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Chaplain, of Colchester; John died when — all desirable land and unspoiled by grade
young. crossings, and now has tracks and freight
Moses Harwood, son of Samuel and Lydia sheds thereon. The large lumber yards for-
(Kenney) Harwood, born Nov. 13, 1782, mar- merly owned by H. S. Richmond on Court
ried Hannah Lathrop, born April 28, 1783, street also belong to Mr. Flagg, us well as vaand
their daughter Mary E. married Austin rious other properties, including the "Elms''
Flagg.
and "Flagler" apartments, on West Elm street,
(VII) Wallace Clinton Flagg, son of Aus- which he erected in 1906-07, together with
tin and Mary E. (Harwood) Flagg, was born a number of tenement buildings. In the fall
in Braintree, Vt., June -26, 1851. He received of 1902 Mr. Flagg, in company with Elmer
but a limited education, attending school from L. Willis, under the firm name of Flagg &
three to six months each year. He earned Willis, purchased the vvell known furniture
his first wages when eight years of age, the establishment of Thomas, Packard & Co., and
amount being eight dollars, part in postage since that time the firm has successfully con-
stamps, for which he performed a month's ducted this business, which includes upholsterwork
in the hayfield, under the hot sun of ing and the repairing of all kinds of furni-
July. Hiring out at intervals as a farm hand, ture, and is enjoying a steady increase of
he remained with his parents until he was trade. In 1909 this firm remodeled the front
nearly twenty years old. He then assumed of the place of business, putting in a solid
the responsibilities
of manhood and entered plate glass front, supported by steel girders,
on a somewhat varied career. For some time from the ground floor up through the entire
he was employed in Boston as a horse-car front of the building, which is four stories
conductor. Following that he was for five high. This improvement has given the store
months brakeman on the passenger express a distinctiveness, and is a marked advantage
of the Boston & Albany railroad between Bos- in the display of goods.
ton and Springfield. He next entered the em- Mr. Flagg was one of the promoters and
ploy of the Boston Ice Company, with which stockholders and directors of the East Side
he remained eleven years. In that period he Street Railroad, which employed the first four
was first a driver, and then he built icehouses, electric cars in the State—
acting as direc-
cut, packed and shipped ice, delivered ice to tor of the same some five years, or until this
customers, collected bills and at times acted line was sold to the Brockton Street Railway
as foreman. On March 10, 1882, he came Company ; it now forms a part of the Old
to Brockton, and with his savings purchased Colony Street Railway system.
the stock in trade, including the horses and On Oct. 20, 1880, Mr. Flagg married Angle
wagons, of W. F. Cleaveland, of Brockton, A. Flint, daughter of Rufus Newton and Mary
who had been in the ice business some twenty Arvilla (Thayer) Flint, of Braintree, Vt., and
years. During the first three months he met granddaughter of Rufus and Olive (Holman)
with the most determined opposition, but Flint. To Mr. and Mrs. Flagg have been born
eventually through perseverance and deter- children, as follows: (1) Elmer W., born Oct.
mination he it conquered and carried on a 9, 188-1, died at the age of two years, three
successful business until 1895. On April loth months. (2) Lena M., born Feb. 20, 1886,
of that year he disposed of his retail trade and married Charles Gustavus Nelson, of Brockhis
teams, and engaged in developing the ton, where they reside, and they have four
wholesale business. He cut his own ice, from children, Marjorie Flagg, Dorothy Angela,
the reservoir, factory pond and several other Wallace Clinton and Charles Alfred (the last
points. In connection with his ice business two being twins). (3) Bertha Angle, born
he also conducted a blacksmith shop and Sept. 24, 1888, died at the age of one year,
wagon repair shop. In conjunction with his (4) Florence Inez was born July 10, 1897.
wholesale business he engaged in the coal Mr. Flagg and his family reside in a pleasant
business, conducting the same successfully modern home at the corner of Belmont and
until May 1, 1902, when he sold out the busi- Newbury streets.
ness to the Brockton Ice and Coal Company. In his political faith Mr. Flagg is a stal-
Mr. Flagg has invested heavily in real estate wart Republican, and he has served his adoptin
Brockton, which he has greatly improved, ed city as a member of the common council
He owned fifteen acres of land on East Union from Ward Two for two years. He is a memstreet,
on the east side of the railroad track, her of the Masonic fraternity, having become
a part of which he has since sold. He owns a member of Phoenix Lodge, of West Ran-
1,004 feet between Lawrence and Union streets dolph, Vt., when twenty-one years of age, and