The history of Washington county, in the Vermont historical gazetteer:, Part 146

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890, [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Montpelier, Vt., Vermont watchman and state journal press
Number of Pages: 1066

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MILITARY.

In its early militia affairs, Worcester and Middlesex were combined, there not being enough men of military age in this town to form a full company. Eliab Ripley and Wm. H. Cooper, of this town, and Christopher C. Putnam, Esq., of Middle- sex, were elected captains. The June trainings were held alternately in each town about 30 years ago (now over 40). Several cases of delinquencies in equip- ments having been reported by the captain to the judge advocate, William Upham, Esq., a young lawyer then of Montpelier, accompanied by Justice Ware, came to Worcester to investigate the matter. The delinquents were summoned to appear before the justice at the inn of Milton Brown, at which place the court was to be held. They accordingly appeared, with Homer W. Heaton, Esq., and Milton Brown, Esq., as counsel, and when the court was opened, a jury was asked for by the defendants, and of course granted. Two panels of jury were summoned, and for some three days they sat, calling one case after another. When one case was given to the jury, the other panel was called, until all the 17 cases were disposed of. Defendants and spectators seemed to consider the whole matter as a source of fun, and the juries did not pay very strict heed to the charges of the justice, and were frequently sent out to change their verdict. Judge Ware was also annoyed by the noise made by the spectators, many of whom were boys ; and once when he called to the officer to still the noise, that function- ary proceeded to the open window, and [ gravely commanded a flock of geese under-

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neath the window to stop their noise, as they were disturbing the court. The trials were finally ended, all the defendants ex- cept one being declared innocent of the charges against them. Judge Ware said he was going into another town to see what they would do there, but he had one compliment to leave for the people of Worcester, which was, that they had man- aged this thing the d-d'st of anything he ever saw.

SOLDIERS' RECORD.

This town was not settled at the time of the Revolutionary War, and no soldiers went from this town to the War of 1812; but some who enlisted and served in it have been for many years residents. Sam- uel Andrews, now living here, served in the army one year at the first of the war, and again enlisted during the war. Samuel Kelley, Matthias Folsom, Joel H. Tem- pleton, Jasper Stoddard are such, and per- haps others of whom we have not known. All of them are dead except Mr. Stoddard.

WORCESTER SOLDIERS OF 1861-'65.

Alonzo P. Benson, II I, sergeant ; wd. at Winchester ; discharged.

Charles L. Benson, 11 I ; 2d lieut. ; must. out June, 65.

Jefferson T. Benson, 8 A ; trans. Vet. Res. Corps, June. 64.

Lucius M. Benson, 8 A ; died in Louisiana, July 31, 62.

Madison J. Benson, 17 E. ; corp. ; sergt. ; wounded ; discharged.

Nelson E. Benson, 6 H ; discharged.

Wm. H. Burroughs, 11 I ; died Feb. 20, 64. Robert Royce, II I, mus. out May, 65.

Geo. W. Brigham, 6 F, mus. out Oct., 64. Silas H. Brigham, II I, mus. out July, 65. Francis E. Buck, 6 H, disch. June, 65.

Albert C. Crain, Ist Co. Front. Cav., blacksmith ; mus. out June, 65,

Ichabod D. Cheeney, Ist Regt Cav., trans. vet. res. corps, April, 64. Isaac F. Clark, II I, artificer. Chester Carr, 11 I, deserted.

George B. Clogston, 6 H, disch. July, 62. Henry C. Clogston, 8 E, disch. July, 62.

Aaron K. Cooper, 8 A, lieut. ; killed at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 64.

Geo. C. Corbin, II I, disch. Apr. 64 ; died. Wm. A. Cooper, 13 C, sergt. ; lieut. ; mus. out July, 63.

James S. Caswell, 13 C, mus. out July, 63. Geo. W. Collier, 6 F, drafted ; mus. out June, 65. John C. Davis, 6 H.

Alex. Dingwall, Jr., 13 C.

Orrin Daley, 6 F, drafted ; wd at Winches- ter ; discharged.

Daniel Dingwall, 3d Vt. Bat .; must out June, 65.

Edward P. Folsom, 6 H, corp.

Milan L. Frost, 13 C, died in Virginia, Mar. 6, 63.

John George, S E, discharged.

Levi George, S E, do.

Nathan H. Gushea, II I, mus. out June, 65. Rufus L. George, 2d Co. Front. Cav., dis. June, 65.

Chauncey E. Harris, 3 sergt. ; wd in hand ; discharged, - 61.

Charles Hall, 8 E.

Edward Hall, 8th regt. E, capt. ; died at Winchenden, Va., of wds rec'd at Cedar Creek, Oct. 28, 64.

Martin G. Hamblet, 3 K ; des. Jan. 27, 62. Wm. B. Hancock, 6 H ; corp. ; wd at Lee's Mills ; discharged.

Simeon Hatch, 6 H. ; mus. out June, 65. Lucius W. Hayford, 6 H .; trans. to Inv. Corps ; discharged.

Edward Hinkson, II I, pro. corp .; mus. out, 65.

Edwin Hinkson, II I, died March 28, 63. William Hinkson, 5 D, disch. Oct., 62. Mark Hinkson, Regular Army.

Lyman B. Hinkson, 13 H ; mus. out July, 63. Calvin C. Hinkson, 11 L, S S. ; killed near Cold Harbor, May 21, 64.

Clark J. Holmes, II I, deserted.

Roger Hovey, 8 A .; pro. corp. ; re-en ; wounded ; mus. out 65.

Lemuel M. Hutchinson, 8 A .; Capt. Co. E, when mustered out 65.

Crismon Hancock, II I ; mus. out July, 65. Wm. H. Howieson, II I ; pro. corp ; Q. M. ; mus. out Aug., 65.

Seaver Howard, 17 D.

Nelson M. Harris, Ist Front. Cav. ; must. out June, 65. Gilbert Hill, drafted ; paid commutation.

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Truman P. Kellogg, 8 E; lieut. ; died at New Orleans.

Julius P. Kellogg, 8 E, disch'd June, 65.

Kneeland Kelton, 2 F ; prisoner in Rich- mond ; exch'd ; mus. out Oct. 23, 64.

William Kelton, 2 F ; killed at Wilderness, May 5, 64.

John A. Kelton, 2 F ; discharged.

Melvin P. Kent, 8 A; pro. corp. ; re-en.

Edward E. Miles, 3d Vt. Bat. ; mus. out June 65.

Marshall B. Miles, 3 Bat. ; wagoner ; mus. out July, 64.

Robert Needham, II I, mus. out June, 65. Geo. H. Poor, 8 E; died of wds in La., Sept. 29, 62.

David B. Poor, 2d Bat. ; mus. out July 65. Julius L. Poor, 8 E; wd at Cedar Creek ; mus. out, 65.

Samuel Pratt, 13 C; mus. out July, 63.

Calvin W. Richardson, 13 C; mus. out July, 63.

Plummer H. Richardson, 13 C; mus. out July, 63.

Alonzo L. Richardson, 6 E ; drafted ; wd ; mus. out June, 65.

Franklin A. Sanford, 8 E; wd Apr. 63 ; trans. vet. corps.

Andrew J. Slayton, 13 H; disch.

Thomas J. Slayton, 13 H, do.

Theodore Slayton, 8 E; died in La. Charles Smith, 8 E; discharged.

Robinson Templeton, II I; lieut. ; pro. capt. ; then major, May 23, 65.

James A. Templeton, Ist Cav. C; mus. out Aug. 65.

John S. Templeton, 13 C; disch.

Horatio M. Templeton, paid commutation. Franklin J. Taylor, 13 C; re-en. lost a leg before Petersburg, and discharged.

John W. Utton, 6 H ; discharged.

Edmund Utton, 6 H; wd at Lee Mills ; discharged.

Sidney A. Watson, II I; disch. July, 65. Walter F. Waterman, 6 F ; mus. out Oct. 28, 64.

Charles A. Watson, 13 C; wounded.

Oliver Wheelock, 9 I ; mus. out June, 65. Albert J. Wheelock, 6 B; drafted ; mus. out June, 65.

Bradbury W. York, Ist Front. Cav .; mus. out June, 65.

James S. Nelson, 11 I ; mus. out June, 65. John R. Wilson, II I; pro. corp., Jan. 64; lieut., Dec. 64 ; mus. out June, 65. Amount of bounties paid by the town to soldiers, $5,175.00 ; 13 men, $25 each ; 12 men, 300 each ; 2 men, $600 each.

THY WILL BE DONE.

BY MRS. E. D. GRAY.

[Mrs. Gray Is a daughter of the late Ebenezer S. Kellogg; born In this town, June 9, 1840. She has been afflicted by a rheumatic difficulty which has made her nearly helpless for some years.]

O1 Thou, before whose chastening rod I bow, May I a humble suppllant come before thy throne, And may these lessons, sent in pitylng love, Teach me to say, Thy will, not mine, be done.

The way seems dark, and rough and long, And I would gladly lay this burden down ;

This weary frame would seek a refuge In the grave; Help me to say, Thy will, not mine, be done.

Clouds in my path have risen one by one, And like a shroud have wrapped me in their gloom ; I've looked, aye, looked in valn, for one that's silver lined-

Ohl can I say, Thy will, not mine, be done?

Yes, trusting, my appointed time I'll wait, Patient until the summons calls me home; Ready to do, or suffer, as Thou seest best, And saying, not my will, but thine, be done.

We give the following notice of our his- torian, by his pastor, somewhat condensed :

CHARLES C. ABBOTT

was born in Thetford, July 27, 1831, and died in Worcester, Feb. 18, 1881, in his 50th year. He was son of Daniel and Hannah (Closson) Abbott, the 5th in a family of 7 children, but two of whom sur- vive. He came to Worcester with his father's family in 1848; in 1852, married Miss Marcia E. Ladd, who, with 7 chil- dren, survives him. He was for 25 years a great sufferer from spinal and rheumatic complaint much of the time, not being able to go about without the aid of a crutch and cane ; but notwithstanding his bodily affliction, had a clear, well-disciplined mind, which fitted him for usefulness, and was noted for thorough integrity in all business affairs, and held many offices in town ; was postmaster his last 20 years of life, and town clerk 15 years, to the great satisfaction of the people, and was a mem- ber of the Congregational church 25 years, in whom the Christian graces were de- veloped in a marked degree. For some years before his death, one could not long

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be in his presence without feeling they were in the presence of a godly man, rich in humility of spirit and patience in afflic- tion ; and in all the trials and cares to which his business life exposed him, he was charitable to all, and adopted a system of benevolence, giving the tenth of his small income for the support of the Gospel and for benevolent purposes. It was his theory that the Lord could make ninety cents go as far as a dollar, and he rested in the promises of the Gospel with great peace of mind. Truly, " The memory of the just is blessed." P. H. CARPENTER.

TOWN OFFICERS 1879-'81.

Clerk, Treasurer, Postmaster .- Charles C. Abbott, 1879-'80 ; Rev. P. H. Carpen- ter, town clerk, 1881 ; H. D. Vail, treas- urer, and postmistress, Maria E. Abbott.

Selectmen .- 1879, J. A. Kelton, D. H. Massey, Aden Miles ; 1880, '81, M. M. Harris, F. E. Templeton, L. M. Hutch- inson.

Constable .- A. A. Bliss, 1879 ; H. Tem- pleton, 1880, '81.

Overseer of Poor and Town Agent .- E. M. Hamblet, 1879-'81.

Superintendent of Schools .- Rev. P. H. Carpenter, 1879, '80, and H. W. Collier, 1881.

Merchant .- H. D. Vail.

Clergy .- Congregational, Rev. P. H. Carpenter ; Methodist, Rev. J. M. Rich, 1879, Rev. A. W. Ford, 1880, '81.

[Francis Wooster, with E. L. Hall, an old California miner, commenced gold mining in Worcester in 1875, on a small stream called Minister Brook, and took about $700 worth of gold from this mine, enough to pay their expenses, besides building a 1000 feet of sluice-boxes and in other ways preparing for 1876. During the past winter they have formed a com- pany for carrying on their work more ex- tensively, and will employ a large number of hands. They have leased nine farms lying on the same stream, for ten years.

-Watchman, 1875.

We would like for our general supple- ment volume a complete history of Wor- cester gold mining, Winooski river pearls, etc .- ED.

WORCESTER item in the papers during the war :

Charles Kent has sent ten sons and sons in-law into the army. One of them fell bravely fighting at Petersburg, one of them died in hospital, one is in Sloan hospital, and the rest are now at the front. What father can boast of more patriotic sons?]

ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR WOODBURY.

Hon. F. C. Putuam furnishes the fol- lowing from the town records :

CALEDONIA CO., ss. -

Woodbury, Oct. 5th, 1809. 5

The respondent, David Carr, son of Jo- seph and Mary Carr, now in court, pleads guilty to the indictment : It is, therefore, ordered and adjudged that he be taken forthwith to a suitable place, and there be tied up and receive ten stripes on his naked back, and pay costs of prosecution ; and that he be recorded in the town re- cords a thief. And it was done on the same day and date above mentioned.

Attest, WM. WEST, Town Clerk.

[JOSEPH MOORE, died in Woodbury, July 10, 1877, aged 82 years. He was a soldier of 1812, serving through the war, three years, and was the only man in Woodbury that ever drew a pension for services in this war. He married in 1815, Sally, daughter of Benjamin Ainsworth.

LAMBERT SPRAGUE, died in this town, July 8, 1864, aged 83 years.

THOMAS BRADISH, Jan. 17, 1865, aged 71.

EDWIN McCLOUD, a recruit under the last call from the town of Woodbury, died in the hospital at Brattleboro Jan. 13, 1864, aged 17 years.

Died at the Base Hospital, 18th army Corps, Point of Rocks, Va., Nov. 27, 1865, of typhoid fever, JOHN ORLANDO MORSE, a member of Co. 1, 9th Regt. Vt. Vols., son of Ira and Huldah Morse of Wood- bury, aged 18 years and 6 months.

Died at U. S. General Hospital, Wil- mington, N. C., ORRIN NELSON, Co. G, 4th Vt. Reg., formerly of Woodbury, aged 18 years.

D. D. WITHAM, of Woodbury, was in- stantly killed by a tree he was falling, Sept. 19, 1857, aged 33; left a wife and two children.]

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Waterbury Appendix Third. EZRA BUTLER'S ORDINATION.

At an ecclesiastical council held at Wa- terbury Feb. 18, 1801, at the request of the church of Bolton, by their letters mis- sive for the purpose of counseling or assist- ing them in setting apart Brother Ezra Butler to the work of the ministry.

Churches present · Monkton, Elder Isaac Sawyer, Ashbel Fuller, Asa Moore ; Corn- wall, Elder Ephraim Sawyer ; Amos Marsh ; Westford, Elder Thomas Brown, Libbeus Burdick; Fairfax, Elder Joseph Call.

Opened by prayer.

I. Chose Elder E. Sawyer, Moderator.

2. Chose Elder Call, Scribe.

3. Invited and received brethren into Council, viz : Samuel Webster, Reuben Smith, Hubbard Burdick and John Hoyt.

4. Examined into the state of and standing of the Church, together with the reasons of their desiring Brother Butler to be set apart ; having received satisfactory answers proceeded,

5. To call on Brother Butler to relate the reasons of his hope, second his call to the ministry, thirdly his ideas of doctrine and church discipline; after deliberate cosultation,

6. Voted a good degree of satisfaction, and conclude it duty to proceed to ordain ; the order of the day as follows: Elder Ephrainf Sawyer to preach the sermon ; Elder Isaac Sawyer to make the ordaining prayer ; Elder Call to give the charge ; Elder Brown to give the right hand of fel- lowship.

EPHRAIM SAWYER, Moderator, JOSEPH CALL, Clerk.

This was the first ordination of any min- ister in Waterbury. He was also the first convert, [see his biography previous] and Elder Call preached the first sermon in this town.

PECK FAMILY.

In another part of this Waterbury his- tory there is honorable mention of Gen. John Peck, but nothing of his family. A man so prominent and popular might be expected to have family relations of whom the reader may be pleased to know some- thing, though it be but little. Mrs. Peck, whose maiden name was Anna Benedict, was worthy any man's affectionate esteem, and this was mutually cherished beyond a doubt. She was no less a remarkable

woman than he was remarkable as a man and citizen. They had one daughter, who died quite young. Their oldest son, Lucius B., who was born in Waterbury, Nov. 17, 1802, was widely known in the maturity of manhood throughout the State as an em- inent lawyer, advocate and member of Congress. He was mainly educated and his character formed in this his native town. He was known here as a boy, sober, thoughtful as a youth, rarely en- gaging in the sports and usual vivacious activities of boyhood. This sedate, com- posed and contemplative manner of de- portment adhered to him through life. There was next to nothing of playful ac- tivity and wide awakefulness which char- acterized his only brother, Cassius. Their temperaments were widely different, as their destinies in life. Their purpose and pursuits different as fame and wealth. If eminence at the bar was the aim of one, the visions of wealth were that of the other. Cassius was 4 years younger than Lucius ; established himself in the retail dry goods trade in the city of New York about 1831, and after a few years' busi- ness, died. His death was sudden, and what is remarkable, this was the case of the deaths of all the family, none of them living to old age. Mr. and Mrs. Peck both died a little over 50 years, Lucius, 64, and Cassius, not much over 30 years.

RICHARD KNEELAND,

who was favorably known to our residents in the second and third decades of the cen- tury, in early life lived in Boston, where he learned his trade of joiner by the long ap- prenticeship then necessary to entitle to a trade reputation, when a trade was some- thing of a service. Mr. Kneeland reared a family of some 8 or 10 children. Two of the sons have represented other towns in the Legislature, one, we believe, the youngest, received a collegiate and medi- cal education, but lived to practice his pro- fession only a few years, dying young. The oldest daughter, a very estimable wo- man, never married, but at least three we can recollect were well married, and two are now living, also two sons. Mr. Knee-

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land lived to the age of 90, and died in this town, 1867. He was always called squire, was a man of extensive reading, and had a peculiar cast of mind, and was peculiar in his religious views.

OLIVER ROOD.

Cotemporary with Squire Kneeland was Oliver Cromwell Rood, a man of remark- able physical energy and executive talent in matters he engaged in. He married a daughter of George Kennan, elsewhere mentioned in this history. Mr. Rood had perhaps a half dozen children, several of whom we remember as good scholars in the old schooldays of our youth. Mr. Rood had a rather varied fortune in life, and one habit, almost universally preva- lent in his day, he lived to overcome, much to the comfort of his later years. His children, so far as recollected, became respectable in life. One of them, George, came to an untimely death, as before noted.

FROM MRS. JULIA WALLACE HUTCHINS.

TO A ROBIN BUILDING ON A PORTICO OF A CHAPEL.

Bird of the air, why comest thou here With thy wild aud timid heart, Thy nest to build, and thy young to rear, With the sculpture-work of art?

The orchard tree is with blossoms white, 'Twere a fragrant spot to rest;

And the locust leaves from the passers' sight Would shelter thy radiant breast.

The willows, bending low to screen The flash of a thousand rills, And the matted boughs of the evergreen Are forever on our hills.

The maple leaves are broad and bright, Aud they yield a grateful shade;

Then why on this sunlit wall so white Is thy love-wrought dwelling made?

I know to me it is not clear Who shall thy instinct scan, But I smile to see thou hast no fear Of the lordly creature-man.

When the peal of the Sabbath bell Calls human hearts to prayer,

Thou hoverest still o'er thy chosen cell, Though gathering steps are there.

Bird of the spring, thou hast sought our fane, But darker wings than thine

Are waving where time hath left a sting On altar, and tomb and shrine.

For the bittern calls from the staguant marslı Where once ran a sparkling flood,

And the owl and the raven, with voices harsh, Where the ancient idols stood.

But ours is a brighter faith than theirs, Who knelt at the idol shrine;

And our matin hymns should swell with praise, Bird of the air, like thine.

A blessing on these hallowed walls Where thou hast sought to rest;

May peace be shed like the dew that falls On Hermon's mountain crest.

Should worldly thought on our worship jar, Or cares disturb our bliss ;

Should pride arlse with its blight to mar, May we remember this-

Earth had a Heavenly Wanderer once, And pensively He said, The birds of the air had nests, "But He not where to lay His head."

From the Vermont Watchman, with items from his daughter, Mrs. Henry :

REV. ANDREW ROYCE, was born in Mar- low, N. H., June 2, 1805. At the age of 27, was admitted to the bar, but soon gave up the practice of law, studied theology and was ordained as an evangelist, Nov. 23, 1836. He preached first at Williamstown, Vt. He was installed pastor of the Con- gregational church at Barre, Feb. 22, 1841, where he remained 16 years, eminently successful, and receiving into the church 104 members by profession and 28 by let- ter, and as a citizen was identified in all movements for the popular good.

Through his untiring efforts the Acad- emy in Barre was erected, and the subse- quent prosperity of the village is owing in a great measure to the flourishing school of which he may truly be called the foun- der. But his arduous and unceasing labors proved too heavy ; in 1858, he had a stroke of paralysis, and had to suspend his labor for some months ; partially recovered, he commenced to labor in Shelburne and Fer- risburgh for a time, and then undertook the charge of the small parish at Greens- boro, laboring there less than 2 years, when being attacked with paralysis. he removed to Waterbury and spent the last few months of his life. He died in this village Oct. 15, 1864, just entering upon his 60th year ; when many look forward to vigorous action, he has passed away.

But his life work was well done, though finished at an earlier hour than those that labor less heartily ; and he has left behind him a good name and useful life as a last- ing monument in the hearts of the many

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who knew and loved him. He left a widow and 8 children; but two of the daughters died the following year.

WINOOSKI RIVER FALLS IN WATERBURY.

A description of the same from The Rural Magazine or Vermont Repository, Vol. I, page 199, of Samuel Williams, of Rutland, January, 1795. See also des- cription from Zadock Thompson's Gazetteer, p. 825.

Observations made on the Falls of Onion River, at Waterbury, commonly called Button Falls, May 12, 1793, by the Hon. S. Hitchcock and Col. Davis.

The river above the falls is about 15 rods wide, and flows along very pleasant banks on both sides. On these banks are large intervales. In a very short distance the river contracts or narrows to about 20 feet. For about 6 or 7 rods the whole of the water falls with great velocity along the rocks, in romantic meanderings, into a kind of basin formed by rocks on every side. The falls in this distance are about 10 or 12 feet. From the basin the water disappears, and flows under the rocks to the distance of about 60 feet, and then gushes out with great violence. From the head of the falls to the bottom is about 16 rods, on each side of which the channel is bounded by a solid rock, and appears to have been worn out of the rock by the water. This channel is from 40 to 50 feet in width. The height of the bank on the south side, computed from low water, is about 150 feet ; on the north side it was estimated at about 90. The falls along the channel are about 25 or 30 feet.

In some part of the falls, where the water in high floods has worn over the rocks, are seen large basins curiously formed in the solid rocks, of 10 or 12 feet in depth, and of three or four feet in di- ameter. The height of the waters, from the appearance of the timber lodged on the sides of the rocks, must formerly have been 50 feet higher than what it now is. At the bottom of the falls the river imme- diately widens to about 25 or 30 rods, and flows gently on in a beautiful stream.

DR. CHARLES C. ARMS

A part of the time of his practice here he was a partner with Dr. Drew, his brother- in-law. He attained a high reputation as a skillful surgeon. He built the house now occupied by Dr. Washburne, which some 30 years ago or more was considered one of the best in the village. [See page 869.]

Correction for page 868 : My recollection of Mr. Bryan's coming into town is it was between the years 1815 and 20, more defi- nitely perhaps, 1816 to 1818. I have no recollection from what town in America he came to this place, but presume he had been but a short time in the country when he came to Waterbury. He immediately opened a tailor's shop, and a Miss Scagel, of a Methodist family, whom he afterwards married, worked in the shop, either as ap- prentice or assistant. Many years after, when he had been married and settled on a farm near the center of the town, and had given up his trade or partially so, he intro- duced Mr. O'Conner, a tailor from Burling- ton, to business in this village, O'Conner then being a young man. He did a good business at his trade many years, and final- ly died in the place. Some time not dis- tant from O'Conner's coming, either before or after, I have no definite dates, an Irish- man and Catholic, by the name of Clarke, came to town next; these were the first three Catholics of whom I have recollection as residents. After these, and especially after the building the railroad commenced, they came in large numbers. Father O'Calligan, the priest, visited these families occasionally, probably more than 40 years ago. And it was said that he gave Clarke a cow, or money to buy one, as he was in very destitute circumstances. R. B.

[Since the foregoing was in type we have the following information from a son of Patrick Bryan, the only representative of the family living now in Waterbury : " My father was born in London, and learned his trade there. His parents were Irish, as his name indicates. He came from London to Quebec, and from there directly to Waterbury about 1814 or '15. His fam- ily were 6 sons and two daughters. The

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The history of Washington county, in the Vermont historical gazetteer:, Part 146

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890, [from old catalog] ed Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Montpelier, Vt., Vermont watchman and state journal press Number of Pages: 1066

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890, [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Montpelier, Vt., Vermont watchman and state journal press
Number of Pages: 1066