1894 Dance Program for the Mashapaug Gun Club, presumably based at Mashapaug Pond in Providence, Rhode Island

1894 dance program for the Mashapaug Gun Club, presumably based at Mashapaug Pond in Providence, Rhode Island.  The dance was held on Thursday evening, May 10, 1894 and featured the music of Herman's Orchestra.

Although there are other Mashapaug ponds throughout the country, the people mentioned below lived in the Providence area, and the program was printed in Providence at the program, Alpine Print Company, 33 Snow Street.   

This copy of the program was unused.

Committee of Arrangements

• H. A. Molter -
• M. J. Fagan
• H. H. Hopkins
• C. G. Patterson
• William H. Garrett

Floor Director

• E. S. Goddard

Aids

• T. A. Pearson
• M. D. Wheeler
• M. E. Harvey
• H. A. Johnson

Reception Committee

• E. S. Goddard
• F. Field
• H. A. Barney
• J. A. Fuller
• L. Stanton

If you have information on any of the people mentioned, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1874 Two CDVs by a Milford, Massachusetts Studio: Miss Martha M. Ring of Milford; Miss Annie Slade of Bristol, Rhode Island

Two CDVs taken in 1874 by the Willis studio of 100 Main Street, Milford, Massachusetts. The two young women appear related, but may have just been friends.

Above and just below, the CDV of Miss Martha M. Ring of Milford, Massachusetts; taken in June 1874.  I believe she was the Martha M. Ring born about 1852, daughter of Winthrop H. Ring and Lydia R. (Johnson) Ring, who would marry Civil War veteran George R. Bakemen. This Martha died in 1920.

Above and below, the CDV of Miss Annie Slade of Bristol, Rhode Island; taken on June 24, 1874.  Annie may have been the daughter of John R. Slade and his first wife Harriet (Paine) Slade.

These women were both teachers, I believe. Martha attended Bridgewater Normal School, and Annie may have attended Rhode Island Normal School.

If you have information on either of these women, especially if you can tie them together, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1874-1883 Autograph Album of Louise M. Williams; presumably Louise Miller Williams of Bristol, Rhode Island

Autograph album of Louise M. Williams, dated December 25, 1874, presumably a Christmas present. I believe she was Louise Miller Williams (1865-1901), then of Bristol, Rhode Island.

The album is a petite one, measuring a bit less than 3-1/2 by 2-1/2, and contains the sentiments of ten people, at least three of whom appear to relatives.  A surname list appears below and an alphabetical list of the inscribers and any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames
Armstrong
Bowen
Hawks
Howell
Miller
Morse
North
Smith
Waldron
Williams - 2

From brief online research, hopefully correct - your corrections and additions requested:

I believe the album owner was Louise Miller Williams, daughter of Fielding Lewis Williams and Abbie Louisa (Miller) Williams of Bristol, Rhode Island.  Louise was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 8, 1865.  I believe the A. L. Williams who inscribed a page was Louise mother, Abbie Louisa (Miller) Williams.

Abbie Louisa (Miller) Williams was the daughter of Augustus Nelson Miller and Harriet Jones (Waldron) Miller.  It's possible that the H. L. Williams who inscribed a page was Harriet Jones (Waldron) Miller, mother of Abbie Louisa (Miller) Williams and maternal grandmother of album owner Louise.

The next inscription was that of A. P. Waldron, who may have been Annie P. Waldron, presumably related to Harriet Jones (Waldron) Miller.

Louise Miller Williams married John Taylor Lewis in 1898; sadly she died in 1901, after having had one child, son John Taylor Lewis in 1900.  She's buried in the Juniper Hill Cemetery at Bristol, Rhode Island.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, and if you can decode any of the initials of the inscribers, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Perhaps a reader can decode the place in the inscription written partially by James Armstrong and partially by, I presume, one of his parents.  Patapsco ? - short for Institute?  There was a Patapsco Female Institute, and perhaps James was the son of one of the instructors.

Inscribers in the Album

• James Armstrong; inscribed on November 23, 1880 at Patapsco ?, Baltimore, Maryland
• G. W. Bowen of Brooklyn, New York; inscribed on July 12, 1875
• Archie McL. Hawks of Bristol, Rhode Island; inscribed on August 13, 1880; possibly Archie McLean Hawks (1865-1963)
• W. H. Howell; inscribed on July 12, 1875
• H. J. Miller; inscribed on May 6, 1878; possibly Louise's maternal grandmother, Harriet Jones (Waldron) Miller, wife of Augustus Nelson Miller
• Fanny W. Morse of Bristol, Rhode Island; presumably the Fannie W. Morse who gave her occupation as teacher in the 1880 Census of Bristol, Rhode Island
• Nettie R. North of Bristol, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 6, 1883 - "Royal Frock". Presumably Antoinette Richards North (1863-1921) who would marry William Russell Bogert
• Ricardo H. Smith of Bristol, Rhode Island; inscribed on August 15, 1880. Presumably Ricardo deBelleville Smith (1864-1924)
• A. P. Waldron; inscribed on July 14, 1875; perhaps Annie P. Waldron; presumably related to Louise through family of Louise's maternal grandmother Harriet Jones (Waldron) Miller.
• Louise M. Williams, album owner; presumably given the album as a Christmas present in 1874; presumably Louise Miller Williams (1865-1901), daughter of Fielding Lewis Williams and Abbie Louisa (Miller) Williams of Bristol, Rhode Island and future wife of John T. Lewis
• A. L. Williams; inscribed at Bristol, Rhode Island, on July 14, 1875; possibly Abbie Louisa (Miller) Williams, mother of Louise Miller Williams

1881-1886 Autograph Album of John Volan Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts; Student at Scholfield's Commercial College at Providence, Rhode Island

Autograph album that was presented to John Volan Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, as a birthday gift on May 27, 1881, by Amelia and Nellie.  The autographs continue until 1886, during a portion of which time the owner was a student at Scholfield's Commercial College at Providence, Rhode Island.

The album has a handmade cover with the initials J. V. J. on the reverse.

The album itself measures approximately 7-1/2" by 4-3/4" and contains the sentiments of 20 of John Volan Johnson's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teacher(s).  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

Angell (2)          Providence, Rhode Island
Bailey                No residence mentioned
Johnson (6)        Wellfleet, Massachusetts - 5; Providence, Rhode Island - 1
Lewis                 Providence, Rhode Island
Mason                Riverdale, New York, but inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, perhaps at Scholfield's
Richmond (2)     Providence, Rhode Island
Rippon                Arlington, Rhode Island
Ryan                   Providence, Rhode Island
Tucker                Providence, Rhode Island
Walker  (3)         Boston, Massachusetts - 1; Taunton, Massachusetts - 1; one gave no residence

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and/or additions requested:

I believe the album owner was John Volan Johnson, who perhaps went by the name "Volan", judging from the inscription of Amelia and Nellie.  Volan was the son of Dr. John Gore Johnson and Sally Rich (Walker) Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts.    Among Volan's relatives who inscribed pages were:

• J. G. Johnson, M.D. of Wellfleet, Massachusetts; presumably Volan's father John Gore Johnson; see image below.
• Volney P. Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, Volan's brother Volney Pliny Johnson
• Gertrude A. Johnson; she was Gertrude Arethena (Budlong) Johnson, wife of Volan's brother Volney Pliny Johnson.
• Verona S. Johnson; Volan's sister Verona Sophia Johnson
• Volana A. Johnson, Volan's sister Volana Amora Johnson
• Elton D. Walker of Taunton, Massachusetts; Volan's cousin
• G. J. Walker of Boston University, presumably Granville J. Walker, Volan's cousin
• Aunt Ruth; presumably Ruth Barrows (Cobb) Walker, mother of Elton D. Walker and Granville J. Walker and wife of Benjamin D. Walker, who was a brother to Sally Rich (Walker) Johnson, Volan's mother.

J. G. Johnson M.D. of Wellfleet, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 7, 1881; presumably Volan's father John Gore Johnson, M.D.

If you have corrections to the above information and/or further information on John Volan Johnson and his family, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album

• Amelia; she and Nellie presented the album to John Volan Johnson at his birthday on May 27, 1881
• Nellie; she and Amelia presented the album to John Volan Johnson at his birthday on May 27, 1881
• Louise M. Angell of Providence, Rhode Island, inscribed on October 9, 1881
• Marilla B. Angell of Providence, Rhode Island, inscribed on October 8, 1881
• George H. Bailey; inscribed on October 2, 1882
• Gertrude A. Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 28, 1881.  Presumably Gertrude Arethena (Budlong) Johnson, wife of Volney Pliny Johnson, who was the brother of album owner John Volan Johnson.
• J. G. Johnson, M.D., of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, inscribed on September 7, 1881.  Presumably John Gore Johnson, M.D., father of album owner John Volan Johnson
• John Volan Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts; student at Scholfield's Commercial College at Providence, Rhode Island; album owner
• Verona S. Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts; inscribed on July 24, 1883.  Verona Sophia Johnson, sister of album owner John Volan Johnson
• Volana A. Johnson of Providence, Rhode Island, inscribed on August 13, 1882.  Presumably the sister of album owner John Volan Johnson.
• Volney P. Johnson of Wellfleet, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 28, 1881.  Presumably Volney Pliny Johnson, brother of album owner John Volan Johnson.
• Arthur F. Lewis of Providence, Rhode Island
• Ada A. Mason of Riverdale, New York; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on December 26, 1886
• W. C. Richmond; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on October 10, 1881
• Mrs. W. C. Richmond of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on October 10, 1881
• Londora F. Rippon of Arlington, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 19, 1883
• J. Croil Ryan; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on October 2, 1882.  Presumably John Croil Ryan (1849-1901)
• ? ? Tucker, "Your Teacher", Scholfield's Commercial College.  Presumably Levi L. Tucker, writing teacher.
• Elton D. Walker of Taunton, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 27, 1881; son of Benjamin D. Walker and inscriber Ruth Barrows (Cobb) Walker
• G. J. Walker of Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 28, 1881.  Presumably Granville J. Walker, son of Benjamin D. Walker and inscriber Ruth Barrows (Cobb) Walker
• Aunt Ruth. Presumably Ruth Barrows (Cobb) Walker, mother of inscribers Granville J. Walker and Elton D. Walker.  Ruth was the wife of Benjamin D. Walker, who was a brother of Sally Rich (Walker) Johnson, mother of album owner John Volan Johnson

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1861+ Autograph Album of Aravesta Hawes Pillsbury, Maine Native; Student at Dean Academy at Franklin, Massachusetts

Autograph album that belonged to Aravesta Hawes Pillsbury, "Vessie", of Franklin, Massachusetts, a student at Dean Academy there.  Dean Academy, founded in 1865, is now Dean College.  Vessie was a native of Union, Maine.

Vessie added notes to several of the inscriptions, indicating marriages or deaths.  Inscriptions are dated mostly in the 1870s, with additions by Vessie up to the 1942.

Vessie was given the album by her younger half-brother John C. Pillsbury.  "Vessie H. Pillsbury, Franklin, Mass, A present from Brother Johnnie."

The earliest inscription, by Vessie's cousin Mary Frank Smith of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, appears to be dated 1861, but that would be a decade earlier than most of the inscriptions.  I wonder if the inscriber meant 1871.  As you can see, Vessie noted Mary's death on January 5, 1926.

The album measures approximately 7-3/4" by 4-3/4" and contains the sentiments of over 100 of Vessie's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	?	D	Daniels	P	Paine
A	Adams [3]		Dow		Parkhurst
	Almy		Drew		Paul
B	Baldwin		Dunbar		Payson [2]
	Bartholomew [2]	E	Elliot [2]		Pillsbury [3]
	Bartlett [3]		Ellsworth		Pitts
	Becket		Emory		Pollard
	Belden	F	Fossett [2]	R	Ray [2]
	Bissell	G	Gately		Richards [2]
	Blair		Gould [2]		Rockwood [2]
	Blake		Gowen [2]	S	Scott
	Bryant [3]	H	Hawes [7]		Sheldon
	Bullard	I	Isenbeck		Smith [3]
	Burdett	J	Jenkins		Stanley
	Burley		Jennings		Start [2]
	Burlieu		Jones		Stetson
C	Capen		Joslyn		Stoutenburgh
	Carpenter	K	Kinnecom	T	Teulon
	Chace	L	Lamb		Thacher
	Chambre [2]	M	Marchant [2]		Thayer [5]
	Cobb		Martin		Tisdale
	Coombs		Mason		Twitchell
	Cushing		Mathews	W	Waite
			Mudge		Weeks
			Murphy		Woodbury

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Aravesta Hawes Pillsbury, "Vessie", was born at Union, Maine, I think on December 13, 1859, the daughter of David Green Pillsbury and Aravesta Matilda (Hawes) Pillsbury.  Sadly, Vessie's mother died the following day.  Vessie's father later married Hannah Walcott, mother of Vessie's half brother John C. Pillsbury.

The H. W. Pillsbury who inscribed a page at Union, Maine, was presumably Hannah (Walcott) Pillsbury, Vessie's stepmother.

Vessie's maternal grandmother, Alzina (Walcott) Hawes of Franklin, Massachusetts, a native of Maine, inscribed a page in the album.  Vessie added a note that her grandmother died at Attleboro, Massachusetts, on April 8, 1891.

Many other relatives in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island inscribed pages in the album, including, presumably, some who did not express their kinship.

On October 7, 1884 at Franklin, Massachusetts, Vessie married Arthur Henry Paul, son of inventor Seth D. Paul and Elizabeth (West) Paul.  Arthur was born December 9, 1856 at Waltham, Massachusetts.  At the time of their marriage, Arthur was working as a grocer at Woonsocket, Rhode, Island, and Vessie was teaching at Franklin, Massachusetts.  

The A.P. who inscribed a page was presumably Arthur Henry Paul, as Vessie's notation of his death date, corresponds to Arthur's death date of August 19, 1921.  By the time Arthur died, according to his death certificate, the couple had been living at Saco, Maine, for about three weeks.  

I didn't find a record of children for Vessie and Arthur.  Vessie died in 1946.  She and Arthur are buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Attleboro, Massachusetts.  If you have corrections to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album

• Louise G. Mar?; inscribed at Newark, New Jersey, on May 25, 1879

A

• Alice Adams of Fair Haven, Vermont; inscribed at Dean Academy on January 28, 1875.  Alice Angeline Adams
• Anna S. Adams or Anna L. Adams
• Perry Adams of Northridge Centre, Massachusetts; inscribed in October 1871
• Lizzie T. Almy of New Bedford, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy, Franklin, Massachusetts, on June 10, 1875.  Elizabeth Tibbetts Almy.

B

• Louie N. Baldwin of Bangor, Maine; inscribed on August 14, 1874.  "Remember our week's "Camping out" on Harbor Island"
• Carrie L. Bartholomew of Franklin, Massachusetts
• J. M. Bartholomew of Franklin, Massachusetts
• Florence M. Bartlett of Somerville, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy.
• Lilla F. Bartlett of Union, Maine; inscribed at Portland, Maine, on August 26, 1874
• N. Alonzo Bartlett of Union, Maine; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on October 27, 1873.  Presumably Noah Alonzo Bartlett
• Lizzie C. Becket of Chelsea, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 13, 1876.  Vessie's later note:  "Elizabeth B. Lamb, Died Jan. 27 - 1920 Attleboro, Mass."
• Mary H. Belden of Meriden, Connecticut; inscribed at Dean Academy on May 12, 1875.  Mary Higley Belden.
• Lou Bissell of Hartford, Connecticut; inscribed at Dean Academy on May 11, if the year was written, it runs off the page.  Ella Louise Bissell
• Essie Blair; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, in 1880
• Bessie M. Blake; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on June 17, 1873.  Vessie's schoolmate
• Mary A. Bryant of Stoneham, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 16, 1874
• Rebecca C. Bryant of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; inscribed on July 25, 1873.  Her sister Fannie C. Bryant inscribed the right facing page.
• S. Fannie Bryant of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; inscribed on July 28, 1873.  Her sister Rebecca C. Bryant inscribed the left facing page.
• Walter H. Bullard of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy at Franklin, Massachusetts, in 1876
• E. W. Burdett; inscribed in 1873; Vessie's teacher.  Presumably Everett W. Burdett
• Nanny Burley of Epping, New Hampshire; inscribed at Dean Academy on May 4, 1875
• Emma E. Burlieu; inscribed at Dean Academy at Franklin, Massachusetts.  "Your Aff Mother", perhaps meaning housemother.  Emma Elizabeth Burlieu

C

• Ella A. Capen of Willow Creek, Minnesota; inscribed at Dean Academy on January 25, 1875.  Ella Almira Capen.
• Mabel W. Carpenter; "Your friends of Attleboro"; inscribed on July 15, 1875.  Shared the page with Mary E. Lamb
• Annie E. Chace of Taunton, Massachusetts; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on October 22, 1873
• A. St. John Chambre, inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on September 16, 1875.  Vessie's pastor.  Rev. Albert St. John Chambr.  Shared the page with his wife Harriet (Lancaster) Chambre.
• H. L. Chambre; Rev. Chambre's wife Harriet (Lancaster) Chambre.  Shared the page with her husband Rev. Albert St. John Chambre.
• P. Minnie Cobb of Union, Maine; inscribed on April 8, 1877
• Hattie E. Coombs of West Medway, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 17, 1874
• Matilda H. P. Cushing of New York City; inscribed on October 5, 1876

D

• George C. Daniels of Franklin, Massachusetts
• Grace L. Dow of Longwood, Massachusetts; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on June 10, 1879
• Lucia W. Drew, or Lucia M. Drew, of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 17, 1872
• Effie A. Dunbar of Lynn, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on January 29, 1875.  Effie Adelaide Dunbar

E

• Collins Elliot; inscribed at Dean Academy on June 14, 1876
• Fanny Elliot of Halifax, presumably Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy at Franklin, Massachusetts
• Maria R. Ellsworth of Barre, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on January 24, 1875.  Maria Robinson Ellsworth
• H. May Emory of Wilmington, Delaware; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on March 15, 1880

F

• E. S. Fossett of Portland, Maine; inscribed on August 26, 1874.  Edgar S. Fossett, whose wife Phoebe R. (Hawes) Fossett inscribed the right facing page.
• P. R. Fossett of Portland, Maine; inscribed on August 26, 1874.  She was Phoebe R. (Hawes) Fossett, wife of Edgar S. Fossett, who inscribed the left facing page. Phoebe was Vessie's cousin.

G

• Sadie D. Gately of Newtown, Connecticut; inscribed at Dean Academy on March 21, 1875.  Sarah Dennis Gately
• Marion H. Gould of Attleboro, Massachusetts [spelled Attleborough]; inscribed on March 30, 1890
• W. H. Gould of Attleboro, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 13, 1877.  William Henry Gould, who married Vessie's maternal aunt Abigail Simmons Hawes.  Vessie's later note: "Died in Marblehead Apr 22, 1942.  Buried in Attleboro Apr. 24."
• Eva F. Gowen of San Mateo, Florida; inscribed on November 6, 1873
• Nellie E. Gowen of San Mateo, Florida; inscribed on November 6, 1873
• Abbie S. Hawes of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 28, 1871.  Vessie's later note: Abbie S. H. Gould died Feb. 21, 1942, Attleboro, Mass.".  Abbie was Abigail Simmons (Hawes) Gould, who was the sister of Vessie's mother Aravesta Matilda (Hawes) Pillsbury.  Abbie married William H. Gould in 1878.

H

• Alzina W. Hawes of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 27, 1971.  Vessie's later note: "Died in Attleboro Apr. 8, 1891".  Vessie's maternal grandmother, Alzina (Walcott) Hawes, wife of Stephen Simmons Hawes
• Aravella A. Hawes of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed at Union, Maine, on August 24, 1874.   Aravella Avis Hawes, sister of Aravesta Matilda (Hawes) Pillsbury, Vessie's mother
• Colin A. Hawes of Central Falls, Rhode Island; inscribed on January 28, 1872.  Presumably Colin Augustus Hawes, Vessie's cousin
• Marietta B. Hawes of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 28, 1871.  Marietta Bartlett Hawes, sister of Vessie's mother Aravesta Matilda (Hawes) Pillsbury
• Roxana Hawes of Union, Maine; inscribed on October 7, 1876.  Roxana (Robbins) Hawes, wife of William G. Hawes, who inscribed the right facing page.
• W. G. Hawes of Union, Maine; inscribed on October 7, 1876.  William G. Hawes, husband of Roxana (Robbins) Hawes, who inscribed the left facing page.

I

• Louis H. W. Isenbeck of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on June 11, 1875.  Professor of Music at Dean Academy

J

• Ellie R. Jenkins of Boston Highlands, Massachusetts; inscribed in June 1875
• Julia F. Jennings
• Anna E. Jones of Concord, New Hampshire; inscribed at Dean Academy in June 1875.  Anna Edmunds Jones
• Fannie O. Joslyn of College Hill, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on November 16, 1874.  Frances Otis Joslyn

K

• Sheldon T. Kinnecom of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed at Dean Academy, '76.  Sheldon Thornton Kinnecom. The word "Chums" straddles this page and the facing page inscribed by George S. Sheldon of Sheldonville, Massachusetts.  

L

• Mary E. Lamb; "Your friends of Attleboro"; inscribed on July 15, 1875.  Shared the page with Mabel W. Carpenter

M

• Eliza M. Marchant of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 1, 1872.  She was Eliza Matilda (Hawes) Marchant, wife of Josiah D. Hawes, who inscribed the left facing page.  She was Vessie's cousin
• J. D. Marchant of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 1, 1872.  He was Josiah Davis Marchant, whose wife Eliza Matilda (Hawes) Marchant inscribed the right facing page.
• Ida B. Martin of West Haven, Connecticut; inscribed at Dean Academy on June 14, 1876
• Nellie M. Mason of Burlington, Vermont, No. 42; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on May 30, no year written
• Fred W. Mathews of Augusta, Maine; inscribed on December 31, 1880 and January 1, 1881
• K. Gertrude Mudge of Lynn, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on April 20, 1875.  Kate Gertrude Mudge
• Thomas J. Murphy of Union, Maine; inscribed on August 20, 1874

P

• Estelle M. Paine of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 16, 1873
• H. M. Parkhurst of Dunstable, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on May , 1878
• A.P.   Presumably inscribed by Vessie's husband Arthur Henry Paul.  Vessie's note: "d. Aug. 19, 1921", which is the date that Arthur Henry Paul died at Saco, Maine.
• A. Disette Payson of Brooklyn, New York; inscribed on October 3, 1871
• W. H. Payson, Cosmopolitan; inscribed on October 7, 1876
• H. W. Pillsbury of Union, Maine.  Inscriber may have been Vessie's stepmother Hannah (Walcott) Pillsbury
• John C. Pillsbury of Union, Maine; presented the album to his older half-sister Aravesta Hawes Pillsbury, "Vessie"
• Vessie H. Pillsbury of Franklin, Massachusetts; presented the album by her younger half-brother John Pillsbury.  Vessie was Aravesta Hawes Pillsbury, born at Union, Maine, in 1860.
• L. L. Pitts of West Waterville, Maine
• Louise M. Pollard of Brentwood, New Hampshire; inscribed at Dean Academy on May 20, 1875.  Louise Maria Pollard

R

• Margaret S. Ray; inscribed on November 21, 1876
• Susan Ray; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts; on November 14, 1876.  Middle initial might be K or ?
• John Richards of Waldoboro, Maine; inscribed on August 17, 1874.  His wife Sarah Frances (Storer) Richards inscribed the left facing page.
• Mrs. S. F. Richards of Waldoboro, Maine; inscribed in August 1874.  She was Sarah Frances (Storer) Richards, whose husband John Richards inscribed the right facing page.
• Frank E. Rockwood; inscribed on May 4, 1872.  Class of 1874 at Brown University.  He wrote the symbols for Delta Kappa Epsilon.
• J. Etta Rockwood of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 1, 1872

S

• Nellie M. Scott of Newton, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on June 14, no year written.  Nellie Maria Scott
• George S. Sheldon of Sheldonville, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on June 13, 1876.  George Spence Sheldon.  The word "Chums" straddles this page and the left facing page inscribed by Sheldon T. Kinnecom of Providence, Rhode Island
• Clara F. Smith of Lynn, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dean Academy on January 29, 1875.  Clara Francina Smith
• Mary Frank Smith; inscribed on December 19, 1861; "your Woonsocket cousin".  Vessie's later note:  "Died Jan. 5, 1926".  Mary Frances Smith (1847-1926), daughter of Charles Allen Smith and Eleanor Amelia (Metcalf) Smith
• Walter M. Smith of North Smithfield, Rhode Island; inscribed on July 27, 1873
• Hattie M. Stanley of Attleboro, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 13, 1876
• Lena C. Start of Melrose, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 14, 1875.  Philena C. (Stevens) Start, "Lena", wife of William A. Start, with whom she shared the page.
• William A. Start of Melrose, Massachusetts; shared the page with his wife Philena C. (Stevens) Start, "Lena
• Hattie B. Stetson of Gloucester, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 3, 1877.  Harriet B. Stetson, who was the Preceptress and teacher of French and German at Dean Academy in 1876.
• Fred D. Stoutenburgh; inscribed in 1879

T

• Ellen F. Thayer of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 4, 1871
• G. D. Thayer; inscribed on April 4, 1881
• Herbert Thayer
• J. M. Thayer, Jr.; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on January 4, 1880
• Lucinda W. Thayer of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 7, 1871
• Alice A. Tisdale of Cochesett, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 28, 1875.  Alice Augusta Tisdale
• Abbie Twitchell; inscribed at Ashland, Massachusetts, on January 26, 1872.  Middle initial possibly an L, and if so, presumably the Abbie L. Twitchell born about about 1848 and a resident of Ashland, Massachusetts

W

• Idella Marion Waite of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 17, 1871.  Idella Marion Waite, "Della"
• H. Francelia Weeks of Provincetown, Massachusetts; inscribed at Franklin, Massachusetts, on January 10, 1875.  Harriet Francelia Weeks
• Mattie Woodbury of Bellingham, Massachusetts; Vessie's schoolmate.  Martha Paterson Woodbury

1891 Autograph Album of Alice Marshall, Presumably Providence, Rhode Island; Class of 1891

Autograph album with inscriptions from 1891 that belonged to Alice Marshall, presumably of Providence, Rhode Island, in the Class of 1891.  I believe this was the Class of 1891 at Providence High School, but one inscriber mentioned C.S.C.

The album, overstuffed and diamond-shaped, measures approximately 5-1/2" by 5" and contains the sentiments of 45 of Alice's friends and classmates.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

A	Arnold	H	Hayward	R	Rhodes
B	Blake		Healey [2]		Richards
	Boss		Howard		Rooney
	Brown		Howarth	S	Sessions [2]
	Burns		Howes		Spink
C	Cain	K	Kerr	W	Wright
	Clapp	L	Lewis [2]
	Clark	M	Marshall
	Collamore		McAdams
	Crook		McDuff
	Curley		McKeen
D	Darling		McManus
	Day		McQuaid
	Dowler		Moss
F	Fairbanks	N	Nolan
	Fitch		Nowell
	Foster [2]	P	Phillips
	Fuller		Puffer

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Alice Marshall may have been Alice Mitchell Marshall, born November 7, 1877 in Rhode Island, the daughter of Andrew and Eliza Marshall.  This Alice married Hugh Albert Walker on May 27, 1902.  The couple had at least two children before Alice's untimely death in 1910.  She's buried in the Pocasset Cemetery at Cranston, Rhode Island.

If you have corrections to the information above, if you feel that Alice Marshall was a different person, or if you have information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album

• Edwin E. Arnold of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 26, no year written.  Class of 1891
• Albert Blake of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
•  Marcia L. Boss of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Annie Snow Brown; inscribed on February 26, 1891
• Annie L. Burns of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 1, 1891.  Class of '91
• Nellie Cain of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on April 28, 1891.  Class of '91
• Edith R. Clapp of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 6, 1891
• Edwin L. Clark of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91.  C.S.C.
• Edna A. Collamore of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Lizzie A. Crook of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 18, 1891.  Class of '91
• Mamie Curley of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 31, 1891.  Class of '91
• Ernest L. Darling of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Olive M. Day; inscribed on May 12, 1891
• Reuben H. Dowler; inscribed on June 25, 1891 - see the comments section
• Clarence E. Fairbanks of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Mattie Fitch of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Agnes A. Foster of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Mabel Foster of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 12, 1891.  Class of '91
• Edwin P. Fuller; inscribed on June 23, 1891.  Class of '91
• Gertrude B. Hayward of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Katie Healey of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91.  Middle initial possibly S or T or ?
• Stella B. Healey; inscribed on May 12, 1891.  Class of '91
• E. H. Howard; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on June 12, 1891
• Mary E. Howarth of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 1, 1891.  Class of '91
• Irving L. Howes of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 18, 1891.  Class of '91
• Elizabeth H. Kerr; or Elizabeth A. Kerr; inscribed on June 4, 1891.  Class of '91
• J. Whitford Lewis of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 25, 1891.  Class of '91
• Lula N. Lewis of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Alice Marshall, presumably of Providence, Rhode Island; album owner
• Christina G. McAdams of Providence, Rhode Island;  Class of '91
• H. A. McDuff; inscribed on June 25, 1891.  Class of '91
• Ernest McKeen of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 23, 1891.  Class of '91
• Maggie E. V. McManus of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Mary A. McQuaid of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Ella Moss of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 12, 1891.  Class of '91
• Gertrude M. Nolan of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 11, 1891.  Class of '91
• Maud J. Nowell of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Fred G. Phillips of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 23, 1891.  Class of '91
• Edythe S. Puffer of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Frank O. Rhodes of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 23, 1891.  Class of '91
• John J. Richards of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 23, 1891.  Class of '91
• Rose E. Rooney of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 10, 1891
• Annie E. Sessions of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Hattie H. Sessions of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '91
• Eva E. Spink; inscribed on May 27, 1891.  Class of '91
• Ruth F. Wright of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 6, 1891.  Class of '91

1887-1902 Autograph Album of Elizabeth Jane Mitchaem of Providence, Rhode Island; student at Providence High School in 1889

Large autograph album of inscriptions dating from 1887 to 1902, most of them from students in the Class of 1889 at Providence High School at Providence, Rhode Island.  The owner was Elizabeth J. Mitchaem, "Lizzie", who received the album as a Christmas gift in 1887.  Either Lizzie or the presenter wrote and stamped her name on the inside front cover

The album measures approximately 8-1/4" by 7" and contains the sentiments of 106 of Lizzie's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [3]	H	Hall	P	Parent
A	Angell		Hallworth		Perry
	Ash		Hayden		Pettis
	Austin		Hogan [2]		Phillips
	Axe		Howard		Pierce
B	Baldwin		Howarth		Pike
	Barrett	J	James		Powley [4]
	Blake		Jones		Prestwich
	Britton	K	Keenan [2]	R	Reilley
	Brooks		Kenyon [2]		Richmond
	Brown [2]	L	Lees		Robinson
	Burke		Lewis [3]		Rose
	Burnham		Lindroth		Ryan
	Burt		Luft	S	Salt
	Butman [2]	M	Mallally ?		Searle
C	Carpenter		Mallaly ?		Smart
	Clapp		Marshall		Smirl [2]
	Clark [3]		McCarthy		Smith [2]
	Collins		McCready		Stafford
	Crowell		McDermott	T	Taaffe
D	Daniels		McKee		Thompson
	Darling [2]		McLaughlin	V	Varney
	Darrigan		Metcalf	W	Walsh
	Durfee		Mitchaem [4]		Warnock
F	Forsyth		Monroe		Whitehead
	Fuller		Moore ?		Wilkinson [2]
G	Gates	N	Nichols [2]		Worrall
	Glover		Nickel
	Golding		Nickerson

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Elizabeth Jane Mitchaem, "Lizzie", was born, according to a Rhode Island birth record, on April 2, 1875, but her Find-a-Grave memorial gives her birth date as April 1, 1876.  Her parents were Joseph Mitchaem, a native of England, and Catherine (Whalen) Mitchaem, a native of Nova Scotia, according to Census information. 

Four of Lizzie's siblings inscribed pages in her album:  brothers George W. Mitchaem; William Mitchaem and Charles A. Mitchaem, as well as Lizzie's married sister, Ellen S. (Mitchaem) Butman, "Nellie", who was then living with her husband Royal O. Butman at Worcester, Massachusetts.

Several members of the Powley family of Monroeville, Ohio, inscribed pages in the album, father William D. Powley, postmaster at Monroeville, and sons Clarence Le Pla Powley; Clinton Henry Powley; and George S. Powley.  George included a stamp photograph. on the page he inscribed while at Providence, Rhode Island, on June 24, 1892.

It appears that Lizzie never married.  She died in 1943 and is buried in the North Burial Ground at Providence, Rhode Island, with family members.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment for the benefit of fellow researchers.

Inscribers in the Album

• Edna; Class of 89
• Polly; inscribed on May 14, 1889 at Providence, Rhode Island
• ?; inscribed on May 27, 1891

A

• B. E. Angell; Class of '89
• Nannie Belle Ash of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 13, 1896
• Edithe L. Austin; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on June 30, 1894
• May E. Axe; inscribed on March 18, 1892 at Providence, Rhode Island

B

• Henry F. Baldwin of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 21, 1889.  Class of '89
• Hattie E. Barrett of Providence, Rhode Island; Class of '89
• Lydia M. Blake; inscribed on June 4, 1889.  Lizzie's schoolmate
• Maggie J. Britton; inscribed on June 24, 1889.  Class of '89
• Emily J. Brooks; inscribed on December 24, 1894 at Providence, Rhode Island
• Annie S. Brown; inscribed on June 26, 1889
• Charles H. Brown; his name stamped
• Fannie E. Burke of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 4, 1889.  Class of '89
• Lizzie M. Burnham of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 21, 1888.  Class of '89
• Nellie M. Burt; inscribed on May 21, 1889.  Class of '89
• Nellie S. Butman of Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed on July 18, 1890.  Ellen S. (Mitchaem) Butman, "Nellie", Lizzie's older sister, and wife of Royal O. Butman who inscribed the right facing page.
• Royal O. Butman of Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 5, 1888.  Husband of Ellen S. (Michaem) Butman, "Nellie",who inscribed the left facing page.

C

• Grace A. Carpenter of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 16, 1888
• Sara Clapp; shared a page inscribed on August 30, 1897 with Carrie M. Kenyon
• Albert E. Clark; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on February 2, 1896
• J. E. Clark of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on January 19, 1888
• William H. Clark of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 14, 1888
• Amy F. Collins; inscribed on January 18, 1888
• Emmie R. Crowell of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 22, 1889.  Class of '89.  Presumably Emiline R. Crowell

D

• Thomas Remington Holden Daniels of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 25, 1889.  Class of '89
• Ethel M. Darling of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 17, 1889.  Class of '89
• Ray H. Darling of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on January 16, 1888.  Class of '89
• Maggie Darrigan; Class of '89
• Hattie M. Durfee; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on November 1, 1891

F

• G. Forsyth; Class of '89
• Grace E. Fuller of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 20, 1889.  Class of '89

G

• E. B. Gates; Class of '89
• Sarah Glover of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 21, 1888.  Class of '89
• Sadie Golding

H

• Lizzie Hall; inscribed on April 17, 1889
• Robert Q. Hallworth; inscribed on May 21, 1889.  Class of '89
• Louise M. Hayden; inscribed on September 21, 1888.  Class of '89
• Katie A. Hogan of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on January 16, 1888.  Class of '89
• Mary J. Hogan; inscribed on July 17, 1890.  "Mollie"
• E. H. Howard; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on June 25, 1889
• Alice M. Howarth; inscribed on June 25, 1889.  Class of '89

J

• Charles T. James of Providence, Rhode Island.  Not sure of middle initial
• W. F. Jones; Class of '89

K

• Eaver C. Keenan of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on July 15, 1889.  Eaver or Eva Catherine (Weeks) Keenan, whose husband Edwin Alanson Keenan inscribed the left facing page.
• Edwin A. Keenan of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on July 15, 1889.  Edwin Alanson Keenan, whose wife Eaver or Eva Catherine (Weeks) Keenan inscribed the right facing page.
• Carrie M. Kenyon; shared a page inscribed on August 30, 1897 with Sara Clapp
• Evelyn A. Kenyon of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 21, 1889.  Class of '89

L

• Mrs. John Lees; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on May 14, 1889
• Eva Lewis of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on January 8, 1888.  Lizzie's schoolmate
• Robert H. Lewis; inscribed on January 8, 1888
• Susan A. Lewis of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on November 13, 1890
• Nellie V. Lindroth; Class of '89
• Minnie A. Luft; inscribed on December 19, 1888.  Presumably Wilhelmina A. Luft

M

• Mrs. C. B. Mallaly; inscribed at Smith's Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, on September 11, 1890
• James H. L. Mallally or Joseph H. L. Mullally, of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 26, 1890.  The inscriber of the left facing page was Mrs. C. B. Mallaly; note the different surname spelling.
• Gertie Marshall; inscribed on January 16, 1888.  Class of '89
• Henry G. McCarthy of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 25, 1889.  Class of '89
• William McCready of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 25, 1889.  Class of '89
• Abby G. McDermott; inscribed on June 24, 1889.  Class of '89
• Susie McKee; inscribed on February 22, 1895
• James McLaughlin; inscribed on February 14, 1888
• Howard T. Metcalf; Class of '89
• C. A. Mitchaem of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on January 9, 1888.  Charles A. Mitchaem, Lizzie's younger brother
• George W. Mitchaem; inscribed on January 8, 1888 at Providence, Rhode Island.  Lizzie's older brother
• Lizzie J. Mitchaem; album owner; given the album at Christmas in 1887.  Elizabeth Jane Mitchaem, "Lizzie", of Providence, Rhode Island.  Born at Providence, Rhode Island on April 2, 1875, daughter of Joseph Mitchaem and Catherine (Whalen) Mitchael, natives of England and Nova Scotia, respectively.
• William Mitchaem of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on January 8, 1888.  Lizzie's older brother
• Mary F. Monroe; inscribed on April 15, 1890.  Lizzie's schoolmate at P.H.S., presumably Providence High School at Providence, Rhode Island
• Anne G. Moore; not sure of given name or surname; inscribed on March 31., 1891.  Could be Amie G. Moore

N

• Thomas Nichols; inscribed on March 1, 1893.  "Your talent at the Asbury Will long be remembered by me."
• William H. Nichols of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 2, 1893
• Cora Nickel; Class of '89
• Louise M. Nickerson; inscribed on June 13, 1891

P

• Ida Parent; inscribed on January 16, 1888.  Class of '89
• Etta W. Perry of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on August 12, 1894
• Ella M. Pettis of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on June 24, 1889.  Class of '89.  Lizzie's classmate
• Minnie C. Phillips of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 15, 1889.  Class of '89
• W. C. Pierce of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 15, 1888.  Not sure of middle initial
• Grace L. Pike, or Grace S. Pike, of Providence, Rhode Island.  Class of '89.  Possibly Grace Lincoln Pike
• Clarence Le Pla Powley; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on July 23, 1894.  Son of inscriber William D. Powley and brother of inscribers Clinton Henry Powley and George S. Powley of Monroeville, Ohio
• Clinton Henry Powley; inscribed at Monroeville, Ohio, in July 1890.  Son of inscriber William D. Powley and brother of inscribers Clarence Le Pla Powley and George S. Powley
• George S. Powley of Monroeville, Ohio; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on June 24, 1892.  Stamp photograph.  Son of inscriber William D. Powley and brother of inscribers Clinton Henry Powley and Clarence Le Pla Powley
• W. D. Powley; inscribed at Monroeville, Ohio, in July 1890.  Presumably William D. Powley, father of inscribers Clinton Henry Powley,  Clarence Le Pla Powley and George S. Powley
• Grace Prestwich; Class of '89

R

• Emma Reilley; inscribed on June 4, 1889.  Class of '89
• Eliza J. Richmond; inscribed on February 2, 1893
• John P. Robinson, or possibly Job P. Robinson; inscribed on "Happynewyears Night 1893"
• Etta F. Rose of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on August 21, 1888.  Class of '89
• Minnie E. Ryan of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on May 16, 1889.  Class of '89.

S

• Alfred E. Salt; inscribed on January 13, 1889
• Carrie M. Searle of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on October 12, 1891
• Howard Smart; inscribed on June 24, 1889.  Class of '89
• Elizabeth Smirl of Providence, Rhode Island, inscribed on September 7, 1902
• Lena Smirl of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on September 7, 1902
• Evangeline M. Smith of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 13, 1896
• Ida B. Smith; inscribed on May 30, 1892
• John Stafford of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on July 10, 1888

T

• Ella M. Taaffe; inscribed on January 16, 1888.  Class of '89
• Maria L. S. Thompson of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 17, 1892

V

• Ida W. Varney of Providence, Rhode Island; Class of '89

W

• John P. Walsh; inscribed on February 22, 1896
• Samuel Warnock; inscribed on January 14, 1888
• Clara Whitehead; Class of '89
• Mrs. Fayette Wilkinson of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on November 22, 1891
• Frank H. Wilkinson of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on November 22, 1891
• William H. Worrall; inscribed at Providence, Rhode Island, on February 13, 1896