Massachusetts Year Book and City and Town Register for 1908, Part 46

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Publication date: 1908
Publisher: F.S. Blanchard & Co.
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WORCESTER, MASS.


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ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS-Homer O. Strong


(R) Southampton, Jan. 1911; Jairus F. Burt (R) Easthampton, Jan. 1911


Treasurer-Elected triennially. Edwin H. Ban- ister (R) Northampton, $800, Jan. 1910


Register of Deeds-Elected for 5 years. Robert W. Lyman (R) Northampton, $1800, Jan. 1912 Sheriff and Master House of Correction-Elected triennially. Jairus E. Clark (R) Northampton, $2000, Jan. 1911


DEPUTY SHERIFFS-


Amherst, David H. Tillson


Belchertown, Myron S. Barton


Cummington, Lewis W. Pettingill


Easthampton, Edwin E. Janes, George S. Buckner Enfield, Josiah W. Flint Hadley, Reuben Bell, office, Northampton Huntington, Edward A. Allen


Northampton, Edwin T. Hervey (at court), Thomas A. Orcutt (special)


South Hadley, Martin L. Barnes (Falls), Fred W. Brockway


Ware, Maurice Fitzgerald, Franklin J. Browning Williamsburg, Henry A. Bisbee Hatfield, Seth W. Kingsley


MIDDLESEX COUNTY.


Incorporated May 10, 1643. Comprises 43 towns and 11 cities:


Acton


Groton


Sherborn


Arlington Holliston


Shirley


Ashby Hopkinton


SOMERVILLE


Ashland Hudson


Stoneham


Ayer


Lexington


Stow


Bedford


Lincoln


Sudbury


Belmont


Littleton


Tewksbury


Billerica LOWELL


Townsend


Boxboro


MALDEN


Tyngsboro


Burlington


MARLBORO


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CAMBRIDGE


Maynard


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Watertown


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Dracut


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is very irregular in shape, as a glance at the map will show. Outside of Suffolk (Boston) this is the largest county in the State in point of population, and has within its borders more cities than any other county. The Boston & Maine, with its various lines, the New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R., and the Boston & Albany Division of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. cover the county as with a network, so that hardly a town is without one or more roads passing through it. There is a great deal of excellent farming land, and the greenhouse and market gardening industries reach large proportions. The manufacturing es- tablishments are the most extensive in the State, and furnish employment to many thou- sands of the inhabitants. Cambridge (East) and Lowell are the county seats, and in each are a court house and jail. A county truant school is located at North Chelmsford. The registry of deeds for the Northern District is at Lowell, and embraces the towns of Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, Westford and Wilming- ton. The Southern District registry is at Cam- bridge and serves the towns of Acton, Arling- ton, Ashby, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Boxboro, Burlington, Cambridge, Concord, Ev- erett, Framingham, Groton, Holliston, Hopkin- ton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Mal- den, Marlboro, .Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Newton, North Reading, Pepperell, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Somerville, Stone- ham, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Weston, Win- chester and Woburn. Population of Middlesex County by U. S. census 1900, 565,696; State census 1905, 608,499. Area, 852 square miles. Valuation 1906, $581,822,756.


County Commissioners - Elected triennially. Levi S. Gould (R) ch. Melrose, $2000, Jan. 1909; Samuel O. Upham (R) Waltham, $2000, Jan. 1910; Francis Bigelow (R) Natick, $2000, Jan. 1911. (The jurisdiction includes also the towns of Revere and Winthrop in Suffolk County.) Meetings held at Cambridge every Tuesday and Saturday; at Lowell the third Monday of each month, except August.


ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS-Edward E. Thompson (R) Woburn, Jan. 1911; David T. Strange (R) Stoneham, Jan. 1911


Treasurer-Elected triennially. Joseph O. Hay- den (R) Somerville, $3500, Jan. 1910. Office at East Cambridge


Registers of Deeds-Elected for 5 years-


Northern District, Joseph P. Thompson (R) Lowell, $2200, Jan. 1912


Southern District, Edwin O. Childs (R) Newton, $5000, Jan, 1912. Assistant Register, Thomas Leighton, Jr., Cambridge, $2500


Sheriff and Master House of Correction at Cambridge-Elected triennially. John R. Fair- bairn (R) Cambridge, $3000 as sheriff, $1000 as master, Jan. 1911. Office, Court House, East Cambridge


KEEPER OF JAIL AT LOWELL-Harry E. Shaw, Lowell, $1500


SPECIAL SHERIFF-George W. W. Saville, Malden, $1800


DEPUTY SHERIFF'S-


Cambridge, Walter C. Wardwell, William R. Davis (at court), Bartholomew M. Young, George W. Cushing (at jail), J. Edwin Fair- bairn.


Holliston, William P. Kingsbury


Lowell, George F. Stiles (at court), Charles A. Eveleth


Malden, Lyman H. Richards, George W. W. Saville (at court)


Marlboro, Charles G. Whitman, Charles F. Morse (at court)


Medford, Frederick H. Rhoades Melrose, M. Frank Eastman


Natick, George Nutt


Newton, Samuel W. Tucker, Arthur H. Wiggin (at court)


Somerville, J. Willard Jones, James R. Parry (in Probate Court)


South Framingham, William H. Walsh Tewksbury and Lowell, Edward W. Clark


Waltham, James H. McKenna, Bradshaw S. Tolman


Woburn, Joseph H. Buck


NANTUCKET COUNTY.


Incorporated June 22, 1695. Embraces the islands of Nantucket, Tuckernuck, Muskeget and the Gravelly Islands, lying in the Atlantic Ocean 30 miles from the shore of Cape Cod, and 15 miles southeast of the island of Martha's Vineyard. Nantucket is about 15 miles in length and has an average width of 412 miles. It is reached by steamer from Martha's Vine- yard, thence to Wood's Hole, New Bedford and Boston. Nantucket is the only town, though there are numerous villages. Agriculture, fish- eries and summer visitors are the sources of revenue for the people. Population by U. S. census 1900, 3006; State census 1905, 2930. Arca, 52 square miles. Valuation 1906, $3,249,- 386.


County Commissioners The Selectmen of Nan- tucket have the powers and perform the duties of County Commissioners. They meet first Wednesday evening of each month.


Treasurer-The Treasurer of the town of Nan- tucket is also County Treasurer. Salary, $400 Register of Deeds-Elected for 5 years. Lauris- ton Bunker (R) $600, Jan. 1912


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Sheriff-Elected triennially. Josiah F. Barrett (R), $300 and fees, Jan. 1911 SPECIAL SHERIFF AND DEPUTY SHERIFF-George E. Mooers


KEEPER OF JAIL AND HOUSE OF CORRECTION -- Frederick F. Parker, $50


NORFOLK COUNTY.


Incorporated March 26, 1793. Comprises 28 towns and 1 city:


Avon Holbrook


QUINCY


Bellingham


Hyde Park Randolph Medfield Sharon


Brookline Medway Stoughton


Canton


Millis, Walpole


Cohasset Milton Wellesley


Dedham


Needham


Westwood


Dover


Norfolk


Weymouth


Foxboro


Norwood


Wrentham


Franklin


Plainville


This county is in the eastern part of the State. It was one of the four original counties of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Boston & Al- bany Division of the New York Central & Hud- Bon River R. R. touches the towns of Wellesley and Brookline in the north part, and the New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. reaches every other town in the county. The Charles and Ne- ponset Rivers are the principal streams. There are 12 miles of sea-coast. The highest eleva- tion is Blue Hill in Milton, 635 feet. There is considerable manufacturing; many of the inhab-


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itants are devoted to agriculture, while the proximity of the county to Boston makes it the abode of many people doing business there. Dedham is the county seat and has a court house, registry building and jail. The tru- ant school for Bristol, Norfolk and Plym- outh Counties is located at Walpole. The population by U. S. census 1900, 151,539; State census 1905, 167,537. Area, 411 square miles. Valuation 1906, $241,705,198.


County Commissioners - Elected triennially. Compensation $3600, divided. Sumner H. Fos- ter (R) Brookline, Jan. 1911; John F. Merrill (R) Quincy, 1909; Evan F. Richardson (R) Millis, 1910. Meetings held at Dedham on the third Tuesday of April, fourth Tuesdays of June and September, and last Wednesday of December, and by adjournment on each Tues- day except during July and August.


ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS-John Everett (R) Canton, Jan. 1911; Lewis R. Whitaker (R) Franklin, Jan. 1911


Treasurer-Elected triennially. Henry D. Hum- phrey (R) Dedham, $2000, Jan. 1910 Register of Deeds-Elected for 5 years. John H. Burdakin (R) Dedham, $3000, Jan. 1912 Assistant Register, Edward L. Burdakin, Dedham, $1600


Sheriff and Master House of Correction-Elected triennially. Samuel H. Capen (D-R) Dedham, $2800, Jan. 1911


SPECIAL SHERIFF-Edward E. Wentworth, Cohas- set


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DEPUTY SHERIFFS- Brookline, D. Edward Beede Canton, Oscar D. Capen Cohasset, Edward E. Wentworth Franklin, Jerome B. Fitzpatrick Hyde Park, William Wragg Norwood, Albert Fales Quincy, George H. Field Randolph, Thomas Farrell Stoughton, Oliver J. Curtis Wellesley, Charles C. Henry Weymouth, George W. Conant, P. O. South Weymouth Wrentham, Charles F. Pond


PLYMOUTH COUNTY.


Incorporated June 2, 1685. Composed of 26 towns and 1 city:


Abington


Halifax


Lakeville


Bridgewater


Hanover


Marion


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Situated in the southeastern part of the State, having a sea-coast on Massachusetts Bay on the east, another on Buzzards Bay at the south, and a smaller extent on Boston Harbor. Its extreme length from north to south is 47 miles, with an average breadth of 20 miles. The Plymouth Division of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford R. R. penetrates every town in the county except Pembroke and Norwell. The surface is level and there are no rivers of note, though nu- merous lakes and ponds break the monotony. Much of the district is still heavily wooded. The soil is light and sandy and inferior for cultiva- tion. Cranberries and small fruits are extensive- ly raised. Manufacturing is the chief industry. Plymouth being a part of the original Plymouth Colony, its history dates from the landing of the Pilgrims in 1620. The town of Plymouth is much resorted to by sight-seers, and has valua- ble collections of historical articles. It is the county seat. The population of the county by U. S. census of 1900, 113,985; State census 1905, 127,932. Area, 704 square miles. Valuation 1906, $98,380,189.


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County Commissioners - Elected triennially. Walter H. Faunce (R) Kingston, $1000, Jan. 1911; Jere B. Howard (D) Brockton, $1000, 1909; Lyman P. Thomas (R) Middleboro, $1000, 1910. Meetings held at Plymouth on


the first Tuesdays of January and August, and the third Tuesday of March. ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS-Ezekiel R. Studley (R) Rockland, Jan. 1911; Albert T. Sprague (R) Marshfield, Jan. 1911


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Treasurer-Elected triennially. Albert Davis


(R) Whitman, $1500, Jan. 1910


Register of Deeds-Elected for 5 years. John B. Washburn (R) Plymouth, $2600, Jan. 1912 Sheriff and Master House of Correction-Elected triennially. Henry S. Porter (R) Plymouth $2500, Jan. 1911


SPECIAL SHERIFF-George A. Wheeler, Brockton DEPUTY SHERIFFS-


Bridgewater, Albert I. Simmons Brockton, Earl P. Blake, George A. Wheeler Egypt, John F. Turner Hingham, Charles L. Spring Middleboro, Everett T. Lincoln


Plymouth, James B. Collingwood, Joseph T. Collingwood Rockland, John T. Condon Wareham, James W. Hurley Whitman, George E. Hersey


SUFFOLK COUNTY.


Incorporated May 10, 1643. Comprises 2 towns and 2 cities:


BOSTON CHELSEA


Revere Winthrop


Originally the county included the towns of Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, 'Dedham, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham and Hull. It now includes only the cities of Boston and Chelsea, and the towns of Revere and Winthrop, as before stated. Boston is the court town, and the City Treasurer of Boston acts also as Treasurer of the county, while the Board of Aldermen are the County Com- missioners, though the towns of Revere and Win- throp are placed under the jurisdiction of the commissioners of Middlesex County. The State and county courts are held in the fine building in Pemberton Square. The United States Cir- cuit and District Courts are held in the Federal Building in the square bounded by Devonshire, Water, Congress and Milk Streets. Boston, besides being the capital of the State, abounds in buildings and places of historic interest too numerous to mention here. The remodeled State House on Beacon Street, with its extensive ad- ditions, is admirably adapted for its purpose, and is the pride not only of the citizens of Bos- ton, but of the Commonwealth. Few places in the country can boast of handsomer or more costly public and mercantile buildings, and the city is certainly foremost in the number of re- ligious, educational, philanthropic and charita- ble institutions devoted to the interests of the people. The railroads entering Boston are cen- tered in two stations, the various lines of the Boston & Maine R. R. using the Union Station, or North Station, as it is sometimes designated, on Causeway Street, and the New York, New


Haven & Hartford lines and the Boston & Al- bany Division of the New York Central & Hud- son River R. R. using the South Station, or South Terminal, at Dewey Square, junction Summer and Federal Streets and Atlantic Av- enue. The two stations are about one mile apart, and are connected by the elevated and surface street railways, as are also the various wharves of coastwise steamship lines. Ocean- going steamers depart from wharves at Charles- town, also at East Boston, which is reached by ferry lines and the East Boston tunnel from Bos- ton proper. The Suffolk County truant school is at West Roxbury. The population of Suffolk County by the U. S. census of 1900, 611,417; State census 1905, 652,362. Area, 48 square miles. Valuation 1906, $1,338,295,509.


County Commissioners-In the city of Boston the Board of Aldermen have all the powers and duties of County Commissioners, except in re- lation to trials by jury and recovery of damages in such trials, in cases of laying out and dis- continuing highways, and appeals from assess- ors for abatement of taxes


Treasurer-Charles H. Slattery (D) $800 as county treasurer; also treasurer of the city of Boston


County Auditor-J. Alfred Mitchell (R) $800 as county auditor; also auditor of the city of Boston


Register of Deeds-Wm. T. A. Fitzgerald (D) $5500, Jan. 1912. Assistant Register, Chas. W. Kimball $3000


Sheriff-Elected triennially. Fred H. Seavey (R) Boston, $3000, Jan. 1911; office, Court House, Pemberton Square SPECIAL SHERIFF-John F. Kelly


DEPUTY SHERIFFS-Joseph P. Silsby, Jr., Robert E. Maguire, Peter P. Fee, Jeremiah G. Fen- nessey, Albert C. Tilden. All at office, Court House, Pemberton Square. Darius F. Bradley, at jail


DEPUTY SHERIFFS IN COURT-Daniel A. Cronin, William W. Campbell, Joseph S. Paine, Freder- ick P. Knapp, John R. Rea, Patrick E. Lynch, Henry A. Silver, James A. Hussey, Daniel Noonan, Richard J. Murray, Thomas A. Murray, Irving W. Campbell, John F. Cook


WORCESTER COUNTY.


Incorporated April 2, 1731. towns and 2 cities:


Ashburnham' Bolton


Douglas


Athol Boylston


Auburn


Brookfield


FITCHBURG


Barre Charlton


Gardner


Berlin Clinton


Grafton


Blackstone


Dana


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Occupying the middle section of the State, it extends from Vermont and New Hampshire on the north to Connecticut and Rhode Island on the south; it touches Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden Counties on the west, and Middlesex and Norfolk on the east. The surface of the land is undulating and in many parts broken. Mt. Wachusett in Princeton is the highest ele- vation, 2018 feet; it has been purchased and set apart as a State reservation. The Nashua River drains the northeastern, the Blackstone the southeastern, the French and Quinebaug flowing into the Thames, and the Chicopee flow- ing into the Connecticut, the southwestern and middle west; while the Miller's River drains the northwestern section. These streams fur- nish a vast amount of motive power, which is used for manufacturing purposes. The largest lakes are Quinsigamond in Worcester and Shrewsbury, and the Wachusett Reservoir in the towns of Clinton, Boylston and West Boyl- ston, though there are numerous smaller ponds and reservoirs used largely for storage purposes. In the variety and extent of its manufactures, Worcester County stands near the head, not only in Massachusetts, but the Union, at the same time being one of the richest agricultural coun- ties in the State, and in fact one of the richest in the United States in value of products raised. The Boston & Maine, the New York, New Haven & Hartford, and the Boston & Albany Division of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. make accessible nearly every town in the county, and the larger places are . con- nected by electric street railways. Worcester and Fitchburg are the county seats, and each has a court house and jail. A county truant school is located in Oakdale in the town of West Boylston. The registry of deeds for the Northern District is at Fitchburg, and includes the towns of Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Leom- inster, Lunenburg and Westminster; the Wor- cester District includes the towns of Athol, Au- burn, Barre, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boyl- ston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana, Doug- las, Dudley, Gardner, Grafton, Hardwick, Har- vard, Holden, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lan- caster, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, New Braintree, Northboro, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southboro, Southbridge, Spencer,




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