Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

Try them. Lee & Osgood Go. i seen on Sunday morning issuin, from his orchard gate, moving with slow, majestic step to the meeting house, accompanied by his wife ant 1 followed by his children, four sons ant | four daughters, marshaled in order and the servants of the family in thu l rear MT. John Davenport at a towI | meeting was chosen minister at New Haven. MT. Hooker and MT. Stone as 1 sisted at the installation, which tradi ton says took place in a mighty barn l In New London the town meeting en-
 gagged the Rev. Mir. Blynman for a se l 'stypend" and to increase it each year SaybrOok has not church records o 1 MT. Fitch's ministry there, and tn, 1 town records are also wanting before i 1860.
 Came to Norwich.
 MT. Fitch came with the Norwich 1 colony and after he was disabled froE lreaching several candidates were triec i but MT. Flint proved the most popu- ! lar and it was agreed that he may 1 abide with us half a year, more oI 1 less. that he may have further trial oi | us and we of him, and that he may stay as long as may be eXpedient fol probation" Later he was offered 5z pounds per year by the town and his | beard, while he remained without a
 family When he had family he was
 to get 60 loads of wood a year and 70 rounds, that is 50 pounds in money 1 and 20 in work or grain. As soon as possible meeting house were built and 1 services held there.
 i In Windsor Sept 1, 1855. it was voted in town meeting that Captain Cook shall cause that SeaSOna blo warning shall be given to come to meeting on | the Lords day and lecture days, by drum or trumpet on the top of the meeting house. and he should get 20 shillings for tke ensuing year. Pro- vision a building, from the lanthorn to the ridge of the house. to walk convenient ly to sound a trumpet or drum, to give warnings of meetings. The drum was to be beaten twice in the morning seasonably on the Lords day and once ! after dinner. Also on the lecture days twice.
 In New London, 1851, the town the drum all Sabbath days, training days and town public meeting days for the sum of three pounds. He was also to see to the coming of the minister 8 rate and the town rates and was chosen attorney. Feb. 25, 1861. Old Goodman Comstock was chosen sexton. His work was to order youth in the meeting house, sweep the meeting was to get 40 shillings 8 year. He was also to make all the graves For @ man or woman he was to have four shi1lings, for children two shillings, the grave to be paid for by the sur vivors.
 Depredations of Animals and Birds.
 How serious the depredations of wild animals, birds and serpents upon the young colonies had become is shown by the town records. In New London in March, 164S, it was agreed eff any person do kill any wolf or woifs within the town of Nameaug. he that kills the wolf shall have of everie family within the town sixpence corditionally that he bring the head and skin to any two of the townsmen-'' Evidently reeing was believing. At Windsor in 1850 a bounty of 10 Shillings was to be paid by the county for every wolf killed within the 3urisdiction and i've shiilings was added for a wolf killed within the bounds of the town.
 In January, 1897. 1t was voted that all the male inhabitants of the town from 16 years of age and upwards shall kill one dozen blackbirds or give cne shilling to the town treasurer and whoever shall kill above his dozen shall have one shilling paid out of the town rate. and whosoever shall kill six hlackbirdS in March or April, 1t shall be counted to him as if he had killed a dozen" In New Haven they paid more liberally for wolves and foxes killed, for 1t was agreed that everyone vas to have Is shillings for wolfs head and every fox head two shilings s.xpence and If any, setting. guns or traps, shall hap to kill any hogs or ether cattle, the town shah bear the damage"
 Schools and schoolmasters.
 The schools and schoolmasters were also provided for in the town meeting. Windsor in 1874 in the town meeting be kept by Mir. Cornish. His terms were 36 pounds 8 year. Some wished tie children to pay five shiIiings Q quarter. others wished the town to pay ttr.ln -f-T1 History certainly does repeat itself. Two or three months later it was de- cidod the scholars should pay Mr. Cor nish. The schools were kept at some TriVate house or at the residence of the teacher
 Later, in July. 1898. they agreed with Samuel Wolco-t 10 keep a reading writing. cyphering and grammar school for a full yearA to take none but such as were entered in spelling.
 In New Haven, 1641, this vote was passed: For the better trayning of youth in this town, that through Gcds lsgUe service hereafter, either in church CT commonveale, it is ordered that a free school be set up and an allowance of 20 pounds a yeare for the school iso schoolmaster is mentioned before 1877, when in towu meeting John Bir- chard was engaged to keep nine months of the year for 25 pounds pro-
 
 containing the Yves minister catecIism was the class book.
 In New London Dec IA 16qS at a town meeting, it was ''voated that the tc wne grants one-haff penny in money upon the List of Estates to bs raised for the use of a free school that shall teach the children. read write and cypher and ye Latin tongue, which school shall be kept One-third of the year on the west side and one third part Of the year on the east side of the river. By reading is intended such children as are in their psalters.
 I do not know as you would caH the following q trust, but it certainly was a 1rlonop poly and mo Sherman law to probe the matter. in New London the 1Gth day of November. 1850, a town was held to arrange with Mir Winthrop to establish a mill to grind corn. A mill was of great inDor- lance. It was decided that the ff- 5a bitants should have charge of n.ak- ng the dam and the heavy work be- cnging to the milne" Six men were 1 selected to perform the work and
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 Dr.f. ". HOLLIS. Dentist