Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-22

DE.rn OF HoS. i. IL. SNALLEY. This
well known citizen of Vermont died at Ere
ighsburg, p. O.. on the 18th inst, at the
advanced age of 50 years. Mr.. Smalley,
We believe, was born in this county and re
coiyei merely common school education
preparatory to the study Ct the law. which
he entered upon at an early DAY, and prac-
t.ced in Franklin and Grand Isle counties,
particularly, for more than forty years. In
1870 he was appointed a collector of Gus
toms at Alburgh, where he became acquaint-
ed with his first vile, Anna, daughter Of
the late Hon. Lewis Sowles. of Alburgh,
tor many years the presiding judge of the
Grand Isle county court and in which
court Mr.. smailty was admitted to
the bar About the year 1926, Mr..
actively engaged in the practice OF
his profession in company with the
late Hon. Henry Adams. constituting a
firm of rare legal and literary attlinments.
Besides their professional practice. they en-
tered largely into agricultural pursuits and
into the introduction of blOOded stock.
which became widely known throughout
this portion of the country. Shortly after
making 81. Adams his residence, Mr.. Small
ley lost his wife and ne afterwards married
Julia Marvin. daughter of Hon. Ebenezer
Marvin They had son, E. Marvin Small
ley, ESD, and a daughter. Cynthia Small
ley. The latter died several years ago. The
former and Mrs. Smalley survive. Mr..
Smalley left the practice of law in 1858.
shortly after the death Of his partner, and
settled on his farm in Swanton, where he
remained until a few months ago, when he
went to reside with his nephew,
Mr.. e. r. Marvin, in Frelighs-
burg. While on the farm he con-
stantly improved the face Of nature, making
two blades Of grass to grow where only one
grew before, and when he sold out to Capt.
c. Ii. Reynolds, ne departed from one of
the finest farms in Franklin county. leaving
it as monument TO testify that the world
was better for his having lived in it. While
there, engaged in those congenlal pursuits,
he kept up his reading. mainly in literature
and som ewhat in law. but never "dabbled
with practice" as he sometimes expressed
himself, save in few cases that particular
ly interested him. His last appearance was
in the Swanton bonding case. lie was also
counsel in the celebrated Catholic church
case in iiighgate, and earlier in his career
he was connected with the more famous
smuggling case that grew out of the
Patriot War and held place in court tor
sixteen years. In fact, when We go back
to that time and look through the Vermont
Reports we find that Smalley u Adams were
on one side or the other of nearly every
important case in this part Of Vermont.
Mr.. Smslley wss particularly noted IN his
profession as an advocate, and his partner
was equally noted as a counsellor. Mr..
Smalley was not an office seeker, hence sell
dom held public trust. During President
Pierce's adminst ration his name was pro-
minentlv mentioned in connection with the
office OF . 5. District Judge, but he grace
fully retired in favor of his nephew, lion.
D. A. Smalley. his former pupil and his life
long friend Mr.. Smalley died in the
Roman Catholic faith, having been mem
Der of that church for about thirty years.
His funeral will take place at St. Marys
Church. St. Adams, at q. IN, Monday
81. Adams Messenger.