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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., chapter 9 (search)
as most fortunate that the ecclesiastical polity was in harmony with the spirit of liberty, that democracy in the church went hand in hand with democracy in the state. It was good when the time came that church and state were separated here and when; in 1833, the last remains of the connection of the church with the civil power were removed, religion entered upon a freer and wider career. The portrait of Rev. Ebenezer Turell, from which the frontispiece in this number of the Register is taken, was given to the First Church in Medford by Dudley Hall, Sen., father of the late Dudley C. Hall, to whom it came by inheritance from Turell Tufts, of Medford. It was loaned at one time to the Hon. Samuel Turell Armstrong, Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, and a great-grand-nephew of Rev. Mr. Turell. The loan of the picture was continued to Mr. Armstrong's widow and on her death was returned to the church. The name of the painter of the portrait is not known, so far as can be learned.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., The Royall House loan exhibition. (search)
ock, hung in a conspicuous place. Chairs which belonged to the father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, to the father of Benjamin Franklin, and to Thomas Jefferson, attracted attention. A chair which came to this country in the Anne, in 1623, was exhibited by a direct descendant of the original owner. Thus were presented good examples of typical colonial furniture. Other household belongings were family treasures loaned by members of the Kidder, Blanchard, Polly, Symmes, Le Bosquet, Porter, and Hall families—names known and honored in Medford from colonial times. Several articles were shown which were considered genuine Mayflower relics. A china nappy which had been handed down to the eldest daughter of each generation of the owner's family and a lamp which is vouched for by the family of Rev. Charles Brooks, historian of Medford, were among the number. Several mementos of Sarah Bradlee Fulton, the Chapter Mother were shown; among them a punch bowl and ladle which were used when Gen
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., Reminiscences of an earlier Medford. (search)
ered as links connecting the centuries. Beside those I have already mentioned were Ebenezer Hall, Joseph Manning, 1st., Dr. Daniel Swan, Dudley Hall, and Joseph Swan. Their conversation, reverting to incidents which occurred in their youth, opened vistas into a past which now seems very remote to us. Other patrons of the reading-room, belonging to a later generation, were Samuel Lapham, Joseph Manning, 2d., Daniel Lawrence, George L. Stearns, John Sparrell, Jonas Coburn, George Hervey, Dudley C. Hall, Peter C. Hall, George W. Porter, John Clough, Albert H. Butters, and Col. Francis R. Bigelow, and there were doubtless others whose names escape me. Let it be remembered that I am speaking of the reading-room in the early period of its history. I was not so well acquainted with it afterwards. When the Tufts House was taken down the quarters of the club were removed to a building on the east side of Pasture Hill Lane (recently taken down), and there they remained until death had so th
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 5., Grace Church, Medford. (search)
rchitect. The church was erected under the supervision of John T. Tarbell, Francis A. Gray, Dudley C. Hall, Shepherd Brooks and the rector as a building committee. The parish took possession of the ituated on the northerly side of High Street, a short distance from the church, was built by Dudley C. Hall, Esq., and by him presented to the parish for the use of the rector. The church building F#,3,296 lbs.—Children's bell. E,4,371 lbs.—Mrs. Gorham Brooks and family. D,5,425 lbs.—Mrs. Dudley C. Hall. G,6,637 lbs.—Grace Church, Medford. B,7,725 lbs.—Dudley C. Hall. A,8,988 lbs.—Grace CDudley C. Hall. A,8,988 lbs.—Grace Church, Medford. G,Tenor,1,383 lbs.—Town of Medford. —— 5,234 lbs. In addition to the date of casting, each bell has an inscription of an appropriate quotation from the scriptures. The contracting the entire space. Fifth. The brass cross and vases on the altar and re-table from Mrs. Dudley C. Hall. The cross is inscribed: A Thanksgiving Offering. The silver of the comm
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 5., The Lawrence Light Guard. (search)
ey's tailor shop was in the northeast corner. Jonas Coburn's dry goods store occupied a large room having two entrances on Main street. Oliver Blake's dry goods store and Mr. Randall's book store were in the south end of the building. The Town Hall was the scene of school examinations, which were great events to the children. Across the square on High street the Seccomb house City Hall Annex. was occupied by Joseph Wyman, stage driver and proprietor of a livery stable. Dr. C. V. Bemis bent, and the first floor was approached by a long flight of steps. The back part of the house was very old and had its entrance on an alley. The outline of it can be seen on the north wall of the present building. The dwelling was occupied by Mr. Hall and his three sisters. Mr. John Howe, grocer, occupied the store on the ground floor. Later Mr. Samuel Green, who married one of the Misses Hall, occupied it for a clothing and dry goods store. He was the father of Samuel S. Green, the veter
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., Full of years. (search)
s as we read the names of those whose faces were familiar to us, and found it hard to realize that they have passed on. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley C. Hall, Mrs. Thomas S. Harlow and her sister, Mrs. Fitch, Miss Helen Porter, Miss Almira Stetson, Mrs. MaMrs. Dudley C. Hall, Mrs. Thomas S. Harlow and her sister, Mrs. Fitch, Miss Helen Porter, Miss Almira Stetson, Mrs. Matilda T. Haskins, Mrs. George F. Lane, Messrs. Elijah B. Smith, Cleopas Johnson, David Osgood Kidder and eighteen others, resident in Medford, have died within the last seven years, all of them born here more than three quarters of a century ago. We recognized the names of Mr. John K. Fuller of Dorchester, Mrs. Caroline R. (Brooks) Hayes of Woburn, Mrs. Hepsa (Hall) Bradlee of Boston, Mr. Oliver Wellington of Winchester, Mr. Andrew D. Blanchard of Melrose, and Mr. Andrew Waitt of Cambridge, December 13, 1826. J. Everett Wellington, b. April 27, 1827. Mary (Gleason) Waterman, b. July 2, 1827. Susan R. (Hall) Turner, b. August 29, 1827. Lucy A. Peck, b. June 24, 1828. Ann C. (Drew) Jaquith, b. August 1, 1828. Sarah Jane
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Action of board of selectmen on Governor Brooks's portrait. (search)
Action of board of selectmen on Governor Brooks's portrait. To the Selectmen of the Town of Medford.— We respectfully request you to remove the portrait of Governor Brooks, which now hangs in the Town Hall, to the new Library. (Signed) Mrs. Dudley Hall, H. H. Bradlee, Dudley C. Hall, George D. Hall, Horace D. Hall. Voted, the portrait of Governor Brooks be removed to the Public Library. Selectmen's Records, B. 9, p. 74. July 7, 1875. [See Vol. X, page 104.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Ye olde Meting-House of Meadford. (search)
was constructed in the same manner as the women's seat, as at this same town meeting it was directed that the seat where Mr Hall and Mr Wyre sits should be built up the same as where the woman sits. That wasn't all, either. The two back seats wereontain often the word liberty. It is somewhat ominous and prophetic of the day that came seventy-five years later, when Capt. Hall and the Medford Minute Men marched up High street to Lexington. Another thing; the preciseness of the record and thes for neats toong & cheefe at ye fast 00-03-6, and one from Capt. Peter for veall at ye fast, 00-06-3, and another from Mrs. Hall for intertainment of ye ministers at ye fast, 01-02-00. The meeting-house had been built for sixteen years, and somed, was organized, or, as it was termed, gathered. Fifteen men signed the covenant, but no women. Four bore the name of Hall, three that of Whitmore, three more of Willis, two of Brooks, and one each of Bradshaw, Francis and Pierce. After this wa
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., The Second Battle of Bunker's Hill. (search)
of Arlington, Medford, and Malden. Its corporate existence became finally absorbed in that of Boston in 1874. The three or four houses that Major Knowlton left could have afforded but little shelter to the British troops whom editor or printer Hall styled ministerial butchers. The result of the action was that the lines were closer drawn against the enemy in Charlestown. We will refer again to Mr. Hall's paper:— We hear that the enemy, the evening on which troops burnt the houses atMr. Hall's paper:— We hear that the enemy, the evening on which troops burnt the houses at Charlestown, were entertaining themselves at the exhibition of a Play, which they called the Blockade of Boston; in the midst of which a person appeared before the audience, and with great earnestness declared that the Yankees were attacking Bunker's Hill. The deluded wretches at first, took this to be merely farcial, and intended as a part of their diversion. But soon convinced that the actor meant to represent a solemn reality, the whole assembly left the house in confusion, and scampered o
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Unpublished Manuscripts. (search)
c schools, who have filled their high and sacred office. ... Usage forbids this, etc. In a letter to Dudley Hall, Esq., Mr. Swan, in 1865 (soon after the death of his brother doctor Swan), wrote of enclosing the following list, which he hoped Mr. Hall would attach to page 283 of his copy of the history, as he himself had done. Mr. Swan came from his home in New York to his brother's obsequies, and on meeting Mr. Hall they talked of their school days long past. Doubtless they exchanged memorMr. Hall they talked of their school days long past. Doubtless they exchanged memories pleasant and otherwise that hark back to the days when the oil of birch was freely used. With little regard for usage, he found it in his power, and his memoranda are a valuable contribution to Medford annals. Schoolmasters in Medford. Oct., 1789. [Mr] Prentiss, [schoolhouse] now Mr. Train's house. When Gen'l Washington visited Col. Brooks. About 1790. Nathaniel Thayer. Settled as minister of Lancaster in 1793. Father of John E. Thayer and Brother, Brokers, Boston. After
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