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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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HISTORY
OF THE
CITY OF HAVERHILL
MASSACHUSETTS
SHOWING ITS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE OF A POPULATION OF OVER 125,000, AND THE FIRST SHOE CITY IN THE WORLD
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE - HAVERHILL BOARD OF TRADE
1905
FRANK N. RAND
90 MERRIMACK STREET HAVERHILL, MASS.
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HOUSES TO LET
Mortgages
Auctioneering
HOUSES TO LET
FARMS
FOR SALE
HOUSES FOR SALE
COJ'AIRY PROPEPTY
REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT PROPERTY CITY RESIDENCES FIRE INSURANCE CARE OF ESTATES
BOSTON OFFICE, JOURNAL BUILDING
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HERVEY E. GUPTILI
HIGH-GRADE SLIPPERS IN NEW AND ORIGINAL DESIGNS
HAVERHILL
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGI ON REQUEST
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BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF HAVERHILL
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HAVERHILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Haverhill, Mass. Board of trade.
History of the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts, sh ing its industrial and commercial interests and oppo nities; the commercial centre of a population of o 125,000, and the first shoe city in the world. Pub. authority of the Haverhill Board of trade. Haver 1905.
1 p. 1., 118 p. front., illus. (incl. ports.) 19}"". Advertising matter included in paging.
1. Haverhill, Mass .- Hist.
17-301
65-1971
Library of Congress Shelf F74.H5H562
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INDEX.
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HISTORY.
Board of Trade 17
Brief History of Haverhill. . 21-25
City of Haverhill and its
Advantages .51-53
Churches and Social Organi-
zations 93
Educational Advantages
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91
General Business Interests. . 101
Haverhill Public Library . . 95-99 Introductory 7
The Haverhill Shoe at Home and Abroad . 103-105 Transportation Facilities . III
ILLUSTRATIONS.
American Woolen Mills .... 70
Birds-eye View .... Frontispiece
Bradford Academy (see ad- vertisement page 60) .
61
Boston & Maine R. R.
Depot 63
Central Fire Station
79
Children's Home 87
River Front
Canobie Lake
109
Fox, Chas. K., Factory 8
First Baptist Church .
55
Haverhill Historical Society.
4
Haverhill City Hall
II
Stevens, M. F. & Sons Co. Mill
74
Haverhill Box Board Co. 54
Haverhill High School 59
Hayes, C. H. Corp. 62
Thayer, Maguire and Field . 18
Hannah Duston Monument . 69
Webster, Ira J., Factory. 10
Whittier's Homestead 81
PORTRAITS, BIOGRAPHIES
Bates, Hon. Wallace 39
Child. Albert M. 15
George, Hon. Samuel W. 35
Gardner, Hon. A. P. 20
How, Hon, C. F. 49
Rand, Frank N.
13
Hale, E. I. M. 72
Johnson, Hon. Samuel A. . 41
Moody, Wm. H., Attorney
General 27
Mitchell, C. B. 64
Pinkham, Hon. H. I. 31
Peters, Hon. W. Scott 33
Peterson, Hon. Joseph N. 45
Robinson, David I. 43
Shaw, Hon. Jas! F. 47
Wood, Hon. Roswell W. C
Wardwell, J. Otis 37
75
Russ, J. W. A., Inc.
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Rocks Bridge. The
Ruddock, F. S. & Sons . 83
Spaulding, W. W. & Co. 107
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Groveland Woolen Mills 52 St. James Roman Catholic Church
57
Hussey & Hodgdon 20
Soldiers' Monument 77
Thom, W. B. & Co. 16
Hale Hospital, The 73
Haverhill, Bradford Bridge . 89
Main Street 65
Old Ladies' Home 85
Pentucket Club 07 71
Post Office .
Public Library
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS.
Appleton, W. W. & Co. .... 80
American-La France Fire En-
gine Co. 90
Archibald & Co. 112
Bradford Academy (see Il-
lustration, page 61)
60
Boot and Shoe Recorder 66
Boston and Northern St. Railway Co. 68
Blatz Leather Co. 92
Bourque, Henry N .. 94
Boston, Haverhill Despatch.
94
Beardsley, Warren
96
Bray, W. S. & Son 110
Bickum & Co. 112
Cooke, Thomas M. 46
Chase, W. S. & Sons 58
C. & H. Arch Shank Co. 92
Clapp, A. F. & Co. 104
Cunningham, Richard & Co. 116 Collins, H. S. 118
Dalrymple, J. A. & Co. 30
Dalton, A. & Co. 86
Dolloff, C. E. 112
Ellis Lacer Co. 24
Equitable Life
Assurance
Society 38
Emery & Marshall 115
Eagle House
118
Fitzgerald, P. J. 100 Guptell, Hervey E. 2
Goodrich, Hazen B. & Co. 6
Gardiner, Tom 34
Gutterson, H. E. & Co. 116
Good Morning Call Co. 113
Hayden, Samuel H. 26
Hodgdon, F. M. 28
Hadley Cement Co., The . .
34
Haverhill Gazette, The
40
Haverhill Electric Co.
48
Haverhill Gaslight Co. 56
Hutchinson, F. E. Co. 76
Haverhill Blacking Co.
Hanscom Hardware Co.
Haverhill Pattern Co.
Hill, T. R.
Kieth, I. I ..
Keeler, H. G.
Lewis, Herman E.
Livingston, F. N. & Co.
Lakin, S. W. & Co.
Langley & Martin
Martin. Patrick
Moore, B. N. & Sons
Martin Wood Heel Co.
New England Last Co.
New Hampshire Traction Co. Pentucket Wood Heel Co. .. Plumstead, Harry T.
Poor & Fuller Rand, Frank N.
Ruddock, T. S. & Sons (see Illustration, page 107)
Russia Cement Co.
Rosary, The
Southwick, I. B. & Co. . .. Slipper City Wood Heel Co. Sewing Machines' Supplies Co., The
Shaw, F. M. & Son
Singer Mfg. Co. 2d and 4th co Theriault, Woodus & Co. .. Winchell, J. H. & Co. Inc. . White Steam Car Co.
Wiswell, Alvah L.
Williams, G. L. Winton Motor Carriage Co. Wheeler & Wilson Míg.
Co. 3rd co
Waldron, T. F.
Wade, A. R.
United Shoe Machinery Co ..
Varney Studio, The
Young Bros.
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Hazen B, Goodrich & Co
ORIGINATORS DESIGNERS MANUFACTURERS
SLIPPERS
Finest Styles Greatest Values
Largest Manufacturers of Men's High -Grade Slippers in the World ×
HAVERHILL HEADQUARTERS FOR FINE SLIPPER WORK
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INTRODUCTORY
The purpose of this publication is to present, in a concise and con- venient form, the industrial and commercial interests and opportunities of the city of Haverhill.
Its compilation is endorsed by the Haverhill Board of Trade for dis- tribution in commercial centers, especially foreign, to which the leading industry of Haverhill, the manufacture of shoes, is extending its well- earned reputation, for the information of all who may desire to know of the details of Haverhill's present business status and future prospects. The limits of this publication necessarily preciode any extended detail of historical data concerning the city and its industries, and the space at the command of the editor is mainly devoted to an exhibit of what the city is at the present time, from the commercial point of view, and its prospective material growth in the near future. The facts and figures here presented have been prepared by citizens who write from their personal knowledge of their subjects, and they are presented with a careful purpose to give the exact data from the most reliable sources. That a perusal of these pages will tend to promote a just appreciation of the city, as a desirable location for business purposes, and as the home of law-abiding and industrious men and their families, is the confident expectation of the Haverhill Board of Trade.
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W. W. SPAULDING & CO. Manufacturers of of Men's and Women's Fine Shoes.
FRANK N. RAND President Board of Trade
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JOHN W. RUSS COMPANY. INCORPORATED, HAVERHILL. MASS.
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ALBERT M. CHILD Secretary Board of Trade
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HAVERHILL BOARD OF TRADE
Officers
President, FRANK N. RAND
First Vice-President, FRED F. SHEDD Second Vice-President, CHARLES F. ALLEN Treasurer, GEORGE A. CHILDS Secretary, ALBERT M. CHILD
Directors
Adams, Eugene T.
Ballard, Frank H.
Batchelder, J. Frank
Bourneuf, V. M.
Hovey, Lewis R.
Chase, Arthur T.
Cheney, Fred A.
Desmond, John T.
Donovan, Dennis
Gage, Howard H.
Gardner, Frank P.
Guptill, Hervey E.
Harriman, Louis HI.
Hayes, Charles H.
Rogers, J. H.
Russ, Frank H.
Sawyer, F. H. Smith, A. B.
Shannon, E. F.
Sanders, Thomas
Wright, Robert I ..
Young, Dr. I .. J.
Auditing Committee
Frank S. Hamlin
John H. Tilton
Representatives to massachusetts State Board of Trade.
Robert L. Wright, term expires 1906
Arthur T. Chase, term expires 190; Charles H. Hayes, term expires 1908
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Pearl, Joseph H.
Richardson, A. Geo.
Leslie, Perley Moulton, Edwin H.
Mitchell, Frank J.
Mccarthy, M. H.
Nevins, P. J.
('Doherty, Rev. J.
FIRE & FIELD
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THAYER, MAGUIRE & FIELD. HAVERHILL. MASS. Ladies' Fine Shoes and Oxfords
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HENRY A. HUSSEY
JOHN A. HODGDON
HUSSEY & HODGDON, HAVERHILL. MASS., U. S. A.
Makers of Men's Shoes
Goodyear Welts, English Welts and Mckay Sewed Boston Office. 8 Albany Street
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HAVERHILL-A BRIEF HISTORY
BY ALBERT L. BARTLETT
The Reverend Nathaniel Ward of Ipswich, preacher, jurist, scholar, and author, desiring that his son, the Reverend John Ward. should have opportunity for work in a new settlement,-those of Ipswich and Newbury being already crowded, and furnishing no desirable opening .- in the winter of 1639-40 petitioned Governor Winthrop for a new locality for a settlement in the unoccupied wilderness along the Merrimack River. To this prayer of Ward and his co-petitioners of Ipswich and Newbury the Governor gave assent in May, 1640, provided that choice of a locality should be made "within three weeks from the 21st." So in June of that year twelve "desirable men and good Christians." eight from Ipswich and four from Newbury, made their laborious way up the river, conveying with them in the pinnace their household goods, and made landing where a brook, suitable for mill purposes. flowed with noisy force into the river. To the settlement so founded, called at first by the name of the Indian tribe which had dwelt there. Pentucket, the name Haverhill was given after the Reverend John Ward, born in Haver- hill, England, became in the fall of 1641 their leader and religious teacher. As soon as opportunity offered the settlers bought from the Indians their right to the land, purchasing for three pounds and ten shillings a tract extending from the junction of Little River with the Merrimack eight miles westward. six miles eastward, and six miles northward, "with the river and the island." In 1643 the first town meeting was held, a record book was purchased, and the chronicles of the history of Haverhill. its births, deaths, marriages, and its acts as a town, were begun. At this first meeting a division was made among the settlers of three hundred acres set apart as house lots, of meadow. planting ground and common. Afterwards a system of taxation was adopted, and the government as carefully administered as if thousands instead of a few families constituted the town.
In 1648 the first meeting house was built in what is now Pentucket Cemetery, and around it were buried the dead. The meeting house was the town house, the fort, the powder magazine for the little community. Much discussion was necessary for the government of this community of thirty families, and the town meetings, at which attendance was com- pulsory, began at seven in the morning and rarely closed before eight in the evening.
For seventy years Haverhill was a frontier town; the Indian's trail alone threading the dense woods that lay north of it. his terrorizing whoop and shrill war cry mingling with the fierce bark of preying wolves. Numerous attacks were made by the savages upon the settlers. and many a victim fell beneath the murderous tomahawk or followed north, as captives, these fierce and stealthy formen. During these times of terror the gun accompanied the hoe and the axe into the field. and the settler, going to church, bore the psalm book in one hand, the loaded musket in the other. In 1690 so portentous were these evils that a wholesale abandonment of the place was contemplated. Six of the best constructed bouses at exposed strategic quarters were appointed as garrisons, where soldiers were kept constantly under arms, and four
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MANUFACTURER OF
SLIPPERS
For Men and
Women xx
Herman E. Lewis
HAVERHILL, MASS.
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other strong houses were appointed to be places of refuge in time of danger. In 1607 a band of Indian- made an attack on the northwestern part of the town, and, after burning six houses, came to that of Thomas Duston. He was at work in the field with seven of his children with him. In his house his wife lay ill with a new-born babe in her arms. The savages seized her and her nurse and hurried them into the woods as captives The infant they killed by dashing his head against a tree. The captive women, with an English youth, were taken to Penacook. now Concord. New Hampshire. And here Mrs. Duston, "heartening the nurse and the youth to assist her." in the night murdered with the tomahawk her captors, scalped them, and came down the Merrimack to Haverhill, the ten scalps and the tomahawk being mighty but mute witnesses to the truth of her story.
In 1708, on the 29th of August, an attacking party of two hundred and fifty French and Indians made a memorable attack on the village. Coming from the northwest they emerged from the woods near the present location of the soldiers' monument, and with frightful yell- aroused the sleeping inhabitants. They first attacked the house of the Reverend John Rolie. The minister barred the door with his body, but ineffectually. He was killed, and his wife and infant child: but a black slave, Hagar, hid two of the children under some tubs in the cellar, and concealed herself behind the meat barrel. Both of these two children, so miraculously saved, became remarkable women. The daughter and namesake of the younger, Elizabeth, married Sam Adams, the revolu- tionary patriot, and John Lothrop Motley, the historian, was a descend- ant. In this raid forty of the inhabitants were massacred or captured. Many are the tales of attacks and murders by the red men, and of en- durance, bravery, and sufferings, on the part of the settlers. But with the attack of 1708 ended the forays of the Indians, although there were many subsequent alarms, and it was not until 1725 that the town felt secure.
Until 1744 no building has been allowed on the river side of Water Street. In that year the town voted to lay out Merrimack Street through the parsonage land, making this new way two rods and a half wide, and to divide the adjacent land into house lots. With the opening of this new way along the river came an appreciation of the river as a means of commerce. The great oaks that abounded here formed magnificent ship timber. Wharves were built, ship yards were established. river traffic was begun, and Haverhill became a leading commercial town.
The great wars of the eighteenth century, the French, and the War of the Revolution, were participated in by many Haverhill patriots. When the news of the struggle at Lexington came, the town had just received a severe blow in a fire that swept all the buildings from the west side of Main Street, between White's corner and Court Street. The news came at midday, but at sunset three companies of minute men. one hundred and five in number, were on the march The story of this part of the town history is too long to be told here. "Doubtless other towns in the Commonwealth are entitled to equal merit, but none sur. passed Haverhill in patriotic yeal, in patient suffering, endurance, in sub- lime endeavor."
The visit of George Washington. November 4. 1780, was a mem- orable event, and the tact and graciousness of Washington, his words of admiration of the natural beauties of the place, and his kindly greets
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Ellis Lacer
Only method of Lacing Shoes which never varies. Used in every country on earth where shoes are made
Factories at Haverhill, Mass., Leicester, England Paris, France
ELLIS LACER COMPANY
HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
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ing of even the humblest who met him. are treasured in the chronicles of those days.
The first bridge across the Merrimack was built in 1994. its service replacing that of the Ferry which for one hundred and fifty years had existed at the foot of what is now Kent Street. In 18of the first acque- duct was laid in the town, conveying by means of wooden logs. bored. the water from Round Pond. In 1820 the present town farm system of relief for the poor was adopted, and established where it now exists. In 1826 the Haverhill Academy was built, its dedication in 1827 having as a part of the exercises an ode by John Greenleaf Whittier, who became a student in the institution. In 1847 the first town hall was built. This was replaced in 1861 by the present structure, which was severely injured by a fire. November 6. 1888, was restored, and re-opened. greatly im- proved. November 21. 1880.
In the Civil War Haverhill was deeply loyal to the demands of loy- alty, and thirteen hundred of her citizens shared in the struggle. Of these one hundred and eighty-six died in battle or in the hospitals.
Haverhill became a city in 1869. the Hon. Warner R. Whittier being the first mayor. In the same year the Soldiers' Monument was erected.
In 1873 a destructive fire caused a loss of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars' worth of property, and destroyed thirty-five places of business, but a far more destructive fire occurred on the night of Feb- ruary 17, 1882, when the shoe district was almost completely blotted out. and two million dollars worth of property was destroyed. From this appalling calamity arose a new business tract. the spirit, pluck, and energy of those who had suffered. not only repairing the injuries and replacing the losses, but instilling a spirit and energy into the place that turned the misfortune into a blessing.
In January, 1897. the town of Bradford, lying opposite Haverhill on the south side of the Merrimack, was united to Haverhill, becoming the seventh ward of the city.
In so brief an article as this it is possible to include only a very few of the many changes and events that constitute the history of the old city. A more detailed record would chronicle the origin and history of the many organizations and societies that make the city one of very high standing in religious, educational, charitable, fraternal, and social activity. In all of these the city neither slumbers nor stands halting. It makes most liberal appropriation, that its public schools may be of the highest standing. Of its private schools Bradford Academy for young women has for more than a century been a notable institution, while no efforts are spared to make the parochial schools the best of their class. The Public Library in its equipment and its administration ranks within the first six of the State. The Historical Society occupies a beautiful old mansion, situated in extensive grounds on the banks of the Merri- mack. A magnificent and extensive park. Winnikenni, nearly encircling Lake Kenoza, offers beautiful drives, walks, and recreation privileges to those who may desire them, while many little parks in various parts of the city, with flowers and seats, afford pleasure and rest. In all the many ways wherein a city is made delightful as a home, advantageous as a place for business, desirable as a religious, educational, or social commu- nity. Haverhill is progressive, uniting in an unusual way a thousand inducements to those who seek social and educational advantages and business opportunities and facilities.
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Samuel H. Hayden
ORIGINATOR AND MANUFACTURER OF
BOOT AND SHOE PATTERNS HAVERHILL, MASS.
BOSTON OFFICE, 72 LINCOLN STREET
NEW ENGLAND AGENT FOR THE STEWART & POTTER CO. MAKERS OF FINE LASTS NEW YORK, N. Y.
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL. WML. H. MOODY.
A History of Haverhill, with its essential bearing upon Essex County, would be incomplete without due reference to her favorite son. Hon. William H. Moody, who began his legal career here and was. fifteen years ago, the District Attorney of Essex County. His conduct of this office demonstrated that aggressive trait of character, which with his rugged honesty, won for him a seat in Congress. Here again his ability was recognized, and he was offered a seat in Pres. Roosevelt's Cabinet, becoming Secretary of the Navy, a post he relinquished las year to accept the highest legal honors that could be his -the Attorney Generalship of these United States.
Mr. Moody still makes his home here, when possible, at the Moody
1 residence on Kenoza Avenue. He is a member of the Boston Law firm of Moody, Wardwell, Burdett and Snow.
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BOSTON OFFICE 54 LINCOLN ST.
F. M. HODGDON GO MAKER OF THE
Specialties in Hand Turn Shoes. WOMENS AND MENS.
Haverhill, Mais.
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HON. A. P. GARDNER, Congressman from 6th Mass. District.
Congressman Augustus P. Gardner, one of the commanding figures of the State delegation at the Nation's Capital, was born in Boston mi 1865. He graduated from Harvard College with the degree of A. B. at the age of twenty one, and since then has made his home at Hamil- ton. He was prominent as an orator in Mckinley's first campaign. In the Spanish War he was promoted from the Captaincy of Co. E. 8th Regt. to Asst. Adjutant General, and rendered conspicuous service in Porto Rico. Captain Gardner has established a summer home at Pride's Crossing. He is identified with local social clubs and is a men- ber of the Myopia, and son-in-law of Senator Lodge.
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J. A. DALRYMPLE & CO
Manufacturers and Importers of
RIBBONS
For Shoe Ties Also Slipper Bows
BEADWORK BUCKLES
AND NOVELTIES IN GENERAL FOR THE SHOE TRADE
87 WASHINGTON ST., HAVERHILL, MASS
Boston Office, 101 Bedford Street
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HON. H. L. PINKHAM
Among the important supply houses contingent with the great shoe industries of Haverhill, is that of H. I. Pinkham. Si Washington St. and 101 Bedford St. Boston. Shoe manufacturers supplies are extensively dealt in, including linings, bindings, fittings, flannels, satins and laces. A mill is also operated in Lowell for the manufacture of galoon and elastic goring. The Haverhill and Boston Supply Stores have 4.800 feet of floor space each, and altogether fifteen assistants are employed. The goods are sold all over the United States. Mr. Pinkham was born in Farmington, N. H., in 1856, and educated in the public schools of Haverhill. Formerly, for five years, he was with A. J. Dudley, and be- came established as at present in 1881. Mr. Pinkham is our proficient and highly esteemed postmaster. He was first appointed in foot, and reappointed for a second term of four years in 1905. Mr. Pinkham served the city as alderman two years, and was chairman of that body. It goes without saying that he is a staunch republican and one of our leading and most progressive citizens. Mr. Pinkham is a member of the Masons, K. T., and the Odd Fellows.
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GOLDEN
L.B.SOUTHWICK & CO.
W E especially commend our products to the shoe manufacturers of Haverhill for their honest manufacture and supe- rior wear. We realize that the various materials going into an honest shoe to- day must necessarily be of a most de- pendable nature, and it has always been our aim to have all our leathers so regarded.
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HON. W. SCOTT PETERS.
Hon. Winfield Scott Peters is a native of Porter. Me. where he was born in 'Or and where his early education was acquired. At four- teen he came to Haverhill, and, following the grammar and high school, commenced the study of law, graduating from Boston University with the degree of LL. B.
In '94 and '05 he was elected city solicitor. While serving in this capacity he represented organized labor in the famous strike of '04. It was largely through his efforts that this important and prolonged strug- gle in the shoe industry terminated without any serious disturbance of the peace. In the fall of 99 he was elected district attorney succeeding Alden P. White, an office he has since that time filled with remarkable ability and fidelity to his trust. He is now serving his third term, hat- ing been re-elected last fall.
Since his connection with the office he has been called upon to prose- cute in some important criminal cases, notably that of John C. Best tried for murder, found guilty and electrocuted at Charlestown. Mr. Peters is a member of the Wachusett and Pentucket Clubs of this city, and of the Middlesex Republican Club, the Country Club at Law- rence, the B. P. O. E., the A. O. U. W .. and the Knights of Pythias. He is also prominently identified with Mizpah Lodge of Odd Fellows. belonging to both the encampment and the military branch. He is Past Noble Grand. Mr. Peters is married, and resides at 82 North Avenue.
The law firm of Peters and Cole is among the best known in Essex County, enjoying a practice both wide-spread and valuable.
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THE HADLEY CEMENT CO.
INCORPORATED
MAKERS OF ALL KINDS OF
Cements, Inks, Wax, Blacking, Stains, Paints
Dressings, Box Toe Gum, Shellac. Polishes for the Boot and Shoe Trade
OFFICE IN HAVERHILL, 21 RAILROAD SO.
FACTORY AT LYNN, MASS.
GEORGE W. HALL, AGENT TELEPHONE 678-3
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HON. SAMUEL W. GEORGE.
Samuel W. George, although a New Hampshire man by birth, has spent the greater part of his life in Essex County; for nearly twenty- five years has been a resident of Haverhill, and identified with its many interests; the most conspicnous part has been spent in the public service of the City and State.
His first service of prominence in a public way began in 1885 as member of the Common Council, where he served three consecutive years, the last year as President of the Common Council. As such he became the head of the Finance Committee and the Committee on Accounts which audits all the bills payable from the City Treasury.
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