History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 86

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

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Mr. Bodfish is a member of Wequaquet Lodge, No. 147, Knights of Pythias; Centerville Company No. 1, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias; Iyanaugh Tribe No. 147, Improved Order of Red Men, in which

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he has served in various offices as high as Past Sachem. He is a member of the Knights of Nem Der, New Bedford Castle; and lecturer and Master of Hyannis Grange, No. 358, and member of Cape Cod Pomona, Massachusetts State and National granges. He is attached to the following additional organizations: the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Hyannis Board of Trade, Barnstable County Bar As- sociation, Massachusetts Bar Association, Barnstable High School and Hyannis Normal School Alumni associations, Hyannis Playground Society.

John Dunning Whitney Bodfish was married, at Boston, December 31, 1908, to Louie Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Myron Henry and Elizabeth Clark. Their children are three: 1. Abbie Elizabeth, born October 4, 1913. 2. Pearl May; born August 14, 1916. 3. Irving Garfield, born September 15, 1918.

RUTH CROCKER SNOW-Sir Walter Scott, searching for a staff to replace his undependable "literary crutch," waited twelve years before he suc- ceeded to a court clerkship and a salary at Selkirk- shire, Scotland; Miss Ruth Crocker Snow, of Barn- stable, waited eighteen years before she could at- tain the position of 'Clerk of Courts of Barnstable County. Miss Snow was elected by the voters Sep- tember 14, 1926, and thereby stood forth conspicu- ously among the women who have invaded a field for- merly considered the province of man by divine right.

Ruth Crocker Snow was born August 21, 1887, at Barnstable, the daughter of George Snow, born November 26, 1854, at Yarmouth and Annie (Crocker) Snow, born January 30, 1858, at Barnstable. She is a graduate of the Barnstable High School and a member of the Barnstable Woman's Club, the Re- publican party and the Unitarian church. In 1908, she accepted a clerical position in the office of the clerk of courts, and soon became so proficient that she was made assistant clerk. When Alfred Crocker, at the age of eighty-two, resigned the clerkship, she won the coveted place, in a spirited contest. The "Plymouth Independent" printed a strong editorial endorsement of Miss Snow for the position, and the "Cape Codder," in a special article under the name of Ambrose E. Pratt, said of her work during one of the sessions of court:

Those who heard her administer the many oaths were sur- prised at the accuracy with which they were given. Never once did she falter or hesitate, neither was she obliged to refer to the printed forms on the desk. When it came to administering the oaths to those seeking naturalization, some of the attorneys present said among themselves that if she managed to get through these lengthy oaths of allegiance, she would then prove that she was in full command of the posi- tion. This oath, exacting as it is, was splendidly given without a single slip. . ·

Mr. Crocker dropped into the court the opening day to see how his assistant was handling things. He expressed his complete satisfaction; he said that Miss Snow was even more competent than himself. This means a good deal, because Mr. Crocker is said to be one of the ablest clerks in the State.

Friends of Miss Snow are predicting that she will not stop here, but that she may be counted upon to go still higher on the political ladder.

ELMER BAILEY SAMPSON-Head of his own business in electrical construction, in Chatham, since 1919, when he founded it after extensive and varied experience in all phases of electrical applica- tion in industries and (during the World War) on

board ship, Elmer Bailey Sampson is descended from two of the oldest families in New England, paternally and maternally, as both the Sampsons and the Pratts are in direct lineage from the Pilgrims.

Elmer Bailey Sampson was born at East Wey- mouth, on May 28, 1894, the son of Joseph E. Samp- son, of Manomet, and Susie (Pratt) Sampson, of East Weymouth, his father having been a maker of boots, shoes and high-grade leather wares. Mr. Sampson attended the public schools of Weymouth, and it was during boyhood that his interest in things elec- trical was first apparent. His parents encouraged him in this bent, and in 1912 he matriculated in the Wentworth Institute, at Boston, attending classes day and night, accomplishing three years' work in one and graduating in March, 1915. Before entering the institute he had done some electrical jobs, and in the spring of 1913, after a year of study, he retired tem- porarily to the Fore River ship yards, and was there busily engaged in installations of wiring, and with machinery. Appreciating the benefits of practical ex- perience, especially when experienced between years of study, upon conclusion of the course at the in- stitute in 1915, he became associated with the H. B. Chase Electrical Company for a period, then, in the same year, went with the Touraine Confec- tionery Company, of Boston, soon moving to Eas- ton, where he worked until the United States de- clared war. Immediately on the breaking of re- lations between this country and the Central Pow- ers, Mr. Sampson went to the yards in Fore River to work on submarines. In this he so distinguished himself that he was intrusted with the direction and installation of the original layout on the "S" type, and with the installation of motors on the "AA" type submarines. During the two years and two months of this service in the yards he performed con- scientiously to the utmost of his ability in the cause of his country. In the winter of 1917-18 he found time to take special work in the Franklin Union, of Boston, which assisted him in his charge at Fore River. In August, 1919, he came to Chatham, and has made a success of the business of electrical con- struction, simultaneously creating for himself a prom- inent position in local matters of a public character. In politics a Republican, Mr. Sampson has been a member of the Board of Fire Engineers and Deputy Under Warden for the prevention of forest fires. He is now a member of the School Board of Chatham. He is a member of St. Martin's Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is Junior Stew- ard, and of the Chatham Board of Trade. Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational church.

Elmer Bailey Sampson married, at Quincy, De- cember 31, 1915, Florence G. Thayer, daughter of Hiram Francis Thayer, born at Quincy, and Luella (Watts) Thayer, born at Easton. Mr. and Mrs. Sampson are the parents of three children: 1. Phyllis, Gertrude, born May 20, 1919. 2. Elmer Bailey, Jr., born February 18, 1922. 3. J. Warren, born December 8, 1925.

FREDERICK WILKEY-One of the most prom- inent men connected with the hotel business on the Cape is Frederick Wilkey, owner and proprietor of the Mattaquason Hotel at Chatham. This hotel is situated in a commanding position on a rugged elbow of 'Cape Cod, which point is the second farthest east in the United States, the easternmost point being East-

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port, Maine. The location is particularly beautiful and affords a magnificent view of Chatham Bars. Mr. Wilkey formerly owned the Sippewissett Hotel at Falmouth and the Pilgrim Hotel at Plymouth. He became proprietor of his present hotel in 1902, opera- ting on a lease until 1917, when he purchased the pro- perty. Mr. Wilkey was born in London, England, son of John Wilkey of Devonshire and Georgianna (Ferguson) Wilkey of London, England. John Wil- key was engaged in business as an accountant.

Frederick Wilkey received his education at High- bury College, London, and in 1888, came to the United States where he was engaged in the hotel busi- ness in various places. In 1893, he accepted a posi- tion with Harvard University as manager of Din- ing Halls, and he continued successfully in this work until 1922, when he went to Florida and managed the Dunedin Lodge for a season. For a time, he also operated The Inn at West Palm Beach. The Matta- quason Hotel, which he now conducts exclusively, has a capacity of two hundred guests and in addition, has ten nearby cottages which are run in conjunc- tion with the hotel. The registry list shows the names of a great many guests who stay here year after year, which, in itself, attests to the excellence of the service and cuisine. In politics, Mr. Wilkey is a mem- ber of the Republican party and takes an active in- terest in town affairs, being a member of the Chat- ham Board of Trade and the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the different hotel associations of Massachusetts, New England and Cape Cod, and of the Hotel Men's Mutual Bene- fit Association. He is an ex-member of the House Committee of the Colonial Club of Cambridge. In fraternal circles, he is a member of the Charity and Harvard lodges of Cambridge, Free and Accep- ted Masons; Cambridge Chapter, Cambridge Com- mandery, and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Wilkey's family are prominent in the Congregational church here. During the recent World War, Mr. Wilkey was head of the Commissary Department of Harvard Uni- versity, and in this immense undertaking, had 7,500 men in the dining halls, besides 1,200 in the adjoin- ing camp. His thorough and expert management of all details connected with this work, won him the praise and commendation of both the officers and re- cruits.

Frederick Wilkey married, on December 20, 1893, at New Gloucester, Maine, Julia Augusta Curtis, daughter of Lucius Clark and Mary (Sutherland) Curtis. They had three children: 1. Ada Ferguson, born December 21, 1894. 2. Dorothy Curtis, born March 6, 1897; married Milton C. Frey of Chambers- burg, Pennsylvania, and they have two children: Frederick Wilkey, born July 25, 1923, and Harmony Crawford, born September 13, 1926. Mr. Frey is a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 3. Edith Mar- jorie, born March 29, 1898.

J. LESTER HOWLAND-Coming of a family which has been prominent in Cape Cod history for generations, J. Lester Howland, of Hyannis, is one of the young men of this vicinity who occupies a high place in the commercial and civil life of Massachu- setts. Mr. Howland is an active factor in the furni- ture business, having been associated with his fa- ther's organization for a number of years, and as his father has practically retired from active parti-

cipation in business, the affairs of the concern have devolved on Mr. Howland. He is a leader in frater- nal activities and displays a deep and sincere interest in everything tending to community welfare and im- provement.

Mr. Howland was born in Hyannis, February 9, 1891, son of Julius and Eliza (Richardson) Howland. Julius Howland was born in Hyannis, in 1848, son of George Howland who was a famous deep sea cap- tain in the days of New England's maritime glory. Julius Howland, a direct descendant of John How- land, went to sea at the age of eighteen, serving in the coastwise trade until he was thirty, when he gave up his career as a mariner, and in 1879, engaged in the furniture business which is operated by his son.

J. Lester Howland was educated in the public and high schools of Hyannis, after which he attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology for three years. At the age of twenty-four, he entered his father's furniture business, and familiarizing himself thorough- ly with all the salient points of its direction and management, gradually assumed charge of the entire organization, relieving his father of the active duties he filled for so many years. Mr. Howland has been successful due to his continuation of the splendid policy of quality and service and his affable and con- siderate manner to all, whether customers or em- ployees. He is popular in local affairs, having been elected to the position of assistant fire chief for Hy- annis, in 1924, which esteemed position he continues to hold with great acclaim. His fraternal affiliations are with the Fraternal Lodge, Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons, of Hyannis, in which he is Master (1928); he is a member of the Royal Arch Chapter of Hyannis; and a member of Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar, of New Bedford; New Bedford Council, Royal and Select Masters; and Aleppo Tem- ple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Boston. In 1927-28, he served as president of the Hyannis Board of Trade. During the recent World War, Mr. Howland enlisted in the Aviation Service of the United States Army, January, 1918, and had just begun flying when the Armistice was signed.

J. Lester Howland married, in 1915, at Charlestown, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Turnbull, daughter of Frank and Sarah (Daniels) Turnbull, and they have one daughter, Eleanor Janet, born in Hyannis.

ELMER ELLSWORTH EMERY-The inhabi- tants of the town of Chatham, Massachusetts, for the most part, carry on the business of fishing and navigation, and in summer have many visitors who come to enjoy the shore and boating and so form an addition to the population of this old historic town. It is here that Elmer Ellsworth Emery has al- ways made his home, and here that his parents and grandparents have lived before him. He is the son of Cyrus and Louisa N. (Cahoon) Emery. His moth- er's parents, Ziba and Ruth Cahoon, were natives of Harwich, Massachusetts, and it was there his mother was born. His father's parents, Stephen and Betsy Emery, were both natives of Chatham, and in Chatham his father was born. His father, Cyrus Emery, was a carpenter by trade, and during the Civil War he served his country in active military service and was a member of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic.

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Tune 29, 1860, and when a lad, he attended the 'Chat- ham public schools and worked on a farm. As he grew older he became interested in fishing and entered the fishing trade, operating on Nantucket Shoals in association with Captain Thomas Hawes, fishing for cod. Later he turned his attention to mackerel fish- ing in association with Captain Thomas Hawes and with Captain Walter Emery. He was a fisherman for twelve years, beginning at the age of nineteen. Then when he was thirty-one years of age he came ashore and went into the oyster business, which he carried on for a number of years. He then sold this business out to Sylvester Small and started a pool and billiards business and at the same time he became interested in cranberries and made a number of cranberry bogs with his brother, Henry Emery, who died in 1923. Since then E. E. Emery has carried on the cranberry bogs as sole proprietor and also manages his business of pool and billiards. He is a member of the Republican party; the Chatham Fire Department; and he is a Deputy Forest Fire Warden. He is a member of the Massachusetts For- estry Association; the New England Cranberry Grow- ers' Association, and the Association of Sons of Vet- erans.

Mr. Emery has been married twice. His first mar- riage was to Nellie Berry Nickerson, who was born at Chatham, the daughter of Erastus and Rebecca (Kendrick) Nickerson. On March 25, 1917, Elmer Ellsworth Emery married (second) Margaret Mc- Pherson, who was born at Sidney, Cape Breton, daughter of Alexander and Effie (McNeil) McPher- son. Mr. Emery has one child, a son, Merwin Ells- worth Emery, who is treasurer of the Chatham Trust Company.

WILLOUGHBY S. PARKER-Though his grandfather and father were pioneer settlers and builders in the Berwick section of Kings 'County, Nova Scotia, Willoughby S. Parker left Canada and came to Massachusetts when still a young man. Sharing the energy and ability characteristic of his family, he established himself as a builder and con- tractor at Falmouth, where he soon built up a highly successful business, which he has maintained since that time.

His grandfather, Abel Parker, came into Pleasant Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, in 1827. Of English stock, which had come originally from Mas- sachusetts Colony, he settled with his wife and family on a farm of about three hundred acres, at Currey's Corner. At that time there were not three neigh- bors within a radius of many miles, but Abel Parker lived to see the village and later the Town of Ber- wick grow up around him and to this work he con- tributed in no small degree. His eldest son, John Morse Parker, established a general store at Harbor- ville, but with the decline of shipping he moved his business to Berwick. After the Confederation of Canada, he served as postmaster and telegraph opera- tor of Berwick, and he took an active part in the life of the town.

Willoughby S. Parker, son of John M. Parker, was born at Berwick, Nova Scotia, on June 22, 1864. He entered the local public schools and later attend- ed a navigation school. But he followed the sea for only a few years and about 1883 came to Falmouth and served an apprenticeship to the carpentry trade with James M. Mayhew. For a time he was station agent at Falmouth for the Old Colony, now the New York,

New Haven & Hartford Railway, and he worked a number of years with T. C. Bourne, a builder, and with Charles E. Robling. In 1887 he established his own building and contracting business, which he has continued very successfully since that time.

Fraternally, Mr. Parker is affiliated with the Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Improved Order of Red Men. He is a member of the local Board of Trade, and of the Protestant Episcopal church of Falmouth.

Mr. Parker married Lillian Alden Bisbee of Middle- boro, Massachusetts, daughter of Ichabod and Emiline (Shaw) Bisbee. Mr. and Mrs. Parker are the parents of two children, both of whom were born at Fal- mouth: 1. John Morse Parker, born on January 9, 1887. 2. Clarence Aubrey Parker, who was born on January 15, 1892. Both boys attended the Falmouth public schools. John M. Parker is now associated with his father in the building business, and Clarence A. Parker is the manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Stores of Falmouth.

EUGENE P. HATCH-One of the prominent citizens of Falmouth, Massachusetts, is Eugene P. Hatch, member of the Board of Selectmen and of the Board of Health. Mr. Hatch is also over- seer of the Department of Public Welfare. He is a member of the board of directors of the Falmouth Co-operative Bank, and makes his home in Hatch- ville, which is a part of the town of Falmouth.

Silas Hatch, father of Mr. Hatch, was for many years one of the prominent citizens of the town of Falmouth. He was a farmer and well known as a skillful one, and for many years he was active in lo- cal public affairs, serving as a member of the Board of Selectmen of Falmouth for a period of thirty-five years, also as assessor, and he was also the first post- master, continuing in that office to the time of his death, March 29, 1919. He is buried in Falmouth. He married Henrietta Davis, a member of the Falmouth family of Davis.

Eugene P. Hatch, son of Silas and Henrietta (Davis) Hatch, was born in Hatchville, which is a part of the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, July 31, 1868. He received a good, practical education in the public schools of Falmouth and after completing his course in the high school engaged in farming. He continued as a farmer in Hatchville until 1921, when he sold his farm and engaged in carpentering. In this line he was successful and continued until 1926. In the meantime, in 1904, he had been elected auditor of the town of Falmouth, and in that capacity he has served for more than twelve years. In 1926 he was elected a member of the Board of Selectmen of Fal- mouth, and he is now serving a three-year term in that office, 1926-1929, inclusive. He is also over- seer of the Department of Public Welfare. In addi- tion to his other business responsibilities Mr. Hatch is a member of the board of directors of the Fal- mouth Co-operative Bank. He is an attendant of the Congregational church.

Eugene P. Hatch was married, in Blandford, Mas- sachusetts, October 18, 1892, to Mary Clark, of Bland- ford, Massachusetts, daughter of John and Frances (Miller) Clark. Mrs. Hatch is now postmaster at Hatchville, having been appointed to that office dur- ing President Harding's administration. Mr. and Mrs. Hatch have two children: 1. Preston C., who was born April 11, 1899, and is a graduate of Went- worth Institute. He is now employed with an auto-

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mobile concern in Boston. 2. Mildred, born May 25, 1900, is a graduate of Bridgewater Normal School and is teaching in Pearl River, New York. The family residence is in Hatchville, town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Mr. Hatch has his office in the Town Hall.

PHILIAS T. MORIN-To those who have been guests in the Hotel Englewood, at West Yarmouth, Philias T. Morin needs no introduction. For more than twenty-six years, now, he has been conducting this fine, modern, summer hotel on the Cape, and to thousands who have spent one or more seasons here, the Hotel Englewood has all the attraction of a sum- mer home. The management takes special pride in the "homey atmosphere" which pervades the big hostelry, and the service is of such quality as to make mention of it entirely unnecessary to those who know by experience the comforts of a stay here. Mr. Morin has managed this hotel since 1901, and has been the owner of the buildings since 1912. He has built comfortable and attractive cottages around the hotel and owns a considerable amount of land surrounding it.

Philias T. Morin was born in Wolfetown, Prov- ince of Quebec, Canada, in 1872, son of F. Morin, a farmer and carpenter of Canada, and of Odile (Barron) Morin. He attended the common schools in the Province of Quebec, and in Laval Seminary, in Quebec, and then, at the age of twenty-one years, came to the States and located in Lewiston, Maine, where he was employed as an insurance agent for a short time. He then came to Boston and secured a position as cook in a hotel, and this line he followed faithfully, being employed in various hotels, includ- ing the Vendome, the Quincy House, and other well- known hotels of Boston. He later rose to the posi- tion of chef, and learned the hotel business thoroughly, making use of his opportunities as chef to become acquainted with other departments of the business of hotel management. In 1901 he came to West Yar- mouth and leased the Hotel Englewood. His long experience with the central part of the hotel business, the serving of good and appetizing meals, and his careful observation of the management of the vari- ous other phases of the business through the years when he was serving as cook and as chef in different hotels, enabled him to make a success of the project from the beginning, and as time has passed he has steadily added to his equipment and to the accom- modations of the hotel. He has built five cottages surrounding the hotel, each homelike and fitted with every convenience, and each having its own living room and fireplace, a feature which adds greatly to the attractiveness of the cottages and to their use- fulness. Some of the best rooms are in these cot- tages, one of which has a large living room with a fire-place, and ten bedrooms with four baths. The rooms are let singly or in suites of two or three rooms each, and all have running water. Some of the rooms are heated for early or late season guests, if the weather makes such heating necessary to the most complete comfort, and the entire group of buildings include sixty-five guest rooms. A number of the rooms both in the main building and in the annexes have private baths, and all the rooms have an agreeable and pleasant outlook, those fronting on the ocean being particularly pleasant. The location is particularly favorable, being within three miles of Hyannis station, on a very fine Macadam road.

Fronting on Lewis Bay the hotel overlooks Vineyard Sound and all nearby resorts, and is in the path of the prevailing southwest summer winds which sweep across Vineyard Sound, always cool and refresh- ing. Excellent sea bathing, free from undertow, deep sea and fresh water fishing, furnish delight- ful recreation, while protection furnished by Egg Island and Dunbar's Point makes small boat sail- ing perfectly safe. The management furnishes clay tennis courts, croquet and quoits, also clock golf for the amusement of the guests, free of charge, and there is a pine grove with. swings and other de- vices for the amusement of the children. Altogether, Hotel Englewood is one of the most attractive and best serviced to be found along the coast of the Cape, and the cuisine is especially excellent. Mr. Morin has fully demonstrated his ability to make summer guests happy and comfortable, and he has made the Hotel Englewood one to be long remem- bered by those who are fortunate enough to have enjoyed its hospitality. Fifty-eight garages remove all anxiety of guests as to how they may provide for the shelter and care of their automobiles, and in the garages as well as in the hostelry the service is of the best.

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History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 86

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