History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

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CHAPTER VI.
NEW MEETING-HOUSE.
A Meeting-HoTise under Discussion— Decision to Build, 67—Probable
Reason for Building—Committee sent to View Meeting-Houses—Gathering
Materials, 68—An Attempt to Change the Location, 69—The
Frame Raised, 70—Accidents—The Spire, Pews and Seats, 71—Money
Borrowed to Pay Current Expenses—Interior of this Edifice, 72—Galleries—Four
other Houses like this one—Seating the New Meeting-House,
73—The Seating Committee Instructed, 74—Plans of Sittings—First
Occupation of the New Meeting-House—Serious Accident in the old
one, 75—Fall of the Gallery, 76—The Old House Torn Down—Young
Peojile Behave Badlj' at Meeting—Porches Built and Tower Clock Ob-
tained, 77.
CHAPTER VII.
JOSEPH HAWLEY—PHYSICIANS—TOWN HALL— PASCOMMUCK.
Suicide of Joseph Hawlej'—His Business, 79—Principally a Mer-
chant—Store on "Pudding Lane," SO—A Man of Intelligence—Religious
Despondency, 81—Family—Mother of Major Hawley, 82—Crows
Town Map—Sheep Raising. Mt. Tom Fenced for Pasture, 83—Mt.
Tom—Efforts to Equalize the Currency, 84—Surgeons and Physicians
Settlement of Dr. Hezekiah Porter, 85—School-House Removed, 86
Fines for Declining the Office of Constable—Town Hall and Court-
House Built—The Building and its Cost, 87—Southampton Taxes Voted
to that Precinct—Plurality Rule in Elections Adopted, 88—Pascommuck
Resettled—Appropriation for Schooling there, 89—Southampton made
a Precinct, 90.
CHAPTER VIII.
SCHOOL LANDS— SCHOOLS—MILL CONTROVERSY.
School Lands Sold—The Minister's Woodpile, 91—Lower Grist-Mill
Grant—Lawsuit about the Mill, 92—Controversy about the Common
Lands Resumed, 93— ^Settled for a Decade and Expenses thereof—Dispute
again Waxes Hot, 95—Suits Ordered to Recover these Lauds
Action for Trespass against Timothy Dwight, 96—Final Adjustment of
the Controversy—Land Granted to Southampton, 97—New Schools Established—Dogs
Prohibited from Running at Large, 98— Infringements
upon the Highways Dealt with—An Unfriendly Vote, 99—A Workhouse
in Agitation—Unruly Youth to be Inspected, 100—Death-rate for
Three Years, 101.
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