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It was, says one of the historians of Ver- mont. during the session of the Legislature of 1798, " that proscription on account of political opinion was first practised in the distribution of civil offices in Vermont. Israel Smith, who held the office of chief justice of the State, and who was a man of uncorrupted integrity and virtue, was dropped on account of his attach- ment to the Republican party, and another per- son chosen in his stead."
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In 1801 Judge Smith was the candidate of the Republican party for Governor, and was defeated for that office; but during the same year was again elected to represent the west- ern district of Vermont in Congress: at the close of that term, March 4, 1803, he took his se-l'in the Senate of the United States, having L'en elected to that position the October pre- vious.
In October, 1807, having been by the people elected governor of the State, he resigned his seat in the United States Senate. In his mes- sage he called the attention of the Legislature to the penal code of the State, and recommend- ed the abolition of corporal punishment for minor offences, and the substitution of impris- onment in lieu thereof. The Legislature acted upon his recommendation, and passed the laws necessary to that end. He held the office of Governor but a single year.
In the act passed Nov. 1, 1800, incorporat- ing Middlebury College, he was named one of the Fellows or Trustees, and continued as sach till his death, which occurred at his residence in Rutland, the 2d of December, 1810, at the age of 51.
His son, William Douglas Smith, an attorney of Rutland, graduated at Middlebury College in 1804, and was clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives of Vermont, from 1809 till his death, Feb. 22, 1822, in the 37th year of his age .- Published in Rutland Daily Herald, 1857.
MORTALITY OF THE RUTLAND COUNTY BAR, FROM MARCH 10, 1861, TO MARCH 28, 1866.
Charles L. Williams, praetised in Brandon and Rutland-died at Rutland March 10, 1861, aged 40.
Edgar L. Ormsbee, Rutland, died Nov. 24, 1861, aged 56.
Benjamin F. Langdon, Castleton, died May 31, 1862, aged 64.
Almon Warner, Poultney and Castleton, died at Castleton, July 14, 1862, aged 70.
Isaac T. Wright, Castleton, died October 12, 1862, aged 52.
Zimri Howe. Poultney and Castleton, died at Castleton, July 11. 1863, aged 76.
Samuel D. Wing, Brandon, died October 30, 1863, aged 40.
Charles Linsley, Rutland, died at Middlebu- ry, Nov. 3, 1863, aged 68.
Obadiah Noble, Tinmouth, died March 6, '64, aged 87.
James R. Newell, Pittsford, died Aug. 20, '64, aged 55
Robert Pierpoint, Rutland, died Sept. 23, '64, aged 73.
Spencer Green, Danby, died in the hospital, at Point of Rocks, Maryland, Dec. 27, 1864.
Horace Allen, Poultney and Rutland, died at St. Paul, Minnesota, May 3, 1865, aged 42.
Gordon Newell Pittsford, died July 3, 1865, aged 67.
Ambrose L Brown, Rutland, died Sept. 22, 1865, aged 69 years and 11 months.
James L. Harris, Poultney, died March 11, 1866, aged 78.
Solomon Foot, Rutland, died at Washington, D. C. March 28, 1866, aged 64.
COL, JESSE GOVE,
Son of Nathaniel and Esther (Tyler) Gove, was born in Bennington, Feb. 20, 1783, and fitted with Samuel Watson, Esq., cf Rutland. He read law with Cephas Smith, Jr., Esq., of Rut land-was admitted to the Rutland county Bar at the March term of 1818, and thereafter re- sided in Rutland. He married, Jan. 4, 1809, Sophia Ingersoll. In 1809 he was appointed Clerk of the United States District and Circuit Courts for the District of Vermont, and held the office till his death. He was appointed Postmaster at Rutland, April 9, 1841. He al- so attained the rank of colonel in the militia.
RUTLAND GRADUATES AT MIDDLEBURY COL- LEGE.
Class of 1804 .- THOMAS E. HALE; went to Portland, Me., to reside with an uncle-became a lawyer, and settled in Castine, Me., where he died subsequent to the war of 1812.
Class of 1807 .- MILLS PURDY, born in West Rutland, Sept. 19, 1788, and fitted at Addison county Grammar School. He was preceptor of St. Albans Academy a few months in 1807- 8; read law in Granville and Champlain, N. Y., and, in 1818, commenced practice in Malone, N. Y. While suffering from great mental de. pression and miserable health, be went to visit friends in Plattsburgh, N. Y., and there shot himself, Nov. 6, 1813.
1808 .- GUSTAVUS D. CHIPMAN, once a mer- chant in West Bloomfield, and went thence to Middlebury, N. Y.
1813 .- ABIEL PETTIBONE MEAD, born in Rut- land, April 12, 1789; read medicine with Edw'd Tudor, M. D., of Middlebury ; attended lectures in Philadelphia, Pa .; practised in Middlebury a few months-read law with Hon. Chauncey Langdon of Castleton, and practised there till his death, July 28, 1839. He was Register of Probate for the district of Fairhaven from 1814 to '23, and '29 to '37 ; representative from Cas tleton from 1831 to '33 ; States attorney for Rutland county from 1829 to '35.
1816 .- AMBROSE LINCOLN BROWN, born in Cheshire, Mass., Oct. 25, 1795, and fitted at Castleton Academy. Ile read law with Hon C. K. Williams, LL. D., of Rutland; practised
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in Rutland, 1819-'37; was engaged in paper- | making and bookselling, 1837-41, part of which time he was editor of the Rutland Herald :- since 1844 has been a civil engineer. He was judge of Probate for the district of Rutland, in 1832-'35, and '38-'39 ; represented the town of Rutland 1834-'35 ; assistant clerk of the House of Representatives, 1841 ; engrossing clerk. '42. '43 and '44 ; judge of Rutland coun- ty court, '44-'47. He resides in Rutland (1853.)
1819 .- PUTNAM TARRANT WILLIAMS was born in Rutland, February, 1799, and fitted with Samuel Walker, Esq., of Rutland, and at Castleton Academy. He was a teacher in Rut- land a short time-in Edenton, Ga., 2 years ; read law while teaching ; practised in Mobile, Ala., one year-in Jefferson county, Miss., till his death in 1835. He was State's attorney for Jefferson county 4 years, and at the time of his death was a member of the Legislature.
1821 .- HENRY BROWN HOOKER was born in Rutland, August, 1802. He was a teacher in Alabama in 1821-'22 ; studied at Andover The- ological Seminary, '22-'25 ; was a missionary in South Carolina in '25-'26 ; pastor of the Con- gregational church, Lanesborough, Mass., '27- '37-in Falmouth, Mass., since '37. (1853) He has written several works for publication by the Sabbath school and tract societies.
1823 .- JOHN BLISS SHAW was born in Rut- land, May 23, 1798 ; fitted at Castleton Acad- emy ; read theology with Rev. Charles Walker, D. D., (then) of Rutland, (afterward of Pittsford) and Rev. Lemuel Haynes, (then) of Granville, N. Y .; preached in Hartford, N. Y., 6 years- in Romeo, Mich., 2 years, and in Norwalk, Ct., 2 years; was agent for the Tract Society and Bethel cause nearly 2 years; preached in Fair- haven nearly 5 years-in Hoosic, N. Y., from 1850 to '53.
1826 .- LUTHER SHAW, born in Rutland July 4, 1800; fitted at Castleton Academy; was preceptor of an academy at North Granville, N. Y., 1826-'27 ; studied in Auburn Theo. Sem. 3 years; since then has been a Presbyte- rian clergyman in Michigan. He has preached in Romeo, Belletabor, Algonac, and is now ('53) in Ray, Michigan.
1827 .- LUCIUS MARO PURDY, from West Rutland, became an Episcopal clergyman; has officiated in Poultney ; was for a time tutor in Trinity College ; is now (1853) a rector in St. Martinsville, La.
1829 .- WILLIAM TODD PAGE, born in Rut- land, Nov. 17, 1809; titted at Castleton and Chester Academies ; read law with William II.
Ormsbee of Rutland, 1829-'31; practised in Carmi, Ill., 1832-'36; then became cashtier of the Branch of the State Bank at Carmi, where he still resides, and is engaged in mercantile pursuits.
1832 .- JAMES MEACHAM, born in Rutland, Aug. 16, 1810; teacher in Castleton and St. Albans Academies, 1832-'34; studied at An- dover Theological Seminary, 1834-36; tutor in Middlebury College, 1836-'38; Congrega- tional pastor in New Haven, 1838-'46 ; profes- sor of rhetoric and English literature in Middle- bury College; member of Congress since 1849, (1853.) [See extract of speech of IIon. Jas. Meacham, Vol. I., p. 63.]
HENRY HALL, born in Rutland 1814; was a teacher in Reisterstown. Md., 1835-'36 ; read law in Rutland with E. L. Ormsbee, Esq., 1836 -'39, since which he has practised in Rutland ; register of probate for the district of Rutland since '40-resides in Rutland.
1835 .- SAMUEL ROWLEY THRALL, born in Rutland, Jan. 1, 1808 ; fitted at West Rutland Academy-was a teacher in Potsdam Academy, N. Y., 1835-'36; studied at Andover Theolog- ical Sem., '36-'38, and part of the next year ; preached in Perkinsville and Wells River, Vt., 1839-'42; was pastor of tho Congregational church at Wells River, '42-47 ; preached in Hubbardton some years ; is now (1853) in Cut- tingsville. He has published one sermon.
JAMES DAVIE BUTLER was born in Rutland, March 15, 1815, aud fitted at Wilbraham Acad. emy, Mass. He studied at New Haven Theo. Sem., 1836-37 ; was tutor in Middlebury Col- lege 5 years; graduated at Andover Theo. Sem. 1840; was Abbot resident at Andover some time: made the tour of Europe, June, '42 to December, '43; preached in various places- was professor of languages and English litera- ture in Norwich University till '47, then pastor of the Congregational church at Wells River till '51; in Danvers, Mass., '51-'52; in 1853, pastor in Cincinnati, O .- has published two or three addresses. [See Autobiographie Sketch, with pooms, page 1105 ]
1837 .- HENRY PAGE, born in Rutland June 27, 1817 ; became a merchant in '47; resided in Woodbury, Ill.
HENRY AARON SHELDON, born in Rutland, 1816; fitted at West Rutland and Castleton Academies; was a teacher in Virginia two or three years-in North Carolina about 7 years ; was a lumber merchant in New York till '49, when he removed to California.
183S .- GEORGE FITCH RUGGLES, from Rut-
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land not long since (1853)-engaged in mercan- | 1773, and continued nearly two years, during tile pursuits in Boston, Mass.
1840 .- GEORGE PAGE. born in Rutland May 29, 1820 ; received the degree of M. D. at Yale College, '43 ; has practised in Rutland, in Cov- ington, Ky., and in Crown Point, N. Y.
1842 .- EBER DOUGLAS MONGER, born in West Rutland, Aug. 24, 1818; was a teacher in Shoreham and Castleton, '42-'46 ; then tutor in Middlebury College til! his death in West Rut- land, Aug 18, '47. He had commenced read- ing medicine.
1842 .- HENRY WATKINS, born in West Rut- land; fitted at the Academy iu that place ; was teacher in St. Lawrence Academy, Pots- dam, N. Y., 1842-'45; read law with H. L. Knowles, Esq .; is engaged ('53) in the furnace business and in trade, in Potsdam, N. Y.
1847-DANIEL DANKS GORHAM, born in West Rutland, 1819 ; fitted at Castleton Sem. inary; was preceptor of Champlain Academy, N Y., '47-'50 ; since then ('53) of Malone, N.Y.
NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS OF RUTLAND COUNTY.
BY HIRAM M. MOTT.
It is my province to deal with the local press, or that portion which the people of Rutland county support and have supported within their history. The newspapers and publications of Rutland county are as numerous as could be foundanywhere, supported by an equal popula- tion, and their quality is seldom surpassed in New England, even in more populous and wealthy sections. Some of her older editors and authors have been men of uncommon abil- ity, ranking high among their fellows, and have occupied positions of importance in the State. Most of her publications have been self-sustain- ing,-to the credit of the county be it said,- and all of them at present are in a flourishing condition.
Newspapers have been issued from 5 towns : Rutland, Brandon, Poultney, Castleton and Fairhaven. In Castleton and Fairhaven there are none at present. In Brandon and Poultney there is one, each-both weekly. In Rutland there are two, both of which are daily and weekly.
RUTLAND NEWSPAPERS.
" The Herald of Vermont; or, Rutland Cour- ier," was first issued June 18, 1792, and was the first paper in Rutland. Anthony Haswell was editor and proprietor. It lived but three months, when its office was burned.
which time Matthew Lyon of Fairhaven, was proprietor.
The "Rutland Herald" was started Dec. 8, 1794-being but a continuation of 'The Farm- ers' Library, Judge Samuel Williams and Rev. Samuel Williams. LL. D., having purchased the establishment-and this paper still exists. The Williamses published the paper for several years, after which the publishers were : William Fay, Fay & Davison, Fay, Davison & Burt. Eph- raim Maxham, and Fay, Brown & Co., until '39, when Maj. Fay died. After that the publishers were Horace T. White, White & Guernsey, Geo. H., Beaman, L. Barney, and Chauncey H. Hay- den, till it became the property of the family of the present proprietor. The proprietors have since been, G. A. Tuttle & Co., Tuttle & Gay, Tut- tle, Gay & Co., Tuttle & Co., Tuttle & Redington, Albert H. Tuttle; and at present (1875) the Herald Association, (composed of Albert H. Tuttle and Rev. S. B. Pettengill,) the latter having been proprietors since '74.
The Daily Herald was first issue l April 29, 1861, and is yet published. The Weekly Her- ald is now the oldest paper* in Vermont, as well as one of the largest and best, and claims an extensive circulation.
The Rutland Daily and Weekly Globe was started in the spring of 1873, by a corporation known as the ' Globe Paper Company." Hen- ry Clark, Esq., has been managing Editor from the beginning, and Chauncey K. Williams Ed- itor-in-chief, nearly since its commencement. Though young in years, it has met with encour- aging success, having a large monied backing, and earnest friends in different parts of the county. It is of about the same size as the Herald, reaching a good circulation.
George A. Tuttle, in his address at the Rut- land Centennial celebration, October 5, 1870, from which some of my facts regarding Rutland newspapers are taken, says that "The other papers have been, the 'Union Whig.' first issued in 1849, and published for about two years; the ' Rutland Courier,'t first issued Ang. 14, '57, by John Cain, and continued to to-day; the 'Rutland Independent,'t commenced July, '66, and still continued. There have also been pub- lished at various times, and for short periods, the 'Rural Magazine,' a literary publication ;
* Except, perhaps, the Bonnington Gazette.
t Merged into the Rutland Globe, with the Independ- ent, in the spring of 1873.
# Merged into the Rutland Globe, with the Courier,
"The Farmer's Library" was commenced in | in the spring of 1573.
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the ' Vermont Courier,' the ' Vermont Farmer,' | and in the prosperity of our marble interests, the 'Guard of American Liberty,' ' What's the to make Rutland the first town in the State. News?' and several other papers of minor im- portance."
RUTLAND MARBLE INTERESTS.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MARBLE-WHAT IT IS AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS-THE GREAT BELT OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS THROUGH VER MONT; A SKETCH OF THE VARIOUS MARBLE COMPANIES OF RUTLAND ; A STATEMENT OF THEIR PRODUCTIVENESS. ORIGINALLY PRE- PARED FOR AND PUBLISHED IN THE RUTLAND HERALD; REVISED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE " GAZETTEER,"
BY L. W. REDINGTON ESQ.
Fortunate it is for Rutland that within her limits are situated so many extensive marble works, mills and quarries. The marble interest has accomplished a great deal towards the growth and prosperity of Rutland and Rutland county ; the marble interest has extended the reputation of this section of Vermont through- out the country : the marble interest has brought capital, labor, and increased productiveness, into the county ; hence the citizens of Rutland cannot too highily appreciate, nor too superla- tively value the importance of the marble works, mills, and quarries that are situated in their midst, and are performing such an important part in developing and increasing the resources and wealth of Rutland.
A few years ago, comparatively speaking, there was no material difference in the popula- tion and prospects, respectively, of Rutland and Burlington. Rutland was more centrally, and therefore, advantageously located ; yet Burling- ton had some enterprising men in her midst, and most important of all, Lake Champlain at her doors. Fortunate circumstances, natural capabilities for certain specialties, and some enterprise on the part of the inhabitants, has made Burlington what she is to-day, and enabled her to outstrip Rutland in the race for priority. And yet Rutland is not so far behind as might be supposed from a comparison of the statistics and records of both towns, for Burlington has, to a great extent, a floating population-espe- cially connected with her lumbering interests. Her public buildings and private residences are not superior to those of Rutland, and a com- parison as to the wealth of the two towns would not result unfavorably for Rutland.
And now, this being so, it but requires an increased interest, on the part of our citizens, in the development of our resources, in the inauguration of manufacturing enterprises, es- pecially in the extension of our railroad facilities,
A great deal has been written and said about marble. We do not propose in this article to enter into a lengthy, elaborate and scientific description of marble, and the mamer in which it is found in its various geological formations ; but simply to make a few explanatory remarks about the different kinds of marble, its charac- teristics, &c., before we enter upon a description of the marble pertaining to Rutland, and what is being done here in the matter of' annual productiveness.
MARBLE .- " Generally, any limestone that can be obtained in large, sound blocks, and is susceptible of a good polish, is marble ; and the only marble that is not limestone is the ser- pentine and the verd antique."
Marble is composed of carbonate of lime ; its specific gravity is something more than 2.7, and a cubic foot will weigh about 180 pounds. It is not a hard substance, and therefore fur- nishes an easy surface for the chisel and mallet. The variability of marble is great, as regards its color and contexture, though its composi- tion is essentially the same. When it is found in the palaeozoic formations, " it resembles a sedimentary rock ; its colors are also variegated, and it is sometimes of brecciated structure."- When found in the azoic group it is to a great degree a pure white kind of limestone, having a chrystaline granular texture, with the appear- ance of loaf sugar when broken, and when of fine texture is mostly used for statuary.
Marble is generally classified as follows: 1. The simple or single colored marble. 2. The variegated. 3. The brecciated. 4. The luma- chella, or fossiliferous. The simple or white marble and the variegated are what especially pertain to Rutland and vicinity, and the great belt of metamorphic rocks through this State, furnishes numerous places for the working of white marbles. "The quarries of Rutland fur- nish marble of exceedingly delicate texture and purity of whiteness, and the blocks are large and sound, and quite as beautiful as the statuary marble of Carrara."
The variegated marble is also very popular. It is characterized by its veins, spots, etc. This and the brecciated frequently commingle or run together, so that no distinction can be made. Beautiful specimens of the variegated or brec- ciated marble are now found in Vermont; and our State and towu furnish the most beautiful marble of this class of any locality in America. The first opening in the line of the Rutland
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quarries was made in 1840, by Wm. F. Barnes. Previous to this Jackman and Sherman had opened what was called the Blanchard quarry, south of the Rutland quarries, which was soon after abandoned. The discovery of marble in Rutland dates back to the early settlement of the surrounding country, but it was only taken off from the surface in small pieces when first worked. The quarrying of marble dates forward from the opening made by Barnes. The follow- ing is a list of the principal firms, most of whom are at present working extensive
QUARRIES IN RUTLAND COUNTY.
Brandon Statuary Marble Company, Brandon ; George E. Hall, Pittsford; Pittsford Quarry Marble Company ; Flint, Johnson & Co., (Eure- ka Marble Company,) Rutland ; Sutherland Falls Marble Company, S. Falls; John Adair, and Montague & Adair, Wallingford ; Gilson, Clement & Woodfin, Rutland Marble Coompany, Sheldons & Slason, Sherman. Adams & Williams, Pierce & Co., (Manhattan, ) W. Rutland ; Clem- ent & Son, Centre; Ripley Sons, (supplied by Rutland Marble Company) ; Columbian Marble Company, Rutland.
The following Quarries were once worked, but have been abandoned :
American Marble Company, Green Mountain do., and Old Hyde Quarry do, W. Rutland.
These Quarries are situated south-west of the Rutland Quarries. They were abandoned on account of the unsoundness of the marble. A description of all the above mentioned quarries cannot now be given, but ouly of those which are situated in the town of Rutland. We will first mention and describe the works of the
COLUMBIAN MARBLE COMPANY,
which are situated just west of East Creek, a short distance past the West Street railroad crossing. The marble that is produced and sold by this company is classified as the variegated, or clouded marble. It is beautifully veined and striated, and is annually increasing in public fa- vor and popularity.
THE OFFICERS of this company are : president, Dr. Gordon, Plymouth, Mass .; superintendent, L. Young; treasurer, R. Barrett, both of Rutland.
but will probably vary after further boring. As far as this company have bored, they have found a total of 98 feet in one vein of marble, the classification of the latter being as follows : 36 feet of light clouded monumental marble ; 24 feet of light clouded building marble; 38 feet of dark variegated marble.
Fourteen feet of the dark variegated, and 23 feet of the light clouded monumental marble has not yet been worked. In the quarry two diamond channeling machines and one gadding machine are used. Some beautiful specimens of marble are produced from this quarry-es- pecially pertaining to the colored or variegated marble-which is exquisitely veined, shaded and spotted. The dark marble from this quar- ry is used largely for inside finish, for pedestals, statuary, mantles and wainscoting. It can be classified, generally, as " fancy marble."
The cost of carting the marble from the quar- ry to the mill is 50 cents per ton.
THE MILL is a substantial looking structure, and contains nine gangs of saws-Merriman's patent-which are kept running night and day. The marble is sawed by feeding smooth iron saws with sand and water. The water, which, with the sand, feeds the saws, is pumped up from the creek in the vicinity. The mill is driven by one of Brown's 80 horse power en- gines, from Fitchburg. Mass.
MEN EMPLOYED -This company employs about 70 men around their quarry and mill.
PRODUCTION .- The production per annum is something over 25,000 cubic feet, or 150,000 feet, superficial measure, 2 inches in thickness. The marble works of RIPLEY SONS are among the oldest in Rutland. It was 29 years ago that the first firm of Wm. Y. Ripley and Wm. F. Barnes was started. This was changed to Wm. Y. Ripley, and this was followed by Ripley and Son; and then, at the close of the war, the senior partner retired and was succeeded by the present firm of William Y. W. Ripley and Ed- ward II. Ripley, under the firm of Ripley Sous. THEIR MARBLE is supplied to them from the property of the " Rutland Marble Company." under contract originally made with Wm. F. Barnes, in 1850.
THE MILLS .- Connected with this company are two mills propelled by water-one known as the "north mill," built in 1844, and one of the oldest mills in Rutland-and the other thie "south mill," built in 1852.
THE QUARRY .- The quarry belonging to this company was opened about five years ago. It was originally opened by the North Rutland Marble Company, and was sold by the latter to the Columbian Marble Company, about twenty months ago. It is situated at Humphrey's Cove, The first mill has six gangs, and is run by a 34 inch Tyler wheel. The south mill has eight one mile this side of Sutherland Falls. The dip of the quarry is at an angle of 40 degrees, gangs, and is run by two over-shot wheels.
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The latter mill is now being rebuilt. The mills | of the men are "old stagers," having been with run night and day. The water for the supply Mr. Clement for 22 years. of the mills is brought from the head of the PRODUCTION .- Clement and Sons produce about 42,000 cubic feet per annum, or 250,000, superficial measure, 2 inches in thickness. rapids by a canal half a mile in length, with a fall of 11 feet.
EMPLOYEES .- There are 23 men employed about the mills and yard. Five men have been here uninterruptedly for 25 years. Mr. Wm. Kimball, who has charge of the Mendon prop- erty, has been in the employ of Mr. Ripley for the past 37 years, and for 25 years without los- ing a day.
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