Excerpt from History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911: Including West Needham, Now the Town of Wellesley; To Its Separation From Needham in 1881, With Some Reference to Its Affairs to 1911 Although local history is made up of petty details, I have avoided as far as possible reference to the various controversies that have arisen in the town at different periods. I have done my best to give a correct and trustworthy history of the Town of Needham, and hope that it will prove of value not only to persons now living, but to future generations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.