WOODSTOCK. WORCESTER. liturgy of the Episcopal church was first | mercantile transactions, this village ranks used here by the Rev. Joel Clap, Nov. as one of the first in the state. Among 20, 1825. Jan. 27, 1826, a parish was or- the manufactories, that of Messrs. R. ganized by the name of St. James' Church, Daniels & Co., for the manufacture of and a neat church edifice was erected in carding machines, jacks, shears, and all 1827, which was consecrated June 28, other articles used in woollen factories, 1828. The Rev. Joel Clap officiated is deserving of particular notice, both on here from Nov. 20, 1825 to July 15, 1832; account of the amount of business and the Rev. B. C. C. Parker from October, the excellency of the work. There are 1832 to May, 1839; the Rev. John Grigg in this village 5 resident clergymen, 12 from May, 1839 to Easter, 1840, and Junettorneys, 6 physicians, 2 printing offices, 1st, 1840, the Rev. Joel Clap again took at which newspapers are printed, and 20 charge of the parish, and is the present dry goods, grocery, and other stores. rector. Communicants 65. The Univer- South Woodstock is situated 5 miles south salist and Methodist societies are large, of the court house, on the road to Springbut we are unable to give particulars. field, and contains a handsome meeting The epidemic of 1811 and '12 was very house, 2 stores, 2 physicians, and a numdistressing here, and fatal to many of the ber of mechanics. There are in town 18 inhabitants. Woodstock is one of the school districts, 3 grist, 5 saw and 3 fullbest farming townships in the state. The ing mills, 2 woollen factories, 3 tanneries surface is pleasantly diversified with hills and 2 printing offices. Statistics of 1840. and vallies, and the soil is generally of a Horses, 621; cattle, 5,719; sheep, 15,974; good quality, and easily cultivated. This swine, 1,655; wheat, bush. 4,671; oats, township is watered by Ottà Quechee | 23,879; rye, 1,426; buckwheat, 3,900; river, which runs through it in a north- Indian corn, 15,141; potatoes, 82,584; easterly direction, and by two of its hay, tons, 8,374; sugar, lbs. 32,072; wool, branches, one on the north side and the 39,072. Population, 3,315. other on the south. That on the north is WORCESTER, a township in the northcalled Beaver brook, and originates in western part of Washington county, is in the north part of Bridgewater, and in the lat. 44° 24' and long. 4° 25', and is boundsouth part of Barnard and Pomfret, and ed north by Elmore, east by Calais, south affords two or three good mill seats in by Middlesex, and west by Stow. It lies this township. The south branch affords 10 miles north from Montpelier, and 31 good mill privileges at both the villages, east from Burlington. It was chartered and there are lis erected upon it in two to Joshua Mason and associates June 8, or three other places. But the best situc- 1763, and contains 23,040 acres. The tions for water power are on Ottâ Que- settlement was commenced in 1797, by chee river. There are two dams con- George Martin and John Ridlan, emistructed across this stream, but a short grants from Kennebec, Maine. The town distance above the village, on which mills was organized March 3, 1803, and John and other machinery are erected, and an- Young was the first town clerk. It was other near the spot where the river leaves first represented in the general assembly the township, at which is one of the in 1808. When the cold seasons commost extensive and successful manufac-menced, the inhabitants abandoned the tories of scythes, clothiers' shears, axes, township, and in 1816 there were but and other edged tools, in the state, carried three families here. In 1820, there were on by Mr. Daniel Taft and sons. There 44 inhabitants, and in March, 1821, the are two pleasant villages, known by their town was reorganized, it having, some post office designations, Woodstock, and time before, lost its organization, and Mr. South Woodstock. The village of Wood- Amasa Brown was chosen town clerk. stock is the largest in the county. It is A Congregational church was gathered built on both sides of Otta Quechee river, here in February, 1824. and then consistand contains about 350 buildings, mostly ed of 12 members. There are also Freesituated around a beautiful park, and will Baptist and Methodist societies here. about 1,400 inhabitants. The public build- The township is watered by the north ings are a handsome court house, (see branch of Winooski river, which rises in part second, p. 122,) and a strong jail, 5 Elmore about four miles from the Lahouses for public worship, Congregation-moille, and unites with Winooski river at al, Christian, Episcopalian, Universalist the village of Montpelier. On this stream and Methodist, and the Vermont Medical College, (see part second, p. 165.) The business of a large tract of country centres at this village; and for the variety and extent of its manufactures and its are here several good mill privileges, on several of which are saw mills. This stream opens a convenient passage for a road through the height of lands between Winooski river and the Lamoille. The NAMES OF TOWNS ALTERED. surface of the township is uneven, and swine, 168; wheat, bush. 883; barley, along the western part is a considerable 151; oats, 4,002; rye, 267; buckwheat, mountain. The town is divided into 7775; Indian corn, 1,386; potatoes, 3,305; school districts. Statistics of 1840.- hay, tons, 415; wool, 267. PopulaHorses, 79; cattle, 244; sheep, 589; tion, 587. List of Towns the names of which have been altered. Flamstead to New Flamstead, Nov. 3,1761 | Medway to Parkerstown, April 20, 1780 Middle Hero to Grand Isle, Nov. 5, 1810 Oct. 19, 1812 Kent to Londonderry, Oct. 30, 1815 Oct. 13, 1788 | Duncansborough to Newport, Vineyard to Isle la Motte, Nov, 6, 1827 Nov. 9, 1830 Nov. 6, 1830 Nov. 1, 1831 Nov. 3, 1832 Nov. 6, 1834 Nov. 5, 1838 Nov., 1841 TO PART FIRST, OR NATURAL HISTORY. [G. stands for Genus. For an Index to the Genera of Plants see page 207.] Acanthopterygii 129 Bunting Savanna. 87 Domestic Fowls, 111 Hawk, Br.winged, 61 Alasmodonta, G. 165 Butcher Bird, Alburgh Springs Alcedo, G. Alosa, G. Anas, G. Anchor Ice, Cooper's, 62 60 62 Large-foot. 62 Marsh, 62 Ammocœtes, G. 150 Caprimulgus, G 109 Cartilag. Fishes, Pigeon, 63 Red-shoul. 60 Red-tailed, 63 Angle Worm, Ancylus, G. Anodonta, G. 103 Appear. of Birds, 13 Appendix(shells) 169 Catamount, Arachnides, G 170 Catastomus, G Arbor Vitae, 215 Area of Vermont, 2 Caves, Arvicola, G. 41 Cedar Bird, Astacus Bartonii, 170 Certhia, G Aurora Borealis, 18 Centrarchus, G Bass, Black, Rock, Say's, 14 Silver-haired,26 Class. of Animals, 23 Frog, Bull, 121 Indian summer, 16 Bays, 121 Insectivor's birds, 74 Bear, 170 Beaver, Beech, 6 Beetle, Bill-Fish, 73 Birds, 75 96 .5 150 150 Blue Bird, Bombycilla, G Boundary, – ឧត្ត Borer, Locust, 1 Bos, G 107 Botany, Bufo, G 103 Lepisosteus, G 145 163 153 Bull Frog, Bull Pout, Bunting,baywing. 87 Dog, |