The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-09-01

T. Abel Chase, the station agent o.
Bradford, is widely recognized by the
travelling public as a genial, dccomo
dating official, but the people of Brad
ford know him more intimately, arc
appreciate his sterling worth. @'
He was born in Fletcher, VT, in 1882
He attended as convenience suggested
the Cambridge schools, and Bakersfield
and Johnson Academies, testing the
value of his requirements by teaching
winter terms of school. AT the age, of
seventeen he went with his father to
Jay, VT, and subsequently made that
place his home until the war broke out;
meanwhile completing his education
under Prof. Isaac A. Parker at Glover
Academy May 10, 1861, he enlisted in
Co. B, Bird Regt. VT. Vol, then COM
manded by colonel, afterwards Maj.
Gen. w. F. (Baldy) Smith.
Some of the other officers of this
grand old regiment were Adjutant af-
forwards Brig. Gen A. P. Blunt; Quar-
termaster, later Colonel, Governor and
Secretary of War Redfield Proctor;
Captain, afterwards Lieutenant Colo
mel and Governor S. E. Pingree; Cap
tain, Colonel and G. A. r. Commander
W. G.. Veazey; Captain, Colonel and
Judge t. o. Seaver; Sergeant, later
Lieutenant Colonel r. A. Kennedy;
and there was rank and file fully
worthy of the officers. Abel Chase re-
manned with the regiment two and one
half years and was wounded at Lees
Mills, Williamsburg and Antietam
There Co. occupied the advance as
a skirmish line, and it was here that a
rebel brigade charged our line of bat
tie, and this company with other troops
poured in upon them a dreadful infilad-
ing fire, that gave the name of 1.-The
Bloody Lane to the road strewn with
their dead. On his return to Jay he
purchased the village store where he
engaged in trade until 1873.
After seven years continuous service
at North Troy, as agent for the South
Eastern and Passumpsic railroads, he
accepted an appointment in the custom
house at Island Pond, for period of
six years.
Then he again returned to the ser
vice of the railroad company in which
service he has since been engaged, ex-
cept during one year, the last six years
at Bradford. That year, 1888, he was
in trade at Jay and his store under his
dWClllIlS DlI HSu So quickly lHdl MI.
Chase and his family barely escaped
in their night clothes, and his father met
a terrible and tragic death in the flames,
for rescue was impossible. Mr.. Chase
is member of Chamberlain Post, g.
A. r., of Pulaski, Lodge No. So; and
Of Champion Lodge 1. o. o. F. He is
an active republican, and while at Jay
was chairman of the republican town
and county committees, and a member
If the county congressional COM
nittee. His standing in town is
shown by the fact that he also filled
he positions of lister, postmaster, town
Jerk and treasurer, and was represent
tive from 1869 to 1874. In 1884 he
married Fara A, daughter of Hon. P.
Z. Follansbee of Guildhall, and three
hildren have frightened their home.
dr. Chase informs us that the receipts
or the Bradford station, of which he has
barge, in 1898, amounted to about
$4,000, the freight being So, 900, and
he passenger traffic S17 900, a repre-
fact which shows the exist
nee of live town.
Mr.. Chase is the present representa-
We of Bradford in the general assem-
ly.