The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

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Assistant Surgeon Henry II. Lee, of Well
River, was born at Danville, p. G., Nov. 10
1857, but has been a resident of Vernon
since 1879. He became Il resident of Wel
River in 1881 and in 1890 received his commits
sion as assistant surgeon now being the senior
assistant surgeon OF the regiment. Has prac
ticed medicine i'm Wells River since gradua
ting from the University of Vermont in the
class of 1881 and is now adjunct professor OF
materia medica in that institution. He is also
president of the White Mountain Medical as
ISOLATION. Seven years ago DR.. Lee received
the appointment as member of the pension
board at Wells River, which position he yet
holds.
| Chaplain II. +. Hill.
Howard f. Hill first bore arms for Yer
mont when the Norwich cadets were called
out as the only armed and uniformed body in
the state ut the time of the st. Adams raid.
He was born in Concord, N. H., July 81, 1886
| fitted at the high school in that city for col
lege, entered Norwich university and re-
manned there until his junior year, graduating
from Dartmouth in the class of 1861. He
studied for the Episcopal ministry and was
ordained deacon July IL, 1879. He at once
took charge of st. Marks church, Ashland,
and Trinity at Holerness. still holding his
connection with the Episcopal theological
school at Cambridge, Mass, passing all the
examinations and taking the degree of baehel-
or of divinity in 1873. While at Holderness
he laid the foundation for the Holderness
boys school upon the opening of which he
accepted a call to Christ church, Montpelier,
VT, where he remained 10 years. He then
went to Amesbury where his DastOrate lasted
till Feb. 1891. In 1892 he took charge of 1t.
Paurs mission at White River junction anu
continued there till May of this year. Chap-
lain Hill has always taken an active interest,"
i'm public affairs wherever he has been. lie
was a member of the missionary committee
of the diocese of Vermont for seven wears,
delegate to the general convention. super.n-
tendent of public schools in Montpelier eight
years. Chaplain of the Vermont legislature
in 1882, chaplain of the LIST Vermont ratlonai
guard since 1888, elected trustee OF the UNI
versity of Vermont in 1856 for three years,
received the degree of doctor of philosophy,
from Dartmouth college in 1887 for work AMI
examination Chaplain Hill is prominent
Mason.
Ed. Dewey.
Dewey. OF Montpelier, brigade quar-
ter-master sergeant. was born in Montpelier
i'm 1855. He enlisted with Co ii in 1881. SER
we'd rs qllarter-master sergeant OF that COM
pany eight years, and went with the company
to the Ely war in lSs3 Sergeant Dewey was
commissioned TO his present position as quar-
ter-mastcr sergeant on stan OF Gen Este!,
April -, 1898. He has always been a resident
of Montpelier and is prominent alike in bust !
ness anu sOclitl clTtftc. lit Is Il
Mason, a member Of the Knights Templar,
and "A well-knOwn hardware dealer.
Capt. Robert f. Lewis.
Capt Robert + Lewis of st Johnsbury, A ID
G. staff of Gen Estey, was born in Berkshire
about % wears ago. Following preparatory
course Capt Lewis attended and graduated
from the University of Vermont, class of '92,
and during the period spent at that institution .
held the offices of corporal. sergeant sergeant ,
major and adjutant of the u V NJ Battalion.
He was honored by the appointment to aide
Ile-camp on Gen Esiey's staff Dec 3, 1892, and
is one of the youngest men on the staff. Capt
Lewis is the highly esteemed secretary of the
Y &c A of st .Iohnsbury, and is also seere-
tary of the New England Y MICA.
Major C. Il. Nelson.
Major & Nelson of Derby Line brigade in
,pector of rifle practice, was born at Rock
Island. 7 q. Feb'y u, 1850. lie was educated
II the district schools OF Derby. VT. at the 81
Johnsbury academy and graduated from the
Wesleyan college of Stan
tead. q. in class of 1873. Upon leav-
ne school MAJOR Nelson engaged in the whole
ale boot and shoe business in Derby Line. re-
naming in that business until 1883 when he