winter meet put in his barn; the improvement of two acres of land suitable to plant and to be kept well fenced; sixty pounds in lawful silver money, at six shillings and eight pence per ounce; twenty cords of wood at his Dore, and the Loose Contributions; and also the following artikles, or so much money as will purchase them, viz:  Sixty Bushels Indian Corn, forty-one Bushels of Rye, Six hundred pounds wait of Pork and Eight Hundred and Eighty Eight pounds wait of Beefe.”

This would be considered a pretty liberal salary even now for a suburban people to pay.  From the records of his parish it would seem he always enjoyed the love and confidence of his people, and was sincerely mourned by them at his death, which occurred January 31, 1803, at the advanced age of eighty years, and as stated above in the fifty-third year of his ministry.  Among other good works and mementoes which he left behind him was the “Roby Elm,” set out with his own hand, and which is now more than one hundred and twenty-five years old.  It is in an excellent state of preservation, and with its perfectly conical shape at the top, attracts marked attention from all lovers and observers of trees.  Among the names of worthy citizens who have impressed themselves upon the memory of their survivors, either as business men of rare executive ability, or as merchants of strict integrity, or scholars and men of literary genius, lawyers, artists, writers, poets, and men of inventive genius, we will first mention as eldest on the list “Landlord” Jacob Newhall, who used to keep a tavern in the east part of the town and gave “entertainment to man and beast” passing between Boston and Salem, notably so to General Washington on his journey from Boston to Salem in 1797, and later to the Marquis De Lafayette in 1824, when making a similar journey.  We also mention Zaccheus Stocker, Jonathan Makepeace, Charles Sweetser, Dr. Abijah Cheever, Benjamin F. Newhall and Benjamin Hitchings.  These last all held town office with great credit to themselves and their constituents.

Benjamin F. Newhall was a man of versatile parts.  Beside writing rhymes he preached the Gospel, and was at one time County Commissioner for Essex County.

To these may be added Salmon Snow, who held the office of Selectman for several years, and also kept the poor of Saugus for many years with great acceptance.  He was a man of good judgment, strong in his likes and dislikes, and bitter in his resentments.  George Henry Sweetser was also a Selectman for years, and was elected to the Legislature for both branches, being Senator for two terms.  Frederick Stocker, noted as a manufacturer of brick, was also a man of sterling qualities, and shared in the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.  Joseph Stocker Newhall, a manufacturer of roundings in sole leather, was a just man, of positive views, and although interesting himself in the political issues of the day would not take office.  Eminently social he was at times somewhat abrupt and laconic in denouncing what he conceived to be shams.  As a manufacturer his motto was, “the laborer is worthy of his hire.”  He died in 1875, aged 67 years.  George Pearson was Treasurer of the town and one of the Selectmen, and also Treasurer and Deacon of the Orthodox parish for twenty-five years, living to the advanced age of eighty-seven years.  He died in 1883.