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After the sermon a dedication anthem was sung, when the offerings of the people were taken. Over $1150 was pledged in a few min- utes. The formal dedication of the house to God, was then conducted by Prof. Cushing ac- cording to the ritual service of the Methodist Church. Another anthem was sung and the benediction pronounced by H. A. Spencer, pastor of the Church.
In the evening I. G. Bidwell, of the Las- ell Female Seminary, preached an eloquent sermon from Hag. ii: 7. As the dedication sermon announced "Christ all, and in all" he would continue the thought by announcing as
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his theme, "Christ all and over all." All | to Derby, Vt. the next year. He received things and all men are to be shaken. The preacher took the following positions :-
I. Jesus Christ has been nominated to the Lordship of this earth by the Godhead, and is to be elected to this Lordship by the vol- untary suffrage of men.
II. Everything is moving on to this consummation. Ungodliness wearies men, and makes them long for rest. The history of the nations proves that every commotion is shaking the evil out of nations, institutions and religions.
III. God works through the Church for the accomplishment of all His plans, having reference to men. Every Christian ought to be a nation-shaker.
IV. God wants us to plant the church in every land, and to translate the Bible into every vernacular. The end will come when the nations welcome Christ, and not before.
After the sermon E. W. Parker, of the India Mission, of the Methodist Church, ad- dressed the audience a few minutes.
"All hail the power of Jesus' name,"
was then sung and the congregation dismissed, much gratified, and, we believe profited by the services of the day.
The church is a neat wooden building 60 x 42 ft. having a spire reaching 130 feet above the sill. The audience room is finished throughout with brown ash, including pews, pulpit and casings. There is a commodious vestry, not yet finished, under the church, but all above ground. The building is heated with hot air. The ladies of the congregation have handsomely furnished it with carpets, lamps, chairs for the pulpit, &c., all complete.
The entire cost of the building will reach over $6000. Great credit is due the society, the building committee, the ladies and the workmen for the energy, thoroughness and despatch with which the work has been pros- ecuted."
TYLER MASON, M. D.,
was born at Craftsbury, Vt., July 4, 1797. He was a son of Rev. Daniel Mason, who was ordained a Baptist clergyman in A. D. 1814. Dr. M. received his preliminary education at Craftsbury and Peacham. He commenced the study of medicine in April 1823, with Frederick A. Adams, M. D., of Barton, Vt., and took his medical degree at Burlington, Vt. (University of Vermont), in 1828.
He commenced the practice of medicine at Craftsbury, Vt. He practiced in Johnston from 1843 to 1853. He settled in Newport in 1854, and remained till 1865, when he went to Glover, Vt.
LEWIS PATCH, M. D.,
was born in Plainfield, N. H. Nov. 7, 1807. He was a son of Samuel Patch, who moved
his preliminary education from George B. Ide and O. C. Leonard of Derby ; He studied medicine with Dr. L. Richmond, of Derby, Vt. and took his medical degree at the medical college at Woodstock, then in con- nection with the Waterville college, Maine, in June 1831. He commenced practice in Brownington, Vt., where he remained 2 years; then moved to Derby, Vt., and remained till the Spring of 1865, when he settled in New- port and remained there 2} years, when he went to West Derby, Vt., a village one mile east of Newport, where he still resides, (1870.) THOMAS GLYSSON, M. D.,
was born Sept. 7, 1811, in Williamstown, Vt. He settled in Newport in May, 1834. He continued in successful practice till April 1839, when he returned to Williamstown, where he was concerned in the mercantile business for a short time, when he removed to Danville.
BIOGRAPHICAL LETTER FROM DR. L. MORRILL. ROSSBURY, DECATUR CO. INDIANA, Dec. 26, 1869. Dear Sir :- According to your request, I write you an epitome of my history, hoping that when the book is published you will send me one and I will forward the price.
I was born in Stanstead, Canada East, Jan. 8, 1815,-my mother died before I was 3 years old, and 2 years and a half after, my father married a young girl of 20. From that time trouble existed in my father's family. My father was in easy circumstances when he married, and was a man of influence, but soon began to decline in his circumstances and be- came involved in debt. My step-mother's main object was to drive his children from their paternal home. In this she succeeded with all except myself and younger sister, who was a babe when my mother died. I was particularly an object of aversion, for I was the eldest son, and she feared the law of primogeniture, which was then in force in Canada. So she, with her sister, persuaded me to leave my father, clandestinely, when I was but 13 years of age. This being in the Winter I soon returned again. But the next Summer, I repeated the experiment, and was now successful in finding employment. My father came after me as soon as he learned my whereabouts, and I remained with him until a year from the next Fall. In fact having learned the policy of my step-mother, I had
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made up my mind to stay with my father ; for I loved him as well as any child ever loved a parent, let what would betide, but the Fall after I was 14 years of age, my aunt Stevens-mother of the celebrated Thad- deus Stevens, made my father a visit. She related the success and the growing reputa- tion of her son to us. After hearing her I went into the field to work, and thinking those things over, I resolved to study and be- come a great and good man, also, and a law- yer by profession. Up to this time I had been a reckless boy without any idea what I should be in future-I spoke to my father, that I wished to attend school all the ensuing term, as I wished to obtain an education. He said, that I had as much education as he had and though he was willing that I should attend some of the time, he could not spare me only occasionally. My education was limited to reading very poorly in the Web- ster's spelling book, and he had learned me to write some and solve some questions in the first four rules of arithmetic. I waited until school had been in session a month, and see- ing no prospect of getting a chance to attend only occasionally, as I had previously done, if at all. I proposed to him to buy my time of him, and try my own fortune. Which, af- ter much talk, he consented to, on the condi- tion that Ishould give up my birth-right and pay him $50 in five yearly instalments. I then, on the 10th of Dec. 1829, found myself my own man, without money, one suit of out-side winter clothes, with no under gar- ments. I took a job of thrashing of him, and by working early and late in one week I found myself possessed of a change of linen and socks, with these tied up in a cotton handkerchief, I started for Peacham, where my aunt Stevens lived, where I attended school 2} months, working night and morn- ing for my board, some of the time at my aunt's but most of the time at other places in the district. The Spring following I went to see my sister in Littleton, N. H. and hired with Denis Pike a tavern keeper, who lived at Flanders Waterford, Vt. My work was so hard, with him that in two months I broke down. I then went to my sister's and re- cruited my health and worked some for a neighbor until the last of June, when my father sent word to me, if I would come back he would pay me higher wages than I could get with any one else. I accordingly return-
ed home, and he hired me the remainder of the season, for which he paid me $10, per month, then an ordinary man's wages-and having found that he had been duped by his wife to take from me my birth-right, he gave me the papers and conferred it upon me again, but it never did me any good, for she caus- ed him to spend all of his property. After that I lived most of the time with him, he paying me wages which I spent in attending school- I did a good deal of my studying in his old pot-ashery, while I was boiling salts for him at 50 cents per hundred-in October, 1831. I engaged in a school in the West part of Stan- stead for 6 months, but only succeeded in keep- ing it 4 months, my knowledge of the man- agement of a school being so limited that I did not succeed well, for I had been to school but very little up to that time, 5} months to a common school and 4 at the Stanstead Semi- nary, from the time I had purchased my time of my father, but having improved all my leisure hours in study, my education was not inferior to any of the teachers of that day and superior to many of them. From this time on, I taught school in the Winter and attended school in Summer, with the excep- tion of one month in spring's work and two in harvest time. In the Spring of 1833, hay- ing advanced my studies to what, I was told, was necessary to commence the study of a profession, I wrote to Thaddeus Stevens to have him receive me into his office. but he re- turned me rather a discouraging answer, which somewhat dampened my ardor at the time. I was then boarding with Dr. Colby on Stanstead Plain. He advised me to study medicine. During the Summer I made my cousin, Dr. Morrill Stevens a visit; he lived on St. Johnsbury Plains. He received me very kindly and offered me a home and the op- portunity of studying medicine with him. I attended school that Fall at Peacham, taught school the next Winter in Canada, because the wages were higher, and the terms longer. The next Spring I attended school again at Peacham, &c. Sept. 16, 1834, I took up my abode with Dr. Stevens, for the purpose of ac- quiring a knowledge of medicine. In the Winter's I taught school in Canada, in Spring and harvest-time I worked out. The Docter and his lady were very kind to me- parents could not have been more so. The last of March 1836, I left them to become a nurse in the McLane Asylum for the insane
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in Charleston, Mass. But this did not agree with me, my health becoming very poor -- so I stayed there but 4 months only. When I left there, I made a voyage of 10 months a whal- ing in the Indian Ocean. I returned to Bos- ton in May 1837, in good health ; I never had enjoyed so good health before. Though we had made a good voyage, owing to the confu- sion in the commercial world, on the account of Van Buren's specie circular, our ship and cargo had been sold at auction before we ar- rived and our shares paid but little more than our fitting out. So, finding myself without money, I went to work on a farm until Win- ter when I engaged in teaching school again. I had very good success, taught my term out and taught a term for a Mr. Kimball, who had been dismissed from his school for want of government. After the close of school, having plenty of funds, I returned to Dr. Stevens again to prosecute my studies in med- icine. That Fall I attended medical lectures at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H .; taught school at North Danville, in the Winter and attended the Vermont Medical college at Woodstock, where I graduated, June the 12th, 1839. On the first of July fol- lowing, I entered the practice of my profes- sion at Irasburgh, Vt. I find my first charge dated, July 11, 1839. \ Oct. 17, I married Miss Lucy A. Flint, of St. Johnsbury. May 10, 1840, I moved to Newport. In Novem- ber, 1844, to Charleston, and in March, 1845, returned again to Newport; in 1850; in the month of May moved to Sutton. October 1851, to Concord, Essex, Co .; and March, 1852, to St. Johnsbury, upon the farm where my wife was born. The June following I started to look me out a situation, in the then West, and with my own team, traveled through New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama and re- turned in the Spring of 1853, traveling through these States, Indiana, Ohio, Pensyl- vania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, having visited eleven of the States. June 1, 1853, I moved to In- dianapolis, Indiana and the 17th of the same month, to Bargresville, Johnson, Co. Ind. where I arrived, with my family, having only $70.00 left. Dec. 17, 1854, I returned again to Indianapolis. Nov. 1, 1858, I moved into Salt Creek township, upon a farm that I had previously bought. My wife died on this farm, Feb, 16, 1863. Nov. resources.
2, 1865, I sold the farm and, Feb. 2, 1866. bought the farm on which I now live. I have made farming my principal business since I moved into this township though I do a little business in the medical line, princi- pally as council. In the Winter I teach school and am so engaged now. Having my school, and farming and some town and county business to attend to, occupies every moment of my time, so that you, being in a hurry to receive this, I shall be obliged to forward it without rewriting. There are many incidents in my sea voyage and in my jour- ney West and South which would be interest- ing, but I have not time to notice them now. I married Mrs. Hana Ray, on the 1st of last May a very worthy widow with 4 children, aged 42.
My history while at Newport, you will learn from the inhabitants there. I had many friends and some bitter enemies -- pub- lish the truth is all I ask-for I have never done anything that I am not willing the world should know. I shall now wish you success in your enterprise. Yours, &c.
J. M. CURRIER. LEWIS MORRILL, M. D.
GEO. WHITFIELD WARD, M. D.,
son of Samuel Ward,.was born in Brownington, Vt., Oet. 16, 1816, and received his prelimina- ry education at Brownington academy ; studi ed medicine with Richard & Hinman, at Derby Centre, where, during his pupilage, the physi- eian being siek, he practiced during the preva- lenee of the erysipelas as an epidemie, and grad- uated at Pittsfield, Mass., in the Autumn of 1844; commenced the practice of medicine at Newport in December, 1844, and after about 15 months removed to Burlington, Vt. He was married during his stay at Newport. He has been a member of the Vermont Medieal Soeie- ty, and is a member of the U. S. M. Soe., Mass. M. Soe., Woreester Dist. M. Ass., The Thurber Med. Ass., and has been twice delegate to the U. S. M. Soe. meetings. Dr. Ward now resides in Upton, Mass.
DR. JOSEPH CHASE RUTHERFORD,
oldest son of Alexander Rutherford, was born in Schenectady, N. Y. Oet. 1, 1818. His parents came to Vermont to live when lie was about 9 years old. In 1830 they moved to Burlington. While his parents lived in Burlington, he was kept in school at the academy-at that time the best in the State. His parents being poor, he was at an early age thrown upon his own
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In 1843, he came to Derby this county, he married Hannah W., youngest daughter of the late Jacob Chase Esq.
In 1844, he commenced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Moses F. Colby of Stanstead, P. Q. Chester W. Cowles, M. D. soon after be- came a partner of Dr. Colby, and Chase finished his studies under their joint instructions.
At the end of his term of study, he attended two private courses of lectures under Prof. B.R. Palmer at Woodstock, and two public courses at the Vermont Medical College, where he graduated in 1849.
In 1850, he opened an office in Blackstone, Mass. where he remained a little over 5 years. In 1856 he was chosen a delegate to the American Medical Association by his district Medical So- ciety. That year he went to Illinois, and remained there a little over a year. In 1857 he returned to Derby this County, where he re- mained until the Autumn of 1860, and came to Newport.
When the war broke out in 1861 he took an active part in raising men for the 3d, 9th, 10th and 11th regiments of Vt., Vols. and was ap- pointed examining surgeon by Gov. Fairbanks.
In 1862, he was commissioned by Gov. Hol- brook as assistant surgeon of the 10th, Vt. Vols. Afterwards he was commissioned by Gov. Smith as surgeon of the 17th, Vt., Vols. and served with this regiment until the close of the war.
In 1863, just after the battle of Orange Grove, Va., he received a poisoned wound while ex- tracting a ball that came very near costing him his right arm. It left him with the whole of his right side partially paralyzed, and his general health very much injured.
As an army surgeon, he was very vigilant and untiring in his efforts to relieve the suffer- ings of his sick and wounded-never taking thought of himself until they were cared for and made as comfortable as was possible under the circumstances. This was a rule that he would allow no personal comforts or conven- ience to interfere with.
He has received many flattering testimo- nials from his superior officers, and always had the good will of the good and true soldier. During his term of service he was in the army of the Potomac ; was present at 15 hard fought battles and a large number of minor actions.
The sensation writing used by our secret ser- vice was an invention of the Doctor's, and was presented to the government by him soon after the war broke out. It is the most perfect thing
of the kind ever discovered, and proved of im- mense benefit to the service.
The Doctor had three brothers when the war broke out, and they all entered the Union service about the same time. His brothers, by their bravery and meritorious conduct rose to the rank of brigadier generals, one of whom died in the service.
At the close of the war the Doctor returned to Newport, where he now resides.
E. S. M. CASE, M. D.
was born in Fairfield, Vt., in 1820, and studied medicine with a physician in Milton, and took his medical diploma in Brandon in 1845. He came from Milton, where he had practiced awhile, to Newport, in 1849, and remained till his death, June 18, 1851. He married Susan Orcutt March 12, 1849, and was a member of the Baptist church at Newport. He was fond of music and used to teach it-as also penman- ship. He was of a reflecting turn of mind- took considerable interest in natural history, and had quite a collection of curiosities. He used to say he never lost a fever-case, and could manage one as easy as he could turn his hand over.
THOMAS H. HOSKINS, M. D.,
was born in Gardiner, Me. May 14, 1828. He studied medicine with L. P. Yandall, M. D., Prof. of Physiology in the University of Louis- ville, Ky., where he took his medical degree in August, 1854. He has filled several important positions, viz .: Literary and Scientific Editor of the Boston Courier, 4 years ; one of the phy- sicians to the Boston Dispensary, 4 years ; Phy- sician and Surgeon to the House of the Guar- dian Angel, a Catholic assylum for boys, at Rox- bury, Mass .; one of the Health Wardens of the City of Boston in 1865; Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society ; member of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement; mem- ber of the American Medical Association-also member of the Orleans County Medical Society. He is now Agricultural Editor of the Newport Express. While in Boston, he edited a work entitled, " A Treatise on the Adulteration of Food." He practiced medicine in Boston 5 years. Came to Newport to settle, in August, 1866, where he now (1869) resides.
GEORGE STORRS KELSEA, M. D.,
was born in Lisbon, N. H., Nov. 21, 1829. He was son of Orlando Kelsea of Lisbon. He re- ceived his preliminary education at the High School in his native town ; commenced the study of medicine at Lisbon with Dr. C. H. Boynton,
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and completing it with Dr. T. L. Sanger, of Lit- tleton, N. H.
He took his medical degree at the Western Homeopathic Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio, March, 1867. He immediately settled in Der- by, Vt., where he continued until January, 1869, when he removed to Newport, Vt., where he now (Dec., '69) resides.
He united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Lisbon, N. H. When he went to Derby he removed his relation to the Methodist church at that place. When he came to New- port he removed his relationship to the new Methodist church here.
HORACE HOWARD CARPENTER, M. D.,
was born at Lyndon, Vt., Nov. 28, 1829.
He
was a son of Ephraim W. Carpenter of Lyndon. Dr. Carpenter read medicine with Dr. C. B. Dar- ling of Lyndon. He graduated at the Homeo- pathic Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa., in March, 1854. In the same year he settled at Derby, Vt., where he remained till 1864 when he came to reside in Newport. He died July 13, 1868, of consumption.
JOHN MC'NAB CURRIER, M. D.,
was the third son of Samuel Currier of Bath, N. H., where he was born Aug. 4, 1832. He received his preliminary education at Newbu- ry Seminary and McIndoes Falls Academy. In 1855 he commenced the study of medicine with W. A. Weeks, M. D. of McIndoe's Falls. In 1857 he continued it in the same office with Enoch Blanchard. M. D., who bought out Dr. Weeks. In the fall of 1857 he went to Han- over N. H., and completed his studies with A. B. Crosby, M. D., (now professor of Surge- ry in Dartmouth Medical College) where he took his medical degree May 11, 1858-having attended one course of medical lectures at the above institution, and one at the Vermont Med- cal College.
He settled in Newport, Vt., July 16, 1858, where he now ('69) resides.
CHARLES LOVEJOY ERWIN, M. D.,
was born in Sheldon, Vt., Feb. 5, 1844. He was the son of Ralph Erwin of Shieldon. He received his preliminary education at Franklin Academy and academy at Alburgh. He com- menced the study of medicine in 1862 with Ralph Erwin, Jr., M. D, his brother, in Ellen- burgh, N. Y. He received his medical degree at the University of Vermont, in June, 1867. He immediately located at Newport Centre, where he continues in successful practice .- (1869.)
He spent 2 years in the general hospital in Frederick City, Md., where he was one year hospital steward, and the next medical cadet.
MOSES ROBINSON,
born in Burlington April 26, 1815,; graduated at Middlebury 1839; studied at Union Theo- logical Seminary New York City, 1839-'42; a home missionary in Livonia, Greenville and Brownstown, Indiana, and Wadsworth, O., 1842-'46; pastor of the Congregational church in Enosburgh, 1847-'51 ; preaching in Newport and Brighton in 1853 .- Pearson's Catalogue.
ADDITIONAL PAPERS FOR NEWPORT.
BY ROYAL C. CUMMINGS, T. C.
CHARTER.
" The Governor, Council and General As- sembly of the State of Vermont.
To all the people to whom these presents shall come, GREETING :
Know ye, that whereas, our worthy friends, Nathan Fisk, Esquire, and George Duncan, and their respective associates, to the number of sixty-five, have by petition, requested a grant of a township of unappropriated land for cultivation and settlement, we have, there- fore, thought fit, for the due encouragement of their laudable designs, and for other val- uable considerations hereunto moving, and do by these presents in the name and by the authority of the State of Vermont, hereby give and grant unto the said Nathan Fisk and George Duncan, and their respective and several associates : Ebenezer Shephard, Elisha White, Timothy Carlton, Joshua Starton, Seth Austin, Isaac H. Ely,
John Spafford,
William Page, Jr.,
Sylvanus Hastings,
John Page, Abel Walker,
Experience Fisk, Sylvanus Fisk, James Welden,
Samuel Phippen,
Nathan Spafford, Roswell Fenton,
John Barret, John Barret, Jr.,
Nathan Fisk, Jr., Stephen Fisk, Enos Temple, Samuel Wires,
Moses Burt, Edward Wadkins,
Asahel Burt, John Burt, William Belcher, James Johnson, James Ewings, John Nesmith, Elisha Crane,
John Duncan, Lucy Duncan, Jotham White,
Isaiah Eaton, Samuel Safford, Lemuel Hastings,
Elijah Grout, Jr., Jacob Howard,
Frederick Keys,
Daniel Campbell, B. Hutchinson, William Duncan, William Duncan, Jr., Isaac Duncan, Jona. A. Phippins,
Samuel Stevens, Jonathan Hubbard, Thomas Putnam and Joseph King.
Jared Baldwin, John Strong, Esq., Thaddeus Munson, Jonathan Aikens, Ira Allen,
Simeon Olcott, John Hubbard, Samuel Wetherbe, Oliver Hall, Benjamin, West, Peleg Sprague,
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The tract of land situate in the County of Orleans, and known on the Surveyor's Gene- ral's map of the State by the name of Dun- cansboro, and is more particularly described and bounded as follows :
Beginning at a beech tree standing on the west side of a hemlock ridge, on the north line of this State, marked Duncansboro, 1789: from thence, running south eighty-two de- grees, twenty nine minutes ; east three miles and forty-two chains to the western shore of Memphremagog; then southerly, along the shore of the said lake, about three and a half miles, to a red ash tree standing in a swamp; thence south thirty-six degrees, west seven miles and forty-nine chains to a stake by a birch tree marked Duncansboro, 1789, stand- ing near a small brook running south ; thence north eighty-two degrees, twenty minutes, west two miles and thirty-five chains to a beech tree marked Duncansboro, October 24, 1789, on flat land; thence north twenty de- grees, east ten miles and eleven chains to the first bound; containing twenty three thou- sand and forty acres of land; in which tract of land there are hereby reserved for public uses five equal rights, or shares, as follow :- one whole right or share for the use of the first settled minister of the gospel in said township; one right for the support of the ministry in said town; one right for the benefit of a college within this State; one right for the support of county grammar schools within this State; and one right for the support of an English school, or schools, within said town : and the said tract is here- by incorporated into a township by the name of Duncansboro; and tlie inhabitants who do, or shall hereafter, inhabit said township, are declared to be entitled to all the privileges and immunities which the inhabitants of other towns within this State do, by law, exercise and enjoy : to have and to hold the said granted premises as above expressed, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto the aforesaid proprietors and grantees, in equal shares, to their heirs and assigns forever, upon the following condition, to wit: that each proprietor of the township of Duncansboro, aforesaid, his heirs or assigns, shall plant and cultivate five acres of land, and build an house at least eighteen feet square on the floor, or have one family set- tled on each respective right or share in said township, within the term of time prescribed by the laws of this State, on penalty of the forfeiture of each right or share of land not so settled and cultivated, and the same to revert to the freemen of this State ; to be, by their representatives, re-granted to such per- sons as shall appear to settle and cultivate the same.
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