Nor were matters in a more tranquil condition in the neighboring country-towns. The same spirit was abroad in Braintree, Dedham, Roxbury, Dorchester, Watertown, and generally throughout the colony; but more particularly in those villages more immediately bordering on Boston. Watertown was one of the foremost places of patriotic opposition, and was noted in those days for the semi-annual Fair which was held in its precincts.