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Carlton, the proprietors are desirous of obtaining an editor to 

 conduct the same in future." No new arrangement was com- 

 menced however until July 23, 1807, when a " new series," 

 entitled " The Essex Register," was commenced by Haven 

 Pool and Warwick Palfray jr., assisted by S. Cleveland Blydon, 

 At this time the flimous motto-verse was dropped, and the 

 following sentence adopted as a substitute : — " Let the greatest 

 good of the greatest number be the pole-star of your public and 

 private deliberations." [Ramsay]. Mr. Blydon's name re- 

 mained in the paper only about six months, when, Jan. 6, 

 1808, it was withdrawn. The publication days were then 

 changed to Wednesday and Saturday, " for various reasons, 

 some of a public and some of a private nature." The favorite 

 motto was again resumed. 



On June 28, 1811, Mr. Pool, the eldest proprietor, although 

 only 29, suddenly died, after a short illness, leaving Mr. 

 Palfray the sole editor and publisher for the next twenty-three 

 years. Mr. Pool was described in an obituary notice as "an 

 affectionate husband, kind parent, and dutiful son. He was of 

 a cheerful disposition, constant and ardent in his friendships, 

 and excessively fond in his domestic attachments." He is re- 

 membered as a genial and gay companion. 



At the beginning of the year 1814 Mr. Palfray removed the 

 printing office to the building on Essex street, opposite Union 

 street, now a carpenter's shop ; and again in 1820 it was re- 

 moved to the second building above, now a painter's shop, and 

 next to the original location. So that it occupied successively 

 three of the buildings next below Franklin Place. In 1828, 

 April 28, it was transferred to Stearns's Building, and in 1832, 

 Oct. 5, it was finally removed to Central Building, where it 

 now remains. 



In 1823, Feb. 1, the old publication days, Monday and 

 Thursday, were resumed. In 1835, Jan. 1, John Chapman, 

 who had entered the office as an apprentice in 1807, was ad- 

 mitted as partner in the business. 



The death of Mr. Palfray, who had been identified with the 

 Register as Mr. Cushing had been with the Gazette, occurred 

 August 23, 1838, at the age of 51. He was a native of Salem, 

 a descendant of Peter Palfray, one of the first settlers of this 

 place — having arrived here several years before Gov. Endicott. 

 Mr. Palfray served his time as a printer with Mr. Carlton, 

 whose office he entered in 1801. He assumed a share in the 

 charge of the Register while yet a minor, and his tact and good 



