St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10

ACRES. JdIHcS hudtnS anu JhiiSo OhShiioe
were elected committee to survey out the
three rights. 1t was voted to raise SIS
on each right to defray expenses, and
Daniel Buck was chosen collector. Buck
was elected encouragement OF the state
OF Vermont in 1898. The proprietors
adjourned this meeting in Ryegate to the
house of James Adams in Littleton
| (Waterford) on the third Wednesday OF
May, 1884, by which it appears that
| lanes Adams was then a resident of this
town. He made his pitch in accordance
with the vote taken at Ryegate in 1888.
before he town was surveyed. There is
no doubt but that he was the first settler
in town. 1t appears that he made his
pitch directly east of St. Johnsbury East,
on the road leading to Concord Corner,
which was the first lot on that road and
lot number 10 in the first range. He
never became permanent resident OF
this town. as he is found in st. Johns
bury, Barnet and Walden, and was one
OF the grantees of Tinmouth. At later
meeting they voted to make road as
laid out by the county committee from
St. Johnsbury to Concord Corner. This
was the first road in or through this
town. Only two Of the grantees appear
in any of the foregoing meetings, as most
of the others resided on the west side Of
the mountain.
1t appears the grantees held meetings
on the west side Of the state, as find
one was called at the house of Lieut.
Abel Aynworth, inn-keeper in Arlington
on the second Tuesday oil October, 1887
two years later than tine last meeting or
the east side. They voted to appreciate
the votes taken on the east side in the
survey and division of lots.
AT a meeting called at the house o
Joseph Woods in Littleton Waterford
Aug. 20, 1887, it was voted by thos'
present, among whom were JOSEPH
Woods, James Brown, Joseph Felch
John Wood, James Adams and Cornelius
Morgan, settlers of the town. to accep
the survey of Col. Vim. Chamberlin O
Peacham. He with James Adams ant
James Gichrist were elected to locate tn
, public rights. Chamberlin and Hug
). Gambel were the committee to draw tn
lots. At proprietors' meeting il
! Arlington, Bennington county, Oct. 8
1897, about 40 days after the one a
; Joseph Woods in Littleton, a division
was made by drawing lots of the SUI
veyed land OF Litteton in four divisions
leaving ,4452s acres on the extrem
eastern part OF the town unsurveyed an
: not divided at that time. At A meeting
> on March II, 1888, it was voted t.
! make a division of 800 acres to each pre-
.. prietor including the public rights, to b
laid in three district lots of 100 acre
i, each with an allowance of four rod
! strong to each lot lin width for road:
They were to begin on the westerly sid
oil the town. and extend eastward unit
the whole 800 acres were completed.
was voted to make division of 33 acre
to each proprietor including the publ
= right, to be laid adjoining the 100 aci
, lots Again, it was voted to give Wn
= Chamberlin Esq, two shillings per rigt
.. for making an actual survey OF The afor
said 333 acres and returning plan Their
:, of TO the proprietors according 10 SUE
,. survey. They voted also to accept tt
:. survey and plan of VIM. Chamberlin fc
:, the division of the said township OF Ii
e tleton to the proprietors.
>, Everything in regard to the grant ar
\ division assigned to the grantees WI
= satisfactory on the east and west side
. the mountain and they worked harmon
ously; but when the grants came to
=. represented by other parties, the settler
20 the affairs did not seem to run quite
~ smoothly. At a proprietor's meetil
- Nov. 80, 1896, Nathan Pike, Gleast
II Pomroy and Abel Goss were chosen
a examine he records TO eeif they were &C
j., rectly transcribed. After holding sever
:, meetings which were claimed to he illeg
-, ~ a motion was made to raise $105
- delray the expense of looking up t
y" records which had been kept on slips
paper ). and to all appearance many we
lost or destroyed. The town consists
"a, $50 acres, equal to 1854 acres to ca
proprietor.
It. Nov. 8, 1880, the town was chartere
Oct. 2 OF that year Major Andre W
RS executed. Nov. 25, 1888, the year t
Mt town was organized, the British evac
ID ated New York
he 1t appears hat the governor and cou
es Gil had some doubts about the legality
We charters given before they were reco
he nized as government or state as will
Id seen by this act passed Oct. %, 17S
IN That all grants of land in this sta
ri. which have been by resolution of t
he general assembly previous to the prese
t. session shall be good and valid in law
a all intents and purposes as il the SAL
he had been made by an act Of the legis
IT. ture."
III An act was passed in March, It's
er that five post offices be esta blished in t
n state. Bennington, Rutland, Brattlebol
hit Windsor and Newbury under the sal
OF regulations as established by the govel
ed ment Of the United States; and that tN
he pence mile be allowed for carrying
OF mail one way. In 1892, an act W
es passed to raise tax to pay the $50 0
II. debt to New York for her claims held
s the state Of Vermont, thus settling
in