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Eugene Jerome Fabens was born at the family home, No. 10 Chestnut street, Salem, Massachusetts, September 15, 1888, died in Salem Hospital, stricken with pneumonia, September 26, 1918. He was edu- cated in Salem grade and high schools and Mr. Stone's School, the old stone school on Chestnut street, Boston, and while he might have had a college training had he so desired, he was anxious to begin his career and chose finance as his field of activity. He first worked in the office of the Peavey Elevator Company at Minneapolis, then en- tered the brokerage firm of Lee, Higginson & Com- pany, of Boston, and was at once marked as a young man of great ability and ambition, bound to rise. He was well connected, but that only hastened his rise; he needed no fortuitous aids for he was fully
equipped and could not be kept down. After a. series of promotions he was elected president of the Naumkeag National Bank, the second of the Fabens name to hold that office, his uncle Benjamin H. Fabens being the first. While Eugene J. Fabens was filling the office, the Naumkeag National Bank was merged with the Mercantile National Bank of Salem and the Asiatic National Bank, the consoli- dated banks incorporating as the Naumkeag Trust Company. Mr. Fabens was chosen president of that company and until his death was its able and efficient executive head. He was also a director of the Hood Rubber Company of Boston, a trustee of Salem Hospital, the Ropes Memorial, and Bertram Home for the Aged, and interested in many of Salem's activities. Following the destructive Salem fire of 1914, he was appointed a member of the re- building committee, and was chosen by the com- mittee as its first president. About the same time he became a member of the firm of Edgerly and Crocker, of Boston, which firm Blake Brothers later took over, and for a year prior to his passing was head of the New York branch.
Mr. Fabens married, June 17, 1907, Katherine Patrick Williams, daughter of Wiley Cook and Sarah (Egbert) Williams, of Frankfort, Kentucky. The four children of Eugene Jerome and Katherine P. (Williams) Fabens were all born in Salem, Massa- chusetts, except the youngest, who was born in New York City: Charles Eugene, born August 11, 1908; Katherine, born October 17, 1909; Sarah, born April 23, 1914; and Benjamin Henry, born February 24, 1918.
When stricken with pneumonia Mr. Fabens was taken to Salem Hospital and within a week suc- cumbed. When his death was announced, the flags on the city hall and on the buildings of the differ- ent corporations were lowered to half mast as a mute token of esteem to the memory of this gifted native son whose life, so full of promise and achieve- ment, had been cut short almost at its very thres- hold.
DR. PETER LEON McKALLAGAT was born at Lawrence, Massachusetts, on February 13, 1883, and is a son of Richard and Catherine (Curran) Mc- Kallagat. His grandfather was John McKallagat, who was born in Ireland, and lived at Lawrence dur- ing the greater part of his life, where he was en- gaged in the trucking business. His son, Richard McKallagat, was born at Ballard Vale, Massachu- setts, in 1848. He was engaged in the hat busi- ness during the greater part of his life. He was a man of a very retiring disposition and never took part in politics or other public concerns. He mar- ried Catherine Curran, who was born in Ireland in 1858 .. He died in 1915, survived by his wife and son. Mrs. Catherine (Curran) McKallagat is still living and makes her home at Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Dr. McKallagat received his early education in the public schools of Massachusetts and graduated from the Lawrence High School in 1902. From high school he proceeded to Columbia College, New York City, where he took up the study of medicine. He
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graduated from Columbia in 1906, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and entered Saint Vincent's Hospital in New York City shortly afterwards. At Saint Vincent's, Dr. McKallagat followed the sur- gical course, ending his interneship in 1908. During the summer of the same year, 1908, he had charge of Saint John's Guild Floating Hospital in New York City.
On October 13, 1908, Dr. McKallagat returned to his native city of Lawrence and established him- self in the practice of medicine, with offices on the sixth floor of the Bay State building, where he still remains. He has built up a successful general practice, but specializes in surgery. During the years 1916 to 1920 he served as assistant city physi- cian, and in 1921 he was made city physician and assumed full charge of the Municipal Hospital. This office he still occupies. He was a member of the Lawrence Board of Health during the year 1910, and at the present time serves on the board by virtue of his position as city physician.
During the World War Dr. McKallagat was a member of the Volunteer Medical Corps but was not called into active service. He is a member of the American Medical Association; the Massachu- setts Medical Association; the Essex North Medi- cal Association; and he is physician for the Fra- ternal Order of Eagles.
Dr. McKallagat married Marguerite G. Conlon, of Lawrence, on October 15, 1913. Mrs. McKal- lagat was born at Lawrence in 1889, and is a daughter of Daniel B. and Margaret (Sullivan) Con- lon, her father a native of New York. Mr. and Mrs. McKallagat have two children: Daniel Leo, who was born May 29, 1915; and Marguerite C., who was born on July 24, 1916.
W. N. PIKE & SONS, INC .- In the construction world of Lawrence, Massachusetts, this firm holds a leading position. William N. Pike, the founder of this concern, was born in England, on June 17, 1846. He came to this country when a young man, and located in Lawrence about 1866, working first as a stone mason, and later as a builder. He be- came associated with E. A. Peabody at an early date, and the contracting business, which was con- ducted under the name of Peabody & Pike, was a leading interest of the time. William N. Pike start- ed for himself in the year 1882, and carried the business forward for a number of years alone, plac- ing it in the front rank in this line of effort. He is now retired from active participation in its manage- ment, and resides at Andover, Massachusetts. He married Emma Neate.
Albert W. Pike, elder son of William N. and Emma (Neate) Pike, and president of the above corporation, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on January 6, 1874. Receiving a practical educa- tion in the public schools of Malden, he began work with his father in the contracting line thirty years ago. This association has endured continuously, and now Mr. Pike is at the head of the corporation which still bears the name of its founder. This company does a very extensive contracting business,
constructing buildings of every description, public buildings, industrial and residential structures, andl is constantly identified with important building en- terprises in this district. The firm was incorpor- ated on March 16, 1917.
In various interests in Lawrence, Mr. Pike is well known. . He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and of the Lawrence Master Builders' Association, and is president of the Master Builders' Association of Haverhill, and vice president of the Associated Contractors of Massachusetts. He is a prominent member of the Free and Accepted Ma- sons, being a member of all the various bodies of that order, including Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He resides in Columbia Park, Haverhill.
W. E. Pike, the younger son of William N. and Emma (Neate) Pike, was born in Methuen, Massa- chusetts, in September, 1876. He received his edu- cation in the public schools of Malden, Massachu- setts, then completed his studies, in preparation for a business career, in a commercial school in Boston. He became associated with his father and elder brother in business about twenty-eight years ago, and has always been active in the affairs of the concern. Upon the incorporation of the business he became treasurer of the company.
W. E. Pike married, in Andover, Massachusetts, on January 12, 1918, Cynthia E. Flint, of that city, and they have one son: Walter Nathaniel. The family resides in Andover, and attends the Baptist church.
FREDERIC WILLIAM HOUSTON - Mankind expects much of the men who are bankers. Money means so many things in the minds of its owners that they scrutinize with great intentness, not only the institution in which they place it, but especially the men who handle it. The man who passes this scrutiny with approval, receives an honor higher than a king can confer. Should you ask the many patrons of the Lawrence Trust Company, the largest trust company in Lawrence, Massachusetts, what they think of Frederic William Houston, its treasurer, they will smile and give the terse reply: "He is all right." It is their way of summing up the man whose all around ability, wisdom and con- fidence-inspiring character has brought so many of them to the company's doors.
Mr. Houston was born in the city of Lawrence, December 5, 1885, and there has spent the most of his life. The graded and high schools gave him his education, and he was graduated from the latter in 1903. Upon leaving school he secured a position in the Arlington National Bank and was with that institution for eight years. The ability shown, to- gether with the training in banking during these eight years, fitted him for the larger opening that came a year or so after the organizing of the Lawrence Trust Company, November 23, 1910. This concern, even before its formation, had been searching for young men who could come up to its high standards in the many qualities required by its business, and, in 1912, were fortunate in securing
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the services of Mr. Houston. Starting as paying and receiving clerk he rose rapidly until in August. 1920, he was elected its treasurer. Although only eleven years old, the Lawrence Trust Company ia the largest, strongest and most important banking institution in Essex county and all who have had a share in its marvelous growth are ranked with the highest of the city's professional and business men. Mr. Houston's close attention to his work has precluded many of the activities in civic and political life for which he is so amply fitted. He finds outlet for some of his out-door tastes through membership in the Country Club, and is also a member of the Caledonian Club. Fraternally he is a member of Tuscan Lodge, Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons of Lawrence, a member of the Con- sistory, and of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Noble of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston.
On August 16, 1916, he was joined in marriage to Florence Blake, daughter of Herbert E. Blake, a well known native of New Gloucester, Maine, engaged in the mercantile trade, and his wife, Mary L. (Holmes) Blake, also of Maine. Mr. Houston's father was of Scottish birth but coming early to this country, from the neighborhood of Glasgow, was for years a printer at the Pacific mill of Law- rence, Massachusetts. His mother, Margaret (Grant) Houston, also came from the same neighborhood in Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Houston reside in Lawrence and are highly appreciated members of the Congregational church.
THOMAS MATTHEW BARRY, M. D .- One of the most prominent of the younger members of the medical fraternity in Lynn, is Dr. Barry, who in the few years since he came here to practice has attained an enviable reputation as 'a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat.
Dr. Barry was born in Lynn, September 23, 1892, and is a son of Michael and Margaret (Healy) Barry, long residents of this city. Acquiring his early education in the public schools of the city, he was graduated from the classical high school in the class of 1910, entered Tufts College, and was graduated from the medical department of that in- stitution in the class of 1914, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Then Dr. Barry began a rare- ly comprehensive course of hospital experience, first becoming interne at St. John's Hospital, at Lowell, Massachusetts. Next he spent six months at the Providence (Rhode Island) City Hospital, after which he was at the Nose and Throat Hos- pital for two years and a half, and the Throat and Nose Hospital in New York City, making an ex- haustive study of these organs, in which he has since specialized. Coming to Lynn in 1918, Dr. Barry has already won an assured position in these branches of surgery, and has very little time for any general practice. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and of the Lynn Medical fraternity.
On November 9, 1919, Dr. Barry married Ethlyn M. Oliver, daughter of Thomas and Ethlyn Oliver.
Dr. and Mrs. Barry have two sons: John D., born September 12, 1920; and William F., born August 22, 1921.
JOSEPH MICHAEL HARGEDON-Only during more recent years has the idea become prevalent that the lawyer should be one with whom we are on a friendly basis and not some one we consult only when in trouble. We are thoughtless in what we do or promise, make careless contracts, indita wills that are more than useless, and then some legal light is called in to clear up and settle the difficulty. There is a growing desire, however, to ward off trouble before it comes, and to be on such cordial terms with a lawyer that we can go to him freely before we act. There is no question that the profession is meeting this desire more than half way. There is an ever increasing body of lawyers who are approachable, friendly men who readily win confidence and are worthy of it. It is not, however, any deliberate selfish intention that has made Joseph Michael Hargedon one of this class. He simply cannot help being the cordial, pleasant, sociable fellow that he is. It may come from his Irish blood, or his naturally big heart, or from the many other sides of his character; what- ever the cause, certainly he has drawn to himself a large clientele of those who consult him as their friend and attorney. His well known legal knowl- edge and ability, the vigor with which he makes his clients' cause his own, and his steadfastness in holding out for that which is right, has made him distinguished with his professional associates and clients.
Peter J. Hargedon, father of Joseph M. Hargedon, born in 1857, came from Ireland to America in 1879, and is now resident in Newton, Massachusetts. His wife, Honora, also of Irish birth, was born in that country in 1860.
Joseph Michael Hargedon, son of Peter J. and Honora Hargedon, began life in Newton, Massachu- setts, December 18, 1890. He went to the public schools of his town and spent some time in high school and Boston College. Later matriculating at Boston University, he was graduated from the law department in 1919, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Previously (1918), he had been admitted to the bar at Boston. His first practice of law was in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the office of James A. Donovan and Walter Coulson. This became the firm of Donovan, Coulson & Hargedon on December 1, 1919, and it has a large suite of offices in the Bay State building, where they conduct a very large general law practice.
Mr. Hargedon has other important outside inter- ests, more particularly at Salisbury Beach, where he is a member of the Board of Trade. He is secre- tary of the Salisbury Beach Pavilion Company; director and clerk of the Salisbury Athletic Associa- tion, and president and director of the Stoeher & Pratt Dodgem Corporation, a large and growing company that is establishing ita funmaking device throughout the amusement parks of the United States. He belongs to the Essex County and Law-
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rence Bar Associations, and is a member of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. He finds ath- letic enjoyment with his many friends at the Merri- mac Country Club. His fraternal associations are with the Knights of Columbus, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks as a member of Lodge No. 65, of which he is inner guard. Mr. Hargedon is religiously affiliated with St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
ROBERT WILLIAM McKAY-Taking a promi- nent place in his chosen field of endeavor entirely through his own initiative, Robert William McKay, of Cliftondale, Massachusetts, is making the force of his personality count far in the progress of Essex county.
Mr. Mckay was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on March 10, 1893, and is a son of Robert and Maude L. (Montgomery) Mckay, long residents of that city.
Receiving his early education in the public schools of Lynn, the boy early developed an ambition to enter the field of journalism. He secured a position on the staff of the Lynn "Item" at the age of fifteen years, while he was still studying, and was gradu- ated from the English High School in 1913. Later he was connected with the Lynn "News," and still later with the Boston "Post."
In March, 1913, Mr. Mckay formed a corpora- tion, himself holding the offices of president, secre- tary and treasurer, and took over the Saugus "Her- ald." This newspaper was founded in 1887 by James A. Halliday, who was succeeded as owner by Isaac Newton. When Mr. Mckay took posses- sion of the plant the paper was a small sheet, of indifferent circulation. He has built it up to a circulation of over 3,300 copies; it is progressive in its editorial policy, and handles a large amount of local and general advertising. Mr. Mckay has also taken up the publication of a general line of commercial and other work, and handles a con- siderable amount of job printing. The plant is equipped with linotype machines, and all the most modern machinery.
Mr. Mckay married, in March, 1914, Mabel G. Martin, daughter of Walter and Mabel (Russell) Martin, of Manchester-by-the-Sea Mr. and Mrs. Mckay are the parents of one daughter, Audrey, who was born on October 29, 1916.
WESLEY PENCE MITCHELL-Descended from an old Maine family, and engaged in the auto- mobile service and sales business, Wesley Pence Mitchell, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, is prominent in this city.
Mr. Mitchell is a son of Robert Edwin and Ruth Esther (Ewell) Mitchell. Robert E. Mitchell was born in Portland, Maine, being a direct descendant of Nathaniel I. Mitchell, an early dry goods mer- chant of Portland. Coming to Boston about 1875, Robert E. Mitchell was there engaged as a dry goods merchant for many years, but he and his wife are both now deceased. The mother was a native of Prospect, Maine.
. Wesley P. Mitchell was born in Boston, Massa- chusetts, July 31, 1876. Receiving his early educa- tion in the public schools of that city, he later took a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and further prepared for his future with private study. For many years Mr. Mitchell acted as manufacturers' agent, with headquarters in Boston, handling a large variety of merchandise in the field of women's apparel. In 1918 Mr. Mitchell made a definite change in his business, coming to Lawrence, where he became associated with a local automobile firm in the capacity of salesman. After one year of experience along this line, he opened a service and sales station, at No. 848 Broadway. He has been most successful and is doing a con- stantly growing business. He handles the Olds- mobile, and now owns the building in which he is located.
Prominent in the business interests of the city, Mr. Mitchell holds a seat in the Chamber of Com- merce. Fraternally he is a member of Tuscan Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and is a mem- ber of Lodge No. 1171, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He attends the Episcopal church.
Mr. Mitchell married, in New York City, Alice Martin, of Manchester, Massachusetts, and they have one child, Beverly E. The family resides at No. 383 Haverhill street, Lawrence.
MIAL WOODBURY CHASE-As treasurer of the North Shore Ice Delivery Company, Mr. Chase holds a prominent place in the business circles of Lynn, Massachusetts, for not only is Mial Wood- bury Chase influentially interested with the busi- ness interests of the city, but as a citizen he is ever ready to do all in his power to promote her best and truest welfare.
Mial Woodbury Chase was born at Lynn, Massa- chusetts, August 27, 1867, the son of Zachariah J. and Harriett (Moon) Chase, the former a native of Maine, the latter of Lynn. The elementary edu- cation of the boy Mial W. was obtained in the public schools of his native city and after gradu- ating from the Lynn Classical High School he en- tered Black River Academy, at Ludlow, Vermont, where he took a post-graduate course, and it is interesting to note that here he was a classmate of Calvin Coolidge, vice-president-elect of the United States (1920). After completing his course at the academy, he returned to Lynn and became associ- ated with his father in business under the name of Z. J. Chase & Company, ice dealers. Here he re- mained until 1913, when he became treasurer of the North Shore Ice Delivery Company, which position he holds at the present time.
Mr. Chase has always taken an active interest in politics. He is a member of the Constitutional Convention, is a Representative of the Massachu- setts Legislature, and has served on the Lynn School Committee for many years. He is prominent in Masonic circles, having attained the thirty-second degree, and affiliates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Knights of Pythias. He is also vice-presi-
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dent of the Young Men's Christian Association, and attends the Maple Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Lynn. Mr. Chase is a Rotarian.
On October 29, 1893, Mial Woodbury Chase was united in marriage with Maud D. Hollis, daughter of Alonzo and Carrie (Bush) Hollis, of Lynn.
By long identification with the life of the city which was his birthplace, Mial Woodbury Chase has by his fairmindedness and goodwill as a private citizen, and as a representative of the government, won for himself a permanent place in the hearts of the people of Lynn.
REV. PETER M. PIEMONTE-It is peculiarly fitting, in a work of this nature, to record the his. tories of men who are giving their lives to the ser- vice of God. Rev. Peter M. Piemonte of Salem, Massachusetts, is doing the work of a missionary among the people of his native land who have be- come residents of that city.
Father Piemonte was born in Udine, Province of Venice, Italy, on December 11, 1862, and received his early education in the public schools of that city. Devoutly trained, and always a sincere wor- shipper, he early recognized the call of God which pointed the way to a life of devotion and sacrifice. He entered Udine Seminary, in Venice, Italy, and was graduated in the year 1884. He was ordained, May 30, 1885, by Monsignor Berengo. Then be- gan his service as curate, which lasted for five years. For seventeen years thereafter he was parish priest at St. Cansciano Church and School, at Prato, Italy. Then desiring a period of quiet and retire- ment to prepare himself for further activities, he entered into the Congregation of the Stigmatini Fathers, remaining one year on probation. At the close of this period he began preaching in Trient, Italy, and continued there for two years.
Father Piemonte's next move was to cross the seas and take up his church in the United States. This was in 1910, and he came to Scranton, Penn- sylvania, where he stayed for one year as associate pastor of the St. Lucia Italian Church in that city. He then was called to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he officiated for one year as assistant pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Next he was assistant pastor of the Sacred Heart Church, in Boston, then for one year was assistant pastor of St. John's Church at Swampscott, Essex county. Massachusetts.
It was on November 1, 1914, that Father Piemonte began the good work which he is carrying forward to such success in Salem. On that date he start- ed St. Mary's Italian Mission in temporary quarters at No. 27 Front street. Beginning in a humble way, but sparing neither time nor strength, he has gather- ed about him in the little mission room, large con- gregations of his fellow country people, instructing and admonishing them, and at the same time com- forting and encouraging them in case of need or adversity. This Mission has shown a most grati- fying growth and is a genuine power for good among the Italian-American residents of Salem. Through his indefatigable labors, Father Piemonte
has raised sufficient money and bought land for a new church; and it is safe to predict a future of great usefulness for this church society. The par- ish now counts two hundred devoted Italian families, and, with Father Piemonte at its head, the new church edifice will soon be an accomplished fact.
ORA WENDELL BOOTHBY - The Boothby family is one of great antiquity and can be traced to an early period. It is believed to have descended from a Danish tribe, Bobi, which was settled early in Britain. The ancestor of the family, Henry Boothby, was born in England, and in 1720 settled at Kittery, Maine. His brother, Thomas Boothby, accompanied him to New England and settled' at Wells, Maine. Henry Boothby had a son, Thomas, who settled at Scarboro, Maine.
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