enjoyed dancing from 10.30 till about 1 o'clock.

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Among the distinguished guests were the following from out of
town: Councilor Joseph Davis and wife of Lynn, Councilor Matthew
W. Cushing of Middleboro, Councilor Nathaniel Wales of
Stoughton, Councilor Rufus D. Woods of Enfield,
Congressman-elect William Whiting of Holyoke, Councilor-elect
Eben A. Hall of the Greenfield Gazette and Courier, Secretary of
State Henry B. Peirce of Abington, Rev. E.A. Horton of Boston
(formerly of Leominster), Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Edwards and Prof.
Henry M. Tyler and wife (formerly of this city) of Northampton,
Dr. F.A. Harris, wife and Miss Gage, Mrs. Glover (Governor
Long's mother-in-law), William B. Wood and wife, Superintendent
John Adams (of the Fitchburg Railroad) and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Shepley, all of Boston; N.D. White and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph M. White of Winchendon, John S. Baldwin of the Worcester
Spy, J.B. Hall of the Worcester Gazette, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Merriam and daughter of Leominster.

An attempt to describe the hall as it appeared on this occasion
cannot be otherwise than unsatisfactory. To appreciate the
brilliant scene one must see not only the gay decorations and
the beautiful flowers and plants, but also the happy people and
the elegant and tasty dresses of the ladies, in the full light
of the extra burners placed in the centre of the hall for this
reception.

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