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tion with Mr. Darling was his surprising mem- ory for the details of events and dates, that served him up to the very day of his death. His firmness, his keen sense of right and wrong, his gentleness and inherent refinement of character commanded the respect of all. It is said of him that through his long years of illness he was never once heard to complain, always philosophically looking upon it as being for some good purpose, even though unseen and unknown. During his boyhood he had become a church member, and throughout his life maintained a simple, constant and faithful belief and trust in the truths of its doctrine. In politics he was a Republican. Mr. Darling died September 5. 1902, at Mountain View Farm, the beautiful estate in East Burke that belonged to his son Elmer A. Darling. Mr. Darling was the last of a large family, reaching the ripe old age of eighty-six years and twenty- one days. In his death the last of his generation has passed away. He is interred in Woodmont cemetery, in East Burke, under the shadow of that grand old mountain that he loved through his long life.
Elmer Albert Darling, eldest child of Henry G. and Mehitabel (Whitcomb) Darling, was born in East Burke, Vermont, April 22, 1848. He was educated as an architect in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1872 he was taken into the employ of the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York city, with which he has ever since been connected, since 1890 having been a mem- ber of the firm having its management, Hitch- cock, Darling & Company. He is owner of the lage Mountain View Farm, in East Burke. Ver- mont. He is a member of the Union League Club of New York city, trustee of the New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital, and for ten years past has been president of the American Jersey Cattle Club. In politics he is a Republi- can. He is unmarried.
CHARLES M. DARLING.
Charles Melvin Darling, one of the most en- terprising and successful stock breeders of Ver- mont, with large real estate and stock interests there and in the west and south, is a native of the state, born in Lyndon Corner, August 20. 1856, son of Dr. Charles B. and Susan (Melvin) Darling.
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Charles B. Darling was born in Burke, Ver- miont, where he obtained an excellent common school education. He studied medicine at Wood- stock, and graduated in the spring of 1844, and at once entered upon the practice of his profes- sion in Lyndon. Meantime his attention had been directed to the teachings of Hahnemann, which he investigated with great thoroughness, with the result that he became convinced of their worth, and, three years after he had been ac- tively engaged in his profession, he embraced homeopathy, and eventually became a prom- inent leader of that school, and was known as a most successful practitioner until his death, which occurred June 10, 1860, a fortnight be- fore his forty-second birthday. He was a man of beautiful Christian character, and a devoted member of the Methodist church. He was of benevolent disposition, and was in the broadest sense a friend to the poor and distressed. His wife was Susan Melvin, of Wheelock, Vermont, who died the year after the loss of her husband. Two of their children reside in Lyndonville, Ver- mont, Jennie, who is the wife of Harley E. Fol- som, and Charles M. Darling.
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Charles M. Darling, son of Dr. Charles B. Darling, received a liberal and comprehensive education. After attending, in turn, the pub- lic schools in Auburndale, Massachusetts, and Lyndon Center, Vermont, he was for two years a student in the scientific department of Dart- mouth College, and he subsequently took a course in Ralston University, Washington, D. C. He went to the west, where he was engaged in the stock business for twenty-one years, until 1898, and during this period acquired considerable wealth and became known as one of the most sagacious and successful operators in the cattle region, his transactions extending over Nebras- ka, Colorado and Texas. His last western resi- dence before returning east was in Denver, Col- orado, near which city is situated his splendid Living Springs ranch of three thousand acres, which he rents, and other valuable and product- ive tracts. In Colorado he is owner of a large tract at Fort Morgan, which was a rich alfalfa farm, a considerable portion of which he disposed of for building sites during the oil excitement. His Texas property comprises a large ranch, upon which he fed ten to fifteen hundred head of
catth and a hundred head of horses. The ac- emulation of his large properties was due to 10 freak of fortune, but was the result of industry and peculiar aptitude for the business.
In 1898 Mr. Darling returned to his native state, taking up his residence in Lyndonville. Ilis means would enable him to live in luxurious case, but idleness was foreign to his nature, and he applied himself to business with his old-time enthusiasm and perseverance. His interest cen- ters principally in the improvement of his elegant home place, and the care of his horses, of an unusually superior strain, and which are famed throughout the state. Heading his stud is the famous Red Elm 18004, with a record of 2:161/4, and which has attracted the admiring attention of gentlemen drivers of the residential section of New York city. This splendid animal is inbred to George Wilkes, the greatest progenitor of trotters, and has in his veins the blood of the sire of Goldsmith Maid, of the founders of the Clay and Mambrino families, and many other of the most notable American strains, and was sired by Red Wilkes, dam Flaxy by Bourbon Wilkes, and second dam by Clark Chief. Of the same strain is that Lou Dillon, which re- cently made the world's record of 2:00.
Mr. Darling also deals extensively in real es- tate in Lyndonville and Barton, besides taking a general and intelligent interest in community affairs, and is prominent as a Mason and Odd Fellow. While in Colorado he was married to Miss Alice Elizabeth Lowe, of Fort Morgan. A few month after this marriage, in the year 1898, he moved to Lyndonville, Vermont. Two chil- dren were born from this marriage, Charles Mel- vin Darling, Jr., born August 10, 1899, and Carolin Susan Darling, born September 10, 1900.
ORANGE A. BALDWIN.
Orange A. Baldwin, one of the prosperous and progressive farmers of the Green Mountain state, has so ably conducted his business interests that success has crowned his efforts and given him a place among the substantial citizens of his community. He was born in the city of Hub- bardton, Vermont, on the 9th of December, 1843, and was named in honor of his paternal grand- father, Orange Baldwin, who was a native of.
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Scotland. The latter came to America in an early day, and was numbered among the early pioneers of New Haven, Vermont, where he spent many years of his life engaged in mercantile pursuits. On retiring from the active cares of a business life he removed to New Haven, where his death occurred at the age of eighty years. By his wife, Eliza, he had a family of eight children, but only one of the nuniber is now living, Daniel, and the motlier was called into eternal rest when she had reached the age of eighty years.
Horace Baldwin, the father of him whose name introduces this review, was a native of New Haven, Vermont, and the days of his boyhood and youth were spent in that city and Hydsburg. Being a millwright by trade, he followed that oc- cupation at various places, and also conducted an extensive grist mill, his last days being spent in the city of New Haven, where he passed away in death at the age of ninety-three years. For his wife he chose Sarah Heath, and she, too, was a native of the Green Mountain state, her birth occurring at Middlebury. Of the eight children born to this worthy couple, only four still survive, as follows : Orange A., the subject of this sketch ; Nancy, who became the wife of C. C. Chaffee : Edgar, a resident of Waitsfield, this state; and Lucius, who makes his home in Huntington, Ver- mont. The loving wife and mother entered into eternal rest at the age of sixty-five, dying in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which she was long a worthy and consistent member. The parents were widely and favorably known, and by their many estimable characteristics won the respect and confidence of all with whom they came in contact.
Orange A. Baldwin is indebted to the public school system of this state for the educational privileges which he enjoyed in his youth, and throughout the period of his minority his time was also given to the work of the home farm. When the tocsin of war sounded throughout the land he, then a youth of sixteen years, entered the service of his country, entering the First Cav- alry Corps, in which he was subsequently pro- moted to the position of commissary sergeant. He participated in many of the principal engage- ments of the war, among which may be men- tioned both engagements at Bull Run, Galesburg, and Antietarn, and during his career as a soldier
he was wounded in the head. After his return from the army Mr. Baldwin again took up the quiet pursuits of the farm, in which he was en- gaged until December, 1889, when he was made the deputy sheriff of the county, and continued to fill that important office for the twelve succeeding years, discharging every duty devolving upon him during that long period in the most commendable manner. Since the year 1897 he has resided on his present fine farm, which consists of six hun- dred and seventy-five acres, and on this place he has a dairy of one hundred and thirteen cow's, one of the largest in this section. To carry on the work of this farm it requires the services of six men. Mr. Baldwin also owns a tract of seventy-five acres near Monkton and three tene- ment houses, and he is also the manager and. chairman of the board of directors of a creamery, which is doing a very extensive business. Mr. Baldwin does the buying and selling for this concern, and in a great measure it owes its pres- ent popularity to his efficient management.
In the year 1866 occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Harriet Mason, the lady being a native of Hydsburg and a daughter of Samuel Mason, a farmer of that place. This union was blessed with four children, three now living : Cora, who married Daniel Weller, and has two children, Lydia and Orange O .; Win O., a well known insurance agent of Burlington, and he married Kate Boardman ; and Carrie, who mar- ried George Skiff, and has one child, Lucy. When but thirty-eight years of age the wife and mother was called to the home beyond, and for his second wife Mr. Baldwin chose Sarah Small, but this union was also separated by the hand of death, for in 1898, at Hydsburg, the loving wife entered into eternal rest. Mr. Baldwin was a third time married, Miss May Day becoming his wife. She was born in Monkton, Vermont.
In political matters Mr. Baldwin is a stal- wart supporter of the Republican principles, and for a period of five years served as selectman of Hydsburg. In his fraternal relations he is a member of Patrick Lodge No. 33, F. & A. M., in which he has reached the thirty-second degree, and he is also a member of Cummings Post. G. A. R., in which he served as the commander for three years. His religious connections are with the Methodist Episcopal church at Hydsburg. in
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which he has served as a steward for many years, and the cause of Christianity has always found in him a stalwart advocate. He has ever taken an active interest in the progress and development of his locality, ever lending his aid to promote all measures for the public good, and he has many terms served as a delegate to county and state conventions. A man of strong purpose and un- tiring energy, he has won for himself a place among the prominent citizens of his county and a reputation of high worth among those with whom he is associated.
COLONEL RANSOM E. HATHORN.
Colonel Ransom E. Hathorn, a leading busi- ness man of Ludlow, Vermont, belongs to an old New England family. In the mother coun- try the name was spelled Hawthorne, and this orthography has been retained by some of the family on this side of the Atlantic, notably in that branch in which the patronymic has been rendered famous by the author of "The Scarlet Letter."
John Hathorn, the emigrant ancestor, son of William Hathorn, was born in Binfield, Berk- shire, England, about 1615, and in 1635 came to America, in the ship Transport. In Salem he joined his brother William, a member of the legislature, captain of the first regular troops in Salem and an active participant in the Indian campaign and the whipping of witches ; he also served in the capacity of magistrate. William Hathorn had been in the country five years, hav- ing come over with Governor Winthrop, June 12, 1630. John Hathorn remained in Salem until 1650. when he removed to Lynn, Massachusetts. He was a farmer. The name of his wife is not stated, but it is known that he had a family of eight children. His death occurred in Lynn, February 10, 1677.
Ebenezer Hathorn, son of John Hathorn, was born in March, 1656, presumably in Lynn, Mas- sachusetts. and married Esther Wilt.
Ebenezer Hathorn, son of Ebenezer and Esther (Wilt) Hathorn, married, October II, 1730, Keziah Collins, and was the father of four sons : Ebenezer, Collins, Elias and Eleazer, all of whom settled in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
Eleazer Hathorn, son of Ebenezer and Keziah
(Collins) Hathorn, was born September 28 1763. He was a farmer, and before removing to Jaffrey, New Hampshire, resided at Andover, Massachusetts. His children were: Eleazer, Ebenezer, Silas, Nathan, Josiah and Maria; the last named was a resident of Janesville, Wiscon- sin. The father of these children died in Decem- ber, 1826.
Eleazer Ilathorn, son of Eleazer Hathorn, was born in 1814, at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, re- moved to Andover, Vermont, and later to Lon- donderry, where for the remainder of his life he followed the business of a harness-maker. He married Lydia Foster, and they reared a family of three children: Ransom E., mentioned at length hereinafter; Susan, who became the wife of Lorenzo Shaftner, of Londonderry, Vermont, and her death occurred there in 1867; and J. Henry, a resident of Londonderry, Vermont. The death of Mr. Hathorn took place at the age of sixty-four.
Ransom E. Hathorn, son of Eleazer and Lydia (Foster) Hathorn, was born November 3, 1843. in Londonderry, Vermont, and was educated in the public schools of his native town. He worked with his father at the harness-maker's trade until August II, 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Eleventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry. He served one year in the defense of Washington, and two in the Army of the Po- tomac, being for nearly three years almost con- tinuously on duty. During the latter part of his service he belonged to the Second Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps, Army of the Po- tomac, at Spottsylvania, where they participated in the battles of May 15 and 18, 1864. Among the other engagements in which Colonel Hathorn took part were those of Cold Harbor, Peters- burg, Weldon Railroad, Fort Stevens, Charles- ton. Gilbert's Ford, Opequan, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. In the engagement at Petersburg, which took place March 25 and 27, 1865, he re- ceived a slight wound which retired him to the rear. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged with his regiment, being then only twenty-one years of age.
In August, 1865, Colonel Hathorn went to Ludlow, where he entered the employ of George E. Walker, in the harness-making trade. In 1877 he was admitted to the firm, the business
Ransom & Hathor.
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being conducted under the name of Walker & Hathorn. In 1879 Mr. Walker died, since which time Colonel Hathorn has been sole proprietor, with the exception of the department devoted to the manufacture of horse collars, which was carried on by L. C. Howe, and later by E. A. Howe, until about fifteen years ago, when it was purchased by Colonel Hathorn. He has been since that time the most extensive horse collar manufacturer in New England, making collars for the jobbing trade and harness for the retail trade. The building, which stands at the head of Main street, is one which was occupied by the business when Colonel Hathorn first engaged in it here, thirty-seven years ago. It contains three floors, all of which, together with a connect- ing storehouse, are utilized in the manufacture ·of the famous Ludlow collars, and in the display of standard harness of every grade, single and double. There is also an extensive stock of car- riage trimmings, horse furnishings, robes, blank- ets, whips, and everything pertaining to the trade. "The Ludlow Collar" has a well won reputation throughout New England for its durability, per- fect workmanship and absolute reliability. The best materials and a large force of skilled work- ·ers are employed under the personal supervision .of the proprietor in the production of a great number of collars of several varieties. Once his shop was completely gutted by a fire, but the next day found him established in a neighboring block for business, and shortly afterward he re- built better than before. Colonel Hathorn holds the office of electric light commissioner.
In politics Colonel Hathorn is a Republican, and has always taken an active part in public affairs. He has been deputy collector of internal revenue, and for nearly a score of years was one · of the leading trial justices of the peace. During the administration of President Harrison he was elected senator from Windsor county, and at the present time (1903) he is a member of the board of trustees of the village of Ludlow, Ver- mont. In 1886 he served on the staff of Governor E. Ormsby, with the rank of colonel. He is vice president of the Vermont Officers' Reunion So- ciety. He is a member of O. O. Howard Post, Grand Army of the Republic, in which he served five terms as commander, was senior vice com- mander of the department two terms, and during
that time was delegate to two national encamp- ments that met at San Francisco, one at Port- land, Maine, and others; while in the city of San Francisco he was in command of the depart- ment. He steadily refused to accept the office of department commander for the state of Ver- mont, until 1902, when he was elected unanimous- ly, the first instance of the kind in the history of the department. Colonel Hathorn is a member of Black River Lodge, F. & A. M., Skitchawaug Chapter, K. T., and Mount Sinai Temple, An- cient and Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Montpelier, Vermont.
Colonel Hathorn married, in 1868, Miss Jen- nie Ward, who died in 1871, leaving one child, William Ward Hathorn. On January 13, 1875, Colonel Hathorn married Clara Wright, a daugh- ter of Azeriah Wright, a man prominent in the local affairs of Coventry, Vermont, where Mrs. Hathorn was born. Her mother was Nancy Rogers, daughter of John Rogers, of Bellows Falls Mr. Wright was the son of Solomon, and the grandson of Captain Azeriah Wright, of Westminster. He was an officer in the patriot army of the Revolution. Mrs. Hathorn takes an active interest in various social and philanthropic, as well as patriotic and charitable affairs. She is a member of the Eastern Star Lodge, and was the first worthy matron of Key Stone Chapter. She belongs to the Woman's Relief Corps of the General O. O. Howard Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of which she has served as presi- dent, and she has frequently accompanied her husband to various conventions, both depart- mental and national, of the Grand Army of the Republic. She is a member of the Daughters of the Revolution and the Colonial Dames.
ALFRED PATTERSON RANNY.
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For nearly thrce centuries the name of Ranny has been closely interwoven with American his- tory, particularly that of New England, and the . family has been represented by those who have borne an illustrious part in all vocations and movements which contribute to the upbuilding of society and the maintenance of its best govern- ment and social institutions.
Thomas Ranny, the progenitor of the Ameri- can branch of the family, came from Scotland
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to this country in 1659, and located in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was prominently identified with the commercial and social affairs of the tow11, as ite was also of the town of Middletown to which he removed at a later period. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hubbard; a daughter of George Hubbard, one of the carly settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. Their children were: Thomas, John, Joseph, Ebenezer, and seven daughters. llis death occurred June 21, 1713, and he was the first person interred in the cemetery at Middletown, Upper Houses (now Cromwell).
Thomas Ranny, eldest son of Thomas and Mary Ranny, was born March 1, 1661 or 1662, married Miss Rebecca Willitt in May, 1690, and the following named children were born to them: Thomas, Willitt, George, Rebecca and Margaret Ranny. The father of these children died Feb- ruary 6, 1726.
Thomas Ranny, eldest son of Thomas and Rebecca Ranny, was born October 14, 1692, mar- ried February 26, 1719, Miss Esther Wilcocks, and their children were: Jeremiah, Thomas, Ephraim, Desire, Esther, Dorothy, Azabah, Hope, Abijah Ranny and Submit. Mr. Ranny died May, 22, 1764, and his wife passed away Octo- ber 3, 1779.
Ephraim Ranny, third son in order of birth born to Thomas and Esther Ranny, was an active participant during the Revolutionary war and displayed a vast amount of courage and valor on the field of battle. He was united in mar- riage to Miss Silence Wilcocks, and their chil- dren were: Ephraim, Elijah, Daniel and Rachael Ranny.
Elijah Ranny, second son of Ephraim and Silence Ranny, and great-grandfather of Alfred P. Ranny, was born March 14, 1754, at Mid- dletown, Connecticut, and later removed to West- minster with his parents. After obtaining a practical education in the district school he en- gaged in agricultural pursuits, which occupation he pursued for the remainder of his life in the town of Westminster West, Vermont. He was a faithful member and served in the capacity of deacon of the Westminster West Congregational church. Mr. Ranny married Miss Elizabeth Root, and two children were born to them, name- ly : Elijah and Joseph Ranny. After the decease
of his first wife Elijah Ranny ( 1) married Try- phena Hitchcock.
Elijah Ranny, eldest son of Elijah and Eliza- beth Ranny, and grandfather of Alfred 1'. Ranny, was born September 15, 1773, and was educated in the counnon schools of his native town. He then became extensively engaged in farming, and took an active part in all matters that served to benefit the town of Westminster West, of which he was one of the most prominent residents. He was a member of the militia, and filled the office of deacon of the Congregational church. Mr. Ranny married November 10, 1791, Miss Lydia Crawford. His children were: Samucl, Alfred, Elizabeth, Fannie, Russell, Mark, Lydia, Elijah, Bradford, Lyman C., George and Charles Ran- ny. The father of these children died in West- minster West, Windham county, Vermont, Feb- ruary 25, 1850.
Lyman C. Ranny, father of Alfred P. Ranny, was born Sept. 22, 1810, in Westminster West, Vermont, where his educational advantages were obtained in the common schools. After com- pleting his studies he chose for his life work the occupation of farming, in the pursuit of which he met with a large degree of success. In his politics Mr. Ranny was a firm and loyal sup- porter of the principles of the Republican party. On November 27, 1834, Mr. Ranny married Miss. Lucy A. Miller, a daughter of John and Betsey (Robinson) Miller, and the following named chil- dren were born to them: Ellen, born July 15, 1836, died December II, 1879; Alfred P., born June 16, 1838: John Franklin, born September 17, 1840, died July, 1843; Walter Warren, born December 18, 1843, died July 31, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg while he was acting in the capacity of sergeant of Company B, Sixteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers, dur- ing the progress of the Civil war; his death occurred in the hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, he being then only nineteen years of age; the next child in order of birth was Mary Elizabeth, born February 16, 1846; Isabella Crawford, born December 6, 1851. After the death of his first wife Mr. Ranny was united in marriage to Miss. Hannah Grout.
Alfred P. Ranny, eldest son of Lyman C. and Lucy A. Ranny, was born June 16, 1838, in Westminster West, Vermont, and acquired his-
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preliminary education in the district school, later in the academies at Brattleboro and Townshend, and subsequently he was a pupil at Leland & Gray Seminary. He remained upon the paterna! estate until he had attained young manhood, and devoted his time to assisting his father in the work of the farm. On October 23, 1862, he en- listed as a private in the Sixteenth Regiment. Company B, Vermont Volunteers, which was un- der the command of Colonel Veasey. His term of enlistment was for nine months, and during that period he was a member of the color guard of his regiment, which comprised nine picked men with sergeant, and participated in the re- pulse of Pickett's celebrated charge at the battle of Gettysburg with the Thirteenth Regiment, when assailants and assailed met at close quar- ters, attacking each other with the bayonet. Of the entire color guard Mr. Ranny and one other escaped without injury, and one was instantly killed, another died shortly thereafter. After his return from the war Mr. Ranny purchased a store at Westminster West from Ephraim Wil- cocks ; this was in the year 1872, and it was the only store in that village up to 1895. In that year he disposed of his property to William Gorham and since then he has devoted his time to farming and incidentally sale of farming im- plements and dealing in phosphates, and being industrious, enterprising and energetic he is justly entitled to the success which has crowned his undertakings. For the past fifteen years Mr: Ranny has been a zealous member and has acted in the capacity of deacon of the Congregational church at Westminster West. He is also a mem- ber of Colonel Greenwood Post, Grand Army of the Republic at Putney, of which he was junior and also senior vice commander ; previous to his joining this organization he was a member of Colonel Stoughton Post, and for two years he served as commander of Greenwood Post, since which time he has filled the office of chaplain. He is also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Veteran Organization of Company B of the Sixteenth Regiment, for which organization he acts in the capacity of vice presi- dent.
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