The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1882-10-13
A NEWFANE DESCENDANT

Whose Genius 10 Winning Fame and For
tune-A Grandson Of Gen Martin Field
and Nephew Of Chas. K.-The Celebrat-
cd Denver Tribune Man.
From the bright and gossipy correspond
ence of the Boston Post we take the follow
ing, which appears In letter from Denver
this week
Eugene Field il one OF the most promising
young Journalists In the west. His father, X. NJ
Field, was legal gentleman who left his native
state, Vermont, in 1887, going to st. Louis, where,
10 years later, he married Miss Frances Reed, n
lady of unsurpassed family connections. Eugene
was born Sept 2, 1850. Eugene's mother died
when he was six years OF age aud he was sent
east to be reared by maiden aunt of mis- father.
He attended private classical school at Amherst
At the age OF IA he was placed under the care o..
Rev James Tufts. He was prepared to enter col
leRe when l6, but dill not account Of Ill health.
After an interval Of about two years, during
which he did not entirely abandon study, he en-
tered Williams college In 1865, from which he Was
dismissed in his sophomore year for slight mis-
demeanors His0father died in 1859, and John ".
Burgess was appointed his guardian. Mr. Bur-
CESS was al that time professor Of bellies lettres
and elocution at Knox college, Gaesburg, III.
He was subsequently transferred to the professor
ship of history at Amherst college, aud Ia now
New YORK city. Field left Knox college in 1871,
Just before reaching his majority, and went To
the state university of Missouri. entering and 1n
ishing with the junior class, of which his broth
er, r. NJ. Field. Jr.. now anaging editor Of the
Kansas City Times was member. Eugene then
spent year In travel principally In the south. In
November, lsI2, he went TO Europe. through
France and Italy. Upon returning home he WEI
to work at SO q week on the 81 Louis Evening
journal as reporter. At that time Stanley Hunt
ley, now OF the Brooklyn Eagle, who has made
quite q reputation As the author OF the SpoopeU-
dyke sketches, was city editor, aud Stanley Wa
terloo, now editor OF the st Louis Evening Chron-
icle, was an editorial writer. He continued on
the paper until his salary was Increased to about
SIS a week. He was married in ISIS to Miss JUL
A. Comst0ck Of ST Joseph, Mo. She only Is
ct the time Of their wedding. In the fall OF lss4
Eugene made canvass of Missouri with Hon
Carl schurz and the independent candidate for
governor OF the state, the former seeking re-
nomination to the senate He acted CORE
spondent OF the 81 Louis Democrat an Journal.
In 1878 he went TO the ; Joseph Gazette, as city
editor, where he remained Is months. The Jour
nal, which had been changed meanwhile from ali
cept the position OF paragrapher, and he left the
Gazette for a aalary Of 8 500 q year. He remained
with the Journal until 1873, when the Tim, and
Journal consolidated. He wrote his nrst line OF
City Times.in 1879, and after year and a half as
sumed the editorship OF the Denver Tribune.
where he made great hit with his primer. Dur
ing q recent political campaign Ne wrote piimer
for sx weeks, which was extensively copied all
over the country. Seeing that he had struck
Ire 70 everything In general. The primer Is soon
to appear In book form. Mr. Field Is the father
of one daughter and three boys, all OF them
bright, happy children He is tai. guant, sad
ready vii He endears himself 10 every one who
makes mis- acquaintance by his cordial and IN
strained good fellowship. The Cleveland Herald
has made him . handsome offer, which he has &C
cepted, and he Will enter upon his duties In NO
vember.