History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts with genealogies and notes on persons and estates, Part 30

Author: Daniels, George Fisher, 1820-1897
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Oxford : Pub. by the author with the cooperation of the town
Number of Pages: 916

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Witt & Dowse Store. Later occupants have been : 1829, Benjamin F. Campbell and Dowse, name Dowse & Campbell; 1831, Wilson Olney, name Dowse, Campbell & Olney; 1833, Alvan G. Underwood, name Campbell, Olney & Underwood ; 1834, Underwood left, name Campbell & Olney ; 1835, Olney left and Campbell was alone ; 1837, Samuel Dowse, Daniel T. Penniman, Seth Daniels, Elihu Har- wood, Jr., and Sanford Gilmore, the store having been joined with the shoe business at south end of the Plain; 1838, Dowse & Penni- man ; 1839, Daniel T. Penniman; Loriston Shumway succeeded Penniman, and in 1840-1 Dowse resumed and the name was Dowse & Shumway ; 1843, Loriston Shumway ; 1844, Dowse & Underwood ; 1845, Underwood & Shumway; 1845, Underwood went into the bank, Washburn Lumbard taking his place in the store, name Shum- way & Lumbard ; 1848, " Protective Union," Joseph Pelton, agent, who with Rufus L. Smith bought the stock, the Union having been unsuccessful, and 1849 the name was Pelton & Smith; 1851, Smith was alone, Lewis W. Spaulding clerk ; 1854, Charles H. Robinson ; 1855, L. F. Woodbury ; 1859, Paul Buffum, who sold out the stock

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and the building for several years was unoccupied ; late in 1863 or early in 1864, Freeman Freeland occupied for a short time only. Before May, 1867, Charles I. Rawson and Arthur E. Codding of North Attleborough began flour trade, closed in a few months and the place was again unoccupied. Before May, 1870, Paul Buffum was again here and early in 1871 sold to Baxter E. Davis and Olin O. Foster. In May, 1876, Foster was proprietor and before May, 1881, Eugene Wetherell became a partner, continuing to 1887, when the stock was sold to William J. Lourie, who in a few months sold to Cornelius Putnam and Andrew J. Davis, present occupants.

Butler Store. As noted, Duncan Campbell was first trader at this location, was succeeded by Sylvanus Town, who sold, 1780, to James Butler,1 who carried on a successful business until 1806, when his son Peter became proprietor. In 1822 Peter Butler removed to the brick store, then new, H. 177, and in 1830 retired, Danforth Brown following, who in about a year sold to his brother Jasper Brown, who removed the stock to his own premises near, and continued until 1849, when he relinquished trade.

Centre Tavern Store. At this stand trade was carried on by nearly all the tavern keepers up to 1823. In 1800 Henry B. Morgan was partner with Samuel Campbell. In 1804 Aaron McIntire of Charlton and later Rufus and Henry Campbell were managers. From 1812 for several years Maj. Archibald Campbell continued the busi- ness, and Stearns Witt and Daniel Hovey of Sutton were later part- ners with him, Hollis Witt and Lyrick Lamson being clerks, name Archibald Campbell & Co. Hovey left and Joab Maynard came in for a time, the firm being Witt & Maynard. Stearns and Hollis Witt were proprietors from April, 1817, to June, 1818, at least. Richard Olney came next, 1819-1823. In 1825 Andrew Sigourney, Jr., took the store, Benjamin F. Town becoming a partner in 1827, in store and tavern. Danforth Brown and Edmund F. Dixie next came in 1829. Thereafter the store and tavern were separate. Brown left 1830. Dixie continued until 1833 and was succeeded by Daniel T. Penniman, who remained about two years. Stephen Prince occupied in 1836-7, and Capt. Wolstan Dixie in 1838. William Robinson & Co. followed, occupying in 1839-40. Erastus Ormsbee came in 1841, remaining till the spring of 1846, and trade terminated at that locality.

Universalist Church Store. Ormsbee removed, 1846, to this place, continuing until Oct., 1858. Benjamin W. Childs succeeded him, and Oct., 1868, Albert E. Merriam and William E. Bardwell followed, continuing until Dec., 1876, when they retired, selling the grocery to James B. Campbell and the dry goods to Daniel R. Cortis and Amasa Stowe. In April, 1882, Campbell sold to Leonard E. Thayer and Alvan R. Bowdish, present owners. Cortis and Stowe

1 His advertisement, Jan., 1800, names "gro- checks, many articles in the dry goods line." ceries, coarse cloths, linnens, India cottons and

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continued until Dec., 1885, and removed to the brick store formerly Wm. E. Pease & Co. Thayer & Bowdish taking the vacated prem- ises for a dry goods department.

Stephen Prince, Jr., on leaving the tavern store, 1838, removed to the "Cash Store," on site of Town Hall, continuing until 1840, re- moved to his own house, H. 226, and before May, 1843, sold to Sum- ner Putnam, who about one year later gave up the business. Before May, 1845, Prince erected a one-story building on the site of Joslin's shoe factory and there traded in flour, grain, etc. He sold, 1846, to Emory Sanford.1

Cash Store. This had been many years occupied as a tailor's shop. After Stephen Prince, Jr., left, William Robinson in 1841 took possession and before May, 1843, sold to William Parker, who continued till his decease in the winter of 1846-7. Later irresponsi- ble tenants occupied who brought the place into ill repute, and Oct., 1849, a party of young men "raided" the establishment and it was closed up. In May, 1850, Caleb Larned was owner of the estate and in about two years sold to Asa H. Pope, who opened a market, con- tinuing to 19 Oct., 1856, when the building was burned. The lot was sold to the town for a Town Hall.

Emory Sanford began, 1832, at Texas Village, continuing about four years ; on 1 Jan., 1837, began with his brother Richard at Roch- dale ; 1839, bought the brick store at North Oxford, and with his brother, James M., traded several years; removed, 1846, to the Plain to the site of Joslin's shoe factory, with Horace DeW. Smith as partner, who retired 1847. In 1850 James M. Sanford and William E. Pease took the business under the name Sanford & Pease. In 1854 Edward S. Pease bought Sanford's interest and the firm became William E. Pease & Co. The brick store on the old tavern site was built. 1855 and occupied 1 Jan., 1856. A large business was here transacted for many years. In Dec., 1885, the stock was sold to Cortis, Stow & Co., the present occupants.

The store on the corner near the railroad station was built about 1842 by Andrew Sigourney, Jr., where he kept hardware one year. Later it was occupied as follows : by Paul Perkins and James G. Scott, 1844, variety store and Post-office ; by Lyman P. Low and Chad B. Carey, store, 1847 ; several years thereafter by shoe manufacturers ; 1857, by James C. Mills, trader ; 1860, William H. Harrington, who late in 1862 resold to Mills ; Jan., 1869, P. Lafayette Rich and Asa F. Rich came in, the latter leaving at the end of the year, the former continuing a few months in 1870 and retired ; Whiting & Campbell next kept a market here ; before May, 1874, John W. Marsh occu- pied as trader, remaining until 1884; in 1885 Daniel P. Shea, with another, occupied about one year ; later the place was used as a market.

1 This building was occupied in 1856 as a tailor's men as a club-room, and was burned 8 Nov., shop by A. H. Newton, and in part by young 1856.

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Hawes Store. At this location trade was carried on early by the owners of the mills near, by William Campbell, 1768 to 1776 ; Amos Hudson, 1815 to 1817, at least; later by Pope & Warner; 1826 to 1850, Ashbel M. Hawes ; 1850 to 1861, I. Sumner Hawes, the last at that locality.

Rockdale Store. Joseph Stone traded near Sigourney mill, 1814 ; Thomas W. Chapman at Rockdale from before May, 1828, to spring of 1835 ; Bartlett and Barrett, 1835-6; Damon & Bartlett later for several years ; Thomas Clark, 1846; William A. White, 1847, one year ; George Hobart, Jr., 1852-3.

Brick Store. Albert Guild was agent for Daniel T. Wheeler, Worcester, 1833 ; Guild and Joseph Stafford, partners, stock taxed 1834 to their assignees ; later came Richard Sanford, 1835-6 ; Emory and James M. Sanford, 1837 to 1841; Andrew J. Copp & Co., 1842 ; Sanford Brothers, 1844; Hobart C. and Edward A. Cutler, 1845 ; Hobart C. Cutler, 1846 ; Moies and Wilmarth, 1847 ; Rufus L. Smith, 1848 ; about this date, William Sigourney (William Tourtellott and Washburn Lumbard, managers) ; Amos Aldrich, 1851 ; H. G. O. and Silas S. Taft, fall of 1851; Lewis M. and Benjamin F. Learned, spring of 1852 ; Lewis M. Learned bought out Benjamin F. Learned, Sept., 1860; R. Alonzo Aborn and E. Gerry Warren, 1862-3 ; Lewis M. Learned sold the building, Feb., 1864, to Lafayette E. Battey, who occupied 1864-5 ; Albert W. Kelley and - Fowler came next, Fowler left before May, 1868; Albert W. Kelley, 1870; Silas S. Taft, 1871, he died Sept., 1871, his brother, H. G. Otis Taft, went on until 1876, when James O. Copp became partner, the firm con- tinuing until 1882; Daniel W. Mann, 1882 to 1886 ; Fred. Thayer bought, summer of 1886, and is present owner.

Thomas Clark built a store near Sigourney Mill, 1847, and occu- pied ; Isaac L. Brown and Samuel Healy owned 1851; Brown died March, 1852, Healy and Elisha M. Smith continued ; Smith owned in 1855, continuing until 1864 and Allen F. Brown in 1865-6; Henry S. Brady, Jr., traded here in 1869 a few months, the last at this locality.

Next below Clark's, Silas S. Taft and Joseph Burrough, partners, began before May, 1861; Burrough left before May, 1864; Taft went on till 1868 ; John W. Robinson succeeded in 1869 ; later for a time the manufacturing company owned ; before May, 1871, E. Harris " Howland, previously at the lower store, came in and operated until after May, 1875, when he sold to Lucius H., his brother, who con- tinued until 1884 ; John W. England then became partner ; before May, 1885, Howland retired, and a few months later England removed from town.

At the lower store William S. Dunbar and Hosea Grover began before May, 1865 ; John W. Robinson followed in about three years, and before May, 1870, E. H. Howland became owner, removing 32

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before May, 1871, to the store above. In 1886, Learned, Howard & Co., proprietors of the mill, opened a store, and sold, 1887, to Benjamin F. Learned, who in 1887 sold to Mart A. Howard, present proprietor.

Texas Store. After Sanford left, Jan., 1837, little was done until 1844, when the Manufacturing Company began trade under the management of Albert Huntington, who in 1847 became owner. The burning of the mill, 1850, terminated the business. H. G. O. Taft has kept a small store at his residence, H. 116.

Mrs. Sigourney's Store was long an important institution of Oxford, where a thriving business was transacted in millinery, dress- making and the sale of dry and fancy goods. Business began in the old Sigourney mansion as early as 1828, and continued in the commodious house, now standing, until near the decease of Mrs. Sigourney in 1885. In its palmiest days patronage came from all the surrounding towns, and for many years it was the leading estab- lishment in the line in the south part of the county.

Dr. Daniel Fisk kept a small store before 1800 near his home, H. 141. His son, William T., continued the business, 1802 to 1810, when Amos Hudson, his brother-in-law, became partner, continuing several years, and removed to the Central Cotton Manufacturing works at Hawes' place, remaining until 1817. Joab Maynard was proprietor at the Fisk store, 1818, going on perhaps two years, and trade at that place terminated. Peter Spaulding was trader, 1806, at the fork of Thompson and Webster roads, south. Abisha Learned at Texas Village, 1813-14, Charles Cleaveland, 1814, William Dudley, 1823-25, Charles Preston, 1825, Charles Lawton, 1842, all at North Oxford, indicating that they, at or near their places of manufactur- ing, had stores connected therewith. Other like places of trade have existed in the factory villages of the town.

Oxford Post-office was established 1 Jan., 1801, Samuel Campbell postmaster, and the mail arrived and was forwarded once a week. The office was at the Centre tavern until 1809, when Archibald Campbell, brother of Samuel, was made postmaster, and it was removed to his dwelling on the site of the Episcopal Church. In 1811 William Sigourney was appointed Campbell's assistant, took charge of the business, and for a few months the loca- tion was at his tannery, 100 rods east of Main Street. It was re- moved thence to the store of Andrew Sigourney, Sen., at the corner of Sutton Avenue and Main Street, where it continued until 1840, William having succeeded his father in trade here, and having been made postmaster on Campbell's decease in 1818. In 1840 he built the " Arcade," near the railroad on the east, and removed his busi- ness and the Post-office thither. In 1844 James G. Scott succeeded him and the office was removed to the Andrew Sigourney building on Sutton Avenue, near the railroad station, where Scott & Perkins kept

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a store. In 1846 Scott resigned in favor of Willard Benson, who took the office back to the Arcade building, where it continued until his decease, Jan., 1847, when Emory Sanford received the appoint- ment and the office was removed to his store on the site of Joslin's shoe shop. William E. Pease was assistant, and in Jan., 1850, was appointed postmaster. On 1 Jan., 1856, the office was removed to the new brick store on Charlton Street corner, where it remained until after the election of Cleveland, and 26 Oct., 1885, Henry A. Moffitt was appointed postmaster and the office was taken to Sigourney's building near Joslin's shoe factory. Moffitt was succeeded, 19 Oct., 1889, by Willis M. Wellington, who removed the office to its present location (1890) on Charlton Street.

The gross receipts have been : 1850, $915; 1860, $831; 1870, $1,131 ; 1880, $1,315. Postmaster's compensation : 1850, $386; 1855, $533; 1860, $464; 1865, $570; 1868, $620; 1870, $650; 1875, $741; 1880, $946 ; 1885, $780.1

The matter forwarded for six days from 1 Dec., 1880, was as fol- lows : letters, 946 ; postals, 348; other parcels, 232; total, 1,526. The postal facilities are ample, there being five inward and six out- ward mails daily.

South Oxford Office. The present Webster Post-office was established 7 Jan., 1828, at South Oxford, now East Village, George W. Kimball (accountant of Samuel Slater) postmaster, and the office was at his counting-room in a part of the old "Green Mill." On 9 April, 1829, Kimball was succeeded by William H. Bigelow, trader, and the office was at his store, near the corner of Thompson road. The next incumbent was Rev. Thomas Barrett, who came in on 22 April, 1832, and continued until his decease, 7 Aug., 1832. On 24 Aug. Jonathan Day, successor in trade to Bigelow, received the appointment. The name of the office was changed to "Webster" 21 March, 1832, and about 1840, on the opening of the railroad, it was removed to the present Webster town.

North Oxford Office was established in 1837, Abisha Learned postmaster. It remained in Texas Village until the appointment of his successor, Loren C. Parks, in 1851, when it was removed to the store of Waterman A. Fisher, about one mile further south. In 1853 Capt. Stephen Barton, Jr., succeeded Parks, and the office was removed to his counting-room. In 1854 it was again removed to Fisher's store, where it remained until the appointment of Thomas Harrington in 1856, who established it at the residence of Joseph Stone, where it has since remained. Harrington was succeeded by Luther Clemence in Feb., 1857, who held the office until the follow- ing May, when the present incumbent, Miss Martha E. Stone, was appointed.

1 The amounts in 1865 and 1870 were salaries, all others were commissions on the receipts.

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Carriers. In the last century the principal means of communica- tion with the outside world was through carriers. Boston was the market and source of supplies, and regular trips were made thither, at first with oxen, and later horse carts and wagons, carrying occasionally a passenger, but mainly farmers' produce, which was marketed ; and the return commodities were chiefly rum, molasses, codfish, tea, salt and spices, the main stock of the country traders. Joseph Davis, known as "Honest Jo," was for many years the princi- pal carrier, and later James Gleason, James Williams, William Hurd and Joel Eddy were each long in the service.1

The first regular messenger between Oxford and Worcester so far as known was Daniel Mansfield of Dudley, who began about 1805, and whose weekly route was from Worcester to Ashford, Conn., carry- ing the mail and the weekly newspapers, going on horseback through Millbury, Sutton, Oxford, Dudley and Woodstock. As business increased he drove a wagon and carried passengers and parcels. About 1824 the mails were transferred to the stages, but newspaper carrying was continued, and David Keith, who began 1807, and Joshua Healy, both of Dudley, and George Nolen of Oxford and Levi Upham of Dudley in turn kept up the route as far as Dudley until after 1850.

Stages. The first public conveyance to and from Worcester, of which we have knowledge, was that managed for a short time in the early part of the century by Henry B. Morgan. The first regular line of stages was established in 1824 and ran from Dudley through Oxford, Sutton and Millbury to Worcester, leaving Dudley early each Thursday morning and reaching Worcester in time for the noon stage for Boston. Joshua Healy was first driver. After a time the route was changed, and as business increased trips were made three times a week from Dudley to Boston direct. This was continued (running to Westboro after the Boston and Worcester railroad was completed) until the opening of the Norwich and Worcester road in 1840. The second and more important was the line from Worcester to New York via. Norwich, and was established June, 1826. Stages left Worcester at 4 o'clock A. M. on Sunday and Wednesday (later changed to Monday and Friday), passing through Ward, Oxford (where passengers breakfasted), Dudley, Woodstock, Pomfret, Brook- lyn, Canterbury and Lisbon to Norwich, whence the little steamer "Fanny," leaving Norwich at 6 P. M., ran in fair and calm weather to New York, arriving at from 7 to 10 o'clock A. M.2 As Worces-

1 From an account book of Jeremiah Kings- bury, Jr., we learn that 20 Dec., 1789, he carried for Capt. [Elisha] Davis a hog weighing 280 lbs. to Salem. "When I came back I let the said Davis have Cash, £2. 6s. 8d .: Nine pounds of Cotting Wool, 1s. 9d. per pound: One pound of

Tee 2s. 9d .: one quarter of indego 2s. 2d .: two Boushels Salt, 3s. 6d."

2 The "Fanny " began her trips to New York 1 March, 1826, Prior to that time a small steam craft had plied between Norwich and New Haven, where connection was made with a boat thence to New York.

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ter and the business of the Quinebaug valley developed other and larger boats were required, and trips were made daily with constantly increasing business until the opening of the Norwich and Worcester railroad in 1840, when it became one of the main lines of travel between Boston and the metropolis.

In 1834 a line of stages ran from Worcester to Hartford through Oxford. Passengers to Hartford breakfasted here and dined in returning.

Fire Apparatus. In Nov., 1856, there having been four destructive fires in the town that year, the selectmen were instructed to buy a fire engine to be located on the Plain. This engine was purchased in 1857 at a cost of $1,000. In March, 1857, William Stone, Charles Fuller and William A. Wheelock were appointed as engineers and supervisors of the Fire Department. In May the selectmen were authorized to purchase a hose cart and 300 feet of hose, which was done at a cost of $558. A company was formed under the name of the "Col. DeWitt Engine Company," which organization has been continued until the present time, the town making a yearly appropriation for its benefit. The Company has been efficient, but the principal hindrance to its work has been the want of water.

An engine house was built by subscription in 1858. No convey- ance of it to the town has been found. The engineers' report for 1859 recommended that it be conveyed by the subscribers and in May, 1859, the town voted its acceptance and also land belonging to the same, which was given by Col. DeWitt, and deeded 6 Aug., 1864.

Steamer. In Jan., 1884, the town voted to purchase a steam fire- engine to be located at North Oxford, and chose Samuel R. Barton, Nathaniel E. Taft and Thomas J. Maxwell to procure the same. In the following April it was voted to build a house for its accommoda- tion, and in April, 1885, the sum of $1,300 was voted to finish the said house with a hall in the second story. The purchasing committee reported in the spring of 1884 that they had contracted with the Silsby Manufacturing Company of Seneca Falls, N. Y., for a No. 5 Holley Rotary Engine with heater, for $3,350, and with the American Fire Hose Manufacturing Co. of Chelsea for 1,000 feet of fabric rubber- lined hose at 85 cents per foot, and also with Smallridge & Bourget of Worcester for a hose wagon at $225. Harness was bought of John Turcott at a cost of $200. Of the expense of this apparatus and house, $800 was paid in 1884, $5,143 before the annual meeting of 1885, and in 1885 $1,378, making a total of $7,321.

List of Fires.1 Dr. Alexander Campbell ; 1 Nov., 1771, house on Sutton road, H. 195.

1 There were undoubtedly fires in the town in the last century of which there is no record, but the principal cases of the last 100 years are noted.

In a large majority of cases the destruction of buildings was complete.

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Nov. 1, 1771. This day about 10 o'clock A. M. the dwelling house of Dr. Alexander Campbell, at Oxford, took fire by one of his apprentices breaking a bottle of oil of turpentine, which held about seven gallons, by taking ashes, supposed to be cold, to clean it. It took fire and violently ran to other bottles, which burst, and forced open the door of the room where the Doctor's wife lay, as she had lain in but a few days, who immediately was carried out with her bed and bedding, which is all that was saved, except a few trifles. His books and all his accounts, were entirely consumed, as also a fine assortment of drugs, newly imported from England. This house was finished to the doctor's mind, which he enjoyed but a few weeks, and then, the account says, this cruel Master deprived him thereof: Not leaving him nor his a shift of clothing to put on. The loss is computed at least to be one thousand pounds, lawful money. [Mass. His. Soc. Col., I. vol., 2 series, 89.]

Capt. Jeremiah Kingsbury, house at site of the present almshouse, Webster, then Oxford, a short time previous to Feb., 1778.

1786. John Larned ; house west of the river, H. 72.

1793 or near. Uriah Stone, Jr. ; house North Gore, H. 108, new ; took fire while the carpenters were at dinner.

1812, Sept. Gilbert Crane ; house on Long Hill, H. 165.

1832, Jan. 7. Cyrus Lamb ; mill at North Oxford, H. 121.

1832, Jan. 16. Luther Burnett ; house on Long Hill, H. 166.

1833, March 13. Abisha Learned ; woolen mill, North Oxford, H. 117.

1835, Jan. William Sigourney ; dwelling and shoe shop, Plain, large building, near the site of Memorial hall.

1835, March. Josiah Shumway ; house, North Oxford, H. 97.

1837, Jan. 14. Nahum Sibley, thread factory, near H. 134; the previous year the store at this locality was burned.

1839, March 17. Stephen & David Barton; satinet mill, North Oxford.

1839, March 20. Cutler & Stafford ; cotton mill, North Oxford.

1842, May, 25. DeWitt and Dowse; thread mill, H. 77.

1846, Dec. 17. Jonathan Sibley ; house, Plain, H. 225.

1848, Oct. Luther Stone ; grist-mill, North Gore, H. 108.

1850, Jan. 7. William Sigourney ; large three-story "Arcade," Plain, H. 193.

1850, Jan. 7. Chad B. Carey ; house adjoining the " Arcade."

1850, Oct. 8. Abisha Learned ; cotton mill, North Oxford, H. 117.

1852, March 10. Stephen and David Barton ; cotton mill, North Oxford. Fisher, lessee.

1852, May, 22. Waterman A. Fisher ; cotton mill, North Oxford ; now "Sigourney mill."

1853, March 18. Damon & Bartlett; cotton mill, North Oxford, "Rockdale."

1853, Autumn. Abisha Learned ; saw-mill, North Oxford, H. 117.

1854, Jan. 24. Gates Brothers ; wicking mill, H. 79.

1854, April 21. Old tavern at the Centre, H. 235.

1854, July 20. Abisha Learned ; barn ; lightning, H. 117.

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1855, Aug. Former Andrew Fitts house, H. 31.

1856, Jan. 22. Stephen and David Barton ; mill, North Oxford.

1856, May 27. Olney Bolster ; old mill, south end of the Plain, H. 37.

1856, Oct. 19. Old tavern barn at the Centre; William Robin- son's barn, near, and the "Cash Store" building. The fire took about 11.30 P. M. Sunday, in the barn, which was occupied by Edwin Bacon, who lost seven horses, and Otis Learned, one, very valuable.

1856, Oct. 24. John C. Steere ; house and shop ; northwest part of the town, H. 100.

1856, Nov. 8. Emory Sanford ; store building, on site of present Joslin's shoe factory.

1858, Spring ; Nathaniel Eddy ; house near North Oxford railroad station ; roof burned off ; loss, $1,000.

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History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts with genealogies and notes on persons and estates, Part 30

Author: Daniels, George Fisher, 1820-1897 Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Oxford : Pub. by the author with the cooperation of the town Number of Pages: 916

Author: Daniels, George Fisher, 1820-1897
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Oxford : Pub. by the author with the cooperation of the town
Number of Pages: 916