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As a member of the National Association of Retail Druggists. Mr. Routhier keeps in touch with the lat-
est developments in connection with his business Fra- ternally he is identified with the Catholic Order of For- esters, and the La Societe St. Jean Baptiste, of Law- rence, and the Knights of Columbus, Andover Council.
On June 4. 1917, Mr. Routhier married Eva Lefebore, of North Andover, and they have four children: Yvonne, born March 29, 1918; Claire, born May 7, 1919: Joseph O., Jr., born July 1, 1920; an | Paul W., born March 29, 1922.
HAROLD AINSWORTH, master mechanic, in the employ of the Farwell Bleachery, of Lawrence, Massa- chusetts, was born in Bingley, County York, England, January 3, 1889, son of Utley Ainsworth, a native of Bingley, now engaged in textile business there, and Edith (Smith) Ainsworth, born at Morton, England, in 1852, died in 1914. being one of the unfortunate victims who took passage on the steamship "Empress," which was sunk in the St. Lawrence river, Canada.
Mr. Ainsworth was educated in the public schools of Bingley, and then took up the machinist's trade, work- ing at this occupation until 1907, the year he came to the United States. After one year spent in New Hamp- shire in the employ of the Berlin Mills, he came to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and there worked for the Stanley Manufacturing Company, and after four years in another position, he entered the employ of the Far- well Bleachery Company, and has remained with this company to the present time, now holding the position of master mechanic. Mr. Ainsworth is a Republican in politics; a member of the Masonic order, and of the Engineers' Club, of Boston.
On December 25, 1913, Mr. Ainsworth married Eve- line Mary Doncaster, born at Devonshire, England, September 2, 1892, and their children are: Walter E., born June 25, 1917; and Eveline Bertha, born March 17, 1920. With his family, Mr. Ainsworth attends the Lawrence Episcopal Church,
JOSEPH WINFRED YEATON-A well-to-do farmer, highly regarded in his home town, and a capable public servant, J. Winfred Yeaton was born in George- town, Massachusetts, February 9, 1861, the son of Jo- seph and Mary A. (Larkin) Yeaton. His father, born in Chichester, New Hampshire, was for twenty years with Colonel Coleman at Newbury, and Mr. Hurd, of Salem, Massachusetts, and at one time was superin- tendent of the Ipswich Almshouse, his administration being a very successful one, it has been stated. He died on October 15, 1891. His widow, who was of a New- bury family, survived him only a little while, her death occurring in 1892.
J. Winfred Yeaton, son of Joseph and Mary A. (I.ar- kin) Yeaton, attended the public schools in his boyhood, continuing in school until he had graduated from high, then took to farming occupations. He has had his Georgetown farm for very many years, and though his principal occupation has been farming, he has, neverthe- less, shown a helpful interest in the affairs of the com- munity, and has made for himself a lasting esteem among the people of Georgetown. Mr. Yeaton has, for a num- ber of years, been overseer of the poor, and has long sat on the Board of Assessors, being now chairman of
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that body. He also is inspector of cattle for the George- town district. An active member and the first master of the local grange, and earnest in Congregational church work, he is undoubtedly a helpful citizen. ready to help in any of the public responsibilities of his con- munity. Mr. Yeaton is unmarried; he lives with his sister.
ROBERT C. GRAY was born at Kennebunk, Maine, on November 11, 1887, and is a son of Fred M. and Abbie (Stevens) Gray. His father, who was born at Kennebunk, is connected with the shoe manufacturing industry. Mr. Gray's mother, who was born at Wells, Maine, is still living.
Mr. Gray received his early education in the public schools of Maine. He graduated from the Lawrence High School, then proceeded to the Lowell Textile School, from which he graduated as a member of the class of 1909. After having completed his studies, Mr. Gray accepted a position as assistant designer with the Shetucket Worsted Company of Baltic, Connecticut. He spent a year and a half in the service of the She- tucket Worsted Company and then entered the service of the Yantic Woolen Company of Yantic. Connecti- cut, where he held the position of assistant designer. Flis connection with the Yantic Woolen Company lasted for about a year and a half, at the end of which time he moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and became assist- ant designer for the Arlington Mills, where he remained for five years, or until 1916, when he resigned his posi- tion in order to become assistant designer for the Wash- ington Mills. In 1920 Mr. Gray was appointed head designer for the Washington Mills, and this position he still holds.
Mr. Gray is a member of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church of North Andover. In politics he is a Republi- can. Mr. Gray also is a member of the Masonic order.
Mr. Gray married, in 1912, Sarah E. Wrigley, who was born at North Andover, on November 2, 1888. They have one daughter, Mary A., born March 21, 1921.
JAMES MARCELLUS SMITH, shoe manufac- turer, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was born March 20, 1846, in Sandwich, New Hampshire, son of James and Mary Smith. James Smith, his father, followed the occupation of tinsmith, and he was the father of ten children, the boys all business men, and the three sisters all school teachers.
James M. Smith attended the public schools of Sand- wich and the high school. At an early age he started to make his own way in business and deserves in the best sense of the phrase the title of a self-made man. He engaged in the business of shoe manufacturing and was very successful, continuing until 1915, in which year he retired to a well-needed rest. Like the majority of business men, Mr. Smith was not content to sit idle, and to fill in his time he joined the Haverhill police force, and had the record of fewer arrests than any other man on the force at that time.
Mr. Smith was also an accomplished musician and singer. He served as a musician in the Civil War, and Mrs. Smith now has a drum used by her husband, on the head of which is written:
Enlisted 1862 to 1865. Discharged in June. J. M. Smith, Center Sandwich, Company K, 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Mrs. Smith also has a bugle, flute and piccolo in very good condition. Mr. Smith was a home man and his main interests were centered there. He sang in the Baptist church choir a short time, singing with Mrs. Julia Houston West, a well-known singer of that time. Mr. Smith was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic Post of Haverhill. Mr. Smith married, Octo- her 19. 1898, Emma F. Stewart, who survives him. He died December 6, 1919.
JAMES M. MOYLEN, a leading merchant of Ha- verhill, Massachusetts, the owner of the Dunn Furni- ture Company of that city, is also among the progres- sive citizens there.
He started upon his business career as a clerk with the firm of Atherton & Bayard Company, and subse- quently was manager of another large furniture house. The Dunn Furniture Company was established in 1920 at 41 Emerson street with a floor space of 2,800 square feet, and after six months the increase in business neces- sitated the lease of the floor above, formerly the Haver- hill Armory headquarters, thus providing a space of 8,000 square feet. In 1921, when the first anniversary sale was held, new quarters were sought and a building at No. 15 Washington square was leased with a selling space of 50,000 square feet distributed over five floors. The first floor, or the basement, is entirely used for dis- playing kitchen furniture, and the next, level with the street, displays dining room, living room and bed room furniture. On the third floor there is an exceptionally large rug-rack, where two hundred rugs can be dis- played, and the height of the room is great enough to allow space for a five-room bungalow. The fourth floor contains bed room furniture and on the fifth the living room and music department are found. They also have a storehouse near the store. The motto of the store is: "We are never satisfied." Mr. Moylen is a member of the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce, and takes an active part in furthering the interests of that organiza- tion. Mr. Moylen is the father of four children: Fred- erick, Joseph, Mary E., and Genevieve T. Moylen.
EVERETT M. SWETT, a prominent shoe manu- facturer, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, and a leading citizen of that town, was born at Haverhill, Massachu- setts, August 6, 1876, the son of Everett and Alfreda C. (Smith) Swett. After attending the public schools of Haverhill, Mr. Swett was a student at the Bryant & Stratton Business College at Boston, and at the age of nineteen years started on his business career as book- keeper for the Morse Brothers' Shoe Manufacturing Company, continuing with them four years. During this time Mr. Swett seized every opportunity to learn the details of the shoe manufacturing business, and about 1899, in partnership with Henry C. Rowe, he engaged in business on his own account, under the firm name of Rowe & Swett, and they continued successfully for six years, dissolving at the end of that time owing to the death of Mr. Swett's father, who was also engaged in the same business, and which the son assumed charge of
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upon his death. He sold his interests in his own firm to Mr. Rowe and continued to carry on his father's busi- ness, which was located in Lowell, and was conducted under the firm name of the Spaulding, Swett Company.
After a year spent in Lowell, Mr. Swett purchased a similar business in Haverhill, formerly the Sidney R. Curtis Company, and formed the Wentworth-Swett Company, Inc., continuing until the retirement of Mr. Wentworth in 1914, at which time the latter sold his interest to Roger Sherman, Jr., who, in 1918, sold his interest to Joseph C. Kimball. In December, 1918, Mr. Swett removed to Amesbury, where he purchased the plant of the Nichols Shoe Company, and the business is now conducted under the firm name of the E. M. Swett Company, manufacturers of women's turned shoes.
Fraternally, Mr. Swett is a member of the Masonic order: is a Knight Templar, and a member of the Mys- tic Shrine. He is a member of the Amesbury Club, and attends the Congregational church. He is also a mem- ber of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
Mr. Swett married (first) Lucille Hicks, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Hicks, and they were the par- ents of a son, Duncan F. Swett. Mr. Swett married (second) Fannie H. Nute, daughter of Jacob and Grace (Rowe) Nute, and they are the parents of: Russell F .: Marguerite; Reginald; and Grace, who died at the age of eight months.
OLE ANDERSEN-In the shoe trade in Lynn the name of Ole Andersen is well known as the founder of the Andersen-Owens Shoe Company, manufacturers of misses', girls' and children's shoes, and also through his general connection with the manufacture of shoes during his eighteen years' residence in Lynn. Mr. Andersen is of Norwegian nativity, and is a son of Anders Erickson and his wife, Karine, his above surname being derived by the time honored custom of affixing "son" or "sen" to the Christian name of the father, which is still in vogue in many sections of Scandinavia. The mother died in 1918.
Ole Andersen was born in Norway, August 26, 1876, and received a practical education in his native land, afterwards becoming an expert maker of fine shoes by hand, serving a regular apprenticeship to this trade with his father, who was in the same business. At the age of twenty-eight Mr. Andersen came to America, and located at once in Lynn. Readily securing employ- inent in one of the shoe factories, he was thus engaged until 1917, when he established a shop for making cus- tom made shoes, entering upon the venture independently in a plant on Essex street. He later received Ernest Owens into partnership, and in 1919 the business was incorporated, Mr. Andersen becoming treasurer and general manager. In addition to the custom line, they manufactured growing girls', misses', and children's fine welt shoes, with a factory at No. 587 Washington street. In the summer of 1921 Mr. Andersen made a trip to Norway, where his father is still living, to visit the old home, and upon his return to Lynn he resigned as treas- urer of the company. He still retains a considerable financial interest in the concern, and also now conducts a small shop on Pearl street, where he makes hand- made shoes of the highest grade, catering to a limited
and very select trade at retail. Mr. Andersen has always taken a deep interest in the general advance in Lynn, and also in international affairs, and is a member of the Scandinavian fraternity.
Mr. Andersen married, in Norway, at the age of twenty years, Ragnhild Johansen, and they are the par- ents of two children: John, a resident of Chicago, Illinois; and Marie, a resident of Norway.
CHARLES D. WHITE, of Haverhill, by profession an architect and successful in that profession, designer of several artistic public buildings recently erected, has been in practice in Haverhill since 1915. He was born in Augusta, Maine, July 10, 1875, son of Nathaniel W. and Flora E. (Abbott) White, both of Maine, the latter of Pittston and the former of Augusta, where he was in the civil service until his retirement, in 1920.
Charles D. White was educated in the public schools of Augusta, and at Corea, Maine, High School. He came to Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1915, and began operation as an architect, his Haverliill office being at No. 121 Merrimac street. The local business was in reality a partnership, that of Harry J. Day, of Haver- hill, Massachusetts, and Charles D. White, of Augusta, Maine. Business was apparently done from both centers until March, 1917, when Mr. White acquired Mr. Day's interest, and thereafter traded in his own name. He moved his offices to the Haverhill National Bank build- ing in January, 1918, and that (No. 191 Merrimac street) has since been his address. In some of his recent com- missions Mr. White has shown architectural skill of a high order, among the buildings recently constructed of which he was the architect, being: The addition to the Greenleaf School; the Charles K. Fox School; the Haverhill Boys' Club; the addition to Hale Hospital; the William H. Moody ward, at Hale Hospital; Coggs- well Apartment, on Webster street; and several fine residences, including those of George W. Dobbins, James W. Whitcomb, and Theo. Le Bosquet. Fra- ternally, Mr. White is a Mason, past master of Bethle- hem Lodge, of Augusta, Maine. Professionally, he be- longs to the Boston Architectural Club. Religiously, he is a Universalist, member of the Haverhill church of that denomination. Since he has been in Haverhill he has entered actively into community affairs, and is an ex-president of the local Rotary Club.
Mr. White was married at Augusta, Maine, in 1896, to Esther L. Horne, of that city. They have two chil- dren : Dorothy L., and Donald H., the latter a gradu- ate of Haverhill High School, and now a student at Boston University.
GEORGE LINCOLN SMITH, assistant superin- tendent of the Katama Mills, of Lawrence, Massachu- setts, is a descendant of several old New England fami- lies, whose members have had proud part in the history of the region. He is a son of Benjamin L. Smith and grandson of John Smith, who in his later years engaged in lumbering operations on an extensive scale, manufac- turing from logs cut on his own lands.
Benjamin Lincoln Smith, son of John and Sally Smith, was born in Dennysville, Maine, in 1832. A few years later the family moved to Marion, Maine, where he grew to manhood, and became associated with his
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father in lumbering, developing the business upon a large scale. He owned extensive tracts of timber lands, a saw mill, and the general store which supplied his neighbors for miles around with merchandise of all kinds. He was a leader in the church, and was respon- sible for a large measure of its material support. Ben- jamin Lincoln Smith was a Republican, extremely active in local affairs, and at the time of his death, which occurred February 9, 1907, the incumbent of eleven town offices, among them that of town treasurer, which he held for twenty-seven years. He married as his second wife Abbie R. Wood, daughter of Thomas W. Wood and his first wife. She was born in Bath, Maine, in 1841, and died on Thanksgiving Day, 1919. There were two children of Mr. Smith's first marriage: Bertha, and Verna L., who married the Rev. William L. Kelley, now (1922) a Methodist Episcopal minister at Ayer, Massachusetts.
George Lincoln Smith, only child of the second mar- riage of Benjamin L. Smith, was born in Marion, Maine, January 17, 1887. He was educated in the public schools of his birthplace and the East Maine Conference Sem- inary. After the completion of his studies, he was con- nected with his father in lumbering in 1904-07, then became an accountant in the office of William Filene's department store in Boston. Subsequently he was simi- larly employed by the James A. Houston Company, then was head cost accountant for the Newmarket Manufac- turing Company in Newmarket, New Hampshire, work- ing with this last-named firm for three years, but re- signed to accept a position as paymaster of the Killingly Manufacturing Company, Killingly, Connecticut, which in 1912 came under the control of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Mr. Smith was associated with this business for four years, then came to Lawrence, Massachusetts, to take charge of the office of the Katama Mills. He was later promoted to the office of assistant superintendent, his present position, and has borne a full share of responsibility in the internal man- agement of this organization. Mr. Smith is admirably suited to the exacting duties of his office, and there is no detail of the plant's operation with which he is not thoroughly familiar.
Mr. Smith married, in 1911, Vellie Pinkham, of Farm- ington, New Hampshire, and they are the parents of four children: Miriam Wood, born in 1912; George Lincoln, Jr., born in 1913; Manford Edwin, born in 1915: and Frank Carleton, born in 1919. Since Mr. Smith came to Massachusetts, Andover has been the family home, and they are attendants of the Baptist church in Andover.
WILFRED A. GOULET-Born in the United States, and coming from a French family which for sev- eral generations has been settled in Canada, Wilfred A. Goulet, of Ward Hill, may be looked upon as distinctly American. He was born in Willimantic, Connecticut, Au- gust 3, 1888, son of Napoleon and Mary Louise (St. Ger- main) Goulet, and grandson of Napoleon Goulet, who was born in Canada. Wilfred A. Goulet's mother died July 22, 1918, and his father, who was born in 1849, died on June 20, 1920. They were worthy people, good Catholics, and industrious, Napoleon Goulet for the
greater part of his life being a dealer in wood and coal, and also a farmer. They were the parents of eleven children, seven daughters and four sons.
Among the latter, of course, was Wilfred A. Goulet, born in Willimantic, and educated in New Bedford. When his school days were at an end Wilfred began to work in the jewelry store of Walter E. Hanyard, of Attle- boro. In his employ he remained for two years, and for another year remained at home, assisting his father in the working of the home farin. Next followed seven years of business association with his brother, a master plumber, and during that period Wilfred learned the trade thoroughly, and in course of time also became a master plumber. He came to Haverhill in 1918, and this year, 1921, purchased the plumbing business of Mr. Dubuque. He has since conducted it under the trading name of the W. A. Goulet Company, and his busi- ness covers all branchies of the plumbing trade, includ- ing heating, sheet metal work, tinning, and so forth. His business headquarters are on Essex street, Haver- hill, and in his ever-increasing business he must see that he has been making good friends and customers by his good workmanship. Mr. Goulet gives his whole time to his business, belonging to no societies or clubs. He is, however, a member of the Catholic church of Haverhill.
He was married, on September 13, 1915, at New Bed- ford, to Yvonne Savoie, who was born in that city, on June 17, 1895, daughter of Henry and Marie (Prevost) Savoie. Her father is a mill worker there, and for long has been a responsible, respected resident. Mr. and Mrs. Goulet have four children: Norman, born in 1916; Theresa, born in 1918; Henry, born in 1920; and Hor- tense E., born August 3, 1921.
JAMES A. MACDONALD, who for thirty-five years has been identified with the Arlington Mills, and at present is a superintendent of that plant. is a native of Lawrence, and fifty years of life within it have not passed without bringing him into cooperation with other reliable citizens in the building up of several phases of the business, civic, and financial affairs of the com- munity.
James A. Macdonald was born October 30, 1871, son of John Gordon and Hannah ( Minard) Macdonald, who were both born in Nova Scotia. His father came to Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1867, and was a mann- facturer of interior wood finish there until his death in 1876. He died an accidental death, being run over by a train in the Boston and Maine passenger station at Law- rence. James A. was then only four years old, but fortunately he was the youngest of the five children, three sons and two daughters, whom the widowed mother had to think of in her misfortune. She lived a widowhood of twenty-two years, successfully raising her children to manhood and womanhood; her demise oc- curred in 1898.
James A. Macdonald passed through the public schools of Lawrence, and began business life as office boy for Dr. Carleton, for whom he worked for one year, after which he became a runner boy at the Pacific Mills. He was at those mills for two years, rising to a clerkship. In 1887, however, he became a clerk in the Arlington
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Mills. Connected with that company he has remained ever since, rising step by step, and by consistent merit, to his present responsibility, that of superintendent of the top and yarn department, an important position, having regard to the magnitude of the operations and the standing of the company. The main steps have been from clerk to assistant paymaster, from that to agent's assistant, then to superintendent of the top department, and finally, in 1915, to his present authority.
Mr. Macdonald has entered much into other affairs in his native city, and is necessarily widely known. In fraternal affiliations he is identified with the Masonic order, attaining to the Shrine. He is a director of the Morris Plan Bank, trustee of the Lawrence Savings Bank, and a director of the Lawrence chamber of Com- merce. By religious belief a Baptist, Mr. Macdonald is a member of Calvary Baptist Church, of Lawrence, and in the many years of association has been an active member. He is interested in all Christian work, indicated by the fact that for some years he has been president of the Lawrence Young Men's Christian Association.
In 1898 Mr. Macdonald was married to Jeanie R. Houston, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, daughter of Dr. James Houston, who died in 1901, and his wife, Jeanie (Allan) Houston, who died in 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald's only child is their son, Allan H., who was born in 1901. He graduated at Phillips Andover College, and is now at Princeton University.
GEORGE E. SEAVEY, a leading business man of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and also a prominent citizen of that city, was born there August 4, 1876, son of Enoch and Alice M. (Haynes) Seavey. His father was engaged in the sewing machine business in Haverhill and in later life engaged in farming at Newton Junction, New Hamp- shire; he died at the age of seventy-six years, in Decem- ber, 1913. His wife, Alice M. (Haynes) Seavey, was a native of Boston, and her death occurred in June, 1915, at the age of sixty-eight years. Mr. Seavey was also a vet- eran of the Civil War, and was a member of the Newton Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
The early education of George E. Seavey was obtained in the public schools of Newton Junction, and he fol- lowed farming until the age of eighteen before return- ing to Haverhill, where he went to work in the shoe business, and through his industry and thrift was able to start in business for himself in 1897, with headquar- ters at No. 61 Emerson street, carrying a general line of bicycles and a year later adding the agency for the Edison Talking Machine.
For three years the business was located in a base- ment and then its increase and growth made it neces- sary to move to more commodious quarters. A loca- tion was secured at No. 50 Emerson street, and in 1919 better quarters were had at No. 192 Merrimac street, where it is now located and has grown to be one of the largest business houses of its kind in Haverhill.
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