On the Massachusetts North Shore
Colonial liquor licenses were granted to Ipswich men of highest esteem. They were bound “not to sell by retail to any but men of family, and of good repute, nor sell any after sunset; and that they shall be ready to give account of what liquors they sell by retail, the quantity, time and to whom.”
Kitty Robinson began writing for the Ipswich Chronicle in her 50s, and when she died unexpectedly in 1979, flags in Ipswich flew at half mast. Kitty's daughter published "Measuring Time…by an Hour Glass" and "The Orchard" from her newspaper articles and personal memoirs.
Historic Ipswich 