Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-01-21
General Vermont News.

/ prominent anu the " altlle-t tltlEru OF ~.
I Johnsbury. Is dead at tn. advanced age Of
I 93 years. lie was born Nov. n. 1904, at
! Woodstock. Vt. a son of James Fletcher the
I last Of ten children. lie saw the militia
marching 10 the war OF lsl2au heard lr-Si-
| dent Monroe deliver an adtre ia Wood
| stock in 1871 With a com nor school eiura-
! tipn he entered the mere lntila bus u"ss ac-
/ quring an ample fortune before lsi9. After
wards he wa- engaged IN the real estate
business and backing. For ~ years h- was
vice president u, the Farmers and Mechau-
/ les bank ia Burlington. Removing T. st.
JOhnsDuryi ia 0U9 Aa organized the Merchants
National bank of which he was president
y years. In Jericho be wts in pa-'u 'rship
with his brother. Ihaddeus Il. Fletcher.
whose daughthcr was the muniiireut fouu-
der of the Mary Fletcher hospital ani the
Fletcher free library. lie was elected
captain of the state militia in 1926 and
/ colonel in 1888. Ia polite, NJ was u Whig,
casting his first vote for J. q. Adams in
1875. He then became "A Republican
and has voted every election to that
Of Mckinley. He represented Under
hill, Vt, in the state lie -isiature in l843-i-5,
and Shelburne in IS6l-G2. II" owned farm
of seven hundred acres in Sheburne ad-
joining the Dr. Webb estate. whore he lived
summers. tie was prominent vestryman
and steward OF the Episcopal church. He
was twice married. in 1881 L. Maria Chitten-
den. granddaughter of Vermont : distin-
guished patriot aud statesman. Gov. Thomas
Chitteudru who died ia 1851 and later to a
sister. Bauah. who died in 1898. Three
children have been born to them of which
only one is living. Col. Truemdn G. Fletcher
Of st. Johnsbury.
Everett Young. Il pattern maker in tho
employ Of OHu Scott committed suicide.
II left his wife as usual at dinner time Fri
day and went to his work. She also went to
work in Coopers mill When she returnei
E,,'.. into
the house. She waited at a neighbours
awhile and then went to her fathers. Later
she came back. tried t. geJ into the house.
but not succeeding returned % her fathers
and remained over night saturday morn
iug she cam" down and secured a key that
opened the door into the dining room. Her
husband was hanging between two
/ doors from curtain pole that
h" had run from onH door to the other.
II" was entirely naked and his feet We're
within an inch oft the hoor He was suspended
by a piece OF linen clJth with two chairs
near by. from which he probably jumped.
Doctors say he have must been dead u
hours when found. He belonged to Mount
Anthony lodge and Temple chapter. The at
tending physician says that everything points
to temporary insanity. His family and
n"igubOrS say that his domestic relations
were always pleasant. He was % years old
William Rounds one Of the most promi-
nent citizens of Chester. has Just died at his
home. aged Y years. He was born in Ches-
ter July l3 1925. and was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rounds. When a young man
he taugnt school in several districts in this
vicinity, receiving his education in the COM
mon schools and at the old Chester acad-
emy. Later he studied law with Oraniel
Hutchinson of Chester. and from there he
went into the Law Office Of Barrett & Tracy at
Woodstock. While there he was admitted to
the bar. Mr.. Rounds represented Chester in
1851. 1855 1868 and lS61. For one year during
the war newas major OF the Sixteenth Vermont
volunteers. From 1867 to 1878 he was pro-
bate Judge for the district Of Windsor. He
held tho Office OF state $ attorney in 1860 and
1861. MIR. Rounds was also member of the
constitutional convention. In 1886 he was
elected assistant Judge of the Windsor county
court. holding the Office until 1896. when on
account of failing health he was obliged to
resign the office, since which time he has
grown feeble very rapidly.
The annual meeting of the First Masonic
district was held in the rooms Of the Wood
stock lodge, No. 81 on January 20, The
grand master. grand lecturer and other dis
tnguishet MasOns We're present o. W.
Daley is the d. D. q. NJ. AIodge Of Master
Masons was opened in form by the officers
OF Woodstock lodge. The Entered Appren-
tire degree was conferred by st. Johns
lodge. No. Al. Franklin Barney. Jr.,
W. NJ. Lectures We're given in full.
In the evening the Master Masons'
degree was cOnierTed by Woodstock lodge.
No. 81. c. f. Chapman, W. VI. The list of
lodges in the district include Rising Sun,
No. 7. Eoyalton; Vermont. No. IS, Windsor;
United Brethren. No. q, White River juno
tion Hartford. No. 10. Hartford; Wood
stock No. 81, Woodstock; Rural. No. %.
Rochester: st. Johns, No. Al. Springfield:
Lafayette, No. 50, Cayendish; Olive Branch,
No. "a. Chester; Black River, No. 50, Lud-
low; White River, No. 80, Bethel Sharon,
No. 106, Sharon.
Rev. Charles S. Smith OF Montpelier is
dead, after an illness from cancer of the
stomach that had confined him to the house
for over year. Mr.. Smith was 70 years old.
He was native of East Hardwick and L
graduate of the University of Vermont and
Andover Theological seminary. For
quarter of century Mr.. Smith was
secretary of the Vermont Domes-
tic Missionary society and later was
for twenty years editor of the Vermont
Chronicle, the organ of the Congregational
lists in Vermont, position that he filed
with ability. His work for the missionary
society was of far-reachtng Importance and
has done large amount of good all over
the state. He leaves au invalid wife and
three children.
Ex-Mayor George W.Wing of Montpelier,
has received a letter from Flagstaff. Arizona,
asking for Information concerning Hugo
Warren native of Vermont town, name
unknown, who was killed at Flagstaff Il wear
ago. Efforts We're being made to find the
members of his family a- he left IL large
estate This will go to the state if the heirs
do not appear before next July.
At the annual meeting of the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical society
these officers were elected: President II. G.
Root; vice president, A. b. Valentine; re
cording secretary, Il. ]. CofTev: treasurer.
George f. Graves. The governors of Ver-
mont. Massachusetts and New HAMPSHIRE
are directors in the association.
Frank c, Partridge, the newly appointed
United States consul general at Tangier. has
arrived in that city. MIR. Partridge was ap-
pointed to succeed David \. Burke and the
nomination was confirmed by the Senate
Dee. IS. lie will probably return to this
country next autumn.
Caledonia county court. Judge Thomson
presiding. has taken recess until Feb. II,
during the term of supreme court at Mont
pelter Robert Scott, for grand larceny. was
given three years and George Kelley and
James Smith for burglary five years each
in state s prison.
The records of the Burlington health Of
hcer for the year just ended show an increase
of 20 births over those of last wear, seven
fewer marriages and Is fewer deaths than in
1896. The city has been honored with six
pairs of twins.
Joseph Mousse, an undertaken operating
in the northern part of Burlington, has left
and his family knows nothing of his where
abouts.