Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-03

Total valuation. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 7,9N
The property as above described was
entered as being either in the s'First" or
tSecond" ecclesiastical societies, according
to the creed of it's owner.
The valuation of the First society
The valuation Of the Second sooiety; o'
was. ......................... 1,7W
The wealthiest man in the town was
Giles Pierpont, whose list was 9121-7-O on
two yoke of oxen, eleven COWS, ten steers,
three horses, two hundred acres of land,
one silver watch and ''six smokes decay
ed' (the latter meaning chimneys in build
ings which were considered one-half as
good as new, or one-quarter, or three
in possessions was Thomas Cooper, whose
list was e117-1S-3, and closely following
him came Titus Bradley at 9116-2-6.
The only possessor of silver plate (sched-
uled above) was Thomas Mansfield, who
also owned the only tchaise" in the town.
We must believe Mr.. Mansfield to have
been very truthful, conscientious person,
for it is refreshing to read that he was the
owner of ''12 smokes all in good con-
dition. His valuation was 91084-3.
The owners of the six clocks were Dan
Barnes, Titus Bradley. Lawrence Clinton,
Jonathan Tuttle, Enos Todd and Jonathan
Dayton.
The owners of the five 'schairs" were
Joseph Darling, Peter Eastman, Jonathan
Tuttle, Enos Todd, and Joseph Pierpont.
The distinction between "chaise" and a
''chair" lay mainly in their capacity, for
while each had but two wheels; the former
would carry two or more persons, while
the latter offered accommodations for only
one
In the Second society EpiscopaD there
| were but twenty-seven freemen, and these
owned most of the property in it. There
were a large number of non-residents, but
their holdings lay chiefly in improved
| lands of no special value. Zophar Blakes
lee was the leading moneyed man, being
rated at e100-5-10. Next came Seth Todc
at s9S-14-6, and then Samuel Mix (hird
selectman) at fS5-2-3.
But one watch (Oliver Blakeslee) and on,
clock Seth Blakeslee) is scheduled a
found in that society, but it is to thei
credit that they owned ten out the nrty
nine "good smokes" in the town. TIL
true standard of a man in all ages, an
among all natians, is the '1ist" which h
renders to be taxed from.
The second year of the towns existenc
was marked by increasing prosperity
Nearly thousand pounds was added t
the grand list. Good Smokes" were mul
| tlpueU, I'VE SVOck lucreaseu, uuiMPIoNe'
land reduced, watches, clocks, ehaises
chairs added, and a general air of prosper
ity attended the community.
The amount raised by taxation in 179
was e171-2-10. In 1887, s269-15-S
In 1888, e2143-3. The taxes in thes
years were abnormally high. After 179
they were reduced and remained stead
for ten years. In 1900 the system of dc
cimal reckoning was generally adopted an
dollars took the place of pounds.
As it is intended this paper shall b
largely statistical no one need feel CON
PEELED to read it. The following table ha
been prepared from the grand lists of tn
town fortunately preserved from the rapae
ity of that board of selectmen, who sol
many valuable documents some years sine
as waste paper, showing by decades some
what of its growth.
| Years Houses Horses Valu-
! POLLS aftou TAKE