The History of Washington County in the Vermont historical gazetteer : including a county chapter and the local histories of the towns of Montpelier., Part 147

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Montpelier, Vt. : Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press
Number of Pages: 1064

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RICHARD KNEELAND,

who was favorably known to our residents in the second and third decades of the cen- tury, in early life lived in Boston, where he learned his trade of joiner by the long ap- prenticeship then necessary to entitle to a trade reputation, when a trade was some- thing of a service. Mr. Kneeland reared a family of some 8 or 10 children. Two of the sons have represented other towns in the Legislature, one, we believe, the youngest, received a collegiate and medi- cal education, but lived to practice his pro- fession only a few years, dying young. The oldest daughter, a very estimable wo- man, never married, but at least three we can recollect were well married, and two are now living, also two sons. Mr. Knee-

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land lived to the age of 90, and died in this town, 1867. He was always called squire, was a man of extensive reading, and had a peculiar cast of mind, and was peculiar in his religious views.

OLIVER ROOD.

Cotemporary with Squire Kneeland was Oliver Cromwell Rood, a man of remark- able physical energy and executive talent in matters he engaged in. He married a daughter of George Kennan, elsewhere mentioned in this history. Mr. Rood had perhaps a half dozen children, several of whom we remember as good scholars in the old schooldays of our youth. Mr. Rood had a rather varied fortune in life, and one habit, almost universally preva- lent in his day, he lived to overcome, much to the comfort of his later years. His children, so far as recollected, became respectable in life. One of them, George, came to an untimely death, as before noted.

FROM MRS. JULIA WALLACE HUTCHINS.

TO A ROBIN BUILDING ON A PORTICO OF A CHAPEL.

Bird of the air, why comest thou here With thy wild aud timld heart, Thy nest to build, and thy young to rear, With the sculpture-work of art?

The orchard tree is with blossoms white, 'Twere a fragrant spot to rest ; And the locust leaves from the passers' sight Would shelter thy radiant breast.

The willows, bending low to screen The flash of a thousand rills, And the matted boughs of the evergreen Are forever on our hills.

The maple leaves are broad and bright, And they yleld a grateful shade; Then why on this sunlit wall so white Is thy love-wrought dwelling made ?

I know to me it Is not clear Who shall thy instinct scan, But I smile to see thou lrast no fear Of the lordly creature-inan.

When the peal of the Sabbath bell Calls human hearts to prayer, Thou hoverest still o'er thy chosen cell, Though gathering steps are there.

Bird of the spring, thou hast sought our fane, But darker wings than thine

Are waving where time hath left a sting On altar, and tomb and shrine.

For the bittern calls from the stagnant marsh Where once ran a sparkling flood,

And the owl and the raven, with voices harsh, Where the ancient idols stood.

But ours is a brighter faith than theirs, Who knelt at the idol shrine;

And our matin hymns should swell with praise, Bird of the air, like thine.

A blessing on these hallowed walls Where thou hast sought to rest;

May peace be shed like the dew that falls On Hermon's mountain crest.

Should worldly thought on our worship jar, Or cares disturb our bliss ; Should pride arlse with its blight to mar, May we remember this-

Earth had a Heavenly Wanderer once, And pensively He said, The birds of the air lad nests, "But He not where to lay His head."

From the Vermont Watchman, with items from his daughter, Mrs. Henry :

REV. ANDREW ROYCE, was born in Mar- low, N. H., June 2, 1805. At the age of 27, was admitted to the bar, but soon gave up the practice of law, studied theology and was ordained as an evangelist, Nov. 23, 1836. He preached first at Williamstown, Vt. He was installed pastor of the Con- gregational church at Barre, Feb. 22, 1841, where he remained 16 years, eminently successful, and receiving into the church 104 members by profession and 28 by let- ter, and as a citizen was identified in all movements for the popular good.

Through his untiring efforts the Acad- emy in Barre was erected, and the subse- quent prosperity of the village is owing in a great measure to the flourishing school of which he may truly be called the foun- der. But his arduous and unceasing labors proved too heavy ; in 1858, he had a stroke of paralysis, and had to suspend his labor for some months ; partially recovered, he commenced to labor in Shelburne and Fer- risburgh for a time, and then undertook the charge of the small parish at Greens- boro, laboring there less than 2 years, when being attacked with paralysis. he removed to Waterbury and spent the last few months of his life. He died in this village Oct. 15, 1864, just entering upon his 60th year ; when many look forward to vigorous action, he has passed away.

But his life work was well done, though finished at an earlier hour than those that labor less heartily ; and he has left behind him a good name and useful life as a last- ing monument in the hearts of the many

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who knew and loved him. He left a widow and 8 children; but two of the daughters died the following year.

WINOOSKI RIVER FALLS IN WATERBURY.

A description of the same from The Rural Magazine or Vermont Repository, Vol. I, page 199, of Samuel Williams, of Rutland, January, 1795. See also des- cription from Zadock Thompson's Gazetteer, p. 825.

Observations made on the Falls of Onion River, at Waterbury, commonly called Button Falls, May 12, 1793, by the Hon. S. Hitchcock and Col. Davis.

The river above the falls is about 15 rods wide, and flows along very pleasant banks on both sides. On these banks are large intervales. In a very short distance the river contracts or narrows to about 20 feet. For about 6 or 7 rods the whole of the water falls with great velocity along the rocks, in romantic meanderings, into a kind of basin formed by rocks on every side. The falls in this distance are about 10 or 12 feet. From the basin the water disappears, and flows under the rocks to the distance of about 60 feet, and then gushes out with great violence. From the head of the falls to the bottom is about 16 rods, on each side of which the channel is bounded by a solid rock, and appears to have been worn out of the rock by the water. This channel is from 40 to 50 feet in width. The height of the bank on the south side, computed from low water, is about 150 feet ; on the north side it was estimated at about 90. The falls along the channel are about 25 or 30 feet.

In some part of the falls, where the water in high floods has worn over the rocks, are seen large basins curiously formed in the solid rocks, of 10 or 12 feet in depth, and of three or four feet in di- ameter. The height of the waters, from the appearance of the timber lodged on the sides of the rocks, must formerly have been 50 feet higher than what it now is. At the bottom of the falls the river imme- diately widens to about 25 or 30 rods, and flows gently on in a beautiful stream.

DR. CHARLES C. ARMS

was the third son of Jesse Arms, an early settler of Duxbury, one of the foremost men of that town, as Dea. Ira Arms, the eldest son, was after him for many years.

A part of the time of his practice here he was a partner with Dr. Drew, his brother- in-law. He attained a high reputation as a skillful surgeon. He built the house now occupied by Dr. Washburne, which some 30 years ago or more was considered one of the best in the village. [See page 869.]

Correction for page 868 : My recollection of Mr. Bryan's coming into town is it was between the years 1815 and 20, more defi- nitely perhaps, 1816 to 1818. I have no recollection from what town in America he came to this place, but presume he had been but a short time in the country when he came to Waterbury. He immediately opened a tailor's shop, and a Miss Scagel, of a Methodist family, whom he afterwards married, worked in the shop, either as ap- prentice or assistant. Many years after, when he had been married and settled on a farm near the center of the town, and had given up his trade or partially so, he intro- duced Mr. O'Conner, a tailor from Burling- ton, to business in this village, O'Conner then being a young man. He did a good business at his trade many years, and final- ly died in the place. Some time not dis- tant from O'Conner's coming, either before or after, I have no definite dates, an Irish- man and Catholic, by the name of Clarke, came to town next; these were the first three Catholics of whom I have recollection as residents. After these, and especially after the building the railroad commenced, they came in large numbers. Father O'Calligan, the priest, visited these families occasionally, probably more than 40 years ago. And it was said that he gave Clarke a cow, or money to buy one, as he was in very destitute circumstances. R. B.

[Since the foregoing was in type we have the following information from a son of Patrick Bryan, the only representative of the family living now in Waterbury : " My father was born in London, and learned his trade there. His parents were Irish, as his name indicates. He came from London to Quebec, and from there directly to Waterbury about 1814 or '15. His fam- ily were 6 sons and two daughters. The daughters, in succession, married the same

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man, a son of one of the large Atkins fam- ilies. Neither of them lived more than a few years after marriage." "I did not particularly inquire after the brothers (says my informant, who reports to me from the son at Waterbury), but my impression is, two of them went West and one to Can- ada, perhaps 15 to 20 years ago, and one of them died here a few years since. The father and mother and one or two, if not all of the children who have died here, were buried in Burlington. Mr. Bryan did not remain at the village long. He soon purchased and moved to a farm near the Centre. Many years ago his house was a resort for Irishmen, and Catholic meetings were held there; but after the coming of Mr. O'Connor to the village, meetings were held at his house part of the time. I think none of the O'Connor boys were enlisted in the war from this town, but they very likely may have been in the war, having enlisted for other towns.]

CASUALTIES CONTINUED.

Among which may be reckoned the sin- gular occurrence at the liquor agency several years ago. Two intoxicated men demanded liquor, and threatened the agent who was in feeble health. It became nec- essary to call the aid of a neighbor to remove the principal offender. Though this was done with the least possible vio- lence, the man died in a few minutes, as if in a fit. Great excitement followed among the man's friends ; and finally the man who had the offender in hand at the time of his death, demanded the disinterment of his body, and that a post mortem examination should be had. The result proved the man free of any blame for rough handling the deceased.

THE MEAKER MURDER.

About 2 years ago, Apr. 27, 1880, a most cruel murder was perpetuated in Wa- terbury, though none concerned in the crime, nor the victim, were residents of this town. It was planned in Duxbury, at the home of criminals, but executed in our town. In the arrangements, some originality of in- vention is seen, but it involves too many

details and too much exposure to observa- tion, to make it easy of concealment.

Little Alice Meaker, the victim, Was, if we remember aright, a half-sister of Mr. Meaker, an orphan, or half orphan, and a pauper in another town, the overseer of which had agreed to pay a certain sum in money to Meaker to take Alice to support during her minority. Mrs. Meaker dis- liked, or had become tired of the child, and planned to get rid of her by a cruel crime. She and her son got a team at Mr. Bates' stable in Waterbury, and a supply of poison of Mr. Carpenter, a druggist here. The Meaker mother and son, and Alice, left Waterbury village between 9 and I0 in the evening, to go some 5 or 6 miles up Waterbury River, and on their way administered the poison. probably finding compulsion necessary.

If particulars are here omitted, the read- er may imagine how they proceeded and some of the incidents of that awful ride. By some means, the child came to her death, was concealed in a hole in the ground partly filled with water, dug proba- bly by road makers, and being ready made, was taken by the Meakers. The disap- pearance of the child immediately raised suspicion in the neighborhood ; the result was Sheriff Atherton succeeded in drawing out from young Meaker the fate of the child, and the disclosure of the place of concealment, which was verified by Ath- erton and Meaker going to the place and finding the body, and their taking it to Meaker's house, the young man telling his mother he had told the story, to the con- sternation of the mother. The result is they are now under sentence of death, from which they can have little hope of escape.

Errata .- Page 850, middle of 2d column, 25 years ago should read 1821, and same paragraph, after merchant, should read merchant of Chicago; near the top same column, Rev. Dr. Warren should be Rev. Mr. ; and at the foot of the Moody column, page 860, should have been added CALVIN B. MOODY, youngest son of George, is a graduate of Middlebury college, and now a Congregational minister. R. B.

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PAPER FOR MORETOWN. FROM GEORGE BULKLEY.

The first town meeting in Moretown was held Mar. 22, 1792, and Seth Munson was elected town clerk ; in 1794, Joseph Hasel- tine ; 1796, John Burdick; 1797, Joseph Haseltine ; 1800, Wright Spalding ; 1801, Roswell Smith ; 1805, Abner Child ; 1816, Theophilus Bixby ; 1818, Paul Mason ; 1822, Ebenezer Johnson; 1832, Lester Kingsley ; 1881, James Haylett.

REPRESENTATIVES.

The first Freeman's meeting was Sept. 2, 1794, and Lester Moseley was elected representative ; 1795, 8, 11, Joseph Hasel- tine ; 1796, 1803, Wright Spalding ; 1801, 2, Seth Munson; 1805, 14, 33, Cephas Carpenter ; 1809, Seth Munson ; 1815, 16, Seth Munson; 1820, Rufus Clapp; 1821, 22, Paul Mason ; 1823, 28, 29, John Fos- ter ; 1824, 5, Barnabas Mayo; 1826, 27, David Belding ; 1830, Harvey W. Carpen- ter ; 1831, Stephen Pierce ; 1832, 44, Cal- vin Clark; 1834, 5, Wm. Harris ; 1836, 7, 9, Ira Carpenter ; 1838, Joseph Sawyer ; 1840, 41, Lester Kingsley; 1842, 43, M. B. Taplin ; 1845, Daniel Harris ; 1846, Barnabas Mayo; 1847, Richard H. Kim- ball; 1848, D. P. Carpenter ; 1849, 50, Dennis Child; 1851, 2, Uriah Howe ; 1853, Leonard R. Foster; 1854, Osgood Evans; 1855, Joseph N. Savage ; 1856, Henry Kneeland ; 1857, 8, John C. Clark ; 1859, 60, Carter Haskins ; 1861, 70, Lo- renzo D. Hills ; 1862, 3, Austin G. Pren- tiss ; 1864, Geo. Bulkley ; 1865, 6, Hiram Hathaway; 1867, 8, Freeman Parker ; 1869, Benj. A. Holmes; 1872, James Stewart; 1874, 6, Goin B. Evans ; 1878, George Howes ; 1880, Russell Sawyer.

As far back as my memory extends, Ira Carpenter was post master, then Dr. Kingsley, then Nathan R. Spaulding, then Geo. M. Fletcher.

CORNELIA J. CHILD, (page 609,) was the daughter of Eber Carpenter Child, who died in Moretown a few years since, aged 76. Cornelia is the wife of Allen C. Baker, and has 6 children. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are school teachers, and now reside in Alabama. Mrs. Celia R. Baater.

PETER JOHONNOTT AND FAMILY, BARRE. BY R. R. CROSBY.

Peter, Sr., born at Boston, Mass., July 20, 1772, died at Richmond, Ill. (Solon village), Aug. 29, 1865. He was a vol- unteer from Barre to the Battle of Platts- burgh, Sept. 1814 ; residence, Barre ; mar- ried first, at Suffield, Oct. 20, 1796, Ruth Sheldon, b. in Suffield, Conn., Dec. 31, 1778 ; died at Barre, Oct. 31, 1807 ; sec- ond, married, at Barre, June 26, 1808, Sarah Wheaton, b. in Leicester, Mass., Apr. 27, 1775 ; died at Barre, Aug. 29, 1854 ; children :

Peter Johonnott, Jr., b. at Suffield,Conn., Mar. 6, 1798, died at Montpelier, Vt., Jan. 29, 1867 ; married Mar. 13, 1825, Nancy Blanchard, b. at Barre, Feb. 23, 1802, d. at Montpelier, July 4, 1872 ; children :

Albert Johonnott, b. Jan. 18, 1826; residence, Montpelier ; married, May 31, 1853, Mary J. Parker, b. in Plainfield, N. H., Aug. 29, 1827 ; children :

Arthur Peter Johonnott, b. in Barre, Feb. 27, 1854, married at Montpelier, 1879, Cora King, b. at East Montpelier ; d. April 17, 1881 ; I child, b. April, 1881. Ellen M. Johonnott, b. in Barre, Oct. 20, 1855; married, at Montpelier, George Kellogg, b. in Boston, Mass .; I child, b. in Montpelier

Emily Johonnott, b. in Barre, Oct. 27, 1827 ; residence, Richmond, Ill. Aaron M. Pettengill (her husband), b. in Barre, June 10, 1825 ; married at Barre, Apr. 10, 1850; their daughter, Ada N. Pettengill, b. in Barre, May 4, 1851, married Roswell H. Peck at Richmond, Ill., Dec. 12, 1876; residence, Montpelier ; children : Julia Emily, b. May 5, 1879, Wm. Martin, b. Dec. 14, 1880.

Ellen M. Johonnott, b. in Barre, July 20, 1829, d. Apr. 20, 1830 ; Martha Jo- honnott, b. in Barre, June 4, 1831, resi- dence Montpelier ; Fred Johonnott, b. in Barre, Jan. 15, 1835, residence Burling- ton ; Harriet Glover (his wife), born in Boston, Mass., Sept. 20, 1842, married at Barre, May 17, 1865; 3 children : Fred, Frank, Martha.

Ruth Johonnott, b. in Suffield, Conn., Jan. 27, 1801, d. at Richmond, Ill., Mar.

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20, 1874 ; m. July 30, 1837, at Saugetuck, Mich., to John C. Wooster, b. in Oxford, Conn., Aug. 2, 1809; d. at Solon, Ill., Sept. 23, 1877.

Asa Johonnott, b. in Barre, Sept. II, > 1802, married Harriet M. Chesley, at Boston, Mass., Apr. 1836; residence, Richmond, Il1; Mary Fuller, his 2d wife, widow of Loyal Wilson, b. Dec. 5, 1813, in New Hampshire, married Jan. 16, 1851 ; children : Rensselaer, b. in Richmond, Ill., Dec. 5, 1851, married Clara Turner ; Byron, b. in Richmond. June 29, 1854, d. Apr. 4, 1856; Frank, b. in Richmond, July 27, 1857.

Edwin Sheldon Johonnott, b. in Barre, Mar. 5, 1805, d. in Richmond, Ill., Aug. 10, 1847 ; married, at West Hartford, Conn., Marietta Steele Crosby, b. Jan. 12, 1811 ; died at Grant, Ill., Jan. 6, 1841 ; married, Feb. 15, 1831 ; children : Robert, b. in Burlington, Nov. 2, 1833; residence, Richmond, Ill. ; wife, Frances A. Rice, b. in Fall River, Mass., June 16, 1841, mar- ried at Bliven's Mills, Ill., Mar. 15, 1859 ; residence, Richmond, Ill. ; children : Ma- rietta S., b. at Bliven's Mills, June 15, 1860; Louise R., b. May 12, 1862 ; Ger- trude Crosby, b. Mar. 19, 1864; Henry Wooster, b. Oct. 1, 1866 ; Louis Bliven, b. Feb. 26, 1873; Frances Katharine, b. Apr. 1, 1875 ; Helen Josephine, b. Jan. 4, 1878.

Gertrude Crosby Johonnott, b. in Sauga- tuck, Mich., Apr. 16, 1836, married San- ford Fillmore Bennett, b. in Eden, N. Y., June 21, 1836; residence at Richmond, Ill. ; married Mar. 15, 1860, at Richmond ; He is a physician, the author of "Sweet Bye and Bye ;" children : Edwin Richard- son, b. in Elkhorn, Wis., July 30, 1861 ; Robert Crosby, b. May. 21, 1866; May Ruth, b. May 16, 1869.

Edwin Sheldon Johonnott, Jr , b. Dec. 29, 1838, at Grant, Ill., married, Aug. 16, 1866, Laura Frances Brown, b. in London, Eng., Mar. 2, 1847 ; residence, Richmond, Ill. ; children : Edwin Sheldon, b. in Richmond, Nov. 9, 1868 ; Eben Crosby, b. Apr. 16, 1870; Ruth Mary, b. Apr. 16, 1872 ; Wm. Bradford, Sept. 11, 1873.

Leonard Johonnott, son of Peter, Sr., b. in Barre, Aug. 5, 1809 ; residence, Bur- lington ; married at Lyndeborough, N. H., Oct. 13, 1841, Harriet Felicia Page, b. in Burlington, Dec. 3, 1817, dau. of Colonel Lemuel and Clarissa (Whitney) Page ; children all born in Burlington.

Lemuel Page Johonnott, b. Dec. 20, 1842, married Emma Barnes, of Burlington ; children, all born in Burlington : Mary Harriet, b. Feb. 1868; Laura, b. Jan. 17, 1870 ; Maud Louisa, Leonard J.

Henry Whitney Johonnott, b. Aug. 26, 1844, d. Feb. 11, 1849.

Horace Lane Johonnott, b. Nov. 26, 1846, married Emily Wheaton. b. in Barre, June, 1876.

Sarah Johonnott, b. in Burlington, Aug. 20, 1848, married Fred Bowles, formerly of Burlington, now of Chicago; died in Chicago, Ill., Mar. 29, 1876 ; left one dau. Jennie ; and an infant child of a few weeks was brought home with her in the same casket ; buried at Burlington.

Henry Whitney Johonnott, b. Sept. 12, 1850, resides in Philadelphia.

Albert Johonnott, son of Peter, Sr., b. in Barre, Mar. 24, 1812, d. May 2, 1813.

Louisa Johonnott, b. at Barre, Sept. 13, 1814 ; residence, Richmond, Ill. ; married, at Barre, Oct. 16, 1836, Rensselaer R. Crosby, b. Jan. 8, 1809, at West Hartford, Ct. ; residence, Richmond, Ill.

Sarah Maria Johonnott, b. in Barre, July 20, 1817, died in Burlington, Mar. 9, 1853; married at Barre, June 25, 1845, Thomas Jefferson Blanchard, b. Apr. 19, 1818, at Barre; his son, Albert, b. in Burlington, May 7, 1846, d. Sept. 6, 1877, in Barre.

Mary Ann Johonnott, b. in Barre, Dec. 14, 1820, married, Dec. 4, 1853, Andrew Bourne, b. in Redfield, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1820; residence, Woodstock, McHenry Co., Ill .; children : Harry Peter, b. in Richmond, Ill., Jan. 8, 1856 ; Willis Reuben, b. Nov. 28, 1857, d. May 1, 1881, at Kenosha, Wis., by accident.

EARLY PATENTS .- The Mirror of the Patent Office in the United States, quar- terly, vol. I, No. I, that gives the patents

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taken out in 1827, gives 22 states repre- sented, Vermont standing the Ioth in the largest number, viz .: 10 patents in the State in 1827, and total to 1828, 18 pat- ents on record in the patent office at Washington, of which four were taken in Addison Co., five in Windham Co., three in Washington Co., two in Windsor Co., etc. : "Building bridges, patent for, to Napthalia Bishop, Barre, Vt., Jan. II, 1819;" " Cotton, etc., machine for spin- ning. G. Brewster, G. Trumbull and J. Matthews, Barre, Vt., Jan. 16, 1812;" " Cheese-press, J. Bigelow, Montpelier, Vt., Jan. 25, 1816."

THE WHEAT AND THE TARES.

Composed upwards of fifty years ago by Rev. Wm. Farwell, of Barre, a Univer- salist clergyman of some distinction at that time, and who was a pupil of the pio- neer of that faith, the Rev. John Murray. The copy was made by a son of the writer of the verses, Col. Lemuel Farwell, of Barre, who died many years ago in that town. They were written by him from memory, and given to Edmund Doty, of Montpelier, in 1821, from whose daughter I received them 20 years ago. They are purely of Vermont origin, originally in- tended for a hymn, and though I have not heard the tune for a great number of years, it is as familiar to my ear as any in the Psaltery .- [Vermont Record of 20 years since.]

'Twas on the green banks of Euphrates's stream Jehovalı, omniscient, all-wise and supreme, First stationed our Father in Eden's green bower, And Eve, his companion, a delicate flower; He sow'd their young bosoms with seed in their youtlı, With reason, benevolence, virtue and truth, [sown, And on the same ground where the choice wheat was The tare by the tongue of the serpent was thrown.

"Tis plain to be seen thus the heart is the ground Where truth and deception are both to be found; These are the two seeds whicli the liuman heart bears, And all that is meant by the Wheat and the Tares. The servants of old saw not in their day, How God his great goodness to man would convey; They saw not the depth of that wonderous Plan Which wisdom hath drawn for the welfare of man.

The servant saw tares with the wheat bearing fruit, Said, Let us go pull up each Tare by the root ;- The mild voice of wisdom said, no, forbear, Lest that, by so doing, the wheat you impair : Let both grow together till ripe in the field, That man may partake of the fruits they both yield. That by their effects he may well ascertain [pain. That truth yields liim pleasure, while falsehood yields

Man early Imbibed false notions of God; Supposed him a tyrant, and vengeful hls rod; The hand ol tradition, e'er since man begun Hath borne the delusion from father to son : The Father of Mercy His bosom unfurled, Sent Christ to bear witness of Him to the world; Invested with virtue and wisdom to prove That God is eternal, unchangeable love.

The Jews disbelieved and quickly began To seek the sweet life of that Innocent Man; Condemned lilm unjustly to liang on the tree, And bear the keen anguish of death's agony; The earth was convulsed, hier bosom distressed, The Heavens in mourning appeared to be dress'd The Stars and palama, and Sol's rolling flame, All sank from beliolding the death of the Lamb.

His healing the sick, his ralsing the dead, His feeding the hungry with meat, drink and bread, His casting out devils, restoring the blind, All prove Him who sent him a Friend to mankind, The love that inspired him, whilst he was on Eartlı, Was stronger, ten thousand times stronger than death;

Love prompted to finish the task that was given, Raised from the dead to the mansions of heaven.

By this we discover that mankind shall have A lasting existence beyond the cold grave; Removed from a state of corruption like this, To dwell in perfection's soft bosom of bliss,- The Old Dispensation pass'd off and the New Unveiled a scene or bright glory to view; The banner, bright banner, of truthi was unfurled, The Ensign of Peace and good will to the World.

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The History of Washington County in the Vermont historical gazetteer : including a county chapter and the local histories of the towns of Montpelier., Part 147

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Montpelier, Vt. : Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press Number of Pages: 1064

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Montpelier, Vt. : Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press
Number of Pages: 1064