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of his brother-in-law, George W. Bancroft, and shot him twice and then returned back near the mill. About that time, Bancroft came out of the shop and started for his house. Arbuckle seeing him, ran after him and chased him round some lumber near the road. Bancroft then changed his course and ran for the mill, followed by Arbuckle, who fired again just as he was entering the mill door, he falling dead on the floor. Arbuckle then went to his home and remained there until the arrival of the constable, George Howland, who had been sent for about a mile distant, when he stepped out at a back door and shot himself, falling dead instantly. The situation of the mill, shop and house are is about like the points of a triangle, 12 rods apart, and Bancroft's house next to the other house. The young man, Shortt, strange to say, was not fatally hit, the ball of the first shot was taken out on the out- side of the left ribs, some 8 or 10 inches from where it struck him. At the time of the shooting, the miller, Mr. Clifford, and two other neighbors were in the mill, and no one except Bancroft was in the shop. No cause can be assigned for the shooting, except an unpleasantness with Shortt, growing out of a collision of teams some time previous at a ride, and the dissipation of Bancroft and treatment to his wife, who was the sister of Arbuckle.
July 18, 1878, Henry R. Campbell fell from a load of hay and was killed.
Dec. 20, 1878, Bert R. Macomber, aged 17, committed suicide by shooting.
Nov. 30, 1879, Doct. John H. Peck died from over dose of chloroform.
April 24, 1880, Byron Eastman, aged 20, was drowned by the upsetting of a boat at North Montpelier.
SYLVANUS SHEPHERD
is remembered by the citizens of Montpe- lier as an odd character about town in its early days. His brother, Willard Shep- herd, was one of the early settlers of East Montpelier, and became an opulent farm- er. The old two-story brick house he built near the line of East Montpelier and Plainfield is occupied by his descendants. He was the author of "The Phoenix Chron-
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icle." The word Phoenix signifies arising out of its own ashes. The Bonfire in which 450 books were burnt: A view of
A step-mother's lot is one that 's hard- She need be constant on her guard; There are so many minds to please, She should be often on her knees, To pray for grace her path to tread, And by her Saviour's will be led; For what suits one will not another, So I do pity the step-mother.
See biography of Clark Stevens, page 581. In his old age he often amused him- self with rhyming tributes for his friends, acrostics largely. This, just given, is taken from a quarto blank book, 84 pages, all written after he was 85 years of age.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Town Clerk-Royal Wheeler, 1849 to 1855 inclusive ; Austin D. Arms, 1856 to 1862 inclusive. Truman C. Kelton, 1863 to the present time-1881.
Treasurer-Addison Peck, 1849, '50,'51. N. C. King, 1852 to 1861 inclusive. S. S. Kelton, 1862 to 1877. T. C. Kelton, 1877 to the present time-1881.
Overseer of the Poor-Addison Peck, 1849, '50, '51. Jacob Bennett, 1852 to 1860. Addison Peck, 1860 to 1865. John G. Putnam, 1865-66. John M. Willard, 1867 to 1875 inclusive. Solon F. Cum- mins, 1876 to the present time-1881.
Ist Selectman-J. C. Nichols, 1845-50, '51 ; Jacob Rich, 1852; Samuel Temple- ton, 1853; Lorenzo Gray, 1854; Edson Slayton, 1855, '56; Ezekiel D. Nye, 1857 ; Hazen Lyford, 1858; Jas. Bennett, 1859; Orlando F. Lewis, 1860, '61 ; Truman C. Kelton, 1862; John C. Tabor, 1863; Jas. A. Coburn, 1864; S. S. Kelton, 1865 ; John M. Willard, 1866; J. L. Coburn, 1867; Thomas B. Stevens, 1868; Squire Bailey, 1869; M. D. Willard, 1870, '71 ; Clark King, 1872, '73, '74; E. H. Vin- cent, 1875 ; Eri Morse, 1876; S. W. Hill, 1877 ; D. H. Patterson, 1878 ; J. C. Paine,
1879; G. H. Dix, 1880; Orlando Clark, 1881.
Representative-N. C. King, 1849, '50; Montpelier and all the country places in J. P. W. Vincent, 1851, '52; James Tem- the State, &c. &c. By Sylvanus Shep- herd. Printed for the author. 1825, 8vo. - pp. 18 .- Gilman's Bibliography. pleton, 1853, '54; Stephen F. Stevens, 1855, '56; Larned Coburn, 1857, '58; P. P. Pitkin, 1859, '60; E. D. Nye, 1861, '62 ; T. C. Kelton, 1863, '64; Prentice M. THE STEP-MOTHER. Shepard, 1865, '66; Timothy Davis, 1867, Lines written by CLARK STEVENS in his 89th year, to a lady who was a second wife. '68 ; J. A. Coburn, 1869, '70; T. B. Ste- vens, 1872, '73; H. D. Foster, 1874; J. L. Coburn, 1876; Austin Templeton, 1878 ; A. A. Tracy, 1880.
Representatives from East Montpelier be- fore division of town-Pearley Davis, 1799, 1802 ; Nahum Kelton, 1816, '17, '18, '20, '29; Wm. Billings, 1834, '35; Royal Wheeler, 1838, '39; Addison Peck, 1842, '43; Dr. Charles Clark, 1846, '47.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENTS.
1849-Horatio N. Needham, free soil, 213; Carlos Coolidge, whig, 76; Jonas Clark, dem., 21.
1850 - Lucius B. Peck, dem., 193 ; Charles K. Williams, whig, 85 ; John Roberts, free soil, 32.
1851-Timothy P. Redfield, free dem., 146; Chas. K. Williams, whig, 59; John Roberts, dem. 24.
1852-Lawrence Brainerd, free soil, 107 ; John S. Robinson, dem., 81 ; Erastus Fair- banks, whig, 65. Presidential, Winfield Scott, 37 ; Franklin Pierce, 47.
1853-John S. Robinson, dem., 101 ; Lawrence Brainerd, free soil, 91 ; Erastus Fairbanks, whig, 51.
1854-Stephen Royce, whig, 98 ; Merritt . Clark, dem., 95; Lawrence Brainerd, free soil, 5.
1855-Stephen Royce, whig, 163; Mer- ritt Clark, dem., 95 ; Lawrence Brainerd, free soil, I.
1856- Ryland Fletcher, whig, 168; Henry Keyes, dem., 87. Presidential, Fremont, 139; Buchanan, 40.
1857 - Ryland Fletcher, whig, 128; Henry Keyes, dem., 93.
1858-Hiland Hall, whig, 145; Henry Keyes, dem., 92.
1859-Hiland Hall, whig, 163; John G. Saxe, dem., 102.
1860-Erastus Fairbanks, whig, 180;
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John G. Saxe, dem., 87. Presidential, Lincoln, 113; Douglass, 32.
1861-Frederick Holbrook, repub., 141 ; Andrew Tracy, whig, 73; H. B. Smalley, dem., 13.
1862-Frederick Holbrook, repub., III. 1863-John G. Smith, repub., 161; Timothy P. Redfield, dem., 62.
1864-John G. Smith, repub., 149; Timothy P. Redfield, dem., 56. Presi- dential, Lincoln, 131 ; McClellan, 25.
1865-Paul Dillingham, repub., 122; Charles N. Davenport, dem., 49.
1866-Paul Dillingham, repub., 129; Charles N. Davenport, dem., 41.
1867-John B. Page, rep. 176; J. L. Edwards, dem., 39.
1868-John B. Page, repub., 174 ; John L. Edwards, dem., 51. Presidential, Grant, 156; Seymour, 28.
1869-Peter T. Washburn, repub., 143 ; Homer W. Heaton, dem., 48.
1870-John W. Stewart, repub., 129; Homer W. Heaton, dem., 41.
1872-Julius Converse, repub., 155; Abraham B. Gardner, dem., 47. Presi- dential, Grant, 107; Greeley, 19.
1874-Asahel Peck, repub., 77 ; W. H. H. Bingham, dem., 41.
1876-Horace Fairbanks, repub., 134; W. H. H. Bingham, dem., 57. Presiden- tial, Hayes, 109; Tilden, 33.
1878-Redfield Proctor, repub., 145; W. H. H. Bingham, dem., 55.
1880-Roswell Farnham, repub., 166; Edward J. Phelps, dem., 56. Presidential, Garfield, 108; Hancock, 17.
SOLDIERS OF EAST MONTPELIER.
Soldiers of the Revolution, who lived and died in East Montpelier .- Hezekiah Tinkham, Edward West, Elias Metcalf, John Putnam, Job Macomber, Daniel Russell, Sen., Theophilus Clark, Clark Stevens, Samuel Southwick, Enoch Cate, John Gray, Joshua Sanders.
Soldiers of the War of 1812 .- Rowland Edwards, Enoch Kelton, Nathan Kelton, John Gould, John B. Kelton, John Morgan, Jasper M. Stoddard, Moses Parmenter.
Soldiers of the Mexican War .- Daniel Cutler, Orange Mckay.ª
WAR OF THE REBELLION.
COMPILED MAINLY FROM THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT BY CHARLES DE F. BANCROFT.
VOLUNTEERS FOR THREE YEARS CREDITED PREVIOUS TO CALL FOR 300,000 MEN, OCT. 16, 1863.
Names. Age. Co. Regt. Enlistment.
Remarks.
Andrews, Gustavus A.
43 K 3 July 10 61 18 I Bat. Jan. 18 62
Died June 14, 62, in Louisana.
Bancroft, Daniel P.
23 C Cav. Aug 28 62
Discharged May 18, 65.
Bailey, Hiram A.
19 H 3 June 1 61
Mustered out July 27, 64.
Beaudreau, Stephen
Credited, but does not appear to have entered the service.
Bent, David J.
20 G 4 Aug 30 61
Burnham, Andrew
36 H 2
do 20 61
Carley, Charles
22
F 6
do 15 62
Carley, Henry
24
F 6
Sept 23 61
Carley, William
44
E 8
Nov 28 61
Carr, Chester
26
I II
Aug 1I 62
Connell, Thomas
22
K 3
July 10 61
Cummins, Edwin
22 G
4
Discharged Oct. 10, 62.
Cutler, Charles F.
21
K
7
June 1 62
Dearborn, Roswell H. Dillon, William 2d.,
23
G
4 Aug 29 61
18
F
6 do 15 62
Field, Reuben R.
Gero, George
Gray, William C. Hammond, Elon O. Hargin, Ira J. Hill, Amasa
29
Hill, Henry H.
Hill, Joseph P.
24 B Cav do do do 28 K 3 July 10 61 22 C Cav Sept 136[ 45 K 3 June 1661 18 F 2 Aug 14 62 July 10 61 K 3
Discharged Nov. 22, 61. Mustered out Nov. 18, 64. Captain ; resigned Aug. 14, 61.
Killed in action May 3, 64.
Died April 14, 62.
Ist lieut. ; died May 9, 62, Wash'n, D. C. Prom. corp. ; discharged Dec. 23, 62.
G 4 Sept 21 61 20 E 3 June 1 61 21
Died May 7, 62. Discharged Dec. 17, 61.
Transferred to U. S. Navy Apr. 15, 64 ; discharged June 6, 65.
Mustered out Oct. 28, 64.
Trans. to V. R. C. ; disch. June 4, 64.
Deserted July 26, 64.
Died July 4, 62, of wounds rec'd at Lee's Mills.
Died at New Orleans, Sept. 3, 62. Killed at Fredericksburgh Dec. 13, 62.
Pro. corp. ; wounded Aug. 21, 64 ; must. out June 19, 64. Mustered out June 21, 65.
Aug 27 61
Discharged Dec. 9, 62.
Bancroft, Charles F.
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Names.
Age. Co. Regt. Enlistment.
Remarks.
Howland, Hiram B.
42
3
June 15 61
Joslyn, Triffley
21
G 4
Sept 3 61
Lapiere, Cypren
21
F
2
Feb 24 62
Lapiere, Joseph
21
F
2
do 5 62
Lawrence, Stephen D.
28
F
2
Aug 14 62
Mann, Albert N. .
21
I
9
May 23 62
Maxham, George
38
E
8 Dec 8 61
Mitchell, John
18
K
3 July Io 61
Morse, Joseph Jr.,
29
H
2
Aug 20 61
Morris, Joseph
18 C Cav Aug 14 61
Ormsbee, Elhanan W.
24
G
4
Aug 30 61
Ormsbee, Mansaur A.
28
F
2
May 7 61
Ormsbee, Orvis
20
G
4
Aug 30 61
Persons, Charles E.
20
G
4 Aug 27 61
Persons, Levi A.
24
G
4 do do do
Persons, Phineas C.
23
F
6
Feb 25 62
Pitkin Perley P.
35
2
June 20 61
22
G 4
Aug 22 61
Putnam, Isaac A.
24
G
4
do 24 61
Sanders, Charles A.
29
G
4
Aug 24 61
Seymour, Isaac
44
I
9
June 23 62
Shorey, Theodore
19 F
2
May 7 61
Silloway, Seth P. Sinnott, William
44
Aug 27 62
Slayton, Austin C.
21
K 3
July 10 61
Smith, James H.
19
F 6 Oct 2 61
Discharged Oct. 30, 64.
Snow, Oscar D.
19
H
3 June 1 61
Died Oct. 14, 61.
Southwick, George W.
32 Ist Bat June 16 62
Mustered out August 10, 64.
Stevens, William B.
23
G 4 Aug 22 61
K
3 July 10 61
Discharged Sept. 17, 62.
Templeton, Charles A.
19
F
6
Oct 7 61
Corporal ; died Oct. 17, 62.
Thibeault, Antoine
18
F
2
Aug 28 62
Trow, George E.
20
H 2
Aug 20 62
Mustered out Sept. 12, 64.
Washburn, William L.
18
G
4 do 28 61
Discharged Feb. 17, 63.
[18, 63.
Wheeler. Cyril
33
I
2 do 20 62
Willey, Alonzo D.
24
K 3
July 10 61
Wemes, James
38
G 4 Apr 5 62
Discharged July 8, 63.
VOLUNTEERS FOR NINE MONTHS.
Barnet, Lucius H.
21
C 13 Aug 29 62
Mustered out July 21, 63. do
Carson, Charles H.
20
do .
do
Coburn, Lewis L.
28
do
do
Cutler, Lorenzo D.
20
do
do
Flint, Norris W.
25
do
Aug 29 61
Genait, Victor
21
do
do
do
Hill, Horace L.
21
do
do
do
Howland, William H.
22
do
do
do
Lawson, William F.
22
do
do
do
Lewis, William H.
19
do
do
do
Martin, Henry H.
20
do
do
Nye, Alanson
22
do
do
Ormsbee, Hosea B.
22
do
do
Ormsbee, William H.
18
do
do
Pierce, George
25
do
do
do
Pratt, Azro A.
29
do
do
Slayton, Rufus H.
IS
H 13
do
Snow, Willard C.
22
C 13
do
Stoddard, Francis F.
22
do
do
Templeton, Albert C.
18
do
do
Tucker, Marcus F.
19
do
do
do
Wakefield, Christopher H. 24
do
do
Wakefield, Henry
20
do
do
do
'Wakefield, William H.
22
do
do
Discharged Jan. 21, 63. W'd at Wilderness ; must out Sept. 30, 64. Trans. to V. R. C., Apr. 20, 65 ; must.
out July 20, 65. Discharged Sept. 13, 62.
Discharged Nov. 5, 62. Promoted corp. ; re-enlisted June 5, 64. Deserted Jan. 21, 62. Mustered out Sept 13, 64. Discharged Nov. 26, 62.
Muckler, Henry
28
G
4
do 27 61
Discharged April 19, 62.
Killed at the Wilderness May 5, 64.
Discharged Jan. 14, 63.
Died Jan. 19, 62, at Camp Griffin, Va. Mustered out Sept. 30, 64.
Sergeant ; discharged Apr. 17, 62.
Discharged July 31, 62.
Quartermaster ; pro. capt, and assist. quartermaster U. S. A., April 13, 62. Discharged Nov. 10, 62. Ist sergt. ; prom. 2d lieut. Co. H, Jan. 19, 62 ; Ist lient. Co. C, Oct. 20, 63 ; killed at the Wilderness May 5, 64.
Discharged April 4, 62.
Discharged Feb. 20, 63.
Prom. corp. ; sergt. ; re-enlisted ; must. out July 15, 65. Discharged April 30, 64.
39 Ist Bat Dec 7 61
I 2
Discharged May 18, 63, for wounds rec'd at Fredericksburgh. Mustered out July 27, 64.
Pro. serg't ; died of wounds rec. at Cold Harbor, Juue 12, 64.
Steward, Dexter G.
24
Wounded at Fredericksburgh ; dis. May Killed at Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, 62.
Captain ; mustered out July 21, 63. Serg't ; died at Brattleboro, July 24, 63. Mustered out July 21, 63.
Wd. July 3, 63 ; must. out. July 21, 63. do
do
do
do
do do
Wounded July 3, 63 ; died July 19, 63. Pro. corp ; must. out July 21, 63.
do
do
Mustered out July 21, 63.
Died at White Oak Church, Dec. 24, 62.
Prescott, Dexter S.
Rejected by Brigade Surgeon.
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CREDITS FOR 3 YEARS, UNDER CALL OF OCT. 17, 1863, FOR 300,000 MEN. Names.
Age Co. Regt. Enlistment.
Remarks.
Ainsworth, Eugene D.
18
I 11 Nov 23 63
Wd. at Cold Harbor, June 1, 64 ; dis. Apr. 27, 65.
Barton, Geo. M.
17
3 Bat Dec 26 63
Pro. corp ; mustered out June 15, 65.
Batchelder, John D.
21
Nov 21 63
Burnham, Edwin
20
III
do 23 63
Carson, Charles H. Clark, Isaac
21
E 17
Sept 14 63
Collins, Luther M.
18
H 17
do
Goodell, Lewis
19
III
9 63 do 23 63
Gove, George D.
17
3 Bat
Dec 23 63
Howland, Arthur L.
18
E 17
Sept 21 63
Howland, William H.
23
€ 17
do
14 63
Jackson, Marcus N.
20
III
Nov 23 63
Langdon, John C.
21
3 Bat Oct 30 63
Mason, Gilman
18
III
Dec 4 63
Mason, Joseph
18
III
Nov 27 63
O'Neil, Daniel
44
B 5
do 24 63
Pierce, David
20 K Cav Jan I 64
Roscoe, Curtis W.
19
HII
Dec 2 63
Sanders, Charles A.
27
3 Bat
Aug 5 64
Thomas, William W.
19
I 11
Dec 23 63
Discharged Jan. 31, 65.
Wakefield, Henry
22
E 17
Sept 15 63
Washburn, Ira A.
IS
III
Dec 28 63
Died at Salisb. prison, N.C., Feb. 20, 65. Mustered out Aug. 5, 65.
VOLUNTEERS FOR ONE YEAR.
Francis, Edgar A.
18
D 2 Aug 20 64
Mustered out June 19, 65.
Jangraw, Francis
21
3 Bat
do 17 64
do
do 15, 65. do
Morris, Francis
19
do
do
do
do
Dana, Alpheus T.
20
7 Feb 1 65
do
Jan. 31, 66.
Lewis, William H. Potter, Robert
21 Ft Cav Jan
3 65
do
June 27, 65.
Rowe, Joseph
24 3 Bat Aug 18 64
do do 25, 65.
Skiddy, Lawrence
33
7
Feb 13 65
do Feb. 13, 66.
Stevens, Henry A. C.
19 Ft Cav Jan
3 65
do
June 27, 65.
Hoyt, Enoch S.
V. R. C. Feb 17 65
Died Oct. 1, 65.
VOLUNTEERS RE-ENLISTED FOR THREE YEARS.
Holmes, Ira
24 E 8
Maxham, George
41
do June 5 64
First en. a credit to town of Woodbury. Deserted May 28, 64. Wounded at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 64; must. out July 17, 65.
DRAFTED MEN WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE.
Aldrich, Levi HI.
24 K 3 July 13 63
Wounded at Cold Harbor, June 3, 64 ; des. Oct. 1, 64.
Gray, George S.
22 C 2
do
Ripley, William C.
20 D 2
do
Killed at Wilderness, May 5, 64. Wd. May 5, 64, and Sept. 19, 64 ; pro. corp. Oct. 31, 64; serg't. Feb. 7, 65; must. out July 15, 65.
SUBSTITUTES FURNISHED BY DRAFTED MEN.
Bigelow, John B.
48 B C July 24 63
do
Substitute for John H. Peck; must. out June 26, 65. Substitute for Darwin A. Stewart ; des. before assignment to Co. or Reg't.
DRAFTED MEN WHO PAID COMMUTATION.
Foster, Edwin H. Gould, Henry M. Gould, John M. Hollister, Martin V. B.
Holmes, Henry C.
Stevens, Thomas B. Templeton, Austin
Ordway, Edward,
Templeton, H. H.
Parmenter, Marcus
Pierce, Aaron Seabury, Edward T. Smith, Willard G.
Benjamin, David Bliss, George E. Buzzell, George W. Cummins, Luther Davis, George
Davis, Nathaniel Jr., Davis, Oscar L. Edwards, Samuel Jr.,
31
Nov 29 63
Died at Ft: Slocum, D. C., Feb. 27, 64. Wd. at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19. 64; pro. corp ; must. out July 17, 65. Corp ; killed at Wilderness, May 6, 64. Died June 6, 64, of wounds received at Cold Harbor. Mustered out July 14, 65. do June 29, 65. do June 15, 65.
Deserted from hospital in 65. Corporal. Died May 10, 64, of wounds received May 6, 64. Mustered out Aug. 25, 65. do May 13, 65. Discharged Apr. 15, 64. do [65.
Trans. to V. R. C. Apr. 64 ; dis. June 15, Killed in action March 1, 64. [22, 64. Corp ; died at Andersonville prison, Sept. Mustered out June 15, 65.
Morris, Joseph
20
do
do
do
19 E 8 Feb 20 65
do do 28, 65.
Giovanni, Don
Wasson, David H.
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RECAPITULATION.
Volunteers for 3 years.
86
Volunteers for 1 year.
12
Volunteers for 9 months. 24
Drafted men who entered service
3
Furnished substitute
2
Paid commutation .. . 22
64
Discharged for disability 30 8
Killed in battle .. .
Died of wounds received in action .. 6
Died of disease contracted in service
II
Died in Rebel prisons
2
Deserted
6
ROLL OF HONOR.
Name. Date of death.
Bancroft, Charles F.
June 14, 1862. Feb. 27, 1864.
Batchelder, John D.
Bent, David J.
May 7, 1862.
Carson, Charles H.
May 5, 1864. June 6, 1864. July 4, 1862.
Cornell, Thomas
Cutler, Charles F.
Sept. 3, 1862.
Cutler, Lorenzo D.
July 24, 1863.
Dearborn, Roswell H.
Dec. 13, 1862.
Gray, George S.
May 5, 1864.
Hargin, Ira J.
May 5, 1864.
Hill, Amasa
April 14, 1862.
Hill, Henry H. Ist lieut.
May 9, 1862.
Howland, William H.
May 10, 1864.
Hoyt, Enoch S.
Oct. 3, 1865.
Ormsbee, Elhanan W.
May 5, 1864.
Ormsbee, Orvis
Jan. 19, 1862.
Pierce, David
Mar. 1, 1864.
Putnam, Isaac A. Ist lieut. May 5, 1864.
Roscoe, Curtis W.
Sept. 22, 1864. Oct. 14, 1861.
Snow, Oscar D.
Snow, Willard C.
July 19, 1863.
Stevens, William B. June 12, 1864. Oct. 17, 1862.
Templeton, Charles A.
Thibeault, Antoine
Dec. 24, 1862.
Wakefield, Henry
Feb. 20, 1865.
Willey, Alonzo D.
April 16, 1862.
ERRATA. [OF MR. WALTON.]
Page 329, Miranda C. Storrs should be Maria Cadwell Storrs.
Page 357, William H. Upham should be William Keyes Upham. E. P. W.
Page 299, soldiers furnished by the town given as 236, quota 189, should be 336, and a quota of 289 to fill.
[OF C. DE F. BANCR FT.]
Page 331, Willie Kelly, aged 11 years, killed by a sweep on Barre street, in 1869.
Page 331, a Willey child killed on Main street ; run over, age 6, 1870.
Page 331, Michael McMahon killed, should read, aged 30 years.
Page 231, William Mousier, not William Monsier.
Page 332, D. K. Bennett, Aug. 3, not Aug. 8.
On page 348 should be added the names of Edward Ordway, Edward Seabury and Willard G. Smith to the list of drafted men from Montpelier as having paid com- mutation. They are erroneously given in the Adjutant General's printed report of 1864, as credits from East Montpelier.
Page 345, '6, Frank V. Randall, Jr., enlisted Jan. 1, 1863, at the age of II years ; a credit from this town as a musician in Co. F, 13th Reg't., and mustered out of service July 21, '63 ; enlisted Jan. 5, '64, as musician in Co. E, 17th Reg't. ; mus- tered out July, '65.
Page 342, Ansel H. Howard, aged 18 years, enlisted Aug. 20, '61, in Co. H, 2d Reg't. ; promoted corporal ; re-enlisted from Montpelier, Dec. 21, '63 ; promoted sergeant ; mustered out of service July 15,'65.
Page 345, William Goodwin, enlisted Aug. 25, 1862, at the age of 24, in Co. I, 13th Regt. Mustered out with the regi- ment July 21, 1863.
Page 524, Center Cemetery should read Cutler Cemetery,
Page 530, James Conners' age should be 24, not 54.
Additional .- Mrs. Rhoda Brooks, page 476, the date of her birth should be 1788,
J. A. Wing, p. 545 ; birth Oct., not Dec. 26, 1810, remained in Plainfield 58. Page 289, Drolette, should be Drolet.
Mustered out at expiration of time of service, or the close of the war.
Clark, Isaac
COMMEMORATION.
PORTRAITS AND DONORS.
CLARK STEVENS of East Montpelier, old town clerk and Quaker minister-first preacher in old Montpelier. Donated by Hon. S. S. Kelton, historian of East Montpelier, and Thomas B. Stevens, grandson of Clark Stevens.
Gen. PARLEY DAVIS of East Montpelier, first general surveyor of Washington County. Donated by his grandson, Benjamin I. Wheeler of East Montpelier. Gen. EZEKIEL P. WALTON. By Hon. E. P. Walton.
Mrs. PRUSSIA PERSONS WALTON. By Mrs. Harriet N. Wing of Glens Falls, N. Y.
Hon. E. P. WALTON. By Hon. E. P. Walton.
Col. JAMES H. LANGDON, Mrs. JAMES H. LANGDON, JAMES R. LANGDON. By- James R. Langdon.
GEORGE LANGDON. By Mrs. Geo. Langdon.
Dr. JULIUS Y. DEWEY. By Hon. Charles and Edward Dewey.
Hon. DANIEL BALDWIN. By Mr. and Mrs. Marcus D. Gilman.
Hon. CHARLES REED. By Mrs. Charles Reed.
Hon. CHARLES W. WILLARD. By Mrs. Charles W. Willard.
Senator WILLIAM UPHAM, Mrs. WILLIAM UPHAM. By Mrs. George Langdon.
Hon. SAMUEL PRENTISS. By Joseph A. Prentiss, Esq., Winona, Minn.
Rev. WILLIAM H. LORD. By Ladies of Bethany Church.
Rev. FREDERICK W. SHELTON. By Episcopal Church Society.
Rev. CHESTER WRIGHT. By Rev. J. Edward Wright.
Capt. NATHAN JEWETT, Col. ELISHA P. JEWETT. By Col. E. P. Jewett.
JOHN WOOD, THOMAS W. WOOD. By Thos. W. Wood.
Judge TIMOTHY P. REDFIELD. By Hon. T. P. Redfield.
Hon. HOMER W. HEATON. By Hon. Homer W. Heaton.
JOSEPH A. WING, Esq. By J. A. Wing, Esq.
Gen. PERLEY P. PITKIN. By Gen. P. P. Pitkin.
Hon. LUCIUS B. PECK. By his daughter, Mrs. Anna M. Mallary, Towanda, Penn. Hon. STODDARD B. COLBY. By his daughter, Mrs. Col. Carey, Washington, D. C. CHARLES G. EASTMAN. By Mrs. Charles G. Eastman.
JONATHAN SHEPARD. By George C. Shepard.
Gov. ASAHEL PECK. By Nahum Peck of Hinesburgh.
Hon. RAWSEL R. KEITH. By Dodge W. Keith of Chicago.
MAHLON COTTRILL, Mrs. MAHLON COTTRILL. By Jedd P. Cottrill, Esq., Milwaukee. Col. LEVI BOUTWELL. By Mrs. Levi Boutwell and H. S. Boutwell.
Dr. NATHANIEL C. KING of East Montpelier, Dr. SUMNER PUTNAM of Montpelier. By Dr. Sumner Putnam.
CARLOS BANCROFT. By Mrs. Carlos Bancroft.
AARON BANCROFT. By Chas. De F. Bancroft and two old citizens.
ZENAS WOOD. By his daughters at St. Johnsbury.
RICHARD W. HYDE. By Mrs. R. W. Hyde and family.
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VERMONT HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
Hon. JOHN A. PAGE. By Hon. J. A. Page.
Hon. JOSEPH POLAND. By Hon. J. Poland.
CHARLES W. BAILEY. By Mrs. Chas. W. Bailey.
J. WARREN BAILEY. By Mrs. J. W. Bailey.
Major ALFRED L. CARLETON. By Mrs. A. L. Carleton. Rev. ELISHA BROWN. By Col. A. C. Brown.
LUTHER CROSS. By Luther B. Cross.
ROBERT H. WHITTIER. By Mrs. R. H. Whittier.
Dea. CONSTANT W. STORRS. By Mrs. C. W. Storrs.
MARCUS D. GILMAN. By M. D. Gilman.
HIRAM ATKINS. By H. Atkins.
Hon. RODERICK RICHARDSON. By Hon. R. Richardson.
Dr. CHARLES CLARK. By the family.
WOOD ENGRAVINGS SPECIALLY FOR THIS WORK.
LORENZO Dow and PEGGY, and BRIDGMAN. By L. J. Bridgman.
CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE. From the Catholic Society.
TRINITY M. E. CHURCH. By the Society-Mrs. Laura A. McDermid, solicitor.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. By the Unitarian Society, through John G. Wing, Esq. BAPTIST CHURCH. By Society and friends, through John W. Smith.
CENTRAL VERMONT DEPOT. From Cen. Vt. R. R. Co., St. Albans.
VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE BUILDING. From the Company.
RESIDENCE OF MARCUS D. GILMAN. From Mr. Gilman.
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE. By the Montpelier lawyers, through Hiram Carleton, Esq.
RESIDENCE OF GEORGE C. SHEPARD. From Mr. Shepard.
RIVERSIDE HOUSE. From C. J. Gleason, Esq.
Plates before engraved .- CHRIST CHURCH-By favor of Mr. Atkins of the Argus. BETHANY CHURCH, THE STATE HOUSE, PAVILION, &c. The Interior of CHRIST CHURCH, BETHANY, and TRINITY M. E., subscriptions commenced for.
NOTE TO THE PORTRAITS .- Those of Col. Langdon and wife, and Gen. Walton and wife, were painted by Tuthill, (a pupil of Benjamin West) ; those of Mahlon Cottrill and wife, by Mason, and all when the parties were so young, their portraits will be recognized by only a few persons. The same is true to some extent of the portraits of Gen. Parley Davis and Mrs. Upham. The signature of Prussia Walton was writren at the age of 82.
FINIS.
MONTPELIER, thou hast won my heart By all thy generous ways ; It is my joy, my pride, thy noble men, Thy matrons beauteous in their days- To praise.
And I would write thy happy name On the historic page, In letters as of gold, to hand Down to the future age-
MONTPELIER.
Abby Maria Hemenway
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MORETOWN.
MORETOWN.
[Compiled from the newspaper records and papers contributed.]
"The township was chartered June 7, 1763, the grant to contain 6 square miles to be divided into 71 shares ; one-eighth to each of the 64 proprietors ; each drawing one lot out of each division, there being three divisions." The charter says, before any division of land be made to proprie- tors, a tract of land as near the center of the town as the land will admit shall be reserved and marked out for town lots, one of which shall be allotted to each pro- prietor, of the contents of I acre-they paying as rent therefor for the term of 10 years, one ear of Indian corn, on the 25th of Dec. annually, if lawfully demanded, and said rent to commence Dec. 25, 1762. Also each proprietor was to pay one shil- ling proclamation money on every 100 acres of land. After the town was organ- ized, it passed a vote to " quiet " those who had previously selected and were occupy- ing lots, in lieu of drawing by lot as speci- fied in the grant. By "quiet" it is pre- sumed was meant to let them hold the lots selected. Moretown was settled prior to 1790; for in 1790, Ebenezer Haseltine came to the N. W. part, and commenced to clear a farm about a mile and a half from Duxbury line. It was on Winooski or Onion river, and the place where his son, Ebenezer Haseltine, now resides. But it appears that Seth Munson was living near where Mr. Haseltine made a pitch, when Mr. H. arrived-so it is evident a few settlers had made a beginning prior to 1790. At this date, 1790, there were only a few houses in Montpelier, and these were log ; and it is said that Mr. H. helped cut the first hay ever cut in Montpelier, and on the spot where the Vermont Watchman office now stands. When the Indians were on their way to burn Royalton, they camped on the meadow owned by Mr. Haseltine. Arrow heads and stone hatchets have been found on this farm. The first school district in town was formed in this neighborhood. Mrs. Ebenezer Haseltine and Aunt Judith Haseltine used to gather sap on snow-shoes, and catch cart loads
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