“Moral: If this is so, carry your shooting irons when you ride in the suburbs.”

December 28, 1877 – Officer J.H. Mahoney spent Christmas night at Braggville. There appears to
be a rough element now residing there, which turns night into day and make Rome howl. A resident
officer will probably be appointed there, and perhaps a lockup built.

March 29, 1878 – The store of Mr. Kingman was entered for the fifth time last night, by the aid of
false keys, and some marked money stolen; and this morning John Glidden was arrested for having
passed the same at Carr’s store and other places. He was taken to South Framingham for trial this
morning.

April 5, 1878 – The courage of those young ladies who hid in the graveyard in order to see if a
certain fellow went home with a rival Miss, are almost equal to that of the young lady who on being
locked out recently for the night after a late return from a party had courage enough to seek shelter
until the morning dawn beneath the protecting roof of a kind neighbor.

Mr. Glidden went to jail last week in default of bail of $1000 for appearance to a higher court
in June. When he came to trial a portion of the exact money taken from the drawer the night
previous to his arrest was found on his person. We are informed that there are suspicions that he
was engaged in the recent robberies at the Depot.

December 28, 1877 – We are requested to state that the recent disturbance Sunday evening at the
Town Hall is not endorsed by the adult portion of our foreign population.

September 27, 1879 – Saturday noon, as George Hubbard was coming from South Framingham in a
team, when just this side of Mr. Bennett’s, and near the road leading to the house of Warren
Whitney’s, he was accosted by a tramp who demanded a ride, which being refused by Hubbard, the
tramp drew a revolver and fire, the shot taking effect in the arm just below the elbow. Hubbard’s
horse being frightened by the noise of the pistol, ran a short distance, and the tramp fired two more
shots after the receding team. This is the boldest reported attempt at bulldozing on the part of
tramps, yet recorded, happening as it did at high noonday and on a much frequented highway.
Moral: If this is so, carry your shooting irons when you ride in the suburbs.

July 11, 1879 – A summons left for Henry Bullard by Deputy S. F. Twitchell was taped on the door
of a vacant house near Mr. Bullard’s residence:
“Mr. Henry Bullard – Sir I came over to summon you to court tomorrow morning (Saturday). Will
you consider this a summons and come over in the first train? It is very important. I find no one at
home but the cat. I am writing this by moonlight. Hope you can read it. I can’t.”

S.F. Twitchell