The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-25
Recent Deaths.
ROLAND s. nouonroN, NJ. d.

Kew. Roland b. Houghton, ID. d., q
journalist Of much experience, died at Hart
ford, Connecticut, on Thursday. He was
native of st. Adams, u son of Abel
Houghton, for many years cashier OF the
old etate bank of st. Adams, and an elder
brother of the late George +. Houghton,
ESQ.,, of st. Albaus, so well and favora-
bly, known rs a literary and historical
writer. lie had been for about three years
connected with the Church1aan at Hart
ford, and was formerly on the New York
Eapross and one of the proprietors of the
Church journal. We are compelled to re-
serve more complete sketch of MIR.
Houghton until future issue.
The death of DR.. Houghton was very
sudden and caused by paralysis of the throat
and brain. His remains arrived at st. Al
bans on Friday morning, accompanied by
his son, who resides in Buffalo, and by his
brother, f. j. Houghton of st. Adams.
onIEF-JUsTlcE A. o. p. NICHOLSON.
A dispatch from Columbia, Tennessee, to
the Nashville american announces the
death, on Thursday, of Hon. A. o. p.
Nicholson, chief-justce of the supreme
court of Tennessee. Judge Nicholson was
born in Williamson county, Tennessee,
August 81, 1903. He graduated at the
University of North Carolina, in 1927, and
settled in Tennessee as lawyer in 1881.
In 1882 TO 1888 he edited the Weston Mer.
curY, democratic newspaper, at Colum.
bia, and from 1874 to 1916 he edited the
Nashville Union. He was a member OF
the legislature in 1888 to 1899 United
States senator in 1S40-1842 state senator
1Si3-lS45 chancellor in 1916 and 1851
president of the bank Of Tennessee in 1916
lS47 printer of the house during the 33c
and Of the senate during 34th congresses
and in 1858 to 1856 editor of the
Washington Daily Union. He was mem
her of the convention which met at Nash.
vile in 1850, and delivered there an elabo
rate speech in favor of the "compromisC
| movement" then before congress member
of the democratic national convention Of
1862; and was offered by President Pierc,
a cabinet appointment, which he declined
| He was elected q United States senator
| from Tennessee in 1859, and Yves expelled
reduces the number of supreme court Judge
In Tennessee from six to five, and in &C
| cordancc with the constitutional provision
of that state prevents the court from here
| after sitting in two sections.
TRIBUTE TO JUDGE REDFIELD.
Intelligence of the death of Judge Red
| field was communicated to his brother
Hon. Timothy p. Redfeld, while presidip,
| in the Washington county court, at Mont
! pelier, on Thursday morning. meeting
Of the bar was held in the evening, when /
was resolved 10 take recess from Frida,
morning until Monday to enable the cour
and delegation of the bar to attend tn
| funeral at Windsor on Saturday. Elk
Gov. Paul Dillingham;, Hon. Charles w
| Willard, Hon. Heman Carpenter, Hon. w
&. Ferrin, Hon. Homer w. Heaton, Josepl
A. Wing and Samuel Wells were appoints
| the delegation to attend the funeral obse
quies. The committee on resolutions i
| composed of Hon. B. +. Fifeld, Hon
| Charles w. Willard, Joseph A. Wing an,
Hon. Charles II. Heath.
| LYMAN HARRINGTON, ESQ.
Lyman Harrington, esq died in Ben
nington, March 10th, aged SO years. II
was in business in Manchester for NOR
than thirty years, was postmaster at Fac
tory Point for several years, and hold othe
offices Of trust. Mrs. Harrington died
| few years since. OF their children Mrs. p
". Robinson and Mrs. A. L. Lyman resid
In Bennington MINOR Moses Harrington
| the Oldest son, is a merchant in New Yorl
city, and Col. ID. g. Harrington has chsrg
| of the census bureau, department of the in
terror, at Washington.
| MRS. OLIVE DEMING.
| Mr.. Olive Deming daughter of job
Shumway, one of the first settlers of Dorse
and town clerk from 1856 to 1S15,and wifi
of Benjamin Deming, who built th
house known as the NJ. b. Robert hotel il
| 1886, where she has lived over soyent
years-died Tuesday March 14th,a at the ag
Of ninety.flyc years and ten months. He
| health has been good, her mind and mem
I cry unimpaiIed until the past two years
and she has often been seen reading with
out glasses until quite recently Previou
to her death for many years there wer
four generations in the house and but on
of each generation. She leaves but fv
descendants. Her funeral on Thursda
was largely attended by all the neighbor,
| The services performed by Rev. G. G. V
| Eastman of Fabtory point, rector of Zion
| church, were very instructive, impressiv
and consoling. Thus passed away one o
| Dorsets Oldest inhabitants. "Requisca
in pace" Mrs. Deming was sister o
| Mrs. Philo Stoddard of Middetown, VIII
died a few years since at the old home
| stead in Dorset, at nearly the same advanc
ed ago.
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