Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-31

studying hooks obtained perhaps Of Charles
Phelps, who was the only person near who
had those suitable for that purpose. Judge |
Wells had. however, Jacobs law dictionn
nv. Of him Matthew Lyon wrote July IL, |
1913 However he got his education he |
has it in such degree both Universal and |
Professional as would do honor to a Gen-
tleman in the most Enlightened Country"
lie was commissioned an attorney in his |
Maesty's courts of record by the govern
or of the province of New York June %,
1772, and admitted to the bar Of the court
Of common pleas of Cumberland county
September 8. 1773 At about that time he
bought Of Esq Greenleaf twenty-siX acres
and three rods of land in the northeast
corner of the governors right extending
on both sides Of where Main street is from
the north line nearly to Milestone brook
This was the first sale of land from the
governors right lie built upon it the
square four rooted house which formerly
stood where Mrs Cune lives next north Of
the Brooks library, lived there till 1880,
and was the first lawyer Of Brattleboro.
This was probably the first two-story house
built where the village is. Sundry small
dwelling houses stood near the grist and
saw mills near the road on Milestone
brook, September 2S, l713, and Esq, Green
leaf had built another sawmill further
west, probably where the Estey mill now
is.
Samuel Gale of New York, surveyor
and author of a treatise on surveying, came
about this time He married Rebecca, the
eldest daughter of Judge Wells By the
laws of the province Of New York, at mar
riage bond was required that neither Of
the parties had amy lawful Let or impedi-
ment of pre-contract, Affinity or Consan-
guinty TO hinder their being joined in the
| holy bonds Of matrimony.' Their bond was
dated June -, and they were married June
| %, l713. Esq. Greenleaf himself lived on
top of the hill at the right Of the old road
leading to Marlboro. When news of the
battles at Lexington and Concord came he
said he would instantly send twenty bush
els of wheat flour for the use of the men.
Ephraim Nash was land surveyor, married
ii daughter of Judge Wells and had grist
mill where the Goodenough mills now are,
west of Esq Greenleafs. In November
1177, note was written for fifty dollars
continental bill, and twelve bushels and u
half of wheat ayable at Mr.. Nash's mill
in Brattleborough, and one was given Jan
uary ,, HIS for thirteen and a half bush
els Of good wheat payable at Esq. Green
leafs house or the Grist-mil there.
Aaron Whitney, merchant of Northled,
October 9, l112, took deed Of land ON Fort
Dummer meadow where Col Hunt now
lives The main road then ran where the
road now runs past the cascade and west of
where the buildings now are, to where the
road now is again south A road came
down from the vest aud ran to the site Of
Fort Dummer the road now does Gard
ner Chandler, father Of Gardner G. Hall,
mother, lived on the land bought by Mr..
Whitney, who never resided in Brattleboro
In April, l719. Elnathan Allen had a saw
mill on Milestone brook below the falls
near the river. The lane which now runs
past the machine shop ran to it and to q
landing on the river by the mill Mr. Whit
nev at that time bought of Matthew Martin
the land, few rods wide. next 10 the mil
lot and Of Samuel Knight the land on botf
sides of the road where Main street is par
way, and on the east side all the way t.
where the town hall now is. Mr.. Chandler
had all this land it was afterwards deedeC
TO Nathaniel Chandler of Petersham, an,
; Samuel Dickinson, still later had that wher,
the American House is. John Humphrey
shop keeper, had built house on it prob
!, ably about where the Brooks House is
Gardner Chandler had shop where tn
t stone block is when the road now Higl
: street was laid out in 1874 and a store Their
in 1880. He bought the corner where tn
/ Brooks House is July 3, $50 Joseph Clark
r. grandfather of George II. and Henry Clark
i lived June 10, 1881 on the west side of 'th
d road leading from Mortified to Westmin
ster" where John Stebbins now lives, o
e sixteen acres Of land, which he then bought
= twentv-seven rods wide at the south end o
n the south line of the Governor Wentwort
r right, and covering that breadth north
# Milestone brook. In 1890 he had fullin
# mill where the paper mill is and a clothier
n shop nearer the road and Jonathan Churc
h had a saw-mill below the paper mill an
j. above the bridge. The latter leased Fel
# ruary ,, 1880, to Samuel Dickinson of P'
II ter ham. land between the saw-mill an
d fulling mill with the privilege of takln
r. water from the dam sufficient to run tril
ID hammer" In the same year Samuel hnlgl
it sold the land on the east side of the roa
,e now Main street, between where the stor
ar block is and where Harris Place is, to II
in ram Houghton, and his residence on Il
ne west side and the rest of his land abo
es there to John W Blake, a lawyer, and Il
ne father of John r. and George Baty Blak
mt Mr.. Knight became chief justice of the 5
lis preme court of Vermont in the same yea
adj and removed to where Stewart Pratt nc
A lives He died there at about sundov
tn July 23. 1904 The place of his grave
on not now known.
ed John Hobrook < Co. had a store whe
he the American House stands in 1884.
A road then ran from Joseph Clarks hou
MS south of where the Bliss House stands
st, Little Spruce Island" bridge across
at river was built here in 1904 till then tray
ut. crossed the river by boa or on the ice
rot | Fort DINNER or below.