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gaged in farming, 1872 ; teaching, 1872-73 ; farmer, 1873 ; supt. 

 of W. P. Phillips' farm, N. Andover, 1873-74 ; farmer, 1874-75 ; 

 Supt., Rhode Island State Farm, Cranston, R. I., 1875-76; far- 

 mer, 1876-77; living at Detroit, Mich., 1877; farmer and dealer 

 in wood and lumber, Leominster, since 1877. Member, Board of 

 Assessors, Leominster, since 1884. Address, Leominster, Mass. 



FREDERICK MAXWELL SOMERS was born 1st October, 1850, at 

 Portland, Me. Engaged in stock raising, and editor, Leavenworth 

 Times, Kansas, 1872-75 ; political correspondent, San Francisco 

 Chronicle, 1875 ; Argonaut, 1876, and Calif ornian, 1876-80. 

 Travelled in Europe as a general correspondent of N. Y. and San 

 Francisco journals, 1881. At present occupied in literary and 

 financial work, N. Y. City. Has been president of the San Fran- 

 cisco Press Assoc. Address, 47 Exchange Place, N. Y. City. 



SAMUEL CLARENCE THOMPSON was born 4th April, 1851, at 

 Roxbury ; studied at Southboro High School, 1863-68. Engineer, 

 Boston Water Works, 1872-78 ; inspector of construction, same, 

 and on Natick Water Works, etc., 1878-80; book-keeper, Home 

 Sewing Machine Co., Pittsburg, Pa., 1880 ; in the wholesale cloth- 

 ing business, Minneapolis, Minn., 1880; Asst. Engineer, South 

 Florida Railroad, Longwood, Fla., 1880 ; Acting Engineer, Road- 

 master, and Acting Supt., same, 1880-81 ; engaged in railroad 

 surveying, Penn., 1881 ; in city engineer's office, Lowell, 1881-83 ; 

 Asst. Engineer, Dept. Public Parks, N. Y. City, since 1883. 

 Married, 5th May, 1875, at Natick, Alice L. Fairchild. One son. 

 Address, 62 East 127th St., N. Y. City. 



HENRY WELLS was born 14th July, 1850, at Stockbridge ; studied 

 at Williams Academy, Stockbridge, 1865-67. Engaged in civil 

 engineering and freight transportation at Stevens Point, Wis., 

 1873-74; Rochester, N. Y., 1874-82; St. Louis, Mo., 1883-84. 

 Engaged in introducing American machinery into England, at 

 London, 1885-86; returned to St. Louis, Mo., 1886. Address, 

 Blue Line, Fast Freight Office, Chicago, 111. 



WILLIAM CHANNING WHITNEY was born llth April, 1851, at 

 Harvard ; prepared for college at Lawrence Academy, Groton. 

 Architectural draughtsman, Boston, 1872-77, and Architect, Min- 



