Church, Episcopal, West Clare-
mont, Rev. W. B. T. Smith, rector,
33 communicants. Congregation-
al, Rev. Levi Rodgers, pastor, 246
members. Property valued at $20,

000. Baptist, Rev. C. A. Piddock,
pastor, 202 members. Property
valued at $20,000. Methodist, Rev.
N. N. Bailey, pastor, 239 members.
Property valued at $13,000. Uni-
versalist, vacancy in pastorate, 45
members. Property valued at
$10,000. St. Mary’s, Roman Cath-
olic, Cornelius O’Sullivan, priest,
130 families, about 800 souls.
Property valued at $15,000. Total
number of churches, 7; number of
members, 980; value of church
property, including parsonages,
where there are any, $90,500.

Schools. The town is divided
into nineteen school districts, with
twenty-five schools. Three of the
districts have graded schools.
Whole number of scholars, 1216;
average attendance, 942; whole
amount of school money, $5,595.88.
Value of school-houses and lots,
$38,000.

Stevens High School. Col. Paran
Stevens, a native of Claremont,
donated to the town about $65,000
for the purpose of establishing and
endowing this school. It went in-
to operation in the autumn of 1868.
All scholars in town who have ar-
rived at thirteen years of age, and
pass the required examination, are
admitted to the school, free. The
town, in addition to its other school
money, has appropriated for the
support of this school from two to
three thousand dollars a year, the
balance of the expense being paid
from the Stevens fund. The school
building, the land on which it
stands, and the furniture, cost $27,
225.(P The average attendance
has been about ninety-five schol-
ars.

Libraries. The following are
the public and private libraries in
town, containing 400 volumes or
upwards. Fiske Free Library, 2000
vols. This was a donation to the
town by Samuel P. Fiske, Esq., a
native citizen, who intends to add
to it from time to time, during liis
life, and he and his wife have made
provision in their wills for a lib-
eral fund for its enlargement after
their death. The use of the books is
free to all citizens of the town.
Claremont Book Club, 500 volumes,
owned by about forty-five citizens.
Private libraries: Otis F. R. Waite,
1550 vols.; Bela Chapin, 1000; Drs.
N. & C. W. Tolies, medical and
miscellaneous, 1000; Ira Colby, Jr.,
law and miscellaneous, 700; Rev.

I. G. Hubbard, 800; W. H. H. Al-
len, law and miscellaneous, 700;
Hon. H. W. Parker, law and mis-
cellaneous, 600; J. S. Walker, 550;

E. D. Baker, 1000; Rev. Levi
Rodgers, 400; A. J. Swain, 450; Dr.
S. G. Jarvis, 500.

Railroads. Sullivan Railroad
connects with the Vermont Central
at Windsor, and with Cheshire,
Vermont Valley and Rutland and
Burlington at Bellows Falls, Vt.;
the Concord and Claremont Rail-
road, via Concord to Boston. The
Windsor and Forest Line Railroad,
from Windsor, Vt., to Greenfield,
N. H., to connect there with the
Wilton, has been chartered, a com-
pany organized and the route sur-
veyed. The Claremont and White
River Junction Railroad has been
chartered, a company organized,
and a preliminary survey made.

Distances One hundred miles
north-west from Boston, and fifty
west from Concord.