. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts; . flora offers great at-traction to the naturalist; and the salubrity of the air is manifested inthe general health and longevity of the people. In addition to itsagricultural interests, Hingham has manufactures of cabinet-ware, cord-age, wooden-ware, boots and shoes, upholstery-trimmings, jute-clothand bagging, worsted-goods, — woven, knit, and hand-made, — iron- EINGHAM. 259 castings, leather, hatchets, and other articles. Ten vessels, with a ton-nage of 790, were engaged in the fisheries, and three, with a tonnage of124, in the carrying-trade, in
. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts; . flora offers great at-traction to the naturalist; and the salubrity of the air is manifested inthe general health and longevity of the people. In addition to itsagricultural interests, Hingham has manufactures of cabinet-ware, cord-age, wooden-ware, boots and shoes, upholstery-trimmings, jute-clothand bagging, worsted-goods, — woven, knit, and hand-made, — iron- EINGHAM. 259 castings, leather, hatchets, and other articles. Ten vessels, with a ton-nage of 790, were engaged in the fisheries, and three, with a tonnage of124, in the carrying-trade, in 1865; and the town had then one planingand one. saw mill. Valuation, $3,213,20(3; tax-rate, $ per $100. Hingham has a good newspaper, The Hingham Journal; an agri-cultural and horticultural society, owning a very fine hall.; a Post ofthe G. A. R.; two bands of music ; a national bank ; a savings-bank; amutual fire-insurance company; a public library, founded by the Fearing; a town-hall; Loring Hall, built by Col. Benjamin. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, HINGHAM. Loring for lectures; Derby Academy, incorporated June 19, 1797(endowed by Madam Sarah Derby); fourteen public schools, of whichone is a high school in a fine building which cost about $20,000;and several handsome church-edifices. The clergymen are the Lincoln, Unitarian (Old Church) ; W. G-. Todd, Unitarian (NewNorth Church) ; A. G. Jennings, Unitarian (South Hingham) ; A. , C. T. (at the Centre); Jonathan Tilson, Baptist; D. P. Liver-more, Universalist; J. H. Nutting, Methodist; and Church of Zion(independent), no pastor. St. Pauls Church, Roman Catholic, is at- 260 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS. tended from Weymouth. The streets of Hingham are remarkably wellshaded with stately trees; and the Hingham Cemetery is tastefullydecorated with shrubs and flowers. It contains a monument erectedin memory of its 76 soldiers and sailors lost in the late war, whosenames are inscribed thereon. In this cem
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