of an historical character, commencing with an account of the first settlement of Winnisimmet, or Rumney Marsh, the early personages who resided there; their religious movements; the organization and history of their own church, &c., with interesting notes, and a wood-cut of the church edifice.

SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN NORTHBOROUGH, MASA.-The fiftieth anniversary of the ordination of Rev. Dr. Joseph Allen, as pastor of the First Unitarian Parish in Northborough, occurred Oct. 30th, 1866. The exercises began at eleven o'clock with a voluntary by the choir, in which was a member of the large choir who sung on the day of the ordination, half a century since. The voluntary was the anthem beginning with the words: "I was glad when they said unto me, we will go into the house of the Lord"-the same as sung at the opening of the first ordination services. The usual brief invocation followed, asked by Rev. Dr. Hill, of Worcester, and then Rev. Mr. Bartol, of Lancaster, read selections from the Scriptures befitting the occasion. An original hymn was next sung, written by Mrs. F. M. Chesboro'; at its conclusion a fervent prayer was offered by Rev. Calvin Lincoln, of Hingham, after which Rev. Dr. Allen delivered the commemorative sermon. At the conclusion of the address, the hymn sung at the ordination in 1816, was sung to the tune of "Italy." The concluding prayer followed, offered by Rev. Dr. Field, of Weston. An anthem and the benediction closed the services. After the formal exercises of commemoration the people with their friends assembled in the vestry, and enjoyed a truly bountiful and substantial collation, at the invitation of the ladies of the parish.

On the day of the ordination, half a century ago, the exercises were participated in by several eminent Unitarian clergymen. Dr. Allen has preserved and holds as a sacred memento a copy of the order of those exercises. First was the anthem, the same as sung at the semi-centennial. Next, the invocation by Rev. Peter Whitney, of Quincy, son of Dr. Allen's predecessor. Then followed the ordination sermon, which was a very excellent discourse, and was delivered by Rev. Dr. Ware. Following was the ordaining prayer by President Kirkland, of Harvard College, the charge by Rev. Dr. Saunders, of Medford, the right hand of fellowship by Rev. John A. Abbott, of Salem, and the concluding prayer by Rev. Dr. Puffer, of Berlin.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN PIERCE, OF DORCHESTER, MASS.-On Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1866, was celebrated, in Dorchester, the 124th anniversary of the birth of that good man who was so beloved in life and is still most affectionately remembered by his many kindred and acquaintances, the late Mr. John Pierce, of that town. In the venerable mansion, long his dwelling-place, and now occupied by his oldest surviving son, Samuel Blake Pierce, the two remaining brothers and the two sisters, with a few other members of the family, met on this interesting occasion. The average ages of the four is 84 years, the oldest being in her 92d year.

John Pierce, the father-son of John and Elizabeth Pierce-the oldest of fourteen children, was born in Dorchester, Sept. 22, 1742, but the change from the old to the new style makes the 3d of October the anniversary day. He had four wives, and outlived them all. His children, ten in number, and all by his second wife, lived to maturity, were married, and most of them had large families of children. They were living and all assembled together at the old homestead on their father's 91st birthday, Oct. 3, 1833. He deceased on the 11th of December following. Thirty-three years have passed since that event, during which the annual family meeting has been kept up. The oldest sister, now older than their father was at his decease, has always been present on these occasions. A prominent feature in the gatherings has been the singing of sacred music, in the tunes of olden time, in which all the family joined. Their father and grandfather-John senior and John Junior-were both leaders in the church choir, and Mr. Samuel B. Pierce has in his possession the old pitch-pipe used by his father, while acting as chorister in the first church in Dorchester, for more than forty years. (See Register, vol. xx. p. 278.)

Mr. Pierce was a great-great-grandson of Robert Pierce, who married Ann Greenway. She was a daughter of John Greenway. Her gravestone may still be seen in Dorchester burial ground, bearing the following inscription:

Here Lyes ye| Body of Ann | ye Wife of | Robert Pearce | Aged about 104 year. | Died December | ye 31 1695.

The youngest sister of Mr. John Pierce (Mrs. Hannah Lewis), 20 years younger than himself, died in Dorchester, Oct. 15, 1854, aged 92 years, 6 months, 25 days. His youngest son, Lemuel, who recently celebrated his golden wedding, is now 76 years old, being more than 6 months older than the eldest son was at his decease, viz., the Rev. John Pierce, D.D., of Brookline, who died in 1849, after a pastorate of 50 years.

SOLDIERS' MONUMENTS.

DEDICATION OF THE LADD AND WHITNEY MONument at LowELL.-The dedication of the Ladd and Whitney Monument, erected in honor of those two young men of Lowell, Luther C. Ladd and Addison Otis Whitney, who fell in Baltimore, on the memorable 19th of April, 1861, and who, with two others, Needham of Lawrence, and Taylor, whose history is unknown, were the first of our slain, took place on Saturday, the 17th of June, 1865.

The material of this monument is a light-colored granite, the height about twentyfive feet, and the position fitly chosen-the square at the junction of Merrimac and Moody Streets. The whole cost was $4000. The procession consisted of Spaulding's Light Cavalry, 6th Massachusetts Regiment, a portion of the 33d Massachusetts, with their tattered banners telling of severe strife and victory, a battalion from Boston, a company of finely trained juvenile Zouaves, Irish organizations, Odd Fellows, and Masons in plenty, besides the guests-Governor Andrew and several gen-eral officers, and gentlemen from Baltimore and Maryland, the city governments of Boston, Lawrence, etc.

The exercises at the monument were Masonic, entirely. After these were finished, prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Blanchard, and an oration was delivered by Gov.. Andrew.

The chief feature of interest was the presentation of a beautiful flag to the State of Massachusetts, by the State of Maryland. The day was hot, and the crowd oppres-sively great. Lowell will not soon forget it.-Congregationalist.

THE CADET MONUMENT.-The Independent Corps of Cadets, of Boston, have voted to erect an appropriate monument in memory of their officers and members who fell in defence of their country. A committee appointed, of which Lieut. Col. C. C.. Holmes is chairman, have purchased a lot in Mount Auburn, and are now engaged in collecting the necessary funds for the erection of the monument, about two-thirds of which have been already secured. They have selected a design presented by Mr. Theodore E. Colburn, which was exhibited at the Cadet Camp at Nashua last August, and met with universal approval.

The design for the proposed monument consists of a base or pedestal five feet six inches square and six feet high, with an ornamental capping and base, resting on a sub-base one foot high.

The angles of this pedestal are supported by buttresses; the capping on the faces of the buttresses forming acroteria, on which will be carved in bold relief wreaths of victory.

On the four sides of the die of the pedestal there are recessed panels which will receive marble tablets, on which will be carved the arms of the State and corps, the inscriptions and the names of the members of the corps who have lost their lives in the service of their country. The ornamental capping of the pedestal is carried around the buttresses and breaks forward in the centre of each face of the monument to form a pedimental canopy for the inscription panels.

On this pedestal will be erected a rectangular obelisk or shaft three feet six inches square and seven feet high, with an enriched base and capping. On each face of this shaft will be carved in bold relief a Roman sword encircled with a wreath of victory. The obelisk is finished with a frieze with triglyphs at each angle supporting the capping. The upper portion of the monument is finished in a pyramidal form, breaking forward on each face with a solid pediment, on which will be carved a star and the motto of the corps, "Monstrat viam."

The whole monument will be surmounted by the national emblem-the American eagle in repose, cut in granite. The monument will be about twenty feet high, and it is proposed to construct it of white Concord granite, with the exception of the inscription tablets, which will be of polished marble.-Traveller, Nov. 12, 1866.

BRIGHTON, MASS.-The dedication of the Soldiers' monument at Brighton took place Thursday afternoon, July 26, 1866.

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the school children half an hour later, opposite the Cattle Fair Hotel. The two bodies then formed in line and marched immediately to Evergreen cemetery. As the procession passed around the monument each soldier deposited a sprig of evergreen, and each child a sprig of flowers, upon its base, to the memory of the deceased soldiers. W. D. Bickford, chairman of the committee, was President of the day.

Mr. Bickford delivered an opening address, and an original hymn by Miss Anna H. Phillips was sung. Scriptural reading and prayer by Rev. Ralph H. Bowles, pastor of the Baptist Church in Brighton, followed, after which another original hymn by Dr. Augustus Mason was sung. The oration was delivered by Rev. Frederic A. Whitney. The National Hymn, by the Rev. Samuel F. Smith, D.D., of Newton, "My Country, 'tis of Thee," was sung by the assembly; and the benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Mr. Bowles. The music was furnished by the Cambridge Brass Band.

The monument is of Quincy granite, thirty feet in height, and with the grounds, has been completed at an expense of about five thousand dollars. The design was by Mr. George F. Meacham, the well-known architect. It consists of a square base two courses high, with a smaller base at each corner supporting cannon balls. Upon the base is placed a pyramidal plinth, with inscriptions and names on all sides. Above the plinth is a square shaft with moulded base and capital, upon the top of which is an eagle resting upon a ball. The die of the shaft is decorated with a shield, with stars and flags. The inscription on the front of the monument is highly appropriate :

In

Grateful Remembrance
of the

Patriotic and Brave
Volunteers of Brighton,
whose

Lives were Sacrificed
in defence of

Liberty and the Union
during

The Great Rebellion.

On the reverse of the monument is the well-known lines of Collins :

"How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,

By all their country's wishes blest !"

The following are the engraven names which form the roll of honor on the monumental shaft, viz. :-Patrick Barry, Elias Hastings Bennett, Charles Bryant Cushing, William Chauncy Dailey, John Flint Day, Joel Davenport Dudley, John Warren Fowle, George Edwin Frost, Henry Hastings Fuller, John Golding, Hazael Leander Grover, George Henry Howe, Jr., Samuel Devens Harris Niles, Francis Edwin Plummer, Albert Rice, Richard David Ring, Warren Dutton Russell, Francis Lowell Russell (brothers), Francis Augustine Starkey, Edward Lewis Stevens, Franklin William Thompson, Joseph Washington Warren, George Washington Warren (father and son). In the published pamphlet (8vo. pp. 62) Mr. Whitney has appropriately given sketches of each of the above soldiers, twenty-three in number. These are standing memorials -a pattern which we hope other orators on similar occasions will imitate. (See Book Notices, page 95.)

There was a propriety, also, that one who had ministered in that town as a pastor to so many of them-who had been among them more than a score of years, and who, on the 7th of August, 1850, sixteen years ago, gave the address at the dedication of "Evergreen Cemetery"-should have been selected to deliver the Oration at the dedication, in the same cemetery, of this patriotic monument to those who had fallen in a holy cause.

MEDFORD, MASS.-On the 6th of September, 1866, the Soldiers' Monument at Medford was consecrated. A procession, composed of the military, fire department, the masonic organizations, schools and dignitaries of the town, was formed in the square; and at two o'clock, started for the cemetery, which is about two miles disThe exercises at the grounds opened with a dirge, and after the procession had halted, a brief introductory address by Mr. Mitchell, the Chairman of the Committee, was listened to with much attention. He was followed by Rev. Mr. Hooker, in a reading of appropriate selections of Scripture, and prayer by Rev. Mr. Waitt. The oration was pronounced by Rev. Charles Brooks, and remarks were made by

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Rev. Messrs. Preston, Davis and McCollum. The exercises closed with "America," sung by the choir. (The address of Mr. Brooks was printed, 8vo. pp. 14.)

The monument is constructed of Concord granite, located near the entrance to the "Oak Grove Cemetery," and is about twenty feet high, with a base about four feet square and three feet high. From the corners of this base there are projections of about one foot square each, on which are placed imitation shells of granite. On the base is a solid block of granite, four feet in width by three in height, on the four faces of which are inserted marble tablets containing inscriptions of the names of those to whose memory the monument is consecrated. On the east side, facing the entrance to the cemetery, is the inscription: “In Honor of the Medford Volunteers who sacrificed their lives in defence of the Union. Fallen heroes leave fragrant memories."

The other tablets bear the names of the honored dead. The names are as follows: Lieut. Col. J. G. Chambers, wounded at Drury's Bluff, died at Fortress Monroe; Lieut. W. H. Burbank, died of wounds; Edward Gustine, killed in battle; L. M. Fletcher, died of disease; Frank A. Keen, died in battle; E Sprague, died of wounds; D. T. Newcomb, killed in battle; D. Nolan, died of disease; A. H. Stacy, died of disease; D. McGillicuddy, S. Harding, James Haley, J. P. Hubbell, Augus tus Tufts, B. J. Ellis, H. Mills, G. H. Lewis, Corporal G. II. Champlin, and S. W. Joyce, died of disease; J. Stetson, James Bierne, E. Ireland, Wm. Harding, H. R. Hathaway, D. S. Cheney, R. W. Cheslyn, Sergeant S. M. Stearns, Corporals E. B. Hatch and R. C. Hathaway, killed in battle; J. M. Powers, C. M. Willis, A. Joyce, Patrick Gleason, R. Livingston, F. J. Curtis, II. G. Currell, W. II. Rogers, J. M. Garrett, M. O'Connell, Sergeant J. T. Morrison, C. H. Coolidge, B. J. Ellis, died in prison; F. J. Curtin and Corporal J. M. Fletcher, died of wounds.

The top of the stone containing the names is surrounded with neat and appropriate mouldings, from which arises a granite shaft, about ten feet in height, surmounted by an urn encircled with a carved laurel wreath. The monument and its surroundings were beautifully decked with flowers, and trimmed with evergreen and the nad il colors. The total expense of the monument was $3,500.-Transcript. MONUMENT AT STOCKBRIDGE.-The dedication of the Soldiers' Monument at Stockbridge, on the 17th of October, was a great event for that region. It has been erected at an expense of $2,500, all but $500 being appropriated by the town. Hon. John Z. Goodrich presided, and hardly less than five thousand people were present, all parts of the county being well represented. Rev. N. H. Eggleston made the introductory prayer, and Henry D. Sedgwick, of New York, a native of the town, delivered a commemorative address. Gen. Bartlett led the procession. Gov. Bullock was present, and made a very happy address.

NOTES AND QUERIES.

FIRST SETTLERS OF SOUTHOLD,* L. I.—In Trumbull's History of Connecticut, vol. i. p. 119, the following passage occurs:

It also appears that New Haven, or their confederates, purchased and settled Yennycock (Southold) on Long Island. Mr. John Youngs, who had been a minister at Hingham in England, came over with a considerable part of his church, and here fixed his residence. He gathered his church anew on the 21st of October (1640), and the planters united themselves with New Haven. However, they soon departed from the rule of appointing none to office, or of admitting none to be freemen but members of the church, New Haven insisted on this as a fundamental article of their constitution. Some of the principal men were the Rev. Mr. Youngs, Mr. William Wells, Mr. Barnabas Horton, Thomas Mapes, John Tuthill and Matthias Corwin."

This article, with slight alterations, appears to have been copied by all subsequent historians, when describing Southold:-Barber and Lambert in their Histories of New Haven, and Wood, Prime and Thompson in their sketches of Long Island.

As far as I can learn, the records of New Haven (Quilipiack) do not mention the names of either of the six persons so stated as landing at, or residing there prior to the settlement of Southold.

* A Genealogical Society has been recently formed in this town.-ED.

Where did Trumbull obtain his information? Professor Kingsley remarks that "Dr. Trumbull collected most of the materials for the first volume of his history, as early as 1774, and was much aided in his undertaking by the first Governor Trumbull, who possessed numerous documents to illustrate the early history of Connecticut." There is no improbability, therefore, in the supposition that Dr. Trumbull had means of exact information on this subject, which are now unknown.

He says likewise, in the preface to his history, "that very little has been taken from tradition," and whenever he relates any thing on the ground of tradition, he appears to state the fact.

The records of Southold contain the names of some twelve or thirteen of the first settlers, among them the six stated by Dr. Trumbull, but do not state from what part of England they came, or where in New England they first landed. If Dr. Trumbull obtained his information from some written documents, diary or memorandum, and it is still in existence-perhaps among the papers of Governor Trumbull-it would doubtless throw some light on the subject.

It is generally supposed that the Rev. John Youngs, with a part of his flock, came from Norfolk Co., England, and landed at some one of the early settlements in New England, but made no permanent abode until they "planted" in Southold in 1640. Can any of our antiquarian friends give some authentic data on the subject? Tipton, Iowa, July 5, 1866.

W. H. T.

HOYT FAMILY MEETING.-This was a most delightful family gathering. There must have been nearly four hundred of the tribe in attendance. Every thing cou spired to make it what a meeting of this kind should be. The place, Stamford, Conn., besides having produced more Hoyts than any other New England town, is one of the most charming towns of the country, and never more charming than now, The days, June 20 and 21, were as near faultless, both barometrically and thermometrically, as is possible. The exercises, planned and executed by the Hoyts and their cousins, were capital, both in matter and manner. The guests, representing the most of our States, were greatly delighted with their Stamford cousins, whom in their turn they as greatly pleased. The speaking was excellent-brief, racy, humorous, witty, and brimfull of affection and family pride and hope. Two family characteristics showed themselves with marked distinctness-loyalty and piety. From SIMON down, the Hoyts were shown to be a patriotic and Christian tribe.

Two things were done which made the meeting one of great practical importance, and which may constitute it in some respect a model for similar gatherings.

They provided for a permanent organization, so as to promote the family sentiment among the race, and secure the material for a reliable family history; and still more, they pledged the fund needed, $2500.00, to meet the expense of compiling the history. The work of collecting and arranging this material was committed to Prof. David W. Hoyt, of Providence.

The Committee constituting the permanent organization are all Hoyts, viz.: G. F., of Maine; Dr. Enos, Mass.; William H., Vt.; David W., Providence; Joseph B., Conn.; Rev. James, N. J.; Dr. William H., N. Y.; Dr. John P., Penn.; Williaru C., Mich.; Frank S., Ohio; Prof. B. T., Ind.; James L., Ill.; and John W., California.

Their Chairman is Hon. Joseph B., of Stamford, Conn.; and their Cor. Secretary, David W., of Providence, R. I.

All communications for the family can be sent to the corresponding secretary; and all subscriptions, to Rev. James Hoyt, of Orange, N. J.

The report of the meeting will soon appear in pamphlet form; and in due time the completed family history will follow.

Stamford, June 26, 1866.

E. B. H.

A GOLDEN WEDDING..-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Conant, of Ipswich, Mass., recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage at the old homestead in Ipswich, Mass. Their children and grandchildren were nearly all present, and received with a hearty welcome.

Appropriate presents were made, after which Mr. C. seated the musicians of the family, as was formerly his custom, conducted the musical entertainment, rendering the old familiar tunes upon the bass viol, his favorite instrument, with skill and taste. Mr. C. was, for his time, a musical teacher of some renown. He was leader of the church choir in his place for many years. His mind is now active, and his taste for the beautiful in no way impaired. Mrs. C. engaged in the exercises with the deepest interest. Her career has been one of honest toil and care, deriving much of her pleasure from the satisfaction of increasing the enjoyment of others. Appropriate remarks