Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-10-23
Goyernor ANA council.


sued from the press of the Messrs. Po-
land, Montpelier. 1t is very neatly
printed on clear and beautiful type, and
the record begins with the Third Council
in 1879 and including the Board of War
comes down to the Fifth Council in
1882.
This volume like the first contains nu
merous historical notes and statistics be-
sides the official records, many of which
are of special interest to this section of
both Vermont and New Hampshire, in
which Walpole and Westminster were
the headquarters of many important
transactions.
In regard to the newspaper once print
ed at Westminster, Mr.. Walton has the
following note on page 70:
The brothers, Judah Paddock Spoon
er and Alden Spooner, were the printers,
and their office was near Dartmouth Col |
lege, in the part Of Hanover then called
| Dresden. The Assembly at this session
made overtures to induce them to remove
their office to Westminster, and the re-
suit was that Judah Paddock Spooner
and Timothy Green established the Yer.
mont Gazette or Green Mountain Post
Boy at Westminster in February 1871
and continued 1t till 1888, when the Of
fee was removed to Win isor, and the
Vermont Journal and Universal Adver-
tiser was established by George Hough
and Alden Spooner, August 7th. In the
interim between the suspension of the
paper at Westminster early in 1888, and
the removal of the office to Windsor,
Anthony Haswel and David Russell
commenced publishing the Vermont Ga
zette, or Freemsn's Depository, at Ben
nington, June 8, 1888. Hence probably
the change of the name of the first Yer.
mont newspaper.
Joshua Webb, whose descendants still
live in this town, continues as a member
of the council from Rockingham, and
occupied other important positions. On
the New Hampshire side, Benz. Bellows
of Walpole, occupies a position of some
prominence, On page AZ we find the
following:
Whereas, it has been represented to
o this Council that there is a writing office
printiDg-offcel in the Town of West
& minister within this State the former
property Of - Pale formerly an In
hsbitant of that place, who has gone
. over to and Joined the Enemies of this
: and the United States of America.
A Whereupon Resolved that Ezra Stiles
ESQ be and he is hereby authorized and
. empowered to Seize the SINE u Take it
: into Possession for the use of this State
e & to retain the same until cause can be
# shown (by such as lay claim thereto
why it should not be adjudged forfeit &
Confscated to the Use of this State.
lie By order of the Governor & Council.
e JONAS FAY, Sec. p. TEN.
IT In note it is stated that the name
Is Pale may have been Gale, as Samuel
IS Gale was prominent loyalist in this
is (then Cumberland county, till the
,e Westminster massacre. He was proba
d bly, not a printer but aspired to author
y ship and may have purchased some
printing materials. At the time of thu
above date it is known that Gale was il
the civil service of ye Province of Que
n bee.
'k This volume contains some paper
ne never before in print, among them
H. proclamation of orders adopted by
al convention of the settlers of Western
OF Vermont, of which Ethan Allen wa
be probably the author, and which we're tn
en- laws in force for that section for awhile
Ut The entire volume covers an Interest
re- ing portion of the history of Vernon
he and made more SO by the clear and nj
ne merous notes and explanations by Nj
Ks, Walton. 1t contains also the fine stet
, a engraved portrait of Ira Allen, fror
Id. Miss Hemenway's Gazetteer, and also
nd steel engraving of the famous old Ca
IN, amount Tavern" in Bennington, whic
ice was built about 1853 and burnt in 1877
* 1t was here that went Ethan Aliens ord,
OF for the capture of Ticonderoga, an
W. which was the headquarters of the Gree
it'll Mountain Boys in the campaign of III
&c. against Brrgoyue, An engraving of Il
the old fire place in the Council Room
so also given.
ere Some corrections and additions to Il
ng first volume are made, and the work
l.. being done in all respects in most e
in, cellent manner. 1t is very fortuna
vas that it is in hands so familiar with We
i'll mont history, and Mr.. Walton cam
ing fail to receive the cordial congratulstio
ex- of the people of Vermont for the tho
ITO. ough attention he has given to it. I
on, third volume will appear next year, al
ers. will complete the work.
the
the The letter of Mr.. Denison to the
OF nuhl;oans IF the Saeond Conoressin,