Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-08-20


Brown both in Kansas and in the Inflated
attempt in Virginia, where he lost his life.
Since his retirement from the pulpit Dr.
sherman had made his residence at Brook
line. where he engaged in literary work.
RYE BEACH. y. II. Aug. 17-Judge
William Lawrence Foster Of Concord, y. H..
has lust died at his summer cottage here.
He was one Of the widest known aud most
eminent jurists in the state, He was born
in Westminster. Vt, June l. 1873, and came
Of sturdy New England stock. His great
grandfather, Abraham. participated in the
battle of Bunker Hill. Judge Fos-
tArs father. while freshman at
Yale College. Joined the minute men OF
Reading. Mass, and fought at Lexington.
While living at keene, Judge Foster,then hut
II wears old commenced the study OF law
with Levi Chamberlain. During lsii and
1Si5 he attended the Harvard law school.
In the latter year he was admitted to the
bar in keene. and practised in partnership
with John J. Baxter and af:erward with Mr..
Chamberlain. From lSijto lsi9 he was post
master at Keene. The next four years saw
him clerk Of the New Hampshire SEN
ate, as we'll as member OF Governor Dins-
mOres staf. BY that executive he was
appointed in 1850 state law reporter, posi-
tion he held until 1880. The late Judge re-
moved TO Concord, y. H.. in 1853, where he
spent the most active years Of his busy life.
He formed Il partnership with Col. J. II.
George, the Hon. c. z. Sanborn being sub
sequently admitted to tina hrm. from which
Colonel George retired in 1861, and which
was continued by Messrs. Foster and San
born until 1889. In 1854 Colonel
Foster was appointed commissioner OF
the circuit court of the United States
which important Office he filed until
1862, when he was elected member
of the House Of Representatives. He was
re-clec;ed in 1868 Oct. l. 1869. he left his
law practice to sit upon the bench Of the
supreme court. He was appointed chief
Justice of the circuit court Oct. /, 1874. but
on Oct /, 1876, he was again appointed a
Judge Of the supreme court The duties OF
the bench We're given up in 1881, when
Colonel Foster resumed the practice OF law
In 1851 h. was appointed United States COM
missioner. Judge Foster married the dauSh-
ter Of Judge Hamilton Perkins of Concord.
He is survived by his widow and four
children. William Foster. Roger Z. Fos-
ter. Mrs Edgar II. Woolman aud Mrs. VII
liam A. Marshall all of Concord. The lat
ter is the wife Of Lieut. William 4. Marshall
of the Asiatic squadron. but now stationed
at Annapolis. Lieut.. Marshall. with his
wife aud daughter. was visiting at Judge
Fosters summer home when the latter died.
uN luuftAA anu uNIlhl " a. a. ANllNpIh
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Aug l7-Ashley
Rascom Wright. representative in congress
for the First district has just been found
dead on the floor Of the library by his wife,
who had come in from an evening visit. He
was in his usual health during the evening
and ate his supper without any remarks
about Illness. ApopleXy was the cause OF
death, and Mr.. Wright had probably been
dead an hour when found. He traced his
descent, on his mothers side, back TO
Israel Putnam OF revolutionary fame
f1e was born in Hinsdale, Mass. in 1871,
and was the son of Charles Wright, who
was prominent in the free soil and anti
slavery movements and one of the
founders of the Republican party in Berk'
shire county. The early years Of Hon. Ash
/ ley i. Wright were spent in Hinsdale. anC
/ he was educated in the public schools o
that town and in Professor Lincoln's acad
/ emy. He went to North Adams at the agt
| OF 20 and became chief deputy interna
revenue collector under Collector Tinker
/ who had charge Of the 10th district, compris
ing Hampshire and Berkshire counties, ant
| also ofthe home office in North Adams from
| its organization until the close of the war
| At that time the internal revenue taxes were
| very heavy, and hundreds of thousands
OF dollars were collected, Mr.. Wrigh
performing the duties of the Office with grea
/ fidelity and care, After the war closed ht
resigned the office of internal revenue col
lector to engage in business in North
/ Adams, which he continued with success W
TO the time of his death. Mr., Wright filled
! many important offices aud was nominated
/ for Congress by the Republicans Of the frs
district in September, 1892, by accIamation
| Aside from his political offices Mr.. Wrigh
held many positions of responsibilit!
and trust in the commercial and finan
| cal world. He was a director il
| the Adams national bank of Nortt
| Adams and a member of the investmen
committee of the North Adams savings bank
| He was exceedingly popular among thu
! people Of North Adams, was philanthropit
| to marked degree, and had assisted man,
! of the poor people of the city Mr.. Wright
was also a churchman of high standing. .hav
ing been prominent in the affairs of tn,
Methodist church of North Adams and
teacher in the Bible class He was a trus
tee of the Troy conference seminary o
Poultney. Vt, and Of the Drury academy
North Adams The burial was at Hinsdale
NEW YORK, Aug. 17-Musical circle
here and in England will learn with deeI
regret that Albert l.. King the famous ora
torio tenor is dead. Mr.. King, considering
his long and brilliant career, was a compar
atively young man, being barely 46 years o
age at the time of his death. He wa
born in Suffield, Conn. Probably Americ
has never produced a more remarkabl
tenor voice than Mr., Kings - phe
nomenal in its range, as sweet a
that of boy soprano and yet as full
and vrile and manly as one could wish fol-
in genuine tenor. But for Mr.. Kings un
controllable nervousness and unconquerabl
bashfulness he would doubtless have beel
among the greatest living operatic tenors
but he chose the oratorio field, an
there for years he had career tina
stamped him as possessed of exceptions