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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 6., The Lawrence Light Guard.—Continued. (search)
Huffmaster, and others, were in the business. An observer on the bridge could see flounders and sculpins in the clear water at low tide. Seals were sometimes captured, and bass were often caught with hook and line. At the parting of Mystic Ponds, fish were caught by seines where the dam is now. There were a few beaches where seines were set for catching alewives; wagon loads of these were often taken, salted, and shipped south. A few shad were captured in this way. Joseph and Milton James, before 1845, had a lumber yard on Main street, at the southwest corner of the bridge. Mr. Joseph James lived just south of the yard, where Ames' paint shop, No. 49 Main street, stands. About 1845, the Messrs. James sold their property here and removed their business to the Branch Canal, near Swan street. Parallel with Main street was an inclined way leading from the lumber yard to the river at the bridge, which was used as a boat landing and for hauling timber from the river. Som
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., The taverns of Medford. (search)
e Blanchard heirs sold the estate in the year 1833 to Mr. Joseph James, who in company with Mr. Milton James, established a lumber yard on the premises. A portion of the old tavern building was sold der,5 Turell Tufts,10 Isaac Sprague,5 Francis R. Bigelow,5 John W. Mulliken,5 Joseph and Milton James,5 Jonathan Porter,5 Waterman & Ewell,2 Nathan Sawyer,2 Isaac and James Wellington,2 Joth75, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 783, 1784, 785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789. Brooks, James W., 1824, 1825. Brooks, Thomas, 1785, 1786, 1787. Crehore, Bowen, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. 697, 1698, 1699. Hawkes, Jonathan, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1758. Hills, Ebenezer, 1773. Hyde, James, 1818, 1819, 1820. Jaquith, Elizabeth, 1808, 1809. Jaquith, John, 1805, 1806. Jaquith, . Taylor, Timothy, 1755, 1756, 1757. Turner, John, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753. Tufts, James, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801. Usher, Abijah, 1795, 1796,
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., The Bradburys of Medford and their ancestry. (search)
s of Ebenezer Hall. Elizabeth, Matilda, daughters of Aaron Blanchard. Mary Ellen, Harriet, daughters of Capt. William King. Helen, Elizabeth, Frances, daughters of George W. Porter. Susan Emily, Henry, children of Henry Porter. Mary, Anne, daughters of Jonathan Porter. The last two were boarders while their parents were in Europe. Chastina, Ellen, Rebecca, daughters of Isaac Sprague, the ship builder. Three daughters of George Fuller, the ship builder. Harriet, daughter of Milton James. Mary, daughter of Gilbert Blanchard. Abbie, daughter of Jotham Stetson. Mary, daughter of Bela Cushing. Ann Eliza, daughter of Jonathan Perkins. Hepzibah, daughter of Dudley Hall. Susan, daughter of Henry Withington. Carrie, daughter of Oliver Blake, whose successor in the dry goods business here was the late Jonas Coburn. Janet, daughter of Andrew Blanchard. She was born in this house, Medford Historical Society's Building. and after marriage lived in the one now numbered tw
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., Strangers in Medford, (continued from Vol. 9, no. 3). (search)
Strangers in Medford, (continued from Vol. 9, no. 3). Names.From. Date.Warned out.Remarks. White, SamuelBoston, June or July, 1766Nov. 8, 1766 Whiting, JamesPepperell, Aug. 10, 1758Nov. 27, 1758Tenant of Col. Royall. In Fish House, lately occupied by Mr. Teal,         Mary (wife)         James (child) Whitmarsh, SamuelBoston, Aug., 17^9Oct. 8, 1770         wife Wier, DanielAug. 31, 1797 Willett, JosephWalpoleFeb. 8, 1758 Willey, NathanJan. 30, 1791 Williams, GershomFrom Parson Cook's Parish. Cambridge, Arlington. Apr. 16, 1772Victualler. Tenant of Col. Royall in house which Hugh Floyd last occupied.       wife and family Williams, JohnApr. 16, 1784       wife and family Williams, MaryCoventry, Ct., Apr. 15, 1756Servant of Wm. Whitmore. Williams, SarahMalden, May 21, 1756Nov. 27, 1756Half Indian. Servant of Joshua Simonds.         and child, 9 mo. old Williams, WilliamChelsea, May 13, 1761Feb. 16, 1762In house of Jo
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Galen James. (search)
especially for girls. In 1834, he was associated with Horatio A. Smith and Milton James on the board. Mr. Smith for some years had carried on what he called The Medford High School, and the children and niece of Mr. James had attended. These men were in hearty accord, and, against much opposition, but to the great joy of manylooked up, and said, Thomas, did you ever see a mad deacon? I replied, No, Deacon James, I never did, He ejaculated, Better not! better not! and I did not see a more. At the council for the dismission of Mr. Manning to the Old South, Deacon James rose and said,My text is my sermon and my sermon is my text. He then openedght from the divinity school, and died as the pastor of the Old South. In Deacon James' pocketbook was written Thy vows are upon me, O Lord, and whenever aid was n only a poll tax, were assessed according to their ability to get a living. Deacon James and his brother, Deacon Joseph James, headed the list with the largest subsc
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., History of the Medford High School. (search)
eceived, a much higher claim than that of the preceding year was advanced. Fruitage. The discussion then held resulted in the appointment of a special committee, consisting of Caleb Stetson, Galen James, Nathan Adams, Robert L. Ells, and Milton James, to inquire into the different and best methods of conducting public schools; to report what improvements, what number and kind of schools are necessary in this town to qualify every scholar, who desires, for the active duties of life; also, ty appropriated for school purposes $500 were then added. And that the plan might be judiciously executed, the School Board, which up to that date had been composed of but three members, and then consisted of Galen James, Horatio A. Smith, and Milton James, was increased to seven by adding Caleb Stetson, John C. Magoun, James Wellington, and John P. Clisby. Thus the establishment of the High School was assured, and one month later, or about the middle of May, 1835, the machine was put in oper
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