Word: vt
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Such a one was Jeremiah Smith. He was born the 6th of April, 1841, in the little town of West Hampton, Vt. His father, a farmer, died soon after, leaving his mother, a woman of a keen, though uneducated mind, and his grandfather, a relic of Revolutionary days, as guardians of Jeremiah's early years. History is almost silent about his childhood. We know that he early developed a taste for letters. He learned his alphabet at the age of two, and literally devoured his picture-books...
...Pastolus comes from Seminary Hill, Montpelier, Vt., and informs us that "who will be our next President is a question of the greatest moment." We find valuable information concerning some of the Presidential candidates, and we learn that "the time for the Grand Centennial Exposition is drawing near." Finally, this humble statement: "If you wish for facts we would refer you to future numbers of the Pastolus." But much as we desire "facts," we must decline to exchange with the oracle of Seminary Hill...
BURLINGTON, VT., July...
...Barker, Burlington, Vt.; age, 21; weight, 141 lbs.; height...