Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16

native Oh ftlNcT, ana IL is now an
nounced that the county Will furnish an
| other candidate for the position in the
person of DR.. ]. A. Greene, of Greenes
Nervura fame, who was born in Whiting
ham in 1Si5 He was educated In the
schools of Boston and the Ohio medical
institute at Cincinnati, and in 1861 set out
| from Boston for the West with SO in his
pocket. He brought up at Pixies Peak
and there enlisted in Company H., list
Colorado cavalry. After the war he re-
turned East. He has a beautiful home on
the shores of Lake Winnipiseogee, and
there he entertains lavishly He Is a
member of the Grand Army. odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias, Masons and Amos
keag veterans. He Is financially interest
ed in many enterprises in New Hamp-
shire and other states. G.. a. Ramsdell of
Nashua will be the leading candidate in
opposition to DR.. Greene for the guber-
Material nomination.
Austin w. Clayton, who died March 90,
was the son of Jonathan Clayton and
was born in jamaica being one of a
family of IL children, of whom 10 grew to
man and womanhood. Mr.. Clayton was
three times married. Mr.. Clayton was a
soldier in the late war serving three
years in Company b, LIST Vermont regi-
| ment heavy artillery. He was for several
years a minister, first as Il Methodist,
preaching three years at Marlboro, and
in Brattleboro; and later as a Second
Adventist, being for two years president
of the Vermont Advent Christian confer
| ence.
w. p. Noyes resigned his position April
LIST, as superintendent of the Bratteboro
Steel Railway and leaves at once to take
his former position with Conductor A.
Coolidge as superintendent of electrical
equipment and construction of the road
now under contract at Hanover, Mass
and will later have charge of the same
work at Keene for which Coolidge also
has the contract.
Edmire Il. Stetson, prominent and
successful business man of Charlestown,
Mass, for 43 years engaged In the banking
business there, Il son of Wilmington. and
for a few years, nearly half a century
ago, a blacksmith at Dover, died Satur
day, April 4, of apoplexy at his home on
Austin street, Charlcstown. He was a
member of the Charlestown City Govern
mcnt in 1870 and II. Mr.. Stetson was a
member of the odd Fellows and passed
through the chairs of Bunker Hill Lodge
Bunker Hill Encampment and Mystic Re-
bekah Lodge. He was also a member of
the Knights of Honor. and has passed
| through the chairs of Charlestown Lodge
| besides being a member and officer of
various other organizations of the Bunker
| Hin district He was a vice-president and
| Savings Bank
Rev. Arthur ]. Smith, a former Brattle-
boro boy, Is now conducting revival SER
| vices at Marshaltown, Iowa. The Times
| Republican of that city publishes long
article on Mr. Smith and his work. Mr.
| Smith gave up position as commercial
| traveller in 1855, and for time was en-
gagged in Y. NJ. C. A. work in New York
and Chicago. In 1889 he went to Ph!adol-
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| in the great Bethany church, and while
| there was associate superintendent of the
| Sunday school. which contained 5000 peo-
| pie. After leaving Philadelphia Mr. Smith
| engaged in evangelstic work, which he
stll follows He has been associated with
| b. Fay Nils, ID. l.. Moody and other noted
workers. Mr.. Smiths home is in New
| Brunswick, n. j., and he has IA wife and
| two young sons.
| A letter was received not long since
| by friends from Mrs. Levi X. Fuller at
| st. Augustine, Fla, stating that Governor
| Fuller is doing well. Another says he was
able to walk out two miles and back Mon
day without firing him. whereas when he
left he could not walk the length of the
depot platform without resting.
Prof. Rowel of Vermont Academy has
| been greatly Frustrated with repeated
| hemorrhages within "A few bays Prof
and Mrs. Rowell entered upon their du-
| ties at Vermont Academy TT the opening
| of the winter term.
| The following is taken from the Kenne-
bee Daily Journal REV. Jesse Stone pass
| ed away suddenly at noon on Saturday, ut
| Wells, Me, April 16 would have been his
9th birthday. He enjoyed fair degree
| of health until few hours before his
death. when he suffered paralytic shock
| Mr.. Stone was an eminent Methodist
| clergyman, having been converted at the
| age of IL in Plainfield, VT, where he Joined
the Baptist church. When 81 he entered
the ministry under license from that
| church. but he joined the Methodists a
| year later and entered directly upon the
work. At about this time the Maine con-
| ference was set off from New England
| and he was the last one living of the num-
Der that then composed the Maine and
probably New England conference"
John Thomas of South Ryegate will re-
main in New York through the spring,
| having secured position as assistant
regular physician In the American Veter-
mary college, which he has been attend
| ing,