History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 15

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

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Dr. Samuel M. Beale was married, at East Ware- ham, Massachusetts, in 1905, to Bernice Griffith, daughter of William, a mason by trade, and Mary (Hathaway) Griffith. Dr. and Mrs. beale are the parents of three children: 1. Elizabeth, who was born in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, June 3, 1906, and is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, class of 1927. 2. Wallace, born in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, June 23, 1908, died in January, 1926. 3. Souther, born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, August 31, 1915.

MORRIS E. BUMPUS-One of the well-estab- lished members of the legal profession in Quincy, Massachusetts, is Morris E. Bumpus, who since 1919 has had his offices at No. 1372 Hancock Street. He has been admitted to all the courts of the State, in- cluding the Supreme Court, and to the Federal

Mones C. Bumpers

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courts, and is well known as an able and successful attorney and counselor-at-law. Mr. Bumpus is a graduate of Boston University, and before opening his office in Quincy was associated with his father, Judge Everett C. Bumpus, in legal practice in Boston.

Judge Everett C. Bumpus, father of Mr. Bumpus, was born in Plympton, Massachusetts, and for more than fifty years was engaged in legal practice in Boston. He was Judge of the Quincy District Court for two years; served as District Attorney of Nor- folk County for five years, from 1882 to 1887; and was one of the incorporators of the town of Wey- mouth. At the outbreak of the Civil War he en- listed with the Massachusetts Volunteers, and served through the war, receiving his discharge with the rank of captain. He was a member of Quincy Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and was highly es- teemed among his professional associates, as well as among his many personal friends. He married Mary L. Bates, who was born in Canandaigua, New York, and who died in 1916.

Morris E. Bumpus, son of Judge Everett C. and Mary L. (Bates) Bumpus, was born in Quincy, Mas- sachusetts, April 10, 1890, and received his early edu- cation in the public schools of his birthplace. He prepared for college in Stone's School in Boston, and then became a student in Williams College, at Wil- liamstown, Massachusetts, from which he was gradu- ated with the class of 1912, receiving at that time the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He had early decided to enter the legal profession, and after his graduation from Williams College he began professional study in Albany Law School, at Albany, New York. After a year of study there, however, he made a change and continued his studies in the Law School of Boston University, from which he was graduated in 1916 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. After finish- ing his professional course he was associated with his father in legal practice in Boston, and that con- nection he maintained until 1919, when he opened his office at No. 1372 Hancock Street, in Quincy, where he has since been engaged in general legal practice. As has already been stated, he has been admitted to practice in all the courts of the State, including the Supreme Court, and also in the Federal Courts, and he has made for himself an assured place in his pro- fession. Mr. Bumpus gives his support to the princi- ples and the candidates of the Republican party, and he is well known as a public-spirited citizen, who is always ready to serve the general welfare. After the entrance of the United States into the World War he enlisted for service, and was commissioned, in June, 1918, second lieutenant in the United States Army. He served overseas with the American Expedition- ary Forces for six months, and was discharged in February, 1919, with the rank of second lieutenant. He is a member of Rural Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and of Taleb Grotto, Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, and is also a member of Quincy Camp, Sons of Veterans, the American Legion, Quin- cy Post, which he has served as adjutant; and of the Neighborhood Club. He finds healthful recreation in gardening, and his religious affiliation is with the Episcopal church. Mr. Bumpus is a direct descend- ant of Cushman of the "Mayflower."

JOSEPH AUGUSTUS WEST -- It is fitting that sometimes in the activities of our busy, modern life we pause to pay tribute to those other lives which

have made possible the prosperity and the well being of the present. It is fitting that we make per- manent record of the life stories of those who have finished their work and passed to their reward, lest we forget. The inspiration of the worthy lives no longer with us still endures, and may be passed on in such permanent records as the following. Few have been more honored or more sincerely liked and es- teemed in Provincetown than was the late Joseph Augustus West, who was a resident of Provincetown from the time he was two years of age, and who, after many years of success in the cabinetmaker's and furuniture business, served for fifteen years as Postmaster of Provincetown, his death occurring in May, 1913, while he was still in office. Mr. West was also a director of the First National Bank and of the Provincetown Cold Storage Company. Known and loved for the good cheer and optimism which were his and for ability and integrity in his business dealings, his death was regarded as a personal be- reavement by scores with whom he was associated, and his passing left a vacancy hard to be filled. Kindliness that was ever ready to help, ability that made that help effective, and devotion to the best interests of the town, made his life a beneficence and association with him a source of inspiration.

Joseph Augustus West was born in White Point, near Liverpool, Nova Scotia, December 4, 1846, son of Elisha and Barbara Ann (Lavender) West. When he was two years of age his parents removed from White Point to Provincetown, Massachusetts, and the remainder of his life was spent in this town. He attended the public schools of Provincetown, and then, when school days were over, learned the cab- inet maker's trade. When he was twenty-two years of age he succeeded to the furniture business of Charles P. Dyer, and though a young man to be the proprietor of a business of his own, his unswerv- ing attention to business, his integrity, and his genial and wholesome personality attracted an increasing patronage, which grew and developed through the years. In 1897, after nearly thirty years of success- ful business activity, he sold to James E. Atkins, a nephew, and the following year, 1898, he was ap- pointed to the office of postmaster of Provincetown. In this office, as in his business, his ability and his close attention to the duties in hand, together with his genial way of meeting his associates, made him a general favorite, and enabled him to render to the community most acceptable service. From 1898 to the time of his death in 1913, a period of fifteen years, he was continuously re-appointed to fill this office in Uncle Sam's employ. A general favorite, a friend in need to all those whom he could help, and ever hopeful and cheering in his contacts with others, his death on May 14, 1913, brought grief to a host of friends and associates who loved his genial spirit and his faithful integrity. Not only in the post office, but in every relation of his life was he the able and faithful representative of the highest type of American manhood. A member of the board of directors of the First National Bank of Provincetown and of the Provincetown Cold Storage Company, he was active in all that pertained to the general wel- fare of the community, both in business and civic enterprises. He was a member of the Provincetown Board of Trade, served on numerous town commit- tees, and was local chairman of the notable Pilgrini Memorial celebration which marked the laying of the cornerstone of the beautiful memorial which graces

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the town and yearly attracts a multitude of tourists. In all these various connections he manifested the earnestness and zeal which were outstanding char- acteristics of his nature, and performed his duties without fear or ostentation. A local publication in commenting upon the life and character of Mr. West gives the following clear and truthful appreciation, speaking of him as one

whose chief characteristic was his perennial, optimistic good cheer, whose heart was ever light, whose friendly word ever dashed away the cloud that for the moment might overhang the mind and left one feeling that life was better and brighter for that word.

The publication closed its appreciation of the char- acter of Mr. West with the following quotation:

We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breath ; In feelings, not in figures on the dial.

We should count time by heart throbs, when they beat For Man, for God, for duty. He most lives

Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.

Joseph Augustus West was married, in 1869, to Josephine Hatton, who died March 15, 1927, at Prov- incetown. She was born in the Lighthouse at Long Point, daughter of Joseph and Charlotte (Tarrant) Hatton, the father having been a mariner. They be- came the parents of a son and a daughter: 1. Louis J., a graduate of Harvard College; was for several years headmaster of the Newton schools; now (1928) engaged in fruit growing on a large scale in Winter- port, Maine, and principal of the high school at Bar Harbor, Maine. 2. Josephine H. West, who resides in Provincetown.

FRANK M. MacNAUGHT-By profession an accountant, and at present (1928) business manager of the Marine Biological Laboratory, at Woods Hole, Frank M. MacNaught is counted among the more prominent figures having the welfare of the com- munity at heart. Possessing the trained mind that of necessity must belong to one who practices ac- countancy, and possessing at the same time the executive powers so necessary in the management of the Marine Biological Laboratory, he ranks high in the estimation of the townsmen and in the regard of business associates.

Frank M. MacNaught was born at Hobart, Dela- ware County, New York, on January 29, 1876, son of Duncan H. and Minnie E. (Maxon) MacNaught, of Kingston, New York. Duncan H. MacNaught, who for several years has resided at Kingston, is retired from active affairs. Frank M. MacNaught received his education in the public schools of Ho- bart, and graduated from Hobart Union Free School in 1895 having specialized in the study of commerce. A natural aptitude for figures and for the direction of business manifested itself in his youth, and upon the termination of study in Hobart Union he engaged in positions where his training and talent would serve him best. Since 1913 he has been busi- ness manager of the Marine Biological Laboratory. While Mr. and Mrs. MacNaught attend two churches, the Presbyterian and the Methodist, and are strong in support of all causes sponsored by them, Mr. Mac- Naught has contracted no fraternal or political affili- ations. Both he and Mrs. MacNaught are active in the social life of Woods Hole, however, and have many cordial friends.

Frank M. MacNaught married, at Kingston, New York, on October 11, 1897, Dora S. Cunyes, daughter

of Dewitt and Eunice Cunyes. They are the parents of three children: Helen C., Jeanette E., and Alice.

FRANK RATTRAY LILLIE, Ph. D .- The dis- tinguished zoologist, Frank Rattray Lillie, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, known notably to his confreres in science for his contributions to knowledge on the early history of ovum, the fertili- zation of ovum, the physiology of development, heredity, and the biology of sex, was born at Toronto, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, on June 27, 1870, son of George W. and Emily (Rattray) Lillie. Contributor of original research work and theories to the principal scientific journals of the Western Hemisphere, and eminent member of scientific bodies in the United States and abroad, Dr. Lillie is known throughout the world, where- ever men of science congregate. Among the in- stitutions in which he is most personally interested is the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, of which he acted in the capacity of assistant direc- tor from 1900 until 1908. He was director from 1908 to 1926, and President of the Corporation in 1926. He is managing editor of the "Biological Bulletin", and has directed the policies of that journal since 1902; associate editor of the "Journal of Experimental Zoology"; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of which he was vice- president, in 1914; member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia, the Société Belge de Biologie, the Société de Biologie, of Paris, the American Society of Zoölogists, of which he was president from 1905 until 1908; member of the Association of American Anatomists, the Bos- ton Society of Natural History, the Quadrangle and University Clubs of Chicago, the Century Associa- tion, New York City, and the Cosmos Club, Wash- ington, District of Columbia.

Dr. Frank Rattray Lillie received his early educa- tion in the public schools of Toronto, and graduated from the University of Toronto with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1891, at the age of twenty-one years. Following the attainment of his first degree and the excellent record that he achieved in study therefor, he was appointed to a Fellowship, to Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1891-92. Here he began the study of advanced academic subjects, specializing in the natural sciences, and in 1892 en- rolled for work in the University of Chicago, whence, after two years, in 1894, he graduated with the de- gree of Doctor of Philosophy. For the next five years, until 1899, he served as instructor in zoology at the University of Michigan; from 1899 until 1900 as professor of biology at Vassar College, at Pough- keepsie, New York State; 1900-02, assistant profes- sor of zoology and embryology; 1902-07, associate professor, and since 1911 has been chairman of the department of zoology. In 1919 Toronto University conferred upon Dr. Lillie the honorary degree of Doctor of Sciences.

Dr. Frank Rattray Lillie married, June 29, 1895, one year after taking the degree of Doctor of Phil- osophy at the University of Chicago, Frances Crane, of Chicago and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. While the scientific and scientific-journalistic interests of Dr. Lillie take him to the principal laboratories of the East, and he is absent from his home a great part of the time, the Lillie residence is at No. 5801 Ken- wood Avenue, Chicago.

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J. MILTON LEONARD-Accounted among the most prominent and representative of the citizens of the village of Osterville, J. Milton Leonard has long engaged in business here, has extensive com- mercial relations, holds positions of public trust, and is generally known for his public spirit. Never has there been a public movement in Osterville, con- cerning the community alone, its vicinity, or a worthy cause, toward which Mr. Leonard's energies were contributed other than generously. He is a citizen of whom his fellow-citizens are proud, and by them is cordially given right to a place in this volume. Mr. Leonard is a native of Osterville, and has given to it the large portion of his career. He is a son of Simeon L. and Mercey M. (Parker) Leonard, both of whom are deceased, interred in the local cemetery. Simeon L. Leonard was a rugged, kindly man be- loved of his associates; earnest, conscientious, in- telligent, he served the community well indeed, and for many years. By trade he was blacksmith, and carried with this the dual vocation of farmer. He held a number of public offices in the village, and in 1863-64 was representative of the district in the State House. Like father, like son,-and J. Milton Leonard has continued the good offices of Simeon L. Leonard.

J. Milton Leonard was born on January 14, 1862. He attended the public schools of Barnstable, and upon completion of studies gave heed to the lure of the sea. He went into the coasting trades on board ship, serving as able seaman and mate for nine years, then established residence in Florida, where he plied the trade of carpenter in new developments in that sunny State. But after two years he returned to Cape Cod, and in Osterville undertook to learn black- smithing from his father. He mastered it, applied it with profit, then, in 1906, once more changed the character of his endeavor, opening local offices as agent of insurance, carrying a general line of policies covering risks in life, health, accident and fire. Meanwhile, through the years succeeding, Mr. Leon- ard has continued in the insurance business, until as an agent and independent broker he ranks among those best known in Barnstable County. Also he has become associated with his son, Burleigh D. Leonard, in the business of operating a garage and repair shop, in Osterville. While his time has been busily occupied with commerce, Mr. Leonard has not failed to participate in general affairs, but is active in all of them. He is a director of the Hyannis Co-opera- tive Bank, and of it treasurer of the Centerville and Osterville districts. In 1906 he served, temporarily, as town clerk and treasurer; for fifteen years he was a member of the School Board of the township. He is a member of Hyannis Lodge No. 226, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; of Centerville Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and the Cape Cod Chamber of Com- merce. He is also a member of the Community Club, and in this too is interested in general move- ments for the public welfare. During the World War, though somewhat advanced in years for duty in the military, Mr. Leonard served tirelessly on committees and boards of war work, and was in- fluential in the securing of subscriptions for the Lib- erty Loan campaigns. Toward charity he is con- stantly generous in his donations.

In May, 1888, in Osterville, Mr. Leonard was uni- ted in marriage with Lucy Crosby Coffin, daughter of Joseph C. and Tryphena (Crosby) Coffin, of Os- terville; and to this union were born three children:

Mercy G .; Burleigh D. (q. v.); and Marjorie. The family resides on Main Street. Mrs. Leonard died Friday, November 11, 1927, and is buried in Oster- ville.

BURLEIGH D. LEONARD-Born in Osterville, Barnstable Township, January 7, 1891, Burleigh D. Leonard, son of J. Milton and Lucy Crosby (Coffin) Leonard, attended the public schools of this town- ship, and entered the world of business, employed by the New York Telephone Company. After a period in service on the company's staff, however, he transferred to Gray & Davis, Inc., of Boston, and in 1914, at the age of twenty-three years, returned to Osterville, the village of his birth. Here he joined in association with his father. They organized a business in automobiles, opened a garage with sales floor and repair shop, and undertook the transporta- tion by motor of school children, along regular routes, calling for them in the mornings, taking them to school, and in the evenings carrying them back to their homes. This carrier service was an idea un- tried when put into operation by Mr. Leonard and his father; its worth and value to the community has since been amply demonstrated, and the enter- prise and vision of the carriers rewarded with con- stant and sizable patronage.

Like his father, Mr. Leonard participates actively in general affairs of village and township, and is known favorably as a representative and public-spirited citizen, who is ever happy to join in enterprises for the public's good. Because of the well-rounded scientific and mechanical training which he received in Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, just prior to his connection with the New York Telephone Company, and because of practical experience gained with this company and in his own garage, he is one of the best versed mechanics in Barnstable County; and his knowledge extends also into problems of engineering. Whenever it is requested, he is con- tinually ready to put his mechanical and engineering training to the use of his community as a community and its inhabitants as individuals. The carrier serv- ice for school children is only one instance of such application. Mr. Leonard is a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, of the Osterville Community Club, and a communicant of the Oster- ville Community Church.

On October 16, 1918, Burleigh D. Leonard was united in marriage with Jessie Boult, daughter of F. M. and Jennie (Hickley) Boult, of Osterville and to this union have been born three children: Willis, Andrea, and Philip.

JOHN F. SCULLY, School Superintendent of Brockton, Massachusetts, a most able man who has done much to achieve the high township and school records of this community, was born November 15, 1867, at Hingham, Massachusetts, is a son of John and Sarah (Hannon) Scully, both now deceased. John Scully was born in County Cork, Ireland, and died in 1890. He was a tool maker by trade, while Sarah (Hannon) Scully was a native of England, and died in 1897.

John F. Scully received his early education in the grammar and high school of Hingham, Massachu- setts, the community in which he was born, and grad- uated from Bridgewater Normal School. He later pursued his academic training at Dartmouth College, and in 1918 received the degree of Doctor of Ped-

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agogy. Immediately after the completion of the course in Normal School, Mr. Scully began teaching at Easton, Massachusetts, where he became principal of the grammar school, a position which he retained for two years. He resigned from the Easton schools to accept the office of headmaster of the Elementary Department of the Chauncey Hall School, a private preparatory school, where he remained until 1901, when he became principal of the Maplewood School at Malden, Massachusetts, which office he retained until 1904. He then received the appointment of prin- cipal of the William H. Lincoln School of Brookline, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1905 when he became Superintendent of Schools of Arlington, Mas- sachusetts, where he remained until 1916, when he accepted his present appointment as Superintendent of Schools at Brockton, Massachusetts, succeeding George L. Farley. He now has more than a decade of continuous service in Brockton to his credit; and it is a point of some interest that under Mr. Scully's able supervision the Brockton schools have enjoyed the highest standing among the school systems in Eastern Massachusetts. Being a man of energy and vitality, and an indefatigable worker, Mr. Scully has been able to devote much time to civic and com- munity affairs, in all of which he has taken the keen- est possible interest. He is one of the staunchest boosters of Brockton, and a hard worker for the wel- fare and success of his township.

He is a member of many societies and organizations pertaining to the work in which he is engaged, among the more important being the Massachusetts School Superintendents' Association, and the National As- sociation of School Superintendents. He was at one time president of the Middlesex County School Super- intendents' Association, and of the Plymouth County Teachers' Association. Mr. Scully is, in his political preferences, a Republican, and he takes a particularly keen interest in all elections. During the World War, Mr. Scully served upon practically every one of the emergency committees formed in Brockton. He was appointed chairman of the Brockton Chapter of the American Red Cross, an office which he is still filling. He has also been prominent in the social life of Brockton. He is a director and vice-president of the Brockton Chamber of Commerce; a member of the Commercial Club, the Rotary Club, the Brockton Country Club, and the Plymouth County Country Club. In his fraternal affiliations, he holds member- ship in the Blue Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Chapter, Royal Arch Masons.

John F. Scully married, in 1892, Mabel A. Mahan, daughter of Louis H. and Augusta (Bemis) Mahan, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Scully are the parents of two children: 1. Donald Bemis, who served with distinction in the World War, holding the rank of ensign, United States Navy; he married Madeleine Hartwell, and by her became the father of one child, Donald B. Scully, Jr. 2. Ruth Scully, who married Willard W. McLeod, and has three children: Willard W., Jr., Martha, and Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Scully reside at No. 2299 Ash Street, Brockton, where they attend the Episcopal church.

JAMES HENRY COOK, M. D .- A field of pro- fessional activity has been developed in Quincy and a large neighborhood of which this city is a centre, by Dr. James Henry Cook, in which he has demon- strated the dominant qualities of able physician, skilled

surgeon and valued citizen. Few physicians in World War service have the record of Dr. Cook's varied and thoroughgoing camp and base hospital work. He possesses the highest regard of his fellow-physicians, and his scores of friends and associates in civil life, as well. He is a son of Henry M. Cook, stationary engineer, a native of Buffalo, New York, who died in 1923, and of Mary Louise (Huey) Cook, who was born in Bristol, Maine.

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History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 15

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