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George M. Jones enlisted in the 2d Reg. U. S. S. S., Co. H, Nov. 28, '63 ; muster- ed in Dec. 18, '63 ; killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, '64, while assisting a wounded comrade from the field. He, like the others from this town killed in that battle, was struck in the head and killed instantly.
John F. Jones enlisted Sept. 10, '61, in Co. G, 6th Reg. ; mustered in as Sergt., Oct. 15, '61 ; discharged Apr. 17, '63, on account of sickness ; re-enlisted in Massa- chusetts ; after a few months' service, sick- ened, and died Nov. 28, '64.
Eugene E. Joslin enlisted in the 2d Reg. of U. S. S. S., Co. H, Nov. 28, '63 ; muster- ed in Dec .- 18, '63 ; promoted Corp., Nov. 1, '64; afterwards Sergt .; transferred to Co. H, 4th Reg., Feb. 25, '65 ; discharged July 13, '65 ; wounded in the shoulder at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, '64.
Seymour L. Kneeland enlisted Nov. 28, '63, in Ist Cav. Reg., Co. C; mustered in Dec. 25, '63 ; transferred to Co. A, June 21, '65 ; mustered out Aug. 9, '65 ; taken prisoner Dec. 19, '64, on picket duty near Woodstock, Va., by scouts of the 12th Va. Cav .; kept at Staunton, Va., 12 days ; taken to Richmond and confined in Libb
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Prison. His food was the usual scant al- lowance of corn bread and poor bacon- just enough to hold flesh and spirit to- gether ; was paroled Mar. 9. '65 ; exchang- ed about a month after.
James L. Maynard enlisted in Co. H, 2d Reg., U. S. S. S., Nov. 28, '63 ; mus- tered in Dec. 18, '63 ; killed May 6, '64, at the battle of the Wilderness ; shot through the head. Like the others from this town killed in that battle, his body was not re- covered.
Ziba H. McAllister enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Co. B, 13th Reg. ; mustered in Oct. 10, '62 ; mustered out July 21, '63 ; re-enlisted in Co. C, Ist Vt. Cav., Nov. 30, '63; mustered in Dec. 25, '63; mustered out Aug. 9, '65, having been transferred to Co. A, June 21, '65 ; wounded Oct. 7, '64, in the side and back, while on duty in the Shenandoah Valley, Va.
Irenas P. Newcomb enlisted in Co. H, 6th Reg., Aug. 14, '61 ; mustered in Oct. 15, '61 ; died at Hampton, Va., of typhoid pneumonia, Apr. 9, '62, aged 18 years and 8 months ; buried there.
Edwin F. Palmer enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Co. B, 13th Reg. ; mustered in as Sergt., Oct. 10, '62; promoted 2d Lieut., Nov. 4, '62; mustered out July 21, '63. Lieut. Palmer kept a record of his army life, and has since published it in a neat book form, entitled "Camp Life," containing 224 pp. The book is a history of his company, in which there were 23 men from this town ; also of the 13th Reg. and 2d Brig. It is a graphic portrayal of the discomforts, weari- ness, danger, with the occasional relief of comfort, rest and pleasure, incident to soldiers' life.
Dexter Parker enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Co. B, 13th Reg. ; mustered in Oct. 10, '62; in the battle of Gettysburg was se- verely wounded in the hand ; mustered out July 21, '63 ; draws a pension of $4 per month.
Lorin B. Reed enlisted Aug. 25, '62 ; in Co. B, 13th Reg. ; mustered in Oct. 10, '62 ; musician in the brigade band ; died of measles in hospital at Wolf Run Shoals, "May 30, '63, aged 21 years, 11 months.
Oscar C. Reed enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in
Co. B, 13th Reg. ; died of fever in hospital near Fairfax, Va., Dec. 26, '62, aged 24. His body, and that of his cousin, Lorin B. Reed, were brought home for burial.
Edwin R. Richardson enlisted in Co. H, 6th Reg., Aug. 14, '61 ; mustered in Oct. 15, '61 ; promoted Corp., Feb. 8, '62 ; pro- moted Sergt., July 10, '63; Ist Sergt., June 5, '64 ; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63 ; killed at Charlestown, Va., Aug. 21, '64 ; shot through the head, and died immediately. His body was brought home for burial.
Loren S. Richardson enlisted Nov. 28, '63 ; mustered in as a recruit in Co. H, 2d Reg. of U. S. S. S., Dec. 18, '63 ; trans- ferred to Co. H, 4th Reg., Feb. 25, '65 ; mustered out July 14, 65; wounded se- verely in the shoulder, at Cold Harbor, June 10, '64.
Lucius D. Savage enlisted in Co. F, 2d Reg., May 20, '61 ; in the battle of Savage Station, June 29, '62, wounded and per- manently disabled in the right knee, and taken prisoner ; released July 25, '62 ; dis- charged Nov. 29, '62 ; receives a half pen- sion, $4 per month.
Dr. Henry C. Shaw went out from this town as Assistant Surgeon of the 2d N. H. Reg. ; serving out his time, 3 months, re- turned as Assistant Surgeon in 5th Vt. Reg. ; died of fever at Alexandria, Va., Sept. 7, '62, aged 30. His remains were brought home for interment.
Lucius S. Shaw, Esq., brother of Dr. Henry C., while practicing law in Law- rence, Kansas, enlisted in the 2d Kansas Reg. ; was promoted Lieut., and killed Sept. 3, '61, aged 31, by an accident on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, caused by the burning of a bridge. His body lies beside that of his brother.
Daniel P. Shepard enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Co. H, 6th Reg. ; mustered Corp., Oct. 15, '61 ; afterwards served as teamster ; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63 ; mustered out June 26, '65 ; wounded in the leg at Lee's Mills, Va., Apr. 16, '62.
Mason C. Shepard, brother of Daniel P., enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Co. H, 6th Reg. ; mustered in Oct. 15, '61 ; re-enlist- ed Dec. 15, '63; transferred to Co. G, Jan. 1, '65 ; transferred back May 18, '65 ;
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in hospital several months ; mustered out June 26, '65 ; wounded in the breast and face at Lee's Mills, April 16, '62.
Lewis M. Spaulding enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Co. H, 6th Reg. ; mustered in Oct. 15, '61 ; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63 ; killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, '64. A ball pierced his head while charging the enemy with the Vermont troops, and he died instantly.
Solon S. Spaulding, brother of Lewis M., enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Co. H, 6th Reg. ; mustered in Oct. 15, '61 ; promoted Corp .; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63 ; discharged June 12, '65, with health impaired by long- continued sickness.
Harlan P. Stoddard enlisted in Co. E, 2d Reg., May 1, '61; in the battle at Savage Station, wounded by the passage of a ball through the pelvis, and taken prisoner ; discharged July 30, '63. His wound he will probably never recover from. He receives a full pension, $15 per month. Three of his brothers followed him into the U. S. service.
Horace B. Stoddard enlisted in Co. F, 2d Reg., Sept. '61 ; a few months before the expiration of his time of service, while at his post in the battle of the Wilderness, was struck by a ball in the head, and it is supposed died instantly. His body, and that of his brother, L. Thompson Stod- dard, were not recovered.
L. Thompson Stoddard enlisted in Co. B, 13th Reg., Aug. 25, '62 ; mustered out July 21, '63; re-enlisted in Co. C, 17th Reg., Jan. 5, '63 ; mustered in Corp. ; car- ried the State colors till cut and torn in pieces by shot and shell; at the time of the explosion of the mine at Petersburg, was wounded in the shoulder while trying to get back to the Union lines, and taken prisoner ; spared the horrors of long con- finement in Southern prisons ; died 8 days after the explosion, Aug. 7, '64, while in the hands of the enemy.
Lyman Stoddard enlisted Sept. 20, '61 ; mustered in Oct. 15, '61, as a member of Co. G, 6th Reg. ; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63 ; mustered out June 26, '65 ; two brothers also served in the army for other towns, Daniel and Franklin Stoddard.
Cyron G. Thayer enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Co. B, 13th Reg. ; died May 20, '63, of measles, age 21.
James M. Thayer, brother of Cyron G., enlisted ; mustered into the same company at the same time ; discharged for sickness Jan. 22, '63 ; has since died.
Orcus C. Wilder enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Co. B, 13th Reg. ; mustered Capt. Oct. 10, '62 ; mustered out July 21, '63. Capt. Wilder and the 20 men or more in his company from Waitsfield, were hotly engaged in the battle of Gettysburg, though none were killed. This was all the fighting they saw during their 9 months' service.
OUR ENLISTMENTS IN OTHER TOWNS.
Young men who grew up among us and are known to all.
Matthias J. Bushnell, age 26, enlisted in Ist Wis. Cav., Co. B, Aug. 24, '61 ; mus- tered in Corp. ; killed in a small engage- ment with the rebels, near Madison, Ark., Aug. 3, '62, while guarding a wagon train. All who were with him were killed or taken prisoners.
Hiland G. Campbell, age 26, enlisted for the town of Warren, as a recruit for the 3d Vt. Battery. In Oct. kicked by a horse, and injured in the thigh ; remained in hos- pital ; discharged ; receives a pension of $8 per month ; bounty $733-34, Government and town.
Israel Childs, a former resident of the town for many years, enlisted early in the war, in the 30th Wis. Reg., and served 3 years, a part of the time in the frontier service.
Chester S. Dana, age 33, enlisted for Fayston ; bounty $200, from Government.
Edwin H. Dana, age 32, enlisted for Waterbury ; was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, '64 ; draws a pension of $6 per month ; bounty, $300 govern- ment, and $300 town.
Samuel J. Dana, age 29, brother of Edwin H. and the three before named, enlisted for Fayston ; wounded by a shell at Get- tysburg ; bounty from government $25.
William W. McAllister, age 20, enlisted Aug. 8, '64, in 3d Vt. Light Artill., on de-
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tached service at Rutland, Vt., and Fair- which he marched on foot; after that, haven, Ct., 6 months, the remainder of the started off under Gen. Sherman, and time at Petersburg, Va .: discharged June marched around to Savannah, and up to 15, '65 ; bounty, $500. Washington.
Harlen G. Newcomb, age 24, enlisted Aug. 19, '62, in Co. K, 145th N. Y. Vols. ; mustered in on Staten Island ; fall of the next year, while in hospital, detailed as nurse ; Mar., '64, transferred to Co. I, 107th N. Y. Vols. ; next month joined the company at Shelbyville, Tenn., detailed at Div. Head Quarters, Sept., '64, after sur- render of Atlanta ; rejoined his company, May 23, '65 ; discharged June 19, '65; bounty, $175, from government, state, and town.
Daniel Russ, age 29, enlisted June 23, '62, in Co. I, 9th Reg. Vt. Vols. ; taken prisoner and paroled at the surrender of Harper's Ferry, Sept. 15, '62 ; detailed as clerk in dispensary, April 15, '63 ; in hos- pital from Sept. '63, till Jan. 12, '64, when he rejoined his company ; promoted Sergt. Mar. 26, '64; Ist Sergt., Mar. '65 ; dis- charged by order of the President, June S, '65, at Manchester, Va. ; bounty, $100.
James C. Russ, brother of Daniel, en- listed in Co. A, 42d Wis. Vols, ; dis- charged June 28, '65.
Frank E. Spaulding, aged 26, enlisted in Sheldon, Sept. 61, in Co. K, 6th Reg. Vt. Vols. ; discharged June 30, '62, for disability.
George E. Spaulding, aged 18, brother of Frank E., Solon S. and Lewis M., en- listed in Co. G, soth N. Y. Vols. for Albany ; served from April till Aug. '65 ; bounty, $600, from town.
Charles D. Tewksbury, aged 23, enlisted Sept. 17, '61, in Co. B, 52d Ill. Vols. Inf. ; mustered in at Geneva, Ill., Oct. 25, '61, as Corp. ; promoted Sergt., May 16, '62 ; re-enlisted as veteran Dec. 25, '63 ; pro- moted Ist Sergt. Apr. '64; mustered out July 6, '65, at Louisville, Ky., receiving a lieutenant's commission ; received $502 bounty from government, and $1 from Bureau Co., Ill. ; was wounded at the bat- tle of Shiloh in the head ; in hospital only long enough to have his wound dressed during his 4 years' service ; traveled with his regiment over 6,000 miles, 1,600 of
Isaac Norton Tewksbury, uncle of Chas. D., native of Waitsfield, and more than 20 years resident, served in a Mich. Reg .; killed in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, aged 52.
Other persons, natives of Waitsfield, have doubtless served in the army, but the compiler has failed to learn the facts in regard to them.
AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION.
BY MRS. T. E. FISHER.
" Jesus has died upon the cross!" Oh how the tidings fell With stunning weight on those who loved The " Hope of Israel!"
A few had owned Hlin as the Christ. The " very Christ," and they Had left their all to follow Him Upon His blessed way.
But Oh, they had not understood How dark that way must be, They knew not that the Son of God Could die upon the tree.
And when they saw Him on the cross, Hope was not wholly gone, They thought by some mysterious power God might save His Son.
But when He bowed His godiike head And yielded up the ghost, When He had died as dies mere man, They gave up all for lost.
Oh, who can paint the bitter grlef That wrung their hearts that hour,
The deep, unutterable despair That crushed them with its power.
Had He deceived them ? Could it be The Shiloh had not come ? Their brows were pale with grief and diead, Their ashy lips were dumb.
Three days His body, cold and still, Within the grave had lain, When thrilled their hearts the joyful words, "Jesus has risen again!"
Jesus has risen again; no more Angulsh and doubts and fears, Glad joy lights up the wondering eyes So lately dimmed by tears.
He Is the Lord ! the mighty God! The Jesus, the Saviour lives! And O, new proof, He is the same, Their unbelief forgives.
Jesns has risen from the dead ! No more we fear to die, Because Thou livest we shall live, O, Son of God Most HIgh.
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BY CHARLES W. HEMENWAY, OF LUDLOW.
This township lies in lat. 44°, 6' ; long. 40°, 11', in the south-west of Washington Co. The town formerly belonged to Ad- dison Co., and was annexed to Washing- ton Co. by an act of the Legislature, Oct. 28, 1829. The charter was granted Nov. 9, 17So, to John Throop and associates.
GRANTEES AS DRAWN WITH NO. OF LOT.
John Marcy, Jr., lot 21 ; Oliver Barker, 19; Stephen Marcy, 17; Nathaniel and Elisha Frisbee, 15 ; Oliver Farnsworth, 13 ; Nathan Hale, 11; Seth Austin, 9 ; Ruggles Kent, 7; Joseph Marcy, 5 ; Joel Roberts, 3 ; Abraham Baldwin, 1; Loudan Gallop, 2; Hezekiah Spencer, 4; Jonas Fay, 6; Jonathan Bruce, 8; William Gallop, 10; Elisha Hawley, 14; Benijah Child, 16; Stephen Jacobs, 18; Timothy Andrus, 20 ; Miles Beach, 22; Jonathan Pierce, 23 ; Bartholomew Durkee, 27; Wm. Strong, 29; Wm. Ripley, 31; First settled minis- ter, 12; English school, 25; Asa Whit- comb, 33; Uriah Tracy, 35 ; Lemuel Hop- kins and Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 37; Noah Hatch, 39; Moses Seymour and Alex. Catline, 49; Thomas Chamberlin, 41; Chauncey Smith, 44; Elihu Kent, 42; John Jacob, 40; George Swan, 38; Ben- jamin Kent, 36 ; Gurshon Olds, 34; Thad- deus Leavitt, 32 ; Thaddeus King, 30 ; Wm. Roberts, 28; William Marsley, 26; John Throop, 24; Joseph Kimball, 45 ; John Whitcomb, 47 ; Parmela Jacobs, 49 ; Chap- man Whitcomb, 51 ; County Grammar School, 53; Asahel Smith, 55; Anthony Whitcomb, 57 ; Timothy Child, 59 ; Chaun- cey Goodrich, 61; Jedediah Strong, 62 ; Daniel Adams, 63; David Fuller, 60; Thomas Tolman, 58; support of the min- istry, 56; Wm. Lyon, 54; David Wilcox, 52 ; John Trumbull, 50 ; Thomas Branard, 48 ; James Thomson, 64 ; Joel Ballou, 65 ; Ebenezer Swan, 66; College right, 67 ; George Dunkins, 68 ; Samuel Marcy, 69 ; Dudley Baldwin, 70 ; seventy division lots ; lotted, Nov. 4, 1789.
The lots were drawn by 70 slips num- bered from 1 to 70, put into a hat, with 70 other slips with the names of one of the
grantees, or of a public right, to be drawn, on each, put into another hat, and both hats shook to the satisfaction of all present, when a paper was first drawn from the hat with names, and then a paper from the hat with the number of the lots. The town is bounded N. by Waitsfield and Fayston, E. by Roxbury, S. by Granville, Addison Co., and W. by Lincoln, Addison Co. By act of Legislature, 1824, four tiers of lots were set off from Lincoln to Warren. There were two divisions of land in town of 70 lots each.
The soil of the township is very good, and the most part of it quite free from stone. It is well adapted to raising corn, potatoes and English grain. The face of the land is rather hilly. The ledges are chiefly a sort of mica slate. There is some limestone, but it is not plenty. There have never been but two kilns burn- ed in town-those at a somewhat remote period, the ruins of which are still seen. There are, also, some fine specimens of crystal quartz here.
Mad river runs nearly through the centre of the town, and has several tributaries. Stetson brook runs through Stetson Hol- low, and empties into Mad river about 2 miles above Warren village. Lincoln brook heads on Lincoln mountain, and runs through Warren South Hollow, and empties into Mad river about half a mile above the village. Minor brook rises on Roxbury mountain, flows westerly, and empties into Mad river at the village. Ford brook, from Lincoln mountain, flows easterly, and empties into the river at the lower end of the village. Clay brook, heading on Lincoln mountain, runs east- erly through Grand Hollow, and empties into the river some 2 miles below the vil- lage. Shepherd brook, from Roxbury mountain, runs westerly, and empties into the river 2 miles below the village. Thus, the town is well watered, and these streams abound with trout. There are many good mill privileges also on these streams.
The town was organized Sept. 20, 1798, Ezra Miller, moderator; Samuel Laird, first town clerk ; Ruel Sherman, Joseph Ray- mond, Seth Leavett, selectmen ; Samuel
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Laird, John Sherman, Joseph Raymond, listers ; Ruel Sherman, collector ; John Woodard, grand juryman ; and Joseph W. Eldridge was the first representative in 1810. The first physician was Dr. Fish ; , the first merchant, Watrous Mather ; first lawyer, A. P. Huntoon ; and the first tavern-keeper, Amos Rising.
It is quite impossible at the present day to form a just conception of the labor and hardships these earlier settlers encounter- ed, leaving the comforts and conveniences of older towns, and moving with their families into a mountain, wilderness town, and into houses that were insufficient to protect them from the winds of winter, and with but scanty fare for large families ; but with untiring zeal they felled the dense forest trees. The grand old maples and hemlocks grouned beneath the woodman's axe, and they soon had sufficient land cleared to raise the grain for their fami- lies, and before this was done, they must have made long foot-journeys, or on horse- back, to distant towns for grain-to Waits- field, over the Roxbury mountain to Rox- bury, and thence to Randolph, some 30 miles distant, and even at times to Wind- sor, some 65 miles distant, and that by bridle-path and marked trees, fording streams.
Seth Leavett chopped, cleared and cul- tivated the first acre in town. The first house was built on the farm now owned by Judge Upham.
Cynthia, daughter of Ruel and Olive Sherman, was the first child born in town, Oct. 17, 1797. She married Robert Leach, and was living in Randolph in 1870.
Lucius Leavett was the first male child born in town, Mar. 5, 1798. The first marriage was that of John Wilcox, of Roxbury, and Abigail Steel, of Warren. The first person buried in town was Chloe Sherman, wife of Ruel Sherman. The graveyard at the river was laid out Apr. 1, 1826 ; children of Oliver Porter were the first buried in it.
name of Stetson built the second house, near where George Bragg now lives. Rich- ard Sterling built the first tavern, Isaac Ralph built the first store, and Otis Wilson carried on the first tannery. The first school-house was built in 1805, in district No. I, where the school-house now stands. There are 9 school districts, and most of the school-houses are very good. The av- erage term of school is 6 months a year.
At the freeman's meeting, Sept. 2, 1800, 12 took the freeman's oath. The first vote for governor stood for Isaac Tichenor, 12 votes, and for lieut. governor, Paul Brigham, 13; Samuel Mattocks, treasurer ; councillors : Benj. Swan, 1 vote ; Stephen Bradley, lo votes ; Nathaniel Niles, lo ; John Burnham, lo ; Samuel Safford, lo ; John Willard, lo: Jonas Galusha, 10 ; Stephen Paul, 10 ; Peter Olcutt, 10 ; John White, lo; Daniel Wright, lo ; Oliver Gallop, lo ; Timothy Stanley, 10.
AARON RISING GOING TO MILL.
Mr. Rising related to me that when 16 years old, the family having had nothing to eat but pumpkin and potatoes with milk for 2 weeks, they made some salts, and sent him to Randolph for grain. His brother gave him 25 cts. to buy his din- ner. He went to Waitsfield, and crossed the mountain to Roxbury. The road through the woods was a bridle-path, and the roots of the trees so thick the horse had to step pretty long sometimes. He stopped at Roxbury for dinner, but find- ing they had nothing to eat but potatoes and milk there, and that he would have to wait for the potatoes to be cooked, he pushed on to Braintree, finding nothing but potatoes and milk there again, and de- ferred dining until he should reach Ran- dolph. Having arrived, he went straight to the mill. The miller weighed his salts, and let him have 3 bushels of grain, and paid him the balance due in money. He would not let him have more grain, saying that he must divide among the people or they would starve.
David Ralph built the first house on the river at the village, where Morris Sterling Our " boy sent to mill," said he turned out his horse to feed while his grist was being now lives, and I think that a part of the old house is now standing. A man by the ground. They had plenty to eat there,
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but he was so bashful he did not dare to ask for anything. He was very hungry, but hoped when he got back to Braintree he could get some potatoes and milk, at least. He reached Braintree, and then concluded to go on to Roxbury, as he could stay there over night, and by start- ing early in the morning, reach home in time for the family to bake for breakfast ; but when he arrived at Roxbury, the in- habitants had gone to bed, and not seeing any lights, it made him homesick, and he concluded to go on a little farther to a Mr. Sampson's, who lived up close under the mountain. When he got up to Sampson's, it was so dark there he could not stay there possibly, and he kept on. He was very tired and hungry, but he led the old mare along with the 3 bushels of meal on her back. When he got about half way up the mountain, he heard a wolf howl behind him, and pretty soon, another one answer ahead of him ; soon, another one in the north, then in the south. He stopped to rest the old mare and himself. He was so hungry and tired, he thought that if he had got to live to be an old man, and always fare as hard as now, that he did not much care if the wolves did take him ; that they would tear him to pieces in about two minutes, he considered, and it would be over with ; but he started along pretty soon. He could hear the wolves in the bushes close by. They did not howl now, for they could see him, and were only watching when to spring upon him. He scrambled up on to the old mare's back. He thought that he would let them take her first. It soon began to grow a little light. He kept urging the old mare along, and when he got out of the woods, it was so light the wolves left him. He got home about sunrise. He dragged the meal into the house, and went up stairs to bed, so tired and exhausted that he could hardly get up there. When breakfast was ready, he was called up, but when they gave him a piece of bread only about half as large as his hand, and a small quantity of milk, he said the tears rolled down his cheeks, and it was harder than all he had endured ; but they told him that
it was more than the. " galls " had, and that they must be very saving, for they did not know when they should get any more.
Mr. Rising lived to become quite wealthy, but was blind for the last few years of his life. He narrated these facts to us in his 85th year. He was blind at this time, but his memory was very good.
WARREN BOYS AND THE BEARS.
Some over 40 years since, Christopher Moore, 17 years of age, and De Estings Billings, about the same age, set a bear- trap some 3 miles from the village, on the farm now owned by Milo Bucklin ; and on going to the spot the next day, found a two-year old bear in the trap. Thinking it would be nice to take the bear down to the village alive, they each cut a good switch, and gave the bear, who was first disposed to fight, such a thorough whip- ping he curled down. They did not re- lease him from the trap and so run the risk of losing him, but one took up the bear in his arms and the other the trap, and both together they carried the bear and trap about half a mile to the road, where they had a cart in waiting ; but they had to lay the bear down several times and re- peat the whipping before they got to the cart, and they got their faces and arms scratched some ; but they took him to the village alive.
Warren can boast of strong men. One, Oliver Slack, used to gather his sap here by hand with a hoop, with two five-pail iron kettles, one in each hand.
REV. NATHANIEL STEARNS,
a Methodist, was the first minister settled in town. Rev. Mr. Wheelock, Congrega- tionalist, was expecting to be settled first, but the Methodists, thinking that the privi- lege equally belonged to them to settle the first pastor, and thereby to obtain for their minister the right of land by charter to the first clergyman settled, went in the night for Elder Stearns, and installed him first. He was secured a salary of $100 a year, paid in grain.
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