Construction at Glass Square to be completed in the spring

Bob Lessard
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Middleboro's Glass Square, formerly known as Everett Square, has been going through a major re-construction project these past months.

Repaving and re-configurations of the roadways leading into the square have been completed. New sidewalks have also been installed. And, a special mini-park is being established in honor of the memory of WW1 casualty John F. Glass, Jr. Middleboro's nearby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2188 is named after John Glass.

As part of the reconstruction project at Glass Square in Middleboro, a special mini-park is being established in honor of the memory of WW1 casualty John F. Glass, Jr.
As part of the reconstruction project at Glass Square in Middleboro, a special mini-park is being established in honor of the memory of WW1 casualty John F. Glass, Jr.

The square, over the years, had been carrying, off and on, the name of Everett Square by many local residents. But research showed that the square had been named Glass Square by a town meeting vote in 1929. In fact, the street in front of town hall was also re-named as Nickerson Avenue at the same meeting. The Avenue was named in honor of Sgt. Simeon L. Nickerson for whom the town's American Legion Post 64 is also known.

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John F. Glass, as seen in a booklet produced by the local George E. Keith shoe firm, which produced the nationally famed "Walk-Over Shoes," highlighting the WW1 military services of their employees. (Photo: Bob Lessard/Special to The Gazette)

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John F. Glass, as seen in a booklet produced by the local George E. Keith shoe firm, which produced the nationally famed "Walk-Over Shoes," highlighting the WW1 military services of their employees.
John F. Glass, as seen in a booklet produced by the local George E. Keith shoe firm, which produced the nationally famed "Walk-Over Shoes," highlighting the WW1 military services of their employees.

Around 1920, the local George E. Keith shoe firm, which produced the nationally famed "Walk-Over Shoes," published a company booklet highlighting the WW1 military services of their employees. Included in the publication were the names and photos of the men who had worked in the company's Middleboro facility.

In June of 2012, sisters Margaret Perkins Allum of Pembroke and Elaine Perkins Harte of Abington donated a copy of the Keith Company booklet to Middleboro's American Legion Post 64. Their father Jesse Perkins, a WW1 veteran, had obtained a copy as an employee of the company.

Sgt. Simeon L. Nickerson and Army Private John Glass, who were killed in action during WW1, were each remembered by their photos and military histories printed on single tribute pages.

Additional names were included.

Each veteran had individual thumbnail sized photos and biographical sketches attributed to them. In alphabetical order are the names of the Middleboro men who worked for the firm prior to the war, according to the booklet.

They were Harold R. Ashley, Sarkis A. Afarian, Harry A. Aghian, Ira Amsden, Harry Artin, Clifford S. Bryant, Charles Carver, Jr., Albion Cline, Solomon Cyr, James S. Dean, Thomas J. Demoranville, Joseph Doucett and Thomas Doucett, Harold Dunham, Joseph Dutra, Frank E. Eddy, Alton Estabrooks.

Also, Charles L. Farrington, John D. Freitas, Granville Fuller, Clarence Harris, William H. Hewitt, Willis Holcomb, William Francis Horne, James R. Jacinto, Hagop A. Janjigian, Harold D. Kennedy, Edward W. Kraus, Byron McFarlane and Domingo B. Mello.

And, Ralph B. Mendall, Romeo Millette, Augustine Ouellette, Jesse C. Perkins, Fred A. Robinson, Manuel M. Rose, William Rose, Samuel Rosenblatt, Forrest Standish, Lorimer Thomas and John J Sullivan.

This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Construction at Glass Square in Middleboro to be completed in spring