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June. Thomas Blanchard recovered $521.27 from Charles Sprague for an infringement on his patent for turning or cutting irregular forms by an engine of Blanch- ard's invention.
At the fourth of July celebration the Democratic col- lector of the port of Boston, Benj. F. Hallet, was present with a band from a Revenue Cutter.
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Sept. 9. This advertisement appeared in the Worcester Spy: "One cent reward-Run away from Henry Adams, West Millbury, apprentice, Martin Flood, 16 years old" -- Mr. Flood afterwards became a very prominent man in the western country.
Hale, Whipple, and Waters were manufacturers of Hathaway's improved regulators.
Wiswall and Lee were storekeepers.
Jonathan A. Pope operated the "stone" factory at Bramanville.
"Wool carding, spinning, and dressing shop-cloth garments was performed by Nathan Clark."
Tin, copper, and sheet iron work was done by Holland Batchellder at Randall's building.
Two partnerships were dissolved, viz: that of "Silas Goddard & Co.," consisting of Silas Goddard, J. A. Pope, and John Wright, and the company of "Goulding and Carlton," shoe manufacturers.
Two physicians in town at this time were Dr. William M. Benedict and Dr. William B. Moore.
"Several cases of typhus fever occurred in the southern part of Armory Village."
1840
March 2. It was "voted that the sum of $250.00 be appropriated towards purchasing an engine with suction hose, provided, the same amount be raised by subscrip- tion." The town chose Asa H. Waters, Dr. Wm. M. Benedict, Stephen Blanchard on the school committee. Evidently there was some remaining surplus revenue from the United States, for the town "voted that the balance of this revenue be appropriated towards building new roads. "
The following is a list of expenses for the year ending March 1.
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Town Officers,
$ 115.05
Highways and bridges,
1,222.19
Miscellaneous expenses,
1,403.99
Expenses for poor,
539.09
Schools,
972.71
County tax for 1839,
478.28
Bounty on wheat,
21.45
$4,213.67
July 1. A sabbath school celebration was held in the grove at Singletary Lake, at which about twelve hundred pupils were present. Hymns were composed and sung.
In July a very interesting debate was given by mem- bers of the Lyceum, the question being-"Ought Gen. Wil- liam Henry Harrison (The Whig candidate) to be the next president of the United States?" The meetings which were held in the Academy Hall continued for several evenings in succession, and the room was crowded every night for the question attracted much local talent and excited a great deal of interest in the community. The affirmative or Whig side was finally victorious.
The principal speakers on the affirmative were C. R. Miles, Esq., Mr. Bruce and Mr. Hutchinson of Sutton; on the negative side, Mr. Freeland, Walter March, and Col. A. H. Waters. This campaign was notable as mark- ing the introduction of the widespread mass meetings in presidential campaigns.
November 17. The Methodist meeting-house which was raised on July 11 was dedicated.
December 27. The old Braman Factory was burned.
Snow fell one and one-half feet deep during the night and the engine, which was drawn by oxen, arrived at the fire half an hour after the building had been burned to the ground. After its arrival, three-quarters of an hour were required to start the engine working.
The ladies of the town furnished money to help com- plete Bunker Hill monument.
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Mr. Foster Freeland was principal of the Academy.
" Allen and Goddard" dissolved partnership, and the business, that of making sash and blinds, was continued by Abijah Allen and Marquis Green.
M. D. Moulton advertised a factory to let.
1841
February. A grindstone burst at the scythe works of Hale, Whipple, and Waters, fatally wounding the grinder, John Sawtell. One part of the stone was thrown through the floor overhead.
March. It was "voted that $250.00 be appropriated for Grass Hill Engine, provided the same amount be sub- scribed in ninety days."
The town also "voted to appropriate $250.00 to build an engine-house on Grass Hill, if an engine is procured."
This year there were many fires in town, more than for the twenty years previous, several being of incendiary origin. In March the tavern and livery stable of S. Farnsworth were destroyed, and in July his brick store burned. The tavern was occupied by Elijah A. Johnson. In the same month S. D. Torrey's barn was set on fire. Although it was not badly damaged, much excitement was aroused and the woods were searched in the western part of the town. July 28 the bolting factory burned. In September a store in Bramanville kept by Simmons and Stone was also set on fire.
July 5. A large sabbath school celebration was attended by about twelve hundred. Dinner was served in C. R. Miles' woods near the railroad. Mr. Jewett addressed the assembly in the meeting-house, and Mr. Stevens, Mr. Scudder, and Mr. Haven, made addresses in the grove.
Dec. 27. The Green factory in the Paper Mill village burnt down and the machinery was ruined.
Goddard & Rice admitted to partnership George H. Rice and the firm became Goddard, Rice, & Co. In
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addition to manufacturing boots and shoes, they carried on the currying business.
Among advertisements were the following:
To be sold at auction at the mill of Leland and Sabin, Bramanville (the W. W. Windle & Co. location), paper machinery belonging to the estate of James Phelps.
(signed) ALEXANDER DEWITT, Assignee.
Tyler and Goodwin, hat and cap manufacturers, were at the old stand of Charles Tyler.
"Singletary Manufacturing Co .: Amasa Wood, Pres .; Samuel Davis, A. G. Stiles, Asa Hunting, directors.
A. Mason & Son manufactured shoe nails.
E. Dudley was at the Millbury Shoe Store.
W. Hudson was a tailor.
1842
The emancipation of the slaves in the West Indies was celebrated.
A. G. Stiles & Company dissolved partnership.
1843
Two serious fires occurred during this year. February 14, the Singletary Mills with all the contents was burned, at a loss of sixteen thousand dollars. Later, the barn and office of C. R. Miles were destroyed by fire.
"Bryant and Simmons" (Ira Bryant and John Sim- mons) dissolved partnership.
There was much anti-slavery agitation in town. Sev- eral speakers gave stirring and forceful addresses before large assemblies and at the Second Congregational Church decided action against slavery was taken.
1844
March 4. It was "voted that the selectmen be author- ized to purchase three and one-half acres of land near the new cemetery, if it can be purchased for the same sum per
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acre that was paid for the lot purchased last year (Central Cemetery)."
Hale and Whipple's shop had a capacity for making three thousand scythes a year.
Randall Holden manufactured satinet warp.
"J. H. Knight & Co." (J. H. Knight and W. Leonard) were hatters.
The C. R. Mile's house was opened by Thomas Stevens as a public hotel, called "The Millbury House."
Pope and Brierly kept a general store in Randall's block (site of the present Cunningham block).
The firm of "Goddard & Rice" dissolved.
Mr. Harvey D. Walker was principal of the Academy.
In December current papers contained articles about Dr. Leonard Gale, who was born in Millbury, and F. D. J. Smith, relating to the telegraph.
A building owned by Asa H. Waters caught fire. The north end was used as a grist mill, one room in the south end was used as a gun shop, one for making shoe pegs, and one for cutting shoe nails.
1845
March 3. It was "voted to appropriate the sum of $60.00 to repair the fence, and to purchase the right which Elijah Holman has in the Grass Hill burying-ground."
At the fair of the American Institute in New York, S. Woodward exhibited broadcloth.
The Millbury Bank reduced its capital to $50,000.
During this year occurred the death of Dea. Ammi Faulkner, a Revolutionary pensioner, eighty-nine years old.
December. Rev. and Mrs. Buckingham were surprised at the parsonage and presented with one hundred and forty dollars.
December. Elijah Waters moved into his new house (now owned by Clifford R. Harris).
Mr. A. K. Packard was principal of the Academy.
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Smith and Pratt, of Bramanville, advertised spinning- frames for sale.
1846
March 2. It was "voted that the town raise and appro- priate a sum of money, which shall be equal to one-half of the expense of purchasing a Fire-Engine for District No. 3, Bramanville, provided the inhabitants of said dis- trict raise and pay into the town treasury the other half of said expense, said engine not to cost more than $1000."
March 16. "Voted that the selectmen be authorized and required to build a receiving tomb at the new ceme- tery."
March 30. A beginning was made in town toward building the Providence and Worcester railroad, the first work that of building a stone wall, being done near the Armory south of the office.
April 4. The Singletary Mills were burned, for the third time within twelve years.
In May, another fire occurred at the Singletary Mills, all but the grist and saw mills being destroyed.
November 9. The town chose Benjamin Flagg as representative to the General Court.
In November, occurred the death of the Rev. Caleb Burbank Elliott, who was educated for the ministry by General Burbank. The funeral was held at the Second Congregational Church.
1846
George A. Marcy and also W. A. Williams were tailors. George S. Bradford manufactured woolen goods.
1847
March 1. The town "voted not to build a Town House." One thousand two hundred and fifty dollars were voted for schools in this year. It was also "voted to prosecute all violators of the license law."
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October 25. The opening of the Worcester and Provi- dence railroad was celebrated, fully eighteen hundred people passing through town on the train.
A. A. Lombard, dentist, had an office in Millbury.
William Crompton (father of George Crompton) man- ufactured looms.
B. F. Ham & Co. kept a general store.
Henry Tower manufactured hay, straw, and cornstalk cutters.
Levi Bradford made broadcloth.
1848
March 6. One thousand dollars were voted for the care of the town's poor.
In July, the first local meeting of the "Friends of Free Territories," composed of Whigs, Democrats and Liberty men, was held. James H. Benchley was chosen as dele- gate to the district convention.
Asa H. Waters was a member of the Free Soil county committee and one of the vice-presidents of the county convention.
"One and one-half mile of road is to be let to build. Information concerning the same may be obtained at E. Goulding's store." (signed) J. E. Waters.
1849
January 11. Ebenezer Sibley of this town sailed from Boston for California in search of gold.
March 5. "Voted to accept the road as laid out recently by the selectmen, leading from the cemetery in West Millbury to Oxford line, by the house of Aaron Small."
In April a law-suit was brought by the Blanchard Stock Turning Co. against Brown, Eldrige & Miller and Yoncum & Wilson for infringements upon Thomas Blanchard's patent. Azariah Woolworth, of Waterbury, Conn., and Mr. Blanchard both testified. The defense claimed that their machines were not an infringement on the Blanch-
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ard patent for turning irregular forms for their machines would turn all sizes from a single model, while Blanchard's would not. The case was decided in favor of the Blanch- ard company and the defendants were required to pay separate amounts which altogether amounted to nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.
In November, Asa H. Waters was chosen as repre- sentative to the General Court.
Orra Goodell offered for sale his woolen factory, one mile from the railroad station. There were four complete sets of machinery for making broadcloth, three dwelling houses, a barn, a wool store, a dye house, and a dry house.
A. G. Randall succeeded Henry Waterman as post- master.
An epidemic of spotted fever this year resulted in several deaths.
The Blackstone Canal Co. advertised water rights for sale at Ramshorn Pond.
George L. Chase was an insurance agent.
Thomas Tifft & Co. manufactured sash and blinds.
Mr. A. P. Stone was principal of the Academy.
1850
It was "voted that the selectmen be instructed to examine the rights of the town in the Old Common, also the localities of the roads, and to lay out necessary roads upon the said Common." (See Chapter I. p. 19.)
June. Russell Phelps of Millbury and Horatio Phelps of Worcester formed a company under the name of "Russell, Phelps, and Co. " for the manufacture of hosiery, the partnership was to terminate in 1859.
The firm of Roberts and Wilcox, hatters, dissolved.
James Hayward, a Revolutionary pensioner living on the road from Millbury to Worcester, was ninety-three years old.
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CHAPTER IX MILLBURY ACADEMY
When Millbury Academy was established, there were but five other such schools in the county. These were at Uxbridge, Dudley, Leicester, Westminster, and Lancaster. To meet an apparent public need in the region the Acad- emy in Millbury was started in 1832. Funds were con- tributed for erecting suitable buildings, a charter was obtained, and a board of trustees was chosen, consisting of ex-Gov. John Davis, and Judge Pliny Merrick, both of Worcester, the Hon. James L. Sibley and the Rev. H. A. Tracy, both of Sutton, Dr. Bardwell of Oxford, the Rev. Elisha Rockwood of Westborough, Asa H. Waters, and Henry Mills, both of Millbury, Mr. Waters being secretary of the board. At this time Millbury had a population of only one thousand six hundred and eleven, and Governor Davis frequently remarked, that he did "not see how the people had been able to raise by sub- scription money enough to build that Academy." Cer- tainly there can be no doubt that it did require an effort. Governor Davis, popularly known as "honest John Davis," was then a member of Congress, and for many years was the colleague of Daniel Webster. Although he was burdened with public duties of great moment, yet he took a particular interest in the school, driving down from Worcester to attend all meetings of the board. He drew up the By-Laws for the Corporation as well as the Rules and Regulations of the school.
The Academy building was erected in 1832, at a cost of about forty-five hundred dollars. When completed it was publicly dedicated by a celebration which made a gala
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day in Millbury. A procession marched to the Second Congregational Church in which the exercises were held. An appropriate and scholarly address was delivered by Judge Merrick and this was followed by music and a collation. The first teachers, Mr. William Hall from Dartmouth College, preceptor, and Miss Charlotte O. Spooner, from the famous seminary of Mrs. Willard at Troy, N. Y., preceptress, were on the ground and the school was opened at once. Scholars came from all the neighboring towns, so crowding the accommodations that an extra boarding house had to be provided for their accommodation. The school continued in a prosperous condition for several years, as long, in fact, as the original teachers remained. During the first year ninety-one pupils were enrolled.
The land on which the Millbury Academy was erected was given by Asa Waters, June 9, 1832. A portion of his deed of gift was as follows:
"Know all men by these presents that I Asa Waters of Millbury in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire in consideration of my respect and attachment to the cause of good learning & the deep & lively interest I feel for the prosperity of this my native town & the improvement of the rising generation in the liberal arts & sciences & in the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by the Proprietors of Millbury Academy a Corporation duly established by law in said Millbury the receipt whereof I do acknowledge do hereby give, grant, sell, & convey unto the said Corporation their successors & assigns a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the Easterly part of said Millbury near the Armory Village so-called, lying on the Northerly side of the road leading from said Millbury to Grafton a few rods Northwest of the house where I now reside. . . . containing by measurement one hundred and twenty rods and six-tenths.
"Provided, nevertheless, that if the aforesaid Proprietors or their successors shall fail & neglect to keep & maintain in successful operation an efficient & respectable Academy or high school on the aforesaid premises for the space of two years at any one period of time then this deed shall be void, but in case of said neglect the said Corporation shall always have the priviledge of purchasing said land at the price of five hundred dollars."
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Some of the teachers who were later employed proved unpopular so that the number of pupils from outside fell off and the school lost its prestige, declining rapidly. At this juncture the corporation decided to sell the property and it passed into the hands of a manufacturer, who proposed to convert the building into a block of tenements. In this attempt, however, he was frustrated by a provision which the donor of the land had inserted in the deed. The purchaser neglected to secure a clear title by the payment of five hundred dollars as provided in the gift referred to, consequently, he found himself obliged either to support an Academy or a High School, or to lose his property. In the meantime a third party had secured the donors' rights to the land and he refused to sell at any price. Thus matters remained, until the manufacturer was willing to sell the Academy property to the town in 1851. Then it was made a free High School in common with the other public schools.
In a Worcester County history the Academy is men- tioned as follows:
"Millbury Academy, like several other similar schools, had to succumb to the High School system, when the town in which it was located came under the scope of the law in relation to high schools. The property was sold to the town in 1852. Like other institutions of the kind now dead and forgotten, it did good service in its day. It is a great mistake to suppose these schools were failures because they died a natural death. As well might we speak of the career of a good man or woman as failures because they have passed away. They must be estimated by the amount and quality of the work they performed while they did live. Judged by this standard, the old Academies will ever be esteemed by the student of history as among the potent forces by which society was informed and elevated in former generations." (Wor. Co. History, Vol. I, page 120.)
The last principal of the Millbury Academy, Mr. A. P. Stone, who was principal in 1851, became one of the fore- most educators in the Commonwealth.
Many graduates might be named who have in their later lives reflected credit upon the institution. One, how-
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ever, Horace Maynard, stands out with special promin- ence. He was born Aug. 30, 1814, at Westborough, Mass. When a poor boy, laboring on a farm in his native town, he heard of the new Academy and came to see what it could do for him. After two years passed under the direction of the principal, the Rev. Dr. Dana, he entered Amherst College, in 1834, and at his graduation was valedictorian. He was afterwards professor in the Uni- versity in Knoxville, Tenn. He became a distinguished lawyer. He was U. S. congressman from Tennessee, from 1857 to 1863. In 1864, he became attorney-general of Tennessee, again a member of Congress from 1866 to 1875, U. S. minister to Turkey from 1875 to 1880, and postmaster-general under President Hayes, in 1880-81. He died in Knoxville, Tenn., May 3, 1882.
Among those who taught at the institution in the early days of the Academy were Messrs. Hall, Richardson, Hathaway, Bushnell, and Wood, and Misses Spooner, Young, Lewis, and Davis.
The Academy corporation later included the following gentlemen :- Caleb Burbank, Abijah Allen, Simon Farns- worth, William M. Benedict, Samuel Wood, Lewis Mills, Jonas L. Sibley, David B. Harrington, Charles Hale, James Goodell, Elias Forbes, Henry Mills, Nathaniel Goddard, William Ryan, Samuel D. Torrey, Jonas A. H. Hovey, Sophia March, Abraham G. Randall, Jonathan Gale, and Asa H. Waters. Gen. Caleb Burbank was presi- dent, Henry Mills was treasurer, and Abraham G. Randall was secretary.
Trustees were the Hon. John Davis, of Worcester, Henry Wood, Esq., of Grafton, Calvin Willard, Esq., of Worcester, the Rev. Elisha Rockwood, of Westborough, Judge Pliny Merrick, of Worcester, Jonas L. Sibley, Esq., of Sutton, the Rev. George W. Campbell, of Mill- bury, the Rev. John Maltby, of Sutton, the Rev. Osgood Herrick, of Millbury, the Rev. John Wilde, of Grafton, Abraham G. Randall, Esq., of Millbury, and Col. Asa H.
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Waters, of Millbury. The Hon. John Davis was presi- dent, Calvin Willard, vice-president, Asa H. Waters, Esq., secretary, and Henry Mills, Esq., treasurer.
The following was taken from the catalogue for the year ending February, 1851-(the last one issued). Mr. Stone continued as principal until 1856 in the High School.
TEACHERS
PRINCIPAL, A. P. STONE. ASSISTANT TEACHERS, MISS SARAH S. BATCHELLER, MISS MARY JANE WHITE. STUDENTS
NAMES.
Charles H. Allen,
RESIDENCE. Millbury. 66
Justus Aldrich,
Henry W. Ainsworth,
66
George T. Allen, Amos Armsby,
S. Adelbert Ainsworth,
O. Smith Baker,
Upton.
Calvin W. Barker,
Millbury.
John M. Bancroft,
Auburn.
William G. Benedict,
Millbury.
Orlando E. Bradway,
Worcester.
J. Edwin Benchley,
Millbury. 66
Roland E. Bowen,
Abraham Crossley,
Henry A. Cobbett, Anson E. Cutting,
66
Gabriel W. Crossley, Thomas O. Conant,
Hamilton, N. Y. Millbury.
Albert A. Cobbett,
E. James Corlew,
Boston. Millbury.
Henry M. Coombs, Austin H. Cutting, Deloise L. Dana William Darrah,
Oxford. Millbury.
Jeremiah Dugan,
Francis E. Dana,
Thomas H. Dudley, William Eddy,
Oxford. Millbury. 66
66
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Andrew S. Freeman, Lysander Flagg, Edgar A. Fiske, H. Augustus Goodell, Leverett S. Griggs, Moses D. Garfield, Lyman S. Goodell, F. Bartlett Goddard, Albert F. Gould,
West Millbury. Boylston. Millbury.
66
66
Austin W. Goodell,
John L. Griggs, Albert S. Gerry,
John E. W. Gliddon,
F. Everts Goodell,
Charles A. Harrington,
Elbridge G. Howe,
66
Leonard J. Hastings,
Edward R. Harrington,
Rodney N. Holman,
66
George B. S. Johnson,
66
Richard H. L. Jewett,
66
Henry O. Johnson,
Sutton. Millbury.
Hiram N. Keith,
66
William Jas. Knights, John King,
Sutton.
William B. Lapham,
Millbury.
Anson G. Livermore,
Auburn.
Charles A. Lapham,
Henry F. Lombard,
Millbury. Sutton. Millbury. 66
Franklin A. Mallalieu, George F. Marcy, Addison March,
George L. Marsh,
66
Miles G. Merry,
66
Joseph G. Morton,
66
Francis T. Orcutt,
66
George H. Parks,
Gilbert D. Pitts,
66
A. Leonard Parks,
Thomas N. Powers,
Edwards W. Ryan,
Howard M. Rice,
Forbes W. Ryan,
Orville A. Ross,
Millville.
Boston. Millbury.
Franklin J. Howe,
P. Dwight King,
Martin Kelly,
Patrick McKenna,
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Harriett M. Sawyer, Helen E. Skinner, Harriett W. Stiles, Mary J. Sawyer, Louisa A. Slocum, Anna D. Torrey,
Sarah M. Tower,
Susan W. Torrey,
Sarah P. Walling,
Frances M. Warner,
Cornelia P. Waters, Maria Wheeler,
Mary L. White, Fannie O. Wheeler,
Mary P. Wright, Almira Whipple,
Millbury.
Winchester, N. H. Millbury. Burrillville, R. I. Millbury. 66
66 Worcester. Millbury. Sutton.
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CHAPTER X ANNALS 1851-1870
1851
March 4. It was "voted to raise and appropriate one hundred dollars to purchase town maps, said maps to be placed in the hands of the Town Clerk and by him sold at cost."
November 10. J. E. Waters, A. P. Benchley, and Henry Waterman were appointed envelope distributors under the secret ballot law.
A vote upon revising or altering the constitution of the commonwealth resulted in two hundred twenty-eight yeas and one hundred seventy-two nays.
In July the first meeting of those named in the act of incorporation of the Millbury and Southbridge railroad was called at Turner's Hotel in Southbridge.
Elijah Holman and others in Millbury desired that the Paul Thurston farm be annexed to the town. This was one of the several farms whose owners had been given the right of choosing the town to which they desired annexa- tion when boundary changes were previously made.
The vestry of the Second Congregational Church was built this summer and dedicated September 23d. One hundred and twenty-eight dollars were collected for this purpose at a picnic held September 3d.
Clark Goulding operated the Ridgeway mill.
Goddard and Rice, dealers in boots and shoes, dissolved partnership.
1852
March 1. Seven hundred and fifty dollars were voted for the High School for the current year.
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An attempt was made by a capitalist of New York and a citizen of the town to put out of office the old board of directors of the Millbury Bank and thereby gain control of the institution. In 1851 the bank paid dividends of eight per cent and had on hand a reserve fund of seven thousand dollars in profits.
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