Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-13

For the Essex County Herald.
What's in a name; truly Mr.. Editor
there is significance and propricty and
virtue in name. Names in primitive
times always have meaning and doubt
less the name which was given the Shire
town of Essex county had a meaning and
an expressiycness, which was known to
the early settlers of Guildhall, and which
is little thought of at this late day, after
the lapse of more than a century from its
first settlement. Your correspondent has
heard one of its old inhabitants say that
it's early and first settlers were band of
brothers, and it was well that they were
for the limitleSs and boundless wilderness
surrounded them, wherein dwelt savage
men and where the beasts of the for
est did roam. With them union was
strength. The name Guildhall includes
two words or is word composed of two
Guild signifies a brotherhood or fratern-
ity; the word hall is defined to have sew
eral meanings; the particular signihca-
ton of the word guildhall was the place
of meeting of the Court of Judicature in
the city of London, one of the most re-
nowned cities in the world; city whose
origin dates back to the forty-ninth year
of the Christian era, when Great Britain
was q Roman province; and here the writer
cannot bat remark how prone the first
settlers of this country We're to call the
town from some great name from the
other side of the water. To show this we
have only to look over tho river where we
find the towns of Lancaster and Northum-
berland. These names will not fail to
remind the student of history of stirring
events in that famous and far distant land,
from whence came our ancestors.
The name of Lancaster will suggest the
recollection of the wars of the Crosses"
when the strife and rivalry Of the great
houses Of York and Lancaster embroidcd
England in q civil war, which was not
finally healed for thirty years. The name
Of Northumberland will recall the rcmcm-
brancc of one of the Northern counties of
England where many thrilling events
TRANSFERRED on the borders of Scotland.
II may be recolected how the stout Earl
of
northumberland a vow to God make
His pleasure in the Scottish woods three sum.
mer days to take.
With fifteen hundred bow men told;
All men of chosen might, who knew full wei
in time of need,
To aim their shafts Alright"
This was intended for a hunting excur-
sion but terminated in the famous battle
of Cheney Chace and gave rise to the stir
ring old ballad of that name 1t will be
perceived that the battle took place be
fore the use of firearms, from the verse
quoted above, as bows and arrows were
used. If we look north we find that Maid
stone is an English name and so are Gran
by and Luncnburg. Thus we find Guild
hall surrounded by towns having names
derived from the old country. The tow
of Guildhall was chartered under the au
thority of Benning Wentworth, the Roya
Governor of New Hampshire, Oct 10,I7G1
1t contains thirty square miles and il
the year 1900 it had 296 inhabitants. L
is pleasantly situated on the west bank O.
the Connecticut river and has some gooC
farms and lumber lots; the village o
GHildhall is beautifully located at the
north part of the town; it is connected
with Northumberland by bridge and has
good railroad facilities. 1t contains two
churches court house, Jail, and school
house, which is used for district schoo
and high school; it has two stores,
first class saw mill and also a good hotel
where
The weary traveller, guest,
Can get the very, very best
Of eatabes, and cheer and rest.
Guildhall, March 9th, 1875.