History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 13

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

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Arthur T. Cole, son of Ephraim P. and Amelia F. (Alden) Cole, was born in Whitman, Massachusetts, July 3, 1882, and received his early education in the public schools of his birthplace. After completing his course in the high school, he engaged in the insurance business and eventually became a member of the firm of Howland, Nash & Cole, insurance agents, of Whitman and Abington, with offices at No. 9, Jenkins Building, in Whitman. Later, how- ever, he decided to enter the legal profession, and became a student in Suffolk Law School in Boston. After completing his course there he read law in the office of John J. Geogan, of Whitman, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1924. Since that time he has been successfully engaged in legal practice, with offices in the Jenkins Building. During the short time which has passed since his admission to the bar he has built up a very satisfactory general practice and is making for himself an assured place among the men of his profession in Whitman. Mr. Cole has always been active in local public affairs. In 1916, he was elected treasurer of the town of Whit- man, and he has continued to fill that office to the present time (1928). He served as auditor of the town of Whitman for two years, and for several years was a member of the Republican Town Com- mittee. Fraternally, he is identified with Puritan Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Whitman, which he has served as secretary for seventeen years; with Pilgrim Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Abing- ton Council, Royal and Select Masters; Old Colony Commandery, Knights Templar, No. 15, and Shedad Grotto, Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. He

is a member of Webster Lodge, No. 113, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and of George A. Custer Camp, No. 11, Sons of Veterans, of Whitman. He is also a member of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion, of the Brockton Bar Association, and of the Whitman Board of Trade, which he served for sev- eral years as treasurer. He finds his recreation chiefly in reading, and in the theatre, being especially fond of the drama, and he is also a musician. His religious affiliation is with the Congregational church, which he served for more than twenty years as organist.

Arthur T. Cole was married, at Abington, June 26, 1915, to Lilla Chamberlain, who was born in Abing- ton, Massachusetts, daughter of Everett L. and Firmetta (Blevis) Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. Cole are the parents of three children: Alden C., Harvey W., and June.

ERNEST L. MAXIM-Prominent among the successful manufacturers of Eastern Massachusetts is Ernest L. Maxim, treasurer of the Maxim Motor Company, of Middleboro, Massachusetts. Mr. Maxim has held that official position since the or- ganization of the concern under its present title, and is well known as an able business man, a public- spirited citizen, and valued friend and associate. The firm is engaged in the manufacture of fire apparatus of all sorts and is also sales agent for Willys-Over- land cars.

Carlton Wadsworth Maxim, father of Mr. Maxim, was the founder of this well-known and successful concern. He is a native of Middleboro, who re- ceived his education in his native district, and then engaged in business in his native town. He was in- terested in the woodworking and milling business, and in 1888 established in Middleboro a woodwork- ing mill, which he operated under the name of C. W. Maxim. The enterprise met with success and was continued for a period of twenty-seven years. In the meantime, however, the automobile had been invented, and Mr. Maxim, about 1896, had pur- chased his first "horseless carriage," and was driv- ing it about Middleboro and vicinity. Automobiles were curiosities in those days, and only the most fearless and progressive had the courage and the faith to risk life and limb in such contraptions. Mr. Maxim, however, not only continued to ride about in his new vehicle, but he also became the pioneer salesman of motor cars in his neighborhood, and was able to so demonstrate its advantages that he sold a few. As time passed he managed to con- vince a few more of the most adventurous of his neighbors that this mode of locomotion might safely be experimented with, and finally he opened, in a small building in the rear of his homestead, the first garage ever established in Southeastern Massachu- setts. For some years the little building was suffi- ciently large to take care of the comparatively small number of automobile owners who resided in that section, but as the years passed and the automobile began to be a familiar spectacle on the highways, the business of the garage outgrew its quarters, and was removed to more commodious housing and a more accessible location on Wareham Street, in Middleboro. There patronage continued to increase, and when the people had become sufficiently accus- tomed to motor vehicles to realize the advantages of motor-driven fire apparatus, Mr. Maxim became one of the pioneer manufacturers of motorized fire apparatus. The old woodworking business had been

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continued until 1915, when, having been con- pletely superseded by the garage and sales busi- ncss, it was discontinued. The new enterprise or- ganized for the purpose of manufacturing motor- driven fire apparatus was incorporated under the name of the Maxim Motor Company, Incorporated, and all its stock was held by local residents. It was organized with C. W. Maxim as president and his son, Ernest L. Maxim, as treasurer, and with this official personnel it has continued to the present time. The Maxim Motor Company, Incorporated, is the only concern in New England which manufactures complete apparatus of the several different types commonly used by fire-fighting organizations. It has facilities for the manufacture of a $12,000 firc truck each week, in addition to miscellaneous equip- ment, such as ladders, chemical apparatus, etc., all of which operations are conducted on a floor space of about 36,000 square feet, with the service of about seventy-five employees. It sells its products throughout the eastern section of the United States, and has made an enviable reputation for high-qual- ity goods and honest and efficient business methods. The founder, Carlton Wadsworth Maxim, is widely known as a business man of very distinctive ability and his name is a guarantee of quality and of fair dealing. He is also known as a public-spirited citi- zen and is held in the very highest esteem among his associates in the social and civic contacts of life, as well as in his business connections. He married Betsy Wadsworth, who was born in Middle- boro, January 24, 1853, and who died there April 6, 1917.

Ernest L. Maxim, son of Carlton Wadsworth and Betsy (Wadsworth) Maxim, was born in Middle- boro, Massachusetss, July 11, 1886, and received his education in the local public schools. When his school training was completed he became associated with his father in the business which he was then operating under the name of C. W. Maxim, and since that time he has maintained his connection with his father's business interests. When, on January 25, 1918, the Maxim Motor Company, Incorporated, was organized, he was elected treasurer of the con- cern, and that official position he has continued to most efficiently fill to the present time (1928). Mr. Maxim is well known in fraternal circles, being a member of Mayflower Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Middleboro; of Old Colony Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also Past Grand of Middleboro Lodge, No. 135, In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows; and a charter member of Middleboro Lodge, No. 1274, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the Middleboro Commercial Club, which he has served as president. Politically, Mr. Maxim gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Republican party. He takes an active interest in local public affairs, and is efficiently serving as chairman of the Board of Selectmen of Middleboro.

Ernest L. Maxim was married, in Middleboro, Massachusetts, March 30, 1908, to Alice B. LeBa- ron, who was born in Middleboro, daughter of Ever- ett Franklin and Elizabeth Jane (Broadley) Le Baron. Mr. and Mrs. Maxim are the parents of one' son, Leighton LeBaron Maxin1. The family are atten- dants of the Congregational church.

HARRY J. GOODALE-Prominent among those who are engaged in taking care of the public house- keeping in Middleboro, Massachusetts, is Harry J. Goodale, who since 1921 has been serving that community in the office of town manager. Mr. Goodale is a civil engineer of thorough training and of long and varied experience, and is a recognized expert in his field.

Irad P. Goodale, father of Mr. Goodale, was a native of Danvers, Massachusetts, where he spent practically his entire life. He attended the public schools there, and after attaining his majority en- gaged in the shoe manufacturing business, in which he continued until the time of his death, which occurred in 1898. He married Josephine Bigelow, who was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and whose death occurred in 1915. Both were highly respected in the community in which they lived and were held in very high esteem among a very large group of per- sonal friends and associates.

Harry J. Goodale, son of Irad P. and Josephine (Bigelow) Goodale, was born in Danvers, Mas- sachusetts, October 5, 1873. He attended the local public schools and after completing his course in the high school chose the profession of the civil engineer, in which field he continued until 1906, a period of some fifteen or sixteen years. In 1906 he removed to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and accepted the position of assistant city engineer, in which ca- pacity he continued to serve until 1915. In that year he went to Attleboro, Massachusetts, and ac- cepted a position as superintendent of public works. In that capacity he rendered valuable service and also materially widened his experience in the busi- ness of taking care of the public works of a thriving and prosperous community. For six years he main- tained that connection, giving entire satisfaction to the official personnel of the city government, as well as to the citizens in general. In 1921 he was offered the position of town manager in the employ of the town of Middleboro, and for the past five years he has fully demonstrated his ability and his faithfulness in the discharge of public duty. Politi- cally, Mr. Goodale gives his allegiance to no one political party, but casts his vote for those candidates whom he considers best fitted to fill the office to which they aspire, regardless of party affiliation. He is a public-spirited citizen, who is always ready to take his share of the burdens of citizenship, and has served in two wars. During the Spanish-American War he enlisted in Company K, Eighth Massachu- setts Volunteer Infantry, with which he served from April, 1898, to April, 1899, holding the rank of cor- poral. During the World War he served in Company M, Fourteenth Regiment, Massachusetts State Guard, this time also with the rank of corporal. Fratern- ally, he is well known in Masonic circles, being a member of Mystic Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; King Hiram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Attleboro, Mas- sachusetts; and of Navarre Grotto, Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. He is also a member of Hope Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Attleboro. He is also well known in club circles, holding mem- bership in the Commercial Club of Middleboro, and in several professional associations, including the International City Managers' Association, the New England Water Works Association, and the Massa- chusetts Highway Association. He is a member

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of the United Spanish War Veterans, and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Harry J. Goodale was married, in Boston, Massa- chusetts, to Gertrude Burgess, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, May 28, 1876, and died in Middleboro, July 24, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Goodale became the parents of eight children: Harvey B., Ella J., Gertrude B., Loring D., Dorothy L., Ruth M., Harry J., Jr., and Robert P. The family are at- tendants of the Universalist church.

BERT J. ALLAN-Among the successful meni- bers of the legal profession who are engaged in gen- eral practice in Plymouth County is Bert J. Allan, of Middleboro, who was admitted to the bar of Plymn- outh County in 1897, and has been engaged in prac- tice in Middleboro since that time. Mr. Allan is one of the well-known men of this section of the county, and in addition to the care of a large general practice has always been active in local public affairs. For the past seventeen years he has served as Special Justice of the Fourth District Court of Plymouth County.

Bert J. Allan was born in Dennisville, Maine, March 9, 1863, and received his early and preparatory education in the public schools of Pembroke, Maine. Upon the completion of his high school course he matriculated in the University of Maine, from which he was graduated with the class of 1886, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Civil Engineering. After graduation he was engaged in teaching in Hampden Academy, Maine, for a period of two years, at the end of which time he accepted a position in the Pratt Free School of Middleboro. Like many of the young men of his time he had entered the teaching profession as a stepping stone to the legal profession, and in Middleboro he began reading law in the office of John C. Sullivan, of Middleboro, who was at that time register of probate. Mr. Allan kept steadily on with his teaching in Pratt Free School for nine years, giving to his duties as teacher careful and skillful attention, and devoting all his spare time to the study of law. Nine years of study and work brought the achievement of his aim. In 1897 he was admitted to the bar of Plymouth County, and in that same year he resigned his position as teacher in the Pratt Free School. During the three decades which have passed since that time he has been continuously en- gaged in general practice in Middleboro, drawing his clientele from Middleboro and from a large section of the county immediately surrounding Middleboro. He has his office in the Bank Building, and has made an enviable reputation as a skilled practitioner. Both of Mr. Allan's parents were natives of Maine, his father, George Washington Allan, born in Lubec, Maine, engaged as a sea captain throughout his active career and died in. 1905, while Mr. Allan's mother, Mary (Moore) Allan, was born in Pembroke, Maine. She died in 1906. From both his parents he inherited those sterling qualities of character which represent the best in the civic life of the community, and his busy professional life has not prevented his giving freely of his time and his ability in civic serv- ice. He served for six years as a member of the Middleboro School Board, ten years as a member of the Board of Health, and in 1898, was appointed by Governor Wolcott to serve as justice of the peace, which office he continued to fill until 1912, when he was made notary public. In 1910 he was appointed Special Justice of the Fourth District Court of Plym-

outh County, and in that capacity he is still serving (1928). During the period of the participation of the United States in the World War he served as a mem- ber of the Legal Advisory Board of Middleboro. His religious interest is with the Episcopal church, of which he is an attendant. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Mayflower Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and with Arbutus Lodge, No. 123, Knights of Pyth- ias, of which he is Past Chancellor. He is also Past Master of the North Middleboro Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. He keeps in touch with his professional colleagues throughout the county by membership in the Plymouth County Bar Association, and he is an interested member of the Old Middleboro Historical Society.

Bert J. Allan was married, in 1889, to Robina Mor- ey, who was born in the Island of Ceylon, East In- dies. Mr. and Mrs. Allan are the parents of one son, Elmer G. Allan, who during the World War was employed in the Fore River Shipyard, but is now en- gaged in general legal practice in Boston and in Mid- dleboro. He was born July 1, 1893; graduated from Middleboro High School; studied at Harvard Uni- versity, from which he graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1916. In 1920, he graduated from Boston University Law School, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He is a member of the Massa- chusetts Bar Association, the Masonic Order, and the Knights of Pythias.

HON. NATHANIEL ELLIS ATWOOD-In the history of Provincetown, the name of Nathaniel Ellis Atwood stands out prominently as that of one of the greatest scientists and statesmen of his day, and a man of whom all Cape Cod is justly proud. Mr. Atwood, whose death occurred November 7, 1886, was a man renowned for his erudition and his great achievements in the realm of public service, although he was in all respects, a self-made and self-educated man, and the results of his discoveries and far-sighted legislation are being enjoyed by the inhabitants of this vicinity in particular, and the entire United States in general. In 1856, he was appointed bv Governor Henry J. Gardner one of a commission, of whom the other members were Professor Louis Agassiz and Hon. Reuben A. Chapman, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to investigate the artificial propaga- tion of fish, and in writing of this commission and their report, Freeman's "History of Cape Cod," page 665, concludes as follows: "We will venture to add, for the honor of the Cape, that it may be doubted whether, as a practical ichthyologist, Mr. Atwood has his superior in America."

Mr. Atwood was born in Provincetown, September 13, 1807. He attended the public schools for three weeks, being educated principally at home, later teach- ing in a private school at Long Point, when he was twenty-one, at which age he also became a master mariner, continuing in this capacity for fifty years. His ability and knowledge soon brought him deserved recognition, and he was elected a member of the Boston Society of Natural History, November, 1847, and elected a member of the Essex Institute of Salem, September 13, 1856. For fifteen years, he served in the Customs Service at Provincetown, where he was also one of the founders of the Seamen's Savings Bank and served on the board of trustees of this in- stitution for forty years. On three different occa- sions, he was chosen by the townspeople to serve on committees to Washington; first, in relation to forti-

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fying Provincetown harbor during the Civil War, and the second and third times in negotiating the fishing clauses of the Treaty of Washington, which included the Alabama Claims. He also appeared as an expert before the Joint High Commission of Eng- land and the United States, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, to settle questions relating to the fisheries clause of the above treaty. In 1868, Mr. Atwood delivered a course of twelve lectures before the Lowell Institute at Boston, on "Fishes and the Fisheries," which proved to be the most popular of the season. He dis- covered new specimens of fish, one of which, a man- eating shark, was named "Carcharias Atwoodii" in his honor. Dr. D. Humphries Storer, in his "Fishes of Massachusetts," referring to this name, writes: "Let his name, who has done so much to assist me in making this report, be indelibly associated with the science to which he is an honor." He was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a corresponding member during life; a member of the Smithsonian Institute at Washing- ton; member of the Massachusetts House of Repre- sentatives, 1857-58; of the Massachusetts Senate, 1869- 70-71, and was elected to membership in the Ameri- can Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1868. For many years, he was connected with the United States Fish Commission and served as a member of the School Committee of Provincetown. His eulogist, at the time of his death, wrote: "Of a serene, cheerful temper, unassuming in manner, charitable to faults, public-spirited and benevolent, his whole life was char- acterized by peacefulness, gentleness, and an integrity that was unswerving."

MYRICK COOK ATWOOD-Coming of a fam- ily which has been prominently identified with Cape Cod affairs, both commercial and civil, for many generations, Myrick Cook Atwood, of Provincetown, has continued the family tradition in his position as deputy collector of customs of Provincetown and in his activities in the realm of public service. He is a leading factor in the financial circles of the vicinity, while in the promotion of its welfare and develop- ment he has achieved a remarkable reputation for his untiring efforts and boundless enthusiasm. He went to sea as a boy, spending his summers in the hazard- ous life of a mariner and being employed in making oil during the long winters. He was appointed to his present governmental position on November 8, 1889, and has ever continued to serve the interests of the public to the greatest degree of satisfaction, being popular and efficient in the execution of his various duties.

Mr. Atwood was born in Provincetown, August 16, 1852, one of eleven children, son of Hon. Nathaniel Ellis (q. v.) and Louisa Maria Russell (Blake) At- wood. Myrick Cook Atwood was educated in the pub- lic schools of Provincetown, and after high school continued in his father's business, manufacturing and selling cod liver oil for the medical profession. At his father's death, he succeeded him in business, which he operated successfully until he accepted his pres- ent position in the service of the customs department. He is a trustee of the Seamen's Savings Bank, in which he serves as clerk of corporation and is also chairman of the board of auditors. His political prin- ciples are those of the Republican party, while in fraternal circles, he is prominently identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been four times through all chairs. In the civic life of the town,

he exercises an important influence in his position as member of the Board of Trade, while his religious adherence is given to the Methodist Episcopal church.

Myrick Cook Atwood married, in Provincetown, April 15, 1880, Elizabeth Paine Chapman, a native of Provincetown, daughter of Lewis Lombard Chapman, who was a well-known sea captain all his life, and Anastatia (Cummins) Chapman, born in Clonmel, Ireland, and came to the United States when a girl. Mrs. Atwood died January 31, 1925.

JAMES T. KIRBY-Born and reared in the town of Whitman, James T. Kirby, prominent attorney-at- law, left his native community some years ago to en- gage in the practice of his profession elsewhere, but eventually returned to Whitman, where he is now among the leading members of his profession, repre- senting as counsel various important local financial institutions, and being an active factor in business, political, and social affairs.

Daniel Kirby, father of John T. Kirby, is a native of Ireland, and has been engaged as a shoe manu- facturer for many years. He married Ellen Beary, who was likewise born and reared in Ireland, and who, in 1922, passed from this life.

James T. Kirby, son of Daniel and the late Ellen (Beary) Kirby, was born in Whitman, Massachusetts, October 2, 1882. He acquired his preliminary educa- tion in the local schools, then became a student at Burdett's Business College at Boston. For the fol- lowing eight years he was employed by the New Eng- land Telephone and Telegraph Company, and subse- quently he matriculated in the law department of the Boston University, having been graduated as a member of the class of 1906 at the latter institution, with a Bachelor of Laws degree. After admission to the bar, which occurred in the year of his graduation from the University, Mr. Kirby engaged in the prac- tice of his chosen profession at Bridgewater, Massa- chusetts, where he remained for approximately eight months, following which he practiced in Plymouth for a year, and, in 1909, returned to the town of his birth. His law offices are located in Room No. 5, the Bank Block, and Mr. Kirby has acquired a large clientele, representing, among other concerns, the Whitman Savings Bank, the Whitman National Bank, and the Whitman Co-operative Bank. His powers at the bar resulted in the appointment, in 1918, of Mr. Kirby as a Judge of the Second District Court. A ranking mem- ber of the Republican organization, he is vice-presi- dent of the Plymouth County Republican Club, mem- ber of the executive committee of the Republican State Committee and was for several years secretary of the local Republican Town Committee. His legal affiliations are with the Massachusetts Bar Associa- tion, the Plymouth County Bar Association, and the Brockton Bar Association. Mr. Kirby is a member of the Gamma Eta Gamma Fraternity, the local lodge of the Knights of Columbus, the Thorny Lea Country Club, the Marshfield Country Club, and the Whitman Board of Trade, being president of the latter organiza- tion. During the World War, Mr. Kirby was chair- man of the public safety committee of the town of Whitman, was frequently engaged as a "four-minute" speaker, was a leading member of the Legal Advisory Board of Plymouth County, a member of the field committee for Plymouth County, and also served the government as draft agent for the Second Plym- outh District. The few hours that he has to spare from his numerous and diversified interests are de-

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History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 13

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