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fus S. Andrews, a lawyer of New York city, was engaged in business at Proctorsville from 1851 to 1853. Clark H. Chapman came from Ludlow to Proctorsville in 1856, and practiced law until his death in 1883. H. B. Atherton followed this profession at Cavendish village from 1860 to 1862, and is now located at Nashua, N. H. The present lawyers of the town are Milo S. Buck, at Cavendish village, and S. E. Emery, at Proctorsville.
For more extended notice of some of the members of the bar the reader is referred to the chapter on the Bench and Bar.
Physicians of Cavendish .- The first physician in Cavendish was Asaph Fletcher, who became a resident on May 17, 1787. He settled near what is now Proctorsville, and the house he first occupied is still standing on the farm now owned by his grandson, Henry A. Fletcher. The next persons to practice medicine in town were Elijah R. Witt and Isaiah Parker, the former continuing until 1831, and the latter as late as 1836. Alpheus Fletcher, son of Asaph, succeeded to his father's practice about 1822, and continued till his death, in 1839. William May began prac- ticing medicine at Cavendish village about 1830, and was succeeded by John D. Brooks, who remained until 1841. The next physician here was Oliver Chamberlain, who built the house which has since been the resi- dence of the Cavendish physicians. He sold out to John M. Harlow in 1846, who disposed of the property in 1857 to Daniel W. Hazelton. The present proprietor, George Spafford, purchased the property of Dr. Ha- zelton in 1877.
At Proctorsville, Alexander McEwen practiced as early as 1830, and George H. Ingalls began as early as 1838; the former discontinued prac- tice in 1840, and the latter about 1847. About this time Edward H. Williams opened an office in the village, remaining until 1851, and was succeeded by H. H. Palmer, who removed to Ludlow in 1854. Since that time Darwin R. Story has been located at the village.
Further notice of some of these physicians will be found in the chapter devoted to the medical fraternity.
Proctorsville .- This is a post village and station on the Vermont Cen- tral Railroad, and on the Black River in the western part of the town. It was named after Captain Leonard Proctor, one of the early prominent inhabitants. It has two churches, two stores, a national bank, a hotel, a school building, a woolen mill, and about sixty dwellings.
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The selectmen of Cavendish on April 9, 1883, were petitioned by George S. Hill, N. G. Piper, and twenty-six other residents of Proctors- ville, to establish boundaries for a fire district under the general laws of the State. The selectmen fixed these boundaries so as to include all of school district No. 2. The first meeting of the fire district was held May 3, 1883, and officers were elected. During the years 1883 and 1884 a hand engine was bought and an engine house built at an expense of $1,000, and a fire company of forty members called the Proctorsville Engine Company was formed. The town remitted the poll tax of the members of the fire company until 1887, when, on their refusal to con- tinue that arrangement, the company was disbanded. The organization of the fire district continues, and is fully equipped for duty. The officers are A. S. Burbank, chief engineer ; H. A. Fletcher, first assistant; R. H. Farr, second assistant.
The first postmaster at Proctorsville was John Proctor, and the follow- ing have filled the office since 1830: R. F. Fletcher, Horace Fletcher, John Robinson, Elijah F. Parker, George S. Hill, Isaac A. Brown, Ken- dall Taylor and Miss Martha Taylor.
The first store kept in the village was situated just below where the Methodist Church now stands, and was conducted by Jabez and John Proctor. The former sold out to his partner and kept a hotel for a num- ber of years. Among other early merchants were Abel Gilson, who built the present brick store. The firm in 1844 was Gilson, Smith & Co., and the following firms afterwards occupied this place of business: Smith & Hill, Keyes, Cary & Hill, Cary, Hill & Wheeler, and in 1854 John Dun- bar carried on the business. He sold to Pollard & Sherwin and in 1865 the firm was D. C. Pollard & Co. In 1870 they sold to M. W. & H. E. Chandler, under the firm name of Chandler Bros. The last firm failed and were succeeded by H. C. Harris, who sold to H. L. Roberts. Mr. Roberts sold out to Frank C. Moore and Fred D. Pollard; the latter afterwards bought his partner's interest. The present firm is Pollard Bros. (F. D. & P. H. Pollard.) Others who have been in business at this village are E. F. Parker, Churchill & Parker, Abel Burbank, Isaac A. Brown, B. Whelden, Rufus Young, Alvah Spafford, Joshua Tripp, C. D. Parker, Kendall Taylor, and many others. The present merchants are Pollard Bros., and Moore & Holden, general stores ; fancy goods and
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millinery, Miss K. J. West; groceries, W. H. Salisbury; meal, feed, flour, and produce, D. C. Pollard ; stoves and tin ware, Benjamin Shaw.
Hayward, Taft & Co .- On the site now occupied by this firm with a woolen mill, in Proctorsville, was in 1820 a saw and grist mill, built by Josiah French, jr., and Elisha Swift. In 1836, mainly through the efforts of Jabez Proctor, a stock company was formed called the Proctorsville Woolen Manufacturing Company. This company built on the site a brick mill 75 x 42 feet, and employed thirty-five hands, manufacturing about 135 yards of cassimeres daily. In 1842 the company became financially embarrassed and the property was sold to William Smith and Abel Gilson, who associated with themselves Addison Smith and Sar- dine Gilson. This firm at the same time carried on a general store in a brick building opposite the mill. In the early part of the year 1844 the mill was burned and immediately rebuilt. The firm of Gilson, Smith & Co. continued until 1848, when the senior member sold his interest to William Smith and Ammi Willard, who operated the mill about six months, when Mr. Smith became the sole proprietor. In 1850 George L. Balcom became associated with Mr. Smith and the firm became Smith & Balcom, and so continued until 1856, when Mr. Balcom purchased a mill in Claremont, N. H., and disposed of his interest in the Proctorsville mill to his partner. For the next three years the business was carried on by Mr. Smith, who then disposed of the property to Alanson Tucker & Co., of Boston, who leased it to George L. Balcom; he operated it until 1864. In the latter year a stock company known as the Proctorsville Mills, purchased the plant and carried on business for about three years. The property was then again leased to Mr. Balcom, who continued in the business until 1876. The mill remained idle then for about a year and was purchased in 1877 by the present firm, which consisted then of W. E. Hayward and L. H. Taft, of Uxbridge, Mass., and A. S. Burbank, of Proctorsville. In 1887 H. T. Murdock obtained an interest in the firm.
The mill is equipped with six sets of cards and thirty-five broad looms, and employment is given to 100 hands, the annual product being 250,- 000 yards of cassimeres, flannels, and ladies' dress goods.
This firm purchased a chair factory located about a mile west of Proc- torsville, and converted it into a shoddy and flock factory and a box shop. The water privilege and site where the mill is situated were used by Al-
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bert Harrington as a saw-mill, and afterwards by H. H. Mason and C. H. Watkins, who manufactured chairs, mops, etc. This firm failed in 1867, but the business was carried on by Mr. Watkins till 1876. In that year the Proctorsville Co-operative Manufacturing Company was formed and they purchased the plant. They manufactured chairs and chair stock, and finally sold the property to Hayward, Taft & Co.
The above is the principal manufacturing industry in Proctorsville. There have been some other manufacturing enterprises started in the village and operated for a few years, among which were the firm of A. B. Freeman & Co., who made scythe stones, soap-stone griddles and foot- warmers, and Kendall Taylor, who manufactured woisted scarfs and leggings.
William Smith, who was prominent in the woolen mill and in town affairs, engaged at an early day in the manufacture of potato starch, and at one time had three mills in operation; one in Cavendish, on the twenty-mile stream, one in Weston, and one in Mt. Holly. He made more than 300 tons of starch annually, which required 87,000 bushels of potatoes. His product was sold to the large cotton mills at Lowell, Mass. The introduction of the railroad made a better market for pota- toes, and rendered the business unprofitable.
In 1839 a machine-shop was built adjoining the woolen-mill property, which was occupied by the National Hydraulic Company for building fire engines and rotary pumps. A few years later a portion of the works was burned and the industry abandoned.
Bank of Black River .- This bank was organized under the State law November 26, 1845, with a capital of $50,000. Business was begun in the early part of 1846, and in the same year the stone building was erected. The first board of directors were Elijah F. Parker, Abram Adams, Asa B. Foster, Joseph Kidder, Abner Field, D. H. Hilton, and Bolivar Bai- ley. Elijah F. Parker was the first president, and held the office until his removal from the county. At the annual meeting of January, 1849, Abner Field was elected successor and served until 1854, when Mr. Parker was re-elected. In 1857 he was succeeded by John F. Deane, who served until the institution was made a national bank in 1865. The first cashier was Daniel A. Heald, who was succeeded in 1855 by George F. Davis. One year later George S. Hill was given the office and held the
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position till the organization of the national bank. A charter numbered 1383 having been granted for the formation of a national bank at Proc- torsville, the Bank of Black River was changed on the 16th of May, 1865, to the National Bank of Black River, of Proctorsville, with the same cap- ital. The following were elected as a new board of directors : John F. Deane, H. H. Spafford, Prosper Merrill, H. W. Albee, Clark H. Chapman, H. M. Dickerman, and George S. Hill. The directors elected Hiram W. Albee, president of the bank, and George S Hill, cashier. Mr. Albee continued in the office till his death February 25, 1878, and in July of that year the present president, George S. Hill, was elected. The latter re- signed the position of cashier, and on July 21, 1878, the present cashier, Charles W. Whitcomb was elected. The bank was rechartered May 19, 1885, and in addition to its capital stock, has a permanent surplus of $25,- 000, besides undivided earnings of over $6,000. The present board of directors is George S. Hill, Martin H. Goddard, Don C. Pollard, Alvin S. Burbank, and Charles Amsden.
About 1848 the Black River Savings Bank was chartered and began business in Proctorsville in that year. The bank continued in business until 1854, when it failed for $100,000, and seventy per cent. of its lia- bilities was paid.
The Proctorsville Library Association .- The foundation of this associa- tion was laid in the month of January, 1858, by several ladies and gentle- men, members of a dramatic club. The first funds were raised by an en- tertainment, to which a like amount in cash and books was added by ex- Governor Redfield Proctor. A preliminary meeting was held March 30, 1858, at which a constitution and by-laws were adopted, and Redfield Proctor was elected librarian and clerk. The Hon. Richard Fletcher, of Boston, Mass., in 1859, made a donation of books to the association. In that year George S. Hill was elected clerk and treasurer, and upon the resignation of the librarian was chosen to fill that position. His successor in 1870 was Kendall Taylor, who remained until his death in 1887. Since that time there has been no meeting of the stockholders, but the duties of the office are performed by Miss Martha S. Taylor. The origi- nal stockholders, who were sixty in number, bought one or more shares of stock, the value of which was one dollar a share, and paid a yearly assessment of fifty cents. A non-payment of this assessment forfeits the
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stock, and the number of stockholders has been reduced to eighteen. Any person paying quarterly dues of twenty- five cents is entitled to take books from the library. This library and Fletcher Library are located in the same building. It has over 1,400 volumes. Both libraries have the same librarian.
Mt. Sinai Lodge, No. 22, I. O. O. F .- Was organized July 15, 1886, by Grand Master Nathan E. Bowman, with the following charter mem- bers: D. C. Sheldon, M. M. Tarbell, M. A. Cook, A. H. Henry, Hugh Henry, J. H. Hosmer, E. E. Barney, D. O. Ross, and A. S. Bixby. The first officers were D. C. Sheldon, N. G .; M. A. Cook, V. G .; Amasa S. Bixby, secretary, and Edward E. Barney, treasurer. At the time of the organization of the lodge it had jurisdiction over the towns of Chester and Ludlow. Since then lodges have been formed in each of these towns. Meetings are held every Thursday night at Proctorsville, and the mem- bership is thirty-two. The officers elected for 1890 are G. W. Rollins, N. G .; J. Y. Raistricks, V. G .; Robert P. Foster, secretary, and George S. Hill, treasurer.
Cavendish is a post village and station on the Vermont Central Rail- road, and on the Black River, in the southern part of the town. It was formerly known as "Duttonville," having been named after Salmon Dutton, one of the early and most prominent citizens of the town. Cav- endish now has two churches, a school building, a town house, woolen factory, three stores, and about fifty dwellings. The growth and pros- perity of Cavendish have been greatly retarded by several destructive fires, among which was the burning of the stone factory in 1873; the Baptist Church, and Alonzo Haskell's mills on April 27, 1875, Robert Fitton's factory, September 6, 1875, and his storehouse February 28, 1877 ; his boarding house June 24, 1878 ; he also had five dwellings burned October 5, 1881, and another on November 7, 1881. Carlton H. Gowran's tannery burned January 16, 1880, and Thomas Gordon's hotel, and Mrs. Caroline Chase's dwelling March 14, 1882.
The stone factory above mentioned, was built in 1832 by a company under the firm name of the Black River Canal and Manufacturing Com- pany. The factory went into operation in 1835, and was 100 x 50 feet, five stories high, and employed 175 hands. A fine quality of broadcloth was manufactured under management of Henry N. Fullerton. In time,
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the property passed into the hands of Nathaniel Fullerton, of Chester, and early in the fifties the firm became Fullerton & Derby, and in 1854, Fullerton & Co. They manufactured cassimeres, and in 1863 added army cloth and continued business until 1869. In that year the property passed into the hands of J. L. and F. W. Whipple, of Providence, R. I., and was occupied by them at the time of the fire.
In the eastern part of the village as early as 1814, Asa Stratton built a tannery. It was afterwards purchased by Samuel Adams, and in 1844 his son, S. L. Adams, who had succeeded him in business, removed it to the center of the village near the town hall. This business was purchased about 1859, by Alvin Taylor, who sold it in 1868 to Gowran & Field, which firm in 1877 became Carlton H. Gowran, who continued until the tannery was destroyed by fire in 1880
About four miles from the village in the eastern part of the town, Has- kell & Blanchard as early as 1856, manufactured wooden ware. The freshet of 1869 destroyed their works and Alonzo Haskell, who had suc- ceeded to the business, removed to the village where he continued until 1875. Mr. Haskell had a number of partners, among whom were Au- gustus Adams and Moses Chaplin. From 1861 to 1867, A. A. and A. J. Adams manufactured wooden ware at the village, and the last three years the latter carried on the business alone. W. H. Earl & Co. were engaged about this time in the manufacture of cane-seat chairs.
About half a mile south of the village in 1867, James Fitton began the manufacture of fancy cassimeres. He was succeeded by Robert Fitton. The works were burned in 1875.
At Whitesville, about a mile north of the village, Blanchard & Howard began the manufacture of rakes and other implements. The firm after- wards became Howard & Whitney, but the business was discontinued in 1878.
The only manufacture carried on at the present time in this village is by Gay Brothers. In 1886 a number of citizens of the town subscribed $2,500 and purchased the site and building standing on the old stone mill property. This was given to the above firm, the town also exempt- ing them for five years from taxation. Improvements were begun in the fall of 1886 on the property, and the following fall the mill was put in operation. It is a three-set mill, employment being given to thirty-five hands, and the weekly product is 7,200 yards of satinet.
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The postmasters of Cavendish since 1830 have been as follows: Addi- son Fletcher, Otis Robbins, J. S. Warren, George F. Davis, A. G. Fletcher, N. B. Pierce, Horace Thompson, Josiah G. Parkhurst, R. H. Dutton, and E. G. White.
The first store in the village was the present brick store, which was built by Edmund Ingals and Addison Fletcher, who did business as early as 1815 under the name of Ingals & Fletcher. The next occupants of this store were Otis Robbins and Joseph White, under the firm name of Robbins & White, which was dissolved by the death of Mr. White in 1879. Mr. Robbins continued the business until 1883. The store was last occupied by Alvin T. Pierce, whose father, the late Horatio S. Pierce, was since 1868, connected with the mercantile business in the village.
The stone store was built by George F. Davis, and in 1844 he had asso- ciated with himself Daniel H. Wheeler, the firm being Davis & Wheeler. They dissolved in 1848, and George F. Davis & Co. continued at the same stand till 1856, when they were succeeded by A. & C. S. Tuttle. Will- iam M. Bent has also occupied the store. The present occupant is Alonzo Ormsby. In 1857 Nathaniel B. Pierce started a grocery store in the dwelling now owned by Ryland Smith. D. M. White afterwards joined him, and in 1867 the firm became White, Pierce & Newhall, but was dissolved the following year.
Elliott G. White began business in the village in 1883, and built his present store. For a short time C. D. White was associated with him. There is at present no hotel in the village, the last one having been burned in 1882.
Fletcher Library .- The citizens of Cavendish are indebted to one of her native sons whose prudence and forethought have given to his fellow townsmen one of the best libraries to be found in any town of the size of Cavendish. At a special town meeting held October 18, 1869, the town accepted of the gift of Hon. Richard Fletcher, of Boston, Mass., of 2,600 volumes and the interest accruing on $2,000, for the permanent estab- lishment of a library, which was named in honor of the generous donor. The question of the location of the library caused a great deal of jeal- ousy among the people of the villages of Cavendish and Proctorsville, the inhabitants of the latter desiring the establishment of a branch in that village, which was at first refused by a vote of 138 against, to 119 in favor
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The library was first established at the house of Luke Parkhurst, then town clerk. A constitution and a code of laws were adopted, and Ry- land Fletcher, Joseph A. White, and William Smith were made the first trustees. By a vote of the town on November 16, 1870, a branch was finally established at Proctorsville, giving thereto five-thirteenths of the books, and the same proportion of all additions, a suitable place for it, and charge of it free of cost. The expenses of the branch were guaran- teed by several citizens of Proctorsville. In 1875 the town assumed all expenses, releasing these persons ; this was afterwards rescinded and it was agreed that all moneys raised for the library fund should be divided into thirteenths, five of which were to go to the branch at Proctorsville, and the balance at Cavendish. The town has in nearly every year voted either fifty or sixty cents of each poll to the library fund. The libraries are open every week day from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M., and there are now 4,615 volumes.
Hon. Richard Fletcher was born in Cavendish, Vt., January 8, 1788, and his boyhood was passed in his native town, toward which he always evinced great attachment, although he never resided there after entering Dartmouth College at the age of fourteen. He graduated with highest honors in 1806. He then took charge of an academy at Salisbury, N. H., and began reading law with Daniel Webster, who then resided at that place. He began the practice of law at Salisbury, N. H., but removed to Boston in 1819, with a capital of an excellent reputation in his profession and a few thousand dollars in money. He soon attained a prominent place among the legal advocates of Boston, being an orator of great power, fluent and elegant in diction, and sparkling in thought, and keen and quick in repartee. His great care was not to be engaged in unworthy cases. He was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, and in 1837 was elected a representative to Congress, but declined a re- election. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Massa- chusetts in 1848, but retired from the Bench in 1853. The degree of LL. D. was conferred upon him by both Harvard and Dartmouth. Judge Fletcher was never married. He died June 21, 1869.
La Fayette Lodge, No. 52, F. & A. M .- Cavendish being under the jurisdiction of St. John's Lodge, No. 41, of Springfield, permission was obtained, and the Grand Lodge was petitioned for a charter to form a
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lodge. A dispensation was granted April 15, 1859, and the lodge chartered January 11, 1861. The following were the charter members : Warren Skinner, Amasa Parker, Orlando Clark, Benoni Buck, Silas Warren, Albert D. Hagar, Richard M. Ely, Daniel W. Hazeltine, and William Mason. The first officers elected under the dispensation were Warren Skinner, W.M .; Silas Warren, S.W .; A. D. Hagar, J.W .; Benoni Buck, treasurer ; D. W. Hazeltine, secretary ; Amasa Parker, S. D .; William Mason, J. D .; Orlando Clark, tyler. The lodge meets at Caven - dish village, and has a membership of seventy-four. The past masters of the lodge are Warren Skinner, Alvin S. Burbank, Timothy Paige, William J. Sperry, Horatio S. Pierce, Charles W. Whitcomb, Orville H. Hammond, William Shaw. The annual election is held April 30th. The present officers are as follows : Elliott G. White, W. M .; Fred H. Battey, S. W .; Hollis G. Norton, J. W .; Roswell Smith, treasurer ; Charles W. Whitcomb, secretary ; Clarence A. Smith, S. D .; Herbert F. Chilson, J. D .; William K. Gliddon, S. S .; Josiah F. Moody, J. S .; Russell H. Farr, chaplain ; William J. Sperry, marshal; William F. Grover, tyler.
OLD FAMILIES.
It would be impossible within the compass of this work to give a gen- ealogical sketch of each family that has been connected with this town. The remainder of this chapter is devoted to those who feel and have manifested an interest in preserving the records of their ancestors. For sketches received to late for insertion in this chapter please refer to a later chapter of this work.
Adams, Benjamin, was born October 17, 1752, and came from Ashby, Mass., to Caven- dish in 1791. He married Mary Stone and had the following family : Benjamin, who died in Ohio; Patty (deceased), married Jonathan Chapman; Polly (deceased), mar- ried Jonathan Chapman ; Samuel; Betsey (deceased), married Josiah French ; Daniel, died in Chester; Joseph, died in Cavendish. Benjamin died April 9, 1830.
Adams, Samuel, son of Benjamin, was born in Ashby, Mass., September 12, 1789, and married Calista French. Their family were Samuel L., born June 16, 1820, resides in St. Charles, Ill .; Charles Philip, died young; Marietta, widow of Friend Weeks, re- sides in Cavendish; Marcella, wife of Ira H. Adams, of Chester; Josiah Quincy ; Jerusha Jane (deceased), married Rev. Moses Marston, a Universalist minister ; Ellen Maria (deceased), married Rev. Moses Marston; Betsey Martha (deceased), married John W. Foster. Samuel, died September 9, 1875.
Adams, Josiah Quincy, son of Samuel, was born in Cavendish, May 2, 1830, and married Mrs. Ellen Mayo, nee Hemenway, March 12, 1874. They have had three children : Ida May ; Samuel died at eight years of age, and Ellen Jane.
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Atherton .- The families of this name in Cavendish and Ludlow are descended from James Atherton, who with Humphrey Atherton came to New England as early as 1636. He was a descendant of an ancient family, of Preston, Lancashire, England. He settled at Dorchester, Mass., and was among the prominent citizens of the Bay Colony ; was a representative to the General Court, governor's counsellor, and at the time of his death major-general of all the forces of the colony. He had a family of twelve children. James became one of the first settlers of Lancaster, Mass., where his son Joshua was born May 13, 1656. The latter married Mary Gulliver, and a son of theirs, Joshua by name, married Hannah Rogers. Joseph, the son of Joshua and Hannah (Rogers) Atherton, was born in Harvard, Mass., about 1728, and married Sarah Hutchins. Their son Jona- than, born November 11, 1759, married Nancy Bridge, and they were among the early settlers of Cavendish. He was a farmer, but practiced law, his services being in great demand. He died March 21, 1826. His family were: Nancy (deceased). married John Parker; Fannie (deceased), married Oliver Farwell; Jonathan; Joseph died at Claren- don, Vt., and Stedman (deceased).
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