Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17

mostly settled at through
which the great State staging route lay,
over which six and eight six-horse
stage coaches passed daily each way,
besides constant trains of emigrants and
inspectors through, beyond Ontario
and Livingston counties, to Monroe and
Genesee counties and on to New Hart
ford in Ohio to settle. East Bloomfield
was a famous resting-point for change
of horses. Every two miles from there
to ~Canandaigua was a stage house; and
to accommodate the travellers two State
roads were built, two miles apart, be-
tween Bloomfield and Canandaigua also
a third one from Canandaigua through
the town of Bristol, eight miles south
by east from Bloomfield, continuing a
parallel line west through Baptist's Hill
and Aliens Hill on to Genesee, all of
which were tributary to Bloomfield.
These towns were settled by the very
best of people from Connecticut and
Massachusetts, with now and then a
family from Eastern New York and
from Rhode Island. They were thor
%oughbred Americans; and without de-
preciating my countrymen of today, /
will say that as | remember those old
men and women, we of this generation
are much their interiors. Old men of
20. so and 80 in the years of 1917 to
1851 were physical and intellectual
giants, retaining their strong manhood,
which demanded respect from all who
spoke to them. These men had remain
ed boys until of age, respectful to their
elders, which made them all the stronger
men at ripe maturity. As | turn to the
records of the pioneer settlers of Ontario
county the names are of the best of
New England, prominent in those days
in all good works, and their descendants,
both men and women, are among the
most able of Americas best in 1891 and
[ was fortunate enough to secure one of
their daughters for a wife near 40 years
ago.
Thomas II. Kellogg | knew very well,
as | did his son, now a man near so
and his youngest daughter was for a
time in my family. | am particular in
all these side matters that the reader
may rest assured | know what | say re.
garding k~ellogg's Highlander.
Colonel Edward Sawyer, a leading mar
at Canandaigua, married Thomas II. Kel
logg's sister. Col. Sawyer was a militia
colonel in the war of 1912, ~Canandaigua
being headquarters. Both Sawyer and
Kellogg were great horse-men; Kellogg
a farmer and breeder, also a trader
Sawyer was a saddler, harness-maker,
military man and interested in govern.
ment matters. The demand for horse:
was great, both for government use and
staging; and in no country save Long
Island did they grow such good horse:
and so cheaply as in Ontario and Living
ston counties, n. Y. Every year or two
Mr.. Kellogg would take a drove of horses
tied two and two to a cable rope, to Al
bany, New York city or to Boston an
Providence. The very best of mares ar
stations were brought from Long Island
Boston and Providence to East Bloom
field, Bristol and ~Canandaigua, while tn,
Virginians and Marylanders who haC
settled in Livingston county, ioinin!
Ontario, brought the best from those tw,
States to Genesee, IS miles from Bloom
field. In 1918, Job LOOMS brought t,
, East Bloomfield the brown horse NimroC
by imported Nimrod, and Thos. II. Kel
, logg brought from Providence, Rhod
, Island, the bay horse Bold Richmond b,
, a Morgan horse from a Narragansett pac
ing mare. In April, 1922, Edward Go
/, Piper) Reynolds brought the gray hors
= Bush Messenger and later Mr.. Ishar
| brought to Bristol old blind Paymaster
(the famous Paymaster of Long Islam
birth). Mr.. Kellogg now goes to Bosto
. and returns with a very handsome ba.
| horse, called Sherman Morgan. He wa
= small, but carried his head and tail higI
e in the air after the style of the Arab, O
the Anglo-Arab Morgan horse.
: NolouCA bdN tls llol W Dt DcdltI. SOt
to Philadelphia and buys the hors
Young Messenger, known as the best so
of imported Messenger, and which hors
became famous as a parade saddler a
} general muster trainings. Does the read
: err of this article think we have bette
r horses today than they had In Ontari
y county of western New York from Isl
e to 1880? | reply that the men of the day
Q of which | am writing would not take a
a gift our Wallace time standard register
ed horses of today. How do you thin.
the average Hambletonian and Man
brine Chief horses would appear riddle
by officers at the annual militia (mil
tarv) parades?
!, Well, here stood, four miles apart.
!, son of imported Nimrod, two sons @
imported Messenger, the famous old Pay
/, master, Bold Richmond and Sherma
, Morgan. Western New York horses ha
a reputation in the East second to nom