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A FAMILY PAPER DEVOTED TO THE NEWS OF THE DAY IN SOUTH DANVERS (PEABODY), MASSACHUSETTS
Transportation 1862

Transportation 1860

South Danvers Wizard, 1/22/1862, p. 2/4
Eastern Railroad [Editorial] “This corporation is again to be found in the lobbies of the State House, where it has always been since it was born and before it was born. This time it is there begging the Legislature to release it from the terms of a fair bargain it once made with the people of this town, to allow them certain limited railroad accommodations....”

South Danvers Wizard, 1/22/1862, p. 2/5
The Horse Railroad -”The corporators of the Salem and South Danvers Railroad have put in their petition for renewal of its charter, which was forfeited in consequence of the pressure of the times....”

South Danvers Wizard, 1/29/1862, p. 2/ 3
South Danvers and Boston Express - “Mr. S.F. Reed got on another route last Friday evening and he never carried a more valuable freight in all his experience in the Express business....”

South Danvers Wizard, 2/5/1862, p. 2/4
South Reading Branch Railroad - “By the annual report of the Eastern Railroad, it appears that this Branch Railroad had an income of $10,458,85 for the six months ending Nov. 30, the expenses for the same period being $8,801,83...”

South Danvers Wizard, 3/26/1862, p. 2/4
New Route to Boston - Mr. E.F. Burnham announces he will run a line of buses to the Lynn and Boston Horse-Railroad...”We learn that the corporators of the South Danvers and Salem Railroad Company are about ready to receive subscriptions to the Stock. We hope to ride to Salem on this road before June.”

South Danvers Wizard, 4/2/1862, p. 2/2-3
New Route to Boston [Humorous] - [Poole, Fitch?] “The inauguration of the new route from South Danvers to Boston took place on Monday last....The day was unpromising as it was ushered in by a snow storm....” Includes Order of Procession of a fictional parade. Describes Fitch Poole’s ride on the omnibus.

South Danvers Wizard, 4/9/1862, p. 2/4
Lynn and Boston - “We are glad to learn that the new route to Boston via Lynn, after the first week's trial, has met with full as much encouragement as was expected....”

South Danvers Wizard, 5/7/1862, p. 2/6
So. Danvers to Boston - “Mr. Burnham has secured the services of Mr. Frank O. Goldthwait as driver of his omnibus between the town and Lynn.....”

South Danvers Wizard, 5/14/1862, p. 2/4
Omnibus from Salem to Lynn - “We omitted last week to mention the fact that our enterprising townsman, Mr. Moses A. Shackley has put a line of omnibuses on the road from Salem to Lynn....”

South Danvers Wizard, 5/14/1862, p. 2/7
A Familiar Face Missing - “The traveling public will be pained to learn of the retirement of Mr. William Dempsey, from the list of omnibus drivers between South Danvers and Salem....”

South Danvers Wizard, 5/21/1862, p./ 2/5
Reed's Express - “This Express line...has exchanged hands...”

South Danvers Wizard, 6/25/1862, p. 2/3
Eastern Railroad [Editorial] - “This corporation has virtually reduced the fare on their road between Salem and Boston from fifty centers to thirty-three and one-third cents, the object being to run off the Lynn and Boston horse railroad. That object accomplished, the fare will, doubtless, be again put up to the old figure...”

South Danvers Wizard, 6/25/1862, p. 2/4
Confiscation by the Salem & Lowell R.R. Co. [Letter to the Editor] - Editor’s note: “The following comes to us from a valued correspondent, and although extraordinary, we think it must have truth for its basis. We think the great Corporation must be engaged in very small business and that its servants had better mind their peas and ques.:”

CONFISCATION BY THE SALEM & LOWELL R.R. CO.      The first case of confiscation that has come to our knowledge, as transpiring within our county, occurred on Friday last, upon land cultivated by our enterprising townsman, John L. Colcord, Esq.
     It seems that since the location of the Salem & Lowell R.R., the owners of the adjoining land have been allowed the free use of such portion of the land belonging to the railroad company as was not required for the use of the road. This has been the general custom upon all roads, so far as our knowledge extends. Mr. C., in conformity with this custom upon all roads, this year planted his early peas in such position that a part of
the patch extended over the line dividing his own from the line dividing his own from the land of the railroad company. Having in past years well enriched the soil, and given to his rising crop that careful attention and good culture that the thrifty farmer ever bestows upon his crops, the gentle dews, the fruitful showers, the balmy winds, and the rays of the genial sun - each dispensed their appropriate favors, and gave good promise of an abundant harvest. And as our friend, upon the morning of the day above mentioned, passed over his ground, his heart felt glad within him as he saw how pleasantly Providence had smiled upon his hopes, and how beautifully crowned his labor.
     But, alas! “aft gang agley.” But one short hour had passed when the officers, or agents of the railroad company came upon the grounds, planted a post at each end of the aforesaid pea-patch, extended a line between the two posts, and then and there willfully deliberately and maliciously, proceeded to pull, pick, pluck, seize and gather into sundry pails, pans, baskets, and diverse other vessels to your informant unknown, all the peas upon the aforesaid lot (in manner divided as aforesaid) then and there growing. And, the said peas, to the amount of three bushels, more or less, were conveyed or carried away by the said officers or agents, to some place or places also to your informant unknown.
     “Tis not my trade to talk, as reverend men are wont/ In saintly waise, on life's vicissitudes, and vanities.”
     Were it otherwise taking for our text, “Who ate farmer Colcord's peas?” what a sermon might we preach upon the mutability of all earthly hopes, and the vaity of “all things here below”, closing up with the thunderings of the broken law upon such, as over-scrupulous in asserting their own legal claims, are not so careful as to observe the moral rights of others. But we forbear sermonizing and will make no other use of our text than to request friend Shackley to exercise a little of his wonted sagacity in ferreting out an answer. Should he meet the President, or any of the Directors, of the said company, will he be particular to notice if any of the pea-pods are protruding from their pockets? The stockholders will be much interested to know what account is rendered of the proceeds of the said peas in the next annual report of accounts of the corporation, and whether, in consequence of the above seizure, the company will be able to pay as increased dividend.
                                                                         “T”
South Danvers Wizard, 9/24/1862, p. 1/3-4
To Salem and Back [For the Wizard] - “"Half past three to a second, and the Omnibus is ready to start... The driver holds out, or rather in, his hand for tickets... “ Describes passengers and journey.

South Danvers Wizard, 9/24/1862, p. 2/4
Collision on the Eastern Railroad - The regular Newburyport train collided at Wenham with an excursion train from Portsmouth, N.H....

South Danvers Wizard, 10/1/1862, p. 1/3-4
To Salem and Back, ---No. 2 [For the Wizard] [Original]

South Danvers Wizard, 12/10/1862, p. 2/2/
The Horse Rail Road - “This enterprise has been fairly inaugurated by the actual laying of the rails on a portion of Essex Street in Salem....”

South Danvers Wizard, 12/24/1862, p.2/1
The Horse Rail Road [Editorial] - “Perhaps it is fortunate that the severe frost prevented the laying of the rails the present winter as it may lead to a more enlarged accommodate of the traveling public...We notice large loads of rails passing our office on their way to the South Danvers termination of the road, at the junction of Andover, Liberty and Central Streets.”