Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-09
FROM OHIO.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM AN OHIO JUDGE,
FORMERLY A RESIDENT OF GU1LFoRD.


MARYsvnIE o., April 20, 1884.
Els. Vermont Phgnig: l find 1 am again
derelict in my duty in the matter of payment
for your paper. will not weary you with
apologies or plea Of justification, but here
with enclose what will bo more satisfactory to
you-viz., payment in full to date find
your paper not only luxury, but in fact n
real necessity of life. It's weekly receipt is
like taking an old friend by the hand, and in
the porusal of its contents l am carried back
TO the "loved scenes Of my childhood" and
young manhood cherished in memory and
interviewer with every fibre Of my nature.
More thnn 80 years have elapsed since
first visited your village and nearly 80 years
have been numbered with the past since my
last visit thereto. 1 conclude from reading
your paper that great improvements have
been made, changing the face Of things in
your midst, since the time last mentioned.
can rejoice in your prosperity, but am sad
dened by the reflection that many of my dear
friends have passed away and are no longer
numbered among the dwellers upon earth.
or the men in business on the occasion Of
my first visit to your place, as near as l can
learn, two only remain with you-viz., Hon.
Jacob Estey and William p. Cune-while
quite number of those nearer my own age,
l am gratifed to know, are still with you, en-
joying life, health and prosperity. OF these
will name Hons George Howe, b. d. Har-
ris, Il. W. Clarke and Gen. w. W. Lyude,
whose memory l fondy cherish. And must
not fail to name one more, who, though much
younger than the above-named, is yet equally
cherished in memory-Hon. j. NJ. Tyler,
whose name appeared in late issue Of Jour
paper as Que OF two Congressman cent out
from the Gregory school house in GuiIford,
the name of Capt Henry S. Chase being
mentioned as one Of the teachers at the time
Mr.. Tyler and Col. Greenloaf (tho other Con
gressman) attended school together in said
school-house. The article alluded to revived
pleasant memories. In that school-house the
writer hereof performed his last service as O
teacher; at which time the Hon. j. NJ. Tyler,
then model school-boy, regularly attended.
There are doubtless others, either in your
place or in the vicinity thereof, whose resi-.
dence is unknown to me, for whom l enter
tain a high regard and it is q pleasing re-
Election on my part that no one with whom l
was associated in the capacity of teacher en-
tertained other than kindly feelings toward
me, and that these feelings we're fully recip-
rocatod on my part Iregret that Col. Green
leaf, with whom l had a pleasant acquaint-
ance in the days of his youth, should have
embraced Democracy, after having made
brilliant record as a soldier, fighting to pre-
vent that party from destroying the govern.
ment under which we live and prosper as a
Hdti0H-not a league, subject or liable to be
dissolved as the whim or caprice of rebels
might dictate but strange things occur in
politics. 1t is a matter of sincere regret that
the state convention Of Ohio seemed to de-
velop so much strength for Blaine II Ohio
should go outside of the state for a candidate
for the Presidency think Edmunds the best
and safest man to nominate and for these
reasons much the strongest. But l did not
set out to write on politics, and have already
written moro than is allowable by good taste
in a mere business letter Please pardon this
inhiction upon you. And now, rendering
through you my kind regards to my friends
herein named, am very truly yours,
JOHN b. COATS.