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The Supreme Court of Vermont.

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convention. He was a delegate to and said, " My good woman, get out of that secretary of a convention of Whigs at West chair and let Governor Spooner have a seat, minster in 1775, and in that year was chosen if you please." In the notices of Judge Spooner, it is one of three delegates to represent Cumber land County in the New York Provincial stated that he removed to Hardwick, Vt., Congress, and was re-elected the following and held various offices in and after the year year. He was chosen sheriff of Cumberland 1795, but this is an error, — it was his son County, under the New York government, Paul who went to Hardwick. Judge Spooner but declined, as a week before he had been died the 4th day of September, 1789, while

appointed one of the serving as one of the Vermont Council of judges, the first one Safety, to which posi who died in office. tion he was re-elected He was forty-three five times. In 1782, years of age at the he was elected Lieu time of his death. tenant Governor, and held that position un John Fasset, Jr., til 1787; in 1780 and came to Bennington 1 782 he was appoint with his father, Dea ed agent from Ver con, Judge and Cap mont to Congress. tain Fasset, in 1761. He had served as He was a member of one of the Superior the militia company Court judges, and of which his father upon the organiza was captain, organ tion of the Supreme ized in Bennington Court, was elected in 1764; was lieuten first assistant, and ant in Col. Warner's served until 1789; in regiment in 1775. He kept an accurate 1 784 he was elected Chief Judge, and daily journal from served one year; the the time he. left Ben JACOB COLLA.MER. following year, the nington until the reg former Chief Judge, iment was disbanded Robinson, was elected, and Spooner resumed there, in December of that year. his place as first assistant; in 1781 and 1782 At that time there was no Catholic church he was judge of the Probate Court, in the in New England, and the record in his jour district of Windsor. nal for Sunday, 15th October, when in camp The following is a good example of the at La Prairie, opposite Montreal, was : " Went respect shown him: The Rev. Elisha Hut to mass in the forenoon; I saw the strangest chinson was preaching in Hartland, and in thing that ever I saw in my life — their the midst of his discourse, Mr. Spooner en ceremonies are beyond what I can express tered; the Rev. Elisha informed his audience — they had six candles burning all ye time." that he had " got about half through his A week later his record is : " Went to mass sermon, but as Governor Spooner had come with Col. Warner, Col. Brush, Major Safford, to hear it, he would begin it again." Then, Adjutant Wallbridge and sundry others." turning to a woman who sat near him, he He was captain, with Matthew Lyon as