Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-09-27

name of H.mlu Allen was given as thc mar
>a8l who made the return 1T 1901. which
WIS calculated 70 ra-t di7Jrast upon i-, a- DE
ua- not marshal tlu ISIS This wac au CT
rar d. the name oi Mr.. Allen nowhere a.-
pears IN connection with che return. The
marshal Iu 1921 was Lewis " & ~ srr.- I'll
whom DAVID Robinson, who witnessed tne
return. was an assistant.
uIL.ND UALL.
North BENIN EtJu. Sept. 2I. 1871
DEATH ~ il'N- =. W. hrN--..4 i.'l
Hc rye " Benedict Ut Burlington, for many
wears editor 1T tile F-se Press. and tie ia.
-h.-..f its r~e..nr editor died a. ft..r ..--.
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90
Nr. beoelie, was well know .n t-io F.cin-
i-v. and the following. biographical sketch oft
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"a9Nrs " iLLhs BENEDICT was BORN ~
NORTH S'ami-fl' l'nn-' january u. lao
~ l1c a-a 'i H..e,eeh' - entered -..- ?. p"-
On = Lass e " iii1'h5 ''.'e-e' >' i'.''1'1r-
1919, aa- graduated ~ 9I> "'ii ia" a'-
e-l hon'T7 A.1'r 1r'i"' M .. .i'n,
Iri"cil1I %. inc Ae'-ehF Ih F" t7s'.'Id' Mass
'l N.7 -''u -'.eI' !" l'-'' tti ''iI., 11t T
Lu " A'ltin7 e'l'e-e' "a.ch I'7i-i't -' Htia
TOR three year, WHe1 Ae 1tt-I -e- ttg charge
at tie Academy IN New1IrSa, y. auc
there he wac elected Profess ot tA'mtt
- and Natural F"H'e'phy lh lAc ai''r~iJ,
~ vermont lie accepted tHe position lt
Janu ~, SD au' Tor la. twenty" No.
years l'iio"ih-' ne gave ing prime gu PTS it'e
tnd the best % nus strength e. t4At Nstiiu-
1on- OF ms service m H. PRESIDENT h.eI
-r 81. .a
ihe ;. hl-O eit e"hI'l 'eie,Iati 'h OF i'' L Oh
tr~i1J p 1922 9t.t AZ N4-4>- >t'.
fr'i- '.9FEe sh,Iiet Ie7 '-usd rs posi-
ti2n az Professor % eNeiai9''y ana N"thril
history ana FetiItd rom tae ae..'- service
b. the University. hls loss was deeply 'eit
lie had been twenty Two years ia the iu~titu-
ton. lie had stood by the -mou. deri' =
ashes 'i tue hT9t college bulidinS- hr PAD
pecn the most actiVe anu energetic man it
completing the new. lie "aS teacher, Ae
aas agent, he was superintendent. FL,
planned The subscription ot 1871 8ut was
tie general agent IN accomplishing st. u.
was tTpontel treasurer ana h-onEAt h-hi
out o. darkness ana order ou1 q confusion.
lie planned IN com FFe"eA9i'e manner 'oI
ne nNtrSity' ana ne sPtht me ara money
and strength without stunt. Tor i's interests
Grateful feelings are uuc W Alih from ever
friend of education in the State.
air. Benedict lcit the OniversttF t' avoid
a threatened ni'iA'"S Gown - ms Ae'i-h-
Seeking some more ou' = "'o' 'er. I''.l'h
ne was engaged as an assistant 'S L|.t t'T-
nell, who was then IN the construction g.
the Troy and Canada Junction Telegraph
hne, making the beginning oi 1ia '3rtun'
"hicn mas since 1ha'leI MN g l'oH4 OoF-
neil Onlycr ity, lie asSls'eu 1f. 1o'hei IN
raising the stock ana IN tne construction 81
the lIne' ana became the hrst ga peFin1entenl
OF the company lion joan y steward
how Governor oil Nerm0nt, ana Hon l. e.
DOd-e, present mayor ot Burlington, were
among he first operators under him. lie
held this position but a short time, leaving
t to engage IN telegraph building on his
own account lie raised the capital stock Of
the Vermont and Boston Telegraph Company,
and was the contractor Tor the construction
Of the first line OF that ompany from Boston
% Burlington, and OF Its extensions 10 Mon
treal, Osdensburg, and through the Connec-
ticut River Valley. In 1893, IN company
with hls second son, he purchased the Bur
lington Free Press, and devoted himself TO it,
as editor and publisher, for fifteen years, I'LL
10 1850 he sold his interest to his youngest
surviving son, and retired from active labor
Ia 1851, he was elected State Senator from
Chittenden County, and was reelected in
1870. lie was an active and leading mem