Lin̄: or, Notable people and notable things in the early history of Lynn, the Third plantation of Massachusetts colony

Front matter

LIN:

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Preface

mduential in inducing the present attempt, that it might, perhaps, be proper even to dedicate the work to him.

The author, during several years of his early life, wielded the printer's "stick," and has ever, in after years, while pursuing what is called a "profession," retained agreeable recollections of the printing office, insomuch that he has long kept a font or two of t}'pe, in a cozy back room, to which he could resort at a vacant hour for that semi-intellectual entertaiiunent which is so agreeable. A good portion of the volume was never written ; but with memoranda and sketches lying on the " upper case," the author proceeded to compose sentences and types at the same time. And could he be assured that the reader would, in the perusal, find a few of his leisure hours as pleasantly occupied, he would be more than pleased — without, however, overlooking the fact that in this scrambling world pecuniar)- recompense is seldom to be disdained.

Egg Rock. See Diagram.

I K D E X .

Adventures and Discoveries, 58, 66. Anchor Tavern, 401 to 495.

Anderson, Julia, tragic fate of, 109. Anointing of Obadiaii Turner, 479, Apparition in Old Tunnel, 386.

Armita.^e, Deborah, herb seller, 239. Aiinjla^e, lar>cllord, 40G, 472.

Arthur and Haroldine, 13 1.

Assaults. Of David, Indian, on Joel

Dunn, ^'t'\ Of David on Dr.

Read, 472. Mysterious, 352. Of

Edward Randolph on Oliver I'ur-

chis, 172.

Autumn foliage, 328.

B.

Bachelor, Rev. Mr.,first minister, 64.

Ballard, Abel, iiis adventures, 103.

Banquet, Old Tunnel dedication,285.

Banquet on fiftieth Anniversary, 464.

Bees, attempt at raising, 148.

Boudinot, Mr., the Huguenot, 310.

Bowlegs (Joel Dunn,) 413.

Burial of a suicide, 278.

Burial, a premature, 275.

Burying Ground, the Old, 231 to 282.

Celebration of Fiftieth Anniversary, 462 to 495.

Celestial phenomena, 67, 79, 88.

Characteristics of settlers, 41, 392.

Charming, snake, 430.

Choir, Old Tunnel, 359, 389.

Christmas, prosecution for observing, 82.

Cobbet, Rev. Tliomas, 80.

Coins, fir.st American, 77.

College student, punishment of, 371. Comet, great, 88.

Commencement of Plantation, 23.

Conrad, the enthusiast, 485.

Cora Reddan and her lover, 382.

Cow, Mr. Kertland's, 220.

Cues. Dr. Read's, 470, 472. Dr.

Tyndale's, 337.

Cure, remarkable, 338.

D.

David Jvunkshamooshaw (Indian,)

442 ; at celebration, 467 to 480.

Davis, jolly John, at celebration, 480. Dedication of Old Tunnel Meeting

House, 283.

Devil, old belief in the, 56, 63, 75,

103, 196.

Dexter, Thomas, — biographical

sketch of, 187 to 216.

Dinners, public, 285, 464.

Discoveries and adventures, 58, 66. Dress, extravagant, prohibited, 425. Ducking of Gooddy Baker, 77.

Dungeon Rock, 82, 427 to 442.

Dunn, Joel, a tramp, 413 to 426 ;

his terrible night in the woods,

430 ; his strange death, 452.

E-

Early settlers, traits of the, 40, 392. Earthquake, effect of, at Dungeon

Rock, 82, 438.

Eeling expedition, 303.

Egg Rock, 103 194.

Enthusiast, Conrad, the, 485.

Excursions for discovery, 57, 66.

Explosion of Dr. Tyndale's cue, 337.

VI

Index

Familiar spirit, Mrs. Hawkins's, 460.

Farmer's home, in olden time, 144.

Fiftieth Anniversary of the first settlement, celebration of, 462 to 495.

Fifty years, the first, of the Plantation, 85, 462.

First habitation, erection of, 33.

First minister, 64.

First settlers, character of, 40, 392.

Footprints in rocks, 66, 75, 103.

Freemen, how made, 115.

Funerals, doings at, 80, 279, 490.

G.

Ghost in Old Tunnel, 387.

Gipsys, 71.

Glen, Pirates', 410.

(]off, the regicide, in Lynn, 177.

Graves, Daniel, and little girl, 387.

Guatolf, the apostate Jew, 271.