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 . n 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 c
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 . n 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 one between Manchester and Peru, which waschanged by act of the general assembly of 1912. 10. Mails.—The carrying of the mails was transferredto the United States when Vermont entered the several years no new mail routes were added and whenthey were added the business was very Old brass kettles used as a hiding place In 1798 the mail was carried once a week each waybetween Windsor and Burlington, passing through Wood-stock, Randolph and Montpelier. The whole number ofletters received at the postoffice in Woodstock during theyear was one hundred eighty, the number sent out one hun-dred twenty. The mail of July 19 brought ten letters, avery large number. The whole number of letters broughtto Woodstock by mail that year from Boston was eighteen;from New York, twenty-eight; from Windsor, nine. Twoyears later the population of Windsor was 2,211; of Wood-stock, 2,132; of Randolph, 1,841; of Montpelier, 890; of 232 History of Vermont Burlington, 815. Woodstock had been ten years a shiretown and was bristling with politicians and professional men. II. The
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