Danvers Town (part 11 of 12)

That this enterprise is one of tremendous advantage to the county of Inverness is self-evident, and there is scarcely a doubt but that it is destined to be one of great and permanent profit to its clever, courageous promoters. Like every human venture, the undertaking has still difficulties and defects but its general success is established beyond question. The mine can be operated at less cost than any other mine in Nova Scotia; it is between 150 and 200 miles nearer Montreal and St. Lawrence markets than any other of the working collieries of Cape Breton, and the superior quality of the coal will always command top prices. After this season the coal can be shipped from there in large steamers. They have now fifteen feet of water in the channel at low tide, and when the piers are extended outwardly 200 feet more they will have thirty-five feet of water.

Mr. Neagli, a rich manufacturer of Zurich, Switzerland, is one of the principal stockholders, and has spent all this and the most of last summer in Broad Cove. .Such is his confidence in the scheme that he says he would be willing to invest a million dollars in it himself. The other parties interested are equally sanguine, particularly the gallant founder. So long as William Penn Hussey controls the craft, his friends in Inverness will be moved to address it in the majestic language of the old Roman: "What dost thou fear? thou hast Caesar on board."

Mr. Pinnance possesses mtich ability and a peculiar fitness as a fashioner of gentlemen's clothing and has been successful in building up an excellent trade. He is a native of England and was employed by Poole, the celebrated London tailor. Mr. Pinnance came to this country in 1888, and two years later came to Danvers, obtaining employment with M. C. Lord. In 1895 he went into business for himself, and has a store at 35 Maple street, where he has on hand an excellent line of seasonable novelties in domestic and imported materials. His experience in the best tailoring establishments in Lontion enables hirti to give his patrons correct style and an excellent fit that cannot fail to please the most fastidious. Mr. Pinnance's trade is largely among the fashionably dressed young men of the town, who have confidence in his skill and judgment in turning out the finest clothing, while his charges are modest.

The merchant tailoring enterprise of Mansel C. Lord was established in 1879, and commands an excellent patronage among the most discriminating and fastidious citizens of Danvers and its vicinity. Mr. Lord also has many customers in Boston and Reading whom he visits at frequent intervals. His salesroom is well appointed and at present six persons are employed in the making of garments. The stock embraces a valuable and choice assortment of foreign and domestic woolens, worsteds, beavers, tweeds, and novelties, in fancy and fashionable weaves, that cannot fail to please the most fastidious. Mr. Lord is a practical cutter, and expert tailor of twenty-three years' experience, and personally attends to all the details of production, allowing no garment to leave his hands unless it can be pronounced absolutely perfect in fit, finish, style and workmanship. It is thus that he has built up his trade, and he can be implicitly relied upon to furnish only such garments as shall be perfect in every detail. Mr. Lord was born in Athens, Maine, 1858, attending the public schools and graduating at Somerset Academy. Upon completing his education he went to Bangor to learn the tailoring business and from thence came to Danvers, where he established himself in business. He subsequently removed to the old Postoffice building, where he has been located for eighteen years. He is prominent in social circles, being a member of Mosaic Lodge ; Holten Royal Arch Chapter ; St. George Commandery, Knights Templar, Beverly ; I. O. O. F., and Red Men. He has a comfortable residence at the corner of Park and Berry streets.

Arthur Alwyn Putnam of Uxbridge, Mass., youngest son of Elias and Eunice (Ross) Putnam and descendant of John Putnam, emigrant progenitor of the numerous and widely- spread family of the name in America, was born in Putnamville, Danvers, near the Topsfield line, Nov. 1 8, 1829. His mother was a daughter of Adam Ross of Ipswich, Mass, a soldier at Bunker Hill and during the Revolutionary War. was son of Israel Putnam, who was a " highly respected and worthy citizen ;" and of his wife, Anna, who was a daughter of Elias and Eunice (Andrews) Endicoti, and a lineal descendant of Gov. John Endicott. Israel was son of Dea. Edmund Putnam, and of his wife, Anna Andrews, sister of the above Mrs. Elias Endicott. Dea. Edmund was captain of one of the eight Dan vers- Lexington companies of April 19, 1775, marching with his men and the rest to engage in the memorable battle on that day.

The subject of our sketch, having received his earlier education at public schools in his native town, and at academies in Westfield, Mass., and Thetford and West Randolph, Vt., entered Dartmouth College, in 1852, but left it at the end of his sophomore year. He then studied law at the Dane Law School, Cambridge, and afterward in the offices of Culver, Parker & Arthur (late President Arthur, New York), and of Ives and Pea- body of Salem, Mass. In the winter of 1 85 1- 52, he taught in the school of his native district, as his father had done at the same place forty years before. He began to make political speeches in the neighborhood about the time he became a voter, but became still more active in this line in various parts of Essex County, during the Fremont campaign of 1856. In that year Danvers elected him her representative to the lower branch of the state legislature, in which he was the youngest but one of that body, yet was appointed one of the monitors of the House and also a member of the committee on elections. After two years of impaired eyesight, he resumed his law studies, and in 1859 was admitted to the bar and opened his office in the town of his birth. In 1859, also, his fellow citizens again sent him to the legislature, where he was highly influential in helping to elect John A. Goodwin as speaker, and held the position of Chairman of the Committee on ProbateandChancery. In the extra session of 1S60 he was quite alone in opposing the bill for the wholesale slaughter of cattle suspected of pleuropneumonia. The measure was wildly pushed through both houses, but Mr. Putnam's bold and carefully considered speech predicted that in two or three weeks the senseless scare and craze would die out and the law would be a dead letter, and this was precisely what came to pass.

1 86 1, he presided over the first war meeting in Danvers and soon afterward raised and commanded the second company formed in the town (Company I, of the 14th Infantry), an account is given in the " Historical Sketch," in the first part of this volume. Along with other officers he had difficulties with the colonel of the regiment and accordingly left it about the time of its departure from Fort Warren for Washington and returned to the practice of law at Danvers. But as the war continued, the fever was on again and in the summer of 1863, he joined with Col. Frankle of the Second Heavy Artillery, in actively recruiting the 3d battalion of that regiment, in which he soon became senior ist lieutenant and subsequently captain of Co. E. This was the last of the Massachusetts regiments to return home after the war. Its service consisted chiefly of garrisoning forts on the Atlantic coast and skirmishing with the enemy in the interior to capture cotton and other spoils. At places where he was stationed, epidemics were very prevalent and the mortality was great, but he himself kept on his feet, and on being asked later what principal battle he had been engaged in, he replied, " The Battle of Yelloiv Fevery During his service in the Second Artillery, he was also judge advocate at Plymouth, N. C, and for a time was assistant provost marshal of the District of North Carolina, having charge, for several weeks, of the central office at Newbern. He has long been prominent in the Grand Army of the Republic, as commander of his post for two years, as delegate to state and national encampments and on the staff of various department commanders ; as judge advocate under department commander Smith in 1891, and as himself a candidate for department commander in 1892, when he made a strong run, but was defeated by his friend, J. K. Churchill, who had the advantage of being in the line of promotion. For more than a quarter of a century he has been a favorite orator in many places for Memorial Day, delivering an address each year and sometimes two on the same day and in one instance three.

In the spring of 1866, he removed to Blackstone, Mass., for the continued practice of his profession. In 1872 he was appointed Judge of the newly created 2d District Court of Southern Worcester, having tried, during the four previous years, numerous civil and criminal cases before juries in the Superior Court, with many favorable verdicts. He has been judge for twenty-seven years, and durin;:; that long time has been absent from his post only a few days and then by reason of sickness alone. At the end of twentyfive years of service, his admiring friends and associates desired to compliment him with some token of their appreciation of his high worth and able and faithful work, but the purpose or plan was abandoned in consequence of his disinclination to receive the honor.

During his residence at Blackstone, he married, Nov. 25, 1868, Miss Helen Irving Staples of that town, and their two children are Alden Lyon and Beatrice. In 1877, the family removed to Uxbridge where they have since had their home. In both places Judge Putnam has continued to take a deep interest in political affairs and has been a staunch Republican from the start, though not blindly or slavishly following his party in any abandonments of its original and fundamental principles. He has attended local meetings, stumped in state and national campaigns, served as delegate to important conventions in the state and was alternate to the national conventions that nominated Lincoln and Hayes, and has been called to preside over others. County, Congressional, and Senatorial. His speeches at such meetings, like his arguments at court or his addresses on other occasions, are not only strong and eloquent, but are often touched with wit and humor, irony or sarcasm, that greatly enhance the general effect. A somewhat extended newspaper sketch of him, to which we are not a little indebted foi our own, testifies to the delight with which his assembled friends or fellow citizens always welcome his presence and voice, his fine figure and his apt and ready utterance. Some or many of the hot contests in which he has been engaged as counsel or partisan and in which he has shown conspicuous ability, are well remembered. The one that resulted in the first nomination and election of George F. Hoar to Congress, was of first rate importance. The delegates to the convention were about equally divided in their preference between Mr. Hoar and Mr. Bird. All depended upon the five delegates that were yet to be chosen from Blackstone, and these were in doubt. Mainly through the lead and influence of Judge Putnam the five declared for the future illustrious senator, and the world knows the sequel.

The Judge has also a decided literary taste and talent. In 1855, he wrote a series of letters from New York to the Salevi Register on " Life in the Metropolis," and published an address on General Grant. t)uring the Rebellion he was war editor of the Peabody Press for about a year, and also at Plymouth, N. C, started and conducted for two months a small weekly paper, called "The Flag." The " History of Blackstone," contained in the " History of \\'orcester County," is one of his productions. The " Ten Years a Police Court Judge " ( 1 884 ) , is a highly entertaining book and is still sold, and his " Putnam Guards" (1887), giving an account of early war proceedings in Danvers in 186 1, is a pamphlet of permanent interest and value. Among his notable occasional addresses is one which he delivered at the dedication of the Thayer memorial building in Uxbridge ; and among various admirable lectures which he has given before literary societies may be particularly mentioned his " Miles Standish " and his "Authorship of Shakespeare," in the last of which he sides, with telling effect, with the Baconians. Many years- ago he organized in Danvers a Shakespeare Club, which Hon. Henry K. Oliver, of Salem and Lawrence, said was the second in the United States, Oliver himself having organized the first. The Judge is not only fond of the drama, but also has a passionate love of music and was very early in life an adept with many an instrument and played the post-horn or bugle in noted bands, nor by any means has wholly lost the taste or art in later years.

Wherever he has lived, he has proved himself a good and useful citizen, a warm hearted friend and a faithful servant of the public. He was formerly on the Library Committee of the Danvers Peabody Institute, and has served on school committees in Danvers, Blackstone and L^xbridge. For many years he has been a trustee of the Uxbridge Savings Bank, being also one of its financial committee ; and he is now the President of the Trustees of the Uxbridge Public Library. He is of the Unitarian denomination and for six years was chairman of the Parish committee of the Uxbridge Unitarian Society. About the time he left Dartmouth College he read in his classroom an essay on Thomas Paine, which, by its broad and radical views, gave much offence to the faculty. Thirty-three years afterward the college conferred upon him the degree of A. M. Perhaps neither party stands to-day just where it stood forty or fifty years ago. At all events, the Judge has always had " the courage of his convictions," and he is as honest and true as he is brave and kind, helpful and unselfish.

Upon the death of the lamented General Cogswell in the early spring of 1895, the Republican thought of the old Essex district turned instinctively to Hon. William H. Moody of Haverhill, at that time serving his fifth year as District Attorney for the eastern district of Massachusetts, as his successor.

He is a native of Newbury, where he was born Dec. 23, 1853. He graduated from Phillips Academy, attended Holten High School of Danvers, where he resided for a {^w years, graduated from Andover, in 1872, and from Harvard University four years later. Devoting himself to the study of law, Mr Moody practiced in Haverhill with marked success and has acted as city solicitor. His incumbency of the district attorneyship was a most notable one, and attracted wide attention. At a special election held at the time of the regular state election in November, 1S95, he was chosen to succeed Gen. Cogswell, receiving 15,064 votes to 5,815 for Hon. H. N. Shepard of Boston, democrat. One year later, Mr. Moody was re-elected by a majority of about 12,000 over Hon. E. M. Boynton of West Newbury. The sixth congressional district is historic territory, comprising as it does, the major portion he served on the committee upon expenditures in the department of justice and election committee No. i. His work upon the vexatious problems arising from contested election cases which this committee was called upon to consider, was* eminently fair and just to all concerned.

Hon. W. H. Mcody, Congressman 6Th District

of Essex county, with a population, according to the United States census of 1890, of 169,418. Of the many and diversified interests there involved, Mr. Moody has been a most acceptable representative. In the fifty-fourth congress

Mr. Moody introduced several bills bearing upon the fis'hing industiy, in which his district is so largely interested, and also devoted himself to securing better life-saving facilities along the north shore. He is an eloquent speaker and his eulogy ui)on Gen. Cogswell, delivered in Congress on the day set apart for such memorials, was one of the best heard there in recent years. Mr. Moody is prominent in social life in his home city and is a member of leading fraternal and business organizations.

honor when next a vacancy shall occur, Mr. Moody is one of the broadest, kindest and most popular men in the state, and in every department of human affairs receives the warmest support from all classes.

Hon. W. S. Knox

Congressman Moody's numerous successes in the National House and his able leadership and recognition in various important measures are familiar to all. He has been among those most prominently spoken of as Speaker Reed's successor, and is one of the leading candidates for the

In the Massachusetts delegation to the lower brinch of Congress the counsel of Hon. William S. Knox of Lawrence ranks high. The territory represented by Mr. Knox is considered to have the greatest textile interests of any district in the country, including such manufacturing centres as Lawrence and Lowell and reaching to our neighbor, Peabody. Not for a moment was there a doubt that the interests of the Fifth District would be amply protected by its present Congressman and these anticipations have been abundantly justified. Hon. William S. Knox was born in Killingly, Conn., Sept. 10, 1843, moved to Lawrence when nine years of age, and has resided in that city ever since. He graduated from Amherst College in 1865 and in the fall of the following year was admitted to the Essex Bar. The legal practice of Mr. Knox has always been a large one and he was chosen City Solicitor in 1875-6, and again in 18S7-8-9-90. In 1874-5 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, his legal acumen placing him upon the Judiciary Committee. He has been markedly successful in business movements and is now president of the Arlington National Bank of Lawrence. In 1894, he was elected to Congress by a good majority over Hon. George W. Fifield, Democrat, and in the Republican tidal wave of November, 1896, he was given 17,835 votes to 11,531 for Hon. J. H. Harrington of Lowell, his Democratic opponent. In the fifty-fourth Congress, Mr. Knox served upon the Committees on Territories, and Expenditures upon Public Buildings. LTpon the questions arising from reports by these committees, he spoke frequently and with effect. Perhaps the most important of the bills which he presented was that providing for a uniform system of bankruptcy. Bankruptcy legislation was a subject of particular interest to Mr. Knox, other speeches dealing with the proposed International Monetary Conference and various territorial matters. In the recent special session of Congress, the opinion of the member from the Fifth Massachusetts District was most weighty in the consideration of the economic problems there presented for solution. Mr. Knox was elected to and is a member of the Fifty-sixth Congress. His views are in line with those of the Republican majority. Personally, he is

Charles Horace Shepard came to Danvers in 1873 from Woburn,and established here the apothecary business, which he sold later to Edgar C. Powers; now the property of S. M. Moore. In 1875 Mr. Shepard bought the Mirror newspaper and printing ofifice of H. C. Cheever, and the job printing business of Putnam & Barnes, and consolidated them in new quarters in the Ropes block, where the business has since remained, and is now the property of Frank E. Moynahan, who had been for some years a member of the stafT, and purchased the plant of Mr. Shepard in 1890, on the latter's appointment as U. S. Consul to Sweden. During Mr. Shepard's fifteen years ownership and management of the Danvers Mirror, the paper attained high rank among the local weeklies of the County and State, and its editor was recognized among his fellows by election for several years as Secretary of the Massachusetts Press Association ; was once commissioned to go to Augusta and present in person its invitation to James G. Blaine to attend and address the Association at its annual reunion and banquet in Boston ; was twice elected Vice President of the Essex County Republican Club; and was appointed, with Dr. Loring, Gen. Cogswell, Cabot Lodge, Judge Cate of Amesbury and editor Hill of Haverhill, to prepare and present to John G. Whittier, on the eightieth anniversary of his birth, an expression and testimonial of the Club's regard and reverence for the noble man and loved poet ; and Mr. Shepard had the honor and pleasure to convey and present to Mr. Whittier the Club's offer, in the form of a specially prepared book of suitable size, containing portions of an address before the Club by Senator Hoar, after a recent half-day spent with the poet, resolutions of the Club followed by signatures of all its officers and members, and nearly every member of the Senate and House of the United States Congress.

vention in Chicago in 18S4 that nominated Mr. Blaine for the Presidency; was alternate delegate to Gen. Cogswell from this Congressional distiict to the National convention that nominated General Harrison for President in 1 888 ; was the same year unanimously nominated for Representative to the General Court from this district (Danvers and Middleton), and was elected ; was unanimously renominated the next year and was (fortunately) defeated, though by only one vote, when 200 Republicans, as is usual in " offyears," did not get to the polls. M r . Shepard's course and service had been such that in 1890 he was given, without urging and at no expense, what Secretary Pllaine pronounced the best recommendations he had ever seen for a consular appointment, including individual autograph letters from John (t. Whittier, Hon. Augustus jMudge, Rev. C. B. Rice, Geo. W. Fiske, Melvin B. Putnam, John D. Long, Oliver Ames, Governor Brackett, Treasurer Marden, Secretary Pierce, Auditor Ladd, Speaker Barrett, Commissioner Merrill, Sergeant-at-Arms Adams ; forty hold-over members of the Legislature of 1889, on a joint recommendation ; Governor Davis, Senator Hale and Congressman Boutelle of Maine ; two of the largest business firms in the paper line in Boston ; many delegates to the National Convention of 1888, and last but not least, the President and all past officers of the Massachusetts Press Association, and General William Cogswell. Application was made for a Consulate in Canada, but the location given was Gothenburg, Sweden ; a district 500 miles in length and from 150 to 300 miles wide, containing three million people, the principal cities of the kingdom (except Stockholm), and the only open winter seaport. During Mr. Shepard's three years in the service, recording yearly a business of a millionand-a-half dollars, forwarding quarterly accounts to the State and Treasury departments, there was never reported a single error.

After waiting I expectantly six months for recall by Mr. Cleveland's administration, which did not appear, and not caring to cross the Atlantic in winter, Mr. Shepard sent his resignation to \\' a s h i n g t o n , packed his goods and with his family returned home reaching this country after a stay of eight days in London (where he received from Minister Bayard a pass to the House of Commons), in time to put in a week at the Columbian Exposition ; there enjoying the entertainment and courtesy of a box in the Auditorium, from Hon. Ferdinand W. Peck of Chicago, Treasurer of the Exposition, whom Mr. Shepard had entertained in Gothenburg, and accompanied on a mission to King Oscar, in the interest of Sweden's taking part in our World's Fair. Mr. Peck was commissioned with others to visit all the European countries in 1892 to urge their participation in our Fair, and their mission was most successful. That reception and interview with the King on his yacht "Sofia" in the beautiful harbor of the famous summer resort of Sweden at the island of Marstrand, twenty miles from Gothenburg ; the King's welcome, Mr. Peck's address, King Oscar's response in English, his cordial handshake of all the visitors, was an event not to be forgotten; and the praiseful letter of Director-General Davis of the World's Fair, to the Consul after the return home of the Commissioners, was something worthy to be framed. Mr. Peck is now, by appointment of the President, Director-General of the American Exhibit at the Paris Exposition next year.

Another most pleasing event in Mr. Shepard's service in Sweden was a day's entertainment of Hon. Andrew D. White, then U. S. Minister to Russia, now Ambassador to Germany. The best turnout in the city was none too good for the Consul to supply for a half-day's tour of its avenues, numerous parks, water-works, canals, miles of wharfage, and beautiful buildings, by Minister White, English Consul Duff, and the American Consul and Vice Consul. It may not be generally known that the official rank of an American Consul is classed as equal to that of Colonel in our regular army ; and that on any public occasion where such officers are assembled, precedence is taken according to date of commission.

Returning to Danvers, Mr. Shepard and family re-established their home on Ash street, and in July, 1S95, he purchased the two printing and newspaper offices in Peabody ; and that is his present business. He is a Notary Public for this State, by appointment of Governor Greenhalge, having had much to do in that line while in the consular service, being by virtue of such office. Notary Public for the United States, and a consular certificate and seal must attest signatures to all official or legal documents issued in foreign countries to be used in the United States. Mr. Shepard took the degrees of Master Mason, in Meridian Splendor Lodge, Newport, Maine, in 1867, and of Royal Arch Mason, in Stevens R. A. Chapter, same town, in 1868 ; and was made Secretary of each body, on the

If the foregoing shall be considered sufficient reason for appearance on this planet, something may be said of the time of that event and its previous and subsequent relations. In the late years of the last century a Baptist clergyman named Samuel Shepard came from England to America and established a home in Brentwood, New Hampshire. From there his son Joseph, a graduate of Dartmouth, and a physician, with his wife and two daughters and five sons, moved early in this century to the young State of Maine. His son Josiah settled in the town of Stetson, in Penobscot county and married Mary Damon, daughter of Daniel Damon, who had come from North Reading, Mass. Their children were Hervey Hook, Charles Horace, born Oct. 19, 1842, and Mary Elizabeth. The mother and son Horace and daughter Elizabeth are now living, mother and son in Danvers and daughter in Reading, wife of Joseph S. Temple. The father died in 1869, in Newport, Maine. The son Hervey died in Matamoras, Mexico, in 1863, where he had fled from Texas to escape service in the rebel army.

Joseph Shepard and Samuel Damon, young men just of age, and brothers of Josiah and Mary (Damon) Shepard, in 1831 emigrated from Maine to Texas and engaged in the contest of Texas for independence from Mexico. Joseph died there after ten years' residence ; Samuel remained, married, became wealthy, and came to Maine in 1856 to visit his relatives ; whom his wonderful tales of easy life and rapid wealth in Texas so much excited, that about twenty of them went to that State the next year ; most of whom returned to Maine the year following. Josiah Shepard and family were of the number who went, and having invested their money had to stay, and were there when the war came on, and unable to get away. The father was over military age ; the son Hervey was drafted and served about a year as clerk on a government vessel on the Brazos river, when he obtained a substitute, below military age ; later, the law being changed to take in boys of fifteen years on their own account, Hervey escaped to Mexico (the only ])0Ssible way to get out of the state), and with the result as before stated.

Horace, the main subject of this sketch, was exempt from " Confederate " conscription by reason of his business as apothecary. He was subject, however, to the State draft, and was three times called out for scares, that amounted to nothing, and lasted but a week or two. The war over, the family returned to Maine and settled in Newport, where the son continued in the apothecary business until his father's death , when he returned to Texas to secure and resell property forfeited for non-payment, and he was there most of the time for three years ; returning to Woburn, where his mother and sister were then living, and from there they came to Dan vers. While in Woburn he took a course in Comer's Commercial College, in Boston. Mr. Shepard's schooling was obtained in the schools of his native town and at Westbrook Seminary. November 29, 1883, Mr. Shepard was married to Miss Eliza M. Hersey, daughter of Clark and Olive L. Hersey, at her home in

No modern art demands closer application, greater tact, or the exercise of a higher order of judgment than that of photography in its higher branches. When to these qualities are added long experience and a sincere desire to excel, we have as a result the artist photographer, who reflects honor upon h i s profession, and to whom is due the credit for the wonderful progress made in the art within the past decade. Mr. Elwell has steadily pursued his vocation for seventeen years, earning public confidence and establishing a reputation for skill and thoroughness that is by no means confined to Danvers alone. His studio, parlors and gallery occupy the entire upper floor of the posloffice building, and are most thoroughly equipped with the most improved apparatus and appurtenances, elegantly furnished, tastefully arranged, accessible and attractive. Several assistants are employed and ladies find here every desirable accessory for proper posing and are invariably pleased with the work done. Mr. Elwell's skill, however, is not confined to photographic portraits, as his facilities for the production of pastels, water-colors and landscapes are unsurpassed. His proficiency in out-door photography is attested by the views which appear in this work, all of which were executed by him, showing that he seeks and achieves absolute perfection in all that he undertakes. Mr. Elwell is a native of Gloucester, where he was born in 1865, but received his education at the Holten High School. He learned his art in the studio of W, G. Hussey, of Salem, and afterwards entered the studio of Mr. Thompson, Amesbury, where he remained until 1887, when he opened his present art gallery.

pany, which has offices at 44 High street, Boston, and a large plant on Liberty street, Danversport, manufactures fine leathers for shoes, bags, belts, trunks, suspenders, etc. Commonly speaking, the products of the factory are russet and colored leathers. Last year this company turned out sixty thousand sides of finished leather, which went all over this country and Europe. The firm was organized in 1872, with C. P. Kerans & Bond constituting the partnership ; later the firm was Plumer, Bond & Kerans ; then George Plumer, Joseph Plumer and C. P. Kerans ; then Plumer & Kerans. George Plumer & Co. is the firm designation now, the Co. being Charles P. Kerans. The special machinery used is pebbling and printing machines, rollers, jacks, and other ingenious devices.

George A. Plumer

and salesmen. The business grows steadily year by year, as the reputation of the leathers made by this firm grows wider. It is a live industry, which has been built up by correct business methods and honest goods. Danvers would gladly welcome more such industrial enterprises within her borders variety. Combined with these Mr. Perry deals extensively in hay and grain, fertilizers and various special articles. Ten assistants are employed in the various dejiartments of the business, and several delivery wagons are in use, delivering

This business was established in 1867, by Henry L. Eaton, who at that time occupied a store in the Noyes block, but afterwards removed to the next block above when the business was purchased by its present proprietor, James O. Perry. Mr. Perry erected the splendid Perry block in 1895, and moved the business to its present location the same year. 1 he store occupies the larger lower floor of the block and is handsomely finished and fitted up with large plate glass show windows, electric lighted, and admirably arranged for the advantageous display of its fine stock. The stock carried is large and varied. It embraces a full line of imported and domestic groceries, condiments and relishes, teas, coffees, canned goods, provisions and meats, and in fact all the leading staple groceries in great goods throughout the large territory from which the trade of the house is drawn. The trade is not confined to Danvers, but extends to Salem, Peabody, and the surrounding districts, within a radius of fifteen miles. Conducted upon those principles of sterling integrity and fair dealing which are the unfailing sources of prosperity and success, the business of the house is large, steady, and increasing yearly. Mr. Perry was born in the old Berry Tavern, Oct. 3, 1848, and at the age of twenty-one years engaged in the provision business with Henry L. Noyes, whom he afterwards bought out. It is almost superfluous to add that Mr. Perry enjoys the respect of his fellow citizens, and has been, during his long business career, an important factor in everything that has been calculated to favor the interests of his native town and promote its general prosperity. James O. and Wallace P. Perry are also owners of the Leavitt Barrel Clamp and Cap, which is a new and useful article, fully protected by patent, invented by Geo. A. Leavitt. The manufacture of this article is likely to develop into one of the growing industries of Danvers. A shop has already been equipped with boiler and engine and suitable machinery, capable of turning out from twelve to fifteen dozen per day. Quite a large number of these clamps and caps have already been disposed of, thus demons t r ati ng their usefulness as a labor-saving device in handling full unheaded barrels and in repairing old barrels.

Was born in Danvers, July 18, 1849, of Scotch parentage. His father, Andrew Paton, and his mother, Mary S. Tulloch, came to ihis country at an early age, and were married in Danvers in 1847. Andrew H. Paton, the oldest child and only son, received his education in the public schools, graduating from the Holten High school in 1865. While at school, and lor some years thereafter, he worked in he shoe shops and factories of the town, and as a grocer's clerk. In 1879, he edited and published the Essex Comity Citizen, which advocated the so-called " Greenback " doctrine of national currency. He was one of a committee to at that time interview General Butler in Washington, to induce him to become the candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, of those who believed in the Green- back principles. Mr. Paton obtained a large portion of the 53,000 petitioners who signed the request for the General to begin that series of memorable campaigns which in 1882 resulted in his election as Governor. In 1880 Mr. Paten entered the general ofifice of the Knights of Labor at Marblehead, and he was, at its beginning and for a long time thereafter, associate editor of the Knights of Labor Journal. Afterwards he was identified in a similar capacity with the Essex County Statesman and the American Statesman, both of Marblehead, and the Essex County Review of Danvers. At a later date he was for a time in the business management of the Boston Daily Traveler. In 1883 he was elected Representative to the General Court from the district of Danvers and VVenham, being the candidate of the united opposition to the Republican party. In the legislature he served on the Co m m i t te es ol" Printing and of Education. He opposed the majority of the lattt-r committee in its proposition to confine the free text book system to the common schools. The legislature adopted the minority amendment and pa'-sed the bill, with the High schools included. He also opposed the so-called Berry Bill to build houses for the poor of the state at i cost of ^300 each, on the ground that such homes were not good enough.

Mr. Paton has served the town as its auditor of accounts and was one of the committee that first reported in favor of commercial electric lighting by the town.

He has several times been a candidate of the minority for local, county and state offices. He has also been identified with many of the social and fraternal societies of the town and nation. Was, in 1894, 1895 and 1896, the head of the Improved Order of Red Men of the United States, and as its Great Incohonee visited the Order in all the states and territories. Was one of the committee of Amity Lodge to prepare the history of Freemasonry in Danvers and vicinity. He is the Grand Commander of the American Legion of Honor of New England, and Deputy Supreme Commander for the United States ; also a member of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor of Mass achusetts ; was a member of the Grand Lodge Sons of Temperance of Massachusetts ; is Supreme Secretary of the Archaic Order of the American Sphinx and National President of the United States Protective League. His lite r a r y abilities have been greatly in demand in the ritualistic work of the fraternities in which he is prominent. He prepared a large part of the literature now in use by the Red Men and much of its ritual. He wrote the rituals of the American Friendly Society, of the Archaic Order of the American Sphinx, and of the United States Provident League. His ritual written for the American Legion of Honor was selected as the best of over fifty that were presented. He is now the President of the Windsor Club, the strongest social organization of Danvers. He is

Andrew H. Paton

Mr. Paton has always continued in the political beliefs represented by the Chicago platform of the Democratic party in 1896 and was a member and active worker of the American Bimetallic League, which largely contributed to the campaign work for silver that culminated in the nomination of William J. Bryan for the Presidency. He was one of the representatives of the League selected to attend the National Democratic convention at Chicago, and the Free Silver Party Convention at St. Louis, in 1896, and was elected as a Massachusetts delegate to the National People's Party Convention at St. Louis in 1896.

In 1875, he married Ella A., the daughter of Charles VV. and Lydia A. Brown of Danvers. They have four children, Mabel F., a graduate of and later a teacher in the Holten High School ; Mary L, also a graduate ; A. Harris, a pupil in the same school ; and Leon B., who enters this year.

The Colcord- Richardson Company is one of the latest additions to the business enterprises of Danvers and was organized in April, 1899, and acquired by purchase the entire business of Newhall & Colcord. They have added machine tools until they now have a complete machine shop and are prepared to do general machinists' work. A machine shop centrally located will be a decided benefit to the manufacturing interests of the town.

The stockholders are well known business men, organized under Massachusetts laws with the following officers : President, Arthur S. Richardson, who for the past eleven years has held the position at the Danvers Insane Hospital of chief engineer. He is a native of Reading, Mass., and has had a varied and extensive experience in mechanical affairs. Treasurer Charles Newhall is an old and much respected resident of Danvers and has been intimately connected with the express business for years. He is a prominent member of

Ward Post 90 and is a Past Master of Mosaic Lodge of Masons. Secretary Ernest S. Richardson, after pursuing a course of studies in the mechanical department of Tufts College, was engineer of the Pumping Station at Foxboro, Mass., for two years and has had considerable practical experience in mechanical matters. Manager John H. Colcord has been connected with the agricultural implement and seed business since 1883 and his an extensive acquaintance and many friends among the farmers of Essex County. For the last ten years he has paid particular attention to developing the implement repair department until it has become an important part of the business.

Most of the wind mills in this vicinity have been laid out and erected under his supervision, and as a member of the firm of Newhall & Colcord, he gave the heating business very thorough study and his ability in this line is evidenced by the many steam and hot water systems in successful operation that were installed by them, among which can be mentioned the heating by hot water of the Nurses' Home at the Danvers Insane Hospital. Mr. Colcord is possessed of mechanical ingenuity and versatility which well fits him for his position.

The office of the company is in Newhall's hardware store, 20 Maple street, with the machine shop and store houses in the rear, fronting on Cottage avenue. They carry a large stock of farm implements, seeds, farm supplies and repairs, the latter being very complete, comprising parts for most of the implements and machines used in this vicinity. They also carry a complete stock of Jenkins Bros, globe, gate and check valves, water glasses, etc., and are prepared to furnish at short notice steam supplies of all kinds.

A specialty will be made of high pressure steam fitting, heating by steam and hot water, they having the agency for the well known " Winchester " heater, which never fails to give entire satisfaction when properly installed ; the personnel of the company makes them the leaders in these particular lines.

power will receive careful attention, they having the agency for the Acrmotor, " the wheel that runs when all others stand still." Fencing with woven steel wire and steel posts, both field and ornamental for lawns and division lines, will be handled and erected by contract.

The trade of the company covers a larger part of Essex County and brings in more outside trade than any other busiin 1847, when Moses Putnam was chosen. He resigned in 1856, and was succeeded by Daniel Richards. The present president, G. A. Tapley, was elected in 1S86, having been a director for twenty-four years. Samuel B. Buttrick was the first cashier, continuing in office until 1841, when William L. Weston was appointed. Mr. Weston was succeeded, in 1884, after serving 43 years,

Bank Building

This time-honored institution was originally organized in April, 1836, with a capital of $120,000. Elias Putnam was the first president, serving until his death by the present cashier, B. E. Newhall. In 1853 the capital of the bank was increased ^40,000, and again in 1854, $40,000, making it $200,000, but in consequence of losses incurred in the Southern States, occasioned by the war, the capital was reduced to $150,000 in 1 86 2. The bank was reorganized in 1864, and became the First National Bank of Danvers, its capital remaining at

A. Frank Welch

^150,000. It is the sole fiduciary trust of the town and from its inception has been carefully and conservatively conducted. That this bank has passed credi t a b 1 y through every financ ial crisis and s tringency of the money market that has swept over the coun try during sixtythree years, wit ho ut its mana gement or condi-

Residence Of A. Frank Welch Benjamin E. Newhall

The bank transacts a regular banking business in all its branches, receiving deposits, making loans an 1 discounts on ap proved collateral and leg i t i m a t e commercial paper, issuing drafts C'li the principal commercial centres 01 the country and making collections at all points. The bank invites accounts of business men, capitalist > and individuals generally, offering superior modern facilities for the transaction of business and affording liberal treatment to all customers. The stability of the bank may be gathered from the fact that its capital stock paid in is $150,000; surplus fund and undivide d profits, $ 3 7,000; individual d e posits, ;^i75,ooo.

large fire and burglar-proof vault of the most modern construction, containing deposit boxes for rent and storage of valuables, insures the safe keeping of its money and securities, and every modern convenience has been provided for the benefit of its customers. This institution has always been ably officered and intelligently managed, and its directorate includes men of the highest standing and integrity in industrial and commercial circles. The present board is as follows : President, G. A. Tapley ; Cashier, B. E. Newhall; Directors, G. A. Tapley, W. M. C. H. Gould, Ira

Residence Of G. A. Tapley

T h e Danvers Savings Bank was charte red in 185 o, and comm e n c e d .bu s i n e s s on the first of April of the same year. Gilcentrally located on Maple street. A bert Tapley was the first president and

Hon. Augustus Mudge

William L. Weston was chosen treasurer. Rufus Putnam was chosen president in April, 1859, in place of Gilbert Tapley, resigned. At the death of Rufus Putnam in 1875, Israel H. Put n a m was chosen President Janu a r y 12, 1876, c o ntinui n g so until April 29, 1884, when the pres e n t President, Hon. Aug u s t u s Mu d ge, was chosen. The growth of the bank during its almost half-century of existence has been steady and marked. In 1855, the deposits amounted 10^150,000; in 1865,

Residence Of Charles H. Gould Robert K. Sears

Bank Building, erected by the First National Bank of Danvers in 1854, with which institution it shares half the ground floor and has every desirable facility at hand for the safe keeping of funds and the expeditious transaction of business.

The Danvers Savings Bank has been an important factor in connection with the material prosperity and growth of the town during the last half century. Receiving, as it does for deposit, the savings of wageearners and paying interest thereon, it is instrumental in a large measure in inculcating and cultivating in that class of people who constitute a large proportion of our citizens a disposition to save a part of their earnings and thus provide for any contingency that may arise. The policy of the brink is to encourage savings and the benefit accruing to depositors under the excellent laws of this state, more especially to the. working classes, among whom it encourages thrift, cannot be over-estimated. The number of depositors is now 4,162, and these are in receipt of a substantial rate of interest on their savings with the absolute security for their capital which the high standing and financial soundness of the bank provides. The officers are carefully chosen for capacity and character, and comprise such well known citizens as PresidentjHon. Augustus Mudge ; Treasurer, A. Frank Welch ; Secretary, C. P. Hale ; and a Financial Committee of five members : - I. P. Pope, C. H. Gould, J. Frank Porter, Dr. C. H. White, and C. H. Preston. Under the able and conservative management of these gentlemen the affairs of the bank are managed in such a manner as to meet the requirements of the most conservative of our townspeople, a fact its well established business confirms, and there is every reason to predict for this institution a future of even greater usefulness and prosperity than have marked its past which shows a remarkable record of success in its chosen line of business.

of the Danvers Savings Bank in January, 1 891, and elected one of the Finance Committee in January, 1897. Although of a reserved and retiring disposition he has always been closely identified with every enterprise which had for its object the advancement of the interests of the town, and both socially and professionally he is much esteemed by his fellow citizens and

Dr. C. H, White, whose portrait appears in the article on the Danvers banks, was born in Bristol, N. H., in 1S54, to which town his parents had emigrated from Massachusetts. He received his early education at the public schools, and at the New Hampton Literary Institute, commencing the study of his profession at Wakefield in 187 1. Subsequently he took a course of study in the Dentistry Dep a r t m e n t of Harvard Col lege, in 1873-4 Dr. White gradu ated from th' Boston Dental College in 1876. receiving the degree, of D. D. S. Two years later he began practice in Danvers, where he has built up an excellent reputation as an expert in his profession and has established a large and ,incr easing practice. He was elected to the Board of Trustees

The Danvers Women's Association was formed April, 1882. A preliminary meeting was held at the house of Miss Anne L. Page, and a week later, on April 25th, the first regular meeting was held with Miss Lizzie M. Shepard (Temple) ; officers were elected and by-laws made, and the name of the society chosen. The

Residence Of Dr. C. H. White

The objects for which it was formed were " the consideration of matters of common interest, general improvement and social enjoyment." Seventy-five nearly that number. So successful has it proved that its influence has been felt throughout the tQwn, and the women of Danvers have had the privilege of listening to many prominent lecturers of the day. It has also shown a philanthropic spirit and an interest in education in various ways, such as paying for the tuition of a colored ward at Hampton for several years ; by the support of a free kindergarten in one of the public schools ; at one time taking children for a " Country Week;" by offering prizes for the four best English essays written by members of the Holten High School. It gave its women were enrolled as members. The meetings were held every fortnight on Tuesday afternoons, at private houses for the first few months, and after November until Jan., 1884, at Grand Army Hall. Then rooms were taken in the Ropes building, when these became crowded, a mo\e was made to the new post office building in 1886. Later, when more room was needed, Essex hall was secured ; the Universalist vestry being hired for the "social teas," when gentlemen guests are invited. The membership has gradually increased until it includes two hundred names, and there is a waiting list of support to the Volunteer Aid Association, by sending supplies for the Hospital Ship. The first president, Mrs. H. L. Wentworth, resigned in 1889, and was made honorary president ; she was succeeded by Mrs. Ellen M. Spofford, and in 1891 by Mrs. E^velyn F. Masury, and in 1896 by Miss Sarah E. Hunt (for three years). The original by-laws have been embodied in a constitution with a few additions and alterations. About seventeen meetings are held each year. Its motto is "Viviraus et Consideramus ;" the club flower is the violet, and the club color, lavender. The association joined the

General Federation Women's Clubs in 1 89 1, and the State Federation Women's Clubs in 1893. The present officers are Miss Mary W. Nichols, pres. ; Mrs. Isadora E. Kenney, first vice pres. ; Mrs. Eliza M. Shepard, second vice pres. ; Mrs. Lucy A. Everett, rec. sec. ; Miss Isabel B. Tapley, cor. sec. ; Mrs. Ella J. Porter, treas. ; Mrs. Bessie Putnam, auditor ; directors for one year, Mrs. H. Elizabeth Couch, Mrs. Sarah A. Kimball, Mrs. Nancy A. Perley, Mrs. Henrietta Hyde Rice ; for two years, Mrs. Annie V. D. Adams, Mrs. Mary F. Bragdon, Mrs. Clara T. Spofford, Mrs. Cora B. Stimpson.

Alfred Porter Putnam, son of Elias and Eunice (Ross) Putnam, was born near Topsfield in Putnamville, Danvers, Jan. 10, 1827. Some facts pertaining to his ancestry are indicated in the sketch of his brother, Judge A. A. Putnam, given on another page. He passed his boyhood at the Dea. Edmund Putnam house, two miles further south, whither the family moved in 1832. At the age of sixteen he served as clerk in the Village Bank of Danvers, of which institution his father was president, and at a later period as bookkeeper in the mercantile house of Allen and Minot of Boston. Having obtained his preparatory education at public schools in Danvers and at various New England academies, he entered Dartmouth College in the fall of 1849. After a year at this institution, he left to join the Sophomore class of Brown University, being drawn thither by President Wayland's more liberal and elective system. Among the honors which came to himduring his college career was that of being selected to deliver the closing piece at his Junior Class Spring Exhibition in rhetoric and oratory. In the same year he was graduated, after passing the required examination, thus obtaining his A.B. after three years of college study.

Previous to this time Mr. Putnam had had considerable experience as a schoolteacher at Danvers Plains and in Wenham, and now, in the summer of 1852, after leaving college, he started a private school in the latter town, carrying on this work until he was admitted in the following winter to Harvard Divinity school, from which he was graduated with his class in 1855. Some months before, he had been approbated to preach by the Boston Association of Unitarian Ministers and had subsequently occupied various pulpits. When he left the Divinity school he had received unanimous calls from churches in Watertown, South Bridgewater, Sterling and Roxbury. He accepted the call from Roxbury and was ordained on Dec. 19, 1855, as pastor of the Mount Pleasant (now All Souls) church. On the loth of the following month he was married to Louise Proctor, daughter of Samuel and Lydia Waters (Proctor) Preston of Danvers.

Mr. Putnam continued his successful and happy pastorate in Roxbury for eight or nine years, and during this time he served several years upon the School Committee, was made a member of the Roxbury Club, was elected president of the Unitarian Sunday School Society, and his church built for itself a chapel for Sunday School and other purposes. He also received calls from churches in Boston, Chicago and Salem. All of these, however, he declined. On the 12th of June, i860, Mrs. Putnam, who had greatly endeared herself to the people of his church, died, deeply lamented by a wide circle of relatives and friends.

At this period of his life, Mr. Putnam, feeling the need of a complete change of scene, planned for an extended trip abroad, but in view of the uncertainty of national affairs and the intense excitement at home, and finally the outbreak of the rebellion, he decided to postpone his journey. For years he had been identified, as a Free Soiler, with the antislavery movement. He had been a delegate from Danvers to the first great Republican Convention at Worcester in 1852; had preached anti-slavery from his pulpit and had spoken for it before political assemblies. His intense patriotism and love of liberty made him an eloquent and ardent champion of the cause of the Union and Freedom, and under the circumstances prevai.ing, he felt that he could not leave his native land. In the spring of 1862, however, when the aspect of things at home seemed much brighter and it was generally believed that the war would soon be over, Mr. Putnam with his classmate, the late Rev. Frederick Frothingham, started on their foreign trip. During his long absence of fifteen or sixteen months, he travelled through England, Scotland and Ireland, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, and other European countries, ascended the Nile a thousand miles, crossed the Arabian Desert by caravan, and journeying by way of Mt. Sinai, Petra and Mt. Hor, came into Southern Judea and Jerusalem. Afterwards, cruising among the islands of the Eastern Mediterranean, he visited Smyrna and Ephesus and finally Constantinople. Everywhere he sought the principal cities and places of interest, storing his mind with an inexhaustible fund of historical lore which has served to strengthen and enrich all that he has since written on historical and archteological subjects. On the 4th of July, 1862, when in London, Mr. Putnam attended the American Dinner and responded to the toast of " The Constitution of the United States." At a time when, just after unexpected reverses, the outlook for the cause of the North was very dark and discouragement among its sympathizers w..s widespread, he, by his eloquence and unswerving faith in the ultimate triumph of the right, aroused his audience to renewed confidence and to the highest pitch of enthusiasm.

In 1864, sometime after his return to America, Mr. Putnam was called to the large and influential First Unitarian Church (The Church of the Saviour), of Brooklyn, N. Y. This call he accepted and was installed as pastor on Sept. 28, of the same year.

Dr. Putnam needed not to be in Brooklyn long before he became a power in the city as he was in the church. Throughout his long and remarkably successful pastorate in Brooklyn, no goorl cause ever appealed to him in vain ; no philanthropic or other beneficent enterprise ever sought aid from him or his generous people without receiving their earnest support and co-operation.

Perhaps the most noteworthy of the many benevolent works which Dr. Putnam wrought when in Brooklyn was the extending of the influence of his church to the poorer classes of the great city and founding in their midst a mission school. The first session of this mission was held over the Wall street ferryhouse and was attended by only six children, but in a comparatively short space of time it came to number over two hundred. By generous subscriptions from Dr. Putnam's parishioners a handsome and commodious chapel was erected, which stands today, in one of Brooklyn's tenement house districts, a still thriving mission with a minister of its own, and a noble monument to the energy and zeal of the founder and his friends. At the suggestion and through the lead of Dr. Putnam a third and now flourishing Unitarian church was established in Brooklyn, his own parishioners contributing ten thousand dollars for a house of worship ; and during his ministry a beautiful chapel was also built for the use of his own Sunday School, mainly through the munificence of the late Mr. E. H. R. Lyman.

The Union for Christian Work, a nonsectarian institution, the aim of which is to assist the more needy of all classes, also owes its origin and growth largely to Dr. Putnam. It now has a fine, suitable building of its own, containing a library, and reading and lecture rooms. With these and its labor bureau and schools of industrial art, it still remains one of Brooklyn's foremost charities. Of this institution Mr. Putnam was a director as long as he continued to live in Brooklyn. At the time of the disastrous fire in the Brooklyn theatre in 1876, which resulted in terrible loss of life and untold distress to hundreds of persons. Dr. Putnam's services were promptly given. He was chosen to deliver the address at the burial of the numerous unrecognized dead in one common grave at Greenwood Cemetery. A relief association was formed by the citizens to care for the surviving sufferers, and from this was chosen an executive committee of five. Dr. Putnam was appointed a member of this committee to represent the churches and charities of the city, and upon him largely devolved the duty of distributing, by small checks and for two years, the fifty thousand dollars which had been raised for the families of those who had perished. That the work was done with remarkable wisdom and fidelity was attested to by all, and when the final report, which Dr. Putnam had been selected to write, was handed in and published, all the papers in the city were unanimous in their praise.

In 1880, the one hundredth anniversarv of the birth of William Ellery Channing, Dr. Putnam conceived the idea of celebrating the occasion in an appropriate -manner in the city of Brooklyn. Crowded meetings were held in his church and at the Academy of Music. Among the speakers at the latter place were Henry Ward Beecher and George William Curtis, A. A. Low presiding. All denominations were represented largely at the gatherings and many of their distinguished ministers, orthodox and liberal, made impressive and accordant addresses. Dr. Putnam managing the whole atTair and afterwards publishing in book form an account of the proceedings, with letters of sympathy and cheer from various parts of the world.

During all the busy years in Brooklyn, in spite of the multifarious duties and cares in his church and outside, he still found time to do much in the line of lecture writing, contributions to the papers and magazines, and other literary work. His travels abroad had suggested to him numerous subjects for lectures, which separately or in courses he gave to his own people and some of which he delivered at the Meadville (Pa.) Theological School and before literary or historical societies, on Egypt, Sinai and Palestine, Hebrew History and the History of the Bible, the History of Sacred Song from earliest Hebrew Times, the Great Ethnic Religions, etc. The course on Sacred Song led to the preparation and jjublication, in 1874, of his "Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith," a book of about 550 pages, which contains biographical sketches of seventy-two American Unitarian hymn-writers, with selections from the best hymns and sacred poems of each and illustrative notes. This work won the highest words of praise from the press and from critics and reviewers of whatever sect. The late and learned Dr. Ezra Abbot, in writing of it, said : " It seems to me in every respect admirably edited. I find unexpected richness every time I open it."

During these years he was for a long time Corresponding Secretary of the Brooklyn New England Society, and a Director of the Long Island Historical Society, being also for three years chairman of the Executive Committee of the latter and writing its annual published reports.

In 1882, Dr. Putnam's strong constitution began to show the effects of the great strain to which he had subjected it for so many years, and he f jund it imperatively necessary to rest for a while from his arduous labors. His parish, with their usual bountiful generosity, voted him a year's leave of absence, at the same time offering to continue his salary, to supply his pulpit in his absence, and to furnish him with a liberal sum with which to travel abroad.

Removing his family to Concord, Mass., the birthplace of his wife's father and home of her ancestors, he set sail for Liverpool on Jan. 10, 1883.

After a delightful winter in the south of France, along the Riviera, he returned to England in May, hoping and believing that all his former buoyancy of spirits and strength of body had been restored and looking forward to years of active service at his old post. While in London, during the anniversaries, he delivered, before the Laiitarian ministers assembled from far and near, an address on the "Aspects of Unitarianism in America," which he had previously been invited to give. On this occasion, as always. Dr. Putnam took a firm stand for positive Christian Unitarianism, as against the radical tendencies of the body. This addre-s gave rise to a great deal of criticism and remark in the papers, both favorable and adverse, on both sides of the Atlnntic, himself joining earnestly in the discussion.

of the Pilgrims in England, the Lake region and Belfast, Ireland, Dr. Putnam returned to America in July and in the fall plunged again into his accustomed labors in Brooklyn, but after several years more, and at the end of a twenty-two years' pastorate, he found he could no longer work as he had once been able to do, and that it remained for him to retire from his post and seek the recovery of his health, now seriously impaired. His society accepted his resignation with expressions of deepest regret, presenting him with a splendid token of their appreciation of his faithful service and of their love and admiration for him, while the local and other papers and the various institutions with which he had been connected paid fitting tributes to his work and worth as a minister and a citizen. In the fall of 1886 he again removed with his family to Concord, Mass., there to seek complete change and rest. But the mind which for many years had been so active could never really rest ; the will which through a lifetime had been used to organize and control could not remain idle. During these years of comparative quiet, he preached in m my pulpits, wrote many lectures on his favorite subjects, Bible history, sacred song and arch^ological discoveries, and delivered courses before the Meadville (Pa.) Theological School and Tufts College, and separate lectures before literary or historical societies.

In 1889, he established in his native town of Danvers a historical society. He was elected to the presidency and has held the position ever since. Through his untiring zeal and labor, with the aid of a faithful band of workers, he has built the society up until it is now large and prosperous, occupying four rooms and having a most instructive and valuable collection of pictures and articles of historical interest, together with a promising library and successful courses of lectures.

Several years ago Dr. Putnam moved to Danvers, where he lived for a brief time, finally settling in Salem, his present home. Since leaving Brooklyn he has spoken at many patriotic and other meetings and has continued his articles of local history in the Danvers Mirror, begun some twenty-five years ago and now numbering about one hundred. In 1893 he edited "Old Anti-Slavery Days," an account of the Danvers Historical Society celebration of the Emancipation movement, with the editor's historical introduction and biographical sketches. Among his thirty or forty pamphlet publications may be mentioned " Edward Everett," " The Freedom and Largeness of the Christian Faith," " Unitarianism in Brooklyn," historical ; " The Unitarian Denomination, Past and Present," " Broken Pillars," a sermon for the times ; " Christianity, the Law of the Land,' "William Lloyd Garrison," "The Whole Family of God," Biographical Memorials of Mrs. Josiah O. Low and Mr. Ethelbert M, Low, and also of Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Buttrick, with "A Sketch of Gen. Israel Putnam," originally published in the History of the Putnam Family, " A Noble Life," a memorial discourse on Abiel Abbot Low, " Rebecca Nurse and her Forty Friends," " The Military Descendants of John Porter," and "A Unitarian Oberlin," being a full sketch of the life and labors of Rev. Jasper L. Douthit of Shelbvville, 111.

Among his biographical sketches in various books are a chapter in Judge Neilson's Memorial volume on Rufus Choate, and more or less extended accounts of A. A. Low, Hon. Elias Putnam and Gen. Grenville M. Dodge in the History of Essex County.

Of articles contributed to various magazines are " Hosea Ballou," " A Visit to Haworth " (home of Charlotte Bronte), " Origin of Hymns," " Helen Maria Williams " (in three numbers) ; " A Story of some French Liberal Protestants," (in two numbers) ; "Paul a witness to Christianity," and " Wenham Lake " (in three numbers and illustrated).

The subjects of some of Dr. Putnam's lectures before literary and historical societies are "The Land of the Pharaohs," "The Old Anti-Slavery Guard," "Gen-

Of the various societies of which he has been a member, besides those already mentioned, are the New England Historical and (ienealogical Society of Boston, the American Historical Association, the Brooklyn Art Association, the Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution, the Old Salem Chapter of the S. A. R., the Century Club of New York and the Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and the Victoria Institute of London, England. But from several of these he has withdrawn. He is a life member of the American Unitarian Association and of the Long Island Historical Society. He is also an honorary member of the Lexington and Peabody Historical Societies, and of the New England Society of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Dr. Putnam received his degree of D.D. from Brown LTniversity in 187 1. In politics he was a Republican until the presidential election of 1884, but since that time has preferred to call himself an Independent. In writing of him as a preacher, J. Alexander Patten, in his work, " Lives of the Clergy of New York and Brooklyn," says :

"Dr. Putnam preaches with much effectiveness. There is great comprehension in his thought and he is able to give expression to it in terms of rare conciseness and not less of beauty. All that he says has this vigor of meaning and force of application, and much of it is delivered in ihe most classic and glowing picturings of eloquence. In his argument he addresses himself to an elaborate practical consideration of his subject and you are led along with him, without tediousness, but rather allured by the attractive interweavings of a warm and chaste fancy. And herein is it that this gifted preacher excels. Your attention is instantly riveted by the smoothness of his periods and the elegance of sentiment which usher you to profound discussion and lofty imagery. He belongs to the Channing School of Unitarianism. Holding to his particular tenets with all the strength of his intellect and his love, he stands prominent among their ablest expounders, and in a pure, consistent life seeks their practical illustration before his fellow men."

Dr. Putnam married for his second wife, Dec. 27, 1865, Miss Eliza King Buttrick of Cambridge, daughter of Ephraim Buttrick, a native of Concord, Mass., and long a prominent and honored member of the Middlesex Bar. Mrs. Buttrick, her mother, was Mary King, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Greenwood) King, also of Cambridge. Dr. and Mrs. Putnam's five children are all living : Endicott Greenwood, Alfred Whitwell, Helen Langley (Mrs. James Kingsley Blake), Ralph Buttrick and Margaret Ross.

At the centennial celebration of the old town of Danvers, June 16, 1852, (ieorge Peabody, a wealthy London banker, gave the town $20,000 for the purpose of erecting a building and maintaining a library. In order to extend the privileges arising from this gift more equally to the various parts of the town, Mr. Peabody, in Dec, 1856, established a branch library at the Plains, to which he contributed Si 0,000. Subsequently he made two donations of books to the library amounting to 2,000 volumes. The first delivery of books occurred Sept. 5, 1857. The library then contained 2,360 volumes. After an absence in England, Mr. Peabody, in 1866, returned to this country, and was pleased to found another institute in the present town of Danvers - the old town, during his absence, having been divided, and the southern portion in which he was born having taken his name - by an additional appropriation, sufficient to support the library, an annual course of lectures and construct an edifice adapted to the accomplishment of these objects. Mr. Peabody in a letter from Oakland, Md., under date of Oct.

30, 1866, addressed to the following gentlemen : Rev. Milton P. Branian, Joshua Silvester, Francis Peabody, Jr., Samuel P. Fowler, Daniel Richards, Israel W. Andrews, Jacob E. Perry, Charles P. Preston, and Israel H. Putn im, all of Danvers, constituted the above nine persons his trustees for life, conveying to them in trust for the town the sum of $40,000 to be added with $10,000 already given, under certain special conditions. After an absence of three years he again visited his native land, when an invitation was extended to him to witness the formal opening of the Institute Building in Danvers. The day designated was July 14, 1869, and Mr. Peabody, although in feeble health, was present. Rev. James Fletcher made an appropriate address upon the occasion and Mr. Peabody, in replying, expressed his approbation of the doings of the trustees and consummated his benevolence to Danvers by the pledge of $45,000 in addition to $55,000 which had bem given by previous donations. A reception by the school children of Danvers was given Mr. Peabody at the Universalist church April 13, 1867. Rev. Dr. Milton P. Braman delivered an address of welcome to Mr. Peabody. On behalf of the medal scholars, addresses were delivered and Mr. Peabody assured all present that he would make the $200 provided annually for medals perpetual. Mr. Peabody died in London, Nov. 4, 1869. At a meeting of the citizens of Danvers on Nov. 15, 1869, resolutions were passed expressive of their sorrow and profound sense of loss at the death of their cherished benefactor, George Peabody. The evening of Feb. 15, 1870 was appointed for memorial services upon his death in Danvers. The rooms of the institute were appropriately draped and the eulogy was delivered by Rev. James Fletcher. The original building was in the Gothic style of architecture and was destroyed by fire in 1890. The present building is in the old colonial style of architecture and presents a most pleasing and substantial appearance. It was dedicated with appropriate exercises Oct. 19, 1892, and contains a stack room, delivery room, general reading room, children's room, and a librarian's and trustees' room, all on the first floor. The second floor is devoted to a spacious and elegantly appointed lecture room with a seating capacity of about 900. In the winter season a course of lectures is delivered on popular subjects, the expense being met by a special fund created by Mr. Peabody. The library contains 18,370 volumes and there are 2,410 borrowers. The various rooms are elegantly appointed and are eminently suitable for their several purposes. The reading loom contains a well executed full length portrait of Mr. Peabody. Nearly five acres of carefully laid out and well kept grounds surround the Institute, containing many rare plants, shrubs and trees intersected by avenues and paths, making a pleasant promenade for the townspeople. Under the present librarian, Mrs. Emilie K. Patch, the library has been progressive and modern methods have been introduced for the benefit of borrowers. Some of the changes made at her suggestion are the following: Every resident of the town is allowed a card at the age of eight years and every borrower is entitled to a "Special Card" for non-fiction. Books are sent to the schools every two weeks and lists of works upon topics being studied are furnished the teachers, besides much assistance given to pupils at the library. Books are sent to the Danvers Hospital every week for attendants and such patients as may be recommended by the superintendent. Lists of new books are printed for free distribution every month. All new books and those upon current topics are displayed upon open shelves, from which borrowers may make selection. A children's room, containing books and magazines for those under fourteen years of age, has been opened. Borrowers are encouraged to leave at the desk titles of works to be added to the library, which are procured. Exhibitions of pictures have been given and the reference library has been enlarged and placed in the reading room for free consultation. The present trustees are G. Augustus Peabody, Francis Peabody, Calvin Putnam, (iilbert A. Tapley,

Charles H. Preston, Wallace P. Hood, Lester S. Couch, John T. Carroll, Herbert S. Tapley. All the furniture of reading room, including stationary and revolving bookcases and magazine rack, the furnishings of children's room and 200 books, besides magazines, sets of valuable books to the main library and card catalogue case, are the gift of G. A. Peabody of the trustees, one of the most public spirited men ever living in Danvers, his gift of the expensive and useful electric clock on the Town House also attesting his thoughtfulness and generosity.

Six clerks and three teams are kept busy, and the reputation of the establishment for reliable, standard goods, and honest, courteous treatment of patrons, is second to that of no other similar concern in town. Mr. Spofford is a member of the Maple street Congregational church, a Republican in politics, a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of numerous other fraternal, insurance and social organizations, in all of which he is deservedly popular. Mr. Spofford is a married man with a wife and two children, a boy and a girl, and a beautiful home on Cherry street.

F. M. Spofford S Store

of the largest grocery and provision stores in town, was born in Danvers in October, 1854. He attended the public schools of the town and after graduating was for four years employed in a Peabody morocco factory. He then entered the employ of William M. Currier, grocer, at the corner of Maple and School streets, with whom he remained for thirteen years. In 1886 he bought oat Mr. Currier and has conducted the business ever since. Mr. Spofford is an energetic, up-to-date business man, and is constantly increasing his business, and his trade now extends all over Danvers and portions of Beverly, Middleton and even beyond.

sible public park is assured through the efforts of leading citizens and the Improvement Society, a large tract of land having been secured from the Eben G. Berry estate, and the work of improving having already been begun. The land has a generous water front on Porter's river, and is susceptible to the numerous attractions common to a reservation of its character. It is conveniently located, and will prove one of the additions to the town's many advantages in the near future. The Improvement Society has raised nearly the amount necessary for its purchase by various public entertainments.

During the month of March and the early part of April, 1895, plans were made for the formation of a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Danvers, Mass., to be known as the Gen. Israel Putnam chapter.

Mrs. Charles H. Masury was appointed Regent of the Chapter by the State Regent on April 19, 1895. A meeting of the charter members was held at the home of Mrs. Masury to formally organize the chapter, the charter members being Mrs. Evelyn F. Masury, Miss Harriet S. Tapley, Miss Clara P. Hale, Miss Bessie Putnam, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Burns, Mrs. Martha P. Perry, Mrs. Mary B. Putnam, ]\Iiss Anne L. Page, Mrs. Ella J. Porter. Mrs. Isadora E. Kenney, Mrs. Ellen M.' P. Gould, Mrs. Luella's. Tapley, Miss CaroHne B. Faxon, Miss Jessie E. Bly, Miss May L. George, Miss Harriet P. Pope, Mrs. Henrietta J. Damon, Miss Susan W. Eaton, Miss Grace B. Faxon, Mrs. Isabella F. George. The following officers were appointed by the Regent : Vice Regent, Miss Caroline B. Faxon ; Registrar, Miss Harriet P. Pope ; Secretary, Miss Susan W. Eaton ; Treasurer, Miss Clara P. Hale; Historian, Miss Harriet S. Tapley ; Chaplain, Mrs. Ellen Putnam Gould.

By-laws in accordance with the National Constitution were adopted May 23, 1895. The Mayflower was chosen as the emblem of the chapter and Gen. Putnam's motto " He dared lead where any dared to follow " the motto of the chapter.

The most noteworthy meetings of the chapter have been on May 7, 1895, when the chapter united with the D. W. A. in a reception at which the State Regent and chapter regents of the state were present, the chapter taking the guests for a drive about town and calling at historic homes. The Lindens, Oak Knoll and others. On June 17, 1895 at the Page House, the home of Miss Anne L. Page, Mr. Ezra D. Hines gave an account of the Tea Party held on the roof of the historic house. On each 4th of July since.

the chapter has held patriotic exercises in the old house. Dr. A. P. Putnam having spoken on each occasion, while others have contributed music, reading and refreshments. Oct. 19, 1895, the chapter assisted the Sons of the American Revolution in their visit to the town. On Dec. 12, 1895, Mrs. Masury tendered her resignation as Chapter Regent, having been elected State Regent of Mass., and Miss H. S. Tapley was appointed to the office. On Jan. 7, 1896 the first public meeting was held in Essex Hall. Dr. A. P. Putnam delivered an address on Gen. Israel Putnam. On April 20, 1896, Mrs. Ellen M. P. Guild was elected Regent of the Chapter. Mrs. Masury was elected Vice President General of the National Society at the Continental Congress, 1896. At the second annual meeting April 26, 1897, Mrs. Gould resigned as Regent and Mrs. Masury was elected Regent. On Dec. 17, 1897, a bronze tablet was placed on the house in which Gen. Putnam was born. The tablet was unveiled by the little girls. Misses Fanny and Alice Putnam. Dr. Putnam offered prayer and Mrs. Masury made brief remarks. In the afternoon in Town Hall there was a large gathering including representatives of local and neighboring patriotic societies, some coming from Putnam, Conn. The programme was as follows : - Prayer, Rev. E. C. Evving; Address of Welcome, Mrs. C. H. Masury ; Response, Mrs. T. M. Brown, State Regent ; Address, Mrs. Donald McLean, Regent N. Y. City Chapter; Address, Rev. W. F. Livingston, Augusta, Me., great-great-great-grandson of Gen. Putnam ; Address, Rev. A. P. Putnam, Pres. Danvers Historical Society ; Address, Hon. R. S. Rantoul of Essex Institute, Salem ; Address, Rev. H. C. Adams, pastor First Church; Address, Mr. B. W. Putnam ; Benediction, Rev. W. H. Trickey, Pastor Universalist Church.

teenths of April in U. S. History being spoken of as follows : - The 19th of 17 75- 6, Hon. A. P. White. The 19th of 1861-5, A. A. P u t n a m. The 19th of 1898, Rev, A. P. Putnam, D. D. On this occasion the chapter was honored with the presence of Mrs. Tulia Ward Howe, who recited the Piattle Hymn of the Republic and told the circumstances of its writing. Mr. C. F. Kenney and Rev. Edson Reifsnider sang the hymn. The social meetings of the chapter have been many and pleasant. Outings have been taken t o Concord and Lexington, Quincy, Hull,Byfield, c. n.

Cambridge and Methuen. A class in American History has been one of the valuable features of the chapter. A quilt exhibit was held which was one o f the

Store Of C. N. Perley

Holten in the Holten High School assembly room. Prizes have been offered for two years to the High School for the best essay on local history. The Charles Warren Society, C. A. R., has been carried along by the chapter wi h Mrs. Gilbert Emerson, Miss Jessie Kemp and Miss Fanny George as presidents. The chapter works along the lines laid down in the Constitution o f the National Society, and is a part of the great whole, a society that numbers 2 9, o o o women all working for the best interests o f patriotism and good citizenship. ,LEY. The chapter numbers

Mr. Perley belongs to a good old Danvers family and his forefathers hive been for over half a century engaged in the business now so successfully carried on by him at the old corner grocery. The house vv a s established i n 1 84 1 by A. P. and Nathan Perley, the partnership being changed four years later to A. P. Perley and M. J. Currier. The present proprietor, Mr. C. N. Perley, succeeded to the business in 1886. Mr. Perley was born here Feb. 12, 1 85 1, and after graduating from the Holten High School commenced his business career with his father, A. P. Perley. He owns the buil ding i n which the store is located and also the posto fifi c e build i n g. Mr. Perley was appo i n t e d post m a st e r by Preside n t bency of the office has resulted in the institution of many beneficial reforms, a very large increase in the amount of business transacted, and a general systematization of the entire department. He has been most persistent in his endeavors to have a free delivery of mail matter i n Danvers and has labored indefatigably to bring the receipts of t h e office up to the limits required by the postal authorities. Mr. Perley served as selectman in 1892. He is a member of Mosaic Lodge, the only order to which he belongs. All matters looking to t h e advancement of the town and the betterment of existing conditions with h i s hearty app r o V a 1 and he is looked upon b y all as a thorough - ly publicspi r i t ed citizen.

Residence Of Jacob Marston

Mr. Marston is a native o f Par s o n sfield, Maine, where he was born in 1847. Early in life he learned the trade of a carpenter and was engaged in that busi- prominent in social and fraternal societies, being a member of the Order of Odd Fellows, Red Men, A. O. U. W., Royal Arcanum, and Knights of Pythias. In religion he is a Christian Scientist, being affiliated with the Mother Church in Boston, and acting as Treasurer of the Christian Science Church, Salem. His belief in the doctrine of the church is abundant and his acceptance of its tenets was the outcome of a marvelous cure performed upon him by members of the faith. Mr. Marston married Miss Martha A. L. Batson, of Danvers, and has two children. Last year he erected a handsome residence at the corner cf Park and Alden streets.

Willis E. Smart

ness in Boston. He then came to Danvers and was employed in the shoe business until 1S74, when he engaged in the Danvers and Boston express business, which is now conducted by Pettingell & Barry. In 1888, he established an express route between Danvers, Haverhill, Beverly, Peabody, Salem and Lynn, which has increased yearly both in the volume of business transacted and general efficiency of its service. Every description of merchandise and small parcels are forwarded daily with the utmost dispatch and at a uniformly low rate. Mr. Marston utilizes several teams and the services of a number of competent men in his business and personally superintends all shipments. In 1892-3 he served as selectman and assessor of the town and displayed much ability in the discharge of his duties. Mr. Marston is time it was located on the opposite side of the street, but when the present building was erected a number of years ago, the business was removed and has since been conducted at 30 Maple street. In 1889, Mr. Smart carried on business under his own name and so continued until 1898, when Arthur C. Kelly was admitted to partnership under the tide of W. E. Smart & Co. The premises o c c upied are large, attrac tively appointed, and the stock carried is as complete, high class and reliable as long experience and thorough knowledge of the business and intimate relations with leading producers can secure. It embraces everything requi red by the most discri m i nating patrons in fine, staple and fancy groceries, teas and coffees, foreign and domestic table d e 1 i cacies and cclknt trade has been developed which extends generally throughout the surrounding district. Willis E. Smart is a native of Thornton, N. H., where he was born in 1855. Hecame to Danvers in 1872, and worked successively for W. M. Currier and Nye & Beal, grocers, acquiring an intimate knowledge of the business in all its branches. Arthur C. Kelly is a Danvers man and was born in 1867. He has always been engaged in this business, spending several years with Mead & Webb, Danversport, and N. W. Edson & Co., Lynn. For nine years preceding his admission to partnership he was employed by Mr. Smart. He is a member of the the Holten High School. Three years were then spent in the morocco business in Peabody, after which, in 1865, he came to Danvers, entering the grocery store of A. P. Perley & Co., where he remained ten years. In 1875 he opened a furniture store in the Carroll block, but his trade increased so rapidly that he found it necessary to seek more commodious premises. The result was that in 1878 he erected the Porter block, of which he now occupies the entire ground floor and one-third of the second floor, together -with a spacious storehouse and upholstery d epartment on Central avenue. The premises throughout are admirably arranged and well appointed, and every convenience is possessed for the successful prosecution o f the extensive business carried on. The stock embraces everything useful and desirable in a home in the w a y of fine and medium furn i t u r e, carpets, wall papers, window shades and draperies. The stock is all new and is the product of the largest manufacturers i n the country. Mr. Porter has held several important elective offices. He was a Trustee of the Peabody Institute for ten years and served in the Legislature in 1S94, being re-elected in 1S95. He has been a member of the finance committee of the Danvers Savings bank since 1891, and is at present one of its trustees. He is also one of the Board of Directors of the Danvers Gas Light Co. and acts as coUecter for that corporation. Mr. Porter is largely interested in real estate and is a large owner of the Porter and Essex blocks and a number of houses. He has been assiduous in' promoting the welfare of the community and has made most strenuous efforts to induce the establishment of industries in Danvers.

Recently Arthur W. Beckford, who was in Mr. Porter's employ a number of years, was admitted to partnership, the firm now being J. F. Porter & Co. Mr. ^eckford is a popular young man, standing high in Masonry and other fraternal and social circles.

John T. Carroll

T h e business carried on by John T. Carroll under the style of John T. Carroll & C o. was established in 1879 by Lewis & Carroll, who remained in partnership for ten years, when Mr. Carroll a cquired the business and c o nducted it under his own name until 1894, when the present style was adopted. M r. Carroll conducts the only news depot in town and supplies his patrons with all the Boston, local and New York papers, magazines and periodicals, also receiving subscriptions for the leading journals at the publishers' prices, and delivering them at customers' residences. Thirty newsboys are employed on the various routes and the district is well covered by his excellent service. In addition to the news department Mr. Carroll deals extensively in books and stationery, cigars and tobacco, toys, fruits and confectionery, small wares and notions. The store is located in the three and a half story Carroll block, which was bought by Mr. Carroll in 1 89 1 . Although not a native of Danvers Mr. Carroll has resided here since his fourteenth year, and his education was received in the public schools of this town. He was born at Stoneham, in 1S59, and upon leaving school entered the business which he now conducts. He is a member of Mosaic Lodge, F. and A, M., Holten Royal Arch Chapter, I. O. O. F., and A. O. (J. W. Mr. Carroll was also a charter member and one of the organizers of the Danvers Light Infantry, C o. K, Eighth Mass. Volunteers. He i s most popular i n business and social circles and enjoys the respect of his fellow citizens.

Mr. Colby was born on a farm in Bradford, N. H., in 1863 and until after twenty-one years of age followed the occupation of farming. Coming to Danvers in 1885, he was first employed by F. M. Spofford a s bookkeeper. Later he entered the employ o f Messrs. J. V. & J. Hanson, the wholesale grain men of Danvers and Salem, as bookkeeper and collector, which position he had hekl for some years when, in 1890, owing to the appointment of C. H. Shepard, at that time owner of the Mirror, as U. S. Consul to Gothenburg, Sweden, the opportunity presented itself for him to purchase an inte.rest in that paper, and the job printing business connected with it in company with the present proprietor, F. E. Moynahan. In this connection Mr. Colby looked out for the business end, devoting such other time as he had to general work on the paper. After a year and a half here he was induced to reenter the employ of Messrs. Hanson as bookkeeper and buyer for the firm, giving, also, a portion of his time to the office of the Mirror. In May, 1S93, the firm of Moynahan & Colby was dissolved, and during the balance of the year Mr. Colby spent the most of the time in the west, contributing from Chicago a series of articles on the World's Fair to the Salem Daily Gazette, which were widely quoted. In January, 1894, he for the third time entered the employ of the Messrs. Hanson, remaining with them until early in 1895, when business changes in that firm again necessitated his leaving them.