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 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 LIBRARY 
 
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 ELISE BERNIER FEELEY '68 
 
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THE 
 
 LAWRENCE GAZETTEEIi 
 
 CONTAINING A 
 
 RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS 
 
 IN LAWRENCE AND VICINITY FROM 1845 TO 1894, 
 
 A HISTORY OF THE CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 
 
 CHURCHES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ; 
 
 NATIONAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL STATISTICS, AND 
 
 A VARIETY OF USEFUL INFORMATION. 
 
 LAWRENCE: 
 
 PUBLISHED BY CHARLES G. MERRILL, 
 1894, 
 
^Transacts a General National Banking Business, ^ 
 
 if 1014 
 
 Bay State National Bank, 
 
 303 ESSEX, COR. LAWRENCE STREET. 
 
 BAY STATE BANK, BAY STATE NATIONAL BANK, 
 
 1847. 1865, 
 
 National Charter Renewed, 1885. 
 
 CAPITAL, $75,000. PAR VALUE, $75. 
 
 JOSEPH SHATTUCK, President. 
 
 SAMUEL WHITE, Vice President. 
 
 JUSTIN E. VARNEY, Cashier. 
 
 LEWIS A. FOYE, Teller. 
 
 IDI:E^EGTOI^S : 
 
 GEORGE W. HILLS, THOMAS CLEGG. 
 
 JOSEPH SHATTUCK, FREDERICK E. CLARKE, 
 
 SAMUEL WHITE, MORRIS KNOWLES, 
 
 GEORGE G. DAVIS of N. Andover, JOSEPH H. STONE of N. Andover, 
 
 JAMES H. EATON, LURANDUS BEACH, 
 
 GEORGE E. DAVIS, JOHN L. BREWSTER. 
 
 Bank Hoiars froin 9 to IS A. M-, and from S to 3 P. M. 
 SATUHDAT AFTEIiNOOJfS, NOT OPJiN 
 
 ^oftci^0 (|)er0onaf i ^xxbxmbb @ccoun^5* 
 
Merchants Nat'l Bank 
 
 264 ESSEX STREET, LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 Incorporated, 1889. Capital, ^100,000. 
 
 Exchange Drawn on all the Principal Cities of Europe 
 
 AT CURRKNT RATES. 
 
 SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT. 
 
 Banking Hours, 9 to 3. Saturdays, 9 to 1 
 
 JAMES R. SIMPSON, President. 
 
 W. E. PARKER, Vice President. J. A. PERKINS, Cashier. 
 
 BOARD OF DIRECTORS; 
 
 JAMES R. SIMPSON, W. E. PARKER, 
 
 James R. Simpson & Co., Grocers. Agent Pacific Mills, 
 
 WILLIAM OSWALD, C. A. DeCOURCY, 
 
 William Oswald & Co., Drv Goods. Attorney-at-Law 
 
 F. c. Mcduffie, h. w. field, 
 
 Agent Everett Mills. Essex Savings Bank, 
 
 W. H. GILE, A. B. BRUCE, 
 
 \V. H. Gile & Co., Clothing. Wholesale and Retail Baker 
 
 C. H. BEAN, ROBERT REDFORD, 
 
 Bean & Poore, Lumber. Agent Arlington Mills 
 
 C. J. R. HUMPHREYS, Agent Lawrence Gas Co. 
 
GENEHAT. BUSINESS AND DIRECTORS' ROOM. 
 
 ARLINGTON NATIONAL BANK, 
 
 305 ESSEX ST., COR. LAWRENCE ST, 
 
 ORGANIZED. MAT 6, 1890. 
 
 Capital, $100,000, Surplus, $29,000. 
 
 WILLIAM S. KNOX, President. JAMES HOUSTON, Teller. 
 
 JVM. W.SPALDING, Vice President. JOHN E. WHITE, Asst. " 
 ALBERT E. BUTLER, Cashier. THOS. HOWARD, Bookkeeper. 
 
 W. S. KNOX, 
 
 WM. W. SPALDING, 
 
 J. W. HIGGINS, 
 
 FRANKLIN BUTLER, 
 C. N. CHAMBERLAIN, 
 ANDREW SHARPE, 
 
 A. E. MACK, 
 JOHN FORD, 
 KIRKE W.MOSES. 
 
 BANK HOURS FROM 9 A. M. TO 3 P. M. SATURDAYS, 9 A. M. TO 1 P. M. 
 
No. 2S47- Telephone^ No. ^6. 
 
 TSTE 
 
 Pacific Kational ^ank, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 CA^FIT^L, - - S150.000. 
 
 JAMES H KIDDER, 
 
 LEWIS G. HOLT, 
 
 ASHTON LEE, 
 
 D. F. ROBINSON, 
 
 A. H. ROBINSON, 
 
 JOSEPH STOWELL, 
 
 BYRON TRTJELL, 
 MICHAEL CARNEY and JOHN A. WILEY of North Andover. 
 
 Accounts of Merchants and Manufacturers Solicited. 
 
 JAMES H. KIDDER, President. W. H. JAQUITH, Cashier. 
 
 A. J, CROSBY, Teller, F. P. BUGBEE, Bookkeeper. 
 
ORGANIZED, 1872. 
 
 The Lawrence National Bank, 
 
 BK-EGnii^r block:, 
 
 COR. ESSHX STREET AND BROADWAY. 
 
 Capital, $300,000. Surplus and Profits, $43,000. 
 
 WM. P. CLARK, President. 
 
 H. K. WEBSTER, Vice President. H. L. SHERMAN, Cashier. 
 
 HERBERT H. A. PLATT, Teller. A. D. McFARLIN, Bookkeeper. 
 
 IDIIiBCTOE-S : 
 A.W.STEARNS, WM. P. CLARK, H.K.WEBSTER, II. A. BUELL, 
 
 E, BICKNELL, H. L. PETERS, C. C. CLOSSON, L. P. COLLINS, 
 
 B.B.HART, A. A. LAMPREY, JOHN P. SWEENEY, SAM'L ROBINSON. 
 
 Bank Hours from 9 to 12 A. M., and 2 to 3 P. M. 
 
 Not Open Saturday Afternoons. Discount Day, Tuesday. 
 
 The Broadway Savings Banl(, 
 
 CORNER OF ESSSX STREET AND BROADWAY. 
 
 Open Every Day Except Saturday.s from 9 A. M., to 1 P. M. 
 
 Interest commences on the third Wednesday of January, April, July and 
 October. Dividends are payable on the third Wednesday of April and October, 
 and when not drawn are added to the principal, thus securing compound interest. 
 
 THOMAS SCOTT, President, 
 
 Vice-Presidents— A. W. STEARNS and MORRIS KNOWLES. 
 TK-TJSTBES: 
 
 JACOB EMERSON, Metluitii, PATRICK MURPin'. GEO. E. CHICKERING, 
 
 WM. P. CLARK, A. A. LAMPREY, W. E. ROWELL, 
 
 CARLOS C. CLOSSON, DANIEL HARDY, L. P. COLLINS, 
 
 \V. H. GILE, HORACE L. PETERS. |AS. B. SMITH of Andover. 
 
 C. K. PILLSBURY, ALFRED J. FREXCH, JOS. II. STONE of N. Andovu-r. 
 
 GILBERT E. HOOD, Treasurer. CLINTON 0. ANDREWS, Teller. 
 
INCORPORATED MARCH 10, 1868. 
 
 Lawrence Savings Bank, 
 
 255 ESSEX STREET, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 HEZEKIAH PLUMMER, President. 
 
 D. SAUNDERS, F. E. CLARKE, R. H. TEWKSBURY, 
 Vice Presidents. 
 
 W. W. SPALDING, Treasurer. 
 
 t:rtjste:h!S : 
 
 H. G. HERRICK. J. S. HOWE, Methuen, 
 
 J. S. NEEDHAM, J. A. WILEY, North Andover, 
 
 GEO. S. MERRILL, A. E. BUTLER, 
 
 L. G. HOLT, A. E. MACK, 
 
 W. VV. SPALDING, JOHN R. POOR, 
 
 WM. T. McALPINE. 
 
 OPEN D^ILY, 
 
 FROM 9 A. M., TO 3 P. M. 
 
 Saturday Evenings from 7 to 8. 
 
 CLOSED ON LEGAL HOLIDAYS. 
 
ESSEX SAVINGS BANK, 
 
 296 ESSEX STREET. 
 
 IT COMMENCED BUSINESS OCT. 6, 1847, 
 
 SINCE WHICH TIME IT 
 
 Has Paid Ninety-two Dividends, 
 
 AMOUNTING TO NEARLY 
 
 five: mili^ions of doijiI^ars. 
 
 ^Its Assets amount to $6,800,000, °' "So?;'?rsi'?^rus""'' ^ 
 
 JOSEPH SHATTUCK, President. 
 
 JAMES H. EATON, Treasurer. 
 
 VIOE-PRKSIDKNTS: 
 JAMES H. KIDDER, SAMUEL WHITE, WALTER E. PARKER. 
 
 TRUSTEES; 
 
 JAMES H. EATON, H. M. WHITNEY, H. K. WEBSTER, 
 
 GEORGE E. DAVIS, CHARLES U. BELL, GEO. G. DAVIS. 
 
 JAMES R. SIMPSON, NATH. STEVENS, FRANKLIN BUTLER. 
 
 OPEN DAILY FROM 9 A. M. TO 1 P.M. 
 
LAWRENCE ONE-PRICE 
 
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 ALWAYS ON HAND. 
 
 x\ND EVERYTHING THAT 
 
 PERTAINS TO THE 
 GENERAL MAKE-UP OF A 
 
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 To HAVE YOUR BOYS LOOK 
 
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LAWRENCE DAILY EAGLE, 
 
 THE EVENING TRIBUNE 
 
 'UBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS. 
 
 Essex WGGKLY EABLG, 
 
 'UBLISHED SATURDAYS, BY THE 
 
 H. A. WADSWORTH CO., 12 Lawrence Street. 
 
 JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS PROMPTLY DONE. 
 
 TELEPHONE, 144-2. 
 
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 WEEKLY 
 
 NEWSPAPER 
 
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 Delivered at 
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 An Unexcelled Medium for Local Advertising. 
 
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 EVENINGS, EXCEPT SUNDAY. 
 ONE CENT A COPY. THREE DOLLARS A YEAR. 
 
 The Lawrence Sun, 
 
 MORNINGS, EXCEPT SUNDAY. 
 ONE CENT A COPY. THREE DOLLARS A YEAR. 
 
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 254 ESSEX STREET, (Saunders Block.) 
 
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 THE LONGEST ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN LAWRENCE. 
 
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PREFACE 
 
 In presenting this volume to the public the publisher lajs no claim to 
 any literary merit. It was not intended to be a history of Lawrence, but as 
 indicated by its title, a '' Gazetteer," which lexicographers define as " a book 
 containing names and brief descriptions," giving a short account of all the 
 prominent events which have transpired in this city from its infancy down to 
 Jan. 1, 1894, so far as could be ascertained by six months' work in collecting 
 and compiling the same. Many obstacles were encountered in procuring 
 from strictly authentic and official sources matters which occurred during 
 the first quarter of a century of the city's existence, as no complete files of 
 the three weekly newspapers published here prior to 1865 are available; the 
 early records of some of the corporations, churches, lodges and departments 
 have been lost, destroyed or disappeared by some means not accounted for. 
 The frequent changes in the management of the large corporations, prevents 
 the present officials from furnishing additional facts than those which they 
 have so willingly supplied, and the desired information had often to be 
 obtained from other sources at no small amount of time and expense. To 
 the secretaries of church societies, lodges and other organizations, the sin- 
 ceie thanks of the publisher is due for their prompt and valuable assistance. 
 
 The following authorities and publications have been consulted and 
 aided materially in furnishing interesting matter which this work contains : 
 Wadsworth's Qiiarter-Centennial History of Lawrence, published in 1878 ; 
 history of " Catholicity in Lawrence," by Miss Katharine A. O'Keeffe, and 
 the chapters devoted to this city in the histories of Essex county, written by 
 ex-Mayors R. H. Tewksbury and John R. Rollins. Many of the older resi- 
 dents have rendered much valuable aid, and the generous patronage of our 
 enterprising advertisers has enabled the publisher to make the price of the 
 book at so low a sum as to have its place in the libraries of most of the 
 households in this city. 
 
 The main motive in preparing this work was to preserve to the present 
 and future generations matters that are forgotten or bid fair to become buried 
 in oblivion. Some of the events chronicled may seem trivial to a few people 
 but will be of interest to others, especially the older residents, and it is hoped 
 will assist the labors of some future historian in preparing a semi-centennial 
 history of Lawrence, in 1895. 
 
 c. G. M. 
 
THE LAWRENCE DAM. 
 
C O N T H: N T S 
 
 TAGES. 
 
 Population of the Principal Cities in the United States, 3 
 
 Cities in Massachusetts, rank, population, etc., • • . 3 
 
 Presidents of the United States, with term of office, 4 
 
 Governors of Massachusetts, with term of office, 4 
 
 Selectmen and Mayors of Lawrence, with terms of office, .... 5 
 
 The Vote for Ma^'or from 1853 to 1893, inclusive, 6 and 7 
 
 The Vote on License from 1881 to 1893, 7 
 
 Presidents of the Common Council, and Chiefs of Police, .... 8 
 Chief Engineers, Town and City Clerks, Superintendents of 
 
 Schools, Clerks of the Police Court and Postmasters, .... 9 
 
 :State Senators and Representatives from Lawrence since 1873, . 10 
 
 iPopoalation, \''aluation, Tax Rate, School Children, Polls, etc., . 11 
 
 .Al(9ermen of Lawrence, with their term of service 12 to 13 
 
 TJ*ie City Debt, Dates of Municipal Meetings, City Dep'ts Pay Days, 14 
 
 • Statistics of the Incorporated Manufacturing Establishments, . . 15 to 25 
 
 Important Events in Lawrence from 1845 to 1894, 27 to 64 
 
 Dates of the Deaths of Prominent Lawrence Citizens, 65 to 74 
 
 Murders in Lawrence and vicinity since 1863, ... 75 
 
 Suicides, • 77 to 79 
 
 Fatal Accidents and causes, 81 to 87 
 
 Destructive Fires from 1849 to 1894, 87 to 81 
 
 Drowning Cases, 93 to 95 
 
 Church History of Lawrence, 97 to 107 
 
 Lodges and Societies 109 to 143 
 
 Court Sessions, 143 
 
 Supplement to Important Events in Lawrence, to Jan. 1, 1894, . 145 to 147 
 
 JFares from Lawrence to all Stations on the Boston & Maine R. R., 149 
 
 Location of Public and Lodge Halls, 149 
 
 Location of Schtool Houses, • • 151 
 
 Veteran Voters of Lawrence, ( since 1853,) 151 
 
 National aswS Savings Banks, 153 to 155 
 
 Minor IndustriaH Establishments in Lawrence 157 to 162. 
 
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 
 
 Page ]3. Substitute the name of feremiah F. Dri.scoU as alderman in place 
 of Lewis P. Collins iii 1S91. Also read " Matthew," instead of 
 " Michael " Carney, as alderman in 1873, and " Gilbert," in 
 place of " George" H. Kittredge, as alderman in 1893. 
 
 18. John W. Farwell succeeded Wm. Hooper as treasurer of the At- 
 lantic Cotton Mills in 1892. 
 
 19. In the third line from the toot of page, substitute 1881 for 181S. 
 
 20. The present capital of the Arlington "mills is $2, 0()0,00(>. Hard- 
 ing, Whitman & Co., Boston, are the selling agents. Jonathan 
 Craven was superintendent, instead of agent of the mills. 
 
 87. The loss by fire, Oct. 17, 1849, was $1 ,000, instead of $10,000. 
 134. E. W. Sanborn's store is at 566, instead .S.S6 Essex street. 
 
THE 
 
 LAWRENCE GAZET 
 
 mmnp 
 
 CONTAINING A 
 
 RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS 
 
 IN LAWRENCE AND VICINITY FROM 1845 TO 1894, 
 
 A HISTORY OF THE CORPORATIONS, 'INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 
 
 CHURCHES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ; 
 
 NATIONAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL STATISTICS, AND 
 
 A VARIETY OF USEFUL INFORMATION. 
 
 LAWRENCE: 
 
 PUBLISHED BY CHARLES G. MERRILL, 
 
 1893. 
 
PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 
 
 WITH A POPULATION OF 100,000 AND UPWARDS. 
 
 1 
 
 New York, N. Y., 
 
 1,551,301. 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 Chicaijo, 111.. 
 
 1,099,850. 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 Philadelphia, Pa., 
 
 1,046,964, 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 Brooklyn, N. Y., 
 
 806,343. 
 
 18 
 
 5 
 
 St. Louis, Mo., 
 
 451,770. 
 
 19 
 
 6 
 
 Boston, Mass., 
 
 448,477. 
 
 20 
 
 7 
 
 Baltimore, Md., 
 
 434,439. 
 
 21 
 
 8 
 
 San Francisco, Cal., 
 
 298,997. 
 
 22 
 
 9 
 
 Cincinnati, Ohio, 
 
 296,908. 
 
 23 
 
 10 
 
 Cleveland, Ohio, 
 
 261,353. 
 
 24 
 
 11 
 
 Buffalo, N. Y., 
 
 255,664. 
 
 25 
 
 12 
 
 New Orleans, La., 
 
 242,039. 
 
 26 
 
 13 
 
 Pittsburg, Pa., 
 
 238,617. 
 
 27 
 
 14 
 
 Washington, D. C, 
 
 230,392. 
 
 28 
 
 Detroit, Mich., 
 Milwaukee, Wis., 
 Newark, N. J., 
 Minneapolis, Minn. 
 Jersey City, N. J., 
 Louisville, Ky., 
 Omaha, Neb., 
 Rochester, N. Y., 
 St. Paul, Minn., 
 Kansas City, Mo.» 
 Providence, R. I., 
 Denver, Col., 
 Indianapolis. Ind., 
 Alleghany City, Pa. 
 
 205,876. 
 204,468. 
 181,830. 
 164,378. 
 163,003. 
 161,129. 
 140,452. 
 133,896. 
 133,156. 
 132,716. 
 132,146. 
 106,713, 
 105,436. 
 105,287. 
 
 CITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. 
 
 RANK AND NAME. 
 
 INCORVO- 
 RATED. 
 
 poh't'n, 
 
 IS90. 
 
 RANK AND NAME. 
 
 INCORPO- 
 RATED. 
 
 poi't'n, 
 
 1890. 
 
 1 
 
 Boston, 
 
 1822, 
 
 448,477. 
 
 16 
 
 Taunton, 
 
 1864, 
 
 25,448. 
 
 2 
 
 Worcester, 
 
 1848, 
 
 84,655. 
 
 17 
 
 Gloucester, 
 
 1873, 
 
 24,651. 
 
 3 
 
 Lowell, 
 
 1836, 
 
 77,696. 
 
 18 
 
 Newton, 
 
 1873, 
 
 24,379. 
 
 4 
 
 Fall River, 
 
 1854, 
 
 74,398. 
 
 19 
 
 Maiden, 
 
 1881, 
 
 23,031. 
 
 5 
 
 Cambridge, 
 
 1846, 
 
 70,028. 
 
 20 
 
 Fitchburg, 
 
 1872, 
 
 22,037. 
 
 6 
 
 Lynn, 
 
 1849, 
 
 55,727. 
 
 21 
 
 Pittsfield, 
 
 1889, 
 
 17.281. 
 
 7 
 
 Lawrence, 
 
 1853, 
 
 44,654. 
 
 22 
 
 Quincy, 
 
 1888, 
 
 16,723. 
 
 8 
 
 Springfield, 
 
 1852, 
 
 44,179. 
 
 23 
 
 Northampton 
 
 , 1883, 
 
 14,900. 
 
 9 
 
 New Bedford, 
 
 1847, 
 
 40,733. 
 
 24 
 
 Waltham, 
 
 1884, 
 
 14,707. 
 
 10 
 
 Somerville, 
 
 1871, 
 
 40,152. 
 
 25 
 
 Chicopee, 
 
 1890, 
 
 14,050. 
 
 11 
 
 Holyoke, 
 
 1873, 
 
 35,637. 
 
 26 
 
 Newburyport 
 
 1851, 
 
 13,907. 
 
 12 
 
 Salem, 
 
 1836, 
 
 30,801. 
 
 27 
 
 Marlborough, 
 
 1890, 
 
 13,805. 
 
 13 
 
 Chelsea, 
 
 1857, 
 
 27,909. 
 
 28 
 
 Woburn, 
 
 1888, 
 
 13,400. 
 
 14 
 
 Haverhill, 
 
 1869, 
 
 27,412. 
 
 29 
 
 Everett, 
 
 1892, 
 
 11,968. 
 
 15 
 
 Brockton, 
 
 1881, 
 
 27,294. 
 
 30 
 
 Medford, 
 
 1892, 
 
 11,769. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
 
 George Washington, 
 John Adams, 
 Thomas Jefferson, 
 James Madison, 
 James Monroe, 
 John Quincj Adams 
 Andrew Jackson, 
 Martin VanBuren, 
 Wm. H. Harrison 
 
 John Tyler, 
 
 1789 to 1797. 
 1797 to ISOl. 
 1801 to 1809. 
 1809 to 1817. 
 1817 to 1825. 
 ;, 1825 to 1829. 
 1829 to 1837. 
 1837 to 1841. 
 Mar. 1841, to 
 April 6 1841. 
 April 7, 1841 to 
 March 4, 1845. 
 James K. Polk, 1845 to 1849. 
 
 Zachary Taylor, Mar. 5, 1849 to 
 
 July 9, 1850. 
 Millard Fillmore, July 10, 18.S0 to 
 March 4, 1853. 
 
 Franklin Pierce, 1853 to 1857. 
 
 James Buchanan, 1857 to 1861. 
 
 Ahraham Lincoln, Mar., 1S61 to 
 
 Apr. 14, 1865. 
 Andrew Johnson, Apr. 15, 1865 to 
 
 Mar. 4, 1869. 
 Ulysses S. Grant, 1869 to 1877. 
 
 Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877 to 1881. 
 James A. Garfield, Mar., 1881 to 
 
 Sept. 19, 1881. 
 Chester A. Arthur, Sept. 20, 1881 
 
 to Mar. 4, 1885. 
 Grover Cleveland, 1885 to 1889. 
 Benjamin Harrison, 1889 to 1893. 
 Grover Cleveland, 1893 to 
 
 GOVERNORS OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
 
 John Davis, 
 Edward Everett, 
 Marcus Morton, 
 John Davis, 
 Marcus Morton, 
 George N. Briggs, 
 George S. Boutwell, 
 John H. Clifford, 
 Emory Washburn, 
 Henry J. Gardner, 
 Nathaniel P. Banks, 
 John A. Andrew, 
 
 1834 to 1835. 
 
 Alexander H. Bullock 
 
 , 1866 to 1869 
 
 1836 to 1840. 
 
 William Claflin, 
 
 1869 to 1872 
 
 1840 to 1841. 
 
 William B. Washburn 
 
 , 1872 to 1874 
 
 1841 to 1843. 
 
 William Gaston, 
 
 1875 to 1876. 
 
 1843 to 1844, 
 
 Alexander H. Rice, 
 
 1876 to 1879. 
 
 1844 to 1851. 
 
 Thomas Talbot, 
 
 1879 to 1880. 
 
 1851 to 1853. 
 
 John D. Long, 
 
 1880 to 1883. 
 
 1853 to 1854. 
 
 Benjamin F. Butler, 
 
 1883 to 1884 
 
 1854 to 1855. 
 
 George D. Robinson, 
 
 1884 to 1887. 
 
 1855 to 1858. 
 
 Oliver Ames, 
 
 1887 to 1889. 
 
 1858 to 1861. 
 
 John Q^ A. Brackett, 
 
 1889 to 1891. 
 
 1861 to 1866. 
 
 William E. Russell, 
 
 1891 -to 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 SELECTMEN OF LAWRENCE. 
 
 1847. 
 
 William Swan. Charles F. Abbott, 
 Nathan Wells, James Stevens, 
 Lorenzo D. Brown. 
 
 1848. 
 
 Daniel J. Clark, Charles F. Abbott, 
 Wm. D. Joplin, Levi Sprague, 
 Jolin M. Smith. 
 
 1849. 
 
 Charles F. Abbott, Levi Sprague, 
 Isaac Fletcher. 
 
 1850. 
 
 Artemas Parker Jr., William Gile, 
 William R. Page. 
 
 1851-2 
 
 William R. Page, Levi Sprague, 
 
 Joseph Norris. 
 
 MAYORS OF LAWRENCE. 
 
 1853 Charles S. Storrow. 
 
 1854 Enoch Bartlett. 
 
 1855 Albert Warren. 
 1S56 Albert Warren. 
 
 1857 John R. Rollins. 
 
 1858 John R. Rollins. 
 
 1859 Henry K. Oliver. 
 
 1860 Daniel Saunders Jr. 
 
 1861 James K Barker. 
 
 1862 William H. P. Wright. 
 
 1863 William H. P. Wright. 
 
 1864 Alfred J. French. 
 
 1865 Milton Bonnej. 
 
 1866 Pardon Armington. 
 
 1867 Nathaniel P. H. Melvin. 
 
 1868 Nathaniel P. H. Melvin. 
 
 1869 Frank Davis. 
 
 1870 Nathaniel P. H. Melvin. 
 
 1871 Smith B. W. Davis. 
 
 1872 Smith B. W. Davis. 
 
 1873 John K. Tarbox. 
 
 1874 
 1875 
 1876 
 1877 
 1878 
 1879 
 1880 
 1881 
 1882 
 1883 
 1884 
 1885 
 1886 
 1887 
 1888 
 1889 
 1890 
 1891 
 I892 
 I893 
 
 John K. Tarbox. 
 Robert H. Tewksbury, 
 Edmund R. Hajden.' 
 Caleb Saunders. 
 James R, Simpson. 
 James R. Simpson. 
 James R. Simpson. 
 Henry K. Webster. 
 John Breen. 
 John Breen. 
 John Breen. 
 James R. Simpson, 
 Alexander B. Bruce. 
 Alexander B. Bruce. 
 Alvin E. Mack. 
 Alvin E. Mack. 
 John W. Crawford. 
 Lewis P. Collins. 
 Henry P. Doe. 
 Alvin E. Mack. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 THE VOTE FOR MAYOR. 
 
 1853— C. S. Storrow, whig, 577 
 Dana Sargent, dem., 484 
 Scattering, 21 
 
 1854— Enoch Bartlett, dem., 651 
 
 Geo. W. Benson, whig, 529 
 
 James D. Herrick, ind., 67 
 
 Scattering, 12 
 
 1855— Albert Warren, k. not'g, 1037 
 Elkanah F. Bean, dem., 81 
 Nathan W. Harmon, whig, 82 
 Scattering, 7 
 
 1856— Albert Warren, k. not'g, 758 
 John R. Rollins, ind., 386 
 
 1857— John R. Rollins, ind., 801 
 Thomas Wright, whig, 570 
 Scattering, 6 
 
 1858— John R. Rollins, ind., 720 
 Nathan'l G. White, dem., 76 
 Scattering, 4 
 
 1859— Henrj K. Oliver, rep., 886 
 Dan'l Saunders Jr., dem, 589 
 Scattering, 5 
 
 I860— Dan'l Saunders Jr., dem, 820 
 John R. Rollins, rep., 646 
 
 1861— James K. Barker, rep., 967 
 Benj. F. Watson, dem., 567 
 Scattering, 3 
 
 1862— Wm. H. P. Wright, rep., 805 
 Nath'l G. White, dem., 506 
 James K. Barker, rep., 87 
 
 1863— Wm. H. P. Wright, rep., 759 
 N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 632 
 
 1864— Alfred J. French, rep., 720 
 John Beetle, dem., 615 
 
 1865 — Milton Bonney, rep., 762 
 
 Nicholas Chapman, dem., 270 
 
 1866 — Pardon Armington, rep., 894 
 Nath'l G. White, cit., 828 
 
 j867— N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 959 
 Lemuel A. Bishop, rep., 831 
 
 1868— N. P, H. Melvin, dem., 1406 
 Frederick Butler, rep., 668 
 
 1869— Frank Davis, rep., 1551 
 
 N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 1396 
 
 1870— N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 1518 
 John B. Atkinson, rep., 1363 
 
 1871— S. B. W. Davis, rep., 1665 
 John J. Doland, dem., 1522 
 
 1872— S. B. W. Davis, rep., 1726 
 John J. Doland, dem., 1604 
 Daniel Hardy, pro., 55 
 
 1873- John K. Tarbox, dem., 1959 
 S. B. W. Davis, rep., 1685 
 
 1874— John K. Tarbox, cit., 2211 
 Scattering, 24 
 
 1875— R. H. Tewksbury, rep., 2396 
 N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 1555 
 
 1876— E. R. Hayden, dem., 2162 
 William S. Knox, rep,, 1843 
 
 1877— Caleb Saunders, dem., 2283 
 A. A. Currier, rep., 2010 
 
 1878— James R. Simpson, rep., 2365 
 Caleb Saunders, dem., 1795 
 
 1879- James R. Simpson, rep., 2087 
 Thos. F. Tucker, dem., 1519 
 H. W. K. Eastman, gr., 443 
 
 1880- James R. Simpson, rep., 2341 
 John K. Tarbox, dem., 2006 
 
 ISSl— Henry K. Webster, rep., 2556 
 John Breen, dem., 2363 
 
 1882— John Breen, dem., 2932 
 
 Wm. T. McAlpine, rep., 2363 
 
 1883— John Breen, dem., 2934 
 
 Charles U. Bell, rep., 2656 
 
 1884— John Breen, dem., 3062 
 
 Charles U. Bell, rep., 2582 
 
 1885- James R. Simpson, rep., 3052 
 A. B. Bruce, dem., 2425 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 THE VOTE FOR MAYOR CONTINUED. 
 
 1886— A. B. Bruce, dem., 2961 
 
 Bjron Truell, rep., 2302 
 
 1887— A. B. Bruce, dem., 2559 
 
 P. B. Robinson, rep., 1972 
 
 Daniel Hardy, pro., 94 
 
 1888— Alvin E. Mack, rep., 3177 
 
 D. F. McCarthy, dem., 2521 
 
 1889— Alvin E. Mack, rep., 3530 
 
 A. B. Bruce, dem., 2332 
 
 1890— J. W. Crawford, dem., 2914 
 
 Alvin E. Mack, rep., 2815 
 
 1891— Lewis P. Collins, rep., 3418 
 
 D. F. McCarthy, dem., 2766 
 
 C. R. Lawrence, pro., 57 
 
 1892— Henry P. Doe, dem., 3448 
 
 Lewfs P. Collins, rep., ^025 
 
 1893— Alvin E. Mack, rep., 3627 
 
 Chas. G. Rutter, dem., 3457 
 
 THE VOTE ON LICENSE. 
 
 1881— Yes, 3158 
 
 No, 1858. 
 
 1887— Yes, 2460 
 
 - No, 2688. 
 
 1882- Yes, 3427 
 
 No. 1319. 
 
 1888— Yes, 3708 
 
 No, 1937 
 
 1883— Yes, 3158 
 
 No, 968. 
 
 1889— Yes, 2792 
 
 - No, 2393 
 
 1884— Yes, 2441 
 
 No, 878, 
 
 1890— Yes, 3326 
 
 - No, 2656. 
 
 1885— Yes, 2380 
 
 - No, 1232. 
 
 1891- Yes, 3182 
 
 No, 3085. 
 
 1886— Yes, 2529 
 
 No, 1346. 
 
 1892— Yes, 2965 
 
 - No, 4004, 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 PRESIDENTS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. 
 
 1853 
 
 Josiah Osgood. 
 
 1874 
 
 1854 
 
 *Isaac K. Gage, 
 
 1875 
 
 
 +Leonai-d Ilovt. 
 
 1876 
 
 1855 
 
 John C. Wadleigh. 
 
 1877 
 
 1856 
 
 William Hardj. 
 
 1878 
 
 1857 
 
 Thomas G. Peckham. 
 
 1879 
 
 1858* 
 
 William P. Frost. 
 
 1880 
 
 1859 
 
 William D. Lamb. 
 
 1881 
 
 1860 
 
 Michael P. Merrill. 
 
 1882 
 
 1861 
 
 Eben T. Colbj. 
 
 1883 
 
 1862 
 
 Lemuel A. Bishop. 
 
 1884 
 
 1863 
 
 Milton Bonney. 
 
 1885 
 
 1864 
 
 Wilbur Fisk Gile. 
 
 1886 
 
 1865 
 
 George S. Merrill. 
 
 1887 
 
 1866 
 
 George S. Merrill. 
 
 1888 
 
 1867 
 
 James H. Eaton. 
 
 1889 
 
 1868 
 
 John J. Doland. 
 
 1890 
 
 1869 
 
 John J. Doland. 
 
 1891 
 
 1870 
 
 Smith B. W. Davis. 
 
 1892 
 
 1871 
 
 Andrew C. Stone. 
 
 
 1872 
 
 Lorenzo D. Sargent. 
 
 1893 
 
 1873 
 
 Lorenzo D. Sargent. 
 
 
 Resigned. 
 
 Daniel F. Dolan. 
 John L. Brewster. 
 John L. Brewster. 
 James S. Barrie. 
 Henrj K, Webster. 
 Henry K. Webster. 
 Merrill N. Howe. 
 Charles U. Bell. 
 Moses F. Hutchins. 
 Eugene A. McCarthy. 
 Patrick F. Halley. 
 James G. Abbott Jr. 
 Michael F. Sullivan. 
 Richard H. Fox. 
 Frederick M. Libbey. 
 William E. Bradbury. 
 George W. Hall. 
 Charles F. Sargent. 
 'John P. Kane. 
 tFrankJ. Whalen. 
 Harry R. Dow. 
 
 t To fill vacancy. 
 
 CHIEFS OF POLICE. 
 
 Nathaniel Ambrose, 
 James D. Herrick, 
 Nathaniel Ambrose, 
 Harvey L. Fuller, 
 Leonard Stoddard, 
 Chandler Bailey, 
 Joseph H. Keyes, 
 John S. Perkins, 
 George W. Potter, 
 Edmund R. Hayden, 
 Noah Parkman, 
 John W. Porter, 
 Chandler Bailey, Jan. 
 Chase Philbrick, Aug< 
 
 1847 to 
 
 1849 to 
 
 1850 to 
 
 1853 to 
 
 1854 to 
 
 1855 to 
 
 1856 to 
 
 1857 to 
 
 1859 to 
 
 1860 to 
 
 1861 to 
 
 1862 to 
 to Aug. 
 
 1864 to 
 
 1849. 
 1850. 
 1852. 
 1854. 
 1855. 
 1856. 
 1857. 
 1859. 
 1860. 
 1861. 
 1862. 
 1864. 
 1864. 
 1870. 
 
 James E. Shepard, 
 Chase Philbrick, 
 Lyman Prescott, 
 Jas. M. Currier, Jan. 
 M, Batchelder, Aug. 
 James T. O'Sullivan, 
 Moulton Batchelder, 
 Hiram R. Neal. 
 James T. O'Sullivan, 
 Hiram R. Neal, 
 James T. O'Sullivan, 
 Clinton P. Vose, 
 John Sheehan, 
 
 1870 to 1871 
 
 1871 to 
 
 1873 
 
 1873 to 
 
 1875 
 
 o Aug. 
 
 1875 
 
 1875 to 
 
 1877. 
 
 1877 to 
 
 1878 
 
 1878 to ISSl 
 
 1881 to 
 
 LS82 
 
 1882 to 1885 
 
 1885 to 
 
 1886 
 
 1886 to 1888 
 
 1888 to 1891 
 
 1891 to 
 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 CHIEF ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 James D. Herrick, 
 Samuel I. Thompson, 
 William M. Kimball, 
 Luther Ladd, 
 Lorenzo D. Sargent, 
 Luther Ladd, 
 Benjamin Booth, 
 George K. Wiggin, 
 Luther Ladd, 
 
 1849 to 
 
 1851 to 
 
 1852 to 
 1854 to 
 1857 to 
 1859 to 
 1862 to 
 1868 to 
 1871 to 
 
 1851. 
 1852. 
 1853. 
 1857. 
 1858. 
 1862. 
 1868, 
 1870. 
 1873. 
 
 Albert R. Brewster, 1873 to 1875 
 Melvin Beal, 1875 to 1877 
 Dennis WhoUey, 1877 to 1S7S 
 William E. Heald, 1878 to 1SS4 
 Michael F. Collins, 1884 to 1885 
 Zachary T. Merrill, 1885 to 1891 
 F. L. Calderwood, Jan. to June, 1891 
 Melvin Beal, Ju ne, 1891 to 
 
 TOWN AND CITY CLERKS. 
 
 G. W. Benson, 
 Benjamin Bordman, 
 William Morse, 
 George R. Rowe, 
 Walter R. Rowe, 
 
 1853. 
 
 1854. 
 1855 to 1856. 
 1S56 to 1874. 
 1875 to 1877. 
 
 James E. Shepard, 
 Timothj' Kane, 
 William T. Kimball. 
 Timothy F. O'Hearn, 
 William T. Kimball, 
 
 1877 to 1884 
 
 1884 to 1885. 
 
 1885 to 1892. 
 
 1892 to 1893. 
 
 1893 to . 
 
 SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS. 
 
 James D. Herrick, 
 George Packard, 
 Henry F. Harrington, 
 Henry K. Oliver, 
 Joseph L. Partridge, 
 Gilbert E. Hood, 
 
 Harrison Hume, 
 George A. Littlefield, 
 John L. Brewster, 
 George E. Chickering, 
 William C. Bates. 
 
 CLERKS OF POLICE COURT. 
 
 William H. Parsons, 
 William H. P. Wright, 
 Edgar J. Sherman, 
 Charles E. Briggs, 
 
 Henry L. Sherman, 
 Jesse G. Gould, 
 Henry F. Hopkins, 
 William F. Moyes. 
 
 POSTMASTERS OF LAWRENCE 
 
 Geo. A. Waldo, Sept. 7, 1846 to 1849. 
 William Pierce, Aug., 1849 to 1850. 
 Nathaniel Wilson, 1850 to 1853. 
 
 Benjamin F. Watson, 1853 to 1861. 
 
 George S. Merrill, 
 Patrick Murphy, 
 Lewis G. Holt, 
 
 1861 to 1887- 
 1887 to 1891- 
 1891 to 
 
lO 
 
 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 STATE SENATORS SINCE 1874. 
 
 Horace C. Bacon, 
 John K. Tarbox, 
 George L. Davis, 
 Byron Truell, 
 Jacob Emerson, 
 Andrew C- Stone, 
 John A. Wiley, 
 
 1874. I Tames O. Parker. 
 
 1875. Newton P. Frje, 
 
 1876. Samuel B. Locke, 
 1877-78. ' Edward F. O'Sullivai 
 
 1879. I William T. McAlpinc 
 1880-'S2. j Joseph M. Bradley, 
 ]8S1. 1 Richard A. Carter, 
 
 1883 -'84. 
 
 1885. 
 
 1886. 
 1SS7-'S9. 
 
 1888. 
 1890--91. 
 1892-'93. 
 
 REFRESENTA riVES SiNCE 1873. 
 
 ohn K. Tarbox, 
 Robert Bower, 
 Patrick Sweeney, 
 Henry J. Couch, 
 William S. Knox, 
 Patrick Murphy, 
 Byron Truell, 
 Edwin Ayer, 
 Levi Emery, 
 John C. Sanborn, 
 Timothy Dacey, 
 Melvin Beal, 
 Michael Rinn, 
 Abel Webster, 
 Joseph J. Nichols, 
 Jesse Moulton, 
 Henry P. Danforth, 
 Daniel Donovan, 
 Edward P. Poor, 
 Thomas Scott, 
 Dennis Gilmartin, 
 Dennis A. Sullivan, 
 Jonathan D. Boothman, 
 John B. Campbell, 
 
 1874. 
 
 1874. 
 
 1874. 
 
 1874. 
 
 1875. 
 
 1875. 
 
 1876. 
 
 1877. 
 1877-78-79. 
 
 1877. 
 
 1877. 
 
 1878. 
 
 1878. 
 
 1879. 
 1879-'80-'81. 
 
 1879. 
 1880-'S4. 
 
 1881. 
 
 1881. 
 
 1881. 
 1882-'83. 
 1882-'83. 
 
 1882. 
 
 1882. 
 
 Daniel F. Dolan, 
 Samuel M. Davis, 
 Edward F. O'Sullivan, 
 fohn H. Stafford, 
 Richard T. Butler, 
 John F. McQueeney, 
 James Murphy, 
 Milton B. Townsend, 
 Michael Carney, 
 Timothy F. O'Hearn, 
 Harry M. Eames, 
 William J. Hinchliffe, 
 Michael F. Sullivan, 
 John F. Howard, 
 Phineas W. Haseltine, 
 John O'Brien, 
 Richard A. Carter, 
 Frank McAnally 
 William Cannon, 
 Dennis E. Halley, 
 William H. Hart, 
 Thomas A. Brooks, 
 John Haigh, 
 James H. Derbyshire, 
 
 1880. 
 
 1883. 
 ]S84-'85. 
 1884-'S9. 
 
 1884. 
 lS85-'86. 
 18S5-'86. 
 1885 -'86. 
 JS87-'88. 
 1886-'87. 
 1887- '88. 
 1887-'S8. 
 188S-'S9. 
 18S9'-90. 
 1889- '90. 
 1890- '91. 
 1890- '91. 
 lS91-'92. 
 1891-'92. 
 1892-'93. 
 
 1892. 
 
 1893. 
 
 1893. 
 
 1893. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 11 
 
 YEAR. 
 
 POPULA- 
 
 VALUATION. 
 
 TAX KATE. 
 
 POLLS. 
 
 SCHOOL 
 
 
 TION. 
 
 
 
 
 CHILDREN 
 
 1845 
 
 150 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 51 
 
 1846 
 
 1,160 
 
 ^ 700,000 
 
 
 142 
 
 123 
 
 1847 
 
 3,577 
 
 1,719,240 
 
 !$3.50 
 
 497 
 
 403 
 
 1848 
 
 5,949 
 
 3,814,426 
 
 4.20 
 
 1,321 
 
 620 
 
 1849 
 
 7,225 
 
 5,730,741 
 
 3.90 
 
 2,318 
 
 1089 
 
 1850 
 
 8,282 
 
 5,942,926 
 
 4.90 
 
 2,249 
 
 1308 
 
 1851 
 
 9,000 
 
 6.407,160 
 
 5.90 
 
 2,542 
 
 1593 
 
 1852 
 
 10,500 
 
 6,374,385 
 
 5.30 
 
 2,514 
 
 1600 
 
 1853 
 
 12,147 
 
 6,937,160 
 
 7.00 
 
 3,066 
 
 1869 
 
 1854 
 
 14,951 
 
 8,842,915 
 
 7.00 
 
 3,366 
 
 2167 
 
 1855 
 
 16,081 
 
 9,954,041 
 
 7.80 
 
 3,659 
 
 2508 
 
 1856 
 
 16,800 
 
 10,483,725 
 
 7.60 
 
 3,525 
 
 2792 
 
 1857 
 
 17,800 
 
 10,228,400 
 
 8.20 
 
 3,898 
 
 3021 
 
 1858 
 
 15,300 
 
 10,249,009 
 
 8.40 
 
 2,962 
 
 2610 
 
 1859 
 
 16,000 
 
 10,022,947 
 
 7.20 
 
 3,057 
 
 2702 
 
 i860 
 
 17,639 
 
 10,584,023 
 
 8.40 
 
 3,609 
 
 3171 
 
 1861 
 
 18,400 
 
 10,709,615 
 
 8.80 
 
 3,906 
 
 3210 
 
 1862 
 
 18,500 
 
 10,777,920 
 
 9.00 
 
 3,378 
 
 3310 
 
 1863 
 
 19,750 
 
 10,939,450 
 
 11.20 
 
 3,282 
 
 3384 
 
 1864 
 
 20,500 
 
 11,074,430 
 
 12.60 
 
 3,692 
 
 3495 
 
 1865 
 
 21,678 
 
 12,793,273 
 
 13.50 
 
 4,147 
 
 3613 
 
 1866 
 
 23,750 
 
 13.,478,285 
 
 1350 
 
 5,250 
 
 4026 
 
 1867 
 
 26,000 
 
 14,684,000 
 
 17.20 
 
 5,714 
 
 4462 
 
 1868 
 
 26,500 
 
 15,570,000 
 
 13.50 
 
 5,960 
 
 4359 
 
 1869 
 
 28,000 
 
 16,647,000 
 
 13.50 
 
 6,336 
 
 4665 
 
 1870 
 
 28,921 
 
 17,912,507 
 
 17.20 
 
 6,506 
 
 4846 
 
 1871 
 
 29,000 
 
 18,552,000 
 
 16.80 
 
 6,625 
 
 4856 
 
 1872 
 
 31,000 
 
 20,763,693 
 
 15.80 
 
 7,000 
 
 4847 
 
 1873 
 
 33,000 
 
 21,687,732 
 
 16.00 
 
 7,557 
 
 5141 
 
 1874 
 
 33,800 
 
 22,918,775 
 
 16.20 
 
 7,728 
 
 5385 
 
 1875 
 
 34,016 
 
 24,117,373 
 
 17.60 
 
 8,120 
 
 5648 
 
 1876 
 
 35,000 
 
 23,903,958 
 
 19.00 
 
 8,026 
 
 5634 
 
 1877 
 
 36,000 
 
 23,902,537 
 
 16 60 
 
 8,139 
 
 6088 
 
 1873 
 
 37,500 
 
 23,744,017 
 
 15.00 
 
 8,542 
 
 6668 
 
 1879 
 
 38,600 
 
 23,088,897 
 
 16.40 
 
 8,707 
 
 6836 
 
 1880 
 
 39,151 
 
 24,142,724 
 
 16.80 
 
 9,024 
 
 6865 
 
 1881 
 
 38,264 
 
 25,348,620 
 
 16.00 
 
 30,023 
 
 7143 
 
 1882 
 
 37,950 
 
 26,277,223 
 
 16.60 
 
 10,435 
 
 6698 
 
 1883 
 
 38.241 
 
 26,932,560 
 
 16.60 
 
 10,735 
 
 6896 
 
 1884 
 
 38,523 
 
 27,369,095 
 
 16.80 
 
 10,538 
 
 7177 
 
 1885 
 
 38,862 
 
 27,144,050 
 
 16.60 
 
 9,981 
 
 6947 
 
 1886 
 
 39,012 
 
 27,165,500 
 
 16.40 
 
 9,667 
 
 7277 
 
 1887 
 
 39,297 
 
 28,324,373 
 
 17.80 
 
 10,129 
 
 7758 
 
 1888 
 
 40,116 
 
 28,971,979 
 
 16.00 
 
 10,702 
 
 7923 
 
 1889 
 
 42,418 
 
 29,649,947 
 
 15.20 
 
 11,140 
 
 8293 
 
 1890 
 
 44,654 
 
 30,476,223 
 
 14.80 
 
 11,499 
 
 8545 
 
 1891 
 
 45,180 
 
 31,520,273 
 
 14.80 
 
 12,018 
 
 8776 
 
 1892 
 
 45,616 
 
 32,527,937 
 
 16.80 
 
 12,328 
 
 9005 
 
 1893 
 
 46,204 
 
 33,207,372 
 
 16.80 
 
 12,946 
 
 9059 
 
12 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 ALDERMEN OF LAWRENCE. 
 
 1853. George D. Cabot, Edmund B. Herrick, Alvah Bennett, Albert Warren, Walker Flan- 
 ders, Samuel S. Valpey. 
 
 1S54. Albert Blood, Samuel Gould, Monoram F. Cram, David Wentworth, Elkanah F. Bean, 
 Charles F. Abbott. 
 
 1855. John B. Atkinson, Wadleigh Goodhue, Joseph W. Kimball, Elbridge Josselyn, Benja- 
 min Osgood, Gorham P. Higgins. 
 
 1S156. Wyllis G. Eaton, William H. Fernald, Artemas Parker, Jr., Elbridgejosselyn,* Cyrus 
 Hutchinson, f Elkanah F. Bean, Gorham P. Higgins. 
 
 1S57. Wyllis G. Eaton, Aaron Ordvvay, William H. Boardman, Amasa Bryant, Cyrus Wil- 
 liams, Nicholas G. Paul. 
 
 1858. Samuel S. Crocker, Aaron Ordway, Artemas Harmon, Amasa Bryant, Clark L. Aus 
 tin, Nicholas G. Paul. 
 
 1559. Eben L, Chapman, John S. Stafford, George A, Fuller, Joseph Norris, Oliver Bryant, 
 
 James D. Herrick. 
 
 1560. Nathaniel P. H. Melvin, Reuben W. French, Nathaniel G. White, William H. Bridge- 
 
 man, John Gale, Joseph N. Gage 
 
 1561. Morris Knowles, Hezekiah Plummer, Artemis W. Stearns, William Thomas, Archi- 
 
 bald McFarlin, Menizies C. Andrews. 
 
 1562. John C. Hoadley, William R. Spalding, Samuel M. Stedman, Thomas S. Stratton, 
 
 Luther Ladd, Menizies C. Andrews. 
 
 1863. James Byrom, James A. Treat, Joshua Pillsburyjr,, Albert Emerson, Samuel B.Kim- 
 ball, John Q_. A. Burridge. 
 
 1S64. Morris Knowles, Milton Bonney, James Payne, William Thomas, Alfred Lang, John 
 Q^ A. Burridge. 
 
 1865. William A. Russell, Joseph Norris, James Payne, William Thomas, Alfred Lang John 
 
 Q_. A. Burridge. 
 
 1866. Richard R. Harriman, John Beetle, John D. Glidden, George W. Sargent, Daniel 
 
 Hardy, William Smith. 
 
 1867. Nicholas Chapman, George A. Walton, John D. Glidden, Albert Emerson, Samuel M. 
 
 Davis, William Smith. 
 
 1868. Nicholas Chapman, Hezekiah Plummer, Alfred A, Lamprey, John Kiley, Samuel M. 
 
 Davis, William Smith. 
 1S69, John R. Rollins, Parker C. Kirk, James H. Eaton, George Littlefield, Samuel M. Da- 
 vis, Warner Bailey, 
 
 1870. Marcus S. Dodge, John R. Perry, James Payne, John Hart, William Bower, Alonzo 
 
 Winkley. 
 
 1871. Aaron A. Cnrrier, Hezekiah Plummer, James Payne, James A. Treat, George Lamb, 
 
 William F. Cutler. 
 1S72. Aaron A. Currier, Hezekiah Plummer, James Payne, James A. Treat, George Lamb, 
 Edwin Ayer, 
 
 1873. Marcus S. Dodge, Charles T. Emerson, Alfred A. Lamprey, Michael Carney, Nathaniel 
 
 P. H. Melvin, Caleb Saunders. 
 
 1874. Daniel B. Webster, Benjamin F. Chadbourn, Moses Perkins, Matthew Carney, John 
 
 France, Fred W. Taylor. 
 
THE LAWRlfiNCE GA^ETTEfiPt. 1 3 
 
 ALDERMEN OF LAWRENCE CONTINUED. 
 
 1575. Thomas Clegfg, Hezekiah Plummer, Abel G. Pearson, Dyer S. Hall, Chailes Smith, 
 
 Edwin Ayer. 
 
 1576. Thomas Clegg, Lurandus Beach, Jr., Albert R. Field, Edwin Lyford, William P. Clark, 
 
 Jesse Moulton. 
 
 1577. Pardon H. Armington, David T. Porter, Hector P. Linn, Peter Holihan, John H. Pres- * 
 
 cott, II John B. Howard, f Silas H. Loring. 
 1S7S. Thomas Clegg, James G. Abbott, Joseph Shattuck, George Sanborn, Luther Ladd, 
 
 Silas H. Loring. 
 1S79. Henry P. Danforth, James G. Abbott, John F. Cogswell, George Sanborn, John Aher- 
 
 crombic, William T. McAlpine. 
 iSSo. Marcus W. Copps, Phineas B. Robinson, Henry B. Dyer, J. Clinton White, Samuel 
 
 Smith, William T. McAlpine. 
 
 iSSi. Henry P. Danforth, Henry Dolbier, Henry B. Dyer, Henry P. Doe, Samuel Smith, 
 
 Caleb Saunders. 
 1SS2. Henry B. Thompson, Henry Dolbier, Abiel Morrison, James W. Joyce, Samuel Barrett, 
 
 Caleb Saunders. 
 1S83. Henry B. Thompson, C. Henry Schoenland, Abiel Morrison, James W. Joyce, George 
 
 A. Lindsay, William T. McAlpine. 
 
 1554. Henry B. I horapson, C. Henry Schoenland, Patrick Ford, James W.Joyce, Alexander 
 
 B. Bruce, Patrick A. Lenane. 
 
 1555. George L. Gage, William E. Gowing, Henry B. Dyer, Henry A. Buell, James C. Brown 
 
 Nathan A. Holt. 
 
 1556. Samuel Knowles, Samuel W. Fellows, David Cahill, James J. Stanley, Edward Mc- 
 
 Catie, William Luscomb. 
 
 18S7. Samuel Knowles, William E. Gowing, D. Frank Robinson, John Russell, James W, 
 Joyce, Nathan A. Holt. 
 
 18SS. Thomas Clegg, Charles T. Main, Cluirles H. Davis, George I. Haeberle, Franklin But- 
 ler, John Hartley. 
 
 18S9. Thomas Clegg, Charles T. Main, Charles H. Davis, George L Haeberle, Franklin But- 
 ler, John Hartley. 
 
 iSgo. Frederick M. Libbey, Charles T. Main, George B. Elliott, Arthur A. Bailey, Otis Free- 
 man, Jr., Lewis P. Collins. 
 
 1891. George W. Hall, August Stiegler, Andrew F. Shea, George S. Junkins, Otis Freeman 
 
 Jr., Lewis P. C611ins. 
 
 1892. James H. Martin, Richard W. Doyle, Josiah S. Whitehouse, William J. Butler, Daniel 
 
 Gallagher, John W. Bolton. 
 1S93. Herman Bruckmann, Fred N. Abbott, George H. Kittredge, George S. Junkins, Ezra 
 W. Hodgkins, Richard W. Ellis. 
 
 * Resigned. -f- To fill vacancy. || Died. 
 
H 
 
 THE LAWRENCE GAZETtEEk. 
 
 THE CITY DEBT, JANUARY 1, 1893. 
 
 Municipal, $281,408 64 
 
 Ordinary Citv— 1855, 80,000 00 
 Sewer Loan,"S.R. V. I., 300,000 00 
 Union St. Bridge loan, 65,000 00 
 Water Works Loan, 1,103,406 41 
 
 Gale's Hill Improve- 
 ment Loan, $ 40,000 00 
 Water St. Sewer Loan, 60,717 55 
 
 Total Debt, 
 
 $1,940,432 60 
 
 MUNICIPAL MEETINGS. 
 
 Mayor and Aldermen, second and fourth Monday evenings of each 
 month, at 8 o'clock. 
 
 Common Council, first and third Wednesday evenings of each month, 
 at 8 o'clock. 
 
 School Committee, last Thursday evening of each month, at 8 o'clock 
 in the High School building. 
 
 Water Board, the last business day of each month, at 8 p. m., in the 
 basement of the City Hall. 
 
 Board of Fire Engineers, last Monday eveining of each month, at 
 No. 5 engine house, Lowell street. 
 
 Overseers of the Poor, last Friday evening of each month. 
 
 The office hours of the City Clerk, City Treasurer and Collector of 
 Taxes, and the City Auditor are from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m., and 7 to 8, Tuesday 
 evenings. Those of the Superintendent of Schools from 7.45 to 8.30 a. m., 
 11.15 a. m. to 12.15 p. m., and 4 to 5 p. m. Wednesdays from 7 to S p. m. 
 
 CITY DEPARTMENTS PAY DAYS. 
 
 Regular Monthly Pay Day — the eighth of each month. 
 
 School teachers are paid on the Wednesday or Saturday, whichever pre- 
 cedes the eighth of the month, except before the summer vacation. 
 
 Salaries and pay-rolls of firemen, payable quarterly, will be settled on 
 the first regular monthly pay day of the month following. 
 
 Pay rolls for day laborers are made up to Saturday night of each 
 week, and paid on the Tuesday following. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I5 
 
 CORPORATIONS. 
 
 THE ESSEX COMPANY. 
 
 Incorporated March 20, 1845, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. The 
 stockholders organized April 16, 1845, by the choice of Abbott Lawrence as 
 president, and Charles S. Storrow, treasurer and general agent. 
 
 Excavations for the dam across the Merrimac river were commenced 
 August 1, 1845, and the first stone laid September 19th of the same year. 
 The structure is 1629 feet in length, and the average height of masonry 
 above the bed being 32 feet, it is capable of furnishing mill powers equiva- 
 lent to 10,000 horse power. 
 
 This Company built the north canal which is 5,330 feet long, being 100 
 feet wide at the inlet and narrowing down to 60 feet at its outlet. Water was 
 let into this canal for the first time November 29, 1847, and December 10 of 
 the same 3'ear was utilized as a mill feeder. The first important application 
 of power was February 24, 1848, when water from the canal started the main 
 wheel in the Bay State mills. The turbine wheel in the Essex Company's 
 machine shop was first started Dec. 5, 1848, and that of the Atlantic Cotton 
 mills. May 10, 1849. 
 
 The Essex Company also engineered and built for owners or sold to 
 them the Atlantic Cotton mills. Upper Pacific, Pemberton and Duck mills; 
 also the Lawrence Machine Shop, besides constructing the reservoir on 
 Prospect hill, building the Andover bridge over the Merrimack river, the 
 lumber dock on Water street, the south canal, and other important enter- 
 prises, which have largely promoted the growth and prosperity of Lawrence. 
 
 The capital stock was subsequently increased to $1,500,000 but later 
 reduced to $500,000 hy cancelling its shares from funds received from sales 
 of land, mills and water power. 
 
 Abbott Lawrence held the office of treasurer until his death in 1855, and 
 J. Wiley Edmunds chosen his successor. Charles S. Storrow has served as 
 treasurer and agent from the first organization to the present time. The 
 cashiers have been George D. Cabot, Hon. John R. Rollins, Henry H. Hall, 
 and Hon. Robert H. Tewksbury, the present incumbent. The chief engin- 
 eer is Hiram F. Mills. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 THE LAWRENCE MACHINE SHOP. 
 
 Early in 1846, the Essex Company established a machine shop in the 
 Essex Yard on its own account. The same year it commenced the erection 
 of the stone buildings bounded by Union, Canal and Garden streets, now 
 owned and operated by the Evei-ett Mills corporation. The new company 
 was named the Lawrence Machine Shop, and work commenced on the 
 foundry building July 10, 1S46. The capital stock of this corporation was 
 $750,000, in shares of $75 each. The stone buildings were completed in the 
 fall of 184S, and the machinery first set in motion Dec 5th of that year. 
 
 While operated by the Essex Company, Caleb M. Marvel was superin- 
 tendent, and after its conveyance to the new company, ( Lawrence Machine 
 Shop,) Samuel Batchelder became president; J. H. W. Page, treasurer; 
 Gordon McKay, agent, and John C Hoadley, superintendent, — the latter 
 becoming agent in 1854. 
 
 The manufacture of locomotives was a specialty in this shop, although 
 anything in iron work was done there. Several hundred skilled machinists 
 were employed in building locomotives, which were considered to be equal 
 to those of other manufacture. The Hoadley portable engines were first 
 made in these shops ; also the first steam fire engine, and the McKay sewing 
 machines. The business depression of 1857 proved fatal to this heretofore 
 prosperous corporation, causing the shops to be shut down for a period of 
 two years, when the land and buildings were sold for a nominal sum to the 
 Everett mills corporation. The machinery was removed and sold, while the 
 buildings were reconstructed internally and fitted up with cloth-producing 
 machinery. 
 
 BAY STATE MILLS. 
 
 These structures were laid out April 11, 1S46, and building actuallv 
 commenced on the foundations June 7, 1846. The water wheel of the ri\er 
 mill was first set in motion Feb. 24, 1848. The buildings comprised 4 mills 
 and a dye house, the third of the three central mills not being finished until 
 1850. Woollen goods, then new in American manufacture were first pro- 
 duced, and in 1848 all-wool plaid shawls, known as the " Bay State Shawls," 
 were successfully woven, 315,000 of which were produced in 1850. The 
 manufacture of felt carpets was attempted, but with unsatisfactorv results. 
 The other products of these mills prior to 1857 were fine woollen plaids and 
 cassimeres. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 1 7 
 
 This corporation failed during the period of the financial panic of 1S57> 
 and two years later the buildings, machinery and dwelling houses were sold 
 to the Washington Mills corporation, formed largely of creditors of the Bay 
 State mills. 
 
 Samuel Lawrence was treasurer and general agent of the corporation 
 during its existence. The first agent was M. D. Ross, who was succeeded by 
 Samuel Webber. Later Capt. Oliver H. Perry filled the position of general 
 manager from 1850 to 1857, his successor being Capt. Gustavus V. Fox, who 
 was afterwards assistant secretary of the navy. Alfred P. Clark held the po- 
 sition of paymaster during the entire period of the corpoi-ation's existence. 
 
 WASHINGTON MILLS. 
 
 This company was granted its charter by the legislature in 1858, 
 and organized with a capital of $1,650,000, Joseph S. Fay being treasurer 
 and agent. The mill property was that formerly belonging to the Bay State 
 mills. Operations were commenced by the new corporation in 1859, part ot 
 the machinery having been supplanted by that used in the manufacture of 
 cotton and worsted goods. The mill buildings used by the Baj' State have 
 been demolished or burned and a large new six-story building erected on the 
 site. The products are fancy cassimeres for men's wear, twilled blue flannel 
 coatings, and opera flannels. The corporation was re-organized in 1SS6 with 
 a cash capital of $2,000,000, and the manufacture of worsted yarns, men's 
 wear, cloakings, dress goods, and overcoatings commenced, employing 
 3000 operatives in September, 1893. 
 
 The treasurers have been Joseph S. Fay, Joshua Stetson, Henry F. Coe 
 and Frederick Ayer. Gustavus V. Fox, Edward D. Thayer, William H. 
 Salisbury, Thomas Sampson, F. H. Jealous and E. P. Chapin have beeif the 
 local agents, and William M. Wood its present manager. The selling 
 agent is S. J. Weaver, 74 and 76 Worth street, New York city. 
 
 LAWRENCE DUCK COMPANY. 
 
 This mill was incorporated in 1852 and commenced operations the fol- 
 lowing year. The original owners were Albert Fearing, Isaac Thatcher and 
 David Whiton. Its capital stock is $300,000, and the products are sail duck, 
 duck for rubber belting and hose, paper makers' cotton felt, tent, duck and 
 sail twine. Isaac Hayden was the first agent, and Willard B. Hayden, pay- 
 master. The present oflScers are Aaron Hobart, treasurer; William A. Bar- 
 rell, agent; F. G. Davis, Boston, and S. M. Marshall, & Co., Chicago, sell- 
 ing agents. 
 
l8 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 ATLANTIC COTTON MILLS. 
 
 This extensive and flourishing corporation was organized Feh. 3, 1846, 
 with an authorized capital of $1,500,000. The mill was constructed in three 
 divisions, ground having been broken for No. 1 mill, June 9, 1846, in which 
 the wheels were started up for the first time, May 10, 1849, and the first cloth 
 woven the same month. No. 2 mill was started up Sept. 4, 1849. and ground 
 broken for the No. 3, or central mill, Feb. 15, 1850. The machinery for the 
 latter building was made at the Lawrence Machine Shop. The first cotton 
 for any of the Lawrence mills was received Jan. 12, 1849, by the Atlantic cor- 
 poration and the first cloth woven the following May. All the buildings, 
 water-wavs and wheel-pits were constructed by the Essex Company. 
 
 The corporation has suffered from financial causes previous to 1876, when 
 the capital stock was reduced from $1,500,000 to $1,000,000, the stoclvholders 
 surrendering five shares of old stock for one of the new, virtually reducing 
 the old stock to $300,000, but adding $700,000 in cash to the new capital of 
 $1,000,000. This action resulted in a new era of prosperity which has con- 
 tinued since that time. 
 
 Abbott Lawrence was the first president of the company. The treasur- 
 ers have been Charles S. Storrow, William Gray, William Gray, Jr., and 
 William Hooper, the present incumbent. Gen. Henry K. Oliver served as 
 agent until 1859, his successors being Joseph P. Battles and W. F. Sherman. 
 
 PEMBERTON COMPANY. 
 
 What was formerly known as the Pemberton Mills was incorporated in 
 1853, and two years later operations were commenced in the manufacture of 
 varied assortment of staple cotton goods in the six-story mill which 
 had been ei-ected. Almost from the start the mill was operated at a loss ow- 
 ing to the depressed condition of the market, and was obliged to suspend 
 operations from 1857 to 1858. In February, 1859, David Nevins and George 
 Howe of Boston purchased the plant and machinery, boarding houses and 
 stock for $325,000, the name of the new firm being changed to the " Pember- 
 ton Manufacturing Company," and continued as such until Jan. 10, 1860, 
 when the mill fell at ten minutes before five o'clock in the afternoon, burving 
 600 persons in the ruins, of whom 89 were burned to death or killed, 17 died 
 from injuries, 43 others severely injured, and 2 disabled for life. 
 
 The same year the mill was rebuilt by David Nevins, George Blackburn 
 and Eben Sutton, the controlling owners, and has since been known as 
 the " Pemberton Company," the first president being Mr. Nevins. Henry S. 
 Shaw, 82 Chauncy street, Boston is treasurer, and Fred E. Clarke, agent. 
 The capital stock is $450,000, and the mill operates 27,000 spindles, 870 looms 
 and employs about 550 females and 200 males. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. t9 
 
 PACIFIC MILLS. 
 
 This large, prosperous and enterprising corporation ranks among the 
 foremost of manufacturing concerns in the world, which by sagacious man- 
 agement, coupled with a spirit of enterprise on the part of its officials, has 
 achieved that success of which but a few other corporations of a similar 
 magnitude can boast. The company was incorporated in 1853, but previous 
 to that time (May 24, 1852) grounds were broken for the foundation of the 
 upper mill by the Essex Company which erected the main mill. The first 
 foundation stone was laid June 1, 1852, at the south-east corner of the main 
 mill structure. 
 
 When the mills were started up in 1855, it was the intention of the 
 company to confine its productions to ladies' dress goods from either wool 
 or cotton wholly, or combined, and machinery adapted to that purpose was 
 procuied, including the needed appliances for a print works and dye house. 
 The expense of such an undertaking necessitated an increase in the cap- 
 ital stock, which was raised to $2,500,000. The corporation enjoyed a short 
 era of prosperity until the panic in 1857. Meanwhile the president, Abbott 
 Lawrence, and the treasurer, Jeremiah S. Young, had died, and with these 
 . misfortunes, coupled with the panic, the stock of this corporation, the par 
 value of which was $1,000 a share, was sold as low as $75 during those dark 
 days, but since then have sold for upwards $2800 each in open market. 
 
 George H. Kuhn succeeded Mr. Young as treasurer, but his term of ser- 
 vice was brief, and was succeeded by J. Wiley Edmunds, who served 22 years 
 as treasurer, until his death in 1877. Much of the prosperity of the Pacific 
 mills is largely due to the foresight and shrewdness of its selling agents, 
 James L. Little & Co., and its late treasurer, Mr. Edmunds. During the war 
 from 1861 to 1864 the Pacific mills enjoyed a remarkable era of prosperity, 
 when the machinery in the mills in other manufacturing places were idle, 
 and gradually increased to such an extent that in 1877 there were 65,000,000 
 yards of cloth produced by these mills. 
 
 In 1864 the Central Pacific mill was built, and four years later the Lower 
 mill was erected and started up. The mills have 180,000 cotton and worsted 
 spindles, and 6900 looms, and emploj' 2500 males and 3100 females when in 
 full operation. It requires the fleeces of 650,000 sheep to furnish a week's sup- 
 ply of wool, and $400,000 worth of dyestutfs are used annually. 
 
 William C. Chapin was made superintendent of the print works Julv 10, 
 1853, and two years later appointed local agent and manager, but resigned 
 in ISSl, and was succeeded by John Fallon, then superintendent of the print 
 works. The present agent is Walter E. Parker, who has filled that position 
 since 1818 The treasurer is Henry Saltonstall, and Lawrence & Co., selling 
 agents. The goods produced are calicos, lawns, shirtings, delaines, armures, 
 alpacas, coburgs, serges and other varieties of worsted goods. 
 
20 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 ARLINGTON MILLS. 
 
 In 1857, Abial Stevens developed the banks of the Spicket river so as to 
 form a water power bj building a dam west of Broadway and constructing a 
 a dike north to Ingalls' hat factory in Methuen, the latter being rebuilt in 
 1S67. The old wooden building used hy Mr. Stevens as a piano case manu- 
 factory was sold by him, and later used as a hat factory, and at a more recent 
 period by a flax-cotton manufacturing company in making rugs and carpets. 
 These were followed by the Berkeley mills, and later by a batting mill which 
 lost heavily by a fire. 
 
 The Arlington mills were incorporated in 1865. In October, 1866, the 
 the wood mill building and machinery were totally destroyed by fire. It was 
 rebuilt of wood in 1867 when the capital stock was increased from $200,000 
 to $240,000. A re-organization was effected in 1869, and the name changed 
 from the " Arlington Woollen Mills" to the " Arlington Mills." The capi- 
 tal was further increased in July, 1876, to $320,000 and later to $500,000. 
 
 Since the wooden mill has been replaced by a substantial brick structure 
 another brick mill fronting on Broadway and Chalmers street has been built, 
 also a two-story brick building south of the Spicket river, used for weaving. 
 In 1885 a cotton mill was bnilt on Ingalls street, Methuen. The company 
 was the first to successfully manufacture jblack alpaccas, mohairs and bril- 
 liantines in the United States. The corporation employs over 2500 persons. 
 
 The first agent was Jno. Craven, who was s ucceeded by Robert Red- 
 ford. The goods which are now made in these mills are ladies' worsted and 
 cotton dress goods, fine worsted and cotton yarns and harness twine. The 
 selling agents are Harding, Marshall & Co., of Boston. 
 
 EVERETT MILLS. 
 
 This company was incorporated in 1860. It had previously purchased 
 the Lawrence Machine Shop property, having fifteen acres of land within its 
 enclosure. It was formed under the auspices of Samuel Batchelder, with a 
 capital of $800,000, and in June, 1860, commenced the manufacture of dress 
 goods, ginghams, and a general variety of cotton fabrics, the demand for 
 which has necessitated the addition of three large mill buildings, and the 
 company now has 60,000 spindles, 1400 looms, and employs 600 males and 
 650 females, and is capable of producing 200,000 yards of cloth per week, the 
 goods manufactured being cottonades, cheviots, dress goods, denims, etc. 
 
 George C. Richardson & Co., of Boston were the first selling agents; 
 Samuel Batchelder, treasurer, and D. D. Crombie, agent. Mr. Crombie's 
 successors have been John R. Perrj', David M. Ayer, Charles D. McDulfie 
 and Fred C. McDuffie. Geor S. Sillsbee is the treasurer. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. It 
 
 RUSSELL PAPER COMPANY. 
 
 In 1853, A. &, A. Norton and the Lawrence Paper Co. purchased mill 
 powers at the foot of the north canal to carry on the business of manufac- 
 turing paper. The next year William Russell started a mill on a small scale. 
 Later, Samuel S. and Daniel P. Crocker and Salmon W. Wilder erected 
 mills and carried on business for several years. 
 
 In 1864, the Russell Paper Company was organized with Hon. William 
 A. Russell as treasurer, having a capital stock of $200,000. While it makes 
 the manufacture of fine news, cap, manilla and blotting paper a specialty, it 
 controls a patent for converting wood pulp as an important ingredient for 
 paper stock, and besides the mills in this city the Company owns others in 
 New Hampshire, Vermont and other places. 
 
 WRIGHT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 
 
 In 1854, Algernon S. Wright, an overseer in the Atlantic Cotton mills 
 with Artemas W. Stearns and Dr. Alfred J. French formed a partnership for, 
 the manufacture of woollen yarn and leased a mill for that purpose. Later 
 the project was abandoned, and at Mr. Stearns' suggestion, the mill was 
 equipped with suitable machinery for making braids. Starting with 50 
 braid machines, the number has been increased to 900, and 150 persons find 
 employment in producing a large variety of mohair and other braids. The 
 company was incorporated in 1874 with a capital of $60,000, and organized 
 by the choice of Dr. French as president, A. S. Wright, superintendent, and 
 A. W. Stearns, treasurer. The building owned by the company is 250 feet 
 long and four stories high, fronting on Island street. The officers are A. W. 
 Stearns, treasurer; C Swift, superintendent, and W. L. Warden, clerk. 
 
 STANLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 
 
 The original buildings owned by this company were built by Gordon 
 McKay for the manufacture of the McKay sewing machines. The Stanlej' 
 Manufacturing Company was incorporated in March, 1882, with a capital Of 
 $100,000. A. P, Tapley was chosen president, and F. F. Stanley, treasurer. 
 Two large new brick buildings have been added to the plant, wherein nearly 
 200 men are employed in the manufacture of McKay sewing machines, the 
 McKay and Bigelow heeling machines, the McKay and Copeland lasting 
 machines, and a general line of shoe machinery. M. V. B. Paige is the res- 
 ident agent, and Charles E. Hardy, paymaster. 
 
22 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 LAWRENCE WOOLLEN COMPANY. 
 
 Capt. Oliver H. Perry and others in 1863 built a brick mill, three stories 
 high on Union street, extending from Island street to the Merrimack river. 
 The capital stock was $150,000, the shares being $100 each, The mill com- 
 menced operations in 1854 in producing woollens, cloakings, suitings, opera 
 flannels, shawls, etc. George P. Upham was treasurer, and Wendall, Fay & 
 Co., selling agents. The mills were purchased by Philips & Kunhardt in 
 1886 and have since been operated by that firm in the manufacture of wool- 
 len goods. The New York office is at 54 and 56 Wprth street. 
 
 LAWRENCE GAS COMPANY. 
 
 This corporation was formed in 1849, with a small capital, but in 1867 it 
 was increased to $400,000. The original plant was built by the Essex Com- 
 pany and the Bay State mills at their joint expense. Gasometers were 
 erected on Marston and Valley streets. The company was incorporated 
 Feb. 14, 1848. James J. Storrow was president for many years, and was 
 succeeded by Hon. George L. Davis. 
 
 The company has recently purchased the plants of the Lawrence Elec- 
 tric Lighting Co,, and the Edison Electric and Illuminating Co., and by 
 combining these, control practically the lighting system in Lawrence, North 
 Andover and Methuen outside of the larger mills, besides supplying electric 
 power for mills, shops, printing offices, etc. The superintendents have been 
 Henry G. Webber, Richard R. Harriman, Hannibal H. Church and C. J. R. 
 Humphreys, the latter being the present agent. The president is N. H. 
 Emmons of Boston, and Gardiner P. Gates, treasurer. 
 
 MONROE FELT AND PAPER COMPANY 
 
 This company is located in South Lawrence. It was incorporated in 
 1881, with a capital of $60,000. They manufacture ingrain wall papers of 
 their own invention which have found an extensive sale; also carpet, manil- 
 la and roofing paper — producing about twelve tons daily. Hon. William T. 
 McAlpine is agent, and Henry T. Hall, treasurer. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 23 
 
 ARCHIBALD WHEEL COMPANY. 
 
 This company was incorporated in 1871, with a capital of $60,000, for 
 the purpose of manufacturing iron-hubbed wheels by the Archibald patent 
 process. A large building on West street was erected and fitted up with the 
 most improved machinery, and the excellence and durability of these wheels 
 soon gained for them a world-wide reputation, which they continue to main- 
 tain. Four-fifths of the wheels used on steam fire engines in this country 
 are of that manufacture, and to a considerable extent have been adopted by 
 the United States government. The officers are E. A. Archibald, president 
 and agent; Hezekiah Plummer, treasurer, and E. H.Archibald, superin- 
 tendent. Wheels for express, truck and farm wagons are also manufac. 
 tured by this corporation. The capital stock is now $90,000. 
 
 J. H. HORNE & SONS COMPANY. 
 
 About 1S7.S, John H. Home commenced the manufactureof paper-mill 
 machinery on a limited scale in a shop near the foot of the north canal, but 
 the excellent qualities of the machines produced by him won the patron- 
 age of paper manufacturers to such an extent that in 1SS5 a large two-stor\' 
 brick building was erected by Mr. Home on the east side of the Boston & 
 Maine railroad tracks, opposite the South Lawrence passenger station, and 
 which was subsequently enlarged. The firm of J. H. Home & Sons Co. was 
 incorporated in 1SS8, with a capital of $125,000. The officers are John H. 
 Home, president; John E. Home, treasurer, and B. F. Home, superinten- 
 dent. 
 
 EMMONS LOOM HARNESS COMPANY. 
 
 In 1874, Thomas A. Emmons erected a building on May street in which 
 he began the manufacture of loom harnesses, and which has become one of 
 the leading industries in the western part of the city. When the factory 
 building was erected it was thought to be sufficiently large to accommodate 
 the business for many years, but in 1885 it was found necessary to enlaro-e it 
 to nearly twice of its original size. Until the suspension of operations in 
 most of the large mills, in the summer of 1893, the firm employed about 125 
 persons steadily. The company was organized in 1884, G. B. Emmons being 
 president, and T. A. Emmons, treasurer and manager. 
 
24 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 OTHER INCORPORATED ENTERPRISES. 
 
 The Bacon Paper Company, incorporated in 1863, was founded by 
 Jerome A. Bacon, and located on Marston street, power being furnished from 
 the north canal. Its productions are machine and super-calendered flat cap 
 and book paper; also news and colored paper, producing six tons daily, H. 
 M. Knowles is president; J. A. Bacon, treasurer, and J. A. Ripley, superin- 
 tendent. 
 
 Farwell Bleachery. Incorporated, 1886, with a capital of $200,000. 
 The bleachery and dye house are located on the bank of the south canal and 
 about 100 persons are employed there. The establishment has a capacity of 
 producing monthly 1,500,000 yards of bleached goods and 500,000 yards of 
 colored goods. The officials are J. B. Ayer, president; John W. Farwell, 
 treasurer, and Kirk W. Moses, superintendent. 
 
 Globe Worsted Mills. Incorporated, October, 1880, the capital 
 being $30,000. The mill is located on Allen street, and manufactures wors- 
 ted carpet yarns of all descriptions, also, worsted yarns of all grades, colors 
 and mixtures, noils of all kinds and tops for roller lapping. Thomas Clegg 
 is treasurer, and Samuel Robinson, agent. 
 
 Lawrence Line Company. Incorporated, 1881 ; capital, $50,000 The 
 articles produced are braided and laid cotton, linen and silk fish lines; also, 
 bleached and unbleached chalk lines. H. F. Mills is president; L. S. Mills, 
 treasurer, and Joseph Marston, clerk. 
 
 L. Sprague Company. Manufacturers of bobbins, spools and shut- 
 tles at the factor^' on Lowell street. The company was established in 1864,. 
 in a small wooden building, which has given way to a large two-story brick 
 structure, wherein about 150 men are employed. The officers are William 
 E. Heald, president, and Enoch F. Coburn, treasurer. 
 
 Merrimac Paper Company. Incorporated in 1881, with a capital of 
 $100,000. The production is mainly confined to newspaper, engine-sized 
 cap paper, book and envelope paper, producing about eleven tons daily. A. 
 N. Mayo is president and treasurer, and Charles S. Mayo, superintendent. 
 
 Prospect Worsted Mills. Incorporated, 1891, the capital stock be- 
 ing $150,000. Fine worsted yarns are produced in the company's mill on 
 the south canal. Samuel Robinson is president and treasurer. 
 
 [Note. — Other local unincorporated industrial establishments are men- 
 tioned elsewhere in this work.] 
 
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LAWRENCE, 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 27 
 
 IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LAWRENCE. 
 
 1S45. Apr. 16. Organization of the Essex Company. 
 
 Aug. 1. Excavations made for the foundations of the Essex Compa- 
 ny's dam, across the Merrimack river, on the Methuen shore. 
 
 Sept. 1. The frame of the first dwelling house in Lawrence raised at 
 No. 2 Turnpike street. 
 
 Sept. 19. The first stone in the dam laid. 
 
 Oct. — The first store opened, on the south side of the Merrimack 
 river, by Josiah Crosby. 
 1846. Jan. 1. Dr. Moses L. Atkinson, the first physician in Lawrence, 
 opened an office on Turnpike street, 
 
 Apr. 28. First sale of land by the Essex Company. 
 
 June 9. Ground broken for the foundation of the Atlantic mills. 
 
 June 24. The first drug store opened by Nathaniel Wilson, 
 
 June 25. The frame of the Essex Company's saw mill raised, near 
 the head of the north canal. 
 
 July 10. The first stone of the Essex Company's foundry laid. 
 
 Aug. 1. Organization of the Merrimack Congregational Society. 
 
 Aug. -. The Lowell and Andover railroad incorporated, with W. E. 
 Livingston, president. 
 
 Aug. 12. Work was commenced on the first brick building in Law- 
 rence, at the corner of Canal and Hampshire streets. 
 
 Aug. IS. The Lawrence Aqueduct Company organized with $50,000 
 capital, with the object of obtaining water from Haggett's pond. 
 
 Aug. -. The Merrimack Total Abstinence Society was formed with 
 James Whiting, president, and Nathaniel Ambrose, secretary. 
 
 Dec. 4. Timothy Osgood opened the first boarding house in Law- 
 rence, in one of the Essex Company's houses. 
 1847. Jan. 13. The name of this place (Merrimack) changed to Lawrence. 
 Jan. 17. The first Universalist preaching service held in Merrimack 
 hall. Rev. Thomas Whittemore, officiating. 
 
 Mar. 1. Nathaniel Ambrose opened the first private school in Law 
 rence, in the Essex Company's building on Turnpike street, which 
 was later removed to the " Plains." 
 
 Apr. 26. The so-called "Black House riot " occurred on Water street. 
 
 May 27. Ground was broken for the Bay State bank building at the 
 
 corner of Essex and Lawrence streets. 
 June 12. The Lawrence fire department organized. 
 
 Aug. 26. The first hand engine company, known as " Rough and 
 Ready," No. 2, was formed, with J. H. Ham, foreman. Previously 
 the Essex Company had procured a small engine, " Essex," No. 1, 
 which was manned by its employes until purchased by the town. 
 
ESTABLISHED, I860. 
 
 '^h^X. ^8. S^lfCt^, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF 
 
 AND Fancy Biscdit, 
 
 LA\A^RENCE, MASS. 
 
 285, 287 and 289 LosyQiI Street. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 29 
 
 1847. O.ct. 19. The coffer dam in the Merrimack river gave waj when tw^o 
 
 of the workmen were drowned. Capt. Charles H. Bigelow, the 
 constructing engineer, and others were more or less injured. 
 
 Nov. 17. The corner stone of the Haverhill st. M. E. church laid. " 
 
 Nov. 20. Sjphon hand engine, No. 3, was placed in service. 
 
 Dec. 20. A daring attempt made to rob the Essex Company's safe. 
 
 Dec. 20. Henry K. Oliver appointed agent of the Atlantic mills. 
 
 Dec. 22. Rev. George H. Clark ordained pastor of the Universalist 
 church. 
 
 1848. Feb. — The Essex Comaany's hotel on Turnpike street, near Tre- 
 
 mont, opened under the management of T. J. Coburn. 
 Mar. 18. The machinery in the Bay State mills first started up. _.. - 
 Apr. 15. The first brick laid on No. 2 Atlantic mill. 
 June 6. Steamer Lawrence, with a delegation of citizens made its 
 
 first trip from Lawrence to Newburyport and return. 
 June 8. Hon. William Stevens appointed justice of the police court- 
 July 4. First public celebration in Lawrence. 
 
 July 25. The Lawrence Protection Company, for fire service, was 
 organized with Artemas Parker Jr., foreman; also, a hook and lad- 
 der company, L. M. Wright, foreman. 
 Sept. 8. Father Theobold Mathew delivered a temperance address on 
 
 the common. 
 Dec. 15. An anti-slavery convention was held in Odd Fellows' hall, 
 on Hampshire street, James M. Buifam of Lynn, presiding. 
 
 1849. Feb. 10. Dr. Moses P. Clark and his wife were arrested for procur- 
 
 ing abortion on the person of Miss Catherine L. Adams of Lynn, 
 and Darius Taylor held as an accessory to the crime. 
 
 Feb. 6. The Lawrence Brass Band, Mr. Taft, leader, was organized. 
 Of the original members, but three, D. Frank Robinson, J. Clinton 
 White and Dr. David T. Porter now reside in this city. Mr. Rob- 
 inson succeeded Mr. Taft as leader in May, 1856. 
 
 May — The Lawrence Light Infantry organized. 
 
 1850. Apr. 22. A dastardly attempt was made to blow up the house of 
 
 Daniel Saunders at the corner of Turnpike street and the Lowell 
 road, by placing a keg of powder on the doorstep. 
 
 Aug. 9. Caleb B. Hill and another young man, were arrested on a 
 charge of arson, and each held in $800 for further trial. 
 
 Oct. 4. The Manchester and Lawrence railroad leased to the Con- 
 cord railroad. 
 Nov. 25. Horace Greeley lectured before the Lawrence ^theneum. 
 
 1851. July 4. General celebration; Charles E. Stanley, chief marshal. 
 
 1852. July 6- Homer A. Cooke succeeded J, F. C Hayes as publisher of 
 
 the Lawrence Courier. 
 Sept. 20. The Essex County agricultural fair held in Lawrence for 
 the first time. While firing a salute in honor of the occasion, Hen- 
 ry Nelson had both hands blown off". 
 
^ESTABLISHED IN ISG-^. 
 
 JOHN K. NORWOOD, 
 
 lX.^tlS\SXC3^ 
 
 No. 6 LAWRENCE STREET, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 3 1 
 
 1S53. Feb. 7. Thomas Francis Meagher visited Lawrence. 
 
 Mar. L The land on the north-east corner of Essex and Appleton 
 streets was purchased by the Central Congregational church 
 
 Mar. 5. The city charter adopted. 
 
 July L The Lawrence Courier commenced to be issued semi-weekly. 
 
 July 4. General celebration. 
 
 July IL The salaries of the city officers were established as follows : 
 City clerk, $800; treasurer, $300; marshal, $600; street commis- 
 sioner, $300, 
 
 Aug. L The corporations paying the largest taxes were assessed the 
 following sums : Bay State mills, $10,080; Atlantic mills, $9,950.22; 
 Essex Company, $6,644.41 ; Lawrence Machine Shop, $4,200; Pa- 
 cific mills, $1,740; Lawrence Duck Company, $770; Lawrence Gas 
 Company, 3S5 ; Boston & Maine railroad, $371. The tax rate was 
 $7 per $1000 valuation. 
 
 Oct. 17. The flag staif, now on the common, was raised at the Gar- 
 den street engine house. 
 
 1854. Jan. 5. Chandler Bailey chosen city marshal. 
 
 June 14. The store of Stillman Towne, on Essex street, robbed of 
 
 $3000 worth of silks. 
 July 8. A small-sized riot occurred, caused by the display of a 
 
 flag " Union down," from a building on Oak street 
 July 4. General celebration. 
 
 Aug, — The Lawrence Bridge Company incorporated. 
 Sept. 27. The Essex County agricultural fair held in this city. 
 Oct. 1. The Pacific mills bell rung for the first time. 
 Oct. 3. Thomas B. Perkins of Salem 'appointed keeper of the house 
 
 of con-ection in this city. 
 Oct. 4. Rev. Henry F. Harrington assumed the editorship of the 
 
 Lawrence Courier. 
 Dec. 24. A committee of citizens chosen to form a relief society. 
 Dec. 26. The Lawrence Provident Association was organized by the 
 
 choice of John C. Hoadley, president, and R. S. S- Rust, secretary. 
 
 1855. Jan. 1. There were 116 men discharged rom the Bay State mills for 
 
 lack of work. 
 
 Mar. 22. The Rough and Ready hand engine company disbanded, 
 and the following day another company was formed with Alonzo K. 
 Currier, foreman. 
 
 Apr. 7. The first number of the Lawrence Republican issued. 
 
 Mar. 13. Rev. George Packard chosen superintendent of schools. 
 
 July 4. General celebration; B. F. Watson, chief marshal. 
 
 Aug. 20. The piano forte case factory of Abiel Stevens & Sons was 
 closed permanently. 
 
 Aug. 21. The Merrimack River Lumber Company advertised its 
 plant for sale. 
 
 Sept. 1. The Lawrence Sentinel plant purchased by Geo. A. Gordon. 
 
 Oct. 23. The first number of the "True American," a Know Noth- 
 ing organ, published by George W. Sargent & Co. 
 
ESTABLISHED, 1875. 
 
 Z. T. yWERRILL, 
 
 Bcinker cind Broker, 
 
 stocks, Bonds, and Investment Securities 
 
 OF ALL KINDS 
 
 SOUGHT JINJD SOL^D 
 
 In Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago Markets. 
 
 PRIVATE WIRES, PROMPT SERVICE, 
 
 HONEST TREATMENT. 
 
 No. 253 ESSEX STREET, - LAWRENCE, 
 
 38 WATER STREET, |BO§TON, 
 
TriE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 3;^ 
 
 1855. Dec. 10. Oliver King, Samuel White and William C. Ajer were 
 
 arrested for the robbery of $50,000 belonging to the U. S. govern- 
 ment from Livingston & Wells express Co., and for which offence 
 each served a long term in prison in Detroit, Mich. 
 
 1856. Jan. 16. John B. Fairfield, principal of the South Grammar school, 
 
 resigned that position 
 May 13. Syphon 3 engine house, on Oak street, partially burned. 
 May 28. Gen. H. K. Oliver made several gifts to the High school. 
 July 13. Syphon engine company. No. 3, disbanded. 
 July 15. Mayor Warren authorized to purchase for the city the Essex 
 
 hand engine for $400. 
 July 30. A Fremont club organized with John C Hoadley, president. 
 Sept. 6. Samuel J. Pike, principal of the High school, resigned. 
 Oct. 30. A mass meeting held in the City Hall to devise means for 
 
 aiding the sufferers in Kansas. 
 Oct. — Col Thomas H. Benton addressed a meeting in the City Hall. 
 Nov. 5. The locomotive " Gov. Weare " exploded its boiler near the 
 
 Haverhill street crossing, killing engineer Judkins and the fireman- 
 Nov. 28. The Pacific house on Common street opened as a hotel. 
 Dec. 16. Owen Brady, slater, killed by a fall from the City Hall roof. 
 
 1857. Apr. 2. W. H. Farrar, principal of the Oliver school, resigned. 
 June 29. The census returns returns showed 1925 voters in this city. 
 July 20. Benjamin Bordman assumed the editorial management of 
 
 the Lawrence Sentinel. 
 Aug. 11. Work commenced in excavating for the Common pond. 
 Aug. 22. The house of John Cole, 90 Summer st., struck by lightning. 
 Oct. 5. The True American, the Know Nothing organ in Lawrence, 
 
 ceased its existence. 
 Oct. 29. Gen. N. P. Banks addressed a meeting in the City Hall. 
 Nov. 25. George P. Wilson appointed general agent of the Lawrence 
 
 Provident Association. 
 
 1858. Feb. 15. Minnehaha division. Sons of Temperance, instituted. 
 June 30. The steamer Merrimac made its trial trip on the river. 
 July 24. The steam fire engine built in the Lawrence Machine Shop 
 
 was completed and a trial made with three local hand engines. 
 July 28. Clement & Cressey awarded the contract to build the court 
 
 house, whose bid was $21,264. 
 Aug. 5. Work commenced on the " One Hundred Associates " brick 
 
 building, now known as Ordway block. 
 
 1859. Jan. 1. The Washington mills company organized. 
 
 Jan. 13. The Lawrence Courier property sold to John E. Harriman. 
 Jan. 13. Rev. Martin J. Steere assumed the pastorate of the Univei-- 
 
 salist church. 
 Mar. 3. George P. Wilson chosen city missionary. 
 Mar. 19. Heavy freshet, doing considerable damage. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1883. 
 
 im-JT JS A iA^CT 
 
 THAT 
 
 KILEY BROTHERS 
 
 are offering BETTER BARGAINS in 
 
 DRY GOODS 
 
 THAN ANY OTHER STORE IN LAWRENCE. 
 
 We carry only the very best quality of goods, and buying direct from the 
 
 manufacturers and importers, we are enabled to sell high grade 
 
 goods at prices lower than would be asked for inferior 
 
 goods elsewhere. In our stock at all times 
 
 can be found a large assortment of 
 
 Shawls, Cloaks, Silks, Velvets, Linens, Cottons, 
 
 Ginghams, Hosiery, Corsets, Trimmings, Macintoshes. 
 
 5?^^ A cordial invitation is extended to all to visit our store and inspect 
 our goods and prices. 
 
 PILGRIM STORE, 
 
 290 to 294 Essex St., - Pilgrim Block 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 35 
 
 1S59. Apr. 3. Rev. Jonathan J. Brayton, the deposed pastor of the Univer- 
 salist church, commenced holding a series of Sundav meetings in 
 City Hall. 
 
 July 4. Celebration; B. F. Watson, chief marshal. 
 
 July 20. The Lawrence Machine Shop property sold for $660,000. 
 
 1860. Jan. 10. The Pemberton mills fell at 4.48 p. m., burying about 600 
 
 persons in the ruins. ( See Pemberton mills, page 18.) 
 
 Jan. 20. George S. Merrill purchased the Lawrence American plant. 
 
 July 5. The Pemberton Manufacturing Co. received from the insur- 
 ance companies $93,375, or 22 1-2 per cent, of its total insurance on 
 its mill property before the building fell. 
 
 July 7. Pacific steam fire engine, No. 1, arrived and placed in service. 
 
 Aug. 1. Essex hand engine company disbanded on account of inter- 
 nal dissensions. 
 
 1861. Apr. 15. The Warren Light Guard, Co. F, and Lawrence Light In- 
 
 fantry, Co. I, of the Sixth regiment, started for the seat of war. 
 Apr. 15. A mass meeting held in the City Hall which was addressed 
 by Hon. Daniel Saunders, Maj. B. F. Watson, John K. Tarbox, 
 George S. Merrill, Thomas A. Parsons and others. 
 
 Apr. 16. The city government voted to appropriate $5000 to aid the 
 families of those members of the Lawrence soldiers who had gone 
 away that morning en route to Washington. 
 ■ Apr. 22. The Lawrence physicians voted to tender their professional 
 services gratuitously to the families of the Lawrence soldiers of the 
 Sixth regiment. 
 
 Apr. 23. Another large mass meeting held in the City Hall. 
 
 April 27. A Home Guard company formed in this city. 
 
 May 1. Two companies recruited in this city which were later Com- 
 panies F. and K. of the 14th regiment. 
 May 2. The funeral services over the remains of Sumner H. Need- 
 ham, of Co. I, Sixth regiment, and killed in the Baltimore riot, 
 were held in the City Hall. 
 
 Aug. 2. Companies F. and I. of the Sixth regiment returned home 
 and were tendered a grand ovation. 
 
 Aug. 15. The residences of Nathaniel White and Thos. S. Stratton 
 were entered by burglars who stole articles valued at $1000. 
 
 Apr. 15. The Bay State bank off"ered $5,000 to the government. 
 
 July 25. The Atlantic mills suspended operations for a short time, 
 
 Aug. 7. The two companies of the 14th Mass. reg. left Lawrence. 
 
 Sept. 2. W. J. Rolfe resigned as principal of the High school. 
 
 Sept. 4. A small strike occurred among the help in the Pacific mills 
 
 Oct. 3. Charles B. Melvin sold the Franklin house to A. C. White- 
 
 1862. Mar. 6. The Atlantic steam fire engine purchased by the city. 
 June 4. The Tiger steam fire engine arrived here. 
 
 June 4. Luther Ladd and John C Hoadley resigned as aldermen, and 
 Samuel B. Kimball and James Byrom chosen at a special election. 
 Aug. 20. John R. Rollins authorized to raise a military company. 
 Oct. 29. John B. Gough lectured in the City Hall. 
 
i;srABLTSHEl), 1886. 
 
 JOHN M- l'yncb:, 
 
 VEGETABLES AND CANNED GOODS, etc., 
 
 41 Amesbury Street, 
 
 Lawrence, Mass. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 37 
 
 1863. Apr. 28. A fair held in the City Hall under the auspices of the com- 
 
 mittee of " One Hundred and Fifty." 
 Apr. — Gen. George B. McClellan and wife visited Lawrence. 
 May 30. The Sixth regiment, ( nine months, ) returned home. 
 July 9. The first draft made in Lawrence when 103 names were 
 
 drawn. 
 
 Sept. 8. The dry goods firm of Bailey & Truell dissolved, and Mr. 
 Truell opened a store in his building now 249 Essex street. 
 Sept. 23. A firemen's muster in this city. 
 Oct. 12. Syphon hand engine sold to the town of Hopkinton, N. H. 
 
 1864. June 1. The officers of the Russian fleet in Boston visited the Pacific 
 
 mills. 
 
 June 16. A meeting of the enrolled citizens of Lawrence was held to 
 
 devise means of avoiding drafts and filling the quota. 
 July 1. Capt. E.J. Sherman authorized to raise a company for three 
 
 months' service near Washington, D. C. 
 July 14. Capt. Sherman's company went into camp at Readville. 
 Aug. 10. City Marshal Chandler Bailey with Officers Federal B. 
 
 Ham and John S. Perkins dismissed from the police force. 
 Sept. 27. The Essex county fair held in this city, 
 Oct. 30. The funeral services over the remains of Capt. 'oseph W. 
 
 Kimball were held in the City Hall. 
 
 1865. May 4. The committee of the enrolled men of Lawrence made a re- 
 
 port that $27,884 had been raised, of which $20,834 were paid by 
 individuals and the balance from the corporations. The payments 
 had been $24,256.84 in bounties, $168 in contributions, and $3,050 
 borrowed on conditional loans, returned. 
 
 July 4. Public celebration ; James Carey, chief marshal. While fir 
 ing a salute William Sharrock had both arms blown off. 
 
 July 6. The Fourth Light Battery organized with Henry M. Mcln- 
 
 tire, captain, Frank Annan and George G. Durrell, lieutenants. 
 July 17. Robert Gunning arrested for attempting to shoot officers 
 
 Pingree and Boardman. 
 July 23. 23. James D. Kent, a newspaper confidence man, arrested, 
 
 and required to furnish bail in $5000. 
 Aug. — Gen. U. S. Grant with his family and staff" visited Lawi-ence '' 
 
 and were tendered a banquet in the City Hall. 
 Sept. — Michael Harrington, James O.Brien, John Flanagan, Frank 
 
 Smith and Michael O'Brien were arrested in this city, charged with 
 
 a murderous assault on Sheriff Howe and Joseph Butler in Groton. 
 Nov. 9. The Lawrence Temperance Association organized. 
 Dec. — The store of William A. Bolkcom robbed of $3000 worth of 
 
 goods in the night time. 
 
 1866. Jan. 25. The Bonney Light Battery armory completed. 
 
 May 5. Henry L. Sherman, clerk of theJPolice Court, resigned and 
 Charles E. Briggs appointed as his successor. 
 
 June 15. About 100 stand of arms, purchased<,by the two local Feni- 
 an circles, were stolen from Bridgman hall on Oak street. 
 
1865. 
 
 1893. 
 
 --- - %V%. VxV<V 
 
 H. A. BUELL & CO., 
 
 GROCERS 
 
 OUTGROWTH AND SUCCESSORS TO 
 
 Eastman & Buell, 1865, 
 
 D, S. Jordan & Co., 1871, 
 
 H. A. Buell & Co., 1865, 
 
 Shattuck Bros., 1887 
 
 Davis, Murphy & Co., 1891 
 
 The growth of the city is partly due to the IGood Food we have 
 furnished. 
 
 H. A. BUELL, 
 
 C. H. HARTWELL, 
 
 J. L. LAMPREY 
 
I'HE laWr]ence gazetteer. 39 
 
 1866. yulj 7. Mrs. Betsey B. Rogers was arrested on a charge of starving a 
 
 a child named Charles Caton in her house on what has since been 
 called " Starvation alley," between Essex and Common streets, be- 
 low Jackson street. Evidence was produced showing that she had 
 been entrusted with the care of nine other children not her own. 
 
 July 15. James Stephens, C- O. I. R., visited Lawrence. 
 
 Aug. 28. William A. Bolkom arrived home from New Jersey, where 
 he recovered a portion of the goods stolen from his store, and se- 
 cured the arrest of William H. Chase and a Mrs. Whitney for com- 
 mitting the theft. Both were convicted and sentenced to five years 
 in the State prison. 
 
 Sept. 11. Thomas Mudgett, a saloon keeper, was arrested for pass- 
 ing counterfeit money, and held in $2500 to the U. S. court. 
 
 Oct. 17. Gen. N. P. Banks addressed a meeting in the City Hall. 
 
 1867. May 21. The McKay sewing machine works were started up. 
 
 Oct. 21. Ground broken for the horse railroad. The track from 
 
 Methuen village to the Everett mills was completed Nov. 20. 
 Nov. 15. The street letter boxes introduced here ■*•' 
 
 St. Vincent DePaul conference organized. ■'"^ 
 186S. Feb. 5. The High school building dedicated. 
 Dedication of the orphan asylum. 
 
 An organ costing $2,500 placed in the Free Baptist church. 
 The books and other property of the Franklin Library As- 
 sociation were transferred to the public library. 
 
 St. Patrick's day celebration; H. Turbett, chief marshal. 
 Charles A. Colby, cashier of the Bay State bank, resigned. 
 Death of Rev. Father Taaffe. 
 The Lawrence Flour mills were started up. 
 Eben L. Chapman arrested on a charge of conspiracy w ith 
 N. H. Banfield, to defraud the latter's creditors. 
 June 26. The Arlington mills dam gave way. 
 
 July 20. The Eagle and American commenced to be issued daily, 
 Aug. 1. The bridges over the Merrimack river were made free. 
 Aug. 20. The Montgomery Guards of Boston gave an exhibition 
 
 drill in the City Hall. 
 Aug. 25. Hon. Anson Burlingame and the Chinese embassy visited 
 
 the Paeific and Washington mills. 
 Sept. 2. The name of Turnpike street changed to Broadway.^ 
 1869. Jan. 21. The citizens of Ward 5 held an indignation meeting to con- 
 demn the action of Mayor Davis in refusing to appoint James T. 
 Boardman as a regular police officer. 
 Mar. 20. Five horses owned by Stevens Dockham were drowned in 
 
 the north canal. 
 Apr. 19. The eighth anniversary of the passage of the Old Sixth 
 
 regiment through Baltimore was celebrated in this city. 
 May 20. The Lawrence Riding Park Association organized. 
 
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ESTAB1.1SHKD, 1881 
 
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 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
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 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 " r qessenger. 
 
 1869. May 25. Four boys, James Collins, Dennis Sullivan, Patrick Kennt 
 
 dy and Charles McCarthy, while boating on the Merrimack river, 
 
 were carried over the dam. Collins and Sullivan were drowned and 
 
 the others rescued with much difficulty. 
 July 25. The fire alarm telegraph system completed. 
 Aug. 1. A ten-hour meeting, addressed by Charles Cowley, Lowell, 
 
 Ira Stewart, Boston, and Thomas Webb of Fall River was held In 
 
 the City Hall. 
 Sept. L Gilbert E. Hood elected register of deeds for the Northern 
 
 Essex district. 
 Sept. 10. The Essex convention of the Female Suffrage Association ^ 
 
 held in the City Hall, which was addressed by William Lloyd Gar- ^"^ 
 
 rison, Julia Ward Howe and Rev. Gilbert Haven. 
 
 1870. Jan. 5. Thomas McLaughlin arrested for poisoning a valuable horse 
 
 owned by John W. Porter, and held in $7500 for trial. 
 Feb. — The Lawrence Cornet Band organized. 
 
 Mar. 21. The Knights of St. Patrick organized, John J. McDermott 
 chosen the first commander. 
 
 Apr. 6. The Augustinian Society of this city organized with pow- 
 er to hold real estate. 
 
 Aug. 20. The alterations in the City Hall completed. 
 
 Oct. 12. An extensive celebration by the Essex county Odd Fellows 
 w^as had in this city. 
 
 Oct. 20. The residence of Sidney A. Jewett, 136 Haverhill street, 
 was entered in the night by Patrick Daley, who fii-ed a shot at Mr. 
 Jewett. Daley was arrested and sentenced to a long term in prison. 
 
 1871. Feb. 29. Timothy Dacey elected captain of Co. I, Sixth legiment. 
 Mar. 17. St. Patrick's day parade; Thomas Cornelie, chief marshal. 
 Mar. 25 A reception was tendered to Gen. T. F. Bourke. 
 
 Apr. 22. The Washington steam fire engine placed in service. 
 
 May 21. William R. Scott and Miss Emma C. Home each took a 
 dose of laudanum, furnished by Scott, with suicidal intent. Miss 
 Home died, and Scott, who recovered, was convicted of murder in 
 the second degree and sentenced to six j'ears in the State prison. 
 
 June 3. Andrew J. Walker, owner of a dry goods store in Church 
 block, was arrested for obtaining goods under false pretences. 
 
 June 25. The Pemberton Mutual Life Insurance Co. was organized, 
 with Dr. Alfred J. French, president. 
 
 Aug. 12. The safe in the North Andover depot robbed. 
 
 Oct. 5. Carroll Sanborn, a notorious burglar, was captured and 
 fatally shot in South Lawrence by Police Officer J. F. Donovan. 
 
 Oct, 19. The cases of fraud and conspiracy against Andrew J. Walk- 
 er were tried in the Superior court, and Walker found guilty. 
 
 Nov. 5. Nathaniel G. White elected president of the B. & M. R. R. 
 
 1872. T^in- 2. James Keenan and Michael Burns were tried for the larceny 
 
 of silks from S, F. Snell's dry goods store, and each held in $3000. 
 Jan. 13 Jesse G. Gould appointed clerk of the Police Court in place 
 of Charles E. Briggs, deceased. 
 
u . 
 
 KSTABLISHKD IN 1870. 
 
 JAyWES W. JOYGE, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF 
 
 CARRIAGES^- 
 
 LIGHT AND HEAVY WAGONS 
 
 BUILT TO ORDER. 
 
 JSTo. lOS Conco-pd Street, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
trtE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 43 
 
 1872. Jan. 16. Wm. H. Merrow succeeded Daniel Flojd as city n^essenger. 
 Jan. 29. Elbridge Josseljn, iron founder, attempted suicide. 
 
 Feb. 7. Saunders hall dedicated. 
 
 Feb. 9. The brick engine house on Garden street completed. 
 
 Feb. 17. A petition was sent to the legislature for the passage of an 
 
 act to provide for a water supply. 
 Feb. 20. Rev. George P, Wilson, city missionary, resigned. 
 Mar. 17. St. Patrick's day parade; Capt. Dacej, chief marshal. 
 May 7. A special election held. The vote on accepting the water act 
 
 was 129s in favor, and 830 against. For allowing the sale of beer, 
 
 yes, 1204; no, 1136. 
 May 13. The Broadway Savings bank commenced business. •"*'*' 
 May 14. The local board of underwriters was organized with A. V. 
 
 Bugbee, president, and Albert D. Swan, secretary. 
 June 18. ' E. P. Morse & Co. of Methuen failed, owing about $50,000. 
 Oct. 17. Maurice F. Dearborn and Frank Kimball of Lawrence 
 
 arrested for shootmg at officers Cooper and Knight in Methuen. 
 
 1873. Feb. 23. Rev. L. L. Wood, pastor of the Second Baptist church. 
 
 tendered his resignation. 
 Mar. 17, The aldermanic committee submitted their report on the 
 
 alleged frauds in Ward Four at the previous city election. 
 Mar. 19. The Everett Fire Insurance Company organized with an 
 
 authorized capital of $200,000. 
 Aug. 20. The hall of Needham post. No, 39, G. A. R., was formally 
 
 dedicated. 
 Oct. 23. William W. Lowell of this city was arrested for the murder 
 
 of his wife in Lewiston, Me. 
 Nov. 13. Ground broken for the reservoir on Tower hill. 
 
 1874. Jan. 11. The armory of the Lawrence Light Infantry in Brechin 
 
 block was dedicated. 
 Mar. 9, Patrick Daley of this city, serving a life sentence in the 
 
 State prison, attempted to escape from that institution. 
 May 12. Rev. Joshua Coit installed pastor of the Lawrence Street 
 
 Congregational church. 
 Sept. 15. The chimney in the Pacific mills yard completed. ***' 
 Oct. 12. Parade and muster of the fire department, 
 Dec. 28. James M. Fairfield arrested for assault on his wife, with 
 
 alleged intent to kill, and was held in $10,000 for a future trial, but 
 
 the case was subsequently settled outside of court. 
 Dec. 29. Col. R. O. S. Burke of the Fenian army addressed a mass 
 
 meeting in the City Hall. 
 
 1875. Jan. 5. John R. Poor, conductor on the Boston & Maine railroad, 
 
 had both legs cut off by the cars at Lowell Junction. 
 Jan. 13. The enlargement of the jail building was finished. 
 Feb. 10. Converse Hatch, proprietor of the Broadway hotel, was 
 
 arrested on a charge of levying blackmail, and held in'$6,000. 
 Feb. 16. Franklin hook and ladder carriage was placed in service. 
 May 1 About 20 dyers embploj'ed in the Everett mills struck and 
 
 were promptly discharged. 
 
l;slAliMSHKl), 1878. 
 
 J. R SIMPSON & CO., 
 
 WHOLSALE AND RETAIL 
 
 GROCERS, 
 
 il4f 11 411 i'4i'©i; 
 
 Local ^istrtbjztijzg Argents 
 
 FOR THE CELEBRATED 
 
 Londonderry Lifhio Spring Water. 
 
 343 jsssj^^ stii:eet, 
 
 LAV/RENCE, MASS. 
 
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 THE LAWliENbB' GAZETTEER. 45 
 
 1875. June 7. Notices were posted in the Atlantic mills announcing a shut 
 
 down from July 10 to Sept. 1. 
 Julj 14. Andrew Loring and John Welch burned to death in a house 
 
 near the reservoir. 
 July 12. The Orange riot occurred. .-^-^ 
 
 1876. Mar. 27. E. L. Hunkins, jeweler, arrested for burglary in John M, 
 
 Richards' music store. 
 July 4. Celebration of the 100th anniversary of independence. 
 July 20. The directors of the horse railroad voted to extend the road 
 
 to the south depot. 
 Sept. 8. The town of Methuen celebrated its 150th anniversary. 
 Dec. 4. Funeral of Rev. George Packard. 
 
 1877. Jan. 25. Aaron N. Joy, overseer in the Pacific mills, arrested for 
 
 falsifying the pay rolls in his department. 
 Feb. 12. Strike of the engineers and firemen on the Boston <Sr Maine 
 railroad. 
 
 Feb. 27. PBtrick Cunningham, 341 Chestnut street, arrested for in- 
 cendiarism, and held in $1,500. 
 
 Mar. 2. Chief Peter M. Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive 
 Engineers, addressed a public meeting in the City Hall. 
 
 Apr. 11. The aldermen refused to appropriate $300 for the Memorial 
 Day exercises. 
 
 Apr. 22. Silas H. Loring elected alderman from Ward 6 in place of 
 John B. Howard, deceased. 
 
 Apr. 30. Hearing before the mayor and aldermen on the petition of 
 the Lowell and Lawrence railroad to extend independent tracks to 
 North Lawrence, which was granted the same day. 
 
 May 28. Prof. Bell gave a public exhibition of the telephone work- 
 ings in the City Hall. 
 
 June 6. William H. Thompson, hair dealer, 93 Essex street, arrested 
 for incendiarism, and held in $5,000 to the Superior court. 
 
 June 18. Miss Bertha Von Hillern gave a 24-hour walking exhibition 
 in the City Hall. 
 
 July 1. Rev. George W. Perry, pastor of the Universalist church, 
 tendered his resignation. 
 
 July 7. Asaph W. Goodrich was arrested for committing an assault 
 on three small children with a loaded shot gun, and held in $2,000 
 to the Superior court. 
 Sept. 25. The 57th annual exhibition of the Essex County Agricul- 
 tural Society was held in Lawrence. 
 
 Oct. 5. John Blake and Timothy Sullivan, noted house breakers, 
 arrested by City Marshal O'Sullivan. 
 
 Dec. 21. A reception was tendered Gen. James Shields in the City 
 Hall by the citizens of Lawrence. 
 
 1878. Jan. 7. Elihu W. Colcord was arraigned in the U. S. court on 
 a charge of unlawfully opening the letters of E. Frank Page. 
 
 Jan. 13. The Lawrence Firemen's Relief Association formed, with 
 A. R. Brewster, president. 
 
feStABLI^HED IN 1880. 
 
 JAMES J. STANLEY, 
 
 Flour, Grain and Produce. 
 
 ORIGINAL PROPRIETOR OF 
 
 Stanley's Improved Compound Condition Food, 
 
 FOR HORSES OR CATTLE. 
 
 305 and 307 COMMON STREET. 
 
 L(iYefy k^d "Boki^dii)^ ^tkble, 
 
 LAWRENCE, - - MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GA£;ETTEER. 47 
 
 1S7S. Feb. 12. John Daley, Timothy Kennedy and Jeremiah McDonald 
 arrested for larceny from Henry P. Doe's jewelry store. 
 
 Mar. 1. Charles S. Whittier, town treasurer and collector in Methu- 
 en, absconded with $12,000 of available funds. 
 
 Mar. 11. Police Officers John S. Frost and George W. Libbey were 
 before the committee on police, charged with hanging by the neck 
 in the police station a colored boy named William Harris. 
 
 Mar. 15. William Hyde, a ministerial student, arrested for gross and 
 lewd immoral conduct. 
 
 Mar. 25. A run was made on the Broadway Savings bank, it being 
 caused by the rumor that $150,000 had been withdrawn. An exam- 
 ination by a bank commissioner showed a shrinkage of $70,000 on 
 the bank stock and mortgages. A temporary injunction, restrain- 
 ing the bank from receiving further deposits, was applied for. 
 
 Apr. 1. A run was made on the Essex Savings bank, which was of a 
 short duration, as all depositors who desired to withdraw their 
 funds were promptly paid in full. 
 
 Apr. 5. Mrs. Mary C. Josselyn brought a suit for $5000 damages 
 against Dr. Eugene S. Yates for alleged malpractice which it was ? 
 claimed caused the death of her husband. ) 
 
 Apr. 14. The trustees of the Broadway Sjivings bank deposited J^*' 
 $100,000 with the savings bank commissioners as a guarantee fund 
 to its depositors. 
 
 May 12. The safe in the North Andover depot robbed of $132. 
 
 May 16. George R. Waterman, formerly clerk in the Pacific mills 
 counting room, was arrested for embezzling $100,000 from that cor- 
 poration, for which offense he was sentenced to twelve years in the 
 State prison. 
 
 July 19. Dr. Sidney C Bancroft, dentist, and his assistant, Charles 
 Swan, arrested for setting a fire in Simmons' block, and each held 
 in $8000 for trial. 
 Aug. 25. The steamers Kitty Boynton and Charles L. Mather came 
 up the river to Lawrence for the first time with several barges of 
 coal in tow. 
 
 Sept. 4. Elder Daniel Carr and his paramour, Mrs. Louisa Spencer, 
 arrested for adultery. 
 
 Sept. 10- Rev. A. E. White installed as pastor of the Universalist 
 church. 
 
 Sept. 21. St. Thomas' church dedicated. 
 1879. Jan. 1. Harrison Hume, superintendent of schools, resigned. 
 
 Jan. 1. Edward Caufy, station agent at the north depot, resigned. 
 Jan. 15. Capt. Samuel Langmaid brought a libel suit against the 
 Eagle, claiming $5,000 damages. 
 
 Mar. 16. The new passenger station at the head of Essex street 
 opened to the traveling public. "^ 
 
 Mar. 20. The Arlington mills safe robbed of $24,000 by Moreland, 
 Cass and Delaney. 
 
 Apr. 1. Park S. Warren, principal of the Oliver Grammar school, 
 resigned. 
 
 Apr. 1. Mrs. Mary Josselyn was awarded $500 by the jury in her suit 
 against Dr. Eugene S. Yates for malpractice. 
 
b^STABl.lSHKD, SKPT. 19. 1867. 
 
 F0RD Bf^OTriERS, 
 
 GROCERS, 
 
 CORNER OF OAK AND SHORT STREETS, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 JOHN FORD, ROGER FORD, PATRICK FORD. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 49 
 
 1S79. May 13. A fair in aid of St. Anne's church was opened in Saun- 
 ders hall. 
 May 29. Beach's soap factory entered by burglars, one of whom was 
 arrested and bound over in $10,000 to the Superior court. 
 
 July 17. Postmaster General Key and other distinguished guests 
 visited Lawrence and entertained by Congressman Russell. 
 
 July 30. Prescott G. Pillsbury, cashier of the Lawrence National 
 bank, was arrested for defalcation of $64,000 of the bank funds, for 
 which he was sentenced to three years in the house of correction. 
 
 Sept. 10. An extensive Odd Fellows parade occurred in this city; 
 Alexander B. Bruce, chief marshal. 
 
 Sept. IS. The Gate City Guards of Atlanta, Ga., visited Lawrence, 
 being the guests of the Sherman Cadets. 
 
 Oct. 20. Parade of the Lawrence fire department. 
 
 Nov. 24. A mass meeting held (o take action concerning the project 
 to erect a soldiers' monument on the common. 
 ISSO. Jan. 16. Charles Stewart Parnell visited Lawrence and was given an 
 ovation in the City Hall. 
 
 Feb. 11. Andrew Smith, town treasurer of North Andover, embez- 
 zled $30,000 of the town's funds. 
 
 Feb 23. Lawyer Charles H. Chellis of Boston instituted a libel suit 
 against the Lawrence American, claiming $20,000 damages. 
 
 Mar. 30. Chemical engine. No. 5, was placed in service. 
 
 Apr. 10. R. B. Risk succeeded R. F. Bishop as superintendent of the 
 Industrial school. 
 
 May 1. Irregularities discovered in the Pacific mills, concerning the 
 purchase of materials, which were exposed by Richard Preston. 
 
 May 3. A girl, 20 years old, named Henrietta Woods, was found en- 
 slaved in a cellar in the house 37 Jackson street, kept by Mrs. Julia 
 D. Kenyon. The latter, and Nellie Annis, a table girl there, were 
 arrested on a charge of cruelty to the Woods girl. Mrs. Ken- 
 yon was sentenced to three years, and Miss Annis one year in the 
 house of correction 
 
 May 11. Mrs. Adelaide C. Fisher, teacher in the Saunders school, 
 was discharged bj* the school board for severely punishing an 
 eight-j'ear old boy named Driscoll. 
 
 May 31. John Fallon appointed acting agent of the Pacific mills. 
 June 13. Eugene I. Gingras, who was serving an eighteen months' 
 sentence for blackmailing, died in the house of correction. 
 
 June 16. Joseph Walworth, superintendent of the Pacific mills 
 
 worsted department, resigned. 
 June 28. The large brick chimney in the Upper Pacific mills yard, 
 
 and Davis & Taylor's flour mill, were struck by lightning. 
 July 4. General celebration. 
 
 Aug. 31. Michael Lonergan and Patrick Moriarty were burned to 
 death in a small underground room of the Pacific mills. 
 
 Sept. 1. Daniel Donovan, an expert thief, arrested for breaking into 
 the stores of Thomas Dobson and Zenas Folger on Essex street. 
 
 Oct. 25. Large Hancock and English parade in this city. 
 
ESTABLISHED, SKPT. 19. 1867. 
 
 GEORGE L. GAGE, 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Mm^j Ceal I Ipre^ared Meedl, 
 
 LIME, CEMENT, HAIR, DRAIN PIPE, etc., 
 
 694 ESSEX STREET, 34 WEST STREET, 
 
 Telephone, 263-2. Telephone, 58-2. 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
tHE LAWRfiNCE GAZETTEER. 5t 
 
 1881. Jan. 3. The aldermen passed an order that all the members of the 
 the regular police force be disharged at noon, Jan. 4. Major Web- 
 ster declined to enforce the order, he claiming that the major and 
 aldermen were two distinct bodies, and he was opposed to the order. 
 
 Feb. 1. An injunction was served on the citj treasurer, restraining 
 him from pajing the salaries of those policemen in Januarj. 
 
 Feb. 11. An Irish land league meeting held in the Citj Hall to pro- 
 test against Michael Davitt's imprisonment. Addresses were made 
 bj Hon. John K. Tarbox, Hon. R. H. Tewksburj, Col. John P. 
 Sweenej, E. T. Burlej, Esq., and others. 
 
 Feb. 18. The Montgomerj Guards of Portland, Me., visited this 
 city, being the guests of the Lawrence Light Infantrj. 
 
 Apr. 1. Walter E. Parker of Woonsocket, R. I., succeeded Albert R. 
 Field as superintendent of the Pacific mills. 
 
 Apr. 13. The house of Abiel Wilson in North Andover was burglar- 
 ized in the night time bj Arthur and Luther Foster, joung college 
 students. The former was shot dead bv Mr. Wilson, while Luther 
 was arrested and held in $5,000 to the "Superior court for trial. 
 
 Apr. 19. Five prisoners, Charles Willev, John Dohertj, Patrick Fox, 
 John Kennedj and Frank L. Brjant, escaped from the house of cor- 
 rection, through a window in the workshop. 
 
 Apr. 25. Lewis Towej, a barber, was fined $10 and costs in the 
 Police court for shaving a person on Sundaj. He appled the next 
 daj for the issing of warrants against the horse railroad officials; 
 the editor and reporter of the Eagle, also the druggists who did 
 business on Sundajs. Judge Harmon denied the request. 
 
 Maj 12. Rev. Thomas M. Miles of Meriden, Conn., was installed as 
 pastor of the Central Congregational church. 
 
 Maj 13. The Lawrence Light Infantrv visited Portland, Me. 
 
 Maj 26. The Opera House first opened, Maggie Mitchell appearing 
 in "Jane Ejre." 
 
 Sept. 5. The worsted mills in South Lawrence were shut down. 
 
 Sept. 6. Henrj T. Wing & Co. sued the citj for $10,000 damages 
 owing to sewage in the Spicket river. 
 
 Sept. 26. Public services held in the City Hall regarding the death 
 of President Garfield. 
 
 Nov. 6, The Garden Street M. E. church re-dedicated. 
 
 Nov. 13. The Lawrence Street Congregational church re dedicated 
 
 Nov. 18. The Turn Hall building dedicated. 
 
 Dec. 4. The German Presbjterian church re-dedicated. 
 
 Dec. 29. Several prominent citizens tendered a banquet to Messrs. 
 Armington and Sims in Saunders hall. 
 1882. Feb. 7. Maj. Smith M. Decker elected colonel of the Sixth regiment. 
 
 Feb. 9. The Invalids' Home and Daj Nurserj on Methuen street 
 was formallj opened. 
 
 Mar. 4. The second span of the iron bridge over the Merrimack 
 river was carried awaj bj a freshet. 
 
 Mar. 4. James Redpath tendered an ovation bj the Irish societies of 
 this citj. 
 
Established in i864. 
 
 j3.. :e, MACK'S 
 
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 TELEPHONE NO. 36. 
 
 N©. 7 LAWRERGE STRGGT, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS, 
 
THE LAWRENCE GA^ETtfefik. ^3 
 
 1882. Mar. 14. A general strike occurred among the operatives in the 
 
 Central Pacific mill, when 64,000 spindles were stopped and 5000 
 
 persons temporarily thrown out of employment. 
 Apr. 10. Joseph Stone, agent of the Central Pacific mill, complamed 
 
 that the police interfered with the strikers who desired to return to 
 
 work, but an investigation failed to sustain the charge. 
 May 30- William B. Fawcett, a prominent musician, was found dead 
 
 in his room on Essex street. 
 June 24. The Broadway bridge completed and tested. 
 July 4. General celebration ; James W. Joyce, chief marshal. 
 July 24. The act to provide for the Spicket river improvements was 
 
 was accepted by the city government. 
 Aug. 19. Samuel Ames was arrested for assault with a loaded shot 
 
 gun on two boys named William and Charles Smith. 
 
 1883. Feb. 28. Charles H. Cate, a mason, attempted to murder Mrs. Mar- 
 
 tha S. Anderson, a milliner, in her room, 253 Essex street. She 
 
 was shot twice, but without fatal results. Cate shot himself in the 
 
 head and died almost instantly. 
 Feb. 22. The financial embarrassment of the Augustinian Society 
 
 was made public. 
 May 19. The Lawrence Light Infantry started for Nashville, Tenn. 
 Sept. 6. The Si. Mary's church propeity, including the parsonage, 
 
 sold to Peter Holihan for $73,700. 
 Oct. 24. The first entertainment in the Old Residents' course was 
 
 given in the City Hall. 
 
 1884. Jan. — Mrs. Charles T. Daniels, and her son, Henry L. Daniels, 
 
 James Walker, Samuel Fawcett and Curtis Hines, all from this 
 city, were drowned by the sinking of steamer City of Columbus. 
 
 Mar. 3. Capture of the Johnny Dobbs gang of burglars. 
 
 Mar. 24. The suits against the Augustinian Society were commenced 
 in the Superior court. E. T. Burley appeared as counsel for the 
 plaintiffs, and Thomas J. Gargan of Boston for the society. The 
 witnesses examined were Archbishop Williams, Rev. William Orr 
 and Rev. D. D. Regan. Tne jury awarded Mrs. Ellen Fahey, one 
 of the plaintiffs, $1240 with interest from the date of the writ. 
 
 Apr. 1. The Morning News was first issued. 
 
 Apr. 28. Hon. Caleb Saunders was arrested on a charge of tamper- 
 ing with the ballot boxes in the city clerk's office, and after a long 
 hearing was held in $1000 to the Superior court. 
 
 June 20. The stores of Samuel W. Fellows and Warren E. Rice, 265 
 Essex street, robbed of $2,500 worth of goods in the night time. 
 
 June 24. Lieut. Wm. H. Donovan elected captain of the Lawrence 
 Light Infantry. 
 
 July 2. A wrestling match occurred in the Opera House between 
 Decker and McMahon, which resulted in a draw. 
 
 July 26. The Atlantic mills were shutdown for two weeks on account 
 of a depression in the cotton market. The Everett mills were also 
 stopped from Aug. 1 to Aug. 18. 
 
 Sept. 10. The second wrestling match between Decker and McMa- 
 hon occurred in the Opera House, which was won by the latter. 
 
1846, 
 
 1849. 
 
 1894. 
 
 H. M. WHITNEY & CO., 
 
 DIIU&GISTS AND /POTHECApS 
 
 Established, coi*ner of Turnpike and Lowell streets bj Nathaniel Wil- 
 son, June 24, 1S46. Moved to the corner of Essex and Lawrence, May 29, 
 1848. IL M. Whitney became a partner, Sept. 1, 1849, under the firm name 
 of Wilson & Whitney, In 1852, Mr. Wilson's entire interest was pur- 
 chased by the present owner. Nov. 12, 1881, Mr. Whitney moved one door 
 east, 297 Essex street. In 1887, Mr. George C. Ketchum became a part- 
 ner, under the name of H. M. Whitney & Co. This is the 
 
 Oldest Established Drug Store In the Gity, 
 
 and for the past 45 years under the direct supervision of Mr. Whitney is now 
 continued with Mr. Geo. C. Ketchum as the active partner, and his brother, 
 Edmund Ketchum, as senior clerk, and three assistants. One or more of 
 the three registered men are always in attendance. 
 
 ACCURACY, QUALITY AND FAIR DEALING, 
 
 have always been notable points in this Pharmacy. With the present com- 
 bination, and very large and varied supplies, the people of this vicinity may 
 be assured they can find anything belonging to a first-class drug store always 
 as represented, and at as low a price as the same grade of goods can be 
 found anywhere. 
 
 297 ESSEX STREET, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER.' 55 
 
 18S4. Nov. 23. The first number of the Sunday Telegram issued. 
 
 Nov. 29. The 4S-hour walking contest in the City Hall commenced 
 
 At the close, Vaughan. the Englishman, scored 181 miles, 18 laps; 
 
 Edwards, champion of Australia, 170 miles, 1 lap; John Meagher of 
 
 Lawrence, 148 miles, 9 laps 
 Dec. 2. The Boston & Maine stockholders, at a meeting in the City 
 
 Hall, voted to lease the Eastern railroad, the vote being 36,507 in 
 
 favor, and 3,008 against. 
 Dec. 17. George Mansfield, a burglar, arrested in South Lawrence. 
 Dec. 27. B. B. Russell, principal of the Oliver school, resigned. 
 
 1885. Jan. 31. James Sheridan arrested for causing the death of Annie 
 
 Kelley, 13 years old, by cruelly beating her. Feb. 14, he was con- 
 victed of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison 
 
 Apr. 27. John H. Collins, general secretary of the Gospel Mission, 
 and his sister, Mary A. Collins, were arrested on a charge of incest 
 and each held in $5,000 to the Superior court. 
 
 May 13. John Meagher defeated James W. Raby in a ten-mile walk- 
 ing contest at the Riding Park. 
 
 May 17. The Parker Street M. E. church dedicated. 
 
 July 2. Harlan P. Parsons, a letter carrier, was arrested on a charge 
 rifling lettei's, and sentenced to 18 months in the house of correction. 
 Sept. 12. The Washington mills purchased by Frederick Ayer. 
 
 1886. Jan. 6. Henry K. Goodwin, who shot Albert D. Swan, was convicted 
 
 of inurder in the second degree, and given a life sentence in the 
 State prison. Gen. B. F. Butler was Goodwin's counsel. On the 
 first ballot the jury stood one for conviction ol murder in the first 
 degree, seven for murder in the second degree, and four for acquit- 
 tal. ( See murders.) 
 Jan. 6. Thomas Sampson appointed manager of the Washington 
 
 mills. 
 Mar. 19. The new city hospital building dedicated. 
 May 10. The Sherman Cadets were disbanded and later re-organized 
 
 as Battery C, Light Artillery. 
 May 10. The Packard schoolhouse re-opened. 
 May 18. The Lawrence Electric Lighting Company was organized j 
 
 with Gen. M. P. Merrill as president, and W. E. Heald, treasurer. 
 
 May 15. Battery C organized. Lawrence N. Duchesney was chosen 
 
 captain; William L. Stedman and George A. Sanborn, lientenants. 
 
 June 11. Patrick Murphy appointed postmaster of Lawrence. 
 
 Aug. 12. Extensive irregularities were discovered in the accounts of 
 
 William Gray Jr., treasurer of the Atlantic Cotton mills. Mr. Gray 
 
 committed suicide soon afterwards. 
 
 Aug. 27. George A. Tucker, a noted criminal, and Ida Nutting were 
 
 arrested in North Andover for polygamy. 
 Oct. 6. A firemen's muster held in Lawrence with engines present 
 from Salem, Newburyport, Merrimac, Beverly, Methuen, Andover, 
 North Andover, and Manchester, N. H. 
 Nov. 8 A meeting of Richard Preston's creditors held, when the 
 assets were found to be $49,078.35 ; liabilities, $90,484.55. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1877. 
 
 eyKRAN & JOYGE, 
 
 Soda ManufaefurerS 
 
 Nog, 433, 435 and 437 COMMON STREET. 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 57 
 
 1SS7. Jan. 3. In the case of William Sullivan vs. the estate of Albert D. 
 Swan, the auditor allowed the plaintiff $11,751.84. 
 
 Mar. 17. St. Patrick's day parade; Hon. John Breen, chief marshal, 
 
 Apr. 19. The case of Tower. Wing & Co. against the city was set- 
 tled by the payment by the city of $5000. 
 
 May 9. Lawrence Lodge, No. 65, of Elks was organized, Hon. A. 
 B. Bruce elected as exalted ruler. 
 
 June 2. The mayor and aldermen unanimously refused to grant the 
 petition of the Haverhill and Lawrence railioad concerning the 
 location of its proposed route within the city limits. 
 
 June 25. The temporary bridge over the Merrimack river below 
 Union street, was partially carried away by a freshet. 
 
 July 7. Strike of the ring spinners in the Pemberton mill. 
 
 July 20. The contract for building the iron bridge over the river in 
 Union street awarded to the Boston Bridge Co., whose bid was 
 $39,790. 
 
 Sept. 2 Herbert Barker was arrested for breaking into Bicknell 
 
 Bros, clothing store and stealing money therefrom. 
 Sept. 11. The residence of the Augustinian Fathers robbed of jewel- 
 ery, watches, clothing, and other valuables. 
 
 Sept. 15. The second carnival on the Merrimack river occurred. •** 
 
 Oct. 1. Attorney General Edgar J. Sherman tendered his resigna- 
 tion to Governor Ames. 
 
 Oct. 11. Bunker Hill encampment of Charlestown entertained by 
 Kearsarge encamptment of this city. 
 
 Oct. 11. A meeting of the mayors of Massachusetts cities held in 
 Lawrence. 
 
 Nov. 30. Police Officers Paul Hannagan, Dennis Sullivan and James 
 T. Brady were discharged, and Joseph Kline. Edward Moolic, John 
 P. Shea and Adam Wuest appointed regular police officers. 
 1888. Feb. 1. The Lawrence Board of Trade organized. «"» 
 
 Mar. 8. Benjamin F. Havves, a hatter, was arrested in Chicago and 
 brought to this city, charged with concealing property valued at 
 $7200, and bound over to the Superior court. 
 
 Apr. 19. The 27th anniversary of the ■' Old Sixth" regiment was 
 observed in this city. 
 
 May 8. Rev. Thomas Spooner installed as pastor of the Free Bap- 
 tist church. 
 
 June 9. The administrators of the estate of Michael Melvin sued the 
 Russell Paper Co. for $10,000, while Evans and Monaghan, who 
 injured by an explosion, sued for $5,000 each. 
 
 June 26. Capt. W. H. Donovan elected major of the ninth regiment 
 
 June 28. E. R. Goodwin elected principal of the High school. 
 I July 3. The Lawrence Coft'ee House Co. commenced business. 
 
 Julv 15. The soldiers' monument in Methuen dedicated. 
 
 Aug. 5. Strike of the weavers in the Arlington mills. 
 
 Aug. 13. E. F. O'SuUivan elected captain of Co. F, ninth regiment. 
 
 Oct. 9. Essex County Odd Fellows parade in Lawrence. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1881 
 
 HEADQUARTERS FOR 
 
 Solid SiLVEii^f Plated Waiie. 
 
 Rogers Bros.' 1847 Knives, Forks and Spoons 
 
 A SPECIALTY. •• 
 
 WB CABBY A LABGE STOCK, 
 
 GIVING OUR CUSTOMERS 
 
 A GOOD VARIETY TO CHOOSE FROM. 
 
 We have also a great variety of 
 
 HcLngtrtg and Tahle XjCirnps, 
 
 Dinner, Tea, Toilet and Lemonade Sets, Vases, Ornaments, dic. 
 A FULL LINE OF WHITE WARE ALWAYS IN STOCK. 
 
 389 ESSEX ST., LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 59 
 
 1888. Oct. 10. The annual parade of the Essex County Total Abstinence 
 
 Union took place in this city. 
 Oct. 19. Emery H. Barker, who was sentenced to seven years in the 
 
 State prison for burglary, pardoned by Gov. Ames. 
 Oct. 21. Rev. Father Godin, of St. Anne's church, was assigned to 
 
 a parish in St. Paul, Minn. 
 Nov. 10. The arched stone bridge in East Haverhill street collapsed. 
 Nov. 15. Eben F. Dolbier of this city arrested on a charge of ab- 
 ducting Gertie Blake, and held in $3,000 for further trial. 
 Dec. 10. The street railroad company' granted permission to extend 
 
 its tracks in Broadway to the Andover line. 
 Dec. 16. The county commissioners voted to award $25,000 to the 
 
 citv towards paying the cost of the iron bridges over the Merrimack 
 
 river. 
 
 1889. Feb. 9. An attachment of $10,000 was placed on the Washington 
 
 mills property hy Thomas Sampson for alleged breach of contract. 
 Feb. 20. Mrs. Carrie C. Dow of California brought a $3,500 suit 
 
 against Mayor Mack, regarding unsatisfactory business matters. 
 Mar. 9. Dr. J. G. McAllister's team was precipitated in the Shaw- 
 sheen river at the Merrimack street bridge, in which were the doctor 
 and his children, who escaped injuries. 
 Mar. 19. Charles Lincoln, murderer and thief, arrested in this city. 
 Apr. 15. The Lawrence Grocery and Provision Clerks' Asssociation 
 
 organized. 
 Apr. 29. The vote in Lawrence on the proposed prohibitory amend- 
 ment to the constitution, and to amend the city charter, resulted in 
 a majority of 2492 against prohibition, and 3847 against amending 
 the city charter. 
 May 8. E. Frank Page, with his wife, and Mrs. Susan Berry of New 
 York, and Mr. Page's team were precipitated from the North Parish 
 bridge between Lawrence and North Andover into the Shawsheen 
 river. Mrs. Barry was drowned. Mr. and Mrs. Page recovered 
 $1,600 from the city for personal injuries. 
 May 26. The Lowell street school closed owing to diptheria. 
 June 1. The aldermen granted a location for the Haverhill and Law- 
 rence railroad. 
 July 13. A firemen's muster held in in Lawrence. 
 July IS. The Canoe Club's house dedicated. 
 July 22. Officers of the Pilgrim Fathers' Hall Association elected; 
 
 Horace A. Wadsworth, president. 
 July 30. President Harrison passed through Lawrence, and given a 
 
 reception at the south depot. 
 Aug. 19. Mrs. John F. Hogan, residing on Farnham street, while 
 
 washing, was drowned in a tub of water. 
 Oct. 18. George B. King, janitor of the court house, fined $25 for 
 
 tampering with a juryman. 
 Oct. 28. James Watts, overseer in the Atlantic mills, made an unsuc- 
 cessful attempt at suicide by shooting himself in the head. 
 Dec. 7. The first number of the Weekly Exammer published. 
 
I'STAHI.ISHKD, DEC. 1,1875. 
 
 GEO. K HOG AN, 
 
 GROCER, 
 
 AND DEALER IN 
 
 Flour, Teas, Coffees, Spices and Toliaccos, 
 Hos. 248 Broadway and 386 Haverhill Street, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 All the Leading Brands of 10-cent Cigars for 7 Cents- 
 
tHE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 6i 
 
 1889. Dec. 14. Joseph H. Morgan, founder of the Royal Conclave of the 
 
 Knights and Ladies of Honor, arrested for libelling the officers. 
 Dec. 28. The Merchants National bank remove J to its new building. 
 
 1890. Jan. 8. Major Crawford ordered the hotel bars to be closed Sundays. 
 Jan. 12. The new mill in the Everett yard completed. 
 
 Jan. 18. W. J. Hinchliffe elected clerk of of overseers of the poor. 
 Jan. 14. John S. Herion, superintendent of the Merrimack Spinning 
 
 Co., arrested for incendiarism, and held in $5,000. 
 Jan. 21. Two writs of attachment were placed on the property of J. 
 
 H. Prescott & Co., for $10,000, in favor of Mrs. Harriet Pike and 
 
 Miss Helene Josselyn. 
 Feb. 1. Henry S. Herion arrested in Providence, R. I,, on a charge 
 
 of being implicated in setting a fire in the Merrimack spinning mill. 
 Feb. 1. The stockholders of the Lawrence Coffee House authorized 
 
 the directors to close up its business. 
 Feb. 25. Henry Greenburg arrested for setting a fire in his furniture 
 
 store, on Essex street, Nov. 4, 1889. 
 Feb. 25. The ^rial ladder truck arrived and tested. 
 Mar. 4. The city government declined to become the custodian of 
 
 $1,000 offered by Patrick Sweeney, the income from which should be 
 
 applied annually to provide prizes for pupils in St. Mary's school. 
 Mar. 14. The Loyal Women of American Liberty presented the 
 
 High school with a national flag. 
 Mar. 24. Edgar E. Mann of this city arrested on a charge of falsely 
 
 personating a United Siates detective. 
 Apr. 12. The Stanley Brewing Co. merged into a British syndicate. 
 Apr. 16. Mayor Crawford refused to sign the liquor licenses granted 
 
 by the board of aldermen. 
 Apr. 16. The Lawrence Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association 
 
 organized. 
 
 Apr. 30. The license muddle settled by revoking seven which had 
 
 previously befen granted and substituting seven others. 
 Apr. 30. Davis, Murphy & Co., grocers, assigned to H. K. Webster.'*' 
 May 26, Gen. Russell A. Alger, national commander of the Grand 
 
 Army of the Republic, visited Lawrence. 
 May 26. An order was adopted by the city government to have nine 
 
 hours constitute a day's work by the city employes. 
 Mar. 29. St. Mark's church dedicated. 
 
 June 19. The Merrimack Valley street railroad sold to a syndicate. 
 July 23. Thos. E. Thompson elected principal of the Essex school. 
 July 26. Destructive cyclone in South Lawrence. 
 July 29. The drawer in the money order room in the post office was 
 
 robbed of $125 in the day time. 
 Sept. 1. Postmaster Holt assumed the charge of the post office. 
 Sept. 1. Superintendent R. B. Risk of the Industrial school, was 
 
 succeeded by H. E. Swan of Lowell. 
 Sept. 11. The State Firemen's convention, continuing three days, 
 
 was held in the Citj Hall. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1865. 
 
 STATIONER**- 
 
 AND 
 
 Blank Book fflanufaclurer, 
 
 WALL PAPERS, etc. 
 
 195 and 197 Ji'sse^ StTeet, 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 63 
 
 1890. Sept. 14. Rev. E. C. Abbott, of the Unitarian church, resigned. 
 Oct. 14, Sham fight and field day in Lawrence by the Ninth regi- 
 ment and the local militia. 
 
 Oct. 30. James Danehy sentenced to nine years in the State prison 
 for assault on Dr. M. A. Digman with a loaded revolver. 
 
 Nov. 8. Burglars stole $400 worth of jewelry from the house of 
 Thomas Clegg on Prospect hill. 
 
 1891. Jan. 1. The freight transfer in South Lawrence completed. 
 
 Feb. 10. Gov. Russell and staft" visited Lawrence and attended the 
 
 Grand Army ball in the City Hall. 
 Feb. 10. The Republic mills on Holly street sold to a syndicate. 
 Feb. 26. Gen. N. A. M. Dudley garrison organized. 
 Mar. 19. The Atlantic co-operative bank incorporated. 
 May 28. Work commenced in re-laying the horse railroad tracks for 
 
 electric power. 
 May 30. The hand engine purwhased by the veterans' association. 
 June 22. Col. Melvin Beal elected chief engineer for three years. 
 Jnn. 23. Clinton P. Vose apoointed pi-obation officer with a salary of; i^*^ 
 
 $1,000 a year. 
 July 4. General celebration. 
 Aug. 20. The steamer Startled Fawn, having 175 passengers on ^^ 
 
 board, was partially sunk in the river near the dam. 
 Aug. 31. The electric cars made their first trips from Lawrence to /^ 
 
 Methuen and North Andover. 
 Sept. 1. Mrs. N. G. White and daughter donated $50,000 towards the 
 
 new public librarj' building. 
 Sept. 8. Hearing commenced in Salem on the Searle-Hopkins case 
 Sept. 17. The third annual parade of the Essex county Knights of 
 
 of Pythias occurred in Lawrence. 
 Sept. 22. The Essex county fair opened in this city. 
 Sept. 22. George L. Weil appointed trial justice in North Andover, 
 Oct. 28. Rev. G. H. Young installed pastor of the Unitarian church. 
 Oct. 30. The Boston Fusileers were entertained by E. F. Searle. 
 Nov. 30. The Pilgrim Fathers' hall building dedicated. 
 Dec. 26. The store of Ira P. Lamson, on Amesbury street, reported 
 
 to have been robbed of $500 in the night time. 
 Dec. 28. W. F. Moyes appointed clerk of the Police court. 
 Dec. 29 Haville Leighton, aged 78, and his wife, Barbara, died 
 
 within six hours apart at SO Abbott street. 
 
 1892. Jan. 20. Charles Jf. Keefe was fined $1,000 for throwing John 
 
 McMahon from his saloon into the street on Broadway. 
 Jan. 1. The new public library building finished. 
 Feb. 1. The Home Club leased rooms in the Odd Fellows' block. 
 Feb. 4. The commissioners decided to locate the armory building 
 
 on the corner of Amesbury and Methuen streets. 
 Feb. 4. John W. Sanborn appointed general manager of the Boston 
 
 and Maine railroad. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 64 
 
 1892. Feb. 8. Gov. Russell and staif attended the opening of the Grand 
 
 Army fair in the City Hall. 
 Feb. 17. The new library building opened to the public. 
 Mar. 14. The Unitarian club formed. 
 Apr. 5. Thirty engravers in the Pacific mills were discharged for 
 
 demanding shorter hours of work. 
 Apr, 21. Steps taken towards instituting legal proceedings against 
 
 the aldermen for alleged corruption in granting liquor licenses. 
 May .">. The trial of Aldermen Bolton and Martin was commenced in 
 
 Newbnryport, and each held in $6,000 for further examination. 
 May 15. The corner stone of St. Mary's convent laid. 
 May 15. About $2,000 worth of liquor seized at the Bradford Arms 
 
 house on Park street. 
 June 13. Alderman Bolton was tried at Salem in connection with 
 
 the boodle case. The jury stood 7 for conviction and 5 for acquittal. 
 ■"•Miijul}' 7. The Arlington and Pemberton banks were consolidated. 
 July 11. The wages of city laborers increased to 2$ a day. 
 Aug. 11. A shocking accident occurred on the electric railroad in 
 
 North Andover, when a car was overturned, fatally injuring Miss 
 
 Edith C. Larson, and 15 others badly hurt. 
 Sept. 19. Suits aggregating $70,000 entered against the electric rail- 
 road company o,n account of the North Andover accident. 
 Sept. 27, The Essex County fair held in this city. 
 ^"^ Oct. 24. The case against Alderman John W. Bolton was tried in 
 
 this city, which again resulted in a disagreement of the jury. 
 
 1893. Jan. 3. Miss K. A. O'Keefe, a high school teacher, resigned. 
 
 Jan. 5, The Lawrence Savings bank purchased the Pemberton bank 
 building. 
 
 Feb. 27. Police Officer Frank Stoeher dismissed from the force. 
 
 Apr. 11, The aldermen refused to discharge Police Officer Timothy 
 J. Kelleher, who was suspended from duty by Mayor Mack. 
 
 Apr. 19. The new armory building dedicated. 
 
 May 8. The aldermen refused to make any appropriation for a cele- 
 bration on the Fourth of July. 
 
 May 8. Tower, Wing 8r Co., shoddy manufacturers, assigned. 
 
 May 15. Stephen Tobin alias Taylor, arrested for polygamy. 
 May 21. The aldermen refused to license the Jewish pawnbrokers. 
 
 May 21. The Lawrence Improvement Co. organized; capital, $30,000 
 
 May 31. Briggs & AUyn Co.'s new shop was publicly dedicated. 
 
 June 19. Police Officer Patrick O'Connor discharged. 
 
 June 21. Bethany Commandery, Knights Templar, entertained the 
 commanderies from Dover and Laconia, N. H. 
 
 July 24. Police Officer W. S. Paisley dismissed from the force. 
 Aug. 4. Notices were posted in the mills announcing a shut down 
 after Aug. 12. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 65 
 
 DEATHS OF PROMINENT CITIZENS. 
 
 George W. Benson, attorney. 
 Rev. James O'Donnell, pastor of St. Mary's church. 
 
 Rev. Silas Blaisdell, school teacher. 
 Nathaniel Wilson, city treasurer. 
 
 R. W. French, overseer Washington mill and ex-alderman. 
 
 Nathaniel White, cashier Bay State Bank. 
 Lewis Young, overseer Atlantic mills cloth room. 
 James K. Barker, ex-mayor. 
 Hon. Thomas Wright, attorney. 
 Jason H. Dana, tinsmith and stove dealer. 
 
 Andrew S. Jordan, retired grocer. 
 
 Nicholas G. Paul, master mechanic B. & M. R. R. 
 
 Sylvester A. Furbush, assessor. 
 Daniel Saunders, founder of Lawrence. 
 Dr. Seneca Sargent. 
 
 George R. Rowe, city clerk. 
 Dr. John Stowe. 
 Frank Davis, mayor in 1869. 
 
 William H. Boardman, contractor and ex-alderman. 
 
 Rev. George Packard, rector of Grace church. 
 J. Wiley Edmunds, treasurer Pacific mills. 
 Richard R. Harriman, superintendent Lawrence Gas. Co. 
 John B. Howard, alderman and retired merchant. 
 John B. Atkinson, merchant tailor. 
 Phineas M. Gage, contractor. 
 
 William Barbour, chairman Lawrence Water Board. 
 Rev. L. D. Barrows, formerly pastor in Lawrence. 
 
 Michael Mann, councilman and grocer. 
 May 31. Nicholas Chapman, ex-alderman. 
 Sept 27. Nathaniel Ambrose, ex-city marshal. 
 Dec. 4. Charles E. Briggs, attorney, 
 
 1859. 
 
 Apr. 12. 
 
 1861. 
 
 Apr. 6. 
 
 
 Nov. 13. 
 
 1864. 
 
 Nov. 5. 
 
 
 Nov. 23. 
 
 1866. 
 
 Sept. 11. 
 
 1867. 
 
 May 20. 
 
 1868. 
 
 Jan 13. 
 
 
 Jan. 18. 
 
 
 July 13. 
 
 1869. 
 
 Mar. 22. 
 
 1870. 
 
 Mar. 10. 
 
 
 Apr. 10. 
 
 1872. 
 
 Oct. 8. 
 
 1873. 
 
 Aug. 8. 
 
 1874. 
 
 Feb. 17. 
 
 1875. 
 
 Feb. 4. 
 
 
 May IS. 
 
 1876. 
 
 Sept. 15. 
 
 
 Nov. 30. 
 
 1877. 
 
 Jan. 31. 
 
 
 Mar. 9. 
 
 
 Mar. 17. 
 
 
 Mar. 21. 
 
 
 July 22. 
 
 1878. 
 
 Feb. 4. 
 
 
 Feb. 17. 
 
 
 Mar. 22. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1863. 
 
 W. W. eOLBY, 
 
 FUNERAL I FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, 
 
 «< SALESROOMS, - 276 COMMON STREET.O- 
 
 Residence, - 274 Common Street, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 Coir\tt\uiiidktioi| by Yeleplioiie. 
 
 ^^ All Orders Pertaining to the Undertaking Business 
 romptly attended to, Day or Night. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 67 
 
 1879. Jan. 2. Nathan Wells, for 20 years chief clerk in the post office. 
 
 1880. Feb. 21. Andrew J. Perkins, broker. 
 
 Mar. 6. William A. Kimball, hardware dealer. 
 Apr. 6. Ivan Stevens, attorney. 
 
 June 17. Oliver Pearl, formerly overseer in the Atlantic mills. 
 July 6. Peter Smith, director Lawrence National bank. 
 Dec. 10. Capt. Timothy Dacey, of Fenian fame. 
 1S81. Jan. 16. Rev. James Murphy, pastor St. Patrick's church. 
 
 Mar. 19. David Nevins, part owner of the Pemberton mills. 
 May 6. Dr. George W. Garland. 
 
 June 7. Ebenezer Carter, overseer Washington mills. 
 June 20. Dr. William E. Riggs, dentist. 
 
 1882. Jan. 6. Everard H. Kelley, druggist. 
 
 Feb. 7. Hon. Artemas Harmon, ex-alderman of Lawrence. 
 
 Mar. 4. George H. McFarlin, ex-councilman and merchant. 
 
 May 15. Joseph J. Nichols, ex-representative. 
 
 1883. Oct. 3. Louis Weil, clothing dealer. 
 Oct. 22. Milton Bonney, ex-mayor. 
 
 Oct. 25- Gustavus V. Fox, formerly agent Bay State mills. 
 
 1884. Jan. 13. George B. Parsons, city editor Daily Eagle. 
 Feb. 10 Dr. Michael Roberts. 
 
 Feb. 20. Samuel M. Newhall, paymaster Pemberton Company. 
 
 Apr. 1. Joseph V. Sweeney, attorney. 
 
 Apr. 6. John J. Doland, wood and coal dealer, 
 
 Apr. 16. Rev. P. C. McGovern of St, Mary's church. 
 
 1885. Jan. 25. Dr. Isaac Tewksbury, aged 91 j'ears. 
 Feb. 2. Levi Emery, ex-representative. 
 
 Mar. 7. Patrick F, Halley ex-president of the common council. 
 Apr. 3. Oliver D. Rideout, overseer Pacific mills yard. 
 Apr. 11. Daniel Nason, conductor B. & M. R. R. ' 
 
 Apr. 15. Alfred Churchill, stable keeper. 
 Apr. 19. Alonzo M. Carr, grocer. 
 Apr. 20. George F. Curtis, furnishing goods dealer. 
 May 5. Amasa Bryant, blacksmith and ex-alderman. 
 May 6. Nathaniel H. Banfield, hotel keeper. 
 May 15. John E. Cushing, city auditor, 
 June 23. Adolphus Durant, a large property owner. 
 July 1. John McGairy, journalist. 
 Sept 5. Stephen D. Yates, blacksmith. 
 
 Sept. 19. Thomas S. Stratton, ex-alderman, in Minnesota. 
 1886. Jan. 24. RufusReed, wood and coal dealer. 
 
 Feb. 14. Charles H. Barnes, asst. paymaster Washington mills. 
 Mar. 26. Bradford Cheney, carriage dealer. 
 Mar. 31. William M. Dow, overseer Pacific mills. 
 
I'.STAnr.tSHEn. 1877. 
 
 WATERHOUSE & PARSONS, 
 
 FUNERAL AND 
 
 Jill r lit siting ^liitlertaliers. 
 
 SALESROOM. 
 
 No. 47 ylmesTyizry St~reet, 
 
 L,A\A/RENCE, MASS. 
 
 ALL CftLLS, DAY OR NIGHT, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 
 
 A Lady in attendance when required. 
 
 G. W. WATERHOUSE, S. C. PARSONS, 
 
 Regldence, 16 Tremont Street. Kegidence, !i68 Bruce Street, 
 
 Telephone connections with salesrooms and residences. 
 
TrtE LAWRENCE dA^ETtE^k* 69 
 
 ji., .,i,f,»t, ,'i , ,-,■, ... — — -^^ 
 
 1886. May 16. Charles E. Byrom, brass founder. 
 
 May 20. Samuel W. Kendrick, overseer Pemberton mill. 
 
 Juue 6. Edwin Sargent, farmer. 
 
 June 14. Gen. Michael P. Merrill, assessor for 15 years. 
 
 June 16. Harrison D. Clement, contractor. 
 
 July 28. Dr. Eugene S. Yates, ex-city physician. 
 
 Aug. 24. Bailey Bartlett. deputy sheriif. 
 
 Sept. 12. Nathaniel G. White, ex-president B. & M. railroad. 
 
 Sept. 12. Cyrus Williams, ex-alderman. 
 
 Nov. 3. Rev. Charles F. Sullivan. 
 
 Nov. 24. Patrick Griffin, ^police officer. 
 
 Nov. 29. Paul S. Chadbourn, mason. 
 
 Dec. 28. Rev. Stephen Keegan, in California. 
 
 1887. Jan. 6. J. Irving Beetle, post office clerk. 
 Feb. 1. Dr. Anthony B. Magee. 
 
 «i^Mar. 10. James A. Treat, hardware dealer. 
 
 Mar. 28. William F. Gearin, soda manufacturer. 
 
 May 20. Hon. John K. Tarbox. 
 
 May 28. Abiel R. Chandler, real estate agent. 
 
 Aug. 1. Daniel J. Costello, police officer. 
 
 Aug. 3. James C. Brown, ex-alderman. 
 
 Sept. 12. Samuel M. Stedman, manufacturer. 
 
 Sept. 17. Hon. Nathan W. Harmon, police court judge. 
 
 Oct. 23. William F. Birtwell, registrar of voters. 
 
 Dec. 10. Dr. David Dana. 
 
 Dec. 28. Major Edward A. Fiske, paper hangings dealer. 
 
 1888. Jan. 19. Rev. George W. Bosworth, D. D. 
 Feb. 5. Wilbur Fisk Gile, attorney. 
 
 Feb. 15. David A. Wilson, baker. 
 ■^ Feb. 23. Phebe, widow of Daniel Saunders, sen., aged 91 years. 
 Apr 5. Frank Robinson, ex-champion light weight wrestler. 
 Apr. 25. James B. Wiggin, ex-superintendent of the city farm. 
 Apr. 29. Henry F. Barnard, furniture dealer. 
 June 4. Capt. John H. Robinson. 
 Aug. 18. P. C. V. Worthley, stone contractor. 
 Oct. 22. Thomas F. Tucker, assessor. 
 Nov. 6. Prescott G. Pillsbury, ex-bank cashier. 
 Dec. 13. Samuel M. Davis, real estate agent. 
 Dec. 15. Amos W. Giles, flour manufacturer. 
 1889. Mar. 9. Joseph L. Barnes, overseer in the Pacific mills. 
 Mar. 20. Dea. Joseph Chuechill. 
 
 Mar. 23. Henry B. Thompson, overseer Pemberton repair shop. 
 Mar. 31. James H. Severance, contractor. 
 Apr. 12. Abel Webster, ex-representative. 
 Apr. 16. David Dow, formerly master mechanic in the Pacific mills. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1860 
 By John J. MAHONKr. 
 
 M. J. MAHONEY, 
 
 UNDERTAKER, 
 
 COR. HAMPSHIRE AND BRADFORD STS., 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 7 I 
 
 1889. May 9. Jeremiah S. Field, retired merchant. 
 Maj 14. John H. Barry, ex-street commissioner. 
 May 27. Peter W. Lyall, attorney. 
 
 May 29. Archibald McFarlin, retired ice dealer. 
 tr June 14. Charles Smith, retired grocer. 
 
 June 15. William P. Cooper, express proprietor. 
 July 11. C. T. Wilcox, insurance agent. 
 Aug. 8. Albin Yeaw, real estate dealer. 
 Aug. 16. Patrick J. Desmond, grocer, 
 Aug. 16. William Bower, overseer Arlington mills. 
 Sept. 19. Moses Perkins, ex-assessor. 
 Nov. 8. Lewis Stratton, stationer. 
 Nov. 10. Dea. James D. Herrick, ex-assessor. 
 Dec. 6. Rev. I. H. McConnell of the First Methodist church. 
 Dec. 15. John Fallon, formerly acting agent Pacific mills. 
 Dec. 15. Hector P. Linn, retired merchant tailor. 
 %, Dec. 16. John Abercrombie, ex-alderman. 
 
 1890. Jan. 2. Gen. Eben Sutton of North Andover. 
 Jan. 21. Thomas P. Kemp, hat and cap dealer. 
 Jan. 21. Mrs. Dr. M. B. Kenney, M. D. 
 
 Jan. 30. Albert Warren, third mayor of Lawrence. 
 Feb. 8. Dr. Aaron Ordway, aged 76 years. 
 Feb. 22. John C. Payson, letter carrier. 
 Feb. 27. Fred O. Meririam, letter carrier. 
 Mar. 8. James M. Beeley, paymaster Arlington mills. 
 May 12. Horace A. Wadsworth, publisher Lawrence Eagle. 
 June 6. Miss Aphia C. Eastman, school teacher for 36 years. 
 June 21. Franklin Saunders, express proprietor. 
 July 4. Aretas T. Scott, musician. 
 
 Sept. 1. John L. Royer, conductor B. &. M, railroad. 
 Sept. 4. Andrew Daley, veteran caterer. 
 Sept. 5. Daniel B. Simpson, grocery clerk. 
 Sept. 6. John J. O'Gorman, merchant tailor. 
 (/ Sept. 28. Charles H. Smith, express messenger. ~ 
 
 Dec. 4. David C. Richardson, master car buildei', B. & M. R. R. 
 
 1891. Feb. 4. Sylvanus A. Ellis, music teacher. 
 
 Feb. 9. Samuel S. Morey of the " Morey letter" fame. 
 Mar. 2. Dr. Timothy Sullivan. 
 
 Apr. 4. Ferdinand Pfeflerkorn, musician, aged 83 years. 
 Apr. 23. Lemuel Huntoon, Jr., jeweler. 
 
 Apr. 27. Joseph Butterworth, proprietor of the Central house. . 
 * May 11. Rev. Michael D. Murphy. 
 
 May 26. Henry Noyes, fish warden 20 years. 
 June 20. Lovell L. Blood, proprietor Pacific house. 
 July 11. Asa M. Bodwell, farmer. 
 
ESTABLISHED, 1869. 
 
 JOHN BREEN, 
 
 tttnentl lliiiIertHfeer^ 
 
 SALESROOMS AND RESIDENCE, 
 
 371 0qS ^tree^t, fi^oirGnGG, fjleigg, 
 
 TELEPHONE, 158-3, 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. ' 73 
 
 1591. Julj 13. Henry Farrell, blacksmith. 
 
 July 25. Mrs. Edward F. Searle in Methuen. 
 
 July 26. Hon. William H. P. Wright, retired lawyer. 
 
 Oct. 21. John S. Perkins, ex-city marshal. 
 
 Nov. 3. Robert Seed, tailor. 
 
 1592. Jan. IS. Patrick Sweeney, publisher Lawrence Journal. 
 
 Feb. 22. ' William F. Farnham, member of the water board. 
 Mar. 1. Michael Malley, retired grocer. 
 Mar. 18. Moses Wingate, farmer and florist. 
 Mar, 20. Thomas H. Somerville, ex-councilman. 
 May 1. Samuel Barlow, agent Pacific print works. 
 May 26. Charles E. Kent, baker. 
 June 25. Col. Henry C. Nevins, of Methuen. 
 June 25. Eben L. Chapman, retired merchant. 
 July 2. John Meagher, a famous pedestrain. 
 Sept. 7. John W. Barlow, proprietor Spicket mills. 
 Sept. 12. Hon. John R. Rollins, ex-mayor of Lawrence. 
 Sept. 25. James T. Brady, street commissioner. 
 Oct. 27. Clark L. Austin, ex-overseer Pacific mills. 
 Dec. 15. Warren J. Abbott, cashier. Pacific mills. 
 1893. Jan. 15. George H. Eaton, attorney. 
 
 Feb. 9. George A. Lindsay, ex-alderman. 
 
 Mar. 22. Joseph C. Kenney, letter carrier. 
 
 Mar. 28. Robert M. Cross, dry goods dealer. 
 
 July 25. Dr. Andrew F. Shea, president of the water board. 
 
 Aug. 9. Otis Slater, veteran caterer. 
 
IF YOU ARE FURNISHING YOUR HOUSE 
 
 AND NEED A 
 
 PARLOR SUIT, CHAMBER SUIT, 
 
 CARPET, 
 
 RANG-E, PARLOR STOVE, 
 
 OR ANYTHING IN THE LINE OF 
 
 |Sou>^e ^UT^qi^^]:\iI|^K^, 
 
 CALL AT THE 
 
 LARGEST 
 
 BEST 
 
 EQUIPPED • 
 
 FURNITURE 
 
 STORE 
 
 J<,<isex Comity. 
 
 Buckley, McCormick k Mm\i 
 
 218, 220 and 222 ESSEX STREET. 
 ^^ GENERA L HOUSE FURNISHERS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 75 
 
 MURDERS IN LAWRENCE. 
 
 1863. Dec. — . John Pai-ker of Derrv, N. H., was killed by a Frenchman 
 
 named Dufresne in North Andover. The murderer was arrested in 
 
 Canada, Jan., 1S64 
 1866. May 19. Patrick Daley was fatally stabbed by Florence Leary in 
 
 South Lawrence. 
 1869. Mar. 24. John Pyne, aged 20 years, shot Miss Lizzie Crawford, 17 
 
 years old, in North Andoyer, and also shot himself at the time. 
 Aug. 11. Charles Carberry, 104 Lowell street, was killed by Michael 
 
 Looney while engaged in fighting. 
 
 1877. Aug. 31. John Butterworth murdered his wife by stabbing her in the 
 
 breast in North Andover. 
 
 1878. Apr. 7. Mrs. Rose M. Vincent of South Lawrence was murdered by 
 
 Frederick Savage in Biddeford, Me. 
 1830. Aug. 1. Maurice Sullivan, living at 140 Valley street, was fatally 
 shot by Lafrance H. Mitchell in Methuen. The latter was tried on 
 a charge of manslaughter. 
 Dec. 12. Knapton Wardman, formerly an overseer in the Washing, 
 ton mills, shot Miss Avis Pinkham on Lincoln street, about ten 
 o'clock in the evening, she dying almost instantly. Wardman went 
 to his house, 19 Washington corporation, an sent a bullet through 
 his brain while in his parlor. 
 
 1884. May 24. Thomas Lowe murdered Ellen Sullivan, aged 10 years, in 
 
 her father's house in North Andover, for which offence he received 
 a life sentence in the State prison, 
 July 16. John Duffy of Lawrence was murdered in Gloucester by 
 Michael Lawless. 
 
 1885. Aug. 27. Albert D. Swan, treasurer of the L. Sprague Bobbin Co., 
 
 was shot in the company's office on Lowell street by Henry K. 
 Goodwin, an electrician, who gave himself up to the police, and is 
 now serving a life sentence for the crime. 
 
 1886. July 26. Miss Hannah Scanlan was murdered and her body terrribly 
 
 cut into pieces by William B. O'Connor, in a room occupied by the 
 murderer in rear of 127 Essex street. The fragments of the body 
 were found buried in a shed. Connors received a life sentence. 
 
 1887. Apr. 26. Thomas A. Lomasney of Lawrence was murdered in Glou- 
 
 nester by Thomas Smith, who was sentenced to prison for life, 
 
 Dec. 26. Michael Doran was fatally shot by Mrs. George Slade at 
 her house on the Haverhill road in Methuen. 
 
 1890. June 27. Jane Dorsey, 116 Common street, was murdered by her 
 
 nephew, William Haightley, while engaged in a dispute. 
 
 1891. July 1. John Rausch, a Bavarian, shot Miss Maria Burckel and him- 
 
 self near the Everett mills gate, both dying almost instantly. 
 
 1892. July 14. Peter Eno shot and killed his wife, Minnie, on Broadway. 
 
 Eno hung himself in jail while waiting trial for the murder. 
 
KSTABLISHED IN 1856. 
 
 BY W. E. GOWING. 
 
 The firm of Gowing & Higgins formed March 4, 1878. 
 
 GOWING & HIGGINS, 
 
 WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 
 
 SWIFT & COMPANY'S 
 
 Gkieap DreM(^d ^eefj 
 
 LamlD, Mutton and all kiads of Pork Products. 
 413 and 415 HAVERHILL STREET, 
 
 T.^l-S?Z'^t LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 77 
 
 SUICIDES IN LAWRENCE. 
 
 1850. Maj 25. Timothy W. Tibbets, by shooting. 
 
 1867. Feb. 13. Fred A. Colby, 13 years old, shot himself in the pastor's 
 
 room in the Free Baptist church. 
 1872. Mar. 7. A man named Morse hung himself at 570 Essex street. 
 
 1874. Nov. 25 Miss Carrie Guptill, 18 years old, diowning in the river. 
 
 1875. — Frank B. Smith, aged 30 years, taking poison. 
 
 June 27. Thomas Manchester cut his throat after attempting to kill 
 his wife in their house on Newbury street. 
 
 1877. Jan. 28. Col. William B. Coan, by taking laudanum. 
 
 Apr. 21. Francis McQuade, by hanging in the police station. 
 
 1878. May 12 John Gibbs, section hand in the Pacific mills, by cutting 
 
 his throat. 
 1881. June 3. Josiah Hackett of Methuen, hanging. 
 
 June 27. Thomas Deitzel, 6 Brook street, shooting. 
 
 1883. Feb. 28. Charles H. Cate, by shooting, at 253 Essex street. 
 July 9. Cyrus Johnson, 30 Amesbury street, by hanging. 
 
 1884. Mar. 18. John C. Guy, aged 21 years, taking poison. 
 
 Mar. 18. Thomas Brennan, by hanging in Bickford's stable. 
 
 1885. May 12. James Harrop, 57 Chelmsford street, shooting. 
 
 1886. Mar. 28. Robert R. Whittier, a former Lawrence dry goods dealer, 
 
 by cutting his throat in Salem, N. H. 
 
 1887. Mar. 18. Maurice J. Bresnahan, superintendent of the Wamesit 
 
 mills, by shooting. 
 June 8. Cornelius McCIuskey, by shooting, near Frye Village. 
 
 1888. July 4. Mrs. Elizabeth Stoddard, taking poison. 
 
 Nov. 1. James Byrom, brass founder, by drowning in the canal. 
 
 1889. Apr. 1. Alpheus Bolles, a Methuen farmer, by hanging. 
 
 Apr. 27. Andrew Moyes, 2 Central Pacific block, by shooting. 
 Apr. 28. Isaac Somerville, grocer, 287 Lowell street, by hanging. 
 Aug. 12. Henry Sullivan, 40 years old, and arrested for the murder 
 
 of his infant child, hung himself in the police station. 
 Oct. 23. Joseph S. Bonney, 9 Fulton street, by shooting. 
 Nov. 22. William Black, by shooting and falling into the canal. 
 Dec. 29. Soloman Charles, 652 Haverhill street, taking poison. 
 Feb. 26. Jennie Stover, 17 years old, living at 233 Prospect street, 
 
 killed herself in a field in West Andover. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1865. 
 
 (9ENTRAL HOHSE, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 Opposite Boston & I^oweTl Depot and Opera House. 
 
 STEAM HEATED. ELECTRIC LIGHTS. 
 
 don\TiieT'dkl Jvleri'f^ ftekdqiikftei'j^. 
 
 JOS, JACKSON", - Proprietor. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 79 
 
 1890. May 4. Lewis Heffner, overseer in the Washington mills, by throw- 
 
 himself into the Spicket river. 
 May 26. George Brooks, 24 Washington corporation, by cutting h is 
 
 throat with a razor 
 June 2. John II. Morse, superintendent of the Methuen mills, by 
 
 shooting himself in the mill yard, 
 Aug. 16. Edward Woswick, by shooting himself after attempting to 
 
 murder his wife. 
 Apr. 15. John O'Hare, by drowning in the south canal. 
 
 1891. July 5. Miss Bertha Ebersack, by drowning in the Spicket river. 
 Oct. 23. James Starbird, stable keeper, by drowning in the canal. 
 Dec. 18. Sarah Leach, 405 Haverhill street, by hanging. 
 
 1892. Feb. 21. Frank Harrison hung himself in the Lawrence jail. 
 Mar. 20. John F. Malloy, aged 18 years, by shooting. 
 
 Apr, 11. Elton P. Richardson, machinist, by shooting. 
 
 Apr. 23. Fred Mclntire, 48 years old, by hanging in the jail. 
 
 Apr. 24. Peter Eno, a wife murderer, by hanging in the jail. 
 
 May 27. Mrs. John D. Glidden, aged 64 years, hung herself in her 
 
 house, 12 Valley street. 
 June 15. Robert Berron, 21 Lake street, by cutting his throat. 
 
f)Of)G^E^',g T^'VSjfJX, 
 
 331 and 333 Itssex Street. 
 
 OPPOSITE B. & L. DEPOT, 
 
 LAWKKNCE, - - MASS, 
 
 THOROUGHLY RENOVATED AND NEWLY FURNISHED. 
 
 ELECTRIC LIGHT, STEAM HEAT, etc. 
 
 --C^EIJROPEAN PLAN.^>- 
 
 ARTHUR S. DODGE, - Proprietor. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 8l 
 
 FATAL ACCIDENTS AND CAUSES. 
 
 1864. May 10. Josiah Page, watchman in the Washington mills, mangled 
 
 by the machinery. 
 May 27. James Gilday, run over by a team. 
 June 9. Andrew Burke, suffocated in a brewery vat. 
 Oct. 10. William Daley fatally shot by Officer N. M. Storer. 
 
 1865. June 16. Patrick Sheehan, killed by the cars. 
 
 1866. Oct. 16. Charles A. Duggan, killed in the Pacific mills. 
 
 1867. Jan. 29. Mrs. Mai-garet Flynn, by the cars. 
 
 Feb. 20. Mr. Ridley, second hand in the Washington mills, by fall- 
 ing down an elevator well. 
 Feb. 18. Mr. Clark, a slater, falling from the Atlantic mills roof. 
 1872. Jan. 24. Michael Connelly, gateman, killed by the cars. 
 1S73. — G. W. Davol, run over by the cai-s at the Water street crossing. 
 1874. Feb. 17. Albert Holt, by falling into a scalding vat in Beach's soap 
 factory. 
 
 1876. Jan. 17. John Lawler, by falling from a wall. 
 
 Mar. 1. John G. McDonald, run over by the cars at the north depot. 
 
 1877. Nov. 20. Orlando Lawrence and wife of North Andover, killed at 
 
 the Osgood street crossing. 
 1879. July 18. Charles Cummings killed by falling from a window at No. 2 
 Washington corporation. 
 Aug. 2. Timothy Sullivan, slater, killed by falling from a roof. 
 
 1551. Apr. 8. William H. Deming, killed in the Washington mills. 
 Ang. 3. Benjamin Weeks killed by being thrown from a team. 
 
 1552. Jan. 9. Philip M. Bullock, run over by cars. 
 
 Aug. 4. Margaret Donovan, aged 9 years, by accidental burning. 
 Nov. 10. George Ferguson, accidentally shot. 
 
 1884. Mar. 6. John T. Trees, William Moreland and Michael Cronin, 
 
 were killed by a boiler explosion in Trees' dye house. 
 
 June 24. Mrs. Delvina Parant, by burning. 
 
 Aug. 9. Robert Harrington, by falling from a window at 39 Wash- 
 ington corporation. 
 
 Sept. 17. John Dole, a mason, by falling from a third-story window 
 of the Arlington mills. 
 
 1885. Mar. 31. Maxwell Crawford, run over by a horse car in Merrimack 
 
 street. 
 
KSTABLISHED OCT., 1878. 
 
 M« #^MIAB©If Mm 
 
 f 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Coal, Wood 
 
 AND 
 
 Masons' Supplies, 
 
 Lime, Cement, Hair, Bricl(s, Sand, Akron Sewer Pipe, &c. 
 
 OFFICKS, 
 
 8 WEST STREET, 263 BROADWAY, 
 
 TELEPHONE, 154-3. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 83 
 
 1555. Sept. 12. James Keegan, of Atlantic engine company, No. 2, was fa- 
 
 tally burned by vitrol at the chemical works fire in Methuen. 
 
 1556. Apr. 10. Florence McCarthy, a brakeman, run over by the cars. 
 May 2. John Haley, 10 Pacific corportaion, killed by a fall. 
 
 May S. William Veston. killed by falling from the roof of the Ever- 
 ett boarding house block. 
 July 12. Thomas Comber, run over by the cars. 
 
 July 15. Joseph Massey, overseer in the Washington mills, by a fall. 
 Aug. 28. John Alexander of North Andover, was crushed by his 
 
 team in Merrimack street. 
 Aug. 30. William Russell, killed in Russell's paper mills. 
 Nov. 4. Henri Lacaillade, accidentally shot by John McNamara. 
 Nov. 15. John McDonough, run over by a freight train. 
 Nov. 21. Cornelius Murphy, suffocated by the caving of a sand bank 
 on Tower hill. 
 
 1887. Mar. 2. Mrs. Chas. E. Kent, burned to death while heating alcohol. 
 Mar. 31. Joseph Power, milkman, killed by being thrown from team. 
 Apr. 17. Thomas Nicholson, three years old, drowned in a cesspool 
 
 at the corner of Hampshire and Lowell streets. 
 May 24. William Estey, run over by a horse car. 
 June 7. Daniel D. Donovan, driver of an ice cart, was run over and 
 
 instantly killed. 
 July 21. Horace E. Stone, brakeman, killed in South Lawrence. 
 Aug. 11. Charles A. Welch, railroad brakeman, killed. 
 
 1888. Apr. 20. Michael Melvin was fatally scalded by an explosion in Rus- 
 
 sell's paper mill. 
 June 5. Fred Legendre, section hand B. & M. R. R., run over by an 
 
 engine. 
 Aug. 20. Mrs. Mary Egan, 21 Kingston street, burned to death. 
 Aug. 21. George Trow of Andover, was thrown from a carriage and 
 
 killed. 
 
 1889. Feb. 29. John P. Stevenson, run over by the cars on the canal tracks. 
 Feb. 26. Mrs. William F. Fuller died fron the effects of a coasting 
 
 accident. 
 
 Apr. 24. Albert E. Holt, aged 15 years, was shot in the head by 
 Walter Washburn. 
 
 May 1. Mrs. Margaret Bresnahan, killed by the cars in South Law- 
 rence. 
 
 May 15. Alexander Arthur, killed in the Monroe paper mills. 
 
 June 3. Patrick Ryan, by falling from a window at 638 Broadway. 
 
 Nov. 13. Laura Wadleigh, an inmate of Pattee's road house was fa- 
 tally burned. 
 
 Nov. 14. Kate Donovan, aged 7 years, burned with a kerosene fire at 
 7 Shattuck street. 
 
 1890. Mar. 8. Jennie Richardson aged 15 years, burned by lamp explosion. 
 Mar. 24. I. Burt Gardner, painter, killed by falling from a staging. 
 
Established in 1855 by Henry Barton. 
 
 pj'. ^. >s. ToM^i^iN^, 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 PainU, Oil^j i)pl>tufpj 
 
 CHEMICALS AlTD MILL SUPPLIES. 
 
 ^ /ITLA§*yWIXED*PAINT, ^ 
 
 Artists' Colors and Brushes. 
 
 No. 191 ESSEX STREET, LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
tHE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. ^^ 
 
 1890. May 12. A brakeman named Mahonej, from Fitchburg, was killed 
 
 on the canal tracks. 
 July 9. Mark Schockin, fatally scalded in the Washington mills. 
 Sept. 3. William Lakeland, by falling from a window at 93 Pacific 
 
 corporation. 
 Sept. 13. Frank Blish was fatally injured in a row on Newbury street. 
 Dec. 27. Peter Rogers, a brakeman, killed by a shifting engine. 
 
 1891. Feb. 9. Conductor E. Wilmarth, killed near the Salem street bridge. 
 Feb. 16. Bridget Morrisey, 33 Common street, was burned to death. 
 Apr. 13. Frank Dearborn, a B. & M. brakeman, killed in South 
 
 Lawrence. 
 Apr. 27. John Addison, killed on the railroad in North Andover. 
 May 25. Patrick Connors, fireman in Lewis' scouring mill, killed by 
 
 the bursting of a steam pipe. 
 May 26. William W. Woodman, switchman in the South Lawrence 
 
 yard, killed by the cars. 
 
 June 29. Cornelius McLeod, killed at the South Broadway railroad 
 
 crossing by the cars. 
 July 21. Mrs. Sarah Farrell, killed at the Merrimack street crossing. 
 Nov. 26. Humphrey Kearns, 13 Lawrence street, killed by a fall. 
 Dec. 25. Mrs. Philomena O'Hare, 657 Essex street, and Patrick 
 
 Cline, 2 Duck corporation, were both fatally burned. 
 
 1892. Jan. 1. Mrs Hannah Crowley, 18 Elm street, killed by a fall. 
 Feb. 1. Mrs. Mary Crehan, 233 Oak street, was fatally burned. 
 
 Feb. 3. Dr. Alvin T. Magoon, killed at the Osgood street crossing. 
 May 23, John Langtry, aged 5 years, was run over by an ice cart. 
 July 1. Eusebe Boucher, crushed by an elevator in the Atlantic mill. 
 July 12. Patrick H. Donoghue, journalist, aud member of the fire 
 
 department, killed at a fire on Salem street. 
 July 18. Miss Ida Harrison, fatally burned by a lamp explosion. 
 Nov. 29. Simeon T. Briggs. by an elevator in the Pacific mills. 
 Dec. 19. James Fleming, killed by a fall in Fairfield's block. 
 
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 519 ESSEX STREET, LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 For remittances to the OLD COUNTRY, or for the use of travellers, 
 they afford unequaled facilities, as thev can be cashed everywhere in Eng- 
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 of exchange in the principal cities in Europe. 
 
 PKALER IN 
 
 flimgs, Hedicincs and €\mwA%^ 
 
 FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, d-c. 
 
 39 FRANKLIU STREET, LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 87 
 
 DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. 
 
 (Where the Logses were S30G0 and upwards ) 
 
 1849. Oct. 17. John B. Howard's store and other buildings in 
 
 South Lawrence, $ 10,000. 
 
 Nov. 28. The Merrimack house on Turnpike, nearTremont 
 
 street, 25,000. 
 
 1850. Feb. 28. The Bangor block and 5 other houses on Common 
 
 street, near Newbury, 12,000. 
 
 Aug. 16. Car shops of the Boston & Maine railroad, in South 
 Lawrence, 25,000. 
 
 1851. Feb. 11. The armory of the Lawrence Light Infantrj', with 
 
 its contents and B. H. Clark's store on Merchants' row, 
 consumed, 12,000. 
 
 June 15. Lawrence hall building, corner Amesbury and 
 
 Common streets, 9,000_ 
 
 1855. Mar. 21. The wooden block corner of Essex and Jackson 
 
 streets, 5,000. 
 
 1856. Robbins' belting factory on Broadway, 13,000. 
 
 1857. May 10. Crocker, Briggs & Co's paper mill, 12,000. 
 Aug. 20. Page's building on Broadwaj', 3,000. 
 Oct. 5. The Methuen hotel and ten other buildings, 25,000. 
 
 1858. Sept. 10. A. R. Brewster's grist mill, 3,000. 
 
 1859. Aug. 12. The United States hotel. Church block, Edwards' 
 
 paint shop burned, also the spire of the Unitarian church 
 destroyed, 52,000. 
 
 1860. May 2. Wilson & Allyn's factory and Gale's carriage shop 
 
 on Lowell street, ' 20.000. 
 
 July 21. The wooden block adjoining the city stables on 
 
 Lowell street, when a woman and child perished, 3,000. 
 
 Aug. 26. W. W. Briggs' cashmere mill at the mouth of the 
 
 Spicket river, 18,000. 
 
 1862. Jan. 1. Russell's paper mill, loss, 8,000. 
 
 1865. Jan. 27. Everett mills dye house, 50,000. 
 Sept. 26. Russell's paper mill, 20,000. 
 
 1866. May 14. Ashworth's brewery, and Flanders & Severance's 
 
 shop in the Essex yard, 15,000. 
 
 June 19. Ladd & Co's planing mill, Clement & Cressey's 
 and W. H. Chase's shops in the Essex yard. 
 
1 867. 
 
 JNO. K. NORWOOD, 
 
 Notary Public. 
 
 1 894. 
 
 K. S. NORWOOD, 
 
 Justice of the Peace. 
 
 lleuple's general iJisisiiraHcc 
 
 I A G E N C Y . f-& 
 JNO. K. NORWOOD & Co., Managers, 
 
 Just 27 years ago, Mr. John K. Norwood begun business, and he looks 
 back today upon a quarter century of prosperous years, and years which 
 have built up and made permanent, a lucrative, successful business. 
 
 It was in 1867 that Mr. Norwood began ])usiness here, opening up in an 
 up-stairs office at the corner of Lawrence and Essex streets. Lawrence had 
 at that time but 27,000 people, and the onlv four other agents of insurance; 
 E. B. Currier, A. C Chadvvick, D. S. Swan and J. H. Stannard. Of these, 
 onlv one now remains of the five, besides Mr. Norwood, who sought public 
 patronage in 1867. From the outset, Mr. Norwood's business career met 
 with success. After a few months he removed his office to more pleasant 
 quarters on Pemberton street, wheie the printing office of S. W. Fellows is 
 now located. Then for 10 years he was at 339 Essex street, an finally in 1872 
 he moved to his present centrally located office on Lawrence street. Here 
 from a humble beginning, he now acts as agent for 29 fire, life and accident 
 companies. Twenty-five years ago he was agent for but two — the Citizens' 
 Mutual of Boston and the'Merriinack Insurance Company of Andover. Mr. 
 Norwood has been a very prudent underwriter, making mone}- for all of his 
 companies, so that the total of Lawrence losses will not exceed 10 per cent, 
 of the total amount of money received in premiums, and has returned to 
 policy holders over $100,000 in dividends. 
 
 Ito. 6 LAWI[ENGE ST[|EET, - LAWIjENGE, MjlSS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 1866. June 28. Pemberton mill store house, containing $40,000 
 
 worth of jam. 
 Aug. 12. Boston & Maine car shops in South Lawrence, $100,000 
 Aug. 28. N. H. Banfield's stable and N. A. Bishop's stove 
 
 store on Common street, 6,000 
 
 Oct. 9. The Arlington mills totally consumed, 200,000. 
 
 1867. Apr. 8. Desmond's hat factory on Broadway, 40,000 
 Sept. 1. Gale & Ames' carriage shop on Lowell street, 12,000. 
 
 1868. Nov. 17. H. K. Webster's grist mill, Pillsbury's machine 
 
 shop and Davis' foundry, loss about, 30,000 
 
 1869. Mar. 21. The Baptist church in Methuen burned. 
 
 July 8. Thomas S. Stratton's hat factory in the Essex yard, 17,000 
 
 Sept. 3. O'Sullivan Bros.' hat factory on Daisy street, 35,000 
 
 1870. Feb. 6. Stevens Dockham's stable on Essex street, with 14 
 
 horses burned, 4,000 
 Oct. 19. Lawrence Lumber Co's planing mill on Lowell 
 
 street, 125,000 
 
 1871. June 23. The building at the north-east corner of Common 
 
 and Amesburj' streets and Stowell's shop burned, 30,000 
 
 July 18. Clement & Cressey's shops in the Essex yard, 17,000, 
 
 Aug. 8. Bowen, Emerson & Co's hat factory, Methuen, 24,000 
 
 1874. Feb. 16. The Saunders school house in South Lawrence 
 
 partially burned, 4,000. 
 
 Apr. 11. C. H. Tenney & Co's hat factory in Methuen, 50,000. 
 
 1875. July 11. House near the reservoir burned and two boarders 
 
 perished. 
 
 Oct. 4. West wing of the Washington mills, 50,000, 
 
 1876. Mar. 10. The summer house of Col. Gilson in North An- 
 
 dover, 10,000 
 
 Aug. 10. Emmons' loom harness manufactory, 4,000 
 Dec. 25. Wooden building north-west corner of Essex and 
 
 Newbury streets, 7,000 
 
 1877. Sept. 27. Chas. Ingalls & Son's hat shop in Methuen, 35,000 
 Oct. 11. Everett mills' dye house, 18,000 
 
 1878. Jan. 13. Pacific mills' print works, 130,000, 
 Sept 1. Gale's carriage shop on Lowell street, 20,000 
 
 1880. Jan. 18. Russell paper mills, 8,000, 
 July 1. Atlantic mills' cloth room, 6,000 
 July 17. H. K. Webster & Co's store house and Sanborn & 
 
 Tucker's wood sheds, 4,000.' 
 
 1881. Apr. 14. Smith & Dove's mill in Frye Village, 50,000. 
 July 17. The Broadway bridge over the Merrimack, 60,000. 
 
 1882. Jan. 1. Lawrence Industrial school building, 3,500. 
 Feb. 17. Daily Eagle office, 3,000. 
 June 23. Pacific mills' storehouse, 400,000- 
 Oct. 11. George Pearson's house and barn, 192 East Haver- 
 hill street, 3,000. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1867. 
 
 JOHN H. STAFFORD, 
 
 [ANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF 
 
 IBRUSHES^ 
 
 AND 
 
 [|^= Special attention given to Manufacturing and 
 Repairing Machine Brushes of every description. 
 
 573 Essex Street, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 9I 
 
 1883. Jan. 19. Atlantic mills' packing room, 5,000- 
 
 Aug. 6. Wright Mf'g Go's braid mill, 150,000. 
 
 1885. Jan. 1. Lavvrence Lumber Go's building Essex jard, also 
 
 Briggs & Alljn's shops, 17,000. 
 
 Feb. 18. Russell paper mills, 30,000. 
 
 Mar. 18. Packard schoolhouse in South Lawrence, 25,000. 
 Sept. 12. Lee, Blackburn & Go's chemical works. 
 
 1886. Mar. 1. Three passenger cars and the overhead bridge in 
 
 Lowell street, 5,000. 
 
 Mar. 7. Methuen woolen mills, 7,000. 
 Apr. 10. The river building of the Pemberton mills, when 
 
 George McKenzie and John Miller were fatally burned, 100,000. 
 
 July 13. McGartnej's planing mill on Salem street. 3,000. 
 
 Dec. 22. The Enamel Bobbin shop on May street, 3,000. 
 
 1887. May 4. The bridge in Union street over the Merrimack 
 
 river. 
 
 May 17. No. 1 mill of the Washington Go.. 1.50,000. 
 
 Kent & Bruce's bakery, 3,000. 
 
 Essex Savings Bank building, 10,000.' 
 
 S. F. Dawson & Go's leather board mill, 3,000. 
 
 A. L. Welton's buildings in Methuen, 6,000. 
 
 Merrimack Spinning Go's mill on Island street, 20,000. 
 
 Ordway block, 5,000. 
 
 G. R. Mason's house on Haverhill street, 3,000. 
 
 Boston & Maine freight depot on Broadway, 30,000. 
 
 
 Nov. 8. 
 
 1889. 
 
 Mar. 28. 
 
 
 Apr. 20. 
 
 
 Sept. 14. 
 
 1890. 
 
 Jan. 13. 
 
 
 Nov. 23. 
 
 1891. 
 
 Feb. 5. 
 
 1892. 
 
 Apr. 15. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1867. 
 
 JOHN H. STAFFORD. 
 
 MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF 
 
 BRUSHES: 
 
 '^lllSllI 
 
 Special attention given to Manufacturing and 
 Repairing Machine Brushes of every description. 
 
 5T3 Essex Street, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 93 
 
 DROWNING CASES. 
 
 MERRIMACK RIVER. 
 
 Mrs. Mary Smith, John Bower and Oswald Ayrey. 
 Archibald Neal, aged 53 years. 
 
 William Hart of South Lawrence. 
 Two boys named Nesbitt and McGregor. 
 Charles Robinson, aged 9 years. 
 
 Charles Myers, a workman on the Broadway bridge. 
 Miss Estelle Ewill. 
 Miss Kate Garvey. 
 Andrevv Donovan, aged 16 years. 
 Gustave Keefe, aged 16 years. 
 David Woodruff, aged 14 years. 
 Patrick McNamara. 
 James Barlow, aged 15 years. 
 
 Harry E. Whittemore, councilman from ward 6. 
 Fred E. True, aged 20 years. 
 Charles H. Berry and Stephen W. Whittier. 
 Michael Higgins, aged 21 years. 
 Harry E. Hamlin and Albert E. White. 
 Frank P. Mosson, aged 16 years. 
 Fred W. Latour. • 
 Aug. 2. John Higgins, aged 15 years. 
 Aug. 20. Daniel Murphy, aged 8 years. 
 1893. Apr. 5. George Walker, carried over the dam in a boat. 
 
 SPICKET RIVER. 
 
 1878. June 13. Fred Kimball of Methuen. 
 
 Dec. 11. George W. Turner. 
 1882. Jan. 3. Thomas Danahy, aged 8 years. 
 
 1884. Jan. 13. George Robinson, aged 10 years. 
 Nov. 2. James Butler. 
 
 1885. July 16. Mrs, Catherine Dowd. 
 
 Oct. 29. John Hogg, watchman in the Globe mills. 
 
 1861. 
 
 Aug. 15. 
 
 1875. 
 
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 1876. 
 
 Mar. 27. 
 
 1877. 
 
 Apr. 13. 
 
 1882. 
 
 Jan. 7. ( 
 
 
 Apr. 26. 
 
 
 Tune 12. 
 
 
 Sept. 7. 
 
 1884. 
 
 Apr. 15. 
 
 
 July 9. i 
 
 1885. 
 
 Jan. 5 
 
 
 July 5. : 
 
 
 July 15. 
 
 1887. 
 
 Aug. 31. 
 
 1888. 
 
 July 1- 
 
 
 July 81. 
 
 1889. 
 
 July 12. 
 
 
 July 22. 
 
 
 Aug. 16. 
 
 1890. 
 
 May 1. 
 
 1891. 
 
 Aug. 2. 
 
Co-Operatlve Association 
 
 INCORFOKATKD JULY 13, 1884. 
 
 Capital Stock, Oct. 1, 1893, $67,198.00. 
 
 Sinking Fund, $12,802.77. 
 
 Central Stores, 475 and 477 Broadway. 
 
 BRANCH No, 1, BRANCH No. 2, 
 
 19 and 21 Lawrence Street. 17 Hancock Street 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 Reliable Groceries, Dry Goods, Wood and Goal. 
 
 Sells for cash at average market prices. Profits, after deducting e: 
 ses, divided among customers. 
 
 GEO. DEWHIRST, General Manager. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 95 
 
 1887. May 24, John Waldron, aged 3 years. 
 
 1889. Feb. 26. William Kress. 
 
 May 30. Mrs. Michael Doherty. 
 July 1. Edward Ford, aged 14 years. 
 Aug. 25. Patrick Holland. 
 
 1890. Feb. 7. Edward Hart and Michael Doherty. 
 July 1. Arthur Judson, aged 12 years. 
 
 IN THE CANAL. 
 
 1865. Sept. 28. Willie Chapman, aged 3 years. 
 
 1866. Apr. 18. John Lynch, stone mason. 
 1868. July 1. Fred M. Bonney, aged 19 years. 
 
 1879. Aug. 10. Michael O'Donnell. 
 
 1880. Jan. 11. August Rosenburg, aged 60 years. 
 
 1881. Frank W. Nelson, painter. 
 
 1882. May 20. Mrs. Lydia Myers. 
 
 1883. Jan. 14. Thomas Minnehan. 
 
 1885. 3ept. 3. Mrs. M?ry Dwyer, aged 60 years. 
 1887. Aug. 23. Robert Browdie. 
 
 1889. May 9. George Burnham, machinist, Pacific mills 
 July 27. Philomene Lacour. 
 
 1890. June 6. Thomas Cullinane. 
 Aug. 6. Thomas Noyes. 
 Sept. 14. Martin McCarthy. 
 Sept. 28. Patrick McCarthy. 
 Oct. 3. Nicholas Fitzgerald. 
 
 OUT OF THE CITY. 
 
 1871. June 5. John Meadowcroft, William Bamford, John WagstafF, Sam- 
 uel Allen and William McElroy, drowned in North Andover pond. 
 
 1884. Aug. 11. Capt. William A. Shirley of the Salvation Army, in New 
 
 Jersey. 
 
 1885. Aug. 20. Charles and Arthur Winkley at Hampton beach. 
 1889. June 15. George A. Robbins, a letter carrier, in Haggett's pond. 
 
 June 30. Charles Pearson, in the Shawsheen river. 
 
 Sept. 16. George W. Chandler, stone contractor, in Methuen. 
 
 1891. Sept. 6. Alexander Perrie of Lawrence, at Island Pond, N. H. 
 
 1892. Aug. 21. Alverdo N. Phillips, overseer in the Everett mills, and 
 
 past commander Needham post, 39, G. A. R., at Salisbury beach. 
 
HJ^NItY SJ\IA.LL, 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 ED >1 PICKLED FISH, 
 
 OYSTERS, CLAMS, LOBSTERS, ETC, 
 15 LA^WRENCE STREET 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 ESSEX nousE, 
 
 THOS. F. KERNON, Prop., 
 
 ftp. 445 ESSEX STpT, LAWI[ENGE. MASS, 
 
 First Class in Every Respect, Heated by Steam. 
 
 CENTRALLY LOCATED, 
 
 ^g^ NEWLY FURNISHED AND FITTED THROUGHOUT. 
 
 THREE minutes' WALK FROM THE OPERA HOUSE. 
 
THE T.AWRENCE GAZETTEER. 97 
 
 CHURCH HISTORY OF LAWRENCE. 
 
 LAWRENCE STREET CONGREGATIONAL. 
 
 The Merrimack Congregational Society ( so called ) was organized 
 August L 1846, but the name was changed to the Lawrence Street Congre- 
 tional Church the following vear, and January 5, 1847, meetings were com- 
 menced to be held in a small wooden building, costing about $1,000 at the 
 corner of Haverhill and Lawrence streets. The present church edifice was 
 dedicated October 11, 1848, which has since been remodelled and enlarged. 
 
 Pastors — Rev. Lyman Whiting from June 16, 1847, to January 6, 1850; 
 Rev. Henry M. Storrs from January 15, 1852, to March 1, 1855 ; Rev. Alexan- 
 der H. Clapp, D. D., and Rev. Charles Beecher from March, 1855, to Aug., 
 1856; Rev. George B. Wilcox from September, 1856, to 1859; Rev. Caleb E. 
 Fisher from April 13, 1859, to October, 1873 ; Rev. Joshua Coit from May, 
 1874, to 1885 ; Rev. William E. Wolcott from Feb. 25, 1885, to 1894. 
 
 CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL. 
 
 Organized December 25, 1849, and from that date until August 5, 1854, 
 meetings were held in the City Hall, when the new church at the corner of 
 Essex and Appleton streets was dedicated, and in which services were held 
 until August 12, 1859, when the structure was totally destroyed by fire. In 
 the fall of the same year work was commenced on the stone church fronting 
 the common on Haverhill street which was dedicated June 1, 1860. 
 June 28, 1883, the Central and Eliot Congregational churches were consoli- 
 dated, and and the name changed to Trinity Congregational church. 
 
 Pastors — Rev. Lyman Whiting from March to November, 1850; Rev. E. 
 C. Whittlesey from February to October, 1851 ; Rev. William C. Foster 
 from January 16, 1852, to Sept. 2, 1857; Rev. Daniel Tenney from Septem- 
 ber, 2, 1857, to September, 1862; Rev. Christopher M. Cordley from 1862 to 
 June 26. 1866; Rev. William E. Park from 1866 to 1875 ; Rev. George H. Ide 
 from 1875 to 1880; Rev. Thomas M. Miles from May 11,1881, to June 
 •28, 1883; Rev. John L, R. Trask from Nov. 19, 1884, to July 2, 1888; Rev. 
 William A. Keese from April 11, 1889, to 1894. 
 
98 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL. 
 
 A Sunday school was organized in 1852 by M. C. Andrews and J. B. 
 Fairfield. Benjamin Coolidge, of the Essex Company, was very much in- 
 terested in the school and church project, through whose influence the land 
 upon which the church stands, was donated to the society. The church was 
 organized May 13, 1S6S. The original Sunday school building was on the 
 site of the Swan estate, corner of Andover street and Winthrop avenue, 
 and from 1852 to 1857 sessions were held Sundays only during the summer 
 months. Mainly through the efforts of George A. Fuller, to whom the suc- 
 cess of the school is largely due, the school was removed to the Tiger engine 
 hall in the winter of 1857, and six months later changed its place of meeting 
 to the South Lawrence passenger station. 
 
 A chapel, 20x30 feet in size, was erected on South Broadway in the 
 summer of 1859, and dedicated in September of that year. Owing to the 
 steady growth of the school, in 1861 an addition of 10 feet was made to the 
 building, and in June, 1864, work was commenced on a newer and larger 
 chapel, the present one, which was dedicated Dec. 25, 1864, its cost being 
 about $6,500, of which the residents of South Lawrence contributed $1,000; 
 the people on the north side of the river, $1,000; William C Chapin, $500, 
 and the remaining $4,000 was given by Mr. George A. Fuller, who had been 
 superintendent of the Sunday school from 1857 until the fall of 1864, when 
 he resigned and Deacon J. L. Barnes chosen his successor, the latter serving 
 three years. George Hard}^ was chosen superintendent Oct. 27. 1867. 
 
 On the first Sunday in October, 1865, preaching was commenced by Prof. 
 Edward A. Park of the Andover Theological Seminary, who continued to 
 supply the pulpit until the October following the organization of the 
 church, and a larger part of the time occupied the desk himself. May 13, 
 1868. the church was formed, to be called the South Congregational church. 
 The first pastor to occupy the pulpit after Prof. Park retired was Rev. James 
 Gregory Doherty, from October, 17, 1868, to October, IS, 1869. Rev. Leon 
 ard Z. Ferris was pastor from March, 20, 1870. until March 25, 1873, when 
 his successor was Rev. Clark Carter, who occupied the desk until July 1, 
 1888. Rev. Edward Abbott Chase, supplied the pulpit from Oct. 1. 1888, to 
 Nov. 21, 1889, at which time he was installed as pastor, and has since been 
 in charge of the parish. 
 
 ARLINGTON UNION CHURCH. 
 
 Organized Dec. 30, 1885, but was re-organized as a Methodist Episcopal 
 church May 15, 1891. Services are held in a chapel situated on Lake street. 
 
 Rev. William S. Searle organized the church in 1885, and has remained 
 pastor to the present time. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 99 
 
 ELIOT CONGREGATIONAL. 
 
 Organized Sept. 28, 1865, bj several members of the Lawrence Street 
 and Central churches. Services were held in the City Hall and Grace 
 church chapel until September 6, 1866, when the brick church building on 
 the corner of Appleton and Methuen streets was dedicated. In July, 1881, 
 the church united with the Central church and society. 
 
 Pastors— Rev. William F. Snow, from Sept. 13, 1866, until his death 
 January 11, 1871; Rev. Theodore T. Munger, from June 14, 1871, to January 
 9, 1875; Rev. John H. Barrows, from March 14, 1879, to September 12, 1880; 
 Rev. Edward P. Hooker, from January 12, 1S81, to June, 1881. 
 
 UNITED CONGREGATIONAL. 
 
 Organized in 1871 as a Primitive Methodist church in Franklin hall. 
 The present edifice was built and occupied in 1872. In 1877, the name of the 
 church was changed from the Primitive Methodist to the Tower Hill Con- 
 gregational, and since March 2, 1886, has been known as the United Congre- 
 gational church. 
 
 Pastors— Revs. W. J. Hartshorn, from 1881 to 1883 ; J. W. Savage, from 
 1883 to 1885; John T. Whalley, from 1885 to 1888; F, H. Boynton, from 1889 
 to Dec, 1892. The present pastors ( 1893) are F. L. Whipple and E. S. Ellis. 
 
 EBENEZER PRIMITIVE METHODIST. 
 
 The Primitive Methodist church on Centre street, known by the corpor- 
 ate name of Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church, was first started in May, 
 1887, by a number of ministers who came from Lowell, where they were at- 
 tending a conference. The first services were held in the Y. M. C. A. room 
 of this city, and later in the rooms at the corner of Broadway and Methuen 
 street. Subsequently the saloon and bowling alley at the corner of Camden 
 and Centre streets was leased, where services were held until 1890, when a 
 church building was erected which was dedicated in Jan., 1892. 
 
 Pastors— Mrs. M. F. Shipman, from July, 1887, to May, 1888; Rev. O. 
 M. Cousins, 1888 to 1889; Rev. Thomas Evans, 1889 to 1891; Rev. John 
 Mason from the spring of 1891 to Nov., 1893, the present time. 
 
lOO THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 HAVERHILL STREET METHODIST. 
 
 In June, IS46, the first Methodist preaching service in Lawrence was held 
 at the house of Charles Barnes, No. .S Turnpike street. The Essex Mission, 
 (so-called), was organized June 1, 1846. Two months later, the Methodists 
 moved across the street in the attic of an unfinished building which was 
 called " Concert Hall." The church building at the corner of Haverhill and 
 and Hampshire streets, was dedicated Feb. 20, 1848, the sermon being 
 preached by Bishop Janes. The church edifice was remodelled and en- 
 larged in 1860. 
 
 Pastors— Rev. James L. Gleason, 1846-'47 ; Rev. L. D. Barrows, D. D.^ 
 1847-'48; Rev. James Pike, 1849-50; Rev. Moses Howe, 1850-'51; Rev. Samue. 
 Kellej, 1851-'.S3; Rev. R. S. Rust, D. D., 1853-'55 ; Rev. Jonathan Hall, 
 1855.'.S7; Rev. William McDonald, 1857-'58; Rev. F. A. Hughes, 1858-'59; 
 Rev. J. H. McCarthy, ]859-'61; Rev. Sullivan Holman, 1861-63; Rev. R. S. 
 Stubbs, 1863-'64; Rev. George Dearborn, 1864-'65 ; Rev. L.J. Hall, 1865-'67; 
 Rev. D. C. Knowles, 1867-'70; Rev. E. F. Pitcher, 1870-'72; Rev. L. D. Bar- 
 rows, D, D., 1872-75 ; Rev. D. Stevenson, D. D., 1875-78; Rev. D. C, Knowles 
 D. D., 1878-'81; Rev. Edward C Bass. D. D., 1881-'84 ; Rev. W. I. Gill, 
 1884-'86; Rev. Madison A. Richards, D. D., 1886-'89; Rev. I. H. McConnell, 
 D. D., 1889-'90; Rev. H. A. Spencer, 1890-'93 ; Rev. W. H. Hutchin, 1893 
 to 
 
 GARDEN STREET METHODIST. 
 
 This society is the outgrowth of a Mission Sunday school, organized bj' 
 by members of the Haverhill Street church in what was then known as the 
 " Union school house," on Newbury street, below Essex. The first session 
 of this Sunday school was held April 24, 1853. The church organization 
 was effected June, 1853. Services were held in Pantheon hall, corner of 
 Newbury and Common streets, until October, 1854, and afterwards in the 
 City Hall until Jan. 14, 1855, when the vestry of the new church building at 
 the corner of Garden and Newbury streets was first occupied. May 17, 1857, 
 the audience room of the church was opened for services. 
 
 The Pastors have been : Revs. Albert C. Mansur, 1853 ; John McLaugh- 
 lin, 1854 '55; Calvin Holman, 1856-'57 ; Warren F. Evans, 1858; Henry H. 
 Hartwell, 1859-'60; C. M. Dinsmore, 1861; Albert C- Manson, 1862; Andrew 
 J. Church, 1863-'64; A. P. Hatch, 1865; Charles U. Dunning, 1866,-'67,-'68 ; 
 Truman Carter, 1869-70; Lewis P. Cushman, 1871,-72,-73; George W. 
 Norris, 1874-75; Willian E. Bennett, 1876; A. E. Drew, 1877,-78,-79; Geo. 
 W. Norris, 1880,-'81,-'82 ; Charles Parkhurst, 1 883, -'84, -'85 ; Jesse M. Durrell, 
 1868-'87,-'88 ; Thomas Tyrie, 1888 to date, Dec, 1893. 
 
lOI THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 PARKER STREET METHODIST. 
 
 This, church and society sprang into existence through the efforts of 
 Rev. D. C. Knowies, who in 1869 formed a bible class and Sunday school in 
 South Lawrence. The Parker Street Methodist society was organized Sept. 
 16, 1870, and within a few months afterwards a one-story wooden building, 
 22x40 feet, was erected on Blanchard street. The corner stone ot the church 
 at the corner of Parker and Abbott streets was laid July 8, 1873, and the new 
 house of worship dedicated in 1875. 
 
 While maintaining services in the small structure on Blanchard street, 
 the desk was supplied by Rev. Messrs. Tilton of Derry, N. H., Keyes of 
 Woburn, and Sargent of Maiden. The first settled pastor was Rev. W. J. 
 Parkinson, in 1873. His successors have been Revs. Garrett Beekman, Al- 
 len J. Hail, Converse L. McCurdy, T.J.Abbott, William A. Braman. J. 
 Hambleton, C. M. Melden, Lewis P. Cushman, Charles H. Hannaford and 
 Henry Matthews, the latter being pastor in 1893. 
 
 GERMAN METHODIST. 
 
 In 1871, the Germans of J^awrence made an unsuccessful effort to unite 
 the Catholic and Protestant element of their countrymen in a movement to 
 establish a church in which services could be held in their own language, 
 also a school for teaching their children in the elementary branches in the 
 German dir.lect, but before anything definite was agreed upon there arose a 
 dissention among the conflicting elements which resulted in the abandon- 
 ment of the project. A meeting of the German Protestants was held in the 
 City Hall basement, in May, 1872, at which it it was unanimously voted to 
 establish the church and school, and to rent the Eliot chapel in which to hold 
 religious exercises. Rev. L. B. Schwartz of Boston conducted the first ser- 
 vice in the chapel, June 23, 1872. The German Church and School society 
 was incorporated June 5, 1873. The church building on East Haverhill 
 street was dedicated Dec. 12, 1875, where regular meetings were held until 
 April, 1878, when it was voted to dispense with the services of preachers 
 sent by the Methodist conference. The Methodist element thereupon with- 
 drew, organized a separate society, and erected a church on Vine street, 
 which was dedicated Dec. 11, 1881. August Wallon, a student, was the sec- 
 ond pastor, and was succeeded by Revs. Adlin Wolff, Philip Stahl and Henry 
 H. Heck. 
 
I02 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 ST. MARK'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL. 
 
 A Mission Sunday School was organized at the corner of Bodwell and 
 Margin streets, March 17, 1878. The following jear, (_ Dec, 1879), the 
 Bodwell Street M. E. church was organized in the same building, but the 
 name was changed to St. Mark's M. E. Church in 1890, about the time the 
 new church edifice at the corner of Essex and Margin streets was dedicated, 
 (May 22, 1S90.) 
 
 Pastors— Revs. W. H. Stewart, from Dec, 1879, to April, 1880; William 
 Ramsden, from 1880 to 1883 ; E. P. F. Dearborn, from 1883 to 1884 ; W. E. 
 Bartlett from 1884 to 1887; William McNally, from 1887 to 1888; Mellon 
 Howard from 1888 to 1889; William Ramsden, from 1889 to 1891; Thomas 
 Whiteside, from 1891 to date, (Dec, 1893.) 
 
 GRACE EPISCOPAL. 
 
 Commencing, Oct. 11, 1846, sei-vices were held in the wooden chapel a^ 
 the corner of Common and Jackson streets by Rev. George Packard. The 
 chapel was completed and consecrated November 29, 1846. May 5, 1852, the 
 stone church edifice was consecrated by Bishop Eastburn. Rev. George 
 Packard died Nov.. 20, 1876, and Rev. William Lawrence chosen rector of 
 the parish. 
 
 Rev. William Lawrence, ( now Bishop Lawrence.) resigned J^ecember 
 1, 1883, and was succeedad by Rev. Augustine H. Amoiy, the present rector. 
 The brick chapel on Garden street was built in 1887. 
 
 ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL. 
 
 This church was legally organized May 14, 1866, at a special meeting, 
 but from 1864 to May 1866, meetings were held in the Essex engine house 
 on Morton street. In 1866, the wooden chapel on Morton street was com- 
 pleted, and in 1870 was removed to its present site on Bradford street. The 
 rectory was built and occupied in Februarv, 1879. 
 
 The parish had no settled rector previous to May 14, 1866, but the ser- 
 vices were conducted by students from the Andover Theological School and 
 a Rev. Mr. Skeele had officiated at some of the services. After the legal 
 organization was effected. Rev. A. V. G. Allen became its first settled rec- 
 tor until Dec 30, 1867. The other rectors have been, Revs. Charles Clark 
 Harris, from March 8, 1868, to March 21, 1869; James Hattrick Lee, from 
 March, 1869, to Maj; 28, 1873; Belno A. Brown, from Oct. 8, 1873, to Jan. 
 18, 1878; William G. Wells, from Jan. 28, 1878, to Oct, 1884; J S. Kent, 
 to Oct. 29, 1884, to July 16, 1888; Henry Wood, from Jan. 1, 1889, to date. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 103 
 
 FIRST UNIVERSALIST. 
 
 The First Universalist Society was organized Nov. 15, 1847, and the first 
 meetings held in the school house on the southerly side of Haverhill street 
 near where the Batterj building now stands. Meetings were afterwards held 
 in Bridgman hall, on Oak street, and later in Lawrence hall, ( since known 
 as Music hall,) on Common street. In 1852 a church edifice was erected on 
 Haverhill street. In 1865 the building was remodelled and enlarged, also a 
 spire was added. A church was organized in connection with the society' in 
 1859. 
 
 Pastors— Revs. George Henry Clark, from Nov. 14, 1S47, to June 15 
 1851; Henry Jewell, from Oct., 1851, to 1852 ; James Riley Johnson, from 
 June 1, 1852, to June 24, 1855 ; Jedediah Jenkins Brayton, from Oct. 24, 1855, 
 to August, 1858; Martin Jencks Steere, from Jan. 3, 1859, to July 1, 1860; 
 George Sumner Weaver, from Oct., 1860, to March 31, 1873; George Wil- 
 liam Perry, from June 5, 1873, to Oct. 1, 1877; Alphonso Everett White 
 from July 1, 1878. to July 1, 1886; William Erastus Gibbs, from Oct. 1, 1886 
 to the present time, ( Nov., 1893.) 
 
 FIRST BAPTIST. 
 
 Early in the spring of 1847 a movement was made looking to the forma- 
 tion of a Baptist society in the then young town of Lawrence, and services 
 irregularly held in private homes or school houses until June, 1847, when a 
 permanent church organization vv^as effected, the new body taking the name 
 of the Amesbury Street Baptist Church. Measures were at once taken to 
 provide a meeting house, and a temporary building erected on a lot in rear 
 of its present site, but this structure soon found to be inadequate to accom- 
 modate the increasing congregations, and the Essex Company gave the lot 
 of land at the corner of Haverhill and Amesbury streets, when the societv 
 commenced the work of building the church they now occupy, which was 
 completed and dedicated Oct. 20, 1850. Its cost was about $5,000. 
 
 Pastors— Rev. J. G. Richardson, from Dec. 5, 1847, to July, 1852; Rev. 
 A. W. Sawyer, from Oct., 1852, to Jan., 1855; Rev. Frank Remington, from 
 June, 1856, to Aug., 1859; Rev. Henry F. Lane, from Dec, 1859, to Nov., 
 1862i Rev. George Knox from Oct., 1863, to Aug., 1864; Rev. George W.' 
 Bosworth, from Nov., 1855, to Feb., 1868; Rev. John B. G. Pidge, from 
 Sept., 18, 1869, to April, 1879; Rev. Richard Montague, from Aug., 1879, to 
 Jan., 1884: Rev. O. C. S. Wallace, from Jan., 1885, to Jan., 1891; Rev. F. W 
 Ryder, from April, 1891, to date, (Nov., 1893.) 
 
I04 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER, 
 
 UNITARIAN CHURCH. 
 
 This society was organized Aug. ,30, 1847. The first meetings were held 
 in the Odd Fellows' hall on Hampshire street, and later in a chapel which 
 had been built for that purpose. In Maj, 1850, the wooden church building 
 at the corner of Jackson and Haverhill streets was dedicated, the tower and 
 and spire of which was destroyed by fire Aug. 12, IS59, and has not been re- 
 placed. The society, though not large in numbers, has been comprised to a 
 considerable extent of the wealthy and prominent citizens of this citj'. 
 
 Pastors — Rev. Henry F. Harrington, from March 1, 1S4S, to 1854; Rev. 
 William L. Jenkins, from 1855 to 1865; Rev. James H. Wiggin, 1866; Rev. 
 James B. Moore from 1867 to 1872; Rev. Charles A. llayden, from 187.5 to 
 1876; Rev. Edmund R. Sanborn, from 1877 to 1886; Rev. Edwin C. Abbott. 
 from 1887 to 1890; Rev. George H. Young, from 1891 to . 
 
 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN. 
 
 In June, 1854, Rev. A. McWilliams of Boston organized a Presbyterian 
 society in Lawrence, with 47 members. The small wooden church which 
 formerly stood on the site of Ford Brothers' store, corner of Oak and Short 
 streets, was built in 1856, where services were held occasionally until 1870, 
 when the church edifice on Concord street was built, and since enlarged. 
 
 Pastors — Rev. James Dinsmore from 1859 to 1862; Rev. John Hogg 
 from 1867 to 1875 ; Rev. John A. Burns, from 1876 to 1884; Rev. Robert A. 
 McAyael, D. D.. from 1887 to Nov., 1S9.3, when he wis granted a proloivi^ed 
 vacation at his own request. 
 
 SECOND ADVENT. 
 
 This church was organized in Nov., 1870, although as early as June, 
 1858 meetings were occasionally held in this city, there being no setiieJ pas 
 tor until about 1886. Commencing in 1865, the Adventists worshipped in a 
 chapel on Common street, west of Hampshire, and later erected a chapel on 
 Concord street, which was dedicated Dec. 16, 1866, and where services are 
 regularly held. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I05 
 
 FIRST FREE BAPTIST. 
 
 The First Free Baptist church was organized Jan. 17, 1847. The church 
 worshipped in a small chapel at the corner of Haverhill and White streets. 
 
 The Haverhill street property was sold in lS.'i7; the building was cut in two 
 and made into two dwelling houses. The present church building, at the 
 
 corner of Common and Pemberton streets, was dedicated April 21, 1857, anj 
 is now valued at $22,000. 
 
 Pastors : Rev. J. E. Davis> from Jan. 17, 1847, to Oct. J, 1849; Rev. Jon- 
 athan Woodman, from Oct. I, 1849, to Oct., 1852; Rev. G. P. Ramsay, 
 from Nov., 1852, to Nov., 1855; Rev. A. D, Williams, from Dec, 1855, to 
 July, 1857; Rev. E. M. Tappan, from Sept.. 1857, to Dec. 12, 1860; Rev. J. 
 Burnham Davis, from May, 1861, to Jan. 23, 1866; Rev. E. G. Chaddock, 
 from June, 1866, to 1869; Rev. J. A. Lowell, from Oct., 1870, to April, 1872; 
 Rev. Alphonso L. Houghton, from Sept. 4, 1872, to Oct. 2, 1880; Rev. C- 
 A. Bickford, from Oct., ISSO, to Oct., 1881; Rev. Thomas H. Stacy, from 
 March, 1882, to Sept., 1886; Rev. D. McDermid, from Nov., 1886, to Nov., 
 1887; Rev. Thomas Spooner, from 1888 to the present time, (Nov., 1893.) 
 
 SECOND BAPTIST. 
 
 In 1860 the need of a second Baptist church was recognized. The grow- 
 ing city gave promise that another church would be well supported, and the 
 overtaxed audience room of the First church emphasized the demand. Ac- 
 cordingly, with perfect unanimity of feeling, the First church resolved to 
 plant a new church. On the 13th of August, 1860, a company of the 
 First Baptist church met to consider the question of a new organization, and 
 Thursday-, Sept, 6, a committee reported that the letters had been granted, 
 and the pastor of the First church, with members were present to assist in 
 the new organization. Seventy-one members, with letters from the First 
 church formed the organization of the Second Baptist church. The new 
 church met for worship in the City Hall. Jan. 21, 1861, the society voted 
 to puixhase the Chapel of the Christian Disciples, for $1,100. Rev. Frank 
 Remington was the first settled pastor, who served the church faithfully for 
 eighteen months. In the spring of 1864 the present building site was pur- 
 chased, the chapel moved and put in order, at an expense of $10,000. In 
 1874 the old chapel was torn down and the present building was erected at a 
 cost of about $28,000. 
 
 Besides Rev. Frank Remington, the other pastors have been : Rev. C. F- 
 Tolman, from Sept., 1862, to 1864; Rev. Henry A. Coo ke, from Feb., 1865' 
 to Sept., 1869; Rev. A. R. Medbury, from Oct., 1869, to April, 1870; Rev. 
 L. L. Wood, from Sept, 28. 1870, to 1873; Rev. Geo. W. Gile, from July, 
 1873 to 1879; Rev. R. B. Moody, from Jan., 1880, to Aug., 1883; Rev. F. M. 
 Gardner, from April, 1884, to Dec, 1891; Rev. E. P. Tuller, from June, 
 1892, to the present time, (Nov., 1893.) 
 
I06 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 ROMAN CATHOLIC. 
 
 In April, 1S46, Rev. Cliarles Pfrench first visited Lawrence, and began 
 to hold religious services in the houses occupied by Irish Catholic people. A 
 tew months later he succeeded in causing a wooden chapel to be built at the 
 corner of Chestnut and White streets in which a school was established and 
 religious services held, the school being taught bj Messrs. O'Connell and 
 Bresnahan. Father Pfrench died in January, 1852. In the month of Novem- 
 ber, 1848, Rev. James O'Donnell celebrated mass and preached his first ser- 
 mon in Lawrence in Merrimack hall, at the corner of Jackson and Common 
 streets, and about that time work was commenced on the small, wooden 
 structure which until 1880 was on the corner of Haverhill and White streets. 
 The stone church on Haverhill street, now used for school purposes, was 
 completed in 1853, it being but one-half the size of the present structure, 
 which was enlarged in 1860, and re-dedicated by Bishop Fitzpatrick. The 
 corner stone of the new St. Mary's church, at the corner of Hampshire and 
 Haverhill streets, was laid Aug. 19, 1866, by Archbishop Williams, and the 
 church edifice dedicated Sept. 3, 1871. The parochial residence on Haver- 
 hill street was completed Oct. 5, 1873. The chime of bells in St.Mary's 
 church tower were placed in position Dec. 12, 1884, and consecrated the fol- 
 lowing day. June 5, 1880, the clergy of St. Mary's church celebrated the first 
 mass in the Lawrence house of correction. Rev. John P. Gilmore celebrated 
 the first mass service in Methuen, Dec, 8, 1876. The old stone church on 
 Haverhill street, which had been fitted up for school and hall uses, was re- 
 opened Oct. 12, 1879, and few months later occupied for school purposes. A 
 convent was built at the corner of Haverhill and Hampshire streets, in 1893. 
 
 Rev. JamesO'Donnell died April 7, 1861, aged 54 years. His body was 
 buried in the church yard where it remained until April 4, 1872, when it was 
 removed to St. Mary's cemetery. The clergymen who have since been in 
 charge of St. Mary's church have been Rev. Ambrose Mullen, Rev. Louis 
 M. Edge, Rev. T. Galberry, Rev. John P. Gilmore and Rev. J. T. O'Reilly. 
 
 The brick structure known as the Church of the Immaculate Concep- 
 tion, was dedicated in November, 1855, and in May, 1861, the bell in its 
 tower was rung for the first time. Feb. 9, 1868, the Orphan Asylum adjoin- 
 ing the church was dedicated. Rev. Father J. H. D. Taaffe, who for eight- 
 een year was pastor of this church, died Nov. 29, 1868, aged 68 years. His 
 successors have been Rev. M J. L. Doherty, Rev. C. T. McGrath, Rev. 
 William Orr, and since 1875 services have been conducted by the Augustin- 
 ian clergymen from St, Mary's church. 
 
 During Father Orr's pastorate, St. Patrick's church in South Lawrence 
 was built, and dedicated March, 17, 1870. For several years services were 
 held in the basement, but recently the upper portion of the building has 
 been finished and towers placed over the roof. St. Laurence's church, at 
 the corner of Union and Essex streets, was dedicated by Archbishop Wil 
 Hams, in July, 1875. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I07 
 
 GERMAN CATHOLIC. 
 
 This society, known as the Church of the Assumption of Mary, was or- 
 ganized in 1S87, and erected the church edifice near the corner of Lawrence 
 and Park streets. The first pastor was Rev. Michael S. Sagg, who, in 1892, 
 was succeeded by Rev. B. B. Schmickler, O. S. A; 
 
 FRENCH CATHOLIC. 
 
 The French Catholics began agitating the subject of gathering a church 
 in 1871, holding meetings first in Essex hall, and soon afterwards in a small 
 building purchased on Lowell street. Work was commenced in building St. 
 Anne's church in 1872, which was not finished until 1875, when under the 
 pastorate of Rev. Oliver Boucher, it was sufliicientlj' completed to be used 
 for divine services A parochial school was established in 1880, and which 
 is now maintained in the brick building erected in 1892, on Haverhill street. 
 The present pastor (1893) is Rev. J. M. Portal. 
 
 PRIMITIVE METHODIST. ( prospect hill.) 
 
 This church was first started in August, 1892, by Rev. J. Mason, in the 
 mission chapel, at the corner of Howard and Allston streets. The confer- 
 ence of 1893, in May, took the mission in charge, and appointed Rev. J. H. 
 Trenberth as its pastor. On account of the many failures made by other 
 churches in efforts to keep a chapel open, the work of the Primitive Metho- 
 dists has necessarily been slow, but it is increasing slowly but surely. 
 
 GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN. 
 
 The church building on East Haverhill street was dedicated Dec. 12, 
 1875. The first pastor was Rev. P. F. Hoffman, who remained until Jan. 1, 
 1878, when he was succeeded by Rev. A. Herman Hager, who occupied the 
 pulpit about five years. Rev. Frederick O. Zeisch was installed pastor of the 
 church in Oct., 1883, and resigned in 1885, and was succeeded by Rev. Fred- 
 erick C. Saure. The pastor in 1893 is Rev. George C. Mueller. 
 
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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 109 
 
 LODGES AND SOCIETIES. 
 
 MASONIC. 
 
 Grecian Lodge, A. F. and A. M., was chartered Dec. 14, 1S25, to be 
 held in Methuen. It continued there until 1838, when the charter was sur- 
 rendered to the grand lodge. After the incorporation of the town of Law- 
 rence several of the old members petitioned the grand lodge for a restoration 
 of the charter, which petition was granted Dec. 27, 1847. From that date 
 the lodge has continued in Lawrence. Its meetings were first held in a hall 
 at the corner of Essex and Amesbury streets, and afterwards in apartments 
 over the store now occupied by Geo. W. Colburn & Co. Later the lodge 
 held its meetings in the hall at the corner of Essex and Jackson streets, until 
 1872 when all the Masonic bodies moved to Saunders block. Grecian lodge 
 has a membership of about 300. The following have been its worshipful 
 masters : 
 
 1826. 
 1827. 
 1828. 
 1829. 
 1830. 
 1831. 
 1832. 
 1833. 
 1834. 
 1848. 
 1849. 
 1850. 
 1851. 
 1852. 
 1853. 
 1854. 
 1855. 
 1856. 
 1857. 
 1858. 
 1859. 
 1860. 
 1861. 
 1862. 
 1863. 
 1864. 
 1865. 
 1866. 
 
 Alvah Josselvn. 
 Rev. C. O. Kimball. 
 Rev. C. O. Kimball. 
 Thomas Thaxter. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Benjamin Bordman. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Leonard Stoddard. 
 Leonard Stoddard. 
 Thomas Wright. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Stephen Huse. 
 Benjamin Bordman. 
 Benjamin Bordman. 
 Quincy W. Lovering. 
 N. P. H. Melvin. 
 N. P. H. Melvin. 
 Nathan W. Harmon. 
 James R. Simpson. 
 James R. Simpson. 
 James R. Simpson. 
 James H. Kidder. 
 James H. Kidder, 
 
 1867. 
 1868. 
 1869. 
 1870. 
 1871. 
 1872. 
 1873. 
 1874. 
 1875. 
 1876. 
 1877. 
 1878. 
 1879. 
 1880. 
 1881. 
 1882. 
 1883. 
 1884. 
 1885. 
 1886. 
 1887. 
 1888. 
 1889. 
 1890. 
 1891. 
 1892. 
 1893. 
 
 John Haigh. 
 John Haigh. 
 John Haigh. 
 George W. Chandler. 
 George W. Chandler. 
 Salmon W. North. 
 Salmon W. North. 
 Charles H. Littlefield. 
 Merrill N. Howe. 
 Merrill N. Howe. 
 Samuel R. Davis. 
 Marcus M. Chandler. 
 Marcus M. Chandler. 
 John A. Brackett. 
 John A. Brackett. 
 J. Wilbur Stott. 
 J. Wilbur Stott. 
 Aaron M. Stahl. 
 Aaron M. Stahl. 
 Harry M. Fames. 
 Harry M. Fames. 
 John D. Morrison. 
 John D. Morrison. 
 William Wilkinson. 
 John Smith. 
 John Smith. 
 Edward F. Hartwell. 
 
18 5 4. 1864. 1891 
 
 FILLER & ©HaKD, 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 Fish of all Kinds, 
 
 OYSTERS, CLAMS, LOBSTERS, etc., (in their season.) 
 
 337 COMMON STREET, UWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 This Market was established in 1854 by Andrew Wiggin, who carried on 
 the business until 1864, when his son, Gilman P. Wiggin, became a partner, 
 under the firm name of A. Wiggin & Son. After the death of the senior 
 partner, in 1869, the business was conducted by Mr. Gilman P. Wii;gin until 
 1891, when he sold out his interest to Frank C. Fuller and Samuel T. 
 Chard, they having been clerks for Mr. Wiggin 13 and 18 years respective- 
 ly. The patrons of this market are assured of securing there 
 
 THE BEST GOODS WHICH THE MARKET AFFORDS, 
 
 AND CAN RELY ON ITS REPUTATION FOR 
 
 Prompt Attention, Honest Dealings, and 
 Oa^LOW PRICES. «^!I 
 
 Orders promptly filled and goods delivered every week day in all parts 
 of the city. Teams visit Methuen every Wednesday and Saturday, and 
 North Andover, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The patronage of 
 the public is solicited. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Tuscan Lodge of Masons was organized in 1862, although , its charter 
 was not granted until Dec. 10, 1863. Its meetings were held in the hall at 
 the corner of Jackson and Essex streets until 1872, and since in the Masonic 
 hall, 246 Essex street. It has a membership of about 200, and is in a pros- 
 
 perous 
 
 1862. 
 1863. 
 1864. 
 1865. 
 1866. 
 1867. 
 1868. 
 1869. 
 1870. 
 1871. 
 1872. 
 1873. 
 1874. 
 1875. 
 1876. 
 1877. 
 
 condition. The following ha 
 
 ve been i 
 
 Lemuel A. Bishop. 
 
 1878. 
 
 Lemuel A. Bishop. 
 
 1879. 
 
 Lemuel A. Bishop. 
 
 1880. 
 
 Pardon Armington. 
 
 1881. 
 
 Nathan W. Harmon. 
 
 1882. 
 
 Pardon Armington. 
 
 1883. 
 
 Daniel Nason. 
 
 1884. 
 
 Daniel Nason. 
 
 1885. 
 
 Aaron A. Currier. 
 
 1886. 
 
 Aaron A. Currier. 
 
 1887. 
 
 Gideon W. Waterhouse. 
 
 1888. 
 
 George F. Talbot. 
 
 1889. 
 
 George F. Talbot. 
 
 1890. 
 
 George F. Talbot, 
 
 1891. 
 
 William S. Miller. 
 
 1892. 
 
 William S. Miller. 
 
 1893. 
 
 ts worshipful masters : 
 
 William Fisher. 
 William Fisher. 
 Alvin D. Elliott. 
 Alvin D. Elliott. 
 Israel S. Worcester. 
 Israel S. Worcester. 
 Mather H. Holmes. 
 George L. Miller. 
 S. Henry Furber. 
 S. Henrj Furber. 
 Benjamin Andrew. 
 Benjamin Andrew. 
 Henry L. Sherman. 
 Henry L. Sherman. 
 Edward G. Carleton 
 Edward G. Carleton. 
 
 •• Phcenician Lodge of Masons was organized in 1870, its meetings held 
 in Jackson hall until 1872, and since that time in Masonic hall, 246 Essex 
 street. The membership in 1893 was 120. The past masters have been : 
 
 1870. 
 1879. 
 1880. 
 1881. 
 1882. 
 1883. 
 1884. 
 1885. 
 
 Andrew Sharpe. 
 Andrew Sharpie. 
 William A. Barrell. 
 William D. Lamb. 
 Octavius T. Howe. 
 Octavius T. Howe. 
 T omas M. Cogswell. 
 Thomas M. Cogswell, 
 
 1886. 
 1887. 
 1888. 
 1889. 
 1890. 
 1891. 
 1892. 
 1893. 
 
 William T. Kimball, 
 Thomas M. Cogswell. 
 Thomas M. Cogswell. 
 Parry C. Wiggin. 
 Parry C. W" ' 
 
 iggin. 
 ggjn- 
 
 Parry C. Wi 
 Alfred P. Showell. 
 Alfred P. Showell. 
 
 The regular communications of this lodge are held in Masonic hall on 
 the third Wednesday of each month, except July and August. 
 
 Lawrence Council, Royal and Select Masters, was organized 
 Dec. 9, 1868, and holds its regular meetings in Masonic hall, on the last 
 Wednesday of each month. It has a membership of about 100. William 
 Fisher has held the position of thrice illustrious master since 1878. 
 
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 HERMAN BRUCKMAN, 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 FLOUR, GRAIN, HAY, 
 
 Poultry Supplies and Seeds, 
 
 158 Soufk Urmdwai^j 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
rHE lawri:nce gazetteer. 
 
 113 
 
 Mount Sinai Royal Arch Chapter, was chartered Oct. 1, 1861, and 
 its present membership is about 200. Us regular convocations aie held in 
 Masonic hall on the last Thursday of each month. The high priests have 
 been as follows: Nathaniel P. H. Melvin, William H. Jaquith, D. Frank 
 Robinson, John Haigh, Aaron A. Currier, Thomas Lcvland, Wm. Fisher, 
 Alvin D. Elliott, S. R. Nowell, William D. Lamb, Samuel R. Davis, Benj- 
 Andrew and Harrv M. Fames. 
 
 Lawrence Council, Royal and Select Masters, was organized in 
 December, 1S6S, and has 100 members at the present time. (1893.) 
 The regular meetings are held in Masonic hall in September, March, Janua- 
 ry and November of each year. The thrice illustrous masters have been 
 John Haigh. in 1869 and 1870: Thomas Leyland, in 1871 and 1872, and Wm- 
 Fisher, from 1S73 to 1894. 
 
 Bethany Commanljery, Knights Tempi: 
 29, 1864. and lias a membership of 2C0 in De- 
 served as its eminent commanders : 
 
 was J 
 1893^ 
 
 ranted its charter Dec. 
 The following have 
 
 1864. 
 1865. 
 1866. 
 1867. 
 1868. 
 1869. 
 1870. 
 1871. 
 1872. 
 1873. 
 1874. 
 1875. 
 1876. 
 1877. 
 1878. 
 
 Pardon Armington. 
 Pardon Armington. 
 Pardon Armington. 
 William II. Jaquith. 
 William 11. Jaquith. 
 William II. Jaquith. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 Caleb Saunders. 
 Caleb Saunders. 
 John Haigh. 
 G. M. Stoddard. 
 G. M. Stoddard. 
 Thomas Leyland. 
 Thomas Lc\hind. 
 
 1879. 
 1880. 
 1881. 
 1882. 
 1883. 
 1884. 
 1885. 
 1886. 
 1887. 
 1888. 
 IS89. 
 1890. 
 1891. 
 1892. 
 1893. 
 
 George F. Talbot. 
 George F. Talbot. 
 Horatio G. Herrick. 
 Horatio G. Herrick. 
 Wallace M. Priest. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 D. Frank Robinson. 
 William Fisher. 
 William Fisher. 
 William Fisher. 
 
 The Lawrence Masonic Mutual Relief Associ.\tion w;is organi- 
 zed June 29, 1874; re-organized :Vnd incorporated Dec. 12, 1884. It is com- 
 jiosed of Master Masons who are members of either of the Masonic lodges 
 in La\\renee, Methuen, Al■do^"er and North Andover, or any who may be 
 |iermanentl\- residing in either of those places. Its object is to render pecu- 
 iii;irv ;iid to the families of its deceased members. Upon the decease of a 
 member, the Association pays to the person designated by the deceased as 
 many dollars as there are members, and this sum is made up by an assess- 
 ment upon the members. The Association has made payments upon 52 
 deceased members since its organization. The present officera sre, Melvin 
 Beal, president; C H. Littlefield, secretary, and W. H. Russell, treasurer. 
 
RICHARD W. KLLIS. JAAIES JOHNSTON. 
 
 ESTABLISHED IN 1885. 
 
 THE 
 
 GROCERY AND TEA HOUSE, 
 
 No. 491 ESSEX STREEET, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 BIiI*lS <& JOHITSTOIT, - Proprietors. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. II5 
 
 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. 
 
 United Brothers Lodge. No. 122, was instituted May 28, 1847, in the 
 building on the south-east corner of Hampshii-e and Common streets. It is 
 the parent lodge of Odd Fellows in Lawrence. The members held meetings 
 in that hall several years, and as the membership increased they removed to 
 a larger one on Essex street, over where Bevington's insurance office is now 
 located. Here they held their regular meetings until the completion of the 
 Odd Fellows block, in 1874, when they moved into their present elegant 
 lodge hall. This lodge has had a steady, healthy growth, its present mem- 
 bership is 335. The total assets of the lodge amount' to $24,224.09. The 
 meetings are held every Monday evening. The following rnembers have 
 filled the noble grand's chair, who are now living: Thomas Ayrey, Jonathan 
 Auty, Joshua Ashworth, J. O. Battershill, Thomas Bevington, H. P. Benner, 
 Fred Bevington. Henry E. Burckel, Thomas Butterworth, Theopilus Blythe, 
 John L. Burton, James Butler, Hugo Beil, W. H. Black, Jeremiah D. Drew, 
 Edmund R. Davies, Henry P. Danforth, Seth F. Dawson, A. Z. Drummond' 
 Henry W. Gessing, Charles E. Hardy, Thomas Hadfield, Geo. H. Higham, 
 Geo. Heath, Hugh Henry, Allen Glen, Geo. J. Harrison. John W. Judson, 
 J. Alfred Kershaw, Fred W. Kidd, Alvah Locke, Samuel C. Logan, W. K. 
 Mason, James Morgan, John Phillips, Benj. W. Palmer, Alexander Poison, 
 Henry S. Paige, John Sager, George Salthouse. A. H. Salisbury, Thomas 
 Smyt'he, Fred R. Smythe, R. G. Wheelwright, George E. Walker, Thomas 
 Webb, James Gray and Charles Connor. 
 
 MoxADNOCK Lodge, No. 145, U. O. O. F., was instituted August 21, 
 1866, with 15 charter members, although eight months previouslv the sign- 
 ers for the charter withdrew from United Brothers lodge and met weekly in 
 in rooms in Church block. After encountering a considerable opposition 
 from the local parent lodge, the petitioners were successful in obtaining the 
 desired authority to form a second Odd Fellows lodge in Lawrence. From 
 the time it was instituted up to present it has been in a flourishing condition, 
 having a membership of about 422. The meetings are regularly held in Odd 
 Fellows hall, Wednesday evenings. Those who have served as noble grands 
 are the following: 1866-'67, M. T. Wadlin : 1S6S, Charles B. Foster, Adam 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1886. 
 
 -« JAMES O'NEILL ^^ 
 43 HAMPSHIRE STREET, 
 
 ( COKXKR OF COjMMOX STKF.KTJ 
 
 ^^ All work in this establishment is done under the supervision of the 
 proprietor, and by experienced workmen. Entire satisfaction guaranteed. 
 
 :sr. E. :]VLi^ii_,LE], 
 
 DRAINER IX 
 
 ,®mi^i ® ©KiMi^A^p, 
 
 PATENT MEDICINES, DYE STUFFS, Sic. 
 
 No. 44 HA^jMI^SHIRH: stkeet, 
 
 Particular attention paid to compoundin<j physicians' prescriptions. 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 PIPES. AND OTHER SMOKERS' ARTICLES, 
 
 No. 89 BROADWAY, LAWEENCE. MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. II7 
 
 Bedell; 1S69, G. L. Allen, C. Belden Smith; 1S70, George H. Foster, Joseph 
 Kershaw; 1871, E. C. Walker, C. S. Parker; 1872, J. G. Robinson, Jesse G- 
 Gould; 1873, J. S. Bonney, George N. Dow; 1874, John J. Doland, F. B. 
 Wilson; 1875, J. F. Biirnham, A.A.Sanborn; 1876, Stephen C. Parsons, 
 Orlando Lawrence; 1877, Arthur M. Holt, H. M. Chadwick; 1878, James A. 
 Crummett, William K. Foster; 1879, Willis P. Smith, William F. Birtwell ; 
 18S0, Charles H. Russell, Charles E. Watson ; 1881, James A. Noble, Geo. 
 11. Green; 1882, Daniel B. Simpson, Arthur E. Cole; 1883, William 
 K. Bradbury, Clarence H. Sawyer; 1884, Fred M. Libbey, Samuel 
 E. Parker; 1885, J. Foster Colquhoun, William Henderson; 1886, James H. 
 Miles, George H. Seavers ; 1887, H. W. Eastham, Milton I. Kimball; 1888, 
 Charles M. Taylor, Sidney H. Brigham ; 1889, Hugh P. Simpson. John S. 
 Osgsod; 1890, Charles A. Leach, John L. Tattersall ; 1891, Charles G. Rut- 
 ter, K. B. Eastman; 1892, Joseph L. Bonney, Leo W. Hefl'ner; 1893, Chas. 
 A. Morgan, George H. Miller. 
 
 Harry M. Chadwick was secretary of the lodge 13 years previous to July, 
 1891, when he was succeeded by John L. Tattersall, the present incumbent. 
 
 Lawrence Lodge, No. 150, I. O. O. F.,was instituted August 31, 1869, 
 with the following list of charter meinbers : George Lamb, William Bower, 
 Thomas D. Sellers, Thomas Ridgeway, William Mitchell, John Edwards, 
 Amos R. Ingham, John H. Staft'ord, William Wardman, Alexander McGea- 
 chy, James S. Hutchinson, Thomas Wilkinson, Edward Taylor and John 
 W. Barlow. Of this number but three remain — Thomas D. Sellers, John H. 
 Stafford and Amos R. Ingham — eleven having joined the silent majority. 
 
 Grand Master Thomas C. Porter, assisted by his board of grand officers, 
 installed the following as the first principal officers of the lodge: William 
 Bower, N. G. ; James S. Hutchinson, V. G. ; John Edwards, recording sec- 
 retary ; John H. Stafford, permanent secretary. Immediately after the in- 
 stallation 32 members were admitted by initiation and 3 by card. Harmony 
 and prosperity have gone hand in hand, and as a natural result the lodge 
 stands numerically and financially one of the strongest in the jurisdiction, 
 in Nov., 1893, a membership of 330, and assets of over $16,000. It has had 
 as presiding officers, William Bower, James S. Hutchinson, William Mitch- 
 ell, William Wilkinson, William Wardman, John Edwards, John H. Staf- 
 ford, William F. Buxton, Joseph E. Sykes, Thomas D. Sellers, S. A. Stow- 
 ell, Charles S. Cousins, Alexander B. Bruce, Frank. L. Calderwood, George 
 W. Mitchell, O. F. Marston, Jame.s Patterson, George L. Harris, Charles E. 
 Keut, Solon F. McQuestion. Henry Barker, A. A. Philbrick, Samuel Miller, 
 John A. Brierly, John W. Crossland, Wilbur L. Lyman, John W. Burford, 
 
ESTABLISHED 1 870 
 
 DECKER & WHITITER, 
 
 WHOLESAI.K AND RETAII 
 
 GROCERS, 
 
 THE FINEST TEAS AND COFFEES 
 
 A SPECIALTY. 
 
 No 68 Amesbury Street^ 
 
 LA WBENCE, MASS. 
 
 T^LOUK I COXTNTRY l^KODXJOE 
 
 UECETVED DIRECT FROM IIEAD^UARTERS. 
 
 S. M. DECKER. L. D. WHITTIER. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. II9 
 
 J. H. Tomlinsor., Richard H. Fox, Hector F. Morse, John Ball, George W. 
 Dow, S. L. Robinson, Peter W. Ljall, Charles F. Rea, W. A. Bower, Isaac 
 Kelley, Leavitt Hubbard, Robert Driver, John Lejbourne, John R. H. Ward, 
 Charles F. Sargent, George F. Rogers, Alfred Bradbury, Robert Hill and 
 John Willian. 
 
 RuTii Rebekaji Lodge, No. 2, I. O. O. F., was instituted Dec. 10, 1S69, 
 with 32 charter members. Since that time 736 persons have united with it, 
 of whom 490 were in active membership, Dec. 1, 1S93. The noble grands, 
 with their terms of office, are as follows; Andrew Thompson, 1870; Richard 
 Wheelwright, 1871: William Mitchell, 1872 ; Thomas Butterworth, 1873; 
 Richard Wheelwright, 1874; Thomas D. Sellers, 1875; Charles E. Hardy, 
 1876; James Morgan. 1877; Stephen C. Parsons, 1878; Uretta McAllister, 
 1879-'80; Elizabeth Slater, 1881,-'82-'83 ; Hann?h M. Simpson, 1884; Jennig 
 Jones, 1885; Addie S. Rowell, 1886; Sarah Higham, 1887-'88; Sophia Webb, 
 1889; Elizabeth Clark, 1890; Emma J. Currier, 1891; Hannah S. Bennett, 
 1892; Hattie Kirk, Addie S. Rowell, 1893. 
 
 The regular meetings of the lodge are held on the first and third Friday 
 of each month, in Odd Fellows hall. 
 
 Crystal Rebekah Lodge, No. 85, 1. O. O. F., was instituted 
 Feb 27, 1890, by Grand Master Edward H. Kavanagh and the board of grand 
 officers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Massachusetts. The 
 charter members were J. Foster Colquhoun. Katie Colquhoun, Stephen C. 
 Parsons, Julia A. Parsons, Orlando Lawrence, Alma J. Lawrence, William 
 E. Bradbury, Nellie A. Bradbury, William Henderson, Louise G. Hender- 
 son, Harrison M. Chadwick, Emma F. Chadwick, Arthur E. Cole, Sarah 
 E. Cole, Benjamin A. Smith, Sarah A. Smith, William B. Allen, Jennie M. 
 Allen, Edmund E. Branch, Emeline A. Branch, Margaret Rutherford and 
 Henrietta F. Hadley. The first officers were J. Foster Colquhoun, N. G. • 
 Jennie M. Allen, V. G. ; Annie Black, recording secretary; Henrietta Had- 
 ley, financial secretary, and Emma F. Chadwick, treasurer. On the evening 
 of Feb. 27, 1890, the degree was conferred on 103 candidates, and the mem- 
 bership, Oct., 1, 1893 was 264. Regular meetings of the lodge are held in 
 Odd Fellows hall on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. 
 
 The past noble grands have been J. Foster Colquhoun, Jennie M. Allen, 
 Katie Colquhoun, Ophelia A. Rutter and Ardella C. Crowell. 
 
ESTABLISHED, SEPT, 1884, 
 
 T-A.'^LOI?> &c GO., 
 
 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 
 
 iGROCERSi 
 
 MEATS, PROVISIONS, 
 
 HAY, STKAW, GRAIIT, FEED, etc. 
 
 » 11 1L f 1^ ^w iw w mi 
 
 iililnf J i IXII f Isif . 
 
 FRANKLIN HOUSE BLOCK, 
 
 Cotnet af (^roabloa^ (xxC^ (Common ^ty 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 12 1 
 
 Kearsarge Encampment, No. 36, I. O. O. F., was instituted Sept. 11, 
 1868, and its membership July 1, 1893, was 323. From its commencement, 
 up to the present time, the encampment has been in prosperous condition, it 
 having assets valued at $6,229.97. The regular meetings are held in Odd 
 Fellows' hall on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. The follow- 
 ing are the past chief patriarchs who are now living : 
 
 Howard M. Moulton, Alexander B. Bruce, Jacob E. Nash, J. T. Blanch- 
 ard, Stephen C. Parsons, William A. Bower, Frank A. Rowell, Hugo Beil, 
 Enos S. Robinson, George B. Bradbury, Thomas D. Sellers, Harrison M. 
 Chadwick, C. Belden Smith, Francis Dolan, John Sager, William K. Foster, 
 Arnold H. Salisbury, George H. Greene, Clarence H. Sawyer, Dyer S. Hall, 
 John D. Spear, Robert Hill, Otto F. Seiferth, George H. Hadley, John S. 
 Tapley, J. Alfred Kershaw, George W. Towne, John Leybourn, Frank A. 
 Warren, Isaac W. Marden and Melvin T. Wadlin. 
 
 Lawrence Encampment, No. 31, 1. O. O. F., was instituted March 15, 
 1853, with the following charter members : Franklin Grant, Alfred Showell, 
 John T. Loring, John B. Atkinson, Ira Linnell, Thomas Scott and Thomas 
 Barr. The following were its first officers : Franklin Grant, chief patriarch ; 
 John B. Atkinson, high priest; John T. I^oring, senior warden; Thomas 
 Scott, junior warden ; Alfred Showell, scribe, and Thomas Barr, treasurer. 
 The encampment existed until Julj' 1, 1857, when, for lack of support, it 
 surrendered its charter. The encampment was re-instituted Oct. 15, 1874, 
 with the following charter members, all of whom belonged to Kearsarge 
 encampment: Charles E.Hardy, E. R. Davis, John Phillips, jr., John H. 
 Hulford. Thomas Bevington, T. R. Newell and John B. Atkinson. The en- 
 campment has had up to 1892 a slow growth, but now has 140 members, and 
 is in a fiourshing condition, and its meetings are held in Odd Fellows' hall 
 on the first and third Friday evenings of each month. 
 
 Grand Canton, No. 17, Patriarchs Millitant, received its warrant 
 Dec. 1, 1887, which was granted to 19 Lawrence members of Grand Canton 
 Shawmut of Boston. Six months later, it was decided to have a grand can- 
 ton, consisting of two components, and a new warrant was procured. The 
 membership increased to that extent that the expectation of its projectors 
 were realized, and components numbered 54 and 57 were organized, the for- 
 mer taking the precedence in rank. The first captain was C. Belden Smith, 
 and Clarence H. Sawyer, first lieutenant; Francis Dolan, ensign; Frank A. 
 Rowell, clerk, and Amos H. Gilman, accountant. June 21, 1888, the office r 
 of the second component were chosen, when Amos H. Gilman was elected 
 captain; Frank L Calderwood, lieutenant; George Kirby, ensign, and Wal- 
 ter Rigby, clerk. In Nov., 1893, the canton had 112 members, and at that 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1874. 
 
 lOf It llllgWI€I, 
 
 Nos. 198, 200 and 202 Essex Streeet, - Lawrence, Mass. 
 
 AMERICAN 
 
 European Plac i\ 
 
 ELECTRIC CARS 
 
 PASS THE DOOR 
 
 TO AND FROM 
 
 EVERY TRAIN. 
 
 FIRST CLASS 
 
 Ladies and Gents' 
 
 DINING 
 
 ROOMS 
 
 AND 
 
 Filiard Hall 
 
 CONNECTED 
 WITH IHK HOUSK. 
 
 Ternfis Moderate. 
 
 OI>ElN D^Y ^ND NiaPIT. 
 
 W. J, HANRAHAN d CO. - Proprietors. 
 
 M. E. HANRAHAN, Clerk. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 1 23 
 
 time the officers were : Component 54, George W. Towne, captain ; Chas. A. 
 Leitch, lieutenant; E. W. McAllister, ensign. Component 57: John G. 
 Weston, captain; Arthur E. Colby, lieutenant; George H. Miller, ensign; 
 John L. Tattersall, clerk, and E. W. Home, accountant. The regular meet- 
 ings are held on the third Thursday of each month. 
 
 The Lawrence Odd Fellows Hall Association was organized in 
 1S74, with the object of providing a suitable home for the several local soci- 
 eties of Odd Fellowship. The capital stock of $75,000, divided into shares 
 of $25 each, was soon subscribed for, and in April, 1874, the association 
 was formed and its first officers elected. The lot of land at the south-east 
 corner of Essex and Lawrence streets was purchased, and work commenced 
 on the handsome building on the site early in the following July. The 
 structure was completed in October, 1875, and the two upper stories occu- 
 pied by the lodges in that month. The original estimate of the cost of the 
 building was $75,000, but nearly $20,000 more were required to fit up the 
 lodge and encampment rooms. The building committee were C. B. Smith, 
 D. S. Hall and W. F. Buxton. The first meeting in the subordinate lodge 
 hall was held Oct. 14, when it was formalh dedicated. It was the original 
 intention to fit up the second story for office purposes, but the ofter of the 
 city to lease it a term of years for the public library was accepted and the 
 plans changed. The Home Club have occupied the apartments on the sec- 
 ond floor since the removal of the library to Haverhill street, in 1891. The 
 ground floor was originally fitted up for four stores, which have since been 
 been converted into one, and now ( 1893) occupied by L. C. Moore & Co. 
 
 The first board of directors were James S. Hutchinson, Dyer S. Hall, 
 C. Belden Smith, William F. Buxton, Joseph S. Bonney. A. H. Salisbury 
 and John Sager. Mr. Hutchinson was was its first president, and after his 
 death, was succeeded by John Sager, the present incumbent. The treasurers 
 have been Albert D. Swan and Dyer S. Hall. 
 
 The Ladies' L^nion Charitable Society was organized in 1875, and 
 since that time has had charge of the General Hospital on Methuen street, 
 for the care of acute cases of sickness and accidents; the Day Nursery for 
 day care of small children, and a training school for nurses. Its present 
 officers are. Miss A. F. Carter, president; Mrs. C. U. Dunning and Mrs. G. 
 W. Sargent, first vice-pi-esidents ; Mrs. W. F. Sherman, secretary; Miss C. 
 F. Prescott, assistant secretary, and Miss Helen Chamberlin, treasurer. 
 
INCORPORATED IN 1849. 
 
 AWPP Gj\S COMP/ltY 
 
 SUPPLIERS OF 
 
 ARC ELECTRIC LIGHTS, 
 
 INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LIGHTS, 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 Coiofeitig ^tetieg, 
 
 GAS HEATING STOVES, GAS RADIATORS, 
 
 GLEeXRie FIXTWKGS, 
 
 Electric Motors, Electric Shades, 
 
 AND 
 
 Gas and Electric Appliances of every Description. 
 
 256 ESSEX STREET, - LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 C. J. R. HUMPHREYS, Agent- 
 
THE r.AWRENCE GAZETTEER. 1 25 
 
 UNITED ORDER OF PILGRIM FATHERS. 
 
 The Supreme Colony, United Order of the Pilgrim Fathers, is one of 
 the leading fraternal death benefit orders. Originating in Lawrence, it was 
 organized in February, LS79, and March 15, of the same year, was incorpor- 
 ted under the laws of Massachusetts, with the following charter members: 
 Jonathan C. Bowker, James E. Shepard, H. A. Wadsworth, A. J. French, 
 Charles R. Peters, Henry W. Rogers, Charles A. McCarthy, Moses B. Ken- 
 ney, William L. Seaver. Albert V. Bugbee, Alfred W. Allyn, Fred R. War- 
 ren and Charles Lloyd. 
 
 In carrying out its promise of protection, the order has paid up to Nov. 
 1893, $1,373,030.3.S to the benificiaries of its deceased members, and a large 
 amount in sick benefits. Its business is confined to New England, and it 
 membership, Nov. 1, 1883, exceeded 17,000. 
 
 April 5, 1891, was laid the corner stone for Pilgrim Block, a building 
 owned by members of the association, and dedicated to its use, on the south 
 side of Essex street, east of Lawrence street- It was completed and oc- 
 cupied in December, 1891. and in architectural design and finished 
 workmanship is unexcelled in Lawrence. 
 
 Mrs. Flora W. Bowker was its supreme secretary in 1878 and 1880. In 
 March, 1881, she was succeeded by James E. Shepard, who has since held 
 that office. Albert V. Bugbee has been its supreme treasurer from the date 
 of its incorporation. 
 
 Jonathan C. Bowker, for many years paymaster for the Atlantic mills 
 corporation, was the first past supreme governor, and the other supreme gov- 
 ernors have been as follows.- 
 
 1879. Horace A. Wadsworth. J 1887. Nathan R. Morse. 
 
 1880. Horace A. Wadsworth. 1888. John H. Rowell. 
 
 1881. Jesse H. Harriman. ' 1889. John H. Rowell. 
 
 1882. Jesse H. Harriman. ! • 1890. Moses P. Brown. 
 
 1883. William H. Emei 
 
 1884. William H. Emery. 
 
 1885. Nathan R. Morse". 
 
 1886. Nathan R. Morse. 
 
 1891. Moses P. Brown, 
 
 1892. John L. Bates. 
 
 1893. John L. Bates. 
 
 LOCAL SUBORDINATE COLONIES. 
 
 Mayflower, No. 1. Incorporated, Feb. 15, 1879. Meets Monday even- 
 inge in Pilgrim block. Membership, 494. 
 
 Rose St.\ndish, No. 4. Incorporated, Dec. 8, 1879. Meets second 
 and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month in Pilgrim block. Membership 
 about 191. 
 
 Columbia, No. 5. Incorporated, Jan. 31, 1873. Meets first and third 
 Friday evenings in Pilgrim block. Membership, 256. 
 
ESTABLISHED, 1885. 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 CONFECTIONERY AND CIGARS, 
 
 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 
 
 STATIONERY AND PERIODICALS, etc., 
 
 o<lNos. 71 BROADWAY and 595 COMMON STREET. [> 
 
 LAWRENCC, MASS. 
 
 g®* Agency for the sale of the BOSTON POST and JOURNAL; also, 
 all the leading New York, Boston and Lawrence dailj and weekly papers. 
 
 D^NGAN WOOB, 
 
 HOT/IRY PUBLie, 
 
 %li isse^ Street, ^Qojrenee:. (|)ass. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 1 27 
 
 Samoset, No. 20. Incorporated, Sept. 9, 1874. Meets first and third 
 Wednesday evenings in Pilgrim hall. South Broadway. Membership. 105. 
 
 Philip H. Sheridan, No. 120. Incorporated, March 4, 1889. Meets 
 first and third Thursdays in Pilgrim block. Membership, 457. 
 
 Lincoln, No. 124. Incorporated, May 8, 1889. Meets first and third 
 Wednesday evenings in Pilgrim block. Membership, 209. 
 
 MiANTONOMo. No. 136. Incorporated, March 14, 1892. Meets second 
 and fourth Wednesdays in Pilgrim block. Membership, 376. 
 
 Gen. Sherman, No. 139, Meets second and fourth Wednesday even- 
 ings in Pilgrim block. Incorporated, March 30, 1892. Membership, 144. 
 
 E.ssEX, No 143. Instituted, March 30, 1892. Meets first and third 
 Monday evenings in Pilgrim block. Membership, 117. 
 
 Roger Williams, No. 2. (Methuen.) Instituted, April 24, 1879. 
 Membership, 137. 
 
 Bradstreet, No. 126. ( North Andover Depot. ; Instituted, July 30, 
 1889. Membership, 111. 
 
 P.. P. O. ELKS. 
 
 LAvvKENCii LoDUK, Nu. 65, B. P. O. Elks, was one of the first of east- 
 ern lodges to be instituted when the boom in " Elkdom'" commenced in I8S7. 
 The first efforts for its establishment were made b\' Brother Fred E. Atteaux, 
 at that time exalted ruler of Boston lodge, No. 10 assisted by brethren in 
 Boston and Providence. Much of the credit for labor in working up the 
 charter is due to Bi-ollier Winfiild G. Merrill, who at tiiat time was a mem- 
 ber of No. 14. The only other resident members of the order in Lawrence 
 at that time were Joseph Butterworth and Prank W. Putney. The first new 
 member to sign the charter list of 45 members was Hon. A. B. Bruce, who 
 was mayor of Lawrence at the time. The lodge was instituted May 15, 1887, 
 in Odd Fellows hall, which was a memorable occasion. It has since gained 
 a stong foothold among the many worthy organizations in Lawrence, and 
 has among its members are many leading citizens ot Lawrence. During its 
 existence it has spent nearly $1000 in charity, and assisted in the formation 
 of many lodges in the vicinity of Boston. The meetings are held in Pythian 
 hall. 180 Essex street, on Wednesday evenings. The lodge has obtained a 
 charter, and secured the lot of land at the corner of Essex and Hampshire 
 streets, with the view of erecting a building thereon in the near future. 
 
 The exalted rulers have been : 1887, Hon. Alexander B. Bruce; I8SS-'89, 
 C. Be'.den Smith; 1889-'90, Phineas B. Robinson; 1890-'91, Winfield G. 
 Merrill; 1892-'93, Everett T. Collins. The secretaries have been Richard J. 
 Shea from 1887 to 1890, and John T. Brown from 1890 to the present time. 
 
I 
 
 I ! 
 
 ESTABLISHED IN 1875. 
 
 F. SeHNEIDER, 
 
 AND DEALER IN 
 
 WATCHES, 
 
 Gold and Sliver, 
 OF EVERY MAKE 
 
 JEWELRY 
 
 AND 
 
 Silver Ware, 
 
 CLOCKS, 
 
 A Large Stock 
 OF ALL KINDS. 
 
 Eye GlasLES 
 
 Watches Adjusted, Cleaned or Repaired. 
 
 CLOCK AND JEWELRY REPAIRING. 
 
 No. 243 ESSEX STREET, 
 
 (Saunders Block,) LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
i I 
 
 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 1 29 
 
 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 
 
 In IS66, a large number of the gallant soldiers and sailors who served in 
 the war of the rebellion, and were later residents of Lawrence, organized a 
 branch of the Army and Navy Union, which flourished several months when 
 it became affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic, and smce Dec. 10, 
 1867, has been known as Needham Post, No. 39, Department of Massachu- 
 setts, G. A. R. It was named after Corporal Sumner Henry Needham, of 
 Co. I, of the " Old Sixth " Massachusetts regiment, who was killed in Balti- 
 more, Md., April 19, 1861, being one of the first martyrs of the rebellion. 
 Since the Post was organized the names of nearly 700 veteran soldiers and 
 sailors have been placed on its membership roll, of which more than 300 
 have died or removed from Lawrence. At the present time, ( 1893) there 
 are 403 members in good standing, and during the quarter century of its 
 existence has disbursed many thousands of dollars in relieving the wants of 
 their needy and unfortunate comrades, their widows, orphans or persons 
 depending upon them for support, thereby aiding to prevent such from 
 becoming subjects for public charity. Its meetings are held Wednesday 
 evenings in Needham hall, 239 Essex street. 
 
 1867. George S. Merrill. 
 
 1868. George S. Merrill. 
 
 1869. James B. Wildes. 
 
 1870. Edward A. Fiske. 
 
 1870. Chase Philbrick. 
 
 1871. Lawrence N. Duchesnev. 
 
 1872. Frank Davis. 
 
 1873. Stephen C. Parsons. 
 
 1874. T'irnes Noonan. 
 
 1875. Edgar J. Sherman. 
 
 1876. Lorenzo D. Sargent. 
 
 1877. Daniel F. Kiley. 
 
 1878. David Johnston. 
 
 1879. Frank b. Kendall. 
 
 1880. William H. Coan. 
 
 Needham Relief Corps, No. .S5, received its charter Oct. 7, 1885, 
 on the application of 70 ladies, whose husbands, brothers or fathers were 
 members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Since its organization it has 
 not only increased its membership, but in a quiet way accomplished a vast 
 amount of self-sacrificing work among the homes of soldiers' widows and 
 children, which for reasons in manj- cases could be better attended by wo- 
 men than men. The local corps has a membership of 180, and its meetings 
 are held in Needham hall on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. 
 
 L. D. Sargent Camp, No. 21, Soxs of Veterans, was instituted Feb. 
 4, 1885, having 21 charter members. As its membership has not increased 
 to that extent as was anticipated at the start, it has prospered since that time 
 and its meetings held on the first and third Thursdays in Needham hall. 
 
 •eet. 
 
 Its commanders have been 
 
 1881. 
 
 Andrew C. Stone. 
 
 1882. 
 
 John F. Hogan. i 
 
 1883. 
 
 William D. Curt s. 
 
 1884. 
 
 George H. Flagg. 
 
 1885. 
 
 James J. Stan lev. 
 
 1886. 
 
 Charles H. Couillard. 
 
 1887. 
 
 Charles U. Bell. 
 
 1888. 
 
 George L. Gage. 
 
 1889. 
 
 William Holmes, 
 
 1890. 
 
 Charles E. Locke. 
 
 1891. 
 
 Alverdo N. Phillips. 
 
 1892. 
 
 Charles H. Littlefield. 
 
 1893. 
 
 William E. Gibbs. 
 
 1894. 
 
 LeAvis G. Holt. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1868, 
 
 JOHN SLATER, 
 
 pRjicTicjiL mim 
 
 AND 
 
 STOVES, PPS m FURtlACES 
 
 liitdlien S^ui'rii^llii)^ 0ood^. 
 
 MONITOR OIL STOVES 
 
 AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED 
 
 Model Grand and Magee Mystic Ranges. 
 
 COR ESSEX AND HAMPSHIRE STREETS^ 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I3I 
 
 ^ 
 
 LAWRENCE BOARD OF TRADE. 
 
 During the fall and winter months of 1SS7, several public-spirited and 
 prominent business men of Lawrence became interested in a scheme which 
 was devised looking towards the most eftective means to secure a union of 
 the energies, intluences and action of citizens in matters pertaining the pub- 
 lic welfare of the citizens of Lawrence, to encourage all legitimate enter- 
 prises, and to provide for the frequent meeting and conference of business 
 men and active citizens. This resulted in the organization of the Lawrence 
 Board of Trade, Feb. I, 1888, when the following officers were chosen : Pres- 
 ident, James H. Eaton; vice-presidents, Hon. Alvin E. Mack, William F. 
 Sherman, Alfred A. Lamprey; secretary, Charles A. DeCourcey ; treasurer, 
 Arthur W. Dyer; directors, Hon. Robert H. Tewksbury, Henry A. Buell, 
 Walter E. Parker, Thomas A. Hutchins, William Oswald, John P. Sweeney 
 Horace A. Wadsworth, Patrick Murphy and Franklin Butler. During the 
 first two years of its existence but little was accomplished except devising 
 plans and discussing measures presented at it-, regular monthly meetings 
 the results of which were beneficial in later years. Jt was mainly through 
 the action of the Board that Lawrence became a railroad billing point, 
 which was of great benefit to manufacturers and business men. It was in- 
 strumental, through the exertions of President Butler, in causing the large 
 wool scouring establishment, and by the energy of President Bruce, caused a 
 shoe manufactory to locate Ih South Lawrence, the widening of Broadway, 
 at the railroad crossing, and set the ball in motion towards securing other 
 measures looking to the further prosperity of the city, and welfare of the 
 public. President J. K. Norwood, during his term of oflice, took an active 
 interest in devising a feasible plan to make the Merrimack river navigable 
 from Haverhill to Lawrence, causing surveys to be made and plans prepared 
 with an estimated cost of work, besides, at his personal expense, he visited 
 Washington, where he urged the government officials to use their influence 
 in aiding to carry out the project. He also vigorously advocated the plan 
 for the extension of Winter street, and secured the names of persons repre- 
 senting ninety per cent, of taxable property of the city to a petition for the 
 proposed extention of that street. 
 
 The presidents of the Board have been : James H. Eaton, 1888; William 
 F. Sherman, 1889; Franklin Butler, 1890; John K. Norwood, 1891-'92 ; Hon. 
 Alexander B. Bruce, 1893. Charles A. DeCourcey, George H. Eaton, James 
 E. Simpson, George W. Hall and Daniel F. Dolan have served as secretary. 
 The present membership of the Board is about 160. Its regular meetings 
 are held on the second Wednesday evening of each month at No. 246 Essex 
 street, and the annual meeting in January. 
 
'^(^(^^^ Cf\. o^ 
 
 Sa\i:K£|,B, 
 
 BROADWAY, - LAWRENCE, MASS., 
 
 OPPOSITE THE BOSTON AXD MAINE PASSENGER STATION. 
 
 GEORGE Q. PATTEE, 
 
 Proprietor. 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 Flour, Tea, Coffee, Butter, Lard, etc., 
 369 ELM STREET, - LAWRENCE. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I33 
 
 VOLUNTEER VETERAN FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 
 
 Pursuant to a call for Veteran Firemen of Lawrence to meet in the 
 Board of Trade rooms on the evening of April 16, 1890, a meeting was held 
 and a temporary organization eti^'ected bv the choice of Capt. Benjamin F. 
 Chadbourne as chairman, and Charles G. Merrill, secretary. After several 
 of those present expressed themselves in favor of forming an association a 
 committee of five was chosen to draw up a constitution and by-laws and pre. 
 sent them at a subsequent meeting. The first regular meeting of the asso- 
 ciation was held in the City Hall basement, May l.S, when the organization 
 was perfected, and the follow ing officers chosen : John K. Norwood, presi- 
 dent; C(j1. Meh in 13eal, vice-president; Charles S- Stackpole, secretary'; 
 Ahiel Morrison, treasurer: Hon. John R. Rollins, historian; Charles E. 
 Goss, Albert R. Brewster, David Beatty, William W. Colby and Thomas 
 Shannahan, trustees. Tiie constitution provides that any person of good 
 character who performed fire duty in Lawrence, Methuen, North Andover 
 and Andover, prior to the introduction of steam fire engines, either as an 
 active, honorary, contributing member, is eligible to membership by paying 
 one dollar annual dues, and also others may be elected honorary members 
 by paying a certain sum each year. The regular meetings of the Association 
 have since been held in the hall of the Old Battery building on Haverhill 
 •treat, on the first Monday evenings in January, April, July and October, 
 the annual election of officers occurring at the July meeting 
 
 Mainly through the efforts of President Norwood, a hand engine was 
 purchased for the Association, which was renovated and ornamented at a 
 considerable expense, so that it compares favorably with the handsome and 
 costly machines owned by similar organizations in other cities. This is 
 kept in readiness to promptly respond to any call to perform fire duty should 
 its services be needed. Since the Association was formed it has been pre- 
 sented with an elegant silk banner, also a number of relics, including old- 
 time fire scenes, hose pipes, buckets, trumpets, hats, lanterns and imple- 
 ments used in the fire service of Lawrence during its early days. The Asso- 
 ciation participated in the tournaments in Lowell and Boston in 1891-'92. 
 
 Starting in 1890, with 78 active members, the number has increased to 
 263, and the honorary list bears 71 names on the roll. President Norwood 
 and Vice-President Beal have held those offices from the time the Association 
 was formed. The other present officers are George M. Colbv, secretary: 
 John T. Howard, treasurer, and William R. Pedrick, historian. 
 
 I. O. O. F., MANCHESTER UNITY. 
 
 Loyal Hearts of Oak Lodge, No. 6294, meets first and third Tuesday 
 evenings, in Unity hall, 39 Appleton street. 
 
 Loyal Essex Lodge, No. 62,S9, meets second and fourth Saturdays, in 
 Unity hall, 39 Appleton street. 
 
ESTABLISHED. 1 88S. 
 
 DE- "VsT. SJk.3iTBOI?.n^, 
 
 MANIH ACTURKR OF 
 
 T^oordj Sa^fi and ^Ihid^j 
 
 WINDOW FRAMES, 
 
 DOOR FRAMES, 
 
 WINDOW GLASS, 
 
 OFFICE AND SALF.SROOM, 
 
 No. 556 ESSEX: STREET. 
 Cabinet Making, Counters, Tables, 
 
 STORE FINISH, BRACKETS, MANTELS, etc., at Shop, 
 \^ Into. 616 ESSEX STIE^EET. .^ 
 
 Shop and Street Jobbing Done to Order on Short Notice. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I35 
 
 UNITED WORKMEN. 
 
 Pacific Lodge, No. 6, Ancient Order United Workmen, was in- 
 stituted Dec. 25, 1878, in Commandery hall, bj Supreme Deputy H. A, 
 Shorey of Boston, with 10 charter members, and which has increased to 281. 
 Its regular meetings are held in Manchester Unity hall on the first and third 
 Wednesday evenings of each month. The following have held the office of 
 master workman: 1879, James Hazen jr., S. Henry Wilson; 1880, Lyman 
 Cheney, Jr., G. F. Roberts; 1881, J. G. Craig, Zenas Folger; 1882, J. G. 
 Craig; 1883, F. L. Prince; 1884, W. C Albee: 188.V Zenas Folger; 1886, 
 '87, -'88, John A. Stevens; 1889. Andrew C Trull: 1890-'91, James O. Sav. 
 age; 1892, J. Frank Gooding; 1893, George Mowatt. 
 
 CALEDONIANS. 
 
 The Lawrence Caledoxiax Club was organized Sept. 1, 1877. The 
 first meetings of the club were held in Templars' hall. Thev remo\ed to 
 the Shepherd's hall, where they held regular ineetings two years. January 
 1, 1877. they met in their clubrooms in Brechin block for the first time, 
 where they remained ten years. In July. 1889. the lodge secured a larger 
 hall in the same building, which it still occupies. The Club was incorpor- 
 ated Jan. 4, 1884, and now has over 200 members. The following have been 
 its chiefs : Charles Murray, William Hendry, Peter W. Lyall, James Robert- 
 son, James Patterson, Richard W. Ellis, Colin Kerr, Adam Walker, James 
 Gray, Andrew McFarlane, Alexander Rolley, Robert Mungall, Alexander 
 Hendry. The present officers are: William Morrison, chief; Robert C. Da- 
 vis, first chieftain; James B. Lyall, treasurer; Andrew McFarlane, clerk ; 
 and Robert McCarlie, financial secretary. 
 
 ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. 
 
 Court Montgomery, No. 6386, meets in Jackson hall on the second and 
 fourth Fridays of each month. 
 
 Court City of Lawrence, meets in hall, 39 Appleton street, on the 
 first and third Wednesdays of each mouth. 
 
 Court Columbia, No. 6012. meets in G. A. R. hall, every second Friday 
 evening of each month. 
 
 Court Essex, No. 8344, meets in Unity hall, on the second and fourth 
 Mondays of each month. 
 
 Court St. Monica, No. 78. ( Catholic Order. ) Meets in Unity hall 
 on the first and third Mondays of each month. 
 
ESTABLISHED, NOV. 15, 1886, 
 
 KENNELLY 5 SYLVESTER, 
 
 MUSIC ♦ STORE, 
 
 DEALKKS IN 
 
 PI/IROS, 
 
 ORGANS, 
 Slieet }Anfi{t 
 
 VIOLINS 
 
 AND EVERYTHING IN THE MUSICAL LINE. 
 
 WHEN vol; want to hi V A 
 
 PIAITO OB- ORCAI^, 
 
 H^^'BUr THE BEST.^^I] 
 
 AS THET ARE THE CHEAPEST. 
 
 Tuning, REPAiRiitc /nd Polishing 
 
 Done in the Best Possible Manner. 
 
 24:8 and 250 ESSEX STREET, 
 
 Saunders Block, LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I37 
 
 ORDER OF THE GOLDEN CROSS.. 
 
 Olive Commaxdery, No. 19, meets first and tliird Monday evenings, in 
 Bhicii Prince hall, 288 Essex street. 
 
 Eastern Star Commandery, No. 37, meets second and fourth Saturday 
 evenings, in Mayflower hall. 
 
 Loyalty Commandery, No. 255, meets second and last Mondays in 
 each month, in Lxceum hall. 
 
 KNIGHTS OF HONOR. 
 
 Merrimack Lodge, No. 162, meets second and fourth Wednesdays, in 
 Black Prince hall, 288 Essex street. 
 
 Adelphic Lodge, No. 543, meets first and third Thursdays in Manches- 
 ter Unity hall, 301 Essex street. 
 
 ORDER OF UNITED FRIENDS. 
 
 Alpha Council, No. 7, meets second and fourth Thursday evenings, in 
 Columhian hall, 292 Essex street. 
 
 Bay State Council, No. 162, meets first and third Friday evenings, in 
 White Rose hall, 301 Essex street. 
 
 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. 
 
 Ql'indaro Lodge, No. 32. Organized, April 4, 1870. Meets Monday 
 evenings in Pythian hall, 180 Essex street. Membership, l.SO. 
 
 Black Prince Lodge, No. 36. Organized, Dec. II, 1888, with 22 char- 
 ter members. The growth of the lodge has been slow but steady, until over 
 70 members are now enrolled. Meetings are held every Friday evening in 
 Black. Prince hall, Adams' block, 288 Essex street. The past chancellor 
 commanders are F. L. Wiswall, G. A. Molonzo, O. K. Currier, C. H. Jewett, 
 G. H. Leek, A. W. French, E. L. Watson, A. P. Bowlbv and C W. Malonzo, 
 
 ORDER OF TONTI. 
 
 Massachusett.s Lodge, No. 75, meets second and fourth Thursdays of 
 each month, at 253 Essex street. 
 
 Burbank Lodge, No. 389, meets first and third Saturday evenings, in 
 Golden Cross hall, 39 Appleton street. 
 
 Germania Lodgf;. meets first and third Friday evenings of each month, 
 in Mathes' hall. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1875. 
 
 SAMUEL SMITH, 
 
 ( Successor to WILLIAMS .V SMITH,) 
 
 MACHINIST 
 
 Machinery of all kinds Made and Repaired. 
 
 Worsted Machinery, Gill Box Screws, etc. Shafting with Patent 
 
 Hangers and Couplings. Large Pulleys and Gears made to order. 
 
 Particular attention paid to FORGING OF ALL KINDS. 
 
 OF BOLTS AND BUILDERS' IRON WORK. 
 
 JIGGERS, P ADDERS, 
 
 WARP DYEING MACHINERY, etc. 
 
 ALSO DEALER IN 
 
 620 ESSEX STREET, - LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 139 
 
 ORDER OF SECURITY. 
 
 loNA Council, No. 1, meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings, in 
 Black Prince hall, 288 Essex street. 
 
 Harmony Council, No. 2. meets second and fourth Thursday even- 
 in£;s. in Black Prince hall. 
 
 ROYAL ARCANUM. 
 
 Lawrence Council, No. 17, meets second and fourth F^-iday evenings, 
 in Mayflower hall, 292 Essex street. 
 
 Merrimack Council, No. 1148, meets second and fourth Mondays, in 
 Columbia hall, 292 Essex street. 
 
 NORTHERN MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION. 
 
 Alpha Associates, No. 1, meets first and third Tuesdav evenings, in 
 St. George's hall, 234 Essex street. . 
 
 Essex Associates, No. 2, meets second and fourth Monday evenings in 
 Prohibition hall, 301 Essex staeet. 
 
 ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. 
 
 Division No. 1, meets on the first and third Sunday afternoons of 
 each month, in Ford's hall. Oak street. 
 
 Division No. 8. meets first and third Sunday afternoons, in Hibernian 
 hall. Oak street. 
 
 SONS OF ST. GEORGE. 
 
 Friendship Lodge, meets second and fourth Thursdays in St. George's 
 hall, 234 Essex street. 
 
 Merrimack Lodge, meets first and third Thursdays, in St. George's 
 hall, 234 Essex street. 
 
 Daughters of St. George, meet first and third Wednesday evenings, 
 in St. George's hall. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1863. 
 
 w^ p. ©^4i:e & 
 
 of) 
 
 Cioii)ii:\i)'^l^ioi) ^et'dl^aiit^ 
 
 AND DEALERS IN 
 
 Flour I Gountry PROsueE, 
 
 617 COMMON STKKI T, 
 
 Near Boston and Maine / 
 Railroad Depot, i 
 
 LAWRENCE. MASS. 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1872 
 
 ANDREW B. AHERN 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 GROCERIES, PROVISIONS 
 
 CROCKERY, WOODEN WARE, etc. 
 
 A^ Fine Line of Teas, Coffees and Spices. 
 COR. WHITE AND ELM STREETS, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I4I 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Security Lodge, No. 22, Knights and Ladies of Honor, meets first 
 and third Thursdaj' evenings of each month, at 301 Essex street. 
 
 Castle Oliver, No. 97, Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule, 
 meets on the third Friday evening of each month, at 39 Appleton street. 
 
 Golden Rule Alliance, meets first and third Mondays of each month, 
 at 253 Essex street. 
 
 Clan McPherson, Order of Scottish Clans, meets first and third 
 Fridays of each month, at 301 Essex street. 
 
 Essex Council, No. 3, Home Circle, meets first and third Friday 
 evenings, at 307 Essex street. 
 
 Saunders Union, No. 659, E. A. U., meets first and third Wednesday 
 evenings, in Pythian hall, ISO Essex street. 
 
 Star Council, No. 5, American Legion of Honor, meets first and 
 third Monday evenings, at ,300 Essex street. 
 
 Unity Lodge, No. IS, N. E. Order of Protection, meets first and 
 third Wednesday evenings, at 228 Essex street. 
 
 Order of American Mechanics, meets Tuesday evenings in Red 
 Men's hall, 307 Essex street. 
 
 Wonolancet Tribe, No. 29, I. O. Red Men, meets every Monday 
 evening, at 307 Essex street. 
 
 Order of Orangemen, meets second and Fourth Fridays, in Prohibi- 
 tion hall, 301 Essex street. 
 
 Lawrence Council, No. 67, Knights of Columbus. Organized, 
 January, 1893. M. J. Mahoney, grand knight. 
 
 FRENCH SOCIETIES. 
 
 L'Union St. Joseph, meets second and fourth Mondays in each month, 
 at 433 Common street. 
 
 La Societie St. Jean Baptiste, meets first and third Wednesdays, at 
 433 Common street. 
 
 Le Cercle Montcalm, meets second and fourth Wednesdays, at 4,33 
 Common street. 
 
 Societie St, Vincent de Paul, Charles Lacaillade, president. 
 
 Le Club C.\nadien Francais, meets second and fourth Fridays, at 543 
 Common street. 
 
 Lawrence Military Band, C. J. A. Marier, leader. Rooms at 391 
 Methuen street. Organized in 1881. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1877. 
 
 BANIEL F. Mee/IRTriY, 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 No. 231 OAK STREBT^ 
 
 A LARGE AND CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF 
 
 <|GROCERIES AND CANNED GOODSt> 
 
 Always kept in stock, also the best quality of 
 
 Beef, Pork, Mutton, Lamb, Poultry, etc 
 
 All of which will be sold cheap for cash or approved credit. 
 
 GOODS PROMPTLY DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE, TO 
 ALL PARTS OF THE C IT 2' AND SUBURBS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I43 
 
 GERMAN SOCIETIES. 
 
 Lawrence Turn-Vekein, meets every Monday evening, at Turn Hall, 
 44 Park street. 
 
 Schiller Lodge, D. O, H., meets every Monday evening in Schiller 
 hall, 280 Prospect street, 
 
 Freiheit Lodge, D. O. H,, meets every Wednesday evening in Schiller 
 hall, 280 Prospect street, 
 
 Bavarian Reading Society, meets every Thursday evening, at 4 Park 
 street. 
 
 Lyra Singing Society, meets every Wednesday evening, at 41 and 43 
 Berkeley street, 
 
 St, Aloysius Aid Society, meets on the third Wednesdays in each 
 month, in Matthes' hall, 
 
 Socialist Society, meets every Saturday evening, in Matthes' hall. 
 
 COURT SESSIONS. 
 
 POLICE COURT.— Sessions are held daily, except on Sundays 
 and legal holidays, at 9, a. m., in the Police Court room, for the trial of 
 criminal cases. For civil cases, Tuesday forenoons, at 10 o'clock. 
 
 SUPERIOR COURT. Criminal Terms. At Salem the fourth 
 Monday in January : at Newburyport, the first Monday in May, and at Law- 
 rence on the fourth Monday in October. 
 
 Civil Terms. At I-,awrence, first Monday in March; at Salem, first 
 Monday in June, and at Newburyport, first Monday in September. 
 
 PBOBATE COURT At Lawrence, second Mondays in January, 
 March, May, June. July, September and November. At Salem, first and 
 third Mondays of each month, except the third Monday in August. At 
 Newburyport, fourth Mondays in January, March, May, June, July, Septem- 
 ber and November. At Gloucester, fourth Monday in April and October. 
 At Haverhill, second Monday in April and October. 
 
 SUPREME COURT. At Salem, third Tuesday in April and first 
 Tuesday in November. 
 
ESTABLISHED 1893 
 
 WILLIAM J. BUTLER, 
 
 IJKALEK IX 
 
 it>0©b, S»(i©es and lliifefeers 
 
 OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. 
 
 Ladies and Children's Shoes in Every Variety. 
 
 PROMPTLY' DONE AND AT REASONABLE PRICES. 
 
 419 BROADWAY, LAWRENCE, MASS, 
 
 DAVID KE^Ol^LEZS, 
 
 WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY, 
 
 369 ESSEX STREET, 
 
 LA\VRENCE, MASS 
 
 ^^^ Particular attention paid to Watch and Clock Repairing. An ex- 
 perience of 40 years in that work is a sufficient guarantee that satisfaction 
 will be given to our patrons. Jewelry repaired and engraved. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I45 
 
 IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LAWRENCE, 
 
 FROM AUG. 1, 1893, TO TAN. 1, 1894. 
 
 1893. Aug. 1. The Morning Sun, a one-cent daily newspaper, commenced 
 to be issued from the Lawrence American office. 
 
 Aug. 11. The Pacific mills suspended operations until Aug. 28. The 
 Emmons Loom Harness factory was stopped for an indefinite time. 
 
 Aug. 11. The Pemberton mills officials announced a shut-down of 
 six weeks' duration. The Washington mills commenced the sus- 
 pension of work for an indefinite time. 
 
 Aug. H. Rev. Chirles F. Swett, rector of St. Thomas' eurch, re- 
 signed. 
 
 Aug. 16. John Crowley, a freight brakeman, died at the hospital. 
 
 Aug. IS. Miss Lilly P. Shepherd, for fourteen years principal of the 
 Training school, resigned. 
 
 Aug. 24. Nelson J. Calderwood. a carpenter, fatally injured by fall- 
 ing from a staging at McEvo3''s block on Valley street. 
 
 Aug. 26. Ex-Councilman Henry E. Sugatt drowned at Mt. Desert. 
 
 Sept. 1. The electric cars made their first trips between Lawrence 
 and Haverhill. 
 
 Sept. 11. The Pacific mills print works resumed operations. 
 
 Sept. 12. The Washington mills were started with a reduction of 
 wages, which the next daj' the loom fixers declined to accept. 
 
 Sept. 16, Phillips 8^ Kunhardt's mill resumed operations. 
 
 Sept. 17. Mrs. Delia McGovern, 80 Lawrence street, fatally burned. 
 
 Sept. 20. The filter gallery completed. 
 
 Sept. 27. Sanford W. Brown, a carpenter, killed by the cars. 
 
 Sept. 28. William P. White, milk inspector, arrested on an alleged 
 charge of attempting to levy blackmail. 
 
 Oct. 2. The John R. Rollins schoolhouse formally opened. 
 
 Oct. 6 The house of Mrs. Charles E. Pinkham, 631 Andover street, 
 and the store, 69 Essex street, were each partially burned. 
 
 Oct. 14. The first number of the Saturday Evening Star was issued 
 
 under the management of James E. Donoghue. 
 Oct. 14. The Everett mills commenced running 35 hours a week. 
 Oct. 14. The Arlington mills, which had run two weeks, were again 
 
 shut down. 
 Oct. 20. John Creeley and Michael Leahy were arrested for burglarv 
 
 in Cooper's clothing store, .SS3 Essex street. 
 
THE FINCH PATENT CHIMNEY TOP- 1 rrg ^^ PIQRN 
 
 ROOFER. 
 
 ONLY ai;i:n-i 
 
 Bee-Hive Brand Roofing 
 
 
 IN lawrencf; and vicinity. 
 
 Roofing Slate, Zinc, Dry and 
 Tarred Sheathing Papers. 
 
 icli Pat.'iit C 
 
 The ONLY TOP that will prevent smoke | OfB-CGj 613 COIHIHOII St., 
 and soot from blowing down during the LAWRENCE MASS 
 
 changes of wind and weather. | LAWRENCE, MASb 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1872. 
 
 ED^A^IN JOSSELYN^ 
 
 —^ AGENT FOR THE 
 
 FAIRBAIRN HOLLOW GRATE BAR. 
 Small Machinery Castings a Sj^ecialfy^ 
 
 All orders promptly attended to and delivered at short notice. 
 
 ALLEN STREET, { ^TiTste/ ! LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I47 
 
 1S93. Oct. 23. William Curtin was killed by the cars in North Andover. 
 
 Oct. 26. Bartholomew Flanagan arrested for barglary in T. H. Kel- 
 lev's store on Broadway. 
 
 Nov. 2. John Churchill's slaughter house on Marston street burned. 
 
 Nov. 7. State election. Hon. F. T. Greenhalge chosen governor; 
 George L. Gage, state senator; Thomas A. Brooks and John M. 
 Lynch, democrats; John Haigh and James H. Derbyshire, republi- 
 cans, elected representatives from Lawrence. 
 
 ^"''a^;- ^cf l^^'"^ J- Watson of North Andover, convicted of assault 
 on Miss Saran L. Rea, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. 
 
 Nov. 20. Fire occcurred in Dionne & Vincent's dry goods store. 
 
 Nov. 23. George Dixon the prize fighter, was fined $100 for assault- 
 ing Patrick Hennessey at an exhibition in the Opera House. 
 
 Nov. 30. Corporation Dectective Chase Philbrick died, aged 70 
 years. ° 
 
 Nov. 30. Austin P. Neal found dead in Storrow Park. 
 
 Dec. 5. City election. The democrats elected their mavoralty can- 
 didate, one alderman and five common councilmen. the vote on 
 license was, yes, 3952; no, 3393. 
 
 Dec. 12 The weavers in No. 2 mill of the Washington corporation 
 struck, but returned to work the following Wednesday. 
 
 Dec. 14. Two midnight fires occurred; one in Dustin's machine 
 shop, and the other at 222 High street. 
 
 Dec. 24. John Wilton murdered his wife, Emily, at their home in 
 North Andover. 
 
 Dec. 24. Isaac F. Osgood, postmaster at North Andover, died. 
 
ESTABLISHED, 1885. 
 
 E. E. BURNHAM. 
 
 FRANK G. PAGE. 
 
 ®iai[®4M 4 f'A®!. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF PURE 
 
 OAK TAIED LEATHER BELTIE 
 
 Top Roll ©ovehers, 
 
 AND DEALERS IN 
 
 Mill Supplies of all Kinds. 
 
 LACE LEATHER, LOOM STRAPPING, 
 
 PICKERS AND FACTORY LEATHER. 
 
 doi'. f^fokdwky k^d T^owell ^t, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 149 
 
 FARES FROM LAWRENCE. 
 
 TO STATIONS ON THE BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD SYSTEM. 
 
 Alton Bay, N. H.. 
 
 $2 02 
 
 Keene, N. H., $ 85 
 
 Portland, Me., 
 
 $2 23 
 
 Amesbury, 
 
 77 
 
 Kennebunk, Me., 
 
 160 
 
 Portsmouth, N. H, 
 
 1 10 
 
 Andover, 
 
 08 
 
 " port. 
 
 180 
 
 Reading, 
 
 35 
 
 Aver, 
 
 70 
 
 Londonderry, N. H 
 
 50 
 
 Rochester, N. H.. 
 
 1 44 
 
 Ballardvale, 
 
 14 
 
 Lowell, 
 
 35 
 
 Saco, Me., 
 
 1 83 
 
 Beverly, 
 
 64 
 
 Lowell Junction, 
 
 16 
 
 Salem, 
 
 59 
 
 Biddeford. Me., 
 
 1 S3 
 
 Lynn, 
 
 73 
 
 Salem, N. H., 
 
 18 
 
 Boston, 
 
 60 
 
 Maiden, 
 
 50 
 
 Salisbury, 
 
 70 
 
 Bradford. 
 
 18 
 
 Manchester, 
 
 88 
 
 Salmon F'ls, N. H 
 
 1 15 
 
 Byfield. 
 
 40 
 
 Manchester, N. H., 
 
 65 
 
 Somerville, 
 
 55 
 
 Canobie Lake, N. 
 
 H. 23 
 
 Marblehead, 
 
 67 
 
 S. Newmarket, " 
 
 75 
 
 Center Harbor, 
 
 ' 2 87 
 
 Melrose, 
 
 45 
 
 Tewksbury, 
 
 24 
 
 Danvers, 
 
 44 
 
 Melrose Highlands 
 
 44 
 
 Topsfield, 
 
 46 
 
 Derry.N. H., 
 
 38 
 
 Merrimac, 
 
 50 
 
 Wakefield, 
 
 40 
 
 Dover, " 
 
 103 
 
 Methuen, 
 
 5 
 
 Wells Beach, Me., 
 
 147 
 
 East Salisbury, 
 
 70 
 
 Middleton, 
 
 31 
 
 West Medford, 
 
 52 
 
 Exeter, N. H., 
 
 63 
 
 Nashua, N. H., 
 
 70 
 
 Wilmington, 
 
 30 
 
 Farmington, N. H 
 
 . 1 73 
 
 Newburvport, 
 
 55 
 
 Wilson's, N. H., 
 
 45 
 
 Georgetown, 
 
 32 
 
 Newmarket, N. H., 
 
 79 
 
 Winchester, 
 
 46 
 
 Gloucester, 
 
 97 
 
 Newton, N. H., 
 
 50 
 
 Windham, N. H., 
 
 30 
 
 Great Falls, N. H 
 
 , 137 
 
 North Andover, 
 
 5 
 
 Woburn, 
 
 42 
 
 Groveland, 
 
 25 
 
 North Berwick, Me. 
 
 1 28 
 
 Wolfboro, N. H., 
 
 2 39 
 
 Hampton, N. H., 
 
 88 
 
 N. Conway, N. H., 
 
 3 27 
 
 Wyoming, 
 
 47 
 
 Haverhill, 
 
 IS 
 
 Old Orchard, Me., 
 
 195 
 
 York Beach, Me., 
 
 1 86 
 
 Ipswich, 
 
 89 
 
 Peabody, 
 
 54 
 
 
 
 PUBLIC. AND LODGE HALLS. 
 
 Adelphic, 301 Essex. 
 
 Armory, over Police Station. 
 
 Black Prince, 298 Essex. 
 
 City, cor. Appleton and Common. 
 
 Columbia, 382 Essex. 
 
 Father Mathew, 200 Oak. 
 
 Ford's, 109 Oak. 
 
 Franklin, 281 Essex. 
 
 Golden Cross, 38 Appleton. 
 
 Hamel's, 205 Park. 
 
 Harauguari, 280 Prospect. 
 
 Hibernian, 280 Oak. 
 
 Jackson, 175 Essex. 
 
 Lincoln, 292 Essex. 
 
 Lyra, 41 Berkeley. 
 
 Manchester Unity, 301 Essex. 
 Mathes', 6 Hall. 
 Mayflower, 292 Essex. 
 Needham, 239 Essex. 
 Phil Sheridan, 292 Essex. 
 Prohibition, 301 Essex. 
 Pvthian, 180 Essex. 
 Red Men's, 307 Essex. 
 St. George's, 234 Essex. 
 Saunders, 246 Essex. 
 Schiller, 280 Prospect. 
 Standish, 292 Essex. 
 Turn Hall, 44 Park. 
 White Rose, 301 Essex. 
 Y. M. C. A., 24 Appleton. 
 
RICHARD LEOnrARD, 
 
 di^kf }/Lhi\uik6tufQ^ 
 
 AND DEALER IN 
 
 CHO/CE HAVANA AND DOMESTIC CIGARS. 
 
 DICK'S BEST. HOME INDUSTRY, 
 
 10 ct. Cigar. "> ct. Cigar. 
 
 109 Oi^ford Street, !Lavrrence, Mass. 
 
 ESTABLISHED IN 1868. 
 
 87, 91 and 97 SOUTH BROADVTAIT; 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 €r©£eries, lleaf and 3pr0oisi©ns 
 
 CANNED GOODS, etc. 
 
 g^** Goods promptly delivered in Lawrence and vicinity free of charge. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 
 
 151 
 
 LOCATION OF SCHOOL HOUSES. 
 
 High, lliiverhill street, opposite Lawrence Common. 
 Oliver Grammar, Haverhill street, opposite Lawrence Common. 
 Packard, Grammar and Intermediate, corner Abbot and Parker streets. 
 Essex, Grammar, head of Essex street. Tower Hill. 
 
 fohn R. Rollins, Grammar and Intermediate, cor. Howard and Piatt streets. 
 Saunders, South Broadway, near Andover street. 
 Arlington, Tenney street, between Park and Arlington. 
 Storrow, Storrow street, near Storrdw Park. 
 Walton, Methuen street, cor, Newbury. 
 .Harrington, Newbury street, cor. Elm. 
 
 River.side, cor. Doyle and School street.s. Training, Oak street, near Short. 
 The other public schoolhouses are on streets indicated by their names. 
 
 VETERAN VOTERS OF LAWRENCE. 
 
 At the town meeting held March 6, 1853, when it was decided to accept 
 the city charter, there were 1242 voters whose names w-ere on the check-list. 
 Of these but 69 now reside here, who are : 
 
 Andrews. W H., 
 Armington, P. H. 
 Ayer, Perlej-, 
 Baldwin, Monroe, 
 Battles, Joseph P., 
 Blood, Albert, 
 Brewster, Albert R. 
 Briggs, Alan son. 
 Bunker, x\. S., 
 Burrage, J. Q^ A., 
 Butler, F'rederick, 
 Cabot, George D., 
 Cate, Thomas J.. 
 Chadbourne, B. F., 
 Churchill, John, 
 Clark, Albion G., 
 Closson, Carlos C, 
 Colbv. John. 
 Colby. "William W, 
 Conwav, Thos. H., 
 Currier. E. B., 
 Dolloff, Elijah B., 
 Drew, Jeremiah D., 
 
 Fairfield, James M., 
 Farnham, Josiah W., 
 Fay, Augustus M., 
 Glidden, fohn D., 
 Goodrich, A. W., 
 Griffin, Benjamin, 
 Ham, Federal B., 
 Ham, Henry S., 
 Ham, Thomas C, 
 Hard^', Daniel, 
 Hart, John, 
 Higgins, Amos, 
 Hills, George W., 
 Houghton. N. P., 
 Howe, Merrill N., 
 Hutchinson, John L. 
 Jordan, Daniel S., 
 Knowles, Morris, 
 Leeman Wellington. 
 Lvford, W. S., 
 Melvin, N. P. H., 
 Merriam, J. Frank, 
 Moore, William H., 
 
 Morrison Abiel, 
 Morse, Daniel A., 
 Murphy, Patrick, 
 Osgood, Timothy, 
 Pearson, Abel G. 
 Pillsbury, Cyrus K, 
 Pingree, William E. 
 Plummer, Hezekiah, 
 Poor, Edward P. 
 Poor, George, 
 Robinson, D. Frank, 
 Sanborn, George, 
 Scott, Thomas. 
 Siblej', Kneeland, 
 Simmons S. P., 
 Stearns, A. W., 
 Stearns, Samuel, 
 Stoddard, Alphonso, 
 Stowell, Joseph, 
 Sullivan, William, 
 Varnum, Luther N., 
 Waterhouse, G. W. 
 Withington, Henry, 
 
ESTABLISHED, 1865. 
 
 E. yWeGABE & S0NS. 
 
 MANl I'ACTUKERS OF 
 
 .roiAii lii: 
 
 ^1 
 
 steam Boilers for Dwelling Houses, 
 
 BLEACHERS, OIL TANKS, etc, 
 
 SECOND-HAND BOILERS BOUGHT AND SOLD, 
 
 A»fi Bo/7i'/s Repaired i)i llir Best Manner at Short Notice. 
 
 Essex Yard, Cor, Broadway and Water Street, 
 
 ESTABLISHED, 1873. 
 
 M^. J. RY^N, 
 
 MANl'FACl UREK OF 
 
 ®»^ 'WA'l'liS., 
 
 TONICS AND GINGER ALE. 
 
 ALL KINDS OF CARBONATED BEVERAGES. 
 
 Nos. 95 I 97 Lawrence Street, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER, 
 
 53 
 
 NATIONAL AND SAVINGS BANKS. 
 
 Previous to 1864, there were but two banking institutions in Lawrence, 
 ( the Bay State and Pemberton,) and one savings bank. The two former 
 were conducted under the State bank laws until the era of the national 
 banking system, and, with the others in the United States, became national 
 banks, and have since continued as such until 1893, when the Pembrton 
 surrendered its charter, and went into voluntary liquidation. 
 
 The Bay State Bank was incorporated Feb. 10, 1847, its original 
 capital being $200,000, which was later increased to $500,000, and subse- 
 -quently reduced to $37.'i.OOO, the par value of its shares being $7.S each. 
 The banking rooms have been at the corner of Essex and Lawrence streets 
 since it commenced business. Its presidents have been : Hon. Charles S. 
 Storrow, from 1847 to 1867; Hon. George L. Davis, from 1867 to 1892, and 
 Joseph Shattuck from 1892 to the present time. The first cashier was Na- 
 thaniel White, who died in 1866, and was succeeded by Charles A. Colbv. 
 Mr. Samuel White was cashier from 1884 to 1893, and on his retirement, 
 Justin E. Varney was chosen as his successor. 
 
 The Pemberton Bank was incorporated in 18.S4, with a capital stock 
 of $100,000, which was afterwards increased to $150,000. During its exis. 
 tence the bank was located at the corner of Essex and Pemberton streets, a 
 period of 38 years. Levi Sprague was its president until 1892, when he was 
 succeeded by William S. Jewett. The cashiers have been Samuel C. Wood- 
 ward, William H. Jaquith, James M. Coburn, John A. Perkins and Fred L. 
 Leighton. 
 
 The Pacific National Bank was organized in January, 1877, its cap 
 ital stock being $150,000, which, in 1883, was increased to $150,000. Dr. 
 James H. Kidder and William H. Jaquith have served as president and 
 cashier respectively since the bank commenced business. The banking 
 rooms are at the corner of Essex and Appleton streets, in Saunders block. 
 
 The Arlington National Bank was incorporated May 6, 1890, with 
 a capital of $100,000. For several months the bank was located at 261 Essex 
 street, and in 1892 was removed to the corner of Essex and Lawrence streets. 
 The first president was W. S. Jewett, who was succeeded in 1892 by William 
 S. Knox. Albert E. Butler has been its cashier since the bank commenced 
 business. 
 
I860- cim^ -^f^^ 1894 
 
 THTE 
 
 TREAT HARDWARE AND SUPPLY CO, 
 
 ( Successors to J. A. Treat & Co.. and Lawrence Hardware Co.) 
 
 Agricultural Tools and Seeds, 
 
 MACHINISTS AND BLACKSMITHS' SUPPLIES, 
 
 Paints and Oils, Iron and Steel. 
 
 AGENTS FOR AKRON DRAIN PIPE, 
 
 S82 artd 584 iLsseis: Street, 
 
 J. Qi A. Batcheldf.r, President. H. L. Peters, Treasurer. 
 
 J. M. Smith, Manager. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I55 
 
 The Lawrence National Bank was organized in February, 1872, and 
 commenced business in Brechin block with a capital of $300,000, in shares 
 of $100 each. Dr. Alfred J. French was its president during the first six 
 years of its existence, and was succeeded by A. W. Stearns, who held 
 that office from 1878 to 1890, when William P. Clark was chosen president, 
 which office he has since held. Prescott G. Pillsbury was cashier until July, 
 1879, when Hon. John R. Rollins succeeded him, serving in that capacity 
 eight years, and since 1887 Henry L. Sherman has been its cashier. 
 
 The Merchants National Bank was incorporated in 1889, with a 
 capital of $100,000. James R. Simpson was chosen president, and Denman 
 Blanchard, cashier, and business was commenced at 240 Essex street in the 
 fall of that year. The directors purchased the land and erected the imposing 
 and substantial building, numbered 264 Essex street, which was completed 
 and opened for business in Dec, 1890. The banking apartments are large 
 elegantly fitted, with special accommodations for the use of its patrons. 
 Safety deposit boxes for the storage of valuables and silverware, inside 
 the fire and burglar proof vaults, are provided, and for rental to those 
 who desire to use them. Mr. Blanchard was cashier until Oct. 1, 1891, 
 when he was succeeded by John A. Perkins, formerly cashier of the National 
 Pemberton bank. Mr. Simpson has been its president since the bank com- 
 menced business. 
 
 The Essex Savings Bank was incorporated September, 1847, and for 
 a long period its business was managed by the president aad cashier of the 
 Bay State bank in their rooms. In lS6,i, James H. Eaton was appointed 
 assistant treasurer, and became treasurer in 1866. George D. Cabot suc- 
 ceeded Mr. Storrow as president, and after serving m that capacity about 24 
 years, resigned, and Joseph Shattuck chosen to fill that office, which he had 
 since held. During the twenty-eight years that Mr, Eaton's management of 
 bank's affairs its deposits have increased reaching the amount of $7,000,000, 
 and has never omitted paying regular dividends. In 1878 the trustees built 
 the building on the corner of Essex and Lawrence streets, a portion of which 
 is devoted to the use of the bank. 
 
 The Lawrence Savings Bank was organized \n 1868. Hon. Milton 
 Bonney was president until October, 1883, when he died, and was succeeded 
 by Hezekiah Plummer, who still holds that office. William R. Spalding 
 served as treasurer until he died, in 1891, and was succeeded by William W. 
 Spalding, the present incumbent. Prior to 1892, the banking rooms were 
 in the post-office building, and since that year in its building at the corner 
 of Essex and Pemberton streets. 
 
 The Broadway Savings Bank commenced business in 1872 in Brechin 
 block, corner of Essex street and Broadwav. 
 
ESTABLISHED IN 1875. 
 
 K0BERT eARRWTHERS, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OK 
 
 Reeds and Loom Harnesses, 
 
 FOR WEAVING SILK, COTTON, WOOLENS AND CARPETS. 
 
 Wi?'^ CLTLcl Hati^ Cloth liaecis 
 
 AND SLASHER COMBS. 
 
 Bessemer Steel used if Desired Reeds Repaired and Returned. 
 
 ALL ORDERS PHOMPrLT ATTENDED TO. 
 
 666 Common Street, Lawrence, and Dutton Street. Lowell 
 
 Telephone, 132-3. Lawrence. Telephone, 106-5, Lowell. 
 
 P J. GRAHAM. 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 mitti 
 
 No. 4 CROSBY STREET, - LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I57 
 
 MINOR INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 
 
 The Butler File Company was organized hy James and Frederick 
 Butler in 1844, and introduced in Lawrence ten years later. In IS79, the 
 business was purchased by George M. Mun-ay & Co., and soon afterwards 
 was removed from the Essex Yard to the present location, 632 Essex street, 
 where 12 men are constantly employed in manufacturing hand-cut files and 
 rasps of evei-y variety. About 275 dozen files are produced monthly. 
 
 A. B. Bruce's Bakery, 285, 287 and 289 Lowell street, was established 
 in 1860 by the late Jonathan P. Kent, After Mr. Kent's death, his son, the 
 late Charles E. Kent, and Mr. Bruce carried on the business until May, 1892, 
 when the senior partner died, and his interest in the establishment was 
 purchased b}' the present owner. All kinds of crackers, bread, cakes, and 
 pastry are manufactured, consuming about 300 barrels of flour each week. 
 There are 50 persons employed in this extensive establishment. 
 
 Briggs & Allyn Manufacturing Co. From a small commencement 
 nearly forty years ago, the original members had the satisfaction of having 
 created for themselves not only a profitable and extensive business, but also 
 have erected an imposing and lasting monument by the recent erection of the 
 extensive and handsome brick manufactory on the corner of Melvin and 
 Winter streets. For nearly thirty years the firm carried on its business in 
 the Essex Yard, in the manufacture of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings, 
 frames, counters, tables, church and house finish, wood carving, stair build- 
 ing, etc. The business increased to that extent that it became neccessary to 
 fit up a large shop on Lowell street, which was used until the completion of 
 their new factory in May. 1893. About 115 workmen are employed. The 
 establishment was incorporated in 1885,^the members of the firm being Caleb 
 T. Briggs, Alfred W. Allyn, Joseph H. Safford and Lewis P. Collins. Mr. 
 Allyn died Jan. 10, 1894. 
 
 The Lawrence Machine Co., at their works on Island street, manu- 
 facture centrifucal pumps, steam engines, tools, dynometars, etc., and gear 
 cutting, draughting and pattern work made a specialty. The company was 
 organized in 1888, the superintendent being William Somerviile, About 20 
 skilled workmen are employed there. 
 
ESTABLISHED. I860. 
 
 JOHN W. PORTER. GEO. E. PORTER- 
 
 J. W. PORTER & CO., 
 
 Liver ij and Sale S fable ^ 
 
 CORNER ESSEX AND LAWRENCE STREETS, 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 Our facilities for satisfying the Riding Public are unsurpassed. 
 
 DR. J. F. WINCHESTER, 
 
 ♦VETERINARIAN* 
 
 Office at J. W. PORTER & CO.'S, 
 Cor. Essex and Lawrence, Streets, Lawrence. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I59 
 
 Merrimac Machine Shop. This private enterprise on Medford street 
 was established by Albert Blood, in 1853, who has been its owner since that 
 time. In this shop are manufactured steam engines, steam fire pumps, dye 
 house machinery, and heavy iron work. 
 
 H. K. Webster ts: Co.'s flour and grain mill is located at 76 Island 
 street, in which operations were first commenced in 1868. From a compara- 
 tively small beginning, it has grown to become one of the most flourishing 
 and prosperous private enterprises in Lawrence, and has a capacity of con- 
 verting into meal about 1000 bushels of corn daily. The firm has large 
 storehouses on West street, and also deal in hay, mill feed, plaster, seeds, etc, 
 
 Stedman & Smith, at the Union mills on the South canal, commenced 
 business in 1885 as worsted machinists, in which they have been successful 
 in securing a large share of patronage from corporations and manufacturers 
 throughout New England. Nearlj' every description of machine mill work 
 is made and repaired at this mill, wherein 20 machinists are employed. 
 
 BuRNHAM & Page, Belt Manufacturers. In 1885, Mr. E. E. Burn- 
 ham started in the roll-covering business and carried it on alone until 1889, 
 when he formed a partnership with Mr. F. G. Page, under the firm name of 
 Burnham & Page. In 1880 they bought out Mr. C. L. Place's belting manu- 
 factory, and have since carried on a large and successful business in the large 
 and commodious building, corner of Broadway and Lowell street, where 
 at present they do a general mill supply business. 
 
 Josselyn's Iron Foundry. This thriving establishment on Allen 
 street was established in 1864, by Messrs. N. E. Baker, Edwin Josselyn & 
 Edward King. Since 1875, Mr. Josselyn has been its proprietor, and as an 
 evidence of its growing and continuous prosperity, the result of the business 
 depression of 1893 was scarcelj' felt there, wherein the full complement of 
 workmen, (35 in number,) found constant employment. Mr. Josselyn is 
 the local agent for the Fairbairn grate bar. 
 
 City Flour Mill. In 1856, Messrs. Furness & Giles grain dealers on 
 Common street, started a flour mill on the bank of the Spicket river, near 
 foot of Summer street. Davis, & Taylor, flour merchants of Boston, became 
 partners in the firm in 1859, and who purchased the interest of the original 
 proprietors in 1872. Davis & Taylor erected the brick mill at the corner of 
 South Broadway and Merrimack street, Mr. Giles being the local agent for 
 nearly 15 years. The manufacture of flour was discontinued there in 1892, 
 but the mills now produce meal, mill feed, etc. 
 
 Edward McCabe & Sons, boiler makers and bleacher builders, are 
 located in the Essex Yard, near Water street. The senior member of this 
 firm commenced the busines in Lawrence in 1865, and which has proved to 
 be prosperous and profitable, as more than two hundred of the McCabe 
 boilers are used in Lawrence and vicinity. They also manufacture bleachers 
 and oil tanks, and employ 20 men. 
 
iniTCOieT'OI?,Jv,T-E]ID, 1845. 
 
 ESSEX COMPANY. 
 
 HOWARD STOCKTON, Treasurer and General Agent, 
 
 40 WATER STREET, BOSTON. 
 
 HIRAM F. MILLS, Chief Engineer. 
 BOBEBT H. TEWKSBVBY. Cashier 
 
 Offices and Shops in Lawrence. 
 
 No. 6 ESSEX ST., Cor. UNION ST. 
 
 T^his Company Constructed and Continue to Control iJic Dam^ 
 Canals and Water Power of the Merrimac River at Lav-rence^ 
 and sell Land and Mill Sites for Manufacturing and Mechan- 
 ical Purposes. 
 
 Can also Build either Dwellings or Small Mills 
 if Parties desire. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. l6l 
 
 Beach Soap Co. This manufactur of washing soap in Lawrence was 
 commenced in Lawrence in 1846, bj Beach & Varney. After the retirement 
 of Mr. Varnej, the business was continued by the late Lurandus Beach, and 
 later the firm name became L. Beach & Son. After the death of the senior 
 proprietor, it was changed to the Beach Soap Company, which employs 25 
 persons in the manufacture of family and toilet soaps, also, scouring and 
 fulling soaps, at their factory on Maple street. The Company has factories 
 in Haverhill, Dover, N. H., and other cities. 
 
 Smith's Machine Shop, 620 Essex street, Samuel Smith, proprietor. 
 This establishment was founded 1877 by Williams and Smith, wherein all 
 kinds of machinery is made and repaired under the supervision of the pro- 
 prietor, who for several years was master mechanic at the Arlington mills. 
 Shafting with patent hangers and couplings, large pulleys and gears made 
 to order, dye house and warp dyeing machinery, jiggers, padders, etc, made 
 at short notice, and particular attention paid to forging of all kinds. 
 
 The Dustin Machine Co., (John E. Dustin, proprietor,) is located in 
 the buildings on Island street, formerly known as Webster & Dustin's ma- 
 chine shop, wherein business was first commenced in 1859. Besides doing 
 a varied business in the machinery line, a specialty is made of general job 
 work, shafting and gearing, also, chain bailers for cotton warp and filling; 
 besides doing nearly all kinds of mill work. When business is flourishing, 
 this firm gives employment to about 60 machinists. Green & Sons' patent 
 patent knappers, and Fisher's card feeds are manufactured at this place. 
 
 Robert Carruthers, who for many years has carried on an extensive 
 and growing business as a reed manufacturer, purchased the establishment 
 of the Providence Reed and Harness Co., in 1887, and did a flourishing bus- 
 iness there until 1889, when he removed his plant and machinery to this 
 city, and commenced operations in the Emmons' harness factory on May 
 street. He remained there four years, when he purchased the substantial 
 brick building previously occupied by the Merrimack Valley Street Railwav 
 Co., 556 Common street, and has since carried on businses there. The new 
 factory embraces 24,000 feet of floor space, and one year ago he established 
 a branch factory on Button street, Lowell. Mr. Carruthers has the capacitj' 
 of employing 20 men in the manufacture of reeds for weaving silk, woolens, 
 cottons and and carpets, wire cloth reeds, slasher combs, etc. 
 
 Brown & Ackroyd, manufacturers of dress goods, 42 to 50 Island 
 street, commenced business there in 1888, and at the present time have a 
 producing capacity of 4,000 yards of cloth weeklj', which find a ready sale in 
 the New York, Boston and h ome markets. Both the proprietors have had a 
 long and varied experience as practical manufacturers, and by keeping up 
 with the times and producing that class of goods which the public demands, 
 is another secret of their success. About 50 persons are employed there. 
 
crisro. ic, isrozE^^ATOor), 
 G-eneral ZnsizrrxTLce Argent, 
 
 No. 6 LAWRENCE STREET," LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 163 
 
 JOHN KENDALL NORWOOD. 
 
 Nearly thirty-five years ago, Mr. John K. Norwood came to Lawrence, 
 with the intention of making this city his home. On August 5, 1862, he en- 
 listed as a private in the Ninth Massachusetts Battery, under the command 
 of Capt. Achille DeVechi. The Battery started for Washington, September 
 6, 1S62, and during the fall and winter months was stationed at Camp Barry, 
 Md., Hall's Hill and Fort Ramsey, Va. From April 17, to July 1, 1863, the 
 Battery performed service at Centreville, Fairfax Court House and Middle- 
 burg, Va., and distinguished itself at the famous battle of Gettysburg, Pa., 
 in which engagement a score of its officers and men were killed or severely 
 wounded, Mr. Norwood receiving a gun shot wound in his lungs, and at the 
 time it was thought his injury would prove fatal. He remained in a hospi- 
 tal or with his company until Feb. 1, 1864, when he wasgivanted an honorable 
 discharge by reason of wounds received while in the service. 
 
 In 1867, his health had so far recovered as to permit of his engaging in 
 a business career, and he opened a fire insurance office at the corner of 
 Essex and Lawrence streets, and until 1869, was agent of only two compa- 
 nies. At the present time he represents the following reliable and leading 
 fire insurance companies, having a combined capital of over $50,000,000 : 
 Home, Williamsbuigh City, Westchester, Hanover, and Niagara, of New 
 York; Merchants and American of Newark, N. J. ; Fire Association, Girard, 
 Reliance, and United Firemen's, of Philadelphia, Pa. ; Dorchester and Citi- 
 zens' (Muluals), of Boston; .^tna of Hartford, Conn. ; Traders and Mechan- 
 ics Mutual, and Lowell Mutual, of Lowell; North British and Mercantile, 
 and Phoenix Assurance, of England; Caledonian, of Scotland; Providence 
 Washington, of Providence, R. I.; Merrimack Mutual, of Andover; Wor- 
 cester Mutual, and Merchants and Farmers', of Vv'orcester ; Quincy Mutual, 
 of Quincy; Cambridge Mutual, of Cambridgeport ; Dedham Mutual, and 
 Norfolk Mutual, of Dedham ; and Fitchburg Mutual, of Fitchburg. Also, 
 the Connecticut Mutual Life, Fidelity and Casualty, and Travellers' Acci- 
 dent, of Hartford, Conn. 
 
 One of the reasons which has contributed in establishing a successful 
 and constantly increasing business for Mr. Norwood, is owing to the reputa- 
 tion which he has acquired as an honest, consciencious and careful person, 
 in whose advice and judgment concerning insurance matters the public can 
 place the most implicit confidence. Deceit and fraudulent methods find no 
 place about him, either in business or social life, and which has caused his 
 name to be prominently mentioned as a mayoralty candididate, and had it 
 not been for his repeated refusals to be a candidate of any faction or " ring," 
 and also that he wanted no nomination for office if it had to be fought for, or 
 weighed down with promises or pledges to secure the same, he might have 
 been on several occasions a nominee for election as one of city fathers. His 
 broad and business-like views in such matters are appreciated by the voters 
 in general, irregardless of party affiliation, especially the property owners. 
 Mr. Norwood has served two years as president of the Lawrence Board 
 of Trade, and since the Lawrence Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association 
 was organized, has been its president. He is also a member of Needham 
 Post, No. 39, G. A. R., and several other organizations. 
 
The Sunday Telegram 
 
 "-^ILLTrSTI^^TEr). 
 
 ESTABLISHED, 1884, 
 
 ® 
 
 eA9 
 
 @) 
 
 WINFIELD G. MERRILL. 
 
 ^^^ We claim the Largest Circulation, and are "willing to -prove our 
 claim to Advertisers. 
 
 Nos. 25 and 27 Appleton Street, 
 
 NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE. 
 
THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER, 
 
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 m VT. M (-HUSHFORTH, 
 
 :^f MANUFACTURER OF COPPE!^ CUTS, ENGRAVINGS, ETC„>J 
 
 
 NeAPV-spapers and Magazines Illnstrated- 
 
 263 ESSEX STREET, - - LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 ^f t)lide kr\d f^ri^on dydlopkdik. 
 
 Two editions of a very valuable and interesting work bearing the above 
 title have been compiled by Police Officer George W. Hale of Lawrence, 
 and issued bj the Riverside Press, Cambridge. Both works are highly 
 appreciated by the police authorities and prison officials throughout the 
 civilized world, and received flattering endorsements from the metropolitan 
 newspapers in America and Europe. The first edition, published in 1892, 
 was readily disposed of, and a similar but more comprehensive work was 
 issued in 1893, containing nearly' 800 pages, elegantly bound and neatly em- 
 bellished. The author has devoted much time, labor and expense in 
 collecting statistics relative to police and prison aftairs in almost every coun- 
 try of the world, and the work can be considered to be the highest authority 
 on such matters. Among the subjects treated are the duties of officers, 
 definition of crimes, writs and legal terms used in criminal law, jurisdiction 
 of courts, naturalization, citizenship, extradition, etc. Part 2 contains 
 reports from the several prisons in the United States, giving the number of 
 convicts, their crimes, nationality and age. Another chapter is devoted to 
 the police department of the cities of the United States, and the fourth con- 
 tains an illustrated article regarding the infliction of the death penalty by 
 the means of electricity, and the Bertillon method of measuring prisoners, 
 also police matters in general. 
 
INCORORATED IN 1853. 
 
 PAGIFie MILLS, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS. 
 
 CAPITAL, $2,500,000. 
 
 HENRY SALTONSTALL, Treasurer, 
 Mason Building, 70 Kilby St., Boston , 
 
 W. E. PARKER, Agent of Mills. 
 
 RICHARD BARLOW, Agent of Print Works, 
 
 WALTER E. FIELD, Cashier. 
 
 Spindles, cotton and worsted 180,000 
 
 Looms 6,900 
 
 Males employed 2,500 
 
 Females employed 3,100 
 
 ^lE^OIDTJOT: 
 
 Calicos, Shirtings, Lawns, Delaines, Ar- 
 
 mures. Alpacas, Coburgs, Serges, and 
 
 other Worsted Dress Goods, 
 
 l^avrenck; & CO., 
 
 68 CHAUNCY ST., BOSTON. 24 & 26 THOMAS ST., NEW YORK. 
 
ATLANTIC COTTON MILLS. 
 
 INCORPORATED, 1846. 
 
 C.IPJ1\U^, - $l,UOOJJUO. 
 
 JOHy TV FARWELL, Treasurer. 
 W. F. SHERMAN, Agent. 
 
 WM, A BALLOU. Paymaster. 
 
 of Spiiullcs 101,334. 
 
 •• Looms 2,122. 
 
 ■' Males einplo\eci, 3^0. 
 
 •' Females einpkned 8.S0. 
 
 '■ ^'ards manufactured per week, . . . • • 4.SO,000. 
 
 •' Pounds Cotton used per week, 170,000. 
 
 KINUS OF OI.OTH: 
 
 SHEETING AND SHIRTING, 
 
 No. of YARNS, 14's to 40's. 
 
 CATLIN & CO., 
 
 15 Chauncy St., Boston. 216 Church St., New York. 
 
Incorporated and commenced operations in 1860. 
 
 fiVBHETT MILLS. 
 
 Union Street, foot of Essex Street, 
 
 LAWRENCE, MASS, 
 
 CAPITAL, - - $700W0 
 
 CiEOKCB S. SIX*SBEI£3, Treasurer, 
 
 Simmons' Building, 40 Water St., Boston, 
 
 F. C. McDUFFIE, Agent. 
 
 J. I. MILLIKEN, Superintendent. 
 
 WILLIAM D. TWISS, Paymaster, 
 
 Number of Spindles .S0,000. 
 
 " " Looms 1,445. 
 
 " " Males employed 600. 
 
 " " Females employed 7.50. 
 
 Lbs. of Cotton consumed per week 100,000. 
 
 Yards of Goods per week 3.S0,000. 
 
 KIND OF GOODS MANUFACTLKED : 
 
 Gottonades^ Cheviots^ Denims^ 
 
 DRESS OOODS, etc. 
 
PEIVIBERTON 
 
 OOM^P^NY. 
 
 INCORPORATED, I860. 
 
 HENRY S. SHAVV^, Treasurer, 
 
 N"o. 82 CliaiaTicy Street, Boston. 
 
 Miss S L. GimASOlT, Casb.ier. 
 
 COTTON SPINDLES 28,000 
 
 LOOMS, 870 
 
 MALES EMPLOYED 200 
 
 FEMALES EMPLOYED, : 650 
 
 GOTTOn^ C3-OOIDS 
 
 IN Vi^RIETY. 
 
LINfiTON MILLS, 
 
 INCORPORATED, 1865. 
 
 GAPITALi, $2,000,000. 
 
 WILLIAM WHITMAN, Treasurer. 
 
 ROBERT BEDFORD, Agent. 
 
 78 Cb-auxicy Street, - Boston, Mass. 
 
 WORSTED DEPARTMENT. 
 
 WILLIAM D. HARTSHORNE, Suf>erintende?it. 
 
 CHARLES WAINWRIGHT, Paymaster. 
 NUMBER OF OPERATIVES, 3600. 
 
 COTTON DEPARTMENT. 
 
 GEORGE W. TOWNE, Suferintende7it. 
 
 THOMAS W. EAST HAM, Paymaster- 
 NUMBER OF OPERATIVES, 500. 
 
 LADIES WORSTED AND COTTON DRESS GOODS. 
 
 Fine Worsted and Cotton Yarns. 
 
 i;3/'S!4Sl ^ 9 
 
 SELLin^rO .A.C3-EIsrTS: 
 
 -»<HaHDINB, WHiTyWAN & (30., 1 
 
 NEW YORK and BOSTON. 
 
JOSEPH C. BROWN. SIMEON ACKROYD. 
 
 BROWN &ACKROYD, 
 
 DRESS GOODS. 
 
 MILL AND SALESROOMS, 
 
 4rS to 50 Island St., 
 
 LAWRENCE DDCK COMPANY 
 
 UsTGOiaiE'Oia^f^TEID, 1853. 
 
 CAPITAL, - - ®300,000. 
 
 A^j^UOlS IIOI^^KT, Treasurer, 
 
 40 WATi:ii STREET, BOSTON. 
 
 WILLIAM A. BARBELL, Agent. G. FRED REED, Paymaster. 
 
 MANUFACTURE ALL KINDS OF 
 
 Sail Duck, Duck for Rubber Belting and Hose, Paper Ma- 
 kers' Cotton Felts, Sail Twine and Tent Duck. 
 
 FRANCIS G. DAVIS, S. M. MARSHALL & CO., 
 
 113 Commercial St., Boston. 243 Monroe St., Chicago, 111. 
 
JAMES T. O'SULLI VAN, 
 
 --^l^EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE.^,^^ 
 
 ROOM 9, BICKNELL'S BLOCK, 
 
 467 Essex Street, «- -:> Lawrence, Mass. 
 
 REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES : 
 
 German American 
 Agricultural, 
 
 Reading Fire, 
 St, Paul Fire and Marine, 
 North American, 
 Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Springfield, Mass. 
 Massachusetts Mutual Accident Ins. Co., of Boston. 
 
 EMPLOYERS" LL\BILITY INSURANCE 
 
 IN THK 
 
 standard Life and Accident Insurance Company, 
 
 OF DETROIT, MICH. 
 
 Accident Departme[(t. Liability Depai^tmeht. 
 
 The Standard sells all forms 
 of personal Accident Insurance, 
 both Tickets and Policies. Its 
 contracts are the best sold — as they 
 state concisely and plainly just 
 what this Company covers— and 
 give the greatest benefits that any 
 company, in the light of expedi- 
 ence is justified in giving. 
 
 The Company issues the follow- 
 ing forms of Liability Contracts 
 that indemnify the partv insured, 
 within agreed limits, against all 
 liability and damages, for injury to 
 any person or persons, viz : Em- 
 ployers' Indemnity, Elevator Poli- 
 cy, Team Owners' Policy, Outside 
 Liability, Landlords' Indemnity, 
 Bicycle Ticket, and Merchants' 
 General Indemnitv. 
 
 Employes' Protective Insurance, covering all employes under one poli 
 cy, against injuries resulting in death or in loss of time by accident. 
 
THE SUNDAY REGISTER. 
 
 THE ONLY PAPER IX THE CITY DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE 
 CATHOLIC FAITH AND IRISH RACE. 
 
 Keeps abreast of the times. Discusses the current issues of the day. 
 Faithfully reports the news most interesting and important to its readers 
 and advertisers. Bright, newsy and clean. Fit for home reading. No un- 
 necessary and demoralizing details of crime. No disreputable advertising. 
 
 Yearly Subscript'on, Two Dollars Single Copies, Five Cents. 
 
 Delivered at your homes by carriers every Sunday morning. 
 
 REGISTER PUBLISHING Co.. 228 Essex St., Lawrence. 
 
 Excellent JOB PRINTING a Specially. 
 
 GERMAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. 
 
 HUGO E. DICK, - . . . Editor and Publisher, 
 
 JSo. 118 ESSEX STUEET. 
 
 ^^ The circulation of the Anzeiger is the largest of any German 
 newspaper m New England, and is a valuable advertising medium. Eight 
 large pages of interesting German reading matter for $1.00 a year. 
 
 Plain and Ornamental Job Printing, 
 
 COLOR WORK A SPECIALTY.