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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-01

as head clerk in the Ely store at Cop
perfeld, and when E. P. Johnson
bought this stock he was retained in
the same position. Here Geo. L., was
right in his element. He was rapid,
accurate and knew equally well the
goods and the customers. During
three years of this time the sales aver
aged SI25,ooo per annum. During
much OF this time Mr.. Church was
practically superintendent, making up
the monthly purchase bills, etc. Not
withstanding the most liberal offers by
his employer, his health compelled him
to resign this responsible position in
1880. Meanwhile he had sold most of
his farm lands at a handsome advance.
AS his health improved, we find him
once more at the old stand for year,
selling goods for J. G. Eastman, and
later he was in trade year at Maiden,
Mass. He also snapped a years time
for experience in mining on bonded
farm in Warren, N. H.
In 1886 he purchased the fine farm
of 200 acres at West Fairlee village,
which he has since occupied. The
neat white house he has just repainted
and shingled, and it is supplied with
excellent we'll water. The barn is IL
feet long with cellar entire. The place
cuts about forty tons of hay, mostly
machine moving, and there is an ex-
cellent apple orchard of improved fruit
and nearly 1000 cords of wood, and
some choice timber, all within three
fourths of a mile of Main street, West
Fairlee. Mr.. Church wishes to sell
this farm, as he has landed interests
near Chattanooga, Tenn, that need his
attention. The lucky buyer will find
him at home ready for business.
Geo. L. Church married Emily A.
Sleeper of West Fairlee in 1850, and
they have one son, Willie A. Church,
of Lebanon, N. H. Mr.. Church has
never messed over nor rusted out, but
has found health and happiness in we'll
directed business activity, which has
not been unrewarded, and has enjoyed
wide and varied experience, is
member of Mount Jackson Lodge No.
60, F. and A. NJ, and has been Justice
of the Peace twenty years, six years
first seleCtnan of West Fairlee, and
represented that town in the Legisla-
ture of 1886 and '88.
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F.. P. GEORCE.

E. T. GEORGE.
There are very few men in this sec.
ton who have extended a wider, more
continuous or beneficial influence in
business or public affairs during the
last forty years, than Hon. E. P. George
of West Fairlee. Born in the town oil
Thetford in 1920, and was educated in
the excellent common schools of that
good old town, and attended Thetford
Academy under Hiram circuit.
When he was nineteen years old he
left home, and first obtained employ
ment as clerk in the store of R. & N.
Burke. Dates are but the ske,r1n Bf
biography and will not interest the gen
eral reader. Suffice it to say that
young George was for several years in
the employ of that excellent firm at
Stafford composed at different times,
of Frary, Harris and Justin S. Morrill,.
We may reasonably infer that E. P.
George imbibed some good ideas of
domestic, mercantile and political
economy, in his daily contact with
these men, and his subsequent career
confirms that inference. He had two
years experience in Boston in a dry
goods store and soon after leaving
there in 1854, he went to Greenfield,
Mass, and married Lucy P. Reynolds
daughter of Mr.. Reynolds, nearly forty
years manager of the copper mine at
Stafford. The young couple soon
moved to the wife's home, and Mr..
George became a purchasing agent for
the smelling works at Straford. The
attractions of the great West had a po-
tent charm for the active Yankee of
that time, and while Mr.. George was
on a tour of observation his wife sick
ened, and died soon after his return.
In 1858 he came to West Fairlee
and bought out Maj. Alvah Bean. 1t
was the right move at the right time.
"There is tide in the affairs of men,
that taken at its food leads on to for
tune" In 1860 Mr.. George bought
the land and erected his present pretty .
and the next year installed |
Mary Ann Gilman as mistress of the es-
The war came on, with !
its rising prices and booming business,
and the merchants sold prints and cot
ton cloth at an advance. In 1862 the
firm Of George & Taylor was formed
which lasted four years, Mr.. George
doing the outside business. AT this
time his health was extremely poor, but
excellent care and an indomitable will
carried him through.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-01

The Church family was one of the
early and we'll known families of Ver-
shire, and Geo. L., son of Jacob, was
born here in 1898. His youthful days
were spent in the usual labors of the
farm, in attendance on the district
schools and at Corinth Academy.
Soon after attaining his majority, Geo.
L. Church was elected constable and
collector of taxes of the town of Yer
shire, position which he creditably
filled seven years, the war period in
Guided. During this time he did a
lively business on his own account,
buying and selling horses, cattle and
sheep, and furnishing horses for the
army. He remembers selling 100
sheep in the fall, for $500, as one of
the worst trades he ever made, for the
next season wool sold for 81 per pound.
He also bought, fitted up and sold sew
eral farms.
In 1865. Geo. L., came to West
Fairlee and bought two large farms
and soon after went to Boston, and for
two years superintendent a lodging
house for John Dimond, former towns
man. Returning to West Fairlee, he
soon traded one of the farms for a half
interest in the store of John G. East
man, and after two years experience,
sold out and for six years was employed
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-01

Son OF Sherburn S. Smith, was born at
Lyme, N. H., July 81, 1888, and was
one of family of eight children.
He left home at the age of nine years
and never knew what home was until
he made one for himself. He worked
for DR.. Gillett, Mr.. Holt and others, at
whatever employment offered, obtain
ing as good an education as his limited
opportunities afforded, including two
terms at a select school in Lyme Four
years he spent in the employment of
Elinas Morrison, a mason and builder
at Manchester. Returning to Lyme he
taught four months school at Orange,
N. H. Soon after attaining his major
ity, he came to West Fairlee and en-
joyed the varied and peculiar expert
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-01
SIMPSON.

Timothy Gilman Simpson was born at
Deerfield, N. H., Oct. 9, 1923. The
Simpsons were of Scotch Irish decent,
and the progenitor Andrew came to Bos-
ton early in the 18th century. Thomas
Simpson, his son, was boy of pre-
cocious abilities, and when a mere
child of eight years, his father laid a
wager of ten gallons of West India
rum that the boy would spell down the
school. The words were taken from
the bible and the feat accomplished.
We read the usages of the times be-
tween the lines.
Thomas Simpson became a notable
man and subsequently removed to
Deerfeld, N. H., where his wife was
killed by the Indians. Two of his
brothers were killed in the French and
Indian war. Gov. Weare of New
Hampshire issued a commission of
first Lieutenant to John Simpson dated
March 30, 1878, and T. G. Simpson,
his grandson, has the heirloom. John
Simpson afterwards attained the rank
of Major in the continental army, and
fought as a private at Bunker Hill, and
the antique rifle which he carried on
that day is in the possession of his
grandson. Timothy M. Person, his
maternal grandfather, also fought on
"that proud, exalting day." Samuel
Simpson, the father of Timothy, served
in the war of 1872. was one of the
Gree State men" who went from Law
renee, Mass, to rescue Kansas from
the "Border Ruffians," and Samuel N.
Simpson, his brother, commanded a
volunteer company there.
AT the age of IS Timothy left home
and for a time attended Deerfeld
Academy. Not long after we find him
at Hooksett Factory earning money to
enable him to prosecute his studies at
Pembroke Academy. Mr.. Simpson re-
members distinctly the exciting Incl
dents of the remarkable log cabin cam
paign of Gen. w. H. Harrison in IS4o
while attending school at Pembroke. He
began medical practice at East Ando-
yer, N. H., in IS45, having studied
two years with DR.. James Allen lib
belts there, and after ten years prac-
ice, received his medical diploma from
Dartmouth college. Subsequently he
Dracticed at Groton, Derry, and Hamp-
:tead, N. H. In 1859 he came to
VT, and continued his prac-
ice there until 1884, when he moved
o West Fairlee.
Bicknell & Pollard having purchased
and adjacent to the property of the
Vershire Mining Company contested
hat the latter company were trespass-
ng on their land. DIR. Simpson was
appointed civil engineer to investigate
md retrace the original lines, a work
which required great technical skill
md experience and which was success
ully accomplished.
DR.. Simpson married Angelina NJ.
1reenleaf in rS4e, who died in June
500. Their only son Gilman N.
simpson, skilled carpenter and joiner
esides at Hartford, VT.
I. G. Simpson married Mrs. Harriet
Philips Derby in 1891. They reside
n the Gen. Thomas house on Main
ueet. He is republican and is SER
ing his second term as town clerk.
The doctor has been practising his
Profession almost half century, but
acknowledges that the doctors
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lie spirited citizen and much credit is
due him for the promptness and ener-
gy which he, as first selectman, dis
played in the erection of the Town
House and Village Hall, fine, two
story building on Main street, 6oxIoo
feet, thus fulfilling the terms of the be-
quest of the late Hon. Alyah Bean.
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ALYAH BEAN

Of West Fairlee, was born at Gran
than, N. H., July zo, 1914. A farm
bred boy, he received common school
education, and fitted for college at
Kimball Union Academy of Meriden,
N. H., with the intention of taking a
collegiate course and entering the min
istry, but an opportunity being pre-
sented of entering the mercantile bust
ness with a relative, he changed his
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
roacsy TO VICTORY.
Judges Compel Patchen 60 BE Raced Fair
aud He Beats Gentry.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 5.-The special
race for $4,000 between Joe Patchen
and John r. Gentry, at Belmont park.
was the cause of more dissatisfaction
than any similar event in the history Of
the association. Had there been bet
ting it is doubtful if Curry, the driver
of Patchen would have escaped mob
violence. In the first heat Gentry took
the lead and led by a length throughout.
The second heat was a repitetion Of the
first. In the the third heat Gentry
again took the lead and held to the
wire, winning by nose. II was ap-
parent to the judges as II must have
been to the spectators that Patchen was
not being driven TO win Curry was
hooted and jeered at, and cries of,
"Take him out" "Robber," and such
like came from the grand stand. The
judges declared this heat mo heat. I"
The time was 2:0SL.
In the fourth heat, Patchen went out
in front and led to the wire winning
easily in 2:ll. In the fifth there was
no trouble Patchen sat a slow pace
and led by two lengths until well into
the stretch Here McHenry brought
0enbry up anu fatCnen broke. curry
claimed that he could not prevent his
horse from breaking, but the judges
thought otherwise and declared this
also mo heat, and ordered both horses
out again.
McHenry said it was an outrage to
make his horse pace any more, he being
in no way responsible for Curry's mis-.
deeds, but the judges ordered another
heat. They took Curry down and sub
stituted Dickerson, who had driven
Fred Kohl Patchen won the heat
easily. Gentry not being driven out
and was distanced The judges waived
the distance and ordered a seventh
heat. Patchen took the lead and logged
the mile in 2:52 Gentry finished in
about three minutes.
The judges say they will take action
against McHenry for the manner in
which he drove the last two heats.
The first heat of the special race was
the fastest mile ever made over the
Belmont track, 2:06A. The best pre-
vious record, 2:0S was made by Saladin
on Aug 10, 1898.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
TOWER TOPPLES OVER.
Fatal Building Accident al
Springfield, Ills, Fairgrounds.
TWO KILLED, A NUMBER INJURED.
4 Hard Rain Is Thought to Have Loos.
ened the Mortar, which Caused the
Disaster - Five workmen Asphyxiatcd
by Gas at Providence X. l.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Sept. 5--The west
tower on the great machinery hall at
the state fairgrounds, which was being
rooted, has collapsed and fallen in,
burying several men benz cath its ruins.
Charles Hobson of Lincoln and James
Parke Of this city, both plumbers, who
were at work on the ground floor, were
killed. They were covered with several
tons of brick and mortar.
The injured are: Fred Berd, q car.
penter, badly mashed; N. Williamson,
a carpenter. both ankles broken; Samuel
Davenport of Chicago, boss carpenter,
badly injured about the back by falling
debris John Gethard, carpenter, large
cash cut in his head, will probably re.
cover; Charles Brownell, water carrier,
both legs and both arms broken, also
badly burned by mortar and fearfully
lacerated, will die.
Neither building nor tower was
braced, but whether this caused the ac.
oident is not known. 1t is the general
opinion that the hard rain loosened the
mortar which had not time to dry
work having been rushed on the build.
ing in order to have it completed in
time for the fair, and this caused the
accident. The loss will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars.
James Clancy, slater, fell from the
roof into motar bed, striking on his
head but escaped with few bruises.
All the imprisoned men had been got
ten out. Several were uninjured.
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No Bannook. In Confinement.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The depart
ment of justice has notified the Indian
Bureau that there are no Bannock In.
dians in confinement at Marysvale,
Wy, those arrested and imprisoned by
the state authorities for violation of
game laws having been allowed to es-
cape The district attorney for Wy
oming is therefore unable to asks writs
of habeas corpus in their behalf, and
this means of bringing the Bannock
treaty before the United States courts
foI adjudication cannot be carried out.
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Helped Make West Virginia.

CHILLIcoTHE, Mo-, Sept 5.-John N.
Boyd, an ex-editor of note and promi-
nent lawyer. is dead at his home here,
aged 69. Mr.. Boyd was born in Lick
ing county, o. During the war he
published the Fairmount Vidette, at
Fairmount, Va, and to him belongs
the credit Of agitating that portion Of
the state and carrying his agitation to
successful termination. He was a
delegate from West Virginia to the ma
tional convention at Baltimore that
nominate Lincoln for his second term
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Medico.Legal Congress omcsrs.

New YORK. Sept 5.-The following
officers were unanimously elected at
the Medico. Legal congress Prof. Clark
Bell, president, legal vice presidents,
Judge Abraham DAILY. Judge Noah
Davis. DR.. W. J. O'Sullivan, Judge
Pratt, Judge A q. Palmer of New
Brunswick, ex-Judge Ramson and Sen
ator Charles l.. Guy; medical vice presi-
dents. DR. T. d. Crothers of Hartford.
Prof. r. Ogden Doremus, DIR. Paul
Gibier, DR.. Hubbard w. Mitchell, DIR.
w B. Outten, all of New York, DR..
Irving @. Rosse of Washington, DR.. L..
Forbes Winslow of London and Mrs.
M Louise Thomas of New York. The
secretaries elected were: DR.. Moritz
Ellinger of New York, DR.. F. B.
Downs of Hartford, Dr. Albert Bach of
New York, DR.. Clarence A. Lightner
of Detroit, Prof Charles A. Doremus
and DR.. George Clupper of New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
WAY werTER NEGLECTED. WALLER.
The Ex-Consul Oppose His Attempt to
Railroad an American In jail.

The Ex-ConsuI Oppose His Attempt TO
Railroad an American In jail.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-A spice of in.
terest is to be added to the Waller case
by an investigation by the state de-
partment of Consul Wetter, who was
Walters successor and is the present
consul at Tamatave, Madagascar. This
investigation is the result of charges
made by Charles T. Lyons, a resident
of Brooklyn, who was temporarily in
Madagascar on business last Septem-
ber
Mr. Lyons went to the island as the
agent of Boston firm Of exporters and,
it is alleged, incurred the enmity of
Wetter through the fact that in taking
the place there he necessarily ousted a
man who was a personal friend of
Wetter's. Wetter had Lyons arrested
on the charge of opening mail addressed
by the consul to the governor of one of
the provinces of Madagascar, and at his
trial insisted upon sitting as Lyons
Judge as well as acting as prosecutor.
Lyons became so convinced that he was
doomed to imprisonment through this
process that he forfeited his bail and
left the island before the trial termi-
mated.
The investigation wills bear directly
upon the Waller case Waller and his
stepson, Paul Bray, sat with Wetter
as members of the court and it appears
themselves gained the ill.will Of Wet.
ter because they resisted what they
conceived to be Wetter's desire unduly
TO punish Lyons. This was one of the
questions touched upon by Waller in
one Of the letters to his wife, which
were intercepted by the French au-
thorities, and this fact, it is asserted,
accounts for Wetter's alleged supine.
ness in defending Waller's rights.
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SUMNER PLEADS GUILTY.
The Captain of the Cruiser Columbia Be
ing Courtmartialed at Brooklyn.

The Captain of the Cruiser Colum bia Be
ing Courtmartialed at brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 81 The trial by
sourtmartial of Captain George W.
Sumner of the United States cruiser
Columbia, on charges growing out Of
&he investigation just concluded re-.
garding the injuries sustained by the
vessel at the Southampton drydock, in
July last, is being held at the Brooklyn
Aavyyard.
The charges embrace three counts
Grst, criminal negligence and inetfi-
cheney while on duty; second, suffering
% vessel Of the navy to be hazarded ac
eording to clause IL, article 8, of the
articles regulating the navy, and third
neglect of duty.
AS Captain Sumner has pleaded
guilty TO the charges preferred, il is ex-
pected that the trial viii! be brief.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
The TENNESSEE STORM.
1t Wrecked Buildings and Did Great
Damage at Huntingdon.

Damage at Huntington.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 5.-The storm at
Huntingdon was the severest in its
history. Its course was northwest, and
it was accompanied by torrents of rain.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis railway depot was completely
wrecked, with the exception of the tel
egraph Office, in which several persons
were seated. The debris from the
freight department fell in such direc.
ton as to protect it, The roof was
blown from the main Southern Normal
university building.
On the public square, the large brick
storehouses occupied by W. H. Carter,
grocer; Head & Son, drygoods; Kern
man & Lusky, drygoods, and Scott q
Bowles, clothing, were unroofed, and
their stocks damaged. The front Of
Henry's jewelry store was blown down.
The public square is almost impossible
on account of the timber and debris.
The damage amounts to several thou
sand dollars. No lives were lost
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
Minister on Trial For wife Murder.

DANvILLE, Ind, Sept. 5-The jury
for the trial of the Rev William E.
Henshaw, the young Methodist minis.
ter, who is charged with the murder of
his wife, Theresa, last January, is be-
ing selected here. The trial promises
to be one of the most sensational cases
held in Central Indiana. Henshaw
was holding protracted meetings at the
time the crime was committed, and
claims that his wife was the victim Of
robbers Henshaw also received II
stab wounds and two gunshots He
was arrested several weeks after his
vyiPais death
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Gone TO Hunt Buried Treasure.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept ST. D. Hughes,
R. f, Davis, r. l., Mann and Pete
Chrisman of Gonzales, and II. N. Mohr.
man and p. Jennings of Gilroy, have
sailed for lone island in the Pacif O
Ocean. about 800 miles west of Peru, in
search Of buried treasure. Forty three
years ago Mr.. Jennings was sailor in
the South seas, and Is said to have been
one of the six who buried on the island
three large jars Of Spanish doubloons,
valued at between $500, 900 and sl,-
00O 600
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
Home of Lincoln to BE Rebuilt.

LAwRENcEBURs, Ky, Sept. 5.--Lin-
coin Park, in Larue county, is to be
made one of the most historic places in
the south. Mr.. A. w. Bennett. the
owner, has wired Mr. Harvey Bing,
ham to have built at once log cabin
on the old Lincoln farm exactly where
stood the cabin in which the martyred
president of the United States was
born and spent many hours of his life
The cabin is to be built of the identi.
cal logs that were in the original cabia
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Member. Of . uon s.. Burt.

AsHFvILLE, N c., Sept 5.-A mob
Of $50 or more negroes and whites
went to the house Of Elder Tanner,
colored. to run him out Of town, About
10 shots were discharged, two or three
Of the rioters were shot and also one
woman living in the neighborhood.
Tanner escaped injury. Policemen
finally interfered and broke up the
riot Tanner and some Of his support
ers were brought to the city jail for
protec tion
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
Bonds to Build the Road.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Sept. 5.-The
stockholders of the Columbus, Hunting.
ton and Guyan railroad have authorized
the board of directors to issue mortgage
bonds, not to exceed s26. 1000 per mile,
to be used in the construction of the
road. Work on the line will begin at
once and will be completed in Is
months ~.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
sued BY a Priest.

SCRANTON Pa, Sept 6--A new
phrase of the war for the possession Of
she Greek Catholic church at Old Forge
developed when Rev Valentine Balogh.
abe accredited pastor of the church. be-
gan an action in slander TO recover
5000 damages from Kast Rrsin for
alleged defamation Of character.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
An Escaped Robber Caught.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Sept 5.-Charles
Allen. one Of the Springfield Qlls.) post
Office robbers, who broke out Of the
Ludlow Street Jail, in Nav York,
July 4 last, has been caught here, He
was arrested ON telegram from Park,
90 miles south. where he had film
f1smmed the postmaster and several
bankers out of small sums Claud
Webb, a confidence man, recently
chased out OF ST. Louis, was caught
with him
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
ChInese For Atlanta E1position.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The treasury
department has received telegram an.
nouncing the arrival at Vancouver, B.
c., of 100 Chinese destined for the AT.
lanta exposition. 1t is supposed these
Chinese will enter the United States at
Ogdensburg, n. T., and the collector
there has been instructed 20 be on his
guard against illegal entries.
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A Peer Attaoks che Irl.h.

LONDON, Sept. Sin the debate in
the house of lords on the second reading
of the Irish land purchase bill, Viscount
Clifden said that the measure appeared
TO him to be one for the relief of evicted
tenants, who, he said, were the scum
of their class, and who amused them.
selves by cutting off the hair of women
and shooting old men. He hoped that
the bill would be rejected. The bill
nassAd ito third raadinu