Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-16
NOTES.
Continued.
Ir. Bliss of Royalton said further:

Mr.. Bliss of Royalton said further:
There were two horses got by Wood
bury owned by jonathan Marsh; then
there was the Babbitt Horse and the Put
nam Horse that went out West. think
Mr.. Putnam is still alive. He formerly
kept the Locust Creek House.
The Durgee Horse came from Pennsyl-
yania 30 or GO years ago. He was of no
account, no speed, loose jointed and
coarse built.
A little French horse that Ben Hall
brought from Canada stood at Stratford
The reputation of the old Justin Nor
gan was so thoroughly established and
his stock so uniform that no one went
generally with the pedigree; but Gen.
Hibbard, who was very intelligent in
pedigrees, said there was no question
about his thorough English descent, and
he said that his sire was owned by an
English officer. 1t was more than so
years ago that heard him say this. Gen.
Hubbard was extremely acquainted with
hOrsemen in Rhode Island, Connecticut
and Massachusetts, perhaps more than
any other man in the State; he was au-
thority here on any matter relating to
horses.
Mr.. Edward Rix of Royalton says
Budget had two horses, one gray
called Phoenix, raised at East Randolph.
am sure Blodgett broke him and | think
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by horse that came along to his stable
The dam of Phoenix was gray mare that
used to lead siX-horse team into Mont
pelier; not very large nor very tall.
Blodgett had another stallion, large
horse, 1900 or 400 lbs, nearer white than
old Phoenix. Phoenix was beautiful
dapple grey. The big horse was rather a
good looking horse. Phoenix was a per-
feet beauty; he resembled very much the
old Morgan both in look and action
Blodgett brought both horses with him
when he came from East Randolph to
Royalton, where he bought place of
Col. Smith. The records will give the
date. think Phoenix died at Royalton.
Refers to Leonard Kendall, Hartland,
VT, and Edward Sprague, East Ram
dolph, VT; also to Mrs. Calvin Skinner
of Malone, N. Y. Matthew Rix was a
son of DR.. Levi Rix, Royalton, formerly
OF Rochester; he kept livery at Bethel,
then went West; think he is alive now
Mr.. Ira Hood, rs years, of Chealsa, says
that he had Morgan horse called the
Hood Horse from Worcester or Cabot;
dappled gray, 1900 lbs. 4; got him at Cabot
when three years old; was at Rutland
State fair when six years old; died at
eight years old. Another gray horse
bought at Boston, called the Hood Horse.
1000 lbs. Was raised in Maine; was a
beauty; this was about 1910. | owned
him three or four years. | owned a
black horse 10 years; bought of Hunt of
Tunbridge; bred by Smith at Washing
ton, got by the Karson Horse, owned by
Mosely Martin of Williamstown, Vt. He
was 10 or II years old when l got him !;
he was good horse and left good stock.
(We notice that Mr.. Thomson says of
this Karson Horse, called also the Old
Soldier, that he was a gray horse taken
from Williamstown to Putney, VT, by
Thomas Karson. We found at Mont
pelier among the old papers an advertise
ment of the young Soldier, an English
horse descended from Childer's; dapple
gray, signed by 7. Knight of Brattleboro
We are inclined to think that this is the
same horse that was afterwards called
the Old Soldier, Putney being near to
Brattleboro.) Abel Densmore of this
town owned the old Morgan horse called
Bullrush Morgan. have seen him thou
sands of times. think Densmore raised
him; he was brown, most black or dark