The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-04
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In July 1873 Col. Reed having induced
a number OF Scotch emigrants to settle near
this mill-site, he also having fished up
the mill-stones and repaired them by hoop-
ing, and, rcinstated the miller, ethan AL
len, Seth Warner, Remember Baker AMI a
number of others" paid visit to Vergennes
"Thcy compelled the miller to break the
mill-stoncs into small pieces with sledge"
and throw them over the Falls. They
would have burned the grist mill only that
it, conlagration would endanger Pang-
born's saw mill Pangborn was the original
proprietor under the New Hampshire title
The New Workers had displaced him on
their advent and returned. TO prevent n
recurrence of these scenes, Allen and Ba.
kcr built small block house at the Falls.
In the autumn of this year "Allen and
Baker with one hundred men" went from
Bennington north to drive off the settlers
of Durham and Sociaborough, or compe
them to recognize New Hampshire author
ity. These settlers embraced nearly all
the inhabitants that were then settled in
the towns of Rutland, Clarendon and Wal
lingford. They accomplished their under
taking perfectly.
In tn early spring of 11,4 Baker and
ms ms fanny rcihoVou TO the mouth OF the
0Hlpn river: ms family -kemember
PahcI' MS WHe ailu tliee chlljren, wer'
'lic iiis' set.icIs Oh NoiclieStei ana ioi that
year at icdst liiiS was 'me only laiiiIy IN
Town except. tnat IRA Allen boarded WIN
thenl part Oh the time biKer went pack
TO Arlington ana with Ira Allen engaged
'argc party OF men ana cu' rOau from
Castletoh 10 Voichcs'er' Oeln9 ABOUT seventy
mics, ana 10 guaru agalhs, ihoiestatlon
from New orK claimants BAKER punt IL
DOCK tort having tnilty-tWo port hoies III
the upper story and beng well furnished
wth arms ana ammunition ms tort
stood near The onion river and near Its
lower talE. BAKER now considered himself
permanently located IN Colchester, ana m
uuced part OF 'hc men 10 remain WIN
him. lnd prepared to build grlstmill IN
company Nlh Ira Alieh. ms cousin ms
grl't mill or corn NH as ira Allen called It,
was TO nave Decii on Il larger scaic IMAM inc
ones he HAD heretofore erected IN the towns
ct Arlington ana faWlet:
In May. llI5, when Ethan Allen with
his party were at CastletOn en- route to
capture Ticond4roga Allen dispatched a
messenger post haste to Baker to repair
forthwith to Ticondcropa. to meet him
there. to assist in the reduction of the for
tress
al.ro,l Marty ,rora not in timc Pm,
,i,,,. ''.,.,,'a1 Lnf,yyo Cro,rn pnint Utmost
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~" III fnr ;r,I.ia,o roirfornon,o,5ts
,',' rra',,,, p;,,, ,,'o,,IJ IiLcr.iso IA III,
ca,,ti,rc ,,rnvnntoJ anv nnws from, roach.
in,rr ,ho forts uortt md cnoi,Iod tho
~. ~, ,o r Vo,nt,im hnvs" to ohtain COM
,Iat,, nartr,J ~ I al,c (Ihomrloin
i', rho rn,nlrtion now hroLr ont An evnc.
l,,;,,, a,r,i,'st Cnnodo ,vos rrnnosed he
, ,,,'fo,,"atn Richsri Wontromcrv raised
~, n,d started northward rj1 of thc
al" o,',n,,,I'e Rnl,cr w,s win If hold.
;,''r o,,,,nin'. con,rn;ssion II NAV bcrc
- od,inI ,h,t ali those :: Green
| nfo,,nta;n ci,inttoiren ,vcre thern but
,'.,,iii paLor was kiilcd ,bn othcrs lived to
III NJ o",,r,r,, frnn ond e,n,n of tLon to
s,,, Varr,ort Lorn,nc the fourteenth state
in Tic Ut. mo others all have endur-
ing monuments over Their i,otinr nlaces
Ethan Allen at WinOoski, Seth Warner at
RoXbury Conn. Robert Cochran at Fl
Edward IN. y, etc.
They also lived to receive large dona-
tiuns and grants Of lnds 10 Seth Warner
and his brave associates etc, etc. But we
hasten to the last scene of Bakers life.
Montgomery arriving near St. Johns and
wishing a trIiSty scout, sent Baker with a
party of men to discover the movements of
the British troops at the Isle AuX-NoiN.
We give the rest in the language of Ira
Allen. "lle cautiously landed at the bot
tom Of "A bay. four miles above that island,
in the silent watch of the night, there Sc
cured his boat, and in the morning went
with his men on Il point of land, where he
could see the said island and the lake for
some distance Baker being curious
marksman always kept his musket in the
best order possible, sat down and shar-
pencd his flint party of Indians having
, discovered his boat, took and set oft with
it towards st. Johns. Baker saw them APP
preaching the point of land where he Was,
lie stationed his men behind trees and
| when tue lhuiahs came near ne haiied tnem
ana desrei 'heHh 10 give up MS ooat IN IL
friendly manner, as there was no war be-
| tween llic iii'iiahS ana Aiherlcahs' b"hei
lia'' "rHeieu MS men W nc Ionceaie,, nalV
ready ou' i,ot u, nv oN tiie inI''ais uiess
',S Hi' ~, ,h Loat ,yharcmnon Roler or.
10 II ,,e "p ~ return lis hoat ar he
,n'vIl fro ",nn tbem An Indian in the
i'n "', ,,.s ,ri,,a,in,r tn fire On Haker who
s,,n,,,,,n.I - tiro ISof, rahord with lin hnt
w. - i''| ,i' III, ~ ,hn si'or,
lils iiuf"rt '' A. o JW I''0 tbo
: s,nni lie rnrnvrrrL his niecn and AGAIN
Slce ne ttIo'T TTo MS PvI Hc H"J in "
40 I,li,n tiro1 a, hin, onn hurksbnt on
/ tered his brains and Baker fell dead ON the
/ spot. Ills men iired on the Indians ana
w"me some Pu yr pod the W" nd sop p rr