The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-09-23

AOo., Brattlcboro, give $4,000. The e.
nancial agent, Rev. W. N Wilbur, has,
as yet, visited only portion of the State,
hut has been received with general cor
diality. Subscriptions have been made
rom ten cents to $4,000. Mr. Wilbur
has been spending few days in this city,
and he has Effected this morning the com.
plctiou Of the subscription of 100000
for the endowment fund The Baptist
church Of this city contributes Sl6,455..
% Of this amount. The subscriptions to
this fund are now binding upon the sub
scribcrs, according to the terms of SUBJ
scription, which are as follows, viz: All
sums Of 500 and over, payable in one,
two and three years, with interest from
time Of first payment. All sums under
500 payable in six months, both to date
Iro'n this day--the condition of raising
100000 having been complied with.
About thirty acres Of land have been
secured in the village Of Saxton's River,
including an elevated table land and a
number Of fine groves Of trees where the
Academy is to be located The agent
will now turn his attention to securing
another 100000 for grounds, buildings
and apparatus, on which several subscrip.
tions aud pledges have already been OBJ
taiucd. 1t is expected that plans for
building will no adopted during the pres
ent fall and winter, and the buildings
commenced the coming spring.
The late Abel Houghton was the son
of James Houghton, OF Guilforj, Yer.
mont, where he was born on the 2sth of
April, 1890 lie was the eldest of three
childen. The second Mrs, Charles
Phelps, of Towpshend, Vt.,) died about a
year ago, and the youngest (Mr. James
Houghton, of the city Of New York; has
been dead about thirty. years. The late
Abel IIoughton was a self made man, hav-
ing cared for himself from the age of
fourteen. For several years he was in
the service of the late MIR. Henry, at Hal.
flax, VT. In Guilford, he pursued the
mercantile business during the war 1872
On the 18th Of September, 1917, be was
married to Miss Emilia Stcbbins, daugh-
ter of Col. Asa Stebbins, Of Decrield
Mass, who still survives him. Mr..
Houghton continued in the mercantile
business 10 Bratteboro until about the
year 1928, when he removed to St. AL.
bans to become Cashier of the Bank Of
St. Adams. In that capacity he was well
known to our older residents for many
years, and until the expiration Of charter
Since that occurrence he has lived in com.
parativc retirement. In the latter part
Of June, 1867, Mr.. IIoughton was at.
tackled with painful malady which COM
PEELED him to con6ne himself more or less
closely to his own residence. During the
las three years the state of his health
was such as to require the unremitting
and most watchiul care and attention on
the part of his immediate family.
OF the five children of Mr.. Houghton
only three are living. The eldest Mrs.
Emilia S. Stutbs) died at New Bruins.
wick, New Jersey, on the 10th Of April,
1857 and the second George Frederick
Houghton) in this town on the 22d OF
September, 1870.
The three surviving children are Mr..
Francis Houghton and Mrs. Mary ii,
Sawyer, residents of St. Adams, together
with Roland S Houghtou, NJ. d., now
serving on tho editorial staff Of The
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