Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-11-29
s. HOWARD, Jr., Publisher

pension from Government for Revolution
ary services One of his sons is now
living in johnson, past 80 years of age.
The year following Mr.. Eaton's settlement,
a numb from the same vicinity in N. II.
made beginnings in the town, two by the
name of Mcconnell one of which located
near the confuance of what is called the
North branch, with the river Lamoille.
He soon after erected a saw and Grist-
mill, on said branch, around which has
subsequently grown the present village.
The allotment of the town was made
in 1888 or 9. The lots designed to con-
tain 800 acres to each proprietor, besides
allowance of five per cent for roads. The
survey was however very incorrect, some
lots containing much larger number of
acres than others adjoining them, and
zigzag lines were found to run from COR
ner to corner of lots, enlarging one by
diminishing another, which caused much
litigation among the early settlers, but in
all cases the courts established the lines
and corners where they could be proved
to have been run and marked. Jonathan
Mcconnell before alluded too, was employ
ed by the proprietors as assistant survey
or, and perhaps governed by the first
laws of nature, self preservation, it
so happened that one tier of lots running
North and South and another running
East and West, the intersection of which
was at his location, which lot contained
over AGO acres. Among the early settlers
were also family of Millers, Rogers
Mills, Simons, Smiths, Greggs; and prob
ably some others, all of whom had to de
pend upon the forest and streams for sub
sistencc. Moose and other native animal
| ranged upon the hills and mountains, ant
n shoals of fish occupying the streams, ant
] waters of the valleys; all of which al
forded them comfortable repast. Brea
however was q rarity when obtained
having to be procured at great distance
ID -four or meal, and transported in sack
npon their shoulders to their families il
.y. their rude and lonely cabins.
The first child born in town was so
of Mr.. Aaron Smith, which they gay
its name johnson Smith, in reference {
its heing the first born in town. The me
ther Mrs. Smith, when her child was bl
two Of three months old, in view of th
approaching winter and scarcity of prov
:" sions, Started with her child (accompanie
n' by erbusband to Onion River,) fro
=" thence on foot and alone travelled to Be-
~, nington, to spend the winter with h'
AN friends.
er- The first death, that occurred in tow,
me was Mr.. .Fullington, who was on his wa
he from New Hampshire to Fairfax; al
wn passing the river Lamoille, in what is no
u.s. Morristow,, at an old hunters or lndi;
Ia camping Place, he discovered some Engli'
st. turnips we'll grown and very invitin
'se of which he partook freely upon an emp
Try stomach, which produced the collie,
+da which he died the night following, at t.
49, dwelling house of Thomas Mcconnell, al
me buried in trough dug from basswo
nd log The next death was a young mi
eh' by the name of Smith, who had b
'ue a short time previous accompanied l
'M brother and family into town, and was
'he work, or for some cause at the mil
wy which Mcconnell was building, accide
on' tally went over the dam or falls and w
'ne drowned. This brings the settleme
'hi- down to 1890.
ups From 1900 to 1900. second class
emu settlers, mostly from New Hampshire al
on Massachusetts arrived in town. Fro
.he New Boston and Amherst N H., the
nc we're families of Dodges, Balches, Wills
fge EAinewood, Reddington Prim and othe
up From Belchertown and other places
les Massachusetts, Ferrys, Clarks, Wheele
eSs Atwells and youngerly man from Bostt
us by the name Of Wier, who had previo'
ich ly followed seafaring life and singular
sly remarkable, left his accustomed emplc
inc ment to seek an asylum in the wilds
lce' Vermont He arrived in his short jacl
To- and buff trousers. destitute Of means ey
8n' to purchase an ak to commence labor