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A Republican by political affiliation Mr. Lamoureux serves as a member of the Board of Registrars of Gardner, but has otherwise accepted no public respon- sibility, although he bears a part in all community advance. Fraternally, Mr. Lamoureux is a member of Gardner Lodge, No. 1426, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of which he is Esteemed Loyal Knight; a member of Conseil Gratton, No. 84, L'Union St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique, of which he has been treasurer for the past ten years. He is also a member of the Artisans Canadiens Francais, and the Franco-American Foresters. He is a member of the Chair City Club, and his re- ligious faith is that of the Roman Catholic.
Mr. Lamoureux married, on February 9, 1914, Eva M. Charbonneau, of Worcester, Massachusetts, and they have two children: Lucille L. and Claire C.
ROBERT F. BURNS-In the professional circles in North Worcester County the name of Dr. Robert F. Burns is widely familiar and his standing in his profes- sion is of the highest. Dr. Burns is a member of a family long prominent in Fitchburg, and is a son of Edward H. and Mary (Mansfield) Burns. His father was for many years master mechanic for the old Put- nam Machine Company of Fitchburg, and his death, which occurred in 1907, removed from the city a man of high character, esteemed by all with whom he came in contact. They were the parents of the following chil- dren: William Edward, James, who died in 1903; George, a graduate of Holy Cross College (1919), served in the United States Navy during the World War and died in 1923; Alice, a registered nurse in Fitchburg; Nellie, now deceased; and Mary, a graduate of the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia (1910) now practising medicine in Fitchburg.
Robert F. Burns was born in Fitchburg, August 22, 1883. His education was begun in the local public schools and following the completion of the high school course he attended the St. Michael's Preparatory School at Toronto, Canada, for three years. Then in the fall of 1904 he entered the Baltimore Medical College (now
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the University of Maryland), from which he graduated in the class of 1908 with the degree of Doctor of Med- icine. His institutional experience was gained in the Maryland General Hospital at Baltimore, and the House of Providence, at Holyoke, Massachusetts. In the year 1909 Dr. Burns entered upon the practice of his chosen profession in Fitchburg and during the subsequent period has developed a very lucrative and important practice. He bears a part in all advance movements and is a member of Massachusetts Medical Society and of the North Worcester Medical Society. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and he is a leading member of the Fay Club of Fitchburg, also the Oak Hill Country Club. His chief leisure interest is golf, although he is deeply interested in baseball, having pitched for the Toronto University when at that institution.
Dr. Burns married, in September, 1916, Katherine I. Keefe, daughter of John T. and Jane (Crowley) Keefe, and they are the parents of one son, Robert, Jr., born August 9, 1918.
PATRICK A. CANNON-As executive head and owner of one of the large business enterprises of Wor- cester County, a leader in its line, Patrick A. Cannon ranks as an important factor in the life of this section. While Mr. Cannon is a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he was born March 9, 1861, he came to live in Clinton when a child, and received his education in the schools of this community. His parents, both now de- ceased, were John Cannon, by occupation a coal miner, and Mary (Gill) Cannon, and both were born in County Mayo, Ireland.
Mr. Cannon began his career as a wage earner by taking employment with the Bigelow Hartford Carpet Company, where he remained for six years. At he end of that period he found himself in a position to realize his ambition to enter business for himself, and since 1884 he has been engaged in merchandising in Clinton. His first location was in a small building on Church Street, where he occupied about three hundred square feet of space, with a stock of teas and coffees. Later he added lines to give him a complete grocery stock, and followed this line for twenty years. In 1896 he added furniture to his merchandising operations, which proved very successful. In 1899 he lost all through fire, but started in again, renting' a store, and in 1912 Mr. Can- non disposed of the grocery store in order to devote his entire time to developing his furniture trade. At the present time the outgrowth of these efforts demands floor space totaling 20,000 square feet and from six to ten assistants to handle the business, which now ranks as one of the largest furniture enterprises in the merchan- dising line in this county. He built his present quarters, which consists of his residence as well as his store.
In the local affairs of the community Mr. Cannon plays a prominent part, and is always ready to lend the weight of his influence to any project which has for its object the promotion of the material, social, civic, or religious welfare of this section. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Royal Arcanum, and the Prescott Club, while his religious affiliation is as a communicant of St. John's Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. Cannon is a man of family, his wife being Delia
F. Rock, who was born in West Warren, Massachusetts. They are the parents of four children, three of whom are living: George A., during the World War worked at Fore River shipping yards in Quincy, Massachusetts ; Raymond F. was a corporal in the United States Army, and stationed at Camp Devon; and Mary Irene, teaches school in Clinton. The oldest son, John P., died in 1914 in his eighteenth year, cutting off a promising career.
ARTHUR O. BOYER, a leading figure in construc- tion circles in Southbridge, Massachusetts, has been active in this general field since completing' his educa- tion, and for the past seven years has been at he head of an independent business. Mr. Boyer is a man of much energy and practical ability, and has achieved his own success. He is a son of Alexis Boyer, who was born at Lacolle, Canada, and was engaged in the contracting business throughout his lifetime, having been active for thirty-five years in Southbridge in this field of endeavor. He died in 1921. The mother, Sophonie (Simard) Boyer, was born in Southbridge and died in 1904, at a comparatively early age.
Arthur O. Boyer was born at Southbridge, Massachu- setts, June 19, 1883. He acquired a practical education in the local public schools, and as a young man learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed as a journey- man until 1916 when he entered the general contracting field in an independent business. His broad familiarity with conditions in his line and this practical knowledge of carpentry gave him a sound working basis, and his rise has been steady and permanent. Mr. Boyer is a member of the Southbridge Chamber of Commerce, and serves the community as a member of the Building Com- mittee for the town of Southbridge. He is a stockholder and a director in the People's National Bank, and is in- terested in all community advance. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus and the Societe Saint Jean de Baptiste, and attends Notre Dame Church.
Mr. Boyer married, in 1904, Annie Boisviert, who was born in Canada, and they are the parents of five children : Lorenda, Albert, Ernest, Annette, and Amer.
ALFRED RUSSELL TOUT, a veteran of the World War, and now filling the position of Town As- sessor for Winchendon, Massachusetts, was born at Winchendon, October 4, 1893, son of William Henry and Clara Augusta (Teel) Tout. Mr. Tout's father, who was born at Bristol, England, was a mason by trade, but his occupation was chiefly that of a farmer. He emigrated to America as a young man and settled at Winchendon, where he met Mrs. Tout, who was a native of Winchendon and a representative of a French family long domiciled in America. As Mr. Tout's father is also of French origin, Mr. Tout has many ties with France, and takes a keen interest in French affairs.
Mr. Tout received his education in the public schools of Winchendon. He was graduated from the Murdock High School in 1912, and spent the following year at Dean Academy. From Dean he proceeded to Dart- mouth College, at Hanover, New Hampshire, graduating therefrom with the class of 1917. The World War being in progress when Mr. Tout left college, he joined the French Army as a volunteer and served in the Section Sanitaire Etats-Unis, S. S. U. 28. After six
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months' service with the French Army he entered the. United States Army Ambulance Service and served as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces for twenty-two months with the rank of a' private of the first class. Mr. Tout was discharged from the service April 22, 1919, and immediately returned to his father's home at Winchendon and took up the business of farm- ing. He received two Croix De Guerre from France, a Field Service Medal from the United States, and a Vic- tory Medal from the United States. The latter has seven operation bars (offensive) and one defensive bar, eight bars in all.
A Republican in politics, he was prevailed upon to enter the political campaign as a candidate for the office of Assessor. The high opinion in which he is held by the people of his home town was conclusively shown by his majority at the polls and he is now serving his term as a public official with the same high sense of duty that characterized him while he was under arms in France. In religious faith he is a Unitarian. He is a Mason, and belongs to Artisan Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; the North Star Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; and the Eastern Star. He is ex-vice-president of the Avon Club, and holds membership and was commander in 1923 of Winchendon Post, American Legion, and also is a member of the American Field Service Associ- ation.
Mr. Tout is unmarried.
EDWARD JOSEPH DRISCOLL-A varied busi- ness experience has been that of Edward Joseph Dris- coll, who has engaged successfully in several lines of business activity, and is now the owner of the Central Storage Company whose warehouses are located at No. 35 Church Street, in Leominster.
Mr. Driscoll was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 1, 1865, son of William H. and Hannah (Sheely) Driscoll. He received a good education in the schools of Fitchburg, and when the school days were over ob- tained a position in the Union Machine Shop, where he remained until he was twenty-one years old, then entered the meat and provision store, in which business he con- tinued for a period of ten years. At the end of that time he removed to Leominster, where in 1896 he en- gaged in the same business, purchasing a store at No. 25 Mechanic Street, in the Music Hall Block. Three years later he sold out his business and again made a change, this time removing to Fitchburg, where for one year he was engaged in the bakery business, then re- turned to Leominster, where he was a bakery foreman for six years. At the end of that time he decided to transfer his attention to the storage business in Leo- minster, and in 1917 purchased warehouses at No. 35 Church Street, and there, under the name of the Central Storage Company, has continued to manage an exceed- ingly successful enterprise. He is sole owner of the concern, and year by year has steadily expanded both his facilities for storage and the extent of territory from which his patronage is drawn. For some years he has been building up this business, and he is widely known for his excellent business methods and for his absolute honesty in the handling of goods which are placed in his care.
Mr. Driscoll takes an active interest in the welfare of
the community in which he lives, and for two years served as attendance officer in the public schools. In this position his energy and his interest in the welfare of the boys of the city found ample opportunity for ex- pression, and though he served but for two terms, he man- aged to render during that time service which has in many cases been of lasting benefit. He is a fourth de- gree member of the Knights of Columbus, which order he has served as Grand Knight and as treasurer. He was Poll Tax Collector for the city of Leominster for a term; local correspondent for the Worcester "Daily Telegram" for six years; and was chosen secretary of the Leominster Chamber of Commerce in 1921, which office he still holds (1923). His religious affiliation is with the Saint Leo's Roman Catholic Church of Leo- minster.
Edward Joseph Driscoll married, on June 29, 1893, Elizabeth M. Gannon, daughter of Thomas and Mar- garet (Norton) Gannon, and they are the parents of one daughter, Elinoir Marie, who was born December II, 1898. She was educated in Leominster public and high schools, and took a special musical course in Fitchburg, (Massachusetts) Normal School and La Salle Institute of Auburndale, Massachusetts. She is now supervisor of music in the Clinton, Massachusetts, schools.
CURTIS HERMAN JENNINGS, M. D .- Success- ful in his chosen field of endeavor, medicine and sur- gery, Dr. Curtis Herman Jennings has won wide note in the line of his specialty, Roentgenology. He has done much in advancing the public health, as well as in carry- ing forward his own interests as a practitioner and specialist, and holds an enviable position both in the profession and in local circles.
The Jennings family is an old one in this State, and has been prominent for generations in the vicinity of Brookfield. Deacon Charles Jennings, grandfather of Dr. Jennings, was a farmer of that town, and lived to the advanced age of ninety-seven years.
Calvin Walker Jennings, son of Deacon Jennings, was active for many years as a police officer in Springfield, Massachusetts, continuing in this position until his death, which occurred in 1917. He married Ann Marie Gilbert.
Curtis Herman Jennings, son of Calvin W. and Ann M. (Gilbert) Jennings, was born at Brookfield, Massa- chusetts, August 14, 1876. Receiving his early educa- tion in the public schools of Racine, Wisconsin, and Gary, Dakota, he later attended the Springfield, Massa- chusetts, High School, then entered the Springfield Technical and Industrial Institute, from which he was graduated in the class of 1895. Then he took up the study of medicine at the Western Reserve University. Cleveland, Ohio, spending the scholastic years of 1896 to 1898 at that institution, and during this and a previous period acting also as physical instructor at the Pilgrim Institute, Cleveland, Ohio. In 1898 he stopped his courses and work for service in the Spanish-Ameri- can War, after the war again taking up his medical studies. He was graduated from this institution with the class of 1901, receiving the degree of Doctor of Med- icine. Dr. Jennings spent his interneship at the Mary- land General Hospital, Baltimore. He then returned to his native State and practiced for about two years in
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Boston. He removed to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in April, 1905, and has since been active in general prac- tice, and within recent years along the line of his specialty. In the winter of 1904, Dr. Jennings took special courses in Roentgenology under Lewis Gregory Dole, and from that time until 1910 he devoted his at- tention strictly to X-ray work. He then went to Har- vard University School of Medicine, where he covered special courses and made exhaustive research work with the purpose of taking charge of clinical laboratory ac- tivities. He has since been director of Roentgenology and clinical laboratory work at the Burbank Hospital of Fitchburg; is consulting Roentgenologist of the Leo- minster Hospital, Massachusetts, and of the Levi Hey- wood Memorial Hospital of Gardner, Massachusetts, and the Keene, New Hampshire Hospital. He has won distinction as a bacteriologist, and is held in the highest esteem in medical circles. Dr. Jennings served during the Spanish-American War on the United States steam- ship "Prairie," and held his commission as Past Assistant Surgeon of the United States Naval Reserve Forces with the rank of lieutenant, during the World War. He holds membership in the American Medical Association, the American Roentgenological Society, the Roent- genological Society of North
America, the Massa- chusetts Medical Society, Springfield, Massachu-
setts, Academy of Medicine,
Worcester County North Medical Society, of which latter he is secretary, and in the Fitchburg Medical Society. He is fraternally affiliated with Aurora Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons; and is a member of the Rotary Club, of the Span- ish-American War Veterans, and of the American Legion. With his family he attends the Episcopal church.
Dr. Jennings married, November 26, 1903, at Spring- field, Massachusetts, Marion Hubbard, daughter of Moses Nash and Ellen (Littlefield) Hubbard. The Hubbard family has for generations been prominent in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Dr. and Mrs. Jennings are the parents of five children : Gilbert Hubbard, born December 22, 1905; died March 27, 1906; Elizabeth Hub- bard, born March 8, 1909; Curtis Herman, Jr., born February 8, 1910, died November 29, 1910; Ellen Marion, born July 27, 1911; and Calvin William, born June I, 1913.
JAMES H. CARR-One of the well known business men of Clinton, Massachusetts, who has for many years been an important factor in commercial life, and as a town official, is James H. Carr, who has spent most of his life in this community. Mr. Carr was born at Albany, New York, October 20, 1874, and when he was seven years old his mother, Mary A. (McGrail) Carr, a native of County Mayo, Ireland, died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she passing away in 1881. His father, John Carr, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, was engaged as a seafaring man throughout his life. During the Spanish American War he enlisted in the United States Navy, and saw service in that conflict.
In acquiring his education James H. Carr first at- tended the public schools of Clinton, graduating from high school in 1900, then took a course in the Massa- chusetts College of Pharmacy, in Boston, Massachu- setts, from which he was graduated with the class of
1903 with the Phar. D. degree. In 1904 he became an independent member of the business community by es- tablishing himself in the drug line, and has conducted a drug store ever since. Mr. Carr has also acted as Town Clerk of Clinton for a number of years, serving in 1901-02-06 and up to the present time (1923). His wife Catherine M. Mclaughlin, a native of Clinton, and to whom he was married February 14, 1900, has filled the position of Assistant Town Clerk since 1901. She is the daughter of John and Amelia (Woods) Mclaughlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Carr have two children. Their daugh- ter, Catherine M., who was born February 19, 1901, is studying at a school in Villa Maria, Montreal, Canada, while their son, James J., whose birth occurred May 2, 1904 is attending Holy Cross College. The family are communicants of St. John's Roman Catholic Church in Clinton, and active in promoting its various charities and benevolences in the community. He is a member of the Lamsdec Club of Clinton; is a prominent member of Clinton Council, Knights of Columbus; the American Order of Foresters; and also is a charter member and first trustee of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
WILLIAM W. BRIERLY-In the industrial world of Worcester County, Massachusetts, William W. Brierly is a' noteworthy figure as president and general manager of the Millbury, Steel Foundry Company. Mr. Brierly is a man of practical executive ability, and his comprehensive familiarity with the general field in which he is active places him among the really significant men of the day in manufacturing circles. Mr. Brierly is a son of William Brierly, who was for many years active as a machinist, following his trade until his death. The mother, Melissa F. (French) Brierly, who was also born in Millbury, died when still a com- paratively young woman, in 1901.
William W. Brierly was born in Millbury, Massachu- setts, August 15, 1882. His education was begun in the local public schools, and after covering the high school course became active in the business world of his native place in the employ of a leading concern as salesman. After five years in this connection, Mr. Brierly became identified with the Felters Company as office manager, and filled this position for a similar period. In 1908 Mr. Brierly entered the organization of which he is now the managing head, the Millbury Steel Foundry Com- pany, in the capacity of sales manager. He filled the responsibilities of this position until 1914, when he was made superintendent of the plant, and eventually was promoted to the position of general manager, in which he is now active. Meanwhile, he acquired a financial interest in the company, and was elected to the office of secretary, also being a director of the company. In 1923 he was elected president of the company. The Millbury Steel Foundry Company is one of the long established industries of its kind in Worcester County, but is also a leader in industrial advance. In 1917 they added to their already excellent equipment a two-ton Heroult electric furnace, one of the first to be installed in New England for the melting of steel for foundry purposes. As the managing head of this important enter- prise, Mr. Brierly is a leading figure in all local advance. During the World War he served as chairman of the
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Third Liberty Loan drive for the town of Millbury, which was oversubscribed by a large amount, and in all the war activities from beginning to end, he bore a prom- inent and constructive part. He was a member of the American Protective League during the war period. He was at that time elected president of the Millbury Board of Trade. He is a member of the American Foundry- men's Association, and is a trustee of the Millbury Savings Bank. Mr. Brierly is identified fraternally with the Free and Accepted Masons and all the York Rite bodies of the Masonic order, including the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was Master of Olive Branch Lodge of this order from 1919- 1921 inclusive. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Improved Order of Red Men, and is Past Sachem of Wampus Tribe, No. 159, of Millbury. Mr. Brierly's clubs are the Rotary, the Wor- cester Automobile, and the Worcester Country Club, and he attends the Federated Church of Millbury.
Mr. Brierly married, in 1915, Sarah H. Walling, who was born in Millbury, Massachusetts.
PORTER W. LOWE-A practical man in practical lines of endeavor thus far throughout his career, Porter W. Lowe, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, is meeting an every day need of the people in the distribution of fruit and produce, his activities being confined to the whole- sale branch of this business. Mr. Lowe is a member of an old family of Worcester County, a son of Orin M. and Florence (Webber) Lowe, and grandson of Job and Mary Lowe.
Porter W. Lowe was born in Fitchburg, Massachu- setts, February 25, 1887. His education was begun in the local public schools, and after completing his high school course he entered Dartmouth College, from which he was graduated in the class of 1908, receiving the de- gree of Bachelor of Arts. He at once entered business with Lowe Brothers Company, with whom he was active until 1919, when he absorbed the interest of his associates and is now doing business under the name of Lowe & Company, being sole proprietor of the interest, with a branch in Leominster, Massachusetts. He handles a very extensive trade, entirely wholesale, in both fruit and produce, distributing both the foreign and domestic products. Mr. Lowe is prominently identified with many branches of organized advance. He is a member of the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce, the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange, and fraternally he is iden- tified with Aurora' Lodge Free and Accepted Masons ; Fitchburg Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Jerusalem Commandery, Knights Templar; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston; also the Sigma Chi fraternity of Dartmouth College. His clubs are the Dartmouth of Boston, and the Fay, Oak Hill Country, and Masonic of Fitchburg.
Porter W. Lowe married, on February 15, 1912, at Leominster, Hazel Amazeen, daughter of Charles O. and Mary (Stevens) Amazeen. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe are the parents of two children: Brenton Webber, born January 20, 1914; and Constance, born November 17, 1916.
GEORGE PALMER WILKINSON-Alexander Stewart Wilkinson was born in Groton, Connecticut, in 1828, and in that locality spent his life, being engaged
in the machinery trade until his death in Hudson, Massachusetts, in 1874. He married Julia Watrous, who was born in Groton in 1823, and died in 1892. They were the parents of George Palmer Wilkinson, of Leo- minster, Massachusetts, a dealer in paints, wall paper and mouldings, a business he founded in 1903, being the only dealer in wall paper in Leominster.
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