Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-16
VICTORY.
BY GEO. A. APPLETON.

a- BY GEO. A. APPLETON.
Victory did not become an or
gained town until 1841, the meet
ing for that purpose being called by
Ansel Hannum, justice Of the peace;
Isaac R. Houston was chosen moder-
ator; Loomis Wells, town clerk;
Jonathan Hill, Ransom Hall, John
Gates, Chauncey .Hildreth, select
men; LOOMS Wells, town treasurer:
Hubbard Gates, first constable,
Abraham Sanborn, James Towle and
Ansel Hannum, listers; Timothy
Miner, Chauncey Hildreth and Moses
c. Kimball, auditors, Levi P Shores,
Joseph Nickerson and Nathan Boles,
fence viewers; l. R. Houston. John
Shores, town grand jurors; Jonathan
Lawrence. Nathan Boles, Elisha
Gustin, highway surveyors; Joseph
Hall; Chauncey Hildreth, county
grand jurors; Levi P. Shores, Moses
c. kimball and Grin Hall, petit
jurors.
Population in 1841, lao: in 1850,
1853; in 1860, 212. Grand list in 1874,
225, Is; in 1850, 279, 80; in 1855, 522, IT;
in 1860, 535, 27; in 1862, 521 ,43. The
first representative was LOOMS
Wells, who represented the town in
1841 and AZ; Ransom Hall, in 1S43
and IA; Harlan Reyes, in 1916;
James fowl, in 1916 and AT; Jona-
than Hill, in 1848; James fowl, in
1849 and 80; VIM Stearns, in 1851
and '52; Cyrus Smith, in 1858; James
B. Hill, in 1854 and '55; Charles
Hall, in 1856; Willard H. Kneeland,
in 1857 and '58; Warren Harrington,
in 1859, and 80; Isaac R. Houston,
in 1861. '63, "a and '65; Geo. A. APP
pleton in 1866.
First P. O., established March "a,
1858. Matt S. Damon, P. M. The
present P. w., Willard H. Kneeland,
appointed July II, 1859.
There are at present four school
districts in town, in which schools
are sustained two terms during the
year. In two of them, new school
houses have been built recently.
There is but one religious society
in town, and that Methodist. There
are, however, some Congregational
people in North Victory who are
connected with the church in Gran
by, and virtually belong to that
town, so far as Sabbath schools, and
all religious purposes are concerned.
May, 1867.
AS this town has been but partial
ly settled, and that comparatively
recently, there are but few incidents
connected with its early history
which would be of general interest.
Unlike many other towns, most of
the early settlers are now living
here. Mr.. John Shores now remains
upon the farm W here he first COM
menced nearly 40 years ago; Mr..
Hill now lives on the farm upon
which he first moved, and has just
commenced his Goth year-belng
the oldest man in town. AS was the
case with many of the early settlers
of our own and other states, they
were obliged to endure the hard
ships and privations incident upon a
first settlement, which would at the
present time be thought:,almost in
credible.
Two children have been lost!in the
woods since the settlement of the
town. One, Geo. Minor, son of
Timothy Minor, a boy about four
years old, was lost April 14,.1S27.
He left the house soon after noon
without hat, coat, or shoes, and in
tending to go to the sugar place, but
lost his way and wandered about in
the woods. Search was Immediately
made for him, but without success,
1t was renewed again tie next morn.
ing as soon as people, could see
About 100 had collected from adj
joining towns at sunrise, and by
noon 300 more.
They again commenced thelsearch
assuring the mother that if he wa
found they would fire. zone gun; i
dead, three; if alive, would ,@blow {
bugle. Near four in the Afternoon
a party of some twenty was abou
giving up the search in particula
direction, saying that no child, o
hardly a wild beast could go an.
further in consequence of the wind
falls, when they heard the little fel