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Among the Avriters for the Gazette during Mr. Ciishing's 

 connection with it, was the late Benj. Merrill, who was a con- 

 stant and voluminous contributor to its columns, and whose 

 writings contributed largely to its success and influence upon 

 the public mind. 



The next publishers of the paper were Caleb Gushing, a son 

 of Thos. C.,* and Ferdinand Andrews, who commenced at the 

 begining of 1823. Mr. Gushing withdrew at the end of six 

 months, and Mr. Andrews continued sole publisher until April 

 1, 1825, when he sold half of the establishment to Galeb 

 Foote. Mr. Foote had served his apprenticeship with Mr. T. 

 C. Gushing, who had himself been an apprentice of Mr. Hall, 

 and thus was established a personal connection between the origi- 

 nal Essex Gazette and the Salem Gazette of to-day. In 1826, 

 Oct. 1, the other half of the Gazette was purchased by Wm. 

 Brown, of Mr. Andrews, who removed to Lancaster and es- 

 tablished a paper in that town. He afterwards returned to 

 Salem, to publish the Landmark, and is now a proprietor of the 

 Boston Daily Evening Traveller. 



In 1833, Jan. 1, Mr. Foote became sole proprietor of the 

 Gazette and has so continued ever since. He was assisted for 

 some time by John B. Ghisholm, and subsequently, for several 

 years, by Wm. Brown. In 1854, Jan. 1, N. A. Horton be- 

 came assistant publisher and editor and so remains at the pres- 

 ent time. 



From Jan. 1, 1847, until Oct. 3, 1851, the Gazette was is- 

 sued tri- weekly, on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. At the 

 latter date the Saturday edition was discontinued in favor of 

 an enlarged semi- weekly. Since the modern division of par- 

 ties, the Gazette has been a zealous and efficient advocate of the 

 views of the whig party. During the campaign of 1855 it 

 occupied a neutral position. 



The printing office previous to 1792 was somewhere near its 

 present location, and for two years subsequent to that time in 

 Stearns's Building. It was afterwards removed to the present 

 neighborhood ; then to No. 8 Paved street. f From 1825 to 

 1827, it occupied the rooms now improved by the Eegister of- 



* Mr. Gushing brought up two other sons as printers, one of whom, 

 John D., is now publisher of the Berkshire Courier, an excellent paper, 

 printed in Great Barrington. 



i la the chamber of the building occupied by John Perley's shoe store. 



