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READING PUBLIC LIBRARY READING, MASSACHUSETTS
REFERENCE
TOWN OF READING
THE ANNUAL REPORT
OF RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES
For the Financial Year Ending Dec. 31
1908
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1908 -- 1909
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Fence Viewers OLIVER L. AKERLEY, Chairman GEORGE L. PRATT, Secretary
JAMES W. KILLAM
Assessors
JOHN H. ADDEN, Chairman
Term expires 1910
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Secretary
66 1909
MERRICK A. STONE 66 1911
Town Clerk MILLARD F. CHARLES
Treasurer EDWARD F. PARKER
Collector of Taxes MERRICK A. STONE
WM. H. BADGER
Auditors EDWARD F. PARKER, JR. CARL M. SPENCER
Board of Health
CALVERT H. PLAYDON, Chairman Term expires 1909
FREDERICK D. MERRILL, Secretary . GEORGE L. FLINT .
66 1911
66 06 1910
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School Committee
WALTER S. PARKER, Chairman . Term expires 1911
HOWARD W. POOR
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1911
ELIZABETH H. BROWN .
66 1910
HENRY C. PARKER
66 1910
JOHN H. ROBINSON
66 1909
CHARLES A. LORING
1909
MELVILLE A. STONE, Supt. of Schools, Sec'y
Water Commissioners
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman .
Term expires 1910
GEORGE A. SHACKFORD, Secretary .
66 1909
E. HARLEY GOWING .
66 1911
Municipal Light Board
WILLIAM C. BUCK, Chairman Term expires 1910
GEORGE L. FLINT, Secretary
66 1909
JAS. M. MAXWELL, JR. .. 1911
Trustees of Public Library
HORACE G. WADLIN, Chairman Term expires 1910
CYRUS M. BARROWS, Secretary
66 1911
MARION F. DAVIES ٠,
66 1911
J. WOODWARD MANNING
66 1910
EDWARD P. GUILD
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66 1909
HENRY C. PARKER
1909
Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Term expires 1911 GALEN A. PARKER, Chairman ·
ALFRED W. DANFORTH, Supt. and Sec'y 66 1909
CHAS. H. STINCHFIELD
66 1911
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ALDEN BATCHELDER
. Term Expires 1910
FRANK L. EDGERLEY
1910
HENRY T. LEAVIS
66 66 1909
Registrars MILLARD F. CHARLES, Clerk OWEN McKENNEY WALTER S. PRENTISS GEORGE H. CLOUGH
Engineers of Fire Department FRANK G. NICHOLS, Chief
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY ALBION G. NICHOLS, Clerk
Superintendent of Fire Alarm L. T. EAMES
Forest Warden HERBERT E. MCINTIRE
Deputies
WILLARD A. BANCROFT JOHN H. WESTON
G. F. BLANCHARD FRANK W. DAVIS
Constables
HERBERT G. STOCK
JOHN STOCK
Police WILLIAM T. LEGGETT, Chief and Keeper of Lock-up WM. H. MANNING ROBERT POWERS JOHN M. CULLINANE
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Specials
SAMUEL BROWN
WILLARD A. BANCROFT
JEREMIAH CULLINANE
ASA PARKER
JASON ZWICKER GUY A. HUBBARD
ARTHUR E. DAVIS
CLEMENT GLEASON
J. MANDE DOUCETTE HERBERT G. STOCK
OSCAR H. LOWE
WILLIAM J. ALLEN
WALTER P. GLEASON
WILLIAM H. KILLAM
LEMUEL W. ALLEN
WILLIAM C. SMITH
FRANK S. SENNETT
WILLIAM KIDDER
ALDEN W. SENNETT
JOHN STOCK
HERBERT L. BOSQUETT
DAVID J. WHELTON
Truant Officer WILLIAM KIDDER
Superintendent of Streets LEMUEL W. ALLEN
Local Superintendent Moth Work GUY A. HUBBARD
Keeper of Town Home HERBERT L. BOSQUETT
Inspector of Plumbing GREENLEAF S. TUKEY
Inspector of Animals, Slaughter Houses, Meats and Provisions CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.
Sealer of Weights and Measures FRANK W. PARKER
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Burial Agent of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors EPHRAIM WIGHT
Tree Warden GUY A. HUBBARD
Finance Committee
JACOB MITCHELL, Chairman
Term expires Dec. 31, 1911
ALDEN BATCHELDER
F. E. CRAFTS
ADELBERT E. BATCHELDER
F. M. SMITH
M. F. CHARLES, Secretary
G. A. PARKER
M. A. STONE
66
66
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E. L. LOVEJOY
66
66
Dec. 31, 1909
JOHN CONNELLY
A. NEWELL HOWES
66
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FRANK H. NUTTING
66
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66
F. W. B. PRATT
66
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66
66
Measurers of Wood and Bark
JAMES A. BANCROFT CHARLES WAKEFIELD
HAROLD F. PARKER WENDELL BANCROFT
FRED'K WALLACE PERCY N. SWEETSER
Surveyors of Lumber
JAMES A. BANCROFT
SAMUEL BROWN
WENDELL BANCROFT JOSEPH W. KILLAM
ORA L. MILBURY BURTON K. SYMONDS
WARREN M. WHITEHOUSE EDWARD B. EAMES
WM. R. ZWICKER
GEO. L. FLINT
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SOLON BANCROFT
J. WESLEY DAVIES
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Weighers of Coal and Hay
GEO. L. ELLIS
FREEMAN KELSO
CHAS. W. LEE
LUKE McKENNEY
FRED M. PLATTS
W. IRVING BANCROFT
WEBSTER EAMES
REUBEN WHITE
WENDELL BANCROFT
PERCY N. SWEETSER
Field Drivers
ASA PARKER
WILLARD A. BANCROFT
HERBERT G. STOCK
WM. H. WHITE
WM. P. BUCHANAN
NOTICE TO PARENTS, HOUSEWIVES
PHYSICIANS AND MIDWIVES
YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE SECTIONS BELOW TAKEN FROM THE REVISED LAWS. - BLANK FORMS FOR RETURN OF BIRTHS CAN BE OBTAINED OF THE TOWN CLERK.
SECTION 3, CHAPTER 444, ACTS 1897
SECT. 3 .- Physicians and midwives shall on or before the fifth day of each month report to the clerk of each city or town a correct list of all children born therein during the month next preceding, at whose birth they were present, stating the date and place of each birth, the name of the child if it has any, the sex and color of the child, the name, place of birth and residence of the parents, the maiden name of the mother, and the occupation of the father. If the child is illegitimate the name of the father shall not be stated, unless at the joint request in writing of both father and mother, which request shall be filed with the returns of births. The fee of the physicians or midwife shall be twenty-five cents for each birth so reported, and shall be paid by the city or town in which the report is made, upon presentation of a certificate from the city or town clerk, stating that said births have been reported in conformity with the requirements of this section. Any physician or midwife neglecting to report such list for ten days after it is due shall for each offence forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 6, CHAPTER 444, ACTS 1897
SECT. 6 .- Parents and Householders shall within forty (40) days after the date of a birth occurring in his house give notice thereof or cause such notice to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born.
MILLARD F. CHARLES,
Town Clerk.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN READING IN THE YEAR 1908
DATE
NAME OF CHILD
SEX
NAME OF PARENTS
OCCUP'N OF FATHER
Jan. 4 Cora Frances McIntire
F
Jan. 5 Carl William Butters
M
Herbert E. and Cora F. (Hunter) McIntire Carl W. and Margaret A. (McGowan) Butters Owen and Margaret E. (Kelley) McKenney
Machinist Machinist
Jan. 6 Margaret Ellen McKenney
Jan. 13 Raymond Elmer Nichols
M
Elmer B. and Rena E. (Flanders) Nichols
Shipper Stone Mason
Jan. 14
Florence Agnes Doucette
F
Alexander C. and Rose (Muse) Doucette
Jan.
24 Wilfred Pierce Eaton
M
Wilfred P. and Ruth (Stone) Eaton
Jan. 29 Kathleen Louise Hussey
F
Richard B. and Mary L. (Pratt) Hussey
Feb. 3 Mildred Louise Campbell -Meuse
F
Donald and Annie E. (Burke) Campbell
Feb. 4
Feb. 11 Elizabeth Nutter
F F
Horace and Sarah (White) Hatch
Feb. 27 Harold Forrest Safford
M
DeForrest L. and Mary D. (Goodhue) Safford
Farmer
Feb.
28 Marshall Henderson Williams M
M
Joseph M. and Lottie M. (Stock) Tait
Motorman
Mch. 4 Bernice Margaret Doucette
F George L. and Grace E. (Rochambeau) Doucette
Letter Carrier
Mch. 4 William Harold Murphy
William J. and Xavier (Maher) Murphy
Motorman
Mch.
4 Alva Claire Waldron
Edward P. and Edna L. (Clough) Waldron
Fire Insurance Inspec.
Mch.
5 Ellsworth Webster Kingman
Mch.
8 William Henry Leach
George B. and Esther (Mills) Leach
Mch. 8 Ada Dorothy Leach
Mch. 10
Russell Milton Brown
Valance B. and Nettie M. (McFarland) Brown Frank and Flora (Rother) Meyerhoefer
Mch. 15
Frank Henry Meyerhoefer
Mch. 20
Mary Esther Doucette
James A. and Mary (Hubbard) Doucette
Mch. 24
Richard Francis Cummings
Dennis F. and Mary H. (Connelly) Cummings
Box Maker Conductor
Apr. 3 Stephen Henry Saunders
M
John W. and Lillian (Passingham) Saunders
Apr. 11 Robert Swett Stevens
M M
Henry P. and Mary I. (Boyers) Marshall
Apr. 28
Paul Edward Clement M
Thomas and Emma (Bacon) Clement
May 8 Nora Desmond
F M
May 16 Herbert Dalton Anderson
May 18 Mary Virginia White
May 19 Bertha Elizabeth Bryden
May 21 Phyllis Robinson
F F M
May 23 Herbert Arnold Stock
May 24 Robert Templeton Lane
May
25 Arthur Damon Stratton
M M
Daniel J. and Nora (Driscoll) Desmond John and Ethel M. (Hutchinson) Anderson James and Margaret (Jacquard) White Henry W. and Edith M. (Fillmore) Bryden Elmer HI. and Helen (Eyre) Robinson Herbert G. and Maud (Henry) Stock Electus G. and Aroline F. (Ewing) Lane Charles E. and Carrie (Sias) Stratton James A. and Elizabeth (Smith) Doucette
Gardener Farmer Currier Organ Pipe Worker Electrical Engineer Contractor Plumber
Shoe Maker Engineer Bookkeeper
May 26 Dennis Anthony Doucette
May 30 Louise Briggs
M F M
Chester E. and Mary A. (Welch) Kingman
Bookkeeper
Laborer
Laborer Real Estate Tinsmith
Carpenter
Mch. 31
Elizabeth Marion Smyth
M F Alexander and Hattie B. (Potter) Smyth
Frank W. and Sarah C. (Bell) Stevens
Apr. 18 Gerald Emery Marshall
M F M M F
Arthur E. B. and Irene M. (Gordon) Williams
Mill Hand
Feb. 29 John Henry Tait
Brakeman Electrical Engineer
Fisherman
Clerk Clerk Painter
Feb. 24 Rose Harriet Hatch
Edward F. and Florence M. Meuse
Fred L. and Mabel L. (Bennett) Nutter
George B. and Esther (Mills) Leach
Carpenter Adv. Contractor Bookkeeper Gate Tender
M F Edward W. and Edith H. (Neal) Briggs
Post Office Clerk
June 11
Irving Ridlon Verrill
M M
Frank and Carrie (Ridlon) Verrill Thomas J. and Alice (White) Brogan
June 15
James Brogan
June 17 Allen Richmond Maxwell M
James and Alice (Chadwick) Maxwell
June 20 Gordon Henry Libby M
June 24 Oliver Moulton Wade, 3d
M
Oliver M. and Agnes W. (Copeland) Wade
July 5 Ira David Keizer
July
6
Dorothy Elizabeth Stark
July
7 Bettina Ottolie Mears
Ralph L. and Frances L. (Chase) Mears
July
7 Richard Wakefield Adams
Richard A. and Helen L. (Wakefield) Adams
July 9 George Raymond Doucette
July 11
Fletcher Nichols Eames
M
F Charles A. and Elva J. (Coates) Blake
F Stanley M. and Jennie M. (Murphy) Barrett Conductor Horse Trainer
July 17 William Lawrence Manning July 17 Arthur Ernest Marchetti Grace Kelso
M F
July 20 July 21 -- Cail
July 24 Samuel Adams Crosby
M F
July 29
Alden Brooks Dewey
M
July 29 George Wilfred Muise M Mark and Theresa Muise
Aug. 2 Phyllis Roberts Clark
Aug.
4
Jeannette Underwood
Aug.
7
Albert Howard Morse
Aug. 7 Albert Foote John M. and Florence (Richards) Foote Aug. 11 Helen May White John W. and Abbie E. (McIntire) White Frank and Elenora (Fiorani) Conti
Aug. 14 Arthur Anthony Conti Aug. 14 William James Gaw Aug. 20 Elizabeth Cavis Berry
F Henry E. and Marion P. (Copeland) Berry
Aug. 20 Barbara Catherine Gray F Frank E. and Catherine R. (Alger) Gray
Sept. 3 Olive Campbell Lepper
Sept. 4
Richard Lowell Burrage
F M M
George A. and Rachael (Lampman) Lepper Alva and Louise (Eames) Burrage Eugene M. and Ella M. (Booker) Bemis
Sept. 8 Arnold Melvin Bemis Sept. 11 Niles Pierpont
William P. and Katheryn C. (Henion) Pierpoint
Sept. 17 Beula Murry Sias
James W. and Janie M. (Sinton) Sias Louis C. and Mary (Muse) Babine
Sept. 18 Margaret Emily Babine
Sept. 18 John Wilson Stanley Sept. 20 Eloise Darling Frazer Sept. 22 Alfred Elmer Goodwin
F M M Charles E. and Ellzabeth M. (Whall) Lennon
Machinist Rubber Worker Electrician Dentist Salesman
Landscape Gardener Shoemaker Clerk
Fireman Carpenter Mail Carrier Grocery Clerk
Mill Hand Iceman Machinist Engineer Carpenter Bookkeeper
Sailor
Cashier Salesman Night Watchman Florist Moth Worker Foreman Motorman Chemist Shoe Cutter
Messenger Civil Engineer Telegraph Operator Clerk Lineman Advertising Agent Coachman Clerk Organ Pipe Worker Motorman
M F F M Duncan A. and Mary E. (Wilson) Stanley Loron D. and Lena (Logan) Fraser Alfred E. and Mary C. (Randall) Goodwin
Sept. 22 Charles Lennon
M F F M
Horace B. and Flora L. (Batchelder) Keizer D. and Mary (McGowan) Stark
M Simon J. and Annie (Carty) Doucette Harry E. and Florence D. (Nichols) Eames
July 12 Beatrice Mildred Blake
July 14 Minnie Priscilla Barrett
M
William J. and Dorothy K. (Fowler) Manning James and May (Barolini) Marchetti Freeman and Margaret (Coyne) Kelso Frederick W. and Mary E. (MacMichael) Cail Samuel A. and Gladys (Pierce) Crosby Lorie F. and Margaret (Connelly) Porter Edgar O. and Bertha U. (Brooks) Dewey
July 28 Gertrude Elizabeth Porter
Joseph R. N. and Armina J. (Smith) Clark William T. W. and Edith (Barrows) Underwood Merton C. and Lillian C. (Marr) Morse
F F M M F M M William and Ella L. (Waters) Gaw
Arthur A. and Florence A. (Hunt) Libby
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN READING IN THE YEAR 1908
Oct. 9 Albert Cleaves Hodson
M
Painter
Oct. 9 Jennie Melanson
Carpenter
Oct. 11 Elvy Frances Parker
Clergyman
Oct. 17 Ruth Arvilla Merrill
F
Fred D. and Inez (Putnam) Merrill
Auditor
Oct.
17 Mildred Louise Curless
F
Frank W. F. and Ethel F. (Downing) Curless
Engraver
Oct'
19 Virginia Gould Forbes
F
George A. and Flora H. (Gould) Forbes
Salesman
Oct. 25 Edna Irene Butters
F
Frank A. and Mabel B. (Jones) Butters
Carpenter
Nov. 1 Gladys Cecelia Frotton
F F
Fred and Mary (Doucette) Frotton Walter L. and Annie L. (Morton) Hadley Roscoe J. and Gertrude E. (Margeson) Hook
Stable Keeber
Nov. 10 Walter Hamilton Brennan
M
John G. and Sarah L. (Hamilton) Brennan
Ass't Organ Builder
Nov. 11 Elizabeth Shapleigh Mercer
F F M
George J. and Mary H. (Mellen) Ingalls
Shipper
Nov. 28 Ruth Evelyn Wood
F Frank P. and Mabel E. (Tarbox) Wood
Shoe Maker
Dec. 10
Grace Quinlan
F F
Jos. C. and Mary A. (Palmer) Shaw Charles A. and Lena (Tufts) Reed
Engineer
Dec. 16 Leslie Chester Pratt
M
Harrison C. and Ada V. (Hall) Pratt Herbert E. and Lila A. (Strong) Morrison
Conductor
Dec. 24
Norma Gertrude Judkins
Charles C. and Alice G. (Lewis) Judkins Charles and Mabel (Mears) Batchelder
Conductor
Dec. 28
-Gaw
James and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Gaw
Motorman
Dec. 30
Helen Geneve Muise
F
James H. and Jane (Hubbard) Muise
Machinist
1907
Jan. 19 Amy Garland Bryant
F
William C. and Jessie (Garland) Bryant James H. and Jennie (Hubbard) Muse
Lumber Dealer Machinist
Jan. 20
Harry Edmond Muse
M F F
Herbert L. and Mary (Gilman) Stacy
Laborer
Aug. 27
Ruth Heselton
F
Albert G. and Gertrude (Smith) Heselton
Clerk
Sept. 18
Richard Partridge Clark M
George A. and Ella A. (Partridge) Clark
Landscape Gardener
1906
Oct. 10 Margaret Lepper
F F
George A. and Rachel A. (Lampman) Lepper Burton K. and Alice E. (Abbott) Symonds
Express Messenger Box Manufacturer
Oct. 24
Helen Elizabeth Symonds
1893
Aug. 21 Perley Snell Thurston
M
Jerome S. and Mattie (Blabon) Thurston
Laborer
1892
July 4
Mildred Verna Perkins
F
Aaron T. and Clara B. (Trask) Perkins
Fish Dealer
Nov. 5 Dorothy Richmond Hadley
Motorman
Nov. 6 Harland Jefferson Hook
M
James R. and Agnes B. (Hodson) Mercer
Fireman Mill Hand
Nov. 20 Annie Santos
Louis and Isabel (Jacintha) Santos
Engineer
Dec. 11 Alice Gladys Shaw
Foreman
Dec. 14 Helen Christina Reed
F
Naval Draughtsman
Dec. 19 Hazel Irma Morrison
F
Box Manufacturer
Dec. 25
Evelyn Mildred Batchelder
F F F
Mch. 7
Myrtle Irene Brenton
George F. and William (Hughes) Brenton
Farmer
Aug. 25 Esther May Stacy
Thomas H. and Annie (Kelley) Quinlan
Stone Worker
Nov. 25 John Edward Ingalls
Alexander W. and Delia (Converse) Hodson William G. and Lydia M. (LeBlanc) Melanson William H. and Elvy J. (Hunt) Parker
Whole Number of Births, 119; Males, 59, Females, 60. Nativity of Parents: Fathers born in the United States, 81; Mothers born in the United States, 71; Fathers Foreign born, 37; Mothers Foreign born, 49.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN READING FOR THE YEAR 1908
DATE NAME OF BRIDE AND GROOM
AGE
OCCUPATION.
BIRTHPLACE
NAME OF PARENTS
Jan. 1 Victor Leet Maud Wry
Jan. 16 Leverett D. Foote
37
Baker
Helen (Borthwick) Nichols 30 At Home
Jan. 16 Stuart Mckenzie
Genevra Herbatine Danforth
Jan. 30 Thomas Joseph Fitzpatrick Margaret Nora Cullinane
30
Necktie Stitcher
Feb. 1 Harrison C. Pratt Ada V. Hall
25
Teacher
Wakefield, Mass. Yarmouth, N. S.
T. Leslie and Marietta (Fogg) Hall Wakefield, Mass. Edgar B. Enos, Rector
Troy, N. Y.
Denis F. Lee, Priest Reading, Mass. John D. Colbert, Clergyman Wakefield, Mass. W. T. McElveer, Clergyman Boston, Mass.
Reading, Mass. Frank W. Padelford, Minister
Lynn, Mass.
Apr. 20
John H. Doucette
27
Painter
23 Knitting Mill Opera've Reading, Mass.
Boxford, Mass. Reading, Mass.
Albion G. and Jessie B. (Pendergrace) Nichols
May 3 William Lars Larsen Esther Ada McDonald
22
Roofer
20
Necktie Factory
Plymouth, Mass. Wilmington, Mass.
Sophious P. and Mary E. (Richmond) Larsen Arthur P. and Sarah E. (Smith) MacDonald
June 1 Elmer R. Sanborn Annie M. Buckminster
45
Stenographer
June 1 Frank E. Lind
Florist
26 26 Type Inspector
June 1 Edward Boyd Stewart
26
Salesman
2.6 Teacher
June 6
Vira May Bates Elbridge C. Merrill Lillian Mason Scovell
46
Clerk
39
Stitcher
Middleton, Mass.
Apr. 13 John E. Mansfield
25
Laborer
Medford, Mass. James L. and Martha E. (Hathaway) Whittaker W. C. Myers, Minister Westfield, N. S. John T. and Sarah S. (Marshall) Rudolph George E. and Asenath (Tupper) Mansfield Thomas and Mary (Bentley) Skidmore Gleason and Jennie (Clemons) Doucette Browns Brook, N. S. Nova Scotia Joseph and Elizabeth (Froton) White John S. and Mary E. (Gerry) Sias
Denis E. Lee, Priest Reading, Mass. F. S. Hunnewell, Clergyman Reading, Mass.
W. Sherman Thompson, Minister Somerville, Mass.
F. S. Hunnewell, Clergyman Reading, Mass. James Todd, Clergyman Boston, Mass. Frank B. Cressey, Minister Weymouth, Mass. Austin Rice, Minister Wakefield, Mass.
.
BY WHOM MARRIED
Fred B. Fisher, Clergyman Boston, Mass. W. C. Myers, Minister Reading, Mass. F. S. Hunnewell, Clergyman Reading, Mass. Denis F. Lee, Priest Reading, Mass.
Austin Rice, Minister
Feb. 9 Fred Edward Muse
Mary White
20 Mill Hand
Reading, Mass.
James H. and Genevieve (Hubbard) Muse Joseph and Elizabeth (Froton) White
Mar. 2 Stevens Douders Aurelia Bacigalupo
Mar. 2
Peter J. White
39
Laborer
Yarmouth, N. S.
Yarmouth, N. S. Charles and Eunice (White) Hatfield
Mar. 24
Rev. Almond Barrelle
61
Insurance
So. Hartford, N. Y.
Housewife
Nashua, N. H.
Washington and Joanna (Prindle) Barrelle Charles P. and Matilda A. (Baker) Gage
Adelaide E. (Gage) Simmons 62
30 Fruit Dealer
Italy
27
Clerk
Boston, Mass.
Guiseppe and Teresa Douders John and Mary (Cassassa) Bacigalupo John and Annie White
Apr. 6 Joseph Wood Whittaker Angie May (Rudolph) Moulton
Bessie Skidmore
19
Necktie Worker
Laura White
Fireman 25 Apr. 29 Wilbur Smith Sias Blanche Inez Nichols 22 At Home
51 Meat Dealer
Louisville, N. Y. Charlestown, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Moncton, N. B.
Weymouth, Mass. Reading, Mass. Charlestown, Mass.
29 Receiving Teller
31 Teacher
Greenville, Maine. New Brunswick Billtown, N. S. Lawrence, Mass. Chelsea, Mass.
Reading, Mass.
35 Teamster
Cambridge, Mass. Reading, Mass.
John and Sarah (Wheaten) Leet Clarence and Christie (Leet) Wry John J. and Mary (Graves) Foote James W. and Mary J. (McKinley) Borthwick John and Mary F. (Buckley) Mckenzie Alfred W. and Alice A. (Eaton) Danforth Michael and Margaret (Dunleavy) Fitzpatrick Jeremiah and Catherine (Minahan) Cullinane
31 Draughtsman North Reading, Mass. Charles S. and Helen A. (Collins) Pratt
20 23 Surveyor Housework
25 Salesman
21 At Home
21 Blacksmith Helper
36 Mill Hand
Amelia (Hatfield) Malonson
Alice Mabel Burnside
Reuben E. and Julie E. (Allen) Sanborn Edward F. and Sarah M. (McIntire) Buckminster Charles A. and Augusta (Blowgrene) Lind Robert and Margaret (Wilkie) Burnside Spencer G. and Ella M. (Boyd) Stewart Alexander K. P. and Clarissa D. (Hanson) Bates Clarence E. and Jennie T. (Lovejoy) Merrill George H. and Caroline (Mason) Scovell
f
June 15 Stephen Franklin Wadsworth 28
Clara Juliette Lavery
June 17 James Winthrop Sias 26
Janie Murray Sinton
23 At Home
June 19
Rowland Howard Watts
34 Teacher
Clara Beatrice Simpson 19 At Home
June 21
John Edward Riley Mary Elizabeth Guinan
June 24
Douglass Baker Marshall
27
Salesman
27 At Home
31 Patent Attorney
28 At Home
Worcester, Mass.
June 29
Frederick Lincoln Avery
22 Draughtsman
Lynn, Mass.
Elizabeth Stevenson 17 At Home
Lynn, Mass.
July 2
Joseph B. Walsh Greta Joanna Bell
20
At Home
July
2
Fred J. Thorn
29
Shipper
Wilton, N, Y.
South Wilton, N. Y.
Gardner and Lida A. (Dunbar) Perry
July 7 Brenton M. Phinney
Hattie Johnson
21
At Home
No. Reading, Mass.
David A. and Sarah J. (McNeil) Phinney Frank L. and Marcella (Coburn) Jonnson
Aug. 19
Frederick H. Parker Helen H. Jenkins
54
Milliner
23 Church Organ Builder Boston, Mass.
21
Clerk
East Boston, Mass.
Henry F. and Luthera (Emerson) Parker Chandler D. and Sophronia (Malbon) Robinson John D. and Mary A. (Kilmartin) Brennan Robert and Margaret J. (McClaskery) Hamilton
Sept. 1
-Sept. 8
Sydney Cassey 22 Elizabeth Augusta Choate Harold Hewes Boardman 21 Mildred Goward Chandler 20 At Home
Sept. 12
Clinton L. Newell Alice M. Atcherson
Sept. 14
George H. Luscomb Florence A. Eaton
Sept. 19 Lewis Foster Myrtle Balsor
28 At Home
Sept. 21 Albert Edwin Sargent
26 27
Clerk At Home
Kings Co., N. S. Reading, Mass. Stoneham, Mass. Lyons, Kan. Fall River, Mass.
Geo. A. and Josephine (Nichols) Sargent Charles and Georgianna (Derby) Thompson
Sept. 26 Richard J. Walsh
21
Reporter
23 20
Compounder
Chelsea, Mass. Reading, Mass.
Sept. 30
Charles E. Stevens Rose B. Sickles
52 Watchman
Bedford, N. H.
Joseph H. and Elizabeth (Haslam) Walsh George E. and Josephine (Kingman) Abbott Fred M. and Lillian F. (Hutchins) Field J. Dexter and Julia (Haley) Jones Elijah C. and Julia A. (Barr) Stevens
Winfred C. Rhoades, Minister
Roxbury, Mass Alexander Mitchell, C ergyman Providence, R. I. E. B. Marshall, Clergyman Reading, Mass. James J. Brogan, Priest Woburn, Mass. Rufus S. Chase, Rector Wakefield, Mass. William H. Parker, Minister Reading, Mass. S. A. Ross, Minister Pawtucket, R. I.
J. M. Wyman, Minister Foxboro, Mass. James A. Perry, Minister Wolcott, N. Y. Howard W. Wilkinson, Clergyman Wakefield, Mass.
Willard H. Dyas, Minister Waltham, Mass. John J. Harrington, Priest Reading, Mass.
William H. Parker, Clergyman Reading, Mass. Jesse Hill, Clergyman Portland, Me. W. C. Myers, Minister Reading, Mass. W. C. Myers, Minister Reading, Mass. Henry G. Gay, Clergyman Reading, Mass. John W. Ward, Clergyman Salem, Mass. F. S. Hunnewell, Clergyman Reading, Mass. F. S. Hunnewell, Clergyman Reading, Mass. William H. Trickey, Clergyman Tilton, N. H.
26 Electrical Engineer
Bookkeeper
Bank Clerk
Birmingham, Eng. / Reading, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Reading, Mass. Reading, Mass.
29 Laundryman
Nurse
29 27 Box Maker
18 At Home
29 Carpenter
Westminster, Vt. Danvers, Mass. Reading, Mass. Casco, Maine
James and Clara C. (Darby) Cassey Fitzherbert and Ella M. (Melendy) Choate Eugene S. and Sophia E. (Hewes) Boardman Alfred D. and Almira A. (Goward) Chandler Benjamin F. and Lydia M. (Lovejoy) Newell Byron F. and Eva S. (Farwell) Atcherson Thomas and Olive M. (Wilson) Luscomb Franklin P. and Hannah (Millbury) Eaton Edward P. and Clara H. (Leighton) Foster Wallace and Sophia (Wheelock) Balsor
41 Housekeeper West Campton, N. H. George M. and Sarah J. (Blaisdell) Ward
George F. and Rachel E. (Souther) Wadsworth Robert A. and Fannie L. (Davis) Lavery John S. and Mary E. (Gerry) Sias Edward and Amelia (Dobson) Sinton George G. and Isabelle T. (Curtis) Watts Edward and Laura (Tuttle) Simpson Manchester, England Patrick and Margaret (Walsh) Riley Patrick and Elizabeth (McKee) Guinan Simon M. and Cora (Tolman) Marshall Richard and Elizabeth (Hall) Bennett Charles F. and Elizabeth (Harrison) Brown Edward S. and Lucy S. (Williams) Kenney Irving and Margaret (Wilson) Avery Alexander and Annie (Johnson) Stevenson
Boston, Mass.
Lawrenceville, N. Y. Boxford, Mass. New Brunswick Hampton, N. H.
Framingham, Mass.
26 R. R. Employe
25 At Home
Wakefield, Mass. .Medford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Reading, Mass.
June 24 Arthur Harrison Brown Nellie Abigail Kenney
Harriet A. Perry
30 Dressmaker
22 Express Driver
Wakefield, Mass.
59 Expressman
Reading, Mass. Cornville, Maine
Aug. 21 John Gordon Brennan Sarah Louise Hamilton
21 Insurance Agent
McCook, Neb. Block Island, R. I.
John F. and Catherine (Broughton) Walsh Macy and Marion A. (Sands) Ball Jerre B. and Catherine (Hains) Thorn
Emily Augusta Thompson
Ruby Hopkins Abbott
At Home
Sept. 30 Edwin F. Field
Nellie C. Jones
22 Clerk
Clerk
20 At Home Lineman
Alice Bennett
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN READING IN THE YEAR 1908
DATE NAME OF BRIDE AND GROOM AGE
OCCUPATION
BIRTHPLACE
NAME OF PARENTS
BY WHOM MARRIED
Oct. 1 Harold V. Palmer Hattie A. Bradish
27
Paper Business Clerk
Oct. 4
William MacMonagle
41 Shoe Worker
37 Housekeeper
Oct. 12
John E. Hurteau Mary A. Hamilton
21
Teamster
Oct. 14
Thomas O'Donnell
25
Operative, Andover Hotel
Oct. 14
Beatrice M. Batchelder
26
At Home
Oct. 15
Frank Laurie
31
Carpenter
27
At Home
Oct. 28
Jesse Whitman Morton
28
Lawyer
Malden, Mass. Reading, Mass. Kingston, N. Y.
Oct. 28
Walter Cram Myers
42 At Home
Boston, Mass.
Oct. 30
Arthur Bliss Esterbrook
33
Receiving Clerk
Reading, Mass.
Abbie Wylie Dodge
23
Companion
East Boothbay, Me.
Nov. 4
William H. Vanhon
24
Express Driver
Baltimore, Md.
Dora E. Morrison
25
At Home
Nov. 5
Archie L. Cochrane
26
Brakeman
Boston, Mass. Canton, N. Y. Plymouth, N. H.
Nov. 6 Oliver W. Austin
Machinist
Nov. 11
Mabel Ellen Stickney
20
Nov. 11 Alvin F. Perkins
25 Iron Moulder
Nov. 14
Joseph H. Wescott
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