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HISTORY OF COHASSET. 



supply the needs of the two "arms," Beechwood and 

 Jerusalem. 



We know but little of these houses ; the chimney of one 

 of them was built by William Bates, for which he was paid 

 in 1762, ^i 6s. 8d. Daniel Lincoln was paid for " Labor 

 and stuff" ;^i 2s. 6d., and Joseph Thaxter for nails 6s. gd. 

 One quaint charge was that of Nehemiah Leavitt, black- 



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Interior Plan of the First Beechwood School. 

 Drawn as described bv one of the oldest residents. 



smith in Hingham, " for a pair of tongues for y^ school 

 house in 2nd parish." This was a pair of tongs to manip- 

 ulate the logs in the open fireplace. These tongs suggest 

 many more rude implements of that primitive culture. 

 An hourglass was used for keeping the time, and the 

 seats used were wooden benches without backs and with- 



