The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-01-17

igan, at the age of 70. lie was native
of Royalton, VT was one of the founders
Of Oblcr College, and jealous worker
in the nnti-slavcry movement.
July 2S-Rev. Richard Charles Hand
at Brooklin, N. Y, at the age of 6S.
He was born in Shoreham, and was
graduate of Middlcbury College of the
class of 1922.
Aug. 5,-Gen. Ethan Allen Hitch
cock, at Hancock, Ga. He was born at
Vergennes in 1875 graduated at West
Peint in 1917 served in the army until
1924; was inspector of infantry tactics
at West Point from 1924 10 1888, was
Inspector General on Gen. SCOTS Staff
in Mexico, was appointed Major General
of Volunteers in 1862, and from that time
until the war closed he was Commission
airy General Of Prisoners. He was the
author of several literary works.
Sept. Z. Gen. Clinton Clarke, of Bur-
lington. He was born in Sandy Hill, N.
Y, in 1910; was graduated at Union
College, Schenectady, studied law but
never practiced, purchased the Burlng-
ton Free Press in 1916, and established
the Burlington Times in 1853. Previ-
GUS to 1910 he was Quartermaster Gen.
eral was Secretary of the State Senate
from 1910 to 1851, member of Constitu-
tional Convention of 1857, and Secretary
of that body in 1857 and 1870, was
President Elector in 1860; and Execu-
tive Clerk of the e.. S. Senate for nine
years.
Sept. 12-IIon. Job Lyman, at Bur-
lington. lie was born in Northampton
Mass, Dec. 0, 1871, He graduated at
Dartmouth College in 1904, where he
was "a college mate of Daniel Webster ;
studied law at Windsor and Haverhill, N,
H., practiced his profession at Wood
stock; was cashier of the old Vermont
State Bank and president of the Wood
stock bank for many years; was Court
-.-litor Oi ii ioug pcriou, ana member
Of the Governors Council. He removed
to Burlington in 1850.
Sept. 22.-George friedrich Houghton
Esq, Of St. Adams. He was born in
Guiliord, May 81, 1920. After COM
pleting preparatory course of study at
the Vermont Episcopal Institute in 1887
he entered the VT, University and was gra-
duated in the class of 1889. He studied
law in the Office of the Hon. Benjamin
Swift, and came to the Bar in 1841. In
1S4S-49 he was Secretary of Civil and
Military Affairs; and in 1928 was
States Attorney for Franklin County,
He established the Vermont Transcript
in 1854; was subsequently connected
with the Church Journal of New York !;
contributed largely historical and biogra-
phical sketches to various publications ;
and was one of the founders of the YER
mont Historical Society. He was Presi-
dent of this Society, and U. S, Commits
sioner, at the time Of his death.
Sept. 23.-Hon. James X. Hyde, of
Sudbury. He had held many town and
county offices, was member of the last
Constitutional Convention, and was, lat the
time Of his death, Assistant Judge of the
Rutland County Court.
: Sept. 24,-Hon. Henry Reyes, of New
bury at the age of 65. He was born in
Vershire. He was bred to mercantile
pursuits and was widely known as the
President of the Connecticut d Passump-
sic Railroad. He was for several years
the Democratic nominee for Governor,
and frequently delegate of his party to
National Conventions was a member of
the State Senate from Orange County in
1747 and 1913 and was one of the or
! iginal founders Of the Vermont State Ag-
ricultural Society.
Sept 24.-Hon Austin Fuller, Of
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. He was born
in Westminster, April l, 1892 remov-
ed to Bakersfield in 1915, and subse-
quently to Enosbourgh, where he resided
until 1866. He was prominent bust
T ness man represented Enosburgh in the
of the County Court in lS36,an in 1858
was chosen the first County Commissioner
for Franklin County under the New Pro-
hibitory Liquor Law.
Sept. 26.--Hon. Harvey d. Farrar, of
Rlchtord. he was prominent citizen
and business man, had been member of
the State Senate,and held many positions
of honor and trust in his town.
Sept. 27.-Rev. John Gleed, of Nor
ristown. He was born in Wiltshire Eng
land, January, 1885, pursued his theo-
logical studies at the Highbun Theologi-
cal institution, and was selected as pas
tor Of the churches at Seaton and Lyme.
Came to this country in 1882, and labor
ed as minister of the Gospel at Gran.
by, &. f., East Berkshire, West Berk-
shire, Montgomery, Wolcott, Waterville,
and Morrisville, at different periods.
Oct 3O.-Hon. Ulysses D. French, Of
New York. He was born in Hardwick
in 1910, went to New York, at the age
of IL, studied law and came to the Bar in
1882, was for several years Judge of the
9th and 9Th Ward Courts, was Commits
sioner OF Jurors II years, and served one
torn in the Legislature. He retired from
active business in 1866, aud visited Eu-
rope and Africa.
+ Nov. IA. Joseph H. Chapman, of
Niles, Michigan. He was born in Shore
ham, Sept. IS, 1903; was graduated at
Middlebury College in 1928; studied
law and came to the bar in 1882; re-
moved to Michigan in 1886, were he was
at different periods, County Judge, Cir
cult Court Commissioner, and a member
of the State Senate.
Nov. 26. - Rev Benjamin Perkin
Stone, at Concord N. FL, He was born
in Reading, FEBRUARY II, 1902 and was
one of the most widely known ministers
and theologians of New Hampshire
Dee. 6.-Benjamin A. Kingsley of
Lowell, formerly of Fletcher, at the age
of 10. He served in the war of 1872,
and sent five sons to the late wnr.
Dec. 31.-IIon. Edwin Hammond, of
Middlebury, at the age of 20. He was
prominent agriculturalist, and noted
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