Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-18
EARLY POSTAL SERVICE

Capt Childs has issued thi, week a new
edition Ut hls post, flee manual. contain
ing, besides a revision and correction Of the
matter in the other edition, some interest
my historical matter. which has not before
been IN print. The present edition comes
from the press of Hildreth X Fal-s II l.
rarely handsome and tasteful pir,.,. of
work aud does the young men great credit
Among the historical matter 10 which we
have alluded i the following
Thu Governor Council cincurr7l Mnr.h =. 1,>t.
WIN thr t'rn"ral Assembly, in session al B-nniue
ton, M the appointment II Anthony IuSw-lL uf
that place. Postmaster General ut tn, state Five.
pu~t Offices wrrr then established. al Bennington
Rutland. Brattlrlspro. Windsor and New burr, and
under regulations governing other offices then ia
Operation in the United States Post ril,r, zen.
appointed the rider from Bennington ~ Brattl.
others, Including the rider from Bennington Ia
Albany, Wcrr given hut two p-.nts. other ts,>t
riders u seems. we're employed To ride through
CERTAIN circuits Ia prumulsat- the laws The com
ment ~ the Vermont Journal published at Wind
SIR al that time, shows the interest felt IN the
novel scheme.
The General Assembly during their last s,.,-
sion, having resolved To- establish a psi To- ride
weekly from Bennington to NrNburA by WAY nf
braitlrl"fuugh. aud one from Bennington To Rut-
lal"l post oncs-s ID immediately lee rp-'ts-l ia
the towns of Bennington. Brattlrhpru. Windsor
NcwbuN AMI Rutland. Ihts.' will uIbeu a regular
communication through the stat. bv which M.
inhabitants ON each side IT the mountain will H..
relieved from the incuns eurnc,s the, haze hith-
rft" lahnrrl under ia k',-piug up mutual corn
sgindrhct-, ~ necessary for the union OF p-.pp.
We Halter ourselves that the honorable Assembly,
has done essential ~-ryic- tu the STATE. IN a,iolt..
the measure, aS il naturally tends u unit the
people thereof, affords a regular source OF com
muncatun with the southern stat - th.r,. him,
a post already established from runiugtou h,
Albany, gives a thorough vent for th,. ,it,iIat,t
OF Newspapers that mu-t excellent Nrhi.l,. of M
t-llgcntr and amusement. supplies us with tl.
means Of transmitting domestic occurrence. with
public AMI private, and iu fine. from So important
an establishment, if conducted with regularity
We may anticipate the most happy cuu, .uu-u,,.>
In tue following November the Vermont Ga
Neit' hnu TINS item ~ news from Hauflrl nuu
a sage wagon has lately b,,.u erected to rtir
with four horses between the city of New York
ami Stratiurd Ferry. ia Connecticut. watch com
pri's the stages FROM Portsmouth iu the STAT. Of
New llainIshin-, L. Richmond in the State OF Nir-
qnia- distance OF upwards Of 100 miles
John Arms is supposed U have b,--n Brattl.-
5nros tlisi postmaster under Pstmas ,r-i ienrr.i
llasW"lIs administration. lie was great grand
father of br. A ID Putnam aud at the yrurralI.
John l.. Putnam, who for nrurly forty wears mast
has h'~n gate-ktslHr al the Connecticut river TON
bridge Molr than l0i years ago the I'D pl,t-
master i said Ca have hought large tracts OF land
lu town for II ,7'uts an acn-. lie was a uativ,. nf
preThrld, and lived ON the Col Goudhue farm.
now owned by the Vermont asylum. lie died al
lhr az Of nily-two from the kick Of horss.
John W Blake was appointed pUStiuast.r l,-
the general government IN l7.2 and m. r,,,,r,js
OF the post office department show that I'm. nt,t
returns from this oftic'' Nvra March ~ I;lB
NN.
appointed October /, l'lH. lie WAS succeeded In
John llulhruok one year later aud he in turn hI
samuel Elliot July ]. l~li Then came IA
Green, july Z, ISL followed by Franklin II F,-s
srndrn March - 1872; Frtdk y Palmer Iuly b
1873; Henry smith. November - lSts. Franklin,
II. Fess-nden, June q, 1919: Samuel button Nav
y 1873; Asher Spencer, June 3, 1858 G-org,. Krl
lugg, April >, 1871, aud his brother Daniel H..
logg, lr., August y iSi2. who held the uffic, dur
ing the war, and was succtetle-l by Ranslur,. NJ
Clark December -, lssia, followed hy Charles A
Maisur, December II, 80, and the present n
cumbrnt, Fn-d'k W. Chds, January =. issi
Brattlrhoro's first past ofiics. was probably Il,
Gated IN the odd Tavern. which stood on ar
near the present site Of the Vermont asylum's
larm-dwellng and which was kept hy John Arms
the first past master The uffit. was slistltl,.nt
~ located In a huilding ON the Hunt lot al The
junction Of High and Main streets. and AFTER
wards removed 10 a building erected bV Pnst,tas
Ter Green On the south side of High street and an
the present site uf the Rrttng store Later h
was moved To Halls long building " east Side. Of
Main street, and into a room Afterwards u,spiu.I
Tor many ytars by l. \ Thuns drug store
The hfsi building 10 d. occupied exclusively by
the past -oncr was built during the admuistra
uun of Franklin II. Ftssendrn In 1873 located as
nrar as can be- determined, Just north of M.
Blake dwelling ON the present site Of Pullrn Broth
en- stnrr ia Crosby block. Postmaster Duttou la
lhlo removed the uftit, 70 the store vacated IN
Hayes WOudard. clothirrs in Central block ui,
the present site Of b. y Chamb.rlain's stor-
About ten years thereafter the ohic,. was fnoy.i
10y Postmaster d. Kellogg. ir d a room hi M.
south side ut the town hall building, where il re-.
manned until October. ISL, when the present u,.u
aud connexions office lifted up by the town ON
the opposite SIDE Of the building was estaLlis he'd