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N65. JOHN HENRY KENNEY: Two lots out of Bridgman from Dennis. In 1906 Daniel Connors bought next south of Ratchford from Bellows Falls Savings Institute; 1913 to Elizabeth Sullivan Connors. Next south Patrick Sullivan had from Bridgman in 1876; 1903 heirs to Margaret Sullivan; 1913 to Lizzie Sullivan Connors (Elizabeth); 1913 both lots to Patrick Kenney; 1950 to John Henry Kenney. Mrs. Patrick Sullivan had house here 1892.
The Dombroskis, next north, had three lots, all out of what Bridgman had from George E. Dennis 1872.
N66. The first lot on the south Bridgman sold 1880 to James A. Trot- ter, took back, sold 1885 to Patrick Ratchford; 1910 to William Dom- broski. Ratchford had a house here 1892.
N67. From the Ratchford lot north to the railroad junction of lines, Henry C. Lane (trustee for Bridgman property) sold 1892 to William E. Clark; 1901 south part to William Dombroski. In 1922 Johanna Dom- broski bought north to the railroad from Mrs. Lane. In 1926 Johanna Dombroski sold all to Joseph Baranowski and John Karnaciewicz; latter
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bought out former; 1951 Karnaciewicz to his sons Chester W. and Ber- nard B. The Dombroski family went by the name of Duffy. They started a Polish bakery in the building on the east side of the lot, next to the railroad.
North of the Dombroski-Karnaciewicz buildings Cornelius Crowley, a conductor on the railroad, had a shanty, partly burned, only lilacs re- main. In 1877 Mrs. Patrick Foley was here, at one time John Haley.
Up here in the point the Crescent Bottling Company unloaded their beer from freight cars, teamed it down to the bottling plant, corner Vine and Center Streets.
Here there used to be a trestle upward of 15 ft. high. The coal cars were given a good start on the track from the north, and if the momen- tum was properly calculated, the car made the grade. Once one went over the end. Until the coal pocket was built at the round house in 1914, the engines were coaled here.
CENTER STREET, WEST SIDE, SOUTH TO NORTH
The first three places are out of the strip that Anna A. Dennis sold to George E. Dennis who sold to George A. Brown:
N68. DENNIS AND FRANCIS GRIFFIN: In 1888 Brown sold to Amine Lovell (Leverett T. 2nd); 1889 to John J. Pierce; 1910 to Dennis Brennan; 1919 estate to Dennis and Francis Griffin. Two story, two tenement house.
N69. JOHN AND EDWARD KOLESNIK: Part of former John J. Pierce estate -In 1888 Anna A. Dennis to John J. Pierce; 1919 Pierces to Michael and Mary Curtin; 1919 to William Kolesnik; 1955 to present owners.
N70. MICHAEL MAHONEY: Southwest corner Center and Vine Streets- In 1919 the Pierces sold this part of their property to Michael and Josephine Mahoney.
N71. ANTHONY AUGUSTINO: In 1881 Anna Dennis sold to Daniel W. Brosnahan a lot from Merchant Street south 132 ft., 1811/2 ft. deep. In 1882 he sold the east part of the lot to George A. Brown. The south part of this strip (50 ft.) Brown sold 1882 to Allen J. Brown; 1888 to William L. Crowley, to George A. Brown; 1889 to Lyman Hayes; 1890 to John J. Pierce. Brennan's saloon was in the basement here.
The north part of the strip George A. Brown sold 1882 to Edson X. Pierce; 1883 to George A. Brown; 1884 to Helen M. Fitton (came to be known as the Fitton place); 1888 to George Sparhawk Hill; 1892 to
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Helen M. Fitton; 1892 to John J. Pierce, known as Pierce Block 1898. In 1906 Pierce heirs sold both lots to Dennis Brennan; the north building burned Dec. 12, 1910, a large building, barbershop in basement, tene- ments above; 1918 estate to Dennis and Michael Griffin and Catharine Landers; 1918 to Anthony and Koustoutz Augustino, still in family. In 1892 Hill had a house north corner of lot.
NORTH OF MERCHANT STREET, WEST OF CENTER STREET
N72. JOHN B. NACHAJSKI: In 1876 Anna A. Dennis sold first lot to Lorenzo D. Lockwood; 1888 to Edson X. Pierce; 1901 to Patrick E. Grif- fin; 1922 estate to Mike Nachajski.
In 1879 Anna A. Dennis sold to George E. Dennis the land now in- cluded in the next three places to the north.
N73. ANDREW MEANY ET AL .: In 1887 George E. Dennis sold to Lorenzo D. Lockwood; 1888 to Edson X. Pierce; 1888 to Jerry Moynihan; 1920 Michael Moynihan to James and Mary Meany; 1948 widow Mary to Andrew and William Meany; now Andrew and heirs. J. Moynihan house here 1892.
N74. EDWARD G. TOLE: In 1888 George E. Dennis sold to Edward G. Tole; 1914-27 Edward B. Tole owned. Tole was a mailman. Tole house here 1892.
N75. JOHN PONEK: In 1889 George E. Dennis to Patrick Fitzgerald; 1911 to Johanna Dombroski (William); 1917 to John J. and Margaret Moore; 1929 to John Sr. and William Minogue; 1948 William to John and Magdaline Ponek. Two tenement house occupied by Walter and Mar- garet Hearne and Charles O'Brien.
N76. MAURICE J. HOULIHAN: In 1874 Anna A. Dennis sold next north to John Wesley Lockwood; 1890 to Jerry Wolfe, his daughter Dorothy E. Houlihan now. Wolfe house here in 1892.
In 1873 Anna A. Dennis sold to John Westley Lockwood from the junction of the railroads south on the west side of Center Street 210 ft .; 1886 and 1890 to Fred Saker; 1889 to Simon D. McLeod. Saker had a house here 1892.
N77. LELAND WRIGHT: In 1901 McLeod sold the south part to Robert Howard; 1937 other heirs to widow Mary Howard; 1939 heirs to Alex-
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ander and Anna Staniszewski; 1949 other heirs to Leland F. Wright Jr. (Theresa H. Staniszewski).
N78. KARNACEWICZ: In 1903 McLeod sold the north part to Tomacz Ralkiewicz; 1920 to Julie and Sophie Duffy (Julie M. McDonald, Sophie LaRose); 1938 Julie to Sophie; 1945 to Eleanor, Chester and Bernard Karnacewicz. Three family house.
VINE STREET NORTH FROM RIVER TO CENTER STREET
On the west side of Vine Street, near the south end, were two houses which were carried away by the 1927 flood, the south one belonging to James Flavin, the other to Michael O'Brien, both owned by J. H. Heald 1892. This was a part of Nathaniel Monroe's land, now belongs to New England Power Company (August 1962 a new building is under con- struction on the site).
N79. COSTIN: Next north, facing south, is the Costin family home. This was the homestead of Nathaniel Monroe, sold in 1895 by his daughter Anna E. Heald to Cornelius W. and Bridget Crowley; 1905 to John L. Savage; 1905 to Patrick Costin (Margaret). The property now belongs to their daughters Ann Costin (lives downstairs, was for many years Mrs. William Filene's companion); Mrs. Mary E. Costin Kenneally (lives up- stairs), and Mrs. Ellen A. Costin Spain. House here by 1877.
N80. MOYNIHAN: This is the west end of the piece that Anna A. Dennis sold to George E. Dennis; 1888 to George A. Brown; 1888 to Lydia M. Blood (John R.); 1890 to John J. Collins; 1896 to John J. Pierce; 1906 Pierces to Dennis Brennan; 1909 to Daniel Moynihan (Julia); in 1952 Mary Moynihan became a joint owner. Collins had house here 1892.
In 1879 Anna A. Dennis sold to Charles F. Dennis (Julia E.) the lots west of Center Street and south of Vine Street to the point where Vine turns south at the west end; 1888 to William H. Kiniry.
N81. CONWAY: In 1918 Kiniry sold the west end of the lot to James and Ellen Conway, now belongs to daughter Margaret M. Conway.
N82. ERNEST J. BALDASARO: In 1919 Kiniry sold the middle part of his lot to Maurice W. Chaffee; 1920 to Joseph Baldasaro (Julia). In 1902 Kiniry sold the east part of the lot to Dennis Brennan; 1917 to Jerry and Mary Carroll; 1921 to Baldasaro.
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N83. EUGENE P. CRAY: North side of Vine Street spur, next to railroad- In 1879 Nathaniel Monroe sold to his daughter Anna E. Heald; 1906 her second husband, George L. Kibby, sold to James Barrett; 1942 Barrett heirs to Eugene P. Cray. Two family house, rented. Heald had house here 1892.
N84. SENEY: Next east of above, north side of Vine Street-This was the west part of the lot which Anna A. Davis sold 1881 to Daniel W. Brosnahan (see N69); 1885 to Betsey Austin; 1909 to Patrick A. Killeen, to Mary J. Killeen; 1949 to Mary J. Killeen and Mary Madeline Seney; 1955 to Madeline Patricia and Mary Madeline Seney. Duplex, rented. Betsey Austin had a house here 1892.
MERCHANT STREET, FROM RAILROAD EAST TO CENTER STREET
N85. RAPHAEL JURKOIC: North side of Merchant Street, next to railroad. This was the north point of the land owned by Nathaniel Monroe, sold 1870 to Darius R. Jenness; 1871 estate to Thomas Lynch; 1919 Edward J. Lynch to Michael and Volga Kassell; 1921 to Eva MacDurfey; 1952 estate to Raphael and Blanche Jurkoic. Thomas Lynch had a house here 1892.
The rest of the property on Merchant Street Eugene P. Cray owns, having bought from the Barrett heirs in 1942.
N86. DIGGINS PLACE: South side of Merchant Street. James Barrett bought 1884 from James H. Heald (earlier his father-in-law, Nathaniel Monroe); 1919 to Mary Barrett Diggins; 1935 to James Barrett Jr. House here 1892. Heald had another house to the east 1892, not here now.
N87. FORMERLY JAMES BARRETT'S DRY GOODS STORE: North side of Mer- chant Street, family lived upstairs. In 1873 Anna A. Dennis sold to Thomas H. Lynch who owned next west; 1884 to Simon C. Webster; 1893 to James Barrett. Webster had a store here 1892.
N88. FORMERLY BARRETT'S GROCERY STORE: Next east, his brother-in-law Patrick (Patsy) Reardon was the clerk from the time it opened. The street then extended across the railroad grade crossing. In 1876 Anna Dennis sold to Center Street to Lorenzo D. Lockwood, he sold west part 1876 to Daniel Lockwood (Esther A.); 1882 to James H. Heald; 1883 to Rebecca Webster (Simon C.); 1893 to James Barrett. In 1878 Daniel Lockwood opened a grocery store here, succeeded by F. G. Pierce, later S. C. Webster. No one was particularly successful until Barrett took over.
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CHURCH STREET SOUTH TO NORTH
The area near the Arch Bridge, south of the line of River Street, be- longed to Jonathan Chapin, River Street leading to his house. Philip Chapin seemed to have had a house west of the railroad near Jonathan's north line in 1862, 1864, 1872. Martin Ross was here. Miss Kit Ross had the postoffice here after Monroe. In later years George Rowland had the same house, probably between the Arch Bridge and the railroad. When the new dam was being built, the Rowland house was moved to a spot back of Aumand's store; family had just moved in when the house was carried away in the 1927 flood.
The land next north was Levi Chapin's. In 1862 he sold a half acre to Noyes E. Starkey; 1864 to Jonathan Chapin; 1869 to Gustavus N. Heath; 1872 to Amasa Plastridge who had a house here; 1881 to Patrick Ahern; 1888 to Henry C. Lane; 1888 to Bellows Falls Canal Co. In 1879 William A. Russell owned house opposite west end of River Street; 1892 Fall Mt. Paper Company.
In 1867 Levi Chapin sold to Albert F. Nims five acres west of the rail- road, north from Chapin's south line to include through the Hecker Estate (N90); 1869 to James Dorney. Out of this the following five lots along the west side of Church Street were sold:
N89. ERNEST AUMAND: In 1878 Dorney to Harriet and Hattie M. Buss 1/2 acre along the south line; 1886 to Henry F. Bond, to Herbert W. Moore; 1889 to William Connors; 1929 Jeremiah Connors to Ernest J. Aumand. The 1927 flood swept away this whole section, including the dooryard here. Aumand has an extensive store, also selling boats. Connors house here 1892.
N90. ERNEST J. BALDASARO: North corner Church and West Streets-In 1892 Dorney sold 100 ft. on Church Street to Nellie Dorney Reed of Windsor, Vermont; 1910 heirs to Daniel Connors; 1918 Elizabeth Con- nors to Charles F. Wright and Morris Gass; 1920 Wright to William S. Taylor (Frances K.); 1920 to Frederick G. Campbell; 1929 to Associate Holding Company; 1940 Savings Bank of Walpole foreclosed, sold to Ernest J. and Margaret Baldasaro. Probably Reed built the house, now made into tenements and a barber shop. About 1954 Baldasaro built on the north part of the lot what is now his Mt. Kilburn Sport Shop.
N91. TIMOTHY T. KENNEDY: Dorney's Lot #4: Sold 1892 to Maggie Carroll 50 ft. on Church Street; 1893 she (then Maggie Leary) part of lot
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to Charles A. Smith (Sarah L.); 1920 to William J. King; 1939 heirs to Timothy T. and Anna E. Kennedy who built house.
N92. KANE & HEALY STORE BUILDING: Dorney's Lot #3 Sarah L. Dorney Smith had from her father 1892, sold 1902 to David T. Taylor; 1903 to William J. King who erected the present building. Mrs. Smith also had Lot #2 which she sold to King 1920; 1954 heirs sold both lots to Michael F. Kane and James B. Healy. Albert S. Richards was a butcher, had a shop here, ran a meat cart; later Cragin's Market until he died; Condon & Meany 1903 on. Voting place has been here at times. King had his office here, the other half then John Hartnett's grocery. Now State Liquor Store, tenement upstairs.
N93. MARY DORNEY HECKER ESTATE: Dorney's Lot #1. She had from her father 1892, never been sold, occupied by various members of the family, now Louise Smith and Gertrude Hecker. Dorney had house 1870, Mrs. Dorney 1892.
In 1869 Levi Chapin sold to John Brown two acres, 151/2 rods along the west side of the railroad, north from Dorney to include N94 to N98, through to the river.
N94. BROWN: In 1891 Brown sold a house lot to son John H. Brown (3 rods on Church St.), now belongs to children Hazel M. and John H. Brown. Brown house here 1892.
N95. CAHALANE: John Brown kept this lot (92 ft. on Church Street) for himself, left to his daughter Mary Brown Cahalane (John W., brother of Mrs. John H. Brown), now her daughter Anna M. Cahalane. Had house here 1877, 1892.
N96. EUGENE P. CRAY: In 1878 John Brown sold the land between the railroad and Church Street to Albert Nims; 1919 Mary Nims Bolles to Eugene P. Cray, known as Engine House Lot, engine house here 1892. Nims erected this building to rent before the days of Russell Hall. Down- stairs was the fire department and jail. School was kept upstairs after dis- continuance at the stone schoolhouse on Main Street. The upstairs was used also as a clubroom-the Pastime Athletic Club, at another time a club which required all members to wear tan shoes, even for skating. For years this was Tom Kenney's store. In 1919 the Boy Scouts were meeting upstairs. The railroad had a switch across this land north of the store to the log pile west of the church. Walpole Fire Precinct had the right to keep and maintain two fire reservoirs on the lot.
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N97. PHILIP M. BALDASARO: Next north of N92-John Brown deeded 1886 to his son James H. (6 rods on Church Street); 1915 widow Elizabeth to William H. Lane; 1919 to Agnes Carroll, Edith Carroll and Anna Carroll McGinney; 1941 to present owner. James McGuirk rents. J. H. Brown house 1892.
In 1869 Levi Chapin sold the next 11/2 acres north (6 rods on railroad), including N98 and N99 to John McNamara who had house here 1892. N98. TOM KENNEY: In 1895 heirs sold lot on west side of street to Charles J. O'Neill; 1923 other heirs to Mary O'Neill; now Tom Kenney.
N99. RUTH M. LENAHAN: East side of Church Street, north of store-In 1877 John McNamara sold to Albert F. Nims; 1891 to Honora Powers; 1911 other heirs to Mary E. Powers; 1920 to Dr. John P. and Catherine E. Lenahan, parents of the present owner. Rented. Mrs. Powers' house here 1892.
N100. KENNEDY & HENRY: East side of Church Street, next north-Levi Chapin sold 1872-3 to John Hatch 4 rods along the railroad; 1877 widow Catharine Hatch to John Kiniry; 1906 to Ellen M. Kennedy. Now belongs to Alice M. Kennedy and Lorraine A. and Cheryl Ann Henry. Hatch had house 1877, Kiniry 1892.
N101. ALBERT G. BUSHWAY: In 1872 Levi Chapin sold to Dennis Flannery 1/4 acre; 1923 to John M. Duffy; 1929 to Thomas and Mary A. Pheur; 1950 heirs to present owners. Flannery had house here 1877, 1892.
In 1871 Levi Chapin sold to Albert Nims from here north to the Smith farm, including N102 to N110 (from railroad west to the river):
N102. ST. PETER'S CHURCH PROPERTY: Between Ash and Spruce Streets, west side of Church Street. In 1877 Albert F. Nims sold to Bishop James A. Healey of Portland, Maine, the land where the church and parsonage stand, in 1878 a narrow strip next south, and in 1893 south to the corner of Ash Street and on the north side of the switch. In 1889 Bishop Bradley of Manchester bought the corner lot north of the church, used for park- ing. Church and parochial residence here 1892.
N103. VINCENT J. WALSH: Next north of School Street. In 1879 Nims sold to Edward Griffin of Alstead, son Patrick E. after him; 1925 Bellows Falls Savings Institute sold to Thomas E. O'Brien, to Frank Muszynski; 1926 to John and Bridget Walsh; 1947 heirs to Vincent J. Walsh. He and sister Margaret reside here. P. Griffin house here 1892.
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N104. JOHN J. JACKSON JR .: In 1881 Nims sold to John J. Fitzgerald 141 ft. on Church Street; 1950 Ernest A. Fitzgerald to John J. Jackson. J. Fitzgerald house here 1892. North of Jackson is the entrance to Peter Marino's (Murry) junk yard.
N105. WILLIAM E. RUMBLEY ET AL .: In 1900 Nims sold to Patrick E. Griffin next north of the church property, west side of Church Street; 1919 to Edward Pendergast (Elizabeth). Mrs. Pendergast, William Rumbley and her children now own and occupy.
N106. MARY HOWE AND ANN F. DWYER: In 1885 Nims sold to Patrick Hartnett, willed to Ann F. Dwyer. Elwood Howe family lives here. Hart- nett house here 1892.
N107. JAMES STACK: South corner Pine and Church Streets-In 1885 Nims to John Hassett; 1903 to Margaret and James Stack. Occupied by daughter Mrs. Andrew Crotty and family. House here 1892.
N108. MARGARET O'KEEFE: North corner Pine and Church Streets-In 1883 Nims to John O'Keefe, still in family. Occupied by Mrs. Margaret Brown and family. O'Keefe house 1892.
N109. JOSEPH BIXBY: In 1887 Nims to Hannah Relihan, later her daughter Mary, her husband William J. Kiniry; 1948 to Joseph and Anita Bixby the south lot. Daniel Relihan house here by 1891.
N110. JOSEPH D. KINIRY: North part of Relihan lot-In 1948 Kiniry heirs sold to Edward H. and Genevieve Wells; 1950 to Joseph D. and Frances C. Kiniry. Ethel Kiniry lives downstairs, Donald Kiniry family upstairs.
In 1833 Harvey Holkins sold to Jonathan Chapin 79 acres; 1869 to Mary Jane Smith (Nelson C.); in 1874 Smith to Albert Nims 6 acres from here north to the brook, from the railroad to the river, including N111 to N114:
N111. WILLIAM JACKOWSKI: West side of Church Street, south of brook- In 1892 Nims sold to James P. McGinnis "Land and buildings, said lot being at head of Church Street so called ... "; 1928 heirs to widow Margaret McGinnis; 1953 Helen A. McGinnis to William A. Jackowski. This is the plot where the house stands, other parts having come down through various ownerships. Somewhere here, back from the street, there was a tenement house known as the Beehive, burned about 1920.
N112. BELINDA GRIPPO: East side of Church Street, next north of entrance
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to Murry property. In 1874 Nims sold 1/2 acre to Thomas Lynch; 1909 other heirs to Bridget and Patrick Wynne; 1929 to Angelo and Letizia Capobianco; 1955 to Belinda Grippo. Lynch built house by 1877.
N113. FRANK S. BROWN: In 1889 Nims sold lot to James Morrisey, 63 ft. on east side of Church Street; 1894 to James Kane; 1959 James E. Kane (son) to present owners. Morrisey house here 1892.
N114. STANLEY KARPINSKI: Store on east side of Church Street, dwelling faces Maple Street on north side. In 1914 Mary Nims Bolles sold to Tony and Mary Costello; 1921 to Charles and Mary Muszynski; 1925 to Stanley Karpinski (Eva). Partially destroyed by fire Dec. 31, 1924.
In 1887 the Smiths sold the rest of their farm, from the brook north to include N115 to N119, to the Fall Mountain Paper Company which sold 1893 to William Russell; 1901 to William H. Kiniry. The Paper Company reserved all land west of a line 120 ft. west of Church Street.
N115. JAMES H. KANE: In 1921 Kiniry sold to William J. and Mary Kiniry the lot next north of the brook, east side of Church Street; 1952 to Ethel Kiniry; 1959 to James H. and Ruth A. Kane. William Kiniry built the house.
N116. HENRY A. TOLE: North corner Church and Russell Streets-In 1904 William H. Kiniry sold to John O'Connor; 1943 heirs to Henry A. and Mary Tole. O'Connor built the house.
N117. Next north of the brook on the west side of Church Street is the Village Hall.
RUSSELL HALL
William Russell built and gave to the town Russell Memorial Hall, which was dedicated in May 1902. It was a two story wooden building 60 ft. x 80 ft. with a 75 ft. tower on the north side, a porch on the east side. On the first floor there were the village library, the headquarters for the village officers, two rooms for the fire department and a banquet room and kitchen. On the second floor there was an assembly hall with stage. There were hard wood floors, steam heat and electric lights. The cost was about $12,000. Six hundred invitations were sent out. The promenade took place at 7:30 P.M., music by Exner's Orchestra. There were short speeches, refreshments and dancing.
This hall became the social center of the community. It had the best
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dance floor in these parts, for some years a dance every Friday night by the Jolly Three. Here the firemen held their balls. There were also prize fights every two or three weeks promoted by Jimmie Byrne, with as good fighters as ever drew gloves. The preliminary bouts were between local boys, the finalists from Boston.
There were also social, dramatic and sports clubs. The Bon Ami Social Club had a good baseball team, coached by Ed Tole. There was also the Holy Name baseball team which used to play where Cray's oil tanks are now on the east side of Main Street. In the 1920s the ball team was the Pastime Athletic Club. The North Walpole Athletic Club was a well known ball team, their first uniforms red with blue letters.
The building burned January 31, 1949 and was replaced with the present modern one story building, Village Hall.
N118. JOSEPHINE HOGAN HARTNETT: Next north of Village Hall. In 1903 Kiniry sold to Annie Kiniry Sullivan (Neil); 1907 to Jeremiah J. Hogan; 1946 other heirs to Josephine Hogan.
N119. FRANK PINTELLO: In 1903 Kiniry sold to John H. Kiniry; 1941 widow Mary L. to Peter and Freda Trybulski; 1944 to Joseph P. Shelc; 1946 to Richard S. and Lorraine A. Henry; 1947 to John and Mary Blicharz; 1958 to Frank and Yvonne Pintello. Trailer on the lot.
In 1849 John Johnson sold his 393 acre farm next north to Holland Allbe. In 1864 Allbe sold to Jabez D. Bridgman 336 acres, having sold the north part of the farm to J. E. Drury.
N120. WILLIAM F. WAYSVILLE: In 1872 Bridgman sold 1/2 acre to Cornelius Bowen who had already erected buildings (on 1877 map, also 1892). His lot included what was taken for Church Street on his east bound, extended 332.1 ft. south from Elm Street. In 1952 William Ways- ville (Stasia D.) bought the property.
In 1871, 1873 Bridgman sold to Michael Stack one acre next north of N117 on the east side of Church Street. In 1891 he sold the west part of the lot to Patrick Griffin, east part to Julia M. Keefe; after some rearrange- ment the following had the three lots on Church Street, south to north: N121. LAWRENCE J. DELANEY: Lawrence Delaney bought 1892, still in the family. Johanna Delaney lives upstairs, John Hearne family downstairs. N122. ELLA C. AND JOHN KEEFE: James Tyman bought 1904; 1928 to Maurice Stack; 1929 to William E. Dunn (Annie); she left property to Ella C. Keefe and her brother John.
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N123. ANTON A. GASPARDINO: George A. Gale bought 1903 and 1904; 1923 to John Hollar (Mary); 1950 widow to Gaspardino.
N124. ALBERT HEARNE: Northeast corner Church and Elm Streets, 280 ft. on Church Street. Bridgman sold to John McCarty; 1901 other heirs to widow Eliza; to John H. McCarty; 1917 west part to Tony and Mary Costello; 1959 to Albert Hearne (Johanna). Costello built, operated as a tea-room, later converted into dwelling.
N125. JOHN J. HEALY: Out of the McCarty holdings, northwest corner Church and Elm Streets. In 1901 John H. McCarty (had from the other heirs) sold to John Healy; 1927 to Thomas J. Healy.
N126. LEROY J. GREENOUGH: In 1941 Elizabeth F. Healy, administrator of Thomas' estate, sold land next north to Leroy J. and Agnes D. Greenough who built the house.
N127. EARL B. BLOOD: In 1947 Elizabeth Healy sold the lot next north to Blood who built house.
Next north Holland Allbe sold 18 acres west of the railroad (37 acres east of railroad) to Joseph E. Drury (Lucy) in 1855; 1867 to Israel Stowell; 1871 to Oscar L. Perham, from the Bridgman north line to the turn in Rt. 12, including the oil tanks on the east side of the highway. In 1876 Perham sold to John Sheridan a strip 14 rods wide from the river east almost to Church Street and in 1877 from there east a strip the same width to Michael Sheridan. In 1893 he sold to John Sheridan the rest to his north line. In 1921 the Sheridan heirs sold 8 acres on the west side of the highway to Henry J. Belec; 1922 to Biltmore Land Company of Provi- dence, Rhode Island; mortgage foreclosed; 1940 to Julia Moriarty of Cranston, Rhode Island.
N128. JOSEPH CAPRON: In 1940 the Caprons bought Lots 1 and 2 in the southeast corner of the tract, south of Duffy Court, built house.
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