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Mr. Heath married Mrs. Nelly Lloyd Knox of Colorado Springs, Col., January 6. 1881, and they have had four sons, Stanley D. Heath, deceased, Arnold C. Heath, Daniel Collamore Heath, and Warren N. Heath.
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RESIDENCE OF FRANK HOPEWELL, WAVERLEY AVENUE, NEWTON.
RESIDENCE OF FRANK B. HOPEWELL, PARK STREET, NEWTON.
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CHARLES SUMNER DENNISON
Was born in Newton, June 20, 1858, and was the son of Eliphalet and Lydia (Beals) Dennison. His early education was received from private tutors and the public schools of Newton, Allen's English & Classical School of West Newton, the Highland Military Acad- emy of Worcester, and at the school of Mechanical Arts of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then entered the machine shop of his father's plant, the forerunner of the present Dennison Manufacturing Company, and later went to New York as a salesman. He was appointed purchasing agent for the company in 1892, treasurer in 1896, and presi- dent in 1909, and served until his death on August 22, 1912.
Mr. Dennison was a life long resident of Newtonville and closely identified with all of its varied interests. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen for three years, 1903-04-05. He took a deep interest in the Newton Club, and served as its president for several years. He was a trustee of the Newton Hospital and presented that institution with the Dennison Children's Ward.
He married Miss Mary Rosabel French of Jamaica Plain in 1883, and they have a family of two daughters.
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RESIDENCE OF CHARLES E. LORD, CLAREMONT STREET, NEWTON.
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RESIDENCE OF HON. JOHN W. WEEKS, VALENTINE STREET, WEST NEWTON
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HON. HENRY EDDY COBB
The eleventh mayor of Newton was born in Hartford, Conn., June 21, 1839 and died in Newton, February 2, 1908. He was educated in the Newton grammar and high schools and for many years was engaged in business in Boston as a banker, and as a member of the firm of Brewster, Cobb and Estabrook.
Mr. Cobb served as an alderman of this city in 1883-1884, and was elected mayor for the years 1896-1897 and 1898, during which time many large improvements were completed.
He was a prominent member of the Newton Club, of which he was at one time presi- dent, and he was also a member of the Algonquin, Exchange, Country, Oakleigh and Brae Burn Country Clubs, and at the time of his death was president of the Newton Home for Aged People, chairman of the Executive Committee of Wellesley College trustees, a trus- tee of the New England Conservatory of Music and of Bates College, and a member of the Pilgrim Society and the City Club of New York.
Mr. Cobb married Miss Hattie M. Cooley and they have had one son and three daugh- ters, one of whom died in childhood. The family have made their home for many years in a handsome estate on Mt. Ida.
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RESIDENCE OF ALFRED H. BRODRICK, BOWDOIN STREET, NEWTON HIGHLANDS
RESIDENCE OF HERBERT A. WILDER, FAIRMONT AVENUE, NEWTON
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WARREN FENNO GREGORY
Treasurer and General Manager of the Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, book pub- lishers, Boston, was born in Winchendon, Mass., July 12, 1863. He fitted for college at Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., in the class of 1883 and graduated from Dart- mouth College in 1888, and in 1896 was given the degree of A.M. Mr. Gregory entered the publishing business in 1897, having been previously engaged as an educator and editor of books. He married Miss Annie Laurie of West Newton in 1898 and they have one child, Hope, born in 1908.
Mr. Gregory is president of the Hunnewell Club of Newton, a member of the Dart- mouth Club of Boston, and a director of the Boston North End Mission. He lives on Walnut Street, Newtonville.
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RESIDENCE OF FREDERICK C. PERRY, WALNUT STREET, NEWTONVILLE
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RESIDENCE OF JOHN HOPEWELL, WAVERLEY AVENUE, NEWTON
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GEORGE PARTRIDGE BULLARD
President and Treasurer of the Eastern Expanded Metal Company of Boston, and a resident of Temple Street, West Newton. He was born in West Medway, Mass., June 25, 1857, and was educated in the public schools of that town and of Franklin. For ten years Mr. Bullard was a partner in the firm of Bacon & Co. of Boston, engaged in the iron and steel business, withdrawing in 1886 to form the firm of G. P. Bullard & Co. Besides his interests in the Eastern Expanded Metal Co., Mr. Bullard is president of the U. S. Elec- tric Signal Co. and the American Electrical Tool Co., both of which have their manufac- turing plants in West Newton, president of the West Newton Savings Bank and a director in First National Bank of West Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Bullard are prominent socially in the city, Mr. Bullard being a member of the Brae Burn Country Club, the Newton Club, the Exchange Club of Boston, and of Dalhousie Lodge of Masons. He attends the West New- ton Unitarian Church.
Mr. Bullard served in the common council of Newton in 1894 and in the board of aldermen in 1895. He was also a representative in the General Court in 1901-02 and 03.
He married Miss Nina F. Jenks of Franklin, Mass., and they have two daughters, Mrs. Charles E. Lauriat, Jr. of Cambridge, and Miss Clara M. Bullard.
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RESIDENCE OF G. FREDERICK SIMPSON, FRANKLIN STREET, NEWTON
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RESIDENCE OF H. W. CROOKER, HIGHLAND STREET, WEST NEWTON
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FREDERIC MORTON CREHORE
Paper manufacturer, under the firm name of C. F. Crehore & Son, the business having been established by his grandfather, Lemuel Crehore in 1825, was born at the Crehore homestead, Newton Lower Falls, July 16, 1858. He was educated at the Allen School, West Newton, by private tutors and at Harvard University, graduating in the class of 1881.
Mr. Crehore has rendered considerable public service to his native city, as a member of the Water Board from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the Common Council in 1890 and as an alderman in 1891. He also served as a member of the School Committee from 1897 to 1900, inclusive, and again in 1902 and 1903.
He is a member of the Harvard and Exchange Clubs of Boston, Longwood Cricket Club, Brookline Country Club, the Newton Boat Club, and of the Loyal Legion.
Mr. Crehore married on June 1, 1897, Miss Frances Isabelle Carter, the daughter of Ilon. Henry A. P. Carter and Sybil Augusta (Judd) Carter of Honolulu, and they have one daughter, Sybil, born April 6, 1900.
Mr. Crehore resides on Suffolk Road, Chestnut Hill.
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RESIDENCE OF W. HERMON ALLEN, KIRKSTALL ROAD, NEWTONVILLE
RESIDENCE OF JACOB A. KARNHEIM, HAMPSHIRE STREET, WEST NEWTON
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HARVEY STUART CHASE
One of the most noted experts on municipal accounting and finance and head of the well known firm of certified public accountants, Harvey S. Chase & Company of Boston and Washington, D. C., was born at Portsmouth, N. H., June 18, 1.861. He was educated in the private, grammar and high schools of Haverhill, Mass., and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 1883 as a mechanical engineer. He was super- intendent of the gas and water works at Great Falls, N. H., from 1886-1891, and for some years was trustee and auditor for engineering and mining corporations in New York City. He originated systems of uniform accounting for municipalities and public service corporations ; has served as an expert to governors of many states and to the Treasury De- partment of the United States ; was a member of the Commission on Economy and Effi- ciency appointed by President Taft, and has written many articles on municipal finance and accounting, and in relation to a "budget" for the United States. He is an ex-president of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, a trustee of the American Association of Public Accountants, a member of the American Economic Association, American Statistical Association, City Club of New York, Boston City Club, Technology Club, Cosmos Club of Washington, Brae Burn Country Club, Neighborhood Club, treas- urer of the National Economic League and of the Economic Club of Boston, and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Municipal League.
Mr. Chase married Miss Nettie F. Rowe of Haverhill, December 22, 1886, and they have two children, Stuart Chase, and Mrs. H. T. Folsom (née Adelaide H. Chase.)
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RESIDENCE OF JAMES BROWN, COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, NEWTON CENTRE
RESIDENCE OF HERBERT M. COLE, SOMERSET ROAD, WEST NEWTON
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LOREN D. TOWLE
One of the best informed real estate experts in Boston, has been a resident of this city since 1899 and occupies a most attractive home on Franklin Street. He was born in New- port, N. H., March 25, 1874 and was educated in the public schools of his native town and at the Eastman Business College of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Mr. Towle was a member of the Board of Aldermen of Newton in 1911-1912, was president of the Newton Improvement Association in 1912, and is a director in the Inter- national Trust Co. and in the Boston Real Estate Exchange and Auction Board.
He is also a life member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society of the Bostonian Society of Dalhousie lodge of Masons, Newton Royal Arch Chapter, Gethsemane Com- mandery, K. T., a member of the Hunnewell, Newton Golf, Eight O'clock clubs, and the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Towle married Miss Helen M. Leland, June 28, 1899 and they have two daugh- ters, Evelene Marion and Charlotte Frances Towle.
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RESIDENCE OF HARRY F. MORSE. SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF JOHN S. ALLEY, CHESTNUT STREET, WEST NEWTON
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ALBERT P. CARTER
Was born at Newtonville, December 13, 1873, and fitted for college in the Newton schools. He graduated from Harvard College in 1894 and from Harvard Law School in 1897. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and has been practising law in Boston since that time.
Mr. Carter served as a member of the Board of Aldermen in Newton six years, be- ginning in 1902, and was President of the Board during the last two years of his service. He is now a member of the Playground Commission of the City of Newton. He is a di- rector of the Newton Trust Company, Treasurer of the Stone Institute and Newton Home for Aged People, and a member of the Brae Burn Country Club, the Newton Club, the Newton Boat Club and the Harvard Club of Boston.
Mr. Carter married Miss Elizabeth C. Cheney and they have two daughters, Eliza- beth C. and Martha A. Carter. Mr. Carter resides on Highland Avenue, Newtonville.
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RESIDENCE OF JAMES P. RICHARDSON, WALNUT STREET, NEWTONVILLE
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RESIDENCE OF W. B. H. DOWSE, COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, WEST NEWTON
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FRANK A. SCHIRMER
Senior member of the firm of F. A. Schirmer & Co., bankers and brokers of Boston, was born in Dorchester, September 6, 1863 and was educated in the Boston public schools. Mr. Schirmer is vice president of the Franklin Square House, trustee of the Boston Penny Savings Bank and a director in numerous business corporations. He is a member of the Boston Art Club, Engineers' Club, Exchange Club, Boston City Club, Automobile Club, the Brae Burn Country Club, Engineers' Club of New York and the Denver Club of Denver, Colorado, trustee Robert Brigham Hospital for Incurables, member New York Stock Ex- change, member Bankers Club, New York City.
Mr. Schirmer is married and has one son. He resides on Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill.
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RESIDENCE OF ARTHUR W. MCKEY, GRANT AVENUE, NEWTON CENTRE
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RESIDENCE OF EDWARD K. HALL, BEAUMONT AVENUE, NEWTONVILLE
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WILLIAM FRANCIS BACON
Associate Judge of the Newton District Court and a prominent lawyer in Boston, has been a life long resident of this city, and has his home on Hyde Avenue. He was born in Newton, November 27, 1863, the son of the late Joseph N. and Sarah A. (Wood- ward) Bacon, one of the oldest families in the community. He was educated in the New- ton schools and graduated at Harvard College, class of 1885, with degree of A.B., and from the Harvard Law School in 1889 with the degrees of A.M. and LL.B. He was admitted to the Suffolk Bar in January, 1889. He is a director in the Newton Trust Company, the Citizens Mutual Insurance Company, and other business corporations, and a trustee of the Newton Savings Bank and of the Newton Cemetery Comporation. He is also a member of the Boston Bar Association, the Hunnewell Club, the Eight O'Clock Club and chairman of the Prudential Committee of Eliot Church. Mr. Bacon served for several years as a member of the Board of Health of Newton and in 1902 was appointed associate justice of the local court by Governor Crane.
He married Miss Bessie E. Sayford and they have two children, F. Sayford Bacon, and Miss Margaret Bacon.
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RESIDENCE OF CHARLES H. BRECK, FAIRMONT AVENUE, NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF CHARLES I. TRAVELLI, CHESTNUT STREET, WEST NEWTON
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GEORGE F. MALCOLM .
General Manager of the F. S. Webster Company of Boston, was born at Boston, January 27, 1873, and educated in the Boston Grammar and High Schools.
Mr. Malcolm is one of the aldermen of the city of Newton, having been first elected for the year 1914. He is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce and of the Boston City Club.
Mr. Malcolm is married and resides with his wife and daughter on Walnut Street, Newtonville.
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RESIDENCE OF H. FREDERICK LESH, HANCOCK AVENUE, NEWTON CENTRE
RESIDENCE OF HENRY I. HARRIMAN, HUNNEWELL AVENUE, NEWTON
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JOHN EDWARD PUSHEE
Member of the firm of J. C. Pushee Sons, of Boston, manufacturers of brushes, was born in Lansingburgh, N. Y., in 1858, and educated in the schools of his native town.
Mr. Pushee is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Boston Athletic Association, New England Paint & Oil Club, the Brae Burn Country Club and the Neigh- borhood Club.
He is married and has a family of one son, Mr. Roy E. Pushee and one daughter, Mrs. P. Thayer. Mr. Pushee has an attractive home on Prince Street, West Newton.
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RESIDENCE OF SYDNEY HARWOOD, WAVERLEY AVENUE, NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF GEORGE B. ROWBOTHAM, PRINCE STREET, WEST NEWTON
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FRANCIS EDGAR STANLEY
An inventor and manufacturer, and treasurer of the Stanley Motor Carriage Co., was born at Kingfield, Maine, June 1, 1849, and was educated at the Farmington Normal School and by constant home study.
Mr. Stanley taught school for five years and was later a portrait artist. He invented the Stanley Dry plate, which revolutionized the art of photography and, with his brother, began its manufacture, first in Maine and later moving to Newton in 1890. After selling this business to the Eastman Kodak Company, Mr. Stanley and his brother invented the Stanley automobile, and has since been engaged in its manufacture.
Mr. Stanley has never cared for public office, but is deeply interested in social economics. He is a life member of the National Economic Association, the Economic Club of Boston, the Monday and Tuesday Clubs of Newton, the Brae Burn Country Club, and is a past president of the Hunnewell Club.
He married Miss Augusta M. Walker January 1, 1870, and they have three children, Mrs. Edward M. Hallet, Mrs. Prescott Warren, and Mr. Raymond Walker Stanley, all of Newton. Mr. Stanley resides on Centre Street, Newton.
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RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM F. BARTHOLOMEW, HIGHLAND AVENUE, WEST NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF FRANK M. SHELDON, FARLOW ROAD, NEWTON
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HON. EDWARD BOARDMAN WILSON
Twelfth mayor of Newton, was born at Haverhill, N. H., April 21, 1840, and edu- cated in the public schools and at the Haverhill Academy. He came to Boston when twenty years of age and entered the dry goods jobbing business and at the age of twenty- nine was admitted as junior partner to the firm of Morse, Shepard & Co. In 1883, Mr. Shepard died, and the firm became Morse, Wilson & Co., changing in 1886, when Mr. Morse died, to Wilson, Larrabee & Co., of which Mr. Wilson is now a special partner.
Mr. Wilson was a member of the Board of Aldermen of Newton in 1892 and served as mayor in 1899 and 1900. He is a director of the Commonwealth Trust Company of Boston, a member of the Brae Burn Country Club, Mayors Club of Massachusetts, Sons of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie Lodge of Masons.
Mr. Wilson is married and has a family of one son and one daughter. He resides on Otis Street, West Newton.
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RESIDENCE OF ROBERT GORTON, BERKELEY STREET, WEST NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF FREELAN O. STANLEY, WAVERLEY AVENUE, NEWTON
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HON. HENRY E. BOTHFELD
The twelfth mayor of Newton, and one of the most prominent men in the city, was born in New York, March 4, 1859. He was educated in the Newton schools and entered public life in 1891-1892, when he was elected a member of the Common Council. In 1893 and 1894 he was an alderman and president of that body for both years and was unopposed as a candidate for mayor in 1895. During his service in the city government, the work of abolishing the grade crossings of the B. & A. R. R. on the north side of the city was commenced in connection with the work of widening Washington street. He declined re-election as mayor on account of his health, but served as chairman of the City Charter Commission in 1896. He was also a member of the School Committee from 1902 to 1911, and chairman for the last three years, and has been a representative in the General Court since 1909.
Mr. Bothfeld is president of the Unitarian Club of Newton, a member of the Unita- rian Club of Boston, of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Civil Service Association, the Massachusetts Republican Club, Vice President and Chairman of the Fi- nance Committee of the Newton Hospital, a trustee and member of the Investment Commit- tee of the Newton Savings Bank, a director of the Newton Co-operative Bank, and has recently been elected president of the Market Trust Company of Boston. He is engaged in business in Boston as a trustee, owner and manager of real estate.
Mr. Bothfeld married Miss Haidec Soule and they have two sons and two daughters, and reside on Breamore Road, Newton.
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RESIDENCE OF J. ROLLIN STUART JR., WARD STREET, NEWTON CENTRE
RESIDENCE OF OLIVER M. FISHER, FRANKLIN STREET, NEWTON
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HON. GEORGE HUTCHINSON
Seventeenth mayor of Newton was born in Worcester, September 16, 1852, and at- tended the public schools until he was thirteen years of age. He has been for many years engaged in business as a shoe manufacturer and wholesaler, and is a member of the house of W. H. McElwain Company. Mr. Hutchinson served as an alderman of Newton from 1900 to 1903, and was mayor of the city in 1908 and 1909. He has been active in religious, philanthropic and social circles, being vice president of the American Unitarian Association, a vice president of the Newton Hospital Corporation, president of the Newton Cemetery Corporation, a director of the Newton Trust Company, and a trustee of the Home Savings Bank of Boston. He is a member of the Union, Unitarian and Boot and Shoe Clubs, the Art Museum of Boston, and of the Newton, Brae Burn Country and Unitarian Clubs of Newton.
He married Miss Eliza M. Clark, and they have one son, Mr. Maynard Hutchinson of West Newton.
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RESIDENCE OF CHARLES J. BAILEY, SURREY ROAD, NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF GARDNER I. JONES, VALENTINE STREET, WEST NEWTON
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EDWIN PERKINS BROWN
General Manager of the United Shoe Machinery Company, was born at St. Albans, Vermont, June 25, 1868 and was educated in the Rice Primary and Grammar Schools and the English High School, Boston.
Mr. Brown was connected with the Atlantic & Pacific Railway in New Mexico from 1889 to 1893 and from that date until 1899 was with the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. In 1899 he was in Joplin, Mo., with the American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company, and in November, 1899 became connected with the United Shoe Machinery Company, of which he is now a director. He is also a director in the International Trust Company of Boston, and American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co.
Mr. Brown is a member of the Boston Boot & Shoe Club, New England Shoe & Leather Association, Commercial Club, Beacon Society, Algonquin Club, Brookline Country Club and the Hunnewell Club.
He married Miss Emma J. Todd of Boston, Mass .; in September, 1894 and they have two children, George R. and Florence E. Brownl.
Mr. Brown resides on Washington Street, Hunnewell Hill.
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RESIDENCE OF FRANK S. WEBSTER, WALTHAM STREET, WEST NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF JAMES E. CLARK, CLAREMONT STREET, NEWTON
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WILLIAM BRADFORD HOMER DOWSE
President of the Home Market Club of Boston, was born at Sherborn, Mass., sixty years ago. He fitted for college at the Allen English & Classical School at West Newton, graduating from Harvard College with the degree of A.B. in 1873 and from the Harvard Law School in 1875 with the degree of LL.B. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1875, to the United States Circuit Court bar in 1877, and to the United States Supreme Court bar in 1878. For a quarter of a century until 1900 he made a specialty of patent cases with offices in New York and Boston, and was brought into intimate connection with all classes of manufacturing in the country. He now devotes himself to manufacturing. He is president of the Reed and Barton Corporation, gold and silver smiths of Taunton, a director of the Waltham Watch Company, president of the United States Fastener Com- pany, and an officer of several other concerns in the United States and Europe.
Mr. Dowse is a member of the Exchange, University and Harvard Clubs of Boston, the Riding Club, Brookline Country Club, Massachusetts Auto Club, a life member of the Boston Press Club, commodore of the Wianno Yacht Club, vice president of the Brae Burn Country Club, a life member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Massachusetts Gencalogical Society, a Veteran of the First Corps of Cadets, Old Colony Historical So- ciety, the University, Harvard and Manhattan Clubs of New York, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Sons of the Revolution, Society of Mayflower Descendants, and Society of Colonial Wars. He is seventh in line from John Alden of Mayflower fame and his ances- tors fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Mr. Dowse has an estate on Commonwealth Avenue, West Newton.
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RESIDENCE OF THOMAS O. MARVIN, CHESTNUT STREET, WEST NEWTON
RESIDENCE OF FRED H. LOVELAND, RUTHVEN ROAD, NEWTON
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LEWIS ROBINSON SPEARE
Was born in Boston, June 6, 1861, and educated in the public schools of Boston and in the Newton High School. He then entered business with his father in the firm of Speare, Gregory & Co., now The Alden Speare's Sons Company, of which he is president. He also organized the Huron Milling Company of Harbor Beach, Mich., of which he is the vice president. Mr. Speare is an enthusiastic automobilist and is president of the Massachusetts State Automobile Association and an ex-president of the American Auto- mobile Association. He is also a director of the Central Trust Company of Cam- bridge, of the Home Market Club, a member of the Boston Chamber of Com- merce, a past president of the Claflin Guards Veteran Association, and an ex-vice president of the Newton Club. He is also a member of the Lotos, Drug & Chemical, and Hardware Clubs of New York, of the Automobile Club of America, of the Algonquin, Boston Athletic Association, Engineers', Boston Art, Boston Yacht, Exchange and Massa- chusetts Automobile Clubs of Boston and of the Brae Burn Country Club of West Newton. Mr. Speare married, November 20, 1883, Miss Edith B. Holway, the daughter of Rev. W. O. Holway, chaplain U. S. N., retired, and they have one daughter, Caroline M. Speare, 2nd.
Mr. Speare resides on Summer Street, Newton Centre.
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RESIDENCE OF NATHAN W. DENNETT, WINDEMERE ROAD, AUBURNDALE
RESIDENCE OF HARRY ADAMS HARWOOD, LINWOOD AVENUE, NEWTONVILLE (On the site of the Joseph Adams farm, formerly in the northerly section of the Park farm.)
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FRANK STONE WEBSTER
One of the pioneers in manufacturing typewriter ribbons and carbon paper, and foun- dler of the firm of F. S. Webster Company of Boston, was born in New Bedford, Mass., November 19, 1859, and educated in private and public schools.
Mr. Webster is a member of Dalhousie lodge of Masons, Newton Royal Arch Chapter, and Gethsemane Commandery, Knights Templar, and served as an alderman of the city of Newton in 1907-08-09.
Mr. Webster married Miss Rebecca Elizabeth Fletcher and they have four children, Louis A., Percy S., Clara, and Oliver Webster.
He resides at 246 Waltham Street, West Newton.
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RESIDENCE OF SOLOMON YOUNG, BALLARD STREET, NEWTON CENTRE
RESIDENCE OF LOREN D. TOWLE, FRANKLIN STREET, NEWTON
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EUGENE CARPENTER
Was born at Rowe, Mass., March 25th, 1868, and is a great grandson of Ephraim Fenno of Newton Centre, who served in the Revolutionary War. He was educated in the public schools of Athol and Templeton, Mass. and at Boston University.
As a mechanical and electrical engineer, Mr. Carpenter has obtained many patents on refrigerating and electrical devices. He installed and put into operation the first three phase electric power transmission plant in America. He is treasurer and trustee of the Boston Electric Associates and is connected with the Automatic Refrigerating Company, the Bethlehem Electric Light Company, the Buzzards Bay Electric Company, Hyannis Light- ing Company, Shirley Electric Company, the Vineyard Lighting Company and is a senior member of the banking firm of Carpenter & Company of Newton.
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