Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-01
Early Vermont Newspapers.

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| last annual meeting:
| "A full account of the first coming in of
the printing business to this state would
be of much interest; and even its most
material relic, the old press now in the
State House, has history that will be
very readable when written, As | hope it
may be soon, by Robert Perkins. formerly
| Of Woodstock, and now on the eltorial
staff of the Springfield RcpHjlican
Lust winter | had occasion, at the re-
quest of S. n. d. North. Esq of Utica.
n. Y, special agent of the census depart
ment, TO compile some statistics of the
early newspapers of Vermont, down rs
far as 1910. These statistics showed the
newspapers Of the state, their proprietor
ship and titles as far rs 1910 to have been
substantially rs follows:
NEwsPAPERs.
l. The Vermont Gazette, or Green
Mountain Pest Boy" Westminster, print,
ed by Judah Paddock Spooner and limo.
thy Green. First issue Monday, February
II, 17Sl; suspended 1882, or early in 1888
,. "The Vermont GazetLe or Freeman's
Deposilory,n Bennington. printed by
tAnthony) IIaswell and DAVID Russell.
First issue June 5, 1888; suspended finally
in 1880.
The propreorship of this paper to 1910
was as follows; June b, 1888, to October
%, 1870, Hlswell and Russell; November
|, 1879 to August II. 1896, Anthony
Ilaswoll; August 10, 1896, to December
20, l79G, printed by G. Merrill for Anthony
llaswel; January ), 1897. to April 6,
| 1897. (Orsamus o. Merrill and (Roubenl
Lrngdon; April Is, 1907, to August 81,
1897, 0rsamus G. Merrill; September 5,
1907, to March, 1900, Anthony Hlswell:
March 6 1900, TO March %, 1901, printed
By Anthony EIaswell for the proprietors; :;
| March 80, 1901, to January 3, 1903, An
| thOny 1aswcll; January, 1903, to April &.
1908, the paper suspended; April 6, 1908,
to March 81 1904, Anthony Haswel &
Co; April 3, 1904, to July 2l, 1901, An
thony Haswell, who then announced sus,
pension of the paper; August T. 1901, to
August 2S, 1904, printed for Anthony Has.
well; September4 4, 1901 TO January, 1906,
Anthony Haswell and Benjamin Smeqd;
January 10, 1906, Benjamin Smead, who
was succeeded by William Haswell April
| 8, 1911.
The titles of this paper to 1910 were as
follows: June 5, 1888, 10 May 81, 1874,
The Vermont Gazette, or Freemans
Depository; June z, 1881, to December
20, 179G, THE Vermont Gazette'; Janu
ary 5, 1907, TO August 81, 1877, Tablet
of the Times; September s. 1897, to
March 23, 1901, "The Vermont Gazette;
March 80, 1901, to September q, 1901,
"Haswells Vermont Gazette revived" !;
September %, 1901, TO April Il, 1902,
"Haswell's Vermont Gazette; April 10,
1902, to January 5, 1903, "Vermont Ga
zette''; April G, 1908, to January G. 1906,
| vermont Gazette January l3, 1906, to
| February (3D, 1907, 1.-The Vermont Ga
zette, an Epitome of the World"; February
(24P) 1907 to (Septcmber PIP, 1907
"Epitome of the World'; October 26D
1907, to April 3, 1SO9 "The World"
April 10, 1909, "The Green Mountain
| Farmer" which name was retained till the
Vermont Gtz tie title was restored in 1876
3. "Tho Vermont Journal and the
Universal Advertiser, Windsor, printed
by George lIough and (Alden) Spooner.
First issue Thursday, August I, 1888, con,
linued and now the Vermont Journal pub,
lshed by the Journal Company. The
partnership of Ilough q Spooner was dis
solved December 10, 1888. The last issue
bearing their names is December %, 1888,
and with thenumber for December 80, 1888,
and the name of Alden Spooner appears
alone. Mr.. Spooner ran the paper about
thirty years after that.
The title was changed M,rch %, 1902
to "Snooner's Vermont Journaln and so
continued till several years after 1910
4. The Herald of Vermont or RuL-
land Courier Rutland, by Anthony Has.
well. First issue Monday, June %, 1892,
last issue September 10, 1875; cause of
suspension, Burning of the office, Sep,em.
Der lG. 1872.
5. The Farmers Library or Vermont
Political and Historical Rerister.n Rut.
land. Printed by James Lyon. First
issue Monday, April /, 1893. Lust issue
November 20, 1891 The office was sold
to S. Williams 4 60 (R9v. Samuel Will
liams, LII. y, and Judge Samuel Will
liams.)
G The Rutland Herald, or Vermont
Mercurv," Rullacd Printed for S. Will
lams & @. Frs issue December 8, 1871;
continued aud now published as the Rut.
land Herald anl Globe, by the Herald
Association.
Proprietors: December s, l704. to jan
uarv ,, 1877, S. Williams & Co.; January.
| l7g7, TO February -, I797, S. William;
the doctor1 February 27, 1907, to Au.
gust 2S, 1877, Williams & (Josah) FAY;
September 4, 1797, to July so, 1908, when
DR.. Williams and Josiah Fav dissolved
partnership, S. Williams & Co August
s, 1798, the paper was printed for S. vii.
liams, LII. d. William Fay succeeded Dr.
Williams and was proprietor in 1910.
The early printers of the paper for the
publishers were j. Kirkallie, John S.
Hu,chins, Josiah Fav. John Walker. ,Jr,,
and William Fav.
The title of his paper was: December
3. 1874, TO jane %. 1895. "Thc Rutland
Herald or Vermont Mercurv," Jnne %
i705. to Auonst 27, 1908, |The Rutland
Herald, a Register of the Times;n Sen.
tembpr 2. 1893 and after. uThe Rutlond
Herald ),
7 The F,rmer's Library, or Fair
Havon Tcleoronh - Fair Haven. nrintnd
hvJ p. Snooncr and w Hennessv First
icsnn INV %, 1T05 William Hennessv
rotirod Msrch 17oG and thpro,(ter JndaI
Paddock Snooncr was sole nronrietor, till
no msnend ed nuhlication March 3 1797
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