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merit of the very fine day, the disagreeable fact of two pre- 

 vious postponements. Although the inlet known as " Kettle 

 Cove " is included in Manchester, yet as the entire opera- 

 tions of the day were conducted on the Gloucester side, the 

 place of meeting is designated accordingly. The train hav- 

 ing deposited its large freight of passengers at the crossing 

 of a rustic wood- road, they speedily betook themselves to 

 the pleasures of a ramble along its winding route till it 

 finally brought them out at the spot of their destination. 



Aloug the shore, in this vicinity, may be traced what is 

 understood to be the original road from Salem to Glouces- 

 ter. It shows no marks of recent travel, but remains al- 

 most wholly clear of trees, and only overgrown with grass. 

 It may with little difficulty be traced from here to "Fresh 

 Water Cove," several miles away. Very near the place of 

 meeting, at the intersection of the road over which the party 

 came and that leading to Gloucester, was formerly a public 

 house known as the " Magnolia House," but not now kept 

 open. The village of " Kettle Cove," properly speaking, is 

 a little way to the west, in the town of Manchester, and the 

 name seems to have fastened itself with great facility upon 

 adjacent objects, a small island in the Cove bearing also the 

 name of " Kettle Island." Most such names, in New Eng- 

 land, at least, are thought to have a personal deriviation ; 

 and in this case, a family of the name of Kettle arc known 

 to have lived near by before 1650. Probably others of 

 the same name preceded them, as the island was so called 

 in 1634. 



A stroll along the shore in this vicinity brings to view 

 many curious, as well as pleasant things. Just on the east 

 of Kettle Cove and only separated from it by a narrow head- 

 land, is found a smaller indentation called Knowlton's Cove. 

 Here, by the agency of some peculiar currents, or singular 



