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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 20., The Mystic water-works. (search)
he chimney's base. The square base was twenty feet high, capped with stone, and into this was built the iron smoke flue leading from the boilers. The tapering shaft with its angular buttresses rose to the height of one hundred feet, and the whole was tasteful in design. Nature's force of gravity brought the Mystic water to this station. From this an iron force-main extended up the hill slope to a point midway the northeasterly side of the distributing reservoir on the hill-top. In November, 1862, three hundred and fifty men were employed, many of them in excavating for this main. Just above North street a ledge of soft rock was struck. Meanwhile the work was progressing on the reservoir, which had been begun two months before, as appears by the following:— On September 25 the first ground was informally broken. About 2.30 P. M. a plough opened the first furrow on Walnut hill. This was purely informal, but Mr. Grant, the division engineer, by the desire of the few presen
The Daily Dispatch: October 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], Burial cases. (search)
s seeking refuge in the timber. Our guard was then reinforced by thirty of the cavalry, when they completely drove them from that section killing eight and taking five prisoners. Four Federals were wounded and one killed. Our cavalry were at first fired on by 75 men. One Lieutenant had thirty-two bullet holes in his clothes, and six of the shots scratched his skin. The Missouri State Convention yesterday passed an ordinance postponing the State election till the first Monday in November, 1862. The ordinance was passed by a vote of 49 to 1, It is reported that Bog River Bridge, in this State, has been burned by a party of rebels from St. Francis county. Connecticut Legislature. Hartford, Oct. 15. --The State Senate, by a vote of 12 yeas to 6 days, to-day passed a resolution ordering the removal from the Senate Chamber of the portraits of Hon. Isaac Toucey and Ex-Governor Thos. H. Seymour, on account of their alleged disloyalty to the Federal Government.
The Daily Dispatch: November 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States. (search)
Confederate States. 2. Resolved, That this Constitution be printed, and sent to members by the Secretaries of other Diocesan Conventions within the Confederate States, with the request that it be laid before their respective Conventions for their consideration and ratification. 3. Resolved, That each Convention, when it shall have ratified this Constitution, is requested to send their clerical and lay deputies to the General Convention, to be held in Augusta, on the second Wednesday in November, 1862. 4. Resolved, That when the Conventions of all the Dioceses within the Confederate States shall have had an opportunity of acting upon this Constitution, if seven or more of them shall have adopted it, the presiding Bishop shall declare the union of their Dioceses to be complete, and the Constitution to be of force over said Dioceses so adopting it. Rev. Mr. Trapier submitted the following resolutions: Resolved, That the Committee on the Constitution and Revised Canon
The Daily Dispatch: November 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Affairs at the North. (search)
who commands at that station. There is trouble brewing in Kansas, which may soon produce a second enactment of the border ruffian war. Jim Lane, with the assistance of the Democrats interprets the constitution of the State to the effect that an election for Governor must take place next Tuesday, while the present Executive and the Republican party generally are acting upon a law passed by the Legislature, which declares that the election for State officers shall not take place till November, 1862.--George A. Crawford has been nominated by the constitutional men for Governor, while Governor Robinson and his friends are determined that no change shall be made in the State offices except to fill the vacancies until next year. Bloodshed is anticipated. The section of the Third Rhode Island battery which was in the battle of Ball's Bluff numbered only fourteen men. Of these four were killed and six wounded. These were the men who were accused of cowardice. The printing offi
The Daily Dispatch: April 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Wanted. (search)
e, and the interview is said to have been very satisfactory to all parties. The steamer Stella, from New York, with goods for the Great Exhibition, has arrived at Plymouth. Government has invited tenders for the construction of an iron steamer on Captain Cole's plan. It is to be fitted with six cupo each armed with two Armstrong 100 pounders. Prussia. The King has issued a proclamation, in which he firmly declares his adherence to the principles which he announced in November, 1862. It is his earnest desire to insure the complete effectiveness of the Constitution, and maintain the right of the Crown, as a weakening of the Crown would be greatly injurious to the fatherland. Foreign policy, especially towards Germany, is to be maintained without change. He charged the Ministry of State to carry out his principles, and looks with confidence to the support of Greece. A deputation from Nauplia had arrived at Athens, imploring the King's clemency. A
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Highland report again. (search)
By the Governor of Virginia.--a Proclamation. --Whereas, vacancies have occurred in the House of Delegates of Virginia, occasioned by the resignations of J. Dudley Davis, the delegate elect for the county of Amherst, and Douglas H. Gordon, the delicate elect for the county of Spotsylvania: Therefore, the sheriffs of said counties are hereby required to hold elections at the several places of voting prescribed by law in said counties, on the first Thursday in December next, for delegates to supply the vacancies aforesaid. Given under my hand as Governor and under the Seal of the Commonwealth, at Richmond, this fourteenth day of November, 1862, and in the year of the Commonwealth the 87th. John Letcher. By the Governor: George W. Munford, no 15--tde Sec'y of the Commonwealth.
The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The fighting at Philomont — Thieving operations of the Yankees, &c. (search)
ight. Having all the male citizens under arrest, they then proceeded to carry on a war, in a legitimate manner, (according to the Lincoln Congress,) on all animals, from a horse to a chicken; also, on all catables, from preserves, &c., down to hickory nuts and walnuts; also, on all mechanics' tools, from an-anvil down to a saddler's beadle. There is hardly a chicken left to tell its tribe of more fortunate location of the many narrow escapes he made of his life during the first week of November, 1862. Being determined to have revenge for their disgraceful defeat on Saturday, they took three citizens off Sunday morning--two as spies, and one a Confederate soldier — so that they might convince persons that they had captured some prisoners in the fight on Saturday. Henry Milbollen, John L. Chamblin, and Oliver Haw, were the three taken away, the two former as spies, and the latter as a soldier. They were marched around for six days, on nine crackers and one cup of coffee dank dur
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