Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-02
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dollars a bushel and was consequently a
very profitable crop. The soil is now a
natural soil for wheat, it is much better
for wheat than for oats, rot the whole
town but parts of it.
R. V. Marsh, Esq, was next called upon
but excused himself.
Josiah Rossiter said that when he was
boy the people were not moral people,
they were more or less engaged in SNUG
Cling goods from Canada. His next door
neighbor was man by the name of John
Childs, who lived where Hon. E. n
Briggs now does. He was smugglei
and it was reported that in one of his
smuggling operations in or about the
year 1912 while returning home by the
way of the Hubbardtown turnpike, he
killed man by the name of Luce. An
attempt was made to arrest Childs, but
there were too many men engaged in
these smuggling operations and nothing
was ever done with him. His own death
was violent, he putting an end to his own
life. In those days smugglers ruled the
town. There was whipping post in
Brandon, located at or near where King
sley's store now is. He remembered see-
ing man whipped there. He also spoke
of the difference and improvement there
had been in school discipline and an
equally great Improvement in schools and
in teachers.
Horace Ellis again spoke. He said
that when he came to Brandon, in 1886,
there were only two houses on the space
between where the Brandon House now
is and the scale shop, and next to these
was Orchards tavern. When, soon after,
Spaulding commenced building on the
corner between those places, he was
thought wild, as the business would not
sustain him. The business was then over
the river, as was also the post Office, etc.
The first real impetus to business in
Brandon was given by the tariff of 1928.
Then, or about that time, the Conants
commenced making stoves, their first
stove being large enough to take in four-
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buy their stoves, goods, etc, and take
all their wool and grain to the store to
pay their debts; but the tariff made wool
cash article, and farmers had cash to
buy goods with. The tariff of 1887
brought wool down to 25 cents, and farm
ers suffered, but in 1912 the new tariff
again brought itsup. He thought Bran
don was indebted to the tariff of 1928 for
its first start and for much of its pros
perity.
Mr.. J. S. Cilley said that the present
position of Brandon showed that the early
men were men of pluck, of industry and
integrity. Brandon was among the first
towns of the State in beauty, wealth and
enterprise. When he first came TO Bran
don he was struck with the fact that
business was done so quiet, with SO little
noise, at first he could not believe there
was much business done, but he found it
otherwise He did dot believe in cringing
to wealth, but he did honor and respect
the man who by his own arm, bis right
hand, his brain, and by fair dealing had
carved out fortune in legitimate bust
ness. There are such men in Brandon.
He liked TO see them, and liked to see
them spend their money freely and liberal
Iy for the interests of the town, especially,
in educational matters, and they do so
here. Education and moral worth are
what makes a town, and it is this that
makes Brandon SO prominent.
Dea. Selden excused himself from
making any remarks at this time, on ac-
count of the lateness of the hour.
On motion the subject was continued
for discussion at the next meeting, Fri
day evening June 3rd, 1870, and the Pre-
sident appointed U. 7. sprague jr., and
J. S. Cilley to open the discussion.
The club then voted to take part, as q
club, in the services of Decoration Day,
they having received an invitation from
Post Ford G. "A. r., and then adjourned.