Tuesday, February 14, 1860 
Died in Washington, Capt. Horace Bucklin Sawyer of Plattsburgh, who had served under Lieut. Sidney Smith, had endured a year's captivity at Halifax; served on the Constitution in the engagement and capture of the Cyane and Levant; had been stationed at Boston; sailed before the mast in an India ship, served in the South American squadron, in the West Indies, in the Mediterranean and on military duty on Canadian frontier.  In his travels he had met Capt. Douglass, the Duke of Wellington, Dir Edward Codrington, Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, Sir Astely Cooper, Gen. Lafayette and many others.  For many years, previous to 1850, Capt.. Sawyer lived in the wooden house, built about 1820, No. 268 Main Street, Burlington, but after his marriage to Miss Wadworth, a sister of Mrs. Cornelius Halsey of Plattsburgh, he removed to that place living at No. 40 Cornelia Street.  His wife and several children survived him.

Friday, March 2, 1860
Fell asleep in Christ at Champlain the Rev. Abraham D. Brinkerhoff, for twelve years the faithful and beloved pastor of the Congregational Presbyterian church at that place.  Thirteen clergymen acted as pall bearers at his funeral.

Tuesday, March 27, 1860
At her home in Peru died Catherine Robinson, wife of Samuel Keese and a regular preacher of the Society of Friends.  Previous to her marriage for twenty years a popular teacher in Philadelphia and elsewhere, after that event she was recognized as called to the ministry and from "the fourth month, 1849" she preached with force and eloquence not only in the Quaker meeting house at the Union, but in Friends' meeting in Philadelphia, Canada, west Central New York and Saratoga; also, on several occasions at Clinton Prison.

Thursday, June 7, 1860
   At "Rock Point", a large Gothic stone building, designed for a boys' school and seminary, was completed and consecrated.

    Early in June, 1809, there was great excitement in Burlington and other towns on the lakeshore for was not the boat that since last year, the brothers Winans had been a-building under the "Oak Tree" at the foot of Kings Street and which had been launched sideways into the water, about to make her first trip?  John Winans, her captain, had been on board the Clermont when she made her first trip and had been deeply interested.

    The first Vermont resembled little her namesake of 1909.  She was built without guards, with flush decks and no pilot house, being steered by a tiller.  Only a smokestack showed above the deck for her second-hand 20 horse-power horizontal engine, bought in Albany, was below.  The Vermont was larger than the Clermont.  Her length was 120 feet with one room about 25X18 feet, fitted with berths and serving also as a dining room.  But she was the first vessel propelled by steam on Lake Champlain and the second in the whole world and as such was a wonder.  Her round trip from Whitehall to St. Johns consumed about a week and her appearance was eagerly awaited in the quiet settlements along the shore.

    In October, 1815 the first Vermont had her last break-down near Ash Island and her owners Messrs. James and John Winans took out her engine and boilers and sold them to the Lake Champlain Steamboat Company.  During the war of 1812 the Vermont had done good service in the transportation of government stores and troops.  Her captain, John Winans, lived afterwards at Ticonderoga but was buried at Poughkeepsie.

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