Genealogical and family history of the state of Vermont; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol II, Part 51

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1044

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forty-nine years. The mother of our subject was summoned to eternal rest in 1886, at the age of fifty-two years, having been a devoted mem- ber of the Presbyterian church, with which her husband is also connected. She left two chil- dren, Frank A., the immediate subject of this re- view ; and Theodore S., who is a graduate of the veterinary college at Toronto, Canada, and is now a government inspector of livestock, with headquarters at Kansas City, Missouri.

Frank A. Rich passed his boyhood days on the paternal homestead, in Avon, New York, and his early educational training was secured in the public schools. After completing a course in the high school he continued his studies in the Gen- esee Wesleyan Seminary, at Lima, New York. Thereafter he was for a time identified with the drug business in a clerical capacity, and in 1886 he matriculated in the Ontario Veterinary Col- lege at Toronto, from which he was graduated with the class of 1889, thoroughly equipped for the active work of this profession, having been a close and receptive student. Having received his degree of veterinary surgeon, Dr. Rich be- came imbued with a desire to extend the scope of his technical knowledge and to prepare him- self for the regular practice of medicine and surgery, with which end in view he entered the medical department of the University of Ver- mont at Burlington, where he completed the pre- scribed course and graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine with the class of 1893. He is well read as a physician, is a discriminating and able surgeon, and keeps in close touch with the advances made in the sciences to which he is giving his attention, his abilty gaining him high standing in professional ranks.

Dr. Rich entered upon the practice of his pro- fession, that of veterinary medicine, in 1889, and devoted his entire attention to it until Septem- ber, 1901, when he was tendered and accepted the chair of veterinary science in the University of Vermont at Burlington, where he has since done most effective work, proving an able in- structor and taking marked interest in advancing the standard of professional ability in this line. His classroom work and original investigation and research demand a considerable portion of his time and attention, but he still devotes him- self to the active work of his profession as a

physician and surgeon, securing a representative clientage. December 11, 1902, his high ability was recognized in his appointment as a mem-, ber of the state board of cattle commissioners, for a term of two years, by Governor McCul- lough. In this capacity he travels all over the state, and has performed a great deal of most useful service. Another splendid tribute was paid him by Secretary Wilson of the United States department of agriculture, who appointed him a special agent for the investigation of foot and mouth disease in the New England states. Recognized as the most accomplished veterinarian in Vermont, Dr. Rich holds a pre-eminent posi- tion in the American Veterinarian Medical Asso- ciation, the New York Veterinary Medical Asso- ciation; the Vermont Veterinary Medical So- ciety, of which he is at the present time presi- dent.

As a physician he is identified with the Ver- mont State Medical Society and the Burlington Clinical Society. Fraternally Dr. Rich holds membership in the ancient-craft and capitular bodies of Freemasonry, being identified with Washington Lodge No. 3, F. & A. M., and Bur- lington Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., in Burlington ; also being an honorary member of the Phi Chi fraternity of the university in which he was graduated, and the Ethan Allen Club, of Bur- lington. In politics, though never a seeker for official preferment, the Doctor gives a stalwart allegiance to the Republican party. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he became a member in the city of Roch- ester, New York. His personal traits are those of the cultured gentleman, and his broad intelli- gence, fine conversational powers and affability of manner have endeared him to all who come in contact with him, whether in professional re- lations or in social intercourse.

September 23, 1885, Dr. Rich was united in marriage to Miss Inez L. Lee, who was born in Naples, New York, the daughter of Rodney R. Lee, an influential citizen of that place, and her death occurred December 16, 1889. June 6, 1895, Dr. Rich married Miss Anna Varney, who was born in Charlotte, Chittenden county, Vermont, a daughter of Dr. William H. H. Varney, a venerable and distinguished physician of that place and one to whom specific reference is made-

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on other pages of this work. Of the first mar- riage of Dr. Rich was born a daughter, Leila I ... and of his second marriage were born three children, Ethelinda V., Robert F. and Lucy A., all of whom remain at the paternal home.

HENRY MARTIN TUTTLE.

Prominent among the energetic, far-seeing and successful business men of Vermont is the subject of this sketch. His life history most happily illustrates what may be attained by faith- ful and continued effort in carrying out an honest purpose. Integrity, activity and energy have been the crowning points of his success, and his con- nection with various business enterprises and in- dustries has been a decided advantage to this section of Vermont, promoting its material wel- fare in no uncertain manner.

Henry M. Tuttle was born in Bennington on the 15th of January, 1836; his father, Hymen Tuttle, was born in Rowe, Massachusetts, and was there reared and educated, pursuing his studies in the public schools. He learned the carpenter's trade and in 1828 he removed to Woodford, Vermont, where for some time he was identified with building interests. Subsequently he came to Bennington, where as a contractor and builder, he contributed in large measure to the improvement and progress of his adopted city. He served as justice of the peace and was also honored with higher official preferment, serving for many years in the state legislature as a representative of the town of Woodford. He was one of the charter members of Mount An- thony Lodge, F. & A. M., and made his way forty miles through the woods in the middle of winter. starting by way of stage but pursuing the most of the journey on horseback to Mont- pelier, to attend a session of the grand lodge of Masons, and there he obtained the charter for Mount Anthony Lodge at Bennington. He was also a member of the Congregational church, and his life, ever upright and honorable, commanded respect and won the friendship of those with whom he came in contact. As a companion and helpmate for the journey of life he chose Dorcas Upton, and they became the parents of five chil- dren, of whom three are yet living, namely : Theresa, the widow of Joseph H. Loring; Fidelia

Sylvia, who makes her home in Chicago; and Henry M. One son, Charles J., who is now de- ceased, was for many years connected with the mowing machine business in Hoosick Falls, and at his death left three children, Mrs. Agnes Prentice, Fred, and Alice, the wife of Ernest Jones. Hymen Tuttle died March 24, 1870, at the age of seventy-five years, his birth having oc- curred in 1795, and his wife also passed away when seventy-five years of age.

Henry M. Tuttle spent his early youth in Bennington, and in the common schools mastered the branches of English learning usually taught in such institutions. At an early age he began earning his own livelihood by working in the Booth wadding mill and was subsequently con- nected, with the United States Pottery. Later he was engaged with Day Surgical Splint Manu- facturing Company for three years. At the ex- piration of that period he became superintendent of a cork factory, in which he remained for ten years under different proprietorships. All of these industries were located in Bennington. In 1873 he entered into partnership with J. H. Lor- ing in the transfer business. They also estab- lished a livery stable and later a coal, lime, ce- ment and wood yard. In its various departments their business proved profitable, a liberal patron- age being secured. Since the death of Mr. Lor- ing, Mr. Tuttle has had entire charge of the busi- ness, and his energy and resolute purpose are annually adding to a gratifying income. The coal yard was established in May, 1874, and thus Mr. Tuttle is the third oldest coal dealer in the town.

On November 21, 1860, occurred the marriage of Henry M. Tuttle and Julia A. Lincoln, who was born in New York city, a daughter of Ira and Rebecca Lincoln. Her father was a traveling salesman ; her mother died at the age of sixty- eight years, leaving several children, of whom Mrs. Tuttle is the eldest. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle had one daughter, Luella, who married Fred Stickles, a native of New York, now acting as foreman for the Lasher Manufacturing Com- pany : they have two children, Leila and Henry Tuttle Stickles, the latter named for his grand- father. Mr. Tuttle is deeply interested in politi- cal affairs, recognizing the responsibilities of citi- zenship which rest upon every man. He endorses

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Republican principles, and upon that ticket has been elected village trustee and street commis- sioner, having held the latter office for ten con- secutive years, 1887-1897. Mr. Tuttle well de- serves to be called a self-made man. He entered upon his business career at an early age without capital ; he was not afraid to work, and gradually has advanced until he now occupies a creditable and honorable position in business circles of Ben- nington.

BYRON F. ATCHERSON.

Byron F.Atcherson, of Westminster, is a well known business man, dealing extensively in ve- hicles of all descriptions. He was born in Rock- ingham, Vermont, October 13, 1844, a son of Cap- tain Alexander Atcherson, Jr. He is of Irish ancestry, his great-grandfather, William Atcher- son, having been born and reared in Ireland. He emigrated to America as a British soldier but de- serted and afterward joined the Americans and fought the British.

Alexander Atcherson, Sr., the grandfather of Byron F., with his brothers Thomas and William, came from Dublin, New Hampshire, to Rocking- ham, Vermont, when young men, and Alexander was there engaged in farming until his death, in 1838. He married Rebecca Adams, and of their seven children three girls died when from eight- een to twenty-seven years of age, the others being as follows : Phebe Ann married Lorenzo Fields ; Captain Alexander, Jr. ; William, died unmarried, at the age of thirty-five years; and George, who married Mary Bolles, died when sixty years old.

Captain Alexander Atcherson was born in Rockingham, Vermont, where he lived until he was fifty-eight years of age, when he removed to Westminster, Vermont. He was a farmer by occupation, also carrying on a successful business for many years as a dealer in wool and fur. Dur- ing the Civil war he was commissioned captain of Company I, Twelfth Vermont Volunteer In- fantry, which he recruited, and the regiment par- ticipated in several important engagements, in- cluding the battle of Gettysburg. He was a man of honor and worth, and a valued member of the Baptist church. He died at the age of seventy- four years. He married first, Olive Chapin, who

died in early womanhood, twenty-eight years of age, leaving three children, Frances, Elizabeth and Charies. He married second, Rhoda Farrar, who died at the age of sixty-nine years. She was a daughter of Samuel Farrar, a soldier of the war of 1812, and a Vermont farmer, living in Rupert, where he reared a large family of chil- dren, as follows: John, Eunice, Marcia, Rhoda, Harriet, Jackson, Ruhama, David, Lyman, Maria, and one, Maria, that died in infancy. Of the union of Captain and Mrs. Rhoda Atcherson three children were born, namely; Byron F., the subject of this sketch ; Lucian, a traveling sales- man, living at Rock Island, Illinois ; and Delia, who married Charles White, of South Dakota, and died leaving two sons and one daughter.

Byron F. Atcherson was reared on the home farm and educated in the common schools of his native town. He was endowed with native me- chanical ingenuity, and while yet a boy became familiar with the use of such tools as opportunity afforded, and began his active career as a carriage maker. Locating in Westminster in 1869, he pur- chased George T. Cobb's factory, which he oper- ated successfully for ten years, when he erected a new plant, furnishing it with modern appliances, and continued the manufacture and repair of wagons, carriages and sleighs for a number of years, oftentimes employing eight or more men in his work. In 1895 he leased his plant for three years, then sold it to E. C. Wellman, in 1898. With the exception of filling special orders, Mr. Atcherson now does no manufacturing, confin- ing his attention to dealing in vehicles of all kinds, handling only first-class goods, including the Babcock, the Excelsior, the Union, the Gro- ton, the Waterloo, and those of the Watertown Carriage Company, and Sturtevant and Larra- bee's. He has an extensive trade, likewise, in harness and horse-furnishings, being one of the leading dealers in the county. Mr. Atcherson is a sound Republican in politics, has served on the local school board, was chairman of the town hall building committee, and is a member of the Bap- tist church.

Mr. Atcherson married, in 1874, Eva S. Far- well, of Westminster, a daughter of Jasen Far- well. Three children have blessed their union. namely : Walter M., Alice M. and Cora M., all

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grown up. Walter M. married Clara Belle Kan nev, of Westimmistet, Vermont, he is a machinist In trade and lives at Claremont, New Hamp shite.

ROBERT BRUCE ARMS.

Robert Bruce Arms, of Burlington, during a long and active career as leader in commercial affairs, for many years a trusted servant of the government, and during the Civil war period a gallant soldier, was a native of Vermont, born in Brattleboro, September 21, 1834. His parents were Hinsdale and Theda Arms, and his ances- tors were among the earliest settlers of the vil- lage in which he was born. He acquired an ex- cellent English education in the schools of his native place, and through his studious habits was enabled to add largely to his fund of knowledge, and he came to be recognized as admirably well equipped for both business and social life. He completed a business course in Comer's Commer- cial College in Boston, Massachusetts. For sev- eral years he was engaged in a mercantile busi- ness in Brattleboro, in his father's establishment, first in the capacity of clerk, and afterwards as a partner.

With the opening of the Civil war the direc- tion of his life was changed. The firing upon the flag appealed to his patriotism, and he gave himself actively to the work of recruiting a com- pany for military service, which became Com- pany B, Sixteenth Regiment, Vermont Volun- teers. His enlistment dated from August II, 1862, and he was commissioned captain August 28, declining a higher commission in order to re- main with the men whom he was instrumental in bringing into service, and to whom he was closely attached. Captain Arms' regiment was mustered into the service of the United States on October 23, 1862, and during the ensuing au- tumn and winter it was on outpost duty in the vicinity of Union Mills, Virginia. He bore a gallant part in the campaign which culminated in the glorious but dreadful battle of Gettys- burg. On July 2, 1863, he led his company on picket duty in front of the Second Vermont Bri- gade. Moving towards the Emmitsburg Pike, he had barely time to partially cover his men in a shallow ditch, when he received a heavy volley

from the enemy's advance, and he witnessed the wounding of Captain Foster, who had been sent by General Stannard to guide the company to its position. Captain Arms at once deployed his men and advanced under a severe fire, connect- ing also with the skirmishers on his right. Dur- ing the remainder of the day the company was engaged in a desultory way ; two of its men were severely wounded, and a prisoner was taken from the Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment. In the morning of the next day, Captain Arms' com- pany was ordered to the support of a battery to the left of the famous Cemetery Hill, where the artillery duel was the fiercest. While so engaged Captain Arms was stunned by the explosion of a shell, by which a man at his side was killed and four others were wounded, two of them mortally. This incident was during the fierce cannonading which preceded the repulse of the splendid but disastrous charge made by Pickett and his men. The term of service of the regiment was now almost expired, and it was ordered to Vermont for discharge, but was detained for several days in New York city, where the draft riots were in progress.

Captain Arms was honorably mustered out October 10, 1863. The splendid record he had made on the field, his fine business capabilities and his familiarity with military affairs found recognition in his appointment in the quarter- master's department in Burlington, where he was engaged for two years in tabulating and closing up the intricate accounts of the state with the general government. In November, 1866, Cap- tain Arms was appointed by General George J. Stannard, United States revenue collector for the district of Vermont, to the position of inspector of customs. So thoroughly was he master of all pertaining to the customs service that from the time of his original appointment until his death he was constantly connected with it, occupying at various times some of the most important and responsible custom house positions, and at the time of his death he was cashier and disbursing officer for the collector.

Captain Arms was a member of the Reunion Society of the Sixteenth Vermont Regiment ; Stannard Post, G. A. R .; and of the Vermont Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and he was registrar of the latter named.

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body from 1893 until his death, which occurred in Burlington, March 5, 1901. This sad event was deplored throughout the community, and by the Civil war veterans throughout the state. Among the many tributes to his memory none was more comprehensive or fervent than that of the Loyal Legion commandery, which, in its, resolutions, referred to him as "a careful, efficient and capable officer; faithful in all his duties, whose loss will be deeply felt by his associates in office, as well as by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances ;" and as one who "during many years of residence in Burlington had gained the respect and confidence of all with whom he came in contact, both in his business relations and in a social way." Captain Arms was twice married. He left surviving him a widow, who was former- ly Miss Anna A. Ward, a son, Robert A. Arms, a younger brother, Edwin H. Arms, of Toronto, Ontario, and two grandsons, Merton H. and Willard C.

CHARLES WILLIAM LABAREE.

This is a familiar name to citizens of New Eng- land, the gentleman here mentioned having been for several years the head of the Labaree Veteri- nary Medicine Company, a company which has dealt extensively in remedies for domestic ani- mals, and which has its laboratories in Bellows Falls, Vermont, and Mount Sunapee, New Hamp- shire. The company conducts a most extensive business, and its remedies are found the world over.

Mr. C. W. Labaree, the honored president of the company, was born in Springfield, Vermont, in 1869. His education was received in private schools, and was finished at Dean Academy, in Franklin, Massachusetts. This literary founda- tion was supplemented by a business course at the Bryant & Stratton Business College in Bos- ton. In 1888, Mr. Labaree came to Bellows Falls and entered into partnership with E. C. Fairbank in the plumbing business, which they conducted together for a period of five years. In the fall of 1892 this partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Labaree went to New York city, where he opened an office on Broadway for the sale of Albamural paint, a superior article for which he had the agency of the western states. In 1894 19 X

he accepted the position of general manager for the states of Vermont and New Hampshire of C. S. Mersick & Company, wholesale hardware, plumbing and steam-fitting supply dealers, of New Haven, Connecticut, Mr. Labaree's head- quarters being at Bellows Falls. He remained in this position until February, 1898, when he organized the Labaree Veterinary Medicine Com- pany for the manufacture and sale of veterinary medicine. The formulas which he uses in the compounding of his remedies are the result of expert experiments and discoveries along these lines, and have stood the test of wide use. They cover a very large field, and are efficacious in every disease known to the animal kingdom. This business was almost immediately successful, and the company was soon incorporated with a capital stock of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The business of the company covers a large extent of territory, agencies being estab- lished in all parts of America and in many points in Europe, several thousand such agencies being on the books of the company. The mailing busi- ness of the company is extensive and reaches to all parts of the world, from far off India to the most southern part of Africa.

Mr. C. W. Labaree married Miss Emmie. a daughter of William Henry Thayer, of North Smithfield.

Noting briefly now the points concerning the family history of Mr. Labaree, the family is of French extraction (formerly spelled De La Barre), and in that country were of that noble band of Huguenots which resisted the interference of the king in their religious views. The first American ancestors of this family were three brothers who came to the colonies about 1700, one settling in New Hampshire, another in Massa- chusetts, and still another in Rhode Island. Of these the first two were noblemen, and the latter a minister. One of these was the immediate progenitor of our subject's family, and is remem- bered to have been a minister at the old univer- sity town of Oxford, Massachusetts. The first one of the family of whom there is any authenic information as to name was the great-grandfa- ther of our subject, William Labaree, who lived at Hartland Corners, and later removed to Hart- ford, where the grandfather was born. The great-grandfather died there at the age of seventy-

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seven years. In that carly day all were agricul- turists. Our subject's grandfather married Par. thena Whitemore, and there was a family of five sons and four daughters: Adeline; John Wesley : Harriett ; Eliza ; William H. : Ralph R. ; Franklin ; Sarah ; Charles K. Charles K. Labaree was the father of our subject, and was born in Hartland, Vermont, February 16, 1830. He carly began work in the woolen mills of his native village, which he followed up to the year 1849, when he came to Springfield, Vermont, to work for Hilmer & Whittemore. In July, 1853, he be- came interested in a business in Springfield, which he conducted up to 1871, when he sold out and removed to Charleston, New Hampshire, where he engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes, being connected with the firm of Briggs & Company. In 1873 he removed to Webster, Massachusetts, and engaged in the mercantile business on an extensive scale for a period of years, when he retired from active business and removed to Bellows Falls, where he bought a handsome home and is now living in the enjoy- ment of a competence which came to him by the use of good business judgment and untiring activi- ty. His marriage occurred November 2, 1852, in Bellows Falls, his wife being a daughter of A. M. Royce, of Royalton, Vermont. She be- came the mother of the following children: Ada M., now Mrs. C. P. Davis ; Etta P .; and Charles W., the immediate subject of this sketch.

The record of an honorable family is thus presented for the consideration of the readers of this volume, and the honored connection of its individual members with the civil and social life of New England makes it eminently proper to accord it representation in a work which is de- voted to the mention of the best families of the Green Mountain state.

HON. JACOB GARGUS HINDES.

The history of the ancestors of our subject is inseparably interwoven with that of the Green Mountain state, and they have ever borne their part in the upbuilding and development of this region, and have invariably been exponents of progress and liberal ideals upon all subjects. Mr. Hindes is a son of James and Arminta (Fuller) Hindes, a grandson of Orrin and Elizabeth (Tur-

rill) Fuller and a great-grandson of Stephen Tur- rill, who served under General Abercrombie in the campaign of 1758. Stephen Turrill was again a soldier during the period of the Revolution, and his death occurred at Charlotte, Vermont, on the 28th of February, 1848, at the age of one hun- dred and one years and four months. Mr. Hindes is a great-great-grandson of Captain Abraham Fuller, who was born in Colchester, Connecticut, in 1735, and died in Kent, that state, in 1807. He, too, served throughout the period of the Revolutionary war, and was with his company in the Danbury raid, from the 25th to the 28th of April, 1777. The Fuller family traces its ancestry to Edward Fuller, the twenty-first signer of the Mayflower compact. He was born in Eng- land, and his death occurred in Plymouth, Mas- sachusetts, in 1621, leaving by his wife Ann, one son, Samuel, then ten years of age.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of Vermont; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol II, Part 51

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed Publication date: 1903 Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1044

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1044