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J Williams & Son's mills, located on road 19, cut about 1,000,000 shingles, 100,000 feet of clapboards, and 100,000 bobbins per annum, em- ploying five men.
W. S. Ransom's cooper shop, located on road 20, came into the possession of the present owner in 1874, who makes about 2,500 tubs and 1,000 sap buckets per year.
D. T. Turner's granite shop is located at Morgan Center. He manu- factures all kinds of granite work from granite of an excellent quality taken from a quarry opened by him in this town in 1880. His business, owing to a fine grade of granite, is constantly increasing.
J. M. Buttes's mills, located on road 27, were built in 1881, upon the site of a mill previously destroyed by fire. The mills cut 5,000,000 feet of coarse lumber, 300,000 shingles, and 400,000 feet of clapboards per year, employing seventy-five men.
Francis Elliott's saw-mill, located at Morgan Center, cuts about 250,000 feet of lumber per year.
Nathan Wilcox was the first settler. He moved his family here from Killingsworth, Conn., in 1802. He was born in Killingsworth, Conn., No- vember 16, 1757, married Rachel Bennett, of East Hampton, L. I., and died here June 21, 1840, aged eighty-four years. His children were Benjamin, Calvin, Jeremiah, Luther, Nathan, Jr., Deborah, Lydia, Thankful, Rachel, and Lucy. The next settler, Christopher Bartlett, came in 1805, with a
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family of seven, viz .: Lyman, Samuel, Jarvis, Austin, John, Artimitia and Polly, and two other, Zenas and Byron, were born here. Three of his grandchil- dren now reside here. From 1802 to 1807, the only legal voters were Nathan, Benjamin, Calvin, and Jeremiah Wilcox, Christopher Bartlett, William D. Weeks, and Ebenezer Bayley. The first town meeting was warned by Eber Robinson, Esq., of Holland, March 25, 1807, which met in pursuance thereof, when Christopher Bartlett was chosen moderator and town clerk; Elon Wilcox, Nathan Wilcox, and Ebenezer Bayley, selectmen ; William D. Weeks, constable ; Christopher Bartlett, grand juror ; Benjamin Wilcox, Calvin Wilcox, and W. D. Weeks, listers ; and Christopher Bartlett, keeper of the keys. The first justice of the peace was Nathan Wilcox, in 1807. The first representative was Rufus Stewart, in 1811. The first birth was that of John Morgan Wilcox, a son of Nathan and Rachel Wilcox, October 7, 1805. The first marriage was that of Luther Wilcox and Lucinda Dean, of Grafton, N. H., the ceremony being performed by Eber Rob- inson, Esq., of Holland, July 25, 1807. The first death was that of Lucy, youngest daughter of Nathan and Rachel Wilcox, March 1, 1809, aged thirteen years and sixteen days. The first frame house was built by Maj. Rufus Stewart, about half a mile north of the Four Corners. Dr. Nathaniel J. Ladd was the first physician in the town.
Christopher Bartlett was born in Stafford, Conn., February 26, 1767, mar- ried Anna Buck, of Somers, Conn., born August 4, 1765, and came to Mor- gan in 1805, locating at the head of the lake, upon the farm now occupied by H. R. Chadwick, where he died December 27, 1842. He reared a family of nine children, only two of whom, Austin, on road 4, and Byron, at the Center, now reside in the town, though there are numerous descendants. Byron is the present town clerk, has represented the town in the general as- sembly twice, and has been a justice of the peace thirty years. John Bartlett is said to have kept the first store in the town, at the Corners.
William Cobb came to Morgan, from Hartland, Vt., May 7, 1806, and settled upon the farm now owned by his son William. He had a family of seven children, four of whom are now living, and three, William, J. C., and Adalade, in this town. William, Sr., died February 18, 1852, aged sixty- seven years.
Ira Levens came to Morgan at an early date and located in the north- western part of the town. Squire Levens, as he was familiarly known, was one of the prominent men of the town, held most of the town offices, and died in 1842. His son Harrison, who died here about five years ago, came here with his father, and also took an active interest in town affairs.
Jacob Taylor, a Revolutionary soldier. came to Derby at an early date, and subsequently located in Morgan where he died in 1841. His son James came at the same time, but afterwards removed to Caledonia county, where he died in 1864. Orrin, son of James, was born in 1821, and now resides on road II, corner of 17. He was assistant judge of the county court from 1872
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to 1876, represented the town in 1876 and 1879, was sheriff of Orleans county two years, and is the present constable and collector of the town.
David Hamblet came to Morgan, from Danville, Vt., at an early day, and located upon the place now owned by William Willis. He was thrice mar- ried, reared a family of eighteen children, and died in 1862. Six of the eighteen children are now living, one of whom, J. L. Hamblet, resides on road 14.
David S. Morse came to Morgan, from Barnet, in 1820, and located upon the farm now owned by William Dimmick. He died in 1882, aged seventy- six years.
William Wilson came to Morgan, from Danville, Vt., in June, 1823, locating upon the farm now owned by Andrew Wilson, on road 22. He reared a family of thirteen children, seven of whom are now living, and died in Charles- ton September 16, 1866, aged seventy-six years. William D., son of William, was three months old when his father came here. He married Sophia Ingalls, and now resides in Charleston with a family of six children. John Wilson, brother of William, came here in 1854, locating on road 22, and died here August 20, 1863. Three of his thirteen children, Mrs. James Dudley, Rufus L., and Andrew J., reside in Charleston.
William Little, from Campton, N. H., came to Morgan in 1824. He has resided on the farm he now occupies fifty-three years.
John Whitehill came to Morgan, from Ryegate, Vt., in 1829, locating upon the farm now owned by his son, Matthew. He was twice married, reared a family of twenty children, and died in 1850, aged sixty-four years.
Ithiel Cargill came to Morgan, from Brunswick, Vt., about 1834, and located on road 19 ; but after a few years he removed to road 24, where his son, George M., and grandson, Ithiel C., now reside, remaining there until his death, in 1840. He was the first settler east of the lake, and his son-in- law, Odlin Sanborn, was the first settler on road 27, locating upon the farm now owned by M. Whitehill. William F. Cargill, residing on road 12, is also a grandson.
Thomas H. Lord came here, from Derby, in 1836, with his son Samuel. The latter now resides on the farm upon which he first located.
Samuel Daggett, a younger son of Nathaniel Daggett, an early settler in Newport, married Emily Eager, daughter of an early resident of Derby, came to Morgan in 1847, locating on road 5, and subsequently upon the farm now owned by his son-in-law, W. F. Cargill, where he died in 1866, aged fifty-five years.
James Dudley was born in Newport, N. H., January 17, 1821, and came to Morgan in 1849, remained ten years, then removed to Charleston, where he now resides. Three of his family of five children are living,-Mrs. J. C. Page, John W., in Derby, and Ella, residing at home.
During the war of 1812, Epliraim Stiles and John Bishop, of this town, were drafted to guard the frontier. Ruel Cobb, was drafted from Derby, and after
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the war settled here. Maj. Rufus Stewart, of the militia, received a captain's commission, and entered the regular service, and William Harvey, Samuel Killam, Enos Bishop, Erastus Hatch, James H. Varnum, and Silas Wilcox, of this town, enlisted under him. During the war of 1861-'65, the town furnished forty-seven enlisted men, thirteen of whom were killed or died from the effects of wounds or disease contracted while in the service.
The Advent church of Morgan Center was organized by its present pastor, Rev. Isaac Blake, with eighteen members, October 16, 1871. The church building was erected during that year, in union with the Methodist society. It is a neat wood structure capable of seating 170 persons, having cost $1,400.00, about its present value. The society now has twenty-five mem- bers.
The Methodist Episcopal church of Morgan Center was organized by Rev. W. R. Puffer, with forty-eight members, April 18, 1876. The first regular pastor was Rev. William Hackett, while the society now, numbering about forty members, is supplied by Rev. W. S. Jenne, of Holland, on alternate Sun- days. The church building was erected in 1870, in union with the Advent society.
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EWPORT is a very irregularly outlined town located in the center of the northern line of the county, in lat. 44° 55' and long. 4º 40', bounded north by the Canada line, east by the waters of Lake Memphremagog and the towns of Coventry and Irasburgh, south by Coventry Gore, and west by Troy. It was granted by the State, as a township of 23,040 acres, Octo- ber 26, 1781, though its charter was not issued until October 30, 1802, giv- ing to Nathan Fisk and George Duncan, under the name of Duncansboro, all that tract of land bounded as follows :-
" Beginning at a beech tree standing on the west side of a hemlock ridge, on the north line of this State, marked 'Duncansboro, 1789'; thence running south 82° 29' east, three miles and forty-two chains to the western shore of Lake Memphremagog ; thence southerly along the shore of said lake about three and one-half miles, to a red ash tree standing in a swamp; thence south 36° west, seven miles and forty-nine chains to a stake by a birch tree marked 'Duncansboro, 1789', standing near a small brook running south ; thence north 82° 20' west, two miles and thirty-five chains to a beech tree marked Duncansboro, October 24, 1789, on flat land ; thence north 203 east, ten miles and eleven chains to the first bound."
In 1816, November 16, a small part of Coventry and of Salem was annexed to this territory and the name of the town changed from Duncansborough to Newport. The portion annexed from Salem included the site of the present village of Newport.
The surface of the town is comparatively level, there being many hills but few prominent elevations, though the township, scenographically, is second to none in the State, as the beauty of Lake Memphremagog amply compen- sates for whatever may be lacking in the way of sublime mountains and picturesque glens. The soil is mostly a gravelly loam, with clay in some parts, while the point upon which the village stands is sandy. Cultivation of the soil is amply rewarded in nearly all the grains and grasses indigenous to the latitude, while grazing and stock raising is fairly remunerative. A con- siderable branch of the Missisquoi and several small streams falling in the lake drain and irregate the territory. Black river also enters the lake in the extreme eastern part of the town, near the village. Most of the rocks enter- ing into the geological structure of the town are of the talcose schist forma- tion. The whole eastern part of the territory, however, is composed of clay slate and limestone. A small bed of granite, also, is found in the northern part of the town, and veins of quarts abound in some places. Some of this quartz is gold-bearing to a small degree, while copper veins of considerable mag-
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nitude are numerous. Specimens of argentiferous galena have been found in the northern part of the town, containing by analysis twenty-three per cent of silver. The timber is of the usual hardwood varieties, interspersed with hemlock, pine, etc. Ample means of transportation are afforded by the Missisquoi and Clyde Rivers Railroad, (operated by the Southeastern Railway,) with stations at Newport and Newport Center, and by the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad, with a station at Newport village.
In 1880, Newport had a population of 2,426, and in 1882, was divided into fifteen school districts, and contained fifteen common schools, em- ploying three male and twen- ty-seven female teachers, to whom was paid an aggregate salary of $3,370.58. There were 610 pupils attending common school, while the en- tire cost of the schools for the year, ending October 3 1st, was $3,793.85, with C. A. Prouty, superintendent.
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(GEO. C. GILMAN'S STORE, NEWPORT.)
NEWPORT is a beautiful incorporated village and railroad station situated in the eastern part of the town, upon a point or peninsula extending into Lake Memphremagog. It contains five churches, (Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Roman Catholic, and Episcopal,) two large hotels, a well con- ducted bank, several manufacturing establishments, twenty-five stores of various kinds, three livery stables, eight lawyers, six physicians, one dentist, and from twelve to fifteen hundred inhabitants. The village is well known as a popular summer resort, and aside from the many natural attractions it presents, few large cities are provided with such good sanitary improvements as it can boast. It has an excellent supply of pure, cold spring water, while its drainage is complete. Many tasteful, elegant residences adorn its broad, well-kept streets, and a general air of taste, elegance and good order pre- vails. Yet in 1854, when George C. Merrill came here, there were only eleven buildings in what is now included in the corporation limits,-two stores, one hotel, and eight dwellings, while the whole population consisted of the families of Orville and Moses Robinson, George W. Smith, Levi Fielding, Benjamin Moss, Jonathan Randall, Phineas Page, and Bauchman.
The village environs for many miles around, afford interesting drives, over smooth, well-kept roads ; but the principal attraction is Lake Memphre- magog. Even the untutored savages recognized its superior beauty, christen- ing it " beautiful water," or Memphremagog. It is from one to four miles
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in width and a little over thirty-three miles in length, about one-fifth of it, only, lying in the State. Newport lies at its head, the outlet being at Magog, P. Q., to which daily trips are made by the steamers, "Lady of the Lake" and "Mountain Maid," during the season. The lake's silvery waters, or in winter its crystal surface, were a favorite pathway of the Indian in early times, and over its bosom many war parties and many luckless cap- tives have glided in the birch canoe. During the old French war, General Stark, who was commander of our forces at the battle of Bennington, was carried over it a prisoner of war, and afterwards made a map of the country through which he passed.
The finest point of view is at Prospect hill, in the western suburbs of the village, which commands an extensive prospect, taking in the lake, the fine scenery of the surrounding towns, the valleys of Barton and Black rivers, and Coventry bay. Here are located the extensive grounds and fine sum- mer residence of Mr. Emmons Raymond, comprising an area of twenty-seven acres, containing the village reservoir and a fine pine grove. Mr. Raymond has also in process of erection a large green-house, which he intends to stock with a choice collection of plants.
The construction of the water-works was begun in 1863, for the purpose of supplying the Memphremagog House. Water was brought from springs in Salem, (since annexed to Derby,) in iron pipes through the lake. In 1877, the resevoir above mentioned was built, giving a fine head of water. It is oval in form, 30 x 60 feet and ten feet deep. There are now about six- ty-five families supplied, in addition to the Memphremagog and Bellevue hotels, the railroad depot, and tanks for supplying locomotives. The works are the property of Mr. Raymond, who has made a large outlay in their con- struction.
The Memphremagog House, is an elegantly appointed hotel, built soon after the completion of the Passumpsic railroad to Newport. It has since been extensively enlarged and remodeled, however, being now a handsome, com- modious structure four stories in height with a basement and French roof. Surrounding it is an extensive shaded lawn reaching to the lake shore. The National Bank of Newport and B. E. Shaw's jewelry store are located on the ground floor of the building, fronting Main street, while the South East- ern railway and the International Company have officers in the basement. The hotel is owned by the Passumpsic Railroad Company, and operated by Mr. W. F. Bowman, as manager, a gentleman of most genial and courtly manner sand possessed of large experience in hotel business.
The Bellevue House, located on Main street opposite the Memphremagog House, was built about 1871, by Horace Bean. It is a three story brick structure, with a basement and French roof. All the appointments are ele- gant and modern, adapted especially to the comfort and convenience of its guests, of which it can accommodate seventy-five. Mr. E. Knowlton makes a most urbane host, the institution being the property of Mr. J. Drew of St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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The National Bank of Newport was incorporated March 19, 1875, and the certificate of the comptroller of the currency, dated May 17, 1875, with a capital of $100,000, and Lucius Robinson, J. E. Dickerman, Elisha Lane, William S. Foster, William G. Elkins, directors ; and Lucius Robinson, who continued to hold the position until his death, June 8, 1882, president ; and C. W. Scott, who held that position until December 1, 1877, cashier. The present board of directors are as follows : Elisha Lane, F. M. Sherman, Wil- liam S. Foster, William G. Elkins, and John L. Edwards. President, Elisha Lane, who was elected to succeed L. Robinson ; vice-president, F. M. Sher- man, the office being created June 12, 1882 ; cashier, Robert J. Wright, from December 1, 1877. The bank has a surplus fund of $20,000.00.
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(ACADEMY AND GRADED SCHOOL, NEWPORT, VT.)
The Newport Academy and Graded School, located on the west side of School street, was incorporated by an act of the legislature, approved November 24, 1874. It is divided into four grades, High, Grammar, Inter- mediate, and Primary, with appropriate courses of study for each grade, examinations for promotion occurring at the close of each school year. The institution is now in successful operation, under the principalship of Mr. L. M. Jenne, a thorough and practical teacher of ten years' experience. T. Grout, Esq., Rev. B. W. Atwell, and C. A. Prouty, constitute the board of trustees. Commanding a fine view of the surrounding lake and mountain scenery, together with the healthful location and the picturesque situation of the thriving village, Newport Academy has one of, if not the best, situations of any school building in the State. It will accommodate 200 pupils, and
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has a hall occupying one entire floor, where the pupils meet for rhetorical exercises, etc. A basement will be put under the building this summer (1883), to contain an improved furnace whereby the building may be warmed to a uniform temperature, and at the same time a ventilating system will be introduced, insuring perfect ventilation.
NEWPORT CENTER is a thriving little post village and station on the South Eastern railway, located in the central part of the town. It contains two churches (Free Will Baptist and Methodist Episcopal), an hotel, five grocery stores, a steam saw-mill, shingle-mill, three blacksmith shops, three carriage shops, three cabinet shops, one harness shop, and about fifty dwellings. Situated in the midst of a beautiful valley, surrounded by excellent farming lands, it must of necessity increase in proportions and importance. Mud creek, with its tributaries, waters this section of the town. It flows a north- westerly course into Troy.
BATESVILLE is a hamlet located in the eastern part of the town a little north of Newport village. It consists of a veneer manufactory, basket factory and fourteen dwellings.
Memphremagog Vencer Works, Frank E. Bates, proprietor, located at Batesville, were established by John A. Butler, Jr., in January, 1880. Mr. Bates does an extensive business, employing about fifty men.
Prouty & Miller's steam saw-mill, located at Newport village, was estab- lished by Stimson & Co. in 1862. This firm does a business of about $60,000.00 per year, employing fifty men.
W. H. Willey's steam saw-mill, located on road 14, was built in 1879. It is operated by a sixty-five horse-power engine, with capacity for cutting 25,000 feet of lumber every twenty-four hours. During the summer season the help is engaged in manufacturing packing boxes, in which 1,000,000 feet of lumber will be used this season (1883). The firm employs thirty hands.
J. H. Crawford's shingle-mill, located at Newport Center, was built by Thomas Reagan, about 1872. It is operated by water-power, having the capacity for cutting 1,000,000 shingles per year.
Chandler, French & Co.'s steam saw-mill, located on road 26, was built in 1882. The mill is operated by a forty horse-power engine, employs twelve men and cuts about 12,000 feet of lumber per day.
Thomas B. Alexander's steam saw-mill, located on road 12 corner of II, was built in 1877. It is operated by a thirty horse-power engine, employs ten men, and has the capacity for cutting 10,000 feet of lumber and 15,000 to 30,000 shingles per day.
Although the town was not chartered until 1802, settlement was com- menced here as early as 1793. During that year two brothers, Calender and Dea. Martin Adams, started through the forest from St. Johnsbury, with their young wives, making their way by means of marked trees to Barton Landing. Here they constructed rafts or canoes and embarked with all their earthly possessions, following Barton river to the lake. Arriving at
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the little bay near when W. A. Himes now resides, it is said, they became impressed with the fact that the frost had not destroyed the vegetation in that vicinity, while on the hills around everything had been destroyed by the cold, and here disembarked their miniature fleet and commenced the first settlement in Newport. These brothers were soon followed by other set- tlers, so that in 1800, there were eleven families in the town, viz .: John Prouty, Nathaniel Daggett, Abel Parkhurst, Amos Sawyer, Luther Chapin, James C. Adams, Abraham Horton, Nathaniel Horton, Simon Carpenter, Enos Barlett, and Joseph Page, Martin Adams having in the meantime re- moved to Stanstead, P. Q., where he remained a few years and then returned to Newport. There were sixty acres of land cleared, six yoke of oxen in the town, but no horses. The town was organized and the first town meeting held, March 11th of this year, when James C. Adams was chosen moderator; Amos Sawyer, town clerk ; Enos Bartlett, James C. Adams, and Amos Sawyer, selectman ; Luther Chapin, constable and collector ; Amos Sawyer, James C. Adams, and Enos Bartlett, listers ; Amos Bartlett, grand juror ; Enos Bartlett and Nathaniel Daggett, surveyors of highways; James C. Adams, pound keeper ; Simon Carpenter, fence viewer and hayward ; and Amos Sawyer, sealer of weights and measures. The first justice of the peace and first repre- sentative was Luther Chapin, elected in 1800. The first birth recorded is that of Allen Adams, December 29, 1794, though Orville Daggett is said to have been born here previous to that date. The first clearing begun where Newport Center now is, was made by H. and A. Adams and D. and S. Mea- cham. Here they constructed a dam and put up a saw mill, the first brought to the town, though it had previously been used for a few years on a small stream that enters the lake near the Kendall place. When the mill was completed and the workman had gone home, the Messrs Adams went to Seymour Lane's place to attend a vendue sale, leaving their wives and chil- dren in a log house they had constructed near the mill. During the night the house took fire and burned to the ground, the inmates escaping with barely clothing enough to cover their nakedness. They took refuge in the mill until morning, then made their way through the forest to the nearest neighbors, where Leon Field now resides, a distance of two miles. The first marriage recorded is that of Thomas Devenport and Hannah Blanchard, both of Potton, P. Q., by Luther Chapin, Esq., January 8, 1801. The follow- ing is a copy of the record of the first death :-
" Polly Chapin died July 7, 1808, sun one hour high in the morning, aged twenty-five years, one month, and eighteen days."
The first physician in the town was a man by the name of Morgan, com- ing here among the early settlers and remaining until his death, which occurred at an early day. The next physician who attended the inhabitants was a Dr. Newcomb, who resided in Derby Center. When his services were required, some person would cross the lake in a boat, return with the Doc- tor, and when his visit was completed take him home in the same manner.
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