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Essex County, Massachusetts Newspaper Data
1822 DATA
Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 17 1822 Page 2
From the Boston Centinel, July 6
An Essex jury has convicted two cucumber stealers of Danvers of the crime, and they have been sentenced to 20 dollars
fine, and costs. An example made of some of the fruit stealers in this city, and its vicinity, would have a very
beneficial effect to Essex almost nightly depredations. The least part of the losses sustained from these pilferers
is the fruit; the destruction to the trees is sometimes irreparable.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]
1823 DATA
Republican Compiler, (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
Wednesday, January 1, 1823 Page 4
From the Boston Daily Advertiser
Hydrophobia
Isaiah Kidder, a boy belonging to Ipswich, in the employ of Mr. Gregory Stone, of Lincoln, died at
the latter place on the 29th November, of hydrophobia. The circumstances attendant upon this case, as far as they
have reached us, are as follows: About two months since, at the ususal time of driving cows from pasture, the lad
left Mr. Stone’s house to perform this service. While on his way he espied a raccoon at a short distance from him
which ran immediately towards him, sprang over and fence and fastened upon his hand. The boy much frightened by
the attack of the raccoon, screamed and ran towards home, dragging with him the furious animal which maintained
his hold upon the boy’s hand in spite of all his efforts to release himself. The cried of the boy brought to his
assistance Mr. Stone, whose endeavors to release the boy’s hand from the clenched jaws of the raccoon were unavailing,
until he succeeded in cutting the animal’s throat. The boy’s hand which was badly mangled, was dressed as a bad
wound, and the skin of the raccoon, which was remarkably large, was taken off and sold, from which it would appear
that no suspicions were at the tiem entertained of the animal being rabid. Until within a few days of his death,
it was expected the boy would experience no serious inconvenience from his hurt, but at once the symptoms of that
terrible and distressing disease, hydrophobia showed evidently that he had become its subject and from the disease
having taken over possession of the system, must also be its victim.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]
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The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA)
15 Oct 1823 Page 2
An uncommon instance of spontaneous combustion occurred in this town. Smoke was seen to proceed from a building
occupied by Mr. Joel Bowker, in which a quantity of salt and mineral coal was deposited, and on opening
the door, the interior of the coal heap was found to be on fire, and it had communicated to a part of the building.
By this timely discoverly, the fire was extinguished without much damage. – Salem Reg.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]
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The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA)
5 Nov 1823 Page 2
Salem, Oct. 23
Fire
On Tuesday night last, an alarm of fire was given in this town, which was found to proceed from the neighboring
town of Danvers. A fire had burst out in a large building near the South Meeting House, containing the valuable
Chocolate, Grist and Bark Mills of general Gideon Foster, which, with a large quantity of chocolate and
other property, were entirely destroyed. The loss is estimated at 5 or 6000 dollars, and we learn there is no
insurance. The fire is supposed to have been occasioned by the friction of the spindle in a new machine for grinding
bark, which had been recently put in operation in this building. This is the third time the enterprising and worthy
owner of this establishment has suffered in the destruction of his works by fire, within the last twenty years.
[Submitted by Nancy Piper]
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1876 DATARushville Times
December 1, 1876 The town of Ayers, Mass. named in honor of
the prince of physicians, just recently dedicated a new town
hall, a gift of Dr. Ayer. (Submitted by Sara
Hemp)
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1879 Data
Rushville Times
March 14, 1879
Mrs. George Montgomery of Clayton, came over to attend the
Golden Wedding of her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Hubbard -
Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Rev. Dr. Hubbard and wife - Dr.
Hubbard, born February 15, 1801 Marblehead, Mass.; removed to
Tennessee 1818, married 1820 in Tennessee to Miss Francis L.
Dyer; 1836 moved to Hickman, Kentucky; 1849 moved to Rushville;
since early manhood has practiced medicine; 1829 licensed to
preach in Cumberland Presbyterian Church; nine children - only
one living at time of anniversary, Mrs. A. M. Nance of Clayton,
Illinois. (Submitted by Sara Hemp)
June 20, 1879 Dr. J. H. Foster of Lynn, Mass., is visiting his
nephew, Mr. A. M. Foster of this vicinity - Dr. Foster was one
of the early pioneers of Illinois having resided in the northern
part of the state from 1837 to 1870 when he went to Mass.
(Submitted by Sara Hemp)
1922 DATA
The Daily Messenger - Canandaigua, New York
11 Jan 1922
Old Fire Horse Who Becomes Killer, is Saved by a Woman
Lawrence, Mass., Jan 11 – Saved from execution at the 11th hour by a woman who raced her automobile over snow
covered roads in the dead of night to plead for his life, Old Joe veteran fire horse, had his sentence commuted
to life imprisonment – in equine luxury today.
The horse, sentenced to be shot after a trial in which the full city council of Lawrence sat on the jury, will
be taken to the farm of Mrs. Henry C. Nevins, a millionaire widow of Methuen, who will care for him the
rest of his days.
Old Joe, with 16 years fighting service behind him, developed into a killer. He had kicked one fireman to death,
and injured a dozen others. When he broke the leg of his driver recently, his execution was ordered after a trial
which his firemen refused to testify against him.
[Submitted by Melissa Rodriguez]
Lynnfield Center - Barn Totally Destroyed
[c. 1946-47]
The most spectacular fire in Lynnfield in years occurred Saturday night at 8:30, when the large barn on the former
Hart property on Chestnut St. burned. The barn, which was a total loss, was owned by Edward Klemm
of Lowell St. and Richard Booth, who recently moved into the Hart house with his wife and two small children,
Richard and Carolyn. Fire apparatus from both parts of the town and firemen, under the direction of Lt. Carter,
with the help of many volunteers, fought the fire. [Submitted by Mrs. Carole Dick]
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