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WESTERFORS
ERICK A. WESTERFORS b. May 16, 1907, in Sweden; s. of Gustav and Alva (Johansson) Westerfors; m. January 31, 1931, Alice Erickson, b. August 8, 1912, in Sweden, dau. of Nils and Gertrude
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(Anderson) Erickson. They came to this country before 1930 and lived for a time in Gardner, coming to Westminster in 1940. They lived for several years on Ellis Road and in 1957 bought their present place on Lovell Street. He is General Manager for Gard- ner Screw Corporation. He was chairman of the Board of Water Commissioners when the town water system was installed. No children.
WHITNEY
There were two distinct families of this name who settled in Westminster. The first settler was SAMUEL (1). He came about 1741; settled in the north part of town; and owned property from North Common across the Whitman River Valley and over Bean Porridge Hill. More than a dozen of our present citizens claim him as an ancestor, but only one family bears the Whitney name. VIVIAN B. WHITNEY of the 5th generation, b. November 4, 1884, in Winchendon; s. of Henry S. and Clymena P. (Farrar) Whitney; m. June 4, 1913, Fanny H. Stevens, b. February 12, 1890, in New- port, Nova Scotia, dau. of George and Alice B. (Redden) Stevens. He was employed by the Post Office in Gardner for many years and they lived there until 1925 when they bought their present place on Leominster Street. He retired in 1946. He has served on the Board of Assessors.
Children:
I. Marjorie E. b. April 23, 1914, in Gardner; graduate of University of Massachusetts; m. Richard Thompson; lives in Amherst; 2 children.
2. Elsie M. b. February 28, 1917, in Gardner; graduate of New England Baptist Hospital; m. Philip L. Taylor; lives in West Springfield; 3 children.
3. Gordon B. b. January 18, 1921 in Gardner, d. December 15, 1956; graduate of Northeastern University; veteran of WW II; m. Sally Blythe; lived in Tenafly, New Jersey; 3 children.
4. Ethel B. b. June 22, 1924; graduate of University of Massachusetts; m. Ralph Sergo; lives in Bradley Beach, New Jersey; 3 children.
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WHITNEY
The other Whitney was NATHAN (82), who came to town early in 1751. He and his descendants preferred the south side of town and settled near Wachusett Mountain, the original dwelling being the well-known "Whitney Homestead." Nathan is the ancestor of the following families:
STILLMAN WHITNEY (120) b. April 11, 1833, d. February 16, 1915; m. (3) October 13, 1891, Almira Clark (d. October 27, 1937).
CECIL WHITNEY (126) b. January 5, 1848, d. December 31, 1937 and his w. Eldora Gates (27) (d. November 7, 1897), lived in Fitchburg and in Westminster on the ancestral farm. He was a public-spirited man and held many town offices.
Child:
Stanley N. Whitney (142) b. April 28, 1881; unmarried.
LUELLA H. WHITNEY (127) b. April 23, 1853, d. March 18, 1936; m. Chester Canham; lived on the Whitney homestead.
LEON A. WHITNEY (137) b. April 29, 1864, d. May 24, 1947; s. of Augustine (116) and Mary A. (Titus) Whitney; m. Geneva Fradley (d. June 11, 1949) of Brooklyn, New York. They lived chiefly in New York, where he was engaged in the electrical con- tracting business. For many years they spent their summers at the family home on Main Street.
Children of Leon A. Whitney:
I. Leon F. b. March 29, 1894, in Brooklyn, New York; graduate of Massachusetts Agricultural College. He is the author of several books and magazine articles on animal husbandry. He received the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1940; m. Katherine Sackett of Brooklyn; lives in Orange, Connecti- cut; 2 children.
2. Joseph F. b. July 25, 1895; graduate of Massachusetts Agricultural College; m. Winifred Rush of Lexington, Kentucky; lives in Wilton, Connecticut; 2 children.
3. William A. b. September 9, 1897; d. in infancy.
4. Richard A. b. August 1, 1900; m. Mary F. Turner of
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Georgetown, Kentucky; 2 children. Graduate of Massa- chusetts Agricultural College.
WIINIKAINEN
WAINO I. WIINIKAINEN b. October 24, 1911, in Gardner; s. of Isaac and Hilma (Puusaari) Wiinikainen; m. July 15, 1934, Hilda S. Aho, b. August 27, 1916, in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, dau. of The Rev. Emanuel P. and Hilda (Linna) Aho. They own their place on Overlook Road.
Children:
I. Richard A. b. June 9, 1936; a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; lives in California.
2. Marsha A. b. November 21, 1943.
WIKTORSKI
WARREN S. WIKTORSKI b. February 1, 1921, in Gardner; s. of Alexander and Victoria (Swiek) Wiktorski; m. February 26, 1944, Elaine Bevis, b. July 29, 1925, in Ware, dau. of Leon J. and Hazel (Cooley) Bevis. He is a veteran of WW II. They lived in several places in the village until 1958, when they bought of Moses Wasara his farm on Route 140.
Children:
I. Diane E. b. January 31, 1945.
2. Kirk D. b. November 14, 1951.
3. Lee W. b. September 6, 1957.
WILCOX
WALTER M. WILCOX b. March 29, 1911, in Revere; s. of Robert H. T. and Annie (Macleod) Wilcox; m. Alvida Anderson, b. November 6, 1914, in Newport, Rhode Island, dau. of the Rev- erend August P. and Alvida P. (Holmgren) Anderson. They lived in Fitchburg and Gardner before coming to Westminster in 1950. They now own the former Harry Miller place on upper Main
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Street. Mr. Wilcox has been much interested in school affairs since coming to town, having served on the School Committee, the School Building Committee, and the Regional School District Plan- ning Committee. He is employed in Fitchburg by Simonds Saw and Steel Company.
Children:
I. Judith P. b. September 28, 1941, in Fitchburg; student at Fisher Junior College in Boston.
2. Jeffrey M. b. June 7, 1945, in Gardner.
3. Jennifer C. b. September 5, 1948, in Gardner.
WILEN
TOIvo A. WILEN b. December 1, 1916, in Fitchburg; s. of Anselm and Alma (Seppala) Wilen; m. November 2, 1946, Aili M. Carl- son, b. June 8, 1918, in Fitchburg, dau. of Carl and Hellen M. (Wirtanen) Carlson. They are veterans of WW II and are both interested in civic affairs. Mr. Wilen is employed by General Electric Company in Fitchburg. Mrs. Wilen works in the office of the Gardner State Hospital. They built their house on Minott Road in 1956. Mrs. Wilen served as Treasurer of the 200th Anniversary Town Committee.
Child:
Bill O. b. September 20, 1947.
WILLIAMS
JOHN L. WILLIAMS b. September 15, 1915, in Fitchburg; s. of Thomas and Lydia (Gray) Williams; m. October 12, 1939, Lillian Goguen, b. June 25, 1912 in Fitchburg, dau. of Louis and Mary (Melanson) Goguen. They live in the brick house in the Narrows, once the office of the Wyman Paper Company. Mrs. Williams' sister, Alvida Goguen, who makes her home with them was b. February 18, 1914, in Fitchburg; is a veteran of WW II, and is with the foreign service of the United States State Department. She returns home every two years.
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Children:
1. Carol L. b. January 28, 1941, d. November 24, 1944.
2. John L. b. November 5, 1942.
3. Peter L. b. February 20, 1947.
4. Ann L. b. February 14, 1948.
5. Jane L. b. October 28, 1949.
6. Mary b. and d. October 19, 1950.
WILSON
ERNEST C. WILSON b. August 26, 1917, in Norwood, Mass .; s. of Victor and Olga (Karhi) Wilson; m. March 17, 1946, Anna M. Esposito, b. May 2, 1923, in Naples, Italy, dau. of Salvatore and Vicenza (Aversa) Esposito. He came to Westminster with his parents in 1919; his wife came to this country in 1946. He is a veteran of WW II. They make their home on Sargent Road. Children:
I. S. Victor b. December 25, 1946, in Gardner.
2. Jane Ann b. March 9, 1949, in Gardner.
3. Diane Marie b. May 3, 1957, in Gardner.
HUGO V. WILSON b. June 4, 1916, in Norwood; s. of Victor and Olga (Karhi) Wilson; (brother of Ernest, above); m. November I, 1942, Elvi E. Kantola, b. February 1, 1918, dau. of David and Linda (Toikkanen) Kantola. They live on Dean Hill Road. Their nephew, David Lauricella, lives with them. He is the son of Samuel and Mamie (Kantola) Lauricella, and was born in Montague January 15, 1943.
Children:
I. Vivian M. b. July 4, 1954, in Fitchburg.
2. Peter H. b. June 10, 1956, in Clinton.
WINTER
KUSTA WINTER (d. February 18, 1943) and his wife Hilma (Jamsa) Winter (d. October 21, 1942) came to Westminster in 1919 and bought the James Harrington place on Davis Road. He was a prosperous farmer.
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Children:
I. Howard b. January 8, 1912, in Fitchburg; a veteran of WW II. He has served on the Board of Assessors, and as a member of the town's 200th Anniversary Committee. He is unmarried.
2. Eino W. b. May 27, 1914, in Fitchburg; m. July 26, 1938, Lillian M. Lundgren, b. October 11, 1920, in Iron Mountain, Minnesota, dau. of Jalmer and Tekla (Filander) Lundgren. They live on Davis Road and he works in Leominster. He served on the Board of Public Welfare. Mrs. Winter is Clerk of the Board of Assessors.
Children of Eino W. Winter:
I. Richard W. b. April 10, 1940, in Gardner, student at Worcester Junior College.
2. Alice F. b. June 12, 1942, in Gardner.
3. Duane W. b. April 17, 1944, in Fitchburg.
WISWELL
GEORGE F. WISWELL b. 1866 in Calais, Maine, d. July 30, 1949; s. of George H. and Mary (Cloudman) Wiswell. He came to Westminster with his parents in 1884. He m. December 21, 1890, Cora Caldwell, b. 1868 in St. Stephens, New Brunswick, Canada, d. August 16, 1927. They lived with his parents on the farm on Bean Porridge Hill Road until 1919, when they sold the property to Evert Wainonen (See Wainonen) and built their house on Ashburnham State Road, now owned and occupied by their son Walter. They were prosperous farmers.
Children:
I. George E. b. May 8, 1899; m. June 30, 1926, Gwendolyn E. Roberts, b. December 20, 1903, in Northfield, Vermont, dau. of Griffith and Grace E. (Cooper) Roberts. They lived in West Fitchburg for many years until they built a new house on Fenno Drive. He is employed by Crocker- Burbank.
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(Children forward)
2. Walter E. b. May 13, 1901; m. March 23, 1934, Dorothy J. May (d. October 13, 1958) of Fitchburg. He lived with his father and carried on the farm. Since his father's death he has worked for Crocker-Burbank.
3. Mary Elizabeth b. December 7, 1906; m. Edward J. Brennan; 3 children; lives in Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York. She is a graduate of Fitchburg Normal School.
Children of George E. Wiswell:
I. George E., Jr. b. 1927 in Fitchburg; m. Alice Judge; lives in North Falmouth.
2. Elizabeth R. b. 1931 in Fitchburg; a registered nurse; m. Samuel Smyth; lives in Woburn; 2 children.
WITHINGTON
ARTHUR E. WITHINGTON b. December 4, 1890 in Hubbardston, s. of Ebenezer F. and Mary E. (Tenney) Withington. He is a veteran of WW I. He worked for many years at the Cracker Bakery, and later at the Brick Store in town. He is now retired, and lives on Dawley Street with his two sisters: Mrs. Sarah McGee (See McGee) and Ethel M. Withington (b. October 5, 1898 in Hubbardston, also unmarried). She is remembered by the older residents of the village as a most competent and obliging telephone operator before the dial system came in.
WITHINGTON
HARRY E. WITHINGTON b. November 13, 1893, in Princeton; s. of Ebenezer and Mary Withington; m. June 28, 1917, Lila M. Towle, dau. of Ephraim W. and Cora F. (Holden) Towle. (See Towle.) They have lived in several places in the village and now make their home on Leominster Street. He is a veteran of WW I; employed in Gardner.
Child:
Dorothy M. b. November 5, 1936, in Gardner; m. Roy Bar- rett. (See Barrett.)
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WOODWARD
PAUL NELSON WOODWARD b. August 1, 1900; s. of Charles N. and Elizabeth C. Woodward of Princeton; m. July 25, 1925, Arlene E. Gilson, dau. of Louis B. and Gertrude E. (Pratt) Gilson. (See Gilson.) They lived first in Princeton and then came to West- minster. He is a veteran of WW I.
Children:
I. Jane b. April 20, 1926, in Princeton; m. Robert Mason (See Mason). She is a registered nurse.
2. David Bradley b. October 8, 1930, in Princeton.
3. Robert Lewis b. May 29, 1934, in Princeton; married; lives in Leominster.
4. Mary Lee b. September 1, 1935, in Princeton.
5. Jo Anne b. October 2, 1940; serving in Waves.
6. John b. December 21, 1944.
WYMAN
BENJAMIN WYMAN (6) b. August 13, 1802, d. October 22, 1894; s. of David and Hulda (Brown) Wyman; m. (3) Love Hazen (Sprague) of Shirley.
Children:
I. Mary Ann (15) b. August 18, 1844, d. May 4, 1894; un- married.
2. Sarah Jane (16) b. September 15, 1848, d. March 8, 1935; unmarried. A schoolteacher, she lived in the Narrows for many years but later bought a lot from J. Hervey Miller near the First Congregational Church and built a house there. Like her father, she was an intelligent, active, public- spirited citizen. She was a member of the Universalist Church and the Westminster Historical Society. She was for many years a Trustee of the Westminster Public Li- brary. She brought up her grand-nephew, Nelson Sprague Greely, from early childhood.
FRANKLIN WYMAN (9) b. January 20, 1808, d. August 12, 1893, in Worcester; brother of Benjamin.
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ALFRED WYMAN (27) b. January 4, 1853, d. November 28, 1949; s. of Harrison and Jane Wyman; 3 children.
WYMAN
MURIEL B. WYMAN b. July 21, 1902, in Clinton, dau. of Albert and Bertha (Crossman) Beach; m. October 1, 1927, Charles Wy- man. After the death of Mr. Wyman in 1949 she came to West- minster as companion-housekeeper for Dr. Beatrice Perkins. Child:
I. William H. b. February 25, 1932, in Clinton; graduated Bates College 1953; m. Carolyn Snow; lives in Springfield; 2 children.
YOUNG
W. WESLEY YOUNG b. November 16, 1875, in Canada, d. March 2, 1950; s. of William and Clara (Dailey) Young; m. September 13, 1895, Minnie F. Shepard, b. December 19, 1878, in West Boylston, dau. of Jeremiah and Della M. (Newton) Shepard. He was associated with Fred Goodridge in the box shop at the foot of Bacon Street, and later with his son Ralph in the same business. Children:
I. Ralph W. b. August 17, 1897, in West Boylston; m. October 5, 1918, Lois M. Sawin, dau. of Ernest J. and Nellie M. (Parcher) Sawin. (See Sawin.) He succeeded to the business of his father, and now owns and operates a large sawmill on Overlook Road. He is a long-time member of the Fire Department. He built his house on the corner of the State Road and Elliott Street.
(Children forward)
2. Gladys S. b. July 20, 1898; m. Harold L. Mann; lives in Huntington Park, California; 2 children.
3. Dorothy B. b. November 9, 1902; m. Frederick Slade. (See Slade.)
4. Willis L. b. July 28, 1912; m. Doris R. Colon.
5. Ester L. b. March 21, 1915; d. March 21, 1915.
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Children of Ralph W. Young:
I. Phyllis F. b. December 30, 1919; m. George Hen- stridge. (See Henstridge.)
2. Eunice M. b. April 29, 1921; m. Frank A. Wiggins, Jr., lives in East Princeton; 2 children.
3. Ralph E. b. January 26, 1923; m. September 22, 1943, Eleanor Pratt, b. March 10, 1923, in Winchendon, dau. of Archie and Christie (Nolan) Pratt. He is a veteran of WW II. He is a member of the Fire Department; is associated with his father in business. He built his place on West Main Street in 1947.
(Children forward)
4. Harold W. b. October 27, 1925; m. Evelyn Bullock; associated with his brother.
Children of Ralph E. Young:
I. Linda F. b. December 15, 1944, in Boise, Idaho.
2. Cathy A. b. May 2, 1951.
INDEX TO PART I
NOTE: The foregoing index includes names appearing in the text of Part I, the narrative section of the History. The Genealogies (Part II) have not been indexed, as they are already in alphabetical order. Also not included here are the longer lists of names in Part I that appear in alphabetical or chronological order, such as the Honor Rolls, the list of clubs, "Important Dates" (Chapter 18), and the lists in the Appendix.
Aalto, Mrs. Lempi Tuomi, 31
Abar, Mrs. Edward J., 12
Abar, Reverend Edward J., 21, 22
Ballou, Harold L., 31
Abbot, W. S., 35
Ballou, John F., 109
Adams, Aldin F., 43
Baptist church, 20-22
Adams, Ernestine E., 12, 87
Adams, James, 103
Advance Coatings Company, 56, 58- 59
Advisory Committee, 8
Agriculture, 61-63
Ahlin, Bertha, 72
Bates, Everett, 48
Battles, Frank H., 37, 56, 58
Albro, T. Cranston, III, 23
Battles, Roger, 70
Alger, Russel A., 79
Belcher, Jonathan, 1 12
Allen, Darius M., 35
Bell, Abbie, 103
Allen, Frank, 89
Bell, Alexander Graham, 116
Allen Brothers, 34
Bell, Hervey W., 67
"Always Ready," fire engine, 9
Bembow, John H., 25
American Legion, William S. Miller Post 174, 69, 70
Bemis, Phillip, 60 Bent, Mrs. Gardner, 72
Arcangeli, Albert, 52
Bigelow, Alanson, 40
Arcangeli, Jack, 18
Billings, Maurice P., 31, 87
Arcangeli, Victor, 17, 22, 60
Bilson, Edwin, 67
Arcangeli family, 23
Bilson, Kirwan J., 67
Armes, Reverend A. Herbert, 24
Ashburnham, 11, 32
Bilson, Mrs. Kirwan, 67 Black, Carl, 104
Ashby, 32
Black, Harry, 103
Asman, Albert, 48 Aveni, Joseph B., 33
Boardman, J., 56
Bolton, A. J., 36
Bolton, Simeon, 102
Boston and Maine Railroad, 49 Boston Post, 109
Baker, Lizzie E., 39 Baker, Lucas Lee, 30 Baker, Preston A., 8, 16, 18, 45
Baker and Dingman, 32 Ballou, Abbie, 109
Barbour, Albert L., 28
Barre, 32 Barrett, Ida, 87-88
Barron, Carlos E., 19, 147
Bascom, Mrs. Arthur, 52
Bass, black, 5
Albro, Charles, 87
Black, Henry J., 48
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Boy Scouts, 68-69 Box manufacturers, 57-58. See also Smith, C. L., Box Corporation Bradbury House, 105-106 Brenenstuhl, Virginia, 28, 31 Brick Store, 19, 37, 59 Brooks, Stillman, 115 Brown, Abbie S., 36
Brown, Walker C., 87 Bruce, Helen L., 36
Buckley, George D., 81
Bucklin, William Savery, 40
Burgess, S. A., 35 Burnham, Edwin L., 43
Burns, Mr., 102
Burpee, Viola N., 71
Buses, 49
Business. See Industry Buzzell, Reverend A. S., 2 I
Caldwell, Louise W., 40
Carlisle School for American In- dians, 76
Cannon, Rollin M., 97
Carll, Arnold, 104
Caron, Raymond, 17 Carter, William, 43
Cate, Mary, 30 Catholic church, 20, 22-23
Cattle, 62
Cattle show. See Westminster Cattle Show and Fair
Cavanaugh, Father James, 22
Cedar, Matti, 94, 95 Chair manufacturers, 9, 61, 114, 115 Choraliers, 72 Churches, 20-27 Cider mills, 61, 62
Civil Defense, 72-73 Clark, James, 115 Cleveland, Grover, 77, 79 Clock, town, 53
Clubs, 65-73 Coe, Reverend Robert, 24 Congregational church, 20, 23-25, 69 Connellan, Reverend Thomas J., 22, 23 Constable, 7-8 Cook, Benjamin A., 59 Cook, Russell P., 59 Coolidge, Charles, 115
Coolidge, Hon. F. S., 115 Coolidge, Marcus, 48, 97 Coolidge, Mrs. Calvin, 80. Co-ordinator, 7 Cosentino, Mrs. Frank, 48 Cossaboom, Guy L., 87 Country Club. See Westminster Country Club Country Life Committee, 12, 13
Cousins, Pearl, 102
Cowee, Pearson, 114 Cracker Bakery, 56-57, 105. See also Dawley and Shepard, Inc. Crocker-Burbank and Company, Assn., 55
Cross, Vivian A., 19 Cummings, Burtt P., 17
Cummings, Sarah, 35 Curtis, Henry L., 70
Cutting, Jonas, 113
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 71
Davis, Jefferson, 75
Dawley, Charles B., 56
Dawley, Charles C., 37, 56, 107
Dawley, George L., 56, 89, 97, 99
Dawley, Helen, 68
Dawley, Mrs. Porter W., 68 Dawley, Porter W., 12, 57
Dawley and Shepard, Inc., 51, 56-57
Derby, Frank W., 67, 69
Dewey, Admiral George, 78
Dexter, Minnie, 25
Dickinson, Israel, 43, 103-104
Doe, W. E., 48 Dogs, 4
Drury, Sarah E., 52 Dunn, John A., 59 Durling, Ray, 70
Dutton, Mrs. Charles R., 52
Eaton, Alfred W., 81 Eaton, Clara, 67 Economic analysis, 1948-58, 13 Ela, William, 48 Electric service, 50-52
Employment, 63 Engineers, Board of, 9 Estabrook, Carrie I., 3 1
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Fairbanks, Allen, 48
False Armistice Day, 108-109
Farmers' and Mechanics' Associa- tion, 66, 107 Farmers' Library, 36
Felt, Mr., 25
Fenno, Barbara, 68
Fenno, Doris M., 31, 69, 88
Fenno, Frank W., 30, 32, 37, 59, 69, 97
Fenno, Mabel Ray, 34, 35, 39, 40, 104
Fenno, Martha B., 35
Fenno, Mary Nichols, 30, 92
Fenno, Rear Admiral Frank W., Jr., 91-92, 98
Fenno, Thaddeus B., 19
Fenno Day, 98
Ferguson, Warren D., 60
"Finnish Co-operative," 73, 94-95 Fire Chief, 10
Fire Department, 9-10
Fire station, 10, 16-17
Firemen's Auxiliary, 72
Fish, 5
Fitchburg, 11; water agreement with, 45; water reserves assessed, 61
Fitchburg and Leominster Railway, 48
Fitchburg Public Library, 39
Flanagan's Bus Lines, 49
Fogg, Laurence A., 31, 33
Fogg, Reverend Clarence N., 21
Forbes, J. Morris, 21
Forbush, Albert, 1 14
Forbush, Charles A., 34, 37
Forbush, Joseph W., 34, 37
Forbush Memorial Building, 34-41 Foster, Judson R., 12, 98
Foster, K. Elizabeth, 88
Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, 60
Foster, Mrs. Judson R., 89
Fowles, Reverend Raymond, 24 Fox farm, 104 French, Lucius W., 67
French, Thayer H., 67
Friberg, Eino, 94, 95
Friberg, Mrs. John, 12
Frost, Briggs and Chamberlain, 34
Gagne, Clarence, 69, 70 Garages, town, 18-19
Gardner, 11, 32 Gardner, Mrs. John A., 72 Gardner Electric Light Company, 50,51 Gardner News, 22
Gardner State Hospital, 106
Gardner Trust Company, 59-60
Gardner, Westminster and Fitch- burg Street Railway, 47, 107 Gates, Albert E., 87, 106
"General Miles," pumper, 9 Germain sisters, 76
Gibson and Randlett, 114
Giles, Charles Foster, 26, 37, 40, 69
Giles, Reverend Lucy Milton, 12, 26, 70, 72, 83 Gilman, Josephine D., 34, 35
Gilson, Doris, 68
Girl Scouts, 68
Gleason, Reverend Charles N., 24
Goodridge, Fred A., 33, 58
Goodridge, John C., 37, 43, 58
Goodridge, Wilfred H., 18, 19
Goodridge Box Company, 58, 61
Gorts, Reverend Edwin, 27
Grand Army of the Republic, Joseph P. Rice Post 69, 15, 71 Grange, 66, 67
Granger Contracting Company, 23
Great Books Discussion Club, 40
Greely, Nelson Sprague, 22, 98
Greene, Sarah F., 38, 69
Griffin, Edith M., 31, 83
Grimes, Florence, 72
Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, 102 Groves, Helen, 3 1 Groves, Juanita, 31 Gussman, Reverend William, 20-2 1
Hackett, William, 87
Hager, Mary Belle, 36, 38
Hager, Mrs. A. R., 36
Hager Park, 69
Hall, Reverend Elmer G., 2 1
Hamalainen, Antti, 94, 95
Handlin, Matthew, 113
Harrington, Edith L., 39
Harrington, Etta, 31
Harrocks, Sydney, 19 Havener, Hazel, 39 Hawes, Lydia, 60
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Haynes, Mrs. Eino A., 8, 99-100 Haynes, S. A., 32 Hayton, James P., 87 Heikkila, Vicar Reino, 27 Heywood, William Sweetzer, 3, 5, 25, 71; quoted, 3, 5, 56, 65; poem by, 96 Hickey, William R., 19 Hicks, A. Charles, 19 Higginson, T. W., 115 High school, 29-30 Highways, 49-50 Hill, Deacon David, 103 Hintala, Eino A., 19 Historical Society, 11, 31, 40, 69, 79, 100
History of Westminster, William S. Heywood, 3, 4, 16, 53, 56, 61, 71, 147, 148. See also Heywood, Wil- liam Sweetzer Hobbs, Kenneth, 104 Hobbs, Mrs. John, 67-68
Hodgman, Charles, Jr., 2 1 Holden, George, 114 Holden, Joseph, 112 Holden and Merriam, 114 Holmes, Albert, 67 Holmes, Allen, 67
Home for Little Wanderers, 23
Honor Rolls, 81, 82-83, 84-87, 90-91
Houghton, Clinton C., 58 Houghton, Roland C., 70 Houses, wandering, 102-104 Howard, Albert, 54
Howard, E., and Company, 53
Howard, Harry N., 69 Howard, J. Philip, 46, 87 Howard, Lois Mossman, 30, 31
Howard, Nathan, 54
Howard, Priscilla Mansur, 31 Howe, Alice, 71 Howe, Elmer D., 67 Hubbardston, 11, 32 Hudson, Charles, 3 Hunt, Arthur, 73
Hurd, Arno E., 67 Hurd, Robert O., 67
Immigrants, 5 Indians, 76 Industry, 51, 55-61
Innis, Lois F., 88 Inns, 53-54
Jackman, Harold, 3 1 Jail, 105
Jenkins, Frances. See Merriam
Johnson, Andrew, 75 Johnson, Hazel, 31
Johnson, William S., 12, 87 Jones, Alfred P., 52
Kahkola, Mrs. Eli, 88
Kahkola, Peter, 62, 95 Karvonen, John, 95
Kemp, Parker, 68
Kendall, Edward, 113
Kendall, Edward, Jr., 113, 115
Kendall, George, 113, 115
Keough, Mary, 60
Ketchum, Edmund, 3 1
Klemetti, Anna, 12
Korean War, 90-91 Kurikka farm, 62
Lacey, Everett, 67 Ladies' Literary Society, 115
Laitinen, A., 95
Lake Schoolhouse, 20 Lamb, Stephen F., 43
Lamont, Daniel S., 79 Lamsa, Toivo W., 62
Laughton, Dugal, 12
Lawler, Frank D., 33
Leblanc, Albert, 69, 70
Lees, Reverend John W., 23-24
Lehtonen, Oscar, 19
Leino, Otto, 12, 95
Leland, Hollis J., 106
LeNoir, Frederick, 48
Leominster, II Librarians and assistants, 41
Library, 17, 35-41; Trustees, 40-41
Lincoln, Abraham, 75
Lodges, 67 Lombard, Franklin, 101, 114
Loughlin, Mrs. Philip H., 89 Loughlin School, 32 Lowe, Rachel C., 59 Lunenburg, 32 Luoma, Robert, 67 Lutheran mission, 27 Lynde, Edward B., 37, 43
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McAllester, Dr. and Mrs. William, 2 I MacConlogue, John J., 10, 16-17
Minott, Joseph N., 113
Minott, Leonard, 113
Minott homestead, 62
McCracken, W. Alan, 33
Mirick, Henry, 82
Monroe Brothers, 114 Moor, Fairbanks, 107, 112
Moore, Reverend George F., 22
Morrow, Reverend John W., 25
Morse, Thomas, 87
Mansur, Agnes W., 31
Mansur, Mrs. C. Herbert, 88
Maple Heights Farm, 54
Marshall, Mrs. Julia, 109
Mason, Reverend George, 21
Masons, 67
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federa- tion, 63
Massachusetts Tercentenary Cele- bration, 98; Miss Wyman's speech at, III-116
Mather and Pierce Company, 55, 61
Mayo, Hamilton, 38
Meetinghouse Pond, 5, 17, 44, 45
Mercer, Dr. John C., 69, 70
Merriam, Artemas, 61, 101, 114
Merriam, Eli H., 61, 102
Merriam, Frances Jenkins, 30
Merriam, Joel, 114
Merriam chair factory, 9, 61, 114
Miles, Daniel C., 37, 38, 59, 114
Miles, General Nelson A., 21, 38, 74- 80, 81, 96, 97, 116
Miles house, 2 1
Milk Control Act of 1934, 63
Miller, Cyrus T., 43
Miller, Edward, 102
Miller, Frank E., 71
Miller, Guy L., 70
Miller, Henry H., 70
Miller, John, 113
Miller, Laura M., (Mrs. E. R.), 22, 69, 70, 83, 103
Miller, Mary E., 70
Miller, William S., 97
"Millionaire for a Day," 109 Mills, General Anson, 76
Milton, Reverend Lucy. See Giles, Reverend Lucy Milton Miner, Reverend A. A., 115 Minott, Hattie, 36 Minott, John, 67
Narrows, the, 38, 101-102
Nashua Reservoir Company, 61
Newcombe, Douglas, 18
New England Electric System, 50
New England Home for Little Wanderers, 23
New England Power Company, 50, 52 New England Telephone and Tele- graph Company, 107
Newkirk, Newton, 109
Nichols, Charles, 115
Nichols, Francis, 115
Nichols, Frederick, 115
Nichols, Marcus M., 115
Nichols and Stone, 115
Nichols Brothers' chair company, 61, 115
Nikunen, Mr. and Mrs. Jack, 107
Noble, Marion Roper, 147
North Side House, 102
North Worcester County Dairy- man's Association, Inc., 63
Nye, Arthur W., 67 Nye, Mildred L., 67
O'Hearn, Daniel J., 8 Old Mill, 51, 54, 60 Old Westminster House, 53 Oldest house, 107 O'Leary, Bishop Thomas M., 22
McKinley, William, 79 McKowen, Helen T., 31
McLean, Hugh, 2 1
Mail carriers, 19 Mann, Cyrus, 25
Mossman, Ada, 83
Mossman, Dr. A. E., 43, 106, 109
Mossman, Dr. George, 70
Mossman, Frederick W., 55, 97
Mossman, Lois. See Howard
Motor vehicles, 13 Murray, James, 87
Museum, 38, 40 Myles, Reverend John, 75
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150th Anniversary Celebration, 96- 97 Onischuk, Frank, 8, 99 Onischuk, Mrs. Frank, 72 Onischuk house, 103 Organizations, 65-73 Owen, Ralph, 18
Page, Benjamin H., 70 Page, Charles, 59 Palmer, Reverend Charles, 23 Parcher, Fred G., 67
Parent-Teachers Association, 32, 33, 67-68 Parker, Dr. David, 113
Parks, Frederick W., 59
Partridge, Reverend Lyman, 2 I
Patterson, Reverend Donald G., 22
Peckham, Deacon Robert, 40
Peckham, George, 35
Perkins house, 103 Peter, F. Helene, 3 1
Phelps, Reverend Marion, 24
Philaya, Reverend LeRoy, 27
Phillips, Wendell, 115
Phillipston, 32 Pierce and Mather, 114 Pike, Reverend George N., 2 1 Pilgrim Hall, 25 Planning Board, 7 Poikonen, Linnea (Mrs. Kaino) 12, 87, 89
Poikonen property, 104 Police, Chief of, 7-8 Population, 4, 1 I Post Office, 19
Postmasters, past, 19
Princeton, 31, 32, 33
Prison camp, 106 Proctor, Amboy Harlem, 104
Proctor, Edmund, 104 Public Library, 17, 35-41
Quincy, Mass., engine "General Miles" sold to, 9
Ralph, Maude McGee, 104 Randall, Reverend Winfield S., 24 Ration Board, 87 Ray, Hiram, 37, 106 Raymond, Carl A., 81, 82
Raymond, Emory J., 70 Raymond, Hobart, 36, 71, 107
Red Cross, 83, 87, 89-90
Reed, Phineas, 53 Reed house, 37, 103
Remington, Frederic, 78
Rice, Arthur K., 70, 87
Rice, Florence B., 47, 50, 67, 69
Rice, Irene F. (Mrs. Arthur K.), 69, 88, 89, 148 Rice, Sherman G., 67 Rice Meadow Fly-fishing Club, 72
Roosevelt, Theodore, 78, 79
Root, Elihu, 79
Roper, Mrs. Ralph, 89
Roper farm, 62
Rugg, George, 31
Ruuska, Edwin, 3 I
Sacred Heart Church, West Fitch- burg, 22 St. Edward the Confessor Church, 22, 23 Salaries, town officers', 8
Salo, Eino N., 8, 100
Salo, Lennard C., 8, 16, 18
Sanderson, Simeon, 11 3
Sargent, Colonel Chester E., 91, 92- 93
Sargent, George, 106
Sargent, Major Chester Craig, 91, 93 Sawmills, 61 School Committee, balloting for, 8
School system, 31-33
School Union Number 9, 31
Schools, 4, 28-33
Scouts, 68-69
Scrabble (Scrag) Hollow, 101
Seaver, Joseph, 106
Seeley, Mrs. Herbert B., 72
Selectmen, 7
Service Club, 88-89 Settlements, 101-102
Shannon, Mrs. Gertrude, 112 Shay, Altha M., 19
Shay, William M., 19
Shepard, Herman N., 56-57
Shepard, Jessie L., 30, 89 Sherman, Mary Hoyt, 76 Siegle, Reverend Scott C., 12, 24 Slade, Frederick J., 16, 17
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Smith, Ardythe (Mrs. Arthur), 39 Smith, Byron, 58 Smith, C. L., Box Corporation, 51, 57-58, 61 Smith, Charles, 114 Smith, Charles L., 57, 58, 105, 115
Towle, Gladys B., 3 1 Towle, Harold A., 67, 70 Towle, Marion Walker, 30
Town Accountant, 7
Town clock, 53 Town garages, 18-19
Town Hall, 15-16
Smith, Mary B., 3 1
Smith, Mrs. Howard, 88
Smith, Paul, house of, 104
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 71
South Westminster, 16, 42, 101
Spanish-American War, 81-82
Trains, 47, 49
Spaulding, H. E., 43
Tramp House incident, 109-110
Transportation, public, 47-49
Spite wall, 104-105
Tri-City Dairy Corporation, 63
Sportsmen's groups, 5, 72
Trolleys, 47-48
Stanton, Marion, 31
Trucking firms, 49
State Guard, 87
Tuominen, Toivo, 107
Sterlin, William W., 67
Turunen, Sylvia, 31
Sterling, 31, 32, 33
Stevenson, Eva L., 104
Stockwell, Raymond, 7, 70
Stockwell, William H., 81
Story, Mabel W. (Mrs. S. Edwin), 67, 69, 88, 103
Story, S. Edwin, 67
Streetcars. See Trolleys
Universalist Society, 25-26, 70
Upton, Charles, 30
Upton, George, 30
Upton School, 30, 32
Urban, John G. F., 43
Talcott, George, 72 Tani, Anton, 95
Tax rate, 12, 13
Taxes, 7; from industry, 55
Taylor, Charles W., 81
Taylor, George B., 81
Vieweg, Ernest, 63
Vieweg, Walter D., 8, 100
Telephones, 52, 106-107
Terrill, Anna B., 67
Thomas, Lowell, 98
Titus, Sally, 115, 116 Tomolonius, Barbara, 68
Tophet Fish and Game Club, 72
Tourist trade, 54, 60
Towle, Arnold, 17 Towle, Dudley, 82
Waarama, Charles, 19 Wachusett Library Association, 39 Wachusett Mountain State Reserva- tion, 106
Wachusett Park, 102
Wachusett Realty Trust, 61
Wachusett Village, 42 Walker, Marion. See Towle
Walsh, Senator David I., 98
200th Anniversary Celebration, 8, 99-100
Union high school, 31, 32 United Co-operative Farmers, Inc., 63
Universalist church, 103, 105
Sullivan, Gertrude, 72
Sumner, Hon. Charles, 115
Sunne, Charlotte, 72
Swift, Sidney R., 59
Vail, Guy, 31
Van Der Mark, Mrs. Nicholas, 88
Vermont Transit Company, 49
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 71
Veterans' organizations, 70-71
Taylor, Reverend William, 23 Teachers, 30-31
Trailways bus company, 49
Special Aid Society, 83
Town Reports, 7, 147; of 1894, 7; of 1895, 5; of 1905, 4, 43-44; of 1929, 44; of 1945, 5; of 1948, 29; of 1958, 7,8, 10
Smith, Harriet, 68
Town meetings, 7, 8
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Warner, Charles, 67 Warner, Olin D., 40 Warner, Sarah C., 36 Washington, Booker T., III Water Department, 17-18 Water supply, 12, 42-46 Waterhouse, Wickliffe H., 43, 67 Weather, 105
"Welcome Home Day," (1919) 97, (1946) 98 Werner Company, Chicago, 78
Westerfors, Erick, 18, 67 Westerfors, Mrs. Erick, 72
Westminster Academy and High School Alumni Association, 73 Westminster Academy building, 29 Westminster Aqueduct Company, 43 Westminster Boys' Band, 72 Westminster Cattle Show and Fair, 66, 107-108
Westminster Co-operative Farmers, Inc., 73, 94-95 Westminster Country Club, 62, 69- 70 Westminster crackers, 56-67 Westminster Depot, 102 Westminster Historical Society. See Historical Society
Westminster Improvement Society, 66 Westminster Library Association, 36 Westminster Lutheran mission, 27 Westminster National Bank, 59
Westminster Public Library, 17, 34- 41 Westminster School Band, 72 Westminster Service Club. See Serv- ice Club Westminster Sportsmen's Club, 72 Westminster Tavern, 37, 53, 103 Wheeler, Alonzo, 71 White, Dr. John, 112, 113, 115 Whitman, Jerome, 103-104, 105 Whitman, Joseph, 113, 115 Whitman, Sarah H., 36 Whitman Brothers, 115 Whitmanville, 16, 38, 42, 10I Whitmanville Firemen's Association, 9
Whitney, Augustine, 106
Whitney, Captain Joseph, 113 Whitney, Harrison G., 114
Whitney, John, Jr., 114
Whitney, Leon, 106
Whitney, Vivian B., 88
Whitney, Wilbur F., 97
Wilder, Willoughbee, 114
Wilen, Mrs. Toivo, 8, 100 Wiley and Foss, 32
Wilson Bus Lines, 49
Wilson, Woodrow, 78, 79
Winslow, Reverend Edward, 23
Winter, Eino W., 12
Wintturi, Walter W., 16, 18, 19, 72
Withington, Edward, 58
Withington, Henry, 48
Woman's Club, 33, 72 Woman's Relief Corps, 71
Wood, Abraham W., 35
Wood, General Leonard, 76
Woolacott, Paul, 59
Worcester, II
Worcester County Electric Com- pany, 51
Worcester County Extension Serv- ice, 12, 72
Worcester Telegram, 104
World War I, 82-83
World War II, 83-88; Red Cross activities during, 89-90; Service Club activities during, 88 Wright, Bishop John J., 22, 23 Wuth, Charles, 104
Wyman, Alfred, 56, 114 Wyman, David, 113
Wyman, Franklin, 101, 113-114
Wyman, Reverend Drew T., 21
Wyman, Sarah Jane, 22, 69, III
Wyman paper mill, 61, 114
Wyman's Pond, 102
Young, Ralph W., 58 Young, Wesley W., 58 Young, Willis L., 58 Young Brothers Box Company, 58 Young People's Literary Society, 35 Youth Center, 71-72
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