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and beautified as well as made more liveable by the lifelong activity of its oldest civil engineer. Politi- cally, Mr. Hayward gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Republican party, and he has always taken an active part in both local and State public affairs. He served as member of the School Board of Easton for thirteen years, and was chosen by the Bristol district to represent its citizens in the State Legislature. Mr. Hayward is a member of the Brockton Chamber of Commerce and the Brockton Agricultural Association. His religious affiliation is with the Easton Congregational Church.
Edward B. Hayward was married, in 1885, to Mary A. Wheaton, of New Brunswick, daughter of William Albert and Judith (Weedon) Wheaton. Mr. and Mrs. Hayward are the parents of seven children: 1. Roy Loring, a graduate of the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology. 2. Kenneth C., a graduate of the Rhode Island State College. 3. Beth C., a grad- uate of Salem Normal School, married M. B. Smith, who is principal of Salem, Massachusetts, High School. 4. Emily B., a graduate of Framingham Normal School, married F. T. Reynolds, who is Superintendent of Schools at Gardner, Massachu- setts. 5. Edward C., a graduate of Wisconsin Uni- versity. 6. Harold W., educated in the New Bedford Textile School. 7. Carrie G., a graduate of Boston University, married William J. R. Totman, a pros- perous contractor of Easton, Massachusetts.
GEORGE W. CROMB-Considered one of the younger generation in the business world, George W. Cromb has gained much distinction and promi- nence among the business men of Brockton. Starting early in the field of industry he has risen rapidly by his diligent application to the duties and re- sponsibilities entrusted to him, and his faithful and loyal discharge of his work won for him the recogni- tion and confidence of his associates which he enjoys today. Purchasing the interest of W. H. Stedman in the V. and F. W. Filoon Company of Brockton, Mr. Cromb has materially contributed to the suc- cess of the company in his capacity as vice-presi- dent and general manager. He is the son of George B. and Nettie L. (Russell) Cromb, of whom the father engaged in the pursuit of agriculture.
George W. Cromb was born at Milford, Massachu- setts, November 17, 1885. He attended the local grade and high schools, after which he entered the employ of the Draper Manufacturing Company at Hopedale, Massachusetts. At the end of three years, he went to Worcester, Massachusetts, in the employ of the Gratin-Knight Manufacturing Company, with whom he acquired a valuable and practical knowl- edge of the leather business. A short time later, he was sent to the Boston branch of the concern as manager. Subsequently he became identified with the Martineau and Burke Company, with which he remained for twelve years, the greater part of the time of which he served in the capacity of assistant manager of the organization. In May, 1921, grasp- ing the opportunity to purchase W. H. Stedman's interest in the Filoon Company of Brockton, a well- known shoe stock manufacturing concern, he be- came associated therein as vice-president and general manager of the plant, in which capacity he is now serving. He is a very popular member of the younger circle of business men in the community, and has been active in the advancement of the in-
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dustrial interests of the city. He is a member of the Columbian Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Boston; Milford Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Brockton Council, Royal and Select Masters; and Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar; as well as Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston. He is likewise a mem- ber of the George Draper Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, of Hopedale. Affiliated with the Commer- cial Club and the Rotary Club, he is prominently en- gaged in furthering the work of those organizations. He also belongs to the Thorny Lea Golf Club. His political beliefs favor the Republican party and its policies, and his religious faith is with the Unitarian church of his community.
Mr. Cromb married, in 1915, S. Maude Amsden, daughter of Charles F. and Jennie (Dunbar) Ams- den of Athol.
MICHAEL F. POWERS-A citizen of Stoughton who, in business and in social life has rendered a broad service in the upbuilding of the community, Michael F. Powers for many years has devoted him- self to the activities of local civic and business in- stitutions, and his valued place in the progressive in- terests of his township has long been acknowledged. With the exception of a few years, Mr. Powers has spent his life in the business of funeral directing, and now, as a member of the firm of Lowe and Powers, he exerts an influence that is appreciated throughout a large section of this part of the State. He is a son of John Powers, who, born in Ireland, came to the United States about 1848, established himself in Stoughton, engaged in the business of shoe manufacturing, and died March 2, 1902, when he was seventy years of age; he married Hannah Welch, who was also born in Ireland, and who died in April, 1899.
Michael F. Powers was born September 6, 1859, in Stoughton, where he attended the public schools, and was graduated at the high school in the class of 1878. He started out upon his business career as an employee in shoe factories, so continuing until 1894, when he became associated with the firm of Withington and Lowe, furniture dealers and funeral directors. Mr. Powers has continued as a factor in that business to the present time, in 1905 becoming a partner in the undertaking firm of Lowe. Smith & Powers; and with the passing of Webster Smith, Oc- tober 1, 1915, Mr. Powers and Horace M. Lowe con- tinued as at present, under the firm name of Lowe and Powers. Their place of business is at No. 14 Porter Street, and their methods and equipment are thoroughly up-to-date.
Always loyally interested in the affairs of the com- munity, Mr. Powers has cooperated in many well- defined plans for the advancement of Stoughton. He is chairman of the board of trustees of the Public Library, and he has been a member of that board for forty-two years; has been a member of the Park Commission for twelve years, and therein has per- formed a valued part in furthering the interests of the city as a whole.
Fraternally, Mr. Powers is affiliated with San Sal- vador Council, No. 200, Knights of Columbus, and he is a Past Grand Knight of that order; he is a Past Chief Ranger of Stoughton Court, Catholic Order of Foresters; member of the Ancient Order of Foresters; and is past president of the Holy Name
Society. His political views are those of the Demo- cratic party, and his religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. He is a vice-president of the Stoughton Co-operative Bank; and he served as a vice-chairman of the Stoughton Pageant.
Michael F. Powers married, in April, 1886, Mary Glennon, daughter of Kieran and Elizabeth (Kelly) Glennon, both natives of Ireland, Mr. Glennon hav- ig been engaged in shoe-making; both parents now being deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Powers had one son, John J., born August 6, 1887, now in partnership with his father. He served in the World War with the Twelfth Division, Headquarters Company, United States Army. John J. Powers married Ella I. Reyn- olds, and they have three children.
HORACE W. LOWE-The business of funeral directing has in Horace W. Lowe one of the ablest and most efficient of leaders, his thoroughness in his vocation having been built upon the basis of a knowledge of all branches of the profession. His ex- perience and his place of business have always been in Stoughton and that section of the county of which this township is a center, and Mr. Lowe, senior mem- ber of the firm of Lowe and Powers, has the well- merited esteem of the community. He is a son of Edmund A. Lowe, a native of Canton, an engineer, who removed to Stoughton in 1872, where he spent his last years; married Susan E. Withington, of Maine, who survived her husband for several years, her death occurring February 9, 1920, in the ninety- first year of her life.
Horace W. Lowe was born March 20, 1862, at Canton, in Norfolk County, where he attended the public schools. His preliminary step in the business world was in the employ of his uncle, Phineas M. Withington. Engaging in the furniture and the undertaking business, and thoroughly mastering its various branches, he was admitted into partnership with his uncle, this association continuing a number .of years. Upon Mr. Withington's retirement, Mr. Lowe purchased his interest, whereupon Webster Smith was admitted to partnership, and afterwards, M. F. Powers, this association being maintained for a long period, up to the time of the death of Mr. Smith, in October, 1916. The firm name is now Lowe and Powers; and in January, 1917, both Mr. Lowe and Mr. Powers admitted their sons to part- nership, so that Millard D. Lowe, Arthur W. Lowe, and John J. Powers are members of the firm, while the other sons are proprietors of the business that is being conducted under the firm name of Electric Knife Sharpening Company. The three young men, together, own a third interest in the undertaking business, each having a ninth share in addition to their interest in the Electric Knife Sharpening Com- pany. The firm of Lowe and Powers is the only funeral directing establishment in Stoughton.
A Republican in his political views, Mr. Lowe, with his vote and influence, supports the principles of that party. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons; with Brockton Council, Royal and Select Masters; Stoughton Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar, and the Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston; also the Rebekah Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Stoughton. He is a member of the Stoughton Cham- ber of Commerce, and he is interested in all that has
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to do with the upbuilding of the community. His re- ligious faith is that of the Universalist church. He is also a director of the Stoughton Co-operative Bank and a member of the Massachusetts Funeral Di- rectors' Association.
Horace W. Lowe married, June 20, 1883, Florence C. Drake, daughter of the late Luther W. and Hannah (Swift) Drake, natives of Sandwich, who removed to Stoughton, where they resided for twenty years, up to the time of the death of Mr. Drake. Mr. Drake was a glass-cutter by trade, and for many years was connected with the Boston Sandwich Glass Works, but upon establishing his home at Stoughton, he re- linquished his activities in his trade. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe have two children: Millard D. and Arthur W., both of whom are associated with the firm of Lowe & Powers.
REV. EDWARD J. FAGAN-For twenty years Rev. Edward J. Fagan has been ministering to the community of Rockland as pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family, in that town. His work there has been of such a character as to command the respect and esteem of the community in general as well as of his own people, and Father Fagan has become a very important factor in the development of the spirit of loyalty and public in- tegrity which exists there.
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, June 15, 1858, Rev. Edward J. Fagan is a son of Edward Fagan, who was born in West Meath, Ireland, and died in 1872, after having followed his trade as a carpenter in this country for many years, and of Ellen (Forbes) Fagan, a native of County Kildare, Ireland, whose death occurred in 1901. After attending the public schools of his birthplace, Father Fagan matriculated in Boston College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1882, receiving at that time the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and then continued his studies, taking his theological course in St. Mary's College, at Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained in 1885 and served as assistant pastor in various churches until 1907, when he came to Rockland as pastor of the Holy Family Church here. Since that time he has devoted his attention to the promotion of the interests of this parish with a whole-souled energy and consecration which have produced results of which he may justly be proud. The history of the Holy Family Church of Rockland, as a separate parish, dates to 1883, when it was separated from the Abington (Massachusetts) diocese, with Rev. John D. Tierney as its first pastor. Father Tierney served until 1896, a period of thirteen years, during which time he placed the parish on a firm foundation of church loyalty and devoted activity in the interests of the parish on the part of a steadily growing mem- bership. He was succeeded by Rev. James O'Neil, who carried the work forward for ten years, ter- minating his service here in 1906, in which year Rev. Charles O'Connor became pastor. A year and a half later death removed him in the midst of a most help- ful and able pastorate, and in 1907 Rev. Edward J. Fagan became pastor. Since then his ability and resourcefulness have been devoted freely to the work of building up and strengthening this parish. When Father Fagan came here in 1907 the parish included some 2,000 souls. At the present time (1928) there are 3,000 souls, under the care of Father Fagan, a number which represents one-third of the popula-
tion of Rockland. He has won in a very high degree the respect and esteem of the residents of the town, and in the church to which he ministers he has ren- dered most valuable service, strengthening the spirit- ual life as well as building up the material resources of the parish. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Catholic Order of Foresters. He has contributed much to the general progress of Rockland, and his place in the confidence of his townsmen is very high.
GEORGE E. TUSCAN-As a real estate and in- surance man George E. Tuscan ranks second to none in Wollaston, where he has been successfully engaged in this line of business since 1921. He was born in Bingham, Maine, May 6, 1892, a son of Charles F. Tuscan, a native of Solon, Maine, who was engaged as a farmer and builder to the time of his death in 1912, and of Mary J. Joyce, also a native of Solon, who died in 1918.
George E. Tuscan received his education in the public schools of Solon, and after finishing his course in the high school came to Brockton, Massachusetts, where, in 1914, he engaged in the garage and auto sales business for himself. In 1917 he found employ- ment in the Fore River Ship Yard of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, where he remained until 1920. He then entered the employ of the Charles G. Clapp Real Estate Company, of Boston, retain- ing that connection for one year. In 1921 he estab- lished himself in the real estate and insurance busi- ness in Wollaston, Massachusetts, opening his offices at No. 654 Hancock Street. afterwards selling this property and leasing offices at No. 660 Hancock Street, until May, 1927. At this time he sold his real estate and insurance business and since then has confined himself to the specialization of building and brokerage activities. He is skillful and accurate in appraising real estate values, and his judgment is especially valuable in the recognition of future pos- sibilities of real estate. Mr. Tuscan is a member of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce and of the Quincy Real Estate Exchange, serving the last- named organization as a director. His political pref- erence is with the Republican party and he is ac- tively interested in all civic affairs, doing all in his power to further the development of Wollaston. His fraternal affiliation is with John Hancock Lodge, In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows. His interest in all kinds of sports gives him healthful recreational activities, and his religious affiliation is with the Congregational church.
George E. Tuscan married, in 1922, Marie Wendell, who was born in New York City.
WINFIELD MASON WILBAR-The family of which Winfield Mason Wilbar is a member has long held distinguished position in the city of Brockton. Here it has been represented through the close of the nineteenth century, and the forepart of the twen- tieth. Winfield Mason Wilbar has builded up his career in this locality, finding in the practice of his profession, the law, a means of great constructive force for the community's progress. For almost three decades he has engaged in general practice and, dur- ing that period, has served in various offices of public the legal responsibility, and since 1925 has been dis- trict attorney of the Southeastern District of Massa- chusetts, comprising Norfolk and Plymouth coun- ties. His record has been of inspiration to many.
Mr. Wilbar is a native of Brockton; the date of
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his birth having been October 21, 1880. His parents were Dexter Everett and Ella Frances (Allen) Wil- bar, and his father, for many years a shoe manufac- turer, was a member of the Board of Aldermen and Common Council, city of Brockton, five terms, ever giving great assistance to the welfare of the com- munity. Veteran of the Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Sixtieth Massachusetts Vol- unteer Infantry, at the age of seventeen years.
From Whitman Grammar School, Brockton, Win- field Mason Wilbar entered Brockton High School, from which he took his diploma four years later, in 1897, at the early age of sixteen years. He matric- ulated in Boston University Law School and from it took the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1901, be- ing admitted to the bar in March, 1902, from which time he has engaged continuously in general prac- tice, with offices in Brockton. His clientele is ac- counted among the most considerable within the Cape counties, and he is legal counsel to individuals, corporations and organizations of dominant impor- tance. His offices, at No. 106 Main Street, are the center of many discussions and of many confidences destined to be of moment to Brockton and the Cape area. A Republican, Mr. Wilbar has been prominent in local affairs since his ninth year of practice, hav- ing served his first term as city solicitor in 1911. He served again, in 1912, 1914, 1915, and thence on- ward to and inclusive of 1922, spending, in all, eleven years in the office of city solicitor, making for him- self as such a most worthy record. In 1923 and 1924 he served as assistant district attorney for the South- eastern District of the State, and, as indicated here- tofore has held the office of district attorney, South- eastern District, since 1925, with substantially in- creased prestige and credit to the profession of which he is a confrere. In 1909-10 he was a member of the Brockton City Council.
While his career proper, as thus outlined in cur- tailed manner, has claimed the major share of Mr. Wilbar's direction, he has none the less participated widely in general matters of interest. Fraternally, he is active as follows: Member of Paul Revere Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Satucket Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Brockton Council, Royal and Select Masters: Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar: and Aleppo Temple. Ancient Arabic Or- der Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Damocles Lodge, Knights of Pythias: and Mayflower Lodge, New England Order of Protection. He is a member of the Old Colony Club, of Plymouth; Thorny Lea Golf Club, of Brockton; and the Hancock Veteran Firemen's Association. Unaffiliated with any church, he attends the Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal of Brockto11.
Mr. Wilbar married, in Brockton, June 14, 1904. Bernice Elva Field, daughter of Joseph Henry Field and Anna Louise (Osborne) Field; and their chil- dren are: 1. Dexter Winfield, born in Brockton, May 30, 1905. 2. Lois Ann, born in Brockton, December 27, 1906. The family residence is at No. 427 Pearl Street, Brockton.
J. JOSEPH HURLEY-Under the firm name of Cartwright and Hurley, J. Joseph Hurley and Walter R. Cartwright have been engaged in the embalming and funeral directing business in Randolph, for more than a score of years. and during that time have built up a reputation which is one of the most valu- able business assets. They conduct an establishment which is modern in every respect, both in methods
and in equipment, and they take care of a very large patronage. Mr. Hurley is prominent in fraternal circles, and has many friends in Randolph and vicin- ity.
J. Joseph Hurley was born in Randolph, Massachu- setts, May 3, 1879, son of William W. Hurley, an account of whose life appears elsewhere in this work, and of Catherine J. (Hogan) Hurley. He received his education in the public schools of his birthplace, and when his high school training was completed found employment in local shoe factories, where he was employed until 1907, learning thoroughly the shoe manufacturing business and acquiring experience which was to be of value to him in a business enter- prise of his own, though he was to follow an entirely different line of activity. In 1907 he formed a part- nership with Walter R. Cartwright (q. v.), and under the firm name of Cartwright and Hurley engaged in the embalming and undertaking business in Ran- dolph. During the twenty years which have passed since that time the business has grown and pros- pered until the firm of Cartwright and Hurley ranks among the first of its kind in this part of the county. Fully equipped with motor ambulances and hearses. and entirely modern and scientific in its methods of embalming, the firm renders high grade service, and takes care of a very large patronage drawn from a large section surrounding Randolph, as well as from the town of Randolph itself. Mr. Hurley gives sup- port to the principles and the candidates of the Democratic party, and takes an active part in fraternal affairs, being a member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Forest- ers, also of the Young Men's Catholic Lyceum. He is a member of the Massachusetts Funeral Directors' Association, and his religious affiliation is with St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
J. Joseph Hurley was married, October 4, 1911, to Catherine E. Kelleher, of Holbrook, Massachu- setts, daughter of Timothy and Catherine (Dowd) Kelleher. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley are the parents of three children: Helen F., Grace E., and John J.
WALTER R. CARTWRIGHT-As senior mem- ber of the firm of Cartwright and Hurley for more than twenty years Walter R. Cartwright has been giving first-class service to those who need the aid of a skilled, scientific mortician and funeral direc- tor. Cartwright and Hurley have their offices and funeral parlors in Randolph. Massachusetts, and con- duct an establishment which is modern in every re- spect, with motorized hearses and ambulances, and the most advanced and scientific methods of embalm- ing.
Walter R. Cartwright was born in Randolph, Massachusetts, May 12, 1870, son of John T. Cart- wright, a native of England, who was a harness- maker by trade, and whose death occurred in 1888, and of Martha R. (Houghton) Cartwright, a native of Randolph, who died in 1916. Walter R. Cart- wright attended the public schools of his birthplace, and when his school training was completed, entered the employ of Mr. Houghton, who was engaged in the undertaking business in Randolph. That con- nection was maintained for a period of eighteen years, during which time Mr. Cartwright thoroughly learned the business. In 1907, he formed a partnership with J. Joseph Hurley, and under the firm name of Cart- wright and Hurley engaged in embalming and fun- eral directing. The partnership has been maintained
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to the present time (1928), and the firm has become one of the well-known and thoroughly well-estab- lished concerns of its kind in this part of the State, drawing its patronage not only from Randolph, but from a large area surrounding that community. In- tegrity in the business management of his affairs, skill as a mortician, and tact and quiet unobtrusive sympathy in the management of the details which must be attended to in times of grief, have placed him high in the esteem of his many patrons, and he ranks as one of the best of his profession. Politically, Mr. Cartwright gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Republican party. He is a member of Norfolk Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and of the Grotto, Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm; also of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Masonic Club. His re- ligious affiliation is with the Congregational church,
Walter R. Cartwright was married, in 1893, to Dora E. Fadden, daughter of Thomas and Laudrietta (Harris) Fadden. Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright are the parents of two children: 1. Ralph W., who served with the American Expeditionary Forces in the World War, now employed by the Standard Oil Company. 2. John T., now attending Stetson High School, Randolph, Massachusetts.
JAMES H. HURLEY-One of the best-known men of Randolph is James H. Hurley, who since 1910 has been engaged in the real estate business here. He has been extensively engaged in develop- ment enterprises here and takes an active part in all town affairs.
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