The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-02-19

not enough to 60 round and rents are
much lees than in the city elsewhere.
The company establish the price of
board and see that the price is not ex.
ceeded and that the board is good. Some
of these houses are for families and others
for males exclusively. They are not
sheltered promiscuously. The most of
the residences ate q story buildings.
These accommodate in each house tao
families. The ground floor has four
rooms of good size and the necessary
hall-the second the same and the half
story two large rooms. The rent for the
first floor is 81 per month; that for the
upper floor with the attic, six rooms, is
81 per month. The company keeps the
house painted-painting even the floors,
except in the best room which is to be
csrpeted. They also put on the paper
but the tenants furnish it. was in sey-
eral Of these houses ard found them all
exceedingly comfortable. In fact one of
the surprises to e stranger all through
New England ia to zee the neatness of
person and dress of the operatives, male
and femsle, as they so to and return from
work. But for your knowledge of the
circumstances you would not think that
the cleanly, neatly, often stylishly dress
ed young people you see are neither
going to or coming from "the mills"
New England is devoted to education.
1t Vas my privilege to be present at the
opening of new school building and to
hear an address from the States Commis.
sioner of Education. 1 could devote a
letter to this incident, but will not. The
building and ground was to cost some
$4,000. It contained seven school-
rooms. 1t was beautifully located on an
eplinence commanding fine view and
having ample room. In the cellar is
the heating and ventilating apparatus of
the latest and best invention. Connected
with each school-room are cloak.rooms
and wash.room with marble bowls, etc.
Electric bells aud speaking tubes connect
the different rooms and bring all within
easy reach Of the principal. All the
addresses recognized the need of the
moral element in the schools.
You read of the gradual change in the
character of fthe population of New Eng.
land. was painfully impressed with
the fact on this visit. Manchester was
originally settled by Scotch Presbyte-
rians. In some adjacent neighborhoods
that element still predominates. In q
few instances the old establishment ar
rangement is perpetuated, and the Pres.
byterian is the parish church of the
town. I attended an installation service
in one of these some twelve or fourteen
miles from Manchester. But this change
is most manifest in the cities. Already
Manchester Is about half French Catho-
lie. It is the Cathedral City of New
Hampshire, i. e., the residence of the
biahop of the State. They have six
churches, and even the Congregational
lists have but three. They have schools
of all grades and have au enrolment
within them Of S,762, while the enroll
ment ofthe public schools is only twenty.
FIVE more.
Our own church has undertaken work
in this field. II has two churches-oGo
among the Germans aud the other among
the Scotch and Scotch Irish. II wss to
look over the field in connection with
the latter tLst 1 visited Manchester.
Thsre seeng to be q field there, but /
didn't feel that MAS the one to cultivate
it. ButI enjoyed my visit very much
and gained c knowledge Of the general
character Of our New England work thst
I could not otherwise obtain.
There are other matters had intended
speaking Of in this connection, but as the
letter has already grown to be good
length, I will forbesr.
Montgomery, NJ Y, Jan. 27, 1891.