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1856 Lynn City
Directory

Saugus, Nahant, Lynn directory cont.

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SAUGUS.

This town formed the West Parish of Lynn until the year 1815. It was then incorporated a town, and received the name of Saugus, the old Indian name of Lynn. It is a flourishing town, and the villages of Saugus Centre and East Saugus present a brisk business aspect. In 1850 the town had a population of 1,552, and in 1855, 1,789. We give below a

BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF SAUGUS.

Blacksmith.

Webber Seba S., East Saugus

Boot & Shoe Manuf.

Boardman Sewall, Saugus Centre

Hall Harmon, East Saugus
Boardman Wm. W., Saugus Centre
Hitchings Edward, Saugus Centre
Hitchings Otis M., Saugus Centre
Jackson Pickmore East Saugus
Newhall Charles W., East Saugus
Newhall John W., East Saugus
Newhall Wm. H., Saugus Centre
Walton & Wilson, Saugus Centre

Brick Makers.

Newhall Wm. M., Saugus Centre
Stocker Frederick, East Saugus

Flannel Mills.

Pranker Edward, Saugus Centre
Scott Francis & Son, Saugus Centre

Grist Mills.

Newhall Benj. F., Saugus
Tapley & Starr, East Saugus

Lumber Dealer.

Newhall Wm. M., Saugus Centre

Painters.

Dwinnell David L. M., Saugus

Williams David, Saugus

Snuff and Cigar Manuf.

Bond C. M jr., Sweeter’s Corner
Copp James M., East Saugus
Copp John H., Sweeter’s Corner
Downing Thomas F., Saugus Centre
Dunn S. S., Sweeter’s Corner

Parker Wm. 2d, East Saugus

Raddin Charles, Sweeter’s Corner
Raddin Charles W., Sweeter’s Corner
Raddin Hiram A., Sweeter’s Corner
Raddin John M., Sweeter’s Corner
Sweetser Brother’s, Sweeter’s Corner
Trull Silas S., Sweeter’s Corner

Spice and Coffee Mill.

Tapley & Starr, East Saugus

Carpenters.

Dunn James H. Saugus Centre
Fletcher Jno. W., Sweeter’s Corner

Waldron Gilbert, Saugus Centre

Carriage Builder.

Smith Charles F., Saugus

Clergymen.

Allen Ralph W., Saugus Centre
Brigham Levi, Saugus Centre
Hatch Wm. H., East Saugus

West India Goods.

Newhall H. B., East Saugus
Sweetser Charles, Sweetser’s Corner
Tapley & Starr, East Saugus
Lawrence & Whitehead, Saugus Centre
N. E. P. Union, Div. 554, James Reid, Agent, Saugus Centre

Town Clerk.

Newhall Wm H., Saugus Centre

Justice of the Peace.

Boardman Wm . W., Saugus Centre
Fairbanks Geo. W., Saugus

Newhall Benj. F. Saugus
Robinson Elijah P., Saugus

CHURCHES IN SAUGUS.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH – ORTHODOX

Saugus Centre.
Levi Brigham, Pastor; George Pearson, Treasurer; Henry Williams, Sexton.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

East Saugus,
W. H. Hatch, Pastor; James Oliver, Sexton

DISTANCES 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

96

Lynn Beach

0

206

Danvers

5

80

Little Nahant

2

60

Marblehead

5

180

Whitney’s Hotel

4

20

Boston

10

174

Nahant Hotel

4

136

Length of Long Beach

1

240

Swampscott Station

1

100

Length of Nahant Beach

0

179

NAHANT.

     Nahant was set off from Lynn, and incorporated a town, in 1853. It contains 270 inhabitants: of this number there are about 50 voters.
     The name of the Town Clerk is Washington H. Johnson, and that of the Postmaster, Welcome W. Johnson. The Justices of Peace are, W. W. Johnson and J. Q. Hammond. One religious society, called the Independent Methodists, is sustained in the place.
     The peninsula of Nahant is six miles in circumference, and the beach connecting the town with the mainland is about two miles in length. Nahant is a place of fashionable resort during the summer season, its numerous cliffs and grottoes, and pure sea breezes, and fine prospect, afford much delight to the admirers of natural beauty. The hotel, under the management of Mr. Stevens, is in a flourishing condition.
     The inhabitants give their attention chiefly to shoemaking and fishing.

NAHANT BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Clergyman, - H. W. Webber, Independent Methodist.

Carpenters, - Dexter Stetson.     John Q. Hammond.
Machinist, - Artemas Murdock.
Public House, - Nahant House, P. Stevens & Co.
                          Village Hotel, A. Whitney.
                          Rice’s Hotel, I. Rice.
                          Johnson House, E. B. Johnson.
West India Goods, - W. W. Johnson.      William Johnson.

BOUNDARIES OF WARDS IN 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 the 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 Cemetry, thence north-east to Mansfield’s hill, thence to a bridge at the western end of Spring pond, thence south-easterly 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 Chesnut 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.
     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 the bridge at the head of Harrison court, thence northerly on a direct line to the magazine in 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 commence 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 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 late Micajah Newhall, (and all houses 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 thene 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 on the western line of Ward 5, thence to coninue the shore round to 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 to1 north-west 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 late Micajah Newhall, (and all houses intersected by the last two lines to be in Ward 6,) thene to house of Kimball Ramsdell.

WARD 7 - To include all the inhabitants west of Ward 6, and south of Ward 1.

VILLAGES AND LAKES IN LYNN.

The most thickly settled par tof 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 Wenechus 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 mountaineous 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.

WEST LYNN AND WOOD END OMNIBUS.

ROBERTS & SARGENT, PROPRIETORS.

TIME AND TOUTE - Leaves Wood End daily (Sundays excepted), at 7 o’clock, A. M., and each hour, until 7 o’clock, P. M. The route is through Chestnut, Broad, Exchange, Union, Market, South Common, and Turnpike streets.

RETURNING - Leaves the City Hotel, West Lynn, at 7 o’clock, A. M., and each hour, until 7 P. M. The route is the same as the other, except that it passes through North Common street.

Passengers along the route, conveyed to and from the Saugus Branch and Eastern Railroad Stations.

FAIR - Single Fare, 6 1-4 cents; twenty tickets, $1.
SUCCESS OF THE LINE – The proprietors will use every effort to accommodate the increasing travel between the flourishing sections of the city, West Lynn and Wood End. Two coaches now run regularly on the line.

LYNN CITY OFFICERS FOR 1856.

CHOSEN DECEMBER 10, 1855.

Mayor, EZRA W. MUDGE, Office City Hall.

ALDERMEN.

John B. Alley,
Daniel C. Baker,

Charles F. Coffin,
Lewis Josselyn,

Thomas Raddin,

James M. Sargent,
John Story,
Jepthah P. Woodbury.

COMMON COUNCIL.

Ward 1. John R. Jordan.
Ward 2. Timothy T. Crane.
Ward 3. Wm. N. Melcher, Charles E. Schoff, Benjamin Courtis, John Gibson.
Ward 4. Joseph P. Newhall, Isaac H. Estes, Edw. Richardson, Nathan Clark, John Messervey.

Ward 5. Theophilus Hallowell, Jas. Graves, Edwin Q. Bacheller, Jas. M. Munroe, Henry A. Peaver.
Ward. 6. Edward S. Davis, Thos. H. Swasey, Warren Newhall, Edw. Poor, Jesse L. Lewis.
Ward 7. John Putnam.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Elected at large - C. C. Shackford, E. G. Brooks, J. H. Crossman, Loranus Crowell, Dean Peabody

Elected by Wards - Ward 1. Nathaniel Holder. Ward 2. Harrison Stocker. Ward 3. Philip C. Bryant. Ward 4. Peter M. Neal. Ward 5. J. F. Kimball. Ward 6. James M. Nye. Ward 7. Joseph Dampney.

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR - Jacob Purinton, Asa T. Newhall, Joshua Patch, L. B. Frazer, Isaiah H. Parrott.

ASSESSORS - Jonathan Buffum, Joseph Ingalls, jr., Benjamin Mudge.

ASSISTANT ASSESSORS - Ward 1. Rufus Bacheller. Ward 2. Robert Ramsdell. Ward 3. Shadrach Ramsdell. Ward 4. Christopher Johnson, jr. Ward 5. Joseph A. Lloyd. Ward 6. Richard Breed. Ward 7. James Barry.

WARD OFFICERS.

W’d

Wardens

Clerks

1.

Barnes Short,

Benj. Bacheller,

2.

Saml. H. Lewis,

S. G. Tucker,

3.

Abel Cates,

H. W. Rogers,

4.

James Patch,

C. H. Stickney,

5.

W. F. Bacheller,

Benj. F. Alley,

6.

J. C. Vennard,

B. A. Hallowell,

7.

Saml. J. Attwill,

J. L. Dampney.

INSPECTORS.

Ward 1.     Wm B. Gilman, Thomas Vincent, Henry B. Bacheller.
Ward 2.     Noah L. Furbush, 2d, Benj. Stackpole, James H. Lewis.
Ward 3.     Wm. A. Chapman, Wallace W. Kimball, D. F. Proctor, jr.
Ward 4.     Wm. Low, David N. Johnson, Geo. W. Fuller.
Ward 5.     J. Austin Johnson, Alpheus H. Breed, Chas. E. Hallowell.
Ward 6.     Daniel Flagg, Charles A. Johnson, Aza A. Breed.
Ward 7.     Solomon Moulton, John Moulton, John L. Oliver.