The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08

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CuHjr0ior,
Sherman, sometimes called Sherman
Morgan, was foaled in Lyndon, VT,
about 1909. lie was a small sized
chestnut animal, with strip OF white
in fac and pN hind leg white half way
TO ulcb. lie stood scant fourteen
haud, high ana weighed. i'm average
condition, about 92j pounds lie is
described a. having lean. well-shaped
head, small, liuc ears, eyes not large,
but full, prominent and lively; neck
excellent; shoulders large and we'll
placed; Il capital chest, with breast
bone very prominent; back slightly
followed but strong; loins broad and
muscular; hips long and deep; legs
broad, flat and sinewy, with some long
hairs upon The back side; name and
tail full, but not remarkably heavy.
lie was got by Justin Morgan from a
mare Of unknown breeding. She is
described as very handsome, delicate
chestnut mare, with three white feet
and stripe in face, stood about fifteen
and one-half hands high, was spawned
in one hook and used chiefly for saddle
purposes. "ller head was well shaped
and carried high; ears small; neck,
light and good length. Her form was
not compact and she was generally
thin in flesh. Her disposition was so
pleasant that although spirited, she
worked kindly in all places That
she was highly bred is evident from the
fact chat she stamped her charaC-
teristics upon her offspring very lorcl-
bly,.
Whoever is extensively acquainted
with the Winthrop Morrills, the Fear
naughts and Lamberts, must have OBJ
served striking family resemblance
between many of them. The Fear
naughts are so highly finished and
delicate that some have questioned the
correctness of his pedigree, believing
he could not have been a Morrill,. Ma
ny of the Winthrop Morrills are quite
as fine and stylish as the Fearuaughts,
and these characteristics they undoubt-
edly inherit from the dam of Sherman
Morgan through the double strain of
that blood which both Fearnaught and
Winthrop Morrill, possess. During The
early life OF Sherman, beginning at the
age of four years, nc was constantly
employed at what would now seem eX.
cessive labor for a horse of his size and
age. He was foaled the property of
Mr.. John Sherman, but upon the mar
riage of his son George the colt was
given the latter to keep and use.
Mr. Sherman was hard-w Orkin9
farmer and kept the colt at work most
of the year upon his farm, most of
which he helped clear. In the winter
Mr.. Sherman usually ran team steadi-
ly from Lyndon, VT, to Portland, Me.
For several years this team consisted
of Sherman Morgan and another horse
year older and somewhat larger also,
got by Justin Morgan. Mr.. Sherman
was man of considerable pluck and
did not allow any one to out-draW OIL
out-drive him, and was always ready
to match his team against any he met
either to draw or run, for a trifling
wager. Report says that this little
team soon became famous at every ho
tel from Lyndon to Portland, and after
time the teamsteTs who knew the
horses were afraid TO match others o
any size against them. Drawing match
es were then ry common, and a
Lyndon the usual way OF testing tn,
strength OF hOr7e- was to attach hors,
TO sled, ill with men and draw tn,
load mp @ steep hJli Just north of tn,
Iaveru. When the strength of eacl
had been tested TO its utmost limit. Mr.
Sherman would add small boy 10 tn
largest load and begin the ascent, wei
satisfied if he could move the load
few feet at pail, as nothing discour
aged bis horse, and it was difficult t
load him 80 that he could not move
little.
After performing such services as tn
above from the time he was four unit
ten years of age, he was sold in 1919 +
Stephen G. Gibbs, of littleton, y. II
After keeping him one year Mr.. Gibb
sold him to John Buckminister, q
Danville, VI, but retained control 4
him for two wears following. He wa
kept in Danville aud vicinity unit
1929, when he was purchased of MI
Buckminister by John Bellows of Ian
caster, n, II. In 1929 he was kept 8
Littleton, n. H.. in 1880 in the vicin
ity of Dover, n. H.. -; in 1881 at Co
Jaques' Ten Hills Farm in Charles
Town, Mass; in 1882 at Dover an
Durham, y. H.; in 1888 at Lancaster
n. H., and in 1884 in the the vicinit
of Dover, N. III. He died suddenI
and Unexpectedly at Mr.. Bellows st,
BILE in Lancaster, n. H., Jan. 3, 1873
AT ten O'Clock III the morning he w,
left apparently well and three hou
later was found dead in his stall. 4
the time of his death he was perfect
free from pulls and blemishes, being
smooth as when foaled. His skin W,
stuffed and kept for years at stab
in Lancaster, n. II. During his Il