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think best calculated to enable the parish to judge correctly as to what is best to be done, to examine modern built houses at their discretion."
The same day " voted to reconsider the vote to repair and reseat the Meeting House."
The above-named persons were chosen as building com- mittee. April 26, 1852. Benjamin Kingman, Ozen Gurney, and Marcus Packard were appointed to settle with pew-hold- ers, sell the old house, and provide another place of worship. December 27, 1852. " Voted to instruct the building com- mittee to proceed in building a house when the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars is subscribed." March 17, 1853. Made choice of three persons to apprise the old pews ; namely, John W. Loud, of Weymouth, Joseph Lewis, of Duxbury, Na- than Randall, of Duxbury were chosen.
The ladies of the First Congregational Church and society held a levee for social intercourse and fellowship at the Sa- tucket Hall, February 15, 1853. The object of the meeting was to increase the fund for furnishing the new meeting- house which was then talked of building. The meeting was largely attended, the weather mild, the travelling good, with a bright moon. The meeting made choice of William P. Howard as president. The "North Bridgewater Brass Band " was present, and made the first impression; then prayer was offered by Rev. Paul Couch; then a musical treat by Isaac T. Packard; remarks appropriate to the occa- sion by Rev. Paul Couch; amusements; refreshments for five hundred persons; and a little later in the evening the following song was sung by the organist of the church.
THE OLD VILLAGE CHURCH.
1 A song for the church, - the old village church, Which has stood full many a year ;
We'll sing to its praise in the loftiest lays; For we love its portals dear.
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2 The storms they have beat on that sacred retreat, While its inmates have bowed in prayer ; The lightnings have flashed and the deep thunder crashed With the notes of the chanting choir.
3 Memory now can look back through time's beaten track And remember the joyful day When its frame was reared, while the workmen checred, - To them it was sport and play.
4 They saw the tower rise, pointing up to the skies, While within the deep-toned bell Gave forth the glad sound to the people around That the building was finished well
5 Then a song for the church, - the old village church, Which has stood full many a year ; We'll sing to its praise in the loftiest lays ; For we love its portals dear.
6 But old Father Time, he thinks it no crime To crumble the stateliest towers ; In silence he's spaced, and the beauty defaccd That was once in this temple of ours.
7 And progression appears in these later years To make it our duty clear That we must in our might, while contending for right, A fine new structure rear.
8 Then a song for the church, - for the new village church, Which we hope we then shall see ; In which we may raise glad notes of praise To thec, Great One in Three.
9 The work has begun, and the ladies have done And are doing, from day to day, An honorable part to encourage cach heart To labor without delay.
10 They have invited us here, and with right good cheer We respond to their festive call ; And we'll do nothing worse than to fill their purse, To discount in the fall,
11 In decking the church, - the new village church, Which we hope we then shall see, In which we may raise glad notes of praise To thec, Great One in Three. 14
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The frame of the new house was raised August 25, 1853, in the afternoon, when the following ceremony took place : 1. Hymn, sung by the children; 2. Prayer, by Rev. Charles L. Mills, of the Porter Church ; 3. Prayer, by Rev. A. B. Wheeler, of the Second Methodist Episcopal Church; 4. Hymn, written by Isaac T. Packard, the organist of the · church : -
1 Praise to thy name, eternal King, In grateful numbers here we bring ; Oh, now behold us from above, And smile upon us in thy love.
2 Here on this hallowed ground we meet, And now thy blessing we entreat ; Oh, may these walls in order rise Through help that cometh from the skies.
3 Oh, build this house, - this house of prayer ! Make it the object of thy care ; Here with thy people ever dwell : Here may thy saints thy glories tell.
4 And from this earthly house below May multitudes redeemed go To that prepared by thee above, There join to sing redeeming love.
The old meeting-house was sold to Messrs. Winthrop S. Baker and Rufus P. Kingman for $1,226.60, who took a lease of the land upon which the building stood, a few feet south of where the present building now stands, for the term of fifty years from March 21, 1854, at the rate of one hundred dollars per year. The building was remodelled and used as a hall for public meetings until destroyed by fire, November 7, 1860.
The present new and splendid edifice was opened to the public at two o'clock on Thursday, July 27, 1854. There were present from fifteen hundred to two thousand persons, and the exercises were in the following order: 1. Voluntary on the organ; 2. Chant: -
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (Centre Village). Erected 1854.
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" Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts ; "
3. Invocation and Reading of the Scriptures ; 4. Anthem :-
" Let all the nations fear ; "
5. Prayer; 6. Hymn: -
1 To thee this temple we devote, Our Father and our God ; Accept it thine, and scal it now, Thy Spirit's blest abode.
2 Here may the prayer of faith ascend, The voice of praise arise ; Oh, may each lowly service prove Accepted sacrifice.
3 Here may the sinner learn his guilt, And weep before his Lord ; Here, pardoned, sing a Saviour's love, And here his vows record.
4 Here may affliction dry the tear, And learn to trust in God, Convinced it is a Father smites, And love that guides the rod.
5 Peace be within these sacred walls ; Prosperity be here ; Long smile upon thy people, Lord, And evermore be near.
7. Sermon, by Rev. Paul Couch, text, Isaiah ii. 2-5, show- ing that the house of God is to be a central and control- ling power in the world's reformation; 8. Hymn, Anthem :- " Peace be to this habitation ; "
9. Dedicatory Prayer ; 10. Anthem : -
" Hark ! the song of jubilee ; "
11. Closing Prayer; 12. Hymn and Doxology, by the con- gregation : -
" From all that dwell below the skies ; "
Doxology : -
"Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; " 13. Benediction.
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The sermon is spoken of as having been of a high order. Many a golden thought was presented to the people, and will be treasured up by them. The singing also was of the most excellent kind, and entitled to great praise. The last hymn was sung to the tune of " Old Hundred," in which the congregation joined; and seldom has that tune been sung with such great power and in such correct time as on that occasion. The organ poured forth a flood of harmony from which no deviation could be made, and every one present seemed pleased with the arrangements and detail of the ex- ercises. This occasion afforded many an opportunity to view the house for the first time. The day was pleasant and the attendance very large. Few houses are to be found in the country that will compare favorably with this. Its ex- terior is rendered attractive and pleasing to the eye by its beautiful proportions, which, while they present and possess unusual strength, are so arranged that the whole appearance is not only satisfactory, but very graceful and imposing. The length of the building is 96 feet, width 64 feet, with a spire 185 feet in height, and contains 116 pews on the floor and 28 in the gallery. It is built in the Romanesque style of architecture, designed by Messrs. Towle & Foster, of Boston, was built by Samuel Vaughn, of Boston. The pews are all neatly carpeted, cushioned, and upholstered both in the gallery and below. The gallery contains a large and beautiful organ, built by W. B. D. Simmons, of Cam- bridge Street, Boston, which was finished May 17, 1854. On entering the building, we find, on the first floor, a vestry of good size and a large room, carpeted and well furnished, for the use of the " Ladies' Association," connected with the so- ciety. In the rear of these rooms are two convenient and well-arranged tenements, which are rented. Ascending from the main entrance on either side stairs of very easy grade, we find ourselves in the vestibule, from which we enter the
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auditory, or ascend to the galleries. The interior effect is exceedingly fine. The spacious floor, well-arranged pews, all uniform and somewhat richly upholstered, the ample gal- leries, not projecting from the sides with huge, overshadow- ing effect, but rather relieving the height and presenting a corresponding finish, the chaste and elegant pulpit, finely frescoed walls and ceiling, are in perfect harmony with cach other and their design and uses, and beautifully wrought without glaring effect. Upon the west end of the building, on the ceiling to the left of the pulpit, is the following inscrip- tion : " Ye shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctu- ary. I am the Lord." To the right of the pulpit is the fol- lowing: "The Lord hath chosen Zion. He hath desired it for his habitation." The outlay in erecting this house, in- cluding the organ, was about $24,000. The first sale of pews took place on Monday following the dedication, at which 73 pews were sold for the sum of $22,282.50. The choice money paid was $1,746.50. After the sale there were 43 pews remaining unsold on the floor of the auditory, many of which were very desirable, and several in the galleries, all of which were carpeted and furnished as below.
The bell that belonged on the old church, when sold, was transferred to the new house above described in June, 1854. The following legend was upon the same : -
" I to the church the living call, And to the graveyard summon all."
This bell, after having done many years of faithful service, gave out but a short time after it was removed; for we find, September 5, 1855, a new bell was purchased of Messrs. Henry N. Hooper & Co., of Boston, weighing 2,035 lbs.
CHAPTER VI.
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EDUCATIONAL HISTORY.
Free Schools. - Their Origin. - School Committee of the North Parish. - Division of the Parish into Districts. - School Committee. - Annual Appropriations. - School Districts. - Adelphian Academy. - North Bridgewater Academy. - High School. - Private Schools.
F OR the past two centuries our country has enjoyed a sys- tem of education that has had no parallel. The prog- ress of our country with all its varied interests may be at- tributed to the education of her people. There is no one thing in which the happiness and prosperity of society is so much involved as in the proper education, the moral training, and discipline of youth, and the many advantages arising from the same cannot be too highly estimated or overstated. The boldness of the measure aiming at universal education through the medium of free schools has no precedent in the history of the world. Every nation abroad, as well as States at home, are imitating our example. The credit of originating these free institutions is due to our Pilgrim Fathers. It was in the cabin of the "Mayflower" that they agreed among them- selves to a written constitution of government which was the nucleus of all the free governments of the earth. At the time they landed on our shores, two grand ideas pervaded their minds ; namely, religion, or the spiritual interest of their people, and knowledge, or the education of the young. The fisheries of Cape Cod were early laid under contributions for the support of free schools in 1671. At a public festival a few years since, the following sentiments were offered :
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" Mackerel Schools and Free Schools, the one the support of the other ; " another, " The Fishermen of Cape Cod, they get their learning on their own Hook." These institutions have long been under the control of the government, by them sup- ported and controlled, sanctioned and protected by law as much as the right of a person to their own mode of worship; and the distinguishing feature of the system is in the advan- tage of common-school instruction, which is free to all, with- out distinction of race, color, or position, and is secured to every child in the State, that the property of the common- wealth shall be subservient to equal and adequate instruction. The mass of the people have been educated, and we have en- joyed what no other nation has been permitted to enjoy, - we have learned for ourselves how to conduct a free govern- ment, and the success of the same may be seen in the prog- ress that has been and is now being made in all that contrib- utes to make a nation prosperous and happy.
From earliest time the policy of Massachusetts has been to develop the minds of her people and to imbue them with the principles of duty. In doing this she has had the aid of the many towns within her limits, and has a system which is des- tined to greater and more elevated usefulness than has ever before been seen.
The town of North Bridgewater has ever been ready to contribute of her public funds for educational purposes. Previous to the incorporation of the old North Parish, the parish paid their proportional part of school expenses of the town of Bridgewater, and received a share of the benefits of the same. At a meeting of the town of Bridgewater, held November 24, 1746, a committee of twelve were chosen, “ To consult what method may be most beneficial to the Town in improving of ye school for the futer." Robert Howard, Abiel Packard were chosen on the part of the North Parish.
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The committee made the following report : December 1, 1746. " Voted that the sum of £250 old Tenor, to support schooling in the town one year next following, and that the grammar school has been kept longer in a precinct than has been useful when it comes to their.turn, and that the west precinct shall have the improvement of ye grammar school the first year and then the other precincts in order shall have the grammar school according to their proportion of ye Tax." We next find a record in the parish books as follows : March 21, 1747. " At a meeting held this day To chuse a commit- tee to take care of the money, and gat a scole masture, or a scoole dame, and to see if the precinct can agree whare the scoole shall be keept this year," it was voted " That Timothy Keith, Robert Howard and Abiel Packard should be a com- mittee to take care of the scoole the year Insewing." Also, "Voted by the precinct, that the precinct should be devided into three scoole Ricks, to begin at Elisha Dunbars, and from thence to Abia Keiths and from thence to Henery Kingmans all to the South of that line to be the South Rick, And the meedal Rick to extend North as far as the north side of Abiel Packards field that Joynes Zachariah Gurneys, by an east and west Line from said place.
" Each peart having Equal parte In the town treasury for draft of money belonging to the precinct for the use of the scoole to be drawed by the committee for the scoole or their order." For a long time after the establishment of the North Parish, or precinct, there were but three school districts, which were divided as above. "The subject of new school Houses was brot to the attention of the parish, August 15, 1748, To chuse a man or men to receive the money due from the town to maintain a scoole and to dispose of the same in the best method, Alsow To see if the precinct will build one or more scool houses for the use of the Parish scool, and to
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act anything proper for accomplishing the same. The meet- ing was setteled by the choise of Daniel Howard, moderator. " Voted that Timothy Keith, Abiel Packard, and Robert Howard shuld bee a committee to draw the money out of the town treasury this present year, their perporsionabel part for the use of the Parash Scools and to dispose of the same in the way and manner voted by the precinct last year past." December 9, 1751. A meeting was held " To agree How, and whare the scoole shall be keept the Insucing year. Voted that the scool shuld be keept in three places in the precinct, also Voted that the meddal part shuld have the scool the first fore months and the south part shuld have it the next two months, and the north part which extends from the north line of the middle rick as far north as the town extends, should have it the next three months." Again, March 28, 1753, the laying out of the money, and " settelling of the scool " was left to the precinct committee. The people of the precinct, feeling dissatisfied with the division, called a meeting which was held March 11, 1784, " To take the minds of the precinct respecting the grammar school for the future, and act what may be thought proper concerning the same," at which it was " Voted to divide the precinct into four Ricks for the Gram- mar School, also Voted that Barnabas Howard, Dea. Jonathan Cary, Mr. Matthew Kingman, and Ensign Issachar Snell, be a committee for the purpose aforesaid and make report at the fall meeting." September 6, 1784. The committee for divid- ing the district into four ricks for the grammar school gave in the following report : -
We the subscribers, being chosen a committee by the North Precinct in Bridgewater, in order to divide said precinct into four parts for the better accommodation of the Inhabitants of said precinct to improve the Grammar School, and having considered the same, do report as followeth ; namely, That a line be drawn from Mr. Zachariah Cary's westerly to Ephraim Churchill's, and from thence to Easton Line, and those families on the south side of said line to be the South Rick, and those on the north side of said
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line to be the North Rick, and from said Cary's easterly to William Shaw's and from thence to Abington line, to divide the easterly part of said pre- cinet, those families on the south side of said Road to be the South Rick, the before mentioned Ricks to be divided North and South by the Country Road. ISSACHAR SNELL. BARNABAS HOWARD. MATTHEW KINGMAN. JONATHAN CARY.
The above report being read, it was accepted, and the meeting voted " that the Grammar School be keept six weeks in each Rick." "Voted that the two Ricks on the west side of the Country Road have the Grammar School this year."
After the above division of the parish into districts, or ricks, the precinct committee had charge of the division of the school fund as it was drawn from the town treasury, and upon them devolved the duties that afterward were assigned to the committee chosen for each district.
March 4, 1794. The parish "voted to raise £15 to be as- sessed on the inhabitants of the parish for the purpose of English schooling." March 17, 1794. At a meeting of the parish it was " voted to chose a Committy in Each English School District to take care of the school money, and see that it is well laid out for the benefit of each Destrict." The du- ties of this committee were to procure rooms, teachers, fuel, etc., for the schools in their several districts.
The plan adopted in the following table is to place the first person in office at the head of the list, with the year in full, and any subsequent years in an abbreviated form, as follows : 1794, 95, 97. When a person is re-elected to office during several consecutive years, the first and last years are placed in full, with a dash between, to show that the intermediate years are included : as 1801-1826. This plan has been adopted to save repetition of names, and is one which will be easily understood by the reader.
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THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE CHOSEN BY THE TOWN FOR THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS FROM 1794 to 1826, INCLUSIVE.
Licut. Nathaniel Orcutt, 1794.
Ensign Howard Cary, 1794, 95, 1802, 4, 6, 11, 16, 17.
Daniel Cary, 1794, 95, 1801.
Perez Southworth, 1794, 95, 1805.
Issachar Snell, Esq., 1794-1798.
Ichabod Howard, 1794, 95, 98, 99, 1800, 1, 2, 7, 19.
Levi Keith, 1794, 95.
Benjamin Howard, 1794.
Japhet Beals, 1799.
Noah Ames, 1799. Josiah Perkins, 1800, 5.
Amzi Brett, 1800.
Abiah Packard, 1800. Jonathan Cary, 1800.
Dea. David Edson, 1800, 8.
Doctor Phillip Bryant, 1800, 8, 9.
Ensign Jonathan Snow, 1800, 26.
Micah Shaw, 1801, 6, 13, 22. Hayward Marshall, 1801, 10, 14, 24.
Barzilla Field, 1801, 5, 9, 23.
Ephraim Jackson, 1801, 4. Samuel Brett, Jr., 1801.
Caleb Howard, 1802.
John Tilden, 1802, 7, 9, 12, 22.
Samuel Dike, 1796, 1803, 7.
Joseph Ilayward, 1796, 1805.
Eliphalet Packard, 1797.
Moses Cary, 1797, 1814, 16.
William Brett, 1797.
Jonathan Perkins, Jr., 1797, 1806, 7, Cyrus Packard, 1803, 6, 15, 21.
11, 13, 16, 19. Jeremiah Beals, 1797. Rufus Brett, 1797.
Capt. Zebedee Snell, 1797, 98.
William Shaw, Jr., 1797.
Nathaniel Manley, 1797.
Dea. James Perkins, 1798.
/ Ensign Mark Perkins, 1798, 1804, 6, Zachariah Snell, 1805. 8, 11, 17, 19. Samuel Cheesman, 1798.
Timothy Ames, 1798, 1805. Ebenezer Warren, 1798.
Seth Kingman, 1798, 1815. Jonathan Keith, 1798, 1801, 2, 3. Thomas Thompson, 1799, 1813, 19, 22. Nathaniel Leach, 1799.
Zachariah Gurney, Jr., 1799, 1804, 9, 14, 18.
Benjamin Keith, 1799, 1805-1809. Asaph Hayward, 1799.
Parmenas Packard, 1794, 95, 99, 1802.
Captain Lemuel Packard, 1794, 96, 1802, 8.
Barnabas Curtis, 1794, 95.
Lieut. Robert Packard, 1795-1801, 14, 21. Danicl Manley, 1795, 1800.
Ephraim Cole, 1795, 1801, 10, 14, 18. Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1796. 99, 1800. Lieut. Eleazer Snow, 1796.
Job Ames, 1796.
Oliver Howard, 1796, 1803, 5. Waldo Hayward, 1796.
John Wales, 1796, 1804.
Lieut. Ephraim Noyes, 1802, 4, 11, 14, 17. Isaiah Packard, 1802, 8. Ensign Asa Jones, 1803, 9, 18.
Job Bryant, 1803. Asa Ford, 1803.
Thomas Packard, Jr., 1803, 10. Joseph Alden, 1803.
Capt. Abel Kingman, 1804, 22, 26.
John Howard, 1804.
Daniel Packard, 1804.
Shepard Perkins, 1804, 9, 17.
Seth Snow, 1805.
Abijah Knapp, 1805. Perez Crocker, 1806, 17.
Gideon Iloward, Esq., 1806, 12, 13, 15, 16.
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Oliver Snell, 1806, 10. William Edson, 1806. Ensign Nehemiah Lincoln, 1807, 9, Thomas Wales, 1818. 12. Seth Edson, 1807, 11. Noah Chcesman, 1807.
Samuel Alden, Jr., 1807. Joseph Brett, 1807, 14.
Joseph Sylvester, Jr., 1808, 14. Daniel Iloward, Esq., 1808, 9, 11. John Ames, 1808. Levi Packard, 1808, 13. John Burrill, 1809. Benjamin Ames, 1809, 14, 19, 23.
Adin Packard, Jr., 1810.
Eliphalet Kingman, 1810, 17, 20. Barnabas Curtis, 1810.
Ebenezer Dunbar, 1810.
Isaac Packard, 1820.
Jonathan Beal, 1811.
Nathan Packard, 1820.
Zebedee Snell, Jr., 1811.
Isaac Hartwell, Jr., 1820, 22.
Caleb Jackson, 1811, 15.
Nathaniel Wales, 1821.
Joseph Reynolds, Jr., 1811.
Silas Snow, 1812.
Turner Torrey, 1812, 14, 17, 24. Silvanus French, 1812, 19, 23.
Jacob Fuller, 1812, 20.
Josiah Brett, 1822.
William Tribou, 1822.
Jonas Reynolds, 1822.
Zibeon Brett, 1822, 23. Simcon Dunbar, 1823.
Jesse Perkins, Jr., 1823, 26. Williams Alden, 1823.
Josiah Dunbar, 1813, 18.
Micah Packard, 1813, 17, 23.
Manley Hayward, 1813, 16, 21.
Asa Howard, 1815, 22. Capt. John Packard, 1815, 16, 19, 20. Jeremiah Beals, Jr., 1815, 19. Lewis Dailey, 1815.
Isaac Curtis, 1823. Sullivan Packard, 1824.
Charles Packard, 1824.
Capt. Oliver Jackson, 1815, 21, 26. Samuel Dike, Jr., 1824.
James Cary, 1815. Howard Packard, 1815, 17.
Isaac Keith, 1816, 26.
Enos Thayer, 1816.
Apollas Packard, 1816.
Darius Howard, 1817, 26. Ziba Keith, 1817, 21.
Howard Manley, 1818, 23. Jacob Dunbar, 1818. Ezekiel Merritt, 1818.
Samuel Packard, 1818.
Josiah Ames, 1818.
John Smith, 1818, 24.
John Crafts, 1819.
Parmenas Brett, 1819. Jabez Kingman, 1819, 26.
David Ford, 1820. Azor Packard, 1820, 24.
Oliver Leach, 1820.
Theron Ames, 1820.
Zenas Brett, 1820.
David Battles, 1821. Azel Gurney, 1821.
Barnabas Edson, 1821.
David Ames, 1822.
Isaac Eames, 1812. Shepard Snell, 1812.
Galen Packard, 1812, 21. Alpha Brett, 1813. Luke Packard, 1813, 21.
IIczekiah Packard, 1823.
Martin Southworth, 1823. Martin Dunbar, 1823.
Caleb Copeland, Jr., 1824.
Zophar Field, 1824.
Nahum Perkins, 1826.
Joel Amcs, 1826.
This was the commencement of the practice of choosing a
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committee man in the several districts to manage the affairs independently of the town.
March 16, 1795. The parish came together " to hear the Report of a committee chosen to see if they can fix upon any plan that shall operate more cqually in the division of the Grammar School District."
" The committee appointed by the North Parish of Bridge- water at their meeting in November last to consider whether any alterations can be made in the Grammar School wricks in said Parish wich will be of more general advantage to the inhabitants thereof Beg leave to make the following reporte ; namely, -
" First, your committee are of opinion that the South west and South east wrieks, as to their extent and bounds, remain as they now are. Secondly, your committee are of opinion that it will be for the general advantage of the inhabitants of the North west and North East wricks to be divided into three wrieks in the following manner, and form, to wit, The first or north west wrick to be bounded Northerly and Westerly, on Stoughton and Easton, Southerly on the South west wrick and easterly on the river whareon Rey- nolds sawmill stands, including also Lieut. Parmenas Packard, and Benjamin Silvesters familys. The Second or north wriek to be bounded northerly on Stoughton, westerly on Reynolds mill River aforesaid, Southerly on the Southern wriek, and easterly on trout Brook excluding the before mentioned families of Lieut. Parmenas Paekard and Benjamin Silvester, including Dan- iel Howard, Esq., Gideon Howard and Thomas White and their families be- fore mentioned. The Third or North East wriek to be bounded easterly and northerly on Abington and Randolph ; westerly, on Trout Book, and south- erly on the South east wrick, excluding Daniel Howard, Esq., Gideon How- ard and Thomas White's families, before mentioned. Thirdly, your com- mittee are also of opinion that the Grammar School ought to be kept in the two southern wricks every other year, - one half in the South west wrick, and the other half in the South east wrick. We are also of opinion that said Grammar School ought to be kept in the three northern wricks every other year in the following proportion ; namely, one Third part of the time in the north west wrick, one third part in the middle or north wrick, and one third part of the time in the North East wrick. Fourthly, your com- mittee are furthermore of the opinion that the school in the north or middle wriek ought to be kept alternately at the school House near Nathaniel Snells and the school House near the Meeting House, and that the school in the South east wriek ought to be kept at or between Seth Kingmans, Abel Kingmans and Eliab Packards, and that the School in the North east wricks
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