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1842

13 2 o/m
First day of the week.
This afternoon at o'clock the alarm of Fire was again sounded throughout the Town which proved to be Coffin & Gardner's Cooper Shop (formerly Paul Gardner & Sons Candle Works). The people generally with the Enquiries were collected, fortunately the fire was soon extinguished, without doing much damage. This is the third time that fire has been discovered in the same building. It appeared so evident that it is the work of an incendiary that the town was convened on the occassion [OCCASION] at 5 o'clock PM this day, to take into consideration the alarming subject matter, and to act thereon as may appear most adviseable. The town appointed a Committee of five viz [VIDELICET] Geo. [GEORGE] F Worth, Thomas Macy, Chs. [CHARLES] G Coffin, P H Folger, & Geo. [GEORGE] B Upton to use their united exertions to detect the incendiary, with authority to apply any amount exeeding 1000 $ to bring the subject to light. The Select Men are enjoined to lend their assistance if needed, & the whole town to assist in obtaining the desired information.
14th
James W Dennison was arrested on suspicion of being the person who set the shop on fire as above mentioned. A Court was held at 5 o'clock PM, many evidencies were examined, some of whom were much against the Prisoner. The Court adjourned to-morrow at 6 o'clock Past Meridian.
15th (See Page 70)
The night succeeding the Prisoner in Jail burnt his feet so badly that he could not prudently be moved. So the Court adjourned to 19th 7th day at 2 PM.

13. 2
A remarkable day of excitement. The meeting of the different denominations, in two friends meets. [MEETINGS] at each house, the Methodists, the Baptists, the Presbyterians of or North Meeting house, The Blacks each two meeting, in addition to the above, the Baptists [AMERGED?] a number at or near Johnny Way's point, at which expedition a very large number attended, supposed 1000. Then the town Mg. [MEETING] & a Temperance meeting, at which John Collins delivered a lecture. He is an uncommon good one. He has delivered a number here within a few days.

1st o/m
The latter of this month Chs. [CHARLES] E Macy left his boarding house & Chs. [CHARLES] Hussey's & came here to live with us for want of work.