History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Vol. III, Part 207

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co
Number of Pages: 1278


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Church of our Lady, Help of Christians, iii, 30


Newton and Watertown Universalist Society, iii, 30


The Evangelical Congregational Church of Auburndale, iii, 30


The Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church of Auburndale, ii, 30


Church of the Messiah of West Newton and Auburndale, iii, 30


The North Evangelical Church, No- nantum, iii, 31


St. Beruard's Catholic Church, West Newton, iii, 31


Newton Highlands Congregational Church, iii, 31


St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Newton Highlands, iii, 31


Episcopal Church, Newton Centre, iii, 31


Methodist Episcopal Church, Newton Centre, iii, 31


Unitarian Church, Newton Centre, iii, 31


The Central Congregational Church, Newtonville, ili, 31


The Universalist Society, Newtonville, iii, 31


Methodist Episcopal Church, Newton- ville, iii, 31


Swedenborgian Society, Newtonville, ili, 32


Chestnut Hill Chapel, iii, 32


St. Andrew'e Episcopal Church, Chest- nut Hill, iii, 32


Thompsonville Chapel, jii, 32


The First Baptist Church of West Newton, iii, 32


First Unitarian, West Newton, iii, 32 The Myrtle Baptist (colored), iii, 32 The Church of Yaliveb (Second Ad- veut), iii, 32


Slavery, iii, 32 Temperance, ill, 33 Fire Department, iii, 33 Alms-houses, iii, 34


The Home for Orphans and Destitute Girls, iii, 34


The Pine Farm School, iii, 34 Home for the Children of Missionaries, iii, 34


Wesleyan Home for the Orphan Children of Missionaries, iii, 34


Missionary Home in Newton Centre, ili, 34 Singing-school, jif, 35 Sunday-echool Union, iii, 35


Natural History Society, iii, 35 The Claflin Guard, iii, 35 Water-works, iii, 35 Conduits of the Boston Water-works pass- ing through Newton, ili, 36 The Sudbury River Conduit, ini, 36


Cottage Hospital, iii, 36 Woodland Park Hotel, iii, 37 Newton becomes a city, iii, 37 List of mayors, ili, 38 Worcester Railroad, iii, 38 The Newton Journal, iii, 38 The Newton Graphic, iii, 38 Post-offices, il1, 38 Lafayette at Newton, iii, 38


1


First contribution to the Home for Little


Wanderers in Boston, ili, 38 Church bell, West Newton, iii, 38


Revolutionary reminiscences, ili, 38


The finest honses in the north aud east parts of Newton, iii, 38


Buried treasure, iii, 38


Population, iii, 39


Statistics, ili, 39


Mt. Ida, iii, 39


Block-house ou l'entre Street, ill, 39


Parks, iii, 40


Charles Dickens at Newton Centrs, ili, 40


Goody Davis, of Oak Hill, iii, 20


Circuit Railroad, iii, 40


Educational, ili, 49


Yearly appropriation for schools to 1800, iii, 53


Statistics of 1890, ili, 61


The Fuller Academy, iii, 65


Seth Davis' Private School, iii, 65


State Normal School, iii, 65


Boarding-school of Martha S. Rics, ili, 67


Moses Burbank's school, iii, 67


Academy at Newtoo Centre, iii, 67


Other private schools, iii, 68


Private schools in successful operation in 1890, ili, 69


La Salle Seminary, Auburndale, iii, 69 West Newton English and Classical School, iii, 70


Miss Spears' English and Classical School, iii, 70 Riverside Homs and Day School for Girls, ili, 71


E. H. Cutler's Preparatory School, iii, 7


Newton Theological Institution, iii, 71 Libraries, iii, 81


West Parisb Social, iii, 81 Adelphian, iii, 81 West Newton Athenæum, ill, 82


Newton Book Club, iii, 82 . Newton Library Association, ili, 82 Library Land Fund Association, ini, 82


Newton Free Library, ili, 83


Newton Centrs Library Association, iii, 85 North Village Library Association, ni1, .85


Newton Lower Falls Free Library, ini 85


Banks :


The Newton National Bank, iii, 86 The First National Bank of West New. ton, ill, 88 The Weet Newton Savings Bank, in, 88


Industries and mamifactories, ili, 89 Clubs, societies, etc., iii, 110


Newton Horticultural Society, ifi, 110 The Jersey Stock Club of Newton, 111, 1LI


Newton Natural History Society, 111. 111 Eliot Memorial Association, li1, 112


The Newtun Cottage Hospital, iii, 113 The Newton Atheneum, iii, 114


The Newton Club, iii, 114


Civil Service Reform Association, in 115


Pine Farms School, iii, 115


Rebecca Pomeroy Newton Homo for Orphan Girls, iii, 116


Young Men's Christian Association, iii, 116


Sunday-school Union, ili, 117


The Goddard Literary Union, iii, 117


The Tuesday Club, ili, 117


The Newtonville Women's Bureau, iii, 118


Newton Centre Women's Club, iii, 118 " "the Neighbors," iii, 118


Young Men's Social Union, Newton Centre, iii, 119


Auburndale Improvement Society, ill 119


West Newton Women's Educational Club, ifi, 119


" The Players," iii, 119


The Monday Evening Club, iii, 120


Newton Congregational Club, iii, 120


The Newton Boat Club, ili, 121


The Wesleyan Home, iii, 121


"The Newton Fanciers' Club, nii, 122


Quinobequin Association, iii, 122 Grand Army of the Republic, iii, 122


Newton Centre Improvement Associa - tion, iii, 122


Newton Prohibition League, iii, 121 The Every Saturday Club, iii, 124 Masonic, iii, 121


Dalhousie Lodge, iii, 124


Newton Royal Arch Chapter, iit, 124 Gethsemane Commandery, ili, 124 Union Masonic Relief Association of Massachusetts, iit, 124


Independent Order of Odd Fellowe, in, 124


Waban Lodge, No. 156, iii, 124 Home Lodge, No. 162, iii, 125 Newtou Lodge, No. 92, iii, 125 Garden City Encampment, No. 62, iii, 125 Royal Arcanum, iii, 125


Chauning Council, No. 70, iii, 125 Triton Council, No. '547, iii, 125 Echo Bridge Council, No. 513, ini, 125 United Order of the Golden Cross, ili, 125


Crescent Commandery, No. so, iii, 125 Order of the Iron Hall, hi, 125 Branch No. 392, iii, 125 Branch No. 395, iii, 125 Sisterhood Branch, iii, 125


Royal Society of Good Fellows, iii, 125 Newton Assembly, No. 39, in, 125 Auburn Assembly, No. 112, iii, 125 Knights of Honor, hi, 125


Eliot Lodge, No. 638, ni, 125


Garden City Lodge, No. 1901, ni. 125 Crystal Lake Lulge, No. 2235, ili, 125


Independent Order of Good Templars, ili, 125


Loyalty Lodge, No. 15-1, iii, 125 American Legion of Honor, ili, 127 Newton Council, No. 859, sil, 125 Ancient Order of United Workmen, til 125 Newton Lodge, No. 21, ill, 125


Massachusetts Catholic Order of For- esters, iii, 125 St. Bernard Court, No. 44, iii, 14, United Order of Pilgrimn Fathers, 11, 125


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INDEX.


Nonantum Colony, No, 77, iti, 125 Women's Christian Temperance Un- ion, ili, 125 Improved Order of Red Men, in, 125 Nornuibega Tribe, No. 76, iii, 125 Military, in, 125 Medical, ili, 133, 147 Geology, iii, 150 Biographical, iii, 155 Nesmietb, John, ii, 38 (ill.) Nesmeth, Thomas, ii, 38 (ilf.) Needham, Daniel, i, xlviii (ill.) North Reading, ii, 808


Biographical, ii, 810 Nortoo, Johu F., i, 512 Nortou, Charles E., i, 152 Noyes, Samuel, iii, 130 (Ill.) North, Charles H., iii, 778 (ill.)


O.


O'Brien, John, ii, 169 (ill.) O'Brien, Michael, ii, 173 (ill.) O'Keeffe, Katharine, ii, 150, 169, 183 Ossoli, Margaret Fuller, i, 153, 191


P.


Packer, Edmund H., ii, 216, 219 (ill.) Page, Alfred, il, 687 (ill.) l'age, Thomas H., ii, 687 (ill.) Paige, Lucine R., i, 72, 144, 151, 162, 186, 190, 198


Paine, Robert Treat, i, 131


Palfrey, Sarah, i, 153 Palmer, Moses P., ii, 567 (ill.)


Palmer, Charles D., ii, 57 Park, John C., i, Ixxi l'arker, Peter, iii, 675 (ill.) Parker, Moses G., ii, 208 (ill.) Parker, H. C., i, 437 Parmenter, J. W., iii, 758 (ill.)


Parmenter, James P., iii, 173 Parmenter, William, i, 224 (ill.) Parsons, Theophilus, i, 153 Peabody, Andrew I., 1, 65, 140, 214, 217 (ill.), 222


Pepperell, iii, 220 Parochiul and ecclesiaslical, jii, 220 Early settlement, iii, 220 Petition for town, ili, 220 Incorporation, iii, 220 First town-meeting, iii, 220 First meeting- house, iji, 221 Subsequent church history, iji, 222 Municipal and militant, ili, 226 The Revolution, iii, 230 The Rebellion, iii, 234 The " Horse-shed War," iii 235 Population and valuation, jii. 236 Officials, ili, 236 Educational, iii, 236 Public Library, iii, 241 Industrial pursuits, iii, 241 Biographical, iii, 246 Perham, Henry S., il, 233 l'ettee, Otis, iii, 89 Perkins, Henry M., i, 136 Phipps, William Adams, iii, 806 (ill.)


Phillips, Wendell, i, Ixvi ; il, 20 Pierce, Benjamin, ii, 3 l'iurce, Franklin, ii, 3 Pino, George S., lii, 831 Pitcairn, Major, i, 617 Pike, J. Newton, fii, 574 (ill.) Powers, Charles E., i, Ixxix (tlf. ), 602 Powers, Charlee, i, 599, 602 (ill.) Porter, Edward G., 1, 629


Pope, Stephen, iii, 277 (ill.) Pratt, Miles, iii, 429 (ill.) Pratt, Asa, iii, 366 Pratt, Charles, iil, 368 Prouty, Gardner, ii, 886 (ill. )


Pride, E. W., iii, 281 Putoam, Mrs. S. K., i, 152


Q


Quincy, Dorothy, i, 392 Quincy, Josiah P., i, 152 Quincy, Josiah, i, 96


R.


Rawson, Warren W, iii, 198, 204 (ill.)


Raod, Edward A., iii, 378


Haudall, J. W., i, 662 (ill.)


Reading, in, 793


Early settlement, ii, 793 Antecedente and characteristics of first settlers, ii, 794


Old landmarks, ii, 786


Revolution, ii, 787


The Rebellion, ii, 788


Todustries, ii, 799


Buildings, ii, 802


Churches, ii, 804


Old familiee, ii, 804 Societies, ii, 807


Revere, Paul, i, 616


Read, J. llenry, ii, 717 (ill.)


Rice, Thomas, iii, 164 (ill.)


Rice, lteuben N., ii, 610 (ill.)


Rice, F. S., iii, 831


Richardsou, George F., i, lxiv (ill ), 186; ii, 16, 37,373


Riebardsou, Helen Louise, iii, 340


Richardsou, Daniel S., i, 1x (ill.); ii, 190, 373


Richardson, George C., i, 196


Richardson, John A. G., ii, 551


Richardson, Samuel, ili, 422 (ill.)


Richardson, W. M., i, xxxviii


Richardson, Edwin F., 1, 186


Richardsou, William A., i, Ixxvii (ill ); ii, 373


Richmond, Perez O., ii, 100 (ill.)


Rindge, Frederick H., i, 150 Ritlge, Samuel Baker, i, 234 (ill.)


Robbius, Nathan, iil, 202 (ill.) Robbins, Eli, iii, 203 (ill.)


Robbins, Martha, iii, 424


Robbins, Royal E., jii, 741, 749


Robbins, Amos, iii, 203 (ill.)


Roberts, John, iii, 757 (ill.)


Robinson, John P., i, xliii ; ii, 20, 25, 127 Rodliff, Ferdinand, ii, 73 (ill .;


Rowley, C. I., ii, 689 Rogers, Benjamin, ii, 238a (ill.)


Rogers, Elizabeth, ii, 238 (ill.) Rogers, Emily, ii, 238b (ill.)


Rogers, Homer, ii, 412 (ill.)


Rogers, Zadock, ii, 238


Rogers, John, 1, 80, 161


Russell, Charles Theodore, i, Ixii


Russell, William E., i, Ixxviii, 150, 191 ; iji, 865. Russell, Chambers, il, 636


Ruasell, Jae., iii, 201 (ill.) Russell, Danl., iii, 219 (ill.)


S Saltonstall, Leverett, i, 96 Sargeaot, Charles C., ii, 716 (ill.) Savage, Wm. H., iii, 327 Saunders, Amos Joseph, iii, 249 (ill.) Savory, Charles A .. ii, 205 (111.)


Sawtelle, Thomas B., i, 306, 569, 600 Sears, Edmund H., i, 509 (ill.) Sewell, Joseph, i, 83 Sewell, Samuel, i, 152 Shaw, Mrs. Quincy, i, 147, 148 Shaw, George S., i, 318, 321


Shays, Daniel, i, 461 Shedd, William G. T., i, 251


Sheldon, George T., ii, 27+ (i11.) Sherhorn, i, 680 Early history, i, 680


The pioneers, i, 681 Population in 1674, 1, 674, 683


Incorporation of towo, i, 683


First towo-meeting, i, 683


King Philip's War, i, 684


The garrison-houses, i, 684


The social compact, i, 687


Ecclesiastical, i, 688


Educational, i, 694


Framingham and Holliston incorporated, i, 699


War of the Revolution, i, 699


Sbaye' Rebellion, i, 700


Physicians, 1, 700


Cemeteries, i, 701


War of the Rebellion, i, 702


Societies and clubs, i, 703, 705


Reformatory Institution for Women, 1, 701 Newspapers, i, 705 Biographical, i, 706


Shepherd, Thomas, i, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 28, 35, 151


Shirley, i, 456


Incorporation, i, 456 First town-meeting, i, 456


Officers elected, i, 456


First settlement, i, 457


Descriptive, i, 457 Burial-ground, i, 457


Town-honse, i, 458


Post-office, i, 458


Almshouse, i, 458


Military, i, 459 The French War, i, 459


The Revolution, i, 460


Shaye' Insurrection, i, 161 War of the Rebellion, i, 462


Manufactures, i, 463 Schools, i, 471


Public Library, i, 475


Ecclesiastical history, i, 475 The First Parish, i, 476 The Shaker Comnnmity, i, 478


Universalist Society, i, 480 First Congregational Church, i, 481 Orthodox Congregational Church, i,


481 Baptist Church, i, 485 Biographical, 1, 485


Shute, James M., iii, 775 (ill.)


Sibley, John Langdon, i, 221, (ill.) 645 Simpson, Michael 11., iii, 615, (ill.) Skinner, Urury, i, 301 (ill.), 302


Skinuer view, i, 301 Small, Walter 11., ili, 250, 259 Smith, S. F., iii, 1, 172 Somerville, iii, 759 Incorporation, ill, 760 The Revolution, iii, 761 The MeLean Insane Asylum, ili, 761


The Ursuline Convent, iii, 761


Prospect Ilill, iii, 761 Corey Hill, ili, 761 Cobble Hill, iii, 761 Winter Hill, iii, 762


875


INDEX


First town-meeting, iii, 762 List of selectmen, iii, 762 Representatives, iii, 763 Ecclesiastical, iii, 763 Fire Department, iii, 765 Gue company, iii, 700 Street list, iii, 76G Middlesex Railroad Company, iii, 766 First Somerville Light lofautry, ili, 766 War of the Rebellion, iii, 766 Public Library, iii, 771 locorporation of city, iii, 771 First officers, iil, 771 Mayors, iii, 771 Inauguration of firet city government, iji, 771


Hon. George O. Barstow's Inaugural Ad- dress, iii, 771 Education, iii, 773 Town expenditures, 1889, iii, 773 Societies and institutivos, iii, 774 Miscellaneous, iii, 775 Spalding, Jonathan, ii, 35 (ill.) Spalding, Sidoey, ii, 39 (ill.) Spalding, John, i, Ixxii (ill.) Spalding, James F., i, 67 Sparks, Jared, i, 47, 152 Spotford, John C., iii, 606 (ill.) Squire, John P., i, 206; iii, 204 (ill.) Staples, C. A., i, 604, 626 Starbuck, Alexander, iii, 730, 737 Stick ney, Rufus Barrus, iii, 779 (ill.) Stevene, William B., i, Ixxxiii; ii, 461 Stevens, William F., ii, 499 (ill.) Stearns, Edwin M., ii, 638 Stonebam, ii, 461 Early bistory, ii, 461 Early proprietorsbip, ii, 463 Petition to the General Court, ii, 466 Early residents and their locations, ii, 466 Incorporation of town, ii, 471


First town-meeting, ii, 472 First meeting-bouse, ii, 472 Extracts from church records, ii, 474 ('ivil and religious duties, ii, 476 'Tax of 1754, ii, 476 The Revolution, ii, 478, 540 Inhabitants of 1784, ii, 480 Circulating Library and Public Library, ii, 482 War of 1812, ii, 485 Falucation, ii, 488 Congregational Society, ii, 483 Unitarian Society, ii, 489 Metbodist Society, ii, 489 Baptist Society, ii, 489 War of the Rebellion, ii, 490 Roll of bonor, ii, 493 llay Tavern, ii, 494 Retrospective, ii, 495 William Tidd & Co., ii, 496 Five Cent Savings Bank, li, 496 Selretmen, ii, 497 Towo-clerks, in, 498


Representatives and special county com- missionere, ii, 498 Biographical, ii, 498 Stow, i, 637 Descriptive, i, 637 Settlements, i, 638 Incorporation, i, 638 Indiane, 1, 640 Ecclesiastical, i, 640 The First Church, i, 040 Universalists, i, 646


Orthodox, i, 646 Methodista, i, 646 Meeting-houses, i, 616 Educational, i, 648 College graduates, i, 650. Military, i, 650


Freuch and Indian War, i, 651 Aote-Revolution, i, 65I Revolution, i, 652 War of 1812, i, 653 The Rebellion, i, 654


New towns, i, 055 Cemeteries, i, 655 Ponad, i, 656 Poor and work-houses, i, 656


Slavery, i, 656


Towu-houses, i, 65€ Temperance, i, 656 Lafayette, i, 657 Homicide, i, 657 Business miatters, i, 657


Rock Bottom Mills and Factory, 1, 658 l'ersonal notices, i, 658


Story, Josepb, i, xlii Story, William W., i, 152


Stone, Amos, iii, 604 (ill.)


Stone, Bradley, i, 303 (111.)


Stone, Jobo L., iii, 852


Stutt, Charles, 1i, 55 (ill.) Stowe, Harriet Beecher, i, 55I Stratton, Daniel Wilbur, iii, 279 (ill.) Sudbury, ii, 377


Early grantees, ii, 378


Land grants, ii, 378 Indian deed, ii, 380 Town-meeting, ii, 382 Tlighways and bridges, ii, 383


Causeway, ii, 381 Church, ii, 384 Land divisiona, ii, 385 Laying ont of new lands, ii, 386;


Garrisona, ii, 389 King Philip's War, ii, 390


Military, ii, 395 Revolutionary War, ii, 399 The Goodnow Library, ii, 404 Railroads, ii, 405 War of the Itebellico, ii, 406


Celebrations, ii, 407


Burying grounds, ii, 408 Physiciens, ii, 411 Biographical, mi, 41I Sweetser, Theodore H , i, lxxvi Swallow, Jas., i, 767 (ill.) Swioton, Jobn, iii, 745


T.


Talbot, Zephaniah, iii, 455 (ill.)


Talbot, Charles P., ii, 85 (ill.) Talbot, Thomas, il, 254


Tarbell, George G., ii, 636 (ill.)


Tarbell, L. L., iii, 830


Taylor, Moses, i, 304 (ill.) Temple, Josiah H., iii, 607 Tewksbury, iii, 281 Location, iii, 281 Geology, ili, 282 The State Alms-house, iii, 282 Incorporation, iii, 286 The Church, ili, 287 French and Indian War, hi, 293 The Itevolution, iii, 300 The schools, lii, 300 The press, iii, 302 Slavery, ili, 303


Natural history, iii, 303 Civil War, iii, 304 Public Library, iii, 300 Civil history, ili, 307 Biographical, ili, 312 Thompson, Benjamin (Count Romford), 1, 384, 410


Thompson, Leander, i, 414, 446, 451


Thompson, Leonard, i, 392


Thompson, Albert, i, 412 Thompson, Alijah, 1, 357, 361, 364, 45I (ill.)


Thayer, William R., i, 77


Thurston, Elizabeth P., ini, 81


Tilton, Charles Ileory, iii, 574 (ill.


Townsend, i, 569 Descriptive, i, 569


Early history, i, 571


The grant, i, 571


The charter, i, 572 First settlers, i, 573


Ecclesiastical etfaire, i, 571


War of the Revolution, i, 579


The Shays Rebellion, i, 584 Educational, i, 586


Mechanical Industries, i, 589


The Rebellion of 1861-65, i, 592


Lawyers, physicians and college graduates, 1,594 Post-office, 1, 595


Public Library, i, 595 Fire Department, i, 596


Odd Fellowe, i, 596 The Farmers' Bauk, i, 596


Town officers, i, 596


Finale, i, 600 Biographical, i, 601


Traiu, Charles R., i, Ixiv (111.)


Trull, John, ifi, 312 Trall, Jesse, iii, 312 Tuck, Edward, ii, 65 (ill.)


Tuthill, lorace F., i, 238, 272


Tuthill, William D, 1, 238 Tweed, Benjamin F., i, 142 Tyler, Jonathan, il, 44 (ill. )


Tyngsboro', ii, 357 Early history, ii, 358


Charter, i, 361 Lovewell's War, ii, 367


Ecclesiastical history, ii, 370, 374


The Revolution, it, 371 Sons of Tyngsboro', ii, 372


Manufacturers, ii, 375 Social Library, ii, 375 The Brinley mansion, iii, 375 The iron bridge, ii, 376 Traditions, ii, 376 luprovementa, if, 376


V.


Van Buren, Martin, li, 21, 58 Van Dyke, Henry, i, 65 Varnum, B. F, ii, 21, 28 Varmum, Atkinson C., ii, 276 Varnum, Benjamin F., li, 318


Varuum, James, li, 320


Varuum, James M., ii, 319 Varumm, John M., h, 318


W.


Wakefield, il, 517 Early settlement, ii, 717 First citizens of the old town, il, 718 South Retling incorporated, li, 718 Name changed to Wakefield, li, 713 The celebration of July 4, 1818, ii, 719


876


INDEX.


Topography and situation, ii, 720 Pre-historic signs, ii, 722 Ecclesiastical, ii, 723 The First Church, ii, 723


Baptist, ii. 723


Universalist, ii, 723 St. Joseph's, ii, 723 Metbodist Esiscopal, ii, 724 Immanuel Church, ii, 724


First Congregational, of Greenwood, ii, 724


Montrose Chapel Society, ji, 724


Educational, ii, 724 Libraries, ii, 724 Newspapers, ii, 725 Military, ii, 725


The Revolution, ii, 726


War of 1812, ii, 726 War of the Rebellion, ii, 727 Burial-grounds, ii, 720 Bailroad facilities, ii, 731 Streets, ii, 731


Public and private buildings, ii, 731


Population, ii, 732 Industries, ii, 733 Bauking institutions, ii, 736 Municipal, ii, 737


Senators, ii, 738 Representatives, ii, 738 Historical societies, il, 738 Men of note, ii, 739


Wadlin, Horace G., ii, 793, 808.


Wade, Levi C., iii, 17] (ill.)


Wadsworth, Benj., i, 83 Walcott, Edward, i, 565 (ill.)


Walker, Theophilus W., residence of the late, iii, 712 (ill.)


Walker, Sears Cook, iii, 863 Walker, Francis A., i, 455 Walker, Samuel, iii, 424 (ill.)


Walker, James, i, 98, 413


Walton, Electa N. L., iii, 49 Waltham, iii, 700


Incorporation, iil, 700


Early exploration, iii, 702


First grant, ili, 702


Course of settlemneut, iii, 703 Weston set off, ini, 704


Natural features, ili, 706


Early customs, ili, 709 Educational, iii, 709, 715 French and Indian Wars, iii, 710, 720 The Revolution, iii, 711, 721 War of 1812, jii, 713, 722 Early manufactures, jii, 713 Military gatherings, iii, 715 Fitchburg Railroad, iii, 716 War of the Rebellion, iii, 717, 722 Wultham Bank, iii, 718 Incorporation of city, iii, 718 City affairs, etc., iii, 719 Populutiou, iii, 719


Military, ili, 720 Medical, iii, 726 Hospital, iii, 729 Training-School for Nurses, lii, 729 Homeopathic physicians, iil, 730 Ecclesiastical, iii, 730 First Society, iil, 731 Christ Church, Episcopal, ini, 731 Methodist Episcopal, iii, 731 Trinitarian Congregational, iii, 731 Catholic, iii, 732 Baptist, iii, 732 Universalist, iii, 732


(-Society of the New Jerusalom, lii, 733


Ascension, iii, 733 Banks, iii, 733 Waltham Bank, iii, 733 Savings Bank, iii, 734


Schools, iii, 734 Newspapers, iii, 737


Manufactures, iii, 738, 747


The American Waltham Watch Ponysetry, iii, 738


Public Library, iii, 750 Biographical, iii, 755


Ward, Artemss, i, xlvi (ilI.)


Warner, Frederick A., ii, 220 (il).)


Warren, Joseph, i, 163


Warren, George W., i, Ixiii


Warren, Winslow Morse, iii, 854 (ill.)


Warren, Nathan, iii,,700, 750


Washington, George, i, 183, 449


Washburn, Emory, i, 187


Watertown, iii, 317


Mythical period, iii, 317


Indians, iii, 317


Geographical, iii, 318


Bounds, iii, 318


Physical features of the lands within the present boundaries, iii, 321


Agricultural character of the people, iii, 323


Ecclesiastical, iii, 325


Early location of First Church, iii 325 First Parish, iii, 326


Phillips Church, iii, 338


Methodist Episcopal, iii, 340 St. Patrick's, iii, 342


Early people, iii, 344


Land grants, iii, 348


The great dividends, iii, 349


Town government, iii, 352


Officers, iii, 352


Schools, iii, 353


Libraries, iii, 357


The Pratt gift, iii, 360


The Wears, iii, 369


Indian wars, iii, 377


The Revolutionary period. ini, 385


Civil War, iii, 389


Business interests, iii, 392


Banks, iii, 395


Manufacturing and mechanical, iii, 397


Societies, iii, 414


Physicians, iii, 419 Biographical, iii, 428


Wayland, ii, 413


Early history, ii, 413


Climate, ii, 419


Education, ii, 420


Philip's War, ii, 421


New meeting-house, ii, 423


Educational, ii, 424


Ecclesiastical, ji, 424


Revolutionary War, ii, 42G


Incorporation of E. Sudbury, ii, 426


Soldiers of 1812, ii, 427


Evangelien Trinitarian Church, ii, 428


The Civil War, ii, 428


Railroads, ii, 428


Public Library, ii. 428


New town-hall, ii, 429


Burying-ground, ii, 429


Old roads, ii, 432


Physicians, ii, 433 Lawyers, li, 433


Prominent persons, ii, 434


The river meadowe, ii, 435 Cochituate, ji, 436


The Quarter-Millenmul anniversary, i, i437


Waters, Charles H., ii, 568 (ill.) Waterhouse, Benj., i, 163, 164 Webber, Samuel, i, 93


Webber, Wallace G., view, ii, 830


Wellman, Joshua W, iii, 477, 534 (i)) )


Wentworth, Tappan, i, Ixxiii (ill.)


Wellington, Austin C, i, 188, 226 (ill.)


Weston, George F., ii, 635 Westford, ii, 689


Situation, ii, 690


Granite will, ii, 691


Forge Village, ii, 69]


Brookside, ii, 692


Parkerville, il, 692


Nashua, ii, 692


Railroads, ii, 692


Indians, ii, 692


Cemeteries, ii, 692


Post-offices, ii, 693


Foreign products, ii, 693


Military, ii, 694


Ecclesiastical history, ii, 697


Educational, ii, 700


List of graduates, ii, 702


Town-house, ii, 705


Todustries, ii, 705


Official, ii, 715


The people, ii. 716 Biographical, ii, 716


Weston, i, 486 Settlement, i, 486


The Farmers' Precinct, i, 487


Early church history, i, 487


Incorporation, i, 488


Military, i, 489


The Revolution, i, 490


Schools, i, 493


Public Library, i, 494


Industries, i, 944


The Civil War, i, 495


Massachusetts Central Railroad, i, 497


Norumbega, i, 498


Biographical, i, 498


Wheeler, William F., i, 391 ; ii, 612, 638 (ill.);


iii, 865.


White, Marie (Mrs. James Russell Lowell), i, 153


White, William H., ii, 90 (ill.)


Whittemore, Thomas, i, 153


Whittemore, George II., i, 230


Whitfield, George, i, 86


Whitney, Edwin, i. 6GI (il).)


Whitney, Myrou W., i, 332 (ill.), 333, 334


Whitney, Solon F., iii, 317


Whittier, Moses, ii, 87 (il1.)


Winchester, ii, 746


Civil history previous to 1720, ii, 746 Black Horse Village, ii, 748


Tocorporation, ii, 750


Civil history from 1850 to present time, ii, 752


Civil War, ii, 752 Water supplies, ii, 753


Ecclesiastical history, ii, 756


First Congregational, ii, 756 Unitarian, ii, 761


Methodist Episcopal, i1, 766


St. Mary's Roman Catholic, ii, 767


Highland Bethany Society, ii, 767 Biographical, ii, 768


Winslow, llewett Chandler, iii, 249 (ill.)


Winsor, Justin, i, 498


Winter, William, i, 153


Wiun, John Bowere, i, 401, 406, 452


Winn, Moses F., i, 361, 454 (ill.)


Winn, Charles Bowers, i, 407


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INDEX.


Winn, Timothy, i, 401, 440, 453 (ill.) Winthrop, Robert C., i, 96, 275 ; ii, 505 Winthrop, Joho, i, 161 Wilde, William A., i, 288, 289 Winkley, J. Frank, i, 443 Wilson, Henry, i, 564 Willard, Samuel, i, 80 Willard, Joseph, i, 90 Williams, John J., i, 75 Witherbee, Nahum, iii, 855 (il !. ) Wilmington, iii, 859 Early history, iii, 859 Ecclesiastical, iii, 860 Statistics, jii, 861 Schools, iii, 862 War of the Rebellion, ili, 862 Public Library, jii, 863


Woburn, i, 334 Introduction, i, 334 Civil history to 1800, i, 336 The early settlement, i, 337 Early explorations and maps, i, 340 Plantation of Woburn, extracts from Charlestown Records, i, 340 Incorporation, i, 347


The memorial for Christian liberty, i, 348


Edward Converse and his trouble con- cerning the King'e letter, 1662, i, 348 Contribution from Ireland in 1076, i, 349 Great coniet of 1680, i, 349 Miscellany, i, 349 The earthquake of October, 1727, 352 Ancient public burial-grounds, i, 353


The census of 1800, i, 353 Professional men, i, 354 Social Library, i, 354 Civil history from 1800 to the present thoe, 2,355 Annals, i, 355 Early history of the leather business, s, 360 Miscellany, i,361 Evente from the Guide-post, i, 362 Ned Kendall, i, 363 Other matters, i, 363


As a city, i, 363 Incorporation, i, 366 First charter election, i, 366 Officers elected, i, 366 The merlical profession, i, 366


The legal profession, i, 375


Military history, i, 377 The train-band, i, 377 Indian War, i, 379 The engagement at Wheelwright's Pond, i, 381


Indian murders, i, 381


The killing of an Indian on the train- ing-field in 1675, i, 382 King Philip's War, i, 382 Officers of the Provincial period, i, 384


The Revolutionary period, i, 389 Shays' Rebellion, i, 398 The Civil War, i, 402 Libraries, i, 406 Biographical notices, i, 410 Connt Rumford, i, 410 Artiste, i, 412 Inventors, i, 412


Collego presidents, i, 413 Members of Congress, 1, 414 Ecclesiastical, j, 414


The First Church, i, 414


The Second Church, i, 426


The Third Church, i, 428 South Congregational, 1, 430


Congregational, North Woburn, 1, 431


First Baptist Church, i, 433


Independent Baptist, i, 436


The Unitarian Church, i, 437 Methodist Episcopal, i, 441 North Woburn Chapel Association, i, 442 Roman Catholic Church, i, 442


Trinity Church and antecedents, 1, 443


New Jerusalem Church, i, 445 All Saints' Cbapel, 1, 145 Scandinavian Society, 1, 145


St. John Baptist Church, i, 446 The Salvation Army, i, 446


Biographical, i, 446 Woodbury, James T., i, 290


Woodbury, Levi, i, 290


Woodbury, Peter, i, 290 Worthen, Ezra, ii, 9, 13


Wood, Jedediah, iii, 276 (ill.) Wright, Alexander, il, 75 (ill.)


Wright, George (., i, 304 (ill.)


Wyman, Jeffries, i, 160


Wyman, Morrill, i, 165, 169


Wyman, A. A., 1, 269


Young, Josinh, il, 3GS Y.


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