History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 92

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

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Herbert Grafton Woodworth married, in Boston, October 29, 1884, Grace Greenleaf Taylor, daughter of T. Albert and Lucy N. (Greenleaf) Taylor; and of this union was born a daughter: Lucy Greenleaf, March 18, 1888. Lucy Greenleaf Woodworth became the wife of William Minot of Boston, in 1908, and died, February 19, 1919, leaving two children: Grace Woodworth Minot, and William Minot, Jr.

CHARLES HERBERT SMALLHOFF-Visitors to the old town of Chatham on the southeastern point of Cape Cod peninsula in Massachusetts are pleased to find a place where they are able to obtain books, periodicals, kodaks and films, traveling neces-

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sities and prized souvenirs of this old fishing village in the shop conducted by Charles Herbert Smallhoff and his partner. Mr. Smallhoff is the son of Jacob and Caroline (Morgan) Smallhoff. His father, who was a printer by profession, was a native of New York and his mother was born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Charles Herbert Smallhoff was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1870, and was educated in the public schools of Boston. After completing his education he went to work for E. W. Bowditch, civil engineer, of Boston and continued with Mr. Bowditch for nearly seven years. During this period he became somewhat proficient along the line of civil engineer- ing, and feeling the urge to seek other fields to ex- plore, he spent some time in Denver, Colorado, and vicinity and then in Honduras where in both places he was interested in mining ventures. But while his ventures in new lands interested him and kept him occupied for a long time, yet, in the summer, the ocean breezs of the Massachusetts coast called him back to his native State and from 1908 until 1916, he spent his summers in Chatham. Since 1916, he has made this his continuous residence and has carried on a business here.

At first, Mr. Smallhoff had his shop located on the site of the present postoffice and later it was moved to what is now the bank quarters. In 1918, he moved to his present location in the center of the town where his business has continued to grow and in 1925, he took in as his partner, Robert L. Ennis, and under the name of The Mayflower Shop a general merchandise business is conducted with the addition of a news and periodical stand and curios and bits of Cape Cod relics that are interesting to the hundreds of visitors who come through and often stop in this charming place during the summer months. In ad- dition to his shop, Mr. Smallhoff does quite an exten- sive business in commercial photography. He is a Republican in his political affiliations. He is a mem- ber of St. Martin Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, a member of the Massachusetts Consistory and of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He gives most of his time, now, to his busi- ness in the shop and to taking pictures, which is a source of pleasure as well as remuneration.

LOUIS AUSTIN CROWELL was born in East Dennis, September 14, 1878, son of Edwin Dilling- ham and Louisa (Maria) Crowell. Edwin Dillingham Crowell was a civil engineer and a cranberry grower His death occurred in East Dennis, in June, 1897. Louis, the son, was educated in the public schools of Dennis, at Williston Academy, East Hampton, and was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon College Fraternity. He is a civil engineer and an expert in cranberry growing. He is a director in and inspec- tor of cranberries for the New England Cranberry Sales Company, of Middleboro.

Louis A. Crowell married, in East Dennis, June 30, 1902, Susie H. Hall, daughter of Charles and Lydia (Howes) Hall, of East Dennis. Their children are: 1. Louis Austin, Jr., born January 22, 1904, now at Yale in the class of 1928. 2. Gertrude, born June 16, 1905, a graduate of the Hyannis Normal School. 3. Lydia Hall, born August 23, 1907, now attending Hyannis Normal School.

ISAAC SNOW DILLINGHAM-In the history of Cape Cod in particular and of Massachusetts in

general, the Dillingham family has taken an active and important part from earliest Colonial days, ever since Lieutenant John Dillingham came up the Cape from Sandwich in 1657 to the present location of West Brewster, and purchased a tract of land from the Indians, extending "from the north sea to the south sea," for five pounds and five shillings and a "red coat (or colt)," the last word in the original deed being so indistinct as to permit of either con- struction. In the modern progress and commercial development of this great State, Isaac Snow Dilling- ham holds a prominent place in the business life of Boston as a leader in the wholesale hardware trade, while in the social and civic activities of the city, he is a popular and well-known member of the foremost clubs and organizations, adding to the honored tradi- tions of his distinguished family by his deep and sin- cere interest in the advancement of his State and the welfare of his fellow-citizens.

Mr. Dillingham was born in Auburndale, April 7, 1874, son of Isaac Snow Dillingham, Sr., and Eliza Frances (Bent) Dillingham. Isaac Snow Dilling- ham, Sr., was active for many years as a wholesale paper merchant and conducted a successful business which was renowned for its thorough dependability throughout this district.

Isaac Snow Dillingham was educated in the pub- lic schools of Massachusetts and graduated from the Newton High School, after which he entered the realm of commerce and began his business career in which he has achieved such great success. In club life he is especially active as a member of the Al- gonquin Club of Boston; Brae Burn Country Club, of West Newton; Automobile Club of Boston; Chat- ham Country Club of Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod: and the Beach Club of Centreville, Cape Cod. Mr. Dil- lingham is the present owner of the Old Dillingham House at West Brewster and is the eighth in the direct line of descent from Lieutenant John Dilling- ham, the original builder of this famous old dwelling, which is one of the finest examples of early American architecture in the country. Nowhere in the United States can be found older or finer types of Colonial homes than in the two Dillingham houses located close to the present "King's Highway." The older house, built in 1660, bears the date of its construc- tion burned into one of the attic rafters. The heavy oak beams and uprights throughout the house are held together with wooden dowel pins, the hand- made flattened nails having been pounded in, and with the Hand L arrow and butterfly hinges attest the great age of the building, while the paneling is so beautifully carved as to deserve the great care taken to preserve it through the successive genera- tions that it has remained in the family. The long slant of the old roof has the curved or "rainbow" beading; the central chimney so huge at its base as to take "nine men with outstretched arms to encom- pass it," carries five open fireplaces; the one in the kitchen having two deep bee-hive ovens and quaint paneled pot closets on either side, while the old hand whittled shingles, some moss-grown, on the exterior, are worn to paper thinness and silvered by the hand of time.

Under Mr. Dillingham's direction, the restoration of the old home was begun in 1916 and great care was exercised to preserve all of the original aspects of the house, making only such additions in the rear as to make it as comfortable a home in the twen- tieth century as it was when built in the seventeenth. Mr. Dillingham maintains a deep interest in the his- torical lore of this vicinity and can always be de-

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pended upon to lend his aid to all projects to bring about a deeper appreciation of the great fund of traditional and historical subjects which abound in this State. In his religious affiliation, he is a mem- ber of the Protestant Episcopal church.

Isaac Snow Dillingham married, October 3, 1906, in Edwardsville, Illinois, Nora Burroughs, daughter of Judge Benjamin Rudolph and Mary (Judy) Bur- roughs. Mr. and Mrs. Dillingham have their resi- dence at No. 11 Church Street, and for their summer home, use the old Dillingham House at West Brew- ster.

ASA SHOVE WING-Eight generations of the Wing family have contributed to American progress from the time of their establishment in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in 1638, by John Wing. In full agree- ment with the family ideals and achievements have been those of Asa Shove Wing, president of the Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Phila- delphia, for many years, and a progressive official of some of the foremost educational institutions of this country. Although many of his business years have been spent in Philadelphia, Mr. Wing has always maintained a close association with the affairs of his native State, Massachusetts, and the town of Sand- wich.

Asa Shove Wing was born in Sandwich, Massa- chusetts, January 29, 1850, son of Stephen Rogers and Elizabeth Collins (Shove) Wing; grandson of Samuel Wing, farmer and cabinetmaker; great- grandson of Zaccheus Wing. Stephen Rogers Wing was a farmer who spent his life in Sandwich, where he is buried. After completing the public and high school courses in Sandwich, the son, Asa Shove Wing finished his education at the Moses Brown School, in Providence, Rhode Island. He entered on what was to prove a long and distinguished period of serv- ice to the Provident Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany in 1867, when that organization bore the name of Provident Life and Trust Company, of Philadel- phia. Through the various departments and official ranks of the company he advanced steadily, his abil- ity and loyalty contributing in no small degree to the great public usefulness and consequent growth of the company. He was elected its president in 1906 and continues in office, twenty-two years later. He is a director of the Provident Trust Company of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia National Bank, the Frankford and Southwark Philadelphia City Pas- senger Railroad Company. In the larger aspects of insurance he also takes a prominent place as a char- ter member of the Actuarial Society of America, as corresponding member of the French Institute of Ac- tuaries, and as a member of the Association of Life Insurance presidents. Mr. Wing was a member of the corporation, manager, and treasurer of Haverford Col- lege from 1884 until recently, and is now president of the corporation. He was for many years a trus- tee of Bryn Mawr College and treasurer of the in- stitution, and a member of the board of overseers of the public school founded in 1697 by the Charter of William Penn, in the town and county of Pennsyl- vania. His political alignment is with the Republican party, his religious affiliation, with the Society of Friends.

On April 30, 1873, Asa Shove Wing married (first) Sophia Rhoads, of Philadelphia, who died in 1901. He married (second) Elisabeth (Nicholson) Robeson Wood, of Haverford, Pennsylvania, November 26, 1912. The summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Wing is in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

W. CARLTON RICH-One of the leading factors in the financial and business circles of the State is W. Carlton Rich, of Boston, who has a summer resi- dence at West Yarmouth. Mr. Rich is active in the investment and brokerage business in Boston, being vice-president of Raymond, Rich and Company, in- vestment bankers of Boston, and president of W. C. Rich and Company, Incorporated, of Boston. He is also a prominent member of a number of financial and commercial concerns, giving to all his interests his keen and expert judgment and the advantages of his successful business experience.

Mr. Rich was born in Melrose, January 22, 1886, son of Walter H. and Annie (Morton) Rich, both of Melrose. Walter H. Rich was engaged for many years in the manufacturing business and is now living retired at South Orleans.

W. Carlton Rich received his education in the pub- lic schools of Melrose, and after high school, entered the Holderness School for Boys, from which he went to Trinity College. He then entered the brokerage house of Paine-Webber and Company of Boston, remaining there fourteen years, becoming thoroughly acquainted with the details of this business and ad- vancing rapidly by reason of his diligence and abil- ity. For a time, he was treasurer of Blodgett, Hart and Company, Incorporated, of New York, and was also vice-president of Harvey, Fiske and Sons, an important government bond house of New York. In addition to his present connections already mentioned, he is a trustee of the Investors Securities Trust of Boston; and director in the C. A. Reed Company of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In social and athletic affairs in Boston, Mr. Rich is an outstanding figure, being a member of the Boston Athletic Association, the University Club, the Exchange Club, Hyannis- port Golf Club, Unicorn Country Club and the Nashua Country Club. He is connected, fraternally, with the Golden Rule Lodge of Wakefield, Free and Accepted Masons, the Delta Kappa Epsilon Frater- nity and is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club of New York.

Mr. Rich has one, daughter, Priscilla, born July 27, 1923, in Wellesley Hills.

EVERETT C. HALL-Considering the number of wholesale groceries in Southeastern Massachu- setts, to be the largest is quite a distinction, and this is claimed for' the E. C. Hall Company, of which the president is Everett C. Hall, of Brockton. A col- lateral distinction is that this concern is the oldest of its kind in Plymouth County. It employs nearly one hundred people and runs a fleet of twenty-five sales automobiles and ten large motor trucks.

Everett C. Hall was born half a year before the guns of civil warfare began to boom between the North and the South; the date was September 4, 1860, and the place was Brockton. His parents, now deceased, were Asa O. and Eunice B. (Packard) Hall, the former of Raynham and the latter of Brock- ton. Asa O. Hall was in the grocery business. His son naturally fell into that line of endeavor; he re- ceived a public school education during the hard times which followed the Civil War, and early turned his hand toward helping his father at the store on Crescent Street, until he was twenty-three years of age, when he took over the business. In 1900 Mr. Hall founded the E. C. Hall Company, with the idea of establishing branches to operate on the successful principles applied to the parent location. The orig- inal location was in the Pierce Block on Montello

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Street. In 1916 a larger place was obtained a block away and a new building erected. Thus from the modest beginnings of Mr. Hall's youth grew this modern business, which exerts an influence in South- eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod. The company has recently completed a new warehouse at Hyannis, containing 30,000 square feet of floor space, and these commodious quarters are reached by a private railroad siding. Mr. Hall, the founder, is likewise the president. He is identified with out- side activities to the extent of being vice-president and a director of the Plymouth County Trust Com- pany, second vice-president and a director of the Morris Plan Bank, and a director of the National Wholesale Grocers' Association. He is a Repub- lican, a member of the Paul Revere Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons; the Royal Arch Com- mandery, Knights Templar; and the Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He holds membership in the Rotary Club, the Com- mercial Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Thorny Lea Country Club. As a member of the Unitarian church he is a member of the standing committee. His interest in agriculture was called into play during the World War, when he became one of the promoters of a community market in Brockton.

Everett C. Hall married, in 1885, Lottie W. Clift, daughter of Ezra W. and Elizabeth Clift, and their union has been blessed with two children: 1. Mildred C., married to W. M. Partridge, and mother of a boy and a girl. 2. Hazel L., married to L. Damon How- ard, and mother of three boys.

HARRY BENJAMIN ALBRO -- In the field of politics, Cape Cod is ably represented in the person of Harry Benjamin Albro, of Falmouth, who has been active in public affairs ever since his return from active participation in the great World War. Mr. Albro is an editor and publisher of distinguished ability, having become associated with the press in 1925, while in that same year, he was elected a mem- ber of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he has since continued to work in the interest of his constituency in particular, and for the greater advance and progress of Massachusetts in general. During his attendance at the sessions of the Legisla- ture in the State Capital, Mr. Albro has already acquired an enviable record as a statesman of super- ior ability and sterling. upright character, a legis- lator who has the well-being of his fellow-citizens ever in mind, and an advocate of every modern method of improvement necessary to the continued progress and leadership of this great commonwealth.

Mr. Albro was born in Natick, Rhode Island, January 21, 1887, son of Benjamin E. and Waitie A. Albro. Benjamin E. Albro has been active in indus- trial circles for many years, and has been superin- tendent of a mill office for the past thirty-five years (1928).

Harry Benjamin Albro was educated in the public schools of Rhode Island, finishing his preliminary education at Pontiac Grammar School, 1900, and graduating from Cranston High School, 1905, after which he completed his education at Rhode Island State College. He then entered the world of busi- ness, and was appointed manager of the Chicago office of the Boston Automatic Machine Company, serving in that capacity until 1913. From 1913 to 1917, Mr. Albro was engaged in the grocery busi-

ness in Falmouth, carrying on a successful and steadily expanding enterprise, and establishing a reputation throughout this vicinity for business prin- ciples of the highest order, and products of the finest and most dependable quality, while the service and attention afforded to his entire patronage was sincere, courteous and efficiently prompt. Relinquishing his commercial attachments, Mr. Albro served during the years, 1917 to 1919, as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and upon his return to Falmouth, in 1919, was soon after nominated for the offices of selectman and assessor, and at the polls was elected with a splendid plurality, successfully serving the people of this community until 1926. In 1925, he entered the literary world as editor, and publisher of the "Falmouth Enterprise," and is also a member of the Advisory Board, and has since con- tinued to direct his efforts and influence toward community progress and advancement. Sought by the people of this vicinity, Mr. Albro was induced to accept the nomination, in 1925, for the office of Rep- resentative to the House of Legislature, and was accordingly elected by a large majority, and is now representing this district at the capital of the State with great credit and distinction, not only to himself but also to his constituents. He was elected a repre- sentative to the General Court for the term, 1925-28, was also chairman of the committee on Military Affairs, and clerk of the cominittee on towns. In fraternal organizations, Mr. Albro is particularly active, being a member of the Free and Accepted Masons to the thirty-second degree; Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in which he is a member of the organization's band; he is Past Noble Grand in the James B. Barnes Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Past Patron of the Order of Eastern Star; Past Sachem and Great Senior Sagamore of Great Council of Massachusetts, Improved Order of Red Men; mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias; first commander of the W. W. Wood Post, No. 83, American Legion; member of the Daughters of Pocohontas. In profes- sional and civic organizations, Mr. Albro is actively identified with the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce; Massachusetts Press Association in which he is vice- president; Cape Cod Press Club, of which he is sec- retary, and a director of the Cape Cod Hospital. He is a member of the Aleppo Drum Corps, or "Shriners' Band." His social activities are confined to the Canopy Club, the Beacon Hill Square and Compass Club, and the Succannessett Club. In his religious adherence, he is a prominent member of the Metho- dist Episcopal church. where he serves as treasurer.

During the recent World War, Mr. Albro enlisted in the United States Army, September 27, 1917, and was given the rank of sergeant in Supply Company, No. 305, Signal Corps Unit, No. 3, Forty- Second Division. After some time spent in training camps in this country, he was sent overseas, and saw active service continually until the Armistice was signed, participating in battle after battle, some of which were decisive in permitting the Allies' advance. His first position under fire was in the Baccaret Sector where he took part in this continual fighting from April 16, 1918, until September 16. moving thence to the Aracourt Sector, and engaged there from September 21 to 25th. Transferred to the Pannes Sector, October 7, he remained there until October 16. His division took part in the great Meuse-Argonne offensive which lasted from Septem- ber 26 to November 1; in the Ypres-Lys offensive, from October 31 to November 4, and the Ypres-Lys-

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Belgium offensive, from November 9 to November 11, when the Armistice was signed, and hostilities ceased. Mr. Albro remained in the United States Service until he received his honorable discharge, May 29, 1919.

Harry Benjamin Albro married, June 25, 1913, at Apponaug, Rhode Island, Mary W. Gardiner, daugh- ter of Henry J. and Emma J. Gardiner, and they make their residence on Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, and are both popularly esteemed for their sincere interest in civic welfare and progress.

WILLIAM ELROY BEARSE-A leader in the affairs of the village of Centerville, town of Barn- stable, William Elroy Bearse is one of Cape Cod's leading business men, heading one of the important commercial organizations of this community in the operation of a successful contracting concern special- izing in heating, plumbing and steam-fitting. Mr. Bearse opened his present shop in 1925, and has ever since continued to serve to the highest degree of satisfaction, the needs and requirements of this vicinity, being successful from the start by his thor- ough devotion to business, the security of all instal- lations, the perfection of workmanship, and the excel- lent quality and durability of all materials used in every part. He is prominent in civic affairs, and active in all propositions for progress and advance- ment, being a thorough believer in the future indus- trial prosperity of this section.

Mr. Bearse was born in Centerville, April 5, 1888, son of Charles Weston and Flora (Childs) Bearse. Charles Weston Bearse was one of the oldest estab- lished jewelers in Hyannis, who died and was buried, in 1909, at Centerville. William Elroy Bearse was educated in the public schools of Barnstable, and after the completion of his formal education, became an apprentice, at the age of sixteen, to the plumbing and steam-fitting trade, under F. E. Crocker, of Cen- terville, with whom he was associated for three years. He next became foreman for the concern of G. Web- ster Hallett, engaged as plumbing and heating con- tractor at Osterville, and here Mr. Bearse remained for six and a half years, familiarizing himself thor- oughly with all the principles and details of the trade, and obtaining much valuable experience which served him in good stead when he began his independent contracting business in 1925. His success has been due largely to his courteous and pleasing manner, and to his regard for the comfort and satisfaction of all his clients, coupled with a complete knowledge of all the problems concerning his business. He is a member of the Master Plumbers' Association of Massachusetts, and his fraternal connections are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 226, of Hyannis. His religious adherence is given to the Congregational church of Centerville.

William Elroy Bearse married, November 30, 1916, at Fall River, Celeste E. Weeks, of Marstons Mills, daughter of Edgar Weeks, and they have three chil- dren: Gilbert Elroy, Eleanor, and Elwood, all of whom were born in Centerville.

JOSHUA A. NICKERSON, of Chatham, Massa- chusetts, is County Commissioner of Barnstable County, but prior to assuming public office, he had gathered experience in many fields. In his early youth, the lure of the sea overtook him, and follow- ing in his father's footsteps, he sailed the waters becoming a master mariner at an early age. As such, he commanded ships for over a decade, when the idea of having a settled home on land came to him, as

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History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable counties, Massachusetts, Vol. III, Part 92

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