The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-25
SONS OF VERMONT.
Distinguished Greek Scholarly son u
POUltncy.

Iftek SthVA"' -
PO,,ltncy.
DR.. Asahcl G. Kendrick, one OF TN
chief American scholars in Greek Ian
guagc and literature. ana authof
many text books now in use IN prepar
atory schools, and a member OF the New
Testament revision committee, died a
Rochester, n. Y, Monday. at the ag'
of So. He was native of Poultney
the son of Clark Kendrick, the notet
Baptist missionary, graduated at Ham
ilton in 1881 became tutor there
and in two years professor of Latin an,
Greek and afterwards of Greek eXclu'
sively. He remained at Madison unit
1850. Then. on the establishment OF
the University of Rochester, he was
called to the profcssorship of Greek IN
that institution. while he had offers
from Brown. Watcrvillc and other in
situations.
In 1852 he visited Europe and made
Il long stay at Rome and Athens, de
voting himself especially to the study
of antiquities. He travelled in North
crn Greece and made journey
through the Peloponesus. From 1850
in 1868, in addition to his usual du..
ties, he filled the chair of Hebrew and
and New Testament Interpretation at
Rochester Theological Seminary, and
when the American committees were
forming to aid the revision of the au-
thorized English version of the Bible,
he was appointed a member Of the
committee on New Testament Revision,
and took an active part in the work
until its completion in 1850, seldom
missing a meeting of the committee
for eight years.
Besides various sermons and maya
zine and review articles, he had pub.
lishcd "A Child's Book in Greek.
Introduction to the Greek Language,
1.-THE Greek Ollcndorf. - a revised edi-
tion of the English translation of
Olshawsen's Commentaries on the
New Testament. " number of biogra
phics, and translation of the Epistlc
to the Hebrews. He also revised Bul-
lions Greek grammar, and published
several other important works.
a Distinguished and Interesting Record.
Hon John Quincy Adams Fellows
guests of exCiov. Farnham We'd
nesday and Thursday. Mr.. Fellows is
a native of Topsham, graduated at the
of Vermont in lSi9 and has
been resident of New Orleans for
10 years. lie was Union man during
the war and had a startling experience.
When Gen. Butler took that city he
entered it on Friday. 1t was ascertain
ed from the rebel records that were
captured in the city that seven Union
men were doomed to be hanged on
the following Sunday. Mr.. Fellows !
was one of the seven. He became the .
adviser of Gen. Butler. |
He has been Mason since 1880, and .
is now the oldest Mason of the SD de ,
gree in the southern jurisdiction. I
having been admitted to that degree /
February lith. 1851 He was Grand |
Master of the knights Tcmplar Of the .
United States from 1871 to 1874, and
while holding that position he was
decorated with the Grand Cross of the
Temple 10y the Prince of Wales, d new
rider instituted by the prince upon
lis becoming Grand Master of the
United Masonic organizations of Great
Britain and Ireland. This endowment
vas accompanied with the very rich
ewels and regalia of the order. No
'ther Mason in the United States was
avored in like manner. The Emperor
William of Prussia, the Grown Prince
# Sweden, a few -rowned heads and
ONE of the mobiles of England were
at the same time. Past
frand Master Fellows was received
Nth distinguished honor at the time
f the great gathering of Knights
'nn nlur n RnStnr n fnu raal-c /
lis friends are urging him to write
inside working of sessions in New Or
,ans while that city was in the hands I
f the rebels and up to the time Gen. {
'utlcr took possession Of the city. .
lie has partly promised to do so.
Rev. \. S. Bole a former Barnet !
oy, was ordained pastor of the Con !
regationaI church at Turner. Me-.
st week.
Editor Cook of the Milford journal =
i'll have for an opponent in his sena- +
rial contest cy-Judge Corcoran of :
linton. whom the Democrats have +
in the hope of knocking 9
1t the popular journalist. +
News has been received Of the death h
Glens Falls, \. Y, Friday. the b
tn, of Rev. DIR. Andrew jackson u
annell, pastor emeritus of the First ii
church of that village. II
+. Fennell was born in what is now c,
lown as North Poutncy. He resided h
the town number of wears. where II
taught school in what is now known CT
the town farm district, while he
rs fitting for college in the Rutland ~
unity grammar school. He also NJ
ught in Ira during his schooldays y
re. DIR. Fenncll graduated from 81
nherst theological school about 1915. &
1916 he was called to the pastorate :;
the First Presbyterian church in !.
ems Falls. and retained that posi- ~ -,
m. the first and only pastorate he III
ar held, until 1891, period Of Il -,
ars. when he resigned. He was i'm Il
'diatcly appointed pastor emeritus.
= received the degree of y. NJ. from r.
college IN 1917 and ID. d. =
1878. At the time Of his death Dir. III
nne)l was the oldest and best known W
rgyman in northern New York. ST
lrin@ his active years of service he "t
5 an influential member OF the Troy as
esbytcry and had many times been en-
norcd 10y the high courts of the WI
mch. He leaves Il wife and three al
Is. Us
Dr.. Frank G. burlington. died. We
dncsday morning. at the home of -
uncle, DIR. J. u. Brewster in
ndsor. Deceased. son of S. NJ.
and Elizabeth NJ. Brew