in the United States of America. 521 
language the sociery-libraries, of which some account has been given in a 
former chapter, are so called.” Kendail’s Travels. 
SOCIETY. Mr. Kendall has the following remarks upon the use of this word in 
the state of Connecticut: “I have used the words society and church [See 
Member of the Church | in senses new to most English readers.....A society 
is a community or corporation established, for the most part, for the two- 
fold object of religious worship and common schooling ; but in some in- 
stances, for religious worship only.....Sometimes a town composes one so- 
ciety, sometimes it seis two or more.....950 far the arrangements sup- 
pose Is opinions; but if these jar, then the society, as 
to inthe arrangements, has no reference to territorial subdivision. Two 
or three societies may subsist in the same town; and while one neighbour 
belongs to one, the next may belong to a second. * In like manner a socicty 
may be composed of portions of the inhabitants of two, three, or four towns, 
who severally disagreeing with their immediate neighbours unite them- 
selves with each other; but, however societies may be constituted, as to 
matters of religious worship, the second object, that of common schooling, 
is always of a local nature ; and towns therefore, uniformly consist of one - 
Kendall’s Trav. vol.i. p- 106. 
or more societies considered as distinct.” 
i t parts of New England, however, the term gociety is not ee to 
howe communities or districts which are ed for the” 4 
maintaining schools, for they are commonly called school-districts. 
To SOLEMNIZE ; to make solemn, or serious. This is frequently heard from 
our pulpits. It is not explained in this sense in the English dictionaries, 
but is sometimes to be found in English authors. An obliging friend has 
given me the following example: “ It seems to have a good effect in so/- 
emnizing the minds of the hearers.” Letter of Lindsey, quoted in Bel- 
sham’s Life of that writer, p. 113, not. 
SOME ; Somewhat, something. £2. He is some better than he was; ‘it rains 
some ; it snows some, &c. Used chiefly by the illiterate. Ss 
This is not so much used in the seaports, as in the country towns, of 
New England. It is also a Scotticiem : “ Some is very often used in the 
North for somewhat or something ; as, He is some better.” Monthly Mag. 
Jor May 1800, p. 323. , 2 
SPAKE; (preterite of wen This antiquated word is sometimes heard 
