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with which he was identified until 1888. Until 1906 he conducted a shoe business at Hutchinson and later was interested in the insurance business there until his death. Mr. Goodnow was a Republican, a member of the Congregational Church and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His wife was born at Stockholm Center and died in 1920. To Mr. and Mrs. Goodnow were born five children: 1. Merton S., who died in May, 1931, was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and practiced dentistry at Hutchinson for 33 years. 2. Virgil P., a farmer, lives at West Danville, Vt. 3. Grace G., a graduate of Winona Normal School, married Ernest Sheppard, lives at Hutchinson. 4. Charles D., sales and credit manager for a wholesale grocery firm at Sheridan, Wyo. 5. War- ren B., the subject of this sketch.
Warren B. Goodnow attended the public schools of Hutchinson and for a short time was associated in business with his father. He came to Winthrop in 1902 as a clerk in the general store of J. C. Folson but the following year returned west as a traveling representative for a New York shoe firm. He then traveled until 1915 for Haynes & Sparrell Shoe Company of Boston, Mass., and in the latter year became associated with Amos T. Tapley & Company of Boston. From 1921 until 1931 Mr. Goodnow represented G. H. Bass & Company of Wilton, Me., shoe manufacturers. Since September, 1931, he has been interested in the general insurance business in Franklin and St. Lawrence counties with headquarters at Winthrop.
On March 22, 1913, Mr. Goodnow married Miss Gladys E. Russell, of Winthrop, the daughter of George H. and Emmeline (Crapser) Russell. A sketch of George H. Russell appears in this volume. To Warren B. and Gladys E. (Russell) Goodnow have been born two children: 1. Warren B., Jr., born May 7, 1924. 2. Eunice E., born Aug. 17, 1926.
Mr. Goodnow has always been a Republican and has served as county committeeman. He is affiliated with F. and A. M., No. 541; Nicholville Chapter, No. 167; Massena Commandery, K. T., No. 72; Chamber of Commerce, of which he is president; Massena Country Club. He and his family are members of the Congregational Church.
Arthur J. Laidlaw .- As superintendent of city schools in Ogdensburg, Mr. Laidlaw is a representative citizen of St. Lawrence County. He was born at Gouverneur, Sept. 17, 1887, the son of John William and Janthia E. (Storie) Laidlaw.
John William Laidlaw, a native of Antwerp, N. Y., died in 1900. He was educated in the district schools and as a young man was interested in farming near Wegatchie. He later lived at Gouverneur, and became
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the owner of a fine dairy farm of 250 acres. He was an ardent Prohi- bitionist, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and belonged to Gouver- neur Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 217. He also belonged to the Grange. His widow was born in the town of Antwerp and now resides at 75 Row- ley Street, Gouverneur. To Mr. and Mrs. Laidlaw were born four chil- dren: 1. Earl E., who is supervisor of Gouverneur. He is a prominent dairy farmer of Northern New York, and is a director of the Gouverneur Cooperative Association. He also belongs to the Dairymen's Cooperative League, Farm Bureau, and Grange. He is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and is a Republican. He married Miss Bertha Dodds. 2. Andrew K., who is secretary of the Gouverneur Savings & Loan Association. He married Miss Grace Randall, and they live at 89 Rowley Street, Gouver- neur. 3. Arthur J., the subject of this sketch. 4. Jane I., a graduate of St. Lawrence University, class of 1914, and member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She married George Wilson Dodd, and lives at Gouverneur.
Arthur J. Laidlaw is a graduate of Gouverneur High School. He re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Science at St. Lawrence University in 1911, and the degree of Master of Science at the same university in 1913. He has also taken graduate work in science and education at Columbia and Cornell universities. He began his teaching career in 1911 as an instructor in physics at St. Lawrence University, and served in that capacity for three years. He then came to Ogdensburg as vice principal and teacher of science in the Ogdensburg Free Academy. He also coached football, basketball and track, and was most successful in producing win- ning teams. His 1914 football team won the championship in the North- ern New York League, and was a contender for that title during several other seasons. His basket ball teams were league champions from 1914 until 1917. He was also successful in track work, his teams winning interscholastic meets at Colgate and Syracuse universities. In Septem- ber, 1907, Mr. Laidlaw became science teacher and football coach at Ber- nardsville, N. J., and during that season was successful in winning every game. In January, 1918, he accepted the position of superintendent of schools at Whitehall, N. Y., where he remained until 1923. He has since been superintendent of schools in Ogdensburg.
On June 30, 1915, Mr. Laidlaw was united in marriage with Miss Marjorie H. McNish, of Newark, N. J., the daughter of James H. and Mary (Garvin) McNish. Mr. McNish, a native of Ontario, is chief of the Building and Loan Division of the State of New Jersey and resides at East Orange, N. J. His wife was born at Morristown, St. Lawrence County, and is descended from the Hill family, early settlers of Black Lake, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Laidlaw have had four children: 1. Marian Caroline, born July 11, 1920. 2. Robert James, born March 14, 1924. died
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Dec. 2, 1927. 3. Jean Marjorie, born June 23, 1928. 4. Donald Arthur, born Sept. 21, 1930.
In politics Mr. Laidlaw is independent. He is secretary of the Cham- ber of Commerce, a member of the Rotary Club, and belongs to Ogdens- burg Lodge, F. and A. M., and Ogdensburg Country Club. He is a mem- ber of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and as a member of the 1911 class of St. Lawrence University won third highest honors, and was graduated cum laude. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary fraternity. He served as a member of the alumni council of St. Lawrence University from 1926 until 1929, and has also been alumni representative of the board of athletic control of the university since 1927.
Mr. Laidlaw is a member of the Presbyterian Church and his wife is a prominent member of the Episcopal Church.
Rt. Rev. P. S. Garand, D. D., V. G .- A notable career as Vicar General of the diocese of Ogdensburg has been that of Rev. Garand, who has been identified with Notre Dame Catholic Church in Ogdensburg since July, 1918. He was born at Champlain, N. Y., May 18, 1865, the son of Francis Xavier and Rose de Lima (Paré) Garand.
Francis Xavier Garand was born at St. Denis, on the Richelieu River, Province of Quebec, and his wife was a native of Napierville, Quebec. He was a potter by trade and spent most of his life at Champlain, N. Y., where he conducted a small shop and also engaged in farming. He was a life long Republican and a prominent member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Champlain. Mr. Garand died in 1923 and his wife died in 1918. Their children were: 1. Mary, who died in 1916, was the wife of Joseph St. Jean. 2. Frank W., who died in 1919. 3. Rose de Lima, who died in 1875. 4. P. S., the subject of this sketch. 5. Helen, the widow of Ralph Sequin, lives at Rouses Point, N. Y. 6. Lazare, lives at Bridgeport, Conn. 7. Adolphus, who died in 1917. 8. Emma, married Hector Béchard, lives at Coopersville, N. Y. 9. Rev. George, who is pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Coopersville.
P. S. Garand attended the elementary schools of Perrys Mills and is a graduate of Champlain High School. He spent three years in study at L'Ecole Normale Jacque Cartier, in Montreal. He then studied philosophy and theology at St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, N. Y., being ordained to the priesthood there, June 24, 1889. During the following six years Rev. Garand ministered to missions at Crown Point, Hammondville, Schroon Lake, and North Hudson. He was then appointed pastor of the Catholic Church at Clayton, N. Y., where he remained for twenty-three years and
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four months. He came to Ogdensburg on July 2, 1918, and in the following March was appointed Vicar General of the diocese by Rev. Monsigneur H. Gabriels. Rev. Garand was appointed on July 11, 1920, as Domestic Pre- late by His Holiness, Benedict XV, at the request of Bishop Gabriels. Upon the death of the Bishop on April 23, 1921, Rev. Garand was ap- pointed Delegatus ad Universitatem Causarum by the Administrator, Rt. Rev. J. H. Conroy, and when Rev. Conroy was installed as Bishop of the diocese, Jan: 18, 1922, Rev. Garand became his Vicar General. Upon the departure of Bishop Conroy for Rome on Feb. 15, 1925, he appointed Rev. Garand as administrator of the diocese.
On June 21, 1921, the University of Ottawa conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon Rev. Garand. He is a member of L'Union St. Jean the Baptist, and was appointed Protonotary Apostolic ad Instar Participantium, which provides the right to wear a Pectoral Cross, Pon- tifical Ring, White Mitre, and to pontificate as a bishop.
In January, 1927, Rev. Garand was the author and publisher of the History of Ogdensburg, which ranks among the finest local histories in this section. He has also written a history of Clayton, N. Y., and in 1928 compiled the Synodal Decrees of the Diocese of Ogdensburg.
Rev. Garand is identified with the Knights of Columbus.
Charles S. Drury, M. D .- A widely known figure in professional circles in Jefferson County is Dr. Drury, who has successfully engaged in prac- tice at Natural Bridge for almost 40 years. He was born at Canton, St. Lawrence County, Oct. 5, 1856, the son of Charles and Nancy (Fish) Drury.
Charles Drury was a native of Pittsford, Vt., and his wife was born at Canton, N. Y. He was a farmer, stockman and dairyman, and was living retired at the time of his death in 1913. His wife died in 1880. Both are buried at Crary Mills, St. Lawrence County. He was a Republi- can and for many years served as justice of the peace. He held member- ship in the Congregational Church and belonged to the Grange. To Mr. and Mrs. Drury were born three children: 1. Dr. Alfred, a physician, died at Harrisville, N. Y., in 1910. 2. Elizabeth, who died in 1876, was the wife of M. Russell. 3. Charles S., the subject of this sketch.
Charles S. Drury received his education in the public schools of Crary Mills. After his graduation from Potsdam Normal College he taught school for several years at Canton and Pitcairn, after which he attended the University of Vermont. He received the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine in 1879 and in that year established a private practice at Great Bend. While taking graduate work in 1881, he took over the practice of
CHARLES S. DRURY, M. D.
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his brother, Dr. Alfred Drury, at Harrisville, and the following year he established his present practice at Natural Bridge. Dr. Drury has taken numerous courses in graduate work in numerous clinics in New York City.
In 1881 Dr. Drury married Miss Addie M. Morrison, the daughter of Sidney Morrison, of Burlington, Vt. Their daughter, Vera, married Her- bert A. Failing, garage owner of Natural Bridge. He is chairman of the local board of education. They have a daughter, Dorothy, who is the wife of Earnest Warren, attorney, of Utica.
Dr. Drury has always been a Republican. He belongs to Carthage Lodge, F. and A. M. No. 158; B. P. O. Elks; and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has been president of the Jefferson County Medical Society and holds membership in the New York State and American Medi- cal Association.
Albert Priest Newell .- As treasurer of the Newell Manufacturing Company, of Ogdensburg, Albert Priest Newell is identified with some of the most important business enterprises of St. Lawrence County. He was born at Potsdam, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1882, the son of Hon. Edgar Allan and Addie B. (Priest) Newell.
Hon. Edgar Allan Newell was born at Ogdensburg, May 10, 1853, the oldest son of William A. and Sarah (Miller) Newell, and died in this city, Aug. 20, 1920. He attended Ogdensburg Academy and Potsdam State Normal School. He began his business career in association with H. F. Lawrence, who conducted a retail stationery business. At the death of Mr. Lawrence in 1878 he purchased the store, in partnership with his father, William A. Newell and Eugene Smith. It was then con- ducted as Newell-Smith & Company until 1891, when the business was incorporated as the Edgar A. Newell Company, with Mr. Newell as presi- dent and general manager. It subsequently became a leading wholesale house and has an extensive trade. In 1903 Mr. Newell organized the Newell Manufacturing Company, who have become nationally known manufacturers of brass goods, with factories at Ogdensburg, N. Y., Pres- cott, Ont., and Freeport, Ill. They are makers of extension curtain rods, flat, round and ornamental; and also manufacture brass ash trays and drapery hardware. Edgar Allan Newell also became founder and presi- dent of the Ogdensburg Loan & Savings Association; director of the National Bank of Ogdensburg; director of the Ogdensburg Improvement Company; and numerous other companies. He was a Republican and served as mayor of Ogdensburg in 1889, 1890, 1893 and 1897, 1898. In 1909 he was appointed a member of the New York State Commission of Prisons by Governor Hughes, and two years later became president
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of the New York Development League. He was one of the founders and first president of the Theodore Roosevelt International Memorial High- way Association of New York State, and was one of the first to recog- nize the possibilities of the undeveloped water power in the North Coun- try, to which subject he gave much thought and time. He was made honorary president for life of the Northern New York Development League at the end of his two terms as president. Mr. Newell also was president of the Chamber of Commerce, and was president of the United Charities Association. He was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and held membership in the Presbyterian Church. He was also trustee of the Union Mission, a non-sectarian church society.
Addie B. (Priest) Newell was born at Potsdam, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1854, and died Oct. 7, 1926. She was a descendant of Degory Priest, of May- flower fame. Her parents were Capt. Luther and Elizabeth (Rose) Priest. Capt. Luther Priest served in the Civil War as captain of Company E, 106th New York Volunteer Infantry which was recruited at Potsdam, N. Y. He died March 14, 1863, at Martinsburg, W. Va., and is buried at Parishville, N. Y. He was the son of Capt. Franklin Priest who came to Parishville from Littleton, Mass., in 1814 and was appointed captain in the New York State Militia by Gov. DeWitt Clinton. His father was Capt. Jacob Priest who was a Minute Man at the battle of Lexington during the American Revolution.
To Edgar Allan and Addie B. (Priest) Newell were born two sons: 1. Albert Priest, the subject of this sketch. 2. William Allen, born April 23, 1883, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history.
Albert Priest Newell received his early education in the Potsdam and Ogdensburg schools, being a graduate of Potsdam State Normal School in 1901. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Williams College in 1905, and became a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Gargoyle honorary society. He then studied law at Columbia University and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1909 and the Missouri Bar in 1910. Mr. Newell was associated in practice with Ward, Hadley & Neill, of Kan- sas City, Mo., until 1912, at which time he returned to Ogdensburg. He engaged in private practice in this city until 1920, and in that year retired from his profession to devote his entire time to his duties as treasurer of the Newell Manufacturing Company. He is also vice presi- dent of the Newell Manufacturing Company, Ltd., of Prescott, Ont., vice president of the Western Newell Manufacturing Company, of Freeport, Ill., director of the Ogdensburg Improvement Company, and former director of the Theodore Roosevelt International Memorial Highway Association.
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On Nov. 15, 1916, Mr. Newell married Miss Ella B. Waterman, who was born at Ogdensburg, May 23, 1890, the daughter of Harry McNaugh- ton and Ella (Slaght) Waterman. Mr. Waterman died in 1892 and his wife died in 1895. To Mr. and Mrs. Newell have been born two children: 1. Edgar Allan II, born April 8, 1917, attends Ogdensburg Free Academy. 2. Margaret Waterman, born Oct. 28, 1920, attends the grade schools.
Mr. Newell is a Republican, a member of the First Baptist Church, and is affiliated with Ogdensburg Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 128, Past Master; Ogdensburg Chapter, R. A. M .; Ogdensburg Commandery, K. T .; Media Temple, Watertown; Knights of Pythias; Elks Lodge; Rotary Club; Century Club; Ogdensburg Country Club; Chamber of Commerce; Pontiac Game Club, of Sheenboro, Quebec; and Williams Club, of New York City.
During the World War Mr. Newell waived deferred classification and was accepted for full military service. He reported for entrainment at the armory but never saw active service. He was vice chairman of the Liberty Loan Committee throughout St. Lawrence County during the war.
William Allan Newell .- Among the leading business men of Ogdens- burg, whose initiative, energy, and industry have done much in develop- ing the business life of this city, is William Allan Newell, who is presi- dent of The Newell Manufacturing Company. He was born at Ogdens- burg, April 22, 1883, the younger son of Hon. Edgar Allan and Addie B. (Priest) Newell.
The biography of Hon. Edgar Allan Newell, who was the founder of The Newell Manufacturing Company, appears elsewhere in this his- tory in the biography of his son, Albert Priest Newell.
The early education of William Allan Newell was received in the public schools of Ogdensburg, and in 1901 he was graduated from Pots- dam State Normal School. Four years later he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Williams College, where he was captain of the varsity track team, a member of the Gargoyle Honorary Society, and Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Mr. Newell returned to Ogdensburg in 1905 and has since been identified with the interests of The Newell Manufacturing Company. Upon the death of his father in 1920 he succeeded to the presidency, and he is also president of the Newell Manufacturing Com- pany, Ltd., of Prescott, Ont., a director of the Western Newell Manufac- turing Company, of Freeport, Ill .; vice president of the Ogdensburg Trust Company; and trustee of the St. Lawrence County Savings Bank.
On Oct. 10, 1917, Mr. Newell married Miss Edith deLano Judson, who was born at Middleport, N. Y., March 7, 1893. She is the daughter
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of George Davis and Harriet (DeLano) Judson, natives of Lockport and Middleport, respectively. Mr. Judson, who has successfully practiced law at Lockport for half a century, is a graduate of St. Lawrence Univer- sity, class of 1880. He studied at Harvard Law School, and for 25 years has also been Judge of Bankruptcy Court in Niagara and Olean counties. His uncle, Absalom Gaines, was the second president of St. Lawrence University. To Mr. and Mrs. Newell have been born two children: 1. Barbara Claire, born Oct. 20, 1918. 2. George Judson, born March 6, 1920.
Politically Mr. Newell is a Republican, and during 1928-29 was mayor of Ogdensburg. He also was Republican State Committeeman in 1914- 15-16. He is a director of the New York State Economic Council, trustee of Clarkson College, and a member of the New York State Historical Society. During the World War he was stationed at Madison Barracks, where he attended the First Officers Training Camp.
Mr. Newell's lodge and club affiliations are: Ogdensburg Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 128; Ogdensburg Chapter, R. A. M .; Ogdensburg Commandery, K. T .; Media Temple, Watertown; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution; Rotary Club; B. P. O. E .; Ogdensburg Country Club, president in 1924-25; Century Club, president in 1920; University Club of Syracuse; Williams Club of New York City; Pontiac Game Club of Quebec; and American Legion. He is a member of the Baptist Church.
Capt. Luther Priest, maternal grandfather of William Allan Newell, served during the Civil War as captain of Company E, 106th New York Volunteer Infantry, recruited at Potsdam, N. Y. He died March 14, 1863, at Martinsburg, W. Va., and is buried at Parishville, N. Y. He was the son of Capt. Franklin Priest, who came to Parishville from Littleton, Mass., in 1814, being appointed captain in the New York State Militia by Gov. DeWitt Clinton. His father was Capt. Jacob Priest, who was a Minute Man at the Battle of Lexington during the American Revolution.
Nathan T. Lovejoy .- One of the oldest attorneys of St. Lawrence County is Nathan T. Lovejoy, who is engaged in the practice of law at Ogdensburg, with offices at 203 Ford Street. He is a native of this county, born at Oswegatchie, Sept. 7, 1867, the son of Henry and Maria (Barber) Lovejoy.
Henry Lovejoy spent his entire life in St. Lawrence County and was a prosperous dairy farmer. He was born at Oswegatchie, and at an early age became interested in farming, becoming the owner of a fine farm of 400 acres. In 1873 he came to Ogdensburg and established a business as
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a manufacturer of sash doors and blinds, being associated with his broth- ers. The firm of Lovejoy Brothers continued for several years and was later reorganized as the Henry Lovejoy Company. He also owned and managed the Lovejoy Hotel and it is now operated as the Ogdensburg Hotel. Both Mr. Lovejoy and his wife are deceased and are buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Oswegatchie. He was a Republican and served as alderman of the second ward. There were three sons born to Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy: 1. Charles A., deceased. 2. Garrett, deceased. 3. Na- than T., the subject of this sketch.
The boyhood of Nathan T. Lovejoy was spent at Oswegatchie, and he received his education in the Ogdensburg Free Academy and Univer- sity of Michigan. He received a degree in law at the Albany Law School in 1890, and was admitted to the New York bar in September, 1890. He then located at Chelan, Wash. He returned to the Lovejoy homestead then and continued to manage the farm for 20 years, at the same time being engaged in the practice of law at Oswegatchie. From 1908 until 1912 Mr. Lovejoy served as supervisor, and from 1916 until 1918 he again held the office of supervisor of Oswegatchie. In 1930 he was elected supervisor of the first ward in the City of Ogdensburg. He has main- tained his law practice in the latter city since 1923. Mr. Lovejoy is still the owner of the old homestead of 400 acres, which he successfully oper- ates as a dairy farm.
On Feb. 4, 1893, Mr. Lovejoy was united in marriage with Miss Hattie M. Welch, who was born at Oxboy, N. Y., the daughter of Sylvester and Mary (Gorman) Welch. Both are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy had a son, Nathan H., who is deceased. He is buried in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Lovejoy is a Democrat, and is affiliated with Ogdensburg Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 128.
Felix Boyer, who has since 1909 engaged in the grocery and meat business at 19-21 Lake Street, is prominent in the business life of Ogdens- burg, where he is also well known as the proprietor of the Oswegatchie Hotel. Mr. Boyer was born in this city, April 1, 1880, the son of Moses and Fanny (Truckey) Boyer.
Moses Boyer was a native of Ontario, born at Valleyfield, where he was reared. He started out in life when nine years of age and became a mason contractor. For many years he was well known in Denver, Colo., and later came to Ogdensburg, where he gained a wide reputation as a master workman in his particular trade. He completed numerous im- portant contracts, including the State Capitol building at Albany, and
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New York State Hospital at Ogdensburg. Mr. Boyer died April 15, 1901, and his wife died in January, 1899. She was also a native of Ontario. Mr. Boyer was a Democrat in politics and held membership in Notre Dame Catholic Church in this city. To Mr. and Mrs. Boyer were born the following children: 1. Moses, merchant, lives at Ogdensburg. 2. Fanny, married Frank Yea, lives at Buffalo. 3. Dora, married Delphos LaRocque, who died in May, 1914. 4. Felix, the subject of this sketch. 5. Frederick, lives at Ogdensburg. 6. Elizabeth, who died in infancy.
The education of Felix Boyer was received in the public schools of Ogdensburg and Albany. He also attended Holy Cross Academy in Ogdensburg. Throughout his business career he has been interested in the grocery business, and as mentioned above, established his present store in 1909. He has owned and managed the hotel since 1926.
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