The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-07

their chosen minister. The most pro
minent motive which had led to this
immigration was the seeking of q
home where they could be free tC
worship God as they saw fit and theil
first proprietor's act was to appoint
committee to stick stake where
the meeting house was to stand.
First Settlers
Cast
Mrs. Bridget Harwood-Miss Esper
ance Colgate.
Eleazer Harwood--Everett Har
Notwithstanding
Peter arwood--Fred Austin.
Zachariah Harwood-E. +. Burgess
Samuel Pratt-Dr f. s. Pratt, (des
cendant.)
Timothy Pratt--Charles Austin.
Samuel Robinson, the younger
Rudd White.
Leonard Robinson-Samuel Patter
son.
Other members OF the families oil
Harwoods, Pratts and Robinsons:--
Mrs Harry Moses, Miss Fannie Car
rier, (descendant) Miss Florence
March, Miss Ruth Carrier, descend
anti Mrs Everett Harwood, (des
cendant, Miss Martha Pratt. (descen
dant,) Ernest White, Walter Har
wood, (descendant,) Raymond Percy
Zebra Graves, Lane Mcleod, Mrs. A
j. Norton, Luther Graves, Doris Vail
Other Early Settlers
annual Dohfnaon Carnival Doh
inson, descendant
Stephen Fay-Lester Vail, (descen
dant)
James Breckenrldge-E. c. Bennett
Joseph Safford--J. w. Martin
Aaron Hubbell--W T. White.
Eleazer Wood--W. Cutting.
Joseph Rudd-Maurice Rudd, (des
cendant)
Parson Jedediah Dewey-Dr. Rollir
Jenney, (descendant.)
Elisha Field-Raiph White.
Elijah Dewey-William Lundergan
Families of these settlers--Miss
Mabel Moore, Mrs c p Rodgers, Miss
Margaret Battles, Miss Helen Temp
kins, Miss Hope Tompkins. Miss VII
helmina Hicks, Miss Ruth Hicks, Miss
Helen Cutting. Miss Elizabeth Keel
err Mrs. Annette McCandllss, Miss
Olive Pope. Mrs. Ralph White, Miss
Louise Vail, (descendant,) Mrs Harry
Sharpe, Miss Eunice Lyons, Miss Dor
othy Carver, Mrs. Maurice Rudd, Mrs
Harry Moses, Miss Hilda Pratt. (des
cendant,) Harry Moses, William
Graves, Miss Esther Merrill, Mrs Ida
Hitchcock, Miss Eugenia McCandliss
Mrs. Lewis Hopkins, Miss Mary
Hitchcock, Miss Bessie Knox, Miss
Juliet Shields, Mrs. Lester Nichols
Miss Rhoda Southall, Miss Ada Nor
ton.
Episode w
The Impromptu Wedding OF Joseph
Rudd and Sarah Story
The primitive log huts soon gave
way to more pretentious frame hous
es and the joyful gathering of neigh
bors to help in raising the timbers
with the subsequent dancing on the
ground or improvised floor led on one
occasion to a most interesting incid
ent.
1t was at the raising Of the frame
of the house so long the residence Of
Aaron Hubbell, In the west part Of
the tow that Parson Dewey remark
ed TO Joseph Rudd, fine specimen
of young manhood, who had for 0
long time been counting Sarah Story
Joseph, II you will go and bring Sar
ah Story over here, will marry you
for nothing" 1T Is q bargain" re
piled the blushing Joseph, and cross
ing to where Sarah stood he shyly
took her by the hand and told her OF
Parson Dewey's proposition. The
young woman's consent being won
Joseph Rudd and Sarah Story then
and there became man and wife.
Cast
Bride, Sarah Story-Mrs, Maurice
Rudd. (descendant)
Groom, Joseph Rudd-Maurice
Rudd, (descendant)
Parson Dewey-Rolln enney ,tdes
cendant)
Guests same as first and early set
tiers.
Episode v
Samuel Robinson In England
At convention of representatives
from the several towns on the west
side OF the mountains, Samuel Robin
son of Bennington was appointed tc
represent to the court OF Great Brit
ain the grievances of the settlers. MI
Robinson at once accepted the com
mission and after spending some time
In London and having overcome many
difficulties he finally succeeded IN
bringing his case before the king anc
on the Gath of July, l767 a decree
was issued by his majesty prohibl
ting the governor OF New York from
making any further grants whatso
ever of the lands In question unit
his majesty's further pleasure SHOULD
be known concerning the same.
Feeling that he had accomplished
much, Samuel Robinson was abou
to return to Bennington, leaving his
case In the hands OF friends In Eng
land when he sickened and died. This
was OF course blow to the people
of the New Hampshire grants and II
spite Of the fact that an order haI
been sent from the king, the govern
ment of New York continued to make
grants and to proceed to carry GU
their design to divide the TERRITORY
Into colonies.
England In 1897
An inn on the outskirts OF LondoI
in 1907. the time OF Samuel Robin
sons visit to England. showing thu
life OF the people OF that period.
Samuel Robinson and his friends
discuss the situation just before hi
intended departure for the colonies.
English Scene
Cast
Polly the Acknowledgements Nc
Candliss
May Queen Jeanette Perkins.