St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10
WATERFORD'S CENTENNIAL.
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into the state OF New York, and murder.
ing them in cold blood at Westminster
This was called the New York massacre
They were also subject TO
raids from Canada, both Of tories and
Indians. The burning OF Royalton was
the same year that Littletons charter
was granted. 1t was evident that that
raid was intended tor Barnet and New
bury, but by mistake of the guide ROYAL
ton was selected. The town was burnt,
the citizens murdered and many taken
prisoners and marched to Canada. 1t
so frightened the settlers in adjoining
towns that they fled into New York and
only the more resoute ones remained.
The year the town was chartered
Major Andre was captured; the year the
town was to be settled, 1893, the revo-
lutionary army was disbanded and it
was some years later that a settlement
was made with New York by paying the
state $4,000 BY the payment of this
sum they were to be received into the union
as a state and not till after this settle
ment did settlers come freely into this
town. In 1901 | find the following
names among the voters: Cornelius
Morgan, David Morgan, John Niles,
Daniel Pike, Joseph Arlington, Joseph
Arlington, Jr., James Badger, Daniel
Brown, Reuben Buck, Walter Buck Asa
Carpenter, Jonah Carpenter, John Cas-
well, John Chaplin Bella Church, David
Church Harley Church, Leverett Clark,
Ashael Dawson, Silas Dawson. Zechariah
Dutton, Joseph Felch, Samuel Fletcher
Benjamin Fuller, Sumner Gcodell, Zeda-
diah Goodell, Abel Goss Levi Goss, Am
brosa Grow, Asa Grow, John Grow,
John Grow, Jr., Joshua Hadley, Stephen
Hadley, Elijah Hall, Ephraim Hall, Syl-
vanus llemenway, Amasa Hastings,
Ebenezer Holbrook, Harvey Holbrook,
William Holbrook, Nathaniel Hurlbutt,
Amasiah Jacobs Amasah Joclyn, Luz
ther Kdder, Amos Kline, Luther Pike,
Nathan Pike, Solomon Pomroy Peter
Barnabas, Abial Richardson, Jonathan
Ross, Samuel Soper, Sr., and Jr., William
Prescott, Joseph Wood. In 1915 there
were 1855 recorded voters and in 1880.
PIP The most scholars in any one year
from the first settlement to the present
time was in 1915 when the whole num-
Der was SOL, In 1922 the number was
4S7 One family had eight, three had
seven and IA had SIX in the schools. In
district No. 2 there were 70 and over
each year Tor seven years, the great
est number being SO. In district No. 3 |
there were 90 and over for eight years, !
% beng the greatest number. In dis |
trict No. there we're so and over for
three years, 90 being the greatest mum
Der. In district No. 8 there were 60 |
scholars and over Tor nine years, &c be.
ing the greatest number
The nearest market was Portland and
White River. In 1880 small steamboat
assembled the Connecticut from Hartford |
to Wells River. The next year FIVE boats
were put onto the river. The company
failed and they were all taken off Over
100 OF the early settlers were warned out
OF Town tor fear they would become pau
pers. Among them | find the names Of |
Levi Parks, James Works, Nathan
Dewey, Robert lngerd, Moses Hird and |
ISAIAH Carpenter. In many cases their
families were included.
The men who settled this town were
men OF strong intellectual powers, sec.
ond TO none IN the county. Yet they
nave tailed during 100 years to produce
man capable representing the county
IN he Vermont senate. The women arc
models OF strength, beauty and home re-
hnement. They could work the loom
and wheel and grace the parlor of a king
They were timely helpmeets and orna-
ments in society.
Chiei Judge Ross was the next speaker.
He spoke very interestingly of the early