Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08
DrHHERSTON ALItS FTLHtW"
Iniercsting GIcnning- from the Town'-
Enrly History.

Enrly History.
Dummcrston like Nottingham had two
names Il was chartered rs Fulham by
New Hampshire in 1853 and also by New
York in iGG It was probably never char
tered rs Dummerston The name Fulham
was doubtless after l'ulhnm in England
The name Dummcrston was applied to the
tract Of land which included this township
50 early rs 1il3 in honor of Lieut. Gov.
VIM. Dummer Of Massachusetts, the oldest
proprietor ol the land The name Fulham
became distasteful 10 the inhabitants soon
after the province Of New York extended
its jurisdiction to the Connecticut river in
1864. The warm blooded Dr. Harvey, the
Village llampdenn of Dummerston. has
recorded, as town clerk in liij, the dislike
which lac IN common with others entertain.
ed towards the government of New York.
in his own quaint and energetic language
thus Governor IryOn and his inps, and
the mniOns Of the British tvrant tGeorge
the Third had 10y their hell invented poll
cyi their plans, commissioners and other
artiul insinuatiOns, extended their inhu
ence INTO every new plantation over
which they tyTannized, and had not failed
even to have some in their interest in
his town, who 10y art aud insinuatiun
nverpersuaded the honest people Of the
town to omit choosing trustees for the year.
alleging that they had no right 10 it by vir-
tue Of any law of the Government, not
Wthstanding the provision made aud pro
vlded IN such case and the special iniunc
tlon to all incorporated societies 10 comply
with 1t aud accordingly the meeting was
dissolved 10y majority Of votes Much
more is given in the same style on pages
. and 10 in the history Of Dummerston
The town records for l1i3 aud l11I are
headed "Dummerston alias town of Ful-
hnm.' The name Fulham was dropped in
May l;15, and the heading is simply Rec
rrls Of Immersion Solomon Harvey.
Practitioner of Physic, got desperate in
April lao, on account Of the wicked af
air of the New York cut throatly Jacob
ltish, High Church Toretca minions Of
ieorge the Third, and artful insinuations
pf the inyeterate enemies of the public af
fairs, and resigned all public offices held
10y hun, including that Of town clerk.
The Westminster massacre, March 13.
li'J, when VIM. French and Daniel Huugl-
ton were 'murthered had brought affairs
10 n crisis 4 town meeting was held April
q, 40, at which Euuch Cook and Alexan
Ter kathan were dismissed from being as
SCISSORS because they refused to assess the
town for purchasing II stock Of ammuni.
ti"n agreeably to "a vote Of the town Nov.
*, liI4 and three other men we're chosen
.tssessors On May 10Th following. the
town voted for the first time to choose Sc
lectneu. No assessors or trustees we're
chosen after April 9th, ia The town
voted that the srlectmem BE the Comitt.
Ia la l4 l.. 81. a..
the men 10 take Car of thieves" 1t was
tlsr voted at the ,ame meeting that AleNan
ler kathan should have his gun Nothing
is recorded to explain why Mr.. knthan had
been deprived of his gun. 1t is known.
however, that Mr.. kathan was with the
Tory party at Westminster when VIM
French was shot lie was tried for the Of
fence and sentenced TO hc bauishrd Lp his
farm for one year and not tn leave the
premises un penalty of being shot 1t is
SAID that his brother Daniel. who lived ON
a farm near 10y, carried loaded gun daily
while at work in the field that he might
shoot his brother in case he left thu. bounds
Of his confinement. Some one asked him,
Would you really have shot Your brother
~ case he had dsubeyrl the sentence %
Certainly he replied, Il would have
shot HIM as quick a. | would shoot an In
'llan This shows plainly how strong at
that time was the feeling against persons
who were in sympathy with Tories and
Aith the Workers" " The patriotic men of
Dummerston not only made Workers" un
comfortable in this town, but also aided in
driving them out of other towns Among
300 militia gathered, Jan. 30. 1884, for the
purpose Of driving the Workers out Of Gull
ford, were 20 men from Dummerston, led
bN ieut Daniel t,at.s The nr,luauc. IA.
partment was composed of one old cannon.
from this town, almost Useless. and was su-
perlmtended by Ebenezer Haven and Isaac
Miller. During the affray near Massachu
srtts line Sylvanus Fisk was killed by the
Workers and joel Knight Of Dummerstn
was wounded in the arm 10y bullet