. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. years a member of the New EnglandClub in New York city. William H. Barber, Springfield, Mass.—Employed atU. S. Armory from 1837 to 1861. From 1862 was U. at Windsor, Vt., Norwich, Middletown, and NewHaven, Conn., until the close of the war of the was hotel clerk until 1887. Warren Mills, Springfield, Mass—A prominent


. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. years a member of the New EnglandClub in New York city. William H. Barber, Springfield, Mass.—Employed atU. S. Armory from 1837 to 1861. From 1862 was U. at Windsor, Vt., Norwich, Middletown, and NewHaven, Conn., until the close of the war of the was hotel clerk until 1887. Warren Mills, Springfield, Mass—A prominent con-tractor and builder for nearly forty years. James Kirkham, Springfield, Mass.—Clerk with HenrySargeant, jeweler, from 1837 to 1845. Firm of Woodworth& Kirkham from 1845 to 1851. In business on his ownaccount from 1852 to 1858; a part of the time his brotherwas a partner. President of Pynchon Bank from 1857 to1862; president of First National liank from its organiza-tion in 1863. An able financier. A member of the com-mon council and its president in 1856. An alderman in1883. A director in the Mutual Pirc Assurance Company,Street Railway Comjiany of this city, and City LibraryAssociation, and treasurer of Oak (irove JAMES KIRKHAiM. old high school. 55 Samuel R. Newell, Springfield, Mass.—Firm of New-ell Brothers Manufacturing Company. In 1838 clerk in thejobbing house of Bowles & Childs, Hartford, Conn.; in1843 engaged in the rubber store of Ames & Newell, NewYork, his brother, Nelson C. Newell, being a partner. Thebrothers in a few years went to Longmeadow, Mass., andbegan the making of buttons with the late Dimond they bought out Mr. Chandler. About 1861they removed their business to Springfield. Samuel was, with his brother, half owner in the DickinsonHard Rubber Company and president of the same. Hedied Dec. 4, 1878, aged 56. Nelson C. Newell, Springfield, Mass.—Firm of NewellBrothers Manufacturing Company. Was among the


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