Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-24

"YE oLDEN TIME
Mr.. Peter Hammond, now living with
his daughter, Mrs. Alfred Taylor at GEN
eseo, Henry county, Illinois, will celebrate
his centennial in the same year our gov
eminent celebrates hers. lie was born at
Newton, Mass, Qhon called Newtown)
April 9th, l776, consequently he will be
one hundred years old next April. His
father, Samuel Hammond, was one of the
old patriots who set the ball of the Revolu-
ton in motion by throwing the tea from
the English vessel into Boston harbor. He
had several children, most Of whom lived
10 good old age. Ono of these was Ma
thanlel, at one time quite prominent cili-
zen of Boston, having been an alderman a
number of years, state senator, director in
the Boston d Worcester railroad, &C., and
who died only year or two ago, aged
nearly ninety years. Samuel, the father
with his wife, moved from Newton TO
Wardsboro, Windham county, VT, where
he died Dec. 1912, aged ninety-four years.
His mind became impaired some time be-
fore his death, but while he seemed oblivi-
Gus to the current events of the day, he
would recount with much guslo the doings
Of tue Boston tea party. That event SEEM
ed always fresh aud green in his memory.
At the time they emigrated TO Vermont
the West as ii was then called-they lell
their oldest son, Peter, (he subject Of this
sketcb) with his maternal grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers, where he re.
manned until his mother made the journey
on horseback after him, and took him back
to their new home, distance of 1875 miles,
much Of the way through the wilderness
the molhcr riding the horse while the lad
walked the whole way, occasionally in
dulging in the luxury orholdng on to the
strrup for little rest. Peter was Imme-
diately put TO work, assisting in clearing
and subduing the land ready for crops As
the country was new and rough, they were
literally Obliged to learn their bread by
the sweat of their brow" and he that
would not work neither could hc eat
Then aud there it was the young man SOW
ed the seeds of industry and economy and
acquired sound mind and body whereby
he has been enabled to walk nearly one
bundled years on this earth, with fair
prospect OF yet many more years in store
far him nj. ,.rvs;,i,r s,,,s la ,.,, $40, =,
di.oo.sI or,,r IN III, hn,i,. and ho ,,i,s
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stronger than he did his first. His friends
hope he may yet be spared many years
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,hon, ard no,n ,yh,oh r,rao or d. -
number were carried ,o thoir los, ro.,ina
nIoc,. Ono son Johr y who diod in 1t
iinois ninoteon rea,s 400 yas a, ono ,,n,o
n monument lumber merchant At n Ionis
| Another son, Josepb. now resides at Gen.
CISCO, ILL.,, has lived there MANY wears and
has seen the growth Of the place from a
| small country village TO respectable sized
western city. lie helped to organize # in.
to city and was its first MAYOR, &c. The
othe, living children are Mrs. Taylor. MIS-
Bills and Mrs. King. the last two of this
CITY. Mfr. Hammond owned a rrist mill
saw mill and a small farm and was tho frs,
nosimastor ot West Wardshoro ,hen c,IIed
uammond,s Mills which oAice l,n RESIGNED
arer holding il ciobtoen wears He wa.
also insiice Of the ne,ca FIR many veors and
held varions other nnblic nosi,ions Of hon.
or and trust. No one ever accused hin, nj
betravina A single trust or of onnronri,tin0
a single penny TO his own use that did moi