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felt by all what a help to the town's prosperity this company was. It was a few months before the company decided to rebuild. But finally, to the great happiness of the village, they decided to build during the summer and fall of 1885. They erected the finest mill in Vermont, and as good as any in the United States. The mill went into operation in October, 1885. It has a capacity for manufacturing 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 feet of lumber per an- num, most of which is spruce dimension. During the summer they employ about 120 men, while in the winter their force numbers about 350. The motive power is furnished by a Jones & Hitchings double cylinder, 400 horse- power engine, which operates two large circular board saws, five planers, one complete set of shingle and clapboard machinery, one lath machine, a stave and picket machine, a set of box-making machinery, two gang edgers and a two set grist-mill. Their main building, a wood structure, is 220x50 feet, and has three floors all occupied by machinery. There is also a wing 22×45 feet, a boiler house 35x40 feet, and an engine house 18x65 feet. Eleven electric lights are used in lighting the mill and yard, seven being used in the buildings. They employ three blacksmiths and three men in building sleds. During the winter months the company employes a large force of men in getting out logs from their own land, which comprises nearly one-half of Bloomfield, four-sevenths of Lewis, one-fifth of Brunswick and some 5,000 acres in Ferdinand. They also own eight dwellings, five lumber sheds, storehouses, barns, etc., and do a general mercantile business, carrying a large stock of goods. This is the only store in Bloomfield. The firm now consists of J. H. Danforth, of North Stratford, N. H., and Charles C. Tibbetts, of Bloom- field,
There are thirty-five dwelling houses in the village of South Bloomfield, where twenty years ago there were but seven. One church, the Roman Catholic, and a large school-house, occupied as a graded school, also has been constructed in this time. The interest in the schools and the standard of instruction are greatly improving.
The political history of the town for the past twenty years has this peculi- arity, that the members of the two great parties of the country are all the time nearly exactly balanced. Accordingly, the election of representative to the legislature always engenders the liveliest interest and the most intense party strife. In the past twenty years the Democrats have elected but two repre-
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sentatives, and the Republicans the rest. Nearly every election has been de- cided by less than five majority, and the most of these from one to three majority ; till the election in 1884 the largest majority was seven. At the election in 1884, William R. Silver (Republican) was elected by the unpre- cedented majority of eighteen.
Rev. Moses Pattee, or " Father Pattee," as he was familiarly called, was born at Stanstead, P. Q., August 23, 1811. Such a life as fell to him de- serves more than a passing notice. As long as it was, it was none too long for the good he had to do. No other man in our acquaintance seemed ever to have his work so nearly done, so ready himself to go to the land of the Saints, and still so much before him that he might do, and so con- tent to perform it. Nearly fifty years before his death he began to preach in the M. E. church, and from that time till about a year before his death, when incapacitated by disease for active public work, he was a most faithful, earnest and effective worker. As a preacher he had been located in Canada, in Holland, Bloomfield and Barton, Vt., and in Columbia, Stratford and Cole- brook, N. H. He built a church in Barton, and in Colebrook he was also instrumental in erecting their handsome church. He also labored in other places. His character was as pure and blameless as that of a child. He won men by the love of Christ, rather than compelled them through the terrors of the law. Though full of sympathy for those in trouble, and because of such a nature, he was made the confidant of hundreds who felt life's toils, perplexities and sorrows to be more than they could bear. He never allowed his sympathy to control his judgment, or overshadow his strong common sense, and many a troublesome knot has he thereby been enabled to untie, and to fill sorrowful hearts with light, comfort and good cheer. Because of his wisdom, counsel, good judgment and sympathy, he worked hard all his days, attending, outside of his regular religious services, a great number of funerals and weddings. Under all circumstances he was the same trusty and trusting friend, the same wise and safe counsellor, true, patient and self- sacrificing, devoted Christian. Though so tender and feeling in his dispo- sition, he was for the right strong as a giant, and yet he never sought to make, and in fact never did make, his views or himself obnoxious to his opponents. and all, however much they differed with him in politics or religion, were ever willing to accord to " Father Pattee " the utmost respect. This it was that made him find his way to the popular heart wherever he lived, and in trying times in politics led the public to settle on him as their candidate, electing him four times to the Vermont legislature, and once to that of New Hamp- shire. He died at the age of seventy-one years.
William Riley Silver was born in Bloomfield, Vt., March 27, 1820, and married Relief, daughter of Adin and Nancy (Clough) Bartlett. He has reared children as follows : George W., Louisa A., William R., Alvira E., Henry, Fayette, Alice and Bernia E. Alice married Edson Holden, and
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lives in the town. Mr. Silver served as town representative in 1858-59, also in 1884-85, and was assistant judge in 1875 and '76.
John E. Bowker, son of Nathaniel B. and Mary A. (Parnell) Bowker, was born in this town, November 24, 1860. He married Annie A., daughter of O. H. and Ellen (Holbrook) Shoff, October 25, 1884.
Raymond Fuller was born in 1777, married Mary Wright, and died No- vember 25, 1847. It is supposed that he came to this town with his brother, Ayres Fuller, about 1800, and located on the lots now owned by C. A. Silver, on road 7. He was the father of ten children, viz. : Mary, who married Ichabod Stevens, and died in Bloomfield, Daniel, Henry, Caleb, who located in Coos county, N. H., Hiram, who married, first, Martha Burbank, and sec- ond, Mrs. Morse, and was the father of a large family, of whom Myron C. is the eldest, Raymond, Jr., who married Betsey Stevens, and reared a large family of children, of whom Mrs. Zenas Rowell is one, Sarah, who married Joseph Carter, Willard, who was accidently killed at the age of sixteen years, and Asaph P., who married Sally Warren, and went to Wisconsin. Henry Fuller, 3d, married Thankful Bowker, and had born to him one son and four daughters, as follows : Cordelia (Mrs. William B. Spencer), Louisa (Mrs. Otis Royal), of Lemington, Sarah C. (Mrs. George Watkins), of Canaan, and Harriet E. (Mrs. Noyes Bailey), of California. Mr. Fuller filled various town offices, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, with which he was connected forty years, and died September 5, 1886. His son Henry has held the offices of collector, town clerk twelve years, school superintend- ent, etc.
John French, son of Nathaniel, married a daughter of Martin Warner, and came to this town, from Brattleboro, Vt. His son, Hon. Martin French, was born in Brattleboro, February 14, 1796, and died in Bloomfield, November 10, 1846. He married Sally Schoff, and reared nine children, of whom four are now living, viz. : Orpha J. (Mrs. R. W. Holbrook), S. Ann (Mrs. Con- stant B. Allen), of Otto, N. Y., Emily R. and Horatio N.
Joseph Stevens came to this town, from Maidstone, about 1815, and after a few years bought the farm where his son Alva now lives. He lived to the age of eighty-four years. He married Abigail Cronk, who bore him fourteen children, of whom thirteen lived to maturity, viz .: Isaac, Ichabod, William, Calvin, who lives in California, Fernando, who lives in Maine, Alva, Brain- ard, Betsey, widow of Raymond Fuller, live in this town, Nancy (Mrs. Alva French), of Wisconsin, Mary (Mrs. Henry Currier), of Maine, Phebe, Ruth and Fanny (Mrs. Daniel Schoff ), who resides in Wisconsin. Henry H., son of William W., is a grandson of Ichabod.
John N. French was born in Brunswick, Vt., July 20, 1858, married Nettie Green, in December, 1881, and has one child, Marcia J.
George B. Lurvey, son of Orin and Nancy (Elliot) Lurvey, was born March 29, 1858, married Lorinda, daughter of Alexander and Electa (Hall) Scott, of Bloomfield, and has two children, Freeman B. and an infant.
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Milton Cook, son of Edmund and Clarissa ( Mitchell) Cook, was born March 4, 1822, and married Martha Shoff, December 25, 1845, who bore him three children, Henry A., Edmund A. and Jacob Haynes, all deceased. Mr. Cook has held many town offices, was member of the legislature in 1878-79, county assistant judge in 1871-72, has been town treasurer, justice of the peace,, selectman and lister. He makes a specialty of thoroughbred Jersey cattle,. and his butter took the first premium at the Northern Coos and Essex county fair, and also at the Southern Coos and Essex county fair. His brother Charles was born in Campton, N. H., November 4, 1818, and located on the farm he now occupies, in March, 1840. He was town representative in 1872,. and has been overseer of the poor for a number of years.
Nelson Snow was born August 6, 1833. His father, Prince, married Doty Writher, came to this town in 1831, and located on the farm now owned by Oscar Shoff. He died in 1879, aged eighty-three years. Mrs. Snow is still living, and is seventy-eight years of age. Nelson served as town representa- tive in 1870-71, has been justice of the peace, lister, and highway surveyor.
Edwin W. Spencer, son of William B. and Ordelia (Fuller) Spencer, is a native of this town, born December 10, 1831. He married Nettie, daughter of Truman and Helen (Johnson) Peck, of Stratford, N. H., and is the father of two children, William T. and Minnie C.
William Howell, son of Robert and Catherine Howell, was born in Halifax,. N. S., May 11, 1820. He has had six children, Charles, Robert, who was killed in the late war, at the battle of the Wilderness, Louisa, Charlotte, Emma and John. The last mentioned is the only one living. Mr. Howell has a sugar orchard of 700 trees.
George Walling, son of Heben, was born in this town, in April, 1832, mar- ried Harriet, daughter of Ezra and Eliza (Badger) Martin, January 13, 1868, and has had three children, Wilson W., George L. and William G. He has- a sugar orchard of 400 trees, and resides on road 8.
The Methodist Episcopal church in Bloomfield has one house of worship,. built in 1859. Previous to that time public worship was held in school-houses, dwelling houses and barns, and sometimes in the grove. Since the conference of 1860, Bloomfield has been a charge, and regular Sabbath preaching has been granted them. Before 1844 and while the New Hampshire and Vermont con- ferences were one, Bloomfield was connected with all the towns on both sides. of Connecticut river as far down as Lancaster, N. H., and Lunenburgh on the Vermont side, and at an early date included those towns. Previous to 1844 the first name by which the circuit was known was Lancaster, then Monad- noc, from a mountain of that name in Lemington ; later it was called Colum- bia. Since 1844, the time the New Hampshire and Vermont conference was divided, the circuit has been known as Guildhall circuit, which included the towns north to Canada, with a part of Hereford, in Canada, till 1860, when Guildhall was set to Lunenburgh. Among the first settlers of the town mem- ory holds sacred the visits and preaching of the man of God. Among them
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are Hale Whiting and Noah Buffington, both local preachers. After these were Ezra Kellogg, - Plumly and H. B. H. Norris, all of whom labored with more or less success. Not till r824, however, have we accounts of a society being formed in the town. During the spring, summer and fall of 1824, a very general revival of religion was enjoyed through this town, reach- ing to others, and a society was then formed which has continued until the present. Stephen L. Hedges, the present pastor, has commenced his work under hopeful circumstances. He is constant and untiring in his labors to advance the cause of Christ in the community.
The Calvinist Baptist church .- In 1844 a small Calvinist Baptist church was formed in town. It was irregularly supplied for some years by Elder Abram Bedell, Rev. George W. Butler, and others. It has now been merged in the Baptist church at North Stratford, N. H.
The Roman Catholic society .- In 1878 the Roman Catholic society of Bloomfield and surrounding towns built a very neat little church edifice at South Bloomfield, and are in a prosperous condition.
B RIGHTON is situated in the western part of the county, in lat. 44° 45' and long. 5° 6'. It is bounded on the northwest by Charleston and Morgan, in Orleans county, on the northeast by Warren's Gore, Avery's Gore and Lewis, on the southeast by Ferdinand, and on the south by Newark and Westmore. It was chartered August 13, 1781, to Joseph Night- ingale, and sixty-five associates, of Providence, R. I. It was first named Random, by the Hon. Joseph Brown, it being a "random " purchase from an agent sent to Providence from Vermont. November 3, 1832, the name was changed to Brighton, this name being preferred by its inhabitants.
The township is quite mountainous, but only a few rise so abrupt as to prevent the cultivation of the land. It is heavily timbered-the western por- tion with hard, and the eastern with soft timber. There are eight ponds or lakes in this township, the largest, formerly called Knowlton lake, a name given it by Mr. Knowlton, one of the first surveyors, but latterly called Island Pond, from having near its center an island containing an area of twenty-two acres, which also gives the name to the postoffice at the outlet. It is about two miles long, and about one and a half broad ; the water is very clear and deep, the whole surrounded by mountains which slope gradually, giving it the appearance of an immense basin, covered to the shore of the pond with a mixture of hard timber and evergreen, forming, altogether, one of the most beautiful landscapes to be found in New England. The pond lies about 1, 250 feet above the level of the sea, and is the height of land between Memphre- magog lake, on the west, and the Connecticut river, on the east. The waters of the pond find their way into the lake on the west, and the principal branch of the Nulhegan takes its rise but a few rods from the pond in the east, so
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near it that a short excavation would turn the waters of the pond into the Connecticut. There are three rivers in the town, viz .: the Clyde, Pherrin's river and the Nulhegan. The Clyde, which is the outlet to Island pond, was named by one of the early surveyors, Mr. Whitlaw, from his partiality to a river of that name in Scotland. Pherrin's river, which empties into the Clyde about a mile below the outlet, frequently rises quite suddenly, swelling the waters of the latter so as to change its current and cause it to run into the pond with great force for ten hours or more, until the pond is full, or the water subsides below, when it will again change and rush out.
In 1880 Brighton had a population of 1,691. In 1876 the township adopted the town system of schools, and in 1886 it had thirteen school- houses. There were 536 scholars, taught during the year by three male and fifteen female teachers, to whom was paid an average weekly salary, includ- ing board, of $22.00 to the former, and $6.00 to the latter. The entire in- come for school purposes was $3,319.47, while the total expenditures were $4,905.88, with Austin H. Hall, superintendent.
ISLAND POND is a pleasant post village, located near the central part of the town, on the northern shores of Island pond, from which the village derives its name. It has four churches (Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal and Roman Catholic). Its principal streets are Main, Cross, South, Mountain and Derby. The latter contains many fine residences, while nearly all the others are remarkably neat and tidy. The business portion is mostly located on Main and Cross streets. Within its limits are nearly a dozen stores and several hotels, the finest of which is the Stewart House, W. A. Richardson, proprietor, also one large steam saw-mill, various mechanic shops, etc. The village is located on the half-way place between Portland and Montreal, of the Grand Trunk railroad, which was built through here in 1853, and con- tains the United States and Canadian custom houses, depot, and other build- ings connected with the road, which were built at a cost of over $65,000.00, and money paid employees at this point amounts to over $35,000.00 per annum. The village was visited by a disastrous fire in 1856, consuming a large unfinished block owned by John A. Poor, of Portland, Me., a portion of which was used as a store by A. J. Green. From thence the fire communicated to the Green Mountain House, a large hotel occupied by J. D. & S. N. Gilkey, entirely consuming it, together with all the barns and out-buildings, and an unoccupied new dwelling house; thence to' a store occupied by Howard, Hobart & Chamberlin, destroying property amounting not far from $30,000.00. The stores of G. E. Clarke and A. Bartlett & Co., are now on the burnt district.
EAST BRIGHTON is a post village and station on the Grand Trunk railroad, located in the southern part of the town. It contains one large steam saw- mill, one store, a blacksmith shop, and about thirty dwellings.
Masonry in Brighton .- On the 14th of January, 1858, this town having no social centers, and society being in that mixed condition characteristic of all
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newly settled towns, a charter was asked for, and granted to Thomas O. Gould, N. P. Bowman, Edward Fennessy, A. S. Gove, L. Williams, G. W. Lord, Da- vid Pratt and Mark S. King, for a Masonic lodge. Directly a very prosper- ous one sprang up under the name of Island Pond Lodge, No. 44, F. & A. M. The want of a social and formulating element, which that supplied, was felt and intensified by the crude condition of society, so that the organization took hold of its work with a zest worthy of the cause. In a very short time its membership reached one hundred. Its total membership has been one hundred and sixty-four, and it now numbers ninety five members. It has a well furnished hall, and its present officers are : W. M., E. J. Parsons ; S. W., Charles Gonya ; J. W., Charles E. Corruth ; Treas., A. H. Hall; Sec'y, W. H. Bishop; S. D., N. E. Bonney ; J. D., M. L. Dyer ; Chaplain, A .H. Bonett ; Marshal, E. F. Johnson ; and is in good working order. Its unity has always been maintained through all the dismembering influences incident to such an institution ; and what is still more noticeable, it has steadily moved on in its work and influences, undisturbed by divisions in society, and the varying changes and natural groupings which are always occurring in a young town. It has never been embarrassed by political, sectarian or class influ- ences, and has ever been true to its principle of universality. It has done as much as any other one thing to make the town homogenious. It has per- formed, perhaps, the most useful and beneficial offices in the unity and good fellowship of the people which have been exercised at all ; and has been in the van in smoothing the rugged ways of the pioneers of this enterprising village. The acacia blooms at the head of the graves of one-half the found- ers of this lodge, but its work and associations survive and grow more effect- ive and benign with the coming and going years. The Keystone Chapter of R. A. Masons, formerly working at Barton, Vt., was removed to this town in 1885. Since its removal from fifteen to twenty former members of the order have affiliated here, and the Chapter is in good working condition.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows .- In the progress and development of this town, a want was felt of more social and eleemosynary association, and ' several of its young men, attracted by the active, practical and direct benev- olence, as well as the romantic traditions of the order, began to desire to ex- perience the benefits of a system which has ripened their wishes into a real, warm, good fellowship, and completely fulfilled the desire of their hearts in the formation of Essex Lodge, No. 13, I. O. O. F. Its charter was granted March 21, 1881, to C. M. Dyer, L. F. Bigelow, A. O. Dechene, Z. W. Clark, D. C. Foss, Edward Davis, George E. Horr, M. H. Davis, A. Cabana, R. P. Bickford, J. M. Butters, C. E. Carruth ; and the lodge was instituted April 5, 1881. It immediately went vigorously to work, so that now, only in the fifth year of its existence, the number of its members exceeds one hundred, and it possesses a fund of $3,000.00, including property and lodge furniture, while its benefits and charities have been freely exercised whenever occasion required ; and, as much as the statement implies, it is confidently asserted
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that its work is hardly second to that of any other lodge in the state. Its present officers are E. M. Bartlett, N. G ; J. W. Thurston, V. G .; E. J. Par- sons, Sec'y ; G. E. Clark, Treas. The good offices performed by this lodge as educator, counsellor, peace maker and almoner, seem almost indispensable to the condition of the place, and will warm the hearts of its beneficiaries as long as memory or gratitude to a wise Creator lives.
David A. Haynes's grist-mill is located on road i, on Pherrin's river. It was built by its present proprietor in 1882. It has only one run of stones and does custom work.
W. R. Rosebrook's saw-mill is located on road 6. It was built in 1882, cutting 10,000 feet per day, furnishing employment for sixteen men.
James M. Butters's steam saw mill .- This mill was built in 1882, by J. M. Butters, on the site where Horace Stewart's mill was burned in 1878. The mill cuts about 20,000 feet per day, furnishing employment for fifty hands.
The first proprietors' meeting was held in Concord, Vt., March 29, 1804. James Whitelaw was elected moderator, and Nathaniel Jenks, proprietors' clerk. The settlement was commenced in 1823, Enos Bishop being the first permanent settler. Among those who soon followed were John Stevens, John Kilby, Seneca Foster and Phreeland Rosebrook. The town was organized in March, 1832. William Melendy was the first town clerk, Timothy Cory, first representative, and John Bishop, William Washburn and John Stevens, selectmen.
The first saw-mill was built in 1830, by John Currier, on Pherrin's river, about twenty rods above where Haynes's grist-mill is now located. Miss Lucy M. Kilby taught the first school, in the summer of 1829.
John Cargill was born in Pomfret, Conn., November II, 1798, and when three years old moved to Brunswick, Vt., with his father, Ithel. April 15, 1823, he moved to the northern part of this town (then in Wenlock), and built a small log house. His nearest neighbors were in the town of Morgan, near what is called the " four corners," the distance being nearly nine miles, and it was thirteen miles to the nearest settlement in Brunswick. The next day after reaching this locality he commenced to make some wooden troughs, and on the first day of May, 1823, he tapped about 100 rock-maples, making about 300 pounds of sugar. The sap was boiled in a cauldron kettle. Mr. Cargill cleared a large farm here, and has erected a comfortable dwelling near the site where the log house stood, and is still hale and hearty at the advanced age of eighty-eight years.
John Currier was a native of Wendall, N. H., and a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war. He moved to this town from Barton, Vt., in March, 1827, with his wife and seven children. The children's names were, Amos, Jason, Har- riet, Elmira, Lydia, Hannah and John. He, in company with Oney Aldrich, bought 700 acres of land, for fifty cents an acre and built a log house on it, near where P. Cole now lives, on road 3. In the fall of 1830 Mr. Currier built a saw-mill on Ferrin's river, about fifteen rods above where Haynes's grist-
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mill is located. The dam was built of great pine and spruce logs, while the mill itself was simply a heavy frame of hewed logs, unboarded, and the roof cov- ered with " splits." Late in the fall the mill was completed, and the music of the wooden wheel driven by a fourteen foot waterfall, the click of the cogs on the frame-work, and the clip of the " up and-down " saw gnawing through the pine and spruce logs, sounded for the first time through the pleasant woods of Brighton. There is a stirring little anecdote connected with this mill, which our readers may believe or not, as the highly veracious gentleman who related it to us said he was not quite sure but that the incident occurred somewhere else " down east," after all. One spring, while Mr. Currier was at work sawing, every morning he would miss the lard with which he greased the machinery, and sometimes it would be gone at noon. One day he brought a larger quantity than usual, thinking he heard the thief prowling in the thick swamp-wood near where the iron railroad bridge now stands. He placed the dish on the long log he was sawing, hoisted the gates, and started towards home. Looking back he caught sight of something crossing the log path, and turning round so that he could look into the mill himself, he saw a great black bear sitting upon the log, back to the saw, eating the grease. Presently the saw came so close it scratched bruin's back, but he only growled and "hunched " along. Again it hit him, and this time, smarting with pain, he turned quickly around, reared on his hind feet and clasped the impudent intruder to his dinner with his fore-paws to give it a death hug. But he caught a tartar, and "gnawed a file." Down came the saw, stroke after stroke, in rapid succession, till the black-coated thief was literally cut in two. It is proper to inform the reader that the bear died, having given the saw blade a coating of very excellent oil from his own greasy carcass, over all of which, like the boy pelting the frog, Mr. Currier shed no tears ; and whether true in whole or in part, the incident has more than once served to "point a moral and adorn a tale." This mill was owned by John Currier only about three years, when it was sold to William Washburn, who was its proprietor for several years. Mr. Currier lived in town unil 1837, when he went to Ohio and died there. The old Currier mill was torn down in the spring of 1851, and in the fall of the same year John Cargill and Arba Joy built another, on the site where Haynes's grist mill stands. They operated the mill about seven years, when it was sold to Nathan L. Woodbury, of Portland, Me., who took it down and moved part of the machinery to East Brighton, where a mill was erected, about half a mile west of where S. D. Hobson's mill now stands.
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