Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

Near0iosJ 81 Vermont. i>iS.
January At Upper Waterford. aged
q RichsrI f Rawrn NJ. l. chad prac-
D.. ID hi rr,fe--ion Waterford over half
e.atar, aud had represented the town IN
lAs ,iehersl A--eu.hlS anI Constitutional
invention
January At Wei sand Lake, y Y.
Ep,. 4 %. Meeker. aged 80. lie Wa ma
i've II fairial ana had been Methodist
clergyman tor thirty four year lie was
realty esteemed IA his denomination.
Ianuar, - II AnioSrr. Ma. Stephen
Tracy. NJ. u lie va a natiye'of Hartford.
Il physician OF eminence and for year.
missionary Of the American Board a sam.
January lt-At Westerly, e l., Prof.
.. ii. kde. Superintendent OF schools OF
that town. lie was a graduate IF the Inn
1er-ity of Vermont of the class Of 1863. and
VA well known throughout Vermont a. an
eminent and =ucce=-ful instructor.
January a3-At Florence Italy, Hon.
oscar l. Shafter, a prominent lawyer and
,ari-t He was a native Of Wilmington,
attained high distinction IN his profession
N this state and removed 10 California,
whore he reached 4 seat on the bench of the
Supreme Court
January II - At Brandon, Hon. L. y.
Briggs,ased = lie was 4 lawyer Of ability,
represented Salisbury from 1881 TO 1885 and
wa Senator from Addison county. 1896, 3,
and IS. ami from Rutland county 1912,
'43 and "A, being the longest term Of ser
vice Of an individual IN our State Senate.
In l5i5 snd 10, he represented Brandon III
the General Assembly. being Speaker OF the
House both years a he had. also. been in
1854 and 1885. lie wa- delegate 10 the
National Republican Convention Of loo0,
which nominated Mr.. Lincoln.
January AIT Montreal. T. =, K. +.
bailey, an able civil engineer, and for some
wears chief engineer Of the Vermont Cen
tral Railroad
At Santa Fe, New MrAco. first-Lisut.
". j. Sartle, adiutant Of the Fifteenth L.
Infantry. He was 4 native of Barton
and a graduate of West Point in ls67-
At Windsor, William Harlow. one of
the Oldest and most respected citizens of
that town, aged s.
January 3l-At Sheldon. aged So. Henry
Carlisle. one of the Oldest Free Mason- in
the State. and leading member Of the
order
February AT Barre, aged to years,
Hon. Bother ". Bartholomew, promi-
nent business man of Washington. Orange
county. lie was president Of the Orange
County National Bank for some years had
been member Of both branches OF the
State Legislature, and VS. a delegate :"
the National Republican Convention At
Baltimore. in lsti
At Oglen~burg. \. \, pr. Socrates y
sherman. 4 native Of Barre lie Wa q
skilful physician. was Medical Director oi
the Department Of Virginia during the
war was Member Of Congre>> one term,
and at the time Of hi death was postmaster
Of Ogdensburg-
February AT II. JohnSbury. Hon.
Nose Eittro1ge, at the age of.2 YEAR. Tie
was man Of great influence in the com
munity. hsd been Judge of the county
court. member Of the General Assembly and
held many responsible official positions in
i. Johnshury.
February a-At Woodstock. Rev. Robert
>Outhgste, o.. well-knoWn Congregational
clergyman.
Fenrurary /. At Chicago, aged -, lion
james /. Stark. 4 leading lawyer He was
native Of South Halifax and was a
member Of Tie Senate in 1858.
February 23-At Mortified, aged =
james Nichols, an old and respected resi-
dent of that town.
February - Al Iharle-town. Mas.
Hon. VIM E. Park, a native and for most
Of his life resident Of WUiiori. lie rep
resented that town equently in the Houst
and wa- member at the State Senate in
ls65-ISo6
February 2G-At Burlington, Coloue
Nathaniel 4. Tucker for many year a ship
master, afterwards IN mercantile life il
Burlington. Daring the war he served a
inspector OF ordnance and paymaster, re
eeiving a hrevet as Lieut. at the clos,
Of the war for faithful services
March AT Bennington. aged O.. Hon
George A. Millard lie was prominent
manufacturer and had been a member Of tn,
State Senate.
March AT Norwich. aged =, DR. lr.
Davis. lie practised his profession IN Nor
witch for forty years; was three years
representative in the General Assembly; AM
a member of the National Democratic Con
vention. which nominated uenerai Cas- iOl
the Presidency. In 1929. in connection
with William I. POrter-since 80 widely
known a. the editor of the SPIRIT Of fh.
f.neS-he published, at Norwich, the En
3arer, q paper devoted TO politics, litera-
lure and news. and, in 1852, with another
gentleman, established st the same place
The White River ldrert.Ssr. a Democratic
newspaper. For many years he was a trus.
tee of Norwich University. :. member 0f it,
executive committee secretary and
librarian.
March AT Montpelier, aged ~. Hon.
Charles Reed. native Of Ihetiord. lie was
q graduate Of Dartmouth College and the
law school ST Cambridge, Mass He was
an able lawyer. represented his town in
iS62-Is63, and was a member of the Senate
m 1864 -65 Cd. lie was slso for many years
Stste Librarian, and an active member Of
the Vermont Historical Society. He was
one of the trustees Of the Reform School
from the first, and a member Of the thir-
tenth and last council Of censor>.
March AT Montpelier, aged -. Lu-
Their Gross, for many wears Sergeant at
Arms Of the Leg islature Of Vermont
March l4-At New York, aged 81. vii
liam II. Anderson. formerly Assistant En-
gineer. T. S y lie took part in the siege
OF Charleston. and was also At the battle Of
Mobile Bay
March l5-At Nee. Italy, Rev Father
Ralpin, Roman Catholic priest Of great
piety. He had been connected with the
churches at Burlington and Braitleboro.
March 25-At Springfield, III. aged IS,
Rev. Nehemiah Pierce, a graduate Of the
University of Vermont of the class OF ls63
lie was native of Londonderry and =
Baptist clergyman of honorable reputation
March Sat Chicago, Douglass A. Dan
toith, aged 20 years lie was native OF
Georgls, editor and proprietor of the
Darlington SsIslHei from 1853 TO leol, and
postmaster of Burlington for the same time.
At Lunenburgh, Hon. Stephen Howe.
aged q. lie had heen elected conseeutively
forty-nine years Town clerk and was a
member OF the Legislature for twelve wears.
AT Craitsbury Hon. Nathaniel ?. Nelson.
prominent citizen of Orleans county. He
was member of the eleventh canned oS
censors in 1855. "
March 27-Rey. John E. Palmer. Of Low
er Waterford. He was widely known as
Father Palmer" and was. at the time al
his death, the Oldest Uniyersslist clergyman
in the country. He was ninety wears Old
and had been clergyman Of that faith over
6ffy-three years.
April Lost ON the Inflated Atlantic
Cyrus NJ. Fisher and wife Mr.. Fisher wa
from yrgennes, and, lawyer by profession.
Hs had been Sts.es-Attornsy OF Addison
county snd represented ysrgennss in 1861