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The South Scituate Brass Band was organized in 1874 with David H. Stoddard of Bryant's Corner as leader. The Stoddard family were well represented, as Mr. Stod- dard's father, David H. Stoddard, his brothers Alonzo and Charles, and a younger brother Wallace were mem- bers. Mr. Stoddard was for many years in business at North Hanover. The list of members and the instru- ments they played were, so far as we can learn; Cornets, D. H. Stoddard, Thaddeus A. Lawrence, Everett Litch- field, Charles Stoddard of South Scituate, Harvey Mc- Lauthlin and Charles Turner of Hanover, Joseph W. Mor- ris and Russell Walker of Scituate; trombones, Seth O. Fitts and David H. Stoddard; bass, Walter H. Briggs and Benjamin Briggs; baritone, George W. Robbins; cymbals,
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Frederick Sylvester and Jeremiah H. Lehan; piccolo, Al- onzo Stoddard; snare drum, Wallace Stoddard ; bass drum, Amos Vinal and Alonzo Thomas. Thomas Leslie, Edward R. Turner and Edwin B. Torrey occasionally played with the band as substitute members.
The meetings were held in the town hall until it was burned in 1884 and after that in a small hall over the Ebenezer T. Fogg store. Later on in the new hall. There was a band stand on the triangle, just above the common where the tablet to the World War Veterans and the flag pole now stand. This was later moved further south to the triangle in front of the James Library. During the summer months concerts and practice were held out of doors.
For some years Mr. W. H. Ripley of Boston was the instructor.
After the organization disbanded Walter H. Briggs and others associated themselves with and continued to play with bands in larger towns.
The only members now living are Charles Stoddard of North Scituate, Russell Walker of Greenbush, Edwin R. Turner of North Abington and Wallace Stoddard of Georgia.
It is a well known fact that history repeats itself. A new band has recently been organized in town by Alfred L. Howes of Assinippi. This has come to be known as the Norwell Legion Band and during the past two sum- mers concerts have been held regularly on the village com- mon where their predecessors of fifty years ago enter- tained the people with the music of that generation, and now, added to "Marching Through Georgia" and other pa- triotic tunes which inspired the men and women of those days, their grandchildren listen to "A Hot Time in The Old Town" and other tunes of Spanish war times and "Over There," and many famous tunes of the World War.
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NATURAL SCENERY
A RIDE through Norwell, with a leisured and appreci- ative tarry in out of the way nooks and along the back roads, is very much worth while. Some of the streets are not tarred and their suitability for use as bridle trails, is much appreciated by those who enjoy this healthful pastime. Forest Street, Circuit Street, Bowker Street, and parts of Mount Blue Street are espec- ially appealing in this way.
There are three or four most outstanding bits of scen- ery which would attract any tourist or nature lover and are located some distance from each other. Let us recall three or four, so well known and greatly appreciated by many of us.
One may travel all over New England and scarcely find a more beautiful sample of the typical Colonial farm- stead than the Jacobs Farm beside Assinippi Pond. Here are original orchard trees, miles of pioneer-laid stone walls and a quiet, beautiful setting which almost defies description. This is an un-spoiled gem of rural charm and scenic loveliness, which will remain, it is sincerely hoped, for many, many years.
Another landscape etching is the view from Delano Hill on River street, at the entrance to the Church Hill section of the town. One looks across the pasture land of the Gutterson and Whiting property to the myriad colored woodlands of the Marshfield shore and highland, sees the changing tints of the meadow grass and river line, gets a distant view of the Scituate hills over the Hastings farm, and witnesses a sight which many people come again and again to see. "I always stop the car
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here," said an appreciative stranger, and many others do the same thing. Across the street is the old Delano mansion, in its quaint beauty. Will Irwin said of this, in 1936: "A ship-builder's house,-'the lady house,' my women call it; for its restrainedly ornate exterior conveys all the charm of that era in Scituate." This was the home of William H. Delano, the builder, and the birthplace of his children. He built the largest vessels ever con- structed on the river and his sons became noted naval constructors in the United States service.
The view at Union Bridge with the sweep of the river, is one which needs no praise. A half mile up from the bridge is perhaps, the finest scene on the entire river in this town, and is reached by a lane from Main Street. This is the residence spot of Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Hen- derson. Said a contemporary article : "A most beautiful spot, one by which I am always impressed, is that of the North River from a very scenic spot, near the famous Blockhouse yard in Norwell. My errand had no refer- ence to time or setting. What was my surprise to have my ready questions almost die upon my lips, as the 'high sea' of the Old Farmer's Almanac swept up that glorious curve. It just cannot be described, that sight. There are near views and entrancing distant views of the stream which divides Scituate and Marshfield, Norwell and Marshfield-Pembroke, but they are all merged in a splen- did panoramic spectacle down here at the ancient site of the James and Tilden families."
On high ground, off Stetson Road, Church Hill, on pro- perty of Mrs. Daisy Kendall, there is a little known view of the upper river, and the Pembroke hills and dales. Hundreds of acres of the river marshes provide indescrib- able tints from the sedges and wild rice. In the fore- ground is Till Rock, boulder of mystery, and to the left on the highest part of the ridge, is the marker of the geo- detic survey fixing the point of highest land in this vicin- ity.
Studley Hill, between River Street and Pine Street
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has wonderful views from its summit, one of the very highest elevations in town. Joseph Tolman, its present owner, is clearing away the trees and opening the view.
Mount Blue, little known and rather derided summit, is a true drumlin or glacial hill. To reach it one must ascend from the old Stockbridge cemetery, near the junc- tion of School and Mount Blue Street, or seek permission of the family of Carlton Litchfield to enter their farm. The view well repays one with its great sweep to the south and glimpses of ocean, forest and busy towns to the north-west. A drive down Cross Street, intrigues with unusual forest features, and a splendid vista near the home of Francis H. Lincoln. Mount Hope is interesting as a twin summit with Mt. Blue, very near the Hingham border, but the forest growth cuts off any good view from its crest. The river intervale views at Chittenden Landing and at the Bailey farm are delightful. A ser- pentine bend of the stream, visible only from near the home of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Blake, is perhaps the most beautiful of all.
About a mile from Norwell Center, near the charming spot known as "The Partridge Nest," on Circuit Street and also on property of Harry B. Merritt, a charming view of the ocean is obtained. The old maps call this Cordwood Hill.
A lovely vista, seen from the short highway of Pond Street, Queen Anne's Corner, has its making in the his- toric sheet of water where commissioners of the colonies met back in the 17th century, and settled a vexing boun- dary question for all time. Out of their deliberations and successful judgment came the modern name of the district, Accord, from its lake, Accord Pond, part of which lies in the town of Norwell.
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APPENDIX A A list of books and other publications pertaining to the history of South Scituate-Norwell, Massachusetts:
History of Scituate, Mass., from its first settlement to 1831, by Samuel Deane. Boston, James Loring, 132 Washington Street, 1831. 420 pages.
Reprint of History of Scituate, (exact reproduction) by Bates & Vinal, North Scituate, Mass., 1899.
History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Scituate and South Scituate historical article by Daniel E. Damon, Esq.
History of Shipbuilding on North River, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1640-1872, by L. Vernon Briggs, Boston; Coburn Brothers, Printers, 114 Washington Street, Boston, 1889. 420 Pages.
Historia, a little magazine of local history. Published in Norwell, Nov. 1898 - Oct. 1899, by George C. Turner.
Old Scituate-Published by Chief Justice Cushing Chapter, D. A. R. 292 pages.
Old Time Anecdotes of the North River and South Shore, by Joseph Foster Merritt, Rockland Standard Pub- lishing Company, Rockland, 1928. 110 pages.
Early Planters of Scituate, by Harvey H. Pratt, Esq., Published by the Scituate Historical Society, 1929. 386 pages.
Scituate, 1636-1936, Published by Scituate Historical Society, 1936.
Autobiography, "printed, not published," 1891. William Phillips Tilden. Edited by his children. 266 pages.
Norwell's Town Halls, illustrated pamphlet, published by the Norwell Historical Society, 1936.
Forgotten Families of Valley Swamp. Pamphlet No. 2 published by the Norwell Historical Society, 1937, by George C. Turner.
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APPENDIX B
At the 275th anniversary of the founding of the South Parish Church, Scituate, which became the First Parish Church, Norwell, and on the occasion, August 19, 1917, known as the "Boulder" celebration, David W. Tinsley, at that time Chief of Police of the City of Fitchburg, Mass., spoke as follows:
The subscriber is called upon to speak of his remem- brance of that remarkable woman and member of this Parish, Emily James.
Nearly sixty years ago, as a little boy of less than ten years of age, I was welcomed to her home by the noble woman of whom I am requested to speak. As though it were but yesterday, I recall the graciousness and tact with which she overcame my timidity and homesickness. Un- der her kind supervision, I soon became a contented, and I trust, a useful member of her household, and continued as such for nine of the happiest years of my life. Splen- didly endowed by nature and with the advantages of such institutions of learning as the period afforded, she became a most efficient educator in the then famed schools of Cambridge, Mass., where she remained for many years, loved by all who knew her, retiring from the service and her beloved surroundings to become the comfort and sup- port of her fast aging father and mother. My entrance into the home was soon after Miss James had made this great sacrifice, for such it surely was. Though young, I was much impressed with the fact, which impression has grown stronger with the advancing years, as she had for many years, enjoyed the acquaintance of men and women who were making history and convincing the Old World and the New that America was to be reckoned with as producing poets, artists, writers, orators, scientists, and educators whose talents the people of this entire world, then and ever since have loved and respected.
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Among that wonderful assemblage whose friendship was the delight of Emily James, were such names as Longfellow, Whittier, Lowell, Agassiz, Livermore, Sum- ner, Hawthorne, Thoreau, James Freeman Clarke, Louisa M. Alcott and the Alcott family, Margaret Fuller, and many others. From such an atmosphere, such sur- roundings, and her beloved school with its associations, came this splendid woman in the zenith of her years' use- fulness, an example of self sacrifice seldom witnessed, to fulfill what she regarded as a sacred duty.
Often as we gathered around the fireside and listened to her description of her past life, there would creep in a feeling that her noble heart was yearning for more con- genial fields. Most unselfishly she took up the work in her changed surroundings. Her father died soon after my entrance to the household. She then adapted her- self to almost all the phases of farm work. Very little outside help was employed, as finances would not permit. Careful records were kept and each year showed a bal- ance to the good, as a result of her skillful management.
She was a most lovable and entertaining employer. Always a student, she kept abreast with the times, and was an authority and cyclopedia for the populace for miles around.
She typified in an unusual and exalted way, because of her advantages and past associations, that splendid le- gion of women of whom the careless world takes too little heed ; who have borne their burdens with a meekness and resignation that compels those who stop, think and ob- serve, to murmur a silent prayer of thankfulness that such there were.
Grouped close to the great white throne, and receiving the utmost blessings that heaven may afford, we trust will be found that multitude of noble women who have passed to the great beyond, and who gave the best of their lives and remained single to care for those who needed their gentle ministrations.
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DAYS OF 1856
From THE UNION, probably the first newspaper to be published or to have a branch office in South Scituate.
THE UNION was printed in Pembroke, and the copy from which the quotation below is made bears the date of April 12, 1856. The old sheet, breaking apart with age, is in the possession of Clarence S. Ellis, of West Hanover. We quote:
THE UNION Published By William Young SOUTH SCITUATE, APRIL 12, 1856 Population in 1855, 1, 816. Terms of the Union
Union, one year, in advance $1.00
Union and Godey's Lady's Book, a $3 monthly
magazine, both one year $3.00
Union and Boston Journal, $2, paper, 1 year $2.00
Union and Boston Traveller $2.00
Union and Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post,
a $2 paper, both one year $2.00
South Scituate Town Meetings
At the adjourned March meeting :- Voted: To allow the 10th highway district the balance of their undrawn money tax of the year 1854.
Voted : To reconsider the vote allowing 25c per hour for removing snow.
Voted: To allow 20c per hour for removing snow.
Chose Billings Litchfield, prudential committee in the 3rd school district, in place of Joshua B. Reed, declin- ed.
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Report of the selectmen, dividing the 1st highway dis- trict, accepted.
Voted: To transfer the surveyor of district No. 1 to the 22nd, or new district.
Chose Martin C. Glover surveyor of the 1st district. Chose Harrison Wilder constable.
Chose Charles Mann, Walter Foster and Abiel Turner, additional field drivers.
The treasurer was appointed a committee to sell the fishing rights on North River.
Anson Robbins was appointed a committee to let the flats, the current year.
The selectmen were chosen a committee to settle with the treasurer.
Meeting dissolved.
At the April meeting, Alfred Litchfield, moderator, the selectmen were appointed agents to take possession of any town property now in the hands of private individuals, also to collect any outstanding debts of the town.
The selectmen were appointed a committee to prosecute persons for the illegal sale of spirituous liquors.
On the sixth clause in the warrant: "Will the town form an insurance company ?" A committee of three was appointed to investigate the subject and report at a future meeting. The committee consists of Anson Robbins, Ho- ratio N. Gardner and Elias W. Pratt.
The report of the school committee was read by Rev. Mr. Record, and five hundred copies ordered to be print- ed.
The selectmen were appointed a committee to procure a new hearse, and to dispose of the old one to the best advantage.
Voted: That Luther Howland and others be allowed to erect hay scales at the southerly end of Church Hill un- der the direction of the selectmen as to their location.
Meeting dissolved.
Jurors-In South Scituate, George K. Cushing has been
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drawn for the grand jury, and Nathaniel Turner for the traverse jury.
List of Jurors
Prepared by the selectmen and accepted by the town of South Scituate:
Luther C. Bailey, Elijah Barstow, Paul D. Briggs, George K. Cushing, Joseph S. Clapp, Nathaniel B. Clapp, James J. Farrar, Colman Ford, Philip Foster, Henry A. Groce, William Hatch, Benjamin Jacobs, Loring Jacobs, Pyam Jacobs, Alfred Litchfield, Liba Litchfield, William T. Lapham, Joseph Merritt, 2nd, Alfred Payne, Elias E. Pratt, James Southworth, David Stockbridge, Seth Tho- mas, Jr., George H. Torrey, Nathaniel Turner, William H. Tilden, Lemuel C. Waterman, Dexter M. Willcutt.
The front page of this old paper says that THE UNION is "printed for the benefit of the public and the profit of the publisher," and that it is "published simul- taneously at Pembroke, Hanover and South Scituate, Massachusetts." The issue is Vol. 1, No. 15 and is ad- dressed to 'Zaccheus Estes,' this subscriber having resid- ed on the old farm on Plain Street, West Hanover, which also borders for a short distance on Hanover Street, the property now being owned by the Lot Phillips Co.
Advertisements are by Randall's Express, West Dux- bury, Hanover and Boston; N. Ford & Sons, Duxbury ; Bates & Co. Hanover Four Corners; J. B. Knapp, South Scituate; and E. Y. Perry & Co., Hanover.
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APPENDIX D
Extracts from the Autobiography of Rev. William P. Tilden, a native of South Scituate, who rose to promin- ence as a pastor.
He was born May 9, 1811, and died in Milton, Mass., on Oct. 3, 1890.
Ancestry
"Having passed my 77th birthday anniversary, I have thought that it might be well, while enjoying a fair de- gree of memory and strength, to jot down some of the in- cidents of my long and somewhat varied life."
"My father was a ship-carpenter, as were most of the men living near the North River."
My Childhood
"When I was born, May 9, 1811, father was living in a house, still standing and in good repair, about a mile and a half from the ship-yard where he carried on ship-build- ing in company with his brother Jotham."
"We lived about five miles from the sea-shore, and could hear the dull roar of the surf after a storm."
(Note-This house, moved to the Berry farm, is now the upper part of the tenement house there, on the southerly side of Main Street.)
"Our nearest neighbor was Judge Nathan Cushing. He lived in a fine old mansion, close to our house. He was a distinguished man, a graduate of Harvard, a brave patri- ot in the Revolution; and in 1789 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court."
"When I was about six years old, father sold our snug little home, and built a new house on the North River."
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(Note-The site of the Judge Nathan Cushing house is well defined, today, by the boulder, with tablet on the north curve of Route 123, Main Street, Norwell, where the bronze tablet tells of the Judge having been foremost in designing the State Seal of Massachusetts.)
My Boyhood
"The site of our new house was at a bend of the river, just above Union Bridge, known from early days as the 'Block House', where there were a fort and garrison in Philip's War."
"My main work at first, before and after school, was to bring chips from the ship-yard for our open fires. We never had a stove, while I lived at home, in kitchen or sitting-room. Everything was cooked by a large open fire."
My Grandfather
"My grandfather, Deacon Samuel Tilden, lived in Marsh- field, near Gravelly Beach, about a mile above the Block House. He was a direct descendant from Elder Nathan- iel, and inherited land held in the family since 1640. The situation of the old house was beautiful, with hills on the east and the winding river and fertile meadows on the west." (Note-This site is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Mills, at the end of Cornhill Avenue, North Marshfield.)
Church Going
"My uncle Jotham, father's partner in ship-building, lived just over the river, on a hill a quarter of a mile away. He had a family of four sons and two daughters." (Note-This home of the Jotham Tilden's is now the res- idence of Mrs. Edith Lincoln.)
"They attended church with us at Scituate. And it was a pretty sight to my young eyes, to see them winding along, in their best attire, down the hill to the river, on a Sunday morning, and across in the large flat-bottomed boat made for the occasion. Landing on our side, they would come up by our house, where we would join them,
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and all walk up through the pastures to the main road to- gether, and then a third of a mile further, to the old church on the hill, the sweet-toned bell all the time call- ing, 'Come! Come! Come!"
"On the roadside the sweet fern grew in abundance. I used to pluck it and chew it, as the disciples did the ears of corn on the Sabbeth day. Even now, whenever I taste, in the country, that fragrant shrub, I am carried back to those Sunday mornings when I plucked it on the way to church."
"In the church we had the old-fashioned square pews of the period, with high backs to shut off the draft, hid- ing the inmates from the view of all but the minister, who could look down from his lofty pulpit, and see if all his sheep and lambs were in their pens- We had no stove in church, even in coldest weather. Mother used to bring with her a little foot-stove, with hard-wood coals, taken from the home fireplace." (Note-This church stood op- posite the present one, on a little elevation, known as the sand-hill.)
"Right under the pulpit there was a long, narrow pew, where the two deacons sat. They were literally under the droppings of the sanctuary. The communion table was a wide shelf, or leaf, hung on hinges to the front of this pew, being lifted only when the table was spread."
"Near the pulpit, on the right of the broad aisle, were a few long pews, with oak backs and seats, for such old men as were too poor to hire seats; and on the left-hand side the same provision was made for poor old women. There was a wide gallery on three sides of the church, where the seats were free; and above that in the farthest corner, a little box, a sort of crow's nest for the colored people, of whom there were several families in our part of the town."
The Old Church
"The bell was rung on a floor high up in the tower, and from that floor there was a single square of glass away up close to the ceiling of the church, through which the
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sexton could look and see if the minister was in the pul- pit."
"Then, with three strokes of the bell, all was silent, or supposed to be; for the people kept coming in for some time after the minister was ready to begin. The fashion was to stay round the church door, outside or inside, talk- ing of national or neighborhood affairs, the vessels on the stocks, the condition of the crops, etc., till the minister was in his place."
"And it was not all irreverence. Sunday was the only day in the week they met, and the meeting-house the only place of rendezvous; and, as theology was never a subject of much contention in our parish, they talked on the sub- jects of the most pressing interest."
"The choir occupied seats right in front of the pulpit. Of course, we had no organ or melodeon. The time for such instruments in country churches had not yet come. But we had a bass viol and a double bass, a flute, a clar- inet. For the rest, we depended upon human voices, and fine voices some of them were. My aunt, Lucy Brooks, sang very sweetly. And one man by the name of Oldham, who stuttered most distressingly in common conversation, had a splendid tenor voice, and sang like an angel."
Mr. Deane's Singing
"Our minister, too, Rev. Samuel Deane, was a superb singer. On one of the Forefathers' celebrations at Ply- mouth, he was selected to sing "The Breaking Waves Dashed High." That he did it grandly, all who had heard him sing in his own church, will readily believe. He knew so much of music that he was independent of the choir, and would strike in, in unexpected places and sing round them, always in perfect harmony."
The Old Bell
"A word more of the old bell that hung in the open bel- fry, with wheel and rope exposed to all weather. I hard- ly know why I loved that bell so well, for its tones were
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not all happy. It sometimes had a 'sweetly solemn sound,' especially on week-days. On Sunday it sent forth a joyous call to worship. - but, whenever we heard it on a week-day it startled us."
"It was the custom, in the early morning, after a death, to give the sad intelligence by the bell. It was the quick- est and most fitting way."
How They Came To Church
"In front of the old church, near the door, was a horse- block for those who rode to meeting horse-back on pillions behind their husbands. But most come in open wagons or walked. There were but few chaises in town. One second-hand barouche, I remember, created quite a sen- sation."
(Note-This was the old church to which reference is made on Page 66 of this volume. The structure was well remembered by the late Miss Eliza Nash.)
Going With Fishing Fleet
"The summer I was thirteen was an eventful one for me. Mackerel fishing was at that time a great source of revenue. Scituate Harbor, Cohasset and Hingham each fitted out a large fleet. A favorite skipper, sober and kind, in whom mother had confidence, lived in our neighborhood. I wanted to go with him, and she con- sented. We sailed from Hingham in the schooner 'Beaver.' Hingham Cove was about eight or nine miles from our house, but we used to walk back and forth, car- rying our bundles. We went over the mountain road, as it was called, and on its highest point there was a gigan- tic beech, where we used to rest in the shade. We called it the 'Half-way Tree'."
The Old Grist Mill
"The old grist-mill was one of the institutions of my boyhood. It was a shackly old mill, with a small pond,
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dry a part of the year; but it did most of the grinding of corn and rye in our neighborhood. It was not far from father's, across lots." (Note-This was Deacon Thomas Cushing's mill, afterwards D. W. Turner & Son, then J. F. Merritt and Benjamin P. Foster.)
"I was frequently sent with a half-bushel on my back to get it ground. The rocks in the pond served as a guage to its capacity. If the 'bushel rock' was just in sight, the old miller could grind a bushel; and so on, down to the 'peck rock.' When that showed its brown head, only a peck could be ground."
Tide Mill. Post Office
"Sometimes, in long droughts, we had to go to the har- bor, four miles away, to get our grain ground at the tide- mill that never failed. In going to the harbor, we passed the post-office near the center of the town. It was kept at this time by a respectable old farmer, on the upper shelf of his kitchen closet, in a box about large enough to hold seven pounds of sugar. The mail came once a week, I think; and the letters were safely boxed till called for, when the postage must be paid."
"Neither envelopes nor stamps were known. Nothing was prepaid and the postage was high, depending upon the distance. Twenty-five cents was often paid for let- ters. Many curious and ingenious methods were adopted for folding letters so as to give space for the largest amount of writing, without a word showing on the out- side. All this ingenuity lost its stimulus when the en- velope came into use."
A FAMOUS CAREER
(Quotations are from the autobiography of William Phillips Tilden, the book having been "printed, not pub- lished" in 1891. Mr. Tilden, one of the most distinguish- ed of all the natives of South Scituate, was the son of Luther and Philenda (Brooks) Tilden. He made his way,
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as has been often said, from the "ship-yard to the pul- pit." He filled many pastorates, including one on Church Green, Boston. His portrait hangs in the Unitarian Building, 25 Beacon Street, Boston. Of Mr. Tilden, Dr. A. A. Livermore, editor of a prominent religious journal, said: "He grew in power as he grew in age, and his last days were his best.")
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INDEX
A
E
Acadians 6, 141, 142
Accord Chemical Co. 5, 156
Accord Pond
187
Agriculture 177
F
Alger Blacksmith Shop 144
Flag Days, Norwell 54-62
Almshouse, Old 99, 101
Fire Department 78
American Legion 52, 53
Fishing 165
Arts & Crafts Society 74
Foster House 120
Assinippi 8, 9, 35, 167
French and Indian War 6
B
G
Bisby's Tavern 120
Gaffield Park
41, 42
Books of Town 188
Grand Army of the Republic 16
Boy Scouts
75
Bryant Mill
151
Grand Army Hall 168
Bryant's Tavern
122
Grose Factory 5
Gundalow Days
159
C
Cemeteries
81
H
Census 95
Halls 108
Chittenden Landing
96
Hearse House 101
Churches
63-73
Half Way House 117, 122
Coaching Parades
77
Herring Brook Hill 99
Cold Water Army
149
Highways 95
Conihasset Partners
1 High School 38
Civil War
15, 173
Historia 121, 201
Historical Society 79, 110
D
Damon Saw Mill 153
I
Deane's History
7
Immigrants 4
Delano Hill
185
Improvement Associa-
Division of Town
12
tions
54, 76
Electric Cars 169
Eels Parsonage 65
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Indians
5 Physicians 92
Indian War
6 Pinson Mill 155
Poultry Farms 177
Powder House 138
J
Jacobs Farm
185
Prairie
169
Jacobs Mill
154
James, Emily, Tribute To 189
Q
Quakers 3
James Library 106, 184
Quaker Cemetery
3, 82
Jones Trunk Factory
5
R
K
Knapp Store
193
Ridge Hill Grove 168
Ridge Hill House 123
L
Ladies Aid Societies 75
Libraries 106
Lincoln Mill 155
Salmond Tack Works 5, 157
Second Herring Brook
161, 163, 166, 171
Settlement 1
Scituate Institution for Savings 102, 148
Shipyards
170, 172, 173
Soldiers' Monument 33
South Scituate Brass
Band
36, 183
Sons of Union Veterans
17,74
South Scituate Savings
Bank
102-105
South Scituate Town
Hall
34, 35, 36
Sparrell Funeral Ser- vice 156
P
Paul Clapp's Tavern
120
Stage Coach Days 117
Parent-Teachers'
State Guard, 1917-18 46
Association 78 State Police Patrol 182
202
M
Merritt's Blacksmith
Shop 145
Mills 151
Mount Blue 187
N
North River Boat Club 125
North River Valley 1
0 Oakman's Ferry 97
S
Sachem Hall 35
Little's Store 133
Litchfield Shoe Factory 156
Revolution, The 7
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Stetson Kindred of America
2
Turner Mill 152
Stetson Mill
154
Storm of 1898
94, 128
Studley Shop
145
Studley Hill
186
Sylvester Tack Works
5,157
Swamp Lands
10, 179-181
Universalist Parish 73
T
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Till Rock 186
Valley Swamp 10, 181
Tilden Tribute
194
Visiting Nurse Associa- tion 77
Tilden Blacksmith Shop 145
Tilden Shoe Factory
155
Tolman's Mill
155
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Tolman's Poultry Farm 178
War of 1812
7
Tolman's Store
132
Wild Cat
134
Torrey's Store
132
Wind Mill 153
Torrey Saw Mill
152
Women's Republican
Torrey Trunk Factory
157
Club 76
Town Hall
37
World War
43-62
Town Seal
91
Two Mile 1
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Union Bridge
97, 98
Union Athletic Associa- tion 78
Turner House, 123
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