National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31
Written for the Vermont Record and Farmer
ThetfOrd.
At the commencement of the Rev

A"cVVsVss
At the commencement Of the Rev.
War the inhabitants
nubmered 800; Of these 10 enlisted
into the Army Of United States and
served du:-ing the war. Col. Jon
athan CI,ild, Josiah Hubbard, Rich.
ard Wallace, Levi Parker, John
frizzell, Richmond Crandeli, Simon
GiIle,t, Asa Bond, Solomon Strong
and I. WilmOt
Col. Child was born in Woodstock.
Conn. He was man of large
fortune wnen he entered the army
IA colnmissary aud served during
the war. When the credit of the
Government failed he gave his own
notes for supplies for the army. At
fl,e close OF the war he was left
with II arge aniOunt 1T notes against
him. The United States were IN.
abl.. to relieve him and his large
property went to satisfy the ust
claims of the Government. This
left him poor, but IL man Ut so
much energy soon placed himself IN
easy circumstances. For this large
fortune thus Wept away the G"N>
rrnimrmt never made him or his heirs
any compensation. Cot. hid held
many offices in town. AMI died in
14,rSIe,'t.M by all who knew him.
In the War OF 1872, Il men vol
unterral into the Army "f the Um
ted States ..nd served during the
wal. The militia were called out
One company under Capt. Oliver
Taylor served six months.
Saturday evening before the bat
lie. at plattslurgi. Col. Lyman Fitch
of this town issued orders to his
regiment To volunteer for the tie
f,.n>e uf the country against the
British. This order was ex rutci
duriug the night aud Sunday morn
ing IN the adjoining towns, irquir
ing the companies to meet at Chel-
sea Sunday evening. Two compan
les in ThtitOrd, one of cavalry aud
one of infantry, came together III
rhrtfhd Hill village. Sunday noon
ready to march. Dr. Burton caint
out ON the common and made ;
prayer with them.
lhis Ie.i licnt met at Chelsea ant
vent as far AS WatrrOurN, vine,
they heard of the defeat of thu
Brlisn aud their retreat into Can
ada
In the late war Of the rebellion
rhettu,tl furnished Ia volunteers
Oi this iumtHr IA died III the sci
vice bN Sichness aud two were Kill
) I'd in battle.
, Thctturd from the early =, til,
+, nlcnt to the present time has AWAY
/ answered to the call Ut her country
a number Of natives Ut this tow
, were Killed in the late war, anon
them Capt. Edwin u, Frost. com
! ,any a, Tenth Regiment, at Col
!, iiarlur, Va. Juue /, 1854. Cap
4 Frost was a graduate OF Dartmout
College, and left his home and hi
!. friends for the defence of his couI
/ try.
Thetford Hill Village was the fir
/, in town. The Congregational ihee
=. ing house was built here III lI97.-
Il The first post office in town vi
y. established in this village. Ihettn'
II Academy was located here III ISL
: ut tunes numbering more than =
m students. All the town mectln,
/. we're held here until 1880. 10
~. Mills village is located near u
4 north line of the town u little We
;r of Eairlec Lake. Eldad Post 81
. tied here in 1916. and built grI
,u mill ON the Oml"mls'nVDsuc k''
- y hich gave the nanie IL the \'liat
t1 IL is "a place Vt c"i'sid liable bn
i. ness. has II post office, ,CongirSiii"
il al meeting house, and l'''o
/. library, the gift ui the late Geor
~ l'e..lssly. Esq.
~. Tm.ttod Centre Village is ne
.s the centre of the town, has
ar town house, II Methodist nettl
lI. Ma,sr, post "ilicr, and u good d'
- of business in manufactures Is u
nj. rird On here.
ON Uni.n iIlage is near the sou
ii. line of the town on the Oh'lni'l
h> mn,suc l.i>rr,h has a post Office. Me
m, mlist meeting house, st"Ir,a'Id ii'
.,,. that do u large business.
East Thrttorl is neal COn'le'
Gu, River on paSsuunpsic River u.
!. At rhetfOrd aud Lyme depot a 'a'
~, business is done; there is n put
,"' ~. house and post office here.
:"i North ThrtioId is two miles no
~; of East TImttUd near lyme Bfu
-" has a hnc stone depot "n the J.
DIN ,u,n,,sic River Il. H., Congrsat'
w.. nj a, d M.,hnlist meeting h"i'
.,' ~" aud post office. A good deal
" business is done here.
Thei ford il the thirl town
,;~ Orange County for population
w, grand List.
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