Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17
Neurology of Vermont for 1872.

the legislature of Vermont four years was
Register of Probate six years; States Attor-
nev of Chittenden County in 1888 and 1899,
and Senator from the same county IN lSll
and 1912.
January 6h.-Joseph Perkins, NJ. D., of
Gas. ton, at the ageof seventy-threa years;
He .ame to Castleton in 1916, studied
medicine with Selah Griddley, NJ. D..
graduated at the Vermont Academy of
Medicine in 1920, and remained from that
time ur.til his death in the constant and sue
cessful practice Of medicine He was
twenty Years connected with the Castleton
Medical College, as professor OF HdteT7d
Modica and president was subsequently
professor of Mafaia Medioa in the Uniyersi-
ty Of Vermont, and was also one Of the
founders of the Vermont Medical Society,
and its president for two or three years.
January 9th.-Ariel Burnham, Of East
Brookfeld, aged seyenty-twO years. lie
was born at Brookfeld, January 3lSt. 1893,
represented his native town in the Legisla-
turc of Vermont in 1857, and was judge Of
the Orange County Court in lSi7 and 1918.
He was one of the leading democrats in his
section Of the State, and was prominent
in the councils and conventions of his party.
January I7fh.-Dr Henry Z. Clarke, Of
Rutland. at Montreal, aged seventy-twO
years He was born in England in 1900,
and was the author Of "Iales of a Northern
Noyager,' - Palmario. - \ Wreck
Ashore, Orthodox Journals, etc
February 2lh. - Martin Mattison, of
Salisbury, at the age of sixty-two years.
He had been a judge of the Bennington
County Court, and died after an illness OF
only one night.
March 7ft.-F. F. Hoyey, NJ. d., of Jeri-
cho, aged forty-Six wears lie was born in
| Thettord, studied medicine with DR.. Orrin
Smith. of Montpelier, and graduated at
the Woodstock Medical College IN 1888.
lie had been Secretary Of the Chtttenden
| County Medical Society. and Librarian OF
| the State Library.
March 5h.-Bodney V Marsh Of Bran
| don. aged siXty-fye YEAR Mr.. Marsh was
q prominent and original anti-slaycry man,
was member of the Legislature in l-j6,
| l9j7 and ls5r. and the author OF the bill
'' 10 secure freedom 70 all persons within
| the State, better known a~ the " Personal
Liberty bill"
March 9th.-Iliram Jones Of Waitsiield,in in
| the sixty-fourth year of his age. He repre-
-ented Wait-feld in the Legislature of Yer
mont from 1871 10 lSi3; Judge of Wash
| ington County Court in 1884 and lo55:
/ County Liquor Commissioner in ls57 and
/ lsjS, enrolling officer for the Mad River
/ valley. besides holding several town Offices.
March l3fh.-Constant " Storrs of Mont
| pelier, aged Seyeuty-one years lie had
/ been prominent merchant of Montpelier,
and actively connected with her religious
] and benevolent interests
| Nqrch 27fi.-Henry Stowell of Combridge
at the age Of ~eventy-four. Tie graduated
/ at Nliddlebury College IN l-l6, studied law
/ with Daniel Chipman. was admitted to the
bar and practiced his profession in Cam
J. a. I--nl .#rf J. O. l..
member of the Council of CenS0r~ in Isis,
and delegate from the third Congressional
District TO the national '' nion Republican
/ Convention. in Is6i.
ipu 2iM.-Rufus Hamilton, of Mont
/ g0mery, aged about seventy y-three years.
lle had represented Montgomery in the
State legislature was senator from Frank
/ lin county in Isl and Isis, and had been
Judge of Franklin County Court.
April 2jh.-Rey. Joseph Steele, of Mid
/ dlebury. at Mobile, A.a.. ~ the age Of
seventy. He graduated at Union College,
I Schenectady. in 1924, and az And0ver lneo
/ logical Seminary in l-27- lie was pastor OF
the Congregational slurch, Castleton. for
twenty-slx years, and subsequently primer
pal Of Burr Seminary al Manchester, and of
the Addison County Grammar school. and
for two years agent of the Vermont Bible
Society
Nqy llfH.-Rey Addison Brown, of Brat
tieboro. aged seventy y-three. lie graduated
/ at Harvard College ia ls26, and at the
/ Cambridge Theological School in 1881. and
was pastor Of the Unitarian church, Brat
tleboro. nearly fourteen years. He was
editor of the Bmttleboro PhrHlI from
ls63 10 81.
MAJ 3Hi.-John s Pettibonc, Of Man
chester. az the age of eighty-SiX years Tie
graduated at Midilebury College in $50,
but never entered professional life. He
was q Lieutenant in a battalion of volun-
teer- at Mis~i~qloi Bay, Canada, in 1913,
when that place was captured and the
force. stationed there taken prisoners of
war. and acted with great galiantry. lie
was "a member of The Governor Council in
1881. and was subsequently Judge of Pro-
hate and Judge of the Bennington County
Court
Jme lm-Eli Hind,, of johnson, OF the
agc of eighty-oneyea lie served through
the war of l-l2 and was wounded at
Lundy'- Lane. In later yeats he was
Judge of Chttenden County Court.
Jftae ih William p, Russell, VI. d., of
I Nildlebury, aged ~iXty-two years. lie
was graduate Of CaStleton Medical Col
lege and practicei his profession at Mid
dlcbury for thirty years lie was po~tma>-
ter at Middlebury from loj7 to ls6l. sur
geon of the 5th Vermont Volunteers. Grand
Master Of odd Fellows. Grand Junior
Warden of Ma>ons and Deputy Grand Com
mander of knights Templar Of Vermont.
July 3D. Robert Harvey. Of Barnet,
aged -iXty-esht Years. lie was democrat
of the old school. and was "a delegate at
large at several of the national conventions
of that party. He was at one time Judge
of the Caledonia County County Court, and
| for many wears President of the Bank of
Newbury.
Npf0pt1 l7h.-Freierick q Hill of
Essex, aged ~eyenty-onc years. He was
States Attorney of Chittenden county in
lsl6 and ISL and, at the time of his death,
one of the oldest members of the bar of that
county
SDfomb.r 2sih. - Henry Walker of
Peacham. at the age of forty-fve years He
was member of the last Constitutional
Convention, and also served several terms
in the Senate and House of Representatives
of Vermont
OcfoJer sh-Alonzo q. Allen of Gran-
Vile. at West Stewartstown. y H.. aged
sixty years. lie was representative from
Granville seven years. and Senator from
Addison County in 1859 and 1850. He also
held various town Offices, and was elected
State Judge Advocate General in 1857.
O7obn l0h.-Jacob BATES, Of Derby,
aged seyenty-six. lie was representative
from Derby in 1881 and 1892; sheriff Of
Orleans county in 1886. 1887 and 1888 :;
State Senator ia 1910, Judge of Probate
in 1916, ISL and Isis. and subsequently
County Commissioner under the liquor
law.
Ocfobcr llH.-Rcv Daniel Ladd, Mid
dlebury, aged sixty-eight years. lie grad
uted at Middlebury College in 1892 and at
the Andoyer Theological Seminary in 1885.
lie was for thirty-two years a missionary On
the Island of Cyprus, among the Armeni-
ans, at Smyrna and at Constantinople.
October i9h.-Solon Danforth, of Barnet,
aged about seventy-iye years. He was for
many years director of the Royalton
Bank. and a Senator from Windsor county
, in lSi9 and 1850.
OctoJer l9fh.-Eiiakim johnson. of Wood
stock, aged sixty-seven years. lie was rep
resentative from Woodstock in 1859 and
1860, and for over thirty-one years cashier
of the bank at Woodstock
October 22d.-Orra Crosby of Cabot, aged
seyenty-nine years lie was for two years a
Judge Of the Caledonia Court, and a direc-
tor of the Caledonia National Bank from its
organization as State bank. and its presi-
dent from 1864.
Oao5er 29th. - Nathaniel Fullerton of
: Chester, aged ninety seven years. one month
: and eight days lie was one of the original
directors of the Bank of Rutland, and sub
sequently of the Bank of Bellows Falls,
being president of the latter from 1887 to
the time of his death He was also one of
, the original directors of the Rutland and
Burlington railroad.
October 29h.-Lyndon A. Marsh of Wood
stock, aged seventy-ive years. He was a
brother of Hon. George P. Marsh, and for
many years Register of Probate.-HeraH.
Female smugglers.
1t is Il fact probably better known to the
Custom House officials than to outsiders, that
at least every tenth woman who crosses the
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