The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-28


tendent of the Latin and Rand Pow
der company of New York. In 1882
he organized the Ohio Powder COM
pany of Youngstown, o., and for sew
eral years was vice-president OF the
corporation. He also organized the
Pennsylvania Powder company OF
Scranton. Pa, in 1884, becoming
president of the company. Three
years later he disposed of his inter
ests in Ohio and Pennsylvania and
became a consulting engineer for the
Latin q Rand company OF New
York and the Dupont Powder COM
pany OF Wilmington, Del, position
he retained until 1894 In 1892 he
was chosen president of the Lasher
Stocking company and operated the
property until its comparatively re-
cent disposition to the Vermont
Hosiery and Machinery company.
Giles Olin Scott was born Feb. q,
1892. the eldest save one of the chill
dren of Martin B. and Mary A. tOlin)
Scott His father was carpenter
and at the time DIN was born lived
on the North Bennington road about
a mile west of the village. He was
educated in the public schools, at
the Union academy and at the North
Bennington academy. He learned
the trade of millwright and was for
some years foreman of the Eagle
Foundry and Machine shops. In
1858 he formed a partnership with H.
s. Brown and established the Ben
nington Machine Works. In 1868 he
purchased the interests OF his part
ner and in 1864 purchased and com
bined the business of the Eagle Foun-
dry and Machine works. The bust
ness was moved to its present site
during the following year.
Colonel SCOTS ancestors on both
sides of the family were identified
with the early history of the town
and state and he always took keen
interest in the preservation and per-
petuation of the record made by the
original settlers in their struggle for
independence against the encroach-
ments of the New York state govern
ment and the part the pioneers play
ed during the revolutionary war and
particularly in the battle of Ben
nington.
He was a member of the state So
ciety of the Sons of the American
Revolution and so far as he was able
to learn he was the only person ad-
mitted into that organization on the
record of woman ancestor. During
the year in which the battle of Ben
nington was fought, Moses Sage,
Colonel Scott's grandfather, owned
and operated the grist mill at North
Bennington, which was at that time
the largest settlement in the town
ship. Early the day of the battle
Col Seth Warner and his Green
Mountain Boys, 147 in number, ar
rived in town on their way to join
Gen. John Stark's army. Every able
bodied man in the township had en-
listed under Gen. Stark and they had
taken with them every particle of
food on which they could lay their
hands. Warmers hungry men had to
be fed in some manner and the prob
lem was solved by the women. Mrs
Sage started the water wheel which
operated the grist mill, with a good
supply of Indian corn in the hopper,
and the women, and the boys who
were too small to follow the army,
went into the pastures and MIXED
every COW in the neighborhood.
Heartened with a good ration of
hasty pudding and milk Warmers
men marched westward to arrive on
the field in the critical moment of
the battle which history records as
the turning point of the war Al
though his grandfather was engaged
in the battle, when Colonel Scott
made his application for membership
in the society he based his claim to
eligibility upon Mrs. Sage's service
at the grist mill and ii was granted.
Colonel Scott was a member of
the committee which had in charge
the centennial celebration on the
anniversary Of the battle of Benning-
ton in 1877 and he was one of the
original members of the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical so
ciety. He was secretary for a mum
Der of years and held the office OF
president at the time of his death.
While he took a personal interest in
the public affairs of the town and
village he had no political aspira-
tons. His executive ability, how
ever, was recognized on various oc-
casions and he had served as auditor
for the town. for the village and the
board OF school trustees. As village
auditor he has given nine successive
reflections. He was one OF the
strong advocates Of the incorporation
OF the graded school district. He
was for many years a trustee Of the
Bennington County Savings bank
Since 1875 he had been a member Of
the Second Congregational church
and was a trustee Of the society for
many years. For FIVE years he held
the commission Of captain Of Com
pany X. v y. c.; and in 1850 was
appointed a member Of the stan Of
Governor Farnham with the rank OF
colonel He vas a member Of Mount
Anthony lodge, r. and A. NJ. and Of
Taft Commandery. X. T.
Colonel Scott 1aFf two -nr-,o-f,f.