The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-24


7sG In 1901 the population Of the town
Vas 31J to-day it is about 800. The war
If The revolution drove away what few had
cltcd here and ali Tie buildings were de-
,troycl except the houses Of Jonathan
High, Bill Thaycr and Robert Torrance.
No grist mills nearer than Pitsford and
ricondcroga,
OF the men Of 1901 Judge Painter, Ben
jamiu Smallcy ana Jonathan Chipman
stool Mt The head. Judge Painter was well
acquainted with Daniel Webster and Silas
Wright was member Of the constitutions
III convention OF i1i; held 70 captains .
during the war; was Icprcscn-
taiyc fourteen years Judge Of the Cir /
cult Court eight years. lie has been dcsir- /.
mated as the father Of the town and cspcci- |
ally Of the village In 1881 lie set about
the business Of obtaining for Milo bury
the scat Of The county. lie wae plain
man. possessed of much comw1 sense,
great tact and ability as a leader 10 any inn
poriant work interested in the success Of
the Congregational church, an original
trustee Of Middicbury College, and left it
in his will the sum of 5130Do.
jonathan Chapman was Shef!li lof WE'VE
years. ne was man possessed Oh h'"'h
h'roISm' an in"om''a''' VIII ana OF man!
sterling qualities of mind ard heart He
del in lS-9' aged 81
3
Dah''' root came 10 M'''dic"u'y III ''S',
an" WIS long prominent cl'l"c"' Ho'ol'"
Wllh many puoIic trusts representing 'I'
town Tor several years
IA I'"J inc So'lIeI' experienced A'ea'
scarcity OF provisions amounting utmost 70
l@HIfr. In i'H' the llrSl e'ls' DIN was
huit ~ ]ah'ei fo"'' Nol' QUA ''oi''
came from cornwall J" l'of' ""'' was "
graduate Oh l"e oolrs', lie c""ifi'U'co
'lc 'r"c1 "' lana 10 N'''''''u'! ,'''Sc Oh
"Nic' '' ""''.'''4S now t'''" was 20
years town 'i'f@. lie oicd III l9'f aseo
a years 9'l''aoi Miner was yhc lifS' ia"-
yer IN Mi"'u'u''y porn III i''' came 20
""'i'hS'oFo III l's' h"u an extensive
Practice '''o"5''oo' ''c S''''' nc ''ou j"
l0'V ''".'''" '''S '''o'' ''','' ''''' III ''' ,
ia '''''. az " navy ~ anu S',,''.''''' ""''
'''''' JOB '0''' O4'' oo !rU,S' i'"''''l O'''I'-
'''''' '''''' 90 'o' d, !" i''i was ~ ''''r
/ N'"'V ~" H''o'"' 9'''s' was 'l''.>' W
/ .Nc House IN lcl5 was McmHcr Ol (un-
grc-s in 1919. and in 1892 published legal
work Of grea! merit. He died in 1850,
aged - years.
Manufacturing was early began IN Mid
dlehury in $500 ard even earlier. y cot
ton factory was built in 1911. Marble vas
discovered in 1902, The first merchant IL
town was Jabcz Rogers, who opened il
I iis3. Nathan Wood came here in 1916
built the Addison House in 1s3G, ther
called the Vermont Hotel. The first phys
clan was John Willard who came IN l'S9
DR.. William Bass came in 1874 and Dr
jonathan \. Allen in 1902.
In rcgarl to religion most OF the settlers
came FROM Connecticut am were imhuc'
with peculiar doctrines Of the people o
that @tc. The Congregational churcl
wa, list organized, in lio3, with join
Bar. ,tt MS pastor 1t then had lively,
members. The present church was erocte,
in 500. The Methodist Episcopal churcl
was first organized in 1902, with Rev
Phmcls Tucker first pastor and scycuicci
me"p''a' Its 'F"' chapel was erected II
100 inc present cn'.'cn was p"'lt "
100" present membership @o'' An Eph
copaI society organized IN lolo' Anon
ITS chcl promoters were lioratio seymour
Daniel Chlpman' Samue! ,. Phelps III
present church was built in lS9' y Bal
t'st society existed mere Tor many yeal
ana h"d paper punished IN town Whic
inc organ OF inc baptiS'S IN the 0'ale' D0
oolh nave no" ceased to exist y uniVel
sallS' society was organized al an early d"
III H"'' NJ l"u'cpu'y' where " mouse OF won
Sh'l, WIS o'I' N"'cn j. no" oc''sio'sL'
u'0" '"i i''C"'''i'5 - ''''
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."c 's'"''IS'''''cn' VI " '"'''Sc IA -n'''''
""ry' ana Ill looo ''Iou'euury Noi''5e wa
erected anu heV' Jeremiah A'Wa'er wa
tlic "rSt iIcS''eht' ne was iolio"c' D
, ilchr| laws 'onn i'u'''' ~ l''o'rre
i o anu ~ N'c"''" WI" ''''@n'"
100
M'o"''u"'S mas io"S menu d h'5" an
con'''''''"'''s '.''ooNoo III 'lc s'utc' !" u
pulpit ~ NV "''' ''''' III o''" i''oSc'
Congress one n"a mao as ci''"'h'' |"
uo'''''o'S, WV i,''" '''''cs senators I'LL
, ''', ,,.
, town ord ~ n,orr ,ro.,iron, .;,i.on
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