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 6/Q WOODS. WOODS. volumes ; editor of the second and third volumes of " Levi Woodbury's Writings," Nullum Capen having edited the first volume of the work. Mr. Woodbury has also contributed various papers on histori- cal, antiquarian, political, and Masonic sub- jects, and delivered numerous orations on these topics. lie has also published several pamphlets on diplomatic relations with Great Britain, notably those concern- ing the fisheries. Mr. Woodbury has long been a conspic- uous and familiar figure in the city of Bos- ton, his present residence. WOODS, Edwin Hutton, son of John and Abby Ann (Fessenden) Woods, was born in Boston, October 6, 1843. His early education was received in the public schools of Boston, supplemented by a course at Comer's Commercial College, lb- began business hie as a clerk, in the hardware business, with Allen & Noble, Boston, when he was but fourteen years of age. lie remained until [862, when he was made sergeant of company IS, 40th regiment, Massachusetts volunteers. On September 11th of that year, while march- ing to Miner's Hill, Virginia, he received a sun-stroke, causing a partial paralysis of the lower limbs, on account of which disability he was discharged from the army in the spring of 1863. On September 24th of that year he entered the employ of the "Boston Herald," under Edwin C. Bailey, as a book-keeper in the circulation depart- ment, where he at once devoted his ener- gies to the interests of the paper. The results showed that he had made no mis- take in his choice of vocation. It had been the custom of the " Herald" to sell its Sunday edition to three large wholesale houses in boston, who in turn wholesaled them to the dealers. Mr. Woods con- ceived the idea of selling directly to the dealers, and incidentally suggested to the proprietors of the " Herald " that they increase his salary, and allow him to sell the papers direct. This was done, and he followed this method for about three years, to the satisfaction of the publishers. Later on it was suggested, that instead of receiving cash over the counters, as had always been done in years past, a form of ticket be issued and sold to the dealers, these tickets representing so many papers. Mr. Voods was the first man in the news- paper business who adopted this method. A few years later he inaugurated the sys- tem of running special Sunday trains throughout New England to distribute the "Sunday Herald." This has proved a great success and accommodation to the patrons of that paper. Mr. Woods has had the entire management of the circula- tion of the "Boston Herald," and it is because of his quick, inventive genius and knowledge of the business that the "Herald" has succeeded in obtaining its immense area of distribution. It is due to him to say that his methods of distri- bution were original with him, though now quite generally adopted by metropolitan dailies. On March 1, 1S88, Mr. Woods was ad- mitted as partner in the linn of R. M. Pulsifer & Co., and on May 1st of the same year, when the firm was changed to a corporation, under the title of the "Bos- ton Herald Company," Mr. Woods was EDWIN H WOODS elected vice-president and business man- ager. In October of the same year he was elected president, and is now its presi- dent and business manager. Mr. Woods was a member of the Boston common council, from ward 8, in 1873, '74, and '75 ; was charter member of Post 7, G. A. R., and has held all the offices in succession, to that of commander ; was lieutenant of company E, 7th regiment, Massachusetts volunteer militia, three years. He is also a member of Joseph