Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-04
General Vermont News.

The old Green Mountain state is espe-
cially prominent now in naval opera
tions. As II it We're not sufficient honor
to furnish to the navy Rear Admiral
Dewey, it now appears that captain
Charles Edgar Clark, t. whom has been
ntrusted the responsibility of COM
manding the Oregon on hsr long voyage
around South America, Is also Yer
monter, born and hret. !le was APP
pointed from Vermont TO the naval
academy in 1860. when he was l, years
old, and remained there until October.
1868. He entered upon active service
in the midst of the Civil War. as an en-
sign on the steam sloop Ossipee. which
was one of the gulf blockading squadron.
The Ossipee took part in the famous bat
tie of Mobile bay on Aug. ), 1864. and in
the bombardment of Fort Morgan Il few
days later. so that the young ensign at
the beginning OF his career had an
amount of practical experience in fight
ing such as seldom falls to the lot of
modern naval officer. Within three years
after the war Clark had risen through
the ranks of master and lieutenant tn
that of lieutenant commander He was
attached to the steamer Suwanee when
she was wrecked ON July T. 1865. Sire
that time he has held various COM
mands, having been attached to the
north Atlantic and Asiat;c stations. the
naval academy. the Boston and Mare
island navy yards and The torpedo sta
ton. He was in command of the
steamer Ranger in the survey of the
north Pacific ocean. from 1883 to 1856.
and was lighthouse inspector from 1887
to 1891. He vas promoted to the rank
of commander in 1881. In September,
1873. he took command OF the Mohican.
lie was in charge of the receiving ship
Independence in 1885, and June g. 1886.
he was promoted tn the rank of captain
ana assigned to the command of the
coast defense vessel Monterey Thre,
months ago he was detached from the
Monterey. and ordered tu take command
or the magnificent first class hattleship
oregon relieving Captain \. Fl. MlcCor-
mick. who wa sthen I'm command of the
Oregon, who was in poor health.
Gardner Vpham of Windham has re-
gently celebrated his Tooth birthday in
that village. 'Old people day" was OBJ /
served in the village church ana an ap-
propriate program Of musical and Other.
selections given. Mr.. Cpham's feeble
condition prevented his attendance upon
these exercises, which We're given in his |
honor, but he received at his home many |
callers from his own and surrOundiuu |
towns. Mr.. Upham was born in Guilford |
and was one of nine children his father
being Jonathan Upham, who moved tu
Guilford from Thompson, Conn, in 1896, |
and from there to Windham in 1904: MIR.
upham has always lived i'm that town. |
He tells me that in early life he made
thfee trips from his home to Boston. |
walking the entire distance there and |
back each time. One of these journeys |
was made at the time General Lafayette
visited this country after the revolution, |
and he remembers distinctly seeing and |
speaking with the French commander.
Judge Hugh Henry Of Chester. who has
recently resigned the probate judgeship |
for the Windsor district to accept the Of |
flee of pension agent for Vermont and !
New Hampshire. was surprised by a
visit from large number of his tow MS
people, and invited to the Fullerton hall.
where reception in honor of himself |
and wife had been arranged. The occa-
sion, beside being an opportunity for
will and regard for them as they were
about to remove from that town to Con-
cord was the 25th anniversary of their
marriage. and number of valuable
reminders of that OCCASION We're pre-
sonted to them from members of the
Grand Army post. relief corps, and other
friends. Among those who attended the
reception were Colonel II. T.. Taylor of
RrattleborO, James Fl. and John II. Will
Jams and p. ii. Hadley of Bellows Falls.
Judge Sanford II. Potter of White
River junction has just died from the
effects of an apoplectic stroke. He was
IS years old. After serving as bugler of
Company l., First Vermont cavalry, and
rising by degrees. he was quartermaSter
sergeant when the war closed Exposure
and injuries contracted in the service
finally broke down his health so that he
could not stand severe physical exertion.
He had served the town for the last few
efficient justice of the peace at the juno
ton. Funeral services We're held in the
Methodist church. A special train from
Windsor and one from Woodstock
brought large delegation of the Wind
plars, who We're Joined by the local
Knights with delegation from Sullivan
commandery of Claremont, N. H., and
some l6 Sir Knights from Lebanon N.
H., who We're members of the Mount
HOreb commandery of Concord The
knight Templars did escort duty under
command of Past Grand Commander
Perkins of Windsor. VT. Abraham Lin
coin post, G. A. r.. was also present to
join in the last tribute to a lost COM
rade. The church was crowded to over
flowing. The full Masonic burial sery-
ice was performed al the grave by Wor-
shpful Master Olin w. Daley of United
Brethren lodge.
Hon. Lewis III. Bisbec an a ble and dis
member of the Chicago bar,
who has just died. aged SO years. was
born in Derby, Orleans county, was
graduated at st. Hyacinth college, Mon
treal. and was admitted to the bar in
1862. He Immediately Joined the volun-
teers and served with distinction as cap
tain until 1864. when ill-health compelled
him to resign. He was elected a mem
bers of the Legislature from Newport
and was extradition commissioner and
the state attorney for Orleans county.
lie went to Chicago in 1870 and rose to
eminence as an attorney.
He was elected to the Legislature of ILL
nOis in 1878 and made the speech nomi-
mating John A. Logan for United States
senator. Mrs. Bisbee was NJ iss Jane f.
Hinman, daughter of DIR. Hnman, a
leading Vermont physician and surgeon.
A son of Mrs. Peter Kane who lives in
Wilmington. has been i'm the United
States navy for several years and was
On the battleship Baltimore at the battle
in Manila bay. He was acquainted with
10 of those who lost their lives in the
Maine disaster.
Rev. II. Il. Slocum of East Charlotte, to
The regret of his many friends formed
iuring his pastOrate. has read his resig-