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Historic leaves, volume 7, April, 1908 - January, 1909, Land on Barberry Lane. (search)
ined about a half an acre. Several prominent men in town had been interested in having the whole of Mr. Sleeper's original purchase belong, eventually, to Somerville. My recollection of this Fenno land transaction is that John R. Poor and Robert A. Vinal, acting in concert, concluded to buy the land, if they could, trusting to the town's taking it off their hands; and all this was accomplished. There were some persons in town at the time who did not hesitate to assert that the two purchasers made a sum of money on the sale to the town, but the statement was absolutely false. They made nothing, and a more unselfish act by unselfish men was never performed, than the act of John P. Poor and Robert A. Vinal, by which Somerville came into possession of the Fenno land. On the third of May, 1869, in town meeting, on motion of Clark Bennett, it was voted that the selectmen be instructed and authorized to purchase a piece of land on Highland Avenue, which, in their judgment, shall be
Historic leaves, volume 7, April, 1908 - January, 1909, Index (search)
y, 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45. Tufts, Timothy W., 45. Turkey Hill, 88, 90. Turner, Rev., Edward, 28. Twombly, James, 36. Tyler, Elizabeth, 24. Underwood, James, 36. Underwood, Mrs., 35. Union Square, 35. Upper Winter Hill Primary, 36. Utica, Transport, 12. Van de Sande, George, 19. Vermillionville, 56. Veteran Fireman's Association, Somerville, 22. Veteran Reserve Corps, 12, 14. Vicksburg, 53, 58, 61. Virginia, 49. Vinal, Anna P., 72. Vinal, Quincy A., 32. Vinal, Robert A., 32, 75. Ward, Artemas, 34. Ward, Eliza D., 30. Warner, N. H., 21. Warren, Isaac, 78. Warren, Major-General, 9. Washington, D. C., 11. Washington, George, 23. Waterford, Me., 34. Waters, Elizabeth A., 72. Watertown, Mass., 87. Watson, William W., 69. Watts, Samuel, 65. Wayne, Charlotte, 30. Wayne, Eliza, 30. Weitzel, General, 53, 59, 60. Weldon Railroad, 5, 6, 7, 14. Welles, Mr., 62. Wentworth, L. Roger, 77. West Cambridge, 44. Western House, 5. Wheeler, Timot