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The Maynard Trust Company opened Nov. 24, 1913, with a capital of $50,000, George H. Creighton, President, Charles E. Wheeler, Treas- urer. It furnishes facilities for the people of this and surrounding towns, and enjoys a well estab- lished confidence. Its savings department and safety deposit boxes supply a needed service to the community. The present treasurer is Frank E. Taylor, his assistant John Garlick.
There are a number of attractive and well con- ducted stores in this town :-
Groceries
Riverside Co-operative Association Sidney E. McCleary James J. Hilferty
United Co-operative Society (Finnish)
First National Co-operative Ass'n (Finnish)
International Co-operative Ass'n (Polish) Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Jersey Butter Co.
Keefe's Co-operative Taylor & White
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Dry Goods
William B. Case & Sons The Hartwell Co. A. N. Hodges Jacob Oberg
Markets
James O. Eaton W. H. Priest A. Distasio John Zaniewski The Assabet Market
Bakers
S. E. McCleary
L. J. Estella
United Co-operative Society First National Co-operative Association
Florist
Albert Batley & Son
Granite Works
Robert E. Hartin
Fish, Fruit and Vegetables William O'Brien George Kahler William Bishop
Furniture
Gruber Bros. The American Supply Co.
The Riverside Co-operative Association is one of the oldest co-operative institutions in the state, being founded on the famous Rochdale plan, and originally called the Sovereigns of Industry, instituted December 21, 1875 and the organization perfected in 1878 for trade purposes.
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B. F. Townsend carries on a large Tinsmith and Plumb- ing businesss on Nason St. On Lower Main Street, George Stansfield, has a smaller plumbing establishment.
Tailors
P. J. Sullivan George Laubenstein Strauss Bros.
Printers
Murphy & Snyder
Photographer
George D. Elson
There are numerous tonsorial establishments in town, among the most well known being Frank L. McCormack and Arthur Bariteau.
Druggists
M. B. Church Wilder X. Macurda Frank Fearns P. H. Delee
The first druggist was Thomas Wouldhave, starting in his home in 1865 with a small stock, at the corner of Main and River Streets where Clark Block now stands; from this small beginning grew the large business now conducted by M. B. Church.
Physicians
F. P. Flagg M. H. Paine S. B. Annis Dwight Cowles E. J. Flaherty
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Dentists
S. R. Garland R. C. Palmer
Louis E. Sullivan
Robert H. Cochran Clifford L. King J. M. Bellows Frank May
The Maydale Bottling Co., on Glendale Street, does a large tonic business-Paul Hilander, Proprietor.
The laundry on Powder Mill Road handles a large wet wash business under the title Middlesex Family Laundry, also doing finished laundry. The large unused laundry building on upper Main Street, was formerly run by the Harriman Bros., but has been idle a number of years.
Clothing
The Boston Clothing Co. Samuel Lerer The New Idea
Hardware Thomas F. Parker John McPherson
Music
Charles H. Persons Robert C. Carter Edith L. Johnson
Coal and Wood
The Maynard Coal Co. Clarence E Hastings
Ice
B. L. Whitney
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Jeweler
George H. Gutteridge
Newsdealer
James J. Ledgard Mrs. C. C. Murray
Shoes
P. H. Murphy F. A. Creighton M. M. Poresky
Several of the large stores also carry a line of Boots and Shoes.
Lawyers
Howard A. Wilson Alfred E. McCleary Leslie W. Sims
Milliners
Misses Comeau B. L. Fullonton The Hartwell Co.
Garages
James A. Coughlan Holly & Comeau
Trucking
W. O. Strout Ernest Barilone
The F. W. Woolworth Co. have a very attractive 5 and IO cent store; there are several small fruit and confec- tionery stores and a popular Smoke Shop; a couple of restaurants and three lunch carts.
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POWDER MILL VILLAGE
Many of our men find employment in the large plant of the American Powder Mills just over the line in Acton, although much of their property lies within our town limits. Their occasional explosions, sometimes serious, do not permit us to ignore their existence. The superinten- dent is George B. Hooper, who has grown up with the business, succeeding his father Edmund B. Hooper, who came here in 1866.
This town boasts two weekly newspapers, "The Enter- prise" printed in Marlboro and "The News" printed in Hudson. There are three Brass Bands, The Maynard Brass, and two Finnish-The Imatra and The National. There are several excellent orchestras and a newly organ- ized Glee Club.
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The fine "Town Clock" on the Mills was given by Lorenzo Maynard and placed in position in the Fall of 1892, the tower having been erected by the Assabet Manufacturing Co.
Eco Magneto clocks for night patrol records were installed in 1918.
At the Town Meeting February 1917 the town colors Blue and White were chosen.
This is one of the Chautauqua towns on the Strathmore Circuit. Each season their large tent is erected and a five day series of lectures and entertainments given which the people ap- preciate very much.
In the Fall of 1920 the women were given the right to vote, Miss Laura E. Woodart being the first to cast a ballot, and at the Town Meeting, March 1921, Mrs. O. S. Fowler was the first woman to take an active part. The Woman's Club organized March 1904, has been a big fac- tor in preparing the women for the intelligent use of their suffrage rights, besides being active in many other lines.
On petition of P. J. Sullivan and others, the United States Post Office Department granted free delivery, beginning July 1, 1920. Four carriers are employed, and Arthur J. Coughlin is Postmaster with an efficient office force.
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LORENZO MAYNARD
Following the town boundry lines, we find the lines of four towns, Sudbury, Concord, Acton and Maynard intersect at one point; that the boun- dary line on the west crosses "Russell's Bridge", about seven-eights of the bridge being in May- nard; at the southeast corner, the bound post is described as being near the "Iron Works Cause- way". Probably very few people know the early
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settlers found iron ore here, Hudson records that what is known as "bog iron" was dug near the Sudbury line, carted to Lee's bridge and floated down the Sudbury River to Billerica, the stretch of road from the Maynard line to the Cut- ting place being known as the "Iron Works Causeway".
Back in the sixties, it was very inconvenient to be sick, as there was neither telephone nor doc- tors in the village and you had to ask a friend to walk or hire a horse and drive to Stow for Dr. Livermore or to Acton Centre for Dr. Cowdry.
Numerous changes in the location of buildings have been made from time to time as improve- ments required. The block No. 143-147 Main Street, formerly stood where the shoddy mill now is and was the first wool shop; when moved it was converted into a factory boarding house but is now used for separate tenements. No. 3 High Street stood where the shipping room building now stands, and No. 4 High Street, where our present depot is now situated. At 159 Main Street, called the Central House, Mrs. Hillis ran a boarding house for years, but it was originally a livery stable.
The Findly Robertson House near the post- office was moved to Acton Street to give place to a new block at Naylor corner. To make room
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PEOPLE'S THEATRE AND STORES
for the new block No. 2-10 Nason Street and the new People's Theatre, the Dean millinery build- ing went to 73 Nason Street, now being used as a dwelling house; the old double house, owned by Amory Maynard, to 14 Waltham Street, and another one, formerly occupied by Henry Le- gard, was removed to Acton Street.
Like most other towns Maynard has had its share of fires which claimed the Maynard Hotel and the Nason Street School, and in addition to these, the old Music Hall on Main Street, des- troyed November 26, 1912. In this hall, many events of importance to the people of that day
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were staged; during the roller skating craze, it was there that B. J. Coughlin and others contended for the championship. The basket ball furore fol- lowed this, and the great Merchant's week exhi- bition was held here, Admiral Sampson and Lieut .- Gov. Bates honoring us with their presence. On February 4, 1917, Naylor's block at the corner of Main and Nason Streets went up in smoke and the American Woolen Co., on August 17, 1920 lost their barn and several wooden store houses on Hillside Street, among them being the old original mill building of 1846.
The Assabet Mill is just emerging from the longest period of depression in its history, inci- dent to industrial conditions following the great World War and the re-adjustment of business to meet changed conditions. From June 1920 to March 1, 1921, employment averaged about 33%, which followed so soon after four weeks suspension of business in November 1919, due to an industrial controversy, fell with force upon the community. Since June 1919 the American Woolen Company have protected their employ- ees by insurance, free of expense, the death benefits ranging from $750 to $1500, according to the length of time employed and weekly sick benefit of from 40% to 80% of their average wages.
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In 1871 our appropriation for Highways was $1000, laborers receiving $2 per day. Since the advent of automobiles, especially auto trucks, it is necessary to have better roads and our present expense averages from $14,000 to $16,000 per annum. The well kept condition of our streets is due to the efficiency of our Superintendent, John J. Driscoll. Improvements are made each season, oil applied and in 1912 a steam roller was purchased on account of the increased use of stone in road building.
Maynard has been the recipient of four water- ing troughs; the one at Main and Sudbury Streets is unique, being first made spherical for one of the battlefields but before leaving the shop, was damaged and useless for the place intended and it was secured by Mr. Thomas H. Rafferty, converted into a trough and set up as a memorial to his father, an old resident of West Main Street. Mrs. Asahel Balcom gave the one at the cross roads beyond the Cemetery. Lorenzo Maynard presented the one on Walnut St., and Warren A. Haynes the one on Acton St. The drinking fountain in front of the Congregational Church was erected in 1911 by Mrs. Luke S. Brooks in memory of her husband.
The population of the town is now about 7200 people, a very cosmopolitan community, twenty
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different nationalities are represented, the Eng- lish language being an unknown "quantity" to many, hence our appropriation in 1921 for Americanization. The most numerous of our European friends are the Finns, Poles, Italians and Russians in the order named.
Several Maynard men saw service in the Spanish War of 1898. Unfortunately no record was kept, but we have been able to secure the following names:
William Brindley James H. Cheney John Driscoll James McCarron George Rodan John Wagner
THE CIVIL WAR.
Assabet Village was credited by Stow and Sudbury with thirty-six men who entered the war of the rebellion in 1861-65; the following list is as accurate as we are able to obtain at this late day :-
Adams, Joseph, (lost one arm.)
Cowrie, Robert Callahan, John
Benham, Winfield H. Lieut.
Cullen, Richard
Brown, Samuel G. Corp.
Dooner, James
Brown, Henry S.
Dooner, Michael
Barr, William
Flood, George
Cullen, James
Flynn, Daniel B.
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Heffernan, James Haynes, Sylvester
Keene, James Long, Cornelius
Long, Dennis Lovering, Daniel A.
Robertson, Archibald, (kil- led in action.) Robertson, George, (killed in action.) Sheehan, Dennis
Sloss, David
McCauley, Matthew
Sweeney, Daniel
Newton, Augustus
Stuart, Jeremiah
O'Donnell, John
Sawyer, James M.
Puffer, Mark
Whitman, John
Puffer, Rockwood
Wouldhave, John
Perry, Charles
Wilder, Henry W. Sergt. Wilder, Granville W.
The following prominent G. A. R. men came here soon after the close of the Civil War- A. D. Holt, James Carney, John Wall, William G. Priest. Henry Wilson Post G. A. R. No. 86, was organized and flourished until death depleted its ranks and it was merged with the Isaac Davis Post of Acton. In the great World War which began in August 1914, and into which America entered April 6, 1917, this town furnished about 340 young men, seven of whom died in the ser- vice; some were shell shocked, many received wounds, others were badly gassed; many of them were promoted, others were cited for bravery. C. Sidney Coulter rose to the post of Major; John E. Hietala lost a leg; the following privates made the supreme sacrifice :-
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Demars, Frank E. (wounds received in action) Daley, George A. (motor cycle accident) Dzierkacz, Anthony, (wounds received in action) King, Frank, (disease) Miller, Edward, (wounds received in action) Panton, Ralph, (disease) Tierney, Myles, (disease)
A record kept by the Committee of Safety recorded considerable information concerning the boys who were in the service. An Honor Roll, which stands in front of the Congregational Church, was erected by Mrs. O. S. Fowler and contains the names of three hundred and forty- four men, and two women who were nurses in the hospitals. July 4, 1919, was given over to the entertainment and honoring of the returned ser- vice men. Beautiful weather made possible a gala day on the ball field, each soldier and sailor being presented with a medal by the townsfolk. The boys have formed a post of the American Legion, named for Frank E. Demars, containing one hundred and seventy-five members. The first Commander was Michael Lynch, and the present one Harold Sheridan. They have now taken over the work formerly done by the G. A. R. Post, and will take charge of the exercises for the first time Memorial Day, 1921.
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MAYNARD HONOR ROLL
World War.
Adamson, John
Carlson, John W.
Anderson, Waino E.
Carlton, Fred G. Carlton, Henry A.
Arcieri, Loretto
Crowley, Edward A.
Barber, Walter
Cuttell, Harold
Baron, William F.
Cuttell, George
Batsford, William J.
Chidley, Joseph
Beavis, Joseph F.
Carney, James
Beck, John R.
Carpenter, John F.
Bent, Whitney J.
Casey, Ralph
Billett, Jesse
Comeau, Herbert C.
Binks, Frank J.
Connors, Daniel F.
Binns, George V.
Connor, Francis G.
Blanchard, Preston M.
Connor, Raymond J.
Blatt, Barney
Connors, Hugh
Boothroyd, Joseph
Connors, Watson
Bower, Phillip
Cook, Elmer
Brearley, Earl B.
Coulter, C. Sidney
Brindley, Lawerence
Coulter, William J.
Browne, George H. B.
Creeley, William A.
Brown, Ralph
Croft, Harry S.
Brown, Robert M.
Cronin, James
Bakanowski, Jan
Cronin, John H.
Burke, Frank
Cullen, Joseph
Burke, Joseph
Czamauski, John
Coulter, Raymond
Czerniawski, Jan
Coughlin, Edward J
Callahan, Cornelius J. Carey, John T.
Cheney, Ralph H.
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Doel, Job Downey, Clifton Dreczko, John Dahl, Joseph O. *Daily, George A. *Demars, Frank J. Denniston, Walter R.
Dineen, Joseph
Delorey, Louis
Distasio, Charles F.
Dyson, Charles E.
Doel, Herbert
Hanson, Harold C.
Hanson, William V.
Hardy, John
Harris, Alfred
Hartin, John A.
Hatch, Parker S.
Heath, Charles
Hellinus, Richard Hendrickson, John H. Hietala, John E.
Higgins, John T.
Higgins, William H.
Hodges, Albert N.
Hoffman, Edward Hohendorf, H. V. Honkanen, Hjalman
Hooper, Charles F.
Hooper, Wilford P.
Hansen, John
Howard, Allen M., Jr.
Golubicki, Vincent Golat, Simon
Gallagher, James R. Gallagher, John M. Garney, Harold J. Gibbons, John T. Grady, Percy J. Gruber, Benjamin
Hunt, William H. Hooper, Raymond
Hanson, Fred N.
Hanson, Hans P.
Downey, Frank
Dudinski, Stanislaw
Dunn, John B.
Dwinell, Philip
Doyle, James W. Eaton, James H. *Dzierkacz, Anthony
Fairbanks, Fred E.
Fishman, Barney
Fishman, Haiem Flood, Hartwell W.
Foley, David J.
Fornier, Arthur E.
Fornier, William H.
Fowler, Guyer W.
Fowler, Henry P.
Frazier, Daniel
Irwin, Charles
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Irwin, Chester Jackson, Charles Jackson, Richard Jamieson, George A.
Jamieson, Ralph A.
Johnson, Edward E.
Johnston, Edward F Jones, Dana F.
Jones, Raymond G. Jones, Ralph D. Jesielonis, John Jones, William B.
Kaattari, Arthur Laskowiski, Dominick
Lawler, Thomas
Lawson, George
Lawton, Ralph W.
Ledgard, Edward F.
Legicko, Peter
Lehtinen, Kusti
Lemoine, Fred F.
Lent, Charles E.
Lent, Roy Lent, Donald
Kaler, Joseph W. Kozlowski, Michael
Kaattari, Leonard
Killerby, Fred
Linden, Hjalmar
Kane, Patrick J.
Lambert, Roy F.
Kangas, Waino
Lawerence, Arlie B.
Keegan, John H. Kelley, Frank
Lisiecky, Joseph
Kelley, Walter J.
Lojko, Zygmut
Kelley, Vincent L.
Lojko, Michael
King, Howard Koski, Arthur
Lord, Arthur W.
Louka, Michael
Koczanowski, Ignatius
Lowney, Daniel W.
Korbeck, Alexander
Lowney, William T.
Kozakiewicz, Boleslaw Kulik, Felix
Lowney, Leo
Luker, Anthony
Kukkula, Svante
Luker, Charles
Kulick, Jos.
Luoma, Alfred K.
Luosalo, George
Kierstead, Robert *King, Frank
Luosalo, Waino E.
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Linczewski, Alex
Leva, Louis
Lester, John
Lingley, Ralph
Lynch, Jeremiah F. Lynch, Michael E. LeSage, Magloire LeSage, George F. A. Mahoney, Edward Maley, Stephen T.
Moynihan, William Murdock, Francis Murray, John
Muzyczuk, Gregory
McCarthy, Emmet L.
McCarthy, Luke J. McGrath, William T. Mickiewicz, John
Manning, Eugene R.
Misiuk, Casimir
Marchant, William E. Mattson, Elmer W.
Murray, Thomas Murray, Walter C.
May, Francis Meade, Samuel
Matheuman, Chas. H.
*Miller, Edward Martin, Joseph P.
McCormick, Dennis P. McCormack, Roy V. Marsden, John
Martin, Herbert Manning, Frank
Nelson, Roy C.
Moynihan, Albert
Newhouse, Raymond
Murray, William
Newton, Ralph P. Niemi, Waino
Milusziewcz, Jan
Millington, Roy Manning, Axiel
Nokelainen, John
Nordberg, John R.
Manning, Waino W.
Norton, Henry G.
Manning, James
Nowick, Joseph
Millington, Arthur Minko, Zachery Moore, Dominick D.
O'Brien, Fred
Moore, William J. Morrill, William
Morris, Frank E.
Moynihan, Cornelius Moynihan, Frank D. Moynihan, John A.
Narkun, John
O'Neil, Robert J. Oates, William Oates, Arthur O'Brien, William H.
Poreda, Alexander
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Mallinson, Jas. H. Manning, John J.
Pronski, Francis Palmer, Raymond *Panton, Ralph Parker, Bradford Parker, Charles O.
Parker, Orrin J. Parks, Frank E.
Roberts, Colombo Rodway, Herbert R. Riihiluoma, Victor Ryan, Charles J. Ryan, James J. Rychlickie, Julius
Rynkewitz, Michael
Rusielewicz, Casimir
Parmenter, Daniel L. Parmenter, Joel F. Parsons, Carl D.
Shattuck, Ralph
Sawyer, Oscar S.
Payne, Joseph
Schultz, Peter
Perry, George
Scott, Sidney
Persons, Carl C.
Sharpe, David G., Jr.
Peterson, Benjamin J.
Sheridan, Harold V.
Peterson, Carl A.
Simonds, Henry J.
Peterson, John P.
Smith, Clarence A.
Smith, Frank
Smith, Raymond A.
Smith, Frank D.
Smith, Leonard
Smith, Thomas V.
Stankiewicz, John
Stedes, Joseph
Stockwell, William
Stone, Russell
Sullivan, Vincent Slabysz, Leon
Strybus, Vincent
Szilkonis, Phillip
Sullivan, Louis E.
Sweeney, William A. Sweeney, James V.
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Peterson, Leon N.
Peterson, Walter R.
Punty, Charles
Pynne, Patrick J.
Parkkila, John
Pronski, Gabriel
Quinn, William
Rajewicz, Ludwick Richardson, James P. Rahko, Hannes Rasmussen, Albert J.
Rasmussen, Ernest A. Rusielewicz, John Riley, Albert
Payne, George B.
Siemienak, Stanislaw Swaney, Carrol R. Septlivicz, Roman Sullivan, Thomas Sullivan, Joseph
*Tierney, Myles Toop, Everett J.
Taylor, Gavin A.
Taylor, Charles Percy
Taylor, John W.
Whitney, Levi
Taylor, William O.
Whittaker, George H.
Tobin, Eden
Wilder, Frank E.
Tervo, Waino H.
Wilder, Fred J.
Trocky, Antony
Williams, Waino
Tofferi, Oscar
Wirtanen, John Wuorio, Oscar
Usher, Charles P.
Vodoklys, Stanley Valeno, Tony
Waluk, Sylvester
Zapasnik, William
Zakrewski, John
Zwirble, Vladisav
Zieniewicz, Vincent
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
Howard, Ethel M. Wall, Madeline E.
*Star indicates those who died in service.
Honor Roll includes native sons, resident elsewhere, enrolled at the request of relatives here.
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Young, Jason
Zapasnik, Joseph
Waldron, Vincent
Weaver, Blanchard E.
White, Everett
Wasiuk, Anthony Wasiuk, Stanley Wasiuk, Louis
Weir, William G.
Whalen, Albert J. Whalen, James E.
White, Harold
White, Joseph A.
White, Leo
Whitney, Alton P.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1921
Town Clerk. Frank E. Sanderson.
Selectmen. Frank S. Binks,
Edwin Carlton, Charles B. Keane.
Treasurer. Geo. H. Gutteridge.
Overseers of Poor.
James Mullin, Thomas Wright, William Scully, Jr.
Water Commissioners.
Gavin Taylor, John Lawton, Orrin S. Fowler.
School Committee. James J. Hilferty, Samuel R. Garland, L. Everett Wilson.
Tree Warden.
William Bishop.
Auditors. Oliver C. Trees, Carl A. Stockbridge.
Trustees of Public Library.
L. Everett Wilson, Robert Lester, John Hannon.
Board of Health. Mortimer H. Paine, Orrin S. Fowler, Joshua Edwards.
Assessors. John C. King, James J. Legard, Joshua Naylor.
Constables. John Connors, N. J. Driscoll, Patrick J. Kane.
Tax Collector.
William H. Mann.
Cemetery Committee. Fred Taylor, Ainsley O. Dunham, Lewis N. Shaw.
Moderator.
Horace F. Bates.
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GENEALOGY.
There are several old families which have been so intimately connected with the early history of the town that it would seem fitting to mention them, but space will permit recording only a few of the older ones, whose descendants are still residents.
Amory Maynard was born in the northeast part of Marlboro, at the foot of Fort Meadow Pond, February 28, 1804; he was called to his reward March 5, 1890, his remains together with his wife lie in the family tomb near Glenwood Ceme- tery. His parents were Isaac and Lydia (Howe) Maynard.
We find the name of Maynard in Sudbury previous to 1646. John, one of the ancestors of Amory, died there in 1672; he had a son named Zachary, born in 1647, and who lived at one time near the "spring". This "spring" was on the northeast side of what is now Waltham Street, at the head of the brook, which flows by the lower end of the sewerage beds, and which shows that the Maynard family have long been known in this section and were among the first settlers. Amory had two sons, Lorenzo who died in Win- chester March 13, 1904, and William, who died in Worcester Nov. 9, 1906. Lorenzo had one
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son, William H. now a resident of Winchester. William left sons and daughters-Amory of this town; Harland of Newton; Nettie, Grace and Lessie (Morgan) of Worcester, and Susan (Peters) of Somerville.
Winthrop Puffer, who resided on the old Puf- fer place (mentioned elsewhere) had one son James and a daughter Adeliza, both deceased, and another daughter Lucy A. who married Augustus Newton. Mrs. Newton and her son, George with his wife and son Ralph, who recently married, now reside on Summer Street; they were for many years the owners of the famous Way- side Inn in Sudbury.
Haman Smith left several sons, George, Ben- jamin, Dexter and Asa. George had one daugh- ter, Georgianna (Brown), her first husband being Frank Taylor. Of her family there now remain Amy, wife of W. F. Litchfield, who occupy the old homestead on Great Road; also Fred W Tay- lor, who has two daughters, Gladys (McLean) and Reba.
Benjamin, who lived in the house west of George's (now occupied by Howard Case) had two daughters, Emma (Barnes) and Hattie, wife of Lucius H. Maynard. Dexter lived on Con- cord Street in the old house next to Charles Crossley; one of his daughters, Lucy Abby was
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married to Warren A. Haynes; their son Albert W., our prominent grain and lumber dealer, married Jennie Broadbent who, with their two daughters, reside on Maple Street. The first Benjamin Smith, father of Haman, was a prom- inent man in this part of Stow from 1800 to 1825.
Henry Fowler was at one time a teacher at the old "Brick School"; he had a family of five boys and one girl. Herbert occupies the old homestead on Elm Court and has two married daughters. This old homestead has been in the family since 1739 according to a deed in their possession. Loring, of Concord Junction, has been a merchant and real estate man for years; George was in business in Framingham, it being now carried on by his son. Orrin S. married Nellie Pope; they have two sons, Harvard grad- uates; Harry, a lawyer, now in Washington, D. C., and Guyer. Mr. Fowler, in addition to to his other pursuits, carries on the undertaking business established by his father in 1871; they reside on Concord Street, on the old Randall farm, which he purchased and cut up into house lots.
Artemas Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney, who lived on the Joel Parmenter place on South Acton Road, lived for many years on Main Street (opposite the school-house) and afterwards on
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Maple Street. He had two daughters and sev- eral sons; Lucy married W. B. Case who with their two sons, Ralph and Howard, conduct a large dry goods store; Mary married James R. Bent, son of Johnathan P. Bent on Summer St. Calvin, Frank and George E. took to farming. George has a farm on the west side of Acton Road, and has several sons, one of whom Clifford met death by being caught between two coal cars while switching was being done in his coal yard. Calvin occupied the old Conant-Goldsmith farm near the Acton line; he left sons and daughters.
John, another son of Daniel Whitney, lived at the old homestead farm until he purchased a home on Maple Street. One of his sons Henry married Margaret Dawson; another, Charles, married Addie Walcott and died early leaving one daughter, Charlena. George A. married Emma Sharpe; several daughters survive him, one of whom is the wife of Harold Butterworth.
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