...ust east of the railroad bridge, was the house of Sanford Adams, pump maker, and his shop was nearby, adjacent to the railroad, over which came his pump logs. His pumps and those of his successors, Messrs. Hamblen and Kingman, were reputed the best in New England. The only other house on the south side of Washington street that I remember was near the corner of Beacon street, occupied or owned by Christoph...