Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-26


parish bounds and within those of another.
The same occurs also in certain counties.
There is no very clear account how these
tracts came originally to be detached, as
they have been so since before the period
of parochial history. The usual explana-
tion is, that this division had its origin in
property rights of the manorial lords, in
connection with fittings for the support
of the church. For the parish boundaries
are themselves supposed to be cOterminous
with those of tho ancient manors, and n
feudal lord owning a piece Of outlying
land would give it the same name, and
place it under like contribution as the rest
of his property. As it is now, the average
may be roughly estimated as having an
area of say 1,500 acres; its population de-
pendent on circumstances. But whether
thickly or sparsely inhabited, it has its
church-the church of the state. Other
ecclesiastical edilices may be in it, of the
Nonconformist kind-Baptist, Methodist,
Presbyterian, Congregational or Roman
Catholic-and more of these in some dis.
tricts than in others; but all such are
styled chapels," aud by Episcopalians
oft, am sorry TO add. contemptuously.
All secular parochial affairs, rs the roads
and fixing the rates for them, care Of the
poor sanitary matters, and the like, were
formerly in the hands of the parish church
aulhorities-ehurch wardens and yestry.
distr;n, St % g boarJs W % y comnr;oinr Snyorsi n,r
;ohos ~ which o.cb snnds an electoJ ron.
rosentotivo r' o hs I;fo in rrraI mariSb
r,i,L its r,o,,;o1S oIossns ohoroo,ors anS
ooili,Hs !, an onitnn,o oS ,hot or tho
] conn,yT a. LARGO I will now % mroooed 't ~
CiTo o1 ocnonnt Of Il horinnirI viii him
Sy1bo stonds On ti'o tonmost ro1r1 IF ,ha
social IoJJor tho ooniro And Irst ,ronIJ
aSk yonr Tcadcrs tn disassocioto this titla
from that of the "iustico of the peace; :"
which, if | mistake not, is its ordinary
moaning on your side of the Atlantic. The
English squire may be, and almost invaria-
bic is, peace Justice; butthat has nothing
to do with his being called Squire" The
title has no official Specification, and is
solely one of courtesy. For all, it is neither
borne nor bestowed indisoriminately; and
squires are. far from being plenty a.
biackberries. Again, distinction must be
made between those who by right of birth
may legally aflix the title esquire" to
their names. as the sons of certain classes
of noblemcn, with others whose profession
gives them such right, as officers in the
army and navy, barristers and physicians
and tho real " country squire" or as he
socially known, the squire Of tho par
ish." theoretically, there IS one in every
parish though there arc squiroless par
lshes in remote districts undesirable for the
residence OF gentry; not many, however.
Eut parish with two squires was as n
ship with two captains,or a regiment with
two colonels, and where such nominally
exist, rs IS sometimes the case, one or
other OF them must be usurpcr.
The souiro of the parish Ia usually its
LARGEST land owner. and of ancieni lineaoe
uo NAV be in reduced circumstancoq and
other Gentry resident in IL NAV own more
acres and be much wcnlthicr than hc still
the title is hereditary. and amono theso
there ia u tacit understanding With frank
concession as to who has tho picht to henr
it. Generally tho souire is " lord of the
manor" which rivcs him certain rirhts
termed Observation-Disclosures rolatinG IN
'commons," if thero be any in the parish,
copv hold tcrures, ownership of Tho came
etc. Eut neither have these ancient
privileges aught to do with his beinl
called squire and are merely attochmcnts
to the property ho NAV possess. supnDsino
it invested in manorial rights,
7, sc.rno roodo to,1ina thot .ho how,
dr;nl,ino Cor hnntina s' sns'; .nnt ,L tno na,I
ond stndo dror,ns 10 rs IrU 49, u 'nU ~ so,S
nr IF hero onJ tSoro s,Ioh 1850 ~ 1A's, onLo '-
Tnund he ia TcentioraI and T., o.. "'1a Du
conn ,orfait assnn,r+;on Co fsr u fron,
ho;nT srch ,bo Tnniish no,,,,",, t"a ..olu
moJorn tnro and ,i,,os rA,,J ~ s'lI.o ~ a., ~
oa,;rn a,'3 y ro rot;nonn, r'n "n ie VI ouu.
,r,d~oto % or nno oe ~ q, .,,,a ny 'no."oo'
Ga ONEordond G,T;I ~ anC W. loa' uli,soI
M. or ono or tho fonn ~, - Vt sIiauLi. %u ",u
hi~b scbooto Ana Nv -, b;s iLso 49, t'or,ouaTIe nN"ho
ot Tho host with r,anor;na. n1 n.lo and 1,o puoAs
norsHoFton nar,o,Iicsis % nt ,hn ua II~Spa h;~Spa,
literary and aciontiIic nb = rao,or III n'n', vSu
HINT Or In nav not-Nh,s ~ cons o,uaus u DLs dc
and soma'imos a,So he Sannh,oSs nv, SU,
hn has M snnciJ nrodi,oo.;en for ,ho '
onaen on,, ~ ,,or t. ,ha pvuo0I'Ci pth e ~. .ho
hnro vhn haro tI'o tn'4 ,o"n @ ~, VI nlI in;. no
;nd,,,oa l., !, III a-,aL 9 IN; ",,t' 'G.ou.o "
two. n ,;,loL ,,nh,ay ~. .o :? .;.Io 1oo s
nohility ora crorno .pd ,>o r;eI he, ,,,,,lt;t,,
d;nnmSJ 30 ,,Inn"i;. "uu pa, ''nea Tui'itu- =.
:, ror,,nonor Wnt ,h9 ,osa 0 0hSuD ho no - a q
bo If Li@boet social roni. 49, romSsol, 20
ors boi1f,no t,,oin hanJr ."nA A%Hy ooninoh,
,ybn hoar ,it,os th anS ,No oro 40 hih hsh as STine
tbnuoh m M thonsolTos [ "nu ,,,,,i,ioI o la r1l,
,ho sons hro,horr nnr,n' an,,s;ua ,noy may no
i,;o ~ ,5osn ,,,L(| ",o |0"''N' Vi o'iAo4 ne''i
NJ 'rbo Io 'rDIU saJ,;Do .to r,". ,,,.
bonLsdIn,a hol,oo "'o,"o mI"n'n GMe'ls ~
and n,rlI.Iito ia, lava. n1o snrronn1i M,,n P"rh aS
maintains n retinue Of servants in and ont
Of livery. The orthodox number in tho
male line wonld be butler, footman,
coachman and groom, with one or two
" stable-helpers, while of the other sex
there arc a houskecper. ludv's maid
house and parlor maids. with a cook and
staff of subordinates in the Kitchen. Ont.
side there are the gamekecper and his
watchers, with the heod gardener and his
underlings-all these independent Of farm
and other laborers cmpl6yed unon Tho
promises.
There are squircs' establishments with
double, or more than double. the aheyc
strength inthe wav of servants: where the