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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., Stage-coach days in Medford. (search)
both mail and accommodation stages started; the former generally carried fewer passengers, went faster, and the fare was a little more. Between the Woburn and the Medford stage was a great rivalry as to which could go the faster; the former had four horses, the latter two. In 1832 the Boston and Concord Stage, via Derry, and the Boston and Concord, N. H., Stage, via Lowell, passed through Medford. Our 1805 stage, according to one of the almanacs of that date, arrived in Boston at Patterson's tavern every day (Sundays excepted) at 9 o'clock in the morning, and left said tavern at 12 the same days. In 1814 it set out from the same place every day, except Sunday, at noon. In 1825 it left Boston daily at i P. M. and arrived there at 8 A. M. In 1830 our stage, this time again called a mail stage, (though the name depended upon the almanac consulted,) started from S. Wildes', Elm street, every day except Sunday. In 1845 Medford had four omnibus trips each day, and in 1846