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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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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
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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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