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has been very prosperous as to imam
cial matters and recently built dwell
inc house ut great cost. lie has three
children.
Harriet n. was born in 1881. She
was educated at the district schools,
Bradford academy and Chelsea High
school. On April %, 1917, she received
her first school license Of Dea. John W,
Smith, superintendent of common
schools for the town Of Chelsea, and
taught the following summer twelve
weeks on the West Hill for only five
shillings per week. 1t being pleasant
work to her, she taught for several
wears. In 1855. she married Lyman
Porter of Corinth. He being Il business
man, much care devolved upon her.
but her duties were performed cheer
fully and with fidelity and zeal. For
thirty years she has been contributor
to several weekly newspapers in Yer
mont In February, 1886, she received
Il commission as special correspondent
and local editor for the New England
Homestead, printed at Springfield,
MASS. one Has ollc Cliiu, coiiH ~
Porter, born in 1864 He was reared
tenderlyand was kept at school, not
being very strong in youth. lie grad
mated in two courses at st. bloomsbury
academy in June, 1883 In 1884, he
commenced to learn the banking bust
ness in Littleton, N. H., under o. c.
Hatch, cashier. He followed the bust
ness until February, 1895, when, for
the benefit of his health, he decided to
change business. He is now located
in Springfield and is proprietor OF Il
high grade furniture store and has Il
special department in undertaking
and embalming. In 1892, he married
Eleanor NJ. TIodgman of Boston, daugh-
ter of the late Frank Hodgman of Lit
Teton, N. H.. and niece Of Hon. Adna
Brown Of Springfield. She is lady of
fine musical tllent, an has received
instruction from the best teachers in
America. She has been engaged to
sing in the Congregational church at
Springfield, as solo soprano, for the
present season.
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John NJ. Comsiock.

David Comstock was best known to
! the public rs the longtime proprietor
Of the Gulf Springs house Of Williams
town, but spent his later years and died
at Chelsea.
John Nj. Comstock was born at Will
Jamestown in 1859. He fitted lor college
at Goddard seminary, Barre, and grad
uated from the classical course ut Dart
mouth in 1877. His first en- gagemcnt
was in the fall of 1878 at Chelsea. He
taught a year in the Springfield High
school. In the year lSS4-5 he aught
in the Vermont Episcopal Institute ut
Burlington. In the fall of 1885 he was
called to Chelsea by the sickness OF his
father, and remaining for time to set
tie the estate, was called the ensuing
April to the principalship of Chelsea
academy, and has remained here ever
since. The school was recovering from
Il period Of weakness, and in 1854 had
been recognized by Harmon j. Locke,
now of Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr.. Comstock brought to his work
ripe scholarship. mature experience
and continuity ofpurpose and effort.
The aim Of the school has been to do
thorough work in the regular studies
essential to Il practical English educa-
ton, also in those studies required in Il
preparatory course for college. Per-
haps the prevailing fault of recent
modern education is the attempt to
cover too much, resulting in superficial
instruction.
Several students OF this academy have
been admitted to Dartmouth, Tufts and
other colleges. Mr.. Comstock feels a
personal interest in his pupils, who are
largely children of neiohbors and
friends, and has given especial atten-
ton to civics and instruction in good
citizenship. }. NJ. Comstock married
Persis =, daughter of Franklin and
Sylvia (Folsom) Dearborn of Chelsea,
in 1881. Six pretty children add cheer
and livelinesS to their pleasant home:
Harold d., Donald s., Margaret, Rach-
ell, Sylvilmd Herbert F, Mr.. Comstock
has been closely identified with the
cause of education in this section.
He was a member Of the Orange
County Board of Education in lSS9-9O.
He was elected school director for three
years, but resigned after two years
service, and is at present clerk of the
school board. He has served the town
IN the capacity of moderator, auditor
and town grand juror, and is county
treasurer.
lie hls been, since 1887, superintend-
ent OF the Sunday school Of the Cong'l
has taken deep interest in
religious work, and is ut present clerk
Of the church AMI chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee.
lie is corresponding secretary of the
general convention of Cony'l churches
OF the state OF Vermont, and i'm that
capacity prepares the annual statistics
of the churches of the state. He is al
so the statistical secretary of the Alum
nj Association of Dartmouth college.
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Elgin ID. Barnes.

4. ID. Barnes is best known to the
local and travelling public as the gen
tlemanly proprietor Of the Orange coun-
ty hotel. There were numerous faml-
lies by the name of Barnes located on
West Hill not many years ago, but they
were only remotely related. Farnham
Barnes came from Connecticut as Il
young man early in the century, built
a LOG cabin on West Hill and cleared
up farm. He married Mary (Flan-
dcrs) Bean, became a substantial farm
er, reared family of four children
and died there in 1871. The farm is
now owned and occupied by Aza riah
Barnes, one of his sons.
Elgin d. Barnes was born on this
farm in 1916, and in the frugal but sub
stantial fare and sturdy labors of the
farm, developed Il stalwart form and
strong physique. Leaving home at
twenty-one, he worked out on farms
several years, after the manner of the
times, receiving the highest wages.
Desiring wider outlook in the world,
he made tour of observation, includ-
inc the oilregions of Pennsylvania and
a portion of New York and finally
brought up at Holyoke, Mass, where
he was engaged for some time as Il
merchant and hotel keeper. Return
inc to Chelsea on visit, he soon en-
gagged in the meat and grocery bust
ness, running cart to the Ely mines
and securing a lively trade for two
years until the closing up of business
there. About this time Mr.. Barnes
formed a life partnership with Carrie
O., daughter of Samuel W. Hatch of
Chelsea.
Their only child, Chorene, is nine
years old. The business of selling fruit
trees was not then considered extra
hazardous, as the legislative reunion
had not then passed the bill extending
the open season of shooting appletree
pcddlers and book agents, and Mr..
Barnes worked on salary ut this bust
ness quite successfully for two seasons.
He found this business a good school
for the study Of human nature and local
geography. He served a useful appren-
ticeship as hotel keeper at the Gulf
Spring house ut Williamstown.
In 1887 he bought the Orange County
hotel Of A. W. Whitney, repainted and
thoroughly furnished it and has decid-
edly increased the patronage of this
well-known hotel. 1t is a substantial,
three-story building with Il double bal
cony and contains ID guest rooms. Dur
inc the sessions of the Orange county
court and the county conventions. as
the headquarters oflcgal lights and po-
litical aspirant>, it has witnessed many
Il lively scene, many Il tilt of repartee.
and, perhaps, the making and breaking
of political states. During the last five
years the house has received consider
able summer company accommodating
more last summer than ever before,
with Il good prospect for the future.
Mr.. Barnes is having excellent tinan-
cial success in keeping Il strictly tenn
perance house. We have part lkcn of
the good cheer often and heartily, and
always found the bill of fare and the
table service abundantly satisfactory.
Mr.. Barnes is not only a genial and
popular host, but is recognized as "A
valued and public-spirited citizen. He
is II member of George Washington
Lodge, +. Il A. NJ, and holds the some
VIII thnkless office Of ovcrseer Of the
poor.
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village. aided literally in building the
church and in other pubic enterprises.
For many yea $ he owned an kept the
old Orange Co lnty hotel, afterwards
burned.
Nathan Hale reared Il family of five
children, viz, Raymond, who was il
merchant of Stratlold, Willamstown
and North Troy, vt. He had one son,
Col Oscar Hale, Il graduate OF Dart
mouth Die re. wac was colonel of the
9th vt. re2i nent, and died in Buenos
Ayes. I'd, John Tyler Hale, wholesale
merchant in Boston, who died in Wash
ington, Iowa, leaving three children.
3rd, Mary, wife of Ralph Hartford mer-
chant ut Strafford, VT, who left one
daughter, Mrs M,rtin Love. 4th, Stel-
la Jane, married Chauncey Smith of
Washington, ID. G., who was connect
ed with the appointment desk of the
postof1ice department forty years. Their
son, Nathan A. G. Smith, graduate of
Norwich University and lawyer at
Green Bay, Wisconsin, raised and drill
ed three regiments, was offered the
command OF each, but, being modest
man, declined and accepted captain
cy in the last regiment. Since the war
he has been in the postoflice depart
ment, clerk Of the appointment desk.
Nathan Grout Hale was born in Chel-
sea in 1912, attended the common and
select schools of the town, spent one
year at the Orange County Grammar
school and one year at Thetford acade-
my, under John Fitch, the first princi-
pal. When he was sixteen years of age
he entered store at Keenc, N. H., as
clerk, and after remaining two and
one-half years, returned to Chelsea.
He soon after engaged in trade at Pot
ton, Canada, and later at North Troy.
VT, where he was justice of the peace
and postmaster. He went to Boston
in 1898 as assignee for Hale, Lyman &
Fansworth and remained three years.
Returning to Chelsea he was in trade
there four years and was town clerk.
In 1850 he went to Windsor, VT, en-
gagged in dentistry and remained there
in the extensive and successful prac-
tice ofhis profession thirty-seven years.
While in Windsor, DR.. Hale took an
active part in the religious, social and
business life of the town. He was
president ofthe Windsor Savings bank,
was affiliated with both the Masons
and the Odd Fellows and was senior
warden of st. Paurs Episcopal church.
DR. Hale married Lucia p. Hall of Tun-
bridge in 1910, who died in 1913. She
had one child, Henry Clay Hale, who
died in infancy. He married Fanny
Gustin of Chelsea in 1851. She bore
him one child, Stella Fanny, who died
In 1882 Mrs. Hale died in 1898.
Having retired from business, DR..
Hale came to Chelsea on Il visit in 1887,
and, owing to illness, continued to
remain and resides with his sister-in-
. law, Miss Sarah Gustin. In politics
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Three successive generations of the
Hall family have borne an honorable
part in the three great wars of the Re-
public.
Capt. John Hall, Jr., the grandfather
of the subject of this sketch, was a
minuteman of the Revolution, attained
the rank Of captain and was one an
pointed on a committee to fix the rate
OF wages of the volunteers.
The Halls are of an old, influential
and numerous family, and the family
mansion, of the old colonial style. faces
that of the historic Adams family in the
town of Quincy, formerly Braintree,
Mass. The granite quarrics of Quincy
are located on the old Hall farm.
Edward Hall, born in 1771. was a
soldier of 1912 and was at the battle of
Plattsburg. He came to Randolph in
early lite and was a halter and tilrrier
by trade. His wife (nee Sarah Downer
Of Royalton) barely escaped capture at
the burning of Royalton, and her
father, Ephraim Downcr, and one
brother were captured and taken to
Canada.
William Henry Harrison Hall was
born at Randolph in 1928. As a sam
pie Of the times, it may be interesting
20 state that at IA years of age, Harry
drove herd of IS cattle to Boston. a
road unknown to him, and the next
year drove down with loaded four-
horse team. He was educated in tbe
common schools of Chelsea and at Nor
witch University, under Gen Ransom
having as classmates Jesse A. Cove
OF Massachusetts and Gov. William
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BILE were his services that his firm re-
tanned him in its employ II years. He
reurncd to Chelsea in 1855. and in
comp m with W. f. Town >end bought
the stock OF general merchn lisc Of
John b. Bacon ana continued the part
nerShip about five years, when Mr.
Dickinson purchased Mr.. Townsend's
interest. lie carries an extensive and
wcll-cllssiIied stock, is Il iovial and en-
tertaining salesman, always ready for
business, OF which he gets his share.
He married May, daughter OF George
Goodrich of Chelsea. in 1893.
Mr. Dickinson inherits the practical
business sense of the flmily. He is
serving his third term rs selectma, and
is now chairman ofthc board. lie was
town clerk two years. In political ac-
ton II Republican, in religious prefer
ence II Congregationalist, and affiliated
with Masonry, Mr.. Dickinson possess
es in a good degree, public and private
esteem.
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Daniel Hilireth,

Son Of James Ilildrcth and Esther
Fletcher) llildreth, was born in Pep
perell, Mass, May 2, 1888. He was OF
Puritan ancestry and was fifth in de-
scent from Richard lIildreth, who was
born in the north part OF England in
1903 and arrived in this country in
1875, with a colony of Puritans. He
first settled III Cambridge, Mass, and
afterwards moved to Chelmsford, where
he died Feb %, 1913. aged So years.
In 1911, Daniel married Clarissa Tyler
of Piermont, n, H., lady of education
and refinement. They Immediately
moved to Chelsea. where farm had
been purchased ofZecb Gilman in 1910
(Recordel in Vol. 4, pages 1913. Here
they, by toll, industry and enterprise,
converted this farm from rugged
maple forest to fields Of waving grain.
They reared in the Strictest manner Il
large family Of children, of whom only
four are living. Daniel died on the
llildreth homeste I'd November Is, 1858.
AFRO B. f., the eldest child, was born
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C1,rles p. Dickinson.

Perhaps no other family of Chelsea
has been 50 continuously and extern
sivcly connected with the mercantile
affairs of the town as have the Dlckin-
sons.
Joshua Dickinson was one of the ear
Hest merchants OF Chelsea, where he
was in trade many years. "a was his
son, Benz. f., the father of the subject
OF the present sketch. ana informed
BIZ old residents that VIM. +. Dickin-
son, ''Bill Dick, was one of the bright
est and most successful business men
that ever lived in Chelsea.
Benz. f. Dickinson was deputy sher-
III Il LONG time, and later became sheriff
of the county and was in charge OF the
Jail building a score of years or more.
c. p. Dickinson WAS born in 1917 in
Chelsea. attended the academy under
Judge Ross. later at Newbury seminary
and ut the Randolph Normal school I'M
der Edward COMMIT.
Soon after attaining his majority. he
went to Boston and eng lgc,l as clerk
for Moore, Smith u Co., and so yalua-
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town. They reared a family of min,
children, and afterwards went to liv,
with one of their sons, named lchlbod
Their children were is follows: Abigail
and Newell, who died unmarried, Lyd
il, Mrs. Roger Hubbard of Brookfield
Ebenezer, who married Hannah Flint o
! Randolph and reared eleven children
Ichabod married Sukey Lewis. Then
children were I. Plummcr, Lura, Ma.
ry, Martin, John, Susan, Harriet. Sarah
George and llira, elsewhere mentioned
residing on the Old homestead.
Ichabod married Persis May and had
4 family of nine children. Nathan mar.
ried lydia Lathrop Their children
were urbane, Lucinda, Eliza, Carrie,
Maryette, Orville, elsewhere mention
ed, and Edison. Daniel married Thur
~ Spiller and they had five children.
Sally married Joel Densmore and
reared large family. Polly married
Deacon Charles Newton Of West Platts-
burg, n. y, and reared a large family.
Soon other settlers joined the Bixbys.
The earliest were Bradshaw, Elder
Hall, Elder Coburn, Flint, House, Wills,
Elderkin, Lewis, Perigo, Wiggin,
Smith, Annis and Urbanc Lathrop. ST..
For breld they bought corn ut Roy
alton and paid for it in salts made by
boiling down the I've of wood ashes.
Mr.. BiXby and his wife were mem
bcrs Of the Congregation church of
the Puritan type, but the children had
many shades OF religious belief, as
Christian, Methodist, Baptist.
One summer provisions were scarce.
All that the family had to live on for
some time was one bushel of rye meal
and the milk Of one COW. They had a
piece OF rye growing for an early har-
vest, and Mrs. BiXby put the family on
short rationS of boiled milk with il lit
tie rye meal stirred in it, till the need
ed crop ripened.
Captain Orville, son of Nathan and
Lydia Lathrop Bixby, was born in
Chelsea in 1885 and spent his early life
on farm He went to Boston when
he was eighteen years old, and Litter
was engaged in the produce business
and was III trade at South Royalton.
lie responded to the first call for three
months men, but before his regiment
had been sent to the field, the call for
three years men had come and he had
enlisted for that time, entering the ser
vice as second lieutenant OF Co. L, 2nd
Regiment, Vermont Volunteers. He
was afterwards promoted captain, and
refused the rank of major. He partici-
pated in IL Of the famous battles of the
war, beginning at Bull Run and ending
at the Wilderness, where he lost his
life, after three years Of actual service.
while CALAMITY leading his regiment as
acting colonel.
His son, Col. Herbert o. Bixby, was
born in 1861 at South Royalton, while
his father was at the front. His moth
er was formerly Frances Wills, daugh-
ter of Perley c. Wills, Of the noted
family of pioneers on West Hill, and
here Herbert and his mother returned
after the husbands enlistment. Herbert
was educated at Chelsea academy and
Goddard seminary.
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in 1916. He lea ned the printers art
OF William Hewes of Chelsea in 1887.
and followed the business for 35 wears.
In 1886, he removed to Iowa, where
there was a wide field of usefulness
and enterprise and where he became
very wealthy He was four times
married and left no children.
Almira NJ, born in 1918, married
Edward WATSON of Corinth. who died
in 1888. She still lives Oh the Wason
homestead and has two dau ghters liv-
ing, Myra and Laura.
Albert G. was born in 1929. He
learned the harness making trade in
1850, and in 1862 enlisted for three
years in Co. G, 9th Vermont. He was
twice married and removed with his
wife to Charles City, Iowa, in 1891. He
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DIR. Marcus ii. Corwin.

Passing down Chelsea street the at
tention is attracted by a large mansion
just below the NJ +. church that seems
the product of the past generation, in
excellent repair and preservation. This
is the family home of the Corwins, the
present residence Of DR.. Marcus ii. Cor
win and has been occupied for Al years
by two generations of the family. 1t is
one OF the oldest houses in the village
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-05

lie was employed as clerk. first with III
+. r.. HYDE & Co., and later with D. -
Atwood, where he was assistant post
master. The store burned in 1877. III
Nav of that year he went Temporarily
TO Sprin gfield, VT, but remained ye u
and a half. He was appointed post
master at Chelsea in 1898, posilioh
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Bixby.

Ichabod Bixby, ST., and his wife,
Lydia Circuit, with family of small
children, moved from Stafford, Conn,
to Chelsea (thcn called Turnersbur2),
in 1897. They did not know that there
was single settler between them and
Canada. but afterwards learned that II
Mr.. Denning had settled in Williams
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he was an old-line Wing and is now a
Republican.
Loved and honored and surrounded
by the scenes of his youth, may his
closing years be like the mellow radi-
ance of an antumnal sunset sinking be-
hind the western hills.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-07
Awfully Brutal Turks.

LONDON, May T. The Daily
News today publishes advices re-
ceived from its correspondent at
Kars saying 800 survivors of the re-
cent massacre in Armenia who re-
turned to their homes under prom
Use of protection from the Turks
are being daily prosecuted
and tortured at the hands
of the local Turkish officials
For two months the officials tried
to force the refugees to sign an ad-
dress of thanks to the sultan,
stating that they were met only
with kindness at the hands Of the
troops; that all the trouble was
caused by Kurdish raiders, and
that the sultan's troops took no
part in the slaughter. Those re-
fusing to sign the address were
beaten, placed in chains, and sus.
pended for hours by their feet.
Women were outraged, and their
children shamefully treated. The
soldiers dragged out the women
and girls and forced them to sign
the address.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-07
Fair and Warmer.

WASHINGTON, May For east
ern Texas: Fair, with southerly
winds.
For Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory: Fair, warmer in western por-
tion tonight, and southwesterly
winds.
For Arkansas: Fair, warmer to-
night, and southwesterly winds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-07
Disz Always Helpful.

ATLANTA, Ga, May IA tele-
gram received this morning from
General Isaac w. Avery, commits.
sioner for the exposition, now in
the City of Mexico, states that
President Diaz has appointed from
the department Of public works a
commissioner to collect, transport
and install a display Of the re-
sources and products Of Mexico at
the Cotton States and Information
al exposition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-07
wllde's Reverend Friend.

LONDON, May Oscar Wilde
was released on bail today, after
furnishing a personal bond for $l2,-
500 and sureties in the sum Of SC, $50
each. His sureties were Lord
Douglas, eldest surviving son OF
the Marquis Of Queensbury, and
Rev. Stewart Headlam. The latter
was interviewed and said:
81 became surety fo- Oscar Wilde
on public grounds. 1 felt that the
public mind was prejudiced before
the case began and l am anxious to
give him any help possible to en-.
able him to stand trial in good
health and spirits"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-07
To Quell the Pirates .

HONG KONG, May Five thou
sand troops have started from
Canton for the Island of Formosa
in order to suppress the expected
opposition OF the Black Flags to
the occupation Of that island by
the Japanese, according to the
terms Of the treaty OF peace be-
tween China and Japan. Among
the troops some are unreliable and
liable to join the Black Flags.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-07
ItalY's King and Queen Endangered

Italy's King and Queen Endangered.
ROME, May liking Humbert
and Queen Margaret had narrow
essape from death today. They
were on the way by rail on special
train from Florence to this city,
attended by their suite. Suddenly,
when near Suasa lake there was a
violent shock, one carriage was de-
rallied and everybody on board the
train received more or less serious
conclusion. DISTINCTIONS of some
description, it appears, either fell
across the track or were placed
there by evil-minded persons. Sew
eral members of the royal suite sus.
tanned slight injury, but the King
and Queen escaped with nothing
more serious than a shaking up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-07
C. P. Huntington Case.

NEW YORK, May 7. - Judge
Brown, In the United States Circuit
court today denied the application
for q writ of removal In the case Of
Coils P. Huntington, president OF
the Southern Pacific railway, in.
dicted in California for violation OF
the United States commerce law.