The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-17

have taken But the hearts oil the
parents leaned trustingly on God, and 1t
has not come down to us that they were
eyer left destitute of the ncedful supply.
But have no time TO dwell on this pic
turo, and can therefore only say further
that Deacon jackson, through his descend
ants, has gone out into all the earth. His
numerous family lnoat of them, grew up
to act we'll their part In their day and gen.
Grafton. This was emphatically the case
with two of his sons the eldest aud the
youngest. Abraham held many places OF |
trust in the gift tof his fellow citizens, |
which he filled, as we have reason to be- |
lieve, with the highest acceptance; andNer-
mont has had few more able sons than |
William jackson, or who had either in |
education or religion extended wider or
more benefcent influences. The descend |
ants of Lorraine, too, as well as her own
true life, en.itle her to n respectful re-
membrane on this occasion. But nl-
though Deacon Jackson was the first lc-
gal settler--that Is, the first who had auy
title to his land-Goorgc Scott and family
were the first inhabitants. The dwelling
Of this individual was nearly opposite the
spot where the school house now stands,
in the Marsh district. II was mere shan
ty, and scarcely worthy to be called hui
man dwelling. The manner in which il
was discovered by the proprictora. on
their first visit TO the place, Is thus dc
scribcd by the lotc Deacon Mosolcy
Hall
The proprietors, ON their first visit to
the place, had in their company Il negro
servant named Ziha, who made great
pre,entons to courage when there was no
danger, but who was very timid. OF In
dians lac had most incurablc dread.
This was well known 60 the proprictOrs,
who had no little diversion at his expense
for when they came to any suspicious
looking place they would halt and
cry " Indians" aud call to Ziba to go
ahead But at that terrible word the cOur-
age of poor Ziba would fail, and he would
suddenly fall in the rear. They would then
have laugh at his expense, and proceed rs
before.
In the examination of their land. they
were one day proceeding northward from
the spot where now stands our beautiful
village, when arriving at the top Of the
hill. little beyond the Eliakim Ballou
place, they discovered q smoke curling up
among the trees, only little distance he
fore them. Up to their Old tricks one Of
them, Mr.. Isaac Hall, cried ont 90 Indians,
Ziba, 90 ahead. iiuI ~ Iiha sought his
usual refuge, II 5ayr them IN opportunity
for another laugh at hi- expense. They
supposed the smoAc 10 proceed from some
hunters cncampmcui ui' were quite sur
prised when they rcaVhc,i the spot 90 sec
foriorn looking man standing before .ihe
door Of log cabin. Tai, Was scott. ard
his first words 10 them were. " Gentle
men, will not one of you he 80 kind rs 90
give me chaw OF tobacco 7" at the same
time taking one from his mouth and hold
| ing ii out in the palm of his hand. ,,''hcrc is
one which hunter gave me who passed
this way six weeks ago, and | begin to feel
the need of another Whether he OBJ
taianed his request tradition does not say.
! Thomas Rowley, who resided in Dandy,
and afterwards in Rutland, once while on
. hunting excursion, TO protect himself
from the severity Of winters storm,
visited this habitaiion of Scott. which he
| thus describes =:
| When 1t fell TO my lot to visit scott,
In one cold winters storm,
l did propose TO dry my clothes,
And my cold body warm.
stepped in door, when ON the Zoo,
A herd OF swine they met mo,
Who round me piled, on every side.
| And well nigh ovcr-set me.
Beyond the herd man appeared.
Like one. without soul,
Like one half dead he hung his heat
over fire coal.
HIS lonely wife to save her life,
sat in the aust and sand,
Her knees erect, her chin protect,
Her nose she held In her hand.
Poor aouls they'll freeze. unless the trees
| ho a rof, hni IN la Oil
Or some kind friend hand VIII lend
TO help them very nimbly.
The name OF the wife OF scott was Lois, an,
two daughters, Grace and Axle.
Scott was a natural vagabond, and con
tinuod to live in town; though the propric
tors wished to get rid OF him, and he finally
died at the poor house, perhaps within tht
recollection of some here. If 50, and any
of you wish to drop tear 10 his memory
you can.
In addition to Scott and family, one othe
individual settled within the present limit!
of Walingford prior to the advent of Def
Jackson. This was John Hopkins. from
Salem, New York, who came in i1i0, and
cleared about three acres OF land on Yves
Hill, which was then within the bounds Of
Tinmouth. Hopkins was Is years old, anC
boarded, while clearing it, at Dandy Cor
ners. He sowcd il with wheat. which
grew 80 tall that he could 20 into it. ant
while standing erect, tic it over his head
In the following year he settled ON thu
land, and built i log house. He subse
Quently married and had six children, anC
suppose that some of his descendants stl
reside on the Hill. He was PRESBYTERIAN
in his religion, and good man.
| boti hnn,, aail e
Scott and John Hopkins and Abraham
Seey we are by no means to infer that Dea
jackson was not the first settler for THU
honor is undoubtedly, his due. For It's tht
Hopkins place is not within the origina
bounds of Wallingford, no claim TO it ca
be put forth for HIM, and that the advent
of Scott here constituted Wallingturd in It.
beginning we are unwilling to cOnccdc
We prefer to regard his arrival here as
little before its beginning and as really
having no connection with it Let no on,
then hereafter on account Of the facts men
toned above, attempt to deprive Dca
Jackson of the honor of having been TIT
first settler which has been universally
conceded to him.
The settlement of Dea. Jackson haYini
been made, Others very soon followed
Among those were Abraham Ives, Len
Ives, Daniel Bradley, Benjamin Bradley
Joseph jackson, Ezekiel Miles, Ephralii
Andres, and Jonas and Edmund Bumpus
and Stephen and Goodyear Clark Mos
of these were men of decided character
, and suited 20 the times which were ap
, preaching. Men on whom the defenders OF
liberty and the independence of the New
, Hampshire grants could most perfectly
rely. Some of you have looked upon IN
venerable form Of Lent Ives, for HEAVIER
gracously spared his life till hi
locks were whitened with the winters q
four score years, but of Abraham Ives an'
the Bradlcys you know less Perhaps 10 SOM
, of you their names may even sound strange
, Yet in thcirday they had no.littic celebrity
Abraham Ives, both as business man an,
political man, was known throughout tn
territory which now constitutes the state