The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

HISTORY OF DORCHESTER. 193
ing the territory south thereof. The Indian name
of Milton was Unquety, and it was frequently called by that name long after it was set off as a town.
Goodman Mead had charge of the meeting-house
in Dorchester, attended to the bell-ringing, cleaning, &c.; and there not being sufficient cash in the
treasury to pay him the three pounds due for that
service the present year, Mr. Patten agreed to pay
him twenty-six shillings and eight pence, and Ens.
Foster the rest-both to be allowed the same out of
the next town rate.
May 5, of this year —" It was voted whether Anthony Fisher should have four pounds allowed out
of the town rate for killing six wolves; the vote was
affirmative."
The town had hitherto kept their powder at the
house of Gen. Atherton, and he being dead, the
Captain, Lieutenant and Ensign were appointed to
take charge of the " ammunition that is in the house
of Mrs. Atherton, and to remove it to some convenient place for the use of the town."
Nicholas Clap was appointed to see the windows
of the meeting-house mended, and to provide lids or
window leaves for the windows, and to pay the
glazier.
The death of. Sir Henry Vane, who was beheaded
in England, June 14th of this year, was undoubtedly strongly felt by his old friends and acquaintances in this town and vicinity. He was a great
man in the colony, and belonged to the progressive
party. He was impeached for " compassing and
imagining the death of the king," Charles I. Not