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ADVERTISEMENTS.
DR. F. W. KYES,
Surgeon Dentist.
Office Hours : 9 to 12 A. M .; 1 to 5, 7 to 8 P. M.
Tuesdays at Essex.
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WILDES' BLOCK, - - CENTRAL ST.,
IPSWICH, MASS.
QUESTIONS.
THE BEST PLACE IN IPSWICH TO GET TRUSSES, SYRINGES, HOT WATER BAGS?
FINE CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES, SNUFF, &c?
ANSWER.
AT BLAKE'S DRUG STORE,
NEXT DOOR TO P. O., IPSWICH, MASS.
JOSEPH F. MALENFANT,
CARRIAGE, SIGA and ORNAMENTAL PAINTER, Over GRAFFUM'S CARRIAGE SHOP, Hammatt St., Ipswich OUR MOTTO-"Neatness and Dispatch."
CHARLES M. CLARK,
TIEREDER
4 Damon's Block, Ipswich. All work in this line warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Ladies' and Children's Work a Specialty.
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Ipswich river. The farms that border upon its banks, the arable acres of the Appleton farms and the tearful sides of Heartbreak hill. This whole expanse of territory, dotted with farmhouse and field, with pasture and cattle, and with hurrying humanity, is another rustic scene hardly to be equalled. Between Heartbreak hill and Town hill, which space completes the circle, and at the foot of Mt. Pleasant, is included the town village. In full view is the railroad from its entrance into the town to its exit from it, over which dur- ing the dark evenings of autumn and winter, long trains of lighted cars, swiftly moving, remind one of Gabriel, with fiery attendants, flying through mid-air on some angelic mission, and the spectator stands and admires. In full view, too, are the streets, the churches, the hotels, the Manning school building, the county penal institution, the mills-the entire village except the wharves and their surroundings; while over roof and steeple, and turret and tower, are seen the roll- ing waves of Ipswich bay, its white sails of commerce, and out just under the eastern sky are the villages of Lanesville and Bay View, where they quarry granite gold and silver and amass granite wealth. The quiet, picturesque beauty of Mt. Pleasant is unsurpassed.
Mt. Turner is another delightful elevation. It is located upon the Brackett farm in the Willowdale district. It affords a fine view of the semi-circumference southward, being sur- mounted by a commanding lookout. There are to be seen old ocean, urban towns and steeples, the State Asylum at Danvers, far-off Wachusett, and the nearer view of forest, farm and river. The grove upon its slope has been prepared for picnic parties ; an artificial pond of an acre's extent, drawing its supply from a generous spring above, is furnished with boats for recreation; and a huckleberry field, from which fifty bushels of berries have been gathered in a day, is free to all. Driveways and stables and pond and boats and spring and field and the magnificent view, invite the weary to rest and recuperation. It is fast becoming a noted public resort.
Town hill is, the printer would say, the nonpareil of Ips- wich inland hills. Its summit is reached from the west or east or through Spring street and Hillside avenue. The southern slope is somewhat abrupt, and from the top the spectator seems to look directly down upon the town. The western end is an extension of the High street cemetery, the middle portion is pasture land, the east end is set apart for residences, and building has already begun. One lot has been obtained, with a hope of securing another, for a large sum- mer hotel. Baker's pond upon its summit is a dainty attrac-
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IASA LORD
DEALER IN
FLOUR OF THE BEST QUALITY
Fine Groceries,
GRAIN
BUTTER AND CHEESE, CANNED GOODS IN VARIETY, GRASS SEED, HARDWARE, WOOD- EN WARE.
CANDEE RUBBER BOOTS GIVE DOUBLE WEAR ON THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT BOTTOM EVER MADE IN RUBBER BOOTS
TWO YEARS TEST
CANDEE RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES,
A COMMON SENSE IDEA DOUBLE THICK BALL
TEA AND COFFEE OF THE BEST QUALITY.
PATENT MEDICINES, ETC., ETC.»
NO. 68 HIGH STREET, -
IPSWICH, MASS.
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tion. In full but distant view is "the Switzerland of Ameri- ca," the island-gemmed coast of Maine and her inland hills ; nearer are church spires and public edifices, and modest beau- tiful hills, while in the foreground are the Rowley and Ips- wich marshes, their winding rivers boyant with steamers and sails ; and threading creeks satiate and insatiate with tides, and old gray ocean rolling in her silvery crests upon the beach. Mr. Philip E. Clark's residence is built with reference to the view this hill presents. His cupola surveys the entire horizon, and the eye feasts, without tiring, upon the ever- changing variety and scenic beauty.
Heartbreak hill is a twin of Town hill. It is twelve feet higher, is easy of ascent, but is more remote from the village. Hon. George Haskell occupies the southern slope and Mr. Paul Spinney the western. The fields and groves upon the northern and eastern slopes render it conspicuous and en- hance its beauty, as viewed from the river or her sister hills.
Our hastening pen must not forget the Fewkes summer cottage on Fox creek, reached through the Caverly farm at Argilla, around old Sagamore hill. This is the pensive nook of "Boulder" the archaeologist of the "Ipswich Chronicle," whence with his canoe he visits all the points of interest on our islands and coast. So far and yet so near, so free and yet. so cosy. A visit there, or the ownership of a companion cot- tage, will conduce to your health, your pleasure and your knowledge.
Castle hill is located on Castle Neck at the confluence of Plum Island and Ipswich rivers, and the mouth of the latter. From its summit in ancient time the Agawams sadly watched the deadly approach of the cruel Tarrantines; later the pale- faces descried the distant foe and gave the alarm-whence its name. The view from its top embraces much of the Town hill view, but that of the bay and ocean is much enhanced by the lapping waves and the silver sheen of the beach at its foot. This is the native hill of Mr. John B. Brown of Chica- go, who after years of absence and success, having never for- gotten the haunts of boyhood, is now grading and terracing it, planting upon it shade and fruit trees, and laying out driveways and otherwise beautifying it, making it as attrac- tive as is the view from its summit.
There is one other hill which claims our attention, and which if occupied would open to pleasure-seekers one of the most gratifying and satisfying resorts to be found in New En- gland. It is Plover hill on Jeffries' Neck, contiguous to Little Neck. This latter hill has already more than a score of cot- tages fringing its margin, and the proprietors are about to erect an attractive, permanent residence upon its top. Its
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
DR. F. W. KYES,
Surgeon Dentist.
Anæsthetics of all kinds, for the painless extraction of teeth. Artificial Dentures a specialty.
WILDES' BLOCK,
-
CENTRAL ST.
GEO. HASKELL,
HIGH STREET, IPSWICH.
FURNITURE REPAIRING, UPHOLSTERING,
AND POLISHING.
MATTRESSES MADE OVER,
PICTURE FRAMING,
JOBBING OF ALL KINDS.
CARPETS PUT DOWN, WINDOW SHADES A SPECIALTY.
Last June Mr. Haskell was appointed
UNDERTAKER.
He will attend funerals and furnish caskets, coffins, robes, flowers, etc., in and out of town whenever desired.
SHOP, * REAR * OF * RESIDENCE,
NO. 1 HIGH STREET.
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reputation is already extended-Little Neck clams are known to connoiseurs in every cafe' in the country. Plover hill is forty-two feet higher than Little Neck. It stands across the river from Castle hill, a single rifle shot; Green creek or river washes its northern foot, Plum Island sound or river its east- ern, Ipswich river the southern and upon the west across a narrow strip of marsh is the town proper. It embraces the most attractive views of all the other hills, among which are the White hills of New Hampshire; far, lonely Agamenticus; the broad highway of the eastern and ocean steamers; the white sails of commerce; the Isles of Shoals; the white-caps of Ipswich bay; the headland and silvery beach and rolling surf of Cape Ann; the villages of Lanesville, Bay View and Annisquam, and the summer houses of Colonel French and General Butler, depicting a panorama of exquisite beauty and rare interest. Plover hill is the land of birds and the center of the sportsman's paradise. The low sandy flats of river and creek, as the traveler passes, sweat at every pore with their burden of the delicious bivalves; eels are speared in their dark caverns; the old staple codfish, the delicious blue- fish, the money-making herring, the cerulean mackerel, and brain-food in abundance, are taken with hook and net. The wide and level stretch of sand flats afford excellent bathing, and at low tide pensive walks and lovers' talks and juvenile play, and Ipswich river and Plum Island sound, protected from east winds or ocean waves by Plum island, are oppor- tune for boating with oar or sail. To utilize all this magnifi- cence of view and excellent opportunity for pleasure and re- cuperation there is only need to crown the hill with a spa- cious hotel. The access to this charming spot is easy. Two steamers, two trips per day during the summer season, pass on either side-the Escort of Rowley, a dapper little craft, Johnson captain, and the Carlotta of Ipswich, a staunch and commodious steamer, Burnham captain. Beside, there is already a carriage road; and with comparatively little expen- diture, over a very level route, through East and Newmarch streets, and over a plank road across the narrow marsh and a small creek, horsecars might run, bringing the hill within a thirty minutes' ride of the depot, post office and stores. There is no doubt that the pretended owners of Jeffries' Neck have this in view; there is no doubt of its feasibility; it is a golden opportunity for enterprise.
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CURTIS DAMON.
BEST BRANDS OF
FLOUR
- AND
EVERYTHING e IN . THE @ GROCERY - LINE
- AT THE
LOWEST PRICES
DEPOT SQUARE.
CHAPTER IV.
IPSWICH A PLACE OF BUSINESS, AND WHY.
NOWING the value and power of whole- some influence, it is easy to predict the conservation of the development of sum- mer residence and summer resort upon the business interests of the town. So- journers will introduce new habits of thought and new methods of action, and engender new enterprises and enliven old ones. A wholesome, earnest interchange of thought is always to be encouraged.
Hardly any town in the county has more need of a greater variety of business, and no town has better facilities for busi- ness. Homes for mechanics, or building lots, are numerous and easily obtained; our railroad facilities are superior to most places and ample for this ; the town is healthful and the expense of living is comparatively low; our schools embrace a practical course of study and are well managed; the relig- ious services include the Congregational, the Methodist, the Episcopal and the Catholic, and the tone of society and pub- lic sentiment is excellent. These things conspire to make Ips- wich a desirable place for homes and business, and to make her various kinds of business permanent, progressive and safe.
The leading industry here is the manufacture of cotton and woolen hosiery and fast black jerseys, by the Ipswich mills, a stock company incorporated in 1878. Amory A. Lawrence of Boston is president; A.B.Sillsbee of Boston, treas- urer, and E. H. Martin is the agent at the mills. The selling agents are Case, Leland & Co., New York and Boston. The capital invested is $400,000; the annual product is 700,000 dozen ; the amount paid for labor is $250,000 per year, and the employes number 610.
That is an interesting paragraph to the citizens of this town. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars distributed annually to 610 persons is $400 to each. That salary is not an ambitious one, but it will meet the moderate expenses of a family of five. But in many cases, perhaps most cases, two or more of the 610 persons are included in a family of five, and then the family's salary is augmented, and a liberal por- tion can be set apart for a time of greater need. But, further,
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
F. W. KYES, D.D.S.
Office Hours : 9 to 12 A. M .; 1 to 5, 7 to 8 P. M.
Tuesdays at Essex.
WILDES' BLOCK, - CENTRAL ST,
IPSWICH, MASS.
J. W. HAYES,
LADIES' AND GENTS' DINING AND LUNCH ROOMS
Meals at all hours. Board by the day or week. Providence River oysters served in every style. Cigars and tobacco.
BRICK BLOCK, DEPOT SQUARE, IPSWICH,
E. B. COLLINS, FRENCH MILLINERY & HAIR GOODS SAVINGS BANK BUILDING, IPSWICH.
A full line of
FINE MILLINERY
Constantly on hand, consisting of
ROUND HATS, BONNETS, FEATHERS AND FLOWERS.
RE" We are prepared at all times to make to order correct styles and fine qualities at moderate prices.
E. B. COLLINS.
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this amount gives a monthly payment of $20,000, which, di- vided by the number of houses in town, leaves a monthly av- erage of more than twenty-five dollars. Twenty-five dollars a month for each and every house in this town is something to enlist the considerate office of every land-holder and house- holder in behalf of this large and growing industry.
The mills are in good hands; the quality of the manu- facture is not surpassed. Their secret of dyeing has given the Ips wich hosiery an enviable reputation everywhere. This is largely due to the agent, whose energy and ability are felt in every department, and who takes a just pride in the excel- lence of his fabrics and in the efficiency and productiveness of his mills. It is alike fortunate for the company and this peo- ple that this large business interest has been made so remun- erative to both.
This cursory deduction opens to our further consideration the utility-the need of other enterprising and lucrative indus- tries. For if one gives us twenty-five dollars, two should give us more than that. The town in 1667 chose a commit- tee to devise some method to promote trade. This in modern phrase is the establishment of a board of trade. A new townin the West hardly gets a name before it organizes a board of trade. If they are good for new towns, why not for old? It is not the youth or the size of the town particularly, but the need that demands action. Old Newburyport has just organ- ized a board of trade, and doubtless will receive much good from its judicious and earnest action. Old Ipswich should do the same; without seed-time there is no harvest, and as we sow so shall we reap. In a wise concert of action there is good fruit.
Another leading industry is the manufacture of isinglass, a fine quality of gelatine, a product chiefly used in the rectifi- cation of beer and sometimes as a food. The inferior grades of gelatine are used in preparing glue. Norwood & Manning began the business about 1857 and continued in company about five years. Upon the retirement of Mr. Manning from the firm Caleb J. Norwood was received in partnership, and the firm name became C. Norwood & Son. The father died, but the firm name was retained out of respect for the father. The son came from the business of selling and packing fish at New Harbor, Bristol, Me., to Hamilton in 1860. The busi- ness has grown under his skillful management, and the fac- tory has been enlarged. The business can be pursued only in cold weather, or generally between November and April. It employs about thirty-five men, and the manufacture is about 100,000 pounds yearly. This business is located on the Ips- wich side of the river. On the other side he is proprietor of a
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KW. E. LORD
DEALER IN -
DRY AND FANCY GOODS
EMBROIDERY
Done to order and a full line of
MATERIALS
Constantly on hand. Also Agency for
NAUMKEAG LAUNDRY, SALEM, OLD MALDEN DYE HOUSE, BOSTON, BAZAAR DRESS PATTERNS, N. Y. CITY
WALTER E LORD. * 3 CALDWELL'S BLOCK
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grist, a saw and a cider mill. The former is a toll mill; it is equipped with burr-stones and turbine wheel, and converts between six and seven thousand bushels of corn yearly. His mills are all for the district accommodation. The equipments are first class in every respect. Last year the cider mill con- sumed more than' 10,000 bushels of apples and produced nearly 2000 barrels of cider.
Last fall Mr. Norwood was elected to represent this ninth Essex district in the Legisla- ture. By his gentlemanly bear- ing, his good judgment and his attention to the interests of his constituency, he won the kind approval of all. We believe the public will be pleased to see his likeness pre- served in this manner.
The Appleton farms are an illustration of what may be done in Ipswich in the busi- ness of stock-raising. These farms were originally granted to Samuel Appleton, the emi- grant who came to this coun- try in 1635, and received the grant soon after. It con- tained 600 acres, was bound- ed by Mile brook and Ipswich CALEB J. NORWOOD. river and stretched away into Wenham and Hamilton. Four hundred acres of that grant has continued in the Ap- pleton name till this day and constitutes the present Appleton farms. It is worthy of note that the history of the Appleton name in this country is connected with a considerable part of the country's history-martial, civic, legal, professional. They have always been men of ample means, and many of them wealthy.
D. Fuller Appleton, the proprietor of the Appleton farms, was one of the prime movers in establishing the Waltham Watch Company. He invested largely in the enterprise ; was, we believe, some time president of the company ; was for many years, and probably is now, a director, and is of the firm Robbins & Appleton, New York city, who are the com- pany's selling agents. The "Appleton" movement is one of their best.
Mr. Appleton began to improve his farm and stock about
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...
WATCHES
A FULL LINE CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
GOLD SILVER, LADIES' AND GENTS' SIZES, OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL. AMERICAN MAKERS.
REPAIRING
SPECIALTY
D. M. TYLER,
CALDWELL'S BLOCK, -
- - IPSWICH, MASS.
J. A. BLAKE
DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY,
IPSWICH,
MASS.
DEALER IN
FINE TOILET SOAPS, DRESSING COMBS, HAIR BRUSHES, SPONGES, CHAMOIS, &c.
PRESCRIPTIONS . A . SPECIALTY
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twenty-five years ago, by high cultivation, reclaiming and draining low meadows and feeding a large stock of cattle. He removed many old stone walls, in many instances replac- ing them with handsome face walls, and has done a great deal of grubbing of bushes and roots from the grounds where the old walls stood. There is one pasture of nearly one hun- dred acres within a single enclosure that has never been used for any other purpose, that thirty years ago was nearly cov- ered with bushes and swamp, and a larger part of which was almost inaccessible to the feet of cattle or man. Nearly the whole of this tract has been improved by underdraining, clearing and grubbing, and by making drives all around it, so that it looks now more like a pleasure park than a cow pasture. Many trees have been planted and the approach to the mansion house is lined by elms which were planted about twenty-five years ago. The whole aspect of the place, with respect to the shade, has been much changed and improved. There are now three large barns upon the place, in which are housed ninety head of valuable Jersey cattle of all ages, the breeding of which is a specialty with Mr. Appleton. The crops of the farm are chiefly fed to the stock. There are two large silos on the place, which have been used for storing green fodder corn for seven years with great success. The Jersey cattle are bred with great care and have acquired a high reputation among those who fancy this beautiful breed, and every year there are sold from the place at high prices many valuable animals.
Another industry that is of good service to the town and of easy profit to the farmers is the Creamery. It is located on the Topsfield road, about fifteen minutes' walk from the railroad depot. The business was started 18 January 1886 with six patrons. The organization of the company ante- dates that by the length of time the plant was preparing. The capital stock was at first $3500, but was soon after in- creased to $4000. The make at first was about forty pounds per day. The capacity of the factory now is 750 gallons of cream daily. There is one gatherer and forty-six patrons, or farmers who furnish cream. The company use the "Cooley creamers," and at the factory the most approved machinery. The bare hands never touch the milk or cream or butter; there can be no dust in the room, every appliance has its proper use and everything about the factory conserves abso- lute cleanliness and assures excellence of quality. The farmers average three cents a quart for their milk, and have it, too, in the shape of skim-milk, which is worth full another cent, thus realizing better than selling to milkmen or "middlemen." Besides this they receive four per cent. on their investment.
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SEE TOP OF PAGE 10
W . H. WILLGOMB
Carries a full line of HABERDASHERY
Yarns, Hosiery, Gloves, Knit and Woven Underwear, Rib- bons, Threads, Towels, But- tons, Fancy Articles, Hdkfs., Cosmetics, Perfumes, Combs, Brushes, and almost every- thing in Baby Furnishing Line.
Examine our stock and see for yourself. u
FARLEY & DANIELS' BUILDING,
IPSWICH, MASS.
WM. WILLCOMB,
Manufacturer and Retail Dealer in all kinds of French and Amer- ican
CONFECTIONERY
ICE CREAM; ETC.
Also, dealer in all kinds of Fruit, Nuts, Cake, Fancy Goods, Yankee No- tions, Games, Toys, &c., &c.
IPSWICH, MASS.
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The early progress of the company was largely due to the en- terprise and energy of the first president, James F. Gwinn, Esq., of Hamilton. The company is making excellent prog- ress under the present management.
The following detailed statement of the work will be of interest. Column 1 gives the cost to manufacture a pound of butter ; 2 gives the number of spaces of cream received; 3, pounds of butter made; 4, spaces required to make a pound ; 5, cents paid for cream per space ; 6, cost of butter per pound :
1
2
3
4
5
6
April
3.97
44,648
6,806
6.56
41/4
27.88
May
4.
51,802
8,294
6.24
4
24.96
June
3.8 "
59,629
9,786
6.05
4
24.2
July
4.07
55,111
8,784
6.27
38/4
23.51
August
4.45
46,404
7,565
6.14
4
24.56
September
4.93
42,972
6,830
6.28
4
25.16
The following is the board of officers: President, Tris- tram B. Fall; secretary, John M. Fall; treasurer, Curtis Da- mon ; directors, Frank T. Goodhue, Curtis Damon, Tristram B. Fall, Alden Story, Willard F. Kinsman, William Henry Kinsman, Gustavus Kinsman; butter-maker, Eben B. Moul- ton; assistant butter-maker, J. Henry Hills; gatherer, Fred Fall; auditors, Robert Stone, Webster Smith.
The publishing and printing business of I. J. Potter, a cit- izen of Ipswich, next claims our attention. The magnitude of the business deserves more than a passing notice. He, with his brother of Lynn, publish a literary paper in Boston, a daily and a weekly in Lynn, and a daily and a weekly in Amesbury, placing before the reading public every seven days more than 100,000 copies.
The pasteboard and fancy box factory and steam laun- dry of J. W. Bond, opposite the lower mill, deserves a more extended notice. He employs some eight or ten hands in the laundry and should have the encouragement and patronage of every citizen.
James S. Glover, Jr., represents an important branch of business in the interest of the town. Associated with his father and brother during the war, from forty to fifty hands were employed; now about a quarter that number. The product of the factory is knit goods-hoods, shawls, etc., in variety. It is hoped he will soon enlarge his premises and business, where his experience and skill will better subserve himself and the public.
The business represented by Joseph Ross, Esq., is Ipswich enterprise. He has employed a large number of our citizens,
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DR. F. H. STOCKWELL,
Surgeon Dentist,
CALDWELL'S BLOCK, IPSWICH.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE CARE OF CHILDREN'S TEETH.
FALLANDFELLOWS
DEALERS IN PIDE, SPRUCE AND BEMLOCK
LUMBER
SHINGLES, CLAPBOARDS, PICKETS, LATHS. CEDAR POSTS, ETC.
OFFICE AND YARD : WATER STREET, IPSWICH, MASS.
GEORGE FALL. MOSES A. FELLOWS.
ESTABLISHED 1870.
WILLIAM A. SPILLERA
CARRIAGE AND WAGON REPAIRING.
NEW WORK BUILT TO ORDER, COUNTY STREET, NEXT DOOR TO WOOLEN MILL.
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utilizes a large capital and business experience and ability, and his extensive works have given the town favorable no- tice and added much to its real value. His patent draw- bridge has proved a success ; it is extensively used. His con- tracts have been largely for railroads, and in all cases his work has excelled.
Speaking of bridges reminds us to note the bridges in town. There are six over the river. The Lamson bridge, near Gravelly brook was built by John Lamson and others, at their own expense, in 1730. The Manning bridge at Wil- lowdale was built by Thomas Manning, in 1824*, to accom- modate his mill. A bridge at Norwood's mills was built in 1665, the present stone arch bridge in 1832 at a cost of $2500. The remarkable Choate bridge, stone arch, was built by Ipswich and Essex County in equal shares, 1764, at a cost of £996 10s. 6d. 3f. It is said to be the first of the kind in the country. Hon. John Choate, Aaron Potter, Esq., and Joseph Appleton, Esq., were the building committee. The bridge was called "Choate's" in compliment to the chair- man of the committee. The County street bridge, stone arch, was built in 1861 by the town at a cost of $7896.75. Thomas J. Roberts, an Ipswich citizen, who was master builder on the Boston City Hall, Thatcher's Island lighthouse, etc., was the superintendent. The stone used in its construction cost $1837.99. Three persons received $270.61 for ironwork. The Green street bridge, with plank driveway, was built in 1882 by Joseph Ross, Esq., contractor, for $4500, the town's appropriation. The filling in and grading were done by the town.
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