Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1942, Part 3

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Publication date: 1942
Publisher: Gloucester (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 352


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Officer for Burial of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors-Percy Sloan


Superintendent Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, City Forester, Forest Warden-Albert C LaBelle


Works Projects Administration, Geo E Hods- don, coordinator


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Headquarters, 8 School Street


Chief Engineer-Homer R Marchant


Deputy Chief Engineers-Fritz E R Robin-


son, Louis A Francis


Motor Supervisor-Guy Wagner City Electrician-Gardner T Burke


Location of Signal Boxes


No.


12 Rocky Neck av opp Horton


12 Wonson st and Radcliffe


13 cor E Main and MtPleasant av


14 cor E Main and Highland


15 Eastern Point rd, nr Hawthorne lane


16 E Main, cor Sayward


17 Beach av, Bass Rocks


18 cor Haskell and Hammond 19 Atlantic av, Bass Rocks


112 Tarr & Wonson's, Rocky Neck


113 cor Eastern Point blvd, and Stewart av


114 cor Calder st and MtPleasant av


115 Second Gate Lodge, Eastern Point


117 Thorwald Hotel


119 Haskell cor MtPleasant av


129 Moorland Hotel


141 Opposite 112 MtPleasant av


142 E Main cor Hammond


151 Grape Vine and Atlantic rd 21 cor Eastern av and Webster


23 E Main nr Eastern av


24 cor Bass and Brightside av


25 Friend, cor Fair


26 Main, opp Herrick


27 Main, nr Gorton-Pew Office


28 cor MtVernon and Perkins 29 Webster, nr Sadler


211 Eastern av, cor Harrison av


212 Eastern av nr Fisherman's Home


213 cor Witham and Eastern av


215 Brier Neck cor Witham nr Thacher rd 231 Fish Pier, Parker st


254 Sawyer School, Friend st


261 cor Main and Prospect 281 cor Bent and Taylor


31 Main cor Duncan


32 Gas Works, Duncan st


34 Main nr Pearce


35 MtVernon and Prospect


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No. 36 Prospect cor Allen st 37 cor Pleasant and Liberty 38 cor Cedar and Millett 39 cor Trask and Warner 312 Duncan opp Locust 313 Cor Rogers and Water 314 cor Elm and Federal sts


322 cor Pearce and Wharf


371 Parochial School, Prospect st


381 cor Trask and Summit 41 Pine, nr Church


42 Main, opp ft of Centre


43 cor Mansfield and Wash


45 Dale cor Warren


46 Maplewood av nr Shepherd 47 Prospect, cor School 48 cor Pearl and Railroad av 411 cor Hancock and Rogers


461 cor Maplewood and Myrtle sq 51 Main opp Puritan Hotel 52 Commercial, nr Fort sq 53 Western av cor Middle 54 cor Riggs and Summer


56 Washington nr Gloucester Garage


57 Washington opp Prospect


58 Beacon, cor Lookout 59 cor Comlth and Centennial av


531 Bridge House, Western av 541 cor Hampden and Granite


544 Hovey School, Summer st


581 cor Lookout and Exchange


591 City Home, Emerson av


592 High School, Blynman av 61 Cleveland cor Arthur


62 Washington cor Marsh 63 Grove, cor Wash 64 Anchor Works, Whittemore st


65 Net and Twine Factory, Maplewood av


67 Riverdale Mills, Riverdale


68 Washington, nr Gee av 69 Washington, opp Dennison


611 Addison Gilbert Hospital


631 Standard Oil Co, Whittemore st


632 Washington, nr Gloucester av


633 Madison av


634 Ferry st, Wolf Hill


635 Wheeler st entrance to Riverview


651 Maplewood av nr Gloucester av


653 Cherry st opp Geo Lamb's


661 Wheeler's Point nr Wheeler's Boat Shop 71 Annisquam, opp Post Office


72 Cambridge av, Annisquam


73 Washington, opp Leonard


75 Washington, nr Granite Co


76 Washington, Foster's Drug Store


78 Washington, cor Butman av 79 Langsford st nr Mason sq


711 River Road


712 Norwood's Heights


722 Norwood Heights nr Adam's Garage


731 Nashua av


751 Washington, cor Plum ct


752 High nr Young av


762 Langsford nr Munsey's lane


81 Western av and Bond st


82 Essex av, nr Sam G Poole's


83 Fernwood Lake Ice House


84 Russia Cement Co


85 Western av and Magnolia av


86 Concord st, Bray School 87 Magnolia sq, nr Drug Store 811 Kent Circle


812 John Hays Hammond, Western av 814 cor Western av and Hesperus av


815 Hesperus av nr Hammond Museum 821 Essex av (Fernwood Garage) 822 Essex av cor Magnolia av


823 cor Essex av and Concord st 824 Essex av, West Gloucester Grocery 826 Essex av, West Gloucester Grange 2


No.


827 Summer cor Walker


828 Woodman av cor Essex av


829 Concord and Sumner nr Haskell School


851 Ocean av, cor Norman av, Magnolia 852 Oceanside Hotel, Magnolia


853 Magnolia av nr Dunbar's


94 Coast Guard Call 95 Tramp Box (spare)


No School Signals


When weather is too cold or stormy, or for special reason-


5-5-5 blows at 7:10 a m, no forenoon session for any school


5-5-5 blows at 8:05 a m, no forenoon session for any school except High School


5-5-5 blows at 12:05 p m, no afternoon ses- sion for any school except High School


5 blows at 6:05 p m, no session of Evening School


5 blows at 8:30 a m, no forenoon session for the three primary grades


5 blows at 1:05 p m, no afternoon session for the three primary grades


5-5 blows at 1:05 p m, no afternoon ses- sion for any school


Engineer's Signals


Two blows, all-out signal


2-2 blows, second alarm


2-2-2 blows third and general alarm, calls the whole department


3-3 blows calls Engine 2 to Rockport


3-3-3 blows calls Engine 4 to Pigeon Cove


4-4 blows calls Engine 1 to Manchester Five blows used for School Signals


6-6 blows calls Engine 2 to fire in Essex


7-7 blows calls the Fire Boat


8-8 blows WPA checks


9-4 blows emergency call U S C G 9-9 blows emergency call in case of accident


or any one getting lost (meet at City Hall) Nine blows emergency recall Nine-two call Forest Warden


Ten blows calls Police to Police Headquar- ters


10-10-10 blows military call


When two or more alarms occur at the same time, the all-out signal will be followed by one round of the box


Fire Equipment


Chemical Engine No 1-Stanwood street, Riverdale. Capt Leroy Collins


Combination A-8 School. Capt,


Engine No 1-Fuller st, Magnolia. Cap-


tain, Chas H Lowe


Engine No 2-8 School. Captain,


Engine No 3-75 MtPleasant av E G. Cap- tain, Wallace J Tuck


Engine No 4-895 Washington, Bay View. Captain, Henry Hilton, Lieut, Wm H Crowell Engine No 5-8 School. Lieut Hose No 1-8 School. Call Captain, John W Noble. Call Lieut, Robt K Whitmarsh Hose No 8-Walnut st, Annisquam. Cap- tain, Carroll Parsons


Ladder No 1-8 School. Captain, Henry B Lowe. Call Lieut, Jas T Burns


Ladder No 2-Fuller St Magnolia. Capt, Edwd A Wilkinson Ladder No 3-8 School. Call Captain, Alex O'Hanley


Motor Supervisor-Guy Wagner Rescue Squad for Emergency Calls-8 School


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Police Department


Headquarters, 10 Duncan st


City Marshal, Winfred J Ellis. Captain, Chas L O'Maley


Lieutenant-John J Curtis


Sergeants-John J Coyle, David E Mehl- man jr, Wallace L Foley, Marshall R Mc- Donald


Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Hugh M Grieve Chauffeur, Harry W O'Connell


Constables with Power to Serve Civil Pro- cesses-Gardner H Smith, Francis D Enos, Ray W Corliss, Frank F Littlefield


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Office, Administration Bldg, 7 Beacon. Open every week day except Saturday from 8:30 a m to 12 m and from 1 to 5 p m. Saturdays from 9 a m to 12 m


Chairman-The Mayor, ex-officio


Members-A Story Wonson, Walter C King, Dr Reginald Courant, Dr Ralph E Cun- ningham, Mrs Rena B Hodsdon, Herbert E Smith, Natalie D Clough, Clifford F Foley, Dr Earle R Andrews. Regular meetings second Monday evening of each month at 8 o'clock. Secretary, Ernest W Fellows


Superintendent of Schools-Ernest W Fel- lows. Office hours at Administration Bldg, 7 Beacon street, on days when schools are in session, 8:30 to 9 a m. The Superintendent is generally in the office from 4 to 5 p m and from 9 to 12 on Saturdays. Other times by appointment


Supervisor of Attendance-John J Bentley. Office hours, 9:00 to 10.00, 4 to 5 p m, 7 Bea- con street


Supervisors-Music, Eleanor F Moore, G Allyn Browne. Drawing, Mabel Spofford, Howard A Curtis, Hale B Anthony. Physi- cal Training, Anna P Savage, D Bernard Pratt, M Evelyn Curtis, Florence Sloan. Ele- mentary Supervisor, Dorothy S Carle. Band Instructor, Antonio Gentile. School Carpen- ter and Supervisor of School Buildings, W Everett Amero. School Dentist, Dr Jos Fial- ho. School Physician, Dr Geo S Rust. School Nurse, Winifred Ross. Dental Hygienist, Josephine Kelleher. Supervisor of Heating and Ventilating, Fred S Bennett


High School-off Blynman av. Principal, Leslie O Johnson. Vice Principal, Ralph P Parsons


Babson School-Pleasant st cor Shepherd. Principal, Nina E Low


Blynman School-66 Magnolia av. Prin- cipal, Genevieve Courant


Bradstreet School-Washington st., Bay View. Principal, Anna H Stuart


Bray School-Concord st, WG (mixed). Principal, Jennie V Ruth


Central Grammar School, Dale av. Princi- pal, Milton L Fuller. Asst Principal, Leo F Hennessey


Eastern Avenue School-83 Eastern av. Principal, John P Cunningham


Forbes School-41 Washington st. Prin- cipal, Mary A Waddell


Haskell School-Sumner st, W Gloucester (mixed). Principal, Grace M Nelson


Hildreth School-29 Eastern av opp Web- ster. Principal,


Hovey School-Summer st. Principal, Ada M Collins


Lane School-1117 Washington st, Lanes- ville. Principal, Clara W Hayden


Maplewood School-Maplewood av. Prin- cipal, Katherine A Winn


MtVernon School-MtVernon st. Principal, Florence L Mears


Parsons School-211 Western av. Prin-


cipal, Mildred V S Lee


Point Grammar School-18 Plum st. Prin- cipal, M A Caroline Merchant


Riggs School-Washington st, Riverdale. Principal, Margt W Mackay


CHURCHES


(See Classified Business Directory. Churches are also listed with additional in- formation under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)


CLUBS


(See Clubs, also Associations & Clubs- Coml, also Societies, in Classified Business Directory. Clubs are also listed with addi- tional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)


COUNTY OFFICERS


District Attorney for Essex County-Hugh A Cregg of Methuen


Assistant District Attorneys-John J Ryan of Haverhill; E Randall Jackson, Danvers, James Roy, Lynn; Max Nicholson, Methuen


Probation Officers, Superior Court-Chief Officer, Fred M Barr of Lawrence, Ellen DeS Barrett of Newburyport, Eugene Fenton of Lawrence, Clarence Huntress of Lawrence


Master in Chancery, Frederic S O'Brien


County Commissioners-Frederick Butler of Andover (chairman) : James D Bentley of Swampscott, C F Nelson Pratt of Saugus


Clerk of Courts-Archie N Frost, Andover; Assts, Hollis L Cameron, Beverly, Charles H Metcalf, Beverly, Melville Rowand, Salem, Jeremiah J Twomey, Andover, Philip Little- field, Marblehead


County Engineer-Robt R Evans of Haver- hill. Office, Court House, Salem


County Treasurer-Harold E Thurston of Lynn. Office, Court House, Salem


Registers of Deeds, Southern District- A Franklin Priest of Haverhill; first asst, Carl C Emery of Newburyport; second assis- tant, Arthur C Martinson of Marblehead. Office, Court House, Salem. Northern Dist- rict-G Hudson Driver, Lawrence; assistant, Helen M Lyons. Office, Court House, Law- rence


Sheriff-Frank E Raymond of Salem


Special Sheriff-Earl E Wells of Lynn


Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Salem-Frank E Raymond


Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Lawrence-Mark L Stillings


Public Administrator-John R Cahill jr, 11 Pleasant st, Gloucester


Medical Examiner-First district includes Gloucester and Rockport, Dr Ira B Hull, 10 Washington


COURTS


SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Chief Justice, Fred T Field of Newton


SUPERIOR COURT


Chief Justice, John P Higgins of Boston


COURT OF PROBATE FOR ESSEX COUNTY


Judges, John V Phelan of Lynn; John A Costello of Lawrence


Register, Wm F Shanahan of Swampscott. Assistant, Arthur D Fowler of Marblehead; Second Assistant, Lucy S Brown of Salem


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The records are kept at the office of the Register, in the Court House, Salem


The Probate Court sits as follows: Salem first, third and fifth Mondays of every month except third Monday in August; Newbury- port, fourth Mondav in January, February, March, May, June, July, September, Novem- ber and December; Haverhill fourth Monday in April and October; Lawrence, second Mon- day and every Wednesday in each month except August


DISTRICT COURT OF EASTERN ESSEX


10 Duncan


Justice-Edwd Morley


Special Justices-Lincoln S Simonds, John C Pappas


Clerk-Harold L Armstrong


Court and Probation Officer-Henry T Hatch


Sessions for criminal business daily at 9 a m


Sessions for civil business every Thursday at 10 a m


Sessions for Supplementary Process First and Third Saturdays at 10 a m


Juvenile Sessions Tuesdays at 9:30 a m Small Claim Sessions every Friday at 9:30 a m


LIBRARIES


Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Li- brary, 88 Middle. Joseph A Boyer pres, Geo P Merchant clerk, Wm Moore treas, Kath- erine C Flatley librarian. Adult Department open daily 9 a m to 8 p m, Junior Dept 1 p m to 6 p m, closed Sundays and Holidays, Lanes- ville Deposit Station in Lane School, Lanes- ville open Tuesday 3 p m to 5 p m and 6 to 8 pm


Village Hall Library, 38 Leonard. Doris S Norwood, librarian


Magnolia Library, Lexington av cor Nor- man av Magnolia. Mrs Jean B Cook, librar- ian


LABOR ORGANIZATIONS


(See Classified Business Directory. Labor Organizations are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)


LEGAL HOLIDAYS


New Year's Day, January 1. Washington's Birthday, February 22d. Patriot's Day, April 19th. Memorial Day, May 30th. Indepen- dence Day, July 4th. Labor Day, first Mon- day in September. Columbus Day, October 12th. Armistice Day, November 11. Thanks- giving. Christmas Dec 25th


When the 1st of January, the 22d of Feb- ruary, the 19th of April, the 30th of May, the fourth of July, the 12th of October, the 11th of November or December 25th, occurs on Sunday, the following day shall be a holiday


LIGHT HOUSES AND HARBOR


Light House at Eastern Point, Carl D. Hill, keeper


Gloucester Light, at end of breakwater, Carl D. Hill, keeper


Ten Pound Light, Ten Pound Island Annisquam Light, Per F Tornberg, keep- er


Wreck Master, Thos. E. Reed


Board of Port Warden for Gloucester and Rockport, Loren A. Jacobs


Harbor Master, Loren A. Jacobs


PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE


Office, 15 Dale av. Acting Assistant Sur- geon, Ronald P. Hallett, M.D. Hours, 9 to 10 a.m., 1 to 2 p.m.


MILITARY


Armory, 99 Prospect Armourer-Everett A Strachan


MASSACHUSETTS STATE GUARD Co G, 24th Infantry


Capt, Winfred J Ellis; 1st Lieut, Guy Cur- rier


POST OFFICE AND U. S. OFFICERS Office, 15 Dale avenue


Hours lobby from 6:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m .; Saturdays 6:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Money Order and Registry, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m .; Satur- days 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holidays 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays boxes open 2-5:30 p.m. Service window open 7:15 a.m .- 7:00 p.m.


Postmaster, Gilbert W. O'Neil. Asst. Post- master, Clayton R. Smith. Supt. of Mails, Walter H Moore. Foreman of Carriers, John C. Drohan. Foreman of clerks, Newton S. Lane. Foreman of money order and registry division, Brant M. Dexter


Collection from street letter boxes four times daily, with the exception of boxes at Bass Rocks three times, summer only, and Riverdale twice. Essex and Manchester roads twice


Branch Stations


Annisquam, Leonard street, supt., George F. Cunningham. Lanesville, 1088 Washington, supt., Leslie E. Tarr. Magnolia, 31 Magnolia av., supt., John C. Lycett, jr.


Sub Station


195 E. Main, Francis H. Farrell, clerk in charge


CUSTOM HOUSE


15 Dale avenue, room 200. Office hours, 9 a m to 4:30 p m. Deputy Collector, Edw W Buckley. Chief Clerk, Elmer P Richard- son. Inspectors, Roswell B Low, John J Stapleton, John G Mansfield, John C Drohan jr. Clerk, Howard M Friend


U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Office 15 Dale av., rm. 208 Bernard L Boyle, officer in charge


U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, Market News Service


15 Dale av rm 205


Walter W Donovan, marketing aid


U. S. Coast Guard 15 Dale av rm 211


Capt of the Port, Lieut (JG) Geo A Joseph


U. S. Internal Revenue 15 Dale av rm 207


James D Magner, depy collr


U. S. Employment Service 104 Main


Open Wednesday, Thursday 8:30 a m to 4:00 p m


SOCIETIES


(See Societies, also Associations & Clubs- Coml, also Clubs in Classified Business Directory. Societies are also listed with addi- tional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)


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TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS


(See Societies in Classified Business Direc- tory. Temperance Organizations are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Sec- tion)


Gloucester Safe Deposit And Trust Company


191-193 Main street. Capital, $280,000. Pres., Isaac Patch. Vice Prests., Frank B. Sullivan, W. H. Otis. Treas., W. H. Otis. Asst. Treas., Geo. B. Low, Orville F Ireland


CEMETERIES


(See Classified Business Directory)


BANKS


Cape Ann National Bank


154 Main street. Capital, $150,000. Pres,, N. Carleton Phillips. Vice Pres. William G. Brown jr. Cashier and Trust Officer, J. Hollis Griffin. Asst. Cashier and Asst Trust Officer, Chas A. Ingalls, Asst Cashier Wm. J. Simms


Cape Ann Savings Bank


109 Main street. Incorporated 1846. Pres., Lincoln S. Simonds. Vice-Pres, Wm. Moore. Treas., Temple A. Bradley, Asst. Treasurers, Conrad R. Hanson, Lester W. Harrison


Gloucester Co-Operative Bank


85 Middle street. Organized April 14, 1887. President, Maurice F. Foley. Vice-Pres. Alf. E. Presson. Treas., Arthur J. Hall


Gloucester National Bank of Gloucester


185 Main street. Capital, $120,000. Pres., Thos. J. Carroll. Vice Prests., Frank R. Loef- fler, Raymond M. O'Connell. Cashier, Ches- ter L. Curtis. Asst. Cashier, W. Raymond Robinson


GLOUCESTER STATISTICS


Settled 1623


Incorporated a town ..


1642


Incorporated a city. 1873


Area in acres


34,540


Length in miles.


6


Width in miles.


6


Population in 1704. 700


Population in 1940.


23,877


Valuation in 1873 .. $7,711,096


Valuation in 1942. $39,420,400


Rate of taxation in 1873. $20.00 per $1,000


Rate of taxation in 1942. $36.20 per $1,000


Miles of public streets. . 120


First schoolhouse built.


1708


Old Town Hall-now Legion Memorial building built 1844


Town Hall built.


1866


Town Hall burned. 1869


Present City Hall built.


1869


Steam railroad opened.


1847


Steam railroad opened to Rockport ..


1861


Horse railroad opened . 1886


First electric cars. 1890


Electric cars discontinued. 1920


Rockport set off from Gloucester. 1840


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POINTS OF INTEREST


Annisquam Light, at the extreme end of An- nisquam Point. Iron light tower


Annisquam Willows, planted many years ago, and forming an arch over Washington street just before entering Annisquam


Babson House, at Pigeon Cove, erected by three men who fled from Salem about 1698 with their mother charged with witchcraft and hid in this house


Babson House, Riverdale, built about 1740 by Joseph Allen. Said to still retain the slave pens used during the slavery times


Cape Pond, on the road to Rockport; water supply for Rockport


Coffin's Beach, near Willoughby Park, now called Wingaersheek Beach. Unusual sand dunes. Take West Gloucester drive to Con- cord street; through Concord street to At- lantic street, thence to the beach


Dennison House, Bay View, built about 1727


Dog Bar Breakwater, Eastern Point


Dogtown Common. May be visited by way of Washington street and Gee avenue


Eastern Point Light. May be reached by the government road. Niles' Beach and Pond are on the road


Ellery House, Riverdale, built between 1704 and 1710 by Rev. John White. Used for a long time as a tavern. Contains many in- teresting relics


Five and Ten Pound Islands, in Gloucester Harbor, so named from the fact that five and ten pounds respectively were paid for them. On the latter are the buildings of the United States Bureau of Fisheries and lighthouse


Freeman House, W. Gloucester, was erected previous to 1700, and used as a tavern for years


Good Harbor Beach, at Bass Rocks


Gorton-Pew Fisheries (E. Main St. Branch). Guides furnished free by company. East Gloucester busses to door


Governor's Hill, to the left of Washington street, by way of Commonwealth avenue; commands a fine view of the city and har- bor


Granite Quarries, at Pigeon Cove, may be seen on the drive around the Cape. The quarry of the Rockport Granite Company may be seen from the main road


Independent Christian Church. The first Universalist Society in America. Organ- ized 1770. Present building built in 1806. Middle corner Church.


Joan of Arc, World War Veterans Monument, Old Town Hall square, junction Washing- ton and Middle streets


Mount Anne Park, formerly Thompson's Mountain given to the city by Minot Broth- ers of Boston, in West Gloucester. The highest elevation on Cape Ann, being 255 feet above sea level, commanding an exten- sive view


Niles' Pond, Eastern Point, a State pond at East Gloucester, containing pickerel and other fresh water fish


Norman's Woe, known wherever English is spoken through Longfellow's "The Wreck of the Hesperus". May be visited on the drive to Magnolia. Not visible from road


Old Fort, at Eastern Point, just off the road to Eastern Point Light, erected 1862


Old House on Cape Ann. Built at Goose Cove by Thomas Riggs, the first schoolmaster and town clerk. Take road on the left approaching the Willows


"Old Mother Ann", at the extremity of East- ern Point. A perfect contour of a woman in a reclining position


Pavilion Beach, just off Western avenue near Main street


Public Landing, Rogers street foot of Wash- ington street


Rafe's Chasm, Magnolia, is a fissure in the solid rocks, some sixty feet deep and twelve feet wide at the mouth, gradually growing narrower as it runs inland


Ravenswood Park. Bequeathed to the city by the late Samuel E. Sawyer, to be pre- served as a wild park, on Western avenue, near Fresh Water Cove


Riggs House, 10 Vine street. Oldest house on Cape Ann


Sargent Murray Gilman House, 47-49 Middle Home of the Rev. John Murray, first Uni- versalist minister in America


Sawyer Free Library, 88 Middle. An exam- ple of fine interior architecture of the Colo- nial Period.


Stage Fort Park, was purchased by the city in 1898. On Western avenue. An excellent view of the harbor and city


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Thatcher's Twin Lights, on Thatcher's Island, the outpost of Cape Ann. They may be vis- ited by hoisting a signal which will be found on shore at the mainland's nearest point to the island


United States Fish Commission Hatchery, on Ten Pound Island in the harbor. Open to the public


United States Life Saving Station, Fresh Water Cove


United States Naval Compass Station, on Thatcher's Island


Willoughby Park, in West Gloucester, by way of Essex avenue and Atlantic street


DRIVES


Drives around the Cape. May be made via Eastern avenue to Rockport first, or in the opposite direction via Washington street


Around the Big Heater. Through Western and Essex avenues to Essex, thence to Man- chester, and thence home by way of West- ern avenue


Around West Gloucester. Through Western and Essex avenues to Concord st., thence through Concord and Atlantic streets to Willoughby Pk. and Wingaersheek Beach. Concord street may be taken to Essex on return


To E. Gloucester and Eastern Point. Through Main street and East Main street to East- ern Point; thence along the ocean to Bass Rocks, continuing around to East Main st. again


To Magnolia. Through Western avenue, past Stage Fort Park and Ravenswood Park. This is a part of the Manchester drive


To Manchester. Through Western avenue to Magnolia and Manchester


To Wingaersheek Beach. See West Glouces- ter drive


PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS


Benjamin Smith Playground, E Main junc- tion of Sayward and Haskell Burnham's Field, Pleasant st


Dogtown Common, east of Washington street and Gee avenue, Riverdale


Edward Dolliver Newell Stadium, Centennial av


Governor's Hill City Reservation, Common- wealth avenue, Beacon and Lookout sts.


John J Burke Park, Western av nr Magnolia av, Magnolia


Joseph Mattos Playground, Webster st Ledgemont Avenue Park


Marine Park, Western avenue, at Blynmar Bridge


Maxwell Parsons Playground, Davis st E G Mount Anne Park, 50 acres, off Essex avenue, near Post Office, West Gloucester. Given by the Minot Brothers of Boston to the State of Massachusetts for a public reserva- tion


Ravenswood Park, off Western avenue. This park was donated by Samuel E. Sawyer, to be preserved as a wild park


Stage Fort Park, off Western avenue, oppo- site Essex avenue


West Gloucester Playground, Essex av


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ABBREVIATIONS


acct


.accountant ct


adj


adjuster


ctr


dec


decorator


litho


lithographer rep


representative


adjt


adjutant


adv


advertising


dept


agcy


agency


depy


deputy


Indry


Luth


Lutheran


rm


room


agric


agricultural


dir


agent


dist


alley


div


division


mach


machinist Ry


Railway


al


Anı


American


dlr


dealer


Mass


Massachusetts


Ry Ex


Railway Express


appr


apprentice


do


ditto


mdse


merchandise


Agency Ine


Ry MS Railway Mail


Service


archt


architect


dr


drftsmn


draftsman


mer


merchant S South


sch


school


asst


attendant


E


East


mfg


electric or electrical


mfr


manufacturer


sergt


sergeant


aud


auditor


elec


automobile


electn


electrician


mgr


manager


shtmtlwkr sheet metal


worker


sls sales


soc


society


solctr


solicitor


bet


between


bey


beyond


bgemn


baggageman est


bkbndr


bookbinder


bkpr


bookkeeper


bldg


building


bldr


builder


blea


bleachery


blk


block


blksmth


blacksmith


flagmn


flagman


NE


New England


supt superintendent


supvr


supervisor


surg


surgeon


tchr


teacher


brklyr


bricklayer


Bros


Brothers frt


Bway


Broadway




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