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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 24., Another Memorial day. (search)
ames on the roll. But one of these appears on the charter, by coincidence, the last. Twenty-four, an equivalent of its resident membership, as follows, Charles O. Burbank John L. Brockway James H. Burpee John E. Barrows A. D. Chickering Nason B. Cunningham G. A. Delesdernier Thos. F. Dwyer W. F. Elsbree Willard B. Emery Isaac H. Gardner Edgar A. Hall Winslow Joyce Benjamin P. Lewis Charles W. Libby Albert Mason Albert Patch Alvin R. Reed Milton F. Roberts George K. Russell Albert A. Samson Edward F. Smith George L. Stokell Albert G. Webb were in the ranks and followed the colors this year to honor those gone before. Though their ranks are thinning, their forms less erect and tread less firm, their loyalty to flag and country is true. That about a dozen is the average attendance at the fortnightly meeting is evidence of their interest, and though the flesh may be weak the spirit is still willing. Twenty-nine have served as commanders, and their enl
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 24., The Turnpike highwayman's Fate. (search)
he succeeded in escaping he would probably have gone back to his former life. In the foregoing it will be observed that the quotations are from the Centinel, a leading semi-weekly of the time. It was then the custom to print (in pamphlet form) reports of capital and noted trials, sometimes illustrated by wood-cuts of the criminals and their execution. In the archives of the Massachusetts Historical Society is the story (third edition) of this case (70 pages) by F. W. Waldo published by Russell & Gardner, 1822. This contains the story of his life as confided to that writer by Martin, whose real name was not Mike but John. There is also a smaller pamphlet by Mr. Waldo which is a detailed report of the court proceedings as reported by him, and by the same publishers, in 1821. Still another, probably elicited by the first named, deals with the publicity given to the reputed penitence of criminals, and is a careful exposition and defence of the then existing law. A later pub