South Danvers Wizard, 2/17/1864, p. 2/3
BURGLARY AND ARSON IN DANVERS – “About l o’clock on Tuesday morning last, a shoemaker’s shop, nearly opposite the residence of James D. Black, Esq.,…”

South Danvers Wizard, 5/1/1864, p. 2/3
ATTEMPT AT FRAUD– “A curious circumstance in the financial way, occurred here recently, which has not been made public.  A middle aged, or rather, a young lady of pleasant countenance and good address, called at the Warren Bank and asked to be accommodated with a check on a Boston back for $9.25.  The cashier gave the required accommodation and she departed.  A few days afterward she called again and produced the check, which was mutilated, as she said, by the manipulation of the wash tub.  Another of like amount was given in exchange and she again departed. A few days later notice was received from the Boston bank that a check of $90.50 had been presented, but their suspicions were excited from its appearance that an alteration had been made, and it was protested.  So the ‘gay deceiver’ was foiled in her attempt.
 It seems that the same person, from the description, alighted from the Horse Cars and asked the same favor of the cashier of the Danvers Bank, but her application was refused.  It appears also, from the examination of the returned check, that attempts to alter its amount had been made, and the parts altered, defaced or torn.”

South Danvers Wizard, 6/15/1864, p. 2/2
ATTEMPT TO THROW A TRAIN OFF THE TRACK – “An unsuccessful attempt was made on Wednesday night last to throw the 11:10 train from the track of the Saugus branch of the Eastern Railroad, between South Malden and Malden Center, by placing a sleeper upon the rail. – The train fortunately, however, passed over it safely.”

South Danvers Wizard, 6/29/1864, p. 2/3
MEANNESS – “A person, who represented herself as from Salem, called about a week ago at the house of the proprietor near the western entrance of Harmony Grove and borrowed his key to the gate.  It was kindly loaned to her, she promising to return it after a short walk into the Grove, but neither the lady nor the key has been seen since.  Such as an act of meanness is likely to make one suspicious of well-dressed people, even if they have smiling faces.”