New Castle, historic and picturesque . ^ of the loss of the ram, the ramto be killed and divided, one half for the use of the poor andone half to the informer. Thej^ also issued orders in regard to buildings, when theydeemed them unsafe or improperly constructed. Lean-tos weretheir aversion, and they are constantly ordering them to bepulled down. [The lean-to has always been a favorite kind ofaddition to New Castle houses and barns. The word is pro-nounced to this day lcnty.~\ After a time, the power of the selectmen decreased, and allthose matters, like the above, were discussed and decided i
New Castle, historic and picturesque . ^ of the loss of the ram, the ramto be killed and divided, one half for the use of the poor andone half to the informer. Thej^ also issued orders in regard to buildings, when theydeemed them unsafe or improperly constructed. Lean-tos weretheir aversion, and they are constantly ordering them to bepulled down. [The lean-to has always been a favorite kind ofaddition to New Castle houses and barns. The word is pro-nounced to this day lcnty.~\ After a time, the power of the selectmen decreased, and allthose matters, like the above, were discussed and decided in openmeetings of the citizens. Probably the selectmen had givenfrequent offence, and exceeded their power. Tlie town now votedto warn the lazy and profligate; to grant licences: to impound. Our Allty JNTEliNAL ANNALS 143 straylioiis; and in gcnei-al to i)roviae for all its \vanl><, andforearm against all dangers. Here are examples of the minute care the community exhibitedfor its own interests; one of Mhich indicates sufiiciently wellthe paternal nature of the town go\ernment: Voted : the Hogs go Avithout yokes in tins town the Ensue-ing Season, except when there may be a complaint of there beingvery breechy. Voted: £25, old tenor, to provide a suflicient Bull in thetown the Ensueing year. Here is an order in regard to the drones of the hive : Voted : that the Selectmen have an Enspection over ye Inhab-itants of ye Town, and wherein they find them Lasey as they dolive, they See that they may be imployed and put to work. Our records contain the epitome of our history; but less andless circumstantial as time goes on. I have no intention ofgiving a documentary history; it would require a volume byitself. It would be a work which I should praise, as critics do,without
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