Joe Callaghan, of Westford, cheers with others after a round of dancing. He was dressed as Captain Wentworth, a character in Jane Austen’s Persuasion, a book that was published in 1818. The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers hosted the Jane Austen Ball at the Old Town Hall in Salem Saturday evening. RYAN MCBRIDE/Staff photo 2/15/20

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