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He has the field all to himself, and the excellent quality of his work has gained him an ever increasing patronage. In addition to photography he is now doing considerable at French pastel work, at which he is very success- ful. His studio and operating rooms are located on Main street, near Common.
Mr. Nowell is unmarried. He is connected with the Stoneham Fire De- partment as a member of Resolute Hook and Ladder Company, No. I ; is a Corporal in Company H, Sixth Regiment, Mass. Vol. Militia; is a member of Miles Standish Colony, No, 7, United Order of Pilgrim Fathers; also of Garnet Lodge, Order of the Solid Rock, and of Wamscott Tribe, No. 39, Improved Order of Red Men.
The photographs from which a large majority of the portraits in this work were copied were made by Mr. Nowell, also the photographs of all of the residences, public buildings, business blocks and churches, with a very few exceptions.
ODD-FELLOWSHIP IN STONEHAM.
The history of Odd Fellowship in Stoneham is worthy of more extended mention than the plan of this work will allow, in that it comprises in the different branches of the order many of the leading men and women in the community.
Few towns can boast of so great an interest in this order as is shown by the people of Stoneham, as is demonstrated by the large membership and the
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character of the members comprised within the Columbian Lodge, Columbian Encampment, Daughters of Rebekah and Canton Fells. An outline sketch of the origin and growth of this, by far the largest fraternal order in town, will be of much interest as a matter of record.
COLUMBIAN LODGE, NO. 29.
Columbian Lodge, No. 29, I. O. O. F., was an outcome of Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 9, of Woburn, Mass., and was instituted December 14, 1843. Several members of Crystal Fount Lodge resided in Stoneham and enough more joined in 1843 to warrant the forming of a lodge in their own town, and a charter was consequently applied for from the Grand Lodge.
The charter members were Alfred J. Rhoades, Asaph Langley, Lyman Dike, Samuel Hall, Dexter Bucknam, William Bryant, Jr., Hollis N. Wyeth, all of whom withdrew from Crystal Fount Lodge, and Joseph B. Kittredge, from Mechanics' Lodge, No. II, of Lowell, Mass.
The lodge was instituted in a hall on the upper floor of Brown Sweetser's building, the building in which Holden Brothers' store is now located. Here the meetings were afterwards held until the lodge died out in 1851 or '52.
From 1868 to 1872 the lodge met in the upper hall in Dow's Building, since which time they have met in their own hall.
The first officers of Columbian Lodge elected and installed were Alfred J. Rhoades, Noble Grand ; Asaph Langley, Vice Grand ; Lyman Dike, Secre- tary ; Samuel Hall, Treasurer. Mr. Dike and Mr. Hall are now living, July, 1891.
The lodge was instituted by officers of the Grand Lodge, E. H. Chapin, Grand Master.
There were eighteen members admitted at the first meeting, including the charter members. Dexter Bucknam, being a Past Grand of Crystal Fount Lodge, was chosen Past Grand of Columbian Lodge, and was representative to the Grand Lodge.
There are now living of the charter members the following named: Ly- man Dike, Samuel Hall, Dexter Bucknam, William Bryant, Hollis N. Wy- eth and Joseph B. Kittredge. Dexter Bucknam has been an Odd Fellow over forty-nine years-the longest of any brother now living in Stoneham.
It was owing to two causes that this lodge went down in 1851 or '52. Pre- vious to that time there had been a strong feeling shown by the public against secret societies, and the growth of Odd Fellowship was prevented in conse- quence, and, again, the fees for initiation and degrees were small, and the amount paid for sick benefits was considerable, the result being that the treasury of Columbian Lodge became depleted, and it was forced to suspend and surrender its charter and books, as were a number of others.
Under date of December 24, 1867, a petition was submitted to the Grand Lodge at a meeting held February 6, 1868, asking that the charter and
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books be returned, and that the lodge might be reinstated. This' petition was signed by the following former members of the lodge, viz: Sylvanus Sprague, David B. Gerry, George W. Dike, Dexter Bucknam, William. Bryant, Jr., Daniel Gerry, Joseph B. Kittredge, Lyman Dike and J. R. Gerry.
The petition was granted and the lodge reinstituted February 14, 1868, with the following as charter members, viz : George W. Dike, Lyman Dike, Dexter Bucknam, William Bryant, Jr., Daniel Gerry and Sylvanus Sprague.
The reinstitution took place in the upper hall in Dow's Building, and the following-named fifteen members admitted at the first meeting : *+ Horace Goodrich, *+James Peyton, tJohn F. Berry, +Benj. W. Jones, Perley M. Annis, Padilla Beard, Arthur H. Cowdrey, *J. Clinton Chase, Charles C. Dike, Wm. H. Eastman, ¿J. Riland Gerry, Andrew J. Kimpton, Wm. W. Pratt, John F. Sprague, Wm. H. Sprague. The following were chosen as officers : George W. Dike, Noble Grand ; Lyman Dike, Vice Grand; Dex- ter Bucknam, Secretary ; William Bryant, Treasurer.
Forty-one members were admitted to the lodge during the year 1868, and the membership has continually increased, until now there are 284 on the rolls. There have been just fifty Noble Grands since its reinstitution, and forty-two members have been taken away by the hand of Death. The lodge has been steadily prosperous, is wealthy and free from debt, and has. a good fund in the treasury.
The present elective officers of the lodge are as follows: N. G., Charles. G. Fall; V. G., D. Emerson Sprague ; Rec. Sec., W. Ward Child; Per. Sec., James A. Jones; Treas., Charles Baldwin ; Trustees, Amos Hill, chairman, Isaac F. Hersam, William F. Hadley.
COLUMBIAN ENCAMPMENT, NO. 43.
Columbian Encampment, No. 43. I. O. O. F., was instituted September II, 1871, the charter members being brothers who withdrew from New Eng- land Encampment, No. 34, of East Cambridge, and Bunker Hill Encamp- ment, No. 5, of Charlestown, all of whom were members of Columbian Lodge except one.
They were as follows : from Columbian Lodge, Amos Hill, James Peyton, S. A. Bryant, Albert J. Meader, Levi Woodbridge, Sylvanus Sprague, W. Ward Child, Isaac F. Hersam, W. D. Rice, Daniel Gerry, John F. Sprague, William H. Sprague, M. A. George, Charles Stone, Wm. H. Richardson, Charles C. Dike, George Jones, Luther White, Archelaus Welch, Benja- min W. Jones, Nathan H. Stowe, D. H. Barnes, Jr., Andrew J. Kimpton, J. Clinton Chase, L. C. Dickerson, Henry Dike, N. C. Mayo, Herbert C. Richardson, Edward T. Whittier, N. S. Thompson, John E. Wiggin ; from Crystal Fount Lodge, Woburn, Nathaniel Jenkins.
* Deceased. t Have since been Noble Grands.
# Member before reinstitution.
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The first officers of the Encampment elected and installed September II, 1871, were the following: Chief Patriarch, James Peyton; High Priest, Levi Woodbridge ; Senior Warden, Charles C. Dike; Scribe, George Jones ; Treasurer, Archelaus Welch ; Junior Warden, Albert J. Meader. Brothers Peyton, Welch and Meader are now deceased.
The Encampment has thriven as well as the other branches of the order. and now has a membership of about 130. The following named are the present elective officers : Chief Patriarch, George T. Connor; High Priest, Melzar Eaton; Senior Warden, Wilder C. Moulton; Scribe, W. Ward Child; Treasurer, Charles O. Currier; Trustees, Luther White, Charles Stone and Frank B. Jenkins.
One of the most important events in the history of the Encampment, which was also of much interest to the people of the town, was the visit of Prescott and Cocheco Encampments of Dover, N. H., September 6, 1883. A large tent was raised on the lot between the Town Hall and High School, where a banquet was served and the visitors entertained. It was made a red letter day in every respect.
EVERGREEN LODGE, NO. 19, D. OF R.
Evergreen Lodge, No. 19, Degree of Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted October 16, 1872, in I. O. O. F. Hall, in Dow's Building.
It started with thirty-two charter members whose names were as follows : Sarah F. Meader, Sarah A. Gerry, Emily Peyton, Mary S. Hill, Cinderella Dow, Albert J. Meader, Andrew J. Dow, Amos Hill, Olive C. Chick, Mary O. Hersam, Delia Eastman, Orin C. Eastman, Charles S. Worthen, Benja- min Hibbard, Harriet A. Wiley, Joseph E. Wiley, S. E. Best, Mary A. Berry, Wm. H. Sprague, Maria E. Jones, E. Cloutman, Mary Cloutman, James Peyton, H. E. Austin, Eliza E. Annis, Louisa A. Hunt, N. S. Thompson, F. B. Thompson, G. W. Hunt, W. H. Jones, Deborah R. Sprague, Susan Hibbard.
The first elective officers chosen and installed were: Orin C. Eastman, Noble Grand ; Sarah F. Meader, Vice Grand; Sarah A. Gerry, Recording Secretary; Emily Peyton, Financial Secretary ; Mary S. Hill, Treasurer.
This lodge has rapidly increased in membership until the register now shows 231 members in good standing, and it is one of the largest and most active lodges in the State.
The present elective officers are as follows : Noble Grand, Mary J. Hun- toon ; Vice Grand, Louise C. Whittier; Recording Secretary, Alma Johonnot ; Financial Secretary, Marion A. Burtt; Treasurer, Nellie C. Littlehale ; Trustees, Jennie Eastman, Lizzie Ireland and A. Osborn Sprague.
CANTON FELLS, NO. 26, P. M.
Canton Fells, No. 26, Patriarchs Militant, I. O. O. F., was instituted in I. O. O. F. Hall, Odd Fellows' Building, March 1, 1886.
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The following were the charter members: Thomas S. Ireland, James A. Jones, Samuel C. Batchelder, Amos Hill, Frank H. Messer, Roland H. Robbins, Charles H. Richardson, Willie P. Hill, W. Ward Child, Myron J. Ferren, John F. Jones, Charles F. Brown, Will H White, A. Osborn Sprague, Edwin F. Jones, P. T. Frain, Joseph E. Wiley, Charles O. Cur- rier, Isaac F. Hersam, George A. Osgood, William H. Sprague, Frank L. Whittier, Herbert F. Sheldon, Fred J. Nash, Leonard P. Benton, Milton Messer, William F. Gordon, Richard W. Barnstead, Joseph H. Marcy, Charles B. Carlin, D. Emerson Sprague.
The first officers were: Captain, Thomas S. Ireland, Commandant ; Lieutenant, James A. Jones ; Ensign, Samuel C. Batchelder ; Clerk, W. Ward Child ; Accountant, A. Osborn Sprague.
The present officers are : Captain, Samuel C. Batchelder, Commandant ; Lieutenant, Charles F. Brown ; Ensign, Raymond R. Gilman ; Clerk, Charles O. Currier ; Accountant, A. Osborn Sprague.
The Canton now contains forty-two members.
STONEHAM ODD FELLOWS' HALL ASSOCIATION.
The Stoneham Odd Fellows' Hall Association was incorporated March 19, 1872, by B. F. Richardson, Amos Hill, William B. Stevens, George W. Dike, Padilla Beard and Benjamin Hibbard.
B. Frank Richardson was elected the first President; Amos Hill, clerk, and Malachi Richardson, treasurer.
In May, 1878, the present Odd Fellows' building was bought of Isaac F. Hersam, and about the first of June the hall was dedicated for the pur- poses of the order, with elaborate ceremonies. Since that time all the branches of the I. O. O. F. in Stoneham have held their meetings there.
The present officers of the Odd Fellows' Hall Association are: Amos Hill, President ; A. Osborn Sprague, Clerk and Treasurer ; and a board of thirteen Directors.
P. G. R. AMOS HILL. 1
The most prominent Odd Fellow in Stoneham, who has been greatly honored by the order and in whom the order has been honored in return, is Amos Hill.
He was admitted a member of Columbian Lodge March 27, 1868, was a charter member of Columbian Encampment and Evergreen Lodge, D. of R., a charter member of Canton Fells, and one of the incorporators of the Odd Fellows' Hall Association, which he was the most active in organizing, was ts first Clerk and is now President.
He is a Past Grand of the Lodge, P. H. P. of the Encampment, was Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of Massachusetts in 1875 and Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge in 1876-77-
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A. W. ARNOLD.
Artemas Wayland Arnold, grocer and provision dealer, is the son of Arte- mas and Hannah C. (Spaulding) Arnold, and was born in Moriah, N. Y., December 27, 1827.
In his early years he lived with his parents in several places in Vermon and New Hampshire, and obtained his education in the common schools o these various communities.
After leaving school he learned the trade of a shoemaker in Wilmot, N.H., and worked there and in other towns at his trade, following it up after he came to Stoneham in September, 1852, until he was compelled to give it up on account of ill health and adopt some business which would permit of his being in the open air as much as possible.
His first venture was in starting out with a horse and wagon selling fruit. and vegetables from house to house. He soon added groceries, and in this. humble manner was commenced the foundation of a business which has grown to good proportions.
He first opened a store in a building situated on what is now a portion of the lawn in front of the residence of Arad Gerry. This building has since been destroyed by fire, some years after Mr. Arnold removed from it.
After doing business there for some time, he formed a copartnership with George Gould, and they erected the building on Main street now occupied by Joseph Theobald, and carried on the grocery business in that store for about three years, when they dissolved and sold the building.
Mr. Arnold then started in business alone in the store occupied by S. G. Chauncey, and was there between thirteen and fourteen years. In February, 1879, he removed to his present store in Odd Fellows' Building, where he has since remained.
Mr. Arnold has the distinction not only of being the oldest grocer in Stoneham but the longest in trade of any of the town's merchants, and has in a large degree shared the confidence of his fellow townsmen. Five or six years ago he added meat and provisions to his stock in trade, but pre- vious to that time it had consisted of groceries exclusively.
Mr. Arnold has been three times married ; first, in New London, N. H., January 31, 1850, to Miss Helen Theresa Sanborn, of Swanton, Vt. ; sec- ond, in Bethlehem, N. H., in April, 1852, to Miss Mary Susan Jones, o that village ; third, in Lawrence, Mass., November 29, 1854, to Miss Emma Johnson, of that city. He has one son living, the fruit of the second union, Clarence W., born in Stoneham.
Mr. Arnold is a member of the Unitarian Church and of Columbian Lodge, I. O. O. F., and was formerly a member of Columbian Encampment, bu withdrew about two years ago.
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THOMAS R. SYMMES.
Thomas Russell Symmes, baker, son of Thomas R. and Harriet (Edey) Symmes, was born in Aylmer, Province of Quebec, October 15, 1849.
After receiving his education in the common schools of his native town he came to Massachusetts for occupation in 1866, when 17 years of age.
He worked at the business of a baker in several different towns, the last place before coming to Stoneham being in Medford.
He came here in 1880 and purchased the bakery business; of J. W. Swint, which he has continued to conduct at the same stand successfully to the present time, giving so great satisfaction to his patrons that his trade has constantly increased, until now he keeps three wagons almost constantly upon the road disposing of his product, besides what is sold at the store on Main street.
Mr. Symmes was married in Stoneham November 26, 1885, to Miss Emma Duncan, of Delhousie, N. B. They have two children, Thomas Russell and Albert LeRoy.
Mr. Symmes is a member of Columbian Lodge, I. O. O. F. of this town, and an attendant at the Methodist Episcopal Church.
ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Board of Engineers of the Fire Department is a most efficient body of men, who work in harmony and with zeal for the good of the department and the town. The board has been constituted as at present since the spring of 1887 and is as follows : Orin A. Dodge, Chief; George E. Stur- tevant, First Assistant ; John A. LaClair, Second Assistant and Clerk.
ORIN A. DODGE.
Orin A. Dodge, Chief Engineer, son of Moses G. and Elizabeth B. (Bryant) Dodge, was born in Stoneham July 25, 1841, and has always lived here except during three years and four months when he was in the service of his country as a sharpshooter. He has followed the trade of a shoemaker.
His father was a member of the fire department for many years before the son joined, and for some years after the father and son served together.
Chief Engineer Dodge first joined the department in 1854, serving as a torch bearer in the Gen. Worth Engine Co. He progressed from this to suction hoseman, then to leading hoseman, to first assistant in 1872, and finally to foreman of the company in 1873, serving in that capacity for five years.
In May, 1878, he was appointed on the Board of Engineers by the Select- men and has been on the board most of the time since. He was Chief Engineer in 1882-83 and was again appointed in 1887 and has served to the present time. As he has accepted a position with his brother in Lynn and will take up his residence there, he will resign as Chief Engineer on August I, much to the regret of the Selectmen and citizens.
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G. E. STURTEVANT, Asst.
O. A. DODGE, Chief Engineer.
J. A. LACLAIR, Clerk.
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GEORGE E. STURTEVANT.
George E. Sturtevant, the senior assistant engineer, was born in Stone- ham, Sept. 6, 1846, and is the son of Daniel G. and Laura G. Sturtevant. He has always resided in Stoneham and has always followed the trade of a. shoemaker.
He has been a fireman for twenty-nine years continuously, having com- menced as a torch-bearer in the Gen. Worth Engine Co. in 1862, when six- teen years of age. He was afterwards a suction hoseman and then leading hoseman, and for a year was foreman of the company, giving up that posi- tion to accept that of steward of the company, which position he held for eight years. He was with this company until it disbanded, after the intro- duction of water into the town in 1883, and then became a member of Gen- Worth Hose Co., of which he was a member until appointed on the Board of Engineers by the Selectmen in 1887, and has continued on the Board to the present time.
JOHN A. LACLAIR.
John A. LaClair, the junior assistant engineer and clerk of the board, is also a native of and has always lived in Stoneham, where he was born No- vember 24, 1855, and, like his associates, has always been a shoemaker. He is the son of John E. and Mary L. LaClair.
He has been connected with the Stoneham Fire Department continuously for over twenty years, having first joined the Gen. Worth Engine Co. in March, 1871, beginning as a torch-bearer and progressing from that to suc- tion hoseman and then to leading hoseman and second assistant foreman, which position he held for a year. He was also clerk for one year and treas- urer.
He was a member of this company until it disbanded, and then became a. member of Gen. Worth Hose Co., with which he run until appointed by the Selectmen in 1887 as one of the Board of Engineers. He was chosen clerk of the board on its organization in that year, and has held the position ever since.
BROWN SWEETSER. -
Brown Sweetser was born in South Reading, now Wakefield, Mass. Sept. 15, 1803, his parents being Moses and Ruth (Brown) Sweetser.
"While a young boy he resided for a few years in Stoneham, but returned to Wakefield where he lived until twenty-one when he returned to Stoneham where he resided until his death December 14, 1879.
His education was obtained in the district schools of the two towns. He was engaged with his brother Warren in the grocery business for a few years. and afterwards with the same brother in the manufacture of razor strops.
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In 1849 he formed a partnership in the meat and provision business with Joseph Buck and opened the first market in Stoneham in the store now occu- pied by Holden Bros. He remained in the business with Mr. Buck and af- terwards with Joseph B. Kittredge and then with his son Francis Kittredge Sweetser until 1865 when his son died. He then formed a partnership with Charles Buck which continued until 1869 when he retired from business. During his business career he dealt largely in real estate, buying and selling lots every year, and with a few exceptions between 1835 and 1870 he made as many conveyances as any citizen then in active business.
BROWN SWEETSER.
Mr. Sweetser was married in July, 1835, to Eliza Kittredge, a daughter of Dr. Kittredge of Woburn. They had two children. Eliza M., the elder, who was married to Charles Brown, who died in Chicago in 1864, and Fran- cis Kittredge, who also died in the same year. Mr. Sweetser died December 14, 1879, leaving a widow, Eliza, and his daughter, Mrs. Brown, who had made her home with him since her husband's death, and a grandson, Francis Kittredge Sweetser, a child of his son Francis, and who is now a practising lawyer in the town.
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Mr. Sweetser was a citizen who took a deep interest in town affairs and was always ready to aid deserving people or give a helping hand to public enterprise. He was one of the number who subscribed one hundred dollars each to purchase the land now known as "Central Square which they gave to the town, and many a poor family when he was in the provision business, and even afterwards was surprised to receive a well-filled basket of provisions. He was a member of the early Odd Fellows' lodge in Stoneham, and an at- tendant of the Congregationalist Church.
CENSUSES OF POPULATION.
The censuses of population in Stoneham have been as follows, the first being taken in 1765, viz: 1765-340; 1776-319; 1790-381; 1800- 380; 1810-467; 1820-615; 1830-732; 1840-1017; 1850-2085; 1855-2518; 1860-3206; 1865-3298; 1870-4513; 1875-4984; 1880-4890;1885-5659; 1890-6155.
THE WORK.
This volume has been wholly compiled and printed in the office of F. L. & W. E. Whittier, Publishers. Valuable assistance has been rendered by Professor Elmore A. Pierce of Woburn, who has written most of the bio- graphical sketches of prominent living men and historical sketches of the institutions of Stoneham.
The photographs from which most of the engravings were made;were taken by Albion J. Nowell, Stoneham. The photo-engravings of [illustrations and portraits were made by the Aldine Company, Boston.
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Isaac W. Grimes, Pastor. June, 1891.
(See Pages 80 and 150.)
INDEX TO CONTENTS.
General History of Stoneham, by WILLIAM B. STEVENS, EsQ., Pages 9 to 105 inclusive.
Biographical Sketches of Pioneers and Prominent Men (Deceased), Pages IIO to 142 inclusive.
Stoneham of To-Day, Descriptive and General Sketch, Institutions, &c., Pages 144 to 191 inclusive.
Biographical Sketches of Prominent Living Men, Pages 192 to 344.
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF INSTITUTIONS, ETC.
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Almshouse
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Banks-Stoneham Co-operative
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-Stoneham Five Cents Savings -Stoneham National
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Board of Trade, Stoneham
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Cemeteries
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Churches of Stoneham .
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Churches-Baptist .
150
-Catholic, St. Patrick's
150
-Methodist Episcopal -Unitarian . 147 · 147
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Fire Department
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Industries
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Mercantile Business and Mechanical Trades
. 190
Military Company
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Newspapers
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Odd-Fellowship in Stoneham .
335
Police Force .
· 275
Professions, The
. 190
Public Library .
· 157
Schools of Stoneham .
152
Schools and Teachers, list of, 1890-91 ·
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Shoe Manufacturers ; Table showing capacity and output of factories, number employed, etc. . 184-5 Societies and Clubs 188 . .
Town Hall and Armory . .
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Whittier, F. L. & W. E., Publishers . .
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Y. M. C. A. and Ladies' Auxiliary .
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BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN (DECEASED) .
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Buswell, Edward F.
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Hill, Luther .
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Chase, J. Clinton .
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Leeds, Joseph
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Cowdrey, George A.
I27 Messer, David H. .
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Curtis, Jesse .
125 Richardson, Willie H. I36
Dike, Hon. Geo. W.
I38 Stevens, Dr. William F.
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Dorr, John F. .
140 Stevens, Dr. Winthrop F.
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Farrier, Amasa
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II5 Sweetser, Brown
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Gerry, Ira
IIO Whitcher, Hazen .
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Gould, Capt. James H.
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Whittier, Edward T.
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Gove, Luke
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BIOGRAPHIES OF PROMINENT MEN (LIVING) .
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Arnold, A. W.
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Dike, Lyman .
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Bartlett, W. A.
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Dodge, Orin A.
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Benton, Leonard P.
225 Drew, Charles H. .
253
Berry, John F.
234 Duncklee, Edward P.
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Best, John
304
Farnham, William H.
274
Bowser, Richard L.
223
Ferren, Myron J. .
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Boyce, Charles M. .
298
Finnegan, Stephen P.
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Boyce, Robert H. .
298 FitzGerald, Michael H.
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Brown, Charles H.
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269 Fletcher, William P.
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Buck, Charles
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French, Henry H.
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Bucknam, Dexter
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Fuller, William G.
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Bucknam, Geo. O.
291 Gilmore, Hon. Onslow
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Burtt, Thomas F. .
330 Gordon, William F.
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Butterfield, George F.
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Hay, Hamilton
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Carlin, Charies B. .
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Helah, Dr. C. E.
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Chamberlin, W. O.
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Hill, Amos
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Chauncey, Samuel G.
292 Hill, Sidney A.
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Child, W. Ward
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Hinkley, Charles H.
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Clark, W. E.
228 Holden, A. A.
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Cogan, Patrick
266 Holden, G. H.
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Copeland, Hubbard
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Holdsworth, W. C.
. 330
Cowdrey, Dr. A. H.
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Horne, Charles E. .
316
Cowdrey, George .
193 Houghton, W. W.
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Cowdrey, William F.
273 Hovey, Albert S.
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Currier, Charles O.
227 Howe, H. P.
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Dean, Silas .
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Chamberlin, S. W.
295 Hersam, Harry E. .
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INDEX TO CONTENTS.
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Jenkins, F. B. ·
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Sanborn, Edward F. 227
Jones, Chester F. .
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Sanborn, Jason B. . 212
Jones, Thomas H. .
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Saurin, Edward F. . 262
Keene, Walter S. .
251 Small, John C. C. .
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Kelly, William 243
Smith, Henry A.
257
LaClair. John A. 344
Spencer, John W. .
319
MacDonald, James W. 314
Sprague, William H. 232
Marston, Col."O. H.
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Stevens, William B. Esq. 264
Melvin, Charles B. 268
Stockwell, J. Alden, Esq. 318 .
Melvin, C. B. Jr., (Prof. Queen) 303
Sturtevant, Geo. E. 344
Murphy, James H. . 292 .
Sweetser, Francis K., Esq. · 302
Nash, William C. . 326
Symmes, Thomas R. 342
Newton, Rix L. 275
Tenney, Dr. Albert W. 203
Nickerson, Fred E. 220
Theobald, Joseph . 237
Nickerson, Dr. Geo. W.
224 .
Tidd, William 307
Nowell, Albion J. .
334
Vinton, Edwin A. .
209
Noyes, John M.
3II Wall, Richard D. .
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Patch, Prof. Edgar L. .
299
Weed, William H.
286
Peabody, Dr. D. D. 327
Whitcher, James E.
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Prescott, Lennæus C. 312 .
White, Emory B. .
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Rice, Arthur W. .
316 Whittier, Francis L.
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Richardson, B. F. . ·
201 Whittier, Willie E. . 280
Robertson, Charles S. .
260 Yeaton, A. B. . 325
Rolfe, Timothy E. .
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
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View of West Side of Main Street
· I3
View of East Side of Main Street
. 16
View from Independent Cupola, looking Northeastward
· 20
Franklin Street, showing T. H. Jones' shoe factory
24
28
Residence of Charles Buck, Pleasant Street · "Gilt Edge" Boarding House, Main Street, T. E. Rolfe, proprietor, .
3I
View from Independent Cupola, looking Westward
. 36
Central Square, looking down Central Street
. 40
Residence of Walter S. Keene, High Street
. 44
Sanborn & Mann's Shoe Factory, Main Street .
52
View of Lindenwood Cemetery, near the entrance Soldiers' Monument, Lindenwood Cemetery
60
View from Independent Cupola, looking South. 68 .
The Lynde Homestead, built previous to 1730 .
· 72
The Old Parsonage, built 1747
. 76
Post Office Building of 1861, (site of present Whittier Block) . 100
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56
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351
Congregational Church.
. 146.
Methodist Episcopal Church
148
Unitarian Church,
. 149
St. Patrick's Church,
151
High School Building
153
Town Hall
. 156
The Almshouse
. 168
First Cylinder Printing Press used in Stoneham, at the Amateur Office, 1873
The Independent Newspaper and Book Press .
·
· 173
"'Col. Gould" Engine House . · 179,
New Steam Fire Engine, "Col. Gould," purchased 1891 . . 181
The E. L. Patch Co. Laboratory
. 187
Residence of William G. Fuller
. 197
Residence of Dr. A. H. Cowdrey
. 219
W. E. Clark's Department Store
. 229.
H. P. Howe's Domestic Bakery
. 239.
Residence of Representative M. J. Ferren
.
249
Mountainside Summer House .
,
. 261
E. F. Saurin's Buildings
.
. 263.
Residence of Charles H. Brown .
271
Whittier Building
. 283.
The Hinkley House
. 285
Hamilton Hay's Shoe Factory .
. 288.
A. S. Hovey's Residence and Store
. 289.
Residence of Prof. E. L. Patch
. 30I
Residence of William Tidd .
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· 309.
Odd Fellows' Building .
· 336,
Baptist Church, about to be erected on Main Street
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· 347
PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT MEN, (DECEASED. )
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Buswell, Edward F. ·
I29 Gould, Capt. James H. . · I35
Chase, J. Clinton, . .
· I22 Gould, Col. J. Parker ·
86
Cowdrey, Geo. A. . I28 Heath, Surgeon Wm. H. . 106 ·
Curtis, Jesse .
I26 Hill, John
. 96
Dike, Hon. Geo. W. Dike, Capt. John H. Dorr, John F.
· I39
Hill, Luther .
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opp. 113
. 83 Lynde, Lieut. L. F. .
83
. Farrier, Amasa I16 Richardson, Willie H. . I37
Farrier, John .
· 117
Stevens, Darius · 119
Gerry, Ira
opp. 108
Stevens, Rev. John H. .
· 103
. I4I Messer, David H. . . 124
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INDEX TO CONTENTS.
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INDEX TO CONTENTS.
Stevens, Dr. Wm. F. opp. 33 Whittier, Charles A. · 90
Stevens, Dr. Winthrop F. . I33 Whittier, Edward T. ,
· I3I
Sweetser, Brown
345 Whittier, Leonard S. · 90
Whitcher, Hazen .
· 333
PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT MEN, (LIVING.)
Bartlett, W. A.
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205 Keene, Walter S. . 252
Benton, Leonard P.
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225 Kelly. William
243
Berry, John F.
234 LaClair, John A. .
343
Best, John
305 MacDonald, James W. · 314
Bowser, Richard L.
223 Marston, Col. O. H.
236
Brown, Charles H. 270
Melvin, Charles B. .
269
Bucknam, Dexter .
324
Melvin, C. B., Jr. (Prof. Queen) 304
Burtt, Thomas F. .
33I
Nash, William C. .
· 326
Butterfield, George F.
245 Newton, Rix L.
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277
Chamberlin, S. W.
296
Nickerson, Fred E. 221
Child, W. Ward
255
Nickerson, Dr. George W.
224
Clark, W. E.
228
Nowell, Albion J. . 334
300
Copeland, Hubbard
222
Police, Regular
277
Cowdrey, Dr. A. H.
218
Prescott, Lennæus C.
313
Cowdrey, George
194
Richardson, B. F ..
202
Cowdrey, Wm. F. . .
273 Robertson, Charles S. 260
Dean, Silas .
7
Rolfe, Timothy E. .
240
Dike, Lyman .
214
Sanborn, Jason B. .
212
Dodge, Orin A. .
343 Small, John C. C. .
· 277
Engineers of Fire Department .
343 Smith, Henry A. .
258
. Ferren, Myron J. 248
Spencer, John W. .
32I
French, Henry H. .
272
Sprague, William H.
233
Fuller, William G.
196
Stevens, Wm. B., Esq. 265
Gilmore, Hon. Onslow
208
Sturtevant, Geo. E.
343
Hill, Amos .
242
Sweetser, Francis K., Esq. 302
204
Holden, Geo. H. .
230
Tenney, Dr. Albert W. Tidd, William
308
Houghton, Wm. W.
277
Whitcher, James E.
317
Hurd, William
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199 Whittier, Francis L.
280
Jenkins, Franklin B.
· 210
Whittier, Willie E. ·
· 28 1
Jones, Thomas H.
· 322
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Holden, A. A.
231
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Cogan, Patrick
267
Patch, Prof. Edgar L.
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