Tale of a Dedham Tavern: History of the Norfolk Hotel, Dedham, MassachusettsPriv. print. at the Riverside Press, 1912 - 195 pages |
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Tale of a Dedham Tavern: History of the Norfolk Hotel, Dedham, Massachusetts ... Walter Austin No preview available - 2009 |
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Page 170 - ... in what manner he can most contribute to your comfort without materially impairing his own. . . . He is often a magis-trate, the chief of a battalion of militia or even a member of a state legislature. He is almost always a man of char-acter, for it is difficult for any other to obtain a license to exercise the calling.
Page 170 - The inn-keeper of Old England, and the innkeeper of New England, form the very extremes of their class. The one is obsequious to the rich, the other unmoved, and often apparently cold. The first seems to calculate, at a glance, the amount of profit you are likely to leave behind you; while his opposite appears only to calculate in what manner he can most contribute to your comfort, without materially impairing his own.
Page 44 - ... brilliant illumination of the houses in the village — gave some faint evidence of the satisfaction experienced by all on the arrival among us of this distinguished Revolutionary Chief — this friend of America in her time of need, and of Liberty throughout the world. He tarried here but one hour, during which time hundreds of ladies and gentlemen had the gratification of shaking hands with the General ; and had he tarried until morning, the time would have been too short to gratify all who...
Page 34 - He, was also a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston and the Lynn Historical Society si'nce February 28, 1913.
Page 63 - We were rattled from Providence to Boston in four hours and fifty minutes — if any one wants to go faster he may send to Kentucky and charter a streak of lightning ! " The fare on these coaches was three dollars for the trip between Providence and Boston.
Page 31 - When the majority of the members of a Congregational church separate from the majority of the parish, the members who remain, although a minority, constitute the church in such parish and retain the rights and property belonging thereto.
Page 64 - Stony Point" was a favorite dance — made so, probably, by the successful storming of the place by General Wayne. To dance it, "first couple three hands round with the second lady, allemand ; three hands round with the second gentleman, allemand again ; lead down two couples, up again, cast off one couple, hands round with the third, right hand and left.
Page 44 - Lafayette arrived here (Dedham) at half past ten o'clock in the evening, and stopped at Alden's Hotel. The loud and repeated cheerings from the assembled citizens, who had continued to collect through the day in expectation of his arrival, — the salute of the artillery, the ringing of bells, and the brilliant illumination of the houses in the village, gave some faint evidence of the satisfaction experienced by all on the arrival among us of this distinguished Revolutionary Chief, this friend of...
Page 11 - Pursuant to previous notice, Republican Delegates from the several towns in the County of Norfolk assembled at Marsh's Tavern, in Dedham, on the xyth inst.
Page 44 - ... majestic looking man, about sixty-eight years of age, and was dressed in a plain citizens dress. He was accompanied by his son, and one or two other French gentlemen of his household. At half past eleven he entered his carriage, and was again greeted with the three times three cheers of the citizens, and escorted by a cavalcade of about one hundred horsemen to the seat of Governor Eustis in Roxbury, where he spent the night. August 24, the town was nearly deserted by ihc inhabitants ; old and...