The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-03
VERMONT PEOPLE.

| AleXis Ayot In behalf of whose widow sen
ator Proctor has introduced pension bill as re,
! corded in our columns, was 1T the anc OF ms
| Heath, in October 1868, probably the only sur.
! yivng member of Gen fremnnts famous cNpc
ditions in the far west back IN lsi2 ana 1873.
| Mr. Ayot was born in Longallc, town near
| Montreal, in Isle. He came To vermont In IL :
and worked at ShclDurne Point for while, In
| 1871 he was living in st Louis. Gen Fremont,
| mt that time hrcvet captain, was making up MS
corps of men for the perilOus expeditions III the
! then unknown country beyond the Rockies.
| Ayet was too late to become u member of the
corps, but went as volunteer, buying his own
| cutIinmcnt7. He became regular member a
short time after the first expedition started ont.
| II was during the second expedition that the
| United States flag was placed on top OF fike 5
Peak. Gen Fremont Exit" Carson, Ayot and
| one other were the only members of the com
pany who climbed the mountain. TO Ayot, VINO
| had undoubtedly saved Fremonts life ut some
time previous, was given the nnnoT on ne,ts inc
| on top OF Pixies Peak. On the return TRIP to
| ST Louis Ayot was accidentally shot in the leg
by one of his comrades. For TINS ne obtained II
pension in lS49:of $40 month through the in
| iuence of Senator Benton, at that time senator
t from Missouri. In 1890 Ayots pension was In
creased to sl4 month. In Gen Fremont
Typographical report he said IN reference to
| Ayot that she was n young man OF remarkably
| good and cheerful temper ami had been among
| the most useful and efficient men OF the party. y
| He came back to Middlebury. where he mar
| ried in 1876 They moved to Rutland In 1865.
| Ayot was in the employ of Gen Ripley as cooper
| for some years and later ne worked for the
| Sheldon Marble company.
| Hon B f Lincoln, well and favorablv known
in the business and political circles Of the state
died at mis- home in Lyndonville Thursday ai
ternoon after a two weeks illness of embolism
| of the heart. He represented Lyndon in the
| legislature from 1876 TO $50 and again in the
| session of 1855 and 80; was senator from Gale
| donna county in 1892 and 'g5, and the following
| wear was quite prominently mentioned as Re.
publican candidate for Lieutenant governor He
was for many years a director of the Lyndon
National bank and resigned the presidency of
president of the Masonic Building association of
| Iyndenvie. Many years ago he associated
| himse fswith the late ) Thompson and Dudley
p Hall In the ownership and management OF eN.
tensive lumber interests in Michigan, where
they built the Frankfort and Southeastern rail
road. Mr. Lincoln was "a years OF age, and
leaves a wife, two sons and three aaugn ,,s
of unbendlng integrity, ana of kind-sa gener-
Gus heart. His memory will be cherished 10y
hosts of friends.
John Demerritt died at the Montpelier home
of his son. 4 T. Demerritt, MOI day at the age of
So \ native of Madbury, \ III and descend
ant of the famous Hannah Dustin, he came TO
Montpelier when 20 and set up \ cutlery shop In
the block now occupied by the Montpelier Hard
ware company, and being u natural genius he
made his own wares which have since become
celebrated, S25 having been offered by Chica'
goan for one of his razors lie was not only an
Expert in ma King cutlery but also made fine den
TAI and surgical instruments and he has also
made 30 excellent violins during his life time,
the material of which was wood from historical
building, like the Garrison mansion in Dover,
n and the old Caldwell house of Montpelier and
others of equal note During the war he was
employed as expert in the national armor at
Springfield, Mass.
Col b II smallcy and par,y-Mrs Smalicy. Mrs
BAXTER Miss Carrie Smslley, Miss Bertha Wells
and ca tain Guy IIowart-rctursed to Burling
ION Monday night from weeks trip during
which thew visited the principal cities and re-
SORTS along the Pacific coast. The "trip was an
idea, one ard wholly enjoyable.
Sen.,or Morrill, OF Vermont will nc Sc years
old Tuesday April Is, and cards are out for his
birthday reclamation. senator Morrilfs birth
dav anniversaries are among the most delight
y,,f s,,-i,fy happcning- Of Washington. and the
l.en,t.r aud Mrs Morrill, always entertain q
con,pa,,, an these occasions which are most dis
,tnrtli.liei for the kindly feeling that perVadcs
them and for the brilliansytini lame OF the PEG
Mo of whom Il IL composed.