28. Returned to Worcester, accompanied by Miss Hannah Weld.

31. Went to Church twice.

Cost of the Tomb in the East Burying yard, which I built this year of hewn Stone, arched with Brick inside Five hundred sixty four dollars and seventy two Cents. The extra work, more than first intended, inside cost 64.72.

September, 1817.

1. Circuit Court of Com. Pleas begun.

2. Attended Court.

3. do. Mr. William Jennison, who went with me to Walpole returned from that place, having packed up all the Book Stock which I had there, in order to bring it to this place. 4. Mr. Jennison began taking an acc'. of Stock in the Store here. Moses Thomas, visit. Attended Court.

5. Rode out with Mr. Thomas and Miss Weld-Crossed the new pond Bridge.

6. Mr. Soper called on us, on his way from Newyork. Rode out. Circuit Court of Common Pleas ended. Two loads of Books from Walpole.

7. Went to Chh. twice.

8. Judge Bangs & Miss Lynde in the Evening.

9. Evening at Judge Bangs's.

10. Went to Lancaster to visit my Brother. Lodged at my brother's.

11. Went from my Brother's to my nephew's in Sterling -dined with him and returned home. Bible Society met. in Worcester. Sermon by M'. Puffer. Received 6 Loads of Book Stock from Walpole within the last 10 days.

13. Received 1 Load, 4 boxes of Walpole Stock. Mr. Eben'r T. Andrews and Wife from Boston, visited us.

14. Went to Church twice. Mr. Willington' of Templeton preached. Made Fires in both parlors.

15. M. Andrews, his wife and Miss Hannah Weld returned to Boston-Judge Bangs went to Portland.

18. Rode to the Bridge over the Long Pond-The Workmen supposed they had finished it two months ago, and I then passed over it in the Carriage-it has ever since been sinking, and giving way, especially at the East end, and is now impassable, although the workmen have been continually employed in raising it with timber, Earth & Stones, it sinks and gives way faster than they can raise it.

19. As I feared so it has happened-the Bridge mentioned above gave way this morning, and the whole entirely destroyed. 50 men were employed all summer in building it, and has cost the proprietors about 10,000 dollars-my loss will not be less than 500 dollars. The plan of the bridge. was a bad one. I was opposed to it, from the beginning believing it would not stand. The bridge preceding it was

1 Rev. Charles Wellington, minister of the church in Templeton, from 1807 to 1861.

a floating one, but badly constructed. A good floating bridge for this place I think will be the best we can have.1

A number of Gentlemen met to consult on the expediency of making a Dinner for the Governor, on the 2a of next month, he being then expected to pass thro' town from reviewing a brigade of militia at Oxford on his way to review a brigade at Lancaster. I was Chairman of the meeting and Chairman of the Comm. chosen to take the matter into Consideration, &c. Miss Lynde spent the Even. with us. Dr. Bancroft returned from Maine.

20. Training.

21. Went to Church twice. Mr. Capron preached. My son, and my grandsons Isaiah and William, came up from Boston.

22. Committee, &c. for providing a dinner to be given the Governor, met, reported, &c. Com. of Arrangements chosen-I was chosen Chairman.

23. Received 12 boxes of books from Walpole for which I paid Forty eight dollars at 6/ per Cwt. Met twice with the Com. of Arrangements, respecting a dinner for the Governor. Supreme Court in session in

this Town.

25. One Sibley of Millbury tried for the murder of a woman, but acquitted on account of supposed derangement. Went to Providence to see my old friend M'. William Goddard, now 77 years of age, and very infirm. Lodged at his house. My man, carriage and horses I sent to the hotel. Called on Miss Sheldon.

26. Visited several gentlemen of my acquaintance in Providence. Had several invitations to dine. Drank tea with Wm. Wilkinson, Esq.

1 There is a tradition that a number of Worcester men drove to the tavern, which stood near the causeway, on the Shrewsbury side of the lake, to celebrate the completion of the bridge with a dinner. When they came out of the tavern, the bridge had disappeared, and they were obliged to return by the old road.

27. Returned to Worcester. Called again on Miss Anne L. Sheldon as I passed through Smithfield.

28. Went to Church twice.

29. Attended the Com. for the public Dinner for the Governour.

October, 1817.

1. The Governor and his suite arrived in town from Oxford, where he had been to review a brigade. Waited on the Gov. at Sike's Inn.

2. Governor and his suite called on me. Waited on the Governor, who called on several Gentlemen in the Street, at their houses. Dined with the Governour at Hathaway's Inn, at a public dinner given on the occasion by a number of gentlemen of Worcester, who subscribed three dollars. each-36 subscribers-Dinner cost 100 dollars. In the afternoon the Governour went to Lancaster to review to-morrow a brigade in that place.-Judge Bangs returned from Portland. 3. Bragg, our Coachman, and Jennison, my Clerk, went to Lancaster & returned. Members of Dr. Bancroft's Chh.

met and chose Mr. Jeremiah Robinson1 a Deacon in the room of D". Hurd,2 who has joined the Chh. of the south parish. Dr. Bancroft, Mrs. Bancroft, and Mrs. Putnam and son visited us.

5. Went to Church twice.

Earthquake. A very considerable Shock this forenoon whilst at Church, at about half past eleven "Clock; its direction appeared to be nearly from West to East.

6. Met at Bank-Stockholder's meeting-met with a number of the Turnpike Proprietors at Sikes's. Met with the Fire Club at Sikes's.

7. Mr. Campbell, Lady & son, and Mr. Chambers, of Newyork, arrived, and resided with me, on a friendly visit.

8. Met the Turnpike Stockholders assembled at the East side of the Pond. Rode out with Mr. & Mrs. Campbell, &c. &c.

1 Jeremiah Robinson, for many years an apothecary and druggist in Worcester, served his apprenticeship with Dr. Elijah Dix, with whom he was afterwards in partnership, until the, latter's retirement from business, in 1807. His house and store were in the building south of the Dix house, at the head of School street. The latter part of his life was spent with one of his children, in Boston.

Mr. Robinson married, 17 November, 1791, Mary, daughter of George and Catharine Stevens, of Worcester.

[Born, Oakham, Mass, 1764.

Died, Boston, Mass., 7 September, 1849.]

2 Nathan Heard, the son of Nathan and Anna Heard, succeeded his father as the keeper of the jail and jail tavern at Lincoln Square, in 1812, and held this position until his resignation in 1822. In 1823 he engaged in business as a dealer in West India goods and general merchandize at the old "Green Store," where he was in partnership successively with William Manning, Jr., James Estabrook and George M. Rice. He was afterwards in the Boston Custom House for several years. General Heard was always active in the militia, rising through the different grades to the rank of major-general; and was the second lieutenant of the Worcester Artillery Company, which marched to the defense of Boston, in 1814. He was chief engineer of the Worcester Fire Department from its organization in 1835 to 1840; and represented Worcester in the General Court from 1837 to 1839.

General Heard married Ruth Hollis of Braintree, Mass., who died a few years later; and 24 March, 1819 he married her niece Rachel, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary White, of Braintree.

[Born, Worcester, 25 March, 1790.

Died, Worcester, 9 September, 1878.]