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( With pluck.)
"Next view the great Napoleon, When in its zenith glowed his sun; . .
. Napoleon wore as sweet a smile When banished to fair Elba's Isle, As when in Russia's northern sky He saw his eagles proudly fly."
WHAT SHALL WE DO ?
What shall I do ? what shall I do ? 'Tis truth I can't decide,
So many smiling malds I view. Which I shall make my bride.
I can't decide, I can't decide- There's Ann, so gay and witty,
And lovely Sue, the village pride, And Mary, young and pretty.
There's blooming Helen, Fan, and Prne, With fairy forms and features,
And Lydia, Betsey, Esther too, All lovely, charming creatures.
I can't decide, I can't decide, ' Mid eyes of every hue,
From Melvell's of the glistening black To Kate's of melting blue."
A WAIL.
A wail is on the southern air, A wail across the sea;
A rebel wail the breezes bear,
A wail of woe and fell despair Wherever traitors be
A wail of fear, of want and pain, A wail of grief and care;
It sweeps along each Southern plain,
'Tis heard from o'er the stormy maln From every traitor there.
It comes from Georgia's fertile land, Where her broad rivers flow, Where Sherman's gallant vet'ran band Before Savannah made a stand And humbled the proud foe.
' Tis heard from Charleston's burning halls, Which late the world defied,
And from Columbia's blackened walls, Where Sherman's host the roe appals And spreads destruction wide.
It comes from Carolina's shore As mourners at the grave ; The pride of Wilmington is o'er The stripes and stars forevermore Above her towers shall wave.
It comes from Richmond's crowded street, Where Davls reigns in pride :
Where want and woe you constant meet, And starving women oft entreat With bread to be supplied.
But louder still that wail shall be That floats along the air, Until the starry flag you see Float o'er a land from slavery free And find no traitors there. April 2, 1865.
Obit :- MRS. SARAH ELIZABETH BANCROFT, Mar. 16, 1859.
Upon her silent tomb The sweetest flowers shall bloom Of early spring ; The willow's branch shall wave,' And birds around her grave Their matins sing.
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CHARLES G. EASTMAN.
WRITTEN AT HIS GRAVE IN GREEN MOUNT CEMETERY, MONTPELIER, VT., 1860.
There is a void in bower and hall And grief obscures the day, A loved one from the circle small Hatlı passed from earth away.
Death garnered here no whitened sheaf Ripe for the siekle keen, Be garnered here no bud or leaf From Spring's fair fields so green.
A noble oak lies prostrate now, It fell in all its pride; Its trunk was sound and green each bough, But still, alas ! it died.
Ah, Eastman. ever kind and true, Lles buried 'neath this sod ; His soul, we trust, in garments new Has flown to meet his God.
He had not reached the noon of life, His sun knew no deciine; His path of life was rendered gay By fairest flower and vine.
His lyre, that late the soul could move To smiles and tears at will And warm the heart to faith and love, Is tuneless now and still.
Now here within this sacred ground He rests in death's cold sleep, And often on this humble mound llis wife and children weep.
Bring flowers upon his grave to place, And set the trees around ; He loved the flowers in all their grace- He chose this sacred ground.
Here let him rest where first the sun Its morning beams illume. And when its glorious race is run Last shines on Eastman's tomb.
NELSON A. CHASE
was born in Petersham, Mass., Feb. 18, 1802, and brought to Calais, Vt., in 1804. Dec. 13, 1827, he married Clarissa, daugh- ter of Gideon Hicks, Esq., town clerk of Calais almost time out of mind. Mr. Chase was town clerk of Calais 16 years, town repreentative 2 years, and delegate to two Constitutional Conventions. He re- moved to Montpelier in 1836, and has re- sided here since, except Sept. 1841 to Sept. 1865, when he was again in Calais. He has been town clerk of Montpelier 3 years, Judge of Probate 2 years, Register of Probate 20 years, County Commission- er 3 years, and is widely known as a land-surveyor. He is highly esteemed for his capability and honesty.
HON. RODERICK RICHARDSON (BY IION. T. P. REDFIELD.) ;
Was born at Stafford, Conn., Aug. 7, 1807. He was the second son of Roderick and Anna (Davis) Richardson ; came to Waits- field, Vt., with his parents, when 2 years old. When a boy he went into mercantile business with his father, and when 17 years of age, went to Boston, to do the routine duties of a country merchant. It was so well done, that he continued to do all that important and responsible business while thus connected with his father. When of full age, he went into business for himself, and continued in general and extensive business at Waitsfield until he removed to Montpelier in 1855. While at Waitsfield, he was elected for 5 successive years rep- resentative for said town in the legislature of the State, and for 4 years senator for the County ; also associate judge of the County Court for one term, and declined a re-election. In all these various and re- sponsible public trusts he was vigilant, in- fluential and respected. While in the legislature, he was efficient in procuring the charter of the Vermont Bank at Mont- pelier ; was a director of the bank from its organization ; was the chosen agent of the bank to procure the re-organization, under the National Bank System ; was president of said bank for several years. Thus while at Waitsfield, he became largely interested in the public affairs of the County and the State, and the local public in- terests of Montpelier, and had the full confidence of his associates. After he came to Montpelier, his interest in all that concerned the public weal, not only con- tinued, but was enlarged. Schools at Montpelier had become neglected, and all interest in them, seemingly, supplanted by other matters that engrossed public at- tention. Judge Richardson, with his ac- customed energy, entered upon the plan of re-organizing the schools in Montpelier, and devoted more than 2 years of gra- tuitous, hard labor to the building of the new school-house for the graded school. And as a consequence of the effort and in- terest enlisted at that time, the whole school system at Montpelier has become
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revolutionized, and educational interests have become cardinal.
He was a member of the Episcopal church, and was active and efficient in all the affairs of the diocese. He was three times elected from this diocese delegate to the National Triennial Conventions in New York city and Philadelphia, and one of the standing committee continuously until his removal to Boston. By his liberality, and two years of gratuitous personal labor, Christ church, Montpelier, was built. The obstacles in his way were many, and to the ordinary man, formidable ; but his zeal did not flag until the capstone of the spire, in solid granite, had crowned his labor.
He was married to Harriet E. Taylor, Feb. 28, 1839. They had 4 sons ; 3 of whom survive, are married, and in business. Mrs. Richardson still survives, and, in vigorous health, graces their hospitable mansion at Newton Highlands, Mass.
The subject of this sketch descended from vigorous Puritan stock. His ances- tor, Amos Richardson, was resident and householder on Washington street, Boston, just north of the Old South Church, in 1640 ; removed to Stonington, Conn., in 1666, and was there elected representative to the General Court, and was the agent of Gov. Winthrop for New England. He will be remembered, and valued, not for any brilliant speech he has made, or for any beautiful scrap of poetry he has writ- ten ; but as a man of affairs, of keen per- ception, and just discrimination, and of judgment so well balanced, and of such unfaltering energy of character, that in whatever he engaged, he enlisted his whole soul, and overcame all impediment ; nor could subtlety delude or deceive him. In whatever undertaking, he is, therefore, necessarily, successful. And it will justly be said of him, that the world is better that he has lived ; and for that he will be remembered.
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The graded school system for which Mr. Richardson labored so well has been very successful in this place ; combined with the old Washington County Grammar School, they take the children from the a b c up to
prepared for college; on the tax of the grand list, every citizens's boy or girl may have a solid education.
Mr. Walton gives the first schoolhouse, on page 262,-a log-house, the second, a year or two after, 1793 or '4, a frame-house was "on the road to the hills on the Branch Falls, near the spot now occupied by the old burying-ground. The school in this house was taught by Abel Knapp, afterwards Judge Knapp of Berlin. In a few years this house was burned, and an- other was built near where the Methodist chapel now stands." -- (Thompson, 1860.)
The act of the incorporation of the Washington County Grammar School was procured by the Hon. David Wing, Jr. Mr. Thompson says in 1800, (a print mis- take). Mr. Walton's date, page 290, is cor- rect. The first board of trustees, when incorporated, were Col. Jacob Davis, Hon. Charles Bulkley, David Wing, Jerahmel B. Wheeler and Thomas West, Jr. " In 1800-1-2, the school districts in town re- ceived a remodelling," and were then ten in number, four of which were formed into the present Union and Graded School, 1858-9, leaving 6 districts.
The number of scholars in town in 1802, was about 400-the present number 1882, about
TOWN TREASURERS.
Jonathan Cutler, first, 1792, I year ; after Elnathan Pope, I year; Joseph Wing, alternately 29 years; Joshua Y. Vail, I year; John Barnard, 2 years ; Daniel Baldwin, alternately, 12 years ; H. N. Baylies, I year ; Carlos Bancroft, 2 years ; Timothy Cross, I year ; J. A. Page, 6 years to 1856; R. Richardson, 1856-59; George W. Scott in 1860 .- Thompson.
TOWN CLERKS.
Ziba Woodworth, first town clerk, 1791 ; Clark Stevens, 1792; David Wing, Jr., 1793-1807; Joseph Wing, 1807-1835 ; Lyman Briggs, 1835-1846; James T. Thurston, 1846-1851; Jona. E. Wright, 1851; W. W. Cadwell, 1852-1855; Geo. L. Kinsman, 1855 to 1859; Adams Kel- logg, 1859 .- Thompson.
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SELECTMEN.
James Hawkins, 1791, '92 ; James Tag- gart, Hiram Peck, 1791 ; Benj. I. Wheeler, 1792, '93, '94, '96-1802, '11 '12, '14 to '19 ; Rufus Wakefield, 1793; Parley Davis, 1794, '97 to 1801, '02, '03, '08, '23 ; Barna- bas Doty, 1794, '95; Jacob Davis, 1795, '99; Joseph Woodworth, 1795, 1805 to 1813, '14; A. Nealey, J. Putman, 1795 ; Elnathan Pope, 1796; David Wing, Jr., 1797 to 1807; Arthur Daggett, 1801, 02 ; Paul Holbrook, 1803, '04; Clark Stevens, 1804, '05, '10; Jerahmel B. Wheeler, 1806 to '10, '13; Cyrus Ware, 1808; James H. Langdon, 1811, '20, '21, '22, '24; Ziba Woodworth, 1812; Jeduthan Loomis, 1813; Samuel Rich, 1813; Salvin Collins, 1814, '17, '18; Timothy Hubbard, 1815, '16, '19, '29; Nathaniel Davis, 1815, '16; Nahum Kelton, 1817 to 1822. '26, '27, '28; Joel Bassett, 1819; Isaac Putnam, 1820; Aranuah Waterman, 1821, 1830 ; Joseph Howes, 1822, '23, 1825 to 1829, '52, '53; Josiah Wing, 1822, 1825 to 1829, '31 '32; Joseph Wiggins, 1823; Thomas Reed, Jr., Andrew Sibley, 1824 ; Samuel Templeton, 1825, 1829, 1830; Stephen Foster, 1829; Apollos Metcalf, 1830; Royal Wheeler, 1831 to '36; Jo- seph Reed, 1831, '32; Jared Wheelock, 1833; Harry Richardson, 1833. '34, '35, 36; George Clark, 1834, '35 ; Isaac Cate, 1836, '37, '48 ; William Billings, 1836, '37 ; Lewis Sibley, Alfred Wainwright. 1837; John Gray, Joel Bassett, Alfred Pitkin, 1838 ; R. R. Keith, Larned Coburn, Cyrus Morse, 1839, 40; Charles Sibley, Ira S. Town, 1841, 42 ; John Vincent, 1841, '42, '43 ; Thomas Needham, L. A. Hathaway, 1843, '44 ; Hiram Sibley, 1844, '45; John J. Willard, Carlos Bancroft, 1845, 46; Charles Walling, 1846, '47; George S. Hubbard, 1847, '48 ; John I. Putnam, 1847 ; S. F. Stevens, 1848 ; Thomas Reed, 1849 ; C. W. Bancroft, 1849, '50, '55; C. H. Collins, William Howes, 1850; George Worthington, 1851 ; John Spalding, 1851, '54 ; B. F. Walker, 1851; Geo. C. Shep- herd, 1852; Wm. N. Peck, 1852, '53, '54, '56, '57 ; Henry Nutt, 1853, '54; Charles Reed, 1855, '56, '57, '59; A. W. Wilder, 1855.
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HON. JOHN A. PAGE
was born at Haverhill, N. H., June 17, 1814, son of Gov. John Page and Hannah Merrill Page. Receiving an education at Haverhill, he at 15 became clerk in a dry goods store, and at 17 engaged in a whole- sale dry goods store in Portland, Me., and was speedily put in charge of the counting- room, and made confidential and financial clerk. In 1832, in his 19th year, he ac- cepted a partnership in a well established mercantile firm in Haverhill, N. H. In the spring of 1837, his business was closed and he intended to go to the West, but he accepted the cashiership of the Grafton Bank in Haverhill, which he held until the expiration of the charter, when he took the cashiership of the Caledonia Bank in Dan- ville, Vt., and in September, 1848, was elected representative of Danville in the Legislature. While in that office he was prevailed upon by Gov. Erastus Fairbanks to become Financial Agent of the Pas- sumpsic and Connecticut Rivers Railroad Co., and removed to Newbury. In March, 1849, he accepted the cashiership of the " Vermont Bank," and removed to Mont- pelier, where he has since resided. This brief resume of Mr. Page's experience and success as a financier sufficiently shows that he is admirably qualified for the posi- tions of still higher responsibility, to which he was speedily called. In the autumn of 1853, he was elected State Treasurer by the Joint Assembly, there having been no election by the people. Mr. Page affilia- ted with the Democratic party, as his father had long done, and in 1854, he was super- seded in the treasurer's office by the first treasurer elected by the Republian party. On the organization of the First National Bank of Montpelier, in 1865, Mr. Page was elected a director and president, and still holds these positions. In 1866 he was elected State Treasurer, and has been sub- sequently re-elected at every election. Mr. Page has been for several years an active member and deacon in Bethany Church, and a liberal supporter of it, and of kin- dred institutions, such as the Sabbath school, Bible Society, Foreign and Domes- tic Missionary Societies, &c. E. P. W.
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David W. Wing, 1856, '57 ; R. W. Hyde, 1858, '59; Ebenezer Scribner, 1858,' 59: Joseph Poland, Joel Foster, Jacob Smith, 1860 .- Thompson's List.
TOWN TREASURERS-1860 TO 1881. George W. Scott, 1860-'61 -'62 -'63-64 -'65-'66-'67-'68-'69. L. Bart Cross, 1870 -'71 -'72 -73. James C. Houghton, Jr., 1874-'75-776-'77-'78-'79-'80-'81.
TOWN CLERKS-1860 TO 1881.
Adams Kellogg, 1860-'61-62. W. E. Adams, 1863-'64 - 65-'66. Nelson A. Chase, 1867-'68-'69. George W. Wing, 1870-'71-'72. Timothy R. Merrill, 1873 -'74-'75-'76-'77-'78-'79-'80-'81.
OVERSEERS OF POOR-1860 TO 1881.
H. Y. Barnes, 1860-'61-62. B. H. Snow, 1863-'64-'65-'66-'67. Henry Barnes, 1878, resigned, and Timothy Cross elected May 19, 1868, at a special meeting. Wm. W. Cadwell, 1869-'70-'71. Chester Clark, 1872. Wmn. W. Cadwell, 1873-'74-'75 '76 -'77 (died.) Denison Taft filled re- mainder of 1877- '78 as overseer. Geo. S. Hubbard, 1878-'79-'80-'81.
SELECTMEN-1860 TO 1881.
Joseph Poland, 1860 ; Joel Foster, Jr., 1860, '61, '62, '65, '81 ; Jacob Smith, 1860, '61, '62 ; Carlos Bancroft, 1862, '66; Hen- ry Nutt, 1863, '64, '66, '67 ; Jas. T. Thurs- ton, 1865, '66, '67; Charles Reed, 1861, '67 ; Perley P. Pitkin, 1868, '74, '80 ; Sam- uel Wells, 1868, '69, '70; Albert Johon- nott, 1868, '69, '70, '78, '79, '80 ; H. Bost- wick, T. O. Bailey, E. F. Kimball, 1871, '72 ; Joel Foster, Jr., 1873, '81 ; Dennison Dewey, 1873: Dennis Lane, Homer W. Heaton, 1874, '75, '76, '77; J. Warren Bailey, 1874, '75, 76, '77, '78; Sumner Kimball, 1877, '78; Arthur D. Bancroft, 1879, '80 : Willard C. Walker, Clark King, 1881. T. R. M.
FROM THE RECORDS .- Town meeting, March 29, 1792 : Caleb Bennett, sealer of leather; Truman West, pound keeper ; David Parsons, tithing man.
Haywards .- Perley Davis, Isaac Put- nam, Lemuel Brooks, Jacob Davis, Jr., Edmund Doty.
Grand Furor .- Nathaniel Parks.
Sealer of Weights and Measures .- Jona- than Cutler.
Auditors. -- John Templeton. Rufus Wakefield, David Wing.
Town Meeting, March 8th, 1813, John Templeton, [firstJ Overseer of the Poor. T. R. MERRILL, Town Clerk. Dec. 1881.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
[THOMPSON TO 1860.]
In 1814, the first fire company was or- ganized in town, the sum of $380 raised by subscription among the citizens of the vil- lage for the purpose, and an engine and hose purchased. In 1835, another com- pany was formed, and a second engine purchased. And in 1837, a third engine was purchased, with about 800 feet of hose ; and a third company was organized to man it, with a hook and ladder compa- ny to act generally. About this time the whole fire department was re-organized, and placed under the direction of the Hon. Daniel Baldwin, who was appointed chief engineer. Mr. Baldwin acted in this ca- pacity many years, and, at length resign- ing the responsible post, was succeeded by Carlos Bancroft, who, in 1852, was succeeded by Capt. Almon A. Mead, who has ever since been the efficient chief en- gineer of the department. In January, 1860, "two large Button engines were pur- chased," the fire department having been re-organized in December, and companies organized to manage them. No. 4 engine arrived in February, and No. 5 in April. The Chief Engineers of the department from 1859 were Capt. A. A. Mead, from 1852 to '66; Samuel Wells 2 years from 1866; Jas. W. Brock, 2 years to 1870; Geo. C. Clark in 1871, and Gen. P. P. Pitkin from that date, 10 years, andnow continues to hold the office.
The Foremen of the several companies from the same date, are : No. 4. John W. Clark, 1860, '61, '62 ; Levi Pierce in 1863, who died in January, 1864 ; Denison Dewey in 1864; Edwin C. Lewis in 1866, who died in 1867; Freeman Bixby, 1867, '68 ; Lewis Wood, 1869, '70, '71, '76 ; now resides in Taunton, Mass .; Alex. Jan-
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graw, 1872 to '77 : Chas. F. Collins, 1877 to 'St, inclusive. No. 5,-Henry Barnes, three mos. in 1860, now resides in Wave- land, lowa ; Horace F. Crossman, the re- maining 9 months of 1860. He died in Washington, D. C., about 1867. Geo. S. Robinson, 1861, '62; Oliver R. Dutton in 1863, now resides in Ohio ; Robert J. Margin in 1864; Geo. C. Clark, 1865 to 71. He died in Holland, Mich., Apr. 22, 1878. Isaac M. Wright, 1871, 72; A. O. Seabury, 1873, '74, '75, now resides in Boston ; John W. Page, in 1876, now re- sides in Nebraska ; Robert J. Coffey, 1877. '78, now resides in Richmond, Vt. ; Chas. C. Ramsdell, 1879, 'So, 'St.
Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 : Geo. S. Hubbard in 1860; Adams Kellogg, 1861, '62; now resides in Louisiana. Isaac A. Lathrop in 1863 ; Curtis S. Newcomb, 1864, '65. He died in Springfield, Mass. in 1867, Lewis B. Huntington, 1866, '67; Andrew J. Howe, 1868, '69 ; John L. Tut- tle, 1870, '71; Moses Kane, 1872 to 'So. He died Oct. 2, 1881. Horace Mills in in 1880; Joseph B. Morse, 1881.
No. 2 was re-organized and was dis- banded in December, 1875. Foremen : Lewis Wood, 1868; Samuel Wells, 1869; he died Jan. 1878; Wm. O. Standish, 1870 to '74; Geo. P. Foster in 1874-he died Jan. 1, 1881. Charles H. Carter, in 1875. All the ex-foremen of the compa- nies are residing in town at the present date-Dec. 24, 1881, but those given as residing elsewhere.
The fire department of this village has been eminently successful, and has unques- tionably already been instrumental in sav- ing hundreds of thousands of dollars of property. And now, with its 5 engines, nearly 2000 feet of hose, ladders, and all other needful equipments, and with its al- most three hundred firemen to work and manage them, is probably the best and most efficient fire department in the State.
There are now three companies in this village, officered for 1882 as follows :
Hook and Ladder Company -- H. C. Lull, foreman ; Wm. Goodwin, ist assist- ant ; John Portal, ed assistant; M. C. Kinson, clerk ; L. Rodney, steward.
Engine Company, No. 4-Chas. F. Col- lins, foreman ; Samuel Luke, ist assist- ant ; Ed. Donwoodie, 2d assistant ; C. W. Guernsey, clerk and collector ; Hiram At- kins, treasurer; Otis G. Miles, steward.
Engine Company, No. 5-Moses Pear- son, foreman ; Janus Crossett. ist assist- ant ; Marcus Lynch, foreman of hose ; Charles D. F. Bancroft, secretary and col- lector; Robert J. Hargin, treasurer ; Lu- cins S. Goodwin, steward.
The Hook and Ladder has 60 men ; No. 4, 70 men ; No. 5, 75 men. There are three other engines that have no com- pany ; but are never needed now as the village has four pumps. Theron O. Bai- ley's steam pump at the Pavilion, Edwin W. Bailey's mill-pump, water-power, the cab shop pump, by water power and the Lane Manufacturing Co. pump by water power, and these pumps are so situated as to be sufficient, with the present companies, in all cases of fire that may occur here.
A very handsome cart, cost about $1000, was purchased for the Hook and Ladder Company some 12 years since. The fire companies are all volunteer companies, exempt from poll taxes for fire services ; have a good business account, and were never in better condition than at the present. [C. DE F. B.]
[ADDITIONAL.] UNION MUTUAL FIRE INS. Co.
Mr. Walton's history of Montpelier was written nearly a dozen years ago, before the above-named company was organized, and in hastily making it out that company was accidentally omitted. It commenced business July 28, 1875, and Ang. 1. 1881, it had $2,716,590.50 insured, with premi- um notes to the amount of $163. 105.82. The officers are W. G. Ferrin, Pres., J. W. Brock, Vice Pres., A. C. Brown, Sec., W. F. Braman. Treas.
PIONEER ABOLITIONISTS.
The first antislavery votes for President ever cast in Montpelier, were given to James G. Birney in 1840, and the honor belongs to Zenas Wood, John Wood, Henry Y. Barnes, Hezekiah Ward and Joseph Somerby. The whole number cast in the State was 319.
[See portrait of Zenas Wood, opposite.]
Dienas Wood
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GRADUATES OF MONTPELIER.
Some of the graduates of Montpelier, to which further additions can be made in this work, in a supplementary form. From PRESIDENT BUCKHAM, of BURLINGTON COLLEGE, we have received the following account for this town of
GRADUATES FROM THE VT. UNIVERSITY : LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF VT., BURLINGTON, Nov. 24, 1881. To President Buckham:
My Dear Sir .- I beg to hand you below the information which I understood you to desire yesterday, regarding the graduates of the University who have entered from Montpelier. This list is necessarily very imperfect, from the fact that no annual catalogues were issued before 1808 ; and the further fact that we possess no copies of those of the following years: 1809 to 1821, 1824 to 1833, 1864 to 1865.
In 1824, George Washington Houghton was graduated ; in 1827, Nicholas Baylies ; 1838, George Washington Reed ; 1840, James Reed Spalding ; 1844, Carlos Allen Sprague ; 1845, Charles Dewey and Na- thaniel George Clark ; 1846, James Pren- tiss and Jonathan Allen Wainwright ; 1847, George Washington Cottrill ; 1848, Edward Bingham Chamberlain and Geo. Sennott ; 1847, Charles Carroll Spalding ; 1849, Charles Loomis ; 1852, Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill ; 1853, George Robinson Thomp- son ; 1856, Charles Colburn Prentiss, Geo. Bailey Spalding and Henry Lingan Lamb ; 1858, Alfred Bowers Thompson ; 1860, James Stevens Peck ; 1861, John Pushee Demeritt and John Wright Norton ; 1862, James Wilson Davis and J. Monroe Poland.
Besides these, I find record of William K. Upham as a sophomore in 1834 and Theodore Prentiss in 1839; John Barnard and George Bradshaw as juniors in 1840 ; Henry Lee Dodge, a senior in 1845 ; Alfred Washburn Pitkin, sophomore in 1843; Oscar Silver, freshman in 1842; Samuel Mosely Walton, sophomore in 1843 ; Tim- othy Abbott and Charles Warren Badger, freshmen in 1844.
From East Montpelier .- Lewis Larned Coburn and Milo Latimer Templeton in 1859; Salvin Collins Clark, freshmen in 1854.
If Montpelier is credited with A. B. Thompson, (1858,) I see not why Charles Wheeler Thompson, (1854,) should not be set down to the same town-though in point of fact both of them came from the same house on the Berlin side of the Winooski river, and C. W. T. called him- self of Berlin, as he truly was. So, too, J. W. Norton, if I rightly recollect, was not really from Montpelier, but from Berlin or Middlesex.
The above is the best showing I can make, by reason of our lack of over 30 an- nual catalogues. J. E. G.
(Gov.) Asahel Peck was in college at Burlington in his senior term, and Charles G. Eastman entered and was for a time there, and Dr. Julius Y. Dewey graduated at the medical department in 1823. E. P. Walton and Hon. S. S. Kelton also, give as graduates at this college from Mont- pelier : David M. Camp, 1810; Charles Strong Smith, and Thomas Davis Strong, 1848; Charles H. Heath, 1854; Benjamin Franklin Fifield, 1855; Charles Daley Swazey, 1859, of Montpelier, and Geo. B. Nichols, now of Chicago; Henry Dodge, now in California; C. A. Sprague now in Watertown, Wis .; Hollister, of East Montpelier.
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