The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-27
improved to be sure, but substantially the


improved TO be sure, but substantially the
same.
We come now to Vermont, for from
1881 to 1901, Vermont had distinct and
independent postal service and postal his
tory. The first post route Ia Vermont
was established June 10, 1881, by the adop-
ton by the governor and council of the
following resolution "Resolced, that Mr.
Samuel Sherman be employed 10 ride
"post from his Excelency's In Arlington
"to camp Head Quarters lat Castletonl
" once a week three months from the date
hereof, to go up one road by the way of
Tinmouh and return Ivy the way of
" Pawet that Tor his Encouragement he
"be allowed fourteen shllings per week
"out of this States Treasury, he to con-
vey all public letters Il dispatches free
-" Of all other expence."
1t was, however, not until 1884, that
regular postoffice system was established
for Vermont, the legislature, at the Febru-
airy session of that year, because 1.-THE bust
d" ness of pronulgating the laws, convey
i" ing timely notice TO the freemen of the
state, Of all proprietary proceedings, and
other matters of importance 10 the pub
" lie can, in 10 other way. lie effected so
extensively aud attended with 81 small
" expense. rs by the appointment # regu-
g lar posts for the purr,,r oi conveying
(" the same to the parts 81 lhs state" es.
tablishcd five postoillces. namely, one each
at Bennington, Rutland Brst,eboro,
| Windsor and Newbury. Anthony Haswell
was appointed postmaster general, and
| Frederick Hill postmaster at Rutland The
regulations of the United States were
adopted, and the posiiiders we're allowed
| three pence per mile for travel from Ben
| nington to Drattlcboro and two pence per
! mile on other routes and penalty of ten
| pounds WAS imposed for the carry ing Of
letters, papers. etc. by anynne except the
authorized postrider.
| Vermont having been admitted into the
Union in 1901, our state postal System gave
way to that of the United states. David
Russell of Bennington was the first post
master appointed in the state, his commits
sion, the original commission signed by
Samuel OsgOod postmaster general being
in our possession, bears date March 1871,
| while that OF the postmaster of Rutland,
| Frederick Hill. " Of the subsequent day.
| March 3lst, the postmaster advertisers for
proposals for carrying The mails from Troy
and Albany to Bennington, Manchester and
Rutland once week Ia leave Albany ut
6 a. M Thursday. arrive at BENNINGTON at
| TOUR O'clock in he. afternoon of the same
day. and leave Saturday for Rutland, re.
Tuesday AMI Albany at noon Wednesday.
| The same advertisement cals for Il semi
monthly mail between Rutland and Bur
llngton, leaving Rutland every other Mon
day at six O'clock in the morning and ar.
irving in Burlington Tuesday noon; and in
returning. leaving burlington Wednesday
morning and reaching Rutland Thursday
noon, with penalty of dollar for every
hours delay over the contract time, and
q" for neglect of trip double the value of the
trip"-which we apprehend would be a
less penalty than the dollar one.
The benefits Of postoiiices could not have
been very rapidly extended, as we find
Frederick Hill. the Rutland postmaster,
advertising, December 81, 1894, the fol
lowing ''list Of letters remaining in the
postoflice at Rutland" " Mr. Timothy
Boardman. and Mr.. Benz Blanchard
Gun. Rutlaud-Mr. Thomas Hammond
and Miss Mary Hammond. Pittsfo,d-
Abel Spencer, Esq, Clarcndon-Genl.
Isaac Clark, Mr.. William Woodward,
Castleton Mr.. Eber Murray. Orwell
MIR. Bella Farnham, Leicester" The
\ contrast between 1904 and lS15-eighty
years-is sufficiently great. Rutland the
I postoflice for Rutland and Addison coun
| ties, while now every town has a, least one
postoiiice, ami many towns mnfe than THAI
Rutland alone having fur. Then only
weekly mail between Rutland aud Troy
and q semi-monihly one between RUTLAND
and Burlington, while To dry VIC not only
have tri-dailY mails from New York hu
one that brings us within seven hours o
that city, while 10 Burlington the twice
month has become twice a day. What ha
the next eighty years II store for us +?