Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-17

ii. @. Lobdell was in town recently.
Gen Kelley Jr has rome to Ouechee IA

ii. @. Lobdell was in town recently.
Geo. Kelley, Jr., has gone to Quechee tc
work.
Geo. Deyette OF Penson is in town
again.
Nelson Putnam and daughter, Tavern,
spent Sunday IN Gaysvilie.
Mrs. A. Q. Miller OF Broekton. Mass,
is CUES; at the Silver Lake House.
Miss Fraser OF Woodstock was the
guest OF Mrs. A. w. Eastman recently.
w. w. Webb has been in Woodsto X
the past week in attendance upon cou
duties.
Ast istRnt Chief Egan, who lost bis life
so bravely in the Merrimae street tire,
Boston, will be well remembered by many
here while be was the guest OF Capt. Dan
iel Stevens.
Thomas A., one OF the firm OF Trevil-
lian Bros, lately bought seventy five
acres Of timbered land in the west part, "a
q speculation. There are more chances
left for real estate plungers. Don't miss
them. All these lands will be wanted in
the near future.
But few people in Barnard can go to the
spot where Fort Defiance stood on the
farm now owned by James Caldwell. 1t
was built IN 1880 as prot ion for the
settlers against the Tor es and Indians,
and undoubtedly, with the one at Bethel,
saved the Inhabitants f.om a second in
vsston. Tn Tories carried away as pris-
oners Prince Haskeil, fimoihy Newton
and Tnomss Wright. All were taken
from the farms now owned Dy Henry b.
Putnam, Scion ID. Ne ton and George
Wright. Newton and Wright escaped the
same year. Haskell was guarded closer
on account of his being a surveyor, but
was released the next spring. The fort
was commanded bv Captain Benz. Cox,
who held commission from the United
States. The garrison was recruited from
Barnard, PJmfret, Woodstock and Stock
bridge. A diary kept bv Jonathan Car
penter, soldier from PomfreI. during
the firsi campaign, is in existence, and
owned by r. A. P,rkirs of the Ratland
Herald, and will be published in the
hist ny OF the fort. Barnard should erect
some kind 81 monument to mark the
spot whe.e the omen ana children often
took refuge from arms, which were .re-
quent during he fall OF l7sO.
In 1779 Barnard voted IN town meeting
to hire a minister to preach four days and
make tax to paw for the same, and in
1850 the town paid Asa Chedel sixty dol
lars for his trouble In going after a min
lister. Voted that every man Fl years OF
age, who means to reside in town and own
land, shall have the privilege OF voting for
man was invited to come and the same
year was ordained as settled minister.
The following ministers were invited to
assist: Rev. DIR. Hall OF sutton, Rev. Mr..
Damon OF Woodstock, Rev. Mr.. Wellman
OF Cornish and Rev. Mr.. Searle OF Royal
ton. Everything went on smoothly for
eight years, Mr.. Bowman preaching what
was then considered the only true doc
trine of salvation. introduced by John
Calvin, until 1872, when Benz. Wing
Eieked on his tax. The town IN its great
liberaliiy, after much consideration, voted
to reinquish Beoj tmin Wings niniste.
rial taxes TO the present day, provided he
procure certificate that he belongs TO
society OF different sentiment. The
wickedness OF MIR. Wing seemed to be
contagious. Others soon followed his
daring and in 1879 the town voted to dis
miss all that were unwilling to pay Mr..
bowman's 3 salary by tax AT this meet
ing the house was divlted to see who
were willing to pay by tax as much as
formerly, and who were not. Forty
seven brave volunteers stood out and were
counted as willing to be saved by Priest
Bowman's theory. committee OF thir-
teen was chosen to arrange Mr.. Bowman's
salary and everything again went on
smoothly as before for three years. In
1902 town meeting was called by the
town clerk to see il a religious society
COuiu ne iofUleu hFcpfulDg 10 tne laws VI
the state, and at that time the first CONF
gregational constitution was signed by
39 of the first men in town. Then the
church was organized and eventually be-
came one of the largest in the state, build
ing two meeting houses and supporting
settled ministers at good salaries for fifty
years. To-Day they and their descendants
unto the third generation are all gone but
five. There has been no Congregational
preaching for forty years.
Eraaf Chance.