. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . which hasbeen building. Hehas erected manyfine structures,among them beingapartment houses,notably the AVent-worth, Lemburg, Marburg, Stras-burg, Heidelburgand the Luxem-burg. He has alsoerected buildings inMedford, Cambridgeand other of Bostonssuburbs. Althoughimmersed in the busyactivity of commer-cial life, Mr. Went-worth has yet foundtime to interest him-self to a considerableextent i n religiousand charitable has been presi-dent of many charita
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . which hasbeen building. Hehas erected manyfine structures,among them beingapartment houses,notably the AVent-worth, Lemburg, Marburg, Stras-burg, Heidelburgand the Luxem-burg. He has alsoerected buildings inMedford, Cambridgeand other of Bostonssuburbs. Althoughimmersed in the busyactivity of commer-cial life, Mr. Went-worth has yet foundtime to interest him-self to a considerableextent i n religiousand charitable has been presi-dent of many charita-ble and religious so-cieties, and for thepast fourteen yearshas officiated as su-perintendent of the Warren Avenue Baptist SabbathSchool. He was at one time assistant superintendent atTremont Temple. Mr. Wentworth has been a memberof the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Associationfor twelve years, on the Executive Committee, was vice-president three years, and has been president two Wentworths busy and successful life is a shiningillustration of what can be accomplished by steady,resistless effort and imtiring BOSTON. 20I JOHN SHEPARD, one of the most enterprising ofBostons business men, and head of the dry goodsfirm of Shepard, Norwell & Co., was born at Canton,Mass., March 20, 1834. Educated in the public schoolsof Pawtucket, R. I., and at evening schools in Boston,Mr. Shepard showed business ability at an early age,which became more apparent as he gained experience,and opportunities presented themselves. His life hasbeen one of great achievement, of success where othersfailed, and the manyorganizations andcompanies withwhich he has beenconnected from timeto time have all prof-ited by his 1845 he was aclerk in the drugstore of J. W. Snow,Boston, and twoyears later enteredthe dry goods estab-lishment of J. \.Jones. He soonmastered all the de-tails of the business,and in 1853 openeda store of his own,under the name ofJohn Shepard & keen b
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