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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

CoNNELLsVILLE. Pa, Oct. lS,-All
tho upper Yough region is In haze to-
night, caused by the extensive mountain
flres raging in hundreds OF places
Across the Youghiogheng from Con-
nellsville, Limestone hill is iurtd slope
OF fire, and south Of the town the fiercest
fires for many years are eating up the
shrubbery, endangerlng homes and de-
stroylng hundreds OF fences and barns.
Game of all kinds is fleeing down into
the valleys, where hunters to-day Sc
cured hundreds OF squirrels and pheas-
ants, Reports from Mil Run, Ohio
Pyle and the Indian Head say the fires
are worse there than In this vicinity,
BRADFORD, Pa, Oct. 1s.-The forest
fires on all sides OF this city are raging
with increasing vigor. II 10 estimated
that 5000 acres have been burned over In
the vicinity OF Rice Brook. At Chip
munk five oil we'll rigs have been de-
stroyed. They were the property of the
Seneca oil company and the number In
cluded that company's big well struck
last week, The reservation between
Riverside and Chipmunk has been fire
swept. Men are being sent from Brad
ford to all parts OF the oil field to pro-
tect oil property. 1t In impossible 70 es-
tlmate the loss at this time.
wELLSVfLLE, N. Y, Oct 1s-The
forest fires at Goblin Hollow were pre-
vented from going into Bartsbrook by
the work OF fifty men, thus saving 6'oOO,-
900 feet Of logs and many tons OF bark.
No camps were burned and the loss OF
property outside OF the Goodyears Is
very small. Over 1000 men were on
gagged in lighting the fire. There was
no insurance on the logs and bark.
The forest fires at Nelson Run, near
Austin, Pa, are now under control
Twenty million feet of hemlock and 25,-
900 cords of bark have been consumed,
resulting In loss to g. w. & #. II.
Goodyear of 100000.
AUBURN, N, Y, Oct. 1s-The north
ern part of Cayuga county is ablaze
with forest fires which have been raging
for the past two days. and nearly all the
timber in the vicinity OF Red Creek,
I1owvllle, Sterling and North Victory
has been destroyed. Many farm houses,
barns, hay stacks and animals have
been burned. The farmers are fighting
the flames night and day, but as there
has been no rain In the vicinity since
last July the parched condition Of the
ground and the muck in the swamps
make their efforts almost futile.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

Special Dlrpairh 10 iho Inlelllgoneor
WAslIlNdTON oct iE,-O &. Long
of Chnrlcalon W. VA In hero ATTENDING
the supreme council Of inspectors ron-
crnl Of the thirty third dcprcc Ancient
aud Accepted Scottish Rite " the Mn
eonlc order, aud the nununl convention
of the Royal order OF Scotland,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19
CharIeatoa. New Street Car Service.
--L-A raL----L-A 4. a.. nnA.lInnnAnE

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllgcncer.
CHARLESTON, W, Va, oct, is.-The
Charleston street car line, which was
purchased some time ago by Cleveland
parties for sg3,000, will be put In good
condition, nt once. Heavy rails Will be
laid md new cars Of the latest pattern
have been purchased, The track will be
extended two miles below the city and
tbe gDme distance above.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19
MEETING OF ARCHBlsHops
orhs Catholic Churth-To Start Daily
Newspaper.

WASHINGTON, oct fS.--The annual
meeting Of the Catholic urchbIshops OF
America VIII be held here on Wcdncs,
day next, the flrst day being given to
the nnnlrs of the Catholic UnlyCrslty,
and tho next to the general nfralrs of
The church, Among the subjects 10 be
considered are The revision Of the cnics
chlpm. the establishment of n Catholic
daily newspaper. the education ~ In.
dian chttiron and number ct questions
affecting the various local Orchdoecsca
All NJ the nrchblshopa are expected to
be here with the exception or Arch
blHhop Kahn, who Ia AT present Nt Rome
Archbiahop Kcnno VIII attend for the
nrst time since he neHumod his duties
nl Home and on the dny following the
close Of ihp meeting will enll for Rome
AH nm Incident Of The meeting Ur co.
nntN rector nf Tho universally ls ~ he
ycatrd with the tile and dlgHlty et mon.
Hlpnor which honor lately has been con.
rcrrod upon him by the Pope.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

spoclnl Dispatch to the lntcllIgoncur
WEIGH, W. Va, oct is-Thc prIs-
oncrs IN the county Sail at this place
became unrulg last night aud Jnllor
ilurord went into the cells to quiet
them, John Joiner ATTACKED him HUI
ford ahot nj HIN, the bullct striking
Arch Gentry, seriously wOuhdng him,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

NEW YORK, oct iS,-The funeral ot
Charles \. Dana win take pincc at Boso-
rls, hls late home, on Wednesday next,
The ecrvlce will be read In 81. PaurE
Episcopal church In Glencovc, l., T., and
the lntcrmcnt will take place at the eem-
RleFN A1lolnlnE ihnL church.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19
ONE HUNpREp DEATHS
From Yellow Fever at New Orleans On,
oT9O0 Cases TO Date.

ofOOO Cases TO Date
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1a--Before 2
o'clock this evening the one hundred
mark Of deaths during the present pc
rIod of yellow fever prevalence had beel'
reached. When the board OF health
closed its books last night there had
been ninety-three fatal cases Between
last night and nightfall to-day seven
deaths were reported, This century OF
deaths has occurred among the 900 cases
that have been reported 10 the board
since early in September, when the hrst
case made It's appearance In New Or
leans As usual, however. to-day's rec
ord has. been swelled by the terrible
criminal neglect OF the poorer classes
The record to-day was by no means
reassuring. Early this evening the new
cases exceeded thirty, and the deaths
reached seven.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

MOBILE, Ala, Oct 1s.-slx cases and
one death is the yellow fever report for
the past twenty-four hours, The death
is that Of Nellie Mcknight. Total cases
to date, 17O: deaths, 22: recoverles, lo6;
Under treatment, 40.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

For wost yirptnia, fate and slightly
wnrmor, pOuthpaatohy winds ,
lfar Western lonhHylvnnln nhd ONO,
fair THnaaaY3 rllrhlly wnrncti light 10
fresh fuuihoHstotly winds
Focal Temperature
The Temperature yesterday ny observed
NV q grbnonf. druurlnt, corner Fourteenth
ana Market streets, was 40 ipll0Wa'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

verdict, But this crime is so heinous,
SO cruel. so wanton, that feel perfect
ly justified in asking at your hands the
extreme penalty OF the law In the case
of Adoiph L. Luetgert."
a buzz OF comment ran through the
court room as the states attorney I'm
Ished his address and was congratu-
lated by few friends who sat near
him The Judge granted an impromptu
recess and the Jury left the room, Luet-
gert got up and went out also for a
drink OF .water When he returned,
passing Inspector schaack. who was
lounging against a pillar, he cast upon
him a look which combined malice,
scorn and disgust in unspekable guam
titles,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-11-03

course under the tuition of that
great teacher, Jacob Spaulding.
Hegraduated from the University
of Vermont in the classical course
in 1854. His expenses while at
academy and college were large
ly borne by teaching district
school. The first year after
graduating he taught in the st.
Lawrence Academy, Potsdam,
N. Y.
He chose the legal profession
and read law in Child & Ferrin's
office at Hyde Park until he was
admitted to the Lamoille County
Bar at the May term, 1857.
Then he went to Bakersfield and
practiced law five years in Hon.
Homer E. Royce's office while
the latter was a member of Con-
gress. In 1862 he came to Hyde
Park and practiced law twenty
years with Geo. L. Waterman,
as Brigham & Waterman. This
firm did an extensive business all
through central and northern
Vermont, as the court records
of the time will show.
Meanwhile in 1866, '67 and
'68 Mr.. Brigham represented
Hyde Park in the Legislature,
and was leading spirit in secur-
ing thelegislation for building the
Vermont division of the P. & O.
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banks of Vermont during the
past ten years would not only
have saved our people thousands
and possibly millions of dollars,
but would have placed Vermont
in the line of commercial and in
dustrial prosperity far in advance
of her present position. The
trouble is, Vermont has not been
true to herself, and happily the
people are beginning to realize
it and to appreciate the loyalty
of such a course as the Lamoille
County Savings Bank and Trust
Company has ever pursued, as is
evidenced by its steadily increas-
ing deposits. Even during the
panic of 1898 this bank gained
several thousand dollars, while
the other savings banks in the
state, as a whole, lost more than
a million dollars in deposits.
This bank pays depositors 4
per cent, compounded semi
annually, and has the most lib
eral rule as to receiving deposits
of any savings bank in the state.
Most banks compute interest
from the first of the month only
on such deposits as are made on
or before the fifth. This bank
allows interest from the begin
ming of the quarter on all depos-
its made on or before the middle
Quarters commence on the first
OF January, April, July and Octo-
Der.
AS is true of its companion
bank, the Lamoille County Ma.
tlonal, SO no home borrower has
ever been refused a loan by this
bank if the security offered was
adequate. This was true ever
during the panics of 1893 anC
1896.
Such an institution is a credit
and an aid to any community
1t IS at once not only a safe de-
posltory of the peoples money
the savings of youth and the &C,
foundations of old age, but it is
a worthy and powerful promoter
OF all legitimate business under
tak1ngS. The community thai
can boast such an institution is
to be congratulated.
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street contains number of hand
some residences, the county build
ings and commands a magn1tl-
cent panorama of mountain and
meadow scenery. 1t possesses
that air of neatness, thrift and
refinement so characteristic OF
the progressive New England
village.
Probably the coming of the
railroad marked the most i'm
portant period in the history of
the town, as it made possible
and profitable an immense de-
velopment of the lumber business
and the calf skin trade. 1t has
added considerably to the vol
ume of local trade, and built up
the village. Trade is well or
ganized on a scale adequate to
the public needs. There are three
general stores, two drug stores,
a jeweler, a hardware store, har-
ness-shop, blacksmith and mil
liner. There are four experienced
lawyers, two in active practice,
and one in insurance, two physi-
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of the appropriation of public
money by the state in aid of the
normal schools, and has been a
warm friend of education. Mr..
Brigham was vice-president of
the Bar Association of Vermont,
and enjoyed the reputation not
only of being good lawyer, but
of being an honorable practition-
er, and he has always encourage
ed young lawyers in their legal
business and aspirations.
He was elected by the Legisla-
ture a trustee of the University
of Vermont, and held that posi-
ton six years. Two of his daugh-
tiers have been educated at that
institution. The eldest daughter,
Julia, married H. M. Mcfarland
of Hyde Park. Mary, a gradu-
ate of class of '93, married James,
eldest son of President M. H.
Buckham. Blanche Brigham, a
graduate of the class of '97, is
now a teacher in the Lamoille
Central Academy. Owing to
declining health and advancing
years, Mr.. Brigham has retired
from active practice of his pro-
fession. He is a genial and Gull
tivated gentleman of the old
school.
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railroad, and was president of
the Lamoille Valley road from
Danville, to Swanton ten years.
He was also a director of the
Burlington & Lamoille railroad.
During these years Mr.. Brig
hams time and energies were
largely occupied with these i'm
portant concerns. He was the
nominee of the Democratic party
for Lieut.. Governor of Vermont,
and also one of the delegates to
the national convention which
in 1868 nominated Governor
Seymour for the Presidency. He
was put forward by his party
for county Senator and States
Attorney, was the nominee for
Congress in the Sd district and
again in the LIST district, and was
in 1872 the nominee of his party
in the General Assembly tor the
office of United States Senator.
He has been for the past TWEEN
ty-fve years president of the La
noble Central Academy. While
in the Legislature, and always,
he has been an earnest advocate
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-11-03
Pioneers.
John MCDANIEL.

In John Mcdaniel, the first pi-
oneer, we have theideal frontiers
man and pioneer. Strong, stall
wart and six feet three, he was
the embodiment of energy,
shrewdness and self-reliance, well
fitted to assert his dominion in
an unbroken wilderness over
savage beasts and men. The
nearest westward settlement was
eight miles away at McConnell's
in Johnson, and the nearest east
ward settlement 26 miles, at
Cabot.
He arrived July 4, 1887, an
suspicious omen for the new
town, and Immediately proceed
ed to erect a commodious log
house of the best spruce logs, the
bark peeled off, and the building
coveredin part with long shingles
and floored with split Eastwood
plank. This was on the alluvium
flat one mile west of Hyde Park
village. He was in the best sense
a philanthropist. His doors
were open to the weary traveller
from the time he entered his long
log cabin until he erected the
spacious building (for the time)
where for years he kept house
of entertainment"
He was widely and favorably
known. After his early settle
ment, the broad and fertile lands
at the north and northeast
toward Canada were rapidly oc-
cupied, and he being situated on
almost the only thoroughfare
from Lake Champlain to Lake
Magog, was introduced to the
land owner, the sheriff, the APP.
praiser, the lawyer, the land
agent and a more numerous class
the settler-in his own and
neighboring towns, all of whom
came to know the "long log
cabin and received the benefit OF
its rude Inequalities"
He possessed a large fund Of
wit and anecdote, good lungs
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the war and was discharged
at its close with the rank of
Lieutenant.
He was present when the
anonymous circular was issued
to the army, about to be dis
banded, which appealed to every
selfish feeling and passion OF
those long-suffering and ill-paid
men. Washington's address to
his army issued about the same
time largely counteracted the
malignant influence of the circu-
lar, and Lieut.. Keller preserved
and Transcribed a copy of both
documents into a book, which
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Soldiers of the Revolution.

There was a large contingent
Of Revolutionary officers and
soldiers among the early settlers
of Hyde Park, companions in
arms of Capt. Hyde, the original
grantee. There were three Capt
ains-Jedediah Hyde, Jabez Fitch,
Peter Martin-and Lieut.. Aaron
Keller, and the following sol
diers: Roger Toothaker, Elder
Jabez Newland, Oliver Noyes,
Darius Fitch, Amos McKinstry,
Thomas Coots, Ephriam Garvin
and Jacob Hadley They were
men of hardy constitutions and
nearly all lived to a ripe old age
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Vermont. They believe that SO
long as Vermont's money is sent
out of the state and Vermont's
young men go afterit, just so long
will Vermont continue to show
herself a laggard in the race of
progress. They believe that the
first allegiance of a bank is to
the people from whom it derives
its support, and that the money
deposited by the people should
be used for their own adj
vancement-for the building up
of their commercial and indus
trial interests. Such a course
honestly pursued by the savings
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to increase, though with care in
preserving the smaller growth, it
may be an important resource
many years.
One element of future prosper
itv is the rare attractions of the
village and vicinity as a SANTA
rum, or rendezvous for summer
company. Within easy distance
of Mt. Mansfield, the monarch
of the Green Mountains, with
pleasant hill and valley drives in
all directions on the best of roads !;
within momentary touch of rail
road, telephone, telegraph, banks
and all business facilities, it
should be an ideal resting place
for careworn business men and
their families.
The early stock of Hyde Park
was of the best. The early set
tiers of the town were men of
soldierly traditions, and rare So
cial and mental traits, which are
easily discernable in their poster
ity. The influence of the county
court, with its forensic contests,
and the political conventions,
stimulate the imaginations and
the mental activities of the rising
generation. Education has been
fostered, and perhaps no other
town of it's size in the state has
furnished as many college men.
The business and professional
men of Hyde Park have nailed
the motto Excelsior" to the
masthead and are fully abreast
of the last decade of the 10th
century.
A new and modern school
building is now in process Of
erection. The library, endow-
ed with a home and perma-
nent abiding place, will be pro-
excessively increased. The must
cal organizations will be encour-
aged and promoted, and the
spirit of village improvement,
now well inaugurated, illresult
in more tidy and attractive sur
roundings in the outlying sec
tons. Well organized and har-
monious efforts will secure for
Hyde Park a steady, prosperous
development.
The citizens of the town are
passing with confident stride
over the threshold of it's second
century; mindful of the worthy
examples Of its pioneers, thank
full for dangers averted and
achievements won, but intent
on the duties and responsibilities
of the present, their gaze is stead
lily forward to the hopes and
assurances of the future.
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Personal Sketches.
JOSHUA SAWYER.

Joshua Sawyer was born in
Old Haverhill, Mass, July %,
1889. His ancestors came to
that town as early as 1910, and
were among it's most respected
citizens. He was educated in the
schools of Haverhill and New
buryport, and his law preceptor
was Hon. Edward Little of the
latter place. He was educated
IN what was called the old school
OF gentlemen, and great urbani-
ty marked all his intercourse
with his fellow men. Having
studied a year with Judge Fer
rand of Burlington, he entered
upon the legal profession at
Hyde Park in 1910.
His practice was lucrative and
extensive and continued nearly
sixty years, longer period, it is
believed, than any other man
living in the state. He was for
some years States Attorney of
Orleans county. He was for
eleven years in the state Legis-
lature, the last two or three
years sent expressly as the strong
man to obtain the new county
of Lamoille. He may truly be
said to have been the father of
Lamoille county, as it's torma-
ton was largely owing to his
skilful management in the Legis-
lature. For forty years his prac-
tice was one of the largest in the
state. AS an able advocate, a
genial companion and a witty
conversationalist, his reputation
was as wide as his acquaintance.
In 1916 Mr.. Sawyer started a
plan of opening a valuable bed
of iron ore at Elmore, and erect
ed forge at Cadv's Falls. He
was the victim of both flood and
fire, and various misfortunes at
tending the erection of the iron
works occasioned him great en-
barassments for many years.
In 1911 he married Mary
Keller, daughter of Aaron Keller,
by whom he had ten children
He died suddenly, March 16,
1869, in the full possession Of
his mental faculties, aged 79
years, 7 months and % days.
HON. WALDO BRIGHAM.
Hon. Waldo Brigham has in
his possession the commission OF
his grandfather, Jonas Brigham,
as a captain in the Revolutionary
army. 1t is signed in the bold
handsome hand of John Hancock
Captain Brigham came to
Bakersfield one of the earliest
pioneers in 1890. He was a pc.
tent factor in the business and
public life of the town and
county, held nearly all of the
local offices, and represented the
town II consecutive years.
Waldo was born in 1929, the
son of Asa Brigham, and was q
farm-bred boy. Bakersfield ther
contained two academies and il
was at these institutions that
young Brigham fitted for college
completing the preparatory
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not high rates of interest, has
been the watchword of the bank
from the beginning. 1t has never
lost a dollar by bad investment,
nor has it now, so far as known,
a single dollar of poor or doubt
full paper.
The position of this institution
on the question of investments
is unique in the history of Yer
mont savings banks. 1t has
never loaned a dollar outside OF
Vermont, but every investment is
either in Lamoille or adjoining
counties. The directors believe
that this is not only the safest
course, but the most loyal to
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It's elevated location has preclud-
ed manufacture by steam or
water power. The electric light
plant, as elsewhere stated, now
furnishes a power cheap, con-
slant, and readily available, for
quite extensive manufacturing
purposes, already partially used.
The business men of Hyde Park
possess both the means and the
ability to develop and success
fully conduct any manufacturing
enterprise, when in their judg-
ment the time comes for its in
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unfortunately was afterwards
lost. Lieut.. Keller began a set
Element in Elmore as early as
1870, but two years later ex-
changed his Elmore land for a
200 acre lot in Hyde Park, on
which a portion of the village is
now located. He was a popular
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-11-03

ly associated
with the settle
ment of Hyde
Park. He was
born in Nor
witch, Conn, in
1877. When a
mere youth he
entered the ser
vice of the col
onies and serv-
ed in three cam
paigns in the
French war.He
was one of the
first to draw
his sword in
defense of the
liberties Of the
colonies, was
commissio ed
Captain, and
captured at the
battle of Long
Island August
27, 1776.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-11-03

IN an eXcep-
tionally high
degree the con
fdence of the
depositing pub
lie not only OF
the county, but
of the state, as
is evidenced by
the steady and
m a tie rial in
crease OF its de-
posits from the
time of open
ing business to
the pres e n t.
De- spite the
panics of 1898
and 1896 each
year has shown
S sub S tamil a !
gain, until now
the deposits
a amount to
$434,3S7.91.
Cofa+u orJ
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times. He reared a family of
sixteen or seventeen children
by two wives. Jedediah, Jr.,
the eldest son by the first
wife, was a good draughtsman,
a finished penman and a compe-
tent surveyor, and in the survey
ing and distribution of the lots
was an indispensable factor. He
was a Jefersonian Democrat of
the most radical type, a jealous
advocate of popular rights. A
right merry and jovial gentle
man of the old school, he had a
sympathetic heart and a strong
attachment to his old comrades
in arms.
JABEz FITCH.
Tabez Fitch was one of those
brave pioneers, a veteran of two
wars, whose name is intimate