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Even as late as 1767 we read of the daughter of Parson Smith, of Weymouth  now the wife of John Adams, of Quincy  scrubbing the floor of her own bed chamber the afternoon before her son  destined to become President of the United States, as his father was before him  was born. EVEN AS LATE AS SEVENTEEN SIXTY SEVEN WE READ OF THE DAUGHTER OF PARSON SMITH OF WEYMOUTH NOW THE WIFE OF JOHN ADAMS OF QUINSY SCRUBBING THE FLOOR OF HER OWN BED CHAMBER THE AFTERNOON BEFORE HER SON DESTINED TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS HIS FATHER WAS BEFORE HIM WAS BORN
stic matters: the regulations for cattle; running boundary lines, locating highways, improving the town common, fixing fines for roving swine or agreeing to the division of a whale found on the shore. There was more or less bickering over the salary of the town clerk, who was to receive thirty-three pounds and fourteen shillings yearly to keep "A free school and teach all children and servants sent him to read and write and cast accounts." Added to the isolation and pettiness of town affairs, the winters seem to have been longer, the snows deeper, the frosts more severe in those days. We have records of the harbor freezing over in November, and "in March the winter's snow, though much reduced, still lay on a level with the fences, nor was it until April that the ice broke up in Fore River." They were difficult--those days ushered in by the Reverend Joseph Hull. Through long nights and cold winters and an endless round of joyless living, Weymouth expiated well for the sins of her youth.  ARE TAKEN UP BY SMALL DOMESTIC MATTERS THE REGULATIONS FOR CATTLE RUNNING BOUNDARY LINES LOCATING HIGHWAYS IMPROVING THE TOWN COMMON FIXING FINES FOR ROVING SWINE OR AGREEING TO THE DIVISION OF A WHALE FOUND ON THE SHORE THERE WAS MORE OR LESS BICKERING OVER THE SALARY OF THE TOWN CLERK WHO WAS TO RECEIVE THIRTY THREE POUNDS AND FOURTEEN SHILLINGS YEARLY TO KEEP A FREE SCHOOL AND TEACH ALL CHILDREN AND SERVANTS SENT HIM TO READ AND WRITE AND CAST ACCOUNTS ADDED TO THE ISOLATION AND PETTINESS OF TOWN AFFAIRS THE WINTERS SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN LONGER THE SNOWS DEEPER THE FROSTS MORE SEVERE IN THOSE DAYS WE HAVE RECORDS OF THE HARBOUR FREEZING OVER IN NOVEMBER AND IN MARCH THE WINTER'S SNOW THOUGH MUCH REDUCED STILL LAY ON A LEVEL WITH THE FENCES NOR WAS IT UNTIL APRIL THAT THE ICE BROKE UP IN FOUR RIVER THEY WERE DIFFICULT THOSE DAYS USHERED IN BY THE REVEREND JOSEPH HULL THROUGH LONG NIGHTS AND COLD WINTERS AND AN ENDLESS ROUND OF JOYLESS LIVING WEYMOUTH EXPIATED FOR THE SINS OF HER YOUTH
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