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MAYNARD, AN AEROPLANE PHOTOGRAPH, DECEMBER, 1920

A
BRIEF HISTORY
OF THE
TOWN OF MAYNARD
MASSACHUSETTS

WILLIAM H. GUTTERIDGE

1921
Published by the
Town of Maynard

Copyright 1921
William H. Gutteridge

Printing and Binding
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Hudson Printing Co.
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P REFACE.

This brief history of the TOWN of MAY
NARD is compiled from data which the author
has been collecting for several years, and by re
quest has been written up for the fiftieth anniversary.
For the early history of this district, the writer
is largely indebted to " Hudson 's History of Sud
bury" and the "Annals of Maynard, Sudbury and
Wayland" ; also to Joel Parmenter, Washington
Parmenter, Mrs. Joel Abbott, Herbert and Orrin
S. Fowler, and several others.
Anyone desirous of making a more minute study
of this locality should read the above named books,
also the chapters on Maynard in "Hurd's" and
"Drake's" histories of Middlesex County, also the
"Old Proprietor's Book" in Slow.
W. H. G UTTERIDGE.

THE TOWN OF MAYNARD was incorpora
ted April 1 9, 1 87 1 . It was previously known
as Assabet Village, lying in a valley through which
flows the Assabet River, being partly in Stow
and -partly in Sudbury. In the year 1869, it
had grown. so, people began to consider the ad
visability of making the village a separate town.
It was larger than either of the parent towns in
population and business; it was quite a distance
to the town houses of Stow and Sudbury, and
there was no ready means of conveyance. The
older towns were given to agriculture, while this
village was engaged in manufacturing.
The village needed street lights, sidewalks,
police protection, more advanced schools, and
other advantages which the parent towns were
not' prepared to give.
A petition signed by Henry Fowler and several
other prominent citizens was presented to the
legislature, and on April 19, 1871, the Charter
was signed, — this, in face of strong opposition on
the part of Sudbury, which appointed a com
mittee to use all proper means to prevent any
portion of Sudbury being taken in the formation
of the "new town", — the large woolen mills,
being on the Sudbury side of the river, would
[7]

mean quite a loss to them. The Town of Stow
offered no great objection. After several hear
ings and committee meetings, an agreement was
reached. Nineteen hundred acres were taken
from Sudbury on the south side of the Assabet
River, for which they were to receive $20,883.28
— this being considered our portion of the debt —
including the block of stock in the Lowell &
Framingham Railroad which they held. We
were also to assume the care of any paupers
originating in the district set off from either
Sudbury or Stow. Thirteen hundred acres on
the north side of the river were taken from Stow,
for which we were to pay 16,500.00.
At this time, the valuation of the new town as
set off was $ 1,002,000 with three hundred and
twenty-one houses, five hundred and twenty-two
polls, the population nineteen hundred and ten
and contained five and seven tenths square miles,
being the third smallest town in the state. (For
a copy of the Town Charter see Page 1, Town
Clerk's Records, of the Year 1871.)
The new town took the name of MAYNARD,
in honor of the man who developed it from a
sparsely settled farming district, which he found
in 1846, to the live manufacturing town of
1 87 1, this being done by the unanimous vote of
its citizens.
[8]

WINTHROP PUFFER HOUSE

JOEL F. PARMENTER PLACE

Upon receipt of the Charter, the citizens held
a celebration — music and speeches by Lawyers
Joseph W. Reed and John Hillis, and the Rev
erend Webster Hazelwood of the Congre
gational Church.
The first Town Warrant issued, called for a
meeting on Monday, April 27, 1871. The fol
lowing town officials were chosen: —

Selectmen.

Field Drivers.

Asahel BalcOm,

Benjamin Smith,

Henry Fowler,

Hollis Balcom.

Jonathan P. Bent.

Fence Viewers.

Clerk.

J. P. Bent,

Eli R. Chase.

Joel Abbott,

Silas P. Brooks.

Treasurer and Collector.

Lorenzo Maynard.

Highway Surveyors.

Thos. H. Brooks,

Assessors.

Artemas Whitney,

Asahel Balcom,

Henry Fowler.

Artemus Whitney,

Benjamin Conant.
Surveyors of Lumber.
Abel G. Haynes,
Constables.
Asahel Balcom,
Fred Fletcher,
B. R. Moore,
William Maxwell,
Samuel Potter,
Thomas Farrell.
J. H Allen.
School Committee .
Fire Wardens.
John H. Vose,
George H. Cutting,
John Hillis,
J. K. Harriman,
William H. Harding.
William Cullen.
10]
H0LLIS BALCOM'S

Vigorous measures were at once adopted to
put the new town on a strong footing, and num
erous improvements were projected — new
schools, new streets, and a cemetery . The first
appropriation for schools was two thousand dol
lars and for highways one thousand dollars.
Compared with the appropriations of 1921, these
stuns are very small.
The first vote of thanks recorded was to John
Hillis and to Joseph W. Reed, resident lawyers,
for their services and efforts in obtaining the
Charter, for which they would accept no com
pensation. [11]

The early history of Maynard territory is so
closely interwoven with that of Sudbury and
Stow, that it is necessary to give an outline of
the origin of these towns.
Sudbury was incorporated September 4, 1639,
and until "1780 extended from Watertown to the
Assabet River. A part of the district now in
Maynard was purchased by Edmond Goodenow
and others from Jehojakim and twelve other
Indians for the sum of sixty dollars, the deed
being dated July 11, 1684. Although the lot of
"two miles" was granted by the General Court
in 1649, there was considerable delay in obtain
ing the deed of release from the Indians. It is
a wonderful document, and a copy of it may be
found in Hudson's "History of Sudbury" page
66. This lot of "two miles" embraced the terri
tory from a line drawn approximately through
Willis Pond and Sudbury White Pond (just over
the Concord line) to the Assabet River. Anoth
er portion adjoining the above, was obtained
by the Whites through a horse trade with the
Indians. Tantamous (sometimes called Jethro
or Old Jethro), whose headquarters were at
Nobscot, bought a mare and colt from Herman
Garrett of Concord, giving a mortgage which
was not paid. It was foreclosed by suit and a
section of one thousand acres came to Garrett,
[12]

LEWIS BRIGHAM HOUSE

the blacksmith, May 19, 1651, in settlement of
his claim, amounting to twenty pounds, six
shillings, fourpence. The land was along the
Assabet River, but just where is not now known.
A map of 1708 gives fifteen dwellings in the
second and third squadrons, which included the
above mentioned lots and was later known as
the "Northwest District" now in Maynard.
One of the signers of the 1684 deed, Peter Jethro,
son of Old Jethro, called himself "one of the
ancient native hereditary Indian proprietors of
the said land". He was one of Elliot's converts,
a grave and pious Indian, and was originally
[13]

known as "Hantomush of the Nipnets". The
Colony Records, Vol. 3, Page 225, May 22,
1 65 1, record that "Capt. Willard and Lieut.
Goodenow were appointed to lay out the one
thousand acres of land at Isabaeth, which Jethro,
the Indian, mortgaged to Herman Garrett".
Stow is first mentioned as "Pompasittakutt,
the new plantation beyond Concord". It was
then (1650) controlled by Chief Jethro, the
Indian, who it is said lived at that time in Isa
baeth, which seems to be confirmed by the deed
of 1684 signed by his son.
Maynard at that time was surrounded by
three Indian tribes, and was sometimes called by
them Pompositicut. In 1666 "part of this terri
tory was formally laid out". On petition of the
white settlers October 12, 1669, the Pompasit
takutt plantation was established, and May 16,
1683, the town of Stow was incorporated, ex
tending at that time from the Assabet River to
Lancaster. During the King Phillip invasion of 1676, the
white settlers of this section were probably all or
nearly all wiped out. The beautiful hill on
which the Maynard Reservoir is located still
bears the Indian name Pompasitticut, but is
more commonly known as "Summer Hill". On
this hill in 1676, it is said, the Indians gathered
[14]

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RICE TAVERN— V0SE PLACE
in Pow-wow to decide which place should be
attacked — Concord or Sudbury. Sudbury was
the choice and nearly all white settlers were put
to death. Marlboro had been wiped out a short
time before. The whites in the districts distant
from the block houses at Sudbury made des
perate attempts to reach these protecting forts.
In fleeing from the foe, Matthew Boone was
killed near Boone Pond; his head stone may be
seen on the west side of the hill near the railroad.
The Indians with King Phillip came from a
distance and when the Nobscot Indans, who
were friendly to the whites, heard of their ap-
[15]

proach, they warned the whites to seek refuge.
Indians were numerous in this vicinity for some
time, as their remains have been found on the
farms of Benjamin Smith and Lewis Brigham.
Indian relics have been picked up in several
places. Lucius H. Maynard, on whose farm
many of them have been found, has a large col
lection and many antiques.
The "Old Proprietor's Book" of Stow, under
date of May 19, 1719, gives the names of many
who selected land on Pompasitticut Hills and
Assabet Brook. We find the name ASSABET
spelled in various ways — Isabaeth, Elsabeth,
Asibath, Elsibeth, etc. — there seems to have
been no uniform spelling of this word until about
1850. It is evident that the northerly part of the
town was occupied at an early period. In 1650
the farm of William Brown is mentioned as being
in the "Northwest angle beyond the Asebath
River" and it was this farm or a part of it which
changed owners under a deed of September 3,
1739. This was the conveyance of two hundred
acres to Josiah Brown and signed by Edmund
Brown "in the twelfth year of ye Reign of our
soveran Lord George ye second" and recorded
in the Registry of Deeds Book 40, Page 64. The
original deed is in possession of Herbert Fowler
[16]

GEORGE F. BROWN'S

who is a descendant of the Browns on his moth
er's side. The farms of Herbert Fowler, George
F. Brown and George E. Whitney are portions
of the above named farms. The original Fowler
house was built about this time, the east end
being added later. The Geo. F. Brown house
was built about 1830. Some of the older places
and persons who were early settlers may well be
mentioned: —
The Joel Parmenter place on the Acton Road
is said to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest,
farm; the older portion of the house being built
by one Marble previous to 1683; the date on the
.barn shows it was built in 1722.
[17]

The Winthrop Puffer place on the "New Lan
caster Road" now called Puffer Road is another
old place. Jabez Puffer came to Sudbury in
17 1 2 and in 1743 bought the place (then known
as the Pratt place). It has been in the family
continuously until 1889 when it was purchased
by Delette Hall. It is now owned by one Peter
son. Here was born Reuben Puffer, a noted
divine and graduate of Harvard in 1778. The
Puffer farm was a great gathering place for wild
pigeons, which were caught in nets by the Puffers,
one haul netting forty dozen. On this account
Puffer was commonly called "Pigeon Puffer".
The Balcoms came about 1683 and were prom
inent in the early history of Sudbury. They
lived on what is now known as the Dettling
place, just south of the Balcom homestead on
the road to Sudbury. The Dettling house was
known as a "Very old house" at the time it
changed owners in 1757. Asa Balcom was a
man of some education, and served on the School
Board and various town committees. He was
a Surveyor and Justice of the Peace and lived
on the west side of the road; his brother Hollis,
on the east side; neither of them left descend
ants. The name of Brigham appears on deeds prior
to 1706. It is recorded on February 21, 1759*
[18]

FELIX DETTLING'S

that one Bowker sold to Abijah Brigham, black
smith, a place on the great road. He kept a
blacksmith shop at the fork of the roads, on the
south side of the great road, just west of the
house beyond the Catholic Cemetery. There
were several girls — Emma married Newel Wil-
comb, one of whose daughters married James N.
Haire. The Vose place also on the Puffer Road, near
Vose's Pond was formerly known as the Rice
Tavern and was a general place of meeting with
the early settlers and many matters of impor
tance to the district were discussed. It was pur-
[19]

chased from Benjamin Crane of Stow in 1685 and
was for a hundred years a tavern, and as such
it was closed in 18 15. Since then it has been a
farm house, for years owned by Jonathan Vose,
and his brother. Jonathan had one son, John
H. who was a school teacher for several years
and had charge of the public library for a period.
The Vose Pond has been secured by the Finnish
people, and with the grounds is used as a summer
resort. Years ago a line of stage coaches passed
the hotel going from Boston to Lancaster, over
what we now call the Puffer Road.
The name of Smith we find mentioned in 1647,
and at one time they owned a great part of the
land now in this town. There were four broth
ers, Haman, Levi, Asa and William, called "Wild
Bill". Haman gave a farm to each of his sons,
Ben and George occupied, for a time, the large
house where Wm. F. Litchfield now lives, it
being built about 1785. Haman built for him
self just beyond where Howard Case now lives.
Dexter's place was on Concord Street, the old
house next west of the Charles Crossley place.
Levi owned the farm which is now known as
the Thompson or Eveleth place. About 18 16
it was a tavern run by Levi Smith, one of sev
eral on the great road, for the accommodation
of travellers between Boston and Fitchburg.
[20]

HERBERT FOWLER'S

BEN SMITH BRIDGE

The great road had just been opened for
traffic by the building of the Ben Smith Bridge,
and two coaches, going each way, passed over
this road daily.
The Brooks family were early settlers, this
name being found on the school board of 1789.
Thomas and Silas owned farms on Summer Street,
the Thomas Brooks House now being in the
possession of Mrs. Luke S. Brooks. The Silas
Brooks house, built about 1764, is at the corner
of Summer Lane, often designated as "Lover's
Lane". The Lucius H. Maynard farm has been in the
family since 1828, when it was purchased by his
grandfather. The old house stood back on the
side hill near the old well and elm tree, and was
known then as Gibson's farm. The present
house was built in 1835, Charles W. (the father
of Lucius) and his Brother George managed the
farm for many years.
The first bridge built in Maynard across the
Assabet River, was the "Dr. Woods" bridge,
built in 17 1 5, and the "New Lancaster Road"
crossed it and carried the traffic west. This
bridge is now known as Russell Bridge; about
one-eighth of the bridge is in Stow. Travelers
now take the Great Road over the Ben Smith
Bridge, which was built in 18 16, at a cost of five
[22]

SILAS P. BROOKS PLACE

LUCIUS H. MAYNARD'S

hundred dollars. The improvements and re
pairs on this bridge contemplated this year will
exceed by ten times the original cost.
There also was a bridge at what is now called-:
Mill Street, and a mill close by it was considered
old in 1 82 1. This was a saw, grist and cider
mill combined, and was run by Asa Smith, and}
afterwards called "Jewels' Mill"; spindles were
made there for textile mills. An old "red house"
stood until 1900 on the "Island" between the.,
river and the old raceway.
About 1 820 a paper mill was built at the corner
of Summer and Parker Streets, using the water
privilege at that point. The mill was built by
William May, later passing into the hands of
William Parker, then to his son, William T. Par--'
ker, who ran it until August 1, 1882. It was.
purchased by Maynard & Hemenway for the
water privilege, although they never utilized it
and sold it in September 1895, to the Assabet
Manufacturing Company. The old buildings.
were destroyed by fire May 14, 1894, the chim
ney only remaining, and it was torn down August
14, 19 14. The water for paper making was taken
from the brook which rises near Glen wood Ceme
tery. The Paper Mill Bridge was built about 1840J
Before these bridges were built, with their con-
[24]

THE OLD PAPER MILL

necting roads, travel came over the hill at the
head of Summer Street, going from Stow to Con
cord, or via Summer Lane, Concord Street (so
named for this reason) on to Fletcher Corner and
Concord, not crossing the river, except by fords,
until reaching the Old North Bridge at Concord.
Previous to this, a trail or bridal path from what
is now called Pleasant Street skirted the south
side of Pine Hill near the river, traces of which
may still be found, and was doubtless used by
the Indians and early settlers. In 1847 a direct
road was opened from Parmenter's crossing to-
South Acton, traffic having previously been over
[25]

the old road via the Conant (nowEneguess) place
and the old road leading from So. Acton to the
Powder Mills.
Old settlers tell of two saw or grist mills on the
brook which empties into "Thanksgiving Pond".
Traces of the dam of Asa Smith's may still be
found on the Taylor Farm, the Puffer mill being
farther up the stream. This brook carries the
water from Puffer's Brook and "Honey Pot"
Brook which crosses the Puffer Road near the
Jim Haynes and Lent farms.
A number of early settlers in Assabet and vi
cinity were in the French and Revolutionary
wars; the names of Balcom, Eveleth, Puffer,
Maynard, Smith, Skinner, Brigham, Rice and
Willis being found. Daniel Conant who lived
on the Calvin Whitney place was the first man
wounded at the Concord fight, April 19, 1775,
and was later Sergeant at Bennington, Vt., when
General Burgoyne surrendered.
In 1846 the village began to assume new life,
when the water power which had been used by a
small mill only, was purchased by Amory May
nard and William H. Knight of Saxonville, the
owner of a carpet factory there, which had just
been burned. Mr. Maynard had been deprived
of his water power — Fort Meadow Pond in Marl
boro — by the City of Boston, and was seeking a
[26]

CALVIN WHITNEY PLACE

WM. F. LITCHFIELD'S

new location. On May 19, 1846, he made his,
first land purchase from Eben S. Brooks, this.
land being on both sides of the "Elsibeth" River.
Land was also bought at this time from Thomas
H. and Silas P. Brooks, and of Haman, George
and, Benjamin Smith j continuing his purchases,
until he controlled all the available water power,
water rights and mill sites in this vicinity. In
July 1846, no less than thirty-four deeds are re
corded covering his purchases — a map of Novem
ber 1846 shows that he owned one hundred and:
nine acres in the heart of the village. Within a
few years he enlarged his possessions in order to
control water rights up the river to Boone's Pond
and Fort Meadow.
The Jewel Mill and the two houses nearby at
Mill Street and Summer Lane Roadhad been pur
chased from Asa Smith by Mr. Knight on Nov
ember 24, 1845, for $5,500. In that house now.
occupied by James Stott, Mr. Maynard made his ,
first residence. It is related, when Mr. Maynard
approached Haman Smith, regarding a large
tract of land he desired to purchase, Mr. Smith ¦
was not. favorably impressed by his looks, and
doubted his being a desirable citizen and ques
tioned his ability to pay for the land. For the"*
improvement of his water privileges, he bought '
a strip of land from Haman Smith, two and one-
[28]

AMORY MAYNARD

half rods wide, from the river to what is now the
mill pond; dug a canal and led in the water to
what was then a low, swampy hollow with a
trout brook running through it. The tract was
cleared of trees, a dam built across from the
Thompson Street side to the Main Street near
the depot, making everything ready for the erec
tion of the mill buildings, for which his early
training had well fitted him. His father, Isaac
Maynard, had a saw mill at the foot of Fort Mead
ow in which he had worked, having left school
at the age of fourteen, also helping on the farm.
When he was sixteen years, his father died and
he took charge of the business, carrying it on
successfully, taking on building and contracting
until at one time he had sixty men in his employ.
In this way he came in contact with Mr. Knight,
for whom he had done some building, and this
resulted in their partnership for the manufacture
of carpets.
The Ben Smith Dam having been thrown
across the river, the water led into the basin,
water wheels being installed, they were ready for
the mills; the first building was a wooden struc
ture 50 x 100 feet. In the spring of 1847 they
began to make yarn and, soon after, carpets, at
first using hand looms. At Mr. Knight's retire
ment, Mr. Maynard took over the entire business
[jo]

THE ASA SMITH PLACE (STOTTS)

BEN SMITH DAM

"and rah it successfully until the panic of 1857
crippled him -so badly that he failed. In the
conduct of his mills, his two sons Lorenzo and
William were associated with him. In 1859 he
purchased from the City of Boston the Fort
;Meadow reservoir containing three hundred acres
and he had previously, in 1846, obtained entire
control of Boone's Pond, containing two hundred
acres by his land purchases and flowage rights,
adding materially to their valuation. In 1862
the mills were reorganized as a corporation, with
the name Assabet Manufacturing Company, F.
,A. Goddard, President; T. Quincy Brown, Treas
urer; Amory Maynard, Agent. The small build
ings were soon replaced by others of more sub
stantial and enlarged capacity. New machinery
was installed and the manufacture of carpets
dropped, blankets, flannels and cloth being sub
stituted. The Civil War was then in progress
and large Government orders were executed.
The business continued successful, several large
^buildings were added from time to time; streets
were laid out and tenements for the employees
erected. Mr. Maynard continued as agent until failing
health necessitated relinquishing the position -to
; his son Lorenzo with his grandson William H.
^Maynard as Superintendent. In 1847 the valua-
[32]

WILLIAM MAYNARD

tion of the business was set at $150,000 and on
the death of Mr. Maynard March 5, 1890, it was
$1,500,000. Dull times and poor business dur
ing 1 893-1 894 and later finally drove the company
into insolvency December 31, 1898. Receivers
were appointed who kept the mills running on a
reduced output until May 1, 1899, when the
American Woolen Company bought them for
about $400,000. At that time it was the largest
woolen mill in the country with 66 sets of cards
and 350 broad looms. The American Woolen
Company soon after began to improve the prop
erty, replacing the old machinery with new and
increasing its capacity.
In 1901 Mill No. 5 on Thompson Street was
built 700 feet long and in 191 8 No. 1 Mill was
built over the pond, 500 feet long, a large store
house erected and a steam turbine engine
installed. In 1886 was erected the red brick chimney 207
feet high, and in 1916 another one of hollow brick
200 feet high was built. There are now about
6900 HP Steam, with electrical transmission to
all parts of the plant, also 200 HP Water. Elec
tric light is universal, being furnished for this
town and the town of Acton. Twelve large
buildings are devoted to manufacturing, with
128 sets of 60 inch cards and 760 broad looms,
[34]

THE THOMPSON PLACE

employing 2500 people. A new office building,
facing Main Street, was erected in 1905. There
are six people who have continued on the payroll
of the mills since 1 87 1 , W. H. Gutteridge, Michael
Twomey, Michael Crowley, Wm. McGowan,
Charles Moore and Mary Joyce. The present
officials of the Company are President, William
M. Wood; Treasurer, Wm. H. Dwelley; Agent,
Oswald C. Drechsler.
Amory Maynard, for a number of years, re
sided at what is now No. 125 Main St., and his
son Lorenzo at No. 127. In 1873 Amory built a
fine residence on the hill, and soon after Lorenzo
[35]

built near it. These fine residences with their
ample grounds made a beautiful picture in sum
mer. The estates have since been cut up for
house lots and covered with dwellings.
After the failure of the mills, Lorenzo moved
to Winchester where he died March 13, 1904.
His son William H. still resides there. Amory
Maynard's second son William was assistant
superintendent until 1885, when he was taken
sick, and upon his recovery traveled to California
and upon his return, settled in Worcester, dying
Nov. 6, 1906. His daughters Nettie and Grace
still reside there, also Lessie who married Paul
Morgan. The only members of the Maynard
family in town now are Amory 2nd, a son of
William and a great grand-daughter Mary, wife
of the present Town Clerk, Frank E. Sanderson.
Previous to 1849 the village had no railroad
facilities, freight being teamed to and from
South Acton, and transportation by means of a
stage which made regular trips from Lowell to
Framingham, being discontinued when the Low
ell & Framingham Railroad was built. In 1849,
a survey being made, land and a right of way were
purchased, and the building of the Marlboro
Branch began. Amory Maynard was one of the
prime movers and so aided in securing the right
of way that he was given a life pass over the road,
[36]

ASSABET MILLS— 1867

besides being appointed station agent, which
position he held (in his name) for about forty
years. The first depot stood where the freight
house now stands. Upon the advent of trans
portation facilities a large ice house was erected
by N. J. Wyeth where the Front Street houses
now stand. The building was of brick and held
40,000 tons of ice which was cut on the mill pond
and shipped to Boston. About 1864 it ceased
to be used, and the Assabet Manufacturing Co.
purchased and tore down the building, using the
brick for mill construction. The granite arch
and keystone may be seen over the door of No.

[37

12 Mill near Main Street. It may sound strange,
but when Mr. Maynard came to town, there was
no "Main Street", but the rapid growth soon
made necessary a road through the valley and a
bridge across the river. On September 22, 1848,
Stow appointed a Committee to contract for the
building of a new road and bridge as ordered by
the county commissioners, on the petition of
William H. Knight and others. Sudbury voted
on April 2, 1849, "to pay for the road and bridge
at Knight's factory, $1,310". The bridge was a
two span wooden one resting on a centre pier of
stone; the present one is of iron and wider than
the original one.
Walnut Street was first built on the south side
of the river from Main to Thompson Street. In
1872 it was necessary to use this land for addi
tional mill buildings, and it was re-located on the
north side of the river and an iron bridge erected.
Walnut Street was first opened for building pur
poses in 1868. Gavin Taylor, Overseer of the
Weaving Room, was the first to build, this house
now being owned and occupied by Mrs John
Flood. At that time it was the only house on
that side of the river until Parker Street was
reached. Sudbury Street was opened and extended
across the pond by a bridge, through a vote by
[38]

NASON STREET, 1877

Sudbury September 4, 1854, "to accept proposals
made by A. S. Thompson and Amory Maynard
to build a bridge and road at Assabet" and by
another vote April 16, 1855, "to authorize the
treasurer to borrow money for the building of the
road and bridge at Assabet Village". This
wooden bridge was replaced by a concrete struc
ture in 191 5.
Nason Street was partially opened soon after
Main Street, its name being given to it by our
first local printer D. C. Osborn. It was sugges
ted by a highly appreciated lecture "The Model
Town" given by the Rev.Elias Nason of Billerica.
[39]

Glendale Street was named for the hotel of that
name which stood near by on Summer Street.
Dean, Warren and Walcott Streets were named
for persons who were the first to build on them.
Pine Street was so named on account of a growth
of pine trees on the west side; Harriman Court
for the Harriman family who owned considerable
property in the court; Thompson Street, for'
Aaron S. Thompson who owned most of the land
there; Parker Street, for William T. Parker,
owner of the Paper Mill and other adjacent prop
erty; Elm Street, because of the large elm
trees in front of No. 9 — the old Parker house;
Brooks Street, for Silas P. Brooks who owned the
land before it was cut up for house lots. Tre-
mont and Brown Streets were named by Warren
A. Haynes, who purchased and cut up a section
of the Ezekiel Brown place, and Haynes Street
was named after him. Everett Street was named
by Hiram Curtis of Everett, owner of the land.
Percival Street received its name from the owner
John Percival from whom Mr. Maynard pur
chased it for building purposes. Florida Road
was named by Luke S. Brooks, owner of the land,
and perhaps in memory of his pleasant winters in
Florida where he owned some orange groves.
The streets on Maynard's Hill were given their
names by Monks, the real estate dealer who pur
chased the property and laid out the streets.
[40 ]

PAPER MILL BRIDGE

When the No. 5 Mill was erected, more tene
ments were required, and in 1901 the Reardon
farm, and in 1902 the Mahoney farm, was pur
chased by the American Woolen Co., who erected
160 tenements, having their own sewerage system
and their streets being named after Presidents
of the United States. In 1918 the Gorham
Brown farm was purchased, and one of its new
streets was named for Frank E. Demars, the first
Maynard man to fall in the Great World War.
Forest Street was named for Forest Holt, son-in-
law of Gorham Brown. Florida Road was
opened to the public in 1914, October 9th, by the
[41]

completion of a concrete bridge across the river,
displacing a wooden foot bridge erected by pri
vate parties. The new structure cost $6,000.
A new section of the town is now being opened
up on the south side of the Great Road. House
lots have been laid out and three streets have
been named for persons who were first to build
on them, — O'Moore, Espie and Keene. In Sep
tember, 191 8, the square at Main and Nason
Streets was enlarged and both streets widened
by purchase of land from the Naylor estate.
The introduction of electric power at the mills
opened the way for electric lighting of the town,
and September 1, 1902, a contract was made and
the old kerosene lamps put in oblivion. Soon
after the Company secured a charter to light and
furnish power in this town and Acton. Electric
ity is now used in most of the homes and stores
at a rate of 13 cents per Kilowat hour. Gas was
introduced in 1912 by the Marlboro & Hudson
Gas Co., and is extensively used for cooking pur
poses, the rate being $2 per M.
August 19, 1901, the first electric car was seen
on our streets, a line having been built from
Hudson to Concord by the Concord, Maynard
& Hudson Street Railway Co., followed soon
after by a line from here to West Acton.
[42]

MILLS FROM POMPASITTICUTT HILL

With increasing population, the need of a
water system became a crying necessity, and a
Committee was appointed reporting that an ade
quate supply of pure water could be obtained by
securing White Pond, about three miles to the
south. Application was made to the Legislature
and although objection was made by Sudbury
parties, a bill was passed May 25, 1888, giving us
rights to the pond and leave to issue thirty year
bonds. Thomas Hillis, Thomas Naylor and
Frank W. Nyman were chosen Water Commis
sioners who made a contract with Howland &
Ellis to put in a system with reservoir for $70,000.
[43l

Trouble broke out in the Fall of '88, and the work
stopped, a suit against the Town being brought
by Howland. Friction developed among the
Commissioners, one of whom brought suit against
the town. Backed by the authority of the Town,
Hillis and Naylor continued the work, Naylor
taking full charge of the construction; its com
pletion being accomplished in 1889 and bonds
for $125,000 issued. The Town won the lawsuits
which dragged on for several years at a cost of
$30,000. The Reservoir on Pompasitticutt Hill is 199
feet above the Ben Smith Dam. It is 22 feet
deep, 113 feet in diameter and holds 1,500,000
gallons of water, the pressure being 90 pounds on
Main Street. Extensions have been made each
year and the construction costs now stand at
$213,500. The water flows by gravity to the
receiving wells and is then pumped to the Reser
voir or directly into the mains. William Naylor
is the present Superintendent.
With the introduction of water came the de
mand for an organized Fire Department and
apparatus to replace the volunteer mill service.
Warren S. Peters was one of the prime movers
and was Chairman of the Building Committee.
The Hose Company was organized March 19,
1890, and the Hook & Ladder April 29, 1891.
[44]

TOWN FARM

Land was purchased on Nason Street, the fire
house erected, and occupied January 29, 1891.
The first hose wagon was hand drawn. Later a
pair of horses was purchased and larger trucks,
and, on January 19 14, an up-to-date LaFrance
auto hose truck was installed with two or three
men constantly on duty. The brick Lock-up in
the rear of the Fire House was built in 1894 at a
cost of $694.
A sewage system is one of the most needed
things at the present time. The town appro
priated April 6, 1 9 14, $1,000 for a preliminary
survey, plans, etc. The Committee secured
[45]

these and had the enabling act passed by the
Legislature of 1916, and as yet the plans are still
on file.
The Glenwood Cemetery was established by
the purchase of land on the east side of Parker
Street in 1871, being kept in fine condition and a
credit to the town. The tomb was erected in
1888. In 1869 St. Bridget's Catholic Church secured
land and laid out the fine cemetery on Great
Road. James Heffernan, a Civil War veteran,
was the first person interred.
May 1, 1892, the town purchased the old
William Smith place on the Great Road from
Abel G. Haynes for a town farm at a cost of
$4,800. Up to this time the poor had been so
few the inmates had been boarded out. The
same conditions exist now and the farm was
rented in 1920.
The need for a public park and playground
was met by the Town with the purchase of six
acres of land on the Great Road from Wm. H.
Eveleth in 1901 for $1,000. Under the super
vision of Rev. John A. Crowe, the first Park
Superintendent, it was leveled and improved,
and because of his great interest in securing it for
the town and fitting it for use, it was named in
his honor — the John A. Crowe Park.
[46]

OUR FIRST GRAND STAND

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THE OLD BRICK SCHOOL

The settlers in both Stow and Sudbury were
very much interested in establishing schools and
church privileges, these being their first endeavor.
Stow, at the town meeting assembled March 7,
1757, voted that "every quarter of the town shall
have their proportion of schooling" and on March
3, 1766, voted to build three school houses in the
outlying districts — previous to this, a couple of
schools had been opened near the center. There
is no doubt but one of the three was the old Brick
School on Summer Street, now the residence of
William Bishop, for we find the record of the
School Committee chosen Dec. 17, 1789, for the
"Northeast Corner" district were Luke Brooks
1st, John Marble and Capt. Sargent, all residents
of this district. It was afterwards called District
No. 5 and so designated until the Town of May
nard was incorporated. The school lot is said to
have been given by Mr. Randall. The old Brick
School was closed in 1872, having worthily served
its purpose for over one hundred years, many of
our honored citizens receiving all the schooling
they ever had within its walls. Among its pupils
were numbered — Ezekiel Brown, his son George
F. Brown; Mrs. Joel Abbott and her son Charles
of Keene, N. H.; Georgia Smith Brown, Mrs.
Lizzie W. Jones of South Acton; Thomas Brooks
and his son Luke; Mrs. J. W. Reed, Artemas and
[48]

ROOSEVELT SCHOOL

John Whitney, George and Charles Maynard,
Lorenzo and William Maynard and their child
ren; Thomas Hillis, the Fowlers, Bents, Parmen-
ters and many others, most of whom have passed
beyond. Among those still with us are Wm. H.
Gutteridge and his wife. He has a list of thirty-
five scholars still living. The last of the teach
ers to pass away was E. F. Richardson of South
Acton who died in 19 17. In conversation with
the writer, he remarked 103 pupils presented
themselves for registration on the first day of
one winter term. Needless to say all could not
be accommodated.
[49]

In 1 864 Stow purchased from Artemus Whitney
"for a school in District No. 5" forty rods of land
on Nason Street for $225, a two room building
being erected, and enlarged in 1871, and that was
the beginning of the development of a High
School. The High School was transferred to a
new building on Acton Street in 1877 where it
remained until a larger twelve room building was
erected on Nason Street in 1892, additional land
having been obtained and the old building sold
and removed to Acton Street to be used as a
dwelling house. The twelve room building cost
$30,000 and in its day was considered a model
school; it was destroyed by fire September 20,
19 16. It was replaced by a larger brick build
ing built by J. E. Warren & Co., at a cost of
$70,000. It was occupied May 6, 191 8, and
named the "Roosevelt School".
January 13, 191 5, the town voted to purchase
the Dr. F. U. Rich lot on Summer Street (once
the John Whitman place) for a school site and a
fine brick building was erected which accom
modates our first class high school and several
grades at a cost of $61,500, being occupied in the
Fall of 19 16.
On the Sudbury side of the river, this section
was known as the "Northwest District" and we
find the first vote for the location of a school
[50]

MAIN STREET SCHOOL

here was in 1779 when $157.50 was granted to
build a one room structure located on the Sud
bury road beyond Balcom's at the fork of the
roads near and just north of the Dettling house.
Like the "Old Brick School" it afforded educa
tion to many of our respected citizens. Among
its pupils were the Voses, Washington Parmenter,
Daniel Parmenter, Sarah Nyman, William Mc-
Gowan and his wife; Levi R. Cheney, the Raf-
fertys, the Reardons, Brighams, Puffers, Thomas
Farrell and others. Of those now living the
writer has a list of seventeen. There is also one
teacher, Ellen Clark of Sudbury. The school
[51]

was moved to the cross roads near the cemetery;
in 1 88 1 it was vacated and sold and moved to
Acton Street and is now a dwelling house.
The Garfield School on Sudbury Street was
built in 1 88 1 but was sold and turned into a
dwelling house when the large Nason Street
School was built. The Old Main Street School
was built in 1857 on a lot of 32 rods purchased
from Amory Maynard for $208 and the Town of
Sudbury also voted "that the Committee might
borrow $300 in addition to the $1,000 granted,
if necessary to build the school houseat Assabet".
This building survived until 1903 when it was
sold and moved to the rear of the James Mullen
residence, and a modern brick structure erected
on its site, additional land being purchased for
increased play grounds. A further need for
schools was met in 1906 by the erection of a
large brick building on Bancroft Street with
ample play grounds extending through to Parker
Street. The Supernteindent is Wm. H. Millington,
Horace F. Bates, Principal, George A. Kennedy,
Director Commercial Department. Graduates
are admitted to the colleges on their certificate
from our High School. In 1871 the town expend
ed for schools $2,000. Male teachers received
from $12.50 to $15 per week. Female teachers
$9 to $10.50 per week. Now we expend $70,000
and pay female teachers from $950 to $1400 per
annum. [52]

BANCROFT SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

CHURCHES
Assabet Village was entirely without religious
service until 1852. Those more convenient to
Sudbury went there to a church which had been
built at the centre in 1723; others went to Stow
where religious service was established in 1683.
Mrs. Gutteridge, mother of William, related how
Mr. Maynard would take all his conveyance
would hold, and drive to Stow to attend church
on Sunday mornings. He played the bass viol
and assisted in the service. He was greatly in
terested in church work and continued so until
the last, as did his wife who at one time was
superintendent of the Sunday School at Assabet
village. The first move along church lines was
the organization of a Sunday School July 23,
1 85 1, in the old passenger station which stood at
the corner of Main and Sudbury Streets. Steps
were taken March 15, 1851, for the formation of
an Evangelical Society on the petition of Amory
Maynard and sixteen others. Aaron S. Thomp
son was the first clerk. This was followed by the
formation of a Union church Sept. 23, 1852, which
afterwards became the Union Congregational
Church, with an original membership of ten.
The church was erected in 1853 on land donated
by Knight & Maynard. It was enlarged in 1866
[54]

UNION CONGREGATIONALSCHURCH

and again in 1889, and in 1890 a fine organ was
installed by A. Maynard, and stained glass win
dows by Lorenzo Maynard. The tall spire was
blown off in a gale April 8, 1909 and rebuilt in
1920. List of pastors: —
Mr. George W. Frost (Licentiate of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, May 1852 — May 1854.)
Rev. J. K. Deering, May 1854— May 1856
Rev. A. Morton, Nov. 1856 — May 1859
Rev. E. P. Tenney, Aug. 1859 — Dec. i860
Rev. F. Wallace, Dec. i860— Feb. 1862
Rev. A. H. Fletcher, June 1862 — Jan. 1864
Rev. Thomas Allender, March 1864— April 1866
Rev. O. Hall, April 1866— June 1867
155]

Rev. T. D. P. Stone, Oct. 1867— June 1870
Rev. Webster Hazelwood, Aug. 1870 — July 1872
Rev. Edward S. Huntress, Dec. 1872 — March 1874
Rev. P. B. Sheire, Sept. 1874— April 1876
Rev. S. S. Mathews, May 1876— May 1878
Rev. C. E. Milliken, Jan. 1879— July 1882
Rev. Edwin Smith, Sept. 1882— Aug. 1886
Rev. David H. Brewer, Oct. 1886 — April 1891
Rev. Merrill Blanchard, July 1891 — Aug. 1897
Rev. Thomas C. Jackson, Nov. 1897 — May 1899
Rev. Charles H. Washburn, Oct. 1899 — May 1904
Rev. Eugene F. Hunt, Sept. 1904 — April 1911
Rev. Frederick N. Rutan, June 191 1 — June 1918
Rev. E. N. Atiyeh, June 1919
By 1867 those of the Methodist faith had be
come sufficiently large in number to warrant the
organization of a Methodist Episcopal Church.
Worship was at first held in the Union Hall,
which they bought in 1870, selling it later and
building the present church which was dedicated
in 1895. The hall was purchased by James Hig-
gins, who removed it to face Main Street and
remodelled it for business and a residence. A.
Distasio now occupies it. The list of Pastors: —
Rev. J. A. DeForest  1 867-1 869
Rev. L. P. Frost  1 869-1 872
Rev. J. S. Day  1872-1874
Rev. M. H. A. Evans  1 874-1 876
Rev. A. Baylies  1 876-1 877
Rev. A. C. Godfrey  1877-1879
[56]

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. G. R.Bent 
Rev. L. P. Frost. ...
Rev. G. W. H. Clark.
Rev. I. B. Bigelow.
Rev. W. Wignall....
Rev. C. A. Merrill . .
Rev. J. F. Mears . . .
Rev. I. A. Mesler .
Rev. E. Higgins .
Rev. F.H.Ellis. . . .
Rev. W. F. Lawford .
Rev. R. E. Bisbee.
Rev. T. J. Judge 
Rev. A. M. Osgood .
Rev. C. F. Parsons. .
Rev. D. M. Angell . . .

i 879-1 880
1880-1881
.1881-1882
.1882-1885 .1885-1888.1888-1891 1891-1895
1895-18981 898-1 900
. 1900-1901
, 1901-1904
.1904-1908. 1908-19121912-1917
. 1917^1920
.1920

[571

In the early history of the village Catholics
were served by the parish priest at Saxonville,
St. George parish, many of them walking back
and forth on Sundays, and burials were made
there. Mass was often said at varying intervals
in Assabet Village in private houses on upper
Main Street until Union Hall was built in 1857
which was then used. In 1864, Archbishop
Williams assigned them to the Marlboro parish,
and through the efforts of Rev. Fr. John Conlon,
a church was erected on upper Main Street and
dedicated September 1866 by Archbishop Wil
liams. In 1 871, Rev. Fr. O'Reilley was appoint
ed resident pastor and St. Bridget's parish came
into existence. Rev. Timothy Brosnahan fol
lowed as pastor until 1873 when it became a
mission of St. Bernard's parish, Concord, and
continued so until 1 894. Rev. Michael J. McCall
served from 1 877-1894 and during his pastorate
the present church was built, being dedicated in
1884 by Archbishop Williams. January 1, 1894,
the parish was re-established with Rev. John A.
-Crowe as pastor who served until 1905. The
present fine parsonage was built during Rev. B.
F. Killilea's term, in 1906. He was followed by
Rev. Walter Browne, 1909-1917; Rev. John Mc-
Hugh, 1917-1918; and Rev. Edward F. Crowley
was appointed, and is now in charge with Rev.
[58]

ST. BRIDGET'S CATHOLIC CHURCH

John J. Sweeney, and Rev. Edwin Walsh as
assistants. The Polish Catholics use the base
ment of St. Bridget's Church for their services,
and their title is the St. Casimir Parish, Rev.
Francis Joblonsky in charge.
Those who prefer the Episcopal service began
their meetings in May 1894 with a mission given
by Rev. Wilson L. Bevan, Ph. D., of Concord,
held in Co-operative Hall. He was followed by
Rev. Geo. H. Moffett and Rev. E. and H. J.
Masse. The corner stone of the present St.
George's Church was laid August 10, 1895, and
the first service held the following Christmas.
[59]

The mission was incorporated May 28, 1896, as
the Parish of St. George, and the Church was
consecrated by Bishop Lawrence April 24, 1897.
Rev. Robert L. Lynch was Rector from 1896-
1898; Rev. Robert W. Hudgell 1 898-1 899. The
present rector, Rev. Arthur B. Papineau began
his rectorship Jan. 1, 1900.
By 1 9 10 the number of Finnish speaking peo
ple in town had increased so that a Lutheran
Church was built on Glendale Street, Rev. John
Vartianen, Pastor, and in 19 13 a Congregational
Church on Walnut Street, Rev. John Vaananen,
Pastor, which was dedicated December 14, 1913.
Prior to this meetings were held, beginning in
1903, in the Union Congregational Church. In
19 17 a Russian Orthodox Church was built on
Prospect Court, the first service being held on
Easter Sunday.

SOCIETIES
For a town of its size, Maynard can boast of a
great many societies, secret and otherwise, the
oldest being the Iola Lodge of Good Templars,
started in 1866 and flourished for forty years,
until crowded out by numerous other lodges, and
numbering most of the young people of that
period. [60]

ST. GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

FINNISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Chas. A. Welch Lodge, F. & A. M., was insti
tuted March i, 1872 and is a large and influential
body. Maynard Lodge, I. O. O. F., was institu
ted April 2, 1884. Assabet Lodge, M. U., I. O.
O. F., on January 17, 1884; Knights of Pythias,
July 25, 1898. There is also Magdalene Chapter,
Eastern Star; the Mizpah Rebekah Lodge, the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Eagles, Loyal
Order of Moose and also a Finnish Socialist Club,
with about 150 members holding their meetings
in Parker Street Hall. The Grange was institu
ted in I9i4and there is also a Holy Name Society,
White Cross Guild, Knights of Columbus, and
the "Double Triangle", a social club composed of
Jewish people.
A post of the American Legion was formed in
1 9 19 with headquarters in Riverside Hall, — the
Frank Demars Post — named in honor of the first
Maynard man to fall in the World War. St.
Bridget's Catholic Temperance and Benevolent
Society has long met in Co-operative Hall, while
the Alku Temperance Society cater to the Fin
nish people in the Harriman House on upper
Main Street.
The need of a hall for public gatherings was
felt as early as 1857 when twenty citizens assoc
iated themselves together and built Union Hall
at Main and Summer Streets where the Method-
[62]

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

COLONIAL HALL AND POST OFFICE

ist Church now stands. The lower floor was
used as a store; in the basement was located the
first billiard table in town; in the north end, the
first barber shop was opened by James M. Saw
yer, on his return from service in the Civil War.
The hall was used for all public functions until
Riverside Hall was built, late in the sixties by the
Maynards. Co-operative Hall was built in 1882
and Colonial Hall, built by the Naylors, was
opened February 19 14. The large building on
Harriman Court known as George Flood's barn,
was remodelled in 1920 and named Pastime Hall.
The People's Theatre is at present under con
struction on Nason Street. Moving pictures
are shown several nights during each week by B.
J. Coughlin in Colonial Hall.
The first hotel was built on Summer Street by
Peter Haley in 1867 and named the Glendale
House, on account of the Assabet Mills at that
time making blankets ticketed "Glendale Mills
Blanket"; later the name was changed to the
Maynard Hotel, enlarged twice, scorched by fire
several times and finally practically destroyed by
fire January 29, 1921. The Maple House was
built and managed by George F. Cutting for
many years and is now occupied by William
Campbell. A Public Library now containing about 7000
books was opened April 4, 1881, in a room of the
[64]

^^

PUBLIC LIBRARY

Acton Street School, the first appropriation being
$ 1,000. Joseph W, Reed was greatly interested
in it and was one of the trustees, purchasing most
of the books, and together with his wife caring
for the library some time after it was opened;
they prepared the first catalog. About 1885 it
was moved to the Riverside Co-operative Build
ing, remaining there until July 13, 191 8, when it
was removed to new quarters on Nason Street, in
the Naylor Block. Mrs. Sara Nyman has been
the librarian for thirty-six years, and has had
Miss Nellie May as assistant until recently when
she was succeeded by Mrs. Mary Moynihan, the
present assistant.
[65]

The Assabet Institution for Savings was open
ed June 1904 in the Riverside Hall building with
C. J. Bodfish, President, and Alfred T. Haynes,
Treasurer. The deposits are now $675,000, with
a fine conservative record under the guidance of
the president Charles H. Persons, and the treas
urer Arthur E. Walker.
The Maynard Trust Company opened Nov.
24, 1913, with a capital of $50,000, George H.
Creighton, President, Charles E. Wheeler, Treas
urer. It furnishes facilities for the people of this
and surrounding towns, and enjoys a well estab
lished confidence. Its savings department and
safety deposit boxes supply a needed service to
the community. The present treasurer is Frank
E. Taylor, his assistant John Garlick.
There are a number of attractive and well con
ducted stores in this town: —

Groceries

Riverside Co-operative Association
Sidney E. McCleary
James J. Hilferty
United Co-operative Society (Finnish)
First National Co-operative Ass'n (Finnish)
International Co-operative Ass'n (Polish)
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Jersey Butter Co.
Keefe's Co-operative
Taylor & White [66]

Markets

Bakers

Dry Goods William B. Case & Sons
The Hartwell Co.
A. N. Hodges
Jacob Oberg
James O. Eaton
W. H. Priest
A. Distasio
John Zaniewski
The Assabet Market
S. E. McCleary
L. J. Estella
United Co-operative Society
First National Co-operative Association
Florist Albert Batley & Son
Granite Works Robert E. Hartin
Fish, Fruit and Vegetables
William O'Brien
George Kahler
William Bishop
Furniture Gruber Bros.
The American Supply Co.
The Riverside Co-operative Association is one of the
oldest co-operative institutions in the state, being founded
on the famous Rochdale plan, and originally called the
Sovereigns of Industry, instituted December 21, 1875 and
the organization perfected in 1878 for trade purposes.

[67]

B. F. Townsend carries on a large Tinsmith and Plumb
ing businesss on Nason St. On Lower Main Street,
George Stansfield, has a smaller plumbing establishment.

Tailors Printers
Photographer

P. J. Sullivan
George Laubenstein
Strauss Bros.
Murphy & Snyder
George D. Elson

There are numerous tonsorial establishments in town,
among the most well known being Frank L. McCormack
and Arthur Bariteau.
Druggists M. B. Church
Wilder X. Macurda
Frank Fearns
P. H. Delee
The first druggist was Thomas Wouldhave, starting in
his home in 1865 with a small stock, at the corner of Main
and River Streets where Clark Block now stands; from
this small beginning grew the large business now conducted
by M. B. Church.
Physicians F. P. Flagg
M. H. Paine
S. B. Annis
Dwight Cowles
E. J. Flaherty
[68 1

Dentists S. R. Garland
R. C. Palmer
Louis E. Sullivan
Robert H. Cochran
Clifford L. King
J. M. Bellows
Frank May
The Maydale Bottling Co., on Glendale Street, does
a large tonic business — Paul Hilander, Proprietor.
The laundry on Powder Mill Road handles a large wet
wash business under the title Middlesex Family Laundry,
also doing finished laundry. The large unused laundry
building on upper Main Street, was formerly run by the
Harriman Bros., but has been idle a number of years.

Clothing

Hardware

Music

The Boston Clothing Co.
Samuel Lerer
The New Idea
Thomas F. Parker
John McPherson

Charles H. Persons
Robert C. Carter
Edith L. Johnson
Coal and Wood The Maynard Coal Co.
Clarence E Hastings
Ice B. L. Whitney
[69]

Jeweler George H. Gutteridge
Newsdealer James J. Ledgard
Mrs. C. C. Murray
Shoes P. H. Murphy
F. A. Creighton
M. M. Poresky
Several of the large stores also carry a line of Boots
and Shoes.

Lawyers

Milliners

Garages

Trucking

Howard A. Wilson
Alfred E. McCleary
Leslie W. Sims
Misses Comeau
B. L. Fullonton
The Hartwell Co.
James A. Coughlan
Holly & Comeau
W. O. Strout
Ernest Barilone

The F. W. Woolworth Co. have a very attractive 5 and
10 cent store; there are several small fruit and confec
tionery stores and a popular Smoke Shop; a couple of
restaurants and three lunch carts.
[70]

POWDER MILL VILLAGE
Many of our men find employment in the large plant of
the American Powder Mills just over the line in Acton,
although much of their property lies within our town
limits. Their occasional explosions, sometimes serious,
do not permit us to ignore their existence. The superinten
dent is George B. Hooper, who has grown up with the
business, succeeding his father Edmund B. Hooper, who
came here in 1866.
This town boasts two weekly newspapers, "The Enter
prise" printed in Marlboro and "The News" printed in
Hudson. There are three Brass Bands, The Maynard
Brass, and two Finnish — The Imatra and The National.
There are several excellent orchestras and a newly organ
ized Glee Club.

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The fine "Town Clock" on the Mills was given
by Lorenzo Maynard and placed in position in
the Fall of 1892, the tower having been erected
by the Assabet Manufacturing Co.
Eco Magneto clocks for night patrol records
were installed in 191 8.
At the Town Meeting February 19 17 the town
colors Blue and White were chosen.
This is one of the Chautauqua towns on the
Strathmore Circuit. Each season their large
tent is erected and a five day series of lectures
and entertainments given which the people ap
preciate very much.
In the Fall of 1920 the women were given the
right to vote, Miss Laura E. Woodart being the
first to cast a ballot, and at the Town Meeting,
March 1 92 1, Mrs. O. S. Fowler was the first
woman to take an active part. The Woman's
Club organized March 1904, has been a big fac
tor in preparing the women for the intelligent use
of their suffrage rights, besides being active in
many other lines.
On petition of P. J. Sullivan and others, the
United States Post Office Department granted
free delivery, beginning July 1, 1920. Four
carriers are employed, and Arthur J. Coughlin is
Postmaster with an efficient office force.
[72]

LORENZO MAYNARD

Following the town boundry lines, we find the
lines of four towns, Sudbury, Concord, Acton and
Maynard intersect at one point; that the boun
dary line on the west crosses "Russell's Bridge",
about seven-eights of the bridge being in May
nard; at the southeast corner, the bound post is
described as being near the "Iron Works Cause
way". Probably very few people know the early
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settlers found iron ore here, Hudson records
that what is known as "bog iron" was dug near
the Sudbury line, carted to Lee's bridge and
floated down the Sudbury River to Billerica, the
stretch of road from the Maynard line to the Cut
ting place being known as the "Iron Works
Causeway". Back in the sixties, it was very inconvenient to
be sick, as there was neither telephone nor doc
tors in the village and you had to ask a friend to
walk or hire a horse and drive to Stow for Dr.
Livermore or to Acton Centre for Dr. Cowdry.
Numerous changes in the location of buildings
have been made from time to time as improve
ments required. The block No. 143-147 Main
Street, formerly stood where the shoddy mill
now is and was the first wool shop; when moved
it was converted into a factory boarding house
but is now used for separate tenements. No. 3
High Street stood where the shipping room
building now stands, and No. 4 High Street,
where our present depot is now situated. At
159 Main Street, called the Central House, Mrs.
Hillis ran a boarding house for years, but it was
originally a livery stable.
The Findly Robertson House near the post-
office was moved to Acton Street to give place to
a new block at Naylor corner. To make room
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PEOPLE'S THEATRE AND STORES

for the new block No. 2-10 Nason Street and the
new People's Theatre, the Dean millinery build
ing went to 73 Nason Street, now being used
as a dwelling house; the old double house, owned
by Amory Maynard, to 14 Waltham Street, and
another one, formerly occupied by Henry Le-
gard, was removed to Acton Street.
Like most other towns Maynard has had its
share of fires which claimed the Maynard Hotel
and the Nason Street School, and in addition to
these, the old Music Hall on Main Street, des
troyed November 26, 19 12. In this hall, many
events of importance to the people of that day
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were staged; during the roller skating craze, it was
there that B. J. Coughlin and others contended
for the championship. The basket ball furore fol
lowed this, and the great Merchant's week exhi
bition was held here, AdmiralSampson andLieut.-
Gov. Bates honoring us with their presence. On
February 4, 1917, Naylor's block at the corner of
Main and Nason Streets went up in smoke and
the American Woolen Co., on August 17, 1920
lost their barn and several wooden store houses
on Hillside Street, among them being the old
original mill building of 1846.
The Assabet Mill is just emerging from the
longest period of depression in its history, inci
dent to industrial conditions following the great
World War and the re-adjustment of business to
meet changed conditions. From June 1920 to
March 1, 192 1, employment averaged about
33% 1 which followed so soon after four weeks
suspension of business in November 1919, due to
an industrial controversy, fell with force upon
the community. Since June 1919 the American
Woolen Company have protected their employ
ees by insurance, free of expense, the death
benefits ranging from $750 to $1500, according
to the length of time employed and weekly sick
benefit of from 40% to 80% of their average
wages. [76]

In 1 87 1 our appropriation for Highways was
$1000, laborers receiving $2 per day. Since the
advent of automobiles, especially auto trucks, it
is necessary to have better roads and our present
expense averages from $14,000 to $16,000 per
annum. The well kept condition of our streets
is due to the efficiency of our Superintendent,
John J. Driscoll. Improvements are made each
season, oil applied and in 19 12 a steam roller was
purchased on account of the increased use of
stone in road building.
Maynard has been the recipient of four water
ing troughs; the one at Main and Sudbury
Streets is unique, being first made spherical for
one of the battlefields but before leaving the shop,
was damaged and useless for the place intended
and it was secured by Mr. Thomas H. Rafferty,
converted into a trough and set up as a memorial
to his father, an old resident of West Main Street.
Mrs. Asahel Balcom gave the one at the cross
roads beyond the Cemetery. Lorenzo Maynard
presented the one on Walnut St., and Warren A.
Haynes the one on Acton St. The drinking
fountain in front of the Congregational Church
was erected in 191 1 by Mrs. Luke S. Brooks in
memory of her husband.
The population of the town is now about 7200
people, a very cosmopolitan community, twenty
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different nationalities are represented, the Eng
lish language being an unknown "quantity" to
many, hence our appropriation in 1921 for
Americanization. The most numerous of our
European friends are the Finns, Poles, Italians
and Russians in the order named.
Several Maynard men saw service in the
Spanish War of 1898. Unfortunately no record
was kept, but we have been able to secure the
following names: William Brindley
James H. Cheney
John Driscoll
James McCarron
George Rodan
John Wagner
THE CIVIL WAR.
Assabet Village was credited by Stow and
Sudbury with thirty-six men who entered the
war of the rebellion in 1 861-65; the following
list is as accurate as we are able to obtain at this
late day: —
Adams, Joseph, (lost one Cowrie, Robert
arm.) Callahan, John
Benham, Winfield H. Lieut. Cullen, Richard
Brown, Samuel G. Corp. Dooner, James
Brown, Henry S. Dooner, Michael
Barr, William Flood, George
Cullen, James Flynn, Daniel B.
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Heffernan, James Robertson, Archibald, (kil-
Haynes, Sylvester led in action.)
Keene, James Robertson, George, (killed
Long, Cornelius in action.)
Long, Dennis Sheehan, Dennis
Lovering, Daniel A. Sloss, David
McCauley, Matthew Sweeney, Daniel
Newton, Augustus Stuart, Jeremiah
O'Donnell, John Sawyer, James M.
Puffer, Mark Whitman, John
Puffer, Rockwood Wouldhave, John
Perry, Charles Wilder, Henry W. Sergt.
Wilder, Granville W.
The following prominent G. A. R. men came
here soon after the close of the Civil War — A. D.
Holt, James Carney, John Wall, William G.
Priest. Henry Wilson Post G. A. R. No. 86, was
organized and flourished until death depleted its
ranks and it was merged with the Isaac Davis
Post of Acton. In the great World War which
began in August 1914, and into which America
entered April 6, 1917, this town furnished about
340 young men, seven of whom died in the ser
vice; some were shell shocked, many received
wounds, others were badly gassed; many of them
were promoted, others were cited for bravery.
C. Sidney Coulter rose to the post of Major;
John E. Hietala lost a leg; the following privates
made the supreme sacrifice: —
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Demars, Frank E. (wounds received in action)
Daley, George A. (motor cycle accident)
Dzierkacz, Anthony, (wounds received in action)
King, Frank, (disease)
Miller, Edward, (wounds received in action)
Panton, Ralph, (disease)
Tierney, Myles, (disease)
A record kept by the Committee of Safety
recorded considerable information concerning
the boys who were in the service. An Honor
Roll, which stands in front of the Congregational
Church, was erected by Mrs. O. S. Fowler and
contains the names of three hundred and forty-
four men, and two women who were nurses in the
hospitals. July 4, 1919, was given over to the
entertainment and honoring of the returned ser
vice men. Beautiful weather made possible a
gala day on the ball field, each soldier and sailor
being presented with a medal by the townsfolk.
The boys have formed a post of the American
Legion, named for Frank E. Demars, containing
one hundred and seventy-five members. The
first Commander was Michael Lynch, and the
present one Harold Sheridan. They have now
taken over the work formerly done by the G. A.
R. Post, and will take charge of the exercises for
the first time Memorial Day, 1921.

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MAYNARD HONOR ROLL
World War.

Adamson, John
Anderson, Waino E.
Arcieri, Loretto
Barber, Walter
Baron, William F.
Batsford, William J.
Beavis, Joseph F.
Beck, John R.
Bent, Whitney J.
Billett, Jesse
Binks, Frank J.
Binns, George V.
Blanchard, Preston M.
Blatt, Barney
Boothroyd, Joseph
Bower, Phillip
Brearley, Earl B.
Brindley, Lawerence
Browne, George H. B.
Brown, Ralph
Brown, Robert M.
Bakanowski, Jan
Burke, Frank
Burke, Joseph
Czerniawski, Jan
Callahan, Cornelius J.
Carey, John T.

Carlson, John W.
Carlton, Fred G.
Carlton, Henry A.
Crowley, Edward A.
Cuttell, Harold
Cuttell, George
Chidley, Joseph
Carney, James
Carpenter, John F.
Casey, Ralph
Comeau, Herbert C.
Connors, Daniel F.
Connor, Francis G.
Connor, Raymond J.
Connors, Hugh
Connors, Watson
Cook, Elmer
Coulter, C. Sidney
Coulter, William J.
Creeley, William A.
Croft, Harry S.
Cronin, James
Cronin, John H
Cullen, Joseph
Czamauski, John
Coulter, Raymond
Coughlin, Edward J
Cheney, Ralph H.

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Doel, Job
Downey, Clifton
Dreczko, John
Dahl, Joseph O.
*Daily, George A.
*Demars, Frank J.
Denniston, Walter R.
Dineen, Joseph
Delorey, Louis
Distasio, Charles F.
Dyson, Charles E.
Doel, Herbert
Downey, Frank
Dudinski, Stanislaw
Dunn, John B.
Dwinell, Philip
Doyle, James W.
Eaton, James H.
*Dzierkacz, Anthony
Fairbanks, Fred E.
Fishman, Barney
Fishman, Haiem
Flood, Hartwell W.
Foley, David J.
Fornier, Arthur E.
Fornier, William H.
Fowler, Guyer W.
Fowler, Henry P.
Frazier, Daniel
Golubicki, Vincent
Golat, Simon

Gallagher, James R.
Gallagher, John M.
Garney, Harold J.
Gibbons, John T.
Grady, Percy J.
Gruber, Benjamin
Hunt, William H.
Hooper, Raymond
Hanson, Fred N.
Hanson, Hans P.
Hanson, Harold C.
Hanson, William V.
Hardy, John
Harris, Alfred
Hartin, John A.
Hatch, Parker S.
Heath, Charles
Hellinus, Richard
Hendrickson, John H.
Hietala, John E.
Higgins, John T.
Higgins, William H.
Hodges, Albert N.
Hoffman, Edward
Hohendorf, H. V.
Honkanen, Hjalman
Hooper, Charles F.
Hooper, Wilford P.
Hansen, John
Howard, Allen M., Jr.
Irwin, Charles
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Irwin, Chester
Jackson, Charles
Jackson, Richard
Jamieson, George A.
Jamieson, Ralph A.
Johnson, Edward E.
Johnston, Edward F
Jones, Dana F.
Jones, Raymond G.
Jones, Ralph D.
Jesielonis, John
Jones, William B.
Kaler, Joseph W.
Kozlowski, Michael
Kaattari, Leonard
Killerby, Fred
Kane, Patrick J.
Kangas, Waino
Keegan, John H.
Kelley, Frank
Kelley, Walter J.
Kelley, Vincent L.
King, Howard
Koski, Arthur
Koczanowski, Ignatius
Korbeck, Alexander
Kozakiewicz, Boleslaw
Kulik, Felix
Kukkula, Svante
Kulick, Jos.
Kierstead, Robert
*King, Frank

Kaattari, Arthur
Laskowiski, Dominick
Lawler, Thomas
Lawson, George
Lawton, Ralph W.
Ledgard, Edward F.
Legicko, Peter
Lehtinen, Kusti
Lemoine, Fred F.
Lent, Charles E.
Lent, Roy
Lent, Donald
Linczewski, Alex
Leva, Louis
Lester, John
Linden, Hjalmar
Lambert, Roy F.
Lawerence, Arlie B.
Lingley, Ralph
Lisiecky, Joseph
Lojko, Zygmut
Lojko, Michael
Lord, Arthur W.
Louka, Michael
Lowney, Daniel W.
Lowney, William T.
Lowney, Leo
Luker, Anthony
Luker, Charles
Luoma, Alfred K.
Luosalo, George
Luosalo, Waino E.

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Lynch, Jeremiah F
Lynch, Michael E.
LeSage, Magloire
LeSage, George F. A.
Mahoney, Edward
Maley, Stephen T.
Mallinson, Jas. H.
Manning, John J.
Manning, Eugene R.
Marchant, William E.
Mattson, Elmer W.
May, Francis
Meade, Samuel
*Miller, Edward
Martin, Joseph P.
Martin, Herbert
Manning, Frank
Moynihan, Albert
Murray, William
Milusziewcz, Jan
Millington, Roy
Manning, Axiel
Manning, Waino W.
Manning, James
Millington, Arthur
Minko, Zachery
Moore, Dominick D.
Moore, William J.
Morrill, William
Morris, Frank E.
Moynihan, Cornelius
Moynihan, Frank D.
Moynihan, John A.

Moynihan, William
Murdock, Francis
Murray, John
Muzyczuk, Gregory
McCarthy, Emmet L.
McCarthy, Luke J.
McGrath, William T.
Mickiewicz, John
Misiuk, Casimir
Murray, Thomas
Murray, Walter C.
Matheuman, Chas. H.
McCormick, Dennis P.
McCormack, Roy V.
Marsden, John
Nelson, Roy C.
Newhouse, Raymond
Newton, Ralph P.
Niemi, Waino
Nokelainen, John
Nordberg, John R.
Norton, Henry G.
Nowick, Joseph
Narkun, John
O'Brien, Fred
O'Neil, Robert J.
Oates, William
Oates, Arthur
O'Brien, William H.

Poreda, Alexander

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Pronski, Francis
Palmer, Raymond
*Panton, Ralph
Parker, Bradford
Parker, Charles O.
Parker, Orrin J.
Parks, Frank E.
Parmenter, Daniel L.
Parmenter, Joel F.
Parsons, Carl D.
Payne, George B.
Payne, Joseph
Perry, George
Persons, Carl C.
Peterson, Benjamin J.
Peterson, Carl A.
Peterson, John P.
Peterson, Leon N.
Peterson, Walter R.
Puhty, Charles
Pynne, Patrick J.
Parkkila, John
Pronski, Gabriel
Quinn, William
Rajewicz, Ludwick
Richardson, James P.
Rahko, Hannes
Rasmussen, Albert J.
Rasmussen, Ernest A.
Rusielewicz, John
Riley, Albert

Roberts, Colombo
Rodway, Herbert R.
Riihiluoma, Victor
Ryan, Charles J.
Ryan, James J.
Rychlickie, Julius
Rynkewitz, Michael
Rusielewicz, Casimir
Shattuck, Ralph
Sawyer, Oscar S.
Schultz, Peter
Scott, Sidney
Sharpe, David G., Jr.
Sheridan, Harold V.
Simonds, Henry J.
Smith, Clarence A.
Smith, Frank
Smith, Raymond A.
Smith, Frank D.
Smith, Leonard
Smith, Thomas V.
Stankiewicz, John
Stedes, Joseph
Stockwell, William
Stone, Russell
Sullivan, Vincent
Slabysz, Leon
Strybus, Vincent
Szilkonis, Phillip
Sullivan, Louis E.
Sweeney, William A.
Sweeney, James V.

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Siemienak, Stanislaw
Swaney, Carrol R.
Septlivicz, Roman
Sullivan, Thomas
Sullivan, Joseph
Tierney, Myles
Toop, Everett J.
Taylor, Gavin A.
Taylor, Charles Percy
Taylor, John W.
Taylor, William O.
Tobin, Eden
Tervo, Waino H.
Troc.ky, Antony
Tofferi, Oscar
Usher, Charles P.
Vodoklys, Stanley
Valeno, Tony
Waluk, Sylvester
Waldron, Vincent
Weaver, Blanchard E.
White, Everett

Wasiuk, Anthony
Wasiuk, Stanley
Wasiuk, Louis
Weir, William G.
Whalen, Albert J.
Whalen, James E.
White, Harold
White, Joseph A.
White, Leo
Whitney, Alton P.
Whitney, Levi
Whittaker, George H.
Wilder, Frank E.
Wilder, Fred J.
Williams, Waino
Wirtanen, John
Wuorio, Oscar
Young, Jason
Zapasnik, Joseph
Zapasnik, William
Zakrewski, John
Zwirble, Vladisav
Zieniewicz, Vincent

AMERICAN RED CROSS.
Howard, Ethel M. Wall, Madeline E.
*Star indicates those who died in service.
Honor Roll includes native sons, resident elsewhere,
enrolled at the request of relatives here.
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1921

Town Clerk.
Frank E. Sanderson.
Selectmen.
Frank S. Binks,
Edwin Carlton,
Charles B. Keane.
Treasurer.
Geo. H. Gutteridge.
Overseers of Poor.
James Mullin,
Thomas Wright,
William Scully, Jr.
Water Commissioners.
Gavin Taylor,
John Lawton,
Orrin S. Fowler.
School Committee.
James J. Hilferty,
Samuel R. Garland,
L. Everett Wilson.
Tree Warden.
William Bishop. Auditors.
Oliver C. Trees,
Carl A. Stockbridge.

Trustees of Public
Library.
L. Everett Wilson,
Robert Lester,
John Hannon.
Board of Health.
Mortimer H. Paine,
Orrin S. Fowler,
Joshua Edwards. Assessors.
John C. King,
James J. Legard,
Joshua Naylor. Constables.
John Connors,
N. J. Driscoll,
Patrick J. Kane.
Tax Collector.
William H. Mann.
Cemetery Committee.
Fred Taylor,
Ainsley O. Dunham,
Lewis N. Shaw.
Moderator.
Horace F. Bates*

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GENEALOGY.
There are several old families which have been
so intimately connected with the early history
of the town that it would seem fitting to mention
them, but space will permit recording only a few
of the older ones, whose descendants are still
residents. Amory Maynard was born in the northeast part
of Marlboro, at the foot of Fort Meadow Pond,
February 28, 1804; he was called to his reward
March 5, 1890, his remains together with his
wife lie in the family tomb near Glenwood Ceme
tery. His parents were Isaac and Lydia (Howe)
Maynard. We find the name of Maynard in Sudbury
previous to 1646. John, one of the ancestors of
Amory, died there in 1672; he had a son named
Zachary, born in 1647, and who lived at one time
near the "spring". This "spring" was on the
northeast side of what is now Waltham Street,
at the head of the brook, which flows by the
lower end of the sewerage beds, and which shows
that the Maynard family have long been known
in this section and were among the first settlers.
Amory had two sons, Lorenzo who died in Win
chester March 13, 1904, and William, who died
in Worcester Nov. 9, 1906. Lorenzo had one
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son, William H. now a resident of Winchester.
William left sons and daughters — Amory of this
town; Harland of Newton; Nettie, Grace and
Lessie (Morgan) of Worcester, and Susan (Peters)
of Somerville.
Winthrop Puffer, who resided on the old Puf
fer place (mentioned elsewhere) had one son
James and a daughter Adeliza, both deceased,
and another daughter Lucy A. who married
Augustus Newton. Mrs. Newton and her son,
George with his wife and son Ralph, who recently
married, now reside on Summer Street; they were
for many years the owners of the famous Way
side Inn in Sudbury.
Haman Smith left several sons, George, Ben
jamin, Dexter and Asa. George had one daugh
ter, Georgianna (Brown), her first husband being
Frank Taylor. Of her family there now remain
Amy, wife of W. F. Litchfield, who occupy the
old homestead on Great Road; also Fred W Tay
lor, who has two daughters, Gladys (McLean)
and Reba.
Benjamin, who lived in the house west of
George's (now occupied by Howard Case) had
two daughters, Emma (Barnes) and Hattie, wife
of Lucius H. Maynard. Dexter lived on Con
cord Street in the old house next to Charles
Crossley; one of his daughters, Lucy Abby was
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married to Warren A. Haynes; their son Albert
W., our prominent grain and lumber dealer,
married Jennie Broadbent who, with their two
daughters, reside on Maple Street. The first
Benjamin Smith, father of Haman, was a prom
inent man in this part of Stow from 1800 to 1825.
Henry Fowler was at one time a teacher at the
old "Brick School"; he had a family of five
boys and one girl. Herbert occupies the old
homestead on Elm Court and has two married
daughters. This old homestead has been in the
family since 1739 according to a deed in their
possession. Loring, of Concord Junction, has
been a merchant and real estate man for years;
George was in business in Framingham, it being
now carried on by his son. Orrin S. married
Nellie Pope; they have two sons, Harvard grad
uates; Harry, a lawyer, now in Washington,
D. C, and Guyer. Mr. Fowler, in addition to
to his other pursuits, carries on the undertaking
business established by his father in 1871; they
reside on Concord Street, on the old Randall
farm, which he purchased and cut up into house
lots. Artemas Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney, who
lived on the Joel Parmenter place on South Acton
Road, lived for many years on Main Street
(opposite the school-house) and afterwards on
[90]

Maple Street. He had two daughters and sev
eral sons; Lucy married W. B. Case who with
their two sons, Ralph and Howard, conduct a
large dry goods store; Mary married James R.
Bent, son of Johnathan P. Bent on Summer St.
Calvin, Frank and George E. took to farming.
George has a farm on the west side of Acton
Road, and has several sons, one of whom Clifford
met death by being caught between two coal cars
while switching was being done in his coal yard.
Calvin occupied the old Conant-Goldsmith farm
near the Acton line; he left sons and daughters.
John, another son of Daniel Whitney, lived at
the old homestead farm until he purchased a
home on Maple Street. One of his sons Henry
married Margaret Dawson; another, Charles,
married Addie Walcott and died early leaving
one daughter, Charlena. George A. married
Emma Sharpe; several daughters survive him,
one of whom is the wife of Harold Butterworth.
Joel F. Parmenter, who took the Daniel Whit
ney farm after John Whitney, had several sons.
Daniel and his son carry on a farm and general
teaming business on Concord Street. Richard,
one of the overseers in the mill, purchased the
Kent house on Summer Street, where he now
lives; he has three daughters. Harry and Jonas
reside in Worcester. [91]

Jonathan P. Bent owned one of the largest
stock farms in this vicinity, coming to the east
part of Stow from his native town of Sudbury in
1847, the year which saw the beginning of the
Assabet Mills, and purchased the "John Conant"
place at the head of Summer Street. This house
was one of the oldest land marks of the town,
having been built more than one hundred and
fifty years and the two magnificent elms which
shaded the buildings were said to be the largest
and oldest of their kind in Eastern Massachu
setts. Mr. Bent was active in town affairs,
being on the Board of Selectmen and holding
other offices for more than twenty years. He
was a member of the Committee who drew the
lines for the new town and his farm marked one
of the boundaries. He was one of Maynard's
first selectmen and continued as such several
years. He died in 1892 survived by five child
ren, — Mrs. Helen Curtis and Sara W. of this
town; Mrs. Wm. Andrews of Lowell; John G.
Bent, who died in Pasadena, Calif., n 191 8;
and James R. Bent, a prominent citizen, who
died here May 1920. All the buildings of the
homestead, together with the trees, were burned
in December 1912. A local paper says of them
"Older residents of the town remember that one
of the finest bits of scenery in the old days was to
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JONATHAN P. BENT PLACE
stand on the hill and look down the valley in its
excellent state of cultivation and which was only
outrivalled by the spectacular finish of the prop
erty on Sunday evening." James left one son,
Whitney and a daughter Pauline, wife of Carl
Persons, son of Charles H. Persons, and who is
a prominent physician in New Bedford.
Thomas H. Brooks, who lived on Summer
Street, belonged to a family actively connected
with our early history. A son Thomas went to
Montevideo, where he married and engaged in
business; another son, Luke S. carried on the
home farm until his death, specializing in fruits,
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both here and in Florida, and is survived by his
widow Josie. A daughter, Mary Jane married
Joseph W. Reed of Acton, a Harvard graduate
and able lawyer; their son Brooks Reed has an
art gallery in Boston.
George F. Brown is the son of Ezekiel Brown,
a farmer on Acton Road; he married Mary Eliza
Whitman and had one daughter Alice, wife of
Irving Howe. They occupy the old homestead
which was erected about 1830.
Silas P. Brooks, a brother of Thomas H., had a
farm on Summer Street, corner of Summer Lane;
he had one son and three daughters; Minnie mar
ried Frank D. Gilmore and a son and daughter
survive them; Lydia, is the wife of John O.
Thompson, and they have two sons, George and
Eugene, both married; Mary lives with her sister
Lydia. George Flood, one of the early mill operatives,
left two sons who were prominent in town affairs
for years. John W. held various town offices,
was a deacon in the Congregational Church,
active in Sunday School work and a member of
the first Sunday School started in the old depot.
He is survived by his widow and one son Hart-
well, a graduate of Dartmouth. The other son
George held town office, was postmaster and ran
a livery stable in what is now called Pastime Hall.
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He was taken prisoner in the Civil War and
endured the horrors of Libby Prison for four
months; one daughter, Effie Starr King survives
him. Joseph Adams, another old mill man, served
in the Civil War and returned with one arm
missing; his three daughters still claim theirhome
here and a son Joseph lives in Winchester; George,
the elder son, was for years Superintendent of
the Westboro Insane Hospital, and William re
sides in Maine.
William Cullen, who lived on Glendale Street,
is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John King,
Mrs. Edward Doherty and Mrs. Michael Kelley
of Concord Junction.
William H. Gutteridge came here in 1863,
although his parents, Robert Tanget Gutteridge
and Mary Wood worked here in 1 847 before their
marriage. Mary boarded with Mr. Maynard
and wound the first bobbin in the Assabet Mill.
Robert was a carpet weaver, and after their
marriage went to Fremont, N. Y. where their
children were born; Mary (Stuart) has lived for
years in San Francisco and William has been
Paymaster at the Mills since 1882. He held the
office of Town Treasurer several years and was
succeeded by his son George H. the well known
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jeweler; another son Clarence is an electrician in
Lawrence. The Haynes brothers, Abel G., Warren A.,
Alfred T., and Asahel came from North Sudbury
in the sixties, opened a grocery store in the old
Union Hall Building where the Mossmans and
George T. C. Holden had previously had charge.
Later they located in the old I. A. Prouty store
(now 139 Main Street) where they also kept the
Postoffice, moving a few years later to Riverside
Block. Asa afterwards entered the clothing
business and Alfred conducted a furniture busi
ness. Abel has one daughter, wife of Arthur E.
Walker, treasurer of the Assabet Institution for
Savings. Alfred has two daughters, Mrs. Clar
ence S. Bodfish and Mrs. Charles Wilcox.
Walter Whitman of Lincoln Street, is a grand
son of John Whitman mentioned elsewhere and
has in his possession a good map of Stow dated
1830. Mary, Nellie and Annie Joyce, long time resi
dents of Spring Lane are daughters of John Joyce
who came here when the mill dam and railroad
were under construction, as did Timothy Moyni
han and Michael Sweeney. Mr. Moynihan is
survived by a son Timothy B., our Asst. -Post
master and daughters Minnie, Lena and Lucy
(Sullivan); also John who resides in Brockton.
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JOHN DEAN HOUSE

Michael Sweeney had three sons — James, now
deceased, was a prominent lawyer; Charles, who
occupies the old homestead on Main Street, and
Thomas, residing on Lincoln Street, have grow
ing families — Thomas sending two sons to service
in the World War.
Cornelius Mahoney was early on the ground,
taking a farm on Waltham Street, which is now
covered with dwelling houses. He is survived
by two sons, Cornelius and John.
Daniel Reardon, whose farm adjoined Ma-
honey's, and now a part of the New Village, was
aft early settler. His son John H. of Cambridge
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is a frequent visitor; his daughter, Mrs. Patrick
Lawton has two sons, John and Frank, well
known newspaper men.
The Crowley family is represented by Michael
J., and his sons and daughters. The Long fam
ily by Nellie Long. The Thomas Deane family,
by two daughters, Mrs. Hugh Miller and Mrs.
William H. Priest.
John Dean, who lived on the Acton Road, left
a son, Thomas of Concord Street and daughters
of whom Lizzie, Jennie, Emma and Margaret
(Whitney) reside in Maynard. Mr. Dean suf
fered death at the hands of Lorenzo Barnes. A
clipping from a Boston paper says — "The last
execution by hanging in Massachusetts was in
the jail at East Cambridge on March 4, 1898,
Lorenzo Barnes was hanged for the murder of
John Dean, a Maynard farmer, on December 17,
1896." Bernard McCormack came here in 1856 and
lived on Park Street, where his daughters Mary
J. and Sarah reside. He was the father of
George and grandfather of Frank, our genial
barbers. Roy, son of George, served in the
World War.
Levi R. Cheney is the only one of a once large
family now with us and was born in the old house
on Summer Lane, now occupied by James Stott.
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MR. AND MRS. LEVI R. CHENEY

He attended the Northwest district school and
has held town office at various times. He has
two sons and two daughters — Ralph, one of the
Harvard College faculty; Howard, living in
Worcester.- Levi has a brother Edward in
Nashua, and a brother Henry is survived by
James, named for his grandfather, a carpenter of
former days. Levi and Mary Billington were
the first couple married in this town, according
to the records.
John Sanders, an old time teamster and livery
stable keeper, before the days of railroads and
autos, kept a stable on Waltham Street, No. 26,
and later on Main Street, and hauled freight

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between here and Boston. Mrs. Mary Jannell
is the only one of the once large family now liv
ing here.
Timothy Buckley, an old time resident on
Summer Street, and for years coachman for
Lorenzo Maynard, recently returned to town
where he feels most at home.
William White came about 1859; one of his
sons, John H., husband of Julia Buckley, lives on
Percival Street, and has a large family, and was
coachman for Amory Maynard for a number of
years. One of his sisters married John Moyni
han of High Street, their three sons being in the
World War, Sergeant William also being on duty
on the Mexican border.
John Callahan, a veteran of the Civil War,
who lived where the Haynes Lumber Yard now
is, left a son, and a daughter Mary, who married
George Swanton.
Thomas Wouldhave, the first druggist, was one
of the early mill men; his son Robert is in the
west; a grandaughter, Mrs. Jennie Parrish and a
grandson, William McGarry reside here. Mr.
McGarry has in his possession a rare old map of
Sudbury. Harry A. Chase was the first child born in the
town who is with us to celebrate the fiftieth anni
versary.
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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
At the annual town meeting, March 7, 1921,
it was voted to celebrate in an appropriate
manner on April 19, the fiftieth anniversary of
the founding of the town. Moderator Horace F.
Bates and Clerk Frank E. Sanderson were in
structed to appoint a committee of twenty-one,
who were to meet and add to their number suffici
ent to create a good working force and carry out
a definite program, which being done, the follow
ing committees were appointed: —
General Postmaster Arthur J. Coughlan, Chairman
Town Clerk Frank E. Sanderson, Secretary
Charles H. Persons, Treasurer
Music. Invitations.
Edwin Carlton, George H. Gutteridge,
Frank S. Binks, Mrs. John Horan,
Charles B. Keene, Mrs. Irving Howe,
Fred W. Taylor. P. J. Sullivan,
Gavin Taylor. Fred W. Taylor.
Community Singing. Printing.
Mrs. Howard A. Wilson, ' Frank E. Sanderson,
Mrs. Albert W. Haynes, William Naylor,
Mrs. Ralph Case, ' Alfred E. McCleary,
Mrs. Brooks Reed, Wallace C. Priest,
Mrs. Irving Howe. John Higgins.
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History.
William H. Gutteridge,
Mrs. John Horan,
C. J. Lynch.
Honorary Membership.
Charles H. Persons,
Mrs. Frank Sanderson,
Mrs. John Horan,
William H. Gutteridge,
Albert Batley.
Sunday Observance.
Albert Batley,
William H. Gutteridge,
James J. Morgan.
School Observance.
William H. Millington,
Horace F. Bates,
James J. Hilferty,
Miss Alice W. Nagle,
Mrs. Ralph Case.
Press.
C. J. Lynch,
B. J. Coughlin,
Frank Lawton,
Robert Lester,
Hjalmar Linden. Speakers.
Howard A. Wilson,
Albert Batley,
Oswald C. Drechsler,

Charles H. Persons,
George H. Creighton.
Program.
A. J. Coughlan,
F. E. Sanderson,
William Naylor,
B. J. Coughlin,
C. J. Lynch. Decoration.
F. S. Binks,
Thomas F. Parker,
P. J. Sullivan,
Edward J. Flaherty,
Charles Williams,
John Zaniewski. Parade.
Arthur J. Coughlan,
James J. Morgan,
Harold Sheridan,
Allie Peterson,
Charles B. Keene,
John J. Gallagher. Reunion.
Mrs. Frank E. Sanderson,
Mrs. John Horan,
Mrs. John Maley,
Mrs. Irving Howe,
Mrs. Arthur J. Coughlan,
Mrs. Brooks Reed,
Mrs. Albert W. Haynes,
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Mrs. Howard A. Wilson,
Miss Alice W. Nagle,
Miss Laura E. Woodart,
Mrs. Ralph Case.
Reception.
Howard A. Wilson,
Oswald C. Drechsler,
Charles H. Persons,
George H. Creighton,
Albert Batley,
P. J. Sullivan
Alfred E. McCleary,
Frank S. Binks,
Edwin Carlton,
James J. Morgan.
Charles B. Keene,
O. S. Fowler,
W. B. Case.
Honorary Members of the
General Committee.
Atiyeh, Elias N., Rev.
Angell, David M.,Rev.
Brooks, Mary, Mrs.
Brown, George F.
Brown, Georgianna, Mrs.
Crowley, Edward F., Rev.

Cheney, Levi R.
Cheney, Hannah S., Mrs.
Callahan, Dennis
Chlonis, John, Rev.
Coughlin, Daniel
Fowler, Herbert
Haynes, Abel G.
Holt, Abner D.
Haynes, Alfred T.
Haynes, Albert W.
Hooper, George B.
Jablonski, Francis, Rev.
Lawton, Catherine, Mrs.
Litchfield, William F.
Maynard, Amory
May, Julia, Mrs.
McPhail, Margaret, Miss
Morse, Eliza, Mrs.
Naylor, Mary A., Mrs.
Newton, Lucy A., Mrs.
Papineau, Arthur B., Rev.
Peters, Mary S., Mrs.
Parmenter, Washington
Reed, Mary J., Mrs.
Shea, Hannah Mrs.
Vaananen, Johannes, Rev.
Whitney, Eliza, Miss

Chase, Harry A.
Governor Channing H. Cox has accepted our
invitation; Congressman John Jacob Rogers,
State Senator John M. Gibbs and Wm. M. Wood
President of the American Woolen Co. are also
expected. [ i°3]

We close our tale of the chronicles of Maynard
with these words of Bacon — "the sweetest canti
cle is 'Nunc Dimittis,' when a man hath obtained
worthy ends and expectations, death hath this
also that it openeth the gate to good fame and
extinguisheth envy. 'The same person shall be
beloved when dead.' "

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APPENDIX.

{From The Hudson Pioneer, Sat
urday Morning, Apr. 29, 1871.)
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
AT MAYNARD.
On Thursday of this week
the new town of Maynard
held its first town meeting
in Riverside Hall. At one
o'clock the meeting was cal
led to order by J. W. Reed,
Esq., who read the warrant,
and called upon the meeting
to bring in their ballots for
Moderator, the choice being
Asahel Balcom, by a unani
mous vote.
Some appropriate remarks
were made by Mr. Balcom,
after which the voters pro
ceeded to choose the neces
sary town officers. E. R.
Chase was declared elected
Town Clerk, receiving 100
of the 103 votes cast. Mr.
Chase was immediarely
sworn and entered upon the
duties of the office. On
motion of Mr. Ephraim
Stone, it was voted to bring
in names of Selectmen on

one ballot. Choice was made
of Asahel Balcom, Henry
Fowler, Jonathan P. Bent;
Assessors — Asahel Balcom,
Benj. Conant, Thos. H.
Brooks. Treasurer — Lor
enzo Maynard. Constables,
Fred Fletcher, Wm. Max
well, Thomas Farrell, The
Selectmen will act as Over
seers of Poor. Voted that
the Collector should be
chosen by nomination. Lor
enzo Maynard being the
choice. At this point, in
consideration of the lateness
of the hour, and the public
demonstration to be made,
it was voted to adjourn the
meeting to Saturday, May
29, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Immediately upon the ad
journment, the Marshal of
the day, J. P. Foster, assis
ted by aids, W. M. Harding,
John Hickland, E. R. Chase
John Little, proceeded to
form the line of procession
in the following, order : First

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division, Escort Henry Wil
son, Encampment 86, G. A.
R., Eagle Cornet Band, Iola
Lodge, I. O. G. T., and mill
operatives. Second divis
ion, Amateur Brass Band,
St. Bridget Temperance and
Benevolent Society, Public
Schools, citizens and visitors
in carriages bringing up the
rear. The procession presented
a very fine appearance, and
numbered over iooo. At
intervals along the line the
stars and stripes and the
standard of the St. Bridget
Society fluttered gayly in
the breeze, adding greatly
to the liveliness of the scene.
After the delay incident to
such occasions, the signal
gun was fired and the line
started off under the in
spiring strains of a popular
national air, down Main St.
past the Glendale House to
Nason St. and Main St.,
and passed up to the west
end of the village. Here,
after a short halt, it retur
ned left in front to Riverside
Hall, where it was dismissed [I

by the Marshal, with the
request that as many as
could would meet at River
side Hall in the evening for
a continuation of the cere
monies, consisting of music
by the bands, singing by the
Glee Club, and speeches by
Rev. W. Hazelwood, John
Hillis, Esq., J. W. Reed,
Esq., Henry Fowler, and
other citizens of the town.
On account of the rain
which set in at night, the
proposed display of fire
works was postponed. As
one of the attractions of the
day, it was proposed to
raise a flag staff on Pomp-
siticut hill by Messrs Benj.
Smith, Chas. Maynard, J.
K. Harriman and Andrew
McEachron, and promptly
carried into effect by these
gentlemen. At the appoin
ted time, at the signal dis
charged from an ancient
piece of artillery, a large flag
was flung out from the staff
welcoming all to the gala
scene over which it floated.
At six o'clock the bands, and
the gunners accompanying
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the field-piece, were invited
to partake of an ample col
lation prepared for them at
the Glendale House, by the
gentlemanly proprietor, Mr.
W. F. Wood.
The cannon procured for
the occasion from Concord,
a relic of the Revolutionary
War, is a six-pounder brass
piece, which was placed in
position at the west end of
the "old north bridge," and
did its share in repelling the
regulars on that memorable
morning in April, 1775. Per
haps from its brazen throat
echoed back a hearty
"amen" in thunder tones, to
the sharp ringing crack of
that musket whose voice
"was heard round the
world." Engraved on this
gun of "the olden time,"
was the following inscrip
tion: "The Legislature of Massa
chusetts consecrate the name of
Major John Butterick and Capt.
Isaac Davis, whose valour and
example excited their fellow
citizens to a successful resistance
of a superior number of British
troops at Conco'rd bridge the

19th of April, 1775, which was
the beginning of a contest in
arms that ended in American
Independence." A very noticeable feature
of the day was the quiet and
good order everywhere ob
served which was highly
commendable. The people
of Assabet were celebrating
the anniversary of the Con
cord fight, and the march of
the 6th Regiment through
Baltimore when the news
was flashed over the tele
graph wires that at twenty
minutes past five of that
day the charter of their
town was signed and sealed.
The fire-works will be
given this (Saturday) eve
ning. Assabet has got divorced
from Stow, and repudiated
even her maiden name.
This act is in keeping with
modern developments of
womankind, showing as it
does a natural desire for in
dependence coupled still
with a lurking fondness for
the masculine gender. The
new town takes the name
of Maynard. There is pro-

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bably some pecuniary mo
tive to the christening,
though we only know that
the outside public is a little
discommoded by the change.
Missives still come to our
postoffice labeled "Felton-
ville." We don't blame the
people of Groton Junction
Village for preferring a brief
er appellation. "Ayer" is
better for tongue and ear,
and for superscriptive dis
posal it is deft enough. But
the nascent vogue of nam
ing towns by monetary im
pulse is mischevious by its
indifference to verbal taste.
There is always something
in a name, even though
carelessly applied. Doubt
less Miss Assabet,alias Mrs.
Stow, has a proper reason
for her predilection. Mr.
Maynard is the chief foun
der of the community now
incorporated in his name.
He is a taking man withal,
and his personal christen
ing of the new town is a
popular acknowledgment of
his agency in its birth and
breeding.
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{April 30, 1902.)
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES.
Held at Union Congregational
Church, Sunday, April 20.
Patriotic exercises were
held Sunday evening in the
Union Congregational
church in memory of the
minute men of Maynard,
once a part of Sudbury and
Stow, who responded to the
Lexington alarm April 19,
1775, and the continental
soldiers who served in the
revolution. A service of patriotic
songs appropriate to the
occasion, including Psalm
60, Watts select hymns,
which were sung at the fun
eral of Capt. Isaac Davis,
Abner Hosmer and James
Hayward, was rendered by
the choir. The pastor,
Rev. Charles H. Washburn,
read a selection from the old
bible used by Wm. Reed,
chairman of the provincial
committee at a Congress
held at Watertown, April
30, 1775; and then with a
few remarks introduced the
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speakers, chief among whom
was Reuben L. Reed of
South Acton, a prominent
"Son of the American Rev
olution," who in his remarks
brought out many interest
ing facts relative to history
in this locality, many of
which have never before
been published.
Maynard is known before
the public as a new town,
but having been set off from
the historic towns of Sud
bury and Stow on April 19,
1 87 1 has a very interesting
history and the confines of
the present town furnished
the first blood spilt at Con
cord, April 19, 1775.
King Philip's Indian
tribes occupied the north
part of Sudbury now May
nard and some of the des
cendants of the most prom
inent minute men of that
town are now prominent
business men and citizens of
Maynard. An interesting discovery
has been recently made of
some Indian graves on the
land of Abel G. Haynes,
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which it is expected will
throw some light on the
early history of the town
and which are now being
carefully investigated. Sud
bury had the largest num
ber of men in proportion to
its inhabitants in force on
April 19, 1775, and it is
claimed that it lost the old
est man killed on that mem
orable day. Some tried to
reason with him (Josiah
Haynes) but he said that
he would go if the highway
was filled with the king's
soldiers. He was killed in
the road, and Asahel Beed
was taken prisoner and bru
tally murdered. At the
battle of Bunker Hill, Sud
bury took a prominent part.
Mr. Reed declares it to be a
tradition of his grandmother
that so few men were left in
Sudbury that the old men
took the women and child
ren to the garrisons for fear
of the Indians.
From the Stow side of
Maynard it is recorded that
Daniel Conant, an honor
able and respected farmer,
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went forth to battle on that
memorable morning. He was
the grandfather of Hon.
Wm. Wilde of Acton, who is
worthy of remembrance for
his noble and charitable
deeds and his presentation
of a memorial library to his
native town, the greatest
gift Acton has ever received.
Daniel Conant was among
the minute men at Concord
and Lexington, and said to
have been at the North
Bridge, as there were a num
ber to whom just credit has
never been given. Tradi
tion says that the minute
men from Sudbury and
Stow entered Concord over
the South Bridge. He was
wounded on that day but
recovered and afterwards
rendered valuable service
to his country. His most
meritorious deed was when
he and his neighbors march
ed to Bennington,Vt., under
command of Capt. Silas
Taylor of Stow, arriving
there just in time to be
ordered to the front and
participate in the surrender

of Gen. Burgoyne. His re
ception on his return home
to Stow, with a detachment
of English soldiers as prison
ers of war is recorded in the
town annals as one of its
most important incidents
He was sergeant in Silas
Taylor's regiment. A com
pany of men was also made
up from Sudbury, Stow and
Winchendoh, who were at
the battle of Bunker Hill in
Col. Prescott's regiment
under command of Capt.
Samuel Patch, and cannon
balls used at that battle are
still preserved at Stow.
When the Sons of the Am
erican Revolution detailed
Reuben L. Reed of Acton
(originator of the plan) to
mark the graves of revolu
tionary soldiers, the work
was first begun in Acton and
Stow. Rev. J. B. Moulton of
Stow, grandson of General
Moulton of New Hamp
shire, famous in the Ameri
can Revolution, made the
prayer at the grave of Dan
iel Conant. Mr. Reed said

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that the words were the
same used by Rev. James
Fletcher at Acton, "God
watched over our ancestors,
supported them through
their struggle for liberty and
blessed their deeds by estab
lishing a free government,
so he prayed that God
would watch over and sup
port the descendants of
those men who are striving to
keep alive the memory of
the patriotic deeds of those
heroes." His prayer has
been answered and thous
ands of graves have been
honored by flag holders and
today Old Glory floats
over their graves through
out the United States and
Paris, France.

(1901)
First Trolley Car in the Busi
ness Section of the Town.
Maynard, Aug. 19. About
noon today the residents of
this town were treated to a
sight most pleasing, and one
for which they have impa
tiently awaited-the appear

ance of an electric car in the
business section.
A car decorated with flags
in honor of the great event
was sent to Concord with
the following invited guests:
Selectman and Mrs. Abel G.
Haynes, Selectman and
Mrs. P. J. Sullivan, Select
man Roland P. Harriman
of Stow, Amory Maynard,
E. B. Hooper, Selectman
John H. Studley of Concord,
directors Charles W. Ship-
pee, Charles H. Persons,
Julius Loewe and Frank P.
Bond. Dr. and Mrs. F. U.
Rich, Dr. Daniel Goodenow,
Rev. J. A. Crowley, Mr. and
Mrs. O. S. Fowler, Mr. and
Mrs.W. F. Litchfield,Treas.
George H. Gutteridge, Er
nest Johnson, B. J. Cough
lin, A. E. Newton, W. W.
Oliver, David Henderson,
Samuel G. King, T. F. Par
ker, Frank R. Conner, Mrs.
George Flood, Mrs. J. W.
Ogden, Mrs. W. F. Ham
mond, H. L. Carter, James
Carney, A. H. Haynes, Mrs.
Luke S. Brooks, Miss Mary
E. Shea, Mrs. Emory Wal-

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ker, Mrs. Arthur E. Walker,
Mrs. Alonzo Warren, Chas.
Warren, George H. Creigh
ton, Dr. B. D. Blanchard.
The enthusiastic passen
gers were greeted with
cheers throughout the en
tire route.

AMORY MAYNARD DEAD.

Sketch of the Life of a Promi
nent Manufacturer.
(Special Dispatch to the Boston Herald)
Marlboro, March 5, 1890.
Amory Maynard died at his
home in Maynard at 7:10
o'clock this morning, pas
sing away very quietly. He
had been incapacitated for
any business for about seven
years, and most of the time
was confined to his home in
charge of a male attendant.
Monday forenoon, while
attempting to ascend a
flight of stairs in his resi
dence, he lost his footing
and fell backward, striking
on the side of his head. He
was taken up unconscious.
Medical aid was summoned
and all efforts were made to
restore consciousness, but
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he never spoke afterward;
his life gradually ebbed
away. It is thought his
funeral will be held Sat
urday, and that the mills,
as well as all places of busi
ness in town, will be closed.
The interment will occur in
Glenwood cemetery, and
the body is to be laid in the
handsome tomb which he
had constructed some time
ago. He had accumulated
a large property, estimated
at a million dollars, through
his own exertions, coupled
with the efforts of his two
sons, Lorenzo and William,
to whom, it is said, the
estate is bequeathed.

WERE EARLY SETTLERS.
Mary Gibson was Mother of
First Man to Fall in Battle
at Concord.
The history of Middlesex
county records shows that
the members of the Gibson
family were among the early
settlers in that part of May
nard which was formerly a
part of the town of Stow.
The family homestead was
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known as the Summer hill
farm on the south side of
Pomposetticutt hill, now
owned by Lucius Maynard.
According to very good
authority, Mary Gibson,- a
daughter of the family, was
the mother of Captain Isaac
Davis, who was the first to
fall at the old North bridge,
in the battle of Concord, in
1775- Tradition says that near
the spot where the remains
of the foundation are, on
Pomposetticutt hill, the
Indians held a consultation
during King Philip's war,
as to which town they would
destroy, Concord or Sud
bury. One of the chiefs
said: "We no prosper if we
go to Concord. The Great
Spirit love that people. He
tell us not to go. They
have a great man there. He

great pray." This was an
allusion to Rev. Mr. Bulk-
ley, the minister of Con
cord, who seems to have
been known to the Indians
as a distinguished man, and
they feared his influence
with the "Great Spirit."
Hence Concord was
spared and Sudbury
suffered. Nearly 40 men
from Stow took part in the
battle of Bunker Hill.
While Maynard is ever
modest in thrusting herself
into the pages of history,
still there is abundant evi
dence that her soil was as
productive of patriots, and
her pastis closely linked with
the great events of history,
though at that time her land
was a part of other towns,
and did not bear the name of
Maynard.

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INDEX.

American Legion

62-80

Free Delivery

72

American Woolen Co.

34-76

Genealogy

88

Anniversary

IOI

Great Road

22

Appendix

105

Halls

64

Assabet Mfg. Co.

3^

Highways

77

Assabet, How spelled

16

Honey Pot Brook

26

Assabet Village

7

Hotels

64

Balcom Place

18

Ice House

37

Bands

71

Incorporation

7

Banks

66

Indian Purchase

12

Bent Farm

92

Indian Relics

16

Boone, Mathew

IS

Iron Works

73

Boone's Pond

32

Jewell's Mill

24

Brigham Place

18

Jethro, Peter

13

Brooks Place

22

King, Philip

H

Brown, George F.,

Knight, William H.

26

house

17

Land Purchases

28

Brown, William and

Library

64

others

16

Mahoney and Brown

Carpet Manufacture

3°

Farms

41

Cemeteries

46

Main Street

38

Churches

54

Maynards, The

36

Civil War

78

Maynard, L. H.

22

Concord Street

25

Mill, Buildings

34

Fires

75

Mill, Insurance, etc.

76

Fire Department

44

Mill, Pond and Dam

30

First Town Meeting

10

Mill, The Failure

34

Fort Meadow

32

Nason and other streets

39

Fowler Farm

16

Newspapers

7i

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Paper Mill

24

Stores and Business

66

Park, Public

46

Stow, Town of

H

Parmenter Place

17

Streets

77

Pompasitticutt Hills

14

Sudbury, Town of

12

Population

77

Sudbury Street

38

Powder Mills

7i

Thanksgiving Pond

26

Puffer Place

18

Town Boundary

73

Railroad

36

Town Clock

72

Reardon Farm

41

Town Colors

72

Revolutionary War

26

Town Farm

46

Russell Bridge

22

Town Officers

87

Schools

48

Vose Place

19

Sewage

45

Walnut Street

38

Smith Family

20

Water System

43

Smith Bridge

22

Watering Troughs

77

Societies

60

World War

79

Stage Lines

22-36

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