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sonal gratitude, or of a broader motive, this provision of the treaty opened the way for the Imperial Rescript of December 28, 1844, granting toleration to the Christian religion throughout the Chinese Empire. It was un- der the provisions of another clause of this treaty (and also to be attributed to Dr. Park- er's influence) that the United States troops during the Boxer rebellion of 1900 were per- mitted to land on Chinese soil and to march to Pekin to the relief of United States Minis- ter Conger and others who were within the walls of the American Legation. In 1845 Dr. Parker was appointed by the American gov- ernment secretary of legation and interpreter, and his connection with the American Board ceased, though he continued his labors at the hospital until 1855, when an aggregate of fif- ty-three thousand patients had been treated there. He returned to America, but soon af- terward was appointed United States commis- sioner with plenipotentiary powers to revise the Treaty of 1844. He reached China in December, and after two years of service re- turned in 1857, making his home in Washing- ton, but spending the summer months at the homestead in Framingham. Dr. Parker was made a corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis- sions in 1871; was elected Regent of the Smithsonian Institution in 1868; was ap- pointed by the Evangelical Alliance one of the delegates to Russia to memorialize the Czar in behalf of the religious liberty of the Baltic Provinces. The only child of Dr. Peter and Harriet Colby (Webster) Parker is Peter. (VIII) Peter Parker, only son of Dr. Peter (7) and Harriet C. (Webster) Parker, was born at Washington, D. C., June 13, 1859. He was educated in the Washington schools, at Phillips Academy at Andover, Massachusetts, the Newton (Massachusetts) high school and at Yale College. After a tour abroad, in 1881, he entered the service of the United States Fish Commission. After his father's death, Peter Parker resigned his position and devoted his attention to the estate which he inherited at Framingham, an eighty acre farm at what is known as Salem End, owned by his ances- tors since 1693. Mr. Parker, it should be said, is a descendant also of Rebecca Nourse, the victim of the Salem Witchcraft Delusion, through her daughter Rebecca, who married Thomas Preston, and became the mother of Mary Preston, wife of Peter Clayes or Cloyes. On his mother's side Mr. Parker traces his lineage to Judge Sewell, who sentenced Re- becca Nourse to death. Mr. Parker is a Re-
publican in politics. He is a member of the Massachusetts Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.
He married, June 5, 1890, at Washington, Fanny Stuart Wilson, born at Washington, D. C., January 24, 1868, daughter of William Van Sycle and Marie Cecil (Stuart) Wilson, of Washington. William Van Sycle Wilson was a lawyer and editor of the newspaper, The Re- public. Mrs. Parker is related collaterally to Captain Stuart, of the "Constitution," and she is the great-granddaughter of Captain James Hamilton White, of the United States navy, who was in charge of the navy yard when the "Constitution" was first remodeled. The only child of Peter and Fanny S. Parker was Re- becca, born July 29, 1901, died May 7, 1902.
BUTLER Jonathan Butler, the immigrant ancestor of this family, was born about 1700 in the North of Ireland, came to New London, Connecticut, about 1724 and settled at Saybrook, where he died March 30, 1760. He married, December 8, 1726, Temperance Buckingham, of Say- brook, born 1708, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Lee) Buckingham, granddaughter of the famous Rev. Thomas and Hester ( Hos- mer) Buckingham, of Lebanon, Connecticut, and great-granddaughter of the immigrant, Thomas Buckingham, of Milford, Connecticut. It is said that they had ten children, seven of whom are given below. Three of the sons, Ezekiel, John and Charles, settled in the adja- cent town of Branford, Connecticut. His de- scendants are very numerous in New York state. The children of Jonathan and Temper- ance Butler were: I. Elnathan, born April 18, 1728. 2. Jonathan, Jr., born March 28, 1730; son John settled in New York. 3. Stephen, born February 26, 1732. 4. Ezekiel, mention- ed below. 5. Temperance, born March 24, 1737. 6. John. 7. Charles, born 1745, died at Branford, December 17, 1811, aged sixty- four ; married Hannah Atwater, who died De- cember 16, 1805, aged fifty-four.
(II) Ezekiel Butler, son of Jonathan (I) and Temperance (Buckingham) Butler, was born at Saybrook, Connecticut, April 12, 1734. He resided in the adjacent town of Branford, Connecticut, where he married. Hinman gives the name of only one son, Ezekiel, men- tioned below.
(III) Ezekiel Butler, son of Ezekiel Butler (2), was born at Branford, Connecticut, about 1755. He was a soldier in the Revolution from Branford, enlisting February 19, 1777.
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He was in Captain Prentice's company in the Sixth Connecticut Line in 1778, and from 1781 to the end of the war. He was with his regiment at West Point in 1777; at White Plains in 1778-79 and later at Gedding in 1778-79. He wintered in 1779-80 at Morris- town, New Jersey. He married - Munn. Later he followed the sea and became a cap- tain. Hinman says he settled near Hudson, New York. In later years his home was broken up and his wife lived with the son, Abel. Children: I. Abel Munn, mentioned below. 2. Harvey, married Harriet Coe, of a well known Connecticut family; chil- dren: James H., Nancy. 3. Electa, married Collins Crane; children: Francis, Malvina, Orinda, Rosina Crane.
(IV) Abel Munn Butler, son of Ezekiel Butler (3), was born in 1790. He married Polly Morgan, who was born 1788, youngest of the eight children of Abijah and a niece of Jedediah Morgan. Her father, Abijah Mor- gan, born 1749, son of Abijah Morgan, Sr., removed from New London county, Con- necticut, about 1800, to Hamilton, Madison county, New York, and died at Scriba, Oswe- go county, New York, December, 1815. He married Anna Cone. Abijah Morgan, Sr .. , born July 6, 1715, was the son of Samuel Morgan, born September 9, 1669, who mar- ried, December 30, 1709, Hannah Alvery. Captain John Morgan, father of Samuel, was born March 30, 1645, son of the immigrant, James Morgan ; married, November 16, 1665, Rachel Dymond. James Morgan was from Glamorgan county, Wales; married Margery Hill.
Abel M. Butler moved from Herkimer county, New York, to the town of Otto, Cat- taraugus county, at an early date. He volun- teered and served in the battle of Sacketts Harbor in the War of 1812. He sold his farm at Otto and settled finally at Harmony, Chau- tauqua county, New York, where he died December, 1872, just after returning from a visit to the home of his son in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania. He was eighty-two years of age. Children of Abel M. and Polly Butler : I. Ezekiel, born 1815; married Betsy Brown, of Leon, Cattaraugus county, New York. 2. Hannah, born September 17, 1817, married Nelson Little, of Otto. 3. Betsey, born 1819, married Allan Campbell, of Otto. 4. Sallie, born 1821, married Lemuel Woolman, of Otto. 5. Newell, born 1823, married Lucy Randall, of Persia, Cattaraugus county. 6. Oscar, men- tioned below.
(V) Oscar Butler, son of Abel Munn (4) and Polly (Morgan) Butler, was born at Otto, Cattaraugus county, New York, March 29, 1827. He received his education in the com- mon schools of his native town, helping his father during his boyhood in the work of the farm. After coming of age he continued with his father, and in 1848 he and his father bought a tract of land in Harmony, Chautau- qua county, New York, which they made their home until Abel M. Butler's death in 1872. Oscar then became sole owner of the farm and conducted it until 1900, when he ex- changed it for property at Bear Lake, Penn- sylvania, a short distance from his former home, which he also owns. He recently moved to Conneaut, Ohio, where he resides with his daughter, Mrs. Ray Lewis. He is a Demo- crat in politics and a veteran of the Civil war. He enlisted August 30, 1862, in Company F, One Hundred and Twelfth New York Vol- unteer Infantry, and went into camp with his regiment at Jamestown, New York, starting for the front September 12 following, landing at Norfolk, Virginia, and camped at Suffolk on an old Confederate campground. The lo- cation was bad, being on the very edge of the Dismal Swamp, and much sickness prevailed. . Mr. Butler was taken with typhoid, followed with partial paralysis, and was not able to re- sume his duties until February. Their forti- fied camp was attacked by General Longstreet in the spring, but was repulsed by General Dix. In July, 1863, he went with his regiment to Charlestown, South Carolina, landing on Folly Island in the harbor. After the capture of Fort Wagner and Fort Green, Mr. Butler with many others received fur- loughs, and in the fall of 1863 came home, returning to the camp at Folly Island for the winter. In February, 1864, the regiment went to Florida, camping at Jacksonville for two months, and then returned to Virginia. After a march to Hanover Junction and back to White House Landing, the regiment marched all night to take part in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864, and suffered heavy losses. From thence to Petersburg they pro- ceeded, losing men daily in skirmishes. After Fort Fisher was taken the regiment was sent to Wilmington, North Carolina, and there Mr. Butler was sent to the hospital as ward master. Four or five days later he was taken with a malignant type of typhoid. After four weeks there he was taken to New York on a hospital ship and landed in the Davids' Island Hospital (now Fort Slocum) in Long Island
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Sound, April 10, 1865. He was finally dis- charged May 31, 1865, with the rank of ser- geant.
Oscar Butler married, September 6, 1847, Hannah Randall, born November 2, 1829, died February, 1907, at Conneaut, Ohio, daughter of Elisha and Amy (Brown) Ran- dall, of Brookfield, New York. Elisha was a farmer. Children of Oscar and Hannah (Randall) Butler : I. Emma S., born July 4, 1849, married, March 1, 1871, William Tay- lor, of Clymer, New York ; children : i. Bertha, born April 15, 1874; ii. Alson, May 15, 1875. 2. Clarence La Verne, mentioned below. 3. Eugene Henry, born December 8, 1852, mar- ried, January 29, 1879, Lulu Randall, of Har- mony, New York. 4. Alson Merriam, born De- cember 20, 1854, married, January 25, 1881, Mrs. Jennie Lind (Drown) Osborne, of Mc- Kean, Pennsylvania, who was born July 15, 1855; children : i. Ruby D., born January 21, 1890; ii. Rollo John, September 21, 1890; iii. Hazel Julia, June 6, 1895. 5. Julia Alida, born April 23, 1856, married, September 1, 1875, Gaylord Millard, of Conneaut, Ohio ; children : i. Clyde, born June 12, 1876; ii. Carl, August 27, 1882. 6. Ernest Clayton, born near Panama, New York, June 1, 1858, married (first), October 9, 1878, Lois A. Foster, who died May 18, 1894; married (second), May 15, 1902, Addie Austin, both of Hamilton, New York; children: i. Ethel Ernestine, born May 9, 1879, married Dillon B. Smith, of Hamilton, June, 1900; ii. Gladys Teresa, May 9, 1880; iii. Lois A'da, August 30, 1884; iv. Oscar Spencer, May 2, 1892; v. Louis La- Verne, May 18, 1894; vi. Eugene Thomas (the child of Ernest and Addie Butler), April 18, 1904. 7. Lillian Estelle, born September I, 1860, married, February 24, 1885, George Wellman, of Harmony; children : Maida, Merle, George. 8. Edith May, born Decem- ber 15, 1870, married, August 31, 1889, Ray Lewis, of Conneaut, Ohio; child: Mildred Lewis, born November 21, 1895.
(VI) Clarence LaVerne Butler, son of Oscar (5) and Hannah (Randall) Butler, was born at Harmony, Chautauqua county, New York, January 22, 1850. He attended the pub- lic schools at Panama, New York, and entered the Academy of Design, New York City, studying under Frost Johnson, an artist of note. After completing his art studies he taught in the Ladies' Seminary at Hamilton, New York, for eight years, durng which time he took special courses in Colgate University in Hamilton. He left Hamilton to teach in the Osgood Art School, New York City. After
two years he opened a studio in Utica, New York, where he was located for the next two years, when he returned to the Osgood Art School for a time and in 1892 went to Paris, where he studied in the Julian Academy of Art. He made a special study of oil painting from life, and in drawing in black and white. Among his instructors were Bougereau, Per- rier, Bromtot and Doucet, acknowledged mas- ters of their art. After completing his course in the academy he opened a studio at Ville Du, Pont, Paris. After being there three years he located at Rue Chateau Brient, where he remained three years. After eighteen months spent in travel and study, and two years in retirement in Boston with some work in his studio, he removed to Framingham, Massa- chusetts, September, 1905, where he purchased the old Colonial homestead formerly of the Stone family and later called the Haven place, which he remodeled and made it one of the picturesque and attractive homes of Massachu- setts. The original fireplace is a striking feature of his studio. In 1904, while in Hol- land, Mr. Butler made many very interesting studies of Dutch interiors and landscapes. His work has been exhibited at the Paris Salon for a number of years, an honor that will be better appreciated when it is understood that of about eight thousand subjects offered, only three hundred are selected for the exhibition. Land- scape painting is his specialty. Mr. Butler is interested in the study of Christian Science, although not a member. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of Hamilton Lodge, No. 120, of Free Masons, Hamilton, New York ; of the D. K. E. fraternity of Col- gate University and was formerly a member of the New York State National Guard.
He married, January 15, 1895, Hattie E. Wells, born February 22, 1850, daughter of Robert and Laura (Richardson) Wells, of Madison county, New York. Her father was a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have no chil- dren.
REED William Reed, immigrant ancester, is believed to be the son of Thomas and Mary Reed, of Brocket Hall,
England. He was born in 1587, and was one of the oldest of the Puritan immigrants in Mas- sachusetts. He came in the ship "Defense," Captain Edward Fosdick, sailing July 3, and arriving October 6, 1635. He settled first in Dorchester and was admitted a freeman, March 4, 1638-39. He sold his land in Dor- chester in August, 1639, to Thomas Clark, and
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removed to Scituate, Massachusetts, where in 1644 he was town constable. He sent his wife to Dorchester on horseback with her infant child Israel in 1644 to have him baptized in the church of which they were members. He returned to Muddy River (Brookline) and bought of his brother Esdras a farm, on which he lived until ,1648, when he bought a place of Nicholas Davis at Woburn. He is progeni- tor of a very numerous family living in the ยท vicinity of Woburn, Lexington, Bedford and Burlington. He died in 1656 while in Eng- land at Newcastle-on-Tyne. His will dated April 9, 1656, was proved in London, Octo- ber 31, 1656, and recorded also at Charles- town, Massachusetts. Administration was granted to widow Mabel. He bequeathed to his wife; to the four youngest children ; to his three children that are married in New Eng- land, viz .- George, Ralph and Michael (sic). He married first (or second) Mabel Kendall, who was born in 1605. She married after Reed's death Harry Summers, of Woburn, November 21, 1660. She died, a widow, at the home of her son George, with whom she had been living, June 5, 1690, aged eighty-five years. Children : I. George, born in England, 1629. 2. Ralph, born in England, 1630. 3. Justice (afterwards called Abigail), born 1633. And those born in America: 4. Bethia, mar- ried John Johnson. 5. Israel. 6. Sarah, mar- ried Samuel Walker, September 10, 1662. 7. Rebecca, married Joseph Winn. No trace of the son Michael named in the will is found in America.
(II) Ralph Reed, son of William Reed (I), was born in England in 1630, died Janu- ary 4, 17II. He married Mary Pierce, daugh- ter of Anthony Pierce or Pers, of Watertown, the first marriage recorded at Woburn, March 31, 1654. His farm was the homestead that his father bought of Nicholas Davis, of Char- lestown, and he afterwards owned and occu- pied the farm called later the Sylvanus Wood Farm. Children, born at Woburn: I. John, born 1660; mentioned below .. 2. Joseph. 3. William, born 1658. 4. David. 5. Daniel. 6. Timothy, born February 14, 1664, died Jan- uary 12, 1729. 7. Jonathan, died May 5, 1710. 8. Mary, married Benjamin Pierce.
(III) John Reed, son of Ralph Reed (2), was born in Woburn in 1660, died March 9, I733. He married, March 21, 1682, Eliza- beth Holden. He was a weaver by trade. He bought a lot of land January 1, 1700, of Henry Baldwin, near the Billerica line in Woburn. He settled there and the farm is still owned and occupied by lineal descendants. He mar-
ried (second), December 4, 1705, Abigail Baldwin .. His will was dated July 20, 1732. It mentions the children, viz .: I. John, born March 23, 1684. 2. Ralph, September 5, 1686, mentioned below. 3. Elizabeth, February 25, 1690. Children of the second marriage : 4. Susanna, March 13, 1706. 5. Henry, 1708. 6. Amos, May 25, 1710.
(IV) Ralph Reed, son of John Reed (3), was born at Woburn, September 5, 1686, died there August 23, 1769. He married, 1709, Mary Pierce. He also settled in Woburn. Their children, born in Woburn: I. David (twin), born May 3, 1710. 2. Jonathan (twin), May 3, 1710. 3. John, August 14, 1712, died January 14, 1756. 4. Maria (twin), November 30, 1714. 5. Mary (twin), No- vember 30, 1714. 6. Abigail, May 25, 1717. 7. Jonathan, March 9, 1722, lived at Billerica. 8. Joshua, June 18, 1724, mentioned below. 9. Amos, March 13, 1728.
(V) Joshua Reed, son of Ralph Reed (4), was born at Woburn, June 18, 1724, died there in the precinct now called Burlington, July 19, 1786. He married, July, 1742. His farm was where his grandson Isaiah lived later, and a group of buttonwood trees now or lately marked the site of the old house. He was a licensed innholder. It is difficult to determine from the records the Revolutionary service of the various Joshua Reeds of this section. His service seems to be: Private in Captain Jonathan Fox's company at the fight at Concord and Cambridge, April 19, 1775 ; lieutenant in Captain Jonas Richardson's com- pany, Colonel James Frye's regiment (the first) in 1775; also captain in Colonel Var- num's regiment, engaged January 1, 1776. Children : I. Joshua, Jr., born December 14, 1742, also a soldier in the Revolution. 2. Hannah, April 2, 1745. 3. Esther, born at Billerica, February 14, 1746. 4. Elizabeth, born at Billerica, April 23, 1749. 5. Lucy, November 25, 1754. 6. John, March 29, 1757. 7. James, April 14, 1759. 8. Jonathan, Feb- ruary 13, 1761, mentioned below. 9. Mary, May 24, 1763. 10. Judith, March 6, 1768.
(VI) Jonathan Reed, son of Joshua Reed (5), was born February 13, 1761, died August 17, 1820. He married Ruth Tay, of Woburn, October 14, 1790. She married (second) Jesse Deane, February 1, 1827, and she died Feb- ruary II, 1834. His home was on the old Reed place left to him by his father ; it was in that part of the town set off as Burlington. Children, all born at Burlington : I. Jonathan, born October 26, 1792. 2. Isaiah, April 3, 1795, mentioned below. 3. Abigail, married
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Jacob Saunders. 4. Moses Abbot. 5. Joshua, April 3, 1801. 6. Eliza. 7. Franklin. 8. Mary Ann.
(VII) Isaiah Reed, son of Jonathan Reed (6), was born at Burlington, Massachusetts, April 3, 1795, died there November 16, 1881. He spent his boyhood on his father's farm, and attended the brief terms of the district school. For some years before marriage he was an officer in the state prison, Charlestown, and a sword cane that he carried is in the pos- session of his family. He carried on the old Stoddard Farm for several years after his marriage. The old Reed farm in Burlington that has descended from one generation to another in the Reed family was his home. He bought, after his father's death, the rights of his brothers and sisters, and conducted the farm until his death. In religion he was an Orthodox Congregationalist ; in politics a Whig and later a Republican. In his youthful days he belonged to the militia company of his town. He married, February 26, 1815, Sally Ellsworth, who was born February 17, 1785, at Deering, New Hampshire, died May 27, 1878. Their children: I. Isaiah, born July 7, 1816, mentioned below. 2. Charlotte Lucretia, born December 25, 1817, married, September 19, 1839, John F. Snow. 3. Jonathan Ells- worth, born January 10, 1819, died January 12, 1888; married, April 12, 1846, Deborah R. Hunt. 4. Joseph Wyatt, born April 26, 1820, died April 17, 1898; married, April 25, 1844, Mehitable C. Wyman. 5. Josiah Thomas, born November II, 1821, died Aug- ust 1, 1893; married, April 20, 1848, Lydia M. Symmes, died March 28, 1876. 6. Will- iam Abbot, born November 8, 1823, married (first), October 5, 1848, Mary Ann Skilton ; (second), Febraury 26, 1857, Andora G. Loucks, resided in Philadelphia. 7. Nancy Lowell, born March 24, 1825, died September 20, 1895 ; married, April 27, 1845, Charles D. Partridge, who died December II, 1877. 8. Franklin Oliver (recorded Oliver Franklin), born July 3, 1826, married (first), November 6, 1850, Mary Charlotte Roberts, who died November 12, 1883; (second), Abbie Roberts ; (third) Frances Hawkins. 9. Levi Houghton, born November 18, 1829, died September 13, 1896; married (first), September 15, 1853, Jane Cook; (second), October 3, 1864, Octa- via Marshall.
(VIII) Isaiah Reed, son of Isaiah Reed (7), was born at Burlington, July 7, 1816. He was educated in the district schools of his native town and at Warren Academy in the same village. He learned the trade of currier
under B. F. Thompson, of Winchester, and worked at this trade to the time of his mar- riage in 1837. Then he bought the old Con- verse place of Revolutionary fame, and had a teaming business in addition to his farming. When the Boston & Lowell Railroad Com- pany built its second line of tracks he was em- ployed throughout the period of construction. Afterward he worked again for Mr. Thomp- son. At length he and his brother Jonathan bought the homestead of their father. A few years later Isaiah bought out his brother and became the sole owner. He added by pur .. chase a portion of the adjoining Fiske farm, originally part of the Reed tract. In winter he carried on a large business in wood and lumber. He established in a small way the business now conducted by his son, T. I. Reed, beginning in a room twenty feet square to cure hams and bacon. He followed the busi- ness of curing hams, at which he was an ex- pert, until the time of his death and the busi- ness grew to large proportions. He associated his son with him in the business and the son succeeded him as proprietor. He was a mem- ber of the Congregational church and was on the parish committee, being a leading citizen of the town as well as prominent figure in the church. He was active in temperance move- ments, an able and convincing advocate of temperance. In politics he was first a Whig, then a Republican. He was highway surveyor of the town, member of the school committee and held other positions of trust and honor. He was instrumental in getting through what is known as the new road in Burlington, he carrying the chain for the surveyor. The road was built by Asa Shildon, of Wilmington.
He married, November 28, 1837, at Loudon, New Hampshire, Mary Blake Wales, who was born January 8, 1814, died January 17, 1893, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Bab- cock) Wales, of Loudon; children : I. George Wales, born July 28, 1840, died April 20, 1848. 2. Thomas Isaiah, born July 14, 1846, men- tioned below.
(IX) Thomas Isaiah Reed, son of Isaiah Reed (8), was born at Burlington, July 14, 1846. He was educated in the public schools and at Warren Academy, Woburn. He work- ed on the farm in his youth. He left home first to accept a postion with the firm of F. O. Reed & Company, Charlestown, remaining from May to September. His father, sustain- ing a compound fracture of the leg, which incapacitated him for work for some time, Thomas I. returned to Burlington and as- sumed charge of his father's farm, remaining
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for one year. He then resumed his position with F. O. Reed & Company, Charlestown, which he held a year, at the expiration of which time the name was changed to Reed, Sawin & Company, and F. O. Reed & Com- pany purchased a store in Boston. Mr. Reed remained with the first company a year after the name was changed, and then accepted a position with F. O. Reed & Company in Boston, remaining two years, and having a one-fourth interest. In 1870 he returned to his father's farm in Burlington and was em- ployed there until 1874, when he leased the farm of his mother, his father having previ- ously died, and conducted business in his own name. The present extensive business was established at this time. After his mother's death the entire property came to him. Year by year the business of curing hams has been enlarged and has grown more prosperous. From the early days of the beginning, when he began with one hundred hams, there has been a great change in the volume of business. Mr. Reed buys and sells by the carload. His Burlington hams and bacon are known far and wide; they are famous for their excel- lence, and while his trade extends all over New England his own townsmen are his best customers. He has some foreign trade also ; for five years he had the contract to supply all the ham for the Robert College of the Ameri- can Board of Foreign Missions at Constanti- nople. He has one of the best plants in the country. It is located on the old Reed farm, has a floor area of ten thousand square feet, including three large smoke houses and large vaults capable of holding four hundred thou- sand pounds of the product under process of curing. Nothing is lacking to the complete- ness of this curing plant, and even the teams used in transporting his goods are models in every respect. In addition to his other busi- ness he deals extensively in wood for fuel and has a large retail trade in Winchester, Med- ford and Boston. A busier man than Mr. Reed would be hard to find and he devotes himself exclusively to his business, knowing every detail and neglecting nothing. His two sons are employed with him in business and are receiving careful and thorough training.
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