St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10
WATERFORD'S CENTENNIAL.
The Town by the Connecticut Passes Its Hun
dredth Milestone--A Fine Dinner Followed by
an Historical Address and Speeches at the
Village Church Last Saturday.

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county that interest many more than
the residents of the town. The exercises
of the day opened at noon, when big
dinner was served in the church vestry
TO about 200 OF the past and present
residents OF Waterford. There were not
many of the old residents back, though
St. Johnsbury sent goodly delegation
headed by the chief judge Of the state,
who sat at the head table next to his
venerable mother, now in her Oath year.
After the banquet the people were
invited upstairs, where the rest OF the
exercises were held Emory E. Hovey
presided, and after prayer by Rev. Mr..
Hoffman of Littleton and the singing Of
ITO Thee, o Country" by mixed quar-
tette, Amos b. Carpenter was introduced
to give the historical address. The
address was as follows
The Historical Address.
We have met here today to celebrate
the Tooth anniversary OF the town OF
Waterford. An act was passed by the
governor and council of Vermont, March
9, 1897, changing the name OF this town
from Littleton to Waterford, II years
after it was named Littleton. The town
was not sufficiently settled to be or
gained into township till 1898, thir
teen years alter it was chartered.
In September 1896 a town meeting
was called at the meeting housein Little
ton. at which time it was voted to
petition the Legislature to change the
name OF the town from Litt!eton to
Caledonia John Graves was the repre-
sentative. The next year the name was
changed to Waterford.
At the fourth council held at Ben
nington in October and November, 1880,
Thomas Chittenden was governor,
Benjamin Carpenter, lieut-e governor, and
Joseph Fay. secretary. At this session
of the council, Montpelier was the first
town in the long list to be chartered,
for the purpose OF raising lunns for the
defense OF the state against New York
and Great Britain. The sum to be paid
by grant holders for this charter was
4S0 pounds. The AID grant given at
this session was that Of Littleton. on
November 9, 1850. Littleton, now
Waterford was the second town
chartered by the provincial government
of Vermont in what is now Caledonia
county. Groton is one day older. The
charter read as follows "The governor,
council, and general assembly OF the
freemen of the State of Vermont: To all
people to whom the presents shall come
greeting. Know We, that whereas, Ben
iamin WhippIe, Esq, and his associates
our worthy friends, have by petition re-
quested grant OF tract OF uuappro
priated lands in this state in order 10,
settling new plantation to be erected
into township, we have therefore
thought fit for the due encouragement o
their laudable design and for the valuabl,
consideration as hereunto moving us
and do by these presents, in the NAM
and by the authority of TIE freemen o
the state Of Vermont, give and grant tn
tract Of land hereafter described ant
bounded in equal shares or rights unt'
him the said Ben Whipple and t.
the several persons hereafter named hi
associates. viz; 1, Benjamin Douglass
2, John Payne Jr.; 8, Samuel Hosord
4, Israel Harris 5, Jonathan Woodward
6, James Arlington; Z, Thoma
Matteson; s, Noah Chittenden; 8
William Douglass; 10, Nehemiah Love
well; II, Luther Richardson; ~ Rip
lev larry; 13, Nathan Allen; IA, Ma
thaniel Spencer Is. Abel Aylenworth
16, lanes Galusha II, Ezra Fellows; is
Joshua Webb; 10, Soloman Lee; 20
Elisha Baker IT,. 81, David Valance
%, John Strong; %, Col. MATTHEW
Lyon; "a, Mlndwell Grant; 2s
Benajah Douglass; &c, Isaac Andrews
81 Benjamin Sumner; %. William {
Sumner; 20, Thomas Chittenden; &c
Oliver Ashley; 81, John Goss; 80, San
uel Lathrop; SO, Caleb Smith; 81, lsaa
HosIord; So, Benjamin Boardman; 81
John Fassett IT,; 81, James Gambel
3S, James Gambell Jr. 80, Daniel Gan
bell 40, Samuel Lee; Al, Joseph Fari
worth AZ, David Galusha; 43, War
Bayley; Al. James Thompson 45, Jane
Adams IT,; 46, Martin Adams; 4,
Daniel Adams; As. Elanor Adams; 4!
Ebenezer Fisk so, Evans Chase; s.
James Gilcrease; SO, Jared Palmer; 8;
David Fassett; 81, Joseph Averill; 81
Charles Grant, &C. Sherman Boardmar
81, William Lyon; So, Nathan Dayton
SO, Thamer Hosford; 60, Thadeus MOI
son; 61, Samuel Buck g. .Iededia
Mesworth; 63, Capt. Samuel Comstoct
Ga, Ebenezer Leonard; together wit
the FIVE following rights or equal share
reserved to the several uses in mann,
following, including the whole OF sal
tract or township, viz; one right Il
the use of a seminary or college; OF
right for the use of county grammt
school in said state; lands to II
amount of one right to be and renal
Tor the purpose of settlement OF mi
lister and ministers of the Gospel in sa
township torever; lands to the amour
of one right for the support OF the socl
worship of God in said township; al
lands to the amount of one right tor Il
support of an English school in sa
township; which said two rights +
the use OF seminary or college and +
the use of county grammar school
aforesaid, and the improvements, REM
interest and profits arising thereiro
shall be made under the control, ord'
direction and disposal of and by t
general assembly of said State foreve
and the proprietors OF SAID towhsh
are hereby authorized and empowered
locate said town rights justly and eqult
bly, quality for quality in such parts
said township as they or their commlt'
shall judge will least incommode t
the general settlement of said tract