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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., A Medford centennial note. (search)
that ploughed its way through the old town—not on the river, but where is now no vestige of water, nor has there been since 1852, when the Middlesex canal gave up its unequal struggle with the rival railroad. In a town of less than fifteen hundred people, with the canal's course in a sparsely settled portion, probably but few saw it. One of the employees, however, was specific enough, in writing his bill, to note the various services performed. His name was William Phipps, and the item, Aug. 11. 1 day to Medford with steamboat, $1.50, is a part of the amount receipted for by him, and fixes the time of at least one occurrence. We may wonder what the few that did see it thought of it. It is said that the Clermont alarmed some dwellers by the Hudson. One of them declared he had seen the devil going to Albany in a saw-mill. But New Yorkers became accustomed to it, while Medfordites did not, and with the passing of the few witnesses the fact that such an occurrence had been was lo