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Worcester Board of Trade .- The orig- Henry Chapin.
The admission fee was fixed at $5 and the
inal movement to form the present Board of Trade began with the issuing of a circular call- annual dues $3, soon raised to $10. In No- ing a meeting of business men at the Bay vember, 1874, the. name was changed to the Worcester Board of Trade. The Board was
State House on Dec. 15, 1873,and in response a large number gathered at that time. Among incorporated May 14, 1875. In February,
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1877, new rooms in Taylor's building were ded- Worcester Society of Antiquity (The). icated. Succeeding presidents were: Sum- This society was formed Jan. 23, 1875, four ner Pratt, 1875; L. J. Knowles, 1876-77; persons being present at the first meeting. Joseph H. Walker, 1878. Meetings were Samuel E. Staples was the prime mover. The held in 1878, but no quorum could be ob- tained in 1879 and 1880. The secretary's records for the first period of the Board's ex- istence closed March 19, 1880.
purpose as stated in the constitution is "to foster in its members a love and admiration for antiquarian research and archæological sci- ence, and to rescue from oblivion such his- torical matter as would otherwise be lost." The career of this society has been a phe- nomenal one, and it has established a posi-
In the summer of 1891 a number of gentlemen interested themselves in a project for the form- ation of a board of trade, but on investigat- ing the matter, found that the old charter is- tion as one of the most enterprising institutions sued in 1875 was still in force. It was de- in the country. The secret of its success is cided that the best method would be to revive that there existed in the minds of its founders the old Board and unite the new movement and active workers a definite purpose, which with it. A paper to support the new enter- has been closely adhered to in the past, prise was signed by 327 names.
and its practical and often original methods
Accordingly a meeting of the old Board was in attaining results attracted and retained a held in the Common Council chamber October strong corps of members, who were actuated 15, 1891, at which the amalgamation was ex- by real interest and love of the work under- plained, and on October 22, the 327 who had taken. To render accessible the original signed the agreement to form a new organi- sources of history has been the main object zation were elected members of the old body. of the society's efforts, and it entered upon November 5 at Washburn Hall a new board of and pursued its work with great vigor and directors was elected. November 9, the new success. Enterprises that municipalities have Board organized with C. Henry Hutchins as hesitated to undertake have been instituted president and A. M. Stone and P. W. Moen and carried on, notwithstanding slender as vice-presidents.
financial means and other discourage- ments. The thirteenth volume of the so- ciety's Collections is now in press, the volumes averaging 450 pages each, and containing,
The upper story of Bank block on Foster street, formerly occupied by the Natural His- tory Society, was secured as quarters, and fitted up to meet the requirements of the Board besides the Proceedings of the Meetings, the of Trade, as "a place for friendly and social meetings of the business men of Worcester."
Worcester Proprietary and Town Records, Inscriptions from the Old Burial Grounds, The entrance fee is $10, the annual dues Records of the Court of Sessions, Births, $5. The Board has now a membership of 362. Deaths and Marriages, etc. The printing Worcester Club (The.)-Organized in of the later Worcester Town Records is con- March, 1888, for social purposes distinctively, tinued under an arrangement by which the with a membership of 118, comprising some of city pays half the expense. A judicious the most prominent and highly respected citi- and liberal distribution of the publications zens of Worcester. The elegant dwelling of has been made, and they are to be found in the late Hon. Isaac Davis, at 59 Elm street, the principal libraries in the country. The was purchased and refitted, making one of the society has carried on and supported its work best club houses in the country, perfect in its almost entirely by the contributions of its mem- appointments. The following board of officers bers, and previous to 1890 had received only was elected : President, Hon. George F. a few hundred dollars in the way of pecuniary Hoar; vice-presidents, Hon. John D. Wash- gifts. It now has a library of some 15,000 burn, Col. W. S. B. Hopkins, Col. A. George volumes, and a large and valuable museum. The Allen library (see title) acquired in 1884 and the Downes Collection of rare books and almanacs, are worthy of special men- Bullock, Waldo Lincoln; secretary, Charles F. Aldrich; treasurer, James P. Hamilton; directors, L. N. Kinnicutt, J. E. Davis, Leon- ard Wheeler, Chas. A. Chase, Joseph Sar- tion. A large proportion of the general gent, F. H. Dewey, W. E. Cutter, R. W. collection of books relates to local his- Greene. The membership is now limited to tory and genealogy. Over 250 meetings 150. Col. A. G. Bullock is president.
have been held, and many interest-
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ing and valuable papers have been read, moved to 279 Main street, and again in 1870 which have, with few exceptions, been printed, to Chapin Block, Pearl street. In 1878 an- for it has been the policy of the society from other removal to 411 Main street was effect- its early years to give almost complete reports of the proceedings in the printed volumes. Most of the papers are the fruit of original research, and furnish information invaluable to the student or writer of history. One im- ed. In 1879 the first general secretary was employed, and the work and membership in- creased until the need of larger quarters com- pelled the managers to make efforts toward the erection of a building adequate to the require- portant contribution to general history has ments of the association. In 1884 Albert elicited the commendation of eminent men Curtis had offered $25,000 as a building fund, throughout the country.
The society occupied rooms in Bank block on Foster street from October, 1877, to Novem- ber, 1891, when it removed to its new and ele- gant building on Salisbury street. October I, The adjoining estates on Pearl and Elm streets 1889, Stephen Salisbury, who had been a were purchased for $40,000, with a small ad- good friend to the society from the beginning, ditional strip to ensure light for $3,300, and presented the lot of land on which the build- the present Y. M. C. A. Building erected. ing stands, with $5,000 as a nucleus of a
The corner-stone was laid August 27, 1886,
tures, etc. A well-supplied reading room and a gymnasium are maintained. Cost of build- ing and lot complete $155,000, on which there is a mortgage of $55,000. The object trances on both, and contains besides the suites of rooms in general use by the association, two
public every week day afternoon from I to 5 of the association is the spiritual, mental and
physical advancement of young men, in afford- ing proper and attractive advantages and in- Year (The Municipal) .- Under the charter of the city in 1848, the municipal year began the first Monday in April. In 1850 an act of the Legislature provided that from the year 1851 it should begin the first Monday in January. fluences which will withdraw them from evil associations. Classes for instruction, a young men's congress, monthly meetings, practical talks and courses of entertainments are main- tained; and during the summer, from May to October, special work is carried on by the Out- ing Club at the Association Athletic Grounds at Young Men's Christian Association .- A Young Men's Christian Association was or- ganized in Worcester in 1852, of which Thom- as Tucker, proprietor of the American House, Lake Quinsigamond, where are various attrac- tions. A bicycle club was organized in 1891. Any young man of good moral character, without regard to age or religious belief, may was president. A reading room was opened join the association. The membership num-
bers over 1500. Charles F. Rugg is president
in Bank Block on Foster street, and main- tained for a few months, but the formation and Herbert L. Gale, general secretary.
of the Young Men's Library Association prob- ably influenced the withdrawal from the field of the first-named society, for it soon ceased to exist. The present Young Men's Chris- tian Association was formed June 14, 1864,
Young Women's Christian Association. -"Intent on benefiting in the most judicious manner, and in the largest numbers, the young women among us, many of whom have been incorporated June 4, 1868. Frederick A. thrown homeless, and largely friendless, upon Clapp was the first president. Rooms were their own resources for personal support and opened in Mechanics Hall Building, where maintenance," the first Young Women's the association remained till 1869, when it re- Christian Association was formed in 1865.
and $4,125 had accumulated from several small legacies and interest. A thorough can- vass was made, with the grand result of $92,- 138.88 from more than 3,100 contributors.
building fund. Other subscriptions enabled and the building was occupied in 1887. It the society to begin the erection of an edifice extends from Elm to Pearl street, with en- in the spring of 1891. The building cost $25,- 000. Besides the library and museum it con- tains a fine auditorium, appropriately desig- halls-Curtis and Association-which are used nated Salisbury Hall, one of the most attractive for religious and other meetings, public lec- lecture rooms in the city. The society has no permanent fund, and relies upon assessments of its members for support.
The library and museum are open to the o'clock. Street cars to Lincoln square take the visitor within a few steps of the building.
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Boston was the pioneer in this work, and has most beautiful hall of its size in this vicinity. always remained in the front rank. Now, It was the gift, with its furnishings, of Mr. E. in nearly every large city, such an organization A. Goodnow. The building cost $90,000, and can be found. The Young Women's Chris- there is a debt of $25,000. The association tian Association of Worcester was formed in has the only gymnasium in the city for 1885, and incorporated October 26 of that year. Its financial basis at the start was a and children from September to June. There
women, and there have been classes of women is a tennis club, the grounds for its use and the club house on it being the gift of Hon. Stephen Salisbury. The membership of the association is over 1500. The annual meet- ing is held the last Monday in April. Mrs. C. H. Morgan is president and Miss Sybil M Gray, general secretary.
Zion M. E. Church .- See African Churches.
Zo-ological Club of Worcester .- This club was formed through the efforts of Prof. Francis G. Sanborn at the time he was in charge of the Natural History rooms. Its purpose was the study of zoology in a practi- cal way, i. e., by dissection and demonstration. Rooms at 38 Foster street were occupied.
gift of $1000 from Mr. Dwight Reed. Rooms at 352 Main street were secured, and are still in use as a branch. A lunch room for women and children is open from 12 to 2 each day, and on Saturdays from 5 to 7 P. M., addi- tional. These rooms becoming too small for the rapidly increasing work, an effort was made in the summer of 1890 to raise a sum to be used as a building fund, which was carried to success. A lot on the corner of Chatham and High streets was purchased and work be- gun in October of 1890. The building was finished and dedicated September 22, 1893. It contains a boarding house for young women, a free circulating library of about 1, 100 vol- umes, a reading room with about 40 papers and magazines, an employment bureau, a board directory, a directory for nurses and a The club was in existence only about a year, restaurant for women. Memorial Hall in the from 1883 to the time of Prof. Sanborn's death building, with a seating capacity of 400, is the in June, 1884.
APPENDIX.
American (The) .- An eight-page weekly position to all attempts to form in this free paper, "devoted to Home, Church and Coun- country of ours that 'unholy alliance' between try," published by the American Publishing church and state so fatal to both. It will Co., at 405 Main street. F. W. Cum- deal with all live subjects, religious and moral, and will endeavor to promote true American
mings is the editor, and Rev. Thomas Atkin- son, associate editor, with Rev. A. Z. Conrad, patriotism."
D. D., Rev. D. O. Mears, D. D., Rev. C. H. Pendleton, Rev. W. T. Worth, Rev. J. D. Pickles, Ph. D., and Mr. William Woodward as editorial contributors. The following state- ment printed in the first number, November I, 1892, indicates the purpose and character of the paper : "The American is modestly and confidently given to the public, asking only such reception as its merits may fairly de- mand. It will be American in the truest sense. Non-partisan and non-sectarian, it will let its moderation be known unto all men. It will endeavor to promote and conserve the purity and sanctity of American homes. The
Corrections .- Electric Lights, page 30. Lights of 2000 candle-power, cost the city forty cents per light all night. High School, page 43. Mr. John G. Wight, principal of the Classical High School, is a graduate of Bow- doin College.
East Worcester .- The region east of Washington square, generally called Pine Meadow, or "The Meadows." Shrewsbury and East Central streets are its principal thoroughfares.
Express Business .- Page 33. It would American will present an uncompromising op- appear that the first person to do express busi-
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ness over the Boston & Worcester Railroad squares, he had no doubt that it would be was a young man named Prentiss Brown, a granted. The market gardeners could then cripple, who walked on crutches. He began drive to this place early in the morning with carrying packages and business orders in the their loads of garden truck, and could be found early part of the year 1835 from Westboro to there by the dealers when wanted. Such a move would make things much easier for the second class car to save expenses, and return- gardeners, who are frequently obliged to drive all over the city to dispose of their stock. Boston, on each morning train, riding in a ing each afternoon. When the railroad was opened through to Worcester, in July, 1835, Mr. Brown extended his trip from Worcester Relief Funds .- Worcester has contributed to many relief funds in the past, the first, per- haps, being in aid of the Greeks sixty or seven- ty years ago. Within the last fifteen years money has been contributed to several funds as follows, Hon. Henry A. Marsh, as treasurer of all of them, having received the amounts here given : to Boston, carrying his packages in a large trunk, and employing a man with a handcart (there being no job wagons here then ) to de- liver his goods to his customers. Mr. Henry J. Howland writes: "I well recollect send- ing a package of 'copy' by him to Boston Oc- tober 14, 1835, which was printed and re- turned the next day."
French Paper .- The first number of L'Opinion Publique, the new semi-weekly French paper, appeared Jan. 27, 1893. It is published and edited by the Belisle Brothers, five of whom are interested in the venture. It is independent in politics, and will be de- voted to the interests of French Canadians, of whom there are 50,000 in Worcester County.
Market Gardeners' Association .- A meeting of the market gardeners of worcester and vicinity was held at the Board of Trade rooms January 21, 1893, to form an organiza- tion whose aim is to bring those engaged in the business into closer acquaintance with each other, and to promote the interests of the in- dustry, which has grown to be one of large proportions. There were present : Ex-Alder- man J. Lewis Ellsworth, A. S. Wolfe, Elias Sprague, H. E. Sprague, Charles F. Stowell, Alden Rice, F. J. Kinney, H. R. Kinney and G. H. Rich of this city and E. A. Bartlett of Shrewsbury. It was decided to call the or- ganization the Worcester County Market Gar- deners' Association, and the following officers were elected : President, J. Lewis Ellsworth; Vice-Presidents, A. S. Wolfe of this city, E. A. Bartlett of Shrewsbury, Park Webb of Wilkinsonville, T. F. Corey of Northboro; Secretary, H. E. Sprague; Treasurer, E. A. Bartlett. The initiation fee was fixed at $1. One of the aims of the association, as explained by President Ellsworth, will be the es- tablishment of a public market similar to those in larger cities. Mr. Ellsworth said if a peti- tion was presented to the City Council asking for a location on some one of the central
Irish Relief Fund, 1880, $4,357 00 Forest Fires in Michigan, 1881, 3,126 57
Charleston Earthquake Sufferers, 1886, 2,759 00
Yellow Fever Sufferers, 1888, 2,117 00
Conemaugh Valley Flood, 1889, 15,463 00
$27,882. 57
Sleeping Car, Invention of the .- The following is from the Worcester Spy of April 24, 1893: Asa Hapgood, who is referred to in the clipping from the New York Sun printed below, died in this city about 20 years ago. He was a cabinet maker by trade, but at the time of his death he conducted the sleeping car line between Boston and New York, through this city.
Mr. Hapgood was also at one time a con- ductor on the old Boston & Worcester Rail- road, in which capacity he was well known and popular. He was the father of Miss Hap- good, the Russian traveler, who recently lec- tured in this city, on Russia.
Osgood Bradley was seen last evening con- cerning the article in the Sun and said that although Asa Hapgood was not the inventor of the sleeping car, he was the inventor of the upper berth and of the peculiar elbow-hinge which made it possible to turn the berths up out of the way in the day time. Mr. Brad- ley also said that Mr. Hapgood was not in good health the last two or three years of his life, and but for that he would have asserted and probably gained his rights.
To the Editor of the Sun: Your issue of last Sunday, April 16, contained an article which [ ask you, in the interests of justice, to correct by publishing this reply: Neither Webster Wagner
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nor George Pullman invented the sleeping car. It was invented by Asa Hapgood of Worcester, Mass., and his cars were placed on the line between Boston and New York at the critical period in the history of those allied roads when they were in a very bad way financially, because people preferred a comfort. able night's rest on the Sound steamers.
The great difficulty of profitable sleeping cars lay in the necessity of having an upper berth which would turn up out of the way in the day time after doubling the carrying capacity at night. Asa Hapgood also invented the device, the peculiar el- bow hinge, which made this possible. Webster Wagner adopted this device, and George M. Pull- man patented it. About 1878 a grand legal battle was approaching between George M. Pullman, who demanded the payment of royalty from Webster
Wagner, on that upper-berth device, and the Wag- ner Company, which resisted payment on the ground that Pullman was not the inventor, had no valid right to his patent, and so forth. The Wagner Com- pany's lawyers, in making preparations for the bat- tle, went to Worcester and took from the car shops of the Bradley Car Building Company there a model of the upper berth in question, and the hinge, which Asa Hapgood had made with his own hands, as all the members of the Bradley firm and the workmen who had been in the shop at the time, were ready and willing to swear. By virtue of this model, the Wagner Company successfully resisted the demand of George M. Pullman and continued, as before, to use the berth and hinge without pay- ing royalty.
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INDEX.
Abbott, John S. C., .
55 Chandler, Clark,
. I19
Adams, John, in Worcester, Adams, John Quincy,
62, 124
96 Chandler, John, Clark, Jonas G., 56 College Regattas,
67, 119
Agricultural Implements, Allen, Charles,
7,37, 102
Commercial Colleges,
95
Allen, Ethan,
58
Conant, Edwin, Confucius, works of,
75
Allen, George,
. 5,37
90, 119 Congress, Representatives in, Continental Hall,
42
Anthropological Society, Anti-Masonic party,
62 Curtis, Albert,
28, 114, 129
Archeologia Americana, Arbuckle, Matthew,
73 Crystal Park,
123
Baker, Zephaniah,
14 Dam burst,
·
91
Baldwin, John D.,
91, 102 Davis, Edward L.,
.
5I
Bancroft Hill,
87 Davis, Isaac,
5,23, 126
Barber's Historical Collections, Barton, E. M.,
6 Dayton, H. H.,
30
Bibliography,
16 Deed to the Almighty,
42, 88
Bigelow, H. H.,
14, 51 Denton, William,
39
Bigelow, Timothy,
. 14, 67 Devens, Charles,
68, 100
Boyden, Elbridge,
65 Dodge, Thomas H.,
29, 74, 119
Boynton, John,
83 Downes Collection, Drawing School,
65
Brigham, David T.,
46, 89 Drew, Thomas,
IOI
Brinley Hall,
41, 118
Dustin, Hannah,
53
Bull, Ole,
Bullock Medal Fund,
43
Earle, William B., Ears cropped,
58
Burritt, Elihu, .
53, 56, 64
Eliot, John,
4I
Bushnell, George,
97
Elliott, James,
IOI
Business Exchange, Worcester, . Butman Riot,
Envelopes,
. 58
Camp Lincoln, .
68
Everett, Edward,
· I27
Camp Scott,
68
Card Clothing,
Cattle-shows, origin of,
127 Fenwick, Bishop,
23
.
Allen, Joseph,
" Angel Gabriel,"
91
39 Cruikshank's Drawings,
44
6 Curtis Hall,
· I29
Blake, James B.,
98, 99 De Witt, Alexander, .
91, 102
Blanchard's Lathe,
48 Dictionary, the first published in America, 16
I28
Boys' Camp,
75
Brown, George L.,
9 Earle, Edward,
. 43
72 Earle, John Milton,
II, 101, 118
Burroughs, Stephen,
.
91
I25
I27
· 7, 91 Estabrook, James,
II, 50, 98 .
58 Father Mathew Temperance Society, 48
8, 22
5I
14
90
17 Davis, John,
29, 91, 98
.
134
Fire Arms,
58 Lincoln, Edward Winslow, 81,85
Foster, Stephen S. and Abby Kelley, .
7 Lincoln, George, .
67
Foster Street Depot, .
14 Lincoln, John W., 20, 98
Freemasonry,
62 Lincoln, Levi, senior, 91
Fruit-preserving Company, .
71 Lincoln, Levi, 2d,
23, 30, 55, 91
Garrison, William Lloyd,
7 Looms,
59
George, Henry,
99
Lovell, A. A.,
67, 68
Girls' Camp,
119
Lundy, Benjamin,
7
Glacial marks,
12
Lynde Brook Dam,
91
Goodnow, E. A.,
20, 130
Machinists' Tools,
59
Greek Lexicon,
17
Manual Labor School,
I26
Greek Testament,
14
Marble, A. P., .
97
Green, Samuel S.,
38 Marble, Manton,
I26
Green, John,
37
Marsh, Henry A.,
93
Greenwood, T. J.,
123
Marvin, A. P., .
68
Grout, John W.,
68
" Meadows, The," Merrick, Pliny, . Messinger, D. S.,
30, 34, 89
Hall, G. Stanley,
22
Metcalf, C. B.,
43
Hamilton, C. A.,
21, 119
Mexican War, number of soldiers in, .
67
Hamilton, Edward,
73 Molineaux, Aaron,
II
Harris, Clarendon,
29 Morgan, William,
62
Hassanamisco, .
4I " Mount Adams,"
124
Heard, Nathan,
18
Mower, Thomas Gardner, .
67
Heywood, Daniel,
46
Music Festival,
71
Higginson, T. W.,
11, 56
Musical Instruments, .
59
Hoar, George F.,
91, 98
Mutual Fire Association,
87
Homoeopathic Medical Library,
65
" Nat Turner Massacre,"
7
New England Fair,
I27
Newton, Calvin,
65
Indexed Worcester Information, .
125
Old Books,
54
Indian Praying Town,
4I
Organ, great,
65
Ingersoll, Robert J., .
39
Otis, Harrison Gray, .
I27
Jackson, Joseph,
37
Paige, L. R., .
123
Jackson, S. R.,
18
Paine, Nathaniel,
. 15, 16
Jackson Guards,
69 Paine, Timothy,
91
Jaques, George,
45 Parry, W. M.,
115
Jillson, Clark,
17,64 Parsons, Solomon,
42, 88
Jones, J. D. E.,
97 Penny Posts,
85
Jordan, Marsh & Co.,
5 Perry, Emory,
72
Kansas Emigrant Movement,
7 Plunkett, Sergeant,
I3
Keyes, Lucy, story of,
I24
Poll Parish, first, Pond, John F.,
122
Knowles Art Fund,
9 Pratt, C. B.,
47
Knowles Maternity,
45
Pratt, Daniel, II6
17,55
Koran, The
14, 17
Printing, Thomas' History of, Putnam, Samuel H., .
11, 54, 117
Lafayette,
33 "Quock Walker " case,
7
Lawrence, Myron,
I26.
Le Baron, Francis,
22 Raymenton, W. H., · 89
Liberal Tract Society,
.
39 Record Printing,
74
Hovey, William,
46
Howland, Henry J., .
· 17, 86, 131
Josephus, Works of, .
I7 Pickett, Josiah, . Pillsbury, Parker,
9, 85
39
Kean, Edmund,
II9
I22
Knowlton, J. S. C.,
18
82
62
Hale, E. E.,
. 56, 73
44
Gough, John B.,
Lincoln, William,
16, 23, 42, 55
I35
Rice, George M.,
18 Thompson, C. O.,
83
Rice, Jonas,
96 Thurber, Charles,
48
Rice, William W.,
91 Triphammer shop,
27
Roe, Alfred S.,
43, 54 Triscott, S. P. R.,
9
Rogers, Randolph,
100
Trumbull, George A.,
I7
Russell, E. Harlow, .
Salisbury, Stephen, 2d,
. 43, 65, 83
19
Salisbury, Stephen, 3d,
45, 47,63, 129
Waites, Alfred,
56
Sanborn, F. G.,
I30
Waldo, Daniel,
20
Shaffner, T. P.,
78, 116
Walker, Adam,
67
Shays' Rebellion,
91
Walker, J. H.,
. 75, 91, 126
Skull, prehistoric,
63
Ward, George H.,
41,68
Sleeping Car invention,
I3I
Ward, Town of,
II
Smith, Eleazer,
58
Washburn, Ichabod,
44, 64
Souther, S.,
22
Wasson, David A.,
56
Staples, Samuel E.,
71, 128
Watson, Elkanah,
I27
Summer Camp,
75 Weston, David,
I26
Sumner, Charles,
53 Wheeler, D. G.,
18
Tan yard,
57
White, Charles, White, William Charles,
55
Thomas, Benj. F.
100 Whitney, Peter, History Worcester County, 79 Wilder, S. V. S., 49
Wire, 60
Thomas, Robert B.,
6 Woodworking Machinery, . 60
1885 TratanteK.
armory at
women's
Stephen Saleshun ...
1884 Boor Balla
Centrace charens Per
claude univers 1
-
10,000 Dolara to que
.
Sheldon, William,
55
Ward, Artemas,
II
Soldiers in different wars,
67
Washington,
33
Stowell, Peter and Ebenezer,
.
I8
Wheelock, Clarendon,
29
5
Thayer, Eli, 5, 50, 80, 91, 126
Thomas, Isaiah, 6, 62, 80, 85; his History of Printing,
. 17, 55
77 Veto by the Mayor, Vottier, A. G.,
17
People's Savings Bank,
452 MAIN STREET.
Incorporated May 13, 1864.
Assets, Sept., 1893, - - -
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$6,747,038.53
Number of Depositors, -
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- 14,962
Deposits put upon interest on the first day of February, May, August and November.
Semi-annual dividends payable February and August 15, and added to the principal if not withdrawn.
In addition to the usual hours, the bank is open to receive deposits on Saturday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock.
SAM'L R. HEYWOOD, CHARLES M. BENT,
Prest. Treas.
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A Carpenter
Is known by his chips.
A Tailor by the fit of his clothes, and so on through the trades.
A PRINTER, if he is a good one, ought to be known by his jobs.
DO YOU KNOW BLANCHARD?
Of course you know his jobs, for what person hereabouts has not seen the COLUMBIAN TRIBUTE, the WORCESTER COM- MERCIAL ?- but what's the use of enumerating the long list ? You have seen the imprint of F. S. Blanchard & Co. on hundreds of jobs, and you know they were good ones, too; something about them that suggested at once that they were done at 154 Front street.
That imprint would look well on your next Catalogue, and you may be sure the Catalogue would look well, too.
If you want good printing of ANY KIND, go to Blanchard's.
If you want it in an awful hurry, and nobody else has facilities to handle it quick enough, then take it to Blanchard's, sure,
Worcester County Institution for Savings,
No. 13 FOSTER ST., WORCESTER.
Officers for 1893-4.
PRESIDENT:
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STEPHEN SALISBURY.
VICE-PRESIDENTS :
GEORGE S. HOWE,
JOSEPII MASON, JOHN D. WASIIBURN.
TRUSTEES :
GEORGE S. HOWE,
JOSIAH HI. CLARKE,
SAMUEL S. GREEN,
JOSEPHI MASON,
CHIARLES B. PRATT,
ELISILA D. BUFFINGTON,
JOHN D. WASHBURN,
JOIIN W. WETHERELL,
SAMUEL C. WILLIS,
EDWARD L. DAVIS,
WALDO LINCOLN,
LEONARD WIIEELER,
STEPHEN SALISBURY,
FRANK P. GOULDING,
EDWARD D. THAYER, JR.,
GEORGE E. FRANCIS,
LINCOLN N: KINNICUTT,
WILLIAM H. JOURDAN,
JONAS G. CLARK,
CHIARLES F. ALDRICH,
LYMAN A. ELY.
CLERK: CHARLES F. ALDRICII. TREASURER: CHARLES A. CHASE.
BOARD OF INVESTMENT :
STEPHEN SALISBURY, GEORGE E. FRANCIS, EDWARD. D. THAYER, JR., WALDO LINCOLN.
LYMAN A. ELY,
AUDITORS :
SAMUEL C. WILLIS,
EDWARD F. TOLMAN, GEORGE S. IIOWE.
EDWARD B. HAMILTON, General Accountant. LUTHER M. LOVELL, Teller.
Accountants: Clerks: FRANK L. MESSINGER, LINUS SIBLEY. RALPH E. STEWART, LUCIUS W. WHITE.
This Institution was established February 5, 1828. Its object is to receive and safely invest the savings of the people and to divide the profits among the depositors.
Deposits of one dollar or upwards are received. The limit of deposits is One Thousand Dollars. Deposits are allowed to accumulate to Sixteen Hundred Dollars.
Money is put on interest on the first day of January, April, July and October. Interest on deposits is computed to January I and July 1. No amount under Three Dollars is entitled to a dividend.
GEORGE F. BLAKE, JR., EDWARD F. TOLMAN,
THOMAS II. GAGE,
11. GEORGE BULLOCK,
THE COLUMBIAN TRIBUTE
Has been pronounced by those competent to judge, to be the finest representation in paper and ink that the city of Worcester ever had.
No city in the country has ever been more graphically or truthfully set before the world in print.
It presents the educational, social, charitable, financial and indus- trial features of the Heart of the Commonwealth as they exist to-day.
It is beautfully illustrated. No public building, institution, land- mark, manufacturing or business building of note but what graces its pages in the popular and artistic half-tone style of engravings.
It contains over 500 illustrations.
It gives a complete classified list of the products of Worcester man- ufactures, the variety and extent of which no city in this country can excel.
It was issued as a tribute to the notable Columbian year 1893, under the patronage and endorsement of the Board of Trade.
That Worcester gives a good account of herself cannot be gainsaid.
· The heart of every resident should swell with pride in not only having a copy for his own preservation, but should help to spread the fair fame of Worcester by sending copies to distant friends or corre- spondents abroad.
Printed on elegant coated paper, 200 pp. folio size,
Card Covers (in envelopes ready for mailing), 40c. Postage 15c. extra.
Cloth Covers, stamped in gold leaf, - - $1.00. Souvenir Embossed Leather, round corners, gold edges, - - - - $3.50 - -
F. S. BLANCHARD & CO., Publishers,
154 Front Street, WORCESTER, MASS.
Art=Gravures.
We beg to announce that we have made arrange- ments whereby we can supply the beautiful process prints known as Art-Gravures, Heliotypes, Litho- types, Photogravures, and half a dozen other names which mean practically the same thing.
For Illustrating
Genealogical or Biographical Sketches, Memorial Volumes, College Publications, Town and County Histories, Souvenir Editions, Machinery, Buildings, Groups or general mercantile subjects, this process cannot be excelled. The prints are soft, clear and distinct, furnished in a variety of colors of tinted inks, and for limited editions are much cheaper than engravings.
These prints can be reproduced from Photographs, Paintings, Engravings, Etchings or Drawings, and our experience as pub- lishers has convinced us that there is no process for illustrating equal to them.
Call and see samples, and get estimates.
F. S. BLANCHARD & CO.,
154 Front Street.
WORCESTER, MASS,
Worcester Storage Co.
HORACE WYMAN, PREST.
C. C. BROWN, MANAGER.
29 GOLD ST. COURT. TELEPHONE, 642-3.
WORCESTER STORAGE CO.
Storage for Furniture, Merchandise, Machinery, Carriages, Sleighs, Trunks, Packages, and Bulky Valuables. The warehouse has a powerful Hydraulic elevator, which raises goods by the wagon-load, thus saving extra handling.
WAREHOUSE FIREPROOF.
Rooms of all Sizes For Rent.
Insurance obtainable at the lowest rates written for storage. Furniture moved from house to house or to storage warehouse. Covered van for wet or dusty weather.
For STORAGE RATES, Apply at the Warehouse, OR BY MAIL.
STEINWAY
STEINWAY
Grand and Upright Pianos
The recognized Standard Pianos of the world; pre-eminently the best in- struments at present made, exported to and sold in all art centres of the globe; preferred for public and private use by the greatest living artists.
A. B. Chase Wonderful Pianos.
The A. B. Chase Piano has come with rapid strides to the front, till today it stands with the leaders.
Kranich & Bach Faultless Pianos.
28,000 Pianos made, and sold. Endorsed by all Worcester musicians Sold by us 27 years.
HAINES BROS. SUPERB UPRIGHT PIANOS.
The best Upright Piano at a reasonable price in the market to-day. The favorite piano of Mme. Adelina Patti and other noted artists Cases in Mahogany, Rosewood, Ebonized, Cherry, French, Circassian and Ameri- can Walnut, English and American Oak.
C. L. GORHAM & CO.
454 Main St .. Worcester, Mass.
F. M. MARBLE.
A strong personality pervades the enterprise that appears to be so firmly founded at
32 Front St., Crompton Block.
Here one notes the fulfillment of an original purpose, tenaciously adhered to during seventeen years, to furnish for the million, at moderate charge, substantial food-solid and liquid, on strictly temperance principles-of the best quality in un- stinted measure. Hence the
Popular Eating House,
Fortunate in Location,
Ample in Area,
Perfect in Every Detail of Arrangement, 4
equipped with the freshest, choicest, most appetizing selections from the markets, a skillful cuisine, the most luscious fruits in their season, all presided over by a genial gentleman, with polite and attentive assistants.
A fitting climax is reached in the splendid
Restaurant of F. M. Marble,
32 FRONT ST., WORCESTER. MASS.
HECKMAN BINDERY INC.
1985
N MAMOUECTED
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