Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
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Rihe-Other Vermont Notes of Interest
DR.. Stephen Adams of West Newfield,
Me-, is the oldest Free Mason in the
state of Maine and the oldest practicing
physician in the United States and NJ.
Clark of Poultney the oldest Mason in
Vermont, having received the degree
from his father in Rainbow Lodge at
Middletown February II, 1921. Rainbow
Lodge has been extinct since 1880 aud
Mr.. Clark was its last master. and is the
oldest acting notary public and civil
magistrate in the United States. There
have been two other instances of active
longevity in this country. Reuben r..
Thrall of Rutland at his death at the age
of 94, was reported as the oldest practic-
ing lawyer in the United States, having
at the September term previous to his
death answered the call of the docket
and m ide several motions in cases in
which he was counsel.
Rev. Robert Ellis Jones, formerly of
Granville and Poultnev, has entered up
on his duties as president of Hobart col
lege at Geneva, n. y. lie is said to he
the youngest college president in the
United States. He was in Vermont last
week, having brought the remains of
his mother, who died suddenly, for
burial at Middle Granville, by the side
of his father, Hon. Eleazer Jones, who
died suddenly at Albany while serving
as member of the New York assembly
from Washington county. The fl milv
ancestry is Welsh.
Bradley c. Newell. the Vermont heal
er, has bought his fathers three large
farms in Rowe. removing there few
days ago. Mr.. Newell will spend part of
the winter in the west Sportsmen will
be interested in knowing that he has be-
come a crack shot with the rifle. While
in Brussels last year he succeeded in
easily distancing a number of good
marksmen in a glass ball contest and
finally won in free-for-all match.
Daniel Gates rounded out his life of 100
years on Thursday morning and died at
his home near Poultney. He has lived
in that section for more than a generation.
He has been very feeble for several years
and a mere child in his actions. His
death leaves in that community four
nOnogenarians, Hon. Merritt Clark %.
Rev. Charles Granger, Gilbert II. Prndle
and Mrs. Paul NJ. Ross. All reside with
in radious of Two miles and three within
five minutes walk of each other.
j. H. Coutre's store at Manchester
Depot was broken into Tuesday night.
Entrance was gained by forcing the lock
on the front door, which is in front of
an electric light. The blacksmith shop
across the street was entered first and
tools were obtained to force the store
door. The only clew is an old derby
hat which the robbers left. Luckily Mr..
Coutre had the days cash receipts with
him.
Pensions have been granted to YER
mOnters as follows Increase, Addison c.
Benedict, East Middlebury; original,
Avery B. Sibley, Bennington; additional,
William H. Turner, Berlin; William C.
Powers, Lyndonville. Restoration and
reissue, John w. Cady, deceased, Browns
Vile. Original, widows, Mary A. Cady,
Brownsville; Lucia Olcot, Sheffield; ori-
ginal, widows, reissued, Cynthia Wood
West Hartford.
An interesting relic in the form of a
newspaper printed on wall paper at Vicks-
burg, Miss, on July2, 1868, was exhibited
in Burlington by Tranman George Eb-
ling of the Burlington branch. The pa
per contains short article on Robert f.
Lee, Yankee news and other things of in
terest. 1t is about foot and a half
square.
Millie Williams, who was recently tar
red and feathered at BOndvlle. and who
after having several of his assailants
arrested and fined, was hims arrested
for stealing a crOwbar and brought TO
the Jail to await trial, was taken to
BOndville Wednesday, tried and sem
fenced to l2S days in the house of cor
rection.
Fred Clark of Brattleboro put a lot Of
new coal into the sitting room stove the
other night the same as usual. A short
time afterwards report resembling that
of a cannon was heard and upon in.
vestigation it was seen that the two stove
door had been blown of, also the top of
the stove. while the chimney cap was
thrown way across the room.
Congressman II. Henry Powers of the
first congressional district was in Ben
nington Monday, the guest of =. NJ.
Dewey. That evenings a reception was ten
dered him in the room of Mohegan Tribe,
|. o. Il. NJ. The object of his visit is not
divulged, but is supposed to be on some
political business.
Pat. Paine was hanged at Monroe, La,
October for the murder of his wife.
He was born at NOrthfeld March 2G,
1871, and claimed to have brother living
in ST. Albans and sisters in Randolph and
Northtield. He is the first white man
who has been legally hanged in that
parish since 1892.
A copy of Ethan Aliens "Reason, the
/ Only Oracle of Man." printed at Ben
ningtOn in l7S4. was sold at book
auction in New \ Ork last week for SIG.
There are probably quite a number of
these books to be found among the older
families of Vermont
John y. kasson of Charlotte has been
appointed special agent of the state de.
partment at Washington to negotiate
reciprocity agreements with foreign
powers. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Vermont.
DR.. Theophilus Clark of Tinmouth,
who deceased at 9G, went in consulta-
tion at the age of 80 at night with the
late DR.. Goldsmith, in the town of Ira in
a family in which he had been the only
physician for over 60 years.
The train which passed over the tracks