Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21
THE BURLINGTON POsTOFFICE.
Interesting History of a Prominent Local
Institution.

at Burlington is substantially what Will
appear in ID. Mason & Co.'S history OF
Chittenden county
The first postoflice route in Vermont
was established on the 10Th of June, 1881,
when Samuel Sherman was employed to
"ride post from His Excellency's in Ar
lington to Camp Headquarters at Castle
tom once week three months from date
hereof" He was to go one road by way
of Tinmouth and return by way of Paw
let. For his encouragement" he was al
lowed IA shillings week out of the State
treasury. In 1888 the governor and coun-
Gil established weekly post between
Bennington and Albany, and Anthony
Haswell, father of Nathan b. Haswell, af-
terward a prominent Burlington mer-
chant, was appointed postmaster general.
On the 5th of March, 1854, the Legislature
enacted a law for the establishment of
postotlices within the State, which was
substantially re-enacted in March, 1857,
with the following preamble
Whereas, the business of promulgat-
ing the laws, conveying timely notice to
the inhabitants of the State of all pro-
prietary proceedings, and other matters
of Importance to the public, can in no
other way be effected so extensively aud
with 50 small expense as by the appoint
meht OF regular posts LOT conveying the
stie 10 l4 a, uilleIeHs parts VI .llts otate
tHerelore iIse pos,ollices were e5taDiished
boro, Windsor and Newbury, under such
regulations as were established for the
government of the postofiices Of the
lIlteu SUES ne poo. ll'ti lloiii pen
llliietoll 70 DIa.tler,olo was aIioWea three
PenGe ioI every illlle traNelleu, ana iluerS
on the Other routes, TWO pence per mile,
Tin hard money orders or hard money -
ne postmaster. general was empowered
TO employ rider TO lraVel rom Rutland
through AddlSon county lol winch TINS
county was theh a patV, ~ TWO pence per
liille eaGh lorlnlehi lor one-hall the
circuit; gong one I0ho Hu1 rttnrhing an
n dssat,af tt NON Of Fl tSe nv ''v TO
fCe IIssa,iSlactloii OF the PUBIC VINO
ie at, SasptiSih1 oi tHG lnGe tnat
p"nt oi t,ie 4tI W,iGn proViue.l lor me CON
enS1l!oiI pl tiie Il'ieiS was rcpe"ieu IN
' ,,tt' i,o0' o,'niJi -NHIan
@iordnIo -. nIia, a. n",i r,el ION
tnrn,imuC Of III ae nol T WILL
llliil'is o III? rotile pelhg JeticIo. mere
O.. ~ ~ ,h m5iiJn men
cIneinn j. hat tharn ,,er M o "n NY 0ii
Stata a<,ont ,ba sr, ,,n,,ad ~ ~ 49, t nc ne
IN min NV t-an af,ar ~ ~ .n0 a.. VI
nd hanon,o Una NM 81 CO. .,u settlte
t,enor 5rnTo' p,,,, u n, th UU"I 1! VI Jne
he anil oritr Of Cor,,rnu 'i.,t 10y, uitt f
fires wara 9nnned - W,n"hnsto'. H' ~
penn.s and iRmrli,nton To,'ore Svi
yerr SIov IL, ti'a "f was
IN Vo,, - ,t e., VI ti'e 81 'ce
;oI III ~ "I,, p"Yne" na,cl
to extenT thn n,rrvinlr Of tha ,ai fr,'i
nauv 70 Rsnnin,rtn1n i'm ,'r, ,,, r,oii'
cornootin,,r i nn o,.G' wins,
mont.
Under an act nassed ON tbe 2orb of Fob
ruary. I7g2 only The folIowing r0I,tns ware
established in this state: From Albany
DIV way of Troy and Iansin1hnrt r. R nn.
1ingI0n, Mnncheste- and RntInnd onre a
week from Rutland tn Ru,Iington nnca
n two weeks thnnTh nrnnosaIs w,a,.o
invited for service opra veel,
rom SnrinGfeId MnssocbnSott t,, ,',,
n Zorthamrtnn to D.attiaI,ro' ~ way
week and tron, RrattiaI,orn I,' , UnUe q
'hnrlestown \ II and Windsor W ~
Jamovar y II ord ',,' , w. oo, T., ~
pntland Jic,1i ti " M M 49, ioUt ny
# me foIiowine, roteu o"u, -
Eron, i,,;uds99, ~, go, 81 S,V,ld,,.
RovaItnn RonJolrb W},lionoton No,,H
I",,i'P' ni' i'' ho"t-
'eller anu Jerlcno 10 burlington, once a
ria TGN 'a NE flotI lgaviIg burtngton on sat
'i.Ii'S a. y " CioOh a; ~ HtiINihS at MONT
iore h ~ y =, III, "iiI az ihusor Oh mon,
$40 y W ~ a. III. me'uI Wnh, ne would
' e"te iil,9or every e9nesday AT
ave IroC M -; re aud Ro pe,ler On murs
S,Jd ~ ~, S'',.' ~ SUI, r. III On
,d w.. Nii , I9uI ~, was IRON nut
t'iii noIu W ~ Wy ol IlItsloru' BRANDON,
'"iiSpuL! Mluoltpury, NerSehhes; Char-
\Tiit,' H. ,burliliS ION, Colchester
W i'Hn, - 10 Snsale' once week
l, iip hutlai,u at ciock every MON
I"S le"clii"S Cnariolte AT ~ on
!, u 'teiS tiiolnIilss' buriinStoil by ! on
~ E.v1,'aS aiteriiooIls' ana ilghSa'e AT ON
w vuiiesuaS HiIelnooI9' uolhg south the
a. li iiei Noul.l 'eaNe illShSa'e aI oC CLOCK
| lursu"S mornings, reach Burning
on ~ II - CIoch rridaS morn
IL ttaNe burlington at noon, reach .
,nar que ~ IN me afternoon ana Knit
anu AZ CLOCK every saturday alter
ION, lIleeH minutes was allowed FOR
~, "PtiiiIs aIu Closing OF ihe ihailS at all
,I lI, MH5re NE 'llhe was NOT particular
} Hprcllleu. ms system Oh TRANSMISSION
~ s'ase was continued OF course; until .
nc opening Oh RAILROADS through the |
',"'e, aPouu Looo' thompson HaZetteer
~ ti"l mere We're III $40 three lines
u man Stages through harrington,
men arrived ana departed daily, one to .
ne Io"th' one TO the east and one to the
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