. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . how manyuse tobacco, how many have died since he was in Granville, and at whatage and of what disease, how many attend church, and who visit andtravel on Sundays, &c., &c. The following is an extract from Dr. Littles new years ser-mon of 1849: This township has 411 families and 1,376 adults. It has 37 drinkingfamilies, 119 drinking adults, 21 drunkards, and during the past yearhas consumed 4,153 gallons of intoxicating liquor. The families havingno altar are 219; reading no religious papers, 223; children between sixand twenty-on
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . how manyuse tobacco, how many have died since he was in Granville, and at whatage and of what disease, how many attend church, and who visit andtravel on Sundays, &c., &c. The following is an extract from Dr. Littles new years ser-mon of 1849: This township has 411 families and 1,376 adults. It has 37 drinkingfamilies, 119 drinking adults, 21 drunkards, and during the past yearhas consumed 4,153 gallons of intoxicating liquor. The families havingno altar are 219; reading no religious papers, 223; children between sixand twenty-one attending no Sabbath-school, 179; adults who visit,work, or journey on the Sabbath, 183; neglect public worship, 113;cannot read, 22; use profane language, 189; use tobacco, 364; playcards, 83; attend balls, 40; supposed to be impenitent, 777. The send-ing 150 persons to Botany bay would blot from our history most of theabove number. During Dr. Littles pastorate at Granville, there were addedto his church 1,041 members, of whom 664 were received upon. 101^^
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