. The Medford historical register . e is no reference to the new one inthe old record book, and the last entry is — Medford January the fifth 1830 Paid to Edward S Staniels forty five cents for services This was according to vote of previous year and theonly record we notice of such payment, and follows — Sewell Pierce agrees to keep the snow from the engine housedoors till the first of April for ten cents. The old Grasshopper went to Upper Medford (SymmesCorner) for a time, the people there relieving the townof any expense, and lastly was housed in the hearse houseat Salem Street Cemetery and
. The Medford historical register . e is no reference to the new one inthe old record book, and the last entry is — Medford January the fifth 1830 Paid to Edward S Staniels forty five cents for services This was according to vote of previous year and theonly record we notice of such payment, and follows — Sewell Pierce agrees to keep the snow from the engine housedoors till the first of April for ten cents. The old Grasshopper went to Upper Medford (SymmesCorner) for a time, the people there relieving the townof any expense, and lastly was housed in the hearse houseat Salem Street Cemetery and finally (see Mr. Hoopershistory) sold for twenty dollars when eighty-five years old. During the writing of this article the mot6r-drivencombination chemical engine of West Medford, return-ing to its quarters, has passed the writers open is a far cry from that to the old Grasshopper, which looked like a tub on a hand-cart, but not much fartherthan from the old hose carriage the engineers furnishedWest Medford in A m i^y^ WW* OLD RAILROAD GRADE. I li ■ m .
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