Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
HISTORY OF COUNTY
TAKEN FROM VERMONT GAzATEER PUBLISHED in
The YEAR 1862
GUILDHALL.
BY MILTON CUTLER.

that the Indians were hostile and
troublesome, killing and driving off
the settlers cattle, g.; but this is,
doubtless, quite a mistake. They
were usually friendly, and committed
no acts of hostility, except in one or
two individual instances, and were
only troublesome in making pretty
free use of the settlers houses for
the purpose of staying over night,
and, occasionally to- have a drunk"
They took rather more liberty in
calling at houses from which the
man was absent, and as Mr.. R. was
much from home in these days, his
house was frequent resort.
On one occasion they became so
troublesome that Mrs. Rosebrook
drove them out ofsthe house, except
one squaw who was so much intoXi-
Gated that she appeared unable to
move, and she caught her by the
hair of the head and drew her out.
This rough handling reused the
Squaw somewhat, and so improved
her power of motion that she was
able to throw her Ratchet just as
Mrs. r. was shutting the door, and
cut off the wooden thumb-piece of
the latch; but, having recovered by
morning, and recollecting her i'm
prOprieties of the night before, the
Indian woman came in, C )nfessed her
fault, asked pardon, and promised
better manners in the future, and
ever kept her word.
col JONATHAN CIRCUIT AND EDWARD
BUCHANAN, ESQ.
are among the II first settlers; but
at precisely what time they came
into town is not known. Mr.. Grout
appears to have been a man of some
note, although we have been unable
to learn very much of him. We
learn, by some of tire records, that
there arose a "dispute" between
him and the proprietors; but what
the cause or nature of the contention
might have been, we do not learn.
Mr.. Buchanan was one of a commit
the appointed to survey the town
into lots, and he and Thomas Darl-
ing performed that important service
in the year 1887. There are proba-
bly, no descendants of either of these
men residing in this town at this
time.
REUBEN AND SIMON HOWE
settled in 1779 Reuben afterward
occupied tie farm since purchased
by Pliny Rosebrook, and which is oc-
cupied by him and his sons. Joel G.
Howe, son of Reuben, is at this time
living in town. Capt. Simon Howe
was one of the most substantial and
Independent farmers, and one of the
pillars of society and the church. He
had several sons, who fol many
years resided in this town and vicini-
ty, but have since removed to the
West. Asahel B. Howe, one of the
sons, is man of position and wealth
in BeIoit, Wisconsin. One of the
daughters, Prudence, is the wife of
Arson Fiske, Esq, one of the best
and most independent farmers in
town, and resides upon the old home
stead
GEORGE WHEELER
was one Of the very first who came
into the place. He came as hunter
and trapper, but afterward became
farmer. He resided here for many
years, but whether he died in town
we do not know. No descendants of
his are known to be living in this
vicinity.
BENONI CUTLER
was formerly a resident and, we be-
lieve, native of Killingly, CT. He
served as a soldier through the
French and Indian war, and as Cap
tain in the Revolution. About the
close of the war he removed to Wind
sor, VT, and in the spring of 1884
came to Guildhall; resided at first
on the meadow, near the river where
Mr.. Rice first commenced, being on
the farm now owned by Mr..
Fiske. A year or two subsequently
he purchased the 18th settlers lot
and the 300 acre grant to Osgood
and Bailey, including the mills, &C.
He was one Of the first justices of
the peace, and there was scarcely a
year during his after-life III which he
did not hold one or more important
town Offices. He brought up family
of sons, viz: Charles, Theophilus,
William, Joseph, Royal, Erastus and
lara; and two daughters, Rebecca
and Lucy. He was also one of the
seven persons composing the first
church organization in town in 1893.
He died in the year 1906, being be-
tween 60 and 70 years of age, and