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There seems to have been a great celebration on the occasion of raising the second meetinghouse in Kingston (1798). One old account reads: "Booths were erected on the field opposite, and all kinds of liquor and refreshment were sold freely." THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A GREAT CELEBRATION ON THE OCCASION OF RAISING THE SECOND MEETING HOUSE IN KINGSTON SEVENTEEN NINETY EIGHT BOOTHS WERE ERECTED ON THE FIELD OPPOSITE AND ALL KINDS OF LIQUOR AND REFRESHMENT WERE SOLD FREELY
 living should not receive some cheer! How is this for the minister's salary? The Reverend Doctor Willis (1780) is to receive eighty pounds a year, to be paid partly in Indian corn, rye, pork, and beef. Ten cords of wood yearly are allowed him "until he have a family, then twenty cords, are to be allowed, the said wood to be delivered at his door." Mr. Levi Bradford agrees to make the whipping-post and stocks for nine shillings, if the town will find the iron (1790). The wage paid for a day's labor on the highway (1791) was as follows: For a day's labor by a man, 2 shillings, 8 pence; for a yoke of oxen, 2 shillings; for a horse, 1 shilling, 6 pence; for a cart, 1 shilling, 4 pence. One notes the prices are for an eight-hour day. However, the high cost of living began to make itself felt even then. How else account for the statement (1796) that Mr. Parris, the schoolmaster, has been allowed fifty shillings in addition to his salary "considering the increase in the price of provisions"? HEER HOW IS THIS FOR THE MINISTER'S SALARY THE REVEREND DOCTOR WILLIS SEVENTEEN EIGHTY IS TO RECEIVE EIGHTY POUNDS A YEAR TO BE PAID PARTLY IN INDIAN CORN RYE PORK AND BEEF TEN CORDS OF WOOD YEARLY ARE ALLOWED HIM UNTIL HE HAVE A FAMILY THEN TWENTY CORDS ARE TO BE ALLOWED THE SAID WOOD TO BE DELIVERED AT HIS DOOR MISTER LEVI BRADFORD AGREES TO MAKE THE WHIPPING POST AND STOCKS FOR NINE SHILLINGS IF THE TOWN WILL FIND THE IRON SEVENTEEN NINETY THE WAGE PAID FOR A DAY'S LABOR ON THE HIGHWAY SEVENTEEN NINETY ONE WAS AS FOLLOWS FOR A DAY'S LABOR BY A MAN TWO SHILLINGS EIGHTPENCE FOR A YOKE OF OXEN TWO SHILLINGS FOR A HORSE ONE SHILLING SIXPENCE FOR A CART ONE SHILLING FOURPENCE ONE NOTES THE PRICES ARE FOR AN EIGHT HOUR DAY HOWEVER THE HIGH COST OF LIVING BEGAN TO MAKE ITSELF FELT EVEN THEN HOW ELSE ACCOUNT FOR THE STATEMENT SEVENTEEN NINETY SIX THAT MISTER PARRIS THE SCHOOLMASTER HAS BEEN ALLOWED FIFTY SHILLINGS IN ADDITION TO HIS SALARY CONSIDERING THE INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF PROVISIONS
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