Essex Town (part 23 of 26)

Alexander Caldwell

Alexander Caldwell, second, as we may call him, the grandfather above mentioned, was a native of New Hampshire, son of an immigrant (as appears from the family tradition that he had a brother born on the passage) . Coming to Newburyport when a young man, he was promptly warned awa)' outside the limits of the town, as was customary in those days on the advent of strangers. He had, however, come to stay, and he found employment in a distillery. Later he built the distillery which is now carried on by his descendants, and which has been owned and conducted by the family for over a hundred years. He married Mary Warner, of this city. His death occurred in 1832, at the age of eightyfive years. Some two years before this the business had passed into the hands of his son John, formerly a sea captain. John Caldwell was born in 1783, and died in 1859, the town by that event losing one of its most respected citizens. He had several brothers, nearly all of whom were engaged in the distilling business. The following is a brief record: Joseph ran a distillery in Portsmouth; James was a dry-goods merchant on State Street, Newburyport; Alexander, who was a wealthy distiller of New Orleans, La., died during the Rebellion; Abner was a distiller in Dover, N. H., and later was engaged in commerce on Ferry Wharf; and William was in the business at New Orleans and later in partnership with his brother-in-law, William Wheelwright. At one time two of the brothers conducted a distillery at Norfolk, Va. Distilling was carried on by the family simultaneously in five States of the Union. All the brothers were active members of the Presbyterian church.

sons and one daughter - William, Joseph, John, Alexander, George, and Ellen. William Caldwell, who is a graduate of Bowdoin College, antl has published a volume of poetry, was declared to be the best lyric poet in New England by John G. Whittier. Joseph is in business in Philadelphia, and John is in Newburyport. Alexander and George still carry on the business founded by their grandfather, maintaining the family reputation for producing the best rum in America for medicinal and scientific purposes. The buildings of the company, including a bonded warehouse, cover an acre of ground. The business pays the largest tax in town, the largest amount having been assessed in 1873, when the total was three hundred thousand dollars, about a thousand dollars for every working day in the year. Mr. Caldwell has also built and sailed ships, and has been a stockholder in the principal corporate industries of the city, including the manufacture of cotton, carpets, hats, paper, and silverware. For twenty-five years he has been a director of the Ocean Bank. His charities have been many and large, and he has been always ready to help the needy or distressed. Much interested in the welfare of his native city, he is relied on to support any project designed for its benefit. After serving for one term in the Common Council, he declined renomination.

Mr. Caldwell has been twice married. On the first occasion he was united with Elizabeth H. True, of New Hampshire, who died in 1894. Born of that marriage was one son, George M., who married Lavinia Smith, of Cape Breton, and has four children living - Arthur G., James S. , Viola G., and Elizabeth H. Mr. Caldwell's second marriage was contracted with Adelaide A. French, of Hodgdon, Me.

AN I EL COONEY, a prosperous business man of West Newbury, Mass., where for two terms he has held the office of Postmaster, was born in this town, May 27, 1857. He was named for his father, who emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, in 1845, ^"^1 settled in West Newbury. Daniel Cooncy, St., died March 15, i860. His wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Lemasney, died on September 26, 1892. She also was a native of Ireland.

Daniel Cooney acquired his early education in the public schools, and subsequently, while learning the shoemaker's trade, continued to pursue his studies in the evening school. After working in a factory here for three years, he entered the shoe manufacturing business as a contractor. In 1S85 he engaged in the grocery and provision trade, which he has since carried on, having a liberal share of patronage in his line. In politics he is a Democrat, and the party has in him an earnest and able supporter. He was first appointed Postmaster in 1885, was again appointed in 1893, and served until October 15, 1S97. In 1886 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. In the fall of 1S92 the Democratic party unanimously nominated him as their candidate for Representative to the General Court; and, although the district is overwhelmingly Republican, he received a very flattering vote. In 1893 he was appointed a Notary Public. He has also held many minor offices. Without doubt Mr. Cooney has settled more estates in the Prt)bate Court than any other man of his age in town.

On February 7, 1880, Mr. Cooney was united in marriage with Margaret L. Mitchell, daughter of John Mitchell, of West Newbury. P'ive children have been born of this union, namely: Mary E., now aged seventeen; M. Blanche, aged eight; Alice M., aged si.x;

Mr. Cooney is Chief Ranger of the Court of I'oresters in this town, and has occupied that chair since its organization. He is highly respected both as a progressive business man and a faithful public official, and has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. The family attend St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church.

^ \^_ ^ Lawrence, Mass., was born in Ireland, a son of Terence and Mary (McManus) McManus. His father, who was a farmer, died at the age of forty-eight; and his mother was left a widow with four children. Mrs. McManus, though before marriage of the same surname as her husband, was of a different family, not related to his, it is said.

Michael T. McManus was the youngest child in the family, and was but two years old when his father died. He was brought to this country when ten years of age, and went to live with his uncle, Father James T. Mc- Manus, who was forty years pastor at Geneva, N.Y. In Geneva he was prepared for college, and he was ordained at Troy, N.Y., in 1870. In 1 87 1 he was assistant pastor of St. Patrick's Church, Lowell. There he remained until 1876. He then went to West Newton, his first pastorate. He was the first resident Catholic pastor in this part of Newton, and in 1882 he was transferred to Lawrence.

no parish house. Under the able management of Father McManiis the church edifice has been completed, a parsonage built, and the whole developed into one of the most desirable church properties in the State. The church is a large brick structure, over two hundred feet by seventy-five, with an audienceroom in the basement. The interior decoration is rich and tasteful. Including four beautiful altars of marble and onyx, with gold ornaments, the interior furnishings cost sixtyfive thousand dollars. The parsonage is large and well planned. The congregation now numbers about three thousand souls.

Father McManus has two assistants, the Rev. John E. Cronley and the Rev. Alexander J. Hamilton. In 1886 he rebuilt St. Michael's in North Andover, which now has a congregation of some seven hundred; and this parish also is under his direction. Father McManus is a modest but dignified gentleman, of large stature and noble appearance, and has many warm friends. He is a man of broad culture and intelligence. In 1881 he visited Rome, Switzerland, and his native land; and in the winter of 1896-97 he was in California.

Tl^ATHANIEL POOL, of Rockport, a I =/ graduate of Brown University, is re- -A^ V^ ^ garded as one of the leading agriculturists of Essex County. He was born August 18, 1 83 1, son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Hadley) Pool. His parents were native residents of this locality, formerly known as Sandy Bay, Gloucester. His father, who was a prosperous farmer, served as a soldier in the War of 18 1 2. He was a son of Caleb Pool and a lineal descendant of John Pool, a native of England, who settled at Sandy Bay about the year 1700.

this sketch, was for eleven years a member of the Board of Selectmen of Gloucester. His wife was Lucy Wise Haskell, a daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Haskell, of West Gloucester, and grand-daughter of the Rev. John Wise, the first pastor of Chebacco, now Essex, Mass.

Nathaniel Pool acquired his elementary education in the common schools, and was fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., then under Samuel H. Taylor, LL. D., commonly called "Uncle Sam," and at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., where he was a classmate of Chief Justice Field, of the Massachusetts Supreme Court. In 1854 he was graduated, with the degree of Master of Arts, from Brown University, then under the presidency of Francis Wayland. Among his classmates there were the late Governor Ames, of Massachusetts; and Governor Bourn, of Rhode Island, with whom he has had a lifelong acquaintance and a warm friendship. After teaching in the public schools of St. Louis, Mo., for a year, he returned to Rockport, where he has since devoted his time and energies to agriculture. In spite of the many syenitic ledges for which this locality is famous, Rockport contains several well-cultivated farms, and among them the Pool property, which is level, fertile, and desirably located. Mr. Pool has displayed a deep interest in general farming, to which he has applied modern scientific methods with excellent results.

Mr. Pool married Cynthia A. Morrill, who was born in Wilmington, Mass., April 11, 1836, daughter of Deacon Isaac Morrill, of that town. He has seven children, namely: lulward C. ; Hattie A., widow of Charles Pool; Alice A., wife of P"erdinand Orne; Addie F., wife of Frank Dodd; Carrie A.; Francis Wayland; and Melville C. Pool.

Politically, Mr. Pool is a Republican with strong Prohibition sympathies. He belongs to the Order of the Golden Cross and to Gloucester Commandery; and is a trustee of the K. A. !-:. O., Mount Sinai .Senate, of Rockport. Me is an active member of the Rockport Methodist PLpiscopal church ; also of the Young Men's Christian Association, of which he has been president, having also represented - it in several international conventions. Mrs. Pool is connected by membership with the Daughters of Liberty of this town. Like her husband, she is a member of the Methodist church.

|EV. JAMES L. HILL, D.D., Salem. Dr. Hill's life inseparably blends -i^ V^^^ with lissex County institutions and churches. Born in Iowa and graduating from Iowa College, he came East, and took, like his father before him, his theological course at the Andover Seminary in this county. Pefore he had completed his studies, he was called to the pastorate of the North Church in Lynn. Here he remained for twelve years. His portrait and a biographical sketch are found in "Picturesque Lynn." While in Lynn, he was elected to preach the Election Sermon before the governor and the legislature of Massachusetts. This sermon, upon "The Growth of Government," was published by the State. Governor Rice did Dr. Hill the honor to tell him that it was the best PLlection Sermon preached during his term of office.

It was while still in this ha[ipy and prosperous Esse.x County pastorate that Dr. Hill became so much interested in the .Society of Christian Endeavor that by it his whole life has been affected. He went to England campaigning with others in its behalf; and, as his appointments lay in the north-east of England, he founded there the society at Old Poston, which still has a jnosperous career. He was present when the United Society of Iindeavor was formed, and has been a trustee from the beginning. He helped to secure the Golden Rule, which became the organ of the societies, and has attained a large ciculation. He has made hundreds of convention, anniversary, Grand Army, and commencement adilresses; and he makes annually a midwinter trip West to fill his lecture appointments. His leaflets and newspaper articles are very numerous, and his fugitive pieces that have been gathered fill four hundred and fifty pages as large as an atlas. At her last commencement his Alma Mater elected him a trustee for life. She had earlier conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity.

His emigrant ancestor settled at Piddeford Pool, near the mouth of the Saco River, Me. Thence the family spread out as far as Phippsburg, where Dr. Hill's grandfather maintained a mansion, in which he lived when appointed collector of the port of Bath and when he became Senator from Maine. "It was my lot," wrote Jefferson in 1820 to Mark Langdon Hill (Dr. Hill's grandfather), "to be charged with the duty of changing the course of the government from what we deemed a monarchical to its republican tack." Governor Langdon, of New Hamjjshire, from whom Dr. Hill receives his middle name, is an ancestor.

Dr. Hill's father went to Iowa when it was a Territory, as one of the far-famed Iowa band. His mother died when she was twenty-eight years old from the privations and hardships of this pioneer life, saying, "Somebody must be built into these foundations." His father gave the first dollar to found Iowa College, which has become the mother of missionaries and patriots. Of these parents, two sons survive, one of them the subject of this sketch.

Frederick M. Libhev

and the other Dr. Gersliom H. Hill, who is superintendent of the State Institution for the Insane at Independence, and thus has lived in a building that cost over a million dollars, with a hospital family of over twelve hundred persons.

Dr. Hill was married March 2S, 1878, to Miss Lucy B. Dunham, only daughter of the Rev. Isaac Dunham, who was at that time chaplain of the Massachusetts Senate. Mrs. Hill has been an ideal wife and helper, and is quite a voluminous writer, particularly upon missionary work and that of the Junior Society of Christian Endeavor. She is president of the Essex South Branch Auxiliary to the Woman's Board of Missions. She is vicepresident of the Salem Woman's Club, and superintendent of Junior Christian Endeavor Societies for Massachusetts.

As to politics and religion, Dr. Hill cares only to state that he believes in this present Spanish-American War, July, 1898, with all his heart and mind and soul. He believes we have a mission to the misruled. On the theory that there is no better place on this footstool, while perfect health reigns in his home, he has bought an unoccupied lot in Harmony Grove Cemetery, named from the harmonies of the birds that sing and lodge there, so that, living or dead, his associations must l)e with Essex County.

Rederick Marcellus Libbey

REDERICK MARCELLUS LIBBEY, residing on Prospect Street, Lawrence, is the superintendent of the pulp-mills connected with the works of the Russell Paper Company. A son of Nathaniel B. Libbey, he was born September 27, 1852, in Farmington, N. H. His father's paternal grandfather, whose name was Benjamin, was born January 18, 1758, in Lebanon, Me., being a son of an early pioneer of that section of the State. The woods surrounding Benjamin's family home in the wilderness were infested with bears and other wild animals, and he naturally became accustomed to firearms while yet a youth. When the colonists resisted the demands of the mother country, he shouldered his musket, and was an active participant in the struggle for independence. His wife Polly, who was born in June, 1759, bore him ten children, as follows: Dorcas, on April 7, 1780; John, March 10, 17S2; Went worth, in 1784; Benjamin, September 17, 1786; Oliver, December 23, 1788; Lucy, September 6, 1791 ; Daniel, December 7, 1793; Polly, March 31, 1796; Nabby, July 19, 1798; and Isaac, September 14, 1803, who died in infancy.

A man of fine physique, Oliver Libbey was five feet eleven inches in height, broad and muscular, and weighed two hundred pounds. He served in the War of i8r2 as Captain of a company. In 1S13 he first married Hannah Delano, who was born in 1793. She died in early womanhood, leaving one child, Nathaniel B. Libbey. Oliver's second marriage was made with Lydia Littlefield, of Brooks, Me., who bore him eight daughters. Of these, the eldest, Hannah, born in 1S17, died in 1891. Another daughter, Mary, now seventy-six years old, is bright and active, with her mind clear as ever, and her hair of its original color. She was a teacher for some years prior to her marriage with the late Rev. Charles Stratton, an advent preacher, and is now a widow, residing in Albion, Me.

Nathaniel B. Libbey, born September 4, 1814, in Lebanon, Me., learned the trade of a stone mason in his native town. He went to sea when he was young, and he was afterward in the Aroostook War. He then worked at his trade for a time in Boston, where, after the Civil War, he assisted in building the At- lantic Avenue sea-wall. Going thence to New Hampshire, he lived first in Farmingtoii and then in Somersworth. During the Civil War he enlisted from Somersworth as a soldier in Company F, Fourth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. After serving for two years, he was discharged for physical disability, and has been in poor health ever since. Now, in his eighty -fourth year, he makes his home with his sister, Mrs. Mary Stratton, in Albion, Me. On January i, 1S51, he married Martha Noble, of South Berwick, Me., who was born in that town October 30, 1822, daughter of Moses Noble. Their children were: Frederick M., the subject of this sketch; Charles, who died at the age of two and one-half years; Nettie, whose birth and death occurred during the absence of her father in the army; Estelle, who died in A]Dril, 1895, leaving a beautiful little girl of four years, Edna S., who lives with her uncle, F. M. Libbey ; and Elfie, who > is now the wife of Charles F. Young, a carriage manufacturer in Haverhill, Mass. Mrs. Martha N. Libbey died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Young, in Haverhill, in January, i8g6.

Frederick M. Libbey attended the Somersworth Grammar School until fifteen years old. Going then to Boston, he was employed at first in the Adams House, and afterward in a wholesale produce house, remaining in the city until 1873. Accompanied by a young friend, he started in that year for the West, going on a prospecting tour; and, as long as his money held out, he had a pretty good time. He subsequently worked in the passenger service of the Burlington & Missouri Railroad for a year, at the end of which he returned to the parental roof-tree, then in Haverhill, Mass. He was next employed as a common laborer with others by the East Boston Ikidge Company. In a short time he proved himself so capable that he was made foreman of the whole gang of fifteen. During the ensuing nine years he resided in Haverhill, where he was employed by the Lawrence Ice Company in the summer season, and worked in shoe factories in the winter. On September 15, 1883, he secured a position with the Russell Paper Company of Lawrence, and for five years had charge of the department of paper stock. Since that time, a period of nearly ten years, he has filled his present responsible position as overseer of the pulp-mills.

Mr. Libbey is a Master Mason. In the Order of Odd Fellows he is Past Grand of Monadnock Lodge of Lawrence, and Past Chief Patriarch of Kearsarge Encampment. A steadfast Republican in politics, he was for three years a Councilman of Lawrence, being on the floor in 1886 and 1887, and the president of the Council in 18S8. In 1890 he represented his ward on the Board of Aldermen. In 1879 he married Mrs. Jennie Hamlin, of Buxton, Me., a widow with two children. She died in 1890, after bearing him four daughters, three of whom died in infancy, two having been twins. Estelle Libbey, the surviving daughter, is a pupil in the high school. On November 11, i8gi, Mr. Libbey married Mrs. Emma J. Ricker, a daughter of Jeremiah and Ann (Warren) White, both of whom have departed this life. Mr. Libbey is not connected by membership with any religious denomination, while the other members of his family are strong Universalists.

fsTrOHN EDWARD McCUSKER, a wellknown business man of Newburyport, was born here August 14, i860, son of the late John McCusker. The father, who was brought by his sister to this country from County Tyrone, Ireland, when a young child, came to Newburyport when fifteen years of age, and when he was the only person hereabouts bearing that surname. He was for many years in the newspaper and stationery business, and was also employed at the old Dexter House on High Street when the old mansion was used and occupied as a hotel. He lived here for some fifty years, modest and retiring, yet a man of genial temper and ready wit, winning a large circle of friends by his readiness to oblige. By his wife, who is a daughter of Andrew Haynes, an old-time sail-maker of Newburyport, representing one of the first families, he became the father of eight children, of whom three daughters, besides John E. McCusker, are now living in this city. Mrs. McCusker, now seventy years old, survives her husband. John Edward McCusker received a good public school education, graduating from the Brown High School in the class of 1876. He went into business under his father's management, remaining from 1S77 to 1S81. In September, 1 88 1, when the Newburyport Water Works Company was organized, he became the company's book-keeper, which position he filled for 'eight months. By this time his interest in the business and knowledge of its details had become so evident that he was appointed superintendent and assistant treasurer. In these capacities he was practically the manager of the company until February, 1895, when the city assumed control. He is still the active agent Mr. McCusker's grasp of the business and his recognized executive ability have caused him to be sought for far and near as organizer and developer of water supply systems. In 1885 he was appointed superintendent, assistant treasurer, and director of the Gloucester Water Supply Company, which connection he still retains. In the same year he was elected to a like position in the Franklin Water Company, and he has been connected with other water-works in Rhode Island and New York States. His experience, extending over a period of fifteen years, has given him a thorough understanding of the management and control of public water supplies, and has especially fitted him to take charge of such enterprises.

Mr. McCusker is a member of the St. John's Lodge, F. & A. M., which was organized in 1766; of Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M., the third oldest in the State, organized in 1790; of Amesbury Council, R. & S. M. ; and of Newburyport Commandery, K. T. , the third oldest in the State, organized in 1805, and of which he is a Past Eminent Commander. He has also membership in Ouascacunquen Lodge, No. 39, I. O. O. F. He married Miss Hattie Swan, a daughter of Isaac and Wary (Goodwin) Swan, and a descendant of one of the old Newburyport families. In politics he is a Republican, and he is an esteemed member of the Unitarian church.

His father, W. J. Newell, was a son of W. H. and Olive (Dennett) Newell, and grandson on the father's side of Samuel and Betsey (Hill) Nute, and on the mother's side of Moses and Betsey (Hodsdon) Dennett, the grandfather of Dr. George H. Newell, W. H. Newell having, by act of legislature, changed his name from that of Nute after his marriage and the birth of one son, from no apjiarent motive.

His mother, Nancy Cate Newell, was a daughter of Shepherd and Hannah (Bickford) Cate. Shepherd being the son of Daniel Cate, and Hannah the daughter of Colonel

John and Nancy (Hodgdon) Bickford, and as all of the above were descended from among the earl)' settlers, it will be seen that the Doctor is a thoroughbred American.

The father of Colonel John Bickford was Sergeant John Bickford, and served in the Colonial army under the king. Colonel John Bickford was a persistent patriot during the Revolutionary War, having enlisted first at Nottingham, N. H., in July, 1776, as a private under Captain Joseph Chandler in Colonel Wynian's regiment. In September of that year he re-enlisted under Captain Nathan Sanborn in Colonel Tash's regiment, with whom he served until discharged some three months later; and on September 23, 1776, he enrolled himself in Colonel Joseph Badger's, serving until the expiration of the stipulated term, March 15, 1777, when he received his pay, amounting to nine pounds, four shillings, and si.xpence. In September, 1777, he again joined the army as a private in Captain Page's company, for service in Rhode Island under General Sullivan. He was mustered out January 7, 1778; and on July 22 following he once more enlisted for a longer term, which lasted until the later part of December, 17S0, when he was mustered out as a Sergeant at Kingston, N.H., by Josiah Bartlett, receiving his pay, it is said, of ten hundred and eighty-one pounds; but this is probably a mistake. In later years he was commissioned a Colonel in the State militia, a reward whicli he certainly deserved.

Daniel Cate was quite prominent as an Indian fighter, being among the garrison stationed at a block-house a few miles north of Dover, N. H., at which place tradition gives him credit for being of much worth.

George H. Newell graduated from the public schools of Dover, N. H., and then entered the dental office of Dr. C. M. Murphy of that city, a practitioner of high reputation, with whom he remained three years, removing to his present home in September, 1S73, to become associated with Dr. J. P. Dennett, to whose practice he succeeded on the latter's removal to Boston some nine years ago. Dr. Newell was married in 1880 to Carrie A. Rust, of Gloucester, and has a family of four children: Clara L., born in 1882; Marjorie C, born in 18S9; Katharine, born in 1892; and P'dward D., born in 1S94. Both the Doctor and his wife come of musical people, and have always been very prominent in the musical circles of Gloucester.

EORGE S. JUNKINS, a former \ p5 1 Mayor of Lawrence, was born in North Berwick, York County, Me. May 10, 1846. A son of Daniel and Louisa (Weymouth) Junkins, he is of the fifth generation in America descended from his immigrant ancestor, who came from Scotland and settled in old York, Me. from York the family subsequently moved to Berwick, Me. Jotham Junkins, the grandfather of George S., born in 1791, was a farmer in North Berwick. He married a Miss Ingraham, of Portland, Me., who bore him one son and three daughters.

Daniel Junkins, born in North Berwick in 1 82 1, who was a meat dealer in South Berwick, died in his native town in 1893. His first wife, Louisa, also a native of North Berwick, died in 1S55, aged thirty-seven. She was the mother of five children, namely: Mary Ellen, who died at the age of seventeen; Oscar W. , who became a sea captain, and whose residence is in Lawrence; Daniel E. , now a farmer of Buxton, Me. ; George S. , the subject of this sketch; and Sarah A., who became the wife of Charles H. Lindsay, and died without issue in 1S95. The maiden name of Daniel Junkins's second wife, who came from Smithfield, was Olive Merrill. A most estimable lady, she has been a kind mother to the orphaned children. At present she is living in Somersworth, N. H. Her children by her late husband are: Louise, the wife of Alvin H. Stevens, of Dover, N.H. ; Mary, the wife of Frank Malory, of Somersworth, N.H. ; and Frank, a resident of Lebanon, Me.

George S. Junkins acquired his early education in the common schools of South Berwick and Lebanon. At the age of sixteen he went to work in a flannel factory in North Berwick, where he was employed for si.\ years. He then opened a meat market in Lawrence in company with A. L. Mellen. Since that time the firm has established an extensive and prosperous business. Mr. Junkins has ranked prominently among the business men of Lawrence for over thirty years. He is active and popular among the Lawrence Republicans. In 1890 he was in the Common Council, in 1891 and 1893 he was a member of the Board of Aldermen, and since 1893 he has been serving on the Water Board, of which at present he is the President. F^lected Mayor in 1896 and re-elected in 1897, he proved a progressive and able chief magistrate.

Mr. Junkins was married April 2, 1870, to Josie M. McDuffee, of this city, a daughter of Charles and Sarah (Hopkinson) McDuffee. Some time ago Mr. McDuffee, who was a carpenter and builder, fell from a building, and died one week after from the injuries he then received, aged fifty-nine years. His wife had died at the age of twenty-nine, leaving Josie M., her only child. Mr. and Mrs. Junkins have three children: Bertha L., an accomplished young lady, who, having completed the classical course in Boston University, graduated therefrom June i, 1898; Helen M., who is a teacher in Dr. Sargent's School of

Physical Culture in Cambridge, Mass. ; and Marion W., now sixteen years of age, who graduated in June, 1898, from the Lawrence High School. Mr. Junkins is a steward and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church and a member of several fraternal organizations. The family resides in a handsome home at 6 Greene Street, which Mr. Junkins purchased in February, 1875.

The first record of the family appears in 1642. James Bailey was prominent in the affairs of the town, was Constable in 1649, Overseer in 1653; in the years 1661-67 was judge of the delinquents who failed to attend town meeting; in 1667 served on a jury in Ipswich; and was Selectman during the years 1665, 1666, and 1667. He died at the age of fifty-one. His wife Lydia bore him seven children. The first child, John, born December 2, 1642, married, June 16, 1668, Mary Mighill, daughter of Deacon Thomas Mighill. John died in i6go, when coming from Canada. His widow Mary was administratrix of the estate, April 22, 1691 ; and there is an inventory on file giving names of children. She died March 14, 1694.

Nathaniel, the next in descent, born April 4, 1675, married Sarah Clark, of Ipswich. He died July 21, 1722, in the forty-eighth year of his age. His gravestone is in I\owley Cemetery, number two in the fourth row west.

Deacon David, fourth son of Nathaniel, born November 11, 1707, married Mary Hodgkins, December 7, 1727. She died in August, 1759. He married second Mehitable Smith, 1760. He was Deacon of the church, and lived on Weatherfield Street. The old house is still standing, and was probably built as long ago as i6So, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren having lived there. The stone erected to his memory is little more than a foot square, made of clay, and stands now near the enclosed lot where rest the first ministers of the town. He died May 12, 1769, in his sixty-second year.

Ezekiel, the ne.xt in descent, son of Deacon David, was born January 5, 1747, married Lois Brocklebank, twin sister of Eunice, and daughter of Nathan and Anna P. ]5rocklebank (great-grand-daughter of Captain Samuel Brocklebank of .Sudlniry fame of September, 1769). He was in the army in 1775. Pierce, his brother, was in the army, and died at Albany, N.Y., in 1760 of small-po.x.

Jacob, the third son, was born April 16, 1 73 1. He graduated from Harvard College, 1755. He then went to England to obtain orders in the Established Church (Episcopal), walking all the way to Boston, and stopping one night at Norwood tavern, Lynn. He preached at Marblehead, Mass., Pownalboro (on the Kennebec), and Georgetown, Me., where he was persecuted and driven to Nova Scotia for persisting in the prayer of "God save the king. " He married Sally, daughter of John Weeks, of Hampton, N. H., and died at Annapolis Royal, July 26, 1808. His first son, Charles Percy Bailey, was a remarkably handsome lad; and, when the Duke of Kent visited Annapolis, he observed the youth, inquired as to his parentage, and prevailed upon his father to let him take the boy. He put him into the militia, and afterward gave him a commission in the duke's own regiment, where he served with honor until the breaking out of the Revolution, when he was ordered to Canada with the regiment. He was killed in the battle of Chippewa, July 5, 1814, at the time holding position of Captain in command of his company. John Bailey, son of Deacon David, was born September 9, 1741, and married Hannah Dresser. He died of small-pox while in the army of the Revolution.

Ezekiel Pierce, son of Ezekiel and Lois Brocklebank Bailey, was born August 31, 1789; married Sally, daughter of Moses and Sarah Jewett Hobson in 1815; died July 27, 1859. Sally, his wife, died in Rowley, June 30, 1880. Their children were : Charles Jewett, born January 8, 1816; Ezekiel, born August 22, 181 8; Sarah Gage, born March 7, 1821; Sophia, born August 22, 1823; Frederick, born March 8, 1826; Henry, born May 30, 1S29; Mary Ann, born July 2, 1831; Edward, born January 13, 1834; Olive, born July 17, 1836; and William Albert, born March 13, 1839.

Edward Bailey, the direct subject of this sketch, was educated in the common schools and at Dummer Academy. He has passed his life up to the present time in Rowley, where he was long engaged in business as a carpenter and builder, but is now retired. P^ebruary 7, i860, he married Martha Georgia Peckham, a representative of the old Peckham family of Newport, R. L She was born June 12, 1839.

Their son, Albert lulward, was born January 19, i8g6, was educated in the common schools of Rowley, the Putnam School at Nevvburyport, and at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, graduating therefrom in the class of 1886. He married Lucy Lauriat, of Medford, December 25, 18S9. Their children were: Lauriet, born August 19, 1S91, died P'cbruary 17, 1892; and Beatrice, born l-'ebruary 19, 1894. James Guy was born May 8, 1863, died April ii, 1865. George Guy was born March 14, 1S65. He attended the schools of Rowley, the Putnam School of Nevvburyport, graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1S88, entered the Harvard Medical School the fall of the same year, and graduated in the class of 1892. He has since been in active practice in the towns of Rowley, Ipswich, and Hamilton. In the fall of 1897 he was appointed by Governor Wolcott medical examiner of the Second Essex District. He married, in 1894, Grace Foster Damon, of Ipswich, and Ijy her has two daughters, Grace Kimball and Martha Peckham. Charles Peckham was born November 13, 1873, attended the schools of Rowley and Dummer Academy, and entered the banking-house of Tower, Giddings & Co., of Boston, in 1893.

:ACHARIAH J. CHASE, of the firm of Z. J. Chase & Sons, ice dealers, .-- Lynn, Mass., was born in Danville, Me., January 20, 1830, son of Moses and Lorena (Sawtelle) Chase. Both parents were natives of Maine. They removed from Danville to Poland, Me., and later to Brookside, Wis., where they lived during their last years. But two years old when his father and mother went to Poland, Zachariah was there until he was eight years old. Then he lived with an uncle in Bangor for three years, after which he returned to Poland. When about sixteen years old, he went to Lowell, Mass., to work in the Suffolk County Cotton Mills, and was employed in the spinning-room for four years. At the end of that time he went to Newburyport, Essex County, where he learned the shoemaker's trade, making shoes by hand. A year later, in 185 1, at the age of twenty-one, he came to Lynn, where he has since resided. Here, for the ensuing four or five years, he worked at his trade. Then he began to drive an ice-cart, at which he worked for several years. After that he was associated in the ice business with George Townes, of Swam.pscott, for a year. In 1867 he bought out the entire business, and conducted it alone until he received his sons into partnership. At first he had but one team, and did business on a small scale, buying his ice of others; but after a time the increase in his trade warranted more outlay, and he began building the ice-houses on Flax Pond. For seven years he was a director and the manager of the Lynn Ice Company. He put his entire business into this venture when it was started in 1879; but, as it proved a losing investment, he withdrew, and formed the firm of Z. J. Chase & Sons. Since then he has given the business his personal attention, to which fact may be attributed the success of the enterprise. In the summer he runs six double teams, and employs about twenty men. Some three years ago Mr. Chase bought a farm of one hundred acres in Albany, Carroll County, N.H., on which his family has since spent the summer every year.

On November 24, 1853, Mr. Chase was married in Lynn to Miss Harriet Moon, a daughter of Robert and Sarah (Cheever) Moon. The house in which she resides, and the site of which was her birthplace, was built when she was three years old, about the time of her father's death. The latter was a meat dealer. Mrs. Moon died four or five years ago. They had one other daughter, Hannah M., the widow of George Wells, who was killed in the Civil War. This place, which contains about twenty acres, is now owned and occupied by the two daughters, Mrs. Chase having come here since her mother's death. Mr. and Mrs. Chase have four children - George Merrill, Edward Elmer, Charles Ever- ett, and Mial Woodbury. George Merrill, Edward Elmer, and Mial Woodbury are in the ice business with their father. George Merrill married Julia D. Abbott, and has five children - Hattie Maud, William O., George Elmer, Mial D., and Lena Abbott. Edward Elmer married Myra Crowell, and has two children - -Alma Crowell and Robert Merrill. Mial Woodbury married Maud D. FioUis. They have no children. Charles Everett, unmarried, lives at home. The two eldest sons are in the Lynn Fire Department. Mr. and Mrs. Chase are members of the Maple Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she has been a member since she was a girl. Mr. Chase is also a trustee of the church.

Yp)AWRENCE JENSEN,* the well-known |J| boat-builder of Gloucester, Mass., is -^ - -' a native of Germany. Born July 13, 1858, he attended school until sixteen years old, when he went to China, and for the succeeding five years was engaged in the coasting trade. Returning to Germany, he studied navigation; and at the age of twentyfive years he emigrated to the United States. After visiting various parts of the country, he settled in Gloucester, where he turned his attention to the building of pleasure-boats. His first yacht, the "Sparhawk, " is now owned in Dorchester. Becoming known as an expert builder of models, he was employed by the United States government to construct fifty models, comprising the various kinds of fishing-vessels in use from the beginning of the trade in Gloucester in the Colonial period to the present day; and these were exhibited at the Columbian I^xposition, Chicago, in 1893. He also completed a set of models illustrating the advance made in steamboat building from the days of Ross, l-'itch, Fulton, and Stephenson down to the palatial passenger steamer of the present time, which together with the others made a most interesting display at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895. The entire collection has since been deposited in the National Museum at Washington, D.C.

Having finished his work for the government, Mr. Jensen resumed boat-building, and has since completed some speedy crafts of the knockabout class, from designs made by E. B. Stearns, a naval architect of Marblehead, the last one to leave his yard being the ninth boat in succession built for the Westchester County Club, New York. The knockabout called the "Torment,'" built from his own designs, is acknowledged to be the fastest of her kind in or around Gloucester; and he is about to construct a similar boat, to be named the "Traveller." His natural ability, training, and experience make him the equal of any yacht-builder in this country, and he has every reason to be proud of his work.

Mr. Jensen married Mary Peterson, a native of Germany, whose immediate relatives are now residing in this country. He is a member of Ocean Lodge, I. O. O. F.

^^ ^ ter, Mass., is a native of this town, born February 11, 1841, son of Jeremiah and Mary A. (Allen) Danforth. His parents were also natives of Manchester. The Danforth family has been resident in Manchester for several generations. Jeremiah Danforth was for many years a furniture manufacturer here, having a salesroom in Boston and employing a large mmiber of men.

General Ward, formerly of Salem, Mass. He lost his life through a magazine explosion. General Ward also was killed during the war. Another brother of the subject of this sketch, John C. Danforth, is a dentist at Bordeaux, France, and has built a fine business there. Captain Joseph Allen, maternal grandfather of the subject of our sketch, was a seafaring man all his life, and was familiarly known as Captain "Joe."

Charles Danforth, who was reared in Manchester, attended the public schools, and subsequently Atkinson Academy in New Hampshire and Comer's Commercial College at Boston, Mass. When about seventeen years of age, he began to learn wood carving with Leach, Annable & Co., furniture manufacturers of Manchester, and successors to his father, Jeremiah Danforth. He subsequently worked as a journeyman until 1S95, when he was appointed Postmaster of Manchester by President Cleveland. He still holds this position, and is giving most satisfactory service.

Mr. Danforth married h'llen C. Rowe, of Manchester, daughter of Abram Rowe, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday anniversary on August 25, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Danforth have one daughter, Mary E., who is the wife of Irving Gannett. Another daughter, Grace C, is now deceased.

MOS ROWE,* a prominent business man of Rockport, formerly a member of the legislature, was born in this town, April 11, 1831, son of Amos and Rebecca N. (Stanley) Rowe. His grandfather, William Rowe, and his great-grandfather, John Rowe, both took part in the battle of Bunker Hill, the latter serving with the rank of Major. They were residents of this section. Amos Rowe, first, father of the subject of this sketch, was a native of Rockport, and was engaged in farming until his death, which occurred in 1877. His wife Rebecca was born in Lynn, Mass.

Amos Rowe, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in Rockport. In early life he followed farming. At the age of thirty years he engaged in the granite business, and for the past quarter of a century has been a heavy stockholder in and a director of the Pigeon Hill Granite Company. He is an active and influential factor in local public affairs, having twice represented his district in the legislature, first in 1865, and again in 1879. In politics he is a Republican.

Mr. Rowe married h^lizabeth Choate, daughter of John S. Choate, a former resident of this town, now deceased. He has two daughters: Lizzie C, wife of William Leighton, of Peabody, Mass.; and Nellie G., who resides at home. Mr. Rowe is a charter member of Wonnasquam Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, and was its first Sachem.

EEWIS HENRY BARTLETT,* an active and enterprising business man of -mv Lynn, Essex County, was born April 2, 1865, in Wareham, Mass. A son of Lewis H. and Hannah J. (Churchill) Bartlett, he is descended by both parents from prominent early settlers of the old B.^y State, and well illustrates the sterling qualities of his lineage. His father was born in Easton, Mass., while historic Plymouth was the birthplace of his mother.

Mr. Bartlett completed his early education in the public schools of Wareham. From the age of sixteen until he was nineteen years old he was engaged in the retail grocery business with his father. He then spent four years in the wholesale grocery house of F. & F. Rice, of Boston. In 1S79 he came to Lynn, where for six years he carried on a livery establishment, the first four years being a member of the firm of Thomas & Bartlett, and the last two of Wallace & Bartlett. He then embarked in an entirely new enterprise, the manufacture of machine button-holes - a business in which he still continues, having met with much success from the start. He was elected a member of the VVareham School Committee as soon as he had attained his majority. At the expiration of three years he was re-elected, but on account of removal to Lynn he was forced to resign the office.

Since he became a resident of this busy city, Mr. Bartlett has been conspicuous in Republican organizations. From i8go to 1893 inclusive he was a member of the Republican City Committee, being its chairman during the last three years. In 1S94 and 1895 he was a leading member of the State Centr.1l Committee. He likewise belongs to the Lynn Republican Club, of which he has been the treasurer for six years ; and he is vice-president of the Essex Club. In 1S92 and 1893 he served in the House of Representatives as one of the Committee on Mercantile Affairs and on Railroads. In 1S96 he was elected to the State Senate, and in the following year he was honored with a re-election. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Drainage, and was one of the Committees on Federal Relations and Railroads. Mr. Bartlett has never married.

illARLES EDGAR SPRAGUE,* Alderman of Lynn and the manager of the Charles IC. Sprague Box Company, was born in East Taunton, Mass., on September i, 1845. His father, Caleb C. Sprague, was born in the town of Bridgcwater in 1819; and liis mother, whose maiden name was Mary K. Washburn, was born in Belfast, Me., in 1S17. Mr. Sprague attended the public schools of Wareham, and subsequently took courses of study at Bridgewatcr Academy and Powers Institute, Bcrnardston, Mass. Having finished school when about seventeen years of age, he went to sea in 1S63, on board the clipper ship "Highlander," bound from New York to San Francisco. From San P'rancisco they were on the voyage to Liverpool, England, when on December 25, 1864, the ship was captured and burned .in the Straits of Malacca by the Confederate privateer "Alabama." The United States consul at Calcutta, India, sent the crew back to America on the bark " Robert " of Newburyport. Mr. Sprague reached Boston in August, 1865, and spent the three following months at his home. He then shipped on the clijiper ship "Herald of the Morning," bound for San P'rancisco, but subsequently left her for the " P'air Wind." The latter ship was wrecked on the Irish coast in 1866, the crew taking to their boats, and landing at a place about seven miles from the city of Cork. After spending some time there, they returned to America in the winter of 1S67. Mr. Sprague then came back to Wareham, and entered the employ of the Parker Mills Nail Company as clerk in the office. A year later he went to Ottawa, Kan., as secretary to Isaac S. Kalloch, the superintendent of the L. L. & G. R. R. of Kansas. After remaining there for five years, he again returned to Wareham in 1S73, and resumed his former position. At the end of four years he came to Lynn, and engaged as book-keeper for Thomas Brothers, box manufacturers. In 1896 he succeeded Messrs. Thomas under the present firm name.

Sprague was united in marriage with Helen M. Segee, of that place. Mrs. Sprague has three children - Mabel G., Helen L., and Charles F. Mabel G. is now the wife of H. M. Hoague, of Concord, N.H. Mr. Sprague has filled many important public offices. In 1870 he was Deputy Register of Deeds for Osage County, Kansas; in 1874 and for the three years succeeding he was Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor in Wareham ; in 1S85 and 18S6 he was a member of the Lynn Common Council; and in 18S7 and 1897, respectively, he was elected to the Lynn Board of Aldermen. I'^or a number of years he was the president of the Lynn Republican Club of Ward Three, and he is a trustee of the Lynn Public Library. He belongs to the East Lynn Lodge, No. 207, L O. O. F. , of which he is a charter member and Past Grand; to the fraternity of Red Men, Tribe No. 2; to Kirtland Lodge, No. 151, Knights of Honor; and to the Oxford and Park Clubs of Lynn. As a member of the city government, Mr. Sprague has given great satisfaction to his constituency.

^1 HE ORDWAY FAMILY, of North ^ I Esse.x, has been favorably known in the county for generations. Ever since the first settlement, in 1635, the name has figured prominently in the annals of Newbury, Salisbury, and Amesbury, Mass., and of South Hampton, N.H. The Ordways have been active in war as well as in peace, and the name is enrolled among those of the heroes of 1776. Dr. Nehemiah Ordway, a relative of French Ordway, the present representative of the family in Amesbury, was a cousin of the Josiah Bartlett who signed the Declaration of Independence. Having graduated from Harvard College with high honors, he figured prominently for more than half a century among the professional men of Massachusetts. He was a man of unusual ability, and became a skilful physician and surgeon. During a long and successful life he acquired a large fortune, becoming the owner of extensive estates, including the land sometimes alluded to as Monument Square, that is now the site of the present Catholic church, and extending back to Whittier Hill. On the square is a well where the Improvement Society has had inscribed "Ordway Well, 1735." Dr Ordway was very generous to the poor, and many public institutions were liberally remembered in his will. During the exciting times of 1775 and 1776 he acted as Moderator at several meetings. His wife, Patience Bradshavv Ordway, came of an old Colonial family. The Doctor died January 3, 1779. His son. Dr. Samuel Ordway, born P'ebruary 23, 1746, who died July 6, 1805, was equally well known in his profession. The latter studied medicine under the guidance of his father, and was for many years the leading physician in this section of the country. During the Revolutionary period he was prominent in public affairs, and held many public offices. He married Abigail Bartlett, who lived to the advanced age of ninety years. Their son William, an active business man, was engaged in many local enterprises, owned and operated a sawmill, carried on a buckyard, and at one time was extensively interested in the pottery business. William married Lucy iMtts, of East Salisbury, whose children by him were: Ruhamah French, Eliza D., Lucy Ann, Hannah, French (the youngest), and one who died in infancy. Ruhamah French Ordway married Horace Fremont, and had one daughter. Eliza D. married Colonel Everett Horton, and resides at Attlcboro, Mass. Lucy Ann, educated at South Hadley Academy, taught school for about five years in Liberty, Mo., and in other places in the South, and now resides with her brother, French Ordway, in Amesbury. Hannah, who graduated at South Hadley Academy, in 1S40, taught school in Fulton and Columbia, Mo. She married Oliver Cunningham, a teacher of that State, and taught with him until his death in 1859. She subsequently continued teaching in Richmond, Mo., for several years. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham are: Oliver Smith, Lucy Ordway, Mary Lyon, William Thomas, and Emma.

French Ordway, the youngest member of the family, has always made his home in Amesbury. While a carpenter and builder by trade, he is largely occupied in attending to the needs of the tenants of the lands and houses he has inherited. His pleasant home in Ordway Court has been in the family for many generations. On August 15, 1847, he married Abbie B. Dow, of Raymond, N.H., who died July 12, 1852, at the age of twentyfive years.

(JOSEPH Wn.LIS ATTWH.L,* City Clerk of Lynn, was born in this city, January 18, 1864, son of Isaac M. and Harriet E. (Sawyer) Attwill. The family has been identified with Lynn for over two hundred years. Mr. Attwill is a descendant of Joseph y\ttwill, who, according to the records, was married here in 1692. The greatgrandfather of the subject of this sketch, Zachariah y\ttwil], served in the Revolutionary War; and the paternal grandfather, Jesse L. Attwill, was Captain of the Lynn Light Infantry. Isaac M. Attwill has been engaged in the shoe business here for the past fortythree years, and is well known to the trade. He married Harriet E. Sawyer, a native of Watertown, Mass.

Joseph Willis Attwill supplemented his public school education with a commercial course at a business college; and about the year 1881 he became associated in trade with his father, continuing in business with him until elected City Clerk in 1897.

In politics Mr. Attwill is a Republican; and, as a member of the Common Council in 188S, he labored diligently in the interests of good government, and served with ability upon the Committees on Public Property, P'uel, and Street Lights. He is a member of the Lynn Republican and Oxford Clubs.

fHOMAS MARTIN BURCKES,* Marshal of the Lynn Police Force and a naval veteran of the Civil War, was born in Charlestown, Mass., May 3, 1847, son of Martin and Rebecca (Blanchard) Burckes. The grandfather, Martin Burckes (first), a native of Quincy, Mass., and a shipcarpenter by trade, during the War of 1812 entered the United States Navy in the capacity of carpenter, ranking as Lieutenant, and served on the sloop-of-war "Howct," under Commander Lawrence, for three years. Subsequently he was engaged in ship-building in Boston until 1847, when he bought a farm in Waterford, Me. After residing there until 185S, he returned to Charlestown, where he died in 1884, at the advanced age of ninetyseven years. Martin Burckes, a native of Charlestown, was a contractor and builder in Charlestown until 1S51. Then he went to California for the purpose of engaging in the same business, and died in San Francisco in 1855. His wife Rebecca was also a native of Charlestown.

Thomas Martin Burckes attended the public schools of Charlestovvn and Lynn until he was fourteen years old. After completing his studies, he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed as a journeyman for two years. On September 4, 1863, he enlisted at the Charlestown Navy Yard for one year, and was assigned to the south-western blockading squadron, under Admiral Farragut. On board the gunboat "Aroostook," he was engaged during his term of service in shelling shore batteries and chasing privateers. He was discharged at Philadelphia, November 4, 1864, having served two months over time. Returning to Lynn after this, he followed his trade until 1SS5, in which year he joined the police force as a patrolman. He was appointed a Lieutenant in 1888, was made a Captain in 1S89. On November 14, 1892, he was appointed Marshal of the force - a position he has since filled with marked ability.

In Lynn, on November 4, 1866, Mr. Burckes was united in marriage with Lucy A. Clark, of Di.xmont, Me. Of their six children, five are living; namely, Charles H., Grace B., Stacey R., Myron E. , and T. Gordon Burckes. Grace is now the wife of Harry E. Southwick, of Peabody, Mass.

In politics Mr. Burckes takes an independent course. He is a member of Golden Fleece Lodge, F. & A. M. ; of Bay State Lodge, No. 40, I. O. O. ¥. ; of the Royal Arcanum, Council No. 516; and a comrade of General Lander Post, No. 5, G. A. R.

[LLIAM ABBOTT LOCKWOOD,* one of the proprietors of the wellknown tailoring establishment of W. VV. Swasey & Co., Lynn, was born in this city, October 20, 1865, son of William M.

and Annie R. (Abbott) Lockwood. His father was a native of Black Rock, Conn., and his mother of Wiscasset, Me. William M. Lockwood was for many years a resident of Lynn, and served in the city government in 1889. He died in 1S92.

William Abbott Lockwood completed his education in the public schools when he was seventeen years old. Then, securing a position as book-keeper with the Boston commission house of Case, Leland & Co., he remained with them for two years. In 18S4 he became connected with the tailoring establishmen of W. W. Swasey; and after the death of his employer in iSgo he associated himself with Mr. A. Brodner, and, under the firm name of W. W. Swasey & Co., has since carried on a flourishing trade. In politics a Republican, he was a member of the Common Council in 1893 and 1894, and served upon the Committees on Claims, Public Grounds, Enrolled Bills, Fuel, and Street Lights. He is a member of East Lynn Lodge, No. 207, I. O. O. F". ; Sagamore Tribe, No. 2, Improved Order of Red Men; the O.xford and the Ward Three and P'our Republican Clubs.

USTIN W. LUNT,* a thriving general farmer and milk dealer of West Newbury, was born in Newburyport, Mass., in i860, son of Jacob W. and Frances (Wood) Lunt. His grandfather. Captain Micajah Lunt, a native of Birmingham, England, and a ship-master, emigrated to America when a young man, and, settling in Nevvburyport, became a successful shipping merchant. He owned a fleet of schooners, which were engaged in the coasting trade.

Jacob W. Lunt, Austin W. Lunt's father, was born in Newbury in 1828. He was for some years a seafaring man, but later engaged in the livery business in Newburyport. He died in August, 1S96. He married Frances Wood, daughter of Hiram Wood, a well-known merchant of Newburyport in his day.

Austin W. Lunt acquired a common-school education. After completing his studies, he went to Boston, where he was employed in a millinery store for two years. He then went to Lynn, Mass., and for some time was engaged as a shoe cutter with his brother. He next entered the shoe business in Lynn, which he carried on for a time, removing subsequently to Manchester, N.H., where he was similarly engaged until 1892. He then settled upon his present farm, which he is now carrying on with success, and has a paying milk route in Newburyport. In politics Mr. Lunt is a Republican.

In 1890 he was joined in marriage with Agnes W. Dobson, a native of Aroostook County, Maine, and daughter of William Dobson. He has one son, Evans A., born in 1892.

(c^AMES BURNS,* the senior member of the firm of Burns & Bee, roofers in Lynn, was born in East Linton, Scotland, May 20, 1838. His parents, Richard and f21izabeth (Low) Burns, both of East Linton, reared a family of ten children. For the last fifty years of his life the father was the janitor of the Presbyterian Church of East Linton. He lived to the ripe old age of eighty-nine years, and at his death left one hundred and twelve descendants.

James Burns obtained the elements of his education in the public schools of the little town in which he was born, and from his earliest years was trained to habits of industry, economy, and thrift. Being one of a large family, he was forced, when but eleven years old, to begin wage-earning in a bakery, where he remained two and a half years. Then he engaged in the business of roofer, at which he worked five years in East Linton, becoming an expert workman. Going then to Haddington, a much larger place, he followed the same business there for three years, and was afterward engaged at it in Edinburgh until 1869. Sailing then for America, with his family, he disembarked in Boston, Mass., on March 14, and for the following eighteen months was a resident of that city. In the fall of 1870 he came to Lynn, and, with John D. Bee, formed the firm Burns & Bee, which has since conducted an e.vtensive business in roofing of all kinds.

For the past five years Mr. Burns has been actively identified with the city government, having been a member of the Conmion Council or of the Board of Aldermen. During the first three years of this time he was in the Council, being on the committees of Public Property and State in 1892; the ne.xt year on Public Property, P^ire Department, and State Aid Committees; and in 1894 on the committees on Public Projierty, P'ire Department, State Aid, and Charities. In 1S95, as an Alderman, he was one of the committee on Public Property, and was chairman of the committees on the Fire Department and State Aid. Ne.xt year he was on the committees on Water Supply and Fire Department, and he was the chairman of the Public Property Committee. In politics he is a sound Republican, and he is an active member of the West Lynn Republican Club.

Mr. Burns is a valued member and an earnest and faithful worker in many of the fraternal organizations of Lynn. Among them are the West Lynn Lodge, No. 65, I. O. O. F., of which he is Past Grand, and the president of the board of trustees; Fraternity Encampment, No. 6"], I. O. O. F. ; American Order of Scottish Clans, being Fast Chief of Clan McLean, No. 5 ; Mount Zion Senate, No. },6i, of which he is Past Excellent Senator; the West Lynn Odd Fellows Association, of which he is the president; the West Lynn Yacht Club; and the Lynn Veteran Fireman's Association. He was married in Haddington, Scotland, May 25, 1S60, to Miss Eliza Dunbar, of that city. Of their six children, two are living, Eliza L. and Maggie D.

(sJ^AMES VALENTINE FELKEK,* city Treasurer of Newburyport, was born there April g, 1856. The founder of the family came from England, and settled in Lewiston, Me., one hundred and fifty years -ago. John Felker, the grandfather of James v., was a farmer in Lewiston, and at one time was Selectman of that place. He was a religious man and a member of the church. He had seven children, and he died at the advanced age of seventy.

John Franklin, second child of John and the father of James V., born in Lewiston, came to Newburyport when a young man. A carpenter by trade, he built vessels under contract, including two schooners, one of which he owned and sent to the fisheries. He died at the age of forty-seven years. Ten years before his death he went to Australia to engage in mining, but returned after one year's absence. A Democrat in politics, he was in the City Council one year; and he was a regular attendant at the Universalist church. He married Polly A. Williamson, of Stark, Me., who still lives, at the age of seventy-nine years. They had seven children, only two of whom are now living. Helen D. married Charles A. Poole, a i)ainter of Waltham, where she now resides. James Valentine P'elker, the youngest child, was educated in the grammar school and high school of Newburyport. After his school-days were over, he entered the office of the City Treasurer, where he remained as clerk for two years. He then became book-keeper for eight years in the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company, wholesale and retail. In 1SS2 he was elected City Treasurer, when he resigned his former position ; and he has served his city in this capacity ever since that time. Mr. Felker has been auditor of the Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank since 1890. He is independent in politics, and was a Councilman in 1880. He is a member of the St. John's Lodge, F. & A. M., and King Cyrus Chapter; of the Knights of Pythias organization, which he has served in the capacity of treasurer since 1890; and of the I. O. O. F., U. O. A. W. , Royal Arcanum, and the Dalton Club. He attends the Unitarian church of Newburyport. In May, 1874, he married Harriet, daughter- of Captain Moses Moulton, a sea captain of Newburyport. They have one daughter, Elizabeth-Helen, now ten years old.

/^^TeORGE O. GOODWIN, a retired VmT] business man of Merrimac and an ex-member of the Massachusetts legislature, was born in Brewer, Me., January 6, 1822. The greater part of his active career has been spent in Brewer, where as a young man he kept a general merchandise store, manufactured brick, and built ships on an extensive scale. In the winter of 1861-62 he represented Penobscot County in the State legislature. In 1874 the failing health of his wife's father caused him to dispose of his large business interests upon the Penobscot River and return to Merrimacport, the home of his wife, where he has since resided in retirement. He has long been prominent in financial circles, and as a trnstee of the Merrimac Savings Bank has displayed a deep interest in the welfare of that institution. Public affairs have engrossed his attention to some extent, and as a member of the legislature in iS86 he served upon the Committees on State House and Pay-roll.

On November lo, 1847, Mr. Goodwin married Emily Sargent, a descendant in the eighth generation of William Sargent, who settled in Ipswich, Mass., in 1632. Her parents were Patten and Dolly (Sargent) Sargent. Patten Sargent was born August 16, 1793, the second of the eight children of Ichabod B. and Ruth (Patten) Sargent. In his time he was a leading man in Merrimac, and was well known in the business circles of Boston. At his death, which occurred in Merrimacport, his age was ninety years and one day. He was the father of six children, of whom Mrs. Goodwin was the fourth-born. The Sargents are still prominent in Essex County. Both Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin are members of the Congregational Church of Merrimac.

jHARLES HENRY SPEAR,* Clerk of Committees and Mayor's Clerk in Lynn, son of Samuel V. Spear, was born in this city, January 29, 1S51. His paternal grandfather, George Spear, a native of Chester, Pa., served in the Revolutionary War. The father, born in Chester, Pa., in 1S06, when a boy of thirteen years walked to Exeter, N. H., where he spent the following four years, and learned the shoemaker's trade. In 1823 he located in Lynn, and was here actively engaged at his trade for nearly half a century. In 1870 he retired from business pursuits. Though now over ninety years of age, he is in the full possession of his faculties, and keenly alive to the enjoyments of life. He is one of a family of fourteen children, four of whom are living. His wife, whose maiden name was Betsey M. Lewis, was born in Lynn, being a descendant, through several generations, of Edmund Ingalls, the original settler of this city.

The school-days of Charles Henry Spear ended when he was fourteen years old. I"or seven years thereafter he was an empk)yee of the firm of Graves & Sanborn, shoe manufacturers. Subsequently he was with the wellknown firm Brown & Brothers for eighteen years. Then, as one of the results of the memorable fire of November, 1889, he was thrown out of emi)loyment. In 1890, in company with Annie M. Adams, he founded the Adams Elevator Company, which dissolved at the end of a year. In 1891 Mr. Spear was elected by the City Council to his present position, that of Clerk of Committees and Mayor's Clerk, the duties of which he has since discharged with ability and fidelity.

In 1887 he was a member of the Lynn Common Council, serving with efficiency in the committees on Euel, Street Lights, and Printing. In the following year he was in the Board of Aldermen, and did good service as a member of the committees on Elections, Bills in Second Reading, and Drainage Assessments; and as the chairman of the committees on I<"uel, Street Lights, and Printing. He was elected Superintendent of Street Lights in 1S89, and served in that capacity for the ensuing three years. An earnest advocate of the principles of the Republican party, he is one of its leading workers. For eight years he was a member and the secretary of the Republican Club of Ward Three, and for four years he belonged to the Republican City Committee. A prominent Mason, he belongs to Mount Carniel Lodge, Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., and Olivet Commandery, K. T. He was a member of Ba}' State Lodge, No. 40, L O. O. F., from 1S73 until 18S9, when he withdrew, and became a charter member of East Lynn Lodge, No. 207, L O. O. F.

THOMAS KING,* a well-known citizen and business man of Gloucester, was born in this city, July 27, 1862, son of Bourne and Abigail (Blatchford) King. His father, liourne King, was for many years engaged in the fishing business in Gloucester. His mother was a daughter of George Blatchford. Having obtained a practical education in the excellent public schools of Gloucester, he entered the employ of a Mr. Hilton as teamster. Later he was engaged for some time in driving a wagon for George A. Davis. In May, 1898, he started in his present line of business as a wholesale dealer in liquors, and has so far been successful to a degree hardly anticipated. Mr. King attracted the attention of the public in November, 1897, by inaugurating a charity ball, the proceeds of which were to be given to the Addison Gilbert Hospital Association. It was attended by many of the best-known and most prominent citizens of Gloucester, as well as by plain workingmen - a truly democratic assemblage. During the conce'rt that preceded the ball Mr. King was called to the stage, and presented with a magnificent bouquet in recognition of his efforts in making the affair such a brilliant success. The local press pronounced it the largest and one of the best-conducted balls ever held in Gloucester. The receipts, less expenses, were nearly twelve hundred dollars, which were turned over to the Hosjoital Association.

having been achieved by his own efforts, unaided either by especially favoring circumstances or by influential friends. Stage Fort Park, which has recently been taken by the State, became known as a pleasure resort through his efforts, and on account of the attractions offered and advertised by him. Mr. King is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, of Lodge 117, Order of Elks, at Lynn, and of the volunteer fire department, being connected with the steamer "Bay View." In the fire department especially he takes a warm interest, and freely contributes both of his time and money to increase its efficiency. Mr. King married Miss Hattie R. Cook, a daughter of Joseph Cook, and a native of the Pine Tree State.

APTAIN CHARLES E. GROVER,* one of Gloucester's best-known citizens and a veteran of the Civil War, was born in this city, August 24, 1820, son of William and Harriet (Lufkin) Grover. He is a descendant in the eighth generation of Edmund Grover, whose sister Anne was the wife of Governor John luidicott. The line of descent comes to him from Edmund through Nehemiah, Elder Edmund, Deacon Eleazar, William, Eleazar, and William. Elder Edmund Grover was recommeRded as a preacher in Gloucester in 1722. Eleazar Grover, the grandfather of Captain Grover, resided in the I'irst Parish at the head of the harbor, served in the War of 1812, and was for some time confined in Dartmoor Prison, England. William Grover, the father, was a sea captain, and for some years was engaged in the Surinam trade.

N.H. After leaving school, he accompanied his father on three voyages, in which he acquired a dislike for the sea. He then served an apprenticeship at the cabinet-maker's trade in Manchester, Mass. In 1840 he became a member of the firm Collins & Grover, cabinetmakers of Gloucester. Upon the withdrawal of his partner some time later, he continued the business alone, with increased facilities, being the first to introduce steam power for manufacturing purposes in the town. About the year 1847 he relinquished manufacturing in order to give his attention exclusively to the sale of furniture and kindred goods. Shortly after, when he received his younger brother into partnership, the firm name became C. E. & E. Grover. Messrs. Grover leased an entire block, which enabled them to enlarge their business by the addition of West India goods and groceries. In 185 i they abandoned tlie furniture trade in order to engage in the fishing industry, for which purpose they purchased several boats, built others, and soon had quite a fleet at their disposal. After his brother's death in 1857 the senior partner wound up the affairs of the firm, and, going to Dakota, he invested in real estate to a considerable extent. He returned in the following year, thinking he had a handsome fortune in the land scrip he brought back - an illusion that a general panic soon dissolved. Locating then in Boston, he was engaged in importing produce from the provinces until early in 1861. In this year, April 19, he opened a recruiting office on State Street, and in the short space of three days raised the first com- ])any of three years' men formed in Boston, which was the nucleus of the regiment organized by l-'letcher Webster. Having received his commission, investing him with the command of the company on April 23, Captain Grover took his men to Fort Warren, to wait the completion of the regiment. Recruiting proceeded so slowly, however, that, tired of waiting, he resigned his command, and raised another company, but declined to become an officer of it. Then, in August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in a company raised in Cambridge, afterward designated Company F of the Forty-first Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Shortly after reaching the front he was appointed Sergeant, and later Sergeantmajor. The Forty-first was subsequently changed by the War Department to the Third Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, and served upon the Lower Mississippi. Captain Grover was wounded at Port Hudson and Yellow Bayou, but recovered in time to accompany his regiment to the Shenandoah Valley. At the battle of Opequan, September 19, 1S64, he was severely wounded, and reported dead; but, thanks to careful nursing at General Sheridan's headquarters, he rallied, and was sent to the officers' hospital in Philadelphia, where he ultimately recovered. In the interim he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant for meritorious conduct. After participating in the grand review at Washington, his regiment was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He was then assigned to special duty as mustering officer at Fort Kearney, was subsequently commissioned Captain, and discharged as such in 1865. He saw much hard fighting during his three years of service, and passed through many exciting scenes, including Sheridan's famous arrival at Cedar' Creek in time to turn a defeat into a glorious victory.

Captain Grover married Ann T. Friend, a daughter of William Scott I'riend. He has two daughters, namely: Adelia, who is the wife of George Tomlinson, of Boston, and has four children - James, Annie C, Edith, and Adelia; and Clementine, who married Gusta- vus L. Lawrence, and has three children. Mrs. Grover, who possessed many womanly virtues and was unfailing in her love and devotion to her family, died November 20, 1896, leaving, besides her bereaved husband and children, a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. Captain Grover was formerly a prominent figure in the public affairs of Gloucester. He served as chairman of the Board of Selectmen under the town government when twenty-si.x years old, was Town Clerk for three years, and was Postmaster by the appointment of President Johnson and the reappointment of President Grant for six years. His unabated interest in the survivors of the Third Massachusetts Cavalry has led him to write a history of the regiment. He has also acquired some celebrity as a poet; and some patriotic verses from his pen were read at the dedication of a soldiers' monument at Winchester, Va., some years ago.

OSEPH WHEELER HAMMOND,* the president of the Board of Aldermen of Lynn, and an agent of the New England Telephone Company, was born August 23, 1858, in Nahant, Mass. His father, the late John Q. Hammond, a native of Strong, P'ranklin County, Me., married Caroline A. Wiggin, a native of Stratton, N. H. After completing the course of the public schools of Lynn, graduating from the high school in the class of 1877, Joseph Wheeler Hammond was fitted for Dartmouth College, but never matriculated there. Before attaining his majority, he started out in the world on his own account, and soon developed the business tact and progressive ideas that have made him successful in his various undertakings. His first salaried employment was that of a book-keeper - a position which he held with May & Withey for a while, and afterward with P. W. Butler. In 1880 he learned the shoe-cutting trade, which he followed until 1883. Then failing health compelled him to seek other pursuits less confining. From that time until 1891 he was connected with several grocery firms, and during the two years immediately following was an employee in the purchasing department of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railway Company. In 1S93 he accepted his present position as right-of-way agent for the New England Telephone Company - an office for which his good judgment and courtesy have admirably adapted him.

While a resident of Nahant, Mr. Hammond was a member of the School Committee in 1885, 1886, and 1887, the latter year being the chairman of the board. In 1893 and 1894 he represented Ward Four of Lynn in the Common Council, in both terms being one of the committee on Street Lights, Ordinances, Printing, and Accounts. In 1895 and 1896 he was a member of the Board of Aldermen. In the first year he formed one of the committee on License, Printing, Ordinances, and Public Grounds, being the chairman of the latter. In 1S96 he was a member of the committee on License, Police, Ordinances, Printing, and Public Grounds, and was also chairman of the joint committee on Parks. During that term he was likewise chairman of the Board of Aldermen. In politics he is a strict adherent of the principles put forth by the Republican party. He is a charter member of Abraham Lincoln Lodge, No. 127, K. P. ; and of Sagamore Tribe of Red Men, No. 2. Mr. Hammond was married in Lynn, November 18, 1S84, to Miss Mary Anna Johnson of this city. Si.x children have blessed the union; namely, Charles P., Joseph B., Frank, Marion, Helen, and Louisa.

[LLIE E. MERRILL,* a prosperous farmer and livery stable-keeper of West Newbury, was born in this town in 1856, son of Elbridge and Abbie W. (White) Merrill. His grandfather, Captain Samuel Merrill, who was a native of West Newbury, settled upon the farm now owned by his grandson, the subject of this sketch; and he lived to the advanced age of ninety-seven years. The father, born in West Newbury, August 17, 18 1 5, was one of the industrious and progressive farmers of his day. Having labored unremittingly for the support and education of his family, he died September 20, 1885. He married Abbie W. White, daughter of Samuel White, a ship-master who died at sea.

After leaving school, Willie E. Merrill drove a milk wagon to Newburyport for several years. He also did considerable teaming, operated a grist and cider mill, and is still engaged in making cider, of which last season's output was one thousand barrels. In 1885 he engaged in the livery business, keeping an average of twenty horses. In the following years he bought the express between Newburyport and Haverhill, and carried the mail. Since the death of his father he has carried on the homestead farm, where he raises the usual crops, making a specialty of onions.

Mr. Merrill was joined in marriage with a daughter of Major Samuel Merrill, who was born in I'arsonsfield, Me., in 1815, and served as a commissioned ofificer in the Second Regiment of the Maine Volunteer militia. She became the mother of seven children, born as follows: Celia and Delia, twins, on April 11, 1879, who died in infancy; Jessie Maud, March 29, 1880; Mary Abbie, June i, 1882; Mabel Knapp, June 11, 1884, who died February 6, 1886; Nellie Elizabeth, April 9,

1887; and Ida Grace, October 28, 1888. Mrs. Merrill died November 28, 1896. Mr. Merrill served as Road Commissioner for seven consecutive years, was a member of the committee appointed to grade and gravel Pipe Stone Hill Road, and was appointed Town Undertaker by the Selectmen in three successive years. He is a member of Indian Hill Council, No. 11, Junior Order of United American Mechanics; and of Laurel Grange, No. 161, Patrons of Husbandry.

AMES HUME, the pioneer carriage manufacturer of Amesbury, was born in Galashiels, Scotland, April 23, At the age of eighteen he came to this country. He was first employed as a spinner in the woollen-mills of Amesbury in 1853. After two years spent in this line of work he learned the trade of carriage painting in the shop of J. R. Huntington. In 1856 he returned to Scotland, and for some time worked at his trade in Edinburgh. He came back to Amesbury in 1857, and there began building carriages in a small way at the age of twentythree. Thus early he laid the foundation of the present Hume Carriage Company, which is claimed to be the largest and most widely known carriage manufacturing company in the Unitetl States.

Realizing the importance of saving as well as earning money in the early days, Mr. Hume often hauled his carriages to Salem and other places to meet his Boston customers, thus saving no inconsiderable item of freight. He worked early and late, and began and continued his business as the builder of honest and substantial work. Never behind in styles, preferring to lead instead of being letl, he was able to secure customers from among the most liberal and enterprising buyers.

James Hume

He originated and introduced many popular styles now widely copied. A liberal employer, he was quick to recognize and recompense merit. While frugal and saving, he was always ready to aid the poor and to lend a helping hand to struggling manufacturers. He built the first carriage factory on what is now known as Carriage Hill, the principal manufacturing district of the town. In 1884 he retired, and was succeeded by the Hume Carriage Company. Although nominally out of business, he finds abundant occujjation in investing and caring for his capital. When in town his hosts of friends find him in his private ofifice at the factory, where they always receive a cordial welcome. He lives quietly and unostentatiously, dividing his time between his town residence and his country house when not travelling or revisiting Scotland, where he and his family frequently go. A great lover of horses, his favorite recreation all through his long business career was a quick drive on the roads behind one of his many fast thoroughbreds. He is the president of the Amesbury Electric Light Company and a diiector of the First National Bank in Merrimac. His life has been characterized by adherence to sterling principles, great business tact, and the good deeds prompted by a generous and kindly nature.

Mrs. Hume, by her parents, is a direct descendant of Captain John Courier, of Revolutionary fame, and of Josiah Bartlett, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. On the Bartlett side she traces her genealogy through illustrious generations to William the Conqueror. A lady of rare culture and refinement, she is a leader in the literary and social circles of Amesbury. She is a member of the Daughters of the Revolution, of the Executive Committee of the Elizabeth Whittier Club, of the Village

Improvement Society, and of various other local and benevolent associations. Among her heirlooms are many rare and valuable relics of other days, some of them dating back to Colonial times. Mr. and Mrs. Hume have three children. Jean Bartlett Hume, the eldest daughter, a woman of marked literary ability, is the author of many short stories that have been published in the magazines. She is also an accomplished musician, and is the happy possessor of a fine voice. James Hume, Jr., is a student at Phillips Andover Academy. Joseph Bartlett, the youngest child, is attending school in Amesbury.

RLANDO F. HATCH,* of the firm of L. M. Hatch & Sons, contractors and lumber dealers, is a native of Nobleboro, Me., where he was born October 26, 1845. His first ancestor in this country, William Hatch, came from Sandwich, England, in 1634, on the bark "Hercules." With William came his wife Jane, five children, and six servants. Having embarked for the Plymouth Colony, they settled in Scituate, Mass. William Hatch is recorded on the custom-house records as a merchant. He was a man of means, and became a useful and influential citizen in his new home. He built a house as early as 1635, and became first Ruling Elder of the second church of Scituate in 1648. After his death on November 6, 1651, his widow on October 8, 1653, married Elder Thomas King, her deceased husband's successor in his church office, and died in November following. The children of Elder Hatch, all born in England, were: Jane, who married John Lovice, of Scituate; Annie, who became the wife of Lieutenant James Torrey, of Scituate, on November 2, 1643; Walter, the next ancestor of Orlando P. ; Hannah,

Walter Hatch had shares in certain iron works and in the fulling and cloth mills, and was a large land-owner in Scituate, Rhode Island, and elsewhere. In his will, dated 1698, among other bequests, he gave to his sons, John and Israel, the fulling-mill and the grist-mill, and two hundred and sixty acres of land on North River. Afterward he divided three thousand, three hundred, and seventyfive acres of land that he bought of one Thomas Hatch among all his children. Walter Hatch married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Jane Holbrook, of Weymouth, Mass. After her death he married a second time. His children were: Hannah, Samuel, Jane, Antipas, Rerthia, John, Israel, and Joseph. He died in 1701. Israel, born in Scituate, March 25, 1667, married Eliza, daughter of the first Jeremiah Hatch, of Scituate, on July 27, 1699. In his will, dated 1733, he gave his son Jonathan the part of the farm in Scituate that his father Walter gave him, and part of Green Island cedar swamp in the town of Hanson; also all his horse-flesh and meat tubs, the chest in which he kept his writings, and a small cupboard marked "W. H." He died in 1740, aged seventy-three years. His children were: Eydia, Israel, Elizabeth, David, and Jonathan.

Jonathan Hatch, bnrn in Scituate, October 28, 1709, died in 1775. He successively married Agatha Phillips, of Marshfield, and Rachel Curtis. He was the father of fifteen children; namely, Agatha, Jerusha, Elisha, Thankful, Lydia, Mark, Zaccheus, Philips, James, Lucy, Jonathan, Prince, Frederick, Briggs, and Rachel. Frederick Hatch, born in Scituate in 1759, when grown to manliood moved to Maine, and settled in West Neck, Nobleboro, where he died February 19, 1854. His children were: Zaccheus, Frederick, David, James, Zylpha, Thankful, Lydia, Nabby, and, Polly. Frederick (second), born in 1784 in Nobleton, Me., died in 1836. He married Annie Cheney, of Whitefield, Me., about the year 18 12, and by her became the father of seven children- - Ephraim, Crowell, Edwin, Lucy, Lot, Sewall, and Amy Ann. Lot Hatch, the father of Orlando Hatch, was born in Jefferson, Me., in 1821. He was a ship joiner by trade. In July, 1871, he came to Newburyport with his two sons, Orlando and Willard, and opened business here as a ship joiner and carpenter, of which he is still the head, though seventy-si.x years old. His wife, a daughter of Alexander Hall, is seventy-three years old. They recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Both are members of the Baptist church and regular attendants at the services. Of their four children, Willard A. is the only other survivor.

Orlando Hatch was sent to the common schools of his native town, and later to Lincoln Academy at Newcastle, Me. In August, 1864, when eighteen years of age, he entered the United States Navy, and was assigned to the United States steamship "Sabine" at Portland. Later he was transferred to the receiving ship "Ohio" at Charlestown Navy Yard, and then went into the service at Florida, where he remaineil ten months. In June, 1865, he was discharged, and returned home. Afterward he attended school for a term at Lincoln, took a course in Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, and then learned the trade of ship-joiner at East Boston. Later, after working successively at Newburyport and East Boston, he settled here in 1872, and has since been in company with his father and brother. Mr. Hatch married Sarah B., daughter of Oliver Carlton, and now has three children. VVillard, the eldest, is a book-keeper for his father; and Frank and Laura are still in school. Mr. Hatch is a member of the American Lesrion of Honor.

rb. HODSDON,* a well-known business man of Gloucester and a member of the Board of Aldermen, was born in Kennebunkport, Me., August 25, i860, son of Elbridge and I-Cliza (Leach) Hodsdon. His first American ancestor was George Hodsdon, who settled in Cambridge at an early date in the Colonial period. Mr. Hodsdon"s greatgrandfather died of apople.xy while serving in the American army during the Revolutionary War. Some of the descendants of George Hodsdon settled in Maine, where the name is sometimes spelled Hodgdon ; and Timothy Hodsdon, who was born in Berwick, returned to that State prior to the year 1800, after a sojourn elsewhere. Elbridge Hodsdon, the father above named, was a native of Boothbay, Me. He moved from Kennebunkport to Gloucester.

F. D. Hodsdon was educated in the public schools of this city. After the completion of his studies he entered the employ of Thomas L. Tarr in the market business, continuing as a clerk until 1S81, when he purchased the business, and has since carried it on with success. His well-known energy and progressive tendencies make him especially efficient in the conduct of public affairs. He was a member of the City Council in 1895, was elected to the Board of Aldermen for 1S97, and re-elected for i8g8. While in the lower branch of the government he was chairman of the Committee on Public Property which gave out the contract for erecting the Hussey

School building, and he was also chairman of the same committee in the Board of Aldermen when it was completed in 1897. He is a member of the Cemetery Commission, and one of the Commissioners of the Huntress and Tufts Funds.

Mr. Hodsdon married Ida Sundebery, daughter of George Sundebery, of Gloucester, and has three children, namely: Albert, born in 1S83; George E., born in 1887; and Helen A., born in 1888.

Mr. Hodsdon belongs to Acacia Lodge, F. & A. M.; Constantine Lodge, Knights of Pythias; the Uniformed Rank, and the local tribe. Improved Order of Red Men.

C. MACDONALD,* a prominent merchant tailor of Salem, son of John and Bella (McKinnon) Macdonald, was born in Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, in 185.9. He comes of the famous clan Macdonald that traces its descent back to the Macdonald of the Isle of Skye, who was "Lord of the Isles." His paternal grandfather, Angus, in 1842 emigrated from Skye to Prince Edward Island, and was there engaged in farming throughout the rest of his life, taking an active part in public affairs and religious work. Angus was one of three brothers, each of whom lived to be over ninety years of age, one having been over a hundred. Before leaving Skye, he was twice married; and botli wives died in Scotland. The first wife was a McPherson. His children were: James, Donald, Malcolm, John, Mary, Sarah, and Christie, of whom six are now living.

John Macdonald, who was born in the Isle of Skye, came with his father to Prince Edward Island at the age of twelve years. He became a ship-builder and farmer, and was known to be faithful to every trust. He did considerable contract work on ships: and liis employers were sure to find, without exception, every specification of the contract carefully fulfilled. At his death he was thirty-six years old. His wife Bella, who was a native of Prince Edward's Island, died on May 28, 1879. She was the mother of two children, J. C. Macdonald being the younger.

Having been educated in the public schools of his native province, J. C. Macdonald learned the tailor's trade with Angus Mac- Swain, being bound as an apprentice for five years. In 1879 he came to this country, and took a course of instruction at the Glencross Cutting School in New York City. After completing the course, he entered the employ of John Phillips, who later became the head cutter and foreman with A. Shuman & Co., of Boston. After working for Mr. Phillips for four years, Mr. Macdonald was the head cutter with Charles Green & Co., of Boston, for two years, subsequently filled a similar position with the firm of George Castor & Co., of Boston, and in 1885 took charge of the cutting department, becoming also the buyer, of Almy, Bigelow & Washburn's establishment in Salem. In 1890 he started in business for himself in Salem at 202 1-2 Essex Street. Three years later he removed to the corner of Essex and Washington Streets, where he has since built up a prosperous and lucrative business. The quality of his work is unexcelled. The manufacturing department of his business, which is outside the ware-rooms, is one of the best managed in the city.