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steadily enlarged his business, later organizing other companies, until at one time he was president of six different shoe companies, besides owning one of the largest jobbing houses in each of the two cities of New York and Boston. He is also president of the Montello Heel Company. Mr. Field has always been interested in more than one enterprise at a time, and his numerous commercial enterprises do not occupy all of his time and attention. He is one of the or- ganizers and the oldest living director of the Brock- ton National Bank, and has been responsible for some very large projects for the city of Brockton.
He built and gave to the city what is known as the "Wales Home for Aged Women." He built the Service Building for the Brockton Hospital, also the nurses' home, in honor of his wife, and named it "Rose Cottage;" he erected the First Waldo Con- gregational Church and presented it to the commun- ity; he offered the first ten thousand dollars for the erection of the first Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation building, with the proviso that the city or the association raise the remainder of a sum of one hundred thousand dollars; and in 1925 he gave to the city of Brockton three hundred acres of land to be known as the D. W. Field Park. In the park he constructed a fifty-acre municipal golf course, and he is now (1928) building three and a half miles of road- way in the park. He is also erecting a ten-thousand- dollar clubhouse, and a ten-thousand-dollar stone tower to be known as the Central Tower of the D. W. Field Park, which he is giving to the city of. Brockton. He built and owned four shoe factories in Brockton, and owns a large amount of real estate here, being the third largest taxpayer in Brockton. He gave a library to the Graduate School of Busi- ness Administration of Harvard College, has been eight years a member of its visiting committee since the completion of his studies there, and has taken an active part in various enterprises other than those mentioned above. He is chairman of the board of trustees of the Young Men's Christian Association, and there have been few plans made for the good of the city of Brockton during the past forty years of which he has not been one of the most generous supporters. He has been chairman of Brockton Park Commission for the past eighteen years. For many years he has been interested in the breeding of Hol- stein cattle, and was the first man in this section of the State to engage in their breeding and rearing on a large scale. Mr. Field is a member of Thorny Lea Club, of the Wiano Club of Osterville, the Midwick Club, of California, and of the Brockton Country Club, and he is known as a genial friendly associate, whose presence is always a welcome addition to any group, whether gathered for business purposes, for social pleasure, or for the planning and execution of some project for the civic welfare. A man of splen- did ability and of versatile interests, he is rightly re- garded as one of the first citizens of Brockton, and also as one of the most respected and most highly regarded.
Daniel W. Field was married, in 1880, to Rosa A. Howes. He has offices at No. 13 Emerson Avenue, and No. 185 Essex Street, Boston, and his home is located at No. 806 North Main Street, in Brockton.
DR. NATHANIEL FULLER-For more than a decade Dr. Nathaniel Fuller has been taking care of the dental needs of a steadily growing clientele
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drawn from Canton and from a large section of ter- ritory surrounding that community. Dr. Fuller is a Harvard graduate, and his offices are located at No. 533 Washington Street, in Canton.
Dr. Nathaniel Fuller was born in Canton, July 1, 1896, son of George P. Fuller, who was a hotel pro- prietor in Boston to the time of his death; and of Helena (Pushie) Fuller, who survives her husband. Dr. Fuller received his early education in the public schools of his birthplace, and then, having decided upon the dental profession as his future field of activity, became a student in the Dental School of Harvard University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine, with the class of 1918. In 1918 he began practice in Can- ton, where he has since built up a very satisfactory patronage. He has established a reputation for skilled and careful work, and some of his patients come from other communities located in this section of the county. The children of the present are being well looked after in the matter of dental hygiene, and Dr. Fuller gives most faithful attention to this work of prevention. Politically, he gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Republican party, and he is a public-spirited citizen who is always ready to aid in forwarding the inter- ests of the town. During the period of the partici- pation of the United States in the World War Dr. Fuller served in the Navy of the United States. He is a member of the Blue Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, also of the American Legion, and his reli- gious affiliation is with the Universalist church.
Dr. Nathaniel Fuller was married, August 4, 1919, to Mary Elizabeth Faulkner. Dr. and Mrs. Fuller are the parents of two children: 1. Josiah, born in March, 1920. 2. Lucille, born in April, 1925.
CHARLES K. ENDICOTT-One of the pioneers in the auto repair and accessory business in Canton, Massachusetts, is Charles K. Endicott, who has been engaged in that enterprise here since 1912. Mr. Endicott gives special attention to battery and igni- tion service, and long ago placed his reputation as a mechanician on a solid foundation. Mr. Endicott is a veteran of the World War, having served over- seas for twelve months, and was with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He is active in local public affairs, and has served in various offices, including the fire department, of which he has been chief since 1924.
Charles K. Endicott was born in Canton, October 6, 1892; son of Edward D. Endicott, who served for more than thirty-five years in the Tax Commission- ers' office in Boston, and is now retired, and of Nellie E. Endicott. Mr. Endicott attended the local public schools, and was a student in the Young Men's Christian Association Electrical School, where he fitted himself for the work which he has since followed. In 1912, when he was twenty years of age, he established a general auto repair, battery, and ignition business in Canton, and, with the ex- ception of his period of service overseas during the World War has been engaged in developing that enterprise. Soon after the entrance of the United States into the World War, Mr. Endicott enlisted in the 315th Ammunition Train, Ninetieth Divi- sion, with which he served overseas for six months before the signing of the Armistice, and six months with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He was discharged in July, 1919, and returned at once to
Canton, where he has since been most successfully engaged in the auto repair business. Mr. Endicott has always taken an active interest in local public affairs in Canton, and has borne his full share of the burdens of public office. He served as a member of the Board of Selectmen, 1924-25, and since 1924 has been chief of the Fire Department of Canton, serving for four of those years as a member of the Board of Fire Engineers. He is also a member of the Improvement Commission of Canton. Frater- nally, he is identified with the Blue Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. He is also a member of the American Legion; of the Canton Historical Society, and of the Canton Fish and Game Club. His religious affiliation is with the Universalist church. Mr. Endi- cott's garage and shop is located at No. 489 Wash- ington Street, in Canton.
CARL W. STEGMAIER, Doctor of Dental Sur- gery, and one of the well-known professional men of Kingston, was born there, on July 17, 1886. Dr. Stegmaier is a son of John and Louise Stegmaier, both of whom have long been residents of Kingston, his father for many years having been the owner and operator of a large and flourishing general store in that community.
Carl W. Stegmaier received his early education in the grammar and high schools of Kingston, later attending Tufts Medical College, graduating with the class of 1909, when he received his degree as Doctor of Dental Surgery. Dr. Stegmaier then re- turned to his home in Kingston and established him- self in the practice of his profession, where he has since remained and has acquired a large and prosper- ous clientele. During the period of the World War, Dr. Stegmaier served in the Dental Corps, United States Army, holding the rank of lieutenant.
Despite his exacting duties, Dr. Stegmaier has nevertheless found time in which to take a particu- larly keen interest in the civic and general affairs of his community. In his political views he is a sup- porter of the Republican party, standing behind any movement designed for the welfare and advancement of Kingston. He is active in club and social life, holding membership in the American Dental Associ- ation, the Massachusetts State Dental Society and the Plymouth County Medical Society. His fraternal affiliations are with the Blue Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons; Kingston Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the American Legion, while his clubs are the Social Club of Kingston, of which he is the present president, and the Layman's League.
Dr. Carl W. Stegmaier married, in 1912, at Kings- ton, Charlotte Perkin, and they are the parents of four children: 1. Jeanette, born in 1913. 2. John, born in 1916. 3. Ancada, born in 1922. 4. Louis, born in 1924.
ARTHUR B. HOLMES, M. D .- Dr. Arthur B. Holmes, well-known physician and surgeon of King- ston, and one of the highly esteemed citizens of this community, was born here on August 20, 1873, a son of Frank H. Holmes, deceased. Frank H. Holmes was noted as an anchor manufacturer and prior to this work was engaged in farming, running a grist- mill as well.
Arthur B. Holmes received his early education in the local schools of the community in which he was born, later being graduated from Phillips Academy at Andover. He obtained his final academic training
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at Harvard University, graduating from there with the class of 1896, when he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Immediately after the completion of these courses of study he again enrolled as a student, in the Medical College at Harvard, gradu- ating with the class of 1900, when he received his degree as Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Holmes spent the following two years as interne at the Long Is- land General Hospital, after which he returned to Kingston. Thus, it was not until 1902 that he really began independent practice of his profession. Suc- cess has met his efforts and he is considered one of the foremost professional men in his part of the State, enjoying one of the largest clienteles in the three counties. During the period of the emergency created by the entry of the United States into the World War. Dr. Holmes served in the Medical Corps, United States Army, with the rank of captain.
Despite the exacting duties of. the work in which he is engaged, Dr. Holmes has found time to take a keen and active interest in the civic and general af- fairs of his community. In his political views, he is a supporter of the Republican party, and he is noted for the excellent manner in which he stands behind any movement designed for the welfare or ad- vancement of Kingston. He is (1928) serving as Forestry Warden for Plymouth County. Dr. Holmes is a member of the American Medical Association, Massachusetts State Medical Society, and the Plym- outh County Medical Society, and holds membership in many of the organizations local to his community.
Dr. Arthur B. Holmes married, September 23, 1903, Edith S. Mabbett, and they are the parents of three sons: 1. Frank H., 2nd. 2. George H., who died in 1920. 3. Joseph A. Dr. Holmes and his family maintain their residence in Kingston, in which com- munity they attend the Unitarian church.
FRED HOWARD WASHBURN - Merchandis ing interests in Brockton generally and those of the H. W. Robinson Carpet Company of that city in par- ticular were raised to a high level of activity and im- proved in tone of ethics and service through the suc- cessfully attended endeavors of the late Fred Howard Washburn, president of the carpet concern, of which he was a founder. The civic side of Brockton com- munity life also drew Mr. Washburn's personal in- terest, and he was prominently associated with the fraternal, social and religious aspects of the city. On all sides he was esteemed an upright business man and exemplary citizen.
Fred Howard Washburn was born in West Bridge- water, February 10, 1857, a son of Bial and Abigail (Howard) Washburn, the former for many years engaged in the shoe industry; both parents now deceased. Other members of the family are: Cyrus Washburn, of Jacksonville, Florida; and Nellie O. Washburn and Elizabeth A. Washburn, of West- dale. Having passed the grade and high schools of his native town of West Bridgewater, Mr. Washburn started his business career, at the age of nineteen years, when he joined the force of the H. W. Robin- son Company in the capacity of clerk, serving in the carpet, windowshade and wallpaper department. For twenty years he continued in the service of the company as an employee, and during that period he became one of the best-equipped men in the trades, a quick and live asset of the concern's personnel.
On February 1, 1896, Mr. Washburn turned a red- letter day in the calendar of his career, when he be- came an associate of Edwin H. Blake and E. Eugene
Thayer, in the formation of the H. W. Robinson Carpet Company and took over the entire stock in trade of the H. W. Robinson Company, Mr. Wash- burn being the senior partner in the new organiza- ation. In 1913, Mr. Blake retiring from the firm, the business was continued by Mr. Washburn and Mr. Thayer as the only partners until 1922, when the concern was incorporated as under its present style. Mr. Washburn was made president; E. Eugene Thayer, treasurer and manager; Henry A. Baker, director; and Dona L. Moore, clerk. In the year of its incorporation, the company discontinued the wall- paper and interior decorating departments, and de- voted its entire attention to specializing in rugs, carpets and draperies. Mr. Washburn remained as president until his death, April 14, 1928.
For many years the company had its quarters in the H. W. Robinson Building, on Main Street, fac- ing Centre Street, but this structure was razed when the Legion Parkway was built. Since the incorpor- ation of the concern in 1922 it has been established at Main and Green streets.
The Republican party held Mr. Washburn's politi- cal allegiance, and he was faithful in the discharge of his duties of citizenship. He was affiliated with Paul Revere Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Satucket Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Brockton Council, Royal and Select Masters; Bay State Com- mandery, Knights Templar; Banner Lodge, New England Order of Protection (charter member); Brockton Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution; the Young Men's Christian Association and the Chamber of Commerce. His religious fellowship was with the Porter Congregational Church, Brockton, and he was a member of the Men's Club of that parish.
Fred Howard Washburn married, July 30, 1888, at West Bridgewater, Cora F. Ellis, daughter of Water- man J. and Helen Maria (Goddard) Ellis, both par- ents deceased, her father having formerly been en- gaged in the shoe industry.
Mr. Washburn's passing was widely and sincerely mourned. He was a model business man, a fine Christian character, of a genuineness of personality and genial disposition, and readily made friends in all walks of life.
CHARLES A. EATON-A factor in the recent years' growth and expansion of the shoe-manufactur- ing industry in Brockton, Charles A. Eaton brought the product of the firm of which he was the head to a high degree of perfection; and his business meth- ods bore witness to his uprightness and integrity in all the concerns of his career. Mr. Eaton asso- ciated himself with whatsoever pertained to the prog- ress and welfare of his native city, and both his influ- ence and cooperation were always a generous and dependable contribution to civic activities.
Charles A. Eaton, son of Appollos Eaton, a broker in Boston, and of Mary (Hamline) Eaton, was born September 11, 1855, in Brockton. where he attended the public and high schools. The early portion of his business career was in a clerical capacity with a number of firms; and when he was twenty-four years old, Mr. Eaton established a shoe manufactur- ing firm, under the name of Charles A. Eaton, later incorporating as the Charles A. Eaton Company, and engaged in the manufacture of men's and women's high-grade shoes. He so continued until April, 1918, the year of his death, when the business was taken
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over by his sons, Charles Chester Eaton and Louis Franklin Eaton, and now is carried on as the Charles A. Eaton Company.
Mr. Eaton was a member of the board of directors of the Home National Bank, of Brockton. A Repub- lican in his political views, he served the best in- terests of that party. During the younger years of his life he held the office of chief of the local fire department for several years. He was a member of the Commercial Club, of Brockton, and his re- ligious fellowship was with the Central Methodist Episcopal Church.
Charles A. Eaton married, September 1, 1876, in Brockton, Abbie A. Dunham. They were the parents of Charles Chester and Louis Franklin Eaton. Mrs. Eaton resides at No. 165 Belmont Street.
REV. HORACE FLAVEL HOLTON, D. D .- Having been for some thirteen years the minister of important Congregational churches in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Holton, in 1918, returned to his native State, Massachusetts, and since then has been the minister of Porter Congregational Church at Brockton. He has made for himself a very high reputation as an able clergyman and as an inspiring preacher, and his work in the several communities in which he has had charges, has always been a powerful influence for general improvement in these cities, their people and their institutions. He is also prominently and very effectively active in the councils of his denomination, as a member of several important committees and commissions, especially in connection with home and foreign missionary ac- tivities.
Horace Flavel Holton was born at Springfield, Massachusetts, October 16, 1878, a son of Charles Barton and Sarah (Parmenter) Holton. His father was for many years a deacon of the Old First Church of Springfield and, as the result of his prominence in the affairs of that organization, was known as Deacon Holton. The subject of this article was educated in the public schools of his native city and, after having graduated from Springfield High School in 1898, entered Amherst College, Amherst, Massa- chusetts, from which he was graduated in 1902. He then took up the study of theology at the Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, graduat- ing there in 1905. Ordained to the ministry of the Congregational church in the same year, he im- mediately accepted a call to the ministry of the Ivan- hoe Park Congregational Church, Kansas City, Missouri, where he continued to labor with much success until 1912. In that year he was called by the First Congregational Church of St. Louis, Mis- souri, one of the leading religious societies of that city. There he remained until 1918, endearing him- self greatly to his congregation and taking a very active and useful part in the life of the community. In 1919 he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, having served as a member of the board of directors of the college. Since then he has been minister of the Porter Congregational Church of Brockton, Massachusetts, where he has repeated his earlier suc- cesses. For many years he has been prominent in the work of Congregational churches and he is a member of the Prudential Committee of the Ameri- can Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the Commission on Missions of the National Council of the Congregational Church, the Commission on
Inter-Church Relations of the National Council of the Congregational Church, and the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Congregational Conference and Missionary Society. Dr. Holton has also been active in social service work being president of the Brockton branch of the Massachusetts Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children. He is also a member of the Boston Congregational Club; the Pilgrim and the Fortnightly clubs of Boston, both being min- isterial organizations; and the Brockton Country Club. Fraternally, he is associated with the Masonic Order, being Chaplain of Baalis Sanford Lodge, of Brockton, Free and Accepted Masons; a member of Paul Revere Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. and of the Satucket Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. Ever since his college days he has been a member of the Amherst College Phi Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity.
Horace Flavel Holton was married, at Worcester, Massachusetts, September 26, 1913, to Helen Cary Berry, daughter of Dr. John C. and Maria (Gove) Berry, of Worcester, Massachusetts. This union was blessed by two children: 1. Charles Gordon Hoiton, who was born August 31, 1914, and who died Febru- ary 21, 1921. 2. John Berry Holton, who was born February 24, 1919. The family residence is located at No. 185 Spring Street, Brockton.
ALBERT BLANCHARD-Having engaged for a considerable period as a building contractor, Albert Blanchard was known as one of the foremost of Brockton men in the realty development of sections of this city in which well-to-do families reside. His well-earned repute for enterprise and industry was revealed in his pioneer and successful efforts to add to the value of property, and he performed no minor part in beautifying residential Brockton.
A son of Calvin and of Sarah (Ransom) Blanch- ard, Albert Blanchard was born March 15, 1846, in Duxbury, where he attended the public schools. When he was twenty-one years old, he came to Brockton and established himself in the contracting and building business, and so continued, with in- creasing success, to 1900. In the latter year, Mr. Blanchard entered upon the general real estate field, and was thus occupied until his death, which oc- curred October 13, 1917. His building enterprise especially proved itself when Mr. Blanchard turned his attention to the development of the Arlington and the Oak Hill sections of the city, this work being a monument to his practical plans and sagacity.
In his political convictions, Mr. Blanchard was a Republican, and with his vote and influence he sup- ported the principles of that party. Fraternally, he was affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons, inclusive of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the thirty-second degree. He was an attendant of the Porter Congregational Church.
Albert Blanchard married, June 19, 1873, in Brock- ton, Rebecca Adelaide French, daughter of Edward C. and of Marcia Bradford (Vaughan) French; and they were the parents of one daughter, Edith Louise Blanchard.
RAYMOND J. MURPHY, D. D. S .- Graduating from the Harvard Dental School in 1909, after three years there, Raymond J. Murphy immediately estab- lished himself in the practice of dentistry in Canton, Massachusetts, where he still is active in his profes- sion. Prior to this he had been graduated from the
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high school of Stoughton, in which center he received his early education.
Dr. Murphy was born in Stoughton, March 2, 1887, a son of Cornelius and Hannah (Cotter) Murphy. His father is treasurer of the Murphy Coal Com- pany, wholesale and retail dealers in coal, wood and ice. Dr. Murphy is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Bishop Cheverus General Assembly; of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Guild of St. Appolonia, Metropolitan District Dental So- ciety, Massachusetts Dental Society and American Dental Society. He attends the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Stoughton.
H. ALLAN RUTHERFORD-His long and efficient service in the Brookline Police Department, and in particular since 1920 as chief in that depart- ment, has secured for H. Allan Rutherford his posi- tion of distinct leadership as an executive and as a factor in the upbuilding of police interests in this section of the State. In the performance of the in- creasingly responsible duties of his position, Chief Rutherford is a worthy successor to the officials who have filled that office, whose value he has enhanced throughout the years of his incumbency.
H. Allan Rutherford, a son of Charles V. Ruther- ford, a carpenter and wheelwright, and of Ellen (Hamilton) Rutherford, was born August 16, 1869, and came to Brookline when he was seventeen years old, where he was in the employ of an express com- pany for several years.
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