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Last week it carne about that New England was shocked by a slight earthquake. Shortly after eight o'clock one January morning, an ague set in north of Boston, People rushed from their houses in Marblehead and Salem. Slates fell off the roofs at Gloucester and pictures off the" walls a. Swampscott. Bric-a-brac fell from shelves in Medford, and antimacassars were disarranged in Maiden. After 10 to 90 seconds of tremor, New England settled down, though her people were still agitated...
Professor A. B. Hart '80 spent the summer at Marblehead Neck. He told a CRIMSON reporter that he had carried on profound research work in the modern novel, with practical illustrations. When asked if he intended to publish any of this research work he replied, "You misunderstand me. I spent my summer sitting on my front porch reading modern novels...
Blue water-the hulk of a smudgy oiler-the sails of little boats, like petals fallen on an azure field-the Summer sky. This is the setting that frames Marblehead, Mass., and this, in Marblehead's annual Art exhibition, is painting No. 1, by John P. Benson. Once port of call for East Indiamen, rich and important, with tea, silks and spices piled in its warehouses, the old town drowses now, lost in the hush of a dream. Wharves rot; rats squeak in deserted storerooms ; tiny pleasure-craft have replaced the tall schooners, rich Summer residents the bustling Tory...
...large fortune and eccentric taste are heard of daily who have left behind them, when they departed this life, some charitable gift to be administered in its own peculiar way. In one newspaper yesterday, at least two such cases offered news for Sunday readers. The first was of a Marblehead resident whose will provided a fund, the income from which should be divided annually among the fathers of twins born in the town during that year. The other was the bequest of a wealthy New York woman, whose parting gift to the world stated her candid opinion...
...field trip for members of the Geological Club will be conducted Monday April 17, by Professor J. E. Wolff '79. The party will go by train to Devereux, Mass., near Marblehead, arriving at 9.45 o'clock. The day will be spent in studying the igneous rocks on Marblehead Neck. In case of rain on Monday, the trip will be held Tuesday. Any men interested may join the party...