The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-21
Forty Years Ago.


toned III the following, as one of the
former rcctors of st. Stephens church
In This nlace and Mrs NJorsb as o,o of
u,o a,,,hou, 50 H. Ct. -. 80,
VIC ,''o'''o'' Vi MS i"'n'iy ourins MS
residence here. 1t Us taken from the
Erie (Pa.) Dispatch:
Forty years opo In tbc tow, of p,r.
linpton. Vermont. there flonr;sbcd a
yo,lnr ladies' boar,ling scbool which
as the circulars announced. was ..os
strictly domestic character' and ,;m;tod
to twenty pupils.y The nrincinal of
this school was DIR. s. Ar Crane an
Eniscopal minister iatcIv dccoasod h,,t
who still fingers in the hearts of his
pupils like the memory of rose Ev.
cry elegant accomplishment wos to,oht
there bv comnetent Instructors e,,J
Mrs Crane bcrlelf s h;nb'hrod irotIs, ro,enad anu
lady. prcsidcd over tbo Rah;ts ond ,,an-
ners of the Young ladies. and their eti.
onctte ot tab,o II, tho 40 ,';,'o. ,o1,,
church. on the street. and in fhe o, snhoai ai
room. wos sub;oct to Tho str;otos, sns,,
tiny. The school was somewbat undor
the superyision of Risbon Uonl,;ns
who was then In tbc zenith re NJ sa,,,o
and prosperity. and the vonng ladies
were all rcouirod IN ottanS lis cb,,roT,
every few weeks tbev yvero ;ny;tod 20
spend an evening at the En;scono, ,,oI,
ace-a magnificent nile erected hv Kin,
and where music' n;ctures amd
PRAYERS were the nrincinel featnra of
the entertainment.
The bisbop was n man Of vast and va.
ried acouirements: but tbe fna arIs
. were his passion. He was an elegant
musician. painter. noet and arch;sact
His genius comprised evervtb;ng r,os'
rare In letters and arts. Wall dooa tho
writer remember the grace of bis white
shapely hands. as with a rant ewnres'
sion he drew the tender. solemn chords
from the organ which stood in his n,;.
vate cbapel' The bisbon was a hand.
some man. and of SO commanding n
presence that when he entered Tho
church it seemed TO be fnlI-and ne II
were. illuminated. His wifa ond
: dauobtors nlavad da,;nhte,,,', anu .1.u
harm. VII '''
R;sbon UonL;,,s ne
,veIl Lnor ,-oa .ha oca ra'9o v,9oa oi.,Aens q.
Paurs cbuyrc,, Er;a n0 III rouute ~ o. o..
tbot har ,neu,hors ho,'Ia o,,a'.,Ii ''ius
memory. ''' o''' '''' ''''
Three of the vouno laa;es uho o.o
ella ssmotes of tbe ,v,;tor " nf ,,,;s Mno weIe
ot Dr Crana,s school aro ,, "a, ai'iuie .h {
wives of d;st;non;sbod roan NV Dt ae ane
Known to oil ,he c;v;l;aod s,,,,a M"o ,n,l a.
f;rst nf this ;,,toroat;,@ W.; wo'iu. Inc
Marsh wife of Hon Geo,1,o ID noua,'
who for tbc last thirty vo"rs ha. nan.n nnarsn'
scnted our oovcrnmcuf ahroad ~ ~
conac;tv of frn;tod Stotos N;,';sto -" a.... tno
ot Observation-Disclosures d"r;na ,,.o so,; n'ss 80
ciobt vears' and for tbe iost tet,Uo tUon,, ~,
wears or moro of tho T,oi;or 60. i!
mo hpen snccess;vaIv oStahi;shod Ibu., "Tv
rim. Florence and Rome oS noi;t;oaI 4; ! a
changes rondered oxnoa;ont Ia.
Marsh l. ncrhsns tho .inaSt o. I;no.,,;s. NJ, u.
thr world and his nrn5;,o ,So,.i" u.I' am ~
nb;,olonv l. ,,uoomo,,od , WIZ ol
was Miss C,roI;nc Trano S. s;s,or ,."'s "n1 s1
nupil of DR. Crane Shn ,yoS go ,,o"m. "mu
Iadv Of radiant hoonty on5ouod y !y,,;ti, :
n..eii..s, tancv' . warn, Io,;~a. hon. ,o,, q
and a mini adorned with cvcrw ocrom.
plishmcnt. From her girlbood She has
been the idol and ornament of bnr ',n7 do
nestle and social circle. some az, roars nr
since she published volume of eynn;s,
itc poems. She is familiar with ali tho
languages of Southern Europc. os we'll
as with the German lanona~r of uh;ch
she is a great ndmirer' Some Of ",u nvr
Erie citizens in their forei",, t,.,,ois
have received kind ottcnl;ov ,,.on, NJ
Marsh. in her relation ms viii; nf ,he
United States Minister. '"'
The second younp lady of ,h;s tr;, Of
school girls is tho Wife Of n man wboN
il NAV not be too mncb to savEhoido
the first place in public estimation that
is. William NJ Fvarts Mrs. Eyo,..s, ,,
name was Helen Wardncr. She vas n
native Of Windsor VI and was ,ooord
cd at the school both bv teochors ora
scholars AS tbe ono faultiess nnniI of tha
institution. She xyos n npint strd;oms
! Girl. conscientious and relig;ons orI
thouqh seemine 10 move n a r,oma "
somewhat lofficr and ansrt fro,, tho
other yirls. she d;sormed oil onv,, omS VA
jealousy by tbo simnIicitv onJ Gortin-
uess of her manners she u,as ,s.o..'.
with soft hrnwn evas and hro,nr, III.
which was brushed narfao,,,, nna.,,
and done in a French twist attbe hooi'
"a was Tho fashion or thot ,;r,n H.,
fionre wos straight spd do,;na.o ia
her movements simnle and d;r"ct' Mar ar
schoiarshin was exceIIent oil Ln,. To-
SONS wave correc,Iv nranorad ana a.
carelcss oirIs of her class ,ro,,o aas.o. W az
, 0et n neen at her Frencb eworc;sss ,',, ~
which tbcv s,vlv corroctad tha;r or,; -!
She was mucb attached 70 ,IrS' Mrs Stsrr vwm'
the accomnlisbed mother of omr os,aa,n St
ed townsman' GEORGE w Starr who
, resided in Rnrlin~ton ard sha sroot "mt
!, many of her hoI;dov afternoons a. ba,
, house. hours which she daclsras a. ,h;s
dov were among tba hann;ss, Of IN, ha,'
life. Mrs. Evaris is tbe mother NJ e,av.
is familiar with the character and ca
/ reer of our secretary of state, William
: NJ. Evarts, none know better than the
= school companions Of Mrs. Evarts how
\ fitting it was that She should become
, the wife of so distinguished man.