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

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CHAPTER XXII.
FIRST SCHOOL-COMMITTEE—NEW COURT-HOUSE.
War not Recognized by the Town, 300—Fines for Refusing Town
Offices—The Penalty Enforced, 301—More Difficulty about Constables
—A New School-House Built, 302— " Shepherd's Island," a Bone of Contention,
303—The Purchase Money Disbursed—Levi Shepherd buys the
Island—Town Action in 1756 and 1757, 304—School-House not to be
used for a "Noon House," 305—School-Committee Appointed, 306—Instructed—Meeting-House
Repairs under Advisement. 307—Vote to procure
a new Bell, 308—The Old Bell Sold—Smallpox, 309—Old House of
Correction Sold—Various Town Matters acted upon, 310—Indicted for
a Defective Highway—Division of Hampshire County, 311—Disputed
Land in Middle Meadow—Attempt to make Northampton the Shire-
Town, 313— Sabbath Wardens Chosen— New School Proposed over
Mill River, 313—Interior of Meeting-House Improved—More New Counties
Petitioned for—The Shirkshire Road, 314—Prosecuted for Malicious
Mischief, 315—Bathsheba Hull, 316—Workhouse Proposed—Building of
a New Court-House, 317—Site of the New Court-House, 319.
CHAPTER XXIII.
POLITICAL MATTERS—CENSUS—JAIL—NEW TOWNS.
Agitation Foreshadowing the Revolution, 321—Obnoxious Laws
The Stamp Act, 322—The Town acts upon the Bill, 328—The Town Undecided—The
Bill passed by the Legislature—Further Strife with Parliamentary
Laws, 324—The Town Considers the Matter—Action of the
Convention—Districts and not Towns Instituted, 326—Meeting-House
too Small—Poorhouse Provided—Census of the Town, 327—Other Statistics
and "Faculties," 328—A Severe Storm—An Extensive Flood,
329—Patrolling the Meeting-House on Sunday—Pascommuck People
want Sabbath Services, 330— " Lickingwater " School—Change in the
Sessions of the County Court, 331—Right of Southampton to the Inter-
est of the School Fund—Several Matters Adjusted—Westhampton Petitions
for a Minister, 332—A Meeting Protracted by Adjournment
The Pauper Question again, 333—Town Indicted for Defective Highways—Wolves—Pascommuck
School-House—The Village sets up for
Itself, 334—Jail Ordered to be Built, 336—Description of the New Jail
— Another Jail Built, 337 — Horse-Blocks — Subscription for Bounty
on Wolves—Manufacture of Pottery, 338—Articles Manufactured
Orders to the Selectmen, 339.
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