The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-29
PROMINENT BENNINGTON MAN.
Col. olin Scott, Proprietor of Machine
Works There, Dead

Bennington, April 20.--Col. olin Scott
proprietor OF the Bennington Machine
works and lifelong resident OF Ben
nineton, died at his home on Pleasant
street yesterday afternoon. Deatl was
due TO Il nervous breakdown incident to
old age. Although physically feeble, he
lad been able to give considerable at
tention to business until carly in the
present month.
Colonel Scott, who was born February
p. 1913. had ben identified with the
industrial life Of Bennington for longer
period than any other living citizen. The
machine works which he was operating
at the time OF his final Illness was ies-
tablished in 1853.
! Colonel Scott's ancestors were pioneer
settlers of Bennington and he always
/ took a keen interest in the preservation
Z Of historic records incident to the strug-
/ gle of the Green Mountain boys TO main
! tain their independence against the en-
croachments OF the governments of
New York and New Hampshire and the
part taken by Vermont in the Revolu-
tionary war. He was one of the origin
ators OF the plans for the building OF the
battle monument at Old Bennington and
had for q number OF years been presi-
dent OF the Bennington battle monument
and historical society.
He was a member of the society OF
the Sons of the American Revolution and
so far az he was able TO learn was the
only member of that society who was
admitted through the RECORD of a woman
in the war for independence. At the
time OF the battle of Bennington Colonel
Scott's grandfather. Moses Sage owned
and operated the village grist mill in
North Bennington, which at that time
was the largest settlement in town. On
the day before the battle Col. Seth War
ner and his company of Green mountain
boys arrived in Bennington on their way
TO oppose the advance OF the British
army. Every ahle-bodied man and hoy
in the settlement had joined the forces
of Gen. John Stark, then several miles
further west Every eatable thing in
the homes of the people had been turned !
into the commissary department and the
village was almost in condition OF
famine.
Warmers l4T hungry soldiers had to be /
fed in some manner and the problem was I
solved hy the women. Mrs Sage started /
the grist mill with good supply of In
dian corn in the hopper and the boys, |
who were too small to follow the army /
went into the pastures with their moth /
ers and MIXED every COW that could be
found Heartened with good rations OF
hssty pudding and milk. they marched
to arrive at the critical mo-
ment OF the battle which history records
as the turning point of the war. When
Colonel Scott made his application for
in the historical society he
based his eligibility on the service OF
bis grandmother and ii was granted.
Colonel Scott left two memorials to
the town Of Bennington, the monument
and statue of Col. Seth Warner at Old
Bennington dedicated in August, 1910,
md the Masonic temple completed only
/ few months go. He personally carried
out every detail Tor the first gift and 4
provided the funds for the second.
He had served the town for many
Years as auditor and had been member !
If the village board of trustees. For
our wears he was captain Of Company
<, Y. Y. G., and served two years on the
taft OF Gov r. X Farnham. brother
md sister are the only near relatives
surviving.