Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . scientific as well as a useful calling, he decided to thoroughlyprepare himself for the work. Entering the Philadelphia Optical Col-lege he pursued the regular course in optics as relating to the principlesof human eyesight and the proper manner of protecting and increasingit by artificial means, graduating from that institution in 1890. Re-turning to Meriden he estalilished himself in practice. In 1896 he re-moved to North Adams, and has ever since practiced his specialty suc-cessfully i
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . scientific as well as a useful calling, he decided to thoroughlyprepare himself for the work. Entering the Philadelphia Optical Col-lege he pursued the regular course in optics as relating to the principlesof human eyesight and the proper manner of protecting and increasingit by artificial means, graduating from that institution in 1890. Re-turning to Meriden he estalilished himself in practice. In 1896 he re-moved to North Adams, and has ever since practiced his specialty suc-cessfully in that city. Dr. Bradley is a member of the Masonic order,in which he has taken the Royal Arch degree. He also affiliates withthe Royal Arcanum, Foresters of America, New England Order of Pro-tection and the Workmens Benefit Association. In politics he is aDemocrat. He attends the Baptist chiuch. At Meriden, Connecticut,July 22, 1891, Dr. Bradley was united in marriage with Miss Alice , daughter of Julius C. and Grace L. Peck. Of this union there isone son, Harold T. Bradley, born June 6, BERKSHIRE COUNTY 401 WESTON FAMILY. The \\>ston family, one of the best known in Berkshire county, hashad four generations of its representatives located in Dalton, and in eachof these generations one or more of its members has left the impress ofan individuality standing for progress. Rev. Isaac Weston, born in 1773. received a liberal education andbecame a Unitarian minister. By appointment of President Madison hefilled the office of collector of the port of New Bedford, where he wasaggressively active and successful in his measures for the protection ofthat coast against British cruisers. He married Sarah, daughter of EliahDean, of Taunton, who represented the Bristol district in Congress. came in 1814 to Dalton, Massachusetts, where a Thomas Green, had previously located. With the latter gentle-man he immediately entered into business relat
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