Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-15
OF INTEREST TO vERMoNTERS.

Rev Dr.. Cyrus Hamlin of Lexington.
Mass, is visiting at Dorset. Although
90 years of age, he preached in the Con-
grepdtlonal church on sunday of last
week. Sixty years ago he was married
in that place to Miss Henrietta Jackson.
Her father was one of the first settled
clergmcn in Vermont.
II. H. Chapman tells of an enormous
old spruce tree, according to the Bellows
Falls Times, cut this summer on the
timber fields of the International Paper
company In the vicinity of Rochester.
This tree was 100 feet tall. measured four
feet in dianeter at the butt. 80 inches co
feet from the ground, and % inches 50
feet from the ground. 1t scaled 3Gi5 feet
OF lumber, and 3l7 circles were counted
on the stumps. Its estimated age is at
least $40 years. Mr.. Chapman thinks it
was the biggest tree In Vermont and
sections of it will be sent to the New
York Office OF the company The logs
were 50 heavy that they could not be
floated in the shallow water up that way
and so were split open with powder.
FAITHFUL FOR 80 YEARS.
The Springfield Republican tells the fol-
lowing romantic story: John William
Becher of Chicopee Falls and Miss En-
ma l.. Ward OF Brattleboro were quietly
married ut Spencer, Mass, Tuesday by
Rev. f. Il. Heath of the Baptist church
at his residence on Grove street. They
will live in Chicopcc, A romance of 30
voors, st,ndirc is soid 10 Inc connected
win tho marriage Mr. Rclchor wished
IN marry Mice Ward whom no was 10 and
she was lG. but her parents objected to
the marriage on account of her youth.
Both remained faithful, and at last their
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