The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-29

il insEe e9Rcni q. eslce
T corNaa BUILDINGS, &o.
IN Sept 1870, it was voted 10 narr
tho Tcpre H'ativcs 10 cnleayour 10 Obtain
lhe repeal at ia acs Vi tbe Legislature o
l'f9 mixing provisions for building i
eoaii hou.e aud ii.a Bennington. Shafts
hur' vas 6lst selected as lhc site Cor N,
county billidgs tien Reuuing Oh, anl
Iaierwari Manchester and Bennington
Tie committee on location for those 10 BE-
erected al Manchester, were anNious 10
I place then some where near Tie Baptist
church al Factory Point, oa lind given io
Timothy Mead ior erecting lie first gris..
mii but Mr. Mead refusing Is have them
build u that point they were hy the *
cuious of Martin Powell Who r,sa! Il
where ihe main ropl uor,h o Dorset and
che crossIoad 10 Factory Point mterseel,
located un the bin norb of Ways and
Chmbcrln's mills The tmbers were
framed, bat subsequently USED, iiuppcafs,
Tor dwelling house. Partly ihronaa the
rNcrioHs Of Gideon Ornsby, who resided
10 the south part OF tie ioh j, ou what i
r,iIed the Skinner farm, tic county build-
,ngs were erected ia 1851, on tie present
i.c Of lie Manchester hotel; thc court
lsust and .iaiI were parts Of the same
structure; toe expense oi building the
c5artf fri g was dcifaycd by Subscription,
that of tie ia.l by tho State; tie sic Of
the Jaii has nat been changed 4 new
court house va, erected III 1922 by sub
scrftion, and repaired aud enlarged, at Tie
expense of the County, Ia 1919 Previous
10 The erection OF lie toul, house, lie
courts were hcll either 1T the meeting
house. he layeusiand of Elakim Weller.
or hat Of Jared Muuson, situated where
lis grand son, Benjamin Manson, resides
In 1883 the town was divided into
.choJl Districts. In 1891, the scarcity OF
q currency in those ante-bank times is
eyinccd BY dx.ng ile prices Of grain 10 be
taken 10 payment Of taxes.
CONTROVERSY WITH NEW YORK.
Ii tie controversy will New York. res
peclins her clan- d tie New Hampshire
Grauis, O t. ., 1866, committee was
sent by the iown u New York 80 nego-
fate or affairs toi, ,,e fs,ya.hip ~ Man /
CHESTER
Ann. ~. 1872. t3a can,miftres a. lie
.everal towns assembled ii, convention at
A reply 10 the rcpraarbful /
ettcr oil Coz. Trgop dated Au,.li. I-73 /.
sa4 prcpar,d and f,i.ynrl.1 tl5s dacn.
neat, IN 4 mild coarjlntorv manner *.
:llpates lbe C.reau AIg.nt,.n goy fron
Gov. TyoB'. ceo.pr. NH f,,oiv m.in.
aims tho ia,liee 81 th.i,. cause and rrrti- I
u8e If rbeir inr.ntfogs
There are., nv. t3e la,trr atwo man /
,sitions wlicl, IRE a.e o,iest, of our Is
eptions. Filsty tllr pr6teetigp ma main 4
aiming or proocrty ard s.can5lv 5 (
81 ,i,r ,at,.t rar,. mn rrnd4uc. III, +
freak the articles of pnbl,' fa,f, 81 i3snlt
Governmental authority"
OF. 2I. f772 r1tng,;t,aes sra;g ,,a,
i AlanrAester .vl,el, II vas ,!acrpa' n,no,,
tler tliipgs ,.rhat no ,4F.oa oo.fl,. (,r,,,,a
hou!a accent d. mona aoy ot,j.e unler ,,e
alhUf3y III Npw Y,f gnda,ll ciyiJ.n1
aiIBaa elIi,rrs vi,n A,,. aerrpt-d po3cr
he authority q New York were reo,,iral
o suspend El,eir functions on the min orI
ciag " gic,oc4 ), also .tlut M ,crso,
loulI fake Grants or copi;,rna,io, of
rants under lie government 81 New York
In l773 n lhe aauual March mee,ina
he inhabitant, Of Manchester yoted ~lhat
ye viii 10, nur,ie tbe oe,,ing it,r;..lir.
ion back d New !IamI,. l,ire ~ M nrcs.
nt;' Il will bc recoIlec.eI lhal the ino
i council. .July %. 1864. had fixed tGr
,est baal, of ,le Connecticut liver \. tha
onndary BetWeeD New York ana NM
iampstirp Which fact NAV account to,.
ae f5.cqo;0e vote.
March l77l. thc Committees met II
lc tagein stand If E.iakim Weller ION
le prpmise, !ane occp1ied by the Hon
leonard Sareeantl but the u,reuno was
ll,.ealenIy adjourned 10 Arlington Al li
lis session tie smost niuafory and des-
ot3c acts OF lhe New Aork assembly ior
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