The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-31

Chr asutlantl Daily Gluhf.
TUESDAY MARCH 81, 1874.
North Paygic9.
KEEP YOUR OLD PAPERS.

AT the quiet little village of North Paw
let, better known as Liucolnyile, the in
habitants of that village and the vicinity
around were not satisfied with the small in
come Of their farms thought best to start
mercantile business under the name of the
New England Protective Union the word
protective union" with cur well to do
farmers sounded big so letters for infor-
nation were sent to headquarters, John G..
Kaulbeck of Boston. all questions prompt
" answered with instructions how to or
game In 1851 the store was organized
under the name of the New England Pro-
tective Union, Division 800; constitution
was drafted which contained more articles
than the United States constitution and
was considered of more Importance by
some of its members long string Of
names was attached to it, purporting to be
members. One Lewis Lincoln was the man
of their choice for agent-hc who gave the
place its former name Linconvile. In a
few years some of the wiser class of its
members withdrew and left only three d.
rectors together with their AGENT, they all
remained in Office. Ut reminds me of a
small town in our state, few years ago.
where there was but one family Of four
voters, father and three sons, the father
was elected by unanimous vote at their
freeman's meeting, legally warned to repre-
sent the town in our legislature he was
also Town Clerk and ovcrseer; one of the
sons was selectman, one lister, the other
was constable, they had no auditors of ac-
counts.) The directors often asked their
agent how they were getting along, finely
was the reply; trade increasing every day,
so two OF the directors and their agent
were not content with their incomes from
the store, sought after other Lucrative
business, which was a steam saw mill and
box factory so the store and all was run
by steam it added 10 our little village so
we began to think that it was second to
Rutland at the present day. The steam
whistle and the buzz OF the circular saw,
teams come rushing in from all parts with
logs. In 1859 the enterprise closed 50 far
as steam power was concerned. In 1861 n
bank at our county seat which had loaned
sad store quite sum of money became
alarmed in reference to their ability to pay
their debts. 4 sheriff was sent down
clothed with documents to secure their
debt. Then came the rush, more steam
then ever, seventeen county wris and still
their agent through the store was doing n
good business, $50 we all thought, but a
difforont kind OF businesn.) The greatest
amount of steam at that time was from
the eyes OF three directors. In April 1861
the directors divided those debts as near
equal as they could, each one paid their re.
spectiye share. In May, 1873 one of
the directors died, and in settling
his estate an account was sent in Of $2,
1jS.1G by one OF the acting directors. and
both of course would share equal in the
spoils if they succeeded in their claim.
The commissioners patience had become
nearly exhausted in adjOurnments from
| time to lime for the last eight months To
| give them time to hunt UP their old memo
randa books and papels that had been lain
by for thirteen years and still these three
/ directors have lived within the sound of a
mans voice during the whole time Now
| if it had not been for the personal knowl-
edge of one man living together with
what old papers he had in his possession,
| they would have eXlor,ed large amount
| from the estate. So keep all your old
books, notes, receipts and papers of all
| kinds, &c. B.