History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 73

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

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On November 10, 1881, at Sandwich, Fletcher Clark married Emma W. Gregory, who died in 1885. In 1887 he married Elizabeth Emerson, of Cambridge, who died in 1923. In 1925 he married Elizabeth Ellen Manson of Limington, Maine. Mr. Clark is the father of three children: 1. Fletcher Clark, Jr., born in 1890, and now an attorney at Middleboro. 2. Edward E. Clark, graduated at Dartmouth in 1914, died in 1916. 3. Eva Hooper Clark, who died in 1924. Fletcher Clark, Jr., was graduated from Dartmouth in 1912, and from the Harvard Law School in 1915. He married Margaret Swift, and they are the par- ents of two children: Fletcher Clark (3), and Mar- garet Elizabeth. Eva Hooper Clark was married to Albert W. Doolittle. They became the parents of two children: Elizabeth W. Doolittle, and Albert W. Doolittle, Jr.

AUGUSTUS R. POPE-Native of Sandwich, Au- gustus R. Pope, as was his father, likewise of Sand- wich, is a farmer and prominent in affairs of the com- munity. He was born October 12, 1865, son of Ezia T. and Abbie (Gibbs) Pope, on the homestead farm. Ezia Pope was a farmer until his death, but partici- pated in the life of Sandwich and of Barnstable County to such a great extent that his career became largely of a public character. He was elected to serve one term in the State House; for a total of thirty-five years he was messenger in the State House; for a number of years Deputy Sheriff of Barnstable County, and filled an unexpired term as High Sheriff. He was prominent in Republican political circles from the year he reached his majority. When he died, in Sandwich, in 1907, he was deeply mourned by numerous friends of a lifetime well spent. The body was interred at Sandwich.

Augustus R. Pope attended the public schools of

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the place of his birth, and from time to time after coming of age essayed different commercial experi- ences, always returning to the farm, not because of failure in new enterprises, but because for him the soil has constantly been a magnet. In fact Mr. Pope has gained sound profit from his commercial ventures, and from the farm. For a while he was engaged in the ice business, then, desiring to return to farming, sold his interest in it. During five years 1906-10, inclusive, he served the community as member of the Board of Selectmen, town assessor, and overseer of the poor, resigning in 1910 to go West. He settled in the State of Washington, on a farm, and remained there for the next ten years, then returned to re- sume the management of the old homestead at Sand- wich, where the family has been for so many years. Mr. Pope's principal concern is his farm, and the produce from the farm. His methods of agriculture are those approved by the most scientific minds de- voted to the soil; and yields are in accordance with the excellence of his supervision. He is a member of the board of directors of the Sandwich Co-opera- tive Bank, vice-president of the Sandwich Historical Society, a member of the DeWitt Clinton Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons, of Sandwich, and of the Federated Church. Worthy causes coming to the attention of his church arouse ready response on the part of Mr. Pope, who contributes generously to char- ity, and supports with works when works rather than financial assistance are required. He is a member of the Republican party, and strong in the politics of town and county.

Augustus R. Pope married, at Seattle, Washing- ton, in 1910, Helen Hall, of Ontario, daughter of Rob- ert and Jeanette (Mack) Hall.

JAMES NICOL-At the top of his profession as florist and landscape gardener in James Nicol, of Fal- mouth, Massachusetts, who has been identified with this business from the beginning of his active career, and who has designed and keeps in form the grounds of some of the most beautiful estates in this part of the State. He has been in business for himself in Falmouth since 1916, but has been located here since 1898.

James Nicol was born in Inverness, Scotland, October 21, 1870, and received his education there. He is a son of Alexander and Margaret (Smith) Nicol. He also learned the business of the florist and gardener in his native land, but in 1889, as a lad of nineteen, he came to this country and located in Newport, Rhode Island, where he remained un- til 1898. There he had charge of Mrs. Oelrich's estate and also the Virginia Fair place. In that year he came to Falmouth, Massachusetts, and took charge of the J. Arthur Beebe Estate. For eighteen years he continued to care for that beautiful estate, keeping the grounds in first class condition, and by his taste and skill greatly beautifying them. In 1916 he decided to engage in business for himself, and since that time he has developed a very prosperous and extensive business. His plant includes four greenhouses seventy-five by fifty feet in dimension, and he grows all kinds of cut flowers, plants, shrubs, and evergreens. In addition to the routine business of the florist, Mr. Nicol specializes in landscape gardening, and the quality of his work is indicated by the fact that among the many grounds he has planned and planted and which he keeps in form are the W. A.

Tufts place. the Walters place, the Alexander place, the H. W. Crookers estate, Robert T. Fowler place, Dr. Walton's, R. L. Studley's, H. L. Hammond's, and the "The Moors" in Falmouth, and many others. He is known as one of the best in his line and his operations extend over all of south- west Barnstable. He employs from twenty to forty men the year round, and his artistic taste, as well as his thorough knowledge of plant life, has enabled him to create much of beauty in this section of the county. Along with his business activities he finds time for active participation in municipal affairs. He has served as a member of the School Board for the past twelve years and chairman for two years, has been Tree Warden and chairman of the Fores- try Committee for a number of years and has al- ways been a ready supporter of any movement planned for the betterment of the community. He is a Past Master of Marine Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and is a member also of Wareham Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and of New Bedford Council, Royal and Select Masters, also of the Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias, Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows, and the Rebekahs. His religious affiliation is with the Episcopal church.

James Nichol was married, in 1896, to Margaret Mahan, of Newport, Rhode Island, and they are the parents of three children: 1. Charlotte, who married John E. Nickerson, of Falmouth. 2. Dorothy M., who married W. C. Knight, of Detroit, Michigan. 3. Lil- lian S., who married Charles F. Holden, of Falmouth.

EVERETT RAYMOND ELDREDGE-The car- eer of Everett Raymond Eldredge has been an event- ful one, occupied with a wide range of activities. Now he is living quietly in West Chatham, where the tang of salt in the air reminds him of the thrilling experi- ences of his father on the high seas and keeps him reminded of the life on the sea which he refused to follow. As "Gunboat Eldredge" he at one time was known in Boston and vicinity as a professional in the ring, and for two years before coming to the Cape he was the popular proprietor of a pool room at Field's Corner, Dorchetser.

Walter Sanford Harrison Eldredge, father of Mr. Eldredge, was born in Harwich, Massachusetts, and received his education in the local public schools. At the age of seventeen, he answered the call of the sea which comes so strongly to the hearts of many in this region, and from that time to the time of his death he lived a life of adventure on the high seas and along the coast. Adventure, romance, and thrilling experience there were in plenty, shipwreck, cold and hunger, heat and savages, all played a part in the drama of his life. One of the most desperate situations in which he found himself occurred when the bark "Harvester," Captain Harding, of Chatham, commanding, was wrecked on the shore of Arabia. On another occasion he was wrecked, captured by cannibals, buried to the arm pits in sand, and threat- ened with fire and with death by the knife. He was finally released, however. After his escape he suc- ceeded in getting a job on a British ship, arranging to work for his passage to London, but even then his adventures were not over for the vessel ran short of coal and was obliged to land in Egypt at a place from which it was necessary to hire camels and cross a considerable amount of desert in order to get the coal, which was brought to the shore on the backs

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of the camels. Mr. Eldredge was sent with the party to get coal. Sand storms and other dangers of the desert added to the earlier adventures of this memor- able cruise, but England was finally reached and eventually he came home to Chatham. Later he was captain of the bark "William B. Allen," and traveled over the seven seas, carrying all kinds of cargoes, including oil and hemp. His final connection was with the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company on the Atlantic coast, sailing from Boston to Savannah, and while in the employ of this company he died, in 1901. Mrs. Eldredge accompanied her husband on some of his voyages. He married Emma Cecelia Crosby, who was born in Chatham, daughter of Cap- tain Elijah Crosby.

Everett Raymond Eldredge, son of Walter Sanford Harrison and Emma Cecelia (Crosby) Eldredge, was born in Chatham, Massachusetts, March 20, 1890. He received his education in Winthrop public schools and then began his active business career in the em- ploy of his maternal uncle, E. Everett Crosby, with whom he worked as a painter for a period of three years. At the end of that time he entered the em- ploy of the William H. Claflin Company, a paper concern of Boston, and after gaining considerable ex- perience in that connection he became associated with Nightingale and Childs, wholesale and retail dealers in asbestos. Three years later he entered the employ of the Boston Elevated Railroad Company, with whom he remained nine months. Mr. Eldredge's next venture was as proprietor of a pool room at Field's Corner, Dorchester, where he remained for two years. At the end of that time he came to the Cape and located in Orleans for about one year, after which he came to Chatham, where he has made his home permanently. While engaged in operating the pool room in Dorchester Mr. Eldredge did a con- siderable amount of professional fighting in Boston and vicinity under the name of "Gunboat Eldredge." For several years after coming to Chatham Mr. Eld- redge served as a constable and at the present time (1928) he is serving as chief of the police force. He gives his support to the Republican party, is a mem- ber of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Union, and is rendering most efficient service in his present posi- tion. Fraternally, he is identified with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Plymouth Lodge, No. 1476, and he is very popular in this section of the Cape.

Everett Raymond Eldredge was married, in Boston, Massachusetts, August 22, 1909, to Emily Margar- et Stearns, who was born in Dorchester, Massachu- setts, daughter of Edward and Margaret (Kilduff) Stearns, the first-mentioned of whom was born in Boston, and the last-mentioned of whom is a native of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Eldredge have one son, Everett Raymond, Jr., who was born December 30, 1912, at Dorchester. The family home is located in West Chatham, Massachusetts.

BENJAMIN BISHOP -- To the progress of the granite industry at Quincy, Benjamin Bishop has de- voted his business activities from the beginning of a career in which he has mastered all branches of his calling and proven his practical abilities therein. His firm and his plant are characterized by experience and thoroughness, efficiency and skill, and Mr. Bishop is a well-known industrialist in his line, and a citizen of large zeal and enterprise. He is a son of William

Henry Bishop, of Cornwall, England, a quarry owner in England, and afterwards associated with the gran- ite industry in Quincy to the time of his death, and Matilda (Little) Bishop, also a native of Cornwall, and now deceased.

Benjamin Bishop was born November 12, 1878, in Cornwall, England, where he attended the public schools, and with the arrival of his parents in Quincy, he attended the grammar school of that city. Learn- ing the trade of granite cutter, he continued therein for nine years, when he started in business for him- self, in May, 1904, with his plant located on Centre Street, in South Quincy. A year later a factory was built on Brooks Avenue, and Mr. Bishop remained there until 1921, when he removed his business to its present location, Nos. 76 to 86 Liberty Street, South Quincy. This firm specializes in the produc- tion of memorial monuments and cemetery monu- ments, and, one of the oldest and most extensive manufacturers of granite in this city, they employ some fifteen hands, and are equipped with modern machinery.

A Republican in political convictions, Mr. Bishop with his vote and influence supports the principles of that party. During the period of the World War, he served in the Massachusetts State Guards as a corporal. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Manet Lodge, and with Rural Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; with St. Stephen's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Quincy Commandery, Knights Templar; Massachusetts Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Taleb Grotto, Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm; Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Quincy Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; Mount Wollaston Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Manet Encampment of Odd Fellowship; and the Order of the Sons of St. George. He is also a member of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce; the Granite Manu- facturers' Association; and the South Shore Country Club; his hobbies are golf and hunting.

Benjamin Bishop married (first), in 1902, Annie M. Goodall, who died in 1918. He married (second), in 1919, Antoinette E. Jacobs, who was born in Nor- well. The children, by the first marriage: 1. Mildred E., wife of Philip E. Johnson, in grocery business in Norwood, Massachusetts, and have a daughter, Bar- bara Gene. 2. George Everett, passed away in 1914, aged ten. 3. Wendell W., associated with his father in business. The family attend the Congregational church.

JOSEPH BISHOP-His achievements in matters pertaining to the progress of the granite industry at Quincy have brought Joseph Bishop into well- merited prominence throughout a considerable part of New England, his activities in his chosen field having been lifelong, and the product of his plant being of highest standard. Successful and prosper- ous in the development of his business plans, Mr. Bishop holds a unique place of leadership in his lines. He is a son of William Henry Bishop, a native of Cornwall, England, who was a quarry owner in his native land, and afterwards engaged in the granite business at Quincy to the time of his death, and Matilda (Little) Bishop, also a native of Cornwall, and who is now deceased.

Joseph Bishop was born June 22, 1865, in Corn- wall, England, where he attended the public schools,

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and afterwards worked for three years in the gran- ite industry. In 1888, Mr. Bishop came to Quincy, where he was employed as a granite cutter until 1891, when he became associated with his brother, Thomas Bishop, the firm name of John H. Bishop continuing until 1903, when the partnership was dis- solved, Joseph Bishop entering upon a similar line of business on his own account. This plant with offices and cutting sheds, is located on Intervale Street, Quincy, where Mr. Bishop manufactures a complete line of monuments and general memorial work. He is a member of the board of directors of the Quincy Trust Company.

A Republican in his political views, Mr. Bishop with his vote and influence supports the principles of that party. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Rural Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and St. Stephen's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and with the Sons of St. George, and he is a leading member of the Granite Manufacturers' Association. His hobbies are hunting and fishing, and his religious fellowship is with the First Presbyterian Church.

Joseph Bishop married, in 1903, Mary McLeod, who was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Their children: Leonard J., William H., and David L.

DENNIS S. SWEENEY-A funeral director who has made a thorough study of all branches of his profession, Dennis S. Sweeney has his headquarters and offices at No. 5 School Street, Quincy, where he has a host of friends, and where he has spent the larger part of his life. He conducts his business in a manner that meets the approval of all, and his equipment is characterized with all present-day re- quirements. He is a son of Michael Sweeney, who was engaged in the shoe industry to the time of his death, and Mary (Ford) Sweeney, both parents natives of County Kerry, Ireland.

Dennis S. Sweeney was born July 22, 1884, in Quincy, and after attending the public and the high schools there, he was graduated at Pernin Business College, in Boston. He was then variously em- ployed in Boston, and for sixteen years he was in the credit department of the firm of R. H. White Com- pany. While thus employed, Mr. Sweeney attended the New England Institute of Embalming, where he was graduated in 1914. In the following year, 1915, he established himself in business as a funeral di- rector, with his offices and rooms in Quincy.

A Democrat in his political views, Mr. Sweeney with his vote and influence supports the principles of that party. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Quincy Council, No. 96, Knights of Columbus; and with Lodge No. 943, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and he is a member of the Granite City Club; Massachusetts Funeral Directors' Association, and the National Association of Funeral Directors. He is a communicant of St. John's Roman Catholic Church.

Dennis S. Sweeney married, June 4, 1913, Eliza- beth K. Wall, who was born in Woburn. Their children: Francis M., Elizabeth A., Girard S., Robert F., and Richard T.

CECIL R. CARLETON-As treasurer of the Brockton Stay Company, of Brockton, Cecil R. Carle- ton is numbered among the successful business men of his section of Plymouth County. He is also identified with various civic organizations in Brock-

ton and is a director of the Brockton Young Men's Christian Association.

Cecil R. Carleton was born in North Haverhill, New Hampshire, May 24, 1870, son of Edward M. Carleton, a native of North Haverhill, who was con- nected with the shoe industry and who died in 1893, and of Sarah B. (Noyes) Carleton, a native of Ver- mont, whose death occurred in 1894. He attended the public schools of his birthplace and then took a course in a business college. Upon the completion of his education he became associated with the M. H. Merriam Company, as a traveling salesman, and continued that connection for twelve years. In 1905 he came to Brockton and purchased a half interest in the Brockton Stay Company, and since that time his energies have been chiefly devoted to the advance- ments of the interests of that concern, of which he is now (1928) treasurer. The Brockton Stay Com- pany was established in 1879 by E. W. Walker for the purpose of manufacturing shoe stays and trim- mings, and its plant was originally located on the present site of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Railroad station. Later it was removed to No. 80 Ward Street, and in, 1911 the company purchased the building on Belmont Street which it now occupies. On January 1, 1922, the business was incorporated, with E. W. Walker as president and. Cecil R. Carle- ton as treasurer. Mr. Walker died in March of that year and C. A. Helm was made president, Mr. Carle- ton retaining the office of treasurer. The Brockton Stay Company is one of the oldest concerns of its kind in the United States, and its volume of produc- tion has reached proportions which require the serv- ices of from fifty to sixty employees. The company now includes auto trimmings in its list of products, which it sends to all parts of the country. The name of the firm is a guarantee of excellence of material and workmanship, and each year has brought a sub- stantial increase in the volume of sales. Politically, Mr. Carleton gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Republican party. During the World War he was active in promoting the various Liberty Loan drives, and he has always been inter- ested in the general welfare of the community in which he lives. He is a member of Paul Revere Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and of the local Council and Commandery, and he is also a member of the Rotary Club. He is rendering valuable serv- ice as a member of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Association, and his religious affiliation is with the Porter Congregational Church, which he serves as a member of the official board.

Cecil R. Carleton was married, in 1913, to Addie C. Aseltine. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton reside at No. 31 Highland Terrace, in Brockton.

AUGUSTUS EMANUEL SETTIMELLI-JO- SEPH PETER SETTIMELLI (E. Settimelli & Sons)-Augustus Emanuel Settimelli, a well-known granite manufacturer of South Quincy, Massachu- setts, and senior partner of the firm of E. Settimelli & Sons, of No. 24 Totman Street in South Quincy, was born January 29, 1898, at Lynn, Massachusetts. He is a son of Emanuel and Marianna (Castagnoli) Settimelli, both of whom are now deceased. Marianna (Castagnoli) Settimelli was born in Parma, Italy, and died in Quincy in 1924. Emanuel Settimelli was born in Florence, Italy, and was a granite manufacturer all of his life. He was the founder of the firm of E.

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Settimelli & Sons, having started this concern in 1903 and conducted it alone until 1917, when he took his son into the business with him. Emanuel Set- timelli died in Quincy, in 1919.

Augustus Emanuel Settimelli received his early education in the grammar and high schools of Quincy, and graduated from the Sheldon School of Sales- manship. Immediately after the completion of these courses of study he began work in his father's busi- ness, learning marble-cutting and polishing and the building of memorials, monuments and mausoleums. Upon the death of the elder Mr. Settimelli, in 1919, a partnership consisting of Augustus and Joseph was formed.

Joseph Peter Settimelli was born December 12, 1899, at Lynn, Massachusetts. He received his edu- cation in the grammar and high schools of Quincy, and had just completed these scholastic studies prior to his entry into the business. Emanuel Settimelli, the father, had established business (1903) at the corner of Centre and Vernon streets, but at the end of one year he was forced to move to larger quarters on Willard Street, in West Quincy. He had re- mained there for eleven years, removing from there to the present address on Totman Street, as above stated. As well as the above listed types of granite manufacturing work, this concern now does a very considerable amount of sand-blasting, both for themselves and other companies. About twenty men are kept in constant employ, and both domestic and foreign granite is used, including the world-famous Carrara marble, imported for working here. The concern operates under the name of E. Settimelli & Sons, and is one of the most important organizations in the granite industry at Quincy.

Both members of the firm are now identified with the Quincy Granite Manufacturers' Association and the American Granite Manufacturers' Association, and, in 1927, Augustus Emanuel Settimelli was vice- president of the former organization. His particular hobby is bowling, while his brother, Joseph Peter Settimelli, is especially fond of all outdoor sports. Both brothers maintain their residence in Quincy, where they attend St. John's Roman Catholic Church.

ERNEST BIZZOZERO-At twenty-two years of age, Ernest Bizzozero, of West Quincy, head of the fırın of Ernest Bizzozero & Company, retail granite workers, came to this country from his beloved na- tive land, Italy, and engaged in the trade of stone- cutter. He worked hard at his trade in Rhode Island and Maine, and in 1885 came to Quincy. He was of a saving disposition, and by 1888 had saved enough to go into business for himself, which he did, and has prospered ever since, becoming recognized for his ability by his elevation to the presidency of the Connecticut Granite Company, whose quarries are at Groton, Connecticut, and to representation on vari- ous civic bodies.

Mr. Bizzozero was born July 10, 1861, at Milano, Italy, where he received his early training in the public schools. For several years he engaged in the trade of stone-cutter in Europe, and in 1883 decided to come to the country of opportunity across the Atlantic, landing at Westerly, Rhode Island, where he worked for a short time before proceeding to embrace a better opportunity at Hurricane Island, Maine, where he worked for a year and then came to Quincy and became identified with Burke

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History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 73

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