. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . ade the first prayer at Bunker Hill, June 7, 1825. MAJOR-GENERAL Jenkins Worth, Major General of the United StatesArmy, was an Edgartown boy to all intents and purposes,though born at Hudson, N. Y., March i, 1794, during the tem-porary residence there of his parents, they being Edgartownpeople. Returning to Edgartown he was baptized by the Thaxter, April 8, 1804. His father, Capt. ThomasWorth
. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . ade the first prayer at Bunker Hill, June 7, 1825. MAJOR-GENERAL Jenkins Worth, Major General of the United StatesArmy, was an Edgartown boy to all intents and purposes,though born at Hudson, N. Y., March i, 1794, during the tem-porary residence there of his parents, they being Edgartownpeople. Returning to Edgartown he was baptized by the Thaxter, April 8, 1804. His father, Capt. ThomasWorth, built the house on Water Street long known as theGibbs House, and Norton Hotel, and here for a time the futurehero of two wars—1812 and with Mexico—resided. SOME FORTY-NINERS. In 49 many Edgartowners sailed away on the Mary Anne for the gold fields of Frisco, but whether they ever came back or not. and, if so, under what condition of pocket, I have yet to learn. A TALE OF THE CIVIL WAR. As we walk along South Water Street, we are pretty sureto spy over a boathouse door the quarter-board of the oldwhaler Ocmulgee, a martyr to the cause of freedom. 48 MARTHAS The Dukes County Court House, 1858. From 1859 to 1861Raphael Semmes, ofthe United StatesNavy, was secretaryt o the LighthouseBoard, and duringthis period he spentconsiderable time atand in the neighbor-hood of the Vineyard,making his headquar-ters so far as possibleat Edgartown, andnaturally his positionbrought him in contact with the best people of the place, andamong others v/ith the Osborn family, where there was quite of young folks. was a man of education and in-telligence, friends easily, and became quite popular withthe Osborn household. When the Civil War broke out Semmes, being a native ofMaryland, cast in his lot with the South, and in due wasgiven command of the cruiser Alabama, which was fitted outin England to prey on Northern shipping. About this time thewhaleship Oc
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