The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11


returned with the stocking leg full Of
dollars. i" Here, Mr.. b., your father
in Connecticut heard of your suffering
and sent this by me to you 1t is sill.
yer money" George fell upon the Col.
onel's neck and wept aloud for Joy.
When suitably recovered he sat at the ta-
BILE and abundantly supplied oil natures
wants. After a short rest and social in.
tercourse my grandfather arose to depart.
Thanking the Colonel from his inmost
soul he said it was the happiest era of his
life, and with nimble footsteps and Joy.
fu heart he wended his way homeward to
meet anxious waiting hearts.
The balances now preponderated the
other way, and light with deliverance
sprung up in hearts of despair. The pi.
oneer deepens his hold on future prosper.
ity. The forest gave way at the sturdy
axman's blows and soon the d" Wilderness
and the solitary place are glad and the
desert is to blossom as the rose" Pros.
perity seemed always after to have at
tended him. AbJut the opening OF the
present century Mr.. b. opened country
public house or " Inn," as it was written
on the sign, which became a noted resort
for travellers far and near. When once
entertained they seldom passed, for they
said my grandmother was good cook,
and to this fact can we'll attest from
the generous pieces Of bread and honey
and the snowy white pies and cakes that
were so often dealt out to inc when boy.
This early pitch of land was divided
into three portions-ono for each son, Ny
father lived on the northern portion three.
fourths Of a mile from the house of the
first settlement Ny uncle (thc Aeshy
man Of 800 lbs.) with his father. The
youngest son, George, the only member of
the family living is now settled in hi.
nos.
The pioneer sacrifices Of Mr.. B. ere
long brought around him settlers, feeling
the stakes had been stuck and the Dor.
ders would be enlarged. This proved to
be the case, and in 1896 Il believe) the
FIRST sown CLERK was appointed. About
one mile north Of his settlement Mr..
Warner Pierce was the incumbent With
slow growth as Of necessity, must result,
friendly and familiar associations we're
formed and any settler in town was re-.
garded neghbor, and the utmost conf.
dence was placed in him, Our first EN-.
igrant Of necessity had more traps "
than the later ones. and could render es.
pecal help to them by way of accommo-
dation, and this he was ever ready to do
up to a late period Of life There we're
many who settled in remote portions OF
the town who, a, the beginning, were poor
and could hardly procure daily supply
Of necessities for their families, but when
their wants were made known Mr.. b. al.
most always had supply OF former
years store Of grain out Of which they
were granted supply on credit until
they were able to labor for him on the
farm. The parties imposed such conf.
dence and obligation in each other that
there was seldom found betrayal. What
contrast between those times and ours
In him the poor always found friend.
His companion was among the most in.
duStrions ard economical women of her
time For the employees in their fatigue
and hunger, she always had an abundant
supply Of food prepared ia the best man.
ner. The hungry found food and the
weary rest. Promptuess in business trans.
actions, freedom fro n litigations, were pc.
culiar traits Of this hard aboring man,
and | believe neither himself nor sons
were ever sued for their own debts, His
public house was open till about 1920,
and yet after that calls of honey and me.
thegiu parties were frequent.
The first pension would have reached
his case, but he never applied for it. The
time was now approaching when he must
depart, decrepitude fastening on him, and
for he years he was quite infrm, but the
same framed house was his home. The
outward man iecayed-ths inward man
was renewed day By day. He brought
from Connecticut the faith of the Puri.
tans in the Congregational order. He
died April l7th, 1910, aged 81. His
companion fingered until January, 1S43,
When she died member Of the NJ. +.
Church, in strong hope of eternal life.
There are some circumstances in the
history of the family uncommon in every
one, in that they lived on lands adjoining
and no death OF an adult occurred in the
family. In August, 1889, Cyrus Bid.
wells wife died, and as VIC have stated
in 1910 the subject of our sketch. His
sou Cyrus took up administration on bis
will, but after making returns of the ap.
praisal of the property in September, he
died. a de bonis non appointment was
made and Chester took up administration
on Cyrus estate, (thc two blended) and
ten days before closing this estate he died.
Another de bonis non became necessary,
when Chesters sons administered on his
estate My grandmother left an estate,
in all four, and connected more or less
one with the other. Previous to these
deaths almost the whole family group and
kindred could gather in an hour, but to.
day there is but one Of the name living
in Starksboro, and he on the old place
Out of about seventy.four descendants to
the fourth generation, not more than hall
aic ho" h'ibb. VI tuOec tuut ptuT tuc
name but ten survive. viz. Chesters two
sons, Sedgwick W. one, Milton II. two
Cyrus's sons, George c. and three sons,
Burley W. and two sons, These all
served their generation and have passed
away. Like everybody they made their
mark in public and private life, as NIB
served his townsmen till he refused to ac
cept any longer. There are few veter.
ans left who remember and feel the kind
nesses of our pioneer settler with pleasure
SEoGwIcK W BpwrLL.
East Middlebury, Vt.
The Boston Pilot says; In Naples. tn,
church of San Martino, one of the richss
in the world in respect to marble statues
mosaics and paintings, has become a mu
scum. In Perugia, one church is turned