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Mr. Chaput is a strong believer in total absti- nence, and has spent a great deal of time and labor in advancing that cause in this vicinity. He is a member and for many years has been an enthusiastic worker in the No License League, and in the Father Matthew Total Abstinence Society of Salem; and is a member and director of the Total Abstinence Society of Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Salem Associated Chari- ties. In fraternal circles Mr. Chaput is a promi- nent figure. He is a member of the Society of St. Jean de Baptiste, the Union of St. Jean de Baptiste of America, the Artizans, the Catholic Foresters, the United Workmen of America, and St. Joseph's Mutual Benefit Association.
Mr. Chaput married, in Lynn, Massachusetts, in November, 1886, Josephine Brulotte, daughter of Isadore and Delphine (Ratte) Brulotte. They are members of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
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GEORGE M. BYARD, who for thirty years has been in business in Haverhill, latterly in the automobile business, was born in Sedgwick, Maine, September 23, 1868, the son of James P. and Mary E. (Means) Byard, of that place, the former a merchant, now deceased.
George M. Byard was educated in the public schools of his native place, and after leaving school worked for his father, who owned a gen- eral store. In 1890 he came to Haverhill, and entered into business partnership with a Mr. Ather- ton, the partnership name being Atherton & Byard. The business association continued until 1918, when Mr. Byard withdrew from the partner- ship, which during its very many years of con- tinuance had been conducted at No. 15 Washing- ton square, Haverhill. After a needed vacation, Mr. Byard again entered energetically into busi- ness, establishing himself at No. 8 White street in April, 1919, his line being autos and auto supplies. In February, 1921, the business was re- moved to the rear of No. 15 Essex street, where he has ample salesroom and garage space. Hav- ing lived in Haverhill for more than thirty years, Mr. Byard is well known in that vicinity, and he is considered a good business man.
Mr. Byard married, in 1889, Alice L. Eaton, daughter of John G. and Olivia (Russell) Eaton, of Sedgwick, Maine. They have two children: Roy P., now a veteran of the World War, with overseas record, and eighteen months war service in a supply train; and Lloyd E., also an ex-service man, stationed at Camp Merritt, 1917-19.
JAMES E. SHEA, was born at Boston, Massa- chusetts, on November 25, 1892, and is a son of James J. and Annie F. (Brown) Shea. His father is in the Government Postal Service at Boston. His mother was born in England, and came to the United States from Manchester, England.
By political choice a Democrat, Mr. Fennessey Mr. Shea received his early education in the , long ago became a factor in the public life of public schools of Roxbury, Massachusetts, grad- Danvers. From 1901 to 1916 he was treasurer of the Democratic Town Committee, and from 1912 to 1916 he was chairman of that committee. On September 4, 1916, he was appointed postmaster of Danvers, and he has the distinction of being the youngest postmaster who ever served this town. uating from the high school with the class of 1910. After his school rays were over, Mr. Shea decided to become a sign painter, and formed a connection with the O. J. Gude Company, of New York City, for the purpose of learning the trade. He later associated himself with the Los Angeles Sign and Scenery Company. After leaving the Los Mr. Fennessey is a member of the Danvers Board of Trade, and is a member and ex-president of the Retail Clerks' Association. He is a member of the Irish Historical Society of the United States; is past chief ranger of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters; past sachem of Aga- wam Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men; and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. His re- ligious faith is that of the Roman Catholic. Angeles Sign and Scenery Company, he spent seven years in the service of the Haverhill Sign Company. At the end of this period, feeling fully equipped for the management of a business of his own, he entered into partnership with T. B. Bo- land, under the firm name of the Essex Sign Company; the partners conduct a sign painting business, with offices at the rear of No. 138 Merri- mack street, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Mr. Shea enlisted during the World War in the United States navy on July 24, 1917, and was assigned to the medical department, Naval Radio Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was later transferred to the U. S. S. "Newport News," on
which ship he remained until his discharge. Mr. Shea is a member of the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, and also belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Mr. Shea married, in 1915, Bertha W. Sullivan, of Bradford, Massachusetts. Mrs. Shea, who was a daughter of Michael C. and Elizabeth J. (Brown) Sullivan, of Ireland, died in 1919. Her father was a stationary engineer. Mr. and Mrs. Shea had one son, James E. Jr., deceased.
RICHARD T. FENNESSEY has, for the past twenty years or more, been active in the business and public life of Danvers, Massachusetts, and for several years of this period filled the office of postmaster.
Mr. Fennessey was born in Danvers, April 25, 1873, and is a son of William J. and Rebecca (Corey) Fennessey. William J. Fennessey was identified with the shoe industry during the greater part of his active life. Three children were born to William J. and Rebecca (Corey) Fennessey: Richard T., of whom further; Mary J., and Charles.
Gaining a thoroughly practical education in the grammar and high schools of the town, Richard T. Fennessey was thereafter engaged for three years in the bakery business with his brother. He then became a salesman for Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, in which connection he remained for two years, later becoming associated with Ralph Wheelwright in the grocery business for two years. Following these activities, Mr. Fennessey, for a considerable period, handled the Lynn agency for the Prudential Life Insurance Com- pany, writing fire insurance at the same time. The fire insurance business developed so rapidly that in the end he was obliged to give up the original line upon which he started and devote himself to fire insurance exclusively.
J. EDWARD CLEARY, part-owner of the Haverhill Tire Shop, in which business is em- braced the trading in tires, Ford automobile parts, accessories, oil, gas, and service to automobile owners, is actively conducting a productive busi-
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ness enterprise in his home town. He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on December 24, 1889, son of Patrick and Mary (O'Brien) Cleary. His parents were respected Haverhill residents, though his father will be remembered well by only some of the older residents, as his death oc- curred twenty-eight years ago, in 1894. After passing through Haverhill public schools, J. Ed- ward Cleary found employment with J. H. Win- chell, for whom he worked for twelve years. For eight years, thereafter, he was private chauffeur for R. A. Splain, leaving at the end of that time to enter into business for himself. He formed business partnership with O. H. Daley, and they acquired the business of J. H. Langelim, who had an established automobile supply business in Haverhill. After the transfer, the partners estab- lished the Haverhill Tire Shop, and since, as above noted, have been large dealers in automobile tires, Ford automobile parts, and, in general, automobile accessories. They also own a service station, which is well situated on Lafayette Square. Altogether, the business is an appreciable one. Mr. Cleary is well known to many people in Haverhill. He is a member of the Roman Cath- olic church, and the local body of the Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Cleary married, in 1912, Rosalie Lucier, of Haverhill, daughter of Albert and Delia (Laurent) Lucier, the former now a patrolman at Lawrence, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Cleary have three children: Curtiss Adams, who was born in 1913; Dorothy, born in 1916; and Marjorie, born in 1918.
ALFRED J. MARTEL-One of the most com- pletely equipped and modern undertaking establish- ments in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is that of Alfred J. Martel, who is receiving the patronage of the leading families of this section.
Mr. Martel was born in Chicoutimi, Province of Quebec, in 1879, and came to Massachusetts at the age of six years with his parents, the fam- ily locating in Webster. It was there that the boy attended the parochial and public schools, and acquired a practical foundation for the future. He finished his studies at the Brochu Academy, at Southbridge, Massachusetts, and was graduated from that institution in 1896. Immediately there- after, Mr. Martel entered the employ of the lead- ing undertakers of that place, remaining with them for a period of nine years.
In 1915 Mr. Martel entered the undertaking business for himself, making his start in San- ford, Maine. Three years later, however, he re- moved to Lawrence and established the present business. He has developed a considerable inter- est, and his business, which is modern in every way, with fine motor equipment, is constantly growing, and as a licensed embalmer, Mr. Martel is keeping abreast of every forward movement in his profession.
Mr. Martel is a member of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 65; of the French Artisans, and of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He is also a member of St. Joseph's Society, and of the Council of Chenier. He is a member of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; his religious faith places his membership in St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, and he is a mem- ber of the Societe St. Jean de Baptiste.
Mr. Martel married, in 1905, Sylvina Lafrance, of Southbridge, Massachusetts, and they have one daughter, Andrea.
ERNEST N. GILMAN-Very old residents of Haverhill will perhaps remember the Thompson Express, which began to operate in 1845. For many years the business was conducted under that name, and it may be deemed to be still in business, for the Carter Russell Company of the present is the direct successor of that early ex- press line. The business has of course been very much expanded, and the present company is really an amalgamation of several express companies of Haverhill, but its beginning was in the Thompson Express of 1845. The company today conducts the largest express service in Haverhill and vicin- ity, employs fifty people in Haverhill and Boston, and has constant need for eight large motor trucks.
Ernest N. Gilman, of Haverhill, is the owner of the Carter Russell Company. He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, on December 3, 1856, son of John and Caroline F. (Chapman) Gilman, and grandson of John Gilman, of New Hampshire. Both grandfather and father were engaged in the lumber business, the latter for many years in New Brunswick, Canada. Ernest N. Gilman was educated in Exeter, New Hampshire, schools, and also for the greater part of his life was identi- fied with lumbering. He came to Haverhill and acquired the Carter Russell Company. It has been considerably developed since he came into possession, and today, with fifty persons steadily employed, it is a large business. He is a mem- ber of the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce, and fraternally is a Mason, a member of the Merrimac lodge of Haverhill.
Mr. Gilman married Edith L. Shannon, of Haverhill, and to them were born two children, one of whom is now living. Their first born, John S., is deceased; their surviving son is Ernest P. Mr. and Mrs. Gilman are members of the Con- gregational church, of Bradford.
TERRY ARDEN NEWHALL-An enterprising coal merchant in Lynn, Terry A. Newhall is bear- ing a part in the general prosperity of the com- munity.
Mr. Newhall was born in Lynn, September 27, 1872, and is a son of Timothy Alley and Sarah (Stacy) Newhall, formerly of this city. He re- ceived his education in the public schools of Lynn, and after such industrial activities as he followed immediately thereafter, he entered the coal busi-
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ness at the age of twenty-one years. He has continued in this branch of mercantile endeavor until the present time (1922).
JAMES AUGUSTUS KEEFE, a true type of the alert, ambitious business man found in many American cities, was born in Andover, Massachu- setts, in 1865, and died at Haverhill. He at- tended school in Andover, and when a young man, came to Haverhill, where through his busi- ness operations he was to become prominent and successful.
One of the very first clothing stores to be opened in Haverhill was the one started by Mr. Keefe, which he continued to expand and manage until his death. There are many of the older residents who remember the first venture made by Mr. Keefe, and his subsequent success, who can contrast the present day with that time. Mr. Keefe was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of St. James' Church.
Mr. Keefe married Johanna Powers, born in Haverhill, in 1867, daughter of Nicholas Powers. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Keefe were: William J., Dorothy, James A., Elsie, Winifred, Katherine, and Charlotte. The mother of this family and her children live on the old homestead in Haverhill, and all are attendants of St. James' Church.
HARRY CARVETH was born in Cornwall, England, in 1891, son of Harry and Agnes (Mitchell) Carveth. His parents were natives of Cornwell, and there his father died in 1891. The son was educated in the public schools, and his first experience in business was as a clerk in a general store. After three years at this occupa- tion he entered the business of general gardening, and this work led him to accept a position as kennel manager for Lady Decies, of Ascot, Eng- land. Mr. Carveth was always a great lover of animals, and until 1914 he remained at Ascot. In the latter year he left his native land and came to America, locating at Hamilton. There he en- tered the employ of the Robert Jordan Kennels, work similar to that which he had been following in England. After two years he went into the garage business, working for George Checketts of Hamilton, and three years later he bought the business of his employer, which he conducted under the name of the Hamilton and Wenham Garage.
In 1917 Mr. Carveth, with true American spirit, enlisted in the Depot Brigade, located at Camp Devens, and in February, 1918, was transferred to the 5th Division, 5th Ammunition Train, and for fifteen months served overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces. He was discharged July 31, 1919, with the rank of corporal. Mr. Carveth re- turned to Hamilton and took up the thread of his
business where he had left it to defend his adopted country, although at the same time he was render- ing aid to his native land. At the present time Mr. Carvath is employed in Salem, Massachusetts. He is a member of the American Legion Post, No. 182, Gordon Prince Post of Hamilton.
Mr. Carveth married, in 1911, Florence Robert Hore, of Cornwall, and they attend the Methodist church, of Hamilton.
BERTRAM W. MEARS-One of the leading ice dealers in Essex is Bertram W. Mears, who was born and reared in this town, and comes of New England ancestry. Mr. Mears was born October 7, 1884, and is a son of Charles W. and Nellie M. (Thurston) Mears. The elder Mr. Mears is a wholesale dealer in ice, doing business here in Essex. The mother was born in Wolfboro, New Hampshire.
Receiving a practical education in the public schools, Bertram W. Mears later took charge of the plant of the Chelsea Ice Company, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, remaining with that concern for seven years. He then spent about a year in the employ of the General Electric Company, of Lynn, after which he returned to Essex. He has since been engaged in the retail ice business, under the name of the B. W. Mears Ice Company, and is very successful in his chosen field of activity. Mr. . Mears is interested in every phase of public ad- vancement. He has been road surveyor for the past seven years. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, of uniform rank, and is a member of the American Order of Foresters. In 1905 Mr. Mears married Annie E. Kenney, of East Boston, and they attend the Congregational church.
PATRICK A. McSWEENEY, son of Dennis and Mary McSweeney, was born in Salem, Mas- sachusetts, August 11, 1873, and there was educated in the public schools. He began business life as a shoe factory worker and so continued for several years. He then entered the real estate and in- surance field, his agency now well established and widely known. He is president and trustee of the Loring Realty Company, a director of the Salem Trust Company, and has other varied and im- portant interests. Mr. McSweeney is secretary of Salem Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; treasurer of Father Mathew Total Abstin- ence Society; member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles; Knights of Columbus, and the Roman Catholic church.
He married, in Peabody, Massachusetts, Novem- ber 21, 1900, Mary E. Regan, daughter of Michael and Mary Regan. Mr. and Mrs. McSweeney are the parents of three children: Mary A., born De- cember 27, 1901; William H., born December 17. 1902; and Morgan J., born May 29, 1915.
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HERBERT WEED-Widely known in Eastern Massachusetts and leaders in their field in Lynn, the firm of Sanborn & Weed, architects, is taking a prom- inent place in the continual advance movement in the world of construction.
Mr. Weed, the junior member of this firm, was born in Lynn, November 1, 1889, and is a son of Frederick Ellsworth and Gertrude (Ward) Weed, long residents of this city. As a boy Mr. Weed attended the public schools of Lynn, and also covered the high school course, then, later, attended the Lynn Evening School of Mechanical and Architectural Drawing, still later also taking a course at the Boston Architectural Club of Construction and Design. These higher courses were carried through after he had taken his place among the workers of the world, his first position being as office boy in the office where he is now a partner. in the employ of Mr. Sanborn. Putting forth every effort to achieve success in his chosen field, Mr. Weed rose from the position of office boy, filling all the different positions in turn. He was a trusted assistant and well known in the profession when the United States inter- vened in the World War. The necessary restrictions placed upon the building trades by the government relieved him of much responsibility, and he was chosen for technical work in the plant of the General Electric Company of Lynn, and during the period of the war he continued with that concern. Then, in 1919, with building restrictions removed, and the impetus given the building trades, by the bringing into action of deferred plans for expansion and construction, Mr. Weed returned to his duties in the office of Mr. San- born, at the same time becoming a member of the firm. He has since been an active factor in the progress of the concern, and has designed a number of noteworthy structures, including the Olympic Theatre, of Lynn, the Grossman building, "The Breakers," home for the American Legion, Post No. 6, and many fine resi- dences. With his long training under Mr. Sanborn's direction, he is taking a leading position in the pro- fession.
Mr. Weed is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Kiwanis Club. He finds his favorite relaxation in music.
On September 14, 1912, Mr. Weed married Beatrice A. Abbot, daughter of Joseph Benjamin Abbot, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, and they have two sons: Gilbert Calvin, and Warren Abbot.
GEORGE H. MARQUETTE-Born in Haverhill almost four decades ago, for almost a generation actively in business in the city, and latterly as the head of a well established manufacturing concern of the place, George H. Marquette may be looked upon as a representative resident.
George Henry Marquette was born on March 10, 1883, the son of George and Elizabeth Marquette. After passing through the public schools of the city, George H. Marquette began business life in the employ of the New England Telephone Company, and was connected with the Haverhill branch of that public service com- pany for four years, leaving to enter the employ of
C. W. Arnold, a cut sole manufacturer, of Haverhill. He remained in his employ for fourteen years, begin- ning as shipping clerk, and gradually working up to salesman. He was a successful traveling salesman for that firm for several years prior to 1915, in which year he started the F. Archibald Company, of Haver- hill, engaged in the cut sole business, an association which continued to mutual advantage until June 1, 1918, when Mr. Marquette started the firm of the G. H. Marquette Company, and in January, 1919, took E. A. Sheridan as an active partner and doing business under the name of Sheridan & Marquette. It was not long before Mr. Marquette had to assume full direction of the business, Mr. Sheridan dying. Eventually, Mr. Marquette, with the cooperation of Henry N. Bean, established the firm of Marquette & Company, which soon entered upon a satisfactory volume of production. The plant is situated on River street, and the company specializes in women's cut soles for high class lines of welt shoes.
Mr. Marquette is well known in the Massachusetts shoe industry, and has a fair share of the local trade with manufacturers. He is a member of all the local Masonic bodies, is affiliated with the Commercial Trav- eiers' Association, and socially belongs to the Agawam and Pentucket clubs. He is a Baptist, a member of the First Baptist Church of Haverhill.
Mr. Marquette has been twice married. In 1906 he married Angie M. Yeaton, who died in 1912, having given birth to one child, a daughter, Patience Alden, who was born in 1907. In 1916 Mr. Marquette mar- ried (second) Bertha E. Herzog, daughter of Carl and Minnie (Zuber) Herzog, who were of German birth, but had long been residents of Lawrence, Massachu- setts, where the former is still living in retirement. The children of George H. and Bertha E. (Herzog) Marquette are: Eliese, born in 1918; and Nance, born in 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Marquette live at No. 21 Fern- wood avenue, Haverhill.
JOSEPH R. BOYD-Among the growing manufac- turing concerns connected with the Haverhill shoe manufacturing industry is the Boyd Leather Company, of which Joseph R. Boyd is the owner. It is less than three years since the company was established, yet it may now be stated to be well established and showing a promising expansion, due of course to the capable direction Mr. Boyd has held over its operations.
Joseph R. Boyd was born in Arcadia, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1880, son of George F. and Mary (Robbins) Boyd, of that place. The former was a shoe maker, and died in 1902, but the mother of Joseph R. Boyd survived her husband for eighteen years, her demise not occurring until 1920.
Joseph R. Boyd rose to manhood in his native place. He attended the Arcadia school in his boyhood and youth, and after leaving school, worked for four years in the tannery of Joseph Robbins, at Arcadia, thus gaining good knowledge of leather. He came to Haver- hill in 1899, and for a year thereafter worked for Len- nox & Briggs Company, his next employers being Pros- ser & Smith, with which firm he stayed for two and a half years. For a while he was with W. W. Appleton,
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and later with George H. Webster, both of Haverhill, and his last years of service were with the Durkee Leather Company, of Haverhill. He was foreman in the plant of that company for five years, leaving them in 1919 to establish the Boyd Leather Company. He opened a manufacturing plant at No. 317 Groveland street, Haverhill, in September, 1919, and since has specialized in the manufacture of children's soles, taps, and counters. He knows the leather and shoe business thoroughly, and is active and enterprising, so there is no good reason for believing that his first years of good independent business will not be followed by others just as good, and that his volume of production will not continue to increase as the years pass. Mr. Boyd applies himself closely to his business.
Mr. Boyd married (first), in 1906, Minerva R. Tay- lor, of Amesbury, who died in 1907, having borne him a son, Kenneth T., born in that year. More than four years later, in December, 1911, Mr. Boyd married (sec- ond) Alice L. Glines, of Haverhill, daughter of Fer- naldo A. and Martha D. (Hamlin) Glines, the former a butcher in Haverhill until his death, which occurred in 1913. To Joseph R. and Alice L. (Glines) Boyd has been born one child, a daughter, Dorothy L., born in 1916.
URBAN W. LEAVITT-In the year 1865, which brought an end to the Civil War, the two Hanscom brothers established themselves in business in Haver- hill, Massachusetts, as hardware merchants, at No. 30 Main street. The business is still being continued, and what is more has grown until its trading embraces not only local trade, but a considerable volume of trading throughout the northern states, and especially in New England. The business was conducted for thirty-five years under the name of Hanscom Brothers, in 1900 becoming the Hanscom Hardware Company. It, how- ever, still remained a private partnership, corporate powers not being sought until 1908, when it became the Hanscom Hardware Company, Inc., under which name it has since been conducted. When the company was reconstructed and incorporated in 1908, John Mason became president, and Urhan W. Leavitt the treasurer of the new company, and these two men are still the chief executives. The business has expanded to note- worthy dimensions, and latterly the company has required three buildings for the proper conduct of its business. They have about 45,000 square feet of floor space, and use it all, which is an indication of the extent of their trading. It is said that the business of the Hanscom Hardware Company, Inc., is about double that of any other Haverhill hardware firm. They man- ufacture the well known Saggahew brand of sporting goods, which is in demand throughout the northern and eastern States.
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