shackles may have fallen from men’s bodies.  But still, forms of bondage control the actions of thinking men, and so the battle is before the men who love their liberty and appreciate it.  And so, as of old, they shall find the God above leading them on, and when the great victory of all is accomplished, when man treats his brother man in perfect equality—­not in theory, but in truth—­it will certainly be in recognition of God’s leadership of his people, and then the grand Te Deum should be chanted that should make the welkin ring with rejoicing.”

Among the few towns in Massachusetts which were founded so long as two hundred and fifty years ago, the town of Newbury is one.  On the tenth day of June next, its quarter-millennial anniversary will be celebrated.  The occasion will be one of great interest.  The address will be given by President Bartlett of Dartmouth College.  John G. Whittier, who is descended from the old Greenleaf family of Newbury, is expected to furnish a poem, and George Lunt, who read the ode at the celebration fifty years ago, will provide one for this occasion.  It is regretted that James Russell Lowell, who is a lineal descendant from a noted Newbury family, cannot take part in the exercises.  But the gathering will be a notable one, and there will be no lack of historical reminiscences.

The one-hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Heath, Franklin.  County, Massachusetts, is to be observed on the nineteenth of August next.  Previous to 1785, Heath was a part of Charlemont.  The town is rich in historic events and is the birthplace of many men and women of note.

At the centennial celebration, addresses will be delivered by Rev. C.E.  Dickinson of Marietta, Ohio, and John H. Thompson, Esq., of Chicago, Illinois; and a poem will be given by Mrs. C.W.  McCoy of Columbus, Georgia.

The town has chosen the following committee to have charge of the arrangements:  O. Maxwell, Chairman; William S. Gleason, William M. Maxwell, Charles D. Benson; Charles B. Cutler, Corresponding Secretary.

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