Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-03-13

money iut Who would ihlpk Ok missing iuiHps l'
cell, A. iWculy cents bushtl y hen be- could make
hundred times the profit ly srccuja'irc in land
Fifet % aH IL vae determined That DcE'ovu
should be city. Tho want of poruauon WIS
found to be a sections obstacle here lhc oubsiitu-
iion OF the state rcqrlrcr ,eu ~ twelve llorsarl
Inhabitants tor city; and as Dug'ovu. iar'udwg
The Suburbs ct Pu7ryu'le and Struhs Mucry
contained population Of only sis bundled and
ihiuy-onc it was thought there NIGH, tc me
difficulty IN getting chatter without anticipating
tho returns Of next census. However Guy u
must be, some lime or o'hor, in this all were
agreed. and It might M we'll "a. lie Grst naQ,c rs
the last so they concluded to call !, city. Il
is astonishing wha, spirit Of enterprise these
prospects infused into the people Of Dogtown.--
The school house door was Pc nicd green, uncle
joe Stubbus menaed the top Of tho chimney, and
II was voted ia Town meeting - purchase three
whcclbafrows for the public use ard all N coasc-
qucnce of these projected improvements. Nay, SO
widely DAD their views Of business expand, that
Amna"ab Figginc, the grocer, determined to give
mp retailing uLd declared lie wouldn't split crack
ers nor cut candles any longer
Such was the thriving condition Of the city Of
Doeto"n when left the place IN the autumn Of
that year. continued to hear Of it through the
medium &C The Dogiown Daily Advertiser news
paper established there by eutcrpr!slng printer
from Connecticut at the first dnwning of the com
mcrcal prosperity Of the city. 1t appeared to go
ahead rapidly. The newspaper spoke Of the Ex-
change. tie Town Hall, the Bank, the new Post
Office the Railroad, Canal &c. House lots
were advertised in Washington Square, Merchants
Row. State street. Market street, SC. Contracts
were proposed for building churches, mauuiactor
les, Sc. This was Dogtown in all its glory.
Last August determined TO make a visit TO this
celebrated place in order TO cus, my eyes with
the splerdor Of city that had sprung up as ii
were by onchunimenl. " hen | reached the foot
OF Bluoberry HI, which overlooks the whole
place, ! walked eagerly TO the top in order to
catch view at n single glance Of The city in all
IT'S magnihcence. To my utter establishment, in
stead Of spires and domes, | saw nothing but
Deacon Stumpy's old mansion, with five other rag
ged and dingy looking cdifces, which stood exact
ly where had always known them. | entered
the city through State street. but discovered moth
ING new except a small house without a chimney.
Not living thing was TO be seen in Washington
Square but tblee geese who were laaly picking
mouIhfu Of grhss among the mud paddles. on
qurcd for the Exchange. and found II IN use by
the Deacon u pen. The new church, how
ever, was told had actually proceeded as far as
the raising of the timbers but 1t was snbse-
quently sold by auction 10 pay for digging the
cellar
had check On the Dogtown Bank for three
dollars, and wishing to draw the money, | wos d-
rcctcd to No. 10 fremont street. .his turned
out to be The identical building formerly occupied
by old Kit Cobbe. the shoemaker. It was bank
hours but the bank was shut, and there was not
a soul 10 be seen. Just as | was going away !
sPed tin horn by the door, with paper over It,
on which was written Persons having business
at the hank are requested to blow the horn"
put the horn to my lips and blew blast both long
/ and loud. Aier waiting about ten minutes spled
/ Isaac Thumper coming slowly down the road he
/ proved TO be the cashier Of the Dogtown Bank and
| after some difficulty convinced him of the safety
I Of cashng tho check.
/ Upon inqnung of Isaac what use had been made
/ lars he informed me that most Of it remained in
/ vested IN notes Of hand. Money was scarce, aud
/ was expected 10 continue so uH'il the onion crop
! had beon got IN. II was easy 10 see that tho ci'y
/ had sadly tcclucd from - meridian spendnr. In
I fact, Docsio~n has suffered . complete downfall
/ for hardly any body nov speaks Of It as a city,
/ They have As much land as ever and 10 long It
continued to be valued ut their own rr.re they
were IS rich os Jews but, unfortunately j, fei! u
value, the moment they expected the purchasers IA
. pay for A.. The DogtoWucrs are poor enough az
/ present, but they are not the first, and probably
/ wi not be the last people who have ruined them
selves by building q rily % speculation.