News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-10-24
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES
Sketch No.22 Pertaining to Old
Time Hyde Park Residents


: ment as the lawyers would say. l should
like very much to tell you about some of
A the lawyers of note that lived in other
+ parts of the county, and who came to
Hyde Park to do court business. There
were number of them. AS recall there
was Geo. Wilkins OF Stowe. He did a
great deal OF law business in his day, and
, was very successful in accommodating. He
owned many farms, some rs am told, at
one time, and about all in this county.
He was also a great lvoer of horses and
took pride in keeping fast stopper. Then
there was W. H Fl. Bingham, also of
Stowe. He was fine man, had a host
of friends. He was stauuch Democrat
and was number of times the candidate
of his party for Governor. He was, of
course, never elected, but he got the title
throughout the state. They tell bit of
a story about him. He was at one time
one of the directors of the state prison
and took great pride in seeing that the
prisoners did their work we'll. On one
occasion he was at the PRISON at Windsor
and in going about the building found
ore of the prisoners doing a bit of lath-
ing in one of the rooms. He watched the
man awhile and then spoke up and said,
Say, you are not doing a very good
Job" The prisoner looked at the Gov
ernor and said, "Now look here, Govern
I or, if you think YOU can do a better Job !
at this than can you can have the job |
right off, | am ready to quit and go |
home at once!" The Governor took great |
pleasure in telling this story to his |
friends. Then there was Volney Macut-
chan. He did quite law business, but |
not as much as the older members. He
was States Attorney in 1S7S-'SO; and L.
S. Thompson, also of that town. He al
so served as States Attorney. And say
do you know that the first States AT.
torney Lamoille County ever had was
Orion w. Butler of Stowe? Well, that is
so. He held the office in 1S36-'38. Some
time ago. wasn't it
THOMAS AND PHILIP GLEED
There were also some noted lawyers in
Moristown. Let's See, Thos Gleed and
Phil Gleed, brothers. Tom, as he was
called, was remarkably bright lawyer,
and 81 was Phil. Their father was
preacher of the old school and had i wide
reputation. The Toys were full OF franks.
1t is said that one time when the father
was preaching a powerful sermon, and
quite bit warmed up, he pulled Jut his
handkerchief from his coat tail pocket
which flew all over the pulpit. That is !
some of that boy Thomas work." said
the minister, and went along with his !
sermon, just as if nothing had happened. /
Phil was also bright lawyer; had a I
lot of business at court and almost al g
ways won his case. He was noted for :
his Bible knowledge and would invaria- /
bly, quote scripture or tell some Bible
story in arguing his case before jury.
thereby not only winning his case, but J.
giving some wonderful information about +
the good old book to the jurors which t
they did rot know.
GOVERNOR HENDEE
Of course you remember the good. g
Gov. Hendee He hadn't an en- :
envy in the world. He was kind-hearted :
and genial, good to everybody. He was a
Governor of Vermont two years and also t
held many other offices, which included b
several terms in Congress. Then there
was A. M. Burke and Carlos Burke, also Y
Of Morristown. A. NJ. Burke was town \
,lerk of his town years and years. IL
LUKE POLAND
| must not forget to mention Luke p a
Poland, also of Morrstown, | do not p
hink he was member of this bar, but :
he was an active lawyer. He was states I
attorney in ISAAC and presided as v
Judge in county court one or two terms. c
lie was great in politics and was a ia
nous United States Senator forty odd 9
ears ago, And say, let me tell you that
Judge Poland and the Gleed brothers =
anne from the little town of Waterville.
les, the same town that Rog Hulburd
md Henry Mack sprang from. Great
own for great men, that!
We must not overlook Albert A. Niles, Al
7ears a member of the county bar, and
resent town clerk OF his town And we
ecall Henry c. Fisk and E. w. Thorp,
Ilso of that town. Morristown has had
bunch OF very good lawyers in its day.
mother lawyer that must not be over
ooked was NJ o. Heath of Johnson. He
ad quite practice in his day, and was
ne time the Greenback candidate for
Governor.
But must get back to old Hyde Park.
ONE time | may say more about these
len of whom | have just mentioned.
hey are all worthy subjects and when I