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Richardson Edward A (Edna A) unit wire chief 314 (154) Moody rm 3
Richardson Edward C (Sarah J) income tax auditor h 84 Lunda
Richardson Emily res 41 Chester av
Richardson Ethel M W W & C Co res 18 Chester av
Richardson Eva M res 141 Grove
Richardson Florence W W & C Co res 29 Adams
RICHARDSON FRANK W (Alice B) Hardware Paints
Oils &c 698 Main Tel Waltham 0421 h 21 Lincoln See Hardware Dept
Richardson Frederick S (Jane) butler George H Doty h Forest nr Trapelo rd
Richardson Gertrude G sten res 90 Cherry
Richardson Harold B (Inez M) watchmkr W W & C Co res 31 Prospect st av
Richardson Helen M died Feb 11 1923
Richardson Henry gro res 802 Main
Richardson Jennie A Mrs nurse 15 Townsend h do
Richardson J Davis mach W W & C Co h at S Acton Richardson Lester milk res 141 Grove
Richardson Lewis 0 W W & C Co h at W Newton
Richardson Lincoln (Bertha) opr O'H W D Co h 160 Myrtle
Richardson Lois res 15 Townsend
Richardson Marjory tchr N J H S h at Auburndale
Richardson Martha wid Wm A died Dec 13 1921
Richardson Mary A wid Hiram D died June 30 1922
Richardson Ralph L (Edith E) fore h 278 Crescent
Richardson Ruth M Mrs clk 55 Moody h at Kendal
Green
Richardson T Henry (Jennie A) sec 709 Main h 802 Main
Richardson Walter I (Ethel M) mach h 18 Chester av Richardson Walter W (Thelma L) res 141 Grove Richardson Warren 0 (Esther) mach h 6 Orange Ricker Alice O nurse h 25 Fiske
Ricker Charles P (Claribel F) asst fore W W & C Co h 220 Ash
Ricker Francis H (Dorothy M) sec-treas h 3 Wood- lawn av
Ricker Francis H jr auto rpr res 3 Woodlawn av
Ricker Gladys S designer res 220 Ash Ricker Louis (Jennie) lab h 32 Heard
Ridente Salvatore (Maria) lab h 12 McKenn
Rideout Amos A (Maud V) pastor First Bapt ch h 14 Howard
Rideout Wm W died Sept 2 1921
Rider Mary W W & C Co res at Concord
Ridestrom Josephine res 190 Robbins
Ridgewell Nellie wid Allen h 181 Newton
Ridstrom Edith HI bkpr res 4 Dartmonth
Ridstrom Signe M sten res 4 Dartmouth
Ridstrom Sophie M Mrs h 4 Dartmouth
Riegel Harry W (Esther M) opr W W & C Co h 99 Russell
Riemann Susannah B res 98 Vernon
Rier George F W W & C Co res 139 Russell
Rietchel Edward R clk W W & C Co h at W Newton
Rigby Alice N tchr W H S res 585 (299) Moody
Riggoli Salvatore (Josephine) lab h 11 Mt Pleasant
Riggs Henry L (Lydia) W W & C Co h 84 Howard Riggs Lena B clk W W & C Co res 84 Howard
Rigoli Rosario (Mary) lab h 24 Spring
Riley Annie L clk res 3 Bellevue av
Riley Catherine C opr 21 Crescent res 59 Guinan
Riley Charles F (Nellie V) sales 277 (131) Moody h 15 Pearl
Riley Charles R sales res 20 Curtis
Riley Clara A Mrs drsmkr res 132 Russell
Riley Daniel H carp res 96 Newton
Riley Ellen F opr 16 Spring res 59 Guinan
Riley Evelyn M doffer res 79 Charles
Riley Fannie L tchr 327 Lexington res do
Riley Frances res 35 Newton
Riley Francis J mach W W & C Co res 20 Curtis
Riley Frank chauf 234 (100) Moody
Riley Frank B (Mary G) brick layer h 18 Pearl
Riley Frederick (Sarah) carp h 79 Charles
Riley Gertrude W W & C Co res 154 Adams
Riley Helen nurse M S F M res do
Riley Helen F Mrs h rear 14 Crescent
Riley Hubert T (Celia) chauf h Trapelo rd
Riley James (Blanche F) mach h 20 Chestnut
Riley James T died Nov 23 1923
Riley John F S gard res 26 Flood
Riley Lilla E wid Frank E res 22 Wash av
Riley Margaret E opr 21 Crescent res 59 Gninan
Riley Martin lab res 59 Lexington
Riley Mary wid Wm h 35 Newton
Riley Mary A student res 847 Main
Riley Mary M clk 243 Moody res 46 Cedar
Riley Michael J lab res 59 Guinan
Riley Patrick (Margaret) gard h 59 Guinan
Riley Patrick J chauf res 59 Guinan
Riley Paul B bkpr res 96 Newton
Riley Paul G clk 11 (3) Moody h at W Newton
Riley Rose Mrs h 96 Newton
Riley Thomas J (S Agatha) men's furngs 277 (131) Moody h 857 Main
Riley Thomas J jr student res 857 Main
Riley Wallace (Alice M) driver 500 Lexington h 129 Hammond
Riley Wm J treas 673 Main h at Lexington
Riley Wm M carp res 96 Newton
Riley see O'Reilly
Rimmele Bertrand h 5 Rumford av
Rimmele Clarabel A Mrs died May 31 1923
Rimmele Otto B (Ida M) cond h 5 Rumford av
Rines James (Jeanette M) chauf 500 Lexington h 172 Charles
Ring Charles W died July 2 1922
Ring Charles W jr auto rpr res 13 Wellington
Ring Edward mach res 6 Gibbs ct
Ring Frank A (Rachel E) laddermn Ladder 1 h 13 Wellington
Ring Milliage opr h Trapelo rd
Ripley Benjamin L (Merlissa) mach W W & C Co h 208 Charles
M. L. HOWARD PIANO CO.
Telephone Waltham 0803-W PIANOS AND PHONOGRAPHS RADIO SETS 515 (265) MOODY STREET, WALTHAM, MASS.
222
W. A. GREENOUGH CO.'S
Ripley John A (Mary G) W W & C Co h 26 High
Ripley Marion L clk res 208 Charles
Rippin Ernest J (Louise) jeweler h 18 Auburn
Rishe Janie E Mrs W W & C Co h 33 Orange
Rishe Oscar F (Janie E) balance truer W W & C Co h 33 Orange
Risicato Frank barber 887 Main h 124 Charles
Risicato Jennie Mrs died June 9 1921
Ristuccia John (Josephine) clk 731 (365a) Moody h 434 (230) do
Ristuccia Joseph (Mary) fruit 436 (232) Moody h do Ristuccia Lawrence (Angelina) fruit 731 (365a) Moo- dy h 436 (232) do
Ristuccia Lawrence (Josephine) fruit 347 Moody h 706 (356) do
Ritcey Ernest C (Florence M) fish 446 (234a) Moo- dy h 37 Chester av
Ritchie Beatrice nurse M S F M res do
Ritchie Margaret L W W & C Co r at Norfolk Downs Ritchie Robert M (E Agnes) sales h 109 Plympton
Ritchie Theresa W W & C Co res 18 Myrtle
Rivers Guy express res 844 Main
Rivers Ralph D (Olive M) drugs 907 Main h 141 South
Riverside Club Raymond I Bradley pres-mgr Mrs Isa- bel W Carr vice-pres George S Hill sec James E Brackett treas 321 Crescent
Riverview Station B & M off Prospect nr Curtis
Rivesi Frank (Josephine) fruit res 436 (232) Moody Rix Lee Arthur (Angie L) dist supt h 222 Brown
Rizzio Joseph (Grazia) lab h 182 Charles Rizzo Charles . (Jennie) lab h 43a Calvary
Rizzo Frank (Concetta) opr h 11 Bolton
Rizzo Gerlando (Assunta) opr h 17 Oak
Rizzo Joseph wvr res 33 Winthrop
Rizzio Luigi (Josephine) shoe rpr 203 Newton h 31 Middle
Rizzo Philip lab res 33 Mt Pleasant
Rizzo Pietro (Rose) student h 199 Newton
Rizzo Salvatore (Catherina) opr h 26 Middle
Rizzo Salvatore (Jennie) barber 146 Prospect h do Roach Annie res 20 Foundry av
Roach Anthony Iab h 20 Foundry av
Roach Arsene (Margaret) wvr h 423 River
Roach Ashley E (Florence G) contr 403 Crescent h do
Roach Catherine opr W W & C Co res 62a Cutter
Roach Catherine A mender res 145 Bright
Roach Charles F mach res 145 Bright
Roach Daniel J molder h 145 Bright
Roach Elizabeth hkpr 145 Bright-
Roach Emmett R auto rpr res 13 Russell
Roach George W mach res 145 Bright
Roach Gerald F gard res 19 Friend Roach James T eng res 13 Russell
Roach John J (Bina L) mach h 50 Rich
Roach Julia Indry h 12 Fiske
Roach Margaret wid Patrick died Jan 20 1923 Roach Minnie rem to Newton
Roach Moise carp res 165 Adams
Roach Nicholas J mach opr W S Co res 13 Russell
Roach Thomas sales 234 (100) Moody r 13 Russell Roach Thomas P (Annie) fore h 13 Russell
Roark H Alton (Blanche W) phys 787 Main h do Robb Wm H (Evelyn) cond res 136 Trapelo rd
Robbins Albert F (Minnie) watch tool mfr 211 (85) Moody h 4 Walnut
Robbins Chester C (Helene C) h 9 Pratt av
Robbins Clifford W (Gertrude E) tool mkr h 35 Par- menter rd
Robbins Fannie wid Philip clk 243 Moody res 691 do
Robbins Harry W (Ina M) pressmn h 156 Adams ROBBINS JOHN C (Auzella M) President Robbins &
Moulton Co Inc 584 (298) Moody h 39 Derby Tel Waltham 0084
Robbins Lillian G dom res 156 Adams
Robbins Park 162 Crescent cor Maple
Robbins Royal E School Mira E Metcalf prin 56 Chestnut
Robbins Wm J chauf res 156 Adams
ROBBINS & MOULTON CO INC John C Robbins Pres Marshall L Moulton Vice-Pres Charles H Wolf Treas Authorized Ford and Lincoln Dealers 584 (298) Moody Tel Waltham 2615 See right top lines
Roberge Emma wid Albert h 85 Central
Roberge Florence clk 455 (237) Moody res 85 Central
Robertie Paul P watchmkr h 28 Prospect
Roberts Albert E (Lulu G) prod mgr h 5 Grant pl
Roberts Charles W shoes h 130 Myrtle
Roberts Douglas J (Helen M) barber 6 Crescent h 184 Charles
Roberts Dudley lawyer h 590 Main
Roberts Elizabeth J sten M S F M res do
Roberts Jennie M W W & C Co res 121 Brown
Roberts John School Edith A Luce prin 24 Sunnyside av cor Morton
Roberts Lee L (Anna) W W & C Co h 130 Myrtle
Roberts Minnie E Mrs W W & C Co res 263 Ash
Roberts Station B & M 455 South cor Turner
Roberts Wm H (Lillian M) cond B & M h 126 Sum- mer
Roberts Wm M (Minnie E) W W & C Co h 263 Ash
Roberts W May Mrs res 15 Lafayette
Robertshaw Herbert clk res 10 Russell
Robertson Alice G wid J Quincy h 14 Laurel av
Robertson Daniel L (Mabel R) starter 1040 Main h
16 Sharon
Robertson Dorothy W W & C Co res 52 Adams
Robertson Frances G clk res 52 Adams
Robertson George W W & C Co res 52 Adams
Robertson George A (Annie L) clk 290 (134) Moody h 52 Adams
Robertson Helen J M W W & C Co res 52 Adams Robertson John E opr W W & C Co res 14 Harris Robertson Margaret H Mrs W W & C Co r 52 Adams
Robertson Mary E tel opr res 95 Myrtle
Robertson Nora wid John H opr W W & C Co h 67 Russell
Robichaud August (Josephine) hlpr res 33 Rich
Robichaud Edward O surveyor res 9 Newton
Robichaud Elizabeth B Mrs h 3 Noonan
Robichaud Fred J (Gertrude E) forester h 44 Pros- pect
Robichaud James W W & C Co h 53 Chestnut
Robichaud John (Rose) lab h 1 Macks ct
Robichaud John J ( Rose E) lab h 9 John
Robichaud Joseph F T W W & C Co h 15 Robbins
Robichaud Joseph N died Feb 25 1923
Robichaud Lewis L hlpr res 9 Newton
Robichaud Margaret V wid Joseph N h 14 Harvard pl Robichaud Marie J sten res 9 Newton
Robichaud Mastai L (Elizabeth A) carp h 9 Newton
Robichaud Peter J (Lucy) mach h 17 Browns av Robie Flora E wid Walter E h 26 Spruce
Robinshaw J Benjamin (Annie L) mach h 612 Massa- soit ct
Robinshaw Louise M W W & C Co res 8801/2 Main
Robinshaw Peter L carp h 88012 Main
Robinson Caroline F wid Robert res 40 Fuller
Robinson Charles A (Esther B) watchmkr W W & C Co h 88 Wash av
75 Miles from Boston on the Route to the White Mountains.
ROCKINGHAM HOTEL PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
Located on State Street in the heart of the City.
PORTSMOUTH. NEW HAMPSHIRE,
Was settled in 1623 by David Thompson, a Scotchman, at Odiorne's Point, at the entrance of the Piscataqua River. The city is now located three miles from the sea on the southwest bank of the river. It was the capital of the province of New Hampshire prior to the Revolution. From the early days of its history, Portsmouth has been a ship- building town.
The whole region is a noted ocean summer resort, with the Rockingham Hotel located in the heart of Portsmouth over 5,000 touring automobiles pass through Portsmouth daily in the summer time, en route either to Maine resorts and the White Mountains, or returning. The Shore Boulevard is one of the two roads leading from Portsmouth toward the south. A steamer sails from Portsmouth daily, in the summer, to the Isles of Shoals, seven miles at sea. They are widely krown through the writings of Celia Thaxter, who lived on one of them and were visited by Captain John Smith in 1614. Conventions are held on the Islands in July and August. The daily candle-light service is noted.
Portsmouth is widely known for its fine examples of Colonial architecture, and
particularly its doorways and carved woodwork.
It probably has more interesting Colonial
doorways than any other city or town in New England.
The leading industry is the Navy Yard, which is more than one hundred years old. It is reached by a government ferry from the foot of State Street, or by crossing the bridge to Kittery Point. At the Navy Yard are to be seen the building in which the Peace Treaty between Japan and Russia was signed in 1905, the Commandant's residence in which Admiral Farragut died, and the Atlantic coast Naval Prison. The spot on the floor of the Supply Building, where the Portsmouth Treaty was signed, is marked by brass clasped hands and brass disks set in the floor. Among the ships stationed, refitted or built here were the
"Constitution," the "Kearsarge," and Admiral Farragut's flagship, the "Franklin." Lieu- tenant A. W. Greeley and his five fellow survivors of his ill-fated Arctic expedition recuperated here. Admiral Cervera and 700 Spanish sailors were kept here following the battle of Santiago in the Spanish-American war, in which they were captured. It is now the Atlantic submarine construction and repair base of the Navy. It is noted for producing submarines at a lower cost, in quicker time and with better workmanship than any other yard, public or private, in the country, the shipbuilding traditions of the region contributing to its efficiency. Fishing is an industry.
A new two-million dollar bridge spans the Piscataqua River to Kittery Point, Maine, in memory of American soldiers and sailors, at the expense of the Federal government, the states of New Hampshire and Maine and the city of Portsmouth. Owing to the fact that the average depth of the water is from 40 to 60 feet, Portsmouth Harbor is the deepest on the Atlantic coast. The sinking of the bridge piers was an unusually difficult engineering feat and involved the use of caissons at a depth of 80 to 90 feet under the surface of the water. This bridge now provides a new route into Maine.
At New Castle, New Hampshire, is Fort William and Mary, now Fort Constitution, built about 1630. On the night of December 14, 1774, this fort was attacked by a party of patriots and fifteen barrels of gunpowder seized. It was afterwards used at Bunker Hill.
Points of Interest
MARKET SQUARE AND OLD PARADE.
Former site of State House, town pump, and whipping post. Scene on November 1, 1765, of mock funeral procession protesting Stamp Act of George III. Here the Declaration of Independence was read July 18, 1776. On June 26, 1788, State House was illuminated in honor of adoption of Federal Constitution by New Hampshire, the ninth state. This action completed the number necessary for its adoption by the country. October 30, 1789, President Washington addressed a great throng from the balcony of the State House. The State House was removed in 1836.
PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM,
Market Sq. Erected in 1803 as an insurance building. Purchased in 1817 by a group of gentlemen who had formed an association to promote a public library. Building contains interesting portraits, models of numerous ships built at Portsmouth, and a library of more than 20,000 volumes, original manuscripts and other Portsmouthiana.
NORTH CHURCH,
Market Square. December 16, 1773, in earlier building was held the Portsmouth Tea Party in protest against tea tax. President Washington attended service here, occupying the pew of General William Whipple. Among other pew holders in the old church were Gov. John Langdon, first president of the United States Senate, and Daniel Webster.
WARNER HOUSE,
Daniel and Chapel Streets. Erection begun in 1718, and finished in 1723. Noted example of early Georgian architecture in America. When built was one of the most costly houses in this region, being constructed of brick brought from Ho'land, with walls 18 inches thick. The lightning rod was erected by Benjamin Franklin. Fine bull's eye glass in the door and cupola. House contains many articles of early furniture and interesting frescoes of unknown origin.
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH AND CEMETERY,
Chapel St. In 1732 Queen's Chapel was erected on Strawberry Bank. Named in honor of Queen Caroline, who presented chapel with a service of plate stamped with the Royal Arms. Present building erected in 1807-1808. Contains interesting memorials and one of the four American copies of the "Vinegar Bible." Bell brought by Sir William Pepperell in 1745 as part of plunder from Louisburg. Recast by Paul Revere in 1806. In the church is "an ungodly chest of whistles," an organ presented to the parishioners by the Brattle Street Church in Boston, which the pious people of that congregation refused to accept. Pew occupied by Daniel Webster is marked. President Washington and his secretary, Tobias Lear, occupied the Governor's pew.
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH HOUSE,
Court St. Known to readers of the "Story of a Bad Boy" as the Nutter House. Boy- hood home of Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Furnished in minutest detail as described in the "Story of a Bad Boy." In the garden are the flowers mentioned in Aldrich's poems. In a fire-proof building in the rear are preserved many autographed books and pictures and numerous manuscripts given to and written by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
WILLIAM PITT TAVERN,
Court and Atkinson Sts. Built in 1770, "for the accommodation of genteel travelers." Originally called "Farl of Halifax." Meeting place of Portsmouth Torys and officers of the Crown. Sons of Liberty, 1777, threatened the proprietor and the name was replaced with
"William Pitt." Among famous visitors were President Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, when French fleet visited Portsmouth harbor in 1782, John Hancock, Elbridge Gerry, General Knox, Louis Philippe and his two brothers.
GOV. JOHN LANGDON HOUSE,
Pleasant and Court Sts. Built in 1784, by Gov. John Langdon, delegate to Continental Congress, commander of a body of cadets at Burgoyne's surrender, financial backer of the New Hampshire forces that stayed the British at Bennington, President of the United States Senate at its first session, administering to Washington and Adams their oath of office as President and Vice-President. President Washington, Louis Philippe, later King of France, his brothers, President Munroe, and President Taft were entertained in this house. It was reproduced as the New Hampshire Building at the Jamestown Exposition.
WENTWORTH-GARDNER HOUSE,
Mechanic and Gardner Sts. Erected in 1760, by Madam Mark Hunking Wentworth for her son Thomas. Noted for its fine doorway and interesting interior wood carvings. It is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Has a most interesting fireplace in the kitchen equipped with automatic device for roasting meats. Magnificent linden tree more than 200 years old stands beside the house.
TOBIAS LEAR HOUSE,
Hunking St., near Marcy St. Birthplace of Tobias Lear, in 1760. Following graduation from Harvard College in 1783 and upon recommendation of General Lincoln of Boston, he became private secretary to General Washington and the tutor of his two adopted children. Continued as Washington's secretary until the latter's death, living with him at Mt. Vernon. Communicated to President Adams and through him to Congress the information of Washing- ton's death. House visited by President Washington, November 3, 1789.
FIRST WENTWORTH HOUSE,
Manning St. Erected by Samuel Wentworth probably before 1670. Birthplace of his son John Wentworth, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province. House noteworthy for heavy frame construction with girders centering about the chimney, ten by thirteen feet in size. In the wainscoting are pine boards thirty-eight inches in width.
ORIGINAL HOUSE.
A Famous hotel, standing on the site of former home of Hon. Woodbury Langdon, elder brother of Gov. John Langdon. Original house burned, 1781 rebuilt in 1785. In 1830 it became a public house known as the Rockingham. The Colonial dining room with its fine wood carving, which formed a part of the Langdon mansion, escaped destruction in 1884 when fire damaged the major part of the building. The room is still preserved as part of the Hotel, and is of interest because of its woodwork. A cordial invitation is extended by the management to the traveling public to visit this room.
PORTSMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JOHN PAUL JONES HOUSE,
Middle and State Sts. Gambrel-roofed. Erected in 1732, by Captain Purcell, well-known merchant, whose widow, after his death maintained it as a boarding-house in 1779, and entertained Captain John Paul Jones during his stay in Portsmouth while awaiting con- struction of the "Ranger" at Badger's Island.
HAYMARKET SQUARE AND J. WINSLOW PIERCE HOUSE.
Named from the fact that here was located a hay market with scales in 1755. September 12, 1765, the effigies of George Meserve, stamp agent, Lord Bute, head of the British Ministry, and the devil who was believed to be the instigator of the tax act were hung here throughout the day, carried through the town in the evening and burned. The Pierce Mansion has noteworthy furniture.
SHILLABER HOUSE,
Foot of Langdon St. Birthplace of Benjamin P. Shillaber, where lived his aunt, model of his "Mrs. Partington."
DANIEL WEBSTER HOUSE,
Vaughan St. Erected in 1760. Prior to 1800 home of James Sheafe, U. S. Senator. From 1800 to 1808 the home of Jeremiah Mason, eminent lawyer and rival of Daniel Webster. Daniel Webster brought his bride, Grace Fletcher, to this house. Steps formerly those used before the old State House in the period, 1758-1834. House on High Street occupied by Webster, 1813-1817.
JACKSON HOUSE,
Northwest St. Erected in 1664 by Robert Jackson.
Oldest house now standing within the limits of Portsmouth.
MOFFAT-LADD HOUSE,
Market St. Home of Society of the Colonial Dames of New Hampshire. Built in 1763, by Captain John Moffat, Commander of one of King's ships carrying masts from Kittery Point to England. It became the home of General William Whipple, a son-in-law, who was elected a member of the Continental Congress in 1775, and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It came into possession of Alexander Ladd and his wife, whose descendants transferred possession to the Society of Colonial Dames. Building was the first square three-story house in New Hampshire and is of unusual architectural interest. Hall is a reproduction of a hall in house of Captain Moffat's father in England. Some of the wood carvings were done by Grinling Gibbons, celebrated English architect. Whole house is furnished as the home of a well-to-do family of the eighteenth century. In the rear is a most delightful old garden with arbors, walks, old-time flowers, terraces and lawns, carefully maintained.
LAUNCHING PLACE OF "RANGER,"
Badger's Island. Tablet marks spot where John Paul Jones' sloop of war slid into the sea on March 10, 1777. It is close to the landing place of the Kittery ferry.
CUTTER HOUSE,
Congress and Middle Sts. Opposite Public Library. Built in 1750. Later home of Dr. Ammi R. Cutter. Occupied by Colonel Storer, Commander of the first division of the New Hampshire Artillery in 1814 and after he became a member of Congress. He entertained here President James Munroe, Brigadier General James Miller, hero of Lundy's Lane, Commodore Bainbridge, and Major General Dearborn.
OLD ASSEMBLY HOUSE,
Vaughan St. and Raitt's Court. Houses on either side of Raitt's Court corner were formerly joined and known as Assembly House. Erected in 1750. Used until division in 1834 for assemblies, musical festivals, and theatrical entertainments. Hall which was the scene on November 3, 1789, of a ball in honor of President Washington, occupied the second floor, extending the whole length of the building. President Washington, who also attended a banquet in this building. wrote in his diary that the Assembly Hall was "one of the best I have seen anywhere in the United States."
POINT OF GRAVES,
Mechanic St. Set apart as a cemetery March 2, 1672. Here are buried Lieut .- Governor Vaughan and Tobias Lear, secretary to President Washington, for 16 years.
LEVI WOODBURY HOUSE,
Woodbury Ave. Between Boyd Road and Cottage St. Built in 1809, by Captain Samuel Hand, who after a banquet given in the house to celebrate its completion, hung himself in an upper room. House was purchased by Hon. Levi Woodbury when he came to Portsmouth in 1819. He was Governor of New Hampshire 1823, United States Senator 1825; Secretary of Navy, under President Jackson, Secretary of Treasury, and in 1841 began a ten-year term as justice of the United States Supreme Court. He expected to be chosen for Democratic Presidential nomination when he died in 1851. Gov. Franklin Pierce took his place.
BARRETT WENDELL HOUSE,
Pleasant and Edwards Sts. Erected 1789. Preserved in every detail as it stood a century ago. Rooms of adequate proportion. House filled with splendid types of furnish- ings of other days, including Chippendale furniture and Flemish cut glass.
GOV. BENNING WENTWORTH HOUSE,
End of Little Harbor Road. Not shown on map. Built by Gov. Benning Wentworth, 1750. House made famous by Longfellow in whose poem, "Lady Wentworth," the Governor's marriage to his housemaid, Martha Hilton, 1759, is preserved for all time. Contains forty- five rooms. Famous Council Chamber is preserved in original state.
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NO. 1, A. F. & A. M.
Oldest Masonic Lodge in America holding continuous stated communications. Instituted June 24, 1736
KITTERY POINT, MAINE,
Is noted for several old houses, the remains of Fort McClary, an early block house, and the home of Sir William Pepperell.
No better place in New England than old Portsmouth to summer in. Write for hotel reservations.
THE WINCHESTER LAUNDRIES, INC. Waltham Branch
QUALITY Launderers and Cleansers SERVICE
Phone Connection Connecting all departments
WALTHAM DIRECTORY 223
Robinson Frederic I (J F & F I Robinson) h 132 Church
Robinson Helen A wid George h 703 (349) Moody
Robinson Helen E wid Fred res 132 Russell
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