The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22

poll-taxes of last year were abated for suit
able reasons. Most of the time was spent
on the cases of Messrs. Moriarty and Emery
and these were the occasion of some spirited
arguments.
Obituary.
DURANT.-Luther Leland Durant died of
heart disease at an early hour on Friday
morning of last week, aged fifty-nine years.
lie was born in Springfield, VT, and was
the son of Luther Durant and Susan Leland,
a cousin of the late President Lord of Dart
mouth College. In early manhood he be-
gan the study OF law in Washington county,
and his whole after-lfe was passed within a
radius of fifteen miles from Montpelier. At
Barre he studied for a short time with
Clark w. Upton and at Watsfeld where he
resided for some five years. he was a student
in the Office of Benjamin S. Adams. He
was admitted to the bar of this county at
the November term in 1850 and to practice
in the supreme court at a special term in
1852. In May, 1888, he married Julia NJ
Tenney of Dalton, n. H., and two years
later he removed to Waterbury and with
Ex-Governor Paul Dillingham; formed a
partnership which continued eleven years
His removal to Montpelier occurred in 1866,
when he became partner of the late f. V.
Randall. This firm was one of the busiest
in the profession at the time, as the docket
will show, and the most prosperous time
of Mr.. Durant's life was during its nine
years continuance. Later years found him
at different times in company with H.
G. Dewing and j. f. Harris. He was we'll
read in his profession had very retentive
memory and was the possessor of many of
! the qualities essential to a successful ca
! reer as a lawyer. Mr.. Durant was the father
| of two children-Lettie Estella (who mar
red Mr.. Augustus Torrey, brother of Pro-
| fessor Torrey of Vermont University, June
! 10, 1875 and who died June 20, 1870 and
Paul Dillingham;, aged fourteen. Funeral
services were held on Saturday afternoon,
| Rev. Mr. Hincks officiating and the remains
were taken to Green Mount Cemetery for
/ burial. Deceased was a member of Wnooski
Lodge, f. and A. NJ, of Waterbury,
JUDEvINE.-Hon. Alden f. Judevine of
Hardwick, whose death was briefly noticed
in our last issue, had been a prominent
figure in Caledonia county for fifty years.
He was born in Concord in 1911 and was
educated at the academy in that town. AT
| twenty he was appointed deputy sheriff
holding the position for seven years, serving
as high bailitf in Essex county for two years
during this time In 1889 he moved tC
Hardwick. For five years he was engaged
in mercantile business with Jonathan Baker
under the firm name of Baker 4 Judevine
| He then formed a partnership with Adol.
phus Hoton as Holton & Judevine, carry
ing on a mercantile business together with
farming and cattle-dealing. During this
time Mr.. Judevine had extensive interests
| in other mercantile establishments a
member of the firm of Judevine, Nelson &
Co., at Woodbury., for six years; with Jude.
! vine, Carruth x Co., at Charleston, for six
years; as a member of the firm of A. L
Way & Co., at Hardwick, for three years
and for twelve years member of the firm
of Way, Titus < Co. of Hardwick. He was
also largely interested in the manufacture
of lumber and was mill-owner. In 1867 he
retired and for the last twenty years had
devoted himself to farming and to the care
of his real estate interests. Mr.. Judevint
was republican and had always been active
in local and state politics. For ten years
he was one of the selectmen of Hardwick
and held other town offices from tim,
to time Commissioned postmaster by
President Tyler, he held that position fol
twenty-three years. He was assistant judge
in 1850; county commissioner in 1854; {
member of the constitutional conventions o
1880, 1857 and 1S10 represented Hardwicl
in the legislatures of 1853, 1854, 1873 and 1880
and in 1860 and 1861 represented his county
in the state senate. He had amassed a con
siderable fortune. Mr.. Judevine married
in 1858 Malvina NJ. daughter of Captain
David Tuttle of Hardwick, who survives
him. To them We're born four children
three of whom died in infancy, and th
fourth, Cornelius Alden, much loved son
died in 1861, in his sixteenth year" W.
take the foregoing from the Cdledonidll
widow, Judge Powers and IL. S. Peck o
Burlington are named as executors
GooDNoUGH.-Re Alfred f. Goodnough
pastor of the Church of the Savior, Brook
lyn, y. V, died last week from pneu
monia, at his home in that city, at the ag
of thirty-three years. Mr.. Goodnough wa
born in Calais. Vt, the son of A fired Good
nough. His mother was sister of the lat
Joseph Bradish of Montpelier. He at
tended school at Montpelier previous to hi
entering Harvard College Upon his gradu
alton he studied for the Unitarian ministry
and his first pastorae was at BridgewateT
Mass. He also preached at Brockton, nea
Boston. From there he went to Ithaca
where he met with much success and wa
listened to by many Cornell students Las
summer he accepted "A call to the Church q
the Savior, to succeed DR.. y. p. Putnam
Shortly after this he was taken i'll and onl
, occupied his pulpit few times after his rt
covery, when he was again attacked witt
pneumonia, which resulted fatally. III
was young man of unusual ability and wa
: very much beloved by his church and al
who knew him. He never was very stron
in body, but had extraordinary ambition i
his work, which was more than he was abb
TO endure. He leaves wife and one child
LoCKE.-David r. Locke, better known t
the country as A." Petroleum V. Nasby' an,
editor of the Toledo Biade, 1ied Februar
10, of consumption. He was born in Vesta
\. Y, in 1888, and learned the printing trad
in Cortland. Then he was publisher of sey
eral papers in Ohio, finally getting contrc
of the Toledo Bidde, which he made powe
in that state. In 1860 he began the Nash
letters, which attained IA tremendous popu
larty and have been continued at interval
down to the present year. Mr.. Locke ren
, dered good services in vndicating repul
lican principles by means of humorou
: satire In 1875 he published "a book entitle
"The Morals of Abou ben Adhem," whic
created good deal of literary comment.
The fftieth annual almanac of the NeN
York Tribune is issued, and it is probabl
: the most perfect of any in the long series
As everybody knows, the Tribune does nc
! carry its politics into its almanac, but make