Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-29
AN OhD LANDNARK GONE

let Mr.. Simeon Colby erect "A store on the
north side Of the meeting house and west
side Of the road " Ichabod Knapp. Col
VIM. Boyden and Lieut.. Daniel Kathar
were chosen IA committee "to agree upon
conditions where and ON what terms said
Colby shall erect his store" The place was
selected aud the store was built in the fall
Of lIgl. 1t had only IA single room Is feet
square aud seven feet high, and was lighted
by three windows. Nj. Colby was "A trader,
but could have occupied the store only
a short time, if at all, because it was sold
the same fall it was built to Capt. John
Metcaf He was in failing health, and sold
out 10 Col WIN. Moore Of Greenfield Mass
Dec 10, l19l The deed gives the location
of the store as standing ON the common
land Of the town at the corner Of the road
north Of the meeting house. which would
/ toe northeast of the present meeting house,
/ built in 1872 Capt Metcaf sold, also, with
| the store, his dwelling house and land 10 Col.
Moore. The same property, except the
store, was owned and occupied by Rev NJ.
| II. Wells while pastor Of the Congregational
| church in Dummerston in lSsl.lSs6.
As the information did not appear in the
/ history Of Dummerston published in 1884,
"a brief sketch of Capt Metcalf may here
be given. He probably did not leave his
/ NUM- "'ue' II was SUM- "u' "'eu tnere rep
/ H. I'"+ hls Wlie was sally Taylor oi
| iIin>inlc, whom he married March ., 1871
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Feb l3. i''1.
The property bought hy Col. Moore was
sold by him July ,, l192, to Samuel Frank
Ian merchant of New York ritv and r.
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90
'' 'n "'Nan''' price Inc Iahd on "hlch
the store was located was sold to David
l.eavitt. March -. 1893 Mr. Ieavitt oc-
cupel the store that year and had probably
hired it Of Col Moore He continued to be
the occupant until after It's removal 10 the
east side Of the common in 1875 On
March 10th Of that year the town voted
that Jason Duncan, ,electman have liberty
to remove the store to the new location
and the town 10 have twenty shillngs "A year
for the ground that shall be occupied for
the use of the store. In April. 196. Mr.
Leavitt got leave Of the town to set Il POT
House near the north side Of the store.
At the same date Simeon Colby had Pearl
ash" on the southwest side Of the common.
The "Pot House" was sold bv Mr. I.eavitt
TO Russell Mason in 1901 for Sl2O, and was
probably removed 10y him to the south side
Of the store and used in the construction of
"A new dwelling house The store, having
become unoccupiel for the purpose Of trade
was sold by Col Moore. then Of Hartford
Conn to Jason Duncan. April II, 1891, for
SSU. lie rented 1t for a dwelling till April
Is. lsOl when he sold 1t 10 Elisha Knapp
for 500 Mr. Knapp lived there in lSO6,
hen he died and the store was sold in
March. 1901. by Thomas Clark. executor
Of his will. to Samuel Porter Esq for $4G
The dwelling house, which was two stories
high with an I-part of one story extend
ing up to the south side Of the store. was
sold Nov >. 1903, for 500 by Russell Ma
sou to Samuel Porter and Bella Shaw, both
lawyers Porter at that time was dealing
largely in real estate. In lsO4-i he was
chief Justice of the Wmdham county court
In lSOi he purchased Of the town the lnnd
ON which the buildings stood Mr.. Shaw,
interest IN the dwelling house had been sold
to Porter in sos. and he thus became sole
proprietor Of buildings aud land in lsO,
south part of the land. and few wears af
rerward it probably became the property Of
Hon Marshall Miller. and was used as a
law office. having been removed and located
ON the southwest corner of land now be
longing to the benjamin Estabrook estate
During Portrrs proprietorship the store
and house were united in one building and
the whole structure made two stories high.
making a building ~ feet long and Is feet
wide. \ portion Of the second story. or
that part over the store and /. Of the
house was fitted up for IA dance hall. and
here in We olden time the bellies and beaux
we're wont to trip the light fantastic toe
Singing schools and select schools we're also
held in the same hall.
Judge Porter died in August. 1910. and
Mai -Cien Samuel Fletcher and Hon. Mar
shall Miller, as administrators of his estate,
sold the property to John Moves. Jonas
Mann and Rutherford Hayes, April ii. 1911.
for $j2l They opened a store in the build
ing. and the firm became Noyes, Mann *
HAYES. Mr.. Mann sold his interest to Moves
June /. 1914. for $3.50 In the same wear
Moves X HAYES bought of Asa Black the
large two story, square rooted dwelling
house at the south end of the common. now
belonging to the Asa Knight estate for
.flnn II ill., Ill -.
few months after he was married TO Miss
Birchard in the red house now standing at
the north end of the common. After the
new homestead was purchased, the two
families of Moves and HAYES occupied it to
gether Mrs. Moves was sister of Mr.
IIayes In a few years Mr. HAYES became
nm Xious to go West and seek n new home for
himself and family. For that reason he
sold his property to Mr.. Moves June II.
1917. for SlOOO. and soon afterwards went
to Ohio. leaving his family in the care of
Mr.. Moves. Roger Birchard. a Young man
and brother of Mrs. HAYES. became a part
ner in trade. with Mr.. Moves. and the firm
was Moves x Birchard. Sardis Orchard,
the rich uncle of ex President HAYES. was
once a clerk for the firm of Moves 4 HAYES
Here is a copy Of bill of sale TO one of
the customers of the new firm
"Dummerston. Apr. %. 1918. Mr.. -
bought Of Moves * Orchard Two ats.
St Rum. tSt' Croixl .15: lb. Tobacco.
10; lb Hyson skin Tea. .23-Sl II. By
K. Orchard Sir We shall have Bohea
Tea. y f. Rum and fish in a week"
We are not certain when the new firm
dissolved partnership. 1t was probably
near the time when Mr.. Moves sold the
of Asa Black (which was March q. 1s99).