The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-10
Personal.

Mr. Francis Fem, long in the drug
business at Rutland. died Tuesday night.
Rev. II. F. Hill of Montpelier has
been appointed chaplain of the First Regi-
ment, N. G. V.
Hon. f. e. Spinner, ex-treasurer of
the United States, is spending the sum-
mer at Guildhall.
Mr.. G. c. Wheeler, general manager
of the Atchson, Topeka q Santa Fe rail-
road, is visiting in Vergennes. lie is a
native of North Ferrisburg.
Charles J. Hubbard of Montpelier.
who graduated at Harvard last June,
has declined the position of principal of
Goddard seminary at Barre, and A. w.
Dana of Mount Holly has been elected to
to fill the place.
Capt. Elijah Root of Shelburn Harbor,
who died last Friday at the advanced age
of seventy-seven years. was one of the
best known men on the lake. He enter
ed the service of the of the Champlain
Transportation company in 1926 and was
its chief engineer for over fifty years, re-
firing from active service only few
years ago.
DR.. l.. A. Harrington, who was killed
at Pittsford last week, was relative of
Mr.. f. w. Smith. one of the principal
members of the Burlington Manufacture
ing company, which owns the B0ldcn's
Falls property and also the Florence
quarry, where the accident occurred. A
new derrick had been put up Il few weeks
ago, and the day of the mshap workmen
had been ordered to place stones on the
lower ends of the guys to make them
more secure. In doing this rock was
rolled upon stay-rod, breaking it and
allowing the derrick to fall. DIR. llar-
rington was in the bottom of the quarry,
with others, but was the only one hurt.
The back of his head was taken off, his
back both arms and one leg were broken.
The funeral was held at Florence, Thurs
day, and the remains taken to Leicester,
Mass, for burial. lie had been in Pitts
ford about three years. lie was assist
ant superintendent of the Congregational
Sunday school, and an exemplary young
man.
The San Francisco Chronicle of re-
cent date contains Il column interview
with Solomon w. Jewett. once IA prOm-
ncnt citizen of this county, but now resi-
dent in Oakland, California. The report
cr thus describes the man and his sur
roundngs:
ne NlSltOf entered the apartment OF Sol
ONION w. Jewett, styled Shepherd of Yer
mont and California, powerful mesmeric
and magnetic physician; the seventh son
and natural doctor, born with special gifts"
etc, in the testimonials of those he has
cured under marvellous circumstances The
Shepherd is native of Weyhridge, VT, and
is 4. man of apparently sixty-tive years
Plainly dressedin well worn suit Of black,
his form shows him to have been II why,
well-made and energetic youth. A some
what massive head, with bushy, lron-gray
HAIR. might not attract particular attention
but for the steel-like glitter of his gray eyes,
IN which a far-away expression is OCCASION
ally noticeable. A rapid survey of the
Shepherds fold showed it to he the apart
ment of IL recluse, an eccentric person, or
one who has ideas not found with the hi
poiioi A bed plainly covered, "A table lit
tered with papers and writings and scraps
of miscellaneous articles. half II dozen
rough packing-b boxes piled one ON the other.
a small wardrobe, IL shelf and IA few chairs
comprise the furniture. The walls of the
room are literally studded with nails. but
no pictures hang from them. The packing
boxes contain the larger pictures, so the
Shepherd explained. But on three sides of
the room about four feet from the floor
there is one row of portraits, each about
SXlO inches in size, of various celebrated in
dividuals. Prince Albert. Victoria late con-
sort General Grant. Tecumseh, the Shaw
nee warrior of Tippecanoe fame. and others
to the number of thirty ut least"