The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-21

"The Natural and Civil History Oliver
mont, 1894, Reviewed,

\ mont, 1894, Reviewed.
| By the kindness Of the owner, Mrs.
| Ada RI Reed, | have been looking over
IAN old book, 1.-THE Natural and Civil
History of Vermont the author beng
| Samuel Williams, Ill d., Of Rutland
The book ID inscribed to the citizens Of
the state and was printed IN Walpole,
N. I'll, BY Isaiah Thomas and David
Carlisle, jr., in the year 1904, l2s years
ago,
| From the size and appearance Of the
volume, ii may be inferred that 1t was
designed more for general reading than
as Il textbook for schools. Including
| the appendix it has over 400 pages of
| the size Of the usual textbooks Of the
present day. II the appendix are print
ed the names Of the subscribers to the
book, most of these being credited ~
| Vermont, though the names of n. y.
senators from all the Thirteen Orig
inal States" were given, including two
from this state, Stephen r. Bradley
and Moses Robinson, the book having
been published three years after the
admission Of Vermont to the Union ia
179l.
His excellencv Thomas Chittenden,
governor, heads the list Of Vermont
subscribers. followed BY the lieutenant
governor, Peter Oleott, and quite
lengthy list Of state officers, including
Elijah Paine, justice Of the supreme
court, and Cornelius Lynde, ESD, the
two lastsnamed being prominent IN the
early days Of Williamstown.
The book Ii divided il III chapters
and these treat Of the situation Of Yer
mont, its mountains, rivers, climate,
productions, native animals, Indians,
settlements. history Of the state be
fore its admission to the Union, and
the circumstances Of the admission,
these matters taking up eleven chap
tiers and the remaining six being given
to rather rambling discussion Of the
State Of Society," this including OBJ
seryations on the people, the employ
ments, manners, customs, religion, gov
eminent, population and causes Of |
same, freedom cannot be preserved by
government but depends on the con
dition Of the people, etc. iii
In the map Of the state, only eleven |
counties are shown. Grand Isle being
divided between Franklin and Chitten-
den counties and Washington and La
noble not appearing ait all, the towns
now included in these counties being
divided between Orange, Caledonia, Orr
leans, Franklin. Chittenden and Add
son counties. The Orange county of II
THOSE early days included the towns of
BARRE, Berlin, North
field and Roxbury Montpelier, Calais,
Marshfield and Cabot we're In Caledonia
county, while Worcester, Middlesex,
Moretown and Waftsfeld were part
Of Chittenden county
Tn the appendix may be found the
number Of inhabitants III the year 1902
III the different towns Of the state and
we find at this date Raniolph's popilIa
ton to be 500, Brookfield 42l Will III
Jamestown lac, Chelsea go. St Johns
bury lab. Montpelier lis, Barre lthen
allied Wildersburghl ~. Calais 45 and
Mortified 40 g. E. WILDER,
Rev Frank Oldridge, pastor Of the
Methodist church, il back from his va
alton, ana tue ushai AtfStfes VIII DC II
leld IN that church Sunday.
The following il the number Of pu-
ills enrolled in the village schools:
FIRST and second grades, Miss Myrtle
;. Seaver, 81; third and fourth grades,
drs. Ruby Whitney, %; fifth and sixth
rades, Miss Sadie Hart, Fl. Junior
enior high school, 10 Total l50 n
The officers Of the local chautauqna, H
lected last year BY the guarantors
we're as follows: President, William B. Il
Iones; secretary, i. O. Morgan; treas
Irer. Neal II. Smith; advertising, g. F.
dcAllister; tickets, A. H. Jewett. u
Members Of the Vermont Mutual and 4
lnion Mutual Insurance companies of N
Montpelier who have not paid the an- Y
ual assessments that were due SeptA1
re reminded that they should be
aid at onre. in order that the insur
nee be kept u force. A. H. Jewett and
gorge H. WILDER, agents. 4
Look ont for the change in the rail-
Dad timetable which begins on Sept !,
4. =
Millinery opening at Lillian j Win
nester's Friday and Saturday, Sept p
nd %. All are cordially invited adv y