Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-29
GUILDHALL.
BY MILTON CUTLER.


stroyed by fire; after which, schools
appear to have been discontinued I'M
til the year 1889, when they were
revived, and have been kept in oper-
alton most Of the time since-having
one, or two terms per year, and
varying in number at different times
from 20 or 30 to 100; and of late
years, principally through the effect
of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence
Railroad, some county school lands,
lying in Brighton, or vicinity, have
yielded a small income; but not suf-
fcient to render it unnecessary to
depend chiefly upon the tuition for
supporting the schools.
COUNTY COURT MATTERS.
Essex County was organized in
1900; and the first term of the Court
was holden at Lunenburgh in Deem
Der of that year. Daniel Dana, of
GuiIdhalI, Chief Judge; Samuel
Phelps, of Lunenburgh, and Mills
De Forest, of Lexington, Joseph
Wait, of Brunswick, LIST Sheriff;
Haynes French of Maidstone, LIST
Clerk. There are seven cases on the
first docket and the first case is John
Hugh and Anna Hugh VS.. James
Lucas and Nancy Lucas, and was
continued: John Mattocks, Atty
q for pItfs. and Elijah Foote, of Guild
hall for deft's. The second case was
also continued, and the third, Abner
Wood sum VS.. Joab Hugh, is the first
in which judgment was rendered
and that by default, by which the
pItf. RECEIVERS the sum of $46.S6
damages, and $8,63 costs; and execu-
ton was issued thereon Jan. l, 1901.
At this term but two verdicts were
rendered, the second being in No. 5.
Isaac Bundy VS.. Levi Fay, which was
tne Irst trial by jury in the county,
and in this case the deft. RECEIVERS his
cost, $500. Thenames of these first
jurors were: James Mills, Gideon
Bowker, Moses Quimbe, Charles Gut
lev, simon Howe, Elijah Spafford,
Joseph Parker, John Rich, jr., jacob
Granger, William Rosebrook, Royal
Cutler, and Jacob Rich. Two tavern
licenses were granted at this term,
to Ithiel Cargill, of Brunswick, and
Nathan Cass, of Guildhall; assess
ment in each case, 81 90; court fees,
$0.67.
Although several individuals at
different times, and in different
parts of the town, had kept a sort of
public house, yet we believe Mr.. Cass
was the first regular hotel keeper.
This, it will be noticed, was in the
year 1900; and we think he had al
ready kept tavern some years.
The second term of the County
Court was holden at Brunswick,
commencing on the third Monday of
June, 1901; % new entries appear on
the docket, and there was but one
jury trial;-case of Hugh VS.. Lucas
continued from previous term; YER
dict for plffs. for $14.41 damages,
and S6070 costs; and at this term
tavern licenses were granted to II
different men in various towns in
the county, among whom are, David
HopkinsOn, Nathan Cass, and John
Dean Of GuiIdhalI.
The third term was holden at Lun-
cnburgh, in Dec. 1901. Meanwhile
Guildhall had been made the county
shire, ard the 4th term of the Court
was holden here, commencing on the
Sd Monday of June, 1902. There
was but one panel of jurors at this
term and but four jury trials. Jury
men, Tim Laid, Jededial House,
Moses Quimbe, Aaron Ames, Joseph
Berry, Zephaniah Perkins, Lemuel
Cook, Royal Cutler, Jacob Rich,
Ithiel Cargill, Asa Gaskell, and
Joseph Merrill.
In September, 1897, Eben w. Judd
granted to the county land on which
to build courthouse, Jail, and for {
common. This grant included the
hill back of the common, on which
hill the first courthouse was built
The first building used for Jail wa.
Col. Ward Bailey's old block-house
We are not certain in what yea
the first Jail and courthouse were
built, probably soon after the APP
pointment of shire toWl; and, nea
as we can learn, the jail was bull
about 1903 or '09. In 1881 the court
house was removed down upon TIN
common, in front of the hilF OF
which it was first erected, and re
built, and was for many years use
for the triple purpose of holding
courts, church, and district school
house. The present conrt-hous
was built in 1850; the present bricI
Jail in 1884; and for nearly Is year