Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-05

and 1871; was esteemed d promising
young lawyer, and held the office of
States Attorney one or two years.
He removed to Chicago, ILL.,, where
he rose to the position of Judge. A
few months since he was killed by
accident on.a railroad.
WILLIAM H. HARTSHORN,
a son of Colburn Hartshorn, of
Lunenburgh, VT, came to reside in
town ABBOTT the year 1841- Studied
law with William Haywood, ESQ,
and pfacticed in that profession
some II years. He has been man
of much public spirit, and has enjoy
ed the confidence of his fellow-citi-
zens of this town and county in an
unusual degree. He has constantly
been in office, and has generally sue
ceeded in meeting the appreciation
of his fellow-citizens. He has repre-
scented the town and the county each
two years, in the legislature of the
state, and held the office of county
clerk IL years. He gave up his
practice to Mr.. Dale, and has been,
for two or three years, merchant.
GEORGE N. DALE
came into town in the autumn Of
1856. He was from Waitsfield, and,
if we mistake not, was educated at
Tnetford, and studied law with Mr..
Durant. He represented the town
in 1861 was States Attorney three
years, being esteemed popular and
pl omising young lawyer, and man
of many good qualities. In 1861 he
received an appointment of deputy
collector at Island Pond, and his
present residence is at that place.
HENRY HAYWOOD,
son of Hon. William Haywood, is
the only practicing attorney at pres
ent in town a highly respectable
young man, and bids fair to follow
in the footsteps Of his father. tie
is elected States Attorney for the
coming year
In conclusion, we would make our
grateful acknowledgements to Hon
Moody Rich, R. W. Freeman. limo,
thy Fairchild, John Dodge, and Isaac
Cummings and Mrs. Hannah Cutler
for very valuable assistance in col
lecting material and facts contained
in the foregoing, yet in some re,
spects incomplete history.
ECCLESIASTICAL.
At the annual town meeting If
1888, we find recorded:
Voted to raise twenty-five bush
els OF wheat to hire d preacher, anC
horse keeping and board"
/ oath. Voted Eleazer RosebrooE
and Ward Bailey be a committee to
hire d preacher"
| In warning for a town meeting
July %, 1889:
"To see what encouragement the
town will give towards settling
minister of the gospel in conjunction
with the towns of Lancaster anC
Northumberland"
I'D. To appoint committee tC
meet and confer with committees o.
the other towns respecting the set
Element of said minister"
"4th. appoint a committe t.
petition to the general assembly t
grant the town liberty to join them
selves into parish with the towns o
Lancaster and Northumberland"
Ward Bailey, Esq, Benoni Cutler
Esq, and Capt. Eleazer Rosebrool
were chosen as said committee.
Voted to give Mr.. Bell as a set
Element three hundred and thirty
, five bushels of good merchantabl
wheat, provided he settles in tn
town of Guildhall."
Voted Mr.. Bell eighty bushels c
wheat as a salary annually unit
, there are eighty ratable poles at tn
! age of sixteen years or upwards i
the town where the said Mr.. Be
, settles, provided, he will settle.".i
either of the towns of Guildhal
Lancaster, or Northumberland, an
the said to WIS will agree to diviC
the distance of holding meetings {
public worship according to eac
towns pay"
Similar action was occasional
repeated for some years, and in
y, number of instances the sum of s.
was voted for like purposes.
!, While this action of towns in raj
u ing money by tax for SUPPORT of tt
. gospel appears to have been autho
lied by law, it was nevertheless pr
vided, that persons who differe
d from the majority in their religion
d sentiment, could, by causing ce
o tificate Of such difference to be re
(, orded in the clerks office, be eXem,
e from payment of such tax.
: Consequently we find recordC