History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 149

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706

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This farm, with additions made by purchase at dif- ferent times, is the present City Farm, consisting now of one hundred and twenty-five aercs. The old buildings having been out of repair and unfit for alms- house purposes for some time, the matter of better accommodation has been a subject of discussion for some years.

By vote of the City Council, in 1883, the joint standing Committee on Public Property and the Overseers of the Poor, acting jointly, were author- ized to contract for a house and barn, and cause the same to be erected on such a location on the City Farm as they may select. Acting under this vote, a location was selected on the west side of Thatcher Street, and June 9th the committee advertised for bids for the erection of the buildings. Nine pro- posals were received. They were opened June 23d. John F. Bcals being the lowest bidder, the contract was awarded to him July 6th, he contracting to build and complete (excepting heating) the buildings for eleven thousand three hundred dollars. The contraet for heating was later awarded to R. G. Shepard, for the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars.

The building contract called for a house consisting of a main or central portion three stories high, thirty feet long, thirty-nine feet wide, with two wings, each thirty six feet long and thirty-one feet wide, two and a half stories high ; also a barn, seventy feet long and forty feet wide. The buildings have been completed to our satisfaction. The inmates were transferred from the old house Dec. 31, 1883. The house is

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admirably adapted for the business, being heated throughout by steam, ample hospital accommodations in the upper story of the main house (a necessity which has long existed), pleasant, well-ventilated sleeping-rooms, complete arrangements for cooking, hot and cold water in wash-room,-in fact, every arrangment for the proper care and comfort of forty inmates.

The barn is well fitted, having accommodations for eighteen eattle and several horses, and ample con- veniences for their care. The eity is to be congratu- lated upon the completion of these buildings, and that the poor ean be well provided for.

Warning out of Town .- The people in ancient days resorted to various means to prevent immigrants coming into town from becoming chargeable upon the public. A custom much in use in the town of Bridgewater was to notify or warn the parties mov- ing into the town "to depart hence." We insert a copy of one handed to us as a specimen of early notions :

" Plymouth 88.

"TO JOHN TILDEN, JOINER :

" By virtue of a warrant from the selectmen of the town of Bridgewater, you are requested to depart the limits of said town within fifteen days, you not having obtained leavo of in- habiting the same.

"JONATHAN KEITH, Constable.

" November 25, 1789."

Town-House .- The first town-meeting in the town of North Bridgewater (now Broekton) was held in the meeting-house of the First Congregational Church, in 1821. Since that time the meeting has been holden in the various publie halls in the village. Several attempts have been made to see if the town would build a house suitable for holding town-meetings. The first move in that direction was in 1843, as appears by vote of the town Dec. 16, 1843. At a meeting held on that day to see if the town would purchase the Second Congregational meeting-house, it was " voted to choose a committee of three to eon- sider of the matter, and report at a future meeting." Benjamin Kingman, Jesse Perkins, and Eliphalet Kingman were the committee. In 1847 the subject was brought before the town at a meeting held in May, at which it was " voted to postpone building a town-house at present." Again, " March 11, 1850, Bela Keith, Esq., Jesse Perkins, Esq., Col. Edward Southworth, Caleb Copeland, Marens Packard, Isaac Hartwell, and Capt. Henry French were chosen a committee to procure a plan of a building, and the probable cost of the same, also the subject of pur- chasing a lot of land, and report at a future meet- ing." A report was made, and, Sept. 6, 1850, the

committee were instructed to purchase a lot of land of William P. Howard, which was done. The lot situated opposite H. W. Robinson's store, corner of Main and Centre Streets, the lot on which Bryant's Block stands, and Broekton's elegant post-office, was purchased of Mr. Howard for the sum of fifteen hun- dred dollars. April 30, 1855, the town voted to authorize the seleetmen to sell the town-house lot at publie auction within thirty days. The lot was sold to Mr. David F. Studley and others for three thou- sand and fifty dollars.

The above is the last we have heard in reference to erecting a town-house.

Telegraph .- The first electrie eurrent that passed through the town of North Bridgewater (now Broek- ton) on wires was in 1856. The line was run from Boston to Myriek's Station, on the line of the Fall River Railroad. The proprietors were Messrs. Brewer and Baldwin. At first the nearest office to this town was at Bridgewater. A short time had elapsed after the completion of the wires when an effort was made to have an office established nearer to this town, and through the efforts of Franklin Ames, Esq., one was opened to the publie May 6, 1856. The following is the first message to the citizens of the town, and was from the editor of the Barnstable Patriot, to the editor of the North Bridgewater Gazette :

" To GEORGE PHINNEY :

"We congratulate you, and others of North Bridgewater, on tho opening of a telegraph-office at your place. I am happy to shake hands with you this p.M. God bless and prosper you. "S. B. PHINNEY."

Reply.

"To MAJOR PHINNEY :

" We rceeivo your congratulations upon the occasion of open- ing a telegraph-office hore with heartfelt pleasure. May the eonncetion this day effeeted between North Bridgewater and Capo Cod never be severed. With the hopo that the Union may bo proserved, " I romain yours truly,

" GEORGE PHINNEY."

Telephone .- The Broekton Telephone Company's business was started in April, 1878, by building a line from Broekton to Campello, one and one-half miles distant.

In 1880 a company was organized for the purpose of establishing a line to Boston and loenl extensions, with a capital of ten thousand dollars, which was afterwards inercased to seventeen thousand dollars. Col. John J. Whipple was president ; George E. Bry- ant, Henry E. Lincoln, Augustus T. Jones, and D. T. Burrell, of Brockton, with C. D. Nash, of South Abing(on, and C. A. Stearns, of Boston, directors; Charles W. Sumner, clerk and treasurer.

The first communication from Brockton to Boston was by A. E. Sproul, Esq., the correspondent of the

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Boston Herald. May 27, 1881, the evening on which the line was completed. Thus the city of Brockton is in communication with the outer world by tele- phone to any point within speaking distance.

Stages .- Who is there that does not recolleet how the old mail-coach sounded as it rattled over the stone roads from Brockton to Boston. first tri-weekly, then daily. carrying the mails ? How the people gathered around the driver to catch the latest news on the route. for a stage-driver was the greatest man of the age. Hear the craek of his whip as he reins the horses up to every person's door. and piles on the trunks and bandboxes. Now the iron horse takes the place of horse-flesh. and steam the place of oats and hay.

The first public stage that ran through or from Brockton was about 1820; it was a joint-stock con- pany, of whom Silas Packard. Esq .. of Broekton, Seth Allen, of Halifax. Capt. Nathaniel H. Cross, of East Bridgewater, and Capt. Asa Pratt, of South Bridgewater. were part owners. It consisted of a two- horse carriage that was formerly used by Governor Phillips as a private carriage. Col. Nathan Jones, of Brockton. was a driver for one year. It started from Bridgewater three times a week. After running about two years. the company sold their interest to Messrs. A. M. Withington and Burr, who afterwards sold to Na- thaniel Blake and Wheeler. Soon after Mr. Wheeler sold his interest to Jacob Churchill, and he to Newton Hodges, who continued to conduct the line with Mr. Blake. At the time Mr. Withington bought of the company, Col. Jones left the line and started a two- horse coach from Brockton, running from that place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, in and out from Boston the same day. While Col. Jones was running his coach, Mr. John Madden, of Randolph, put on a coach to run from that place to Boston. Mr. Madden and Col. Jones soon put their teams together and ran from Brockton for two years. At the end of that time they ran their coach to Bridgewater. Messrs. Hodge and Blake continued to own and run the line, carrying the mails from Bridgewater through Brock- ton. they running one day, and Messrs. Jones and Madden running opposite days. Mr. Blake then sold his interest to Col. Jones, and he to John Long, who continued till the opening of the railroad.

An opposition coach was started in 1837 or 1838 by Jabez Gould, and ran to Boston daily from Brock- tou Village till the " Stoughton Branch Railroad" was built, when he ran in connection with the cars ; he ceased to run when the "Fall River Railroad" began to run their cars, in 1846. Another line of coaches passed through the "West Shares" in the

west part of the town, on the old turnpike from Tauuton to Boston. The line was owned for many years by Jesse Smith, of Taunton.

S. D. Butler commenced running a line of coaches in connection with the Stoughton ears, from the Sal- i-bury House, Campello, Oet. 2, 1854, but continued for a short time only. May 13, 1857, A. S. Porter commenced a line to Boston three times a week, and in the middle of next month eommeneed to run a daily line. I. Tisdale, of Stoughton, and John O. Hudson, of East Bridgewater, rau a coach from Stoughton to Plymouth for a year or more about twelve years since. There was also a line of stages connecting at Bridgewater with a coach for New Bed- ford, owned by Pelatiah Gould, that passed through the town to Boston tri-weekly about the same time.

Post-Offices .- The first post-office established in Broekton was in 1816. The following are the names of the postmasters from 1816 to the present time :

Charles Packard . Nov. 2, 1816.

Nathaniel Cross. .. July 1, 1829.

Edward Southworth, Jr .... .Sept. 16, 1836.

Aaron B. Drake. July 20, 1853.

Abel W. Kingman. . Dee. 11, 1855.

Henry French,

1861.

Augustus T. Jones

George H. Fullerton

Joseph M. Hollywood is the present postmaster. A post-office was established in the west part of the town in 1828, called Northwest Bridgewater, now " Brockton Heights," with the following appoint- ments :

Ileman Paekard. .Nov. 13, 1828.

Nathaniel H. Cross. July 1, 1829.

George Clark . Feb. 11, 1831.

Levi French .. Sept. 5, 1840.

Previous to the establishment of a post-office in the North Parish and the running of a mail-coach, the letters and what few newspapers people had in those days were brought to town by post-riders,1 market-wagons, and other private conveyanees from Boston. At the time of the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater (now Brockton), in 1821, a regular established line of mail communication hav- ing been provided by the government, there was one mail per day from the city, and sinee the mail has been carried by railroad there are six mails each way daily.

Previous to 1850 the people of Campello had for some time hired the mail for that village brought down to them by a special messenger, for distribution at the store; but finding the business increasing to such an extensive amount daily, a few public-spirited individuals of that place petitioned for the establish- ment of a separate post-office. This was granted to

1 Maj. Hartwell, of West Bridgewater, Mass., was post-rider.

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them Feb. 12, 1850, at which time Mr. Nelson J. Foss was appointed postmaster.

Albert Keith has held that office for several years, and is the present incumbent. The post-office at Broekton is one of the best-arranged offices in the country, having the most approved boxes, and in a fine briek block owned by George E. Bryant, Esq.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BLOCKS, HALLS, ETC.

Academy of Music, Main, corner Main and Crescent Streets. Almshouse, Almshouse Lane, west side of Thateber Street. Atberton block, Main, opposite Haverhill Street. Avon block, Linden Street.

Bixby building, corner Main and School Streets. Bryant building, corner Main and Centre Streets.

Central block, corner Main and Centre Streets. City block, corner Main and Ward Streets. Clark's block, corner Main and Centre Streets. Concert Hall, corner Main and High Streets.

Court-house, corner Main and East Elm Streets.

Cunningham Hall, on East Elm Street. Forester's Hall, on East Elm Street. Gazette building, opposite First Church.

Gardner's block, corner Montello and Centre Streets.

Goodall's block, Main Street (Campello).

Grand Army Republic Hall, Ryder's block, Main, opposite Belmont Street.

Hibernian IIall, East Elm, near Main Street.

Home Bank building, corner Main and Church Streets.

Howard block, Main, opposite Church Street. Howard, Clark & Co., nearly opposite Church Street. Joslyn block, Centre Street, near Main Street. Keitb's block, Main, corner Depot Street (Campello).

Kingman's block, Main, near School Streets.

Linden block, corner Main and Linden Streets. Lyman block, Main, near High Street.

Masonic Hall, in city block, corner Main and High Street.

Mechanic's Hall in Packard block, Main, corner Main and East Elm Streets.

Mercantile building, corner Main and East Elm Streets. Music Hall, in Mercantile building.

New Church Hall, basement New Jerusalem Church, Main Street, near corner Crescent Strect.

Odd-Fellows' Hall, Howard block, Main, near High Street.

Opera House block, Mercantile building, Main, corner East Elm Street.

Packard Block, corner Main and East Elm Streets.

Perkins block, corner Main and Green Streets.

Perkins Hall, in Perkins block, corner Main and Green Streets.

Perry's block, Centro, beyond railroad crossing.

Public Library, in Satucket block, corner Elm and Main Streets.

Richmond building, Church Street,

Ryder building, Main, opposite Hotel Belmont.

Satucket block, corner Main and Elm Streets.

Spaulding building, next south of Kingman's block.

Star building, Main, ncar High Street,

St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Society's Hall, Kingman's block, Main Street.

Studloy block, 415 Main.

Theatre building, East Elm, near Main Street.

Tyler Cobb's (now Curtis Bros.') building, cornor Main and Iligb Streets.

Washburn's block, corner Main and School Streets. Webstor Hall, East Elm, ncar Main Street. Whito's block, Main, opposito Hotel Belmont.

CHAPTER XXIII.

SOCIETIES-MISCELLANEOUS.

Masonic .- PAUL REVERE LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS .- This lodge was instituted Feb. 5, 1856, and is in a flourishing condition, with a prospeet of extended usefulness under its excellent officers. The original petitioners were Lueien B. Keith, George Clark, Lorenzo D. Hervey, Robert Smith, Alexander Hiehborn, Jonas R. Perkins, Esq., Augustus Mitehell, David Cobb, Thomas May, Samuel Howard, and Hiram Packard.

The following were the officers at the formation of society : Lueien B. Keith, W. M .; George Clark, S. W .; Lorenzo D. Hervey, J. W .; Augustus Mitehell, S. D .; Alexander Hiehborn, J. D .; Robert Smith, Treas. ; Jonas R. Perkins, See. ; Hiram Packard, S. S .; Thomas Mayhew, Tyler.

Present officers: Edward Parker, Jr., W. M .; David W. Battles, S. W .; Robert L. Williams, J. W .; Bradford E. Jones, Treas. ; Frederick R. French, See. ; Loyed E. Chamberlain, S. D. ; Henry Hartwell, J. D .; Albert Manley, S. S .; James C. Tannatt, J. S .; Henry C. Gurney, Organist; George E. Bryant (2) Tyler; Rev. A. Everett Goodenough, Chap.

SATUCKET ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER .- The follow- ing persons petitioned for a chapter of Royal Areh Masons, which was granted Dee. 7, 1869: Charles C. Bixby, Baalis Sanford, Jr., Franeis M. French, Enos H. Reynolds, Loring W. Puffer, Franeis B. Washburn, Davis S. Packard, Franeis A. Thayer, Samuel B. Hinckley, L. Bradford Howard, Alfred Laws, Rufus E. Brett, Allen Crocker, Jonas R. Per- kins, Peter F. Hollywood, Franeis M. Sylvester, E. I. Paekard, W. S. Gurney, James H. Cooper, Henry A. Brett, Edgar E. Dean, E. Wilson Morse, William W. Cross, Benjamin R. Clapp, J. D. Mitehell.

The following is a list of the first officers : Baalis Sanford, Jr., H. P. ; Charles C. Bixby, K. ; Franeis M. French, S .; Alfred Laws, C. of H .; Enos H. Reynolds, P. S .; E. Austin Packard, R. A. C .; James H. Cooper, M. 3d V. ; Davis S. Packard, M. 2d V .; Charles A. P. Mason, M. 1st V .; Franeis A. Thayer, Treas. ; Jonas R. Perkins, See .; George G. Withington, Chap. ; John Underhay, S. S .; Veranus Filoon, J. S. ; Hiram D. Kendriek, Tyler.

Present officers, 1884: Veranus Filoon, M. E.

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H. P .; David W. Battles, K .; John Westgate, S .; Albion H. Howe. C. of H. ; David W. Blankinship, P.S. ; Davis S. Packard, Treas .; Fred. R. French, Sec .; Rev. Samuel Hodgkiss, Chap. ; Joseph Hersey, M. 3d V. ; F. A. Kingman. M. 2d V. ; Albert Manley, M. Ist V .; John A. Jackson, R. A. C .; George E. Bryant (2d). Tyler.

BAY STATE COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. -A special assembly of the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island was called to meet at Brockton, Mass., June 24, 1874, for the purpose of constituting the " Bay State Commandery." The day was all that could be desired, a gala day for Brock- ton ; bright uniforms and beautiful banners made a grand display, which, together with fine music, the scene was not soon forgotten. The assembly met in Music Hall, where were the ceremonies. A banquet was served in Murray Hall, which was in the style for which the citizens of Brockton are famous. This was the first public introduction of Knights Templar Masonry into the town.

List of original members : Baalis Sanford, Jr., Davis Snow Packard, Everett Austin Packard, Henry Copeland, John O. Emerson, Joseph W. Freeman, Henry W. Gammon, John Smith Fuller, Leonard Church Stetson, George F. Coughlin, Henry B. Wood, Hiram C. Alden, William H. Alden, Jason G. How- ard. Enos Hawes Reynolds, Lewis Porter, George Richardson Thompson, Albion Harrison Howe, James H. Cooper, Edward Ornan Noyes, Charles .A. P. Mason, Thomas Reed, Allen Crocker, Elbridge Wilson Morse, Rufus E. Brett, Charles Chancy Bixby, Frank Morton, J. Winsor Pratt, George B. Coggswell, Henry Herbert Howard, Jonas Reynolds Perkins, Lysander Bradford Howard, Francis Mortimer French, George Edward Freeman, David Brayton, Edgar Everett Dean, Samuel Bond Hinckley, Oscar Calkins. Theodore Meyers House, A. J. Gove, George Brett, Charles Francis Porter, Fred. L. Brett, Edward Parker, Jr.

List of first officers: Edward Parker, E. C .; Baalis Sanford, Jr., Gen .; Henry H. Packard, Capt. Gen .; Theodore M. House, Prel .; Hiram C. Alden, S. W .; Enos H. Reynolds, J. W .; John O. Emer- Officers for the ycar 1884 : Nathan T. Soule, N. G. ; SOD, Treas. ; H. Herbert Howard, Rec .; George R. Daniel P. Kenney, V. G .; Daniel H. Leach, Rec. Thompson, Sw. B .; Henry W. Gammons, St. B .; James H. Cooper, W .; Joseph W. Freeman, E. Aus- tin Packard, John S. Fuller, C.'s of the G .; Albion H. Howe, Sent.

Present organization of officers : Elmer W. Wal- ker, E. C .; A. Cranston Thompson, Gen .; Veranus Filoon, Capt. Gen. ; Mirandus R. Dustin, Prel. ; Ben- jamin O. Caldwell, S. W .; Albion H. Howe, J. W .;

Davis S. Packard, Treas. ; Baalis Sanford, Rec. ; John A. Jackson, St. B. ; Walter Bradford, Sw. B .; David W. Blankinship, W .; Edward S. Powers, C. of G. ; F. A. Kingman, 2d G .; William H. Wade, 3d G .; George E. Bryant (2d), Tyler.

BROCKTON COUNCIL, ROYAL AND SELECT MAS- TERS .- Chartered April, 1884.

Veranus Filoon, T. I. M. ; A. Cranston Thompson, Dep .; Edward S. Powers, P. C. W .; Davis S. Pack- ard, Treas. ; Baalis Sanford, Rec .; Charles C. Bixby, C. of G .; Edward Parker, Jr., Con .; Rev. Samuel Hodgkiss, Chap. ; Enos H. Reynolds, M .; James Edgar, St .; Stephen W. Leighton, Sent. Meet on the third Friday of each month, in " Masonic Hall," City Block, Main Street.

ST. GEORGE LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, CAMPELLO .- Chartered Feb. 20, 1878; meet in Goodall's Block, Main Street.

Charter members : Fred. W. Park, Damon King- man, Thomas W. Child, Elmer L. Keitlı, Peter Dal- ton, J. E. Merchant, George A. Haven, Howard P. Keith, Charles H. Dalton, Horace B. Rogers, George M. Skinner, H. A. Monk, William Richards, H. N. P. Hubbard, George Stevens, Lyman E. Keith, Wil- liam S. Green, J. M. Hyde, Flavel B. Keith, Gardner J. Kingman.

Number of members in 1884, sixty-two.

Massasoit Lodge of I. O. of O. F., No. 69 .- This lodge was instituted in June, 1846. Among the members of the society were the following persons, who held some office at its beginning : Robert Smith, Waldo Bradford, James F. Packard, Cephas W. Drake, Ellis Packard, Samuel Webster, Lorenzo D. Hervey, Lorenzo Dillingham, T. S. Mitchell, and Aaron B. Drake.

In 1876, Ellis Packard, Noah Chesman, Lorenzo D. Hervey, Horatio E. Paine, Rufus E. Brett, Oakes S. Soule, and George R. Whitney petitioned for a new charter, which was granted, and they were reinstituted hy Rev. A. St. John Chambre, deputy, Feb. 16, 1871. The following were the first officers of the lodge : Noah Chesman, N. G .; Lorenzo D. Hervey, V. G .; Rufus E. Brett, Sec .; Oakes S. Soule, Trcas.

Sec .; William H. Savage, Treas .; Elmer B. Hay- ward, P. S .; Albert R. Wade, W .; Joshua M. Jen- ney, Con. ; William H. Mackey, O. G .; Bradford R. Parks, I. G.

Membership, two hundred and twenty-five. Meet- ings every Thursday, in Odd-Fellows' Hall, Howard Block, Main Street.

Nemasket Encampment, I. O. of O. F., No. 44 .-

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Chartered Aug. 2, 1871. Instituted Oet. 9,

1871.

Petitioning members : J. W. Freeman, H. F. Bor- den, Walter Scott, Rufus E. Brett, Sewall P. Howard, H. Herbert Howard, E. E. P'aekard, W. F. Stratton, George E. Minzey.

Officers at the organization, 1871 : Henry F. Bor- den, C. P .; Walter Scott, S. W .; Rufus E. Brett, Seribe; Sewall P. Howard, Treas. ; H. Herbert Howard, J. W .; E. E. Packard, Guide; W. F. Stratton, I. S .; George E. Minzey, O. S .; A. St. John Chambre, H. P.

Officers for the year 1884: Arthur P. Starrett, C. P .; Kenelm W. Shaw, H. P .; Otis Churchill, S. W .; Adelbert Beleher, J. W .; George Garland, Scribe ; Henry B. Caldwell, Treas.

Membership, one hundred and twenty-five. Meet- ings second and fourth Mondays, monthly, in Odd- Fellows' Hall, Howard Block, Main Street.

Beatrice Lodge, No. 28, Daughters of Rebec- cah .- This lodge was instituted on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1876. Offieers of the Grand Lodge officiating.

The following is a list of the officers elected at the first meeting : N. G., Col. John J. Whipple ; V. G., Mrs. Emeline F. Allen ; R. S., Mrs. Emeline H. Gould; F. S., E. M. Shaw; Treas., Mrs. H. B. Cald- well ; R. S. N. G., Mrs. Augustus B. Loring ; L. S. N. G., Mrs. William H. Savage ; W., H. H. Howard ; C., Mrs. H. M. Bartlett; R. S. V. G., John O. Em- erson ; L. S. V. G., J. S. Paine; I. S., Augustus B. Loring; O. S., O. B. Hervey.

There were fifty ladies who have become members of this institution.

Knights of Honor .- BROCKTON LODGE, No. 218, instituted Jan. 27, 1876. Charter members : George R. Fullerton, Henry H. Filoon, James R. Drew, W. W. Kidder, H. N. P. Hubbard, George W. Reed, Eli A. Chase, James H. Cooper, Charles O. Wilbur, Myron H. Packard, Frederic E. Freneh, S. B. Hink. ley, Leonard C. Stetson, Augustus B. Loring, Edward O. Noyes, George C. Holmes, John S. Fuller, Charles Roundy.

Officers : George M. Copeland, D .; William E. Bird, V. D. ; Ethan Allen, A. D. ; Frank E. Shaw, P. D .; George R. Lyons, Chap. ; Charles Hartwell, G. ; David W. Blankinship, Rep. ; Charles Perkins, Fin. Rep. ; John McCarty, Treas. ; Frederic Schroc- ter, G .; John Kohler, S. ; Edward O. Noyes, James H. Cooper, Rufas E. Packard, trustees.

Royal Arcanum .- BROCKTON COUNCIL, NO. 848, instituted August, 1884. L. Morton Packard, R .; Daniel J. Terhune, P. R. ; Joseph W. Terhune, V. R .; Charles N. Swift, O .; T. G. Nye, Jr., Sec. ;

David W. Blankinship, Col. ; Charles Perkins, Treas. ; Charles O. Bates, G .; George M. Copeland, Chap. ; Allston Holbrook, W .; Alfred G. Churchill, O. S. Charter members : Charles Perkins, Daniel J. Ter- hune, L. Morton Paekard, Allston Holbrook, Samuel J. Gruver, George M. Copeland, Joseph W. Terhune, Frank H. Wales, Charles H. Shannon, E. H. Shan- non, Charles O. Bates, Charles N. Swift, T. G. Nye, Jr., Alfred G. Churchill, Fred. M. Atwood, John Barbour, Frank Plummer, J. Porter Scudder, Henry E. Adams, W. L. Draper, Luther C. Howe, Willis E. Webster, David W. Blankinship, George F. Gar- land, J. C. Henry, C. C. Fisher, George S. Adams, E. P. Butler, W. H. Bailey.

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History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 149

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1706

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706