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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., Medford young men's Christian Association. (search)
ety took possession of a room in Usher's building on High street, subsequently occupied by the Medford Savings Bank. The apartment was well furnished with magazines, newspapers and suitable periodicals, and the walls hung with appropriate pictures. The following extract from the constitution will show the reason for its existence:— The object of the Association shall be the improvement of the spiritual, mental and social condition of Young Men. At the second choice of officers, in 1867, Charles H. Merrill, of First Congregational, was substituted as vicepresident. Mr. Badger had resigned soon after his election, and Francis H. Kidder had been chosen to fill the vacancy. At the same time Charles E. Joyce tendered his resignation, and Arthur T. Tufts was elected to the office of secretary. At the third election, in 1868, when the membership numbered ninety-two, the following board was chosen:— President,Daniel W. Wilcox. Vice-president,Charles C. Newcomb,Methodist.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., Medford's water supply. (search)
t men, Samuel E. Sewall, Daniel W. Gooch and George W. Heath of Melrose, Elisha S. Converse, J. H. Abbott and George P. Cox of Malden, and James O. Curtis, Charles V. Bemis and Benjamin F. Hayes of Medford, had secured an act of the Legislature of 1867, incorporating them as the Spot Pond Water Company. The end in view was, to quote Judge Hayes, saving the pond for the use of the towns, if within any reasonable time they should desire, as municipalities, to utilize its waters. By this act the ing one main to Wyoming avenue, found theirs too small and not laid deeply enough into the pond. This necessitated large expense in 1881 to remedy the trouble. The commissioners secured legislation in 1870, which was more complete than that of 1867, and gave the town full authority to carry on the water works as a municipal industry. George H. Norman of Newport, R. I., a contractor who had been successful in building water works, was chosen from three who estimated, and a contract signed
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., Literary Medford. (search)
ion, might have been written yesterday; we have not yet gone beyond her vision. She excelled in many lines—juvenile literature, fiction, essays, history, biography, domestic science. A further list of her books are Philothea, 1836; A Brief History of the Condition of Women in Various Ages and Nations, two volumes, 1854; Fact and Fiction; Aspirations of the Spirit; The Freedmen's Book, 1865; Progress of Religious Ideals Through Successive Ages, three volumes, 1869; Romance of the Republic, 1867; Autumnal Leaves, 1857; Looking Toward Sunset, 1865; Biographies of Good Wives; and Letters, collected after her death. Maria Gowen Brooks was born in Medford in 1794. She went abroad, met many famous people, and achieved an international reputation for her poetry—Judith, Esther, and Other Poems, 1820; Zophiel, 1825; and an Ode to the Departed. Robert Southey was said to have given her the name Maria del Occidente, which she used as a nom de plume. She wrote a novel in 1843 called Idomen
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16.,
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s the priest's house; we were a little in awe of it because of the high board fence. The building is now the home of the Sisters. The next house we always called the old place, for in 1832 my grandfather came to Medford from Braintree to live in half of this house, his sister, Mrs. Jonathan Sawyer, being the owner and occupying the other half. She also owned the farm which lay on both sides of the street. My aunt, Mrs. Alfred Odiorne, and family lived in the west half of the house until 1867, and Mr. Francis H. Tay owned and occupied the east half. Mr. Tay's part was removed when the parkway was built. The hill which rose immediately behind the house offered all sorts of pleasures to adventurous young folks. No need of gymnasiums or hiking excursions for these young folks who had a forest at the back door. I remember only one house on the north side of Salem street beyond the old place, a pretty dwelling owned by W. O. Fiske. The two houses just west of the car barns were
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 17., The Roman Catholic Church in Medford. (search)
he same in proper order and insured for the benefit of the Town. In 1863 Father Ryan died, borne down by the weight of his toil and labor. He was succeeded by the Rev. Thomas Scully, who had been an army chaplain, and while in the South with the Massachusetts soldiers was captured and confined in Libby Prison. This broke down his health, as it did that of so many others, causing him to resign from the army when he was freed. He was assigned to Medford and Malden, where he remained until 1867, then going to Cambridgeport. Two brief terms of service of the Revs. John McShane and Michael Carroll were followed by the long and notable pastorate of the Rev. Thomas Gleeson, which extended over sixteen years. Although the Church of St. Mary was in Medford, it was near the boundary of Malden, and was much better adapted to the wants of the Malden people than to those who lived near the center and on the other side of Medford. As the latter town increased in population and wealth, s
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18., Turell Tufts and his family connections. (search)
4-1786), who was representative to the General Court, 1751, 1763. The children by this union were Turell, born 1770, died 1842, unmarried; Cotton, born 1772, died 1835, was insane for forty-four years; Hall, born 1775, died 1801, at Surinam; Hepsibah, born 1777; Stephen, born 1779, died young. His sons by the second wife were fond of gaiety, and were said to be rebellious to their father, who is said to have been severe towards them. The home of this family, erected 1709 and taken down 1867, was on the corner of Main and Forest streets. A view of it was published in the April register, 1909. Letters written by some of these children have been published at different times in the register. Turell Tufts, who made the speech of welcome to Lafayette, belonged to a family prominent in the business and social life of the town for many years. On the maternal side he was the fifth generation from John Hall the first of this family to establish a home in Medford; and in what was onc
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18., The Tufts family residences. (search)
ify an old house and barn. But there came a time when this house had a beginning of safely recorded history, viz.: when Peter Tufts made disposition of his brick house and specified the various rights of, and prohibitions upon, his heirs and successors in occupancy. It is not our purpose to belittle this fine old structure, but to note the fallacy of its extreme antiquity and the invalid reasons cited therefor, which are still unproven. A few old residents there are who remember the old house which was successively the home of the elder and younger Drs. Simon, and Turell Tufts, Esq., at Medford square. This, decrepit with age, was demolished in 1867 and succeeded by the present and soon to be removed building erected by Dr. Weymouth in 1872. When Dr. Weymouth at its completion addressed a company gathered there, he submitted the question of a name for the hall it contained, and suggested that of Tufts as appropriate. Adopted by acclamation, as Tufts hall it has ever been known.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 20., Historical Society Reaches Majority in its New home. (search)
wish. A letter from the attorneys of her estate was read by Judge Wait, presenting to the Society a bill of 1794 in the handwriting of Paul Revere of One Silver Cann £ 8.3:2 to one——Whitman. This was Dr. Whitman of Bolton, Mass., with whom Miss Sawyer's father studied medicine and of whom he received his certificate as Doctor of Medicine and Surgery. Evidently Dr. Sawyer recognized the interest that in after years would be taken in the autographs of the patriot Revere. The old paper, yellow with age, will be preserved in the Society's archives. Another item of interest was several old coal bills of Pyam Cushing, Entrance to wharf on Ship street, near the Town Pump, to Mr. Sawyer. One reads 1867, July 29. 5 tons Furnace $8 1/2$42.50 putting in1.50 After fifty years coal is the same price; but the town pump is no more. During the two hours session there was not a dull minute, and after adjournment the members and friends spent a half hour in inspection of the new
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 20., Another Medford author. (search)
Another Medford author. Life on the Nile, and Excursions on Shore Between Cairo and Asouan, also A Tour in Syria and Palestine in 1866-67, is the title of a little book in our public library that was printed for private distribution. On a flyleaf the following is written in ink: To the Medford Public Library from Wm. Wilkins Warren, Boston, July, 1875. As the title is self explanatory, we leave the disclosure of its contents to the investigation of our readers, but of the writer we may with fitness speak briefly, as his work gives him a place in that department of our public library devoted to Medford authors. This term is used broadly, and includes their writings published before and after as well as while residing here. Mr. Warren's New England origin is shown by his ordering in Marseilles, when procuring supplies for the Nile journey, such goods as potted oysters, tomatoes, salmon, mincemeat for pies, all put up in America. Thus did this traveler of fifty years ago f
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., chapter 28 (search)
clear the house of the accumulation of years was a great piece of work. A fine dress is said to have served some misses of the town many times for a fancy dress costume. The townspeople were accustomed to speak of Mr. Bigelow as Speaker Bigelow. The house was a two-story, broad wooden structure. A broad walk led from the front door to the street, meeting it in a deep curve. In 1865 the estate was advertised for sale. It was divided into three lots. The middle one was purchased in 1867 by Ellen Shepherd Brooks, who, on the site of the Bigelow house, erected Grace Church. The east lot was bought by the late James W. Tufts, who built his residence there. This comprised the upper and lower garden. The lower one extended in terraces to the river and was separated from the upper by a brick retaining wall ten feet or more high, on which fruit trees were trained. Later, Mr. Tufts bought the west lot and erected the house occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Prescott. When that wo
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