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Lizzie Beattie, Christiana E. Armstrong and Mary Hlaswell. In No- vember, 1885. Andrew Oliver, Oliver Turnbull, and Martha J. Ander- son became members. In June, 1881, Rev. T. G. Scott presided as moderator; in June. 1882, Rev. John Weston ; in November, 1882. Rev. William Keery : in March. 1883, Rev. J. M. Waddle : in April. 1883. Rev. C. M. Fisher (in June. 1833, Rov. I. C. Brace was here); in November. 1>83. Rev. A. F. Irvin : in February. 1884. Rev. T. G. Scott : in March, 1884. Rev. Silas Cooke: in June, 1854. Rev. J. C. Brace ; in December, 1554. Rev. William Keery : in March, 1885, Benjamin Y. George ; in June. 1885, Rev. A. R. Mathers ; in Novem- ber. 1855. Rev. John Weston. in June. 1886. Rev. A. F. Irwin, and July 1, 1886. Rev. John Weston, who came here on a call extended June 7. 1886; George Rutherford serving as clerk since 1881. Rev. John Weston came here July 1, 1886, as pastor of the church, and was installed October 6. 1886. Abel Armstrong has been superintendent of Sunday school since organization.
At a meeting held December 20. 1881. presided over by John Arm- strong. the question of erecting a elmirch was carried. John Roberts, George Armstrong. Joseph Chapman, William Beattie, George E. Holmes, Alex Buchanan, John Hindmarsh, Henry Scott. William Stevenson. James Cinnamon. John G. Turnbull, Daniel Dodd and John Fowler, executive committee. On December 28. the presentation of a building lot by Clinton Fuller was reported and accepted. In the fall of 1882 the building was completed, at a cost of $5,000, and meeting held therein December 15. 1882. George H. Hlohnes serving as secrteary of the executive committee. The parsonage was built in 1885, at a cost of $2,500. but not completed until 1886. This residence stands on the Toulon road, southwest of the village.
Know Church has passed its thirtieth year of existence. In the year 1856, a number of Scotch families united to apply to the synod of the Presbyterian church, Canada, for a minister that could preach in Gælie and English. Rev. Duncan MeDermid was sent to them for two Sabbaths. after which they were without supply for several years. In 1862. Rev. Adam MeKay visited them for two Sabbaths, In 1864. Rev. Loehlin Cameron, of Acton, Ont., visited them, and remained for six weeks. After him Mr. Forbes, a divinity student. supplied them for the summer of 1864. During this year (1864). the congregation applied to be received into the Presbyterian church in Canada, which was granted, and at London the presbytery appointed on the 27th day of September, 1864. Rev. Archibald Me Dermid, to organize the con- gregation. and to have elders elected. The elders were James Arm- strong, John McLennan, and Donald MeDonald. At a congregational meeting held in Knox church, Ehnira, Rev. Dr. Burns, of Chicago, presiding, it was unanimously agreed to extend a call to the Rev. Al- exander Mckay. of Canada, to be their pastor, dated at Ehnira, Janu- ary 30. 1868. This Mr. MeKay was their first settled pastor. On Oc- tober 17, 1873. Rev. Alexander MeKay left this congregation, having accepted a call back to Canada, after serving the said congregation dur- ing five years. The congregation was supplied by ministers from Canada from the time Mr. MeKay left. until April 21. 1880, when Rev. Neil
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McDermid, from the Presbyterian church in Canada. was settled over them, who is their present pastor. In October. 186s. Rev. Miller. of the old school Presbyterian, of Toulon, and Rev. P. Baker, of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, here are named as assisting in services. The elders now are Henry H. Oliver and Duncan Mc- Donald.
The original members of session were : James Armstrong. Donald Mc Donald .* John McLennan, Mrs. John McLennan," Margaret Davis, Mrs. James Armstrong, Frances Davis, Mrs. Donald McDonald,# Mrs Wales, Duncan McLennan,# Mrs. D. McLennan, widow,* Mrs. Duncan McLennan.# Mrs. C. Grahame, Mrs. Robert Liddle, Mrs. John Murchi- son," Mrs. Jane Anderson, George Rutherford, Thomas Wales, Mrs. George Rutherford, William Beattie, Mrs. Andrew Oliver, Henry Oliver,* Mrs. Ilenry Oliver." Abel Armstrong, Mrs. Abel Armstrong. Mrs. Henry Scott. Peter Inglis, Mrs. Peter Inglis. Finlay Murchi- son. Mrs. Finlay Murchison.# Mrs. Lochlin Buchanan,# John Cam- eron, Mrs. lohn Cameron. Walter Loch, Mrs. Walter Loch, Jolin Armstrong. Mrs. John Armstrong, Margaret Chisholm, Mrs. Mc- Donald (widow), Mrs. William Stevenson, Mrs. John G. Turnbull. Margaret M. Lennan. Alexander Buchanan, Mrs. Alexander Bu- chanan, John MeLennan.# Mrs. John McLennan," Mrs. Cameron (widow). John MeLennan, " Mrs. John MeLennan. * Mrs. Roderick Math- eson,# Mrs. MeLennan (widow),* Duncan MeBeth, Mrs. Dunean Me- Beth, William Turnbull,# Mrs. William Turnbull." Angus McLennan. Mrs. Angus McLennan. Michael Anderson, Mrs. M. Anderson, Jessie Mc Rae.
The present membership comprises the names in above list marked thus *, and Mrs. Neil MeDermid, Mrs. John McRae, Kate Oliver, David Lyle, Grace Lyle. Mrs. Kate Mc Rae, Lottie Oliver, Mary MeLennan. John Turnbull, Mrs. Hutchinson, Duncan Mckenzie, Mrs. John McKen- zie, John Lyle and wife, David W. Oliver, James Wright and wife. Maggie Oliver, David Oliver, Olaf Johnson and wife.
Meetings were held in the homes of the members or in the Metho- dist Episcopal church, until 1866, when the record of the first meeting in the " Gælic and English meeting house" is made, and in August, 1867, the first mention is made of a meeting held in the Canada Pres- byterian church building. In July, 1868, mention is made of Knox church for the first time.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, reference to which is made in the history of the old school Baptist church of Modena, is not now exist- ing. Their house of worship. " The Mound Church," is now occupied at intervals by the Baptists. Every reasonable effort was made to ob- tain the records of this church, and here, it must be said, the only fail- ure to hunt down a church . record in this county was made. Fortu- nately its members find mention in the sketches of the other churches with which they were connected prior to the establishment of the Cum- berland church, and have been since its dissolution.
Schools .- In the history of the township. all the authentic history of the Elmira village and other schools that could be collected is given. The first record of District No. 3, in Colonel Jackson's possession is
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dated August 26. 1861. The directors were Clinton Fuller, Matthew Bell and Myrtle G. Brace. In 1563, James Turnbull, Daniel Hudson Charles H. Brace, the latter also was appointed clerk. Miss Jennie Sargent (Mrs. Clark, of Iowa) was teacher in 1866. In May, 1867, the contract for buikling the present school house, was sold to Daniel Clark for $1.428. At this time W. G. Craig was elected a director vice Daniel IIndson. Edwin Butler was engaged as teacher, and the same vear Mrs. E. J. (Sargent) Clark, taught here. In Angust, 1868, Rev. 1. H. Montgomery and E. S. Tallady (now of Neponsett) were elected directors. In November, 1869, Miss S. A. Faver was engaged to teach the winter school. and Miss HI. JJ. Hall, the summer school. J. W. Tut- tle and Isaiah Coon, were elected directors vice Falladay and Craig, re- signed. In April. 1870, William Jackson was elected director for three years vice Isaiah Coon. Mrs. Clark and Andrew Turnbull were the teachers. In 1871 Rev. J. Il. Montgomery was reflected ; Miss Mary J. Lecox, (now of Iowa,, and Miss Anna Rule, were engaged as teach- ers. In April, 1872. J. W. Tuttle was reflected director. in 1873 Or- lando Brace, J. H. Turnbull and William Stevenson, vice Messrs. Mont- gomery, Jackson and Tuttle. Winfield Fuller and James Smith were employed as teachers. In 1574 J. HI. Turnbull took the place of Mr. Brace, who moved to Toulon. Matthew Bell took Mr. Brace's place on the board on December 29, 1874. Andrew Turnbull took J. W. Smith's place as teacher, the latter having moved to Bradford, as teacher of the graded school. Miss Tena Stevenson was engaged to teach the spring term of 1875. In 1875 William Stevenson and M. M Brace, were elected directors, the latter vice Matthew Bell. moved to West Jersey. In December, George Mattheson was appointed teacher. John H. Turnbull was elected in April, 1876, and F. N. Treat, teacher. (This is the same Treat who was in the charge of militia on duty there, Oct. 9. 1871, when he shot a physician.) F. W. Ward was also em- ployed as teacher. In April, 1877, Miss Eliza Gurney was appointed teacher. and in December. B. G. Hall. In July, 1875, Miss Nellie E. Wed, was appointed teacher, and W. W. Fuller, director. In 1879 John H. Turnbull was reelected. In 1880. J. T. Clark was elected three- tor; Thomas Oliver in 1882, William Jackson in 1882; J. T. Clark, reëleet- ed in 1883, resigned in 1884; Thomas Oliver and Donald McDonald in in 1-84, William Jackson reflected in 1885, and Clinton Fuller, 1886. In April, 1883 J. F. Reed was employed as teacher, and has since filled that position most satisfactorily.
Business Circle .- The business and professional circle of Elmira. village is made up as follows: Dr. E. R. Boardman, Clinton Fuller, general store : J. F. Reed, school principal : Wm. MeBride, blacksmith ; Wm. Henninger and AAlex. Dose. carpenters : Rev. Neil MeDairmid. Knox church : Rev. John Weston. Presbyterian church : John Turn- bull. justice; W. M. Fuller, township clerk: W. Il. Stires, painter; H. HI. Oliver, Win. Jackson, grain and cattle : Win. Stevenson, plasterer and bricklayer, and George Meisner. shoemaker. In the neighborhood are the Oliver coal mines, while throughout the district some of the most practical farmers and stock-growers in the State may be found.
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Osceola Grove and Village -A reference to the original entries will point out the names of the first actual owners and residents of lands in the neighborhood of this village. In 1837 there did not exist an idea of laving out a town here, and when the postoffice was estab- lished the location was called Elmira, as related in the personal history and reminiscences of Oliver Whitaker. In 1836 Robert Hall and sister and William Hall and wife, Anne Hall, Archibald and Charles Van- dyke and Brady Fowler, came by way of Pittsburg, down the Ohio, and up the Ilinois to Peoria, where they arrived in June. There they learned that Major Moore, Watts, and Spencer had completed the sur- vey of Elmira township. and that Buswell and Winslow had visited the grove, set their stakes, and built cabins. In June the Halls and Vandyke brothers set out to visit the grove. Traveling cia Wyoming. they found William Parks and others already established there, With- out delay. the Halls determined to make a claim at the grove, and hired William Parks to return with them to Peoria to bring up to the new settlement their wives and personal property in his huge boat- shaped wagon and unique carry-all. Parks well filled his contract, but not until June 26, 1836, did the party arrive at Buswell's untenanted eabin, a mile from Parks' original home in this county. In 1837 and 1838 members of the family and others named in this chapter as well as in the general history. settled here, and in 1839 the pioneer cirele was formed.
Presbyterian Church of Osceola may be said to have been called together May 25, 1839, when Rev. Win. F. Vaill convened a meeting of evangelical church people to consider such an organization under the new or old school rules. On that day there were united under the old school Presbyterian constitution the following members: John and Polly Davis, Margaret. Frances, and Rosana Davis, Helen Brydon, widow of Robert Turnbull, deceased : Thomas and Margaret Oliver, Adamı Oliver, John and Margaret Turnbull, Robert and Margaret Turn- bull, Margaret, wife of Robert Moore: Calvin and Betsy Winslow, Mary Wisernder, William and Agnes Parks. Of the nineteen members, fifteen voted for the adoption of the old school form and four for the new school. On June 8. 1839. the society was permanently organized. Liberty and Julia M. Stone were added ; John Davis and William l'arks elected ruling elders, and the latter clerk. In 1841 Elizabeth and Charlotte Oliver, Eliza Parks, and Rebecca J. Currier, Robert Rule. David Currier, and Sarah MeLaughhn, Polly A. Parks joined; in 1844 Peter Inglis, in 1845 Joseph and Ann Blanchard, in 1846 Phoebe Brace. In 1844 Rev. R. B. Dobbins preached here ; in 1845 Rev. W. J. Fraser, in 1848 Rev. R. Freese, in 1849 Rev. Samuel McCune, and the pastor, Rev. E. Scudder High, who was connected with the church since 1839. The first baptism was that of Robert. Alex. Turnbull. born August 2, 1840, baptised September 26. 1840, died Jannary 10, 1841. There were forty-three members belonging between 1839 and August, 1855, when the record ceased.
Methodist Episcopal Church, of Osceola is almost contemporary with the Hall settlement of the grove. Beyond the references to it con- tained in the records of this church at Wyoming, and of the Lafay-
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ette Cirenit, nothing positive could be learned at Osceola village. Osceola Class, which met at the Osceola school-house in 1851-2, was presided over by Caleb C. Flint. Among the members were the leaders, Dianna A. Flint, Asa. Sally and Mary Currier, William and Ann Hall. Jacob and Eliza Stidham, William II. and Hannah Jones. This Jones was local preacher. In 1865 Rev. Mr. Smith was preacher, then Rev. Geo. Guy, and so on to the present time. William Ilall was first leader of the old class at Walls, seven miles distant, and never missed an appointment from 1836 to 1846. Subsequently his wife and himself devoted their attention to the Osceola class, of which they were central figures until their decease. Sturm's Class met at the Sturm's school-house in 1851-2. with Peter Sturms, local preacher and leader. Jane Sturms, Jacob P. and Wealthy Jones, Jacob and Elizabeth Stidham, Ariel Jones, Ann Orsman, Aimes Kirkpatrick and John E. and Nancy Dalrymple. In 1853 this class was transferred to Seeley's Point, where John Drawyer was leader.
Baptist Church, of Osceola, was organized February 10. 1860, at the school-house. Dr. E. R. Boardman presided with J. G. Boardman. clerk. The original members were William Weaver," Isaac Spencer.# E. R. Boardman, Granville Parks, James G. Boardman, Eunice C. Spencer," Miranda House, Martha G. James, Mary Vanwey. Rachel Vanwey# and Hannah Boardman, of those members. Names marked * are deceased. Rev. C. A. Hewitt was first pastor. Shortly after Mrs. Susannah Weaver," Lucinda Case, moved away; Mattison Weaver, Mary Gardner.# Matikla Case, moved away ; Morgan Weaver." Dr. John S. Pashley,* Otis Gardner." Joseph Parks. Nathan Sweet. removed ; Lorinda Weaver," Almeda Pashley, in Wisconsin ; A. Mur- chison Jr., Nancy Parks, " Eliza Wood, removed ; Russell Briggs, Persis Briggs. Sarah Parks (Mrs. Tomlinson). Deborah llill, Jane (Roe) Parks, Jennet Graham. In October, 1860, Dr. Pashley took J. G. Boardman's place as clerk, serving temporary until February 9, 1861, when J. G. Boardman resumed, and served until his enlistment. In December. 1861. Dr. E. R. Boardman was appointed clerk. who served until May, 1863, when Dr. Pashley was reappointed. On January 12, 1861. E. R. Boardman. Isaac Spencer. Otis Gardner. M. II. Weaver, M. I. Weaver were chosen as a building committee. In 1863 the work of church building was commenced. In March. 1864, M. H. Weaver was appointed church clerk. In 1865 the society contributed fifty dollars toward the Lincoln Monument. In Sep- tember, 1866 Rev. Mr. Hewitt's term may be said to cease. In the fall of 1866 Rev. Mr. Estee was here as an Evangelist, and in January, 1867 Elder Moore preached here, and continued to July, 1870. In February, 1871, Elder L. D. Gowen came. In May Dr. E. R. Board- man was chosen clerk. In March. 1875. Rev. Valentine Ingram was called. D. M. Stuart was appointed clerk in June 1. 1878, and in July E. O. Boardman filled that position pro tem, also A. M. Robinson in 1879. Mr. Stuart still being clerk. In October. 1850. Dr. E. O. Board- man was appomted vice, D. M. Stuart (now of Nebraska). In March, 1883. Rev. V. Ingram resigned. During his pastorate of ten years the membership increased three-fold, and at his departure genuine expres-
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sions of approbation were heard on all sides. In May, 1885, Rev. M. Parsons, from Morgan Park Baptist Seminary, came and remained four months. Rev. Chas. Ege took charge January 1, 1886. as regular pastor ; Dr. E. O. Boardman, clerk : Joseph Parks, Dr. E. R. Boardman and Mr. H. Weaver, trustees. The two first named trustees, with R. C. Briggs and Sammel Weaver are deacons; R. L. Scott is superintend- ant of the Sunday school, the membership of which is about, up to June 26. 1854, there were 167 persons received into the church. of whom 94 removed or were expelled, and 23 died. The membership at present is 107. Total received being 173. The Baptist Church was erected in 1863 by Otis and Ansel Gardner, carpenters. The frame is of native oak, hewn out here, and the siding purchased at Kewanee. During the progress of building the frame was blown down, but occasioned only the delay of replacing. The building is a large gabled one, with spire and shows very little signs of its twenty-four years of use.
Free Will Baptist Society of Elmira, used to meet at the Osceola Grove school house years ago. Adaline Condell, who was a member over forty-one years ago, remembers the names of Deacon John Lea- son and every member of his large family : the Griswoll's of Boyd's Grove ; the Berry's, the Lanes, Charles Bolt, Mrs. Elizabeth and Mrs. James Winslow, the Blood's and Fairbank's. Throughout the pages devoted to the eastern and northern townships of Stark, very many references are made to this pioneer society.
Other Societies .- The neighboring religious societies were: The Congregational church of Neponsett, organized April 21, 1855 (at Kent- ville, near the Stark county line), by Rev. S. G. Wright, with Eben Kent, Charles Kent and Ifall G. Wright, trustees. Of the original members. Hall Wright and Margaret Wright reside at Lombard. The Baptist church of Neponsett, was organized March 26, 1864, by Rev. C. A. Hewitt. The Methodist church of Neponsett, originated in the John Norton class, north of the village, in 1841. At this time William Studley's and William Norton's log cabins were the only residences in the township. The Second Advent church, of Neponsett, was organ- ized in 1868, with thirty members.
The 1. O. G. T. installed the following officers in Angust, 1866: W. C. T., George Boardman ; P. W. C. T., F. E. Saunders : W. V. T .. Bertha Scott; W. M .. L. Boadle; W. D. M., F. I. HIHI : W. F. S .. F. E. Buswell; W. T., Nellie Briggs; W. S., L. (. Briggs; W. C .. E. S. Prosser: W. I. G .. John Duncan ; W. O. G., Morgan House, Angust. 1886.
The Osecola Cemetery, the tenants of which are noticed in a former page. is regularly laid out north of the village. There are some very fine monuments here. Of all who went forth from this township in defense of the principles and integrity of the Republic, only a few rest here. The greater number of fallen comrades found graves on the ensanguined fields of Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. The tell-tale headstones, which form a guiding lamp to mothers, fathers, sisters or brothers who would seek their soldiers' graves, to cover them with gar- lands, or, perchance, remove the ashes of those they love to this north-
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ern soil which nourished them in early years. are few. The cemetery beyond the village is wanting in that one respect, and only in that, to tinge it with a deeper romance.
Osceola school house, a brick structure, was presided over by Miss Harriet J. Rhodes, in June, 1856. She received $3 per week and board, and tanght thirty-five pupils. . The inspector failed not to notice "the vicions habit of chewing gin." Miss C. K. Pattridge was also emploved there at a similar salary to teach twenty pupils. She had ten classes in reading. This was due to her pupils having so many different reading books. The school, like the times, has changed. Now a large school building, standard books, regular classes. and a corps of skilled teachers have taken the place of the little school of thirty Years ago.
The business circle of Osceola comprises Dr. E. O. Boardman, Gid- eon Potter, merchant and postmaster: R. L. Scott, harness: I. M. Spencer, grist and saw mill: A. B. Smith, agent.
In July, 1860. C. Roods store, at Osceola, was burglarized. The burglars were pursued and captured - Newton Brown and Jerry Bai- lev. of Wyoming, and R. Shockley. of Toulon. "an accessory after the fact."
The Osceola mills, owned by John Farmer & Brother, were de- stroved by five October 9. 1556. They carried no insurance. A new firm. Stone, Farmer & Co .. was organized. and in 1859-60 new buildings wore erected. This was opened in November. 1860. The mills are now operated by I. M. Spencer. There is a saw mill in connection.
Elmira in the War .- In closing this first part of the chapter, it seems.but just to say something of the action of Elnira people during the troublons days of 1861, and indeed until the close of the war. In the general history and foregoing pages of this chapter. every name and item officially recorded, is given : but from unofficial sources some- thing additional may be learned, and for this reason the following pages are reprinted from Mrs. Shallenberger's work, as she had them reprinted from the Chicago Tribune or local journals of the time. The first extract relative to the " Elmira Rifles," organized in the spring of 1861, serves to show not only how this company was called into existence. but illustrates the spirit that prevailed' throughout the county and led to the rapid formation of the " Lafayette Rifles." and other companies and " squads" from time to time.
" The officers of the company known as the Elmira Ritles were : Captain, Charles Stuart ; First Lieutenant, Stephen M. Hill; Second Lientenant, Alex. Murchison. Non-commissioned officers- First Or- derly Sergeant, John S. Pashly; Second Orderly Sergeant. William Jackson ; Third Orderly Sergeant, John H. Hunter; Fourth Orderly Sergeant, James G. Boardman: First Corporal. James Jackson : See. ond Corporal, James Montooth; Third Corporal, Charles H. Brace ; Fourth Corporal. Robert A. Turnbull. Privates- Joseph Blanchard. D. W. Aldrich, Joseph 6. Meigs. J. G. Duncan, Alfred S. Hemmant. Jas. Cinnamon, Isaac Bannister, Henry F. Davidson. A. Vinson, John Bourke, Wm. H. Flemming, John O. Spakbing, Mason Jordan, Adam Fell, Thomas Turnbull, George P. Richer, Robert T. Scott, Samuel
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Montooth, Comfort Morgan, L. C. Drawver, Henry C. Hall, Aaron T. Currier, John Q. Adams, Walter Clark, Charles W. Lesan, George Crowden, William Douglas, Ir., Henry Burrows, George Dugan, F. P. Bloom, George Sharrer, John Blackburn, Charles Blackwell, Alonzo Luce, George W. Ryerson, Chester P. Harsh, William Ingalls, John Donglass, John G. Lamper, Daniel J. Moon, Joseph W. Pask, William A. Cade, John McLanay, Louis Williams, John Webber, John L. Ken- nedy, James Hnekings, JJ. O. Ives, Isaac Kinyon, Henry C. Shull. De Forest Chamberlain, James Merrill, Owen Carlin. Thomas Robinson. William N. Nelson, Thomas Renick, A. W. Wemper, J. A. Case, David Allen, Edward Erwin, J. M. Lamver, Frank A. Crowder, John Thornton, E. W. Goodsell, Thomas Robison, Philip Galley, Isaiah Bates, William Johnson, James L. Atherton, George Miller, George Stone. Springer Galley, Marvin Spencer, George Hutchinson, ... Drewry, William Newcomer, George Greentiekl. Drummed out .- James Yily, John Wood, John Sherry, Derrington Good, John Maher.
"Captain Charles Stuart, not Stewart, as generally spelled, is from the Green mountains of Vermont, a pre-eminently fit place for breed- ing military commanders. The climate healthy, bracing and vigorous; the landscape bold, rough, mountainons and sublime, make the best cradle for incipient heroes; beside, the moral tone of the people gives them strength and force of character quite as necessary as hardy con- stitutions in the field. Men got in sickly swamps of agne-shaking par- ents, nursed on malarious effluvia, and reared in moral and mental ignorance. may mope through the world half asleep, and may have bile enough to be venomous enemies, but never to be great military commanders. Nature always imparts to animal beings and vegetable life its local character. Bold, rugged, dashing, sublime scenery favors the growth of bold, dashing, sublime men, and rice versa. Men, whose boyhood and youth have been passed in mountain scenery, come upon the field of life with strong, hardy constitutions and invigorated intel- lects-sound minds in sound bodies. Vermont is famous for good horses and stalwart men. Though Stuart is not one of the Vermont "six-footers," yet the material for such a man is compressed and refined into his organization of live feet six.
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