Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-06-23

the end OF the war; he was elected by the
Republicans Of the Second Ohio Congress
slonal District as It's candidate in opposi-
tion 10 prominent Democrat, and bis re-
ply to the committee who notified him Of
his nomination, asking him 10 come home
and electloneer for himself in his district
is characteristic OF the man, and contrib
uted, no doubt, TO his deserved popularity
and success at his subsequent election. II
ran thus:
IL CAMP, Oct. 2.
"Yours VI Goth ult. is received Thanks.
l have other business just now. Any man
who would leave the Army at this time to
electoneer for Congress ought to be scalp
cd. Truly yours. X. i. HAYES"
General Hayes was in Congress four years
Immediately succeeding the war, aud won
distinction in the national legislature as a
reliable, Industrious, and wise law maker.
lie was then intrusied for four years, by
the voice of his fellow citizens, with the
duties of chief magistrate of his native
State, Ohio, ia which Office his urbanity,
his attention to public duties, and his abili-
~ won him hosts of friends and increasing
reputation. AT tue close of his second term
as Governor he retired to his farm near
Fremont, and until called TO the front
again by the sullrages Of his appreciative
fellow citizens last Fall, has passed his time
in an elegant leisure, busy with improve
ments on his domain, attending to tie ed
ucation OF his sons, or whom there are a
half a dozen, more or less, and dscharging
the every day duties of good citizen, hus-
band and father. In all three Of the cam
paigns 10 which Mr.. Hayes has been up for
Governor of Ohio he has been pitted
against the ablest and most popular candi-
dates which the Democrats could briug out
his opponent in the first canvass being
Allen G. Thurman, in the second Geo. II.
Pendle!on, and in the third "Bill' Allen,
and in each case, as already stated, he
was uiumphanty elected. Gov. Hayes is,
in fact, man who has never known defeat.
lie is in the prime of life, of medium
height, stout built, sandy complexion, tenn
perate and healthy, moderately rich, in IA
vor of free schools. sound morality and
bard money, and has not an enemy in the
world.
SOME LOCAL SoTEs-Gov. HAYES FATHER
AND MoTHER-IIIs EARLY LIFE.
Oar Fayetteville correspondent has kind
ly sent us the following notes relative to
Gov. Hayes's Windham county ancestors,
his aniecedents, e,c:-
"Rutherlord Hayes. the father of the
Governor and prospective President, spent
his youth aud early life in West Brattle.
boro. When quite young man he was
employed as a clerk in store in Whining
ton, where he became acquainted with Miss
Sophia Orchard, a daughter of the late
Roger Birchard OF that town, who aller-
wards became his wife. In 1872 young
Hayes formed partnership with the late
John Noyes and opened store in Dam
inerston centre, in what to- day the traveller
sees as long, low red building, opposite
the church. Here he prosecuted success
ful business until 1917, when he closed out
| his interes. in the store, and with his fam
| lily aud household goods packed in an en-
igrant wagon OF the times, removed TO Del
! aware, Ohio, where lie purchased land and
established himself as farmer, in which
| calling he continued until about 1921, when
| he died few weeks before the birth OF his
| honored son, leaving his widow and fam
| lily with but moderate worldly means. The
family consisted of the mother and three
| children, the eldest OF whom, a son, was
drowned when skating, while Rutherford
and his sister Fanny were spared to their
mother. Mrs. Hayes was one of those wo-
| men who possess that rare combination OF
| physical, nervous and mental ability that
| commands the love and respect Of all who
| know them = elements that have lefl their
| indelible impress upon the character of her
son. In her wido who'd and hour of noed,
n wealthy bachelor brother, the late Sardis
Birchard, Of Fremont, Ohio, came to her
relief and assumed the charge of educating
| the children. The daughter married Mr..
Plat in Columbus, and made home for
her motber's declining years but neither
have been spared to behold this day with
its flood Of prospective honors, In. fact
Gov. Hayes only near living relative is
the venerable Austin Birchard of Fayette-
willie, now in his SD year. His uncle, the
late VIM. b. Hayes, died while L. S. con-
sui TO Barbados, and the combined father
and uncle Sards died soma three years
ago, bequeathing him an ample fortune"
| Our Wilmington correspondent says that
an examination of the records of that town
"shows that Rutherford Hayes of Dunn
nerston was married TO Sophia Birchard
of Wilmington, Sept 10, 1913, by Jairus
Hall, justice OF the peace. They soon after
moved TO Ohio. Mrs. Hayes was the daugh-
ter of Roger and Drusilla Birchard OF this
town and sister of Austin Birchard of
Newfane. She was born here April 18th,
1892. Her father, Roger Birchard, came
from Mansfield, Conn.,, in 1852, and was
the first merchant in ihis place, man of
influence and character.
"Gov. Hayes visited Newfane, and with
his uncles Austin and Sardis Orchard,
came 10 Wilmington in 1871, spending sew
eral days here, hunting up the old home of
his mother, and interested in every thing
pertaining TO her early life, and also in the
prosperity and growth ofthe town. People
here who became acquainted with him
found hima very quiet, uaostenlatious, gen.
iLl gentleman"
| WIFI ana A. Wheeler.
| A woRTUy MAN yopTuIIy pIAcED-A