A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . ime sent him to a tailoress witha large bundle which she turned into a suit of new clothesfor the lad. Soon the father came seeking his boy and wasgreatly rejoiced to find him and the friend he had grateful hearts and lighter steps the father and sonwent on their way to Canada. 230 History of Vermont 8. Lotteries.—We have noted the difficulty of con-structing good roads thr
A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . ime sent him to a tailoress witha large bundle which she turned into a suit of new clothesfor the lad. Soon the father came seeking his boy and wasgreatly rejoiced to find him and the friend he had grateful hearts and lighter steps the father and sonwent on their way to Canada. 230 History of Vermont 8. Lotteries.—We have noted the difficulty of con-structing good roads throughout the State as rapidly as theywere needed. Help was occasionally obtained from lotterycompanies authorized by the legislature for the purpose ofbuilding and repairing some road or bridge. Lotteries wereauthorized for some other purposes; as, two to build brew-eries, one to assist a saddler whose buildings had been burned,and one to build a school house. Leave was asked to insti->tute lotteries for a variety of purposes: to build a house ofworship, to help an impecunious author to publish a workon surgery, to assist a blind man. Before the close of thisperiod the granting of lotteries had Old toll bridge between Newbury, Vt., and Haverhill, N. H. ^^There, all day long, in the may hear the rivers dreary rhyme.—Saxe 9. Turnpikes.—As aid in road-making had beensought in lotteries, so later it was sought from corpora-tions called turnpike companies. The first was incorporated Early Development 231 in 1796, with authority to build a road from Bennington toWilmington and to place gates upon it and collect toll oftravelers. Fifty turnpike companies were incorporatedwithin a few years, and the roads built by them were very-useful. As public roads were multiplied the turnpikes^^ceased to be profitable, the companies surrendered theircharters and the roads became public highways. The lastturnpike in the State to be changed to a public highwaywas the
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