St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-03
St. Johnsbury. Jonathan Arnold
and His Grant.
ST. JoHNsBURY, VT. }
Thursday, Oct. 10th, 1872.
Not from one lone cloud.

Not from one lone cloud
But every mountain now hath found a tongue,
And Jura answers, through her misty shroud
Back to the joyous Alps, who cali to her aloud!
have Just returned from Il ten mil
drive in an open buggy up the valley q
the Passumpsic, and no Italian sky wa
ever more beautiful than has been thi
perfect October New England day
Every forest and mountain, and hill top
is gorgeous and all aglow with the rich
est autumnal hues. But as | have sal,
before, prescription is not my forte"
ST. JOHNSBURY.
was the object of my visit on leaving
home. | have wanted to come here fo
the last twenty-five years, on accoun
of its connection with our State, ant
with Gov. Arnold's father. 1t is, al
north ofiWhite River Junction, on the
Passumpsic, which enters the Conuecti
cut from the northwest, thirty mile.
above White River. There are three
townships adjoining, st. Johnshury OF
the south, Lyndon next, and Sutton
formerly Billymead), on the north. II
has always been understood that the
State of Vermont voted this tract OF
land to DR.. Jonathan Arnold of Provi,
dence, father of the late Governor Lem
uel III. Arnold, in gratitude for his ser
vices as "a member of the Continental
Congress i'll securing her territory
against the unjust claims of New York
and find the following record in the
most recent history of Vermont, nov
being published by Miss Hemenway,
of Burlington:
son the 9th of October, l7S6, Thos
Chittenden, then in the 10th year of his
service us Governor of Vermont, made
an official grant to DIR. Jonathan Ar
mold and associates of Il tract of land in
the old Orange County, To he known lis
the Township of st. Johnsbury."
This comprised, in addition to the
present st. Johnsbury, Lyndon and
Sutton. \ word or two about
DIR. JONATHAN ARNOLD,
father of Gov. Lemuel II. Arnold. He
resided in Providence. was practicing
physician ut the breaking out of the
American Revolution, and was held in
very high repute for his many private
and public virtues. He was n member
of the Colonial Legislature from Provi-
denrc. and drew that famous resolution
(claimcd to be the first passed in the
colonics) declaring Il separation he
tween Rhode Island and the Crown.
When the war broke out he gave up
his practice and devoted his whole
time and services to the cause of the
country. He had charge of the hospi-
tai for long time. and. with Judge
Howell, was IL member of the Continent
tai Congress in Philadelphia. 1t was
for services which he was enabled to
render Vermont in Congress, that they
granted him this tract OF
land. 1t had been previously granted
by George and his associates DIR. Ar
mold removed from Rhode Island To St
Johnsbury i'll the early spring of u.s.
with his family and friends. In De
cember of that year he wrote to his ia
in Rhode Island particu-
lar account of what he had done dur
ing the summer, which letter publish
ed i'll the st. Johnsbury Caledonian
some half dozen years ago. | am
sorry that | cannot turn to it now. but
the editor is absent. Such was the orr
gin of st. Johnsbury. Lyndon and Sut
ton. DIR. Arnold WAS torty-SiN years of
age when he came here, and at fifty
two lost his life. i'll the following man
ner; He was in his field. sailing his
COWS, when he was set upon by Il mad
bull, and gored to death. He WAS
buried on the site of the present court
house, on Main street, in st. Johns
bury. This WAS the first burial ground.
a most fifty chosen spot, overlooking
the beautiful Pa-sumpsic, as does that
ut Brattlehoro, the Connecticut. Some
sixteen or seventeen Years ago. DIR. Ar
mold and those buried with him. were
to Il beautiful new cemetry in
the north part of the town, where they
have erected Il stone to his memory.
ii.