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EDGAR L. TURNER,
Son of John W. and Annie E. (Whelp- ley) Turner, was born at Middleton, Mass., June 27, 1868. He received his education in the public schools of Salem. At the age of eighteen years he entered the employ of T. O. Potter manufac- turer of suspenders, where he remained five years, during the last three of which he had charge of the factory. He later purchased a half interest in the firm of Eldredge & Butler, print- ers, 99 Broad Street, Boston, and on January 1, 1893, he succeeded to the business of the firm, and now does busi- ness on his own individual account, at 90 Broad Street. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Everett Y. M. C. A. He married, September 28, 1892, Lura M., daughter of Henri Batchelder and Anna O. (Messenger) Batchelder. He was the original projector of the Everett Souvenir, and founded the Everett Citizen.
RICHARD S. HIGGINS,
The son of Ephraim and Rebecca (Rich) Higgins, was born in Wellfleet, Decem- ber, 23, 1837. He was educated in the
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Truro common schools and Academy. Soon after he became of age he went to Boston, where he engaged in the prod- uce trade for three years. He then went to Brooklyn, N. Y., where, for fif- teen years, he carried on a grocery busi- ness. Returning to Boston he formed a partnership with J. N. Snow, and together they conducted a provision and grocery business, under the firm name of Snow & Higgins, for some thirteen years or until the fall of 1890. Since then he has been engaged in real estate operations and he is also connected with the Belmont Hill nurseries. Mr. Hig- gins is a member of the United Order of the Golden Cross. January 5, 1864, he married Frances E., daughter of William and Elizabeth (Vandenburgh) Taber, of Brooklyn, N. Y. He resides at No. 69 Hancock Street.
GEORGE A. SALTMARSH,
Son of Gilman and Harriet E. (Robert- son) Saltmarsh, was born at Bow, N. H., October 18. 1858. He received his early education at the public schools at Bow and at Concord, at Tilton, N. H. Seminary, and at Dartmouth College, from which he graduated with Com- mencement honors in 1884. He studied law with William M. Chase, of Concord, N. H., now Justice of the Supreme Court of N. H., and Frank S. Streeter, now of the firm of Streeter, Walker and Chase, completing his studies at Boston in the office of Train & Teele, and at Boston University Law School. He was admitted to the Suffolk Bar in the winter of 1886-87. He was for a time librarian of the Boston Bar Asso- ciation in connection with the U. S. Courts in Boston. Since September. 1887, he has had an office at 5 Tremont Street, with Sherman L. Whipple, Esq. He is a member of Palestine Lodge, F. and A. M., of the Red .Men, and of the Glendon Club. He married, June 5, 1890, Miss Nellie Gertrude Soulée.
daughter of David and Lucy M. (Rogers) Soulée, and a granddaughter of the late R. B. Rogers. He resides at 262 Broadway.
FRANK D. WOODBURY,
Son of Washington Woodbury and Dolly H. (Jones) Woodbury, was born April 15, 1842, at Salem, N. H. He received his early education in the pub- lic schools of Concord, N. H., passing three years in the Concord High School, which he left to learn the printing busi- ness, at which he served a three years' apprenticeship. He enlisted in the 8th N. H. Vol. Infantry, March 26, 1862, and served until the expiration of the term of service of his regiment, January 17, 1865; being twice wounded in action. He engaged in printing on his own account in 1871, was Register of Deeds for Merrimack County, N. H., from July 1, 1881, to July 1, 1883. In November, 1885, he removed to Everett where he has since carried on the printing business in the Blomerth Building, Everett Square. He is a Past Grand of White Mountain Lodge, No. 5, I. O. O. F .; Past Chief Patriarch, Penacook Encampment; Past Chancel- lor, Concord Lodge, No. 8, Knights of Pythias ; Past Commander, Post 2, G. A. R., of Concord, N. H .; Grand Master of Masons in N. H. in 1890 and 1891 ; Past Master, Eureka Lodge F. and A. M .; Past High Priest, Trin- ity Chapter; Past T. I. Master, Horace Chase Council ; Past Em. Commander, Mount Horeb Commandery, all of Con- cord, N. H. ; Past M. I. Grand Master, Grand Council of N. H .; Master of Ceremonies, Council of High Priests of N. H. ; Member of Edward A. Raymond Consistory, 32d Degree, Nashua, N. H .; together with other important offices in Masonry. He married, at Concord, July 21, 1868, Imogene Ella Stevens, daughter of Zelotus and Susan M. (Morse) Stevens, of Concord, N. H.
ADDISON HADLEY,
The son of Ethan and Betsey (Persons) Hadley, was born in l'eterborough, N. H., October 13, 1831. He was educated in the common schools of his native place. In the earlier part of his life, he was engaged in wood turning and manufacturing business. The last few years he has devoted to insurance busi- ness and real estate, in connection with (). H. Perry & Co., Boston. He is now engaged with the Reliable Manufactu- ring Co., in Everett. Mr. Hadley joined the Baptist Church in Peter- borough, in 1849, and the Highland Congregational Church, in 1887. He is a member of Wamesit Lodge, K. of P., Lowell ; of the Golden Rule Alliance, Boston; of the Order of Columbia, Boston; of Ladd and Whitney Post, 185, G. A. R., Lowell. He moved to Everett a few years ago. January 17, 1853, he married Eveline, daughter of Nathaniel B. and Thirza (Osborn) Parker, of Nelson, N. H.
JAMES S. NORTON, A. M., M. D.
Was born in Augusta, Me., October 3, 1859. His parents, John H. Norton and Caroline (Safford) Norton, were
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descendants of the early settlers of Maine. In 1877 he went to Boston and entered the Boston Latin School, which then occupied a building on Bedford Street, since torn down to make way for business blocks. Return- ing to Maine he graduated from Augusta High School, in 1881, and from Bow- doin College, in 1885, with degree of A. B. This college has since conferred upon him the degree A. M. He studied medicine at the Maine Medical School and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, receiving his diploma in 1889. He married Addie Luber, of Brunswick, Me. After residing in Boston a short time, they moved to Everett. They have one daughter, Lucie Caroline Norton. Dr. Norton is now Secretary of the Everett Board of Health. He resides at 42 Chelsea Street.
JOHN C. SPOFFORD,
Son of Phineas M. and Mary E. (Went- worth) Spofford, was born at Webster, Me., Nov. 25, 1854. His early life was was spent on a farm, and he received his early education in the district schools, at Monmouth Academy and at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill. During the intervals of study at these institutions, he taught several terms in the district schools with success, and was elected a member of the school committee at Webster, Me., for the municipal year, 1880-81. He was principal of Smith's Business Col- lege in Lewiston in 1876-77. In 1879 he entered the office of H. J. Preston, Architect, Boston, to learn the business. Two years later he was engaged as draughtsman by Sturgis & Brigham and remained with them until 1886, during which time he had charge of the con- struction of several important buildings, among which may be mentioned the Commonwealth Building, Boston ; the residence of H. H. Rogers, of the Stand- ard Oil Co., New York City, and the Building of the Massachusetts Hospital
Life Insurance Co., State Street, Boston. In March, 1887, he formed a partner- ship with Willard M. Bacon, under the firm name of Spofford & Bacon, which continued until February, 1888. On February 14, 1888, he formed a partner- ship with Charles Brigham, under the name of Brigham & Spofford, which continued four years, until February 14, 1892, when Mr. Spofford opened an ele- gant suite of offices in the John Han- cock Building where he still remains. Among the buildings designed by Spof- ford & Bacon may be mentioned the remodeled Mt. Washington School
House. Messrs. Brigham & Spofford have been the architects of many import- ant buildings, among which may be mentioned the additions to the Mass. State House and to the Maine State House, the New City Hall, Lewiston, Me .; Memorial Hall, Belfast, Me .; the Hospital for Inebriates and Dipsomani- acs, at Foxboro, Mass. ; the Town Hall, Fairhaven, Mass .; the Presbyterian Church, Roxbury; the Everett Y. M. C. A. Building; the remodeled Univer- salist Church, Everett; the Glendale and Beacham School Houses (the for- mer an enlargement) ; the remodeled Locust Street School House and other buildings of note. Mr. Spofford settled in Everett in October, 1881. He was a member of the School Committee for four years, 1886-90, has been president of the Young Men's Republican Club of Everett, and chairman of the Repub- lican Town Committee. He is a mem- ber of a large number of societies, including Palestine Lodge, F. and A. M .; the I. O. O. F .; the Grangers ; Knights and Ladies of Honor; Pilgrim Fathers ; Red Men ; Royal Arcanum ; Middlesex Club; Mass. Republican Club; Pine Tree State Club, of Boston; also, the Everett, Glendon Club, and of the Mass. Historical and Genealogical Society. He is president of the Spof- ford Family Association. Since going into business on his own separate account he has designed the Bangor City Hall; the Methodist Church Edi- fice, Everett; the Glendon Club Build- ing, and the proposed Hapgood Build- ing for the new City Government. Mr. Spofford comes of a good line of ancestry. On his father's side he is one of the descendants of John Spof- ford and Elizabeth Scott who came from Yorkshire, Eng., in 1638, and settled in what is now Georgetown, Mass. On his mother's side he is a descendant of John Wentworth, Lieu't-Governor of New Hampshire from 1713 to 1730. His great grandfather, Capt. John Went- worth, fought with Wolfe on the plains of Abraham. Mr. Spofford married, July 6, 188 1, Miss Ella M. Fuller, daugh- ter of Alden and Sarah A. (Walker) Fuller, of Turner, Me.
GEORGE W. MARSHALL,
Son of John P. and Emily A. (Ford) Marshall, was born at Yorkshire, Eng- land, November 7, 1842. He received his early education in Albany, N. Y. and has followed the business of a Florist. His father came with his family to this country in 1849, and settled in Albany, N. Y. Mr. Marshall is a member of the 1.O.O. F .; A. O. U. W .; N. E. O. P., and of the Golden Cross. He served in the Union Army during the war, under Gen. Thomas, for thirteen months. He married, Sep- tember 6, 1887, Emma J. Murry, daugh- ter of James and Annie C. Murry, and resides on Elm Street where he has a large nursery and florist's establishment.
WILSON QUINT,
Son of Wentworth and Sally (Lamont) Quint was born at Sanford, Me., Nov. 5, 1818, Maine being then a part of Massachusetts. He received his early education (for which his opportunities were quite limited) in the district schools. He was formerly a manufact- urer of flour, was in the grocery busi- ness, and in the silk printing business. He was for eight years one of the
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selectmen of Malden before the town was divided, and took the U. S. Census for Malden. He is a member of Middle- sex Encampment, No. 9, I. O. O. F. of Malden. He married, in 1839, Jerusha WV. Cooper, daughter of John and Jerusha (Cobb) Cooper, of Plymouth, Mass., and resides at 19 School Street. Mr. Quint formerly took a somewhat active part in town affairs, and has served the town as moderator, and has also presided at the Republican Cau- cuses. He has been a resident of South Malden and Everett for more then forty years, and has watched its growth from a straggling hamlet of less than a thousand inhabitants to a city of sixteen thousand. He has also been engaged to some extent in the real estate and insurance business. He has for many years resided at 38 School St.
CYRUS STOW HAPGOOD,
Son of Cyrus and Ellen (Wheeler) Hapgood, was born at Concord, Mass., November 23, 1842, and received his early education in the Cambridge gram- mar and high schools. He has been engaged in the provision business in Quincy Market since 1859, and is a member of the well-known firm of S. S. Learned & Co., who carry on a very large business at the market. Mr. Hapgood is a member of the first Bap- tist Church, in Everett, to the support of which he has been a heavy contributor. He has rendered valuable service to the town on committees though never hav- ing held any official position except that of sewer commissioner. In 1888, when the question of sewerage assumed prominence, Mr. Hapgood was appointed one of a committee of fifteen which devised and reported the system of sewerage adopted by the town March 5, 1889. Mr. Hapgood was appointed at the same meeting as one of a com- mission of five citizens to serve three years, without pay, to carry into effect the system of sewerage adopted by the
town. Soon after the incorporation of the city the question of securing per- manent quarters for the new city gov- ernment assumed prominence, and Mr. Hapgood with characteristic liberality and public spirit made a proposition which has been accepted by both departments of the city council to erect an elegant brick building at the corner of Church Street and Broadway, in which the various departments of the new city government will have most convenient and ample quarters, with superior facilities in every respect, at a very moderate expense. Mr. Hapgood came to Everett in the summer of 1872 when he purchased the valuable estate on which he has since resided. He is a heavy tax payer and one of the solid men of the place. He mar- ried, November 25, 1863, Miss Clara A. Connor, daughter of Capt. Sylvanus and Mary A. (Partridge) Connor, of Orland, Me.
ARTHUR E. CARPENTER,
Son of Edwin B. and Tabitha H. (Pot- ter) Carpenter, was born at La Moille, Ill. in 1861, received his education in the Mendota High School and Chicago Union College of Law. He was con- nected with E. P. Carpenter Organ Co., Worcester, Mass., for three years, then spent two years in the Chicago Union College of Law; was engaged in the Mortgage Loan Business in Dakota Territory for six years, and in the Life Insurance Business for three years. He is now the special agent for the North Western Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Milwaukee, Wis. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity; Knights of Pythias, I. O. O. F. ; I. O. R. M., and of the Baptist Church. He married, in 1884, Kezia R. Inglis, daughter of Rev. George S. Inglis and Kezia (Martin) Inglis, of Mendota, Ill. He resides at 38 Linden Street.
CHARLES F. WASHBURN,
Son of David and Elizabeth L. (Greene) Washburn was born at Somerville, Mass., April 7, 1855, and received his early education in the Somerville public schools. In 1871 he went into busi- ness with his father, David Washburn, for many years a well known manufact- urer of bricks in Everett, in which business he has been engaged ever since. The business is now carried on by him and his brother George F. Washburn, under the firm name of David Washburn & Sons. Mr. Wash- burn is a member of the Odd Fellows, of the Red Men, and of the Glendon Club, and is one of the solid men of
Everett. He married, June 15, 1879, Mary L. Littlefield, daughter of Israel and Henrietta (Kimball) Littlefield, of Lyman, Me., and resides at 145 Broadway, Everett, in a fine residence which he erected a few years ago.
ARTHUR D. KINGMAN,
Son of Josiah A. and Susan B. (Davis) Kingman, was born at Reading, Mass., June 15, 1852, and received his educa- tion in the Phillips Grammar School,
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the Boston Latin School, and French's Commercial College. He was con- nected with the Domestic Sewing Ma- chine Co., first as book-keeper at their Boston office, and later as manager of their office at Hartford, Conn. He left the Domestic Co. to accept the posi- tion of manager at Lowell, Mass., of the Household Sewing Machine Co., with which he remained until three years ago, when he started in business for himself, in Everett, dealing in pianos, organs, and sewing machines. Inherit- ing superior musical talents from his father, he has occupied a conspicuous position in the musical circles of Everett, has served as chorister at the Congrega- tional, Baptist and Universalist Churches of Everett, and has also been a mem- ber of quartette choirs at Malden, Somer- ville and Boston. He was a member for a number of years of the Boylston Club and the Cecilia Club, well known musical societies in Boston. He resides at 33 Chelsea Street, Everett.
STEPHEN B. SMITH,
Was born at Dannemora, N. Y., January 29. 1860, being the only son of Stephen R. Smith and Aurilla (Leonard) Smith. At the early age of nine years, he was obliged to seek his fortune among stran- gers, and how well he succeeded, can only be told by a personal acquaintance with the man. He attended the public schools of Northfield, Vt., where he received a practical business education. For many years he was interested in the manufacture of rattan furniture, and he has for over two years, been successfully engaged in the real estate and brokerage business, at 172 Washington St., Boston, where he is considered a shrewd busi- ness man. He is a member of several secret societies, and was appointed a justice of the peace by Gov. Russell early in the year 1893. Although a res- ident of Everett but two years, he has shown much interest in the welfare of
the new city. In the year 1881, he married Lizzie J. Ray, daughter of Alfred W. and Elizabeth A. Ray, of Gardner, Mass. He resides at No. 4 Lynde St., Everett, Mass.
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AMOS STONE,
Third son of Phineas and a lineal descendant of Rev. Samuel Stone, who came to this country, from England, A. D. 1633, and Hannah (Jones) Stone, was born at Weare, N. H., August 16, 1816. His parents moved to Charles- town when he was eight years old, where he received his education in the Charles- town Free School. At the age of fifteen he went to work in his father's grocery store, where he remained until twenty- one years of age. He then engaged in the real estate business. On the incor- poration of Charlestown as a city, in 1847, he was elected the first city treas- urer and collector of taxes, which office he held eight years, until the close of 1854. He was an energetic collector, and forced one of the railroads to pay taxes by attaching an engine just before it was to be coupled to a train, which brought about an immediate settlement. In the fall of 1855, Mr. Stone was elected treasurer of Middlesex County, and held the position thirty years, when he declined a re-election. The County Convention, which nominated his suc- cessor, adopted resolutions of apprecia- tion for his character and services. In 1854 the Charlestown Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, now a flourishing institution, was incorporated, of which his brother, P. J. Stone, became president, and he trustee and treasurer. Upon the death of his brother, in 1891, he succeeded to the presidency. For more than ten years he, as treasurer, with the assistance of the president performed all the labor of the bank without any compensation to either. He has been, since 1861, a director and for most of that time presi- cent of the Mutual Protection Fire
Insurance Company. In 1863 he was elected a director of the Monument Bank, and on the death of Hon. James O. Curtis, was elected president. He was one of the original shareholders of the Mystic River Company, and for more than twenty years its clerk and treasurer. His great physical endurance enabled him to work sixteen hours a day, and during his thirty years of service as County treasurer he never employed a clerk or assistant. In politics he was formerly a Democrat, bnt on the forma- tion of the Republican party joined that organization, with which he has ever since been identified. He took a lively interest in the prosecution of the war of the Rebellion, and was one of twenty- one persons who paid for fitting out the first three companies sent from Charles- town to Washington to defend the capital. Early in life he joined the Free Masons and is treasurer of two masonic organiza- tions. He married Miss Sarah E. Mills, and they moved to Everett in 1872. In 1888 he served as chairman of the com- mittee to devise a system of sewerage for Everett. He prepared the report, and was appointed, in 1889, one of a com- mission of five (of which he was chair- man) to carry out the recommodations of the report. In 1890 he was elected a member of the board of road commis- sioners -the only town office he ever held. Mr. Stone has been a public- spirited citizen, and taken an interest in local improvements, and has lately been an active participant in the move- ment to establish a Board of Trade. Though nearly four-score, he still main- tains a lively interest in public affairs
STEPHEN C. CURRIER,
Was born at Andover, N. H. March 1, 1838, and came to Boston when fifteen years of age. During the second year of the war in 1862, he enlisted in Co. E. roth N. H. Regiment for three years. Upon his return from the army he en-
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gaged in the teaming business, and has become one of the largest boss team- sters in Boston. He is a member of Palestine Lodge F. and A. M .; Everett Lodge, I. O. O. F .; K. of H .; of the Red Men, and of the James A. Perkins Post, No. 156, G. A. R. On the incor- poration of the city of Everett, he was appointed oue of the Trustees of the Everett Public Library. Mr. Currier settled in Everett the year the town was incorporated and has resided here during the twenty years since that event. He has a large express route in Everett and also deals largely in lime, cement, and other building materials. He has been quite largely interested in real estate and now owns twelve houses. He has also taken an active interest in the various local improvements in the place. He resides at 154 Main Street.
ALBERT W. SEYMOUR,
Son of Dennison E. Seymour, M. D. and Frances E. (Archer) Seymour, was born March 27, 1851, at Hartford, Conn., and received his education in the com- mon schools of Calais, Me. From 1867 to 1871 he followed the sea. In 1872 he learned the trade of interior decora- tor in all its branches, with J. McPher- son, of Boston, was four years foreman for Platt & Thompson, of New Haven, Conn., the largest house decorators in that State. He has carried on business in New Haven for about five years, and in Everett nearly three years. He has been Past Grand of City Lodge, I. O. O. F., New Haven, Conn. ; is a member of the O. U. A. M., and of the Everett Club ; was eleven years a member of the Conn. State Militia, in which he held the posi- tion of First Lieutenant. He has been an aid on Gov. Harrison's Staff in Conn. and a member of the New Haven City Council for two years. He married, July 5, 1877, Eva E. Larkin, daughter of Zachariah Larkin of Wethersfield, Conn.
FRANKLIN E. S. THOMPSON,
Son of William and J. (Miller) Thomp- son, was born in Chelsea, March 19, 1871, and received his education in the Everett schools. Upon leaving school he entered a photographic studio, and after learning the business started for himself, and for several years past has carried on a very successful busi- ness, having his office at home and doing work for over one hundred real estate agents. In May, 1892, he pur- chased an interest in a studio in Sears- port, Me. He returned to Everett in December, 1892, and finding his busi- ness increasing he was compelled to find more commodious quarters. The company of which he holds the con- trolling interest has fitted up a very neat studio on Broadway, Everett, under the name of Franklin Photographic Studio. Many of the cuts in the Souve- nir are from photographs taken by Mr. Thompson. He resides at 3 Clark St.
FRANK L. ROBERTS,
Son of Rev. Joseph P. Roberts and Atlant (Ireland) Roberts, was born at Palmyra, Me., March 18, 1857. He
graduated from Union University and at the Albany Law School, May. 1883, receiving the degree of L. L. B. He practiced law at Presque Isle, Me., several years, was admitted to the Suffolk Bar, in June, 1891, represented a Mass. Corporation in Kentucky one year, April, 1891, to April, 1892, as general manager and attorney; was elected county attorney for Aroostook County on the face of the returns as a Democrat, in 1886 ; was chairman of the board of directors of the Presque Isle Village Improvement Association, 1887- 90 ; was collector for the town for some years, and a member of the city council of Grand River, Kentucky, for the year 1891. He is a member of the Presque Isle Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; the Olive Branch Encampment, of which he was Chief Patriarch, in 1890, and a member of the Northern Lights Canton. He married, December 25, 1879, Lilla A. York, daughter of A. Milton and Luncindia (Emery) York, of Caribou, Me. In the fight for the county attorneyship for Aroostook, in 1886, Mr. Roberts over- came a Republican majority of more than six hundred on the gubernatorial vote, carrying his own town which was strongly Republican, and being the only Democrat who ever carried the town for any county office since its incorpo- ration. He resides at 47 Pleasant St.
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