22. M. Thomas and daughter returned to Sterling. Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Merrick and Mr: Baldwin,1 went to Boston to the Annual Meeting of the Am. Antiq". Society to be holden there tomorrow. Painting the House back of the new brick Church. 23. Miss Morton of Taunton, called with Mrs. Merrick to visit me. Miss Stratton called to see me. Boarding School" for girls, so called from the fact that her father for years took up the interest of growing mulberry trees, to raise silk from the foliage. 9 May, 1827, this notice appeared in the Massachusetts Spy: BOARDING SCHOOL. SARAH EARLE, in connexion with her sisters, proposes opening a BOARDING SCHOOL for Females in Leicester, on the 15th inst. on the following terms: For Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English For the French Language, Rudiments of Latin, Persons wishing to place their daughters in a to. Letters, post paid, will be promptly attended Leicester, (Mass.) 5 mo. 9, 1827. Miss Earle kept this school until her marriage to Charles Hadwen, of Worcester. 3 August, 1831; and it was afterwards kept by her sister Eliza, until 1839, when it was given up. [Born, 8 April, 1800. Died, Worcester, October 1834.] 1Christopher Columbus Baldwin, the son of Eden and Abigail Force Baldwin, of Templeton, Mass., prepared for college at Leicester Academy He entered Harvard with the class of 1823, but owing to disturbances by members of his class in his senior year, did not take his degree. He studied law in Worcester with John Davis and Charles Allen, and after his admission to the bar in October, 1825. began practice in Worcester. In 1825 and 1826 he edited and published with William Lincoln The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal. The venture did not prove a financial success, and it was discontinued before the end of the second year. 20 October, 1827, at the same meeting at which he was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society, he was appointed temporary librarian and cabinet 24. Rev. Dr. Holmes of Cambridge called on me. Alex". Young,1 one of the publishers of the Palladium, Boston, aged about 60, and now retiring from business, called to see me. He served his apprenticeship with me. Cholick again. Messrs. Goodwin, Merrick & Baldwin returned from Boston, having attended the annual Meeting of the Am. Antiq". Society. 26. Did not go to Church. 27. Mrs. Pride went to Leicester with her daughter and left her at Miss Earle's School. Estey's father visited him. 25. 27. Whittemore and another, papering the house back of the new Church. 28. Painters finished painting inside of the House. 29. Estey went with his father to Rutland, lent him a horse and Chaise. Mr. S. T. Armstrong and Mr. Charles Ewer, from Boston. 30. Settled with Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Ewer, all concerns respecting the late Mrs. Thomas, paid him all the keeper to succeed William Lincoln. He was the editor of the National Egis from July, 1829, until the following May, when he removed to Barre, at the same time resigning as librarian of the Antiquarian Society. In the fall of the same year he entered into partnership with Jonas L. Sibley, of Sutton, and remained in that place until 1822, when he returned to Worcester, and became the permanent librarian of the Antiquarian society, retaining this position until his death. In the summer of 1835, Mr. Baldwin started on a journey to the western states, for the benefit of his health, and at the same time with the purpose of examining the ancient mounds in Ohio in the interests of the Society. While on his way from Wheeling to Zanesville, in August, he was suddenly killed by the overturning of the stage on which he was travelling. [Born, Templeton, 1 August, 1800. Died, Norwich, Ohio, 20 August, 1835.] 1 Alexander Young was the founder and owner of the Massachusetts Mercury and the New England Palladium. He began the publication of the former, 1 January, 1793. with Samuel Etheridge. Etheridge retired in a few months, and Young continued its publication alone until April, 1794, when he took into partnership Thomas Minns, and this firm continued the publication of the paper until the retirement of both in 1828. In January, 1801, its title was changed to The Mercury and New-England Palladium. Charges for her Sickness, Interment, &c. ballance due for her quarterly allowance, &c. and took his receipt therefor. gave her property to which I was entitled to her heirs, about $2400. Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Ewer at Dinner. Mrs. Merrick had the Carriage for a ride with Mrs. Morton. Tea. 8. Miss Morton of Taunton and Mrs. Merrick visit and 9. Went to Church twice. Edward & I. Simmons at dinner. 10. Mrs. Pride's brother from Richmond, Virginia, and her Sister from Uxbridge, called to see Mrs. P. on their way to Fitchburgh. Rode out. 11. Eliza at a Party at Mr. Merrick's. 14. Mrs. P's brother & sister returned from Fitchburgh and tarried over night. Rec. a friendly and kind invitation from the Printers and Editors of the publick Journals in Boston to dine with them to-morrow, at a dinner given to Benja. Russell on his retiring from business as publisher of the Centinel, &c. I wished to, but could not attend. 15. Mrs. P. her brother and Sister and Eliza, went to Miss Earle's Academy at Leicester. Returned to dine and then Mrs. P's brother and sister went on to Uxbridge. 16. Went to Church once.-D. Thayer of Lancaster preached. 17. New Hearth laid in the Kitchen. Mrs. Merrick went to Boston & Taunton with Miss Morton of Taunton. 22. Samuel Butman, Esq. of Dixmont, Maine, called on me, on his way to Congress, and I settled with him some Concerns of my affairs in Dixmont, he being lately my agent there. Rec. a packet from Professor Rafn, of Copenhagen, Denmark. 23. Went to Church once. 26. Miss Carico. 27. Thanksgiving. Went to Church. Mr. Merrick, Edward, Isaiah Thomas Simmons, and Eliza Pride at Dinner. 29. Mrs. Mary Cutter, and her Husband, of Malden, called to see me. She is a Grand daughter of my brother Joshua. She was sometime in my family, about 15 years ago. I sent her at that time, to School, &c. 30. Went to Church once. Edward, I. T. Simmons, E. P. and Eliza at dinner. Mrs. Merrick returned from Boston. |