Leading business men of Milford, Hopkinton, and vicinity: embracing also Ashland, Holliston and Hopedale . he square granite shaft stands in the southeast corner of thecentral burying ground, on its sides being cut the names of those who 4, 1847, is a notable date in the history of the town, as this was the daythe first train of cars was run to Holliston Centre. Railroad communication hadits usual effect in stimulating business, but the great growth of the town datesfrom about the year 1850, owing to the development of boot and shoe manufac-turing and other industries. The pionee
Leading business men of Milford, Hopkinton, and vicinity: embracing also Ashland, Holliston and Hopedale . he square granite shaft stands in the southeast corner of thecentral burying ground, on its sides being cut the names of those who 4, 1847, is a notable date in the history of the town, as this was the daythe first train of cars was run to Holliston Centre. Railroad communication hadits usual effect in stimulating business, but the great growth of the town datesfrom about the year 1850, owing to the development of boot and shoe manufac-turing and other industries. The pioneer shoe manufacturer was Colonel ArielBragg, he beginning operations in 1793. Straw goods manufacturing was begunin 1815, and other branches of production have been engaged in from time to HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HOLLISTON. 57 time, although as yet shoe manufacturing and straw goods making are the repre-sentative industries. The business of the town is in a generally flourishing con-dition, and there would seem to be excellent reason to confidently expect a con-tinuance of this desirable state of LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF HOLLISTON. HoUiston National Bank, Holliston.—The iueeption of the enterprise carried on bythe Holliston National Bank occurred nearly40 years ago, for this institution was incor-porated as a State bank in 1853, being reorgan-ized under the national banking laws in history is largely that of the town in whichit is located. The bank has from the first beenintimately identified with the development ofthis particular community, home interestshaving guided its policy almost exclusivelyand home enterprises of genuine merit havingever received its hearty and valuable co-opera-tion. From the very nature of things such arecord was unavoidable, for the past and pres-ent oflicers of the institution have been and aremen prominent in local business circles andkeenly interested in anything bearing upon thematerial and moral welfare of the might
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