Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09

dseful citizen in many ways He is one
Of the most notable of the Sons Of Yer
mont in ChlCagO-Ouc of the prime NOV
crs and organizers of the Vermont assO-
citation, by means OF which the Vermont
ers keep alive the affection all have for the
grand little State of their nativity, and re
new their devotion to its history and ira
ditiOns. The annual gatherings alluded to
above, which such men as Mr.. Hills has
made possible, serve to cement the
feeling of fraternity which seem to be
more conspicuous among NermOnters
thar among the natives of any other
State in the Union-they are necessarily
closer together in Il State of the physical
contour it has and Mr.. Hills has done
quite IA much as any other individual
Nermonter to illustrate and vivify the
annals of the State here i'm Chicago in this
respect. He is man of generous and
kindly instincts and character; his deport
ment uniformly characterized by cour-
tesy, magnanmity, uprightncss and i'm
par,iality, and is a highly esteemed and
useful citizen, always active in education
al, moral and kindred movements and
enterprises. He is and has been for sew
eral years, president of the board of educa-
ton in Lake View, ChicagO's most beauti-
full and delightful suberb Il trustee of the
village and the president and treasurer of
the board, and has held important county
and other offices established the tele-
View, where his fine suburban residence
iS-suCh as a NermOnter covets and has If
he can. Mainly through his sole efforts
and generosity a beautiful Episcopal
church has been erected in RaVeuswOOd Of
which parish he is the senior warden he
has recently presented that parish with a
large bell, which is tolled by electricity
from the organ and choir recess, by means
of an arrangement devised and perfected
by him; he also has charge of the music
in the church, beng, in addition to his
other a'tainmputs, Il musician of high
order. He contributes generously to this
church, in which he WOrships, and to
other enterprises.
He married Caroline = futile Of Ben
uiugton They have two daughters.
Laura and Clara. The oldest, Laura was
last year married to James II. Norton, a
prominent graduate of Michigan Cnlver-
sity and now professor Of the natural
sciences in Lake View institute. Clara is
at home with her parents
ALoNzo D. TAGEET Md.
The family Of DR.. Hugh Tagert-al Of
it who are living-are here in Chicago ::
he will be remembered by the readers of
this paper as practlclnS physician, and
well known in Charlotte. Elluesburgh, and
Shelburn. have mentioned heretofore
DR.. Adrlbert ID. ana lawyer Alfred ~,
and no " have something to add about
AlonzO ID. Tagert. the oldest OF the fam
lily of children. He was born at Charlotte,
August b. 1913, and the family moved to
iIiucsbuIgh when he was about . Years of
age, and he received his academiCHl cdu-
cation there, mainly. At the age OF ii he
entered the medical department of Yer
mont University and attended five full
courses of lectures, one before he com
menced reading in his fathers Office.
which he did during the balance of his
course. He early evidenced the possession
of the strong. rugged traits of character
which were marked qualities in his father
sincerity, directncsS, thOrOUghncSS aud
Il conscientious devotion to and practice Of
his prOiession-and gave promise that he
might become n worthy successor and
perpetuator Of his name and characterls-
ties, which promise has Been realized
through him and his younger brother,
Albert H., to an extent Credjtable 10
them and gratifying to their relatives and
friends 1t was quite natural that the in
CliuatiOnS of these SONS should he to fol
low the profession of the father. but they
seem to have adopted It as n matter OF
taste and choice, and the outcome Is an
evidence of the wisdom of following that
profession or vocation to which the in
stiuCts and choice of a young man lmpel
HIM, when turned into the channel of his
native inClinatIOnS, since he and his broth
or have become Skillful and successful
science of ntdtCriU mCdicu. There are
few if any who have been here the same
length of time who have accomplished
more in the overcrOwded profession of
medicine or attained to higher position
and rank than have these brothers, and
there are few whose light has been bright
er or Steadier or more enduring than
that radiated from their position. They
have labOred for and attained this position
by their own efforts, their capacity and
devotion to their profession ; their indus
try, diligence, and conscientious Obser-
vance of the highest rules governing an
honest mountaineering and com
petent, having qualities of the best and
highest class of the profession, and enjoy
the esteem and confidence accorded only
to an honorable and high-minded physl-
can. Alonzo ID. graduated in medicine in
1854. The last year of the war he was
acting assistant surgeon nnder an order
from the governor of Vermont to re
port to DR., Thayer, surgeon general of
the State, at the Baxter hospital near Bur
lington he responded and was there one
year as an assistant, and subsequently
engaged in practice, joining his father AT
Shelburne, and remained there in praC
ticc until he came to Chicago few years
ago and joined his brother Albert H..
who had so large a practice that he re-
quired assistance, and came partly ON ac
count of his health, which has been much
improved. lie is now having large prac-
tice When III Vermont he was mem
Der of the medical societies there; presi
dent of the Burlington club and of the
Chittenden County and Vermont state
Medical societies; superintendent OF
schools in Shelburn, taught school when
young, and was an hOnored citizen gen
orally.
The mothers maiden name was Lucy
a Hickok, of Puritan scotch ancestry.
The family consisted of three boys and
of the latter, Agnes a. The mother,
Alonzo d., Alfred ~ lawyer, and Agnes
live together ct 966 West Lake street
Albert H., is living with his family OF
wife and four daughters in his elegant