The history of Orleans county, Vermont. Civil, ecclesiastical, biographical and military, Part 1

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HISTORY

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PREFACE.

This History was printed and bound a few years ago together with the his- tory of Rutland County, making a volume of 1242 pages.

The price of necessity was put at six dollars and some were disposed of, but many did not think their means warranted the purchase. To meet an earnest demand we have put this County History by itself, and confidently expect a large sale at the reduced price.

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CONTENTS.

ORLEANS COUNTY INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER-BY REV. P. H. WHITE, Hon. E. A. Stewart, Rev. S. R. Hall LL.D., J. M. Currier M. D., Hon. Z. E.

Jameson, Contributors . .31-46 ALBANY-BY NORRIS M. DARLING. Contributors, B. Wallace Hight, James S.

Hight, Andrew J. Hyde M. D., 46-71 BARTON-THOMAS MAY : Hon. I. F. Redfield, Rev. Wm. A. Robinson, Rev. P. H. White; Poems by Mrs. May. . 71-90 BROWNINGTON-REV. S. R. HALL LL.D., Rev. C. E. Ferrin, Capt. O. H. Austin. . . 90-165 CHARLESTON-ALPHA ALLYN ESQ., Rev. E. Smalley, Rev. P. H. White, Frank- lin B. Gage, F. A. Gage, F. C. Harrington, Rachel H. Allyn .. .105-136

COVENTRY-Rev. P. H. WHITE, Henry Clark. 136-164

CRAFTSBURY-HON. W. J. HASTINGS, Rev. P. H. White, Stephen Babcock, Elizabeth Allen, Hon. E. A. Stewart, Mrs. E. E. Phillips, G. F. Sprague, 164-178 DERBY-HON. E. A. STEWART, Hon. B. H. Steele, Rev. O. T. Lanphear, Mrs. Mary Clemer Ames, N. Boynton, Susan E. Pierce . 178-195

GLOVER-REV. SIDNEY K. B. . Perkins, Mrs. Celestia C. Smith. 195-209

GREENSBORO-REV. JAMES P. STONE .. 209-231

HOLLAND-MRS. GEORGE A. HINMAN. Hiram Moon . .231-239

IRASBURGH-E. P. COLTON, Dea. James Clement, Rev. Thomas Bayne, Eld. A. C. Bordeau, Wm. B. Tyler, N. W. Bingham, Laura Hearton, Charles . 239-265 Thompson .

JAY-REV. P. H. WHITE, Elisha Harrington. 265-269

LOWELL-D. EUGENE CURTIS, Rev. P. H. White, Lyman J. Seeley, Abbie Met- .269-282 calf. . ..

282-293

MORGAN-REV. JACOB S. CLARK. .

NEWPORT-D. K. SIMONDS ESQ. Rev. Geo. H. Bailey, Rev. H. A. Spencer, J. M. Currier M. D., Dr. L. Morrill, Royal Cummings, Hon. D. M. Camp, 293-306 SALEM-REV. P. H. WHITE . 306-309 TROY-SAMUEL SUMNER T. Mc Knight Esq., Col. O. N. Elkins .. 209-342 WESTFIELD-DON A. WINSLOW and E. W. THURBER, Hiram Sisco .342-365 WESTMORE-CALVINGIBSON, Alpha Allyn 365-368 ORLEANS COUNTY PAPERS AND ITEMS-Elijah Rawson, Hiram A. Cutting,

M. D., Bishop De Goesbriand, Thomas May, Rev. S. R. Hall, LL.D., J. M. Currier M. D., Clara P. Joslyn, Alpha Allyn, Rev. P. H. White, Heman L. P. Moon, Don B. Curtis Mrs. Mary Jane Perkins, Miss M. L. Smith, A. A. Earle, Hon. E. A. Stewart. F. C. Harrington, Rosetta H. Allyn .368-395

INDEX OF ORLEANS COUNTY- 396-403

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ORLEANS COUNTY.

ORLEANS COUNTY-INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.

BY REV. PLINY H. WHITE.

The first white native of the County was William Scott Shepard, who was born in Greensboro, 25th March, 1790-the son of Ashbel Shepard. The first marriage was that of Joseph Stanley of Greensboro, and Mary Gerould of Craftsbury, which was solemnized at Greensboro, July 25, 1793 by Timothy Stanley, Esq.

The first town organized was Craftsbury. The organization took place March 15, 1792. Greensboro was organized March 29, 1793 .- The inhabitants increased but slowly. In 1791, 19 persons in Greensboro, and 18 in Craftsbury, were the entire population of the county. Before the year 1800 settlements were begun in all the towns except Charles- ton, Coventry, Holland, Jay, Lowell, Mor- gan and Westmore; and in the spring of that year settlements were begun in several of those towns. The population of the coun- ty in 1800 was 1004, more than half of which was in Craftsbury and Greensboro.

In 1792 and 1793 Ebenezer Crafts of Crafts- bury was the first and only representative from Orleans county in the legislature. In 1794 Joseph Scott of Craftsbury, was the only representative; and in 1795 Timothy Stanley of Greensboro, also bore the sole bur- den and honor. In 1796 Samuel C. Crafts of C., and Aaron Shepard of G., shared the re- sponsibility. In 1797 Joseph Scott and Tim- othy Stanley were again sent from their re- spective towns, to look after the budding in- terests of the young county. In 1798 the same men were elected, and were reinforced by Timothy Hinman of Derby. In 1799 Scott and Hinman had as associates John Ellsworth of Greensboro, and Elijah Strong

of Brownington. In 1800 Samuel C. Crafts, Elijah Strong, Timothy Hinman and Timothy Stanley were returned from their respective towns, and with them appeared, for the first time, Luther Chapin of Newport. All of these were men of intelligence and sound judgment, and actively engaged in promot- ing the interests of their towns and of the county. With perhaps one exception, their names are still held in lively and grateful re- membrance. There was not a useless nor an indifferent person among them-not one who was not justly honored for ability, integrity, and private as well as public virtues.

In 1799 the legislature established courts in Orleans county, and the county began its independent existence. Browington and Craftsbury were made half-shire towns. John Ellsworth was the first chief judge of the county court, and Timothy Hinman and Eli- jah Strong were the assistant judges. They met Nov. 20, 1799, at the house of Dr. Sam- uel Huntington, in Greensboro, and organ- ized the county by electing Timothy Stanley clerk, and Royal Corbin Treasurer. The first session of the county court was held at Crafts- bury, on the 4th Monday in March-(March 24,) 1800, at which time Timothy Hinman was chief judge, and Samuel C. Crafts and Jesse Olds were the assistants. Both the assistants were educated men, and graduates of Har- vard college; but they were not educated to the law, nor was the chief Judge; and cases were probably decided in accordance with justice and common sense, rather than with the technicalities of the law. Timothy Stan- ley, of Greensboro, was the first county clerk ; Joseph Scott, of Craftsbury, the first sheriff; Joseph Bradley the first States attor- ney, and Ebenezer Crafts, of Craftsbury, the first judge of probate. On the second day

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of the session, Moses Chase was admitted to the bar. Courts continued to be held* alter- nately at Craftsbury and Brownington, in March and August, till August, 1816, when the court was held at Brownington for the last time. By an act of the legislature in 1812, Irasburgh was established as the shire town, as soon as the inhabitants of that town should, within 4 years, build a court-house and jail, to the acceptance of the judges of the supreme court. The conditions having been complied with, courts began in 1817 to be held at Irasburgh, and that has been the shire town to this day, notwithstanding efforts had been made at various times to remove the county seat to Coventry, Barton and Newport.

The war of 1812 was very injurious to Or- leans County ; not, indeed, because of any de- vastation actually suffered, or of any severe draft upon the inhabitants to act as soldiers. But the fear of evil was in this case almost as great an injury as the actual experience of it would have been. The county was on the extreme northern frontier, and was exposed not only to ordinary border warfare, but. to be penetrated to the very heart by the de- fenceless route of Lake Memphremagog, and Black and Barton rivers. While the war was merely apprehended, the people kept up good courage, and constructed in several places stockade forts by way of defence. But no sooner had hostilities begun, than a panic seized the settlers. Stories of Indian atroci- ties were the staple of conversation, and there was a general belief that the tomahawk and scalping-knife would again and at once com- mence their work of butchery. A general flight took place. Many cultivated farms were abandoned ; cattle were driven off, and such portable property as could most easily be removed was carried away. Some of those who left the county never returned, and those who did eventually come back, were impov- erished and discouraged. In almost all of the towns, however, enough of the more courage- ous inhabitants remained to keep possession of the territory, and to maintain in a small way the institutions of civilization. Parties of United States soldiers were stationed at North Troy, and at Derby line, and a sense

of security gradually returned to the people. The growth of the county experienced another severe check in 1816. That year was memorable as one of extraordinary privations and sufferings. An unusually early spring had created expectations of a fruitful season and an abundant harvest, but on the morning of June 9th there occurred a frost of almost unprecedented severity, followed by a fall of snow, which covered the earth to the depth of nearly a foot, and was blown into drifts 2 or 3 feet deep. All the growing crops were cut down. Even the foliage on the trees was destroyed, and so completely as respected the beeches, that they did not put forth leaves again that year. No hope or possibility of a harvest remained, and the settlers had before them the gloomy prospect of extreme scarci- ty if not of actual famine. Their forebodings were more than realized. Not a single crop came to maturity. Wheat alone progressed so far that by harvesting it while yet in the milk, and drying it in the oven, it might be mashed into dough and baked, or boiled like rice. There was neither corn nor rye except what was brought from abroad, sometimes from a great distance, and at an expense of $3.00 a bushel, and sometimes more. Provis- ions of every kind were very scarce, and very high. Fresh fish and vegetables of every kind that could possibly be used as food were converted to that purpose. There was ex- treme suffering through the summer and fall, and still greater distress during the winter : but it is not known that any one perished by starvation.

At this time, and in fact for a long time be- fore and after, ashes and salts of ashes were about the only commodities which the settlers could exchange for the necessaries of life .- The manufacture of them was a very humble branch of industry, but it was, nevertheless, of great importance ..

" The settlers, like the pioneers of all new countries, brought but little with them. Their own strong arms were their main reliance .--- As soon as a cabin had been erected to shel- ter their families they commenced the clear- . ing away of the forest and the opening up of the fields from which to gain a subsistence .- The trees fell before the repeated strokes of the axe, were cut into convenient lengthis, rolled into heaps and consumed into ashes .- These were carefully saved, conveyed to the nearest store, and exchanged for provisions

" It deserves a brief note, that the sessions of courts in this county, as in others, originally began on Mon- day; and, to prevent the necessity of profaning the Sabbath by travel from remote places, the time was changed to Tuesday, which is now the day of beginning the sessions of courts, throughout the State.

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and necessary articles. Many settlers found it expedient to work their ashes into black salts, thus lightening the labor of the trans- portation. In this form they were conveyed distances of 10 to 20 miles to a market. In

some instances, where settlers were too poor to own a team, they have been known to take a bag of salts upon their back to the nearest store. It was fortunate for these hardy pio- neers that pot-ashes always brought a remu- nerating price in the not remote market of Montreal. Serious inconvenience and proba- bly much actual suffering would have ensued but for this. The little stores in the country towns each had its ashery, and all were eager to purchase. Upon the sales of their pot and pearl ashes in Montreal they depended almost entirely for the means of remittance to their creditors in the American cities. So impor- tant was the traffic that in most of the inte- rior towns of Vermont, during the greater portion of the year, not a dollar in money could be raised, except from the sale of ashes. Without this, goods or provisions could not have been imported, taxes could not have been collected, and the country must have been greatly impeded in its advance and prosper- ity."

The county has advanced steadily in pop- ulation and in enterprise. In 1800 the pop- ulation was 1064; in 1810, 4,593; in 1820, 5,457; in '30, 10,887; in '40, 13,834; in '50, 15,707; in '60, 18,981. During the decennial period from 1850 to 1860, its increase was not only greater than that of any other county in the State, but than that of the whole State, and sufficient to offset an actual decrease in other counties which would have deprived the State of one representative in congress. Its princi- pal business growth has been in the way of farming.

Its numerous water privileges have re- mained unoccupied till a recent period, and even now only a part of them are put to use. In 1860 there were only 130 manufacturing establishments in the county, and to make up that number, everything was included, from a cooper's shop to a grist-mill. In these estab- lishments, a little more than $200,000 was in- vested, and the annual products were worth $308,217. The opening of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railway to Boston, Oct. 21, 1857; to Newport, October, 1862, and to North Derby, May, 1, 1867, not only stim- ulated all the other business of the county, but

occasioned a large increase of manufacturing, principally of lumber. The stimulating in- fluence of the road was felt chiefly by the vil- lages of Barton and Newport.

Orleans county has furnished but a compar- atively small number of persons to occupy the higher offices of the State. Of these, the most eminent as respects number, length and variety of public services, was Samuel C. Crafts, of Craftsbury. Not to mention minor offices, of which there were almost none which he did not hold: he was a member of con- gress 8 years, 1817 to 1825; governor 3 years, 1828 to '31, and senator in congress 1 year, 1842 to '43. David M. Camp, of Derby, was lieutenant governor 5 years, 1836. to '41 .- Portus Baxter, of Derby, was a member of congress 6 years, 1861 to '67. Isaac F. Red- field, of Derby, was elected a judge of the supreme court in 1836, and by successive an- nual elections, held the office 24 years, during the last eight of which he was chief justice .. Benjamin H. Steele, of Derby, became a judge of the supreme court in 1865, and still remains on the bench.

CHIEF JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT.

1799, John Ellsworth ; 1800-'09, Timothy Hinman ; 1810-'15, Samuel C. Crafts ; 1816 to '24, William Howe.

ASSISTANT JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT.

1800-'09, Samuel C. Crafts ; 1800, '01, Jes- se Olds ; 1802-'13, Timothy Stanley ; 1810 to '14, George Nye ; 1814, Nathaniel P. Saw- yer ; 1815-'23, Timothy Stanley ; 1815-'20, Samuel Cook ; 1821-'24, N. P. Sawyer ; 1824, John Ide; 1825-'27, S. C. Crafts; 1825, '20, William Baxter; 1826-'32, Ira H. Allen ; 1827, Wm. Howe; 1828, '29, Jasper Robin- son ; 1830-'32, David M. Camp; 1833-'35, David P. Noyes ; 1833, Isaac Parker ; 1834, '35, David M. Camp; 1836, Portus Baxter ; 1836-'38, Alvak R French ; 1837, '38, John Kimball; 1839 -- '42, Isaac Parker; 1839, Chas. Hardy ; 1840, '41, John Boardman ; 1842, Jai- rus Stebbins ; 1843, A. R. French and David M. Camp; 1844-'46, Elijah Cleveland and Harry Baxter ; 1847, '48, James A. Paddock and John Harding; 1849 -- '51, Solomon Dwin- ell and Loren W. Clark ; 1852, Nehemiah Col- by and Wm. Moon, Jr .; 1853, John M. Robin- son ; 1854, John D. Harding and Sabin Kel- lam; 1855, John W. Robinson and Fordyce F. French; 1856, Sabin Kellam and Durkee Cole; 1857, Emory Stewart ; 1857, '58, John Wal- bridge ; 1858, '59, Sam'l Cheney ; 1859, Henry

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Richardson ; 1860, '61, J. D. Harding and | county has had two senators. Irasburgh has E. G. Babbitt ; 1862-'64, Amasa Paine ; 1862, furnished a senator 8 years, Craftsbury seven years, Derby 6 years, Barton 4 years, Brown- ington 3 years, Charleston, Coventry, Glover, Holland, Newport and Troy, 2 years each. '63, Simeon Albee ; 1864,'65, Wm. J. Hastings ; 1865, '66, Josiah B. Wheelock ; 1866. '67, Ben- jamin Comings; 1867, '68, E. O. Bennett ; 1868, James Simond.

STATE'S ATTORNEYS.

1800, '01, Joseph Bradley ; 1802-'14, Wm. Baxter; 1815, David M. Camp; 1816-'23, Joshua Sawyer; 1824-'27, Augustus Young; 1828, '29, E. H. Starkweather; 1830, '31, George C. West; 1832-'34, Isaac F. Red- field ; 1835, E. H. Starkweather ; 1836, '37, Charles Story ; 1838, Samuel Sumner ; 1839, Jesse Cooper ; 1840, '41, Samnel Sumner ; 1842, Jesse Cooper ; 1843, '44, John H. Kim- ball ; 1845, '46, Nathan S. Hill; 1847, '48, Henry F. Prentiss ; 1849, John L. Edwards : 1850, Norman Boardman ; 1851, '52, Wm. M. Dickerman ; 1853, Samuel A. Willard ; 1854, H. C. Wilson ; 1855, '56, John P. Sartle ; 1857, '58, J. F. Dickerman ; 1859, H. C. Wil- son ; 1860, '61, A. D. Bates ; 1862, 63, N. T. Sheafe ; 1864, '65, Wm. W. Grout; 1866, Lew- is H. Bisbee ; 1867, '68, J. B. Robinson.

(See after paper of Mr. White-Admissions to the Bar, by Hon. E. A. Stewart .- Ed.) SENATORS FROM ORLEANS COUNTY.

1836-'38, Augustus Young, South Crafts- bury, whig ; 1839, S. S. Hemenway, Barton, democrat; 1840, Jacob Bates, Derby, whig ; 1841, S. S. Hemenway, Barton, d .; 1842-'44, D. M. Camp, Derby, w .; 1845, '46, E. B. Sim- onds, Glover, w .; 1847, Elma White, Brown- ington, w .; 1848, T. P. Redfield, Irasburgh, Free Soil; 1849, E. White, Brownington, w .; 1850-'52, H. M. Bates, Irasburgh, w .; 1853, A. J. Rowell, Troy, f. s .; 1854, E. White, Brownington, w .; 1855, George Worthington, Jr., Irasburgh, American; 1856, '57, W. B. Cole, Charleston, republican ; 1858, G. Worth- ington, Jr., Irasburgh, r .; 1859, '60, G. A. Hinman, Holland, r .; 1861, '62, N. P. Nel- son, Craftsbury, r .; 1862, '63, E. Cleveland, Coventry, r .; 1863, '64, J. H. Kellam, Iras- burgh, r .; 1864, '65, L. Richmond, Derby, r ; 1865, '66, J. F. Skinner, Barton, r .; 1866, '67, L. Baker, Newport, r .; 1867, '68, J. W. Simp- son, Craftsbury, r .; 1868, W. G. Elkins, Troy, republican.

It appears from this table that the county has been represented by democratic senators 2 years, by free soilers 2 years, by an Ameri- can 1 year, by whigs 15 years, and by repub- licans 11 years, during the last 8 of which the

PROHIBITORY LAW, AND COUNTY COMMISSION- ERS.

The statute of 1852, " to prevent the traffic in intoxicating liquors for purposes of drink . ing," provided for its own submission to a popular vote; and the county of Orleans, at town meetings held on the 2d Tuesday of Feb., (Feb. 8) 1853, indicated its will in re- gard to the law, as follows:

Yes.

No.

Albany,

103

101

Barton,

Brownington,

Charleston,

Coventry,

Craftsbury,

115

Derby,

115

Glover,

145

Greensboro',

Holland,

Irasburgh,

109

Jay,

Lowell,

Morgan,

Newport,

no meeting held

Salem,

Troy,

Westfield,

Westmore,

Total,

944

1202

Majority against the law, 258

The popular vote throughout the State was in favor of the law, which accordingly went into operation Feb. 8, 1853. With one ex- ception, the commissioners elected in Orleans county have been in favor of the enforcement of the law. They have been as follows :

1853, Samuel Conant ; 1854, Lemuel Rich- mond; 1855, '56, J. F. Skinner ; 1857, N. P. Nelson ; 1858, '59, Wm. J. Hastings ; 1860, Silas G. Bean; 1861, '62, C. A. J. Marsh ; 1863, '64, Joseph Bates, 2d ; 1865, '66, Pliny N. Granger ; 1867,'68, James Clement ; 1869, Josiah B. Wheelock.

SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.

Under the statute of 1845, "relating to common schools," the following county super- intendents of common schools were appoint- ed by the judges of Orleans county court :- 1845-'47, David M. Camp; 1848, '49, Sam- uel R. Hall.

TEACHERS' INSTITUTES.

Since the enactment of the statute of 1856,

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establishing a Board of Education, and provid- ing for Teachers' Institutes, an Institute has been held in Orleans county nearly every year.

The first institute was held at Barton, Jan. 29, 1848, and was well attended by teachers of common schools in several towns, and by many teachers of high schools and academies. The Rev. S. R. Hall lectured on mental arithmetic, and took part in the discussions of other top- ics; and Mr. Benjamin H. Steele discussed written arithmetic. A very warm interest in the success of the institute, and a general satis- faction in its conduct, were shown by the peo- ple of Barton.

The second institute was also held at Barton Nov. 26, 1858, and seemed to receive a warmer welcome on that account. The Rev. John H. Beckwith, the Rev. S. R. Hall and the Rev. Pliny H. White, addressed the institute-" add ing much to the interest and instructiveness of the session." Instruction in geography and grammar was given by Mr. Edward Conant .- " The very deep interest manifested by all, to- gether with the somewhat unusual array of abil- ity in the instructors, all combined to render the institute uncommonly effective."

The institute for 1859 was held at Coventry, November 22. The session was commenced in the school-room of the academy, but the increas- ing attendance made it necessary to adjourn to to the town-hall, which was filled with an at- tentive and appreciative audience. The Rev. Messrs. Thomas Bayne, A. R. Gray, S. R. Hall and Pliny H. White, participated in the discus- sions, and a large number of teachers of the higher schools were present and assisting.

The institute for the next year was held at West Albany, Dec. 6, 1860. " An unusual num- ber of professional men attended this session, among whom were Drs. G. A. Hinman and D. N. Blanchard, and the Rev. Messrs. Thomas Bayne, A. R. Gray, E. D. Hopkins, S. R. B. Perkins, George Putnam, and Pliny H. White. The attendance steadily and rapidly increased, until the house was entirely filled with an at- tentive and interested audience of teachers and citizens."

The institute for 1861 was held at Derby, Dec. 25 and 26, and was very largely attended. The Rev. Messrs. A. R. Gray and Pliny H. . White, and Messrs. M. F. Farney and D. M. Camp, 2d, with other practical teachers, took part in the exercises. "The multitude of cit- izens in attendance, with the earnest attention and interest displayed, were indications full of encouragement."

The next institute was held at Glover, Nov. 18 and 19, 1862. English grammar was dis- cussed by Mr. Corliss of West Topsham-an address on reading was delivered by Mr. Geo. W. Todd of Glover, and a lecture upon geolo- gy and mineralogy was delivered by the Rev. S. R. Hall.

The next institute was held at Irasburgh, Jan. 19 and 20, 1864, and was more numerously at- tended, both by teachers and by citizens, than any previous institute had been-every town in the county being represented. The Rev. Messrs. S. R. Hall, Azro A. Smith and Pliny H. White, contributed to the success of the occa- sion. Milton R. Tyler, Esq., of Irasburgh, ex- erted himself, actively and efficiently, in fur- thering the work.

Another institute was held in 1864, at South Troy, Dec. 20-teachers in large numbers, pa- rents and citizens were present, and seemed stirred by a common interest. Messrs. M. F. Varney and George W. Todd, principals of academies at North Troy and Glover, and the Rev. Messrs. B. M. Frink, C. Liscom, S. R. B. Perkins, and A. H. Smith, took part in the ex- ercises. The session was more thun usually successful.

The institute for 1865 was held at Newport, December 15 and 16. At first the attendance was exceedingly small ; but it became quite large before the session closed. Lessons in reading and in arithmetic were given by Mr. B. F. Bingham.

The next institute was held at Greensboro, Feb. 8 and 9, 1867. and was warmly welcomed and largely attended. Teachers were present from several counties. More than ususl inter- est attached to this session of the institute, be- cause it was the first session in Orleans county under the law allowing teachers to make appli- cation for certificates authorizing them to teach for a term of years. Forty-four teachers ap- plied for such certificates, and some received them.

The next session was held at Barton, Oct. 29 and 30, 1868. A. E. Rankin, Esq, secretary of the board of education, was assisted by Mr. John Tenney, of Albany, N. Y., and the subjects of reading, grammar, geography and arithmetic were discussed. The Rev. Messrs. J. G. Lori- mer, S. K. B. Perkins, W. H. Robinson, David Shurtleff and Pliny H. White, took part in the exercises.

A meeting of the Vermont Teachers' Associ- ation was held at Barton Jan. 22, 23, and 24; 1868. J. S. Spaulding, LL. D. presided over

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The history of Orleans county, Vermont. Civil, ecclesiastical, biographical and military, Part 1

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Publication date: 1882
Publisher: White River Junction, Vt., White River Paper Co.
Number of Pages: 404