Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-02

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A correspondent of the MildIehury
REGISTER IN column Of compliments to the
lawyers Of three or four counties, who
practise at the bar Of Addison county,
makes the following mention of some Of our
Burlington lawyers
We have large attendance OF lawyers
from other counties contiguous TO Addison
rounty-men eminent for their legal
abilities. and their power before juries a.
advocates. There is ex- Gov. Dillingham;,
popular advocate and very conscientious,
upright man; E. j. Phelps of Burlington.
who is widely known through the State as
one of the ablest LAWYERS in New England,
practising in the District and Circuit
Courts, and in the Supreme Court at Wash
ingtOn lie is a man of strong argumenta
tive powers, not given to flights of fancy,
well versed in all the great principles of
law, and courteous in his bearing, loving
his profession, and a master of it in the
details, he stands prominently high,
and is deseryedly popular where his
name is known. Next | observe +.
K. Hard, Esq, who Is a cool head
ed man. a good reasoner, good
Judge OF law, and 4 successful advocate. BY
his side sits Henry Ballard, an able crimi-
nal lawyer, eminently superior in the pre-
paratOn of civil cases, a hard worker, with
a clear head and a warm heart, standing
deseryedly high with his brethren in the
profession, and before jury handles case
with power and effect With him | see Il.
5. Taft, our present able Lieut. Governor,
who enjoys the reputation of an able lawyer
where he is more extensively known, than
in Addison County. would also speak Of
L, L. Lawrence, Esq the Register in Bank
ruptcy, who is a hard student, ald as a
lawyer ranks high at the Chittenden Coun-
ty Bar. My eye now rests upon my friend
A. V Spaulding, formerly OF Bristol, now
of Burlington, who iIas succeeded in estab-
fishing a good reputation as 4 lawyer, and
enjoys the confidence of his associates.
There, have spoken Of six who reside in
Burlington, but who practise at our C1un-
t. Bar.
DR.. Robert NJ. Gray, prominent physi-
clan and FreemaSon Of Strafforl, Vt. died
on Saturday last.
The sudden deaths OF Mr7. H. d Jones,
and Mrs DR.. E. B. johnson, within day
or two past, have given a sad shock to
their many friends Our townsmen, 50 sud
denly bereaved, have the sincere sympathy
of our community.
A note from Rev. franklin Butler, editor
of the Vermont Chronicle, informs Us
of the death Of L. j. Mclndoe pub
Usher of the ChroHicle and Windsor
JouraDl, which took place at one clock a
IN, Dec cath. at his residence in Windsor
Mr.. Mclndoe was man of great industry
and enterprise and pecuniarily one of the
most successful newspaper publishers in our
State. lie had been in failing health for
some time, and an announcement in the last
Chronicle forboded his decaase.
We hear that John L. Mason of Rich
mond, Col R. c. Benton of St Adams,
Capt. f. \. Morse Of Rutland, and Hon.
Rullin J. Jones of Cornwall will be among
the candidates to succeed Mr.. Crane in the
dictatorship Of this district. should any
change he made.
The ST. Albans MssseAge, says that after
all the talk about it, Messrs Davis Adams
of that place, have decided not to "a to
Chicago.
The life of Henri Rochefort, who has just
died at New Caledonia, the place Of his
Punishment by the French government for
his connection with the Commune. may be
epitomized as follows He was born at
Paris in 1880, and early distinguished him
self a. a litterateur, having failed a a
medical man and professor of the classics. |
In 1863 he Joined the staff Of the famous |
Figaro and wrote for that paper til Is6S at |
first winning admiration by his wit, bat
finally offending the Emperor and hi, party |
BY his fierce sarcasm. lie was obliged TO 1
leave the Figaro, bRt soon issued fiery .
weekly of his own, Ia Luntcrne. 1t had 1
an immense circulation. hot he was sann
imprisoned and his paper was moved to
Brussels, whittier he fled after he wa re
leased. In 1869, he returned to France and
took scat in the Assembly. He got into |
prison again in 1870, and had hardly been
released when the events occurred which led |
to his Punishment
Major Chester Lyman. Who lied IN swan
zey, n. IL, recently. AZ the ase of ninety |
one yeaTs, raised company Of Bostonian> /
for the ninth regiment Of volunteers in the |
war of 1912, which he commanded during |
the war, being stationed on the Canada
frontier. His company took part in the |
haitlv> of Sackett's Harhor. Lake Cham |
PLAN, and nearly ali the engagements Of |
the WAL. Major Lyman was breveted
mayor tor meritoriaus services in the field. |
ana was the last Survivor Of the origina! |
line officers OF hi- regiment. He had re
sided in New Hampshire for more than
thirty years.
Charles \. Tinker Of n. Adams late
general train despateher of the Central
Vermont Railroad, has been annointa3
superintendent of telegraph for the road
Did Deputy Sheriff Shields wal. nm
Monday morning dreaming of the b.ndd
organ to which he listened in his vnn,b |
playing that touching little piece of mns;c
beginning
You are going far away
Far away from me. Genet :"
And when he awoke did he continue tho
strain
"rhsre ID no one len hut bonasmen nfw
And they. too, may iorgei'r
All, who shall tellf-N. y. TriBune.