Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-01

interests and to make surveys of the
township, these "squatter sovereiqns"
were, of course, jealous of their
rights, or, at least, their interests,
and rather rude contention ensued,
as will appear by the record which
we now quote verbatim ct literatim,
and please, Mr.. Printer. to have a
care that you do exact justice to this
specimen of the literature of that
day, or of those particular individu-
ais:
at a meeting of the Perpetrators of
the Township of gildhall-holden by
adjournment on the 10 day of march
AD-1777 at the hous of Doctor Wal
ter munsons in North haven New
haven County Timothy Andrus Chos-
in moderator Joseph Wooster Chos-
in-Clark for the Perpetrators of said
township
Voted that they would Locat & Lot
the township of Gildhall-
Voted that Joseph Wooster-Abel
Hull & Sam'l Andrus should be a
Committe for the bove purpos-
and a Cordingly persuade our Beusi-
ness till being drove off from said
town by the Inhabetents on account
of expence
our expence on the Road G18-0-O
to twenty Days each six
shillings per Day 1910
to hors hier 300 miles each 400
a true account of expence
test Joseph Wooster Clark
for gildhall "1s
Joseph Wooster-Abel Hull Sam'l
Andrus Committee 940-4-0
The first settlers Of this town were
from Lancaster and Lunenburgh,
lying upon opposite sides of a river
in Massachusetts, and they gave the
same names to the two towns lying,
as they intended, upon opposite sides
of the Connecticut. According to
their calculations, Lunenburgh was
to embrace nearly or all that was
afterwards found to be the south
part of Guildhall; and Guildhall was
supposed to include what was after
wards the southern portion Of Maid
stone, so that, in their early records,
Maidstone men figure as citizens of
Guildhall, and men of Guildhall as
people of Lunenburgh. ..H 49,.
The first record of town meeting
of Guildhall is dated 1888, but the
town appears to have been previous
ly organized, as this meeting was
called by their selectmen (who, of
course, must have been previously
chosen), Jacob Schoff, John Rich and
Abijah Larnard, all really Maidstone
men. At this meeting Col. Ward
Bailey was chosen moderator; John
Rich, town clerk; John Rich, Abner
Osgood and John Hugh, selectmen;
Micah Amy, treasurer; and Abijah
Larnard, constable.
Meanwhile considerable additions
had been made to these settlements,
and the settlers had been confirmed
in their possessions by the Assembly
of Vermont. And here we will in
troduce an exact copy of the record
of another proprietors' meeting:
"GiIhall-Sept 1st--1783
at Perpetrators melting of the town
ship of Gilhall Legally warned and
Convened at the House of mr. James
Roosbroock in said Gilhall then open.
ed the melting and maid Choyce of
Maj Jonas Widow for a moderator
and Joseph Wooster-Clark--
l voated to adjurn this melting till
wednesday next to be holden at the
Hous of Mr. Phillop grapes at two of
the o'clock on said Day-then met 6
Cording to adjournment first voateC
to Run the Lines Round the towr
and Locat and Lot the same
2 voated that a Committe of sever
be chosen to Lay out said town
3 voated that Lieut. Andrus be tn,
first
a voated that Maj Jonas Widow b.
the 2
5 voated that Capt Luther Richard
son be the 8
6 voated that mr. Joseph Wooster b.
the A
7 voated that mr. Pillow Treet b
the 5
8 voated that mr. John Rich be the
9 voated that mr. Abel Hull be the
then voted to adjurn this melting til
thursday till nine of the o'clock il
the Morning at the bove menchen
Place then met a Cording to adjurr
ment and opened the Netting vote
to tax Reconsideration voted t
Lay a tax of tun dollars on eac
original right to defray the Charge
rising for Loacating Lotting an
Laying roade threw said town
voted that Lieut. Andrus be a Co
lector for said tax