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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF BROOKLINE 3 1712 01366 3177
STOVES, FURNACES, RANGES
AND
THOMAS
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PLUMBING
A SPECIALITY
WASHINGTON ST.
OPP. DEPOT,
BROOKLINE.
WARM,COLD & SHOWEIN BATHS
WASH BOWLS ... ALL KINDS.
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WATER CLOSETS
TIN KITCHEN FURNISHING GOODS. Lamps, Wire Goods, Wooden Ware, Japanned, Plushed, Stamped and Plain WARE.
co.
MAYO
PEEREESSE
Institution for the Deaf and Blind.
DR. E. F. WHITMAN, Oculist and Aurist
OFFICE, PARKMAN HOUSE,
Bowdoin Square, Boston,
FORMERLY 110 COURT STREET. ESTABLISHED IN 1850.
Operations and Treatment for the cure of the following Diseases of the Eye:
Cataract, Strabismus or Squinting, Dropsies, Tumors and Cancers of the Eyeball and Lids, Granulated Lids, Drooping of the Lids, Ophthalmia, Ulcera- tion of the Eye, Amaurosis, Operation for Artificial Pupil.
OBSTRUCTION OF THE TEAR PASSAGE,
Removed by a new and original method without a sur- gical operation, which has proved successful in every case treated for the past twelve years.
Institution for the Deaf and Blind.
DR. E. F. WHITMAN,
Oculist and Aurist,
OFFICE,
PARKMAN HOUSE,
Bowdoin Square,
BOSTON,
Formerly 110 Court Street.
ESTABLISHED IN 1850.
Operations and Treatment for the Cure of the following Diseases of the Ear.
Ulceration of the Ears; Obstruction of the Eustachian Tube; Polypus or Fungus Growth in the Ear or Nose; Accumulation of Hardened Cerum; Torpor of the Auditory Nerve; Ringing or Hissing Sounds in the Head; Deafness from any cause, where the tick of a watch can be heard by placing it upon the temporal bone ; Treatment for Catarrh; Tumors and Cancers removed while under the influence of anæsthetics; Artificial Eyes inserted without pain. No charge for consultation. Patients from a distance can be accommodated with board.
LOOMIS' GALLERY,
Established 1859.
D. PRESCOTT
PHOTOGRAPHIST,
No. " Tremont Row BOSTON.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CHILDREN'S PORTRAITS
A. C. PARTRIDGE'S
Photographic Studio
351 WASHINGTON STREET,
NEXT DOOR TO BOSTON THEATRE.
The best arrangement of light in the City fo. all kinds of Photographic work. Prices to suit the times.
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THE
BROOKLINE DIRECTORY
FOR 1875.
CONTAINING A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOWN, AND A COMPLETE LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE CITIZENS, THEIR OCCUPATIONS AND RESI- DENCES, TOGETHER WITH AN ACCURATE BUSINESS DIRECTORY, AND ALL INFORMATION APPER- TAINING TO BROOKLINE.
PRICE, $1.50.
W. S. ADAMS & CO., PUBLISHERS,
84 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
BROOKLINE : FOR SALE AT JOHN T. O'DAY'S BOOK STORE, COLONNADE BUILDINGS. 1875.
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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by W. S. ADAMS & Co., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Mudge & Son, Printers, 34 School St., Boston.
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. BROOKLINE DIRECTORY.
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PREFACE.
THE first number of the Brookline Directory is herewith presented to the citizens for their approval and patronage.
Great pains have been taken to make it complete and reliable, and it is believed that it will bear comparison with anything of the kind ever published.
The town has been thoroughly canvassed, and every house and place of business has been visited.
The History of Brookline, with which this work is prefaced, has been compiled and written carefully, - works of authority only having been consulted.
To our patrons who have encouraged us by their subscrip- tions and advertisements, we return our sincere thanks, and to the public generally our acknowledgments are due for their courtesy in favoring us with information.
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BROOKLINE DIRECTORY.
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CABINET WORK, UPHOLSTERY, AND
Interior Decorations.
BANCROFT & BOYDEN,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Parlor, Library, Dining Room,
AND
CHAMBER FURNITURE.
In all the above departments our stock is unusually large, and is specially commended to the notice of parties intending to furnish apartments or residences.
Particular attention given to the manufacture of
Mirrors, Cornices, Draperies, &c.
Which, in connection with a full line of
LACE CURTAINS, AND UPHOLSTERY GOODS,
enables us to offer special inducements to parties desiring INTERIOR DECORATIONS. WAREROOMS,
180 TREMONT STREET,
BOSTON.
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BROOKLINE DIRECTORY.
ABRAM FRENCH & CO.
IMPORTERS OF
CROCKERY, China & Glass Ware.
Decorated and White China, Dinner, Tea, Breakfast, and Toilet Sets, Decorated and White Parisian Stone China Sets, Porcelain Glaze Unique Shapes, Extra Heavy Wares, for Ship and Hotel use, Common Colored and C. C. Rockingham and Yellow Ware, in original crates or repacked to order.
Silver-Plated Tea Services,
Castors, Forks, Spoons and Cutlery, Ice Pitchers, Urns and Waiters, Chandeliers, Kerosene Lamps, German Study Lamps, Rich Cut and Moulded Goblets, Tumblers, etc.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
No. 151 & 153 Milk Street,
BOSTON.
ABRAM FRENCH.
LEWIS G. COBURN.
JOHN T. WELLS. LEMUEL E. CASWELL. WM. A. FRENCH. S. WALDO FRENCH.
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BROOKLINE DIRECTORY.
For Gentlemanly and Prompt attention, Square Deal- ing, Low Prices, and strictly first-class goods, go to
H. T. REED & CO. GROCERS,
AND DEALERS IN FINE TEAS,
42 Edinboro, and 74, 76 & 78 Beach St.,
BOSTON.
OPP. BOSTON & ALBANY DEPOT.
CONTENTS.
Advertising Index 7
Buildings.
13
Business Directory
97
Business Directory of Advertisers outside of Brookline 8
Cemeteries.
118
Churches
117
Clergymen
100
Constables
112
Directory of Names
43
Expresses
101
Fire Department
112
Good Templars
120
Grand Army Posts
120
Halls
13
History of Brookline
17
Hotels
105
Justices of the Peace
115
Masonic.
120
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BROOKLINE DIRECTORY.
Massachusetts Infant Asylum 119
Newspapers
117
Old Ladies' Home 119
Overseers of the Poor
111
Physicians.
107
Police.
112
Post Offices
116
Public Buildings
13
Public Library
116
Reading Rooms
120
Savings Banks
117
Selectmen
111
Schools
113
School Committee
113
Societies
120
Streets
11
Teachers, Private.
109
Teachers, Public
113
Temperance Societies 120
Town Officers.
111
Water Works.
112
Boston Ornamental Iron Works
MANUFACTURE ALL KINDS OF
IRON AND WIRE RAILINGS,
Iron Crestings for Mansard Roofs, Finials, etc., Iron Stable Fixtures,ĮWire Flower Stands and Trellises, Flower [Pot Brackets, Hitching Posts, etc. etc., Fountains, Vases, Gar- don Figures, and other Lawn Ornaments,
Copper Weather Vanes & Iron Furniture.
BUBIER & CO.
157 Tremont Street, Boston.
Estimates made on ALL KINDS of . IRON and WIRE Work.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS.
Page
Adams & Co. .
20
Adams W. S. & Co.
110
Ailman J. H., line front cover and
page . .
22
Allen & Somes.
3
Baker B. F. .
14
Bancroft & Boyden
3
Beals & Jones.
12
Bird Geo. W. .
7
Blaisdell John E.
13
Blocklinger A.
21
Bowen P. W. .
16
Bradford & Anthony
front cover
Brown Wm. S. . .
8
Bubier & Co. opp. Index to Advertisers
Burnham A. M.
21
Burt & Packard .
11
Chaplin Wm. B.
13
Chase Charles . 3
Choate Henry A.
opp. p. 96
Clapp Otis & Son
17
Coolidge & Bro.
2
Cousens Oliver
7
Curtis C. H. .
24
Doran Bros .
6
Dorr Nathan
14
18
Dunshee F. S. back cover and page Dwyer P. .. 14
Erhard George 8 Fenner Chas. E. 19
Fitzgerald James 21 Floden W. M. line front cover and page 24
Flood Hugh
inside back cover
French Abram .
. opp. Contents
French J. & Son .
line front cover
Frothingham Chas. H.
front cover
Grush J. H. .
8
Hawthorne & Tucker, inside front cover Hill E. E. . . 19
Hilton Thos. B .. 5
Hutchinson W. H. .
18
Hyams H. M. opp. General Directory
Kenrick Bros. . .
1
Kingman Martin
6
Ladd Chas. P.
16
Lamb C. F. .
12
Lincoln Wm.
12
Page
Loudon Bros. line front cover and
page
22
Lovejoy Wm. S.
front cover
Mahon Thomas
4
Mayo Henry & Co.
21
Mayo Thos. & Co. .
front colored
McGrath & Sullivan
McLeod J. S. .
22
Metropolitan S. S. Co
17
Morse Eben & Son .
15
Mudge Alfred & Son
front 15
Neal B. W.
16
Bowker & Lyon .
17
Newell F. A.
6
Noland & Porter
4
('Day John T. . .
. inside front cover
Palmer & Bachelder
. opp. History
Palmer C. L. .
Parker & Gannett
23
Partridge A. C ..
opp. Title
Partridge Horace & Co.
opp. p. 97
Pettingill T. S.
15
Power Wm. H.
9
Pree Wm.
7
Prescott O. K.
opp. Title
Quinlan M. W.
10
Reed H. T. & Co.
over Contents
Robinson Thos. T.
13
Russell A. C. line back cover and
page
24
Sanford's Indt. Line Steamers,
back cover
Schayer Brothers, line back cover
and pages .
. 40-41
Seamans J. M. & Co.
15
Sears and Bowers .
front cover
Smith E. S. .
. opp History
Smith W. H. line back cover and
page
24
Smith & Thing
7
Spear E. D. Dr.
back colored
Stone & Goodspeed
5
Stowell A. & Co.
back colored
Howe Irving A. .
17
Sullivan F. .
11
Tarbell E. & Son .
line on back cover
Taylor J. L.
19
Thomas James .
inside back cover
Thompson John . . .
11
Turner M. W. opp General Directory Whitman E. F. front and back colored Wilson Alex. M. . 5
Long J. D. .
4
Woodward & Brown
. back cover
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BOSTON ADVERTISERS' BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Agricultural Implements.
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Apothecaries.
Choate Henry A. (see opp. page 96), under Revere House
Boots and Shoes.
Curtis C. H. (see adv. dept. p. 24), 42 Bedford st.
Fenner Chas. E. (see adv. dept. p. 19), 54 Kneeland st. Thayer Bros. (see pp. 40, 41), 59 Cornhill
Brackets. .
Bubier & Co. (see p. 16), 157 Tremont st.
Bronzes.
Tarbell E. & Son (see line back cover), 15 Bromfield st.
Cabinet Makers.
Bancroft & Boyden (see adv. p. 3), 180 Tremont st.
Carriage Jacks.
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Caterer.
Hill E. E. (see adv. dept. p. 19), 9 Har- rison ave.
Cigar Manufacturer.
Hyams H. M. (see advt. opp. general di- rectory), 584 Washington st.
Cigars and Tobacco.
Hyams H. M. (see adv. opp. gen. direc- tory), 584 Washington st.
Clocks.
McLeod J. B. (see adv. dept. p. 22), 98 Kingston st.
Clothes Cleaning and Repairing Fitzgerald James (see adv. dept. p. 2), 146 Kingston st.
Cocons, (Epps'.)
Clapp Otis & Son (see adv. dept. p. 17), 3 Beacon st.
Crestings. Bubier & Co. (see p. 6), 157 Tremont st.
Crockery, China and Glass Ware.
French Abram & Co. (see p. 4), 151 Milk st.
Cutlery.
Bradford & Anthony (see front cover), 186 Washington st.
French Abram & Co. (see p. 4), 151 Milk st.
Dining Rooms.
Hill E. E. (see adv. dept. p. 19), 9 Har- rison ave. Lovejoy Wm, S. (see front cover), 21 Court st.
Engravers (Wood).
Russell A. C. (see line back cover and p. 24), 7 Montgomery place Taylor J. L. (see adv. dept. p. 19), Joy's building
Fancy Goods.
Stowell A. & Co. (see adv. dept. back colored), 16 Winter
Fancy Hardware.
Bradford & Anthony (see front cover), 186 Washington st.
Fertilizers.
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Fish Dealers (wholesale). Mayo Henry & Co. (see adv. dept. p. 21), 5 Commerce st.
Fishing Tackle.
Bradford & Anthony (see front cover), 186 Washington st.
Fresco Painter.
Flood Hugh (see inside back cover), 19 Province
Furniture.
Bancroft & Boyden (see adv. p. 3), 180 Tremont st.
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BOSTON ADVERTISERS.
Garden Fountain and Vases.
Bubier & Co. (see p. 6), 157 Tremont st.
Gas Fixtures.
Tarbell E. & Son (see line back cover), 15 Bromfield st.
Turner M. W. & Co. (see opp. general directory), 27 and 29 Bromfield st.
Gents' Furnishing Goods.
Howe Irving A. (see adv. dept. p. 17), 221 Washington st.
Grindstones.
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), . 49 North Market st.
Grocers.
Reed H. T. & Co. (see p. 5), Beach, cor. Edinboro
Hat Bleachery
Thomas Jas. (inside back cover), Prov- ince st.
Hair Goods.
Blocklinger A. (see adv. dept. p. 21), 313 Washington st.
Hair Work.
Blocklinger A. (see adv. dept. p. 21), 313 Washington st.
Hair Jewelry.
Blocklinger A. (see adv. dept. p. 21), 313 Washington st.
Hay Cutters.
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Homeopathic Pharmacy. Clapp Otis & Son (see adv. dept. p. 17), 3 Beacon st.
Insurance.
Frothingham Charles H. (see front cov- er), 62 Devonshire st. Sears & Bowers (see front cover), 7 Ex- change pl.
Interior Decorators.
Bancroft & Boyden (see adv. p. 3), 180 Tremont st.
Jewelry, Watches, etc.
McLeod J. S. (see adv. dept. p. 22), 98 Kingston st.
Palmer, Bachelder & Co. (see adv. opp. History), 200 Washington st.
Stowell A. & Co. (see adv. back colored), 16 Winter
Lace Curtains.
Bancroft & Boyden (see adv. p. 3), 180 Tremont st.
Lamps.
French Abram & Co. (see p. 4), 151 Milk st.
Lasts.
Curtis C. H. (see adv. dept. p. 24), 42 Bedford st.
Lawn Mowers.
Bubier & Co. (see p. 6), 157 Tremont Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Mirrors.
Bancroft & Boyden (see adv. p. 2), 180 Tremont st.
Occulist and Aurist.
Whitman E. F. (see front and back col- ored pages), Parkman House, Bow- doin sq.
Optician.
Ailman John H. (see adv. dept. p. 22), 14 Bromfield st.
Photographers.
Dunshee E. S. (see back cover and p. 18), 3 Tremont row
Burnham A. M. (see adv. dept. p. 21), 22 Tremont row
Partridge A. C. (see p. front colored), 351 Washington st.
Prescott O.K. (see adv. front colored), 7 Tremont row
Physicians.
Spear E. D. (see back colored page), 713 Washington st.
Piano Fortes.
Woodward & Brown (see back cover), 514 Washington st.
Plumbers.
Hawthorne & Tucker (see inside front cover), 16 Province st.
Loudon Bros. (see adv. dept. p. 22), 36 Province st.
Presses (cider, wine, cheese, etc.)
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Printers.
Mudge Alfred & Son (see p. 15), 34 School st.
Smith W. H. (see line back cover, also p. 24), 199 Washington st.
Publishers.
Adams & Co. (see adv. dept. p. 20), 4 Pearl st.
Adams W. & Co. (see p. 110), 84 Wash- ington st.
Pumps.
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23) 49 North Market st. -
Real Estate Agents.
French J. & Sons (see line front cover,) 80 Washington st.
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BOSTON ADVERTISERS.
Seeds.
Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Shirt Manufacturer.
Howe Irving A. (see adv. dept. p. 17), 221 Washington st.
Sign Painter.
Flood Hugh (see inside back cover), 19 Province st.
Silver Plated Ware,
French Abram & Co. (see p. 4), 151 Milk st.
Staple Fixtures.
Bubier & Co. (see p. 6), 157 Tremont st.
Statues. Bubier & Co. (see p. 6), 157 Tremont st.
Steam Ship Lines.
Metropolitan S. S. Co. (see adv. dept. p. 17), 54 Central wharf Sanford's Ind. Line (see adv. back cover), 13 Foster's wharf
Step Ladders.
Parker & Gannett ( see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Tea Dealers.
Reed H. T. & Co. (see p. 5), Beach, cor. Edinboro.
Upholsterers.
Bancroft & Boyden (see adv. p. 3), 18 Tremont st.
Watch and Chronometer Maker. Floden Wm. M. (see line front cover, and p. 24), 22 Congress
Weather Vanes.
Bubier & Co. (see p. 6), 157 Tremont st.
Wheelbarrows. Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23), 49 North Market st.
Wire Work. Bubier & Co. (see p. 6), 157 Tremont st.
Wringing Machines. Parker & Gannett (see adv. dept. p. 23) , 49 North Market st.
Yankee Notions.
Partridge Horace & Co. (see opp. p. 97), Milk st.
W. S. ADAMS & CO.
Publishers.
'Directories supplied to order for any part of the U. S. and Canadas. .
84 Washington Street, Boston.
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STREETS, PLACES, AVENUES, ETC.
Those marked with a star are accepted streets and avenues.
Ackers Avenue, from Brighton, near Boylston * Alton, from Harvard to St. Paul Andem Place, from Washington, near Depot. * Aspinwall Avenue, from Harvard to Railroad Auburn, from Harvard to Park
* Avon, from Goddard's avenue to W. Roxbury Babcock Street, from Harvard to Brighton avenue *Beacon, from Boston to Chestnut Hill reservoir *Boylston, from Washington to Newton Brighton Avenue, from Boston to Brighton * Brighton, from Boylston to Brighton *Brookline Avenue, from Washington to Milldam Browne, from Powell to Pleasant *Carlton, from Colchester to Ivy Catlin, from Boylston, opp. the reservoir Chatham, from Kent to Hawes
*Chestnut, from Walnut to Jamaica Plain Chestnut Place, from Chestnut street
*Clyde, from Warren to Newton street *Colchester, from Carlton to Kent *Cottage, from Warren to West Roxbury *Cypress, from Washington to Chestnut Cypress Place, from Cypress street *Davis street, from Washington to Cypress Davis Court, from Washington
*Dudley, from Warren, near Walnut, to Warren, near Clyde Dummer, from Essex to Pleasant Egmont, from Dymoke to Pleasant Elm Place, from Walnut, near High * Emerald, from Pearl to Brookline ave.
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STREETS, AVENUES, ETC.
*Englewood avenue, from Beacon st. opp. Reservoir hotel
*Essex, from Freeman to Brighton avenue Fairmont, from Dudley to Reservoir
Fay Place, from Wash. opp. the Railroad bridge
*Francis, from Kent to Aspinwall Freeman, from Essex to Babcock
*Goddard's Avenue, from Cottage to Newton
*Gorham Avenue, from Cypress to Tappan
*Green, from Harvard to Pleasant
*Grove, from Newton street to South
*Hammond, from Newton street to Newton Harrison Place, from Harvard, near Harvard sq.
*Harvard, from Washington to Brighton
*Harvard Avenue, from Harvard to Park Harvard Place, from Harvard, near Harvard avenue Harvard Square, junction Washington and Harvard Hawes, from Colchester to Beacon
*Heath, from Boylston to Newton line
*High, from Walnut to Chestnut
*Holden, from Washington to Pierce
*Irving, from Walnut to High
*Ivy, from St. Mary's to Essex
*Kent, from Beacon to Francis
Kerrigan Place, from Boylston, near Washington
Linden Place, from Harvard
*Longwood Avenue, from Harvard to R. R.
*Marion, from Harvard to Beacon
Monmouth, from Hawes to St. Mary's
*Mountfort, from St. Mary's to Essex
*Newton, from West Roxbury to Newton
*Park, from Washington to Beacon
*Pearl, from Washington to Brookline ave.
*Perry, from Aspinwall avenue to Francis
*Peirce, from Harvard to Prospect
*Pleasant, from Harvard to Brighton ave.
*Pond Avenue, from Washington to Chestnut
*Pound, from Heath to Boylston Powell, from Beacon to Freeman
*Prescott, from Ivy to Mountfort
*Prospect, from Washington to School
*Reservoir Place, from Boylston to Brighton *Rockwood
*School, from Washington to Harvard Sewall Avenue, from Harvard to Kent
*South, from Newton street to W. Roxbury
*St. Mary's, from Brighton avenue to R. R.
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HALLS, BUILDINGS, ETC.
*St. Paul, from Aspinwall ave. to Beacon
*Summit Avenue, from Beacon, over Corey's Hill
*Tappan, from Cypress to Beacon Thayer Place, from Washington, opp. Town hall]
*Toxteth, from Aspinwall avenue to Francis Vernon, from Harvard to Marion
*Walnut, from Washington to Boylston Walnut Place, from Walnut, near Irving ]
*Warren, from Walnut to Heath
*Washington, from Boston to Brighton Webster, from Harvard to Beacon Webster Place, from Harvard, near Harrison pl. White Place, from Washington, opp. Railroad station *Winchester, from Beacon to Brighton
HALLS, BUILDINGS, ETC.
Bird's Block
Churches (see Contents )
Colonnade buildings, Harvard sq.
Engine Houses (see Contents)
Goddard Hall, Guild's block, Washington
Guild's Block, Washington, cor. Boylston
Lyceum Hall, Washington, near depot
Panter's Building, Harvard sq.
Public Library Building, Washington, near School Schools (see Contents)
Town Hall, Washington, between Holden and Prescott Whyte's Block, Walnut, cor. Washington
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BROOKLINE DIRECTORY.
HUGH FLOOD, HOUSE, SIGN 'AND FRESCO PAINTER. A Specialty made of Signs and Decorations. No. 19 Province St., Boston, Mass. J. W. BLACK,
PHOTOGRAPHER, 173 Washington St., Boston.
Photographs, Portraits, and Pictures of Every Style to order.
AMASA W. BAILEY, Billiard Table Manufacturer,
294 HARRISON AVENUE,
BOSTON. ALSO, PIGEON HOLE, BAGATELLE AND PARLOR TABLES,
Of all sizes and description, on sale and made to order with
UNRIVALLED WHALEBONE CUSHIONS.
ALFRED MUDGE & SON,
Steam Power
BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS,
No. 34 School Street,
Savings Bank Building, Opposite City Hall.
BOSTON.
Present to the public the unsurpassed facilities of their large and well appointed Establishment for PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
THEIR PRODUCTION OF
PAMPHLETS,
LAWYERS' BRIEFS, EQUITY CASES, LAW BLANKS,
BILLETS,
CIRCULARS,
BILL HEADS,
BILLS LADING,
R. R. RECEIPTS,
BLANKS,
BANK CHECKS, PROGRAMMES,
POSTERS,
TICKETS,
BALL BILLETS,
BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS CARDS, SHOW CARDS,
CHECKS, BALL CARDS,
Has earned for this House a deservedly high reputation for
EXCELLENCE OF WORK,
and they feel assured that an inspection of their Estab- lishment, by the business and literary community, will abundantly prove their claims to a liberal patronage.
All Orders, for any description of Printing, will receive prompt attention,
AT REASONABLE PRICES.
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BROOKLINE DIRECTORY.
PALMER, BACHELDER & CO.
IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS IN
Watches, Diamonds,
GOLD & SILVER WARE,
CLOCKS AND BRONZES,
200 WASHINGTON STREET,
BOSTON.
JOSIAH G. BACHELDER.
JACOB P. PALMER.
JAMES A. LAIGHTON. R. VAN C. EMERSON.
GEORGE D. SMITH. GEORGE T. HOUGHTON.
Cut Flowers, Wreaths, Bouquets, Wedding Flowers and Party Decorations furnished at short notice. Also, Shrubs, Roses in varieties, Green-House Plants, etc.
EDMUND S. SMITH,
orticulturigt and I origt,
CLYDE STREET,
ADDRESS, BOX 230, BROOKLINE, MASS.
BROOKLINE.
Orders left at Warren J. Currier's promptly attended to.
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AN HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF THE
Town of Brookline.
IN the comparatively small space awarded to this feature of the first Directory ever especially devoted to the Town of Brookline, it is of course impossible to convey a very par- ticular account of those political, municipal, and social changes which form the usual topics treated of in town histories ; nor is it necessary that such a work should be undertaken, in view of the fact that a recent publication by a talented and painstaking writer has ably recorded the earlier labors of the Rev. John Pierce.
We shall rather attempt in the first place to secure to our patrons a synopsis of those portions of old records, pa- pers, journals, etc., relating to the town territory, and to present as realistic a picture as possible of the manners, customs, and circumstances of our forefathers in the times of which we treat.
The history of Brookline, until the year 1705, was identical with that of Boston, of which town it was an appanage or dependency. The first settlers of Boston were few in num- ber, and poor in this world's goods, but brave, resolute, and prudent. The peninsula was easily fortified against foreign cruiser or lawless pirate on the ocean side, and the warlike savages who surrounded them ; it was free from the pests of that day, " wolves, rattlesnakes, and musquitos "; and ac- cordingly within the peninsula the little band of adventurers built their " houses " and "wigwams," the former being of logs, roofed with thatch, with fireplaces of wood so insuffi- ciently guarded with clay that losses by fire were of frequent occurrence.
Two forts of earth riveted with stout faces of post and planks, and furnished with " murtherers, falcons, sakers," and the other strangely named and cumbrous ordnances of the day, stood ever ready for foreign foe, or " ye Indian inimy," and a " watch " of constables kept the unruly in order,
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and guarded against surprise from without and sedition within.
As to military preparations, we cannot do better than to quote from William Wood's "New England's Prospect," published in 1633. " And lest I should forget a thing of so great importance no man must neglect to provide for himself, or those belonging to him, his munition for the defence of himself and the country. For there is no man that bears a head, but that bears military arms ; even boys of fourteen years of age are practised with men in military discipline every three weeks." These musters are commenced and ended with prayer, and are under the command of Stout John Underhill, once a ruffling swordsman of the king, in Holland, Ireland, and Spain, but now a member of Mr. Wilson's church, and generalissimo of the motley armies of the colony.
For at that period, even in the best trained bands of Europe, there was neither uniformity in arms, armor, or ammunition. The defensive armor of the Middle Ages, and the long pike of the man-at-arms, were found in the same rank with the buff-coat of tough calf-skin, and the spanish " snaphance," or wheel-locks ; and in the same ranks with the bearers of these latter, stood the stout musketeer with his collar of bandoliers, six-foot matchlock, and cumbrous "rest," and the happy possesser of the newly invented flint-lock.
But, although all could reside within the peninsula, the land was insufficient for agricultural purposes, and the supply of building material and firewood. Hence in 1633, we find in the author just quoted that "The inhabitants for their enlargement have taken to themselves farm-houses, in a place called Muddy River, two miles from their town ; where is good ground, large timber, and store of marsh land and meadow. In this place they keep their swine and other cattle, in the summer, whilst the corn is in the ground at Boston, and bring them to the town in winter."
With so much of their property among the meadows, and in the forests of Muddy River, it is no wonder that Gover- nor Winthrop enters in his diary of Aug. 30th, 1632, that " Notice being given of ten sagamores, and many Indians assembled at Muddy River, the governor sent Capt. Under- hill and twenty musketeers to discover, etc. ; but at Roxbury they heard they were broken up." Doubtless it was not without many misgivings that the colonists saw their cap- tain and his twenty soldiers depart, although in armor of proof " of back breast and pot," and armed with the guns so much dreaded by the wondering natives. Indeed, there .
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