Essex Town (part 25 of 26)

Mr. Gowen is a member of Protection Lodge, No. 147, I. O. O. F., of Georgetown; Mohawk Tribe, No. 67, Improved Order of Red Men, Haverhill; Groveland Lodge, No. 74, Ancient Order of United Workmen; is Vice-Councillor of Indian Hill Council, No. 1 1, Junior Order of American Mechanics; and member of West Newbury Grange, No. 146, Patrons of Husbandry.

Aptain Augustus Joshua

APTAIN AUGUSTUS JOSHUA liOITT,* the well-known pension attorney and real estate dealer of Lynn, and a veteran of the Civil War, was born in East North wood, N. H., December iS, 1845. His grandfather, Daniel Hoitt, served as a soldier in the War of 181 2. He is a son of Joshua and Datha (Pillsbury) Hoitt, both also natives of East Northwood. The father was a carpenter, and followed that trade in East Northwood until enlisting in Company G, Tenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers. He was honorably discharged on account of physical disability, the result of a severe wound received at the battle of Fredericksburg. Returning to his home from the field, he resumed his trade. He is still residing at East Northwood, and is now eighty-five years old.

Augustus Joshua Hoitt was reared and educated in his native town. Having learned the shoemaker's trade, he was employed as a journeyman for two years. On September 26, 1 861, he enlisted in Company A, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, under Colonel E. E. Cross, and was mustered in on the 14th of the following October. The iMfth was assigned to General O. O. Howard's Brigade, First Division, Second Army Corps, and took part in thirty battles, including Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the siege of Petersburg; and he was present at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Courthouse. Mr. Hoitt was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864. He was promoted and appointed Captain of Company I, Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers, on October 28 of the same year, and was mustered out June 28, 1865. After the war he resumed shoemaking, being employed in East Northwood and Haverhill, Mass., for some time; and in 1867 he came to Lynn, where for several years he acted as foreman in various factories. He was appointed City Marshal under the W. L. Baird administration. In this office he had served for two years, when he resigned in order to accept the superintendency of J. S. Bartlett & Co. 's factory. This position he held until President Harrison, in 1889, appointed him Postmaster, in which capacity he served with credit for four years and four months. Since retiring from the post-ofTice, he has given his attention to his present business. In politics he is a Republican, and in 1878 he was a member of the Common Council. In Bennington, Vt., on March 2, 1869, Captain Hoitt was joined in marriage with Augusta L. Howard, of Bennington. They have had two children, both of whom are now deceased. Captain Hoitt was formerly Commander of Post No. 26, G. A. R., of North Bennington. Since he joined General Lander Post, No. 5, of Lynn, he has served it for three years in the same capacity.

former of whom was a native of Lynn, and the latter born in Sag Harbor, N.Y. The grandfather was William Bayrd, who in 1S12 was appointed the first toll-gate-keeper on the Boston and Salem turnpike. FZdvvard Bayrd was engaged in the milling and grocery business in Lynn for thirty years, and died in 1878.

Herbert Cone Bayrd, having completed his studies in the public schools at the age of sixteen, served an apprenticeship to the mason's and bricklayer's trade. Working as a journeyman for about seventeen years, he has since 1887 conducted a profitable business on his own account as a contractor and builder. He was appointed building inspector on June i, 1897, his qualifications for the position being generally recognized. As a member of the Common Council for the years 1889 and 1890, he served upon the committees on Claims, Almshouse, and Poor. Representative to the legislature in 1893, he was assigned to the Committee on Election Laws, and was clerk of the Committee on Counties.

On July 18, 1877, Mr. Bayrd was joined in marriage with Clara Ada Lowe, of Cherryfield, Me. He has si.x children; namely, Sarah, Anna, PZtta, Thomas, Enoch, and Amy.

Mr. Bayrd is a member of West Lynn Lodge, No. 67, I. O. O. F. ; a charter member of Fraternity ICncampment, No. 5; and charter member of Nanapashemet Tribe, No. 82, Improved Order of Red Men. He belongs to the Sixth Ward Democratic Club.

I'ORGE IRA TARR,* an esteemed \_^J resident of Rockport and a member of the firm George J. Tarr & Co., manufacturers of fish oil at Gloucester, Mass., was born February 2, 1856, in Rockport, son of George J. and Oresa (Sanborn) Tarr. The family, one of the oldest in Rockport, is descended from Richard Tarr, who came from Wales and settled here in 1639. From him the line of descent comes through his son, Benjamin; Benjamin's son, Solomon ; Solomon's son, James; and James's son, George ]., the father of George Ira. John Tarr, another descendant of Richard, saw service as a Revolutionary patriot. James Tarr, the grandfather of George Ira, was a soldier in the War of 1812.

George J. Tarr was formerly engaged in the fishing business in Rockport. From here he went to Gloucester, and continued in the same business for nearly half a century, handling, curing, and packing fish for the market in a variety of ways. From a small beginning he built up a large and very successful busines.s. In later years he operated extensively in vessel property. He also dealt in real estate, becoming one of the largest real estate holders in Gloucester. In politics he is a Republican; and he served in the Massachusetts legislature of 1895-96. For a number of years he has been a director of the Gloucester National Bank and of the Gloucester Safe Deposit Company. His wife, whose maiden name was Oresa Sanborn, like himself is a native of Rockport. They are the parents of three sons and three daughters. The sons - Daniel S., George Ira, and Henry A. - have been associated with their father in the fish business from boyhood.

George Ira Tarr grew to manhood here in Rockport, receiving his education in the schools of the town and at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College in Boston. At the age of seventeen he became a regular employee in his father's business, and subsequently a member of the firm. In its earlier years the business was of a general character; but for a number of years past the firm has given its attention exclusively to the preparation of fish oil for

Mr. Tarr married Annie Ross, a native of Rockport, Mass., by whom he has become the father of six daughters. In politics he is a Republican, and he takes an active interest in local affairs. He is serving his third term on the ]5oard of Water Commissioners, of which he is the present chairman. The town is indebted to him as one of the principal jiromoters of its splendid system of water-works. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Daughters of Rebecca.

'RANK D. CLARK,* the manager of the Collateral Loan Company of Newburyport, was born in Concord, N. H. Belonging to the sixth generation of the Clarks in this country, his genealogy is traced back to England. Ancestors of his were officers in the War of the Revolution. His grandfather, Daniel Clark, who was born in Stratham, N. H., was prepared for college in the Ilamj)- ton Academy, subsequently graduating from Dartmouth. Having been admitted to the New Hampshire bar, Daniel opened an office at Manchester, where he continued in active practice for fifty years. In politics he was a Republican. He spent a number of seasons in Washington. He was Judge of the United States District Court for many years. Born of the first of his two marriages was one daughter. His second marriage was contracted with Mary Salter, of Portsmouth, who bore him two sons. They had one other child, an adopted daughter. Henry S. , the younger of the two boys, and the father of Frank 1)., was born in Manchester. After attending Dartmouth College and completing a law course, he was admitted to the bar, and began practice with his father. Afterward he retired from the profession. He married Mary Dearborn, of Hampton, N. H., who had four children by him, one girl and three boys. Having completed the course of the Manchester schools, Frank D. Clark prepared for college at the Hampton Academy and the Manchester High School. His college career was given up, however; and he came to Newburyport in 1 8go, taking the position of clerk with the Collateral Loan Company. In one year's time he took control of the entire business, which he has since successfully managed. Mr. Clark is a musician, playing the clarinet almost exclusively. He is a member of the Adelphi Society of Newburyport, and has played in different military bands. For the past three years he has played in the Haverhill Brass Band. Besides spending considerable time in concert work, he has given lessons on his favorite instrument.

/ ^^^TuSTAVUS H. TUFTS, of Middle- \ f5 1 ton, was born in Maiden, Mass., March 31, 1824. A son of Eben and Hannah (fLarnden) Tufts, he belongs to an old Maiden family founded by three brothers who came to America from England. In Melrose he learned the shoemaker's trade, residing in Maiden during his apprenticeship. In 1848 he returned to Middleton, and built a house in the village. Nine years after he bought his present farm, located two miles north of the village. This property was the homestead of Deacon Joseph Peabody, of Lynn, the father of Dean Peabody, Esq., the late clerk of the Essex County Court in Salem. The house upon the estate is, perhaps, tile oldest one in town. Since taking up his residence there, Mr. Tufts has devoted

On June 2, 1846, Mr. Tufts married Miss Emeline Stiles, of Middleton, whose acquaintance he made in Maiden. She is a daughter of David and Nancy (Farnham) Stiles and a grand-daughter of Ezekiel and Miriam (Richardson) Stiles, of Marblchead. The old Stiles homestead adjoins the northern boundary of the Tufts property, and is the only farm owned by that family since the grandfather first settled in Middleton. Mrs. Tufts has been the mother of twelve children, of whom nine are now living. Two died in infancy, each at the age of two years; the other ten were reared to maturity. Possessed of a healing power, she has never employed a physician for the family's ailments. Both families, the Tufts and the Stiles, have been Spiritualists for forty years. Hiram, the first to adopt this faith, was excommunicated because of his belief. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Tufts were: Landon, who died in infancy; Annie W., who became Mrs, E. B. Jarvis, and now resides at Leominster; Evelyn A., who was the wife of Jacob Kent, had three children, and died at the age of twenty-six; Alice, who died at the age of two years; Myra L., who became Mrs. Daniel Fuller, of Middleton; Ardclia, who became Mrs. James Gallagher, of Middleton; Alice M., who became Mrs. Hiram Towne, of Boxford; Miriam Richards, who is now Mrs. George E. Danforth, of Milton, N.H.; Wilbur H. ; Cora (now Mrs. F'rank Leech) ; Lewis P.; and Leighton I^. The three boys live at home. The Tufts brothers are widely known as musicians of merit, the company consisting of a performer upon the piano, a harmonica player, and a whistler. The girls were also musical, and their home was a famous resort for the young people of the vicinity. Ardelia had an especially fine voice, and often sang in public on important occasions. The young men of the family are members of the grange, and universally popular. In i8g6 Mr. and Mrs. Tufts celebrated their golden wedding, the fourth anniversary of the kind in the family within thirty-four years. They have seventeen grand-children.

^AMES K. PULSIFER,* a prominent business man of Manchester, dealer in wood and coal, is a native of Gloucester, Mass., born on July 30, 1854, son of William and Lydia (Elwell) Pulsifer. Both his parents were born in Gloucester. The Pulsifers, who settled in Gloucester some two hundred years ago, have since been a prominent and highly respected family there. Some of its male representatives served in the Revolutionary War and in the War of 18 12.

James K. Pulsifer spent the early years of his life in Gloucester, and attended school there until about seventeen years of age. When a youth, he was employed for considerable time in the fishing industry, for which Gloucester was then, as now, famous. In his eighteenth year he began learning the trade of carpenter and joiner, and, after serving a three years' apprenticeship, followed it as a journeyman for a number of years, occasionally working as foreman for different contrac-, tors and builders. Coming to Manchester in 1879, he worked at carpentering here until 1S90, when he started in the business in which he is at present engaged. He has been quite successful; and he now runs three delivery wagons, which are kept busy most of the time.

and Revere B. In politics Mr. Pulsifer is a Republican. He is warmly interested in all the affairs of the town, and takes an active part in town and political meetings.

/^^TaRVIN steel SCOTT, M.D.,* \ f5 I one of the ablest physicians of Lawrence, son of Alexander Scott, was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, November 12, i860. His mother's people, the Aitkenheads, are an old family of repute, dating back to the time of the Covenanters. The birthplace of Dr. Scott was distant about a mile and a half from that of John Hunter, and three miles from that of David Livingstone, the great African explorer. He is the eleventh of twelve children, of whom eight sons and two daughters reached maturity, and of wbose number five came to this country. James, a sculptor, who was the first to leave home, died of consumption in New York City, leaving a wife and family. Archibald, Robert, and Thomas, who are carpenters, reside in Jersey City.

Garvin Steel Scott graduated in 1884 from Glasgow University. He taught for five years. Beginning in his fourteenth year, he was engaged in teaching for five years. His initial practice was obtained in London. In October, 1891, he came to this country; and in February, 1892, he settled in Lawrence, opening an office at 272 Broadway. He was soon in command of a large general practice. A warm-hearted Scotchman, who cannot say "No" to one in distress, he overworked himself, responding to calls both by day and night ; and he was obliged to take a rest. Selling his comfortable home on the corner of Broadway and disposing of his practice, he started for California in October, 1897. There he proposes to rest and recuperate.

Dr. Scott was married in Lancashire, England, in 18S6, to Ellen Maria Sewell, of London, a daughter of Alfred and Maria Sewell. Mr. Sewell is a business man of London, residing at Forest Gate, a suburb of London. His wife died at the age of fifty, leaving two daughters and a son. Mrs. Scott, who is not very strong, accompanied her husband to California. Dr. Scott belongs to the English Order of Odd Fellows; to Black Prince Lodge, Knights of Pythias; and to the order of the Scottish Clans. He is popular both professionally and socially. He is a lover and a skilful player of the game of draughts.

Essex County. He was born in Newburyport, August 24, i8og, a son of Aaron and Eunice (Dodge) Haskell, and springs from some of the oldest families in the county. Three brothers, Roger, William, and Mark Haskell, with their mother and possibly a sister, came to this country from the south of England, and were in Salem, Mass., in 1636. The mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Haskell, married John Hardy, who died in 1652 or 1653, willing to her most of his property, which passed to her sons. Roger Haskell died in 1667. Mark, who was a master mariner, died a year later. William settled in Gloucester, and died there in 1693. His estate was estimated the largest in Gloucester. In 1643 he was married to Mary Tibbctts, and at his death he left nine children. His son Joseph, born June 2, 1646, married Mary Graves, of Andover, and reared three sons - Joseph, Daniel, and Ebenezcr. NehemiaJi, a descendant, born March 23, 1727, was tiie grandfather of the subject of this sketch. He was born in

Gloucester, within a mile of the Ipswich boundary line, and passed most of his life in Newburyport. He was Deacon of the First Presbyterian Church on Federal Street in that city. He died when about fifty-five years of age, and his resting-place is marked by a most elaborate gravestone. His old homestead is now owned and occupied by a grand-daughter, Miss Lizzie Kimball. On Novembers, 1762, he was married to Elizabeth Fitts, a native of Ipswich and member of one of the early families. Their children were: Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Aaron, Moses, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Sally. Jeremiah was the father of Daniel Noyes Haskell (deceased), at one time editor of the Boston Transcript - Miss Lizzie Kimball is the daughter of Daniel N. HaskelFs sister.

Aaron Haskell, who was born in 1773, was the Hon. George Haskell's father. He was married January i, 1796, to Eunice, daughter of Barnabas and Elizabeth (Giddings) Dodge. Her parents were natives of Ipswich, descendants of early settlers there. Barnabas Dodge was an eminent surveyor, employed by the State in the latter part of the last century to run out the township lines in the District of Maine.

George Haskell at an early age went to the private school of Miss Chase on Milk Street, Newburyport; and he remembers being sent with the other scholars to pick up the apples in her garden after the great September gale of 1815. A few years later he attended the public school at the south end of the Mall. When he was ten years old, his parents removed to Ipswich ; and there he attended the Feoffees Grammar School (Latin and Greek), then taught by George Choate, afterward eminent as a physician in Salem. He studied in this school under different teachers some six years. In January, 1825, he was apprenticed to Smith & Dyer, of Boston, dealers in fancy morocco and other goods, 2 Milk Street. They manufacture work-boxes, dressing-cases, portfolios, pocket-books, etc., and had a profitable business, there being no other establishment of the kind in this part of the country. Mr. Haskell remained with them two years, living in the family of Mr. Dyer in Purchase Street on Fort Hill. Labor in the shop ended at 8 p.m. ; but the establishment was kept open until ten o'clock, and overwork by the hour or piece-work was given to those who desired it. The boy seldom missed an hour of the overtime allowed, earning enough to pay for his clothes and to send occasional remittances to his mother, who was then a widow and needed his help. He was not attracted by the temptations that usually allure the country boy; but he visited all the churches, and his memory holds some valuable pictures. Lyman Beecher preached in Hanover Street; Henry Ware's church was on the same street, and Charlotte Cushman, who had not then gone on the stage, sang in the choir; Orville Dewey and Mr. Palfrey preached on Brattle Street; Mr. Ballon, in School Street; Dr. Wisner, in the Old South; several different preachers, in the church which stood at the corner of Summer and liedford Streets; Dr. Channing, in Federal Street; and Bishop Cheverus preached in Franklin Street, in the only Roman Catholic charch then in Boston. After leaving the employ of the Boston firm, Mr. Haskell engaged for a year with Mr. Sykes in Providence, R.I., a dealer in fancy goods; and, Mr. Sykes removing to Worcester, he went there with him. In the spring of 1828 he entered the employ of Mr. Skerry, of Salem, Mass., also a dealer in fancy goods; and from the fall of that year until June, 1830, he was manufacturing on his own account in Cambridgeport. With a supply of the best goods - real morocco, heavily gilt, with steel mountings and satin lining - he went to Cincinnati, hoping to establish their manufacture in that city; but the people of the West were not ready for such superfluities, and he left his goods to be sold on the best terms possible. The homeward journey was made by stage and boat, the stage office in Boston being at Earl's tavern in Hanover Street. On his return he resumed his manufacturing business in Cambridgeport. In 1830 he had an attack of hay fever, which puzzled the doctors, to whom it was not so familiar as it is now; and he returned to his mother's home in Ipswich to die. With the approach of winter, however, it disappeared; and in the spring of 1831 he commenced manufacturing in Ipswich. The panic of 1837 caused the failure of several firms which bought his goods, and he lost most of his earnings. He then determined to change his occupation, and turned his attention to grape culture. An account of some of his methods of procedure was printed in the Country Gcntlcinan in September, 1S63, and a pamphlet published by himself in 1877. From that time to the present he has been engaged in horticulture, making experiments and valuable discoveries, accounts of which appeared in the Country Geiitlcinan from time to time for twenty years. In 1839 ho was induced by Asa Andrews, one of the oldest members of the Essex County bar, to enter on the study of law; and in March, 1843, he was admitted to the bar, and opened an office in Ipswich. In the spring of 1861 he was seized with head trouble, and mental work was interdicted; and he never resumed his law practice.

Mr. Haskell began his political career as a Whig, and has long been a loyal Republican. In 1837 he was elected Selectman and Assessor of Ipswich, and he was re-elected in

1838. Resigning in a few weeks, he was again elected, and held office by annual reelections until 1847, when he refused to serve longer. He has been a trustee and treasurer of the public library for over a quarter of a century, and made a speech at the opening in 1869. He was first elected to the legislature in 1838, and was re-elected in 1840. In 1853 he was a member of the Constitutional Convention in which Benjamin Y . Butler represented Lowell. In 1854 he was again in the legislature. In 1856 he was on the Board of County Commissioners, elected for three years. In i860 he was a member of the House of Representatives, and again in 1876. As a politician, he was fearless and outspoken, and did not hesitate to criticise the leaders of jmblic opinion. Mr. Haskell early developed a talent for literary work, and prose and verse flowed freely from his pen. A number of , poems, valuable articles on political subjects, and contributions to the Country Gcntlcmmi are found in a neat book published by him in 1896. In 1882 his eyesight failed, and he has since lived in retirement. His last address to the public was given in 1884, on the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of Ipswich, when he was made president of the day. He has a beautiful home on Heartbreak Hill. His house was built in 1882, and is surrounded by vines and fruit-trees.

ENRY PETTINGICLL, who died at his home in Georgetown, Essex County, Mass., January 6, 1895, at the venerable age of niney-three years, was a native of the adjacent town of Newbury, and was born in the old Coffin house on the banks of Parker River, December 2, 1801. He was the eldest son of Stephen and Lovey (Adams)

Richard Pettingell, the emigrant ancestor of the family of this name, was in Wenham, Mass., in 1648, and removed to Newbury in 1652. His wife was Joanna, daughter of Richard Ingersoll, of Salem. They had three sons - Nathaniel, Samuel, and Matthew. Their daughter Mary married Abraham Adams, of Newbury, brother of Elizabeth Adams, who married Edward Phelps, of Andover.

Henry Pettingell, first, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a wealthy shipping merchant in Newburyport, and at one time owned the land which is now included within the limits of State, Fruit, Federal, and Lime Streets in that city. He married Sally Cheever, who belonged to a prominent Salem family long engaged in the East India trade. Her brother. Captain Aaron Cheever, served under General Wolfe at the siege of Quebec.

Stephen Pettingell, son of Henry and Sally (Cheever) Pettingell, born in 1773, followed farming in connection with the butchering business. He served as a Sergeant in the Newburyport Artillery Company, which was organized in 1775, and during the War of 181 2 was called into service to occupy the fort on Plum Island and defend the town against the British cruisers. Stci)hen Pettingell lived to be seventy-four years old. His wife, Lovey Adams, was a daughter of the Hon. Daniel Adams and a sister of Colonel Daniel Adams. She was born at Newbury, April 12, 1777.

Her father, born at Newbury in 1756, was of the si.\th generation in descent from Robert Adams, who came from England to Ipswich, Mass., in 1635, lived for a time at Salem, and settled at Newbury in 1640. Abraham

Adams, born at Salem in 1639, son of Robert and his wife Eleanor, married Mary Pettingell, of Newbury, as above mentioned. Robert, second, the next in this line, son of Abraham and Mary, married Rebecca Knight, and was the father of Abraham, second, who married Abigail Peirce. A third Robert Adams, son of Abraham and Abigail, married Love Jaques. Daniel Adams, the si.xth child born of this union, was the father of Lovey Adams. (See Essex Antiquarian, Vol. II., 1S98, edited by Sidney Perley.) The Hon. Daniel Adams served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Jacob Gerrish's Company, Colonel Moses Little's Regiment, in which he enlisted April

Henry Pettingell acquired his education in his native town. When five years of age, he was a pupil in a school taught by Miss Abigail Hasseltinc, of Bradford, the term being finished by her sister. Miss Ann Hasseltine, afterward Mrs. Judson. At a later period he attended the Newbury North, or turnpike. School, where among his teachers were: Master Chase; Mr. Benjamin Cheever, his father's cousin; and Mr. Joshua Coffin, the historian of Newbury. When the British men-of-war besieged the garrison on Plum Island, little Henry, then but ten years old, stood by his father's side, and assisted him to load the guns while returning the enemy's fire. For that meritorious conduct, he was presented by Captain Hunnewell, of the Newburyport Artillery, with a silver dollar bearing the date 1803. This coin is still in the family's possession. While yet a boy, Henry Pettingell entered upon an apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade in Ipswich with a Mr. Michael Brown, at that time High Sheriff of Essex County, and later worked for Jonas Merriman in Topsfield, Mass. While there, he had access to a good library; and by devoting his leisure time to books, studying night iiftcr night by the forge fire, he greatly enhanced his knowledge of the world and its literature. From Topsfield he went to Newburyport, where he worked for a Mr. Eben Jewett for a time; and he then came to Georgetown to enter the employ of a Mr. Asa Bradstreet. In 1824 he ]nirchased his employer's business, and, starting out for himself, continued actively engaged for si.\ty-five years, or until failing sight compelled him to retire. His first shop, which stood near the road, is said to have been the central blacksmith, carriage, and machine shop for a large territory. In it were made from the crude iron by hand all sorts of tools for farm and household uses; also shoes, bolts, nails, and house-building hardware, and so forth. He sometimes employed as many as six journeymen and four or five apprentices. In time outgrowing the old shop, he built a brick one, and fitted it up with modern appliances, including a powerful steam-engine. In this lie turned out such work as bell-yokes for church bells, sets of fire-hooks, goose-necks for fire-engines, and heavy iron furnishings for saw-mills. For many years he was the leading smith and machinist of the county. The bell on the Congregational church, which tolled n.inety-three times on the occasion of his funeral, was cast by Colonel Paul Revere and son, and was hung in the belfry of the old church in 1815. It was rehung by Mr. Fettingell in 1830, and again hung by him after the building of the new church in 1872-73. His wife's father, it may be mentioned, played an important part in the purchase of the bell.

In 1825 Mr. Fettingell was united in marriage with Abigail F. Dole, daughter of Ralph and Martha F. (Falmer) Dole, of Rowley, Mass. Iter father was a son of Grccnleaf Dole, and a lineal descendant of Richard

Dole, merchant, who came from Bristol, Fngland, to Newbury in 1639, and in 1647 married Hannah Rolfe. Greenleaf Dole, we are told, married a daughter of Dr. Moore, of Cambridge, a surgeon of the Revolution, whose wife was a Boylston, a kinswoman of Susanna Boylston, wife of Deacon John Adams and mother of the elder President Adams. Mrs. Greenleaf Dole lived to the age of ninety-one, her last years being passed at the home of her son Ralph. Her Moore ancestors had landed property in Virginia. In her old age it was the delight of her grandchildren to listen to her stories of her early life. She would tell of riding with her father to the soldiers' barracks, when his services were needed. When the sentry would call for the countersign, he would say, "Cambridge"; and they would say, "Let him pass, he is Dr. Moore." She would also tell of going to balls and parties in Boston, and of meeting such distinguished persons as John Hancock, Josiah Ouincy, and others.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fettingell were the jjarents of five children, namely: Martha A., who was born June 22, 1827, and died aged five years, five months; Martha A., second, born December 10, 1833; Lovey Adams, who lived but nineteen hours; Hannah Coleman, born April 17, 183S; and George H., born May 18, 1840. Martha A., second, who married Charles Holmes, of Ipswich, May 16, 1859, had two children - Henry Francis and Charles Albert, both of whom died in 1864. She died in 1863. Hannah Coleman was graduated from the Putnam ]'"rcc School, Nevvburyjiort, on July 13, 1858. She resides at the homestead. Miss Fettingell is a valued correspondent of the local press. Her memory is well stored 'with interesting ancestral lore; and she is the possessor of precious souvenirs - letters from noted friends of her

George H. Pettingell acquired a common and high school education, and is now proprietor of the blacksmith shop formerly carried on by his father. Mrs. Abigail P. Pettingell died December 31, 1873, aged si.\ty-eight years.

Mr. Pettingell's first Presidential vote was cast for John Ouincy Adams, and he lived to vote for Benjamin Harrison. He is remembered as having been a "model citizen in every respect. He was always at town meeting, and voted and labored for the most progressive measures. " Modest and retiring, he never aspired to worldly honor, but aimed only to be good and true and do what was right. His pure life gained him the respect of the community in which he dwelt. His mind was clear and serene to the last. Although afflicted with blindness in his later years, he was never heard to complain. On his last birthday, December 2, 1894, he was the recipient of many valuable gifts and other tokens of the affectionate regard of kinsfolk and friends.

jDWARD S. KNIGHT,* a well-known florist of Manchester, and a prominent citizen of the town, was born here on August 13, 1853. His parents were John and Deborah (Carleton) Knight, the father being a native of Manchester, and the mother of Blue Hill, Me. Mr. Knight's first ancestor in this country was William Knight, who came from England in 1635, and settled in Salem, Mass. One of WiUiam's grandsons, John Knight, came to Manchester in 1692, and was the first of the family in this town. Two of John's descendants, John and Joseph

Knight, residents of Manchester, served in the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Deborah Carleton Knight was a daughter of Eben Carleton and grand-daughter of Moses Carleton, who was an officer in the Revolutionary War, so that the subject of this sketch is descended on both sides from Revolutionary stock.

P^dward S. Knight in his boyhood attended the public schools of Manchester, including the high school, and subsequently took a jireparatory course at the New London (N.H.) Academy. At the age of twenty he entered his father's tannery at Manchester, where he was employed during the succeeding eleven years. He later established himself in his present business, and from a modest beginning has developed a prosperous trade. Mr. Knight has served three years as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, and has also served as a member of the Manchester Board of Health. He has been a candidate for Representative to General Court from this district. Interestcil in fraternal societies, he is a member of Magnolia Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Manchester, also of North Shore Lodge,

B. Gilman, and four children of this marriage are living; namely, Edv^ard C, Bessie E., Carleton, and Alice G. The present Mrs. Knight was before her marriage Carrie L. Knight.

OHN ASHTON,* an architect and a prominent citizen of Lawrence, was born at Staley Bridge, Lancashire County, England, September 15, 1861, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Doxey) Ashton. His great-grandfather, Randall Ashton, who was a silk weaver in early life, lived at Staley Bridge for some time, and died in 1S54, aged eighty-seven. This ancestor had two sons and three daughters who attained maturity. His son John, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born at Staley Bridge in 1802. For a number of years he was the manager of a cotton-mill. He died in 1867 in Manchester, which is eight miles from Staley Bridge. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Orrill, died at the age of sixty-five. Their son Orrill, who came to this country in a sailing-vessel in 1857, located first in Rhode Island, and then found employment in a Lawrence mill as a cotton siMnner.

Samuel Ashton, father of the subject of this sketch, was born at Staley Bridge, September 22, 1827. In 1867 he came to this country to visit his brother Orrill, and after a stay of seven months returned to his native country. He came again in 1875, bringing his wife and a part of his family; and from that time to the present he has made his home in Lawrence. His wife, who was born in Nottingham, England, August 8, 1827, and whom he married June 17, 1848, died in Lawrence in March, 1896, aged sixty-nine years. Of her children, Adeline is now Mrs. Derbyshire, of this city; and Annie, who came from England to Lawrence in 1871, is the wife of George E. Daniels, of Wollaston, Mass. A daughter Mary, with her brother Orrill, came later. The eldest daughter, Eliza Ann, followed. John and Martha came with the father and mother. Several of the grandchildren of Mrs. Elizabeth Ashton passed away before her death, and she left twenty-eight grandchildren.

employed for two years in a worsted-mill. Then he served his time to the machinist's trade, and worked at it for ten years. In the mean time he studied architecture evenings without a teacher. He then took a special course in the Boston Institute of Technology. Subsequently he started in business for himself, in his present office in the Slater Building. Among the public buildings for which he has drawn the plans are the John K. l^arbox Grammar School ]5uilding, erected in 1894, and Ward One Engine-house. A number of competitors sent in plans for these buildings, and the best plans were selected by the committee. Other buildings designed by Mr. Ashton are: the Godfrey Building; the Alma Block for Mr. Oswald; the Knowell Block in Methuen ; the residence of Joseph Walworth on Haverhill Street, and the homes of his two sons; Joseph James's residence on Haverhill Street; and the fine residence of Gordon Cannon in Andover. At this writing he is remodelling the Gleason Building.

On October 24, 1883, Mr. Ashton was married to Rebecca Woodworth, of Nova Scotia, a daughter of Lewis Woodworth. He has three children living, Stella, Lewis, and Leslie, aged respectively nine, seven, and five years; and he has lost an infant daughter. In politics he is independent, favoring the Republican side. He is a Knight of Pythias and a member of the United Order of the Golden Cross. He is also a member of the United Congregational Church at Tower Hill.

OHN HOMER, M.D.,* one of the leading physicians of Newburyport, Mass., was born at Bucksport, Me., December 6, 1835, son of John C. and Harriet (Blaisdell) Homer. He is of English descent.

William Homer, the Doctor's grandfather, who was a farmer and a lumberman, was born about 1750, and died in 1830, at the age of eighty. His wife was a Miss Colson. He had eleven children. John C. , the fourth child, was born in Bucksport, Me., where he obtained a common-school education. He owned a farm three miles out of the village, and here by his farming and fishing accumulated a competency and became a man of some local prominence. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and served for some years on the executive committee of the church. His wife Harriet was a daughter of the Rev. William and Dorcas (Colson) Blaisdell, her father being a Baptist clergyman. They had seven children. He died in September, 1877.

John Homer fitted for college at the East Maine Conference Seminary in Bucksport, Me. In the year 1856 he served on the frontier in a volunteer company under General James H. Lane for the suppression of border ruffianism in Kansas. General Lane crossed by team from Iowa City with five hundred men. After arrival no immediate trouble was anticipated; and several of the men took up sections of land, notably young Homer, who located on one hundred and sixty acres, now the centre of the city of Hamilton, and helped lay out the town. They then built earth fortifications, and were ready for the enemy. At Osawatomie two hundred and fifty ruffians with artillery were ordered to attack John Brown, who had erected a log fort for the protection of himself and his friends. His command consisted of twenty-seven men ; and, armed with Sharp's rifles, they entered the fort, and succeeded in keeping at a distance the far superior forces of the foe until their artillery was planted in position and the fortifications were demolished, causing Brown's men to retire into the timber. Here they were re-enforced by a company of one hundred men sent to Osawatomie by General Lane, Homer among the number. By the use of stratagem the men marched through the timber, and were able to approach unseen by the enemy within rifle range. The men were drawn up in line of battle near the edge of the wood, and poured volley after volley into the ranks of the illdisciplined ruffians, who hastily retired, carrying their dead and wounded, and burning buildings and committing other depredations as they retreated. The company was ne.Nt ordered to ]?ull Creek, and on arriving found the darkness so great that they were unable to make the attack, and were ordered to retire to the battle ground of Black Jack, where the first battle with the ruffians had been fought by the settlers. Here they were re-enforced and refreshed, and prepared to march uiiun Bull Creek at daylight the following morning, a distance of seven miles. Upon arriving, they found the border ruffians had left Bull Creek by reason of General Lane's stratagem, by which three hundred men had been made to appear like three thousand. Provisions, forage, and arms were left by the ruffians in their hasty move. It was after this experience that the young soldier was placed in the battalion of Fort Titus, and also of Ossokee, through the battle of Fort Franklin. He retired to Tabor, la., and served on the body-guard of bis commander until he received his discharge on account of sickness incurred in the following manner: - A squad of fourteen men were detailed to perform a duty at the city of Nebraska, which necessitated crossing the river by ferry six miles below the city. Thinking soon to arrive in camp, but little provision was carried, a meal of hard bread stowed away in the saddle-bags being deemed sufficient. Too late it was discovered that no path existed in the way they were to go, and that the grass grown fifteen feet high made passing impracticable. Hunger and exposure brought on sickness, and the entire number was stricken down with malaria or typhoid fever. The Doctor's comrade, a young man from Ohio, was taken with him to the house of kind strangers, from which he was removed to the hospital, where he died of typhoid. Dr. Homer's case was malarial, and he recovered by means of roots and herbs and the kindly nursing of the family. As soon as his strength returned, he journeyed in the saddle a distance of three hundred miles, and immediately upon reaching Iowa City received his dismissal. He returned to the East in March, 1857. Entering Bowdoin College, he left it in 1862 for Harvard, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1865. Before his college days he had been much interested in pharmacy, and had been a drug clerk in Winterport. He was graduated at the Harvard Medical School in 1865. Much of the time prior to graduation was spent in earning funds to defray the expenses of his education, which he did by teaching school and by travelling for a business house. He became surgeon for the A. T. S. Railroad for the year 1872-73, and is still local surgeon for the Boston & Maine I'iailroad. As an inventor, the world has much to thank him for. Numerous surgical and mechanical implements have been originated by him, and are now recognized as invaluable by the entire medical profession. Among these may be named the Harvard Emergency Splint, which is admirably adapted for use in case of a broken leg. Dr. Homer is a member of the Massachusetts Pharmacy Society, and is also connected with the State and American Pharmacy Association. He is one of the charter members of the Harvard Medical School Association, and belongs also to the Harvard Alumna; Association. In municipal affairs Dr. Homer is also prominent. He is a member of the Board of Trade, of the Board of Health in Wakefield, and is now connected with the new Board of Trade and with the Veteran Artillery Company. He belongs to a number of secret societies, and also to the Young Men's Christian Association. He has lectured by invitation before that body and before various medical societies. He is Professor of Surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, being a charter member of that organization in Topeka, Kan., formed in 1872. He is a member of the First Baptist Church.

Dr. Homer was married in June, 1856, and has one daughter, Josephine. He has recently erected a fine residence and store on his property at the corner of High and Summer Streets, and here on one of the finest sites in the city he conducts a drug store.

ILL! AM TAYLOR, superintendent of the Byfield Woollen Mills, was born in Huddersfield, England, May 30, 1852. His ancestors for several generations were weavers and mill men, and he also was reared to that calling. He attended the common schools until reaching the age of nine years, when he began work in the mills; and his education, so far as books are concerned, was completed by evening study. In time becoming familiar with every branch of the weaving industry, he gradually worked his way forward to an advanced position, and later became associated with a Mr. Sykes in the manufacture of worsted goods. Finally selling his interest, he came to America, and first found employment in Ontario, Canada. He subsequently became sujierintendent of the Riverside Mills at Providence, R.I., where he remained four years, going thence to the Washington Mills at Lawrence, Mass. He then paid a visit to England, and after his return was for a year employed in the Providence Worsted Company's Mills. From Providence he went to Vassalboro, Me., where he remained for a time, subsequently making a tour through the Western States, Manitoba, and Ikitish Columbia. In 1893 he entered upon his present position as superintendent of the Byfield Woollen Mills. During his long experience he has displayed his mechanical ingenuity to good advantage by introducing various devices in the way of improvements, and several of his patents are now in use throughout the country.

In 1874 Mr. Taylor was married in England to Clara Beaumont, a native of Iluddersfield. Her father, who was a weaver by trade, and ran one hand loom for fifty years, died at the age of eighty-eight years. The hand loom above referred to was changed to a power loom, which he continued to run until he left the mill.

Mr. Taylor takes a great interest in public affairs, and last year officiated as chairman of a political caucus in this town. He has travelled considerably, and held responsible positions in some of the largest mills in this country. His knowledge of the cotton and woollen manufacturing industry has been gained by many years of practical experience and careful observation, and he is acknowledged to be an expert in his calling. He is a member of Peabody Lodge, No. 184, Sons of St. George, Providence, R. I.

XfOWLE & JOHNSTON, the proprietors V^\^ of the Wolfe Tavern at Newburyport, are among the most enterprising and reliable hotel men of New England; and their hostelry is one of the most widely and favorably known to the travelling public. The tavern, which was formerly occupied by Mrs. Philbrick, was purchased by the present proprietors and opened on April 11, 1892. Subsequently renovated and fitted with steam heating apparatus, it now ranks with the best hotels of its class to be found in this section. The house contains sixty rooms, with baths and all modern improvements. During the summer from fifty to three hundred bicyclists are entertained. Coaching parties frequently stop over night here. The hotel numbers among its regular or occasional patrons such well-known men as Mr. Warren, of Philadelphia; John Sheppard and John Sheppard, Jr., of Boston; Fisher PTdredge, of Portsmouth; Henry Cabot Lodge, General Cogswell, George Fred Williams, W. Bourke Cockran, and Senator Hoar. Governor Greenhalge, Governor Russell, and the Rev. Phillips Brooks have also stopped here.

Daniel H. Fowle, of Fowle & Johnston, son of Stephen D. and Nancy (Cheever) Fowle, was born in Newburyport, June 10, 1858. His paternal great-grandfather. Colonel Fowle, served the cause of the American colonies in the Revolutionary War. Colonel P'owle's portrait, with that of bis wife, was painted by the famous artist, Copley. Stephen D. Fowle, who was born in Newburyport, conducted the Franklin House here for several years. He died when his son Daniel was only ten years old. Ste^jheii and Nancy Fowle had four children, namely: Laura, who married Daniel Llamblet, the proprietor of the American House in Newburyport for many years; Robert, who keeps a hotel at Sioux City, la., and formerly conducted Hotel Fowle and Hotel Merchants in the same city and the Wentworth at Parker, Dak. ; Stephen D. , who died in 1882, at the age of thirtyeight years; and Daniel PL, with whom this sketch is more immediately concerned.

Daniel H. Fowle was educated in the scliot)Is of Nevvbiiryport, including the high school. He then went into the catering business with his brother Robert at Lawrence, Mass., where he remained a short time. After that he became bell-boy at the Essex House at Lawrence, where he remained for seven years. At the age of twenty-one he found employment in the American House at Newburyport. In iSSi he went to Salisbury Beach, and opened the St. James Caf6, which was burned down in the following winter. He then came to Newburyport, and opened a restaurant at the corner of Bridge and Merrimack Streets, where he conducted business for four years. At the end of that time he opened Plum Island Hotel as a summer resort. On finding sufficient business there, he kept it open also during the winter months, conducting it for seven years. In May, 1SS9, he and W. R. Johnston opened a restaurant at 5 Inn Street, which was known as Fowle & Johnston's, and which they conducted until they purchased the Wolfe Tavern.

Mr. Fowle is a member of St. Mark's Lodge, F. & A. M. ; of King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M. ; of the Commandery, Lodge of Perfection; and Aleppo Temple, Mystic Shrine. He belongs to both the Massachusetts Hotel Association and the United States Hotel Association. By his marriage with Carrie F. Torrey, of Newburyport, he became the father of four children, of whom George Daniel is now deceased. The others are: James Eugene, who attends the high school in Newburyport; Robert Stephen; and Laura Etta. The mother died June 7, 1S90. Mr. Fowle subsetiuently married Mabel Gillett, a daughter of George E. Gillett, of Boston, a descendant of one of the patriots who took part in the famous "Boston Tea Party," and a grand-niece of Farmer Larkin, who gave to

William R. Johnston, the other member of the firm of Fowle & Johnston, son of Patrick Johnston, was born in Newburyport in 1852. He is an esteemed Mason of the Mystic Shrine.

's^TAMES S. WALLACE,* Postmaster of Rockport and an ex - member of the legislature, was born in this town October 17, 1846, son of David and Mary H. (Pool) Wallace. He is a representative of an old Gloucester family who originally spelled the name Wallis. His grandfather, Joseph Wallace, was lost at sea. David Wallace, who was a native of Gloucester, Mass., moved from West Gloucester to Rockport, where he became a prominent builder, residing here until his death, which occurred December 14, 1S78. He was a highly esteemed citizen and a member of the Congregational church. Of the children of David and Mary H. Wallace, two are living, namely: David, a resident of this town ; and James S., the subject of this sketch.

James S. Wallace came into the world and was reared in the house on Granite Street where he now resides. His education was acquired in the common schools. Beginning at the age of eighteen, he was engaged in the fishing industry for a number of years, making trips to North Bay, N. S. , and along Cape Ann shore. Giving much of his attention to public affairs, he has been the chairman of the Democratic Town Committee for a number of terms; and in iSgo he ably represented in the legislature the Eleventh Essex District, which comprises the town of Rockport and the Second Ward of Gloucester. In 1893 he was selected as one of the three spe- cial Assessors appointed to make a revaluation of the town's assessable property. He was appointed Postmaster July i, 1894, and has since conducted the business of the ofifice with marked ability. He takes a deep interest in the general welfare of the community, actively supporting all measures for improvement. A liberal-minded, public - spirited citizen, he fully merits the esteem in which he is held.

On October 31, 1871, Mr. Wallace was united in marriage with Laura A. Haskell, a daughter of Halton P. and Olive (Tarr) Haskell, of Rockport. Mrs. Wallace's parents hgd a large family of children, six of whom are living, namely: Sally, the wife of Moses Longley, of Kockport ; Jane, the wife of George W. Green, of P^ast Gloucester; Charles, who resides in Rockport; Laura A., who is now Mrs. Wallace; John J. Haskell, of Gloucester; and Llla F., who married John L. Thompson, of East Gloucester. For upward of twenty years Mr. Wallace has been identified with the Rockport Fire Department, and has acted as foreman of G. P. Whitman Hook and Ladder Company for the past eight years. He is a member of Ashler Lodge, F. & A. M., and was its Worshipful Master for five years.

8, 1827. A son of Amos F. and Bethiah (Goodell) Hobbs, he counts among his ancestors several loyal supporters of independence in the struggle of 1776. The founder of the family came from England.

Amos F. Hobbs was born in Wenham, Mass., son of Jonathan Hobbs, a native of Ipswich, Mass., who was a son of Abraham Hobbs, of Topsfield, Mass. Abraham had several sons who served as Revolutionary soldiers; while he was a member of the Constitutional Convention that met at Cambridge, Mass., and formulated the present State Constitution, and he subsequently served in the State legislature. Amos F. Hobbs was at one time a stone-cutter at Pigeon Cove, in what is now a part of Rockport, Mass. He was also engaged in general trade. The later years of his life were spent here in Wenham, where he was well known for miles around. His wife, Bethiah, was born in Salem, Mass.

Henry Hobbs, who was but two years old when his parents came to Wenham, passed his boyhood here, receiving his education in the town schools. When about nine years old, he began working at shoemaking; and he continued to follow that trade imtil he reached the age of twenty-three. After that, for a number of years, he was engaged in the express business, over the route from Wenham through Danvers, Peabody, and Salem. He subsequently took up harness-making, which he followed with success for forty years. Mr. Hobbs is a public-spirited man. He appreciates the value of a good education, and is ever ready to do his part toward placing within the reach of others the privileges he was unable to enjoy. In 1895 he presented the Wenham Public Library with seventy-six volumes, including many valuable works. He married for his first wife Harriet A. Goodell, of Wenham. Three children were born to them, of whom two are living, namely: Charles H., in Salem, Mass. ; and Hattie A., at home. He married for his second wife Lucretia P. Dudley of Danvers, Mass.

In politics Mr. Hobbs supports the candidate he considers to be best fitted for the office. Formerly, he was a Free Soiler. He has served as Town Collector; and he represented the towns of Danvers and Wenham dur- ing the session of i8So in the Massachusetts General Court, serving on the Committee on Banks and Banking. For a number of years he has been a trustee of the Essex Agricultural Society, with which he has been identified for forty years, and each year has served on committees. He has the esteem of the community, and is beloved by the poor for his many charitable deeds.

"^'^^ Lawrence, Mass., was born in 1826 in Limerick County, Ireland, where he learned the trade of a carder. When about twenty-five years of age, he emigrated to America, making Lawrence his permanent place of abode. Here he secured work at his trade, and for nine years was connected with the Washington Mills.

Mr. Mann was twice married. His first wife, whose maiden name was Casey, left two sons and one daughter at her death. His second marriage, contracted in 1868, united him with Miss Mary Kane, a daughter of William Kane, and who was also born and reared in County Limerick, Ireland. Mr. Kane, who was engaged in agricultural pursuits in the Emerald Isle, came to America with his wife in 1851, making the voyage from Liverpool to Boston in six weeks. He left his older children in Ireland with an aunt, who brought them to this country in 1853. At first he resided in Salem, Mass. Soon after he came to Lawrence, and obtained employment in the drying-room of the Bay State Mills, receiving seventy-five cents per day for his services. In 1862 he purchased a home at 36 West Street, where he afterward resided until his death in 1867, at the age of sixty-seven years and six months. He married Bridget Byron, who survived him and died at the age of seventyfour years. Of their nine children, six grew to maturity, and four are now living. The latter are: Mrs. Mann; two other daughters that reside in Lawrence; and Timothy Kane, an assistant superintendent in the Lawrence Water Works.

By his second wife, Mary, Mr. Mann became the father of five children, two of whom died in infancy, and Mary at the age of five years. The surviving children are: Michael Joseph, and Thomas Davis. The father died in the prime of his life. Mrs. Mann labored hard to support and educate her sons after the death of her husband, who left her with limited means. She gave them such early educational advantages as were afforded by the excellent system of instruction in the city public schools, and has been amply repaid for years of toil and sacrifice by seeing them grow into honest and upright men, fully able now to care for her. She occupies the house which her father built on West Street. Her son, Thomas D., is now a type-setter on the Lawrence Sentinel. Michael J., born March 15, 1872, on Spring Street, beginning when a lad of fifteen years, worked in the Pacific Mills until recently, when he resigned in order to continue his education at I'hillips Academy in Andover, Mass., where he is a member of the class of 1 90 1.

ALTER LAWRENCE RAMSDELL, the present Mayor of Lynn, was born in East Bridgewater, June 16, i860, a son of Joshua S. and S. (Fuller) Ramsdell. Joshua S. Ramsdell was a native of Hanson, Mass., but was reared in East Bridgewater, where he worked at the shoemaker's trade until the breaking out of the Civil War. Intensely patriotic, he enlisted April 20, 1S61, a day or two after the firing of the first gun at Fort Sumter, in the Bridgevvater company of three months' men, but was not accepted. He subsequently enlisted for three years in the company which was sent to Fortress Monroe, and which afterward became a part of the Twentyninth Massachusetts Regiment. He participated in the Peninsular Campaign, and after the battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 and June i, 1862, was stricken with fever. Being taken to the Mill Creek Hospital in Hampton, Va., he died there; and his body was tenderly laid to rest in the National Cemetery, hallowed by so many of the Union's heroic dead. His wife, Mary S. Fuller Ramsdcll, who was from Yarmouth, Me., survives him. They had two children, namely: Walter Lawrence; and Lucie Luella, late Mrs. Thomas S. Southward, of Cambridgeport.

Walter Lawrence Ramsdcll was educated in Brookline, Mass., whither his widowed mother removed in 1S66, attending first the public schools of that town and later the grammar schools of Cambridge. At the age of seventeen years, being almost entirely dependent upon his own resources, he began to learn the printer's trade, at which he worked for three years in various local establishments, mastering it in all its branches. In 1879 he went West, and spent four years as a travelling journeyman, joining the Typographical Union in Omaha, Neb., and in Chicago becoming connected with the Knights of Labor. In 1883 he returned to Cambridge, Mass., and obtained employment in the well-known printing-office of Wright & Potter in Boston, where he remained three years. In 1S86 he located permanently in Lynn, during the first three years of his residence here being foreman of the printing-office of Woodbury S. Prentiss, the principal establishment of the kind in the city. He subsequently occupied a similar position in the office of the Lynn Daily Press until January, 1891, when he entered the composing-room of the Lynn Item. A short time later he became a member of the staff of reporters and general writers of that enterprising paper, in which capacity he continued until June, 1S93. He then severed his connection with the Ite»i to accept the appointment of correspondent of the Boston Daily Globe, which position he has retained up to the present time, his contributions to that wide-awake daily being widely read and appreciated by the reading public.

Since 1892 Mr. Ramsdcll has been one of the prominent leaders of the People's Party of Lynn. In 1S93 he was its candidate for State Senator and for Mayor of the city, and in the following year was nominated for Congress from the Seventh District. Political success awaited him; for in 1896 he was elected Mayor of the city of Lynn, as a Democratic and Citizens' Reform candidate, by a large majority, the duties of which responsible office he performed with such eminent ability and satisfaction to the general community that he was re-elected in 1897. Brought to the attention of the people of the Congressional District, he became the acknowledged Democratic candidate for Congressional honors, and was nominated in the Democratic convention of the district held in 189S. F"raternally, Mayor Ramsdell is a charter member of the Peter Woodland Lodge, No. 72, K. of P. ; is Past Chief of Essex Castle, Knights of the Globe; and is a member of the Park Club, Clover Club, and Press Club.

Mr. Ramsdell was first married August i, 1884, Miss Mary A. Chisholm, of Antigonish, N. S. , becoming his wife. She died January 19, 1892, having borne him five children, of whom four are now living; namely, J(jshua

Kenneth, I.ucy S. , Eliza T. , and Lawrence B. On December i, 1894, Mr. Ramsdell married for his second wife Miss Catherine R. Parr, of Kempt, N. S. , their union being solemnized in Brighton.

Mr. Ramsdell is a gentleman of pleasant address, possesses much personal magnetism, and is a most effective jniblic speaker. His political opinions have not been adopted as a means of self-advancement, but upon strong conviction founded upon mature reflection, and have the strength that invariably accompanies sincerity. With such opinions, so closely in touch with the most advanced thought of the present day and backed by earnestness of purpose and a mind well stored with living facts acquired by close study of men and books, Mr. Ramsdell seems to be a man marked out to accomplish still greater things than any he has yet attempted and to filla career of still wider usefulness.

IDWARD A. BROWN,* a well-known resident of Amesbury, is a descendant of George Brown who died in England, and whose widow, together with their sons - Henry, William, and George - came to America about the year 1630, settling in Colchester, now called Salisbury. William, who was a farmer and a weaver by trade, and became a Selectman and Constable of the town, married Elizabeth Mansfield, and settled on I5rovvn's Hill in Salisbury. He had a large family, of whom Ephraim served as Selectman and in other offices, and was a soldier in King William's War. bljihraim's son by his wife Sarah, also named ICphraim, married Lydia Eastman. Their son Nathaniel was a master mariner, who traded successfully along the Atlantic coast, and whose account books are in the possession of Edward A.

Brown. Nathaniel, first, married Catherine Stevens. ]?y his second wife, Judith Morrill Brown, was born Jacob, Edward A. l^rown's great-grandfather, who, serving for three years in the Revolutionary War as Ensign, was with General Sullivan in his expedition into Rhode Island, and was at Saratoga and Valley Forge. Jacob, after his discharge from the army for disability, became a Selectman and a Magistrate in the town. His son Enos, who was also a man of prominence, married Nancy Allen, of Bridgewater. Of their children, Leonard, the father of the subject of this sketch, was extensively engaged in the grocery and lumber business. He married, and became the father of five children, of whom Edward A. was the first-born. The others arc: William, who is a teacher of vocal and instrumental music in Amesbury and Boston; Leonard, in the carriage business, who married Mary L Merrill, and has three children ; Fred, a printer of Amesbury, who married Mary Bacheldor, and has four children; and Forest, the principal of the Amesbury High School. After graduating from the Amesbury High School and Lindon Academy, respectively in 1887 and 1SS8, Forest entered Dartmouth College in the latter year, and graduated in the class of 1892. He has since received the degree of Master of Arts from his Alma Mater.

Edward A. Brown was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Boston, where he took the course in civil engineering. During his school-days he was a member of the Aljiha Delta Phi fraternity and of the Senior society of Cash and Garter. He went West in 1874, when the l^lack Hills gold fever was raging, and roughed it for the ensuing nine years, during which he was variously occupied. He taught school in the Black Hills, among pioneers who came from every

State in the Union, with books of every possible description. In Rapid City, So. Dak., he was County Superintendent of Schools. Then he prospected through various parts of the West, and followed his profession as a civil engineer in Montana, at Yellowstone Park, in Wyoming and Idaho. He returned to the East in 1884, and became interested in military affairs, joining the Amesbury Rifle Team, which is the best in the State. Mr. Brown is the clerk, treasurer, and a trustee of the public liijrary of Amesbury. Deeply interested in natural history, he owns a valuable collection of specimens, many of which were picked up during his travels in the West. He has also done much in genealogy, successfully tracing, not only the history of his own family, but also that of many other old families of this section.

a native of Salisbury, was born November 27, 1841, son of Enoch and grandson of Jeremiah Sawyer. Jeremiah, who, born May 19, 1777, died April 19, 1854, was a Deacon in the Baptist Church of Salisbury, and at the time of his death its senior ofificer. He was baptized in May, 1809, by Elder John Peak. His wife, Elizabeth Fitts Sawyer, familiarly called Betsey, was born February 23, 1780, and died April 21, 1859. She was an active church worker. By occupation Jeremiah was a farmer, and for some time kept a grocery store. His children were born as follows: Moses, October 21, 1808; Eliza, February 15, iSii; Josiah, December 16, 1S13; Sarah, January 25, 1816; Jeremiah H., September 2, 1823; and Enoch, the father of the subject of this sketch, who was born August 20, 1806.

Enoch," was warm-hearted and generous, yet very determined in any question of principle. He was the treasurer of the church society, and always took a prominent part in both foreign and home missions. Also he was a trustee of the Baptist church and of several funds. A close friend of Whittier, he was in full sympathy with the humane views of the benevolent Quaker pott. After driving a butcher's wagon for a while, being an excellent penman, he kept books for various firms, including those of Caruthers & Brown, Nahum Osgood, and Deacon Woodman. Being consumptive, he was never in robust health. On May 15, 1836, he married Apphia Adams Kelley, who after his death married Colonel Joshua Colby, of Mcrrimac. She died March 19, 1896. The children of Enoch and Apphia Sawyer were: Susan C, born March 4, 1837; Joseph William, born February 5, 1839; ''"fl Enoch, the subject of this sketch.

Enoch Sawyer, Jr., worked as a shoemaker for a few years, and was then employed in the packing room of the Salisbury Corporation. In 1 861 he was made overseer in one of the rooms of the Salisbury Mills Company, and had charge of sixty-five employees. After this he was assigned to the press room, in charge of fourteen hydraulic presses, having the inspection of all the cloth turned out by seventy-five sets of cards. He held this position until 1876, in which year he was chosen to serve the district comprising Amesbury, Salisbury, Merrimac, and West Newbury in the legislature. At the expiration of his term he resumed his work in the mill, taking again his old position and holding it until the mills were shut down. After this he spent a year in Lisbon, Me., and the following year in the Bleakie Mills at Hyde Park. When the Salisbury Mills opened again, he returned and did the last piece of work performed in the woollen department in Amesbury. He then came to the carriage room of Bidclle & Smart, where he remained but a short time. For the past ten years he has been engaged in farming, raising large crops of both fresh and salt hay.

A Selectman for one year, Mr. Sawyer declined further service in that office. In Amesbury he was the foreman of the Union Engine Company, assistant engineer, and a member of the executive committee, having declined to become chief engineer. He was elected to the School Committee, but declined to serve. In 1876 he served in the General Court of Massachusetts, and was on the Labor Committee with the Hon. Carroll D. Wright, now the head of the Labor Bureau. He has been a member of Powow River Lodge, No. 90, since May 31, 1869, has been through the chairs, and frequently called upon to serve in various official capacities, as he was well versed in all the duties of every officer. He has also been a Representative to the Grand Lodge. He married Mrs. Adelaide A. Pike Getchell, who had two sons by her first husband - Nicholas T. and Edward S. Getchell. Nicholas married Bertha Merrill, and has two children - Ruel S. and Ruth Apphia. Edward S. married Sally George and lives in Salisbury. Mrs. Sawyer has one son by Mr. Sawyer - Enoch Earle Sawyer. The latter, born December i, 1883, now a pupil in the town schools, is a lad of fine ability, and bids fair to worthily represent the Sawyer name in the years to come.

HARLES FRANCIS II A W~ THOKNI";,* a prominent real estate dealer of Lynn, son of Henry G. and Helen M. (I'ay) Hawthorne, was born in this city, November 17, 185S. His mother was born in Boston. By his father, a native of Salem, he comes of distinguished Colonial stock. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the celebrated author, who was for many years a customhouse officer at Salem, was an own cousin of Henry G. Hawthorne. The latter, like the novelist, was reared in his native town. Soon after reaching man's estate he removed to Lynn, where he resided for fifty-five years. He was a successful druggist and the proprietor of a large dry-goods store in West Lynn. He had good business ability, was progressive and enterprising, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him.

After attending the public schools of Lynn for the usual period, Charles Francis Hawthorne completed a course at Philli]:s Andover Academy, graduating therefrom in the class of 1874. Soon after leaving school he learned the plumber's trade, at which he worked for ten years in Lynn. During this time he became very much interested in Lynn real estate. In 1885 he gave up his trade, and turned his attention exclusively to the real estate business, in which he has since been extensively engaged.

Mr. Hawthorne takes an intelligent interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of his native city, supporting in various ways the progressive ideas now dominant in the management of public affairs. In 1S91 he accepted the appointment of Sealer of Weights and Measures for the city of Lynn, and was again appointed to the same office in 1896. In 1895 he was a member of the Lynn Common Council, and served in the Committee on Water Supply. In this committee he was successful in jnitting through the bill known as the "Stand Pipe Bill," a measure highly pleasing to his constituents of Ward Four. A strong defender of the principles of the Republican party, he is an active member of the

Lynn Republican Club, and for several years was a member of the Republican City Committee. He is also a member and vice-president of the Sealers, Weights, and Measures Association. On November 3, 1880, in Lynn, he married Miss Fanny E. Williams, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorne have four children; namely, Harry C, Freddie J., Frank E., and Burt V.

-ESSE A. TOWNS,* who was a resident of Methuen for more than half a century, was born in Londonderry, N.H., in 1S22. He was one of the five children, four sons and a daughter, of James N. Towns, all of whom are now deceased. When a lad, besides acquiring a practical, commonschool education, he learned the carpenter's trade. On attaining his majority, he settled in Methuen, and was afterward one of the leading contractors and builders of this town for many years. He was a skilful workman, ingenious and inventive, and possessed good architectural taste. For about nine years he had charge of the wood-work department in the shop of Mr. Searles, a well-known architect and contractor. Though he began working at his trade when carpenters depended upon their own labor for doors, blinds, sashes, etc., he kept pace with the times, being quick to avail himself of all new and improved methods. By his industry and economy he acquired a good property. In addition to building the residence now occupied by his widow, he erected a tenement block on the same street.

Mr. Towns was twice married. His first wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Hcsseltine, died in 1851. She left one daughter, Ella Grace, who is now the wife of Jackson Webster, of Haverhill, Mass., and has one daughter. Mr. Towns's second marriage was made with Caroline, daughter of Thomas Lenfest, of Lewiston, Me. Mr. Lenfest, a ship-builder by trade, having spent his early life in Charlestown, Mass., removed to Methuen, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits for nearly threescore years. He married Abigail Coburn, of Lowell, and became by her the father of nine children. Of these, two died in infancy, and five after reaching maturity. Those living are Mrs. Towns and her widowed sister, Mrs. M. A. Whittier, who resides with her at Mrs. Towns's pleasant home on High Street. Mr. Towns died at his home, January 24, 1S96, aged seventy-three years.

-rJDWARD HAMMOND SMITH,* City Engineer of Lynn, Mass., son of the late John E. Smith, was born in this city June 4, 1858. His father, who was born and reared in Lynn, on the breaking out of the late Rebellion enlisted as Lieutenant of Company I, Twenty-ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Lifantry, and went with his regiment as far as Baltimore, Md. Resigning while there, he returned to Lynn, where he raised a company of men, which was attached to the Thirty-eighth Regiment as Company E, he being elected its captain. Captain Smith subsequently served with his comrades until the close of the war, taking part in many engagements. In July, 1865, he was mustered out of service in Boston. Thereupon he returned to Lynn, and engaged in his former occupation of a morocco finisher, being the senior member of the firm Smith & Oliver. From i86g to 1875 he was a State officer on what is now known as the State District Police. His death occurred on January 17, 1S91. He married Mary E. Hammond, who was born in Salisbury, Mass. She was a daughter of Edward Hammond, who ser\4ed on a privateer and in the regular naval service during the War of 1812. At that time he was captured and sent to Dartmoor Prison, England. After being confined there for a time, he was exchanged, and returned to Marblehead. He subsequently took up his abode in Lynn, and died here in 1872.

lulward H. Smith was bred and educated in Lynn, being graduated from the high school in 1876. A bright, active lad at the time of his graduation, he had but little trouble in procuring a situation in the office of the City Engineer, where he remained until 1891. In that year he went into business for himself, opening a surveyor's office on Union Street, continuing there until 1896, when he was elected to his present office as City Engineer. His previous connection with this department had already made him familiar with the duties required of him, so that he came well prepared for the position, which he has since filled most creditably and satisfactorily.

Mr. Smith has been prominent in military organizations and the Odd Eellows fraternity, and has contributed his full share to the advancement of each. Entering the State militia in 1876, he was connected with Company D, Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, for fourteen years, and filled all the grades from the lowest to that of Captain. He is a member and the secretary of the West Lynn Lodge, No. 65, I. O. O. F. ; a member and. the treasurer of I-'raternity Encampment, No. 67; a member of the Ivy Rebecca Lodge, No. 49; a charter member and past secretary of Mount Sion Senate, No. 363, K. A. E. O. ; a member of the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; and of the Grand Senate, K. A. E. O., of the State of Massachusetts. In politics he is a Republican. On February 21, 1883, he married Miss

Carrie W. Merrill, a native of Lynn, and a great-grand-daughter of John Knight, a New Hampshire man, who served as a soldier in the War of the Revolution.

HA RLE S M. LUNT, an e.xtensive jl real estate owner of Newbury, and V>r ^^ senior member of the firm of C. M. Lunt & Sons, contractors, was born in this town, January 27, 1836, son of Joseph and Ann (Knight) Lunt. His birthplace and that of his father and grandfather was the old Kelley house, which has long been owned by the Lunt family, and was the first dwelling that stood on the hill overlooking the Parker River settlement. The family originated far back in the Middle Ages, and its early history is unknown to the present generation. One of the name was knighted for deeds of chivalry some time during the thirteenth century. The first ancestor in America was Henry Lunt, who accompanied a party of emigrants from England in 1635, and settled upon the banks of Parker River in the town of Newbury, whence he removed to what is now Newburyport, where he owned land at the head of Federal Street, his farm including the site of the residence of J. J. Currier. Records show that the Lunts of the Colonial period were sturdy, industrious people, and that they were influential factors in town and church affairs. Many of them followed the sea, and several were pilots. During the stirring times of 1776, when the aged pastor of the Old South Church, Newbury, made an urgent call for volunteers to shoulder the musket and support the Declaration of Independence, members of the Lunt family were the first to respond. .Ensign Cutting Lunt, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, is said to have been the only person to escape from the C)ld Mill

Prison, where he was held a captive by the British; and he made his way out disguised as the company's washerman. The sentinel was afterward shot for his negligence. Captain Ezra and Lieutenant Paul Lunt were officers of a company raised for the expedition to Canada, and the names of Ensign Cutting and John Lunt appear among those who manned whale-boats and captured a I^ritish man-of-war lying in Newburyport Harbor.

Nathaniel Lunt, grandfather of Charles M., was a miller; and his grist-mill, which was operated by horse-power, was the only one in this section during his time. He possessed a perfect knowledge of the country, and knew the name of the occupants of every house between Newbury and Haverhill, a distance of twenty miles. His wife, Eleanor Clark, who belonged to a highly reputable family of Greenland, N. H., was a direct descendant of Bishop Clark.

Joseph Lunt, only son of Nathaniel and Eleanor Lunt, and father of Charles M., was reared to agricultural pursuits, and became a successful farmer. He owned and cultivated the home farm, and, like his ancestors, was noted for his progressive tendencies and generous hospitality. He held various town and county offices, and in 1856 was elected to the legislature by votes cast irrespective of party -lines, as he was a clear-headed man, and possessed the ability and courage to forcibly express his views. He married Ann Knight, a member of one of the oldest families in Newbury. They had two sons, namely : Charles M., the subject of this sketch; and J. Austin, a farmer of Newbury, who was born December 29, 1833, and died in December, 1S78.

of a high order, and the active period of his life has been marked by a display of energy and progress which has enabled him to accumulate considerable wealth. For many years he has been at the head of the firm of C. M. Lunt & Sons, who do an extensive plumbing business, and are well known through this and other counties as e.\perts in the boring of artesian wells. He has been engaged in other enterprises, and has invested quite largely in real estate. In that field he has been unusually successful, having bought several so-called worthless farms, upon which he planted fruit orchards, by so doing making each of them pay for itself in a few years' time. He has made a specialty of raising apples, and in all probability he grows a larger amount of Baldwin apples and Bartlett pears than any other grower in Essex County. He carries on the - lid homestead farm, which is still one of the most productive pieces of agricultural property in Newbury; and he keeps an average of fifty head of cattle and ten horses.

Politically, he acts with the Liberal party, by which he was elected a Selectman and Overseer of the Poor for a number of years. His intellectual faculties have been exercised frequently in a literary way as a contributor of many readable articles to various newspapers; and he has been appointed a member of two World's Fair Commissions. He belongs tQ the Newbury Farmers' Club.

Mr. Lunt and Ellen Pike Coleman, of Newburyport, were united in marriage on April i, 1859. They are the parents of five children, as follows: Eleanor Clark, Mary Coleman, Elizabeth Pike, George Warren, and Daniel Coleman. George W. and Daniel C. are members of the firm of C. M. Lunt & Sons. Eleanor C. is the wife of William Knapp, a druggist in Stockton, Cal. Mary C. married George Little, of Newbury, and has

/^TkORGE E. STICKNEY, Jr.,* one of V ST Newbnryport'.s influential citizens, was born there November 6, 1865. The family is an ancient one. The ancestor, Robert Stickney, visiting in Boston, England, in the year 165S, was invited to a house built one hundred and fifty years before the time of his visit; and he there saw a coat-of-arms of the Stickney family dating back to the Norman-French family of De Stickney in the thirteenth century. William Stickney, grandson of one Robert, born December 30, 1558, married, made his will on October 3, 1582, and was buried on the 15th of the same month at Frampton. Amos Stickney, born in England in 1635, married in Newbury, June 24, 1663. His son, John Stickney, was born in Newbury, June 23, 1666. John Stickney, Jr., born there July 30, 1693, was the father of Caleb, who was born in the same place January 9, 1720. Caleb's son John, born there in 1750, was the father of Jacob, born July 28, 1774, the great-grandfather of George E.

Caleb Stickney, the grandfather, born February 9, 181 1, was a shipbuilder and blockmaker, and in business for himself for more than forty years. He was a prominent member of the Veteran Artillery Association, of which he was an officer and the band sergeant at different times. He is now eighty years old. ]5y his wife, Miriam M. Noycs Stickney, he is the father of two children - Mrs. Henry A. WiLson and George E. George E. Stickney, .Sr., who was well educated for the times, is now an ex])ert machinist with the Towle Manufacturing Company. He is an esteemed member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married Miss ]5erry, one of the seven children of James Berry, of Kittery, Me. As soon as George E. Stickney, Jr., graduated from the Newburyport High School with the class of 1882, he went at once into the Merchants' Bank as a messenger. Three years later he took the same position in the Revere National Bank of Boston. At the end of one year here he became assistant corresponding clerk. From this position he was rapidly promoted to that of head corresponding clerk, general clerk, and assistant receiving teller, which last he held for about eight years. From the Revere National Bank he went to the Old Colony Trust Company as receiving teller, in which capacity he is employed to-day. On March 9, 1888, he organized the co-operative bank at Newburyport, of which he is now the secretary and treasurer. The deposits of this institution have grown from one dollar in 188S to one hundred and seventy thousand dollars in 1896. An Independent in politics, Mr. Stickney served in the City Council in 1890 and 1891 ; and he was an Alderman in 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1S95. He is a member of the St. John's Lodge, F. & A. M.

Mr. Stickney on December 18, 1894, married Susan Coffin Adams, a descendant in a direct line of Francis Cooke, who came from England in the "Mayflower " in 1620. Jacob, son of Francis, settled at the Isle of Shoals. Samuel, the next in descent, was the father of Charles, who married Mary Caswell of the Shoals, and removed to Newburyport. Their children were: Zebidec, William, John, Charles, Elias, Sam, Betsey, and Sarah. John Cooke married Sarah lulwards; and they had four children - John, Charles, Moses, and Mary. The only daughter, Mary, married Richard Adams on May 3, 1818. Thirteen children were the fruit of this union; namely, .Sarah, David, Richard, Jnlm (Juincy, Edwin,

Xenophon, Charles, Mary, William, Ellery, Xenophon (second), Moses Cooke, and Benjamin. Moses Cooke Adams married Elizabeth Jane Disney, October 6, iS6i. Their children were: Lizzie D., Carrie S., and Susan Coffin. Mr. Stickney's rapid rise in business gives promise of a still brighter future. His enterprise and energy, as shown in the organization of the co-operative bank, suggest the possibilities of the future bank director and president.

EFFREY T. STANLEY,* one of the Selectmen of Manchester, Mass., and formerly Representative from the Tenth Esse.\ District to the Massachusetts General Court, was born at Beverly, Mass., June i, 1826, son of 1\tu1 and Mahala (Thistell) Stanley. Both his parents were natives of Essex County. Paul Stanley, the father, who was a general mason, resided in Beverly until 1826, when he removed to Manchester, where he remained until his death seven years later. Of his children, only two are living - Jeffrey T. and Rufus A., of whom the latter resides in Gloucester, Mass.

Jeffrey Stanley came to Manchester with his parents to this town when an infant, and his school-days were sjjent here. At the age of seventeen he began to learn the cabinetmaker's trade with George Procter, a furniture manufacturer of this town. He worked for Mr. Procter for about three years, and was subsequently employed for a time by Allen & Decker in the same line of business. In 1849 he went to the newly discovered gold fields of California, making the journey, which took about six months, by the overland route. He remained there for a time, and upon his return came by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Since that time he has resided in Manchester.

In 1 85 1 he engaged in business for himself in the manufacture of furniture, but subsequently followed his trade as a journeyman for several years. In September, 1862, he enlisted in Company A of the Forty - fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and was in service for over nine months. His regiment formed a part of the Nineteenth Army Corps under General Foster in North Carolina, and took part in the battles of Kingston, Whitehall, Goldsboro, and others. He was honorably discharged in July, 1863.

Mr. Stanley was married on June 18, 1854, to Elizabeth A. Edwards, of Manchester. Mrs. Stanley was born on May 10, 1830, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah J. (Allen) Edwards. She is descended on both sides from old and respected families of Manchester. Her father, who was a seafaring man, was only eighteen years old when he did guard-duty at Norton's during the War of 1812. Mrs. Stanley is a member of the Ladies' Sewing Circle of the Congregational church. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley have one son, Fred Stanley, a resident of Woburn, Mass. He married Lizzie Pierce, who bore him one daughter - Bertha E., now deceased.

Mr. Stanley has served as jdoI iceman of Manchester for one year, and as chief of the fire' department. During the session of 1887 he was sent as Representative from the town to the General Court from "the Tenth Essex' District. In 1890 he was appointed Postmaster of Manchester, and held that office over five years. He is now serving his third consecutive term as Selectman and as Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. He is also a member of the Board of Health. In politics he is a Republican; and he is a member of the Republican Town Committee, having been formerly its chairman. He is also a member of the Congressional Committee from the Sixth

HOMAS W. JAMES,* a machinist and respected citizen of Lawrence, was born in Deerfield, N. H., August 27, 1829, son of Kzekiel Worthen and Lucy (French) James. John James, father of Ezekiel Worthen, born in Deerfield, died there in 1834, after a long and well-spent life. He had four sons and si.x daughters. Ezekiel Worthen James, a native of the same place, born in 1774, died in 1S50. He was a plain, honest, and well-to-do farmer, owning a threehundred-acre farm. In 1805 he married Lucy French, who was born in 1780. Of their twelve children, si.x sons and four daughters grew to maturity, and four are now living, namely: Elizabeth Charles, in New Hampshire; Rawlin, in Haverhill; Thomas W., the subject of this sketch ; and Samuel, in Philadelphia, Pa. The mother died in 1862.

Thomas VV. James remained on the farm until eighteen years old, receiving his education in the common school. Leaving home in 1847, he became an apprentice at the machinist's trade, which he has followed with good success ever since. On May 31, 1850, he married Julia A. Bean, who was born in Deerfield, N. H. Her parents, John and Mary Bean, were cousins. The father was a son of Joshua and Hannah (Stevens) Bean, of Nottingham, N. fL ; and the mother, a daughter of Samuel Bean. John Bean, a farmer by occupation, served his town as Selectman, Collector, and in other important offices. Both he and his wife were members of the Free Will Baptist church. They had three children, of whom one other daughter is living.

Mr. Bean died May 26, 1888, aged eighty-one; and his wife died at sixty. At her marriage Mrs. James was seventeen years old. Both her children, a son and a daughter, are living. The daughter, E!lla P'rances, now the wife of Frank Hilton Chapman, has four sons and one daughter; while the son, John Frank James, a merchant grocer, married Myra Angle Smith, of St. Johnsbury, and has one daughter living, Alice Sophia. Besides their six grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. James have one greatgrandchild. Mrs. James is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

and Town Clerk of Georgetown, Mass., his native place, was born May 22, 1837, and died suddenly of heart disease while attending to his official duties at the town hall on October 31, 1897. He was the son of Pliram and Sarah (Spofford) Harriman. His father was born in Georgetown in 1804, and his mother was a native of Andover, Mass.

The immigrant ancestor of the Ilarriman family was Leonard Harriman, a native of England, who settled at Rowley, Mass., in 1638. Jonathan Harriman, son of Leonard, was born in Rowley in 1657, and died in 1741. John Harriman, son of Jonathan, was born in what is now Georgetown in 1703, and died in 1753. Enoch Harriman, son of John and great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Georgetown in 1736, and lived to be past fourscore years of age. Enoch Harriman, second, grandfather of Hiram N., was born in this town in 1775, and died in 1844.

ing business in Georgetown during the active period of his life, and is remembered by many of our older citizens as an able and prosperous business man. He was instrumental in developing the principal industry of this town, and acquired an honorable reputation for integrity and punctuality. He died in 1S76. His wife, Sarah Spofford, was a daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Robinson) Spofford, of Andover, Mass., and a descendant of John Spofford, one of the pioneer settlers of Georgetown.