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1854 Lynn Directory 183 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSEX COUNTY COURTS Essex County was incorporated May 10th, 1643. Shire towns; Salem, Newburyport, and Ipswich. Population in 1840, 94,987; number of towns, 32; number of square miles, 400; population to a square mile, 237. Population in 1850, 131,307; number of towns, 30; population to a square mile, 328. COUNTY OFFICERS* Judge of Probate, Nathaniel S. Howe, Haverhill. Register of Probate, George R. Lord, Ipswich. Clerk of Courts, Asahel Huntington, Salem. Register of Deeds, Ephraim Brown, Salem. County Treasurer, Allen W. Dodge, Hamilton. Crier of Courts, Theodore Andrews, Ipswich. Jailers, Ira Worcester, Ipswich; John Akerman, Newburyport; Graham Smith, Salem. Keeper of the House of Correction, Ira Worcester. Sheriff, Thomas E. Payson, Salem. *The offices of the Clerk of the Courts, Registry of Deeds, County Treasurer and Judge of Probate, are in the Court House in Salem. DEPUTY SHERIFFS Amesbury, Ichabod B. Morrill. Andover (North), Moody Bridges. Danvers, Stephen Upton. Georgetown, Otis Thompson, Luther P. Palmer. Groveland, Ebenezer P. Jewett. Haverhill, Jacob Howe. Ipswich, Theodore Andrews. Lynn, Charles Merritt. Lawrence, Bailey Bartlett, Nathaniel Ambrose. Marblehead, Adoniram C. Orne. Newburyport, John Akerman, James Cary. Rockport, Henry Dennis. Salem, Nehemiah Brown, Gorham Smith.
184 1854 Lynn Directory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBATE COURT Holden at Andover second Tuesday in February, (North Parish), and second Tuesday in August (South Parish). At Gloucester, third Tuesday in January and July. At Haverhill, third Tuesday in April and October. At Ipswich, third Tuesday in February, May, August, and November. At Lawrence, second Tuesday in March, June, September, and December. At Lynn, Wednesday following first Tuesday in January and July. At Marblehead, Wednesday following first Tuesday in April and October. At Newburyport, last Tuesday in March, June, September, and December. At Salem, first Tuesday in every month. POLICE COURT OF LYNN Thomas B. Newhall, Justice. James R. Newhall, Benjamin F. Mudge, Special Justices. T. B. Newhall, Clerk. The Courts are held in the City Hall. For criminal cases every day. For civil causes the first, third, and fifth Saturdays in the month. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Asa W. Wildes, Newburyport, Chairman; John I. Baker, Beverly; Benjamin Mudge, Lynn. SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS Lewis Allen, Danvers; Wm. Poole, Rockport. TIMES AND PLACES OF MEETINGS At Ipswich, on the second Tuesday of April. At Salem, on the second Tuesday of July. 1854 Lynn Directory 185 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Newburyport, on second Tuesday of October. On the fourth Tuesday of December, At Salem, Newburyport, or Ipswich, as the Court may determine at the term next preceding. At Lawrence, on the last Tuesday of August. COMMISSIONERS TO QUALIFY CIVIL OFFICERS Lynn, Wm. Bassett, Benj. F. Mudge, Jeremiah C. Stickney. CORONERS Lynn, Hiram N. Breed, Plumer Chesley, Chas. Merritt, Samuel Vial, James Stone. NOTARIES PUBLIC Lynn, Edward S. Davis, James R. Newhall, Philip C. Knapp, Amos Rhodes. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
The star (*) denotes Justices
of the Peace and Quorum, and the dagger () Justices of the Peace and Quorum throughout the
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Lynn, John B. Alley, William Howland, *Benj. F. Mudge, James Babb, Nathaniel Ingalls, Asa T. Newhall, Daniel C. Baker, Lewis Josselyn, Francis S. Newhall, Wm. Bassett, Josiah F. Kimball, James R. Newhall, Andrews Breed, George W. Keene, *Thomas B. Newhall, Hiram N. Breed, Alonzo Lewis, Dean Peabody, Isaiah Breed, Caleb M. Long, Daniel Perley, *Edward S. Davis, Aaron Lummus, Francis Parton, George Foster, Charles Merritt, Robert M. Richardson, A. C. Goodell, Benj. Mudge, Amos Rhodes, *Joseph Haines, Ezra W. Mudge, Joseph N. Sauderson, John Hilton, *Jeremiah C. Stickney. *George Hood, 186 1854 Lynn Directory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN RAILROAD Offices; At Depot at Salemm and at 17 Merchants’ Row, Boston. Annual Meeting, 2d Monday in July. Incorpatorated April 14, 1836. The track from Boston to Salme was opened August 26, 1838. December 10, 1839, a Branch Railroad was opened from Salem to Marblehead. December 18, 1839, the cars commenced running to Ipswich Depot. June 10, 1849, they ran to Newburyport; and to the N. H. line, Nov. 9, 1840 - distance 54 miles. A. Thorndike, Beverly, President. David A. Neal. Of Salem; Isaiah Breed, of Lynn; Ichabod Goodwin, of Portsmouth; B. T. Reed, of Boston; Samuel Hooper, Boston; Micajah Lunt, of Newburyport; Albert Thorndike, of Beverly, Directors. W. S. Tuckerman, of Boston, Treasurer. William II Foster, Clerk. John Kinsman, Superintendent. 1854 Lynn Directory 187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EASTERN RAILROAD, from Boston through Lynn, Salem and Newburyport, to Portsmouth. PORTLAND, SACO, AND PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD, to Portland. Thence by the Portland and Keenebec Railroad to Bath, Bardiner, and Hallowell, on Kennebec, and by Steamboat to Thoamston, Camden, Belfast, and Frankfort, and Bangor, on the Penobscot River. This Railroad affords access to many splendid sea-side locations, and passes through many pleasant towns, opening magnificent views of the ocean, leading to the most retired spots for sea-bathing, and to the mos delightful walks and drives in the native forest that can be found in New England. STATIONS, DISTANCES, AND FARES,
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Portland, Saco & Portsmouth R. R. Gloucester 30 90 | Kittery 55 Wenham 20 56 | Elliot 68 Ipswich 25 70 | S. Berwick 71 Newburyport 34 1 00 | N. Berwick 72 Salisbury 36 1 08 | Wells 78 Seabrook 40 1 16 | Kennebunk 83 | Kennebunk Point 87 *Marblehead Branch Intersects | Biddeford 92 Gloucester Branch Intersects | Saco 93 Salisbury Mills Branch Intersects | Scarborough 95 188 1854 Lynn Directory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Saugus Branch Railroad is under the control of the Eastern. SEASON TICKETS Season Tickets, between Lynn and Boston, for year, $40 each. Package Tickets - The price of a package of fifty Tickets, is, between Boston, and Chelsa, $4.38; Boston and Lynn, $10.94; Boston and Swampscott, $13.13. WEST LYNN AND WOOD END OMNIBUS Howard Roberts, Proprietor.
TIME AND ROUTE - Leaves Wood End daily (Sundays excepted,) at 7 o’clock, A.M., and each alternate hour, until 7 o’clock, P.M. The route is through Chestnuet, Broad, Exchage, Union, Market, South, Common, and Turnpike streets. RETURNING - Leaves the City Hotel, West Lynn, at 8 o’clock, A.M., and each alternate hour, until 8 o’clock P.M. Thje rout is the same as the oter, except that it passes through North Common street. Passengers along the rout, conveyed to and from the Saugus Branch and Eastern Railroad Stations. FARE - Single Fare, 6 ¼ cents; twenty tickets, $1. SUCCESS OF THE LINE - The liberal encouragement extended to the enterprise, and the gradually increasing travel between the flourishing sctions of the cit, West Lynn, and Wood End, has induced the proprietor to make arrangements for the better accommodation of his patrons. 1854 Lynn Directory 189 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAHANT Nahant was set off from Lynn, and incorporated a town, in 1853. It contains about two hundred and forty inhabitants: of this number there are about fifty voters. The name of the Town Clerk is Washington H. Johnson, and that of the Postmaster, Welcome W. Johnson. There are two Justices of the Peace, W. W. Johnson and J. Q. Hammond. One religious society, called the Independent Methodists, is sustained in the place, and is under the pastoral care of Rev. Wm. R. Clark. The peninsula of Nahant is six miles in circumference, and the beach connecting the town with the main land is about two miles in length. Nahant is a place of fashionable resort during the summer season.
SWAMPSCOTT Until 1852, the eastern extremity of Lynn was called by its Indian name, Swampscott, when it was set off and incorporated a distinct town. Swampscott is conveniently designated from the city of Lynn by a straight line from the bridge over Stacey’s brook to the east end of Cherry street, and is the same direction to the Salem line. Here are some of the finest villas and villa-sites in New England
The most thickly settled part of Lynn is a plain between the hills and the sea. Near the western boundary of the town is Tower Hill, on the west of which is the picturesque vale of Saugus River. In the northeastern part of the town is the village of Gravesend, which occupies a plain around a beautiful sheet of water called Wenuchus Lake. More northerly is the pleasant village of Wyoma, bordering on Wyoma Lake. There are five other lakes in this neighborhood. The northwestern part of the city is a mountainous forest of several miles in extent, comprising a great variety of scenery; which, when it shall be traversed by winding avenues, will furnish delightful retreats for those who shall have the taste to occupy them.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTANCE FROM LYNN STATION Places M. R. Places M. R. Railroad House 0 71 Swampscott Beach 1 256 Post Office, Lyceum Hall 0 123 Fishing Point 2 20 West Lynn Station 0 282 Ocean House 2 271 City Hall 0 250 Phillips Beach 3 58 Lynn Hotel 1 77 Wyoma, (Dye House Corner) 2 70 Saugus Village 2 220 Lynnfield Hotel 4 280 Saugus Centre 3 260 Salem 5 95 Lynn Beach 0 206 Danvers 5 80 Little Nahant 2 60 Marblehead 5 184 Whitney’s Hotel 4 20 Boston 10 170 Nahant Hotel 4 136 Length of Long Beach 1 246 Swampscott Station 1 100 Length of Nahant Beach 0 170 WARDS OF CITY OF LYNN
Ward 1 - To commence at the bridge at the western end of Spring pond, and to run to Mansfield’s hill, thence to Forest Rock in Pine Grove Cemetery, thence to northwest corner of J. C. Stickney’s ground, thence to Saddler’s rock, thence north to Dungeon rock, thence west to Saugus line, and to continue to outer boundary of Lynn until it reaches the point from which it started. Ward 2 - To commence on North street at the bridge near John Clarrage’s house, to run westerly to the point that Maple street intersects the Salem turnpike, thence north-westerly to Forest Rock in the Pine Grove Cemetery, thence north-east to Mansfield’s hill, thence to a bridge at the western end of the Spring pond, then southeasterly on the Salem line until it intersects the line of Ward 3. Ward 3 - To commence on the seashore, at the Swampscott line, and to run on the shore westerly to a point that would intersect with the continuation of Atlantic street with the ocean, thence through the centre of Atlantic street to a pump at the head of Chestnut street, thence on a direct line to Newhall’s court, passing through the centre of said court to Essex street, to include all the houses in Chestnut street, and all (if any) that it may intersect in passing to Newhall’s court, thence northerly to a bridge in North street, near John Clarrage’s house, thence north to Salem line, thence by the lines of Salem and Swampscott to the sea. 1854 Lynn Directory 191 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ward 4 - To commence at the pump at the head of Chestnut street, to run south-east through the centre of Atlantic street to the ocean, thence by the shore to the Nahant line, thence westerly by the Nahant line and the shore to the western end of the Railroad House, thence north-westerly to the bridge at the head of Harrison court, thence northerly on a direct line to the magazine in the Rocks pasture, thence north-westerly to the point that Maple street intersects Salem turnpike, from thence to bridge near John Clarrage’s house, and from thence on the westerly line of Ward 3 to pump at head of Chestnut street. Ward 5 - To commend at the bridge at the head of Harrison court in Market street, and run to the westerly end of Railroad House, and continue the shore round until it intersects a continued line of Shepard street to said shore, thence northerly to the house of Kimball Ramsdell, (including said house and the western side of Shepard street,) from thence to the western end of the house of the last Micajah Newhall, (and all house intersected by this line to be in Ward 5,) thence to the western end of Capt. Bubier’s house, thence by the eastern side of Lover’s Leap to the northwest corner of J. C. Stickney’s ground, (and all houses intersected by these lines from said Newhall’s house to belong to Ward 6,) and from thence to the centre of Forest Rock in Pine Grove Cemetery, from thence to the point that Maple street intersects the turnpike, thence to the magazine in Rocks pasture, thence to the bridge in Market street, (and all houses intersected in this last line to be in Ward 5.) Ward 6 - To commence at the western end of Kimball Ramsdell’s house, to run to the shore of the western line of Ward 5, thence to continue the shore round to 192 1854 Lynn Directory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fox Hill bridge, then to follow the stream to Chase’s mills, thence to follow the stream until it intersects Boston street at the foot of General’s Hill, thence northerly to the western end of J. G. Perley’s house, and William Mulliken’s, to Saddler’s rock, thence easterly to northwest corner of J. C. Stickney’s land, thence southerly on the eastern side of Lover’s Leap to the house of Capt. Bubier, thence to the house of the last Micajah Newhall, (and all houses intersected by the last two lines to be in Ward 6.) thence to house of Kimball Ramsdell. Ward 7 - To include all the inhabitants west of Ward 6, and south of Ward 1. REGULATIONS Common to all the Public Schools under the immediate superintendence of the School Committee.
Sect. 1. The school rooms shall be opened fifteen minutes before the time appointed for beginning school. Sect. 2. The school hours shall be, for the morning, from 9 o’clock to 12, throughout the year: and for the afternoon, from 2 to 5, from the first Monday in April to the first Monday in October; from the first Monday in October to the first Monday in April, from 1-½ to 4-½ o’clock. Sect. 3. Each instructor shall punctually observe the time appointed for opening and dismissing the schools, and shall make no occasional change from the regular hours without consulting the Sub-Committee having particular charge of his school. Sect. 4. The morning exercises of the schools shall commence with the reading of the Bible’ and it is recommended that the reading be followed by some devotional service. Sect. 5. An excuse, written or otherwise authenticated, must be brought by each pupil, for absence, tardiness, or dismission before the appointed hours for leaving school. 1854 Lynn Directory 193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sect. 6. Tardiness beyond five minutes shall be considered a violation of school hours, and shall subject the delinquent to such penalty as the nature of the case may require. Sect. 7. There shall be a recess of ten minutes each half day, for every school; and for every primary school there may be an extra recess each half day. Sect. 8. The instructors shall exercise a kind and parental discipline. If there is direct and violent opposition to the authority of the teacher, or continued disobedience in a pupil, or improper interference of parents, such as to render his example permanently injurious, it shall be the duty of the teacher to report such pupil to the Sub-Committee, who alone shall have power to expel from privileges of the school, (subject to appeal to the whole Board), and to re-admit, evidence being given of repentance and amendment. Sect. 9. No pupil, having been in attendance at one school, shall be admitted into another, without the previous consent of the Sub-Committee. Sect. 10. Each teacher is directed not to receive any children, as pupils, whose residence is out of the ward or district to which his school belongs; and if any such are now in attendance, they are to be dismissed. Neither is any child other than a pupil to be allowed temporarily in any school. Sect. 11. In cases of difficulty in the discharge of their official duties, or when they may desire any temporary indulgence, the instructors shall apply to the Sub-Committee of their respective schools for advice and direction. Sect 12. No studies shall be pursued in any of the schools, nor any text books used or introduced, except those authorized by the Committee. Sect. 13. The statute in regard to the faithful keeping of the school register is to be observed. And it is directed that this register shall be kept at the school room, for the inspection of the Committee. Sect. 14. Whenever the necessary school books are not furnished to any pupil, by the parent or guardian, on the written request of the teacher, it shall be his duty to send such pupil with written order to one of the city librarians, specifying the name of the book required, the child’s name, the parent’s or guardian’s name, and the name of the street in which he resides. 194 1854 Lynn Directory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sect. 15. The spring term shall commence on the last Monday in February, and continue for twelve weeks. After one week’s vacation, the summer term shall commence and continue for nine weeks, and be followed by four weeks’ vacation. The fall and winter terms shall each be of twelve weeks, and each be followed by one week’s vacation. Sect. 16. The following holidays shall be allowed, viz.; Wednesday and Saturday afternoons; days of public Fast; May Day; the Fourth of July; Thanksgiving Day and the reminder of the week, and Christmas Day; and those instructors who wish to attend the Essex County Teachers’ Convention, will be allowed, for this express purpose alone, the two days in the spring and the two days in the autumn, on which said convention meets. And no change in the regular days of keeping school is to be made, without previous consultation with the Sub-Committee of the School. Sect. 17. No subscription or advertisement shall be introduced into any public school without the consent of the Ward Committee having charge of the school. Sect. 18. Any member of the High School, whose absence or tardiness shall amount to more than five half days in any one term, (unless in case of sickens,) shall be suspended, and can be re-admitted only be permission of the Sub-Committee of the High School. Tardiness of more than ten minutes shall be equivalent to one-fourth of a day.
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