Hathaway, Soule & Harrington Operatives

At its peak, Hathaway, Soule & Harrington’s Middleborough branch is said to have employed about 200 operatives. While no definitive records exist detailing exactly who was employed in the plant, town directories for 1895, 1897 and 1899, combined with the federal census record of 1900, are useful in creating a partial list of operatives during the final years of the branch plant’s operation, as well as the roles which they occupied within the factory.

Not surprisingly, given their lack of transportation, most operatives of Hathaway, Soule & Harrington needed to live close by the factory. The presence of the plant provided impetus for the residential growth of the district north of Everett Square and east of Cambridge Street during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. By the mid-1890s, certain streets within the district had become closely wedded to the plant. Most notable was Everett Street itself where one out of every two households had a member employed by the firm.  Frequently, more than one family member was employed by the firm, a circumstance which further strengthened the connection between industry and community within the neighborhood.

The rapid growth of a residential neighborhood, in turn, promoted commercial development within the district. The Spooner Block on the northeast corner of Everett and Arch Streets was constructed at this time and the inclusion of a grocery on its first floor provided nearby residents with a store within walking distance. Still other businesses were established around Everett Square at what was then known as Middleborough’s West End (in distinction to the West Side on the opposite side of the railroad line). These developments created a closely knit community where residents not only lived and shopped together, but worked closely together, as well. 

There are no known records detailing the closure of Hathaway, Soule & Harrington’s Middleborough plant, but it is likely to have been both financially and emotionally devastating at the time, given the dependence much of the neighborhood had upon the firm for its livelihood. Though HS&H offered its Middleborough operatives positions in the New Bedford plant it seems that few accepted. Among them was Wilkes H. F. Pettee, the engineer of the Middleborough plant, who temporarily joined Hathaway, Soule & Harrington at New Bedford before returning to Middleborough in 1906 when he took a position with the George E. Keith Company which opened a local branch in that year. Most former Hathaway, Soule & Harrington operatives however remained at Middleborough where they were likely absorbed into the workforces of Alden, Walker & Wilde which opened in 1900; Leonard & Barrows which was expanding its workforce at the time; and Leonard, Shaw & Dean. Additionally Brockton remained an alternative for many and several former Hathaway, Soule & Harrington operatives relocated to that city where the larger number of shoe manufactories promised greater opportunity and seemingly better job security.

List of Middleborough Residents Employed by Hathaway, Soule & Harrington

1895

Names and addresses are taken from Resident and Business Directory of Middleboro and Lakeville, Mass. (Needham, MA: A. E. Foss & Co., 1895).  Occupations are noted where listed in the directory. Boarders are listed as “bds.” followed by the name of the person with whom they boarded (which in most cases was a parent).

Andrew Alden, superintendent, 149 Center
Arthur H. Alden, foreman stitching room, 64 Everett
J. Gardner Alden, 42 Forest
George E. Aldrich, 73 Everett
Eunice A. Allen, bds. Nathaniel L. Allen 6 Elm
Charles E. Ashley, 45 Vine
George Henry Bailey, bds. George Bailey 10 Myrtle
Harry Banwell, 12 Arch
Ella F. Baker, bds. Marcus M. Thompson 7 Everett
Earl G. Besse, Jr., East Main
Isaac P. Breach, 13 Everett
William E. Bryant, Plymouth
Andrew P. Bunker, 78 Everett
Luke Callan, 11 Clifford
Luke F. Callan, bds. Luke Callan 11 Clifford
Herbert L. Caswell, 67 Cambridge
S. H. Caswell, 56 Vine
Henry H. Chace, 18 Pearl
William B. Chandler, 55 Everett
William F. Chandler, bds. William B. Chandler 55 Everett
Nellie M. Chickering, bds. Edgar W. Tinkham 61 Everett
Will L. Chipman, 5 West
David R. Clark, overseer, 4 Forest
John M. Conant, bds. Isaac Shaw 15 Everett
Walter A. Coombs, 12 Southwick
Charles H. Crandall, night watchman, 9 Lane
John H. Cronan, bds. Andrew Cronan 67 Vine
Asa F. Crosby, Jr., bds. Asa F. Crosby 10 West
Joseph H. Crosby, bds. Asa F. Crosby 10 West
Carrie Cudworth, bds. Mrs. Annie Lloyd 18 Southwick
William Curran bds. Mrs. Hannah Stevens 41 Forest
Messup David, 9 Cottage Court
Flora M. De Maranville, bds. Mrs. Eliza J. De Maranville 270 Center
Nellie F. De Maranville, bds. Mrs. Eliza J. De Maranville 270 Center
James Dorigan, bds. Cornelius Dorigan 55 Vine
Gertrude Drew, bds. William H. Downey 147 Center
Ellis D. Dunham, 27 Elm
Henry A. Eaton, 53 Everett
George Egger, 15 Arch
Philip L. Egger, bds. Philip Egger Plymouth Street
Charles A. Englestad, 238 Center
Walter Farmer, bds. Thomas A. Churbuck 44 Forest
Leon B. Farrington, 18 Everett
J. Emma Finney, bds. Mrs. Isabel H. Finney 131 Center
George Fosberg, bds. Charles F. Fosberg 19 East Main
Ansel Fuller, 10 Webster
Charles F. Fuller, bds. Albert S. Sparrow 2 Lincoln
Herman W. Fuller, bds. Ansel Fuller 10 Webster
Frank Gardner, bds. Mrs. Hannah Stevens 41 Forest
William H. Goodwin, 77 North Main
Leonard W. Gurney, bds. James L. Gurney 10 Arch
Wilson T. Harlow, bds. Mrs. Lucinda A. Harlow 33 Courtland
Eugene Hathaway, bds. Mrs. Ella E. Estes 12 Frank
Israel T. Hathaway, 13 North
Samuel Hathaway, 29 Courtland
Alvin Hayward, bds. Albert S. Sparrow 2 Lincoln
Arthur A. Holmes, bds. Theodore P. Holmes Grove
W. Frank Holmes, bds. Albert H. Merrihew 10 West
William F. Holmes, bds. Theodore P. Holmes Grove
Waldo E. Jackson, bds. Mrs. Clara Jackson 200 Center
Mabel E. Jefferson, bds. James M. Jefferson 15 West
August P. Johnson, bds. John M. Johnson 70 Forest
George H. Keedwell, 79 Water
Saul Labonte, bds. Mrs. Ella E. Estes 12 Frank
George Henry Lakey, bds. Rodney I. Ellis [boarding house] 104 Center
Mattie C. Landers, bds. William Lumberd 5 Southwick
James E. Leggee, bds. Henry J. Leggee 6 Lovell
Orville N. Leonard, 16 Arch
John L. Luippold, bds. John M. Luippold 17 Arch
Lizzie A. Luippold, bds. John M. Luippold 17 Arch
Charles A. Mabry, 23 Elm
Mary A. Maker, bds. M. Jennie Francis, 54 Everett
Edgar Mason, bds. Rufus J. Brett 14 Forest
Eugene H. McCarthy, 171 Center
Mrs. L. F. McFarland, 85 Forest
Oliver Nichols, 65 Oak
Robert E. Nolan, bds. William Nolan 28 Montello
James J. O’Hara, laster, 48 Vine
Fred A. Orcutt, bds. J. Carter
George Perkins, bds. Mrs. B. F. Johnson [private boarding house] 19 South Main
George A. Perkins, foreman packing-room, boards Mrs. B. F. Johnson [private boarding house] 19 South Main
Hannah M. Perry, bds. Mrs. Narcissa A. Perry Plymouth
Mary L. Perry, bds. Mrs. Narcissa A. Perry Plymouth
Arthur W. Petersen, bds. Rodney I. Ellis [boarding house] 104 Center
Maggie E. Plunkett, bds. Peter Plunkett 49 Vine
Mary A. Plunkett, bds. Peter Plunkett 49 Vine
Emily M. Pratt, bds. Silas Pratt 6 Barrows
William B. Rafuse, 9 Courtland
Myron F. Raymond, bds. Marcus M. Raymond 3 Lincoln
Robert N. Raymond, 73 Everett
Esther Rees, bds. 66 Everett
S. Everett Ryder, Plymouth near the Green
Alfred A. Shaw, stitcher, 41 School
C. Henry Shaw, 22 Pearl
Elmer F. Shaw, 32 Arch
Lewis W. Shaw, 156 Center
Marcus A. Shaw, bds. Samuel Shaw
May F. Shaw, bds. Frank H. Shaw 56 School
Alice Shay, bds. Asa C. Bennett 12 Arch
Lucy Sheehan, bds. Thomas B. Sheehan 16 East Main
Mary Sheehan, East Main
John L. Shepherd, 152 Center
Katie M. Sherman [Shuman], bds. Arthur H. Alden 64 Everett
Mamie F. Sherman [Shuman] bds. Arthur H. Alden 64 Everett
Wilford Shuman, bds. Arthur H. Alden 64 Everett
C. Alice Shurtleff, bds. Virgil W. Shurtleff 11 Lovell
Joseph B. Simmons 30 School
Annie Smith, bds. Mrs. Annie Lloyd 18 Southwick
L. M. Smith, bds. Wilkes H. F. Pettee 59 Everett
Martin Smith, 13 Rock
Fred Southwick, 23 Arch
Harry Staples, bds. Thomas A. Churbuck 44 Forest
John J. Sullivan, 229 Center
Mrs. Mary J. Sullivan, 174 Center
John H. Swift, 62 Forest
Henrietta D. Taylor, bds. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor 91 Oak
Marcus M. Thompson, 7 Everett
William W. Tinkham, bds. B. Frank Tinkham 75 Oak
Clifford L. Vaughan, bds Mrs. Helen F. Vaughan 9 Oak
Foster Wade, bds. Ezekiel H. Aldrich 14 Barrows
Nelson C. White, 57 Everett
William H. Wilde, supt., bds. Mrs. Frances Wilde 34 Pearl
Thomas E. Wilmot, 16 Everett
Kenelm Winslow, 14 Pearl

1897

Names and addresses are taken from Resident and Business Directory of Middleboro, Massachusetts: For 1897 (Needham, MA: A. E. Foss & Co., 1897).  Occupations are noted where listed in the directory. Boarders are listed as “bds.” followed by the name of the person with whom they boarded (which in most cases was a parent).

Andrew Alden, superintendent, 24 Forest
Arthur H. Alden, foreman stitching room, 64 Everett
J. Gardner Alden, 42 Forest
Eldon L. Aldrich, bds. Ira F. Aldrich Arlington
George E. Aldrich, 73 Everett
Ira F. Aldrich, Arlington
Eunice A. Allen, boards Nathaniel L. Allen 68 Forest
Obed D. Allen, bds. Nathaniel L. Allen 68 Forest
Charles E. Ashley, laster, 269 Center
Charles Bagamian, bds. 62 Arch
Harry Bagamian, 62 Arch
Harry Banwell, bds. 12 Arch
Ella F. Barker, bds. M. M. Thompson 7 Everett
James P. Bolton, stitcher 63 Everett
Edward Bonney, 105 South Main
Charles Borden, bds. 287 Center
Ezra J. Bourne, cutter 35 Courtland
Ella F. Bowker, bds. 7 Everett
William E. Bryant, Plymouth
Andrew P. Bunker, 78 Everett
Luke Callan, 11 Clifford
Luke F. Callan, bds. Luke Callan 11 Clifford
Mary Casey, stitcher, bds. Hannah Casey 13 Montello
Mary E. Casey, bds. 13 Montello
Annie A. Chace, bds. 88 Oak
Henry H. Chace, 18 Pearl
William B. Chandler, 55 Everett
William F. Chandler, bds. W. B. Chandler 55 Everett
Nellie M. Chickering, bds. Edgar W. Tinkham
David R. Clark, overseer, 16 Forest
John M. Conant, bds. 15 Forest
Walter A. Coombs, 12 Southwick
John H. Cronan, bds. Mrs. Ann Cronan 67 Vine
Joseph H. Crosby, bds. 10 West
Messup David, 9 Cottage Court
Flora M. De Maranville, bds. Mrs. Eliza J. De Maranville 270 Center
Nellie F. De Maranville, bds. Mrs. Eliza J. De Maranville 270 Center
Katie Doherty, bds. Neal Doherty 22 Everett
Mary J. Doherty, bds. Neal Doherty 22 Everett
James Dorigan, bds. 55 Vine
Gertrude Drew, bds. W. H. Downing 49 Everett
Ellis D. Dunham, 27 Elm
George A. Earle, 66 Everett
Emma A. Eaton, bds. Henry A. Eaton 53 Everett
Francis R. Eaton, leather cutter, 14 Rock
Henry A. Eaton, 53 Everett
Nellie F. Eaton, bds. Henry A. Eaton 53 Everett
George Egger, 15 Arch
Philip L. Egger, bds. Philip Egger Plymouth
James A. F. Elliot, bds. Lillian B. Elliot 63 Water
Charles A. Englested, 238 Center
Henry A. Farrington, 5 Southwick
Leon B. Farrington, 18 Everett
J. Emma Finney, bds. Mrs. Isabel H. Finney 77 Everett
George Forsberg, bds. Charles F. Forsberg 19 East Main
Emma L. Francis, 54 Everett
Ansel Fuller, 10 Webster
Herman W. Fuller, bds. Ansel Fuller 10 Webster
Stephen S. Gibbs, 17 Everett
William H. Goodwin, 17 Pearl
Annie Gurney, bds. James L. Gurney 10 Arch
Leonard W. Gurney, bds. James L. Gurney 10 Arch
Wilson T. Harlow, bds. Mrs. Lucinda A. Harlow 33 Courtland
Samuel Hathaway, 29 Courtland
Alvin Hayward, bds. Albert S. Sparrow 62 Everett
Maria D. Herman, bds. George H. Herman 244 Center
Elmer E. Holmes, bds. Theodore P. Holmes Grove
William F. Holmes, 15 Oak
Charles Horton, 66 Everett
Waldo E. Jackson, bds. Mrs. Clara Jackson 200 Center
August P. Johnson, bds. John M. Johnson 70 Forest
Henry W. Keith, stitcher, 35 Cambridge
Saul Labonte, bds. 117 Center
Mattie L. Landers, bds. 54 Everett
Ferdinand Landgrebe, North
Saul Lebonte, bds. 33 Pearl
Henry J. Leggee, laster, 7 Lovell
James E. Leggee, bds. Henry J. Leggee 7 Lovell
John L. Luippold, bds. John M. Luippold 17 Arch
Lizzie A. Luippold, bds. John M. Luippold 17 Arch
Carrie Mann, bds. 88 Oak
Edward Mason, bds. 14 Forest
Eugene H. McCarthy, 53 Everett
Sampson McFarland, bds. 54 Everett
William A. Merrihew, 23 High
Oliver Nichols, 273 Center
Arthur Nickerson, 15 Everett
Robert E. Nolan, bds. William Nolan 28 Montello
James J. O’Hara, laster, 48 Vine
Fred A. Orcutt, bds. J. Carter Plymouth
Ellen P. Penley, bds. Mrs. Priscilla S. Penley, 68 Everett
Josiah F. Penniman, laster, 23 North
Hannah M. Perry, bds. Mrs. Narcissa A. Perry Plymouth
Mary L. Perry, bds. Mrs Narcissa A. Perry Plymouth
William H. Perry, 12 Elm
Wilkes H. F. Pettee, engineer, 38 Forest St
Willie Phinney, bds. 54 Everett
Mary A. Plunkett, bds. Peter Plunkett 49 Vine
William B. Rafuse, 106 Everett
Frank C. Raymond, laster, 113 South Main
Myron F. Raymond, bds. Marcus M. Raymond Myrtle Avenue
Robert N. Raymond, 73 Everett
Charles W. Ricker, bds. Union House Center
Albert Rogers, bds. 55 Everett
Charles M. Rounds, bds. M. A. Leahy 19 Everett
Herbert H. Ryder, bds. A. F. Ryder 25 North
Sadie P. Ryder, bookkeeper, bds. Mrs. Jane P. Ryder 28 Peirce
Alfred A. Shaw, stitcher, 55 Forest
Lewis W. Shaw, 78 Forest
Marcus A. Shaw, bds. Samuel Shaw 19 Center
May F. Shaw, bds. F. H. Shaw 56 School
Mary Sheehan, 16 East Main
Levi Sherman, 50 Forest
Mary F. Sherman, bds. Levi Sherman 50 Forest
Wilford Shuman, bds. 33 Pearl
C. Alice Shurtleff, bds. Virgil W. Shurtleff 16 Arlington
Fred Southwick, 23 Arch
Harry E. Staples, 71 Everett
John J. Sullivan, 229 Center
Mrs. Mary J. Sullivan, 174 Center
Harry Swift, bds. Mrs. William H. Swift 8 Forest
John H. Swift, 62 Forest
Henrietta D. Taylor, bds. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor 91 Oak
Marcus M. Thompson, 7 Everett
William W. Tinkham, bds. B. F. Tinkham 75 Oak
Foster Wade, bds. E. H. Aldrich 14 Barrows
Nelson C. White, 57 Everett
William H. Wilde, clerk, 33 Pearl
Thomas E. Wilmot, 16 Everett

1899

Names and addresses are taken from Resident and Business Directory of Middleboro’ and Lakeville, Massachusetts, For 1899. (Needham, MA: A. E. Foss & Co.,1899). Birth dates and occupations are taken from the Federal census taken in June, 1900, two months following the closure of Hathaway, Soule & Harrington. Shoe manufacturing required skilled workers and shoe operatives typically remained within their area of expertise. It therefore may be presumed that the occupation listed for each operative in June, 1900, was the same occupation that worker pursued while employed by Hathaway, Soule & Harrington. Boarders are listed as “bds.” followed by the name of the person with whom they boarded (which in most cases was a parent).

Andrew Alden (b. 1838), foreman, 24 Forest

Arthur H. Alden (b. December 1864), supt., 64 Everett

J. Gardner Alden (b. January 1862), stitcher, 42 Forest

Eldon L. Aldrich (b. January 1878),”sole laying”, bds. Ira F. Aldrich Arlington
He relocated to Brockton with his father, Ira F. Aldrich, and family following the closure of HS&H.

Ira F. Aldrich (b. 1862), laster, Arlington
He relocated to Brockton following the closure of HS&H.

Ervin O. Allen (b. April 1874), finisher, bds. Nathaniel L. Allen 29 School

Eunice A. Allen (b. August 1876), bds. Nathaniel L. Allen 29 School

Obed D. Allen (b. September 1872), treer, 68 Forest

Charles E. Ashley, laster, 254 Center

Harry Banwell (b. March 1863), treer, 54 Pearl

Charles J. Bopp (b. December 1881), burnisher, bds. Mrs. Elizabeth Bopp 92 Oak

Charles Borden (b. December 1879), bds. Charles G. Borden, 72 Water
Following the closure of HS&H he took work as a day laborer.

Mary E. Boucher (b. December 1862), stitcher, bds. Thomas Boucher 144 Center

Ezra J. Bourne, cutter, 35 Courtland

Ella F. Bowker (b. March 1867), stitcher, bds. 7 Everett
The Bowker family removed to Kingston following the closure of HS&H.

Luke Callan (b. September 1837), 11 Clifford
He took work as a day laborer following the closure of HS&H.

Luke F. Callan (b. January 1873), laster, bds. Luke Callan 11 Clifford

H. Percy Caswell (b. June 1867), upper leather cutter, 16 Barrows

Henry H. Chace B. June 1858), upper leather cutter, 18 Pearl

William B. Chandler (b. September 1845), Goodyear sewer, 25 Forest

Alberto F. [Albert W.] Chase, (b. October 1879), shoe worker, bds. Mrs. Clara A. Chase 6 Coombs

Lizzie M. Chase (b. May 1881), shoe worker bds.Mrs. Clara A. Chase 6 Coombs

Nellie M. Chickering (b. June 1867), skiver, bds. Edgar W. Tinkham 61 Everett

Fred F. Churbuck, cutter, 18 Webster

David R. Clark (b. December 1842), overseer, 18 Forest

Harry L. Clark (b. 1874), cutter, bds. Nelson Thomas Tispaquin

Roy C. Coombs (b. September 1878), sole cutter, bds. William A. Coombs 24 East Grove

Walter A. Coombs, 12 Southwick

John H. Cronan (b. December 1869), shoemaker, bds. Mary Cronan 67 Vine

Othello E. Dean (b. November 1865), laster, 22 Pearl

Harry A. De Maranville, 143 South Main

Flora M. De Maranville (b. August 1872), bds. Mrs. Eliza J. De Maranville 270 Center

Nellie F. De Maranville (b. October 1869), shoeworker, bds. Mrs. Eliza J. De Maranville 270 Center

Katie Doherty, bds. Neal Doherty 3 Station

James Dorigan (b. November 1866), shoemaker, 55 Vine

Elmer O. Drew (b. January 1875), “moulding (shoe)”, 11 Barrows

Gertrude I. Drew, bds 10 Elm

Ellis D. Dunham (b. January 1841), trimmer, 27 Elm

Morton W. Dunham (b. June 1878), 285 Center

William L. Dunham (b. October 1869), heeler, 32 Webster

George A. Earle, 66 Everett

Emma A. Eaton (b. August 1874), stitcher, bds. Henry A. Eaton 53 Everett

Francis R. Eaton, leather cutter, 14 Rock

Henry A. Eaton (b. December 1838), heel finisher, 53 Everett

Nellie F. Eaton (b. August 1861), stitcher, bds. Henry A. Eaton 53 Everett

George Egger (b. April 1860), finisher, 15 Arch

Philip L. Egger, bds. Philip Egger Plymouth

Henry A. Farrington (b. September 1864), “tacker on”, 5 Southwick

Leon B. Farrington (b. September 1870), sole leather cutter, 24 West Grove

Emma J. Finney (b. October 1854), skiver, bds. Mrs. Isabel H. Finney 77 Everett
She removed to Brockton with her mother and sister (who was a stitcher) following the closure of HS&H.

George Forsberg, 55 Everett

Emma L. Francis (b. February 1857), vamper, 54 Everett

Nelson T. Frank, bds. 18 Webster

Ansel Fuller (b. September 1834), “shoe tacker”, 10 Webster

Stephen S. Gibbs, 17 Everett

Leonard W. Gurney (b. May 1880), shoe edge setter/sewer, bds. John Harper 33 Webster

Wilson T. Harlow (b. September 1863), edge maker, bds. Mrs. Lucinda A. Harlow 33 Courtland

Julia A. Harrington (b. October 1872), vamper, bds. Mrs. Margaret T. Harrington 22 Everett

Elmer E. Holmes (b. August 1868), finisher, bds. Theodore P. Holmes Grove

William F. Holmes (b. May 1866), heel finisher, 15 Oak

Edward Jenney (b. February 1863), cutter, 13 Everett

August P. Johnson (b. December 1872), cutter, 63 Everett

Henry W. Keith (b. June 1876), stitcher, 35 Cambridge

Warren King, 68 Forest

Saul Labonte (b. October 1867), cutter, 34 Arch
He took a position with HS&H at New Bedford following Middleborough branch closure.

Mattie L. Landers, bds. 54 Everett

Ferdinand C. Landgrebe (b. March 1855), “Scourer (shoe)”, North

Henry J. Leggee (b. November 1860), laster, 7 Lovell

James E. Legee (b. May 1845), “shoemaker”, bds. Henry J. Leggee 7 Lovell

George B. Leonard (b. May 1847), treer, South Main near Lakeville line

John L. Luippold (b. August 1874), bds. John M. Luippold 17 Arch

Lizzie A. E. Luippold (b. December 1859), stitcher, bds. John M. Luippold 17 Arch

Arthur H. Macomber, bds. William H. Macomber 40 West Grove

Barzella W. Macomber (b. January 1879), edge setter, bds William H. Macomber 40 West Grove

Thomas F. Maloney, bds. Mrs. Kelley’s off East Main

Carrie Mann, bds. 3 Maple Ave

Eugene H. McCarthy, 53 Everett
Probably the same Eugene H. McCarthy, “shoemaker”, resident at Brockton in 1900.

Albert E. Metcalf, bds. 18 Webster

Philip E. Morris (b. September 1870), laster, 15 Barrows

Alice L. Murtagh (b. August 1875), packer, bds. Thomas H. Murtagh Cherry

Oliver Nichols (b. December 1866), “shoemaker”, 273 Center

Frederick A. O’Brien, bds. Francis Warren 107 Everett

Fred A. Orcutt, 27 Lovell

Myron E. Orcutt (b. March 1880), bds. Walter F. Orcutt Plymouth
Following the closure of HS&H, he went to work as a far laborer for poultry dealer George Morse of Plymouth Street

Ellen P. Penley (b. May 1863), “shoeworker”, bds. Mrs. Priscilla S. Penley 200 Center

Ella A. Perry (b. September 1868), bds. Mrs. Narcissa A. Perry Plymouth

Hannah M. Perry (b. August 1870), bds. Mrs. Narcissa A. Perry Plymouth

Mary L. Perry, bds. Mrs. Narcissa A. Perry Plymouth

Wilkes H. F. Pettee (b. July 1846), stationary engineer, 38 Forest
He accepted HS&H’s offer of a position in the New Bedford factory and was employed by them there until 1906 when he returned to Middleborough to enter the employ of the George E. Keith Company which opened a massive shoe manufactory on Sumner Avenue that year.

Mary A. Plunkett (b. August 1874), bds. Peter Plunkett 49 Vine

Michael Quinn, shipper, 23 West

Frank C. Raymond (b. September 1865), laster, Cottage Court

Marcus Raymond (b. August 1876), upper leather cutter, bds. Marcus M. Raymond Myrtle Avenue

Myron F. Raymond (b. March 1872), sole leather cutter, bds. Marcus M. Raymond Myrtle Avenue

Robert N. Raymond, Keith

James H. Rogers, bds. 32 West Grove

Sarah P. K. Ryder, bookkeeper, bds. Mrs. Jane P. Ryder 28 Peirce

Abbie Z. Shaw (b. March 1876), stamper, bds. 21 Arch

Alfred A. Shaw (b. May 1872), stitcher 61 Forest
He was working as a salesman following the closure of HS&H.

C. Henry Shaw, Frank

Elmer E. Shaw (b. April 1862), laster, 79 Everett

Lewis W. Shaw (b. June 1860), 78 Forest

Mary F. Sheehan (b. December 1866), stitcher, 16 East Main

Levi Sherman (b. March 1845), fan stitcher, 50 Forest

Mary F. Sherman, bds. Levi Sherman 50 Forest

Carrie Shuman, bds. Levi Sherman 50 Forest

Wilford Shuman, bds. 32 Pearl

George D. Simmons (b. December 1875), treer, bds. 18 Everett

Clarence E. Smith, bds. Mrs. Mary A. Smith Fuller

Harry E. Staples, 71 Everett

John J. Sullivan (b. April 1870), 229 Center
The closure of HS&H prompted Sullivan to find a new career as a newsdealer. He would later operate a noted news stand near the Four Corners for many years.

Mrs. Mary J. Sullivan (b. September 1861), stitcher, 174 Center

Nora Sullivan (b. September 1861), “shoemaker”, bds. John J. Sullivan 229 Center

Arthur L. Thomas (b. November 1865), laster, 15 Barrows

Henry L. Thomas Jr. (b. August 1867), laster, Plymouth NM

Marcus M. Thompson, 7 Everett

Rayman Tibbetts, bds. 159 Center

William W. Tinkham (b. September 1859), dresser, bds. Benjamin F. Tinkham 75 Oak

Foster Wade (b. December 1871), sole layer, bds. E. H. Aldrich 14 Barrows

Mary E. Warren, bds. Francis Warren 107 Everett

Nelson C. White (b. March 1854), edge maker, 57 Everett

William H. Wilde (b. May 1863), 34 Pearl

Kenelm Winslow (b. September 1856), laster, 14 Pearl

Winfield H. Wood (b. February 1882), “tacker on”, bds E. D. Wood 36 North


Hathaway, Soule & Harrington advertisement, 1899

This ad announcing the sale of Hathaway, Soule & Harrington shoes in

Maine indicates the high quality for which the brand was known.  The high

laced shoe depicted in the advertisement was typical of the styles

produced by the firm shortly before it closed its Middleborough branch.