History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 107

Author: Thompson, Elroy Sherman, 1874-
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 642

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Mrs. Richardson was likewise active in the com- mon cause during the war, and took charge of the Army and Navy Club at Chatham for the men sta- tioned at the aviation camp. In 1926 she entered the real estate business, and continues in this, specializ- ing in old Cape houses. In 1927 Mrs. Richardson was instrumental in interesting her friends and patrons, in the support of the Cape Playhouse, which has become one of the chief attractions on the Cape. The theatre was an old church, over two hundred years old, remodeled, and has great atmosphere and charm. Two very successful seasons have been given, with some of New York's best actors and actresses. In 1928 she started a world-wide tours service. Though she spends the summers on the Cape, in charge of her affairs here, she does a great deal of traveling at other times, and has taken several trips abroad. Few women have had careers comparable with hers, for interest or for usefulness.

CLARENCE P. WHITTLE, D. D. S .- Thirty-five years of practice as a dental surgeon in Wey- mouth, Massachusetts, has made Dr. Clarence P. Whittle one of the best-known men of his profession in Norfolk County, and he is also one of the most highly esteemed of his profession in this section of the State. After graduation from Tufts College, he at once engaged in general dental practice in Wey- mouth, and he long ago established a reputation for

skill and for fair dealing. He is active in local pub- lic affairs, and has been a member of the school board for many years.

Dr. Clarence P. Whittle was born in Deering, New Hampshire, January 1, 1867, son of Parker Whittle, a farmer, and Elmira (O'Donnell) Whittle, both now deceased. He attended the public schools of Hills, New Hampshire, and then began professional study in Tufts Dental College, where he completed his course with graduation in 1892, receiving at that time the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. In that same year he began practice in Weymouth, Massa- chusetts, and here he has continued to successfully take care of a large and growing patronage to the present time (1928). He is well known and well liked in the community, both as a professional man and as a citizen and friend, and is active in the affairs of the community. In addition to his professional activities, Dr. Whittle is first vice-president and a member of the board of trustees of the Weymouth Savings Bank. In civic affairs he has served long and well, having been chairman of the School Board for the past twenty years, and at the present time serving as president of the board of trustees of Tufts Memorial Library in Weymouth. His religious affiliation is with the Congregational church.

Clarence P. Whittle was married, June 1, 1892, to Annie Bower, and they are the parents of six chil- dren: C. Parker, Wallace L., Martha, O'Donnell, Francis and Elizabeth.

BARNARD BACHNER-Among the younger members of the Massachusetts bar who are achieving marked success is Barnard Bachner, of Franklin, who has been engaged in general legal practice here since 1924. Mr. Bachner was engaged in practice in Boston previous to his coming to Frankklin. He is a Boston University man, and is well known in Franklin and vicinity.

Barnard Bachner was born in Medway, Massa- chusetts, March 4, 1899, son of Samuel and Rebecca (Mandorff) Bachner. After attending the local pub- lic schools, Mr. Bachner prepared for college in Dean Academy and then entered Boston University, from which he graduated with the class of 1920, receiving at that time the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in March, 1921, and began practice the same year in Boston, in association with Mooers and Whiting. That connec- tion was maintained until 1924, when he removed to Franklin, where he has since been successfully engaged in general practice under his own name. Politically, he gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Republican party, and he is Master in Chancery for this district.

PERLEY ERNEST BARBOUR-Since 1925 Perley Ernest Barbour has been the sole owner of the Barbour Welting Company, of Brockton, which oper- ates the largest welting factory in the world. The plant is located at No. 937 Montello Street, in Mon- tello, Massachusetts, and its product is known through- out the country.

John Barbour, father of Mr. Barbour, was born in Windsor, Vermont, and during the early years of his active life was engaged in the grocery business. Later he founded the Brockton Rand Company, which later was known as the Barbour Welting Com- pany, and this he successfully operated to the time of his death, which occurred in 1910. He was active

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in local public affairs in Brockton, serving for several years as a member of the Brockton City Council. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Fourteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, with which unit he served as a corporal, and he was a member first of the Brockton Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and later of the Braintree Post. He married Malissa Ann Hanson, who was born in Buxton, Maine.

Perley Ernest Barbour, son of John and Malissa Ann (Hanson) Barbour, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, October 7, 1879, and received his early education in the public schools of Brockton. He attended Brockton High School for one year and then prepared for college in Thayer Academy, at Braintree, Massachusetts. When his preparatory course was completed he matriculated in Yale Uni- versity, from which he was graduated with the class of 1903. After graduation he became associated with his father in the Brockton Rand Company, and that connection was maintained to the time of the death of the father in 1910, when the firm name was changed to the Barbour Welting Company of Brockton, of which Perley Ernest Barbour was a partner. In 1925 Mr. Barbour purchased the interests of the other members of the firm and since that time he has been sole owner of the concern. The factory is the largest welting factory in the world, at the present time (1928), and the volume of its output has increased to proportions which require the services of three hun- dred employees. In addition to taking care of his important business interests Mr. Barbour has found time for active public service. He gives his support to the Republican party, and in 1921 was elected a member of the City Council of Quincy, from Ward One, for a term of four years, and in 1923-24 he served as chairman of its committee on finance. In 1925-26 he served as mayor of Quincy and is a mem- ber of the board of directors of the Quincy Trust Company, and a member of its executive committee. Formerly he was first vice-president of this bank for three years, and then was its president. He is also treasurer of the Hayward Hosiery Company, of Ips- wich. Fraternally, he is identified with Delta Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Weymouth Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Quincy Commandery, Knights Templar, of which he is a charter member; and of all the Scottish Rite bodies, including Massa- chusetts Consistory. He is also a member of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is well-known in club circles, being a member of the Yale Club, of Boston, the Yale Club of New York, Zeta Psi College Fraternity, and Zeta Psi Club of New York, of Stoney Brae Golf Club, of which he is a director: of Wollaston Golf Club, and of Kitansett Golf Club. His favorite recreations are golf and bowling, and he has a host of friends in this section of Plymouth County. His religious affiliation is with the First Congregational Church of Braintree.

Perley Ernest Barbour was married, October 14, 1901, to Mary A. Graham, who was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and they are the parents of three chil- dren: Walter G., Richard H., and John.

JAMES BOLAND was long actively engaged in the administration of public affairs of Barnstable County, having been deputy sheriff from 1908 and recorder from May, 1921, until his death. Mr. Boland was also master and keeper of the house of correc- tion and jail in Barnstable and discharged his various duties in an efficient and able manner, receiving the

support and commendation of his fellow-citizens. His passing, October 1, 1927, removed from public office a faithful and conscientious public servant, whose record is an open book of honor and depend- ability.

Mr. Boland was born in Eastham, Barnstable County, son of James Boland, who died in 1912, and Catherine Kearns, both of whom were born in Ire- land. James Boland, Sr., was engaged in railroad work all his life and is buried at West Harwich. The son received his education in the public schools of Orleans, where his parents had removed when he was two years of age. After completing his formal edu- cation, he learned the trade of blacksmithing and horse-shoeing and was engaged in this occupation at Orleans for twenty years, seventeen of which were spent in conducting a successful, independent busi- ness. For twenty years he served as constable for Orleans. In 1908, he was appointed deputy sheriff for Barnstable County and thereafter filled that post and the others previously mentioned.

In fraternal circles, Mr. Boland was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Uni- versal Lodge of Orleans, Free and Accepted Masons, and he raised the Pilgrim Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Harwich. He was also a mem- ber of the Travel Club. During the World War, Mr. Boland was a member of the Massachusetts State Guard, and also assisted in many and various patriotic movements.

THOMAS CARRIGG-One of the largest retail granite manufacturers in Quincy, Massachusetts, is Thomas Carrigg, who has been engaged in business for himself since 1913, and who has been located in Quincy since 1923. His office and yards are located at No. 64 Brook Road, in Quincy, and he also has a branch office at No. 35 North Carey Street, in Brock- ton. Mr. Carrigg's association with the granite man- ufacturing industry has been lifelong, and he is known as an expert in this field.

Thomas Carrigg was born in Ennis, County Clare. Ireland, March 17, 1868, son of Thomas, a native of County Clare, Ireland, who was engaged as a granite manufacturer there to the time of his death, and of Bridget (Duggan) Carrigg, who was born in County Clare, Ireland, and is now deceased. He attended the public schools of his birthplace until he was four- teen years of age, and then learned the trade of the stone cutter, which he followed in Ireland and in Scotland until 1892, when he came to this country and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Here he entered the employ of Harrington and Gould, a con- cern engaged in monumental and building work, and this association he continued for a period of twenty years, acquiring a thorough knowledge of the busi- ness and becoming thoroughly familiar with the demands of the trade in this field. After twenty years of experience in the granite manufacturing business, however, he decided to make a change. He severed his connection with Harrington and Gould, and for a year was engaged in farming. In 1913, however, he decided to engage in the granite manufacturing busi- ness for himself, and located at Holbrook, Massa- chusetts, where he built up a very substantial busi- ness and where he remained until 1923. In that year he removed his business to No. 64 Brook Road, in Quincy, and here he has since been continuously and successfully engaged in business. In 1920 he opened a branch office at No. 35 North Carey Street,

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in Brockton, and placed his son, Thomas F., in charge. Mr. Carrigg manufactures a complete line of memorials and monuments for the cemetery trade, and is one of the largest retail manufacturers in Quincy. As a skilled cutter Mr. Carrigg has made an enviable reputation, and has done some work which has attracted much attention and received inuch favorable comment. He cut and placed the Soldiers and Sailors' Monument at Holbrook, Massa- chusetts, and also cut a very large statue of the Sacred Heart for Thomas Madden, of Brockton. One of his most admired pieces of work is a unique monu- ment in Bridgewater Cemetery, a life-sized figure representing a man driving a pair of oxen, cut all in one piece. This is considered one of the finest ever cut in Quincy and has been very much admired. Mr. Carrigg is a member of the Quincy Granite Manu- facturers' Association and of the American Granite Manufacturers' Association. He gives his support to the Democratic party. His favorite form of recre- ation is boxing, and he has a host of friends in Quincy. His religious affiliation is with the Roman Catholic church.

Thomas Carrigg was married, in 1890, to Anne Hayes, who was born in County Clare, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Carrigg are the parents of four children: 1. James, now a partner in the business. 2. Thomas F., now a partner and manager of the Brockton office. 3. Mary. 4. Arthur.

JOSEPH F. CORCORAN-The class of self- made man to which America is so greatly indebted has a worthy representative in Joseph F. Corcoran, of Brockton, who has made a distinct success of two entirely dissimilar business enterprises, one of plumber's supplies, and the other the manufacture of men's shoes. Under his able supervision and man- agement his concerns have enjoyed increasing volume of business and expanding marketing and distribu- tion of their products.

Joseph F. Corcoran was born at Brockton, Feb- ruary 23, 1880, the son of James and Margaret (Shanley) Corcoran, of County Roscommon, Ire- land, both deceased. His father was a veteran of the Civil War and interested in the shoe industry as a business career. Joseph F. Corcoran received his education in the public schools of his community, and after school days were over he learned the plumber's trade. In 1903 he established himself in the plumbing business at No. 198 Main Street, and in 1910 he admitted his brother, James T. Corcoran, to partnership and they established the Corcoran Sup- ply Company, as the pioneer concern of its kind in Brockton. The brothers operated so successfully that they were enabled to open branches in Boston, Cambridge, and Fall River, and thus became the largest firm of this nature in Southeastern Massa- chusetts. In 1919 Mr. Corcoran started a shoe fac- tory at No. 146 Court Street, Brockton, under his own name, for the manufacture of men's shoes. In 1921 the business was incorporated under the style of the Joseph F. Corcoran Shoe Company, with Mr. Corcoran serving as president and treasurer, and John E. Lucey, secretary. The business has grown so rapidly that they now employ the services of one hundred and fifty people, with a factory floor space' of 20,000 square feet, while their goods enjoy a wide reputation. In his political preference Mr. Corcoran is a Democrat, while in his church connection he is a communicant of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic

Church. His clubs are the City Club of Boston, and the Thorny Lea Golf Club.

Joseph F. Corcoran married, in 1910, Mabel F. Corcoran, daughter of Thomas and Frances Corcoran, and they are the parents of two children: Shanley F., and Kenneth F.

HON. LOUIS ADAMS FROTHINGHAM-A well-known lawyer and leading resident of North Easton, Massachusetts, Louis Adams Frothingham was one of the prominent political figures in Massa- chusetts, and a factor in educational progress. The span of years from 1921 to 1927 found him a national representative of his State in the Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, and Sixty-ninth Congresses of the United States. He was also noted as a lecturer and writer on constitution and government.

Louis Adams Frothingham was born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, July 13, 1871, son of Thomas B. and Annie Pearson (Lunt) Frothingham. He graduated from Harvard College in 1893 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and from the same insti- tution three years later, in 1896, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar that same year, he had since conducted a large and important practice, save for the interruptions due to his serv- ice to the public in one form or another. The first of these came in 1898, when he was a second lieuten- ant in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Atlantic Squadron during the Spanish-Ameri- can War. In 1899 he resumed his practice in Boston.

Then came his political advancement. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representa- tives from 1901 to 1905, and Speaker during his last year. In 1905 he was Republican candidate for the office of mayor of Boston, and six years later Republi- can nominee for the gubernatorial office. Meantime, in November, 1908, Mr. Frothingham was elected lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts. He was Con- gressman from the 14th Massachusetts District, 1921- 27. He was Overseer of Harvard University from 1904 to 1910 and from 1912 to 1918, and again from 1920 to 1926. From 1913 to 1915 he was lecturer on Massachusetts State government in that institution. His profound erudition on this subject, tempered by wide and varied practical experience, has also found expression in his book: "Brief History of the Con- stitution and Government of Massachusetts."

The exigencies of the World War period again brought Mr. Frothingham's military activities to the fore. He was a colonel of the Thirteenth Regiment, Massachusetts State Guard, in 1917, and in 1918 a major in the United States Army. His clubs were the Union; Country; Harvard; and Somerset. He was a communicant of the Unitarian church. While his home was in North Easton, his offices were in Barristers Hall, Boston, and in Washington, District of Columbia.

Hon. Louis Adams Frothingham married Mary S. Ames. He died August 23, 1928.

ISAAC C. HOWLAND, one of the prominent citi- zens of Abington, Massachusetts, and a man who has long held a position of importance in both the com- mercial and social worlds of that township, was born on May 16, 1843, at Hanson, Massachusetts. Mr. Howland is a son of Rev. Freeman P. and Deborah Howland, both of whom were descendants of the Pilgrims who came to Plymouth in the "Mayflower" in 1620. Freeman P. Howland, the father, entered

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the insurance agency business in the year 1851, suc- ceeding John Nash, Esq., who had recently died.

His son, Isaac C. Howland, received his education in the public schools of Abington and a short course at Cotting Academy in West Cambridge (now Ar- lington), Massachusetts. After the completion of these courses of study, he was clerk and bookkeeper in a . store in Taunton and something over a year later, bookkeeper in the Taunton Iron Works Company, in Taunton, Massachusetts. In the year 1871, owing to the advanced age of his father, and the greatly in- creased insurance business his father had built up, he was induced to return to Abington, where he be- came associated with his father and brother, Charles W. Howland, in the insurance agency business under the firm name of F. P. Howland and Sons.

When that part of Abington known as East Abing- ton was incorporated and became the town of Rock- land, the firm was dissolved and Charles W. Howland removed and took over the Rockland District, while Isaac C. Howland remained in Abington and, after the death of his father, carried on the business in Abington and Whitman. Later, he took his book- keeper, Carlos P. Faunce, as a partner under the firm name of Howland & Faunce. This partnership was later amicably dissolved, and Alfred H. Nash, whose biographical history appears elsewhere in this work, joined the firm which then changed its name to How- land, Nash & Company, under which title it was most favorably and widely known. These two men, Mr. Howland as president and Mr. Nash as secretary and treasurer, are identified with the active and grow- ing Abington Mutual Fire and Insurance Company, which ranks among the oldest and most substantial organizations of its kind in the State.

Mr. Howland has also been active in the civic and community affairs of his township. In his political preferences he is strongly inclined toward the Re- publican party; and he is noted for the excellent manner in which he stands behind any movement designed for the general advancement of his com- munity. He was one of the first directors and a trustee of the Abington Young Men's Christian As- sociation. Mr. Howland has also been most active in his fraternal affiliations, for he is not only a member of John Cutler Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, but he has served as treasurer of Pilgrim Royal Arch Chapter, the long term of fifty years, and as Recorder of Old Colony Commandery for twenty-five years. Mr. Howland is, indeed, in point of membership, one of the oldest Masons in this part of the country; and his membership includes the Lodge, Chapter; Council, Royal and Select Masters; and the Commandery, Knights Templar.

Isaac C. Howland married, May 27, 1869, Harriet M. Parker, a daughter of Edward W. and Mary (Car- penter) Parker, of Whitehall, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Howland maintain their residence in Abington, in which township they attend the Congregational church, of which Mr. Howland is a deacon and clerk.

JOHN E. LUCEY, born July 26, 1892, at Brock- ton, was the son of James Lucey, of County Cork, Ireland, who died in 1919, and of Mary (Neville) Lucey, who survives (1928). He received his edu- cation at the parochial and high schools of his native town. During the period of the World War Mr. Lucey served as a member of the Ordnance Depart- ment of the United States Army and attained the rank of Ordnance Sergeant. At the close of the war

he became an accountant in Boston, until 1920, when he became associated with the Joseph F. Corcoran Shoe Company at Brockton. In 1921 at the time of the incorporation of the company, Mr. Lucey was elected secretary and assistant treasurer, which posi- tion he now holds. In his fraternal affiliations Mr. Lucey is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and is a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. John E. Lucey married, in 1922, Alice A. Martin, of Brockton, daughter of Patrick and Margaret (O'Brien) Martin.

CHARLES CUSHING PAINE-For more than three decades, Mr. Paine has been engaged in the practice of law in Hyannis, Massachusetts. During that time he has proven to be an able attorney of sterling qualities and is noted for his integrity, prob- ity and sincerity whenever he has been retained by a client. Throughout the years of his residence in Hyannis he has gained numerous friends and has con- tributed much to the welfare of his community in which he has filled various posts of civic importance.

Charles Cushing Paine was born at Hyannisport, Massachusetts, February 8, 1874, the son of Lucius Kingman and Rebecca Chase (Wood) Paine of Har- wich, Massachusetts, where the father has been engaged in the carpenter trade. The son attended the local public schools of Hyannis and after one year's preparation at Boston University, went to Har- vard Law School from which he was graduated as a Bachelor of Law in 1895. Coming immediately thereafter to Hyannis, he established his practice, wherein he has won high regard and reputation. From 1902 until 1911, he was Special Justice of the First District Court of Barnstable, Massachusetts, and from 1911 to 1916 was a member of the Harbor Land Commission. His political affiliations are with the Democratic party, and as a member of the Universa- list parish, he attends the church of that denomina- tion of his community.

On October 2, 1898, Mr. Paine married Jennie Kent in Urbana, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas D. and Harriet (Vrooman) Kent, both of whom are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Paine make their home in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and are the parents of the following children: 1. Virginia, born in 1901, and is married to William W. Keifer, employed as advertis- ing manager of Delco Lights Company, and is the grandson of General Keifer of Springfield, Ohio, who at one time was Speaker of the House of Representa- tives. They live in Dayton, Ohio. 2. Priscilla, born in 1904, and living at home.

HARLIE E. THOMPSON-As a business man and as a public official Harlie E. Thompson was very well known and highly regarded in Plainville, Massa- chusetts. He had been identified with the general merchandise and meat business established by his father since completing his school training, was active in local public affairs, had served in the State Legislature, and for over a decade had been a mem- ber of the Republican State Committee.

Harlie E. Thompson was born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, September 28, 1877, son of Herbert E., a grocer, and of Julia (Horton) Thompson, both deceased. After attending the public schools of Plainville, Massachusetts, Mr. Thompson took a course in the Bryant & Stratton Business College of Providence, Rhode Island, and when his commer- cial course was finished, he entered the employ of his

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father. In 1923, he, in association with his brother, Harry B. Thompson, purchased the general store and meat market business from his father. This asso- ciation was maintained until the death of Mr. Thomp- son, May 17, 1928, when Harry B. Thompson became sole owner of the enterprise, which he has continued to conduct to the present time. The business was founded in 1872, by the father, and is one of the well- established and prosperous concerns of the com- munity. Along with the successful conduct of his meat and grocery business, Mr. Thompson gave attention to financial affairs, and as a member of the board of directors of the Attleboro Savings Bank contributed to the growth and prosperity of that financial institution. In public affairs, too, he was very active and efficient. He was a member of the School Board, served as a member of the Legislature for two years, and rendered valuable service to his party for ten years as a member of the Republican State Committee. He was a member of the Norfolk Republican Club, while his fraternal affiliation was with Bristol Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was a Past Master; member of the Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and of the Commandery, Knights Templar.

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History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 107

Author: Thompson, Elroy Sherman, 1874- Publication date: 1928 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 642

Author: Thompson, Elroy Sherman, 1874-
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 642