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way.’ <A lineal descendant of that same Peter Pride 
presides over the little postoffice at Pride’s today. He 
is as useful and courteous in the present day affairs 
of Pride’s Crossing as his ancestor was in its beginning. 
Beverly’s beautiful promontory near the lighthouse 
was known as Paul’s Head. Breastworks were erected 
there during the Indian and Revolutionary Wars. It 
was also the location of Beverly’s coast guard during 
the war of 1812. The name Hospital Point, given this 
locality later, originated from a _ small-pox hospital 
located there in 1801. The hospital cost $450 and was 
destroyed by fire: The property was originally owned 
by Paul Thorndike, one of the first selectmen of the 
town. ; 
Two Montserrats are listed in the gazetteers. 
is in Spain and the other m the West Indies. Beverly’s 
Montserrat, I believe, is not listed. In a sense it need 
not be, for it has gained international renown as the 
summer home of President Taft. In seeking informa- 
tion regarding the derivation of Montserrat, I was told 
there, that it was so-called for a Count Montserrat of 
South America. He had business dealings with the 
colonial fish merchants of Beverly. He was so highly 
esteemed by them he was thus honored. 
Montserrat owes her present up-building to the 
late Henry W. Peabody, whose widow still owns 
“Parramatta.” The late Mr. Peabody acquired 150 
acres of this portion of Beverly, namely the Hibbert 
and Laurel Pastures and Turtle and Prospect Hills, 
now flourishing residential sections of Montserrat both 
permanent and summer. 
One 
“RBAGLE ROCK,” 
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THE FRICK SUMMER HOME 
Burgess Point, or the historical Woodbury’s Point. 
adjoining Hospital Point, derived its, name from Ben- 
jamin Burgess, father of the famous yacht designer and 
aviator of Marblehead. Burgess Point in latter day 
history has become famous as the location of the initial 
summer home of the Presidential family at Beverly. 
During the autumn of 1910 this famous cottage was 
removed by water, on floats, to Marblehead and remod- 
eled as a summer home. Its site is being developed by 
Mrs. Robert Dawson Evans of Boston, now owner of 
the greater portion of Burgess Point, into beautiful 
and costly Italian gardens. 
Cushing’s or Ober’s Point, where is located the 
summer home of Guy Norman of Boston, was another 
colonial fishing stage. Richard T. Parker, a prominent 
Bostonian, was the first to build on this Point in 1861. 
may Norman cottage is on the original site of the John 
G. Cushing home. 
As Beverly is today the proud possessor of a most 
enviable list of ‘‘dilatory domiciles,’’ so it lays claim 
to the first ‘‘summer boarder,’’ who stopped in rural 
surroundings. The Isaae Prince farm, now the fash- 
ionable Paine Place at Pride’s, was his habitation. 
from his early enthusiasm of the beautiful and varied 
scenery abounding there, he caused others to follow his 
example. 
John G. King of Boston, was this pioneer summer 
cesident of Beverly. In 1844, he bought the J. M. 
Chissell farm near Mingo Beach, Pride’s. He paid $900 
for it. ‘‘Jake’’ Winchester, the old stage driver be- 
tween Boston and Beverly, helped to drive the bargain 
