Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-20


ord Of that meeting no reference is had to any char
ter authority for such meeting, nor the warrant
mentioned or referred to. The record Of that meet
ing is as follows: ATT annual Town meeting,
March JOth, 1850, the men who's names are under
Ritten were Chosen to Ohs: Ehphalet Hyde, town
clerk; James Angel, Eliphalet HYDE sias Hamilton,
select men; Silas Hamilton, treasurer; Ahutr More,
Levi shumway, constables; Abner More, Thos Hunt,
Ebenezer Davis John Nelson, Jr., highway surveyors;
1hos. Searns, EHphalet Hyde, listers; Thomas
Stearns, grand juror; John Butler sealer Of waits aud
measursi Amasa shumway, Ihos. stearns, Deer
Rief."
on the 23d day Of February, 1881, the General As
scmby Of Vermont passed the following resolve:
'ResOlred, that grant Of land be made to Robert
BrattOn and associates, in number, in the northeast
corner Of Whitingham, including the quantity Of hive
thousand acres aud the governor aud council are
quested TO issue charter Of said land, undOr such
restrictions and reservations az they may think prop
er." The names Of the seven associates have not
been able to ud These grants called charters,
and whitngham hereafter to be noted for its char
ters. Hiram Huse, Esq, State Librarian Of YER
MoSrrrLEn, VT, Aug. 10, $40.
Hon. CLARK Jisou,-
Dear Sir: | send the above cory of petition men
toned in my letter Of yesterday to you think you
must be convinced that Mhitmgham is III. banner
town in the matter Of charters. Many towns have 10
content themselves with single charter, and hardly
any 60 above two. Whitingham would have as much
trouble to count hers Brigham Young, her poypa-
nous son, did to number his wives. Yours truly,
March Goth. 1881, there was almost an entire
change in town officers Whether they bad performed
too little duty or too much does not appear. Either
would be fatal at the present day. When the new on
that shows why some q the carly-buit roads
laid out hills and through valleys, without refer
euce to grade: "NOted that the SVlekmtn shall run
senter Line through the town cast aud west north
and south, and Lay out two main roads the
Senter Lines as the land will allow off, The town
also vUted to hold their annual meetings on the frat
Monday Of March annually
From the above recorded meetings and yotts, it
appears that the town was organized in conformity
with the tmes hut there is no record to show that
the meetings were organized by choosing moderator,
or that the inhabitants lad been warned to meet ut
EucCligd time and place, AT meeting held Dec. Il.
1881, Leonard Pike was chosen moderator, and the
town 0yoted that the select men be a Commute 10
treat with Capt HAmbleon concerning his etiton
ing the General TO have our previun rate taken off,
II Mr. Pike wasa judicious manager in his own house
had 2S children Of his own 10 keep in subjcction.
The "Treviton rate" tax levied upon the town,
to be paid in provision Tor the support Of the Cont
mental army This Kind Of iaI, Of Nov. 3, 1880 made
Wbitiugham's portion as folows: 1900 barrels Of
-four 800 barrels Of beef $50 barrels uf tat pork a.
bushels Of corn and 2i bushels Of rye.
The hrst grand list Of whitingbam Indicates pop
ulatiou OF about AGO, and their names will show who
the tax payers were IN l'sl Grand List, 1851: John
HelsOn, John Nelson, Jr., 3enJa Dodgett, Sam uOl
Day, John Blushheld Thomas Blodgot Thomas Day,
John Howard Jonnham ShumwAy, James Howard,
Amos Green, James Reed, Benz. Blodg,t, Jr., EIen-
czer Davis, Isaac FULLER, Samuel Nclfon, Leonard
PIKE Elipbalet Gusten Daniel Wico1 Elijah French
Daniel Holloway, Luther WaEhburn, Bile Clark, Levi
Shumwhy, AmAsa Shumway, Buuijah Lsmpher, james
Angel, John Butler samuel Butler, Elihu Blake Jabez
Poster Calvin Fuller, 49, Boyd, Charles Dhdy, John
Rugg, Nathan Lee, Henry Lee Abner More, Thomas
Hunt, jonathan Barton, jonathan DI, Timothy +.
Edfecombe, Roger Egeoombe. Beriab sprtge, Thomas
Sterns Sterling sterns, Nathaniel Davis, Brnsele Pc
tiers, Sas Hambleton, Robert Bratten, Robert Brat
ten, Jr., Joseph Coleman. The listers for this year
were Henry Lee, Benja Blodgett and EhphAlet Gus
survey bill Of the highway laid cut Sept II, 1881.
from Wilmington line TO Halifax line contains the
following de- criItion: "DegiuHing near a spruce
suIb on the South Line Of Wilmington that is aIout
one pole north Of sd subh." II land had been worth
4 dollar per foot there might have been a contest
to whether this road could not rs well he built cut Of
and still be within the limits tf the
boundaries. II there had been two or more "stuls'
on the south line Of Wilmington siill further comIl
Cations might he imagined.
At this time there w,re no hhrlrcs in town, and
butfew books On the 4th of March 1857, the town
"yoted thnt the Law Book at Capt Hydcs be removed
to the town clerks and that the Law Book he removed
from Amos Green's to Lieut.. benjamin Bodgets.'
on the 2sth a March, 1882 the town yoted to raise
men for the ensuing camIpsin, for eight months
ms l'coid was tak,n ittm The town look.
At town meeting holden March 2sth, IIs2, II
M&us WIS HUt'" ~ i"fe 10 It ~ 10, tIS thSu,nE E IaIH-
not correct. 1lcsc ten men were raised as viii
be seen ) he following c,rtincate:
az his CrrtlLCs that the Inhabitants Of Whiting
ham did actually Raise Their Quoto Of men as Di-
Itct,d by the IoGd q War for the Champain
17s2, On lie lsi Of l7sl, and have PAID or secured
to be Taidto trtm three pounds pr. month amount
ing IN ile whole 70 the sum Of ESQ 10"
DhSifL IhSii nvHi Wilcox. seec,mcn.
JABEz FOSTER,
It is not possible In this address to give any Of
u
New Hampshire. New YORK and Vermont which
were going on at this time, but In making deeds in
lIS3, TWO years after Miudham county had been
established, roth Mndham uLd Cumberland coun-
ties were recognized. In my address before The
New Iampshirc Antiquarian s. cieiy, July 18Th,
ISIS, this whole sui Get was discussed.
petition dated sept. 20, 1873, was presented to
the GoLefhl Assembly OF Vermont for grant Of
six thtusaIu acres Of land bounded east on The
east line q Mhilugham; north On land formerly
clamtdly Capt. Walker and Lieut. John Norlurg;
ana south on COL Writings Grant, and Grant
formerly made 10 Lie Ut. 6uIllgll
Elijah PIKE, james Reed, Joseph Doubleday,
Levi Shumwuy, Nathaniel Stretter, John Nelson,
Bile Clarke, Fitch IHmpher Joshua Coleman,
Amos Green, John hupF jena. Thompson, Nathan
This petition was rot piautod for the reason
that no such tract Of land existed bordering on
the east llLe OF WhtHghIm; and the west bound
ary was not given.
a petition dared tcr. 2, .l7s3, was presented to
The General Assembly Of Vermont Tor giant Of
nd,-three thousand ocrs,-n Whiungham,
bounded east On Halifax line; south on the south
line q Mhltirgham; went On Lieut.; GambeiLs
New York Patent, (since granted 10y this state to
Amos Green and othcIs); north by lands claimed
by Col. Fitch by virtue oi a New YORK Patent.
Amasa ShEmway, Lew SUBWAY, EliPhalet Gus
tin, Chandler LamrhiTc, BtnGjah lamphiTe, Flea
ger GLEASON, Elirhalei Gustin, Jr Benjamin Crit
II does not Ppcar that This petition was grant
ed, probably on account Of imperfect reference.
the General Assembly Of Vermont for a grant OF
land containing four thous and acres bounced east
ON the east line Of Nhilngham north on land
south by Massachusetts Bay, and west on land
granted to Green and Moullon.
jonathan Thompson, James MaCMuet, Enfelt
Gusiln, James Read, BE- jYman Lamp Amos Green
Amasa Shumway, Jesse Graves, BenJamin Critten-
den, Samuel Thompson, Daniel Wilcox, Nathan
cobb, Litut. NbllHns, John Marsh.
In 1Is4 the scleclmen were called uTon to hunt
up the c,HlIe Of ne town under NE following
the SenteT Of said Town ana make Report at the
Next March annual Town Meeting It, does not
appear that the sel'cimon did not ind the Sent
er" or that they did. AT This meeting the town
"yOted that Mr. PIKE be allowed ole silver dollar
in payment for money he Let Capt. klirhalet Hyde
Among the reasons why the three petitions just
named were not gIantod may be The iact that they
were all pending al The same time, and two Of
hem covered part OF the same terlttry.
committee consisting Of Daniel Wilcox, Thorn
as BlOdgett and james Roberts was appointed "to
look out Some suitable Places for LHl Burying yard
In said Town. ON the Ith day Of sept. 1854, the
SPOT the Seiectmen put the stake for the Meeting
house. Voted that The Meeliughouse lhel Easter
ly from james Reeds house about co or 10 Rcd Or
the hill amongst the wind falls" james Reeds
house was where the Higley house since stood, and
where many a man in this assembly has been and
drank IOm "ihe non bound hUcket.n On the IN
of March, 1888, the town "NOted that thtl lOad be
| Surveyed Recorded ten rods wiue that leads
from Mr., GIaYCss, westerly by he sIot of Land
Voted by the town for the Place 10 Lulld meeting
house, Sd wedth Of rods beginning fifteen rods
| East OF the meetlnghouse place, thence running
west as the road is now laid 10 the road that leads
| through the town north and South"
At this time II was with great difficulty that the
farmers could pay their taxes in II orey, Only the
strictest economy would enable them TO support
their families ana pay for their land. The cuTTen-
cy was deprecated and there were no markets m
the vicinity. They had been obliged 10 have their
grain ground as far away as Greenfield, transport
ing il there and lack Oh horseback, and when the
settlement first began, on foot, guidec by marked
trees. Tradition tells US that one of the early SET
| tiers went to Greenfield on foot, bought an iron
hvc-pai kettle and half bushel Of meal, both Of
which he brought on his back over 20 miles, with
| out food except a little meal which he mixed with
| water in his hand.
There was one special occupation followed IN
IN s town more or less from ITS settlement as late
as 1870. y his WAS cutting wood and timber TO be
burned for the ashes, The same Icing leached, the
ley boiled down 10 salts or potash. These salts
ere put into sacks ana transported on horse
ba ck 10 Greenfield or elsewhere, to he exchanged
TO other commodities. GTea; care had 10 be ex-