Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-16
HON. JOHN GREGORY SMITH.

health for a number of months, altho'
of late he had been stronger than
sometime previous. He was as we'll
and widely known, perhaps, as almost
any man in the state, both on account
of his political eminence and his con-
nection with the railroad interests of
Vermont.
Gov. Smith was born in ST. Adams
on July %, 1918, his father having come
there at an early day from Barre.
Massachusetts.
John Gregory was educated in the
public schools of his native town, then
graduated from the y. V. NJ. in 1S41,
afterwards from the Yale law school,
and became associated with his father
in law business. His fathers expert
ence as a railroad manager placed the
younger Smith in a way to acquire
much information and practice in
railroad matters. In fact he may be
said to have grown up railroad man,
When his father died in 1858 Grego-
ry was appointed his successor as a
! trustee of the Vermont Central and
Vermont & Canada roads. From that
time on for 33 years the history of the
roads and of the man have run close
| 1y parallel. Mr.. Smith had political
as we'll as a railroad career.
In 1853 to 1860 he was senator from
Franklin county. Afterwards he was
representative from St. Adams for
three successive years, speaker of the
House in the session 1851 and '62. He
was nominated for governor in July,
1868, and received the election by an
overwhelming majority, was elect
| ed governor in 1864. He was known
as one of the great war governors of
the North and along with Gov. An
drew of Massachusetts was often sum-
mOned to Washington by Pres. Lin
coin to confer upon matters connect
ed with the prosecution of the war.
He pushed forward the raising of
troops and made no uncertain move
ments as to his purpose to do his part
in the suppression of the rebellion.
He always took an interest in the wei
fare of the troops and did what he
hospital. Since the war he has served
as delegate at large from the state to
several national conventions; and has
not infrequently presided over our re-
publican state conventions. That he
was not anxious for political prefer
ment appears from the fact that he al
ways declined to be a candidate for
congress, and twice refused the va
can't senatorsh!p, once upon the death
of Solomon Foote and again upon the
retirement of Senator Edmunds.
1t was as a railroad man that he
was best known. And his position
was no sinecure. He was kept closely
bound Co his duties, getting away for
only such brief periods of recreation
as health seemed to demand, land some
times, even, making seasons of re-
freshment occasions for business.
Under the hand of Gov. Smith and |
his associates there has grown up a |
system in the state worthy of notice. |
When he was appointed trustee in |
1858 the property consisted only of a |
line of road, 158 miles, running from |
Windsor to Alburgh, and this was not |
much of a road, and did but little local |
business and not much else. Then |
commenced the growth of the present |
system, the burden of it resting main |
ly upon Gov. Smith. The Vermont |
& Canada was extended to Burling- |
ton and Canada line. In 1869 the Miss
h11i1
to Richford, twenty eight miles. In |
1870 the Rutland road was leased for |
twenty years, which was renewed in |
1891 for 999 years. A controlling in
terest in the Ogdensburg & Lake
Champlain was acquired in 1886. The |
New London & Northern extending
from So. Vernon to New London, |
Conn, was leased in 1871. Through |
the activity of Gov. Smith other facil-
tiles for freight traffic have been Sc
cured through short lines and the |
ownership of vessels on the lakes and |
rivers of Canada. 1t seemed to be his |
purpose to keep watch for every op- |
pOrtunity to improve the business of |
the road. He was pioneer in the |
Northern Pacific enterprise and how |
ever it may have looked to others it |
always looked hopeful to him.
SPECIMEN CASES.. H. Clifford, New Castle, |
Wis, was troubled with Neuralgia and Rheu- |
matism, his Stomach was disordered, his |
Liver affected to an alarming degree, ap- |
petite fell away, and he terribly reduced |
in flesh and strength Three bottles of EIec- |
trio Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd Harrisburg, Ill, had |
running sore on his leg of eight years, stand |
ing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters |
and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, |
and his leg is sound and we'll. John Speaker, |
Catawba, O., had five large Fever sores on his |
leg, doctors said he was incurable Ond bot |
tie Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's |
Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold by H. |
G. Pierce, Druggist.
A NATIONAL FAMILY PAPER.-The |
Announcements of The Youths Com |
pdndOn for 1892, which we have re-
ceiVed. seem to touch about all healthy |