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FOSTER FOTTLER. 229 houses, three hotels, schools, churches, stores, manufactories, etc. Mr. Foss has disposed of over §250,000 worth of Florida lands in these two towns. His present vocation is furthering their interests by lecturing in northern cities, planting orange groves for investors, building houses for winter as well as permanent residents, sell- ing lands in large or small tracts, writing books, etc. He is energetic, persevering, and possesses the confidence of all who know him. FOSTER, ENOCH, son of Zephaniah K. and Mercy T. (Trull) Foster, was born in Tewksbury, Middlesex county, April 22, 1831. He attended the common schools, where he received his early educational training. He began business life as a manufac- turer of furniture, with his brother and Nathaniel P. Cole, under the firm name of I & E. Foster & Co., in April, 1851. In a few years the firm name was changed to Fosters & Cole. In 1856 Fosters & Cole sold out to Wood Bros., and bought out the furniture ware-room of C. G. Weaver & Co., in Lowell, and soon after admitted Francis Kingman of Reading. The par- ties who bought out the manufacturing business being unable to carry out their contract, Fosters & Cole were obliged to resume control of their business, and therefore sold their Lowell interests to Adams & North. They were afterwards interested in sev- eral furniture manufacturing and wholesale and retail establishments in Massachusetts and California. In 1.SS6 Mr. Foster closed out nearly all of his interests in the wholesale, retail and manufacturing business, and turned his attention to farming, his present occupation. Mr. Foster was married in Reading to Mary J., daughter of Aaron and Mary A. (Jaques) Frost. They have no children. Mr. Foster has been called to serve his municipality as town clerk, selectman, town treasurer, justice of the peace, etc. He has been representative to the General Court two sessions. His church connec- tions are with the Congregational church and society, of which he is deacon and treasurer. FOTTLER, JACOB, son of John and Mary (Donald) Fottler, was born in Dor- chester, Norfolk county, August 19, 1S39. He obtained his school training in the common schools of I'.elmont and Brighton, and at the Eliot high school, Jamaica Plain. He worked at home on his father's farm — a tract of land now included within the boundaries of Franklin Park — also for a time at Hingham ; at the age of nineteen he left home for California, and for some time was employed on a ranch in that state; coming back to Boston, he secured a situation in Faneuil Hall market. In [872 he was admitted as a partner in the linn 11I Sands, Furber & Co., which busi- ness relation still continues. Mr. Fottler was married in Sanbornton, N. H., March 12, 1865, to Lucy Ann, daughter of Captain Edward and Phebe (Morrison) Evans. Of this union arc two children : Frances Bell and Milton Evans Fouler. Mr. Fottler was a member of the Boston common council in 1885, '86 and '87, and served on the following committees : pub- lic parks, public institutions, markets, elec- tions, and sale of reservoir lot. He was a member of the House of Representatives, JACOB FOTTLER. i.SSS and '89, and served on the commit- tee on the state-house. He is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce — elect- ed to serve on the board of directors for a term of three years ; a member of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange, and also of the Bay State Agricultural So- ciety.