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Commercial Square, - East Weymouth, Mass,
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORÝ.
NATHAN & T. # JOY, DEALER IN
SECOND HAND
CARRIAGES
Taken in Exchange.
Carriages, Sleighs,
HARNESSES ROBES, WHIPS, And All Horse Furnishing Good
Near Broad Street,
Middle Street, - - EAST WEYMOUTH, MASS.
M. L. CUSHING,
PROPRIETOR
WEYMOUTH HOUSE, No. 11 School Street, East Weymouth.
-Permanent and Transient Guests-
FURNISHED WITH
GOOD BOARD AND ROOMS
REASONABLE
RATES.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
R.V. MERCHANT,
DEALER IN -
32 Broad Street,
FOREIGN&D DOMESTIC
WOOLENS
-AND-
TRIMMINGS
Of Every Description. - East Weymouth.
IS ... B ... TOTMAN, BAKER.
Constantly in Stock Best Qualities
Apple, Mince,
Peach, Cranberry,
Washington, Squash,
And all Other Kinds
Lemon, Berry,
of Pies and Turnovers.
Sponge, Fruit, Pound, Wine, Citron, Cream, Emerson, Currant, AND EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CAKES.
Wedding Cake a Specialty.
Also Bread, Town Meeting Cake, Doughnuts, Etc. As we use nothing but the Best Stock, and employ none but the Best Workmen, the public can rely on getting Best Quality of everything.
JACKSON SQUARE, - EAST WEYMOUTH.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
SIDNEY GREENWOOD,
MANUFACTURER OF
FINE CALF LEATHER LACES,
AND DEALER IN
** LEATHER PIECES.K
Office and Manufactory :
4 POND STREET, .. Near the Depot, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH
SAVINGS BANK.
President, JOSIAH REED, Vice-President, JOSEPH DYER, Treasurer, A. E. VINING.
BOARD OF INVESTMENT :
JOSIAH REED, LORING TIRRELL, JOSEPH DYER, P. H. TIRRELL, NOAH B. THAYER.
*OPEN FROM 8 TO 10 A.M. AND 3,30 TO 5 P. M.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
O. S. STOWELL,
DEALER IN
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
MUSTARD
17
PRENES
RAISING
SUGAR
100
Flour, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Canned Fruits, Pickles, &c.,
Crockery and Glassware, Patent Medicines, Farm and Garden Tools,
SEEDS, &c.,
141 Main Street, So. Weymouth, Mass.
N. STOWELL, 143 MAIN STREET, South Weymouth, - - Mass., Has a full assortment of
DRY AND FANCY GOODS,
Dress Goods, Domestics, Housekeeping Goods, Men's, Women's and Children's Furnishings, Edgings, Ribbons, POCKET KNIVES, SCISSORS, Paper Hangings, Tinware, Toys, &c., which he offers at lowest prices.
Also, Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
W. H. FARRAR, Justom Shoemaker.
I make a specialty of Boys' Non-Ripping School Shoes, which I keep constantly in stock, and warrant. Try them.
Fine and Heavy Boots and Shoes made to measure from the best of stock.
Repairing in all its branches promptly done.
ALSO
Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, &c., repaired at short notice. Shop under Peake's Building, Jackson Square, East Weymouth.
D. GHIORZI,
DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic
Fruits and Confectionery, NUTS OF ALL KINDS,
Cigars and Tobacco, Smokers' Articles, Ginger Ale, &c.
Customers will find our stock the largest, fresh- est and most varied in town.
Prices the Lowest.
OLD STAND, . JACKSON SQUARE, EAST WEYMOUTH.
C.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
A. HALL. Weymouth, Mass.
Manufacturer and Proprietor of
E. J. B. WHITTAKER'S PATENT Horse's Favorite" Feed Bag. SOLE PROPRIETOR OF ALL THE UNITED STATES.
This Bag will save its price in Three Months by the Saving of Grain. ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Post Office Box, 111.
MRS.
C.
KIFLORIST.
FRONT STREET, -
WEYMOUTH.
Greenhouse, Bedding, AND MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS.
Flowers and Floral Decorations for Parties, Weddings and Funerals, Fur- nished and Arranged to Order.
ROSES+A+SPECIALTY.
LICHORY
Orders by Mail or Telegraph Filled at Short Notice.
Lock Box, 20, WEYMOUTH, Mass.
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GEO. W. YOUNG,
HACK, BOARDING, SALE AND
KILIVERY STABLE.
26 Commercial, Corner Station Street,
EAST WEYMOUTH, MASS .. Single or Double Teams, with or without Drivers. Hacks, Barouches and Party Wagons always in readiness at Reasonable Prices. No pains spared in rendering Pleasure Parties Pleasant and Agreeable.
F. D. TIRRELL,
-DEALER IN - Groceries, Flour, Grain, Cigars and Tobacco, Fruit and Confectionery,
FARM, GARDEN AND DAIRY
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JUGAR
FLOUR
PRODUCTS.
We strive always to fur- nish the Best Goods
RAISINS
CROCER
SOAPT
AT LOWEST PRICES. GOODS PROMPTLY DELIVERED FREE.
72 MIDDLE STREET, - - EAST WEYMOUTH, MASS.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
C. F. VAUGHAN,
Weymouth Dining and Ice Cream Rooms, WASHINGTON SQUARE, -AND DEALER IN ---
STATIONERY AND FANCY GOODS,
Ice Cream wholesale and retail. OYSTERS IN THEIR SEASON. Fruit, Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco,
MILK, BREAD AND PASTRY, Crockery, Glass and Tinware, Lamps, &c., &c., &c., -ALSO-
5 AND 10c. GOODS. TELEPHONE CONNECTION.
The Weymouth Fruit Boy,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Foreign and Domestic
FRUITS CONFECTIONERY,
Soda and Cool Summer Drinks, Vegetables and Produce,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
Customers will find our stock the largest, freshest and most varied in Weymouth.
PRICES THE LOWEST. OLD STAND, 16 WASHINGTON STREET, WEYMOUTH, MASS. Cigars and Nuts at Wholesale A SPECIALTY. J. B. WHITE, .. Proprietor. Our teams make regular trips to all places in the vicinity.
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W. HUMPHREY & CO.,
TANNERS AND CURRIERS,
Middle Street, .. East Weymouth, Mass.
OUR SPECIALTY :
*VEAL CALF SKINS*
of all weights and of best qualities, which we keep always in stock at Lowest Market Prices. WM. HUMPHREY. T. H. HUMPHREY.
A. DENBROEDER, Merchant Tailor.
OUR STOCK OF
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC WOOLENS,
TRIMMINGS, &C.,
is always complete, of best quality, and made up at Lowest Prices.
Also, Dealer in READY MADE CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISHINGS, Hats, Caps, &c., which we offer at prices that must please close buyers. 58 BROAD STREET, - - EAST WEYMOUTH, MASS,
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
J. W HOLBROOK, PROPRIETOR
¿HOLBROOK'S Lovell's Corner - AND -
East Weymouth COACH LINE.
Coaches leave Lovell's Corner each week day at 6 :30 and 6:40 A.M., and at 4 :55 and 5:20 P. M.
Returning, leave Shaw's Corner and Dizer's Factory at 7:00 A. M., and 5 :30 and 6:00 P. M. Also
Barges Furnished at Short Notice for Picnics, PLEASURE PARTIES, ETC.
Heavy Teaming and Jobbing, and Farm Work promptly done. Seeds, Fertilizers, Etc., furnished if desired.
RESIDENCE, 236 PLEASANT STREET, LOVELL'S CORNER.
THOMAS G. POOL,
ROCERIE
DEALER IN RIES, FLOUR RAIN
CROCKERY ARE
Cigars and
MUSTARD
PRENES
RAISINS
Confectionery
--- AND
SUGAR
100
Fancy Goods.
We strive always to furnish the
Best Goods at the Lowest Prices.
> Goods Promptly Delivered Free.
LOVELL'S CORNER, Corner of Washington and Pleasant Street's
Tobacco,
RAI
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ELON SHERMAN,
MFESTABLISHED 1850 ,400
MANUFACTURER OF
Paper Cartons, Wooden Boxes and Packing Cases
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Your patronage solicited at the Old Stand,
Randolph Street, - - - South Weymouth, Mass.
F. W. LOUD, -PROPRIETOR- LOUD'S
South Weymouth and Rockland COACH LINE.
Coaches leave So. Weymouth Post Office at 6 A. M. and 5.30 P. M. Returning, leave Rock- land depot at 7 A.M . & 6 10 P M. Barges furnished for all occasions at moderate prices. Special attention given Pleasure Parties. Also, Dealer in COAL, HAY AND FERTILIZER.
Teaming and Jobbing of all kinds promptly attended to. Horses constantly on hand for sale or exchange. 52 Union St., ... So. Weymouth, Mass.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
B. F.SHAW & SON,
DEALERS IN -
Flour, Grain and Groceries,
Clothing * and *Furnishings,
GOODS, RUBBER GOODS,
Farming Tools and Seeds,
-
Fertilizers, Etc., Etc.
COR. BROAD and MIDDLE STREETS, East Weymouth, -
- Mass.
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SAMUEL CURTIS FURNISHING UNDERTAKER.
Office and Warerooms : WASHINGTON STREET, WEYMOUTH, MASS. Hacks and Flowers Furnished when desired.
All Modern Improvements Adopted
as soon as Introduced.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
SAMUEL CURTIS
- DEALER IN - Groceries, Flour, Grain, Crockery Ware, Cigars and Tobacco, Fruit and Confectionery,
MUSTARD
PRENES
RAJ SUA
.
SUGAR
100
FARM, GARDEN and DAIRY
PRODUCTS.
We strive always to furnish the Best Goods at the Lowest Prices.
Goods promptly delivered - FREE .-
Washington Square, Weymouth, Mass.
(J. B. RHINES & CO.
-DEALERS IN-
Shingles, Laths, Pickets, Clapboards and Posts,
Lime, Nails, Bricks, Cement, Sand, Drain Pipe, Doors, Gutters, Conductors and Mouldings.
-ALSO -
KILN DRIED HARD PINE AND SPRUCE FLOORING, Spruce, Cypress, Whitewood and Soft Pine. FRAMES SAWED TO ORDER. Telephone connection.
COMMERCIAL STREET,
NEAR THE DEPOT, WEYMOUTH, MASS.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
C. T. BAILEY
-DEALER IN- CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
Selected Teas, Pure Coffees and Spices, ** BUTTER AND CHEESE* ¡FROM BEST DAIRIES, ! - ALSO- PROVISIONS, HAY, GRAIN AND FLOUR,
Crockery, Tin and Glassware, Farming Tools and Seeds, Paints and Oils,
BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBERS,
For Sale at Lowest Cash Prices.
Also, agent for Boston daily & Sunday papers.
H. K. CUSHING'S East Weymouth and Boston Express,
Hill Street, - Corner Commercial,
EAST WEYMOUTH. Order Box at Post Office.
Boston Offices :
26 Devonshire, 91 Kilby, 76 Kingston St.
Leave Boston at 11 A. M. and 3 P. M.
Leave E Weymouth: 8 and 10 A. M.
Furniture and Piano Moving a Specialty.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
** GEO. T. RAND,KK Dry and Fancy Br LADIES ' AND GENTS'
Furnishings and Millinery. Sole Agents for Burt's Improved Shield Shirt, THE BEST! Try Them ! Orders by Mail Promptly Filled.
NEXT DOOR TO PUBLIC LIBRARY, - WEYMOUTH.
HESE Celebrated Improved Shield Shirts are finer, better made, stronger and more perfect in every respect, than the ordinary shield shirt on sale generally. Owing to the great popularity and demand for these goods, their sale is confined to one leading house only in each city, and can be had either laundried or unlaundried at popular prices. GEO. T. RAND, Sole Agent, Weymouth, Mass.
WM. H. MURRAY, Carriage Manufacturer.
Light and Heavy Carriages, Tip Carts, FARM WAGONS,
Sleighs, Pung's, &c., In Stock or Built to Order.
Repairing Promptly Attended to
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED PRICES MODERATE. 57 Pleasant Street, South Weymouth,
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
LOUIS J. HART, DEALER IN- Boots, Shoes & Rubbers
I would call special attention to my $3 line of Men's Shoes, in Congress, Lace,
and Button.
BOOTS AND SHOES MADE TO ORDER- A Specialty. Also Agent for the Celebrated New Home Sewing Ma- chine, Sold for Cash or on Easy Terms. Baker's Block, Washington Square, WEYMOUTH.
E, RICE SON, -FUNERAL AND FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS. CASKETS, COFFINS, ROBES, Etc.,
Of Every Description in Stock or Furnished at Short Notice.
Carriages, Flowers, Wreaths, Etc., furnished when desired.
Special Attention Given to the Laying Out and Care of Bodies.
Embalming Specialty.
Warerooms, 10 Commercial Street.
Residence, Jackson Square, East Weymouth. J. E. RICE.
WILLIAM T. RICE,
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
FORD & MCCORMICK,
FUNERAL UNDERTAKERS.
Office and Warerooms, - - Washington Square,
WEYMOUTH, MASS.
Hacks, Etc., furnished as desired.
All Modern Improvements Adopted as soon as Introduced.
JOHN FORD,
T. J. McCORMICK,
Washington, corner Vine St. East Braintree.
W. E. PERRY, LIVERY AND SALE STABLE,
Independence Square, South Weymouth, Mass.
FIRST CLASS TEAMS,
Either Single or Double,
WITH OR WITHOUT DRIVERS.
Fine Driving Horses Always in Stock,
And For Sale or Exchange.
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J. F. VINAL, CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
Plans and Specifications Drawn and Estimates Furnished
FOR THE ERECTION OF BUILDINGS
Of any Style or Size.
Repairing in all its Branches SPECIALTY. Correspondence Solicited.
RESIDENCE : CHARD ST.,
SHOP : MIDDLE ST.,
P. O. Box 426, East Weymouth, Mass.
W. G. NASH, Liberty Square and Columbian Square, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.,
-DEALER IN- GROCERIES, FLOUR, .GRAIN, PROVISIONS,
₩MEDICINES,Ę Farm and Garden Tools and Seeds, Fertilizers, Paints, &c., &c., &c.
Sole Agent "BAY STATE" Paints.
THE BEST SOLD. TRY IT.
Customers will find our stock complete, comprising many articles it is impossible here to enumerate, and all sold at moderate prices.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
LOUIS A. COOK,
Insurance Agent and Broker,
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS., .
Represents the following Companies :
QUINCY MUTUAL, OF QUINCY.
DORCHESTER MUTUAL,
- OF BOSTON.
ABINGTON MUTUAL, OF ABINGTON.
NORWICH UNION, - OF LONDON.
TRADERS, OF CHICAGO.
MERIDEN, OF CONNECTICUT.
FIDELITY AND CASUALTY, - OF NEW YORK. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO.,- OF NEW YORK. AND CAN PLACE RISKS IN
.FORTY + GOOD + COMPANIES. .
COOK COUGHLAN,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. OFFICES: Columbian Square, South Weymouth, Centre Avenue, Abington, Crossley's Block, North Abington. 1
LOUIS A. COOK.
WILLIAM J. COUGHLAN.
E. WALTER ARNOLD, -DEALER IN-
FINE GROCERIES, CHOICE BUTTER, No. Weymouth Depot Store.
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N. R. ELLS,
DEALER IN
COAL
Coal, Wood and Hay,
which we furnish in any quantity, at short notice and at lowest prices.
-ALSO-
TEAMING I AND I GENERAL I JOBBING.
Orders for Farm and Garden Work, Grading, &c., promptly filled. Building Sand, Loam, Fertilizers, Seed, &c., furnished if desired.
RESIDENCE: 233 Main Street, - South Weymouth, Mass.
J. CRANE'S SHOE STORE.
ESTABLISHED 1836.
Carries a Large and Full Stock of MEN'S, BOYS', YOUTHS, LADIES', MISSES' and CHILDREN'S
-BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS .-
Stock Always Full in all departments. Special attention to Single Pair Orders. ALSO FULL STOCK OF Shoe Findings.
1 Commercial Street, Weymonth, - Mass.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
NORTH STREET & Livery and Boarding Stable. GEORGE W. BEAN, Proprietor. FIRST-CLASS
TEAMS- -AT- Reasonable Prices
Horses Boarded and Baited.
Single or Double Teams Furnished with or without Drivers. Head North Street, North Weymouth, Mass.
FRED N. BATES, - - PROPRIETOR
PEOPLE'S MARKET.
47 BROAD STREET, EAST WEYMOUTH. HEADQUARTERS FOR Choice Meats and Best Quality Family Supplies of all kinds. BUTTER, CHEESE AND LARD OUR SPECIALTIES, Also Proprietor of the East Weymouth
Newspaper, Periodical, Look and VARIETY STORE. All the Popular Libraries .- -Jackson Square, East Weymouth.
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JOSEPH DYER, -DEALER IN- WEST -:- INDIA -:- GOODS
-AND -
GROCERIES.
TARE, Corner Main and Pleasant Streets, South Weymouth, Mass.
KIHOWARD & H. * JOY,
JOB PRINTER,&
Cards # Circulars # Bill & Reads, Rall Printing,
KPROGRAMMES AND POSTERS, AND EVERY VARIETY OF PLAIN AND DECORATIVE PRINTING NEATLY EXECUTED.
EXCELLENCE IN WORKMANSHIP &- SMODERATION IN PRICE !
PLEASANT STREET, SOUTH WEYMOUTH.
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WEYMOUTH
MONUMENTAL WORKS,
400000
MEMORY OF
JOHN KELLEY, Proprietor, WEYMOUTH, MASS. 1-1 All Kinds of Monumental Work in Marble and Granite.
OFFICE AND WAREROOMS :
Quincy Avenue, near Weymouth Depot, Mass.
A. K. BATES, Manufacturer and Dealer in Stoves and Sheet Iron Ware. Plumbing, Piping and Jobbing Promptly Done. ALSO, OWNER AND MANUFACTURER
BATES' PATENT
POULTRY FOUNTAIN
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST. If You Keep Hens Send for Circular to Box 110, WEYMOUTH, MASS.
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WEYMOUTH DIRECTORY.
THE.CAST+WEYMOUTH SAVINGS BANK.
PRESIDENT : DAVID TUCKER. VICE-PRESIDENTS : Z. L. BICKNELL, JOSEPH TOTMAN. TREASURER : JOHN A. RAYMOND.
BOARD OF INVESTMENT: Z. L. BICKNELL, JOSEPH TOTMAN, JOHN P. BURRELL, LEAVITT BATES, N. D. CANTERBURY, C. H. PRATT, H. F. BICKNELL, JOSEPH A. CUSHING.
Bank open daily from 2 to 5 P. M .; Saturdays from 2 to 6 P. M.
XTHE WEYMOUTH GAZETTE
>PUBLISHING COMPANY,<
Publishers of the
WEYMOUTH GAZETTE,
Established twenty-two years. The best advertising medium in this vicinity,
EAST WEYMOUTH NEWS -AND THE- SOUTH SHORE CITIZEN.
Fine Job Printing a Specialty. OFFICES : Public Library Building, Washington Square, Weymouth Peakes' Block, Jackson Square, East Weymouth,
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WEYMOUTH Photograph Rooms.
- Instantaneous Photography. -
Portraits of Children a Specialty.
Any Kind of Picture Enlarged and Finished in India Ink, Water, Oil Color and Crayon.
Negatives of Previous Artists Preserved, and Duplicates can be had at Reduced Rates.
F. W. COLCORD, Weymouth Studio.
No. 10 Washington Street.
OSEPH OUD
®0.,
DEALERS IN
FLOUR ANDGRAIN, COAL, COAL Wood and Hay.
A Complete Line of All Kinds Constantly Kept on Hand. - We Saw and Split Wood in Lengths to Suit Cus- tomers.
Office and Wharfs, Commercial St., -. WEYMOUTH.
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MRS. I. S. NOYES,
FASHIONABLE+ MILLINER -AND DEALER IN -
MILLINERY AND FANCY WORK, MATERIAL FOR LADIES' FANCY GOODS, &c. Pinking and Stamping done to order. New Designs always in stock. Independenc Square, - - So. Weymouth.
J. M. & N. F. HEALEY,
FASHIONABLE
Press AND Cloak Makers.
Satisfaction Guaranteed in Every Particular. 40 Union Street, South Weymouth, Mass. JULIA M. HEALEY.
NELLIE F. HEALEY.
A. D. STOWELL,
CUSTOM SHOEMAKER.
Fine and Heavy Boots and Shoes
for Men, Women & Children, made to measure from the best of stock.
REPAIRING
in all its branches. -ALSO-
RUBBER GORES
inserted, and other repairs done for manufacturers on the
Oscillating Shuttle Machine.
Pearl, near Sea St., No. Weymouth, Mass.
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PHILLIPS & BACON, GROCERS.
And Dealers in the Best Qualities of
FAMILY SUPPLIES.
THE FINEST GRADES OF Cheese, Creamery and Dairy Butter. A LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OF CANNED GOODS.& Fancy Preserves, PLAIN AND FANCY CRACKERS, PURE SPICES, FINE TEAS, And Choice O. G. Java Coffees.
Our Stock of Flour Embraces the
FINEST HAXALLS, St. Louis and Pastries.
Our Stock of MEATS Comprises the Best Quality of Chicago Beef. Also, Pork, Lard, Mutton, Lamb, Poultry, Ham, Sausages, Etc., Etc. Fruits and Vegetables in Variety. Cigars and Tobacco of the Most Popular Brands. Also, Confectionery, Crockery and Glassware.
69Washington St.
Near Lincoln Sq.,
WEYMOUTH, MASS.
WEYMOUTH.
The oldest town of the "Colony of Massachusetts Bay," and second oldest of New England towns, is pleasantly situated on the south side of Boston Harbor. Its coast line is greatly extended by the estuaries of Fore and Back rivers, which are navigable and extend inland for some distance on either side. Fore River gives access to quite large vessels as far as Weymouth and East Braintree, thus giving the extensive lumber and coal business at these places the advantage of cheap trans- portation, beside making this a favorite place for yacht- men, whose white sails here court the summer breeze and turn to greet the incoming tide as eagerly as did the wild water fowl, ere the pale face came with his deadly "thunder spear." It is about thirteen miles from Boston, with which it is also connected by the O. C. R. R. This iron web has thrown two strands of double track across Weymouth, and with its frequent and rapid trains brings all parts into suburban relation with the city.
Its boundries have changed but little since first estab- lished. It has Hingham on the east, the waters of Boston Harbor on the north, Braintree and Holbrook on the west, and Abington and Rockland (the original Plymouth Colony line) on the south ; being about 2} miles wide by 9 miles in extreme length, and contains about 16 square miles. The surface is gently rolling. The soil in many parts fertile, giving the town in early times importance as a farming and dairy town. There are two considerable streams, "Mill River," and "Old Swamp River," whose waters turn many busy wheels as they seek for rest with their restless mother, the sea.
For present particulars of residents, business, churches, schools, societies, streets, &c., see other parts of this book. Index, page 7.
"Squando shuts his eyes and sees" the events of recent years slowly pass in review. The large, busy, throbbing factories where capital and labor unite in their efforts to olve the mystery of successful living, with the resulting
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thrifty villages and homes filled with every comfort, give place to the old-time farm life where broad fields and quaint homes give healthy em- ployment and shelter to large families of happy children, w hı o, indeed, " live the free, uneonseious life of bird and tree."
The farms are fading. There are dusky faces peering from the "forest primeval." The sounds of deadly confliet and the smoke of destroyed homes eommingle as the red man makes a last brave stand against the Saxon tide that is so ruthlessly bearing him from all lie holds dear.
The last grass-thatched log hut of the first settlers has disappeared. The hunter roams unrestrained. The worn sails of Capt. John Smitlı, 1614, o f Champlain, 1605, and other
early explorers ereep slowly by, receiving only kindness from the wondering na- tives. Now Leif the Lueky, A. D. 1000,and his brave fellow - Norsemen (those wonderful FELTER sea kings, from whose discoveries here the mists of conjecture are but now giving place to the light of historie faet,) leaps lightly to shore and devoutly thanks Odin for guidance ot such beautiful lands,
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RESIDENTS OF WEYMOUTH
CAN ALWAYS FIND AT THE
WEYMOUTH CLOTHING STORE,
37 Broad St., East Weymouth, - AND AT THE
BRAINTREE
Clothing Store, South Braintree. A COMPLETE STOCK OF
Men's, Boys' and Children's CLOTHING, Hats, Caps, and Gent's Furnishings, RUBBER CLOTHING,
UMBRELLAS, + TRUNKS, + BAGS, ETC.
THE CHOICEST STYLES. THE LOWEST PRICES.
We Guarantee to Give Satisfaction.
ONE PRICE TO ALL. CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE,
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The shadows thicken, and to our eager questions concerning the origin of the natives found in this "New World," and of their predecessors for unrecorded ages we are but mocked with the shadowy echoes- Who, whence, whither ?
Weymouthi was marked by the earliest explorers as a very desirable location.
The Southern Virginia Company, whose charter gave jurisdiction as far North as the 41st degree of latitude, established 1607 a colony at James- town, Va.,-the first English colony. In 1614 the Dutch formed a settlement at Manhattan Island, New York City. A well select location geo- graphically, but politically most unwise, as it was soon absorbed by the British colonies on either hand.
In 1620 the Pilgrim Colony landed and settled at Plymouth, holding charter from the Southern Vir- ginia Company. Being too far North, they applied to " The Council, established at Plymouth, in the County of Devon, for the planting, ordering, ruling and governing of New England in America," formerly the Northern Virginia Company, for a patent to their lands, which was granted June 1st, 1621. This patent is the oldest State paper in New England, and may be seen at Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth.
1622, August. A company of about 60 men settled at Wessagusset, (North Weymouth.) They were not well selected for such an enterprise, and the winter fol- lowing were reduced to great distress. Their neighbors at Plymouth could not grant their request for food, but sent men to protect them from the Indians, who had been angered by their injustice, Early in 1623 they had wholly disappeared,
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EARLY COLONIAL COSTUMES.
The first permanent settlement of Wessagusset was made in the late summer of this year, under the com- mand of Capt. Robert Georges. But little is known of their names, numbers, &c. It seems to have been under the patronage of the Episcopal Church, and, this being true, there could exist but little sympathy between them and the Plymouth Colony. They brought as pastor Rev. William Morrell, who is described as a person of superior character and endowments. He was authorized to establish a bishopric here. This colony was designed to be the governing one in New England. Gov. Brad- ford, of the Plymouth Colony, was to be a member of the new governor's council. But Gov. Georges soon tired of Colonial life and returned to England with many of his people ; others went to the settlements at Plymouth and Jamestown. Mr. Morrell remained but a short time. In 1624 there were some added to this settlement from Plymouth, Eng. There are but few facts recorded of those times.
In 1630 Wessagusset was re-organized as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and taxed by it. July 8th, 1635, the Rev. Joseph Hull, with abont 100 persons, was permitted by the General Court to settle here. They, also, came from Weymouth, Eng., and brought character-
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isties that made and still keep their names prominent. On September 2nd the settlement was incorporated and named Weymouth, in memory of their home in England. In 1636 mills were ereeted, roads and bridges built, the old boundries confirmed, and many other improve- ments made ; showing that this plant, of such uncertain growth hitherto, was beginning to take firm root. The occupied part of the town at this time was North Wey- mouth, "Old Spain." The first meeting-house was built here, site unknown. The second on Burial Hill, which remained until 1682, when the third was built where the old North Chureh-First Parish -now stands.
1642. Rev. Mr. Newman, with about 40 families, emigrated to Rehoboth, and since that time there has been more or less emigration from Weymouth to all parts of the Union.
These exiles have exerted a wonderful influenee in the state and nation, by bearing with them that spirit of sturdy self - reliance and love of freedom to which they had been bred. They have attained to eminenee in every walk of life and won a full share 'of wealth and dis- tinction.
The town gov- ernment was at first simple, growing more complex as the population inercased. Land was granted to familes, the undivided part being held as common. 1643 a minature Doomsday Book was made. About this time many new town laws were voted, and many headings added to the list of town officers. The people were not careful to entertain strangers, but re- quired them to show recommendations from their last
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