The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-23
state. County and vicinity.
MOUNT HOLLY.
NEW HAVEN,


There are eleven farms in this town
which are still owned and occupied by the
direct descendants of the original settlers.
They are as follows Alfred Crowley,
grandson of Abraham Crowley Alvin
Holden and Marvel j. Holden, grandsons
of Jonas Holden Darius Horton, grand
son of Aaron Horton Merritt o. Ham
mond, grandson OF Jededah Hammond ;
Mordecai Dawley, grandson of Perry G..
Dawley, sen.; Vim. w. Foster, grandson
of Abel Foster Allen Ives, son of Ebcn-
ezer Ives Lumas Tucker, grandson of
Stephen Tucker Stillman Tucker, son of
Joseph Tucker Henry Smith, grandson
of Edmund Bryant. The first child born
in town was the daughter of Amos Ives.
The first adult person who died in town
was Samuel Lander. His death was caused
by the accidental discharge of gun set in
a corn field for the destruction of bears.
Since that only four persons have met their
death by accident in this town. Lyman
Dickerman, in 1926, was instantly killed
by being thrown from a carriage, his horse
taking fright while descending steep hill
He was about 60 years of age. Silas Proc.
tor and Judson Chilson were both killed in
the same manner, viz a falling limb from
q tree while chopping in the woods.
In the month of April, 1852, Silas f.
Cole was drowned in Randals pond, in
the north part of this town. He, in COM
pany with Miss lamar Pratt, started out
for a ride on the water in a small skiff, and
after rowing some thirty rods from the
shore by some unskilful management the
boat was upset and both were precipltated
into the water. The accident was wit
messed by some people on the sherc and
Mr.. ID. L. Dawley, formerly hotel keeper
at HyGeville, VT, now residing at East
Wallingford, hastily threw off his outer
garments and plunged into the water and,
at the imminent rsk of his life, succeeded
in saving the young lady but Cole, not
being swimmer, was drowned. He was
about % years of age aud universally re-
spccted ~
CAsrLEToS.
The fth union praise and prayer meet
ing, participated in by the Congregational
list, Methodist and Advent churches, was
held at the Methodist church, Sunday eve
ning, the l4th, the pastor of the church
presiding. The services consisted of read
ing and recitlng passages of scripture, OK
hortation and prayer by minister and lay
man, and sacred song by the entire congre-
CATION. These and the Good Samaritan
meeting attracted good degree of public
| attention.
| An error crept into the Casteton items,
| last week, relative to our constable elect.
1t was Represented that he obtained ball. at
| the last moment, in the sum of five hun
dred dollars. 1t should have read five
thousand dollars.
The Castleton correspondent of the
| Poultney paper, over the signature of
"Alert, reports that Insignificant individ
| uals were elected to the responsible position
of selectmen at the last town meeting
Highly Complementary to such selectmen
as Hon. p W. Hyde, G. S. Sherman, esq,
and James II. Wiswall, esq.
| The work on the johnson bridge, across
| Lake Bomoseen, has been pushed along as
rapidly and successfully as ii possibly
could be through this long, cold, snowy
winter, by the contractors, and agreeable &c
the specifications, or plan, of Bridge Build
err Powers OF Clarendon.
| Mrs. Hiram johnson Mrs. VIM. DenisoI
and Mrs. Levi Spencer died last week OF
consumption. -Four females and two males
have died here of this disease within The
past four months.
Last Friday night Rev. Mr.. Tator, pastol
of the Methodist church, was presented
with purse Of one hundred and ten dol
lars in cash, as free will offering iron
the members of his church and congrega
| ton.
Mr.. VIM. A. Burnett, formerly Rut
land man, and for two or three years pas
an esteemed resident of Castleton, is max
ing arrangements to move to Poultney tht
first of April, having leased house an'
store in the former place.
John Howe, Castleton boy, is now I
resident and mayor of the capital of Flori
da. John represented our town at tn,
capital of Vermont one or two sessions o
the legislature, prior 10 his removal to TIN
sunny south.
The most excellent sermon of the seasol
was delivered Sunday evening, at the Con
gregational chapel, by Rev. Franklin Tux
bury of Brandon, taking his text from
John 7th, 37-"If any man thirst let hin
come unto me and drink" Mr.. Tuxbury'
ministrations either as preacher or lee
turer are always welcomed here.
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