. History of Worcester and its people . t^^i^^^. Z gt^s .^^sferrc^^.^i. ti^ft^^/ats £ f/^^. AXD ITS PEOPLE 367 and importance in his occupation to escape him. In 1856 he came to Worcester,Massachusetts, and here received employment in the last factory of Samuel Maw-hinney. He assiduously applied himself to all duties set before him. Subsequentlyhe was taken as a partner into the firm, which he served faithfully for a period offorty years, in many and varied capacities. During the greater part of this tunehe acted as superintendent and manager of the factory. At the end of this time
. History of Worcester and its people . t^^i^^^. Z gt^s .^^sferrc^^.^i. ti^ft^^/ats £ f/^^. AXD ITS PEOPLE 367 and importance in his occupation to escape him. In 1856 he came to Worcester,Massachusetts, and here received employment in the last factory of Samuel Maw-hinney. He assiduously applied himself to all duties set before him. Subsequentlyhe was taken as a partner into the firm, which he served faithfully for a period offorty years, in many and varied capacities. During the greater part of this tunehe acted as superintendent and manager of the factory. At the end of this time thecompany was removed to Brockton, Massachusetts. Mr. Colbert, however, remainedin Worcester. He held a note of the firm with which he liad so recently been asso-ciated, some of its old machinery, which had been left behind, and a small amount ofcapital. Thus it was that at the age of years. Mr. Colbert, with the spirit ofyouth that is always his, started into business anew. With a natural ability toexecute those tasks to which he sets hi
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