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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., The Congregational Church of West Medford. (search)
a call was extended to Rev. Marshall M. Cutter of Cambridge and he was installed October 14, 1874. The installing council was constituted as follows:— Church.Pastor.Delegate. Arlington.Rev. D. R. Cady, D. D.Dea. John Field. Boston,     Old South.Rev. J. M. Manning, D. D.Bro. Moses Merrill. Boston,     Park Street.Bro. Hiram Wellington. Cambridgeport,     Prospect StreetRev. W. S. Kan.Bro. James M. Cutter. Malden.Dea. William L. Greene. Medford, First.Dea. Henry S. Barnes. Melrose.Rev. Albert G. Bale.Bro. La Fayette Burr. Wakefield.Rev. Charles R. Bliss. Winchester.Rev. A. B. Dascomb.Bro. S. S. Holton. Woburn, First.Rev. H. S. Kelsey.Bro. Hiram Whitford. Woburn, North.Rev. Charles Anderson.Rev. Leander Thompson. Rev. D. R. Cady, D. D., was moderator, and offered the prayer of installation; Rev. H. S. Kelsey was scribe, and gave the right hand of fellowship; Rev. Charles R. Bliss delivered the address to the people; and Rev. Dr. Manning gave the
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., Medford's water supply. (search)
ing that Malden had already voted to take from Spot Pond, and that Melrose probably would later. In the meantime the following prominent 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 Jamesstreet to Medford Square, which proved a wise plan, for Malden and Melrose, in using one main to Wyoming avenue, found theirs too small and n The Metropolitan board offered as payment to Medford, Malden and Melrose, in compensation for this taking, approximately $250,000. This beihe City of Boston and the opposition of influential men of Malden, Melrose, and even of some within our own city, he maintained his position the pond (the mill owners located along Spot Pond brook), Malden, Melrose and Medford, acting together, formally took the outlet of the pondove Boston city base. This is as it was until Medford, Malden and Melrose, in 1896, raised it slightly, so that, May 1, 1896, it was a reser
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., The old ship-building days. (search)
The old ship-building days. [Excerpts from a talk given before the Medford Historical Society by Elisha B. Curtis, December 18, 1911, on Scenes Along the Mystic in the Early Fifties.] IN 1850 the population of Medford exceeded that of Maiden. Maiden then included both Melrose and Everett, known as North and South Maiden, respectively. Medford's population was then also larger than Somerville's, which now outnumbers us three or four to one. At that time Medford was in her palmiest days, having a great prestige through her ship-building industry following the discovery of gold, in 1849, on the Pacific coast. A few years later, however, it became evident that wooden vessels were passing, and this fact, together with other circumstances (such as the withholding of lands from the market, and our location on a spur track instead of a main line) will account for being outstripped in growth by these neighboring communities. There were three ship-yards on the south side of the r
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 17., The Roman Catholic Church in Medford. (search)
had settled in America since the famine. Without delay the leading spirits of that stalwart generation in Medford and Malden met in council and decided to ask the Rt. Rev. Bishop Fitzpatrick to give them Father Ryan. They waited upon Father Hamilton to present their address to the Bishop, which he did, and the request was granted. Father Doherty discontinued his visits to Medford, and in November, 1854, Father Ryan received his appointment to the new parish. It included Malden, Medford, Melrose, South Reading (now Wakefield), Reading, Stoneham and Winchester. The first Mass was said in Greene's Hall, on the corner of Pleasant and Middlesex streets in Malden. It is estimated that more than two hundred Catholics were present on that occasion. Father Ryan called his people together and told them a building was needed at once for a church. It proved to be difficult to buy land. As Malden was more thickly settled than Medford, it was decided to find a site in or near Malden, and a
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18., The Historical Society's sale and removal. (search)
sale and removal. The home of the Medford Historical Society has felt the shock of upheaval, has been sold, and at this moment the work of transformation for business purposes is in progress. At the November meeting of this Society it was voted to sell its realty, at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Various offers were received, some so insignificant as to be ridiculous, but on May 26 last, by the unanimous approval of the committee, a sale was made to Edmund T. Steere, of Melrose, and the agreement thereto signed by him and by the President and Treasurer of the Society. With this issue of the register, the familiar cover page design (showing the house) will cease, as the Historical Society has moved its library and collection into temporary quarters, thus vacating the historic house that for eighteen years has been its home, first by rental and in 1902 by purchase. The new owner will change the same by two stores on the ground floor with modern accessories of
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., Eliza M. Gill. (search)
Eliza M. Gill. In the recent passing of Miss Eliza M. Gill, who died at Waltham, Mass., February 10, the Historical Society of Medford loses one of its most loyal members and a frequent contributor to the pages of the register. Miss Gill was born in Melrose, April 5, 1851. She was of old New England Colonial stock, being a direct descendant of Richard Warren, John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower company. Among her ancestors were Pete Harrington, who helped throw over the tea in Boston Harbor, and Captain John Vinton, connected with the Vintons of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and himself one of the most prominent yeomen of Revolutionary days. Miss Gill lived at the family home, 28 Ashland street Medford, for sixty-one years and during twelve years was a teacher in the public schools. A graduate of the High School, taking also an extra year of study in the classics, she had developed a fine literary and historical taste, becoming an interestin
The Daily Dispatch: August 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], War matters. (search)
palpable lies. From Alexandria. Alexandria, Aug. 22. --Yesterday, through the exertions of Major Lemon, commanding the Guard here, Miss Windle, formerly of Delaware, but more recently of Philadelphia, and a correspondent of the Southern press was arrested in the act of leaving for Washington by the steamboat. She is a highly educated lady, and the authoress of several works published while she resided in Philadelphia, among which was a legend of the Wildness, also "A Visit to Melrose," Miss Windle has resided here for the past month, where her movements have been closely watched. She boldly avowed her secession proclivities, and made no secret of her correspondence with the leaders of the Confederate army. After a hearing, she was sent to Washington. Augustus Schaffer, of Gloucester, N. J., belonging to Capt. Towns' Philadelphia Company of Cavalry, was severely wounded in the head yesterday, by a pistol ball, while out with a scouting party towards Fairfax Court-
The Daily Dispatch: November 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 13 (search)
y yesterday morning. Before leaving the island, he saw the Yankees leave in their boat, with Mr. Chaplain and the five negroes on board. This is the manner in which Gen. Sherman proposes to give protection to private property. Since writing the above, Paul, Mrs. Dunn's driver, who escaped from the cellar of her house when it was broken into yesterday morning, has arrive, in the city. He states that, on leaving his mistress's house, he crossed over — towards Mr. Stoddard's place, Melrose, keeping himself concealed in the bushes. From his concealment he saw a number of the enemy on Mr. Stoddard's premises, directing the servants in driving up the cattle and horses. They had two mules in one of the plantation wagons to-haul off their plunder, and one of the officers was mounted on a fine horse belonging to Mr. Stoddard. Paul thinks they carried off all the stock and the four negro men who had been on the place, who, we understand, had been sent down by Mr. Stoddard to brin
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ranaway--$50 reward. (search)
Worthy of Imitation — Juvenile fair. --It is most pleasing to bear testimony to the kindness which prompted and the energy which accomplished the success of a fair which came off on Saturday last at "Melrose," the residence of Dr. John N. Powell, in Henrico county, gotten up by his daughters for the benefit of the soldiers now so nobly struggling for freedom. It is but another proof of what can be done by the young ladies for such a cause as ours, and it is hoped that the example may be followed up, and others may add $40 to the soldiers' fund.
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