. Webb's New England railway and manufacturers' statistical gazetteer; containing an interesting sketch of every station, village and city on each railroad in New England, together with a statistical, historical and biographical account of their representative manufacturing establishments . , Fisherman and Seamans Widows and OrphansAid Society, organized March, 1862. Ladies CharitableSociety—Annual meeting, first Wednesday in Band of Hope, organized November 8, 186G, num-bers about 425 ; meetings held each month in the vestries ofdifferent churches in the town.
. Webb's New England railway and manufacturers' statistical gazetteer; containing an interesting sketch of every station, village and city on each railroad in New England, together with a statistical, historical and biographical account of their representative manufacturing establishments . , Fisherman and Seamans Widows and OrphansAid Society, organized March, 1862. Ladies CharitableSociety—Annual meeting, first Wednesday in Band of Hope, organized November 8, 186G, num-bers about 425 ; meetings held each month in the vestries ofdifferent churches in the town. Banks. Gloucester National Bank, established 1796,capital, $300,000; Cape Ann National Bank, capital,$150,000; First National Bank of Gloucester, capital$120,000. Savings Banks—Cape Ann Savings Bank, in-corporated 184G, amount of deposits, $70,000. Cape Ann Mutual Marine Insurance Company, capital,$50,000 ; Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company. Nathan Richardson occupies a two story wooden build-ing 40x20 feet with a blacksmiths shop attached 20x30 feet,and an ell 16x17 feet, situated at No. 61 Spring street,commenced business in 1860, employing 6 hands, manufac-turing N. Richardsons patent ice crushers, steering ma- ItIOH:.4-IM>»!!50IVS HIPROVEO PATEXT STEEMeAFFARAm,. The attention of the public is called to the above improve-ment upon the ordinary steering apparatus in common use,as possessing the following advantages, the importance ofwhich w^ll be at once recognized by nautical men : 1. The action of the sea upon the rudder has no effectupon the wheel, consequently it is not necessary to hold itin position ; but it will remain as placed bj- the helmsmanunder all circumstances. 2. It is very quick in its effect upon the rudder, and per-fectly easy of motion at all times. 3. There is no fore and aft, or athwart ship vibrations. 4. It will permit upward motion without derangement. 5. There is no noise or jar in its operations at any time,and being perfectly stea
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