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of the bar, and served as a representative of the city in the 

 legislature. He died June 17, 1843. 



17. The Hive. This was a small weekly publication for 

 children, commenced on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1828, by W. and 

 S. B. Ives. After the fifth number it was issued on Wednes- 

 day. It continued for two years. The first volume was 

 16mo., and the second an 8vo. It was one of the earliest of 

 papers intended exclusively for children, which are now so 

 numerous and excellent. 



18. Ladies' Miscellany. A small weekly folio, with 

 this title, was commenced Jan. 6, 1829, — a specimen number 

 having been issued on the 7th of November preceding. It was 

 "printed at the Register ofiice," by John Chapman, on Tues- 

 day, at $1 per year. It was designed "to furnish a supply 

 of amusing, instructive, and unexceptionable reading to the 

 Ladies' of Salem and vicinity." At the close of the volume 

 the issue was suspended, for want of support, but April 7, 

 1830, a second volume was commenced, on Wednesday, in con- 

 sideration of " a considerable accession to the list of subscribers." 

 At the close of this volume the publication ceased. 



19. Essex County Mercuey. The publication of a dim- 

 inutive weekly paper by the proprietors of the Gazette, was 

 commenced in 1831, June 8, under the name of " Salem Mer- 

 cury." It has since been much enlarged, and is now entitled 

 "Essex County Mercury, Danvers, Beverly, and Marblehead 

 Courier." It is made up mainly from the columns of the 

 Gazette. — Price $1.50. 



20. Salem Advertiser. The first organ of the modern 

 democratic party in Salem, was " The Commercial Advertiser," 

 commenced April 4, 1832, by Edward Palfray and James R. 

 Cook. It was started as a semi-weekly, on Wednesday and 

 Saturday. The office was in Central building, over the 

 Savings Bank. It was an ardent advocate of the election of 

 Gen. Jackson to the Presidency, and throughout its existence 

 of seventeen years continued to uphold the views of the demo- 

 cratic party. After the first year the additional title of "Essex 

 County Journal" was adopted ; and it was published as a week- 

 ly, on Wednesday, until July 8, 1837, when Palfray and Cook 

 sold out to Charles W. Woodlbury, who issued it as a semi- 

 weekly again, under the name of " The Salem Advertiser." 

 Thus it was continued, until February 1849, when it was a 

 weekly once more until its final close, August 1, 1849. 

 From October 16, 1841, until September 11, 1844, the title 



