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Show Curfew Rings Every Night. Like many of the old New England 4;owns, Newburyport, Mass., retains some puritanical customs. Her announcements announce-ments are made by a crier in the streets, and to strangers this crier is indeed a curiosity. Now the ringing of the curfew cur-few has been revived. This old custom was continued here without interruption till about 12 years ago, the city paying the expense of ringing the 9 o'clock bell in two or more churches, but it became a custom of the past. Not again until Monday evening was curfew sounded in this city. Then the people residing in the vicinity of the Old South church were somewhat startled to hear the old bell ringing. On investigation investiga-tion they ascertained that a prominent member of the parish had obtained permission per-mission from the church to have the bell rung every night at 9 p. m., he to employ em-ploy a man to carry out his desires. Cor. New York World. |