A FAMILY PAPER DEVOTED TO THE NEWS OF THE DAY IN SOUTH DANVERS (PEABODY), MASSACHUSETTS
January 6 – June 29, 1864 - Part VI
Firemen

Fig. 14.  "Always Ready" - A Song for the Torrent Number 3, Ann Zaorski Birkner, The Torrent: Peabody's Fire Company No. 3.

About the South Danvers Wizard

Overview:  Jan.- July 1864

 About South Danvers (Peabody), Massachusetts

 

South Danvers Wizard, 1/20/1864, p. 2/1
SOUTH DANVERS FIRE CLUB - Listing of elected officers.

South Danvers Wizard, 2/24/1864, p. 2/2
STEAM FIRE ENGINE – “A petition is in circulation in this town for a steam engine….”

South Danvers Wizard, 3/9/1864, p. 2/3
STEAM FIRE ENGINE – “We are glad that there is good reason to think the town will speedily have a steam fire engine….”

South Danvers Wizard, 5/11/1864, p. 2/3
SOUTH DANVERS FIRE DEPARTMENT  - “Our several fire companies have held their annual meetings, and have chosen their officers for the ensuing year, as follows:….”  The fire department included the Gen. Foster, No. 2; Torrent, No. 3; Volunteer, No. 4 and Eagle, No. 5.

South Danvers Wizard, 6/22/1864, p. 2/2
SAFETY FROM FIRE – “It will be seen by the following action of our Board of Engineers that the experience of the late fires has not been wholly without avail…”