Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-01-08
ST. ALBANS.

SO. The first civilized person who settle
in the town is supposed to have been }
Weldon, he coming here during the revo
lutionary war. He was followed by An
drew Potter in 1885, and from that tim
the settlement advanced rapidly, by emf
grants from the south part of the State
and other New England States. Among
the earliest settlers were, the families o
Messrs. Potter, Morrill,, Gibbs, Green anc
Meigs. Andrew Potter was the first rep
ressntative in the General Assembly.
Since the Advent of the Railroad, St
Adams has undergone many and grcat
changes, and but few towns in the State
can boast of more improvements. The
large amount of butter and cheese made
in the County finds its way here and is
Shipped to New York and Boston. TO
show the reader that this is no insignifi-
cant business, it is only necessary to state
that during the past year, tacelve hundred
ffy-three tons Butter, and more than one
thousand tons of Cheese were sent from
the st. Adams Depot. The past season
has witnessed the erection of New Rail
road Machine Shop, just west of the Sta
ton House. The Shop is built of brick,
is two hundred feet long, and eighty feet
wide, and constructed after the most ap-
proved plans. Its cost, exclusive of Ma
chinery, is about $4,000. Other i'm
provements about the Depot, are in con-
temptation, to meet the demands of the
business and travelling community.
Among the Public Buildings recently
built deserving of special mention, are,
the Episcopal Church (Rcv. Chas Fay
rector) which cost about $4,000; the
Congregational church, occupied for the
first tine, Dec. 4, 1862 costing between
$4,000 and $4,000; aud the Union
School House costing $4,000. All these
buildings are fine specimens of architec-
ture aud credit as we'll as an ornament
to the town. The necessity for new
Court House and Town Honse, is SO APP
parent it is to be hoped that not much
more time will elapse before these ,oa,,ts
will be supplied.
The new Organ in the Congregational
Church, costing two thousand dollars, is
a superior instrument, and surpassed in
beauty Of finish and richness of tone, by
no Organ in the State. The other relig-
ious denominations are, Methodist, Rev.
j. Luce, Pastor Universalists who are
without a settled Preacher; Cath olics,
Father CLEVER. The Catholic Church is
large and commodious building. 1t was
commenced several years ago, and will be
completed by another year, arrangements
to that effect having already been made.
If finished according to the original de-
sign it will be a very imposing structure.
There is great lack of tenant houses.
1t is difficult-we may say almost impos
slble-to rent house of any kind, and
thus many families are debarred the priv
ilege of taking up their residence among
us for the present. Quite a number of
these have been built the past Summer.
but not near enough to supply the great
demand. Thes want, it is to be hoped,
will be fully supplied by another year.
Business the past year, considering
the times, has been remarkably good. |
The Merchants and Traders of St. Adams,
with scarcely an exception, are doing well
and seem to defy the "hard times" The
population OF the tom is about 5000 |
Grand List for 1862, l2,518,l4.
The following resolutions were intro
duced by L. L. butcher, Esq, at the last
annual Town Meeting unanimously adopt
cd:
Whereas, the centennial anniversary of
the charter of the Town of St, Adams
will occur on the 18th of August, 1863
and from information received from sew
eral sources, it is believed that large
number of sons and daughters of St. AL
bans now residing abroad, are desirous of
returning once more to their former homes
to unite with us in celebrating in a suit
able manner, the hundredth anniversary
of tho Town- tharoforo