. Fitchburg past and present . REUBEN R. CONN. Born in Ashburnham in 1825. Has been in the jewelry business all hislife, occupying his present location since he came to Fitchburg forty-eightyears ago. Was one of the founders of the Rollstone church and of theSafety Fund Bank, trustee Burbank Hospital and of Fitchburg SavingsBank: twenty years on the investment committee of the latter. MRS. HARRIET E. (HARDlNGi CONN. Daughter of the Rev. C. R. Harding. Native of Vermont. Marriedto Reuben R. Conn at Bradford, Vt. Their fiftieth wedding anniversarywas celebrated at the residence of their son in M
. Fitchburg past and present . REUBEN R. CONN. Born in Ashburnham in 1825. Has been in the jewelry business all hislife, occupying his present location since he came to Fitchburg forty-eightyears ago. Was one of the founders of the Rollstone church and of theSafety Fund Bank, trustee Burbank Hospital and of Fitchburg SavingsBank: twenty years on the investment committee of the latter. MRS. HARRIET E. (HARDlNGi CONN. Daughter of the Rev. C. R. Harding. Native of Vermont. Marriedto Reuben R. Conn at Bradford, Vt. Their fiftieth wedding anniversarywas celebrated at the residence of their son in Middletown. Ct., Oct. HON. RODNEY WALLACE (1823-1903). Filchburgs foremost citizen and great benefactor. Born in New Ipswich, N. Dec. 21. 1823. Came to Fitchburg in 1853. In book, sta-tionery, paper and cotton waste business. Paper manufacturer under the firm name of Fitchburg Paper Co. from 1864. taking his two sons(Herbert L and George R.) into the company in 1879. Was president of the Fitchburg Gas Co. from 1864: trustee or director in many largeinstitutions and manufacturing companies, and entrusted with the settlement of large estates. Selectman, representative, member GovernorsCouncil, delegate to National Republican convention 1884. congressman Eleventh Mass. District 1889-91. His liberal and wise benefactions werethe expression of a deep seated interest in educational work and a real regard for the welfare of the inhabitants of his adopted home, and for whichhe will long be held in grateful remembrance by the people of this community. 232
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