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How Medford began to grow.
In 1855 historian Brooks alluded to several outlays of townships in Medford, with commending words for each.
The names he recorded were Bellevue, Sagamore Vale, Williamsburg and Wellington.
He said, Private gentlemen open roads through their grounds, mark off many acres into small lots, publish a map of the unborn city, and on the appointed day begin to sell the little enclosures at public auction.
Now that fifty-five years have passed, and with them the promoters of these enterprises, it may be of interest to note the development of the outlays.
The first named, and perhaps the earliest, was by Messrs. E. T. Hastings and Samuel Teel. Mr. Brooks placed it in 1845, and styled it a beneficence.
It comprised nearly all the area between Rock Hill, the river and the Lowell railroad, and included Mystic Mount, now known as Hastings Heights. Ten streets were within its limits, and the record says that in nine years thirty-five houses were built thereon
Samuel Crocker Lawrence.
The tolling of bells on Sunday evening, September 24, 1911, announced to the community the passing of its leading citizen, Gen. Samuel C. Lawrence,
General Lawrence was born in Medford, November 22, 1832, and with the exception of two years spent in the west, after his graduation from Harvard College in 1855, was a life-long resident of his native place, which he loved, and to which he was ever loyal.
General Lawrence was prominent in financial, military, Masonic, and charitable circles.
His record as a soldier was honorable; he had held the highest offices in the Masonic Order, and his ability as a financier brought him large returns.
A man of wealth, he lived modestly, and his charities were generous and widely extended.
He was the first Mayor of Medford, yielding against his personal inclinations, to the imperative call of his fellow citizens to take the office.
He was a charter member and a life member of the Medford Historical Societ