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* Charles Bulfinch was the architect of the State House, Faneuil Hall, and the original National Capitol at Washington.
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lieved that the time had come when something more was required in a public building than was barely necessary, that acquiring a taste for fine art was intimately associated with a refinement of manners, that a magnificent temple of justice would inspire an elevation of mind, and contribute to a feeling of reverence for the administration of law, therefore the plans of Mr. Solomon Willard of Quincy were adopted. His design was a model of an ancient Grecian Temple with columns at both ends. The cor- nerstone of the new Court House was laid on Monday, July 4, 1825, with the ceremony of the order of Free Masons. The morning was ushered in with the firing of cannons and the ringing of bells. The companies of Light Infantry formed at the Court House and marched to Masonic Hall where they were joined by the Grand Lodge, and then the procession "proceeded through a triumphal arch to the site of the new Court House where the cornerstone was laid." Further exercises were held in the church of the New Meeting house Society with an address by Benjamin Huntoon, grand chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Masons of the Common- wealth.
The new Court House was 98x48 feet and had "at each end a projection of 10 feet from the main body of the building, with a pediment resting on four Doric pillars some 20 feet high, and four feet in diameter at their base. The building was constructed of Dover granite quarried near the Medfield line. The new Court House was dedicated February 20, 1827, by Chief Justice Isaac Parker of the Supreme Judicial Court. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Alvan Lamson, after which those taking part in the exercises, with invited guests, partook of a complimentary dinner given by the members of the Norfolk County Bar, at Capt. Francis Alden's tavern.
COURT HOUSE EXTENSIONS. As the years passed, with an increase in population in the County, great inconvenience was experienced for want of adequate Court accommodations. The County Commissioners in 1862 proposed to enlarge the building by advancing the north front and adding wings. This proposition was strongly opposed by many prominent citizens of the County because it would mar the beauty of the building. Nevertheless the County Commissioners proceeded to enlarge the building, after plans of Gridly J. F. Bryant & Co., by taking down a part of the
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old building, adding wings, and erecting a transverse front on High street. This was done at a cost of $75,000. In 1892, plans were adopted by Wait V. Cutter to again modify and enlarge the Court House. The work was completed in 1895 at a cost of $125,- 000. The ground plan of the old building controlled the form of the new edifice, but in the interior arrangements, it was made a new building. The best skill of the architect, the builder and decorator are exemplified in its construction. The Court House now stands as a monument to the intelligence, generosity and pub- lic spirit of the citizens of Norfolk County.
REGISTRY. With a constant increase in population, it was early seen that one building would not long be adequate for the transaction of the business of Norfolk County. Early in 1860 the land opposite the Court House, which was the historic site of the Ames Tavern and the birth place of Fisher Ames, was acquired but after due deliberation building was deferred. In 1903 the County Commissioners decided to erect a building for the use of the Registry of Deeds and the Registry of Probate. The ground for the new building was broken July 16, 1903; the corner stone was laid October 19, 1903; and the structure was ready for the several departments on September 1, 1905. The Registry has a two story main part 186x52 feet, facing High street; with a one- story projection at the rear 68x80 feet. It is built of Indiana lime- stone with base stones and trimmings of Deer Isle, Maine, granite; all of which harmonizes with the construction of the Court House. The building is absolutely fire-proof and is furnished with steel furniture. All modern conveniences were introduced and for the time the best approved system of sanitation and ventilation. The entire lower floor is devoted to the use of the Registry of Deeds, and the upper floor for the Registry of Probate and land registra- tion. Peabody & Stearns of Boston were the architects and the building ranks as one of the finest of its kind in New England. It was built at an approximate cost of $350,000.
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PENAL INSTITUTIONS. The Court of Sessions of Norfolk County opened its first session in Dedham on January 7, 1794 and chose a committee "to find a proper spot of ground" for the erec- tion of a Court House and Jail. Timothy Gay offered a piece of land on Highland street near Court street with a frontage of 54 feet to the County. This offer was accepted and a contract or-
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dered for building a jail in 1794. The structure was so far com- pleted that an order was published on the first Monday in Febru- ary 1795, to the effect that all prisoners of Norfolk County be re- moved to Dedham from the jail in Boston, where by the act of in- corporation the County had the right to commit prisoners for two years in common with Suffolk County. The jail was a two-story wooden frame building, with a board fence, of which little is now known. The rooms were made as strong as possible, having walls and doors plated with iron, yet the first prisoners committed easily made their escape. May 11, 1795, three men imprisoned for burg- lary sawed themselves out and ran away. The jail was heated by stoves on which during the day tared rope was boiled, which the inmates later picked to pieces to make oakum, which was baled and sold in the market. The atmosphere of this room is said to have been almost suffocating. From 8 o'clock in the morning until sunset, with an hour for dinner, all able bodied prisoners were put to hard work. Their food consisted of salt fish, wheat, rice, beans, peas, potatoes and molasses. The keeper lived at some distance, but all meals were prepared at his house and carried to the prison. The punishment for larceny was by whipping, not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, with a fine of treble the value of the article stolen. If unable to pay, the prisoner's services might be sold for a term not exceeding six years. Imprisonment for debt was com- mon and the number confined in the Jail was quite large: creditors were responsible for their board. Prisoners committed for debt were allowed the freedom of certain streets of the town. The in- sane at this time were committed to the jails, and were treated more like animals than human beings. After the establishment of the Worcester Insane Hospital, many of the inmates were sent there. The jailor locked up the building at night and went home, leaving no guard. Sometimes the key was hung in the bar room of the near-by tavern. For refractory prisoners the Court pre- scribed hard labor, fetters, shackles and short rations. Many were sent as convicts to Castle Island, Boston Harbor. The constantly increasing number of debtors imprisoned made it necessary from time to time, to propose new rooms for their use, either in the jail or elsewhere. The tavern of Timothy Gay was first used for this purpose, but in 1802 the overflow was housed in William Smith's tavern.
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Tradition places a large sycamore tree, which stood at the junction of Church and Court streets as the "Whipping Tree" to which violators of the law were fastened when publicly whipped. Whipping was the penalty for a great many crimes, including the "prophaning" of the Lord's Day, disobedience of children, drunk- enness, fring woods, injurious lying, rescue of cattle from pounds, theft by children and servants, also the penalty for the first offense in cases of various crimes. After the building of the County Jail at the corner of Court and Highland streets, a whip- ping post was set up in St. Paul's square in place of the "Whip- ping Tree."
The setting up of stocks for the punishment of offenders was required by law. Putting in the stocks was the penalty, among others, visited upon disorderly soldiers, drunkards and tipplers, and persons guilty of profane cursing and several other misde- meanors. "April 1, 1800, two thieves were set on the gallows and whipped."
The gallows stood on the Common and in the early years of Norfolk County hangings were public affairs and spectators by the thousands made a holiday of the occasion. Massachusetts later adopted electrocution as the legal punishment for murder. The privacy which surrounds an electrocution today is in great contrast with former times in Dedham, when the prisoner seated on his coffin rode from the jail to the gallows.
HOUSE OF CORRECTION. In 1818 the old jail was estab- lished as the "House of Correction" for Norfolk County and so continued with a master until a new brick building was erected in 1832. The new House of Correction was a two-story brick build- ing with a workshop adjacent. The east end was used for men and the west wing for women. Between them was a room where all met for their meals. The men sat around the stove in their room and whittled skewers. Above the women's end was a sewing room where the clothes for the prisoners were made. The workshop was used for making shoes. This building was removed in 1850. The Court of Sessions decided in 1816 to erect a new stone jail. An acre of land was acquired on Village avenue and in accordance with instructions from the Court a model, or plan of a jail was presented. The accepted plan called for a building 33 feet square and 18 feet high, divided into two stories. The outer walls were
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made of split stone 18 inches thick and the floor not less than 15 inches. An entry 6 feet wide extended through the building. On one side of the ground floor were two cells and a room 13 feet wide. On the other side were two rooms 13x10 separated by a 2 foot stone partition. The second story was divided into three rooms, two made very strong to hold criminals, and one 171/2x29 for debt- ors. The two strong rooms were provided with stone floors, while the floor of the debtors room was of wood. The jailor's house was built of stone and appeared as a wing to the building. In 1818 the new jail was formally accepted by the Court. An increased num- ber of prisoners again obliged the County in 1850 to enlarge its prison accommodations. The brick building used as a House of Correction was removed and the stone jail now standing was built upon the site. This consisted of a central building with wings on the north, east and west sides. A hospital and chapel were pro- vided. In the basement was a hot air furnace which was assisted by several stoves in heating the building. A tank under the roof furnished the water supply which had previously been supplied from a well for which privilege the County paid $2.00 a year. The new jail was erected at a cost of nearly $100,000. In 1875 impor- tant changes were made. The west wing was lengthened into a workshop 100 feet long and 50 feet wide. Below this, in the base- ment, was placed two boilers which heated the building and sup- plied the apparatus for cooking. In 1880 the Sheriff's house was erected on the side of the central building, thus completing the original plan. Underground electric wires, with another wire for a telephone, were laid between the Jail and the Court House, and were in operation in the early spring of 1889, thus thoroughly equipping a modern, up-to-date County Jail.
NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. This Society was organized February 1849 when the county was essentially agri- cultural. The Society was conceived and inspired by its first president, the Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, a most efficient agricul- tural leader. For more than a quarter of a century the Society stood foremost in every endeavor to advocate and elevate the con- dition of agriculture in the Commonwealth.
The first Cattle Show and Fair was held at Dedham on Sep- tember 26, 1849. Having no buildings, at the time, the Old Silk Factory and Temperance Hall were used for exhibits. The great
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interest in agriculture at the time is attested by the distinguished persons who attended and the great concourse of people who as- sembled which was estimated to be 10,000, "More people than were in Dedham before at one time." The exhibitions comprised fruit and flowers at Temperance Hall. Vegetables and manufactured articles at the Silk Factory, cattle on the Common and ploughing and drawing matches in the immediate vicinity. At 11:30 A. M. A procession was formed on the Common, and marched to the meet- ing house of the First Parish where an address was delivered by the President. At the close of the exercises in the meeting house the procession reformed and marched to the Silk Factory where dinner was served. At 5 o'clock the Society re-assembled in the meeting house at which time the premiums were announced. The dinner was served in the Silk Factory and assembled around the festive board was an audience composed of distinguished men who had come to honor and encourage the enterprise. The following responded to toasts: Governor Briggs, Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Robert C. Winthrop, Levi Lincoln, Horace Mann, Josiah Quincy, Jr., Charles Francis Adams and Rev. Dr. Lamson. Those who were present on this memorable occasion ever delighted in re- calling its pleasant memories. The first fair ended with a grand ball in the Phoenix House which continued until 2 o'clock in the. morning.
The Agricultural Hall was built in 1853. It was a two-story building 130 feet long, 55 feet wide with a cupola and vane -- a cow "with her right foot forward ever facing the wind." A lead- ing feature of the exhibition was the annual dinner, and the tables in the upper hall accommodated a thousand dinner guests. Agri- cultural Hall was burned March 26, 1874. The Society continued to hold its Cattle Show and Fair in Dedham Village for twenty years, but its narrow restricted grounds at the corner of Common and Dexter streets prevented expansion, so the real estate and buildings were sold in 1869.
What was known as the "Camp Ground" at Readville, com- prising twenty-eight and a half acres, and twenty-two barrack buildings offered an ideal location for an agricultural society ; so a purchase was made of the property in the early spring of 1869. Immediate steps were taken to develop the grounds which were
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first enclosed with a substantial fence nine feet high. Twenty-two buildings were arranged to suit the requirements of exhibition purposes. An egg shaped, half-mile trotting course was con- structed, which became a leading feature of the Society. The twenty-first annual Exhibition of the Society was held on the new- ly purchased grounds September 23 and 24, 1869. The receipts of the Fair were $4300 being about $1200 in excess of the re- ceipts of any previous meeting. With a change in population and a decline in interest in the Society, its last exhibition was held on September 27 and 28, 1877. In disbanding the members of the Society had the satisfaction of knowing that the Norfolk Agri- cultural Society was the first in the Commonwealth to purchase land, erect a hall* and take fees for admission at its gates. It was the first to admit women to the rights of membership and to a par- ficipation in the festivities of the annual feast **. From the Nor- folk Agricultural Society emanated the idea of establishing the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture; the Massachusetts Agricul- tural College; The American Pomological Society, and here was conceived the projects of the United States Agricultural Society which has exerted a happy influence on the agricultural interests of the country.
* The Hall which was long used for entertainments was burned in March 1874. Here many grand balls were given. ** Address of Hon. Marshall P. Wilder at the annual meeting of the Society, March 31, 1869.
INDEX
Acadians, 107, 213 Adams, Dr. Samuel, 272; Rev. Wil- liam, 71, 147
Agricultural Society, 541
Alden, Abner, 201; Henry B., 380
Allin, Rev. John, 5, 60, 61, 63, 67, 207; monument, 70
Allin Congregational Church, 88; ministers, 92
Allright, Alfred, 229
Ames, Fisher, 77; Dr. Nathaniel, 103
American Legion Post, 149
American Revolution, support of, 449 Animals, domestic, 15
Animal Rescue League, 358
Antifederalist, 78
Apples, 31 Area, 6 Architects, 380 Armistice Day, 506
Associations, 333; Apprehending
horse thieves, 338; Associated cha- rities, 339; Business men, 334; Camp Fire Girls, 336; Chickering house, 341; Community house, 337; Fairbanks Family in America, 345;
Forum, 333;
Mill Village OI Birds, 38 Blacksmiths, 45, 25
Home, 336; Social Service, 340; Thief detection, 333; Young People, 334
Artists, 373; Bailey, Robert M., 375; Butler, Manly, 375; Cox, Charles M., 374; Cutter, Arthur B., 377; De Camp, Joseph, 378; Fisher, Al- van, 373; Fisher, Elizabeth C., 375; Guild, Louis M., 378; Hale, Lillian W., 374; Hale, Philip, 374; Harlow, Louis K., 374; Hitchings, Henry, 377; Knobel, Edward, 378; Mills, Charles E., 376; Perry, Clara, 375; Pratt, Catherine, 378; Talbot, Hen- ry S., 374; Wagner, Jacob, 376 Athletic Sports, 358 Auditor, 25 Australian ballot, 22 Automobile, 204
Authors, Alcott, Wm. A., 372; Allin, Rev. John, 372; Cobb, Jonathan H., 373; Cooke, Geo. W., 373; Cogswell, Wm., 372; Durfee, Calvin, 372; Lamson, Rev. Alvin, 372; Motley, John L., 372; Quincy, Edmund, 372; Stimson, Frederic J., 373; Warren, Charles, 373
Babcock, Rev. Samuel B., 95
Baker, Dexter, 268; Moses E., 380; Thomas L. & Sons, 226 Bakers, 237
Balch, Rev. Thomas, 106, 107
Banks, Co-operative, 289; Institution for Savings, 289; National, 286; Norfolk County Trust Company, 287.
Baptists, 14 Baptism, 65, 68 Baptist Church, 108, 113; ministers, 109
Barbers, 235
Barnard, Mrs. Catherine, 57
Barley, 30
Bates, Rev. Joshua, 77
Bath house, 407
Beans, 12 Belcher, Rev. Joseph, 72; Junior, 73, 12
Bell, 50, 51, 97; Paul Revere, '112 Bellingham, 6
Betty Camp, 161
Bible, 57 Bingham, Henry, 100
Boats, 44 Book binding, 237
Boyd, Moses, 201 Boyden, Benj., 242
Boyle, Rev. Israel, 95
Boys, 53, 54, 119 Brew house, 46
Briekmaker, 46 Bridges, Ames street, 194; Cart bridge, 192; Dedham avenue, 193; New Bridge 193; Paul's bridge, 194; Vine Rock, 194
Bryant, Austin, 227
Bunker Hill, 448 Burgess, Rev. Ebenezer, 90, 91
Busnnell, Horace, 152, 180
Butler, Rev. Geo. M., 92
Butter, 15; making, 159
Butterfield, Pitt, 78
Cabbage, 30 Cabins, 15 Cakebread, Capt., 17 Candles, 161 Canoes, 44, 193 Canton, 6 Capen, Charles J., 127
Carter, Thomas, 61
Carts, 187
Carpenters, 46 Caryl, Rev. Benjamin, 114 Catechising, 71
Causeway, 204
Celebrations, 307; Anniversary
(250th), 309; Centennial (2nd), 307; Columbus Day, 322; First Free School, 317; July 4th, 318; Mass. Bay Tercentennial, 314; Medfield, 320; Pageant, 323. Parade, Na- tional Recovery Act, 323; Washing- ton Bicentennial, 318
Cemeteries, Dedham Village, 144;
Brookdale, 145, 147; Clapboard Trees, 150; Springfield Parish, 150; South Parish, 150; Pine Ridge, 151; perpetual care fund, 148
Channing, William E., 85
Charles river, 419
Cheese, 15; making, 159
Cheney, Rev. Jabez, 107; Horatio, 98; George E., 212
Choir, 56, 59
Church, 60, 63, 64, 65, 88; Church of Christ in Dedham, 61, 64, 104; Church of Christ, Scientist, 102; controversy, 84; council, 81, 82, 88, 89, defined, 82; Episcopal, 93; En- gland, 93; first, 74, 84; Good Shep- herd, 98; membership, 65; proper- ty, 87; St. Catherine, 101, 109; St.
John's Methodist Episcopal, 96; ministers, 97; St. Joseph's Catholic, 100; St. Mary's Catholic, 100; St. Paul's Episcopal, 92; rectory, 91; St. Raphael's Catholic, 101
Cider press, 46 Circumferential Highway, 190
Civil War, 474; soldiers of, 488
Clapboards, 15, 42
Clay brook, 180
Clerk of writs, 24 Clock, Dexter, 57; town, 58 Clapboard Trees manufacturing, 266; Cabinet maker, 267; carriages, 267; foundry, 266, 267; milk business, 268; oil cloth, 267; saw mill, 268; spool, 268; stoppers, 266; sugar mill, 266; stoves, 267; straw, 268; tools, 266
Clubs, 333; Afternoon, 343; Bicycle, 256; Boat, 354; Brothers, 333; Con- tentment, 345; Fisher Ames, 345; Garden, 339; Men's, 333; Mothers', 342; Norfolk Hunt, 357; Pine Heights Women, 344; Polo, 356; Rotary, 344; The Club, 342
Coaches, 202, 260 Cogswell, Rev. Wm., 108 Collections, 66 Collectors, 22, 25 Colored people, 90 Colonial records, 29
Connecticut Corner, 245; Stores,
crockery ware, 246; grocery, 245, 246; Manufacturing, 246; bed steads, 270; blacksmith shops, 241; broom factory, 270; carriage shop, 246; shoe making, 246; tin shop, 269; whip making, 270; wool card- ing, 269 Constables, 19, 22, 23 Contentment, 20 Continental troops, 183
Country Day School, 137
Court House, 15, 534
Court, Superior, 83
Cook Stoves, 160
Coolidge, President Calvin, 14, 128 Cows, 15; Common, 17
Crown Point, 428, 430
Cutter, Rev. Timothy, 93, 94
Day, Fred Holland, 107
Day of Fasting, 76
Dame School, 122, 123
Damon, Rev. Joseph B., 97
Daylight, 27 Deacon's office, 65, 66, 82
Dean, Ebenezer, 104, 106 Declaration of Independence, 182
Dedham, name of, 4, 5, 6, 20
Dedhanı coach, 186
Dedham Island, 192, 420
Deengaine, Dr. Henry, 119, 361 .
Deerfield, 209 Dentists, 369 Dexter, Rev. Samuel, 74, 146
Doctors, 351; diseases, 362; small pox, 362, 363; Ames, Dr. Nathaniel, Sr., 364; Dr. Nathaniel, Jr., 365; Sprague, Dr. John, 365.
Dogs, 50 Doggett, Thomas T., Sr., 192
Dorchester, 5, 118
Dover, 6, 74, 123, 295
Dowse, Edward, 146
Doyle, Alexander, 379
Draft, selective, 498
Drink habit, 166
Driver, Rev. Thomas, 97 Druggists, 227 Drum, 50
Dudley, Samuel, 6
Durfee, Rev. Calvin, 108
Dwight's brook, 6, 15 Dwight, Rev. Josiah, 109
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Dwight, Timothy, 146 Dyer, Hannah, 145 East Dedham, 242 Eday, Bennuway, petition, 214
Eddy, Mary Baker, 102 Elderkin, John, 251
Elders, 66 Eliot, Rev. John, 155, 206; Memo- rial, 209
Ellis, Dea. Ichabod, 112
Ellis, Joseph, 105
England, 18, 117, 120, 122, 155
English Puritans, 11
Englishmen, 48 Envelope system, 72 Everett, Wm. & Co., 264
Express, 242
Family board, 154
Farnsworth, Henry W., 499 Federalist, 78
Fences, 36 Fence viewers, 19, 27 Field drivers, 27, 28
Fire engines, 400; department, 403
Fireplace, 154
Fire wood, 41
First Baptist Church, 97, ministers, 98 First Parish, 21, 93
Fisher, Amory, 233, 235; Daniel, 146, 212; John, 145; Joshua, 166, 227; Lydia, 212
Flag, 499
Flax, 156
Fleming, Rev. John, 101
Florists, 24
Foods, 31; administration, 500. Forests, 40, 390.
Foxboro, 6.
Franklin, 6. Franklin, Benj., 167. France, aid, 496.
Fraternal organizations, Masons, Con- stellation Lodge, 346; Eastern Star, 347; Knights of Columbus, 348; Odd Fellows, 348; Orient Lodge, 347; Patrons of Husbandry, 349. French and Indian Wars, 430; sold- iers of, 430. French Soldiers, 471. Freeman's oath, 9; signers, 10. Fruits, native, 16.
Fuel, commission, 502.
Funds, Bullard, Charles, 218; Capen, Elizabeth F. Trust, 216; Calvin W., 217, 222; Cemetery Perpetual Care, 219, Clap, Fred'k E., 224; Damon, Draper & Capen, 221; Draper, Geo. B., 221; Foord James, 221; French,
Geo. H., 217; Hatton, George E., 220, McQuillen, 218; Metcalf-Wil- son School, 222; Penniman, 219; Publication. 224; Shuttleworth, Han- nah, 217; Wight, Danforth P., 219; Wilson, Dea. Ephraim, 223. Gamwell, Rev. William, 113
Garage, 240. Gas light, 163.
General Court, 3, 12, 24, 28, 63, 104, 119, 124, 204, 206, 208, 424. Geological formation, 7.
Glass, 51.
Goats, 16; commons, 17, 30.
Goffe, William, 210.
Golden, John, 255.
Good Templers, 353
Gookins, Gen., 300.
Gough, John B., 171.
Government, 18, 19; civil, 60.
Grain, 234, 244.
Grand Prè, 213.
Green Lodge, 6.
Grocery Stores, 152, 226, 227, 245.
Guests, distinguished, 408.
Guild, Nathaniel, 104, 105 .;
Gun, Town, 79.
Hadley, 212. Hale, Nathan, 449.
Hall, I. Freeman, 126.
Halsey, Morse, and Boyden, 264.
Hamilton, Robt. & Son, 227
Hardware, 231.
Harvard College, 67, 68.
Haven, Rev. Jason, 75.
Hatton, Dr. Geo. E., 95.
Hay, 234. Health Board, 393.
Herd walk, 13. Herders, cows, 19.
Hemp, 156.
Highway work, 396.
Hill, Don Gleason, 20, 125, 431.
Hirsch, John A., 244. Historical Society, 290; building, 291: 50th anniversary, 292; presidents, 293, 314. Hodgdon, Dr. A. H., 241.
Hogreeves, 16. Hornbook, 122.
Horses, 15. Horseblock, 53, 187. Hourglass, 57. House lots, 12. Husbandman, 17.
Hunting, John, 64, 71.
Hyde Park, 6, 385. Ice, 233. Indians, 13, 16, 107; deeds, 304; relics,
303; weirs, 296; life, 294; trails, | Memorial Boulder, 507; Memorial 180; wigwams, 297; wooden yokes, 298. Chapel, 99; Memorial Day, 492; Me- morial Hall, 484; tablets, 486; de- dication, 487
Indian Church, 206; plantation, 207; rulers, 207; school, 207.
Tron pots, 154. Infirmary, 396.
Inspection, medical, 395.
Insurance, 287; Dedham Mutual Fire, 287; Henry D. Humphrey Co., 289; Insurance Partnership, 288; Nor- folk Mutual Fire, 287.
Italian organizations, 359; Boys' Jun- ior Lodge, 359; Florentine Club, 359, Princepe Piedmonte, 359. Jefferson, Thomas, 80
Johnson, Rev. Robert, 101.
Joyce, Geo. F. Auditorium, 128
Kerosene, 164.
King's highway, 183.
King Philip's War, 425; soldiers of, 426.
Ladders, 15, 41
Lake George, 428.
Lamps, Betty, 161.
Lamson, Rev. Alvan, 80, 86.
Land grants, 13; wood 17.
Land holders, 33.
Landing place, 180, 410
Latitude, 7.
Laundries, 239; Chinese, 239
Lawyers, 370; catalogue, 239 Law School, 136
Lecture preparatory, 65, 78
Lexington Alarm, 447
Liberty Day, 503; Victory Loan, 505 Libraries, 272; agencies, 275; associa- tion, 272; branch, 272; building, 276; Bussey, 277; circulating, 279; First Parish, 273, 277; social, 272, 277
Lightning rods, 257
Little river, 48
Living room, 153
Log houses, 32 Longitude, 7 Lusher, Eleazer, 12 Lyceum, 135 Maize, 30 Mann, Horace, 126, 142
Manufacturing, 249 Markets, 232; Union, 233, 243 Marsh, George, 228 Mass, first, 100 Matches, 163 Maynard, Dr. John P., 103 Medfield, 6, 18 Medfield Baptist Church, 113 Medway, 6
Metcalf, Michael, 123, 124; Rev. The- odore A., 101
Meeting house, 18, 19, 48, 52, 55, 59, 90, 119, 120
Military organizations. American
Legion, 350; Auxiliary, 351; Ameri- can War Mothers, 350; Disabled
American Veterans, 353; Grand Army of the Republic, 349; Jacob Jones Post, 352; Auxiliary, 353; Sons of Veterans, 350
Military Day, 505
Militia, 470
Minute Men, 447
Miller, Rev. Dr., 94
Mills, Dedham Woolen, 255; Dedham Worsted, 254, Maverick Woolen, 255; Merchants Woolen, 256; Nor- folk Cotton, 254; Paper, 257; Pot- tery, 261; Saw, 252, 265; Silk, 260 Montague, Rev. Wm., 95
Mothers' Aid, 396
Mother Brook, 250
Mudge, Rev. Enoch, 96
Muster Rolls; Battle, Capt. Ebenezer, 457; Bullard, Capt. William, 453; Draper, Capt. Daniel, 455; Ellis, Capt. William, 456; Fairbanks,, Capt. David, 456; Fuller, Capt. Aaron, 450; Guild, Capt. Aaron, 461; Capt. Joseph, 459; Gould, Capt. George, 453
Music, 324; Bands, 325, 326; Boetje's concerts, 329; cadets, 327; German Society, 331; Gideons, 331; Men's chorus, 331; Picnic band, 326; Schu- bert, 328
Nahatan Street, 106, 303
Natick, 6, 207, 299
National Constitution, adoption, 111 Neal, David, 227
Needham, 6, 383
New England, 19
New Meeting-house Society, 85, 89
Neponset river, 5, 13, 104, 107 Newspapers, 411, Transcript, 412 Night caps, 153
Noanet, 294, 296; village, 303 Norfolk, 6
Norfolk & Bristol Turnpike, 185
Noble and Greenough School, 138 Noon house, 54; mark, 57 Norwood, 6, 74, 104, 106, 115, 123, 176, 383; name, 384 Noyes Rev. Thomas, 96
Oakdale, 244 O'Breine, Rev. P., 100 O'Conor, Rev. Geo. P., 102 Old Tenor, 130 Optician, 231 Oxen, 15 Park commissioners, 389 Parks, Baker, Frances M., 337; Stone, 389
Parks, Rev. Harrison G., 108 Parish, 11, 89, 104, 107
Parsonage, 69, 96 Pasture, 43
Peak house, 423 Penal Institution, 538 Petition, 3; signers of, 4
Pews, 54, 56
Phillips, Geo. A., 227; John, 64
Phelps, Timothy, 229
Photography, 235
Physicians, 361; Ames, Dr. Nathaniel, Sr., 364; Ames, Dr. Nathaniel, Jr., 364; catalogue, 369; Craigin, Dr. Francis M., 369; Draper, Dr. Phil- ip, 368; Fogg, David S., 368; Howe, Dr. Francis, 368; Marston, Dr. Car- los, 368; Richards, Dr. Joseph, 368; Sprague, Dr. John, 365; Stimson, Dr. Jeremy, 366; Thayer, Dr. Eli- sha, 367; Whitney, Dr. Samuel S., 367; Wight, Dr. Danforth P., 367 Pianos, 257
Pillar of Liberty, 435
Pitt, William, 435
Plainville, 6
Planning board, 388 Plantation, 3, 32, 45, 49 Planting field, 12
Plumbing, 232
Plymouth Colony, 5
Population, 7, 20, 21 Police, department, 392 Post Office, 279
Potatoes, 12
Pound, 27; keeper, 9, 27, 36 Powder House, 42 Powell, Michael, 165 Powisset, 295
Precincts, 35 Printing, 237; publishing, 237 Providence Pike, 190 Purchase Meadow, 6 Purgatory Plain, 6
Quakers, 14 Quilting parties, 160
Railroads, 195; Boston, Hartford & Erie, 197; Boston & Providence, 195; Dedham Branch, 196; Midland, 197; New York, New Haven & Shoe stores, 229
Hartford, 197; New York & New England, 197; Norfolk County, 197; Walpole Railroad, 196; West Ded- ham Branch, 196; West Roxbury Branch, 196
Rank, 52 Rattlesnakes, 39
Readville, 6, 480; camp, 482 Records, 386 Red Cross, Dedham Chapter, 494 Regicides, 209
Registry, 538
Relief work, 503 Representation government, 35 Residents' oath, 5
Restaurants, 238 Revolution, 434; soldiers of, 463
Riverdale, 246
Riverdale Congregational Church, 99 Roads, 179
Roofs, thatched, 30
Roxbury, 54 Sanderson, 244
Salary, 66 Salem, 118 Sandy Valley road, 188 Saw pits, 58
Schools, Ames, 120, 140; Avery, 140; Burgess, 140; Capen, 142; Colburn, 143; Dexter, 117, 140; Endicott, 140; Fisher, 143; High, 127; Isling- ton, 143; Oakdale, 141; Quincy, 141; Riverdale, 142; Committee, 126:
curriculum, 130; discipline, 128; districts, 126; evening, 135; farm, 129; first free, 124; hours, 123; houses, 120, 122; kindergarten, 131; moving, 123; physical training, 134;
playgrounds, 134; private, 135; stamp saving, 134; superintendents, 126; tablet, 125 Sculptors, 379 Scouts, Boy, 335; Girl, 298, 336 Scoutland, 295
Seal, town, 387
Sea level, 6 Sealer of Weights, 27
Second Parish, 17, 21, 83, 104, 265 Selectmen, 19; diet, 22; duties, 23 Settlers, permanent, 23
Sewerage, 406 Shaw, Abraham, 250 Shays Rebellion, 466 Sheep, 16, 30, 37 Sheep washing, 158 Shepard, Thomas, 68 Ship timber, 164 Shoemaker, 46
Stoves, 110 Slafter, Carlos, reference library, 127 Sleeping room, 153 Small pox, 362 Smith, Rev. C. B., 102; Joseph, 93; Rev. S. F., 98; J. Everett & Sons, 232
Snuffbox, 286 Soldiers' Aid Society, 479 Sons of Liberty, 435
South Parish, manufacturing,
263;
binders board, 265; brass factory, 263; cabinet maker, 264; carpet works, 263; carriage works, 265; furniture, 264; glue, 265; iron foundry, 263; millinery, 265
Stores, 247
Spanish War, 177; Soldiers of, 495 Springfield Parish, 17, 21, 83, 104, 265, 299 Spring flood, 421
Stable, livery, 236; sale, 236
Stage coach, 181, 183, 199; stage lines, 186; Citizens' line 186; Peo- ple's line, 186 Stamp Act, 435
Stations, filling, 242
Stimson, Dr. Edward, 146
Stocks, 14
Stone, Col. Eliphalet, 149
Stores, 227; Ames, S. K., 230;
Community, 230; Economy, 227; First National, 227; Nation Wide. 227; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, 227.
Stocks, 166 Stoughton, 5, 6, 37, 104
Stoughton, Israel, 6
Stoves, foot, 58
Strain, Rev. James, 100
Strangers, 19 Street lighting, 392; development, 398 Street railways, 203; Norfolk Cen- tral, 203; Norfolk Suburban, 203; Norfolk Western, 203
St. Mary's School and Asylum, 138
St. Mary's Parochial School, 138 Suffolk Resolves, 168, 440
Sunday Schools, First Parish, 114; South Parish, 115; Clapboard Trees, 116; anniversary, 116
Surveyors, 380; Blake, Percy M., 381; Ellis, William, 380; Endicott, Fred- eric, 380; Fisher, Lieut. Joshua, 380; Jones, Jonathan, 380; Smith, Na- thaniel, 380; Worthington Eras- tus, 381 Swanips, 405; land, 7
Swine, 16, 28 Tailors, 236 Tanning, 262, 265 Tanner, 46
Taverns, Ames, 167; Brides, 171; Co- lumbian, 172; Dedham Inn, 171; Dedham Hotel, 170; Ellis Tavern, 104, 105, 175; Fisher's Tavern, 176; Gay's Tavern, 169; Howe's Tavern, 172; Norfolk House, 175; Norfolk Hotel, 174; Norwood House, 167; Punch Bowl, 172; Reunion Hotel, 174; Washingtonion Hotel, 173; White's Tavern, 177; Whiting Tav- ern, 177; Woodward Tavern, 168 Taxpayers' Association, 418
Tax polls, 119 Tea, use of, 439 Telephone, 241 Temperance Hall, 414
Territory, original, 5
Thacher, Rev. Thomas, 110
Thayer, Arthur W., 132
Theaters, 415 Third Parish, 21, 109, 139
Thurston, Thomas, 120
Ticonderoga, 428, 429
Tillage field, 43
Tiot, 107 Tithing man, 27 Titles, 52 Town, 11; clock, 58
Town affairs, 382; records, 386
Town clerk, 25
Town Hall 414 Town meeting, 18, 19, 34
Town treasurer, 19, 26 Trades, 45 Training field, 11 Tuition fees, 124 Turkeys, 31
Turnips, 30 Turnpikes, 184 Tyler, Rev. Alexander, 110
Undertakers, 258 Universalist church, 108; ministers, 108
Utensils, 12 Valuation, 7, 32 Votes by wheat and corn, 23 Votes of town, 436, 437, 439 Velocipedes, 358 Veterinarians, 369
Wages, 47 Walpole, 6 Warming pan, 153
Warrant committee, 388 Wars, Civil War, 474; French and Indian Wars, 427; King Philips War, 423; Pequot War, 426; Mexi-
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can War, 470; Revolutionary War, 434; Shays Rebellion, 466; Spanish War, 493; War 1812, 467; World War, 496; War libraries, 506 Watch house, 120; tower, 49 Watches, 16 Watchmakers, 231
Water company, 417 Watertown, 3, 10, 30, 204
Walsh, Rev. Henry A., 101
Washington, Col. George, 181 Weavers, 157 Well-house, 156
West Dedham, 246; manufacturing, 266; blacksmith, 269; butchers, 269; cabinet makers, 267; car- riage factory, 267; iron foundry, 266, 267; oil cloth, 297; milk busi- ness, 268; saw mill, 268; spool fac- straw tory, 268; stoppers, 266;
goods, 268; sugar mill, 266; cool shop, 266; stores, 246; crockery,
246; dry goods, 246 West India goods, 175, 246 West Roxbury, 6 Westwood, 385 Whalley, Edward, 210
Wheat, 30 Wheaten & Dixon, 228 Wheelock, Ralph, 5, 61, 118 Wheelwright, 45 Whipping post, 14, 166
White, Rev. John, 111
Widows, office, 66 Wigwam pond, 187 Wild cats, 38, 39 Winslow, Rev. Edward, 94
Women's work, 31
Wood, 17; cutting, 502; free, 41
Woodreeves, 25
Wolves, 38
Working days, 256
Worthington, Erastus, 19
Wrentham, 6
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