Continuing with Abby Hemenway's 1868 Gazetteer from a few pages I have on Richmond. Clerical Elder Ezra Wilmot the first settled minister over the Calvinistic Baptist Church. John Peck was settled over the same demonination on the 25th of September 1823. Jedediah Bushnell, Guy C. Sampson, Zenas Bliss, T. J. Holmes, E. H. Alden, Eben Halley and others have presided over the Congregational Church. Jonathan Wallace, Thomas Browning and others have presided over the Universalist Society. Rev. T. Williams presides over the Methodist Society. Physicians: Dr. Matthew Cole, the first physician died in 1809 and his successors were Dr. Seth Cole, Dr. Sylvanus Church, Dr. Reuben Nims, Dr. William Foss, Dr. Carlos Allen, Dr. James M. Knox and Dr. G. P. Conn. At present Dr. George Benedict, Dr. Loren Chamberlain and Dr. William Root. Lawyers: Harry Brownson, Wm. P. Briggs, Wm. S. Hawkins, Edward A. Stansbury, Aaron B. Maynard, B.E.B.Kennedy. F. A. Colton, Joseph W. Allen, P. K. Gleed, and at present S. H. Davis. Business Men: Nathan Fay carding wool and cloth dressing; Silas Rockwell, tanning and currying and shoemaking also by Asahel Murray and later by Murray and Talcott and at present by R. A. Jones. Wm. Rhodes, Blacksmithing and manufacturing ploughs 50 years ago. Isaac Gleason opened a store; Winslow & Gay mercantile business; D. P. Lapham & Co; Now by H. A. Hodges, Solomon Green, J. P. Barnum, Firman & Gorton, E. B. Green and Sayles and Eddy at Jonesville Joshua Jewell furniture store.. Dr. Wm. Root drug store T J. Bryant and Lewis Gosling wagon shops; A. K. Jacobs the harness shop; J. P. Barnum tin shop. Dumfries had a hatters shop in 1817 later destroyed by fire. John Preston grist Mill on Huntington river. James H. Judson carding machine and clothiers works in 1815 destroyed by fire 1819 rebuilt by Daniel Fisk Joseph Whipple, saw mill about the beginning of the 1800's. Another clothing works built by Marcus Robbins & Co. but has not been in operation for some years. (Note again that this was written in 1868 so references to "the present" would be that time frame). Another death: May 1812 Mrs. Jewell an aged lady was drowned in the Winooski river riding behind her husband on horseback. To follow: First settlers/settlements. Nancy Vogt