Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08


She was State Secretary of the Woman's
Baptist Missionary Society of Boston. and
was director of the Home for Destitute
Children at Burlington
Oct. 1O-Col. Philip Pond a prominent
citizen of Castleton. He had filled many
public positions of trust.
October l9-In Burlington. aged IS, Hon
Calvin Blodgett, one of the heaviest lum-
Der dealers in that city He was men,
Der of the constitutional convention in
1885; judge of probate for the district of
Randolph for six years, from 1913 to 1882
inclusive; assistant Judge of Orange county
court. 1886; State senator for Orange
county for two years, 1871 and l842; clerk
of the county court for Orange county for
six years, 1913 to 1849 inclusive; town
representative from Waterbury, 1851 and
1852. When the City of Burlington was
organized, in 1865, he was chosen, without
opposition, alderman from the center ward
and held the office by successive re-elec-
tions without dissent till 1871, and was for
the last two years president of the board.
October l9-At Barre, L. C. WheeIock,
citizen, and prominent member of the
Washington County Bar.
October 29-At New York, aged Sc, DR.,
Horace Hatch. He was native of Tun-
bridge, Vt, and at his death, was one of
the oldest surviving alumni of Dartmouth
i College. He was in the active practice of
his profession for over forty years, first in
Norwich Vt, and'then in Burlington, and
was for many years one of the leading
physicians in the State.
November 5-Jacob Mack of Burling-
ton, an able lawyer aged 70, At the time
of his death he was one of the oldest al
umni of the University of Vermont, grad
uating with high honors in 1918. He was
the first counsel for the Vermont Central
Railroad, and was the intimate and stead
fast friend of Gov Paine during its con
structiOn.
November 4-Haledon, n. J., aged 6l
Edward A Stansbury- Mr.. Stansbury
commenced the practice of law in Rich
mond, but soon afterwards removed to
Burlington. Here for some years he edited
the Courier, free-soil journal. In 1854,
he removed to New York city, where he
became a prominent insurance man, and
in 1866, was elected to the New Jersey AS
sembly and was an influential member of
that body.
November 16 Joseph Blake, of Swan
ton. He was formerly president of the
Union Bank of Swanton, and had repre-
sentcd the town in the Legislature
November 19-At New York, James
Merrel, Secretary of the National Trust
Company Mr.. Merrel was formerly of
Rutland, being the first cashier of the Rut-
land County Bank, a position which he
occupied for several wears.
At Weathersfield, Henry Barnard for
many years president of the First National
Bank of Springfield.
November 2l-Dr. Rollin c. NJ Wood
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citizen of St. Adams, aged "a.
At Reno. Nevada, Second-Lieut. Patrick
II. Hogan, First L. s, Cavalry. He was
from Burlington. and brave sold er
November 22-Hon. Giles Harrington
of Alburgh, ut Silver Lake, n. Y. He
had long been prominent citiz IN and law
yer of Grand Isle county; and had filled
many public offices, having been repre-
sentative from Alburgh several years, also
county senator. judge of probate, and
State attorney.
November 2j-At Burlington, Mrs Hor-
ace Loomis, aged 50, daughter Of Colonel
John Chipman of Middlebury who served
with distinction in the revolutionary war,
as commandant of Fort Edward and Fort
George. She was much respected as moth
er. matron, friend and member of society
November 26-IIon. Charles Barrett of
Strafford. He had been one of the Judges
of the Orange County Court, represented
his town several wears in the Legislature,
was two years Senator, and was also a
member of the last Constitutional Conven-
ton.
November 27-At San Francisco, Henry
B. James, formerly of st. Adams, and
graduate of the University Of Vermont in
1888. He was one Of the pioneers of Cali
fornia and practised law for many years
with success at San Francisco. He was
prominent educator and had been superin-
tendent of city schools of San Francisco.
November 30-Wiliam Ii. Rockwell, NJ.
d., for many years superintendent and
physician of the Vermont Asylum for the
Insane ut BrattleborO.
Dee. 6-HIon. Horace Templeton, of
Redwood City, Cal, aged 40. A native of
East Montpelier. For Is years a county
Judge in California.
December 2i-L. j. McTndoe of Wind
sor, for a long time editor and publisher of
the Vermont Chronicle, Windsor Journal
and 9th er papers.