The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

ma sahuel Gale. clerk of the court at the
I u ~ tnt westminster massacre, was n native
,i, hidhlipShlre, Eng, and as pavmaster i'm the
N st,o arny came to the Colonies about 177O.
4 amhiti Malus became land surveyor, wrote
|Fyor 1' hu. oook called "The Complete Sur
Isnda,t eu or not, though it had strong recon-
I bars m rom Earl Sterling, Gov Colder and
ieu ne was employed i'm surveying upder
few VII iautnorlty on what afterward became
Fv0rr,n n anus and Ira Allen in his I"History
1m,napoa #, lells OF chasing him so far as the
yatqr ba so. nIle ana then losing trace of him.
Smel Wo el ~ Westminster and was ap-
lNeelirS' 1911 Trnoh Is'i clerk of the court,
bSrinHs oreah Brush, who was accused
kutbsniih,!s son the office to him. whether
IT ny VI not there is no means of telling
Ihisar. ~. n. was soon after commissioned TO adj,
Snoin.oIal.e prescribed oaths to an nersons
ftpi for w. ~ once IN the county. He was ar.
Wei IN i ian part IN the Observation-Disclosures
Bafped tr JSi' ~ ~ northampton where he was
n released o a,arch - to April 9th when he
reseSi ,hon. ana went to New York. He was
ler sn,h ere ny the patriots in February. '76.
)m "a mn0, OF Gen Charles Lee who called |
there a, dangerous, man. and kent in nris.
|6ging% nl. m Fairfield Conn, until late the |
\ resnlt NJ pcr' When he was released as |
fNincsIJ Co an Investigation by the New York
lH an ey,S "ngress, on his parole of honor and
h in which ~ I've correspondence on the sub
/ hraI,r y. ne frankly avowed his sentiment
|sO6erc,d 10 o me King, but denied that ne had
ftat Britsnni !, orders of those opposed 10
b. Viii hi lie was ever n man az franz.
fa Of .iI XXX sentiments of honor. n GOOD
tlge TboDalllly and polished manners. and
4 only s,Pg5on hardly does him Justice. |
filst him roree the investigation found
Dam Wibsnes' e m he had written to Col
ftial Co,lnlaalls then member of the pro.
nhe SdS,e..ss and they disclosed little bnt
III health b aS mat he was Loyalist.
N ma bo nad been impaired Inv his imn,;son
amly IN nU ,l' soon after his release. with
/ serTetar,Ef ".chee where he became Proyin. |
ftstu and 10 IN, IN the administration of Gov
1ham. Jnno ~ Sle'i nc his country residence in
aHe an emire a., Is26. lie left one son who
bench al Mon 1t,myer and a judge of the
elie. Sa,. married, June -. I773 Rebecca.
| tadin, gh'er of Col Samuel Wells tben
house Wbero VI unls section who lived in
| lormslr nov, now Is the Woman's Retreat
-, the ol Va Vol { A Miles burnside
p l7,g M mouse hereabouts. being
Min New WEI Ineir marriage license is on
ases as pndor n now, in the calendar of
et had Ia bo 'I lne law Of that colony the
td sire g"e obtained acknowledgements and
30 imtelin'a,lihe amount of f3OO that there
Y gerv few, ~ OF y contract II was one
- f0rps ylal ages Of those times where
Vent arro ST n ooeyed. Our people gen
stsei By R p6idaIl e e. river 10 have the nuptial
s9lgs On ibr ,ig1ay who lived i'm the white
~, btca6.,es ' ,t'elow the road nearly at
~ ltder M n mere were no such require
y stoFn L Us n,ew Hampshire law The first
Aarrit1i va, sn e Brattleboro records TO have
Iliiied by NJ n. David and Dinah CLARK. who
SIR br ne and incarceration of the
e. hear eb o,g ltairlots at Westminster. Mrs
~ win her 5r 20 20 have whispered con
4, sa'iIeioro s, ,55i,,a anu and he told her TO
Y - sb5 f;15ggdge Wells. then AZ New Y Yor
y Hgtissai'er Church and Joseph Han
Ne Etrt,Le' Mass, who was up here az
"e MESSENGERS.