. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. - mod-ern improvements have been intro-duced,—new systems, new teachers,—yet pleasant memories will alwaysgather around the red school-house. There was developed thebone and sinew of the nation. The population of the town is now1,173 ; of Meriden, 800, nearly. tilled farms in town, composed ofmeadows, uplands, and and sheep raising are theindustries. Edward Daniels, a de-scendant of Leonard Daniels, whosettled on Black hill, is the largestsheep owner in town, having 210sheep and 180 lambs. The Blac
. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. - mod-ern improvements have been intro-duced,—new systems, new teachers,—yet pleasant memories will alwaysgather around the red school-house. There was developed thebone and sinew of the nation. The population of the town is now1,173 ; of Meriden, 800, nearly. tilled farms in town, composed ofmeadows, uplands, and and sheep raising are theindustries. Edward Daniels, a de-scendant of Leonard Daniels, whosettled on Black hill, is the largestsheep owner in town, having 210sheep and 180 lambs. The BlackHill Fish and Game chib protectsthis region. Telephone lines connectwith the adjoining towns from thepost-offices at Meriden and the Plain. ?• 226 PLA1NFIELD AND Residence of Col. Charles Cclov Built Two stage routes connect Meridenwith Windsor, Yt., and Claremont via Cornish, Meriden, and Lebanon,each day. Plainfield is still destitute of a rail-road ; the nearest depot is Lebanon,eight miles away. A new town hall was built at Meri-den in 1895, at the expense of S2, the Plain there is one store, andthe post-office. There are two thriv-ing stores at Meriden. A creameryis situated on the road leadingaround the v mile square near Daviss house. The largest land holder in town isMr. C. C. Beatnan, son-in-law of ex-Senator and ex-Secretary of StateWilliam M. Evarts, who marriedMiss Wardner of Plainfield. Henry C. Fan mm has a large estate and isa good farmer. The best wheat farmin town is on Colby hill, at theRobert Kimball place, now occupiedby Col. Charles Colby. The PrankDow farm on the opposite side of thestreet was owned by Jesse Colby, sonof Morrill Colby, and father of threesons who went West. In the early days, a leading man
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