Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . reaking out of the war, andleft Boston with it April 19, 1861, serving threemonths. He had a hand in the fight at Bull he enlisted October 24, that year, in CompanyC, United States Engineers, as private, and was actingsergeant-major when he was honorably dischargedOct. 24, 1864, at Petersburg, Va. He is now presi-dent of the Association of Veterans of United StatesEngineers, an officer in Gettysburg Post 191, , and is an active memb
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . reaking out of the war, andleft Boston with it April 19, 1861, serving threemonths. He had a hand in the fight at Bull he enlisted October 24, that year, in CompanyC, United States Engineers, as private, and was actingsergeant-major when he was honorably dischargedOct. 24, 1864, at Petersburg, Va. He is now presi-dent of the Association of Veterans of United StatesEngineers, an officer in Gettysburg Post 191, , and is an active member of the Boston Lancersand the Ancient and Honorable Artillery is also prominent in fraternal organizations : isa past presiding officer in lodge, encampment, andcanton. Odd Fellows; and a member of Colum-bian Lodge, Free Masons; Columbian CouncilLegion of Honor, and of Sumner Lodge Knightsof Honor. He was one of the early members andsome time a trustee of the Master Builders Associa-tion, and has long been connected with the CharitableMechanic Association. Mr. Grant was married , 1865, to Miss Harriet C. Organ; they have six. MELVILLE C. GRANT. children : Fred A., (nirney S., Alice V,., Melville E.,Benjamin I)., and Amy E. Grant. Graves, Chester Hatch, was born in Sunder-land, Mass., Jan. 5, 1818. He was educated inthe schools of that locality. He came to Bostonin 1844, and the year following entered the houseof Seth W. Fowle, manufacturers of and dealers inpatent medicines. Here he remained until 1849,when he associated himself with the house of JohnT. Hearn, with which he was connected for aperiod of twelve years. In 1861 he engaged inbusiness for himself. Subsequently he associatedwith him in business his sons Edward C. and GeorgeA. Graves, and these two now carry on the businessunder the firm name of C. H. Graves & Hub Punch is one of their specialties. = 44 BOSTON OF TO-DAV, GiLW, Orin T., was born in Norridgewock, Som-erset county, Me., June 2
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