1907 Directory of
Chilmark & Gay Head

The following transcript was OCRed from pp. 194 - 207 of the book Martha's Vineyard Directory / Containing Lists of Residents, Street Directory, Business Houses, Town Officers, Churches, Societies, Schools, Etc., of Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, North and West Tisbury, Vineyard Haven, Chilmark, Gay Head, etc. 1907 published by the Boston Suburban Book Co., Old South Building, Room 1027, Boston, Mass.

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E. ELLIOT MAYHEW,
DEALER IN
Stoves, Furnaces and Ranges,
Hardware, Wooden Ware, Tin Ware and Kitchen Furnishing
Goods.
Groceries, Farming Tools, Fertilizers, Paints, Dry Goods,
Crockery.
In fact, dealer in almost everything.
Connected by telephone. Established in 1875.
CHILMARK, -- MASSACHUSETTS.

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C. E. REED
GROCER
Also Dealer in Flour, Grain, Fruit and Confectionery,
Canned Goods, Cigars, Tobacco, Supplies for Boats,
Menemsha Creek, Chilmark, Mass.
Telephone Connection

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ALMON S. TILTON
Dealer in PURE MILK, BUTTER, EGGS,
Poultry and Farm Produce
DELIVERED TO OAK BLUFFS RESIDENTS
LANDSCAPE VIEW FARM
Middle Road, Chilmark

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Resident Directory
Chilmark


Abbreviations used: ave., avenue; b. or bds., boards; B., Boston; bldg., building; blk., block; ct., court; c., corner; emp., employee; h., house; opp., opposite; pl., place; sum. res., summer resident. After the name of a street the word "street" is omitted.

ADAMS JAMES F., dairy farm and poultry raiser, h. South rd., P. O., W. T.
Allen Henry H., chairman of selectmen and farmer, h. South rd.
Allen William C., h. North rd.

Baker A. C., Capt., (Atlantic City)
Barrows Richard, (Boatvill ave., Dorchester)
Bassett John D., turkey raiser, h. South rd., W. T.
Baxter Dana W., butcher, South rd., h. do., P. O., W. T.
Baxter Frank M., butcher, South rd., h. do.
Blackwell Alice Stone, Miss
Blackwell Anna M., (Cambridge)
Blackwell Antoinette B., Mrs., (Elizabeth, N. J.)
Blackwell Emily, Dr., (Mt. Clair, N. J.)
Blackwell George W., (Sparks, Cambridge)
Blackwell Grace B.
Blackwell Harry B., (45 Boutwell ave., Dorchester)
Brown Belle, Miss, (E. Orange, N. J.)
Brown William M., Mrs., (E. Orange, N. J.)
Bruno Albert J., (E. Orange, N. J.)

Carpenter Albert W., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Cottle Francis M., farmer, h. Middle rd.
Cottle Lyman E., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek

Davis Henry B., farmer, h. No Man's Land
Davis Ira N., painter, h. Menemsha Creek
Davis Lester P., student
Davis Orlin F., farmer, h. Middle rd.
Davis Vara F., student, Chilmark
Dean William, fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Dean Ernest J., fisherman, h Middle rd.


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Eustis George D., pigeon fancier, h. Paint Mill

Fairchild Courtland deN., physician, h. South rd., office W. T.
Flanders Agnes E., bds. Middle rd.
Flanders Allen A., fisherman, h. Quitsa
Flanders Carrie V., bds. Menemsha Creek
Flanders Charles G., laborer, h. South rd.
Flanders Daniel H., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Flanders Edy C., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Flanders Ernest L., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Flanders Frank P., fisherman, h. Middle rd.
Flanders Hattie S., (I. F. Flanders & Co.), bakery, Menemsha Creek, h. do.
Flanders Horace L., farmer and selectman, h. North rd.
Flanders I. F. & Co., (Hattie S. Flanders), bakery, Menemsha Creek, h. do.
Flanders K. F., Mrs., bds. Menemsha Creek
Flanders Stephen, Capt., farmer, h. South rd., P. O., W. T.
Flanders Wilbur F., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek

Gray Lucy E., Mrs., h. North Tisbury

Habersham Henry S., poultry raiser, Middle rd., h. do.
Hammett Abijah, h. North rd.
Hammett Humphrey W., farmer, h. North r d.
Hammett John J., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Hammond Gardiner Greene
Hancock Dana L., clerk S. M. Mayhew & Co., West Tisbury, h. Quansoo
Hancock Josiah T., farmer, h. Quansoo, P. O., W. T.
Hancock Russell, farrner, h. Quansoo, P. O., W. T.
Harris Sidney, h. brick yard, Clay Product Co.
Hillman Grafton N., blacksmith, Middle rd. h. do.
Huntington E. O., Dr., (Mt. Clair, N. J.)

Inslee R. C., Mrs., (Jamaica Plain), h. South rd.

Jones S. T., (Elizabeth, N. J.)

Kobbe Nellie L., Mrs., h. Mrs. Sanford's

Look Addie F., bds. Middle rd.
Look Cyrus C., wheelwright, Middle rd., h. do.
Look Daniel C., fisherman, h. Middle rd.
Look Henry M., laborer, h. Middle rd.
Look Heman H., laborer, h. Middle rd.
Look Jerry, fisherman, h. Squibnocket
Luce Arnold C., teamster, h. Middle rd.


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Manter William C., h. Roaring Brook
Maury Meliam B., fisherman, h Tea Lane
Mayhew Benjamin, farmer, h. Quitsa
Mayhew Benjamin C., fisherman, h. Middle rd.
Mayhew Benjamin F., fisherman, h. South rd.
Mayhew Benjamin F., (Burlington, Vt.)
Mayhew Eliza E.
MAYHEW E. ELLIOTT, postmaster and grocer, Middle rd.
Mayhew Ernest C., fisherman, h. Middle rd.
Mayhew Florence B.
Mayhew Frederic A., town clerk and private carriages, Middle rd., h. do.
Mayhew Herman V., milk dealer, h. South rd., P. O., W. T.
Mayhew Hilliard W., fisherman, h. Squibnocket
Mayhew Jared, farmer, h. Middle
Mayhew Lester D., fisherman, h. Quitsa
Mayhew Mark L., milk dealer, h. Middle rd.
Mayhew Mary C.
Mayhew Nancy, Mrs., h. South rd.
Mayhew William S., fisherman, h. Squibnocket
Merriam Lavina, (Cambridge)
Millett Frances, (Cambridge)
Mitchell Adelbert C., farmer, h. Quansoo
Mitchell Leona B., bds. South rd.
Mitchell Phoebe, Mrs., h. South rd.
Mitchell West, farmer, h. Quansoo, P. O., W. T.
Mitchell William C., farmer, h. Middle rd.
Morgan Bessie, bds. South rd.
Morgan Clarence, h. South rd.
Mosher Elihu E., farmer, h. South rd.
Muirhead A. S., Rev., pastor Methodist church

Norton Charles M., painter, h. Middle rd.
Norton Marshall W., mgr. for G. G. Hammond, S. Quibnocket
Norton Moses T., h. North rd.

Pease Thomas F., carpenter, h. South rd.
Poole Anderson T., fisherman, h. Quitsa
Poole Chester M., laborer, h. Quitsa
Poole Everett A., fisherman, h. Menemsha C reek
Poole Hiram O., carpenter, Squibnocket
Poole Matthew L., painter, h. South rd.
Poole Orian A., farmer, h. South rd., W. T.
Purinton D. Talbot, electrician, h. North rd.

Reed Albert E., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
REED CARL E. grocer, Menemsha Creek, h. do.
Reed Louise A., Miss, bds. North rd.
Reed Prudence, Mrs., h. Middle rd.


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Reed Rodney P., fish carrier (Creek to New Bedford), h. Menemsha Creek
Robinson Alfred B., (Mt. Clair, N. J.)

Sisson Benjamin H., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Smith Austin E., fisherman, h. Quitsa
Smith Freeman N., laborer, h. South rd.
Smith William G., Rev., h. South rd.
Stuart Onslow, fisherman and carpenter, h. Middle rd.

Thom John, mason, bds. Frederic Mayhew, Middle rd.
Tilton Ainsworth L., farmer, h. Middle rd.
Tilton Almon S., milk dealer and constable, Middle rd., h. do.
Tilton Alpheus P., fisherman, h. North rd.
Tilton Aurelia, Miss
Tilton Bertha, Miss
Tilton Franklin, fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Tilton Franklin R., fisherman, h. Cross rd.
Tilton George F., Capt., h. North rd.
Tilton Hannah, Miss, Middle rd.
Tilton John L., laborer, h. North rd.
Tilton Joseph D., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Tilton Nancy, Mrs., Middle rd.
Tilton Theresa, Mrs., h. Middle rd.
Tilton Welcome L., fisherman, h. North rd.
Tilton Willard E., fisherman, h. North rd.
Tilton William S., fisherman, h. South rd.
Tilton Zebulon, h. North rd.

Vincent Bernetta M., bds. Middle rd.
Vincent Daniel, fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
Vincent James A., farmer, h. Middle rd.
VINCENT JARED B., carpenter, h. South rd., P. O., W. T.
Vincent Myron H., fisherman, h. Menemsha Creek
West Benjamin D., farmer, h. South rd., W. T.
West Daniel W., fisherman and farmer, h. Middle rd.
West George, farmer, h. South rd.
West Joseph E. T., farmer, h. Middle rd.
West R. Alberta, Miss, bds. West Menemsha Creek
Whiting Johnson, h. Quansoo, W. T.


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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
CHILMARK, MASS.

BAKER
Flanders I. F. & CO., Menemsha Creek

BLACKSMITHS.
Hillman Grafton N., Middle rd.

BOAT SUPPLIES.
MATHEW E. ELLIOTT, Chilmark
REED C. E., Menemsha Creek

BUTCHER
Baxter Dana W., and Frank M., South rd., W. T.

CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
VINCENT JARED B., South rd., W. T.

CIGARS.
REED C. E., Menemsha Creek

CLERGYMEN.
Muirhead A. S., (Methodist)
Smith William G., South rd.

CONFECTIONERS
MAYHEW E. ELLIOTT, Chilmark
REED C. E., Menemsha Creek


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DRY AND FANCY GOODS.
MAYHEW E. ELLIOTT, Chilmark

ELECTRICIAN.
Purinton D. Talbot, North rd.

FISH AND OYSTERS
Dean & Tilton, Menemsha Creek
Flanders Daniel H., Menemsha Creek
Flanders Edy C. & Son, Menemsha Creek
Flanders Wilbur F., Menemsha Creek
Manter George W., Menemsha Creek
Mayhew Ernest C., Menemsha Creek
Tilton Welcome, Menemsha Creek
West Daniel W., Menemsha Creek

GROCERS
REED CARL E., Menemsha Creek
MAYHEW E. ELLIOTT, Chilmark

KITCHEN FURNISHINGS.
MAYHEW E. ELLIOTT, Chilmark

MILK DEALERS.
Mayhew Herman, South rd., P. O., Tisbury
Mayhew Mark L., South rd.
Tilton Almon S., Chilmark

PAINTERS
Norton Charles M., Middle rd.
Poole Matthew L., South rd., W. T.

POULTRY DEALER.
Habersham Henry S., Middle rd.

PRIVATE CARRIAGES.
Mayhew Frederic A., Middle rd.

STAGE LINE
Mayhew Bartimus, stage leaves Chilmark post office, 5.45 a. m; Oak Bluffs wharf, 7.30 p. m., or on arrival of boat.

WHEELWRIGHT
Look Cyrus C., Middle rd.


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POST OFFICE.
E. Elliot Mayhew, Postmaster.
In summer, mails arrive: 8:30 p. m. Leave: 5:45 a. m.
In winter, mails leave: 6:00 a. m. Arrive: 7:30 p. m.

TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen and assessorsHenry H. Allen, Marshall W. Norton, Horace L. Flanders.
Town ClerkFred A. Mayhew.
School CommitteeCyrus C. Look, James F. Adams, Gilson W. Hammett.
Tax Collector.Olin F. Davis.
TreasurerErnest L. Flanders.
ConstableAlmon S. Tilton.
Trustees Public LibraryHenry H. Allen, Florence B. Mayhew, Cora Mayhew.
Board of HealthDr. C. deN. Fairfield, Daniel Vincent, H. H. Allen.
AuditorsMyron H. Vincent, Tru Vincent, Almon S. Tilton.

CHILMARK GRANGE 255.
Master, Henry H. Allen; overseer, Ernest C. Mayhew; steward, Edy C. Flanders; lecturer, Inez P. Mayhew; Ceres, Mrs. Edy C. Flanders; Pomona, Mrs. Henry H. Allen; Flora, Mrs. Hurtford C. Mayhew; chaplain, Rev. A. S. Muirhead; gate keeper, Ernest J. Dean; lady ass't steward, Mrs. Ernest J. Dean; ass't steward, Warford C. Crowell. Meet town, 1st Tuesdays.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. S. Muirhead, pastor.
ServicesSunday school 12 a. m., church; Sunday school, l0:30, school house. Preaching service, 1 p. m. Epworth League, 6 p. m., school house. Preaching, 7 p. m., school house. Recording steward, May C. Mayhew; stewards, Avis F. Mayhew, Alice C. Adams, Clara H. Reed, Florence B. Mayhew, Edy C. Flanders, Stephen Flanders, Hertford C. Mayhew, Jared Mayhew, Crandon C. Look, Onslow Shlart, Russell Hancock, Ernest C. Mayhew. Trustees, Fred A. Mayhew, S. M. Mayhew, Frank H. Reed, Albert Reed, Edy C. Flanders, Crandon C. Look.


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P. A. Vanderhoop
GROCER
Dealer in Salt and Preserved Meats, Fruit and Confectionery, Tea, Coffee, etc.,
FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED. PATENT MEDICINES
GAY HEAD

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MRS. M. E. JARRAD
PROP. JARRAD HOUSE
Restaurant and Dining Room
FISH AND LOBSTER DINNERS A SPECIALTY
ROOMS TO RENT
GAY HEAD

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Linus S. Jeffers & Co.
GAY HEAD
GROCERS
TEA, COFFEE, SALT AND PRESERVED
MEATS, GRAIN AND FLOUR
FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY
PAINTS, OIL, ETC.

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Resident Directory
Gay Head

 

Mail opens, 7 a. m.; mail closes, 6:45 p. m. Miss P. A. Vanderhoop.


Anthony Samuel J., Life Saving Station
Attaguin Alice
Attaquin Benj. J., Life Saving Crew

Bassett John, farmer, h. South rd.
Belaine Sophia
Blain Granville
Blain John W., mail carrier

Cahoon Albertus, Capt. Life Saving Station
Cook Lewis, mason
Cook William
Cooper Aramantha
Cooper George W.
Cooper James F., fisherman
Cooper Moses P., fisherman
Crocker Crosby L., Lightkeeper
Cuff May Miss

Devine Eliza Miss
Devine Grafton
Devine Jeannette
Devine Simon J., farmer
Diamond D. D., fisherman
Diamond, Jeremiah, engineer

Foster John, farmer

Haskins Isaiah P., laborer
Haskins Lottie E.


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Haskins Samuel J.
Haskins Theodore E.
Hatch Caroline E.
Hatch Charles S., carpenter

James Ernest, engineer
James Solomon, fisherman
Jarrad Henry C.
Jarrad Josiah, restaurant
Jarrad M. E. Mrs.
Jarrad Wilbur S.
Jeffers Elizabeth Mrs.
Jeffers Gilbert L., fisherman
Jeffers Linus S., grocer and selectman
Jeffers Marshall fisherman
Jeffers Thomas, Sr., farmer
Jeffers Thomas C., farmer
Johnson Darius, farmer
Johnson Thaddeus, laborer

Leavitt James, fisherman

Madison Isaac
Madison Hezekiah, laborer
Madison Nehemiah, farm hand
Madison Priscilla
Madison Raymond
Manning Ellsworth
Manning Ethel
Manning Francis, fisherman
Manning Rhodolphus, farmer
Manning Thomas E.
Mayhew Ruth, South rd.
Mingo Charles H., clerk of town
Morton William H., farmer

Peters Arthur, emp. New Bedford
Peters Avis G., Mrs.
Purdy George L., asst. lightkeeper

Reed Harry G., fisherman
Rodman A. L., hotel
Ryan Charles H., fisherman
Ryan Eva K.
Ryan Grover, laborer, bds. C. H. Ryan
Ryan Stella
Ryan William H., fisherman


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Smalley Amos P., fisherman
Smalley Jessie, fisherman
Smalley Leander B., fisherman
Swain Ethel Mrs.

Vanderhoop Anna
Vanderhoop Arthur, fisherman
Vanderhoop Charles W., fisherman
Vanderhoop Cummings C., City Point Life Saving Station
Vanderhoop Edwin D., fisherman
Vanderhoop Harriet E.
Vanderhoop Harrison L., fisherman
Vanderhoop John A., lab.
Vanderhoop John P., fisherman
Vanderhoop L. L., restaurant
Vanderhoop Nettie
Vanderhoop Pauline A. Miss
Vanderhoop Samuel H., laborer
Vanderhoop Wm. D.
Vanderhoop Wm. H., fisherman


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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

FISHERMEN
JEFFERS LINUS, Gay Head
VANDERHOOP BROS., Gay Head

FRUIT
JEFFERS LINUS & CO., Gay Head
VANDERHOOP, P. A., Gay Head

GROCERS
JEFFERS LINUS S. & CO., Gay Head
VANDERHOOP, P. A., Gay Head

HOTELS
JARRAD M. E. MRS., Gay Head

PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS.
JEFFERS LINUS S. & CO., Gay Head

PATENT MEDICINES.
VANDERHOOP P. A., Gay Head

PROVISIONS.
JEFFERS LINUS S. & CO., Gay Head

RESTAURANT.
JARRAD M. E. MRS., Gay Head


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TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor.E. D. Vanderhoop, Francis Manning, Linus S. Jeffers.
Town Clerk.Charles H. Mingo.
Treasurer.L. L. Vanderhoop.
Tax Collector.Francis Manning.
Road Commissioners.Raymond Madison, Leander B. Small.
Pound Keeper.John W. Belain.
Clay Agent.E. D. Vanderhoop.
Fence Viewers.Thomas Jeffers, Aron Cooper.
Field Drivers.William H. Morton, Leander B. Smalley.
Constable and Sealer of Weights and Measures.John W. Belain.
Auditor.T. C. Jeffers.

GAY HEAD BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. C. L. Whitman, pastor. Services, Sunday, 12 preaching; Sunday-school, 1 p. m.; Sunday evening, 7 p. m. Clerk, Mrs. R. F. Ryan; treasurer, D. D. Diamond; deacons, Thomas Jeffers, T. C. Jeffers; trustees, T. C. Jeffers, Mrs. R. F. Ryan, Mrs. E.. Smalley; superintendent Sunday-school, Thomas Jeffers.


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