Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . osition until1888. giving to its duties much thought and labor,marked with a genuine feeling of sympathy forunfortunate youths, and a spirit of genuine helpful-ness toward them. He has always been among theforemost in the establishment and maintenance ofthe ennobling institutions of this city, and one ofhis most highly appreciated acts was the creationof the much needecl library at the Memorial Hos-pital. His example and precept have ever
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . osition until1888. giving to its duties much thought and labor,marked with a genuine feeling of sympathy forunfortunate youths, and a spirit of genuine helpful-ness toward them. He has always been among theforemost in the establishment and maintenance ofthe ennobling institutions of this city, and one ofhis most highly appreciated acts was the creationof the much needecl library at the Memorial Hos-pital. His example and precept have ever beenrecognized as a power for practical pretension to oratorical powers, he possessesthe faculty of impressing his hearers through hisevident sincerity. A Congregationalist in religion,he was formerly witli the Salem Street Church,and with Plymouth Church from its organi-.^ was prominent in its creation, active in all per-taining to its interests, especially in connectionwith the erection of its edifice and the extinguish-ment of its building debt. His personal benefactionsare ever liberal, being freely bestowed for legiti-. ?^ L/lh(^/?/^ayh. /c/ /^<^^?^i^^^e<?tdiscerned by considering the relations which haveever subsisted between himself and his hundredsof employees, who recognize m hnn a apprecia-tive personal friend as well as a just and kind em-olover A half century of Uninterrupted business .life is a record made bv but few men of large affairs,vet today, thanks to his native vigor of mmd andbody pure life and equable disposition, he maintamsan active interest in the great business with whichhis name will ever be associated, and in all the variedcommunity interests which have engaged his atten-tion during his entire career. In June 1856, Mr. Heywood married HarrietButler iMilliken, daughter of Z. T. and Aima HMiUiken of Chelsea, Massachusetts, natives ofFranklin county, Maine. Of this marriage were bornfive children, three of whom were so
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