The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-04
EAST MONTPELIER
Early History of Town Reviewed-First
Settlement in 1890.

East Montpelier is the youngest town
in Washington county, yet it is one OF
those first settled. John Templeton and
Solomon Dodge came from Peterboro
! \. H., in June, 1883, and took mp ada
cent lots, Mr.. Tcmpleton the site now
known al the Austin Templeton farm
and Mr.. Dodge what is now the James
| X. Young farm. Returning the next win
ter, 1850, with their wives, they began
the first settlements in the present town
OF East Montpelier. In 100, Jonathan
Snow. the third settler, moved into town.
In East Montpelier. where the Kings
bury branch meets the Winooski, was
an Indian village, of which traces of at
least II freplaces we're found, and In
dian relics have been picked up all along
the Winooski to Montpelier, many OF
which are now in the state cabinet of
antiques.
On the farm now owned by VIII Fos-
ter occurred. about 1890, an Indian trag
edy. A pioneer hunter named Jacob
Fowler. from Berlin, had line of traps
along the brook running through this
farm. One day Fowler found someone
had been stealing his furs. When he
next visited his traps, he caught the In
dian at his thieving They both saw
each other at the same instant and each
took shelter behind big pine. Here
was matched Indian cunning against
Yankee agility. but in the end the Yam
kec won. Fowler had shot the Indian.
East Montpelier boasts the typical
New England climate so often described
by Mark Twain. The greatest snowfall
OF which we have any record was in
1873 IL feet. seven inches. The coolest
weather recorded was Dec. %, 1872 Jan.
q 1884. and Jan. 10. 1857. when the mer
curry dropped to 40 degrees below zero.
The warmest weather was Aug. 81, 1884,
" hen the thermometer registered l0l de- |
grees above zero.
Three soldiers from this place enlisted |
and served i'm the Civil war: Lewis j.. |
Coburn. who en- listed as captain of Co. ,
c. 18th regiment. Aug. 20. 1852; mus
tered out July 81 1868. Henry II. Hill, I
first lieutenant. Co. G.. fourth regiment
enlisted Sept. II 1861. and died in hos
pital in Washington, ID. c.. May 10, 1862.
isaac Putnam, who enlisted as a private
n Co. G. fourth regiment, and served in
succession as first sergeant. Co. 6, second
lieutenant. Co. II, and first lieutenant,
%. :. He was killed in action in the
Battle of the Wilderness, May s. 1854.
This is the time when the common
lothes moth and the buffalo beetle get
n their destructive work. More than
me tidy housewife in our village has
been surprised by the appearance of
ordes OF these visitors this spring.
l.. W. Sibley. who recently purchased
new Overland, is building garage for
he same. Is
Road Commissioner W. A. LaPoint is /
Ding good work these DAYS on the roads, 4
ihich in some places are in bad condl- lc
ion. In
Since purchasing his new auto deliv- Is
~ wagon. Fred Townsend Is getting 50 r
ar ahead Of his former schedule that he !
eckons he can get in about eight dsys n
er week this summer. I
Rev George r. Forticr. superintendent q
+ Unisersalist churches in Vermont /,
nd Quebec. gave an inteserting sermon
the brick church sunday from the !,
At found in Matthew 2l,lo. which was
Iuch appreciated by those who heard i. =
~. Fiske was business visitor IN
are Tuesday. e
Snow whitened the ground in many h
aces here SATURDAY night, but il had y
ssppeared before Sunday morning. z