The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-06
Ths 8utland Daily @lobs,
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1876.
INCIDENTS IN THE HISTORY OF WAL
LINGFORD.

yet, not century old as an organized town.
The town was organized March 10th 1878.
Abram Ives moderator, Abram Jackson,
jr. Clark. From that day until now the
records Of the town have all been preserv-
ed and are in an excellent state, probably
no town in the state has better kept rec
ord. At that meeting four of the yoemanry
of the town were chosen q committee, and
Stephen Clark was chosen captain, Abram
Jackson jr., tavern keeper.
"Voted, that Abrsm Jackson esq. inspect
into the matter of highways
AT a meeting held ono month later April
9th, 1878, Abram Jackson moderator,
Abram Ives, Abraham Jackson and Joseph
Jackson were chosen oelectmen. Abram
jackson jr., treasurer. Abram Jackson,
Tythingmore. Abram Jackson jr., brandon.
This meeting elected grand jurors, listers
and surveyors, and seems to have got the
town well under way, being nearly full
rugged with officers. Stephen Clark was
again elected captain. At a meeting April
goth 1878 it was
"Poted to receive the inhabitants on the
east side of the Connecticut river in TO
union with the state of Vermont according
to their petition"
Nothing is said of "New Connecticut
alais Vermont" but our forefathers put 1t
down plainly estate of Vermont" that is
what they were here for. At this meeting
it was
"Voted, that every man shall work two
days at highways"
At meeting held December II of the
same year it was
"Voted, that Titus Andrews to be an
inhabitant of said town on his good be-
havior.and his making publick acknowl-
edgement to the inhabitants of said town."
What MIR. Andrew had done we know
not, but suspect that his political sympa-
thies had been either British or "York
State" Our forefathers forgavc him and
he became a prominent and useful citizen
of the town. At this meeting it was
" Voted, that hounds be mark if run
ming or in pursuit of deer in this town."
This was an act for the preservation of
we may call the yn.- -:- 1878, which
Right well have the pioneers OF Ine town
commenced their work. These pioneers
consisted of about a dozen families settled
on both sides of the Otter Creek and reach
ing about three miles in north and south
direction and not over half mile east and
west. Some OF these families had been
here five years and were looked upon by
the other and later ones as old settlers.
There was no church. No school nor sveH
a laid out road in town. We give the list
of Freemen as they were entered in Dec.
1878.
Abram jackson, Ephraim Andrews. Jo-
seph Jackson, Timothy Nichols, Williamson
Bool, Benj.min Bradley. Daniel Bradley,
Stephen Clark, Goodyear Clark, Reuben
Ives, Jonah Ives, Gotham Ives, John Mich
OILS, Amos Ives, Silos Nichols, George Mich
OILS, and Abram jackson. Jr.
The next year 1879 Abram jackson
built log church near where Frank Crary
now lives. The year 1880 March 30
"Votrd, to erect piue past and stocks.
March 81, 1881, "Voted to allow Mr.
Elihu Allen two pounds and two shillinRs
tor his attendance at Windsor concerning
constitution
M.rch 2O,h 1882, "Voted that the bury
ing place In under the inspection ana carr
of the sel-ctmen."
"Voted, that the two men to be RAISED
for service be the CAFE Of the selectmen.
Here we see that Wallingfsrd was called
upon this yeer to raise two men for the ser
vice. Who these soldiers we're we know
not, but they were raised for We find ii
Nov. IA, of the same year
"Voted rate of seven pence in the poun'
of the list 1882 for the paying off soldier
to be paid in grain or hard money
So much tor the revolutionary war.
At this meeting it was
"Voted to divide the town into two dis
| tricts for the benefit of schooling and to d
vide at the crate bridge by Benjami
Bradleys."
That is the bridge just south of Wa
lingford village. The Benjamin Brad
place is the place now owned by Hor
| David f. Nicholson, though itappears ths
the bridge was not built until the next yea
and that Abram Ives, VIM. Crazy, an
Eliakium Richmore, were the committe
that built the bridge at an expense of sever
teen pounds. This seems to be the first az
In the direction of public schools. ltwoul
be interesting to glance at the settlers thu
composed these two districts, the recorc
show them all, but we pass on to u.s.
| Feb 10
"Voted that the men who have paid rate
in other towns for the last summers can
paign have their rates abated. Also
"Voted that the inhabitants OF this tow
shall not fall any timber into the Ott'
Creek"
1885 Oct II "Voted not to have the sma
pox set up by nockelation.
1886
"Voted TO take up the highway runnir
east from MIR. Hulls and lay 1t east fro
the meeting house
1887, Oct Sd. appointed committee
settle the ministers right" and we find Il
following report of said committee
"Wallingford Oct. 81 17s7the commist'
agree that the right of land Tor the hrst &c
tied minister In town be equally divided
quantity and quality between the freso.,
terian and Baptist churches.
So we find that the Rev. Henry Gre'
took his share as the final settled ministe
Speaking of Rev. Henry Green we fir
that in 1893 Dec. "a 1t was "voted In
Elder Green for the time being be appoiH
ed for the examination and appreciation
regular ministers of the Baptist, Cougreg
tionalists and Presbyterian order to prea'