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service as teacher in the Grammar and High Schools of South Malden and Everett, and who has had an im- portant part in shaping our educational work: Miss Mary E. Bennett, who taught the Glendale School with supe- rior ability for fifteen years, from 1870 to her death, in 1885; Andrew J. Ben- nett, who has seen twenty years of service at Glendale and the Centre and who easily ranks as one of the ablest and most successful instructors the schools of Everett or Malden ever had, and who has left the impress of his teaching upon several hundred of the young people of Everett; Mrs. Laura A. Mason née Bryant, for thirteen years a successful teacher at the Thorndike School; Miss Edna R. Furlong, for twenty-two years, 1870-92, a teacher in the Glendale Primary School; Miss Laura . A. Chadbourne, for seven years a teacher in South Malden and Everett ; Miss Louisa A. True, Miss Nellie M. Stowers, Miss Miriam F. Witherspoon, and Miss Emily W. Tapley assistants in the High School for several years ; Miss Abby L. Chapman, in service eight years, 1877-85, and Miss Amy R. Chapman, 1879-83, both very superior teachers ; Miss Alice J. Spalding, teacher at Hancock Street and Locust Street Schools, twenty years, 1873-93; Mrs. Joanna Harrington, first assistant and afterwards principal in the Glendale School, 1880-93 ; Miss Lucy B. Roberts, an excellent primary teacher, 1873-86 ; Miss Martha B. Carter. eleven years, closing with nearly seven years of suc- cessful service at Thorndike Street School; Miss Mary J. Carter, nearly seven years in service, 1883-89 ; Miss Mabel C. Mansfield, 1883-93 ; Miss Sarah H. Edmester. 1883-93; Miss Annie A. Hall, a most thorough teacher
in the Centre Intermediate and Gram- mar schools seventeen years, 1876-93; Mrs. Nellie F. (Corey) Downing, 1879- 87 ; Miss Lucy M. Taylor, 1880-85 ; Miss N. Gertrude (Souleé) Saltmarsh, 1884-90; Miss Janet F. Doty, 1886-93 ; Miss Mary D. Davis. 1887-93; Miss Ruby M. Billings, 1885-92; Miss Georgia M. Dike, 1879-84; Mrs. Emma F. (Farrington) Berry, 1885-92 ; (lately one of the school committee) all primary teachers, who would find few superiors anywhere; Miss Annie L. Putnam, 1878-84. a very superior teacher; Miss Alice G. Sawyer, 1886-92: Miss Katie E. Burns, 1886-93, successful teachers
at Thorndike Street School; Miss Sarah R. Hastings, for nineteen years, 1873-92, an excellent teacher in the Ferry Street and Mount Washington Schools, most of the time as principal ; Miss Grace G. Billings, 1889-92, dying in the service; and many others, who from lack of space or shortness of service cannot be enumerated.
Our schools have grown up from small beginnings. Every step in ad- vance has cost struggle and sacrifice. Many who have been prominent in this important work have passed away, but the good they have done lives after them, and gives them a lasting claim to honorable remembrance. While those who come after them should imitate their example, they should not rest content with what has been already achieved, but join heart and hand in carrying to a still higher development what has been built up at so much cost, and in protect- ing the noble structure of our school system, both against the assaults of ene- mies from without, and from the corrod- ing touch of internal decay.
HOME SCHOOL.
In addition to our public schools should be mentioned the Home School, which was established April 15, 1874, by Mrs. A. P. Potter and Miss O. J. Pierce. It continued under this man- agement for the first five years of its history, since which time it has been under the charge of Mrs. Potter alone. It was first opened in Cuneo building from which, in 1875, it was transferred to the building erected chiefly for its use next southwest of the Congrega-
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Residence of Dr. Geo. N. P. Mead. Former residence of Jonathan Edmester, remodeled. Built prior to 1804.
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the first President of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. and is one of the Trustees of the Everett Public Library. Dr. Pierce main- tained to the last his interest in the church, which he had assisted to found. He died April 28, 1890, at the age of nearly 86 years. His wife died July 26, 1886.
tional Church. In June, 1880, the school awarded diplomas to its first graduating class. In September, 1880, a college preparatory class was added. The institution continued to flourish and in the course of time a more
Streets, were in 1888 provided for the school, and a new and beautiful building erected, which was first occupied Sep- tember 18, 1889. This large, substan- tial and convenient edifice, furnished with the modern conveniences, enjoys a singularly favorable location, the view taking in Boston and its suburbs, beau- tifully diversified by the waters of the Mystic and a glimpse of the sea. In addition to the ordinary branches, it provides special instruction by compe- tent specialists in music, painting, and
Levi Pierce,
Son of Jacob Pierce and Olive (Merriam) Pierce, was born at Lincoln, Mass., June 6, 1804, and was educated in the schools of Massachusetts, and at Philadelphia. After practicing his profession for many years in Charlestown, he settled in Everett, in March, 1871, and was the first Homeopathic physician in town. He purchased the estate next south- west of the Congregational Church, which he lived to see greatly enhanced in value. He was one of the founders of the First Baptist Church, in Everett, of which he and his wife and daugh- ter, Miss Olive J. Pierce, were constituent mem- bers, and of which he was one of the first deacons. He married, December 25, 1830, Sabra Kidder, daughter of Sampson and Jennie (Chase) Kidder, of Hudson, N. H., with whom he lived to celebrate their golden wedding, De- cember, 25, 1880. They had four children, Miss S. M. Pierce, formerly principal of Keswick Institute, Philadelphia, who died, April 17, 1857, aged 24; Levi J. Pierce, Homeopathic physi- cian, at Keene, N. H., who died April 18, 1863, aged 28; Mrs. Olive J. Maynard and Mrs. Adelaide P. Potter. The two last were the founders of the " Home School " and have been prominently identified with the educational and religious interests of Everett. Mrs. Potter was
Interior View of Reception Rooms in the Home School Building.
retired location became a necessity, owing to the growth and business development of the town. By the lib- erality of patrons and friends, ample grounds, comprising 40,000 square feet, fronting on Summer, Argyle and Winter
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Home School Building, Summer Street.
elocution, supplemented by lectures. The institution is one in which the citizens of Everett may justly feel a local pride, and it is to be hoped that it may enjoy a prosperous future.
XVIII. PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Closely connected with our educa- tional institutions is the Everett Public Library. The initial step in the estab- lishment of this institution was taken by holding a ball in Everett Hall, on the evening of November 21, 1871, the net proceeds of which were laid aside as the nucleus to a fund to promote the establishment of a public library. The arrangements were under the charge of Messrs. George E. Kimball, E. A. Loring, and T. J. Bryant. Hard times soon followed and very little was done in regard to the matter until the year 1878, when an energetic effort was made in behalf of the public library by Mr. James Skinner, through whose exertions a large number of citizens were induced to contribute books. The first puhlic meeting in the interest of the library was held in the Everett (small) Hall, June 21, 1878. George S. Marshall was chosen chairman and Gilman C. Hickok, secretary. At this
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meeting the movement for a public library first took a tangible form by choice of a board of directors consist- ing of R. M. Barnard, George S. Mar- shall, Dudley P. Bailey, James B. Everett, and James Skinner, - after- wards increased by adding Francis B. Wallis, George E. Kimball, William G. Colesworthy, and Henry A. Tenney. At the same meeting a committee con- sisting of Messrs. Kimball, I. E. Coburn, C. F. Atwood, Thomas Leavitt, and J. C. Van Voorhis, were chosen to solicit contributions of books and funds, and the directors were authorized to procure a suitable room for the library. The labors of the soliciting committee were so successful that by November, four hundred volumes had been secured. On January 13, 1879, the directors voted to engage the smaller of the two rooms now used for the library at a rental of fifty dollars for the first year. Miss Priscilla F. Hagar was chosen librarian on the 27th of March, (a position which she has since held) and she, with the assistance of Miss Emma A. Tufts did the principal labor, with the aid of some of the trustees, in covering and labeling the books and preparing the catalogue. The library was formally opened with appropriate ceremonies in the present reading room of the library, on Thursday, May 1, 1879, consisting of prayer by Rev. W. H. Bolster, an eloquent address by Rev. Warren H. Cudworth, followed by addresses by Rev. B. R. Thorndike, Rev. L. L. Potter, Rev. W. H. Bolster, and Deacon N. J. Mead.
Mr. Cudworth concluded his address with the following beautiful poem, pre- sumably original : ---
DEAD AND ALIVE.
He is dead whose hand is not open wide To help the want of some one or other ; He doubles the good of his life-long ride Who shares his fortunate place with a brother. And a thousand million lives are his, Who carries the world in his sympathies ; To give is to live, to deny is to die.
The flower shines not for itself at all ; Its joy is the joy it freely diffuses ; Of beauty and balm it is prodigal ; And it lives in the life it sweetly loses. No choice for the rose but glory or doom, To exhale or smother, to wither or bloom; To give is to live, to deny is to die.
Forever the sun is pouring his gold On a hundred worlds that beg and borrow ; His warmth he squanders on summits cold, His wealth on the homes of want and sorrow; To deny his largess of precious light, Were to bury himself in eternal night; To give is to live, to deny is to die.
The sea lends silvery rain to the land ; The land its sapphire streams to the ocean. The heart sends blood to the brain of command ; The brain to the heart its lightning motion ; And ever and ever we yield our breath, Till the mirror is dry, and images death; To give is to live, to deny is to die.
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Throw gold to the far dispersing wave, And your ships sail home with tons of treasure ; Care not for comfort, all hardships brave, And evening and age shall sup with pleasure Give health to the sunshine, wind and rain, And roses come back to the check again; To give is to live, to deny is to die.
An entertainment was given in the evening, of the same day, the proceeds of which were devoted to increasing the funds of the library. The number of vol- umes at the date of opening was 1,289, and the first delivery of books began May roth, 1879. It was maintained as a private enterprise through the liberality of various public spirited citizens, until May 3rd, 1880, when it was adopted by a vote of the town as a public town library, to be maintained at the public
Albert N. Parlin,
Son of Ezra W. and Nancy (Pickering) Parlin, was born September 16, 1848, in the one story frame dwelling house, lately occupied by James Pickering, situated on the lot, which is to be the site of the "Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library Building," just South-west of Everett Square. Ezra W. Parlin was a native of Weld, Maine. In early life he was a school teacher. Coming to Massachusetts, he married Nancy Pickering, daughter of James Pickering, Novem- ber 20, 1845. James Pickering was, in early life, a shoe maker, and manufactured shoes in the shop still standing on School Street, just South-west of Dearing's block ; later he opened a grocery store on the present site of the Blomerth Building. This and the Union Store Division, No. 2 (the latter the first grocery) were the only two stores then existing in South Malden, and a keen rivalry existed between them. After the death of James Pickering, the store was changed into a house, which remained on the spot until about 17 or IS years ago. James Pickering died in 1840. Nancy Parlin died April 19, 1853, at the age of twenty-six, and her husband, March 15, 1858, at the age of thirty-seven, both victims of that great scourge of New England, consumption.
Mr. Parlin, thus early left an orphan, was carefully brought up by his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Howe (Edmester) Pickering, daughter of Jonathan Edmester. She was born in the house now occupied by Dr. Mead, in 1804. Mr. Parlin was educated in the Schools of Malden, and graduated from the Malden High School, (being the only member of the graduating class,) in IS64. He first started in business in a retail cloak store, in which he served some eight
months, sweeping the store and doing errands. In July, 1865, at the age of seventeen, he entered the employment of the Magee Furnace Company, with which he has thus been con- nected twenty-eight years. Rising step by step in the mastery of the business, he took charge of the establishment in 1875, after ten years service, and became treasurer in 1876, which position he continues to hold. He has been connected with many business enterprises; was president of the Chicago and Ohio River Railroad, 1890-92, having previously been one of the committee of reorganization, and vice-president 1885-90; was a director and one of the committee of reorgani- zation of the Connotton Valley Railroad; is a director of the Hamilton National Bank, and of the New England Mortgage Security Com- pany, which is engaged in lending money on farm mortgages. Mr. Parlin married, in June, 1871, Sarah Battelle Emmons, the daughter of Mary B. (Oakes) Emmons, the first school teacher of the South-west School District. The latter was a daughter of Capt. Jonathan Oakes and a granddaughter of the first Capt. Jonathan Oakes of revolutionary fame. Her mother was Sarah Battelle Oakes, a daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Battelle, who was a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1765, and who is said to have been a Chaplain in the Revolu- tionary War. Mr. Parlin moved to Boston about seventeen years ago, where he now resides.
expense. A reading room was opened January 26th, 1884, but as the wants of the public did not seem to require this, it was partially discontinued. The total number of volumes in the library December 31st, 1889 had increased to 6181 ; and on December 31st, 1892, to 7852; while the aggregate circulation of books in 1892 was 30,064, as com- pared with 27,850 in 1889, and 10,940 in 1880, the first full year of its opera- tion. The total expenditures upon it to December 31, 1892 had been $19,034.92. of which $6,193.03 have been expended for books and magazines ; $5,022.86 for the services of librarian and assistant ; $573.90 for services of janitor, and $2,612 for rent. The cost of lighting. binding and repairing books, printing, furniture and fixtures and miscellaneous, make up the residue. The city makes an annual appropriation for the support of the library, amounting to $1,500 in 1893, besides the income of the dog tax, amounting in 1893 to $1,447-34. The Everett Public Library is essentially democratic in its origin, owing its exis- tence and maintenance, not to the munificence of any single individual, but to the concerted efforts of the pub- lic in general, although in saying this, we would not omit to mention several valuable gifts received from public spirited individuals, more especially the gift of an elegant set of the Encyclopæ dia Britannica, from Mrs. C. M. Barnard, and large cash donations from Messrs. A. Cochrane & Company, the proprie- tors of the chemical works; and last and greatest, the benefactions of William Shute and Albert N. Parlin, noted below.
On the first day of January, 1893. an adjoining room was added to those previously occupied by the library, and
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George S. Marshall.
Henry A. Tenney.
Wm. G. Colesworthy. George E. Kimball.
Robert M. Barnard.
James B. Everett, M. D.
James Skinner.
Dudley P. Bailey.
Francis B. Wallis.
First Board of Directors of the Everett Public Library, 1878 to 1880.
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shortly after a reading room was again opened, and will it is hoped, attain a usefulness, which will insure its per- manence. On the incoming of the new city government, the number of trustees was increased to twelve.
In 1891, William Shute, of Lynn, by his will, left $10,000 to the town of Everett, for a Public Library in Glen- dale, which legacy has been accepted by the town, and will provide an im- portant addition to the local improve- ments in Glendale. Mr. Shute was the son of Henry Shute, and was born in South Malden, in the house next north of Zera Estes's residence on Ferry Street.
A still more useful gift to the town came in 1892, from Mr. Albert N. Par- lin, Treasurer of the Magee Furnace Company, a native of South Malden. In memory of his deceased son, Fred E. Parlin, a most estimable and promis- ing young man, who died in 1890, just after entering Harvard College, Mr. Parlin offered, in the spring of 1892, to give a part of the former homestead of James Pickering, consisting of 6,672 square feet of land, worth $1 per foot, on which stood the house in which Mr. Parlin was born, built by his grandfather, James Pickering, and for sixty-three years owned by some member of the family. This gift is to be supplemented by a further donation of not less than $5,000 in money, to aid in the erection of a brick or stone library building, to
Fred E. Parlin,
Son of Albert N. and Sarah Battelle l'arlin, was born in Everett, May 15th, 1872. He was educated at the Chauncy Hall School, from which he graduated in 1890, and entered llarvard College with honors, of which he was justly proud. He lived in Everett the first four and last four years of his life, the remainder being spent in Boston. He died August 20, 1890, just after entering Harvard College, from which his great grandfather, Nathaniel Battelle, had gradu- ated 115 years previously. He was a young man of brilliant mental qualities, noble and manly character, and a fine scholar; and his death, just as he was entering on a career so full of hope and promise, brought peculiar sorrow
"Ku. BURN Y CROSS."
The James Pickering Estate (just Southwest of Everett Square). Proposed site of the "Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library Building."
to his relatives and friends. His life, brief though it was, had much that ought to serve as an incentive to the young people who may frequent the library erected as his memorial.
The following testimonial from the principal of the Chauncy Hall School will afford a just and discriminating estimate of this young man :-
MR. DUDLEY P. BAILEY :
Dear Sir,- Yours of March 30th, request- ing an appropriate estimate of the character of Fred E. Parlin, was duly received, but I have been prevented till now from answering it.
Fred Parlin, as a pupil in this school, was distinguished first of all for unswerving fidelity to his school duties. He was conscientious to a fault. What he had to do he always did to the best of his ability. When he came to a recitation, I never had any doubts about his faithful preparation of the lesson. He was as liable to occasional slips and failures in recita- tion as other good scholars are, but I never felt that such failures were the result of wilful neglect. He was ambitious. A failure troubled him. When the right answer to a question would not come immediately, his face would flush with mental distress (hardly too strong a word), and his vexation with himself for fail- ures of memory showed itself in other ways.
His was a very amiable disposition. Teachers and schoolmates were fond of him. His con- cluct was as nearly faultless as one could wish. He did right because it came natural to him to do right. He was thoroughly incapable of doing a mean act. And yet, with all his gentle- ness and amiability of character, there was nothing in it that one could call soft or weak or namby-pamby. He was strong and manly, as well as gentle and gentlemanly. Ilis scholar- ship carried him very successfully through the Harvard admission examinations, and he gave good promise of future attainments of a very high order. I am aware that the above is a meagre and inadequate estimate of the boy's character and personality, but such as it is, it comes from one whose heart is still warm with pleasant and tender recollections of one of the best fellows it has ever been his lot to come in contact with.
Yours very truly, M. GRANT DANIELL."
James Skinner,
Son of James Skinner and Mary (Parker) Skinner, was born in Sheffield, England, where he received his early education. He has been, for many years, agent of one of the large English Steel Companies. He was the immediate agent in crystalizing the sentiment in favor of a public library into definite action. Into this movement he put a large amount of enthusiam and untiring effort, and was rewarded by seeing a large collection of books gathered from all classes and condi- tions of people, which made the nucleus of what is now the Everett Public Library. Ile became a member of the first board of direct- ors and the first chairman of the board. On the change to a city government, he was again appointed a trustee from which he had been debarred in 1880, by not being a citizen of the United States, and his services were fitly recog- nized by making him chairman of the board. He married, November 20, 1846, Mary Clemens Fisher, daughter of Ebenezer Fisher. She died several years ago. Mr. Skinner is a Free Mason, and a member of the Episcopal Church.
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The Everett Free Press.
Devoted to Local aus General Jateffigence.
VOL. I.
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1873.
NO. 1.
Everett Business Directory.
J. B. EVERETT, M. D., Physician aud Burgeon, MASONIC BUILDING, Durner of Broadway and Chelsea Street
WILSON QUINT.
Real Estate Agent,
For the Entire Free I'mcak
The Old Story
W. M. GRUBER,
Furniture Repaired AND UPHOLSTERFR Window Shelre, Flatorre, Towels, Cund. BADERH'S CUILLINO, BROADWAY
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A letter to Jeinitna Sparks He was about fuditing,
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And will hla tringwe outelde his chenk Ile Thus commenced his writing
'Dear Jerulma"- then be stopped, Walung fur an Ice;,
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Stone and Cemment Drain Pipe, and Rubber Hose.
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ROBERT McCLAREN,
HOUSE PAINTER. GRAINER AND GLAZIER, Broadway, opp. Congregationalist Church. H. M. THURSTON'S
EVERETT & BOSTON EXPRESS.
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fand whisky. A countryman with a wegos load of " garden sase " was robbed and driv.
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Fac Simile of the First Issue of the "Free Press."
Reproduced from the file in the Everett Public Library.
Benjamin Franklin Morgan,
Son of Benjamin and Susan (Crombie) Morgan, was born at Manchester-by-the-Sea, August 5, 1830, and received his early education in the public schools of Manchester. He learned the printing business in Salem in 1848, came to Boston in 1852, and to Everett in 1872. Here he established a printing office, from which he issued, on the 24th day of May, 1873, the first number of the first distinctively local paper, The Everett Free Press, which he continued to publish to the time of his death, January 6, 1892. Mr. Morgan formerly carried on the business of electrotyping books. He was a member of Massachusetts Lodge, F. and A. M., and always took an interest in Masonry. He married Susan Ball, who still survives him.
cost not less than $20,000, and to be known as the "Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library Building."
At a town meeting, held May 31st, 1892, the town unanimously accepted Mr. Parlin's timely and liberal proposi- tion, and appropriated $15,000 to pur- chase the Blomerth Estate, so called, at the junction of Broadway and School Street, which, pursuant to one of the conditions of Mr. Parlin's gift is to be laid out as an open area. The property being incumbered with leases, it has been found impracticable to remove the
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