Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
a splinter of glass as big as two pin heads
AS a result all pain in the eye has ceased
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.


AS a result all pain in the eye has ceased.
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
Jesse c. Haviland, who died recently,
was born in Danvlle, Nov. 3d. 1897, and
had lived in New York city for many
years. When young man he was the only
survivor of an accident which occasioncd
much sadness. In October. 1880, upon re-
ceptlon of the news of the election of
Gov. Croft, an old brass swivel was
dragged forth and firing commenced. Sem
eca Ladd, then a young man, considered
the gun unsafe and after vainly trying to
spike 1t by stealth, after 1t was loaded,
ran down around the corner of the Eagle
Hotel and thus escaped injury. Upon
firing 1t burst. The gunner, Ben West,
was instantly killed and. strange to say,
not a scratch or bruise was found about
him. James Herring, tailor, had leg
mangled, which was amputated by DIR.
Alexander, and he only lived few days.
A Mr.. Chamberlain of Stanstead was
standing under an umbrella with HaViand
when a fragment struck the former, cut
ting his throat and killing him instantly.
In falling he fell against Haviland and
broke his arm. A large fragment of the
gun pierced the south corner OF the old
corner store and remained there some
time before being extracted This sad
accident caused much gloom, and II was
fired.
DR.. w r. Clark, a native of Brattleboro,
now professor of geology at theJohns Hop
kins university. has been appointed state
geo1ogist of Maryland under the perma-
nent bureau just authorized by the leSls-
lature with a $4,000 appropriation annually
to prepare and publish n series OF occasion
al papers for the purpose of keeping people
of the state informed respecting the
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and to show what has hitherto been done
for the study of the geology, natural his
tory and resources of Maryland by public
or private agencies.
The current New England Magazine has
a thoughtful and vigorous article from
John II. Flagg, a Wilmington boy, former
Is secretary of the Senate and now In the
practise of his profession at New York,
on the Choice of L. S. Senators"
w. II. Fl. Murray of Adirondack" fame
says the Brattleboro Reformcr has been in
town several days the guest of Merchant
n. I. Hawley. Mr.. Murray is now connec-
ted with the Cass Realty Co., building
company of New York city. and is still
doing as he has done for several years,
special work for the Mutual Life Co., in its
literary and loan departments. He is still
deeply interested In Vermont and Vermont
history, and especially that about Lake
w
bring out book presenting the facts
that have never been got together before
about the old French and Jesuit doings
and also showing the profound impress
upon our later national life that has come
from that region Mr.. Murray has written
some lectures upon the Aliens Ethan and
Ira, and the Starks, John and William the
Tory.
Rev. William Parmenter Bennett, a
fnp on Af thn Fnt,y ..trlt iI Nll
church at Lyndonville, died at his home in
Crete. Nebraska, March 9th, with acute
pneumonia, after a very brief Illness, aged
50 years. Mr.. Bennett had been connected
with the First Congregational church at
Crete for nearly twelve years.
The Racine Wis, Journal says: "Dr. r.
NJ. Martin of Delevan, Wis. brother Of
DIR. S. j. Martin of this city. died at Hotel
Racine March 30 OF pneumonia at the age
of So years Dr. Martin came to this city
about January for "A visit and was taken
with the disease that eliminated in his
death. He was born in Mount Holly Vt,
July 4. 1899. and was n graduate of Hahne-
mann college. Chicago. For 20 years he
had lived in Delevan. He was a physician
of great ability and highly respected at
his Delevan home A wife and two chill
drcn survive him."
The Memorial day orator in St. Johns
bury will be b. II. Sanborn of Boston.
Israel Hunter. aged 81, died at his home
in Castleton Friday, April 10, of dropsy
Mr.. Hunter, at the opening OF the rebel
lion, enlisted In the 54th Massachusetts
colored regiment and was afterward trans
ferred to the AID, In which he served unit
captured. He was sick with yellow fever
| for long time in a rebel pSison
T. Il. Byrnes of Minneapolis. who was
chosen by the Republican national com.
| m n rpAG fnr hf
convention at st. Louis. is a Bellows
Falls boy having been born and raised
there. He went TO Minneapolis many
years ago and is one of the leading law.
yers of the Northwest. He was nationa
organizer of Republican leagues in the
United States four years ago and is ON,
of the foremost figures in the politics OF
the country. He Is to have fun charge OF
all pertaining to the care of the convention
building. the most important part OF
which will be the issuing or denying OF
passes to the thousands Of people who
will gather there.
William Pitt Wentworth. who died Apr
10 at his home In Newton, Mass, agct
81 years, was native of Bellows Falls
where the burial took place. He studied
his profession as architect in New York
and had been in business in Boston 81
| years. His work has included plans fol-
hospitals and churches in many places
the great hospital for the insane at Med
field being from his plans.
| Capt Lucius w. Wilson died at his home
in Woodstock on Saturday, April II, aftel
several months of sickness and severe suf-
fering. Capt Wilson was n native of Sher'
burne born in 1916. During his boyhood
his father died, following which Lucus
made his home with a family in Pittsfield
| for number of years. When in his 10th
year he enlisted at Woodstock in Co, II
18th VT. regiment, re-enlisted In February
1864, and served until he was mustered
out, March "A, 1866 total OF four years
and six months, His regiment was sta
| toned most of the time in Lou.
siana and Alabama. On the 2lst of May
1864, he was promoted to the Office of cor.
poral and shortly before his discharge
was again advanced to the grade of Cap.
tain. After leaving the army Capt Wilson
went to Rutland, where he remained lone
enough to learn the trade Of an architect
Then he went to Woodstock. and has since
reside there, for some time following his
trade but in later years turning his at
tention to other things. For number OF
years he had had charge of the streets In
the village corporation, by appointment OF
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