. Centennial proceedings and historical incidents of the early settlers of Northfield, Vt. : with biographical sketches of prominent business men who have been and are now residents of the town . , and in theUnion Academy at Meriden, N. H. He commenced teach-ing district schools at the age of seventeen ; was townsuperintendent of common schools of Randolph threeyears, when he resigned, to engage in the study of medi-cine with Dr. Walter Carpenter. He graduated at aUniversity in New York in 1854, and commenced prac-tice in Bethel, Vt. In March, 1855, he located in North-field, and had an extens
. Centennial proceedings and historical incidents of the early settlers of Northfield, Vt. : with biographical sketches of prominent business men who have been and are now residents of the town . , and in theUnion Academy at Meriden, N. H. He commenced teach-ing district schools at the age of seventeen ; was townsuperintendent of common schools of Randolph threeyears, when he resigned, to engage in the study of medi-cine with Dr. Walter Carpenter. He graduated at aUniversity in New York in 1854, and commenced prac-tice in Bethel, Vt. In March, 1855, he located in North-field, and had an extensive amount of business, consider-ing the number of physicians in town. He held variousoffices while in Northfield—such as District Auditor thir-teen years, Town Auditor three years. Selectman in1867-8, and had charge of building the tomb in ElmwoodCemetery. He was Town Representative in 1864-5, andmade a creditable member of the Legislature. Dr. Keith moved to Iowa in 1868, and settled in Me-chanicsville, where he is now engaged in the practice of. SAMUEL KEITH. X ANOill DBN rOC/NOAliONS IT)! Iiis protfssioii. From carlv inaiiliood ho has ever hccnaftive in all pro^rcssivi inovciiuMits—aiiti-slaverv. toin-[)erance, education aniitalile to his deeji lovc of chil-dn-n. It is a eommon remark, all the childriii love With all the l>ortors love for his new hoiuf, he nayshe desires to return to Northlield to spend the eve of hislife with his familv, and r(\st in Elmwood Cemetery. Dr. Keith married Millicent Benson, of Xorwieh, \ IT. 1847. They had three children: (Jertrude A.: Dellic May; and Millicent. The twoyoungest die<l in early childhood, (rcrtrude A. has heena teacher of reputation in the public schools of Iowa. LUTHER J. WARNER Was horn in Williamstown, \t., in ISO), iiud came fromHraintree to Northfield in 1884 He located n
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