Brattleboro. H
was Senator from Windham county il
1S47, 1S49 and 1S49 The we'll known
sculptor, Larkin g. Mead, is his son.
July %.
REV. ROBERT MYERS. He was bori
August 10th, 1904, and was successivel
pastor of the Baptist churches in Ando
9 yer, Middletown, Wallingford, Vt, an,
Galway, N. Y. He represented Jamaic
in the Legislature of Vermont during tn
year, 1868, 1859, 1860 and 1861 He wa
; buried in Bristol, Vermont
jug 30.
ALBERT III BULL of Brattieboro q