Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09
BURLINGTON OF FIFTY YEARS AGO.
sumo "reminiscences of Hon. l.. n. Chittsn-
den.
New York. Feb. t. 1899.
To the Editor of the Free Press:

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some friend hasrecentlysen me cuttings
from the newspapers relating to the Bur
lington of nifty years ago. Perhaps | may
be able to add some incidents that will i'm
terest your readers of the present genera
ton.
"A lawyer myself, my mind naturally
hrst recurs to the personnel of the bar
Lawyers were as abundant trty years
ago as they are now. Asahel Peck, d.
A. Smalley. Char,es Russell, c. ID. Kasson
and Chares Adams were the Veterans
Good lawyers every one, who uphold the
dignity of the bar and were as mpervious
10 Joke as so many scotch Presbyter-
ians
The lively crowd or that time was the
junior bar Our offices were on the sec
ond moor OF the building OF j. & j. u.
Peek IL Co, fronting the court house
square; ana we divided our tlme mn ar
tlaily between our oifices ana the poughS
that stood on the side walk we did hot
nave nucn business Out we nau iots uI
fun. Tho list comprised Dan Buchlcy, e.
D. Phelps' George f.. Edinuhuh' Lew IN
uefwood ana myself. Johl arthur was
not lawyer but ne sold hoh'st hShinS
Tackle, ana was oiten an honorary mem
DER Oh our eullu' ii any luh was Eoins
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