. A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.; from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878; with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration . - very little from the previous one, except inarchitectural stjle, being Gothic. The internal arrangements arenot surpassed by any other educational institution in the State ;while its exterior brick walls, banded and corniced with sandstone,and rising to a fifth story in the center, with a lofty tower sixtyfeet high, add a feature to the beautifu
. A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.; from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878; with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration . - very little from the previous one, except inarchitectural stjle, being Gothic. The internal arrangements arenot surpassed by any other educational institution in the State ;while its exterior brick walls, banded and corniced with sandstone,and rising to a fifth story in the center, with a lofty tower sixtyfeet high, add a feature to the beautiful scenery which attractsand holds the eye of every visitor with admiration of its chasteyet impressive proportions. A view is given on the opposite page. Dean Academy continued open to both sexes until 1877, when ademand for a joung ladies school in the Universalist church de-cided the trustees to open the institution for joung ladies this new departure it began the fall term of the presentyear, 1877-8, with about fifty pupils. There is not yet sufficienttime to test the present policy. But the trustees say thepromise is that the school will be eminently successful in the I mill >.i:i,.,:,;itll!,. .olliaii. n « ADDENDA. 79 work it has undertaken. It will continue to be ^/? clatis in everyrespect, and to furnish a thorough education. Next to the school, as one of the educational agencies of , ma} come a brief notice of X. THK POST-OFKICK. This is furnished chiefl} by Capt. H. C. Fisher, now of Haver-hill. There was no properly appointed post-office until about few newspapers and occasional letters for the first centur^-^of the settlement came by chance neighborly hands from Wrent-ham, where the} were left b} the carriers between Providence andBoston. As late as they were brought from South Wrenthamon Saturdays and left at Capt. Nathaniel Adams store (afterDavis Thayers). Ilermon C. Fisher, then about 15, was emploj^das carrier by several f
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