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618 SOUTHEASTEEN MASSACHUSETTS
a traveling salesman in the interests of the
Whittemore pegging machine, which in those
days was extensively used in the making of
shoes. Upon the breaking out of the Civil war
in 1861 Mr. Moore enlisted in Company F, 36th
George (2) ; Charles Everett is mentioned below;
Nettie Frances is unmarried and lives
with her brother Charles E.
Charles Everett Moore was born in the old
shoe town of Milford, Mass., Nov. 10, 1866.
^Vhen he was but two years of age his parents
moved to Holbrook, and in the latter town he
received his schooling, attending first the dis-
trict schools and then the high school, leaving
the latter when about thirteen years of age. At
the age of barely fourteen years he entered
Thomas White & Co.'s shoe factory under
Eugene Snell, who was boss of the stitchingroom,
his first duty being the sweeping of the
floors. He did not sweep floors very long, how-
ever, being soon put to rimning a Merrick power
eyeleting machine. From that he entered the
stitching-room, where for a time he was em-
ployed stitching straps on the old Don Pedro
shoes, after which he took up the various
branches of the work in the stitching-room.
Mass. V. I., and served his country until the
close of the war, taking part in many of the
battles of that memorable conflict. Returning
from the war Mr. Moore continued his residence
at Milford until about 1868, when he
removed with his family to Holbrook, Mass.,
where the remainder of his life was spent,
and where he passed away Feb. 13, 1905. Mr.
Moore was a kind and devoted husband and
father, and although in ill health for several
years prior to liis death retained his cheerful
and kindly manner. He was a consistent member
of the Congregational Church at Holbrook,
and was an active member of Capt. Horace
Niles Post, No. 110, G. A. E., of Randolph,
Mass., in which he held various offices. On
Jan. 15, 1852, Mr. Moore married Sarah Prince
Dudley, daughter of Peter and Juliette (Eobinson)
Dudley, of Sutton, Mass., who survives
her husband, and makes her home with her son,
Charles E. Moore. To Mr. and Mrs. Moore
were born thirteen children, of whom four did
not outlive infancy. The others were : Edward
L., a shoe salesman, married Alice Lee, of Burlington,
Vt., where they reside; Frederick H.,
a shoe worker and the inventor and patentee
among other articles of Moore's Patent Blind
Opener and Shutter, died in Holbrook in
March, 1886, aged thirty-three years, unmarried;
Mary Lillian is the wife of Deacon Bradford
H. Nash, and they reside in Brockton;
William H., a shoe worker, died in Holbrook
in November, 1885 (he married Hattie Flanders,
of Lawrence, Mass.) ; George E. died in
infancy; Frank A. died in Some time later, when Mr. Snell gave up his
place, Mr. Moore was made foreman of this department,
retaining
infancy, as did also
that position until the firm
went out of business on the death of Mr. White.
During his thirteen years' experience with this
concern Mr. Moore had applied himself to every
detail of the work of his department, and had
acquired a thorough knowledge of the business.
He next became foreman of the stitching-room
of the S. H. Howe Shoe Company, at Marlboro,
Mass., in which capacity he remained for about
a year, when on May 26, 1897, he accepted the
foremanship of the stitching-room of the
George E. Keith Company's factory at Campello,
which at that time consisted of No. 1
factory, he having charge of about 160 hands.
He remained in that capacity for about seven
years, when he was made superintendent of the
plant, where for the next two years he had
under his supervision 250 hands. During his
service with the Keith Company Mr. Moore has
seen the business grow from a one-factory plant
to a large industry with seven factories at Campello,
one at Middleboro, one at North Adams
and one in East Weymouth, the latter being
used for the manufacture of ladies' shoes. On
Jan. 1, 1906, Mr. Moore was made general
superintendent of the whole system, now having
supervision of over 4,80D hands, in which he
is assisted by seven superintendents and sixtythree
foremen.
Although exacting and insistent in matters of
detail, Mr. Moore is popular with his subordinates.
He is an active and prominent member
of the Brockton Association of Superintendents
and Foremen, which organization he served as
president for a period of three years. He was
one of fifteen judges at the World's Fair, St.
Louis, 1904, serving in the shoe department,
and there received a medal and diploma, the
latter being in recognition of his membership
on the international board of experts. Fraternally
he is a member of Norfolk Lodge, A. F.
& A.
M., of Eandolph ; Satucket Chapter, E.
A. M. ; Brockton Council, E. & S. M. ; and Bay
State Commandery, K. T., of Brockton. He
is also past chancellor commander of Norfolk
Lodge, No. 119, K. of P.,
of Holbrook. He
belongs to the Commercial and Country Clubs
of Brockton, and to the New England Order
of Protection.
In political faith Mr. Moore is a stalwart
advocate of the principles of the Eepublican
party, and while a resident of Holbrook he was
active in the municipal life of the town, serving