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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16., A projected Medford railroad. (search)
d with previous contracts he might comply with this and be able to pay for the stock!! and therefore was a responsible person. but although the relief the Messrs. Swan's sought for was not obtained from the Court, yet it was obtained from public opinion,— for after the disclosures made on the trial, of the entire bankruptcy of Cather dollar,—they could get no more money to pay the laborers, and they consequently broke down and failed in July 185—just as they were on the point of entering Mr. Swan's land He had accidentally heard in Boston (not from Mr. Perry his Lawyer) of a late law requiring a road to fence the land, before entering upon it,—and on demanding this of them, they could not get money to buy materials to do it and had to stop work; the next day they would have entered upon Mr. Swan's land and commenced the destruction of his garden. Mr. Russell's farm west of the Town Poor house is nearly destroyed by their coming over the best part of his land,—which he gave t