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On Tuesday a public dinner was given in Salem to the hon. Timothy Pickerling, as a small tribute of respect for his character, and gratitude for his long, faithful tribute of respect of his character, and gratitude for his long, faithful and ill requited services to his native country.  He was escorted to Salem , from his farm in the vicinity, by a numerous and respectable cavalcade, as an evidence in the face of day of attachment and confidence.  This tribute of respect does great honor to the inhabitants of Salem , the native place of Col. Pickering.  Many of those who render it, have been eye witnesses of the conduct, and are intimately acquainted with the whole life of the patriot and the statesman. Such a feast is emphatically a feast of reason.

[The Centinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) June 8, 1808, submitted by Nancy Piper]

Boston, July 13, 1808

Yesterday the black and coloured people of this town celebrated the event of the Abolition of the Slave Trade by the government of the U. States and Great Britain .  They assembled in Elliot street , and moved in procession consisting of about 200 persons, with a band of music, to the African Meeting House, where an occasional Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Morse; after which they dined together.

[The Centinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) July 20, 1808, submitted by Nancy Piper]

Munificent Donation

The Boston Gazette states that John M’Lean, Esq., deceased, had bequeathed the sum of 100,000 dollars in aid of the Massachusetts General Hospital; thus rendering the deceased the greatest benefactor of that humane institution. It has been suggested, as a suitable mark of respect to the munificent donor, that the institution henceforth take the name of “McLean Hospital.” [The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA), 5 Nov 1823 Page 2, submitted by Nancy Piper]


At the recent Fair and Cattle Show in Brighton, Mass., among other exhibitions of live stock, were 3 sons (by one birth) of Mrs. Willis, wife of Joseph Willis, of West Sudbury. Their names are George Washington, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. They are now 23 months old, and weigh 71 pounds. The mother is 48, and her husband 57 years of age!

[Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) November 6, 1823 Page 4, submitted by Nancy Piper]

A machine for drilling rock has been invented by Cyrus Alden,  of Roxbury, Mass. By which a boy may drill as much in one day as three men can do in the same time in the usual mode of drilling.  The machinery is sadi to be exceedingly simple and may be put in operation by less power than in necessary to turn a common grindstone and is done in a similar manner.

[From: The Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, Feb 23, 1825- submitted by Nancy P.]


Will Deport Chinese.
Boston, Oct. 12.- Of the 350 or more Chinese taken into custody here yesterday because they could not produce registration certificates, about 130 were released during the night. The police say most of the others will probably be deported. A large number claim their certificates are lost, but the act of congress makes no provision for such loss.

[From: The Evening Herald, Bellingham, WA, October 12, 1903 - submitted by Marla Snow]
Mr. Boynton, a resident in South Boston, was recently accosted by an aged stranger, who claimed to be his father. Mr. B. considered it highly improbable, as his father had been mourned as dead nearly forty years. The venerable old man still insisted upon the truth of his assertion, and mentioned facts and instances to substantiate his statement, succeeding eventually in removing all doubt in Mr. B.’s mind as to the identity of his newly discovered parent. The old gentleman was in the army during the war of 1812. From some cause or other he deserted and fled into the Canadas, when it was reported that he was lost while crossing the lakes. His family subsequently believed him to be dead. He has lately, after some effort, succeeded in finding his wife, who is now living at an advanced age in New Hampshire, and from her learned the whereabouts of his son, whom he had not seen since he was a little boy of five years. Mr. B. had received no information of the reappearance of the father among his family and friends, and his feelings at thus welcoming a long lost parent may be imagined, not described. The old gentleman is 78 years of age, is hale and hearty, and bids fair to last for some time to come.
 
[The New York Times, Sep 1, 1852 - submitted by Melissa]


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