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time the following names were probably given or confirmed : Main, Front, Pleasant, Me- chanic, Thomas, School and Back (now Sum- mer ) streets. . In town meeting May 3, 1824, it was "voted that the street from Abraham Lincoln's store to Broken-up Hill until it comes to Barber's road at the guide-post, be called Salisbury street." On the map of the village published by Clarendon Harris in July, 1829, the names of only fifteen streets appear, viz., Salisbury, Main, School, Thomas, Cen- tral, Mechanic, Front, Summer, Franklin, Grafton, Green, Water, South (now Park), Church (now Salem square), and Pleasant. Lincoln and Washington squares had been named; and part of Pearl and Lincoln streets and all of the present Market street were en- graved on the map, but the names were not affixed. Between 1830 and 1840 quite a number of new streets were opened, among them Foster, Elm and Exchange (at first called Market ) in the centre of the town. The names of more than sixty appear on the map published with the first directory in 1844; and there was a rapid increase after this date. The town government appears to have had little· to do with naming streets, and comparatively few were officially designated, unless the ac- ceptance of them with names already given may be considered a legal sanction. In Jan- uary, 1849, after Worcester became a city, Mr. Henry J. Howland, publisher of the Di- rectory, requested the City Council to estab- lish names for such highways and public streets as had not received them, for the bet- ter convenience of locating the inhabitants,
With the exception of occasional official recognition, the nomenclature of the greater portion appears to have been left to individual fancy, and names were and are applied by private parties without special authority. More or less confusion has resulted, and in several cases a name has been attached to two- or more streets at the same time, thereby leading strangers widely astray. There have been three Waldo streets, and there are two. Taylor streets at the present time. A large number of family and private names have been applied, in some cases by irresponsible and transient persons, who seized the oppor- tunity to gain a little glory for themselves and those connected with them, at the expense of the community. A great many absurd and inappropriate names appear, in violation of good taste and common sense. Some rule should be established by the City Government for the proper naming of streets, and some evidence required as to the respectability and fitness of the titles proposed. Of some of the reasons given for applying certain names the least said the soonest mended.
The investigation of the origin of street and other names of any particular place leads to. many curious and interesting facts of local history. An analysis of these names exhibits to a certain degree the tastes and tendency of" mind in the people for a long period. In Worcester, family names have been used in large proportion. Of illustrious names we- have a few, such as Washington, Franklin, Lafayette and Wellington. In opening streets. at the north end, Hon. Stephen Salisbury"
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gave the Revolutionary names of Concord, Abbott-Ebenezer E. Abbott. Lexington, Prescott, Hancock and Otis. Of Adams-Adams family. the presidents besides Washington, we find Aitchison-George C. Aitchison. the names of Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Albert-Charles Albert Allen. Jackson, Harrison, Lincoln, Grant and Gar- Alden-John Alden. field; of statesmen and generals, Hamilton, Alvarado avenue-Alvarado A. Coburn. Anna-Wife of C. C. Coburn. Clinton, Webster, Everett, Wilson, Seward, Bismark, Scott, Fremont, Meade, Sherman, Anne-Wife of Patrick O'Rourke. Sheridan and Sigel. Mr. David S. Messinger Ararat-Mount Ararat. in laying out Fairmont gave literary names to Ashland-Home of Henry Clay. the streets there, and we have Milton, Dry- Assonet-Named by Job Lawton, who was den, Edgeworth, Bremer, Hemans, Byron, born in Assonet, a place near Plymouth. Job's wife's name was Patience. Bryant, Willis and Whittier. Lamartine, Palfrey, Pierpont, Lowell and Waverley are of Asylum-Insane Asylum. this class given by others. Mr. Messinger Austin-Rev. Samuel Austin. also named William and Elizabeth streets after Bailey-Silas Bailey.
his children. It is to be regretted that Baker-Warren Baker. the names of the early settlers of the town are Ballard-John S. Ballard. not perpetuated in more instances. Hench- man and Curtis are the only ones that occur at present writing. Indian names scarcely appear. To Gov. Lincoln we are indebted for such names as Elm, Maple, Chestnut, Cedar, Walnut, Linden and Oak. These are
Barbour-William C. Barbour.
Barclay-Barclay, the Quaker.
Beach-Henry J. Howland says he named it for the tree, and that it should be spelled Beech. Others say named for Lucius Beach.
always in good taste, as are Woodland, Birch, Beacon-Beacon street in Boston. Named by Maywood and Hawthorn, named by Mr.
Col. James Estabrook.
Henry H. Chamberlin. The trees are well Bellevue-Named by George Jaques.
represented in Worcester street names; the Belmont-Suggested by Bell pond.
fruits in Plum, Apricot, Mulberry, Cherry and Benefit-Benefit to Worcester Academy by Orange, and with these belong Vine, Fruit sale of the land.
and Orchard. We find the four seasons in Berkeley-Berkeley, the Quaker. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and Blackstone-Blackstone canal.
the months in May and June; the precious Blake-James B. Blake, mayor. metals in Gold and Silver; and the gems in Blithewood-Named by Rev. J. F. Burbank for a place in England.
Pearl, Agate and Diamond. Milk and Water are in suspicious proximity. Such names as Boynton-John Boynton. Gas, Chrome, Bath and Carbon, as well as many others, are absurdities when applied to Brown-Albert Brown. streets.
Bradley-Osgood Bradley.
Camp-Camp Scott.
Many street names are self-explanatory, as, for instance, the highways leading to several of the adjacent or other towns, such as Boylston, West Boylston, Holden, Leices- Castle-From the Oread. ter, Stafford, Southbridge, Millbury, Grafton and Shrewsbury. The situation of many gives Chadwick-Chadwick family. the cue to their names, as High, Prospect, Chandler-Chandler family. Vale, Valley, Cliff, Crown, Ascension, and Channing-William Ellery Channing. several others. In the following list of some Chapin-Henry Chapin. 200 streets the result of the writer's inquiries Charlotte-Wife of H. H. Chamberlin.
is given so far as the origin or source of the Cheever-Rev. Henry T. Cheever.
name is concerned. Other interesting partic- ulars have been gathered, but cannot be pre- sented in the limited space afforded by the DICTIONARY. The compiler will gladly re- .ceive corrections from those who possess authentic information.
Caroline-Caroline, wife of Fred. Greenleaf, hero of one of Rev. E. E. Hale's novels. Carpenter-Anthony E. Carpenter.
Catharine-Wife of Ebenezer Harrington.
Church- Formerly Salem square was called Church street and the name remained with the continuation.
Clark-William L. Clark.
Clarkson-Clarkson, the Quaker. Clinton-Dewitt Clinton.
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Colton-Samuel H. Colton. Crescent-Former course of the street. Cristy-Cristy Weyer.
Crompton-George Crompton.
Crown-Crown of the hill.
Crystal-Crystal Lake in Illinois.
Curtis-Albert Curtis.
Cushing-Paine family name.
Cutler-From a resident.
Davis-Isaac Davis.
Dean-Salisbury family name.
Decatur-Decatur C. Tourtelotte.
Dewey-Francis H. Dewey.
Dix-Dr. Elijah Dix.
Dorrance-Dorrance S. Goddard.
Douglas-This street was named by William G. Maynard, who renumbered the streets in 1871. It was peopled with negroes and Irish, who could not agree upon a name. The negroes were told that Fred-
erick Douglass was honored, and the Jackson-President Jackson. Irish that it had reference to Stephen A. Jo Bill-Joseph Bill, who lived there in 1750. Douglas, Democratic candidate for the John-Dr. John Green. presidency, so both factions were satis- Kansas-Named in "Kansas" times. fied.
Downing-A. J. Downing, eminent horticul- turist.
Earle
Edward Earle.
Edward
Ellsworth-Ellsworth, the martyr.
Ely-Lyman A. Ely.
Everett-Edward Everett.
Exchange-Central Exchange.
Farwell- Simeon Farwell, who bought the first lot.
Foster-Foster family.
Fountain-From the "Water Cure" formerly near there. Fowler-Ezekiel Fowler.
Fox-Fox family.
Fales Francis Fales Kneeland.
Francis
Frederick-Frederick W. Paine.
Freeland-Named in Free-soil times by H. H. Chamberlin and Henry Chapin.
Fremont-John C. Fremont.
Garden-Garden of Wm. Lincoln.
Gardner-Named by James H. Wall for the Know-Nothing governor.
Gas-Gas Works.
Gates-Simon S. Gates.
George-Gen. George Hobbs. Glen-Its situation. Goulding-Goulding family.
Grace-Grace of the Lord.
Grant-The general and president.
Hacker-W. E. Hacker.
Hale-Rev. E. E. Hale.
Hammond -- Sargent family name.
Harrington Ave .- Ebenezer Harrington.
Harrison-Named by John F. Pond for the president in 1841.
Hathaway-Dr. John G. Hathaway.
Hawkins-D. A. Hawkins.
Hawley-Wm. Dickinson's first wife's family name.
Henchman -- Henchman, early settler.
Henry-Walter Henry.
High-Its situation.
Holmes Pitt Holmes.
Pitt
Houchin-T. W. Houchin.
Hudson-Chas. Hudson, member of Congress. Illinois-Named by S. S. Gates, former resi- dent, who went to Illinois.
Keese-Timothy Keese Earle.
Kendall-Joseph G. Kendall.
Kilby-Kilby street in Boston. Named by Col. James Estabrook.
King-Family name of Mrs. S. H. Colton.
Kingsbury-Family name of Rev. George Allen's mother.
Lagrange-Home of Lafayette. Lamartine-Eminent Frenchman.
Langdon -- Name in Whittier's "Stanzas for the Times."
Lafayette-Eminent Frenchman.
Lunelle-Lunelle Sargent who lived there. [ Lodi-Bridge of Lodi.
These were named by the late Perry Thayer, who laid out the triangle on the Island, and desired to comprise all the names under one letter in the alphabet.
Lawrence-Amos A. Lawrence, Kansas bene- factor.
Lewis-Lewis Chapin. Liberty-Peopled by negroes. Lincoln-Lincoln family.
Liscomb-N. S. Liscomb.
Loudon -- Eminent English landscape gardener. Lovell-Lovell family.
Lowell-James Russell Lowell, the poet.
Madison-President Madison.
Mason-Joseph Mason.
Mendon-Named by John F. Pond in com- pliment to Henry Chapin.
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Merrick-Mrs. D. Waldo Lincoln's family Temple-The church there. name. Merrifield-Merrifield family. Thenius-Moritz Thenius.
Mott-Lucretia Mott. Mower-Mower family.
Thomas-Isaiah Thomas. Trumbull-George A. Trumbull.
Tuckerman-Salisbury family name.
Union-Named soon after Webster's reply to Hayne.
Nashua-Nashua Railroad.
Newbury-Newbury street in Portland, Me.
Uxbridge-Named by John F. Pond in com- pliment to Henry Chapin.
Valley-Its situation.
Wachusett-The mountain can be seen here.
Waldo-Daniel Waldo.
Warden-Warden family.
Wellington - Probably named by George Jaques for the duke.
Wesby-Joseph S. Wesby.
Whipple-Franklin Whipple.
Wilmot-Wilmot proviso.
Wilson-Henry Wilson, senator.
Winslow-Lincoln family name.
Mr. Charles A. Chase has given some as- sistance in the compilation of the above list.
The following list of discarded and trans- erred street names will be of interest in this connection :
Discarded Names.
Ann,
now
· Kendall Summer
Back,
Berkeley, Wade 66
Bliss, West (north part)
Border,
Tufts
Corbett,
66
Chatham (east end)
Columbian avenue, Culvert,
66
Laurel (west end)
Fuller,
Hanover
Hanover (in part),
66
Clayton
Holley,
South Russell (?)
Ripley-John C. Ripley.
Robinson Pl .- Dr. Jeremiah Robinson.
Russell-James W. Russell.
Sargent-Sargent Card Clothing Co. Scott
Winfield
For the general.
Seward-William H. Seward.
Shepard-Timothy Shepard Stone.
Sheridan
-For the generals.
Stafford-Turnpike to Stafford Springs.
Sturgis-Paine family name. Tatman-Tatman family.
Taylor-President Taylor.
Taylor (at Quinsigamond Village)-Ransom C. Taylor.
South,
Park
Terry,
66
School
Norwood-Henry Ward Beecher's novel.
Oberlin-Oberlin College.
Oliver-Oliver H. Blood.
Oread-Oread Institute.
Oxford-Oxford street in New York.
Paine-Paine family.
Palfrey-John G. Palfrey.
Palmer -- Jonas G. Palmer.
Parker-Mrs. Joseph Mason's family name.
Patch-From a resident there.
Pattison-Dr. R. E. Pattison.
Penn Ave .- William Penn.
Perkins-Paine family name.
Piedmont-"Foot of the Mountain." Named by George Jaques. Pierpont-Rev. John Pierpont.
Plymouth-Probably named by Job Lawton ( See Assonet). Portland-Portland in Maine.
Prioulx-M. Prioulx, who opened it.
Queen-Named by S. H. Colton to mate King street, which see.
Reservoir-From the old reservoir recently demolished.
Richards-Richards family.
Holbrook,
§ East Central
Hospital,
Jaques avenue Clayton (nearly) Union
Newton,
Park avenue
Olive,
Discontinued. Russell
Pratt,
Prince,
66
Queen (part),
Park avenue Jaques avenue Kingsbury Park avenue Church
Salem (part), -
Silk,
Dix
Short,
66
Carlton
Lynde,
Middle,
Palma,
Sherman Sigel
Quigley road,
Mulberry-First planted with mulberry trees during the silk-worm excitement.
Newport-Native place of Mrs. Edward Earle. Normal-Normal School.
Norwich-Norwich Railroad in the old Foster street station.
Thayer-Charles D. Thayer.
Exchange (east end)
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Turnpike,
now
Belmont Cora. Barclay Coral.
Mt. Pleasant.
Uxbridge,
66
Penn avenue
Cottage.
Nixon.
Vernant,
Hanover
Daley. Elmwood.
Oakland.
Wilmot,
66
Eastern avenue
Endicott.
Olean.
Essex.
Orchard.
Auburn,
now
Silver Fairview avenue.
Orient.
Clifton,
Hollywood Foyle.
Oswald.
Cliff,
Orient
Gertrude avenue.
Page.
Cross,
66
Spring Chatham
Gold.
Parlin place.
Essex,
66
South Irving
Green.
Pembroke.
East,
Eastern avenue
Greendale avenue.
Phillips.
Forest,
Woodland
Grosvenor.
Plymouth.
Goddard,
Grand
Groton place.
Prentice.
Goulding,
Liberty
Hall.
Princeton.
Richland
Hamburg.
Putnam.
Grant,
Grosvenor Houghton
Harlem.
Roxbury.
Greenwood,
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Patch
Harris court.
Seymore.
Heard.
Shelby.
Heywood.
Shirley.
Jaques,
now Piedmont (north end) now discontinued.
Hermon
Hollywood.
Stebbins. Suffield.
Oak,
Maple (west part)
Houlihan place.
Suffolk,
Pine,
Sunny Side.
Russell,
66
Shrewsbury Reservoir
Howe.
Swan court.
Silver,
Bowdoin
Hunt.
Taft.
Towne's court.
Townsend.
Tremont.
Jerome.
Tufts.
Kane's court.
Vale.
Kneeland court.
Vernon.
Lancaster.
Wabash avenue.
Larkin.
Wade.
Laurel.
Wall.
Layard place. Lee.
Wayne.
Litchfield.
Wells.
Ludlow.
Westminster.
Agawam.
Brighton.
Allen.
Buffum.
Lynn.
Whitney.
Armandale.
Burgess.
Manchester.
Wilson.
Auburn. Burncoat.
Marshall.
Windsor.
Ball.
Butler.
Melrose.
Winthrop.
Batchelder.
Carlton.
Mitchell.
Woodworth court.
Belknap.
Carroll.
Montague.
Worth.
Bismark.
Channing.
Bleeker.
Charles.
Brattle.
Chester.
Brigham.
Claremont.
Street Railway .- The Worcester Horse Railroad Company was chartered in 1861,
Larch, formerly,
Hillside avenue.
Smith lane.
Leicester,
Market,
" Exchange (west end)
Home.
Howard.
Spruce,
Oxford (south end)
Taylor, formerly from Main, now discontinued. Waldo, now Boynton.
White, formerly from Chandler, now discon- tinued.
Information Wanted.
Persons having definite knowledge of the origin of the following names, or other particulars relating to the laying out of the streets, are requested to communicate with the compiler of the DICTIONARY.
Hill.
Smith court.
Hanover.
Riley.
Hancock, formerly from Lexington to Gard- ner.
Parker avenue.
Division,
66
Goddard.
Norfolk.
Westborough,
Transferred.
Moreland.
Upton,
66
Ingalls.
Irving. James.
Waverley.
Lyman.
White.
Montreal.
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with the following corporators: Albert Cur- the two companies consolidated, and the new tis, Frederick W. Paine, Loring Coes, William management began to afford facilities more in H. Heywood, Joseph Sargent, John C. Mason character with the requirements of the citizens. and James H. Wall. The capital stock was The following routes are now travelled, and $100,000. James B. Blake (afterwards others are to be opened : mayor ), who had been the prime mover in the undertaking, was elected president; and Webster square.
Adams square, Lincoln and Main streets, to . Chadwick square, Grove, Salisbury, Main
the following constituted the first board of directors: Albert Curtis, Geo. W. Richard- and Southbridge streets to Auburn square. son, Joseph Sargent, Draper Ruggles, Geo. W. Bentley, Henry Chapin, William Cross, Cedar and Agricultural streets to Elm Park. Edward Earle, with Charles B. Whiting as treasurer and clerk. Tracks were laid to Park avenue.
Lincoln square, Main, Front, Trumbull,
New Worcester; Front and Grafton streets to the railroad station; and Pleasant street as far as West street. The Lincoln, Main and ington square, Grafton street to Grafton square.
Front street lines were opened for use Septem- ber 1, 1863; the Pleasant street branch on the 3d of November. The railroad did not prosper under Mr. Blake's management, and after a time the corporation failed, and the property was sold under the hammer. The stockholders lost their investments, several as much as $5,000 each. The Pleasant street tracks were finally taken up, as that line has coln square or Union depot. not paid from the first. Henry Chapin made some efforts to reorganize and reestablish the Summer, Laurel, Belmont company on a sound basis, but without satis- streets.
Union station to Lincoln square. 66 " Park avenue.
" Elm Park.
" New Worcester.
Lincoln square, Salisbury, Boynton and Highland streets, to Elm Park.
Chandler street to Park avenue from Lin-
Laurel Hill and Grant square, via Thomas,
and Hanover factory results.
The cars may be distinguished by the color In 1869, Augustus Seeley of New York as follows: Main street, straw; Grafton street bought the property and franchise of the and Union station, north, blue plaid; Union company for (it is said) $30,000. For the station, south, red plaid; Chadwick square, next twelve years cars were run over the red; West Side, Elm Park and Park avenue, limited routes, hardly to the convenience of blue; Chandler street, light green; Quinsiga- the public, and the fare was stiffly maintained mond, dark green. at seven cents on the main line. Persons changing from the Main street to the Front The stock of the WORCESTER CONSOLIDAT- street cars were obliged to pay five cents ED STREET RAILWAY Company was purchased more, making twelve cents to the Union in November, 1892, by the WORCESTER TRAC- station. In 1881, a reduction to five cents TION COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation. was compelled by the introduction of herdics, This company has a capital of $3,000,000, and this year the track was extended to with $2,000,000 preferred. Much dissatisfac- Adams square, the residents along the new tion has been expressed, publicly and otherwise, line contributing quite a sum to indemnify the that a foreign corporation should obtain a company for the risk and sacrifice. In 1885, valuable franchise in Worcester for nothing, a new company suddenly appeared and gained but the public will undoubtedly be well served a franchise that considerably more than by the new company. doubled the miles of track. Hon. Charles B. The NORTH END STREET RAILWAY COM- PANY operates a line from Foster street through Summer and Lincoln streets to Green- dale, and is to be continued to Clinton. Pratt was president of the new corporation, known as the Citizen's. During the summer of 1886 tracks were laid in Pleasant, South- bridge, Salisbury, Grove, Trumbull, Green, The WORCESTER & SHREWSBURY RAIL- Millbury and other streets. In the mean time ROAD maintains a short electric line from
Lincoln square, Main, Pleasant, West,
Lincoln square, Main and Pleasant streets
through Lincoln street from Harrington avenue; Main street from Lincoln square to Green and Millbury streets, to Quinsigamond Village.
Lincoln square, Main, Front streets, Wash-
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Norwich street through Foster street to Wash- of other foreigners have been supplanted at ington square. that establishment by Scandinavians; and the THE WORCESTER, LEICESTER & SPENCER latter have come to be a valuable and desira-
ELECTRIC road (to be extended to South- ble element among our citizens. There is a bridge ) was opened in 1891, and the WORCES- large Swedish settlement at Quinsigamond TER & MILLBURY line in 1892. Cars of the Village. As a rule Scandinavians are indus- former leave Salem square at convenient in- trious, frugal and quiet in their habits, gener- tervals, and the terminus.of the Millbury road ally can read and write in their own language, is at the corner of Main and Park streets.
and soon learn English. They have little Proposals have been issued to form a cor- jealousy of wealth, and are not given to use- poration to be known as the State Central less or clamorous agitation which has so Street Railway Company, to extend lines to wasted the strength and destroyed the re- Shrewsbury, Northborough, Marlborough, sources of others; consequently they are Westborough, Grafton, Auburn, Oxford and Webster.
Sumner Club .- See High School Societies.
Sunday Papers .- The Sunday news pa- pers published in Worcester are the Sunday Telegram, the first number of which was dated November 30, 1884. The Sunday Spy first appeared July 22, 1888. See the Spy and Telegram in the DICTIONARY. The Sunday editions of the Boston Herald and Globe pub- lish Worcester letters. The correspondent of the former is John Perley Munroe, and that of the latter Eugene M. Moriarty.
Sunny Side .- The locality at the end of the Jo Bill road, on the southern slope of Prospect Hill. A pleasant settlement is built here, in view from Elm Park.
Swedenborgians .- A few persons belong- ing to this sect began to hold meetings in Swedish almanac was also issued from their Worcester some fifteen years ago, which were office. discontinued some time before 1880. About a year ago another attempt was made to es- tablish a church here, and meetings have since been held in the Walker building.
prosperous to a remarkable degree; a very large proportion own their homes, and have become permanent citizens. The respect for law and religion is inherent in them and they are little given to disorder or intemperance, though the latter is an occasional fault; the Finns, who are not, properly, Scandinavians, though classed with them, furnish the most examples. It is, however, comparatively sel- dom that a Swede or Norwegian comes before a court, and the newspapers recognize this fact by generally announcing the transgression in headlines as something remarkable. Minnesota is the Swedish center in America, but representatives of the race are widely scattered through the country. An effort, which promises good success, is now being made to people the deserted farms of northern New England with Swedes. The first Swed- ish Directory in this country was printed by the publishers of this DICTIONARY; and the
Tabernacle Church .- The church formed by the supporters of the Rev. Wm. M. Parry,_ who followed him from the Old South Church in 1874. It worshipped in Mechanics Hall.
Swedes or Scandinavians .- There are This church was recognized by a Congrega- about 10,000 to 12,000 Scandinavians (which tional Council, but that body refused to install includes Swedes, Norwegians, Finns, etc., ) in Mr. Parry as pastor, and the ceremony was Worcester-nearly as many as Boston has. carried out by lay members of the church. There are six Swedish churches-one Lu- After Mr. Parry's death in 1879, the church theran, two Methodist, two Baptist, and two ceased to exist. A fine monument in memory Congregational; several mutual benefit and of their pastor has been erected at Hope Cem- temperance societies; three cooperative etery by members of the Tabernacle Church. grocery stores, and several private stores. One It is of white marble in the form of a reading paper-weekly-Skandinavia, was established desk with the open Book, and below is a in 1886. It is Republican in politics. The profile likeness in bas-relief, and the inscrip- first Swedes in Worcester came in 1868, and tion: "Rev. William Meredith Parry, LL. D., found employment at the Washburn & Moen Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature of Wire Works. Since that time a large number London."
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Tailors' Union, No. 17 .- Was organized ber 9, 1845, by Mr. J. E. Strong, manager of in 1863.
Tannery .- The "Old Tannery," promi- nently mentioned in the business history of the town from about 1800 to 1825 or later, was situated back of the Exchange Hotel, down Market street, and the vats in the meadow are remembered by some now living.
Tariff Reform League (Worcester County ) .- The Worcester County Tariff Re- form League was organized Nov. 30, 1889.
Tatnuck .- A village in the north west part of the city, three miles from the center. The name Tataesset was applied by the Indians to the western range of hills in the town, and was corrupted in Tatnick or Tatnuck. There is a school house and hall here. The Tatnuck Benevolent, Charitable and Literary Associa- tion is an active body, as is also the Tatnuck Farmers' Club.
Tatnuck Brook .- This brook rises in Paxton and flows south to New Worcester, where it joins other streams to form Middle river. It is an important contributor to the water supply of the city. Beaver Brook is a tributary of Tatnuck Brook.
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