Brookline Town (part 6 of 6)

Speeial effort is made during the winter months to promote the safety and convenience oi the citizens. There is no by-law or ordinance requiring abutters to clear the snow from the sidewalks in front of their premises. As soon as the --now has ceased falling, plows are sent out to cover the whole town. Thov are followed by 1*2 considerable, and in some years makes a heavy comfortable sidewalk. Edgestones, brick, condrain on the resources of the department, bul the crete and plank walks are paid for entirely by the expenditure is very popular, and there i- no indi- town, and an allowance is made towards the cost cation of a desire for a change in methods. Trees of granolithic sidewalk-. The sewers and drains which add so much to the beauty of any town are with their appurtenances are for the most part planted on most of the streets; maples, elms and built by contract under the supervision and inoak predominate. Cntil recently the planting spection of the engineering department. When and care of trees was in charge of the highway completed their care is vested in the streel dedepartment, but they are nnw entirely in charge partment, which keeps them cleaned and repaired, of the tree planting committee, composed of and in good working condition. The northerh t hree cil izens elected at the annual town meeting. and easterly part of the town is drained on what This committee exercises a constanl supervision is called the combined system, in which both house over the trees, and it is largely due to their intelli- sewage and storm water are accommodated in the genl and well directed efforts, that the town has same channel, while in the southerly and westerly been -pared t he havoc wrought in many place-, by parts of the town, the separati -> stem prevails, the gypsy and brown tail moth.-, and other pests. In the separate system the -ewer- are intended Lighting the streets both by electricity and gas is only for house drainage, while the storm water done b\ contract under the supervision of the and water from the roofs of houses is carried in superintendent of wires and lights, who i- ap- separate channel- to the nearest water course, pointed annually by the board of -elect men. In the very near future it is expected that the Practically all the streets of the town are watered Metropolitan high level -ewer will be extended during six months, from May 1 to November 1. across the town, and that all the storm and roof and before and after that time the more important water will be excluded from the -ewer-. This thoroughfares are sprinkled. Twenty-seven mean- a duplication of drains in almost the endouble teams are employed in this work which are tire northerly and easterly section of the town, hired from contractors who supply all the horses, With about fifty-six miles of sewers, and very cart- and harnesses, and are paid monthly for numerous surface water drains, the amount apro- 1 1" ir work, which includes sprinkling on Sundays priated for their care and maintenance annually ami holidays. Water i- furnished by the town i- only S5000, and of this amount there i- frethrough stand-pipes conveniently located, and no quently an unexpended balance. The sewer charge is made to the department therefor. The system is well adapted to the need- of the town, care of sidewalks involves constant watchfulness and very few complaints of obstructed sewers, and attention: defects are reported by the police, catch-basins or drain- are received. The collecainl repair- arc immediately made, and in tin- tion of ashes and refuse is an important part of the way the town is doubtless saved from many vexa- work of the street department. The garbage is tion- ami expensive suits for damages. In the collected by contract under the direction of the more thickly settled parts of the town the walks board of health, 'flic ashes ami other rubbish which are cliiefiy of coal tar, concrete or brick are collected by the street department weekly. are laid with edgestones, while 111 other place- a Householders are required to have three receptagrass border varying from three to five feet in cles. one of which is for the garbage, a second for width in which tree- are planted, i- largely Used. the a.-he- and non-combustable refuse, and the Granolithic walks, made of cement and finely third for paper and ether combustible material, crushed stone with a cinder foundation, are laid in Although the dumping places in the town are man\' places, and their use is rapidly extending. rapidly diminishing in number, no great difficulty They are laid under contract by approved parties ha- yet been experienced in finding a sufficient only, under a five year guarantee. In front of number of convenient place- where clean ashes can be deposited. The paper and other combustible refuse, however, is not so easily disposed of and cannot be dumped in open lots without becoming an intolerable nuisance. It it is burned thr smoke is very objectionable, and il it i- not burned it is blown about the neighborhood and even to places winch an- quite remote from where it is dumped. For the present this rubbish is delivered to a dealer in paper stock, who finds it profitable to separate only that portion which has any considerable commercial value. So much, how ever, of the total collect ion is of little or of no value that it is almost as great a problem to dispose of this economically and without offence to the neighborhood, as it is to ilisjio>e of the entire amount collected. It is beyond doubt that suitable furances for the destruction of this material must be soon provided, and where they shall be located i- a question which is now. and has Keen for some time occupying the attention of t he hoard of health. 'The sanitary disposal of municipal waste of all kinds is a question which is receiving attention all over the country, and it is earnesth hoped that Brookline will soon succeed in solving the problem for itself in a satisfactory manner.

The street department is in charge of Mr. Michael Driscoll, who is officially designated as superintendent of streets and sewers: he was firsl appointed on April 111, 1N7<>. and litis held the office ever since. Associated with him as assistant superintendent is .Mr. Fred B. Richardson, who was appointed in 1S94. The clerk of the department is Mr. Daniel G. Lacy.

The Boston Consolidated Gas Light Company

i in June 1"), 1905, under the able management of James L. Richards, President of the Boston Consolidated < ias Company, all the other gas companies in Boston, excepting the East Boston and Charlestown companies, were merged.

The business culminating in this consolidation originated in the early part of last century. After about a decade of experimentation in private plants, Westminster Bridge in London was first lighted with gas on December 31, LSI 3. making the advent of gas as an illuminanl in tin' field of public lighting. Within ten years thereafter, the Boston Gas Company was incorporated, and it is interesting to note this comparatively briei lapse of time as an indication of the enterprising spirit existing in Boston then as now. This company furnished coal gas, as did till the gas companies in the early days of the industry. Its incorporation was followed by that of the follow ing coal gas companies, each supplying its respective geographical territories. The South Boston (ias Light Company, in 1S52; Roxbury Gas Light Company, in 1852; Brookline Gas Light Company, in IS53; Jamaica Plain Gas Light Company, in 1S53; and the 1 (orchester Gas Light Company. 1S5 1. These companies operated as isolated gas companies, making coal t_ras. until 1SS4, when the Bay State Gas Company was incorporated by J. Edward Addicks of Delaware, who in the next few years bought the Boston, South Boston, Roxbury, and Dorchester <ias Light Companies from the Greenough and othetMild Boston families, who had been interested in them since their inception.

About 1S92 the Brookline Gas Light Company entered the Boston field under the management of II. II. Rogers, and duplicated a large part of the mains of the Boston and Roxbury Gas Light Companies. The price of gas was reduced to SI (HI and a fierce gas war ensued, ending in the Boston- Brookline contract of May, 1896.

In 1902, Messrs. Kidder. Peabody & Company, who had organized the Boston Elevated Railway, became interested in the Boston gas field, and organized the Massachusetts Gas Companies, a stock-holding trust association, to clear up and consolidate the man}' conflicting interests which had arisen. After nearly three years .--pent in clearing away the many obstacles in their path, they effected the consolidation of the incorporated gas companies above enumerated, merging them in the Boston Consolidated Cas Company. This was an epoch-making event, as it denoted that a period of about twenty years of speculation and cross purposes was closed, and that the ownership of the Boston uas business, amounting to about $25,000,000 fixed assets, had returned in unified form to Boston investors and under Boston management.

Upon this consolidation, the price of gas was voluntarily reduced to 95 cent.-, and in .Inly. 1906, a further reduction to 85 cents was made as a result of the economies effected by the consolidation.

Brookline Water Department

The question of a public water supply for the obtained from the city of Boston, and, should town of Brookline was one which received little this means fail, to apply to the General Court or no attention for more than 150 years after the for an acl authorizing the town to supply itself town's incorporation. The first mention of with water from Charles River. This report was obtaining water for public use was made at the accepted by the town and the selectmen, in conannual town meeting, held March 20, 1865, at junction with the Committee on Water Supply, which time the Representative to the General were instructed to proceed in accordance with Court was instructed to " use his utmost endeavors the recommendations of the committee. It is to have inserted in the "Bill to authorize the city evidenl that the city of Boston was unwilling to of Boston to build an additional reservoir," now- co-operate with Brookline at this time, as an act before the House of Representatives, a provision authorizing the town to take water from Charles that the city may distribute the water of Lake River was secured, and accepted by the town at Cochituate through the said town of Brookline, a special meeting held May 7, 1872. and .-hall make and establish hydrants therein " At this meeting a vote was passed instructing etc. This effort to secure a water supply from the Selectmen and Committee on Water Supply the city of Boston, was, like a number of similar to confer with the authorities of Boston ami attempts, made in after years, unsuccessful. adjoining town- regarding the possibility of sidered. The record- state "after a full discus- Wesl Roxbury requesting co-operation in obtainsion of the subject, as also of various subjects ing a water supply.

connected therewith, the motion was put on it- The town of Newton did not reply to the cornpassage, and decided in the negative." munication, and West Roxbury stated that there

Again the question of "supplying the town with was no prospect oi any action being taken such pure water'1 was presented to the public, and at as the committee invited The city of Boston a meeting held May 2, 1871, a vote was passed was also addressed regarding the matter, and the authorizing the Moderator to appoint a committee question was considered by the Cochituate of five to consider the matter and report at a Water Board, who finally stated that owing to the inline meeting. Under this vote the Moderator then limited supply of the city, it would be minted John W. Candler. William Aspinwall, possible to comply with the town'- request Amos A. Lawrence, Charles D. Head and Edward The project of obtaining cooperation from S. Philbrick. The name of George V. Homer adjoining municipalities was then abandoned, was added to this committee by the meeting. and plans at once commenced for obtaining an with the Jamaica Pond Aqueduct C pany and Island. Pumping machinery, with a daily capareport at a future meeting. This report was city of 1,500,000 gallons, was to be provided for

Considerable opposition to the movement was commenced. manifest at this time, some claiming thai the Mr. Edward S. Philbrick, a resident of Brookwaters of Charles river contained arsenic. Samples line, was employed as the engineer of the Board. of water, taken from the waste way "I' a tanner) . Surveys were at once commenced and a general located near the proposed source of supply, were plan of construction prepared. Tins plan, as taken by some "I the opposition and sent to a finally adopted, was to take the water supply chemist for analysis. The report of the chemist from the filtering galleries, in be located on the showing that arsenic existed in the samples sub- westerly side of Cow Island, \Ves1 Roxbury, mitted, was printed mi posters and distributed convey it in the pumping station to be built mi throughout the town and caused considerable the edge of the swamp near Baker Street, West excitement. The mattei was, however, full) Roxbury, by means of a conduit, where it was to explained :it a town meeting, ami the persons be pumped to a reservoir on Fisher Ilill, Brookresponsible I'M spreading these untruthful state- line, :md from thence piped to all parts of the ments were held up to public ridicule. Public town.

opinion seemed to have been ver\ unsettled al During the year 187-4 the filtering gallery, conthis time, and numerous town meetings were held dmi and pumping station, excepting the chimney, during the yeat for the purpose of discussing water were built and the force main and many of the supply matters; an entirely new committee was distributing pipes laid. The reservoir was also appointed by the town to investigate the matter partially constructed and a portion of the pumpanew. Tins committee held frequent meetings ing engine delivered.

Massapoag Pond, Sharon. With the completion of the works it became Cypress St reel plain. Brookline. necessary that a general superintendent should from thr cit) nf Boston. be appointed, ami Mr. F. F. Forbes, a civil A full report of each of these sources of supply engineer employed during the construction of the was submitted to the town, togethei with thai of works, was selected to fill this position. the engineer. The committee stated thai they Trouble with the conduit, connecting the filterhad two sources to choose from, t he others being ing galleries and pumping station, was experienced eliminated fur various causes: Charles river ami soon after its completion, and on investigation, it Massapoag pond, and concurred with their was found that the Akron pipe, of which it was engineer thai the latter source had superior ad- constructed, had settled and cracked in a number vantages. This report was accepted by the town of places. This pipe was therefore entirely and the committee discharged. Not withstand- removed and a wooden flume substituted, ing the recommendations of this body the town The total cost of the works to this time, as decided and, as it has since been proven, wisely, shown by the Final Report of the Water Comto take the Charles river as a source of supply, missioners, was $481 029.55.

The above-mentioned eonduil was laid through ,'i portion of a swamp, and, notwithstanding thai it was rebuill in less than one year from the time n was first constructed, it proved to be unsatisfactory. It seemed to be impossible to prevent (lie water from the swamp from finding its way into the wooden flume and many complaints of impure water were, in consequence, received l>v the Water Commissioners. The matter was finally brought to the attention of the town :it a special meeting held Oct. 10, IS7S, and was referred tn a committee with inst ructions to investigate the matter and report .'it the next annual meeting. At this meeting a report was made, and the town voted to recommit the matter to the committee with instructions to report in print. more fully, in relation to the matter. Ai the next meet ing of the town, Mr. I [enry M. Whit ney, presented the report which recommended tlie moving of the pumping station to Cow Island, and relaying the conduit with cast iron pipe.

From the time these improvements were completed until the early eighties the works proved amply sufficient I'm' all the recprirements of the town. With the development of the high lands, however, the need of a high service system was experienced. \ careful study of the situation was made by the Superintendent of the Works, Mi-. F. F. Forbes, who made the following recommendations: 'I'n build a pumping station mi Newton (Street, near the junction of Grove Street, t ake a water supply from the low service mains at this pii'mt and pump it to a stand-pipe In he constructed mi Cabot Hill. Brookline, the summit of which being lol feet higher than Corey Hill, and the highest point of land in Brookline.

This plan was duly approved by the Water Commissioners and broughl before the town and, at a special meeting, held June 1. 1884, the Treasurer was authori'/ed tn issue water script In the aniiiuni of i he appropriation for this work, viz., niie hundred thousand dollars.

Work was at once commenced b\ I he Water Commissioner and the tank, a wroughl iron structure, with a capacity of I ,">().( too gallons, was completed by the middle of December of the same year.

A force main, 12 inches in diameter, was laid from the pumping station along Civile. Warm and Heath Streets to the stand-pipe and was completed during the month of August, 1885. Water was soon afterwards turned on to the entire system, which proved itself to he thoroughly well built and fully capable of furnishing the highest levels of the town with a domestic and fire supply.

Soon after the completion of the high service system, numerous complaints were received of a. very had taste and odor of the water. Investigation showed that nearly all came from takers supplied from the high-service lank. Careful studies of cause and condition made by Superintendent Forbes revealed the fact that microscopic Vegetable growths were t he sole cause of I he trouble. Light and heat were found to be the direct cause of the rapid development of these organisms, and. owing to the fad thai I he highservice tank was luuli wholly above ground, conditions were particularly favorable for microscopic growths. After much consideration of the problem, il was decided to cover the tank with a light tight roof; this was done, and so effectually prevented the further growth of organisms that no trouble has since been experienced from this cause

The solving of tins problem was ot ureal importance in Hie town, as a hitherto source <il great annoyance could now be successfully remedied.

The phenomenal growth of the town from 188.5 to 1S90 taxed the resources of 1 he water department lo its utmost to maintain a proper supply. As early as July, 18S7, a special committee was appointed to consider and report upon the condition, necessity and manner of extending the water plant. This committee reported that in their opinion, the works should be extended and that application should be made io the Legislature for additional powers to increase I he water Supply, and lo raise the needed monies for prose- CUt ing t he work.

In accordance with the recommendations oi the commit tee, an Act of i he Legislature, granting i he right to lake a further water supply from the vicinity of the present source was secured.

The plans of this extension were prepared by Superintendent Forbes, and approved by the committee in charge, and the appropriation for the work, eighteen thousand dollars, was made at a town meeting held July S, 1SS9. Contracts for materials were made during the latter part of 1S89, and the work of construction commenced in the early spring of the succeeding year.

The manner of obtaining the water was radically different from that employed at the time the works were constructed. Then, it will be remembered, filtering galleries were used which could only yield the amount naturally flowing from the ground. The present plan was in drive a system of -_'!. inch wells, in favorable localities, and pipe these to a general gathering main which was carried directly to the pumping station. By proper connections these wells could be piped directly to the pumps and the water draughted to a considerable depth, thus increasing the yield as needed.

Owing to unfavorable weather conditions, the work of construction extended over a period of i wo years. On the completion of 1 he work 2,054 feet of main pipe had been laid and 13 wells driven.-

The general result obtained from tin- extension was very satisfactory, the additional supply being fully equal to the expectations of the Board.

During the years of 1890 and 1S91 over three hundred acres of land, near the source of supply, were secured by purchase and seizure, thus amply providing for further extension.

The daily consumption had now increased to such an extent that the works, a- originally built , weie inadequate to maintain a proper supply. The mailer was brought to the attention of the town, and mi Oct. 27, 1S91, a special committee was appointed to consider plans and reports of the Water Board "with reference to increasing the pumping facilities and laying a second force main, and to report with such recommendations as they m:i\ deem for the interests of the town, to a future town meeting." This committee reported to the town during the month of February, 1 V 12, and recommended t he building of ,-i covered reservoir on Fisher Hill, the enlargement of the In- ervice pumping station, the purchase ol a high duty pumping engine and high pressure boilers and the lavins of a new twenty-inch force main. These recommendations were favorably received by the town, and at the adjourned annual meeting, held April 13, 1892, the sum of fiftythousand dollars was appropriated for the construction of a covered reservoir and an addition to the low-service pumping station.

At a special meeting of the town, held July 15, 1892, the sum of thirty-four thousand dollars was appropriated lor the purchase of a high-duty pumping engine and boilers, and sixty thousand dollars for the laying of a new force mam.

The plans for these important extensions, which were, m themselves, considerably larger than the original work.-, were made by Superintendent Forbes, and to him should be given the credit of designing a system that is in every way a model of hydraulic engineering.

During the year 1S!»2. the covered reservoir on fisher Hill, and the addition to the low- service pumping st at ion w ere built. The cast iron pipe for the new force main was delivered during the early spring of IS93 and laid during the following summer.

The driven well system at Cow Bay was extended during the summer of 1894, and I IS new 2\ inch wells were driven and connected with the gathering main, thus completing the important additions to 1 he works.

During the year 1902 a new pumping engine. with a daily capacity of five million gallons, was installed al the low-service pumping station. The purpose for which this engine was purchased was in provide means of maintaining the supply should am accidenl occur to the regular pumping machinery. The Water Board, in their annual report of 1903, state that " the dangers of a water famine or a shortage of -apply, on account of insufficient [lumping machinery, are now so remote that they can be dismissed for years to come."

Since the building of the covered reservoir on Fisher Hill the use of the old open reservoir, had. mi account of the disagreeable taste and odor of t he w at er stored therein, been entirely abandoned. As the new reservoir held less than one da\r's supply, ike covering of the existing open reservoir, so that it might ke available for general torage, was recommended by (he Water Board.

With the completion of I his reservoir, the storage facilities of the department were greatly improved, there being no less than 7,500,000 gallons of water consl antly on hand, ready for instant use.

quent meetings for the transaction of the everincreasing business of the department., and cheei fully gives much valuable time to the affairs of the town.

The services of (he Chairman. Mr. < >. li. Mowry, have been of especial value, as his t horough understanding of metropolitan affairs has been of greal importance in adjusting questions t hat have arisen between the town ami si ate.

As before stated, the flrsl Board of Water Commissioners appointed Mr. F. F. Forbes as Superintendent of the works, a position he has ably filled to the present time.

The universal use of meters is unquestionablj for t he besl interests of the public, as the expenditure of large sums for additional water supply will be further postponed by the checking of waste and unnecessary leakage.

The management of the department lias, since its incorporation, been vested in a Board of three Water Commissioners, one of whom is elected each year. To them is given the authority to appoint a Clerk and Registrar, a Superintendent and such other employees as may be necessary.

The present Board consists of Mi-. Oscar B. Mowry, chairman; .Mr. Timothy .1. Burke, and Dr. George H. Francis. This Board holds frethe present inappointed May 3, 1892, am cumbent.

The condition of the works at the present time is excellent. An abundant, supply of pure, cool water is furnished by the filtering galleries and driven wells, and. by means of the greatly improved pumping machinery, is delivered to the consumer the same day it is drawn from the ground. The town owns ample lands in the vicinity of the source of supply for its protection from any possible polution and for future extensions of the driven well system, and is fully equipped to furnish the town with a generous water supply for years to come.

about four hundred guests. Dr. Perin regards the foundation of this Institution as his best work. He is a member of the * )<ld Fellows, Masonic Fraternity, Bosti m ( 'ommanderv.

I'l.Rix, Ki\. Oeoroi I.. Rector of the Beacon Universalis! Church, Brookline, was born in Newton, |aspar Countv, Iowa, July 31, 1854, son "I Caleb and Man (Matteer). His grandparents were of New England birth. He was educated at Willu mette University, Salem, Oregon. Subsequently he attended the Divinity Si hool of St. Lawreni e College, Canton, X. V., graduating in June, 1878. He was ordained at Kent, Ohio, in September, [878, and first settled in a country church in Ohio; in 1880 he was stationed in the Universalis! Church in Bryan Williams County, Ohio; in 1882, pastor of Shawmul Universalis! Church in Boston, in [890 was appointed a member of the Universalist general mission to fapan and spent four years arranging the missions (here. He then returned to Boston and becami pastorofthe Every Da\ Church, and later became

Rev. Dr. Perin has just completed (1906) a handsome church edifice a! Coolidge Corner, Brookline, but .ill of his spare moments arc devoted t » > the Franklin Square House, of which he is president. The Franklin Square House is one oi the must deserving of charitable and philanthropic institutions of the citv. It was founded by him in 1902 as a home-hotel for self-supporting girls and students with moderate incomes. The Institute iust over .$500,000, a large part of which I >r. Perin raised by personal solicitation. The home will accommodate

U 1 1 1 \ . Charles II., a resident of Brookline and ,1 prominent business man, was born in Boston, November 27, [857. In [875 Mr. Utley entered the wholesale produce business, and continued in thai line till 1898. He came to Brookline in 1876, and has always taken a keen interest in the advancement and welfare of the town. He was Representative during the years [894, 1895, and [896. Oi recenl vears his many business connections have not allowed him time to serve Brookline in public life. Mr. Utley is, at the present time president of the Quincy Market Cold Storage & Warehouse Co., Treasurer of the Columbus Manufacturing Co., a 50,000 spindle cotton mill, located at Columbus, <ia., l»i rei tor in the Bea< on Trust ( 'o., the \\ est Point Mann facturing Co., the Brookside Mills, and the River dale Mills. He was the first President of the River dale Casino and i- a member of Exchange, Art, Boston Athletic, Brae Burn, Country Clubs, and the Boston Chamber of Commerce.

The history of Brookline would be incomplete if it did not apeak of the origin and growth of The Holtzer-Cabol Electric Co. For thirty-one years this industry, a distinctively Brookline enterprise, has been struggling upward through the various stages of development until to-day it is found occupying in its two factories. 100,000 square feel of floor space and employing normally aboul 600 persons. It has become not only the leading industry of Brookline, but a concern of far-reaching not by any means complete the lisl of applications of this wonderful force. It is obviously impossible for any one concern to cover the entire field in a thorough manner. It is believed, however, thai there is no concern in existence, the General Electric Co. alone excepted, which manufactures such a wide diversity of electrical appliances as does the Holtzer-Cabot Co.

The business had its birth iii 1S74 in a -hop occupying the basement and first floor of the Harvard Building, Harvard Square, where Mr. Charles W. Holtzer conducted in his own name

Holtzer-Cabot Building

Ii is difficult forany person not working directly i,, the electrical lield to realize the extent to which this form of energy is being used. '1 he arc and incandescent lam]., electric motor, the storage battery, the electrolytic cell, the telegraph, telephone, fire alarm, dental and medical appliances, electric furnace and electric heater, do the manufacture and installation of a number i f the early forms of electrical apparatus. Here the business remained four or five years, after which the first factory building, which is still standing on Boylston Street, was erected. Outgrowing this building and an addition. Mr. Holtzer next purchased the Catholic Church on Station Street, part of it being fitted up to meel the demands of the business, and the remainder being rented for various purposes. In the course of a few years, however, the rented portions were gradually absorbed, until the entire building wars required, as were also several additions and two four-story brick wings, which were erected as the business expanded. In 1902 t he Company found itself occupying all the available ground and demanding still more room, so in this year there was leased a six-story building on Albany Street, Boston, which is now devoted entirely to the work of the motor and dynamo department.

In the early years of the business, attention was given only to the simpler forms oi electrical apparatus, batteries, bells, switches, etc. To .-Mine extent, also, the concern was occupied as a dealer in, and exporter of, certain electrical appliances which it did not manufacture. These, however, were dropped later, and the entire attention of the Company given to the manufacturing branch of the industry. It has been the policy of the Company to give attention particularly to the development of electrical specialties and to new and original applications ol electric current, and <ni that account the history of the Company is td a great extent interwoven with the commercial development oi elect rich y.

The business divides roughly into two departments, thai devoted to electro-dynamic machinery and that given to the manufacture of telephone apparatus and its allied lines. In the former department there are made dynamos fur generating current for light and power purposes and motors lor a verj wide variety of uses. Here are made also special dynamos for the elect rodeposition of metals, and various combinations and modifications of dynamos and motors lor the conversion of current from one kind to another. In the telephone department are produced switchboards magneto generators, receivers, transmitters, and other pans that go to make up complete telephones. An important line oi this Company for a number of years, has been a special system of inter-communicating telephones for connecting the different pails of and employed in the electrical transmission ol ignals, are the familar house and hotel annunciators, and the watchman's time detector. A meat variety of gongs, bells and electrically and mechanically operated alarms are niaiiufact ured in t his department.

The name of the Holtzer-Cabot Electric Co. is prominently identified with the growth of the independent telephone movement in the South and West. Being one of the first to enter the tield, it has kept pact1 with the development of i he enterprise, and its apparatus is used very largely in the independent telephone exchanges throughout the country. Equalh well known is i he special machinery made by this Companj for the power plant equipment of central energy telephone systems. The Holt /.er-t 'aliol Electric Co. manufactures, practically to the exclusion of all other manufacturers, power plant machinerj fur the independent telephone manufacturers of

In the various departments of I he I'nited States Government, the apparat us of t he Holtzer- Cabot Electric Co. has found considerable favor, for ten years the Post Office Department has bought from tin- Company almost its entire supply of motors lor ope rat ing canceling machines. The War Department is using a number of Holtzer-Cabot motors for operating the disappea mm gun carriages and foi' other purposes, also special telephones for submarine work and for controlling .nun lire. On eighteen or more of our later battleships, cruisers, training ships, subn: in, torpedo boat-, etc., are to be found I kill er-Cabot motors, telephones, and signaling apparatus, winch have been especially designed 1 1. i noil i he exacting sen ice

The official life of the Company has undergone a number of changes. In 1SS7 Mr. Holtzer associated with him Mr. George E. Cabot, and two years later the linn was incorporated under t Inlaws of Massachusetts as kin- Holtzer-Cabot Electric Company. The present officials ol the ( 'ompany are as follows :

Brookline Town Government, 1906

Town Clerk, Edward \V. Baker. Selectmen and Board of Health. William Craig, chairman, Horace James, Nathaniel Conaut. John A. Curtin, Philip S. Parker, Edward A. McEttrick, Clerk, Geo. I'. Joyce, Sec'y.

Town Clerks. - The following list enumerates the town clerks who have served the town oi Brookline, and the periods when each have held office:

Old Brooklixi Reservoir . Harvard Square, tqo6 Sumxer & Clixton Roads . Schlesixger Estate Residence of Kim; < '. Gillette l'i 1 1 1 Rii \m School New R \i'i est Cm rcii . 1 lui rzi r < 'abi it Co. Brookline Hum School

Source changes here: from Burials and Inscriptions in the Walnut Street Cemetery of Brookline, Massachusetts, with Historical Sketches of Some of the Persons Buried There;, by Cummings, Harriet Alma, Comp, published 1920; 9,370 words in this source stream.

Sources Of Information

Historical Sketches of Brookline, Mass., by Miss Harriet F. Wood. A series of articles written under the title of "Brookline As It Was," and published in the Brookline Transcript during the years 1871-2. Marked H. F. W.

Address at the Opening of the Town Hall in Brookline on Tuesday, 14 October, 1845, and Historical Discourses by Rev. John Pierce, D.D. Marked Dr. Pierce.

Names Of Proprietors Of Tombs

1 to 68 interpolating 4'*^ indicated on 1842 map but not numbered, also 50^ indicated on 1842 map as 50, a duplicate number. 69 to 77 inclusive, being indicated on 1842 map as duplicate numbers 1 to 9. 78 to 86 inclusive, being indicated on 1842 map A to I, duplicating A and B.

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"More than one Revolutionary hero who died in Brookline barracks found his last resting-place in Brookline Cemetery. Lieutenant Robert Abell was one; and he and two soldiers of a Connecticut company were probably the men who assisted in the siege of Boston and were quartered in the Benjamin Davis house, much to the discomfort of the excellent housekeeper, who used to tell in after years of their cutting up their rations of pork on her front stairs. The soldiers were subsequently removed to the barracks on Parker's Hill." H. F, W., pp. 49 and 221.

"The names of John and William Ackers, and that of their father, appeared on the petition for the separation of Muddy River from Boston in 1704. In 1744 the Ackers built a fine large house on the corner of Brighton and Boylston Streets, which was quite imposing for a farm-house in those days. In the Revolutionary times it was occupied as barracks for the colonial troops, but the family did not leave it, as many families left their houses but divided with the soldiers and bore the inconvenience.

"Mr. Hyslop gave her a great wedding, which was a grand event in the town for those times, and was not only a theme for tea-table chat, but was remembered, talked of, and written about, long after. The sons of this marriage were outlived by their father, who died in 1841, the last male member of this ancient family."

d. in Brookline of consumption, Jan. 16, 1782, aged 22 yrs. "Mrs. Dr. Faulkner was the donor of the hospital that bears the name of her husband and adored step-daughter in Jamaica Plain. She then lived with her mother Mrs. Abel Adams, just over the town border."

"Isaac Adams came to Brookline about the year 1815-16. The history of Master Adams and his methods is a chapter which will shed much light on the progress of Brookline during the last forty years.

"He married Miss Martha Washington Hill of Portsmouth and after her death he had her name incorporated into his own by act of legislature, on this wise: 'Isaac Mahtra Wanshongtri Adams.'

"He was one of the first schoolmasters in the old brick school house on Walnut Street. William Hyslop gave to the town the triangular piece of ground in the fork of the roads, west of the church, for a site for the old brick school house in 1793.

Bought by Henry A. Alger. His infant son was buried in the lot, afterwards the body was removed and the lot sold in 1864, when the family moved from Brookline. "Probably sold for single burials."

Deed of sale made to James M. Alger, July 1, 1857. Names affixed: James Bartlett, Marshall Stearns, Howard Williams, William Dearborn, Thomas S. Pettengill, signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of B. F. Baker, and legally acknowledged before William Aspinwall, Justice of the Peace.

In 1727, at the age of sixty-five, the Captain was drowned in Charles River, not far from his farm. One can imagine something of the sensation this event must have produced in this thinly settled town; the loss of so prominent a citizen, the search for the body, - the military procession, for he was buried under arms, - the long funeral sermon, probably in the little church then only ten years built, - the vacant seat in the square pew, "in the northwest corner," - the muffled drums, and the volley fired over the grave.

And how it was doubtless the topic of conversation among neighbors when they met for weeks after, and with what superstitious awe they looked upon the fore-runner or "warning" as they probably considered it, that he should have selected for his morning reading at family devotions the 27th chapter of the Proverbs, beginning, "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." H. F. W., p. 67.

James Edmond bought In 1862, south side, Lots 11 to 19 inclusive, in 1865 he sold Lot 11 to George Brooks, Lot 14 to F. Henry Corey, Lot 15 to D. H. Rogers, Lot 16 to Peter W. Pierce, Lot 17 to Mrs. Abbie Barnet. In 1879 D. H. Rogers sold to Catherine J. Aspinwall, Lot 15, south side (new number 83). Marker only in this lot.

Catherine Jane Aspinwall, dau. of George and Martha (Goode) Aspinwall, b. 1840 at West Point, Orange County, New York, mar. Jan. 15, 1880 Charles F. Hunting of Brighton, d. July 24, 1887, aged 46 yrs. 6 mos.

John S. G. Aspinwall (a descendant of Peter Aspinwall) served during the civil war in the United States Navy, enlisted March 8, 1861. Discharged Nov. 27, 1865, as Asst. Eng. on S. S. Minnesota.

A great-grandson of the Colonel, and grandson of John, bearing his name, has kept up the military character of the family by good service in the War of the Rebellion, and daily walks our streets bearing trace of rebel shot or shell received in the fight at Hatteras Inlet where he served as engineer of the Minnesota. H. F. W. p. 69.

Son of Thomas and Johanna (Gardner) Aspinwall, for whom the Johanna Aspinwall Chapter, D.A.R., was named, was born in Brookline Jan. 15, 1734, died in Brookline Aug. 1, 1799.

He served in the Revolutionary War, and held a Lieutenant-Colonel's commission, and at one time was in command of the fort at Sewall's Point. He married Oct. 4, 1762, Lucy Sparhawk, sister of the wife of his brother Samuel. She was born August 14, 1738, died June 15, 1815.

Son of Thomas (Capt. Samuel, Peter), and Johanna (Gardner) Aspinwall, youngest brother of the Revolutionary colonel. Born at Brookline, May 23, 1743; died April 16, 1823. He mar. Susannah, dau. of Capt. Isaac Gardner. He served throughout the Revolution.

"In 1775, Dr. Aspinwall was surgeon at St. Thomas' Hospital in Roxbury. In 1778 we find by his letters to his wife, that he was with the army under General Sullivan in Rhode Island." H. F. W. p. 72.

"Among the past inhabitants of this town who should be mentioned with distinction and respect, is the late Dr. William Aspinwall, M.D. of H. U. 1764, who spent a long life, as a distinguished physician of this town and vicinity, who was successively Representative, Senator, and Counsellor, under the Government of this Commonwealth ; who watched over the interests of his native village with vigilance and fidelity; and, who in the times that tried men's souls, amid the political contests, which raged in our land, was greatly instrumental in preserving this people from those disgraceful abuses which prevailed in too many other places. In treating the smallpox, that dangerous and destructive malady, few, if any cotemporaries had more extensive practice, or were more successful."

Col. Thomas Aspinwall, A.M., son of Dr. William, lawyer in Boston, colonel in the army in the last war with England, consul at London, was buried in this tomb and latter removed to Walnut Hills Cemetery.

Edward Atkinson born in Brookline February 10, 1827 died in Boston December 11th, 1905 "Who in Life's battle firm doth stand, Shall bear Hope's tender blossoms Into the Silent land!" "And now abideth Faith, Hope, Love."

Marian Atkinson born 10 Sept. 1858 died 11 Aug. 1874 "Her life had many a hope and aim Duties enough and little cares, A nd now was quiet, now astir Till God's hand beckoned unawares And the sweet white brow was all of her." "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."

b. at Wakefield, Maine, May 8, 1828. d. at Brookline, Mass., Jan. 13, 1897. Dau. of Isaiah and Dorothy (Trafton) Getchell, of Alfred, Maine, and widow of Edwin Clark. From her dau. Mrs. Effie L. Smith,

The parents of Cornelius Bird were removed at the same time but parents' names were not given. Harrison Bird d. in Brookline, June 14, 1888, aged 85 yrs. 5 mos. 9 days, and was buried at Walnut Hills.

Dudley Boylston was a son of Thomas Boylston, and a brother of Zabdiel Boylston. He was born about 1688, and married Elizabeth Gardner of this town. He was the town constable for some time, and an old military commission issued in the time of Francis Bernard, Captain-general and Governor-in-chief, indicates his rank as "first adjutant of the first regiment, whereof Jeremy Gridley is Colonel." H. F. W., p. 346.

Thomas Boylston, Town Clerk, signed the first entry in the town clerk's records of this town. He was a physician, and father of the celebrated Dr. Zabdiel Boylston. Dr. Pierce, p. 12.

Thomas Boylston came to this country from England and settled in Watertown in 1635. His son Thomas, born in that town in 1644, became a surgeon. He took an active part in the Narragansett war. He married Mary Gardner of Muddy River in 1665, and settled there. From that time forward the Boylstons were identified with Brookline. There were twelve children of this marriage. His son Peter inherited the homestead. Dr. Zabdiel Boylston was the second child, b. in 1680. The daughter, Susanna, married John Adams, and was the mother of the second President of the United States. H. F. W., p. 297.

on the First day of March A.D. 1766, ^tat. 87. with him lies buried Jerusha, his wife, who died the Fifteenth day of April A.D. 1764. /Etat. 85.

Two daughters of Deacon Joshua C. and Rebecca B. Clark. From coffin plates found in the Zabdiel Boylston tomb, June 20, 1911. The last burials in the Boylston tomb.

Voted, that the Thanks of the Town be given to Miss Mary Boylston for three Silver Dollars given by her for the Incouragement of Such Men as Shall Ingage to serve as Soldiers for the Town. M. R. R.

Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, F. R. S., son of Dr. Thomas Boylston, first physician of this town. Brother of Peter and Dudley. He was fa mous in his day, not only for eminence in his profession in general, but especially for the practice of inoculation for the smallpox, which, though so strenuously resisted by many of his cotemporaries, proved of such essential benefit to society.

A memoir of this distinguished man, (who was born in this town, in 1679, bapt. in the First Church, Roxbury, March 1, 1679, under the ministry of the so-called Apostle Eliot) was written by Dr. Peter Thacher, minister of the Brattle Street Church, Boston, and published in the Massachusetts Magazine for December, 1789. In consequence of high attainments in his profession, Dr. Boylston was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in London, a distinction very rarely conferred on natives of this country.

About the year 1819, two young men, Mr. J. Lyon and Mr. W. H. Brown, commenced business in the village - Mr. Lyon being a wheelwright, and Mr. Brown a harness-maker - in a shop which was built for them at the westerly end of the old "Punch Bowl" out-buildings, by Mr. Laughton, for many years the proprietor of this famous old tavern. When the time came for the destruction of these buildings, these young men removed their business - Mr. Brown to a new shop next to Baker's present paint-shop.

In February, 1862, our first dead soldier was brought home for burial, not fallen in battle, but accidentially shot by a comrade. This was Herbert Smythe Barlow. "He was the only son of his mother, and she a widow."

''Timothy Harris Child, an eccentric old man, known as 'Daddy Child,' though he was never married. Various anecdotes are related respecting his oddities, as leaving off his farmer's frock on a certain day in the spring, by the calendar, without regard to the weather, and putting it on in the autumn, equally regardless of the season. Between these dates he was never known to wear it." H. F. W., p. 376.

Samuel Clark, son of James and Elinor or Elizabeth (Wright) Clark, b. April 9, 1654. Mar. May 5, 1696, at Roxbury, Elizabeth Crafts, dau. of Lieut. Samuel and Elizabeth Seaver Crafts. They had three chn., Samuel, John and Mary.

This is probably the person of whom Judge Sewall speaks in his diary under date of March 12, 1684. "Watched, with Isaac Goose and Samuel Clark, Pleasant night." This was a time when the Indians were particularly troublesome, and probably the watching referred to was on their account." H. F. W., p. 216^

This Samuel Clark was a carpenter and built the old Clark house, corner of Walnut and Chestnut Streets, taken down in 1900. He also built the first meeting-house. His banns were the first published in the new church. He was a deacon of the church and was very highly respected. He married Elizabeth Clark, his cousin, dau. of Samuel 1st and Elizabeth Crafts Clark, both grand-chn. of James and Elinor.

The Hammond House on Heath Street was for several years occupied by Madame Jane Coaifford, a French lady. She died in this house and was buried in Brookline Cemetery." H. F. W., p. 343.

Boston Post, Jan. 6, 1868. "Alonzo C. Jackson left his property to his brother Charles Fox Jackson, who died in Iowa, and was buried there."

d. Dec. 30, 1901. (unmar.) By oversight these names are not on the stone. This tomb will probably never be opened again. Ellen G. Coolidge, Brookline.

Polly, wife of Dea. Elijah Corey, dau. of Jonathan and Patience (Glover) Leeds, b. at Dorchester, Nov. 12, 1779. d. at Brookline, Oct. 21, 1827. Their chn:

"Captain Timothy Corey was in active service in the Revolutionary war, and was one of three who were all that were left of an entire company who died of wounds, sickness, and imprisonment. He and his comrades returned footsore, ragged, and forlorn, from their terrible exposure and hardships. At the time of the battle of Lexington, his young wife with her two little children left the house, as did many other women of Brookline, and carrying some blankets and provisions with them, sought shelter in the woods, till the fright and danger from the enemy passing through the town were over.

"Captain Corey is remembered as an old gentleman who dressed in the costume of the last century, as long as he lived, wearing a 'three-cornered cocked hat.' An anecdote is told of his wife, which indicates her opinion of her husband's appearance. Some one, a stranger, called at his house one day when he was away from home, desiring to see him. Mrs. Corey told him to go down the road and if he met 'a fine-looking, portly man on horseback, he might know it was her husband.'

All the Coreys of three generations have been farmers and have been considered shrewd, practical men. The two brothers, Elijah and Timothy, were among the first projectors of the Baptist Church enterprise in this town, and to that purpose devoted time, labor, and money.

Mrs. Oliver Cousens and two children were buried in lot 12 Later Mr. Cousens moved to Arlington, Mass., and the bodies were removed *^^''^- Miss Anna Cushing Cousens, Center Lebanon, Maine

Caleb Craft resided in Brookline and was one of the most prominent and influential men of his town. He held many public offices. (His name is on the Honor Roll on the tablet in the Public Library, also that of his third wife, Jerusha White.) At the first outbreak of the Revolution, Caleb Craft entered into the service of his country, and remained in the service until 1779. At the time of the Lexington Alarm he marched as first lieutenant of Capt. Thos. White's Company. On the 10th of April, 1776, he was commissioned as first lieutenant of the third company, whereof Thomas White is Captain and William Mcintosh, Esq., is Colonel. This commission was signed by the "Major part of the Council of the Mass. Bay in New England." It is now in the possession of William F. Crafts to whom it was bequeathed by Mr. George Craft of Brookline, a grandson of Lieut. Caleb Craft.

Among the family papers are a great many military orders and receipts relating to the period of his service in the Continental Army. The earlier ones relate to the service in northern department of Canada; those in 1778 to the transports for Burgoyne's Army, and to service on Dorchester Heights, where he was in command of his company for a long time. Later ones relate to procuring men for service in 1781, 1782 and 1783. Copies of some of these papers are given in "The Crafts Family," page 163.

Lieut. Craft lived in the upper part of Brookline near Newton. In 1791 he bought his father's estate on Newton Street, Brookline, and lived there until 1812, when he left it to his son Samuel and removed to the South

Street farm. This farm he also purchased of his father, it being the farm given to his brother Samuel by their grandfather, Samuel White, about 1775. He built on this farm in 1805. He resided there the remainder of his life, and afterwards it passed by inheritance to his son Caleb. Lieut. Craft also owned portions of the old Griggs and Chamberlin farms located in that section of the town.

He attended church in Brookline, and among the family papers is a receipt for 6 lbs. 13s. 4d. for a pew in "Brooklyn Meeting House" July 30, 1772.

In 1824, when he was eighty-two years of age, he had a family tomb built in the Brookline Cemetery, which contains the remains of three generations of the family. The Craft Family.

Samuel Craft married second Lucy Richards Griggs, dau. of Moses and Melatiah Farrington (Richards) Griggs of Roxbury. She was b. Jan. 7, 1787. She died July 24, 1875, aged 87 years, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Henry Loomis, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

Samuel Craft took a prominent part in town affairs, and was active in establishing the Orthodox Congregational Society in Brookline, their first church being built upon his land on the corner of Washington and School Streets, in 1844.

"In the late sixties, my grandmother, Lucy R. Craft, finding the Craft tomb sadly out of repair, bought a lot in which she might eventually be

"Finally about 1880 the Craft tomb became so dilapidated that my Aunt Rebecca commissioned a distant relative to have the bodies taken from the tomb and buried in the Lucy R. Craft lot. This was done, positive proof of identification being made by cofifin plates. No stones were erected and this is the reason you find the record only and no stones. My grandfather was one of the original members of the Brookline Harvard Church. He and all his descendants spell the name without the s (Craft not Crafts.)"

"The elder Capt. Samuel Croft built in 1765 a large house on the north side of Washington Street, in what is now the garden of T. P. Chandler, Esq., a rod or two west of the house.

"Capt. Croft's house was a large, square, two-story house with a spacious front yard, well filled with trees and shrubbery. Behind the house was a deep ravine, and here was a spring of cold and excellent water, overshadowed by two very large buttonwood trees." H. F. VV., p. 152.

Samuel Croft took a prominent position in the affairs of the town, being honored with many offices of trust and responsibility, and was widely known as Capt. Samuel Croft, Jr., although his father died before he had attained his majority. Like his father he adopted the "O" in spelling his name. By his will, April 6, 1814, he left all his estate, which was very extensive, to his wife Susanna. He died in Brookline, 1814, aged 63. His widow died in Brookline, February 9, 1821, aged 70.

They were without children, and as he was the only son who lived to marry, this branch of the family is extinct in the male line. By the terms of Mrs. Croft's will, made Nov. 3, 1820, she left part of the large estate to her nephew Samuel Craft to his heirs and assigns forever.

"Perhaps the most distinctly remembered personage of this household, inasmuch as she lived the longest, and was a marked character, was an old colored women named Susy Backus. We say OLD because she called herself fifty, for about forty years, and neither she nor any one else knew her age: but she was a young girl when taken into the Croft house as servant, and here she rendered such service as money cannot buy, during the lifetime of her master and mistress.

"It has often been said by Brookline people that Susie was a slave, but this was not the case. Her father was a kidnapped African who served a blacksmith in Dorchester, and was called Backus. After the death of the blacksmith, the negro kept on with the business in the same shop, but assumed the more aristocratic and imposing title of 'Mr. Cleveland.'

' There was a poor Indian woman living in Brookline by the name of Molly Hill, and 'Mr. Cleveland' relieved his solitude and perhaps added to his importance by marrying her.

"After a four weeks' illness Susy died in 1863, probably eighty-four years of age, if not older, judging from her recollection of ancient events. The old Croft Tomb in Brookline Cemetery, which had not been unclosed for nearly forty years, was opened to receive the body worn out with a long life of toil for others, - and then closed up forever."

"After the death of Mrs. Croft, Susanna Backus went to live with my grandmother, Mrs. Hancock and lived in her family for nearly fifty years, she was buried in the Croft Tomb, after which by Mrs. Croft's will the tomb was never to be opened again for burial." Mrs. Kilby Page.

In Memory of Mrs. Fanny Dana who died May 11, 1809. ^t. 43 Wife of M'. Jonathan Dana "Here lies her urn, she'll not return; She's gone to Worlds unknown Her body's dead, her spirit's fled The Sheperd knows his own."

"There was an ancient house in the village which stood upon the site of a part of Panter's building. Hunting's grocery store, and Mrs. West's house. It was known as 'Dana's Tavern,' and was kept for many years by Mr. Jonathan Dana. It was a large gambrel-roofed house, with a row of sheds and out-buildings behind it reaching nearly across from Washington Street to Harvard Street.

"This tavern was a great resort for country produce dealers, but never had as large a local patronage or entertained as much fashionable company as the Punch Bowl, - as the latter had a large dancing-hall, which the Dana Tavern had not." H. F. W., p. 49.

"Jerry Davenport, as he was familiarly called, was as much one of the village institutions as the old 'Punch Bowl.' His ruddy face, erect steps, and ready jokes are well remembered, and also his twenty-seven years' courtship, his slyly-planned marriage so quickly detected, and the Calithumpian serenade which followed, making night hideous, from Heath Street to Corey's Hill. Neither will his sudden death be soon forgotten, nor the singular circumstance of his body being taken from the tomb a day or two after burial and set upright in the coffin to be photographed. 'Alas! poor Yorick.' " H. F. W. p. 26.

Benjamin B. Davis, b. Feb. 4, 1794, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth B. Davis. His 1st wife was Susannah, dau. of John and Susannah (Robinson) Clapp, b. at Roxbury Aug. 11, 1796. Elizabeth Seaver, his 2d wife, was buried at Forest Hills. B. R.

"Benjamin B. Davis was chorister for the First Parish in 1818. Of the faithful devotion with which for thirty-eight years he led the choir, any attendant upon Dr. Pierce's ministry for that length of time will bear witness. Two daughters of Mr. Davis were members of the choir, they both died young, leaving a childless father to sing sorrowfully without them." H. F. W., p. 256.

"Mr. Davis will ever be identified in the annals of the Handel and Haydn Society as one of its most enthusiastic members during the greater part of his long and useful life." H. F. W., p. 49.

"Sambo lived in celibacy, and died when more than ninety years of age. It was winter when he died, and the ground was covered with deep snow. His body was carried to the Brookline Cemetery upon a pung, and laid near his old master." H. F. W., p. 45.

"Deacon Ebenezer was, according to all accounts, an excellent farmer, and his estate was adorned with splendid peach and cherry orchards, to say nothing of apple trees in great variety. He also ventured upon an experiment in horticulture, for those times and raised the first muskmelons that were ever offered for sale in Boston market. It was a success and gave him such a notoriety that his portrait was painted with a muskmelon under his arm. The picture was subsequently carried to England, where it is still preserved in a collection. Under it is written, 'An American Farmer.' "

"Edward Devotion, son of Edward, was a public spirited citizen, and reference to the old town records show that he held various offices of trust for many years. In the church he was for a long period the tithingman.

"The principal duty of this officer was to keep good order during divine service, among the children, who sat in rows by themselves instead of with their parents. A long rod was usually carried by the tithingman, with which to touch any delinquent who might become drowsy or mischievous.

"The old house in the village (now on Washington Street), was probably built for Edward Devotion, as he died in that house November 7, 1774.

"To the Brookline church he left a silver tankard. He also left to the town a sum of money, which at the time of its being received in 1762, amounted to '£739 4s, lawful money,' for the use of schools."

Erosamon Drew, whose name is spelled in six different ways in old documents, came from Ireland in his youth. He married Bethiah, daughter of \'incent Druce. The elder Druce, who seems to have been a wealthy man for those times, left his son-in-law considerable propeny.

A most curious and elaborate deed dated in 16S3 conveys a tract of sixr\'-four acres of woodland for fiir\--five pounds to Erosamon Drew from "Vincent Drusse and Elizabeth, his wife," in which an imperfectly scrawled V for his name and E for hers, are their only attempts at penmanship.

Monument - no names Stones Mary S. Andrews 1859-1900 wife of Walter E. Andrews In memory of Lulu Edgerly Jan. 1, 1853 Nov. 11, 1885 In memory of James W. Edgerly Boston Jan. 6, 1826

Baby Eliot

In Memory of Warren Estabrook Son of Sam'l. Estabrook who died Sep*. 25, 1814. Mt. 3 years " Youth is like a mourning flower Cut down and wither'd in an hour."

Erected In Memory of M''. Nathan Estabrook son of M"". Sam'l. Estabrook who died Sept. 30, 1814 Aged 18 years "Death is a debt to Nature due Which I have paid and so must you."

Monument Lemuel Foster Obt. Sept. 10, 1855 in the 70 year of his age. Sarah Ford wife of Lemuel Foster Obt. Jan'y. 28, 1884 in the 95th year of her age b. in Bridgewater, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth H. Ford. "At rest with her loved ones The day is past and gone The evening shades appear Oh, may we all remember well The night of death draws near."

who died April 1, 1806, aged 63 yrs. of Caleb Gardner, eldest son of the s*^ Sam'. Soldier of the Revolution. who died Nov. 17, 1807, aged 52 yrs. Henry Jackson, son of Samuel J. Gardner Died July 2, 1831, aged 2 yrs. Sarah G., daughter of The same Died May 15, 1832, aged 1 yr. Hon. Martin Kinsley Died June 20, 1835, aged 81 yrs. Mary Gardner, relict of Caleb G. Died Oct. 10, 1851, aged 92 yrs. Mary Bellows Kingsley, Wife of S. J. Gardner Died Feb. 1839, aged 37. Samuel Jackson Gardner Died July 1864, ^t. 76. Mary Bellows Gardner Dec. 7, 1823 - Feb. 15, 1911. Susanna Gardner Died Nov. 23, 1877. ^ Sarah Smith Gardner

"The third Thomas Gardner in the regular line of succession bore a prominent part in the affairs of the town, and was chosen first deacon of the First Church. He was also called Lieutenant (probably in the Indian wars). His name is one of the first on the petition for a separation of this town from Boston. He married Mary Bowles, daughter of Elder John Bowles, and had seven children." H. F. W., p. 287

"Caleb Gardner, son of Samuel and Mary (Seaver) Gardner, grandson of Deacon Samuel, died 1807, aged 52 yrs. He married Mary Jackson of Newton. She lived to be ninety-two. One of their daughters was the wife of Deacon Timothy Corey." H. F, W., p. 289.

One of his daughters married Mr. Hancock, and survived her husband many years. She owned and lived in the cottage which was recently taken down, just west of the house of the Good Shepherd. Mrs. Hancock was the mother of Mrs. Kilby Page. Mrs. Kilby Page.

Rev. James Allen, the first minister of this town, though distinguished in his day, has spelt the name of the town three different ways, in his seven printed discourses extant, namely, Brooklin, Brooklyn, Brookline, and a fourth way in the church records, Brooklynn. Dr. Pierce.

On the 5th of November, 1718, the Rev. James Allen of Roxbury was ordained minister of the church. He preached here more than twentyeight years. During his ministry one hundred and fifteen were added to the church, "besides forty-four who owned the Covenant without coming to the Lord's table." The baptisms were two hundred and sixty-one. Mr. Allen was called "a pious and judicious divine." There are seven sermons of his now extant which were published during his lifetime, which have been said to "do honor to his head and heart." H. F. W., p. 242.

Rev. Cotton Brown (son of a minister of Haverhill), was the second minister of the Brookline First Parish. He was ordained October 26, 1748. He was engaged to Rev. Mr. Allen's daughter and the "Walley House" (so-called) was built for him to live in. The young lady, however, died in 1750, and Mr. Brown died in 1751, aged twenty-five years, having been pastor of the church not quite two years and a half. H. F. W., p. 244.

Isaac Gardner, Jr., A.M., grandson of Deacon Thomas, born May 9, 1726; H. U. 1747. Farmer in Brookline, Justice of the Peace. On the memorable 19 of April, 1775, he went as a volunteer to Lexington battle, and was slain at Cambridge, about a mile above the colleges, by the British troops, on their return to Boston. Dr. Pierce.

General Isaac S. Gardner, son of Isaac, Jr., and Mary Sparhawk Gardner, was baptized at Watertown, November 26, 1758. He married, first, Mary Sparhawk, 2nd, Mrs. Mary Spooner.

"John Goddard was born in Brookline 28 May, O. S. 1730, a man of uncommonly extensive observation and with a memory proverbially accurate. He had peculiar facilities for a knowledge of the facts relating to this little town. For he was not only a native, but spent a large portion of a long life in the place of his nativity. He was, moreover, for many years, Selectman, Assessor, and Representative of this town to the General Court. He was son of John Goddard, grandson of Joseph Goddard, one of the founders of the First Congregational Church of Brookline; also father of Joseph Goddard, born April 15, 1761, and grandfather of Abijah Warren Goddard. These five generations of men all cultivated the same farm, and have been members in full communion of the First Congregational Church." Dr. Pierce.

"During the siege of Boston, Mr. Goddard was intrusted with the command of three hundred teams, which worked in darkness and by stealth in constructing the fortifications on Dorchester Heights, now South Boston. The absolute silence of the men, the promptness and efficiency with which they labored, and the success which crowned their efforts, were no doubt largely owing to the firmness, courage, and tact of the sturdy patriot in charge. Captain Joseph Goddard, who at that time was a boy of fourteen, was a driver of one of the teams under his father's direction, and often described the event to his children.

"When the American army removed from Boston to New York, General Washington was urgent that Mr. Goddard should accompany them, but his large family was a sufficiently strong reason why he should decline such service." H. F. W.

"Mr. Goddard was twice married; his first wife was Sarah Brewer, who lived but two years, then he married Hannah Seaver, the dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (White) Seaver."

One son, Mr. Joseph Goddard, who settled upon the farm of his father, was during his long and prosperous life a prominent citizen of Brookline. He was a justice of the peace for many years, and was captain of the militia of the town. He married Mary, a daughter of Samuel Aspinwall. Of the twelve children of Mr. Joseph Goddard, several are widely known. Another son, a prominent citizen, born in the old house, was Mr. Benjamin Goddard, who lived opposite the Reservoir. He was a man of much influence, though he never would accept or hold public office. He acquired much wealth and lived to a great age, being over ninety-five years of age at his death. H. F. W., chap. 16.

David R. Griggs

Monument DAVID R. GRIGGS died Mar. 5, 1870, Aged 84 yrs. Stephen R. his son died July 25, 1870, Aged 43 yrs. "Lovely and Pleasant in their lives and in death not long divided.' '

Helen, their daughter died Feb. 14, 1860, aged 35 yrs. "Christ is risen And in his might We too shall rise." Meletiah Richards Mother of D. R. Griggs 1759-1832 No stone Helen M. Griggs d. Nov. 6, 1913 aged 82 yrs. 11 mos. 25 dys. Old stones In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Griggs Wife of Mr. Moses Griggs Who died Augt. 9th 1784, aged 33 yrs. In thy fair book of life divine My God inscribe my name There let it fill some humble place Beneath the Slaughtered Lamb. In memory of Mr. John Griggs Soldier of the Revolution. Son of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Margaret Griggs Who died Sept. 14th, 1779 in the 24th year of his age ''That life we prize which doth excel Not in much time but acting well." In Memory of Mr. Joseph Griggs Soldier of the Revolution. Son of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Margaret Griggs Who died Sept. 3<^, 1779 in the 20th year of his age "Life is uncertain Death is sure Sin is the wound, Christ the cure." In memory of Mr. Thomas Griggs Who died July the 7th, 1782 In the 67th year of his age " Naked as from the Earth we came A nd crept to life at first We to the Earth return again And mingle with our dust."

Harriet Fuller, wife of Deacon Thomas Griggs, d. May 21, 1889, aged 62 yrs. She and two grandchildren were buried here. Later removed to Forest Hills.

Stone Francis H., son of Daniel and Lois Harden Died June 28, 1815, aged 5 yrs. So fades the lovely blooming flower Frail smiling solace of an hour So soon our transient comforts fly And pleasures only bloom to die.

In 1843 the Selectmen were instructed to furnish the Congregational and Baptist societies in town each with a gratuitous deed of a lot for the families of the ten pastors, their successors, or their friends, provided the societies would inclose the lots and ornament them with trees, turf, or shrubbery, in a manner satisfactory to the committee; and by the report in 1846 it appears the selection was made by the three different parishes in town, and deeds were prepared for delivery when the conditions as to ornamentation should be complied with. B. R.

Thomas Kenrick built a house on South Street, which would now be considered a curiosity; it was one story high only, of but two rooms. It was lighted by little windows of diamond-shaped glass in leaden sash, which swung on hinges, like doors. There was no paint within or without and the best room was papered with old newspapers, not being even plastered. The only ascent to "the loft" was through a trap door by a well-worn ladder, and in a similar way access was had to the cellar. Thomas Kenrick married a Griggs and after his death his widow married Jacob Harvey.

An old document, dated 1781, is still preserved, in which eight of the old citizens of the town "promise to pay Jacob Harvey on conditions of his serving as a soldier in the Continental army for the term of three years unless regulerly discharged - the sum of fifty hard doUers and three thousand seven hundred and 50 of the oald Contenantal dollers and to deliver at his hous in said town Four Cords of good Fire wood." This was to be repeated each year or fraction of a year thereafter that he remained in the service. An old receipt for a part of this money signed by his wife "Marey Harvey X her mark" is also extant.

The old house became so dilapidated that Mrs. Harvey for the last ten years of her life spent her winters with a married daughter in Boston, but she was always impatient for spring to come that she might return to her country residence, or "hut" as she called it. After the old lady died in 1826, the house was taken down. The land on which it stood is a part of the Weld place. It is a rocky and beautifully wild country place thereabouts, on one side of the street almost covered with forest trees.

May 19, 1811, James Holden of Brookline, Housewright, married Lucy Aspinwall, widow of Ebenezer Davis who died in 1807. The northerly third of the Homestead Farm, with its extensive cherry and apple orchards, was set off to Mr. Davis' widow for life, hence it was often called the "Holden Farm." About 1834 most of this tract passed to Thomas A. Davis, son of Ebenezer and Lucy A. Davis, who laid out Linden Place and sold the various house lots there. The highest price paid for any part of it was five and a half cents per foot.

Single stone In memory of Mrs. Maria Hutchins (wife of) Samuel Hutchins who died Mar. 18, 1849. Aged 38 years. Why do we mourn departing friends Or shake at death's Alarms? Tis hut the voice that Jesus sends To call us to his arms. Footstone M. H.

Stones Sacred to the memory of Asa T. Jackson, who died in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1859 Aged 29 years 2 days Footstone A. T. J. In memory of Thaddeus Jackson, Jr. son of Thaddeus Jackson, who died July 12, 1824. Aged 42 yrs. Footstone T. J. Jr., 1824.

think an tnt! My body is cold, my flesh consumed I trust I dwell with the redeemed. Then cease from weeping and remember Our dear Saviour Christ is coming. Footstone Mrs. M. Scott

An Inf. of Alfred Jr. and Sarah B. Kenrick was removed to Walnut Hills, and his half of the lot sold by his heirs to Miss Lucy A. Potter, Oct. 16, 1884.

Thomas Kenrick, bapt. July 22, 1739, d. Feb. 8, 1774, aged 35 yrs. He was son of Nathaniel and Hannah Kenrick who moved from Newton to Brookline. Thomas Kenrick mar. Mary, dau. of George Griggs of Brookline. Jackson's Newton.

Kenrick family will be remembered chiefly by an old lady who died about twenty years ago, after a long and helpless illness, during which she was supported by the town, yet during all this time had successfully concealed several hundred dollars, which of course reverted to the town by way of compensation, after her death. This person was the wife of Thomas Kenrick, Jr.

Thomas Kenrick, Jr., distinctly remembered seeing men at the time of the Lexington and Concord battle running across lots in this neighborhood guided by the sound of the firing, and jumping fences in their eagerness to reach the scene of the fray, taking their course back of Walnut Hills and through Newton. H. F. W., p. 394.

Come ye Sinners Come to Jesus; Think upon your gracious Lord He has pitied your condition He has sent his gospel word; Mercy calls you Mercy flows in Jesus' s blood.

It will be remembered by those familiar with the early history of Massachusetts that Rev. John Cotton, minister of the first church in Boston, was twice married before coming to New England and that his eldest son. Seaborn, born on the voyage, as the name implies, was son of the second wife Sarah Hawkridge, the widow of William Story and said to have been a dear friend of the first Mrs. Cotton (Elizabeth Horrocks). Four years atfer Mr. Cotton's death in 1652, his widow, Sarah, married Rev. Mr.

Richard Mather of Dorchester. She was buried in King's Chapel Ground in Boston. Her son Rev. Seaborn Cotton became minister of Hampton, N. H., where he died. He was succeeded by his son Rev. John Cotton who died at Hampton, N. H. in 1710. His wife was Anna, dau. of Thomas Lake, a merchant of Boston, and a niece of Sir Edward Lake, LL.D., Chancellor of the Diocese of Lincolnshire, Eng.

Thomas, only son of John and Anna Cotton, came into possession of the part of the Cotton Farm east of Cypress Street and in 1740, after removing to Pomfret, Conn., sold it to Ebenezer Davis. This Thomas Cotton was a farmer and lived in Brookline from abt. 1711 to abt. 1739. His mother had married for a second husband Rev. Increase Mather of Boston, son of the Rev. Richard Mather above named. She died in Brookline of small-pox in 1737, and was buried in the old Walnut Street Ground.

Rev. John Cotton of Boston had a son. Rev. John Cotton of Plymouth. His son, Rev. Roland Cotton was minister of Sandwich. After him came Rev. John Cotton of Newton and from him the western half of the Cotton Farm passed to various owners.

Frederick Homer Mellen, b. Jan. 17, 1825. He enlisted from Cincinnati, in the sixth Ohio Regiment. Served first in West Virginia - afterwards in Kentucky and Tennessee, was wounded in the battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, though not seriously. He served under Generals Thomas, Nelson, and Grant at Pittsburg Landing. He served in the Regular Army after the Rebellion - at Fort Snelling and other Posts in the West. Enlisted June 18, 1861. Final discharge Jan. 6, 1866.

d. Dec. 8, 1888, aged 70 yrs. 2 ,mos. 8 days. The lot was bought by Mr. Palmer in 1859, and later half of it was sold. Data from Mrs. John H. Allen, dau. of Charles L. Palmer.

The easterly end of the Dana Tavern had a shop attached to it in which Mr. Peter Parker, the original owner of the building, worked at shoemaking. His son John Parker, born in that house, became a very wealthy man, and his name is still perpetuated by "Parker Hill" on which he lived, and "Parker Street," which passed his house. He held important and very successful contracts under the United States government during the second war with England. H. F. W., p. 50.

Mr. Samuel Philbrick, who was one of the pioneers in anti-slavery reform at a time when a man must have had in him the courage and the perseverance of a martyr to dare identify himself with so unpopular a cause, was a worshipper at the First Church for years.

He was born and educated among the Friends or Quakers, but did not identify himself with them in later years, though his marriage was consummated according to the peculiar forms or usages of that sect. Mr. Philbrick never united with the Unitarian Church, as a member. He was a man of wealth and influence and occupied a central pew in the church. He was the friend of Garrison, May, Phillips, and others of the leading abolitionists of those days, and his house was one of the way-stations of "the underground railroad," which here and there gave brief shelter and rest for the fugitives, on the way from Mason and Dixon's line to Canada.

Mr. Philbrick outlived much of the odium attached to the name of "abolitionist," and saw their ranks swelled by thousands after the rendition of Anthony Burns. He died, however, in September, 1859, before the triumph of the principles for which he had sacrificed convenience and popularity.

In less than ten years from that time his son was supervising the industries and economies of the freedmen of South Carolina without molestation or hindrance. H. F. W., p. 270-274.

Mr. Pierce was a native of Dorchester, and a cousin of Rev. Dr. Pierce, and long a member of the choir of the First Church. Whether living in a house which had once served the Revolutionary soldiers as a barrack inspired him with patriotic ferver or not, we do not know, but when he was seventy years of age he walked to Concord, Mass., and back, on the occasion of the laying of the corner-stone of the battle monument, to hear Webster's oration, a distance of eighteen miles each way. His widow, a much beloved lady of the olden style, survived him several years.

Mr. James Pierce also played the bass-viol, as well as sang in the choir of the First Church, he took his little daughters into "the singers' seats," when they were so small that they were obliged to stand on crickets to bring their heads above the balustrade. One of them, who was afterwards the wife of Charles Stearns, Jr., was for years the leader of the female voices.

Dr. Pierce was graduated, holding high rank in his class, at Harvard College in 1793. He was for the two succeeding years assistant preceptor at Leicester Academy. In 1795, he commenced the study of theology with Rev. Thaddeus Harris, of Dorchester.

In 1797 he was invited to fill the vacancy in the Brookline Church caused by the death of Mr. Jackson. He held at that time a tutorship at Harvard College. He was ordained pastor of the Brookline Church, March 15, 1797.

In October of the following year he was married to Abigail Lovell, of Medway, who had been one of his pupils at the Academy. She died in July 1800, leaving an infant son, who lived but three years.

Miss Lucy T. Poor has deed of sale which shows that part of Lot 57 was bought on Sept. 2, 1891 of Charles P. & Emeline Trowbridge, then living at Stoughton, Mass.

Mrs. Poor as the daughter of Dr. Pierce and sister-in-law of Dr. Hedge, was a person of especial interest. Mr. Poor I always think of as possessing a quite unusual combination of qualities.

To know Mr. Poor aright, one should have seen him on "his native heath." It was once my happy privilege to spend some days with him among the scenes of his boyhood in Andover, Maine. There all the sweetness of his nature came forth in full strength. He loved those great hills passionately, and especially it was his delight to follow up and explore the dim recesses of a mountain stream. Could I visit that place again, I think I should know that he was with me, and that his delight in its natural beauty was still undimmed. H. N. B., p. 13.

Hannah, wife of Ebenezer Richards and dau. of Joseph, Jr., and Sarah (Davis) White, b. at Newton, Aug. 2, 1772. d. at Brookline, Jan. 6, 1814, aged 42 yrs. Their chn.:

Deacon Robinson was overseer of the poor and a selectman for thirty years. He was also representative in the State Legislature twelve years.

When Mr. Robinson had held the office of Deacon fifty-seven years he was presented with a beautiful silver goblet, with the following inscription:

Toward God And Man. Presented

Old stone Beneath this Stone are deposited the Remains of Miss Mary Russell the virtuous and amiable Dautr of Capt. John & Mrs. Miriam Russell of Marblehead who died with the Small Pox Octr 27th 1792 AEt. 14.

To the inexpressiable grief of her Friends The angels call, they call me from above A nd bid me hasten to the realms of love My soul with transport hears the happy doom I come ye gentle messenger, I come.

Nathaniel Seaver, Sen., Merchant and part owner of the Ship Commerce, was shipwrecked, near Cape Morebet, Arabia, and died a few weeks after his son.

Samuel Sewall, Jr., lived in a house on the site of the present residence of Charles Stearns, Esq., which was built in 1703. His son Henry succeeded him in the same house. He was a farmer, and held the office of Justice of the Peace in this town. He was educated at Harvard College as were also his three sons, Henry, Hull, and Samuel. H. F. W., p. 112.

The father of Samuel, Chief Justice Samuel Sewall, was famous in his day, as one of the judges who condemned the Salem witches to death, an error in judgment of which he lived to repent bitterly, and for which he made voluntary and humble confession in public, in the Old South Church in Boston. He died in 1730. H. F. W., p. 110.

Esquire Sharp, as he was called, was never married. He was a teacher in the little old school house in School Street for many winters. He was Justice of the Peace and Town Clerk for many years. H. F. W., p. 108

Dr. T. E. Francis, the doctor of Brookline, famous quite as much for his wit as for his medical skill, in every time of trouble was a perfectly devoted and affectionate man. H. N. B., p. 24.

Mrs. Mary Slack wife of Samuel Slack died March 6, 1802 Aged 39 years As a faithful Mother her remembrance is gratefully enshrined in the hearts of her children who have marked her last resting place with this memorial of her worth.

dear wife of Charles Stearns Jr., died Nov. 4, 1857. Aged 55 yrs. "She was meek and faithful through life, Calm, happy, and triumphant in death."

"My father, Charles Stearns, and William Dearborn bought three lots in the old Cemetery. I presume lots 50, 51, 52 and each took a lot and a half, though no division was made. No burials have been made in the middle lot, that I know of." C. H. Stearns.

There was no regularly organized hook and ladder company until Feb. 1871. The name "George H. Stone" was appropriated by this company in honor of a deceased comrade who had been a very efficient fireman. He was also a gallant soldier and a son of Elisha Stone. H. F. W., p. 139.

The hill comprising the Blake estate was purchased off the Croft Farm about fifty years ago, by Mr. Lewis Tappan, who built the stone house which is still standing, and occupied it a few years before his removal to New York.

Seth and Isaac Thayer came to Brookline in 1833 and bought a tract of land between Washington Street and Davis Avenue, formerly Washington Place. Isaac built and occupied the house formerly owned by Mr. Beck.

H. F. W., p. 127. Theodore A. Thayer, sixth son of Seth T. Thayer, was Captain of Company G, Mass. Forty-first Regiment. Clarence H. Thayer, the seventh son, was Captain in a colored regiment. He died in South Africa in 1873.

Mr. Jonas Tolman lived at the corner of Cypress and Washington streets, and was the principal shoemaker of Brookline. After his death his son Charles carried on the business.

Mrs. Tolman, the widow of Jonas Tolman, lived to a great age and her long life was nearly all one of active usefulness. She was one of those "mothers in Israel" who could find room in her heart and home for almost everybody, though her life had many and great sorrows.

Several of our main guard were killed by cannon shot. Our adjutant, Phineas Lyman Tracy, from the town of Norwich, died soon after we came into camp. - The day following his departure we all turned out to attend his funeral; we carried him three miles to the burying ground in Brooklyn. The order of march was, arms reversed, drums muffled, and pipes playing the tune called "Funeral Thoughts." Just fifty years afterwards, out of respect to the memory of this young man, I went to view the spot and find the grave in which he was deposited, but found nothing by which it was to be distinguished from many others.

Unknown S. A. R.

h. at Sudbury, Mass., April 2, 1734. d. at Marlboro, Mass. Oct. 15, 1809. And is buried there in Spring Hill Cemetery. His grave on the top of the hill is still to be seen, marked by a large slate tablet, which bears this inscription :

Glory with all her lamps shall burn, And watch the warriors sleeping clay; Till the last trumpet rouse his urn, To aid the triumphs of the day.

Col. James Wesson, son of Capt. Jeremiah Wesson, was the highest officer Brookline had in the revolution. After the war he probably remained a citizen of Brookline until 1784, when he moved to Marlboro, but he was a land owner here for many years later.

She married Eliphalet Spurr, who kept the Punch Bowl Tavern in Brook" line, and who established the first line of coaches between Brookline and Boston, a sort of small stage which went to Boston and returned twice a day, and the rate of fare was fixed at twenty-five cents.

Here Lyes ye Body of Hannah White Gr. dau. of Benjamin Daughter to Mr. Edward & Mrs. Hannah White Died Octr ye 25th 1725 in ye 6th year of her age

Here lie Interred the Remains of Mr. Moses White Who died August 25th 1780 Aged 70 years Behold a?id see as you pass by, As you are now so once was I As I am now so you must be Prepare for death and follow me.

Here lie Interred The Remains of Mrs. Rachel White Wife of Mr. Moses White Who died March 22d 1781 Aged 70 years. The Sweet remembrance of the Just Shall flourish when they sleep in Dust.

He was buried beside his parents, under the Old North Church, Boston. A monument to his memory is in the Granar>' Burying Ground, Boston. Three of their children died in infancy and were buried in this tomb, also their chn.: b. at North Brookfield, Mass. abt. 1795. d. at Boston, Aug. 5, 1849. Data from Miss Ada A. Gilbert, dau. of Dr. D. Gilbert, 439 Cambridge Street, Allston.

S. S. W. Folsom and his daughter Mrs. Bosson were removed to Salem, Ohio, in July, 1880. Data from Mrs. Annie Louise Mansfield, dau. of Samuel S. W. Folsom.