Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-22

a commission as brevet major. At the
close of the war be engaged in business in
Nashville as a commission merchant, or
ganized the Nashville Transportation Co.
in Memphis. He was also a special agent
of the Government, whose duty it was to
investigate ell matters pertaining to the
Southern railroads, and see that they did
everything in their power to carry out the
agreements which they had entered into
with the Government, for various roads in
/ the South owed the Government $780,,
600. During this time the East Tennessee
Marble Co. was organized, Gen. George H.
Thomas becoming its president and Mr..
Hubbard its general superintendent. He
removed.to Chicago, where he dealt In
mar BILE till the fall of 1870. In 1871 he was
appointed Commissioner OF Immigration
! for the Land Department of the Northern
| Pacific railroad. When the road went
into Bankruptcy he was appointed assist
ant land commissioner, with a salary of
| 5000 q year, and stationed ct Tacoma,
where be took charge Of the lands west OF
the Rocky Mountains. Hs was man who
held other important positions whi3h
space will not admit of naming. Some
years ago he removed TO New York City,
where be has since made his home. He
was gentleman, man OF commanding
presence, noble Bearing, intelligent, re-
lined, true patriot, and an honor to his
state and nation. He spent last summer
with Hon. f. W. Baldwin and family at
Barton. He was then in poor health with
heart trouble, and since has been gradu
ally falling until the end came. He leaves
large circle of friends, one son, Robert,
lawyer IN New York, ana two sisters, Mrs.
+. w. Baldwin OF Barton and Mrs. Laura
3. Fuller of Montpelier, to mourn bis loss
His funeral was conducted under the aus
pices of the Grand Army orga nization OF
New York last Thursday and he was buried
at the National Army Cemetery at Airing
tor, Va, Friday.
WESTTIELD.
The town clerk has very kindly fur
nished your correspondent with the follow
ing report of births, deaths and marriages
in Wesrfeld for the year 1905. The mum
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert j. Percy; April 9,
son to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lapiant; June
Is, son to Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller TeQieau;
July 8, a daughter TO Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Seymour; Aug. 8, son to Mr.. and MRS.
Jos. Malon Deuso; Sept 2, a daughter to
Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Junkins; Nov. 10,
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Messier,
Wheeler; Nov. 81, a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert w. Farman. The number of
deaths Is eleven, viz: Jan. a., Marion E.,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. King, aged
one year, three months; Jan. 9, in
FAINT son Of Mr.. and Mrs. III. j. Percy, aged
two days; Feb. 5, William r. Stetson, OF
heart trouble, aged seventy-si years, three
months; Feb. %, l.. K. Annis, aged seven
ty-five years, six days; March 25, Susan B.,
wife OF Carter Fowler, of pneumonia, aged
forty five years five months; March 26,
Sophronia H., wife of Eugene Davis, of
peritonitis, aged thirty eight years; April
Il. Mrs. Betsey G. Stebbins, of bronchitis
aged ninety-two years eight months; May
20, Eleazer w. Miller, of Bright's disease,
aged seventy-five years; June IA, Eta p,
wife Of Moses Baraw, aged forty one years
Sept. II, Mrs. Elvlra (Chaffee) Wheeler of
apoplexy, aged seventy seven years, four
months; Oct. z, Lula Ryder, wife of A. E..
Kennison, of tuberculosis, aged forty years,
eleven months. The number of marriage
licenses issued is six. The parties were
married as follows: Jan. 9, Joseph Ryea,
Jr., and Miss Divine Lafarier; March 2,
Arthur L. Keller and Miss Georgianna
King; June 16, George l.. Brunnell and
Miss Ida j. Parker; Sept. 2, Charles +.
Dodge and Miss Leona J. Warner; Oct. 8,
Leonard Seymour and Miss Jennie Domino !;
Oct. 30, William May on and Miss Anna
Gilbeau.