Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-31

and were first propriotors, on the farm COM
prising the meadows now owned by tho
Insane Asylum just north of that institu-
ton. They were Killed in skirmlsb, and
also many Indians, whose bones, which
have been oxhumed from time to time by
ploughing or digging on these premises, are
supposed 10 be their RENAME. This farm
and the adjoining ones which wero owned
by Thomas Sergeant, the father of Elihu,
&C., as above stated, his house being on the
meadow just east of the late Capt. Weiss
residence, and BENZ. Gorton (who was ia
Their to Mrs. Eli SargcanD were then con-
sidered one neighborhood OF West River,
as the bridge then crossed tho stream near
tho dwelling of Mr.. Gorton, just below
where Luther Weld now resides, and the
road from the bridge connected with the
now West river road in the little valley
just south Of Geo. Thomas's house.
Amer the death of Capt. Moors the above
farm was purchased by Major John Arms,
aud his house was the first inn in this place.
1t was a favorlte stopping place for Ethan
Allen! Gov. Carpenter, the Bradleys, aud
other then prominent persons in this part
of the State. This is the inn spoken of by
Thompson in his Changers, or the Torys
Daughter" After the death of Mai. Arms,
which was by kick from a horse, his son,
Josiah, kept the inn afterwards for a short
time. Josiah was the father of Capt. John
Arms, who once lived in the house now en-
larged and repaired and used by the Insane
Asylum, west side of the road, whose chill
lvnp Jpeiah lob, AIfra1 nj
Hinsdale, many OF us knew. He was also
the father OF the late DIR. Willard Arms of
the West village, and of VIM. Arms, now
of Dummerston. After the failure OF Josl-
ali the farm was purchased by Peleg Kings
10y and after his death it fell into the hands
of Joseph Goodhue, and so on to the pres
ent proprietors. F.
THE ROAD QUESTION AGAIN.
Taxpayer seems 10 be determined 10
misstate and mislcad the public in regard
10 the road question, which be says is "final-
ly disposed Of" l ask, how disposed of?
lie says, "by the decisive vote OF our late
town meeting" Yes, after three-fourths,
at least, of the voters had left the hall, be-
ing satisfied that the route was feasible and
that il would be for the public benefit 10
ave 1t built. A considerable portion OF
our people are of the opinion that these
highways are well enough as they are,
High street and Green street,, and that
there is no need OF any more roads.
would ask, who are this portion of our peo-
pie? A number OF them are the very men
that signed and put on foot the first petit
lions for this road, VIRTUALLY the same
thing, only this is a better route TO accom-
modate persons passing and re-passing to
their work, in connection with the public.)
But suddenly the property changed hands
and is occupied by the present owner. l
card him say he consulted his friends Le-
fore he purchased the property. Task, who
re those friends be had reference TO?
They were the very men who lent their
II smes 10 bring this project before the peo-
pie Of this town, including the feed law
yers, who are always ready to raise an ex-
element, whether ii is for the interest of
the public or not. They are sworn 10 be
true TO their clients without regard to pub
lie interests. So much l have said in re-
gard to the origin of these petitions for this
excitement.
In relation to this so-called Cave Bank
road, the responsibility of which the oppo-
nenis of the road have aimed to throw on
to few petltioncrs-even called two or
three of them mad or insane, and ft inmates
OF an insane asylum. 1t has been ascer-
tanned by competent men that this road can
be put ON three and ne-halr degree grade
through a channel that nature made for a
road, and with very little damage (by ma
ny people, in their estimation, if they own
cd the property and with a small expense
to build the road in comparison to grad
ing and Strengthening High and Green
streets, whose hills are from five and one
half TO seven degrees. l would ask Tax
payer, in all candor, (if mistake not he is
no larger taxpayer than a very large num-
er who petitloned for the Cave Bank road)
why he and his friends did not raise howl
and lament, and oppose the building of
other roads leading 10 our vilage-say tho
West River road, when good and salisfac-
tory road could have been constructed for
one-fourih of the expense that was laid out
thcref Why not have opposed the Yer
non road, when they took Mr.. Farnsworth's |
house from him, which was his all ?, His |
homestead he valued as highly and was as |
dear TO him as that where the proposed |
Cave Bank road is talked of, and hardly |
comes in sight of his house. The Guilford |
road, why not oppose, when they had |
better grade than the roads leading west? |
And last, why not oppose Il e building of |
the road from Main to Oak street from the |
Unitarian church, which only accommo-
dates now and then transient team, when |
the Cave Bank road will accommodate
more people and teams than any other road |
lea ding into the village? After the excite
ment and heat engendered by the recent
shall have abated, and the
whole question has been carefully and
calmly re-examined, many good and hon
est citizens will undoubtedly wonder why
they ever opposed the Cave Bank road.
Feasibe-I mtan at cost that no prudent
business man that has the public good at
heart would ever regret.
Taxpayer seems 10 see a great scare crow
In Elliot street being so packed between
the Revere House on one side and Crosby
bloc ok on the other as effectually TO impede
travel. Why don't he tell you about Main
street being blocked between the Revere
House and Exchange block, and go in and
widen that with his thirty, forty, or fny
thousand dollarsH But be don't tell you
where the travel comes from to block Elliot
street. 1t comes down and over Green
street-dangerous and narrow as il is-in-
stead of his pet Brook road, which he does
not tell you is liable 10 be torn 10 pieces
and every bridge swept away by the FIRST