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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 5., Mrs. Jane Turell. (search)
ing in my present view can make you more happy a this side heaven; the Lord direct you which is the prayer of your most affectionate Aunt and humble Servant Eliz. Thomas. My servase to your Reverant Father and the Lady your Mother. After her marriage, which was on August 11, 1726, her custom was once in a month or two, to maWalter D. Hall, M. D. Mrs. Eugenie Hatch. Rev. Elijah Horr. William B. Lawrence. Moses W. Mann. Warren T. Morse. George B. Preston. John M. Preston. Edgar A. Thomas. Mrs. Edgar A. Thomas. Forgotten industries and enterprises. by Moses W. Mann. IN almost every town or city may be found traces, faint, perhaps, yet Mrs. Edgar A. Thomas. Forgotten industries and enterprises. by Moses W. Mann. IN almost every town or city may be found traces, faint, perhaps, yet bearing silent testimony of pursuits once followed or perhaps of enterprises abandoned. All such have had their effect, beneficial or otherwise, upon the community; and upon investigation prove of interest, as showing what spirit of improvement has been rife in the past. Medford is no exception, and while the Historical Society
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 5., Lawyers of Medford. (search)
ed in that great early struggle for life through which this country successfully emerged. His elementary education was in the public schools of his native town; but the perils of war suspending school operations, he entered the office of Isaiah Thomas, proprietor of the famous Spy. His passion for books and strong love of literature were manifested during his employment on the press by his devotion of leisure hours to the acquisition of the elementary branches of English and the rudiments of Lgs Bank, and later served this institution in many capacities, and at the time of his death was president. He married (1) Abbie Dwight Stetson of Medford in 1867, who died in 1869. （2) On November 7, 1876, he married Mary Hall, daughter of Judge Thomas S. and Lucy (Hall) Harlow of Medford. Judge Hayes was both a familiar and well-known figure to us all. He discharged his duties as a town official with fidelity and ability. He was a Republican, and well known in Masonic circles. He died
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 12., The first Methodist Episcopal Church of Medford. (search)
corner-stone of the present edifice was laid. The building committee consisted of Rev. E. C. Bridgham, A. L. Ordway, William F. Wiltshire, L. Frank Cole and Edgar A. Thomas. They labored faithfully; the architect, Lewis A. Dow of Melrose, did all that scientific skill and tireless effort could do, and on March Io, 1907, the pres later built a substantial home in our town. For over twenty years Father and Mother Newcomb were pillars of strength, and were worthily succeeded by their sons, Thomas, Charles and John. Thomas C. Newcomb, sunny tempered, charitable in all his judgments; Franklin Rand, optimistic, loyal, and deeply pious; William H. Miller, clas Church Officials. Pastor.—Rev. Edgar Cary Bridgham. Board of Trustees.—Augustus L. Ordway, Levi W. Adams, William F. Wiltshire, William H. Magoun, Edgar A. Thomas, William Walters. Board of Stewards.—Charles N. Jones, Mrs. Abby D. Saxe, L. Frank Cole, Mrs. Ida M. Smith, Joseph A. Paine. Bliss P. Boultenhouse, William<
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 12., A Medford incident. (search)
him these twenty-five years. In a personal letter to the editor, acknowledging the receipt of the last number of the Register, and writing from Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Ames tells of an incident we take the liberty of quoting:— Did you ever hear of the Sabbath after that prayer in the Square? Mr. Ames went into the pulpit boiling, and I into that front pew, trembling. During his prayer they began to go out and slam the pew doors behind. Soon as he stood on his feet, he looked up at Bro. Thomas [Newcomb] with Bro. Newcomb please have the choir sing Star Spangled Banner, and if there are any more traitors in this camp, let them pass out during the singing. Bro. Newcomb was a peace loving man and didn't like to antagonize ever. So Papie raising both hands said in God's name I implore you if there's one drop of loyal blood, it's time to show its color. Then he took a clean handkerchief which I always kept in his pocket for emergencies and waved it while he mopped his tears with t