Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-15
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Rev. Timothy Field.

Two weeks ago some facts were given in
reference to this minister of the West Par
ish church. Since then some further facts
have been discovered in regard to him and
his ministry. He was born in Madison,
Conn.,, in 1775, graduated at Yale in 1897,
and was ordained in Canandaigua, n. l.,
Feb. 27. 1900. He was dismissed at his
own request in 1905, and came here, as
stated before, in the fall of 1906. de was
married to Wealthy Bishop Of Madl-
son-date not known-but probably about
the time of beginning his ministry.
She died with two of her children within a
few DAYS of each other in April, lol4, OF
what was then called spotted fever. In
the early days that disease was prevalent al
times In this vicinity, and several others,
mostly children, were carried OF by 1t dur
ing thai spring. 1t is thought by some 10
nave heen the same disease as is now call
ed spinal meningitis.
Within a few mopths Mr.. Field took for
hissecond wife Mrs. Susannah Lusk ma
tive of Northampton. Six ehlldreh, thIee
by each marriage, lived to maturity, Al
frad r A merchant of Canandaigua; Mary
married TO DR.. circuit OF Northampton
Mass. Timothy, who had a college eduea,
ton. and lived at Lima, Ind; serene Oh
Skeneateles, n. T.; Lorenzo OF Futhey
and William of this place. They are now
all deecased, Lorenzo, the last survivor, uY-
ing TWO years ago. They all LEFT famiiies'
nnless it may be Timothy, OF whom noun
inc is stated in this respect in the DOCK
from which your correspondent has ootaih-
ed these facts.
Several interesting stories connected with
NJ Field and his ministry have become
t-adi,ionaI among us. One of them has
rafsrsnce to his installation in January,
100 Sueh an event was made much OF
in hose DAYS. The council met in the
bouse of Deacon Ranney in the afternoon
80 The both. and the installation services
80 ON the 2lst. In the evening there
w. THAT has always been called the "or'
S,.,a,ion hall" 1t came off in the hotel,
I IinS' then by Ebenezer GoOihue, near the
ASa"aY,t residence of Mrs. G.. W. Chandler
RTSo large two-story building has now dls-
a,1-,aarad and the spot is overgroWn Win
sipIpoIed briars and brushwood. The hotel
I-na5sT was The son of Rev. Josiah Good
hUa the first settled minister of Putney'
nu' ba was afterward an honored deacon
~ az .ha church; his son, Josiah f., after
- Tor many years pastor OF churches IN
WiIIiston and Shoreham, managed Tue
bar: another young man, who became I.I sls $,
oal ,i;nister furnished the music or part OF
:. "a Calvin Hitchcock, who entered the
~ and received the degree OF DID,
was chief among the dancers
Dr. Hitchcock, in after years, used ,GI,l 70
~ he story. with great hilarlty, as Illus
teat;Ts of the times. He said that MT
Fed was Installed with np PLENTY fbs ct Il q%0
and grand ordination Od Deacon sa' that !
ne,I tn dealt out the toddy; that a sec
ono 9no,n n Of divinity led the dance. 1t MAJ
be- remarked that none Of them were Yer m ssGs
at the time, that it is not stated the N mem sbt
beers of the council, or even h ST the fac
cbnrch people were present, put Ine Iao
emu ehurS" baII came of at that time, and wa
e snns the ordination ball serves to shov
eslle% n1 mi, sentiment was not then what
became at a later time.