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They walked to the Great Bridge and back to the temporary building that had been used for worship (the Quail Trap) while the new one was being planned. Here they all had punch and an "hour or so of jollity." THEY WALKED TO THE GREAT BRIDGE AND BACK TO THE TEMPORARY BUILDING THAT HAD BEEN USED FOR WORSHIP THE QUAIL TRAP WHILE THE NEW ONE WAS BEING PLANNED HERE THEY ALL HAD PUNCH IN AN HOUR OR SO OF JOLLITY
 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"? 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." After the frame was up a procession was formed of those who were employed in the raising, consisting of carpenters, sailors, blacksmiths, etc., each taking some implement of his trade such as axes, rules, squares, tackles and ropes. 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 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 AFTER THE FRAME WAS UP A PROCESSION WAS FORMED OF THOSE WHO WERE EMPLOYED IN THE RAISING CONSISTING OF CARPENTERS SAILORS BLACKSMITHS ET CETERA EACH TAKING SOME IMPLEMENT OF HIS TRADE SUCH AS AXES RULERS SQUARES TACKLES AND ROPES
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