Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-06
Ont OF Town Notes.
WEST PAWLET,


This village is being aroused from
its drowsy state by the discovery and
opening of some dozen slate quarries,
actual and prospective in its vicinity.
The want of sufficient dwellings is Sc
verely felt. Several families, of Welsh
have already quartered themselves some
how, and have established nine o'clock
Sunday morning meeting at the Disci-
pies church at which the services are
conducted in the Welsh language The
Disciples have engaged the services Of
the Rev. Mr.. Wells for the current
Year.
The Baptist society have overhauled,
enlarged and renovated their church edi-
fee, so that it will compare favorably
with any other church building in town.
A 'yceum and debating club is ably sus-
tanned. and the prospect for the moral,
mental and material growth of the place
is very encouraging. Should the slate
quarries prove as rich as some anticirate
we may soon expect to see the beautiful
academy building put to its destined use.
| and not stand only as a monument to
the inefficiency of its projectors.
Died in Pawlet, Jan. 30 1878, Of
cancer, Mr. Fitch Clark, aged 81 years
| Mr.. Fitch was the last survivor residing
In town, bearing the name of two OF t."
earliest and most prominent families Of
the town His grandfather, on his faith
ers side, was Col. Elisha Clark, who, in
/ 1717 was adjutant of Col. lierriCk's
( regiment of rangers, which was organ
lied in Pawlct in that year, and WAS the
prototype of the whole family of ran
! gers, which have figured so largely
/ in our military history. His grand
/ father, on his mothers side, was Col.
/ William Fitch, who was Commissary of
! the same regiment. and was the father OF
I the village which was indicated
/ on early maps as Filoks Mills. Two Of
( the renowned family of Chipmans'.
married daughters OF Col. Fitch, Lcmuel
and Cyrus. The subject of this memo
/ rial was one of the pioneers of anti
/ slavery, not one who was driven into it
| by the stern logic of events. but one
! who labored for the cause for thir-
ty years before its final triumph. He
raised large family of sons aud daugh-
/ tiers. all OF whom living IN the vicinity,
We'd with each other with true filial de
/ votion in mnistering to his wants dur
ing his last painful and protracted i'll
ness. His daughters who were with
! him are tia wives of George Willard
and Judge Bromley, of Castleton, and
/ j. II. Remington, Of Rutland, and his
/ sons were, H. G. Clark, of the Central
! Hotel, Granville. n. Y, and Jonathan
/ Clark. of Troy, n. Y. His funeral was
largely attended on Sunday, Feb. 2, Rev.
! Mr. Townsend of the Methodist church,
/ preaching, assisted in the services by
I The Rev Dir. Demerrit. The text was,
Mark the perfect man, and behold the
/ upright, for the end of that man is
peace" The discourse was most admit
/ rable and elected the warmest admira-
I ton from the mourners and apPreciative
audience. The music for the occasion
was rendered by the Welsh choir from
| Middle Granville.
LEICESTER.
-Mcssrs. Newton & Thompson have
! recently purchased of Frank Chandler,
/ in the east part of the town, eight thou
/ sand dollars worth of wood, and have
/ erected steam mill, consequently Civ
ing employment to twenty men and a
7 4. 80 10, nd 9TH