The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-07
SONS OF VERMONT.
The Leading Vernonters la Boston

of the Massachusetts Judiciary, Chie
Justice Walbridgc a. Field and Asso
ciate Justice Edgar }. Sherman alst
Judge Edmund II. Bennett ana Judge
f. d. Ely, prominent probate Judges
The legal profession has such abe
representatives as Elk Congressman \,
A. Ranney. Josiah II. Benton, Jr., |.
Raymond Clark. Alfred S. Hall, Ash
ton Il. Willard, Chester W. Clark,
and n. l.. Sheldon. The clergy are
represented by Ezra II. Byington,
Rev. II. G. Spaulding. ID. D.. Rev.
Geo. NJ. Steele, ID D., Rev. Chalres
Parkhurst Rev. o. 4. Lanphear. Rev.
IN. Dutton and Rev. II, a. Hazen.
Charles W. Emerson. President of the
Emerson School of Oratory, is con
spicuous as an educator. In the world
of art. are found Robert Gordon
Hardic, the famous painter also
Alden Frink, and Clyde u, V. Hunt,
designers and architects. Among
leading physicians arc DR.. p. O. Mcara
Edison, DR.. c. p. Thaycr, Dir. Frank
W. Page, and DIR. John b. Braincrd.
In railroad circles are President ii.
w. Marcy, and General Passenger
Agent James r. Watson, of the
Fitchburg railroad: Vim. b. Strong,
and a. A. Robinson. cx.presidents OF
the Santa Fee system: I. II. lianley,
Now England Passenger Agent OF the
Central Vermont: Charles y. Brown,
and V. w. lIalbert eastern agents
Prof. S. b. Whitney, ranks among
leading musicians W. Il. Bryant and
JAY b. Benton. are we'll known news
paper men. Charles ii, Greenleaf, of
the Hotel Ncndomc, and Col. John j.
Warden, of the Adams House, are
familiar names. Among those promi
nent in business circles are, Hon. \.
W. Beard, Ex Collector of the port OF
Boston; Hon. Alden Speare, Of the
Chamber of Commerce Col Albert
Clarke, Secretary of the Home Market
club Thomas Dana, George a. Miner,
W. X. Bigelow, and Milo Crane, sue
cessfuI merchants: Halsey j. Board
man and Vim. A. Russell. leading
manufacturers Elmer +. Silver and
Benz. II. Sanborn. prominent book
publishers James 7. Phelps. ). f..
Howard. James NJ. Gleason, and
Charles W. Howard, leading insurance
men.
: Other prominent members are A. =.
Wheeluck, Edgar O. Silver, Nathan ID
Blake, james n Frye, Charles NJ.
Gay. Gardner C. Hawkins, 4. d.
S. W Holt, Charles f.
Foster, Eugene \. Foss, William \.
Faulkner. Frank d. Fairbanks, III. c.
Bliss, John Dorr Bradley, Richards NJ.
Bradley. Curtis Abbott, Eugene BEN
is, Norman W Bingham. Henry W.
Reyes, Albert a. Merritield, George
b. Reed. Daniel NJ Rice Merton Z.
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Edward f.. Wheeler. lNermonter.
A son of Chelsea.
Rev. VIM. II. Davis, Il native of
born in 1853. the SOP Of a
country merchant of that place, who !
was also deacon in the Congregational .
church. has just accepted from Detroit.
Mich.. call to the Eliot Congrega /
tional church in Newton, Mass, where
ne will remove about April LIST. He
is a graduate of Dartmouth and of
Union Theological seminary and was
irst settled in Beverly where he re
NAMED five years. ln April, 1854, he Il
vas called to the LIST Congregational
,hureh in Detroit, where he has since
receiving of late salary Of
y, 600. His call TO tho Eliot church is
It the same salarv above mentioned.
lie bears an excellent reputation as a
devoted earnest worker aud as an elo-
Iuent preacher. The Eliot church
vas found in 1919. has a present mem
,ership of 623 and is the strongest
inancially of any church in Boston IS
uburbs with possibly one exception.
he church cdiiice was built within
ew years costing with the lanu nearly
225. 600 and is very rich and beauti
ul. The hcneyolcnces of the chdrch I
ave averaged at least $1,000 per I
mum for the last ten years and last !.
ear were SIS, 600.
Leroy Phillips of Boston, formerly of
rutland, has resigned his POSITION as :
usiness manager OF the New England l
iition of the Youths Companion, ,.
nd has accepted the position of man l
ger of the illustrated American.
Col. Albert Clarke of Wellesley has :,
cen confined to his home with sick a
css the past week or so, and he has Il
cen missed by the members Of the 4
ouse, who have learned to like his :,
AMY characteristics and CHEEKY ways. +,
( boston Journal. !,
The Sons of Vermont in Rhode
'land will hold their ninth annual h
union Friday evening. February II. &,
Providence. The guests of the -,
.casion will he II. Henry Powers. lie,
oil. Albert Clarke, Gov. Lippit, Col. y.
lmes c. Wyman and others. The "
licers of the association are Presi
mt, Charles \. Catlin: wee presi- II,
mt, j. c. Rutherford, NJ. ID. secre- al
ry, Lewis II. Meder: treasurer, John pr
Moore; auditor, O. E. Chase.
Frank p. Ufford, son of C. J. Ufford OF
Barton, who is attending Cornell ia
was chosen by competition Ia
one of the eight participants in the pc
nual debate and when the debate pr
CURED secured fourth place. As a "a
suit he is named as one of the four a
eakers who will represent Cornell in ST.
Q Cornell Pennsylvania debate. &C
The death Is announced of Sumner "a
i'd of ST. PAU, MINI. He was a
other of the late Hon Jed =. Laid ca
Alburgh. and was associated for a Is
ne with Hon. W. l.. Burnap in the ap
V business at st. Peter, MINI. He mi
from the University of Yer ye
mt in 1868. In 1866 he graduated ma
IN the albany Law School and was Ill
that year elected states Attorney of
; native county. Mr.. Laid removed bli
st. Peter in 1866 and thence to Min ha
sofa in 1852. While in NicoIlet ne
lnty he served term in the Min
sofa legislature. In 1883 he was
pointed professor of medical iuris-
ldence in the College of Physicians
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