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00-born,1889 12-came to Lowell in 1900 26-arrived May 1, 1900 29-mother came in February to get a job for Dad 33-father had been a moulder in a Sackville, New Brunswick foundry 37-got a job at the Peevy Foundry, Lowell 42-he was a hollow ware moulder 52-father and brother left New Brunswick first 57-the rest of the family left by train; mother and nine children 66-Eliza was the youngest child, four years old 74-series of problems when father first moved to Lowell he had been sending money to the family though it never reached them 87-theft 97-constables' advice 110-broke up house in New Brunswick, sold at a loss 120-mother had been a jockey, horse trainer 125-rode horses beside trains to break them in 150-Eliza was sick all the way from Sackville to Lowell 162-arrival at Lowell Depot 192-first home was on Peevy Street, near the Foundry 203-foundry sold out soon after arrival 234-father had to find another job moved to Walker Street had difficulty paying rent very crowded 242-moved to Saratoga Street 246-attracted to Chelmsford by the Episcopal Chusch 253-moved to Third Street, off Warren Avenue 266-married in 1915 267-worked at Town Farm, met husband there, building at the corner of Billerica St., and Golden Cove Road 274-husband's full name, Louis Leroy Hannaford 280-served in World War II 293- RETURN TO DISCUSSION OF EARLIER LIFE family worked in mills 298-worked in Brookside, quit High School at age 13 had been attending Highland School 337-Brookside located in West Chelmsford, where the food licker is today 339-at the time Eliza was living on Boynton Street in Lowell 343-walked to train every morning at seven t returned every evening at six 350-she worked so far away because there was no closer work that appealed 364-sister was a weaver at the Carpet Factory 383-married at age 25 384-met husband at Town Farm 388-Eliza worked there, at the time there were twenty three inmates 398-Mr. & Mrs. Waldo Hannaford, Roy's parents, operated the Farm for thirteen years (it was actually only nine years) 421-residents at the farm 424-mostly elderly 429-some worked on the farm 433-farm produce was sold 434-Hannafords were paid four hundred a year by the Town 447-after marriage, Roy and Eliza moved into Town Farm but Chelmsford Selectman Carl Perham insisted they move immediately 452-he was a "funny selectman" 456-conditions at the Town Farm 462-original Farm on Mill Road, burned 474-persons at Town Farm 500-practical jokes-(sections deleted in poor taste) 525-a nurse in residence at the Farm for a time 535-more practical jokes 566-large numbers at the Farm 568-Tramp House provided overnight shelter 571-Town paid for care of tramps 572-food furnished by farm itself 578-"a well kept place" 579-didn't seem to be any complaints 585-Mr. Long succeeded as keeper of the farm 601-Sinai Simard was the last superintendent 634-Roy Hannaford installed first lights at the Farm 645-four hundred dollard a year was considered good wages 658-recreation at the Town Farm mostly just the radio, people didn't leave the farm they were supposed to stay on the grounds 672-death at the Farm; some buried in "Strangers Row" at Pine Ridge Cemetery, in the back section 694-husband an electrician and builder 701-house building market during the Depression 707-built house on East Chelmsford Road,six rooms 719-also built house next to 47 Golden Cove Road 727-had bank mortgage 737-rented house on East Chelmsford road but tenants didn't pay rent so Hannafords lost both houses 795-view of death 821-likes Chelmsford 836-home cures, brandy and poultices 880-Woodhead Farm 917-wakes and funerals 923-Chelmsford politics 929-didn't care to vote except on school issues 936-"Woman's Place" 945-working mothers are the cause of problems among youth 948-sex education 977-unsafe world, never used to lock doors 994-recreation SIDE TWO 01-sports 04-Fourth of July, dragged milk cans over cobblestones 11-South Common 19-death, morning and evening prayers 31-Wilson Waters 36-not many persons attended church 38-Waters visited all his parishoners every year 43-bad weather always hampered church attendance 47-Roy Hannaford put first electric lights in All Saints' Church 53-faith 63-Lowell theatres 65-Opera House 67-St John's Episcopal Church 74-last electric car into Chelmsford every night only went as far as Golden Cove turnout 79-halfway house between Lowell and Chelmsford is presently Mrs. Nelson's Candy House 100-Mother 119-Silesia Mills, North Chelmsford,worked there before marriage 131 attempt to leave home,controversy over pay checks, settlement with mother 170-way of life in the Mills 226-present home at 47 Golden Cove Road was a Toll House for the Turnpike during the 1700's this was the main road to Boston End of interview |
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