Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-19
Dresden Vermont.

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O.. Voted thar the Rev Dr Wheeloel, rs
oar agent 10 vctitiuu the General Assembly
f.rri. above saii INCORPORATION
~l-.l..- -....r..7 VA. taken hy -hsnan and
tae new town was 10 70 bv she name gf
Dartmouth Bus however vigorous the
efforts at tai- time % secure the act of in
corr. .r.ts.u from the Assembly. nothing
-s.t.s ~. have crown OUT off them Al the
March ,fre-lDr l--5 The TOWN of Hanover
renew. its lie ana its assent chat rbe col
i..,s district. p, described 10 the meeting
held nar wears before. =. be erected into =
d.s,i.e, r3Wn under the Jurisdiction Of the
authority og Dartmouth College. " But
an III these davs the province of New Uamp-
shire went INTO confusion on account of the
troufIes brtvccn the colonies and the mother
,.,urfrv and therefore there WAS no time on !
tbe mart of the legislature IL attend TO the
interests %! Dartmouth College. However.
i'm the midst OF the general chaos the college
authorities seem to have vindicatel TO them
selves the right OF independent action, and
without waiting for further legislative sane /
ZION rlc District uut forth It's encrrics and |
rr-, 10 th, DIGNITY of a free town. assuming
rbe name of Dresden. The records likewise /
show thar Hanover now BEGAN 10 act apart
from the College district in town matters
for instance. at March meeting. l77-. voted /
to raise tax of seventy pounds 10 pay the I
Rev Mr.. burroughs. salary and such other +
cbaroes as belong 10 this part of the town to
nav exclusive of the College District. =
Stronger stiH. the District was now to ap-
near before the public as a corporate town /
under the name Of Dresden for its inhabi-
tants retitioned with other towns, in March,
I77s. to be received into the new State Of
Vermont, which petition was granted the fol-
lowino June. The citizens Of Hanover had
not vei taken steps to this end. but in town
meeting, held July 80, l77S, they voted
). that this town do ioin with the State of
Vermont for the same Reasons and on the
same Conditions that a number of the other
Towns on the New Hampshire Grants have
already Joined said State
At this time Dresden was a great place in
The State Of Vermont. ltwas the seat Of fine
literary institution, having the Whcel0cks at
nj beed Now also Alden Spooner came
ro,, connecticut and set up his printing
lrsss hero In connection with his brother 4
~ had charre of the public printing, but the
Wise ones must ueSlu0 u0" nr ,1Oon Va us
work was done IN Dreslen. Moreover, nc
.tarted q neWspauer here which perhRps Is
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