Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-22


at the March meeting following,
1899, the town was divided into two
Pound Districts; Theo. Cutler, keeper
for the North, and William Rose
brook for the South.
1t appears to have been the prac-
tice of Bennington Wentworth
British Governor of the Province of
New Hampshire-in granting town
charters, to reserve for himself, in
the S. E. corner of each town 500
acres which was termed the"Govern-
or's right" Being loyalist, he
was, in the time of the Revolution,
under the necessity of abandoning
the country including these Rights
ard in 1898, this Governors Right,
in this town, was sold at vendue for
taxes; portions of which were bid by
the following individuals: Haynes
French, Eleazer Rosebrook, Jeremiah
Eames, Jr., Jesse Hugh and Gerard
Clark. This tract afterwards be-
came the property of David Hopkin-
son, Sem; was subsequently owned
by his sons, David and Joshua; and
is the same as now occupied by
Thomas H. Carbee, and William
Hopkins.
There has not been the great in
crease of wealth and population ex.
bibited by more highly favored towns
as to soil and location, and the greater
part of the once numerous families
have removed, principally to the
great West. The population in 1850
was sol, and it has not increased
very much since. There has been a
slight increase however in the num-
Der of voters; there being now above
125. The grand list stands about
S14C0
The following individuals have
been resident physicians: First, DR..
Colt, 17S5; DR.. Zadok Sampson, 1880;
DR.. Thayer, 1905; DR.. Geo. A. Boil
ton, 1910; DR.. McDole, 1920; DR..
Bernice Richardson, in this town and
vicinity for great number of years;
DR.. John Dewey, 1924 and many
years subsequently; DR.. Walter
Burnham, 1880; DR.. Samuel Curtis,
1885; DR.. James Bullock, 1888; DR..
Henry L. Watson, 1910 to 1860; DR..
B. w. Dodge, 1860, succeeded DR..
Watson; and DR.. N. S. Boyce, 1862.
These dates generally express the
time in which each individual was
practicing medicine in the town and
vicinity; but the precise number of
years each remained, cannot in many
cases, be determined. Besides these,
there were some others, of whom
particulars cannot readily be obtain
ed. Those who have represented the
town in the Legislature; are as fol
lows: ... .....
First, Hezekiah May, 1898, '99;
Daniel Dana, 1900, '01, '02, '03, '04
'05, '06, '08; Elijah Foote, 1907, '09
10, IL, 10; Calvin Perkins, 1912;
David Dennison, 1914; Chester Thay.
err, 1915; Joseph Berry, 1916; Seth
Cushman, 1918, 10, 30, '27; David
Hopkinson, 1921, '22, '23, "a, '26
20; Erastus Cutler, 1925; John Dew.
ey, 1928, 80, '36, '37, '38, Al; Allen
Gould, 1912, '43; Oramel Crawford
1874, AS, "a; Horace Hubbard 1881
40; Stephen Ames, 1916, AT; iona
than Benjamin, 1848, 80, '62; John P
Dennison, 1849, 81; Pliny Rosebrook
1852, '53; Richard Small, 1855; Henry
L. Watson, 1856; George Hubbard
1857; William H. Hartshorn, 1858,
80; Geo. N. Dale, 1860; Greenlie1
Webb, 1861.
John Dodge, the present town
Clerk, has held that office, with the
exception of one year, since 1882.
EDUCATIONAL.
About 1893 third district wa
formed Of the west, or hill settle
ments, and the town made arrange
ments for leasing $50 acres of the
school lands, valued at 81 per acre
rented at .06 per cent; to be paid an
nually, and this arrangement con
tinues to the present day; 100 acre
being occupied by the family of the
late Daniel Keith, Jr.; and so acre
by Amos Rosebrook. There are nov
seven or eight districts in which
schools are taught from two to 81,
or eight months in the year, and a
/ the present time philosophy, astron
omy, algebra, &C. &c. are taught il
our district schools. By the term
of charters of several towns in thi
county, reservations of land wer,
made for the use of a Count!
Grammar School," Nov. s, 1905, tn
: Essex Co. Grammar School" wa
Incorporated, and located in Guild
hall; and the first academy building
> was erected at the south part of tn
!. town the fnllnminr wear John Cnsh