Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-30
County Mention.

! NlCnt1Ons
Benson was named by James Meach-
am, one of the grantees named in the
original charter, in honor of revolution
airy officer by the name of Benson, who
was one of his personal friends.
In 1882, colony removed from Ben
son to Du Page county, Illinois, and
formed settlement there, and Congre.
gational church was organized by mem.
bers from the church at Benson.
A. T. Woodward, M. D., of Brandon,
was elected one of the vioe-Presidents Of
the "Champlain Valley Horticultural
Society,"" organized at Burlington on the
9th inst, and is the only officer of the 80
ciety from Rutland County.
| Brandon was originally chartered as
Neshobe, October 30, 1862, and its name
was altered to Brandon, October Goth,
1884.
AT the annual election in September,
1882, the following names were added to
the list of legal voters in Castleton
Joseph Hawkins, Noah Holt, Jeffery
Dunehu.
Capt. Joseph Woodward and COL
Isaac Clark were the members of the COM
mittee from Castleton "to Stick Stake
for Court House and Goal in Rutland u
The most distinguished man who has
resided in Chittenden was Aaron Beach.
He fought on the Heights of Abraham,
and served in the war of the revolution.
The first church building erected in
| Chittenden was the Methodist, in 1882.
The Spofords of Clarendon are of the
same family as George Peabody, the
banker
Benjamin Spencer, of Clarendon, was
member of the Council of Safety, but
turned ont to be a traitor and spy and
deserted to Burgoyne.
The subject of a hotel building is
agitating the PEOPLE of Dandy.
The first town clerk of Dandy was
Thomas Rowley, the most celebrated of
vermont's early poets.
-Fairhaven, with the exception of Rut-
Hand, is the only town in the county that
has had member of Congress, Lieuten-
ant Governor, Speaker of the House of
Representatives. and Judge of the Circuit
| Court.
The nail and iron works established
by Col. Matthew Lyon (of "Alien and Sc
dition Law notoriety) are still in exis-
| tence.
1t may be fact not generally known
that the Battle of Hubbardton" was the
only battle fought on Vermont soil.
| What ia known as the Battle of Benning-
ton" having bean fought in the State of
New York
Rev Ithamer Hubbard, Of Hubbard
ton, who was chaplain in the revolu-
tionary army before he came to that
town, was considerable of poet, and had
twenty children.
Sixteen or seventeen persons died in
Ira from the epidemic of 1918.
The Baptist church in Ira, the only
one i'll town, was organized in 1888, with
the Rev. Thomas Skeels as pastor.
--Mendon did not receive it's present
name until November, 1927.
In 1910 there were only three saw
mills in Mendon.
Joseph Spslding, the first representa-
tive from Middletown, in 1856, had the
honor of naming that towp,-Middletown
Conn, being the place of his nativity.
Jonas Clark of Middletown, was
State Attorney of Rutland county for six
teen consecutive years, being the longest
term that one person ever held that office.
He, also, was representative from that
town for almost an equal number of
years.
The settlement of Mount Holly was
commenced in 1881, although it was not
chartered until 1899. ... -..--.
-Thirty-seven persons died in Mount
Holly in 1913, during the epidemic then
prevailing, being larger number of
deaths in proportion to the number of in
habitants than ever occurred in Vermont.
The population Of Mt. Tabor in 1850
was only 1858. ..s....-.-... .........
-Thomson's "VERMoNT" mistakes in
asserting that Otter Creek rises" in Mt.
Tabor. This river and the Battenkill
have their head in the town of Dorset.
and within a few feet of each other, the
latter flowing to the south and the former
to the north.
The first published town history Of
Rutland county was that of Pavlet bv
Hiel Hollister.
AT convention of the Episcopal
Church held in Pawlet, in 1893, it was
"Voted to elect Reverend Doctor Edward
Bass, Rector of Newburyport, to be
Bishop of this State" This was the first
election Of Bishop of Vermont, yet there
was no Bishop consecrated for Vermont
for some forty years afterwards.
An old publication says "Patsfeld 10
raised up m the ertreme Northeast corner
of Rutland county"
One legged milking stools were first
made and used in Pittsfsld. s
"A history Of the town Of Pittsford