History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 25

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

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cellent enterprise established by her husband and his brother, and has brought the entire plant up to a high standard of efficiency, making the Alger Paper Box Company one of the leading concerns of its kind in all New England. Of Mrs. Alger, more follows later.

Despite the many varied and exacting duties of the work in which Joseph Alger was engaged, he never- theless found time in which to take a keen and active interest in the civic and community affairs of his township. In his political views, he was a staunch supporter of the Republican party-and as such, was noted for the excellent manner in which he stood behind any and every movement for the general ad- vancement of his community. He also held active membership in both the Middleboro and the Boston Chambers of Commerce, and was thus able to do much for Middleboro in its commercial advancement -besides which he was one of the largest manufac- turers in that township. He took a particularly keen interest in the historical background of his portion of the State, and was one of the largest contributors and a member of the West Bridgewater Historical Society. Mr. Alger was also active in the club and social life of his community, for he was affiliated, fraternally, with the Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons; the Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; the Council, Royal and Select Masters; the Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; and the Commandery, Knights Templar. He also held membership in the Thorny Lea Country Club.

Joseph Alger married, May 17, 1893, Lucinda E. Wilde, a daughter of Bradford and Elizabeth G. (Porter) Wilde, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Alger had three children: Joseph, Jr., Mil- ton W., and Thomas Haywood, all of whom are now working in the Alger Paper Box Company at Mid- dleboro. From the foregoing it will be more clearly seen just how well Mrs. Alger has accomplished her life's task. She has brought into this world and reared a family of three sturdy sons; thus it is obvi- ous that she has performed the duties of a wife and mother in the fullest sense of the word. And now, bereft of her husband and the father of her sons, she has stepped forward in the emergency and carried high the torch of commercial success, lighted origi- nally by her late husband. Surely unstinted praise is her due. As in the past, Mrs. Alger and her sons maintain their residence in Middleboro, in which community they attend the Methodist church.

CLARENCE R. FILLEBROWN-Starting his business career at the very bottom of the banking business, Mr. Fillebrown is now president of one of the influential institutions of finance in Brockton, Massachusetts. The story of his life is a most in- spiring one, and cannot be followed without awakening a deep appreciation for those sturdy and sterling qualities which. when allied to a practical business acumen and diligent application, lift a man to a position of honor. trust and respect. Mr. Fille- brown has clearly made manifest the opportunity which is present in every life to reach heights which are within the grasp of those able to recognize them. Elbert Hubbard has antly put: "Blessed is he who has found his work." Clarence R. Fillebrown is such a one. He has been engaged in the banking business for more than twoscore years, and during that time has gained a host of influential friends and associates who have placed unlimited confidence in him, which

he justly deserves, as indicated by his accomplish- ments.

Mr. Fillebrown was born March 23, 1857, at Boston, Massachusetts, the son of James R. Fillebrown, an energetic and successful provision dealer, and of Amanda (Reynolds) Fillebrown. Neither parent lived to see their son's achievements, but they endowed him with the capacity which has enabled him to perfect them. After finishing his public school and high school courses in Boston, he came to Brockton, where he went to work for the Home National Bank of that city. He remained there for four years, and at the age of twenty-one he became the cashier of the Plymouth National Bank at Plymouth, Massa- chusetts. In 1881, he returned to Brockton to be- come cashier of the Brockton National Bank. He was soon made vice-president in addition to his duties as cashier, but was forced to resign as cashier because of press of these further responsibilities. In 1921 he was elected president of the Brockton Na- tional Bank, in which capacity he is serving in 1928. The Brockton National Bank is a time-honored and long-established institution of the city. It opened its doors for business in 1881, having been formed by a number of enterprising business men who fore- saw the need for such an organization. The business grew and the reputation for integrity of the bank increased, and now it is located in its own beautiful building on Main Street, erected in 1913. D. S. Packard was the first president and continued until his death; he was succeeded by George E. Keith, who also died while encumbered and he in turn was succeeded by Mr. Fillebrown. The original capital was $200,000. That has been increased to $600,000, with total assets of over, ten millions of dollars. Under Mr. Fillebrown's careful régime the bank is con- tinuing to prosper and flourish as a leading banking institution of the community. Mr. Fillebrown is moved by a very intense civic spirit and pride. He has made his mark in the business world in Brockton, and feels that what it has given him, he wants to return many-fold. He is very active in all matters pertaining to the welfare of Brockton and is untiring in his efforts sponsoring improvements for the city. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Commercial Club, and he ardently supports the Republican party.

In 1879, Mr. Fillebrown married Jennie B. Holly- wood, the daughter of Peter F. and Julia D. (Ham- len) Hollywood. They have one son, Archie F., who married Carrie Foster.

BERNARD B. WINSLOW-Banking interests are among the most important of those engrossing the time and attention of the prominent business men of Brockton, and Bernard B. Winslow is one who has achieved marked success and recognition in this field of endeavor. His entire career has been spent in banking, and with the Home National Bank he has reached a pinnacle in this field with his election to the presidency of that institution.

Mr. Winslow was born September 22, 1864, at Manchester, Maine, the son of Benjamin and Phoebe M. (Sherman) Winslow, his father a ship carpenter who served during the Civil War at the government yards in Boston. His mother is a member of a very old and honored family of Massachusetts. His edu- cation was received in the public schools of his community, and after school days were over he secured a position with the Home National Bank.

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With the reward which comes of faithful application and native ability, Mr. Winslow rose step by step through every official position of the bank, and in January, 1925, was elected president to succeed Frederick B. Howard, who resigned in order to be- come the chairman of the board of directors. He has filled this position ably and faithfully, earning a rep- utation for prudence, foresight, business acumen, and banking knowledge. Under his influence the Home National Bank has continued its sound banking pol- icies which has established for itself great public regard. Together with his activities in this bank, he is president of the Security Co-operative Bank, a State bank organized for the purpose of encouraging and assisting in home building and home ownership, and is also associated with numerous other financial institutions of the town. Mr. Winslow's name is always listed among those prominent men who spend much of their time in promoting the interests of the community. He is a Republican in politics, and has served his party as a former member of the Common Council and as a member of the Board of Aldermen. For fourteen years he served as city auditor, and for two years served as president of the Chamber of Commerce. During the period of the World War, Mr. Winslow was actively engaged in Red Cross service and was a member of various boards con- cerned with war work.

In fraternal affiliations, Mr. Winslow is a member and Past Master of Paul Revere Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Past High Priest of the local Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Past Illustrious Master, local Council, Royal and Select Masters, and a mem- ber of Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar. He is a member of the Commercial Club, which he served as president. With his family he attends the Porter Congregational Church.

Bernard B. Winslow married, in 1887, Florence E. Brodrick, daughter of William A. and Jane (Thompson) Brodrick, of Brockton, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Winslow are the parents of two daugh- ters: 1. Mildred S., a graduate of Boston University; married J. W. Baldwin. 2. Barbara A., a graduate of Brockton High School, who married Everett W. Chase, and they are the parents of two children. The family home is at No. 99 Belcher Avenue, Brockton.

JOHN McCARTY-No calling in the world is more honorable or one in which its members take a greater, pride than the profession of law, and John McCarty, having been engaged in its practice for more than a quarter of a century, has added another name to the list of successful, popular and prominent members of the legal fraternity. There is no royal road to the peak in the law, and the goal of every lawyer's ambition can only be won by labor, "iron labor." Mr. McCarty's position has been won by merit and sincere application to the work which he has chosen. Active in community welfare of the towns in which he has resided, he has received rec- ognition in his strict maintenance of professional ethics, and has been selected to hold many offices of civic importance, at one time being his party's nominee for the gubernatorial chair of Massachusetts.

He was born at Glenburn, Maine, August 10, 1869. a son of William and Mary (Gallagher) McCarty, both of whom were born in Ireland, from whence they came, settling on a farm at Glenburn, where the father died in 1875, and the mother in 1906. The son attended the local grammar and high schools;

East Corinth Academy; Higgins Classical Institute, and then taught school for a time and studied in the law offices of John T. Robinson, Esq., at Bangor, Maine. He was admitted to the bar in 1895, estab- lishing himself in the practice at Clinton, Maine; later removing to Bangor, where he engaged in a general practice until 1900. At that time he came to Brockton, continuing to follow his profession until 1907, when he formed a legal partnership with Mar- shall Wilbur under the name of McCarty and Wil- bur. For ten years, Mr. McCarty and Mr. Wilbur were prominently recognized as enterprising at- torneys and their firm prospered with a high repute. In 1917, Mr. Wilbur withdrew, since which time, Mr. McCarty has carried on an independent practice with an extensive and active clientele. He has es- tablished his office at No. 106 Main Street, Brockton. Called early into the service of his community, Mr. McCarty was a supervisor and a member of the Board of Selectmen of Glenburn, Maine, and during his residence in Bangor served on the School Board and was a member of the Common Council in the city of Bangor. A Socialist in political views, he has been active in the politics of Brockton, Massachu- setts, since 1917, at which time as candidate for governor in his party, he received a substantial vote, which was the largest ever given to a Socialist candi- date. Possessing a pleasing and inviting personality, which inspires the confidence of his associates, he has been candidate for United States Congress at vari- ous times from his district. As a member of the Massachusetts Bar, the Plymouth County Bar, and the Brockton Bar Associations, he has been actively influential in upholding the highest standard of legal honor and professional duty. He has served as secretary, vice-president and president of the Brockton Bar Association.

Mr. McCarty married, in 1900, Mary E. Markwitch, a daughter of Matthew and Sarah Markwitch of Co- hasset, Massachusetts.

WILLARD ASHLEY COOPER-The family line from which is descended William A. Cooper, presi- dent of the Cooper Drug Company, Incorporated, of Plymouth, is traceable to the early days and life of the old Plymouth Colony and includes, among other notable forebears, Peregrine White, Myles Standish, John Alden, and Richard Warren.

James Willard Cooper, father of Willard A. Cooper, was a native of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. where he was born March 19, 1861, son of James W. Cooper, a native of Boston, who engaged in the carpentry and cabinet-making business until his death, and who served with the Massachusetts Vol- unteers during the Civil War; and was subsequently a member of the `Grand Army of the Republic at East Bridgewater. James W. Cooper, the elder, married Mary A. B. Sampson, a native of Plymouth.

James Willard Cooper, son of James W. and Mary A. B. (Sampson) Cooper, was a preliminary student in the East Bridgewater grammar and high schools; later attended Massachusetts Agricultural College, from which he was graduated in the class of 1882; and completed his professional education in the Mas- sachusetts College of Pharmacy. He afterwards be- came identified with the Nash Drug Company, in Whitman, as a pharmacist, and there continued for a brief period. He subsequently removed to the town of East Weymouth, where he was also engaged for a short time as a pharmacist, and in 1891, came

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to Plymouth to found a drug business under his own identity, styled the Cooper Drug Company, In- corporated, at the present time, and successfully op- erated two stores in this city, of which he was sole proprietor until his death, which occurred November 14, 1918. He was a member of the Plymouth Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; the Somerset Chapter, the Boston Consistory, and the Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and was also affiliated with the Acamac Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, and the Delta Gamma Kappa Fratern- ity. Among clubs and other organizations to which he belonged were the following: Old Colony Club, of which he was vice-president; Chamber of Com- merce; Pilgrim Society; Massachusetts State Phar- maceutical Association; and the National Retail Drug- gists' Association. Politically, he was a Republican. During the World War, James Willard Cooper was a member of the Food Administration Board for the city of Plymouth, and was also most active in obtain- ing recruits for service in the United States Merchant Marine. He was a trustee of the Plymouth Savings Bank. James Willard Cooper married, June 11, 1891, Mary S. Dyer, who was born and reared in Plym- outh, daughter of George C. Dyer, a native of South Abington and president of the Old Colony National Bank of Plymouth. The mother of Mrs. Cooper was, before her marriage, Betsy Tribou, born at Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Mary S. (Dyer) Cooper is promi- nently identified with many clubs and other social and also civic activities of Plymouth. She is a mem- ber and treasurer of the Plymouth Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, member of the White Shrine; Daughters of the Revolution, Deborah Sampson Chapter; Woman's Relief Corps of Plymouth; mem- ber and treasurer of the Plymouth Women's Club; member, the Presidents' Club of Boston; Plymouth Antiquarian Society; member and a past director of the Plymouth Fragment Society; member Ryder Howell Home; W. O. B. A. R. D. Society, of which she is a past president.

Willard Ashley Cooper, son of James Willard and Mary S. (Dyer) Cooper, was born in Plymouth on January 27, 1894. He was a student in the public schools of his native city, later attended Montclair Academy, Montclair, New Jersey, then matriculated at New York School of Commerce, and was gradu- ated in the Finance Class of that institution in 1915,

following which entered

upon professional studies at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. He enlisted, in May, 1917, with the medical unit of the One Hundred and First Regiment, Engineers, and was transported overseas with his unit in Sep- tember, 1917, participating as a member of the Amer- ican Expeditionary Forces in France for a period of eighteen months, and during that period was in serv- ice at the following battles: Soissons Sector; Chem- in des Dames (first sector); Toul Sector; Chateau- Thierry; Pas Fine Sector; Ruft en Woevre Sector; Marcheville Raid, and at the city of Verdun. On April 28, 1919, Mr. Cooper received his honorable discharge from the service as a first-class private. He then returned to Plymouth and became associated with the Cooper Drug Company, of which organiza- tion he has been president and a director since 1919. Mr. Cooper is a member of the National Association of Retail Druggists; Plymouth Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons; Samoset Chapter and Abington Coun- cil of the Masonic Order; also the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 1476; and Kappa

Beta Phi Fraternity (College). His outstanding hob- bies are photographic experimental research and in- terest in the marvels of the radio. He is a member of the Republican party.

Willard Ashley Cooper married, December 14, 1920, Gertrude Hinchcliffe, a native of Vermont, and they are now residing in Court Street, where Mr. Cooper also has his office.

FRED DEXTER ROWE-Brockton's municipal and industrial interests, in making their demands upon a well-equipped and loyal citizenship, have had a ready response in the intelligent service of Fred Dexter Rowe, who has held responsible civic office in city and State, and has been associated through- out his business career with the industry of shoe manufacturing, and always with the firm of Charles A. Eaton Shoe Company, now being a member of the firm. He is a son of George W. Rowe, of Lowell, a contractor and builder, who strung the first wires for the telephone in Brockton, and died February 19, 1926, and of Mary A. (Nash) Rowe, of Rockland, who survives her husband; and he is a brother of Judge William G. Rowe, a review of whose life follows.

Fred Dexter Rowe was born September 26, 1882, at Rockland, and he was graduated at the Brockton High School. He immediately became associated with the shoe manufacturing industry, joining the office force of the Charles Eaton Shoe Company in 1902, and he was made a member of the firm and of the board of directors of that company in 1920, so continuing to the present.

In political matters, a Republican, Mr. Rowe has devoted himself to the interests of his narty, and to the progress of his adopted city. Since 1919, he has served as a member of the Republican State Committee; and he was for three years elected a member of Brockton Common Council, and for the year 1917 a member of the Board of Aldermen from Ward Seven. Fraternally, Mr. Rowe is affiliated with Massasoit Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; St. George Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; the Commandery, Knights Templar; and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Porter Congrega- tional Church.

WILLIAM G. ROWE-Special Justice William G. Rowe, in the course of the practice of his pro- fession as an attorney-at-law in Brockton, his native city, has been associated with an extensive and varied legal business, and is one of the foremost general law practitioners in the county, his appoint- ment as special justice having received most favor- able comment both on the part of his colleagues and the general public. He has held other civic offices to the satisfaction of the community, and is a reli- able factor in all movements that have to do with the progress of the city and its institutional interests. He is a son of George W. Rowe, a carpenter, of Lowell, who died February 19, 1926, and Mary A. (Nash) Rowe, of Rockland, who survives her hus- band. He is a brother of Fred D. Rowe (q. v.).

William G. Rowe was born October 29, 1880, in Brockton, where he attended the public and high schools; and preparing for his profession in the Law School of Boston University, he was graduated there in 1903 with his degree of Bachelor of Laws. Mr. Rowe was admitted to the bar in that year, and he at once established himself in the practice of his

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profession in his own name, in Brockton, and he has so continued with pronounced success to the present. In 1921, he was appointed a special justice of the District Court of Brockton for life tenure.

A Republican in his political convictions, Judge Rowe has served the city as a member of the City Council in 1905 and 1906. He was city solicitor of Brockton in 1909 and 1910. Fraternally, his affilia- tions are with the American Bar Association, Plym- outh County Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and Brockton Bar Association. He is also a member of the St. George Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and the Knights of Pythias. His clubs are Kiwanis and Commercial, both of Brockton, and his religious fellowship is with the Porter Congregational Church.

William G. Rowe married, May 7, 1914, Alice E. Sweetland, who died October 15, 1918.

MISS HELEN MEGATHLIN-To the broad scope of her specialty in title work and related branches of the law, Miss Helen Magathlin has de- voted her valued activities in behalf of her profession both in a thorough training and in a specific study and increasing experience. She is recognized through- out this section of the State as an expert and an accurate researcher in title investigation, and both in her membership with the Bar Association, and her leadership in the Business Women's and other or- ganizations, she has well-accredited claims to her place of sterling usefulness to her profession.

Miss Helen Megathlin, a daughter of Fred C. Me- gathlin, and Emma L. (Cahoon) Megathlin, both of Harwich, was born January 31, 1895, at Brockton, where she attended the public and the high schools. Preparing for her profession at the Portia Law School in Boston, she was graduated there in 1924 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Upon her admission to the bar in that year, Miss Megathlin established herself in the practice of law, in Brockton, as a member of the firm of Willard and Megathlin.

A staunch Republican in her political views, Miss Megathlin has efficiently served as a member of the Republican City Committee. She is a member of the Brockton Bar Association, is a past president of the Brockton Business and Professional Women's Club; and is a member of the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers. She is also a member of the Brockton Young Woman's Christian Association, and is active on its various committees.

ARTHUR W. CARR, M. D., a prominent physi- cian and surgeon of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and a man who served with distinction in the World War, was born on September 30, 1879, at Ashby, Mas- sachusetts. He is a son of Alonzo A. and Harriet M. (Whitney) Carr, both of whom were born in Mas- sachusetts. Dr. Carr is a descendant, on the maternal side, of Richard Warren, who came to this country from England on board the "Mayflower." Alonzo A. Carr was born in Hudson, Massachusetts; he was a manufacturer of woodenware, at Ashby, in which work he continued up until within five years of his death, in 1920. He served with valor in the American Civil War, having held a non-commissioned rank with the First Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment. After the cessation of hostilities, he became a member of the Fitchburg Post, Grand Army of the Republic.

Arthur W. Carr received his early education in

the public schools of Ashby, and after graduating from Cushing Academy, pursued an academic course at Williams College, graduating from there with the class of 1902, when' he received the degree of Bach- elor of Arts. In the following year, 1903, he received the degree of Master of Arts from this same institu- tion. He then attended the Medical School of Harv- ard University, and he graduated from there with the class of 1907, when he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He took a post-graduate course at the Worcester City Hospital over a period of nineteen months, at the end of which time, in 1909, he went to Bridgewater, where he began the practice of his pro- fession, now having his offices at No. 63 Main Street. Dr. Carr is considered one of the leading physicians 'and surgeons in the State.

During the World War, Dr. Carr was among the first to offer his services to his country. He was commissioned in April, 1917, as first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, United States Army, serving at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and Camp Devens, and later assigned to duty with the 301st Field Hospital. Dur- ing the month of May, 1918, he was advanced to the rank of captain, in that same organization. He served overseas eight months as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in France; and he was honor- ably discharged on March 30, 1919. At the time of his discharge he held the rank of captain, Medical Corps, United States Army.

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History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 25

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