The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-03-21

these had died or been set free,hut
tue southern slave owners had the
right to chase and capture their
slaves all over the United States,
Some Negroes came up through this
valley and found shelter and food as
no one would betray them. One
Negro young man came 20 North
Dorset He had been badly flogged
and his back was sore, He was a
fine specimen of his race, tall and
stout, and he lay hidden for some
time and then went TO work in the
furnace. About every stage brought
repots OF the owner OF Jim offering
rewards and sending out search par
ties for him. and they were daily
expected to appear, and II so, Jim
agreed TO whip them one at a
time single handed, but they did
not come and Jim moved on TO Can
ada. He used TO stay at the Eddy's,
family that lived at North Dorset.
There was a Daniel Eddy Of that
family who married Nancy Davis OF
Peru, and built good house and
lived for several years on the farm
which is part OF B.P. Bowens farm
now. Daniel went to Landgrove and
died several years ago.
L. Harrington lived for years on
the Eddy farm before Eddy bought
IL. He was stone mason and coop
er and had several children all dead
now. One Of tho girls. Amanda,
married Plynn Farnum. Jane mar
ried Joel Wheeler All are gone.
Sixty years ago many Irish emf
grants came to East Dorset to work
on the railroad II. II. Baxter had
a contract to build the railroad
around Dorset Pond, It was a hard
job and took nearly two years 10
make the fills because OF the mud
and quick sand. A lot OF shantios
were built on A. I,owen's land south
of the pond, where they liyed,also
store, boarding house. blacksmith
shop and barns. Sixty horses and
carts and 100 men were there. Bax-
ter did not make good and left be-
tween two weeks for Ohio where he
did better. He was general In the
war and got rich, lived and died IN
Rutland He married one of the
Roberts girls OF Manchester Hugh
II. Baxter OF New York Is his son,
Many OF these Irish people set
tied In East Dorset along the West
Hill and worked on the quarrios,lat-
or scattering all over town and now
the second and third generations
live here. They as rule are good
honest, frugal and religious
people. There are McDevitt's, Nc
Namara. Mclaughlin, McBrlde's,
McPhilomy's, McDaniel's, sheridan's,
Tul'y'" Gormley's, Touhey's, Codey't
Smiths, Joyce's. Malloys, Kelleys.
Whalon's. Kenyon's, Nc
Naboe's. Doyle's, Flynn's and others.
They raised large families and be-
came citizens. their children Inter
married and are an important part
Of our community, although few
the second generation have as large
families as their fathers. American
sol, does not seem TO produce as
many 'arge families as 1t used to-
Large numbers Of Canadian
French used to come down into Yer
mont to chop lumber and go back
home eachsummer. Many OF them |
had small farms In Lower Canada |
and few OF them could speak Eng |
lish when they came here. for al |
though Canada has been an English
province for over 200 years Tho
French stick 10 their language and |
religion. Some OF these northern |
migrants brought their wives with |
them and settled, bought homes |
and raised up large families. Here
are some OF their names. Buehec, |
Bruso, Bowie, Perry, Malnard, Pei
kie, DeRossia, Murrow, Wideawake,
Seymour, Brooks. and others. Then
here are Canadian. Scoteh-Irish.
,ome English, German, Welsh. etc.
70 that our community Is a mixture
" nearly all Christian nations
Marble is the only mineral quarrled
iere at present. although iron, glass
and, paint ochrc. tale. fire clay.
line rock for making lime. aud sand
or saving marble Is plenty Most
4 the evergreen timber has been
ut off but white birch. poplar, bass
good. beech, maple, yellow birch,
ak. ash and butternut timber Is
et plenty
Benedict Arnold and the Massa-
husetts and Colonial troops came
through Dorset on their way 70
quebec ID the cid French and In
ian wars. also Ethan Allen and his
roops going north 70 Ticonderoga,
'orset sent more than her quota o.
len 20 the Civil War and had 20
Dwn debt when the war was over
nt II took later investments ia al
ut of the State railroad 70 create d
othIess debts and nearly swamped 4
lie historic town
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