Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-30

Il. ID. Bragg. The committee will report at
to-morrow's session, which will be held in
the chapel at $50 q. m. Other business
was disposed of and the meeting adjourned
until $3.50 a. IN. tomorrow and proceeded
to the Congregational church to listen to a
most able and scholarly address by Hon.
Frank Church of Colorado, class of 1869.
Music was furnished by Brehmer's orchestra
CT Rutland.
Mr.. Church chose as his subject "Con-
flct the law of development. "
noriginI Poem.
At the close OF the grafton an excellent
poem was read by James G. Harvey of the
class Of 1881, Of Danbury, Conn, entitled
"Life's Horoes.' The following stanzas
indicate the style of the productions
distinguished valor' these the watchwords
And enemies arc lurking everywhere;
No life so narrow but the chance is given
To win renown, to nobly do ana dare.
The battle need not be of smoke and fire,
Of blood stained steel and whistling shot and
1t is enough to go whore honor calls;
Stand by the right and do your duty well
Now the world will not ask what you're going
to do,
1t will ask OF you; What have you donel"
And 1t stnnds at your elbow TO question your
From the rise to the set OF the sun.
Obituary Report.
Since the last meeting OF the alumni of
the college last year, the following members
have died: DR.. j. G.. S. Hitchcock, Rev.
Ira d. Burwell, David Leavitt Hough,
William Hudson Shaw, Daniel d. Gorhum,
John A. Fitch, Edgar Prindle W adhams,
LII. d., Ephram II. Farrar, Rev. Joseph
Addison Ranney, Rev. Osborn Myrick,
Rev Elbridge Gerry, Rev. Albert Ira Dut-
ton, Wells ii. Utley, Asa Hemenway, Rev.
Merit Harmon; Hon. Elias h. Burton, Rev.
Jonathan Blanchard, Norman Freeman
Wright, William Smith Hopkin, NJ. ID.
DR.. j. G. S. Hitchcock was born at Ran
dolph in 1928. After graduating from
Middlebury college in 1914 he went to Har-
ward medical school and received the degree
of NJ. d. in 1850. He was member of the
Massachusetts Medical society. During the
war he served as surgeon and at the close
was appointed surgeon in the pension ser
vice.
Rev. Charles d. Burwell of Saxton s
| River, VT, died suddenly of la grippe. He
was a Baptist minister and was born at
Bridport in 1920. He graduated from the
college in Al.
David L. Hough, the son of Rev. John
Hough, for many years eminent professor
of languages in Alddlebury college, was
born in Middlebury in 1918. He received
his diploma from Aiddlebury college in
1889.
William Hudson Shaw graduated in the
class of 1878, after leaving college he taught
at Mechanicsyille, n. y. lie was principal
of the Wellington, VT, school from 1880 to
"a, acting principal of the Rutland High
school, and five years principal of the
graded school at Nergennes.
Daniel ID. Gorham was born in Rutland
in 1877, and died at Northampton, Mass.
Oct. 26, 1891. Although he had passed the
three score and ten milestone, Prof. Cor
ham had, until within a few months of his
death, continued in active service.
John A. Fitch died in Highgate of ty-
phoid fever. Mr.. Fitch was born in Sheldon
in 1889, and graduated from Middlebury
college in 1862. He chose the legal profes
sion and located in Highgate He served
, in the war for the Union, as sergeant, IL
company a, 18th Vermont Volunteers. He
represented his town in the Legislature il
1856, and served as chairman on the com
mittee on game and fisheries and on the
70 committee on highways, bridges and ferries
| He was an eminent Mason.
e Rt. Rev. Edgar Prindle Wadhams, LII. D.
/ bishop of the diocese of Ogdensburg, die
on the 9th of December, 1891. He was Z
0 years old, and had been in poor health fol
some time Bishop Wadhsms was born a
e Wadhams Mills, n. v, in 1917, and gradu
! ated from the college i'll 1888. He was thu
V son OF Gen. Luman Wadhams.
Ephralm ii. Farrar, who graduated
G from the college in 1881, died at Malone
n. Y. at the advanced age of 50 years.
?, Rev Joseph Addison Ranney, d. D., o
Kalamazoo, Mich, minister venerate,
; throughout the synods of Michigan, Ii
linois and Indiana, passed to his reward
n December &, 1891. He was born at West
minister West in 1917. He WAS conyerte
when eight years old. He graduated from
2, Middlebury in 1889.
> Rev. Osborn Myrick died at his home i
g Rutland on the 10Th day of January. Il
attended church on Sunday and was on tn
n streets Tuesday morning, but In the even
. ing was taken sick and from that time taile
- RAPIDLY until his death. He was born i
e Massachusetts,, and graduated from Middle
Y bury college in lS42.
il Rev. Eldridge Gerry was member
the class of 1862, and graduated with credi
Afterward he spent three years of diliger
study in the Theological seminary at AndC
YER Mass. graduating there IN 1866. II
returned to West Randolph, and in 1866
and Immediately afterward having receive
an appointment by the Home Mssionar
society Of the Congregational church.
and his wife went to Oregon, where
spent four years pastor of a church
that society in Oregon. He preached
many of the Eastern towns, and last D
cember quietly passed away at his home
West Randolph.
Albert Ira Dutton died at his home
South Pennington Mass, in February,
the age of 81. After finishing his course
Middlebury college in 1852, he GRADUATE
from Andover Theological seminary.
was pastor of the Congregational church
in the following places; Shirley, Mass
East Longmeadow, and Royalton, Vt. al
ir at South Pennington.
Wells II. Utley, the noted politician, di
O, suddenly at his home at Parsons, Kanst
m January "a. The deceased was born
IS Mancheste in 1915. He was scholar
the highest order, graduating from MIDI