Births  Marriages  Deaths  &c. &c.

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1854

Jany 3rd
Arthur Quintall jun elected Chief Magistrate
Thomas Buffett & Isaac Christian councillors

Sunday
Jany 1st
Commencement of a new year. Preached a sermon in aid of the funds of the Society for the propagation of the Gospel. Dispensed the Sacrament of the Lords Supp to 44 persons

" 5th
A Sail reported from the S.E. at 1 P.M. Made her out to be a Whaler. At 5 she was close enough in for us to read her name from the shore "Salem" New Bedford. Alfred Nobbs badly sprained his foot and was brought home by George Adams.

" 6th
"Salem" sailed for the Sandwich Islands

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Employed collecting the leaves of the Ponderosas for the roof of the church

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Employed thatching part of the roof of the schoolhouse

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Arrived the Euprates of New Bedford

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The above ship sailed for New Bedford

" 29th
Fair weather. Attended Divine service twice, last Sunday Rebecca Christian & William Evans were married, which was not noted at that date through inadvertancy

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Community employed completing the roof of the school house.

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Most of the inhabitants employed making sugar from the Ti root. Blowing very hard from the N.West.

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Mary Ellen Olivia Buffett baptized. [?]. This child was born on the 31st. of Jany.