Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-07-12

town in Vermont
The opening pages of this volume,
about eighty in number. are devoted to
The Natural History Of Northwestern
Vermont. by the Rev. John B. Perry.
formerly Of Swanion, since a Prof Of
Zoology in Harvard College, and now
Prof. Of Natural Science in Oberlin Col.
lege, Ohio. Only the geological portion
"f the natural history is given in this
number, the remaining chapters, on bot
any and zoology, will be given subsequent
Iy. Ii is treated in a most Interesting
manner, evincing'much scientific research,
and displaying scholarly dicuOn. In
proof of the latter We extract the follow
ing paragraph, regretting that our limited
space will not allIw mere copious quota
tions
"The existing surface of our (Cham-
plainl Basin has features, the advantages
of VT ich can not be easily over-estimated.
Even the apparent drawbacks have their
eoHIpeusatiUns. The skill neediul to coul-
pete with the ruin caused 10y frost and
snow, the sagacily demanded in tanning
the raging power Of the freshet, the inge.
nuity requisite to guard against the un.
dermining effects of moisture percolating
the soil, the foresight required in ordel
TO turn every seeming i'll into condition
of good, are qualities Of no low grade ye
all these. and manifold other excellence
are likely to be called out in man, whel
summoned by stern necessity to battle will
the elements, and. to bring all things int,
subserviency the true ends of rationa
soul. Aud then, these very processes 0
wear and tear, in the world around us
are calculated to break up the monoton
which might else prevail, as well in huma
life as in the face of the country. Tn
very shi!tings of the superficial deposit
arrest the iie.in-dearh stagnation of tn
unvarying plane. Nay more, they serv
to relieve what would otherwise be angu
lar, to tOue down the rough aud jagge
outlines OF the solidied portions OF tn
Basin aud IN this wise to afford cease
less aud never-reTeatiug succession Of va
rying views in our scenery. So, these ma
teriais, as furnishing the basis Of our u,al
itohl soils, Of our clays and sands, Of ou
ioams and marlS, are able to sustain a ve,
variety of vegetable growtts, by thes
ncans TO support iDnumerable forms of al
mated existence; and, therefore, to II ak
our valley capable of becoming, under til
uutiring care of man, Garden of tn
Lord-a wilderness, which. as reclaime
from its widne>s, shall still retain all il
freshness and native power, and thus be
Paradise indeed--characterized by tn
grandeur aud beauty, the majesty an
grace Of nature and art combined"
Franklin county follows, with an intro
ductory chapter by the late Geo. |
Houghton, Esq.,-and we believe, th
last of his historical papers completed b.
fore his death. The histories of all th
towns (Swanton excepted, the Mss. havin
been accidentally lost, they will be rel lr'
: duced) are full and replete with biog
, phical sketches of many of Franklin
great men, living and dead, among the
Ex-Govs. Royce, and Eaton, Hons. Smit
Benz Swift, Asa Adds, JAS. Davis, Bait
: Turner. Rev. &. Worthington Smitl
; John G. SAKE, N. +. Wood, Alvah s.
It hin, Rev. Benz. Wooster, San'I Kendall
e Vim. G. Wilson aud others. l.. l.. Dutc|
er, ESQ, furnished the history of St. A
bans, nd his famous paper, June Trai
ing," and j. s. d. Taylor's poem. I'll
Yankee on the Wal' appear, both advant
geously. Papers and contributions a
II also furnished, for this and other town
o by such weli-kuown ladies aud gentlemt
5, as Rev. G. L. Wright, Prof. II. j. Moor
It Mrs. b. N. SmalIey, Rev. A.C Bordea
II L. A. Dunn, A. G. Soule, Miss Nj.
Rood, V. D. Rood, D. S. Bliss, Pre-
Pease, j. Isham Bliss, Rev. Ii. Ho
kins, and many others. An elabora
military history of the county by Narr'
's Gibbs, Esq, occupies about seven
'e pages, and includes lists of the Vt. office
le in the Revolutionary war, officers al
r. soldiers of two regiments Of infantry
: war of 1S12-'15. and full record
each soldier in the Shareholders rebellio
Brief sketches of several distinguish
' officers are given: Maj. Gen. W.
y Smith, ("Baldy9), born in St. Albar
ID Feb. II 1924, cousin of ex-Gc
US Smith Maj. Gen. Geo. j. Stannard. bo
in Georgia, Oct. 20, 1920, Maj. &c
= |. b. Richardson, boru in Fairfax, De
Is, 1915 killed in the battle of SHARP
burgh, Md; Col. L. S. Barney, Of Swa
tn, mortallv wounded at Frederick
y burgh, Va, May 10, 1864; Coils. Jew'
= and V. S. Barney, Of Swanton Lie'
!" Col. Chandler and Capt. II. q. Parsol
y ST. Albans the lamented Capt. Merr
= B. Williams and Capt. II. H. Stuart,
: Bakersfield, etc. Many incidents, NJ
: to the present generation, in relation