Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-11-30


corner Of the county to the town Of Ailiup-
ton is 40 miles by the trav, He'd road
From the northeast corner Of the county 60
Arlington from Landgrove centre is % miles,
on the main road running through the main
valley From the north line Of Rupert TO
Arlington is 20 miles. From the south line
of Pownal to Arlington is % miles. Airing
ton is, therefore, four miles too far moth
for even the geographical centre Of the county,
to say nothing Of the centre Of population,
which is found TO be at South Salisbury
some nine miles further south. and taking
the roads from the northeast and southeast
corners. is miles too far north.
The road which crosses the mountain near
Arlington used to be- called Strutton turnpike,
but is now thrown up as turnpike. and Of
ter it reaches the foot Of the mountain 20 in-
habitant lives on il within the bounds OF tho
county.
The road which crosses this range near
Bennington is called the Searsburgh turnpike.
and naturally concentrated on IL the inhubi-
tauts Of the towns Of Woodrord, Soarsburgh
and Readsboro 1871. All Of which must
pass within threc-fourths Of a mile Of Ben
nington courthouse TO get to Arlington.
The courthouse at Bennington was built cn-
tircly new Is years since, size 40 = 10, brick,
covered with slate. It's internal arrange
mcnts are like the courthouse in this place
and was supposed when built to be a model
courthouse, and is now surpassed by but few
in the State.
The courthouse at Manchester was repair
ed about eight or ten years since by the
addition Of twenty feet to its length, at a
cost of about $500, and the courtroom and
Offices modernized. 1t is built in the most
substantial manner Of brick with a tower and
furnished with bell. The courtroom is
handsomely frescoed by a skillful artist; and
these buildings have been hitherto regarded
by the people OF the county with a considera-
| Die degree Of satisfaction, and they will
therefore be not little startled in their self
competency when they shall read in the
committees report that " none Of these build
ings are Of the most modern and convenient
character"
Arlington Sunderland, Sandgate, and per-
baps ono-fourth Of the inhabitants Of Shafts
/ bury, would Just about as conveniently as
semble around the centre at Arlington, with
| their less than 5000 inhabitants. as Man
! chester as a center assemblies COCO inhabi-
tants ond Bennington as center assemblies
]
1 pect that to save these 5000 inhabitants a
| Journey of eight miles to the court house at
| Manchester. Bennington, with her 5000 i'm
habtants around her as center, will willing
/ y come some fifteen miles by road, or seven
teen miles by railroad, and bring in her hand
more than three-fourths Of all the legal bust
ness OF the whole county, merely for the
sake Of paying tribute to Arlington, be-
cause she happens to fiji up the narrow gar
between the western line Of the county and
the uninhabted wilderness Of the Greer
Mountains on the cast. Or will the COCO m
habitants which naturally and easily assem-
BILE at Manchester, Le content to pa SIS direct,
by the courthouse door at Manchester, pas
by the Telegraph office, pass the splendi,
} Burr and Burton Seminary, Tass the piinci
, pal Bank Of the county, pass her hotels ar,
boarding houses unequalled by any in th
State for extent and luxuriousness Of accom-
{ mediation, pass her miles OF marble walks
and many other things, which together hav
2 made this village the summer resort Of man,
= hundreds Of boarders from our cities. pass al
3 these things by,-for what; For Arlington
Z our great centre, with scarcely any of thes
things.
j ! must confess that instead OF agreeing will
The committee that the demands Of the spr
it Of the age pointing to a central location
for county buildings in this county, peculiar
ly situated as it is, much more clearl
points to a division Of the county which re
suit greatly fear will be arrived at, if thi
measure is pressed 20 final issue
The committee THAT the expression
Of opinion by petitions aud remonstrances is S,
rneuger Sad uncertain, that it has had little IN
huence in establishing the conclusion to whicl
VIC have arrived" This is evidently true, 70
the committee must have entirely thrown asid
the 2S60 remonstrances against this measur,
as of no value to leap to the conclusion thai
neither Of the present court houses are Sc
situated as to accommodate people, in accord
ance with the demands Of the spirit of tn,
age Really, Mr.. President, am at loss tC
know what the committee mean by "he de
mands Of The spirit Of the oge." Z suppos,
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