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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman) 24 2 Browse Search
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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), An Old-time Society. (search)
we find among the early members, as we run down the list for the first thirty years: J. Mellen, Esq., A. Craigie, Esq., James Munroe, Sidney Willard, William Hilliard, Esq., Thomas Lee, Esq., Samuel Child, Jr., Charles Folsom, Esq., Hon. Joseph Story, Stephen Higginson, Esq., Dr. F. J. Higginson, Rev. Thomas W. Coit, Jonas Wyeth, Jr., John G. Palfrey, William Newell, Nehemiah Adams, R. H. Dana, Ebenezer Francis, Jr., Andrews Norton, Alexander H. Ramsay, Richard M. Hodges, William Saunders, J. B. Dana, C. C. Little, Simon Greenleaf, J. E. Worcester, John A. Albro, C. C. Felton, Charles Beck, Morrill Wyman, James Walker, E. S. Dixwell, Converse Francis, William T. Richardson, H. W. Longfellow, Edward Everett, Asa Gray, Francis Bowen, Joseph Lovering, John Ware, John Holmes, Estes Howe, William Greenough, Robert Carter, E. N. Horsford, Charles E. Norton. Dr. Holmes remained president until his death in 1837, when Joseph Story was put in his place, Dr. Ware still remaining vice-presiden
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Freemasonry in Cambridge. (search)
eport. Bordman's Hall, on the west corner of Dunster Street and Harvard Square, long ago torn down, Porter's Hall on Brighton Street, Cutler's Hall in Cambridgeport, blown down in the memorable September gale of 1815, all provided it with temporary shelter for longer or shorter periods. In 1818 it fitted up rooms in the second story of the Franklin Street schoolhouse, which remained its home for twenty years. This schoolhouse, which was built in 1809 on a lot of land given to the city by Judge Dana, was sold in 1853 and removed from the city. The ten years from the time of fitting up these rooms for permanent use to the year 1828 afforded opportunity for steady growth. To quote the words of Dr. Paige, our venerable historian, to whom every gleaner in these fields must acknowledge his great indebtedness, Its meetings were well attended, its treasury well supplied, and its officers energetic and among the most respected and influential citizens. A curious arrangement was made with
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Financial and manufacturing. (search)
well and C. C. Little made a report recommending John B. Dana as cashier, with a salary of $900 per annum. Th Harvard University, for a rent of $150 per year. Mr. Dana accepted the position as cashier May 21, 1832. r S. Swan, now its president, was elected in 1889. Mr. Dana, its first cashier, held the position until Novemf, Abel Willard, William Watriss, William Brown, John B. Dana, and Charles C. Little. At a meeting held Novemurred at the meeting of November 24, 1834, and Mr. John B. Dana was chosen. The first auditors were Charles Cs on the last-named date was $3,455,769.62. Mr. John B. Dana was a constant worker for the interests of the1860; Stephen T. Farwell, elected April 9, 1866; John B. Dana, elected February 14, 1872; Charles W. Sever, el 19, 1834; John Owen, elected November 23, 1835; John B. Dana, elected January 27, 1841; William L. Whitney, eor, Palfrey, Judge Story, Quincy, Everett, Hilliard, Dana, Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Emerson, Lowell, a
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), General Index. (search)
he new, 16; inadequate for town meetings, 31. Cox, James, publisher of the Cambridge Press, 221; the Nestor of Cambridge journalism, 222. Craigie Bridge, 29, 30. Craigie House (Longfellow House), 69. Cross Canal, 30. Dame schools, 189. Dana, Richard Henry, 35, 269. Dana Street, dividing line between Cambridgeport and Old Cambridge, 398. Danforth, Samuel, appointed mandamus councilor, 23; determines not to serve, 23. Danforth, Thomas, deputy-governor, 11; Benanuel Bowers's veidge Athenaeum, 228; bequest of James Brown for the purchase of books, 228; the library opened, 228; Athenaeum building becomes the property of the city, 228; which agrees to maintain the library, 228; receives the name of the Dana Library, 228; Mr. Dana's bequest lost, 228; made free, 228; name changed to Cambridge Public Library, 228; number of volumes, 228; Mr. Rindge's gift, 228; the library building, 228, 229; general reading-room, 229; children's room, 221; local deliveries, 229; Cambridge
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 16: ecclesiastical History. (search)
. D. at King's College, N. S., and was installed March 25, 1850. He resigned July 26, 1861, and was succeeded by Rev. Cortland W. Anable, who was installed June 21, 1863, and resigned Oct. 27, 1871, having received the degree of D. D. from Madison University during his ministry here. The present pastor is Rev. Franklin Johnson, D. D., who was installed Dec. 31, 1873. Deacons. Elected.Died.Age. William BrownSept. 2, 1844June 24, 186175 Josiah CoolidgeSept. 2, 1844Sept. 13, 187487 John B. DanaSept. 2, 1844 Wm. T. RichardsonMarch 30, 1862 Lee Street.—The Lee Street Society was organized in 1846. Most of its original members, together with its first pastor, had been connected with the Cambridgeport Parish. Their first meeting-house, on the westerly side of Lee Street, near Harvard Street, was dedicated March 25, 1847, and was consumed by fire May 20, 1855. A new edifice was immediately erected on the same lot, which was dedicated Jan. 23, 1856. The church was organized A