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Village Improvement Society, 1351.
Thief-detecting Society, 1351. Manufactures, 1351. Distinguished natives, 1353. Location and topography, 1354. Biographical, 1355. West Brookfield, 554. First settlement, 654. Act of incorporation, 555. First town officers, 556. Selectman, 556. Moderators, 556. Representatives, 556. Celebration of 1858, 558. War of the Rebellion, 559. List of soldiers, 559. Public Library, 560. Schools, 562. The First Church, 562. Methodist Episcopal, 564. Catholic, 564. Industrial pursuits, 564. Distinguished men, 565.
West Boylston, 585. Petition for incorporation, 585. First settlers, 585. First town-meeting, 586. 'Town officers in 1888, 586. Representatives, 587. Schools, 587. Statistics, 588. Societies, 588. Lodges, 588. Ecclesiastical history, 588. Congregational, 588. Baptist, 589. Methodist, 589. Inberal Congregational, 589. Unitarian, 589.
Universalist, 590. Roman Catholic, 590. Episcopal, 590. Manufacturing, 590. Major Ezra Beaman, 593. Physicians, 597. Individuals, 597. Military, 598. War of the Rebellion, 600. Farms, 601. Hills, 602.
Pleasure resorts, G02. Remarkable longevity, 603. The earthquake, 604, 605. Malden farm, 605. Davenport farın, 605. Biographical, 605.
Wheelock, Silas Mandeville, 181 (Il1.).
Wheelock, Jerome, 1642 (Ill.), 1730.
Wheelock, Jerry, 180 (111.).
Wheelock, Charles A , 166, 168, 109. Wheeler, Jonathan D., 952 (Il1.).
White, Alonzo, 743 (111.).
White, Nelson D., 1067, 1069 ( Il1.).
White, John, 20. Whiting, John L., 95 (III.).
Whitin, Paul, Sr., 434, 435, 442, 448 (Il1.). Whitin, Charles E., 449.
Whitin, Panl, Jr., 442, 444, 445, 448. Whitin, Charles P., 449 (Ill.), 450.
Whitin, John C., 434, 442, 445, 448 (III.).
Whitin, James F., 443, 445, 450 (111.).
Whitcomb, David, 1637, 1696 (111.). Whitcomb, G. Henry, 1637.
Whitney, George, 1378.
Whitney, George C., 1664 (III.), 1742. Whitney, Eli, 1353.
Whitney, Wilbur F., 207 (III.).
Whitney, Wm. W., 1074 (111.). Whitney, Levi L., 1125 (III.).
Whitney, Elinor, 206.
Whitney, John, 206.
Whitney, Daniel S., 100 (III.).
Whitney, Baxter D., 10G7. Whittall, M. J., 1616 (III.), 1718.
Wilder, Emily, 490.
Wilder, Alexander H., 1699 (Il1.). Willard, Simeon, 10, 11. Williard, Joseph, xxxvii. Williard, Abel, xx.
Willard, Samuel, 480. Willard, Samnel, 22. Willard, Solomon, 481.
Williard, Samnel, xx. Williams, G. B., 374.
Williams, Ilartley, 1.
Williams, Warren, 1689 (III.).
Willis, Henry 11., 305.
Willow Park, 1744.
Willson, Edmund B., 482, 483, 927. Winchendon, 1054. Location, 1054. Name, 1054. Grant of Ipswich Canada, 1055. Division of lots, 1055. Settlements, 1055. French and Indian War, 1056.
Incorporation of town, 1056. First town-meeting, 1057. Officers elected, 1057. List of town officers, 1057. Representatives, 1059. The Revolution, 1059. Ecclesiastical, 1061. The First Church, 1062. Baptist, 1003.
Methodist, 1063. North Congregational, 1063. Church of the Immaculate lleart of Mary (Roman Catholic), 1063. Unitarian, 1063. Educational, 1064. Public schools, 1064. Winchendon Academy, 1064. Public Library, 1064, 1065. War of the Rebellion, 1065. List of soldiers, 1065.
Mannfacturing interests, 1066, 1067. Population, 1067.
Distingnished natives, 1067. The Highlands, 1072 (Ill.) Biographical, 1068. Winslow, Samuel, 1451, 1550, 1685 (Ill.).
Winthrop, Robert C., 1495. Wood, Josiah, 430. Wood, Benjamin, 918 (III.).
Wood, Fernando, Ivii. Wood, Obadiah, 386 (Iil.).
Woodcock, John, 716.
Woodcock, Lucius, 717 (111.). Woodward, S. B., 1528, 1554.
Worcester, 1412
Methods of acquiring title to lands, 1412.
Grant, 1416. Early proprietors, 1417. Effecting a settlement, 1417. Petitions, 1418.
Indian release of title, 1419.
King Philip's War, 1420. Committee on Settlement, 1421. Petition for fort, 1424. Third attempt at settlement, 1425. Incorporation, 1426.
First town-meeting, 1426. Ilolden set off, 1427. Events from 1740 to 1763, 1428. Events from 1763 to 1783, 1429. Liberty of the press, 1430. Revolutionary period, 1430.
At close of Revolution, 1432.
Shays' Rebellion, 1433. Means of communication, 1435. Population and local conditions, 1435. Broadening activi y, 1437. Political sentiment and service, 1439.
Decision of court that dec ared slavery abolished in Massachusetts, 1439.
Protest against War of 1812, 1439. Washington's second visit, 1440. Funeral honors to Washington, 1441. Lafayette's visit, 1141. The Blackstone Canal, 1441. Opening of railroad communication, 1442. General progress, 1443. Case of kidnapping, 1445. Last Board of Selectmen, 1445. City incorporated, 1415. First Board of Aldermen, 1445. Mayors, 1446, 145 .. Men of eminence, 1447. Introduction of water, 1447.
Political activity and influence, 1448. Arrest of Anthony Burns, 1448. Effigies suspended on the Common, 1449. Public meeting, 1449. Anti-Slavery Society, 1450. People's Convention, 1450. John B. Gongh's reformation, 1451. Water-works system, 1451. l'ublic parks, 1451. Worcester's benefactors, 145 . Ecclesiastical history, 1453.
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INDEX.
First, or Old South Church, 1453. Calvinist, or Central Church, 1458. Union Church, 1460. Salem Street Church, 1401. Summer Street Mission Chapel, 14G2. Plymouth Church, 1463. Piedmont Congregational, 1464. Park Congregational, 1465. Church of the Covenant, 1466. Presbyterlane, 1466. First Unitarian, 1467. Church of the Unity, 1469. First Baptist, 1470. Second Baptist, 1471. Main Street Baptist, 1471. Dewey Street Baptist, 1472.
Lincoln Square Baptist, 1473.
South Baptist, 1473. First. Methodist or Trinity, 1474. Laurel Street, 1475.
Third Methodist Episcopal, Webster Square, 1476. Grace Church, 1476. Coral Street Church, 1477. Roman Catholics, 1477.
St. John's, 1478. St. Anne's, 1478.
St. Paul's, 1478.
Notre Dame, 1478. Immaculate Conception, 1479.
Sacred Ileart, 1479. St. Peter's, 1479
St. Stephen's, 1479. Protestant Episcopal, 1479.
All Saints1, 1480.
St. Matthew's, 1481.
St. John's, 1481. St. Mark's, 1482. St. Luke's, 1482.
Universalists, 1482. First, 1482. All Souls', 1483.
Friends 1484.
Second Adventists, 1484.
Disciples of Christ, 1485.
Free Baptists, 1485. African churches, 1486.
Zion, 1486. Bethel, 1486. Mt Olive, 1486.
Christadelphians, 1486. Swedish Churches, 1487. First Methodist Episcopal, 1487. Second Methodist Episcopal, 1487. Evangelical Congregational, 1487. Baptist, 1488. Evangelical Lutheran, 1488 .. Jewish, 1488.
Sons of Israel, 1488. Sons of Abraham, 1488.
Armenians, 1488. Germans, 1489. City Missions, 1489 ..
Libraries, 1491.
Military Library Society in the Sey- enth Division, 1491.
Fraternity of Odd Fellows, 1491.
American Antiquarian Society, 1492.
Worcester County Atheneum, 1496. Worcester Social, 1497. Worcester Lyceum, 1497.
Young Men's Library Association, 1498.
Worcester Lyceum and Library Asse- cintion, 1408. Free Public, 1490.
Worcester District Medical Society, 1504.
Worcester County Mechanics' Associa- tion, 1505. Worcester County Law Library, 1506. Worcester County Horticultural So- ciety, 1507.
Worcester County Musical Associa- tion, 1507.
Worcester Choral Union, 1507.
Worcester Society of Antiquity, 1507.
Colleges, schools, etc., 1508.
Ilospitals, etc., 1508. Other libraries, 1509.
Educational history, 1509. Public schools, 1509.
lligh School, 1514. State Normal School, 1516.
College of the Iloly Cross, 1517.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1517. Clark University, 1518.
Worcester Academy, 1519.
Worcester Medical Institution, 1520.
Ladies' Collegiate Institute, 1520.
Oread Collegiate Institute, 1520. Private schools, 1520.
Societies, associations and clubs, 1521.
American Political Society, 1521.
Worcester Fire Society, 1522.
Mutual Fire Society, 1523.
Worcester Society of Mutual Aid in Detecting Thieves, 1523.
American Antiquarian Society, 1523.
Washington Benevolent Society, 1526.
Worcester Agricultural Society, 1526.
Fraternity of Odd Fellows, 1526.
Lyceum of Natural History, 1526.
Worcester Lyceum, 1527.
Worcester County llistorical Society, 1527.
Worcester County Atheneum, 1528.
Phrenological Society, 1528.
Horticultural Society, 1528.
Mechanics1 Association, 1528.
Very Reverend Father Mathew Mn tual Benevolent Total Abstinence Society 1529.
Natural History Society, 1529.
Lyceum and Library Association, 1530
Young Meu's Christian Association. 1531.
Society of Antiquity, 1532.
Art Society, 1532.
Art Students' Club, 1532.
Musical societies, 1532.
High School societies, 1532.
Clubs, 1534. Masonic, 1534. Odd Fellowe, 1536. Other societies, 1536.
The newspaper press, 1538.
The drama in Worcester, 1542.
Banking and insurance, 1546. The Worcester Bank, 1547.
Worcester County Savings, 1548.
Institution for
Central Bank, 1549.
Quinsigamond Bank, 1550.
Mechanics' National Bank, 1550.
The City Bank, 1551.
First National Bank, 1551.
Security National Bank, 1551.
Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank, 1551.
Five Cents' Savings Bank, 1551. People's Savings Bank, 1551.
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 1552. The State Sufe Deposit Company, 1552. Worcester Co-operative Bank, 1552. Home Co-operative Bank, 1352. Equity Co-operative Bank, 1552. Worcester Clearing-House, 1532. Insurance, 1553.
Medical history, 1554. Medical (homoeopathy), 1574. Military history, 1576.
King Philip's War, 1577. French and Indian, 1577.
The Revolution, 1581.
War of 1812, 1585.
Mexican War, 1585. War of the Rebellion, 1585.
M htia companies, 1590.
Manufacturing and mechanical industries, 1502.
Early encouragement of manufac- tures, 1592.
Saw and grist-mill, 1592.
The silver mine, 1592.
Potash, 1593.
Timothy Bigelow, 1594.
Early manufacture of cloth, 1694.
Paper-mills, 1595.
Business prior to 1820, 1595.
Trades-people discontented with the heavy taxes, 1597.
Public men appear in home-made cloth, 1508. Worcester Honorable Society, 1592.
First exhibition of the Worcester Ag- ricultural Society, 1598.
Streams and mill privileges, 1598.
Population of Worcester, 1601.
Blackstone Canal, 1601.
The railroads, 1603.
The first expresses, 1603.
The old coal-mine, 1604. Peat, 1605.
Stage lines, 1605.
Textile fabrics and machinery for making them, 1605.
Early manufacture of cloth, 1605.
Condition of woolen manufacture, 1606.
John Goulding, 1606.
Manufacture of cotton and woolen machinery, 1607.
Card-clothing, 1608.
Looms, 1G11.
Carpets, 1614.
Thread, 1616.
Foundries, 1617.
Machinists' tools, 1619.
Agricultural implements, 1622.
Wrenches, 1625.
Wire, 1625. Wire- workers, 1625.
Copperas, 1632.
Carriages and cars, 1612.
Wood-working machinery, 1633.
Musical instruments, 1634.
Envelopes, 1636.
Fire-arms, 1637.
Iron andsteel business, 1640.
Screws, 1G41.
Steam-engines, 1642.
Boilers, 1644.
Boots and shoes, 1641.
Bigelow lleeling Machines, 1648. Leather belting, 1649.
Workman, William, 1564, 1683, (II].). Wright, George L., 885, 888.
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