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Cora m. Geo. W. Kane; one child, Howard.
Lincoln m. Jennie Thomas.
Willie m. Corris Mitchell.
Clinton m. Josie McCabe: one child, Madeline.
Laura, daughter of Arabel m. James P. Boyden : children : Lawrence, Harvey.
Nettie of Arabel m. Selden Allen : one child Lois.
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WE VOSE & SON.
H.GARDNER
WHIPS
VOSE-GARDNER BLOCK.
First block of Brick and Granite built in Machias for Commercial purposes - 1872-by Charles W. Vose, Hiram and Horace T Gardner.
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HORACE N. LEIGHTON.
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Susan of Eben m. Joseph Leighton; children : Horace N .. Eben E .. Fred A., Josephine, George A., Roy.
Horace N. m. Sarah Heaton : children : Mabel, Addie, Maude, Lizzie, Lewis, George, Sarah.
Eben m. May Cushing: children : Ethel, Ina, Joseph, Susan, Ruth, Vera.
Fred m. Sarah Oberon : children : Joseph, Susan.
Roy of Joseph m. Annie Mc Eacharn ; children : Marion, Selden, Adelaide.
Josephine m. Wm. Lyon: children : Willie, Horace,
Llia.
George A. m. Minnie Baer; children : Horace, Ralph, Clarence .. Josephine.
Horace N. Leighton, native of Machias, born in 1853, attended schools in Machias including High School; learned the trade of house carpenter and worked a few years in Machias. In 1876 he moved to Minneapolis, having previously m. Sarah L. daughter of Isaac Heaton. He preceded his family in Minneapolis six months: the first few weeks he worked for his board in a Commission house; shortly securing work at his trade he kept on till 1881. One year he worked in partnership with another man, after which he opened a shop with his brother Eben E., -Firm H. N. Leighton & Co.
In 1890 after building the Guaranty Loan Block called the finest office building in the city, they were incorporated under the name of H. N. Leighton Co., consisting of H. N., Eben E . and W. H. Lyon, as stockholders, capatalized, $100,000. Since that Mr. L. has been in active business ; has erected some of the larger and principal buildings of the city. Until quite recently the firm employed over four hundred men : a pay roll averaging yearly $156,000. The working crew of the firm and their families number about two thousand.
Mr. Leighton was elected Alderman in 1898 on the Re- publican ticket in a strong Democratie Ward. He served four years and declined re-election, needing his time in his business.
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WHITE.
Everett I. White, native of Columbia, son of I. Wood- bury and Judith A. Nash White: born in 1843, m. Oct. 1867 Miss Emily, daughter of Alvin B. Nash, Harrington ; educated in common schools and Washington Academy, followed teaching a short time, made a visit in California of about a year. After returnig he went to Shulee, N. S. in 1873, working as clerk and book-keeper for Capt. Wm. Mitchell. He commenced on his own account in the lumbering business at Sand River, N. S. and moved his family to this place in 1874. In addition to the lumber trade he built over and repaired vessels. He had extensive trade in piling and spars and manufactured deal for home and foreign market.
In 1893 he removed to Harrington. While here he built three vessels and built over a fourth one, at the same time carrying on a large store trade. In 1896 Mr. White re- moved to Machias where he continued in trade, vessel build- ing and lumbering, still retaining and continuing the business at Sand River.
Mr. and Mrs. White have two sons, Clifford 1., Bertram N. Clifford m. Nellie I. Diamond, Bellville, Ontario; one child, Guy L. Bertram is a student in Boston School of Technology.
Mr. C. I. White is associated with his father in the Nova Scotia branch of trade and local Manager.
Since E. I. White became a resident of Machias his purchases of timber, wood and farm lands in Washington County have been extensive. He has mills at Edmunds and Jonesboro and a shipyard at Machias; one of the largest holders of timber lands, village real estate and vessel property in Eastern Maine. He is easily accredited as a successful organizer of business and a Captain of Industry.
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EVERETT I. WHITE.
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RESIDENCE OF E. I. WHITE.
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GEORGE WALKER.
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WALKER.
George Walker was born at Burlington, Mass., Feb. 9, 1818, is a grandson of Major Gen. John Walker, whose ancestors were of Scotch origin. They were among the early settlers of this country. In 1839 Mr. Walker went to Cambridge, where he lived in the family of his uncle, Prof. James Walker, afterwards President of Harvard College. He entered Harvard in 1840, four years Inter graduated. He came to Portland, Me., was elected Principal of the Portland Academy, an old time Institution of learning. At the same time he began the study of law: in 1846 was ad- mitted a member of Cumberland Bar. He formed a partner- ship with Jeremiah Bradbury and went to Calais, Me. In 1848 he came to Machias, where besides his law practice, he engaged in lumbering and shipbuilding.
In 1855 he was elected County Treasurer on the Demo- cratic ticket, and in 1862 was elected to the State Senate, but the majority party on a slight technicality denied him the seat. In 1867 he was elected Member of the House from Machias. In 1875 he removed his family to Portland where he now lives. In 1892 Mr. Walker was elected [city Treasurer.
While a resident of Machias he filled various municipal places : the good work he accomplished was recognized while he served on the Board of Superintending School Com- mittee.
In 1851 Mr. Walker m. Miss Harriet, daughter of Hon. Jeremiah O'Brien. Six children were born to them, two living, Wm. O'B. of New York city and Miss Annette with her parents.
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ALLEN.
Major Joseph Allen, born in Bellerica, Mass., August, 1798, came to Whiting, Me., when a young man: m. Elizabeth Allan. b. in Whiting, Sept .. 1803. Mrs. Allan was a daughter of John Allan. Jr .. son of Col. John Allan : children : Lonisa, Wm. H., Elbridge G., Albion K., Isabel H., Geo H.
Lonisa m. Archibald Berry: children : Lizzie George. Lottie.
William m. Ellen Longfellow : one child. Willie.
Elbridge m. Clementine Ellsmore: children : Willie. Flora, Howard. Evelyn, Elbridge.
Albion died unmarried
Isabel m. Melvile J. Allen : children : Charles, Edith, Joe.
Charles, son of Isabel m. Rosa MeCabe; children : Earl.
Raymond. Isabelle.
Edith of Isabel m. Frank Bridge; children : Charles, Allen.
Joe, son of Isabel, died July, 1878.
Edith Bridge died Sept. 1899.
George m. Bell McGlaughlin; one child, William.
Nellie, daughter of Elbridge m. Wm. Lane: children: Elmer, Blanche.
Flora of Elbridge m. Wm. Stetson : children :
Howard of Elbridge m. Iza --; one child.
Evelyn of Elbridge m. E. Everett; one child; Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Allen, was a grand-daughter of Col. John Allan ; also a grand daughter of Col. John Crane, who was one of the Boston "Tea Party," 1770.
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SHAW.
John, son of Wm. N. and Nancy Stevens Shaw, native of Steuben, born May 8, 1820; came to Machias in 1848; m. R. Annette Babcock : children : Edward B., Susan, Helen, Frank L .. Frances E.
Edward and Susan died young.
Frank L. m. Sarah Farrel: children : John B., Sarah E.
Frances E. m. F. T. Pote : live at Calais.
Helen not married.
Frank L. of John is a practicing physician in Machias: also Collector of Customs for the District of Machias.
W'm. N. Shaw was son of Francis Shaw.
The late Robert G. Shaw of Boston was an uncle of John Shaw. Mr Shaw was Treasurer of Harwood Lodge. F. A. M. forty consecutive years. He died at the age of 81.
PORTER MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
This building was given to Machias by Henry Homes Porter of Chicago, a native of Machias, in memory of his father. a lawyer, member of Washington Bar, 1816 to 1858.
The building cost $16.000: granite, slate and iron : known as the "Porter Memorial Library."
In the reading room the jams or walls of the fire place are built of the stone taken out of the ballast of the Br. Sch. Margaretta, captured June 12. 1775. by citizen soldiers of Machias and vicinity.
PHYSICIANS.
Wm. Chaloner was the first settled physician in the place coming from Cornwallis in 1775.
Parker Clark wns next to Chaloner coming from Cumber- land, N. S. in 1779. He was a native of Newbury, Mass.
Dr. Newell Wetherbee came in 1516, continued in practice until his death, or nearly thirty years.
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Dr. Bucknell was here a short time, 1844-1849; he was followed by Dr. A. G. Peabody, Dr. J. W. Murray and later by Dr. S. B. Hunter.
Dr. W. G. Esten, Dr. Geo. H. Walling, Dr. T. J. Batchelder, Dr. Henry H. Smith. Dr. F. L. Shaw, Dr. F. H. Crocker and Dr. Adin L. Smith have been resident practicing physicians.
NEWSPAPERS.
The first newspaper published was in December 1824: Jeremiah O'B. Balch publisher and editor: called the East- ern Star. The Star was published about fifteen months and suspended for want of sufficient patronage.
Mr. Balch was a grandson of Morris O'Brien: Joanna, daughter of Morris m. Benj. Balch, Jeremiah being the youngest of ten children of the Balch family. The Star was printed at East Falls before the town of East Machias was incorporated.
The next attempt at Newspaper life was in May. 1853, at Machias, by Edward M. Yates and Charles O. Furbush, who established the Machias Union. After a few months Mr. Yates gave up the business, selling his interest to Mr. Fur- bush, who continued the paper until Sept., 1854, when Geo. W. Drisko purchased a half interest. In August, 1859, Mr. Furbush sold his half to Geo. A. Parlin, who with Mr. Drisko continued publishers and proprietors until July, 1896. Mr. Drisko retired and Mr. Parlin published the paper alone till Sept., 1903, when he sold the paper to The Machias Union Publishing Co., by whom the paper is con- tinued.
The Machias Republican was first printed in July, 1856, by Stacy Fowler. In Sept., 1859, Mr. C. O. Furbush bought the plant and revived the paper which had ceased to be published for several weeks. Since Mr. Furbush com- menced, the Republican has been issued regularly, Mr. Furbush being succeeded by Mr. Wmn. B. Nash as proprietor in 1900.
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COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS.
Stephen Smith . 1789 -1806
Lemuel Trescott. 1806 -1810
Jeremiah O'Brien 1811-1819
S. A. Morse 1820 - 1836
W'm. Brown 1837-1849
Wm. B. Smith . 1849-1853
D. W. Dorman 1853-1857
Amos F. Parlin 1857-1861
1861-1866
W. B. Smith. 1866-1867
T. A. Staples.
Stephen Longfellow 1868-1875
Geo. Leavitt . 1875-1883
J. L. Pierce. 1883-1885
John F. Lynch
1885-1889
E. H. Bryant 1889-1895
Geo. W. Drisko .1895-1896
J. K. Ames 1897-1901
F. L. Shaw 1901-
DRUG STORES.
The first drug store in town was started by Wm. S. Dyer, who came from Eastport in 1845. Sept., 1847, E. Pearson, Jr., bought the trade of Mr. Dyer. Mr. Clark Longfellow commenced as Clerk for Mr. Pearson till 1853, when Mr. Longfellow by purchase became sole owner. In 1896 after continuous service of forty-nine years Mr. Longfellow sold to Mr. D A. Curtis and retired.
The next drug store was started in ISSS by R. T. Crane. Mr. Crane still continues in the trade. 3 The above named are the only drug stores ever established in the town.
DWELLINGS.
The early dwellers of Machias made rude houses at first, only camps with no boards or shingles.
After the first saw mill was in order for work, frame
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houses were erected ; the Burnham Tavern, the Bruce House, pictures elsewhere in this book; also the Jones House give an idea of the beginning of better house buildings. Along in the twenties a further advance of the improved type of houses, as the O. Hill, R K. Porter houses indicate pictures on other pages.
Further changes in styles of dwellings will be noticed in Geo. D. Perry's, E. I. White's and Deola C. Getchell's: Mr. Perry's built in 1868 the others somewhat later.
It has been claimed that Aaron Hanscom built the first frame dwelling in Machias, on a lot near the corner of Broadway and Main street. Obadiah Hill Jr., bought the house of Mr. Hanscom, and tore it down in 1825, having built his new house the previous year.
Others have claimed that the Kelly honse burned in 1896 was the first frame house and yet others that a dwelling used as a tavern by Olive Longfellow as early as 1790 standing westerly a few yards from the Kelly house and back of it, was the first. Probably all three were built in 1767 or 68. The tavern sign of Mrs. Olive Longfellow. made and painted 113 years ago, has been preserved and is one of the relics in the Machias Library.
The picture representing the homestead of Geo. D. Perry shows a popular style of architecture for dwellings along in the middle of the nineteenth century. Mr. Perry's house was built by his father, late Clark Perry, who occupied it until his death, when his son George succeeded him.
The residence of E. I. White in design and arrangement with regard to convenience, ranks with the best class of dwellings ; built in the early seventies by late Samuel Long- fellow; remodeled and enlarged by Mr. White in 1897.
Sylvanus Scott lived on the Kim Road near the junction of the two rivers. During the attempt of the English in 1777 to capture Machias A neighbor of Mr. Scott's who had many times shared of the Scott family's hospitality, called at the house accompanied by a Br. officer of the
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MRS. CLARA H. NASH.
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Navy and said to Mrs. Scott, - "I have partaken many a good meal in this house, and now we are going to burn it. The ingrate neighbor applied the torch, the house and other buildings were destroyed. Mrs. Scott and her children, one of whom was a nursing. babe fled to the woods where they remained until aided by friends.
In 1847 the question was agitated of moving the County seat from Machias to East Machias. In town meeting, April 5, to vote, stood yes, two; no's, 221.
The first attempt to secure services of a fire company was in April. 1850, when the town voted "To exempt from pay- ing a poll tax, forty men on condition that they form them- selves into an Engine Company and keep the Engine, Davy Crockett, and apparatus in good order, and be in readiness to act efficiently in case of fire."
It was also voted that "Ten men act as a Hook and Ladder Company with like compensation."
MRS. CLARA H. NASH.
First Woman Admitted to the Bar in New England at Machias, Maine.
Mrs. Clara Hapgood Nash was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine in Machias, Judge Wm. G. Barrows presiding, at the October term. 1872, the first woman admitted to the Bar in New England Mrs. Nash was a native of Fitzburg. Mass., daughter of John and Mary Ann Hosmer Hapgood, and the wife of Frederick C. Nash, Esq., then a practicing lawyer of Columbia Falls, Maine. They practiced under the name of F. C. & C. H. Nash in Washington County and afterwards in Portland. Me. Mr. Nash was son of Abraham and Lucy Curtis Nash of Com. bia, Maine.
From the Woman's Journal, Boston, Mar. 1, 1902.
Oct. 26, 1872, Mrs. Clara Hapgood Nash was admitted to the bar of Maine. Judge Barrows, after examining her papers, handed to him by Hon. James S. Milliken, said :
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"I am not aware that anything in the constitution and laws of this State prohibits the admission of a woman possessing the proper qualifications to the practice of the law. I have no sympathy with the feeling or prejudice which would ex- clude women from any of the occupations of life for which they may be qualified. The papers put into my hands show that Mrs. Nash has received the unanimous approval of the examining committee, as possessing the qualifications re- quisite for an acceptable attorney, and that she has paid the legal duty to the county treasurer, and I direct that she be admitted." -H. B. Blackwell, Editor.
Mr. and Mrs. Nash have one child, a son Frederick Hap good, born Jan. 3. 1874; a part of his childhood passed in Columbia Falls where his parents resided. He was graduated ' from Harvard College, class of 1895, entitled the degree of Master of Arts, which was conferred upon him in 1896 with- out further study. In his junior year he was elected one of the first eight from his class to the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
In 1898 he was graduated from the Boston University Law School and in his senior year was made Instructor in this school, which position he still holds. In 1900, at the age of twenty-six, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General for the State of Massachusetts, still retaining the position.
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