Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-07

after his settlement an incident happen
ed in his family worthy of passing no
tice. His second girl, Lydia, then lit
tie child, was sent one morning to the
woods for some sprigs of fir or cedar for
a broom. Wandering into the woods
further than she was aware, she was
soon lost. As she did not return the
family became alarmed, and with such
help as could be raised from Holland,
went in search of her, but no traces of
her could be found. The afflicted par
ents we're almost ready to give up their
darling as irrevOcably lost, but before
nightfall, their cows, which roamed the
woods for their living, came in, and, to
the great jOy-O all, their little girl was
with them. 1t seems that she found the
cows in the forenoon, and with remark
able presence of mind for a child, fol-
lowed them all day long Through thick
aud thin" till she came in with clothes
tattered and skin sadly scratched by the
briers, brush and other rough things
with which she had come in contact.
Not one of those boys are now living.
Calvin died in 1869, at his residence in
Stanstead, P. O., and Nathan, Jr.. at
his residence in Morgan. Sept Is, 1875,
aged &c years. The other three had
died previously. John Morgan, the
youngest son, was born in this town and
is still living on the old homestead The
girls have all died here but one Lydia,
the second, married a Mr.. Boyington,
and removed to the State of Illinois.
Mr.. Christopher Bartlett was the Sec
ond settler. He removed from Stafford,
Conn.,, in 1905, with a family of five
boys and two girls the names of the
boys were Lyman, Samuel, Jarvis. Aus
tin and John. Names of the girls, Ar
timisia and Polly. He also had two
sops born in Morgan, Zenas and Byron.
Four of the boys that were born in Con-
necticut and the two born here settled
in town but John and Zenas now live
in Mass. The eldest daughter married
Mr.. John Foss and removed to Charles.
ton, VT. Her husband died in a few
years, when she returned TO this tow
and remained widow till she died il
the winter of IA or rs. Her sistel
Polly married Mr.. John Elliott and liv
ed on the old homestead many year
when they sold out and removed to an
other part of the town. This family, VI
to March, 1871, were all living, and al
good citizens.
The early settlers here. in common
with those of other places, were obliged
to encounter many hardships and priva
tiOns. Their distance from any place o
business was q great inconvenience
There was no grist mill nearer thai
West Derby, or Rock Island, Stanstead
P. Q. As they then travelled, either o
these places was fifteen miles distant
In the summer and fall seasons the road
were impossible, only on foot or horse
back Mr.. Bartlett owned horse, bu
could get no pasturage for it short o
Derby, ten miles off. Whenever the,
wanted any milling done, some one o
the family must take one day to go afte
the horse the next day, start for tn
mill with about two bushels, and tarr
over night to get their grist; on tn
third day return home on the fourth
turn out their horse. Those who owne'
no team were obliged to go all that dis
lance on foot. 1t is told of Mr.. Jane
Ingarson, noted rhymer of his day
(not to say pOet) that as he was passinl
E along with bag of grain on his shoul
der, some of his neighbors accosted hiI
respecting his going to mill. He reptile
without turning his head or seeming t
, notice them:
81 own neither horse nor mare,
Nor mule. nor jack;
So go to mill with my grist
On my back"
The best data that can be obtaine
for ascertaining the names of the SCI
tiers for the first ten years is the gran
0 list. From this source we obtain tn
following. From 1902 to 1907, we fin
the names of but eight persons who ha
: made settlement in town, viz: Natha
e Wilcox, Elon, his brother. Benjamin
Calvin and jeremiah, his sons, Christi
: pher Bartlett, VIM. d. Weeks and FL
S enezer Bailey. These individuals. so fl
as known, were the only settlers befOl
5 the town was organized.
e The first town meeting was warDe
by Eber Robinson, Esq. of Hollan'
! March 25th, 1907. At that meetiu
Christopher Bartlett was chosen mode
ator and town clerk; Nathan Wileo.
Elon Wilcox and Ebenezer Bailey, 5
lectmen wv. d. Weeks, constable Chm
TOPPER Bartlett, grand juror Elon Wi
cox, treasurer BENZ. Wilcox and Ca
> win and Vim ID Weeks. listers Jer