Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-13
x, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY ID, 1892.

was a Westinghouse at Hnsdale and Rev.
Bunker Gay was settled there, and the set
tiers about Fort Dummer went that way
and did not join in this agreement. There
were no settlers where the East village is.
Samuel Wells, then Judge Wells, the first
signer, lived in log house west of where
the Summer Retreat Isl he soon afterwards
and probably about 1913 built the main
house of that Retreat which is now much
the oldest house in town. Benjamin Cor
ton married his daughter, and lived where
the Weld place is. Henry Wells was the
first physician here and lived near where
James II. Capen does, on the road from
Nathaniel Churchs to the Westinghouse.
Abner Scovel lived where the Gilbert
Smith place is, Oliver Harris lived south
of Dr. Wells, John Griffin southwest of
him, and Joel Atkinson near by. Will
liam McCune, sometimes then and always
later called Cune, lived northwest of the
Westinghouse, Israel Field, Reuben Field
and John Campton lived west of the meet
ing-house Thomas Reeve and Eber
Church beyond, and Ebenezer Haws much
beyond them on the hill at the left of
the schoolhouse on the old road to MARI
boro. j Ohm Houghton lived north of
of where West Brattleboro is, William FL
las near where the old academy was there,
Lemuel Kendrick east of there by the
brook, David Perks on the hill toward
Henry WARMERS, and Simeon Eaton, Jer-
emiah Hopkins and Isaac Crosby i'm the
same direction. Daniel Fraser lived then
on the hill west of where West Brattleboro is,
and Stephen Greenleaf, jr.. beyond toward
the Akley place. David Church lived di-
rectly north of the cemetery, Oliver Cook,
who was the blacksmith, beyond, Francis
Prouty, Richard Prouty, Timothy Church,
Jonathan Church, William Nichols and
Joseph Whipple in the same quarter and
Joseph Chamberlain beyond at the top of
the hill on the upper road to West Dunn
merston. Malachi Church and John AL
eXander lived on the Newfane road toward
Wickopee hill and Jonathan Herrick south
west from that road toward where the 9th
er road to Wickopee hill now is. Ebenezer
Fisher lived where Mr.. Brown does near
Capen's, Samuel Knight, afterward Judge
Knight, on a cross road between the two
roads from the Great river road to the
Westinghouse, and Elias Wilder up West
river from Benjamin GortOn's. Daniel
Whipple, sheriff of the county, lived on
the meadow, now Mr.. Bradley's. across
West river Jacob Spaulding beyond where
Waite now lives this side of where the
road turns off to the left by the school
house, Benjamin Butterfeld lived next
north where Dr. Bemis now lives, John
Sargent where Henry Sargent now lives
| this side of the road leading to the sus-
pension bridge, Thomas Sargent on the
left at the foot of the hill beyond where
Mrs. Sargent now lives, and Joshua Wild
er on what is still the Wilder place on the
hill west of DR.. Bemis's.
The signers of the agreement continued
to support Mr.. Reeve as pastor of the
church till 1871. The details of their eff
| forts are set forth in very valuable dis
course by Rev. Lewis Grout on the history
of the Congregational church in West
Brattleboro printed in pamphlet. In that
| year the town of Brattleboro, which had
till then stood out as a New York town,
came in under the state of Vermont. BY
the laws OF Vermont the towns supported
the ministry, and Mr.. Reeves support was
assumed by this town, and the work of
these signers as a society for that purpose
| ended. The Westinghouse was used for
town and other as well as religious meet
ings. The common was used for military
trainings, for the sign post and for the
stocks, which were "set into the sign
post" Ethan Aliens soldiers probably
camped there when he came to subdue
still turbulent Workers in 1892 although
the principal officers staid at .:he inn OF
Mrs. Arms.