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26
E
5
Vt.
Ang. 14. '62
3 ys
100
George S. Orr,
24
E
1
Vt.
May 2, '61
3 mo
I
7
Vt.
March 9, '64
3 ys
James Lackey,
E
5
Vt
Aug. 15. '62
3 ys
100
George Johnson,
25
M
11
Vt.
Aug. 3, '63
3 ys
G
96
N. Y.
1 Lt.
Alson L. Kitchel,
18
1 ba
Vt.
Dec. 23, '63
3 ys
500
April 27, '64
3 y's
Frank S. Hanks,
B
124
3 ys
Francis D. Hammond,
23
I
5
Dec. 21, '63
3 ys
3 ys
700
Francis S. Hollister,
17
D
7
Vt. .
Dec. 14, '61
3 ys
Edward .Mc Kenna,
cav.
5
N. Y.
7
Vt. Vt.
Atherton Munroe,
4.4
H
2 USss
Dec. 13, '61
200
Samuel W. Nelson,
B
9
F
N. Y.
Mark S. Moore,
25
cav.
- Mason,
F
30
N. Y.
Eugene Little,
3 ys
300
George Manning,
Patrick Mc Grath,
William Kelvia,
20
900
Otis W, Harwood,
Term of
Bounty
877
PAWLET.
Term of Bounty.
Names. 2d enlistment,
Age.
Co.
Reg.
State.
Rank.
Enlist'nt. fr.Town.
Moses E. Orr,
20
1
Vt.
May 2, '61
2d enlistment,
20
K
96
N. Y.
Nov. 26, '61 Capt.
3 ys
Horace J. Orr,
16
H
5 cav. N. Y.
3 ys
825
Merritt C. Parris.
A
5 cav.N. Y.
Levi Paterson,
22
B
14
Vt.
Ang. 27, '62
9 mo
100
Hubert Perham, 2d enlistment,
21
B
14
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62
9 mo
100
Merritt Perham,
18
C
2
Vt.
Oct. 2, '61
Corp.
35
I
7
Vt.
May 2, '64
3 ys
200
Keyes Potter,
19
K
7
Vt.
Dec. 14, '63
3 ys
500
Calvin Reed,
18
K
7
Vt.
Dec 17, '63
3 ys
500
Chauncey H. Robinson, 2d enlistment,
22
D
7
Vt.
Feb. 16, '64
3 ys
200
Charles Russell,
24
Aug. 27, '64
1 yr
1000
Elbridge J. Reed,
21
G
11
Vt.
Aug. 6, '64
3 ys
700
John Scott,
44
E
5
Vt.
Aug. 30, '62
3 ys
100
Charles H. Scott,
18
F
5
Vt.
Aug. 14, '62
3 ys
100
Richard Scott,
E
123
N. Y.
Aug. 30, '62
3 ys
175
Amyll B. Searle,
20
E
5
Vt.
Aug. 14, '62
3 ys
100
Francis R. Shaw,
20
C
11
Vt.
Aug. 12, '62 2 Lt.
4 ys
100
George O. Simonds,
19
B
14
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62
9 mo
$ 115
Martin Smith,
27
B
14
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62
9 mo
100
O. Judson Smith,
24
B
14
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62
9 mo
110
James Sheridan,
25
ba 1
Vt.
Dec. 23, '63
3 ys
500
James H. Smith,
18
C
Vt.
Nov. 30, '63
3 ys
300
John Smith,
21
G
1.
Vi.
Nov. 30, '63
3 ys
300
Nathan Spaulding,
18
B
9
Vt.
June 7, '62
3 ys
Benjamin B. Royals,
33
I
7
Vt.
Mar. 10, '64
3 ys
500
Austin Taft,
25
B
14
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62 Serj.
9 mo
100
George W. Taylor,
21
B
2
Vt.
May, 9, '61
3 ys
Cyrus P. Taylor,
G
8
Ohio.
Nov. 15. '61 Serj.
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62 Serj.
9 mo
100
William Town,
37
K
7
Vt.
Dec. 30, '63
3 ys
500
Henry Towslee,
18
ba 1
7
Vt.
Dec. 23, '63
3 ys
500
Henry H. Thompson,
24
D
7
Vt.
Aug. 27. ,64
1 yr
725
Chester M. Vail, 2d enlistment,
26
D
7
Vt.
Dec. 9, '61
Serj.
3 ys
200
Ira C. Warren,
26
H
1 cav.
Vt.
Nov. 15, '61 Sept. 18, '61
3 ys
21 enlistment,
28
H
1 cav.
Vt.
Dec. 26, '63 Serj.
3 ys
200
Daniel D. Warren,
25
H
1 cav.
Vt.
Nov. 19, '61 Corp.
3 ys
Edwin L. Waters,
27
C
11
Vt.
Aug 11, '62
3 ys
100
William C. Weeks,
27
B
14
Vt.
Aug 27,'62
9 mo
125
Benjamin P. Wheeler,
31
B
2
Vt.
Aug. 30, '62
3 y's
150
John Wheeler,
19
C
5
Vt.
Aug. 30, '62
3 ys
150
James W. White,
20
H
1 cav.
Vt.
Sept. 16, '61
3 ys
Ahira E. Wood,
19
B
14
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62
9 mo
125
William H. Wood,
27
B
14
Vt.
Aug. 27, '62
9 mo
150
Stephen Wood,
38
F
2
Vt.
Aug. 30, '62
3 ys
Williard Wood.
18
C
26
B
2
Vt.
Aug. 16, '62
3 vs
100
Henry C. Wood,
20
B
2
Vt.
May, 9, '61
3 y's
Austin E. Woodman,
I
22
C
5
Vt.
Aug. 22, '61
00
Reuben H Williams,
21
B
Q
Vt.
Aug. 28, '62
Bys 00
John R. Wilkins,
19
E
5
Vt.
Aug. 15, '61 Corp.
3 ys
2d enlistment,
E
5
Vt.
Dec. 15, '63
3 ys
200
Moses E. Wheeler,
40
I
7
Vt.
Dec. 1, '63
3 ys
John Williams,
7 Vt.
3 ys
825
Unknown Man,
3 ys
800
22
ba
Vt.
Dec. 23, '63
3 ys
500
John Pentony,
19
D
7
Vt.
Dec. 10, '61
3 ys
Erastus Scovill,
Oliver L. Searle,
43
E
5
Vt.
Vt. Vt.
Feb. 17, '64
3 ys
George M. Warren,
28
usss
2
F
169
N. Y.
3 ys
1
A
77
N. Y.
Enlisted. 1861,
Major
3 ys
3 mo 00 00
George Williams,
3 ys
500
Augustus L. Wright,
7
Vt.
Capt.
Vt.
Aug. 2, '62
Martin P. Wood,
usss B
2
Charles W. Towslee,
14
D
7
3 ys
700
Charles P. Taylor,
Chipman I. Toby,
John Warren,
.
10
Thomas Newton,
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The following named persons who were drafted in Aug., 1863, furnished substitutes usually at the cost of $300 each : James McD. Andrus, Reuben Dillingham, Jesse C. Gray, Jacob McFadden and Charles H. Russell. Leonard Johnson, who was not drafted put in a substitute at an expense of $ 175.
The following persons who were drafted in Aug., 1863, paid commutation each $ 300 : Seth E. Culver, Ogden Fisher, Levi Hanks, Frederick MI Hollister, Levi Parris, Michael Quinland, Warren Rice and Joel S. Wilcox.
The following persons, natives of the town enlisted in this and other States.
Name of Soldier. Name of Soldier's Where
Father. Enlisted.
Francis Bigart,
James Bigart, N Y.
Charles D. Castle,
Tracy Castle, Wells.
Albert Culver, Erastus Culver, Pawlet Capt. W.G. Edgerton, Jacob Edgerton, Rutl'd Lt. C. M. Edgerton, George Edgerton, Wal- lingford
Lt. R. A. Edgerton, Marson Edgerton, Ohio.
Ira Foster,
Gilmore Foster, N. Y.
Milton H. Hanks,
Isaac Hanks, Wis.
Franklin Hollister, Innis Hollister, Ill.
Frank Jones,
Ephraim Jones, Rupert Gideon A. Loomis, Minn.
Owen Loomis,
Michael Hoy, Jr., Michael Hoy,
Luther Moffitt, Alvin Moffitt,
Hiram Moffitt,
Alvin Moffitt,
Ashbel H. Pepper, Simeon Pepper, Castl'n
James B. Robinson, D. F. Robinson,
Ill.
Nath'l H. Robinson, David Robinson, Ill.
Edw'd H. Robinson, D. F. Robinson, Ill.
Surg. J. F. Simonds, Joel Simonds, Iowa.
David H. Smith, Samuel Snell,
Ephraim Smith, John Snell,
Ill.
John Stearns, Jr.,
John Stearns, Kan.
James W. Strong,
Martin D. Strong, Mich. John Strong, N. Y.
Sylvester Taylor, Ohio. Sylvester Taylor, Ohio.
William Taylor,
Warren Wickham, Wm. Wickham, N. Y. Leroy D. Mc Wain, Elhanan Mc Wain, Ill. Nathaniel Mc Wain, Elhanan Mc Wain, Ill.
DECEASED SOLDIERS.
NOBLE C. BOSTWICK, son of Henry Bost- wick, enlisted for 3 years, in Co. E, 5th Vt. reg. Aug. 15, '61, and held the position of sergeant. Before the expiration of his term of service, he re-enlisted, Dec. 15, '63, and was killed at the bloody conflict at Cold Har- bor, June 1, '64, aged 23.
CHARLES BARRETT, son of Elijah Barrett, enlisted for three months in Co. K. 1st Vt. reg .; after his term of service, re-enlisted in Co. K. 12th Vt. reg. Ang. 8, '62, and died at Alexandria, Va, May 10, '63, aged 27.
MERRITT C. BARRETT, son of Elijah Bar- rett, enlisted Sept. '61, in Co. H, Ist Vt. cav.
was with his regiment in all their peril. us campaigns until taken prisoner Aug. 2: severely wounded before taken prisoner ; died soon after at the age of 20.
SIMEON E. Cook, only child of Erasmus D Cook, enlisted May 12, '62, in Co. C, 11th V't. heavy artillery ; died at Arlington Heigh :- , Va., Aug. 3, '63, aged 19 His remains were brought home for interment.
GEORGE G. HANKS, son of Galusha Hanks, enlisted Feb. 7, '62, in Co. I, 7th Vt. reg ; died at New Orleans, Oct. 2, '62, aged 17.
SELDEN A. HALL, son of Daniel H. Hall, enlisted Aug. 22, '61, in Co. E, 5th Vt. reg .; died Jan. 16, '62, aged 19. We well remem- ber the joy and satisfaction manifested by his parents,, who called at our house on the way to the d .pot in sending their soldier boy a choice box of stores prepared by his moth- er's own hand, which only reached him on the day of his death. His remains were brought home for interment.
GEORGE JOHNSON enlisted Aug. 3, '63, in Co. M. 11th Vt. reg .; died in hospital, June 16 .. 34, aged 26.
'Lieut. JOHN G. JOHNSON enlisted for 3 years in Co. G, 96th N. Y. reg .; was killed at Cold Harbor, June 3, '64. He was a man of uncommon ability and intelligence.
FRANKLIN S. MCARTHUR, step-son of Silas Sheldon, enlisted in Co. I, 7th Vt. reg. He fell a victim of the climate in a few months.
MICHAEL Mc BRINN, son of James Mc Brinn, enlisted in the 169th N. Y. reg .; was killed at Cold Harbor, June 1, '64; his moth- er receives a pension.
JAMES Mc GRATH, son of Daniel McGrath, in the naval service, died at Chelsea Hospi- tal, Boston, in '65. His remains were brought home for interment.
THOMAS C. MOSHER enlisted in Co. D, 7th Vt. reg., Dec. 10, '61 ; died Nov. 2, '62, aged 30. His widow, C'larissa, daughter of Wmn. B. Robinson, receives a pension.
ASA L. MUNROE, son of Atherton Munroe, enlisted for 3 years in Co. L. 11th Vt. reg .: died at Andersonville prison, Jane 24, '64 aged 19.
FRANCIS MURRAY, a native of Canada, en- listed Aug. 24, '62. for 3 years in Co. E, 5th Vt. reg .; was instantly killed in a skirmish at Funkstown, Md., July 10, '63. He was the first soldier killed from this town. His wid- ow receives a pension.
EDWARD Nye, son of Nathaniel Nye, en-
Thomas J. Strong,
Horace Taylor,
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listed for 3 years in Co. B, 9th Vt. reg. He | H. Smith, Lovine Bromley, Geo. W. Bromley, died in hospital, Mar. 30, '64, aged 23. Isaac Crosby.
CHARLES P. TAYLOR, son of Samuel Tay- lor, jr., enlisted in Co. B, 14th Vt. reg .; was sergeant ; died of measles, Apr. 10, '63, aged 26. He was energetic in recruiting his com- pany, and held in the highest esteem. His remains were brought home for interment.
GEORGE W. TAYLOR, son of Samuel Taylor, jr., enlisted for 3 years in Co. B. 2d Vt. reg .; died at Washington city, Sept. 17, '61, aged 21. He was the first soldier from this town who died in the service.
MARTIN P. Wood, son of Luther B. Wood, enlisted for 3 years, Ang. 2, '62, in Co. B. 2d Vt. reg .; instantly killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, '64, aged 27 years. His wid ow receives a pension.
WILLARD WOOD from Danby, enlisted in Co. C, 10th Vt. reg., for 3 years ; drowned at Whitesford, Md., May 7, '63, aged 19.
AUGUSTUS L. WRIGHT, son of Wm. Wright, enlisted for 3 years, Aug. 22, '61, in Co. E, 5th Vt. reg .; died Nov. 6, '61, aged 22.
JOHN WARREN enlisted in Co. F, 169th N. Y. reg; for 3 years. He was killed in- stantly at the capture of Fort Fisher, '64. He was the youngest of four sons of a wid- owed mother, all of whom were in the ser- vice. His patriotic mother needs and de- serves, but does not receive a pension.
LOCAL MILITIA.
The revolutionary struggle, our critical re- lations to New York, the constant apprehen- sions of invasions from Canada, and the oc- casional neccessity of putting down domestic insurrections, seem to have imbued our fath- ers with a thorough military spirit from the first settlement of the town. Perhaps no town in the state was more active in organiz- ing uniformed military companies than this. There were organized and maintained for a long period, four uniformed companies be- sides the standing company, viz.
THE CAVALRY. A company was in exis- tence here before the close of the Revolution, but we have no data from which to deter- mine the precise time of its organization. The larger part of this company belonged to this town, but there were men in it from Wells, Middletown and Danby. Its captains from this town were Wmn. Fitch, Joshua Cobb, Ozias Clark, Cyrus Wells, Joseph Clark, Daniel Welch, jr., Gideon A. Loomis, Robert
THE LIGHT ARTILLERY. Formed in 1802, and furnished with a three pounder brass field-piece. Its captains were : John Sar- geant, James Pratt, Benjamin Fitch, David Cleveland, Willard Cobb, David Whedon, Ralph Sargent, Stephen Reed, Ezekiel Beebe, Thomas Crocker, John Conant. John Stearns, Benjamin Sage.
THE LIGHT INFANTRY. To which we have no means of fixing the date of the organiza- tion but which was probably before the ar- tillery. Its captains were : Elisha Averill, Joseph Adams, Seth Blossom, Josiah Munroe, Joel Harmon, jr., Abner Lumbard, James Sloane, Elisha Smith, Joshua D. Cobb. Roy- al Sargent, Walter Strong, John Fitch, Mah- lon Cook, Josiah Toby, Hiram Wickham, George Willard, Jeremiah Bushee, Thomas J. Swallow.
THE INFANTRY. This company was in ex- istence, prior to any other and was the basis of all the rest. Its captains were : John Stark, Jonathan Willard, John Cobb, Na- thaniel Smith, Jedediah Edgerton, - Walden, Simeon Edgerton, jr., Seth Sheldon. Lyman Reed, David Blakely, jr., John Cleveland, Leonard Utley, David Tryon, Sylvester Pitkin, Harvey Viets, James John- son, Henry Vi.ts, Joshua Hulett, jr.
THE PAWLET BAND.
Besides the foregoing strictly military com- panies, the Pawlet Band was organized about 1806. It was hansomely uniformed and re- quired to muster for duty, at the same time the military companies met. It was under the command of a captain, who ranked as sergeant. This band was got up under the auspices of the lodge of Free-masons who furnished in part the instruments. It is said to have been the first band organized in the State, and was greatly in request to play for masonic celebrations, Fourths of July, college commencements, and various other public occasions. We annex the original muster roll of the company, with such al- ditions as were afterwards made: Lovell Leach, Robert Cox, Daniel Clark, Harvey Cook, Joshua D. Cobb, Philip Clark, Fitch Clark, John M. Clark, Kucard Stoddard, Si- las Gregory, Nathan Allen, Harry Griswold, Nathan Stoddard, Robert Wickham, Chas. F. Edgerton, Elijah Weeks, David Carver, Geo.
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H. Purple, James Pratt, jr., Alva Pratt, Ira Marks, John T. Barden, William Clark, Horace Penfield.
The instruments of this band, for a full company of 14, were as follows : 1 French horn, 1 bugle, 4 clarionets, 1 clarion, 5 bas- soons, 1 violin, 1 drum. Its captains, whom we remember, were Milton Brown and Asa S. Jones. The ordinary routine of duty for these several companies, was to meet on the first Tuesday of June in each year, for in- spection of arms and drill, and on the first Tuesday of Oct. for drill and exercise, to which were sometimes added the performance of mock fights. They also attended general muster, once in 2 years, usually at Tinmouth, for review. Occasionally they met for brig- ade review. The only compensation for all their services, and for keeping themselves uniformed, armed and equipped, was an ex- emption from poll tax, worth to each one perhaps 75 cents per year.
These companies continued in existence down to about 1840, when they were dis- banded.
Under the act of 1864, a military organ- ization was effected in conjunction with Ru- pert and Wells, consisting of 50 men, 30 of whom are from this town. Its present offi. cers are, Adams L. Bromley, Capt., Phineas Paul, first Lieut., and Lucius M. Carpenter, second Lieut. This company meets but once a year, has its uniform, arms and equipments found by the State and besides has pay for its time.
The following field and general officers, be- longed to this town : Gen. Elisha Averill, Col. Stephen Pearl, Col. Wm. Fitch, Col. John Sargent, Col. Elisha Clark, Col. Ozias Clark, Col. Samuel Willard, Major Sylvanus Gregory, Major Moses Porter, Major Salmon Weeks.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
By the laws of 1779, after the State gov- ernment had gone into operation, a large share of criminal offences were punishable by whipping on the naked back, from ten to one hundred lashes, according to the nature and aggravation of the offence. For several crimes they were required to wear in some conspicious place on their garments the initial letter of the crime they had committed in ad. dition to the whipping. These laws inflict- ing corporal punishment were continued and modified from time to time until about 1816.
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We ourselves remember an instance of its in- fliction on a young lad who was convicted of theft, by Simon Stone, second constable.
In the absence of a common government each town managed its local affairs as best suited itself. Each town elected a board, called at first, townsmen, and afterwards se- lectmen, who exercised in their respective localities, about the sanie degree of abitrary power as did the Council of Safety for the State at large. (1867 )
TOWN CLERKS.
Simon Burton, 1769; Parmalee Allen, 1770 ; Gideon Adams, 1775 to 1813; Gideon A. Loomis, 1813 to '14; John Edgerton., 1815 to '26; Elisha Allen, 1827 to '45; Harry Griswold, 1846 to '48; Martin D. Strong, 1849 to '54 ; Jerome B. Bromley, 1855: Fa- yette Potter, 1856 to '57; Hiram Wickham 1858 to the present time.
SELECTMEN FROM 1775 to 1867.
David Castle, 1775, '76; Wm Fitch, 1775 -'82; John Thompson, 1776 '83 ; Joel Har- mon. 1776-'96; Gideon Adams, 1777-'80; Lemuel Clark, 1777-'88 ; Roger Rose, 1777 ; John Stark, 1778-'83; John Stewart, 1778 ; Samuel Willard, 1778 : Jedediah Reed, 1779, Simeon Edgerton, 1781-'98 : Zadoc Everest, 1781 ; John Abbott, 1781; Jonathan Wil- lard, 1781-'89; Gideon Cobb, 1782; Elisha Clark, jr., 1782: Lemuel Chipman, 1783 '85 ; Seth Sheldon, 1784-'96; Nathaniel Smith, 1784; Benoni Smith, 1785-'97; Elk- anah Cobb, 1785; Moses Porter, 1786, '87; Elisha Fitch, 1786 : Ezekiel Harmon, 1786- '93 ; Stephen Pearl, 1787: Joseph Hascall, 1788-'99; James Hopkins, 1789; Joseph Fitch, 1790-'96; Philip Reed, 1793-'98 ; Abisha Moseley, 1793-'96; Findley Mc Naughton, 1793-'96; John Cobb, 1793 : Samuel Wright, 1797-'99; John Moseley, 1797, '98 ; Edmund Whedon, 1797; Daniel Fitch, 1798-1816; Asa Field 1798-1800; Samuel Rose, 1799 : Wm. Potter, 1799 ; Jon- athan Safford, 1800; John Sargent, 1800- '05 ; James Leach, 1800-'09; Ashbel Hol- lister, 1801; Sylvanns Gregory, 1801 ; Ozias Clark, 1801 : Peter Stevens, 1802-'05; Tı- tus A. Cook, 1802; Andrew Henry, 1803- '12; Josiah Toby, 1803, '04; James Pratt, 1805-'07; Joel Harmon, jr., 1805-'07; Iunett Hollister, 1806-'12; Joseph Porter, 1808-'10; Benj. Fitch, 1808-'13; John Guild, 1810, '11; Josiah Munroe, 1510, '11 ;
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Palmer Cleveland, 1811-'13; Timothy Brewster, 1812, '13; Reuben Smith, 1813- '15; Wmn. Wallace, 1813, '14 ; Amos Galusha, 1814, '15 ; David Cleveland, 1814-'17; Reu- ben Toby 1816-'18 ; Henry Wooster, 1816, '17; Phineas Strong, 1816 ; John Allen, 1817, '18 ; Joel Simonds, 1817, '18; Wm. Marsh, 1818 ; Ervin Hopkins, 1818; Joel Simonds, jr., 1819-'30; Simeon Edgerton, jr., 1819 -'29; Joseph P. Upham, 1819-'29 ; Sam - uel Wright, jr., 1825, '26; Paul Hulett, 1826 -29; Milton Brown, 1829-'34: Oliver Hanks, 1830-'36; Return Strong, 1831, '32 ; James Leach, jr., 1833-'42; Joshua D. Cobb, 1834; Joshua Potter, 1835-'42; Robt H. Smith, 1837-'55 ; Nathan Allen, 1837, '38 ; Jeremiah Bushee, 1839-'49; Ossian H. Simonds, 1843; Jonathan Staples, 1843, '44 ; David Carver, 1841-'46; David Blakely, 1845-'47; Jonathan Randall, 1847 ; Hiel Hollister, 1847; Sheldon Edgerton, 1848, '49; Martin D. Strong, 1848: James Baldrige, 1849-'55; Austin S. Whitcomb, 1850-'63 ; Lucius M. Carpenter, 1855-'60; James M. Shaw, 1856-'61; Henry R. Hosford, 1856 ; Hewit Blakeley, 1857-'60; Norman Win- chester, 1861-'67; Leonard Johnson, 1861 -'67; David G. Blossom, 1864-'67 ; Elisha B. Cook, 1864.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF CENSORS- Jonathan Brace, 1785; Nathaniel Harmon, 1834.
MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON- VENTION-Lemuel Chipman, 1791 ; Caleb Al- len, 1793; James Leach, 1814; Benjamin Fitch, 1822; Joel Simonds, 1828 ; Nathaniel Harmon, 1836 : Geo. W. Harmon, 1843 ; Robert H. Smith, 1850.
STATE SENATE-Elisha Allen, 1843-
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL AS SEMBLY SINCE 1778-Zadoc Everest, 1778 ; Gideon Adams, 1796-1802; Benjamin Fitch, 1814-'22 Wm. Fitch, 1781-'84; Simeon Edgerton, 1780-'82; Joel Harmon, 1783; Lemuel Chipman, 1785-'93 ; Joseph Has- call, 1794; Nathaniel Smith, 1794-'96 ; John Sargent, 1803; Ephraim Fitch, 1803- '06 James Leach, 1807-'09 ; Iunett Hollister, 1817-'19 ; Phineas Strong, 1819-'20; Oli- ver Hanks, 1823-'26; Return Strong, 1827 -'29 ; Milton Brown, 1830-'32; Elisha Al- len, 1833, '31; Sheldon Edgerton, 1846-'49; Joshua Potter, 1837; David Blakely, 1838, I town had an immense majority. And let it.
'39 ; Horace Wilcox, 1840, '41 ; Hiel Hollis- ter, 1842; Ira Marks, 1844-'46 ; Charles F. Edgerton, 1844, '45; Robert H. Smith, 1850, '51; Daniel H. Bromley, 1852, '53 ; Charles Allen, 1854, '55; Asa A. Monroe, 1856, '57 ; James Leach, 1859, '60; A. Sidney Hough- ton, 1861, '62; Ervin Pratt, 1863, '64; Lucius M. Carpenter, 1865, '66.
COUNTY JUDGES, John Stark, 1778 ; Lem- uel Chipman, 1788-'93; Elisha Allen, 1548 -'50.
SHERIFF, Jacob Edgerton, 1841-'61.
DEPUTY SHERIFFS, Return Strong, Walter Strong, Jacob Edgerton, Abraham Edgerton, Moses P. Fitch, James Rice, Fayette Blakely.
POSTMASTERS, FROM 1808, Dorastus Fitch, 1809-'27; George H. Purple, 1828-'30; Horace Clark, 1836-'39; Russell C. Wheeler 1833-'37; Elisha F. Rogers, 5 months, 1839 Daniel P. Taylor, 1840, '41 ; Thomas J. Swal- low, 1842-'45; Charles W. Potter, 1851- '61 ; Martin D. Strong, 1850-'53 ; Moses P. Fitch, 1834; James Rice, 1862-'67.
AT WEST PAWLET, FROM 1852, Thomas D. Sheldon, 5 months 1853; Leonard Johnson, 1854; Orson F. Betts, 1855 ; Martin V. B. Pratt, 1856-'61; John A. Orr, 1862-'67.
From 1790 to 1820, this town was repre- sented 10 years by federals and 20 years by democrats, the town being all the time near- ly evenly balanced.
The war which closed in 1815, unished the federal party. For some 10 years no party lines were drawn. When Gen. Jackson was presented to the people as a candidate for president in 1824, he received but six votes in town, but his friends grew apace and soon became numerous. In 1828, the anti- masonic party organized; then there were three parties in town, the antimasonic the most numerous, never succeeded in elect- ing its candidates as the other parties would unite against it. In 4 or 5 years the antima- sons disbanded and were absorbed in other parties. About 1832, the whig party, many of whose original leaders were democrats, was organized and during its whole existence had a majority in this town, though sometimes defeated on personal grounds. In 1855, the American party was suddenly sprung upou us; but it elected its ticket but one year, and fell back to the old parties. In the last great battle which had to be fought at home as well as in the field, the union party in this
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be here remarked that in all the mutations of party from 1766 to 1867, this town has ever been loyal to the national government, and has paid over its cash and filled its quota, with alacrity and promptness.
LOCAL LITERATURE.
Whatever the inhabitants of this town for the last hundred years may have been, and whatever they may have done, they are not chargeable with much waste of printer's ink. After diligent inquiry, we were able to find in print, a sermon delivered before the legis- lature of Vermont, Oct. 8, 1812, by Rev. Isaac Beall ; a fune al sermon delivered at the village, Jan. 12, 1813, by Rev. John Griswold, on the occasion of the death of Ephraim Fitch, who was killed instantly in his mill ; and a singing manual, by Joel Har- mon, jr. Besides these, we believe a few sermons and controversial pamphlets have been printed and numerous contributions to the magazine and newspaper press have been furnished.
We quote from Mr. Griswold's discourse on the character of Ephraim Fitch.
"He was a man of great usefulness and ex- tensive connections. Perhaps no man among us did more business of various kinds than he. As to his connections, he had a wife and large family, was himself a member of a large family of his father's, a member of the fraternity of Free-masons, of the Washington Benevolent Society, and of the Cong. Society, so that his relative and social connections were large. As to his usefulness: as a son he was respectful ; as a brother, he was loving; as husband, kind ; as a parent, tender and in- dulgent; he provided well for his family; as a neighbor, he was obliging ; as a magistra. e, prompt to do justice. He was a constant at. tendant on public worship, a friend to good order, and contributed freely for the support of the gospel. He had done much towards the erection of a building for the instruction of the rising generation. Now why should such a man be taken away in the midst of his usefulness ? Can we pry into the counsels of God and search out his reasons ? No! we can only say, 'Even so, Father, for so it Beemed good in thy sight."'
" To our view numbers could be spared better. We should not feel the loss in soci- ety of twenty or more, we could name so much as the loss of him, and we can scarcely think of any but that could be as well spared."
In 1809, Joel Harmon, jr., published the Columbian Minstrel, which contained only 53 tunes and anthems. Perhaps not one of these tunes is now in use. It would seem from the preface that they were original composi-
tions. We extract briefly from the preface. "Having been frequently solicited by those who are in the practice of music to publish my compositions for the benefit of those who have entered or may hereafter en- ter on this delightful and sublime art, I have been induced to offer the public the follow- ing work. It is hoped that none will be disappointed that fuging music is in gen- eral omitted."
AN ECLIPSE.
The moon at her zenith of splendor and might, Was dispensing the beams of her pure mellow light, Far around her cerulean throne;
The earth becaine envious while viewing the scene, And unceremoniously roll'd in between That beautiful orb and the sun.
"I will show her," she said " that her glory shall wane And the borrowed light of which she's so vain,
Shall leave her in dusky dishonor,
And 'twill humble her pride as she sits in my shade, Her luster departed-her beauty decayed,
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