Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-07-24


lemonade, and supper will be furnished.
A pleasant time anticipated The pub
lie cordially invited.
Per Order of Committee.
]. P Grant had horse killed on
Tuesday last by the breaking of one of |
the thills, as NJ. E. Church was driving
down steep hill with load of hay.
The Ithill was thrust into the body of |
the animal and caused immediate death.
The horse was Mr. Grants only team
MORGAN
EARLY HISTORY OF MORGAN
As heretofore announced, we commence,
to-day, the publication of reliable and
well-written history of the town of Nor
gan, prepared by former resident and
much-este cmed citizen of that town:
Morgan is situated in the north. eastern
part of Orleans county, in latitude fl
90 north. longitude 5-5 east. 1t is
bounded on the north by Derby and
Holland, on the east and northeast by
Warren Gore and Warmers Grant, on
the southeast by Brighton. on the south
by Charleston and Salem, and west has
termination and corner in Salem Pond
The township consists principally of
what was originally chartered by the
name of Caldesburg. by charter of the
Vermont legislature, dated Nov. 6, 1850,
and signed by Governor Chittenden.
There were GA private and five public
lots, called rights, each containing 3l4
acres. OF the five public rights one was
given to the first minister settled in
town, one for the support of the gospel,
one for the support of the common
schools, one for the support of the cOun-
ty grammar school and one for the col
lege. The names of the sixty-four gran
tees are omitted for brevity.
Sometime after the date of the charter,
the original rights were divided into lots
of l57 acres, and an alteration was made
in the town lines. The southeastern por-
ton was annexed to the township of
Wenlock to the northwestern side of
the town was added Bloomington Gore,
and to the northeastern side was added
Whitelaw's gore, and the name of the
town was changed from Caldesburg to
Morgan, and contained, with the addi-
tons mentioned above, water included,
2O,50O acres.
Some parts of the town are compare
lively level or gently sloping; other
parts broken, with pleasant variety Of
hills and valleys. There are no eleva-
tions of land which are here called
mountains, though some might properly
bear that name. Elon Hill, so called
on account of settlement commenced
upon it by Elon Wilcox and Bear Hill,
receiving its name from the circumstance
of bear having been seen upon it by q
passing stranger, before the town wa,
e settled, are elevations of considerable
t height. From the summit of the former
the prospect is fine ; lakes Memphrema
cog and Willoughby and several Villages
: in the neighboring towns, together will
5 a grand view of the more distant peak
e of the Green Mountains, may be seen il
!, clear day. There is also chain o
hills running through part of the town
from northwest to southeast, which, t
: my knowledge, have never receives
names.
l. Lake Seymour is the principal colleC
ton of water 1t lies in the form of
q clumsy boot, covering an area of nor
than 1000 acres. 1t is one of the mo;
beautiful sheets of water in the Stat,
:. and the scenery around it is grand an
picturesque. 1t abOunds in several kinC
of fish, among which are lOnge, eusk an
white fish. Some very large longe hay
been caught; the largest is said to hay
weighed Sc IL pounds; others, at di
:. ferent times, have been taken, weighin
n from 20 to 80 pounds. The small,
ones, weighing from one and half
twelve pounds, are generally esteemt
" the most palatable. Being fed by N
rs merous living springs, the water of tn
" lake is remarkably cold and pure II
=" lake is very deep, and the water warmt
'i during the summer season does not
come freezing cold until late in the Sc
al son. For some time after Lake MeI
~ phremagOg, and all the bodies of wat
in the vicinity, are bound in icy fetter
Lake Seymour may be seen steamin
and lashing its shore, as if IN de6an
: of frigid blasts. There are also thr
other inconsiderable ponds in town, tV
- of which are named Mud, and the 9th
en- Toad Pond. The last mentioned is t
elr source of a small stream, known by t
1st name of Sucker Brook. 1t receives
name from the multitude of suckers ia
nv en- from it. From one of the others,
70 the north part of the town, flows t
head stream of the lake.
ls' Ferren's River passes through a pa
of the town bordering on Brighton. thl
the valley of which passes the Allan
and st. Lawrence railroad. Almost {
~ cry part of the town is we'll watered
ice springs and small riyulets.
ny The principal growth of hard wO
pa timber consists of maple. yellow birc