Cfi@8LToN.

HISTORICAL.  

HISTORICAL

ADRESS

Delivered in Chariten, My 4, 1876,  

1} "Y

RE3\Z. JOHN HAVEN.

JOURNAL PRINT5 SOU'1‘II'I%RII)G-E, lkuse.
1876.

CELEBRATION.  

The SOU’1‘IIB}-EID{.¥}§ J<3U1>.msa:. of J my 6,18’?G, com‘:-Linetl the ;€o11<3w-
1115.3,‘ :---—-

Of cm.'zrse the b<';_‘y3 Wem 311 band 111:3 11201‘11i;1g of the Femfla. The
bells were 1'u11g vc)c;;ife1‘(ms1y and the C11fl1‘gBS in the cz1,m1o11 driven 1101110:
with 3. goocl deal of force. All the Iamteizt arm:-giess of their yoljmg blood
were snouserl and {hey crmlcil not help ceiebmte. A11w11ic11 lms been
Wftllt-i1‘lg for weeks past was the day. Now tlmt it at lzastz cimue ever-ytlning
J:)1'::)1~:<3 lease. The Ccntezmial fwer bmke am; mu} whcz bl;-miss film. bays?
and 1j11(31'0 xvem 3. large 11umbe1' of boys on lxsmcl. S0u'.1e 01:‘ 15118111 were
we.11 gmwltz. At ('3 n’<:1{>(*1: in the 111<:m1i11g the gm1g 01:’ I3:30rue1*a.r1gs, the
I:'Ic:1'1'ib1cs, the Fusscaleers, or ;:u1y<';f;1’x<::r 11:.1,me iL' you please: were. on lumcl
for their :mit;1 ti11'm'1;;:11 V'n1‘ib11s: secticms of tlugz 1;t.)w11. Tlley assc111b10c1 :11;
the Cexxter, 1;I1c:11cc: mtie ta the:-3 City, D:::poi;:, N<_>zri;l1 Side, zmxl to the C,‘.m‘1~
“cm: ag.§ai11, wherre L11c3yz11'1'ivec1 at S) o’«::1o(:k. There were 5501113 fifty in the
ctmzxpzxny. The grfllzmi; Ie.:7s<1e1*11e£s;1e€i the stufziy <:(;:1u111n,’:m<;1 truly the
yemneu. of early times wow not wortlmy bcztmr steel. It would he diiTi-
cult to 1mrticu1:.1.rizu, in 1'ega,1'c1 to them. 8.01119, were “‘qL1ee3:,” same were
“*qu:“:,i11t,,” otlzers W£31'(3 “ce::-mic:a.1,” 3.11:1 tlxmse xvhiazix were “qL1isi<:n,1”we1'£3
Imt droppml out of the 1‘a.1'11;'.s. T116 “Yeplwo” i'1'om tlm “wilds of ML1g-
g‘eL”:1ti:raci;2o:1 mum {1tt(3I1ii011. zLp1:1<::z“m1 sa.i{1 ii; lmd zwver been in ptmlic
1.‘1efo1'e, but the vast c0m:u111'sedic11f1013ire.:;1t iESC31'1()uS1_Y, for 11'1£u1yde(:1a.1'cc1
tl1cy11ads5ee11t1:1e “cr:1,t.111'e”bt3f01'e,mini in 1tn3‘l31it3 ‘£00. The hatélllgilfl
by the “i11c1<;>111it::,b1e Billy” was listened tn and ap131:111<l€.sd with much zest.
T11{3‘- vex-dict was tlmt the boys did WC.‘-H, ea1.-11ml plamlits for t11c3111se.1ves
zmd «credit; to 1411:: m2ma.ge1's. a - -

At 10 o’c:1oc:1~: L110. citizenss had 00111:: en 111::tsssc: to the c:c:mmm1. Tlm

-'U11iVe1*$a1i$t (flmrch Wits eolnpletely fillet}, zmxl 1:11'g;c—: m1:11b{=:1'S W(31‘(3 u1m-

ble to ga,i11 :‘.1dIl}itt:.111Ce. Tlxe singixxg \m.s‘spe1'£0r11113L1 by the Lmited choirs
of £110 ym'i(JL1s cI'1u1°c:l1es, zmcl ‘SVHS under the direction of M1‘. J. WV. :LV.[EL1‘~
<:h:::.11f.:. The 61103:‘ gjzwe excellent 111u..£~:':c. T110. prayer was 0fL'era<:1 by Rev.
Mr. N 0011 of the Nietlloclist 0111111311, I1ftC1‘W11i(3:11t1}(?. ar1d1'ess was clelivmsetl
by Rev. J 01111 Hzwcm, W116 has been pzlstor 0f the ilangxfigatiexzal clmrch
;sc)me twenty-ssix ye:11*s, mul was Well tittetl for the task for which he was
'i11Vited. His addmress‘ was 301113 forty-five. lninutes in 1e11gt11, ancl was
.1iste11.ed to witlx close attantien by the va$t :md§ence. At the close of
;the :;ur1.c1.1'ess time p1~oc:essio11 was :_f01'111t3{1 lxeaclecl by our cox-net hfllld. T119,



e11i1ch-en of the tewu 1.‘ern.u::L1 e premi.:1enet fea.tm:e., each hee1'iu;2; :1 flag.
The e1~igiue.1 States were 1‘£:p1‘0.$(311t€:(1 by thirteen young men. The gedn
flees ef liberty was 1'ep}*eseme{¥, zflsze the t11irty—eig;I1tStatee ef our Uniee
by young ladies metily d1*ee:-zed :111:.1 with £‘t.pp1'0n3‘i€1t-(3 1*e;r:11ia.. The clergy
of the town, the effice1'e of?’ ‘the Im\’11 1':):1ei; and 1J1‘ese1'1t, ihe committee of
a1*1'm;1get11e11ts,::111c1 the 1°en1:1i11i11_-_-; <:e11c<:m"ree of people were in the line
which made an in1peei1"1g; prrmesssiezx. The _:_;jm=\~'e ef M1‘. P1‘3.§.I1§pS, w‘nicl1
had been made 1*ee:1_§*, was seen rezzched. The Dee1zu'::Liien ef I'edepemJ-
enee Wee reml by Dr. Gr. H. Taft, and eiiigine; by the eheir end music by
the b:1m:1 1:n:1de the time to pass 111eaene11et1y' :'l11(1 p1'efitab}_y by. The c1in11e1‘
was sue-I1 as to 111:1.ke no (:iLi;:5e1'1 :'1eh:1med. Tlxere W:-IS 511:1 :1bunda11ee ::md
to spswe. ;$.<;1¢;11'essgee were zuh-'e1'tiee:;1 but the wind mneug the piueexves
euelx ilmt 0:113: these of stentemm veieee eeeixl epeek: and theee ef fiC¥.1t-
 em-e could he:-zmz Rev. ;~‘u1se:1 Titus spoke ‘EL few we1*de, eee_§;'1':1tu1:1i—
ting the Ctifiiflffillfs 11pm1 the unity :‘1m.1.the e1'1ti1L1s;i:1.~“s11.1 with which they had
e11te1'ed i11m this eeIe1‘m11.iu11?end Impetl that; the time would often come
when they w<:nu1::1 fe1';__:eL 11:31; 1.11131-e were thix-teen selmel lmusee in whic-11
1heirchild1'e1'; le:u:ne<1 ef Iife?wwe1.11d ;{c':rg<:t; that; there \x'e1'e*..l:2'ee1_}0et~
effieee frem e-Txieh they rea::eix'e<1 intelligence ef e newey Werld, would
fmget the ezmeis }eea}it:;y' ef tlxeir “m1~ie11s r::hur:::.11es 21nd Ieek only to the
he:1ve11 to wlaieh 1:l1ei1~ eteeples paint; c1c;>iug,_;; this :1 strorlger band would
be ;fe1'1ned._, :1 1111i<:m. of 1n:1rpe:~:e felt wlxieh \\'uu1t'1 be for the g1'«J\\'i11g wel-
f;1_1.'e 3.11:1 p1‘€}S[}ti1'iE13' ef (_1l1e1'1Uim.

In -.::eee1e.='~:i:_m. we wee1:.1 say that the whole affair rats :11 perfect eueeese.
Ne mteidems, se fan‘ as We-2 etmid leimit,‘ r_n:¢:.:1‘11*1*e£1 if} met‘ the _s_,};em1{i111e.
Eve1~_ye11e \x'n.ss: ."~3."1ii.".~‘filL‘d rmrl we are su1fe Umt the eit.i:r.e1"1s of Cl1‘:.11'It011
WiHjOil'1 €111(1;ji\'L: llxeir 1‘1r3:11.-lieelg tllzlnksss to Dr. Grew. I-I. ’l‘:1ft; for the
e::1'11ee11e1e:-33 and p1‘::mpi1'1eE5.3 whim}: he :31mwee1 as m;21's11e1eyi' the (lay,
:‘:.u{1tut.Iae es<s.iet:11':1.- 111:‘zrs11e1:\: he ctzzlled in his aid. The C(}t}3i11§H.'i3(3{}f
:'11‘1'e:1g.;;e:nez:£$ eke e1:ti111 :1 I:'l}‘§f¥3 share for {heir ]z1L>O‘I.‘S in "111:-tliiilg it please-
am; for the 01:} :“111rI y«m11_s;;3 ‘J.‘[1c;=.i1'nz1111uearena'i'ei]ewe: A.1}.:e1't Willmcd,
A1l)e1'[1\;[eI111i1fe, ----. -——-. Ileyxmmf, J£lll1(.?..‘i M:11'cl1zL1i1t,1I'en1‘y L.‘-H111} and J.
Nexrteu. The \-'e1'ieus milmr ee;;1111":1iLteee in em,-I1 cliet1'i»::t; per1’e1'm.e{1 their
duties well and :1:1a;.le<,1 meek: ‘Le {he e1";_"je_ymeetef the day’. C31'm.ritm1 hes
next bed sueh :1, my znfs this in e. '}e'{1g* iime. It Wm {rely :1 “ red letter ”
<¥:::y,a11d (me ‘Le he z'e111en1i3e1'e<I 1u1'1_g; bf all. In the evexmig V:.11'i<.>L1.~‘s
bm1ti1'es w'e1'e1'ighte(1 en. our 11eig;'I1ie§ imd prixmze Iei1'ew01'ks gave pleasure.
The fi1'ewe1'ke ef the :1<:1‘_1'm.:e1:1t. texx-'11s were wimersssecl 13y1'n:111y whe1'e-
1:mi1-eal to em 11ig;l1estpei11te. '

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:i11<;1(.:p<.i.:z1Clm1(;:c.: was l'01.'11m'll_y (:lc'i:<.:l:.1.1.*0<.l. Iiltie l1:u‘.l _£g‘1‘(.")W.1'1 llf111.):"Ltl(3l1JD
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15711111 (111c—1‘1:‘1,]f :15 g1:'(:1:11.t 2:19. tl1:1t:1f \Vo1'1;~.c.1:~3t(:.=.1.‘ :11: tI1(3. 1'11.'c:::11:1111; ’l)i.l'I’.lC!.
Ti1::111c1(11;1}e11:1c1 11(i1t ]c3::111'1111i1<f1 ‘L111 'f<i11.'11:1 :i_11t1;1 1:it:io.~3s :15 1:l:111;Y1l1:1\r(1
5111119. Tim g1*e:1t (Ztitif-38 of 1,1113, U 111121311 St1:1,tc:;~:1 11.0w 001111211111 witl1—
i11 t»I'1G1"11S(:1\’0S :3:11.1:1c11t1:1'i11g '.l.i11:1:1 (Z)l.1t3-fifil-11 of t1:11;: :;111ti1;'<;111(1p11l:11:i:.111.,
while 011:“: 1'11:111d1'ed ye.-I11-.<_: :‘1.g::1 tlm 111'<:1po1.'ti1:111 WH55 V<;11.'_y <.1iifI:'e1'-
cut. Tlt1c1pc)p11]::1ti:011 W.-.13 1110111 <;1vc::11y dividcied }:1c1t1V0:.111 t(1W’1.1
:;111d 1;~<11'1111t1.'_1'.

I11 1111tl“1i11g p:::1'1'1:11:1s 11:15 t11e1.'e 11010111 :1 §_f1'(_::1‘1ie.1' L211:-111_.1;;;'e t1;1:111 i111
11111113 1.11c1<:1c: of :1-.o111111111:1i1:.t:1,tiu1:1_ f1'<1111 01111.0; di 1113211111 1: p1;1i111.2  :,1:1.1'1otl1.(11'.

7

At i:11»:=:: 1:,.ime. of izhe _1:u},E3V(.)1El‘Ci{f}I}. 1'2: ii1:c>:;z:;'ls w*'c2.m in the fast €i'ista,1i1t
if’1%1t:,.1m. T110: :f”i'1.'.'~3t (::1;11:11 w:.1S btlilt in 17 77 U-3t;xvc1e11 VVa1t1‘1:L1'1:1
zmd Ri<;:11.111ond in Vi1*§_fi21‘§.;1., ta 3,*e:;z{:h £1, <::{:s:iz.l miizca, :2. dist:m::e of
s::uv0%1;11;.1:1il<;ss. “Tl1eii1'st st.:fLgta c:.o:u::]',1 in ,.»:§.1x1e;>.%1*i.<;:!L <;<')11.11.%11e11ced
m11uizf;f__;; E2; 1’}"""E'2, "f:'1-om I:’;<;:}s;t{;;1 ti‘) 1?'1*<3v§{'k:2:.c:e, t:z1s:i11g twe days
to g('j) tlimiz é{i.s3t:.L1.1,r:«3.”’ C<i:)11.11im;1ni.c:;mti(i311, ei1;li1<::r 1:>_y :~ste::u11 01- tale»
g1.':1,}j>];;z wilxzs, 0:1 Izmd 91' $9213 'W:lS ‘wlmlly 1m.1~:;1cm?3_1§ Yx’}.1§1i3 zmw
t-110 1‘:"1.‘i1L1'C):1C1 xvlilisatle  11cm1'd all (f)‘v(31‘ tlfies Iuml ztml E1i11'0pe, mid
111:1‘: 1y (:{u11.e1‘ p:u.'i:»,~:s of 1211:: w<:;1']d,, :u:<:1 tluz ‘L‘i<31L5!§,’l’i1:1)1.fl"1{'3 wire ii-.3
:s't1'<::t<;:}‘1<.3ef1 :t(.t.1.'<3s.s‘5 “'l(;‘.: ¢_::n1.1t.iT11e1**1t, mxcl f1re:f.>m «rm: C.*r{iT)1It§.i'l('.‘.1.'1i3ti) :;m~
(s>t{11<::;1' 011 11.119. '1>u.<] of t..l1(=3 ()(t(;‘-£1.11, u.1T1d Ijms :%1'111'1usL c-:11<;:i1.'<;:lLI:d the
gj1c.;};:c;:>:, :a-1(1) Lh:a.f; ‘the:fiz..1I1:11?;}.i::1ni:..sa 01:’ mm c;;.:(_)i_T::*z’:;.z;y' (3:11; <;:<L.>11x«*‘<;a1:.s:€,- Wit1'1
1l1l(.)£:‘»(;'. of :1;1m1‘.l%.1m', t.l1(.>1‘1.e+:_-L11<iIr1; mi? 1'1i1'i.'],C:S :.1,w:.1.y, :13 t1T.1<‘%)1.1g;1f1 t1;my
Wang: 3:‘: 'Ch.(,: :~.::u1':(:3 '!'.}i.’i.Eii1i1}§'. Sf} tfmt (>220, 1;1}.:1y‘xv(:1i e.};L:121im:
'W'l1:,Lt lmth (}}§‘r-ucl \v1.'c>1.1gM;, :.L11('1 '\\’h:.lt hit.‘-ii 11‘.1u1.1 'W1.‘(,') 1."1g1%'1t with his
}.1<e.11;: 3 ‘

'1‘l“m1'ce "\v"«.:2:1.'c,: :L fczaw‘ 1;1,'t:111I<; 1'(’.):.l(15:3 c~.<;:m.'~:si'.1'1.1ct<£:<fl ]..)E‘.t\-V(.23(‘-311 film
}:‘L}.‘g‘<;23t {:it;:i::::a: 12::::?:,}_* "izim c:::;;::z.:sai: cm whi<;:b._ i:J1{:: :~:st::z§,_;};<:a ::é.<':>:u;:h t::::wel<3<1

~ in 1'11(‘*.(313 tljm. W::.11ts of ‘lilm 1)1IhT]ic.. Tlilflf. ffEL.ssi‘. <;:0:Lul'1 ‘I'>et\Vr;3011

New Y<‘5::.‘}«: 21.1211 Phil:z<fi<;=:}1%_';lj1i:1.,, 1~:nm*m ms the “ 16713-'i.::g I\'I:7L€:11i11E.’.,”
'1“1“1:.1d<;a 1.‘-hv. ‘Tjc;;»I.‘1‘1.'1m_y" in i;w“n <1:Ly:-;4 _; 21.11131 lfl_:(T)l11 PI’!i1:L(i1{E}I1f.)Ili{L to B€fL1-~
tim{L:::,'<.1 "in ‘fiwe. <1:gy.~:~;:. ..A.i{:'t;c:1.' ‘£110 R(:v<.%>‘lTt:t.i<;11. :2, £sc:a.13f1i——xvz;:<::1s:1y $t:1.ge
"Wm; <1s3t::LL'I.>.1is:§l‘1m1 l.»<i2t:w'm::‘11 .'fN“c.:w §;'c;)1{i§ xmejl ]3o:e;'{:<;;).n wlxich Imtde
tlm txfip in 55i;.\'_ <1:%z.y.~':s'; \V}'1“i.'l£s ‘.1.‘(i3(j:(;211.is1y :1. 1.~:Lilm:u1 "i;mi%;1. 111213 game
:1.cm:~.s.sf.4 111m <:.<;m.i:'im::m; fmm :N“<;aW’ Yorlsz; to S::1.; 1f‘1'zm<;:i:’s<::<:L> in 11:11:!"
0 11' 11l1:.1.t ‘l;iu1£3. .

’TI;1o 1jm.~ist:{!. :s:_y.esi%:.e1:1 in 1';%1m:~s(;2: i;;.im<::;~3 was in :1\2'<;:..1.'y i1‘}1p:?:1*If'<3i;:‘i;
rst.:":.t;<;~,. In s~s<?m.1(: 1m.1*t:-5 0'1’ ‘t;11e c..*.:i»uIT11;,1.'_y' 't;1u::'1_'c.: '\vu1'<;: 1m 11L1:TL'i.lS wh:’1t-~
cavzzzr, 5%) “t;11:“:{; }{3‘fi{31*:."~:§ :i:m'zid. 13:: :e:£mi;: <;«n”Iy* by }_1;-:_*i*v:*L1';eis flzxmfls. in
1775 iii: "Wm: :'1=ClVc1*i1isc::(fi in t1'1(=.2 Pm.9-z..*=.?/Z-0timid (Jam-ca£i:3.* “I1;11:W—
ing ?‘.:>€:m1 :i%f'm‘111d V<.:1.*y :i1:;(:<.;f:w‘<=m§(mt 1:0 }“;<:s1'scms <i:m1c:c2':*11<1<;1 pi}:
t3'l":'L(](;5, 1;-lmii. 1:110 Ilmil, fi'C)7l"l"l. 1311 i.l:.1(f1<3l_p1;1 in. to New ].{]1%1g,gf1:%:L‘1'1Cl:'~;sca1:s.
(mi; imt m1c::€: :2,:I:'<‘:.1*{;:1'Eghif. <f.iz:1:'i2J,x;,f i;l1<;:. wi11m1' S€3:'£S{}1}.; tl1i_:3 fig ti}
;_s;'iVe '11<:)13’:c,c: flmi; 'i¥]'l(',5 New 13.31.1_;.g‘1:*1.11<%1 1n:'Li.l. will 11C:1l,(3C3'f(i)1’t1'f1 gt) r:2m:(2
as ’;z2eeZ;: zffzzzs jg/exizsr ::*(:rm2,:;Z, w1;:<:e11 2.1 £3{.!1'2'{3$]_}{i‘}1}.Cl(!limit 1:1m_y 1163 <3:.11*1'ie<1
:J12.u11d :i2.11.<s\Vc1*.s‘s ()1T)i)2L.i11(".‘.(.1 1..n::i:'Wee.11 1”I1%iTI:A1(.1eTphizm and 17:3()stc,mti11

8

.th1'ee Weel~:s:., Wllieh used in the Wi.11te1' time to 1'equ'i_1'e Six

weeks.-” T
It Wo11h'I he i11te1'est.i11g amd i11.<5t1*u_'1ct..ive tot1':Leei1'1co11t1'ast
the state of tI1i1_1gs one 111;md1'ed _yea1‘.<5 ;1.g<t> and 215.: we find tI1e111

tc)—c151.y in our eel‘11'1t1t'y ; but it is expected on thi.s 0em.~3i.011 th:'1t t

the time he 1110stIy (",)G(iI1])iL%d with It 11i.~3t01'y of Clm1']to11.
Tlt1(:1_1gjI1 it wmts toe Jute ::1fte1' it ‘H-'i1-S decided to 11m-*0 3.11 :Ldd1'ess
at this time to 1)1'ep:'L1'e:1 full 11‘istc)1t'_y»' of the town, yet some
t11‘it11gs 111113? he 1'efe1'red to. V

Cl1:.11'Ite11 was (i:1'i;;in1:‘Lll}r :1. 1'_‘):u't of Orszfelfl. In 1682 the
Ge11em1 Court of tlxe Ce*lm1_y" of 31:1-SS£lU1.111SC5t»tS “:3-.1y g;1'zmted to
at few i11diVid11:i11;~:=. in the viei.1h1tity of Bo.~3:te11  tmet of lu.11d ly-
it11gi.11 Ntip1111t1<:*k e0m1t_3*, so caflled, {L tract of lzmd eigI1t 11‘1il(—3s
S(1l1£'l1‘(3. Tl1e::se g1.':1.11httee.»: ii1111.11es4_wlizLte:1y‘ ]_>1'oel11'ezl 1;l1it1.'t_y F1‘e11(-J1
:fiLmiIie.~3 frelin F1':iL1f1ee_, fl_;1' it xvus at the time of the g1'e:Lt relig-
imls pe1'see1_1tiu11 in tl'1:1t C(J‘[l11t1‘_y, :uul settled t1_1em 011 the 0:?u3t-
ern 1;m1.'t of t11i.~;=s tmet of lzzmfl, 1_,f2e(t)(j) :;Le1'e:‘s of Whi.<::11 they :‘se't
upzlrt. for :1 V_ill:1ge <;a:.1ll<:~<_1 Otxfeml. T1103-«' set up 1I1i1l.s, ph'L11ted
Vi11e_y:i11-¢;1s and cm-..11zf11'<.il_.s:, £L11d. built f'm°titie:Lti,(.:)113, 1‘(Z!11‘1:-L'l1_1.‘5 of
W11ie11, it  smitd, <;-.:'u1 be seen. to t11i;~'s dzL_§.»-'. It £l.1')pCiL1'S, how—-
ever, tlmt they 1‘eu;1:3.i11ed <f)11.1y:11:m11t ten ye:‘L1'.e:, as they were
bmkell up and d1'iVe11 elf in 17£)(fS by the Nip111ucL: t1.'ihe of In-
di:.m.~?_4, "\Vh() lmd 1)1'ex’ici:11:31y i1'1li1:11_:)it:ed the c:<.»L111t1'y 11e:L1* the N ,i_p-
111uc:1{, mm-* C‘.-:.111e(_1 the B1:'L('.kSt(')'I'1Cl 1'i'VC'l'. T1'1e.~'se. F1'e11eh fzitnilties
l)1'01‘1g;I1t ex-'e1' with tl1e111 {L P1'etest;1;1h'1t 1e1.1i1t1iste1'. t

Af'te1' t11ese I+"‘1'e11"(.-1'1 f:u11i1_ies had lost their little by 11011-1'esi—
dellce the lalgld heczuirle the p1'npe1't.y of the 01'.igi1'.1:.L1 1f>1'ep1'.ief;01's
who in 1713 made :1 g;1'::11.1t of the same to t1e1i1'ty Ellglisll f:uni.-
lies, 011 ce1_1ditim1 tlt1e‘y :=:.1'1eu1d Settle thten1:se1Ves 011 the ]J;l1L1
witl1in two ye.+.11'.~;<, zuld not desert it. This :i.~s the c01mi11e11ee—
ment of the Ellglisll. .9et‘t1e1"1t1e11t of Oxfbrd, of whiel1 t11i.e: town
w:1:-3 the11 {L pzmrt. A1110.1t1_£_r t11()se e:;11'1y f:.u11ilies We find the
f£1111fi1i{L1' 11:.mf1es of‘ T(m‘-'11e, Lztmh, L:'L1'11ed, C()1ti.lf1S, etc. I have
mid that the 01‘igi.;11:'1,1 g‘1':111t was eigllt 1‘11‘iles sr:11.'::t1‘e, :1.1i1d yet the
h:111d e111h1':1ced in Oxfo1'd mu;~::t lmve exteiuled from twelve to
fiftee11 miles f1'e111 eztst to West, :L]t11e1Ig1'1 110 1'eeo1*d cml be
found of any addit»iem11 g1':111t. This e:.u1 be ztccotlntecl for,

n A
-.‘>,—-

hmvever, ‘fE‘()II'1 the f:ic-/t tlmti in tl10~.-2.0 U;tl'l_'}7 tiiiiee ;_:i:ite11t,eee er
.<5ett.le1's were not ec1'i‘ip1ileus :-.il'ic:ii1t. e>;:i(:t :i(,.'.}"CE?5 C.32‘l_};_1iiti3-is;i)I‘0-
vidlecl the:-e.we1:'e @l"'l.()U§l’l fer tl1e.ir w:~ml:e.

The eettleiiiezlt elf’ O3«:fo1-Cl i11<.rI-'ee3:iee¢;;l zmiil €33(l3(}l1<LiE(i iveet;imi-<.l
timm the V'i.ll2.i:g'C3 1_1nt.il the ii11l.1:a..liii;:mt:e; of the iveet Igmrt (if the
town, which is imw ‘C3l1zi.1‘lton, liziviitig lieeeimz-. E~.%() I1UEK1(:I'fl1lS its
to find it i11e011ve11ient to t1.'.-we] so fin.‘ to :1..tt.e1.1<_l public 1I1{i'!E‘-tllflgb",
petitioned the G~ene1'2~il Court to he set. off and 1"em1e<:1 into 3,
di:3t1'iet with the riglite mid izumimities of eiieli (}‘i‘g&lK1lZ:ltl(ll].S.
Tlfiis petitimi W:-is oppmeecl by U9x1"e1'{l till oppm:-iitizim S(3(.!!1'lt'3(.l
1111:-iv:-iiliiig, when at last, Jzm. 10, 1755. an act p:l.‘:‘~§5(.‘(fl. tlie
l;’1‘evi:1ei:,11 I.J(_|'§:lj’i.Slzl;[‘?i‘l‘!‘(i§’ eetti1i1g oil" the irilluliiitzilitzsi ziml eetatee of
the Western part ofOxl"<m:l intc) 3. cliet1'ii<::t by the l}£l.I11(3 of C-l1:11'l~—
tun. Tlie following spring the land W’-its surveyed, zmcl on the
243511 of May, 1756, 1.20 yeiire ago last. l‘viziy, it became :1 sep-
:u':Lte <;listriet. '

Abmit two years :tfte.ivzi1-tile EL l:1,1'ge :u:l<liti(_m wee mecle to the
te1'1'it.m'y nf ClJ:u'llf.n11 by the emiexatieli 011 the 1'1m.*tll1 of :1, l.2L1"g'0
tr.-urt. of lzimfl, ezillecl the Gore, eqiml to m1e—tl1iird of the origi-
11:Ll <_liet.ri(-,.t.. This tr:i<:.t e:<1'.endecl on the nm'tl1e1'11 line frorn
():s:l"t>1'<.i to t5ti11'l‘)1'iiflge.

in the tmvu 1'0L3()I‘(.iS Clmrltoii is ii1'v:1.1'i:ihl__y crillecl at Lllfitlfict
till tlie euiimier of 1.775, 2Ll:'te.1- wliich it is e:1l?e<:l.:1,t<)W11. The
ul1.:i11§_;e was Imufle (:ilu1'ing' the time (if Hie A1_neI'ic:L11 Revolu-
timi.

'l.‘l.1e liret :i]i.~st1-int, or which is the seine, tlie fil'Sl3 town meet-
lllgg; wins at the l‘10uee ef l£l_)GEli(3Er1('}1' M.-u:l§i11‘r.i1'e, eitmated zit the
;‘5()ut‘,l’1 part of the eurnrlimi, wlierei all the town I.I1E¥8t-lllgfi were
held uiitil at liuilee of w'e1'sl'1ip W'E:LS erected. Alltel‘tlf1:1t-tll1.1(?- tliey
were lielcl in the 11‘1eeti-11;; lmli:-se until the preseiit. town hall was
built. 'l‘l1i:s fir.~:t town II.1(.)J(3tJiI].§;,f was helil .'\l:u'eli 12, 1755, wlieu
Hicl1m'<.1 D:'e:;ee1' w-a,.~3 eliesen (J-l(_’,I'l_*I, :.Lm_l iiRi<_-,l1:m.l Dreeeer, Limit.
Obadinl1 N.ll-.LUl{iI.1txlI_'L3, cl{i)1}a-1.l1:?lI} Bullzml, .lul111 I.}reeee1' zmil E.l'»e1;1-
ezer M:-lul{il]tl1't!, eelectixnen.

The WElI' 1'o.em'd of this town dmfiiig the Ame1'ii::m ii-4-fV'(_‘)ll1t-iillll
is not as full as is new cleeii-ed, yet it is evident tulmt the llll1:l.l_)—
itauts entered fully into tlie spirit which prodiieed the RevelL1~

10

tion 3 for some twa wvzaeakss })ef'm'e the ?Dec1:m1ti<:>11 of §_r1t;1e};)ex1(i—
ence was sighed at Pllilzzdelplkia, the tmvn Veted ti’) su}:>p:3‘rt the
(f}{>11ti11e11ta.1 C011§.§ress in c1ec1:L1-ilxg the U11‘ite<1C(3'l(;:1ies inde,-
pende11t of Glmtt B1'it.ai11, to the “ extemt of tl1ei1' lives umfl
fortunes if they shall co11sid-er it expedie1t1t for :~321f’ety.” rsmd
previous t0 the battle of Lexirixgtozz, they were mmitzg mid drill»
Eng 21142311 for wax‘. E11 1774 they elected Capt. Jc‘.}1.1:.-‘1.i”.}‘1zL"1‘1 '1‘m:ke:'
to attexnd it p1'ovi11cia1 c:011g1'es.~fs at C(")l1(:(,)1‘d ; ztnd in J':m11:u'y of
1775 he was c}1ose11 :tgai11 to :1.tte11d the c011g1'e.~3ss at C:1mb1‘idg(;e ;
£Ln(1 in May, Rev. Caleb Cu1'ti1=s_, the first n1i11fiste1' of the town,
was 01105631: to élttfiiiid the same <;:<>:t:g;.‘ess to he I1£‘:.3<1 at V1’ :1tm*-
tmwx. ‘

That tlmy were not u111I1indfu1 01" the wzmts Hi’ the sm1<.lie1' .i.<3
evidexlt from the flwt that it "was Voted in Mz‘1.1'L:}1, 1777, tlmt
“- Ntztxvithstzmdizxg the gigezxemus hotmty ;_§ive11 by the": (5(mt.i-
ilefltill C011g1*es$, and at fm.'th(-31' a1.dt;1ittimml szma gmlxtczd by the
Ge11emI Court of this State. it is our xnosett .<:se1'inus :1.m.1 (t::111<Jid
opinion that it  for the Iaerst amd will :z11sswm* the htimt c;~.11dF5
311:1 pu1'p0ses thz-2,t this town make the w:1<]’i‘r;Em1::1 aaamn of .:£‘20
to be given to <a:m;:11 130:1-<3<_>1111I'2*i£-mimmd 0fii<:;e1' and _;;:-ivatv. that
3113.11 enlist for tlwee yezms or <:1m.*iz'1g‘ the. w:1.1'.” ’I‘l'1s}. tmvn 2115:;
Votedcl0t11i11g for the F5f}]L“01‘Ei, mad m5:11t 11112:-5:fs(*11_s;jt_-1';s' to m11vu_y
their gifts. T

*‘TI1e d8pI“GC‘.i£itiG}1 Qf tlm vahxe uf p:1p::—_=:(1* t22<:2z:3y z::‘m:~::zt h:w<*
ham} tin‘ gI’£-3{Lt{3}“ dII1‘i1t1§_{,‘ tlm Revulutiml thzm in Chi"? ti2‘1'1<_~ of am‘
late War, si11c.0 in 1773 the town voted £3() for tho aimppmt; mi"
p11b]i(: s01’1rm1s, and £30 for 1‘m(:eSSa11'y' (;l1211';:__m.<s du1'ing the yepaatr,
ilfid two ;~::}1ii1ing::: and ei§_;ht pm1<:.c2 :1 clay for 1:-Hunt‘ on the public
r<>ads, where:1s, :-six year's z:.tte1'w:miis, in 1?’?$3, they vutaad .£J:2{){}
for tsc~.h00l;3, and £200 for 11e.mssa1'g,r c.:l1:z1'gess, :-md 30 aahillixlgs
a day for work on the rmmds ; and the 1.1m~::t yoztl‘ tlmy Voted
£1500 for stthocrls, zlnd  :1 day few \“v01'l«’; on flu: 1'm1ds.. This-3
state hf tlzizzgs W:-mt an till the p»:2.pe1* I3.1{.}§}€.’§}’ in (z§mu1:ttim1 ht»-
czmne w01rtl11e;~.:-as, as it "vvag in the .‘:-muth at the r:.lm3£=?. of 11m
rebellion. % ‘ t

Tmvn 11:eeti11§g;s Warm f’req11ent d1.11'i11g t1m.<=.e. y(:~:u's,t :md ITl1'l{t1i1
of the tiinff W33 €3§3(}Ii1}i{?.d with 1n21t.te.1*sa-pe1't:Liniz1;g§ ti} tlm xvmz.

ll

Tin1e does not permit one to speak of wlmt this town (lid. in
the War of 1812, or the Me:-ciotm war, or that of the late rebel-
lion, except to say this tewn put 193 soldiers into the znmy in
filliiig her quota; 1101' slmll I dwell upon the Slniys,1'el.)ellion in
1785»--6, when it is said this town ltea,ned lnmil teowzmle the side
of the rebels, eepeeia;ll_y cle1ir1m1<,li11g  tnxzxtioii encl n1o1'e
paper money, the some as some in om‘ lzmd at the preeeiit
time. i

Isainli Blood Was the first liepresentutive of this town, of
which we hove nny 1'eeo1'd, to the Great zind Geiieml Court of
M:1SS:1Gl1lISOttS to he held in VV-atertmvn in 1775; :.111dC2tieh
Axmnidowii W:1E5 the first Represeiitotive to the Leg;iela.t1i1.'e of
this State a{"t.e1' our imlepeildeliee was aolmowleclged by Great
Britaili.

It (loos not ztppeaié that amy one ever went to either House
of Co1'1g1'ees, though John Spurr, Esq., received it decided
mnjoi-it_y of the votes in this town for Representative to Con-
gress in two izistnlicas, hut foiled to ohtnin 21 ellfiieient lliimher
of votes in other p:;L1't.~s of’ this 1'ep1'esent:1tive district to secure
hi;'~; election.  this town l11lS not furnisliecl men of great
I'(~_'.11()W11:-1l')2'mi{'l, I do not lmow that she ll:-1:-5 g1e'e:it erimimtls.
If there have been :»n1y_I. ommot ‘£:_f‘lVG‘i;.l]€'l1' nmnese.

It a,ppe.>'11'.~.4 that in Morel), 1764, a vote of the town xvne paesetl.
to :‘1.ooepL one awe of land 2L little sm1tl1e:1.st of El.)e11eze1' M:1el{-
i1it.i1'<:‘°e ilozmi, for :1. ‘°l_)111'ying g1'o1111d,” wliiieh is on the old and
north 1"_):u't of the ground as it is now elieloeed. There are at
least four other oen1etm'ies in the town at the present time,
one of which, that at the City, as you are :iwm'e, is of recent
c)1'igii1. i

3;‘ii11(:.(-*. the well":-ire of every eo1nmm1i_ty is so I.I'1UL1l1 lI1Ll{.§.l)t£?'{.l
for its 1;)1‘()H1I)G1'i1.1y to its (?r,Zrzc:cLafz'rm.ci.Z :n1cl 1°elaT_r72,'ou..s* 1):*’ixrileg;ee it
is oo1't:1iniy import:-mtt, on an oconeioii like this, ill:-1.13 eoixietliiiig
should he said in 1'e;_::11'(l to them hoth. Aln1o;~5t il1'1Il1eLii:ltCly

.;ii"te1* this town _‘V{llfi set off f1-oI11Oxfo1'(l, the inlmhitzuitss took.

nieeenres to secure echo-ole o11<;l the ‘[)I‘(3.‘&li(tl'1ll1g' of the ;;'c>epel.
In the first wn1*1'ant. for :1 n1eeti11gt.l1e1‘e wee :-111 article to “‘-i\/lnlie
such grant of money as the distric;-.t niay think neoe.~ssn.1*y for the

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ec=}.1_c>c.>1i1t1g»_: of the ehih.h.'e11.}” end when it ‘Was :;u:ted 1.1pm1, £8 of
1 ‘Wftfi 211::me}}v’ were Vetedé fer setho0]'in,0‘, while less ‘them ‘£7

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tV*ei‘@ .g;1'e.1§'tes:t ;“‘e1' stilt et-her ertpensaee. Air. u.1mthe1,' 1"z1eeti1.1tg
ehwret twe Weeke ef;"tet' it. wzte ’ve‘=‘:.ed t-hiit “the ee.l1(>els he kept
£11 two pimfree in C‘-harlt,e11, the (me (:11 the m>1't.h side, :>a..;‘1d the
Qt-he1' 011 the .~3m1tl.1 sicte of the «:het.:riet" _; zmzfit E infer‘ that what
is u1e:m.t. hy the south side was wlmt is new the eenter, and
wlmt is ezilled the n01_'th side W’:l.S'}1€;‘:'LI‘ what is now called the
north eicha, as :1 Baptist church W.-.-1.5-2. not long after ()1'g:L11izeL1
there, and :1 Co11g1'eg':ati(n1:iLl church h_ere in the center. Two
yetnss aftezf it was Vt.T>‘t(3d that the sehcmls he kept in three phwee.
In 175’? six pererms were chosen as :3{j1'1()01 c.m'11111it.tee. The
sehe0h:~‘. at fimst were evidenthy he.pt only in the wi11tte1',t:1e there
wzts zm.:11'tic]ei:1tl1e ‘?‘hr::LI'1.':'1'}1ti,t1 1756., “To see it'tl'1e-. district will
allew eeme pzlrt of the money that was gt-elixtecl }:1..~3t year for
the selmols to he laid out in hiring :1 3011001 dame this eun.1me1'
for the benefit. of those. thz1t hm}e t':L11'iil‘ies of erlmll (:11ild1'en
:1n1:i>11g us,” zmd when this ezmle up for 2-1-(313if)l1 ’“ it V2 5,: deeidettl in
the 11eg:1ttive.” It was voted,“1mweve1', seen after that “the
$€'}.}‘(_)()1‘ e0111mittee elm}! provide sel1(miing  eem-.11 p:u't shall
choose," W1'1€‘-I}, muteuhtedly, the p1':;u3ti<:e he;_§:m of 11:~1viug eumn
mer schools, as no more l.I'1e11tiI")'l"1 ‘is mzxde of the quteetinn.
For eeveml years the schools were p1-01‘>a1)l y mat keptin h(mS0:ii
erected fur that spe(:i:a.1 purpose, as it was voted in 1757 tlmt
“ each part shall "pmvid-e their (JW11 $01100! llmxee,” while nine
years :1fte1'Wa.1'de “it was voted tr.) have "eig_'l1th. at-hem] homes”
(‘the p1L11'zL1 of house vme spelt l:——e-u-e—e—11, hell:-;ae11t‘), and :1.
“C-.0mmitte.e of seven W11:-S :1pp<)i1:1ted to lay out the town into
school wards and fix the hounds and the plexus for the school
l10ueen." In 1760 it was voted to [mild eehoel houses and that
the ;~:=e1eetmen he the .~3eh00l committee of the town, but the
vote to huih;1 the zzehoel hemses was not e:.11'1'ieLl intu tetfeet,
ee1't.:ti11ly not for I1m11y years if it ever was by the to W11 as
such, as we 1'0-ttd in the records of the meeting in March, 1769',
“ Voted, te raise mm1ey to build school houses h in the seveml

wurris of the di.~st.1'iet. :md it passed in the negative.” Prob:-1-t

My each school dis-'.t1'icteeventtmtlly built its own school house.

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T}'1()I'l{_.!1‘h ve.1'y i'nm:.h l"I'l.+f.H'(j_5 naiggllt be s:*:i(:3 oi" “‘.W1:?i.t thisea ‘town
has (l()1l(;b in 1:'e1f‘e1_j<i:'1'1%(::(3 ‘tn tlm p1.1Mi(3 sch,0oIs,, _yet its E<:e1%esi:1::~;ti—
ml HLis:st01.'_y 1'1'11‘:s:—:.‘t{'1.‘1r>€: he (Ne1'Io012:efl  tho. We1_f:11'e of the 'i;0w'n,.,
to :3:1._y the 102342341, 1f1:L:3 ba:3c:;"1. (:aq11:1.1l_yinvolved in it. Ed1.z.c::ubi()1.1
Withmlt t-11¢: 1T'a1i;:;ir)11 oi" the ;:;'0:i~:.pe] 1e:«1(1.~3 to i1i1f1c1eQli11y imd 1..icen.-
ti<i.>11.~:~311r.:3;~"-.:.~:a., wl1ik;s %1.'(i»]i;,§i<%)1?1 witllollt (2c1m:::1‘i;iA011 Alertds to if':11T1:-mt.-i.(;i.*3111 ;
Tlmt 1.1'1"¥'H'.<iT:(;1,13l‘l%(.3y p1*c)(11.1(:(_~. 13110 he-..+3t <::11m;':L<3ter, mu} the most
l%%1:1.mW)y zmd ]_)1:'<)sp(!1‘()11:%: <;::nn.m‘11111ity. WTn1'e 1.111331 :L11yt}1‘iL11g 01530.
tlm l‘"u{;l:1'o vm1‘l":1.1'(e of mu‘ cm‘1ntry depe1"1d..~3 1f1pm1 good Sch00I.~3,
1;’l1c:‘l"1"0e (ti1'm1]:11;io11 of tlm f:“§01"i1)t:11?0¢a, and 15110 l1e:1:a.'t_y :1.0c:ept~
:111<;*.o, of ‘t;l'10;i1' 1i(.?*.:i.{_.:]‘l'iI1:£_;'.‘.-‘s by 1:119 people.

Cl1:1.'1_'l1?.c)11 ggmvu 0:'1.rly:%L1;‘t.e1.11;im1 to tlm 1'e1ig.A;‘im1.~3 i%1"1te,1'0st$ of
tlm 1i.ow11. W'it;'I1in _tl‘1i1'ty d::._\,-'s f'1'01'1'1 thti.-. tirlm it 1m.c:::11:;r1@. £151‘) 01.‘-
g_:;:‘L‘1T1i9:m7l di:~31_',1'i<‘tt :1 1‘11(';%2<:ti1%1g' W:'l:5 (;::1‘lI(:.(;1 by tlm E3fL3'l!E3(;‘-t}.l_1€3]1 to t:“L1m
rma:1.~:1:1%'(':::a tn lmild :1. l‘m11.~‘.~m of wm':~3.l1ip mxd s1‘11;i>p<)1;'t the p1'0:;u::11-
i11;_§ of H143‘. ;,gc*>:~3[Hi:|. /U; :1. 111<'i:0t:%i11g*.v11i(::l“1 ‘w:L.~aI:10l(] A]_.')1,"fii S-L 1.755
‘it W:lb3 ‘v(>‘t.m.l to build :: 11{1m;».t;'ing l‘m‘1Tt1.5(3 :11; ’L1':10 (:e1‘11;m' of the dis-
1;1.'i<_-.1;., '01‘ ‘Mu’: ‘1w:L1'(:'::2*.’t. 13.0:1v'c:11.i(;211‘t; pl:-tr.-.(;u tn the <f:e.'1ttm'. Tl1m_'(e
hm! h(.=.<;>.1’1 '[')l'(Tf?.:l.(t1lillg11110113 01' i<:aE;:is1,1:)'1'c:Vi.<>11£s to T.11iS5T.i1‘.I1(3, :1.1'1d
]‘)1.‘iV:l11(3 i11divi(.h'1:1.l.~3 lzml d1':1,w11 t<'>§;_:;(:et;11e1.' 301113 timl')m' 111)O]1:'l
hill  \V('3:?3t of W"l"1(j»_%1'(T% M1‘. Jcnseph H. D()W(3 Imw I‘@é5iC1f?.E-3,
ux1.T)(‘r<;:1;i:%1g; tl‘1:1.t plzme Wrmld he tlm (3C51'lt01‘ of the ‘itown.

Tlm1%'o .~m.u1'11c:<f'l to In} «:1ifi';ic:11lt.y in 1(‘)(J:.Lti'l1g tli1i.~fs *i"i1'sstI1<')11:3<3 of

\-vu1':'~a11ip. E5e‘v('aL:%':‘1.l I.'I.1.Qi'31}i!1§:{'S of {.110 d'i.~3t1'i(:‘i;, 01' tmvll, 'w“e1'0. 1mm
um] (:o1.1*1.mi1;t<;ma; :1}_)p(:)ix%‘%1%’i;(3('1 to sstztlm ()l11J:LSp()t, but tl1ei1' 1'0pu1'ts
W(;31‘('_-‘. I101; :1,c.u(‘apt(~‘-,d. 'l.‘_i1«;~.%1'1 :1, <'.:()Il’1I1’1i1}[(Z:(.‘. of (.lis'i111;01'(::3t3c:(I1 pe1's01.1s
'f’1.'<::u,11 ‘thag-=, Il<;!_ig']‘lI‘){3'1'illg' 'tmvn.~ts xvmzs (3-11()S({’m., lmt ‘tlle. spot. sc31ec%ted
VV:'LF.v‘ Imt :1;c:c‘:a‘.s1_‘n‘r,c-.4('1. A1; 111.:-.»"l'. tlmy :tp]f)]i0d to the l.<::gi31:Lt;1;11*(3 to
:=;e11<_’l ctmmnisssir)1‘1ca1"rs um} fix the p1:wc_a xv11e1'u ting l'1011se slmzlld
atmu]. Tlmy .sat;u.1«.:<;=.<1 mat :1 spat :1, few 1-ads \=ve;~st of Wlaem the
.U'l1iV(Z‘.],‘:’:-‘a::L1iS’E 111eeti1.1g 11m.1s_u:-. nmv st:ui1ds. Here the first 11.(i)LlSfl
of wo1'sl'1ip Vvzus built, 50x40 {wt in cf1i:1i11m*1::3i<;)11s9 1()(3£l1J(§.(111p011
21.11 :1.cm of §.;_z;1*c'mJn<:1 g’ivm'1 by YIi}1‘)e1mze1' M:.u3ki111;ire for t11i.:-3 p1‘z1'-A
pcuse. It w::1.Es voted to shingle. the house on the sicles as ‘well
as the roof. The site of tlfis 11o1is0. czm be easily seen, :;L11d in
a dry ti_1m3 is vmfiy II1§L1'1{C‘.d.

T11(;>ug11 n1on0.y was V()t(3(1_GELC11 year for c011ecti11g 111:,Lte1ri:1.1sa,

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yet am slow did tlm ‘W(')1'l{ Ilimvo tlmt it wuss 110:L1"y 1"n1I1.'ye:11's
_f1:'u11’1 the time they clec:i.ded to lmild l:efh1.‘e tfl'10_y " voted to pm-
vide Vi::.t.l‘1:1l..~?s zmd d1'i.nk f()1' ‘Elle 1'::.isi11g;; of tlwn 1:11w3..1‘.i:l1g l'1<_:i1se,”
:1.n:,l °':.1p1‘)0i11t(:<;l :1: cn1'1]1'12itte(2 tn <1-,:u'1'_y :'m'1:m.l tlw :l1'ink ”; hgf.
" Lll'l1}l‘{ "” at tlmt 1i1__11::: 111e:mt s<::.11<:t.11i1:;,:f 11m1'e tl“1:m colcl W:l.l1(‘I‘,
01' ten zmd (:0fil3e. lt \v::s 11'm1'e tl1:u1 :1 3-11:11‘ :-1ftr.é1' tljle l10l.l:~5Q. w:.1s
1'::.i:5ecl l>(:f(m:: it =-’:1:S so f:L1' :::m111':lot‘,o(;l as to lye ()<:c,:1pi<-«l, :15‘. it
W218 lmt till Jllllt? 1“?lw'2, tl1r3y voted to put. pill:1.1':14 ll11(l(_)l'Kl'»l'l(‘
_£_;‘:»:lle1*y, :u1:;llltl1::tW:1s l1e,l'm'0 tlm lmtly .~u3:1f.s w(-.:':':~, built. 'l‘l‘1c~.
pulpit. was 01.1 tlm 11_n1'tl1 side of" the l1n:1.~a:-, and :11; finst ltyngg; :~:::=-:::t'.~::
were made, tluz. 1110.1‘: sittitxg‘ on mm .id:: of T;l1(-"- l‘:<>1:sw., and tilw
w01ne;1m1 ‘Elle ut,l1e1' .~‘3i<Il:~, and pe\v:~,: w(:1':.-. built: l"1'm'n time in
time :13 m:L;::s'io11 1"c:1_11i1'<3Ll, till l}llU1'(3 \vm'(":tw'<'r:1l;y-l'ml1' llcllmv
:?111d live in tl'1«=. ;;‘:Llle1'y, wlmn :1 L‘.(:.)lf111!'Tlll"t(}O w::s ::1;')1mi::t(=(.l tn
"' 11111111101‘ :md L"lig11i1‘.'y’Ll:<—'_-. pe.ws.” It w:1.~5 V:)l;uCl tl1:11: tlw 1mm
who pays thv l1lg'l:e.~::t 1'::t(2s 011. 1'(+:tLl" ca:-;t'::l;e :~%l}()Ell(l l1.-xvlia tulm. ’li1‘.~.4t.
(;ll1(:lC-O, :md it fell to C:1pl'.. Jamal: li):wi::a.

111 1?503 tli1iS limusu w:1.~:: sold at p:1l)lic. :-m:_'11i:)11 tn (J::pt;._I':<1vi
_D:1Vi.~3 fol’ $35K), to he 1,‘:-:11:1m='e;aLl f'1'm11_tl"1:} ::u1:'111::m, u1'u::—l1:1ll" ml’
the 2;},-V:l7llS to g(: to ‘L110 town, zmd m1(~3-h:-Ill’: to t.h(: pmv lmldc-1'.~;:.
It was tlm m1ll_y l‘1:::1.~_:{3 of wu1°sl1ip the 1;mv11 t?.V:'1.' lmilt. brli11:-.:-
1784 tlilti’: town :15 :1. town 11:15 :lc>1'1c: 11:) m:<;tl::r:si:z.~3t'i:_:::l ll:1:.~_4i11::r.~.4.~_»'.
_w0 dye::1'-:= 'l)efo1'e. tl1i.~3, :lfi:(?:1' :1 (_livisi(.>n of tlle l1m1.~_w, it was
fmllld tlmt fifty-fivc:.— were for 5ll1)1)()]'l1ll1g‘ p1'e::(3l;i.::g by t::1x::tim1
:m<;l 0110. l1u11(.l1'ed :md six \v<31'::: l"u1' s:1[')1):21't,i11g; it by :: l'1*0u d:m::.—
tion. '

_I11 1?El8 an :1c.’r. w::s p:1s.sed by tlm lc~gi.~;.l::1;:11'e ”i11cu1‘p:_,:1':Lting
Ismel \—V::te:'s :md ntlmr ll'1l1:1l”)lt:L11l1S of Cl1:u'lt(.m, into :L 1'(1lig-
imls s(>c‘iet_y lay tlm 11:L111t3 of tlm P1'op1'it.2t'o1's of tlle nmv Olm-
g1'eg:1.tim1::.l Ue11t1've 111ceti::g l1<)11.~30 :1l'Cl1:11'lt(m.” Tllis-: l]()l1S(‘:
st(-)c3d where the U11ivc31's::.list l1()1lS€! nmv s't:111:.l:s, :1 mxv of l'1c)x'.s:e
sli1e<:l.~3 l)ei11gA1'e1'11()Vt3(l to give pl:1:.:e for it, and was one of the
l:11*gest in the L-rsullty of W'(,)1':3(,=.stc31', :,-.:'mt:1i11i11g one l1u11d1‘ed
pe‘s.v.~3 lmlmv and fifty in the g:1lle1'y. A11 e11g;1':LVi'11g of ‘llliss
house I11:1y 1):} 39311 in: the " l\Zl£LsS£L(."l']l1SGttS Iilist-(>1-ic:Ll Collecztioll”
liy J. VV. B:.u'1')e1‘_. This l1m1.se, l::11‘g;e :18 it Was, 11-ad but :1 l’>1'i(~:f
l'1isto1%_y, for it was (_lé.ui(:le(l in 1839 % to l.1:Ll-{G it down, :1.11d meet

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the one in which xx-*0 are nmv :1ssc31i111‘)1<:d, 1:110 E!X1I)01‘l.‘5(: of whicrh
tog;et;l:1e1' with tha tz1.1:i1‘1g (lawn of the old house, as 1‘Cpo1"tec1 by
the. a0rnmi1;te<3,h was $4115.21.

'I‘l1Q (Jcmgyeg:-1ti_n1*1:1l c:h.m‘c.}1 Wm f'n1.'1‘11ed A1361 16, 1781, and
wmn~sI1ip1.}ed. in the fi1'.~3t 1h1c">11se, m1d 1313631} in the s«:u::r:m<;T, tihli in
the yam.“ 182?’, f'<>1*t:y»2h1ih:1.i3 y<:~m':i:s :_1g;;‘o,.th<”2.e h<m.~3e was hzzilt1'.n
W1i:%<1t}1 thézy umv wc>1x~;l}i1‘:, the I1i;;'§1est .-s:2I'>:3<:z‘i1;>ti<;z‘1 fiir whi<:.h.
was $800 hy C3431}. §-4:~:!:;:2}’1 '{‘v;_nme.

In 1801:: mzzw Lslmmh was; <;:1'§_f2-mixed‘, and :t p:1:'i:‘-.211 iz1c01‘pm.'—
:1,t‘.s“3d in the” s.c3:.‘:t11x-veht p::,1't of C1h:11'lt<m by tlze zzzmfze-, Of “Tim
t‘5o<:011d 1{,e1i;_;'in11>; rSm:ie.t_y in the tm-V11 of (."3h:-=1.1'1t(.:11”; Wh‘i(_.:h is
the $211110. ass “elm. p1'(-:s<h1t Uc)1‘1g1*eg':1.t§imm] chhm-c.l1 of S<:.:1h1tI*11_>1.'idg;e,
‘r.h:1t.1.):11't of ~‘t3¢)11tl1l')1':iL1ge W11(:‘.1‘G their I'3_.::‘1:3ca ht’ x\*t:)1'.<s§l‘1'i)_')11r)\\*
8t:t11<].s.', baillg, at that time, :11 part of tlm tmvn e:"r'=‘“' *{f3I‘1:1.1‘1—
tcm. A
A Baptist C-.l1t11'(:h W218 <>1'gz1i1ized at tlm I1()I"t1'I Siifiiff in 7E_"'&’6'2,
t11:')t1§g;i1 it chess nnt uppezu‘ thztt :2, p.*a11‘i.~::l'1 \m.=i; i1.1(fi{1}‘1.’I:}i’}}t::i‘i3£¥t:’§\ with
i'11::t:m1.11<-E: tiil 18(f)ei. ’F11e%.z' first hmrse of W(}}h'Ship was s{>m<:2
zmzgz 1'1{I1}d2‘{.'£1 ru»:ihs nwrth Qf Win-.*:1*<3e the sehml hmiae mm’ St£l‘i}{hZ-§;
aim} the .‘::<;u;.{m<_1‘ lwuse, 1-*:1.~3 wlwre tl1e srzithaol lmuse is 110W
lmmmd. Ai’te3: this 1mu.~.~:~e w:.1.5s T.2~1hZE’:11 dc3.«w;11 Hfléii hell x-vms: plztczed
uprm the ]31;'0S(-3111; .~‘:~ul1ool llczxxse. T1113 0111111211 exissthcl s_3eV(e:11t;y~
five ye:L1's, zmdh laml four pznstcma, the lust of Wli1r.m;1 was Rev:
Jzttrlezs B()()1‘1’1C‘1'. At 11i.~3de::1t.l1 the (3:11[13;‘(.11’1\.~‘+’:'lA:*:‘ (fIjihsh:‘11h1ded. Dur-
ing scmle, of the I:1stye:11's of the exisizazmccy of’ 1311155 ssoceiety they

’:~::I1:m::d t;hei1' houzese (.)fWU1‘S1‘1ip with the Ux1ive1's:LIis-ms, each

<h::1m;11in:xtic)11 oc*ctq.)_yi11g it :3. pmct of the film. %

In 18398 2:‘: U11it#.L1‘h"£I1 sscmiety was f'<:.>mmd in 131123 (iehter of this
towix, zmd held t.11eih1' :1‘1eeti11g$ in the Ia,1'ge I}‘1eetiz1g 11012363, ta
}vI1i{:.l1 rc3i':31'e21{:e 113313381: xxmde. liev, Edxvzzrflt '1‘1m1e1* was the
only pastor‘ they even‘ lmd, and he 1'em2-1i1:e(1 with th<~3111 2:}_‘»<:mt
i"m.1r _y'€::;L1's. h J j

111.1838 the U11iV'®1‘S1L]iStS 1'e.n1oved fmm the north side to the
00111361‘, étlld Lmited Wit.11 the T.T11it::1.ri::1.11s, 1111c1e1* the 11:.Lme of
" The First Union Society of Chm-113011.” This 11211113 tlmy 1'e.—-

t:Li11ed f01'.thi1't.ee11 yem's,Whe11 in 1851 tI1£::_y cI1:1h1h1g'e<C{ it to "T119 '

First U11iv<31*s:1list Smciety of CIm1'1tm:1.”

1 ti

"Elite E:‘l.e‘i;lmcliists l_‘1:uil; p1'enel1ing in town qi.'lll.f3 s m.1ml._)e1' of

3-'els1's ll:sefm.'e tliegr ljmilt t-l1ei1.'p1‘ese11tl.1euse of ”W€.)1'Sl1l_'[), l.i.()l.<mli111g
tlf1ei1*1:iieetiiig;'s at {;liflf'e1:e11t ]_'3l:lCI3S in the sei1tls'1e1'1‘1 part of the
tewm lint ¢:i;peCti.:1ll__'y‘ in :1 lmll cm Dresser Hill. in 1850 tliey
held thr,-ail‘ 111eet»ing's in at l1:1l.l ~:.>ve1' wlmt is Iimw Fisk.  Cum-
miiisi s‘tm:'e ,; :1t‘terwl.1iiel1 tl‘1e.ylnc.:1te<;l in Clizirltmi Cit_y,:111(il smm
ereeteti tl1ei1.' present limnse of ‘vm1'sl1i1_i.

A few ye:111*s sft.e1', :1. l1(T)1lS@ was lmilll in lJe'|:n1<;lVille, by sul‘)—
seliptimis fz'm11 persons of dift'e1'e11t 1'eligio1_1s (.le11c)mi:.mtii<ms,
and Rev. M1". Oltls p1'e:..u;:li1e<;l fo1'tl1en'1:L yes}: 01' more. Since
then the house has not ls‘>ee11eec11]s:'ie(l miuali of the time by
any one. A few yemss age the Aclvents lmilt. :1 lmuse oi" W01‘-
ship Wl1iel1 they occupy still, near the sel1(m'l lmuse No. li-—-«it:
l)ei1'1g the tentll meetiligf lumse built in t<i)w11———t.l1e Iiintli, as ‘(he
tm;v11 new is, l)ei11g equal to :1 new lmuse 0l1<:(;! intulmut» lLl’!lE'~—
teen yezlrs since the ()1'g:1l1lZ{1lJl()1'1 of tl‘1(--.‘. tewii.

Time pe1'I3'1llZ-S me to (lc_>1"1<*>t'l1i1fl,¢;_2; 1m“>1'e tlmn to tlms li)1'iei’el_y
refer to :1 Very few tl‘1i1]g‘S in relztxticm to the 1'eli;;i.<>l1s instit1.i-
tions of the t0W11.

‘We now e1:1t-er upon e1mthe1' eelitury of mu‘ n:'1ti(m:Il exist-
ence. V-Vllzlt impo1't.:111t events will he 1'een1'(le1.l fol‘ the use of
the llistorizm at its close We slmll not he 1")l'4'}%:}lJ11’[. to llezu‘. 'l‘l.1e
p01)1‘1l:1ti()u of this town 100 ye:1l1"s :1gow:1s lI:3_]»(,l, while :1.euu1'Ll~
ing to the census of last ye:11' it was 18:52. It has l_»ee11 2L few
l1u11d1'ed 11101'e tlmn tlizlt, 246$! in 1837, zlitiit-Ot‘Clll1g to l3:l:i_yiv:l1'<.l’.~a

New E11a;:»-]:u1(l G:.izettee1', n1:1.ki11s; 61‘? mrwe tluui :11; the ‘)1'l3F5€5l1i;'
C} k_.-

time. Tl1m1g:l1 tllis is quite :1 Ll(}{31.‘EHLS8., yet it is not near as
much as some otl1e1's of the ilil-1‘I11l'l1gf hill tmvns 01" M:1ss:1c:l‘1u—
setts have e:»;pe1'iem.:ed. i.

M2'my wm°tll1y sm1sa11d clzu1;g_'l1te1's of Cl1n71'ltm1 lmve go11e out
into Ollllfll‘ p:11‘l.7S of the l:u.1t,l to help build up one of the most
pO'W(31“f11l Imtieiis on the fiu:.e of the globe, great mid powe1'ful
at the present time, but destined to l;>ec:{>me ixmnensely mere
se, if intelligence and Virtue shall lceep pace with the i11e1.'ezLse
of p<;>pul:1.tiu11. It is of the first i111pm'tz111ee to o111'f11t11t1'e 'p1'0s-
perity tlmt we feel our dC'.p@}.1(i€‘:l'lCQ upcms the God of imtions,

£111-El m£1i11t:1i11 it lively 1'eg'u1‘{l for his eemm:111dn1e11ts, as l1e has

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tauglit them in his sacred Word. Hence it Was EL Wise and
timely suggestion of the Chief Megistmte of these United
States, in his p1'oela.1na.tio11 last Week, that the people of the

T land on the One Hundreclth Anniversary of our Independence

give " devout thanlisgiving to Almighty God for the blessings
which have been bestowed upon us as 3 iiation duriiig the cen-
tury of oiirmexisteiiee, tllld humbly invoke a oontiiiuanee of his
fzwor and protection. ”