Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-09

ana Oamuel NELSON OF new L OK siucS
1916.
The District Judges, for the District OF
Vermont, during the same period have
been Nathaniel Chapman of Rutland l19l
to 1901 Samuel Hitchcock Of Burling-
ton 1901 Elijah Paine, of Williamstown
1901 to 1912 Samuel Prentiss. of Mont
pelier, 1912 to 1857 and David A.
Smalley. of Burlington, since 1857.
The Clerks Office was kept at Rutland
until 1912, with Frederick Hill, Cephas
Smith, Jr., and Jesse Cove as clerks, re-
spectively. Since that time it has been
migratory following the residence of the
Judge to Montpelier and then to Burling.
ton.
In February 1884, the Legislature of
Vermont established five post offices with
in the State, at Rutland, Bennington,
Brattleborougb, Windsor and Newbury,
"under such regulations as are establish
ed for the government of the post offices
in the United States" and at the same
rate of postage. The mails were carried
by post riders, who received two pence
per mile travel, except from Bennington
to Brattleboro, on which route they were
allowed three pence per mile.
Vermont having been admitted into
the Union, March 4th, 1901, post office
was established in Rutland by the United
States, and Frederick Hill appointed
postmaster. March 31st, 1901, the Post
master General advertises for proposals
for carrying the mails "from Albany by
Troy and Lansingburgh to Bennington,
Manchester and Rutland, once a week.
The mail to leave Albany every Thurs
day at a. M, arrive at Bennington at 4
p. M, same day, and leave Saturday at 6
a. m, and proceed to Manchester and Rut-
land and get back to Bennington the next
Tuesday and arrive at Albany by We'd
nesday noon. Also from Rutland to
Burlington, once in two weeks. To leave
Rutland every other Monday at 6 a. m.
and arrive at Burlington, Tuesday noon ;
leave Burlington, Wednesday at 6 a. M,
and arrive at Rutland by the next noon.
Contracts to continue in force until June
1st, 1894. One dollar to be forfeited for
every hours delay on contract time, and
for neglect of trip donble the value of the
trip.
The following is the succession of post
masters since Frederick Hill, with. per-
haps an omission or two: David Smith,
Samuel Prentiss, Thomas Hooker, VIM.
D. Smith, Ruben R. Thrall, Royal H.
Waller, Thomas J. Ormsbee, Moses
Hawkes., Jonathan G. Dexter, Charles
Burt, Josiah Pratt, John Cain, Isaac Nc
Daniels, John III. Hall, Martin G. Everts,
John B. Ki1burn.
The post Office was most generally kept
regnum from and after about 1916 when
it was removed to a building, then known
IS the "old red store" standing on the lot
afterwards occupied by Hodges & Owen,
down to the appointment of Charles Burt
as post master. He removed it to the
building next north of the Court House,
and his successor, Josiah Pratt, removed
it to the building next north of that, and
after short time, in the winter of 1854
So, to the town hall building on Wash
| ington street. Here it remained until
the completion of the present post Office
building'in 1857, when it was removed to
it's present location.
December 31st. 1894, Frederick Hill,
post master published the following List
of letters remaining in the Post Office at
Rntland. Mr.. Timothy Boardman and
Mr.. BENZ. Blanchard, jun, of Rutland
Mr.. Thomas Hammond and Miss. Mary
Hammond of Pittsford-Abel Spencer.
Clarendon-Genl. Isaac Clark Castletou-
Mr.. Eber Murray, Orwell-Mr. Bella Fan
ham, Leicester
1t will be seen that Rutland County
and portion Of Addison county then re-
ceived their mails at Rutland. Since
that time one or more post Cffices have
been established in every town in the two
counties. Rutlsnd now having four, one
in this village. one in West Rutland, of
which, we believe Rev. A. Drury was
| the first post master. one ~ Center Rut-
l land, esta blished in My 1850, with J. B.
Proctor az post master, and one ar Suther-
land Falls, established in 1854, with
Thomas J. Ormsbee as post master.